The RABBIT HOLE - Episode 4

1 MIN

Post footy career moves

Garry’s studying history in finance

Sales Rep dreams, lawnmowing realities

4 MIN

Offers – if Garry ever auditioned or interviewed for a role during/post footy

Garry was approached by 2 people for some modelling shots, he had to pay $350 to get it done

Tim auditioned for a few things – an international ad. Thought he had the gig sewn up, showed up to the shoot and there was a line out the door. Had to pose with his arm out of the truck door in a blue tradie singlet

Also auditioned for Man Oh Man host

9 MIN

The story of how Garry was filling in hosting the Today Show in 2003 just before Christmas, and the day just happened to be the one that Saddam Hussein was captured

Was hosting the Sunday Footy Show, doing some Any Given Sunday and appearing on The Footy Show

Was approached by David Gingell, said to Garry come up to Sydney and do the Today Show. Quiet period heading into Christmas, have some fun. Garry initially said no, but was turned around

Channel 9 flew him up Business, nice hotel on the rocks

Was watching a movie in bed when the news ticker came up, BREAKING NEWS, SADDAM HUSSEIN CAPTURED, TUNE IN TO THE TODAY SHOW TOMORROW FOR THE LATEST

The biggest story of the century has broken, he thought Sam Newman had called the hotel and pranked him

Garry’s phone call to the producer the night before, tried to get out of the gig

16 MIN

Thought they would pivot him to a sports host gig, he walks in at 3AM and it’s a madhouse. Sits down to makeup, a research girl drops a ream of A4 paper on his desk, says ‘that’s your auto-cue and ins and outs’

“I’ve never read an auto-cue in my life!”

John Howard , current Prime Minister was in the building

“We now cross to Garry Lyon, who is with Australia’s head of counter terrorism"

Never felt more nervous or out of place in his entire life

20 MIN

A couple of quotes from articles criticising Garry’s performance

25 MIN

Is there a job in the media that you want to do? The pinnacle, the dream gig?

Garry interviewing Deontay Wilder at the Super Bowl

29 MIN

Are you happy?

Tim listened to a podcast on happiness, the boys chat about it existentially.

Tim spoke about getting happiness from making pizza dough and making the pizza

33 MIN

What makes you happy?

Garry is happy when he’s on his farm

Tim is happy driving across his property on the Gator, with Brando bounding along behind him

Is Brando a good looking dog? Garry says his eyes scare him

We might talk dogs next week on the Rabbit Hole

38 MIN

Quick whip around a few topics

MCG surface chat

Ja Morant

Dolphins NRL and Munster finger break

41 MIN

Farming chat for Kubota

43 min

Tim’s obsession with SBS movies

Tim says it’s because he got subtitles, and he was partially deaf so he could understand what is going on

Finds the stories a bit better

Garry thinks its for ulterior motives

Tim makes a cup of tea when it gets to that part, he is not interested in it

Favourite movie talk – Tim is Shawshank, Garry is Bravehart

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