Tom and Randy put the finishing touches on a spectacular weekend at the Great Lakes Classic in Lansing, Michigan. Will Randy be back next year? Download it to find out...
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[00:02:01] [SPEAKER_02]: Foos Talk Live, back and live here in the Great Lakes Classic in Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, on a Sunday afternoon.
[00:02:11] [SPEAKER_02]: And it's raining.
[00:02:12] [SPEAKER_02]: What's up for that?
[00:02:13] [SPEAKER_00]: I want to take a nap, Tom.
[00:02:14] [SPEAKER_00]: Dude.
[00:02:15] [SPEAKER_00]: I just want to go to bed.
[00:02:16] [SPEAKER_00]: My arm hurts.
[00:02:18] [SPEAKER_02]: Now, before we get into the aches and pains, because we'll cover that.
[00:02:22] [SPEAKER_02]: It's cool.
[00:02:23] [SPEAKER_02]: So, just overall, the weekend, you've never been to Michigan State.
[00:02:28] [SPEAKER_02]: You coming back?
[00:02:29] [SPEAKER_00]: This tournament sucked, Tom.
[00:02:32] [SPEAKER_00]: No, this was one of the most fun tournaments I've been to, legitimately.
[00:02:37] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:02:39] [SPEAKER_00]: The venue, great.
[00:02:41] [SPEAKER_00]: Rooms were great.
[00:02:43] [SPEAKER_00]: The ballroom, great.
[00:02:44] [SPEAKER_00]: Tables played great.
[00:02:45] [SPEAKER_00]: Yep.
[00:02:45] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh, the people, great.
[00:02:48] [SPEAKER_00]: Again, it's, uh...
[00:02:51] [SPEAKER_02]: I was trying to think of a thing to describe what this is like.
[00:02:55] [SPEAKER_02]: You know what?
[00:02:56] [SPEAKER_02]: I came up with a catchphrase.
[00:02:59] [SPEAKER_02]: The Great Lakes Classic.
[00:03:01] [SPEAKER_00]: It's like coming home.
[00:03:03] [SPEAKER_00]: I don't know about that.
[00:03:05] [SPEAKER_00]: When I get home, I'll know I'm going to be home.
[00:03:08] [SPEAKER_00]: I get to see my dog and my wife and sleep in my bed.
[00:03:11] [SPEAKER_00]: All right.
[00:03:11] [SPEAKER_00]: All right.
[00:03:12] [SPEAKER_00]: But the Great Lakes Classic, a good foosball tournament.
[00:03:15] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:03:15] [SPEAKER_00]: Definitely, like, if you're, uh...
[00:03:17] [SPEAKER_00]: If you've never been, make plans.
[00:03:19] [SPEAKER_00]: Yes.
[00:03:19] [SPEAKER_00]: Um, you've got to hit this one, man.
[00:03:21] [SPEAKER_00]: It was good.
[00:03:21] [SPEAKER_00]: Do it.
[00:03:22] [SPEAKER_00]: It was really good.
[00:03:22] [SPEAKER_00]: Do it.
[00:03:23] [SPEAKER_00]: So, weekend's winding down.
[00:03:25] [SPEAKER_00]: Um, Sherwin Pulaski.
[00:03:28] [SPEAKER_00]: I've got his 18th birthday marked on my calendar.
[00:03:31] [SPEAKER_00]: Okay.
[00:03:31] [SPEAKER_00]: Because I'm going to punch him right in his little face when he turns 18.
[00:03:35] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh, one expert doubles.
[00:03:38] [SPEAKER_00]: One amateur doubles.
[00:03:40] [SPEAKER_00]: Second and pro doubles.
[00:03:42] [SPEAKER_00]: Yep.
[00:03:43] [SPEAKER_00]: Sitting...
[00:03:44] [SPEAKER_00]: Fifth.
[00:03:45] [SPEAKER_00]: Fifth and open doubles.
[00:03:46] [SPEAKER_00]: Fifth and open doubles.
[00:03:46] [SPEAKER_00]: A little boogers playing so good, dude.
[00:03:49] [SPEAKER_00]: It's amazing.
[00:03:49] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:03:50] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:03:51] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh, he's, uh, he's definitely developing quickly.
[00:03:54] [SPEAKER_00]: Um, definitely, um, somebody to keep an eye on.
[00:03:58] [SPEAKER_00]: Um, so good for him, man.
[00:04:00] [SPEAKER_00]: The Pulaski's, Pulaski's are a great family.
[00:04:02] [SPEAKER_00]: A good foos family.
[00:04:03] [SPEAKER_00]: Wonderful people.
[00:04:04] [SPEAKER_00]: And, uh, Sherwin is definitely developing nicely.
[00:04:06] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh, had a, had a great worlds and now having a great, uh, Great Lakes, great, great, great,
[00:04:12] [SPEAKER_00]: Great Lakes Classic.
[00:04:13] [SPEAKER_00]: So, yeah.
[00:04:14] [SPEAKER_02]: I mean, he's 15.
[00:04:16] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:04:17] [SPEAKER_02]: 15.
[00:04:18] [SPEAKER_02]: It is.
[00:04:18] [SPEAKER_02]: And he comes to a place like this and just kind of goes, oh, okay, I'll beat those people.
[00:04:22] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:04:23] [SPEAKER_00]: I was committing felonies when I was 15.
[00:04:24] [SPEAKER_00]: So, he's, uh, yeah, we're definitely in there, you know, he's different than me.
[00:04:29] [SPEAKER_00]: But, um, yeah, uh, shout out to, uh, my buddy Kevin Arruda, one beginner singles.
[00:04:35] [SPEAKER_00]: My buddy, uh, Mikey Mello, AKA Mikey Pond, got second in beginner singles.
[00:04:40] [SPEAKER_00]: They're playing together right now in beginner doubles.
[00:04:42] [SPEAKER_00]: Nice.
[00:04:42] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh, Chris Amaral.
[00:04:43] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh, Chris Amaral again, my boy, second in amateur singles.
[00:04:47] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh, you know, shout out to Bruce Walton, my partner, my dear friend.
[00:04:51] [SPEAKER_00]: Bruce.
[00:04:51] [SPEAKER_00]: I am sorry.
[00:04:52] [SPEAKER_00]: I couldn't, I couldn't play better for you, Bruce.
[00:04:54] [SPEAKER_00]: Oh, dude.
[00:04:54] [SPEAKER_02]: Don't, don't put that on yourself.
[00:04:56] [SPEAKER_00]: No.
[00:04:57] [SPEAKER_00]: All the matches we lost this weekend were my fault.
[00:04:59] [SPEAKER_00]: So, you know, man, I'm still, I'm trying to figure it out like everybody else.
[00:05:03] [SPEAKER_00]: You know, it's just, uh, that's part of the game.
[00:05:05] [SPEAKER_02]: You're making progress though.
[00:05:06] [SPEAKER_02]: It's like every time I watch you, you're getting better.
[00:05:09] [SPEAKER_00]: Well, I'm trying.
[00:05:10] [SPEAKER_00]: That's part of it, right?
[00:05:11] [SPEAKER_00]: So.
[00:05:12] [SPEAKER_02]: That's it.
[00:05:12] [SPEAKER_02]: That's it.
[00:05:13] [SPEAKER_00]: Um, learning and, and, uh, and I'll tell you what, man, I got a new table.
[00:05:17] [SPEAKER_00]: What a difference.
[00:05:18] [SPEAKER_00]: This is my first tournament after getting a new table.
[00:05:19] [SPEAKER_00]: It's, it's night and day, night and day.
[00:05:22] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:05:22] [SPEAKER_00]: Um, you know, so, uh, but, uh, the event's been great.
[00:05:26] [SPEAKER_00]: Um, yeah, I, you know, I miss my wife.
[00:05:30] [SPEAKER_00]: I can't wait to go home.
[00:05:31] [SPEAKER_00]: I, you know, I get like this when I, when, when the tournament's coming, I'm excited.
[00:05:35] [SPEAKER_00]: I can't wait to go play.
[00:05:36] [SPEAKER_00]: But then when it's done, it's I'm done.
[00:05:38] [SPEAKER_00]: Like I want to go home.
[00:05:40] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:05:41] [SPEAKER_00]: So, um, you know, work tomorrow back to reality, the whole nine yards.
[00:05:45] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh, but, uh, this, this has been, this has been fun.
[00:05:48] [SPEAKER_00]: The show last night was a blast, man.
[00:05:50] [SPEAKER_00]: Having a clay and Adam on was, was super cool.
[00:05:52] [SPEAKER_02]: And, uh, speaking of which these guys have been killing it with the coverage.
[00:05:56] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:05:57] [SPEAKER_00]: It's been wonderful.
[00:05:57] [SPEAKER_00]: Actually.
[00:05:57] [SPEAKER_00]: They let me sit in for a little bit, uh, which I enjoyed.
[00:06:00] [SPEAKER_00]: And, and it's like it, man, it's like a cockpit up there.
[00:06:03] [SPEAKER_00]: All the, all the equipment they have and everything.
[00:06:05] [SPEAKER_00]: And, uh, it's super, super cool.
[00:06:07] [SPEAKER_00]: Shout out to those guys.
[00:06:08] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh, again, I'm going to say it again.
[00:06:09] [SPEAKER_00]: The Patreon hit the Patreons, man.
[00:06:11] [SPEAKER_00]: Support, support, uh, support our show, support their stuff.
[00:06:14] [SPEAKER_00]: Do it.
[00:06:15] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh, if you want to send me money, um, you know, whatever, let's go.
[00:06:20] [SPEAKER_00]: So, um, keeps you in it.
[00:06:23] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh, yeah, um, I'm okay.
[00:06:25] [SPEAKER_00]: But, um, yeah, Brandon, uh, Brandon won open singles, played Sammy.
[00:06:30] [SPEAKER_00]: Samsonite.
[00:06:31] [SPEAKER_00]: And, uh, was that, that was what, like his second open singles final?
[00:06:34] [SPEAKER_00]: Sam's.
[00:06:35] [SPEAKER_02]: I think so.
[00:06:35] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:06:36] [SPEAKER_00]: Sam's a little beast.
[00:06:37] [SPEAKER_00]: Yep.
[00:06:37] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh, did he win pro singles or is he in the finals of pro singles?
[00:06:40] [SPEAKER_02]: Well, I think he might've got, was it second in pro singles, but he got first in pro doubles.
[00:06:45] [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.
[00:06:45] [SPEAKER_00]: He won pro doubles with Alex Romero.
[00:06:47] [SPEAKER_00]: Yep.
[00:06:48] [SPEAKER_00]: Um, who won pro singles?
[00:06:51] [SPEAKER_02]: I, you know, was it Brady?
[00:06:54] [SPEAKER_00]: It wasn't Brady.
[00:06:55] [SPEAKER_00]: Hold on.
[00:06:56] [SPEAKER_00]: We're here.
[00:06:57] [SPEAKER_00]: We're going to check.
[00:06:58] [SPEAKER_00]: Cause now I want to know.
[00:06:59] [SPEAKER_00]: Now I want to know.
[00:07:02] [SPEAKER_00]: Inquiring minds want to know.
[00:07:04] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh, where are you?
[00:07:05] [SPEAKER_00]: App?
[00:07:06] [SPEAKER_00]: Again, software.
[00:07:09] [SPEAKER_00]: Oh.
[00:07:10] [SPEAKER_00]: Modern, modern things or house of tournaments?
[00:07:12] [SPEAKER_00]: David.
[00:07:13] [SPEAKER_00]: David.
[00:07:14] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh.
[00:07:14] [SPEAKER_00]: Dude.
[00:07:15] [SPEAKER_00]: What a nice guy, man.
[00:07:16] [SPEAKER_00]: Yes.
[00:07:17] [SPEAKER_00]: Super cool.
[00:07:18] [SPEAKER_00]: Yep.
[00:07:18] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh, took care of everything, ran everything, no issues.
[00:07:21] [SPEAKER_00]: Let me see here.
[00:07:22] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh, microphone, microphone.
[00:07:24] [SPEAKER_00]: Nah, Sam won, Sam won King C.
[00:07:26] [SPEAKER_00]: And he's waiting for the loser's bracket to play out.
[00:07:29] [SPEAKER_02]: Oh, so they, they still have to play that.
[00:07:31] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:07:31] [SPEAKER_00]: Let's see.
[00:07:32] [SPEAKER_00]: Final group.
[00:07:33] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh, they're waiting for two matches.
[00:07:36] [SPEAKER_00]: Taha, Ahmed Taha, Canadian.
[00:07:39] [SPEAKER_00]: Yes.
[00:07:40] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh, Russell O'Shanna.
[00:07:42] [SPEAKER_00]: They're supposed to play.
[00:07:44] [SPEAKER_00]: Winner that plays Mike Yor.
[00:07:46] [SPEAKER_00]: And then winner that goes to the final against, uh, old Samsonite.
[00:07:49] [SPEAKER_00]: Wow.
[00:07:50] [SPEAKER_00]: So, um, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[00:07:52] [SPEAKER_00]: A lot of good players here this weekend.
[00:07:54] [SPEAKER_00]: Um, yeah.
[00:07:58] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:07:58] [SPEAKER_00]: I mean, that's it, Tom.
[00:07:59] [SPEAKER_00]: Look, I, I, uh, I ate at, uh, Outback.
[00:08:02] [SPEAKER_00]: There's Outback in the parking lot.
[00:08:03] [SPEAKER_00]: I ate there a couple times.
[00:08:05] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh, their chili's amazing.
[00:08:07] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh, yeah.
[00:08:08] [SPEAKER_00]: And then there's a Starbucks in the parking lot, which I frequented.
[00:08:11] [SPEAKER_00]: Yes.
[00:08:12] [SPEAKER_00]: Um, and again, this hotel, um, the rooms are super nice.
[00:08:18] [SPEAKER_02]: Oh, it's really comfortable.
[00:08:20] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:08:21] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:08:21] [SPEAKER_00]: Super nice.
[00:08:22] [SPEAKER_00]: Clean.
[00:08:23] [SPEAKER_00]: Um, the, the setup in the ballroom is wonderful.
[00:08:27] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh, Mike had his tables here.
[00:08:29] [SPEAKER_00]: There was a Bonzini here.
[00:08:31] [SPEAKER_00]: Um, there was a Leonhart here.
[00:08:33] [SPEAKER_00]: Um, and then they have, uh, the Speed Bridge.
[00:08:35] [SPEAKER_00]: The Speed Bridge.
[00:08:36] [SPEAKER_00]: The fastest shot.
[00:08:36] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:08:37] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh, that, that's still coming up.
[00:08:38] [SPEAKER_00]: So, just a bunch of stuff.
[00:08:40] [SPEAKER_00]: And then, you know, all the foosball clubs, USA stuff, the junior stuff, uh, the team event.
[00:08:46] [SPEAKER_00]: Um.
[00:08:46] [SPEAKER_00]: The team event.
[00:08:47] [SPEAKER_00]: The cup.
[00:08:48] [SPEAKER_02]: The, the, the, the cup.
[00:08:49] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:08:49] [SPEAKER_00]: That, that was cool.
[00:08:50] [SPEAKER_00]: That was cool.
[00:08:51] [SPEAKER_00]: I got to play in that.
[00:08:52] [SPEAKER_00]: And, uh, man, it was exciting.
[00:08:55] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh, you know.
[00:08:56] [SPEAKER_02]: What was your, what did you come in with third?
[00:08:58] [SPEAKER_00]: No.
[00:08:59] [SPEAKER_00]: We, we went out first round.
[00:09:00] [SPEAKER_00]: First round?
[00:09:01] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:09:01] [SPEAKER_00]: We lost to, uh, to the new kids on the block.
[00:09:05] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh.
[00:09:05] [SPEAKER_00]: We lost to Donnie, um, Donnie, uh, Jordan.
[00:09:10] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh.
[00:09:11] [SPEAKER_00]: Wait, no.
[00:09:12] [SPEAKER_00]: That's the real new kids on the block.
[00:09:14] [SPEAKER_00]: We lost to, um.
[00:09:15] [SPEAKER_00]: It was Mike Stahl's team.
[00:09:17] [SPEAKER_00]: Oh, got it.
[00:09:18] [SPEAKER_00]: Okay.
[00:09:18] [SPEAKER_00]: He had, he had the kids.
[00:09:19] [SPEAKER_00]: He had, he had the kids.
[00:09:20] [SPEAKER_00]: He's, he's, uh, scammed those kids from, uh, New England.
[00:09:23] [SPEAKER_00]: Scammed them all, dude.
[00:09:24] [SPEAKER_00]: What's up with them?
[00:09:25] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:09:26] [SPEAKER_00]: I, I, I heard he was driving around in a van offering him candy.
[00:09:29] [SPEAKER_02]: And they were like, yeah, foosball, candy, let's go.
[00:09:32] [SPEAKER_02]: So.
[00:09:32] [SPEAKER_02]: Foosball Clubs USA.
[00:09:34] [SPEAKER_02]: Michael Stahl in a van.
[00:09:36] [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.
[00:09:36] [SPEAKER_02]: Candy.
[00:09:37] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:09:37] [SPEAKER_00]: Candy for foosball.
[00:09:38] [SPEAKER_00]: Let's go.
[00:09:39] [SPEAKER_00]: Sorry, Mike.
[00:09:40] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:09:40] [SPEAKER_00]: Sorry, dude.
[00:09:40] [SPEAKER_00]: So, but nah, they, they beat us.
[00:09:43] [SPEAKER_00]: Um.
[00:09:44] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:09:44] [SPEAKER_00]: A tough team.
[00:09:45] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:09:45] [SPEAKER_00]: So, uh, you know, a lot of the kids are under, you know, stinking.
[00:09:50] [SPEAKER_00]: Sherwin's still rated an amateur.
[00:09:52] [SPEAKER_00]: Or, uh, you know.
[00:09:53] [SPEAKER_00]: So, uh.
[00:09:54] [SPEAKER_00]: How long?
[00:09:55] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:09:55] [SPEAKER_00]: And then, uh, Brady Wierowski.
[00:09:57] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:09:58] [SPEAKER_00]: Is rated a rookie in singles.
[00:09:59] [SPEAKER_00]: The kid's an expert in doubles.
[00:10:01] [SPEAKER_00]: He just played for fifth in open doubles.
[00:10:03] [SPEAKER_00]: He can still play rookie?
[00:10:03] [SPEAKER_00]: Man.
[00:10:04] [SPEAKER_00]: Tell me there's, there isn't something wrong with these points.
[00:10:07] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh.
[00:10:07] [SPEAKER_00]: Come on, man.
[00:10:08] [SPEAKER_00]: Right, right, right, right.
[00:10:09] [SPEAKER_00]: So, uh, and then Jonathan, Jonathan Chang.
[00:10:13] [SPEAKER_00]: Jonathan Chang.
[00:10:13] [SPEAKER_00]: Chang.
[00:10:14] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh, Chang.
[00:10:15] [SPEAKER_00]: He was on their team.
[00:10:16] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh, tough.
[00:10:18] [SPEAKER_00]: Oh.
[00:10:18] [SPEAKER_00]: They, they were, they, they were consistent throughout.
[00:10:21] [SPEAKER_00]: They weren't top heavy or bottom heavy.
[00:10:23] [SPEAKER_00]: And then, of course, they had Sammy.
[00:10:24] [SPEAKER_00]: So, uh, they, they were tough.
[00:10:26] [SPEAKER_00]: They beat us by, uh, they beat us by two points.
[00:10:28] [SPEAKER_00]: Wow.
[00:10:29] [SPEAKER_00]: Man.
[00:10:30] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:10:31] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:10:32] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:10:32] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:10:32] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:10:33] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:10:33] [SPEAKER_00]: So, uh, yeah.
[00:10:35] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:10:35] [SPEAKER_00]: But, you know, I was, man, I had a really good time.
[00:10:38] [SPEAKER_00]: And, and the really cool thing about it was a bunch of my guys from Massachusetts came.
[00:10:43] [SPEAKER_00]: Yes.
[00:10:44] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh, Matt Contois was here.
[00:10:45] [SPEAKER_00]: Johnny Biceps Garcia was here.
[00:10:48] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh.
[00:10:48] [SPEAKER_00]: Johnny Biceps?
[00:10:49] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:10:50] [SPEAKER_00]: You know him.
[00:10:50] [SPEAKER_00]: John got them biceps.
[00:10:51] [SPEAKER_00]: John got the guns.
[00:10:52] [SPEAKER_00]: And then, uh, my boy Phil Sales was here.
[00:10:56] [SPEAKER_00]: Uh, so it was, it was just nice to hang out with my guys.
[00:11:00] [SPEAKER_00]: And relax.
[00:11:01] [SPEAKER_00]: Yes.
[00:11:01] [SPEAKER_00]: And, uh, cut up and have a good time and play foosball.
[00:11:04] [SPEAKER_00]: So, um.
[00:11:05] [SPEAKER_00]: We're so glad you made it.
[00:11:07] [SPEAKER_00]: I'm glad I made it.
[00:11:08] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:11:09] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:11:09] [SPEAKER_00]: I'm glad I made it.
[00:11:10] [SPEAKER_00]: And plus, I got to hang out with you, Tom.
[00:11:11] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:11:11] [SPEAKER_00]: Which is always a good time.
[00:11:12] [SPEAKER_02]: I mean, it's, it's, uh, it's manifest destiny.
[00:11:15] [SPEAKER_02]: If we're going to do this Foos Talk Live thing, we do it live.
[00:11:19] [SPEAKER_00]: Let's do it live.
[00:11:20] [SPEAKER_00]: You know?
[00:11:21] [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.
[00:11:21] [SPEAKER_02]: What else is there?
[00:11:22] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:11:23] [SPEAKER_00]: Well, I, when I get on the plane, I'll get in airplane mode, connect to the Wi-Fi, and we
[00:11:27] [SPEAKER_00]: can finish the show when I'm on the plane.
[00:11:29] [SPEAKER_00]: Rock and roll.
[00:11:29] [SPEAKER_00]: No, I don't want to do that.
[00:11:30] [SPEAKER_00]: I'm going to, dude, as soon as I get in the plane, I am going to sleep.
[00:11:33] [SPEAKER_00]: Yes.
[00:11:34] [SPEAKER_00]: So.
[00:11:35] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:11:35] [SPEAKER_00]: What is it, like an hour flight?
[00:11:37] [SPEAKER_00]: Um, it's like, ah, dude, 30 minutes or something to Detroit.
[00:11:41] [SPEAKER_00]: And then from Detroit, I'm flying to Atlanta.
[00:11:43] [SPEAKER_00]: Okay.
[00:11:43] [SPEAKER_00]: Which is, uh, I think it's like three hours or something.
[00:11:46] [SPEAKER_00]: And then from Atlanta, I'm flying to Birmingham, which is less than an hour.
[00:11:49] [SPEAKER_00]: So, it's, uh, ah, it's stupid.
[00:11:52] [SPEAKER_00]: So.
[00:11:53] [SPEAKER_00]: You'll be home in time for 60 minutes.
[00:11:54] [SPEAKER_00]: Ah, well, I should.
[00:11:56] [SPEAKER_00]: So, my plane's supposed to land before midnight.
[00:11:58] [SPEAKER_00]: And then I got about a 45-minute ride home.
[00:12:00] [SPEAKER_00]: Oh, okay.
[00:12:01] [SPEAKER_00]: And then shower, bed, and get up at five and go to work.
[00:12:03] [SPEAKER_00]: Ooh.
[00:12:04] [SPEAKER_00]: Ouch.
[00:12:04] [SPEAKER_00]: I'm excited.
[00:12:05] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, huh?
[00:12:06] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:12:06] [SPEAKER_00]: Tomorrow, I'll probably be in bed about four.
[00:12:11] [SPEAKER_01]: Hold Randy's got to go to bed.
[00:12:12] [SPEAKER_01]: Got to get his beauties.
[00:12:13] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:12:14] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:12:14] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:12:15] [SPEAKER_00]: I'll drink my Geritol and, uh, maybe a little prune juice.
[00:12:19] [SPEAKER_00]: Eat some applesauce, take my pills, and go to bed.
[00:12:21] [SPEAKER_02]: Got your Geritol right here.
[00:12:23] [SPEAKER_02]: I'm sure you do, Tom.
[00:12:25] [SPEAKER_02]: I'm sure you do.
[00:12:28] [SPEAKER_02]: Well, I got to say, man, we got to do this again.
[00:12:30] [SPEAKER_02]: More often.
[00:12:31] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:12:32] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:12:32] [SPEAKER_00]: Well, you know, next year.
[00:12:35] [SPEAKER_00]: Not sure what the schedule's going to look like.
[00:12:38] [SPEAKER_00]: Okay.
[00:12:38] [SPEAKER_00]: So, you know, the World Foosball Tour, everybody's excited.
[00:12:41] [SPEAKER_00]: We're looking forward to it.
[00:12:42] [SPEAKER_00]: But hopefully you and I will be in the same room more often.
[00:12:45] [SPEAKER_00]: Yes.
[00:12:45] [SPEAKER_00]: And we will get to do this.
[00:12:46] [SPEAKER_02]: I think this will be a mandatory thing for 2025.
[00:12:49] [SPEAKER_00]: I hope so.
[00:12:50] [SPEAKER_00]: You know?
[00:12:50] [SPEAKER_00]: I hope so.
[00:12:51] [SPEAKER_02]: It's inevitable because the energy is here.
[00:12:54] [SPEAKER_02]: The energy is happening.
[00:12:55] [SPEAKER_02]: I mean, Michigan State, you think, or the Great Lakes Classic.
[00:12:59] [SPEAKER_02]: I mean, you think it's a good regional tournament.
[00:13:02] [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.
[00:13:02] [SPEAKER_02]: But they almost made 200 players.
[00:13:04] [SPEAKER_02]: This week.
[00:13:05] [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.
[00:13:05] [SPEAKER_00]: They hit 200.
[00:13:06] [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, man.
[00:13:06] [SPEAKER_02]: Dude.
[00:13:07] [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.
[00:13:07] [SPEAKER_02]: That is.
[00:13:08] [SPEAKER_02]: So that's an indication it's on the rise.
[00:13:10] [SPEAKER_02]: Absolutely.
[00:13:11] [SPEAKER_02]: So.
[00:13:11] [SPEAKER_02]: Absolutely.
[00:13:12] [SPEAKER_02]: And we're part of that.
[00:13:13] [SPEAKER_00]: What can I tell you?
[00:13:14] [SPEAKER_00]: I like being a part of it.
[00:13:15] [SPEAKER_00]: Right?
[00:13:16] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:13:16] [SPEAKER_00]: It's exciting.
[00:13:17] [SPEAKER_02]: As long as I can still speak.
[00:13:20] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:13:20] [SPEAKER_00]: You were a little rough on Friday.
[00:13:22] [SPEAKER_02]: Oh, I'm still a little rough.
[00:13:24] [SPEAKER_02]: But, you know, it's coming back.
[00:13:25] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:13:26] [SPEAKER_00]: You sound good, buddy.
[00:13:26] [SPEAKER_02]: A little bit.
[00:13:27] [SPEAKER_02]: A little better.
[00:13:29] [SPEAKER_02]: But it's, yeah.
[00:13:30] [SPEAKER_02]: I figure out by the time I land on Monday morning, 10 o'clock in the morning, it's going to be
[00:13:35] [SPEAKER_02]: gone completely.
[00:13:35] [SPEAKER_02]: I'll be back to.
[00:13:36] [SPEAKER_00]: You'll be back to normal.
[00:13:37] [SPEAKER_00]: Oh, yeah.
[00:13:37] [SPEAKER_00]: Back to normal.
[00:13:38] [SPEAKER_00]: Let's go.
[00:13:38] [SPEAKER_00]: Of course.
[00:13:39] [SPEAKER_00]: Let's go.
[00:13:39] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:13:40] [SPEAKER_00]: But, yeah, that's it for me, Tom.
[00:13:42] [SPEAKER_00]: I got to get an Uber and head to the airport.
[00:13:43] [SPEAKER_00]: Yes, sir.
[00:13:44] [SPEAKER_02]: And once again, you've been listening to Foos Talk Live, coming to you live from Lansing,
[00:13:50] [SPEAKER_02]: Michigan and the Great Lakes Classic.
[00:13:52] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
[00:13:53] [SPEAKER_02]: Thank you so much for tuning in and supporting us.
[00:13:56] [SPEAKER_00]: Absolutely.
[00:13:56] [SPEAKER_02]: Again, our Patreons have been fantastic.
[00:13:59] [SPEAKER_00]: Hey, and before we go, again, the feedback, man, I love it.
[00:14:02] [SPEAKER_00]: Like, I had so many listeners come up to me this weekend and tell me how much they enjoy
[00:14:05] [SPEAKER_00]: the show.
[00:14:06] [SPEAKER_00]: I love it.
[00:14:07] [SPEAKER_00]: If you're listening, you see me, come say hi.
[00:14:09] [SPEAKER_00]: Hi, introduce yourself.
[00:14:10] [SPEAKER_00]: Tell me your name and tell me if you like the show.
[00:14:12] [SPEAKER_00]: Tell me if you don't like the show.
[00:14:13] [SPEAKER_00]: If you want me to shut up or if you want to hear changes or if you want Tom to shut up
[00:14:18] [SPEAKER_00]: or...
[00:14:20] [SPEAKER_00]: But I love the feedback.
[00:14:22] [SPEAKER_02]: Shout out to Randy from Wisconsin.
[00:14:25] [SPEAKER_02]: I didn't catch his last name, but Randy from Wisconsin.
[00:14:27] [SPEAKER_02]: Okay.
[00:14:27] [SPEAKER_02]: We just were hanging out watching that.
[00:14:30] [SPEAKER_02]: Was it Randy Klitz?
[00:14:31] [SPEAKER_02]: Might have been.
[00:14:32] [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.
[00:14:32] [SPEAKER_02]: Might have been.
[00:14:33] [SPEAKER_02]: Super nice guy.
[00:14:34] [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, yeah.
[00:14:35] [SPEAKER_02]: We started playing some pickup games.
[00:14:36] [SPEAKER_02]: I feel like these guys are friends already.
[00:14:38] [SPEAKER_02]: He introduced me to two of his buddies and we hung out for about a part of an hour.
[00:14:42] [SPEAKER_02]: I'm like, this is the coolest thing.
[00:14:44] [SPEAKER_00]: That's the beautiful thing about foosball, Tom.
[00:14:46] [SPEAKER_00]: Right?
[00:14:46] [SPEAKER_00]: That's the beautiful thing about foosball.
[00:14:48] [SPEAKER_00]: Yes, sir.
[00:14:48] [SPEAKER_02]: They just want to play foosball.
[00:14:50] [SPEAKER_00]: Yes, sir.
[00:14:51] [SPEAKER_02]: Yes, sir.
[00:14:51] [SPEAKER_02]: But again, thanks again for listening into Foos Talk Live episode number 226.
[00:14:56] [SPEAKER_02]: Great Lakes Classic.
[00:14:57] [SPEAKER_02]: We'll meet you on the other side.
[00:14:58] [SPEAKER_02]: And man, we'll be back next Sunday on Foos Talk Live.
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