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Full EP page: https://www.bridgetonbeacon.com/bridgeton-invitational-tournament-2025/Play ball! Welcome to the 2025 Bridgeton Invitational Baseball Tournament, with Gary Fischer and Meg McCormick Hoerner. Transcript:Announcer (00:01)This week, the Bridgeton Invitational Tournament Spring Classic is in full swing at Alden Field in City Park. Played every year since 1967, this tournament is more than just a local tradition. We spoke with Gary Fischer the man who's kept this tournament going strong, to hear about its roots, its impact, and what it means to Bridgeton today.Meg & Gary (00:24)All right, welcome back to the Bridgeton Beacon. We are here with Gary Fischer at the 57th Bridgeton Invitational Baseball Tournament. And tonight is night one. We just finished our first game. Gary, how are things going so far? It's a good start. Game one went on time. So that's a good thing. Excellent. What's the lineup looking like for the week? Yeah. So tomorrow night we have ⁓ two more teams coming in. We have the Garden Seminoles from Vineland.And we have a new entry this year. The Jersey Bananas, they're out of Haddonfield. As far as the events go, Wednesday night starts off three nights in a row of different things. The Bridgeton Fire, Bridgeton Police started off. I believe that's also Dollar Dog Night, followed by Friday is the Philly Phanatic and that will be Philly Pretzel Night. Excellent. We just saw the DC Expos take care of Gildy's Raiders tonight.but both teams are coming back. it looks like you've got, everybody gets to play, what is it, twice? It's a double elimination event. All right, sounds good. Got some good concessions, we got some good baseball. We do. And we got some good weather. We're just, yes, we want to keep that weather going the whole week. Excellent. Now the question that everybody wants to know is any torpedo bats on the field? There is a few, yes.Yeah? Have you tried any out yet? You know what, my son got one, he'll be using his tomorrow night. All right, excellent. Feels good.Great. Well, thanks so much, Gary, for all that you and the entire committee do to keep this going. We appreciate it. And let's go play ball. Thank you.Announcer 1 (01:55)Here's what's coming up. Wednesday, May 21st at 6 p.m. The Battle of the Badges softball game. Bridgeton Police and Fire take on their Vineland counterparts. Friday, May 23rd at 6 p.m. A special appearance by the Philly Phanatic, the Phillies' iconic green mascot. Saturday, May 24th at 3.30 p.m. The Bridgeton Invitational Tournament Spring Classic Championship game. Please support local nonprofit media.You're listening to the Bridgeton Beacon podcast, shining a light on the people and stories that make our community special.Play ball! Welcome to the 2025 Bridgeton Invitational Baseball Tournament, with Gary Fischer and Meg McCormick Hoerner.

Erin vents about her marathon training nightmare, spraining her foot before the London Marathon and landing in urgent care. Her week gets worse when her laptop's logic board fries, losing weeks of work and forcing a stressful Apple Store trip in this economy. We dive into the NFL's new rules, from overtime fairness to kickoff flair, and rant about the Eagles' Tush Push facing a potential ban. Things get wild with a team of scientists trapped in Antarctica, where one's gone rogue, threatening lives, and rescue's months away. We've decided that mascots deserves millions, and discuss the Philly Phanatic's six-figure salary. An 81-year-old birthday card exchange between best friends that's pure heart. Plus, Erin's Ulta meltdown as a “rat girl” buying hair-cutting scissors. We share some fun facts about the Masters' quirky traditions like no cell phones and collectible gnomes. Napster sells for $207 million....metaverse concerts, anyone? Packed with sports, chaos, and feels, this episode's perfect for your next run, walk, or tech induced panic. Tune in to Tune out. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.Listen now and leave a 5-star review!

Get ready to roar with laughter! The latest episode of the LAD podcast is live, and this time our colorful crew of misfits is diving into a most entertaining debate: the BEST mascots of all time! Did you know that the most popular sports mascot, the Philly Phanatic, has been entertaining fans since 1978? Tony the Tiger has been making breakfast fun since 1952. From sports legends to quirky ads and beloved fictional characters, we're covering it all! Grab your movie quality Chewbacca mask and Rebels' foam finger and buckle up for a wild ride. https://forms.gle/EfqWJYocg7SxyfGM8

In this week's episode of 'Two Strike Noise', hosts Jeff and Mark dive into the latest baseball history including synchronized World Series walkoffs, turtlenecks are cool again and we just missed out on another award. This week's main topic  centers on the iconic Philadelphia Phillies mascot, the Philly Phanatic. We reminisce about the mascots' memorable antics, including run-ins with players like Lonnie Smith and managers such as Tommy Lasorda. The episode then shifts gears to the internationally famous Wax Pack Heroes segment, where we open baseball card packs from 1990 tops, compete in a stat-based game, and relive major league moments. Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/TwoStrikeNoise/ Instagram - @twostrikenoise Bluesky - @twostrikenoise.bsky.social Threads - @twostrikenoise Twitter - @twostrikenoise Two Strike Noise on YouTube - www.youtube.com/@twostrikenoise Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/twostrikenoise E-mail - twostrikenoise@gmail.com 00:00 Introduction and World Series Talk 03:27 Yankees Merchandise and World Series Recap 08:26 Oklahoma City Dodgers and Turtlenecks 10:48 Will Venable and Princeton Baseball 13:30 The Philly Phanatic: A Mascot's Tale 35:37 Wax Packs Heroes: Baseball Card Showdown 58:46 Final Thoughts and Outro We pull ALOT of commons in Wax Pack Heroes. If you've got those Tom Foley or Ernest Riles cards just sitting around you can donate those commons to charity and maybe spark a child's interest in baseball and collecting. Find out more here: http://commons4kids.org/ #podernfamily #podnation #baseball #mlb #history #podcast #baseballcards

The power of positivity with the original Philly Phanatic, Dave Raymond! (00:00:00) News/Sports(00:11:24) Entertainment News(00:45:41) Weird Allergies(01:14:57) Bizarre File(01:27:08) Totally Presbo(02:00:53) Dave Raymond Original Philly Phanatic IN STUDIO(02:29:07) Bizarre File(02:38:21) Hollywood Trash and Music News(02:48:17) Wrap Up

SERIES 2 EPISODE 184: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: I'm convinced Sam Alito is lying about who put the flags up. And I'm convinced I can prove it. And I'm convinced the proof is contained not in the Upside Down American Flag and not The Appeal To Heaven Flag; the proof is contained in the THIRD flag. “My wife is fond of flying flags. I am not. She was solely responsible for having flagpoles put up at our residence and our vacation home,” he wrote to 50 members of the House who have asked him to recuse from Trump and election cases before the Supreme Court, and refusing to do so. In the case of the Virginia distress flag, “She has flown other patriotic flags… college flags, flags supporting sports teams…” etc. Sports...teams? Like that flag "she" flew celebrating the 2022 Philadelphia Phillies? The second most star-crossed team in the history of that baseball franchise? SHE flew that flag? Sam Alito wanted to grow up to be Commissioner of Baseball. He went to a Phillies fantasy camp. He had baseball cards made of himself in a Phillies uniform. He jokingly refused to answer the question 'ever worn your Phillies uni under your judicial robes?' He's the crazy Phillies fan, but SHE put the flag over their house? Nonsense. PLUS: The jury gets the Trump Trial and within hours they're asking to hear the judge's legal instructions again, and David Pecker's testimony about the birth of Catch-and-Kill. Not a thing about Michael Cohen or lies or perjury or "The GLOAT." The jury is signaling that it is circling a conviction or conviction. And then we have to ask: what is the Biden Campaign's plan to exploit a conviction or convictions? Do they immediately start calling him "Convicted Felon Donald Trump"? If not, why not? Does "Convicted Felon And Republican Nominee Donald Trump" work better? They are prepared to burn this into voters' retinas, right? Riiiiiight? B-Block (27:00) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: The key to re-electing Biden could be giving more money to right wing nut job Pat Sajak. There is a woman named Brenda Ramer who claims her ray has had an immaculate conception. And the latest Bothsidesist Pap from A.G. Sulzberger? Put an op-ed in The New York Times defending Trump - in the middle of a trial centering around him banging a porn star - written by the editor of a Catholic Church Magazine. Must be a different Catholic Church than they used to have when I was a kid. C-Block (39:00) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: Since we're talking Sajak and comedy-based late night talk shows (he had a failed one on CBS 35 years ago) and we're talking about crazy editors, let me tell you the saga of onetime CNN president Walter Isaacson. In 2001 he had both parts of an idea that would become a hit for MSNBC two years later, sitting in his office: the desire to do a CNN news hour with some humor in it, and me. He somehow did not put these two parts together.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Co-hosts Marianela Nunez and Mike Bress took the podcast on the road this week to the Port-O-Call Hotel in Ocean City to talk with Catholics School principals at their annual end-of-the-year retreat, which included an extra special surprise guest… the world famous Phillie Phanatic! Patti Paulsen, Holy Angels Catholic School, Woodbury; Elizabeth Mariani, Sacred Heart School, Camden; and Tom Iacovone, Gloucester Catholic High School, Gloucester City; hopped on the podcast to share their takeaways from speakers, Tom “Friend of the Phanatic” Burgoyne and Evan Marcus, who discussed their book “Pheel the Love!” The group also discussed great highlights from the 2023-24 school year, summer plans, and their outlook on the 2024-25 school year.   To learn more about South Jersey Catholic Schools, visit www.southjerseycatholicschools.org. Listen to Talking Catholic everywhere podcasts can be found, at https://talking.catholicstarherald.org/talking-catholic, or catch us on Domestic Church Media radio (https://domesticchurchmedia.org) Sundays at 11 AM or Mondays at 4 PM.   Follow us on... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkingCatholic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkingcatholic X: https://twitter.com/talkingcatholic

On this episode of In the Booth with Flobo Boyce, Flobo is joined by Mia from Black Girls Love Baseball. What started as a fun side project has become one of baseball's more engaging social media platforms. Black Girls Love Baseball follows the adventures of Mia and her friends as they show their Atlanta Braves fandom throughout MLB. Flobo and Mia discuss the platform, its origins, and future plans. They spar over what team has the meanest fans and whether the Braves mascot is a carbon imitation of the Philly Phanatic (you make the call). As always, we'd like to thank the Players Alliance, Steelo Sports, and Herencia 21. Please subscribe, rate, and review this and all the episodes on the BBM podcast platform. Please follow Mia and all things BGLB at:https://twitter.com/bglb44https://www.tiktok.com/@blackgirlslovebaseballhttps://www.instagram.com/blackgirlslovebaseball44/

Writer Scot Armstrong stops by to discuss if it's worse to be an Orioles fan or a Dodger fan, Scot's NFL obsession, a Redskins employee on the Bears' sideline with his phone out, the Braves' mascot Blooper trying to trash talk the Philly Phanatic, an Instagram model claims Dolphins Xavien Howard has impregnated 4 women at the same time, the Miami Hurricanes ran a play rather than kneeling out the clock and lose to Georgia Tech, and so much more! Thanks to our sponsor: Gametime! Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code CHEAPSEATS for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply.

The Phillies made a couple of moves at the trade deadline; have they improved their postseason prospects? Bill and Chet discuss that, plus Chase Utley's HoF outlook, Eagles training-camp news, and the incredible demand for those kelly-green jerseys ... plus, we have a visit from the Philly Phanatic's best friend, Tom Burgoyne!  www.EoPSports.com

NOW AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE! For more bonus episodes, sign up at Patreon.com/BattingAround I thought I'd do something special for Stephen's birthday, so had a conversation with the original man in the Philly Phanatic and the creator of Gritty, Dave Raymond, This was an incredibly fun interview, and we finally got answers to the questions that keep us up at night like "What's it like to fight Tommy Lasorda?"

This episode is part two of a two part series with Dave Raymond, who created the loving, fun and playful personality of The Philly Phanatic, the Philadelphia Phillies mascot, the best mascot, ever! ​Dave Raymond​ is an international keynote speaker who has dedicated his life to studying methods that lead to long-term sustainable happiness. His work is focused on ​The Power of Fun​, which is the title of his book and his life. Dave has taught countless others to ask themselves the question: How can fun save your life? In this episode, Dave reminds us that The Philly Phanatic is a unifier with a vitally important lesson: we are more in common than we're not; when we surround ourselves with the things that we love, and we share them, we're going to learn about the people we don't know about. Dave reminds us that having fun is simple solution to a really complex problem. Dave leans in to the power and importance of having fun and reminds us that if we practice, and work hard at it, we'll realize that no matter how difficult life can be, we CAN get over it. Keep having fun over and over; we all have resilience. One of my final questions was asking Dave how he survived the hot summer days in the furry costume. He shares that the years wearing the costume were just an elixir for a healthy life overall, both physically and mentally. To continue the conversation with Dave, visit his website ​Dave Raymond speaks.com​ and while you're there, be sure to sign up for ​The Power of Fun Newsletter​ which visits your inbox only once per month and in perfect timing to set you up for a fun weekend. Join Dave's community and understand what you can do to help yourself and those around you feel better. And check out his other resources like his ​YouTube​ channel, ​Instagram​ account, and his ​TEDx talk​. PODCAST RESOURCES Just in case you missed them, here are two related episodes from Office Flip Flops: ​Episode #103: Dave Raymond The First Philly Phanatic & Hero of Happiness ​Episode #92: Coach Dar on the Art of Bouncing Back To learn more about Francesca, checkout her ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website: DressedSmart.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Leave a message with Francesca on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠ Like this episode? Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and subscribe to the podcast on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ iTunes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠or your favorite podcasting app. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/francesca-zampaglione/support

This episode is part one of a two part series with Dave Raymond, the first mascot of the Philadelphia Phillies, The Philly Phanatic and according to Sports Illustrated, "the best mascot in all of sports." Dave Raymond​ is an international keynote speaker who has dedicated his life to studying methods that lead to long-term sustainable happiness. His work is focused on ​The Power of Fun​, which is the title of his book and his life. Dave has taught countless others to ask themselves the question: How can fun save your life? In this episode, we dive into the genesis of the most beloved mascot in Philadelphia sports. Dave shares how his training and skills were developed during his childhood and with animated conversations that he would have with his mother. Dave pays tribute to his mom and shares that she's responsible for building the Philly Phanatic personality that continues to entertain millions and millions of people over the last 45 years! To continue the conversation with Dave, visit his website ​Dave Raymond speaks.com​ and while you're there, be sure to sign up for ​The Power of Fun Newsletter​ which visits your inbox only once per month and in perfect timing to set you up for a fun weekend. Join Dave's community and understand what can you can do to help yourself and those around you feel better. And check out his other resources like his ​YouTube​ channel, ​Instagram​ account, and his ​TEDx talk​. PODCAST RESOURCES Just in case you missed them, here are two related episodes from Office Flip Flops: ​Episode #99: Body Language: Truth & Lies with Shelly O'Donovan​ ​Episode #56: The Power of Talking with Strangers with Craig Loundas To learn more about Francesca, checkout her ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website: DressedSmart.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Leave a message with Francesca on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠ Like this episode? Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and subscribe to the podcast on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ iTunes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠or your favorite podcasting app. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/francesca-zampaglione/support

This week Dave Scopinich shares how radio reaches almost 90 percent of all Americans (he shared that the source was Nielsen) on a daily basis.  That gives his team and clients the opportunity to create and deliver premium audio to more than 200 million consumers every week. Here are a few things that you will learn in this episode: How by treating his sales team like clients.  This is achieved by knowing everything about them, what motivates them and helping them grow their business. Understanding the importance of using visual framing to solidify your message. Creating an environment where you can be promoted by making decisions and solving problems while being able to connect with people. During the 24-Hour Influence Challenge, Dave shares a tip that he learned from previous podcast guest Dave Raymond, the original Philly Phanatic.  “Tell me something good.”  By using this phrase, it will help you get better results from everyone to your team to your children sharing what they learned at school today. Dave encourages everyone to download the Audacy app so that they can listen to his episode using the fastest growing streaming app as of the time of this podcast. About David Scopinich: Dave Scopinich is Vice President and Director of Sales at Audacy Philadelphia. Audacy is the #1 creator of premium original audio content in the United States. He and his award-winning sales team work with clients to help them connect with their targeted consumers using the power of audio. Dave is a graduate of Father Judge High School and Penn State University. He loves spending time with his family, coaching youth baseball, and passionately following Philadelphia sports. He and his wife have three children and a dog. They live in a suburb of Philadelphia.   You can connect with Dave in the following ways: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davescopinich/ LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/audacy-inc/ Facebook Business Page: https://www.facebook.com/audacyaudio/ Twitter Business Page: https://twitter.com/audacy Instagram Business Page: https://www.instagram.com/audacy/ Website: https://www.audacy.com/   You can connect with Laura in the following ways: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drlaurasicola LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vocal-impact-productions/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VocalImpactProductions Facebook: Vocal Impact Productions Twitter: @LauraSicola Instagram: @VocalImpactProductions Website: https://vocalimpactproductions.com/ Laura's Online Course: virtualinfluence.today See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A real treat this week. A look back at the Phillies 2022 World Series run with The Philly Phanatic's "best friend" Tom Burgoyne. The highlights, the thrilling moments and his unforgettable takeaways from this year's phenomenal season. We'll take a look at the team's off season moves and look ahead to the 2023 season. Please join us for a special Pre-Christmas show with Tom Burgoyne ,

This week the fellas start the show with a "Mascot Draft." From the Philly Phanatic to Mr. Met the guys try and draft the best mascots to complete their top 5 list. Then the boys go down a list of "Would You Rather" questions which leads to a hilarious conversation about bear encounters and what is on Paul's outrageous bucket list. As always, grab a drink and enjoy the show! #bucketlist #sports #mascots Welcome to Life's A Party Podcast

On this episode, we are joined by Philly Phanatic, Pat Ralph! We talk: - NFL Midseason Feels - World Series Underway - Movie Theater Decapitations - MCU/Star Wars News - Dancing With The Stars Outro: 'Make This Shit Happen' - Migorang --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/getgotpodcast/message

Glen and Ray celebrate Ray's retirement with appearances from Howie Roseman, Bernie Parent, Philly Phanatic, Jim Gardner, and many more!

Glen and Ray celebrate Ray's retirement with special appearances from the Philly Phanatic, Fran Dunphy, and many others

I gotta be real, I'm not into sports, and get scared of mascots - you know, those furry creatures that roam populated areas trying to get you to take a picture with them for your family scrapbook? Well, on today's episode, I had the most enriching conversation with the man inside of a world-renowned costume, Dave Raymond, who created the Philly Phanatic. He's since built a career in speeches and workshops where he teaches people the importance of using the Power of Fun, as well as building an alter-ego character for your every day life. It's good stuff.For more on Dave:https://daveraymondspeaks.com/https://daveraymondspeaks.com/newsletter/Join the waitlist for my 21 day language challenge here:https://joclub.world/21-day-language-challenge/Journal with me in JoClub:www.joclub.world (use notyouraveragejopodcast at checkout for 50% off your first month)!For more on Instagram:Show's account: https://www.instagram.com/notyouraveragejopod/My account: https://www.instagram.com/jo_francoJournal Prompts: https://www.instagram.com/joclub_/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/jofranco Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

66. Thomasina Williams  - Taking Space “There's something about being outside in nature. If you can't go outside, just walk around the floor..movement. It's in our bodies and we've got to somehow get that anxiety and that tension out of our bodies.” Guest Info: Thomasina Williams partners with families to develop leaders. Working at the intersection of family business, family systems, and leadership development, she helps clients build multigenerational legacies of connected and capable families, who are engaged stewards of their resources. Clients have described her as their “high-beams,” lighting the way and guiding them through unfamiliar and uncomfortable territory. An accomplished lawyer and philanthropy strategist, Thomasina is the founder of Sankofa Legacy Advisors. Her signature work gathers and guides Family Enterprise Women ( “The F.E.W."TM) to propel their leadership and legacy to the next level. Regardless of whether they own or work in the business, she helps them live into the fullness of who they are, simplify the complexities of family, and navigate the challenges of combining family and finances.  Thomasina was the first consultant Wells Fargo Private Bank hired to come in-house and play a leadership role in building a new line of business to help its ultra-high net worth clients navigate the family relationships side of wealth. Thomasina goes beyond conventional approaches to help family members individually and collectively understand the relationship systems that drive their ability to sustain wealth and well-being across multiple generations. As a result of working with her, family members begin to see and explore possibilities they had not considered previously, leading to increased self-awareness, stronger family relationships, and reduced family financial risks. Learning about the “shirtsleeves-to-shirtsleeves in three generations” phenomenon, by which 70 to 90 percent of families lose their wealth by the end of the third generation – and realizing that her own family was among these alarming statistics – fuels her passion to help families beat the odds and build enduring legacies. Thomasina is an advisor to advisors within her field. She serves on the advisory board of privately held Purposeful Planning Institute, and on the board of nonprofit Galliard Family Business Advisor Institute. Beyond the field of family advising, she is a member of the advisory board of privately held Enterprising Women magazine, and is in the processing of transitioning from the board of nonprofit Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute to the board of its new for-profit subsidiary. Favorite Quote: "Those to whom much is given, much is required."   R.O.G. Takeaway Tips: Take Space for ourselves and others. Questions we can ask ourselves: Is this something I want to respond to now?   What might be the other influences and broader context?   How can I interpret this situation with generosity?    Give ourselves and others space and the benefit of the doubt. Resources: SankofaLegacyValues.com Thomasina Williams on LinkedIn (in/Thomasina-h-Williams) Coming Next: Episode 67: We will be joined by Dave Raymond, the original Philly Phanatic!    Credits: Thomasina Williams, Sheep Jam Productions, Host Shannon Cassidy, Bridge Between, Inc.

Emily & John discuss Syndergaard's departure, Verlander's non-departure, Correa & Jeter, Yankees new 3rd Base Coach, Manager of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Cy Young winners, Billy Eppler, the Philly Phanatic, the Cleveland Guardians, voicemails, Top 6 Thanksgiving Sides & more!

We talked mascots and the Philly Phanatic with Emperor of Fun Dave Raymond and then talked baseball, diversity and more with Doug Glanville

The original Philly Phanatic is back, and the Phill-In Phanatic isn't too pleased about it. Plus, Luke and Andrew receive a very moving message from a listener who's found an incredible use for the TBTL Sound Machine.

The original Philly Phanatic is back, and the Phill-In Phanatic isn't too pleased about it. Plus, Luke and Andrew receive a very moving message from a listener who's found an incredible use for the TBTL Sound Machine.

Weirdo Wednesday where Kayla has interesting food choices, news about the Philly Phanatic & a surprise artist added to the Jingle Ball lineup!

At the top of the show, Jason and Randy discuss Tony Hawk's blood skateboard. Then they are joined by the incredible Mirin Fader to discuss her book 'Gianis' and more!. Quick hits: Philly Phanatic almost taken away, Lance Lynn throws a belt, and public proposals need to stop! To wrap, the guys chat with Rudy Giuliani! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pondering The Green Knight.  Philly Phanatic's bestie, Dave Raymond, makes being a wiseacre into a career. Flippy: White Castle's new employee of the month.  A few more Olympic tales.  Bill Nunn and recruiting  at HBCUs for the Steelers.  Alan Cumming opines about James Lapine's book, Putting It Together. Credits: Talent:  Tamsen Granger and Dan Abuhoff Engineer:  Ellie Suttmeier Art:  Zeke Abuhoff

Part 1 - Citizens Bank Park Ballpark Banter [1:10] - The BBP crew explores the home of the Phillies, giving you a history of the ballpark and diving deeper into Ashburn Alley, #RingTheBell, and the Philly Phanatic.  Part 2 - Top of the Fifth, Part II [40:15] - Our journey continues, as a fight in the Citizens Bank parking lot triggers Frazier to separate from the group for a while.

Jane is out with a potentially lethal case of Byron Buxton fever, but Emma Baccellieri of Sports Illustrated swung by to talk stupid NL East games, big league grounds keeping, the lonely antics of the Philly Phanatic during the 2020 pandemic season, and has Stephen and Lauren play a game of Gabe or Goop. This is an excellent episode you won't want to miss. Follow Emma twitter.com/emmabaccellieri

Just a few days away from the start of the 2021 season Van, Brian, and Ron take a moment to discuss their predictions for the year. They'll talk award winners, playoff brackets, and finish up with their version of bold predictions. Except they aren't bold, they're absurd! Tune in to find out about Mike Trout's children's show, the Philly Phanatic's disgusting habits, and of course Bob Hamelin.

Find David Raymond at daveraymondspeaks.com or by email to dave@daveraymondspeaks.comTRANSCRIPTThis is Changing the Rules, a podcast about designing the life you want to live, hosted by KC Dempster and Ray Loewe, the luckiest guy in the world.KC Dempster  0:13  Good morning, everybody. Welcome to Changing the Rules. This is KC Dempster. And I'm here with Ray Loewe in theRay Loewe  0:21  wonderful.KC Dempster  0:22  You jumped on my line.Ray Loewe  0:24  I did.KC Dempster  0:25  Okay, well now you can stop for a minute. We are in the ever evolving, Wildfire Podcast Studios in beautiful downtown Woodbury, New Jersey, and it's a little chilly, but we are in meteorological spring. So that is something to lift everybody spirits.Ray Loewe  0:44  Yes. Because everything gets better over the next three months. I heard that on the news yesterday, too. So that's cool.KC Dempster  0:49  Yes. Yes. So welcome, Ray,Ray Loewe  0:52  so So we have a great podcast today. I mean, it This, this, maybe is the is the highlight of our whole podcasting career. So, you know, we've talked a lot about the luckiest people in the world. And we've set this definition that the luckiest people in the world are those people who design their own lives personally. And then once that life is designed, they live it under their terms. Well, we have a gentleman today who has certainly done that. I think at the beginning, he got some extra lock because he got nudged in a way that most of us don't get nudged. But he also exudes one of the mindsets here of the luckiest people in the world. And that mindset is that we all have the power to be happy. And Dave Raymond of all people, I think, has the power to be happy and can show us how to be happy. So Dave Raymond Happy Tuesday, are you thatDave Raymond  1:55  I just have to tell you how much I love the podcast format. And even more so when you have co hosts? Because I've got more people to point out to say, Well, that wasn't me. That was somebody else.Ray Loewe  2:07  Well, you know, it keeps us on track. I you know, KC really runs this whole podcast over here. But let's spend some time going back into history because you've had an incredible journey in your life. And and take it back to I guess, college. And you were a football player. And you were related to some guy who is probably one of the most infamous and best football coaches ever.Dave Raymond  2:37  Well, it was, I had an idyllic life, that's for sure. And I I certainly fit with the topic because I've always looked at my life as being exceptionally lucky. But I grew up with, you know, my hero was my father and he was an icon and his name is was Tubby Raymond. He was a not only a head football coach at University of Delaware, but he he was there for 50 years first as the head baseball coach and then an assistant football coach. And it's a type of career that will never be rivaled again. He was very good friends with Joe Paterno and Joe Paterno used to say I'm not retiring until Tubby Raymond retires.And they both had that, you know, that situation where they were at one university for the majority of their career, and I'm very proud of my dad, you know, he's not with us. He passed away three years ago, this December. But I live this dream I want all I want to do Ray and KC was to play football for him. I wasn't thinking about education, I just, and then I thought, well, of course I'll be a football coach then. And, and and, and he was happy with that concept. But he knew better than I did in this regard. And he said, Listen, you know, let's take a look at some other options too. I'll help you but and you've got a couple of years before you graduate. You're playing football here. You're having a good time. Why don't I help you get a summer job with the Phillies because he knew Ruly and Bob Carpenter senior who owned the Phillies and I also like to say like Malcolm Gladwell, I had this access and, and then I was soon to have 10,000 plus hours of practice. I just wasn't expecting it to be the practice that it turned out because when my dad told me the most important thing about getting the job with the Phillies for summers was you'll never know who you meet or what might happen. And and that was prophetic. And after a couple of summers working for the Phillies, I went Why do I want to be a football coach?I can't I can't I couldn't believe that I could have a full time job working for a professional baseball team because back then, you know in this in the 70s there was no such thing as a sports marketing degree. Right. And, and that's that's how it all started.Ray Loewe  4:51  Okay, so here you are. You're working for the Phillies. And then I think the Phillies asked you to do something that you probably thought was a little weird at The timeDave Raymond  5:02  that's that's an understatement of the decade. I, I said, Well, when I after the second year, it was supposed to be a two year internship and I had another year to go in school. So I was concerned that I was going to go have to graduate. And then they would get back to me and say, Well, maybe we'll have something for you, David. Instead, that third summer, early in the spring, they called me. I was on campus at the University of Delaware living in my fraternity house and they said, you know, do you want to have your job back? I'm like, Oh, my gosh, sure. What do you want me to do? Go to New York and get fitted for the costume.Whoa, and I started, I didn't protest, but I started to, you know, I show some, you know, I was a little incredulous about this concept. And they said, No, no, David, look, just go to New York and get fitted for the costume. You know, I did that. And I walked the big surprise was walking into a place that in the garment district that look like Gipetto's puppet studio. And I mean, it was exactly like that. It was a place that you never would expect except in a Disney movie. And I met this woman who turned out to be one of Jim Henson's original designers. She did Statler and Waldorf, she helped design Miss Piggy. And she told me here this is what we're, this is what we're building for the Phillies. And I looked at the picture and I was like, Oh, my gosh, I'm gonna be a muppet.Ray Loewe  6:25  Well, yeah, this, this shows you are lucky again, because you could have been Miss Piggy.Dave Raymond  6:33  I don't know. Maybe I could have done that. Well, right. You never know. my, you know, I've got a lot of I have a lot of range.KC Dempster  6:39  Yeah, yeah, you know, and I'm visualizing the, the Phanatic outfit and Oscar the Grouch. And I think they're related.Dave Raymond  6:49  Well, they, you know, I would just say there is some lineage to the the beauty and the personalities of the Muppets in general. So that because, you know, we had people who understood, you know, that type of puppetry, that type of character, and, of course, that type of costume. But it was really the brilliance of Bill Giles, too, because Bill, you know, worked with the Bonnie and they were they collaborated together. And the result was, you know, what we currently had fallen in love with is the fanatic, but, you know, the, the personality was, and I think it was wonderful enlightened leadership, you know, Bill, because I was petrified, going, you know, I didn't look like we had a plan. The costume fit me, it was delivered the first day, I was supposed to wear it with no instruction. And, and Bill was just telling me, well, you're just gonna go out? And I said, Yeah, but what do you want me to do? And he he finally he saw the fear on my face. And he said, David, you just you have to go out and have fun. If you don't do that it's it's not going to work in front of our fans. well that directive that Prime Directive released all my fear and, and when I went running out of his office, he screamed at me and this is the honest to god truth, you scream, g rated fun, David g rated.Sure, he had put the fun in the box. And I do believe that the 40, 43 years guys that the Phanatic has been, that his success has been driven by that, that original directive. And, and it was taken really seriously. But in my mind that I didn't want to betray trust. And then I just did, what all great Philadelphia fans would do, and go put my emotions on my sleeve, show my insecurity, show my passion for my team. And then of course, mix that with all of the slapstick humor, which was just I thought, beautiful comedy to me. So cartoon characters, and The Three Stooges and, and all and all the, you know, Laurel and Hardy, all of those were, you know, shaped my young life in terms of entertainment. And I just squish that all together. And what the product was this wonderful personality we have is the Phanatic.Ray Loewe  9:04  So So now the original Philly Phanatic was born. And you were actually not only the original Philly Phanatic, but you were really the forerunner of all of these mascots weren't you?Dave Raymond  9:18  Well, we have to give a lot of credit to the modern day mascot that was started in San Diego by the San Diego Chicken. And that really was we had a junior executive by the name of Danny Lehman, who was on the west coast. About a year and a half. Right, right. When I started as an intern in 76, who came back after seeing this crazy character in San Diego that was a guy in a chicken suit and went to build jobs and said, Hey, this, this is really something that's that's special that's going on. The people are paying more attention to this chicken than they are to the to the Padres. And at the time, they were an expansion team and they weren't winning and that that of course, was a relatively easy thing to do. distract the fans from the mess that was going on on the field. And then that's when Bill first started to curate this concept of Well, we're on the forefront of doing wild and wacky and crazy promotions here. For the Phillies games, we have to fill up a stadium that has 60,000 seats for baseball, which was relatively unheard of. So we need to do more. And that's that's how the Phanatics was born. And then I think after that, this concept of what sports mascots could do, not only for, you know, for the fans, but for the business, and once it becomes a successful business operation, then, you know, kind of all bets are off on how big it could become. Right, right.Ray Loewe  10:41  Yeah, I remember you telling me we during our kind of pre conference over here that the Philly Phanatic was actually born in the Galapagos Islands, weDave Raymond  10:50  he was and you know, and sick because of what you do with the luckiest folks in the world. And you do some travel. And it's a perfect example of how seriously the Phillies take the Phanatic's backstory that we created to end and they one day, they said, we're gonna send you along with the Phanatic to the Galapagos Islands, so you could kind of witness where the fanatic was born. So I actually got to go to the Galapagos Islands, because we made up this fanciful story, just to have a connection of some kind to how the Phanatic came to Philadelphia and got me to the Galapagos Islands,Ray Loewe  11:27  and all over the country, and probably more than that, so so you now we're in this furry, fuzzy green costume. And your job was to bring happiness to the world? Then how old were you? You are, you're just getting out of college at that time.Dave Raymond  11:47  I was 21 years old when I started in 1978.Ray Loewe  11:51  You know, that's a lot of responsibility for a 20 year old, you know, you bring happiness to the whole world. And yet, and yet you've done this, okay, and, and you're still doing it. So how long ago did your actual career as the Phanatic where you dressed up in a costume, andDave Raymond  12:12  I was I was there for 16 years. And after the, in 1993, we went to the World Series somewhat unexpectedly, we had such great characters on that baseball team that the Phanatic sometimes got overshadowed by by the characters that were playing baseball like john Kruc and Darren Dalton and Lenny Dykstra, and Mitch Williams, and I got to be at that point. Over time, I got to be friendly with many of the players, but I had some really close friends on that team. And I mean, Darren Dalton came to my bachelor party, which, which was a great way to get a lot of young ladies interested in coming to that bachelor party. My father in law was there. And that's a whole nother story. But he said, hey, look, how many young ladies are following me into our room. I said, I said to my father in law, Wayne, it's Darren Dalton. That's why he's here. But that was a great group of people, good friends. And then when that ended, you know, I decided, probably at the beginning of that season, that I wanted to figure out what I could do for a living that didn't require me to sweat and toil on this giant fur costume. Because I at some point, physically, I would be incapable of doing what I was getting paid to do. And I would still be quite young, and I needed to figure out a way to, to pay the bills and to bill and that's that when, when my venture into entrepreneurial focus came into play, and it was the best decision I ever made in my life as crazy as that might sound giving up that job.Ray Loewe  13:42  So cool. So before we leave the fanatic, though, you performed in some crazy places. I think I was looking at some of your YouTube videos and things before, and you've actually done as the Phanatic funerals. Oh, yeah, sure. Services. take a couple minutes and talk about some of this stuff. Okay.Dave Raymond  14:03  Well, I think the the concept started because it's so funny how this works by rote Ray. And KC, it isn't something that was necessary planned for this type of success. It was let's do something different. Let's have some fun. Well, what happened was immediately people wanted the Phanatic to come to local appearances. So there were car dealerships and fairs and, you know, birthday celebrations and bigger events, that made sense. But while at the same time we were getting requests to go to places where really I would look at the piece of paper that, you know, this contract was placed going, Well, what am I going to do there, you know, General Electric polymer engineers convention, doing events where there were no children. And then and then, of course, very early in the career a request from a family whose patriarch had lived a wonderful long life into his 90s and he was A huge Phillies fan and he had actually expressed that he wanted the Phanatic at his wake he actually had put it in his last wishes get God because I want this to be a party and I was very nervous about doing that. I don't know what I was expecting. But I basically walked into a party they were celebrating a life well lived. And and having the Phanatic there because of the connection to Philadelphia made a ton of sense. So after that, I'm like, this works everywhere I a Catholic mass, who were I met, a very good friend of mine is still a mentor me Father, Jim Dever, who was at at St. Charles, the Borromeo and cinnaminson at the time, and he wanted me to sneak in behind his precession before he gave Mass and I'm like, Oh, my gosh, but I can't do that. And he said, you know, Mike, my homily is about the unexpected circumstances. He said, curveballs that life throws our way. So we had a theme, and we did it. And it worked. And I, I mean, the whole congregation was aghast at first because they thought I was just doing it on my own as a Phanatic. And once they saw that Father, Deborah was happy with it. They recognize it was okay with the Lord. And it works.But my favorite all time appearance was was getting to know Ethel Kennedy, when they're just after Bobby Bobby's assassination, and they started the RFK Memorial tennis foundation for kids with mental challenges. And so she would go all over the country before the Flushing Meadows event, which was the big signature event of the year, she met me as the Phanatic in Philadelphia. I got to know her personally. She invited me to come to Flushing Meadows. And then after the Phanatic was successful there, I was working with Schwarzenegger and Chevy Chase and Cheryl Tiegs, it was it was just a mind blowing experience. She then said to me, I want you to come to Hickory Hill during one of our family gatherings. And I said, well, Mrs. Kennedy, What, what do you want the fanatic to do there, she said, you know, as Kennedys we get together. And before dinner, there's always some sports contests and somebody's mad at somebody else. And by the time dinner rolls around, nobody's talking, I'm going to bring you in, and you're going to be the official referee for the Kennedy sports contest. There's no way they can take it seriously. And there I was, you know, in Camelot, keeping the Kennedys away from each other's throats. And, and it it was, it was a special time I have this wonderful letter from, from Ethel Kennedy thanking me. You know, it just there's a I mean, these are the types of benefits that I received from being kind. I mean, it's, you know, I'm being kind and I'm getting this enormous amount of benefit from meeting wonderful people and having these great memories. And that was one of my favorite, but the message is that this there is no place that that a dose of this will not work. And that that is the universal quality of fun.Ray Loewe  17:56  You know, there's one other story I'd like you to get into. And then we're going to go into where are we now and where are we going? But I think you had to go to was in LA as the Phanatic. And you're on the field with a band.Dave Raymond  18:10  Yes, it was. It was one of those times where, you know, youth collides with common sense. And I was so young when they were asking me to go to Los Angeles very early in the 80s. So just a few years after the Phanatic was born, and the Dodgers had heard that the Phanatic was very successful in pregame they're in baseball, there's a wonderful environment of getting prepared for the game, unlike any other sports. So you, you go get your hot dog, you get your soda, the kids get to walk around the stadium, and then things just start to happen somewhat unannounced on the field that its value added entertainment and bands were part of that. And then my my directive with the Phillies was anything that's going on the field, you have carte blanche, they trusted me to do spontaneous work with whatever's going on. And that always highlighted those guys. It was like a laser pointer for the fans. They go look, there's a Phanatic. And then wherever the fanatic would go, they would watch so it made the band performances better. And I was course was meeting with the band directors saying this is what I'm gonna do. And when I went to LA, number one, I was just excited about going to Los Angeles and working in front of new fans. Instead, when I got out there, they were booing the heck out of me. Like I had 20 minutes, you know, to win them over and over and I'm like, Oh, yeah, right. I'm, I'm the enemy. Of course, you're booing me. But I wasn't ready for that. And then this band filed out to centerfield. I go, Oh, this is how I'm going to distract them because they'll love this. And I ran out and started playing with the band and the band director came on the field and started to grab me and he's trying to drag me off the field. He's screaming get off the field. You're gonna ruin the show. Do you know how hard my students have worked and you're gonna ruin it? Because I hadn't asked for permission. He thought I was some nut that jumped out of the stands. So the funny thing that happened was as he's dragging me off the field, I saw two big Los Angeles police officers running on the field. And I thought, Oh my gosh, they're gonna, they think, you know, they think that this guy's caught an intruder, they're gonna throw me in LA jail, And I was never gonna get out. Instead, the police officers ran right past that for that fanatic and grabbed the band director and tracked him off the field. And I'm like, Yeah, like somebody, and the band gets a standing ovation. And I, you know, I go back into the locker room and I say shed myself of fanatics personality and, and I felt bad for the band director, like, he didn't know what was going on. So I wouldn't had a conversation with him. And he stopped me and said, Do not apologize. I just saw my band get a standing ovation from the Los Angeles crowd. I didn't know you were approved. I didn't know you were a professional. I, you know, and you helped you because of the interaction, you helped the band get a standing ovation. I said, Well, you, you were the you know, I was your straight man.You took care of the rest. And so what happened was, I understood that if I'm going to go do this, and I'm going to do it in an unexpected way, in unexpected circumstances, I needed to make sure that people knew that I was I was a professional, I knew how to make this work. And I'm going to show the leaders ROI. So in this case, I would have said to him, Hey, how 'bout if your band got a standing ovation from the Los Angeles, Los Angeles Dodgers crowd? Would you like that? And they would say, yeah, how do I do that? Well, here's what we're going to do. And so you know, if fun is going to work everywhere in our world today, just think about where we are in our world today. We better make sure it is a it's a serious endeavor to produce very big and unexpected return. And and that is that's also and I'm glad you brought that up, Ray, Because that's a very important part of, hey, we're gonna have fun everywhere. But guess what, we understand how to roll it out.Ray Loewe  21:54  Okay, so today, you've graduated, although I'm not sure that it's a graduation, to tell you the truth. I, I think that's that's just an incredible life that you lived there during that time. But now you're on a mission. And your mission is to get everybody to be happy, and to have fun. So tell us a little bit about what you're doing?Dave Raymond  22:14  Well, it's a wonderful pivot point. And, and I was in the midst of doing this pivot anyway, I have a sports marketing business that is centered around creating and developing characters that will sell messaging by creating very powerful, memorable moments. That is a wonderful marketing tool, if you could ever find a marketing tool that when it interacts with folks, they don't know they're being sold. And they and they're going to take a snapshot of this moment and always talk about it, that that's what my business Raymond Entertainment does. But I've created the power of fun brand, because, you know, this, this wonderful time in this in another personality, and the delivery of kindness. And then the study of positive psychology made me realize that I was living this real time without knowing there is empirical data to support everything that I've been talking about, which is why is the fanatic so powerful? Why after 43 years, he still is doing the same thing? And the answer is because they've engaged the power of fun. And so what I what's happened is I've always spoken to groups, community groups, since my early years with the Phillies. But in the beginning, it was Oh, yeah, this is what it's like to be the Phanatic. And that was interesting. But now it's like, here's how you can learn from that experience, to build long term sustainable happiness in your life. And I and I always joke with people, when they say, Well, you know, who's this talk good for? Well, good, want to be happy for the rest of your life, that you would, you'd be one of the people want to talk to, if you don't want to be happy, I don't want to have anything to do with you. You know, it's, it's obvious that it everybody wants to hear this during any time. So it's timeless. But in today's world, because of what we've all gone through since March of last year, this is a tool that not only will help you overcome this challenge, it will build resilience, and it will help you thrive when life is good. It's the same process. And it was all you know, taught to me by my experience, where I lived an idyllic life Ray and KC until life smacked me upside the head with, you know, with the struggles of my my young mother, 59 years old, who passed away with a brain cancer and at the same time, right at the same time, my marriage collapsed, and everybody knows that they've gone through challenges. That's the way life works. You know, you can get a double blow of brutality, when you're, you know, when you're least expecting it. And for me, if you think about my life up to that point, nothing had gone wrong. And then I get hit with a double shot of the brutality of life. And it was the Phanatics personality that saved me and those are the lessons I've extrapolated, deconstructed And that's what I, I talk in all my keynotes. And I'm, I'm talking to large conferences and events, but I'm also talking to small leadership groups. We do training for people who are just looking to build happiness, and to overcome and it has been the it's, I believe, Ray, that my entire life has put me in this place specifically to do this at this time. And, and that's what I wake up every morning, just, I'm so excited, I get out of breath, just thinking about what I'm going to do next.Ray Loewe  25:30  Unbelievable. So one quick thing, you have a book out, it's called the power of fun. We're gonna where do people get that?Dave Raymond  25:39  In every app, you know, I've decided not to give Amazon any more strength than they need. So I put I self published, but I'm very proud of the book and I and it gets wonderful reviews. So I will leave it at that. But Dave, Raymond speaks.com, is where you can get the book you can and for free, you can join our newsletter, which, you know, is been a really labor of love for me once a month to send that out the 5:30 the last Friday of every month, because I for some reason, that's the most popular Friday. I think we're moving to the next month week. Okay, that's behind us. Now, it's Friday at 5:30. So I'm looking forward to the weekend. And this is an easy read, it takes, you know, 15 minutes to read the entire thing unless you dive into the links. And it's just promotes the tips and tricks about how to be happy. And the book does the same thing.Ray Loewe  26:29  And I can tell you, I've read a couple of issues. And they each have made me smile.Dave Raymond  26:36  That's that's so wonderful to hear. Thank you.Ray Loewe  26:38  So we're at the end of our time, David, it's been a wonderful time block here. And we need to get you back sometime and continue these great stories that you've had. But do you have any last parting words that you'd like to leave?Dave Raymond  26:52  It's very simple Ray, and KC, and I want you to do two things. Stop asking people how they're doing and instead say, Tell me something good. And watch the fun that ensues in after that. And remember that your happiness truly is up to you. You have to decide how happy you want to be and then you have to work at it. Just like any other thing that's worth it in life, you have to work hard at your happiness every day.Ray Loewe  27:17  So words of wisdom from a fuzzy green thing. Right. And and Dave Raymond, thanks for being our guest on Changing the Rules. And it was a wonderful time slot. So I look forward to listening to it again. So have a great day, everybody and KC, where we go next.KC Dempster  27:36  And join us next week for another great Changing the Rules Talk. Thank you for listening to Changing the Rules a podcast designed to help you live your life the way you want and give you what you need to make it happen. Join us next week for our next exciting topic on Changing the Rules with KC Dempster and Ray Loewe, the luckiest guy in the world. 

Dave Raymond joins Michael Rasile on For the Love of Sports to discuss being the first person to put the Philly Phanatic costume on, taking the hours of fun to turn that into a business, and eventually turned that into a book and speaking career! https://daveraymondspeaks.com/ For the Love of Sports with Michael Rasile | Hosted by @MichaelRasile1

On the newest episode of BxD, we welcome Jeremy from the Garden State of New Jersey! Jeremy sends us in a box and we talk about his experience in minor league baseball, run ins with the Philly Phanatic and what you can discover about him on Google. We also talk least favorite holidays, presidential tattoos and the importance of seeds!!! Be sure to tune in every Thursday for a new episode of BxD, where the question is asked, 'What's in the box???" If you want to send us a box and come on the pod, you can reach out to us at BxDPod@gmail.com or find us on Instagram and Twitter at bxdpod!

Transcript:Diane Dayton  0:02  This is Changing the Rules, a podcast about designing the life you want to live, hosted by KCDempster and Ray Loewe, the luckiest guy in the world.KC Dempster  0:13  Good morning, everybody. This is KC Dempster. I'm here in the Wildfire Podcast Studios with Ray Loewe. And it is a beautiful day in Woodbury, New Jersey. And I know Ray's just dying to jump in here, but I'm going to hold on to this for a minute. This is Changing the Rules, a podcast about taking control of your life, living it the way you want to live, and we are trying to bring you topics and guests who can help you go down that path. Good morning, Ray.Ray Loewe  0:45  Thank you. And we're in the wonderful Wildfire Studios. You know, we have completed our first full year of podcasting. Okay, we did that with the last episode, actually. And we've completed 49KC Dempster  0:59  actually, we've completed 50Ray Loewe  1:01  Yeah, that's right. Okay, nitpick Go ahead.KC Dempster  1:04  Well, that's my job.Ray Loewe  1:06  And And the interesting thing is, we could not have done that without help. We've been guided through the process by the people at Wildfire. They have been wonderful. If you're looking for podcasting places one of the places to be okay, yeah, so let's talk about this year, because it's a brand new year. And we're going to change because we changed the rules, right?KC Dempster  1:30  That's right. And there's, there's hopefully going to be a lot of positive change the vaccine is, is already getting to some people, and hopefully it will get to all of us within the next, I guess they're saying six months to really get to everybody. But then we can start to maybe ditch the masks or, you know, go see our friends and hug our family. And, you know, I'm looking forward to that.Ray Loewe  1:52  But the amazing thing is, we're we're in a position to use the time that we have, you know, there's been a lot of people that have complained about losing a year out of their life here. And that's possible, if you don't do anything, right, but the luckiest people in the world don't do that. They're out expanding their lives. They're learning. They're, they're good. They're learning new techniques, we're gonna find out about some of this stuff, as we look back towards last year, and look ahead towards next year,Kris Parsons  2:19  Hey, I just I just finished about 20 things on my to do list that's been on there for 15 years.Ray Loewe  2:24  And if you don't take advantage of your time, then we're gonna throw you out of the The Luckiest People in the World Community.  So there. So so looking forward. I think we've learned some things last year, we interviewed a whole lot of the luckiest people in the world. And they were, they were motivating, interesting, fascinating people. And they're exciting. And we're not going to stop that. We're going to continue doing some of that. But we're also going to look at some of the things that our luckiest people in the world community tell us that they want.KC Dempster  3:01  Okay,Ray Loewe  3:02  so we're going to do some theme theme series in here. One of them that we're going to do, excuse me, is we're going to talk about the legacy that people are leaving, you know, we all leave a legacy whether we want to or not, right, kids grandchildren have lasting impressions of who we are and how they think about us.KC Dempster  3:21  Right a legacy is more than money.Ray Loewe  3:24  Oh, yeah. Forget the money part. While your kids don't watch it, yeah.KC Dempster  3:31  That was that was my eye roll that prompted that one.Ray Loewe  3:34  But But you know, I remember, you know, a maiden aunt I had long ago. And I remember her, I did not forget her, okay. But I hated every time I had to meet with her. And my mother was insistent that I was nice. And she was the aunt that that smelled of this old people's perfume. Used to pinch your cheeks and say how much you've grown. And I would duck outta there as fast as I could. And then I remember other relatives. I remember my grandmother really well. And when I think of my grandmother, I think of the smell of cooking.KC Dempster  4:11  Right? Yeah, she lived with you.Ray Loewe  4:12  Oh my and and and so the impression that we leave with our kids, our grandchildren and everybody else around us. Is there. Mm hmm. Okay, and we have time to make that whatever we want. Right? So we had a young lady last year Ashley Allen Come on and talk about the personal brand that you leave. And the personal brand is how people remember you how they think of you. So we're gonna bring her back this year and we have a young lady who's just called in. I think Bonnie Shea is on the line. Right? Hi, Bonnie,Bonnie Shay  4:46  I'm on the line.Ray Loewe  4:47  Okay, so say happy new year to everybody.Kris Parsons  4:51  Hi Bonnie, Kris Parsons here.Bonnie Shay  4:52  Happy New Year. Good to hear you Kris, too.Ray Loewe  4:56  Okay, so. So Bonnie was with us on one of our podcasts last year. And she told us a number of stories one was about falling off a bike. And what we learned is the luckiest people in the world really should plan on not falling off their bikeKC Dempster  5:10  and wearing wear a helmet,Ray Loewe  5:12  okay, and wearing a helmet. But we're bringing Bonnie back this year, because Bonnie is a photo organizer. And she's taking a really interesting look at photos. So Bonnie talk a little bit about what most people do in terms of they take this bunch of photos, they stick it in a book, and nobody ever looks at them. Right?Bonnie Shay  5:33  Exactly. Or they hide them in your attics or their basements because their boxes and boxes worth of them. And they move them from one house to the next. And they never look at them. And to me, people have a photographic story in their printed photos. And to me, it's a treasure, it's a gift. And so luckily, I'm poised in my profession to help people curate their wonderful collection of photos, reconnect with them, and realize that it's really a gift that keeps on giving. And let's share it.Ray Loewe  6:06  Yeah, and you're doing some unique things. And we're gonna have you on a podcast later. So we're gonna do a whole 20 minutes, maybe more on this, but but talk a little bit about your most recent endeavor into getting people were in photographs to talk about the photograph, and how to make that photo live.Bonnie Shay  6:27  Exactly. So I have a client and I'm working with his mother who is in her 80s. And he asked me to record his mom talking about the photos. And so I took that idea, and I ran with it. And I basically would sit with her and we could do it socially distanced. But I had a microphone so she could talk and I would show her a photo. And she would tell a story about it. And I could even prompt her with some follow up questions because I knew what she knew about the story. So now I have an audio recording of her voice, which is golden. And then I have the scanned photo color corrected. So it's a beautiful stellar version of the photo. And I in my work area, go and make a short video of her voice with the photo or maybe even a series of photos if it's a particular event. And it could be 1-3 minute long. They're not these length, full length movies. But they're just golden. And I've shared them with my client and his mom and his sisters. And they will have their mom's story whether they've heard it before or not. They want to hear it again and again and again.Ray Loewe  7:31  And you don't have to look through 10,000 photos in a dusty album. Okay, you know, exactly. And I think this is wonderful. This just shows the creativity of Bonnie is certainly one of our luckiest people in the world. And it just shows what they can bring to bear on. I guess we call it a problem. Hopefully it's an opportunity, not a problem. Yeah. And Bonnie shared with me a couple of other things. And while you're on the line, I'd like to enter into them, even though they're not your area of expertise, particularly, one of the other things we're going to talk about is storytelling, and how you craft stories. Now you just gave us one example of how you can take a photo and merge it together with audio and video and create this story. But you're telling me about some of these other organizations that craft stories of people's lives and showcase them somehow? Would you comment on them for a minute?Bonnie Shay  8:31  Yeah, I mean, I think StoryWorth is one of them, which I haven't investigated personally. But I plan on doing that this year where they have questions that they can ask people, let's say each week they get a question emailed to them. And they have it's not a blank canvas that they just start talking about their past. It's like a prompting question. And that you can write, you know, 50 words, 100 words, it's not a big thing, but you're reminiscing and you're reconnecting with your memories and of making them available for your family. So that's one. I also, can I'm going to go off topic just a little bit but I want to tell you what's related to the pandemic is that so many of us are not seeing people who we love in person, we're seeing them on Zoom or any other platform. And it's a lot about visual, right. So we want more pictures, we want more stories, because it sort of has to fill the gap of not being in person with people. Exactly so right you can use videos, audios in our digital world is beautiful, because we can get this out there and enjoy it. Whether we're together in person, which we're not right now or around the world, right time zones, who cares about time zones anymore because we can get on the same calls regardless of what diamondRay Loewe  9:49  Yeah, so so thank you so much for dropping in on us, Bonnie and early in the year we're going to have you on and we're going to start opening up this hole idea of storytelling and what are the images that we want people to think about us at because we have the time. And right now we are kind of locked up still. And we're going to be, and what do we want to make sure we do when we get out of this thing. So Bonnie, your thoughts and your ideas are wonderful. And keep saving them up, don't share them with anybody else.Bonnie Shay  10:25  And I'm only gonna share them with the luckiest people.Ray Loewe  10:31  Thanks for dropping in and have a great new year, Bonnie, and thanks for being with us.KC Dempster  10:36  I'm going to jump in very quickly. And to build on what Bonnie was just saying at the end. This past year, while we were in quarantine, my sister had possession of all my father's old home movies that he took of us as children. And she had it digitized. And we shared it with all the siblings, there's seven of us together. And so we set up a zoom call, and played the video and everybody was able to make comments or say Who was that? Because the younger ones don't know who some of the people in the, in the earlier movies were because they had already died by the time they were born. So it was it was it was we laughed? We had, you know, told stories and, and I have recorded the call. And hopefully it's up on YouTube. But if not, I'll it's still in my computer. So it's too big to mail to them. But you know, I do have it available. But it was a great, it was a great evening, we had such a good time.Ray Loewe  11:40  See, and this just shows what can be done. So anybody that's sitting home and saying that they're bored, right? Has no excuse, right? Okay. You know, you just have to get out and create. I had an interesting experience. And are we gonna get Jeff Lincoln onKC Dempster  11:59  the line? Actually, already?Ray Loewe  12:00  Actually, Jeff, happy new year.Jeff Lincoln  12:04  And Happy New Year, right, guys?Ray Loewe  12:06  I'm gonna let Kris How are you? Good. I'm gonna let Kristine introduce you after the fact. But I got a story to tell about you before. And it's so pertinent. So Jeff did an event with me and my sisters and my nieces and nephews. Okay. And we have this rather eclectic family. Okay, you know,KC Dempster  12:29  what else could it be with you?Ray Loewe  12:31  Well, yeah, we like each other. But we're spread out around the country. And we don't talk very much. And so we wanted to create an event. So what Jeff did is Jeff created a coffee tasting event for us. Now, before we get into the event itself, why don't you give us Kristine between you and Jeff introduce Passero's Coffee to us? Sure.Kris Parsons  12:51  Sure. Well, Jeff Lincoln and I go way back, we our kids played together when they were little, and our kids are now in their 20s. But Jeff owns, and is the President and CEO, President Lincoln as Ray likes to call him of caseros Coffee locations all around the Philadelphia area. And he had an intriguing time, because he basically had a lot of your customers and correct me if I'm wrong. We're all from the big corporations all around Philadelphia, which kind of closed down. So Jeff had to get a little creative. And I believe that this coffee tasting was one of his grand ideas to find a different way to get his product out there. Get people to learn about it. And just like there's a wine tasting, he's now starting to build his business of coffee tastings, which it was something that was in your your strategic plan for a while. Right, Jeff but but the pandemic helped to come to fruition, his study hall.Jeff Lincoln  13:47  Yeah. Certainly one of those ideas that was in a manila envelope and never got any further because when, when my shops are all up and running, I don't even have one open currently online. Hopefully spring possibly getting the others back open. You know, some many ideas as a business person you have, you know, and I just don't have the time and you just don't have the time and all of a sudden 2020 I've got the time.Ray Loewe  14:19  Yeah. And unfortunately, and and look at all of the creativity that has come out. And I'm sure a lot of this is going to flow through into your future in different ways. But let me tell you about this coffee tasting event, which was spectacular. So I had Jeff ship out three half pounds of different coffees to my nieces and nephews and my family. We got on a Zoom call in the morning. We had President Lincoln with us for coffee. We had president coffee with President Lincoln that morning, and we did a coffee tasting online. So we we didn't try and do fancy brewing. We had three cups, I think Some ground coffee. And Jeff led us through this process, which I think you can find out about now on your website. Is that correct, Jeff?Jeff Lincoln  15:09  That is that is yes.Ray Loewe  15:10  So anybody who's interested in this, do this. But what a phenomenal event, you know, we rebonded together. Yeah, we spent a wonderful hour everybody showed up. All right, everybody stayed online till the end. Okay. And before that they all had to leave early. And we're gonna do another one, because they said this was great. Let's do another one. Unfortunately, for Jeff, they want to do booze. AndKris Parsons  15:37  that's fine. funny, because we two things too. Yes, Jeff, we did it in our family. And Ray was talking earlier about being bored. Well, I had college students home during this pandemic, and they get bored very easily. But we did the coffee tasting. And it was really fun, because first of all, they're all starting to get into more and more coffee than they did when they were young. And it was just a fun bonding experience with our immediate family. But I think another great thing, Jeff, and I think this is what you're heading into is the corporate world. Already, the corporate world is getting a little bored with their Zoom calls. And I think Jeff is talking to some companies about incorporating a little coffee tasting or just a little coffee education on the Monday morning or Tuesday morning calls with, you know, all the managers that have to get together, how to keep it a little livelier, and make them all show up as if they have a nice cup of coffee that they can talk about. And then you can give them some fun facts. Let us give us a couple of fun facts that we didn't know about with coffee. Like you're not supposed to freeze it right. Or refrigerate it? Yeah.Ray Loewe  16:40  Yeah. And I've been doing that for years. No wonder I hated coffee. So just go ahead.Jeff Lincoln  16:51  No, I was gonna say, Yeah, I do have we've all been zoomed quite a bit this past year. And we've got more of it in front of us. And so the idea is, how can you? How can you keep people on the line and a little, a little more focused and interested in listening to the message that you really need to, once again, entertainment works and these types of coffee tastes, or virtual wine tastings. All help, I think are good tools for people.Ray Loewe  17:25  Well, you know, thank you for being one of our luckiest people in the world community members and Jeff pops on every once in a while for coffee in the morning on Thursdays. Yeah. Okay,KC Dempster  17:36  I have to thank Jeff for roasting coffee and sending it out to people because I ordered some blackdog over the holiday to introduce my visiting son to it. And he agreed it's good coffee.Kris Parsons  17:48  Very good. It's delicious. You convinced my husband who was a big coffee critic, but it's great. And now the nice thing is you have the time to get that online business, moving and sending coffee to everybody. It was a one stop shopping for Christmas in my house. Well,Ray Loewe  18:05  we're gonna have Jeff back. He doesn't know it yet. But we're certainly going to have him come in to some of our coffee events. And excuse me, probably some of our virtual conference events, and just show up every once in a while we'll drink a toast of caffeine. So Jeff, thanks for being with us. And, and happy new year, and thanks for being one of the luckiest people in the world.Jeff Lincoln  18:34  Well, thank you guys. Happy New Year. And onto a brighter one.Ray Loewe  18:41  Show you know in the interest of going forward over here, we have a couple of other people lined up that you guys don't know about yet. So we're going to get the original Philly Phanatic. Okay, we're gonna get a couple of people my age. Growing up the Holocaust, and some of the reasons why they're the luckiest people in the world. And we, you know, we I look at being the luckiest person in the world. I can't even think of what some of these people have gone through in their lives, right? And so we're going to keep introducing new concepts, new people, what are the things in your life that can make it more fulfilling, and make you feel luckier and luckier and luckier and luckier? So Kristine, do you have any other comments before we close up our run show for the day,Kris Parsons  19:37  no, other than I am going to go back and listen to these podcasts. Again, I like that idea of walking, which I have been doing. It's really a great way to do two things at once. And and it's true when you go back and listen to them again. And I think that is really important to make that point that we do need motivation because there are good days and there's bad days and while the luckiest people in the world have more good days. You know, you can't be happy all the time. So it's always nice to go back and have these touch points to say, Oh, yeah, right. Look what Bonnie's doing. And look what Jeff's doing. And look how Ruth turned her life around. That is helpful. That's all inspirational things that are very helpful for us. And that's why I'm grateful for for Changing the Rules podcast, and we look forward to it every every week. So keep it up, keep up the good work.Ray Loewe  20:22  KC any final comments over here?KC Dempster  20:24  No, I'm looking forward to an interesting year of change. And so let's let's go forward with a positive manner. And, you know, I agree with Kris, that I, I think the people we've spoken to have been inspirational. And because I'm the one that actually posts the podcast, and I get involved with getting the transcript up there. I do listen to them. Even after I've been participating in it, I get to listen to it again. And it's, it's really, really uplifting and revealing.Ray Loewe  20:57  Yeah, and, you know, if you don't take the ideas that are here and use them, then you're not going to feel as lucky as you otherwise would. So, you know, I think going forward, I think we're Our job is to put some interesting material on the table, both in terms of interesting people, and some of the things that interesting people are doing to make our lives more interesting, more fulfilling, give us control over where we want to go. So we'll be back in another weekend. KC, it's up to you to sign us off here.KC Dempster  21:28  Okay. Well, thank you for listening, everybody. Make sure you come back next week because we're going to have another great podcast.Diane Dayton  21:37  Thank you for listening to Changing the Rules, a podcast designed to help you live your life the way you want, and give you what you need to make it happen. Join us in two weeks for our next exciting topic on changing the rules with KC Dempster and Ray Loewe the luckiest guy in the world.   

Glen and Ray- 12/26/2020 -Five Questions for Ray -Stupid Football Bet Update -Ray Didinger's College Football Preview -Tom Burgoyne, The friend of the Philly Phanatic is our guest for Tell us Your Story.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s a chugmergency! Julia has been confined in her bedroom for days after a potential exposure to Covid. She tells Kelly all about her isolation life, including her mom bringing food to her door. To lighten the mood, the gals also debate a heated topic: who would you rather have sex with, the Philly Phanatic or Gritty? The answer may shock and appall you.

Hello helloooo everyone! My Twitter friend @SamiTheK and I got together to discuss his  fandoms within Philly. He's been to some of the coolest games, and has also collected incredible memorabilia along the way. He's a blast to talk to, and no doubt to listen to as well, so hop to it!!

Blue Jays save another sweep by the Phillies with a big win on Sunday. Hear the Game Diary from that game then; Jonathan Davis heroics; Believing in Taijuan Walker and Matt Shoemaker in the playoffs; Philly Phanatic hijinx; the fan that broke into Fenway Park; David and Jakob's Underdogs Fantasy duel and bet has come to a conclusion and it is time to dole out the punishments for losing with all the juicy details. 

SNY’s Steve Gelbs joins Buster to talk about Pete Alonso, his slow start, how the anger he harbors from being bullied drives him and what a genuine person he truly is (6:09). Next, Yahoo! Sports’ Hannah Keyser stops by to discuss profiling the Philly Phanatic, getting autographs from your heroes, the latest MLB’s health and safety protocol and the idea of a playoff bubble (19:54). Plus, Todd Radom administers the weekly quiz and talks ballparks in Texas (39:01).

We're talkin' basebaaaaaaaall! The game has totally changed this year to adapt to our coronavirus riddled world so our resident baseball fans have a lot to talk about. We also share memories of playing Baseball, the value of listening to it on radio, our visits to the Hall of Fame, the "improved" Philly Phanatic, baseball movies, and even more!

This week on Slash and Burn, we cover mascots! Join us as Kera, the fanfiction veteran, and Steve, the lovable noob, read and discuss fanfiction regarding mascots, cereal and sports alike! We have have stories featuring Gritty, Colonel Sanders, Philly Phanatic, and more! As always, there is explicit content not meant for most adults, let alone children. You've been warned. slashandburnpod.tumblr.com twitter.com/slashandburnpod slashandburnpod@gmail.com / slashandburnpud@gmail.com

Today our guest is Jesse Cole, Owner of the Savannah Bananas, a Summer Collegiate baseball team in Georgia. In the podcast where Rob tells the story about his father beating up the Philly Phanatic, we touched on Jesse's decision to stop selling advertising at Bananas games. We discuss that decision in depth, and also talk about Jesse's business philosophy and how he does the opposite of most traditional business practices. Along his journey, Jesse went from sleeping on an air mattress to being able to buy the Bananas, and now has a wait list for multiple years to buy tickets to games. It's a very interesting story - one we hope you enjoy and learn something from.  As always, please follow us on our social media channels and please give us a a 5-Star review. This helps more and more people find our podcast!

Pitchers and catchers report to listen to an all new episode of Sports Lordz! This week we drift to all sorts of topics, so try to keep up. We open the show talking a little Dem Debate and Jimmy shares some driving stories from the job he does for fun. We then get into some baseball talk as spring training is underway, we get into baseball new controversies involving the Philly Phanatic, the Braves broadcast team, and James Dolan wanting to buy and ruin another New York franchise. We then shift over to the NBA and talk a little basketball, with our beloved Hawks doing slightly less bad, a twitter beef, and other odds and ends from the association. We wrap up the first segment discussing Madison Bumgarner's strange alter ego, a bizarre and painful story coming out from French soccer, and a controversial story involving Irish men and their looks, or lack of looks. Later (55:48) we are joined by best friends and New York icons, Mr. Met and presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg. We learn how these two unlikely figures became friends, what Mike has planned for the future, and we finally learn Mr. Met's actual first and last name. We of course wrap up this episode with a classic round of DABS (1:18:49)!This episode is brought to you by The Bloom Blobs: Because billionaires should get to buy elections. Follow us on twitter and Instagram @SportsLordz 

An all-time must listen to "Story Time with Rob" on how his Dad threw haymakers with the Philly Fanatic. How the story culminates is right out of a movie. Speaking of... the man who doesn't watch movies is accredited in the documentary "50 Summers." Rob's claim to most fascinating person of all time carries on. Plus...Chris somehow ended up on the phone with the great Lawrence Taylor today while juggling Dad duty. Rob and Chris tackle the Savannah Bananas odd decision to drop sponsorship from their Ballpark. This is truly a must listen episode for all sports business folks. 

We've got 99 problems, and the Philly Phanatic is most definitely one of them... This week's starting lineup: 1) Streaming problems 2) Beer and tickets 3) Yankee Rotation Problems 4) World Baseball Classic 5) WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Philly Phanatic Interview 6) MadBum Ropes Steers 7) Uni-Watch 8) Vancouver? 9) Futurama Picks of the Week This week's Futurama picks: A Big Piece of Garbage (Jacob), Future Stock (Ben)

Pitchers and catchers report to listen to an all new episode of Sports Lordz! This week we drift to all sorts of topics, so try to keep up. We open the show talking a little Dem Debate and Jimmy shares some driving stories from the job he does for fun. We then get into some baseball talk as spring training is underway, we get into baseball new controversies involving the Philly Phanatic, the Braves broadcast team, and James Dolan wanting to buy and ruin another New York franchise. We then shift over to the NBA and talk a little basketball, with our beloved Hawks doing slightly less bad, a twitter beef, and other odds and ends from the association. We wrap up the first segment discussing Madison Bumgarner’s strange alter ego, a bizarre and painful story coming out from French soccer, and a controversial story involving Irish men and their looks, or lack of looks. Later (55:48) we are joined by best friends and New York icons, Mr. Met and presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg. We learn how these two unlikely figures became friends, what Mike has planned for the future, and we finally learn Mr. Met’s actual first and last name. We of course wrap up this episode with a classic round of DABS (1:18:49)! This episode is brought to you by The Bloom Blobs: Because billionaires should get to buy elections. Follow us on twitter and Instagram @SportsLordz

Perception-the way you look at your life determines your happiness. Philly Phanatic makover. And things that creep you out!

(S1,E55) On this episode of First & 10s, Jasmine Sadry & Amy Voss continue to introduce you to the ladies of their league, newbie Jenae & defending Champion Marci, complete with her crown, sash and championship ring. In NFL News, it’s Dak, Zeke & Amari updates, Antonio Brown’s gross feet, Melvin Gordon wanting to be traded, and hot opinions on the first episode of Hard Knocks with the Raiders. Offsides has us questioning the truth behind Cole Beasley’s love of Buffalo, and Jasmine throws down some serious mascot knowledge when the fate of her beloved Philly Phanatic is put into question. In WTF, Marshawn Lynch should probably not be heading up kid’s camps with his foul mouth. We’ve got a double Hells Yeah with kids, football players, and dogs.

Bill McCloskey Memorial, Braves moves, Bulldog beats it

Raven has 3 degrees of separation from the Philly Phanatic; becomes friends with Collective Soul, and dated a Carny owner; we explain to millennials about pay-phones and needing a buttload of quarters to make long distance calls; Rich almost attends a live UFC event, almost goes to a Raven indy show, and time heals all...  but not nutmeg or Morris Day; Feeney keeps it 100, sells men's care products and starts a regrettable tattoo discourse...  uh the tattoo being regrettable, not the discourse; Gigolos get Lonely Too; Mr Belding; Gritty; possible return of Busby; the actual return of Newser; Civil War Gold spoilers; FanMail, and of course, all the usual perversions! Ps. A negative shout out, or more precisely, a glorious "F&@k You" to the rednecks who tried to blow up Robert the producer's neighborhood w/fireworks on the 4th of July.

The living legend himself!! Dave tells of his ground breaking time with the Philadelphia Phillies as the famous Philly Phanatic. His stories of how his father inspired him, the relationships he built with fans, the Mascot Hall of Fame and more, will no doubt entertain and inspire you! One of my favorite stories involves one of my childhood heros, Tommy Lasorda. Dave also gives me a glimpse of life after the mascot world. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did recording it!

Wherein your hosts talk about the relationship between Gritty and the Philly Phanatic, why Megan is a Swim Dad, how many enemies are on their lists, why it's more fun being a fan of a bad team than a good team, which sports league is the worst, what gifts they'd want for the twelve days of Christmas, and what the coldest place on earth is.

Zach Miller is the keyboardist of the band Dr Dog. He also happens to be an old friend of Aaron’s from Pennsylvania. Here, the two reminisce about tours of abandoned mansions and machine gun factories. A little bit about Ai and live music is also added to the conversation.  topics include: Dr Dog, working as a touring musician, being onstage, Newport Music Hall in Columbus OH, Philly Phanatic, Gritty, Philadelphia Flyers, podcasting, Ai, Westworld, self driving cars, temp work, cleaning up filth at Land O Lakes, West Chester, drinking games, living in basement, Psychedelic Swamp, Thornwald Mansion, Carlisle, memory, preshow playlist, live music venues, social media, Instagram algorithms causing problems

Everyone knows there's only one place to go when you want to make it big in the problem solving industry. That city of shattered dreams, the jagged maw in the sunken face of our nation's democracy, the Big Turnip itself: Washington D.C.! We're here, we've got big ideas, and we're not leaving until we've found some shadowy bigshots to implant our ideas into like those gross slug things from the kids books where they all learn to turn into animals and do war crimes real good. To demonstrate our incredible problem-solving prowess, we tackle the big issues: the Philly Phanatic's capacity for murder, mysterious Canadian poop rain, and the shameful under-appreciation of rat performance art. Plus: we visit DC's scenic Southwest Duck Pond, and boy is it something! It is literally something.

EPISODE #103-- Today Alex and James run out of energy discussing fecal-related road rage, the bone-deep love of Man and Car, a guy finding out the hard way that his vest isn't stab-proof, and the Philly Phanatic strikes again. Plus, we talk about the Amish, Tim Horton's, and the end of Sanjuro. All this and more! Support our show at Patreon.com/quality. Follow James on twitter @kislingtwits and Alex @giraffetermath. Follow us on tumblr at https://worldsamess.tumblr.com/. Thanks to Sef Joosten for our show art (http://spexdoodles.tumblr.com). Our theme music is "The World's a Mess" by X. Thanks to our sources at CBS Local, Associated Press, Motherboard, Independent, and 6 ABC. #Dook #Pennsylvania #Philadelphia #Kansas #MascotsAreTroops #RoadRage

While Rob is away Sarah is joined by the very funny Bennett Webber and they explore some of the recent news from the NBA awards including Bill Russell's obscene gesture towards Charles Barkley, James Harden's MVP win and more. They also discuss ESPN's 10th edition of the Body Issue and Greg Norman's confusing appearance therein. After some updates on the current events of the day including some shenanigans from the Philly Phanatic, Bennett dives in to this week's movie review featuring Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While Rob is away Sarah is joined by the very funny Bennett Webber and they explore some of the recent news from the NBA awards including Bill Russell’s obscene gesture towards Charles Barkley, James Harden’s MVP win and more. They also discuss ESPN’s 10th edition of the Body Issue and Greg Norman’s confusing appearance therein. After some updates on the current events of the day including some shenanigans from the Philly Phanatic, Bennett dives in to this week’s movie review featuring Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.

The boys get a fan email; Terry responds to every email he gets; Tim is possibly hangry; Sniffles are all better; Terry practices self care in the Poconos; Terry gets pushy and cranky; Tim shows his coal cracker roots; Terry would listen to himself snip snap and rethinks the format of the podcast; Tim tries to introduce a new segment instead of talking real; Terry tries to change the subject; Somebody will flow; We debunk the lizard person myth of the Illuminati; NWA is not the NWO and the letters stand for something completely different; Tim is confused about the kliklukluklai; Modern Drone Technology; Mount Vernon; The Klkluhxkliq’hklqi are controlled by the US government ; Terry describes all the noises he hears; A bomb is dropped; The Philly Phanatic creates lithium much like Birdo creates eggs from its mouth cloaca; Horses; Alternative Ketchup Names;

Burger King Russia had to apologize for a promotion in which they offered free Whoppers for life for anyone who gets pregnant by a World Cup star, and you better believe Jason Smith and Mike Harmon could not get enough of that story. On this same day, the famed Philly Phanatic injured a woman with a hot dog gun, and, yeah, Jason and Mike couldn’t get enough of THAT story either. Meanwhile, Caron Butler stops by to preview the NBA Draft, and Jason sounds off on the underwhelming career of Dwight Howard. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Burger King Russia had to apologize for a promotion in which they offered free Whoppers for life for anyone who gets pregnant by a World Cup star, and you better believe Jason Smith and Mike Harmon could not get enough of that story. On this same day, the famed Philly Phanatic injured a woman with a hot dog gun, and, yeah, Jason and Mike couldn’t get enough of THAT story either. Meanwhile, Caron Butler stops by to preview the NBA Draft, and Jason sounds off on the underwhelming career of Dwight Howard. Plus, keeping the Lakers from tampering is like trying to keep Jason away from chocolate, and what does the NBA offseason do better than the NFL and every other offseason? Guests include: Caron Butler Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The Backyard Boys are back and this time there's a Lady! We have a special guest, Erica Rae of Sunshine Loika.  The Show goes golfing, sort of. We remember XXXTentacion and Leon White aka Vader.  Erica leads the News Cruise.  We hear funny audio from the CWS, and Cubby has a sexy story about the Philly Phanatic, sort of.  We talk Cowboys news, Rangers History, and we preview the NBA and NHL Drafts.  All this and so much more! Listen at dfwbys.com and iHeart Radio and Spotify! Watch the vid on our Facebook Page!

David Raymond is a mascot visionary. Having played the Philly Phanatic for 15 years, he looked into the future of sports, and saw that it was mascot filled. David has become the industry leader in creating mascots from scratch, fixing preexisting characters, and training the next generation of mascot actors. On top of that, David […]

What is it about the bad boy? In the third episode, Meg and I talk about Jess - why he's so great, and why he really sucks. Plus, I expound on my dating thesis (only date nerds) and we gush about Dirty Dancing. And Meg shares a (slightly) unrelated (slightly) disturbing story about the Philly Phanatic.

This week handles a hypothetical only a paranoid conspiracy theorist could love.  Through the lens of whether police could solve crimes by searching fingerprints given to access smart phones, Brett and Nazim discuss how the 4th amendment has evolved with technology, specifically through cases like Katz v U.S., Riley v. California and Maryland v. King.  We also cover which Supreme Court Justice loves the Philly Phanatic.

Dos and Tumor are once again joined by dEMMAlition. The three bash Manny and his man boobs, Mike Tyson fighting again, UFC 100, and how dumb the Philly Phanatic looks.