Shamrock Sports says FUCK Cancer this week! All Heart Episode.

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I can't even begin to explain how much I needed this podcast last night. I cried three times. Watch here, you'll get why. I love what I do. I had this dream that I keep moving toward week after week and this is the closest I have been to it. The conversation I had with these MEN tonight was the one I'm glad we captured. Many nights in bar rooms people open up to strangers after they've had a few. From a bartender point of view, sometimes that ends good, sometimes that ends bad. We have all seen both outcomes but that's the gamble when you belly up to any bar. But there's those nights that just blows you away. You go home when the bar closes and realize how small your problems really are compared to people who have real problems. You go home grateful, and you wish someone had captured that convo on film. You wish you could have had that convo recorded to use for motivation. That's what happened tonight and it was nothing short of amazing to me. Big Ty to all who helped us get to this point.

Here is where the conversation started. Mike "OG Shamrock Holmes" Moen hit me up before the show and had a request. He wanted to dedicate the podcast to his close family members who are fighting Cancer currently.

I have zero problem with this request because as many may or may not know, I lost my Dad to Pancreatic Cancer in February of 2019. I haven't been right since. It's a horrible disease and anyone who needs me to do anything at all to raise awareness or fight that shitty, bullshit, cowardly, unfair disease, I'm in. So we get to talking and that's when it happened. My man Kevin Lenihan has been battling an advanced stage cancer for awhile now. You wouldn't know it looking at him or his personality, literally a warrior with how he's fought this. Kevin was the first one to draw tears out of me and it was cancer/sports related. He goes on to explain the moment he got his diagnosis. Watch Here.Not once did he mention himself, he was immediately worried about how to tell his friends and family. That's what came to his mind first...and that's the type of people we have here and no doubt the person Kevin is. What really got me was his 3rd thought. He goes on to explain how he just hoped he made it long enough to see the Gordon Howard/Kyrie Celtics bring number 18 to Boston. He meant it. I have known Kevin for 22years. We have had many convo's in and out of bar rooms, most of them sports, all the rest just life. Im QUITE bit younger than Kev(Haha) but the respect has always been there from day 1. He meant it. He is a die hard Celtics fan, always has been. Kevin is a man that believes every word he speaks. It's never wasted time, talking with him and to see someone in his condition, living his life the way he is right now...inspiring to say the least. And anyone facing that battle, I would communicate with him, because he's got the right attitude. Kevin, we love you, we respect you and got your back through your fight, keep up the good fight, you are winning!

So we bullshitted sports for awhile, lot of good NBA chatter. Suns and Chris Paul, I mean, I had a roundup with 20 topics on it lol. We got them all in speed style and then right back to the epic shit. No earlier in this blog, I wrote the word MEN in caps. Not a typo. That's exactly what the guys are. Full blown, whole huge hearted MEN! Next I couldn't believe my eyes when Dave "Whitey" Kenney. So let me tell you, I feel about an inch big after having a tough time this week after realizing what this man went through. I haven't known Dave long, but I have if that makes sense. We grew up in the same neighborhood, literally less than a mile away from each other. Now he's an older gentleman but apparently Kevin introduced us due to similarities and I've felt it since minute 1. Kevin mentioned heart but I do believe Dave said it best this morning, we get into shit without worrying about the outcome and we stand on the right side of the fence. Dave lost his wife this week on Father's Day. She had been sick and had a massive heart attack, and Dave was by her side till the end and explained he did everything everything he could. He used the exacts word's "I kept pumping", as in he did CPR and lost her. For a man to get on a podcast and declare that, the same week it happened is the strongest moment I have ever witnessed live and in person. Just a complete fucking powerhouse. Kev has told me stories of Dave's fight resume and I can honestly say, although impressive, this toughness I saw from this man reigns supreme to any physical fight I have ever seen or been in. I dont want to reveal too much more because I feel everyone that reads this blog needs to watch and listen to Dave's words personally about what being a father or parent is what its all about. He has to be strong for his kids. I had the pleasure of hanging out with Dave this morning and talking life. There's not one one ounce of ingenuine in this man. Every word comes directly from his heart, and after what he showed me today, a letter I wont disclose the information, but it had to do with being a DAD. Dave we love you, we are here for you, and we envy your strength. Me and Dave have set aside plans for him to tell his entire story. He was very insistant and I do believe we are about to learn how he became this rock, and it intrigues me to see how true toughness comes to be. He figured it, and I don't mean words, I mean actions!

And PS...I think We even had Lincoln a tad emotional tonight...Haha

The Greatest American PodCast Host that ever lived. I love you Lincoln TF, and that was one hell of a way to celebrate our 12year and 1 day FB anniversary. Stay tuned for the Rushton WaterMain Post Special lol

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