Stu Gatz

So it's a music festival, and there's a lot of great musical acts, including we had the reunion of Hot Boys and Big Timers and Lil Wayne. And let me tell you something. All the rumors that Lil Wayne doesn't remember his lyrics and his bad life, That dude went to minicamp or some shit because he was on fire. It was one of the best sets I've ever seen.

So it's a music festival, and there's a lot of great musical acts, including we had the reunion of Hot Boys and Big Timers and Lil Wayne. And let me tell you something. All the rumors that Lil Wayne doesn't remember his lyrics and his bad life, That dude went to minicamp or some shit because he was on fire. It was one of the best sets I've ever seen.

But the problem with Dreamville Fest, it's in this massive park, and I don't know if this is true of all festivals because I don't really go to music festivals, but cell service is awful. Every single time. There's just too many phones in too small of an area. The towers can't handle it. So you got a lot of texts coming back, green bubbles, a lot of call fails, whatever. Yeah, no Ubers.

But the problem with Dreamville Fest, it's in this massive park, and I don't know if this is true of all festivals because I don't really go to music festivals, but cell service is awful. Every single time. There's just too many phones in too small of an area. The towers can't handle it. So you got a lot of texts coming back, green bubbles, a lot of call fails, whatever. Yeah, no Ubers.

Well, there are Ubers, but it's just 20-minute waits or whatever. So my cousin came up with the brilliant idea. You're going to drop it on air. Bringing radios. Like walkie-talkies. Had them clipped, walking around. Everyone thought I was working festival. They were like, oh, can you disappoint me? I'm like, hold on. We got a 1745 here. I was just throwing out numbers. I had so much fun.

Well, there are Ubers, but it's just 20-minute waits or whatever. So my cousin came up with the brilliant idea. You're going to drop it on air. Bringing radios. Like walkie-talkies. Had them clipped, walking around. Everyone thought I was working festival. They were like, oh, can you disappoint me? I'm like, hold on. We got a 1745 here. I was just throwing out numbers. I had so much fun.

But the thing that it reminded me of, which also I was reminded from that magazine for 25 years ago. You guys remember the chirp?

But the thing that it reminded me of, which also I was reminded from that magazine for 25 years ago. You guys remember the chirp?

The Nextel chirp, man.

The Nextel chirp, man.

And he's a cream. So Nextel was this company that got bought by Sprint, which got bought by T-Mobile, right? Nextel's claim to fame, what was made mostly for construction workers and people in that sort of industry, was your phone also had, beyond it just being a regular phone, also had a walkie-talkie function.

And he's a cream. So Nextel was this company that got bought by Sprint, which got bought by T-Mobile, right? Nextel's claim to fame, what was made mostly for construction workers and people in that sort of industry, was your phone also had, beyond it just being a regular phone, also had a walkie-talkie function.

So you could hit that side button, Jessica, and it would chirp, and you could chirp these fools.

So you could hit that side button, Jessica, and it would chirp, and you could chirp these fools.

They had to have the same type of phone. I feel like the government did away with it, but go ahead. No, I feel like probably infidelity did away with it. Because people were getting chirped, like, who's that chirping you?

They had to have the same type of phone. I feel like the government did away with it, but go ahead. No, I feel like probably infidelity did away with it. Because people were getting chirped, like, who's that chirping you?

You got to drive a Mack truck. What's your 20 was a big one this weekend. What's your 20? And the funny thing was sometimes our channels would get crossed with actual people working. And so I'd hear, hey, let's go backstage for Ludacris. It's a copy. I'm on my way.

You got to drive a Mack truck. What's your 20 was a big one this weekend. What's your 20? And the funny thing was sometimes our channels would get crossed with actual people working. And so I'd hear, hey, let's go backstage for Ludacris. It's a copy. I'm on my way.

Yes, yes. We picked a channel at random. We're like, we're Channel 9 today. And of course, Channel 9 was someone else. And the funny thing was, and this is a dick move by me, every time someone chirped on the radio, I had to answer. No matter what it was. Just reflex. We're by the medical tent. Do we have anything? Copy them on my way.

Yes, yes. We picked a channel at random. We're like, we're Channel 9 today. And of course, Channel 9 was someone else. And the funny thing was, and this is a dick move by me, every time someone chirped on the radio, I had to answer. No matter what it was. Just reflex. We're by the medical tent. Do we have anything? Copy them on my way.