๐๏ธ ABOUT THIS EPISODE The Plague sits down at The Nomad in downtown Elkhorn with Rambis โ Omaha native, Burke grad, UNO biology degree, field service engineer on the blood analyzers running in hospitals and labs across the region, and the man who just handed off the farm flag to Backup Terry. He got named after a Laker who never scored the points, and it turned out to fit: no headlines, no highlight reel, just a year of 4:15 alarms and a gate that was always open. If you've ever wondered whether anybody notices the mornings you open the gate alone, this one's for you. โ
HIGHLIGHTS โ
Driving past the Springfield houses they couldn't afford โ until COVID rewrote the math 8:10 โ
"You wanna work out some more?" โ Triple T's entire EH, in seven words 12:00 โ
Swiper takes the gloves off his own hands and hands them over, still warm 13:50 โ
The Namorama he showed up to in a fog, and the tall, lanky, mustachioed Laker he got named for 15:50 โ
Fighting off the pre-run for months, then taking the flag and never missing one 22:34 โ
Six parades a year, the same faces morning, noon and night, and whether that's too much 28:36 โ
Lauren, Everett, Wyatt and Phoebe, and the alter ego his kids haven't been let in on yet 30:59 โ
A natural skeptic, a devout grandmother, and "you can't ignore that last F" 39:20 โ
The line that made him a man of faith by his own definition, and why he said it at his VQ 40:35 โ
The home run derby VQ during the College World Series, and Nene whiffing on purpose 48:30 โ
4:15 every Friday for a year, including the mornings nobody came 51:45 โ
Fireworks, wheelchairs, a blowtorch and a sheriff parked across the street 52:45 ๐ฌ KEY QUOTES ๐ฃ๏ธ "Do you know how much information Triple T gave me? It wasn't much." ๐ฃ๏ธ "Swiper gives me the gloves right off his hands." ๐ฃ๏ธ "I don't think I said one thing that was interesting about me." ๐ฃ๏ธ "Don't just sit back and be complacent โ like I did." ๐ฃ๏ธ "He sets the pins up for you, but then he leaves it to you to follow through." ๐ฃ๏ธ "Am I comfortable seeing these guys this much? And the short answer is yeah. You learn to love it." ๐ฃ๏ธ "It adds another layer when someone's counting on you. And you don't want to let them down." ๐ฃ๏ธ "I can't be the only one here that isn't a typical churchgoer." ๐ฃ๏ธ "I was up at 4:15 every Friday for a year straight. There were mornings where no one showed up to run, but I was there just in case someone did." ๐ฃ๏ธ "I was proud that I was there and keeping the farm open." โฑ๏ธ CHAPTERS 0:00 โ Cold Open at the Nomad: Analyzers, Christmas Villages & Peanut Butter 7:41 โ And We're Back: COVID, Piedmont & the Move to Springfield 11:00 โ A Text to a Stranger: "You Wanna Work Out Some More?" 13:45 โ Swiper's Gloves & Partner Squared: The First Beatdown 15:50 โ The Blackout Namorama: How Rambis Got His Name 18:40 โ Chain Nets, Burke & UNO: Never Stop Moving 20:48 โ Setting the Pins Up: Triple T, the Pre-Run & Taking the Flag 26:30 โ The Tall Guy Tax & Learning Forty Names 28:36 โ The Springfield Fishbowl: Six Parades & the Mayor 30:59 โ Lauren, Three 2.0s & the Alter Ego His Kids Haven't Met 39:20 โ The Natural Skeptic: Making Room in the Third F 45:54 โ The Home Run Derby VQ, 4:15 Fridays & the Fireworks Flag Pass ๐ CONNECT WITH THE GLUE-OOM F3 Omaha: https://f3omaha.com X / Twitter: @F3Glue_OOM Recorded at The Nomad Studio โ downtown Elkhorn, NE
