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Friday 5-9-03

Todd and Tyler started off their show this morning by talking about last night’s Beef game. They seemed to have had a great time at the event, thoroughly enjoying the Fish Heads performance as well as the game itself. They also welcomed Black Tony to the studio early. He, too, attended the Beef game so the gang spent some time sharing ‘’bare assed Tony in the bathroom’’ stories. TnT then read an e-mail sent to them from a female listener that claimed TnT were sexually deprived. The e-mailer went on to say that she and her boyfriend are swingers, she likes to wonder into convienent stores and have sex with whomever is behind the counter, and last Halloween, she banged 14 men in one night. The guys talked at length about the e-mail throughout the morning and everyone got a kick out a caller that checked in shortly after who said he’ consider being #15 as long as he had a bottle brush and some Clorox.

Trisha sat in for BW this morning because Brian had to mow. Before she delivered today’s news, Trish talked with the guys about her recent storm covering duties that had her chasing clouds of thunder last week. She also discussed the phone call she received form Henk, the Plattsmouth man who admitted to murdering his son in court a week ago. She told the guys that Henk seemed most interested in the media coverage he was getting. Trish then dove into the news and the gang spent some time discussing a variety of today’s stories, including further analysis of exactly how that hiker that got trapped under the 800 pound boulder was able to cut his own arm off.

After the news, Todd and Tyler were joined by a listener named Dave Carmichael and his son Chad (23-years-old). Dave is the guy who’s been calling them over the last few months giving TnT updates while his son was fighting over in Iraq. As many of you will recall, Dave called TnT and said that Chad was injured in a ‘’friendly fire’’ explosion that killed one soldier and seriously injured his son. Specialist Chad Carmichael spent some time talking with TnT about what he saw during his stay in Iraq, including the details of how he was injured.

Regarding his injury, Chad said that while at Baghdad International Airport, something blew up behind him, killing his buddy, and shrapnel from the explosion tore into his neck. He fell to the ground, dazed, thinking the enemy had shot him, and bleeding from the neck. He would have died had there not been someone there to put pressure on the wound and get him emergency medical help. At one point, the guy helping him kept saying ‘’Stay with me!’’ and Chad told TnT ‘’that it was like something out of a war movie.’’ TnT seemed to get a kick out of that.

Chad continued his visit with the guys by talking about sleeping in the sand, not showering for nearly a month and the taint build-up associated with such conditions, and he also shared some of the more grizzly mental images he brought home with him. Chad also told the guys that he’s considering re-upping after his tour of duty is done in January. He’s also leaving to go back to Germany and possibly Iraq at the end of May, and everyone including Chad’s father hoped Germany would be his final destination, not Iraq again. Chad also talked with TnT about his time on German soil, finding his new wife of 3 months over there, and discussing plans for a wedding reception before he heads back out later this month.

Many callers checked in and expressed their appreciation for Chad and his fellow soldiers, which Chad seemed to truly take to heart. The gang discussed briefly the anti-war protests that occurred while the main phase of the Iraqi war was underway and Chad told the guys that it did bum some of the soldiers out. Todd and Tyler expressed, several times during their interview with Chad, their own appreciation for fighting in the war. It was a great conversation with Specialist Chad Carmichael and his father Dave and I’m sure you’ll be able to catch it on an upcoming Best Of or 3rd Shift Replay show in the near future so keep tuned in.

Trav came in a bit later in the show with today’s sports report and FWIW commentary. Before he began, TnT played him their early morning call from the swinger lady who nailed 14 guys in one night and likes to bang convenient store guys. TnT asked Trav if he has ever been offered sex while he worked the night shift at a convenient store in Council Bluffs while in college. Trav said he had been offered sex but didn’t do it ‘’because I wasn’t married at the time and wanted to save that.’’ Explosive laughter filled the studio thereafter. When things finally settled down, Trav did his FWIW from last night, which was how if you don’t like smoking, you shouldn’t go out to eat. A lengthy and heated argument followed, pitting Tyler on the side of the anti-smokers and everyone else agreeing with Trav. What was the most humorous about the whole exchange was Tyler giving Trav crap for secretly smoking a pack a day himself, which Travis continued to deny all morning long.

Larry the Cable Guy checked in this morning and delivered a commentary on how Jessie Jackson is allegedly extorting an ass load of money from NASCAR. Keep in mind that Larry will be in town at the Funny Bone next week and joining TnT in studio on both Thursday and Friday.

Todd and Tyler spoke to their old buddy Bret Michaels of Poison this morning. He discussed a recent article in Rolling Stone mag that featured Bret recalling a concert he went to years ago. Tyler, too, was at that concert so they spent some time talking about holding lighters in the air. The guys then moved on to talk with Bret about a new TV show he’s doing called ‘’American Rock Star’’. The premise, seemingly very similar to ‘’American Idol’’ was actually proposed by Bret to TV guys more than 2 years ago but it wasn’t until the success of the Fox show that his idea got a second look. Basically, they’re going to do a bunch of battle of the bands, letting local guys duke it out, and the best of the best from various cities will compete for a record contract. The concept sounds great and it will sure be nice to hear some rock-n-roll instead of the scrap spewing out of ‘’American Idol’’ several times a damned week (sorry, I vent). Bret also talked with the guys about their summer tour, which kicks off on May 23rd, and dispelled the media-created rumors that Poison and the Crew don’t like each other. TnT also talked with Bret about how his sister, who lives in town, was allegedly kicked out of the Funny Bone for being too drunk once. Bret’s sister phoned in, disputed the allegations, and then talked with the gang for a bit. I’m sure we’ll hear from Bret Michaels again in the near future so stay tuned.

J Medicine Hat joined TnT in studio this morning and hung out for a bit. He’s performing all weekend at the Funny Bone and you’ll be able to see him by calling the Bone Phone at 493-8036 for reservations.

Guitar guru Michael Kelsey joined TnT in studio today and played a couple of amazing tunes for us. Medicine Hat really seemed to enjoy his performance as well. If you missed him on the show today, you can catch Michael performing at the Red Eye this evening. For further information, you can also always visit his web site at <<<::: Michael Kelsey:::>>>.

Trisha returned later in the show with today’s e-news segment. As she read through each story, TnT had to fill her in on whether or not BW had already done the same story earlier in the week. It was pretty funny to hear Trisha questioningly say ‘’William Shatner’s sperm?’’ and Tyler reply, ‘’We did that.’’ Out of everything to come out of the e-news segment today, the most brain grabbing conversation involved Wayne Newton’s wallaby being roped. I lost the details of the story, and the rest of the e-news, due to laughing so hard at the story itself and my own confusion about the mental image the report put into my head so I’m going to have to wrap up the update here.

Tune in on Sunday at 10pm for the 3rd Shift Replay of this morning’s show and make sure to rejoin the guys on Monday at 5:30am as they kick off yet another stellar week of radio programming. Thanks for watching. Good night. -Corby-