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And just a little bit.
We'll get into some entertainment news, including saying goodbye to live.
And let me into laven.
That news breaking just shortly.
If you have not heard, we will touch on that along with box office numbers and plenty
more.
Melissa and I also get into collecting items that you don't have to collect anymore.
That is also going to come up for you.
We're going to save some people some time there.
But it's a Monday and the 9 o'clock hour.
We're going to kick it off the way we like to with Beth Habagger in the kitchen's open.
Tell me something good.
Good morning, everyone.
And welcome to the kitchen's open here on WFHR for this Monday, December 30th.
It's that time of year to say goodbye to the old and hello to the new as we prepare to
welcome 2025.
We have to get rid of everything.
I am not ready for this.
There are expiration dates all over the place that I was not prepared for.
Now, hold on, James.
She doesn't mean literally through everything out.
Do you, Beth?
No.
In fact, some things are great to take with us into the new year.
Things like, say, bacon.
Bacon!
Bacon, did somebody say bacon?
You are speaking my language.
I know James.
Today is, in fact, National Bacon Day.
Yep, it's National Bacon Day.
NationaldayCallender.com tells us the day reminds us that bacon is not just for breakfast
and encourages us to test out for various ways to enjoy this culinary marvel.
Yes, I did not have bacon for breakfast this morning, so I'm glad it's not just for
for breakfast or double cheeseburgers, James.
There are a ton of other ways that you can enjoy this tasty tidbit.
But before we get into the many ways we can incorporate bacon into our cooking and baking,
let's define exactly what bacon is and what it is we're discussing.
The official definition of bacon is a side of pig, cured, and smoked.
That's according to Marion Webster Dictionary.
The history of bacon can be better understood by exploring the history of the world itself,
or the word itself.
Bacon comes from the same proto-dramatic linguistic roots as the English word back.
The word bacon started being used in the English language at some point during the 12th century.
At that time, bacon meant all types of pork.
Throughout the next 100 years or so, it's definition narrowed to include only the strips
of salty cured meat we're familiar with today.
This is according to an article called For the Love of Bacon.
History, facts, and more by Daniel Sirk on the website justcook.butcherbox.com.
I finally heard the one thing that guy could add to bacon.
Just going back to calling it bacon.
How could you make bacon sound even more delicious, calling it bacon?
Yes.
Oh, that sounds so good.
It's interesting how the language is evolved like that where bacon meant all types of
pork just like plum, yet meant all types of fruit.
It really is fascinating.
Yeah.
It's history is just fascinating.
The article goes on to state, human kinds love a fair with bacon can be traced back
to 1500 BCE, if not before.
This is when the Chinese began to salt and cure pork belly.
Like nearly all trends in the world, this salting and curing process traveled.
It eventually gained popularity in other parts of the world, evolving as it was incorporated
into different cultures.
At Daniel goes on to share the Greeks and Romans ate bacon, and as time progressed, this
perfect pork product was enjoyed in England, France, Germany, and eventually the United
States.
Bacon traveled well and became a source of protein for the masses, doing part to the fact
that its curing process meant no refrigeration was necessary.
It reached the present day United States in the mid 1500s when Hernando de Soto of Spain
brought 13 domesticated pigs on his voyage to the North American continent.
In three short years, the pig population jumped to nearly 700, as we know, pigs can propagate
quickly and they turn wild quickly.
And as we know also, pigs can't fly, so we want to we want to thank very much, at least
I want to thank Hernando de Soto, thank you Hernando, thank you.
I think there's a lot to take from this great segment and everything.
Please let's not let that be lost on us.
An immigrant came to this country and brought us bacon.
Let's not lose sight of that, everybody.
That is a beautiful thing.
Where would human beings be without animals?
Exactly.
Yeah, whether it's such an interesting thing of how these things grow and how they when
they come to a different part of the world, whether it's here in America or somewhere else,
and you see the evolution of these things and how other cultures, hey, that's really cool.
I'm just going to put my little spin on it here.
I'm just going to add a little bit to it here.
I don't know if salt-cured cricket would be going over as well as the breakfast food.
No, no, no.
But over the centuries, curing and cuts have changed.
Daniel shares the bacon we're used to eating in the US is quite different than the salt-cured
pork belly that originated in China.
The type of sliced packaged bacon most people have had in their fridge was patented in
1924 by none other than Oscar Meyers.
Oh, huh.
Thank you, Wisconsin, right?
Yeah.
And according to the National Daycounter website, quote, the United States and Canada make bacon
from the pork belly.
Other countries around the world use the side of the back cuts of pork.
That meat is cured in either a salt brine or a salt pack, and it is either dried, boiled
or smoked.
But bacon isn't just pork anymore.
Meat from other animals can also be used.
Daniel says it's true.
Bacon has branched out to include more than just pork.
Today, there are many options for those seeking alternatives, including turkey bacon, lamb
bacon, called bacon.
And soy bacon.
Is that soy bacon?
Oh, that is not bad.
That is not bad.
That is not bad.
That is not bad.
So if it's turkey bacon, should that be taken?
Oh, yeah.
I think it's called tofurky.
Tofurky?
Tofurky.
We actually use a lot of turkey bacon in our house because it's a little bit healthier.
It doesn't have as much of the fat.
So it's not as bad for your cholesterol.
So it's a wonderfully doesn't taste the same.
It doesn't.
But it still gives you that crisp and crunch that you want, and that salty flavor.
Yes.
Absolutely.
And so we use it a lot to substitute for bacon in different recipes and things like
that.
But there is nothing that compares to actual bacon.
And if you're anything like my family, when all of us are together, meeting my sisters
and their families, we go through at least three pounds of bacon in one sitting.
A lot of people don't realize that when Prince wrote nothing compares to you, this is what
he was talking about.
Well, if you actually go on to the National Day calendar website, they have a map there
that you can click on and it will tell you the average price that each household in
each state spends on bacon in a year.
And it's amazing.
None of it is under $50.
According to that, every state households, the average is at least $50 for bacon per year.
Well, we saw everybody, you knew when the price rose on something, because the people were
barking about it in almost the very next day, the next hour, not as much about bacon, not
as many people barking about it.
Like we all noticed the price went up and not a lot of people were barking about it.
They're still buying it.
Yep.
Absolutely.
Why not?
It's so delicious, right?
So how should we celebrate this wonderful bacon day?
Well, the National Day calendar says the founders of Bacon Day encourage us to eat a variety
of bacon while watching Kevin Bacon movies or movies with bacon in the title.
That sounds like a fun thing to do.
They go on to say the other suggested traditions such as bacon toasts and kissing under pork fat
mistletoe are mentioned as well.
That doesn't sound as appealing.
No, no.
I also give their own suggestions, including trying a new recipe.
So I'm actually going to do this for tomorrow.
We're doing our own little New Year's Eve party with the boys at our house.
So I found, and I've always enjoyed going other places and those bacon wrapped smokies,
those tiny little hot dogs or Franks that you get, but I've never made them myself.
So I'm found an easy recipe on allrecipes.com, which says all you need is a pound of sliced
bacon, cut into thirds, 114 ounce package of beef cocktail.
They call them winters.
I don't like to say that word on the radio, except you just did, except I just did.
So from now on, you're going to hear me say Franks, three quarters cup brown sugar or
to taste and toothpicks.
So you're going to preheat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit, line a large, rimmed,
that's important because the grease is going to be cooked out of this, rimmed baking sheet
with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
You're going to wrap each of the cocktail Franks with a piece of the bacon that you've already
cut into thirds.
So you can be cutting that bacon into thirds while the oven is preheating.
Unless you want extra bacon.
That's true.
It depends on the ratio of dog to bacon.
You want to.
So there you go.
Frank to bacon.
Frank to bacon.
So you're going to wrap each of those Franks with a piece of bacon, secure it with the
toothpick paste and then place that bacon wrapped Frank on toothpick, not toothpicks.
Thank you.
That could be a very interesting, different flavor.
Very different flavor.
Yeah.
So the toothpick is what you're going to put through.
I would have made that mistake.
Through the bacon and the dog and then you're going to place it on that prepared baking
sheet.
You're going to evenly sprinkle the brown sugar over the tops of the bacon wrapped Franks.
Again, it's to taste.
If you want it more sugary tasting, you use more if you don't, you could also use maple
syrup here.
And then you would have your with a little bit of that brown sugar and then you'd have
your maple bacon, you know, sugar, bacon, yeah, um, anyway, uh, then you're going to bake
it in the preheated oven until those bake that bacon is crisp and that sugar is bubbly
and that's going to take about 40 minutes.
So then you serve this immediately or place it in a slow cooker on low to keep them warm.
Mm-hmm.
Nice.
Very good.
That sounds delicious.
I love those.
It sounds so delicious that even a Jewish man like myself during hodika will be eating bacon
probably.
Well, it is a fried thing.
Right.
Yeah.
And it's the one thing that you do indulge in.
Yeah, just keep that down the download.
Okay.
Just keep that between us everybody.
Okay.
Sorry.
I'm sorry.
That's a good way to blend the cultures though, right?
Oh, yeah, absolutely.
Very.
Yeah.
Nothing around with that.
Wonderful way to do that.
And I had to say, if I have to pick one Kevin Bacon movie to watch, it's going to be the
River Wild from 1994.
Oh, good choice.
Good choice.
I liked his, uh, the 90s were kind of the top for me for Kevin Bacon movies.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
I, you know, foot loose is a classic.
Mm-hmm.
You got to watch that.
I would be more tempted this time of year to watch the Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas
Special.
Oh, yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
That was a good one.
He was really good in that.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
There's a, he's done some really great work, but a lot of the work that I enjoy is done
is later in his career and it's a lot of darker work.
Yeah.
I think you're better off saving the 80s, big Kevin Bacon video.
80s, 90s.
Yeah.
Mr. Becca's was a little darker, but that was a really good one, Melissa.
That was a good one.
Yeah.
That may be the one actually, because it's kind of borders in between that.
And he's really, really good in that one.
Oh, a good choice.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
He also did the voiceover in Balto.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
Yeah.
He's good.
Well, and if you're looking for some other new recipes, you can go to blish.com and type
in Bacon Recipes.
There's one in there that sounds delicious that I might actually attempt sometime in the
future.
And you can make it in an air fryer, which is breakfast bombs.
It includes scrambled eggs, crispy bacon, and cheese, and they are all stuffed into a biscuit
that you make.
So they look delicious.
That does sound good.
No wonder they call that site delish.com.
Yeah.
It's good name.
It's good name, right?
Apply Nate.
Mm-hmm.
Well, I am inclined to agree with the old adage, Bacon makes everything better.
And one thing that would make the segment better is a sponsor.
Yeah.
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Yeah.
Woo-hoo!
Another great episode.
I just want to take a moment to appreciate both Melissa and Beth and everybody else that
has worked so hard on this segment, all the guests we've had on this segment throughout
the year.
It has been a very successful year for the Kitchen's Open and it's all because of you, too.
Thank you so much for the work you guys put in the this segment.
Thank you, James.
We will take a time out but be listening next week for another episode of the Kitchen's
Open Everybody.
We're looking forward to that.
Beth, you have a great day and a great New Year's, okay?
You as well.
Okay.
We'll be back more show coming up on the morning show.
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Early and in the morning, rise into the street, like me up that cigarette, I've got shoes
on my feet.
We got a good one for you right here.
I'm going to lighten some entertainment news for you.
We do kick off in a couple of solemn places, though, while one in particular at the news
just broke a little bit ago of the passing of Linda Lavin, a wonderful American actress
singer, won a Tony award.
I got to remember exactly what you won her a Tony Ford, aren't it?
I'll look it up.
She, of course, the star of Alice that many of us grew up on and watched as kids or as
adults or what have you, a wonderful, wonderful actress with incredible comedic timing.
Very, very good at what she did.
I think many ways, like a lot of people, stars of her age and everything underrated, under
appreciated.
Alice was a huge hit and while there were some great actors on that show, it's not the
show without her.
It's not the hit it is without her.
Just really one of those performers that I have no doubt worked her tail off throughout
her career and to prep for her roles, but made it look effortless.
Just made it look so smooth.
Not saying easy or simple, I mean, just smooth, like she belonged.
This is what she was meant to do.
It was in 87.
She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her role as Kate Jerome.
Oh, okay.
I don't think I did know that.
Broadway, the play was Broadway bound.
Yeah.
I don't think actually I did know that.
I knew she won a Tony.
I just, I don't remember.
I didn't remember what it was for.
Wonderful actor who will be very missed and I don't know about anybody else, but it's been
allow since I watch any clips from Alice.
I'm going to go back and watch some of the kiss Margaret.
There's some good ones from that show.
Wicked has been become one of the bigger hit movies of 2024 and not just in the box office
numbers, but it is going to be during as we close to award season here.
It is going to be up for a lot of awards.
No, no.
A lot of people are actually having the discussion right now of who should get lead actress
nominations and who should get supporting actress nominations between Cynthia Irvio and
Aryan and Grande.
Mm-hmm.
I think that's a pretty equal, I mean, as far as who is the lead, it's hard to say.
But as far as the book is written, Cynthia's character is the lead in the book.
Absolutely.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I would think that Cynthia should get lead actor nominations and Arya Grande should get supporting
actress nominations.
And that's kind of how I feel about it.
And I feel like that might work out for Aryan and Grande better because she could end up
winning an Oscar.
Like the way they're talking about her right now and in the category, I hate that they
do this.
Every year of my, our lives, they mentioned the best supporting actress categories, not
that deep this year.
Yes, it is.
You just need to look.
Like, get, miss me with that.
There is incredible female performances going on out there.
You just don't look at them as hard.
And I say this as a, as a member who votes on these things.
They need to be, do a better job of it.
But Aryan and Grande, they're not missing her performance.
They haven't missed that one.
And you can, you might not be able to miss it at home either if you choose to.
The pictures that stood behind the hit film announced on Thursday that Wicked will be
available to buy or rent on December 31st.
Really?
Boom.
It's crazy.
We're going to ride that train right in there, but Universal has not missed a beat.
They needed a hit and they got one.
Yeah.
The streaming really, and this is that, this is so wildly different than when we were kids.
I think this is even bigger.
This isn't even bigger difference, Melissa, and call up and let me know if I'm wrong on
this one.
715-424-1300.
And what it is when we try to tell kids what it was like to wait three minutes for your
show to come back.
For commercial break.
Yeah.
I think it's bigger than, you know, your show ending and you, I don't think anything's
bigger than, actually, you know, anything's bigger than, if you missed it, you missed it.
Right.
That's it.
There's never a rerun.
Yeah.
And you can't catch it later on streaming or YouTube or something like that.
Like there's nothing that compares to what that was like.
I know as somebody who is really way too crazy about like watching TV and everything when
I was young, I, if I missed the show, it killed me and I would look during the summer to
see, hey, is it, are they going to replay it?
They're going to replay it in the summer because I missed that episode.
I was one of those weirdos.
I was one of those kids.
So the fact that it hasn't, wicked is still in us.
In theaters.
Yeah.
And they want to make sure, hey, you're looking for something to do on New Year's Eve.
Boom.
There you go.
And you don't have to leave your house to do it.
And not just that, but it's going to have among the bonus content is a 40 minute behind
the scenes featurette.
So they're not only going to have bonus footage and I believe deleted scenes, but they're
going to have that as a part of it too.
Oh, people are going to eat that up.
Man, that's something.
We're going to be all over it.
It's, it's nearly, now here's something though I haven't heard anybody mention and I
don't know that this is important nowadays or if it is or it isn't to people that depends
on, you know, you out there.
This scenario is three hour epic.
And I believe it's the first, yeah, the two parts cinematic adaptation.
So this is the first part.
The second part will come out later next year.
Yeah.
No, this is only the first part.
And it's, I honestly, I'm glad they did it that way because the, I saw this like the
first weekend that it came out and it didn't feel like a two hour and 40 minute movie.
It really did it.
And it didn't feel like they drew things out too much or that they cut them down too
much as far as the storyline goes.
They really kind of gave it its due and I think they did a really good job with that.
The only thing that I felt was a little drawn out was the, the very last scene.
Huh.
But that was the end of the movie.
So it should be that way.
But being that it's not the end of the story, yeah, in the moment, that's what I was
thinking.
But it's, it's really well done and Cynthia deserved her moment in that, in that scene.
I really liked the casting of her in it.
It's, I especially think it for those that are big fans of the Broadway show, you know,
when you, you know the two original actors of it, it's hard to compare to them.
So go a different direction, I think, is a very smart idea.
And, and, and I'm, I'm really hopeful as well that this gets a lot of people to look
into Gregory McGuire's novel because I think the book Wicked was really good.
It is.
It is a really good book.
I, I read it as a recommendation and I, it was a page turner for me.
It pulled me in and I don't get pulled into books like that very often, but I really felt
for Elphaba.
I really got pulled into that character.
Mm-hmm.
And the story is great.
And it's different than the, than the movie or the Broadway show.
Yeah.
So it's definitely worth reading.
And actually, it drew me into his, some of his other work as well.
Yeah.
Yeah.
The, the son of a witch is a great one too.
Um, now, uh, I'm going to get in the box office numbers in a second, but Melissa, you,
you, you wouldn't saw a movie recently, huh?
I did.
I went and saw a movie and I'm not going to tell you what it is because I didn't like it.
Oh.
I actually really disliked it.
Oh, that's it.
In fact, I, it just, no, mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
That was bad.
It's kind of a twist.
Oh, and it twisted the review.
Oh, I like it.
Oh, uh, is it, I have to ask, is it a movie that's currently, well, yes, it's currently
a movie in the theater.
Yeah.
It's currently a movie in the theaters because I went and saw it on Saturday.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Um, but yeah, the songs were bad.
So there, that gives you a hint.
Ooh.
Ooh.
Ooh.
I've never put narrow it down too much because there's multiple, uh, movies in the theater
with songs in them right now.
Nice.
Oh, I like that.
I, look, it was a disappointment.
I mean, there were parts of it that were cool, um, and, but I, I wouldn't say it was
worth seeing on the big screen.
Um, granted, I got, we, we got like the last seats in the theaters.
We were in the very front row, which is intense.
Yeah.
So intense.
Yeah.
I think goodness, the seats lean back now because, man, off air, if you trust me with
that information, I will not share it to an assault.
I will not share that.
Uh, looking at your, how your box office numbers did, uh, the, uh, Disney's Mufasa
the Lion King, Paramount Sonic the Hedgehog are, uh, duking it out over first place in
North America box office, um, based on the estimate, Sonic three has, uh, ever so slight
lead over it, but Mufasa is, uh, charging up the ranks.
It does look like it will probably take over the very coveted Christmas day weekend box
office numbers and possibly New Year's Eve box office numbers and everything.
Um, and not too surprising, but it is a little bit when it started off this way, like Mufasa
was way back and it's, it, one of the biggest things a movie can have is, yes, having a great
opening weekend, how does it do in week two, week three, uh, it's not very well.
Yeah, I mentioned so.
And honestly, I was surprised at how many, like the theater was sold out almost, um, which
is why I ended up in the front row.
Right, right, that's, that's pretty impressive, uh, just that alone is impressive.
Uh, and, and just to wrap up everybody, I, I want to do just, uh, let everyone know that, uh,
the podcast that Bria and I do what the Muppet, uh, usually premieres every Monday at this,
uh, in around this time or in early in the morning, uh, we had our last episode for now, uh,
premier episode 72, a Muppet-y hiatus.
I just would like to, uh, not only think this audience who has been very supportive of this,
and I know a lot of the streaming numbers, a lot of the downloads is because of you out there.
Thank you so much for that.
And, uh, a gigantic thank you to, uh, my oldest, uh, Bria Hoyet, uh, and the incredible work that
she put into this, not just the podcast, editing it and, uh, working with a very difficult actor
and, uh, getting him to stand on his ex all the time and everything, um, but she did so much
social media wise, and I learned so much from her social media wise and algorithms and, uh,
different things from her. She put so much work into this that I, I don't even know if I have
enough time and a half an hour left of the show to get into if I did. Um, she, it was a real passion
project for us. We really enjoyed it and, uh, we're not looking to be done with it. We're just
taking a break. Um, breaks are okay. Still haven't figured out why. I haven't figured out, um,
not got that, because I'm going to be a papa. And more importantly, Bria and Matt are going to
be first time parents, but I'm going to be a papa. I'm going to, uh, yeah, that's it.
And you're not going to spoil that child at all. No, no, not the tiniest bit. I don't
imagine how you could do that. I didn't get to see her for Christmas, so I haven't been able to
give her gifts so that Melissa is one of the few people that knows of one of the gifts I got,
and I still can't share it yet. Oh, I do. I do. I'm good. Melissa. It's what. I'm impressed. Yeah. Wow.
Well done, James. If you are looking for a, a, a, a, a, a fun thing and very similar to what we
try to do on this show here, serious comedy, we had a lot of fun with this one. It's an easy
listen. Go ahead and check out what them up at everybody, wherever you get your podcasts. And
thank you so much to everybody who has. And you know, James, the best part about you taking the
Sean Haydes for people who have missed some episodes. Now you can go back and catch up on those
podcasts. That's a, yeah, it's a really good point. Yeah. I encourage you to do that, everybody,
and thank you again to everybody who has, uh, appreciate you. We'll get to our news, break,
mouths, news. We got some sports in there for you as well. And we're to check in with our partners.
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the morning show at WF HR. Welcome back, everybody. Morning show at WF HR.
Melissa and James hanging out with you. We hope you're having a good one out there. We got good
stuff coming up for you. Let's go ahead and take a call first. Good morning. You're on the show.
Don't try this again. Good morning. You're on the show. Yeah. How's it going? Good.
Good. How are you doing, man? Good. Good. Hey, um, you were, I wanted to catch you guys before
you got into more stuff on the entertainment end of it. But, um, we, uh, we had a chance to watch
the six triple eight over the weekend on Netflix. Ooh. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That was amazing. Okay.
Yeah. If you get it, if you get a chance, I mean, I don't know if you talked about that being
released on Netflix or not, because I think it just recently came on. Just, yeah. Just, yeah.
Yeah. Yeah. And it was pretty intense. It pretty much showed, you know, how the black
woman was, uh, perceived in the army. And it was, yeah, it was good. It's a pretty good, you
know, some good actors in there too. And, uh, yeah, it was, it was pretty impressive. That was one
of my favorites. And also, obviously, the, um, one with Jason Bateman, the, the carry on. That
was, yeah, that was, that was pretty good too. So, Kev, I, I, I appreciate, uh, not only the,
the feedback and the, the recommendations, but the fact that you and my parents are watching
the, you know, hanging out together and watching to see me. I, I, I am not, I cannot stress how,
how serious I have here. My mom and dad very rarely recommend movies or come to me and talk about
movies. I'm the one that does that with them. This weekend, both of those movies came up and they
could not stop raving about them. In particular, my mom talking about Carrie Washington and, uh,
the, uh, six triple eight, um, yeah, just really loved the before, that's so wild that you call
up and bring this up, man, because they, they could not stop talking about those movies. They
enjoyed both of them. Fun fact, what you didn't know, James, Kevin and your parents were texting
the whole weekend. I didn't know. Wow. That's awesome. That's, uh, that's a really good
movies. And, and for particular different reasons, uh, certainly the history and, and the,
the noteworthiness of the six triple eight is, is, is unparalleled. Um, the, the, the, I think
if you're looking for a good suspense movie, we don't make enough good suspense movies. There's
plenty of horror and guard and all that. I like a good Alfred Hitchcock type of suspense movie. And
you get an actor like Jason Bateman, who doesn't get an opportunity to do those roles very often.
And, and man, does he take the ball and run with it? Like he's so good in that role.
Yeah, I mean, you really don't see his face for about all you hear is his voice. Yeah.
Probably the first, probably what, 45 minutes of the movie. Yeah, it's, it's, it's, it's,
it's a great. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Good. Never, never against them in a movie like that.
Good stuff, Kev. Uh, we only got one playmakers for the rest of the year. We got one more that,
with, with, so we're gonna need you later today. Okay. Uh, I don't know if I really want to talk about
it. Yeah. Yeah. Don't blame me. I don't blame you, bro. But we do appreciate you and safe travels
out there. Okay. All right, guys. Have a great day. Thanks, Kevin. Appreciate you. You can catch
both of those on Netflix. Uh, the, the six triple eight Carrie Washington, uh, for Winfrey,
Susan Sarandon, uh, just some of the actors in that one. Uh, and, and, uh, both of them really
good, uh, really good movies. Yeah. Uh, you don't have to collect those movies, but maybe you do
maybe like DVDs. Maybe you are still a collector of DVDs or, or the old VHS tapes or something like that.
I have a collection of VHS tapes. I'm still hanging on to you. I can't find my, I have two VHS
players and I don't know where they are in the mad about it. I have both of those, a bin of both
of those along with a bin of CDs, uh, that, uh, I still have, and I refuse to let go. I still have
that too. I refuse. I refuse. I will not let go of them. Uh, and, and maybe there's some other
things that you're collecting, quote, unquote, that you don't need to anymore. Um, there's a list
making the rounds of collectors items that aren't really worth collecting. Now, when they say
worth collecting, they're talking about people that collected things to hopefully sell later for
money or something. And it's original packaging in the condition because eventually it's going to
be worth something someday. They're also talking about the idea that these aren't, quote, worth
anything as far as maybe you selling it. However, if you try to buy some of these items, you know,
they'll probably be pretty more expensive than you might think outside of your price range.
And what comes up at the, uh, the bottom of the list here, uh, right away, starting at 10, uh,
old VHS tapes and DVDs. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. They might not be worth money, money, but
they're worth sentimental value and, and the ability to watch things. Yeah. Cause I don't, I don't pay
for any streaming services. So I appreciate my DVD collection. It's nice. And I think that,
that's really important to keep in mind with this. We're not saying any of this is worthless.
We're just saying you're not going to be able to sell this and get over time. Yeah. Yeah. Uh,
porcelain dolls. There's, they still aren't worth much, uh, but they are just as terrifying. No,
they, uh, I'm kidding. I'm joking. I'm joking. It's funny that you mentioned that James,
because um, this over the last of the weekend, actually, um, and a little bit on Christmas day,
I was able to finally unpack some more boxes and apartment. And I pulled out my American girl dolls
and, and set them out to display. Cause I have them from my childhood. And I'm like, well,
why are these just sitting in a box? Let's put them out. I did not, however, pull out my porcelain doll.
Oh, that's funny. You found them. Yeah. Uh, next on the list, cabbage patch kids.
I never had one of those. I wanted one so bad I never got one. If they're in mint condition
in the box, they might be worth some money, but if they've been played with, they are probably not
worth anything because they're clothed body dolls. So those probably got dirty. I, uh, now,
there might have been collectors out there that bought them and kept them in the boxes or whatever.
But if you bought one of those, uh, for your kid or something like that, like there's just no way
it stayed in the box. They survived without getting marker on their face somehow. It's amazing.
It was. Yeah. Yes.
But mom, I just wanted to give her freckles. Yeah. Let's put makeup on her.
Newer comic books. Now vintage ones are a little bit different. You're going to,
you probably might be able to retire off of like the original Superman or some of those.
Those are really worth money. Yeah. But, um, I would say, uh, I'm just reading on this one,
but I would say late 90s early odds, uh, those comics, they started, they made a lot of them.
Like they, there are very, there are a lot of copies of those ones out there. Um,
if the trick is having something that's rare and in perfect condition. Yeah. Yeah. And that's
similar with, uh, baseball cards. Now, the really old ones can be worth a lot, uh, but they got
mass-produced. And if you've held onto a bunch of random cards from the 80s, they may not be
worth as much as you might think. My, my dad, uh, runs into this all the time now because he's my
dad and he doesn't do this for money, he's constantly blown away by, look, it believes worth as much.
He's always, he's always impressed with how much they're worth. But I think for a lot of people
out there that, that got into collecting, uh, and in a lot of people during the pandemic, they got
back into collecting. They may have been, you know, kind of shocked by some of this that the mass
production. Especially if they were pinning their hopes on it. Yeah. Yeah. Now, I, I got to just
real quick. I want to send a shout out to my brother because my brother, my dad has talked about,
he's got doubles of certain cards and talked about selling them. And my dad recently had a,
a double of a Tim Duncan rookie card. And, uh, my, my brother put it on eBay. They're, what
they're selling it for. My mom and dad are probably going to be able to go on a vacation. Oh, cool.
Yeah. And they've never done this before. They've been talking about this for almost a decade.
And they're, they may actually now be able to do it because of this. So that's awesome.
Yeah. There are some cases where, and that Tim Duncan, that's a relatively new one compared to,
that's, we're saying like early 90s. Um, so that, that they can still be. Yeah. But you have to be
a little bit insane like my father and keep these cards in the most pristine shape and everything.
Great. And that's the trick. Is it in pristine shape? And is it rare? Yes. Yeah. And number four in
the list. Pogs. This was even know what that is. Yeah. This was ahead of our time. I think,
Melissa, I think this was more of a thing right before us. Um, okay. But, um, it was, um,
they were milk caps in children's game. Uh, they, they're, but they don't tend to be worth much.
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I do remember. I do remember these. I think we had this game.
But I don't think we knew how to play it. Yeah. I don't know. That one. If anybody has any of
these things out there, though, please let us out. I'd love to hear from you. Yeah.
At number three, pes dispensers, even the good ones only sell for like a buck or two.
And I don't know about you, James, but, um, I just finally learned that you can actually
load them. The whole thing all it wants as opposed to putting them in one at a time,
which is how I always did it. Yeah. Yeah. I think it was my sister that showed me that, I think.
And it was like, no, I learned that as an adult. And I, I want to go out and buy a pes dispenser
and some pes to just try it. I guarantee to my childhood self that it can be done. Yeah.
I guarantee that I was, I was in my, at least in my 20s or 30s when I found out. Yeah. I,
I 100% with you on this one. I, um, now I have one of my best friends, Steve Heath, uh,
shout out, Steph. Um, he, he collects these and, and he's actually one of the people that I
learned this through, uh, but it was more so my dad. I, I don't disagree with this list.
And we've got two more on it. But I will say that if you collect something, somebody else
collects it and there's somebody out there that will pay for that more than, yeah, or there's
some, there's always somebody willing to pay for a collector's item. Um, I, I think we learned
this a lot through a lot of TV shows, uh, American pickers and things like that. Like there's,
there's always something. Did you know that pes isn't abbreviation for a German word for peppermint?
Uh, no, no. I did. I did not know that either. And they had some unusual candy flavors,
such as licorice, flowers and chlorophyll. Oh, sorry, side tangent. I'm just gonna let that sit
there. I don't have a punchline. That's just going to, uh, at number two on the list, most vinyl
records, uh, the market is so saturated that they don't really hold value. They're a great
listen, of course, but they're not, uh, as much for value anymore. Now again, that's another one
where you go to a record store and it's not like they're just handing them out. They're going to
cost you a penny. Right. But, uh, I think if you're trying to resell some of them, if you're trying to
resell frampton comes alive, uh, that's probably not going to get you much money this one.
Well, and there's also a resurgence of popularity with finals and they're coming back and they're,
you know, modern day artists are making them. Yeah. And at number one on the list, I think we all
can guess it. Go ahead and say it together. Beanie babies. Yeah. Nearly all of them are worth
under 20 bucks now. You can find whole lots of them on eBay for less than that. But just for fun,
I throw, I, I thought I'd throw in there. What's the most expensive beanie babies now?
And Melissa, I see for $7,000 used on Etsy, uh, the TV, uh, the, uh, tie beanie baby gobbles.
Really? Um, there are some that are up to 12 grand. And, uh, I, I don't know, as, um,
my mother sold these at, uh, book world and everything. So I know a little bit about them.
At the time, it was the most rare one and it still looks like it is. For over $50,000, you can buy
the rare tie beanie princess dye baby. Mm. Yeah. So that's, I mean, they're, you still can,
there are people still making money off of these things and everything.
If you have some of those really, really expensive ones, it was about a year ago, but back in January,
uh, the parade dot com came out with the 41 most valuable beanie babies worth money. So
I, that's, that's a 2024 article. Mm hmm. While I don't just, I'm not, you know, looking to,
to take a nitpick at this list or anything, I do think that if you have this unique item,
you come across or something like that, I would not, I would be very careful with that item,
whatever it is, because there might be somebody out there that was worth the pay for it.
Mm hmm. And, and, you know, if you, you have something, like you said, and you think it might
be worth something someday, hang on to it. Yeah. Uh, and to anybody that collects anything out there,
you do you, you do you, you enjoy it. You know, I, I have my American Girl Dolls display it again
for the first time since I was like, you know, what, 13. Yeah. When I moved out of the original house,
I lived in. So it's, it's, it's still enjoy them. I, I think if you collect stuff, it's,
you do it because it's fun to you. And that's what matters. And to be fair, I only have two.
It's not like I have 50 of them. My, right on, right on. My dad has, has literally thousands and
thousands of cards of every, of every sport. And he, one of his favorite things is going through
them. And, and, you know, categorizing them and doing different things. Uh, he has books that he
has for his grandkids that he's going to give to them. Um, and, and, uh, books that he has for me,
and my brother and sister and stuff when he passes. He, it's, it's one of his things, you know,
and, and, and that's good though. And, and having a plan for them is also great. But also, cards
take up less space than say, beanie baby. Oh, yeah. Yeah. That's that too. Yeah. We'll take
a time out. We'll come back and wrap up the show of Morning Show at WF HR.
Welcome back, everybody. Morning show here at WF HR, locally grown radio. Melissa and James
hanging out with you. We're going to take it right to the top of the hour, get into where
a schedule and some other fun stuff. But thanks so much for kicking off your week with us,
everybody. Absolutely. And thank you, Melissa for sending over a great good story of the day,
the other day. Uh, and this takes me to my old stomping grounds. Uh, actually Garfield Park,
specifically in Camaro Williams, who is often enjoyed walks with her mom. Uh, there, the,
Garfield Park, uh, the 11 year old discovered a new cancer fighting molecule in an unexpected
source. Goose droppings. Oh, yeah. That's quite fascinating. I know I sent you the story,
but I didn't read it, James. Uh, it's, it's a wonderful story. Encourage you and everybody else to
look into, especially if you're looking for a good story of the day. And you want to be reminded
that the, the, the youth is the future and that they're, we're in good hands. Children in the
Chicago Boys and Girls Club worked with the University of Chicago to collect goose droppings,
raise cultures, uh, from said droppings, and the study of the results of the cultures. One of
the results was a previously undiscovered bacteria that can, that may have a protein compound,
omif, omifad N, that it could be the key in helping us with cancer treatment. Wow.
I just, that's, that's crazy. I just got to let that sit there for a second. I mean, that's
just incredible. You're going to cure cancer with goose poop. You know, the only way to know is
to find out, you know, great work, great work by Miss Williams. And of course, the University and
everybody else that worked on this one. Absolutely. Wow. That's so cool. That's amazing work and
that affects all of us. Yes. Every one of us, every single one of us have been touched by
cancer at this point in human history. It's just an incredible story. I make sure that we
mention that one. And thank you again, Mel, for sending that over. For sure. I, I see interesting
things. I send them your way, even if I don't read them. Always appreciate it. We appreciate
our guests. Of course, we haven't been getting into our schedule a little bit. And of course,
we have an odd week this week. We'll touch on what you can expect new years day and more tomorrow.
We'll get into that when Seth Melissa and I hang out. We're looking forward to it. But we have a
great Midday magazine lined up. Well, actually, real quick. I mentioned Matt Nair on air coming up.
Jane and Greg, going to be having a great show for you. Be sure to join them from 10 to noon.
And a little bit later today, Midday magazine. We've got from four to five in part one. We're going
to have a best of from last Friday, where we are a couple of Fridays ago when Ron Rasmussen and
Wisconsin-Raphwick's public schools were with us. We got to talk to the Interact Club. Yeah,
that was a good one. I believe you did a story on this for yourself. Yeah, I did an article on that
one for the newsletter. It's a good midday magazine. It's definitely worth a listen.
And be sure to check out the newsletter. Everybody sign up at wfhr.com.
And in part two today, we have Catherine Elkhart with us, director of McMillan Library. And for
those that have not heard, this is going to be Catherine's last show with us. Oh, yes.
She is going to be departing our area. She has accepted a new position. And we're going to be
sawdermit see her go. So we're going to say goodbye to her along with talking about some really
cool things going on over at McMillan Library. Yeah. Oh, that's great. And then after that,
its playmakers are last one of the year. Be sure to join us for this one. I want to know your
favorite sports moments of the year. Everybody get the ball rolling. I think the Olympics were my
favorite moment, but what I know what yours is. Be sure to join us later today for that. Don't
think I have a co-host today solo show, but I'm not alone. I got all of you. Join us in a big
negative quality plus printing sponsoring that we appreciate them. It's going to be a good one.
And speaking of McMillan Library, I did want to mention that they've got a really cool, a bunch
of great things going on to Catherine and I are going to be talking about today. One of them I
wanted to mention is this Thursday from 10 to 11 adult coloring club. Nice. That's awesome.
Yes. Be sure to check that out. Everybody that is going to be a lot of fun. And you can find out
more at McMillanLibrary.com. McMillanLibrary.com. Sign up for their newsletter as well. It's
awesome. Today they're having a team game day Lego and Chill. You can just go build Legos from
5 to 7 today. And that sounds great. That sounds like a great and a good team building exercise.
Yeah. They're Coco and Snacks. I think we got to do the axe throwing. I think that might be our next
team building. That or after the past month we've had maybe to let's just all just have a cup
of coffee together. Maybe that's it. You know, it was something we haven't done anything since the
the edge VR team building we had and that was only with the on air hose. I've been trying to cook
up something. And just a real quick note before we wrap up here. There's a lot of great or
volunteer opportunities out there in our community. Encourage it to call 211 with the United Way
and find out more. But you could reach out to the ADRC of Central Wisconsin at ADRC-CW.org.
Learn more about meals on wheels. How you can package meals. Maybe help out with the senior
dining or delivering them with meals on wheels. Nice. Yeah. See how you can help out in our
community. It's one of the greater volunteer opportunities or greater moments you're going to have
to do. Spend your time. You will not be disappointed again. Find out more by going to ADRC-CW.org.
Great show today, Mel. You too, James. Have a great day. Everybody be good to each other. We'll talk
to you soon in the later right here at this is locally grown radio WFHR 1328 out W24 A.D.E.
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