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Episode 123 - Gas Station Food Poisioning
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Creative Process and Jingles
00:00:04
Speaker
You're just, okay, hold on. Let me adjust mine. You ever, you ever watched the, uh, the video of that, like, in the studio, cooking that up?
00:00:24
Speaker
Yeah, turn that one on. That one's so much better. So cool. How long do you think you take them to do that? I want to think that it didn't take them long at all. Yeah. Like.
00:00:55
Speaker
You know, a studio takes a long like being in a studio takes a long time to perfect. And it takes, you know, you could lose yourself for hours. But I feel like that was just like three takes. That was a moment. I feel like it's tops. I feel like one of them had a had a dream and a burning bush gave them the melody and they woke up the next day and they're like kind of recorded. Yeah. Like how did Chili's. That's what I want. How did Chili's pick these guys? Like who envisioned this commercial? How did Chili's pick these guys to do this?
00:01:25
Speaker
And then like how did this like I want to know how this came about you want the serious answer do you want like. No I truly want to know like chilies was thinking of making a commercial for the ribs yeah and then like where they find these guys were these guys a band where they did they just know some people that they just call studios. How did we come up with this chilies baby back or a commercial jingle.
00:01:45
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They 100% outsourced it. They found some sort of jingle writer or whatever. Yeah. They pitched a couple of jingles and then they went with it. Yeah. But sometimes like, you know, if you guys ever listen to like I listen to on Apple Music, it's called like
00:02:01
Speaker
Essential albums and they like break down like the anniversary of these albums and this and that they talk about the backstories And a lot of times like when artists are just looking for something. They just get like a studio Musician or like a friend of a friend. So I wonder if somebody at Chili's was like, oh like I know these guys They're in a band like let's just get them. You know I'm saying I mean that could be it I feel like you're you're trying to romanticize Chili's right now and it's not like I
00:02:27
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Now Roman, I just want to know much more like executive board, like not even cookie cutter, but like this was just like, yeah, like hire those guys like this.
Podcast Growth and Criticism
00:02:36
Speaker
Listen, the studio moment was magic. What it was, what those guys did was beautiful. Right. Yeah. But that's an anomaly. Yeah. To the system.
00:02:45
Speaker
Just like as a musician, like I'm I want to know more like I'm like I understand it's just a 30 second commercial. It's from what year early, like 2004, maybe 2007, maybe, but I want to know more. I guarantee you if you were to find the name of one of those guys and email them, they would gladly explain the story to you. You think one of them on the pot. I think that you I think there's a non zero chance that yes, we could get one of them.
00:03:09
Speaker
If we just not lot be like, yeah, we have like, you know, we get a lot of listeners and yeah, we were really interested about the chili. I'm sure one of those guys.
00:03:20
Speaker
I don't wanna say it's not doing well, but there's definitely one of them where it's like, oh yeah, my musical career is gone, and these guys wanna talk to me about my literal greatest achievement. I will do that. I guarantee you, it's a non-zero chance. You could have a little segment, if you wanted to, of Mike did his book report today, and here's what the topic was, and then you just go to town.
00:03:46
Speaker
I like that. I feel like the third grade again. You know what I'm saying? But like I did a book report on the Chili's commercial. Hey, listen, your own little musical journalism section. Yeah. I feel like that would get like four listeners and it'd be three and one more. Here's what we're not going to do because we did this on the last pod. If you downplay this podcast one more time. Listen, it's not. I'm not here to downplay. It's just.
00:04:13
Speaker
You know, the last the one we did was just a little more serious. And that's OK. Sometimes that is OK. Yeah. And now we're talking about the Chili's baby back ribs. You have to understand something. We went from laughing about depression to Luigi Manjoni in the American health system to now baby back ribs chili, which is a cycle. Apparently, sometimes that happens. Right. Which is great. I'd like to think that that speaks to the flexibility of us of this podcast.
00:04:38
Speaker
You know, maybe, you know, now that I look back at it, maybe I see that full photo like full picture now that I'm sitting here right now. Maybe like last night, I was like, oh, man, that that episode was a little too serious. But now since I just said that, I'm like, you know what? Maybe that was a good thing. That shows our range. That's what we talk about. Absolutely. And you know what? That's called my growth. Yeah, that was a growth moment for you. You know what it's not growing is our mental health. But you know, we're doing it. You know, you know, I'd like to think that we all grew mentally since the last conversation that we had. Yeah.
00:05:09
Speaker
Maybe, you know what I'm saying? No? Yes, yes, I would agree.
00:05:15
Speaker
Yeah. So I'm I'm that's you know, that O'Reilly auto parts like who's who's thinking of these bangers? You know, I mean, again, great song. Those guys have lost their touch. O'Reilly. There was a video of them recently. I think it's a family at like a wedding. Right. At a wedding. And they were so off key. It was. Yeah. But when they recorded it, they were at least over 50. So now I mean, what do they got to be over 70? You blame them.
00:05:44
Speaker
Wait, they were over 50 when they first did that recording. I mean, yeah, I have to assume they're older. I mean, like, have you seen the videos of Frankie Valley and everybody's like he's just so out of it at his age, like in the 90s or something like that? Isn't that your boy, Frankie Valley? Yeah. Love him. You know, I had tickets to go see him in New Jersey a couple of years ago and then he canceled. Yeah. B's brother went to go see him. So I mean, was he still singing or was it still like the animatronic like animatronic? It's just the energy wasn't there.
00:06:11
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Alright, hold on. I got the... Let me pull up the O'Reilly's song. Don't bless it in my ear.
00:06:27
Speaker
Are they recording somebody paid them to be at a wedding
00:06:46
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Okay now Play the original one and I'm gonna explain to you something why I don't think that was as bad as people think YouTube premium.
Music Insights and Vocal Techniques
00:06:58
Speaker
Yeah, but I'm on my browser. Why do you even have my wife?
00:07:13
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Oh. Oh. I know. We really do. I can't believe we're listening to it. I can't believe we're listening to it. I can't believe we're listening to it. I can't believe we're listening to it. I can't believe we're listening to it. I can't believe we're listening to it. I can't believe we're listening to it. I can't believe we're listening to it. I can't believe we're listening to it. I can't believe we're listening to it.
00:07:36
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00:07:54
Speaker
OK, so here's why I think the first version is still pretty good. Now, granted, they're older. Number one. Yeah. Number two, at the wedding, I imagine that it was very spontaneous spot on. So they didn't take 20 minutes, 30 minutes, an hour to warm up and do their vocal. Their vocal. That takes hours. Did you I watched a video on I mean, again, this is where I go with this. What are you laughing at?
00:08:20
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What good tug-your-tog I don't know dissecting. This is hilarious. I Think it's better than talking about Now go on your rent. Let's go. Come on. Yeah, so number two. I can't do it
00:08:44
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Come on, let's talk about the vocal stretches for the O'Reilly Oh When you put it like that fucking ridiculous
00:08:57
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Keep going. Hold on. They didn't do their warm ups, whatever. They didn't do their kegels. They didn't do their back stretches. Yeah, they didn't. Obviously, you can't sit through it, dude. You can't sit through it. We're not doing it. Move on. No, no. Mike, keep going. So get your shit on me about it? No, Mike. I want to hear your opinion. Look at it. Look at it. Let's go. If you spit up on my couch, I swear to God. Come on. All right. All right. All right. I'm relaxing. Go ahead.
00:09:24
Speaker
And the third reason why I think it's still not bad is because you can't get through it. Victor, you better calm down. Keep going. Otherwise, this is going to be a cycle. Talk to me.
00:09:39
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and also the third thing I think that it's still not that bad is because in the studio no matter like I don't care what people say everybody adds a little ounce of auto tune no matter who you are of course right you know obviously we know T-Pain puts it up to 100 this and that but even the best artists are using auto tune at like a 20 percent a 15 percent a 25 to just round out anything
00:10:02
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that is maybe a little under or over. And and then they probably like if something's over pitched under pitch like I don't know if you guys know like those program like I don't know if you ever used FL studios or anything like that like you can go in if somebody is too sharp on a note or too flat I know you could fix it. You can manually go in and fix and stuff. So they didn't sound bad.
00:10:24
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at the wedding now granted they probably didn't warm up as much they probably you know they're a little older this and that but he was around in the mark of what they were doing they just probably perfected everything in the studio to make sure that everything was on key no matter who you are as an artist I don't care who you are and obviously we know like we've been to a bunch of concerts somebody sounds exactly the same live and somebody sounds exactly different live
00:10:47
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Yep. But everybody, every artist is using some sort of amount of auto tune to just make sure everything is rounded out. Yeah, listen, I agree with you. I think that I'd like to believe that if they had done their their their vocal stretches, gargled some salt water and not drink alcohol that day, it would have been a perfect recreation. Right. These guys have to do this for the rest of their lives.
00:11:11
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And they should stick now. And for a while, and I don't know why I did this, but for a while that there was something going around that Selena Gomez before she sang shows, she would take a shot of olive oil because it would essentially coat the throat. So that way you're not damaging anything in there. And I tried it for a while and it was nasty. I was just going to ask you if you tried. It was nasty. I'm not going to. But I also did the robust extra virgin olive oil. I probably shouldn't have done. Did you try other things besides olive oil?
00:11:40
Speaker
no i don't know never tried any other viscous things no i mean just tequila usually it kind of opens you up a little bit it's not viscous no it's not you're saying it was opening your throat right yes okay interesting yeah nice i'm gonna i'm gonna pitch you uh off the podcast another thing that you could try why not i
00:12:03
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saying thank you thank you for coming to my music TED talk but I like those you guys listen to those like I don't know Spotify hasn't but I like listening to like when they dissect albums and stuff like that on the anniversary of albums or artists or something like that like how they do it you know Q has cues my sister's husband brother-in-law that's your brother my brother yes I could say that so many different ways
00:12:25
Speaker
You know that his brother has a podcast where they do that, right? No. Yeah, but it's it's like Psychedelic based. Yeah, they're you know, they're into like pre-pink Floyd like psychedelic pink Floyd It's like experimental stuff. Yeah, but they they break down songs and albums and I think it's pretty cool and they played music and I
00:12:48
Speaker
If you're into that, I think that's I think that's cool. Yeah. Yeah. On Apple Music, Strombo does he does dissects on like anniversary albums. They have like essential albums. So like they'll do like he did a two part section on Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd, which was fantastic. It was two part section. But like they also do like the 40th anniversary of Michael Jackson's thriller. Then like 10 years of Alicia Keys debut album and stuff like it's all over. You know what I'm saying? And it's a really good dive into like
00:13:17
Speaker
How these became, you know, so I don't know. I kind of like that stuff, but yeah.
Personal Passions: Music and Sports
00:13:23
Speaker
I appreciate your passion. Yeah, that's really all I am passionate about in this life, you know, so.
00:13:30
Speaker
Nothing else that you're passionate about in this life? There's nothing. The steel is big winning tonight, hopefully. Yeah, hopefully. I'd love for my self-esteem. That would be fantastic. You know what I'm saying? Yeah, because a lot's riding on that. Yeah, a lot is riding on that. A lot of the house is riding on that. A lot of hundreds of dollars are riding on that. Your emotional state is Victor's got at least a five way parlay going on for this game. Actually, no, I put all my money on Yukon today. Oh, the women? Not the men. They're playing right now. Oh, they're playing right now? Single bet.
00:14:00
Speaker
Yeah. OK. Fine right now. You're pulling it. And when I say all my money, I mean twenty dollars. So, OK. Nothing crazy. All his betting money for the weekend. Exactly. That's fine. If this doesn't hit. That's it. No football Sunday. On to the next. Just going to watch movies on Sunday. That's watch the movies. That's smart budgeting, folks. That is. We should do a budgeting podcast. Absolutely not. Yeah. Absolutely not. Fuck no. Yeah.
00:14:27
Speaker
Yeah, I'm hoping. Listen, guys, you can't afford Starbucks every day. Don't listen to what David Ramsey is telling you. That's right. You can go out there and get that avocado toast. Yeah. And still buy a home at some point.
00:14:40
Speaker
That's right. If you avoid paying your taxes, you can afford so much more every day. It's crazy. The amount of when I worked at the hospital, there was a Starbucks right across the campus in Hartford Hospital. The amount of money that that Starbucks makes, it has to be the top. It has to be like one of the top grossing in like the county or something. You put a bunch of white women next to a Starbucks.
00:15:03
Speaker
Listen, it's not even about why we promote itself. I know it's literally everyone. No, I know what you know. Trust me. I know what you're saying because they're ordering the fancy stuff. But I mean, you put anybody that's working a 12 hour shift. I mean, it's not. Yeah. You know, there's a story when I worked at the hospital, obviously in in pharmacy, in any pharmacy you go, it's no food or drink in the pharmacy like that as a rule.
00:15:26
Speaker
And I used to get busted so many times for like sneaking in like a snack. And I used to get busted and everybody like it was just the thing like I was coming in with cheeseburgers. You know, it's not a snack. Yeah, I know. And I would get busted unless unless it was a White Castle cheeseburger. That's small enough to be.
00:15:42
Speaker
I was putting, I was putting the little, you know, the little Tarelli, the little time that I was putting them in my in my scrub pants because I was like snacking as I go and I was getting busted. The smell that was probably coming. No, no, that is crazy. No, those things don't smell. You know, so I was like, I got the soap in my little pocket and I take it out and I snack.
00:16:00
Speaker
I was like Tony Soprano was like, where's the gabagool? You know, like, where is it at work? So I had to stop. You know, I was told, hey, listen, you know, like the funds up. You can't do that anymore. I was like, that's on me. You know what I'm saying? So then my manager one day was like, hey, the CEO Jim is coming around to every department and he's going to be coming on this day. And he's you know, he's just he does these visits every once in a while. So just, you know, heads up.
00:16:27
Speaker
And so like all good CEOs shows up 20 minutes late, no big deal, overbooked his calendar. So I'm in the IV room, right? So I'm all scrubbed in, it's segregated, you know, we have this window that you can see back and forth. And don't you know that MFR rolls up with a Starbucks coffee in his hand? And nobody said anything to him. Who's gonna say anything to him?
00:16:46
Speaker
And so, you know, we're supposed to, you know, I was been told like, you know, you can't bring food or drink. And if somebody has food or drink, you have to tell them no and this and that. And they walked him around the whole pharmacy and he had a Starbucks in his hand. And I was obviously I was joking, but I was I was ripping. I was like, how come what makes him like one of our core values is 200 percent accountability. I was like, how come nobody's telling him no food or drink in the pharmacy? I don't care who he is. That's the core value we practice. You should have left the IV room to tell him.
00:17:16
Speaker
so yeah let it be known so listen i was i was ripping in the ivy room by four o'clock i was gonna say mike no longer works
00:17:24
Speaker
I was ripping in the IV room to the ladies that I was just being stern.
Workplace Anecdotes and Policies
00:17:29
Speaker
I was like, how come this guy can walk in with a coffee, but I can't eat a cheeseburger? You know, the whole mind just doing my thing. Totally. Totally different things to a point. And obviously it was a joke and we're all laughing. We're having a good time. It's to a point where my boss called into the IV room because we had a phone in there and she goes, hey, she goes.
00:17:46
Speaker
I heard you're upset if something happened. What's wrong? I go, I'm so glad you called. I said, you walked that MF around here, and he had a Starbucks coffee, and nobody told him he's not allowed. I was like, I'm bringing a cheeseburger right now for lunch. I said, I don't care who you are. Brother. I said, what it is. I don't care who you are. I don't care. You ain't going to stop me. If Big Chief is walking around doing it, I said, I can do it, because nobody told him he can't. That's it. This is a pattern that we're starting to notice with Mike now. Please don't hurt my feelings. Please don't hurt my feelings.
00:18:15
Speaker
Like I can't take it. Good. Good. You are trying to buck the establishment and maybe not intentionally because you didn't call him out. But first the Facebook thing. And now this. Yeah. Yeah. Listen, I'm all about power to the people like big governments in the way. You know, like you're absolutely right to the states. You know what I'm saying? Let the people decide.
00:18:36
Speaker
right you know and for everybody that's out there playing republican bingo mark that one off bottom left corner yeah that's right listen i'm just saying we that we practiced 200 percent accountability how come nobody said to him excuse me jim you can't have coffee there you should have and you didn't
00:18:58
Speaker
Yeah, I was in another room, totally segregated, scrubbed up in a sterile. What was I supposed to knock out the window? It was hilarious if you did do that. And he goes, Yeah, man, you don't work here anymore. Give me your badge. Right. Get the fuck out of my building. And my goes, OK. Yeah. All right. You know what? At least I went out doing what's right. You find yourself out of town. Hilton. What? What? Just, you know, for no explicit reason. No, no, no, no. Nothing related. Yeah. Jesus Christ.
00:19:29
Speaker
Could have been could easily been you buddy. You know, I'm probably better than a red roof in but, you know, did I ever tell you guys that story? I tell you that story the one time I used the red roof in. No. Have you guys ever used a red roof? Absolutely not. OK, no. So hear me out. I was. In old line.
00:19:51
Speaker
Mm hmm. On the beach. And I was going to the casino that night for a concert. And we were in old line for the whole day. But because we're at the beach, I did not want to drive back to my place to shower, to basically drive back to past old line. You know what I'm saying? Like it was going to be an hour commute up in an hour commute back when I could have just drove the 10 minutes to the casino. But I was like, I just went to the beach. I have to shower this and that. And I and I. I was like torn on what to do.
00:20:21
Speaker
So I booked a I booked a one night stay at a red roof and it was fifty five dollars. And I used it explicitly just to shower and change. And then I checked out about 90 minutes later. Yeah, they totally thought you bought that room for sex. Definitely. And the lady was so confused. And I said to her straight up, I was like, I just needed the shower. Let me tell you, I just needed a shower. It's something else. Yeah. Let me tell you, were you there? Wait, were you there with anybody else?
00:20:51
Speaker
Yes, yes, there was some other people. Let me tell you, let me tell you, there was a whole like, let me tell you, fifty five dollars is exactly what you get for a red roof. Yeah, no kidding. Yeah. You know what I'm saying? It's a red roof. And but like people using it like there was like a whole family having a picnic like at the other side of the area, you know, outside or in their outside, outside like they had their like.
00:21:12
Speaker
Van door open, you know saying like having a picnic hanging out, you know But it did exactly what I need to do. Did I take my shoes off at all? Absolutely not what shoes are you wearing flip-flops? Oh, you're at the beach. Yeah, so I have my flip-flops You know saying I didn't shower in my flip-flops, but I would absolutely shower in my flip-flops. Yeah
00:21:30
Speaker
Yeah. And now that I think back, I should have. But like, yeah, I did not take my shoes off anywhere. You know what I'm saying? Half of the plugs did not work. The electrical did not work. Those those hotel rooms, if you were if you're smart about it, are extremely efficient and economical.
Budget Travel Experiences
00:21:47
Speaker
Right. Because you would have spent not fifty five dollars in gas, but gas and your time. Right. I would assume is value higher than the fifty five dollars that you spent on that room. Fantastic.
00:21:59
Speaker
I did the same thing when I went to the Cowboys game when I was in Arkansas, okay, and I drove I drove five hours Or six hours or something like that to get to the yeah, Texas at like 5 a.m. Yeah, and then Stayed in that hotel room for an hour and a half Slept got in the shower got out went to the game what hotel it was a motel eight
00:22:23
Speaker
on Motelite. Yeah. I mean, it's did I did I did I sleep under the covers? Absolutely not. I lay down a little hoodie and I laid on top of that. I showered in my shoes. I don't care. Yeah. But we paid like, you know, 50 bucks for that room, 40 bucks for that room. It does what it needs to do. It does exactly what you need it to do. You know what I'm saying? Am I saying that I stay at bougie, $300 a night hotels? No, but $55 gets you exactly what you need. You know what I'm saying?
00:22:48
Speaker
So a pair of bedbugs those bedbugs. Yeah. Yeah, that's free. Yeah, it was complimentary builds character. Yeah, you know, there has to be a price to pay. I think I don't remember what hotel room it was. And I don't remember if this was this definitely wasn't our boy's trip for your birthday to Atlantic City. But I went to Atlantic City once and I brought a bedbug home.
00:23:11
Speaker
And I don't know where it came from or whatever the cases but I brought a bedbug home and then of course my whole room Ripped up the whole thing and you know, what did it get you?
00:23:20
Speaker
It got me nothing. It didn't like bite me. All right. Like, no, it didn't like just wrote your backpack in or something. Yeah, it must have like it must have been on like my clothes or something. And then I was like, what is this like red little thing doing here? And then I ended up putting it in a bag. And then my mother was in denial that it was a bed bug. And then she did her own research and was like, hey, that's a bed bug. So then then we got an exterminator to come in. My whole room was ripped up and all that stuff. But I brought one home from Atlantic City and I couldn't believe it.
00:23:50
Speaker
Those four hours a four-hour drive. Hey, what there's a lot of worst things you could bring home from Atlantic City. That's right Dirty dirty place look at that dirty water People swim in that water. Oh, yeah, that's disgusting. Can you mean people swim in the friggin river out here? Yeah
00:24:08
Speaker
No, I get it. I mean, when you when that's your only source, I mean, yeah, you use it. I mean, hold on. We have access to clean water here, Mike. When I went out to clean my car, I thought I thought I might have stepped in dog chicks. I was like, damn, it kind of smells. And I checked my shoes and I was like, oh, this just might be the air. Yeah. Damn, it smelled like shit outside. Yeah. The wind was kicking in, too. So I was like, it's probably wafting from somewhere else and like moving.
00:24:34
Speaker
Usually, I thought we were pretty clean over here. I don't know what goes on around here in these neighborhoods, you know? Starting knocking on doors. Yeah, it was like, damn, did I step in something? Because I was walking on the curb or whatever to get all around my car.
Parking Fines and Institutional Policies
00:24:49
Speaker
Yeah. And I was like, oh, no, the shoes are clean.
00:24:51
Speaker
Well, somebody somebody probably smeared shit on your car for parking in front of that. Listen, I didn't see a ticket. That's fine, man. Yeah, it's the New York way. We escaped. There was enough room. If there was a fire here, they would have had enough room to access that hose.
00:25:08
Speaker
Oh yeah. I'm not worried about that. I love like three feet. No, there are excessive amounts of fire hydrants in this neighborhood and some of them are like one and two next to each other. But look how many houses there are. I mean, you kind of need that. Yeah, maybe. I always get dinged for parking and public parking for some reason.
00:25:28
Speaker
, and
00:25:47
Speaker
nab me. Yeah, they nab me $40. And I said, we could have paid the 20 to park underground Boston Commons. It would have been so much cheaper. So they get you. And that was on me. And of course, you know, there's always a guy waiting right at six to hit you. Yeah. And then I was in Portland, Maine. And I paid to park in one of the public parking spots right on the main strip right at the end of the water. And it was expensive. It was like 40 bucks. But I was like, you know, I'm walking around the strip. This is where I'm going to park. So be it. I walked one way and then I went to we were walking past the car to go to another. I get a ticket.
00:26:16
Speaker
and I said well I paid so I look at it okay I look at the ticket and it says so when you go to the machine you pay for the parking you put in your plate number and then it says they'll text your receipt and you need to do nothing else they put a ticket on and they said that I failed to display my payment of parking
00:26:36
Speaker
And so there's a guy that's waving you in and I said hey, I said I got this ticket you go Can you explain it to me? He goes? Oh, yeah, you didn't You didn't display when you paid I said the machine didn't give me anything to display to pay I said I got a I got a receipt on my phone like I paid, you know, and he goes all he goes Yeah, I don't know. He goes my manager comes back in an hour
00:26:57
Speaker
And I'm like, yeah, but understand that I'm not going to. I'm not going to pay this. You know what I'm saying? It's like, oh, it comes back in. So I went back in an hour surprise, surprise. He wasn't there. And I was like, my guy, look, I paid the 40 dollars. Yeah, I'm not paying the ticket. Like, you know, like it's not my fault. Your machine did not give me what I need, you know, but it sent me to receive. So he's like, oh, you got to go on the website and fight it. I fought it. And they gave it to me. You know what I'm saying? Like, I didn't pay the ticket. Yeah. But I was like, how stupid the system is flawed, guys.
00:27:25
Speaker
They know they want you to get the ticket, but they don't give you. Mike's having revelations that he should have had. I told I told you guys a couple of episodes ago, I was like.
00:27:35
Speaker
We keep doing this more, I will turn you into a leftist. That's it. We're one way or another. We're getting there. It should be free parking for everybody. OK, that's it. And we should we should pull all of our money together and share it. Yeah. And who's going to pay? No, but I just thought it was stupid that it was like, oh, failure to display. I was like, you gave me nothing to display. I put in my license plate number and then a text receipt. No, Mike, it's almost like they want you to pay more money. Yeah. Yeah. They want they want you to pay more. And who's this money going to?
00:28:05
Speaker
You know, is it going to the taxpayers? It's not going to Social Security. It's still going to. It's not going to the taxpayers. No, that's for sure. Nothing's going to the taxpayers. And we pay too many taxes. We pay too much. Is that was that a like a private company that was doing the parking that you were paying that to? I think so. The city. Yeah, it's I don't know. It's probably it's probably like was it? I feel like like Laz or whatever. That's a parking company. Well, if it's Laz, it's definitely not going to the taxpayers. Yeah, 100 percent.
00:28:35
Speaker
I don't remember. I don't think it was the city of Portland, but regardless, I just thought it was ridiculous. I once bought a ticket at Yukon.
00:28:45
Speaker
It was like really dumb. I'm sure the person who like read my like appeal was like, all right, whatever. But when I was moving out of Charter Oak. I didn't have my I didn't have my car. I had like my dad's car because it has more room to like bring stuff. So I parked in the guest parking because I didn't take because the password like there's the ones you glued on to the we didn't have like the tags glued onto the windshield. Yep. So.
00:29:11
Speaker
I put in the guest parking. Pack stuff. Then I went and took a trip to like Target or something. Then I came back because it was always two hours for like guest parking. So I left. Then I came back and put the car back in this spot next to the guest parking. So technically.
00:29:30
Speaker
you know, hadn't been there for two hours. But to the person who was ticketing and walking around, they had noticed that the car was there earlier. And then I was there again, like later when they came back and checked. So they gave me a ticket. And so I emailed them like, listen, this is going to sound stupid, but like technically I was not in like I didn't park in the guest parking for more than two hours at a time.
00:29:51
Speaker
here's a receipt from Target to show you that I wasn't there at X time or whatever. Hit him with the receipts. Hit him with the receipts. And the verdict? Oh, they rescinded it. I don't think I've ever paid a parking ticket at UConn. That's beautiful. Even though I've been ticketed four or five times. Well, yeah, because they make so much money off of that. And a majority of the people don't dispute it. That's why they make it hard for you to
00:30:21
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to you.
00:30:38
Speaker
didn't receive their college diploma because they did not pay a parking ticket and they refused to pay the parking ticket so like they have the credits you know they have enough credits but they did not like the the university was withholding the diploma from them because they had like a
00:30:55
Speaker
$20 parking ticket. But to this to this day to this day, that's crazy. And they refuse to pay it on the principle of like they're in the right. And I don't know the full story and I won't say who and all this and that. But it's it's up to you guys to determine that. I think that's nuts. Just pay the $20. But I can get down with the fact that they just do it to make money. You know what I'm saying? And they'll take it how they can. But I wouldn't sacrifice my degree for it after making thousands of dollars.
00:31:23
Speaker
like again I'd be really pissed about it and I understand not doing it on principle but like at that point it's the difference between having a degree and not having a degree is $20 not even the classwork it's legitimately $20 I would I would have just sucked it up I don't want to get too much into it but
00:31:44
Speaker
But yeah, take it as you wish. I think it's a little crazy, but I get it. I guess I'll say I'll get it. It is dumb, but they know that you need the diploma and that's it.
00:31:55
Speaker
You know, I think it's more the fact that the university can do that to you that the fact that they could just withhold your Degree until you just pay a measly $20 like that's a little that's a little messed up, too Don't you think like I feel like if you emailed the like ticketing service or like the parking like administration you were like I'm going to kill myself because I
00:32:18
Speaker
They probably wave that, they probably wave that. They wave it real quick. My blood will be on your hands if I don't get my degree. No wonder why you're going to that RFK camp for three to four years. I'm just saying, that is an unethical way to get your diploma.
00:32:36
Speaker
Yes, but you said the key word unethical. You don't have to go that route. Option. It's like it's like a quarterback. There's more than one dollars. Yeah, I know. It's $20. It's $20. I know. $20 is $20. I want to save that. It's like it's like a quarterback, right? Like you don't have to go on your first read every time. Like you don't have to go there.
00:32:56
Speaker
You know what I'm saying? I just gave them a check down option. You're not spending the $20, you're getting your diploma. It's not the safe option. And all you're doing, all you're doing is giving the worker a little bit of stress for the day. That's right. Just a little bit. I don't like it. Which is nothing compared to the stress that you may have been feeling. Exactly. That entire time over that $20. Yep. And you get your degree.
00:33:18
Speaker
Now you feel how I feel. You're going to be responsible for this. Yeah. And you don't have the word like I'm going to you have to be like, hey, listen, I'm at the end of my rope. Like I can't get a job like I am like broke. I don't like I'm currently unemployed. Like I have no means of getting money. Like, please, I need this degree to like get this. I told this job I have a degree. They want to see it. And the only way I can actually get it is if you waive this parking fee.
00:33:45
Speaker
Right. And then you end it with like, I don't know what I'm going to do. I don't know what I'm going to do. Right. But as my one good friend, Luigi, we got to stop with him. We do. We got to stop with him. We should probably stop making this joke. Yeah, we should. We should. That's not good. And then you list like the Dean's address or like, no. Yes. Yes.
00:34:12
Speaker
You know, we don't condone any of this, by the way. It all this is all satire. Yes. What episode did we talk about? I don't know. And I'm truly not trying to go back into the topic. Was it last episode we talked about men's mental health and depression? It all episodes. It all makes sense. It all makes sense. Listen, it all again.
Fast Food Debates
00:34:32
Speaker
Yeah, it's just jokes. That's right. You got to be fun. We're all just trying to make it through life like everybody else. You know, he meant to that. We're just really trying to escape by at this point.
00:34:42
Speaker
Give me the 30 a lot. Oh, Mike, you're sounding like you're you're one with that way of thinking. Listen, let me tell you something. It all started. OK, all right. Next next topic. Let me finish. I'm not going there. Oh, you didn't want to finish. So you know, it would boost the serotonin as a nice dealers win today. That would be nice. Yeah.
00:35:10
Speaker
I'm not saying it dictates my mood for the rest of the day, but it's definitely a booster when they went. It makes me feel like it's your team. You know, I like it. So, you know, hopefully, hopefully we get those feelings today. Listen, I'm going to be happy either way, even if we lose, I'm getting jolly me today. So that's that's all I care about, man. Also never had that. I know it's it's basically it's just Filipino KFC. Oh, OK. But in my opinion, well, it's tough.
00:35:33
Speaker
It's obviously better in the Philippines than it is here, actually, but I still would choose it over like KFC. OK, not over Popeyes, though Popeyes.
00:35:44
Speaker
This is delicious that okay remember the chicken sandwich wars I still think Popeyes was the best chicken sandwich in in front of like Chick-fil-a and stuff. Yes Chick-fil-a it was it was it Burger King or maybe Wendy's don't put on those like don't count I love the spicy chicken sandwich from Wendy's that's like one of my favorite fast food items to get
00:36:03
Speaker
it is not on the same level or comparable to the Popeyes one. The Burger King one was pretty good because they put cheese and bacon both compared to Popeyes. Yeah, but then you're going to Burger King, unfortunately. Yes, no, I understand that completely. What I'm saying is I still and I still will this day to put Popeyes chicken sandwich on the one. Oh, no, 100 percent. Interesting. Have you had it? No.
00:36:24
Speaker
the spicy one or like I see one's great I do the regular because I'm a bitch but yeah they they did come out with a ghost pepper one recently and my brother and I again this just like I think it's this specific Popeye sucks
00:36:39
Speaker
It's the new one on like, yeah, and like they didn't sauce it enough like the chicken was still good But like I didn't get enough of like the ghost it wasn't hot right when you say ghost pepper I'm expecting like well, they don't want to kill people I know but like it wasn't like the sauce just didn't have anything for me gotcha The spicy the spicy chicken sandwich is like it felt spicier than that does it have sauce that comes with it?
00:37:02
Speaker
Yeah, as like a little some sort of sauce that they put on the bun. But yeah, I agree. I think the Popeyes is probably the best one. You know what? I was talking about this with my brother. I don't know if you guys got it because it is like a very weird thing to get. But Wendy's had a chicken parm sandwich like two years ago. No, that was incredible. Oh, really? I was looking at one for a little. I never had it, but.
00:37:25
Speaker
What's going on? I feel like those are so off brand. Yeah. You know, you're a classic guy, though. I feel like you just like the McDonald's Big Mac. You know what I'm saying? I do. Quarter pounder. And listen, I love a good Big Mac. You know, sometimes the classics are the best. I'm going to say some controversial things here. Oh, like we haven't already. I know. Right. No, no, no, no. These ones are probably the least but still controversial. OK. Is it of all Luigi Manjoni? But it just isn't. I don't know how to tell you there, but we'll see. We'll see if we can get the least controversial. But it comes with a disclaimer.
00:37:53
Speaker
Yeah, so right off the rip, the McRib, not as great as I remember it to be. Well, I was a little bit upset with the barbecue sauce. It wasn't sweet. It was like a very tart. When you have the actual barbecue sauce from McDonald's, it's sweeter. When you have them with the McNuggets, they definitely use a different sauce into a tart. And I was kind of looking for the sweetness. And I would venture to say that the Combee's McRib
00:38:36
Speaker
That you've made against Mike for getting a lobster roll negated I'm still taking that the McRib over the lobster
00:38:51
Speaker
And we can talk later off camera the other details, but how down bad are you? Okay, listen, I know I understand we've all done the cumbis pizza slice. Okay, we've all been maybe a roller dog Maybe a roller dog brother never in my life
00:39:09
Speaker
well hey listen you gotta start changing some things about your life yeah yeah maybe it's you hey listen i've had i've had a number of people tell me like here they're like yo you ever get the the 7-eleven taquitos and their fire and uh i'm like i've never you know what i drove good you know what i drove by the other day that i was so sad at close the 7-eleven in downtown waterbury
00:39:32
Speaker
The one where everybody was getting stabbed. I was like, that used to be a staple. Because they opened up a nicer one on. Oh, they did. Yeah, yeah. Like next to the mall, almost towards Prospect.
00:39:42
Speaker
Okay, they like it used to be a car dealership now. It's like a huge massive. It's you can see it from 84 It's a massive 7-eleven and then like Laredo Taco. I guess is like It's a big building I don't want to normalize It's a sweeter sauce, yeah
00:40:07
Speaker
No onions, which I actually again something with the McDonald's formula this year Again, just you know wasn't hitting it for me. The onions were just I don't know tough sauce is tough when you have too many tart things and like The sandwich and the pickles are like the only thing giving it a little bit of sweetness. Hmm. Do you want to go first? No, you you go why I feel like you got something. No, you're you seem passionate Listen, let me tell you something
00:40:33
Speaker
Two things. Number one, we talked about it, that the pickles do make the sandwich. I'll give you that one, that they add a lot of flavor and without it, it would be not that great. We also talked about a couple of episodes ago that the onions remember the onion controversy for the double quarter pounder or whatever the case. Remember when they stopped serving quarter pounders because some of the. Yeah. Yeah.
00:40:54
Speaker
I have a friend who once said this there, and I'm just gonna straight up say it, and I thought he was crazy when he said it, but I understand why he said it. I have a friend that told me once, if I eat ass, I'll eat anything, okay? And honestly, now think about it.
00:41:09
Speaker
That sounds disgusting, but in any sense, doesn't it open your eyes to try something? So I'm not going to knock Victor for trying something, but understanding that that wasn't the best option to try. Like I'm not going into Cumberland farms to look for it. Like, did you go to Cumberland farms looking for this sandwich or looking for something to eat? Because I'm not walking into it. I love this McRib sandwich.
00:41:32
Speaker
Like I'm not I'm not walking into a Cumberland farms for the food. Like I'm not there for that. Like if I'm walking in there and like I get a I get a nice tea or maybe something this and that. So be it. But like I'm not going to knock you for doing it. But I just I think that's a crazy comparison.
00:41:48
Speaker
OK, you know, the all my references now are tick tock based. You guys ever see the we listen and we don't judge? Yeah, I'm listening and I'm judging hard. Listen, listen, it is. Yes. Pretty good for what it is. And like I said, I'd venture to say this iteration of the McRib.
00:42:09
Speaker
is subpar compared to the company's McRib. So if you had a better McRib, you would put that above the car. Yeah, I'm not saying so saying it's better in general. I think you are that kind of. But I'm saying what the McRib that the special edition that we've gotten this year has been worse than the last couple of versions.
00:42:29
Speaker
Here's what I'm going to challenge you to do, Victor, because we know that different McDonald's tastes different, right? Like we all know my my whole McDonald's was Chase having water berry, right? Right after a night out of the shamrock where that's where I'm getting, which the shamrock is now the patio. I drove by it the other day. Pretty sad to see. But anyways.
00:42:46
Speaker
Chase have McDonald's after midnight, 2pm, whatever time was always hit. Okay, so now I challenge you to try different McRibs from different McDonald's and try different McRibs from different Cumberland farms because maybe that other Cumberland farms are not as good and maybe other McRibs from different McDonald's are better.
00:43:05
Speaker
I'd venture to say that the McDonald's thing makes sense. The Cumberland Farms, they're all pre-packaged. I think they're gonna be the same formula every single time. I think we need to understand how deep this goes.
00:43:18
Speaker
I need to know, what's the line for you? What is the food that you would start to put over that McRib from Combee's? From Combee's? From Combee's. Oh no, there's nothing better at the Cumberland Farms. No, no, no, not at Cumberland Farms. If I made you a sandwich at home, you still gonna have the Combee's sandwich? Oh yeah, come on. No, of course not.
00:43:43
Speaker
I'm going to put the Kumbies McRib over like a homemade sandwich. Yeah, I know. I need to know. I need to know the boundaries. Very, very low tier items I'm talking about. Oh, I'm just saying that the Kumbies McRib is a little bit better than the McDonald's one, but they're not good is what I'm trying to. It sounded like you're saying they were good. You know, this really. But hold on. Hold on. Putting it higher than a lot of things. You go out. Right. You're like, I'm I'm late for work. I'm.
00:44:13
Speaker
You know, I was supposed to be at this place at this time and I couldn't make food, right? Is the first thing or one of the top five things in your mind to go to companies and get them that I have to know. No, you have to ask. Now, doesn't this sound like and I'm glad you brought it up because you just saying where the boundary was and him just saying like I want to pick I would pick obviously something homemade over that. Doesn't this sound like my lobster roll debacle?
00:44:39
Speaker
no that I like it does because it's the same thing that it's not good. No, but don't try and use my L as a W for you. Don't try to use yourself trying to say is where. No, no, no, no. But it's truly to ask. Where are the differences in both of these stories? I don't think there's one. He's saying that obviously there's better lobster rolls out there.
00:45:01
Speaker
But obviously on a tier, and I'm glad he said tier scale, he knows that the Cumberland Farms McRib is on a bottom tier, which is basically what I was saying, too, that the Panera Bread Lasserole is on a bottom tier. No, it's the same. We're actively seeking that out where I am saying.
00:45:20
Speaker
Yeah, I'll get it if I like feel like it. You were actively seeking it out and had to be stopped. I wasn't right. It was it was brought upon us. No, no, no, no, no, no. When you say when you say all seafood weekend, you are actively seeking seafood. Yep. And you were talked out of your selection. Right.
00:45:38
Speaker
I'm saying, if it's there, it's there. OK, now we have to get into, you're at Cumberland Farms, what are your food options? And what's the first? What's the second? And obviously, we know that the McRib is last. But now what you're saying is you're putting that first on your Cumberland Farms. I'm grabbing a slice of pizza. If I'm going to McCummy's, choice one, pizza. Choice two,
00:46:00
Speaker
One of those taquitos from the roller like things choice three the beef and cheese empanada if they have surprisingly Very very good Okay, but now it's very good. But on what tier are you putting that are you comparing this? Because the next thing is the McRib and if they don't have any of those things, I'm just not buying food at companies Okay, can I play this game too? Yeah, okay. I'm going into companies, right? Yeah, what are the top three things? I'm gonna get is that what we're doing? Yeah, okay Cumberland farm branded food items though. I
00:46:29
Speaker
Cumberland farm branded items. Yeah, okay. I'm gonna walk into the companies, right? I'm gonna go right to the cash register. Yeah, you're gonna get a 20 20 Roger. No, no 100% and I'm gonna say hi. Can you put 20 on pump five? All right
00:46:46
Speaker
No, no, no. Listen. I get Cumberland Farms gas, Cumberland Farms gas. At least get the cheese fries, you know what I'm saying? At least go get the cheese fries out of there. Oh, you're saying like the Aidy Caps cheese fries. Go get those. I thought you meant like cheese French fries. I'm walking in, give me a $20 scratcher, a pack of Newport Menthols and some cheese fries. Right. Hey. Oh, sorry. Quick tangent. How are you feeling this morning? Yeah. How's your headache?
00:47:10
Speaker
better. Do you feel the need to take that into the city? I'm going to take it and throw it in the first public garbage can I see or maybe just give it to somebody. I don't really know. It was not good. What did you think of it?
00:47:22
Speaker
You know, I wasn't too ecstatic about it, but I woke up this morning with this strange feeling that I needed to have more. All right. Were you in bed just like kind of itching? Were you just like, man, you know, like, I just need a little something to take off the edge. Yeah, I almost had like a like a feeling that if I didn't have it, then I was going to have a terrible day, you know. So I wake up first thing this morning and just quick one, two.
00:47:48
Speaker
When I texted you guys, I didn't just wake up at that point. I was already up for 30 minutes just ripping that in sick. Out on the back patio with a cup of espresso. That's it. That's beautiful. That's great. That's that was the that was the purpose of the purchase. Right. So I got one more controversial food. Whatever. I got I got another take. OK. After last night. Again, maybe you just need to order him a different way.
00:48:20
Speaker
Maybe I do it differently. I'm putting the frozen White Castle mini sliders over getting them from White Castle. Oh, the ones you can get in the store. Yes. I can't compare because I never had them. I never had them. The reason why I say that is because I'm not big on ketchup, like an overuse of ketchup in my burger, which I think those had. Okay.
00:48:46
Speaker
I'm so used to kind of oh not toasting the thing but like I put it in the microwave for an extra like couple seconds so that they're like a little bit crispier and those were just soggy. So I'm used to... Any burger you warm up would be soggy.
00:49:02
Speaker
No, no, when they're frozen, you heat them up for like 100 or like a minute 40. They end up being a little bit more like... Oh, the frozen ones. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Wait, hold on. So do you think that if you went to the store and you bought the regular ground meat, ground beef, and you threw a little seasoning on that, threw it in the pan, would that be better than the White Castle ones? 100%. So this is my dilemma here.
00:49:31
Speaker
If you're buying frozen White Castle patties, just get, and you're putting it in the microwave, you're cooking it, or you're doing whatever, just get the real fucking thing.
00:49:47
Speaker
I feel like he's going on the convenience angle. It's a minute 40. I have a minute 40. I have two burgers. But with no cleanup, by the way, I put them on a little paper plate. Yeah, that's all I got. I don't have to clean up. I get the convenience angle. I get that. I will say in the defense to the ketchup thing, too much ketchup. I'm I'm sure a baseline is very hard.
00:50:09
Speaker
to not put a lot of ketchup on such a small burger. I feel like no matter what dollop you put on there. But those those those when you go to get it, like it's a like it's a measured. Yeah, they just squeeze it out. But I feel like it's a small burger. Yeah, it's also like if they again, this is crazy, but it's like the blocks thing where if they put it like too much on like the right side, only one side is getting absolutely pounded by ketchup and the other side is dry.
00:50:35
Speaker
Yeah. Don't you hate that when you get like a McDouble and the cheese is basically on the paper? You know what I'm saying? Because they didn't build them. Because the cheese is the best part. It is. I'll take little little bites of that cheese. I'll like pick it off. You got the paper. So.
00:50:50
Speaker
The when I was in Pittsburgh late November, I went to the pens game and at the start of the second period, if they score within the first three minutes, everybody in the building gets free Big Macs and they scored. And so there were seven of us. So we had seven Big Macs. So you redeem it the next day. And so I went to the McDonald's not too far from that. Sarah's candy. And I went to go redeem it that morning because that's you know, my gig is like, listen, you give me seven free Big Macs. I'm getting all seven. Like obviously I'm not going to eat them all or this and that. But
00:51:19
Speaker
The lady was giving me such a hard time. She was like, you've got to order it on the app. I said, it says you just show the ticket. And she was giving me such a hard time. She's like, oh, but that's seven Big Macs. I go, yeah, no shit. I said that's why I'm here. You know, and just don't care if it takes longer. I know I'm getting excited. Like, I'm not the first person that walked in here showing me showing you tickets for free Big Mac. Like, she's giving me such a hard time, but she ended up doing it. And she's like, I'm sorry. It took so long. But I was on a mission to get to get my seven free Big Mac. They're free.
00:51:48
Speaker
And since now everything's mobile ticket because I did it once when I went to my first pens game years ago and they, you know, you printed out the paper ticket, they take it. And but now that everything's mobile ticket, I went to go catch my flight at the airport. I was so close to going to the McDonald's in the airport and getting seven more free mags. Yeah. OK, I don't know if I would get seven. I would get seven. I would have got I would have got one. Yeah. That is true. Yeah. But now they don't take tickets. And how do they know I redeemed it?
00:52:14
Speaker
And I could have went to the airport, the McDonald's right in the airport, right in the middle of all four terminals. And I would have just been like, I was at the game. You know, you guys qualified a redeemer. Give it to me. You know, I kind of thought that a couple of nights ago, I went to Wendy's after work and they have like, you know, it's like three dollars gets you the free junior, like a free junior Frosty for every single like purchase for like one year. Right. So I'm like, what's stopping you from just going to like four different Wendy's and getting four Frosty? Nothing. Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
00:52:43
Speaker
Because they don't scan the tag, they just see that you have the tag. So it's not like you scan, it's like, all right, one for the day gone. They're just going to check the tag and then give you one. That does take a lot more effort. I don't I don't know if I would do that for Junior Frosties, but I was like, what's stopping you from getting a bunch of Wendy's? You can't slowly work back the money that you lost. Nothing is nothing in this world. You know what I'm saying?
00:53:13
Speaker
We're slowly working it down. We're like $20 is $20. A dollar is a dollar. Nothing is nothing. Yeah, what's next? What's next? If it's freeze for me, I don't know.
00:53:24
Speaker
Sure. I guess that gets bumped back up over nothing is nothing. Yeah. Well, I'm just saying, you know, like you could you could scam the system. It's not really scamming. There's no restrictions. So you could just do it like that. You know, just go get a frosting and go to and go to another Wendy's. But there's only that one Wendy's in Waterbury, right? There's only that one.
Dining Preferences and Fashion
00:53:42
Speaker
Oh, there's there's one on Thomas Nav.
00:53:45
Speaker
There's one. There is one. I thought there was a Taco Bell. I only beat. There's a Taco Bell. Oh, there's one next time. That might be the only two Wendy's in Waterbury, but you know, there's the one in Southington. There's one in Bristol. I went to the other night. You're like, not the other night. Maybe like a month ago and I don't go often. San Marino for dinner. Pleasantly surprised. I didn't know that they have like house made pasta. Oh, yeah.
00:54:28
Speaker
Not pricey, pricey, but like it was a little more than what I wanted to spend on a pasta dish, but it was so worth it. I was pleasantly surprised. It was great. That wasn't your first time there, right? No, no. But what I'm saying is like, I feel like I mean, you worked there, but like it sounds bad, but I feel like this is like when we were younger, like San Marino was the restaurant that the old people went to.
00:54:35
Speaker
that like they make do they do they truly make it there do they get it from somewhere that house makes it
00:54:46
Speaker
It's still the restaurant that the old people and the old people go to. But now because like my parents are getting older, but now that they're getting older, like they're going a little more like as kids and stuff, we never really went. It's just not what we thought about. But now when they go with like other couples or this and that, like to go to San Marino and like, oh, maybe I should go to San Marino. And then I'm there. I was like, I should have known this earlier. This is pretty good. You know why?
00:55:07
Speaker
Spending a dinner for four is a less cost, a lot more than just getting for two. Yeah. That's probably why your parents are going to a nice restaurant. It's like, oh, we don't have to fucking feed our kids anymore. Right. This this one hundred and forty dollar bill just turned into a sixty dollar bill. Yeah. Yeah. It doesn't. No, honestly, you're right. Ain't that the truth? Your dad's like, that's so much John Deere apparel.
00:55:31
Speaker
He was another Carhartt t-shirt in the day. I called him that day and I and I found the John Deere t-shirts at Kohl's and it had the you know how the jerseys right like the football jerseys all that they have that you know like an official NFL. Yeah. And so so John. So John and it was nine ninety nine. So I told them I was like, oh, dude, I bought one. It was nine, nine, nine. He was like.
00:55:51
Speaker
Sometimes that shit's more expensive than jerseys and stuff. He's like, can you go out and buy me one? I said, yeah, I'll go out to different sizes, different colors, like if you want it, because he used to work for John Deere and then he used to get all the stuff and then they changed company, not change companies, but then they changed and all that. So that stuff is not as accessible.
00:56:08
Speaker
So he was like, give me one, give me one. And then I'm getting everybody one. And then we took that Christmas card. I don't think he saw the photo. I have to show it to him. No, you have to show it to him. And then I found the dog collar at Tractor Supply Company because I was there for something because Michael Angel. John Deere dog collar. But it was so fitting. But I was because Michael Angel and his wife have chickens. So I was like, I'm going to go over there and get stuff for the chickens for them. And then that's when I found it.
00:56:29
Speaker
But yeah, apparently that stuff is like, you know, when it's so authenticated, it's expensive. Like, but we know that we buy jerseys and all that stuff. You know, the stuff car heart can get expensive too if you're not buying it, like definitely clearance and stuff. But that stuff is good. Like it's good quality. You know what I'm saying? Like you get what you pay for. Oh, yeah. For a reason. I own like 19 Carhartt t-shirts. Go to make a bunch. A bunch in like the same color. Yeah. Like I have like four black Carhartt t-shirts.
00:56:55
Speaker
But it works it works. It's broken. Don't fix it. Yeah Mickey Finn's has them for good prices and stuff like that. So Yeah, I mean, that's where we got our man. I've really never heard of that place until you brought it up. Yeah So I was I'm so used to going to like the work The work section sign because they have two buildings one of them was like the regular apparel then one of those like the workman section But I just went to the workman section with my dad, you know I'm saying
00:57:18
Speaker
And then I was just like one day out of the blue, I was just like, let me go on the other side. And I was like, oh, my God, this is nice. I got like North Face jacket. They still have, you know, Levi's jeans, like polo, Ralph Lauren, Ed Hart. They're still selling Ed Hardy. I think that's coming back. That's crazy. The sneaker selection is not is not, dude. So I was just like so taken back. They have nice watches there. I couldn't believe it. Make you friends. Free shout out. Give us get us get us some sponsorship, you know.
00:57:45
Speaker
So I'm glad the track suits worked out. I'm glad we did it. Yeah. I think we should do it more often. It'll get used. I don't know. Well, it will get you. You know what? But that's like an all seriousness. That's kind of like a casual. You know, like if I if you stop by your parents, you know, like if you're ever in town or something, like if I stop by my parents, like I'm not doing a get up, you know, just put on a little pants, a little to put a little shirt, call it a day, you know. But if you got it, use it if you got a flaunt, you know, I think.
00:58:12
Speaker
You smoke them, got them. I probably will never use it as the two piece said it is, but I will use like the sweatpants. You either use the pants or use the jacket with some jeans or something like that. You know, very interchangeable. Mike, I feel like your personality invokes this. Like the tracksuit is like just, you know, puts your personality in a bow so well that if you went out and you wore that tracksuit, people would be like, yeah.
00:58:40
Speaker
That's attractive. You know, because let me tell you, nobody's bold enough to do it. Nobody's bold enough to go out there and do your day to day life or go out to the bar or separately and attractive. And somebody has to do it. And I don't want to be that guy. But if I have to be that guy, I'll do it. I think it's because everyone's wearing Nike techs now. Like a different type of tracksuit. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's a little bit more fashionable.
00:59:03
Speaker
I be just went on like I got an email from her high school and they are doing like a fundraiser for apparel Nike Tech. They have like Nike Tech stuff that they're selling. That's pretty cool with their high school logo on it. They buy anything. No, I didn't. But I was like, you should get high. No, he was like, you know, we're doing Nike Tech. I think I'd buy Nike Tech. I would. That sounds fine. I still.
00:59:31
Speaker
I still have my sweatpants, like my wall. I saw your ball. I saw your baseball hat. I would 100 percent wear Nike Tech. Woke at Eagles tracksuit. Listen, if they were smart, that's what they would do. So you're telling me you wouldn't wear the 1999 Mickey Finns tracksuit, but you would wear the $60 branded Nike.
High School Nostalgia and Reunions
00:59:50
Speaker
Yes. Woke at high school. That's right. Get the Nike Tech, bro. Would you wear it at the Woke at Cumberland Farms and get yourself a roller dog or? Yeah, he's in it, you know.
00:59:59
Speaker
that's nuts that's where's you know you said this earlier and on the episode i'm so glad where's the line you know i want to know where the line is on what you would do and what you would not do that's it yeah i don't have to have a reason i'm just saying i would do it
01:00:14
Speaker
It would it would end up being kind of like cringe like going to the wolcott comebies and then in a wolcott eagles like Nike tech It would be like oh, yeah, that's never left high school, but that's like not uncommon. It's not uncommon for a wolcott Yeah, that's what I'm saying. Yeah, it's like the same people wearing letterman jackets still let me ask you a question and I and I think we all would agree on the answer on this but let me ask you something like
01:00:36
Speaker
Not that it was ever anything important to us, but like I wanted to catch up on the high school Thanksgiving football games like just to see right because it's a will get Holy Cross is that I guess they got smacked this year and I don't really know much about it, but like is it at what time like how many years after graduating high school is it weird to like go to like the Thanksgiving Day game?
01:01:00
Speaker
Like we weren't avid like football like high school football fans like watching our team when we were in high school. You know, but we went after we went to a couple of games of this and that. But like how long like what's the mark until it's like, all right, buddy, like what are you doing? Just pulling a number out of my ass. I would say five.
01:01:17
Speaker
I was going to say three because we went to the two after we graduated high school, but we were also living. But we also know we still know the thing is knowing people. I don't think it's like that big of a stretch if you're like eight years out of high school, but you have a younger brother in his senior year playing, you know, you can go to that. But like if you're saying no affiliation with the team, no affiliation with any of the staff or whatever, just going to the high school to watch a high school game.
01:01:43
Speaker
pedophile status. That's what I was going to say. It's pretty weird if if you have no attachment to anyone in that like building or on the field, I think it's a little bit weird after like the third or fourth year.
01:01:56
Speaker
I saw a video the other day of a guy that was like vlogging or something, and he was at his high school, and he was in his 30s, right? And he was like telling everybody, he was parked there, it was after school hours, and he was like pointing at the school and talking about like, yeah, I used to do this here, I used to play baseball here, and he's like, I never really played football, he's like, but I see they're playing football over there, and he's like pointing out all these different things, like after school programs that are happening, and as he was talking, he paused, he's like,
01:02:35
Speaker
He's like, I got to go. There's no reason for me to be here right now. It's one thing. I think the time can get a little bit extended if you played football, I guess. Yeah. And like if you like if there is someone on the step, which I guess, again, kind of negates what I said, like if you know someone on staff, like if your coach is still the coach, you go back like eight or nine years later.
01:02:46
Speaker
What am I doing? He's like, the cops could show up at any time and I would have no explanation for why.
01:02:57
Speaker
That's not as it's still semi-weird if you like show up and like are trying to like talk to the play. Like if you're just going there to like talk to the coach or whatever, but like if you're trying to like talk to the players and be like, you know, man, back in my day, I ran for a thousand yards one season and I see a lot of potential in you. Yeah, that's weird. The Al Bundy was like four touchdowns. Yeah, that's it. But like if you live in a small town that might be seen as like. Cool.
01:03:25
Speaker
I guess. Right? I don't know. What else are you going to do? I just feel like stay home and like do real adult shit. Maybe. I don't know. I just feel like number one, I went I went to the high school at the last graduation because I knew somebody was graduating. So it was it was 10 years since we graduated and it all looked the same. But it was just really weird. You know what I'm saying? Like it was just it was cool to see like
01:03:51
Speaker
It was just cool to just kind of go back and say like oh, you know Not much has changed like I we walked past my locker that I had and then I actually saw the music teacher Mr. Clement So we talked for a little bit and I was like, can I just go in the music room? Like I just want to like see it You know I'm saying like if anything changed so he let me which was cool But it was also just kind of like a weird moment Because it was just like I'm way too old to be in here Like I'm like there I have no reason to be like I had a reason to be in there But I was like I have no reason to be in here change though. Like is it different?
01:04:21
Speaker
I mean, with the teachers is that the music department's a little different. They like renovated shortly after we left. And I and I knew that set up. But a lot of it's very the same, but not not much. But I think it's just like number one, I just felt like too old being there. And number two, I just feel like because generations are different. I was just like, these kids are kind of weird. I was just like, I was like, these kids are like, you know, like I'm like, these kids are in high school. I'm like, this is crazy. You know, they looked younger.
01:04:51
Speaker
yeah like they just look younger like they you know like remember when it was like a big deal that we were able to drive you know like oh my god we could drive to school and stuff i guess like kids now like just don't want to drive or like don't care about driving do you know about this no i don't know if like your your brother's like friends or anything well it took my i mean my brother's just a little bit older than them but it took him like till he was out of
01:05:11
Speaker
but like he was like 20 when he got his
01:05:30
Speaker
OK, but remember when remember when we were in high school, like 10 years ago, like football was a thing or the sensational seven or remember that the sensational seven and they were always pushing and they could never get over the hump into the playoffs. You know, I remember the football being good was the sensational. I think that was more of like my sister's grade when it was like, you know, that they had these those last name for themselves. Yeah, they really did. It was crazy.
01:05:50
Speaker
But like now, like I just don't think like kid like I know there's people who like football and sports like I just don't feel like people are that big into it because I was surprised that they got smacked. I was like football used to be like we'll get used to be like football central. You know, that's what everybody lived and breathed. Not just like I feel like they got smacked in their record. It sucks because they weren't even that good when they were like, oh, we fucking love football. Yeah. Like they were just OK. They were competitive. They were winning. Like they've won title. They went to the playoffs or whatever. But like it's not like
01:06:20
Speaker
It's like, yeah, like, no, it wasn't a big winning school or senior year game because I was in the band. So I was there. We should have won that game. I remember that one. Is that the one where they threw a Hail Mary at the end of the game and got tipped at the goal line? Yeah, that was hilarious. Yeah. Yeah. But other than that, I remember the rest. But like it was it was it was cool to go back just to see like, oh, nothing's changed all the same. But it's also like
01:06:47
Speaker
The generation was just so different. I was like, these kids are like 12 in my eyes. But that's how it goes. That's how the people that were older than us felt. We're going to be 30. Speaking of, we never had a reunion.
01:07:00
Speaker
Yeah, I mean, look at the dipshits that I mean, hold on, they may be listening. They're not listening. And I'm fine with that. I don't even know. Truthfully, I don't even know who coordinates that. Yeah, I won't. I won't say the name. Yeah, I can't. No, I know. We're not going to talk. I don't even know. Like, I know, like, I'm sorry, I don't mean to cut you up, but like, I know that the year before, like somebody was very adamant and I don't know who it was in like 10 year reunion, this and that, because Michael Angel went a few people I know when.
01:07:25
Speaker
And they were very adamant, 10 year reunion, we're doing it. And then it went to our grade, and I don't know who's responsible for it, but what happened to it? Are we at 10 years? This year was 10 years. This year was 10. So what I'll say is the two people who are president and vice president, because I have inside info, because I know a friend of one of the people who was on whatever that is, executive board or whatnot. But basically, the two that are at the top
01:07:55
Speaker
asked the treasurer to like plan the whole thing for the reunion and she was like yeah I can't do that like I'm having a child like I'm oh I know who you're talking about yeah there they were like yeah can you plan it for us and she was like no like I have a kid yeah why can't you guys do it
01:08:13
Speaker
that's why I just never got done I'll tell you after no I know that but I'm trying to no no no we're not gonna say names on it don't know but I'm trying to think of who the hell had who was the treasure but basically that's what they they put it they try to put it in her hands and she was like no I have a life you guys she's like I get that you guys also have a life but like
01:08:37
Speaker
I have a child pregnant with a child and have it like we'll have a newborn. Yeah. I'm not going to be the one was justified immediately after high school or no. We're talking about this year. Yeah. OK. Yeah. OK. Because they tried to do it for the 10 year reunion and that's why we just didn't have one. And somebody was OK.
01:08:56
Speaker
Oh, OK, I feel like I may know. Yeah, I thought you were saying immediately after high school, they're trying to plan a 10 year and somebody's like, yo, I'm pregnant. I was like, what? No, no, no. So there were people in high school that were pregnant. Yes, yes, pretty fast. But that was like, who was the secretary that was pregnant? But that makes sense 10 years later. Yeah.
01:09:12
Speaker
Yeah, I don't know if we'll have one anytime soon. I don't think you're not gonna have an 11-year reunion like no, it'll be 15 or 20 But doesn't let me ask you this and I talk about this with my dad all the time because he gets the you know The 30 years and this and that he doesn't go right obviously because he lives 500 miles away but like doesn't social media kind of killed the point of a
01:09:34
Speaker
My dad obviously graduated high school in his suburb of Pittsburgh, left home at 18, didn't go back. So like that's a little different if he wanted to go because, you know, to catch up with this and that, which he won't. And that's fine. But like he doesn't have social media to catch up with these people. Like I already kind of know what these people are doing. You know what I'm saying? Frankly, like hate to be harsh.
01:09:55
Speaker
I don't care. Well, that's the I don't care if you're not in my life I cut you out for you know a reason or there are some people that I still wish that I could connect with Right and and moving hurt that right but for the majority if I'm not talking to you
01:10:10
Speaker
Yeah, and that's just the way it actually goes. That's how it actually goes. You know, you don't catch up, you don't catch up. But like, in retrospect, like, OK, we get in a room with these people, but like, I already have some idea of what you're up to. You know, so what are we really going to talk about sports? Yeah, your life is on a screen as it is. Yeah. You know.
01:10:30
Speaker
So it's different. Like, you know, my dad, who I think graduated in 83 and then left home. So like, that's different. And I understand that, you know, I'm saying. And even those people in his class may have social media and get together and blah, blah, blah. But like for us, it was like we kind of knew what everybody was doing all along, even when we were in school, when we went out of school up until now. So it's like, what are we really going to reminisce about? Like the music, you know what I'm saying? Like what was hot then? No, you just end up talking about like high school stories. And at that point, I feel like that's kind of sad.
01:10:58
Speaker
You talk about high school stories or 10 years. The more toxic thing is people try to compare each other's lives and what they're doing. 100 percent. Yeah. 100 percent. Because at this point, if they did a 10 year one, I might have gone, dude, 20 year one. I'm not I'm not I'm not going. But like, what do you really like? Unless I get really famous. Yeah. Like I win the lottery. All right. All right. Join a podcast takes off. We start touring. We're going on the road. Look, we're already in Queens, New York.
01:11:27
Speaker
This is Austin's apartment. Yeah, we're taking on the road for us. We're taking it to Pittsburgh We're gonna do it. We're gonna do it in my grandmother's apartment There may be Hallmark movies in the background, but just let it rock. Do you know what I'm saying? We're Christmas carolers, but we just bring the podcast set up in front of somebody's house It's the worst possible thing you could do I love it
01:11:52
Speaker
I don't know. I just like what are you supposed to do? Like, I mean, and then then you see people like what do I want to do? Run into an axe? You know what I'm saying? It's like that's not what I'm here to do. You know, so it's like it's it might be interesting.
01:12:05
Speaker
But how interesting, like how long you entertain it? You know what I'm saying? Five minutes. Yeah, you know, two minutes. But I don't want to do it. I want to do it for zero minutes. You know what I'm saying? And not in a bad way, but I feel like it's almost a rite of passage. You know, hey, how's it going? I know this is awkward. I also don't really want to talk to you. I did some stupid things. You did some stupid things.
01:12:26
Speaker
Yeah. See you later. You're going to run into one of your exes at my wedding at some point. I already ran into one of them at your sister's wedding. You know what I'm saying? And it was fine. Obviously, obviously, you know, which was fine. I thought I thought it was I thought it was good. You know, time passes and things move on and natural happens. You know, there's no bad blood. So so be it. But it's also just like.
01:12:47
Speaker
What are we going to shoot the shit on? You know what I'm saying? Especially at a high school reunion. It's one thing if you bump into somebody, right? Like you guys in the room or like I've I've I've bumped into and I mean, yeah, like and that's fine. Like, but like, what do we shoot the shot at a reunion specifically? I bump into I bump into an accent at your sister's wedding. OK, we talk. We catch up. So be it. I bump into the same accent your wedding. OK, we talk. So be like, you know, we just reminisce of what the past couple of years have been. What do we talk about at a high school reunion? Just like.
01:13:16
Speaker
Our time. It's the same thing. It's like, oh, yeah, what are you up to? Oh, I do X, Y and Z and blah, blah, blah, blah. I live here. I do this. Oh, that's awesome. I think then you get the same spiel and that's it. Yeah, I think you're overthinking it. This is like if it's a two or two hour thing, three hour thing, I'm there for 30 minutes. I talk to the people that I want to talk to. Hey, how's it going? What are you doing? Oh, yeah, I saw you went to this place on Instagram, but about about see you later. Yeah.
01:13:41
Speaker
No, no, no, no, I get that. I get that. But like the point of the high school reunion is to like pictures that is isn't it to reminisce about high school? Like I'm not here to reminisce about that kind of the 10 year one is for that. The 20 year one is to see who's gotten divorced. Oh, yeah. And to see who becomes your second wife or husband. Oh, that's right. You know, because you couldn't meet them there and you'd be like, I just I never took the right opportunity with you. And yeah, you use it just just to throw raise. Have you ever got hit with that?
01:14:10
Speaker
What? Any of you guys ever got hit with one of those where it was like somebody hit you up and it's just like I should have took a chance or this and that? No, dude. You kidding me? Ever. You have ever bringing it up? No, I just ask you like as a general question, like, does that happen often or does that not happen as often as it's portrayed? I think it's the men who usually are the ones saying that. Three a.m. you up. If I texted any any ex of mine, they'd be like smartest decision I ever made in my life.
01:14:38
Speaker
First of all, who do you think you are? Stay strong, King. You didn't do nothing wrong. That's right. Listen, I got your back at the reunion. Stay strong, King. Dude. You did nothing wrong. They weren't right for you. That's simple. Reunion at this point out the window for me. No, we're not going to work. We're not going to work. It makes no sense to go. You just catch up on social media. And that's just what it is. Yeah. If I wanted to talk to anyone from high school, I could do it if I actually wanted to. Yep.
01:15:08
Speaker
Everyone that I want to talk to is someone I already talked to. I think it's you two. One more. And maybe somebody from a grade below, I think is really maybe one more. But like, obviously, you two and one more are the ones who like I actually catch up on. And then the other two, like if I catch them in passing or like a text out of the blue or something like that. And that's that's really it. But other than that,
01:15:33
Speaker
Don't really think there's anybody else that's that holds still like I don't want to say value or significance But like that holds the strength in my life like that. There's somebody There's somebody out there that you're forgetting about right now. I'm sure He probably means me
01:15:56
Speaker
I'm not saying anybody in specific. I'm just saying. Oh, there may be one. There may be one person. Son of a bitch forgot about. That's it. I thought we were friends and now we're definitely not friends. You know what? Catch me at the catch me at the high school reunion. Yeah. Yeah. Have fun with that.
Casual Conversations and Life Choices
01:16:11
Speaker
Damn. Listen, big stealer win tonight. That's all we need. That's. Yeah. You put you got to put money down on that. No. I put money on the Ravens. No. Five dollars on the Ravens each.
01:16:25
Speaker
No, I got my I got my pool going tomorrow. That's all you, buddy. And it's not me. How do we how do we outro this bitch? Yeah, I was going to say. Chilly, baby, back. Oh, my baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby. Chilly. I don't know why we haven't got the dollar reader yet from Applebee's. I told you I'm doing that.
01:16:54
Speaker
I told you, if it's not strawberry daiquiri, I don't want it. But it's the same thing. Like, it's not a good option, but it's an option available. Of course, it's not going to be good. Mike, I don't want you to settle in life. Yeah. Oh, buddy, let me news news flash. We may be there. All right. Jesus. All right. On that note, guys, we'll see you next week.