Hello and welcome to group chat.

I am Justin Verrier and joining me, Rob Mahoney, Jay Kyle, man.

Rob, thanks for showing up.

You know, I try.

This is what I'm best at is showing up for our podcast to complete them with the two of you.

I've never missed the show.

Did you enjoy your time away from us?

Did you at least go on a nice little beach vacay?

It was not a beach vacay.

Actually, I left to do a tennis tournament that I play in annually. Somewhat

successful results, but I'm sad to say I did not come back with the championship belt.

I feel like you would be a big time force at the net. Is that incorrect? I mean, that is the

game, especially for as old and washed as we are. Like doubles is the way of life at this point.

So, you know, the net is my friend

wait so you said annually

did you travel in order to participate

in this tournament? I may have

is that a problem for you?

There's a lot going on here

where'd you go? It was just back to the bay

this was a local tournament I was playing in when I live there now it it isn't out-of-town tournament that I'm going to make a little weekend of. Oh, that's lovely. Did you sign any autographs there? Like, people were just bringing you their blurbous, like, cells from the show, like the little screenshots. Now you're just being rude, you know? I'm just a guy trying to play some tennis with his friends and it has to become a whole thing for you. Yes, it does. Did you want to defend Paramour at all before we get going? I tried to talk a little shit about that. I half expected you to come on here with a denim, an open denim shirt with a Paramour. You know, it has not made its way into my closet as of yet, but I'm certainly not above it. So, you know, maybe we'll get the paramour merch. I don't think they need defending. Haley Williams, unimpeachable. So I don't know what I would need to defend. Are you guys pro-Paramore? Yeah. What is the anti-stance? I wouldn't say I'm necessarily anti, but like when I was in my emo phase, I wouldn't necessarily say I was in.

It felt like it came a little bit after me, but I feel like there's an age group where Paramore is like number one on their like concert list or whatever.

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