Happy Birthday, El Rushbo! And It’s a Big One

RUSH: And greetings to you, music lovers, thrill-seekers, and conversationalists all across the fruited plain. I am back again here in the saddle at the Excellence in Broadcasting Network. Three hours straight ahead. This is Friday, right? So let’s go.

JOHNNY DONOVAN: And now, from sunny South Florida, it’s Open Line Friday!

RUSH: Righto. Now, I have it on good authority that you people were really ticked off yesterday. I mean, those of you that called. I got an email: “Man, your callers today are great.” I haven’t — (highly overrated staff interrupts and starts singing Happy Birthday) Oh, yes, that’s right. Here we come. Happy delayed birthday. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. What kind of flavor is that? Looks like orange something or other? All right. Cool. I picked it out. So, yeah, I was 70 years old on — what was it? Tuesday?

I don’t even remember. I have to back count to the 12th. Anyway, they have a delayed 70th birthday.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:06):
And greetings to you music lover's, drill seekers and the
conversationalist all across the fruit and plane. I am back
again here in the saddle at the excellence and broadcasting
that worked three hours straight. Ahnd, this is Friday, right,
so let's go from sunny South Florida. It's open wine

(00:27):
Friday right now. I have it on good authority to you.
People were really ticked off yesterday. I mean most of
you have been called. I got an email. Man, your
callers today are great. I haven't. Oh, yes, that's right.
Here we come to happy bir Happy, thank you, thank you,

(01:01):
thank you, thank you? What what kind of what? What
flavor is that? It looks like orange something or other? Alright? Cool?
I picked out? So yeah, I was seventy years old
on what was it Tuesday? I don't even remember. Kept
the back count to the twelfth. Anyway, they have a
delayed seventieth birthday. The staff constantly ignores my expressed wishes.

(01:25):
Did I make a big deal out of it? This one, however,
is I not Look, I don't want to make but I, frankly,
about eleven months ago, didn't think I would see my
seventieth birthday. So it is it is kind of for
the first time in my life. It's a big deal. Anyway,
It's open line Friday and you can can talk about
whatever you want. As I was saying before I was

(01:45):
interrupted with the birthday bash, I had I had it
on good authority that a lot of you who called
yesterday were just livid. I'm I'm and good living. You
were mad, you were angry. You're articulate while spoken, I'm
told at the guest host Todd Herman even told a
couple of you that you need to run for office.
And of course I love hearing that, because you people

(02:07):
think what you think because of me, CNN says, So,
I'm only kidding now, I I understand the passions are
just flying out there and they are totally justified. So
much is happening to our country that is just beyond
the pale