This is Dispatches From Myrtle Beach with Charles Neal and my son, Link from “Good Mythical Morning.” How you doing, Link? I’m doing pretty good, Dad. It’s always a pick me up to see you. How you doing? Yeah. Well, I got through rolling with that 18-inch roller about three o’clock today, so I’m doing really good for a little while, so… What were you painting? The side of a barn. That’s a big roller. No, just all them big bedrooms in that big house I’m working on. Okay. Still working on that big house. Oh yeah. Okay. Yep. Still working on it. Yeah. Taking it easy. Getting some job security. They don’t pay you by the hour though. No. That’s why you’re using an 18-inch roller so you can get the hell out of there. Get the paint on the wall. Yeah, get it all going. We’re recording this on a Friday and it’s, let’s see, it’s 2:44 Friday. It’s almost six o’clock your time. I’m like, well, we’re cutting into into your weekend, you know. Hey, the show’s got to go on, whether it’s my weekend or not, we gotta get these dispatches out for all these Myrtle Beast. And do you have… Yeah. Do you have any big plans after this? Well, I ain’t told Nancy, but me and her went and bought some new dancing shoes. So we may go dancing tonight. Oh, you got some fresh ones. You gotta break ’em in. Yeah. Well, they’re pretty. They’re pretty soft when you buy ’em. What? They pretty much ready to go if you know how to dance. Are they special shagging shoes? Yes, they are. How? What makes ’em shagging shoes? ‘Cause they got slick bottoms on them so you can… Oh, it’s kinda like a bowling shoe? Oh, no. No, these got leather bottoms on them. And where you can move around and do all your steps in them. Okay. There’s a lot of sliding, a lot of shuffling. That would be correct. All right. Yep. Is that why old people can shag because you don’t have to actually lift your feet up any? That’s probably a good idea, Link. I ain’t never thought of that, but yeah that’s… There’s a lot of old people that’s doing it. Right, right, you just like, you know- And we’re one of ’em. You see, well- Two of them. Well, I know you’re young and spry compared to some of them people ’cause they’re just out there just like shuffling their feet, like, shuffle, shuffle, shuffle. No, some of ’em ain’t this shuffled. Okay. They spinning, they spinning around doing all kind of stuff, but listen- So you gonna try to talk Nancy into that? Okay. Yeah. Well, we’ll talk about that later. But I thought, you know, I got a surprise guest for us. Mm-hmm. And it is Nancy. Oh. And we’re gonna bring her in ’cause she’s… St. Patrick’s Day is coming up and she’s got another booth down at St. Patrick’s Day and gonna be selling jewelry and all that stuff. So we’re gonna bring Nancy right on in. Okay. This is quite a surprise. And while Nancy comes in, I’ll remind you dear Myrtle Beast that this show is now every single week again. So no need to have just a little mini dispatch to try to get you by. Now, we’re gonna give you the real thing every week. Tell your friends, tell your neighbors, tell your enemies every single week. Right, Dad? I’m telling, Son. And don’t this thing look a lot better Myrtle Beach with my wife sitting in here, we got some, got a good-looking woman on this thing now. Hey, Nana. You do look great. Link. Hey, how are you? I’m good. I’m glad to see you. I haven’t actually seen your face since… I know that you guys, you know, you’ve been going through stuff with your mom passing away and, you know, so I know you know, we love you and that we were sending love your way. But it’s good to see your smiling face and how are you doing and how is everybody? We’re doing good. Have our moments of sadness, but- Yeah. But we’re doing good. Okay. She’s still going through some stuff and when she does that, she has some things that brings back memories and just stuff like that. I come in from working the other day. I don’t know why I came home and she was standing in the hallway and she was… I said, “What in the world’s wrong with you?” And she said, “Well, I just been up here crying. I was going through mama’s stuff.” And so, it was a good time for me to come home and give her a hug and, you know. Well, good, that was good timing. Yeah. There ain’t nothing wrong with crying. I mean, it’s a good thing, to have somebody you love so much that you, you know, you can let it out, right? That’s correct. So Dad swooped in. He gave you some love, that’s good. He did. I’ll give you a virtual hug. How’s that? That’s right. And thank you so much for the beautiful flowers and the Shari Berries. Oh, not a sponsor, but yeah. That was beautiful. Yeah. Yeah. They should be a sponsor. We sent you some Shari’s Berries. That woman again. They lasted every bit of about eight minutes, But Link, let me tell you a little story, Nancy, right after her mama passed away and we got back home, or sometime or another, she had to call the insurance people where they were taking money and stuff out of… Say wouldn’t keep taking out of her account and stuff. Mm-hmm. It was an insurance for her eyes and her teeth. Yeah. So you can tell him now. She talked to this lady and then what happened, Honey? She hung up. She hung up and about an hour later she called me back and she said, “I’m real curious.” She said, “After investigating your mom’s account and then your name.” She said, “I did some investigating.” And she said, “Your last name is Neal. Would you happen to be any kin to Link Neal?” And I said, “He’s my stepson.” And she said, “And Charles is your husband?” And I said, “Yes, he is.” And so, it was so neat. This lady was so sweet. She took care of mama’s business and took care of everything for me that I didn’t have to go through a whole bunch of people and… Oh, great. It was really sweet. And so, she’s been texting me to see how I’ve been doing and- Oh, she has. Asking how Charles is. Uh-huh. And she’s coming sometime this summer to Myrtle Beach, and she’s gonna look us up and say, hey. You know, okay. Did you give her my number? But she, no. No. Okay, good. But she does, she watches Dispatch from Myrtle Beach and your show. So that’s why. Oh yeah. Yes. She kept looking. She said, “Well, I watched him. She told Nancy, she said, “Well, I watched Rhett and Link all the time and I watched Dispatches From Myrtle Beach with Charles and Link too. So that was the reason she called back ’cause she watched the show. She did some investigating. And she said, yeah. She said that every night that her and her husband and her children watch Rhett and Link every day. And now that her- When they get home after dinner. And now her boss is also listening and she’s gonna get fired. I hope not. For doing this. No. For doing this invest, extracurricular investigation. No, that’s great, that’s great. Did we get things squared away with the… She was more helpful you said because… Oh yeah, she was really great. I think she’d have done it even though she didn’t even know who we were. You know, she was- But it didn’t hurt, did it? Very kind and her customer service was excellent. Okay. So that’s a plus for her job. What’s her first name? Tara. All right. We’re gonna give Cara a holler out there. Tara. Tara. Tara, Tara. Tara too. Tara. We give ’em both a holler. Tara. Yeah. That’s the second person that you’ve had customer service recognize you over customer service. That’s correct. Isn’t that great? It’s not happened to me directly. I mean, one time I got pulled over by a cop and then I don’t remember what I did wrong ’cause, you know, I’ve gotten pulled over quite a lot, but not since I came out here. It was when I was out here and the guy was like, “Listen, I know who you are, I’m a fan. I’m just gonna let you go.” This was years ago. I remember this like at the beginning of GMM I was telling the story. But yeah, that was like the most tangible perk I’ve had. We’ll take what we can get. Yep. Yeah, that’s exactly correct. What do you think is the biggest perk that you’ve gotten from being the host of the weirdest podcast on the internet, Dad? Have you ever gotten moved to the front of a line or a better table at a restaurant? No, it ain’t got that good yet. Yeah. We’ll get you there. we’ll get you there. It’ll get to that. Yeah. It’s getting to that. Yeah. But I mean, you know, when I go places and people recognize me and they say, “Well, we’re gonna look after you.” And they do that. Well, it did happen at Outback when the waitress was waiting on us, recognized who we were and boy, she looked after us and took care of us, I’m telling you. You got a blooming onion for free maybe. Well, no. No. We didn’t get nothing. We didn’t get anything for it. I didn’t want her to get fired. Yep, yep. You know. You’re leaving a wake of people who get fired for helping you out. We don’t want to do that. Yeah, we don’t want to do that. When I went snowboarding recently, Lando had to leave his boots in there when he rented ski boots. And the guy was a fan, and instead of having to rent a locker, he kept Lando’s boots behind the counter. Oh. I ain’t gonna turn down a good boot perk. Oh no. Yeah. That’s right. Yeah. So tell me about this booth. This is like a promo for your merch, Nancy. Yes, I don’t know what my booth number is yet, or exactly where I’ll be, but it’ll be on Saturday, March the 16th. Okay. And there’s a parade at that morning at nine o’clock and- Morning parade. That is a wonderful parade. Okay. That’s mighty early for a parade. Okay. Go ahead though. I guess the Macy’s Day parade is early. Oh yeah. And then after then, we can start selling or whatever our profession is. Okay, and your profession is making jewelry, sometimes featuring animals, including… Do you have anything you wanna show? Some jaguars. I remember last year you had a jaguar. Yeah, but not this year but that’s some of my jewelry. Oh, you went with the black and white theme. Well, that’s just one of the- Wait a minute, let me get my fingers out there before you break- The many things that I’ve made. Okay. And everything that’s on in my booth is, well, 99% of it made by me. And then I do a lot of shells. This is a shell necklace with pearls in between it. I like that. And then this one here, this- Now, did you collect those shells? Red coral. No, I bought ’em. Okay. All right. And this is red coral. Okay. This is kind of popular. Did you skin dive for that coral? No, I didn’t. So I’m fine. I’m quickly finding out where the 1% is. I’m just, you know, I just wanted to know where the 1% was. That’s something she bought, and she didn’t make. And I’ve redone. I didn’t make it. Like, I might bought it and redo it. Sometimes I go buy beads or jewelry in the stores at a discount and I tear ’em down and start all over, make ’em my way. Okay. Yeah, better. And then this is coral. Oh. And this has an octopus on it. Oh, octopus. Now, did you make that octopus? No, I didn’t make that. That’s the 1%. That’s the 1%. But you placed- That’s the 1%. You placed the octopus on the necklace and you made the necklace match it and… Yes, I did. Yes, I did. Okay, all right, all right, all right. Hey, how much does that octopus necklace go for? What’s your price? This one right here will be about 40 bucks. Okay. Yeah, that’s fair. I mean, because you’re putting each one on there individually. Yes. Yes. Right, right. And this one too. This one here is 45, the red coral. ‘Cause every one of those are put on by hand. And if they mention Dispatches From Myrtle Beach, maybe they get a photo. They will get a discount. A discount? Yes. Well, like one what? Let me guess. 1%? No, they get more than that. All right. I’m not going, I’m not going. No, we’re going, I know. I like your idea. I don’t know if we’re going give a discount. They’re gonna get to take a picture with us. Right. Yeah, they can have a choice. One or the other. I’m sure they’ll choose the photo. And this is some more coral with turquoise, a different type of turquoise. I wish I could get away with wearing this stuff. You ever made anything that Dad could wear? No. Well, Jason Momoa can do it, you know. And then this is a different kind of coral. Okay. I’ve got a lot of coral this year. It’s the year of coral. You’ve heard it here, folks. That is correct. And here is some other type of pearls. Oh, okay. Well, they get the idea. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It’s not, I’m not- There’s other colors. It’s not all running together or anything. I like each piece individually, but yeah, we gotta- Oh. And I’ve got some more colors here. She’s still going, Dad. What do we tell her? And there’s a different kind A shells. Oh, that’s beautiful. I think I’m doing a lot of shells this year. It’s the year of the coral and year of the shells. It’s like, it’s ocean themed. Yep. So come on down to Nancy Neal’s booth and get yourself some coral and octopus. Yeah, come on down there, so we don’t have so much of this stuff at the house. And you can get a picture with me and Nancy from Dispatches From Myrtle Beach. There you go, there you go. Make a road trip of it. And Link, I’ve been trying to figure out to help promote the show and I was wondering maybe we could get some business cards made with Dispatches From Myrtle Beach. Sure, sure. Well, you know, get something. Yeah, do you… Okay, go for it. Well, you’re asking me to make ’em? No, I’m just asking you if it’s all right. I mean… Oh. Logan said she might could come up with some kind of thing- Slogan. Put on the card. Yeah. And send it to me where I could have something made or something and give ’em out. I love this idea. I didn’t… Now, it’s gotta be catchy. What’s it gonna say on it? Well, we gotta figure that out. I mean, the shirt said, “Do you know who I am?” And then, this could be, this could say, do you know who I am? And then on the other side it could say, now you do. And then boom, it’s got all the information for the podcast, Dispatches From Myrtle Beach, wherever podcast are found. That could work. But then we got a print on both sides of the card. And I don’t know, I don’t know what that’s… I don’t know how… I don’t know how many profits from Nancy’s business we want to funnel into this. Then that we ain’t using none of Nancy’s profits. Listen, this is for me- Okay. All right. And you and Dispatches From Myrtle Beach. All right, I’ll fund this endeavor, but you- But we’ll work that out. We’ll see. Do you know who I am? Now you do. We could pass ’em out at the St. Patty’s Day. Okay. There’s about 10,000 to 20,000 people that come through the downtown area. I like that. I like that. How can we make it more personal? Get the inside scoop on everything that’s happened in Myrtle Beach. Not that we ever talk about that, but by the time they listen, they’ll forget that. I give you permission to use my face on it. Okay. If that helps. But only if it’s also got your face on it. Well, you know, I had another idea that maybe me and you do like you and Rhett and we could get together and make a T-shirt with my face on it and yours. Okay. Yeah, we can get together. So you want a new T-shirt with both of our faces on. Hey, you know- You want a business card, or do you want a T-shirt? Yeah, if you don’t ask, they can’t tell you no or yes. Right. So, you know, I learned that a long time ago. So are those my options? No and yes. Now that you’ve asked. Well, that’s your options. Yeah. I mean- I like the idea of a shirt. Or you same maybe I like the idea of a shirt, but we gotta get on these business cards quick before- Yeah. But yeah, you need something to hand out. I got an idea. You can give that. Oh, you got an idea. I want to say, are y’all watching these crazy people on the podcasts at Dispatches From Myrtle Beach? Are y’all watching these crazy people? Uh-huh. Funny people, funny people. Funny people. Yeah, there we go. Funny people. Yeah. These funny guys. Knowledgeable. Funny… Knowledgeable. Wonderful, handsome. Yeah. Father and son duo. Maybe, Logan, are you writing this down? Yep. Okay. Are you recording this? Yes. Okay, good. All right. All of those words. Maybe we put all those words on it. Perfect. Knowledgeable, handsome, crazy, funny, father, son duo. Handsome. Handsome. Got it, got it, got it. You put handsome on it. I don’t know. You can put handsome on there twice. That way we won’t fight over who’s handsome. I’m talking. Hey, I’m talking about a business card. 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Got eloped. Got eloped. I reckon that means he got married. Yeah. Yeah, thanks, Son. I knew I wasn’t only going to be a husband for the first time in my life, but a stepfather to a 7-year-old and a 2-year-old. I love children and they both are still learning to love me and we plan to grow our family in the near future. But the scariest part that hasn’t hit me is that I will be moving away from my home state and immediate family for the first time. For years, I’ve been telling myself I’ve been ready to leave my home in Hawaii to start my life in bigger purpose with my wife and our boys in North Carolina. Oh. I could use some life advice about my new adventure and starting off in a whole new state or anything you feel you’d like to share to someone that has taken a leap to this new chapter in life. And I would love to know some things about North Carolina that would be neat for how a Hawaiian grown man. Oh. Okay. Well, a lot of people are moving to North Carolina. Of course, you left, I left. But a lot of people are moving there, it’s a beautiful state. Now, it’s beautiful in a different way than Hawaii, of course, but it does have its beauty. He didn’t say what part of the state he’s in, but what thoughts do you have? Well, Jeffrey, I thought about this in a little bit and I may… It sounded like you loved the water and I think you maybe even surf some and do stuff. You gotta learn how to do stuff when you live in Hawaii, that you like the water anyway. Mm-hmm. But if you move somewhere like where Link and I used to live in the middle of the state, you’re still not but about two hours from the beach. Of course, if you really like the beach and like the water, you could see if you could find a place that’s close to the ocean and moves there. And of course, the water in North Carolina at the beaches, you’re going to get a surprise ’cause it’s not going to be that pretty blue water that you’re looking at. It’s going to be a gray as tint. But in the summertime and in the fall, it’s warm and you can get in it, so… I do miss that. And some places are definitely surfable, but not to a Hawaiian standard. So you gotta say that. Oh yeah. No, we ain’t got no 20-foot waves. Mm-mm. Unless there’s a storm coming in or something and you get out there before a hurricane gets you. You might get some bigger waves but, you know. Of course, he could go the other direction and go to the mountains in the same amount of time if he’s in the middle. Yeah. Mm-hmm. Yeah, that’s what I mean by living in North Carolina. You can be at the… If you live in the center of the state, you can be in the mountains in like three to four hours or you can be at the ocean in two to three hours. So you just do a little homework and see where you want to go. And I don’t know what kind of work you do and what your trade is or what you do, but just see what you look up and see what you’d be interested in, where you can look after those two children and your new wife and where y’all get started out on the right foot when you get to beautiful North Carolina ’cause it is beautiful, it’s beautiful. Now, there’s a couple things that come to mind for me just to orient somebody. And Dad, you can tell me what you think about this. The thicker the southern accent, the stupider the person. True or false? Well, are you… It sounds like you’re talking about me. No, I’m not talking about anybody, I’m- Hey- Don’t be defensive. My accent is pretty thick, ain’t it? Yes. So, true or false? People. No, no, no. People that have an accent like I do are not dumb and- Necessarily. We just necessarily… Here you go, but- Right? Jeffrey, you’re gonna have to learn. Hey, you’re coming to a whole new dialect but it’s still English and when you get here, a lot of people you talk to, you’re going to have to really pay attention to what they’re saying because you may not understand what’s coming out of their mouth. You say, what the hell did he say? Right, and it’s not that… Funny thing is, it’s not that it said fast, it’s said slow. It just said as slowly as you’ve heard anybody talk about anything. Yet, you still may not be able to understand it depending on who you run across. So don’t be afraid to say, hey, listen, I’m from O’ahu and I don’t understand you. It even rhymes. Actually. No offense, and I don’t think you’re dumb for that reason. Don’t think that they’re dumb, you know, some of the smartest people I ever met have thick southern accents. Wouldn’t you say, dad? You met some. Well, I- Have you met some really smart people with southern accents. You and Rhett used to have a pretty good accent till y’all moved. And I think y’all, you know, right on up on the top being really smart. Well, thank you. Guys, so… I wasn’t talking about Rhett, that’s for sure. And I wasn’t talking about myself either. The other thing is you gotta know that barbecue is meat, it’s not a verb and it varies depending on where you go in the state. And you can go on a quite an excursion to find different types of barbecue in different parts of the state of North Carolina. And that’s something you can do with your stepchildren. So you just know that that’s very important to us. Also, don’t forget about the Wolfpack. Everybody’s talking about Carolina and Duke. And then, and if you move close to the coast, Link’s talking about barbecue, but you can get some really good seafood down there too. So you’re not gonna miss out on that either. Learn to love Bojangles. Learn to love cookout. You’ll be all right. You’ll do good. I think you’ll do fine. It ain’t Hawaii though, I’ll tell you that. Well, Link, I reckon we’re gonna have to wrap this up. It was fun having you all here with us today. And we’ll be back next week for another one next week. Mm-hmm. Don’t forget to click those follow and subscribe buttons wherever you get your podcast and on YouTube. And while you’re at it, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Got a question, comment or a story that you’d like to share with me, email me at ratherbshagging53@aol.com. Y’all have a great rest of the week and we can’t wait to spin your world around again next week. So love you, Link and I’ll see you in about a week. Love you too, Dad. Sounds good.