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2024: Democracy Drop!
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Episode #669: It’s New Year's Eve! Our New Year's clock strikes "midnight" at 48 minutes and 42 seconds, which means if you start playing this episode (after the ads) at 11:11 and 18 seconds, our clock will strike midnight AT THE SAME TIME!!!!! Who are you watching? Grandma Green Venezuelan New Years Red underwear, 24 grapes, and a dollar bill soaked in champagne Widespread Panic new years concerts Uvula Our loves from 2024 “On fleek” Our hates from 2024 Our regrets from 2024 Our desires for 2025 Astrid is banned from tiktok COUNTDOWN TO NYE! Bryan got cockblocked at a Braves game Text us or leave us a voicemail: +1 (212) 433-3TCB Follow Us: IG: @thecommercialbreak TikTok: @tcbpodcast YT: youtube.com/thecommercialbreak www.tcbpodcast.com Executive Producer: Bryan Green Hosts: Bryan Green & Krissy Hoadley Producer: Astrid B. Green Producer & Audio Editor: Christina Archer Christina’s Podcast: Apple Podcasts & Spotify To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapter 1: What are the New Year's Eve traditions discussed?
The countdown will be ticking. Stay tuned because at the end of this episode, we will do a countdown for you. So if you want to, like Pink Floyd and Wizard of Oz, you can sync up your countdown with our countdown and everything will be wonderful in the world. Who are you going to watch on New Year's Eve, Chrissy? I usually watch Andy. You watch Andy. You go Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper.
I go, I choose Miley Cyrus. That's just me. I switch back and forth a little bit. Yeah, I like Miley. I think Miley's got a thing going that I'm into. Is she again this year? Don't know, but I imagine. Right. I think it went so disastrously wrong the first year with Pete Davidson that how could you look away? Yeah. And then year, I think they did it last year, didn't they?
I think so. I think they did it last year. I think Dolly was involved maybe too.
Dolly Parton was involved. I think Pete took a break for rehab. Yeah. And a show in Conyers, Georgia. Right. And then, yeah, I like Ryan and I like Andy. I like both of them. I think they're good. But since they stopped drinking, you know, it's not as interesting. Is it? I thought that they weren't allowed to drink. I thought they told them no more drinking.
Well, they got a little crazy with it. They're allowed again, though. They're allowed again? I think people demanded it. Well, fine. Finally, CNN coming to their senses. Doing something to improve the ratings over there at CNN. What a fucking train wreck that channel has become, honestly. I haven't even watched.
I mean, Anderson Cooper is the only reason to watch if we're being real about it. Anderson Cooper, I think, is the only interesting one that's still over there. But anyway, and of course, you know, Ryan Seacrest and Dick Clark Productions is the sentimental favorite because that's what I've been watching since I was a child.
My grandmother, we would always spend New Year's Eve with my grandma Green on my dad's side, my dad's mom. And while I think my dad would argue that... He wasn't her biggest fan. I always enjoyed being around my Grandma Green because she always made it a big deal to be at her house. Yeah. And I've told you this. She had this house in Melrose Park, Illinois, in Chicago.
And in this house, it had a basement, like a lot of houses in Chicago do. And in this basement was a bar. And we're not talking about a bar like most people have a bar. They've got a little nook with a couple of bottles and glasses on it. We are talking a full cheers bar downstairs in the basement with cocktail tables and a TV and things hanging on the wall and a little fireplace.
You could literally belly up to this bar and there could be a bartender back there serving you drinks. I love that. And they had all kinds of booze and beers and everything. So when my grandfather was alive, apparently this was the place to go for Smokey Bones and, you know, Guns Magoo and Fishneck Rogers.
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Chapter 2: What is the significance of Grandma Green's New Year's Eve celebrations?
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