Jeez. I got to tell you, I neglected to tell
you guys in the first half that Paul picked me
up, as he does every single Tuesday, today and
Wednesday, to head over to the podcast. And we're
on our way over. And I was like, dang it. I left
my phone. It was actually like this. Oh, my God.
Did he start shaking? Oh, my God. He's like,
Paul, stop the car. Stop the car. Sean, what's
going on? Are you having a heart attack? I can't
find my phone. I can't find my phone. He's shit.
Yeah, and he's shit in my seat. And I was like,
I got some wipes in the back seat. Clean that
shit up. Okay, actually, none of that happened.
Go ahead. So we turn around and we head back.
And I was like, dude, you know, because at the
same time, we're kind of like, oh, man, how was
your day? Oh, my day's tough. You know, I had
a long day and blah, blah, blah, blah. You know,
and then I recognized I didn't have my phone.
We came back to my house. I was like, Paul, I
got to get my phone. Just run inside. We'll do
a quick shot. Then we'll come back out. Oh, that
explains things. Yeah. In a nutshell, that explains
the first half. It was probably like 120 proof,
whatever it was. What was it? Do you recall?
I don't remember anything right now. Oh, well,
I went over to the... Oh, it was 1845. Oh, it
was 1845 double barrel. Which means it was probably
117, 114, something like that. Those are pretty
consistent. That's pedestrian. Oh, yeah. I mean,
it's... I actually don't even think... Yeah,
it doesn't even affect... Yeah, but the taste
was incredible. Oh, it is. The double oak, 1845,
Lowry Crossing, Texas. It was good. Outstanding.
We were just up in 1845 this past week at Talk
of the June. We did. We had to go and visit her
to pick up. She had a project that she needed
to be completed that involves the woodcrafting
portion of our business. Which is incredible,
by the way. We're capitalizing. Yeah. Hugely.
I couldn't go that day, and I was going to ask
you how that went. It went well. How did it go?
Yeah. You got the barrel tops? Yeah. Well, they
weren't barrel tops, but they have a... They
have these, she has promotional things that she
gives out and she's got these little, yeah, these
little pine boxes. They got these lids and we
put the Dudes Like Us stuff on. I'm sorry, the
1845 stuff on there. You're going to put Dudes
Like Us on the back, right? I have in the past,
yes. Okay. We should do that. So we went over
there to pick it up. Plus we picked up the 1845
bourbon barrel that's going to be featured on
one of our newer videos. We're just going to
figure out where to put it. You have it? It's
in the backyard. Yeah, we picked it up. It's
still in the backyard. Why didn't you guys lead
with that when I came to your house here? Paul,
come to the backyard. Look at the barrel. There's
another one right there. It looks just like it.
Well, still. It needs to be cleaned up. We need
a new acquisition. We need to make sure it's
cleaned up from the rust on the rings, but also
we don't need it to be outside for too much longer.
It's supposed to rain next week. Well, yeah,
we could take care of it this weekend. Yeah,
take care of it. My point is that we went out
there to take a look and... Are you going to
polyurethane it? No. No. You can't leave it exactly
how it is. Actually, we may... No, we're going
to clean it. We could give a... Power wash it.
We could do a polyurethane on the very top lid.
I mean, that wouldn't be a horrible thing. I
mean, because it's got handwritten ink. This
barrel was made on this date. Yeah, right. Do
they side it as well? That was very nice of them.
No, just the barrel top. So we just need to do
a little polyurethane. So look, shout out to
1845. Shout out to June. Yeah, they didn't have
to do that. Shout out to Ben. Shout out to Bob,
John Pettit, June and John Pettit, and Ben Pettit,
and Miguel, Miguel the distiller. 1845 is a fantastic
distiller. They keep getting these awards for
the fantastic products that are coming in. And
you know what? There are tons of these bourbon
or whiskey industry professionals that their
businesses are going down the tubes. And that's
not happening with 1845. Their stuff is thriving
because the expectation. Like literally out of
the gate. It is. And they've got an excellent
product. Very blessed. We've got a lot of stuff
to talk about. We've got a loaded roster here.
Chuck, our producer, is maintaining the. of what
we're talking about, keeping us on track. Dudes
Like Us, I'm Sean. I'm Paul. And I'm Jeff. And
it's February 25th, the day before my wife's
birthday. God bless. Ding, dong. As soon as I
get home, I'm going to be like, hey, baby, it's
your birthday. And she's going to be like, oh,
God. Get away from me, you. You're going to tie
a bow around your wiener. Tie a yellow ribbon
around the old oak tree. It's a dick in the box.
Something special, girl. It's my dick in a box.
Oh, really? Oh, he's going to do it now. He is.
I almost did. He's like, I'm in. I'm so excited.
We've got a lot of stuff going on. So Chuck calls
the other day, and we're like, hey, man, we've
got to plan some stuff, Sean, because we've got
stuff coming up in June. June, what is it, 15th?
14th. 14th. Whatever. It's a Sunday. Juneteenth.
That's 18th, I believe. Oh, my God. Oh, God,
Billy. Okay. Anyway, and we have some planning
to do. I just ate a sweet tart. It's kind of
like a little bit more tart than sweet. So Chuck's
like, oh, so I just bought plane tickets. So
I'm excited. Oh, you did buy the plane tickets.
So we got the plane tickets. We're jumping on
the same plane that Pool is on. All right. Paul's
sitting up in the, I don't know where you're
sitting. First class. No, we're in first class.
You are not in first class. We're actually super.
Sapphire crystal platinum members. We're sitting
in the captain's seat. Oh, you're flying the
plane. No, no, no. We're just sitting in the
captain's seat. I'm on the roof. He's sitting
on my lap. Wow. We're in the steerage with the
baggage. I'm actually a learner about you being
on the same plane as me. I don't know why. I'm
excited about it. We made accommodations. We're
going to wrap things up. I haven't tucked in
the rental car accommodations yet, but the next
step is to work on where we're going to... Well,
to get the car, which is not a big deal. Then
where we're going to stay. We're going to divide
up the camp a little bit. I think we're going
to do... We're going to do... We're going to
figure out what we're going to do, meaning that
we have several... things to do while we're out
there. Yeah, we can do Sonoma Valley. So the
wedding is on Sunday night, right? Right. Correct.
So it's Sunday night. So we're going to get there
on Thursday morning -ish. So we'll be there Thursday,
Friday, Saturday. And I think from Saturday to
Sunday, we're going to stay at the venue. But
from Thursday to Saturday morning, I think we're
going to stay at a subpar hotel. Ooh, like a
Motel 6? By the hour? What are you looking at?
In Sonoma or Napa? We haven't. I haven't. I haven't
either. It's been on my list for a while. But
I would assume something south of the venue.
That's San Francisco. Ooh. Like that far south?
And Oakland? No, no. A little bit further north.
I don't know. Well, the venue's in Sebastopol,
which is north of Sonoma. So I figured out that
we've got there. So I did some research, and
I did not do the research you did regarding wine
versus whiskey. So you did wine, and I did whiskey.
pulled up a dozen different whiskey venues out
there to take a look at. And I'll go to all the
wine stuff. If that's what we're going to do,
I'll do it. But moreover, for me, I was more
interested in the whiskey stuff for the Dudes
Like Us podcast. But this is a vacation, so to
speak, and an experience that I'm really looking
forward to. It's a shame that my wife's not going
to be able to go do whatever it's going on. Have
you reached out to any of these distilleries
yet? All of them. Yeah, I thought I saw them.
Any feedback? Yes. Nice. They're all ready for
us to, some of them are like, dude, we're closing
down. Yeah. Oh, really? We have like two of them.
We're like, yeah, we're closing down. Sorry.
But if you want some of the product we have,
I said, whoa, whoa, whoa. Because I called them.
And they were like, well, I was like, well, what
product do you have? Because we're more interested
in like cast strength stuff. If you have some
cast string stuff, 100 % we'll pick a bottle.
And then one of the ladies was like, yeah, we
have some. By the time you guys get out here,
we'll be officially closed, but I'll have a bunch
of stuff still left over. Oh, wow. I don't even
know what that means. That's sad, though. It
is kind of sad. I mean, these are the hopes and
dreams of people that put a lot of work into
aging. Unless they did MGB. Well, you know what?
No, they didn't. Well, actually, I think they
did. Right. To come back. It's a good way to
get started. It is, but you have to have a following.
Yeah. You know what? Being California, they've
got all kinds of unexpected applicable laws.
Well, also that. Tax laws. But also the location.
They're in the smack dab of wine country. And
to put a whiskey place there, I think. I don't
know if they're going to get a lot of traction.
There's going to be some. People go out there
for the wine specifically. You say that, but
I wasn't looking for wine when I was going out
there. We're unique. Because we're losers? Yes.
We are unique. But when you go to Sonoma or to
Napa, you're going out there for the wine. You're
not going out there for the whiskey. Like you
go to Kentucky for the whiskey. Yeah, I was going
to say, if you're a whiskey, what do you call
it? Somalia steward? Yeah, it's a whole different
population. Yeah. In my opinion. I like both,
so I guess I cross -pollinate. Well, I love both,
too. Interesting. I mean, I love wines. Anyway,
yeah, we need to... Yeah, I don't know what's
happening over there. Are you choking on... Sweet
tarts! Easy on the sweet tarts. God damn it,
get those fucking things out of me. They're so
good, though. They're addicting as shit. They
are good. But I love wine. I mean, I didn't know
a whole lot about wine. Working with the Food
and Beverage at the Four Seasons at... Kind of
cultivated my wine experience, and I freaking
love great wine. But it's got tons of calories,
so I kind of stopped drinking wine because the
calories of wine are basically the same as you
get in a glass of whiskey. But you get a bigger
bang from your whiskey than the wine, so I was
like, I'm abandoning the wine program. Well,
it's like an eight -ounce pour, though, right,
compared to a one -ounce pour? No, per ounce.
Calories are... The wine is way sweeter. Well,
it depends what kind you get. True. Well, that's
true, but not much. There's only thousands of
different types of wine. There's also you got
to be careful because there's a lot that added
sugars to get that sweet. Oh, that's right. So
you got to be careful. It's like Mad Dog 2020.
Yeah, I guess technically that's wine, but...
Yeah, anyway, so we've got some planning to do.
We need to do it sooner than later. But I'm excited
about that trip. It is exciting. And we're going
to have a podcast out there. Yeah, I've never
been to Napa. I've never been to Sonoma Valley.
I have been to San Francisco and San Jose. Yeah,
but that was for Buttlusion Contest. No, no,
it wasn't. But it's beautiful. All of it's beautiful.
We did the Route 1 all the way down from... Along
the coast. Along the coast. And that was amazing.
That's beautiful. Yeah. The whole region is beautiful.
I don't understand the meltdown in California.
California is a God -blessed mess. It is. Politically,
yes. Well, yeah. Politically, but they're a mess
because they can't afford anything. Can't afford
anything? Taxes are through the roof. Oh, the
people living there. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah.
To exist there is ridiculous. The cost of living
is ridiculous. Well, it's kind of like Hawaii,
right? I mean, it's got everything. If you love
beach, they have it. If you love mountains and
beautiful scenery, they have it. If you want,
you know, everything you can imagine from a nature
perspective, California has it. It's very, very
desirable. People love living there. They want
to live there. But yes, they have, politicians
have taken advantage of it and they have. They've
ruined it. By the way, Brian. Brian lives in
San Diego area. I may have said San Francisco.
No, he's way down south. Yeah, way down south.
Oh, he's like way, way down. In fact, you zoom
in really close, you find the naval base down
there. That little, right there is the naval
base. Coronado is where he's at. Yeah, it's exactly
where he's at. So his little condo he's got out
there is actually right there on the north side
of that island. You have a... That's a beautiful
place, too. They have an aircraft carrier right
there. When I went out to take care of my dad's
house, Yeah, there it is right there. Wow, look
at that. We went there. Is it like a museum,
you mean? Yeah, you could tour it. And we were
there too late in the afternoon for us to do
it. We didn't have time to do it. Yeah, to tour
something like that, you need like two, three,
four hours, man. Yeah. It's a floating city.
It's massive. It is. It's incredible. Yeah, we
were down there right on the wharf. We had dinner
right there overlooking that bay. Like a hamburger?
Actually, it was a burger. It was on the shore
there. I went fishing there. Oh. In San Diego?
Yeah. For fish? Yeah. Right there next to the
carrier? Yeah. Yeah. If you get too close to
it, they go, warning, stay away from the carrier.
Was that a person or a reporter? Are you being
serious? They will warn you to stay the fuck
away from their shit. And you got too close to
the carrier? We didn't. We just heard the warnings.
Really? From other people. From other people,
yeah. No, no, we're not. I'm assuming immigrants
that were fishing too close to the - Did like
a super stealth secret sub go floating by and
they told everybody to - to not take pictures
and not look at it. No, that wasn't in Florida,
though. I did see a sub in Florida. That was
Pearl Harbor. Yeah, that was Pearl Harbor. That
was Jeff's story. It's kind of cool. I didn't
take a picture of it, though, because I would
have been shot. If you look at it, it will kill
you. I am looking forward to it, because we do
have an excursion in the middle of June. Yes.
The Dudes Like Us podcast, guys, will be out
in California. So if you're hearing this podcast
tonight and you are remotely anywhere near the
north side of... San Francisco. We're going to
be up in Sebastopol, Santa Rosa area. Somewhere
around there. We'd love to have drinks with you.
We're going to be there Thursday night, Friday
night. Saturday night. That would be fun. Saturday
night, we're doing other stuff. And then I think
Monday. Are we leaving Monday morning or Monday
night? Monday night. It's like 5 o 'clock. Yeah,
we leave at noon on Monday, I think. Are you
guys on the same return flight as I gave you
guys? I guess so. I don't know. All right, so
I'll take it from you. I don't even know when
we're going back. You're going to take it from
me, huh? That's what I like to hear. No. It's
not going to be that kind of trip. Oh. Lube.
Lube. What the hell is wrong with you guys? Again.
But I am looking forward to it because the last
time we went out to California, we went to Lake
Tahoe. Go visit your pops. And Lake Tahoe was
beautiful. Look, California is beautiful. It
brings me back to the same point again. What
the fuck is going on? It's such a beautiful state.
Come on. Get your shit together. Yeah. But you
know what? There is a massive contingency in
California that they're rural. You know, they're
just like you and us. I mean, you and me, they're
like dudes like us. They're like, they're farmers
and they're down to earth people. But they're
stuck to the same rules that the coast has. They're
stuck. The super majority is not listening to
anything they have to say. You know, I did hear
that the governor's race currently, is it Steve
Hilton? Yes. Is in the lead. Dude, Gavin Newsom
is not helping himself. Did you hear what he
said on one of his book tour? About him being
a stupid dyslexic? Yeah, he's like, oh, I'm stupid
like you. Yes. Basically is what he said. Yes,
he did. Oh, so I'm stupid. Yeah, he was talking
to an African -American journalist. No, it was
a black guy. Whatever. Could have been from Jamaica.
Hold on. African -American or Jamaican -American?
Why? Why say African -American? Do we not say
that anymore? I say black person. I'd say journalist.
Sure. He was a journalist who was not white.
Okay, whatever. Anyway, so he's sitting there
talking to him. Thanks for trying to make me
uncomfortable. It didn't work. Anyway, he was
like, you know, hey, I'm just like you. Fucking
racist. This is awful. He goes, I'm just like
you. I got like a 960 on my SAT, and I sucked
at school. And I can't read. And I can't read.
Are you listening to this? He's like, I'm stupid.
I'm technological. intellectually challenged
and I'm a shitty student just like you. And I'm
sure the journalist is like, bro, I got a 1340
on my SAT, motherfucker. Yeah. Why are you looking
at me thinking I'm, you know, are you making
some assumptions here, bro? I also heard that
someone, some news outlet reached out to his
team asking for the proof that he's dyslexic.
Yeah. And their response was, fuck you. Yeah.
I mean, what the hell? We live in a world where
we can just throw that shit around in every official
capacity. I mean, hell, the damn Tlaib was wearing
fuck ice pin on her shirt at the State of the
Union address, and she is a congressperson. Yep.
Are you kidding me? I wonder how the FCC is going
to handle that. I don't know. Because that was
on regular broadcast. Yes. It literally said
fuck ice on her button. How is that okay? Is
she going to get called out for that by the FCC?
I don't know. Why? Bad Bunny didn't. No. And
he said all kinds of things. And he said... Well,
evidently, somebody said that... Thank you. He
didn't say anything wrong. I am not... I don't
speak Spanish, okay? But I recognize a lot of
Spanish words. Because they call you stuff all
the time? Well, dude, I'm a bartender. Dude,
I was like... All the time. My name is Sean Cruz.
Ah, shut up, pendejo. Pendejo. But he said a
lot of... He did say some stuff. Oh, he mumbled
it. Okay. Well, listen, they're trying not to
create a scandal out of it because, you know,
they are on board with... Anyway. The FCC was?
I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I didn't
watch the damn thing, and I don't speak Spanish.
Isn't Colin Powell's son the head of the FCC?
Not anymore. Don't believe. I don't know, but
I thought he was. I have no idea. I never heard
him quitting. I think he's still part of it.
Colin Powell Jr.? I'm not saying that he was
instrumental in that, but... Colin Powell is
kind of a nefarious little piece of poo -poo.
It's Brendan Carr. Oh, so close. Yeah. So the
FCC did a study. They looked at it. They listened
to it. They translated it. And apparently to
them, they didn't see any violations. Right.
No violations of our rules and no justifications
for harassing. Was that based on English? No,
Spanish. There were no English curse words? Well,
I mean. I do got to say this. You would think
that, but you know. I do got to say this. I listen
to the radio in San Antonio, the rock station
there, and they would say Spanish curse words
all the time. Right. And nobody cared. Because
nobody knew what they were saying. Well, San
Antonio is majority Hispanic, right? Oh, so they
knew what they were saying. They knew exactly
what they were saying. Ah. And they would say
whatever in Spanish, and nobody cared. And it's
almost like... Nobody cares is the issue, right?
And then that's consistent with the FCC ruling
here. I think that's what we're getting into.
Nobody cares even if he did. Right. Because it
wasn't in English. It wasn't in English. Well,
I think there also needs to be. It wasn't on
the seven banned words that George Carlin, you
know. Well, I think all languages need to have
the same standards. Should be. Right? Just because
I may not necessarily know what it is. There's
a lot of people that do. You hear, and you're
like, ooh, that didn't sound good. I don't know
what that was, but that offended me somehow.
Sloppy Joe. Sloppy Joe. What if an English word
sounds like a French curse word? In France? Yeah,
in France. Oh, they'd be like. You know, I think
we're a little bit... I don't know. I think we're
a little bit... I don't know any French bad words.
We're a little bit Puritan as far as the rest
of the world goes. As far as bad words go, right?
Well, they show boobies. Yeah, boobies in Germany
or whatever, or French TV. They're a little bit
different. Yeah, they live in Germany. They're
different boobies? Dippage. Do you say boobies?
Yeah. Yeah, boobs. Like the commercials in Germany
growing up for me, they had like a zest commercial
and they have a woman with a little... towel
on oh she was surprised and all of a sudden she
dropped her towel and grabbed the bar of zest
and we're like oh yeah like we're gonna go to
the bar of soap check out those knockers are
you kidding fully fully oh yeah i mean so her
boobies you didn't see down below right because
back then it would have been a bush wow okay
anyway so my first job My first job, I had to
take training in - Deep thoughts about Jeff.
It was full bush. Anyway, so my first job, I
had to take training in Toronto. What are you
saying? They don't have bush anymore? Not like
back in the late 70s. What do you mean? What
are you driving at? Based on what? Nowadays,
they're well -groomed. Yes. Who? The women. Women
in general. So women in general are now well
grown. Are you playing dumb? You're playing dumb.
No, I'm playing devil's advocate. I'm trying
to figure out where you're coming from. There
is no devil's advocate. They had huge bushes
in the 70s and now they don't. Yeah. Now women
are taking care of themselves nowadays. Correct.
What's your argument against that? There are
two sides of the argument. No, there is no argument.
Not and yes. There's too much hair. I can't see
anything. Oh, God bless. It's in my eye. It's
in my eye. All right. All right. Anyway, can
I tell my story? I'm trying to tell a story here.
Okay. So my first job, I got sent to Toronto
for training, and it was like freaking middle
of winter. And I was watching TV. And it wasn't
a commercial, but I was just watching a regular.
I'm flipping through this. Was it pay -per -view?
No, it wasn't. It was regular TV. And I was like,
there was nudity. And I was like, what the hell?
This is going to show up on my hotel bill. Yeah.
I have another story about that, too. Oh. So
I was shocked that there was nudity. Anyway,
and it might have been the same damn trip. I
don't know. Was it Skinamax? I get back. I get
back. And I get back. And I get my. My glass
is full. Yes. I wonder why. Very full. Ridiculous.
Show the camera how full it is. Will you? Mm
-hmm. Anyway, so I get back, and I get my expense
report, and there's, like, this charge for $25
for, like, La Erotica or something like that.
And I'm like, oh, my God. They charged me for
smut porn. Right. And I was getting all... That
wasn't me. Yeah, I was going to get... I don't
look at that stuff. That's right. Right? And
I was like, I'm getting worried because I'm thinking
my boss is going to see that or the AP auditors
are going to see it. And I'm like, oh, my God,
what is this? And I got all upset. And I tried
to call stuff. It was a milkshake. Look at this
stuff. It's the name of the restaurant where
I had breakfast. La Erotica? Something like that.
La Erotica. Something like that. When I looked
at it, I panicked. It was like La Bouche or something
like that. No, seriously. Anyway, it was pretty
funny. As soon as I saw it was the restaurant,
I'm like, okay, I can prove that it was the restaurant.
So you ordered the porn in the restaurant. Yeah,
American. Oh, there's three and a half inches.
American special. Porn cakes. All right, you've
got to move on somehow. There's got to be something
else to talk about besides porn and boobies.
No, but still, the experience of going in there
and submitting that receipt and having to deal
with it, there was no pushback by your... Well,
imagine if the AP team was like, I'm sorry, Paul,
the company won't reimburse you for porn that
you watch in your hotel room. And I'm like, oh
my God, it was your party. It was the restaurant,
I swear to God. I mean, they never gave me any
grief at all. What is this? Can you imagine?
And I was a brand new employee, like right out
of college. Right out of college, and I was terrified
that they thought I was looking at porn on their
dime. Paul, what is this Emmanuel on your hotel
bill? Right. Oh, that's the restaurant we went
to. Right. And I went to a pizza joint called
Epstein. Why is it on there five times? Yeah.
And why is it by the hour? Right? Why is it $15
.99 every single time? Yeah, I was panicked.
Or a cheese pizza from Epstein Island. Yeah.
Oh, no. Yeah, I was panicked, but, you know.
And cold jerky. Did you guys have to, I mean,
right out of college, did you guys have to, did
you ever travel for your job much? I traveled
a lot. Really? Yes. I went down to South America.
Did you have any experiences that were like?
No, no porn. That's not what I meant. Oh. In
general, were there any dramatic, like, you know?
No, I didn't have any crazy. No crazy stories.
No crazy stories. It was just a business trip.
You know, you go there and you. Do your shit.
And you were meeting your team in Mexico? Is
that what you're talking about? They weren't
assassinating cartel leaders at the time? No.
Well, I did have some. Right, in Mexico. Going
down to Mexico City, there are some interesting
times because my body reacts differently down
there. To food? To poop a lot? To the sun? No,
it's... To get a fierce tan? Well, it's... Well,
yeah, because it's... Jeff doesn't get tanned.
It's at 7 ,300 feet, is Mexico City. Oh, right,
right, right. So it's high altitude, and my body
doesn't do well. No. But my gut... It does not.
We know that firsthand. Well, it didn't affect
the brain, but it affected my gut every time
I went down there. Did it poop a lot? And the
food, no. Montezuma. Oh, farting. Lots of gas.
Just bloat. And I learned... Was it stinky? It
never farted. It was just a bloat. Very uncomfortable.
Oh, you just became bloated. Yes. And I learned.
Painful. It was very painful. And I felt like
shit for like the whole week I'm down there.
But I learned. I was like, all right, I'm taking
Gas -X. Okay. But then I was like, I'm not eating
very much when I go down there. Because I was
getting these big, you know, traditional Mexican
meals, right? They cook them differently. They
have different spices or whatever, right? Oh,
so you ate less on future trips. Correct. I was
like, all right, I can't eat like that anymore.
After, I think, the second time I went down there,
I was like, all right, I can't do this anymore.
What if you were able to take some of that oxygen
tanks down there with you? Your body could have
worked it out better. I don't know. Like I said,
it wasn't the altitude sickness that I got. It
was my gut health was the problem. Because you
think about the United States and all the...
The types of oils they use to cook the food versus
there in Mexico. It's actually healthier down
there. That's my point. Is that maybe your body
wasn't used to that, right? I mean, maybe. Maybe
that was part of it. Your polluted, toxic body
just couldn't handle healthy food. Your body
was like, hey, man, you had American diet rot.
It could be. That rot was like, fuck you, dude.
You're not getting in here. This is my man. Oh,
my God. This is healthy avocado oil. Fuck that.
I don't think it was avocado. No. Avocado oil
is healthy. Avocados from Mexico. So how long
did the bloating last? Avocado oil is healthy,
right? Until I got home. Dang. Yeah, it was miserable.
So I wonder if that was related to the elevation.
No. I think it's the elevation and the food.
Because you ate less. Well, I could control it
after I learned I'm not eating. And you were
better after that? Oh, yeah. I would get better
after that. So it was the food. He's saying he's
just going on future trips. Nothing about the
water? I drank bottled water. Of course. You
don't drink tap water down there. Where did you
get your bottled water? I went down to the 7
-Eleven. From the ditch. There you go. That's
some dude that's in the backyard. He's pouring
fucking tap water to a 7 -Eleven. No. No. No.
I mean, I'm just saying. You never know. There
are a lot of people that will go to a foreign
company. Country. And they'll be like, well,
I'm not supposed to drink the water here. I'm
going to have a Coca -Cola or a cola, whatever,
or I'll have a water. God bless me. What I'm
trying to say is that they'll order a cold drink,
and it'll be in a bottle, and they'll have an
ice, and the rice is procured through the tap
system. So they're still poisoned by the same
thing, and they make that mistake. Frequently.
I would get sodas, no ice. Really? Yeah, 100%.
You don't get salads either because they wash
the vegetables and lettuce in the water. That's
what the locals told me. Don't get the salads
unless you're used to it down here. Dude, that's
so crazy. And these are like pretty high -end
restaurants that you're eating at comparatively.
Correct. And they don't, I mean, I'm sure they
do clean their shit in filtered water. I'm sure
they do. You never know. But you never know.
Don't take that chance. That's the point. The
ones that live there, they said, don't get a
salad. Don't get the ice. You know, just drink
your. Don't eat. Don't drink. Yeah. It's just,
you know. It's a one -week fast. It is. That's
why you're like, dude, I'm drinking IPA. That's
it. IPA. I have coffee in the morning. IPA. They
did say, because we'd go down there and get.
What the heck is that? This is the raid on the...
The chaos in Mexico. El Chocombo. Yeah, but look
at that vehicle. This isn't the raid. This is
the cartel. Are you kidding me? These are cartel
people. That's ridiculous. That was like an extended...
APC, yeah. Like a transit. Yeah, this is the
problem. This is the problem that the Mexican
military is dealing with. They're dealing with...
They're outgunned. They're literally outgunned,
out -armored, out... You know, they're probably
not out -trained, but... And they're corrupt.
Okay, so hold on. So they killed El Mencho in
Puerto Vallarta. And when they did that, they
got intel from the U .S. intelligence that he
was going to go to a cabin with his girlfriend.
Yes, correct. And so they followed him to the
cabin and tried to arrest him. And he fought
back. And he fought back. And his people fought
back. And he was shot. And they tried to rush
him to the hospital to save him. And he died.
And then his cartel went nuts. Started burning
shit, blowing up. Blew up the Costco. Costco?
They did blow up the Costco. Okay, that's not
cool. Yeah, well, they blew up a bunch of stuff.
Yeah, they burned cars. They fucked with... Look,
but the thing they didn't fuck with was American
citizens. That's a good thing. Because I believe
that if they were to do something to the American
citizens down there, our current administration
is zero tolerance. Trump is itching for them
to make a mistake. It was just last weekend,
you know. What? Have they calmed down? Have they
stopped doing their... I haven't heard anything
because the news cycle moved on, right? Yeah,
the Mexican military went in and quelled it.
That's what I heard. Okay. They put it down,
and they removed over 250 roadblocks. Here's
the thing about Mexico. Mexico is not the Middle
East. Damn close. Let's start there. But it's
not. There's an element that we're missing. But
what they do have is a lot of corrupt things
going on. Everyone's corrupt. So all they have
to do is really control that corruption that's
going on. Because Mexico's beautiful. I mean,
the people there should be flourishing, like
Venezuela was. They really should be flourishing.
It's a beautiful place. It has tons of natural
resources. Tons and tons. It's mismanaged. It
is mismanaged, and to a point where you're kind
of like, all right, well. sometimes you kind
of get worried. Yeah, but when is that shit going
to change? All of the South American countries
are basically mismanaged. That's my point. Like,
what is the deal? The question is, when is this
shit going to change? It's going to change now.
We just went into Venezuela and took out the
head of Venezuela. And now they're turning a
corner and things are starting to change over
there. Mexico saw this. And, you know, we're
talking to Mexico and we're like, hey, man, you
know, you need to, what's happening. Clean your
shit up. That was the first conversation, but
this one was like, hey, man, we have a clue right
now we're giving you to take out this guy. You
need to take them out. Well, we don't want to
take them out because it's going to cause a lot
of issues. Dude, you need to fucking take them
out because the alternative is that we're going
to fucking take them out. If we take them out,
there's going to be a lot less shit going on.
You take them out and it's only going to provide
support to you. This is pushback from the Mexican
folks, the cartel, and that's only going to last
for so long because there's going to come a point
where they don't have this shit anymore. The
things on the screen that we're currently seeing,
all those cars, The armored... What the fuck
are those? I don't even think they're armored.
I don't even know. I mean, they've got armored
stuff because they've got these... There are
portals. Yeah, who is creating... There are gun
portals in the back. See the back? Oh, but those
could be just windows. Yeah. They look like there's
gun portals. Yeah, but they're making them fancier
than they are. Well, they got fancy paint jobs,
and they got, like... I don't... I don't know.
The... The point is... They look ridiculous,
actually. ...is that they need to get control
over their stuff because it's going to help the
United States. It's symbiotic to help them get
their shit under control, to help us... to eliminate
the cesspool of immigration that's coming in
here. They're immigrating to the United States
because of this stuff. So if we can control what
the hell's going on there, they will fucking
go back home. Because I tell you what, all the
immigration, most of the immigration, at least
the guys that I know, and I do know some guys
that are here that have been here for decades,
they earned their money here in the United States
doing whatever the fuck they're doing. Plumbing,
masonry work. Construction. All the trades. All
of them. They send their money back to Mexico
to build their home for their family. Yeah. Okay.
That's the reason why they're here. They go home
three or four times a year and they're there
for two to four weeks every time they go. They're
there for a lot. Yeah. They're not nefarious
people. They're trades people. And yes, they're
taking advantage of the opportunities here and
sending money home. If they could take these
opportunities and perform them in their own country.
Then that would be ideal. It would be so ideal.
And then we wouldn't have to, and I say worry
because I'm not worried. But at the same time,
dude, look, if you got someone here that doesn't
check in at the front door, just like you're
not going to let anybody walk in your house.
Right. You know, why do you have locks in your
front door? To keep people out. Right. You know,
if you have somebody walking in the front door,
you need to vet them and make sure that they're
safe for your family. So is this a new trend,
right, where the U .S. is going to start providing,
you know, intel and they're going to go after
another cartel leader and then another one? I
don't know. There's a lot of them. This is a
new thing. This is a new thing. Well, the guy
who replaced El Mencho is his son, who's actually
a U .S. citizen. Wonderful. Yeah, that's right.
Wonderful. Yeah, he lives in San Diego, I think.
Orange County or something like that. But you
see where I'm going with this. So is this going
to be, I've wondered, I've wondered if Trump
is going to, you know, because he wants to turn
up the heat, right, against these cartels, and
he wants to put an end to it. So how does he
take care of the new leader of this cartel? He's
a U .S. citizen. An accidental gas explosion.
I mean, do you just arrest him? I mean, well,
if they have evidence that he's doing shit he
shouldn't be doing. I mean, you just can't go
and assassinate him like these guys did. You
shouldn't, no. Well, not in the United States
because he's a U .S. citizen, right? Right. That'd
cause a lot of stink. It probably would. I mean,
it caused stink for Obama when he did a drone
strike on an American citizen. Remember that?
Overseas. That caused some stink. Anyway, this
is interesting. We'll see where this goes. But
I will tell you, if this ramps up and they're
taking on the cartels and being kind of ugly
with all this whole thing, they're going to push
back. They will. And there could be some violence.
Who's going to push back? Cartels. Cartels. And
there could be some violence in the United States.
So what is the number one? How does Mexico make
their money? Tourism. Okay. No. Well, tourism
and there's a shit ton of corporations down there.
So number one is tourism. There is a shitload
of corporations down there. China is basically.
A bunch of U .S. corporations. Yes. So there's
manufacturing companies down there from a plethora
of, there are countries that invested doing stuff
down in Mexico across the board. But the number
one is tourism. No, it says Mexico's main source
of income is the diversified manufacturing sector,
which accounts for over 88 % of total exports
and represents only 20 % of the GDP. Yeah, they
make a lot of money. A lot of cars down there.
Yeah. A lot of our cars. But my point is that
they're - Tourism is huge. Tourism is huge. That's
services, yeah. What has happened just now? People
are canceling their spring breaks and abandoning
them. Yep. That's going to leave - Here we go.
That's a huge void. This is the largest contributor
to GDP, over 58%, including commerce, tourism,
and financial services. I mean, it doesn't need
to be the largest, but I mean, I'm saying it's
going to impact - Them hugely. Yes. Well, here's
my challenge. The third wedding that I am going
to in July is in Cabo. Uh -oh. And I told Julia,
I was like. That could be iffy. That's what I
told her. I was like, we may need to revisit
this in a little while to see what's going on.
I mean, even in Predator, they were saying stay.
They are telling them to shelter in place during.
During this whole drama. Don't leave the resorts.
Correct. Shelter in place, right? So, I mean,
and they already say, when you go to Cancun,
don't leave the resort. No. I mean, you can have
everything you need there anyway. I went there
in the early 90s, and they were like, no, don't
leave the resort. We left the resort. And? I
mean, it was on a bus and stuff. You just went
to a touristy area. We did. We did. Did you get
roofied? Hell, I remember going to... Remember
I was talking about Dr. Steve McDaniel, the up
-top eye doctor? He and I went on vacation to
Mexico. And I remember we left wherever we were
at. Boys Town? And we rented these scooters.
And we didn't know where the hell we were going.
The helmet had a fucking horn on top. I mean,
it looked like a Nazi helmet. It was hilarious.
But here we are. We're driving. wherever the
hell we were at in Mexico. And the people were
like, yeah, you guys shouldn't be in this area.
And, you know, both Steve and I were like, man,
fuck that. We can take on all of you. We're on
scooters, bro. We're on scooters. Yeah, we can
outrun everyone. But, I mean, that was back.
My point by bringing that up is even back then,
which was in the late 80s, 89 actually, you know,
even back then they were like, dude, there are
areas where you don't need to go. Absolutely.
So, I mean, it's only gotten worse. For sure.
Yep. Anyway, that'll be interesting. We'll see
where this goes. This is a new thing. And we've
been talking about that. I mean, we have the
intel. We know where their houses are. We could
literally drone strike the leaders of every cartel
if we carefully do it. Well, a lot of the cartel
families from the guys that used to report to
me that live in Mexico City are in Mexico City.
Right. And they said that a lot of the cartel
families were there. And then they said that
Mexico City is actually fairly safe as far as
away from the cartel shit. They're like, no,
there's really bad places in Mexico City. You
don't want to go. Right. But as far as cartel
shit, you really don't find it because there's
kind of an understanding. Our families live here.
Let's keep our cartel shit out of it. So they
have a, what is it? Sanctuary? No, what do you
call it? A code of honor? A code of thieves'
honor? What's that thing? We went to Hot Springs,
Arkansas, and they said that all the gangsters
from Chicago used to go there and they would
get along because they were on vacation. Yeah,
they vacationed together in the same Hot Springs?
Yeah. And then they go back to Chicago and kill
each other. And then kill each other. Yeah, you
know what? I mean, hell, even the World War II
guys got out of their trenches on Christmas Day
and played soccer. That was one, I think, though.
World War I. Yeah. Yeah, in the trenches. Yeah.
Yeah. So, I mean, you know. Is that Gallipoli?
At some point, everybody can get along for a
short period of time. Was that the movie Gallipoli?
I don't know. Are you talking about when they're
riding on the beach? No, that's Jared. Jared
the Fire. Who wrote that? What? Who wrote that
theme? Nolan Ryan. Jan Hammer. Close. Vangelis.
Come on. Who the fuck is Vangelis? He wrote Chariots
of Fire. The theme song. The theme song, yes.
And you know who produced that movie? Steven
Spielberg. No. Nolan Ryan. Produced? Katie Holmes.
Weinstein. No. Dodi Fayed. Oh, Dodi Fayed! Princess
Diana's... Oh, the dude that killed Diana. Well,
no, he got killed along the way. Yeah, her lover.
Yeah, but her dating him basically caused that.
Yeah, so he's the one who, his company produced
that movie. Okay, thanks for sharing. Yes. And
that's the end of our segment of Jeff's Needless
Trivia. Deep thoughts by Jeff. Now, Paul wants
to talk about Bonnie Blue. I do? Yes. Well, hold
on. Mr. Producer. Play the audio on this. I'm
fascinated. Oh, this is disgusting. She's an
idiot. Oh, no. That is a pretty, like, it's like
half pink, half white. Kind of looks like a drumstick,
actually. Guys, yeah. Is that sperm on her phone?
Definitely pregnant. Like, fully pregnant. She's
pregnant? She's pregnant. She's pregnant. I'm
actually not quite sure. Oh, my God. So, Bonnie
Blue banged 400 men and unprotected in an attempt
to see who would be the lucky father. So, the
big blue. Unprotected. She's not quite sure who's
the father. This is disgusting. She's got an
ultrasound. Well, I also... She made the doctor
wear one of the stupid masks. Well, because he
doesn't want to be... Okay, I guess. Who wants
to be Bonnie Blue's doctor? He's just a gyno.
He doesn't care. He's got a freaking hoodie on.
What the hell? That's what all the dudes that
banged her wore. Oh, yeah. She's doing this for
class. Oh, it's the Bonnie Blue hoodie. Yeah.
I got you. I also heard that she asked all the
men, who really wants to be a father? and she
put them up front to give their sperm the better
chance to get to her egg. To get a head start?
Yes, to get a head start. So they were all Caucasian?
No. Too soon? Not really. Why would it have to
be Caucasian? I don't know. Just probabilities
and statistics? Of what? You know what? Just
let it go. Yeah. There's no digging out from
that. I'm not digging. And she took DNA. And
she took DNA. samples from all of them so she'll
be able to identify the father. Yay. Not in the
sperm. Extra DNA? I don't really care. Extra
DNA. Imagine you're at work and you boned her
and you get the call. Hey, good news. You're
going to be a dad. You're the father. You're
the lucky winner. And you're like, wait, do you
want to get married? Oh, God. I mean, what the
fuck? Are they going to get married? I doubt
it. Are they just a sperm donor? Yes. So she
was married and she... And that dude left her,
right? You would think. I would hope. Well, okay.
I'm not asking for moral judgment on this situation.
The thing about it is that - I'm asking if she
was married and he left her. She's an attractive
woman. Yeah, she's not unattractive. It's disturbing.
There's something very wrong with her. It's kind
of like watching somebody eat boogers. I can't
- Why are you doing this? What a great analogy.
Did I ever tell you, speaking about eating boogers,
during the summer... See, you triggered a memory.
Thank you, Sean. I just jarred a memory. Now
we get to hear about Jeff's memory of eating
boogers. It was not me. During the summer, I
was driving for summer school. Was this guy eating
glue as well? It was not a guy. We pulled up
to a stoplight. The guy I was... Driving with,
I was driving and he was sitting there and the
first thing he was - It was $5, she picks her
nose. And I just hear him groan and he was like,
oh no. And I look over, he's like, what up? She
just dug so hard in her nose and ate it. Ew.
So I pulled up a little bit - Like literally
pull it out and you see it on the finger and
they're like - And she ate it. So I pulled up
and I kind of leaned to look. It was a very attractive
young blonde lady. Those are the booger pickers.
Are you sure? It's always the hot blonde. And
there was me and two other guys. And we all came
up and we were watching because she was right
next to us. Did she go in again? She went in
again. No. She went in again. She looked at it
and then ate it. All three of us moaned. We're
just like. Oh, my God. She's just putting on
a show for you by that time. She did not know
that we were looking at her. Don't knock it until
you do it. No, I'm not going to do it. I mean,
some of that stuff is really tasty, man. I couldn't
believe it. She was an attractive. She was probably
upper 20s, maybe. Hot as hell. Yeah, blonde,
had her hair pulled back in a ponytail. Eating
her boogers. Like a secret booger. She's a booger
eater. Well, so is Bonnie Blue, whatever her
name is. Bonnie Blue? Couldn't believe it. I
mean, that's. What, she eats her burgers? Dude,
she might as well. It's the same mindset. It's
kind of like, at a certain point, you're kind
of like, all right, well, there are times where
people emotionally, there's emotional growth,
professional growth. There's stuff that you...
Go through it live to help nurture yourself.
She has growth. She is going to regret. Growth.
She is going to go through a hardcore period
of regret later in life. Probably when the kid
gets older. Later in life. I think when the kid
gets older, you're like, yeah. You think maybe
they can invent those nebulizers like from. Men
in black. Men in black. And she just forgets
the whole shit. God, that would be wonderful.
You know what? She's going to wish. It doesn't
take away from the fact that her vaginal cavity
has been violated by 500 ,000 guys. You can get
that reconstructed. Dude, I'm out. It needs to
be rejuvenated for sure. Labiaplasty. Rejuvenerm
on there. I want to go back to the booger picking.
Well, you know what? She does have a butt. So
you know what? Oh, no, she's not on interactive.
My point is that she wasn't doing anally. So,
I mean, you know, quietly speaking, you know,
she's probably spent, but the butt's still good.
She does have an extra bonus hole. I mean, all
right, Paul, what were you saying? I want to
go back to the burger picking. So I had a friend
in high school, one of my best friends in high
school. When he was a little kid, he was riding
his bicycle and his chain fell off. You remember
the days when you had a chain? While he was riding,
he had gotten to a point where he was so good
at re -threading it, like putting it back on
the chain, and on you go. He didn't even have
to stop. He didn't even have to stop and turn
the bike over and do all that shit like the old
days. That was good stuff, wasn't it? It was.
Anyway, so he reached down, and for some reason,
his finger got caught in the chain. Oh, yeah.
And ripped off everything, the whole nail. Like
the part of the finger. No, the whole finger.
Including the nail. So it was a little piece
of bone sticking out? He had a stub. Yes. Yes.
And he went to the hospital. I mean, no, he's
the kind of kid that didn't, he tells the story.
He didn't panic at all. He was like, mom, yeah.
And the mom was like, oh my God. You know what
I mean? Because he literally had like a, yeah.
Was it like spurting? I guess. Anyway, so they
sewed it up. They couldn't reattach it. Right.
But he had a stub. Right. And so he would. Did
they take like little clippers and clip the bone
off the top? Or do they kind of stretch the skin
over? Is that a thing? I think they stretch the
skin over. Because I remember looking at it,
and yes, it was pulled over and sewed. Right.
I mean, and this is years later. I mean, he's
in high school. This was back when he was a kid.
Anyway, so he, at stop sign, at stoplights, we'd
all be sitting there, and he'd go, he'd go. And
it looks like. His whole knuckle is up there.
It looks like his whole finger is up his nose,
right? So he just, yeah, he would do this. Right.
He's giving himself a lobotomy. And he would
basically do, you know, like people next to him
would be like, oh my God. No, she was not doing
this for our pleasure. No. But hers. But he was.
It was, oh, maybe she was for her. Well, she
obviously liked it. You don't know. She liked
it in the nose. Talk about the female that picked
and ate her boogers. Friday, February 27th at
the Frisco Bar. Yes. Come see the fine line,
play some rock and roll. It's Friday, February
27th at the Frisco Bar from 9 to 1 a .m. It's
a free show. There's no cover charge to get in
there. I highly recommend you guys go visit.
We got John the drummer. Yep. John Rodriguez.
And let's do that again because I want it in
a nice... clear video, right? So this is a huge
call out, right? This is our buddy John. Yes.
This is his band. Not only is it John, but these
guys are actually good. They're excellent. They're
good. And for the people that love 80s, 90s music
and female singers. Oh, yeah. These, I mean.
They're good. She's pretty. That shocked me that
they sang that song. And I was so, look, the
band was awesome. And they have a great, what
do you call it? Set list. song set. Well, I think
it's all songs you've heard, but they're not
the main songs of the band. Exactly. That's what
it is. Alright, so it is Friday, February 27th,
Frisco Bar. Their band name is called Fine Line.
I highly recommend you guys go and see it. And
the Dudes Like Us podcast guys will be there.
We will be there. I'm going to be a little bit
later. It drives me crazy. I want to see both
sets, but I will be there for the second set.
That's good stuff. Because I have a wedding meeting.
We'd had zero. What authority do you have in
that wedding meeting? I don't have any authority.
So my son is engaged. Yay. Yeah, I'm excited.
I really am excited. All you got to say is like,
hey, guys, I authorize everything to be done.
And then leave. Okay. Well, okay. So this is
both families getting together, my son and his
fiance getting together, and we're going to sit
down and we're going to talk about. the wedding
and wedding planning. And it's going to turn
into a two families fun event. We're going to
have some drinks and play some games and do some
things. And unfortunately, it's happening on
the same night as my buddy's band thing. Anyway,
this is from 9 p .m. to 1 a .m. in the morning.
So I will definitely be able to see the second
set. I will see you. We'll see you a little bit
later, but we'll be there. We'll be there early.
The Frisco Bar actually has a... an elaborate
menu. So we could probably have some dinner there.
There we go. Look at that. Aren't they awesome?
Yeah, that was a deep cut from Pat Benatar. Yeah,
they have a keytar. He does have a keytar. Yes.
Is that John's stomach? What is that device?
She can sing. It was a good time. I had a great
time the first night that we were out there.
What is that little clacker thing? Yeah, that
was kind of weird. I didn't remember that that
night. I didn't remember the clacker thing. Was
that kind of like the fish? Yes. How's that?
Good? Very good. Very good. Thank you for sharing
that noise. I can make any instrument noise.
Sousaphone. Pick one. Fuck. I don't know what
a sousaphone is. Mr. Producer, look up what a
sousaphone is. That's a tuba. Oh. Boom, boom,
boom, boom. That's a baritone. Boom, boom, boom,
boom. That's tuba now. Dude, you're migrating
the wrong direction, okay? Yes. What? Sousaphone's
got like a high tenor. It's like between a trumpet.
All right. This sounds more like a special needs
clinic. Do a flugelhorn. I don't know what that
is either. So I am excited about Friday night.
This Friday night, the day after my wife's birthday.
Nice. See if she wants to go. And we're gathering
Saturday for your wife's birthday. Yeah. Are
we really? I'm hosting. Oh, good to know. Yeah,
Chuck's bringing an expensive bottle of bourbon,
you said. Right. Oh, that reminds me. Oh, the
cowboy? You're bringing the cowboy? Bring the
cowboy. Are you serious? Slap my ass and call
me happy. You're bringing that? No. What an asshole.
What an asshole. Pretty crazy. All right, so
listen, hold on. Son of a bitch. I am thinking
about bringing... He 100 % said no. That was
such a douchebag move. All right, so I need to
bring... I don't need to bring... I'm thinking
about bringing a bottle of bourbon over on Friday
to my future in -laws. Early times. Not my future.
Right? I mean... The new bottle. The new bottle?
Of early times, yes. The new bottle. No, seriously.
Get like an Elijah Craig or Rare Breed or something.
Hold on, back up. Her father doesn't even really
drink whiskey like that. No, he does. He just
drinks the good stuff that he has with his buddies.
Yeah, I agree with you. I think the 1845 would...
100 proof. No, dude, no. Go with the good stuff?
Well, they do have the... They opened up the
vault and released the first pick of the 100
proof. If you want to jump on that. But in my
opinion, based on when we were there this...
Chuck, Jeff, and I were there this past weekend.
They still have double barrel. I highly recommend
you bring the double barrel. Oh, I... Well, okay.
I mean, you're asking. You're saying I have to
drive out to 1845 and buy it. I'm not so keen
on that. But I mean, because it's... Well, you
still have a bottle of the double Spanish oak,
right? Right. Right. Yeah, it's a hard no. I
mean, I have one. No, I want something I'm going
to buy at Total Wine because I'm not going to
make that choice. I think the 1845 would be a
good one to go. 1845, 100 proof. Or maybe the
small cast or cast drink. Correct. Okay. That's
what you guys would go with? I would. Would you
go with the four grain or the three grain or
the... I think the four grain is probably the
easiest to drink. I'm more of a wheated guy.
Wheat? Yeah. Wheat. Buy the God bless the double
oak. They don't have it at Total Wine, do they?
Oh, double, I'm sorry. Yeah, I would drive out
there. What the hell? All right, so where are
we at with this wine drink we're drinking tonight?
Well, this is, I picked this one. Sean brought
over the Still Austin True Blue, I'm sorry, the
Blue Corn. So I bought, I pulled out our other
Blue Corn, the True Blue from Balcones to compare
the two. Now, this is a single -barrel straight
corn whiskey, so it's a little different. It's
not a bourbon. So it's a little different. It's
actually quite a bit different. Well, yeah, Balcones
is traditionally almost like a single malt. That's
where they get their stuff from. I don't know
where this fits on the single malt spectrum.
That's not a single malt. It's not, but they
do do a lot of single malts. Whiskey is not part
of their forte, or I should say. Bourbon's not.
They still sell this True Blue, though. They
still make this, I believe. They do, but it's
not. It's not a single malt? It's not the cast
strain. It's a corn whiskey. A corn whiskey.
So this is different from the True Blue, or from
the Still Austin stuff. So I want to just be
right out in the front and say, I enjoy the hell
out of this. Do I like it more than the Still
Austin? It's yes and no. I do like it from a
different angle because the blue corn from Still
Austin is just different. It's a different animal.
It's darker. It's richer. This one is a true
blue corn whiskey, and that has a place, and
it's a total wine pick. Yeah, it's a store pick.
The strength is right in the sweet spot where
I like it. If I were to put this on the scale
of whiskeys that I like, it would not score very
high. But if I were to put this on the scale
of corn whiskeys. This or mellow corn? Yeah.
Okay, so hold on. Help me understand the mash
bill of this. It's 100 % corn. 100 % corn. No
barley, no wheat, no rye. So technically, it
is a single malt. Single malt implies a single
grain. Is corn a malt? Yeah, it should be. I
mean, you're talking about malted barley, right?
Balconia is too blue. 100 proof blue corn whiskey.
Rich notes. Hold on. 100 % roasted blue corn.
Single grain. Single grain. See, I thought single
malt means a single grain. I don't believe so.
So when scotch is a single malt, scotch is single
malt, right? Let's pull this up. What does a
single malt mean? Single malt refers to a whiskey
produced at one distillery using only malted
barley as the grain. Yeah. So what is a... So
scotch, what exactly is scotch then? Let's go
do this again. Malted barley. Yeah, malted barley.
Okay. So everything is malted barley. This is
clearly missing the malted barley because it's
100 % corn. Right. It's 100 % corn. Yeah. So
like Jeff said, this is like, what did you call
it? Yellow corn? Mellow corn. Mellow corn. Yeah.
And that's in the same ballpark. But this one's
different, man. It's higher proof. It's got a
nutsack on it. And it's got a little staunchiness
to it. Look, this isn't something for everybody.
I think this is kind of like a, I don't want
to say one and done, but I think it's. I think
it's something you need on your shelf because
there's a demand for it at some point in your
life. Well, we've had it. I don't know if I'd
replace it. I don't know if you can replace it.
Well, they still make it. Not that. Not Cast
Strength. I've not seen Cast Strength. They do
have True Blue, but it's the traditional blue
bottle. Gotcha. They don't have that anymore.
They don't have this one anymore? That's kind
of like the Rebel. It's kind of gone extinct.
You're probably right. Because they've kind of
changed up their program down there a little
bit. They discontinued a lot of their program
because it's not selling. Yeah. This is 56 .9.
So what is that? 114 almost? 113 .8? It's good.
I like it. Does it rank next to some of the other
whiskeys out there as a corn whiskey? I'm going
to score it high because it's a corn whiskey,
but it's not really fantastical. I think there's
some harshness to it that I'm picking up. Oh,
that's the corn, 100%. Yeah, and I'm not saying
it's bad, but again, this is not ranked up there
near the top. I'm probably going to give this
a middle of the road of five. It's not bad. It's
not good. It's right in the middle. Can I sit
here and drink this? Of course. Yeah. It's got
some chocolate notes. It does have some chocolate
notes. I'm picking up some licorice, maybe. Some
anise licorice. It's sweet. It's got honey. It
has like, if you could imagine like corn, not
to be obtuse, but I'm just saying, you know,
if you picture some of the corn that's been,
if you were to chuck a corn and take all the
kernels and put it in a dish and put it in the
oven and put some seasoning on it and then it
comes out and then you taste it afterwards, you
taste that. That corn. That green. That flavor
that comes out in there, which is actually pretty
desirable. It's tasty. But, yeah, I'm not a five,
but I'm six. It also, I think, is dry. It makes
the moisture in my mouth just kind of disappear.
Kind of like a dry wine. Oh, yeah. But I love
dry wine. This kind of has the same effect, at
least it does for me. That just wants you to
drink more. which is the reason why we're going
to have to edit this podcast like a motherfucker
tonight because of me. This one is not as sweet.
I would expect it to be a little sweeter since
it's 100 % corn. There's not a lot of sweetness,
at least for me, not a lot of sweetness on this.
Yeah, no kidding. Like yellow mellow or mellow
yellow is like super sweet. Is it really, though?
Yeah. Mellow corn? I didn't get that. I've got
some downstairs. Yeah, I recall. I didn't get
that sweetness that you're referring to. We need
to try that. I need to pull it up here. It's
100 proof. We need to try it again to see. I
remember it being very sweet. To see what we
think of it this time. All right, Paul, rating?
You know, this is hard. I mean, okay, so I can't
compare this to what we just had because it doesn't
even compare, right? No, I agree. In terms of
the, not Iron Root, but still Austin. Completely
different. That was a bourbon for one thing.
Completely different. But the blue corn, I love
the correlation, though. Jeff, that was a good
pick to put these two back to back. So I'm going
to go with the 5 .8. All right. Yeah, I'm going
to go with the 5 .8. That seems fair. I got to
be honest. I wasn't impressed. That is not what
I would expect out of 5 .8. I mean, that's lower.
Usually, my lowest is like 6. It doesn't last
real long either as far as the finish. I'll even
use the word obnoxious. When you taste it, it's
there and it's like attacking you. And you get
the flavor. I fucking get it. It's 100 % corn.
Can you back off? But it doesn't. And it sits
there and it taunts you. And it's got this tea,
this hardcore tea effluent that kind of like
keeps hitting you afterwards. There's no white
pepper. There's no creamy praline or any of that
kind of following up to kind of do full circle
stuff. There's no traditional bourbon or whiskey
taste to this at all, in my opinion. So, I mean,
If those folks out there that are used to dealing
with this type of corn, then yeah, probably this
is very desirable. But for me personally, no.
I'm not into this. I will score this a six because
on the effort, the fact that it's highly approved,
and actually it's well manicured, but it's just
not my thing. It's not my bag either. Yeah, not
mine either. No. But they show it at Empire Liquor.
Do they? I don't know. I don't know. We need
to go. Actually, I haven't been to the store
yet. It's up there by Scott Cash, right? Yeah,
Scott Cash turned me on to Empire Liquor. The
guys out there at Empire Liquor are truly...
When you go out there and you want to shop, they're
guys that are trying to bring you in and... show
you an experience. I mean, at the store, they
got the owner, Josh, or part of the ownership,
there's John and Matt, and when you show up,
they know us. So they're kind of like, they want
to cater to us because we've seen them at some
of the tastings over at Cashless House. Okay.
And they also sell CBD. I'm more intrigued by
that. Really? That's what it said on the sign.
Yeah, I'm a hard pass on that. What's wrong with
CBD? Actually, again, it's not my bag. They've
got some interesting looking stuff there that
you don't see. Well, I mean, that's why Scott
goes there, because they have pretty good allocated
shit, apparently. What is that? Look at these
pictures. Iron Groot. No, I am Groot. Yeah, well,
I think any time you have a cry, I am Groot.
Okay, well, this is a play on I am Groot. Groot,
I am Groot. I love that show. I think it's Iron
Man. It's all Iron Man. Look, shout out to Balcones.
Thank you guys for the products you guys put
out there. I hope you turn a corner and bring
back some more. I know they're sitting on a bunch
of product right now, and they're wanting to
produce it. The Rumble was a huge success with
me as far as I'm concerned. I liked it too. I
enjoyed the high proof stuff. And now they've
dumbed it down to like $80, $90. Yeah, they stopped
making it. It's one of our favorites. I don't
remember what it was. Oh, Balcones was kind of
one of the pioneers that kind of brought in the
single malt industry into Texas. Really, it's
one of the first ones. And they need to be held
up and be held accountable for that because it's
awesome. I'm a little toasty, honestly, guys.
I am not fucking drunk. Can you tell the time?
Yes. All right. All right. Well, I'll close this
out. You guys ready? Yeah. Ready. All right.
Well, it's Wednesday, February 25th. It's the
second half of the Do's Like Us podcast. Check
us out on Instagram, Facebook. YouTube. TikTok.
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for hanging on. I'm slurring. God bless. Do's
Like Us. I'm Sean. I'm Paul. And I'm Joe. Good
night, guys.