Covino & RichC&R send prayers & react to the LA wild fires! Who's better at 40, like Tom Brady? Did Brady truly want Bill Belichick hired as the next Raiders head coach? The guys explain their belief on options & Rich shares a very relatable Nets Dancers story! Plus, the eve of "the Five Day Stiffy" & Mahoney is a living legend!
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I Wowa Sam. On the ones and Tues, we got super Producer sounding all smooth and buttery. We got Dan Byer with your updates and Spotty on the videos at Covino and Rich Again. We're live from Los Angeles, sending good vibes, thoughts, prayers, everything at all the people affected by the fires, Luckily we're safe. And I feel bad saying that because it's surrounding us. It's everywhere. It's horrible, thousands of acres, thousands of homes and businesses and wildlife and people affected. The whole thing is terrible. But we're happy to say that we're safe and we appreciate all the concern, Thank you very much. It's eerie when it's that windy and you can only you know, watch, you know, you can only watch so many videos on Instagram and TikTok of people like trapped in their house and this fire all around them.
I don't feel Betty saying that.
I feel bad even saying that when people are living out full on reality nightmares.
But Rich is not lying.
Last night, I was there in the fetal position doing the Sign of the Cross because the wind was frightening. The wind was so scary, and those embers are no joke. They could fly over and cause fires in our area. We're actually, we live and we broadcast in the valley, so the fires are essentially just surrounding us. But we're safe for the most part. The winds were frightening, the air quality is terrible, but we're here, we're live, and we do send our best out there to the firemen, the first responders, all the people affected, the police, the medical squad, all your people's spotty terror squad, the terror Squad, no anybody flip mode squad one of my favorites, but anybody affected, all the best, stay strong. We appreciate you, and let's get into it. We have lots to get to on the show today. We're going to talk about players or coaches that you'll never forgive. You never forgave them, or maybe you're on the cusp of it, maybe you'll have a change of heart.
Today. We'll see shot up forgiveness. That is what I'm saying.
By the way, who sings that song in the movie just fronts Anna Faris.
I'm pretty sure I just.
Saw that she had to evacuate her House's right what it is, right burnt down. Yeah, it's crazy how many people were affected by the fires out here. We're also gonna do a little version of Coveno and Riches. Believe it or not. Yeah, there's a superstar athlete that's yappin' and I don't think Cavino believes him.
No, I think I do.
You know what, I figure it out as I go, I think I do believe him. Plus, we gotta do a little midweek major like we always do on the show every Wednesday, we go over the biggest stories in the world of sports and pop culture?
Are they mid? Are they weak? Are they major?
And Tom Brady is always in the news, always a fun story.
So we got to talk about weighing out all your options.
Yeah, Tom Brady, now that he's got some pull for the Raiders, and he's got a great beach bud.
If you follow anything on social media, it's.
Fair to say, Man, I confident in my sexuality. Dude is looking studley handsome, more ripped than he did at the combine when he was a kid, more ripped when he was playing. He's all tan, he's tan, he's shredded, and good for him. I'm gonna throw this out there before we dive into this Brady Belichick possibility. Do you know anyone else and I say this respectfully to women and men or anyone, do you know anyone other than Tom Brady that you could say looks better at forty something than twenty something, I mean besides me and Tom Brady. Let me think about it. Uh yes, Spot, I'll give spot the credit. He was a title to take all the credit. Oh, I mean I still look better?
Yes, I mean that is true.
You asked the question. I answered it me, I got one. I got one for you. But I'm saying like popular right now. And he's not quite as old as Tom Brady, but his name is Nick Bargetzi and his hottest comedian going yo. If you look at them before and after of Nate Barghezi, No, I don't think he's like slaying it the way Rich talks about him as far as how handsome he is. Throw a beard and combed his hair, but he definitely got a glow up from his early days. If you see what a young Nate Barghetsi looked like, he thinks like he was a fully developed and he was still in a fetus stage. It's like many people listening that are thinking, isn't a Nate Barghesi. I thought so until his daughter introduced him on the special and she's like, my dad Nate Barghetzi, and I'm like, okay, I guess he's Bargetti.
She did say that.
She said, Pete Barghetsi, he has a brand new comedy special out on Netflix and it came out that he was the highest earning comedian in twenty twenty four. News to me, I feel like he's great. I feel like he's he is slaying in the world of comedy. I like his like his formula. He's trying to keep it family friendly but still be relevant.
I like him.
He's a nice guy, he's likable, and his bit, his George Washington thing on as and hell is really what took him next level. So no hate, just congratulate to you know, Nate Bargetzi.
You know who I saw early on in his career and he just looked like a normal dude.
But through the years he got all jacked. Carrot top tart top. Might look better now, but even early on he did he does. He looked like the Wendy's girl and it is weird.
It doesn't really go with his stage performances. Act something's off, dude.
He said that, and he lost a lot of his muscle mass recently. But we saw him at the super Bowl what was it last year?
He was still in good shape.
But he has said publicly that a lot of the times the muscles didn't work with his comedy. You know, it was almost counterproductive. So ask yourself that that's question one too Quickie, you know anyone other than Tom Brady that looks significantly better at forty something than twenty something than Nate BARGESSI one I bring up because I'm not the only one. There's before and after little photos on social media.
He dressed poorly.
He was like a little chub he face comedian. Now he's all would glow up. It happens. He found success. You get a stylist, you get a personal trainer and a nutritionist. Possibly guy's making millions. You can afford to look good. And I think that's part of the presentation. Man, you look good, you feel good, feel good, you play good. So you play good, they pay good. Speaking of Tom Brady, who's, like we said, living the life throwing footballs in the beach with they got to change living the life of Riley because last I checked, Pat and John c aren't doing that great. Yeah, there's no Rightley eye envy. Yes, it's the life of Brady. And we're not talking Peter or Bobby. We're talking Tommy throwing footballs with his kids like this guy living the life of Brady, being like super Dad and you know, like on the side, he's probably poking up with all types of hot models.
Of course, he is Tom Brady. He's Tommy, Little Tommy.
Don't you live When his family talks about him, Little Tommy, they refer to him as like, yeah, and then tom Little Tommy, a little Tommy. He's living the life little Tommy. The story is that he reached out to Bill Belichick to see if there was any interest in Las Vegas. Now, Dan Byer, I know you got your ear to the streets on everything NFL and college football related Belichick. Is there any possible out in the UNC contract? Yes, that was the whole point. Yes, there was a clause. There was a buyout.
Yes, ten million dollars. Ten million dollars buyout before.
June and first of twenty twenty five. It drops to one million dollars after June first of twenty twenty five.
So it just begs the question.
That's why when the contract came out there was tons of speculation. That was pretty obvious that he fought for that clause because it was a one and done sort of thing, like the option to come back to the NFL would be there and would be available.
But there's so many layers here. Number one, would would Belichick do this?
And you're like, wait, he did that to the Jets like once upon a time, Remember it was like Bill Belichick psych and then he just belled on the Jets.
So it's not crazy to think.
But I think the interesting part is when they separated and Tom Brady went to Tampa and Bill Belichick remained in New England for like a.
Year or so, everyone was like, who do you give the credit to? Brady or Belichick?
And it almost seemed like they were at odds, like he finally left Bill Belichick's evil ways and the first chance he gave an official separation or did Tom Brady just feel the need to see other coaches and players, much.
Like Jessica Alba and Cash Warren I now separated. Jessica Alba's saying there's a chance.
But when they separated, the media and I mean, we're part of that, I guess, but major want to think that they hated each other. But here we are fast forward and Tom Brady has some power and the first move he makes is that's the guy. Hey, maybe I have a theory and I'm making this up. Okay, guys, if you're new to Cavino and Rich there's a lot of make it up. Yeah, just roll with it, okay, you know how everybody says Nicki Glazer became that next level person and hosted the Golden Globes and slayed it and is also hosting in twenty twenty six. Based on her performance, she signed a three year deal. She signed a three year deal. They're saying all because of even she has said it all because of the Tom Brady roast. Being part of that and putting her on that big stage really showed what she could do. It was one of the most streamed events in Netflix history. So it also put Nicki Glazer in front of a lot of eyeballs. Yeah, and she's admitted like, yeah, that's totally the reason why I'm hosting. But then, of course her talents proved that she deserved to be there. Props to Nicki Glazer. Maybe on that magical night that changed her life and changed her stars also brought Belichick and Brady back together. We saw different side of Belichick, did we not? Maybe that really you saw he was boozing, hanging out with Gronky and Edelman and everybody else. Maybe everybody got back together and Tommy and Belichick on this magical night that I'm making up right now. Maybe this is when they saw each other man to man instead of player coach for the first time, and Tom Brady had a little thought in the back of his head and said, you know what, there's a different side to this guy that maybe the Raiders need. Interestingly enough, I'm just making that up. I like your theory, though, But if we did see them pal around when we hadn't seen that in a.
Long time, they remember, they did a shot together. They did a shot together.
Absolutely, I'm not saying I saw Belichick deading in on tom having fun laughing. That to me was a major icebreaker for all I know. Maybe, and remember I made it up first. If you hear it later on, it was you know, I came up with this first. Perhaps that was the icebreaker they needed for this to even start. I'm not gonna attribute that moment. I'll say it could be part of it. But what dude, Leading up to that, we thought there was beef. But what I will say is, I want you to figure your own life, work, relationships, all the dealings you have. There might be someone that is really good at what they do. But there's such a pain in the ass. But if push camped to shove and you're like, hey, I need a real estate agent.
Yeah, the guy, you know what, he's really good.
I want to work with him again, even though he was I don't know, maybe a pain in the butt. Maybe, like maybe the reality is you got to separate, like yeah, maybe you know personally, Hey, we buttoned heads. But Tom Brady's acknowledging like at least Bill Belichick should get a look.
He is one of the best ever.
Well in a situation like this too. Now with Brady owning a small part but still part of the team, he would be above the coach. So no longer would he be, you know, a victim to the rigid rules of one Bill Belichick.
If anything, he could rain that in or.
Maybe that's what that locker room needs. You know, we're not inside the facility there. I think he says so many things.
You're right rich about that putting all differences aside for greatness. Right, We do that with women, We do that with a lot of things. I got this girl's a nightmare, but man, she's hot. You're right, you make exceptions, Yeah, man, Belichick, we didn't vibe all the time. But man, he's great at what he does. The talent, the skills, they speak for themselves. There's so many angles to think about here. I think it's also a testament to again, despite their differences, how great Tom thinks he really is. I think it's a possibility, but it comes back to a matter of not pulling the trigger too soon and always weighing out your options. And I know Rich has a story. We all have a story. There's balance here. And again, I always try to bring in real life examples to these sports scenarios because, as they said on as they said on Ted Lasso, real examples for you, Football is life is Rich is EXAs ample.
He's about to give isn't everybody's story.
But it's a story, nonetheless, And I think everyone's been there, and I have a no, no, not everyone has been there. And I'm hyping you up and saying that Rich is about to tell a story about how he had a chance to date an NBA dancer.
Well I'll tell you the story.
But I think you think everybody listening in their car is like, yeah, I've been there, but but let me let me explain, because there's a lesson to be learned. And I know I've been there myself, had a bunch of cheerleaders chasing me.
I'm just saying this. It could be jobs, it could be dating.
Sometimes you got away at your options and take your time, but you don't want to take too much of your time because then all of a sudden, your options go away. Like Steve Cavino, let me throw you into the bus first before I give my story. Cavino is the type of guy that is very noncommittal in plans, so that by the time he is ready to make the plan, the reservation's taken, the flights double the price, the hotels booked.
So you can't be a Caveno. There were tickets. Yeah, like wait a minute, this, we're all sold out.
It's a nightmare for people that are hesitant like Caveno, because some some people don't want to make that decision.
It does happen.
Sometimes you're too quick like sold like you buy the car the minute you see it. Or my example would be I met a girl who was beautiful, kind, smart, like I really liked this girl when I was in my twenties, and she happened to be a dancer for the New Jersey the then New Jersey nets. She was good looking, really enjoyed her.
She said, tomorrow night, we're gonna go out with my friends. Do you want to come?
So you're gonna hang out with the entire dance team. Yeah, everybody's been there, like which sid.
So she's like, We're going out at the dance team tomorrow night at the club. So relata, Yeah, bro, any other relatable stories.
I get to this club and as much as I really enjoyed the company of the woman I was talking to, yeah, if that was day one, she wouldn't.
Have been like a top ten choice of flying.
I know it sounds terrible, but I was looking around, like, oh, man, I hate it when I have these problems, right Danny?
Right? Sam?
Don't you hate when you have hot chicks? But you wish you would have picked the hotter one of her friends.
No, you're the one. You saw the hotter one. You're like, man, I should have held out for the hottest. You are the one making me look like an ahole. No, it's true.
Hey, by the way, for the record, would you would you have had the girls do like a dance off Ridge for my heart?
Yeah?
You know, and you have women dance for your love. I'm just saying there are times where all right, let me bring it, forget about it.
Remember that bust of bikini models pulled up and they stopped and they I was standing there, and they like, oh, we really could use an oil boy for all of the bikini models, even.
Though your particular situation is not ripen and it was you know, richest way of just expressing how handsome he is.
That's the truckle on though it.
Really does prove the point because you took the bait so quickly. Had you waited, you would have maybe met a girl that would have been better for you.
You see this.
In free agens because that relationship did not last. You see this in free agency where some players it's like day one and it's like, look who signed. You're like, yo, they were antsy. They were like Lamar Jackson antsy the word of the day. They were antsy. Where Like they won a free agency like o they signed. Then these guys that weighed out make a decision, and then you got like the ped Alansa of the world where I'm like, yo, it is Pete Alonzo gonna wait around until nobody really wants them. I feel like the Mets are his only option right now. He has to take what he gets. So I think it's the balance of waiting striking, and and that is like to get that perfect balance is very difficult in business relationships or anything. Because right now, could you argue Bill Belichick. Could he have had the foresight to say, well, Tom Brady's involved with the Raiders, they're gonna fire their coach. Tommy may want me there because we won, don't know, those six super bowls together, Maybe I don't take this UNC job. Or is there no hype with the Raiders in Belichick and he's going to be very happy in Chapel Hill. That could very well be the case. No, because I do believe, or else you wouldn't have had that clause in his contract. I do believe his plan was to coach there until something came up, if not this year, next year.
I did see a headline that said Belichick has already insinuated he is not interested.
Wow, but again he's still interested in getting back to the NFL. You would imagine maybe next year.
And also remember a big part of this college job was to set his son up, set.
His son up, and yeah again create a program there absolutely great point, Danny, so good one. Tony did Belichick based on this story? Did he act too soon? Should he have waited longer? Should he have explored more NFL avenues? Maybe he did. But the point here is to always weigh out your options. We weigh out all the options before you make that final decision. This so perfectly just goes along with the conversation we had a day ago so we could all tie together, put a little bow on it, and move on. We talked about this with a lot of the hot commodities in the coaching world, like a Ben Johnson. We're like, does Ben Johnson just jump at the first head coaching job that seems enticing? Does Raybold take the first gig that looks like ooh this is good?
And we talked about there's just not a lot of opportunities, so you might.
Have to Sometimes you prematurely are like sold, I want it, and then other times you're.
Like, let me think about it. You think about it too long. Guess what.
Remember trying to buy a house a couple of years ago. They wanted you to put an offer in like sometimes without seeing the place. Depending on the scenario, you've got to make decisions. And interestingly enough, you're seeing that with the coaching carousel, you're seeing that with baseball free agency. Let me ask you a question, and you're seeing that with Belichick now. And by the way, why do you think champell? Bill is not interested? He doesn't want to deal with Tom Brady stuff. Again, I think wants to do his own thing.
He made a commitment, like you said, he's setting up his son. Why have the buyout protection just in case it goes wrong or something?
Oh, no, we'll see, We'll see, all right, we'll see your thoughts seven ninety nine on Fox. That's our number eight seven seven ninety nine on Fox at Covino and Rich again, always weighing out your options, all the options? Did Belichick act too soon? Your thoughts on that Tom Brady story?
What do you take? Oh? What do you take?
A look at Belichick's thoughts on Twitter? Because now he's on every social media. Who would have thought that? X?
I bet his girlfriend would love to live in Las Vegas though? What you know?
What do you know? What?
Yeah, gotta have fun with that. What did he used to call facebooking? Instagram?
What it was?
Snapface? Snapface twitch? I'm not on snapface and all.
You don't think if his young girlfriend, twenty four year old instachat girlfriend was like, come on.
Billy, just think about it Vegas. It would be so fun. You don't think he'd have a little bit of a cat mention it. Every weekend we could go see carrat Top and Terry Fader and think about it. Think of all the Circusilla shows and Blue Man Group. Oh yeah, I don't really care about that.
I mean, but I bet you there's some sort of You're never that fully confident, right He and Hakkasan and.
Dj Vice is spinning.
You look so cute dancing.
It's funny. Okay, you know what, hey think about it?
Your thoughts will take your feedback, Belichick, Brady uh would love your thoughts on all this, all.
The transactions and the reunion. The NFL needs man.
Or not or not?
That would be unpredictable.
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It's got fat fingers. I just got sausage fingers. I got Bobby fingers is what they call me in the barrio Covino and Rich. Welcome back Sauce Tiowa, Samuel, Iowa Sam. Good to see uh, Danny G. Buyer's got your updates in just a few minutes. And of course Spotty's here on the videos getting ready for midweek major the biggest stories in the world of sports and top culture again live from the tyreck dot com studio. Remember, Rapid radios are instant walkie talkies for the play. They're pushed to talk, offering national LTE coverage no subscription, perfect for that contact with your friends.
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Come help me. I just can't design you guys, come pick me up. Maybe I should wait it out. Cheerleaders alone, ladies, I'm married. I hate you guys.
I do want to say thank you Fox Sports Radio. We're live Los Angeles, so thanks again for all your concerns. I want to say, man, I feel really bad about everything, obviously, but we found out today one of our favorite wineries out here also burnt down. And he's a great friend and listener of the show, Mark from Rosenthal Wines. And that's just one example of many businesses in the Yeah, that.
Guy isn't it in Malibu? Marks that place.
He's a big supporter of ours and a friend, and we feel so bad about the whole He actually runs that place, beautiful place.
Yeah, he's actually Mark who runs that place? He not like yeah but yeah no, So just a lot of devastation.
And I was telling some of the guys off the air in the kitchen that when you're not from an area and stuff like this happens, everyone you've met in your whole life reaches out to you, and it's it's you know, it's nice to see the concern. But when I tell you, all day, every person I feel like I've met in my life that doesn't live out here is asking you, Okay, yeah. I never realized how much I was associated with California because I don't associate myself that way. I happen to live out here, but yeah, I'm from Jersey, and like Rich said, just so much feedback a day, people concerned because it is that bad.
One thing I didn't realize till a East Coast person told me is that some of the country when they if they haven't been out here a lot, especially if they when they think of California, they think we all live on pch like we all have beachfront property.
And it always makes me think of that scene in the opening of the movie The Holiday where she leaves lax and is somehow just driving down the pH and then is going to Beverly Hills.
It's like, that's what people outside think, we all live at the beach.
And interestingly enough, when you when you live out here once in Kavino and I moved out here from the East Coast for work reasons.
But Kavino said this to me this.
Morning, when we say, oh, yeah, we live in the valley, he goes, I don't know, do you think people know what we mean by that?
And I'm like, you know what, I think they just think karate kid. They just yeah, they just think, oh, karate must be big there.
It means we're actually in the valley, the San Fernando Valley, tween mountains between mountains, so we're surrounded by the fires. Does that mean we're completely safe. No, but it means, you know, we're surrounded by it and it's just wild to see. So thanks again, guys. We appreciate the concerns. Stay safe, and like I said, I know we shout out to all the first responders and the story I just mentioned about Rosenthal Wines, that's just one of hundreds and thousands of people affected.
Shouts to the firefighters that are coming in from other states.
Right now at home, no doubt, and uh, you know, listen, I know we're on across the country, so I know snow and ice and you know where we live Mother Nature. That's Cavino said before chill out. Not a great start to twenty twenty five.
Relax, Yeah, Rich, did you cheat on mother Nature or something? What's going on? What happened here?
Did you leave her for a cheerleader or something? So you know there is something positive though. I don't know how to position this, Rich, but today is like a special day. It's it's here's what I'm going to say to keep it clean here on Fox Sports Radio. Yeah, is Football's five Day of Excitement Eve?
The weakest name? Wow? Else?
Could you describe it? I had a different name for it earlier, but I can't say it here. It's the football five Day of Excitement, Eve, because tomorrows.
For all the football fans, the five days of excitement.
Let's work shop that the five days of excitement excitement begins tomorrow. So if there's anything you need to get done, you gotta do.
What you can. You say, football, stiffy, Eve. I don't know if you can say that. I don't know if you who knows stiffy.
I'll allow it, Okay, football guess I'll allow it. Because if you're a football fan starting tomorrow, starting tomorrow. College football playoffs back to back days and then three days with six wildcard games. Football fans are excited in the Pantalonies, I'll tell you that.
And starting tomorrow.
I was looking at the point spread for this one, and it's too tricky for me, but I found a little loophol. This is what I'm doing tomorrow and shout out to our friends at DraftKings. I was looking at Notre Dame at Penn State. He over unders forty four.
So follow me here.
The over under forty four. The point spread is like one one and a half. So we're assuming this is going to be a very close game. Correct the mundo you would assume, correct the mindo Cunningham. Oh, Now, last five games, Notre Dames put up twenty three points, twenty seven, forty nine, forty nine and thirty five. Penn States put up thirty one, thirty eight, thirty seven, forty four and twenty six. So I just think, unless there's like a tense defensive battle, which I don't totally anticipate, I like the over forty four, no teaser, no parlay. I'm I'm sort of digging the over in that game. I like to see some offenses hyped up coming into that game. I don't I don't want to have like a seventeen to ten defensive battle. I'd like to see some points. So I like the over with Notre Dame Penn State.
Nice. So enjoy the holiday, the football holiday of sorts that we just renamed.
For you guys, football stiffy even, Yeah, I have an even five glorious days there it is.
How about five days of blue ball? I don't want to celebrate that at this same play the rim shot on yourself. No, not this time. Now, there's a lot of people on the phones.
We're gonna get to your phone calls eight seven, seven ninety nine on Fox, people chiming in about all different things and the Belichick Brady story.
Weighing at all your options. But first an update from the Great Dan Byer.
Big guys, The NFL is monitoring and monitoring the fires that are taking place here in Los Angeles. Rams vikings scheduled for Monday still on when the NFL says they are just taking a look at everything. Kings were supposed to hold the host the Calgary Flames tonight downtown at Crypto dot Com Arena that came has been postponed because of the wild fires.
And for the terribly inappropriate timing of the flames coming to town. Yeah, I noticed that. My goodness, I just chose to ignore it. You just mentioned, Yes, that's okay, that's all good.
I just saw something on TV that's very concerning. I mean, we're in the midst of all this. They're talking about the biggest of the fires, and I just saw did you see it said zero percent contained? Yes, I mean zero percent.
Yeah, yes, horrible. Man, it's not good. It's not good at all. And it's such a unique There aren't a lot of cities that are built like Los Angeles to have this sort of situation happen.
There's so many other random things going on too, like just here in this area, the traffic lights are out right, and his body has no power all night.
No, it did nothing. And again it sounds like it's the mind.
Don't want to talk about it because there's so many other bigger things going on, but like everybody's affected.
Yeah, you know, And just doing some research, there were reports that you know, Kawhi Leonard had a home in Pacific Palisades. He's out to night for personal reasons. The Chris Haynes, NBA insider, says that it's to tend to family matters that are tied to the fire. Yeah, so a lot of those things in play. But Kawhi is not going to play in tonight's game against the Denver Nuggets. That game in Denver, by the way, And.
I'd imagine dB a lot of athletes of Los Angeles teams possibly in those areas because Malibu Palisades, the area is that you might not be people outside of California.
Le Bron loves right by it. Yeah, Bron loves two miles from here, people that might not be familiar with it. It's a price the area.
It's like you're hearing names like Tom Hanks and you know, big time celebrities live in those areas. So i'd imagine Kawhi is not the only LA athlete in those areas.
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You know, having a lot of fun here on Covino Rich today, trying. It's like tears of a clown kind of it. It's a somber Let me give you the vibe real quick, live from Los Angeles. We're in the valley, so we're surrounded by it. Right you look to the left, it's like doom, like it looks like something out of a movie, like Oh my God, destruction and devastation. To the left, and then to the right it's like blue skies and then before you know it, the whole sky's be covered. Like the other way, you see like a mountain on fire. The other way, it looks like a beautiful day.
It's why crazy.
So lots of mixed emotions, but thanks again for hanging out with us, Cavino and Rich.
Hopefully a fun escape for you.
One thing, no matter if it's a fire out here in LA a flood, a tornado, any type of coverage. I feel like some of these reporters you don't need to prove anything to me. I mean, how many times have you seen these people like gas masks on and there they got all protective gear by the fire, like, we get it, what are you doing?
They gotta be out there though, I think so.
You don't you think though that when they do the field reporting and you can you can see him right there in front of the flames, like someone has to be talking at the camera, don't you know.
I don't know, Maybe I'm wrong, but like I just see this this guy on ABC. I'll give him credit. Brave guy.
Whatever he's doing out there, he's got I don't think they need to be in the eye of the storm, want to inhale that stuff either. When when there's like a hurricane on the East Coast, you'll see always some JIBBRONI on like the Jersey short waves are hitting him and he's like and it's almost like, yeah, the closer they are to the devastation, better they are, the better reporting they're doing. And and really they're just putting themselves at risk.
The big Yeah, I.
Know that there's some places that are extreme, but this is also the whole point of news, in the whole point of covering it, of like of being there. It's why when their wars breakout, correspondents are sent over to those war zones and are filming on balconies with bombing going in the background. It's crazy to think that you would ever want to do it. But to get a real assessment of what's going on and what's happening, you need that, you.
Know what, Dan Byer once again newsman Dan buy everyone, but once again he's got the tram.
Buyer has a knack of making me say, yeah.
Well, you know what'll be right then today when I say first responders, I'm gonna throw in a lot of these people because they're keeping everybody in for him, not on the same level as, of course, a firefighter or something in the picture.
And Dan Buyer's right.
I was I was watching KTLA last night and John Finolio and I put this up on TikTok and it's it's gained some traction on that platform at buyer Talk, if you will. But it's doing a lot of report in the backyard of a home, and he realizes that the home's on fire, so he goes and he turns on the hose and puts out the fire.
While he's doing the live shots. Did you see you know, saw it but didn't like it. But that's a whole other story. Yes, yes, you know why, because I was looking for other distractions. Disractions.
I mean, I sent you guys the Channel five clip of Steve Guttenberg being in a did you see that doesn't know who.
Steve Gutenberg is? Where the goots is Steve Gutenberg police academy.
I did not know, mahoney, And he's talking. He does not know Steve Guttenberg. He hasn't been anything.
Let me tell you, Steve Gutenberg is helping people get in and out of like these chaotic areas.
And you know why he's there, rich right? Why was he there? I gotta show you my punchline. Don't read it out loud. Come on, it's funny. I could say, No, I don't say that we're gonna citizens patrol. It's a.
There's a rumor about Gutenberg. Let's just say, uh, he doesn't need the fireman's host stop just giving prompts to the goots heavy subject.
He's on the scene helping out, and the reporters like, sir, thanks rollier help.
He was helping his street evacuate, and he's like, my name is Steve Gutenberg, and like, hey, thanks there, Steve.
I heard about this, but I didn't know like it was this in depth. Really, are you spell that from short circuits? Let me tell you no. Co You know. The thing is he'slf he.
Is such a helpful guy in his community. But the young reporter is like, yeah, yeah, Steve Gutenberg, a great name. Doesn't even realize it's so weird. But have you seen that video where those two guys are trapped in their home and there's fire surrounding it. Like we get an update that they're okay with their dogs. You saw that, but hey, hopefully everyone in the West Coast is safe. And again, Dan Bayer, you're right. Once again, dB proves me.
Man.
That's why we bring things up. Man, We got to speculate all angles here. It's a it's a tough day. It's been a tough because when they did, can you know what it is? A war zone, a disaster, some big event. You do want people on the scene, I suppose right.
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