Mindy Hargesheimer (00:00:00):
Hey guys. Welcome back to the podcast. As you can see, I am, uh, sort of in character today because I was really excited to have my guest come in. Matt Black, otherwise known as almost Andy Reed. You know him, you love him. You've seen him around town. Um, he is clearly very often mistaken for the real Andy Reed because he pulls off this character so well. And I wanted to hear the backstory as to how he got into it. And, uh, you know, little did I know getting into the research of him. He's an opera singer. He does so many things that I never even would've thought of, and he has the best energy. So I'm really excited for you to hear from him, hear about how this whole character came to be, what he's doing with it, how you can engage with him. Um, it's a really, really fun chat, so I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Well, thank, thank you so much for coming in today. Absolutely. Glad to be. This is so fun. I was so excited to hunch you to, oh my gosh, I didn't even notice your rings until right now. <laugh>. This is amazing. You're gonna have to like show the camera <laugh>. Um, all right, so we have got almost Andy Reed, uh, otherwise known as Matt Black. Yeah. Am I allowed to reveal your real name?
Matt Black (00:01:14):
Absolutely. Yeah. Clark Kent my day, and
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:01:16):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:01:17):
And super nerd by night
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:01:18):
<laugh>. I love it. I mean, clearly I had to get in, you know, in costume for this. Yeah. I had to play the part along with you
Matt Black (00:01:26):
<laugh>,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:01:26):
Um, to really make it like the most. So thanks for coming in. I'm excited to chat with you today. Glad
Matt Black (00:01:30):
To be here. Thanks for inviting me.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:01:32):
I feel like most people probably know who you are.
Matt Black (00:01:34):
Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:01:35):
But for the few living under a rock who might not have, um, encountered you yet, um, tell us who you are, what you do.
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Matt Black (00:01:41):
Well, you've said it. Uh, my name's Matt Black. I've got a beautiful family and, uh, I, uh, work a job out in Riverside, uh, where I'm a VP of sales for a supplement and skincare company. I sing opera on the side with the Lyric Opera. And, uh, I've got a great church job where I go in, uh, at 55th and Brookside and sing. So Nice. I stay pretty busy around town here. Yeah. And I'm really blessed. I love Kansas City. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (00:02:08):
I
Matt Black (00:02:08):
Love everything about it. I've been here for a long, long time. And so, uh, it gives me a lot of joy, uh, just to be able to play this role.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:02:17):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:02:18):
Uh, 'cause I look at it, it, it's a role. Sure. Even though we do look alike and we,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:02:22):
You might forget sometimes that you're not actually Andy Re
Matt Black (00:02:24):
Does that ever happens? Yeah. Yeah. I mean, especially when I'm at a cheeseburger joint. Uh, there
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:02:28):
You go, <laugh>.
Matt Black (00:02:31):
Oh, I love it. Yeah. Mine always get made a little extra special, I've noticed,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:02:34):
Right? Yeah. <laugh>. Yeah. Look at that. They're like, we'll give you a second one for
Matt Black (00:02:38):
Yeah. I order a, a single one. It ends up being a double, you know, <laugh>.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:02:42):
Oh. So funny. Okay. So, quick question. Is this your real voice or are you in like, character
Matt Black (00:02:48):
Right now? Yeah, so <laugh>, I, I've discovered, I think I'm more like a method actor, where when I'm in character, you know, this is the voice, you know? 'cause I, I normally have a nice clear opera, you know, I'm an opera singer. Like
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Mindy Hargesheimer (00:02:59):
Yeah. We, I cannot wait to get into that
Matt Black (00:03:00):
Voice like that. Yeah. And, uh, but no, I tend to, I tend to be more, uh, like Andy
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:03:05):
Uhhuh <affirmative>,
Matt Black (00:03:06):
Uh, which is, oh gosh, you talk about a role model. I mean Oh my gosh. Doesn't get any better than that.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:03:10):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:03:11):
Uh, you know, uh, when I'm, when I'm dressed up. Yeah. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:03:14):
Legendary. Okay. So let's go all the way back to the beginning.
Matt Black (00:03:18):
Okay. Because
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:03:19):
I'm dying to know, of course, like, when did this all begin? But what's your backstory? Are you born and raised kc? Like, what's your backstory? And walk us into how you got into this whole, um, side of entertainment. Yeah.
Matt Black (00:03:32):
So I was born in, in Warren, Ohio. Uh, and, um, all my family are Pittsburgh or Browns fans.
Speaker 3 (00:03:38):
Oh.
Matt Black (00:03:39):
I was always the odd one. I was never either a fan of either. Uh, I don't mind probably my personality. So, uh, but my family early on, uh, when I was probably around 12, we moved to Kansas City, so back in 82. Uh, and so we've been here ever since. And, uh, you know, I, I always, uh, loved the chiefs. In fact, if you
look at me, uh, in a picture when I'm in high school or young, I mean, I've always got something from Kansas City Chiefs on
Speaker 3 (00:04:06):
Yeah.
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Matt Black (00:04:07):
Uh, all the old pictures of me from Christmas and things like that, I'm wearing a sweatshirt or something. So I've been a Kansas City Chiefs fan for a long time, and believe it or not, it goes back to those Ohio days because McDonald's put out a little, uh, series, uh, three little books, uh, on the Super Bowl history. And, uh, I, McDonald's did McDonald's did back in the day. And in fact, I just recently went on eBay and got a set of those because
Speaker 3 (00:04:34):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:04:34):
I'm like, man, that really solidified me, they say between the ages of six and 12
Speaker 3 (00:04:38):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:04:39):
Is when you really get your lifelong fanship.
Speaker 3 (00:04:42):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:04:42):
And that's what it did with me. And I saw the Kansas City Chiefs in there, and Lenny Dawson, and I saw, you know, Minnesota VI Kings and all the different, uh, green Bay Packers in there. And it just really got me, uh, into football.
Speaker 3 (00:04:55):
Mm-hmm <affirmative>.
Matt Black (00:04:55):
Uh, even though I kind of had a favor of Roger Staubach when I was kind of young, uh, loved Roger Staubach and Tony Dorsett, but when I came to Kansas City, it was full on, uh, Kansas City Chiefs. I was very excited. And I was a Royals fan before I moved out here as well.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:05:11):
Really? How did that, how did that happen?
Matt Black (00:05:13):
Always. Well, 'cause I never liked, uh, you know, the Pittsburgh Pirates or, uh, the Steelers or the Browns or <laugh>. See, you
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:05:20):
Just gravitated towards Kansas City and then ended up moving here. Yeah,
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Matt Black (00:05:22):
Yeah. Yeah. So, I, I'm excited. I mean, I I, to be able to take this up to a whole nother level Oh my gosh. As already being a fan.
Speaker 3 (00:05:30):
Yep.
Matt Black (00:05:30):
Uh, has just been, uh, the best for me. And, and, and I, and people will like, uh, wanna take a picture with me and they're like, oh, how much do you charge? What are you talking about? I'm a fan. I, I mean, <laugh>.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:05:41):
Yeah. This
Matt Black (00:05:42):
Is me being a fan. I mean, it's great. I love it.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:05:44):
It's 'cause you go to Times Square in New York City
Matt Black (00:05:46):
And you're like,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:05:47):
Like, you now owe me $20. And you're like, what?
Matt Black (00:05:49):
Yeah. What? Excited
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:05:50):
Over that. Yeah.
Matt Black (00:05:51):
Right. You know? And, uh, last year I did go to Times Square.
Speaker 3 (00:05:54):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:05:55):
And I, I, I, when I travel, sometimes I get the best sleep. Uh, and here I am staying in Times Square in a hotel. I was on First Things First with Nick Wright.
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Awesome.
Matt Black (00:06:05):
And I slept for 14 hours in that hotel.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:06:07):
Oh my God. <laugh>. Holy cow. Let's get you traveling more often. Well,
Matt Black (00:06:10):
It was during the playoffs, and I'm like, I'm exhausted.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:06:13):
Yeah. When
Matt Black (00:06:13):
That happens, because oftentimes I'm just like, everywhere. Oh, hey, can you help come do this? And
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:06:19):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:06:20):
Yeah. So it's,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:06:21):
So, okay. So you moved here at 12 immediately. Yeah. You know, became a Chiefs fan.
Matt Black (00:06:24):
Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:06:25):
What happened, like through your years? Where'd you go to school? What'd you do for work? When did, like, did it turn a corner where it be, did it continually grow your passion for the Chiefs?
Matt Black (00:06:34):
Oh, yeah. Absolutely. Uh, so I went to William, William Chrisman High School Okay. In independence. And, uh, I was, uh, very highly decorated in music. Uh, 'cause I was in band, I was in choir, I was in orchestra. I was in everything, music that you could be in. Uh, that's where I knew that I was going to be able to go one day. And, uh, it was my, uh, band director, uh, Mr. Roush Okay. Who had some connections, uh, to the Kansas City Chiefs. To the Kansas City Kings, because he was a drummer in the bands.
Speaker 3 (00:07:04):
Ah.
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Uh, and so Tony De Pardo's band. Yeah. He was the drummer in the, in the Kansas City, uh, chiefs band mm-hmm <affirmative>. There at the stadium. And so he would, uh, find some ways to get us a little extra gigs. Like I, I played, uh, in the pep band for the Kansas City Kings when I was in high school.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:07:20):
That's so fun.
Matt Black (00:07:21):
I played the national anthem on a trumpet, uh, when I was in high school for the Kansas City Chiefs. Wow. However, I'm a trombone player. Okay.
(00:07:29):
And so, uh, I was such a chiefs fan that I, they were auditioning trumpets in town, and I asked my band director, Mr. Roush, I said, Hey, if I can teach myself how to play the trumpet, can I audition to play the with, 'cause they were picking 10 of the top, I think it was about 10 at the top trumpet players at the time in Kansas City in high school. And, uh, so I got on that trumpet, started teaching myself of the national anthem. I auditioned and, and made it. And so I was out there. Of course
Speaker 3 (00:07:56):
You did.
Matt Black (00:07:57):
And, uh, my previous band director was there, and he looked at me and he goes, well, you're, you're a trombone player. What are you doing here? Yeah. I'm like, but I'm a bigger Chiefs fan. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (00:08:06):
And
Matt Black (00:08:07):
I am a trombone fan. Uh, so that kind of got things going. Uh, and, uh, you know, uh, back, uh, when I used to go to the games, uh, you know, when there was only 20,017,000 people Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:08:19):
Out
Matt Black (00:08:19):
At the stadium. Uh, which,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:08:21):
What year would that have been?
Matt Black (00:08:22):
So I started probably, uh, going to my first chiefs game when I was about 1982.
Speaker 3 (00:08:27):
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Matt Black (00:08:28):
And in 1983, I remember it was a, it was a Browns game. And I, I really enjoyed going to the game and sitting in the upper level. Yeah. Because I loved watching the punters kick the ball.
Speaker 3 (00:08:39):
Ah. And
Matt Black (00:08:40):
I wanted to see who could get at the highest and who got the best spiral.
Speaker 3 (00:08:44):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:08:44):
And, uh, because I played high school football.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:08:46):
Okay.
Matt Black (00:08:47):
And, uh, so I just always loved the punter. I was a backup punter at my high school football team. Um, and, uh,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:08:53):
Good football and band.
Matt Black (00:08:55):
Yeah. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Great. Yeah. As Varsity Letterman and football as well.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:08:58):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:08:58):
Uh, so, uh, yeah. So then, uh, I met some wonderful people. I had a great voice teacher, and, uh, they got me an audition at UMKC. So I went down there and auditioned and, uh, became a vocal student there. Okay. Uh, and I have a degree now from, uh, UMKC, uh, in vocal performance.
Speaker 3 (00:09:18):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:09:18):
Uh, so everything just kept moving around. And, and again, I was really getting acclimated to the Kansas City area, getting involved. I've sung with Andy Williams on his Christmas show when he performed here. Nice. 'cause he needed some backup singers,
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Speaker 3 (00:09:32):
Uhhuh.
Matt Black (00:09:32):
Uh, and so, uh, you know, I just, I I just always been blessed
Speaker 3 (00:09:36):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:09:36):
Uh, to be surrounded by, uh, people of great influence. And, you know, uh, if you're, if you really wanna be successful in life, uh, you have to be almost like a leach. Mm-hmm. Uh, where you take the best of everybody that you meet Yeah. And implement that and put that into your character.
Speaker 3 (00:09:52):
Yeah. Advice.
Matt Black (00:09:53):
And that's what good advice I've always tried to do, uh, when I meet somebody who's dynamic mm-hmm
Speaker 3 (00:09:58):
<affirmative>.
Matt Black (00:09:58):
Is I try and find that one piece that they have that I can put into my, uh, life and, uh, and, and, uh, uh, put that into action. And so, uh, you know, I've always been an observer. In fact, I've always been quiet. Yeah. I never went to parties, uh, don't, you know, didn't drink anything like that mm-hmm <affirmative>. And so, uh, you know, I was a people watcher. I still am. I love people watching.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:10:22):
You've had like a little bit of a sponge kind of.
Matt Black (00:10:23):
Yeah. But this has really opened me up so much more. It's made me a better performer, a better singer. Uh, it's better at my job at sales than I do. Yeah. Because now I just really, um, you know, when I need to get into character <laugh>, it just comes so naturally now. Right. I just pop right into it. Yeah. <laugh>.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:10:41):
So, yeah. And I would definitely never guess that you might be like introverted or
Matt Black (00:10:46):
Quiet. Oh, oh yeah. Very, very always, always the quiet shy one.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:10:49):
Yeah. Okay. So when did this persona come into play? How did that come to be? How long ago? So,
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Matt Black (00:10:56):
My wife had purchased, uh, tickets for, uh, the BA Ball out in Liberty. There's this, uh, kind of haunted, uh, uh, facility that's out there. Well, they say it's haunted
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:11:06):
A haunted house.
Matt Black (00:11:07):
Well, it's not a haunted house. Uh, the Bellville Bellevue Mansion or something
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:11:12):
Bell. Okay.
Matt Black (00:11:12):
Or something
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:11:13):
Like that. Okay. It sounds familiar. Hadn't been there, but
Matt Black (00:11:14):
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And so, anyhow, uh, she purchased a ticket, and I can be a little cheap, and so I was, she's wrong with that. She got herself a really cool, uh, Ghostbusters outfit and looked really, really neat. I mean, I was really impressed.
Speaker 3 (00:11:28):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:11:28):
Uh, and I said, well, I've got a closet full of Kansas City Chief's gear. Yeah. And believe me, half of my closet is Kansas City Chief's gear. It's, it's,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:11:37):
I mean, yeah. I could only imagine what that wardrobe looks
Matt Black (00:11:39):
Like. Yeah. And I, I mean, I mean, I've got it all over my walls. It's, it's everywhere.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:11:43):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:11:43):
Uh, but, uh, yeah. So I said, well, I'm gonna just go as a Chiefs fan.
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Yeah.
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And so, I, being a professional opera singer, I had a big goatee, uh, you know, or, uh, maybe even a beard, I can't remember. But I decided to shave it off. Okay. And for some reason, I left the mustache, and I looked in the mirror and I said to myself, you know, I could probably do an handy Reed. So I went, and
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:12:07):
What year is this, by the way?
Matt Black (00:12:09):
This was in 2018.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:12:10):
Okay.
Matt Black (00:12:10):
And so I went down to Rally House and I said, well, I'm gonna see if I can find something that's, you know, looked like Andy Reed.
Speaker 3 (00:12:18):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:12:18):
And, uh, being a cheap guy, I saw one on the Clarence Rack
Speaker 3 (00:12:23):
Yep.
Matt Black (00:12:23):
And it was similar to what he wears. And I bought that. I had an old headset down in the basement. I had a clipboard, and I decided to just go as Andy Reed to the gig.
Speaker 3 (00:12:34):
Yep.
Matt Black (00:12:34):
And, uh, when I got there, uh, people were just, uh, looking at me. And, uh, then they started coming up and taking pictures,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:12:41):
Double takes.
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Yeah. Uh, yeah. And, and I thought, wow, this is really neat. And, uh, so that's kind of where it all started out.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:12:47):
Okay. Okay.
Matt Black (00:12:48):
Yeah. I didn't know that. I looked like Andy Reid had
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:12:50):
No clue. So it never crossed your mind.
Matt Black (00:12:51):
Never even thought about it.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:12:52):
This is the first time I almost feel like this is some sort of like, divine intervention fate, where it was like speaking meat to you to be like, you need to do this because you don't know what's around the corner.
Matt Black (00:13:01):
Yeah. Yeah. I, I had no idea and I had no intention Yeah.
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To
Matt Black (00:13:05):
Really do anything more with it. Right. Other than, you know, do a Halloween. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (00:13:11):
And
Matt Black (00:13:11):
So that, uh, it was before Halloween, so on Halloween I did the same getup. Yep. I took my kids out trick or treating
Speaker 3 (00:13:17):
Uhhuh <affirmative>.
Matt Black (00:13:17):
Well, bill Moss happened to live in my neighborhood. Okay.
Speaker 3 (00:13:21):
And
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He yells at me for him across the street, Hey, coach, come over here. I want to take some pictures with you, <laugh>. And, uh, then that's when it really sold me the idea that
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:13:30):
Uhhuh <affirmative>,
Matt Black (00:13:30):
Wow. Maybe I do have something here.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:13:33):
There's something here. A little side
Matt Black (00:13:34):
Hustle. Yeah. And then when Eric Stonestreet called me in 2019 to do something with him,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:13:39):
Ooh,
Matt Black (00:13:39):
What's
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:13:40):
The story there?
Matt Black (00:13:40):
I knew that. Well, okay, now we really have something.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:13:44):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:13:44):
So, yeah. No, Eric Stonestreet is really the person. And by the way, he is one of the nicest people that you will ever meet.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:13:53):
I would love to meet, obviously would love to have him on the podcast being a huge Casey guy. Yeah.
Matt Black (00:13:57):
Yeah. He, he knows, uh, everything about Kansas City. He's been a Chiefs fan, a Royals fan. Uh, and so Die Hard, if you want somebody to represent Casey, that is, uh, one of the great people right there, guy. So he calls me up, and of course, I, I'm thinking, oh, yeah, right. This is Sure. You know.
Speaker 3 (00:14:13):
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Matt Black (00:14:14):
Uh, or no, I'm sorry. He didn't call me up. Uh, uh, one of the marketing people at Kansas City, uh, chiefs called me up and said, Hey, I, I want, we, we got an idea and we want, uh, to, um, uh, meet with you and see what you think about it. So we met at a restaurant down in the plaza.
Speaker 3 (00:14:29):
Okay.
Matt Black (00:14:30):
And, uh, it was great. Uh, got a, got a chance to talk a little bit. And then while we're sitting there, there, Eric Stone Street comes walking up <laugh>, and I'm like,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:14:39):
Was he a part of that meeting? Or he just
Matt Black (00:14:41):
Happened
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:14:42):
To be there? So he was planned. Yeah, it was
Matt Black (00:14:43):
Planned. Okay. They didn't want him to, uh, meet me at first. Uh, you know, they wanted to bring him in and
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:14:47):
Make sure. Yeah,
Matt Black (00:14:48):
Yeah. And Well,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:14:49):
How did they know who you were? Did they find you? You Yeah. Like were you on social media at
Matt Black (00:14:52):
That point? Yeah, I mean, I had it on, uh, Facebook. Okay. I had just, you know, maybe a few thousand followers or something like that.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:14:57):
Sure.
Matt Black (00:14:58):
That's all, that's really all I had, but enough to be
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Discovered
Matt Black (00:15:00):
By it had enough to be known. Uh, they had, uh, seen me on some pictures and things like that, and somehow it got to them. Yeah.
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And so, uh, yeah. And so, in fact, when I, I first got there, uh, the, uh, the, the marketing guy was like, oh my gosh. Uh, I mean, I, I, I had a little PTSD <laugh>, you know, because, uh, 20 years ago he'd had an experience with, with coach, uh, that, uh, you know, he had to sit him down <laugh>. Oh my gosh. And, uh, so funny, they've been best friends ever since, but you know what I mean? He is, yeah. He's like, when he saw me walking up, it was so funny. He shared that story with me. But yeah, I was, I was really shocked and surprised. So,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:15:36):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:15:36):
Uh, so
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:15:37):
I mean, the resemblance truly is so uncanny, like just being sitting next to you. Right. It's so wild. So,
Matt Black (00:15:41):
Before, uh, I look, uh, I mean, before his weight loss Yeah. <laugh> <laugh> <laugh>. So, uh, anyhow, so, uh, Eric Stonestreet tells me about this idea that he has, because he does Randy Reed at Trading Cram. Oh, okay. Which he plays the role of Andy Reed's brother.
Speaker 3 (00:15:58):
Okay.
Matt Black (00:15:58):
<laugh>. And I mean, he's brilliant at it. It, I mean, it's some of the best, uh, comedy that you will find mm-hmm <affirmative>. Uh, and so, uh, they took me up to training camp and said, Hey, we want to do this where we, uh, play you as a role of we're going to, uh, get, uh, uh, Randy away from training camp, because he just, he's a distraction <laugh>. So we're gonna use fake Andy to take him down to Kansas City and make him think he's with the real Andy Ree.
Speaker 3 (00:16:23):
Good.
Matt Black (00:16:23):
So, yeah. We did a few shots there, and in fact, there was a, a, one of the players were on was on concussion protocol
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Uhhuh,
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And he comes walking out and they introduced me to him, and he's a little bit of a, well, what's Aren aren't supposed to be down there. <laugh>. Yeah. Oh my gosh. And I gotta meet Brett Veatch. He was all part of it and everything. And they, and by the way, everybody in the organization, uh, they're just the kindest, the, the, yeah. The nicest people. Were so blessed here in Kansas City of everyone that I've ever had contact with. Uh, but, uh, that's awesome to hear. So they, we go down to Kansas City and we sit on a, a chiefs blanket, uh, and share some cheeseburgers together out in front of the Nelson and take some pictures and things. And so they put that as part of the gig. So funny. And so, uh, uh, uh, they, they told me that, uh, they were showing their families this video, and, uh, the, the families didn't get that. It wasn't Andy Reid. And so they had to put my social media uhhuh a little spot there. I think I had a small Instagram page as well Sure. On there. And if you go look at the Randy Reed thing, and, and you'll, you'll see it on there.
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Yeah.
Matt Black (00:17:27):
Because they didn't think people would get it.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:17:30):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:17:30):
Uh, and so he bought me, and by the way, I walk, uh, in, and, uh, he, he tosses me a couple of Tommy Bahamas
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:17:39):
Who, Eric
Matt Black (00:17:39):
Eric Stonestreet tossed me a couple of Tommy Bahamas take it, <laugh>. And I'm like, you got to be kidding me. I mean, I mean, I, I've had some, I mean, I might buy some Hawaiian shirts, but they're coming from the Kohl's Clarence Rack <laugh>. I love it. But he tossed those to me. It made me feel so special.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:17:56):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:17:56):
And I still have those, uh, but he was
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:17:58):
Of course you do. Yeah.
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Yeah. Yeah. He, we, I wore one right there in the, in the actual video. And so that just really got me fired up to, to take this, keep going a little bit further.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:18:09):
Absolutely. You must have been like, this is surreal. Like
Matt Black (00:18:12):
It was,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:18:12):
Who would've thought that this would've come to this
Matt Black (00:18:14):
So fun. Absolutely. Yeah. And so at that particular training camp, I was down in Wichita with my wife doing some work, uh, with some health food stores down there, because I'm in the natural products industry
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:18:24):
For your actual,
Matt Black (00:18:25):
For the actual job day job. <laugh>, somebody calls us up and says, Hey, they're having an Andy Reed lookalike contest up at training camp. Oh my gosh. You need to get up here. Uhhuh
Speaker 3 (00:18:33):
<affirmative>.
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And so I, we got in the, the vehicle, we drove to Kansas City, I picked up my gear, took my son. We went up there, and, uh, soon as I walked up, news media was there wanting to interview me, and
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:18:46):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:18:47):
Talk to me and like,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:18:48):
No way anyone could be you. Right.
Matt Black (00:18:50):
<laugh> and I still, I still didn't think that I really looked like Coach Reed. And, uh, so they put me in and I put all my gear on. And by the way, I had a pair of, I have a pair of Kobes mm-hmm
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Speaker 3 (00:19:00):
<affirmative>. That
Matt Black (00:19:00):
Are red and, and yellow.
Speaker 3 (00:19:02):
Okay.
Matt Black (00:19:02):
And so I was wearing those. And, uh, I tried to make it look as authentic as I possibly could. And sure enough, I won, uh, the competition.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:19:11):
Of course, there probably wasn't anyone even close to what <laugh> you were pulling off, right? <laugh>.
Matt Black (00:19:16):
Yeah. So, no, they really were, I thought, yeah. I didn't think I had a chance. Uh, oh, there really? And there was even a lady dressed up as Coach Reed. Oh, funny. And I thought she was fantastic. <laugh>. Uh, so, uh, yeah. So I won that, and the, the prize was a pair of tickets to the preseason game.
Speaker 3 (00:19:31):
Okay.
Matt Black (00:19:31):
Now, that was the first time that I went to a game dressed as Andy Reed, because I figured, well, they gave me these tickets. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:19:38):
For
Matt Black (00:19:38):
This, I might as well just dress up.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:19:40):
Is this 2018 or is this
Matt Black (00:19:41):
2019?
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:19:42):
2019. 2019. Okay.
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Great. And so, uh, yeah, I went there and, uh, people started taking pictures. My son was with me, he went with me and, and
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:19:51):
Was your son, like, what are we doing? Or was he like,
Matt Black (00:19:53):
This is
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:19:53):
So fun,
Matt Black (00:19:54):
<laugh>? No, he was, he was, I think he was a little bored. It was a preseason game. Sure. Uh, and so I, you know, I always, uh, he, uh, he's, he's like me. I probably told him, I said, oh, yeah, you can get whatever you want to eat, you know,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:20:07):
<laugh>, let's go get some cheeseburgers.
Matt Black (00:20:09):
Yeah. Now. Yeah. Yeah. So, anyhow, uh, you know, we had a great time. And, uh, that's really the first time that I went. I'd been to lots of chiefs games. Sure. I mean, I went to a lot in the nineties with Marty Schottenheimer and all of that. And, uh, and so, uh, yeah, that's, that's basically, uh, where everything got started.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:20:28):
So where did you take it from there then? Did you start working with Well, an agency?
Matt Black (00:20:32):
Yeah. Pardon me here. I Yeah, of course.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:20:34):
And I'm, I'm so excited to get into your, um, story. You already referenced that you're an opera singer, like Yeah, yeah. When I was doing my homework on you, I honestly had not, I hadn't come across that before <laugh>. So we're gonna get into that too. Okay. Because that is such a fascinating Yeah. You, you clearly have a lot of like sides to you, which are really fun. Yeah. Like very, um, you're like a Renaissance guy. So, <laugh>. Okay. So tell us though, like where you kind of took it from there and, well,
Matt Black (00:20:57):
So I, you know, I, I had been having fun Yeah. Posting pictures on, on, uh, Facebook. And, uh, there was another guy in town, Chris Brown Uhhuh,
Speaker 3 (00:21:04):
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Matt Black (00:21:04):
Does, uh, a co fake coach Andy. Really nice guy.
Speaker 3 (00:21:07):
Okay.
Matt Black (00:21:08):
We get along. In fact, uh, uh, we, we got together and we auditioned, uh, we sent an audition tape into the Kansas City Royals to sing the national anthem. Who would not Kansas City Royals, who would not want two coach Andy Res <laugh> singing the National Anthem. I mean, mean, mean, come on,
Speaker 4 (00:21:25):
Obviously.
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But they, uh, I guess I'm not a 16-year-old with, uh, you know, and so, uh, you know, they love the, the, the, the, the young, uh, singers. And so anyhow,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:21:34):
There's still time. Right?
Matt Black (00:21:35):
Yeah. We, so we had a good time with that. He sings karaoke, I sing opera. So we're, we're very, very similar in that
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:21:40):
Uhhuh,
Matt Black (00:21:41):
Uh, fact. Uh, but, uh, so, uh, basically, uh, when, uh, the pandemic hit
Speaker 3 (00:21:47):
Uhhuh <affirmative>,
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I'm stuck at home and I'm like, you know, I should really learn social media. I've got all this time here for a couple of weeks. Let's see what I can come up with. And that's when I did my first TikTok. Okay.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:21:59):
Uh,
Matt Black (00:21:59):
'cause I hadn't,
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Hadn't, and TikTok was booming, of course, during the early
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Stages of COVID. Yeah. So I did this little thing where I jump up in the air as I was dressed as Santa Claus.
Speaker 3 (00:22:09):
Okay.
Matt Black (00:22:09):
I jump up in the air, and on the way back down, I transformed to Andy Reed <laugh>. And, uh, that was kind of a trend. I go, look this up. Yeah. It was the first one that's on there. And, uh, so, uh, it, everything just started to grow and go crazy.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:22:23):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:22:24):
And so, uh, you know, that's, that's really how I started to get known was TikTok.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:22:28):
Yeah. See, you were just creating your own content at home or wherever.
Matt Black (00:22:32):
Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:22:33):
Um, and then Yeah. You got your follow. Yeah. 'cause okay. We should mention that TikTok, you have like half a million followers,
Speaker 4 (00:22:38):
Don't you? Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:22:39):
Yeah. Because Instagram, I think you're upwards of 80,000. Yeah. You collectively have a ton
Matt Black (00:22:43):
Yeah. In
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:22:43):
Social media followers,
Matt Black (00:22:44):
Which is awesome. Yeah. And it's all organic. Yeah. Which is really what I love about my, my lifestyle is, uh, in fact, uh, people ask me, did you meet coach? And, uh, back in the day? And I'm like, well, I'll
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meet him when it happens. Mm-hmm <affirmative>. Uh, I'm not one of those people that are gonna go searching, uh, to meet somebody.
Speaker 3 (00:23:00):
Right.
Matt Black (00:23:01):
I like things to happen organically. 'cause then it feels natural.
Speaker 3 (00:23:03):
Sure.
Matt Black (00:23:04):
Uh, and so, uh, my story is very organic. Mm-hmm
Speaker 3 (00:23:08):
<affirmative>.
Matt Black (00:23:08):
Uh, and TikTok, uh, just started to grow and grow. I started to doing some lives. Um, and, uh, you know, it was just a lot of fun. I didn't have anything else to do.
Speaker 3 (00:23:18):
Right.
Matt Black (00:23:19):
And so that's where I really focused my attention. And it, and it grew really nicely. I think I had around a hundred thousand followers that first season. Yeah. That's being on TikTok,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:23:28):
That's huge deal. Yeah.
Matt Black (00:23:29):
Yeah. Yeah. And so now over time, this last year, I haven't spent as much on TikTok. Uh, I spent more time on Instagram Okay. And growing that. And, uh, you know, the NFL has helped with that multiple times when they posted me at a game.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:23:45):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:23:45):
And, uh, in fact, uh, this headset right here.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:23:48):
Oh, yeah. Let's talk about that.
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Yeah. So, I, I was called ahead of time by an 8 1 6, uh, number, and they said, Hey, we want you to meet us down at the sideline, uh, before the game. We've got a gift for you. Uh, you picked
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:24:00):
Up having no idea. I picked up, I'm like, thank goodness I picked
Matt Black (00:24:03):
Up. Yeah. And I'm like, oh, yeah, whatever. This is a total scam.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:24:06):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:24:06):
And the guy checks on me before the game, Hey, you here? Yeah. Okay. They wanted me to meet at a certain time. And so I'm like, okay, I'm gonna go down there and it'll be something weird, or somebody in the stands. And no, sure enough, uh, I go down there and they had me hand me this Bose headset gear. Oh my gosh. Uh, and it had all the wires and everything on it, actually. And I'm like, oh, can I plug this in and listen to the game?
Speaker 3 (00:24:30):
You know? Yeah.
Matt Black (00:24:31):
Right. <laugh> <laugh>. Um, but, uh, it, it ends up later on, I didn't know this at the time, but of course, the NFL, they probably knew that they were going to do this. Sure. In fact, um, they put a picture of me out during the game, and in, before halftime, it had 600 to thousand likes.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:24:49):
And like, unbeknownst to you. Yeah.
Matt Black (00:24:50):
I had, obviously, because you got there, had, and then at the end of the game, they was blowing up. You're, you're, you're trending. You're trending. They put you out there. Okay. And so, uh, later on though, I found that out that this, uh, uh, it, it, it was Andy Reed's headset. 'cause they had changed
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:25:05):
So
Matt Black (00:25:06):
Awesome. Uh, contracts. Uh, and maybe, I don't know, maybe it was a backup headset or anything, but it somehow it was associated with him, and they would never tell me who gave it to me. Uh, I asked, yeah. Because I said, who can I thank for this?
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Right.
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And they just, you know, said something about, you know, it was because of all the, you know, being such a great fan and, you
Speaker 3 (00:25:26):
Know Yeah. Super
Matt Black (00:25:27):
Fan. It was, I'm so appreciative. Although you can see the, the earphones and it's all kinda wearing down now. So I've been looking for replacements online. <laugh>,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:25:37):
You can't get a replacement though. You gotta, that's the real
Matt Black (00:25:39):
Deal. Yeah. In fact, uh, this year or last year, I cut the wire off because I was so tired of walking in with all that extra wires and everything stuffed in my pockets. And I thought, well, I'm just gonna go with this. My first headset was a Motorola, uh, PS uh, uh, Madden headset.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:25:55):
Okay.
Matt Black (00:25:56):
And, uh, yeah, because they used to have a contract with Motorola.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:25:59):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:25:59):
Which, you know, I have to watch
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:26:02):
Everything.
Matt Black (00:26:02):
Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:26:03):
Every
Matt Black (00:26:03):
Detail. And D Reid does everything he says. Everything he wears.
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Mindy Hargesheimer (00:26:07):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:26:07):
And, uh, it's been a little expensive, I can tell you that. Well, I can
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:26:10):
Imagine that too. And on that note, before we started recording, talk about your mustache even Yeah.
Matt Black (00:26:15):
Like
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:26:15):
How you
Matt Black (00:26:16):
Oh, yeah. So
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:26:17):
Keep that.
Matt Black (00:26:17):
Yeah. I have to really keep an eye on that. Sometimes it's bushy, sometimes it's well trimmed last, uh, and I, and, and it seems like when he is doing the commercials, it's a lot more well trimmed than it is. Uh, has, this year has been very, very bushy. And so I, I've had to really, uh,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:26:32):
He was just feeling it,
Matt Black (00:26:33):
Let it grow out. But yeah, it leans a little down to one side. People will say, you know, your mustache is a little off. And I'm like, well, that is intentional. That's one of his press conferences.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:26:41):
Uhhuh
Matt Black (00:26:41):
<laugh>. And, uh, you'll see that it leans a little bit to one side. And I don't know if that's natural, uh, uh, the shape of his mouth or anything like that. 'cause I mean, I've met him, but I don't like stare at him, uh, when I meet him or anything. You like that, you know, awkwardly
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:26:55):
Say Andy Reed
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<laugh>. I do take snapshots of his press conferences. And I, I'll, that will be the picture that I'll, 'cause I have to add a little aging makeup to myself, uh, because I'm 10 years younger than coach.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:27:07):
Well, and you also worked for a skincare company by
Matt Black (00:27:10):
Day. Worked skin company. You
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:27:11):
Got very good skin worked. Right. Company. Yeah. We're gonna have to trade secrets later after this recording. Yeah. Okay. So when did you actually meet Andy Reid? And what was, do you have a story there? Yeah.
Matt Black (00:27:20):
Experience, like, well, uh, I had somebody reach out to me and, uh, they, uh, said, Hey, uh, we're, um, uh, with an agency and, uh, we hear that there's an Andy Reed commercial coming up, and, uh, we think that you'd be perfect for it. And I didn't know anything about having an agent or anything like that. And I'd like, yeah. <laugh>
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:27:39):
Heck yeah.
Matt Black (00:27:39):
I'll tell. Yeah. And so, uh, you know, uh, I, they, I get the job. I'm just doing a, a, a set in, I think is what it was called. Okay. Or something like that. And, uh, so basically it was, uh, the first time, uh, I thought it was actually kind of funny when I drove up to the set, uh, it was at a high boy in Independence. Mm-hmm <affirmative>. Uh, they started taking me to his trailer.
Speaker 3 (00:28:01):
Okay.
Matt Black (00:28:02):
Uh, because they thought that I was Andy Reed, you were <laugh>. And of course they did. And I'm like, no, no, no, no, no. I'm, you know, and, and it was so funny. Uh, and I've got a few good parking spots because of that. I bet. Uh, at big events, <laugh>,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:28:14):
I bet you've got a lot of good perk stories that have happened.
Matt Black (00:28:17):
Well, you know, I, I, I've been blessed. Yeah. Uh, so anyhow, um, uh, uh, that, uh, uh, so I, I, I get the job and basically they're using me because I'm even the same size as pretty much of him. Uhhuh
Speaker 3 (00:28:32):
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Uh, I'm a little bigger in the belly Okay. Than coach is. And when you see us side by side, you can tell that <laugh>, uh, and he's about, uh, a half inch taller than me.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:28:42):
Okay.
Matt Black (00:28:42):
Although I was wearing
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:28:43):
Literally down in the details.
Matt Black (00:28:44):
Yeah. Although I wear wore some lifts, uh, <laugh> <laugh>. That's perfect. It could be a Seinfeld episode, let me tell you. Oh, so good. But, uh, yeah, I, I wanted to look as much as, of course, I could like him. And, uh, we had such a great time. They would have me come in and they'd set up the shots,
Speaker 3 (00:29:02):
Uhhuh,
Matt Black (00:29:03):
And then, uh, uh, coach and, uh, Patrick and, uh, Jake from State Farm Yeah.
Speaker 3 (00:29:08):
Would
Matt Black (00:29:08):
Come in, we'd all fist bump <laugh>, and, uh, first thing co. Which just blew my mind.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:29:13):
And you knew, you knew Mahomes would be there and everything, right?
Matt Black (00:29:16):
Uh, I, I assumed. Yeah. You assumed. Yeah. Yeah. I assumed. Uh, and I, I mean, uh, you know, the fan, all of a sudden the fanboy comes out Kidding. When the kidding the first time. Kidding. You meet all of them. I, yeah, I bet. Come on. But, uh, you know, coach comes in and this just shows you what kind of person that he is.
Speaker 3 (00:29:31):
Mm-hmm <affirmative>.
Matt Black (00:29:32):
Uh, he, he comes in and he asks me, are you gonna sing for us?
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Mindy Hargesheimer (00:29:35):
Oh, there you
Matt Black (00:29:36):
Go. First thing he said to me, he
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:29:38):
Did a similar on You.
Matt Black (00:29:39):
Which I said, oh my gosh. Andy Reed knows who I am.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:29:44):
Yeah. That is why a Major Day
Matt Black (00:29:47):
<laugh> that made my year.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:29:49):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:29:49):
Uh, uh, because I think so much of him mm-hmm <affirmative>. And I've always tried to keep my character, uh, as Andy Reed, even on tiktoks and things. People have asked me to do some pretty crazy things. And, um, I've turned a lot of it down over the years. 'cause I, no, that's not,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:30:02):
You might have to share
Matt Black (00:30:03):
Some of those. That's not his. Yeah. Not in his character. Uh, there. Yeah. Uh, but, uh, you know, so I've always tried to be very respectful, uh Sure. With that, uh,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:30:12):
To hold up his character.
Matt Black (00:30:13):
Yeah. Yeah. So it was great. Uh, Mahomes comes in, fist bump, and, and then, uh, so since then I've done a couple of more commercials
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With Coach. And, uh, it was so funny. You know, Patrick doesn't say much, uh, you know, really? Yeah. He comes in, he goes Level coach, coach, <laugh>, <laugh>.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:30:31):
You know what to expect now.
Matt Black (00:30:32):
Yeah. But again, I got to fist bump Patrick Mahome.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:30:36):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:30:37):
Yeah. I mean, I was living the dream that kidding day. No kidding. And here I am outside of the Hy Boy.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:30:42):
You're living the dream for a lot of people in Casey
Matt Black (00:30:45):
<laugh>. Wow. And I'm watching, and I'm looking at this lady who is a cheeseburger artist. I mean, seriously, she was sitting there all day long. They were cooking her up the burgers, and she had a gem on her eye like a jeweler would have.
Speaker 3 (00:31:01):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:31:01):
And she was clipping and cutting and putting stuff on there. Uh, and I'm sitting to my cell or sitting there thinking, oh my gosh, I hope they're not eating these. And, uh, because, uh, she's doing a lot of work on these <laugh> Yeah. <laugh>. And then you find out later. Yeah. Coach said he had like 65,000. Geez. Oh my gosh. That's so funny. I watched every one of them be made. I can attest them. They all looked amazing. They looked delicious. <laugh>.
Speaker 3 (00:31:25):
Yeah.
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Uh, but, uh, I learned so much, uh, being there, uh, being in an opera is fantastic. And I mean, we've got our directors, we've got everything. Yeah. Uh, but this was big time. We had like 150 people running around. You had like, uh, I don't know, maybe 10, uh, directors, uh, associate directors and things just sitting there watching, uh, the, the, the TVs and the cameras Yeah.
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And cameras all over the place. It was so neat. I bet that was wild. One of the greatest experiences of my life Yeah. To be a part of that. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:31:58):
No kidding.
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Um, so I'm very, very, very, very, uh, happy that I've had that opportunity a couple of times.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:32:03):
Yeah. Okay. So do you have him in your favorites now? Do you have his cell phone? Like, can you just text Andy
Matt Black (00:32:08):
Anytime? I do not <laugh>. Uh, in fact, I'm very careful when I'm on set. Yeah. I don't even take my cell phone in with me.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:32:15):
Okay.
Matt Black (00:32:15):
Uh, because I do not want to take, get in trouble. I
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:32:18):
Sure.
Matt Black (00:32:19):
I go into that quiet reserve mode. Uh, and, you know, they'll come up to me are you need anything? You need anything? And you know, I, no, I'm good. I'm good. Oh, good. No, good. You know, uh, in fact, that reminds me of a funny story. Uh, the first time I worked with, uh, uh, uh, Eric Stonetree.
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Yeah.
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Uh, I mean, I'm just a helpful guy. I mean, uh, you know, I, that's just the way I've always been. Uh, the, uh, a piece of set needed to be moved.
Speaker 3 (00:32:42):
Uhhuh <affirmative>.
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And I went over, oh, how can I help? You know? And he go, and Eric goes, Matt, we're the talent. Let them do that.
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<laugh> Yes. Eric down street.
Matt Black (00:32:51):
Yes. Now that's awesome. He was saying that tongue in cheek.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:32:53):
Of course. But that's so funny.
Matt Black (00:32:55):
That was really, uh, quite funny. And then
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:32:58):
He's gotta be so fun to hang
Matt Black (00:32:59):
Out. Oh my gosh. He's such a, just a wonderful, uh, person. Yeah. No doubt about it. T called me in a long time. Eric, call me
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:33:06):
<laugh>. Yeah. Shout out to Eric. Come on the podcast too. <laugh>. Let's make that happen. We need you here.
Matt Black (00:33:11):
Yeah. Yeah. Okay.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:33:12):
So let's talk about these rings that you've got. Okay. What's going on here?
Matt Black (00:33:15):
So, uh, uh, I don't wear the fourth ring, uh, because, you know, the chiefs have one back in the day, 50 years previous to this
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:33:22):
One. Right.
Matt Black (00:33:22):
Uh, but every time the chiefs win a Super Bowl, I, I buy rings and, and I'm, I have to go quite through quite a few of them. Yeah. Uh, every season because, uh, every time you fist bump somebody out in a parking lot or something.
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You know, I, I do, I buy the best rings that eBay can, that I can afford, you know, on eBay, <laugh>, everybody says, is that real? Well, it's, it's as real as the best I can afford on eBay. You
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:33:44):
Should get a, you should be an extension of the team to get the real
Matt Black (00:33:47):
Deal. No, no. I, I, I That would be cool. <laugh>. Yeah. But they got bigger things to think about, uh, uh, getting us back into the playoffs next year. Uh, but so, uh, yeah. So the gems fall out.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:33:57):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:33:58):
Now, uh, I, I finally figured out where I can buy some of these gems. So now I've got a whole drawer for all of 'em. I'm not going through as many rings. I actually go through three or four rings a season. Oh
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:34:09):
My gosh.
Matt Black (00:34:10):
Uh, and, uh, once they start turning my fingers green, then I know it's time to get another one,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:34:14):
<laugh>. That's right. We need to get you a sponsor for these rings. Whoever makes these, we need to get you connected with them. There you go. Exactly.
Matt Black (00:34:21):
There we go. Get this going for you. All right. Justin, do you hear that? <laugh>. <laugh>.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:34:25):
Oh my gosh. I love it. Um, okay. So do you go to a lot of chiefs games? Are you tailgating? Yeah. Like, is this part of your, just for you doing it for fun, is it part of you being like your, um, your talent that you're getting hired for? Yeah. What does that look like?
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So, when I first started going as Andy, uh, you know, I just, uh, just for fun, I started walking around in the parking lots and things like that. Just, I literally, uh, did it just to get people pumped up.
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Yeah.
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Were thriving in
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This. Yeah. I'll walk through like, I'm Andy Reed and I've got the, the playbook and everything, and I'll start clapping and saying, come on, let's go. We gotta be loud out there today. You know? And, uh, uh, all kinds of people stop you to take pictures. And, you know, I was working, uh, out in the, this, the, uh, out the tailgating section for several hours.
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Yeah.
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And, uh, it would just wear me out. I be, by the time you get into the game, and, and it was really hard, uh, because, uh, you know, you'd wanna go in there. Uh, but, uh, you get, get, you know, just one more, just one more if I
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:35:24):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:35:24):
Everyone's coming at you nickel for someone, you know, for when someone says, just one more <laugh>. I
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:35:29):
Really back back to why people, maybe you could charge people for
Matt Black (00:35:32):
This. Yeah. Well, no, I, I never can
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:35:34):
Make a killing do that.
Matt Black (00:35:35):
Do that. Yeah. Yeah. 'cause I would feel a little weird. I would always tell him I'm such a fan. Yeah. Uh, but, uh, you know, so nowadays, uh, I, I literally, I'll buy gold parking or something like that, Uhhuh <affirmative>. So I'm a little closer, uh, to the stadium. Um, and I, I, I have a really, uh, good friend who has a, a suite there and, uh, perfect. Uh, an RTI and, uh, boy, I'll tell you what, he's floated me some tickets and, uh, just been fantastic. And
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Uh, it's been great. Uh, when he doesn't have an opportunity to float me a ticket, uh, then I'll, uh, get on an app and I'll just buy my ticket before the game. Yeah. So I've never been a season ticket holder, mostly because I have had children.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:36:15):
Sure.
Matt Black (00:36:15):
And the children can be quite expensive.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:36:17):
Yes, they can. I'm in the thick of that too.
Matt Black (00:36:19):
Yeah. Yeah. So, uh, now they're both in college, and when they're done one of these days, I, you know, I plan on, uh, maybe having one year at least where I can say that I was a Kansas City chief season ticket holder. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:36:31):
<laugh>, you'll get that for sure. Um, are either of your kids like, Hmm, maybe I could be your agent moving forward? Yeah. <laugh>, let's make this even bigger than what
Matt Black (00:36:38):
It's now. Yeah. Actually, I never asked them to really, to do anything.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:36:42):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:36:42):
Uh, and it's hard to do something for me because I can be, I'm a little bit of a perfectionist. Okay.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:36:47):
Yeah. And so
Matt Black (00:36:48):
It's very detail, very, very hard for anybody to work with me. <laugh>. Oh,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:36:53):
I, you, I would never guess that you literally, like your kindness just is exuding right now. Like, you seem like you're,
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Yeah. You'd
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Be great to
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Work with. Well, it, I, I can be, but, uh, yeah. When I, I've always got in my mind a plan mm-hmm <affirmative>. And Exactly. I wanted to go along with that plan. And so, uh, yeah. When I go out to the stadium, I'm usually doing everything by myself.
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Yeah.
Matt Black (00:37:14):
And, uh, so, uh, a lot of, lot of tiktoks and things like that. The, the, the people who run the security there, they know me pretty well.
Speaker 3 (00:37:21):
Yeah. I bet.
Matt Black (00:37:21):
<laugh>. Uh, because, uh, the first few years of doing this, even my cameos and things, I did every single one of them at the stadium. Wow. I mean, no matter whether it was freezing cold, in fact, I bought myself a, a big tall, uh, a tent potty. And so, oh,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:37:37):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:37:38):
So that, I thought that I could sit inside of that with the stadium behind me mm-hmm <affirmative>. And stay a little bit warm. <laugh>
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:37:43):
A little, yeah. <laugh>,
Matt Black (00:37:45):
How'd that work out? That didn't work out so well, not so much, because that's the doggone windiest place in the entire world is out there in that parking lot at Arrowhead
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:37:54):
<laugh>. Yeah. Getting blown over. Yeah. <laugh>. Oh my gosh, that's so funny. Yeah. Okay. So let's talk about the cameos, because it's a big part of what you do. So tell us what, um, like what you do for them. Yeah. What people you see for
Matt Black (00:38:04):
These. They called me up and said, Hey, hey, Matt. Uh, you know, uh, we reached out to, to Coach Reed and he didn't want to be on Cameo, so we thought we'd give you a chance and
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The next best thing.
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And one of these days, he's gonna really regret not being on there, <laugh>. And so they've been so nice to me and, and kind to me. And, uh, I, there's certain times of the year where I'm in the top 10, uh, especially during fantasy. Yeah. That's football season. That's huge. Uh, but I've finished as like one year as the, the top cameo person for the state of Kansas. Uh, uh, you know, and so I, I've really been blessed. And, um, that's, uh, that's where a lot of my, uh, additional income has come from. Mm-hmm <affirmative>. Is the cameo app. And, uh, again, uh, it's been a real blessing to me. Uh,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:38:46):
That is a lesson in for
Matt Black (00:38:47):
My family,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:38:48):
The unexpected side hustle, the
Matt Black (00:38:49):
Unexpected side hustle, quote,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:38:51):
Unquote passive income.
Matt Black (00:38:52):
You get.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:38:52):
Right. You take,
Matt Black (00:38:53):
You take nothing and turn it into something.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:38:55):
Yep.
Matt Black (00:38:56):
And it's been a real blessing for the family. Uh, I had to start an LLC mm-hmm
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<affirmative>.
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Uh, fortunately my brother-in-law is a wonderful lawyer. Perfect. And, uh, so he put all, did all the paperwork for me. Yeah.
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And,
Matt Black (00:39:07):
Uh, it's, uh, again, yeah. Except for tax season, you know, it's, it's, it's a great, great thing. Right.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:39:14):
No, I'm an LLC too. I completely get it. I'm in the middle of that also. Yeah. There's a, there's a whole learning curve there.
Speaker 4 (00:39:19):
Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:39:20):
Um, so I would love to know, one, how do people, um, get connected with you for the cameo, and then two, I wanna hear some of the more interesting cameos that you had Yeah. Requested.
Matt Black (00:39:30):
Sure. Uh, so, uh, you can go to, uh, cameo.com, uh slash almost Andy Reed. Okay. And that's how you find me. And I prefer you to go to cameo.com because if you book it through the Apple app, they take 30% <laugh>. Do
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:39:44):
Not, do not do that. Yeah. We gotta get the full thing.
Matt Black (00:39:47):
So, uh, cameo gets their cut, which is great. It's very fair. Yep. Uh, but, uh, boy, apple really can take chunk.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:39:53):
No, I know. They do out like boosting your social
Matt Black (00:39:55):
Media Yeah. Like on
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:39:56):
Your phone versus, I mean, it's
Matt Black (00:39:57):
Crazy. Yeah. Yeah. So, and uh, by the way, I don't make any money off social media. Uh, really? I don't, because I don't know how to do it. Basically. I did a little bit's get to TikTok at the beginning
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Mindy Hargesheimer (00:40:07):
Mm-hmm <affirmative>.
Matt Black (00:40:08):
Um, but all the, everything changed. Are
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:40:10):
You on YouTube?
Matt Black (00:40:11):
Uh, no. I, well, I mean, I've got a channel and everybody says, oh, you should be on doing things on YouTube. Yeah. That's where you can really make income.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:40:17):
I'm learning the art of YouTube. Yeah. So you and I can learn together and figure that out.
Matt Black (00:40:19):
Yeah. <laugh>. So I just didn't have the time Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:40:22):
Uh,
Matt Black (00:40:22):
To do it because I, I've always time consuming so busy. Yeah. Uh, so if there's anybody out there that's looking to take on somebody to do something like that, Uhhuh <affirmative> there is, I would gladly share with you. Yes. I'd be very, very happy to do that. <laugh>,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:40:35):
We gotta make that work for you. We we're gonna make it work. Yeah. I mean, that's exactly why me getting into the podcast. Yeah. I knew for sure. Yeah. I wanted to get into YouTube. 'cause I've done Instagram for eight plus years and I was like, it is officially time to get into YouTube. Yeah. Yeah. I don't know why I wasn't doing it before, but that's where it's at. So we'll figure it out
Matt Black (00:40:51):
Together. Yeah. Okay. Great.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:40:52):
Yeah. Okay. So what are some of the like interesting cameos that you can give us some stories of that you've done?
Matt Black (00:40:57):
Yeah. I mean, gosh, I mean, I do a lot of fantasy football. Yeah. And I get requests from all over the world.
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Do you really?
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So Oh, yeah. From Australia. Yeah. Is
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:41:05):
It people like Kansas, IANS who are living abroad? Is it just
Matt Black (00:41:08):
Oh, no, no, no, no. I, I, okay. Lots of Aussies Australia and I do a lot of, uh, cameos for England. For Germany.
Speaker 3 (00:41:14):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:41:15):
Uh, in fact, I've got some friends over in Germany that I've done some collaboration, collaboration from. Yeah. Nice. Uh, because, you know, uh, when I first started doing social media, man, I just started tagging, uh, the Kansas City Chief Deutschland, uh, Kansas City Chiefs, Brazil, Kansas City Chiefs, uh, Australia.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:41:31):
I
Speaker 3 (00:41:31):
Gotcha.
Matt Black (00:41:32):
I'm like, why don't I tag these people? Because that's really mm-hmm <affirmative>. Where I can get known.
Speaker 3 (00:41:36):
Yes.
Matt Black (00:41:37):
Uh, more than inside of the United States. It's like, uh, that a halftime point show is coming up. I mean, he's, uh, bad bunny is so well known internationally. Huge. And that's, uh, a lot to do with why he's
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:41:48):
Very, so
Matt Black (00:41:48):
He's performing at the, at the halftime show. Yeah. And so that's where I reached out to first was I thought, you know, I probably have a greater percentage of getting, uh, recognized in reaching out to
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some of those com uh, communities. I love that. And so it happens. And so I get booked all the time. Uh, and, and when I do a cameo, I oftentimes have to do a lot of research.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:42:08):
Okay. I
Matt Black (00:42:09):
Don't just get on there and say exactly what you want me to say.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:42:12):
Okay.
Matt Black (00:42:13):
You know, uh, first of all, I wish they had a little thing that said how to pronounce names, because when you're doing a lot of international cameos, <laugh> Yeah. In fact, I'll have some people, uh, from India, imagine India, some people from India that will tell me, oh my gosh. They were just rolling on the floor listening me how you said it. Pronounce their names, <laugh>. And I do, I look 'em up because I wanna make sure that I do it right.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:42:32):
Like I'm doing my best.
Matt Black (00:42:33):
Yeah. And, uh, gosh, I've done probably over 5,000 cameos. What, uh, since I've been doing this. And you think about that, that's a lot of time.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:42:40):
That is a ton of time. Yeah. Because what are they, like a minute, two minutes,
Matt Black (00:42:43):
Minutes? No, I minor minimal. Uh, two and a half minutes.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:42:46):
Okay.
Matt Black (00:42:47):
Yeah. Uh, and on, on fantasy season, sometimes they can go as much as 10 uh, minutes. And, uh, during fantasy season sometimes I'm doing 40 a day.
Speaker 3 (00:42:55):
Oh my
Matt Black (00:42:56):
Gosh. Uh, plus my job.
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Yeah.
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Uh, and so I'm up till I'm up at, uh, you know, 5:00 AM and up till midnight, uh, doing cameos, uh, people
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:43:04):
Because you're still doing all your other normal lifetime things during
Matt Black (00:43:07):
The day. Yeah, yeah. So
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:43:08):
Family day
Matt Black (00:43:09):
Job. Yeah. Yeah. So like I try and always do, invest myself in whatever somebody books me.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:43:14):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:43:14):
And that's where some of, I think that's where my successes come from. Mm-hmm
Speaker 3 (00:43:17):
<affirmative>.
Matt Black (00:43:17):
Uh, people are surprised. They're like, oh my gosh. Uh, it was the one guy who was like, bro, you just had us rolling on the floor. <laugh>. I mean, we, we did not expect this, you know? Yeah.
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And
Matt Black (00:43:28):
Right now my cameos are pretty affordable 'cause it's off season. So <laugh>
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:43:32):
Yeah. Make a note.
Matt Black (00:43:33):
Yeah. That's gonna go back up in a few months. Some people get a big, uh, box of red, you know, of chocolates, A big red box. You get a big red dozen of roses. <laugh>, you can have big red himself. Come
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on, let's go. Oh, there you go. There's gotta be a lot of, uh, guys out there or gals out there that are a little down. 'cause the chief season's over with. And so That's right. We can extend it right here. cameo.com/almost Andy Reed
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:43:55):
<laugh>. Oh my gosh. It's
Matt Black (00:43:57):
So good. Yeah. But, uh, like I just had somebody, uh, request, uh, uh, that, uh, I, uh, uh, let their girlfriend know they wanna break up with them. And so I thought about it for a long time. 'cause I've turned down a lot of requests. Why
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:44:10):
Is somebody doing that?
Matt Black (00:44:11):
Uh, especially if they want to use foul language in it. I, I'll usually turn that down Sure.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:44:15):
Because,
Matt Black (00:44:16):
Uh, you know, I just, yeah.
Speaker 3 (00:44:17):
That's
Matt Black (00:44:17):
Not a thing. Coach's character. Yeah. Uh, uh, but, uh, uh, so I tried to make it as funny as possible, uh, in a way that was, uh, not going to make somebody sad. Uh, and, uh, and, and let it happen naturally. And I did it and it turned out really well. <laugh>. So I did go ahead and, and process that cameo and let it
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:44:37):
Can you tell us like, kind of what you did for like, you know, I, I, why, why isn't, why is somebody even requesting
Matt Black (00:44:42):
<laugh>? Yeah. Yeah. No. Uh, so <laugh>, I, I don't even remember, uh, uh, what I was saying Yeah. In that, but yeah. Uh, you know, and I'll have a lot of people try and set me up and that's the ones I gotta watch out for, because What do you mean? They set me up? Because what happens, it could be a Buffalo Bills fan, and we're playing them that week. Gotcha. And they'll say, Hey, just my buddy is a Buffalo fan, he's down. Can you just say some nice things about Buffalo and say, go Bills? You know? Yeah.
Speaker 3 (00:45:10):
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The end I'm like, oh, dog. On. First time it happened to me, I was like, oh, I'm sorry. Oh yeah, I'll do that. Sure, no problem.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:45:16):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:45:17):
Then
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:45:17):
Let's get paid.
Matt Black (00:45:18):
They pushed it out before the, the a FC championship game as coach was rooting for the Buffalo Bills and, oh, no, you're
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:45:26):
Like, lesson learned.
Matt Black (00:45:27):
I had no idea that that was, uh, gonna be what they used it for. So I have to be really careful. Yeah. I've had to turn down a few of those for sure.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:45:35):
Oh, that's so funny. <laugh>. Oh my gosh. So where do you wanna take this? Like where, and, you know, what, do you have other visions for what you wanna do? Or like, do you wanna do more commercials? Yeah. What does that look like for
Matt Black (00:45:45):
You? I mean, I have my vision board of, uh, yeah. You know, between me and the higher power of where I'd like to be with this.
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Yeah.
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And, uh, if I someday, uh, am able to retire and go down and have a little lake house sat down at the lake at the Ozarks with my wife. Love
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It. Uh,
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Then, uh, that'd be great. Where we're already looking at some of those pods you can buy on Amazon <laugh>. Oh, nice. Good call. 'cause that might be all I can afford <laugh>. But, uh, you know, you buy, we're, we're gonna get you some more work, and you keep building that up a lot. But you put a pod on there and, uh, you know, and, and, and those are pretty cool. You see some of these things you can buy now, <laugh>. Yeah,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:46:19):
It's true. I know exactly what you're talking about.
Matt Black (00:46:20):
Yeah. 1200 square foot and you're good to go. <laugh>.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:46:23):
No. Good deal. Oh my gosh. I love it.
Matt Black (00:46:25):
Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:46:25):
Well, okay. So, um, yeah, I, we're gonna keep, we're gonna think of some other ways that we can get this going for you. We'll work together on this. Um, let's get into the opera singer. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (00:46:35):
Okay. I
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:46:35):
Wanna get into your musical side. Sure. So you referenced in high school Yeah. What you did. Yeah. 'cause this is one, perhaps to Andy Reed for knowing that that's, um, part of your actual persona.
Speaker 3 (00:46:45):
Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:46:46):
But this is probably a surprise for a lot of people who haven't taken the time to do a little deep dive of who you are. Yeah. So talk about that. Like what got you there? Yeah. What you do in Kansas City to this day, because we can go watch you perform,
Matt Black (00:46:58):
Right? Yeah. You
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:46:59):
All need to do so.
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Yeah. So in high school, uh, oh, actually going all the way back into elementary school, uh, you know, I used to sing in the church, uh, youth choir and things, and people would always say Max sings too loud, you know, <laugh>. And it's true. I used to sing loud. That's fine. I grew up, uh, I didn't listen to the rock and roll and things like that. I mean, I was listening to elevator music. I was listening to Buddy Morrow, who was a Trump player.
Speaker 4 (00:47:22):
You can look back and connect the dots.
Matt Black (00:47:23):
Yeah. Yeah. And so I didn't grow up, uh, uh, uh, knowing anything about opera, uh, when I got into high school mm-hmm <affirmative>. Uh, I just, uh, started doing everything that I possibly could do, uh, music wise, uh, whether it be a musical, uh, in fact, uh, I did Judd in, uh, in, uh, in Oklahoma. Okay. And everyone else had a microphone except for me. I didn't need one, uh, <laugh>. And so, uh, perfect. Yeah. So, uh, but that, you know, and so I got, uh, addition into college and, uh, my goal was I wanted to be a contemporary Christian artist.
Speaker 3 (00:47:55):
Okay.
Matt Black (00:47:56):
I mean, Sandy Patty was my person. Yes. And I'm like, oh my gosh, if I could be anything like Sandy Patty or Steve Green, or Larne Harris, or the Gaither Vocal band, then I'm set. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:48:08):
Knew
Matt Black (00:48:08):
Exactly. That's what I wanted to do. Exactly. Well, I got to UMKC and, and the, the opera directors said, you know, he kind of, Matt, you got too good a voice to be a contemporary Christian. And he had a real <laugh>
Speaker 3 (00:48:20):
Southern, interesting.
Matt Black (00:48:21):
Michael Johnson was great guy. And, uh, so he got talked me into trying out for the opera, and I got my first role as the second priest in, uh, in, uh, uh, the ma uh, ma uh, magic Flute.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:48:35):
Okay. But by the way, was this kind of, were you taken aback, like when he suggested that you should do that? Had you even remotely thought about Not
Matt Black (00:48:42):
At all. Not at all.
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So you were just like, all right, let's get it, give it a try.
Matt Black (00:48:45):
Not at all. Okay. I wanted to be, I knew what I wanted to be.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:48:47):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:48:47):
And so, um, uh, yeah, so had me, uh, singing that, and that that went okay. And then they started, uh, having me audition for other roles there. And so I started getting leads, Uhhuh
Speaker 3 (00:48:58):
<affirmative>,
Matt Black (00:48:58):
Uh, after that. And, uh, gosh, I performed probably over 40 operas as leads in roles. Uh, over the years, uh, I've performed in lots of companies, uh, for free
Speaker 3 (00:49:09):
Mm-hmm <affirmative>.
Matt Black (00:49:10):
Because I mean, and, and that's what you do if you're an artist. I mean, you just do it Sure. Because you wanna do it. Mm-hmm
Speaker 3 (00:49:16):
<affirmative>. And
Matt Black (00:49:17):
There's been a lot of great opera companies, uh, that weren't professional here in Kansas City.
Speaker 3 (00:49:22):
Okay.
Matt Black (00:49:23):
But when they, uh, uh, you know, I'd been doing it for a long time, and when they, uh, I just, well, I still remember that first, that first time where you sing something and you hear the audience. I was talking to my son about this because he's a musician Yeah. As well, when you hear the audience just start screaming, uh, after you sing an aria. And it was so unexpected, because I don't ever, I don't go in with expectations. Right. 'cause if you do, you know, you're just gonna be disappointed. You
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:49:53):
Be disappointed. Yeah.
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And so, uh, it was so surprising to me, but it made me feel so special. Mm-hmm <affirmative>. I bought the tape of that, and I listened to that over and over again. And, and, you know, uh, I, I like to sing because I, I like the way I sing. Yeah. I like to hear myself sing. And it's that applause, uh, that makes you feel so good. Even though I'm a white knuckle singer, I am very nervous when I go out on stage. Are you? Oh, yeah. Okay. Even, even, I had to do hymns at, at a, a a a funeral this week, and I was very, very nervous just to sing the hymns. Sure. Uh, that's just the way I am. Sure. But I use that energy.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:50:29):
I completely understand that,
Matt Black (00:50:29):
By the way. Yeah. Yeah. I used that energy to
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:50:31):
Focus. But it's funny, you would never guess, right?
Matt Black (00:50:33):
Yeah. No. Just knowing
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:50:33):
Your
Matt Black (00:50:34):
No. And that's why I didn't really become a professional opera singer when I was young. Uh, 23, I think I was, uh, uh, auditioning. Uh, they have a regional metropolitan opera auditions. Mm-hmm <affirmative>. And I, I was awarded the most promising young singer at that age. Wow. And so, uh, I, I, and, and one of the greatest, uh, bar or bases ever in, uh, metropolitan Opera, his name was Jerome Hines. Uhhuh
<affirmative>. He, uh, actually talked to my voice teacher and wanted me to come study with him. I wasn't raised in opera. Wow. I didn't know anything about Jerome Hines. I didn't know that he wrote the book Singers on singing Yeah. And all of this. And, and, uh, so it's probably good that I didn't, because I chose to have a family mm-hmm <affirmative>. And, uh, it was the right choice.
Speaker 3 (00:51:14):
Sure.
Matt Black (00:51:14):
Uh, for me, even though they are used to many nights not having dad there. Uh, sure. My, uh, my wife does an amazing job covering for me, uh, when I'm not there. Uh, but, uh, yeah. So, uh, when they built the new, uh, opera House here in Kansas City, I said, you know, it's time for me to audition for the Lyric Opera.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:51:34):
When did they build it?
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Uh, 2011, I think was the first performance. And I was, uh, luck fortunate enough to be in it, tour and dock. Uh, and we were able to sing with, uh, in the opening, uh, uh, performance with, I mean, uh, we sang with, uh, Lu uh, um, uh, uh, PTO Domingo.
Speaker 3 (00:51:54):
Okay. We
Matt Black (00:51:54):
Had Pat Patti Lone on there, the Canadian Brass, uh, Tommy to all of them Yeah. Here in Kansas City. And we performed on the same, uh, the opera course performed with them all.
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Okay.
Matt Black (00:52:05):
Or not with all of 'em, with Platy Domingo. And so, uh, oh my gosh. To sing with that, uh, company. And that hall has just been absolutely amazing. Uh, uh, it is just a blessing, uh, to be a part of that. That all the singers here in Kansas City are just the nicest people.
Speaker 3 (00:52:23):
Really.
Matt Black (00:52:24):
And that's why, uh, you know, it's so unusual. Mm-hmm
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:52:27):
<affirmative>.
Matt Black (00:52:28):
Really, you don't, a lot of, you don't have a lot of divas here in Kansas City. And let's
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:52:32):
Just go back to like a Midwest nice thing, since you're not all of them are from here. Yeah.
Matt Black (00:52:35):
No. In fact, guests will come in and, uh, I always love it during the Titz probe. So the ZZ probing is when you sit there and you sing through with the orchestra the first time. Okay. You don't do any of the mo uh, movements or anything like that. That'd be a Mondo probe. Uh, but, uh, uh, but I always love it when we
can turn the head of one of the artists that are up there up front, and they're like, we sing something, and then you see 'em do this, and they're like, yeah, that's Kansas City for you there. That's
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:53:04):
So great. No, that is really like a really fun testament to hear about. 'cause you have context of that, so, yeah. Yeah. I think that's really interesting to hear.
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Okay.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:53:11):
So how often are you performing?
Matt Black (00:53:13):
So, uh, I've done as much as, uh, four, uh, with them in a season. Okay. Uh, but typically it's one or two. Yeah. Uh, a year. Sometimes they don't have choruses 'cause it's all women or something. Okay. And so there's been a year or two maybe that you don't have that, but I, I'm fortunate enough that usually I'll get scheduled for one or two.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:53:31):
Okay.
Matt Black (00:53:31):
Uh, a season with them. And every time I get it an opportunity, it's just, well, it's just great. Yeah. I love the comradery. Yeah. I love the, you, you believe it or not. I mean, these voices in Kansas City, um, and a lot of 'em are young. It's a lot talent. A lot of 'em are younger than me. Mm-hmm
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:53:48):
<affirmative>.
Matt Black (00:53:48):
Incredibly talented.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:53:49):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:53:49):
We have some of the best musicians in the country right here in Kansas City.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:53:53):
Are they trained here? Are they moving in from other places?
Matt Black (00:53:56):
Kinda accommodation. So a lot of them will be coming in to get their doctorate here, either at KU or UMKC, and they travel in for that. Yeah. Uh, but, uh, it's topnotch. Uh, there's no doubt about it.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:54:07):
Do you travel for the singing at all, or do you just do it here?
Matt Black (00:54:10):
No, I just do it here. Uh, okay. I did spend a summer, um, down at, uh, the Fine Arts Academy, uh, inspiration point down in, uh, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Oh,
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Nice. Yeah.
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And, uh, performed a role of, to down there and a senior, the Luso, and did some opera scenes and things with them, uh, for a summer. So that's kind of an artist colony down there. Yeah. Where you, you, you, you know, uh, uh, cut, uh, you know, just try things out and Yeah.
Speaker 3 (00:54:34):
And,
Matt Black (00:54:34):
Uh, that was, that was the most nervous one time I'd ever been on stage. Really? Yeah. I, uh, I was cast for two different roles, uh, Antonio from Pachi. Okay. We just did that here in Kansas City. Okay. Uh, you might have seen, uh, uh, a picture of, uh, of Luciano Pavarotti and clown makeup with a big bass drum or something like that. Mm-hmm <affirmative>. That's that opera. Got it.
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So
Matt Black (00:54:54):
It's a very, uh, opera charisma, very, uh, dramatic, uh, very in, in intense. Um, and so I loved, that's my favorite role is Tony Hill in that, in that role. Uh, I've done it several times, uh, but, uh, uh, it was six weeks later and I had been double cast as the senior Dilu in another opera, but they never had me do it. And, uh, we had six weeks earlier, we had done all the staging and everything for it, but they told me, uh, last, the last performance. I'm singing it and I'm thinking, well, we haven't done this in six weeks.
Speaker 3 (00:55:28):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:55:28):
And, uh, I had to remember everything. And, and so I literally was on the backstage and it was a fight or flight. I literally was going to run and never turn around. I, I have
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:55:43):
From the anxiety
Matt Black (00:55:44):
That fearful
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:55:45):
Mm-hmm <affirmative>.
Matt Black (00:55:46):
Of going out there and messing this all up.
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Mindy Hargesheimer (00:55:48):
Sure.
Matt Black (00:55:48):
Uh, but I just pushed myself to go out there. Uh, I always say to myself while I'm on stage, stay in the moment. Stay in the moment. Stay in the moment. Because if you think ahead
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:55:59):
Right.
Matt Black (00:55:59):
Or if you think about something that happened in the past,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:56:01):
Yes.
Matt Black (00:56:02):
You're gonna mess it up.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:56:03):
Literally. Good advice for so many different things.
Matt Black (00:56:05):
Yeah. Yeah. So I tell my kids the same thing, just while you're performing, just stay in the moment mm hmm <affirmative>. And if you do that, you're gonna be just fine. Forget about the people that are out there, stay in the moment of the character
Speaker 3 (00:56:15):
Mm-hmm <affirmative>.
Matt Black (00:56:15):
And so, uh, you know, so I decided, decided to do that, and it just went fantastic. I couldn't believe that I remembered all of that. And, uh, but the brain is, the brain is an amazing thing. Yeah. And so, uh, you know, anybody, you know, if there's anybody who says they can't sing, by the way, you know that I can get you there, <laugh>.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:56:37):
I'm like, me. Yeah.
Matt Black (00:56:38):
No, it's, it's, it's an easy thing to do. I can show you in, in five minutes if we had a keyboard here, I could get you singing. Yeah. Uh,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:56:45):
Dare I ask you to even sing for us today? Or is that a little too on the spot?
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Matt Black (00:56:49):
<laugh>. Well, <laugh> well, uh, you know, I did have a croissant earlier, so I don't know what's gonna come out, you know, but, uh,
Speaker 4 (00:57:03):
One in two and three and four, and, you know, oh, Leo, remember the old, um, thanks for doing Bud Bunny, bunny Coer cartoon with the, of course, the opera singer <laugh>. Oh my gosh. That one, two, and three and four dances all day long. You know, <laugh>.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:57:19):
Oh my gosh. I love it. Thank you. <laugh>. So good. Oh my gosh. Well, I guess that begs the question, where do you wanna take that? Would you wanna do more
Matt Black (00:57:29):
With No,
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:57:30):
This, or is it
Matt Black (00:57:30):
More I am not
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:57:31):
Exactly where you want it to be.
Matt Black (00:57:32):
I'm a nervous performer, so if I can be in the chorus, uh, they give me, uh, they've given me bit rolls and things like that. But literally, I'll get out there, uh, one time <laugh>, one time I'm out on stage, uh, at the lyric and, and I'm supposed to open this, uh, this gate, uh, for all of the singers to come through. And I, I'm a bit of a method person, so I get into my character. Yeah. You know, and I pretend like I'm blocking this gate. Well, this is during performance. The key got stuck.
(00:58:02):
Whoops. And I'm like, I can't get this open. I can't, what do I do now? I this open. And I'm like, don't like this. Oh gosh. Don't let this happen. Don't let this happen. <laugh>. And I finally, it was a little late. Right. I finally figured it out and got it open. <laugh> ripped it open. Oh my gosh. Gosh. So, so things nerve wracking sometimes things like that happen on stage, and you just gotta be ready to go with it. Yeah. The first thing I learned, um, uh, going out on stage is you gotta be responsible for your own props.
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:58:28):
Okay. You know,
Matt Black (00:58:28):
If you're a young performer, just know that no one else can be responsible for your props other than you remember that. All right. Uh, so when you get on stage and you don't have something, it's not the stage hand's fault, it's your fault. <laugh>, it's
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Mindy Hargesheimer (00:58:42):
A free, free mentor advice right here. Yeah. <laugh>. Oh my gosh. Amazing. Um, okay. So let's also talk about your agency. So you Oh, yeah. Do have an agent. Yeah. You work with the Moxie Talent
Matt Black (00:58:53):
Agency. Yeah. Moxie Talent. What that relationship like? Oh my gosh. They're, they're so amazing out. They didn't know what to do with me at first <laugh>. And I just still, they still don't know what to do with me. How did you
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:59:02):
Get connected with them?
Matt Black (00:59:03):
Did they find you? Well, uh, a a friend of mine, Sarah, uh, my, a brother, actually a friend of my brother's Okay.
Speaker 3 (00:59:08):
Uh,
Matt Black (00:59:08):
Introduced me, uh, to them and, uh, and, uh, got and, uh, got in with them and, uh, did a little audition. And, um, sure. They said, yeah, that's great. Yeah. We don't know what to do with you. What do you wanna do?
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:59:20):
They're like, this, this is new material for us, but
Matt Black (00:59:22):
What'll figure it out, what we wanna do? I said, well, every time Andy Reid does a commercial
Mindy Hargesheimer (00:59:25):
Yeah.
Matt Black (00:59:25):
I wanna be this double <laugh>. Yeah. Yeah. Easy peasy. So, so she's really good about that. She knows about everything that's coming up. We get little emails and say, okay, hey, we got the World Cup coming up. You better get your website together. You, there's gonna be lots of acting opportunities, not just for me, but for everybody.
Speaker 3 (00:59:41):
Sure. Yeah.
Matt Black (00:59:41):
We're talking, they've got hundreds of people in their Once in a lifetime Yeah. Studio. So they've gotta manage a lot of people. Yeah. So, uh, you know, and I can be a little much sometimes for people
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<laugh>, uh, when I get into the Andy character, but, uh, she, uh, I run, like, if you wanna book something for me to come out and visit or be a part of a tailgate special or come out to a party or event, uh, I've got them listed on my social media. Just, just go to Moxie Talent Agency and say, yeah, yeah, big Red, we need Big Red, uh, or, or bigger Red, they'll
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:00:12):
Know exactly what that means. Yeah.
Matt Black (01:00:13):
They can call me Bigger Red now because you're skinnier than me. Uh, but, uh, yeah, they, they do a great job taking care of it. They schedule it and then, uh, send me, uh, calendar invites and all that. And so, uh, they're fantastic. Anybody wants to work with a talent agency, they're, they're fantastic.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:00:29):
Yeah. I think I saw you last fall at a gala at Arrowhead. Oh, yeah. I think it was, um, mother's Refuge.
Matt Black (01:00:35):
Oh, yeah. I think was there.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:00:36):
Yeah. Right. Um, so you do a lot of stuff like that, right? Yeah. Yeah. Just kind of like to be there.
Matt Black (01:00:41):
Yeah, absolutely. It's, it's fun. And so, uh, there was actually, uh, Juju Juju was there at that gala, and so know I become fan boy, and I'm like, okay. Can't look. Can't look. I can't go over there, can't go near 'em. So I actually keep my distance, but they
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:00:56):
Have to all know who you are.
Matt Black (01:00:57):
Right. So, yeah. But I always keep my distance because they're there, because they're the star. Oh, you're so, so I have to make sure that I, I, I, you know, recognize that.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:01:05):
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Oh my gosh, that's so good. Um, I was gonna ask too, do, uh, you worked with, there's a girl who's like the lookalike almost Taylor Swift.
Speaker 3 (01:01:14):
Yes. Yes. Kelly. So let's talk Kelly about
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:01:15):
Her.
Speaker 3 (01:01:16):
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Kelly,
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:01:16):
Um, Kelly's version 13 is her Instagram account. Um, I wanna talk about how you have worked with her. I saw that you guys went to the Super Bowl together.
Speaker 4 (01:01:24):
Yeah. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:01:25):
Talk about that, because that is crazy that we have not only you, but also her Isn't
Matt Black (01:01:29):
That amazing
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:01:30):
With the whole Taylor Casey connection? It's wild.
Matt Black (01:01:32):
Yeah. And she's been able to do some national commercials and things like that. She does a super cool bowl commercial, just like I did. Uh, yeah. Uh, for the, for the, uh, Eagles, uh,
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:01:40):
Cheese. I'll have to get her in here too.
Matt Black (01:01:41):
Uh, she's amazing. Yeah. She is such a good person. Uh, she basically reached out to me, uh, because she wanted to know how I did it.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:01:49):
Okay.
Matt Black (01:01:49):
And I'm like, you, I did it because I try and be a good person.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:01:53):
Yeah.
Matt Black (01:01:53):
And, uh, that just kind of, uh, snowballed into something that I never, ever anticipated or expected.
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Yeah.
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And so I said, well, as long as you're, uh, as you stay true to your character and true to your person, true to yourself mm-hmm
Speaker 3 (01:02:06):
<affirmative>. Um,
Matt Black (01:02:07):
Then, uh, you'll be very, very successful. And she looks a lot like Taylor Swift.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:02:10):
She's from here.
Matt Black (01:02:11):
Uh, yeah, she's
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:02:12):
That. I mean, she is, that is another uncanny
Matt Black (01:02:14):
Look. Right? She's down the street from here. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:02:16):
Okay.
Matt Black (01:02:16):
Uh, she's very, very close to where, uh, the studio is. And so, uh, but, uh, oh, you know, we, we've had an opportunity. Uh, we didn't travel to the Super Bowl together, but Okay. When we got there, you know, we stayed, we got in touch. I had a rental car, and she, and I said, Hey, let me pick you up and we'll go to this party. Uh, you know, and, uh, we, we did Where was
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:02:35):
That? Was that,
Matt Black (01:02:36):
Uh, down in, uh, uh, new Orleans? New
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:02:38):
Orleans? Okay.
Matt Black (01:02:39):
Yeah. Yeah. And, uh, so, uh, we, we met up there and did some videos and things together, and
Speaker 3 (01:02:44):
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Matt Black (01:02:44):
Uh, and, uh, she, uh, she's fantastic. Yeah. Yeah. She's really a really special person. She, she does a lot more gigs, uh, than does she? I do, because, uh, you know, uh, think about all the princess parties and things like that. Oh,
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:02:58):
Good call.
Matt Black (01:02:58):
Yeah. Coach is not going invited. Are you not at Echo all
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:03:01):
The little boys birthday parties showing
Matt Black (01:03:03):
Up? No. <laugh>? No. No. Although I get booked for Bar Mitzvahs on, uh, cameo. Do you? Oh,
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:03:07):
Yeah. Okay. There you go.
Matt Black (01:03:08):
Yeah. I hadn't learn all about that. Uh, you know, tell me about, uh, Google. Tell me about Bar Mitzvah. I didn't know. Well, what should I say?
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:03:14):
<laugh>? Well, that was another question I had for you, is what, are there any other, like, completely unexpected invitations you got that you're like, oh, gosh, what do I do for this? Or appearances or, or anything?
Matt Black (01:03:25):
Uh, so, uh, yeah. You know, uh, the senator from, uh, from, uh, Kansas who passed away, uh, Bob Dole mm-hmm
Speaker 3 (01:03:32):
<affirmative>.
Matt Black (01:03:33):
You know, uh, I'll get things that I didn't expect. And so I was asked by, uh, Elizabeth Dole's, uh, people, Hey, could you wish Elizabeth Dole a happy birthday? And when you get something like that, you're like, oh my gosh. I mean, you're like,
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:03:48):
This is a whole nother Yeah.
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I've gotta make sure I know something about, uh, the two of them. Right. And say something in this cameo that's really special and meaningful, and
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Yeah.
Matt Black (01:03:58):
And so, uh, you know, I try and be very authentic, uh, in it, uh, and, and have a lot of fun. And, and, uh, you know, uh, if I don't think the script is good enough, you know, then I'll, no, I've gotta make it funnier, you know? And, uh, it, it's just, uh, it's just been a lot of, a lot of good times. But, uh, yeah, when you get somebody like that, uh, and that's happened multiple times where I've had celebrities or somebody reach out to me, um, um, you know, uh, or, um, cameos that are set to people. Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:04:27):
Um,
Matt Black (01:04:28):
You know, that, that's, that's really been cool.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:04:29):
Well, you mentioned Eric Stonestreet. Obviously you met Mahomes, had the commercial. Have you interacted with like Paul Rudd or Hyken, or, or anybody else?
Matt Black (01:04:36):
I had my moment,
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:04:37):
Yeah.
Matt Black (01:04:38):
With Paul Rudd. I was this close to him Right when he came out. Somebody asked me to take a picture, Uhhuh,
Speaker 3 (01:04:45):
And
Matt Black (01:04:45):
I had to turn my back. And by the time I turned back around, he was in a golf cart and <laugh> and on his way.
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Dang it.
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Uh, so, uh, yeah. No. But, uh, we're lucky here in Kansas City to have so many, uh, amazing, uh, talented people that are Kansas City Chief, well, that are Kansas City fans. Well,
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:05:04):
I feel like you need to be a big slick, you need to be a part
Matt Black (01:05:06):
Of Big Slick. Yeah. I've, I've thought so.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:05:08):
I'm kind surprised you haven't been,
Matt Black (01:05:10):
Or Kelsey Jam, I mean, or
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:05:11):
Kelsey Jam. Have you met Travis Kelsey?
Matt Black (01:05:13):
I love Jam. I mean, it's one of my favorite things. Perfect. With peanut butter and jelly. Yeah. Uh, so, uh, yeah, no, I'd, I'd love to be out there and, and, you know, and me and Patrick, I could be the cleanup hitter. You know, I used to play a lot of softball, so,
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:05:27):
Yeah. Um, have you met Kelsey?
Matt Black (01:05:29):
Uh, no. That's the, actually the one Kansas City Chief, we
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:05:32):
Gotta check that off your
Matt Black (01:05:33):
Bucket. I haven't met. Okay. Uh, so, uh, you know, I've been around Chris Jones who was kind of funny at training camp, and I don't, I didn't go up close to him. I just kind of stayed back. 'cause I didn't want to be weird or anything. You mean
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:05:44):
You anything like that? You mean you
Matt Black (01:05:45):
Yep. And I could see him just kind of look up at me and <laugh>
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:05:48):
Doing that double take.
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Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And, uh, but with Kelsey, no, that's the one person that I'd love to meet, for sure.
Speaker 3 (01:05:55):
Yeah.
Matt Black (01:05:55):
In fact, uh, Travis, if you'd like to invite me out to buy me a steak at 1587 <laugh>, I'd love to be there with you. <laugh>.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:06:03):
Oh my gosh, that's so great.
Matt Black (01:06:04):
I said, I can't afford it otherwise, <laugh>.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:06:06):
Yeah. Well, I was gonna ask if you were going to Travis and Taylor's wedding, but I'm guess guessing that's probably, Hey,
Matt Black (01:06:11):
If they need a singer.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:06:12):
Yeah. There you go.
Matt Black (01:06:13):
Yeah, that's
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:06:14):
Right. <laugh>. Um, is there anything else that we should know about Matt Black versus almost Andy Reed? What to know about you as a person?
Matt Black (01:06:22):
Just that I, that's behind it all. I, I, I have a great family. I have a great, very supportive wife, uh, to have two kids that are spectacular. My daughter is training right now to be a teacher. Great. And, uh, my son also a teacher, but a musician as well.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:06:37):
Yeah.
Matt Black (01:06:37):
And they're both super talented. We've performed together because every year I do a concert dressed as Andy Reed.
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Speaker 3 (01:06:44):
Okay.
Matt Black (01:06:44):
And I come out and sing, uh, jazz standards and things like that. Where do you do that? Musicals? Uh, uh, it's called The Back Porch Concert at, uh, the Second Presbyterian at 55th and Berks Ride
Speaker 3 (01:06:54):
Across
Matt Black (01:06:54):
From Max swa. Yeah. Uh, right there in that area. And so every year we do a concert and, uh, before the season.
Speaker 3 (01:07:00):
Okay.
Matt Black (01:07:01):
And what I do is I take the music and I change the words to, to reflect the season, uh, that's coming up Nice.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:07:06):
Uh,
Matt Black (01:07:07):
And so it's a lot of fun. I'll come out dressed as coach, and Yeah.
Speaker 3 (01:07:10):
And
Matt Black (01:07:10):
We have a great time together. So, uh, so I just love, uh, being with my family. I have a great extended family, uh, that's here in the Kansas City area. And, uh, you know, I just, I just love, uh, you know, where I work Yeah. Uh, at, uh, companies called High Logic.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:07:26):
Yep.
Matt Black (01:07:27):
And, uh, and so
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:07:28):
Yeah, you're gonna do a little plug for them what
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Exactly they do. Yeah. Yeah. So what we do is we specialize in hyaluronic acid, uh, which
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:07:34):
Again, why your skin is so
Matt Black (01:07:35):
Beautiful. Yeah. Why your skin, why your joints, uh, you know, it's, uh, if you have the right type, it can be anti-inflammatory. Okay.
Speaker 3 (01:07:41):
Uh,
Matt Black (01:07:42):
Especially, uh, on the skin, uh, a lot of times if you buy the cheap hyaluronic acid, 30 days later, you'll break out. Okay. That's because if you buy the certain type, it can cause an inflammation on the skin.
Speaker 3 (01:07:53):
Yeah.
Matt Black (01:07:53):
So I spend a lot of my time at work training people all over the country. Our products are in Sprouts, so if you want the purist hyaluronic acid products in Kansas City or anywhere else in the country, go to Sprouts,
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:08:06):
Go to your nearest,
Matt Black (01:08:07):
Or go to your Locus Health food store. There you go. And, uh, you'll find our products on the shelf. Uh, but we are, we're the pioneers.
Speaker 3 (01:08:13):
Okay.
Matt Black (01:08:14):
So, uh, you know, uh, it's really, really cool, uh, story 24, 25 years ago where we pioneered and the world's leading expert research scientist on hyaluronic acid happens to live right here in Kansas City.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:08:26):
That's wild.
Matt Black (01:08:26):
And she's part of our company. Yeah.
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Uh,
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She's travels all around the world, uh, and she's, uh, very, very well known. And
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:08:33):
Who is
Matt Black (01:08:34):
She? Uh, uh, Dr. Karen Brown. Okay. Dr. Karen Brown. Great. Uh, but, uh, she, uh, is, is amazing. The owners are absolutely amazing. And, uh, uh, you can find our products on Amazon Health food stores, in fact, uh, uh, harvest Moon out in Olathe, go out and get some of our hyaluronic acid products there. Uh, help support your local stores.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:08:53):
Yes, for
Matt Black (01:08:54):
Sure. And that's a lot of my platform
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:08:55):
Yes.
Matt Black (01:08:56):
Is I support local and people. Um, uh, you try and, you know, they think my, well, he gets a lot of free cheeseburgers. You can ask <laugh>, you can ask, uh, the, the people that I, uh, do things for, even if I
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:09:08):
Videos, you are investing your dollars into the local economy,
Matt Black (01:09:10):
Man. I don't,
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:09:11):
Just like, the rest of us
Matt Black (01:09:12):
Don't. Yeah. I'm not gonna take it for free. I'm like, why would I do that when I'm here to help you out?
Speaker 3 (01:09:16):
Yeah.
Matt Black (01:09:17):
Um, so, uh, you know, I've had a couple of bigger engagements, like, gimme a gift card or something like that to, to come back and try it out. Of course, course started. Barbecue's been great for that. What Love.
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Start a barbecue. Nice. Uh, but, uh, uh, you know, every Friday I go into Lamars, uh, during the season Uhhuh and get my Lucky Lamars, I go down to town topic and buy my, uh, cheeseburger from there. And, uh, you know, that's my lucky cheeseburger.
Speaker 3 (01:09:41):
Okay.
Matt Black (01:09:41):
Uh, and so, uh, you know, I, I love, uh, Wolf Pack Barbecue. I love going down that down. Oh, yeah. It's down in the river market area, but it's very close to Zos, my favorite restaurant.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:09:51):
Good old
Matt Black (01:09:52):
Zos where Chicken Spa began. <laugh>. Uh, yeah. So, uh, I love, uh, love, uh, shopping local. Uh,
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:09:58):
Same. That's exactly why I am doing this. The podcast. Yeah. I've always been supporting or big of, you know, advocating for Kansas City Local, and so Perfect. And we're a,
Matt Black (01:10:06):
We're a Kansas City company. The high logic that I'm a
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:10:08):
Part of. Yeah. I love that. I had no idea. Yeah.
Matt Black (01:10:09):
That's so great. And so we're Yeah. We're, we're, we're a global company and
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:10:12):
Yeah.
Matt Black (01:10:13):
And, uh, just have, it's just been a great experience.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:10:15):
Very cool. Okay. Anything else you wanna add before we jump into some rapid fire questions to wrap this up?
Matt Black (01:10:20):
No, it has been so fun. Im getting older. So, rapid fire is, uh, is, we do slow fire rapidly. Uh, DS swindling in my brain. <laugh>, uh, by the way, I got this when I went to the Eagles Chiefs Super Bowl. They gave you under or on each seat, were one of these little light things, and you put it on your wrist and it was a light show. Nice.
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Speaker 3 (01:10:39):
Uh,
Matt Black (01:10:39):
Because we couldn't quite understand what was happening during the halftime show. Yep. But we did enjoy, you know, all watching it that, uh, I enjoyed it, watching this a lot more than I did watching the Super
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:10:50):
Bowl <laugh>. Yeah. That's fair. This makes me think, I feel like I need, we need to see some pictures of your home. Yeah. And like your decor and everything that you probably have or maybe your closet with Yeah.
Matt Black (01:10:59):
Apparel. I keep it. Yeah. I keep it, uh, in my own chief's closet, that's for sure. My wife, uh, you won't find it around the house too much. Uh,
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:11:06):
Yeah.
Matt Black (01:11:07):
Yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:11:07):
So funny. All right. What is on your almost Andy Reed bucket list, then we'll do the Matt Black, but for almost Andy Reed, is there anything that you would love to check off your bucket list as your persona?
Matt Black (01:11:22):
As my persona? Uh, well, uh, tra meet Travis Kelsey.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:11:26):
Great. Yeah. Let's do that. Yeah. Okay. What about as Matt Black, what's on your Kansas City bucket list as Matt Black? What do you wanna do here that you haven't done?
Matt Black (01:11:34):
Be able to take my wife to 1587.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:11:37):
There we go. <laugh>. Let's put it out there. Yes. Fantastic. Um, okay, let's do, um, hang on, we're gonna do this next one. Who do you wanna hear on this podcast? Somebody from Kansas City? Who would you love to see or hear on this podcast as
Matt Black (01:11:55):
Pertain? Oh, you've already said it. I mean, Eric Stonestreet.
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Mindy Hargesheimer (01:11:57):
Eric Stonetree. Thank you. Yeah.
Matt Black (01:11:58):
He'd be fantastic. Yeah. Uh, to be here because he is Mr. Kansas City.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:12:02):
Yeah. And I'll invite you back when he comes in. Yeah. That'd get, get him in the studio. Great. Um, do you have, what are your favorite places to eat out? You mentioned a few.
Matt Black (01:12:10):
Oh, yeah.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:12:10):
But any others that you haven't mentioned? Maybe some hidden gyms of
Matt Black (01:12:13):
Oh, man. You
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:12:14):
Know, s or restaurants.
Matt Black (01:12:16):
I find something everywhere that I can like.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:12:18):
Yeah.
Matt Black (01:12:18):
Uh, like I, I just stopped a little, uh, the Chicken Guys and, and, uh, 'cause I like to find these little out of the way. Same.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:12:26):
It
Matt Black (01:12:26):
Was late at night and, uh, out, uh, between, um, by the EO and Uhhuh. And, uh, so I go in and there wasn't anybody around <laugh>. I said, give me some chicken. Yeah. And so, uh, I bought some chicken there and, uh, they all took pictures with me and things like that. But, uh, so I, I I just love barbecue. Mm hmm <affirmative>. Um, um,
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:12:46):
You mentioned Ssta.
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I'm, I'm a big, every Wednesday night I go to Winstead on the way to my choir, church choir. There you go. And I get myself a hot dog.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:12:54):
Okay.
Matt Black (01:12:54):
That's my weekly treat. I get a little hot dog with ketchup and mustard.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:12:58):
All right.
Matt Black (01:12:58):
Sorry, Chicagoans. I get ketchup on my hot dog.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:13:01):
I know. I'm a Chicagoan, so <laugh>. But I still eat ketchup on my hot dogs too. Yeah. <laugh>. Um, in your opinion, what makes Kansas City so great? So unique?
Matt Black (01:13:09):
It's people.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:13:10):
People,
Matt Black (01:13:10):
There's no doubt about it. Mm-hmm. I mean, uh, you can go anywhere in this city and, uh, feel like you're, uh, welcomed. Mm-hmm
Speaker 3 (01:13:17):
<affirmative>.
Matt Black (01:13:18):
Uh, that's, that's a beautiful thing. Uh, I mean, uh, I, I find that everywhere, uh, you find people are very, very helpful, even in the turbulent times that we live in
Speaker 3 (01:13:27):
Mm-hmm <affirmative>.
Matt Black (01:13:27):
It's a great city.
Speaker 3 (01:13:28):
Yeah.
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Matt Black (01:13:29):
And, uh, you know what? Everybody has got their opinions. They've got their voice. And, uh, you know, and we, uh, we're pretty much, we allow everybody to express themselves here, whatever way they feel like it. And I love that about being part of this city. I love that you can get somewhere quickly.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:13:45):
Yeah.
Matt Black (01:13:46):
Here.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:13:46):
Yes. Again, coming from Chicago, it
Matt Black (01:13:48):
Is, it
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:13:48):
Is so much better here than people sometimes
Matt Black (01:13:49):
Think that Chicago's my favorite skyline best. You know what? Same When you come from the north of Kansas City at nighttime, and you're growing past the airport on 69, that's one of the most beautiful sites.
Speaker 3 (01:14:01):
Yeah.
Matt Black (01:14:01):
Uh, I love seeing our skyline at night mm-hmm <affirmative>. Because Kansas City is elevated on that hill.
Speaker 3 (01:14:06):
Yep.
Matt Black (01:14:07):
And so it just looks like a, a beautiful, like a city of, of Oz, you know?
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:14:11):
It does. And I think too, with like the, um, Casey current stadium and all the things going in, it's just getting even more beautiful,
Matt Black (01:14:17):
Just kind
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Of like all around it,
Matt Black (01:14:18):
Especially when they light it up at night. Yeah. It's on the, and the colors that, uh, you don't see anywhere else. Yep. I, I, you know, that is one thing that I call out all the time mm-hmm. Is, uh, you know, people, uh, uh, think that, you know, Brittany, no, Holmes, I mean, she's just getting inducted into, I just saw into her hall of fame at her school and things like that.
Speaker 3 (01:14:36):
Oh, she is
Matt Black (01:14:37):
Good for her soccer hall of fame. But, uh, yeah. I mean, she was a great soccer player. I know a lot of people don know that she's great person, which is interesting. Uh, we have the only dedicated women's stadium in the entire world right here in Kansas City.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:14:50):
Yeah.
Matt Black (01:14:50):
That's huge. Mm-hmm <affirmative>. I think we should have A-W-N-B-A team here in Kansas City.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:14:54):
Yeah.
Matt Black (01:14:55):
I think it, it would go over very, very well.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:14:57):
I think so too.
Matt Black (01:14:57):
Uh, so yeah. We,
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:14:58):
I know they're, I mean, they're looking into that,
Matt Black (01:15:00):
Right? Yeah. And I mean, we've got, uh, great diversity here. I love it. Yeah,
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:15:03):
I do too. Um, okay. Where can people find and follow you?
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Well, you can find me <laugh> just about anywhere if you're out and about. I'd probably be eating a cheeseburger somewhere, <laugh>, uh, but almost Andy Reed on Social Media, uh, is where you can really find me on Instagram, on, uh, TikTok, maybe on YouTube. Uh, I'm there, but I just don't post that much there. Uh, but, uh, you know, it's great. But cameo, if you can support a local artist on cameo, that's great. Uh, I, I'd love to do something for you and help you out Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day. Uh, I mean, come on. It's St. Patty's Day here in Kansas City. Gotta have the chief part of that.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:15:44):
It's a big deal.
Matt Black (01:15:45):
Uh, yeah. So, uh, you know, I,
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:15:47):
There's a holiday every month making
Matt Black (01:15:48):
Use. Yeah. I, I love, uh, having fun. I love, uh, when I can make people laugh. Yeah. And my kids know that I'm always cracking jokes. Uh, uh, I mean, we were at a funeral this week and we're driving through the cemetery, and every name that I saw, I was like, oh, yeah. It was great. I mean, but they were perfect names for jokes. I mean, come on. Uh, you know, so, uh, down, you know, uh, so I, I always like to have fun.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:16:13):
Well, this has been fun. We've been talking for 75 minutes and I can keep going. <laugh>, this is so much fun. You genuinely have such like a warm spirit about you. I'm so glad that you were able to come in and chat with us. Oh,
Matt Black (01:16:22):
Gosh. Thanks.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:16:23):
Your story is incredible. Thank you. This is such a cool thing for Kansas City to have you and the opportunities that it's opened up for you. And we'll continue to open up. So,
Matt Black (01:16:30):
Well, thanks.
Mindy Hargesheimer (01:16:30):
Yeah. I'm excited for your, the future of YouTube for you. Okay. Um, we'll work on that together. But thank you for coming in. It
Matt Black (01:16:36):
Sounds great. Great chatting. Thanks for having me. I appreciate it so much.
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