Hey guys, welcome to episode number three hundred and twenty nine of the industrial strength show

I

Man, I hate

Just starting right off with with something so so

Negative and and sad and shocking

And I'm sure I think most of you

Excuse me probably already know if you follow me on social media, but for those who don't I just couldn't let this

I couldn't post today show without at least a mention of the the very unfortunate untimely unfair

Passing of my good friend and and industrial strength show favorite

Dr. Tom Balella aka the guru

Unfortunately past this this Sunday

Uh after after a long

battle that was

Even being close to him. I I didn't know it was as bad as it was. I thought he was starting to do better

Um at a respect for his his family and everything being so new. I'm not gonna talk about any specifics just know

uh, you know

He he was struggling for a while, but in true

guru fashion every time I called him every time I texted him

It was you know gurus doing better gurus doing better. Give me give me another month

Give me another month or two. I'll be back on the podcast. We're gonna go grab dinner and he just

He lived he lived the gimmick as they they say in wrestling like he

He continued to to put on that front because he didn't want anyone to worry or feel bad like

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