Listen back to Afternoons with Reed and Eddie from December 10. It was officially Reed Day, and Reed made sure nobody forgot it for even one second, much to Eddie’s exhaustion. Reed ignores Eddie’s birthday calls because he was “shoveling,” then takes his beef with his mom live on air after she orders mushroom pizza on Reed Day and reminds him she was thinking about everyone else. Things spiral fast with a surprise Gorilla Gram from “the fans,” Eddie insisting Reed is not a Christmas baby, and Reed completely losing it when Eddie somehow digs up a rap song from his 21 year old past. Toss in Reed trying to ruin Whamageddon again, Eddie staying undefeated in Real or Fake Christmas Movie, growing concern that Reed’s 41st birthday feels like a final farewell tour, and a debate over whether Christmas music is actually dangerous, and you’ve got a show that refused to be normal. If you loved it, thank Reed for being alive. If you hated it, blame Eddie.
