Welcome, everyone, to another edition of the KSR pre-show.

Today is Thursday, August 7th.

I'm Billy Rutledge, along with Shannon the dude.

You can give us a call on the Clark's Pump and Shop phone line.

That's 859-280-2287.

You can text us at 502-265-66.

And as always, the KSR pre-show is brought to you by Italics. Fine Italian Dining in Lexington, Kentucky. That's where I'm at today here up in the city center where we've got a busy day planned. Shannon the dude is in Louisville. What's up, man? How are you? Hey, doing well, man. What do you know? Back to school here in Louisville. I know that much. Is that right?

Is that right? The school buses out and about this morning? Is that what's going on?

First day back to school. I can just fill the dread coming over my body just thinking about the

first day of school. I always hate it the first day back. And it felt like they go back earlier and

earlier every year to the point where it's almost like they don't even get a break for summer. It'll be 24-7, 365 one day going to school. But Shannon, I thought the first day was my favorite day. It was every day after the first day that was awful. Why was it your favorite day? You liked going back to school? Yeah, man. That first day you get to see all your friends and like

you know it's there's no real work being done for the first two days you didn't see your friends all

summer well you did but you know you see the you know the the band geek that you don't really talk to

that's not your friend that's not your only your friend you see the popular girl you tried to ask

to homecoming one time and she said no. And then, you know, it's like you get to see all the familiar faces. It's amazing how much you lose touch with people from high school after you graduate. That is true. I mean, I'll probably talk to maybe three people that I went to high school with on a regular basis.

Three.

Mine's like five.

And that number's gone down recently.

It's, you know, it's, I don't know, you take it for granted seeing these people all the time.

And I'm jealous of the people that still have big friend groups from high school.

It was a crazy thing.

I just met, or I guess I shouldn't say met, but saw and talked to a friend that I was

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