Hammerin’ Hank on Barbie Dolls, NASCAR & Pop Trivia
Hammerin' Hank on Barbie Dolls, NASCAR & Pop Trivia
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Hank's been walking 62,000 steps a week, his iPhone charger just died, and he's got jokes that'll cut through the noise like a radio signal that refuses to fade. This week, Ryan and Hank tackle what happens when you try to be a morning person and fail spectacularly, why your phone battery outlasts most people's attention spans, and why ghosting is just slowly fading out like a station losing its signal.
The real heat comes when Hank names his prick of the week: Jeffrey Knight, the St. Pete developer with a body count of coincidences and a blood alcohol level that somehow reads zero after a fatal ferry crash. Ryan had the same target locked in, they're operating on the same frequency.
From there, it's church talk (Hank downloaded the Bible on his iPhone), NASCAR predictions (Joey Logano's his pick), and a pop culture trivia round that exposes just how deep Hank's music knowledge actually runs. He's been on the Woody Show talking Barbie dolls, specifically a Marble Man and Selena Gomez collaboration that doesn't exist yet but absolutely should.
The episode closes with Hank's buddy of the week shout-out to his nephew Christopher, celebrating his 40th birthday in Great Bend, Kansas, plus love for his best friends, his dog Marley, and everyone holding him down from the JV Show fan army to his church family.
Peace in your hood.
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It's just the same old, same old in the world of Hammerin' Hank. Now, if I hit the music, would you be ready? One billion percent. Let me hit the music. You're listening to the Hammerin' Hank Show with Henry Ochs and Ryan Hoppe.
Yeah, Hammerin' Hank, legend on the airways free. Autistic Kingpin, Cali's hard OG. Wild 949, he the voice they need. Doghouse days, laying down the creed. Too legit to quit, hammering and Hank on fire.
Mic and hand, lifeline and wire. Radio beast ain't showing no tire. Underdog champion, always going higher. Wild like a wolf, howl at the moon. What's up Hank, how are you?
Good. Hey. You're what? I'm doing pretty good. Your internet was breaking up, but now you're back.
How was your week? What did you do this week? I was on the Woody Show. How is that? You've been on the Woody Show more than I've ever been on, which is zero times.
How was that? Very good. We discussed. The Barbie doll. What do you mean the Barbie doll?
What is it? Twenty twenty three again, the Barbie movie? What is it? No, you know what? Barbie dolls I would like to see.
What Barbie doll do you want to see, Hank? The Marble Man and Selena Gomez. So you want to, are they coming out with a Selena Gomez Barbie doll? I'm very confused. No, I'd love to, along with the Marble Man.
You want a Barbie doll? No. I'm so confused. So what was the topic? You were talking about Barbie dolls to the Woody Show?
Yep. It was a segment called Woody Show Crossfire. And in Woody Show Crossfire, what were your talking points about Barbies? Are talking about Barbie dolls ideas? My idea was the Marble Man and Selena Gomez.
You want a Marble Man kendal? That's genius, dude. You are a fascinating cat, that, what else did you do this week? I did a lot of walking. How much?
Sixty two thousand steps so far this week. Either you say six sixty two miles. I was like, damn, damn, boy. No, but that's still pretty good, dude. Sixty two thousand steps.
Can't talk today. On pacer. How is that? What do you think about? What do you listen to when you're walking around?
Music. Do you listen to happy hour? We need to go back to the Sabrina Carpenter. I are radio. I heart radio.
I thought they were called. I hate radio. Funny radio. It was a joke. Hammerin' Hank.
What else you do this week? Anything fun? Anything relaxing? Just that's it. Hammerin' Hank.
I'm in a bad mood. I lost my iPhone does not charge unless I have the circle charger on the back. So I had to just purchase one off of the website, I know it as Amazon. So right now I'm in kind of a bad mood. So Hank, if I had the music for the jokes, can you cheer me up?
Yes, buddy. Let me hit the music. Hank's joke hitting like a thumper from the trunk. Punch lines cracking louder than a gatton. No punk Ryan Hoppe ride shotgun with oak.
Dropping these last crew never going to hammer and show. Keeping it raw joke sharper than a blade. Cutting through the saw. Every segment fire. Humor like a burn.
Tune in for the laughs. Watch the tables turn. Hank's joke of the day. All right, Hank, make me laugh. I tried to be a morning person.
Yeah. But it turns out I'm more kind of a mid afternoon apology kind of guy. You like that? My phone battery lasts longer than some people's attention span. And that's saying something.
Next, I don't have commitment issues. I just like to keep my opinions open and my group gets muted. I love what someone says. No offense because you already know you're about to swing for defenses. I started meditating to reduce stress.
Yeah. Now I'm stressed out in silence. Oh, jeez. Next. People say money can't buy happiness, but you have.
Have you ever seen someone sad on deposit drug daily? Got it. I guess. I don't ghost people. I just slowly fade out like a radio station losing its signal.
Our ratings. My sleep schedule is less of a schedule. I'm more of a strong idea. I hate when someone says we need to talk. Oh, just ruin my mood.
Dream business days in advance. I'm not bad texting back. I'm just really good at thinking about it. And that's all for the jokes for this week. Hanky, let's take a quick picture.
Smile. Smile on camera. I am the best person I've ever met. Hammerin' Hank, who is your favorite comedian? The prick of the week is definitely the person who killed the people in Tampa Bay, Florida on a boat.
I listen to your morning show. Oh, yeah. Jeffrey Knight, that fucking scumbag. Yeah, he's my prick of the week. Hell, yeah.
I love you. I have taught you well, my boy. He is the prick of the week that Jeffrey Knight for people that don't know. Jeffrey Knight is a guy who owns pretty much all of downtown St. Pete.
And this guy is just a scumbag who a lot of people around him coincidentally have died. I'll leave it at that. And he was on a Clearwater ferry and he was totally sober because when you blow your blood alcohol level, if it shows up zero, zero, zero, zero, you don't have to take any drug tests. And this guy was totally not a mushroom. And he had his Clearwater ferry hit a Hispanic man and the man died.
And the family reached out to me and thanked me for being the only person that talked about it in Tampa Bay. So, Hank, that was going to be my prick of the week. But since we're such good friends, you read my mind. But let's get some God in our life. Let me hit the music.
Oh, yeah. You don't hear it because you're on Zoom, but I'm playing some church music. How is church going? It's dreaming good. We beginning to study the Book of James.
What is the Book of James like? It's like when you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior. And I downloaded the Holy Bible on my iPhone this past Sunday. You downloaded the Bible on your iPhone? Yes.
How was that? Pretty good. Oh, Hammerin' Hank, what do you pray about during the day? My dad, yes. Am I radio career?
Your radio career is fine. You don't need to pray for that. And also my sister's reflect. Yeah, she's a nice woman. Hammerin' Hank.
You said here you can't hear it because it's on Zoom, but you can hear it afterwards. I have NASCAR sound effects going. Vroom, vroom. I used to produce NASCAR radio and it was so boring. It was just absolutely nothing.
Hammerin' Hank, and they wondered why they're in 15th place on the weekend at 1, 0, 3, 5, the bone. But I'm not throwing shots. Hammerin' Hank, what is your NASCAR prediction? My NASCAR prediction is that Kyle Larson to win some races. But my prediction is.
What is your prediction? Valiant that stupid cough right now. But you know who should win the NASCAR title this year? Joey Logano. I've never heard that name on a radio.
Mm hmm. What do you like about Joey Logano? He's a good racer. He's the competitive racer. And I hope he wins this year.
I had no idea you're a NASCAR fan. How long have you been a NASCAR fan? Generations. Oh, wow. Does it run in a family?
Yep. Does it race in the family? Get it. Yep. I'm glad you got it.
Hammerin' Hank, if I hit the music, would you be ready for pop culture trivia? Yep. Let me hit the music in the club. Turn on the show with Henry and Ryan. Trivia questions, yeah, no lying.
Got my mind sharp like a blade that's flying. They asking those questions, got my brain frying. Hammerin' Hank's got the mic up high. Pop hits playing to the end of the sky. Gotta keep it real, can't let it slide.
Answers in my head, can't let them hide. Pop trivia, yeah, we bringing the heat. Get your knowledge up, take a seat. Playing those hits while the... All right, what do you got for me, Hanky?
Playing the top 10 hit record, My Melody of Love, way back in 1974. Cher. Nope, Bobby Vinton. I've never heard of that person. And that's it for music trivia for this week.
All right, let me hit the music for Buddy of the Week. Oh yeah, it's a banger in the club. Yeah. Tune into the show, it's Hammerin' Hank. Yeah.
Autistic genius always keeping it dank. Oh, sure. Henry Ochs on the mic, hot rod and shotgun. Roll call for the buddies, we just having some fun. Buddy of the Week, we gon' get the crown.
Hank bringing smiles. Shut the haters down on the airwaves. Hank, we've been recording for 11 minutes and 11 seconds. Make a wish. My Buddy of the Week is my nephew, Christopher from Great Bank, Kansas, who's celebrating his 40th birthday today.
God, you know he's having a fricking midlife crisis right now. Yep. Yeah. He's celebrating his 40th birthday today. So happy birthday, Christopher.
That is adorable. Any other buddies? That's it. Hammerin' Hank, I want to ask you, what are some of your radio career highlights? Let me see.
One of my radio career highlights was in 1997 when I met Veronica and Julie. Was she hot? Extremely hot. Sound Factory. And I had dinner with Veronica and Julie a couple of weeks later at the Chevy's in Newark, which is unfortunately closed.
I do. Yeah. Anything else? And also, I got to meet a lot of people during my radio career. Like whom?
Monica Dorado, Julie Veronica, Jose from Oakland. Hell yeah. Who is a female artist you want to have appear on the show, Hank? Sabrina Carpenter. Yeah, let me work on that.
She's busy totally not having trains ran on her. You know what I mean? And also Cindy Gomez, Demi Lovato, BTS. Let me just call 1-800-BTS. Hey, guys, you're road famous.
I'll work on it. Anybody else you want on the show? Yes. Who? JT Snow.
Who the hell is JT Snow? The manager of the Mad Astro Roasters. I told I totally should have known who JT Snow is. I'm sure he said it was a baseball part from the San Francisco Giants back in the day. And what does he do now?
He now manages to Mad Astro Roasters, which is the Pirate League baseball team. Is it the Roasters? What is it? The Roasters. It's not the Roosters, the Roasters.
Yep, Mad Astro Roasters. All right, there you go. Hammerin' Hank every week. You write this. It says anything else I can think of.
Is there anything else you can think of? I've been listening to your morning show most mornings. Thank you. On Hot 97 7 Fresno. Yeah, Hot 97 7.
Interesting topics. Thanks, dude. It's all in my mind. It's Hot 97 7 FM Radio dot com. Hammerin' Hank, I appreciate that.
Is there anything else on your mind? Yes. What? My new year's resolutions to try to be extremely natural about the history. Of what?
Of pop music. I think you already are pretty good at that, bud. Yep, I want to be more knowledgeable. Hm. Anything else?
And also to meet some pop music artists. Yeah, we'll work on that. To go to meet and greets. We will. I'll work on that.
Anything else? Well, buddy. Is there anything else? You got personality, buddy. I got you, bud.
Who do you want to give a shout out to? I got to give a shout out to the aforementioned Christopher Manning, my nephew, who's celebrating his 40th birthday today. Also my best male friend, Lucky Eagle. My best female friend, Veronica Ramirez and Julie Hernandez. My dad, my sister, Servette, my dog, Marley.
Everyone in the JV Show Fan Army. Yeah. Also my extended family, J. Ben, Russ Sender, and the oldest, Kansas. Yeah.
Everyone that met us for me, Russia County News and the Great Band Tribune. Everyone at the CEEV First Church and Cache Rally. Including Pastor John Ben, who just had a baby. Anything else, Hank? That should do it.
Sign us off. Wow, we'll do it real soon. Peace in your hood. Bye, Hank. Bye, buddy.
This is the warrior always running the glow. But all good things got to let the curtain go slow. On the dial, spitting truth with his unique grind. Thoughts intertwined like graffiti on the line. Ryan on the mic, Henry's rhythm divine.
They the blueprint, every beat they design. Static in the speakers where the laughter used to ride. Hank led the show with that beautiful pride. Autism didn't stop him, nod, amplified. Hammering Hank forever immortalized.
Farewell, hammering Hank. Got to close up the show. Legend in the booth where the vibes used to flow. Autism warrior always running the glow. But all good things got to let the curtain go slow.
Radio go, never ghost. He a host with the sauce. Henry Ochs and Ryan Hart. Platinum never lost. Puzzle piece crown.
Man, this dude was the boss. City missed a voice. That's the ultimate cause. Farewell, hammering Hank. Got to close up the show.
Legend in the booth where the vibes used to flow. Autism warrior always running the glow. But all good things got to let the curtain go slow. The Radio gate never ghost. He a host with the sauce.
Henry Ochs and Ryan Hart. Platinum never lost. Puzzle piece crown. Man, this dude was the boss. City missed a voice.
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