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Today’s episode is a fun one…
We catch up with Paul from Beaumont after his son’s wedding—and let’s just say things may have gotten a little out of control 😳
We play Are You Smarter Than a Redneck: Honeymoon Edition, check in with Dave Ramsey for Boo or Cool motivational quotes, and give away Diamondbacks tickets…
Plus, Chris is celebrating 6 years hosting The Morning Brew—and shares a new way you can win Billy Currington tickets 🎟️
Buckle up… you never know what’s gonna happen on The Morning Brew ☕️
👉 Want to win Billy Currington tickets?
Follow Chris Bennett Comedy and hit the link in the bio to enter—winner gets called live on the show!
Yeah, and everybody kind of like dropped their pants and well, I'll take a t-Wait, what?
Six-Year Anniversary Kickoff
SPEAKER_01Yeah, that was Paul from Beaumont. His son got married this weekend, and apparently things got a little out of control. Welcome to the morning brew, best friends. I'm Chris Bennett, and today's a fun one celebrating six years of me hosting the show. We catch up with Paul about the wild wedding. Play Are You Smarter Than a Redneck? Do boo or cool motivational quotes with show Low's own Dave Ramsey. Gave away some diamondback tickets. And I've got a new way for you to win our last pair of Billy Currington tickets. Buckle up, let's get started. Chris Bennett and the morning brew. Woo! That's Bob Lon! Yay, yay! Yay, yay! Paul from Beaumont Buddy. How are you doing on this May the 4th? Do you know what special day it is?
SPEAKER_03Hey, man, look, I know what day it is. You took his show over and you made a small town just super happy with all the things you do for it, besides just the show.
Paul’s Wild Wedding Recap
SPEAKER_01Awesome. Well, yeah, it's uh six anniversary. I can't believe it. I've been part of the morning brew for eight years, but uh two years ago today, uh it became the morning brew with Chris Bennett and best friends, and the best friends are what make the show so great. And uh you definitely are a huge part of the show, and so happy to have you part of it. Uh this uh uh this weekend was a big weekend for you. Your son got married. You had to give away your little boy.
SPEAKER_03Yeah, well, I mean, like, we had to be there at one, you know, in a little in our little our little place. And we drank two bottles of bourbon and a case and a half beer. And uh the photographers told me I told them I only wanted one bourbon in coke. And they kept seasonal to me in. The photographer said, bro, you're cooked. I said, I can't be cooked.
SPEAKER_01This ain't even started yet. The wedding hadn't even started yet? No, no, dude.
SPEAKER_03This was like, no, we were taking pictures at three. And uh, yeah, this was like an hour into it. We had already drank like two bottles of bourbon in a case of beer. Oh my god, there were six of us.
SPEAKER_01My gosh, and did the photographer know you or was this their first time meeting you?
SPEAKER_03Yeah, yeah, that was my nephew. Oh, okay. Yeah, and he's like, bro, you're cooked. So I had to go where they were cooking food, and I was like, yo, I need some food, man. I need food. He showed me I was cooked. I cannot be cooked right now.
SPEAKER_01Uh, tell us about the uh the rest of the wedding, and did you end up uh embarrassing yourself or others or getting yelled at by your wife this weekend?
SPEAKER_03She didn't yell at me. Uh it was uh it was just it was just a good time, man. It was a beautiful place. Uh the the person that married him is the judge is my neighbor. I've known him all my life. He's known Carson all his life. So that was great. Oh yeah, then everybody we all walked there was in there, and then they walked Carson in. Or Carson walked in. I ain't gonna lie, dude. I turned a little bit in there for a minute. Oh, you cried. Oh, okay, yeah. I was cooked. I was cooked. Um yeah, yeah. And uh, you know, they had the handler ceremony was great. Uh the food was fantastic, and then, you know, Ron and him did their little dance. And then he got my dad new, and uh yeah, they danced uh one of my one of her mama's favorite songs, and yeah. But I was cooked.
unknownI was cooked.
SPEAKER_01I gotta see video footage of you crying, because you don't, you don't, you always give me a hard time about me crying.
SPEAKER_03Yeah, I mean I'm surprised you're not today because this is your sixth anniversary.
SPEAKER_01Well, I'm not cooked, apparently. Uh so did uh did Nanu or you do the uh Cupid Shuffle or uh any dirty dancing on the dance floor? Uh-uh. Oh no. No dirt no dirty dancing.
SPEAKER_03No, no, we did reenact our uh our picture from Oklahoma.
SPEAKER_01Oh, when you all got uh tattoos on your butt.
SPEAKER_03Yeah, and everybody kind of like dropped their pants and we all took a picture.
SPEAKER_01I love how I asked you if you did anything embarrassing at the wedding. You go, nope, nope, nope. But we did drop our pants at the wedding.
SPEAKER_03Thank God, thank God. You know how tuxedo pants you just got the little clasps, yeah. Tuxedo belts. Uh-huh. Okay, well, I was like, yeah, that's not gonna work for me, bro. I need the suspenders, too. I need the suspenders. Because I didn't know how that night was gonna end up. But you know what? I was not cooked when I got the suspenders. And we and we we were I think it was I don't even know what song it was, but we were jumping up and down and that old that old clasp came loose. Woo, sonny. Hey, if it would not have been, if it would not have been for uh the suspenders, them things would have fallen down to my ankles.
Honeymoon Trivia Game Showdown
SPEAKER_01But you ended up pulling your pants down anyways. Yeah. Yeah. Well, I'm glad you guys had such such a great time, best friend. Congratulations uh to you, Rhonda, and of course, your son Carson and his new beautiful bride, Nikki. It is now time for Are You Smarter Than a Redneck? And uh with Paul's uh son and daughter-in-law just getting married, I thought we would do some honeymoon trivia. If you know the answer, say your name. That's your buzzer. Here we go. What is the most popular honeymoon destination in the U.S.? Is it A, Las Vegas, B, Hawaii, C, Florida, D, California? Paul. I'd say Paul. Paul. Hawaii? Is it Hawaii? Ding ding ding. He's up one zero. Where uh where's your son going on there, honeymoon?
SPEAKER_03I got no clue.
SPEAKER_01On average, how long does a typical honeymoon last? Is it A three days, B, five days, C, seven to ten, or D two weeks? Chris. Paul. I'm gonna say seven to ten days. Boom, there you go. All right. This last question will determine who the winner is. Pick a number from four to fifteen. Fifteen. Fifteen. All right, here we go. What is the biggest honeymoon mistake couples make? Is it A, overpacking, B, overspending, C, over planning, or D, not bringing sunscreen? Paul. Paul. Overplanning. Is it over planning? Ding, ding, ding! Holy moly, yeah, they try to do too much instead of just relaxing.
unknownNice.
SPEAKER_01What just go with the flow. Just go with the flow. What advice uh do you have for your uh your new daughter-in-law and uh your son on their new matrimony?
SPEAKER_03I'd say uh I kind of told them I was like, look, you're gonna have great times, you're gonna have good times, you're gonna have really bad times. You just gotta remember what got you to this place tonight.
SPEAKER_01Oh, that's beautiful. I if I had something to uh to clang or toast, I would toast to that. Best friend, thanks so much for calling in, and uh hopefully we'll talk to you soon.
SPEAKER_03Hey, we will, and hey, congratulations again on six years of of making Sho Lo a great place and and making radio great again.
SPEAKER_01Absolutely, yeah. Show Low's amazing, and uh I'm just uh happy to be a part of it. Thank you so much, best friend.
SPEAKER_03You should be. You should be.
Motivational Monday Boo Or Cool
SPEAKER_01He's trying to make me cry. All right, buddy. We love you. Bye. Bye bye. It is motivational Monday. Time to get motivated within Janine is not in today, so we have a special guest filling in for Motivational Monday. It's everyone's favorite best friend from here in Sholo, Dave Ramsey. Good morning, best friend. Good morning. Good morning. Uh, it's the sixth anniversary of the morning brew with Chris Bennett and best friend. Boo or cool to that. Cool, totally cool, huh? Uh, so I thought for our motivational quotes today, we would do some uh quotes based on gratitude and go-gettedness um for uh today. And you tell me boo or cool, and then at the end, you tell me what our motivational quote for the week is. You ready? I'm ready. All right, this is from Melody Beattie. Gratitude turns what we have into enough. Boo or cool. Cool. There you go. Uh Peter Ducker said the best way to predict the future is to create it. Cool. Cool. Oh, there we go. Uh Marcus Tulio Cicero said, Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others. You make your own gratitude, but if it don't work, it just don't work. Okay. Robert Brought said, Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
SPEAKER_03Cool. Okay.
Star Wars Trivia Ticket Winner
SPEAKER_01Uh Eckert uh Toll says, Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance. Way cool. All right. And uh last one, Henry David Thoreau said, Go confidently in the direction of your dreams, live the life you have imagined. That's cool. Cool. What is uh our quote of the week? You said totally cool to the Eckertola one, the one right before this last one. My quote of the week? Well, no, like you don't get to make one up. You have to pick out of the quotes I gave you. What is our motivational quote for the week? The totally cool one. The totally cool one. Eckertoll says, Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance. That is today's motivational quote of the day and our quote for the week. What is your motivational quote for us? Live life day to day because you have no tomorrow. Oh, I love it, Dave. You are the best. You're always totally cool, Dave. Have a good day. All right, take care, buddy. See ya, bye. Bye. You are first caller. Who's this? Ben. Ben, where are you from, Ben?
SPEAKER_00St. John.
SPEAKER_01Oh, heck yes. Calling to win two tickets to the Diamondbacks game this Friday against the New York Mets. Today is May 4th. May the 4th be with you. So I have some Star Wars trivia. You just gotta get two right. If you get three wrong, you're gone. Here we go. What is the name of Han Solo's ship? Is it A, the Star Destroyer, B, the Millennium Falcon, C, X-Wing, or D, Razorcrest?
SPEAKER_00The Millennium Falcon.
SPEAKER_01Yes! There we go. Ben from St. John's coming in. All right, coming in hot. All right. What species is Chewbacca? Is he an Ewok? A Wookiee? A Twilek or a Rodeon?
SPEAKER_03He's a Wookiee.
Billy Currington Ticket Signup
SPEAKER_01Heck yes! He did it all for the Wookiee! For the Wookiee! Let me hear your best uh Chewbacca impression. Oh heck yeah. Well, Ben from St. John's, congratulations. You're going to the D-Bax game this Friday against the New York Mets. What station hooked you up? 92-5. You know it. Good morning. It's the Morning Brew with Chris. Who's this? Oh no, it's Mr. B. Heck yeah, it's Tony from Snowflake. He's great. To what do we owe the honor of your call today?
SPEAKER_02Oh, just, you know, I'm sitting here in my chair and I thought I'd give you a holler and uh let you know I uh hope I win your Billy Currington tickets tomorrow.
SPEAKER_01Heck yeah, if anybody wants to sign up to win tickets to uh Billy Currington, I'm trying something new to grow uh my social media. All you have to do to win our last pair of Billy Currington tickets, May 9th, and Flagstaff at the Pepsi Amphitheater is you have to go to any of my social media pages, Chris Bennett Comedy, and uh follow and then click the link and enter your information. We're going to randomly pick the winner, and I'm gonna call you tomorrow during the show, and you have to answer, and you could win those two tickets. Have you done that yet?
SPEAKER_02Yes, I just entered.
SPEAKER_01Heck yes, buddy. What's your favorite Billy Currington song?
SPEAKER_02Uh, I'm kinda hard to say right now. Uh, I kind of like all of Billy Currington. Yeah, yeah. Well, I'll play uh I don't have a favorite one by him, though, to be honest with you.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, yeah. He's got he's got some good ones, good, good directions. People are crazy, probably my favorite. He has uh uh uh pretty good at drinking beer, which is Paul's.
SPEAKER_02Okay, there we go. There we go.
Community Spotlight And Gratitude
SPEAKER_01Awesome. All right, sweet. We're gonna go ahead and play that right now. And if you want to sign up for your chance to win Billy Currington tickets, go to my social media pages, Chris Bennett Comedy.com, hit the follow button, and hit the link in the bio and enter to win. And uh tomorrow morning I might be giving you a call. Good luck, best friend. All right, thank you, man. I'll talk to you later. All right, love you. Bye. Bye. Good morning. It's the morning brew with Chris. Who's this?
SPEAKER_00Well, good morning, Jedi Bennett. It's your best friend Kirk Nermi.
SPEAKER_01Heck yeah, Kirk Nermi, our best friend of the morning brew and star of Life of Nermi, a new TV show coming out soon. How are you doing, best friend?
SPEAKER_00Well, and starring Chris Bennett, of course, the great Chris Bennett. I'm doing awesome this morning. It's May the 4th, and normally I just call you to maybe wish you happy May the 4th. But today I wanted to call personally and and congratulate you on your interview with the city of Sholo. It was so nice seeing you get some recognition for all the great presents you bring to the state of Arizona.
SPEAKER_01Thank you so much. Yeah, that was so cool. The City of Sholo and Sholo TV did a spotlight on me for their uh segment Sound and Color, where they highlight local artists in the White Mountains, and I was lucky enough to be highlighted, and it's uh it uh was an honor. And I talk about in that video just my love for this community and my appreciation for this community, and uh I wouldn't be where I am today without all of you, so thank you so much. And then today is actually, I don't know if you know this, Kirk Nermy, but today is actually my sixth official anniversary of hosting the Morning Brew with Chris Bennett, so it is kind of perfect timing. Well, that's so awesome, and I hope you feel all the love coming back to you, buddy. Thank you so much, best friend. It's just been it's been a uh wild ride, it's been so much fun. I just love all the friends that I've got to to meet through the show and you and just everyone. So, everyone, thank you so much for six years of the morning brew with Chris Bennett. And I've shared the link to the City of Show Love's uh video for their sound and color on all my pages. You can check it out there or check it out at the City of Show Low's social media pages as well. I love you, Kirk Nermi.
SPEAKER_00Love you, but I gotta ask one more hard-hitting question. You know I do, Chris. Yeah. How much crying was edited out of this video?
SPEAKER_01Oh, dude, there was a lot of crying in the video, and uh a lot was edited out. It's just I have so much gratitude in my heart, and uh, you know, just my dreams have come true in this uh in the White Mountains, and so you know I don't take that for granted, and I'm so grateful for it. So it it uh it makes me emotional.
SPEAKER_00All right, buddy. Well, you have a great day, you celebrate your anniversary, you celebrate Star Wars Day, and you just have a great day.
Final Thanks And Closing Reminders
SPEAKER_01All right, you too, best friend. Love you. Bye. Bye. Well, that's gonna do it for today's episode of the morning brew, best friends. Thank you so much for an incredible six years. Uh, it's just been uh amazing. I couldn't have done it without you all. So I love you. Uh, don't forget I'm giving away Billy Currington tickets. Just follow me on my socials at Chris Bennett Comedy and hit the link in my bio to enter. I'll be calling the winner tomorrow uh to announce the winner and get signed up for the Cornhole Tournament for our anniversary bash at Chris Bennett Comedy.com. Spots are limited for the morning brew. I'm Chris Bennett reminding you to be nice to yourself, be nice to others, and don't be jerk. Bye.