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25 Random Things About Me

Mar 10

Written by: Bert Weiss
3/10/2009 12:06 PM 

I don’t think Eddie Murphy’s “Party All The Time” is as awful as everybody says it is

I have always wanted to jump on a moving train and see what city I would end up in at the end of the trip. 

I cruised around on a Vespa for two years in college.

I get oddly hooked on watching the progress of my ordered pizza get delivered on dominos.com.

I’ve falsely exaggerated my love for U2 to my wife because she loves the band so much.
I’m the only person in American that thought Castaway was a brilliant movie.

In the 8th grade I gave myself a self-inflicted hickey using a snake poison removal kit.

Sometimes I’m embarrassed that my wife is so much better looking than I am.

I still watch The Real World. 

As I make it to my seat in coach I judge those in first class by who I think is rich and can afford the seat and who I think is just casing in the frequent flyer miles.  

I loathe body hair.

Sometimes I’m surprised by how conservative I can be on some issues. I think if you are an American citizen you should know how to communicate in English.

I found and then sold some of parents stash back in high school.

Hangovers last almost two days now.

I never learned how to jump rope.

Have had thoughts of purchasing shoes with a lift in them to make me appear taller.

I really like that Miley Cyrus song, “Climb.”

It internally bothers me when I let my son Hayden beat me in video games.

I was way funnier 10 years ago. 

I worked at Taco Bell for 4 years in high school but still think I can “work the line” better than most Taco Bell employees today.

With few exceptions I have had yogurt every day for the past twenty years.

I won’t let cars merge that have stickers applied honoring SEC schools other than UGA.

I have faked getting an emergency phone call so I could get off the tread mill.

Can’t stop watching World’s Strongest Man competitions on ESPN.

Stared losing interest in writing this list around number 19 and have spent a stupid amount of time checking and rechecking how many items I’ve listed in order to get to 25. 

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About Bert Weiss

Hey Y'all.
 

I can't believe that it's been over seven years since I started "The Bert Show" in Atlanta. Before Q100, I was part of the support staff on morning shows in San Diego, Washington, DC and Dallas.   Q100 gave me my first shot at hosting a morning show. I was so nervous to come to Atlanta.   I remember my fear of failure being so intense the first few months that I actually went on anxiety medication.  Ridiculous, right?
 

Seven years later I'm really proud of what the Bert Show has done.  When the show started, we literally were the last ranked morning show in the city.   Thanks to you guys we've come a long, long way since then.
 

So much has changed in my life since we got here. My son Hayden is now 6. I have a 19 month old, too: Hollis. There are so many transplants here that in a few years he may be the only kid in his class to say he was actually born in Atlanta.   Parenting has brought out the best and worst in me. Parenting exposes my emotional baggage but also brings out the best in me.  Watching the person that my sons are growing into is a happiness that I never could have imagined.  
 

My wife and I celebrated our eleventh wedding anniversary this year.  
  

My real love is traveling. My wife and I have traveled all through the Caribbean, Bahamas and Europe.  If there's a beach I want to be on it. Even better if there's a beach I'd like to be surfing then be on the sand. I also love Costa Rica and Brazil. If the US government told me I had to leave the country tomorrow I'd choose Brazil to live.  You haven't experienced a New Year's until you're on the beach with over a million people in Rio de Janeiro.

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Random Bert Facts
  • My hometown is San Diego.
  • My favorite TV shows are Entourage, Rob and Big, Friday Night Lights, Grey's Anatomy and Lost. 
  • I'm scared to challenge myself to quit drinking entirely for a month.
  • My iPod is filled with Bob Marley, Justin Timberlake, Wyclef, Sean Paul, LL Cool J, Gwen Stefani, No Doubt and Black Eye Peas.
  • Although I've never been diagnosed I'm sure I have ADD.
  • I've never had a full can of any soft drink.
  • I'm scared of snakes and rats.
  • I'm secretly nervous every time I have to do speak in front of large crowds.
  • My biggest struggle is with sleeping and time management.
  • Favorite movie is probably Shawshank Redemption.
  • Favorite Comedy is Old School.  
  • Halle Berry tops the "Get out of Jail Free" list.
  • I never learned how to jump rope.
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