Welcome everyone to another edition of the KSR pre-show. Today is Friday, October 17th. I am Billy Rutledge,

along with Shannon the dude. You can give us call on the Clark's Pump and Shop phone line. That's

859-280-2287. Texas at 502-265-6. And as always, the KSR pre-show is brought to you by Italics. Fine Italian dining in Lexington,

Kentucky at the city center on Main Street. We are in Lexington today at Lexington Green at 46

Solutions, the Lexington-based technology company offering IT support, cybersecurity, and audio and video

integration. Shannon, the dude is long with me.

What's up, Shannon? Oh, good to be here. Just trying to be as least likable as possible, you know?

I wonder, you know, I wonder if they have 46 solutions to help your likability.

Yeah. Well, I just want to apologize to everybody for being so unlikable those first few years. I mean, I must have been a nuisance back then, Shannon. I mean, you were the one training me on how to do my job was I just insufferable back then. Yeah, you still are a little bit, but that's okay, though. You know what? The poll shows otherwise on Twitter your likability has gone up overnight. So I think you probably reached out to your family, your extended family, to have them

contribute to the poll that Matt put up yesterday to ask, is Billy actually likable?

Yeah.

And your approval ratings, it's grown over the last few hours.

I sure did.

I did that during the show yesterday.

I texted the family group chat, and I said, I need a favor.

I need your help on this poll.

But I think we're up to 61% likeability. It's not a runaway, I will say, but it is positive, Shannon, so we're making progress. It's a shame that dogs and babies can't vote. Otherwise, that would swing substantially the other way. Yeah, whether it be the women or children or dogs, the things everybody loves is the things that I seem to go after. I will say Matt did mention that he brought me on to the KSR squad so I can make the audience angry. People needed somebody to be angry at. Apparently, I'm that person, Chena. I mean, is that a compliment? Is that a good thing? I I don't know or did he bring you on because you're the only person that would stick around long enough to back me up

I think that's probably the real reason I think that may have been the real reason

yeah but hey we're happy to be here at 46 solutions this is always a fun remote we always

have Ryan Lemon pep talks going on in the background on these video walls. Yeah. We've got a cardboard cut out of him with his knees broken, so it's obviously been a few years since we've got the car. Flat Ryan, as I call it, the cardboard cutout has seen better days. It's been around for, I think, a few years. And the knees have sort of, they haven't broken off completely. They're bent so we can't stand up, Ryan. So it's Ryan on his knees flex in Hulk Hogan style, which I tweeted out a picture of if you haven't seen that. But always good to be here. They've got the Kentucky Michigan State game right now, like highlights going on in the background. Some of the highlights.

Some of the best moments. Look at Tubby Smith there. I love it. He just came back for the little big blue madness. We've also got Country Boy here giving out beer. We also got coffee and bagels. So right before you went on, a little beer and bagel if you're coming to 46 Solutions. That's right. Beer and bagels this morning. and then later on today after the show,

you and I and the KSR crew are heading over to White Castle with the Nest. The nest, where if you round up during your purchase, it benefits the nest. We're going to have some sliders, Shannon. I'm going to figure out what's on the menu besides sliders at White House. We talked about it. Not White House. It's White Castle. White Castle.

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