Welcome to the Stuttering John podcast, or should I say the world famous Stuttering John podcast.

This is your favorite podcast host, Stuttering John Melendez, broadcasting live from his mansion in Kenoga Park.

And it is, it's a sad day sad week it's really sad so we'll

just start with that Kobe Bryant I am just I'm just shocked and what saddens me

is not only about Kobe

but about his kid and about the other dad

and his kid and just the whole thing is such

a tragedy

and it's just hard to stomach

and it's so weird because I was at the pub the Saturday before last Saturday.

And I'm talking to Neil, you know, the old retired gym teacher.

And we're talking about how LeBron surpass Kobe's scoring record or something like that.

I don't know.

And then, you know, Neil was telling me that Kobe was always a Laker.

He went straight from high school.

I never knew that.

You know, I thought he went to college or whatever.

But he came, he was always just been a Laker.

He hasn't played for any of the team.

So the whole thing was just, um,

so then like the next day I'm getting text and I'm,

and I'm seeing that he died and it's just so tragic.

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