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The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett
Ever wonder what really goes on at a small-town morning radio show?
The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett and Best Friends is your daily dose of real callers, big laughs, and unforgettable characters straight from QCountry 925 in Show Low, Arizona.
The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett
The Mayor, The Redneck, and A Game of Show Low Trivia
Small Town Radio host shares lighthearted banter about summer plans while discussing the excitement and challenges of the May season on the mountain, including fire restrictions and upcoming events.
• Chris reveals his packed May schedule including officiating his daughter's wedding and performing comedy at both a prison and an HOA community
• Discussion about stage one fire restrictions currently in effect and the importance of fire safety as summer approaches
• Relationship advice segment addresses how to handle a sister who repeatedly dates toxic men and ignores warnings
• Fourth-grader Ashton challenges Mayor John Leach in Show Low trivia, learning about the card game that gave the town its name
• Mayor Leach promotes Show Low's 72nd Anniversary Party featuring free food, music and community celebration at Frontier Field
• The "Grill the Mayor" segment reveals personal preferences and humorous insights about the city's leadership
• Caller Paul from Beaumont joins for "Human or Animal Mayor Edition" game, exploring unusual political leaders including a cat who served as mayor for 20 years
Join us at Frontier Field this Friday from 5 to 9:30 PM for the City of Show Low's 72nd Anniversary celebration with free hot dogs, burgers, chips, live music, and fun games!
From the Horn Auto Center Studios Chris Bennett and the Morning Brew. Let's check in with our best friend, janine Ford, over at our sister stations Magic 1017 and Italk 1067. Janine, are you over there? Oh, of course.
Speaker 2:I am yes, janine. Happy May Day. Happy May Day, may 1st.
Speaker 1:Yes.
Speaker 2:Yes, I love, may it's gonna be May.
Speaker 1:Yeah, may's gonna be crazy for me. I know you've heard I'm doing a prison show in Yuma. I'm officiating my daughter's wedding tonight. I'm heading down to the Valley with the doing a comedy show at an HOA. I don't know what's more intimidated or intimidating, hoa Karens or prisoners.
Speaker 2:HOA Karens for sure. Oh my God, I would take the prisoners all over the place. Yeah, over that, yeah.
Speaker 3:That's funny.
Speaker 2:Yeah, you've got a busy month.
Speaker 3:May is my birthday month, although oh heck, yeah, yes, it's my birthday.
Speaker 2:May 27th, just FYI Nice, but anyway I digress. But also the bigger things too, of course. We We've got. The Kentucky Derby is Saturday. That's right yeah and the Preakness is May 17th. Pga Championship starts, Get all kinds of stuff, NBA and NHL playoffs, the Indy 500. May is like a really exciting, cool month for all kinds of stuff going on and of course you know it gets super busy up here on the mountain in May.
Speaker 1:Yes, well, I don't blame everyone. If I was living in the valley, this is where I'd come up when it gets over 100 degrees it's so beautiful.
Speaker 2:Yes, and we will. You know. We're, of course, in stage one fire restrictions. We're probably going to see that, you know. Increase I'll probably go into stage two here pretty soon, I'm guessing, and you know that's going to be. Everybody's going to want to be super, super safe, but there's so many great things to do on the mountain, you know, Heck yes, I can't wait.
Speaker 1:I love summertime on the mountain. And remember, stick to those fire one stage restrictions, restrictions, that's right. Hey, it is Thursday. You want to do a little relationship advice? Yeah, that sounds great. I'm going to read the story and then we'll get your advice Ready.
Speaker 1:Yes, I am All right. My sister is 29 and has a long history of dating toxic men, guys with money, status and awful behavior. Oh yeah, for over a decade I watched her move too fast, ignore red flags and then end up heartbroken calling me sobbing at 3 am. Now she's talking to a semi-famous pro athlete with a well-documented cheating scandal. One Google search shows Reddit threads full of women claiming he's a serial cheater. She met him once and says she's going to marry him. When I told her what I found online, she got angry, called me judgmental and shut me out Something she's done before. I want to protect her, but I'm tired of getting dragged into drama and then being blamed. I told her I won't comment on our relationships anymore, but what do I say next time she announces marriage plans after one date? I'm exhausted, janine, and don't know how to help without losing her. What's my best approach here?
Speaker 2:Your best approach is just stay out of it.
Speaker 2:I mean she's 29 years old, you're her sister. Just say, hey, I love you. You know how I feel about your mistakes and when this happens, if this goes down, and when it goes down, I just don't want to hear about it. When it goes down, don't you know? Let's not talk about it. You just need to handle it. And you know, like an adult, because she's 29 years old, let her go, let her make her mistakes and do what she's going to do. You're not going to be able to step in between that kind of a situation. You know what I mean. Right, you've given her your advice. Now you need to back up and you need to focus on yourself. You love your sister. Just say I love you, I'll always be here for you. But you know my thoughts.
Speaker 1:I don't want to hear about it. Was she in the right to show her? Maybe all the Reddit threads of people saying he's a cheater, or she shouldn't even bring that up.
Speaker 2:Well, that was fine, that's done. She could just say, hey, fyi, I found this stuff, email it to her something and then don't belabor it and then just let it go. Um, but the but I think the older sister, she just needs to, she just needs to have a few big, you know lessons herself. And she's 29, let her find her way. You know, you don't have to be her mom all the time. And so the little sister, you know, you know, you know you care. But your siblings, you got to let them make their own mistakes, you know just like your kids too, you know.
Speaker 2:Just say I'm always here for you, I love you. You know my thoughts. You're being an idiot, but I do I can say it laughingly.
Speaker 1:You're being an idiot, but I love you. Yeah, good morning. It's the Morning Brew with Chris. Who's this? This is Ashton. Ashton, heck, yes, ashton, are you on your way to school? Uh, yep, heck, yeah, where do you go to school? G School for Autism? Oh, nice, what grade are you in? I'm in fourth, fourth grade. Heck, yeah, you know, I have the mayor of Show Low joining us this morning. Mayor, say hi to Ashton. Good morning, ashton. How are you? Ashton? He is in studio promoting a awesome event we're having at Frontier Field.
Speaker 1:The city of Show Low is having their 72nd anniversary party. It's been 72 years since the city of Show Low became a city. There's going to be bands. It's from 5 to 9 30 pm Friday night at Frontier Field. There's going to be bands. It's from 5 to 9.30 pm Friday night. At Frontier Field. There's going to be two bands free hot dogs, free burgers, free chips, and the first 250 people get a free gift from the city. And also I'll be hosting the event and we'll be playing fun games and I'll be giving away the first ever Morning Brew Crew bags with some morning brew and Q Country swag. Are you going to make it?
Speaker 3:I'll ask my parents about it.
Speaker 1:All right, ask your parents, tell them it's going to be fun and it's a free event. But I thought we'd play a little game with you, ashton. I know you live in the Snowflake, but you go to school in Show Low. We're going to see who knows more about Sholo, the mayor of Sholo or 10 year old Ashton from Snowflake. You ready? Yep, all right. How did the city of Sholo get its name? A named after a nearby mountain, b named after a local Native American tribe, c from a card game, from two settlers or D from a railroad company? Do you know the answer, mayor Mayor? Let's give Ashton a chance, ashton. Do you know the answer? Mayor Mayor? Let's give Ashton a chance.
Speaker 4:Ashton do you know the answer how Show Low got its name.
Speaker 1:I think it's A? A named after nearby mountain no Mayor Named by the turn of the card. Named by the turn of the card. Two settlers played a card game and whoever showed low won the territory, and that's why it's called Show Low. What is the—?
Speaker 3:Oh Show Low. Yeah, hey, don't say, you don't learn something.
Speaker 1:You learned something before you even went to school. What is the elevation of Show, Low Arizona? Is it 2,500 feet, 5,000 feet, about 6,300 feet or about 7,800 feet, 6,300.
Speaker 3:6,300.
Speaker 1:or about 7,800 feet, 6,300. 6,300. There we go, okay it's tied at one apiece.
Speaker 1:This last question is for all the marbles, it's worth a million points. Here we go. Which national forest surrounds much of Sholo? Is it Coconino National Forest, apache Site, graves National Forest, the Tonto National Forest or the Kaibab National Forest? Tonto, is it Tonto? No, it is not. Mayor for the win. Two, two, it is Apache Site, graves National Forest. Ashton, thanks for having fun with us this morning. From the Horn Auto Center Studios, chris Bennett and the Morning Brew, I am so excited to have Mayor of Show Low, john Leach Jr, here. We're promoting the City of Show Low 72nd Anniversary Party happening tomorrow from 5 to 9.30 at Frontier Field. Also, the next day there's a cool event happening. It's not really open to the public, but what's happening on Saturday?
Speaker 4:You know they can come hang out with us Saturday. I mean, we're going to be out in the field cooking steaks. We've got a bunch of sides that we're going to be doing. It's pretty exciting for us. It's an SCA contest Steak Cook-Off Association but there's really not a whole lot for the public to do and that's why we did it on Friday.
Speaker 1:But you can definitely come out and visit the mayor, I guarantee you that. On Saturday, yeah, a competitive cooking competition $13,000 prize fund. Holy moly, and you guys are going to be cooking up steaks. If people want to judge, is it possible? Can they judge your competition?
Speaker 4:You know, if they show up Friday before noon we will be having a judge's class. The cost I'm not sure what it is. It could be free too. I'm not real sure, Right, but they could show up before noon. We will be having a judge's class. The cost I'm not sure what it is. It could be free too. I'm not real sure, Right, but they could show up before noon, probably around 1130 and take the judge's class and I believe I know the promoter pretty well.
Speaker 4:I believe that if you take that class and you'd like to judge on Saturday, you'll eat some magnificent steaks.
Speaker 3:Sounds good and all the sides.
Speaker 1:You are going to be grilling up a storm, so I thought that we'd play a game called Grill the Mayor, with some rapid fire questions. You ready.
Speaker 4:I am ready.
Speaker 1:Dog or cats Dog? Have you ever ridden in a mechanical bull?
Speaker 4:Yes.
Speaker 1:How'd you do? Not very well, not very well.
Speaker 4:What was your first job ever? I worked at the paint pony as a busboy. The pink pony, the paint pony, oh the paint. Now it's called Locano's. Oh, okay, hot dogs?
Speaker 1:ketchup or mustard Mustard, your favorite thing to grill Rib eyes. Or mustard Mustard, your favorite thing to grill Rib eyes? Ooh, and if Sholo had a mascot, what would it be? Me, yep.
Speaker 4:How about my mustache?
Speaker 1:Your mustache. Definitely that was grilling the mayor. Don't forget about the anniversary party happening for the city of Sholo tomorrow night from 5 to 9.30. It's free at Frontier Field. Yes.
Speaker 3:Woo, that's my blonde, because Paul from Beaumont said so.
Speaker 1:Yee-yee, yee-yee, mayor, you know who that is.
Speaker 4:That is Paul from Beaumont.
Speaker 1:Yeah, paul from Beaumont, texas, Everyone's favorite redneck, we're bummed you're not going to be here for the big party, the big anniversary party tomorrow. But what do you got going on? Don't you have something exciting or nerve-wracking coming up?
Speaker 3:Yeah, I got to go tomorrow. Rhonda and my kids told me I need to go to this place and get a fat shot.
Speaker 1:So your family basically told you that you're fat and you need to get a shot.
Speaker 3:Yeah, rhonda told me, hey, your shirt's a little short, my shirt's not short.
Speaker 1:Well, just buy a bigger shirt.
Speaker 4:That's a better idea.
Speaker 1:Yeah, buy a bigger shirt, and so is anyone else in the family getting the shot, or just you, oh, just me, oh geez. Oh man. Well, I'm excited to hear your review for it. How much weight are you trying to lose?
Speaker 3:I don't know, just my gut. So I can lose my gut and then I can fill it up again.
Speaker 4:Make room for more.
Speaker 3:I don't want to fill it up any further. I need to lose what I got here, then I can fill it up again. I can start straight.
Speaker 1:Great idea. That's right. It is now time for. Are you Smarter Than a Redneck? Today's an exciting edition because it's the Mayor, john Leach Jr, the Mayor of Show Low, versus Paul from Beaumont. Mayor, did you know that there's some towns in America that instead of a human as a mayor, like you, they have an animal as a mayor.
Speaker 4:Have you ever heard this? I just heard it about 10 seconds ago. I had no idea, and Paul heard about it, so he's already got a leg up on me.
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah, you've just got to be a spirit animal.
Speaker 3:You've got to use your spirit animal.
Speaker 1:I'm kind of a spirit animal, yeah, if you were going to be an animal, and the mayor of Sholo what animal?
Speaker 4:would you be? I'm going to have to go with elk.
Speaker 3:Elk, oh yeah. I'd be an eagle. Oh, no, no, no. You know what, with that mustache? With that mustache I'd say more like a walrus.
Speaker 4:A walrus. Now you're talking about my gut again. Oh no, I know walruses got mustaches, that's true.
Speaker 1:All right we're going to play a game called Human or Animal, Mayor Edition. I'm going to name the town and you say mayor, or human or animal. The town is Rabbit Hash Kentucky.
Speaker 4:Mayor.
Speaker 1:Mayor, what do you think?
Speaker 4:I think it's going to be an animal just because of that name.
Speaker 1:Yeah, it's a French bulldog elected in 2020. All right, next question Dorset, Minnesota, Mayor Paul. The mayor is Robert Bobby Tufts. What Paul Paul was first, Also a person. It is a person sort of. He was elected at the age of three. Oh no, Alright, we're tied at one apiece. This last question will determine who the winner is. Here we go. Talkeetna, Alaska.
Speaker 4:Mayor. Sorry Mayor, go ahead, that's a human.
Speaker 1:No, it's not no. Oh, Paul, you gave me that answer earlier in the show it was a famous cat mayor called mayor stubbs from 1997 to 2017 in talkeetna, alaska. Well, we're happy, uh, we don't have a cat as a mayor and we have a we have you, you as a mayor. Paul thanks for playing along with us today. I hope you have a great day and all right man y'all have a great weekend.
Speaker 3:Very good luck. All right, buddy. We'll talk to you, we'll talk to y'all.
Speaker 4:All right, paul be safe be safe out there and God bless, buddy Bye.
Speaker 3:Bye.
