Welcome to Beyond the Ring, a podcast that covers all things in the stock show industry from the informative to the insane, starring...

Chase Hummel here. I'm just here to consult.

Eric Fugate here, from a state fair perspective, everything tastes better when it serves on a stick.

And Dale Hummel.

When you understand the silence of soundness, you will see the world in a new light.

Now on with the show.

Welcome to Beyond the Ring.

This is Dale Hummel and back by popular demand or the only two willing to jump on with very limited heads up.

As Ryan is either still on the underground of Atlanta or fighting through the canceled and delayed flights across the country

trying to get to another livestock show. I do appreciate my good friend Eric Fugett and my son,

Chase, stepping in to share their opinion on a variety of topics today. Welcome back, Eric and

Chase. Well, thank you, Dale. I appreciate it. I'm a little bit upset still. You know, I've been on

here a couple times in the past year. I check my mailbox every day for that complimentary beyond the ring

hoodie that never has showed up. Never once. I think that's on Ryan's agenda. He is in the

apparel department manager. I even talk probably weekly to Mr. Mac Clay's, and he's equally as bent as I am

if he's got one yet.

Of course, he's moved on to bigger and better things, so he needs three-piece suits now

versus hoodies.

But I, you know, myself being in recovering from my little cancer bout to really use

something to cover my head up when it gets cold and it just never shows up.

Understandable. Now that you've said this in front of Clifton, he is the organized one of this

bunch. It may, it may happen. Chase, are you with us? Yep, I'm here. I'm glad to be back.

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