Tony Scott: 0:21

Welcome to The Jay Franze Show, a behind-the-curtain look at the entertainment industry, with insights you can't pay for and stories you've never heard. Now here's your host, Jay Franzee.

Jay Franze: 0:49

And we are coming at you live. I am Jay Franzee.

Tiffany Mason: 1:03

And with, with with me.

Jay Franze: 1:03

Tonight is the Juliet to my Romeo, my beautiful co-host, Miss Tiffany Mason Romeo, you have a little bit of a stutter tonight. I just want to make sure we start off on the right foot and I don't get yelled at oh, oh, with not joining me, but with you got it see. I pay attention, I pay attention, I guess so If you are, new to the show.

Jay Franze: 1:17

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Tiffany Mason: 1:36

Woo-hoo.

Jay Franze: 1:41

Well, let me start off by telling us the question of the day Question of the day today is what was your first concert? What was your first concert? Don't tell me now. We will discuss this later. So if you would like to join in and send us some of your first concerts, just go ahead over to the comments section and type away. All right, my friend, june is coming up and we're going to have some new birthdays come up in the month of June and I wanted to talk about them a little bit, but first you took your glasses off.

Jay Franze: 2:16

Yeah, just noticing, I just want to say I do notice these things.

Tiffany Mason: 2:20

Thanks for calling me out. Why is that calling you out? Wow, because I want to come off as young, like I don't need them.

Jay Franze: 2:28

You are young, you are so young.

Tiffany Mason: 2:32

Thank you.

Jay Franze: 2:32

You are not experiencing a June birthday.

Tiffany Mason: 2:35

I am not. I got six months still, so you're with me then.

Jay Franze: 2:38

Alright, see you, senior. I got six months still, so you're with me then.

Tiffany Mason: 2:41

Mm-hmm, all right.

Jay Franze: 2:43

Si senor. Let's start off with Ronnie Dunn. Ronnie Dunn of the band. Brooks and Dunn, born on June 1st 1953.

Tiffany Mason: 2:55

Let me throw in a birthday that you're not expecting June 2nd. The man who made me, Mr State that's my maiden name, State Dennis State. June 2nd yeah. It's so weird I met Sean when I was so young. I've been Mason longer than I've been State Nice.

Jay Franze: 3:16

Yeah, you get married at 12. That's kind of odd these days, arranged marriages and stuff, oh my gosh yeah. All right. Well, ronnie Dunn, june 1st 1953. I hate to say it, but he seems older than that.

Tiffany Mason: 3:34

You think he seems older?

Jay Franze: 3:37

Yeah, because 1953 is not that far from me. That just puts him in the 60s. Right Seems older than that to me. Sorry, Ronnie, Let me move on Lee Bryce. Lee Bryce had a chance to work with Lee. He was a nice guy, Born June 10th 1979.

Tiffany Mason: 3:59

Ooh, that was a good year.

Jay Franze: 4:01

And now it's sad to say, but I would think Lee Bryce was older than that. So I'm just all jacked up tonight.

Tiffany Mason: 4:11

I would think he was older too.

Jay Franze: 4:14

Plus, judging by his photos, he's coming here to town and he may have just been here last week, I think, but either way, here in town, and his photo for the event he just looked like he was older he's coming to Jacksonville he's a good artist. He was a writer for Garth Brooks and a few others before he actually went on to be a solo artist.

Tiffany Mason: 4:39

I'm going to look at images. I'm going to see if I think he looks older than me or not.

Jay Franze: 4:43

I Drive your Truck.

Tiffany Mason: 4:44

Oh, I love that song.

Jay Franze: 4:46

I love that song.

Tiffany Mason: 4:48

I love that song. He looks like the same age as me. Knock it off.

Jay Franze: 4:54

Okay, if you say so. Next is Chris Young Chris.

Tiffany Mason: 4:59

Young, I like.

Jay Franze: 5:00

Chris Young.

Tiffany Mason: 5:00

Chris Young I like Chris Young.

Jay Franze: 5:03

He recorded the same studio but I never got to work with him. But he's born June 12th 1985.

Tiffany Mason: 5:11

He was on the TV show Nashville.

Jay Franze: 5:12

Star, you remember that show, by any chance. Yes, yes, it was filmed at the Wild Horse Saloon in Nashville.

Tiffany Mason: 5:22

Okay, it was filmed at the Wild Horse Saloon In Nashville. Okay, I know you just said his name, but tell me the name you just said again.

Jay Franze: 5:26

Chris Young, it's too early in the evening to fire you.

Tiffany Mason: 5:31

No, I've got a song by him. That is getting in my way, and it might not be by him, but I thought it was. Oh, he sings Lonely Eyes. Yeah, I was thinking of another one, but anyways, okay.

Jay Franze: 5:47

Yeah, chris Young, june 12th 1985. I don't know if you've ever had a chance to see the Wild Horse Saloon, but it's a really cool venue. It's multiple levels and you can look down at the stage.

Tiffany Mason: 5:59

It's not where they do the line dancing, is it? Oh yeah, at the end of Broadway.

Jay Franze: 6:03

It's not on Broadway, it's down towards the bottom of Broadway and it's where Second Cross is Broadway.

Tiffany Mason: 6:09

Yes, like basically, if you looked at the back of it, you'd look at the stadium.

Jay Franze: 6:13

Yes.

Tiffany Mason: 6:14

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I was in there and I did line dancing. Is there a horse statue at the bar?

Jay Franze: 6:21

There, there, and I did line dancing Is there a horse statue at the bar.

Tiffany Mason: 6:22

There's hundreds of them. Okay, yeah, I think that's where I was.

Jay Franze: 6:24

Yeah, yeah, and they used to film Crook and Chase at that bar as well. I mean another news related country show Very cool there you go Will and Jennings, june 15th 1937. Now see, that seems right to me 1937.

Tiffany Mason: 6:41

Now see, that seems right to me. Finally, one you can agree on.

Jay Franze: 6:45

Well, Chris Young, I never would have expected him to be that young. Well it's in his name. I knew you would go there, but that seems odd. Moving on, Blake Shelton, born the year of my wife, June 18th 1976.

Tiffany Mason: 7:02

I don't think your wife wants you telling that.

Jay Franze: 7:05

Well, she's old.

Tiffany Mason: 7:08

Yay, george is in the house.

Jay Franze: 7:09

Welcome, george, George is in the house, Whoop, whoop, but yes, Blake Shelton, born June 18th 1976. I don't know if you know who he is, but he was on a TV show as well. Tv show the Voice.

Tiffany Mason: 7:23

This is the Voice.

Jay Franze: 7:27

No, you didn't know that, Kathy Matea June 21st 1959., 18 wheels and a dozen roses.

Tiffany Mason: 7:41

18 wheels and a dozen roses. I knew all the trucker songs because my dad he was a semi driver.

Jay Franze: 7:46

He was a truck driver.

Tiffany Mason: 7:48

He was not over the road though Across the state Right. He just did across the state. He did not go across the country.

Jay Franze: 7:56

Mr State. That's why they called him Mr State. Oh yeah, yeah, well, he did go across Iowa State, mr.

Tiffany Mason: 7:59

State. That's why they called him Mr State. Oh yeah, yeah. Well, he did go across Iowa State a lot, but he didn't really go into other states. Sometimes they would ask him to, but it was for more pay.

Jay Franze: 8:12

Yeah, that would make sense, mm-hmm.

Tiffany Mason: 8:13

Mm-hmm.

Jay Franze: 8:15

Gretchen Wilson, June 26, 1973.

Tiffany Mason: 8:19

Ooh, she rowdy.

Jay Franze: 8:19

She's a redneck woman. I did not get a chance to work with her, but I did go in the studio to set up the day after she was in the studio. And her room was still set up. It still had the area rug down on the floor. It had a floor lamp and candles and smelled heavily of marijuana.

Tiffany Mason: 8:39

Okay, okay good, you know what I've learned about rednecks. It doesn't mean that they're train wrecks. Nice, I see what you did there.

Jay Franze: 8:48

I see what you did there. We'll get back to that a little later in the show. I like that. I like it. That was good, thank you.

Tiffany Mason: 8:57

That was my favorite lyric that I wrote down.

Jay Franze: 8:59

Nice Kelly Pickler. She is also from a television show called American Idol.

Tiffany Mason: 9:07

Yes, a lot of contestants on this list.

Jay Franze: 9:09

Yes, she was married to a friend of mine and unfortunately that friend of mine has passed away. Oh no, he was also, if you want to tie this in, the producer and songwriter for Lee Bryce.

Tiffany Mason: 9:23

Oh, how about that yes.

Jay Franze: 9:26

Very sad Kyle.

Tiffany Mason: 9:28

Jacobs, that is very sad.

Jay Franze: 9:29

Kyle Jacobs, you are missed. Cole Swindell, june 30th 1983. June 30th, my grandfather's birthday. Ah, you know if my grandfather was still here. You should be here. You Should Be here. There you go. That's one of his songs. My grandfather should be here. Michael Anthony, june 20th 1954. Bass player for Van Halen.

Tiffany Mason: 9:54

Okay.

Jay Franze: 9:55

He has one of the most unique voices. When it comes to harmony singing, I know we talk about unique voices a lot, but as far as harmonies go, van Halen's harmonies would not be what they are without Michael Anthony. He definitely has a very, very unique voice when it comes to that. Joey Kramer, june 21st 1950, drummer of Aerosmith. I know you like you some Aerosmith.

Tiffany Mason: 10:23

I do, I do.

Jay Franze: 10:24

I think Kramer's the one who stuck his clothes hanger in my oh yeah, I think it was your belt. Belt Loop Either way it was on the back, it was backside.

Tiffany Mason: 10:38

Okay, I think we're stretching it a little bit here.

Jay Franze: 10:40

It was I and my backside is what I'm saying. Oh, Robbie Merle. He is the bassist for Godsmack. Godsmack Boston band, June 13th 1963. Not bad. He's six years older than me, Six and a half ray loser I don't know if it's pronounced loser lugeer l-u-z-i-e-r ray lugeer, I'm gonna assume. Drummer for corn. He was born j June 14th 1970, but also on June 19th 1970 was Brian. Why he has the nickname of Head? I don't know, but Brian Head Walsh. He's also the guitarist for Korn, so Korn has two members with birthdays.

Tiffany Mason: 11:33

It's interesting. I feel like it's important to get that K on there, korn Korn.

Jay Franze: 11:41

Not porn, but corn. Tom Maxwell. Let's end with Tom Maxwell.

Tiffany Mason: 11:48

Oh, yes, okay, yes, also Parker's girlfriend Mina's birthday. Not a celebrity, but we need to throw family in there.

Jay Franze: 11:57

If there is Sure.

Tiffany Mason: 11:59

Yeah, yeah.

Jay Franze: 12:01

Tom Maxwell, june 25th 1968. He plays guitar for the band Hell yeah.

Tiffany Mason: 12:07

Hell yeah, there you go. That's a good band name. Well, I'm going to start off with Billy Joel. He has canceled all upcoming tour dates after being diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus NPH a brain disorder that affects hearing, vision balance and cognitive function, I would assume so. I mean, if it's in your brain, that makes sense.

Jay Franze: 12:33

It does. It's very, very sad. You know he sold over 150 million records.

Tiffany Mason: 12:40

Dang.

Jay Franze: 12:42

That is one of the most talented people musicians ever. I remember watching a documentary about him and they were talking about him. He grew up in a poor family house in New York and his piano had keys on it that had cigarette burns and some keys didn't work. And they said said well, he plays around them. And they said, well, he just basically plays the piano and just hits dead keys. But no, he literally played around those keys. So if he wanted to make a chord he would just find a new way of making that chord and he played around the broken keys.

Jay Franze: 13:17

So he's very, very talented, and I mean his songwriting is amazing so it's very sad I think we've talked before like they're.

Tiffany Mason: 13:25

They're people. At the end of the day, they're people, they're humans. They too are having a human experience, which may include hpn as long as it's not hpv well, somebody who's lucky they didn't get hpv is freddie mercury.

Tiffany Mason: 13:44

you don't know that for sure. It's true I don't know that to be factual, but I'm gonna spread it as a rumor that he never had it and but he did have a secret daughter, and so there is a new biography claiming that he had a love child accidentally in 1976. And there is a book out about it right now Love, freddie colon, freddie Mercury's secret life and love and it will be released on September 5th and it is available for pre-order now. So get your copies.

Jay Franze: 14:14

So when you say accident, does that mean he tripped and fell in? Yes, okay, I always wondered how that worked.

Tiffany Mason: 14:26

Yeah, yeah, it's an accident.

Jay Franze: 14:29

I mean, you know, let's assume that all of this is true. It's going to be hard on the daughter. I'm sure she's going to spotlight on her that she didn't ask for now. Yeah, yeah, I was listening to a podcast today.

Tiffany Mason: 14:40

I feel like that's got a spotlight on her that she didn't ask for now. Yeah, yeah, I was listening to a podcast today. I feel like that's how all my stories start and somebody was born out of wedlock and the illegitimate box was checked Right, and then they were talking about how that affected their life and how they thought that they were like not worthy of all these things, and so maybe she felt like that, you know, like that she was an accident and you know, I mean, it plays with people different ways in their brains.

Jay Franze: 15:11

Well, I'm sure, with the spotlight on her and people saying it was an accident and all that stuff is not helping her either.

Tiffany Mason: 15:18

Well, and probably also knowing his sexual orientation is maybe confusing as well. So you know, all the above not exciting, maybe for this secret daughter.

Jay Franze: 15:31

Well, as a father of daughters, I would hate to think of my daughter having to go through such, such emotions. I guess Such scrutiny.

Tiffany Mason: 15:43

Well, somebody who is not going under scrutiny is Iron Maiden.

Jay Franze: 15:49

Are they not? Well, maybe they are.

Tiffany Mason: 15:51

Maybe they are, yeah, maybe they are Okay. So I was thinking about their on tour, but really the story is that they have made some major changes in their personnel and stage production, so the tour kicked off. They hadn't played live in more than over a decade and now they're. Something has happened that they have made major changes in their stage.

Jay Franze: 16:12

It's called age. Age has happened. Their band members are too old to keep performing. Yeah Well you know, and not only that, but I'm sure I mean I know they're doing well and they still pull in quite a crowd, but they're not doing the size of the shows they used to still pulling quite a crowd, but they're not doing the size of the shows they used to. I know, when we talked about in the past, we talked about Eddie, that giant creature that would be on the back of the stage. Yeah.

Jay Franze: 16:38

They're not bringing in all those different sets anymore. They're not doing all that. I mean those sets require big arenas. So unless they're playing these big arenas, they can't even fit those things in there.

Tiffany Mason: 16:48

Right, yeah, yeah, yeah, fit those things in there. Right, yeah, yeah, yeah so. And then they said it also marked the debut of drummer simon dawson, who replaced nico mcbrain after the elder musician announces retirement from touring in december so did you say nico mcbrain? Nico mcbrain. I'm just reading what's written.

Jay Franze: 17:13

I do not know what's written, so, but someone with the last name of brain I don't know, mcbrain is a kid who grew up in the 90s and went to the McDonald's a bunch and now they have a McBrain.

Tiffany Mason: 17:26

Oh, that's sad that's probably what's wrong with my memory is I probably have a McBrain. You have a McBrain, we you have a McBrain. We used to go camping every weekend and on our way out of town we'd always hit McDonald's. There you go.

Jay Franze: 17:40

I got a McBrain I eat at McDonald's almost every day because of my daughter, oh really, she got me hooked on that app. And now that app gamifies everything I do and I just can't help but log in there and see what kind of things I can do to get more free food.

Tiffany Mason: 17:57

There's a sucker in every bunch.

Jay Franze: 17:59

I was thinking about it today. It's sludge, there's sludge in there.

Tiffany Mason: 18:06

I was thinking about it today we use that GetUpside app. My husband and I do, yeah, and I think between the two of us right now we have like a hundred dollars in our accounts. But I was thinking that we can go to another warehouse store. That's kind of like costco, but they have cheaper gas too. And I'm thinking like even after the upside discount, I think that they are still cheaper. So I'm like that's kind of stupid, using the app and getting the points or whatever, when really we could just go save money and not use the app at all, like just forego the hassle of it's not really that much hassle, but the two clicks that it takes. We could just get cheaper gas overall. So we might be playing a foolish game.

Jay Franze: 18:51

Well, it's good if you have a place next to you like that For me. I'm always on the road so a foolish game.

Tiffany Mason: 18:58

Well, it's good if you have a place next to you like that for me. I'm always on the road, so always finding a place that's on the road is pretty helpful. You know, what is stupid about it is it is close to us, but it's one of those that it's like easy to get into and hard to get out of, so it just deters you from going just because you know that's how I get stuck with the wife I like what you did there.

Tiffany Mason: 19:17

Okay, well, we got guns and roses. They are playing a cover song live for the first time. Uh, last night, may 27th, during their show in abu dhabi. I was gonna that's what I thought it was and then the h threw me off ab Abu Dhabi and it sounded a bit different than their original rendition of it in a good way. The rockers recorded the studio version studio version because it couldn't have been the live version, but they were doing it live of the New York Dolls song human being, which appeared on their covers album, called the incident. While most of the songs on the album were originally recorded by punk artists, the New York Dolls and singer-guitarist Johnny Thunders were especially influential for Duff McKagan.

Jay Franze: 19:59

I don't know if you had a chance to see any of the highlights from this tour that they're on, but I saw the highlights of one of the songs. It was absolutely horrible. I mean horrible.

Tiffany Mason: 20:09

Oh, wow.

Jay Franze: 20:10

I mean, I'm glad they're out there doing it and I would like to see them, but the vocal that I saw, the highlight, was just bad. It was very, very bad.

Tiffany Mason: 20:20

Okay question for you. You know, sometimes you see people on TV and you're like holy crap, that does not sound like them. Is it that they're having a bad night, or is it that somebody, like the engineer, isn't mixing it for tv or isn't mixing it for the arena that they're in, or whatever? Like sometimes it kind of blows my mind, like maybe I see taylor swift and I'm like no, no, she's always on point. But that performance, you know, you're just like it sounds. It sounds not good.

Jay Franze: 20:50

So what would you attribute it to? Taylor Swift is one that she definitely sings on the money all the time. I'm sure Axl Rose, I mean, he's always been an amazing singer. I'm sure he's just old and out of breath and he's running around the stage and he's just not able to hold the notes like he used to, and he's not hitting the notes, like he used to. Yeah, it's tough, I mean when.

Jay Franze: 21:15

Carrie Underwood stepped in and sang for Guns N' Roses for a bit and she nailed it. I mean she really did a great job, but I think that's a young person's game. Those songs are hard.

Tiffany Mason: 21:27

Yeah, I mean he has a range, a lot of lung capacity.

Jay Franze: 21:29

He does a lot of low stuff and just goes right into high stuff. And I think the high stuff is. I think he's kicking himself for writing songs that are so high at this point, no matter how he does.

Tiffany Mason: 21:43

He's better than me.

Jay Franze: 21:44

So nothing against him.

Tiffany Mason: 21:46

Said it was a little different than the original rendition, but it was in a good way.

Jay Franze: 21:51

So yeah, this rendition that he did he did in the lower register so he didn't have to hit those high notes like he he did on the other song and of course the highlight that you see in the the news is just the high notes, just what he was probably hitting wrong. Yeah, I'm sure the whole night long he was probably doing great, but one moment where he's trying to hit the high note and fail pull the one segment, that's the one that everybody wants to the highlight.

Jay Franze: 22:19

That's great jerks trust me, I'm sure they're doing that on purpose for sure yeah, yeah, don't tarnish our guns and roses.

Tiffany Mason: 22:29

Dang it. Well, godsmack is in the news.

Jay Franze: 22:34

Godsmack, where are they from? Where are they from Boston?

Tiffany Mason: 22:41

Oh shoot. You told me that.

Jay Franze: 22:44

Sorry, Sully.

Tiffany Mason: 22:45

You guys, you tease me the answers, then I can't remember any of them.

Jay Franze: 22:47

Can't even help you. Cheat on a test.

Tiffany Mason: 22:49

Sorry, I can't even help you cheat on a test, Sorry. So the legendary rock alternative metal band Godsmack recently finished their 2025 live track Across the World and, according to the frontman, Sully Erna, who is not having a birthday, the group will now be taking a full year off. Who is in their group that is having the birthday?

Jay Franze: 23:11

I don't know, you don't know. I'd have to go back and look now I don't know, but either way, godsmack is a great band. I like them a lot. They are very, very good representation of what Boston rock bands were like when I moved out of what Boston rock bands were like when I moved out.

Jay Franze: 23:32

So I mean there was bands like Angry Hill, which is a regional band that never had that major record deal, but they had that same Godsmack sound to them. That was just a very, very good sound coming out of Boston at that time.

Tiffany Mason: 23:48

Okay, Well.

Jay Franze: 23:48

I'll have to check them out.

Tiffany Mason: 23:49

I don't really honestly know their music.

Jay Franze: 23:55

So I apologize, but you know, apologize but you might know some other songs. Maybe possibly might be a recommendation in the future. Do we have a question of the day? We do we have a question today? What was your first concert? What was your first?

Tiffany Mason: 24:08

concert. What was your first concert, all? What was your first concert?

Jay Franze: 24:13

All right.

Tiffany Mason: 24:14

George, did you wait in?

Jay Franze: 24:15

George doesn't count. George wasn't here last week. He got fired. I don't even know why he came back to work. Yeah, you have to earn your way back in George Earn your way back in All right. Jay's tough my first concert? Now I say it was the band Journey because it was the band Journey. Journey was the first concert I went to, but Billy Squire was the opening act. So who was really the first concert? Was it Billy Squire?

Tiffany Mason: 24:47

or was it?

Jay Franze: 24:47

Journey.

Tiffany Mason: 24:48

It was Journey. Okay, it was the headliner.

Jay Franze: 24:51

So Journey was the show I went to. Billy squire was the opening act. It was when billy squire just put out the song stroke. So oh okay, he was having a very good year. He did a very good show, then journey. Of course was awesome. That was the escape tour, my favorite album, my favorite tour and how old were you I? Don't know, it was 1983. Can you do math?

Tiffany Mason: 25:18

when were you born?

Jay Franze: 25:19

60 69, 70, 13, 14 years I was 14 years. My dad took me to the show.

Tiffany Mason: 25:30

Oh nice.

Jay Franze: 25:31

We sat maybe nine rows center from the stage. Oh cool. And smoked an awful lot of pot that night With your dad. We did not smoke pot, but everybody else around us did, so we may as well have.

Tiffany Mason: 25:48

Yeah.

Jay Franze: 25:48

So I mean, that was my first time really smelling pot.

Tiffany Mason: 25:52

Yeah, so I mean that was my first time really smelling pot. Yeah, yeah, hannah's completely grossed out whenever she smells it, because she knows what it is now and you know, I live in Florida so it's pretty prevalent.

Jay Franze: 26:02

We went out for dinner last night, me and Bella, my eldest daughter, and we could smell it as we were walking in. I said something there and I don't even think she even flinched yeah, what was your first concert? And we could smell it as we were walking. I said something there and I don't even think she even flinched yeah. What was your first concert? Oh, wait, wait, wait, boston Garden. By the way, that's very important to note Journey at the Boston Garden Because the.

Jay Franze: 26:23

Boston Garden, even though it still kind of exists. The original Boston Garden does not.

Tiffany Mason: 26:29

Yeah.

Jay Franze: 26:29

They built up one right next to it and tore the original down. Oh, so this was at the original.

Tiffany Mason: 26:35

Wow. Well, I don't know what the venue was, but I went to Michael W Smith, which is a Christian artist. I just want to press it so bad. You can't fire me for going to a Christian concert, but the next one I went to was Aerosmith. But I didn't go to a lot of concerts. We didn't have disposable income.

Jay Franze: 27:09

And in Des Moines, Iowa, it's not really the up-and-coming scene for rock artists.

Tiffany Mason: 27:11

They don't put that on their tour schedule. No, and honestly, if I would have went to one, it probably would have been New Kids on the Block or something like that. Some of the Bostonians, oh yeah, Damn, everything comes out of Boston.

Jay Franze: 27:24

All the good things.

Tiffany Mason: 27:25

All the good things. There you go? Okay, well, I knew when the question was posted, I was like no there you go alright, george, we're going to let you get away with this here, buddy.

Jay Franze: 27:42

His first band was the who. First concert was the who. I need a glass of water, sorry.

Tiffany Mason: 27:53

I have water and Jay still fires me, so Alright, george.

Jay Franze: 27:58

Very good Amanda, this is as bad as Tiffany's. She says Backstreet Boys.

Tiffany Mason: 28:08

Heck yeah.

Jay Franze: 28:10

That's awesome, valerie for the win, george. George's wife, valerie, says Ozzy Osbourne.

Tiffany Mason: 28:17

Oh, that's cool. Yeah, and my parents were big into country music, so I wasn't going to go to any cool rock concert anyway.

Jay Franze: 28:24

When I was a kid, it was when he bit the head off the bat, so that was the time. It was all in the paper. He was being banned from Boston.

Tiffany Mason: 28:33

Yeah yeah, it made headlines all the way to Iowa.

Jay Franze: 28:39

Jason says Garth Brooks. There's a good show. I mean, you go to see Garth Brooks concert and you're probably not the same anymore and it's going to be hard to beat that.

Tiffany Mason: 28:47

Yeah, agreed.

Jay Franze: 28:49

Another one hard to beat. Brianna says Taylor Swift. Yeah, agreed, Another one hard to beat. Brianna says Taylor Swift. Now Connor says this, but I don't know if he's just sucking up, but he says. He says I want to get on.

Tiffany Mason: 29:07

Tiffany's good side Metallica that's pretty sweet. Different Valerie says elton john. I got to see elton john in person at cvs as a benefit of a thing that I was doing, and just the power of his voice was impressive, I don't know. I was pretty impressed and all he was doing was sitting at the piano playing is that it?

Jay Franze: 29:31

And all he was doing was sitting at the piano playing, is that it?

Tiffany Mason: 29:33

That all he was doing, mm-hmm. He is super talented I mean there wasn't like some big performance or, you know, costume changes or anything like that, and it was pretty impressive still. Haley says, britney Spears that would have been a good one.

Jay Franze: 29:47

All right, let's see. Greg says Pink Floyd. There you go. Ooh, all right, let's see. Greg says Pink Floyd. There you go. Travis says Kiss. You know I saw Kiss. Kiss was a good show. Now I saw them later, beyond makeup, but they were still very good. Put on a good show. Lisa says Shania Twain I'm good with Shania Twain. Dan says the Rolling Stones Dang.

Tiffany Mason: 30:11

Stephanie says the Rolling Stones Dang.

Jay Franze: 30:13

Stephanie says Reba.

Tiffany Mason: 30:17

Ooh, that would have been good.

Jay Franze: 30:19

I don't even want to mention that Claire says the Jonas Brothers. Oh, claire, claire, he said what was the first concert you went to?

Tiffany Mason: 30:28

I only reminded because I'm a co-host. She didn't have to admit that. What was the first concert you went to? I only reminded him because I'm a co-host. She didn't have to admit that.

Jay Franze: 30:34

What was the first concert you went to? That doesn't count. That's not even a concert. Oh, another one for you. Michelle says Tiffany likes Fleetwood Mac. That was the first one I got to see.

Tiffany Mason: 30:47

Yes, very cool, I'd love to see them.

Jay Franze: 30:50

Brian says Kenny Chesney, richard says the Eagles, emily says Carrie Underwood, my daughter went to see Carrie. Underwood.

Tiffany Mason: 31:01

I've seen her a couple times.

Jay Franze: 31:02

My daughter and a friend of hers went to Vegas without us to see Carrie.

Tiffany Mason: 31:07

Underwood. Oh right, Right.

Jay Franze: 31:09

Me the father of the year. Good or bad, you can take that either way. Josh says Maroon 5.

Tiffany Mason: 31:18

Ooh, I'd like to see Maroon 5. I mean, he seems like a nice guy, but you say eye candy, he's pretty easy on the eyes Really.

Jay Franze: 31:27

Oh yeah, he's not my type.

Tiffany Mason: 31:30

No.

Jay Franze: 31:31

No, carl says Def Leppard, he's not my type. No, no, carl says Def Leppard, they're not my type either. Def. Leppard came out strong. I really liked them at the beginning, but not my favorite after. They kind of jumped the shark a little bit.

Tiffany Mason: 31:45

Bad finish.

Jay Franze: 31:46

Well, we mentioned their drummer losing their arm and they had to learn a new way of performing. They didn't want to lose the drummer, so he kind of adapted his drum kit. They put together this new thing so he can continue to play. And that's when mutt lang also was heavily involved with the band and that created this very synthesized sound. So it went from a raw rock band to a very synthesized sound rock band like pour some Some Sugar On Me and stuff. I have nothing against them. I like the albums and stuff, but they weren't my favorite. I like their earlier stuff better.

Tiffany Mason: 32:19

Yeah.

Jay Franze: 32:20

All right, derek, good call Linkin Park. I got to see Linkin Park with Jenny oh, not my Jenny, another Jenny, jenny oh, not my jenny, another jenny. Jenny was a student at the college that I used to teach at, and we went to see lincoln park together. Yeah, not a date, just friends yeah sex was good though no just kidding. Just kidding we not have sex, just in case she's listening or anybody else Just throwing that out there. Moving on. Teresa says Hootie the. Blowfish. Did you ever tell me what?

Tiffany Mason: 33:03

That's not a good follow-up.

Jay Franze: 33:06

Jenny and the Blowfish.

Tiffany Mason: 33:09

Oh my gosh. Sorry, Jenny, You're going to have to edit some stuff out of this.

Jay Franze: 33:11

Sorry, oh my gosh. Sorry, jenny.

Tiffany Mason: 33:12

You're going to have to edit some stuff out of this with the radio Holy crap Teresa says Hootie and the Blowfish.

Jay Franze: 33:24

I liked Hootie and the Blowfish.

Tiffany Mason: 33:25

I did not.

Jay Franze: 33:26

You did not like Hootie and the Blowfish.

Tiffany Mason: 33:28

I liked them, but it annoyed the crap out of me their lack of enunciation. I don't know what I'm being.

Jay Franze: 33:37

Well, also he sings flat, oh Like consistently flat. Okay. So I mean he's hitting the notes that he's intending to hit. It's just flatter than normal. I got to see him in Nashville. He played at the Grammy party that we went to. Darius Rucker did not Hootie and the Blowfish.

Tiffany Mason: 33:56

I was going to say we had Darius Rucker come perform for our company for a conference and it was a really good show and it was in Hawaii, so it didn't hurt my feelings. But I feel like he enunciates more now, but he still could enunciate more. I'm really a big fan of enunciation.

Jay Franze: 34:15

Well, now he's in Nashville being produced by Nashville producers, and that's a big thing in Nashville for sure.

Tiffany Mason: 34:22

Speak clearly. You know why enunciation is so important, jay? Because when I'm trying to figure out what the heck the story is, if I can't make out the words, I don't know what the story is. And then, guess what? I don't want to listen to it.

Jay Franze: 34:35

Got to connect the dots.

Tiffany Mason: 34:37

I got to connect the dots. I'm a little bit, you know, stuck on that.

Jay Franze: 34:42

I'm stuck on you.

Tiffany Mason: 34:45

Lionel.

Jay Franze: 34:46

Richie, I told you.

Tiffany Mason: 34:47

I went to see.

Jay Franze: 34:48

Lionel Richie by accident, didn't I? Yes, for those who don't know the story, I went to see the Nashville Predators. We were standing outside of the arena in Nashville. We thought the Predators were playing, so we bought scalp tickets. We went in and guess what? We were watching Lionel Richie. But it was still a good show. My wife likes Lionel Richie. It was good, just not what we thought the plans were going to be.

Tiffany Mason: 35:15

You know who Lionel Richie reminds me of or really, this person probably reminds me of Lionel Richie, but you know the rich boyfriend in Coming to America, lisa's rich boyfriend. I guess he's not rich but he wants to be part of the McDowell family, right, that boyfriend? That's who he reminds me of.

Jay Franze: 35:35

Becky says, dolly Parton. Oh, I would like to see her play live. I get to work on her live project, but I did not get to see her perform live.

Tiffany Mason: 35:46

I think I would like to meet her, but I don't think I would like to see her perform. Sorry, Dolly, if you would like to see her perform.

Jay Franze: 35:52

Sorry, dolly, if you would like to confront tiffany on that jfranzycom slash live.

Tiffany Mason: 35:59

just hop on, I'm gonna start censoring.

Jay Franze: 36:03

Olivia says bruno mars frank. How old are you, buddy? He says johnny cash, frank. If that's your first concert, buddy, you're older than I am and he saw him at Folsom Prison.

Tiffany Mason: 36:17

I got to work on one of.

Jay Franze: 36:18

Johnny Cash's live shows too, but never got to meet him. Tara says, bon Jovi, I like. Bon Jovi they were one of my favorites until their later stuff as well. I feel like they kind of jumped the shark when they when Jon Bon Jovi went to Nashville and started writing with Nashville writers. Yeah, I thought the charm of Bon Jovi was when he was writing the songs by himself.

Tiffany Mason: 36:43

Yeah, Corporate people get their their hands on it all and then change it up.

Jay Franze: 36:50

Debbie, my friend Debbie says journey.

Tiffany Mason: 36:53

Maybe you guys went to the same concert, if?

Jay Franze: 36:55

you want to tell us where or what year. That would be helpful.

Tiffany Mason: 36:59

Jay wants to know if your seats were next to his.

Jay Franze: 37:01

Were you smoking pot? That's really what I want to know. Charlie says Tim McGraw, I've never seen Tim play live. I've worked with him, but I've never seen him play live. I've worked with Tim, but I've never seen him play live. I'd be curious. Tim himself thinks he puts on a good show, but he's not a very good singer. I would like to know if that's true. Do you think he puts on a good show, charlie?

Tiffany Mason: 37:22

and did Faith come out? Is it while they were married or dating? That would have been cool we have questions.

Jay Franze: 37:29

Follow up questions.

Tiffany Mason: 37:30

Please please chime in Nate says red hot chili peppers questions.

Jay Franze: 37:33

Follow up questions please.

Tiffany Mason: 37:36

Nate says red hot chili peppers. Ooh, that'd be a good concert. I would want to go to any concert that has like upbeat or rowdy people.

Jay Franze: 37:43

Yeah, that's. I think these days that's what I'm into.

Tiffany Mason: 37:46

Don't want to crowd surf, no why not? You know it's funny. I heard someone who told me that they crowd surfed and they were actually bruised from it wouldn't surprise me a girl should never crowd surf.

Jay Franze: 38:00

There's too many creeps out there for that yeah, I would agree with that paul says george straight no, that's a good one, but that is not a rowdy one it is not a rowdy one, but he looks good in those jeans. All I can imagine is him standing center stage and never moving.

Tiffany Mason: 38:18

It's fine. I hope he turns around a couple times. All he needs to do is move his hips back and forth a couple times. It's fine. He's good looking. Side to side Side side, side to side roger says james taylor I looked like good one.

Jay Franze: 38:40

It would have been mellow, but good I used to date a girl and she's out with james taylor right now oh really she's the background vocalist and fiddle player for james taylor right now oh, how cool is that.

Tiffany Mason: 38:51

I've been looking for one of his records, hoping to come buy one, but I've looked through a lot of record collections and not there.

Jay Franze: 38:59

Tyler says Eminem you know what Tyler. I'm not going to knock it, I would like to see him. You know not my style of music typically, but there's a few people and he's one of them that can pull it off in my mind.

Tiffany Mason: 39:14

I agree.

Jay Franze: 39:14

Melanie says Foo Fighters Pre or post drummer. I forget the drummer's name. What was the drummer that passed away?

Tiffany Mason: 39:22

Don't look at me. I like that you actually depended on me, though I was hoping you would know one.

Jay Franze: 39:29

I was hoping you'd pull me out of the trench.

Tiffany Mason: 39:30

Actually no.

Jay Franze: 39:32

You got Google.

Tiffany Mason: 39:33

Linkin Park drummer.

Jay Franze: 39:34

No Foo.

Tiffany Mason: 39:36

Fighters, foo Fighters, drummer.

Jay Franze: 39:39

Yes, I forget his name. It's on the tip of my tongue. I want to say it, but I feel like if I say this name, it's wrong.

Tiffany Mason: 39:45

Okay, do you want the new drummer or the one that passed away? The one that passed away? The one that passed away? Okay, who do you think it is? No, no, we're not playing that game. It's Taylor Hawkins.

Jay Franze: 39:59

Yes, I was trying to say Tyler Taylor. That would have made much more sense. Taylor he was an amazing drummer. Really really good drummer and his son stepped in and played drums during the tribute with Foo Fighters.

Tiffany Mason: 40:13

Yeah, I think we covered that right. No, but we should have if we didn't. Victoria says Alanis Morissette Ooh, jagged little pill.

Jay Franze: 40:28

All right, I'm going to end on this one, crystal. I'm going to need follow-up from you, though she says Keith Urban. I would like to know when and where. Only because was it a show that I engineered, and I would like to know that.

Tiffany Mason: 40:43

Oh, hmm, hmm, you want to know if you were responsible for her listening pleasure.

Jay Franze: 40:54

I want to know if I was responsible for ruining the show for her. I didn't ruin a Keith. Urban show. I ruined a Phil Vassar show In his mind anyway, he told you that no but he was very mad.

Jay Franze: 41:05

He was very mad. He's a piano player and he also is the lead vocalist, so he walks around stage. But when he sits at the piano he's got a player and he also is the lead vocalist, so he walks around stage, but when he sits at the piano he's got a stand, kind of like the boom arm that I have.

Jay Franze: 41:17

And he puts his microphone in there and then when he gets up and walks around it's a wireless microphone. He takes it out and he walks. Well, the wireless microphone is thicker than a regular microphone so it got stuck in the boom arm and he couldn't get it out right away in the boom arm and he couldn't get it out right away, so he's struggling to get it out of the stand and turned around and yelled at me Like it was my fault that he couldn't get it out of the stand. So he wasn't happy. Sorry, phil. Now I've worked with him a few times after that where he was very nice and he was nice to me.

Jay Franze: 41:46

That day before that, my girlfriend at the time was a big fan of his and we sat down and ate dinner with him. He was very nice, but as soon as that happened, he was not nice, so he changed pretty quickly, yeah.

Tiffany Mason: 42:03

Got to see another side.

Jay Franze: 42:05

Keith Urban opened up that show too, so it was a good night.

Tiffany Mason: 42:09

Anyways, how does Keith Urban open up for Phil Vassar?

Jay Franze: 42:12

Well, this was back in the day. That's what I'm saying. This was the very first gig I had when I moved to Nashville. The very first gig I got. I thought it was probably going to be my last after that night, but it wasn't. I got to go on and work with some of these people again, like Keith.

Jay Franze: 42:27

Urban I worked with Keith Urban several times. I worked with Phil Vassar three or four times. One of them was up in Connecticut, which was pretty cool. It was at the casino there, so it was kind of my home area, home-ish.

Tiffany Mason: 42:40

Yeah.

Jay Franze: 42:40

A couple hours from my home, so it was nice, yeah, anywho.

Tiffany Mason: 42:45

That just sounds really peachy, jay, thanks, okay. Well, let's talk a little bit about country. What's going on in the country world and specifically with miranda lambert. So she, I don't know having a conversation, don't know where it came from exactly, but that miranda lambert says that she knows she has work to do to get into the country music hall of fame, acknowledging that it's a goal that she's been working towards. Lambert's name, I guess, has been mentioned frequently in discussions about being a future inductee, with some speculating she might be invited as a modern era artist.

Tiffany Mason: 43:28

She qualifies what are the qualifications? You've got to be in the industry for 20 years.

Jay Franze: 43:31

So she qualifies. What are the qualifications? You got to be in the industry for 20 years, so she qualifies I like the fact that her and Tim McGraw last week are self-aware enough to know that they're not ready, Like Tim McGraw was saying he feels he's a good performer but not a very good vocalist, when Miranda is saying she still has work to do to be considered Hall of Fame worthy. So I like the fact that they're self-aware to know that.

Tiffany Mason: 43:54

Interesting.

Jay Franze: 43:57

Yeah.

Tiffany Mason: 44:00

But I do think she's talented.

Jay Franze: 44:02

If she doesn't deserve it now, she will shortly, especially if she continues. We were talking about the other day where she's getting ready to go back on the road again.

Tiffany Mason: 44:11

She's got a new record label and getting ready to do some more work.

Jay Franze: 44:13

Yeah, I would like to see it happen for her. I like her music.

Tiffany Mason: 44:16

Yeah, I do too. I do too. I like, uh, the house that built me a lot yes, very good song it always makes me think of my childhood house does it and she's also won what grammys and cmas.

Jay Franze: 44:27

I mean she's also won what Grammys and CMAs, I mean she's definitely.

Tiffany Mason: 44:33

Qualified.

Jay Franze: 44:33

Definitely in my book would meet the qualifications. But when. I think Hall of Fame worthy. You know I get 20 years is a good benchmark, but you've got to be towards the end of your career.

Tiffany Mason: 44:44

Yeah, yeah, I agree, and she's not. She's clearly in the mid.

Jay Franze: 44:50

You know, I think that when people do that, you gotta think longevity. Even if she was another ten years from now, if she got in ten years from now, I think it still be perfect timing oh yeah, she still deserve. It still be good timing yep, yep.

Tiffany Mason: 45:06

Well, miss gwen stefani performed at the amas on the 26th monday night uh, memorial day, and I guess everyone was getting all panties in a bunch that her performance was recorded. So the fans feel like they got gypped, they feel like they were, quote-unquote, lied to. But I mean she did two outfit changes so they got a show and it was some of their favorite songs. They were singing along. They weren't trying to figure out if she was really singing anyway. So who cares, it's an old trick in the book, right? Like everybody that does that. Milly vanilly, come on well, that's.

Jay Franze: 45:48

That's a different story. I mean, they didn't even sing the song, but right she at least sang it at one point right, but what they're being accused of and criticized for is being a power couple and getting special treatment compared to the other people that performed. So I think that's why the fans are upset, or that's why people are upset. Now, I didn't see it. I don't know if it was real or not. There's a lot of that. Stuff is fake. When I say fake, pre-recorded or singing, along to a track Right right.

Jay Franze: 46:22

All those shows. Every one of them does it, so I don't like it. You know I'd like to see everything perform live, but in some cases you just can't do that, you know, especially when you're dealing with such quick changes, when you're dealing with one band on, bring another one off, and a whole different setup and all the different things. It's hard to keep everything live, so it wouldn't surprise me if they filmed it and then, when they're playing that performance, they're setting up for the next thing.

Jay Franze: 46:51

that's, that is live or live-ish singing to a track or something. Yeah, is it trickery. I don't think they did anything on purpose to mislead anybody. It's just part of the show.

Tiffany Mason: 47:03

Right Agreed.

Jay Franze: 47:05

I definitely don't think it's favoritism either. I mean it's going to happen. If they get to put on a show of that size, something's going to have to happen.

Tiffany Mason: 47:13

Yeah.

Jay Franze: 47:13

So if she was the one chosen to make that happen, she was probably the most cooperative person to do it.

Tiffany Mason: 47:20

I don't know.

Jay Franze: 47:26

She looks like she has not aged a day Like come on already. She's another one that's very pretty. We've established not my type, but she's very pretty.

Tiffany Mason: 47:31

Yeah, I agree, she's very pretty Well. Mr Benson Boone was also in the news. He has a new tour out, American Heart 29 dates that he's got on the calendar and his tour sold out in nine seconds. Nine seconds and that was ahead of his new album release physically possible.

Jay Franze: 47:57

Think of all the telephones or internet sites that would have had to have gone off at one moment for that to happen. Or do you think that was just you know, the resellers that just snatched them really quick?

Tiffany Mason: 48:14

I think it's a combination like american express always has their little pre-sales, so maybe it was like them plus the scalpers it's impressive, so I don't want to take that away yeah, but unfortunately these days. You know some of that stuff is rough yeah, I agree, and it makes it very, very, very expensive for makes it not fun anymore yeah, it is true, it is true.

Tiffany Mason: 48:40

And nothing's worse than when you try to go to like ticket master and get a ticket and then you realize you're really on some scammer site or something Like can we just have? I'm so tired of being scammed, I'm so tired of having to look at the you know URL to make sure that it's real and all this stuff people can do with AI now and it's like oh, God, yeah, I miss being able to just walk up to the box office and buy tickets.

Tiffany Mason: 49:03

I miss being able to just walk up to the box office and buy tickets. There was nothing cooler than when you got your tickets in the mail, or you went up to the will call box and you got your physical tickets. That was the best. The ticket stub.

Jay Franze: 49:16

This is a big one for me. This is a big one for me for a particular reason. Royale Lynn is the artist. The song is Six Feet Deep. I'll say that Royale Lynn, six Feet Deep, just so I don't skip right over it again. I'm sorry, Maddie.

Jay Franze: 49:31

McCree on the couple episodes back when we skipped over your name and your song, but Royale Lynn, six Feet Deep. The reason why I think this is a good one she's a young artist and I think I mentioned last week, when I said we're going to bring the song up, that she comes across as if she's one of these artists doing everything on her own. But I think she has at least a small team behind her that was able to put something really good together and got her some big gigs and stuff coming up, and she's been traveling and performing with some known artists big artists. However, when I worked in Nashville 20 plus years working out of Nashville, and before that I was working 15, say, five years out of Boston, 10 years out of New York, something like that.

Jay Franze: 50:16

So when I was in Nashville I was told I was too rockish for oh. And then when I would go back to the North, they say I was too countryish for the North. So I'm in the middle. I like hard rock and music. I don't care if it's country or if it's rock, I just like hard rock and music. Like you said earlier, music that has some sort of kick to it.

Tiffany Mason: 50:42

Yeah.

Jay Franze: 50:42

Well, royal Lynn is a country country artist, but she calls herself punk country and it is a country metal song. Okay, so it's one of those things. If you ever have a song that you could look back on and say I wish I had done that one, this would be the one I would look back on and say I would like to do that yeah.

Tiffany Mason: 51:06

At first, when she first did her first few words, I was like oh, Jay picked a country song. And then, as you get into it, it's obviously not. I think punk country is a great way to explain it. Do not make fun of me, but I listened to it on the golf cart and I liked it Because it sounded like the guitar was a little bit distorted, almost, and I loved that. And then I listened to it again and it sounded a lot cleaner when I listened to it, not, you know, buzzing through town, but I liked it both ways.

Jay Franze: 51:42

You can't start off by saying don't make fun of me. I was listening to it while on the golf cart On my way to the boat.

Tiffany Mason: 51:50

I was not on the way to the boat, anyway, I was on my way to the coffee shop.

Jay Franze: 51:58

You live a life that the rest of us do not, my friend. It's okay. We all aspire to be you.

Tiffany Mason: 52:05

It's not as bougie as you think it is, anyways. So I like the clean voice, I liked the clever lyrics and, like I said earlier, the one that stood out to me was just cause I'm a redneck don't mean I'm a train wreck and you know my roots are a little redneck, so you know that resonates with me again.

Jay Franze: 52:29

I thought it was a very good song. It's one that my daughter lucy I played it for her. We were driving around somewhere. I said oh, check out this song, tell me what you think. And she liked it. And she liked the fact that I liked it so yeah when we drive around now she'll say some stuff like to me every time we're in the car Can you play this? Can you play this? Can you play this? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Jay Franze: 52:50

Just one song after another song, to the point where I'm like, dear God, give me a chance to start it. But she goes. I'll tell you what she goes. You play your song and I'm like, what song is that? And then she keep talking about this one and I'm like, why that one? She goes because I know you like it. I'm like, so you can then play your song. Is that what you're getting at, right? Right? Are you asking me to play because you like it, or you ask me to play it because it's a gateway to your song?

Tiffany Mason: 53:20

well, hannah was playing her songs and I said, hey, I would like to listen to this song, and then you can go back to listening to any of your songs, and I think that it was three minutes of sheer hell for her. Um, I loved it. I would have easily done it on repeat and I think I will add it to my golf cart playlist, um, so I can hear it again.

Jay Franze: 53:40

I just want to press all sorts of buttons there's so many buttons that have yet to be pressed. I don't even know what they all do.

Tiffany Mason: 53:48

But yes, I really did like it and I will listen to it multiple times after the recommendation. But I really liked it a lot and I like a song that is easy to pick up to sing along to and I liked that it had your punk flair to it but or rock flair to it but it had my you know, I don't know easy ability to like figure out what the storyline is and sing along and I don't know. I really liked it a lot it is a if you guys have not heard it yes, yeah six feet deep six feet deep royale lynn Check it out.

Jay Franze: 54:25

Definitely a good song. George, check it out, let us know what you think, earn your way back in George. That's all I'm saying. George was actually here Monday night, so he was he didn't come back for his show. He's got some making up to do for you.

Tiffany Mason: 54:40

Yeah, yeah, yeah, come on George.

Jay Franze: 54:44

All right, so what do you got for me?

Tiffany Mason: 54:47

Well, the song that I'm going to recommend is Ghost of Us and it is by an artist. She just goes by her first name, jolie. And when we moved down to Florida the town south of us is St Augustine, florida, and a lot of people know of St Augustine and it's supposedly the country's oldest town or whatever and we went downtown, downtown St Augustine, and I just hear like this voice of an angel, it just lured me in like a siren, right, we go listen to her. And I'm like, oh my gosh, sean, she was so awesome. So then the next time we're walking around, I'm like, oh, there's that voice again. I'm like we got to find her. Where is she playing? And so multiple times we've been down in St Augustine and I hear her voice and just I just have to go, like I I can't explain it Like she's just, I love her voice. She has been dubbed the voice of St Augustine. She plays a lot every weekend or every week at a couple of different spots. You can usually catch her every week.

Jay Franze: 55:48

So are you recommending an indie artist tonight?

Tiffany Mason: 55:52

It is an indie artist. Look at you. I'm impressed, I know, and she just has a very soft falsetto voice, I don't know, but she does. I don't know. I don't know how to explain it, but I really like her voice and this song. I felt like there was a lot of desperation in her voice, which I personally liked, so I hope you guys take a chance to go pull it up. It is the ghost of us by Jolie, and I hope you guys enjoy it. Well, you want to talk about Boston again?

Jay Franze: 56:23

Well, you want to talk about Boston again?

Tiffany Mason: 56:24

Sure, boston, what do you got? Okay, I miss Boston. We have touched on this before, but Mr Conan O'Brien, he has the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Special. That is now available on Netflix. So before we were talking about how it's coming up and now, if that made your ears perk up, you can go and check it out on Netflix. Yes, okay.

Jay Franze: 56:45

No, no, no, bop, bop, bop bop bop, bop bop.

Tiffany Mason: 56:47

Oh, Bop, bop, bop, bop, bop, bop bop.

Jay Franze: 56:49

Redhead from Boston. Yeah, we got that yeah. We've said that before, but I don't know me the head writer of saturday night live for a long time, like before he got his talk show and stuff.

Tiffany Mason: 57:08

He was the writer for saturday night live I feel like he has such great stage presence that I'm surprised that they weren't ever like hey, conan, come on stage I don't know when he started.

Jay Franze: 57:18

I don't know if he had that presence to him. I'm sure he did true I mean, he's a funny, funny dude, right, but he also wrote for the simpsons that's awesome. Yeah, yeah, I mean wow he was doing stuff long before his talk show. I don't think he gets that kind of credit. Yeah, he should. It's a true legend when it comes to comedy no hope from chat gpt either he's long before ChatGPT.

Jay Franze: 57:47

Wait, wait, we got word from George Charlie. No, oh, george. No, george, we're still waiting on the others. George says he listened to the song. It was surprisingly strong, but he did not expect it. He did like the power of her voice and he would recommend it yep all right, you've earned your way back in George.

Tiffany Mason: 58:12

I think so. Yeah, I think so.

Jay Franze: 58:14

He just showed his dedication make sure you show up on time next week, george, george, I don't even know why he bothers coming back each week. He's for the abuse.

Tiffany Mason: 58:30

He likes us, he's like Mikey, he likes us, he really likes us.

Jay Franze: 58:36

Still think we need to make the next shirt. Who the hell is George? Okay?

Tiffany Mason: 58:43

Okay, ilana glazer, her special human magic, offers a candid look at motherhood and is streaming on hulu. So maybe not one that you would relate to, maybe more something, I can't relate to being a mother.

Jay Franze: 59:00

I've been called the mother quite a few times.

Tiffany Mason: 59:07

Not a mom like a mom, no sir. I would still check out her show. Yeah, you probably could find it funny.

Jay Franze: 59:17

I think it was known as more being a confessional. Oh, so I like that type of humor, so I'll check it out.

Tiffany Mason: 59:22

Yeah, okay, cool that's exciting.

Jay Franze: 59:26

I would check that out. A recommendation out in the wild folks, okay.

Tiffany Mason: 59:30

And then we have ralph barboza and renee vacca, and I'm gonna tell you a little something. Okay, my middle name is renee and re.

Jay Franze: 59:43

Good to know, George. Write that down.

Tiffany Mason: 59:47

Renee in French. If you're a man, your name is spelled R-E-N-E. If you are a female, your name is spelled R-E-N-E-E. My name, middle name, is spelled R-E-N-E. The male version of Renee Makes sense yeah, why not?

Jay Franze: 1:00:09

Your parents were right on track.

Tiffany Mason: 1:00:12

Well, my mom was carrying low and a slow heartbeat.

Jay Franze: 1:00:16

And so they thought for sure, it was a boy. Tiffany, we want a boy, that's what that name is Tiffany, we wanted a boy.

Tiffany Mason: 1:00:21

Yeah, state, and you got it girl.

Jay Franze: 1:00:23

Tiffany, we wanted a boy State.

Tiffany Mason: 1:00:25

And you got a girl. Tiffany wanted a boy State. So these two, Ralph and Renee, are rising comedians. They are performing Doubleheader Show in New York following the Barbossa Top 10 Netflix special that has over 80 million YouTube views.

Jay Franze: 1:00:43

I do not know Ralph, but I have had a chance to see Renee's videos and he is humorous.

Tiffany Mason: 1:00:50

I'll have to check it out and he's also a little risky too.

Jay Franze: 1:00:53

Not risky in the comedy way he brought somebody up on stage and had somebody else choke them out, like put them to sleep on stage.

Tiffany Mason: 1:01:02

Oh my gosh.

Jay Franze: 1:01:03

I'm sure that was not venue approved, but funny nonetheless.

Tiffany Mason: 1:01:09

A little pushing the envelope, if you will.

Jay Franze: 1:01:12

A little bit of push. What's going on?

Tiffany Mason: 1:01:15

with you Going on with me. I don't have a lot going on this week, but I thought I might share with you a float experience that I had. You need to be very careful how you approach this. So there's these pods that you can go into. They have basically like Epsom salt baths that you can lay in and, because of all the salt that they dissolve in the water, you're very buoyant and so, like you, effortlessly float in these pods. And so for Christmas, mr Mason had gifted this to me and I was super excited. I was like, oh my gosh, this is awesome Because there's also like these salt caves that you can go into, and both ways.

Tiffany Mason: 1:01:59

Because of the amount of salt. It's supposed to be good for your body and it's supposed to be good for anxiety salt it's supposed to be good for your body and it's supposed to be good for anxiety and, as we know, I may have it from time to time. So I was really excited about it. So before you go in, you have to watch this little video and it says that sometimes people get nauseous from it and you know, if it persists afterwards it could be a sign of like pancreatitis or something, and I was like Whoa, or something with your liver, maybe, anyways, something with one of your organs. So immediately, you know, like I tweak out and I'm like, oh my gosh what. I'm probably going to get sick. This is probably going to be awful, oh my God. And so it just starts to spiral really fast, you know.

Tiffany Mason: 1:02:36

And I'm like nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope. So I shut it down and I'm like okay, I'm going to go, this is going to be fine. Now, when I get warm, I get lightheaded. I don't know if that's a problem or if that's a normal thing, I don't know, but I get like kind of dizzy or disoriented or something if I get too warm. So it's like this little room, like a doctor's office, if you can kind of imagine that Maybe like twice the size of a doctor's room when you go to see the doctor, and then there's this pod in there and then there's like maybe a foot of water. It's not very deep. You get to pick your spa music, you know, for like meditation purposes and relaxation. The idea is that you're supposed to get very relaxed. Your brainwaves are supposed to switch to this different frequency that is supposed to induce extreme relaxation and like I don't really know whatever.

Tiffany Mason: 1:03:25

Okay, so I got my music. She gives me my little earbuds and I was like, what are these for? And she was like, well, you wouldn't want the salt water to get into your ears. You know the salt. Afterwards and I thought, yeah, yeah, Okay, that makes sense, Whatever. So I put them in. You can still hear the music, which I was surprised about. So I feel the water and I'm like, Ooh, it's kind of warm. I was like, like I take cold showers. Okay, Like I don't even during the winter I take a hot shower, but during summer, like the minute we get past, like 75,.

Jay Franze: 1:03:53

So much about you.

Tiffany Mason: 1:03:54

Yeah, I take cold showers. So I was like, ooh, I don't know if I can do this. I don't really enjoy hot tubs. I don't really enjoy like when you go get a massage and the table's hot. I don't like any of that. I just I don't like it. That's why I thought when we first moved to Florida I was like I don't know if I'm going to make it in Florida, I don't know if I can live down here. I told Sean I would try. I'm like I will give it like a year and I will try, but if I don't like it.

Jay Franze: 1:04:23

Now you're on golf carts and yachts. You live a whole different life. You're talking about salt, not yachts. They're not yachts Anyway.

Tiffany Mason: 1:04:33

Redneck yachts, redneck yachts. So I go in there, I start floating and afterwards I was like, hey, babe, I did the float and he was like how did it go? And I was like, hey, babe, I did the float and he was like how did it go? And I was like it was kind of stressful. So there was this roller coaster, so it's an hour, which I was like, oh my God, can I do an hour? Can I lay here for an hour? I was like I don't know if I can do this. So I'm laying there and it's really weird. It's so weird supportive. I literally felt like I was laying on a bed and I'm a side sleeper. So I was like, ooh, I want to turn to my side. And then I was like, oh, no, but I'm in water, I'm not actually like. So that was really weird. Then I got super warm there. Thank God there's this little intercom. So I pushed a little intercom. I'm like um, so like I'm hot in here. And she was like, yes, open the pod doors. So there's these little doors that you can open, that open to the rest of the room. And then a little side trick, if anybody doesn't know this, if you do get warm and you need to cool yourself off. If you put the inside of your wrist on something cool, it will cool your body.

Tiffany Mason: 1:05:38

So they were talking about all these different positions, how you could lay in the water. One of them was surrender, which is your hands over your head. Well, when you do that, you expose your wrists and there's a little breeze over your wrist because they were wet, right, so okay, so I'm starting to cool off. Okay, I'm going to make it, everything's okay. And then I'm like I'm just going to get out. I'm just going to get out and I'm like, tiffany, you're only in a foot of water, nothing scary is happening. And then I get myself really relaxed.

Tiffany Mason: 1:06:07

So they tell you that you will maybe drift a little bit within the pod. And so I'm laying there and all of a sudden, like maybe my pinky nail just barely touches the edge and I'm like, oh yeah, I'm right there, I'm right on the edge. Then I felt fine. Then, all of a sudden, I was like I'm spinning, I'm spinning, I know I'm spinning.

Tiffany Mason: 1:06:23

So I opened my eyes, like all on alert, and it was just this constant roller coaster of like I'm going to lose it to like I was so relaxed, that I could feel myself like twitch, and then I would get all crazy about something like I'm too hot, I'm going to get nauseous, I'm going to be lightheaded when I get out of here, I'm not going to be able to drive home, and then, like I would talk myself out of it. So I thought I would share my float experience if anybody has wondered about this and the good news is Mr Mason got one for some reason and he would never use anything like that because he cannot relax for more than five minutes, so he can't do an hour. But it was a good experience and I forced myself to stay the whole hour because I was like, no, I want all the benefits. So I'd be like out with bad thoughts and with good vibes, out with bad thoughts and with good vibes. It was learning way too much.

Tiffany Mason: 1:07:15

Oh thing, oh yeah, it was. It was quite the rollercoaster. So Sean was like how was it? He was out of state when he asked me, so I said it was hot. And then when he came home he asked me and I gave him the full, all the details of the roller coaster of emotions. But I think the next one I can go and like actually relax because I already know I can do it. And you know, that is the one thing I would say with anxiety is like whatever scares you just keep doing it. Because, like what was I really afraid of? A foot of water? I could sit up at any point.

Jay Franze: 1:07:55

No, thank you. None of that sounds like fun to me, not the way you're describing it anyway.

Tiffany Mason: 1:08:00

No, no, I'm sure I did not make it appealing to anybody just now.

Jay Franze: 1:08:05

No, it seems like something I might like, but no, after you described it, nope. I'm good.

Tiffany Mason: 1:08:11

Yeah, it's a hot mess. It was a hot mess for me, but I'm excited to go back and do it again and I feel like this time I can be more present because I'm a fantastic meditator.

Jay Franze: 1:08:23

Not in any sort of dirty sort of way or anything, but are you wearing clothes or are you naked?

Tiffany Mason: 1:08:27

Yes, you wear your swimming suit. I was going to say that and I was like maybe I don't need to say that, but yes, you wear your swimming suit. I mean, they didn't tell me to, but in the video the chick's wearing a swimming suit, which I suppose it would be inappropriate to show a video where she wasn't. But they do not ever tell you you need to put a swimming suit on, so I suppose you could do it naked so it is a private room right, you can lock the door.

Tiffany Mason: 1:08:52

I did not lock the door because I was like, if I get too hot, I want someone to come in here and get me, or if I think I'm gonna get sick, I need a quick exit, naked Naked or not, but no, I have my swimming suit on.

Jay Franze: 1:09:05

You don't want to get sick in a pod.

Tiffany Mason: 1:09:08

It's like pooping in the pool, right, it's not good, I'm taking a left.

Jay Franze: 1:09:16

Alright, I'm moving on.

Tiffany Mason: 1:09:18

Yes, please.

Jay Franze: 1:09:19

This past Monday when George showed back up, we had Awaiting Abigail on the show. We had James and Abigail that came on. They talked about their band and the success they're having at such an early stage. They're actually getting ready to go out to LA to perform with LA Guns, so that'll be a good show. And George says ha ha ha. But yes, they were very nice people and their music is pretty cool. If you're into bands like Evanescence and that style of music, I think you would like Awaiting Abigail.

Tiffany Mason: 1:09:52

Okay.

Jay Franze: 1:09:53

What I found the most unique, I guess, about this band is Abigail 19, just turned 20.

Tiffany Mason: 1:10:02

Oh, wow.

Jay Franze: 1:10:03

The oldest person in the band is 62. So the span is from 1920 to 62. And then there's a father-daughter in the band as well, the father being 62, the daughter being in her 30s. Okay, and then everybody else in the band is probably in their 40s to 50s.

Tiffany Mason: 1:10:24

Okay, that's cool.

Jay Franze: 1:10:25

So it's definitely a span of age.

Tiffany Mason: 1:10:28

Well, you did say that the singing portion is a young person's game. Yes, so I would imagine it's the 18-year-old Abigail, and is she the front singer?

Jay Franze: 1:10:38

Yeah, she's 20 now and she is the singer Definitely amazing, definitely has a very good voice. George says she's a powerhouse. Yeah, she is the singer, definitely amazing, definitely has a very good voice. George says she's a powerhouse. Yeah, she is a powerhouse. She can sing for sure. Like I said, young girl, but she doesn't come across as young, she comes across as kind of an old soul. So she fits in with the older people in that band. So we'll see. We'll see how it goes. They've committed to a couple more years, so we'll see how it goes after those couple more years. I'm anxious to see what they have in their future, because the style of writing everything they do is unique.

Jay Franze: 1:11:10

they don't do anything traditionally so james is a he comes from a music education background where he's, uh, teaching people music, and abigail comes from a theater background, so she's very theatrical. Anyways, the first few songs that they did, they did a four-song demo as a band before they had the singer, and then she came on and actually wrote lyrics and melodies to their music and it turned out to be very good. Then they took a couple songs that she had done, but she had done them in a more pop format and they kind of gave it a little bit more of a rocking edge to it turned them into.

Jay Franze: 1:11:48

You know good rocking songs that fit the rest of their songs. So now that gave them six. And then when they went in to finish their album, they went ahead and did true collaboration as a whole. They wrote the songs together. So I'm anxious to see how all those songs blend together and it works out. But they were very, very good band and I'm excited for not only what they've got going on but the the opportunities they have in front of them. They're playing with Lilian Axe and, like I said, la Guns, so they've got some big, big opening spots coming up.

Tiffany Mason: 1:12:17

So I'm excited worth checking out, she probably has the powerhouse voice, because if she is theatrical, I mean a lot of that is projection and a lot of ballads, so that makes sense.

Jay Franze: 1:12:30

She has that theater background and she's also into film, so I wouldn't surprise her if she starts getting into directing their videos as well as doing some film work in the future.

Tiffany Mason: 1:12:40

That's fun that she gets to kind of pursue two passions yeah absolutely Two honorable mentions this week.

Jay Franze: 1:12:47

I don't know if you're familiar with David Ortiz, otherwise known as Big Poppy. David Ortiz, otherwise known as Big Poppy, was a big baseball player. I think he won three World Series with the Red Sox. He was their first baseman, but he was known as a designated hitter. He was a powerhouse, but he's become the owner of the Red Sox how cool is that? The team that he loved and played for and he's foreign. I don't know what nationality he is, but Boston claimed him as their own and treated him like family, and he never wanted to leave, and then he turned around and he became the owner of the red socks wow

Tiffany Mason: 1:13:27

very, very cool that is very, very cool that's honorable mention number one the fact that they are saying poppy makes me think some kind of you know, latino, spanish, mexican connection there and I feel like they have such loyalty to their families. So if you're saying that Boston, you know, treated him like family, then he probably felt a ton of loyalty to where he got to be famous, make his money and wanted to stay.

Jay Franze: 1:13:53

Dominican Republic. Oh, okay, there you go.

Tiffany Mason: 1:13:57

The DR David Ortiz, big Papi.

Jay Franze: 1:14:01

Dominican Republic First baseman, designated hitter, three-time World Series champion, now owner of the Red Sox.

Tiffany Mason: 1:14:10

Very cool.

Jay Franze: 1:14:11

It is very cool. I'm very proud of him. Not that I had anything to do with it, but I'm happy for him. I guess is the better choice of words. I'm very happy for him. Another one that I had nothing to do with, but it was kind of cool. As well as Tom Brady. We all know Tom Brady. He has somehow become a household name, but he is now back in New England and he will be managing the New England Patriots.

Tiffany Mason: 1:14:34

I think that's what happens when you marry a supermodel.

Jay Franze: 1:14:37

Is that what it is? I don't think the supermodel is what kept him word of mouth.

Tiffany Mason: 1:14:44

No, but it definitely helps you you think so? The fact that he's quarterback. I know, but what's her name?

Jay Franze: 1:14:50

giselle so I bet you got it okay.

Tiffany Mason: 1:14:54

I didn't think you would giselle brady, although I think they're divorced now right I think they are.

Jay Franze: 1:14:59

Yes, man yeah yeah, anyways, very cool for him too to go, to go back to Boston and New England. Yeah, become manager of the Patriots.

Tiffany Mason: 1:15:10

Look at these Bostonians. I mean pumping out athletes and musicians, rock bands Dang Boston's got it going on.

Jay Franze: 1:15:20

There you go. I'll take that. I mean, neither one of them are from Boston, but they played in Boston.

Tiffany Mason: 1:15:25

I mean, you came out of Boston.

Jay Franze: 1:15:27

No, that's true, that is true, I did. I mean and get this my family's from New York, but I was born and raised in Boston.

Tiffany Mason: 1:15:35

Oh so.

Jay Franze: 1:15:38

I was born on the right side of the tracks. And we're getting our comedians out of there of the tracks and we're getting our comedians out of there. Like you know, boston is known for comedians. All the good ones, jay leno, is from boston.

Tiffany Mason: 1:15:51

I know we've talked about it before dane cook is from boston uh, we talked about that.

Jay Franze: 1:15:56

Yep, yep can we talk about dane cook? Yeah, yep when I um used to do stand-up, my tagline was just another comedian from Boston.

Tiffany Mason: 1:16:09

Oh, that's clever Mm-hmm.

Jay Franze: 1:16:13

That's the whole point. Try to be clever.

Tiffany Mason: 1:16:19

Did you do anything fun for Memorial Day? For what? Memorial Day Memorial.

Jay Franze: 1:16:22

Day Did I do anything?

Tiffany Mason: 1:16:23

fun Memorial Day For what Memorial Day?

Jay Franze: 1:16:25

Memorial Day Did I do anything?

Tiffany Mason: 1:16:26

wrong Memorial Day.

Jay Franze: 1:16:27

I don't think I did anything exciting, just stayed home. We don't have a yacht, we don't have a golf cart to get to our yacht. We don't float in the salt water.

Tiffany Mason: 1:16:38

I mean Well, we did take the boat out, but that's not the point of it. The point of it is well, okay, actually, two things actually. So we're just part of the boat membership, like I told you. So we just take the boat out, have fun with it, bring it back. They store it, insure it, do all the things. So we take the boat out, we have super fun.

Tiffany Mason: 1:17:01

Preston starts looking a little red. I'm like Prestonston, you might want to put some sunscreen on. He's like yeah, what's whatever. You know, he's 24, you know, invincible still, and his mother burns. Okay, like I like to burn. Pretty good, um, I don't like to, I just my body does. I'm irish, we've learned in the last couple of years nice anywho. So irish people burn. Okay, preston, descendant of mine, of me, and he also has irish blood, and he burns, it turns out he normally tans, but this particular day we the way that the boat reservation works for a holiday is we could only have the boat for half of a day.

Tiffany Mason: 1:17:40

So 1 30 our time was up. We went out early. It's hot here early, so it was no problem. We had a blast. We were not cold at all. We go to rev up the boat and the engine will not turn on, and we're getting like an uh error message or whatever, like a beeping sound, and so, like gosh, I don't know, the boating community is amazing, like. Also, another thing you have to keep eye on is the tide. Literally, if you forget to like, if your boat is anchored at like a sandbar and you don't pay attention to the tide, your boat can get stuck there, and then you're stuck there for like four hours till the tide comes back up. Okay, cause the tide changes every six hours.

Tiffany Mason: 1:18:23

Okay, so we're sitting there and we realize, well, okay, we had oh God, I don't even want to say this, cause you're going to just make fun of me more we had rented or taken out whatever, made a reservation for this double decker pontoon boat that had a slide that went off of it, right, and so other people that were there, they were like can we go off your slide, can we go off your slide? We're like, yeah, go for it. So then they were jumping off the top of the boat, and it was very fun, okay. So those same people, though, were like oh, what's going on? You can't, your boat started. What's going on? So everybody like rallies and everybody's like try this and and a couple of people had like jumper kits for the batteries. Turns out the battery was fine. Then this guy, like this angel, appears and he's like oh, I work on boats, that's my job, that's what I do every day. So he gets on the boat. We're calling our boat membership people. They're not picking up the phone. So we're thinking like A don't you want your boat back? And B, it's Memorial Day weekend, don't you think you should be answering your phone? So we're stranded in this super cool area but we can't even have fun because really we're supposed to be leaving All that to say Preston's holding the boat up.

Tiffany Mason: 1:19:35

I held the boat up for 45 minutes and then I said hey, sean, can we throw the anchor out in the back? So because of the tide going in and out and where we were, it's very strong tide so you need an anchor on the front and the back of the boat. So we had taken them up because we were going to leave. Now this is 45 minutes in. I'm like can we please put the anchor down? So I'm done holding the boat. I've had sunscreen.

Tiffany Mason: 1:19:56

Preston like takes over for his mom, which was very cute and very sweet that he's like I got this mom, I'll let go whatever, but then, like the rest of the time, he wanted props that he had been holding the boat for 45 minutes. It wasn't that hard to hold it I had already done it for 45 minutes. This kid, though, proceeded to get more and more burnt by the time we got home, like he couldn't like even just like to touch his skin hurt, and so the next day I was like hey preston, how's that sunburn? He's like I am glowing like a fire truck. I was like I bet you are. I bet you are. So when we go out on Father's Day, I'm sure he will use some sunscreen All right, I'm going to take us home.

Tiffany Mason: 1:20:40

Yeah, yeah, let's do it. Let's land this plane.

Jay Franze: 1:20:42

Somehow we've missed the top of the hour. We've reached the bottom of the hour, which does mean well we've reached the end of the show. If you've enjoyed the show, please tell a friend. If you have not, Tell two.

Jay Franze: 1:20:51

Tell two tell three, four, whatever it takes. You can reach out to both of us over at jfrenzycom. We will be happy to keep this conversation going going. Eh, maybe not this one, but we will keep some conversation going for sure. You can also reach out to us on the socials. We would love to talk to you. Please feel free to communicate with us. Miss Tiffany, my friend, what final words do you have for us this week?

Tiffany Mason: 1:21:17

Yes, for our crew out there, keep chasing the rhythm. Your sound matters On that note folks have a good night.

Jay Franze: 1:21:22

rhythm, your sound matters. On that note, folks have a good night.

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