5

 

 

  

9:01 PM, Monday, July 18th, 2016:   The man, the myth, the bachelor... NO MORE! Mo gets hitched. It's funny, I went to try on my suit for the wedding and a homeless person was living in it: ME. Funny thing about losing 50 pounds. So Mo was the catalyst for some new threads and goddamn when you're the parents of two pre-schoolers you can't WAIT to go to a wedding and be nuts for a bit. I think you can tell that from our video...     HAAAAAAA. Mo damn near wrecked himself on that last one...   So my man, MO. What can I say brother, it's pretty impressive the closeness I feel with you considering we've only had face to face interactions a handful of times. We realized quickly that we had quite a bit in common and watching your radio (and now TV career) take off has been a wonderful ride. We both have that obsessive work ethic and a streak of grammar nazi in us that we CANNOT SHAKE. It's like a disease. Your, you're... you're fucking insane if you think we can pass that up...   And we both worked (and he still works in) radio. That's a bond that never leaves. You never really leave that microphone. He knew it the second he had me on and I immediately put one can on and one can off (headset) when talking. I am a radio guy and always will be. It hit me at an incredible time in my life and taught me the entire world. Taught me I could just jump head first into craziness and succeed. I took that ambition to LA and never looked back. Mo is IN LA, the #2 market on the planet, and succeeding at every turn. I love watching it happen. I love knowing his back story when he worked for Tavis as I, too, worked for Tavis in a small capacity in 2010 (where we met) and the mutual respect has never stopped.   We also find ourselves always talking about race. We're talk show hosts, what do you expect. Now, I've never specifically talked to Mo about this but I presume where his respect of my positions comes is simple: self-awareness. I know I'm white. I know the privilege that means, I've had a taste of profiling with my middle-eastern looks (and with a beard, holy shit - don't go to an airport with that), but I fully understand that it's nothing compared to what he goes through. I know that because I don't have ONE black friend. In fact there's been times in my life where ALL of my friends were minorities. I've spent enough time with them out and about to be absolutely stunned at their treatment NEXT to me. So our discussions generally go in the "Agree" mode, but there's areas where we disagree and I bug him about truly putting a debate show together. Not this bullshit "debate" that is on TV right now: no, two intelligent people that understand where we're at... but can wade through the bullshit and differ on strategies going forward. Of course the frist of which is everyone our age and older DYING because most can't even process how society is about to change... but I digress: mutual respect at a professional and personal level...   ...and of course now he's married. He asked for advice on his FB page and after dozens of little snippets I got so annoyed I finally said: "STOP READING. You know each other better than anyone, all of this is bullshit." I finally wrote to both of them apologizing saying I didn't mean to shit on his friends and their (mostly) good advice but the truth is? Going outside your marriage with problems is your first mistake. It just is. Cut out the middle-man: just talk to her, dude. Everyone adds their own bullshit. Just SAY IT TO THEM. Immediately. Just do it. Truth, honesty... those aren't the issues. Overhinking your steps is the issue. If you're being honest, no matter how harsh, eventually you'll find the solution a fuckton quicker than asking all your friends and family for advice. Funny, she came up to me at the wedding and thanked me for that (they both did actually). I guess it needs to be said (and ironically is advice in and of itself): marriage isn't some mystical type of relationship that suddenly you don't know how to do. It's two people that need to communicate. So, basically, it's every relationship you've ever had. Ignore that there's more on the line with this one, it makes no difference. At the heart of anything that truly matters is communications.   Coming from a Communications Major. Duh.   So congratu-goddamn-lations brother. So excited for your future and whatever ways we cross paths IN that future. Also, thank you for a fun child-free night!!!!   To a lifetime of love and memories...   Adam