[Music] [Applause] [Music] This is dispatches from Myrtle Beach with Charles Neil and my son Link. How you doing, buddy? From good mythical morning. >> I’m doing good, buddy. Roll. Rolling on through. What about you? >> Doing good. Doing good. Yeah. What’s is the weather out there about the same as it is here? >> It probably is. It’s getting cool. I got on my sweatshirt. Um I’m feeling cooler. Yep. Walking the dogs in the dark in the morning. >> Yeah, >> cuz the sun’s not coming up. I’m getting used to it. But yeah, layers. >> Oh, yeah. >> I like a good layer. Yeah, just say you don’t have but two more weeks or another week and then you can get up at 6:00 and walk the dogs cuz it’ll be daylight savings time. >> Oh. >> Or go back. >> Oh, okay. I’m already confused. >> So you you’ll be all screwed up again. So what to do? >> It’s going to fall back. I know in fall it falls back. >> Yep. That would be correct. >> That’s why they call it fall. At least that’s the way I call it fall. Yep. >> All right. I’ll be ready for that. >> Yeah. >> What’s new with you? >> Oh, this is same old stuff and kind of still looking after Nancy and taking care of her and >> good. >> Waiting to see when they’re going to do the surgery. >> Gotcha. >> We’ll see. But that’s about it. >> Are the emails still flying in off the shelves? >> Yeah, we Yeah. Uh we got a pretty special email this week. It says uh we going to give a we got a big holler out today to Gus. >> Okay. >> Holler out Gus. >> I got an email from his mom. >> Okay. >> Emily, I have a request for my almost 11year-old son named Gus. Gus is on the autism spectrum as in enamored by your voice. He states it calms him and listens to you helps when he is anxious. We received great news the other day that the cyst on his brain is gone after yearly monitoring monitoring since he was one. Wow. >> So I was wondering if you could give a shout out to Gus. congratulating him. >> Yes. Congratulations, Gus. >> He said he had a rough >> I mean it’s gone. I mean >> that’s great. >> That’s wonderful. >> But he she said he’s had a rough year and this would bring him so much joy. Thanks again for bringing myself and my kiddo joy. Granted, now him and his friends are obsessed with these these nut jokes. Lots of love. >> Lots of loves. So he he finds your voice >> soothing. >> Yep, I guess so. >> Okay. Has anyone ever told you that? Did they find your voice soothing? They just told me, you know, they people have told us uh on dispatches that my voice sounded a lot like their their grandparents and parents and stuff, but I don’t I don’t think I’ve uh had somebody uh to tell me that it was soothing to them. >> Okay. A 10-year-old finds it soothing. That’s that is something, Dad. And of course, I mean, the De’s nuts jokes for a 10-year-old, that that adds up. >> Oh, yeah. >> Yeah. >> But it’s, you know, we uh not just you, Gus, but u we have a grandson that’s uh autistic, too. So, I know kind of Emily where you’re coming from and what it takes to work with a child at autistic some and sounds like that he’s on the with that cyst being gone and that he’s on the way to recovery and having as normal a life as he can have cuz uh our grandson works and uh does different stuff so got a lot of promise with what’s going on with Gus. But uh >> yeah, glad to hear it. >> But Gus has said, “Well, th this one here, Gus, is just is just for you, Gus. And I’m going to be Gus and link you be one of his friends.” >> Okay. >> So, I’m Gus. It says, “Do you know Landon from school?” >> No. Landon who? >> Trip, fall, and land on land on these nuts. >> Okay. Yes, that’s what you were doing there. >> Trip, fall, and landing these nuts. >> Yeah, land on these nuts. Yep. >> So, that was >> That was for you, Gus. >> That was for you, Gus. Yeah. >> Mhm. So, >> trip. >> Hope you and your friends get some uh >> some what? >> Enjoyment out of link landing on these nuts. >> Yeah. Yeah. I’m glad to provide that service today. Uh yeah. Do I need to keep landing on nuts or is is that up? >> No, we got we got something else. >> Okay, Landon, you keep doing what you’re doing and keeping >> Hold on. Landon is nobody. Keep up the >> Landon is just >> Oh, I mean Gus >> a gateway to you saying these nuts. >> Yeah, >> Landon was not a real person. >> It’s time for another edition of Myrtle Beach Mailbag. But we got another email. We got one from Eleanor and Link. You go you you going to have to help me with this one. >> All right. >> He says she says, “Hi, I’m from West Yorkshire, England. I’ve been self I’ve been a self-employed tattoo artist and it’s at uh I can’t tatto on Instagram. >> Toad tattoos. >> Oh, toadtattoos on Instagram. >> All right. >> For three years now and a year ago, I opened up my own little studio. >> Congrats. The reason I’m emailing is that I thought you could suggest some small talk conversations for any of the customers in the shop. I’ve worked there for less than two weeks and I’m sick of the usual weather conversations or how’s your day stuff going? Sending my love and gratitude from England. Hm. >> Well, uh, I ain’t never been in a tattoo shop. And >> really, you never been in one? >> Ain’t never been in one, but that’s why I figured you might could help, Ellaner. And I’ve been thinking about this some, but you know, but uh you and the only thing I thought of, Ellaner, is while you’re uh doing these tattoos, you can just pull up dispatches from Myrtle Beach and have me up there talking and let them be watching dispatches and getting involved with it. and then they they’d have something to talk about then with with my accent and everything that’s going on. Uh that would that would change what’s going on. But you know that would be what I might would hope for you to do. You know if you >> pull up and just have it running up there where you can just keep switching cuz I don’t know how long >> one episode after another. >> Yeah. and just keep because we got like 143 done. So they ought to last a little while where you could start from the beginning. But now Link, you might could, you know, give her something else because you’ve had several tattoos >> and I’ve had some long sessions. you know, you sit down with your the person and sometimes they’re usually playing music in the place, but I mean, I’ve, you know, I I can be talkative, so I could talk a lot. Like my Michael, my tattoo artist, he’s a good conversationalist, but he would let me do most of the talking and then he would ask questions. And especially I was very talkative for ear some of the first ones because I was so nervous. I get nervous. I would just yap yap yap yap yap just to help take my mind off of it. Um, but he would ask some good questions like I mean cuz I would be there for over 8 hours but after a while it’s all right for things to get quiet. It’s all right to close your eyes and I mean if you can go to sleep while getting a tattoo go for it. I would certainly get to that point. you get kind of lulled into like the pain kind of dulls and then you just kind of nod off and take a take a little nap and then you like jerk awake but you know and he messes up the tattoo or he didn’t but I thought he did but he didn’t but there’s got to be some good questions that you can ask think about like even if you’re getting a really long haircut it’s kind of the same thing dad you know what do you talk to your hair stylist about or barber. I don’t know what you call her a what? But >> she’s a hair stylist. She’s a butician. >> Okay. >> Uh I I don’t have to worry about that with the lady Beth that cuts my hair. >> Mhm. >> Cuz I get to say a few words in between and she’s she’s mostly talking the whole time. >> She’s talking the whole time. You’re just listening. >> Carrying on about something and something going on which is pretty interesting to me. And then I might say a few things. So she she’s been I think she’s been cutting hair for like 20ome years at least. So she can she but she can she can talk. She >> she’s got the gift of gab. >> So kind of like me and you. So you know if she quits I can bring up something and talk to her about you know. Um, well, boy, she can she she just talks about anything about somebody that come in and got their hair cut last week and then they died this week. So, >> they got a haircut and then they died. >> Yeah. The next week. So, I mean, um, so Beth, just keep up the good work. Of course, I ain’t been in a while. So, as you can tell >> now, dad’s just talking to Beth. >> Yeah. >> So, did I guess in that case, did Beth charge for a die job? >> Get it, man. Dead person dead. I I think if as a tattoo artist, you either got the gift of gab or you’ve got an inquisitive nature because if you’re not going to talk the whole time, you got to ask a decent question. And if the and you but you could just be kind of meditative about it and just let the silence speak for itself. You know, tell people to bring in their headphones and anything they want to do if they want that as an option. >> That’s a good idea. >> Just tell them to do that. >> But asking questions like, “So, what are you into these days?” And then just ask them follow-up questions. There’s nothing. There’s an art to a good follow-up question. And it could be as simple as tell me more about that. How’d you get into that? Does it ever hurt? >> I don’t know. What’s the most pain you’ve ever been in? Maybe don’t talk about pain. >> You don’t want to draw people’s attention to pain when you’re repeatedly sticking a needle in their body. >> So maybe don’t do that. >> Maybe talk about their happy place. Take me to your happy place. >> Oh yeah. >> Verbally. >> That’s all I got. You got anything else? What’s some good questions that if your if be your butician was mute, not mute? If they were going to ask you questions, what could they ask? >> Well, she always asked me what I’m growing in my garden. >> Oh, that’s one. What’s growing in your garden? I think that’s a good question. even if somebody didn’t have a garden because it it seems to be a euphemism for just how are you nurturing >> your own life life experience what you growing in your garden >> and you can yeah and you could always ask somebody said you know what’s your favorite kind of food you know where do you like to go eat at >> there you go >> you know all those different things >> dad what is growing in your garden >> metaph metaphysically >> right now. Uh turnup turnup salad and then I just planted some cabbage plants and some uh >> okay >> collard greens. >> All right, but I meant metaphysically like your garden is your life and you’re nurturing yourself. What’s growing in your garden? >> Just trying to deal with everything that’s going on with mine and NY’s life right now. And that’s what kind of what’s going on with us. And getting through this. And uh >> so you’re embracing back to normal >> embracing life’s curve balls as part of the game. >> Yep. That’s right. >> How about that? >> Everybody, you know, I’ve had them in my life and now NY’s got one again. So, you just kind of have to uh go with the flow and have faith that everything’s going to work out. So, that’s that’s that’s what you got to do. Yeah. >> And see, and we could probably talk about that for another hour. >> Oh, yeah. >> If I was sticking a needle in your arm repeatedly. >> You’ve been trying to get me to do that, but that probably ain’t going to happen. Uh, >> right here in the neck. >> And I’m I’m sorry, Eleanor, but I’m probably not going to get a tattoo, but I don’t know. I might, you know, don’t ever say never. >> Mhm. >> Ain’t that what you told me? Don’t ever say never. >> Don’t ever say never. >> Or something close to that. >> That would be something to talk about. 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All they had to do, all they had to do was this simple prostate glass water test from the comfort of your home. A lot of them claim they can’t still can’t believe how something so easy could fix years of struggle and embarrassment. Click to find out how to take this test. >> Did you click? Uh I I know I ain’t clicked. >> Dad, this is not a person named Patrick. I think that’s the that is maybe the subject line. >> Uh dip your testicles in what though? What is it? I kind of want you to click because I don’t know what what are you dipping your testicles in? A glass of water. >> I guess it says simple prostrate. >> Prostrate. >> Glass water glass lay flat. Yeah. Petri, I don’t know if I >> Petri. >> I got to look into this a little bit further before I >> No, you don’t. >> Don’t click. >> It’s just an ad, Dad. I think it’s just an advertisement. >> Spam email. >> Yeah. For something that you shouldn’t be throwing your money at. >> But if you want to listen, just go and start dipping your testicles in things and let me know. Let me know if you notice any change. >> Iced tea. I ain’t got any prostate trouble, so I don’t need >> beer. >> You ever dipped your testicles in a cold beer? >> Absolutely not. Who would want to waste a beer doing that? >> That’s a good point. If the beer gets skunky, give it a little dunky. You know what I’m saying? >> Yeah. >> Nut dunky. Skunky dunkey. I don’t know. >> Well, being somebody’s me he’s been messing with me. I’m going to go on to >> He’s still decent. >> Olivia >> Petri is a person. >> My name is Liv and I live in Watton, North Carolina. >> Okay. >> I wanted to get your advice on something that I feel you both have experienced. years ago, I decided to disassemble my disassemble my relationship with the Southern Baptist Church, and much of my family is still upset about it. Any advice on navigating this? Well, Olivia, I I can tell you that uh the Southern Baptist Church, which I am involved in, uh has some rules that they go by that when younger people are searching or looking for something with their religion about and it may just be that Southern Baptist don’t let uh women be preachers or uh deacons or those kind of things. It may just be something as simple as that. And it and it could be something else that you disassembled your relationship with the Southern Baptist with. Um, the only thing I can tell you is whether you disassemble from being a Southern Baptist, you need to still try to be assembled somewhere else to go to church. That’s what I’m going to tell you. It ain’t got to be a Southern Baptist because we I have told we have told our children that that they don’t have to go to a Southern Baptist church. find a church that they like to go to. And the only thing I’m going to tell you is, and my son’s keeping his mouth shut, uh, is that if you’re going to, uh, be involved in religion, it needs to be something that does follow what’s in the Bible. That’s just my opinion. And he drank a he drank a big sip of water after that. >> Yes, I did. >> So, good luck with your family. And uh I don’t think they’ll quit calling you their child. So, >> but what if they don’t? >> Well, I don’t know whether to go here or not. Um, well, I’m just going to tell you, >> okay, >> my son was real involved in church and he’s kind of disassembled his relationship from what he believed one time and how he looked at stuff and uh, you know, uh, that ain’t something that I I can worry about. I know he’s my son and I love him and I’m hoping that your parents would do the same thing for you and um with whatever goes on in his life. Uh that’s something that he’s going to have to deal with and I ain’t got to deal with it. Uh, so you know, you people have different opinions about how to believe what’s in the Bible and different things and um, so you still ain’t saying nothing. >> Dad, >> I’ve talked to I’ve talked myself into the hole far enough. I’m getting out of it. Well, Dad, the thing I appreciate what you have said about our relationship is that you realize that there’s c there’s certain things that you respect that like you can’t we can’t make each other believe certain things and we’re not going to agree about everything. Sometimes that extends all the way to the beliefs that we hold most dear. But even when that happens, I appreciate the fact that you’ve that you recognize and respect that we’re we’re not the same person and we don’t have to have the same beliefs. And even when it comes to beliefs that you wish other people would have, you rec or that I would have, you recognize that the the path forward is not one for you to force me to make some decision, you know. >> Oh, that’s the worst thing in the world to do. >> Yeah. You you have to respect that we all have our own decisions to make. And I that’s what I heard you saying. And you know when people you know having having a relationship with parents or kids that where every party involved is an adult is getting a little bit of separation from control or the influence changes. And I think that us being in relationship and having not only a father-son relationship but also a friendship where we can disagree and and but things don’t get heated but we can keep things light. It’s like we, you know, we know enough about where each of us where we stand >> and where we’re coming from and what we believe that like there’s certain things, okay, we don’t have to get hot and heavy in certain topics because it might it might close doors or build walls versus open doors and bridge gaps. So, I think I I think we’re both sensitive to that and that there’s a level of respect there that I appreciate. >> And I think I mean it’s I think you and I both have when everything in our lives and everything goes on most of the time when our families get together. I I I just somebody will even bring stuff up about either politics or religion >> and I just hey I just stop them right then. I said, “Listen, everybody don’t believe the same thing. And religion and politics is off limits when we’re getting together for a get together cuz we’re getting together and to enjoy one another. And it ain’t going to be nothing but somebody storm out the door and be pissed off about something because you didn’t talk about it. And it ain’t it ain’t you ain’t going to change your mind and just leave it alone and just enjoy one another. And that’s what I’d tell your parents. You need to just let you grow and see how your life works out just like it’s worked out for me and Lincoln in his life. So I’m I’m hoping maybe a living that that can happen for you. >> I like that. >> That’s where I’m at. And hey, it’s just not with family. We have friends that we get together and they don’t talk about religion very but boy they they ain’t start on some politics. I’ll just I’ll just sometimes I even stand up. >> Oh >> and say hold on we talked about this before. If we going to get together as friends and for these birthday things we ain’t talking about politics. Talk about the football team you like or what you like to go do or do something or where you like to go eat, but we ain’t talking about politics. Now, some of them don’t like it, but they do be quiet and don’t talk about it no more. >> Mhm. >> What’s growing in your garden? >> That’s right. >> Yeah. >> Come by my house and pick some turnup greens. Yeah. >> Come on up. >> Well, Olivia, I hope we helped you with that. >> It’s a good question. >> Okay. Well, we got an email from Philip and he said, “If you had to live inside one TV show or movie universe forever, which one would you pick?” >> Oh, okay. This is a change of pace. Good question. >> Do you What’s coming to mind for you, Dad? Television show, movie? >> Well, I I can I can do a movie for you and a TV show. >> I bet you the movie. Let me see if I can guess. Is the movie Is it a western? >> No. >> Oh gosh. Okay. It’s not a crime movie. You don’t want to be involved in crime, do you? >> No. >> Okay. Um, you want to be Do you want to be in a romcom? You want You do. You want to You want to You want to be baby girl. You want to be all loveydovey in a in a romcom. >> Yeah. I guess. I don’t know if I know what romcom means, but >> romantic comedy. >> Oh, yeah. Well, yeah, that would be me. >> So, you picked a romcom movie? >> Yeah. >> Um, I don’t know any romcoms. You want to be Hugh Grant? >> No. Further back than that. I >> I want to be in I I’ll be in the movie Pretty Woman and I’ll be Richard Gear. >> Okay. All right. So, you’re you’re soliciting prostitutes. Well, hey, I I got I I got a lot of money and I can enjoy myself and I ended up picking up this girl that’s a prostitute and um and we ended up uh together and uh and this the movie did end just like that, but that’s where I’m going to be going back and forth. >> She didn’t die. >> No. >> Did he die? No. >> Huh? >> Mm-m. >> Okay. Did they just get in a big fight, then they got back together? >> Yep. Kind of. >> Okay. All right. I don’t think I’ll see it. >> It’s a good movie. >> Well, I think I think maybe I would I would be uh I would live Basic Instinct. >> Oh, good God. >> And I’m Sharon Stone. You know, I’m I’m I’m I’m parting my legs at the at the at the officer and then I’m using the ice pick in the bedroom. I’d be a mean ice pick wielder in the bedroom. Now I I’m trying to come up with something that’s like relaxing or something. I’m going to be like which which Hobbit movie? The Hobbit movie sucked, but I don’t want to be in Lord of the Rings cuz that’s too there’s too it’s too missionoriented. I want to be in whichever those the sucky Hobbit movies that came out afterward. The ones where they were just in the Shire mostly. That’s what I’m going to be. >> I want to live in I want to live in a Hobbit hole. Dad. >> Okay. Well, I have >> with an ice pick. I I’m g I’m have to go get me a Hobbit movie and watch it so I’ll know what you’re talking about. >> Okay. >> Next time I come out to your house, you can you can show it to me. >> Okay. >> Well, they’re each three hours. There’s at least there’s three of them and then there’s three more are the ones I’m talking about and they’re not that good. Anyway, they got some nice gardens though. >> But you’re going to be a ice ice pick wield and hobbit movie. >> Yes. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I’m going to have sex with hobbits and kill them with an ice pick, >> I guess. Yeah. >> Yeah, cuz we we have been all over the place today, all you my beasts. And it was fun having you here with us today. And we’ll be back next week for another one. And don’t forget to follow and subscribe wherever you get your podcast and on YouTube. And while you’re at it, rate and review us on Apple Podcast. And if you got a question, comment, or story, email me at ratherbeshagging53aol.com. And y’all have a great rest of your week. Especially you, Pa trick. >> Especially you, Petrick. Okay. >> Yeah, I didn’t I ain’t never got the nuts, but I got the P trick. >> That’s okay. Yep. True. Think I think >> I love you, Dad. >> Love you, son. >> All right. Bye. >> Watch the full recording of Good Mythical Evening Sloshed in Space on demand at good mythicaleing.com. And don’t forget to grab a limited edition tea while you’re