Kings of The Road
We are two friends who went on a road trip around the United States 20 years ago to serve churches. We kept a journal as we traveled and are reading through the journal and remembering our adventures. Listen and laugh with us as we go back in time and inspire others to go on an adventure.
Kings of The Road
Florida's Quirky Charms and Water Skiing Legends: A Sun-Soaked Adventure
Ever wondered what makes Florida so uniquely captivating? Buckle up as we take you on a whimsical road trip through the Sunshine State, exploring everything from Northern Florida's Deep South charm to the Midwest feel of the Gulf Coast, and the bustling Atlantic side filled with New York and New Jersey transplants. We’ll also uncover the weird and wonderful world of Central Florida's infamous "Florida man" stories and the enchanting yet isolated realm of Disney World. Don’t miss our intriguing discussion about the mysterious Everglades in Southern Florida, rumored to be the site of the meteor impact that ended the dinosaur era.
But that’s not all! We also embark on a nostalgic journey through the world of water skiing, reminiscing about iconic ski boat manufacturers like Ski Nautique, Mastercraft, and Malibu. Celebrate the thrilling sport of barefoot water skiing with us, as we share fascinating tales of legends like Banana George Blair and recount our own spectacular wipeouts and unexpected mishaps. Whether you're a water sports aficionado or simply enjoy a good story, this episode is packed with adventure, cautionary tales, and plenty of humor to keep you entertained. Join us for an unforgettable ride!
you wear your airpods right now. Hey you, we are. You join this day talking about a road trip, going back in time, encouraging you to say yes to adventure, say yes to what God is calling you, to Go out there, do something fun. Today we're going to go to Florida, which is well not as fun, but you're with Scott Hawkins, that's me. Andrew Gere, that's the one who doesn't talk until the end of the song. You're almost allowed to speak now. Okay, yeah, yep, okay, yep, you feel released.
Speaker 2:I feel ready now. Good got me good last week and I'm still proud of that that was great you know it's good it was great.
Speaker 1:Um, we are in florida. If you haven't yet subscribed, if you haven't yet gone and liked the facebook page, um, we are going to start very soon our defender state, um, which is coming up. So if you are, if you have a certain pining for love for a certain state, then let us know and we will start. And yeah, just listening and trying to defend the beautiful, different states of our wonderful union. Now, the state which is impossible to defend Florida.
Speaker 1:Yeah, don't even try. Don't even try, nope. Although there are like four Floridas, there's at least three that I can think of.
Speaker 2:Yeah, that would be good to have somebody who's lived in Florida for some time to sort of explain that, yeah, agreed. Who's lived in florida for some time? To sort of explain that, yeah and agreed, maybe because I do, I I did meet somebody this year who lives in they're not saying you destin florida yep, I've been there, I've been there right, which is yes. Do they call that the panhandle? It is the panhandle. That is a panhandle, correct? Um boy, they made it sound pretty compelling.
Speaker 1:Destin beaches are white sand. They're warm. This is true. It's like a tourist it's spring break, it's where all the East Coast kids go for spring break.
Speaker 2:But they also said that living there it's very family oriented and kind of has small town feel but has all the amenities and stuff. So yeah, probably spring break it, it gets quite like yeah, crazy, crazy but, but uh yeah. So I don't know. I don't know, maybe there's some good parts, maybe there's some redempting, redempting no, we're tired again redempting, yep.
Speaker 1:Redempting no, try again. Redemptive qualities no redeeming, redeeming, redeeming qualities.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I really.
Speaker 1:I got, I saw the brain. It happens.
Speaker 2:That's not a, you can't say redemptive.
Speaker 1:I feel like that's correct. Redemptive qualities. I think it's redeeming. That's a great question. English teachers please respond. So the four floridas that I think of are northern florida, which is basically the south tallahassee destin um, maybe jacksonville although I think people would debate about that which are there and you're basically living in, like southern georgia, southern alabama, that's how they operate most, mostly like the panhandle, yes, and they think of themselves as the South and they are Southern food, southern everything.
Speaker 1:Then you go to the West Coast of the part that is the down part, the Gulf side.
Speaker 2:The Gulf side.
Speaker 1:That is Ohio, michigan, indiana, which is where we're going to be Yep Right, that's that area. Indiana, which is where we're going to be yep right like, that's that area. Atlantic side is new york, new jersey, connecticut that side right that's the atlantic side, and so that's like transplants and then the center which is starts with disney and then just goes down. The center is is like a mixture of confusion. I think that's that's where florida man lives.
Speaker 2:I think that is where I think you have okay, I think, I think disney is its own sure space. Yeah, I think maybe six Go with me.
Speaker 1:Maybe even seven.
Speaker 2:Hit it. So Disney is its own beast.
Speaker 1:Yes, just to meet. Orlando, immediately probably north and south of Disney, but in the center is like hardcore redneck, but not like southern redneck, like Floridian redneck Like this is where you hear the weird news stories from like this is I got an alligator stuck in a sinkhole with my truck and yeah and and meth was involved, of course, and it's involved.
Speaker 2:And, uh, and then you've, and like the people of walmart, like yes, those are all walmartarts in that region. Right, you're picturing that now, can you?
Speaker 1:imagine a Walmart in that area, like Walmart already has a certain vibe. Then you put Walmart in the like like that's where it is. I mean I know it's out of Arkansas, so listen, or don't call and say, oh, it's in Arkansas, I know that, but really the home of Walmart is like middle floor, the epitome of the people of walmart.
Speaker 2:I think are in central florida and then and then you've got southern florida, which is the everglades, which is the land that time forgot which is bizarre because, like that is where the meteor impacted the earth, which killed off the dinosaurs. If you, if you subscribe to people say yeah, yeah, like the Yucatan peninsula, the Gulf. Okay, they're saying that's where the asteroid struck.
Speaker 1:Really.
Speaker 2:Yeah, look at it, it's a circle.
Speaker 1:I never. I never heard that that's a big asteroid. Yeah, kill the dinosaurs. I didn't think it was like you know, I actually had. It's funny. It's funny that we're at the dinosaurs.
Speaker 2:I mean it's not as big as the hole, but like it hit so hard that it made a hole that big?
Speaker 1:I know, I thought it was big, but I didn't realize it was like I mean I kind of thought like a solid mile across, but you're giving me like 20, 30 miles, 50, 100 miles across maybe I don't know, maybe I gotta be big.
Speaker 1:Here's a thought I had. This is totally. It's funny that we're on dinosaurs, because I, I think, I think isaac has these little toy dinosaurs now. We were playing with them a week or two ago and I just had this thought crossed my mind that went you know, god really knew what he was doing, because he killed the dinosaurs before the people became, because if dinosaurs and people around the same time, there are no people Like we don't ever win versus the T-Rex.
Speaker 2:We just showed the kids Jurassic Park for the first time. The first one, the first one. Oh my gosh, yeah, no chance, we have no chance.
Speaker 1:No, that's why God's like I got to get rid of the dinosaurs first. They were fun. I had my good time with them. Got some fun fossils to freak out everybody in the future. Yeah, but not asteroid. Come on now.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I think when you get to heaven and you're like Scott or Scott, what was up with the dinosaurs? I think he's just going to start laughing.
Speaker 1:He's like, yeah, he's like great Right, yeah he goes.
Speaker 2:I messed with you guys so bad to be like well, wait a minute. How did these get here?
Speaker 1:Yeah, and then he's going to go like and then I just do the platypus around and stuff like that, just for us all to have a great time.
Speaker 2:And then I let a couple of them slip and they, uh, I, I put some in Australia and I put some in Florida.
Speaker 1:Just to put some in florida, just to really screw with everybody, just everyone's like whoa.
Speaker 2:Yeah, no, I was just like man, this is good way to go god, way to go.
Speaker 1:God, I didn't run into dinosaurs first.
Speaker 2:Yeah, thank you so okay, so you've got everglades, which is where? Well, I'll tell you the sign that we saw later today, we get there, not today um not today and then. And then you've got Miami, which I feel like is Cuba, yeah, kind of a world on its own, and then I could also argue that the Keys could be like their own world Great point. I mean what a diverse state.
Speaker 1:It is.
Speaker 2:It is world great point. I mean what a diverse state it is it is. So I feel like somebody could defend parts of it and they would probably then also acknowledge like yeah, there are other parts that are very bad come on, person who's listening to this, who's slightly offended. Right now we need you, we need to find you if you're fiery right now about this, yeah, post, yeah let us know we want to hear it.
Speaker 1:Okay, read to us, andrew oh yes, gather around children.
Speaker 2:It's time for reading. It is day 57. It's a tuesday, it is november 23rd 2004, if you're keeping track, keeping this morning we drove down to Estero Florida where Scott's other aunt, janet, lives. So true to your point, yes, retired from Michigan down to Estero Florida, which is on that Gulf side, Fort Myers, Naples, that kind of area.
Speaker 1:Tampa.
Speaker 2:I thought I could write while Scott was driving, but I'm having no luck. I'll try this later, okay, we wait, I do like your random think out mouth.
Speaker 1:Yeah, yes, I'm going to go through the work of writing that it's hard to write right now.
Speaker 2:Yeah, okay, yeah, okay. I need to back up a bit. I got ahead of myself because, honestly, I have a terrible memory, since I'm being honest. The other reason I left something out is because I don't write in this journal every day. As a matter of fact, I'm in a hotel room in orange, texas, right now. I read this last week and told scott and I do. I thought I wrote every single day, but here I'm letting us all in I know you took time off, but you didn't.
Speaker 1:I didn't realize you took that long off and so much happens between so much day and orange texas that oh my gosh. Yeah, I mean it could be the trauma part oh right, could be.
Speaker 2:Could be that incident with the could be python oh, the python, the panther, the python, panther and the python, maybe the canoe and the alligator. Um, the secret is out. I hope you're not disappointed and if you keep reading, you'll find out why I'm in a hotel room in orange texas, or, in your case, listener, listening, yes yes wait, that builds suspense right. Oh my gosh, what is he gonna say? So we left orlando and we're heading to scott's aunt, I so.
Speaker 1:I just have one more question about this. Okay, so, between the part you paused and you picked back up, do you think that was in Florida and then you stopped all the way to orange Texas? Or do you think we were driving and then you got to the hotel in orange Texas? You know what I mean. Like, do you think it was 12 hours or did it was like a week and a half or two weeks between? Hey, I can't write while I'm driving. Oh, I'm gonna pick back up yeah or what do you think?
Speaker 1:it was? Just I'm we're in texas, I should really journal. I'm writing. Oh, I need to write at the hotel, probably the second one. Huh yeah, okay, I think so.
Speaker 2:We'll never know, but I think so it doesn't matter, but I think that sounds right.
Speaker 2:Yeah, so we left Orlando and we're heading to Scott's Ants, but we made a stop off at the side of the road. Oh, we made a stop off. The side of the road was a museum. Oh yeah, one I actually wanted to go to. This was a great one. Yes, it was a water ski museum. That was a great museum. Forget you Civil War, let's learn about the history of water skiing. Small but interesting. The best thing there was a 1954 Correct Craft Adams skier. What a beautiful boat, interesting so for those of you. Oh boy, I, I grew up around boats.
Speaker 1:We should probably do a whole other episode on Andrew's boats.
Speaker 2:Oh my gosh. We could Between my dad and I the number of boats. I don't know if we could get him on to talk about how many we've had. That's not a good idea. But my second boat that I owned- was a correct craft. No, that was the first one.
Speaker 1:The Mastercraft yeah, I had a 1978 Mastercraft.
Speaker 2:That was the first one. Oh, it was. Yeah, I had a 1978 Mastercraft. That was my first boat. My second one was an Aeronautique which is made by Correct Craft, which is the same manufacturer as this 1954 Correct Craft Adam's Ski. So this was like the birth of the tournament ski boat style boat.
Speaker 1:Do you think that that's probably true? Right, like probably early 50s, yes, post-world War II. So like we've engines invented in the early 1900s, then we have cars, then we have World War I, then we have the Depression and all of that, so probably no ski boats. Then Then boom, world War II. People come back from World War II. They have back for two, they have money to buy little houses, they're having kids. Oh, what do we need to do? We need to start water skiing 1950. That sounds right. Yeah Well.
Speaker 2:I think it is, and in Florida the weather is good pretty much year round. There's lots of the whole thing's a swamp, so there's water everywhere, which? I don't understand Like these people are skiing where there's gators.
Speaker 2:certainly I don't know I guess they just took a chance and and that's where, like bush, bush gardens was, which was like a big theme park but based around water skiing, I think, where they would have, like you'd see the old timey pictures of, like the people in a pyramid being pulled behind a boat. This is the boat. That's the because, because it's a pyramid being pulled behind a boat. This is the boat. That's the cause, cause it's a little ski boat with a V8 and a direct drive, so just straight out of the motor came up power shaft and a propeller and just pure power. And that's still how the that's how my boat is today. Same, same sort of makeup.
Speaker 1:Well, and the like. These boats were supposed to not make as much weight because they were trying to just give you as little weight as possible, whereas the boats now are like sitting deep and just wake, wake, wake, wake, wake, yeah, and so yeah, oh, yeah, that's cool. Yeah, I didn't think about that, but absolutely right.
Speaker 2:Yeah, the ski boat, that would be about the time yeah, and that's where a lot of these ski boat manufacturers still exist, like the big ones like the ski nautique or correct craft, same thing, mastercraft, malibu, and then you've got some. Then you got the west coast hot rod influence and we've got a couple of big name brands that started as like racing boats that kind of evolved into the ski boats, like centurion and sanger, oh yeah um where does the maxim fall?
Speaker 2:in this world, oh, the maxim uh the maxim family runabout I don't know where's walmart headquarters again, ark baytonville, arkansas probably somewhere around there.
Speaker 1:Pleasure craft yeah, great little.
Speaker 2:Yeah, it is a great little boat sod in action yeah um, yeah, yeah so that was.
Speaker 1:I like that you can tell how like so there's a.
Speaker 2:You know there's a point in the plus column for Florida.
Speaker 1:I gotta hand it to you, florida all right, at least that came out of you. Yeah, I was also gonna say there's a point in the plus column for the, the random boat knowledge that you just have tucked away there you have no idea I like, just we're just dipping into the surface, aren't we? We really should as a child.
Speaker 2:If I was offered like okay, andrew do, do you want to go to Disneyland or the LA boat show?
Speaker 1:I'm like let's go to LA baby. Is that even a choice?
Speaker 2:Yeah, I'm like I'm such stupid questions, father. Let's go, let's go. I love, I love boats, I don't know why. Yeah, just always.
Speaker 1:They're great, they're great, they are great. They're so great, they're so fun, they're so like just the best. Yeah, everything good happens in boats.
Speaker 2:This weekend my oldest was invited to a birthday party and it was. They were renting a Duffy boat down in Newport which is like one of those little electric boats, kind of like the jungle cruise boat really like it. And and it was like oh, avery, you get to go on a boat in Newport beach.
Speaker 1:You're so lucky.
Speaker 2:This is the greatest birthday idea ever.
Speaker 1:She's like whatever.
Speaker 2:She's like oh, I don't know, but I'm missing the church play practice. I'm like forget that you get to be on a boat.
Speaker 1:You get to be on a boat, boat always wins, always, always wins.
Speaker 2:Yeah, oh, dude, I love it. Oh man. So after yeah, I've got some great pictures of this One thing that I remember there is a's we're gonna, we're gonna, I'm gonna give you a little bit more knowledge, so everybody knows of like water skiing. Right, you've got two skis and you're water skiing, similar to snow skiing, and then there's the single ski, which is a bit harder um difficult to get out of the out of the water, um, but then there's something called barefoot skiing.
Speaker 2:Oh man, oh yeah, I love it when you have no ski and you literally use your bare feet as the skis. People do this and you've got to go fast.
Speaker 2:You've got to go like 45 miles an hour, which, like 45, is not fast. If you've ever been 45 miles an hour on a boat, it's fast. So then you're being pulled along the water because, think about it, your feet are less than a foot long and you have to go fast enough so that the water tension is firm enough for you to skip along the top of it. Oh my gosh. So there's a character. His name is banana George Blair, and at this time when we went to the museum, he's probably in his 80s and he was still barefoot, water skiing, and he was. He was known for eating bananas and he had like a yellow wetsuit, yeah, and there was like a wax figure of him, so I remember taking.
Speaker 2:I think I've got a picture of me standing next to both of us.
Speaker 1:Yeah, we both took a shot.
Speaker 2:Oh man, it's so great. Look up, do yourself a favor once. Once this is over, just google, google, banana, george blair or barefoot water skiing. It will blow your mind with these people too. It's crazy have.
Speaker 1:Have we ever tried it? I will talk about it no, ever actually put someone behind the boat and said let's just see, because you have to have a big, old, like life jacket so you start on your back right or you can start.
Speaker 2:You can either start on on skis and then, like jump out of them somehow.
Speaker 2:Or I've seen people start on a knee board, um on their butt, and then there's also, there's also like a barefoot boom, so it comes off the side of the boat and then you step out, kind of, yeah, you hold up and then you just like, but yeah, I knew somebody who has done it and I think he was like he was an incredible skier and barefooter and stuff, but he would talk about it and he would be like, oh yeah, it's like sometimes you don't think about it and then like you put your toe slightly down because you have to have your toes like up and like you forget, and it does not take much and it's it's like you.
Speaker 2:You fall so fast that it's like your skeleton jumps in front of your body and then, like the rest of your body, has to catch up with you, because it is like you don't even yeah, and then you just roll across the top of the water like a skipping stone until you eventually just try no, no, no, no, you're not. No, come on. Not a chance, not a chance, come on.
Speaker 1:I think you would do good, because you're much better at single steam than me.
Speaker 2:Flattery will not work here.
Speaker 1:Here's the thing you can do it. I can't. So that's how much better you are at single steam than me. Nope, not going to happen. Just put yourself on a kneeboard. I'll go fast. No, and let's just start there.
Speaker 2:Let's just see how it goes, I'm not interested, not interested, I think you would do it pretty good, I think you've. There was a day you could have got me to do that, but that day has passed. My friend, I still think you need to think about it.
Speaker 1:Okay, but I want to say one thing about I was at a party the other day and talked about this going down. I was, there was these steps and they had a pool in the backyard and they had these like tile steps that they were hot, like oh, they're getting hot because they're in the sun like gray, really nice house, really nice house. I'm like okay, and so I. I have eyes, it's food in my hand and I'm walking down these steps and I'm wearing my rainbows that I bought for us. Emily and I bought a pair before we got married, so they're 15-year-old rainbows, so they have like no traction, like less than traction.
Speaker 1:Yep, yep, yep. And I don't remember a time in my life where I have fallen in a way where, like you're saying, you just are immediately down, in a way where, like you're saying, you just are immediately down and you're just like, like you know, you're, you're one second, you're stepping down the next you're just hitting stairs with your battle, bam bam, bam.
Speaker 1:I was like, oh yeah, dude, on these tile stairs and I was okay, like I tucked enough my head so I think I protected all the vitals tuck and roll, but like that, I that that like moment of like. There's just no choice. It's not like I wonder how I'm gonna protect myself in this fall, I was just like. I was like, oh, that's when you said that, like you just fall, that's what I was thinking of. And it doesn't happen on the snowboard. Right, you catch a toe edge on a snowboard, just like, yeah, we're down.
Speaker 2:It is just, it's miserable it's one of the most hilarious things. Oh, to watch? Yeah, for sure to watch when it's not you like teaching somebody to wakeboard and they're like I feel pretty good, I'm way more and I'm turning, they're done. They're done, just poof gone. There's just no chance. And it's just like the surprise of it all because it happens so fast so fast so fast your head hurts so bad because you oh
Speaker 2:my gosh yeah, and it's like when, when avery my oldest was like I want to try wakeboarding this year, I'm like. I'm not even gonna put the thought in her mind that she could eat it like that. I'm like first step, let's just get you, I know I gotta get her back out there, gotta get her back to the season yeah, so she was so close she was very, very close but she was just a little in her head.
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah, that's so important.
Speaker 2:Oh my gosh, those, yeah, those those rainbows, not to diverge too far, but when they get worn down and you step on anything that's slightly damp, it's bad. Oh you're, you're ice skating.
Speaker 1:I need a new pair of rainbows is where it comes down to, because it yeah, they're just not wearable anymore.
Speaker 1:But one of our friends is talking about like not talking deep into like redoing their backyard and then a jacuzzi. He came up to me. He's like hey, thanks for thanks for following like that. My wife and I were just in the tile store this morning and we're looking at like that exact same tile and she's like no, it's not that slippery. I'm like pour water on it. Like I had to stop people pour water on it in the store. And he's like and then you just fell. I looked at her like, yeah, see that?
Speaker 2:yeah, I, that's why we went with like the rough stone pavers around. Oh, I'm glad to help you, sir, because oh man, all right, let's get back to Florida, though, shall we? After this side trip? We did make it down to Estero, which is between Fort Myers and Naples. Florida Oof so nice, fort Myers and Naples. Florida Oof so nice. His Aunt Judy and her husband Steve live in a pretty new resort-type community with pools and a golf course, and retired people Yep One of Florida's biggest imports, as we discussed already.
Speaker 2:Since the RV is somewhat of an eyesore in a manufactured community like this, we parked it in a storage lot and packed up some clothes for the weekend. They didn't let us park it in front of their house.
Speaker 1:I don't even I think the HOA was saying no, no, no, yeah, You're not having that. Yeah, it wasn't a Steven Janet. We're like oh, you should really it's like, wasn't the steven janet.
Speaker 2:We're like, oh, you should really. It's like no, that's not allowed in.
Speaker 1:Yeah, you gotta park this in the we have a place for people like, yeah, it's right out there yeah, we put gates around this community so the rest of florida can't come in here. We're trying to keep middle florida out, yeah you see, and we, I guess, 1986 lazy days?
Speaker 2:yeah, that's not yeah, and they're like this is a classic. What are you talking about?
Speaker 1:yes, so do you know, this is a little exciting everyone.
Speaker 2:Um. So steve and janet moved down to this area four years ago for from michigan, and they love it. It really is like living on vacation. Janet is deborah's younger sister and judy's older. I shouldn't have to say that she is the middle, but look at that. I just did Well, terrific. I'm a terrific writer. Let's see here. She is great, full of energy and Eccentricism, I think, is the word I tried to use there eccentricities, eccentricities, that's okay eccentricism that one may, that, that one may expect from a shornik child fair those who know no right.
Speaker 2:Um, I feel like that could be taken out of context and be seen as an insult, but I promise you it is not.
Speaker 1:No, it's not, but you're going to have a good time if the Shornuk lady is hosting the party. That's what I'm saying. You're going to leave with a story or two.
Speaker 2:We had a great time. We had a great time. Steve barbecued lamb chops for dinner and Aunt Judy, who is also visiting, made sure everything also was taken care of. Apparently, there was a competition between Deborah Janet and Judy over who was the most hospitable Great for us. So we had the two sisters. Your mom wasn't there, but the two sisters were trying to outdo each other to make sure we were having the best time possible this is okay.
Speaker 1:This is quite incredible. We're covering this right now because no joke, we just had a conversation with my sister and emily and eric and I and we were talking about when did this start, and we all thought it started around the time of our weddings. That would have been 2009. Ah no, this predates that.
Speaker 2:This predates that Like five years yeah.
Speaker 1:Written proof oh. I gotta text them. They're gonna be excited about this. This is written proof.
Speaker 2:You don't have to text them, they'll hear it. Oh yeah, oh, you better text them those closest to us want to listen to our voices more.
Speaker 1:That's what it is.
Speaker 2:Dinner was delicious and we were very comfortable in their home. It was very nice in their home. It was very nice. I remember it was in in utter and complete uh difference from our night in boston.
Speaker 1:The bed was extraordinarily comfortable and big just like we slept in one bed, but it didn't matter, because you're like so far apart, you're like hey, over there, you hello, hello yeah, and I don't know if we get into this, but we might.
Speaker 2:Oh, I think I do to the next day, but it was great they figured it out, man. Yeah, they were fun. They were in a cool spot and it was a good time.
Speaker 1:It was a good time, it was a great time and judy being there, more eucharist are coming to our lives oh man yeah, some boating, some boating. There was we. You know how we feel about boats, love boating. Yeah, it was great.
Speaker 2:It was great got a picture, that too yeah so, in spite of all ill will, we have committed upon florida committed upon Florida had a great day. Painted a pretty great picture this day. If you asked me in the evening of November 23rd 2004, andrew, what do you think of Florida? I'd be like it's up there.
Speaker 1:You're living your best life.
Speaker 2:It could be one of the top stakes.
Speaker 1:I'm sitting here having some lamb chops, having some lamb chops, having some mint jelly with it, which I think we discovered at that meal.
Speaker 2:That that's the thing could have been, and here we are living the life getting pampered by janet and judy, which, funny enough, hospitality competition there was. There was a singing duo that used to come to our elementary school named janet and judy, and they would sing songs, and one of them was the 50 states of america. 50 states there was a singing duo that used to come to our elementary school named Janet and Judy, and they would sing songs, and one of them was the 50 States of America. 50 States of America. I don't know if I remember, because the tune was catchy or because they were like blonde twins and I'm like I don't know what's happening to me, but I I'm feeling a certain way as a eight year old boy.
Speaker 1:So do the States. Come on, do it. I'm feeling it Eight-year-old boy, so do the states. Come on, do it.
Speaker 2:The song I just remember that part 50 states of America. I wonder if I can find them Janet and Judy. Janet and Judy, not your mom's sisters, maybe it was.
Speaker 1:Do you remember that little kid that came on Houseboats? I think it was with Good Shepherd, I don't think it was with First Press and I don't think it was with First Press and he knew that song and Alabama, arkansas, and he should just do it, and he was like the sweetest little seventh grade boy who had this sweetest little voice and all the time he was like 50 states on boy go.
Speaker 2:And he was just like Alabama, arkansas. That was great. I forgot all about that.
Speaker 1:He's a kind, just little kid. We're like, yes, do this for our enjoyment.
Speaker 2:Do the party trick. Here's a peanut. Do it again.
Speaker 1:Yes. Oh man, the coolest people in the world, then yeah, we'll do it for you. Alabama, arkansas, alaska, louisiana that's not the right order, by the way. Yeah.
Speaker 2:What happened to B through M?
Speaker 1:No, what comes before L J? I don't know J.
Speaker 2:K K. Okay, is that what you have to do to figure out where the letters are in the sequence?
Speaker 1:always, of course, you got to sing a little bit of the alphabet song. Have you known that there's a new alphabet song? Because people get confused L-M-N-O. They thought there was a letter. M-n-o. Oh yeah, so look it up, there's a thing. Okay, guys, we spent time and they did X, y and Z. People thought M-Z was a letter. Oh, come on which I get.
Speaker 2:I get I get.
Speaker 1:It makes sense? I don't know.
Speaker 2:Well, see you next time, everyone, Don't hate participate.
Speaker 1:Oh, no, no, no, no.
Speaker 2:L-M-N-O-P. Q-r-x-y-z Z.
Speaker 1:X-Y-Z. Where's the note?