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S1 E187 Mar 07, 2025

March 7, 2025 | Wake Up Classy 97

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Episode title: Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh and Chantel - Friday, March 7th, 2025

Episode summary introduction:

Tomorrow is International Women’s Day & we celebrate women in radio, the one legged pants are catching on, the next generation hates their name, Josh’s celebrity crush - Christina Ricci - got a star on the Walk of Fame, Josh shaved his face and you can decide which look you like best on our social pages, Chantel did an embarrassingly bad driving thing, they’re working on bringing back the wooly mammoth, it’s employee appreciation day and we’ve got some ideas on how to celebrate, time change is coming up this weekend, how did we ever survive before we knew each other, and Fundraising for Families to benefit the Ronald McDonald Family Room is coming up next week.

Timestamps:
(0:00) - Intro
(3:49) - International Women's Day & women in radio
(9:06) - One legged pants
(13:28) - Good News to Get You Going
(16:27) - Generation Beta hates their name
(21:35) - Christina Ricci's Walk of Fame Star
(24:58) - Josh shaved his beard off
(30:10) - Chantel's bad driving
(36:14) - The wooly mammoth is making a comeback
(42:26) - Employee appreciation day
(46:21) - Time change is this weekend
(53:33) - We were different people before we met
(58:26) - Would You Rather This or That
(1:00:35) - Fundraising for Families + outro

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Full show transcript:

Oh, it's Friday. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey.

Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey.

Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey You kinda like Tarzan?

I haven't seen Tarzan. You keep referencing Tarzan? You've seen a live version of Tarzan. Maybe you haven't seen the movie, but you've seen a live version of it. Sure.

But I was I was talking about the the Jungle Book when they're Similar in Tarzan. Is it? I think they might have even just used the same animation. Oh, well, that's lazy, Disney. They've That's lazy.

They've recycled bears. Bears. No. I know they did that. Like, Robin Hood, they've used some of the same animation for other Yeah.

Other films too. Yeah. Boom boom. Little John. Hey.

It's March 7. Howdy. Tomorrow is International Women's Day, and we celebrated Women in Radio Today. That's right. We got to acknowledge the folks because that's a big deal.

Hey. Hey. Yeah. Hey. Hey.

The one legged pants are catching on. I'm not into it still. I still am not into it. I'm still not into it either. Like, wear pants or wear shorts.

Yeah. Exactly. What's the what's the deal? Quit it. The next generation hates their name.

Well, doesn't every generation do you like ours? Yeah. Xennial? Well, I liked Gen x. I thought that was cool, but Xennial, I don't care for.

Well, that's just because we're that hybrid between Gen x and millennial. I know. Gen x is cool. It sounds rock and roll. Okay.

Funk rock? Yeah. Gen x. Gen x. Alright.

Josh's celebrity crush, Christina Ricci, got a star on the walk Of Fame. Yeah. Why do you say it like that? Also quirky. Why do you say it like that?

Don't. That's your Zooey Deschanel impression. Big deal. Whoopity woo. It's a it's a big deal for her.

I'm excited for her. Why do you I don't I'm just being a dope. Okay. Being a dope. Josh saved his face, and you can decide which look you like best on our social media pages.

What do you think? Baby face? No. I told you five days stubble. What if I just keep it shaved?

I'm not I'm not going. You can do what you want to do. Ready. I mean, it hasn't even been twenty four hours, and it is rough. Your looks should not be determined on what I'd like.

I just like. It's a fine sandpaper right now. Polish a a rock or something with this face. I did an embarrassingly bad driving thing. Yeah.

But at least you made for it by driving in a neighborhood you didn't intend to drive to. Yeah. I took a long way home. Yeah. Yeah.

They're working on bringing back the wooly mammoth. That's cool. Kinda. I mean, the the wooly mouse is cool. They're not bringing it back.

They're just adapting some changes on the Asian elephant. Okay. To make it hairy. Yes. Mhmm.

It's an employee appreciation day, and we've got some ideas on how to celebrate. Pizza party. Field trip to the movie. I like that idea. That's probably the best idea.

I like that one. Time changes coming up this weekend. And let's manually change all the clocks. How did we ever survive before we knew each other? Barely.

Barely. I know. I was barely making it through life. I know. Just bare I I just didn't even know where the road and the sidewalk were.

They're different places. Did you know? One's for cars and one's for people. And fundraising for families to benefit the Ronald McDonald family room is coming up next week. And we'll give you all the details on how you can donate early.

So thanks for helping out with that. We are Josh and Chantel. I'm Josh. I'm Chantel. That's sorted out.

Good. And this is Wake Up Classy 97, the podcast. Enjoy today's show. Well, hey. Good morning.

Well, hey. Good morning. Tomorrow is International Women's Day. Oh. And so because we won't be doing the show on Saturday, I thought we should, recognize that, and talk about some famous women in radio.

Oh. Oh. Do you know who is known as the first lady of radio? I do not. She's a singer and commentator, had a series of radio shows throughout the nineteen thirties.

Her name, was Kate Smith, and, she had the Kate Smith hour, which debuted in 1937. You have done that? No. I I would not. Or you're a radio aficionado.

I do I do know it now. The Kate Smith Hour debuted in 1937. It was her most successful show. It was a variety show with comedy, music, and drama, and she had some of the, the famous guests on the show of the day. Uh-huh.

It ended in 1945. She stayed, in the business until 1960, which is kinda cool. I like, this is Pejean Fitzgerald. She and her husband, Edward, they hosted a talk show from 1937. Yeah.

From 1937 to 1982. Look at us following in there, Bruce. For a long time. How long? Nineteen thirty seven to 1982.

Woah. Yeah. They discussed topics such as are you ready? I'm ready. Current events, books, movies, and even what their friends were up to.

They broadcast from their New York City apartment, and they were known even to bicker on the air. Imagine that. Never heard of such a thing. Me neither. Do you know any, famous radio people?

The specifically women Well women in radio? Yeah. I cannot think of a single woman. Okay. Well I'll help you out as we get as we get further into the timeline.

Does like, the woman that's on Howard Stern shot count? She is on the list. You bet. Her name is Robin Quivers. Yep.

Yep. She is, probably the best known sidekick slash cohost whatever in radio, I would say. Robin Quivers. When did she start? Do I I don't have that information.

But, yeah, she, heavily tied to the Howard Stern show, which is which is a big deal for her. So, well done, Robin Quivers. She's on the list. Bravo. Yeah.

Who else? That's all I know. Delilah. Oh, Delilah. Yeah.

Delilah. Yeah. Who, if I'm not mistaken, was on in East Idaho for a while. She was, and she still does a show. Does she?

She still does. Yeah. I think she's tied to, like, Sirius or something. I don't know where she's at. Soft hits of Delilah.

Yeah. You could call and make a request? Yes. And she actually took them, and I did when I was a kid. You called the liar.

Was a teenager. I had a girlfriend. I requested a song. What do you request? Remember, but she Liar, you remember.

She takes those requests. Let's see. WNEW, which is a station that had an all female, staff from 1966 to September of nineteen sixty seven, so a little over a year. The on air staff at WNEW in New York was entirely female, which was pretty it was a big deal. All female on air staff.

That's huge. Let's see who else, was in here. Wendy Williams before she was a TV host. Oh, yeah. She was on the radio in the mid nineties in New York.

Doctor Laura Schlesinger Yeah. Big, woman in radio. Yep. And then you've got a a few newer people. Angela Yee, she's on The Breakfast Club, which is which is huge.

Okay. It's a huge, huge, huge radio show. And then there's this Chantel Tielor person. I've heard about her. Yeah.

Making waves in the radio pitch. Making waves. Yeah. We actually if our on our staff, which which is, one, two, three, four, five, six six people, that are on air. We have, you and Katie.

So we have two, full show, female hosts. And then we also have, Maddie and Emma and Melissa and Star who are all doing iterations of podcasts and different shows in the building. So we're heavily represented by women in the building, which I think is fantastic. So Oh, women. Anyway.

Woo hoo. Tomorrow, International Women's Day, and we wanted to celebrate some women in radio this morning. So well done, y'all. International Women's Day. Yeah.

International Women's Day. Like International Harvester? Is that you you pulled out a country lyric and turned it into International Women's Day. Yeah. Okay.

You're welcome. Alright. I can do that. I can do that. Well, you did it.

I did it. So well done. I'm good at it. Yeah. Good job.

Good job, you. Thank you. Good morning. It is Josh and Chantel. Okay.

A couple of weeks ago, we talked about this thing I saw online, which is a one legged pant. Do you remember talking about this? I'm trying to remember. It is a pant. Yeah.

Like, so imagine that you have one Why are you saying a pant? Pant. It's pants. Okay. That's that's better.

But it's not pants because it's one legged pant. It's a one legged pant. What's the other leg? The other leg is like a short short. Oh, okay.

Yeah. Yeah. So you've got one leg exposed and one leg covered in a pant. That's just like Taylor Swift's, reputation outfit. That's fair.

Yeah. Maybe that's where they got the idea because they have this idea of doing this, and everybody a lot of people were like, this is not gonna take off. Guess what? It it's catching fire. Sold out online.

Yeah. There are some athletes that'll do that with, like, a compression pant since that's what we're calling them. A pant. Why do you want I don't know. One leg exposed?

Well, in a compression, in a pair of compression pants or compression tights, it it may be because you need it on the one leg or the other, for the compression. Like, you might not need it on both legs. Why in a fashion sense would you, want to have, one leg? I don't I don't get it. I don't get it either.

And especially because, like, what if that leg gets cold? And then you're like, boy, I wish I could have two legs. Yeah. It's probably a it's probably a summer attire. I wish I could zip off this one pant leg and put it on a leg that's cold.

One popular version sold out for a hundred and $44. No way. Yeah. Yeah way. Yeah way.

You'd think that you'd be buying half the pant. Well, you think you'd be paying half the price Since you're buying half the pants What did I say? You think you'd be buying half the pant, which you are. But you'd be paying half the price, which I would agree, but that's not the case, is it? No.

No. No. No. No. There's, like, some influencers that are making their own versions, and so you might be seeing a lot of people.

If you follow a lot of influencers on social media, they might be what's the word I wanna look at? Influencing you? Influencing you. But yes. But, like, they're gonna be trying on and modeling some of their own.

You might see them modeling some of these one legged pants. Well, enjoy that. Just like your baby shoe, I don't like this. Listen. I'm not I'm not into the one legged pants.

The baby shoe's cool. No. The baby shoe is not cool. But I am definitely not into the one legged pants. I'm into, convertible pants.

I like zip off, legs that then you can have shorts. I think that's smart. Do that with one leg. Sometimes we do because we're being silly. Oh, my right leg is hot.

Right. I gotta zip off this right leg pant. Yeah. And sometimes that's what happens. Anyway The only thing that that comes on your only your zip leg zip off pants.

Yeah. That's only your scout uniform. That's what they that's because that's where I wear them. Yeah. Like like, I have two pair.

But both of them are scout pants. Yes. But the the one pair That's because it's made for adventure. Well, the one pair is made for adventure. The other one is just, convertible pants.

I wouldn't wear those hiking and stuff. They're not I don't think they have the durability that the other ones do. The other ones are really nice. I like they're called convertible pants. Yeah.

Take the top down. Put the bottom down, I guess. Get some get some airflow. That's right. It's too hot for pants.

I need shorts. Oh, it's getting chilly. Wish I had pants. Zip. You got pants again.

Genius. It is kinda smart. It's way genius. Convertible pants. Anyway That's what these mom legged pants need to be.

Yeah. That's all it's just It's just a jean. Yeah. You can't zip up a jean. You could, I suppose.

Yeah. Nah. Nah. Let me hit the right button. There we are.

Hi. Hi. Colin Libby. He was hiking. He's in, Pottsville, Pennsylvania, and he's got a dog.

Now his dog is either named Bass or Bass. I don't know. It's spelled the same. So They didn't give me yeah. They didn't give me a a pronunciation.

Yeah. But maybe when he's being a good boy, he's bass. But when he's being a bad boy, he's bass. Bass? I'm gonna assume his name is Bass because he's probably a a fish dog.

Okay. That's I have no idea. Or maybe he's in a band, and his name is Bass. Alright. You don't know?

I don't. Don't assume. But I'm gonna call him Bass. K. So, Colin and Bass are out hiking in Pennsylvania, and Bass, led Colin on a slightly different trail.

He had ideas, and Colin was curious what he was drawn to. And it didn't take long to figure out that Bass had sensed another dog in the area, a golden retriever puppy that was trapped in a deep icy coal pit below. Yeah. So Colin, recognized quickly that the puppy was Freddy, who had gone missing about a week earlier. Freddy's owners, Pam and Joe, had been desperately searching for him while rallying the community to help as well.

How long had he been missing? A week? Yeah. Oh, Freddy. I know.

Freddy had been in this icy coal pit. Colin said a tear came to my eye. I started calling his name, and he slowly got up and started walk started walking toward us. And thanks to Bass' keen sense of smell, Freddy was rescued and reunited with his owners. Job, Bass.

I know. Right? That's And and good on Colin to say, where are you trying to go, man? Right. Because that's a little scary.

If your dog starts leading you somewhere, like, let's go check this out. I'd be like, I've seen a lot of Dateline. I know where this leads. Right. Right.

It has it has potential to not go well. When you say coal pit, though, is it c o a l? Like, coal? Okay. Yeah.

I just didn't know what you were saying. Freddie looks great. Freddie's a six month old golden retriever, and he's not like a little tiny, like, hold in your hand dog. He's a pretty good sized dog. He's got some substance?

Yeah. He's he's a big puppy. There's a big dog, and he's and he's six months old. So he's he's pretty big. But, anyway, Freddie's Freddie is found.

Freddie is home, with with his owners, with Pam and Joe, I believe. Yep. And, Colin and Bass pulled it off and made it happen. Good job. Now I don't have any, info on what Bass looks like, but that's okay.

I bet, Bass. I bet he got some good treats that night. Mhmm. You'd think so. Good boy.

Yeah. Good boy. That's some good news to get you going. There's a new generation in town. What's that mean?

There's a new generation in town. No. I heard you. I just didn't know what it meant. Oh, that's what it means.

There's a new generation called gen beta. Yeah. I knew that. Then why did you act like you didn't know? What I was Well, I thought you were talking about something else.

No. No. No. No. No.

Oh, okay. People are already hating the name. This generation starts this year, 2025, and goes between 2039. So that would be Are people not liking it because of the way alpha and beta has been used in, in context to, power or influence or masculinity or all of these things. And so so when they hear beta, they think that's sub?

It's big. Well, it's lower than alpha. I don't know. This is what I'm reading. Gen alpha uses it as an insult a lot.

And so that's Of course they do. Yeah. So that's why Yeah. Because there's an alpha is a top dog, and a beta is a follower Yeah. Is a is a secondary thing.

Go. Yeah. I assume that's why. Is it too late to go with a different name? They're just using the alphabet.

Like, will the next one be generation Charlie? Maybe. Genchar? Because it should be bravo. For short?

So they're they're not using the alphabet because it'd be alpha bravo Charlie. That's bravo, not beta. It's bravo. Why'd you say it like that? Bravo.

It's bravo. Beta is the second letter in the Greek alphabet. They're using the Greek alphabet. Right. So that would be what?

Gamma? What's next? I don't know. Yeah. Alpha, beta, gamma, delta.

Yeah. If they kept going. Gamma? Mhmm. Gen gamma?

Yeah. Interesting. So there was a researcher in Australia who coined the terms gen alpha and gen beta. Uh-huh. He said there's nothing wrong, and the system makes sense.

So, yes. Yeah. I should've kept reading. The next generation would be gamma and delta and so on and so on. Zeta.

Yeah. And then they can keep going for a long time. Correct. And, eventually, you know where they're gonna end end up? They're gonna go back to Boomer.

Well, the maybe, but they'll end up in Sigma. That's a thing. So that's a that's a that's one the kids love right now. And then, it ends at omega. It starts at alpha and ends at omega.

I am the alpha, the omega. Come on. You know this. I do know this. Yeah.

Greek. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Mhmm.

I know this. So, anyway A lot of ideas that were tossed around was gen AI because they'll never know a world without AI. That's very true. It's interesting, isn't it? Mhmm.

And the generations just keep coming and coming and coming. Well yeah. I mean It just never stops. No. We gotta categorize it.

We can't just all be a thing. We all have to be put in a box. What is the do the do quick math. K. Twenty twenty five and 2039?

That's 14. Is that how all generations are? Is that the length of every generation? I think the the generation length is varied. It is somewhere between twenty to thirty years as far as a generation of people is concerned.

But as far as defining a generation, I think it it it's gonna depend on cultural factors, I would think. And I feel like they're stacking up way quicker these days. So too. Because we went from Gen x, millennial, into Gen z, into alpha, and now beta, like, real quick. I thought the same thing.

Like, very, very quick. Interesting. Yeah. But what do I know? Nothing.

Nothing. I tell you. And that could be ten years. None of us know anything. We're all just making it up.

Yeah. And we're just making it up as we But an actual generation, when you say, like, we have three generations of our family, that should be twenty to thirty years. So you would have a much larger span of people Yeah. In that in that context. But when it comes to defining a generation, I think that window is much shorter.

Interesting. Yeah. Isn't it? Well, welcome aboard, gen beta. What is it called?

Bravo? Gen beta. Yeah. That means beta for now. Gen beta.

Okay. For now. Until they change it. Because they're gonna they're gonna go, we don't wanna be beta. And here's the thing.

Then somebody will say, oh, that's gen beta generation, and they'll say, what year were they born? I don't know how they I don't know how they I can't be bothered. I'm an old Xennial. I can't. Okay, Xennial.

Yeah. Okay, Xennial. Yeah. Exactly. Okay, Xer.

Cool. Can't wait. I know. Old people. Big news for you.

What's the big news? I was excited because I saw this news yesterday, and I said, oh, I'm gonna share this and, save it for Josh. Mhmm. But then you saw it on your own accord. Well, of course, I did.

Christina Ricci That is correct. Got our Hollywood Walk Of Fame. Yeah. And I was surprised that that hasn't happened sooner. Really?

Yeah. Are you not? That's rude. I'm just teasing. I'm only saying that because I'm jealous of Christina Ricci.

Why are you jealous of Christina Ricci? Not because she has a Hollywood Walk Of Fame, just because she's your celebrity crush. Well yeah. And that's fine. Is it?

Yeah. Because I once had an opportunity to schedule an interview with her and chickened out. That's true. You do. It's fine.

It's no big deal. It's all good. She had a movie coming out. This was years ago, probably ten years ago or more. And, I had the opportunity.

I got the PR group reached out and said, if you'd like to schedule an interview, and I went, I would, but I can't. I'm too afraid. You never meet your heroes. No. You shouldn't.

Yeah. I'm sure it would have been fun and awkward, but, but I didn't end up doing it. You would have guessed like a little boy. I know. Probably.

Hi. But, anyway, good for her. I'm excited. She she did get her, star on the walk of fame yesterday. Are they out of space yet?

No way. Walk of fame? No way. I feel like they've gotta be running out of space soon. I've been there.

I've not. And it's, it goes down some side streets. Okay. So they're I think they're probably trying to mesh them in wherever they can. I'm actually kinda surprised they're still doing the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.

I'm just surprised. Are you? I guess they've got space. They can load them up in there. Sure they can.

That's no problem. It's just squares on a sidewalk. Right? Yeah. But her whole family was there.

They're super cute. She's got a couple of kids, and her daughter looks just like her. It's pretty funny. And, anyway and then the entire cast not the entire cast, but a good chunk of the cast, from yellow jackets was there with her as well. So, pretty good.

There you go. I was excited to share that information with you. And then last night, we're sitting on the couch. On the Internet. And you said, oh, Christina Ricci.

And I went, what has she done now? Yeah. Because that seems like a nightly occurrence where you go, oh, Christina Ricci. Not true. And I'll go You know what's funny?

You know what she's up to? I follow her on Instagram as do you. And that's where I saw it. But I will I will see something, and I'll be like, oh, I gotta share that with Josh. And then you've already liked it.

There's a good chance. Oh, he's already seen it. I follow her on Instagram because keep your enemies closer. Right. Right.

Right. Right. Right. Because she doesn't have her own little family and, you know, is a celebrity and whatever else. So And you're too cheeky to interview her.

That's right. Grown man. Can't do that. So Well, congratulations to her. Yeah.

That's a big deal. Good for you. Yeah. Good for you. I mean, she's been acting since she was a child, so about time.

It's about time. Big news. Big More big news? Huge. Big, huge news.

Time you said it was big news for me, and now what's the big news? The big news is for everybody. What's the big news for everybody? Face. What about it?

Look at your face. What about it? Hairless. It is. Yeah.

That's a hairless mole rat. You shave. I did. It's a big day. It is.

Is it a big day? I don't know if it's It's a big day for looking 10. What? I'll try that. What?

Again with this? Guess I can't see. Look at your face. Yeah. Look at your little shorn face.

Yeah. It's a it's a little chilly. I don't know if it's walking out of the mouth. Feel a little drafty? Yeah.

It's already a little bit rough. What? Compared to last night. Okay. I'm keeping I'm gonna keep a track of the the day.

There's a How long it takes me to grow a beard? Well, yes. But I there's a specific day that I like the best. I see. I see.

I see. And so I wanna keep tabs on that. Uh-huh. So I'm trying to decide. How do I keep tabs been twenty four hours.

So does today count as day one? This is day one. Yeah. So you shaved. I gotta make a note.

Thursday night. Yeah. March 6. K. March 6.

Got it. I think it's, like, day five is my favorite. That's when you have enough scruff that I go, oh. Uh-huh. Who's this?

Who this guy? Who this guy? Who this is? I walked into our daughter's room after I had shaved it all off, and I was just like, hey. What's going on?

And she was like, what's up? And then I just stood there. And then she went, oh, you shave. Gross. You can't move.

Said, gross? And she was like, I'm just not used to it. I went, okay. You know what I think is interesting? You had some gray hair.

I mean, it was a little bit flaked with salt and pepper. Yeah. A lot on my chin. But a lot on your chin. Yeah.

Is it gonna grow back in that same manner, you suppose? Those hair follicle follicles do not have pigment anymore. Those follicles have have turned Yeah. Like a zombie? Yeah.

They've changed Zombie gray hairs. They've turned. Yeah. So, yeah, I have, I have no beard at all. None.

However, through the process, I did do different looks. Yes. You did. So we should build a little photo album Oh, we will. And post that on on Instagram and Facebook of all the different looks that I can pull off.

What were there like four or five? Right? Let me let you see. Because I started with, with You started with your beard. Well, you had full beard.

Yep. And then I shaved the sides, left the sideburns, and then just the mustache goatee Yeah. Which you walked in and said, I've never seen you with that look. And I felt like a trucker. Yeah.

Kinda. I felt like I needed to be on the road. And then you had that one. Right. And then I shaved the sideburns off and then shaved the middle of the chin so the mustache went it was like a handlebar mustache.

Like that. Is that the right word? Like a wrestler. Like, what's that? Wrestler.

I feel like I I feel like, the guys on Orange County Choppers. Oh, yeah. That's, It's a little Hulk Hogan y. It is. Yeah.

It is, brother. So did have a little bit of that for a minute. And then he had just his stash. Then I shaved those off and just kept cop mustache, which wrapped down around the smile a little bit. And then I cleaned it up and just went flat across like a big worm.

Like, flat across is, like, every dad in the eighties. It was very you said I looked like a sitcom dad. Like, hey, kids. Every dad in the eighties. That's that's the one.

Yeah. Hey. You guys you guys like sports? That's pretty good. Can't wait.

Yeah. And so we'll get those posted. And then, and then, now I'm clean shaved. And you have that photo as well. Right?

I do. It's a little ridiculous. But here I am. Here you are. You can't win, though, with our daughter.

She says you're you got a midlife beard, and then you shave, and she goes, ew. Victor on the morning show in Cabaret, I walked past his studio this morning and, just waved, and he went, did you shave off the beard? And I poked my head in and showed him I had my lunch bag, and he said, have a good day at school. That's how the morning started. But, yeah, it's, it's definitely a little bit weird.

It feels weird. I will adjust. Yeah. It'll get better. It'll get better.

Well, when was the last time you shaved? Like this? Yeah. It's been at least a year. It's really nice to just, like, start fresh in it.

Fresh start. It's gonna be itchy, though. When it grows back in? Mhmm. Oh, that's the part I dread the most.

My itchy face? Yeah. Because then you just say, oh, it's so itchy. Yeah. It'll be itchy.

I'll I'll live. Anyway, we'll get those pictures posted here in just a minute. Follow us at classy ninety seven k l c e if you wanna see them. This is a this is a story all about how, Chantel Your life got Is it goof? Turned upside down?

No. Oh, I I thought I'd heard that before. You have. Okay. But it's a different story.

You're a goof? Oh, let me tell you what happened. So there is a section of road here in Idaho Falls K. That is one lane until it merges into two lanes, but it does not merge into two lanes. It splits into two lanes?

Yeah. Okay. What did I say? Merge. Sorry.

I meant split. I'm just trying to understand because okay. Go ahead. It's on First Street. I'll say that for locals.

Oh, I know what you're talking about. So near First Street and Holmes Correct. At that intersection, it becomes two straight lanes and a left turn lane. Yes. But it's one for a for a Waze.

Right. Until you get pretty much to, like, the laundromat. Yes. Right? Until you get to the close to the light, and then it separates into two lanes.

Okay. I know exactly where you're talking. Yeah. It has gotten busier and busier, that stretch of road, busier and busier throughout the years. Yeah.

And now people, every day, think that they can split into two lanes further and further back. So I think the real question would be how far back is parking on the side of the road a lot? Exactly. Sometimes there's people that park on the side of the road, and then you can't separate into those two lanes. And every day, I stay I follow the rules, and I stay in the one lane, and I yell at everybody else that, like, tries to go into the two lane.

And I go, there's gonna be somebody parked there. That's not two lanes yet. That's not two no. It's just one lane until yesterday. Really bugs you?

Yeah. It kinda does Okay. Until yesterday. What happened yesterday? You got in it early.

You had to do what you hate. Listen. You had to do what you hate. So the car in front of me, we were going, going, going, going. And then if I had stopped where I was supposed to, I would've been blocking the intersection.

Mhmm. And I went, oh, crud. And so I said, oh, no problem. I'll just go into the I'll just go into the second lane. No problem.

And I'll head on right up to the light. I go into the second lane. Guess what? There was a car parked there. Oh, no way.

Crud. And so I sat there like, what do I do? Now everybody's laughing at me and going, you dork. Yep. You're not supposed to go in that lane.

So I believe it doesn't split into two lanes literally until the Until the gas station. Yeah. The laundromat because that's where the I'm looking at it on the map here. And, from what I can see, the the hashed white line starts at the laundromat. And so that means if you were to back this up, there is on street parking up until Union Market.

Okay. Because people can park on the street at Union Market. Where the person is parked. All turn in and turn out for the parking lots from then on out. So it doesn't become two lanes until then if I had to make that assumption.

Yeah. I learned my lesson. Yeah. So I sat there for just a hot minute going, what do I do? Do I try and merge back into the lane?

Do I Yeah. You're gonna have to wait until somebody can let you in. Yeah. But then I felt where you went. I felt foolish.

Yeah. And so I was like, I gotta get out of here. Yeah. So I turned right into the luckily, there was a business. So I turned right into that business.

Yeah. Hiked the left to get out of the the area. And I Down the alley? Or No. No.

No. No. There was a road. Like, I turned right into the business. There was an out on another street, and then I just went through a neighborhood, and I was like, I gotta get out.

Just by the little taco place on the corner? That's where I went. That used to be a Taco Bandito. Oh, well, that's that was my saving grace yesterday. The former Taco Bandito?

I'm just gonna turn in here because I felt really silly. The one time that I didn't follow the rules. Yeah. Well, and you hate it when people do that. Hate it when people do that.

But if you if you did it clear back at the the former Taco Bandito, you did it really soon. No. I did. But I was blocking the intersection. I had to go I see what I see.

You got stuck at the intersection of Higbee in first. Yeah. And then you decided, okay. I'll go over here, but then you you goofed. I know it.

And so then you just turned in like, oh, I meant to go here. I can see I can see how that went. And then you just zip through the parking lot and then went through the numbered streets. I I see what happened. What I did.

Yes. I see exactly what happened. Smart. Well done. But then I went a little bit further than I should have because I was like, I don't wanna see those people again.

Mark. More importantly, I don't want those people to see me. And I have a sticker on my car, so my car is pretty Yeah. They're gonna recognize this. Gonna be like, that's that No one loser.

No one cares. I know. They really thought you just really needed to get a taco. Yeah. That's what everybody thought.

So No. Because they saw me pull into that second lane and go, oh, crud. Yeah. What do I do now? I'm saying Way to go.

Follow that follow the traffic rules, everybody. That's that's the moral of the story, isn't it? There really is. Follow the traffic rules. I learned a lesson Yeah.

Didn't I? Mhmm. You did. What a day yesterday for you. What a day.

Don't do the thing you hate. I know. Karma gotcha. I did. Yeah.

I've hightailed it out of there. Do you wanna talk about the other intersection down First Street where people will get in and out of the middle lane too soon and too late? Yeah. The one by Walgreens where people are trying to get out of there or in there? Woodruff.

That one's a wreck. That one is That one's a disaster. Chaos. Yeah. Always.

Be careful out there on the roads. Guys, and just follow the traffic laws. Yeah. It's a simple request. Don't do what I do.

I like science. Science is good. I like scientists' work. Okay. Sometimes I think I don't I don't know if we need this.

Let's maybe focus our research in other areas. Occasionally, you'll get, like, researchers discovered this thing, and you go, why were we even looking? Exactly. Like, let's focus our efforts towards something more universal. So what I just read was that scientists want to bring back the wooly mammoth.

Okay. And are they doing is this the thing with the mice Yes. Where they I saw this story. This was on East Idaho News, actually. Was it?

Yeah. I just saw this, I think, yesterday or the day before. Okay. Yeah. And they they, created, like, woolly mice.

Yes. They did, and they're adorable. They Yeah. They're shaggy. Genetically engineered them to have long fur and do better in cold weather.

Yeah. And they are, like, legitimately some shaggy mice. Yes. And they are hoping for the first wooly mammoth calf by 2028. Okay.

Which is where I go, I don't know if we need this. I don't know if we need to bring back the wooly mammoth, and I'll tell you why. Natural selection Okay. Evolution Fair. Like, they they didn't become extinct by a necessarily a manmade thing.

Right? Like, they weren't hunted. The elements and nature were like, yeah. This isn't this isn't a time for you anymore. And I feel like maybe we shouldn't bring them back.

Here's the interesting thing. And I and I wanted to find out because the ice age, is when kind of woolly mammoths were around. Right? Yes. And and why did they go instinct has a lot to do with climate, the ice age stuff.

They ran out of food. Yeah. Hunting by humans. So woolly mammoths and humans coexisted. Okay.

Yeah. They very much were. And if you go to the museum, you've got that thing where you're gonna throw the spear. Guess what? I knew that already.

I know you did. And then, as well as small populations, because they became smaller and smaller and smaller, inbreeding happened. And then you had, you know, all kinds of different, genetic diversity problems. And so that was an issue. So that's really what caused the extinction of them, overall, those kind of three factors.

They say that the mammoths went extinct somewhere between four thousand and ten thousand years ago, which is not that long. That's really not a long time. So they've only been extinct It's pretty long. For it is a long time, but in in the grand spectrum of time, it's not that long because, like, dinosaurs was millions and millions of years ago. Okay.

Not 4,000 to 10,000 years. I just I just don't know if we need to bring back the wooly mammoth is what I'm saying. I get it. But, also, like, if they do it, it's all going to be in captivity. Right?

Like, you're not going to have a release program like a rehabilitation. And we don't know a lot about what they did before ice age. Right? Like, what what was their diet? Where did they migrate?

How did they exist? Like, all of that is fascinating information, that that a lot of people do research on. So I'm curious to see because they're gonna do this in a laboratory setting, and then they're gonna do this in, in a captivity setting. So And then you'll have zoos around the world and stuff that might have a woolly mammoth, and then you're gonna have the population going up to, you know, maybe a couple of dozen or something like that. And it'll be a big deal, but I don't know.

I I I don't think when we say bring back the woolly mammoth, I don't think we're gonna bring it back to the extent of, like, an emerald was. What they said. They said you're not actually resurrecting anything. You're not bringing back the ancient past. You're essentially creating a new species that's going to learn how to Exist in this time.

Yeah. Right. But I just I don't know. I don't know. Wouldn't you wouldn't you be fascinated to see one?

Well, yeah. But But here's the other part too is that we don't have full DNA. So just like the mouse, like, they took traits from the DNA, and they put it into the mouse, and that's how they were able to create wooly mice. And that's that's what they're doing. Happen.

They'll they'll use, like, an elephant DNA. Asian elephant. Right. And mix that with the DNA. Altering the hair pattern Correct.

And adapt it to the cold. You're not necessarily bringing back the wooly man. That is correct. Changing it. Yeah.

Which is fascinating that scientists can do that. It's pretty amazing. Absolutely fascinating. But it but it is interesting. I mean, the fact that they did coexist with early humans, they were hunted.

Like, it's it's really it it's very interesting to me that they that they existed at the same time, and we are very close in history with those and, like, the saber tooth cats and, you know, those things. It's pretty bad. Which they just found that. Remember? We talked about that, I don't know, a month or two ago.

Yes. Yeah. Very interesting. Yeah. Yeah.

Science is interesting. And I agree, though. Science. To a to a point, it's like, what are there's gotta be like, we haven't cured all diseases. What are we doing?

Worried about this? Yeah. Exactly. But it's also a different type of science. So, you know, those folks that are, playing around in woolly mammoth science are not the same people that are sidelining cancer research Yeah.

To work on a woolly mammoth. I know. Yeah. It's a different I know you've got an incurable disease. Yeah.

But we've got some mammoth issues. But have you seen this mammoth mouse we made? Anyway, if you wanna see the, the the wooly mice, they're they're pretty cool, and you can see those at East Idaho New South Wales. Pretty adorable. Yeah.

It's it's really interesting because they are they are, like, a shaggy guinea pig. Aw. Honestly, that's what it reminds me of. Yeah. That's what it looks like.

Yeah. They got some crazy little hairs. Anyway, you can check that out at eastIdahonews.com. Hey. Hey.

Happy employee appreciation day. Do you appreciate employees? What's what's the story? I don't I'm what is this, like, the opposite of bosses day? Is that what that is?

I think it's just its own thing. Okay. Yeah. I bet you didn't even know it was employee appreciation day. I did not know.

Guaranteed your boss won't also know that it's employee appreciation day. Just know if your boss doesn't tell you, we remember. And we thank you for your contributing to the Sure. Workplace. Alright.

National Employee Appreciation Day, ways to celebrate. For bosses who have a bit of a budget you could spend on this day, put together a little swag bag. A swag bag? Yeah. A little swag bag for for your employees.

Well, here's the thing. I've gotten swag bags in the past. Yeah. And it's mostly just full of stuff you don't need. Well right.

But that's why you gotta do a little bit better. Right? Like, go out and grab, like, a couple of gift cards to some restaurants or something. That'd be great. Not just stuff you found around the supply closet.

Because it's usually stuff like gum. Gum. Because and it has usually, like, a thing attached to it. Right? Like, you're extra special.

And it's extra gum. I get it. I get it. I get it. Right.

And it's usually it's cute. Yeah. I appreciate the effort, but I don't need more stuff. Okay. Employees love to get paid for having fun, so consider a field trip away from the office.

Field trip away from the office. Take take the group to the zoo or a museum or tour or somewhere else they might enjoy. Cool. If your boss just randomly, like, poked his head and was like, hey. Shut it down.

Wrap this up. We gotta go. Yeah. We're We gotta bust out front. And he just went to the movies.

He was like, yeah. I rented up the movie theater. Yeah. We're going to see the new Spider Man. Yeah.

I don't know. I get it. That's cool. That would be so dope. You could also send employees home early.

That's a way to say, hey. Thanks. Go, go have the rest of the day off. Obviously, that's not gonna work for teachers. True story.

Or doctors. Yeah. Oh, you're right. You're right. You can't be like, hey.

Clear your surgery schedule. We're going We're going out. Yeah. Simply do something nice, is something you could do. And it could be even acknowledging, appreciation through an email, or, just a a way to, like, remind people that they're important and vital to the success of the company, something small like that.

That would be nice. Oh, jeez. Anyway Anyone happens to be listening, boss. You could also host a little, like, luncheon thing, or you could, you know, bring in, some snacks, some donuts, some bagels, some fruit or something as a breakfast y thing, or you could do that around lunch and be like, hey. We we wanted to just say thanks for everything you do.

Here's here's some lunch, and we catered in a lunch and and just enjoy. Yeah. You know, something like that. You can do all kinds of little things. But that's how you say thanks to your employees on employee appreciation day.

Day. If you don't hear from your boss, know that we appreciate you. That's right. We're not your boss, but, we do appreciate that you bring us along to work with you. So we're kind of like a coworker.

If we were your boss, we would give you a half a day off today. That's right. If we could. If we could. And you worked in the field that it wasn't, like, a major detriment.

Exactly. If you didn't have surgeries lined up or Right. You didn't have children that you were responsible for. That's right. Yeah.

You got a whole class of kids, and then we're like, hey. Have the rest of the day. I know. Yeah. You're like, yeah.

I will. Thanks. I'm out. Good luck. It's Yeah.

Happy employee appreciation day. Don't light the school up fire. Well, a big daylight saving kickoff coming up on Sunday morning at, like, what, 2AM? It's, yeah, it happens overnight, doesn't it? So you wake up and you go, well, there goes that hour.

Yep. You lose it in your sleep. That's right. And we're springing forward, so you do lose an hour on Sunday. So that just means Monday morning, we are gonna be bright eyed and bushy tailed, I tell you.

Surprise. Yeah. I don't wanna set a bad expectation, but by Wednesday, I think we'll really be hitting our stride. Yeah. It usually takes about three days.

Yeah. And then the third day, you go, this is the worst day. This is the absolute worst day. Why do we keep doing this? Yeah.

Well and and as I said before, if if they were to eliminate it, it would be in spring forward that we would stay. They would eliminate falling back, and we would stay in daylight saving time. Okay. Arizona stays. Right?

That's right. So we will match Arizona, as of Sunday. Yeah. And they will be part of the mountain time zone instead of the Pacific. Yeah.

Well, so a couple of questions I have as we get ready for time change. One, drove your car on, Wednesday. Mhmm. And I noticed that your clock is twelve hours off. What do you mean by that?

It said AM when it was PM. Oh. I had to be somewhere at 06:30PM, and I thought I was twelve hours early or late. It doesn't matter. Does it say AM or PM on there?

It says AM on the radio. It does not in the dashboard. I don't know how to change the radio. You by changing the dashboard. I changed the dashboard.

You said it was fine on the dashboard. But it doesn't say AM or PM on the dashboard. Oh, I see what you're saying. So when you changed it I see. You went twelve hours off.

Oh, I never look at the clock on the radio. Okay. I always look at the clock on the dashboard. That's why I'm like, this is fine. No problem.

It's twelve hours off. It's okay. Just fix it. No. If you're gonna have to change the clock anyway, just fix it.

No. But Yeah. Just fix it. No. Just But just fix it.

It drive it was making me crazy. Well, lucky for you, you don't have to drive my car all the time. Yeah. But just fix it. Why didn't you fix it?

Because you can't do it while in motion. And I had a meeting to be at, and so I didn't, I didn't have time to fix it. You could've fixed it when you take home. Just fix it. I will probably not fix it.

I probably won't. What I listen. I like clocks. Cool. Good to hear.

And in a wall of our house, in our basement, there was a wall of clocks That's right. That I had received as They're all in a pile of clocks right now because we're supposed to paint. We were supposed to paint this winter. We haven't gotten around to that. No.

So, yeah, eventually, those clocks will go back on the wall, but that's what I hated most about daylight savings was having to manually get those clocks working again. That's my other question is, do people have to do it manually still? Is that saying what kind of clock you have. Well, of course. But, like, for the majority of people, do the majority of people have an analog clock in their home?

Maybe on the stove, maybe on the microwave. Microwave. But, yes, you still have to manually do those ones. Okay. The only time it you don't have to do it is on your TVs or your phones.

TV? Yeah. You have a you have a clock on your TV. Where? I think we do.

Do we not? I mean, like, the Google Chromecast has a clock, but that automatically updates. Exactly. That's what I'm saying. You don't have to do that one.

Right. No. You don't have to do your phone. I don't have to do my smartwatch. So those are the two I look at most often.

The clock in here that you can see on the screen, that will be automatic. All the computers are automatic. Is automatic. So But there is. I've got two okay.

The oven, the microwave Yeah. And then I've got two clocks in the kitchen. Okay. And then I have one in the living room. Five.

And then there's one in the bedroom. Six. And then the wall o'clock And then the wall which was that are ten or so. Yeah. That are So we've got 16 manual clocks to set?

What you say we, like, whoever set those We have that one here. That one's gonna need to be fixed. Most often happened with the wall of clocks was that I didn't change them, and then I would just wait until it was back to normal again. Mhmm. So I wouldn't change it in spring, and I'd be like, just wait till fall, and then it'll be fine again.

The wall what but here's the other thing was that not all of the clock mechanisms in the wall of clocks functioned on the same, tick. Correct. Some of them had matching talks, but the ticks didn't. So, anyway, so by the time you got a couple of weeks in, they were all different times anyway. We've we've discussed about putting those clocks back up.

I know that when we've had paint. Yeah. When we've had guests there before, they were like, that's So Sleeping down here is a a lot of noise. Yeah. I didn't have any cuckoo clocks or anything.

No. That I want one, though. I do too. I think they're so cool. I just like clocks.

I wanna put those clocks back up. I wanna put them up. I hate that they're in a pile. Paint the wall. You paint the wall.

So aggressive. Tell me what to do. If you wanna put the clocks up, paint the wall. Okay. I'll paint the wall or you can.

Let's do it together. Yeah. Yeah. Find that we work best when we do it together. Okay.

I don't know where you're trying to go with that. But you've you've gone into silent laugh mode. So I I mostly mean, like, you start it, and then I'll jump in. You most often have to be my motivator. Oh, good.

I'm unmotivated. I know. That's why it hasn't been done. Yeah. Alright.

Well, that's not true. I think we motivate each other, but one of us has to be the aggressor Okay. Motivator. That's true. But if I go downstairs project, and then the other one will jump in and say, alright.

I'll jump in with you. But one of us has to start before the other one will jump in. I told you the daunting task for me is that I have to disassemble the library bookshelves. I know. But And then you wanna paint the ceiling as well, and then I basement.

Yeah. Because I built a wall. You're right. And the second we start doing that, then it gets real crazy. Okay.

But we don't have to do that automatically because there's a whole lot of walls to paint before we can get to the bookshelves. So let's just work our way toward the bookshelves. We don't have to disassemble the bookshelves yet. There's a whole stairwell. There's the whole wall that you build.

I mean, there's there's there's lots to do. Mhmm. Not today. Do you know that there was a time in my life, that I didn't have you? Yeah.

I did. There was a time you existed from when you were born until we met Right. That you were your own person with your own life. Yes. And then And likewise.

There was a time when I was an adult. Like, obviously, I had my parents until I was 18 and moved out. And then there was a couple of years in there where I was just an adult by myself, and I made my own decisions. And I bought all my stuff, and I I knew where to go and how to get things. And now with you and especially these last, I don't know, ten years, for sure, I go, I have I'm a completely different person with you.

I What does that mean? That means I don't bring my purse. We're halfway to the store, and I go Oh, did you bring money? Did you bring money? Because I don't have any money.

Right. And then I go, yep. I have my wallet. And I go, yeah. I knew you were gonna have your wallet.

That's why I didn't bring mine. Well, it's it's what I do. I I walk like I have no cares in the world, and I walk over ice. And you're like, here, let me help you walk over that ice. And I go, yeah.

I knew you were gonna do that. That's why I walked over the ice. I'd I have no idea where we're going, but I know that you're there to, do the directions. I have no idea where we parked, but I know that you're gonna direct me back to the car. I try.

Wander off like a toddler. I it's, I've become very dependent upon you when you are around. I am a completely different person when you are not around. I take care of things. Does that mean that you just leave stuff in the car and then you go to the counter, and then they're like, hey.

We need your ID. And then you go, it's in the car, and then you get angry. No. Listen. Is that the same person, or is that a different person?

That was dumb. I know. I know it was. Bring that up. I know it was.

I'm just I'm just playing I'm just playing around. I know that that was a different kind of situation. I know that you are a responsible person and that you're capable and that you don't need me to be around, to make sure that things get taken care of. I know that. But I know that you drive places, and so I go, he doesn't need to know where we're going because he's driving.

But sometimes I get talking, and then you go, where where are you going, bud? And I go, I'm just taking different routes, taking a different scenic route. Point and say, you were supposed to turn there. No. No.

No. I'm going a different way. I forgot where we were going. You said that more than once. No.

The whole time I knew where I was going. I was just going a different way. Way. Yeah. I meant to turn down Ninth instead of John Adams every time.

Mhmm. Mhmm. Sure did. Or John Adams instead of first or pick a pick a road. Pick a road.

I'm driving down, and then I go, oh, I meant to take this weird route. That's the way I was going the whole time. Less traffic. You know? Yeah.

Sure. Is that what you're gonna go with? Mhmm. Okay. Yeah.

It's it's quicker. Just just along for the ride. You just get you get in your head sometimes, and then you're like, oh, I'm just out for a drive. Yeah. I forgot where we were going.

Were we going somewhere? Yeah. I was just I was just having a good time. That's what you do best. Have a good time?

I'm a good time having guy. You are. That's what I'm here for. I'm here to have a good time. You do that very well.

There was a time that I existed prior to You did? Yeah. I did. And how did that go? Knowing you Had its day.

Did you feel sad, not, like, taking care of stuff? I were you like, oh, man. I wish that I had somebody around that could just say, I'll be your passenger princess. You do everything. I'll direct you where to go.

Mhmm. Did you miss that? Did you wonder about it? I certainly, it was a different time not having somebody tell me how to drive. That that one thing for sure was was way different.

I mean, how did you even know? When did it go? You know, I I didn't even know when lights turned green. I know. It's just an amazing thing.

It's green. Nuh-uh. Is it? Okay. It's amazing that you survived.

Break. Break. Break. Break. That one's that one's really good.

I didn't know that one. You're lucky to have me? I I am. I'm I don't disagree. Good team.

We make a good team for one another, you and I. That's right. Why'd you make that face? What face? Like I made no face.

I make no faces. Good team, Chuck. Yeah. Thanks for being there, pal. Woah.

Would you rather this or that? Spring edition. Spring edition. Would you rather take a scenic bike ride through a blooming garden No. Or go kayaking on a peaceful river?

In the spring? Yeah. Like, as in, like, right now? No. No.

No. No. Not right now. Like, I would say early May. That's almost summer.

Alright. Early May in Idaho is not No. No. No. I get it.

I get it. I'm just saying June is the summer solstice. March late March is the But spring solstice. Okay. Would you rather?

What? To answer the question. A bike ride through a flower garden? Yeah. That's what I'm picking.

Or a I know you would. Of course, you would. Or a A bike and flowers? Yes, please. That's your jam.

That is my jam. You wanna put a basket on your mountain bike so you can have cute flowers in it. Yes. That's a different kind of biking. That's like a cruiser.

It doesn't matter. Does it have two wheels? I don't care. Bicycle. Am I just cruising along, smelling some flowers, hearing some birds?

Yeah. Seeing some butterflies? Sounds lovely. So, yeah, I could go for that. I mean, the kayak thing, I like I I can fish from my kayak, so there's a little bit of that, involved.

But, but, ultimately, yeah, I think, I'll just go with the buy on the bike ride with you. Okay. That sounds nice. That does sound nice, doesn't it? Yeah.

Mhmm. That's nice. Pretty good. And then we could pull up somewhere, have a picnic, and then take a nap in a hammock. You got it all figured out.

It sounds like a great day. Well, I'll nap in a hammock, and you could go fishing. Okay. That sounds In a flower garden? Makes no sense.

No. No. No. There's gonna be a little creek area. Ah, okay.

That sounds perfect. Okay. Let's go. Alright. You've planned it out.

Would you rather this or that? The sixth annual fundraising for families to benefit the Ronald McDonald, House Charities and Ronald McDonald Family Room at EIRMC kicks off on Tuesday next week. This is the sixth year, that we've been, working together with Ronald McDonald House Charities and some amazing sponsors to raise a bunch of money, to support this, very, very cool comps. It's an amazing facility. It's so cool.

It really is. And if you, don't know what the Ronald McDonald family room is, this is a space at EIRMC where families, that have ill or injured children that are receiving care at EIRMC can go to. They have, like, a it looks like a living room. I mean, it's a space take a nap, if you need to go take a shower, if you need a warm home cooked meal Yep. If you just need, like, a getaway to make a phone call in privacy, it, like, it is a it's a safe space Right.

On a safe space. Let it is. Literally steps away from, where children receive care in the, in the hospital. So, this year, we've set a goal to raise $70,000. We have some amazing sponsors that are gonna step up, and they're gonna do some matching donations, up to the first thirty thousand, which is huge.

That's huge. And it's generous support from, from people in the community as along with some area sponsors, that really make this thing happen. So we do wanna say thank you to these sponsors that have stepped up, this year to make it happen. That's the Environmental Coalition, the College of Eastern Idaho, Westmark Credit Union. There's some legacy sponsors, the East Idaho McDonald's owner operators, the Chickas and Johnson families.

And, this is a big deal. We really wanna make this happen. The big fundraising, the the fundraising for families event kicks off on Tuesday. It's a three day event. But if you're hearing us right now and you're like, well, that's great.

I can wait till Tuesday, but I'll probably forget. You can actually log on to the Classy 97 app. You can tap the fundraising for families link, and you can donate early right now. Yeah. If you're into it.

Yeah. Which is really, really great. You can go to rmhcidaho.org if you want more information about what Ronald McDonald House Charities are doing in Idaho, and what the family room is all about. We got to tour the facility last year, and really look around. I know we're trying to get another, you know, tour kinda set up for this year, but it's a really, really cool space, and the work they're doing there is so important, to those families.

And it's it's not just families from East Idaho. If there are families who have traveled, you know, in the area, we have a lot of tourism. A lot of people come to Jackson or they'll go to West Yellowstone or they'll go to the sand dunes or, you know, whatever when they recreate in the area. And if you're from outside the area and you end up getting life flighted or you end up having an emergency or something and you need to receive care at EIRMC, this place exists for those families. I think it's so great.

I think so too. It's a and it's got if you've got other kids with you, they have stuff for your kids as well, like movies and games and books and for a sense of normalcy, really. Yeah. And it's all at no cost to those families, and that's a really big part. Huge.

And that is because of, donors, right here in the community that step up along with those sponsors, to really make it happen. So, if you want more details, of course, you can click the link in our app. Fundraising for Families is the link. It all kicks off on Tuesday. You're gonna hear us talk a lot about it over the next week or so.

But if you wanna get involved, that's how you do it. You just hit that fundraising for families link in the Classy 97 app, and you can make a donation. And and and any little bit helps. So For sure. If you feel like you wanna throw $510 out of $20, whatever, if you wanna do more, that's awesome.

We really appreciate it. And we're trying to make a difference for these families in need and support the Ronald McDonald family at Roma Dermak. So, that's what's going on starting Tuesday next week. Again, you're gonna hear a bunch about it, but, if you wanna get involved early, you can. So Sounds great.

There you go. Good job. Fundraising for families, the sixth annual fundraising for families kicking off on Tuesday, but you can get involved right now. So, go do that. And thanks so much for helping out.

Hope you have a great rest of your Friday. That's gonna do it for our show. Yeah. Friday. Yeah.

Keep forgetting it's Friday. Oh. I know. Yeah. It's time for the weekend.

That's right. Enjoy it. This. We'll be back on Monday. If you wanna revisit any part of the show today, what did we talk about?

Oh. My facial hair? So much stuff. We talked about the one legged pants. That's right.

Girlfriend is in the hall of fame. Oh, wow. Yeah. We talked about that. Fame.

Yeah. Silly driving mishaps I got into. That's right. We talked about so much stuff. Alright.

You can, revisit the show if you wanna catch up on parts you missed or if you wanna hear the whole thing in about an hour or so. Download the podcast. It's available everywhere podcasts are available. Just search for wake up classy 97. Have a great weekend.

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March 7, 2025 | Wake Up Classy 97

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