Whiskey Ginger with Andrew Santino - Sal Vulcano

Episode Date: June 28, 2024

Sal Vulcano is a comedic dynamo best known for his role on the hit TV show "Impractical Jokers." A master of pranks and spontaneous humor, Sal's infectious laughter and quick wit have earned him a dedicated fan base. Whether he's pulling off outrageous dares or performing stand-up, Sal's unique blend of charm and hilarity never fails to entertain. With a heart of gold and a penchant for mischief, he's a true king of comedy. Check out his new special: Terrified - Out Now! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X49375Hah8 #salvulcano #whiskeyginger #podcast #andrewsantino =========================================== Sponsor Whiskey Ginger: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/whiskeyginger SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS VIATOR PROMO CODE: VIATOR10 DOWNLOAD THE APP! https://viator.com KIKOFF GET YOUR 1ST MONTH FOR $1 https://kikoff.com/whiskey RABBITHOLE $5 OFF YOUR ORDER https://rabbitholedistillery.com/buynow USE PROMO CODE: RABBIT ETHOS Affordable Life Insurance Only $10 A Month! https://ethoslife.com/whiskey ======================================= Follow Andrew Santino: https://www.instagram.com/cheetosantino/ https://twitter.com/CheetoSantino Follow Whiskey Ginger: https://www.instagram.com/whiskeyging... https://twitter.com/whiskeyginger_ Produced and edited by Joe Faria IG: @itsjoefaria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to Whiskey Ginger. My guest today is one of my favorite people on earth. I say that for all my guests, but I mean it once again today. It is the return of a man who is terrified. Special out now. Sal Volcano! Hello, Whiskey Ginger people. I'm used to seeing you on a cruise ship.

Yeah? And people think I'm talking about the Impractical Jokers cruise. I'm not. Okay. I'm talking about that all-boys cruise that you and I go on all the time. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. That's a whole other thing. And why don't you tell everyone that you do that?

That you go on a boys cruise with me? I keep a lot of my gay activity close to the vest. Why? Close to the sequins vest. Yeah, why, yeah. That's a whole other thing. And why don't you tell everyone that you do that? That you go on a boys' cruise with me? I keep a lot of my gay activity close to the vest. Why? Close to the sequins vest. Yeah, why? Yeah. It's me, you, Mateo. Yeah.

Justin Martindale. And, uh... Fortune Feimster. Adrian Adonis. Yeah. That was the first gay that came to mind. A wrestler who's been dead for 40 years. Yeah, why?

I don't know. Jessica Kearson drives the boat. Everyone sit down! That's what it would be like the whole time. Like, we're on a boat. I will not be silenced! I love this. How was that cruise, by the way?

You're never doing it again? You done? You know, I didn't think I'd do the last one. Then it came to us and they offered it again, because it's hard. Yeah. But it is unique. Yeah, you're at sea with how many people? I mean, how many people are on it?

3,000 people, and we curate the whole thing. The reason I love it is I basically turned it into a comedy festival. Right. And so I get to book like 20 friends, give comics work. My family comes, friends come. All my worlds collide. I know. But I do like 20 shows.

I mean, I do programming from waking up to going to sleep. Every time I lose my voice, I get sick. But it's so fun. It's like, when will I ever get to do that? It's like wild. So I did it this last time, and I was pleasantly surprised. I had a blast, and I was like, I left.

Before that, I was like, I don't think I'll do it again. And then I bit the bullet, and then I left that one going, I think I would do it even again. Something about this last one was like, it was right in the pocket. We did it with Eric Andre. It was just a lot of fucking fun. And I think they might ask us to do it again, in which i'd love to but you know what's go crazy all of my friends who i usually would book on it have blown up so big that like

i can't even afford them anymore yeah matt rife will not return your phone calls he will not no he's doing his own cruise he is he he should no but he could if you're listening you could do it can you imagine not one man on that? It would be a cruise ship filled with beautiful young women and Matt Reif on a boat. Yeah, he's the only act. That's all he needs to do. He just walks around with a wireless mic on the ship.

That's all it is. But he's also the deckhand and he's the captain. He's the only person. It's an autopilot. I mean, he would make a good margin. Yeah. What cruise line did you use? That's my favorite.

When you asked me to do it and I was out on the road, I said, there's no way I can fit it in the dates. I was heartbroken. And Eric Andre was, he texted me six in the morning this morning, by the way. Weirdo. He does this all the time. He'll text me at 5 a.m. and be like, we need to finish that thing we were talking about. Yeah. Because him and I, and I'm like, okay. No, that's what he does all the time. It's like, okay, let's do it then. He's like, we need to finish that thing we were talking about. Yeah. Because him and I, and I'm like, okay.

No, that's what he does all the time. It's like, okay, let's do it then. He's like, when are we going? He wants to go on like a tour of Staten Island, like a pizza tour. That is, but it's fun. I told him pizza tour. He always wants to do fun stuff, but he texted me and he said, you know, why aren't you coming on that thing?

I said, I don't know if I can. I just never, it's never going to work out date-wise. I'd have to go back to the, it was just never going to work. And then as I was thinking about it, I what line was it because right as you asked me like a week later somebody got in trouble one of the lines you know like one of the i don't remember which one but someone got like yeah for something i don't remember but i remember reading i was like man i hope it's not a whatever no it's your people it's norwegian that's what you are right come on dude cut it out after a long after all these years

i'm irish and italian scum and scum i know but you trash and trash you play you can play norwich now i could you know i can get a norwich vibe you just have to believe it that's too nordic like i went i went out for um i went out for curb with larry and he they initially wanted me to play the guy whose dog is named Adolph, I don't know if you've ever seen that clip and I ripped the audition and then he was like You ended up doing the Mocha Joe ones?

Yeah, the Mocha Joes What a fucking dream come true It's crazy how many friends I have that were on that show and that's something that was like the golden it would be like a make a wish for me That was to me like, if I was like, can I please just get on this? There was only one other show that I wanted to be on

and I said I'll pay to be on it. I would physically pay. Which one? It was Baskets with Galifianakis. Oh, for sure. I used to have, I mean, not the same caliber. Obviously, Curb is just, but Baskets, I used to call my agent every week

and I'd be like, will you tell them I'll drive up there and I'll pay for myself and I'll... Wow. Do you know Zach? No, but I mean, no. I met Louie. We met once. Is I'll pay for myself? Wow. Do you know Zach? No. I mean, no. I met Louie. We met once.

Is that with Louie? It was Louie. Louie produced it. Louie Anderson. He's gone. He's gone. But he was on that. Yeah, but didn't Louie CK produce Baskets? Yeah, he wrote the pilot.

Yeah, he wrote the pilot. Oh, I didn't know that. That's what I thought you were saying. But Louie Anderson. Yeah, Louie played his mother. I met Louie once when I did the This Is Not Happening. And I was surprised to see that he knew

my show and he was very generous like very very nice guy nice when I met him I only met him like one time and he was super nice and sweet and he was so good

on that show yeah he was so I reference this clip all the time but there's a clip where he's chugging a Gatorade

and he played like the mom, right? Yeah, it's obvious that this was a bit, and Zach breaks. And they leave it in, which I think is fascinating. Because you watch Zach is drinking, and he goes... And you see him drink, laugh, because Louis chugs for way too long. And then he coughs. He goes...

That hit the spot. And he's choked up. And it's so good. And you know that they were like, leave it in. We cracked. You can hear it. If you're a nerd and you're listening, like I was like intimately watching and I looped it like five times. You can hear the people laughing.

So they thought it was going to break. They thought they were like, we'll have to cut. No, they put it in. They left it in. But I begged to be on that show too. For some reason, I was like, man. Yeah. I don't know.

I just, I thought it was so subversive and weird and so specific. It was. But Curb, did you just get the call? Or did you like, will it? Did you push it out there and be like, I want to get in? Allison Jones, who casted it, had cast me in a bunch of... She's been a... She did a lot for me. She knows your caliber.

She did a lot for me. She's better than I am. But you've done for her. No. She cast you, but then you deliver. Yeah, but I mean, you know, she's got- She wouldn't keep casting you if you didn't benefit- I keep paying her. I'm paying her. Her, yeah.

I'm paying her. Or you pay her, yeah. I pay her very well. But she called and said, I think they want to see you for this thing. Nerves? Honestly- I feel like you don't get nerves. Pure excitement, like a child.

Yeah. Like, remember what it felt like? And this is funny because I was driving to the west side and the only reason I reference this is because there's a bunch of baseball fields on the way to their office. And I was thinking, this feels just like when I was going to a baseball game as a kid.

You know when you're in the car with all your friends and you're like... Yeah, I was nervous. I was like, I can't wait to get out there, dude. I was going to get beaned. I was like I can't wait to get out there dude I was gonna get beaned oh you were you were nervous I was always the kid that was a lunatic

that was like wait till they see us get out of the car like cause with your friends you're like we're undefeated we're not we lost almost every game

we played but you're like we're the best we're the coolest he has big league chew like I just my confidence was like so it's not nerves

as much as like the anxiety of like, I want to get in there so bad. Sure. And then when I got in there, you know, he's the most, he's the most playful dude. Dude, he's like the most like. Yeah, you got into the buzzer, man. He's just given you, he's given you right off the window.

He's maybe the most generous dude on earth. That's awesome. He just has given you alley-oops. He's like, he'll say a thing. You've taken it a bunch of times. How much leeway do you actually have? He gave me, when I did the first character, I did, we did like five minutes

of improv, and then he was like, you just don't look like you're, you don't look like a Nazi, dude. Oh, so you literally... And I was like, come on, I look like a Nazi! I'm a Nazi! Let me show you something. No. And then he said, go out in the hallway. Oh, this was auditioning? Yeah. Okay. It was just with him. It wasn't really like a... Oh, show you something no and then he said go out in the hallway oh this was auditioning yeah

okay it was just with him it wasn't really like oh so you went straight to doing it with him with him and and the casting director yeah

and then she came out and she was like Larry says no to that but and I was like fuck and then he was like

no no no she's like no no we're finding something else there's this other thing he likes it was like a blue collar you know a blue collar,

you know, a blue collar plumber. And I'm building this toilet for him from his dream. And the thing that I think broke him the most was I said, we'll have like a, we'll have like a shield.

And when it detects your penis, it'll go, boop, boop, boop, penis detected. And then whoop. That was him. Yeah, but I did it in the audition. That was him, right? Yeah, I think so. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And I did that in the, when we was in and he yeah and he but i did it in the audition that was in yeah i think so yeah and

i did that in the in the when we were playing and he laughed and he laughed oh that's so cool felt good yeah did he know you he had known of me but we've never met we had never met formally okay no but i kept doing that in the room you know i'd be like and then the bigger the dick the and he i think he was just so enamored by how dumb it was that he was like, all right, get out of here. I had my only encounter with him. It was recently. It was like maybe a week before the end of the NBA, this NBA season. I went to a Knicks game.

And, you know, have you been to a Knicks? Yeah, one time. And I need to go back because it's like one of the most. It's I know this sounds annoying to you. You're going to hate it. It feels like a Laker game when it's when Lakers are. It's like the most fun. Yeah. one of the most it's, I know this sounds annoying to you, you're going to hate it, but it feels like a Laker game when Lakers are, it's like the most fun. It's the most fun.

Yeah, and you know, whoever the guests are, whatever, they have that room up there for them, you know, where you sit and you eat and they usher you back and forth and so you go in like little groups when they have to go up and down, you go in the elevator like they have an escort, and so we're in the elevator, we're about to go down to go to the court, and it's pretty pretty full there's a few other notable people in there um and he's with suzy

essman and they're each with their partner what have you and the elevator guy like he holds it open he's like oh and larry gets in like dead last and we were already settled in and everyone's like oh my god larry so it's like it already is kind of quiet because it's like, it's fucking Larry David. But it also is like, we were already about to close and then he shoehorned himself in a bit. You know, it was tight.

It was already tight. So it was tight. He Larry Davided a Larry David. He did. Yeah. And so he, when he got in and the doors closed,

like that was the elephant in the room. And he, so he goes, I appreciate you guys letting me, letting me squeeze in and holding it for me. And he was pushed, his back was pushed up against my chest so he's like his ear was like right here and i just like leaned into his ear and i was like oh we really didn't

have a choice did he respond he laughed man oh that's great and he turned he goes well i assure you if it was the other way around i wouldn't have waited for you and i was like i had my curve moment like i had it i had it better than tv yeah yeah i wouldn't have waited for you. And I was like, I had my curve moment. Like I had it. I had it in real life. That's better than TV. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I wouldn't have waited for you. Yeah. Fantastic. I was like, yes, man.

I love when you hear those stories that validate exactly what should have happened. Yeah. You're like, and that's exactly how we wanted it to go. And I hope he's playful. I mean, how can he not? I mean, he maybe gets a little time, but I was like, I couldn't. It was right there. But in that instance, he was almost waiting.

You know when you're waiting when you know someone's going to say something and you almost want to go, go ahead. Yeah, yeah, yeah, exactly. Say it, go ahead. You're going to do it.

So go ahead and do the thing. Yeah, man. I like to be playful, but sometimes as comics, we forget that not everybody is. So I was due this morning. I went and got my wife's oil change in the truck.

Is that what you guys are calling it now? Honestly, dude, this is a family show. So yeah, we're not going to say, you know, I plugged her. Right. Okay. That's disgusting. Right. So I'm pumping her and I go to get oil change and the woman says, you know, she looked young

and fun and kind of like light and airy. And she's like, hey, how you doing? Here for an oil change. I go, this is not, is this not a bowling alley? I wanted to go, is this not a bowling alley? And then she goes, a bowling alley? And I go, oh, I was just looking to roll a couple rocks in the morning. And I'm still kind of waiting for her to be like, shut up.

And then she goes, no, um and i go yes i'm here for an oil change she goes okay just be a minute and then she walked away a little uncomfortable and i was like fuck yeah and then i have to pull up and see her again she's like have you been here before i'm like no yeah right right right yeah you never know when you come back yeah it's like it's such a letdown when people yeah i play. Yeah, I was like, just play. It's so stupid. Of course I'm kidding. But too much play, bad. Yeah. Then when it doesn't stop, it's... Kid and play.

Now... That's been a minute. Where are they? I always wanted that. Where are they? To try that haircut. Kids or plays? Kids.

Yeah, kids. Kids, right? Kids was tall. Yeah, kids was tall. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Mark Simpson. Yeah, that's something else, though, isn't it? And why isn't that coming back?

Well, dude, I did House Party, the remake of House Party. Do you know that? You did? I did it. I was in it for like five-tenths of a second. Yeah. No way. That came out a couple years, a few years back.

I don't know. It bombed pretty hard. Yeah. You were the dorky white neighbor. Oh, you were? Oh, I did. No, why would you say that? You nailed that audition, though, right?

Thank you. Thank you. Didn't audition. Okay. Oh, hoo-hoo. That one, they you say that? You nailed that audition, though, right? Thank you. Didn't audition. Okay. Oh, hoo-hoo. That one, they're like, who's the biggest dork white? Who can juxtapose? That's dope.

So you're getting calls like you got the role? Yeah, but that's not like a super common thing. It's not like, I'm not fielding a million. No, it was like, hey, they want you for this thing. It's one little piece they show up to the house and you're

the neighbor at the front door and you know who was kid in play like who was the oh they made an appearance in it oh they did but the two young guys

that did it right there were two young actors that like kind of duped as it's not the same story but it's the same you know what I mean it's the same idea

I see kid every now and again I'll see him pop up somewhere and say oh I thought you meant'll see him pop up somewhere. Oh, I thought you meant you see him around New York. Say some stuff. No, no, like in media or whatever. He's so bad at it. But I haven't seen Play.

He lives in Washington Square Park. Kid. He does? Yeah, he lives there now. Does he really? Yeah, he lives there now. All right, so he's doing well. Play I haven't heard of since the party.

No, Play is not playing anymore. He stopped. Yeah. Yeah, Kid didn't stop. He's over. What about this? What about Criss Cross? You know one of them died't stop. He's over. What about this? What about Chris Cross? You know one of them died?

I did hear about that. What did he die of? Was it something tragic? Please don't say it. No, no, no. I hope he died. Did Chris die or Cross die? I hope I'm not saying that.

I don't know if it was Chris or Cross, but, you know, what happened to them? Like, they came in and- Well, they were formed by a creepy manager. Oh, I thought it was like Jermaine Dupri or somebody. Yeah, yeah, but I'm saying, but they were like formed as a boy group. But thought it was like Jermaine Dupri or somebody Yeah yeah but I'm saying but they were like formed as a boy group

But they had two or three hits I mean when that song came out Jump It was just Stop the presses

So good That was it Did you wear pants backwards for a little while? I didn't wear pants backwards I tried it twice Did you really? Yeah and then

I think I tried to wear like my watch backwards or something I tried to dip a toe Yeah I tried it twice. Did you really? Yeah. I think I tried to wear like my watch backwards or something. I tried to dip a toe. Yeah. I tried to dip a toe. I tried it a few times. Yeah. And my mom was like, cut it out. It was also impossible to pee. You'd have to

reach your arms backwards and unbutton. You don't think about that when you're trying to get into kick. Like a Halloween costume. I wore my hat backwards and everyone was like, you're trying to be Chris Cross. You are. I just stopped it. You know what's so funny? There is a I never wear a backwards hat because in my mind I look like a dumb...

I just look like an idiot with a backwards hat. Some guys can pull it off. You can pull it off. I luckily can pull off a backwards hat. But I can't pull off a lot of things and I'm glad I can pull that off. What do you mean? You pull off a lot of stuff. This is hard. You think this is hard? I can't do that. I think this is the most versatile

shoe in existence. I think anybody can do this. I can't wear laceless Vans. That's nuts for me. If I wore those, people would go, what's up with Santino? No way. That's in your head. I'm looking at your feet right now. I'm doing a little thing in my mind where I'm picturing them on your feet. It's something I can do. It's worth it. And they look...

I wouldn't blink. I wouldn't bat an eyelash. But let's be real about Vans. Can we for a second? Please. They aren't comfortable. They are convenient, but they're not comfortable. Well, you got to dig a little deeper. They have a line called Comfort Kush. This is Comfort Kush?

It is not. And I will tell you something. I have many pairs of Comfort Kush. You do. They do this level called the vault, which is like an elevated level of leather and comfort. So I have those, but I have many Comfort Kush ones. This was a gift my friend gave me. He custom made them.

Oh, I see. That's cute in the back. For the special. Oh, that's nice. And the date on it for my special. Yeah, the Vic in Chicago, Illinois. Yes, your hometown. And you can watch your special right now,

available on YouTube. Shot and produced with 800-pound gorilla? Correct, yes. Good boy. Great crew. Yeah, yeah. Great people over there. Oh, they've been wonderful to work with 800lb Gorilla? Correct. Good boy. Great crew. Yeah. Great people over there. Oh, they've been wonderful to work with. You know, seriously, really good people. That's serious, yeah. Terrified. Go watch it right now. Please, we'll put the link in the description. I know I'm plugging a little bit.

I know people find that annoying, but I don't care because it's my friend and I want to do it. Thank you. But let's get back to it. Honestly, so what, though? Comfort push is the way to go? Believe it or not, and I have flat feet. I have such flat, let me tell you, how flat are they? How flat are they? I went to the doctor because I was in such pain like 20 years ago and you know how doctors like they don't like when you self-diagnose you know like oh they're going to be like let me let me do you know whatever and i went to this guy and i'm like listen i got i got my feet are really

bad it's like i have really bad flat feet and i need to do something about it and he's like all right take off your shoes you know whatever and he's like he had that attitude like i'll let you know what you have like i just he was it was coming off of him and so i took off and i was standing and he was writing on a clipboard and he turned i swear to god he turned he went a doctor he went oh shit oh shit like you could see the butt my foot almost goes this way like i I walk on like two, like I'm a rocking horse. Right. For a child. You know, like.

And he was like, oh, shit, you have bad feet. And I was like, no, I told you. How? Why? So you would think that these aren't the comfort, but they're not bad. And I just want to say this. I just want you to give them another chance on the whole as a brand. I have one pair of Vans and I do do not wear them, and I won't.

They're so flat, and they hurt my stupid little feet. I understand, because Converse, I used to wear the Chuck Taylors, and I had to stop doing that. Right. Because I don't know who they think they're kidding. How did basketball players run up and down the court in those things? Yeah, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson both signed a massive deal with Converse, and those were unbelievably uncomfortable shoes. Not just for basketball, just for life. How about set of support as well? What are we talking about? There's nothing there. massive deal with converse and those were unbelievably uncomfortable shoes not just

for basketball just for life set of support as well what are we talking about there's nothing there it's all it's cloth thin sheet of canvas yeah it's just cloth it's just yes someone didn't paint with it so they put it on shoes unreal i don't understand i never got that also i was a kid i don't know about you but as a basketball player my whole life i saw guys in low tops it blew my mind i was like no chance always got to go high tops. Then the new generation, nobody really wears high tops. All the kids like the low tops. I got a pair. My buddy

runs this company. He sent me a pair. Unbelievable. The support is so good on the low tops. It feels like a high top. Oh yeah, they get the thick around the thing. I noticed you had a custom. How old are we, by the way? It feels like it should. What? The It feels like it should. What?

The low feels like the high. Oh, yeah, absolutely. They finally found a way to bring both worlds together. What is this? How come I have a what? I see that you have a custom-made, looks like a Travis Scott one up there, but that's been repainted.

This is custom. This is a custom job. A young man, that's from Shoe Generous. Isn't that from him that did the cheeseburger? Yeah. That's already like an expensive shoe.

And he customed it. And he customed it over. Yeah, he peels apart other ones and then puts them back together. And he just sent that to you as a gesture? Yeah, as a homie. He did that for my special because it's... Cheeseburger? Yeah, and then we have the other one is out there,

and it has the burger on the tongue and everything. Oh, that's really nice. It's incredible. That's nice. It's nice that you put it up there. Well, shout out. You know what I mean? He also made me

Travis Scott golf shoes. All right. I mean, let's not overdo it. Yeah, you got friends. I like you, but I don't need to hear all of this stuff. You got to get more friends.

First of all, let's not talk about it because you and the sneaks, I know you have... Let's guess how many pairs of sneakers you have for real. Do you know the number? I know a ballpark. Okay. Let me guess. I'm going to go. McConey, you can guess too. How many sneaks do you think

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Offer subject to change. Individual results may vary. Credit terms and conditions may apply. Offer subject to change. Individual results may vary. I think... God, that's good. I'm going to $1 you right now. I'm going to go $106. Wait, what are you saying?

I have $106? Yeah, $106 pairs. And you're saying I have $325? No, he said $125. Oh, so $326 and you said that's low. I was kidding. Okay, you were kidding about it being low

and he knew that and then he came down to 125. And I said 106. 105, 106. How much? My ballpark estimation about 260.

Holy fuck. Yeah, yeah. You're sick. I could be wrong. You're sick. Yeah. You're sick. I've slowed down too.

I've slowed down a lot. At that point, you are you, you're buying a pair of shoes every week? When I was like really into it, probably. Wow. Probably multiple a week. Now what do you do with them now? Now that you're a grown up, you're a big boy and you have your family and then at some point,

what do you do? You sell them? What do you do? I've sold and traded. But right now I just have them. You know, they're in somewhere in storage and some are, and they're dispersed in two different closets in my house. And I like to like, I really like, you know what I'm, I'm a simple guy as far as the baseline clothing. I wear like solids and everything.

And then I use the shoe for the flip. That's the pop. You know what I'm saying? And so I like, I'll like to just like, you know, I like to wear different shoes. Yeah, I know. It just, it feels like I like to wear different shoes. Yeah, I know. It feels like a refresh, like when you get a haircut or something. Oh. You know?

And since I have so many, they all stay in pretty good condition. So when I put them on, they always feel fresh. And it gives me a little pep. I like it. Yeah, it does. No, I think it's a nice, look, I was in it for a while and then I got out and I. I'm probably on my way out. I got out.

And I gave away a lot, which I think people were a little shocked by. Yeah. I give away a lot. Not any ones that are really expensive. See, I gave away a couple that I shouldn't have given away. Yeah. I don't care. What am I going to do? I'm going to die. I understand this. Who gives a shit? My whole thing is that I feel like the thing's just going to fall out. Like the whole market's going to fall out. A hundred percent. And then I'm going to have, it's going to be like worth nothing. And some of them I buy, like I'll still spend some money on some of them, but I know they're still going to go up after that.

But I like to wear them too. See, I'm the opposite. The price, if it's too high, I get weirded out. And then, because I know me, I'm going to wear them to death anyway. I don't not wear anything. If I have it, I've got to wear it, got to use it. I just feel like I've never been a guy who's like saves it and looks at it. I'm just like, I'm gonna wear that.

And I'm probably gonna ruin it. One of the first days I got like a nice pair, I got the I got Travis Scott black on blacks and it rained in New York. Black on blacks? Yeah, the black on blacks. What do you mean the black on blacks? What do you mean? Travis Scott black on black. It's black and black. Which shoe is it? Which shoe?

The Jordan 1 low black on black. Was black and black what which which shoe is it which which shoe with the the jordan one low black on black is that a was that a friends and family or is that a no that was a later on release that wasn't as that wasn't as uh i need to look it up like as that wasn't i'm sure it wasn't as popular as it well the early shit yeah this that that didn't come across my desk really yeah oh i love these Because I did have a drought. I felt like there was like a year that I just didn't. Look at that. I love black shoes. Yeah.

Love black shoes. And it's all black. Oh, yeah. With the white stitching. Because it had the outline. Yeah, it's great. I did catch these. So I got those the first day in New York.

I slap them on. I'm walking out of the restaurant. Pouring rain. And I was like, eh, honey. So now like the suede is totally ruined. Yeah. It's kind of fun though. Yeah, I could see that. You got to, was like, eh, honey. So now like the suede is totally ruined. Yeah. It's kind of fun though. Yeah, I could see that.

You gotta, I think. You're there. Now just embrace it. It doesn't matter. Yeah. Yeah, you gotta suck it in. You know what I mean?

Yeah. So you got two more seasons of your show coming. You just told me that off camera, which congratulations. Thanks, yeah. So huge. That's wild, right?

I don't know. 13 years now we're doing this thing. Wow. Almost 300 episodes. It's gonna be you guys and Always Sunny. Yeah.

I love those guys. They're the longest running. You're pals with those guys, right? Yeah, a couple of them. I've never met them. Wow. Almost 300 X. It's going to be you guys and Always Sunny. Yeah, I love those guys. They're the longest running. You're pals with those guys, right? Yeah, a couple of them. I've never met them. I admire them so much. We're the exact same age. We started at the same time.

They're way more talented and successful. There's a lot of untalented people who work on that show. Yeah. By far, by far. I went and saw their live podcast in Philly.

Oh, really? I was invited to go backstage a little bit, but then I was like, I just thought better of it. I just didn't want to bother them after it. And I didn't want to also, like, you know, I don't want to meet him and the circumstances

weren't great and I had a bad experience with him. You didn't want that to happen? No, I didn't want that to happen. I get that. That's smart. Because I really do like him a lot. You got a celebrity experience like that where it's like, it gives you heed because you're like, oh, I remember when I did that thing. Yeah. Come on. And I'm not that guy. I never really approach anybody. I'm never really like in like in all you know there's only a short short list of people where i'd be like oh my god like i you know who's that who's the oh my god

who's your oh my gods taylor swift um willie nelson both of these go without saying uh no i don't know like probably like a who the fuck knows i don't know martin short or like a, who the fuck knows, a Martin Short or a Steve Martin, something like that. Both so cool. Yeah, like something like that. But I really don't even know. But I know that it's a short list. I don't know if this person should be named. Give it to me.

You could do it, baby. Hey, if they did it, you can do it. Because you know what it is? I'm on the other end of this, and I understand. I know. I always think of it like if someone comes up to me, believe it's like if they're older like if my mom or dad went up to a celebrity how would i want them to treat that person well first of all i don't treat anyone bad but i just don't want to bother anyone and like sometimes people come up to us like right in the middle of eating

or like right in the middle of an intimate moment it's like you know you try to oblige them but it is like a little bit weird so i never really want to bother anybody but i was at it was in nashville and i was at this hip motel they made this motel into like they redid it and made into like a retro motel kind of an actually more on hip motel yeah right yeah but it was still divey but it was like chic divey was it expensive i wasn't staying at the motel but they have like a bar and then they have like this pool area. And it's all fancy. There's all like, it looks like old, like, I don't know.

And it's a scene. It was a scene. Right. I was brought to it. I don't know the scenes anymore. I was brought to it. I'm not in the scene anymore. No.

They bring me to the scene. I get in the scene and I go. I happen to be brought to the scene. The dive motel? The dive motel? Yeah, that's it. I guess appropriately named them. Wow.

I think that's it. Is it still a thing? The Dive Motel. Yeah, I wasn't staying there. I was going to the party. They have a pool party. You said that twice. I get it.

I wasn't staying there for everybody. I just don't want my stock to drop. Yeah. I left the Four Seasons to go to the motel. I've said that three times now. Yeah, I think the rooms are cool. I think they redid each one in their own way. Anyway, point being-

How would you know you didn't stay there? Because it was a bus. Liar. He stayed there. Dive Motel. This is the kind of guy who stays at your establishment and doesn't respect you enough to say he stayed there. I'll stay there when I go to Nashville.

You ever go to a veterans post? Like a VW post? Oh, like a VFW? A VFW, yeah. Oh, yeah. Love. Love. A VFW.

You know how that is? It's like you know like fucking paneling wood paneling and it's like it smells the ceiling is stained

with cigarette smoke stained with like water dripping like that kind of thing they kept their bar like that oh I love that

so it is like it's literally like they didn't touch the thing it's a dive but then the rooms were nice in the pool and do you know this guy, Leon Bridges?

The musician, yes. Very talented. Love the guy. Very, very talented. Go on. Huge fan. I mean, there was a minute and there was a good six months in there or more where he was like my number one what I was into. I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man. Is that Leon Bridges? No, that's

Aloe Blacc. Aloe Blacc. And this, that was racist. I do need to find out. I'm so sorry. But I do know Leon Bridges. Do I not? I just can't remember the song. You're like, oh, I know him.

Georgia. Leon Bridges. Let's see his fizz, fizz. Oh, yeah. Texas, son. We know that one. Sure. With Krungbin.

Never know how... Krungbin. Krungbin. Who I'm a huge fan of. Love him. Seen son. We know that one. Sure. With Krungben. Krungben. Krungben. Krungben. I'm a huge fan of him. Love him. Seen them like five times as well. I love him too, but let's be honest. Sometimes, if I, Krungben, on the Spotify at the house, it sounds a lot alike and I

like it a lot alike. A lot of songs a lot alike. I get that. I totally get that. It's a point I go, yeah. It hits a ceiling yeah but they have their own unique sound and some of their stuff is upbeat and some of them know you get into that kind of like space and you got to be in the mood you gotta be in the mood but they're

good but they are very very found them through him because they opened for him on on the tour texas son yeah so what did leon do so leon he was staying there by the way he was he was so so so so this is what happened. So he had had... His first album came out. It was amazing. It was a throwback soul album. Yeah.

You know, all sorts of accolades. And then he follows up with a second album, completely different sound, just as good. I think he's on like his fifth album and he's done it five times. He's done five sounds now. Wow. But he lost me after the second album

only just because of... I just had this thing associated with it and i just felt bad after that i blame myself no um he came to this thing and he's so it's a party he's a dj and uh everyone's like hip there and like i mentioned the hipness and uh he he comes in and he's in like this is a guy that is like can dress like i mean i mean an icon of fashion he comes in with like these bell-bottom uh like uh you know like like bell-bottom like leisure suit pants platform shoes he's got shirt silk shirt open to here tons of chains got a big hat tilted this way you know what i mean pulling it off like he looks like he he invented the whole

style right it's hard to miss him the place only holds like 150 people you know it's like he looks like he invented the whole style right it's hard to miss him the place only holds like 150 people you know it's him he walks in I'm a fan right so I walk in

I go oh my god it's Leon Bridges right so I say to my girl and I was with Chrissy actually Stefano

and uh your girl that's your girl I was with Chrissy I was with my girl and then yeah and Chrissy yeah

and uh and no one there even blinks an eye now I don't know if it's because he's in Nashville it's a music town, or they don't know him, or everyone's playing it cool as well. Nobody's bothering him.

He walks in with some people. And he's having a good time. Yeah. He's at his little area, and he's dancing. And he's dancing like nobody's watching. He really is dancing like no one's watching. And so I'm saying to myself, I'm not going to bother him at all, but I'm saying to myself, he doesn't even mind.

Like, all eyes could be on him. He doesn't care. Like, he'm not going to bother him at all, but I'm saying to myself, he doesn't even mind. Like all eyes could be on him. He doesn't care. Like he's not trying to, you know, and eventually he moves to the DJ booth, which is at the top end of it at the front of the pool. And like everyone else is in the pool and all this other chairs are over there. So he's actually segregated,

not in a way that, you know, but he, what's a bad choice of words? It's a bad word. Separated is right there too. Separated. Yeah,

that's right. It's next door. He went to the back of the pool and, no, wait. Okay, so he's up there and now he's dancing like, he's practically doing the electric slide. And we're like, we're there a few hours and the place is thinned out. Right. And I would say there's like maybe, maybe 40 people there.

And he's at the front of the pool like literally like doing moves like he's in a music video. And I'm about to leave. And I've, okay, so I've recently spoke about how I'm married. And so. For that moment, you thought, if Leon Bridges is interested. Yeah, I was like. These rooms are only $176 on Expedia. Yeah, let's leave her alone. These rooms are only $176 on Expedia. Yeah.

Let's dive into this. So, so my lady was there and we, it was before we were married and we had two choices for our wedding song. No. Yeah. And one of them was an old song and I keep that one. Yeah.

I know what it is. I'll tell you what it is. But I do know. Or you could bleep it out. You know what it is? I know what it is. I wish you would have come to my wedding. I would. Or you could bleep it out. You know what it is? I know what it is. I wish you would have come to my wedding. I would have loved to come.

Yeah. I don't know if we would have. Hold on. You'll never get it. No, I do know. I wish you did. I do know. Have you said it?

If I said it right now, you'd lose your shit. I'd probably rip my dick off. Get ready, Whiskey Ginger listeners. Patreon. For the first time. I don't know what I would do. I probably wouldn't be the same person after that. It'd be my life before you guessed it and my life after you guessed it.

I really wonder because I got it. At least give me the decade. It's old. 70s. Oh, not that old. I went to 50s in my mind. I went to like my girl type of No, no, no. I know, I know. 70s. Hold on. Hold on. Well, that one, I'll give it to you off. Okay, give it to me off.

I'll give it to you right now. Just don't put it in. Nah, we don't need to make the work. We'll still have it out there. I would love to see what you think about it. So don't make the work. Yeah, they'll bleep it out. Joe will bleep it out.

Okay. I wish we could just leave it in and let people know what it is. It's so beautiful. Did you use it? Did you use it? That, we chose that. I'm really let people know what it is. It's so beautiful. Did you use it? Did you use it? We chose that, and I'm really glad I did, because it's timeless. But it was between that and one of his songs.

What was the song of his? Can you pull up his second album? This is how unimportant it was. It didn't stick. No, I know it. It's just like right now in my head. Yeah, because you're into Beyond. Beyond, yeah, it's got to be. I could have guessed it without just the title. It's a beautiful song. Imagine if it was Bad Bad News. We like what he's saying.

We don't like the title. It's a beautiful song, man. And it resonated with me the same way the other one did. Sure. And so I'm about to leave. And I was like, maybe, I'm about to leave and I was like maybe I'm a huge fan

but like maybe it'd be cool for him to know that we might you know and I didn't tell him it was between two by the way

that's a beautiful tidbit to go I just wanna let you know yeah we were thinking about using your song for our wedding we're getting married soon

I just just wanna let you know as an artist you would come on you'd be like that's amazing I'm so nervous that he would see because i talked about it one other time i'm nervous he might for some reason see it and then hate my guts but i'm not painting him as a bad guy i put it on myself you sure did so because he was so he was literally doing the hustle i was like he's he's clearly open to you know whatever and there's only 30 people

and so right before we left I got up and I said I'm gonna go tell him I'm gonna why not you know cause I'm telling you man

I was playing this guy's albums like all day long for like six months seen him in concert and all that stuff so I go up and as I'm walking I pass one of his friends

and his friend looks at me he's like whatever no recognition didn't know who I was or anything and he's dancing and as I come up to him he's of his friends, and his friend looks at me. He's like, whatever. No recognition. Didn't know who I was or anything. And he's dancing. And as I come up to him, he's by the DJ booth. And I kind of like, again, his friends, they are him and the DJ, and that's it.

So I'm right in front of him, and I'm like, the music was loud, and he was dancing. I just was like, and he kind of looked at me for a second. He was dancing. He didn't stop dancing. And he kind of like didn't really like you know like you just he actually looked at me a little bit like what do you want like what are you about to say what is this about which is fine and uh and then he leaned in and he goes and i go hey i want to bother you it's so funny because here i am saying the things that like bother you yeah you know like and uh no they

don't bother me but i i get it you know and i don't do this a lot and so i got i said where she was standing like 10 feet behind me i go we're just huge fans he's like and i said seen you in concert like five times you know we've seen you in concert a bunch of years and i go and just figured i'd let you know we uh we're gonna get married and we wanted to use this uh your song as our wedding song and he was like kind of still dancing and kind of still furrowed like it didn't really matter really in a way a little bit like and then he just went that's what's up and then he just turned and fucking did another move but that is what's up i was just like stand there and i was like and i was just like turned and just like kind of like like like, you know, when Homer goes into the bushes.

Yeah. I just did that. And look, he wasn't mean. He wasn't really warm or receptive. But I approached him in the middle of him having a good time at a party. I probably said something to him that he's heard a hundred million times. In my head, I was thinking it's going to be special. But his music is so good that I'm sure he's fucking heard. I'm sure he's been hired to sing at a goddamn wedding, you know. I think you're both. And I just was like, I was thinking it was going to be special. But his music is so good that I'm sure he's fucking hurt.

I'm sure he's been hired to sing at a goddamn wedding. And I just was like, I bother. I did that thing where I couldn't just let it lie. I couldn't just let this guy be here and be cool in his big hat and his platforms doing the hustle. I had to go up to him and tell him, I'm using you in my wedding. It was fine, honestly. But he also responded fine. I'm on his side a little bit, too.

Because I would have been like, if I could say that to people, if I had the- Well, that's what's up. That's what's up is like the dopest line. If somebody's like, dude, your comedy, love your comedy. If I could get away with, that's what's up, without someone being like, what? Without like laughing in my face. I've said that's what's up. I can't do that.

I've said it. If a fan is like, dude, I love your stuff. Get yourself a pair of Vans. Can't do it. And walk around that whole day saying that's what's up. Can't do it. Here's how can't do that. I've said it. If a fan is like, dude, I love your stuff. Get yourself a pair of Vans. Can't do it. And walk around that whole day saying, that's what's up. Can't do it. Here's how I respond to that.

Say, hey man, love your, love your stuff. Say that. Hey man, love your, love your stuff.

Thank you, man. That's it. I can't. No, I don't, I mean, it's,

that's what's up is not at the ready for me. It's so cool. Yeah. It's a cool line. Well, he's very cool. Yeah. But it wasn't like, that's what's up.

I know. You wanted this, that's what's up. You wanted, that's what's up. Yeah. Mike, this dude and his wife are going to use their, yeah, yeah, and get, and go, and then tussle your hair and go, I love you, kid, and throw his jersey to you. Yeah, but it was like, what do you want? And then, oh, okay, that's fine.

Which is funny because you've got a nice face. You're not an uninvited, you're not a guy that I would go, what's this guy up to? I feel like I have a gentle way. No, you do, and you do. Your approach, your gait is nice. You don't have like a lumberous, like, who's my wife right now? You don't have that at all.

I'm not a bull in a china shop. No, you're not one of those goons. I wasn't charging toward him. That's right. So, no, I understand. I had a moment. You said that when you said first album, second album. Anderson Pak made Malibu. Malibu was the name, right? moment you said that when you said out first album second album um anderson puck anderson puck made

malibu malibu was the name right and it just came out and it was a banger yeah i loved it yeah and he got on a flight next to me with a crew and maybe this is my stupid little ego but i thought i mean he looked over at me and was like what up that could have been just a human what up right but then i was like oh does he maybe know who i am yeah that would be fucking rad yeah yeah i probably not but he like acknowledged me very and then he go then he looks up at the bin this is just a funny moment nothing negative but he looks up at the overhead and he like starts moving some of the backpacks yeah and i was like oh backpacks the backpacks sorry so he's moving the back pox and first of all he's right because backpacks are supposed to go underneath those are those are for overhead bags you listen to the announcement

that's what they say and if you're not going to pay attention then why are you on the plane in the first place so you can tell he's moving the back pox to the side because he's making room and i was like thank god mine's not up there because i didn't want to be the guy to go oh that that's mine yeah and then i was waiting for the guy to go sir can you not move that my laptop is in i was waiting for that right right right, sir, can you not move that? My laptop is in, I was waiting for that guy. Right, right, right, right. And it didn't happen because I think people were nervous to say anything

because he's like kind of a big personality. Again, he's dressed dope. You could tell when someone's a star. Yeah, he looks cool. He looks important. I mean, you get on the plane and they're like, is that that guy from the bullshit thing that I don't like?

And we're like, it is. Yeah. And he's moving the pox and his friend is right behind him and as he moves it. And then he turns around, because I see no luggage in this man's hand. So I think, what is that for? And he turns around, his friend is behind him, and he grabs, I mean, dude, thank God I've been in comedy.

I would have lost it laughing if I did. Have you ever seen those big boombox speaker boxes? They're like, they're fucking this big. They're hilariously large. I'm not kidding. It's like three and a half feet, and it's huge. The circumference is massive. It's like a foot.

He grabs from his boy. It has a shoulder strap. That's how big that fucking thing is. You've seen this before. He takes from his boy. He goes, I got it. And he turns, and he puts that in the overhead bin. And no luggage.

No luggage. It was so funny. And he closed it really slow and then sat down and put on headphones and i was like i love this he travels with the essentials i love this guy no bag that was his travel but i but i remember thinking i had the moment where i was like should i i kind of want to and i didn't take it i didn't take it yeah and and only because uh uh he looked um he looked like we were just touring. Yeah.

I'm tired. I'm going home. Oh, yeah, for sure. The flight was going back to L.A. Very perceptive of you. Yeah, it was going back to L.A. Anytime I see the guys going back to L.A. that I'm like, oh, dude, I'm always like, leave him alone.

He did a thing, and then he's got to go home. Yeah. And I know this is home, and he's going to be like, hey, man, I just did seven. I'm tired. Please go. That's what i didn't do well my guy was dancing for two hours but you'd figure by that time he had out danced himself

and you're like maybe he needs a compliment i mean he needs a compliment he's still dancing right now at the uh the dime hotel i you know i walked away and i did that thing where i was like you know when you're like i'm stupid i'm a stupid idiot you're not and so i i had a bad experience connected to the song and so i said i don so I had a bad experience connected to the song. And so I said, I don't want to have that experience connected to this song. And so we chose the other one, which, you know, it was a real tough call because one is contemporary and one is 40 years old. Right. And I was leaning the other way, maybe anyway, because it was already timeless to me.

Yeah. And I'm glad that I did it just because I realize now that that song, it just really, really resonates with me. You know what to me. Yeah. And I'm, I'm glad that I did it just cause that I, I realized now that that song, it just really, really resonates like with me, you know what I mean? So, and we, it was different.

Right. And when we danced to and everything, everybody was like, everybody was like, Oh my God, this song, you know what I'm saying? It was,

it was nice. We had, uh, our, our first dance song was, uh, Eric Clapton, Cocaine.

By the way, what an awesome, if you did come out. That's so funny. That'd be such a great song. To slow dance to Cocaine would be such a fucking. Or even just like anytime, like just the Venetian hour even. You know what I mean? It's just a special time.

But it is funny that wedding songs, it is to see what people choose. That is such a vulnerable. Everyone's like, what is it going to be? Yeah. Is it is to see what people choose. That is such a vulnerable, everyone's like, what is it going to be? Yeah. What are they going to, is it going to be something I like that I know? Dude,

most of them suck, dude. Well, most of them are pretty predictable. Most of them are pretty predictable. Like, everyone has this, like,

I mean, I've been to 10 weddings with the same one. And it's also like the one that's like, just had too much airplay. And it just kind of, not to take away from it, but it's like, you know, let's, let's peel the onion a little yeah and we're not gonna say any songs because i know there's someone at home whose it was and yeah no you're gonna be that guy and then

someone's gonna go yeah they know well yeah someone we get too much play i i think it's and but it is tough ours was so uh small in uh in costa rica with just our family. Okay. So it wasn't as formal. We didn't have any of that. Right. It was a party with my parents. There was no fanfare. We jumped in the pool after.

That's great. I love that. It was just a party. I love that. Yeah. Yeah. And, oh, you brought me back real fast, though. Yeah.

The one time I remember a semi-embarrassing moment, my dad and I were at an airport. Maybe we were at O'Hare in Chicago. I don't really remember. But Tom Selleck was like across the way. Big boy, by the way. Do you know Tom Selleck? He was a shouldered man.

He's got some half-tones. Yeah, how tall? Look up Tom Selleck. I don't know how tall he was. And I also, here I was eight, nine, whatever. Six-four. Six-four, big boy. Big shouldered man, though.

Broad. Broad man. And I said to my dad i go that's tom salek that's tom salek you said that as an eight-year-old i must have been 11 let's say 11 yeah and i said that's tom salek and my dad goes that is tom salek loud enough for tom salek to hear it and purposely or not i don't think so. Maybe joking a little bit. And I shut down because he turned and I was like,

what will they do to us? Like a celebrity, it's like, can he have us killed? Tom Selleck, dad, don't say that so loud. Nowadays, that's, come on, no rules apply. You would punch him right in the chops. You would have toggled his mustache. He's like, Tommy! Tommy!

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Thanks to Ethos for sponsoring us. Ginger. I like gingers. Now someone would have run up to him and be like, hey man, what do you do for a living? Yeah, yeah.

How do you have this car? What do you do for a living? Who has that car right now? Somebody. He probably has it. He does. Selleck? Yeah, for sure.

Have you seen this guy? I mean, I don't know how TikTok-y and you are or how looped into the- I'm not too TikTok-y. Oof. I'm deep as they go.

Okay. I can't get enough. It gives me so much joy in comedy. There's so much funny shit on there. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's endless. Yeah. It's almost-

I just, I try to, you know, you get into these holes. Well, I'm in them. When I'm on the toilet, I'm in them. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And I go too far. And then there's a couple of guys now. It used to be what do you do for a living guy. Then it was, you know, then there was a that was like uh uh at night a guy would go and there'd be

women out and they'd be like what do you rate this girl on one you've done you know this thing and then it's new when i saw this one guy straight he goes how much is in your bank account and he's like are you willing to pull it up and people pull it up to this guy no shit how far in society are we going wow that it's like well dude you've seen the videos where it's like can you give me a tour of your apartment that guy's in new york yeah oh really and it's crazy to be people like come on in it's like no fucking get out of here insane get out of here i fantasize about it that people come on to take a tour of your place yeah because i i'm a big fan of uh architectural digest open door series different that's like a pop that is a verified right this started and this guy is popular now. They're fake now.

Well, of course they're faked. But the OG ones was like, can I see your apartment? And people would be like... That's wild. Yeah, okay. Well, now it's Architectural Digest that he's copying what they did,

which was take us inside your home. Right, right. But this kid, the OG stuff, was just people. It just was... He'd be like, hey... Just regular... What are you doing?

Some guy's like, I'm in finance. He's like, take me up to your place and the guy's like yeah i guess yeah now it's famous people right okay but when it was old school it was fun because it was weird it was weird as shit yeah and you got this weird insight but i thought i would never i would never never never as a kid panic as a kid and even late even late to life one of the things i always like daydreamed about and wished i could do was see any hole inside any home that i wanted oh i want to go on like you drive to the neighborhoods and there's always those houses like in your you know that you would pass along be like wow look at that you know like who lives there yeah like look at the lawn

look at the columns or whatever the fuck you know what i mean and it's like i wonder or it would be quirky or whatever and you're like i wonder what it looks like inside there. You know, I grew up in an apartment, you know? So it's like, I just was like, oh, I wonder if like, you know, just the sky's the limit in a kid's imagination. I know. And now with Zillow, I'm on, forget TikTok. I'm on Zillow. Zillow is your TikTok.

Zillow is my TikTok. That's funny. I swear, I'm like, what city am I, I'm putting in a filter. I'm like X to X, you know what I mean? And I'm just- And you go to other and you go on the waterfront when you really want to get spicy. Absolutely. Let me look at a lake house for a little while.

And you could look at, and you know what I did? I went back to all the addresses. From childhood? From childhood. Oh my God. And like 80% of them were on there and I got to see in these homes. That's wild. I felt like a superpower.

I remember how important that was. I said, I think I said in a, I think I said at a show and tell moment, uh, in school, my mother told me this, I don't remember, but they said, um, what are your, you know, what's your goals? What's your dreams? You know, dah, dah, dah. And what do you want to do? And who do you want to be when you grow up? And, and I said, uh, one day I want a house on the ground. That was a big thing from one day. I want a house on the ground. the ground? yeah because we were in an apartment we were in a high rise so like I don't remember saying it but I do remember thinking house on the ground a home a house was

so cool I was like that is the coolest thing meanwhile the world fantasizes about high rise you know what I mean

the irony the irony is staggering of like kids in the city wish they were suburban kids wish they were in the city wish they were suburban, suburban kids wish they were in the city. And I got to touch both worlds.

We moved to the suburbs. But it was so funny that I remember as a kid, remember going to family friends' houses and being like, you don't have to take an elevator to get to your fucking room? This is so cool. I used to be like, sometimes I used to be a little bit like embarrassed to bring people because we lived in like a small, you know. Yeah. But. Oh, not me. We lived in a five people. Cause we lived in like a small, you know? Yeah. But,

uh, Oh, not me. We lived in a five bed. No. What do you mean? What the fuck? But yeah,

I was always like, I imagine like being able to put the TV as loud as you want. And no one can hear. And no one can hear. No one will knock on the wall. Right. Right. Yeah.

That's, that's such a funny, that's such a funny bit. That is so funny to be able to as loud as you. And by the way, I do do that. I did that this morning. Uh,

uh, my audio guy slim this is my dog bro this guy's the funniest coolest dude yeah he's a perfectionist and i got him to like install the the tv to connect all the things and he was like uh he's like i could get you different range of speaker and i was like well i want a good one but i don't want to i don't i don't want to pay something crazy and he's like yeah you know invest in you you know i was like oh my god he like bullied me that's so funny and and so of course i invest in your sonic he's like yeah invest in yourself you know this is your life but i love that so he bullied me into it so i got the good one and he and as he's doing it

he turns it like super super fucking loud like my wife yeah is downstairs and she like looks like she's like guys what the fuck is that like come on super loud he looks over at me and i thought like a child i'm like i can do this we this is my house i can do whatever i want yeah no one can tell me i can't do this right that is what it felt like forget when she's not home oh my you should test the limits you should test the limits my god and just walk around like a free man that's freedom it is freedom that is when you can get really good to be or any speaker and do it to like 11 and just leave it there and walk around yeah that's some water you can't hear anything not it's so loud it's deafening notening. And the dog keeps going like this. Yeah, yeah. Sometimes when I turn it

too loud, she looks up like, fucking fuck, don't. Do you turn music up? Because I don't. And every once in a blue moon, when I do, I'm like, oh shit, this is a different experience. I turn it up. Yeah, I turn it up. In the car,

you do it? Oh my god. You don't have stuff in the trunk that goes boom, boom, boom. I'm boom guy but i mean i you know but i do like it loud i like music loud i've always been that way it goes down don't matter it depends on the song okay if it has a lot of n words in it windows up okay you know windows down if it's just a rock song rap song windows up but you'll go a red light windows down and it's strength rock song yes okay rap song windows up or rap song windows down get to a red light, windows up. Right. I got to close it.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I don't want someone to see me in my car, listen to hip hop loud, and look over and be like, I saw Santino's dork ass. Right. Because I'm not a dork, but my appearance is dorkity. Agree to disagree. I just think like me in a car, if someone saw me listening to like... I know what you mean.

A hardcore hip hop song, they'd be like, nerd. Dude, I used to deliver pizza in college and... For a chain or a mom and pop? Mom and pop.

Love. Yeah. Can we name it? Can we name it? Because I love mom and pop. It's gone now, but classic pizza. Yeah.

And... Rest in peace. I was one... I was five minutes away from Park Hill, where the Wu-Tang is from and when I'm in college let's see

I started college in 94 so it was like they came I think it was 93 yeah so and I used to

oh yeah hell yeah dude yeah that's signed by Method Man by the way yes that was a gift right somebody gave that to us

that was awesome oh man he's the best dude Method? yeah I've met him over the years and now we became the buds and he was on my show That was a gift, right? Somebody gave that to us. Yeah, I gave that to her. That was awesome. Oh, man. He's the best, dude. Meth? Yeah. Number one. I've met him over the years, and now we became buds, and he was on my show. Dude, I smoked with him.

Can we do a thing where when I come back to New York and you see me and I'm like, he's right over there? Yeah. Because I do, dude. You've got to smoke a blunt with a man. I don't know if I can. Okay. With him?

Yeah. How can I function with him? I'd already be a little bit kind of enamored, and then I'd get high, and then I'd be afraid I'd say something so dumb. I understand that. Sober, fine, but fucked up. He's disarming. He's so cool and so nice. But you know what I mean. I'll meet anybody sober. I don't care. I smoke a blunt with Method Man. I know I'm

going to say some weird-ass dumb shit. You know, I'm going to say a thing. I'm going to be like, what happened to that guy that cut his penis off in the group? I'm going to say that. I did Rogan last week for the first time, and he lit something and smoked it. He passed it, and I was like, I can't do it, Drew. I have to, like, I can't. This is my first time. I can't do it. Well, the first time I ever lit something and smoked it. And I was like, I can't do a drill. This is my first time. I can't do it.

Well, the first time I ever did that show and I got stoned with him, panic, panic, panic, panic, panic. I panicked the whole time. I didn't want to be not in it. I wanted to be on it. I left going like this. I was overthinking all of it. So go back.

Sorry, go back. With the album that just came out. Oh, Deliver Pizza. Yeah, Deliver Pizza. So I delivered. They had their music studio. but um so go back sorry where was I with math or with the oh deliver pizza yeah deliver pizza so I delivered like they had their music studio like I delivered

to them sometimes you know wow like not as like they weren't all together but like you know how full circle though how full circle right

yeah but so I used to deliver in that hood which is that hood is the called the killer hills and the surrounding hoods like Stapleton

and New Brighton and things like that they're not like the best safest neighborhoods sure but you know I did my thing I had a red Chevy Cabriolet station wagon like Stapleton and New Brighton and things like that, they're not the best, safest neighborhoods. Sure. But I did my thing. I had a red Chevy Cabriolet station wagon.

Woo! Yes. Pimp it! That my friends actually detailed, and they put racing stripes on it. And on the window, they wrote D's nuts. No! I swear to God.

With decals? They did white masking tape, but they did it really good. And I had a lightning bolt on the side, the old one for the General Lee. There was the front quarter panel said, fear me. Deez nuts, the back said, caught you looking. No, bro. So we did this as a goof, and then I kept it on, and then people celebrated it.

Yeah. People were beeping, like, yeah, and they liked it. I guess they understood the irony of it. But that's America, dude. Yeah. Like people were beeping like, yeah, and they liked it. I guess they understood the irony of it. But that's America, dude. Yes. Like, you know the Calvin pissing on the Ford symbol? Yes, yes. That's America. Right, right. You are, that is. Right. And so I kept it. And so

I was delivering pizza with that stuff in these neighborhoods. And a lot of times my friends, they would come hang out with me for the whole shift. And they'd come on the ride, the drives. So two of my buddies, Mike and Joe were the in my car and i pull up to like projects right and it's like there's like ground level floors or whatever it was oh it was actually it was project but right across the street and it was these townhouses like right across the tree from it and i but i'm parked right there and there's all people out like and i knock on the door and these fucks they go to 106.7 Light FM

they turn it up as high as they can go and they put their seats all the way back and all four of my windows were open and it was Celine Dion I'm your lady

and the guy opened the door and they're like he was having like it was all people in there and everything it was a young guy and it was like they were smoking and this thing was just emanating through the streets and you know, like, and then the guy like just taking it.

And I was like at the door for like a minute. So it was like a good verse or two. And I'm just, I'm like red faced. I'm just like, I'm dying laughing inside. I got back to the car, man. They were like purple. They had tears pouring car, man. They were like purple. They had tears pouring down their face. They were like leaning back.

They were like laying down together, just punching each other. Those are real friends. So I pump music, you know? That's a real friend. If someone can embarrass you like that, and then you can take the hit, it's so fun. I mean, to this day, it's like, come on. How amazing is that? One of the best pumps that I've ever heard.

The car says, caught you looking at the same time. Deez nuts. Deez nuts and caught you looking. Fear me, though, really sticks out. Yeah, yeah. Fear me is, because fear me is like either a big, big joke or that guy is dead fucking serious. Yeah.

Do you know what I mean? Yeah, absolutely. The guy who has like fear me on a thing. It's one or the other way. There is no like, oh, it's kind of a, it means something. No, it doesn't mean anything. I never had the balls to do that. You know what?

I got pictures. I'll send them to you. Drop it in. Will you do that? Yeah, I have them. Of the car? Yeah. Oh, please.

Yeah, I have a whole bunch of them. We'll have to put it in so people can take a look. I can text you before we leave. I have them on my phone. I love this. You mentioned before, did you mention like a show and tell? What did you say about school? Yeah, I was doing the show and tell thing when I said I wanted to live on the ground.

And I had said that when my mom was dating my stepdad, I didn't know what he did. He worked for Turtle Wax. You remember the car company? Sure, of course. Yeah. But don't buy them. Don't buy them. Don't buy them.

We don't like them. They fired my dad after like fucking 30 some odd years of work. No way. Yeah. So wax off. Wax off. Yeah. Go to mcguire's go get any other brand yeah uh well he serviced these people he like dedicated his life to them was so loyal and then they boned him and that's also by the way not to be this guy but that's also why my father was proud of me trying to do this world on my own he was like don't work for someone just go try wow just go try go don't go

fucking try who cares come out of your shell i could slowly i could keep dropping things like this the whole time little bon mots slowly come out of your shell yeah yeah you reminded me of that no he said oh and i said it show and tell oh so no yeah show and tell or whatever i said um and they asked what is your mother and dad what does your mom do what does your dad do do, who are you, you should tell them. And I said, my mom works in buildings, and my dad washes cars. And he didn't wash fucking cars, but I thought he was a car washer. I had no idea what he did.

He sold it, but I was like, my dad washes cars, my mom works in buildings. And then the teacher was kind of like, is this kid going to be okay? What is he, works in buildings? What does that mean? Is she an escort? Right, in buildings as well.

I didn't understand. I had no idea what she did. Yeah, she worked in property management. She was like in the office. We lived in the building she worked in. Oh, no shit. That was part of the reason we got to live in there. That's funny because my dad, he had a bunch of jobs.

He was a sanitation worker for the city, but he also was the superintendent of our buildings. We lived garden apartments oh yeah and we got free rent because he was the super yeah yeah it was funny that was kind of our getaway scheme because we uh we got uh you know um subsidized rent because my mother lived there so we were able to she worked downstairs and you know we got to live upstairs yeah it's kind. It was kind of a cool little moment. I didn't really realize how... Pretty neat, right? Well, it's cool that she was, when she was a single mother, was like, figured this out, was like,

all right, I need to figure the best way to put him in an area where he can go to a good school and I can get a job. And how can I make... Because that shit's got to be agonizing. I mean, we live in a totally different world at a different time. And back then, I don't know, that must have been a nightmare for her. Shout out to my mom. Shout out to moms forever.

My parents split when I was four. My parents split before I was one. Don't even try it. Don't even try it. My dad went to prison. Don't try it. You know what I mean? Don't try it.

My dad should have gone. Okay, well, they got my guy. They got mine. Please, for all my all my friends fans and friends my friends out there please go watch the special

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