Hour 4 of NMN, Rich Ross- Bassist the Freddy Jones Band

What does one trip to Israel do? One trip changes people's faith, their identity, their perspective. One trip changes the response when people chant from the river to the sea. One trip changes how people see right and wrong. One trip changes the idea of home. One trip changes everything. And one donation is all it takes. I've been looking forward to this all day for a couple of reasons. Number one, because it is an incredible story. And number two, we've been ODing on politics lately. So I'm glad for the distraction. But you are Rich Ross. You are bass player for the Freddie Jay Jones band. Correct. And so one of the things for people that are out there and have are of a certain age. That is, is that an official harkening back to the mystery machine on Scooby-Doo? You know, people, people do ask that. It's, it's not. It was just a made-up name, you know, a band practice space, young kids. And our singer Marty thought it, he was going to call the band Fred. And then he's like, how about Freddie Jay Jones? And maybe he, maybe in the back of his mind. Something subconsciously? He wanted to call it something with no one in the band. Got it. Got it. Well, in any event, it's great band. So you guys, all rock? I mean, yeah, the band has changed so much in 30 years. It was definitely more of the Dave Matthews vibe. Back then, we toured with those bands, Dave Matthews, Hootie, all those bands. The band was on Capricorn, you know, from Nashville. Excuse me. That's Hootie and the Blowfish? Correct, yeah. You can't discount the Blowfish, man. Yeah, yeah, for sure. All right. Yeah, they need their props. You know, but it, over the years, it's evolved into what you heard on the new, you know, in a daydream, which is, which is more like you two driven rock. It is, it's ethereal, at least this particular song. So the whole point of this interview is this song, my audio's up.

Now, because we stream, we can't play it on the stream. But it's a great song. But it's on the radio, obviously. The song was the number one song. Was it? Oh, yeah. Back in the 90s? Yeah, yeah, for sure. I think it was hot 100 was 26 and number one, AAA. I mean, for a long time. The bands had a tonne at big songs. Oh, yeah. And Freddie Jay Jones band. And so for people that know alt rock, I mean, you know this band. I'm going to be honest. I'm like a Journey Brian Adams, Chicago kind of a guy. Same here. Are you really? Yes, of course. I know all those guys. I mean, yeah, we've come up in this music scene. You know, we're go-workers with these folks. Well, one of the things, if we have time, you are also known as somebody who is very savvy in the music business. So I'm going to want to talk a little bit about that, too. Of course. If we have time. But real quick. So that song in a daydream was chosen as the official wake-up music for the... Artemis II mission day three. So literally the astronauts, this was, this was the first thing that they heard. Yep, April 3rd. But the crazy thing is, like... You guys didn't even know. No. So tell the story. Okay, I was sitting at lunch. I moved to Nashville. I'm living right down the street from here. And our singer lives in L.A. I'm sitting at lunch and I get a text message. It says, man, it's so cool that you guys are being played in space. You know, any daydreams being played up there. And then I ignored it. It was a number I didn't know. And I got another one. And then I got another one. And then somebody sent me a NASA tweet. And I text our singer and I said, Can you believe this? And he said my phone's blowing up and it never blows up. That's amazing. I mean, it was huge news that day for some reason. Out of all the bands in 10 days or whatever that were played. Yeah. For some reason, our band got worldwide news. The whole, and we think maybe because it was Good Friday, it was the third. It was the first day that they were really up in space. And, you know, the tension of the takeoff and everything was gone. Well, I think it was, you're right. It was one of the first days that they were like up there, up there, you know. And so I think people were. really beginning to see images from Artemis. And so, you know, from that high up. And it was just, it was a really big news story. Yeah. That's, that's simple one. But, you know, number two, it's a great song. Like, like, I will tell you that we did election coverage last night. So this was the first, this was the first segment that I prepped this morning. And I have now listened to this song. Probably 20 times because it is such a great song. It's one of those songs that's very addicting. And it's definitely the number one reason people come to see the band. I mean, it's that song for us. 1993. Correct. Now, with the way the world and music is today, I would be willing to bet now this song, because they used it for a wake-up song for Artemis 2, Mission Day 3, have you seen like this huge resurgence?

We've seen quite a resurgence. It's been such a big deal for us because we are independent now. We're not on a label. We don't have, you know, big management. I actually do it, a mentor of mine who worked with Rob Thomas and Matchbox 20 camp. He. He kind of has helped me over the years manage the band. He taught me to do it. So that way we could keep going. The band went away for years. The past 11 years we've been really digging in and trying to play. And, you know, this happened and Marty and I were shocked. We didn't even know what to do. I mean, but by Monday, that happened on a Friday, by Monday, I had already booked studio time to redo the song, which is out now. It's called Artemis II version of In a Daydream, and we call it reimagined. And it's how we play the song now. So we wanted to attach something to that historical moment. And if you want to see it, because it's incredible, the video on YouTube, because you've got images of space and all that kind of. So it is incredible. We did it all in a week after that happened. We didn't even know who played us, how we got played. Nothing. We just flew around the country, shot the video, which is on freddyjonesband.net, which is our website, the video, the new song, everything's on there. Did you why? F-R-E-D-D-Y? Yep. Freddie Jay Jones? Okay. So did you ever figure out how the song was chosen? This is the funny part of this story, our singer, Marty Lloyd, who founded the band. He and I joke around. I'll send him a text. It says, you're never going to believe this. And then something crazy comes up. But one morning, I wake up and I open the Freddie Jay Jones Band Instagram, and there is a message from Astro Reed. And it says, love the new version of In a Daydream. And I look, I thought we were being catfished. And I look, it's really him. And I hit him back. Reed Weissman? Yes. Commander Reed Wiseman. And I took a screenshot of it. And, of course, I sent Marty, hey, you're never going to believe this. And I send him this. And then next thing you know, I'm full-blown texting with this guy. We get in a group chat. We have a Freddy in Space group chat with he and I and Marty. And we just started talking. He started telling the story about selecting the song. And... just how much the song meant to him and how much he loved the new version. And he thought it was so appropriate to attach it to that. I mean, this is all stuff. We didn't know if we should even do a new version. You know, we were like, you know, the song's actually got live versions out and acoustic. And we did it. And honestly, it's been the biggest thing that we've done. And it puts that song in the spot in history right now. It does. So we do have all these people. We've got a documentary reaching out to us. We're working on some partnerships with some companies. I mean, this, yes, it's been the biggest. The band has been in a while. Rich Ross, bass player for the Freddie Jay Jones band. So how does the original version differ from the new version? And were you a little worried about sort of?

messing with the band's legacy because the original version was back in 1993. I'm not a musician, but I just wonder if there's a worry of, you know, if it's not broken, don't fix it. The great thing about the original version, the band was in such a young state and there was such an innocence back then. It was like guys going in fresh, didn't really know that the band was going to be successful. The producer on that song, Justin E. Bank. has gone on to be, that was his first number one song. He lives here in Nashville. He has gone on to be a huge, huge music producer for so many Art, Taylor Swift. I mean, you name it. He's won Grammys. And you guys were his first number one. Yes. And he and our singer have maintained this friendship. He and Marty, they've been friends, dear friends for. Did he come back and produce his version? You know what? We thought about asking him, everything happened so fast. that we just had to get it done. And this Justin's a guy with a plate full of work. And so we literally shot that video and we did the song within 10 days of the Artemis happening. And it was being mixed. And, you know, I'm so proud of the song because it's it's where the band is now in time. In 1993, when you listen to that, that's where the band is then. And it's a really good thing for people to listen to and go, wow, this is how it's, this is, this is Freddie Jay Jones band 2026. Well, you were, you were not in the original band. You've been in the band for about 15 years. And you're, just so people know, because I'm like a, I'm like a really bad bass player. But you play like a five string. And, and I, this is going to sound lame, but like, you got a really good groove. Thank you. I, you know, I really like it. I grew up on R&B. I mean, my mom listened to country. She listened to Stevie Wonder. She listened to Chicago. Right. That's what I grew up on. And I've always been fascinated with the bass guitar. Well, you used to tour and work with Phil Vassar. Of course. And Joe's a dear friend. And I moved here. You know, Freddie Jay Jones Band broke up for years. And I was in the sand. I was in a band called The Samples in the 90s. Very popular band. And which, ironically, they're playing City Winery tomorrow night. We're going. And it. That band kind of catapulted my career, and that's how I met Marty. Okay. And then when Marty was getting the band going again, working with Justin on the Never Change album, about 12 years ago, 13 years ago, they reached out to me. And I said no at first. But then I changed my mind, and, you know, it's been an awesome journey. Life changer. Yeah, I mean, it's... You know, Marty and I, we just go out and have fun. Now that we don't have the label or any management telling us what to do, I mean, we'll go out on these. You know, we do the Nashville trips a couple days, fly out. Sometimes we stay an extra day. You want to stay an extra day? You want to go here? Should we go down to Bend, Oregon? What does one trip to Israel do? One trip changes people's faith, their identity, their perspective. One trip changes the response when people chant from the river to the sea. One trip changes how people see right and wrong. One trip changes the idea of home. One trip changes everything. And one donation is all it takes.

Start your day with the morning jolt of Drake Toll. Anywhere in the country. Your home for talking sports. The United States hockey team has four teeth left. What is LeBron James Legacy? Leonel Mess. 906 career goals is stupid. All of it. The Knicks. The Los Angeles Lakers. Aaron Rogers. Georgia football players. The Dolphins. The Mets. As it happened, when it happened. We'll talk all of it. Westwood One Sports Talk. Your home for Drake Toll. Follow and listen on your favorite platform. You know, we make it fun, and it's been a true blessing to do this, especially in your 50s playing music. You're kidding me? Yeah. I mean, this is, it's pretty amazing. Well, there's a lot of really good out-of-work musicians, sadly. You know, and Nashville has some statistics that I heard that are just mind-blowing, but yes, the musician is the most underpaid, you know, profession that you can think of. So then you guys go off and you do... You haven't worked in a radio. Sorry. That's next. Yeah, moving right along. You, so then you guys are doing a gig and who shows up at your gig, but Reed Weissman. Yeah, he comes out and, you know, this story keeps... blossoming into something bigger. I mean, we had worldwide press. Our first call was from the BBC calling my cell phone. Yeah. Asking for an interview. I'm like, why are you calling me? They're like, you manage a band. Oh, yeah, yeah, I do. Like, I thought it was a joke. Yeah. And so then every time something happens, read, you know, we become close with him. And he says, yeah, I want to come out to this show. And he comes out. And it was so surreal and so special. And no one in the room knew. And then right before the song, we started talking about it. And we brought him up on stage. It was one of the most special moments I've ever had in my music career. And on top of that, I don't know if you know, Admiral McRaven. he's the guy that does the speech about making your bed in the morning when he you know he's yes okay this dude is rocking out to my right no way yes i'm like what is going on this is so cool so and it's funny i i recognize him but i didn't place it till afterwards somebody said you know who that was sitting over there i was like You know, he looked familiar. You're singing all the words. And I was like, this is crazy. Yeah. So, you know, we had a great night with Reed. And we actually have more Artemis stuff coming up that's going to be really big for the band. They're doing documentaries. They're doing, yeah, we're trying to work, you know. You have a, see, I would say that you have, even though you, you, the band had its big success in the 90s, but you've, in my opinion. says the talk radio guy, you have a contemporary sound. And so the new version of the song, I'm assuming you've sort of, I don't know, done something different to make it more modern? No, we just play it that way. And technology. Technology has surchanged since the 90s. I mean, the guitar parts in the song are very well known. The lyrics are very famous. I mean, John Péter Magyar talks about...

the band on his radio station before he plays the song about how the guitar influenced him and he was a guy that Marty was talking to him to the early 2000s about playing some shows I'm I'm I'm a big rush fan yeah I like bass players so like Getty Lee my all-time favorite musician so what I like about the song is is the the music of it I mean the vocals are great too don't get me wrong but I like the music. I like the music sounds very inspirational, which is obviously why Reid Weissman liked it so much. So were you interested in the whole Artemis, you know, going up to going up to space and all that? Were you aware of that? Because some people had no idea what was going on. I mean, it's, it's. After the fact it's embarrassing to say a little bit, but we didn't even know. I thought I was being pranked by someone. And it was April Fool's, you know, a couple days before. Yeah. You know, our singer and I, Martin joke that, you know, we thought it was April Fool's joke. But it, no, I didn't know. But then I started following it. And, man, when that thing was coming down and it was on fire, I was nervous. So when will all of these documentaries and these other things start coming out? Yeah, probably early next year. You know, we just started getting the calls on them for the music. They're going to use a new version. And since it's attached to that moment. And that's something looking back now, I was so grateful that we did. I mean, I think in life a lot, we hesitate and we don't just do things. And look, I could have hesitated. And I had a friend in my corner that said, you're doing this. And... It kind of put the, because it's a lot of money to do this. I mean, it's, you know, so it's, it's something that we'll have the rest of our lives and, you know, get to share with the grandkids, which are already here. Yeah, yeah. So who wrote the song originally? And if I may be nosy, is that like, The music industry today, is that such a huge windfall now for the person who wrote the song? I mean, you know, he gets publishing, Marty, our singer, wrote the song. He was 20. I mean, he was in a, he had his buddy's guitar looking out the window, wishing, you know, it was a better day. And, you know, that song flowed out. And the irony of that is just the astronauts listening to the song and Reed Wiseman in the video looking back at. the earth yeah you know well and that and that's part of the the video that is that is online yes the incredible images and and everything okay so real quickly um you're known for being obviously again a great bass player uh huge advocate though i read online uh for independent artists The music industry clearly has been rough, of course. So talk a little bit about your journey from being a bass player to now managing the band. And I guess have you done some mentoring of other bands too? Of course. I mean, being of service, I think, is part of my journey. I went through a whole sobriety thing. And 14 years ago changed my life. And I became friends. You know, we're close with Rob Thomas and the Matchbox 20 guys. I became friends with the guy named Ed Baker that worked for...

for Rob at the time in management touring and he was the guy that kind of you know like this friend that pushed us to do this recording he pushed me to manage the band on my own and and stop using other people because the reality is a lot of bands are having to carry you notice a lot of people aren't touring the expenses are so high yeah When you're paying everybody out all the money, no one's going to go out and play. Yeah. So we had to kind of learn how to keep it in house. And I just basically took it over with lucky to have mentors like that in my life and somebody that loves and believes in the band. And, you know, we're close with so many bands. We have ties with everybody. The band, Chicago, which you mentioned, I just saw them at the opera. Okay, good. Yeah, childhood friend of mine is singing for them now. I was going to ask, I don't even know who's singing at this point. Eric Baines, bass player. Yeah, yeah. And they just hired a new guy, Rudy Cardenas, who just took the place of someone else. And Wally has been a friend of mine, the drummer, for years. And his brother plays, you know, with Zach Brown. So the cool thing is you're in this music industry and it's this web of people. Awesome people. One of my favorite things to do is talk to people who have moved to Nashville, right? I'm not a native. I'm from California. I moved here 12 years ago for this job. So what... made you decide you wanted to move to Nashville, and where did you come from before this? Well, I'm from here, so originally. So you're born in Tennessee. Yes, I was born in Tennessee, and I lived here 13 years ago when I, you know, came out. I was doing all the fill-in gigs right before Freddie Jay Jones band playing with Phil Vassar and those guys and filling in for different things. You know, in my sobriety, it's just kind of the route that I wanted to go. I wanted to kind of live some unfinished dreams. And I'll tell you what, I never imagined it would be all this. I got to tell you, it's such an inspiring story, especially for people. I didn't know about the sobriety part. So for people that are struggling with that, I come from a long line of alcoholics. We all do. Yeah. That's how you calm down in the 70s. So now here you are at the city winery on September 27th. So talk about that gig. Because my buddy and how this whole thing happened, I got a friend Ross out in Colorado, and he raves about you guys. And so he wanted to do this, wanted me to do this interview. So talk about the concert at the city winery. I've been there many times. It's a great place to see a show. That's a beautiful place. You know, we're getting an older fan base now, our age, and the city winery just offers a comfortable place to watch a show and eat and hang out. I want to make sure you did just call me old. I want to make sure that... I said older. Okay. We're older than the, I don't know who you want to be lumped in with these days. I mean, this is a political station. I mean, the younger kids have different titles as well. Actually, you know what? I love being almost 60 and it's all good. So September 27th, the city winery, is it a full show? Like 90 minutes? Yeah, yeah. We're doing a full show. We do 90 minutes. It'll be an early show. And, you know, I probably usually play at 8 o'clock. And, you know, I live right down the street from there. I live right down the street from there. I love.

I love being here. I moved here from L.A. and Denver. Those were my two. Me too. I was from L.A., and I lived in Denver. So... Same. Nashville is just so far and above L.A. and California and Colorado. The music spirits in the air. I like going to the coffee shop and seeing Keith Urban. I like having the vibe of music in the air. You know, and that keeps me going, I think. That's why I came back here. I came back here for that. And, you know, I... Look right at the stadium in the river. I've got a beautiful place, and it just is comfortable for me. Congratulations on the sobriety and the success. Will you come back when the documentary is out, and we can redo this interview, and we can talk about the documentary? We will, and I'm going to bring Marty in here, too, whether you have us on or not when we're in town. We bring your guitars and do that whole thing? Yeah, we'll do it. Okay, very cool. And very much appreciated the website, Rich Ross, a bass player for the Freddie Jay Jones Band. Yep. And just an incredible story. The website is? Freddyjonesband.net, yep. So is Elvis Presley, right? I thought it was Gucci, Maine. No, this is Elvis Presley. Are you sure? Yeah. Can you fact check that? Let me just... It might be Kevin Bill Gates. Mark my words. Elvis Presley is just a passing fad. You think so? That's it. He's just a passing fad. I'm sure that's what he thought when he was seated on that throne. They didn't play him on no spaceship. No. No, they sure didn't. I love that interview that I just did with the bass player from the Freddie Jay Jones band, Rich Ross. I thought that was very cool. Yeah, you know, I just, I like to veer away from politics every once in a while. And, um... He's a great guy. He, the sobriety thing caught me by surprise. You know, you can do all the research that you want in interviews. But the thing I like about, you know, people like him is that he just threw it out there that he's been sober 14 years. I didn't see that in any of the research that I did for this interview. And I did a lot. It's a hell of a blessing to have sobriety for that many years. Sobriety is a hell of a drug. Yes, I see what you're saying. I've never, I've never been a drunk. He's quoting Rick James. Oh, is that what that is? Yeah. Okay. No, but I'm also like, I'm a big fan of sobriety. And Rick James? Yes. F your couch. F it. You know, you know my mom said to me one time is the funniest damn thing. Because I was literally, when I say that I was like the only one of my family that was not a drunk, like I actually mean that. It was like me and my dad. My dad didn't like alcohol either because his first wife, my mom, was a drunk. So my mom said, and I'm going to try to paraphrase it because I can't do it the way that she did it. But basically she had been a drunk for like years and years and years. And she said that all the drinking was worth it because when she got sober. it gave her an incredible new perspective on life. Does that make sense? 100%. Okay, so it makes sense to you. Yeah. Wow. So she said, Danny, it should have become an alcoholic. You don't know what you're missing. It's okay, Mom. It's okay, Mom, thanks. Anyway, so. That's hilarious. Yeah, she was a hoot. Anyway, what did we got going on? So that was a great time last night? We had an awesome time. I mean, you... By the way, did you get ahead? Yes. So who was it that printed those for us? I don't know. And for people listening on the radio,

It's not what he meant. Let me just clarify. So they made us, a man made us little, what would you call this? It's like, it's a bust. It's a bust. It's a bust. Thank you. I got it right earlier, but I'm really tired. So this bust, and it's a bust of me. And we all got one. And so I made the joke earlier that even in my bust, I looked tired. I'm pretty sure he used the marquee cover shot, too. The marquee? From that we have on all the podcast of you, your shot for the show. Oh. See, I think I look like Glenn Jacobs in this. He loved the glasses off. Dan Maness or bust? Good. And by the way, I like this guy better than whoever came up with our graphic for the event last night because they used AI from whatever, but they put like 20 extra pounds on me and glasses. They made you look like Dave Ramsey without a goate. I don't know what they were. And it was Dan Ramsey. And here's the funny thing. Dave Mandis. Here's the funny thing. I wish I had the money. So, but here's the funny thing. All you got to do is really buckle down and start eating top ramen. I've already done that. Didn't work. So, but here's the funny thing is that even after we complained that it didn't look like me, we had almost an entire, like, on-air campaign. It doesn't look like Mandus. I arrive and it's still the same graphic. That was my favorite part. Was it? And part of me wonders if there was a big meeting down in the office, down the hall, the shadowy office, if they said they'll keep talking about it if we don't change it. Exactly right. And you know what happened? We kept talking about it because that's just what we do. So I got home and I took my little, my Chris Handbust and I showed my wife and she's like, that's crazy. Then I walked over and I put it on the mantle. She's like, she said to me, are you really putting that on the mantle? And I said, where else would I put it? You know, my head is actually very smooth on my bust. But you know what? I'm going to put mine on my mantle. Amy, if you're listening, can I put this on our mantle? See, this is where you go wrong. You don't ask for permission. Oh, I ask for permission. You just got to do it, Dan. You got to take ownership. Okay, but then you know what's going to happen? It'll disappear. No, no, no. That's not what it'll happen, Joan. What will happen is mysteriously, Riker will accidentally throw like one of those big A Legos, and it'll accidentally hit my bust, and it'll fall onto the floor. It'll be. It'll be like the leg lamp and the Christmas story. That's exactly what it'll be, actually. This is a major award. How could you guys treat this this way? You know what Amy would say? The sad thing is it's a reminder of how good looking you could be with this bust moving right along. Anyway, so. So it's going on the mantle. Great. Yeah, you know what? I will. I'll put it on the mantel. You have to. And then we also, the things that we get at our events. So I'm holding in my hand for people listening on the radio.

The Golden Shovel. Shwing. So the Golden Shovel, this goes back to a conversation we had a long time ago where we were kind of like, why does Dr. Kevin Mitchell give the Murphy show literally everything? Back the truck up. This wasn't a wee thing. This was a Dan thing. Dan was wondering why he doesn't get any fun things, like a big trophy or a championship belt. Let the record... Or chalice or crown. Let the record show that Chris Hand has also not gotten any of these things. But only one radio host made enough of a stink about it that he received something from a listener. And it's the golden shovel. So it's literally a shovel that is... painted gold. No, I think that's pure. Is it pure? I could retire. I could retire if it was pure. Why don't you buy and find out? I would put it in a safe. And so, the funny thing, though, is the context of the conversation was I needed a shovel because I'm always, you know, like digging my own grave, digging my own hole. Yes. It's how the whole thing kind of, and I didn't even remember the conversation. But apparently this guy did, and I so appreciate my golden shovel. We love it. I will also put it on the mantle. What does one trip to Israel do? One trip changes people's faith, their identity, their perspective. One trip changes the response when people chant from the river to the sea. One trip changes how people see right and wrong. One trip changes the idea of home. One trip changes everything. And one donation is all it takes. Start your day with the morning jolt of Drake Toll. Anywhere in the country. Your home for talking sports. The United States hockey team has four teeth left. What is LeBron James Legacy? Leonel Mess. 906 career goals is stupid. All of it. The Knicks. The Los Angeles Lakers. Aaron Rogers. Georgia football players. The Dolphins. The Mets. As it happened, when it happened. We'll talk all of it. Westwood One Sports Talk. Your home for Drake Toll. Follow and listen on your favorite platform. I feel like you get away with the busts a little bit more than the shovel. There's a lot less real estate that's going to be taken up by the bus. Why don't you combo it? You put the shovel on hooks, right? So it lays flat and level and then make sure the spade of the shovels pointed up and then rest the bust on the spade. I mean, you're going to need a trophy wall at some point with the shovel, the barconi. The marconi. Well, Chris. You could probably put it in your studio like where nobody else is saying it. Are you about to pull out your Marconi? You just keep it with you? No, but I actually... Because Dan Sullivan going in his backpack. No, I actually do have a little trophy thing. I have all my trophies on there. Yeah, you need to do the bust and you need the shovel. Mm-hmm. I did actually get a coin, too. You know what? It's a... It's a United States Marine Corps, like...

anniversary coin. That's cool. I don't know what you call it. Challenge coin. Is that a challenge coin? Challenge coin. Okay. I got one too, but I got the one from Santa Claus. I've gotten a Santa Claus challenge coin too. Did you? It's very cool. Did the challenge come with it? Yeah, please be good all year. So what, okay, so hope you understand. I don't understand what is, I'm a little slow this morning. What exactly is a challenge coin? Like, what, is there a challenge with it? Like, do you have to do 50 pushups like a Marine? Exactly. Because that ain't going to happen. I'm just going to tell you that's not going to happen. Well, you have failed the challenge. Day one of having it. Well, you know what the biggest challenge is? Getting it out of the bag. I can't get it out of the bag. Therefore, building morale, recognizing special achievements, and playing the traditional coin check game. They trace back to World War I, legends of a wealthy lieutenant who gave bronze medallions to his squadron. When a downpilot used his safe coin to prove his identity and escape execution, it sparked a lasting military tradition. I mean, this is really, do you want to see it? Do you want to see my coin? Things that sound dirty but aren't. Joe Jay Jones. Anyway, such a great time last night. Talking to people. That's very cool. Did you hear what happened to me, by the way? Chris last night? Give me my coin back. Did you hear it happen? I wasn't going to keep it. You know how I get. I end of the show, I'm running out and I'll forget my coin. Did you hear it happen to me last night? What happened, Dan? So, I told the story at 530, but... So I'm making my way around the room and I find three people. And as I do, I say thanks for coming out. Really appreciate it. I'm Dan. I host the morning show. And it looked like I farted in their elevator. Really? Yeah. Did you happen to fart? No. I was very careful not to in those situations. So I'm like... And they looked at me like stone-faced. And I didn't know really like what to do. I thought maybe I was being punked. I didn't know. It's like I know that I didn't want to be hugged, but I wanted to be acknowledged. So. See, I thought you were going to talk about someone trying to kiss your head. Well, there was that too. And so, yeah, and I. I still don't really understand. There's, like, some other political event that was there. Yeah, Kenneth Amy Coney Barrett's big sheriff. Yeah, his party. I don't know. Because he was going to win, so they were ready to celebrate. But anyway, so maybe they were there for that and not for us. And they didn't know who I was, which is fine. I don't care. But it was just like... They wouldn't even crack a smile. So I just thought, I don't know. So it was really weird. So then I was shy to go back into the crowd last night, so I stayed up on the stage. Kenneth Amy Coney Barrett's a really good guy. He is a good guy. But I have a bit of a bone to pick. Oh. Because I, when he was originally running, I said, listen, Kenneth, you got my vote as long as you deputize me the moment that you win. And last night came and went, and I have yet to be deputized.

I want a badge and a gun. You know what? I can go to like Toys R Us or something and get your little plastic badge, and I'm pretty sure you got a gun. Well, I have my guns, but I want a new one because you can never have too many. And I want a badge. And I'm going to be really upset until that happens. If you're deputized as a deputy, do you get a badge? I would assume so. I thought that was part of the deal. I sell my votes. Is that what you do? You sell your votes? I do. I'll vote for you as long as you deputize me. As long as you deputize me. And then you said, I can make that happen. And then it's yet to happen. Day one of Chris Hand not being deputized. By the way, this is Ray. Ray, I love you. So are you going to go over any results from yesterday or last night? We've been doing this all day long. Oh, my gosh. Could you cover some news? What's gotten into you, Dan? You know what? How many percentage points did Andy Ogles lose by, Dan? So in case you don't know, Marsha Blackburn won the governor's race. She got 43.4% of the vote. John Rose, 32.9% of the vote. Monty Fritz got 23.4% of the vote. And Andy Ogles lost in his primary race. That was the biggest shocker. That was the biggest shocker. Oh, you guys, come on. That wasn't shocking. You don't think so? I do not. Really? Really? No, I think that there were, do you read the comments on the text line and on YouTube? I think that people were, and I love Andy Ogles, don't get me wrong, but they saw him introducing legislation that would, you know, change the name of the airport or whatever. And, but they want, they want their problem solved. They want, you know, for him to do things that are meaningful and, and I don't think he did. I was still surprised. To me, that was a shocker. It was because of the Donald Trump endorsement. Well, there is that. Yeah. Yeah. So. I was not surprised at Marsha Blackburn won. I just wasn't. I think that the big shocker was Andy Ogles. And now I'm worried about the fifth. And I like Charlie Hatcher. And I hope that he'll do have a great campaign. We need a lot of money to come into this district, a super PAC or otherwise, because you know that the Democrats are going to be bringing it. After last night, I think that we can isolate what are probably going to be the two most entertaining House races. from now until the general. It's going to be District 5, which is Hatcher, Mulder. I mean, Chas, what a liberal name. Yeah, it did get any more lived than that. It really doesn't. And then District 9, which will be Brent Taylor versus Justin Pearson. And when you look at the vote totals in those races, it's pretty, well, District 5, Charlie Hatcher got like double the votes than Chas Mulder got, but all those vote blue no matter who guys are going to get behind Chas Mulder. Of course.

But Pearson got as many votes as Brent Taylor did. Yeah. So it's going to be, those races are going to be very, very interesting. Was it before the redistricting, was it nine to one? How many? No, it was it eight conservative districts and then one Democrat? Is that what it was? Yes. So my worry is, and I talked about this earlier, my worry is we have now created a situation where we could end up with two Democrats instead of one. And so it would be seven and two. That would absolutely blow up in their face. Can you imagine if that happens? And. I mean, that's going to be embarrassing. But that is going to be embarrassing. On the bright side, the Democrats are broke and don't know how to manage their money. So will they have enough to get over the hump when the super PACs and the Republican side are flush with cash? Well, that's the thing because the Republicans have a lot of money. The Republicans have a lot of money. And the Democrats don't have as much. So 90% of the congressional races are won by the candidate with the most money. Yep. President Trump this morning, you know, in that interview he did with, what was it? Punchball said he has $800 million. Does that sound right that he can spend any way that he wants? 800 million? Is it that much? He had a lot of money. And I know Elon Musk is putting, he's reviving his America pack and dumping $100 million into it. By the way, the shovel was made by Scrappy. Yeah, Ron and Scrappy. You know Ron and Scrappy? Yes. They're great. They are awesome. So, yes, I got to see. I got a lot of hugs last night from Scrappy. Scrappy's awesome. Yeah. Scrappy is the one person that I actually like to get hugged by. So I'm a big Scrappy fan. And so I don't know. If I tell my wife. that Scrappy made the golden shovel. Then you just, then you don't even have to ask for permission on the mantle. You use the shovel to clear it off and then just place it up there. You know, I could threaten physical violence. It is a shovel. Listen, if you don't allow me to put Scrappy's shovel up on the mantle, I'll just hit you with it. Nothing gets, nothing gets, nothing gets stuff done like the threats of assault, you know? I've always said that. If I've learned anything from being married all these years. The problem is I'm not much of an assaulter, so, you know. Yeah. What does one trip to Israel do? One trip changes people's faith, their identity, their perspective. One trip changes the response when people chant from the river to the sea. One trip changes how people see right and wrong. One trip changes the idea of home. One trip changes everything. And one donation is all it takes.