PREP AUDIO:
“John Osborne: Usually drinking more. I mean, a little hair of the dog never hurt anybody. Plus, it’s the first of the year.”
“JOHN: “I think it’s kind of funny how we spend literally the last moment and the very first moment of every year being extremely intoxicated, extremely, because you don’t want to wait until like 12:30 to get your buzz on. You’ve got to do it before midnight, and then once midnight happens, you’re like, ‘Omigod! Now it’s time to celebrate even more.’ Debauchery is the literally bookending your entire year.” TJ: “I love how everyone starts the year off with diets and then we end the year with like excessive amounts of food. And then you get to the end of the year, you’re like, ‘Oh, I’m going to start a diet on the 1st, so I’m going to eat everything that’s in front of me.’ I love it.” JOHN: “And come February 1st, ‘what diet?’” [laughs] TJ: “What diet? I’ll start it next month.” [laughs]
“New Year’s is rough. New Year’s hurts no matter what’s going on. I’ve played a lot of New Year’s shows, you know, but I’ve honestly found that it’s not my favorite night to throw down. Look, for a living, that’s what I do. Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night, I host a big party; not only on stage, but I’ve got friends backstage. It starts before the concert sometimes, [and] it goes long after the concert, so a lot of times on New Year’s, I’m looking for a really mellow hang – a good party, good friends, pretty chill. Some of my best New Year’s – it doesn’t make for great radio – but some of my best New Years have been just like actually hearing fireworks go off while I’m in bed, [laughs] and know I’m gonna wake up the next morning for the first day of the New Year feeling great, feeling recharged and I’m ready to go ad go into the New Year feeling good as opposed to going into it with a giant Jagerbomb hangover, which I’ve done many, many times. So, the goal this year is to go into it feeling pretty good and the kids help with that, because you really just don’t want to be hungover with children. It’s not a good feeling. You would probably admit to any crime to get them, just feel better, and get them leave you alone. So, [I’m] gonna try to hit New Year’s this year in stride.”
“I think January first is universally accepted as a dog. So I mean, a little hair of the dog, I guess. But just…water and stay on the couch, I guess. There’s no real sure-fire cure for that.”
“The best hangover cure – I’ve got two. One is 5-hour Energy [bottles], because of all the B-vitamins that are in it. You can start pounding those, and it’s either gonna work, or it’s gonna keep you up and prolong your misery. But the other one I have is just take two Advil and a beer in the morning. Hair of the dog, man – that works every time.”
“My hangover cure is Bloody Mary’s. But be careful, because once you have a couple, don’t go to beer, because if you go to beer, you’re gonna start drinking again. And you end up a morning drunk. Or if you wanna go the non-alcoholic route, there’s nothing you can do for hangovers. You just gotta deal with it.”
“Best hangover cure—I think it’s depending on what I have to do that day or the next day. But yeah, there’s definitely two. There’s my old approach, which was the football approach when I played college football, was we used to have Sunday morning rundown and no matter how much fun you had on Saturday night, you had to be at the field at 8 or 9am and we used to have to jog around the track. Running or doing some type activity is one of the best cures. As I’ve gotten lazier, I would maybe say, sometimes just having water, having liquid IV or sometimes my grandma’s old trick of the hair of the dog is a real thing and kind of just help level you out for the day.”
“My favorite day drink is typically a margarita with a nice reposado tequila. If I day drink tequila, I will have a day nap, always. You have a day nap anyway. I do. You do. That’s how I stay so young. That’s right. It’s good for my complexion. I don’t, I’m sorry. What is your day drink? I grew up napping. He’s a napper. Kimberly’s day drink would be a… Cuban. Or a pineapple mojito. Oh, that sounds nice. Sure. Can you make me one? My day drink would probably be a glass of… White wine. Yeah. And then I like to go shopping…not a good combination. It is for her. Your credit limit is higher if you’re drinking while you shop. It’s like gambling and shopping. I mean, gambling and drinking. I like beach drinks, like bitter, legitimately beachy drinks. Rum runner. Yes, rum drinks are good. I like my mai tais. It kind of sounds like you take a nap and you drink. You know, beachy drinks. Fru-Fru drinks. What is that? Nobody said Fru-Fru. You said Fru-Fru. Yeah, OK. I was just thinking. OK, I like Fru-Fru drinks. He does. During the day. Mai tai, that’s a good day drink for me. That’s good.”
“My best New Year’s Eve is definitely when my wife and I started back dating. We started back dating right before Christmas and we went on a trip down to Florida and met some friends. And her birthday is New Year’s Eve. We celebrated it that night and it was just a great night.”
“Well, this is probably a classic answer, but we did play New Year’s in New York and watched the ball drop and it was a big, special moment, one of those kind of check it off the bucket list type of moments, and we did that. And it is incredible. The energy’s amazing, and it’s super cold, but we had a great time. When I think of epic New Year’s, that’s definitely, it’s probably the first memory that comes to mind.”
LINERS
“Hey everybody, it’s Brad Paisley, wishing you a Happy New Year.”
“Hey! This is TJ, and I’m John, and we are Brothers Osborne. Happy New Year.”
“Hi! I’m Carrie Underwood, wishing you a Happy New Year.”
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“Hey, it’s Dierks Bentley. Happy New Year!”
“Hi, I’m Dierks Bentley, wishing you and yours a Happy New Year.”
“Hey! It’s Eric Church, hoping you have a Happy New Year.”
“5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Happy New Year! I’m Eric Church.”
“Hi! I’m Jon Pardi, wishing you a Happy New Year!”
“Hey! I’m Jordan Davis, wishing you a Happy New Year!”
“Hey y’all, this is Josh Ross. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Happy New Year.”
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“Hey! I’m Josh Turner. Happy New Year!”
“Hey! It’s Kassi Ashton. I’d love to wish everyone a safe and Happy New Year.”
“Hey everyone! This is Keith Urban. Have a safe and happy New Year.”
“Hey! We’re Little Big Town. Happy New Year!”
“Hey! This is Luke Bryan, hoping you have a Happy New Year.”
“Hey y’all, it’s Luke Bryan. Hope you get to ring in the New Year with the ones you love.“
“Hi! We’re Maddie & Tae, wishing you a Happy New Year.”
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“Hey everybody, this is Reba McEntire. Happy New Year!”
“Hey everybody! I’m Sam Hunt. Happy New Year!”
“Hi! This is Shania Twain. Happy New Year!”
“Hey what’s up it’s Tucker Wetmore wishing you a Happy New Year. Have fun and be safe out there.”
