We are here today to celebrate his time on the podcast. That is nine years. Darren Schmidt,

this is your UUOP life. Hey everyone. Welcome to a bonus show. It's bittersweet, but I think you're going to

enjoy it. I'm going to enjoy it. I hope Darren enjoys it. Nine years is a long time. He has been a part of

this thing for a long time and the show wouldn't be what it is without him. And to celebrate his nine years on the show, of course, I've got the gang back together. That is Tracy. Hello, everyone. And Chris. Hi-de-ho. And of course, the man of the hour himself, Mr. Darren Schmidt. Oh, man, it's already starting. What's up, internet? Oh, no. Oh, no. Please tell me, Nina's not around because she'll make things the worse if she starts crying as well. No, I think that's why she is like, oh, I have to go away from it. He's just sitting in the car with Luna. Sobing on the side of the road. Right. Darren, we are going to spend the next hour or so basically going through your

history on the show.

So, the first interaction we had on the podcast with Darren was back on episode eight.

Episode eight.

Yeah.

Wow.

When he sent it a spew story.

And I found that spew story.

Did the internet even exist back then?

I know.

In Canton Street.

There you go.

Guitar Hero microphones, I'm pretty much sure we were back on at that point.

Yes.

So, the spue was, hello, Tracy and Lee.

This story's a bit long-winded, feel free to edit however you feel appropriate.

I wanted to write to you to share a really bad experience turned good by a Universal employee.

I visited Universal in late April with my extended family for a two-day two-park trip.

After an excellent day at Universal Studios,

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