Monday Motivation: Life's Rocky Roads and Easy Streets

The rain has finally arrived, and so has another entertaining episode of the Morning Brew! Chris and Jineane kick off the week with infectious enthusiasm as they share weekend highlights, with Janine recounting her thrilling experience at the Monster Truck Rally and Motocross event. While the Velociraptor truck impressed with its speed and precision, it was the gravity-defying stunts of the motocross riders that truly captivated the audience—including one local rider whose extraordinary talent left everyone in awe.

As the conversation shifts to Monday motivation, Chris presents a selection of inspirational quotes ranging from humorous Monday reflections to timeless wisdom from Eleanor Roosevelt and Mother Teresa. The winning quote, "Life is like a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving and avoid potholes," resonates deeply with Janine who spent the weekend teaching little Addie to ride her bike. This perfect metaphor for life's journey becomes the guiding thought for the week ahead.

The show welcomes familiar voices including Jan "the Weatherman" from Heber (reporting welcome rainfall), Brian from Pinedale (discussing dream vacations and sources of good advice), and Paul from Beaumont (sharing his strategy of wearing long-sleeve shirts while swimming to avoid another traumatic sunburn incident). Through games like "Rocky Road or Easy Street" and a dentist-themed challenge where Paul identifies country songs Chris sings with his hands in his mouth, the episode showcases the small-town charm and authentic connections that make Morning Brew a daily destination for listeners. Subscribe now to join our community of friends sharing life's rocky roads and easy streets with humor, heart, and hometown pride.

Transcript

Weekend at Monster Truck Rally

Speaker 1 0:00

From the Horn Auto Center Studios Chris Bennett and the Morning Brew, janine. You over there? Yes, I am how you doing Good. Happy Monday morning. How was your weekend? I know you had some tickets to the Monster Truck Rally and Motocross, yeah it was fun, I gotta tell you, the Motocross guys, wow.

Speaker 2 0:22

And then for the Monster Trucks, I really liked the Velociraptor. My first choice for the looks of it was this wolf one that is, you know, black and white, really cool looking. But the Velociraptor was quick and slick and just really good, had a lot of good runs. But I'll tell you what the motocross kind of to me stole the show. They were so good. Those kids were, I mean, way up over in the air on our heads doing all those tricks. You see, you know, at the Olympics and everywhere else. Really cool.

Speaker 1 0:52

Right and wasn't one of the motocross or the guys on the bike. Wasn't he from the Valley or from Cholo?

Speaker 2 0:58

No, he's yes, he's local and he's incredible, incredible. And he's incredible, incredible, yes.

Speaker 1 1:03

I wish I had his name here, oh my gosh Really good.

Speaker 2 1:06

So it was super cool and it's just, yeah, I love it, I love going out there and the kids we took the kids and that was the big thing, the kids got to go. So that's neat.

Speaker 1 1:16

Awesome. Well, I'm glad you had a fun weekend. How about, when we come back, we get? We get motivated on this Monday morning.

Speaker 2 1:22

Okay, and I'll tell you what one of the main motivations is this great little bit of rain we've had. I'm so excited for it.

Monday Morning Motivation Quotes

Speaker 1 1:28

Oh, yes, I know, keep it coming. Exactly, we got a little bit last night, but we just need more, more, more, exactly. All right, janine, it's time to get motivated on this Monday morning. You ready, yes, and we need it for sure. Yes, ready. Yes and we need it for sure. Yes, here's some motivational quotes. You tell me which one's your favorite? First one Look on the bright side. At least Mondays only happen once a week.

Speaker 1 1:50

Mmm, yeah, always look on the bright side. Mondays are like paintbrushes With the right attitude, you can color the week in shades of joy. Mmm, you don't seem impressed by these. I'm impressed by these.

Speaker 2 2:06

They're a little bit, a little goopy, but they're good.

Speaker 1 2:09

Yeah, well, I'm sorry, I'm picking too goopy motivational quotes no, they're sweet, they're sweet. Life is like a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving and avoid potholes. Next one I like that too Okay, I feel like I'm going over three. I like that one. I like that too.

Speaker 2 2:22

Okay, I feel like I'm going over three.

Speaker 1 2:23

I like that one Age is merely the number of years the world has been enjoying your fabulousness. Oh, that's awesome. All right, and then these last two, hopefully you will like. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. That's Eleanor Roosevelt. And then your favorite, who you had a run-in with. Mother Teresa says Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come without leaving happier.

Speaker 2 2:50

Aw, I love that. Okay, I'm going to. I love Mother Teresa's. I love that one. But I also like the bicycle one, so much because we were teaching little Addie to ride her bike this weekend and she caught on so fast and was flying all over the place.

Speaker 1 3:04

Aw, well, well, you know what you've picked a mother Teresa before. So let's go, uh, with the bicycle one. The quote of the week for this week is life is like a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving and avoid potholes. That's right. Uh, dory from uh Nemo said it best just keep, keep swimming.

Speaker 2 3:23

Yeah, I love that. I love Dory Dory's so sweet.

Rocky Road or Easy Street Game

Speaker 1 3:26

I love her. Today, janine, is National Rocky Road Day Yum yum yum you a fan of Rocky Road ice cream.

Speaker 2 3:35

Yes, yes.

Speaker 1 3:36

Good, me too, although it's not a fan of me. But I thought for National Rocky Road Day we would play a game called Rocky Road or Easy Street. Life throws us all kinds of situations. Some are smooth and some are bumpy. I'm going to read a situation and you tell me is that a rocky road or is that easy street Ready? Yes, I'm ready, all right. You get to the barbecue and realize you brought potato salad, and so did everyone else. That is easy street. That's easy street, so what?

Speaker 2 4:11

And I love potato salad yeah, everybody loves it. Yeah, and yours is better than the rest, so that's right.

Speaker 1 4:17

Next one. You're five minutes late to church and the only open seat is in the front row.

Speaker 2 4:23

Oh, been there, done that. Yep, that's easy street too.

Speaker 1 4:29

It's a little rocky road when you have little kids with you.

Speaker 2 4:32

Yeah, if you have little kids with you and you get to sit right up front and they have to really behave. Then you're like stressed yes, exactly.

Speaker 1 4:38

All right, your dog eats your last frozen burrito and stares you in the eye while doing it.

Speaker 2 4:46

That's funny. That's funny. I'm thinking all these are easy streets, they're just kind of funny. They're easy, you're not?

Speaker 1 4:52

giving me any templates. Okay, what about this one? You're at a wedding and one of your exes is the DJ.

Speaker 2 4:58

That's awkward. Okay, rocky Road, there we go.

Speaker 1 5:00

We finally got one. Rocky Road Last we go. We finally got one rocky road.

Speaker 2 5:10

uh, last one you get a new haircut and everyone says, oh, that's different, yeah, that's rocky road. That's rocky road. You can't, you can't get rid of that one fast, yeah that was rocky road or easy street.

Speaker 1 5:18

On this national rocky road day, I hope you have easy street today, best friend, you too, chris. Love ya, love ya, bye. Good morning, it's the Morning Brew with Chris. Who's this?

Speaker 5 5:30

Jan.

Jan the Weatherman's Rapid Fire

Speaker 1 5:31

Jan the weatherman, aka Jan from Heber, arizona. Jan is our unofficial weatherman and today is a nice day for you. It's a little rainy here in Show Low. What's the weather update in Heber?

Speaker 5 5:47

We've had quite a bit of rain Really. The weather update in Heber. We've had quite a bit of rain Really. Yeah, it started yesterday night and it was off and on all night about 4, 4.30. This morning, I mean, it came down for I mean good, steady, heavy rain for about 15 minutes and it's coming in in waves so, uh, it lets up and then another wave comes in and uh, we get some more. So we've had quite a quite a bit of moisture.

Speaker 1 6:25

So we are back with our friend jan from heber arizona, who has a birthday coming up this month, friday June 13th. And you were born on a Friday the 13th, right Right, so you are not superstitious at all, no, no, you love Friday the 13th.

Speaker 5 6:44

Yeah.

Speaker 1 6:44

Heck. Yeah. Well, let's get to know you a little bit better, Jan, with some rapid fire questions. What was the first car you ever owned?

Speaker 5 6:53

A 1956 Ford Crown Victoria.

Speaker 1 6:58

Did it have seatbelts? No, no seatbelts. Did it have a radio?

Speaker 4 7:04

Yeah.

Speaker 1 7:05

Yeah, if it's going to be a car for Jan the Weatherman, it's got to have a radio who was the most famous concert you've ever been to the best one ever was in Phoenix and I drove down for it.

Speaker 5 7:23

It was George Strait and Reba.

Speaker 1 7:25

McIntyre oh heck yeah, that had to be like in the 80s. Yeah of the MacIntyre oh heck yeah, that had to be like in the 80s?

Speaker 5 7:30

Uh, yeah.

Speaker 1 7:31

What is the best era, would you say, in your life? Like 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s. What say you?

Speaker 5 7:41

Uh, probably the 70s and 80s.

Speaker 1 7:45

And what made that era so much better than today's era?

Speaker 5 7:53

Uh, I, and what made that era so much better than today's era? I was living in Portland, Oregon and there was a nightclub that did country music. They had live music on Friday and Saturday nights and the place is huge and they could seat 500 people. And you want to talk about a party on Friday night and Saturday night? It was, I mean, I, every Friday night and every Saturday night I had a blast, All right, and that was in the 70s and 80s.

Speaker 1 8:30

So every Friday night and every Saturday night I had a blast. Sure. All right, and that was in the 70s and 80s. So you like the 70s and 80s, just for that place.

Speaker 4 8:37

Oh yeah, Heck yeah.

Speaker 1 8:38

All right. Last question Worst invention skinny jeans or TikTok.

Speaker 5 8:47

TikTok.

Speaker 1 8:48

You're not a fan of TikTok. You ever wear skinny jeans. No, no, no skinny jeans. That was Rapid Fire Questions with our best friend, Jan the weatherman, aka Jan from Heber. Best friend, I hope you have a great day and we'll talk to you soon.

Speaker 5 9:04

Keep the rain coming.

Table Topics with Brian

Speaker 1 9:05

Keep the rain coming. Indeed, bye Bye, good morning. It's the Morning Brew with. Indeed, bye Bye, good morning. It's the Morning Brew with Chris. Who's this? Good morning, chris Bennett. This is Brian from Pinedale. It is now time for Table Topics With Brian from Pinedale.

Speaker 4 9:21

Go for it, buddy. All right, you've got one minute to do this, let's do it, okay? First question If you won an expensive trip somewhere, what destination would you choose?

Speaker 1 9:35

Probably Hawaii, because I don't like traveling out of the country. It just makes me nervous because I don't know the rules in other countries, so I would want to stay in America. But Hawaii I love the tropical environment. What about you?

Speaker 4 9:47

I wouldn't mind going back to Thailand and Cambodia and stuff. It was really beautiful. The food was outrageous. I mean, the people are warm and welcoming. That sounds fun. Too far for me. Next one Okay, Would you rather have the aisle, middle or window seat to go to Hawaii? I like the window seat. You do huh yeah.

Speaker 1 10:07

I like to lay my head against the window and then sleep.

Speaker 4 10:12

I like the aisle seat because then I don't have to bother nobody when I have to get up. Oh, that's a good point, All right. Last question who gives you the best advice you know?

Speaker 1 10:22

I think my wife gives me the best advice. She knows me better than anyone and I trust her more than I trust anyone, so she gives me the best advice. My friends usually give me the worst advice okay, what about you?

Speaker 4 10:38

I'm going to stick with the same answer you gave.

Speaker 1 10:43

That was table topic with Brian we love you, best friend, have a great day have a great show, chris.

Speaker 4 10:50

Thanks bye.

Speaker 1 10:53

Yee-yee, Yee-yee. Everyone's favorite redneck from Beaumont, Texas. It is Paul from Beaumont. What was? Give us a little redneck weekend recap.

Speaker 3 11:06

Man just we did a little, went next door, did a little swimming yesterday and ate some boudin and some links man just kind of like relaxed, nice Do you wear a T-shirt when you go swimming. I got like these real lightweight, long-sleeve, almost fishing shirts, right yeah.

Speaker 1 11:32

That's the way to go. Are you embarrassed to take your shirt off and go swimming, all natural.

Speaker 3 11:37

Dude, look, look, man, daddy will bring the sexy back, but I ain't keeping that sunburn.

Speaker 1 11:47

That's a good point. Yeah, getting sunburned is the worst, and especially you don't want to do it in the beginning of summer.

Speaker 3 11:55

After that one year I turned into Larry Lobster on the river. Yeah, Because I passed out and inside my belly button got burnt and I peeled three times. Yeah, no, I'm not going out in the sun, I'm not doing that again. I go to the river. I got like army fatigues on. I got pants on. I don't even have shorts on, I'm wearing pants.

Speaker 1 12:19

Pass out once on the river. Shame on you, or shame on me. Pass out twice on the river. Shame on you, or something like that.

Speaker 3 12:28

Yeah, that ain't going to be no second time. I mean, I might pass out on the river, but I'm not going to be in shorts with no shirt, bringing sexy back.

Speaker 1 12:36

Yeah, you know it's bad when your belly button was burnt.

Speaker 3 12:40

Inside the belly button Inside.

Speaker 1 12:45

Today is I Love my Dentist Day and you know here we love Comfort Fit Dentures and Dr Arnaud. The one thing with the dentist Paul that I can't stand when they're working in your mouth and they have their hands in your mouth, mouth and they're trying to have a conversation and they ask you questions Like that is just so difficult, right.

Speaker 3 13:05

Yeah, so do I. Does that hurt?

Speaker 1 13:09

So, paul, I thought we would play a game in honor of I Love my Dentist Day, where I'm going to put my hands, my mouth and I'm going to read some popular country songs or try and sing them, and you've got to guess what song I'm singing. You ready? All right, here we go, dun dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun. Let's go goals.

Speaker 3 13:30

Okay, I got that, I got that.

Speaker 1 13:32

What's that?

Speaker 3 13:33

You feel like a woman.

Speaker 1 13:35

Yeah, Shania Twain. Man, I feel like a woman.

Speaker 3 13:52

Next one.

Speaker 1 13:58

You know it. And last one, it's hard to be back in third grade.

Speaker 3 14:03

I give you shit. Paul, paul, paul, paul. Actually we're checking yes or no. Little George Strait Heck yeah, we are checking.

Speaker 1 14:11

Yes on that, paul, you are good buddy, you're able to. You would be a good dentist, maybe, maybe. All right, paul, we got to let you go. Thanks for calling in, drive safe and we'll talk to you tomorrow.