Bomani Jones

Man, you know, do a little Super Bowl partying here and there.

Man, you know, do a little Super Bowl partying here and there.

Show up at a couple of spots.

Show up at a couple of spots.

I had an invitation to a couple. My agent got me on a couple of lists. But no, doing that, it's for me... And I think you guys probably feel a measure of this too. When you do radio or something like that that grounds you in a studio, you don't get that much time to actually be amongst your peers and you don't have the greatest grasp. Not even on who rocks with you, but who even knows who you are.

I had an invitation to a couple. My agent got me on a couple of lists. But no, doing that, it's for me... And I think you guys probably feel a measure of this too. When you do radio or something like that that grounds you in a studio, you don't get that much time to actually be amongst your peers and you don't have the greatest grasp. Not even on who rocks with you, but who even knows who you are.

Correct. And so it's kind of affirming for me to have these moments where I'm walking past and see somebody who I feel is important or that I feel good about in that way. And they see, and I hadn't even met them, and they walk up to me with a familiarity that speaks to like a measure of respect.

Correct. And so it's kind of affirming for me to have these moments where I'm walking past and see somebody who I feel is important or that I feel good about in that way. And they see, and I hadn't even met them, and they walk up to me with a familiarity that speaks to like a measure of respect.

And you kind of, you need to, I'm at a place in my life where I could be more honest about the need and the, not so much need, but at least their appreciation. for that kind of affirmation.

And you kind of, you need to, I'm at a place in my life where I could be more honest about the need and the, not so much need, but at least their appreciation. for that kind of affirmation.

That is a great point.

That is a great point.

Yeah, you know, like, because I still, I don't do radio anymore because it's hard, but we're radio-ish. Well, not even just radio, but, like, you were talking about your TV, like, journey, I don't think people realize that watch on TV that around the horn, you're sitting in a closet. You're not in a nice TV studio.

Yeah, you know, like, because I still, I don't do radio anymore because it's hard, but we're radio-ish. Well, not even just radio, but, like, you were talking about your TV, like, journey, I don't think people realize that watch on TV that around the horn, you're sitting in a closet. You're not in a nice TV studio.

At the Clevelander, it was like a pull-down screen. You're at school, and they used to pull down the map. That's what the background was for around the horn. When I did it from Raleigh, because one of the things that was interesting was they booked it for me like I was going to be doing it for one day when I was there, and then I stuck around for two and a half years. Wow.

At the Clevelander, it was like a pull-down screen. You're at school, and they used to pull down the map. That's what the background was for around the horn. When I did it from Raleigh, because one of the things that was interesting was they booked it for me like I was going to be doing it for one day when I was there, and then I stuck around for two and a half years. Wow.

And so it started that I was in this room, and it was a real big deal for the folks at Raleigh because there was a picture behind me of the city. And so their city was getting put on. Like, you look at the cities that were around the horn. They were all very large. They were getting put on. But it was a picture that had the jail in it.

And so it started that I was in this room, and it was a real big deal for the folks at Raleigh because there was a picture behind me of the city. And so their city was getting put on. Like, you look at the cities that were around the horn. They were all very large. They were getting put on. But it was a picture that had the jail in it.

And so then people kind of requested that maybe they could put a different picture back there. And then as things got better and they got, like, a dedicated fiber optic line or whatever, then they moved me into a bit of a closet. But it was my closet. So I would just keep like three sport coats and three shirts and just rotate them around and do that.

And so then people kind of requested that maybe they could put a different picture back there. And then as things got better and they got, like, a dedicated fiber optic line or whatever, then they moved me into a bit of a closet. But it was my closet. So I would just keep like three sport coats and three shirts and just rotate them around and do that.