Lanny Poffo Speaks Out On Randy Savage's Death & More
Credit: Jeff Sheridan & PWInsider
1.NOTE FROM JEFF: For those that only wanna read the Poffo interview segments, scroll down to #22 & 24. Also next week I'll have to listen to Sunday's [6/5] replay of the 6/4 show due to commitments that I need to do that day, so if you see that report either on 6/5 or the next day 6/6, that's why. As for the following weekend of 6/11 & 6/12, due to other commitments that I need to attend, I unfortunately won't be able to cover that weeks show. So your next report after the 6/4 episode will be the 6/18 episode. Anyhow he starts the show at 10:03 AM with the usual "Don't Go Messin' With A Country Boy".
2.Hillbilly says you ain't gotta worry about the door being open, says that Spike always leaves it open in Mud Lick, Kentucky, then says "it's me, it's me" & then introduces himself. He tells fans to come on in, says that he's been sitting, looking & waiting for you on this beautiful Memorial Day weekend & says a day or 2 from now it'll be Memorial Day. He says he's celebrating this weekend, hopes that you'll have fun & says hi to Spike. He says he'll have a great show today, says by looking at the log of great tunes that he's got & says Spike's got the barrel of hits that's holiday sizzling. He says he'll wet your whistle by telling you on what you'll hear in the 1st hour.
Hillbilly says it'll be Willie Nelson, George Strait, John Anderson, George Jones, John Michael Montgomery, Shooter & Waylon Jennings, Canned Heat, Billy Joe Shaver, Steve Earle & more. He again says it's Memorial Day weekend where it's to honor on all of our fallen heroes & to those that's served our country well, tells them that he loves & respects them & says there'd be no USA without them. He then says that he's got a memorial that he needs to talk about, says that he recently lost a good buddy last weekend who was a wrestler & was a true, absolute legendary character, "Macho Man" Randy Savage: https://tinyurl.com/44w2not .
Hillbilly says Randy left us too early, says he'll talk more about that throughout the show & says he's got real feelings that he needs to share with you. He says he'll talk about the 1st time he met Randy & other things about him, says he'll dedicate the show to Randy who's gone but will never be forgotten & tells fans to hold onto their horses. He says he'll kick it off with the tune "Memorial Day".
3.Plays James McMurtry's "Memorial Day", Ray Wylie Hubbard's "Drunken Poet's Dream", Steve Earle's Hillbilly Jim promo & Steve Earle's "Hillbilly Highway".
4.Hillbilly says he just broke the seal on this weeks edition of the show, asked fans if they're feeling it & if they've got their grills going out there. He says the kids are out running, yelling & looking for water, hopes that y'all being safe & says he wants you to be here for him & Spike for all times in the future. He says he don't wanna lose anyone on this weekend while having fun, says there was a big time occurring last week & says he's starring at Spike to where he got all caught up with that armageddon thing. He says it's where a preacher [Harold Camping]: https://tinyurl.com/2btvrnq predicted that the world was gonna end [on 5/21].
Hillbilly says the world didn't end, says there was some trouble in his area to where Spike, the Johnson boys, Connie Tipton & Bos Quaker all got full of suds, then was crying by saying goodbye to each other & says that it was the worst Oprah moment that you'd ever see in your lives. He says he had to get a "tobacca" stick, whipped all of them to shape & ran them away from there. He also told them to shut up with all of the silliness, says they were really trying to get away from working the farm the next day, says there was chores to be done & since they weren't gonna do them, he told them to shut up & go. He again says he's got a good weekend coming up.
Hillbilly says it's a red, white & blue weekend with great tunes like this ["Live Forever"] & says it was written by Billy Joe Shaver. He says it's sung so good by a Texas legend, Joe Ely.
5.Plays Joe Ely's "Live Forever", Billy Joe Shaver's "Freedom's Child", a Savage promo talking about Ricky Steamboat & Canned Heat's "Let's Work Together".
6.Hillbilly says "Let's Work Together" is something that he does on the show for y'all so he can be sure to have a good weekly show. He says while talking about the Memorial Day weekend he earlier spoke about Savage's passing to where he again says that he's dedicating the show to him. He says he was indirectly involved in getting Randy to the WWF because he himself was the 1st to get into it from the southern boys & brought Jimmy Hart: https://tinyurl.com/3rv3jgp . He says Hart in return brought in Randy, says that once you lose a buddy like that you'd start going back to memory lane & then start thinking about all the memories that flood your minds.
Hillbilly says he remembers when he 1st met Randy he was in the wrestling business during the 1st 6 to 8 months of his career, says that he saw that Randy's ICW [International Championship Wrestling]: https://tinyurl.com/3o7ao5d promotion was having a show at the JC Sports Pavilion & says at that moment, he wanted to say hi to the wrestlers. He says at the time he had a big ol' beard, 295 lbs & says he saw Randy, his dad Angelo Poffo: https://tinyurl.com/qnb7g5 & Randy's brother "Leapin'" Lanny Poffo: https://tinyurl.com/r2zna8 . He says they didn't know if he was coming for trouble because at that time, all those indys kind of battling against each other.
Hillbilly says he actually introduced himself by presenting a rose, says he didn't have a malice, says he just showed up by saying hi, told Randy that he's new in wrestling & was hoping that things will work out for him. He says that Randy's response was [in an impersonation]: "brother, I can look at you & can tell you right now that you'll do well in this business". He says the voice he just impersonated was really on how Randy spoke, says he loved Randy, says he'll talk more about him from time to time by going down memory lane & talk about 1 of the greatest icons of all time that's stepped into the squared circle. Hillbilly says that this next block of tunes goes out to those that's ever served the US military, says that wherever they were & what time it was & says they laid down their lives for us. He says we're forever appreciative, thanks them for doing so & says he'll play 1 of the greatest patriotic tunes of all time, "Tonight In America".
7.Plays David Lynn Jones' "Tonight In America", Waylon Jennings' "America", Larry The Cable Guy's Hillbilly Jim promo & Shooter Jennings' "Good Ol' Boys [Dukes Of Hazzard theme]".
8.Hillbilly says it's hotter then a firecracker, says that he & Spike are down home on the ol' hog place in Mud Lick & says he's "The Unofficial Mayor Of Mud Lick". He asks you to call him, says to not make him come to your houses & put a step over chicken wing toe hold on you. He says that can happen, says he did that to Spike to where he was clucking like a rooster & then plugs 888-OK-OUTLAW, his email hillbillyjim@siriusxm.com & his site www.hillbillyjim.com . He says he'll play a block of tunes & when he returns, it's time to get jiggy about the outdoors. He says he knows you're out at the ol' pool, the ol' swamp caster house or whatever you're doing.
Hillbilly says if you're out shooting "skeeks" he'll have Uncle Percy tell you on what's going on & says he'll dedicate this block of tunes to some fans of the show. He says they're Lester Lee in Portland, Tennessee, Chad Litchtee in Butler, Wisconsin, again says that the block of tunes will be dedicated to them & asks fans to call their friends, because it's time to span the globe & give you some international woods & waters reporting.
9.Plays John Anderson's "Straight Tequila Night", George Strait's "Fool Hearted Memory" & Willie Nelson's "Freight Train Boogie".
10.Hillbilly tells fans in Charleston, West Virginia & Met Calf County, Kentucky & Ravensburg, Germany & Dairy Church, Pennsylvania by thanking them for being a part of the weekend & letting him be a part of your weekend. He says it's a special time there, says it's special now in the studio because he's got someone that's hotter then a $2.00 pistol & says it's Percy who's on the phone. Percy says he's happier then a Frenchman in a commission filled with hotel maids, Hillbilly says that's the kind of entertainment they need & says there was 1 that was happy for a while, but now has a sad face [Arnold Schwarzenegger]. Percy says that may be a good thing for him if "Ma" found out about him doing something like that. Hillbilly says that's what Arnold Schwarzenegger thought but it didn't turn out good, Percy agrees & asked as to how's things in Kentucky. Hillbilly says he's as happy as he can be, again says it's Memorial Day weekend & says everyone's 'scuring" around. He says you know how hillbillies are, says that you can't buy hot dog buns in his county & Percy agrees with that. He says he's out on the water catching "tarfin", says he's in "Sarda Malls" just laying on the front of a boat & says he's had a heck of a day to where he caught 4 fish. Hillbilly says Percy knows how to live his life, says that he's envious of him & says he's looking at Spike to where he's looking at him, to where it looks as if he'll buy Spike supper.
Percy says someone's gonna have to due to that Spike can't handle his own money well, Hillbilly says he'll have to Fred Fitcher's refrigerator & get 1 of them frozen "possum lasagnas" & says that's what Spike will have for supper with some cold Past Blue Ribbon. He says that's more then what Spike deserves, Percy says he'll let Hillbilly work that out with Spike & says Spike may grab his sandwich if he don't watch out. He says the fishing in his area's great, says that all he's gotta say is "tarfin, tarfin, tarfin" & says every boat that he sees people are catching them. He says everything's going good, says there's a bass tournament tomorrow afternoon at the St. Johns River North & says he'll check that out.
Percy says fishing in Florida's something that he very seldom goes to, says that it's really good this time of the year & Hillbilly asks if he & "Ma" ain't a part of no witness protection program. He says he didn't know that the Mandobergs roll like that, Percy says it's on credit & says as long as those people keep sending them credit cards, they can do it. Hillbilly says that Percy's accumulating generations of debt for Spike, Percy says yes & says every time he goes there, it always makes him think about Ernest Hemingway: https://tinyurl.com/ldl8s . He says Hillbilly's a big man that's taken on some of the biggest & asks if he remembers stories about when Ernest lived in Key West.
Percy says Ernest used to take a $100 bill, put it on the water & says anyone that can beat him up can take it. Hillbilly says that Ernest was an amazing boxer & was a physical culture guy, says that Ernest was also a renaissance man in many ways & says he wrote novels to where they were amazing. He says when you saw on what a tough, strapping man Ernest was, he was a man's man & Percy agrees. He says that he thinks about Ernest when he's in Montana & now in Florida, says the only thing Ernest did that he himself would've changed is that he wouldn't commit suicide if he was having much fun. Hillbilly says he never would've had all of those 14 toed cats that Percy's got in his house.
Percy says all those cats were named after movie stars, then says this week there was a great hunt in England to where the cops saw a white tiger in London in a farm pasture. He says a helicopter was there to dart it, says it wouldn't get too close to it due to the winds & says they sent someone to snuck up & shot it. He says when they got there it turned out to be a life-sized stuffed animal: https://tinyurl.com/3wv2w5d , says that there's about 14 or 15 wild life officials that fought it & Hillbilly says it sounds like they were hanging around in 1 of them English pubs. Percy agrees, again says he's in Florida & will catch some more tarfin & says in 2 weeks he'll be in southern New Orleans.
Percy says he'll try catching some red fish, says after that he'll go north to catch a "slaw mouse" & asks Hillbilly to come with him. Hillbilly says he wants to, then asks Percy to let fans know on how they can contact him & Percy says he forgot to talk about himself. Hillbilly says not to worry because that's why he's there for him, Percy says "The Commander" won't mind & says anyone who wants to friend him on Facebook: www.facebook.com/percy.mandoberg to where he says he's the only Percy Mandoberg on there.
Percy says if anyone wants his "Grits & Gravy" newsletter: www.percymandoberg.com/newsletter-signup to go on www.percymandoberg.com , says on there you can see recaps of Hillbilly's shows [ www.percymandoberg.com/forum in the music section], his past newsletters: www.percymandoberg.com/newsletters & says the newsletters goes out usually on Sunday mornings. He says on there he'll have recipes & jabber a bit, Hillbilly asks Percy to bring him back some fish & to get on the front of the boat & give "Ma" a big ol' kiss for him. He asks Percy to tighten up her bikini to where he knows it's something to see. He tells Percy to have lots of beer, bait & ammo, tells him that he'll see next week & Percy says that's great.
11.Plays George Jones' "Beer, Bait & Ammo", John Michael Montgomery's "Beer & Bones" & Lucinda Williams' "It's A Long Way To The Top".
12.Hillbilly again introduces himself to the "Moonshine Mania Maniacs", says it's the 2nd hour that's kicking off & popping the top in Mud Lick & thanks Percy for his report. He says Percy & "Ma" are in Florida catching "tarfin", says to not cry for Argentina to what he's looking at & says he can see the pastures are as green as they've ever been. He says the critters are jumping, says there's rabbits that's bigger then foxes that's jumping around & says the foxes or coyotes better not come to him by trying to catch some rabbits. He says some of the big earred rabbits will chew a leg off from them, says he can see that Spike & his highly, over-intoxicated, beveraged up buddies came there & painted every sheep there.
Hillbilly says all the sheep & goats have red, white & blue on them, asked Spike as to how they painted the rams' horns in those colors & tells Spike to quit it. He says he's having a festive time, again says it's the Memorial Day holiday & asked fans if they're feeling good. He asks if they're ready for some new music to kick off the 2nd hour & says here's Jimmie Dale Gilmore who's from Austin, Texas. He says Jimmie's a legend who's got it going on & says "Way Downtown" is a new song.
13.Plays Jimmie Dale Gilmore & The Wronglers' "Way Downtown", Doc Watson's "Summertime", another Savage promo coming across between Dusty Rhodes & Superstar Billy Graham by saying that he's the tower of power, too sweet to be sour, funky like a monkey, the sky's the limit & the space is the place, Dan Baird & Homemade Sin's "Two For Tuesday" & Credence Clearwater Revival's "It Came Out Of The Sky".
14.Hillbilly asks if "It Came Out Of The Sky" puts a big ol' Hillbilly Jim atomic legdrop on you, then says he discovered that in our homes to where most of our energy expenses is something important, because everyone's worried about money. He says that 60% of our energy bills comes from appliances that we use such as a washer, dryer, TV, mixers, blenders & a microwave oven. He asks Spike if he knows what a microwave oven is, says it's not something that you set out in the back to where the patio is & says that's a "hillbilly microwave oven". He tells Spike to stop while he still can, then tells fans to get their calendars & write down 6/3.
Hillbilly says if there's any fans in Riverton, Illinois to go to the Old 36 Inn: https://tinyurl.com/ydnss9w & see his buddy [Chris Knight] who's a fellow Kentuckian. He says the guy's a bit of Bob Dylan who can take a song, write it & bring it to you. He says he loves the guy so much, says the guy's been on the show many times & says the song ["Rita's Only Fault"] is from an album that he did in his trailer called "The Trailer Tapes": https://tinyurl.com/3hj2s89 . He says it's as bear & stripped down as you can get it & says it's like Spike in his underwear.
15.Plays Chris Knight's "Rita's Only Fault", Guy Clark's "Rita Ballou", David Allan Coe's Hillbilly Jim promo & David Allan Coe's "Need A Little Time Off For Bad Behavior".
16.Hillbilly asked fans as to how come you don't call him, says that he's looking out for you & says to not make him come to you & get all up in your refrigerators. He says he'll eat up all of your baloney & cheese "sandmiches", drink your quarter of buttermilk, then have Spike come over & clear out the cabinets & says that can happen. He says the smell [from Spike] that'll be left behind is something you don't wanna know about, says that baking soda & ammonia can't get that out, then tells fans to call him because it won't cost you a red copper & says he's got you a good deal. He again plugs the toll free request line, then says he's got some Springsteen ["The Promised Land"] & Elvis ["Promised Land"] music to play for you.
Hillbilly says it'll be the same name in the song but they'll sound differently, then plugs the "Bruce & Stevie show" that'll have his buddy Little Steven Van Zandt who'll host a special show this weekend at Sirius XM's Underground Garage with Springsteen on ch.21: www.siriusxm.com/undergroundgarage . He says it's a 5 & a 1/2 hour show that'll be on tonight [5/28] at 8 PM EST, 5/29 at Noon EST & Memorial Day at 4 PM EST. He says it'll be super-informative, says it'll be entertaining & asks as to how can it not be with Little Steven & Springsteen. He asks you to tune in for that & enjoy it, says he'll kick it off with 1 of The Boss' greatest songs that Little Steven's playing guitar on it.
17.Plays Bruce Springsteen's "The Promised Land", Elvis Presley's "Promised Land", Emmylou Harris' "Feelin' Single, Seein' Double" & Bobby Bare's "Drunk & Crazy".
18.Hillbilly says he's feeling his oats in the country, says that he & Spike are there & says they're sliding down the log into the hour & says they ain't done. He says he saw something the other day that blew his mind to where he saw that there's a home in Sweet Grass, Montana that's got a bedroom here in the USA & a kitchen in
Canada & says it's on the border. He says he's trying to think about the economics on this as to what were the politicians playing games & stuff like that, he's wondering that if you've got a home with a bedroom in the USA & a kitchen in Canada, he wonders if the person has to pay taxes in both countries.
Hillbilly says that'd be so wrong, says that has to be a concern & guarantees that there's some politician out there who's trying to get some money off from that. He says he'll leave the hour, says that he's got something that you'll love by playing you a Memorial Day weekend classic ["Big Fat Girlfriend"] & says this guy [Kenny Lee] is proclaimed as "The King Of Heavy Blues". He says it's someone who's considered a living legend in the country of Iceland, says that the guy's big over there & asks as to how can you not be with great tunes like this. He says the song's for all the "hill-billions", rebels, misfits & to those that's wondering on how to handle a woman who's large & in charge.
19.Plays Kenny Lee's "Big Fat Girlfriend", George Thorogood's "1 Bourbon, 1 Scotch, 1 Beer" & Merle Haggard's "Big City".
20.Hillbilly asked fans if they're having a Memorial Day weekend bash, hopes that he provided you some entertainment along the way & says he's feeling it up in Mud Lick. He says he's viewing the next block of tunes that Spike's stirred up the moonshine barrel of hits to where it looks good. He says he sees The Marshall Tucker Band, Travis Tritt, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hank Williams Jr., Flynnville Train, Bill Monroe, Tom T. Hall & more. He says after the break he'll have a special guest, says he's happy this weekend because he's honoring Savage with his brother, "The Genius" Lanny Poffo who'll be on the show & says he'll be on for a couple of breaks.
Hillbilly says both will talk about Savage's amazing life, tells fans to return by calling their friends by saying that Lanny will be on soon & says he'll have fun with that.
21.Plays Ben Waters & Rolling Stones' "Watching The River Flow", Bob Dylan's "Jolene", Delbert McClinton's "Had A Real Good Time" & Lefty Frizzell's "If You've Got The Money, I've Got The Time".
22.Hillbilly welcomes back the fans on this edition of the show to where he again says it's his Memorial Day weekend show, says he's celebrating all the heroes that's served America well & says anyone that's served in the military he loves & appreciates them. He again says he's dedicating the show to Savage who was 1 of the best wrestling technicians, says on the phone is someone who's also his friend that both go back a long way is Randy's brother, Lanny Poffo: www.geniuslannypoffo.com/lanny & thanks Lanny for coming on the show during this rough time to where he says he appreciates him. Lanny says he appreciates him inviting him because he knew that Hillbilly loved Randy & says Randy loved Hillbilly too.
Hillbilly says all 3 had a bond together to where they knew each other for a long time, says that their dad Angelo Poffo was someone that he had much respect for as he did for anyone else in the business & says he was a fine, stand up human. He says Lanny's mom [Judy] is a wonderful lady, says that he & Lanny took lots of trips together & had lots of laughs together & hopes to have more. He says this [Randy's death] is something that hit us out of the clear blue sky, says he can't believe it & says he's had Lanny on his mind ever since. He says he had to put him on the show & again says he appreciates him for being gracious enough to be on.
Hillbilly asks Lanny to tell the fans on what he's feeling now, Lanny says that he feels that they're on the start of something very positive & says this past Monday the viewing of Randy took place. He says nothing could've gotten worse then that, says to see his mom & to be there for her was for her to see the shock of seeing her 1st born son laid out like that & says that was horrible. He says he stayed with his mom during that time because she needed him, says that his family needed each other & says there ain't no self made man in this world. He says people like that are those with false pride & modesty & says we all need someone to lean on.
Lanny says his mom's 84 & wished that she would've died before Randy, but said that nobody had to view to what she had to see that was laid out before her. He says after viewing Randy's body they returned to view again, then the family took a rest & then returned to say goodbye to Randy. He says it was a beautiful private ceremony, says that he feels that it created some great closure & says Randy's widow, Lynn, called him who told Lanny that Randy didn't want to be put in an urn [after being cremated]. He says Randy made his wishes known, says that he called his mom to tell her that Lynn told him that the family needs to be there now because Randy's ashes needed to be sprinkled immediately.
Lanny again says that Randy didn't want to be in an urn, then says his mom wasn't ready to do that yet & when he asked her as to when she'll be ready, her response was 10 minutes. He says he called Lynn to tell her that he's on the way to her home soon, says that the family went to spread the ashes immediately & says his mom who's been a recluse was with Randy's stepdaughters, Lynn who he was married for 1 year & 10 days, Lynn's sisters & says all had the nicest time in honor of Randy to where it was beautiful. Hillbilly says that's what Randy would've wanted & says that if there ever was a free spirit that was on Earth it was indeed Randy.
Hillbilly says that's how he remembers Randy, says that Randy was all about happy & positive energy & says Randy was a delight every time he saw him. He says they've had lots of stories that they've shared throughout the years, says they'll be having more happy stories about him & Lanny agrees. Lanny again says the ashes were spread, says that Randy wouldn't want anyone to mope around because life's too precious to waste a single moment of negativity. He says that before Randy died & feels he knew this, because Randy knew that his body was breaking down & says he was prematurely aging to where his joints were miserable.
Lanny says Randy hurt his neck in the movie "Spider-Man" [as Bonesaw McGraw]: https://tinyurl.com/3oowc2l , says he hurt his knees in WCW & also hurt his back. He says you can't beat gravity because it wins, Hillbilly says that'll get you every time & Lanny says that Randy made peace with Hulk Hogan, WWE & others that weren't on his good list. He told Hillbilly that he was never not on his good list, Hillbilly says he knew that & tells Lanny he appreciates him. He says that Lanny that he's 1 of the greatest ring workers who came from a great family such as Angelo & Randy, then tells Lanny to hold on while he plays some tunes during the break.
23.Plays Tom T. Hall's "A Hero In Harlan", Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys' "Kentucky Waltz", Terry Funk's Hillbilly Jim promo, Flynnville Train's "Alright", Kid Rock & Sheryl Crow's "Picture".
24.Hillbilly says welcome back to the show, again introduces himself & again says he's got Lanny on the phone. He says he can't say on how much this is doing for him & hopes that it'll help Lanny by being on the show. He says he's got great memories of Lanny & his family, Lanny says he feels the same & knows that the show's in beautiful taste because he knows that Randy's listening. Hillbilly says he's got great memories of Randy, says that we live a life to where we keep moving forward & to take a person like Randy to make us stop, reflect & think about the good times they had. He again says he's had great memories of Lanny, Randy & Elizabeth.
Hillbilly says what times they were to where they were magical, says that they were those guys that were so lucky to be woven into the fabric of America & says it's because they came there at the right time when WWF was hoping. He says Lanny was with him then & said they had a good ride, Lanny says it's been a blessing for him & says he don't regret a minute of it. Hillbilly says that sat in many places & talked in restaurants in places like Newfoundland about both of them wouldn't have a reason or afford to be in these places. He says they can go worldwide, performed in front of millions, says that people liked them & asks as to how much better could it have gotten.
Lanny says he always knew that if anyone remembers his name it's because of Angelo & Randy & says that was his blessing. Hillbilly says Lanny's very kind, says that he could do things in the ring that most people couldn't think about & says with his flexibility he could stand on his won. He says that's tough shoes, says that Lanny's the best guy that he's met who can handle that shadow as good as anyone & says he held his head up with distinction. He says it proves the merit of the man that Lanny is, calls Lanny his lifetime buddy & says Lanny knows it. Lanny thanks him, agrees that they're friends forever & says 1 time he shared a room with David Sammartino: https://tinyurl.com/3z8laqx .
Lanny says it's when David told him that his father [Bruno Sammartino]: https://tinyurl.com/5l3byy ruined his career & Randy's ruining Lanny's career. So Lanny's response was that he called David "stupid", then said that he told David that if his dad wasn't Bruno Sammartino & if his brother wasn't Randy, both he & David couldn't get a job carrying the jackets back from the ring to the dressing room & told David, "shame on you". Hillbilly says that Lanny's attitude was always the 1 thing that's always been unwavering, says that Lanny always had positivity in everything he ever said & says it's why he & Lanny get along famously.
Hillbilly says both had great laughs forever, then asks Lanny if there's an organization that Randy would've want fans to send donations to. Lanny mentions All Childrens Hospital: www.allkids.org & George Steinbrenner Fund For Underprivileged
Children & says Randy worked with them for 13 years. He says when his dad died 3/4/2010 Randy went into a deep depression to where he asked Lanny to come to his home that was about 5 miles away. He says both talked to where Randy told him that 1 of the biggest regrets in his life was when he took Stephanie Bellars [Randy's ex-girlfriend]: https://tinyurl.com/3jytz97 & gave her the Gorgeous George name.
Lanny says the original Gorgeous George Wagner: https://tinyurl.com/44cbxsr who was TV's 1st wrestling star was the Hulk Hogan of his day. He says Randy felt that he trashed George's name by giving the name to anyone but Wagner & especially to gender bending girls. He says George was 10 years older then Angelo & when Angelo was just starting out, George encouraged him by helping him a lot. He says lots of stars won't do that for jabronies, says that Angelo was a star because of George & then plays what he says is the last soundbyte of Randy did. He says the quality may sound poor but hopes it's still good enough.
As Lanny plays it the quality wasn't great but from what I tried to hear, it sounded like a Gorgeous George promo of sorts. Lanny plugs www.machoman.com to where it takes you to www.gorgeousgeorgeenterprises.com , then says 1 day before he died Randy was online & had everything ready for Amazon.com. He says Randy invited him for a toast by thanking him for all of his hard work on the project, says that Randy's "type A" personality drove everyone crazy & says he was at Randy's house for 2 hours. He says both he & Randy laughed & shared lots of fun, then responds to those who wondered if he did a poem at Randy's funeral.
Lanny says he did 1 for Randy's wedding & at Angelo's funeral, then says at Randy's funeral he took a post-it note & wrote a message which was an answer to a 40 year joke that they shared, to where he says he got the last word. He then impersonates Randy by saying "Now's the time to bear down, it's not the time to take a vacation, now's the time to bear down" & says that was a joke to where they'd always have a laugh about. He says on the post-it note he wrote: "Now's the time not to bear down, Love Lanny". Hillbilly says we've been blessed during the past 2 breaks to have Lanny on the show & again tells him that he appreciates him.
Hillbilly says he'll be playing some songs now & asks if he wants to hear a Hank Williams song ["Tuesday's Gone"] , Lanny says he'd like to hear Hank Williams Jr. but that's just him & says he'll do that now. He tells Lanny he'll talk to him soon, sends all his best to his mom & says long live the memory of Randy "Macho Man" Savage.
25.Plays Hank Williams Jr.'s "Tuesday's Gone", Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Simple Man", a "Mean" Gene Okerlund promo with Savage who talks about Steamboat & George Steele for Wrestlemania 3 & Waylon Jennings' "Lonesome, On'ry & Mean".
26.Hillbilly says a million salutations to Lanny Poffo who lost his brother Randy & for Lanny to have the "cahunas" to come on the show & openly talk like he did, showed the merit of a man. He again says he appreciates Lanny for doing so, again says he's dedicating the show to the memorial weekend fans that was in the service & to anyone that's ever defended America & says his hats off to them. He again says he's dedicating the show to Randy, says there's 1 more hour of your show & tells fans not to go anywhere. He says it's time to have a song ["Lord Have Mercy On The Working Man"] for the working man & says this guy [Travis Tritt] can do it like nobody's business.
27.Plays Travis Tritt's "Lord Have Mercy On The Working Man", The Marshall Tucker Band's "Mr. President", Johnny Cash's "Cocaine Blues" & Social Distortion's "Ring Of Fire".
28.Hillbilly tells fans to return to the show, says the 4th hour's kicking off & asks if you're listening in Palmer, Alaska or Vern, Florida or Battlecreek, Michigan or Griffin, Georgia, he appreciates & thanks them for hanging in with him. He says he's got a wonderful 4th hour for you with lots of things to talk about, says he'll keep it going by keeping the celebration alive & well & says he sees something that'll kick it off. He says Willie Nelson's got a tour called "Willie Nelson's Country Throwdown": www.willienelson.com/upcoming , says the tour's kicking off this weekend that'll run thru 7/4. He says Willie covered a great southern Allman Brothers classic that was written by Gregg Allman with "Midnight Rider".
29.Plays Willie Nelson's "Midnight Rider", Jamey Johnson's "Macon" & Jerry Reed's "East Bound & Down".
30.Hillbilly tells Spike that something came from the "Cornfield County Newsdesk" that he thought would be important to him. He says there's a story about an ostrich at the London zoo, then describes it as a long neck chicken to Spike & says the ostrich had an odd habit of eating strange things. He mentions them such as an alarm clock, handkerchief, pencil, glove, roll of film, a roll of pennies & a 3 foot long piece of rope. He says that made him think of the ostrich an equal to Spike because Spike can almost eat anything. He says that Spike can drink battery acid which won't think would hurt him, says it can give him indigestion but it'll keep him ticking.
Hillbilly asks as to what will he do with these hillbilly boys in the country, tells Billy Joe Shaver to come & tell him about it & says it's occurring nationwide. He again says it's Memorial Day weekend.
31.Plays Billy Joe Shaver's "Good Ol' USA", Dave Alvin's "King Of California", Jerry Jeff Walker's Hillbilly Jim promo & Jerry Jeff Walker's "Alright Guy".
32.Hillbilly again plugs the toll free request line, asks Spike if he's ready for his "[Spike's] Education Corner" segment, then says that Spike's response to that was that since it's the Memorial Day weekend he'll be getting off the hook & tells him to write some stuff down, because he's trying to educate him. He asks Spike as to what red vegetable's a member of the mustard family & got it's name from the Greek word that means "fast appearing". He says Spike should know it because he's eaten beans, tators, cornbread & says it's a radish. He asks Spike as to what Tammy Wynette's famous for, says her most famous song was "Stand By Your Man", says Tammy was married 5 times & stood by 5 of them.
Hillbilly says that presidents are usually smart & well educated, says that there's been 8 presidents that has never been to college & says they're [George] Washington, [Andrew] Jackson, [Martin] Van Buren, [Zachary] Taylor, [Millard] Fillmore, [Abraham] Lincoln, A. [Andrew] Johnson & [Grover] Cleveland. He says we think that we've got poverty in America, says we do & says we don't know as to how good it is. He says the average poor person in the sub part of Africa has an estimated yearly income of $255 USD & tells Spike not to scream at him when he pays him $10 to strip some "tobacca".
33.Plays Jimbo Mathus' "Jimmy The Kid", North Mississippi Allstars' "Jumpercable Blues", Southern Culture On The Skids' "40 Miles To Vegas" & NRBQ's "C'Mon Everybody".
34.Hillbilly says he's sliding down at the Memorial Day weekend show, again introduces himself & Spike who're in Mud Lick & again says the show's dedicated to the servicemen & ladies worldwide & to Savage. He thanks Lanny Poffo for coming on the show, says that not to many people knew this but Randy held 20 championships in his career & mentions that he was a 10 time world champ, 2 time WWF champ, 4 time WCW champ, 3 time ICW champ, 1 time USWA unified champ & the WWF IC champ. He says WWE recently announced that Randy was the greatest champ of all time & credited him for bringing a higher level of credibility to the title with his amazing in ring performance.
Hillbilly says he'll play a tune ["America The Beautiful"] that for his part could replace the National Anthem, says that's how good the song is & says to sit back & reflect on all the wonderful things that we've got in this country.
35.Plays Ray Charles' "America The Beautiful", a clip of Savage on some TV show talking about being the Macho Man & his WWF belt, Marty Stuart's "Now That's Country", Red Foley & Ernest Tubb's "Hillbilly Fever".
36.Hillbilly says that the clock on the wall that's in the makeshift studio that's in the barn's telling him that he's gotta go. He says he & Spike have to do some grilling, says he's gotta get a big ol' Polish sausage sandwich with some heeping pound of mustard on it, some relish, maybe some pickles & some tator salad with some sweet tea. He says Memorial Day weekend's been fine for him, says he's had a great show & says he's been so honored today to do a Memorial Day weekend show for y'all. He hopes you've enjoyed it along the way by putting up with him, thanks Savage, Lanny Poffo & says he'll return next week at the same time doing it again for y'all.
Hillbilly says he'll lay it on heavy & thick around the edges, says he may come on with a big ol' bear skin coat on & whoop the tar out of Spike live on the air. He asks for someone to ring the bell & let him get at it, tells fans to stay tuned to the Sirius XM lineup for the weekend & says it'll get faster & hotter. He then says on the 4th hour of Cowboy Jack Clement's show for this week they'll replay The Americana Honors & Awards event that occured in New York City that had performances with Levon Helm, the Dirt Farmer Quartet, Rosanne Cash, Jim Lauderdale & the Civil Wars. He says it's gonna be good: www.siriusxm.com/outlawcountry .
Hillbilly says he ain't here for a long time, he's here's for a good time & says we've had it today. He tells Percy that we love him, says he'll keep it red, white & blue today by thinking about Savage. He says God bless to the fans, says this is The Charlie Daniels Band's "In America" & says he'll see you next week.
37.Ends with The Charlie Daniels Band's "In America" & the show ends at an overtime on 2:18 PM.