Bethalto

We'll have catalogs available, and we'll be just around here all day to answer questions regarding genetics and, and all that kind of stuff.

And then also with the sale being in Missouri, we offer free trucking back to, if somebody wants to get on the internet and buy an animal or come to the sale, don't wanna bring their trailer, we'll truck them back to our farm here in Bethalto, Illinois, and they can pick them up from here.

I like it.

Now, I know that in the last couple of times that we've visited, you've given us sort of y- your s- we'll call it the elevator speech, but, you know, what, what are the breed assets, uh, when you get into to this breed of cattle, and what makes it attractive?

I failed my driver's test the first time because...

And, and they joked that, uh, at this facility in Bethalto, Illinois, that they, they told...

They, 'em and said, "Hey, there's a, there's a good chance you might fail your first time 'cause there are some tricky things out there." And I'm like, "Pff, pff." Of course I failed it.

I ran a stop sign.

Alan Burdark and Brian Bement from Boffs join us to lead off this edition of Red Smoke Rising.

But in case you forgot who we were, I am the Draugma of Dawgtown, Tom Franklin, joined as always by the Ronaldo of Bethalto, Jeremy Clements.

And Jeremy, I see you are wearing your patriotic best tonight.

Hey, U.S. is currently beating Canada 1-0 at the half through a Justin Ellis opener.

And there, there was a joke that I was saving up.

We went to Roma's in, in Bethalto.

I had a joke I was saving.

And, uh, as we're leaving, I'm holding it up.

Usually when I don't have a college football game that weekend, I'll fill it with high school football.

And, um, this week I covered my alma mater, Civic Memorial High School in Bethalto.

Go Eagles.

And go Eagles indeed.

By the way, he is taking the night off and very well deserved.

But one man who does not take nights off here on Red Smoke Rising is the Ronaldo of Bethalto, Jeremy Clements.

And Jeremy, you're looking very boffy tonight.

Yeah, feeling a little boffy.