Carol ReMarks
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Carol ReMarks
Hollywood Corruption, Midlife Crisis, and Alien Encounters
What if the sordid underbelly of Hollywood was darker than you'd ever imagined? This episode kicks off with a startling exploration into the shocking allegations against P Diddy, diving headfirst into the murky waters of Hollywood corruption and the potential involvement of powerful agencies like the FBI and CIA. We draw eerie parallels to Epstein's case, pondering the unsettling implications of P Diddy's current incarceration. Join us as we speculate on the deep state connections and the potentially sinister role of blackmail in manipulating celebrities and politicians.
We then shift our focus to the more relatable yet equally complex issue of middle-aged husbands feeling out of place in dance clubs favored by a younger crowd. From relationship tensions to the quest for mutual understanding, we unpack the motivations behind these social endeavors and debate Dear Abby's advice on dance lessons as a potential solution. Wrapping up, we dive into the compelling topic of UFOs and extraterrestrial life, sparked by a recent interview with President Trump and some intriguing pilot testimonies. And of course, we couldn’t forget to give a shoutout to our friend Mary Lou and the "Go Dawgs" community! Buckle up for a wild ride through scandal, relationships, and the mysteries of the universe.
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Well, hello and good morning, Happy Sunday.
Speaker 2:Good morning one. All to a beautiful, beautiful day.
Speaker 1:What's happening?
Speaker 2:Well.
Speaker 1:You know what we haven't talked about?
Speaker 2:No what.
Speaker 1:P Diddy.
Speaker 2:Oh my gosh.
Speaker 1:And all of that. That seems like that is a lot to go over.
Speaker 2:Oh gosh, there is. There's so much to go over and.
Speaker 1:I will be honest.
Speaker 2:Honest, I have not really been following it all that much, because I find it disgusting and I don't really want to go down that rabbit hole well, you know, I just follow what I see on the news and what I search for on the internet, and then what I go to and look at archives. Oh, did I say all that? No, I really just, you know, follow what's on the news and all that kind of stuff, but without going and looking on that rabbit hole. My brain goes down the rabbit hole of what ifs, of what's going on, of what could happen, of what is really taking place, and that alone can send you in 64 different directions. That takes you in 64 more different directions, which you know you get down the warm one. You can't find your way back out of it. There's just so much.
Speaker 1:So much and so many stars, famous people, celebrities, musicians, hollywood actresses, actors, man, there's going to be a lot.
Speaker 2:You're heading down one of the warm holes. Here's what I'm afraid. Here's what I'm afraid.
Speaker 1:Here's what I'm afraid we are never going to hear the whole gist of it, it's going to be hidden and wrapped up and people paying people to stay, you know, paying the police or whoever off to stay quiet, stay out of it.
Speaker 2:There's, you know, you're bringing them up, bringing up the whole, the whole wormhole situation. You know, and you keep, you know, keep, keep, keep going. You're gonna keep. You know, and you're gonna, because, just as what I said and what you said, you can take six different roads off of what we said. Yeah, and follow it down, and follow it down, and follow it down that's what I'm saying.
Speaker 1:It's so much.
Speaker 2:It's just, you know, everybody's going to have their opinion on it and you know, of course, my brain went to thinking the reason this investigation has taken so long is that they're getting so kind of like Epstein They've got all the tapes and everything, and they have our FBI, cia whoever the hell is investigating this one of the three-letter agencies has got all this information and now they go to these people They've got this information on and say you know, you will conform to what they say, you will do it out of they, you know. And they say, well, yeah, I guess I have to. So now they've done all this with p diddy and they got all this information on all these people and they're going to hold it and they're going to, you know, nuzzle up to them and go we've got the pd tapes. Do you remember when?
Speaker 2:this is what I want you to do, or or it'll be more like this someday I'm gonna ask you for a favor yeah, that's, that's terrible, it's not funny, it's not really not that's. That's what I. That's what I. That's where my brain goes to. Don't worry about all the crap that happened.
Speaker 1:Don't worry about the criminal activity that he did.
Speaker 2:Don't worry about all the kids that might have gotten hurt Right right Of all that stuff.
Speaker 1:Thank you.
Speaker 2:We're not going to worry about that. That's secondary.
Speaker 1:Or the women, or the drugs, the illegal activities.
Speaker 2:That's not what we're talking about.
Speaker 1:I mean he's charged with a lot of different things Kidnapping, hello, yeah, and what we're concerned more with is what we're going to get out of it for not doing these things I know, but that's so wrong.
Speaker 2:Yes, it is it absolutely is.
Speaker 1:They need to go after these people full on, full on. And not just other people, but him too. You wonder why all these?
Speaker 2:celebrities don't want Trump, because maybe they do want Trump, but they've been told we've got this on you and you're going to vote for this and you're going to vote this way. I think it's. I mean, I'm seriously, you know, as far as Trump's first term and not being able to get things done because the deep state was, you know, blackmailing all these people that are keeping people from you know, being the conservative or whatever side of it. You know, I think that's all in there, I think it's all baked in there. That's why they desperately don't want him in office anyway. See, that's the wormhole we went down.
Speaker 1:Yeah, you know there's all kinds of headlines like justin bieber is so disturbed by diddy allegations amid rapper sex crimes arrest. He also just released a new song that's titled lost myself at a diddy party, or that's a lyric that is in his new song. Ex-porn star tells cops in 2018 he's Sean Diddy Combs, alleged sex slave in resurfaced video. It's just horrible. All these things, a thousand bottles of baby oil. He's recorded these freak off things Parties, whatever.
Speaker 2:That's just disgusting. That's why I say I don't really go down that part of it. I'm going down to the corruption part.
Speaker 1:And they have him on suicide watch, and I just now found out that they are housing him in the same jail that Epstein was in.
Speaker 2:Hello, yeah, his defense, his attorneys and all have been trying to get him out of there to a federal prison instead of this one, just for this whole reason and has anybody seen? Hillary has anybody seen, hillary? I?
Speaker 1:don't know that Hillary has anything to do with it. It's more Hollywood and celebrity-type crap. I'm sure politicians I don't know if politicians they have showed pictures of, I guess Sean Diddy also did these called white parties, where he come dressed as white, in white clothing, and everything. Uh, ashton, kutcher, dicaprio, all of those big, big celebrities were there. Now does I don't know, you know what I'm saying?
Speaker 2:well, let's go back just for a second. And and you said I don't know what Clinton has to do with- it. I'm going to say one thing when there's sex, there's Bill Clinton. Okay, I'm done.
Speaker 1:All right, okay, well prove me wrong, he was like one of the first presidents that was. You know Hollywood loved him. Right Prove me wrong. It's disturbing. I'm afraid to get into it and read more about it because I don't want to. It's just very disturbing.
Speaker 2:It is very disturbing. Yes it is.
Speaker 1:Well, that was seven minutes worth what else? Yes, it is. Well, that was seven minutes worth.
Speaker 2:Oh wow, what else? And you know, again, we have slowed it down and didn't. We could have gone a lot further, but let's move on.
Speaker 1:Yes, please, what do you?
Speaker 2:got. I don't know, you had something Did.
Speaker 1:I oh, we were going to do Dear Abbeys maybe.
Speaker 2:Well, fall is close.
Speaker 1:Oh fall is close.
Speaker 2:Yes, small is close. Yes, I kind of broke down and surprised the sweetie, although she didn't even know it until I had to say something. But then she said oh yeah, but yeah, I broke down and got the pumpkin spice candles.
Speaker 1:Yes, thank you.
Speaker 2:Put those up.
Speaker 1:And they smell wonderful.
Speaker 2:They smell good. They really do. I must admit I do like the pumpkin spice, my smell. Now I won't go get pumpkin spice coffees and all that stuff.
Speaker 1:But I do like the smell. Believe it or not. I have not had a single pumpkin spice flavored drink from Starbucks. Drink from Starbucks because the sugar content. I still get my iced oat, milk, ice shaken espresso, something like that. It's a big, old, long thing, but the calorie and the sugar content is very low.
Speaker 2:Yeah, and then they are delicious. Yeah, I'm proud of you for getting those low content sugar things, because I know how much you like sugar. I do, I do.
Speaker 1:I do have a sweet tooth.
Speaker 2:But yeah, if all is here, I can kind of feel it, not only by smelling the candles, but the air is much drier and I'm getting that little tickle in the throat that says, allergies are coming, so buy some Claritin. Start taking that in the morning.
Speaker 1:And it's football season.
Speaker 2:Yeah, absolutely, it's got sweater weather, we got all the holidays yeah all the fall holidays coming up it was 93 degrees outside yesterday but, but this wednesday it's supposed to get in the low 80s and temperatures are in the high 50s in the morning. So that'll be good, but we did when we were were in Ohio last week. When we came out to leave, to come home, it was about 53 degrees, so that kind of started making us feel like it. So fall is here. Yeah, absolutely.
Speaker 1:When is the official fall holiday September?
Speaker 2:It's coming up Tomorrow or the next day. Okay, it's very close, all right yeah.
Speaker 1:And when does winter?
Speaker 2:start December, the same time, so we have a very short fall season.
Speaker 1:We have three months, all right.
Speaker 2:Yeah, three months. Well, it is September, october. All right, okay, all right.
Speaker 1:Yeah.
Speaker 2:So really, you look at October, november, december, so the end of December. Okay, you're going to go into winter. All right, that's right, absolutely Looking forward to looking forward. I hope fall doesn't go fast this year. I hope it goes really slow, because I'm starting to enjoy fall more as I mature.
Speaker 1:See I'm doing. I'm the opposite. Now I enjoy the summers because I'm getting older and I can't hardly take the cold anymore.
Speaker 2:Well, that's why I like the fall. It's not cold yet. True Winter is becoming a pain in the fanny. But you know absolutely Absolutely what does Dear Abby have in store for us.
Speaker 1:Let's go look. All right, we have a Dear Abby. I am picking them out. The gent has no idea what. Let's go look. All right, we have a Dear Abby. I am picking them out. The gent has no idea what I'm about to read Dun dun, dun dun. All right, Dear Abby. My husband's personality changed for the worst when he quit abusing drugs.
Speaker 2:Oh, wait a minute. Read that again.
Speaker 1:So this is going to be All right, Dear Abby. My husband's personality changed for the worst when he quit abusing drugs.
Speaker 1:All right, here we go. Eight years ago my husband of 26 years had a stroke and his personality changed. He was difficult to deal with, but with time his old personality came back and things got better. Two years ago he finally kicked a long-time prescription drug habit. Our finances improved almost overnight, for which I am grateful, but his personality changed again.
Speaker 1:This change has been neither pleasant nor easy to deal with. Some days he gets angry with me for talking to him about even the simplest things like traffic or the weather. Don't get me wrong. I don't want him to go back to abusing drugs, but I want my best friend back. For at least a year now I've been begging him to go to marriage counseling with me. He says he will, but has put no effort into finding a counselor. Why don't you find one? He grew up in the small town we live in, so I want him to choose the counselor, because I may accidentally choose someone he knows and doesn't want to talk to. There's number one problem trying to keep secrets from everybody. I'm afraid he will never make an appointment. So should I just find a counselor for myself? I don't want to throw away 26 years of marriage, but some days, all I think about is running away. Sadden in the East Coast. How about the 12-step program? How about getting in one of those?
Speaker 2:Well, she's going to have to get in one for herself first yes, absolutely. Because you know that's just what you got to do. Yeah, you can't change other people, right? You got to work on yourself, right, and if he sees progress in you, then maybe he'll come along. But he's got some other things going on with him in his brain and all that stuff too.
Speaker 1:Yeah, a marriage counselor is not going to fix this. No, uh-uh.
Speaker 2:So he may want to see a doctor about that kind of thing. So I would not venture to say for that person. If I were to give that person advice, I would say you just need to leave him alone and you need to go work on yourself and hopefully he'll see. You know that, hey, I'm not doing things right. I need some help. And once he asks for the help then you can go give it to him. But you've got to kind of stay away from that.
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah.
Speaker 2:That's my advice. I mean, if it gets blatantly bad and all that stuff there's things you can do, but don't throw away 26 just by nagging and saying you've got to do this. Let's see what, dear Abby, has to say that's my advice.
Speaker 1:I agree the individual has to change, they have to seek it out for themselves and if you're especially dealing with an addiction like that, there is going to be some behavior changes and he's had a stroke.
Speaker 2:Yes, that too. What other you know?
Speaker 1:Yeah.
Speaker 1:So all right, let me see what dear Abby has to say. Dear, saddened, I don't know what could be the cause of your husband's anger, and neither will you until you get to the bottom of it. Do not allow the fact that he is stalling prevent you from consulting a licensed marriage and family therapist. Compile a list of counseling services that not only in your town but also in some neighboring communities. Once you have the names, show the list to your husband and ask if he knows any of them. Then make an appointment for both of you with one or more therapists and interview them. If he refuses to accompany you, go on your own.
Speaker 2:Very much so Yep, yep, all right.
Speaker 1:Well, there you go.
Speaker 2:Well, we had that knowledge in our brain. She probably had to go research it.
Speaker 1:Yeah, Probably All right, we're at 15 minutes in. Let's do a question of the day. Let's do one more.
Speaker 2:Oh, one more.
Speaker 1:Yeah, let's do one more All right, we're going to do one more. You ready for this one? Hopefully it's more lighthearted.
Speaker 2:Fire down.
Speaker 1:All right, here we go. Dear Abby, let's see, my middle-aged wife wants to go clubbing with people in their 20s. Dear Abby, I'm married and in my mid-40s. My wife and I have a robust social life for which we both feel very lucky and blessed. We have amazing friends who are a wonderful support system and with whom we go out regularly. Lately, our wives have been wanting to go out to dance clubs. Who's our wives? That's what I want to know. Anyway, lately our wives have been wanting to go to dance clubs where the majority of people are half our age.
Speaker 1:I'm the youngest of the husbands and in our friend group we go along despite feeling very uncomfortable. We get weird looks and the occasional comment and it's awkward being there. We've talked about it among the guys and agree this is a tough situation. We've had conversations with our wives about feeling uncomfortable and all we got similar responses like well then, don't come the one or two times I've sat out. My wife was cool toward me for several days afterward. She really enjoys going to clubs with her friends and I don't want her to stop to enjoy. I don't want her to stop enjoying her life. I also understand she feels safer in those environments when I'm around.
Speaker 1:This is weird. This is longer than I thought it was going to be. All right, one more couple, more things. It's just hard for me and my buddies to feel like losers or people who are much too old to be at the club, despite the fact that we're with our wives in my it. Is my perspective valid or do I just need to suck it up? Supportive husband in texas. What do you think about that?
Speaker 2:I'm glad I'm 60. Because, damn you know, I don't know what to think. I think I had a headache when I was. I would get a headache if I were reading that, yeah.
Speaker 1:Well, basically it's a group of friends. They're in their mid-40s, the wives want to go partying and clubbing all over town. The husbands don't want to go, so the wives go by themselves and they're in this club with a bunch of 20-year-olds I'd say what are you hanging on?
Speaker 2:to Right, you know, what are you hanging on to? I would think that I would say, you know, hey, let's just all go together and, you know, come on over to the house, we'll do some things. Hell, you know, maybe we'll just crank up some music and dance and party here, you know, but aren't you getting a little old for that? Yeah, I don't know. I don't know. I don't know.
Speaker 1:It sounds to me like they have nothing else to do, or the wives are trying to hang on to that youthfulness and that's their way of doing it, I don't know. Or maybe they're getting attention from younger guys, you know, and they feel sexy or pretty or whatever. I don't know. It's not healthy.
Speaker 2:It's not. I mean. You know, what would you do if?
Speaker 1:I was, you know, if I started going out to clubbing with a young, with my girl. I don't have any really girlfriends, but if I had some girlfriends and we went out clubbing, what would you think about that?
Speaker 2:I would think what would you do? I would, I would say okay, y'all go have fun. And then then you know, you probably come back and go. I'm not doing that again, but that would probably be what would happen, because you know, I trust you and I know that you'd go and go. These kids are idiots. Yeah, the kids are idiots. I think that there would be at some point. You know, the women would go. You know what are we doing?
Speaker 1:Well, I don't know. There's some women out there that just they're not. They're not mentally advanced.
Speaker 2:But as a group, collective of women, I think they would probably, you know, hopefully, you know, beat some sense into each other. No, I don't know, anyway, I don't, I, I'm gonna have to leave. I, this one, I would have to say dear abby, what do you think?
Speaker 1:let's see what she says. I'm curious. All right, dear husband, no guy is too old to go dancing. If your problem is that you feel weird doing it, you and your friends should consider signing up for some dance lessons. Oh my god. And she says in parentheses no, I'm not kidding. Oh my word. With someone who is experienced and has the patience to teach you, you might actually have fun. No, this is not the kind of dancing that they're doing, sweetheart, dear abby. No, they're. They're probably grinding, and just, there's no dance lessons to take here. No, how do you teach? No, no, they're not waltzing.
Speaker 1:Okay with someone who is okay dear abby, there's no job yeah, those who have two left feet and or no sense of rhythm should consider another activity. On the nights, their wives go dancing. Ps. Your wife should not punish you for feeling awkward about going to those clubs. She should instead be trying to help you. Oh, that's the wrong answer, dear abby.
Speaker 2:Yeah, wrong answer pumpkin spice lattes at five in the morning is the answer to that.
Speaker 1:All right, it's 21 minutes.
Speaker 2:Question we're done.
Speaker 1:Question of the day. All right, the gent has the question of the day. I don't even know what it is.
Speaker 2:Okay, the other night President Trump was on the Gutfeld show and Cat Temp asked are aliens and UFOs really real? Because you know he has all the information on that and he, you know, made an answer that didn't say yes or no, but he said that you know the people, he'd interviewed the pilots and all had seen a lot of strange things. So my question to you is are UFOs and aliens real and is there life out there? That's a very simple question.
Speaker 1:That's a loaded question too. That covers a lot.
Speaker 2:It's not very specific. But is there life out there that's trying to get in touch with us? Are there UFOs? And what about Mary Lou? Alright, thanks for listening. Go Dawgs, and what about.
Speaker 1:Mary Lou, all right. Thanks for listening.
Speaker 2:Go Dawgs.
