Episode 8

#8. The Crack of Dawn

Cake & Cookies. The Robb & Katie Show

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Zaxby's is more than just a humble chicken joint.

It's a humble chicken joint with the best sauces in the world.

See, at Zaxby's, you don't just get their famous hand-breaded chicken fingers

fried to golden perfection with that flavor you know and love.

At Zaxby's, you get the sauce.

Dip, dunk, and drizzle with your choice of 12 different sauces

like Zax sauce, tongue torch, and hot honey mustard.

So if you want a whole lot of sauce, you need to find yourself a Zaxby's.

Who's got the sauce?

Zaxby's.

Don't do it again.

Every time.

We've spilled one beer already.

I know.

All right.

I am so amped up.

I know.

I'm ready.

The girl loves the theater.

Mike O'Meara, Radio Entertainment.

Hey there.

This is Katie with a very hateful thought of the day.

I hate mouth noise.

Chew, chomp, squish, and crunch away, but please do it with your mouth closed, unless you're

prepared for a very messy death.

If possible, be kind, rewind, and throw on some background music, as mouth noise makes

me homicidal.

I can barely stand the noise of myself chewing, so keep it closed, and for God's sakes, keep

it quiet.

I hate mouth noise, and you, I hate you too.

Before we start, I just want to say, oh, please stop, Rob.

It's my counterpoint.

I know, but.

Fair and balanced.

That's our deal.

When we worked in close quarters together every single day, you do make a lot of mouth noise.

I do.

I know you do.

Part of it's called talking.

I mean, it's what they pay me to do.

No.

No, you mean other?

No, yeah.

Lip smacking?

There's, there's, there's, God forbid I saw you go to like open one of, one of your little

like snack bags.

Okay, now hold on.

This episode is sponsored by AirMedCare Network. When you're a world traveler, adventure has no borders. But if a medical emergency strikes far from home, you want to get back to familiar faces and familiar care. That's why there's Fly You Home membership. For just $14.99 a month, we'll fly you back closer to home to recover. It's the peace of mind every traveler should carry. And right now, you can get an e-gift card with code RECOVER at checkout. Travel boldly. Go to airmedcarenetwork.com and sign up for Fly You Home today. Zaxby's is more than just a humble chicken joint. It's a humble chicken joint with the best sauces in the world. See, at Zaxby's, you don't just get their famous hand-breaded chicken fingers fried to golden perfection with that flavor you know and love. At Zaxby's, you get the sauce. Dip, dunk, and drizzle with your choice of 12 different sauces like Zax sauce, tongue torch, and hot honey mustard. So if you want a whole lot of sauce, you need to find yourself a Zaxby's. Who's got the sauce? Zaxby's. Don't do it again. Every time. We've spilled one beer already. I know. All right. I am so amped up. I know. I'm ready. I'm ready. I'm ready. The girl loves the theater. Mike O'Meara, Radio Entertainment. Hey there. This is Katie with a very hateful thought of the day. I hate mouth noise. I hate mouth noise. Chew, chomp, squish, and crunch away, but please do it with your mouth closed, unless you're prepared for a very messy death. If possible, be kind, rewind, and throw on some background music, as mouth noise makes me homicidal. I can barely stand the noise of myself chewing, so keep it closed, and for God's sakes, keep it quiet. I hate mouth noise, and you, I hate you too. Before we start, I just want to say, oh, please stop, Rob. It's my counterpoint. I know, but. Fair and balanced. That's our deal. When we worked in close quarters together every single day, you do make a lot of mouth noise. I do. I know you do. Part of it's called talking. I mean, it's what they pay me to do. No. No, you mean other? No, yeah. Lip smacking? There's, there's, there's, God forbid I saw you go to like open one of, one of your little like snack bags. Okay, now hold on. You know what? Let Mr. Walker talk, okay? Cake and cookies. Rob and Katie. You're not allowed to eat any. It's the Rob and Katie Show. Don't talk over Mr. Walker. I'm sorry. Play it again. Play it again. Cake and cookies. Rob and Katie. It's the Rob and Katie Show. I promise not to eat during today's program. Well, thanks. It's only an hour. I hope you can control yourself. Nothing solid. Liquid I might ingest. That's right. So as you can tell, Katie, I'm wearing an appearance shirt. So tonight we're going to the theater. I, as you can tell, am wearing glittery makeup. You are and you've dressed up and everybody looks great. There's no business like show business. All right. Hold on. This is the Cake and Cookies, the Rob and Katie Show. I just called it the Cake and Cookies. I am so excited. Maybe that makes it better. The Cake and Cookies is a weekly podcast. You could have called it crackers and cheese and I never would have noticed. Just don't chew it. A weekly podcast is a show by way of comparison that your life isn't that bad. Thank you for tuning in. Thank you to Mike O'Mara, Oscar Santana, and everybody at More Broadcasting. And thank you to Steve Bridges for putting us on the mighty 1630. KCJJ. So yes, today we go to the theater and I will start today's program by issuing an apology because I do feel that on Thursday and Friday of this week, as we tape on Saturday, we're taping earlier than normal. It's 430. And this is the 22nd day of March that we're taping. The 21st and 20th of March, I was useless to Mike O'Mara, even more so than normal, because I was so revved up about Julia being in her school play. Okay, I'm not even a parent, but you know how strongly I feel about your children, how much I love your family. And how we've already awkwardly said that Julia is your favorite. Well. Don't deny it. It's on tape. She is. I know. So I feel like I connect with her. I know. Okay, so here's the thing. Dan can go connect with Robert. Okay. Does that work? Well, depend on what you mean is connect and quotation marks, because if it is, it's creepy. They both like basketball and sports. Okay, they can bond over sports. They can bond over sports. That's fine. Are you up for that, Dan? Awesome. Thumbs up. So I am so geared up to see Julia in Greece tonight. Oh, it's going to be great. My head is spinning. I am all over the place. Well, you know why you're excited? It's because Greece is the word. Yeah! Now, I've got so much to say about what we've already seen as far as Julia on stage and how I've made a child cry. And the fact that I'm going to rail out against young children today. Right. You would think, you know, and this is really, this is going to break some people's hearts. Are there, are there like children that are acting up or? They're not acting at all. And that's the problem. And as Carrie says to me, she says, Rob, middle school. I said, I know. But. Wait, you're saying. Wait. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. I'm a very complicated man. Let me lay some groundwork. I just figured it out. No, no, no, no. I just figured it out. You are going to critique the show. I am. I am. I'm going to tell you where the weak link is. And I'm going to tell you who's great. Now, I'm not going to. Here's the thing. It's not like you can give me a spoiler. Well, you know how it goes. We're going to. We're going to paint in broad. How does the Titanic end? That's right. Other than that, how was the play Mrs. Lincoln? Right. We're going to paint in vague and broad strokes. I'm not going to tell you the name of the actor or the name of the school or anything. It's Grease. Everyone knows it. And just to lay the groundwork. It's the word. It is the word. And just so you know, Grease, when it came on stage originally, it was different than the movie. And then they made the movie. And the movie itself was, oh. This is the word. This is the word. This is the word. It dealt with. Leave that chiming in thing to me. Oh, OK. I'm sorry. Well, of course. I'll play a lead. You can play chorus. So the. Oh. Phase. You know. Oh, you know what's happening? Oh, no, no. It got all theater-y in here. OK. Here's probably. Got all thespian up in here. You know, I knew my first marriage was already over when this was once said to me by my ex-husband. What? I think you'd make a better backup singer. Ooh. Well, you know, Darlene Love says that it's a harder skill sometimes to be a backup singer than someone up front. But still. I can harmonize. I don't think it was offered in the proper spirit. Probably not. Glad that he's in your rearview mirror. Nice guy. Very nice guy. Sure he is. Backup singer. That's good. I don't. You're not so much a Diana Ross. You're more of a Mary Wilson. Thanks, buddy. Yow. So I've seen the show Grease twice. And as I said before. Only twice? Well, no. I mean, of this run. Oh, oh. The middle school version of the Grease. So what happened is they have the stage version. And then they turned it into movie version. The movie version was a little bit more risque. Exactly. And the problem is, is everyone's familiar with the movie version. So when they adapt it for, and this is technically what it's called, Grease Jr. Oh. There are whole sections of plot line that no longer exist. I can't imagine why. For example, Rizzo does not get pregnant. No. No. Which makes some of her awkward encounters with other characters rather unexplained. So instead of dealing with the fact that she has an unplanned pregnancy, she's just a bitch. As long as they take out the line, I feel like a broken typewriter. Not in there. Right. Right. And I will not, without getting too graphic as they made the adaptation to Grease Jr., I'll just say this. The girls still like Greased Lightning, but they don't get quite as excited as they did in the movie. I see. Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Uh-huh. And for example. Yes. They don't. Oh, I'm thinking about the words, the lyrics. I'm going through. Google it, folks. Yes. The lyrics have got to be changed. Danny and Sandy, they still meet at the beach, but they don't make out under the dock. Oh. They tell jokes down by the dock. Oh. Did they hold hands? Barely. Well, it's middle school. It is. And so what happened is we've got a condensed, sanitized, short, very, we can get in and out two acts, 10 songs, under two hours, with an intermission, no problem. That's awesome. Very entertaining show. All the songs that you love and wonderfully performed, for the most part. I would like to lead with Julia singing her solo. Just a taste of it. Can I say one thing? Yes. I have been worked up about this for about two weeks now. Yes. I have two huge fears about going to this show tonight. Well, you really shouldn't be scared. Well, okay. Here's the thing. One, might cry. Oh, you will. I have every night. I'm sure. Like, when Julia sings her- No, when I found out the tickets were $10. Hey, but you know- No. I cry when she sings. Okay. Because I am that proud. Yeah. My heart bursts. Man, I know so. I'm going to steal some tissues from that Elvis tissue holder. Before we get going. Okay. You're scared you're going to cry, and I'll tell you right now, you are going to cry. Okay. And the second fear that I have is that I'm uncontrollably going to sing along with every song. You wouldn't be the only one, probably. Really? There's clapping. There's clapping. There's foot stompery. Oh. If you sing, keep it quiet. But I don't think anyone's going to kick you out. And keep in mind, chances are you'll be singing the wrong lyrics because they've changed. I see. I see. So the playing field has changed. I'm just going to hum really loud. Kind of like the sound system. Oh, another one of your critiques? No. No, the sound system's fine. All right. Let me start out with something positive. Please. Best Actress Award goes to Julia Spiewak as Marty Maraschino. And I want you to hear just a taste of her singing. By the time you hear this podcast, this will have already played on The Michael Mara Show, but it merits a revisit. This is what makes me cry. Here she is. Ready, my love. I miss you more than a voice can say. Ready, my love. Please keep in touch while you wait. Not only is her pitch nice, she's got a great resonance to her voice. She has a maturity. She enunciates. She's on a playing field different than anyone else in the play. She carries. Like, she projects. When you see her, you will cry. She's fantastic. She's delicate when she... I'm getting... I'm... It's my girl. And she has her own backup singers. Perhaps if she does the show again, you could be one of them. I could be. Could be. So very, very proud of Julia. Forget it. I'm going to have a spendover with Julia and we're going to sing Grease Song all night long. I'm up for it. I think it would be great. You're not invited. Don't invite other people from the cast. Okay. Which brings me to the person... No problem-o. The person who is not my best actor. And Carrie, I think, sensed this would be a problem early on. Oh. The construction of the play Grease has the disc jockey character who was played by Ed Kooky Burns in the movie, Vince Fontaine. Vince Fontaine, the main brain Vince Fontaine from WAXX. You know what it is. Of course. Make the scene at the Big 15. Okay. So in the play, does he have the... He's like a Greek chorus. No, I know who... What? In the play, he comes in at different points via the radio and explains plot points and plot developments. Oh, so he's almost like a narrator. Sort of, yeah. He's the glue that holds the story together. Does he have the back and forth repertoire? With Marty at the dance? And they've toned it down. Okay. But yeah, he hits on her. Because I think it's really... Does that have anything at all to do with your... No, nothing at all. Mm-hmm. That in

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