Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman podcast. I'm Baylif Jesse Thorn. We're in Chambers this week

clearing the docket and with me as always the live insinuous Judge John Hodgman.

Hi Jesse, how are you? I'm well and you? Good and with both of us we have an incredible

guest docket clearer. Yes, you know her from television. She was a regular on parks and

recreation. She was on curb your enthusiasm. She's been the host of many television programs.

She is a brilliant comic performer writer and improviser and she's one of the stars of maximum

fun.org's brand new first ever scripted narrative comedy program bubble the great Alison Becker.

Hi Alison. Thank you. Hi guys. Hi Alison. Thank you for joining us here in my virtual chambers.

Thank you for having me. I guess I probably you know I thought I'll lead with

parks and recreation. Sure everybody remembers Alison's fine work as a reporter on parks and

recreation. Yes. But now it occurs to me I probably should have just led with the fact that you've

seen John Bon Jovi in concert 32 times. 22. 22 okay. I probably only one more Jersey girl who's seen

him more than I do hit the 32 mark but yeah 22 times I'm not ashamed of that fact. No I can tell

you seem very comfortable with it and I admire it. Alison I have a question about this incredible

list. Yes, your honor. First time seeing Bon Jovi and most recent time seeing Bon Jovi.

Break it down. Great questions. The first time I was 16 and believe it or not I was living in

Switzerland and he was playing there and I skipped school and took the train from Geneva to

Lose On and saw Bon Jovi in the front row. Wow. Now what was Bon Jovi doing in the front row?

Watching the opener. Yes. We do a lot of participle humor here. Yes.

He was on the keep the faith tour. I don't know if you remember that one. I lost the faith in

for God. Okay. Okay. And then the most recent time I saw him was at the stable center downtown.

Right here in Los Angeles. Right here in Los Angeles, California.

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