Your mom called him a dumbass. Let's just say that.
just say that. >> Oh, we're on the same page.
>> Oh, we're on the same page. >> There you go. So,
>> There you go. So, >> [laughter]
>> [laughter] >> um but speaking of that dumbass, do you
>> um but speaking of that dumbass, do you have a favorite, and I'm going to do air
have a favorite, and I'm going to do air quotes here, whatever,
quotes here, whatever, uh
uh we are in so much trouble story about
we are in so much trouble story about him and you?
Um one comes to mind, but it wasn't more of
one comes to mind, but it wasn't more of trouble. It was more like you're going
trouble. It was more like you're going to get us killed story. Okay.
to get us killed story. Okay. Oh my gosh.
Oh my gosh. >> What do you got?
>> What do you got? Uncle and I, I call him Uncle. Sure.
Uncle and I, I call him Uncle. Sure. Uncle and I decided, you know what?
Uncle and I decided, you know what? We're going to go line dancing. Let's
We're going to go line dancing. Let's just get out on the town, and let's go
just get out on the town, and let's go line dancing.
line dancing. >> Ah.
>> Ah. I was going to be his wing girl, you
I was going to be his wing girl, you know, he's down in the dumps. I'm just
know, he's down in the dumps. I'm just his niece, and we wanted to go have fun.
his niece, and we wanted to go have fun. And so, I get in his car, and we're
And so, I get in his car, and we're we're listening to Neon Lights by Blake
we're listening to Neon Lights by Blake Shelton. Okay.
Shelton. Okay. >> And his favorite song at the time.
>> And his favorite song at the time. And he's driving down the freeway.
And he's driving down the freeway. And I remember sitting in the passenger
And I remember sitting in the passenger seat, and he's just driving. He's going
seat, and he's just driving. He's going Mach Jesus. And I just I don't
Mach Jesus. And I just I don't understand why he's going so fast. My
understand why he's going so fast. My cheeks are clenched in the seat. I'm a
cheeks are clenched in the seat. I'm a little nervous, but I'm with my badass
little nervous, but I'm with my badass uncle. I can't show him how how nervous
uncle. I can't show him how how nervous I am. And I remember grabbing the handle
I am. And I remember grabbing the handle of the door and just squeezing because
of the door and just squeezing because he would get
he would get as close as he could
as close as he could to the back of these semi trucks, and
to the back of these semi trucks, and then
then all of a sudden change lanes with with
all of a sudden change lanes with with no blinker, no "Hey, I'm going to change
no blinker, no "Hey, I'm going to change lanes." Nothing. He would get as close
lanes." Nothing. He would get as close as he could, and then the change the
as he could, and then the change the lanes. And I'm just like sitting there
lanes. And I'm just like sitting there like, "Oh my god, is Is he Is he drunk
like, "Oh my god, is Is he Is he drunk already? I'm going to die tonight. Like,
already? I'm going to die tonight. Like, this is this is the end of Jess and
this is this is the end of Jess and Uncle. We had a good run."
Uncle. We had a good run." Aw. And
Aw. And man.
man. I really specifically remember kind of
I really specifically remember kind of like
like not moving my head, but turning my eyes
not moving my head, but turning my eyes and looking at him.
and looking at him. And he looks over at me, and just starts
And he looks over at me, and just starts cracking up. Just laughing hysterically
cracking up. Just laughing hysterically and smiling. And I look at him, I was
and smiling. And I look at him, I was like,
like, "What are you doing? Are you okay?" And
"What are you doing? Are you okay?" And he goes, "I am trying to get as close as
he goes, "I am trying to get as close as possible to these semi trucks just to
possible to these semi trucks just to see when you're going to yell at me, or
see when you're going to yell at me, or just to see
just to see >> Oh my what you're going to do, or how
>> Oh my what you're going to do, or how long it's going to take you to realize
long it's going to take you to realize that I'm just doing this to [ __ ] with
that I'm just doing this to [ __ ] with you." Oh my gosh.