929. - Chris & Jason

Speaker A: All right, uh, this episode of How Long Gone is brought to you by Stateside with Kai and Carter, a new podcast from The Guardian. And they are using this podcast to slow down the news and wrestle with the questions that we all have about what's happening in the world. And they do it 3 times a week. Jason, does that sound familiar to you? Speaker B: We don't really talk about, you know, a lot of international global news items and climates and cultures and sports and things like that. We do talk about fashion and wellness, but for everything else, Kai and Carter are a great place.

Speaker A: All right, so who couldn't use more news? Listen wherever you get your podcasts or watch on YouTube. How long gone? We're a super nimble team. Chris Black and them jeans coming to you one-on-one. A special blessing for the real heads. A midweek Uh, a tap-in Thursday. Speaker B: Sometimes our guest cancels and we get sad. Sometimes our guest cancels and I get happy. Speaker A: It just depends on how I'm feeling. It's a mental state. Speaker B: That's not a shot to the guest. That's all just my, my personal mental, you know what I mean, what I'm dealing with right now in the world.

Speaker A: Of course. And I know you're dealing with a lot. I mean, we all— we're all dealing with a lot. I actually— Speaker B: the new Strokes album is 28 minutes, so I guess I'm just supposed to be normal. Speaker A: Is it actually 28 minutes? Speaker B: Yeah, 9 songs, 28 minutes. Speaker A: I'm worried that Richard Prince cover art. It's gonna be the best thing about it. Speaker B: I think it'll have 3 songs that are gonna be sick. Speaker B: the new Strokes album is 28 minutes, so I guess I'm just supposed to be normal.

Speaker A: Is it actually 28 minutes? Speaker B: Yeah, 9 songs, 28 minutes. Speaker A: I'm worried that Richard Prince cover art. It's gonna be the best thing about it. Speaker B: I think it'll have 3 songs that are gonna be sick. Speaker A: I just don't know. Do you think this is— Speaker B: put a pin in that. Speaker A: Okay. All right. Speaker B: No, let's not. Speaker A: I mean, I think the whole point of this show is not putting a pin in things, but what is it?

Speaker B: Well, it sounded like you were about to talk about something, and then I'd made my little Strokes joke. Speaker A: No, your strokes. Speaker B: And I didn't want to— I didn't want to derail you. Speaker A: We can— we can get to my important stuff. I'm learning the New York Post at any point, but I— I think that the, um, This, this, I, this Strokes record feels like somebody owes money to somebody. Speaker B: You mean like, like child support, divorce, alimony kind of thing? Speaker A: Child support, divorce.

And I'm not, no shade. Speaker B: I mean, if you got, you're not talking about like an Offset kind of way? I'm not talking about me like, I, I owe, I owe Binion's Horseshoe $4,800 after owing, after my streak went down. Speaker A: Owing a fucking casino in Detroit $100,000 is one of the darkest things I've ever heard in my entire life. But no, I think that the The Strokes, I'm just— it's not looking promising to me. Speaker B: Did you listen to the new song, the new single, Going Shopping?

Which seems like it was— yeah, it's the title. It's sort of made for my wife. Speaker A: There's too much guitar, there's too much noodling. It's just noodle, noodle, noodle, noodle, which is, you know, it's— I don't— it's fine. It's, it's, it's like the A. song. It's fine. I'm not like angered by it, but I'm never gonna listen to it. Speaker B: I guess maybe some people seem to be a little torn. They're excited about it because, you know, exciting but a little upset that— is this going to be a Voidz album with the Strokes logo on?

Speaker B: I guess maybe some people seem to be a little torn. They're excited about it because, you know, exciting but a little upset that— is this going to be a Voidz album with the Strokes logo on? Speaker A: I mean, I mean, I couldn't tell you. Speaker B: Is it— is it— is the Strokes album void of Strokes? Speaker A: I couldn't tell you because I've never heard the Voidz and most of you haven't either. So I don't know if there's anything. Speaker B: I mean, is this a long game by that viral marketing company to get us to go back and listen to Voidz records to— there's no amount of A/B comp them like what they're doing with Sky and Charlie.

Speaker A: There's no amount of money you could dump into marketing to get people to listen to the Voidz. I think that is a— that's something that I think the, the voids being bad is something the world sort of universally agrees on, which is, which is, is shocking, but I do think it brings us together. Speaker B: Yeah. And also, you know, being able to have a pet project like that in a recession like this, you know, good for, good for Julian and his, uh, future wealth building. I'm sure— Speaker A: I don't think Julian's affected by the global markets, uh, in the way— Speaker B: exactly, because of his hard work.

Speaker A: And yeah, the only global markets he's, he's going to be involved in is if raise the prices of the morning-after pill. So hopefully he's good. Hopefully they— hopefully they keep that. Speaker B: All right, well, that's hopefully com is the website. I don't really know. Speaker A: Hope they keep those prices down. Love you guys though. Speaker B: Legend. I was like, where are we gonna clip this episode? Oh, the episode is the clip. We're all done. Speaker A: Legends. Uh, no, I was— before, before we got on, I was reading, um, a New York Post story.

Speaker A: Hope they keep those prices down. Love you guys though. Speaker B: Legend. I was like, where are we gonna clip this episode? Oh, the episode is the clip. We're all done. Speaker A: Legends. Uh, no, I was— before, before we got on, I was reading, um, a New York Post story. Speaker B: Yeah, 6 months ago he's like, I bought a bunch of gold, bunch of Plan B, just kind of like getting ready for, you know, whatever will happen, just kind of hedging my bets. Speaker A: His, his his cave is water and Plan B and gold bars.

There's no other— not even water. Speaker B: Probably just open up the fridge. You want something to drink, babe? Speaker A: Are you thirsty? Speaker B: I mean, the Uber's on its way, but if you're thirsty, it's agua mineral, Plan B, and some David bars, but only the fudge ones, no milk. What? Speaker A: Okay, whatever you say. Whatever you say. Oh man, the straw. I just— I don't think people— I don't know. I mean, I guess you— I guess you— I guess anyone that is playing Coachella feels like they have to do something to capitalize on the moment, which I, I do understand from a, a money, money-making— Speaker B: something beyond make a billboard or a new hoodie design, something that's a little more, if we're going to do it, we want to really build a, a comprehensive 48-month strategy around this.

Speaker A: My favorite, my favorite Coachella thing every year is that people buy Coachella merch that just says Coachella. Like you're like, you're just, you're, are you a fan of music? Are you a fan of the headliners? I'm just, hey man, I'm just a fan of the music festival Coachella. When you drive around LA, we've talked about this before, but it really is fascinating. When you drive around LA, you see the Coachella sticker on the back of the car. Speaker B: Nissan Leaf got that 2011 Coachella sticker. Speaker A: It's unbelievable that you applied a Coachella decal to the back of your Sentra.

To let people know. What are you saying? You're a fan of this singular music festival in the desert? It says nothing about— it says less about you than, than any— it's crazy to me. It really feels like a statement. Speaker B: I think if you're one of those people, because people will attach identities to festivals, but also Coachella has been going on for so long, they'll attach identities to separate, uh, stages and tents. Speaker A: Sure. Speaker B: So like if somebody says like, oh, I'm a Yuma tent baddie, whatever, like that's the indoor tent where we went and saw Won Peggy Goo last year, the year before, remember, in the rave tent.

There are people who the only thing, like, that's their Burning Man, that's their Kentucky Derby, that's their whatever. Like, they go and they spend all day in there. And if, if them and the other, you know, 14,000 people in there who are in line trying to get in, if you could find someone who's also one of those people, then you can really maybe start a new life with them or have a new best friend or whatever. Speaker A: Oh, I see. So you're saying if you drill it down a little bit and you find a different, like, I'm a Sahara guy, I'm looking for my Sahara chick.

Speaker B: Exactly. Speaker A: You could maybe, you could find something serious out there. Speaker B: Sounds like a Nav lyric. But yeah, Nav on the brain a lot lately for me, considering I don't listen to a single one of his songs. I couldn't name a single song of his. Speaker A: Much like the Voids, I ain't never heard Nav's voice. Bless my AirPod Max 2s. Speaker A: Much like the Voids, I ain't never heard Nav's voice. Bless my AirPod Max 2s. Speaker B: Isn't it cool that the business of Nav just, you know, 40x's the Voids?

Speaker A: That's— oh, Nav is huge. Nav is low-key huge, right? Speaker B: And he don't got to pay all those little bearded guys 350 every night for the show, you know what I mean? He does all— Speaker A: no, he's got, he's got bearded guys too. Their beards are just lined up. Their beards are just like— Speaker B: they're, they're bearded guys, but instead of saying like, where's all the PBR, they're saying, uh, where do I put my prayer rug to face Mecca? Speaker A: Yeah, yeah, it's a totally different thing in Nav's green room.

Imagine, I wonder what that smells like. Duty Free mixed with the hookah mixed with what alcohol? Speaker B: Well, I guess the real question is if, if Julian Casablancas smoke hookah, what flavor would he be? Speaker A: Oh wow. Speaker B: I mean, not— I mean, it's sort of on the tails of what vegetable or fruit would you be after last— the last episode. Speaker A: Oh yeah, yeah. Speaker B: We should, you know, because they're like, we got to develop our own rose edible flavor with a, you know, a curious tangerine or a squirrel tarragon jam, whatever.

We need the how long gone, you know, Frog Hollow Farms hashish, you know, collab. We're selling little bricks. Speaker A: Somebody out— somebody, somebody posted on Close Friends. I don't remember who. Speaker B: It's a real Asian pad, bro. Speaker A: I don't know who it was, but they were— they got— they had gotten like an email or a text from their local smoke shop saying that their flavor of vape was back in stock. Oh, who was that? Speaker B: Yeah, that was a friend of the show. Speaker A: It was so funny.

Killed me. I was like, damn, bro, you really do. Speaker B: It's a real Asian pad, bro. Speaker A: I don't know who it was, but they were— they got— they had gotten like an email or a text from their local smoke shop saying that their flavor of vape was back in stock. Oh, who was that? Speaker B: Yeah, that was a friend of the show. Speaker A: It was so funny. Killed me. I was like, damn, bro, you really do. Speaker B: Because certain Zyn flavors are sought after, like the Mango Juul pod or whatever, you know.

So when there's— when there's a walk shortage or whatever it might— you know, activists thought it was a drought, and then somebody somewhere in North Hollywood, you know, a little shipment may have dropped off the truck, you know, you feel me? That kind of thing. Speaker A: Sure. Speaker B: When you got to put the word out, like, uh, like you're on HBO's The Wire. Speaker A: Yeah. When the, when the pack lands, I, I didn't, I didn't, I just didn't realize that prices in is going up because I'm so not tapped into that culture, to, to smoke shop culture.

I wasn't, I didn't realize that these flavors— Speaker B: let me be your shirt— Speaker A: like, I didn't know people were buying the case like they were ripping packs. Like, I didn't know it was, you know what I mean? I didn't know it was Pokémon style, you gotta buy 12 at a time. If you want to have blue ice mango yellow on deck all the time. Speaker B: Yeah, I'm not doing just these little 3.5s, bro. We're doing QPs at least. Speaker A: I wonder how hard it is to make— if Tucker Carlson can make Zen, do you think we could?

Speaker B: Probably, but I don't know. We— I would like to have a little more quality control of the product than he would, just from my culinary background. Speaker A: I don't— I, I don't think— I don't think you can speak like that about Tucker's product if you've never tried it. I think that's just— I think that's unfair of you. Speaker B: I agree with you. I agree with you. Speaker A: I'm not saying it's good. I've never tried it, but I'm saying, who knows, Tucker be a QC freak. Speaker A: I don't— I, I don't think— I don't think you can speak like that about Tucker's product if you've never tried it.

I think that's just— I think that's unfair of you. Speaker B: I agree with you. I agree with you. Speaker A: I'm not saying it's good. I've never tried it, but I'm saying, who knows, Tucker be a QC freak. Speaker B: It's true, he could be. Speaker A: He could— I mean, he fucking— he's in all fucking day, he's got to be trying it, you know. Speaker B: I guess you're right. Yeah, I don't know if he's doing real— all the lab testing results and things like that, but yeah, I mean, I wouldn't put it past him to care about— Speaker A: I don't think he's in those— I don't think— I don't think he's in the— I don't think he's in the test kitchen, but I think he's— I think he's tucking some pouches in the lip.

Speaker B: Yuzu citrus, that's not bad. Speaker A: Wait, hold on, yuzu— I don't know, hold on, I don't know if we can do all that now. Speaker B: Speaking of, of, of Tucker, there— I remember a couple weeks ago when, when, uh, the the guy on SNL was doing the Tucker impression and everyone was saying he stole that. Yeah, from Nick Mullen from Comptown. And now I think that was the first time I've ever seen people upset or like give ownership of an impression of somebody else to somebody else, you know.

Speaker A: Yeah, I'm not sure I really, uh, stand for that. I mean, I don't know how you can be— I don't really know how you can be like, well, this impress— like, it's all coming from the same source, so I'm not sure how— how— unless they were very particular ticks that Nick— I mean, I've never seen Nick Mullens' work, but if he was adding some real sauce to it, I don't— it just doesn't really make sense to me. Speaker B: Yeah, I mean, and if you think Nick's impression of Tucker Carlson is better, then enjoy his.

But I guess, you know, one person is on TV and one person isn't, so you get a little upset. Speaker B: Yeah, I mean, and if you think Nick's impression of Tucker Carlson is better, then enjoy his. But I guess, you know, one person is on TV and one person isn't, so you get a little upset. Speaker A: That's, that's not because of the impressions. That's probably because some other stuff, you know. Speaker B: It's not because of the impressions. That's true. But this— Speaker A: thank you for bringing up SNL because I was bitching in the group chat earlier because, bro, I, I fucking— I'm, you know, you know, I'm an SNL— I'm a fucking— I'm an old— I'm an unc.

I I love SNL. We talk about all the time on this podcast. I, I have listened to the Lorne Lore for decades. I had the best of DVDs, you know, when I was 22. But bro, I can't even— Speaker B: the Chris Farley, I had them all, bro. Speaker A: I told you, I've said this before and I hate to admit it. Jim, uh, excuse me, Jimmy Fallon, best one. Speaker B: Unbelievable. Speaker A: Unbelievable. It's unbelievable. Speaker B: You got the Jimmy Fallon, that one, you moved it out of the SNL section and it's right next to the Chris Cunningham and the Spike Jonze DVDs.

We gotta move it up a shelf. Speaker A: I keep my DVD and Blu-ray collection is, is quite small. It's a tight edit, but those 4 have made it. But no, I just— I was listening to, to Matt Bellini and on his pod The Town, and he was interviewing, he was interviewing the guy who directed this new Lorne Michaels documentary, um, and I could— I felt like I could see Bellini's dick get hard talking about Lorne in this way that— and I, I used to be like that. I used to be on chub for Lorne lore too.

But I think after all of this time and all of this information we have and all of the specials and all of the, you know, the podcast, the blah, blah, blah, there's nothing left to say. I don't think there's anything left. I think that literally it has been mined and there's nothing left to gain. The fields can't be turned over again. Speaker B: All the pomegranate seeds, the pomegranate seeds have no more juice to give. Speaker A: The soil is barren. I'm just like, dude, this guy is a freak. Who doesn't give anybody a real glimpse into his personality, and it's worked so well for so long.

But I think maybe at this point no one's ever going to see it, so what are we doing? You know what I mean? That's kind of where I'm at with it. Speaker B: No, no, luckily they made sure to do a theatrical release to make sure everyone will see this. Speaker A: Like, no one's gonna see— there's a, there's a, there's a 750-page book, there's 10 years of Marc Maron, there's, there's a 3 and a half— there's a 3-hour documentary by a very talented guy. Speaker B: Like, it's, you know, like 5 different documentaries.

Speaker A: Yeah, it's— but it's like, I don't know like unprecedented access to him acting the same way he's always acted. I just don't really— I just don't know if there's anything left. And I don't know if the heads even want this anymore unless they are literal, like, Hollywood freaks who cannot get enough. Like, I don't know who this is for at a certain point. Also because the show is, like, I think considered by most to be the worst it's ever been, which, which doesn't help sell a documentary about its— about its creator and mastermind.

Speaker B: Yeah. And then right when that happens, the UK spin-off comes out, and many saying it is, it is better. It's got more teeth. You can, you can say fuck and shit and cum. And I kind of agree. What do you think? Speaker A: I can't see it, so I don't know. They don't have like, there's like 3 clips. Speaker B: It's on Peacock. Oh, you can't— Speaker A: oh, I don't have Peacock. But the, the clips, the clips not being on it on YouTube is crazy. Speaker B: Do you want me to add you onto my account?

Speaker A: I can't see it, so I don't know. They don't have like, there's like 3 clips. Speaker B: It's on Peacock. Oh, you can't— Speaker A: oh, I don't have Peacock. But the, the clips, the clips not being on it on YouTube is crazy. Speaker B: Do you want me to add you onto my account? Speaker A: That'd be great. I mean, I don't— I'm sure there's some stuff really easy with the Samsung smart home system. Speaker B: We'll talk offline. Speaker A: I'm sure it is. Uh, I didn't know that.

Speaker B: I just got a new TV yesterday and I installed it on my wall. It took me about 14 seconds. Speaker A: Oh, okay. Big dick. All right. Speaker B: Setup was a snap. I just wanted to rub it in because you're always having TV mounting problems. Speaker A: Did you hire— did you hire— did you hire yourself on TaskRabbit or did you do this for free? Speaker B: My wife hired me to buy it and install it. Speaker A: It'd be really cool. It'd be really cool if you made Carol— if you made Carolyn— your kink was her hiring you as a TaskRabbit so you could show up to the house and like fix stuff.

Speaker B: That's a really good idea. That's a really good idea. I mean, in the not too distant future, I don't see that being too much of an act of fantasy or fiction. I think that's just where we're going to be. I think that may already exist at this very moment. Speaker A: You're like, those boxes sure could use a move. Speaker B: Because there's so many of us men who are just like bitches, you know, just shitty. Speaker A: Don't talk about me to my face. I'm not talking about you.

Speaker B: No, no, no. We are good. But you know, there's a lot, there's a lot of weak guys out there. The, you know, the women out there, they're not into it. You throw on a little Orkin man. Speaker A: The guys you're trying to fuck are going to readings instead of, you know what I mean? It's like, this is not— Speaker B: well, this is why I, I have all— I, you know, I live alone, I go to readings, I, you know, I go to Italy once a year, and I have all this leftover money that I'm saving to pay for guys to dress up as roofers or, you know, whatever it is.

Speaker A: The guys you're trying to fuck are going to readings instead of, you know what I mean? It's like, this is not— Speaker B: well, this is why I, I have all— I, you know, I live alone, I go to readings, I, you know, I go to Italy once a year, and I have all this leftover money that I'm saving to pay for guys to dress up as roofers or, you know, whatever it is. Speaker A: Come over and work on my shit. Speaker B: Come over and work on my shit.

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Speaker A: You know what's going to be good for men, I think, and the women actually— this is the best thing for you— is the draft. You know what I mean? If they bring— because if they bring back the draft, all these, all these fucking guys hanging out at Fanelli's, you know, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon wearing big pants and a fucking army hat are going to actually have to go do something. Speaker B: Yeah, they're going to have to nut up like BTS. Speaker A: They're going to have to nut up.

If BTS can go fight, then I think some of you fucking TikTokers can go fight. Take off the Buck Mason crop t-shirt and kill somebody. Speaker B: BTS built like Ariana Grande and they put in 4 years. Speaker B: Yeah, they're going to have to nut up like BTS. Speaker A: They're going to have to nut up. If BTS can go fight, then I think some of you fucking TikTokers can go fight. Take off the Buck Mason crop t-shirt and kill somebody. Speaker B: BTS built like Ariana Grande and they put in 4 years.

Speaker A: Bro, BTS literally built like a 2x4. Like, they can't do shit. They— there's not a single muscle on their body. Speaker B: Imagine how not dirty their fingernails are. Speaker A: It's unbelievable. That's okay. Well, I want to hear more about why did you— did you just need a bigger TV? For all the streaming? Speaker B: It was just, I'm having like an electronics spring cleaning renaissance, but I mean, we got this— Speaker A: Hold on, are you talking about what I said before? Are you having a tech refresh?

Is that what we're doing? Speaker B: I'm doing it, not the whole suite, but there are select pieces from the collection are being updated. Speaker A: Okay. Speaker B: I'm not doing like a billionaire daughter, I went and bought a new desktop MacBook Air, iPad, headphones, you know, I'm not getting the full suite. Speaker A: Okay, okay, okay. Speaker B: But I just— the TV we got when we first moved in, which was like 6 years ago now, 2019. Speaker A: It's tiny. I mean, I would— I thought about commenting on it because I was like, this is crazy.

But I didn't want to, you know, we're friends. Speaker B: It's not tiny. Speaker A: I'm joking. Speaker B: We didn't get this. We don't— we're not like— because there's a certain point where the TV is too big and it's like you're a fucking virgin, you know? Speaker A: Don't talk about my man cave like that, bro. You know, I love to— love to watch NFL Red Zone package. Speaker B: Once— once I have my own actual man cave or a home theater system, or a bigger house in general, then maybe I'll get a bigger TV.

But I don't know, there's just something a little chic about having like a big TV that's not like, I play video games big, or like, I really care about the Marvel Cinematic Universe big. Speaker A: Don't talk about my man cave like that, bro. You know, I love to— love to watch NFL Red Zone package. Speaker B: Once— once I have my own actual man cave or a home theater system, or a bigger house in general, then maybe I'll get a bigger TV. But I don't know, there's just something a little chic about having like a big TV that's not like, I play video games big, or like, I really care about the Marvel Cinematic Universe big.

Speaker A: Anything over 60 inches is getting into like, I need Friends territory, I think. I really do. Speaker B: Yeah, because you ironically, you don't need to watch Friends that big. Speaker A: No. So, okay, so you purchased— did you purchase this at Best Buy, Amazon? What was your What was your purchase? Speaker B: Amazon. Okay. It was, I just had, I had a Samsung, I think it's 55 or 60. You know, I just took it off the wall mount, put the new one on and then plugged the, the two, the Sonos in, plugged the same power that was same power cable running through the wall.

Didn't have to run anything. Speaker A: That's nice. Speaker B: Bing boom. Speaker A: I love, I love that. Speaker B: Easy peasy. The only downside is that the TVs get lighter, they get cheaper, they get faster, but every year there's more bullshit on the home screen that you got to click through. Yeah. There's a lot of bullshit on the home screen, but also So, um, they try to get you to like play video games on it. So like I gotta click through fucking 17 things that say like I don't want to have Xbox 360 on my fucking TV, fam.

Speaker A: I don't— okay, so you got this all set up quick because you're obviously, you know, handy around the house. Did it take longer to dispose of the boxes and packaging than it did to hang up the TV? Speaker A: I don't— okay, so you got this all set up quick because you're obviously, you know, handy around the house. Did it take longer to dispose of the boxes and packaging than it did to hang up the TV? Speaker B: Definitely, definitely. But Amazon has a new thing where for— I think it's free— where you can select where they the guys will come in, or girls, or women, will come into your house with the device, pull it out of the box, and then remove the box and all the shipping shit that you would throw away and take it with them.

Speaker A: Jesus, you're not getting anything else. You're not getting that on org, are you? Hell no. I'm gonna make them do that. Speaker B: But of course, me, because I'm, you know, doing my man cosplay, I went out and met him at the truck and I'll get it. Speaker A: I'll take it from here. I got it. Speaker B: He was, he was ready to unload it with a hand truck and I said, no, no, no. I'm going to come and— it's only a 55, or I'm just going to grab it like I bring my groceries in.

And he said, wow, sir, I should be tipping you. And I said, no, it's all good. Speaker A: It's all good. This is, this is really where the fantasy starts. Okay. So, so I guess my other question, because I find, I find soundbars to be sort of incelly. Like I find, I find additional speakers for a television to be a little bit like, here's my 1,000 Blu-rays type type vibe. Like, it's a little too ringer-coded for me. But do you— because are you watching— like, what actually— what are you watching that you think benefits from a soundbar?

Speaker B: Everything. Speaker A: Do you need it? Speaker B: Because I don't know, it's not a loudness thing, it's just a better thing, you know? Speaker B: Everything. Speaker A: Do you need it? Speaker B: Because I don't know, it's not a loudness thing, it's just a better thing, you know? Speaker A: Yeah, I don't care. Speaker B: Even when it's just dialogue, you can get just more of, you know, the low end, the mid-end, and the high end, and it just fills the room. So you can— you could hear it better without having the volume as loud, if that makes sense.

Speaker A: Yeah, no, I believe that. I just don't— I can't, I can't begin to care about— but no, I mean, when I'm watching, when I'm watching Lauren Tsai and Robbie Hoffman on HBO's Rooster, I don't— I can hear it just fine, okay? I don't need, I don't need the help of a Sonos. Speaker B: No, you don't. No, you don't. Speaker A: But I just find I see those in houses and I'm always like, I don't— it's just, I, if it— I get what you're saying though. You could have the volume basically lower but everything is more clear because the quality is better.

Yeah, that makes sense. Speaker B: And also the, the, the person who lived in our house before, they built a little inlay in the living room to put the subwoofer. So the subwoofer sits right in there. We built a little mini curtain that covers it up in case I need to access it. Speaker A: You got to reset the sub. Speaker B: Got to reset the sub for when, you know, I put on my Italian jazz cooking playlist for our dinner parties or whatever. I got to recalibrate the whole fucking thing.

Speaker A: Super annoying, but whatever. The curtain's there. Speaker B: Yeah. We're 15 years into Sonos and they still haven't figured out how to make it work. Speaker A: That's big. Sonos, one of the greatest companies with the worst interfaces to ever— it's, it's, it's, it's an unbelievable marvel how well they've been able to do with that interface. And I, I, I'm, I'm honestly impressed by it at a certain point. Speaker B: It's a monopoly. Speaker A: It is, it is. Speaker A: That's big. Sonos, one of the greatest companies with the worst interfaces to ever— it's, it's, it's, it's an unbelievable marvel how well they've been able to do with that interface.

And I, I, I'm, I'm honestly impressed by it at a certain point. Speaker B: It's a monopoly. Speaker A: It is, it is. Speaker B: All it takes is one person. I mean, I guess Apple's trying to do it forever. Speaker A: Actually, I don't have any Sonos in my house right now, now that I think about it. Speaker B: I got too much. Speaker A: That's actually kind of crazy. I feel like I used to, I used to, but I got these speakers That brand, Atsum, collaborated with this brand Elac.

That's like real shit. Speaker B: Oh, I know, I know. I was trying to steal those from you last year. Speaker A: Oh yeah, well, they also— they just did a portable one too that's really great. So now I'm kind of— I got the home, and I do— I use it occasionally. It's more of an Alex thing. Speaker B: I don't— Speaker A: I listen to music on my, on my computer like a normal person. I don't care. Speaker B: Some people are fine with Taco Bell, you know. Speaker A: You— yeah, I know.

Speaker B: Um, no. Speaker A: Yeah, yeah, yeah. You're for— you're okay. Speaker B: I wanted to talk about— Speaker A: I wanted to talk to you about food actually, because I went to— Ed Cummins was in town and he's writing a few— he's writing a few different stories, but he was doing like a, like a, a power New York power lunch story for the— for, for— I don't remember anyway, whatever. He's doing a New York power lunch thing and he was like, let's, let's get lunch. Where should we go?

And I'm like, well, these are the only places that I really think are popping like that. You know, I was— the Odeon, Balthazar, and Mike Michaels. I was like, those are the only places that are really popping like that. But like, maybe there's stuff I don't know about. And then he sent me some Greek place I'd never heard of, his friend suggested. I was like, yeah, sure, I'm sure this is like popping. I just don't know about it because it's not my whatever, not my industry. Speaker B: New York's a big town.

Speaker A: And then the major food group hit him with a— he'd never been to The Grill. And I was like, oh, we got to go to The Grill. It's like, actually, you know, it's in the Four Seasons. That's the OG power lunch spot. So we went— we went there yesterday for lunch and I'd never been there for lunch. I've only been there for dinner and I always found it a little fussy. And the lunch was— I've never seen a room filled with people that look so much alike in my entire life.

It was almost like they were— it was like every guy had a white shirt and a blazer on. It was extremely uniform in a way that I kind of liked. But my point, what I'm getting at, is the lunch specials. There was a roast beef sandwich that looked like— I'd never wanted to eat meat more in my life. It looked— it looked— it looked unbelievable. It stacked high. It looked, you know, it looked like it's gourmet Arby's, of course, but still it looked, it looked good. And I think it was a reasonable price.

But there was an omelette. The omelette du jour was on the menu. Speaker B: Sure. Speaker A: And I went for it, and it was mushrooms in play. There was a, uh, there was a seasonal mushroom. There was, of course, asparagus, um, and there was Parmesan. And it was very flat. It was like just, it was just flat on the plate. Speaker B: It was more not, not flavor-wise. You mean architecturally speaking? Speaker A: Architecturally speaking, it wasn't folded like an omelette would be traditionally in my mind. It was more of a It looked more like a frittata but thin, you know what I mean?

It looked more— but, and it was absolutely unreal. Absolutely worth $50. Speaker B: $50 for the omelet? Speaker A: I think it was $50. Luckily I didn't have to pay, but it was— I think it was like a $48 omelet and it was fucking banging. So good. And there was a, there was a chopped salad that was delicious. It was just a very, very, very good lunch. And I was very happy that it worked out. And Ed loved it and he'd never been there. So it was a real win. Speaker B: $50 for the omelet?

Speaker A: I think it was $50. Luckily I didn't have to pay, but it was— I think it was like a $48 omelet and it was fucking banging. So good. And there was a, there was a chopped salad that was delicious. It was just a very, very, very good lunch. And I was very happy that it worked out. And Ed loved it and he'd never been there. So it was a real win. Speaker B: What a good British name for an article. A very good lunch. Speaker A: And, you know, Ed had to have a glass of white or two, you know what I'm saying?

That, you know, those guys operate. Speaker B: Yeah, I mean, the white— when to pair with the selection of Continental hams that he likely ordered, or the, the season— Speaker A: he had a chicken, he had a chicken. But there was a, there was literally a table of 12 guys that looked like they were, you know, cut from the same piece of paper. And, you know, what I could— before Ed got there, I was listening to him, and it was one guy talking about how he's super into boating, and this year they took it from Montauk to Florida, and they're spending more time there.

And he must have have— he must have been the boss because everyone was just shut up and listening to him in a way that I was like, dude, this guy's boring the fuck out of me. And like, I can't imagine what you have to deal with if you have to listen to him like this. It was so funny. It was so funny. But that omelette really did— Speaker B: I just pulled it up. Speaker A: Why? Speaker B: Omelette du Jour, $29. Speaker A: Oh, okay. That's not— Speaker B: that's— Speaker A: I thought it was more.

Speaker B: Both these are priced— the veal schnitzel, on the other hand, is a nice $80. Black truffle ravioli, $32. That's cheap. Speaker A: That is cheap. Can I ask— Speaker B: I'm sure the portion size is, uh, is altered. But yeah, go ahead. Speaker A: Can I ask a question though about the, the, the form factor? Like, what is the— I just always thought an omelette— I mean, I know there's different styles, and I know you've been working on your Japanese, um, you know, the fluffy one. I, I understand that, but I just— what is the— what is this style of sort of just flat?

Like, what is that? Is there a name for that, or is that just like— is that something normal? Speaker A: That is cheap. Can I ask— Speaker B: I'm sure the portion size is, uh, is altered. But yeah, go ahead. Speaker A: Can I ask a question though about the, the, the form factor? Like, what is the— I just always thought an omelette— I mean, I know there's different styles, and I know you've been working on your Japanese, um, you know, the fluffy one. I, I understand that, but I just— what is the— what is this style of sort of just flat?

Like, what is that? Is there a name for that, or is that just like— is that something normal? Speaker B: I think it's what— it's like white woman omelets maybe. Speaker A: I, I've just— I, I just— it looks I will say it kind of looks more appealing to me. Speaker B: Right, right. I mean, I guess the way they're doing it, just the— if it's more fluffy, then that means it's like more egg product and maybe a smaller pan. So it has a little more volume. Oh, I see. And then the flatter ones, larger pan or less egg or a combination of the two.

So it just kind of like, yeah, yeah, yeah. You know, you're building a giant one-story building instead of a tiny skyscraper. Speaker A: It's an aesthetic decision though, doesn't it? Speaker B: I mean, it affects the mouthfeel. Greatly as well. Speaker A: That's true. I, I, I just preferred it so much. I'd never thought about it before. I don't know. I just never— I don't know. Speaker B: So you think of it as like a, like a fat tomahawk steak or like thin, like carne asada flat meat. It's both beef, both tastes good, but they got, you know, different, different chews in the mouth.

Speaker A: Yes, of course. Mouthfeel is a— I know it's very important. Speaker B: Yeah. And speaking of chews in the mouth, Mr. Chow in, uh, Tribeca closing down, huh? Speaker A: I told you. I mean, look, I know that— I know that the business ain't blowing the doors off over there by any means, but, but it's been open for a long time. And, and Alex and I go there— we probably, we probably go there, whatever, that location, I don't know, 5 or 6 times a year, probably, maybe more, depending.

Speaker A: Yes, of course. Mouthfeel is a— I know it's very important. Speaker B: Yeah. And speaking of chews in the mouth, Mr. Chow in, uh, Tribeca closing down, huh? Speaker A: I told you. I mean, look, I know that— I know that the business ain't blowing the doors off over there by any means, but, but it's been open for a long time. And, and Alex and I go there— we probably, we probably go there, whatever, that location, I don't know, 5 or 6 times a year, probably, maybe more, depending.

Speaker B: So you're the 5? Speaker A: Yeah. No, but that's what I'm trying to say. It's like, if you go there on a, on a weeknight at 8 o'clock, it's pretty busy. It's not like a dead, you know, it's not like it's fucking line out the door, some new cool guy shit. It's not another British pub opening in America, Tribeca, but it's like, it's busy enough, I would assume. I mean, obviously it's probably just a rent situation. I would imagine that's what it always is. Speaker B: Yeah, um, usually rent situation, someone's gonna buy the building and turn it into a live-work.

Speaker A: Because that corner, I mean, it's a, it's a, it's a prime Tribeca corner, you know what I mean? Like, something could really pump that. Speaker B: I'm gonna turn that into my cold plunge. Yeah, um, yeah, it's very much residential community. Speaker A: It's a very much— Speaker B: we're gonna— Speaker A: but it's in it. I don't know, I've just— I was just surprised. I mean, obviously, like, restaurant— a restaurant closing is not surprising in any way. Um, but I was gonna add, there's a new— there's a new pub here from the, the, uh, whatchamacallit people, King people, uh, the restaurant for women called Dean's that's really popping.

Speaker B: Is it a pub for women? Speaker A: Uh, I'm unclear. I've heard it's very good from everyone that's been there. I have not been there yet. What's the place in LA that you keep talking about that you like? Speaker B: Wilds. Speaker A: Wilds. Yeah, I like it. But I was— but I was talking to Ed about this yesterday since I had an expert And he was like, it's funny because he's like, if you talk to my parents' generation and you told them you're going to eat in a pub, they'd be like, you're disgusting.

What do they have there? Like, what are you talking about? He's like, so it's sort of like we've sort of taken like American bar food and like it's now become a thing. And so we've added like fish and chips to a burger and wings, and it's sort of like British pub food now. Speaker B: Is it a pub for women? Speaker A: Uh, I'm unclear. I've heard it's very good from everyone that's been there. I have not been there yet. What's the place in LA that you keep talking about that you like?

Speaker B: Wilds. Speaker A: Wilds. Yeah, I like it. But I was— but I was talking to Ed about this yesterday since I had an expert And he was like, it's funny because he's like, if you talk to my parents' generation and you told them you're going to eat in a pub, they'd be like, you're disgusting. What do they have there? Like, what are you talking about? He's like, so it's sort of like we've sort of taken like American bar food and like it's now become a thing. And so we've added like fish and chips to a burger and wings, and it's sort of like British pub food now.

Speaker B: Yeah. Speaker A: Which was— I, I, which I thought was pretty interesting. Speaker B: I just like— I like it. It's sort of like fat to me in, in London or in England. The pub culture is like a fast casual drinking, like I'm gonna drink, I want to be able to eat a little food if I want, get up, order it at the, at the bar. Yeah, bring it to my, you know, it's casual. It's not have you dined with us before, you can go. I think it's getting less casual, but yeah, it is, you know, bring your computer, have a meeting, whatever, hang out.

So it's a little more like open-ended of a meal, but it's nice, you know, people just like the open-endedness of bars in America where the only thing to eat would be like a pickled egg or some, you know, community popcorn. And now it's like, oh, do you want an anchovy-stuffed olive slider? Speaker A: That's what I'm saying. I used to— it used to— it used to be like for us to get a liquor license, we have to sell like hot dogs, you know what I mean? And that, that used to be— but I, but I was thinking about this because I used to, like, during my early 20s, like, your friends weren't— we would eat there.

I mean, the best veggie burger— my— one of my favorite veggie burgers in the world is at a bar in Atlanta called The Righteous Room that I still go to. Or like, we would eat a falafel at the local— we would eat at bars really often, and it was sort of like— but you're right, it was because it was just casual. That was the whole thing. Speaker A: That's what I'm saying. I used to— it used to— it used to be like for us to get a liquor license, we have to sell like hot dogs, you know what I mean?

And that, that used to be— but I, but I was thinking about this because I used to, like, during my early 20s, like, your friends weren't— we would eat there. I mean, the best veggie burger— my— one of my favorite veggie burgers in the world is at a bar in Atlanta called The Righteous Room that I still go to. Or like, we would eat a falafel at the local— we would eat at bars really often, and it was sort of like— but you're right, it was because it was just casual.

That was the whole thing. Speaker B: It was like casual, and usually the food is cheaper as a means of making you order more alcohol so the profit margins are good. Speaker A: Yeah, true. Speaker B: So get your little $3 grilled cheese sandwich slider nacho combo, and then, you know, that's 7 more Jack and Cokes. Speaker A: But now— but yeah, now it's like a pigeon you know, roasted pigeon with the side of broccoli. Speaker B: No, it's an hortelã for 7. Speaker A: I mean, I do think it's— Speaker B: see, reservations for 2028 are filling up fast.

We still have the Old Arms. Speaker A: We did move over to OpenTable. They offered us $250,000, so we are taking reservations for 2029 now. Um, so it's great doing business with you guys. Yeah, I guess I was just— I was like, the way that every— the pubs are charming, and I think that's really what it comes down to. Yeah. And so now the, the the, the kind of cuisine is almost not the point. It's about being inside of there. Speaker B: And a pub, you see, even though it is casual, we don't need to bring the dog in there, do we?

Speaker A: Dude, if I see— I mean, yeah, there was a— I sent you guys this because this is— I feel like this story's been written 10 times in the last 5 years, but Curbed— Curbed wrote, where does a dog belong in restaurants and grocery stores? Tension between canine lovers and other New Yorkers are boiling over. And I don't, you know, I don't mean to to boast, but I've been on the front lines of this battle since I can remember as an animal hater. Speaker B: And a pub, you see, even though it is casual, we don't need to bring the dog in there, do we?

Speaker A: Dude, if I see— I mean, yeah, there was a— I sent you guys this because this is— I feel like this story's been written 10 times in the last 5 years, but Curbed— Curbed wrote, where does a dog belong in restaurants and grocery stores? Tension between canine lovers and other New Yorkers are boiling over. And I don't, you know, I don't mean to to boast, but I've been on the front lines of this battle since I can remember as an animal hater. Speaker B: We've discussed this often. Speaker A: I mean, you know, seeing a cute dog on an Instagram video is one thing.

You can't smell it, there's no hair, it doesn't slobber, it doesn't bite. Speaker B: But he's eating that hot dog at the Mets game, and that's okay with me. Exactly. What if you're sitting next to it shitting and pissing? We're on my peanut shells in LA. Speaker A: It's disgusting. But at least people have houses and yards and cars, so it's a little bit less in your face in some ways. Speaker B: Don't put this on LA, it's everywhere. Speaker A: It is everywhere, but LA is most everywhere. LA is the most dogs I've ever seen in my life on a daily basis.

Speaker B: Well, thank you. Speaker A: Bye. Oh, number one again. Um, but the, the New York is like getting— and I think it's getting to the point now where it's so contentious that finally people will say something. And I think I'm about to move into that category. Speaker B: Okay. Do you have— you rehearsed in the bathroom mirror what goes down if the, you know, if somebody steps to you? Speaker A: I mean, if you step to me because you need to have your dog inside of a restaurant that bad, then you deserve get duffed.

That, that's the thing. I don't think that like he bring it— Speaker B: is it a shame or is it a duff? Speaker A: I mean, if you step to me because you need to have your dog inside of a restaurant that bad, then you deserve get duffed. That, that's the thing. I don't think that like he bring it— Speaker B: is it a shame or is it a duff? Speaker A: I mean, I don't think that people— I don't think pet owners have shame. That's the problem. I think pet owner— I think pet owner— okay, pet owners think that their pet is a human and that it doesn't matter what it does or make— how it makes anyone feel as long as they get to bring their little friend with them everywhere they go.

Speaker B: So your stance on this matter is akin to if you see a Nazi, punch a Nazi kind of thing. You know, there's no negotiation, there's no talking, only violence. Speaker A: I'm not going to say that. I'm going to say that— I'm going to say that I think that it comes down to everything else. It's like when someone's listening to fucking music with no headphones on and no one's going to say anything because they don't want to get in a fight or have this— it's like, we have to— we kind of have to start saying something because where else is it going to go from here?

Yeah, like, how, how far does it— how far does it go? Go before it's just like there, there are dogs, you know, everywhere. There's a dog at the gym and some guys listen to his JBL speaker next to you on a plane. Like, I don't know how— like, I don't know where the line is. That's the issue I think we're having, is that everybody's like— weirdly, we're living through the rudest, shittiest moment in the history of time, but also people are afraid to say when something bothers them when it's clearly a public sense.

Speaker B: Mm-hmm. An allegory for many issues in the world today. Speaker B: Mm-hmm. An allegory for many issues in the world today. Speaker A: On the— Speaker B: in the dog issue, I believe that obviously human beings do need their public service animal situation if you are disabled and this animal helps you get around in the world. We're not talking about that at all. It's the people that abuse the laws. Speaker A: And well, the, the, the, the service animal is obviously a scam. Like it's a game that you, if you pay enough for it, they'll give you the pass and you can do whatever you want.

Speaker B: Well, here's my, here's my theory. Here's my idea. Because you can see, you know, either one, you can see the person has a clearly— Speaker A: yeah, of course— Speaker B: visible, you know, they're blind, they're handicapped, whatever. They need this dog to get around in the world. And the dog looks like a, a dog that is currently on the clock, not a dog that is leaning against the wall looking at his phone. This dog is alert. This dog is saving this person's life. This dog is, you know, this dog knows CPR.

This dog has a higher IQ than me. This dog has the vest on that says, do not pet me, I'm working, I'm on the clock. You know, it's a, it's a uniformed employee that is currently on the clock. If you look like that and you bring your dog around, no one's gonna have a problem. So definitely not if you're the type of person that abuses the system, like, oh, I have, I have insomnia, so that's why my Great Dane has to come you know, inside, come on the airplane with me or whatever.

I think it's okay to do that, but you can't just be some dumb guy on his phone in his aloe sweats, you know, acting like he can just do whatever he wants to do because he got this little paperwork and paid $70, and now he has the right to bring in this service animal. It's the same people who abuse the handicap parking stickers or whatever. Speaker A: Yeah, like, I got my granddad's handicap sticker for my Porsche. Speaker B: Yeah, mm-hmm. So, you know, it's the Montana platesification of the system.

So if you want to bring your dog on the plane, your dog has to wear the fucking full kit. It has to wear— you have to— you can't have the regular leash. You have to have the blind motherfucker leash. Gotta have patches on it. Gotta have, you know, all kinds of stuff. I need to see the stripes and the ranking of this dog. And if you are not blind, you got to act blind the whole flight. You got to act disabled. You have to look like you need this the whole flight.

Speaker A: I think we should— yeah. Speaker B: You don't get to come. You know, you gotta go Stevie mode, or you don't get to bring your 3 huskies into Balthazar unless you know the whole meal you look like you are in need of this assistance. Speaker A: You gotta have 2 broken legs. Speaker B: Otherwise we kick you out. Speaker A: You gotta have 2 broken legs if the Chow Chow's in Meadow Lane. That's it. That's it for me. Speaker B: Otherwise, um, Keith McNally's hot 22-year-old son's coming over the bar and said, man, I'm sorry, I gotta get those 3 huskies out of here.

Speaker A: I just, I love that this debate is still raging on because, you know, I famously said that, that if we're gonna say all cops are bastards, then that also means the dogs that work for them. And I think that, that I still stand by that. I, I, of any— but I did unfortunately see a video on Instagram of a dog, a dog giving full CPR to someone, jumping on their chest. And unfortunately it was very— it was very impressive. And I was, I was impressed with that particular dog and his skills, and he did save a human.

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They've, they made an improvement on that, but probably in the last 20 years, which doesn't really bode well for them. Um, but the, you know, people are— it's obviously there's a pimento cheese sandwich that's famous. You know, Melbourne Golf is releasing the ugliest clothes you've ever seen in your life, and people people are saying it's good. But there was this thing with ESPN— brought Pat McAfee, Jason Kelce, Burt Kreischer, and Kevin Hart. Um, and people are just like, you know, they're basically like, this has gone too far. Fuck this. Not the Masters.

Like, everything cannot be a bozo convention of fucking influencers and comedians and content creators. Like, we gotta cut this shit out. Speaker B: And this year, no blacks allowed, etc. Speaker A: Well, not anymore. They've, they made an improvement on that, but probably in the last 20 years, which doesn't really bode well for them. Um, but the, you know, people are— it's obviously there's a pimento cheese sandwich that's famous. You know, Melbourne Golf is releasing the ugliest clothes you've ever seen in your life, and people people are saying it's good.

But there was this thing with ESPN— brought Pat McAfee, Jason Kelce, Burt Kreischer, and Kevin Hart. Um, and people are just like, you know, they're basically like, this has gone too far. Fuck this. Not the Masters. Like, everything cannot be a bozo convention of fucking influencers and comedians and content creators. Like, we gotta cut this shit out. Speaker B: Keep that shit at Waste Management. Speaker A: Exactly. So I'm gonna see if— yeah, because I know David Coggins and Michael Williams are boots on the ground. So I'm trying to see if they can sort of do some— Speaker B: Yeah, guys, you got— you guys got to shoot a new photo for your Masters.

You post it every year. It's a great pic. You guys look amazing by the tree, but we got to re-up it, you know? Speaker A: We got— well, I just want to— I want— I want Coggins and Michael kind of go up there and their barbers and dump some Coors Light on these bozos' heads, see what happens, you know what I mean? Because what— what happened, like, Burt Kreischer— Speaker B: A-Cab applies to Burt Kreischer as well. The B in A-Cab stands for Burt. Speaker A: No, but I, I just, I thought it was so funny that this, a golf tournament, a sport that is, I would not always, but often played by people who I would say aren't the most— Speaker B: spit it out— Speaker A: like, they don't— it doesn't seem like a sport that is, is now played by people who care about shit like this.

Like, the, the, obviously the history of it is very like tennis. It's like sort of buttoned up and serious and country club and, you know, blah blah blah. But for the, for these like for these guys online that are, that are like, I don't know, man, they're just really standing up for what's right. And I'm shocked to see it in this, in this forum. Speaker B: spit it out— Speaker A: like, they don't— it doesn't seem like a sport that is, is now played by people who care about shit like this.

Like, the, the, obviously the history of it is very like tennis. It's like sort of buttoned up and serious and country club and, you know, blah blah blah. But for the, for these like for these guys online that are, that are like, I don't know, man, they're just really standing up for what's right. And I'm shocked to see it in this, in this forum. Speaker B: Well, I mean, I guess I would be, because if you have this sport that, you know, golf, and you're in your own little corner and your own little world and you like it that way, and you have your own stars and personalities, and, and then one year— okay, yeah, I was reading a tweet, friend of the show Andrews, he reposted someone, Grant Hughes, The YouTube barstoolification of the Masters is so cringy.

And it is— there's some photo, you know, so basically we have all these amazing stars and champions and winners, and then, you know, NBC or whoever is like, nah, Jason Kelce instead. He's gonna put on the funny golf clothes and walk around with his beer belly with Burt Kreischer, and that's gonna get more ratings. So I would be Kevin Hart dressing up. Like, what can we have? Speaker A: One thing, guys, like Kevin Hart dressing up like a caddy is just like, I don't know if we need that. I just don't know if we need that, even though the suit is a child size and that probably made it easier.

I just don't know if this is the kind of content— maybe it's doing numbers, but the thing about it is the Masters, you know, it historically makes like an unbelievable amount of money on merchandise and blah blah blah. But now you're seeing the merchandise is even being bastardized and it's like, it's just sort of everything's going down the toilet. Speaker B: Looking at one, there's a, there's a hat that says Masters Tournament, but it just kind of looks like a, you know, Sporty and Rich logo. There's one that says Pimento, Azalea, Now Driving, the Amen Corner.

So you can get these like, you know, ironic dad hats with Masters slogans on them. Speaker A: Yeah, like wearing a pimento cheese Masters hat, like, bro, go on eBay and find one from '98. Speaker B: I mean, I would be bummed if I was a huge golf head for years and my dad's daddy went to the Masters and blah, blah, blah. And then you just see it get get fucked out by— Speaker A: I really want to go. I really want to go. I don't know why. I really— Speaker B: what else is sacred nowadays?

Speaker A: I just think that the— I just also, Augusta is such a dump. Like, it's, it's like there's also this whole thing going on, I guess, where people make— people can rent their houses for like $100,000 for the week because there's no hotel infrastructure in Augusta because it's a dump, you know? It's like, it's not a city anybody wants to go to. Speaker B: Just like Coachella this weekend. Speaker A: Yeah, I mean, it is kind of, except everybody's a little fatter. Speaker B: My villa fell through, you guys.

Yeah, there's a whole— there's a whole Coachella thing right now where all the people that bought, like, they secured their Airbnb rentals like a year in advance when the lineup first came out, they all got their shit canceled like a week ago. They all got their shit canceled and everyone started listing the houses for like 10 times more money than they were a year ago and fucking everyone over. Speaker A: Do you think Airbnb is involved in this? Not to get into your third eye, but— Speaker B: oh, I didn't even consider that, Yes, very nice.

Speaker A: Do you think Airbnb is involved in this? Not to get into your third eye, but— Speaker B: oh, I didn't even consider that, Yes, very nice. Speaker A: While we've been recording, I got an email alert that I thought was something you would care about. Um, global icon and longtime anime fan The Weeknd is presenting at the 10th Annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards. Yes, so I heard rumors about this, but okay, I know you, I know you've been tracking this on, on your Reddit threads and stuff, but yes, The Weeknd is presenting.

What is Crunchyroll? I keep seeing this a lot. Speaker B: I think it's a streaming service for MMA. Speaker A: Oh my God, okay. I thought for some reason it was a gi for MMA, but I guess that's, that's shoujo role. Speaker B: So that's kind of where my role— Speaker A: no offense, no offense to my sober brothers, but I, I— okay, so I, I just, I didn't know. It's crazy to me that, that The Weeknd, like, that's a big get for the Anime Awards. He's a, he's a, he's a giant.

Speaker B: It's a very superstar. And it's a good reminder that your, your favorite guy or girl you know, person who invented sex, and he's the sexiest, horniest, coolest guy of all time. Speaker A: Yeah, where's glass table girl? Speaker B: He's streaming Demon Slayer season 7 and watching fucking— Speaker A: there's nothing on earth that could ever make anime acceptable for a grown man. I don't care how much you're jerking off. I don't care if you make it for a living. I, I just don't know how— The Weeknd, like, that's, that's some shameless— I don't give a fuck.

I love this shit so much. Where do you guys want me be. I'll pay for my own PJ. Speaker A: there's nothing on earth that could ever make anime acceptable for a grown man. I don't care how much you're jerking off. I don't care if you make it for a living. I, I just don't know how— The Weeknd, like, that's, that's some shameless— I don't give a fuck. I love this shit so much. Where do you guys want me be. I'll pay for my own PJ. Speaker B: Reminds me of when, um, when Bad Bunny hosted the, the Pornhub Awards many years ago.

Speaker A: Well, that felt like there might be a little upside for him. Speaker B: He did it, you know. Well, that's what I'm saying. He loves the game so much, he was just happy to be there. Speaker A: I see. He just— Speaker B: yeah, you know what I mean? Speaker A: Yeah, sure. Speaker B: Whatever paltry sum they would offer him wouldn't— would be, you know, would not matter whatsoever. Speaker A: There's nothing— yeah, that's a— it's a classic. There's no amount you could pay me. I have to want— Speaker B: Bad Bunny, we got— we got $3,500 set aside for you if you want to confirm day.

Speaker A: He wasn't big then, but he was bigger than $3,500 that, that week. I think that we can, we can definitely— Speaker B: and he's like, oh, does that include the fitting day too, or is that because I, I usually get $400 for that? Speaker A: I get paid for my flight days, my travel days, so this isn't really— this isn't working for me. Speaker B: I remember, I remember that recently because I had an old tweet that said, are you a bad enough bunny to host the Pornhub Awards?

Speaker A: Wow, good. Okay, Jason, not bad, not bad. Speaker B: Oh, you like that? Speaker A: I love some of your old tweets. Every time time you always bring up the taco stuff, you know, and I'm always like, that's so funny. And then I can— Speaker B: like Twitter 1.0 posting. Speaker A: Yeah. And I always am like, I need other examples. And this is a great— this is not that long ago, but it's long enough ago to add it to, to the rafters of them jeans tweets. Speaker B: like Twitter 1.0 posting.

Speaker A: Yeah. And I always am like, I need other examples. And this is a great— this is not that long ago, but it's long enough ago to add it to, to the rafters of them jeans tweets. Speaker B: Yeah, you know, probably 8 years ago, something like that. Something like that. Bad Bunny first, first dropped. Speaker A: It's a long time ago. That's a long time. Speaker B: I have some screenshots saved of of some of our great classic old tweets, and none of those need to be read out loud or posted online.

Speaker A: I mean, look, I, I know, I know. It's— I'm just glad the medium still exists, man. I was talking last night, I went to a, a dinner. Gabriella is now like the— she got some job with Depop and they threw a dinner at Indochine, and I was talking to Lynette and Amelia about how, like, how far are we from Substack? Like, how far are we from like a Substack OnlyFans vibe? Go on. Do you know what I mean? Like, how far are we from like that? Like, basically, like, I have a Substack because I don't want to be on OnlyFans, but I'm just, I'm just showing pussy.

Speaker B: Oh, and, and like, how, how long until Substack has adult content? Like, when Substack goes Tumblr and there's like, yeah, like a 4-year period where it's a gray area before they shut it down? On. Speaker A: But apparently, apparently there is a lot of like sex stuff, but it's like more advice, you know, it's like call— like advice columns and like product recommendations. Speaker B: Yeah, I mean, romance and erotica are a huge genre, and I'm sure they're rising category. Speaker A: But I was just like, I wonder, I wonder.

And then, then this morning there's a Vanity Fair story: Can OnlyFans save fashion? The content subscription platform has been hosting iconic classic fashion designers. With sex back on the runway and increasingly challenged retail landscape, is OnlyFans fashion's next frontier? Speaker A: But apparently, apparently there is a lot of like sex stuff, but it's like more advice, you know, it's like call— like advice columns and like product recommendations. Speaker B: Yeah, I mean, romance and erotica are a huge genre, and I'm sure they're rising category. Speaker A: But I was just like, I wonder, I wonder.

And then, then this morning there's a Vanity Fair story: Can OnlyFans save fashion? The content subscription platform has been hosting iconic classic fashion designers. With sex back on the runway and increasingly challenged retail landscape, is OnlyFans fashion's next frontier? Speaker B: Here. Like, why— like, why pay for Vogue Runway when I could— Speaker A: I think it's— Speaker B: well, I could see all the looks on OnlyFans and then hit a button and have Grok take their clothes off. Speaker A: Okay, I don't exactly— I haven't read this yet, but it's a designer I've never heard about, uh, launched an OnlyFans, which is a good strategy to get eyeballs.

But I was just like, wow, I wonder— I wonder where Substack will draw the line, you know? If people start jumping ship, are they gonna have to show titty to keep the lights on over there as Beehive just beats him up? Speaker B: Well, I mean, Beehive with the body shots. Speaker A: We'll— Speaker B: we'll Substack, cuz you have to do, I'm, I'm sure there's, there's rules and laws about nudity on the internet and things like that. So of course, will Substack be able to, I mean, I guess 3 routes.

You either just don't participate whatsoever, you do participate and have, you know, the Substack XXX tab at the top right of your login or whatever, or you have to start an independent vertical with a different name and a branding. You know what I mean? I would, God, whatever it's called. Speaker A: There's— oh man, wouldn't it be amazing if there was an XXX tab on Substack? You're just looking through, I'm like, oh, oh, Brooks, that restaurant in Northern California looks amazing. Speaker A: There's— oh man, wouldn't it be amazing if there was an XXX tab on Substack?

You're just looking through, I'm like, oh, oh, Brooks, that restaurant in Northern California looks amazing. Speaker B: Oh wow. Speaker A: Oh my goodness. That's amazing advice, Amelia. I really— you're right. I should buy those cargo pants. Speaker B: Our Q&A with the Girth Master is tomorrow at 4 PM EST. Send in your questions for that. Speaker A: You're saying Jake Wolf found a new trench coat that I should buy? And wait, wait, hold on. And we got titties over here? This is crazy. This is worth it. Speaker B: Jake Wolf has a new trench coat And if you do $70 a month, he'll show you what it looks like on the floor.

Speaker A: He'll open that shit. It's just, it's a funny idea. It's a funny idea because at the core, the internet runs on this stuff. You know what I mean? Now that we're in a subscription-based society, the only two things, you know, sex and nudity are the two things that move the needle, you know? And I think Tumblr learned that the hard way. Speaker B: And all of our jobs are being replaced by robots and AI. So the only human-based economy in the near future will paying and subscribing and receiving subscription money from our friends.

It's a real kind of barter system, I guess. Speaker A: It's going to turn into— yeah, it's going to turn into— I'll trade— Speaker B: the only people who make— we will all have Substack OnlyFanses. Yeah, that's going to be the only thing we spend our money on and the only way we make money. The clothes are free from the brand. It's just a marketing expense. Speaker A: I'll trade you some corn for some milk. It's getting to that. It's getting to that point with the content and the content creation space.

Space. Look, my peas are really good this season. So if you have any— Speaker B: if you have my Chrome extension for Corn Hub, um, that's where I do all of my, my cob trading. Speaker A: I'll trade you some corn for some milk. It's getting to that. It's getting to that point with the content and the content creation space. Space. Look, my peas are really good this season. So if you have any— Speaker B: if you have my Chrome extension for Corn Hub, um, that's where I do all of my, my cob trading.

Speaker A: If you have any citrus, I will be able to trade you. Let me just look at the numbers real quick. Just let me check the numbers. Speaker B: Yeah, I've got, I've got a bushel of Granny Smiths for anyone in the area. They have to be uncut though, just to let you know. Speaker A: I'm not doing— no, no, I am not. No, not penetration for sumos. Those are not my favorite. Those are not my favorite. I'm not gonna be able to— Speaker B: I'm not that desperate, honey.

Come find me at the end of the month. Speaker A: I'm not that desperate. I'll see you at the farmer's market. Speaker B: Uh, oh, also speaking of, of, uh, The Strokes record, another damning fact about it— Rick Rubin produced it. Speaker A: I, I know, which I, I was just sort of surprised. I, I don't know, I was just sort of like— Speaker B: because I, because I know, I know Julian is on top of the net and I know He's, you know, he's basically a socialist libertarian kind of guy.

He knows that Rick Rubin, you know, has dinner with the Kushners and shit. Like, you'd think he would have a little more something. Would love to get him on the pod to chat about it. Speaker A: Oh, we've tried for 3 years and every time it doesn't work out. Even when they tell me it's gonna work out and we got a date, it doesn't work out. Speaker B: But I don't blame him. Speaker A: I don't blame him. I don't know if we could do an hour with him, to be honest with you.

I don't know. I can't tell if he's verbal non-verbal. Like, I can't tell if he's— I feel like he can only sing, which is great. Speaker B: But I don't blame him. Speaker A: I don't blame him. I don't know if we could do an hour with him, to be honest with you. I don't know. I can't tell if he's verbal non-verbal. Like, I can't tell if he's— I feel like he can only sing, which is great. Speaker B: Chappelle Show skit. Speaker A: He's a very talented singer, thank God.

Speaker B: Look, if we did— look, we've climbed Mascus Mountain, we could do anything. Speaker A: No, of course, of course, I'm kidding. But I just, I just mean, like, I, I feel like— Speaker B: invented non-verbal. Speaker A: He's one of those guys who's like, I'm not doing anything, and everybody on the team is like, yes sir, whatever you say. You know, it's, it's that, that's, that's the vibe. But I mean, I do think he's, he's one of our greats, and I, I hope that he continues used to age well-ish, you know.

I feel like he's— I feel like he's doing better than we thought he would do, but not quite as good as we would like him to be. Speaker B: Yeah. And, uh, but because you want— you want that sweet spot of our kind of like problematic, sleazy, hot dirtbag guys, you know. The few, the proud out there. You gotta wave the flag and keep it pumping. Speaker A: Yeah, but it's— it's tough when you're older. Speaker B: It's a lot easier than when you're older but you're a woman. Speaker A: That's also That's also true.

But, you know, we got The Help or whatever, you know what I mean? Speaker B: Give it up for my ladies out there. Yeah, because, because unfortunately the female version of Julian Casablancas is not, not in terms of looks and fuckability, but just kind of trajectory, age and fashion. You get a Natasha Lyonne character, you know what I mean, man? Speaker A: I'm worried about her, bro. She— that, that shit is like— because she relapsed. That's like what's going on. Speaker B: Uh, New York Post, your New York Post, 2 hours ago, Natasha Lyonne escorted off her Delta flight after, um, Dude, flying back home from the Euphoria premiere.

Speaker A: I'm worried about her, bro. She— that, that shit is like— because she relapsed. That's like what's going on. Speaker B: Uh, New York Post, your New York Post, 2 hours ago, Natasha Lyonne escorted off her Delta flight after, um, Dude, flying back home from the Euphoria premiere. Speaker A: Yeah, I mean, the Euphoria premiere is— that— what a, what a red carpet that was. I was happy to see everything. Now it's just a side by side of someone being like, I cannot believe they look like this now. And I was like, you know that this show's been on for a long— like, some of this is probably real.

Like, some of this shit ain't— you know what I mean? Like, it's like these people— Speaker B: like, some of it is, is clearly GLP-1's buccal fat removal, and some of it is like, oh, this bitch was 17 when it first started and now she's 32. So like, the face is going to look different. Speaker A: That's what I mean. There's, there's obviously— Speaker B: well, I need you to weigh in on the Alexa Demi face then, Chris. Speaker A: I don't even know who that is. Like, I don't— I really don't.

I've never watched— Speaker B: you don't like fuck with Latinas? Speaker A: I've never, I've never watched Euphoria. I never will. No, I'm not— just because it just— I feel like if I— you're not in on that. Speaker B: I've never watched it either, but I'm familiar with their work. Speaker A: I'm sure you are, little freak. That's what I'm saying. I, I look at pictures of dogs saving lives, you're looking at thick Latinas. That's the difference on our— that's the difference on our timeline. Minds, big bro. Speaker B: You ain't thick no more, brother man.

Speaker A: Well, I don't think that— I think that the buccal fat removal thing, that's like real surgery. I don't know if everybody's doing that. Speaker B: Okay, you think Miley did it? Because the people that all have it, the face has a look that is sort of— Speaker A: But does it look bad? Speaker B: Across all bodies. It doesn't look bad, but it just— it looks— Speaker B: Okay, you think Miley did it? Because the people that all have it, the face has a look that is sort of— Speaker A: But does it look bad?

Speaker B: Across all bodies. It doesn't look bad, but it just— it looks— Speaker A: Olivia Wilde's getting it from every angle. Speaker B: Well, you know, let her live, bro, because her BMI is 0.3. That's why. But, um, it is a big procedure, I'm, I'm sure, and all that stuff. But I think it, it turns somebody from like a human into like a painting of a human just in a, it crosses that weird little uncanny valley where like you look good, but at what cost? Speaker A: I just don't know what people expected us, what people expected to happen after we went so far.

This is how the world works. It's called whiplash. And this is what you go the other way where you're, you, you know, you're putting, it's use and it's abuse. Speaker B: We can all use things correctly. And some of us are not able to. To use things correctly. Speaker A: People look kind of crazy, but it's a reaction to 3 years ago where every— no one was allowed to look like this, you know what I mean? This is what happens. It just— it's not— it's not good either way is the problem.

The middle ground is what is good, but we of course cannot land on that. That would be impossible. That would be impossible to just be like sort of healthy or whatever. You have to either— you have to either be 400 pounds or look like you're about to die. There's no— there's no acceptable— Speaker B: the destruction of the middle class of bodies. Speaker A: It's just crazy. It's just honestly crazy. Like, that's why when you see somebody who just looks like hot and normal, especially like a little bit athletic, it's like, it is refreshing.

It is refreshing. Speaker B: Got it out the mud. Speaker A: It is refreshing. Speaker B: the destruction of the middle class of bodies. Speaker A: It's just crazy. It's just honestly crazy. Like, that's why when you see somebody who just looks like hot and normal, especially like a little bit athletic, it's like, it is refreshing. It is refreshing. Speaker B: Got it out the mud. Speaker A: It is refreshing. Speaker B: We hope, we hope things go well for Natasha, even though she's a bitch. Speaker A: Yeah, I don't— I, I want her to find safety, and I hope that's what people say about me.

We hope it goes well for that bitch. Speaker B: Oh no, they, they do say it about you, but they use bitch in the different form. Speaker A: I see. Speaker B: Different definition of the word. Speaker A: Pray for Offset. Like, let's get these debts handled. You put $900,000 on Cardi's AmEx. Like, you got— you got shot by a guy that nobody even knows. You got to pray for Offset. We got to get you in rehab, brother. People got you. Yo, drugs are the problem. Drugs and alcohol are a problem, and gambling's even maybe worse.

Speaker B: Yeah. Oh yeah. Well, everyone says gambling is worse because it's a— it's a silent problem. Problem that nobody— no, you know, when somebody's fucked up on drugs or alcohol, it's pretty clear. Speaker A: But nah, bro, I wasn't getting the whole— no, that wasn't me. Speaker B: All your kids' college funds. Speaker A: I never nodded out at Dimes. What are you fucking talking about? That wasn't me. Speaker B: Nodding out at Dimes. I didn't— Speaker A: I never nodded out at Dimes. Speaker B: Let's get the girls out then.

Okay, well, I want to talk to you about outer space, Chris. Well, we're wrapping up, uh, well, I mean I mean, obviously, you know, you don't care about space. I'm not really a space junkie myself, but I was talking to you and Cho earlier about how I thought, obviously, the photos from the Artemis II mission are cool looking and blah, blah, blah. You know, in the age of computer graphics and AI, maybe it's not as amazing looking because you could tell me that that is a drawing. Or that's a real photo, and I would not be able to tell the difference.

But I think the, the doubts of, uh, of the world about space travel and us landing on the moon and like, uh, the amount that we give a shit, like we don't really care about it anymore outside of like a small sector. What, what percentage of people in 2026 do you think still believe we landed on the moon 50 years ago? Speaker A: I think most people do. Speaker B: Yeah. Speaker A: I think, I think, I think most people do. I mean, I think I mean, I looked at those pictures against my will, um, and I— of course they look cool, I guess, but I just— being— liking space just doesn't— like, what's the point?

I think— I, I think people believe we landed on the moon. I think people love those pictures. So where do we go from here? You saw pictures of what you've been told existed your entire life. What— what's— where's the surprise? Where's the— you know, yeah, like, what— I, I I, like, I'm just like, oh, Uranus looks like I was like, oh shit, there's really rings around Saturn. You don't fucking say. They told me that my whole life. I'm just, I mean, the fact that we're able to take that picture and the human innovation and the technology, the technological innovation that it requires is obviously breathtaking.

But I can't like watching that live on Netflix, like get a grip. Like who cares? Who cares? Yeah. Speaker B: I mean, I, like you said, the technical technological advancement part of it, I think that's good. And I think that's awesome. And it's more so, you know, they're doing the long game, planting the slow seeds for future generations to finally maybe do it one day. But I mean, obviously I don't, I'm not the smartest person. I don't know anything about this, but— Speaker A: Don't say that, Jason. Speaker B: Don't say that.

It's really— Speaker A: People that know that much, people that know that much about space, anybody with the NASA hoodie, I don't, they ain't smart either, bro. Speaker B: They're talking about— Yeah, I know. But they're talking about— Speaker A: They chose to focus on something else. Speaker B: How difficult it was last week to fly this, you know, to time our spaceship. To go all the way over and hit this moving object, you know, light years away, and do a loop around it and come back home. And how crazy, we're only 5,000 miles away from it.

And I'm like, so how did we do that 50 years ago, bro? I don't give a fuck on that bitch. I don't give a fuck about zero technology, bro. Speaker A: People that know that much, people that know that much about space, anybody with the NASA hoodie, I don't, they ain't smart either, bro. Speaker B: They're talking about— Yeah, I know. But they're talking about— Speaker A: They chose to focus on something else. Speaker B: How difficult it was last week to fly this, you know, to time our spaceship. To go all the way over and hit this moving object, you know, light years away, and do a loop around it and come back home.

And how crazy, we're only 5,000 miles away from it. And I'm like, so how did we do that 50 years ago, bro? I don't give a fuck on that bitch. I don't give a fuck about zero technology, bro. Speaker A: Feed the homeless. Like, stop using— stop using this money on this dumb shit. Who gives a fuck about this this? Like, what is— what, literally, like, who can— this does not affect us in any way except, you know, it, it's shock and awe and impressive for like nerds and New York Times subscribers.

There's no— like, there's no upside to this at all. Whereas the— that— it's the amount of money being spent on exploring space could really be spent on bettering the human race. Speaker B: No, I, I, I agree with you, especially in these trying times, um, of of war and famine, and we have a lot of issues here on planet Earth that need to be fixed before we see what's popping with Pluto. But I don't know, I think when the world is exploring space— Speaker A: It's a good distraction. Speaker B: I mean, well, it's a good distraction, but I think it's a sign that life is going well on planet Earth when we're being considerate and we're caring about our place in the future and our future generations.

And exploring science and our existence. It's nice to have the ability to do that and not have, you know, whatever warheads raining down on you or trying to figure out if you should buy cigarettes or dinner. Speaker A: It's a good distraction. Speaker B: I mean, well, it's a good distraction, but I think it's a sign that life is going well on planet Earth when we're being considerate and we're caring about our place in the future and our future generations. And exploring science and our existence. It's nice to have the ability to do that and not have, you know, whatever warheads raining down on you or trying to figure out if you should buy cigarettes or dinner.

Speaker A: Got to pick one. How Long Gone. Thank you for listening. com is the website. A. next week, we're doing our event with Paul Smith. If you got the invite, we'll see you on the 15th. And we are doing the Hanover pop-up on the 16th to the 18th at Castle, a gallery in Hollywood. More info on that will be on the World Wide Web soon. And Jason, did you get your look yet for the Paul Smith? Speaker B: Did you go? My fitting is tomorrow. You said you went gray pinstripe?

Speaker A: Yeah, they had a nice double-breasted pinstripe that I was— yeah, I just had to take it in just a nip here and there. It was pretty, it's pretty great. Speaker B: Very nice. Yeah, I was really— when I was talking to you and Al and Polly about our suit sizes and I was like, wait a minute, I'm a bitch. I need to bulk up. Speaker A: What are you, 42? Speaker B: 42 long, well, extra long. Speaker A: And the rest of us were 46. Speaker B: 46, yeah.

Speaker A: Yeah, I mean, I guess I am a— I'm a pretty regular 46 with a little— it's not right off the rack. I need a little bit of, you know, nipping and tucking. But overall, that's, that's definitely what I would tell people. Speaker B: 42 long, well, extra long. Speaker A: And the rest of us were 46. Speaker B: 46, yeah. Speaker A: Yeah, I mean, I guess I am a— I'm a pretty regular 46 with a little— it's not right off the rack. I need a little bit of, you know, nipping and tucking.

But overall, that's, that's definitely what I would tell people. Speaker B: We don't buy off the rack. Speaker A: But you do need to bulk up, but that's a different— I mean, we don't have time for that. We just finished an hour. Speaker B: No, I'm— the bulk is happening. I'm getting a little bulkier by day. Speaker A: I'm joking. Speaker B: Pilates isn't helping. Speaker A: I think your string bean figure is part of your charm and personality. I wouldn't want you to get too bulky. Speaker B: I don't think that's physically possible on planet Earth.

Don't worry. Speaker A: You're like, hey, don't worry, I couldn't do that if I wanted to. Speaker B: Be good. No, I think you'll be fine. You can go up another 5 on those pull-ups. Speaker A: Thank you guys. Thank you guys for listening, and, uh, we will talk to you next week. Speaker B: With words instead of claws, they will seduce you till you reach the point to let yourself get mauled. Speaker A: Ryan Reynolds here for Mint Mobile. I don't know if you knew this, but anyone can get the same premium wireless for $15 a month plan that I've been been enjoying.

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