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

I am not mindful. I am not demure. I will call us the same.

And Dale Hummel.

Your excuses just gave someone else an opportunity. Read that again.

Now on with the show.

Welcome to Beyond the Ring. This is Dale Hummel, along with

co-star, Ryan Rash. Hello, hello, hello. How's your morning going? Well, better than yours.

I had a little issue this morning, we could say. And Ryan, this will surprise you, but I'm going to

admit that I'm a little absent-minded, maybe forgetful at times.

And I did-

I don't think you're forgetful or absent-minded.

I don't think you care.

No, I do care.

If it does not directly affect you until that time, you do not care.

Well, this issue was my driver's license expired in July, and I was made aware of it a

couple weeks ago. Exactly. Now you care. So leaving for Kansas City today, I went to the driver's

license facility, which we all know how pleasant that can be. At the time it opened, but I was a little late

getting there, Ryan, because I couldn't remember where I left my wallet.

That had my old driver's license and some other ID with it.

By the way, once I get there, they want you to show different forms of ID to prove that you are who you are.

So I set my expired driver's license, which they said they would accept,

along with the FOID card issued by the state of Illinois, a passport ID card, an actual passport,

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