The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz - Hour 2: This Is Not What I Do
Episode Date: August 27, 2024Greg Cote has made it out to audition for the Golden Oldies and Jeremy has joined him to report on all the happenings. Incredibly, we have discovered that Greg may have just found the one place where ...he is the "young energetic whippersnapper." As we check in and out with Greg, Jess has a lot of questions about Oasis reuniting and Mike is excited to answer all of them. Billy may have happened upon a great new segment called "All Bias Aside" as he discussed Aaron Judge winning MVP with Taylor. Plus, Amin has his Top 5 Most Disappointing Feelings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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This is the Don LeBattor Show with the StuGuts Podcast.
Holy StuGuts.
I can't believe it.
This is actually happening.
Greg Cody, for those who don't know,
we sent Greg Cody to the Golden Oldies tryouts
for the Miami Heat elderly people dance team.
Yep, which happens to be at the place where I had Russia Shina dinner.
Yeah, we got Jeremy Tashay live on location with Greg Cody. Jeremy, what is this venue?
This is unbelievable, guys. This is the Southwest Focal Point Senior Center in Pembroke Pines.
It is full.
The parking was unbelievable.
We all had to park on the grass because there were so many people here auditioning today
for the Golden Oldies.
I was told that between 100 and 150 people over the age of 60 years old will be auditioning
for the Golden Oldies today.
Greg here being one of them, he's about to have a private dance lesson with the coach to be able
to be sure that he's ready and prepared. Greg, how are you
feeling about everything that's going on today? I'm as excited as I can possibly
be. I really am. It's just a thrill. I feel young. I look around and I'm like I'm not that old.
Do you want to make this team? No, it's good
I Think he does I think that what's happened here is he had no interest and then the moment he showed up and felt as
Young as he looks in this group with the athleticism that he was showing off
We were in a back room before and he was doing high leg kicks. He was doing dances like this right here
I mean, I think Greg is ready and excited
He's a performer at the end of the day. At the end of the day. Not at the beginning, but just at the end
of the day. Right. Well luckily there it is the end of the day. I mean. Dinner will be served in the next 30 minutes.
It's true. We will have the early bird special be coming in soon guys. I don't
love this. This is gonna be great. I mean if you guys want to follow with us, I mean
we could show you what this place is looking like. Well hold on a second. You want to see what this room looks like?
Hold on a second because Billy has an objection and I think I agree with it
Yeah, like I don't love the fact that Greg just kind of strolls in he gets a private lesson with the coach
Who's you know, I assume is gonna be making some decisions on cuts and whatnot
He has a camera crew like Greg's a big city slicker that's coming into the small town
He's gonna take someone's spot which I'm not a fan of. You know you would think that
it was because of the Dan LeBattard show and all the cameras that Greg was
famous but actually I've heard three or four different people in here say hey is
that Greg Cody of the Hee Haw 3? I couldn't believe it. They really remember him from
from the old days it's amazing. I'm in favor of a special treatment I really am
I you know I think I deserve it and you know I'm the kind of guy who cuts in line when possible.
That kind of thing.
The face of entitlement, ladies and gentlemen. Greg Cody.
All right, Jeremy, go ahead and walk us into this venue.
Let's see what we've got going on.
Let's do this.
All right, so we've got folks in here.
We've got members of the Heat Dance Team welcoming everyone in.
Hello, hello.
And now this is what we've got going on in the auditions for
the Golden Oldies. Look at all these folks who are ready here for the Golden Oldies.
It's really spectacular. I can't believe the ability that this group has, this organization,
to bring in so many talented dancers. If you focus on it, Danny, if you want to focus in
right over here, a lot of the folks at the front, they're the people who made the team last year. But you know
what's not going to happen? Any sort of gifts to those folks, they have to audition again.
So no matter whether they were on the team last year, they're on the team this year,
everybody has to audition again. Everybody needs to get prepared. There's going to be,
I believe, 15 to 20 second long freestyle dances. There's gonna be coordinated dances throughout the day.
We're gonna make sure that Greg is ready.
I believe right now he's signing his waiver as we speak.
Wow.
Ladies and gentlemen, a moment of history.
So Greg Cody is getting ready to go.
What's the date?
Uh, what is the date?
That always happens to me.
The 27th.
Greg, Jeremy, are these jailhouse rules, like,
does Greg have to go in and punch someone right away
to kind of establish his dominance in this situation
I
Don't think so although he looks ready to be a good punch situation. I dare you
So I think judge one of the alums you're gonna have the sound effect
Jeremy I need you I need you to confirm something
I want to describe to the audio audience as you guys are walking through and the cameraman,
Danny Benitez, is panning across to the other contestants, we're getting a lot of very
serious ice grills, a lot of aggressive looks from the people, like is there an era of intimidation
happening where these people are on cutthroat and they look at Greg like he's competition?
Oh, I fully believe so. These people are here ready to earn their spot on a team.
No different than any other competitive team that you might find in a sport or
otherwise. It's time to go find a number for Greg because these people are signing
up and getting ready for what should be a really competitive day. So Greg, you go
ahead and follow me. We're gonna get a number for you because look these folks hello nice to see you everybody's ready look we've
got folks here in heat jerseys we've got everybody ready in black white or red
it's really I mean guys this is competitive are there any other deck
shoes any other boat shoes happen any boat shoes you know as I'm scanning
around I see a lot more supportive sketchers than I see deck
shoes but if Greg had worn his other shoes that he was telling us about the
last couple of weeks maybe he would have been more prepared hi how are you nice
to see you all right this is my place guys that's someone you know of course
this is this is Homer Central for Jeremy Tachay it's so we're gonna we're gonna
step away we're gonna let Greg get his number,
and we're gonna check back in with you
when you guys are training with the private coach.
I wanna see him get the number.
That's very exciting. Do you?
Yeah, just to see where he goes.
Oh, 251. 251.
251. 251 for Greg.
He's gonna be there all day.
251 for Greg.
It's not a bakery, you know what he's talking about?
It's gonna be spectacular.
Just hit it to the right side.
All right.
And then hit this corner there. All right, let's- He's very old, man. He needs spectacular. Just hit it to the right. All right. Yep. Hit this corner there.
All right, let's.
He's very old, man.
He needs help.
Yeah, you can do two or four.
Let's check back in with him a little bit later.
I don't wanna waste,
whatever the hell these are called.
The.
That's a great, that's not fair.
That's Greg talking to the only young person there.
Well, did you hear what he said at the beginning?
He said he's never felt younger
because there's so many people that are older
Than him and I said did we find the one place where Greg Cody is the young energetic whippersnapper?
I think so yeah that and Key West he runs that joint. I mean so
Here's my question dropped a safety pin if you're listening on the podcast now now Billy I
Will there a car on the stage for something?
Are you okay?
Billy, I'm gonna betray something that I heard
you and Taylor discussing out in the main room here,
which is a segment that may or may not come to life
in the weeks that come, a segment called All Bias Aside.
And I was wondering, how would Jeremy do in a segment called All Bias Aside. And I was wondering,
how would Jeremy do in a segment called All Bias Aside? Because there was a point there where he went into full
propaganda mode about the Miami Heat.
We're talking about a dance team here.
Yeah.
Not even for a second can he put it aside?
It was kind of weird.
So the way that this happened is we were, you know,
we're spitballing different things talking you know talking some
shop out there talking some baseball and the Yankees came up because every time
you talk to Taylor the Yankees are gonna come up and we were discussing now
that you know the leagues are both kind of playing each other all year long
everybody's adopted the DH should there be multiple MVP should there be an AL
MVP and an NL MVP should there be an NL Cy Young and an AL Cy Young,
which, you know, led to a conversation,
and then, oh, Craig is now taking a photo with his name.
Look at that white board, yeah.
Never been happier.
We didn't need to turn the volume up.
Yeah.
Anyhow, so we were talking about it,
and he said, all bias aside, one MVP,
you voting for Judge or you voting for Otani
It's judge all bias aside. He said to me while wearing a Yankees had in a Yankee shirt
He asked me the question and then he immediately gave the answer without even giving me a second to think about who the MVP should
Be but he did put his biases aside. He said he said who should be the MVP right Otani or judge. It's judge all bias aside
Who should be the MVP right? Oh Tony or judge? It's judge all biases
Stu gots how you do it. Yeah, I'm about to say so guys this feels like something that will be in your wheelhouse the idea of
asking a rhetorical question and answering it before the other person has a chance even begin to kind of consider it and
Delivering that answer with the caveat that all biases are aside. Yeah, you're asking a question that only has one answer.
There you go.
I've done that a million times.
Give me an example.
Who's better? Who's the best basketball player ever?
Cut out your biases.
Okay, but aren't you supposed to answer it?
Michael Jordan.
Okay, all biases aside?
All biases aside.
All right, we got Greg is stretching with the dancing coach.
See, this is a with the dancing coach.
See, this is a bit unfair. I think that's what Billy was alluding to,
where I don't think the other people trying out
for this team, they're getting afforded
the same opportunity, you know?
He's the only one I see with a private lesson, right?
Well, this is.
He's not following the lesson regardless.
He's teaching her.
Yeah.
So this is why it's not unfair,
because all these other people prepped all
year long for this. Greg just found out about it today. And he's going to make the team.
I'm already worried about his wind. I'm worried he's just going to like, you know what we
should have done? We should have sent him out there with a six pack of Miller lights.
Don't be stealing my material. Ann's announcing that to the entire room.
People might have been worried about him and they're not anymore.
That was a sympathy clap.
It looks like we sent a larger crew with Greg
than we have working here.
No, but they're worried, Chris,
because Greg has cameras with him,
he's got some celebrity, people are worried,
they're just gonna give him a spot on the team.
I'm telling you right now.
We got Jeremy here back,
he's gonna give us another update.
Jeremy, what's going on?
I could not believe the amount of celebrity.
Greg just danced and literally received an ovation
from the crowd behind him,
and I've already had three different people ask me,
is that Grig Cody?
I've seen his picture at the bottom of the Miami Herald.
These people are the target audience,
the target demographic.
How tired are you, Dad?
This is really spectacular. How tired are you, Dad? This is really spectacular.
How tired are you?
You know what?
I feel like I've had my exercise already.
I'm winded, I'm ready to go home, you know, do a couple of 12 ounce curls.
But look, I'm here, man.
I'm here to win it.
I'm here to win it.
I do think these people probably think he's here as a bit of a gag and they don't realize
he's genuinely competing for one of their spots because I've had two different Golden
Oldies from last year walk up and say like, oh, I'm so nervous. This is a big day for
us. We're re-auditioning because they have to audition again. And I was like, yeah, we've
got Greg Cody with us. That should be fun. And I don't think that they realize that he's
actually here trying to take one of their spots. So once that starts, I think they're
going to be upset.
Jeremy, I'll be honest with you.
When you guys walked in, like I said, there were a lot of stone-faced looks
from all the other competitors.
But then right after Greg did his dance, Danny panned back,
and they were all laughing and smiling.
I feel like that was a sympathy applause point.
I don't know if a sympathy applause is much as,
you know, this might be Greg's crowd, guys.
I think these are the type of people
that are liking what they see, if you know what I mean.
Oh, baby.
Just saying.
How many people make this team, Jeremy?
I actually don't know the answer to that.
I'll find that out before the next time I report back.
My assumption is somewhere between 20 and 25.
And then find out how many returners are auditioninging because then we'll know exactly how many spots are
really up for grabs oh well you got them as rubber stamp I possibly the politics
the politics involved Greg I got one last question for you before you take a
little bit of a break if you had a couple of lights right now if you had a
couple of mill lights right now I didn't in here I can hear you. If you had a couple of Miller lights right now. Because of the incited gin in here, I can barely hear you guys.
The buzz.
Greg, if you had a couple of Miller lights in you right now,
how much more comfortable would you be
in getting prepared for this?
Well, that's a fine line, though.
A couple, and I'm good.
I'm loose, I'm more gregarious,
but four or five and I'm like,
crypto-wise.
So some sweet spot between two and four.
You gotta watch that one.
Send someone to go try to make that happen in the next 20 minutes yeah all right well we'll do that
after I ask your questions I'll go get some Miller Lite for him thank you
we'll check back with you guys in a little bit this is a historic moment I
don't know he's so making this team if he and look and we got it all on tape
that's the crazy thing like this will live forever we'll be able to say
remember that time Greg went out there and showed the hell out
The vibes in that room seem incredible. Does it not just sound like the most excited chatter?
Noise, it's hearing great sounds like donut Sundays after church. Like everyone's in a great mood. I
Wouldn't know how to relate to that
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I wish you were here my wife I really miss her
No I don't that's the thing about being married. You know you're not allowed to say I don't miss my wife
I've been gone two days. I haven't been gone long enough to miss my wife. I'm sorry I call her
30 seconds
Alright alright, we'll see ya alright, and then you know I'm gonna see her in two days
I was jumping Charlie good. This is the Don LeBattar Show with the Stugats.
I actually, I have a topic that I've been meaning to bring up on the show because I
think there's someone here that has the answer to all my questions about the Oasis reunion happening.
What is what is going on with this? Mike? Oh, thank God. Thank you for the vine. I've been dying to talk about this since it started getting rumored and so long that they've actually broken back up. Nah. No, they. So wait, oh wait, can we start at the top?
Yes, what is Wonderwall?
Who is Oasis?
Oasis is Wonderwall.
Yeah, Oasis has one of the biggest songs ever
in Wonderwall.
They're really, and this is the reuniting of it,
they're not bringing back any original members
outside of the two brothers, which is fine,
because Oasis is the two brothers.
Who are the two brothers?
Noel and Liam Gallagher.
Who, by the way, Jess, they hate each other.
They have been feuding forever.
Yes.
They hated each other.
They've always hated each other.
Past tense, they hate.
There's a chance they still hate each other.
They're doing it for money.
I mean.
Yeah, like Guns N' Roses really left a lot of money
on the table because during their recording prime,
they decided to totally break up.
And now they're totally fine and they're
getting all that money that they missed out
on during their peak.
Not all of it.
No.
But Oasis broke up in 2009.
And for many points since then, there
were rumored reunions that always blew up.
And Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher
would always revel in the opportunity to dismiss any hopes whatsoever. Liam very publicly continuing
their feud, never really having good things to say about one another, but the day has
come where they've been able to put all that aside for now and reunite to much, much fanfare, especially across the
pond.
All differences aside, which is a different segment from all biases aside.
Stu Gotz, if I say to you there is no hatred that is stronger than the hatred between two
siblings, can you find a hatred that's greater than that?
Because I feel like it was Axl Rose versus the other guys in Guns N' Roses right that that feud right there
That could not come close to the fury that is two brothers who hate each other right what does anyone know?
What the feud is over why their assholes?
They genuinely don't like each other's company. Yes, and they don't musically they don't they're not super compatible
They have different ideas of what direction
the band should have gone in.
At different times, they accuse the other person
of being unprofessional when it comes to approach.
So it's just always something.
There isn't a patient zero when it comes to
what the seeds of this rivalry has always been.
They just, they're like oil and water.
And that's why I say there's no hatred
that's greater than that, even between exes, because
exes can be like, he cheated on me, or she did this or whatever.
When you talk about siblings, there's not even a seminal moment or an act.
It's just like, I just don't like you.
It's like me with my dad.
He could actually be on his best behavior and I'm just annoyed by him.
Same.
By the way, I think I was so nervous about that video thing
going on well with Jeremy and Greg
that I held my breath for the entire segment
and my hiccups would have went up.
Told you.
I was nervous that wasn't going to work out.
But Mike, so their band started when they were how old?
And they were able to get along well enough to make a hit.
And then they broke up? So no, along well enough to make a hit and then they broke up.
So no, they didn't just make a hit.
Like they had plenty of hits.
They're not a one hit wonder wall.
No, no they're not.
They're not a one hit wonder wall, no.
They have one of the 100 greatest albums ever made,
definitely maybe was A Monster Smash.
They have a lot of songs.
Now granted, they are bigger in the UK. So in our lifetime
Greg is taking group pictures right now. He really is the bell of the ball
I think Oasis meant out of anyone here
Sue gots is prime like college years and like young adulthood
Oasis
Watching Greg Cody dance with some of the other contestants right now and he's look I
Thought he was gonna tank it. He's coming. He's coming with some great energy. He loves this attention
He's in his glory. Yeah, he's gonna forget the assignment. He's accidentally gonna make the team morning glory
It's very difficult to talk about Oasis reuniting
Which is a segment that I've wanted to do for 20 years, hopeful that the day would come, and then have Greg Cody just do incredible
psych gags the entire time.
Mike, put a pin in it, we're going to come back, but right now we've got to go to Jeremy
Tache, who has an update.
I have an unbelievable update that I just found out from Coach Natalia of the Golden
Oldies.
Last year there were 21 Golden Oldies. Last year there were 21 Golden Oldies. Last year there were 21 of
them. All 21 are back here auditioning this year and they're only taking between 18 and
20 dancers this year. So automatically there will be a few cut but if they want any new
blood which every year they try to cycle in some new dancers, there will be several dancers
cut. This audition process. I mean there are
literally over a hundred people here in this room right now. This is cut throat and Greg as you guys
mentioned is the belle of the ball but I think as soon as they realize he might take one of their
spots it might get a little intense. Yes I'm getting some icy stares there's no question about
that especially from the men you know because the fewer men than women tend to make the golden oldie
so like I'm here to take somebody's job is what they're thinking.
Yeah, exactly.
And this is this is one of the most celebrated things that a lot of these people have going on,
because how many times do you get to perform in front of tens of thousands of people, you know,
and show off your dance moves?
So this is because this is getting pretty intense.
I'm like my heart is racing.
I'm really nervous about this.
Yeah, Greg, you would agree the entire team returning,
last year's entire team returning,
is a major upset, right?
Oh, yeah.
Yeah, you got to have new blood.
Because they're old.
Well, no, because they made it back.
Right, all of them.
It is.
Jeremy, can you?
These are healthy, lively, wonderful people.
Well, stop with this.
Jeremy, can you?
There is natural attrition.
There should be no shaming.
Can you ask Coach Natalia? What happened? Coach Natalia, I believe you said it was right, can you ask coach Natalia, as
you guys said, this is kind of a lot of their purpose is to be the golden oldies.
Is there any concern that should you cut the golden oldies, you remove their purpose in
life and that could lead to, you know, more spots opening up?
Okay. Well, why not? It's something that needs to be up. I'm not gonna ask that question. Well why not?
It's something that needs to be weighed
I believe when making a decision.
It's ageist.
No.
People are lively, wonderful, they're beautiful.
Well they haven't been cut yet.
Oh we're getting some testing going on.
Okay we'll take back in.
We'll take back with you guys.
When the Golden Oldies are performing
there's a hearse outside.
Okay that's why I try to send you guys away.
Christ, man.
That's why I try to send them away.
That's exactly why, because I knew I could see the look in Greg's eyes.
He wasn't going to say something.
He's so proud of it.
Look at him.
I knew, I knew, everyone's like, I mean, just let him say his thing.
I'm like, no, no, I know where it's going.
I had a feeling deep in my bones.
So why did they choose now to get back together?
Mike.
Are we back?
Yes.
Gallagher's.
Yeah.
All right.
I checked out.
After the death joke, I thought he was really rolling.
So the reason why they're getting back, I would assume,
is money.
I would assume that there's a lot of money in this.
Of course it's money.
Where I was getting at, you were probably the best person
to ask how big Oasis was over here in the United States.
I know they're massive across the pond.
You guys were all young.
Yeah, when you were getting out of college,
they were big.
Entering young adulthood and cruising the Grove,
Oasis was the biggest thing going.
Oasis was music I played in my Acura Integra
down at Coconut Brown when I was growing up.
The Acura Integra, woo! Sugasa's killing growing up. The Acura Integra! Woo! Sugasa's killing it down here!
Oasis is funny to me because I do think that they're a good band. Do I think that they're
a little overrated? Possibly, but Oasis wasn't really... Are they the best musicians? No. Are
they the best vocalists? No. Do they have some great songs? Yes. Is every song great? No. But
Oasis meant a lot to a lot of people in that it wasn't just the music,
it was the aesthetic, it was the attitude, it was what they represented.
We don't really have a lot of ties over here in the United States to Britpop,
although a few of those bands blew up over here.
And for a moment in time,
Oasis was and like the conversation is one of the biggest rock bands in America,
but not unlike West Coast hip hop and then the conversation is one of the biggest rock bands in America, but not unlike
West Coast hip-hop and then the East Coast West Coast thing, not unlike boy bands, not unlike
grunge or hair metal slightly before that. Britpop had an era inside these United States. Blur,
and to a much larger extent here in the United States, Oasis was the key band. So a couple of
things. Number one, Blur, Oasis' big rival.
The only thing that could unite the Gallagers was Blur.
They hated those bastards over there.
Yeah, it almost got to be like you have to pick a side.
And Netflix actually has a pretty good documentary
on like a general series.
On that rivalry?
On that rivalry, the Britpop explosion.
Number two, Stu, God's backing me up on this.
It's gonna sound blasphemous, it's gonna sound crazy,
but when Oasis was blowing up with that album,
definitely maybe, there was a moment where like,
this is the new age Beatles.
Like, this is it.
This group.
I don't know if it reached a high level.
I don't know if it reached that level.
They didn't reach, I'm not saying they reached the,
it's like, imagine a player coming out and people saying,
oh, this is the next Michael Jordan Jordan and then that player never reaches that height because whatever happens
It was the same kind of vibe. It was like these guys were about to take over
Popular music not just Brit pop with the entire popular music. They were
Red hot red hot and then because they both have personality
They were spicy you remember the Glastonbury Festival
in the UK, which is a really big deal.
Jay-Z was gonna headline it one year, and was it normally?
They remember when Jay-Z played Wonderwall.
But that's the thing, because they said,
this guy's not a musician,
how could he ever play this festival?
And so Jay-Z came out with a guitar and played Wonderwall
and sang it poorly, and it was awesome, awesome.
But they had, the world was their oyster.
And then the infighting just took them all down.
Yeah, and maybe their sound, Britpop kind of died out here
and it wasn't just because Oasis kind of flamed out,
they kept going and they didn't really reach the peaks
here in the United States.
We had a lot of regrettable genres
that kind of pushed it out of the way. Like Fred Dur, like a Fred Durst, like new metal. Yeah.
We had our, our moments over here, but they would, they were still gigantic.
Uh, in, especially in great Britain and you'll see in this tour, they've just
announced the European legs so far of the tour, but these are stadium shows
and they'll be able to sell them out without, without question.
It's going to be a huge demand.
I do know the legend is that the Coachella founders they make
three asks every year when they're putting together their lineup on the
off chance that bands reunite and they asked for this number one is the Smiths
number two is Oasis and now more recently Daft Punk they they always put
a feeler out to Daft Punk to see if Daft Punk is gonna reunite. But yeah, you would assume that if Oasis is back
and doing their thing, Coachella is gonna kick the tires, see if they want to do it. Who had more
success as an individual act? Which one of the two brothers? I think they were both great. There's
an argument to be made that these guys are kind of better apart. Liam's actually had some really
good albums recently. I'm a fan of Noel's stuff. Their individual efforts have been so good
individually that you're like, okay, well, if we're never going to see Oasis again,
we're fine. This will suffice. But I've never had the opportunity. By the time I got really into
going to live music shows, Oasis was, you know, that wasn't a scenario that could actually be
real, them getting back together. Mike, really quick, what is a wonderwall?
They kind of explain it throughout the entire zone.
Do they?
Yeah.
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Don Lebatard.
What do I got here?
I got a Magnum condom.
Um, we won't get that out.
That's shocking.
Stugats.
Here's a picture of Christopher when he was like three years old.
Right next to the condom!
As a subtle reminder.
Never forget.
This is the Don Lebatar Show with the Stugats!
Alright, we're going right back to the Golden Grandys.
Golden Oldies!
This is so exciting.
What happened?
Yeah, I was going to say Golden Grandys, that's the Phoenix Suns.
Golden Oldies is the Miami Heat.
The tryouts has begun.
Jeremy, take it away.
I mean, this is unbelievable.
We've got an intense warm up happening right now.
There was just a whole speech before everything got started about, hey, don't focus too much
on the numbers of
how many people we're going to take. You folks have an opportunity to prove it to us that
you belong on this team. And I'm just going to let you watch for a minute because Greg
is getting warmed up. Number two 51 right here. And I mean, look at him with all of
these folks who are getting ready. It's, it's a pretty intense moment as everybody gets
warmed up.
It's really mean that they made him wear his actual age.
I know.
239, 239 came to play.
202 was making that team.
239.
We saw her warming up earlier, right?
Yeah.
The guy with the red tank top, 239, look at this guy.
Yeah.
239 has been on the team before.
No, for off-season Santa.
He was on the team last year.
So he's been preparing for this for years.
He's a seasoned vet when it comes to the golden oldies.
And there's a lot of folks here that have been here before.
Greg's shoulder mobility is stressing me out.
I want Greg to let him know there's some new blood in town.
The new sheriff.
Is this the warm-up or is this the routine?
I mean, it wasn't obvious by the camera crew
that we've sent out.
No, this is just a warm-up.
They're just getting everybody nice and limber before getting ready to go.
Smart.
Because we don't want anybody pulling a hamstring or messing up a shoulder.
Greg's shoulders are really kind of stressing me out a little bit.
They all signed the waiver. They're fine.
Greg's got a crazy build now that I look at him.
I've never really noticed this before. Us Codys, you know, we're kind of awkward. I gotta tell you, 207, at him. I've never really noticed this. That's Cody's, you know?
They were kind of awkward.
I gotta tell you, 207, go home.
I mean, not making the team.
Go and let them know, Jeremy.
207 has been eliminated.
Yeah.
You want me to just go give them a little tap on the shoulder?
Yeah, go give them a tap on the shoulder.
Let's start eliminating people officially.
Just me.
Just me walking up in.
Yeah, head over there, Jeremy.
Come on.
Sign and tap on the shoulder.
Earn your stripes.
The America's Next Top Model thing.
I think I'm okay. Like, they disappear, one of come on. Tap on the shoulders. Earn your stripes. The Americas next top model thing. No, I think I'm alright guys, I think I'm okay.
Like they disappear one of them
every time someone gets eliminated.
Desolves.
I'm just worried about Greg, if I'm being honest with you
guys, everybody else looks like they've been stretching
over the off season and Greg looks kind of vulnerable.
That's not a stretch, Greg.
Greg just pointed.
He's all the way behind everyone else.
The woman behind 215 looks like a ringer.
I don't think she's 60.
I agree.
That's the thing that's amazing here is there are some folks where I'm like,
really? You're 60?
Because the type of shape that they're in, it's really amazing.
Yeah, it went quiet at the wrong time for Jeremy.
I'm not saying that his new song change was real awkward, dude.
I love that people are questioning other people's age there.
Like, I want...
My dad fending over me.
It's like an AAU tournament. And I do not see Greg touching toes. Sugat's like an AU tournament.
And I do not see Greg touching toes.
So you gots like an AU tournament.
We're going to have to start demanding birth certificates.
Wait a second.
There's no way this kid is this.
I'm not kidding you guys.
This is the first time my dad has stretched in years.
And that is not an exaggeration.
He's going to be so sore.
He's out of breath already.
If you look at the rest of this group, Danny, can you pan to the rest of the group for a minute? Everyone is touching their toes. Everybody
looks comfortable. And then there's Greg. And if you go back to Greg, he can barely
touch his knee. His leg is shaking and he's just waiting to come back up from every single
stretch. Can we pan over the shoes that everyone is wearing in comparison to Greg's deck shoes?
Because I sense another trend, which is that he's sticking out a little bit on that one.
I'm really worried about Greg's confidence after this.
Can we talk to him?
Because I think he came in feeling really, really good.
I mean, if you guys have any questions,
I can get in there and ask him a question,
but I think he looks pretty locked into me.
I have a question.
I want to know the last time he stretched.
All right, let me just go ahead and scoot in.
Wow. What's with the onlookers back there? They just aren't participating. When is the last time that you stretched like this? Last time he stretched. All right, let me just go ahead and scoot in. Wow!
What's with the onlookers back there?
They just not participate.
When is the last time that you stretched like this?
Never.
Great.
Never.
The 12th of never, he says.
How is he doing?
Check in on him.
I mean, okay, I'll check in again.
Guys, why?
He's trying to lock in.
How are we doing, Greg?
How are we feeling?
Sore.
Already?
This is not what I do.
Is he stuck?
This is not what I do.
Move.
Is Greg not wearing socks?
He's not wearing socks.
Of course not.
I love how he's just stretching, and I'm genuinely worried
about my dad right now.
All the joy that he had on his face earlier.
It's hilarious that this is before.
Now it's real.
It's drained out of, the joy is gone.
He's already regretting this, like this hurts.
I think we got it, I'm worried about him.
He's gonna be sore for days, guys.
It started as a cute little activation, right?
Make fun of the old people and then you realize,
you're the oldest one.
Yeah.
I wanna make it abundantly clear, guys, that's why I was making sure that we weren't making
fun of these folks because they are spry athletic and everything on like Greg
Cody that those people stretch better than I this lady is putting my dad to
shame right now she's a lot of real father I swear that's Marlins man it's a real faffa. Unbelievable comparison. I swear that's Marlin's man back there.
It's a dance team.
It's not a stretch team, Greg.
So don't worry about it.
Exactly right.
You got this, Greg.
I believe in you.
I know.
239, I'm having a little worry getting up there.
You're speaking of, Chris.
You're the tie of the shoe.
Yeah, I know what's going on there.
Visually, just so that everybody in the audio audience
can understand what's happening.
Look at 202 dancing.
Leaning each way.
Yeah, there are some folks that have rhythm as they're stretching, which is pretty spectacular.
They're dancers.
239 is real.
Their shoulders look like they're popping out.
Jeremy, do we know if he auditions alone or with a group?
Oh, I don't know the answer.
I believe that there's a solo freestyle.
What is my dad doing?
He's not in the right position.
Yeah, what is happening right now?
Stretch it in.
What is he doing?
That's not it.
I'm genuinely concerned.
What is he thinking he's supposed to be doing?
He might choke himself out.
You see this person right here in the heat shirt?
That is not a six-year-old.
She's a dancer, I believe.
For the listening audience
I just want to remind them front can watch all of this on YouTube and or the draft Kings Network
Because man, I know you guys like to listen and I'm telling you ain't gonna watch the whole thing
But you want to watch this for sure because Greg looks depleted right now
He looks like just so funny
If Danny if we could put just Greg on screen
with the two ladies right here in front of him,
just to show the comparison of how limber
and talented they are as compared to Greg,
it is one of the funniest visuals
I've ever witnessed in my life.
220's a ringer.
As a traditional auditioneer,
he can't even lift his ankle off the ground.
Yeah, 220 is a ringer.
I believe both of these ladies right here in front
were on the team last year.
Oh, we've got some rhythm rocking here, guys.
All right, we'll take back in with you, Jeremy.
You can keep him on screen,
but we're gonna do some show here.
I was enjoying that song.
Oh, the Lionel Richie?
Yeah.
He's finding a little rhythm now.
I love this.
I think there's like, what?
There's probably less than five guys
though, right?
There's 239, there's 235,
there's Greg, Marlin's Man,
Marlin's Man.
The show
within the show that's happening in my ear
from Lewis is so damn distracting.
Wanna share it with us?
I cannot share it.
This is highly inappropriate conversation.
Glad you mentioned it.
This is my way of telling them to stop basically.
Let me do the show.
Jerry, we'll take back with you.
The images will remain on our screens
while we do some more show here.
Stu Gotz, during the break,
I saw you come back in from the outside.
Yes.
Presumably from your heater break.
I was in the garage, yep.
I mean, technically not outside.
I was inside where it's hotter.
I thought you weren't allowed to do that anymore.
Yeah. You, I mean...
You came in from outside.
I was hiding, yeah.
So anyways, I confess to Stu Gatz that whenever I see him coming back from outside, there's
a bit of me that feels a little formal.
I wish I was a smoker because he reminds me of a different time, of like the late 90s
when the smoking bans first started happening.
You'd be walking in New York City.
Listening to Wonderwall.
It's listening to Wonderwall, it's freezing outside,
and as you walk into a building,
you see a group of huddled people shivering
with a cigarette to their mouth,
because this was before they had the rule
that you had to smoke like 300 feet away from the entrance.
People were right outside that front door like this.
And I always thought to myself,
what a strong sense of community.
And commitment.
And commitment.
And I just wanted to be a part of that
even if I don't enjoy smoking in and of itself.
You know what, I've heard people of an older generation
than me say that bumming a cigarette from someone
or going outside to smoke with someone
was a great icebreaker and a great way
to kind of meet someone and chat with them
without having any pressure.
And it's harder to sort of like
make those connections with strangers now.
Right, because you have something in common
and what you have in common is that you're killing yourselves.
Yeah, right.
Yes, yes.
I mean, and I'm not saying that the pros
don't outweigh the cons in this scenario, but maybe there is some truth to it.
You know, it's like an easy way to bridge the conversation
gap with people that you don't know.
Jessica, I'll tell you, one of my great kind of disappointments
in life is when someone asks me, hey, can I bum a cigarette
or do you have a light?
And I have to say no because I don't smoke,
but I can never just say no.
I actually like pat my pockets as if I might have had
just a spare lighter by some time.
This happened to me two days ago at the barbecue contest.
Someone says, does anyone have a light?
And I was like, ah.
Did you pat your pockets?
I was like, ah, let me check my purse.
Wait, so both of you go through the routine
knowing you don't have a lighter?
Not only do I go through the routines,
I feel bad that I don't have a lighter. I only do I go through the routines, Stugats,
I feel bad that I don't have a lighter.
Oh, I apologize.
I'm like, I'm sorry, I don't.
I let you down.
I really feel like I let them down.
It's one of the great disappointments in life.
Really?
I'm telling you, I put it up there.
Do you have others?
A top five?
You want to hear a top five disappointments in life?
You have that?
I do have that.
Oh my God.
Weirdly, Roy did have a grill lighter in his bag
that was several feet long.
You should always have one, yeah.
He just happens to do it up.
Always ready to grill.
Is Greg cracking a sweat, by the way?
They all just applauded after they stretched.
They're like, all right, we're done stretching.
I have not forgotten about your top five.
I am glued to Greg Cody right now though.
He's looking at it. He's out of breath.
Oh man, this is great. So you're saying not having a lighter when someone asks you for a lighter is one of the biggest disappointments in life?
In life, absolutely. Like, no, obviously we're not talking about like I didn't get the big promotion or whatever.
Not like real life events. I'm talking about day-to- day kind of mundane things that makes me feel great disappointment.
I could not step up to the plate
and hand you the lighter, good smoker sir.
So make sure people, if you want to find out
whether Greg made the team or not,
we're gonna be posting stuff on social the rest of the day
because we gotta go now, the show's over
and he's still out there as we're looking now.
So we will post things, make sure to listen
to Best Back in My Day coming up next
on the Post Game Channel.
Greg's doing the secret check, his pulse move right now.
Yes he is.
His neck, he's checking his pulse.
Yeah, he's checking his pulse,
but he's making it seem like he's just holding his neck.
All right, Sugata, I got 45 seconds here.
Let's do it.
Top fives, all right, here we go.
Top five disappointments in life.
Number five, people who discover I work for DraftKings
and want gambling advice.
I don't have it, I don't know.
Number four, missing a wide open layup
after a really good pass from someone on the basketball court.
Great disappointment and shame.
Number three, when everyone is excitedly talking
about last weekend's college football slate
and I have nothing to contribute.
Five-five though.
Other than Georgia Tech, yep.
Number two, when being offered cocaine
and having to say I don't do cocaine.
I'm always disappointed.
I don't know why.
You're disappointed you don't do cocaine.
Yeah, I feel like I let them down.
Number one, as I said, when someone asks you for a light and I don't have it.
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