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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