What's up, everyone? Welcome to Season 2, Episode
2 of the Mark Mo Show. My name is Mark Maloney,
your host, along with AK219. Aidan, spelled the
right way. Aidan Maloney, how are you? Pretty
bueno, I would say. Doing fantastic. That's good.
I'm happy every time the weekend approaches,
and I'm sad whenever it leaves me. Oh, no doubt.
Yeah. No doubt. There's people out there whose
favorite day of the week is Sunday. That's scary.
Now, barring like NFL season. Sure. I kind of
get that a little bit. But like nothing brings
me more dread and depression than like late on
a Sunday afternoon, early Sunday evening. We're
like, oh no. Oh no, we got to do this all over
again. Fucking Monday. Oh, make it stop. Did
I win the lottery? I did not. Yeah. Yeah. It's
not my favorite. No, I agree. Like you said,
that Sunday afternoon depression is whack. It's
real. But, you know, it's equally countered,
I would say, by the Friday afternoon, Saturday
morning hopefulness, you know? I would agree.
That you actually get to feel like a human being
for a day and a half. I know. Isn't that crazy?
Interesting how capitalism does that. and makes
you feel negatively about days of the week. About
days of the week and times. It's unbelievable.
And, like, I saw this quote, too. I forget who
it's from. I just don't know who to attribute
it to, but it was like, I don't hate Mondays.
I hate capitalism. And it's so true. That's fair.
It's like, there's a reason you hate Mondays.
Spell out the reason. Oh, there's your answer.
Oh, yeah, for sure. Yeah, there's no question.
But it is not Monday. It is not late on a Sunday,
at least not at the time of this recording, so
thank you for that. Damn right. Thank you for
that. Praise be. But at any rate, we're going
to be producing new content on a weekly basis,
all podcast platforms and YouTube. We'll also
have some one -off interviews coming your way
in the near future, which should be fun and informative.
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check out Guys Being Dudes, aka 219, on all of
their podcast platforms and YouTube and all that.
But more importantly, where most of the new content's
going is Aiden, spelled the right way. Once again,
podcast, YouTube. YouTube gaming, lots of YouTube
gaming. So why don't you tell the fine folks
what they can expect. It's been a phenomenal
time. I think this is approximately my one year
anniversary on like the regular YouTube uploads
on my personal channel. Oh, happy birthday. Thanks.
It's good to birth. What does that mean? Wow.
It fell apart as it was exiting my mind. Ladies
and gentlemen, if you've ever witnessed an auto
accident, our show just did that. We just rear
-ended reality. It's like watching a plane crash.
You can't tune out. You really can't. But yeah,
it's fantastic. I've been having a lot of fun
with it. It's kind of a 50 -50 split between
fun games and sp - spooky, scary kind of games.
And the one that's coming out today as this podcast
drops is one called The Mortuary Assistant. Oh.
Which is remarkably fun and I may end up covering
at some point in the While You Were Sleeping,
but it's not this week. Okay. Hints While You
Were Sleeping is coming up, but it's been a lot
of fun. So if after you're finished listening
to the Mark Mo Show, maybe check out the Mortuary
Assistant on Aiden's Spilled the Right Way. Could
be fun if you're into spooky games. Yeah, I would
highly recommend it. I always found that like
a creepy deal, right? It's like I've had to bury
loved ones. I've had friends that have passed
one. But like the people that do that, and trust
me, I'm now in the industry, so to speak, but
I always found it just interesting. You have
this person that used to golf and go to the office
and plant trees and do like, and there they are.
Yeah. And now they're a cadaver. They're just
a, you know, I would find it really hard to just
like sit there and not want to poke them in the
cheek, be like, Hey, right. Hey, okay. Just to
make sure. Right. They're like, they didn't have
a little bit of juice left somewhere. Yeah. It
seems like it'd be such a disorientating phenomenon.
to do, at least for the first couple times, you
know, before you get used to it. It's like, oh,
for sure. If you make your career out of deceased
people, I mean, good on you. The work needs to
be done, right? But it's so it's so hard to picture.
It is, you know, it is. And the most amazing
thing, because we talk about capitalism and how,
at least for average people. Just the whole idea
of it and the concept and and just on a daily
practice Just causes undue stress and everything
else, right? But for someone that works there
Dude's not gonna complain if you f up right?
Yeah, he's not gonna say we like hey ass. That's
my eyelid You know you mess up be like, oh, I
need more glue the right, you know, you'll see
you'll figure it out Yeah, so in a way Probably
not a bad gig. Right. That is true. That's a
thought. I wonder how much mortuary workers get
paid. Or like those who do like examinations
for like criminal cases or something like that.
It's got to be a decent amount of money because
not a lot of people want to do that, right? No.
Curious. Yeah. Mean I want to meet like a little
eight or nine year old kid. It's like a mom and
dad You know I was thinking I I want I want to
I want to I want to take care of dead people
and and take on their blood and Then dress them
up all fancy for the their sleeping bed for permanent
like sleeping bed it's like okay billy let's
get you your pills now exactly billy there's
a did you get hit with the baseball again okay
yeah i'm just checking third time this week bill
third time this week god now he wants to work
in mortuary business oh god oh man but anyway
i don't know how we got there but we did we did
as we do and uh we're now going to get on to
a little conversation based on experience that
i had recently not with dead people Awww. I mean,
I know, I know, I just... They're not dead people
yet. Right. You gotta look at the optimistic
side. Exactly. It's just like, you're all gonna
be dead. Every one of you. Two things in life
are certain. Yeah. Anyway. So, I spend several
nights per week at a local bar. It's my bar.
Not to get... ...shwasted or anything. But to
have a few beers chat with a few other locals
Catch a game on the telly listen to some good
tunes all that kind of stuff, right? So however,
I always seem to get an interesting conversations
with people. I've never met before and but to
be quite frank It's just how I meet people, and
I meet a lot of people that way, and I have,
since I've started doing this, is kind of a routine,
really. It's kind of the fun part of bars, you
know? It really is. It's just like, you know,
I'm not getting schwaisted. I mean, if you're
there at 2 a .m., you're gonna see the ugly side
of it, but sure, there's a lot of other sides
that are fun, they're exciting, you're meeting
people, it's like all good stuff. But at any
rate, so these two women sit next to me at the
end of the bar. They're 23 24 something like
that, and they're just out of school Apparently
single and I listened to them for a while because
they're right next to me It's how the bar works
and one of the women was certainly a Karen in
training no question She was way too young attractive
and intelligent to be that negative about everything
I was just shocked at any rate her other friend
was much more chill seemed to just kind of want
to Enjoy the moment. Let the chips fall where
they make which I totally respect that approach
because that's usually my strategy when I go
out drinking and I have a good time 90 some odd
percent of the time right sure Because that's
I don't expect much But my goal is like I'm gonna
have a good time and if I can make someone else
there I don't know have a good time Success.
It's a bonus. It's a bonus, right? So kit Karen
and training was bagging on some guys. It was
social media or tinder or something like that
I don't know what it was but We're just criticizing
the bar scene is a place to like meet attractive
smart men and pondering life's greatest question
Why are we even here? I Know she met the bar
But I'm sure deep down based on the entire conversation
that she probably met more than that sure so
I decided to have some fun Time to play my cards.
I play my card. So I looked at them and I asked
why are you here? Kit was a bit taken back by
the question her friend seemed a little amused
and she's like pardon and I'm like I replied
that she asked her friend why you were even here
and After listening to the last few minutes.
I'm really wondering why you're here Well, we
just stopped in for a quick drink and then we're
just gonna like bounce after that or something
With that being stated. I looked there. I'm like,
well, you just kind of answered your own question.
Yes And her friend giggled, which is great. And
the kid's like, I will refer to her as Kit, because
I don't know her name. Or Protect the Innocent,
right? Right. I guess, but that isn't really
what I meant. And I immediately responded, I
have a feeling I know what you mean. You would
like to meet a couple of good looking guys, preferably
with a job and a decent IQ. Looks probably secondary
in your criteria. Now her girlfriend sitting
next to her kind of nodded. Sure. And I could
tell Kit was kind of searching for a response,
like she wanted to clap back. But she wasn't
fast enough. Sadly, she didn't know that she
was mastering, or that she was messing with the
master of quick wit, and a low -level menace,
to be fair. Sure. I said, look, you sit next
to an older guy, degree from Loyola University
of Chicago, successful in business, has a podcast,
a radio show, I'm a writer, I'm an emcee, member
of a local chamber, but because you have this
wall and moat built up around you, you'd never
know if I hadn't told you. Obviously, you've
had a problem with douchebags in the past. And
I know, douchebags and fuckboys run rampant in
your age group. I get it. That's a lot of them.
There's a lot. I said, but expand your world.
Don't discount bars like this as a place to meet
someone. I said, you might just be surprised.
Now, Kit looked shocked at my response. And her
friend reached for my hand and introduced herself,
and then I gave her my name, and so we just started
making some small talk. Kit was immediately cashing
out. Oh, sure. She was immediately cashing out.
She's just like, well, I still don't know why
I'm here. You know, and she's just, Kit's ready
to bolt. So she closes out. They left. I'm not
sure I got through to Kit or not. She gave me
kind of a side smile and a nice to meet you.
like just being cordial, whatever. But the friend,
well let's just say I made an impression and
I think at the very least helped make her night
a little bit better than listening to Negative
Nancy all night long. Sure. I'm sorry, Kit. So
I just found that whole interaction very, very
amusing. Now based on the fact that they are
not Gen X. Sure. And they're in your generation.
It is kind of like me to ask you like and I'm
sure I'm sure there's other women this age That
all kind of jaded is the right word. I'm not
sure what it is. I'm not sure they know But to
me, it's like they go out right they go out and
they have fun And I know some of this age bracket
and they totally have fun But as it comes to
like interpersonal communication and like what
they want in life or what they may want in a
partner I don't think most of them have a fucking
clue. Yeah, and it's tough, too, because I think
Gen Z, and they seem Gen Z -age from what you
described. Gen Z is kind of the first generation
where the latter half of their youth included
the internet, right? Sure. Oh yeah, big time.
And especially in teenage years and college years,
which they seem to be in or shortly after. It's
like all internet, you know, it's it's past the
days of AOL and MySpace and now you're in MetaHell
and Reddit and Twitter and it's it's kind of
a nightmare and the nightmare got worse in my
opinion and I don't want to speak for a whole
generation that's not wise to do but in my opinion
it became worse during COVID. Because everyone's
locked inside. Everyone is chronically online.
And I think it affected Millennials and Gen Z
kind of the worst. Because as you're reaching
that age of late teens, early 20s, and then all
of a sudden, hey, you're going to have to spend
the next year and a half inside. What else do
you have to do besides be online? And one thing
you and I both know very well is the fact that
being online, especially social media, and social
media is a wide term, but I know you know what
I mean. Being on social media is overall a remarkably
negative experience. There are deep studies that
show the longer you spend on Facebook, the worse
you feel, and the worse you feel about yourself.
A year and a half of that during some important
developmental years in, you know, Gen Z life,
surrounded by the negativity online, I think
can make people jaded or disgruntled to even
interact with people in real life. Yeah. You
know? Or, especially losing out on that year
and a half of actual face -to -face talking,
it can make it difficult to know how to start
a conversation or be open to one. even in the
first place. So, you know, in this situation
that you brought up, being with a close friend,
it's very easy to just, you know, shut it down,
just talk to your close friend, because that's
who you know, you know, that's who you went out
with. And not really open up to people or even
speak out loud negatively about the idea of talking
to other people. So, like I get it, right? I
get it because I kind of went through the same
thing. I'm still kind of a shy... introverted
type person, but Like I have no trouble holding
a conversation or talking to randos so It could
just be an individual thing right it could be
because you said This lady's friend had no issue
being a little more jovial So she gone there
by herself like her, and I probably would have
just had a conversation sure yeah, so I don't
think it's a generational thing purely I think
Gen Z was affected to a different degree from
COVID and social media than perhaps Gen Xers
and Boomers were. Like with most things, it's
easy to generalize, but it's definitely more
of an individual thing than a generational thing.
A generational thing? Yeah. Okay. That's interesting.
That's kind of my take. I understand being negative
with the world view, like the big picture over
the last five or so years, maybe closer to a
decade, the big picture has looked dire for a
while. You know? Oh, for sure. Climate change,
wars, fascism, late stage capitalism. It's easy
to look at the big picture and feel remarkably
pessimistic. But looking at the smaller picture,
you have to realize what you can and can't influence.
You know, you can influence your personal circle
and how well you fit in with them, how well you
can make them feel. It's very easy to let the
big picture take over and then you lose sight
of what's right in front of you. And perhaps
that's what this woman in your experience was
going through where, you know, got lost in the
sauce, as they say. So that could play in as
well because I know I've been in those types
of mindsets myself. Oh sure. Yeah, that's that's
no question. I just found it interesting and
it's like I've seen those types of conversations
take place not that there's always like one good
cop bad cop, you know, but there's like just
generally having this disdain for other people
or this disdain for where they're at that they
actually walked in. to this place sure yeah oh
my god why are we here you walked in the door
that's why you're here that's true you left some
other place and your little feet moved you yeah
to this place that's how so i just find it very
interesting i find it largely with gen xers because
i can speak for them we almost always do things
with purpose sure always do things with purpose
uh if we're busy we're busy And if we're ready
to party, we're ready to party. Like, there's
just that decisiveness, like, we're doing this,
we're doing that, blah, blah, blah. We already
know, like, maybe we've just come to grips with
the failure of the Earth as a culture, as a being,
as this, whatever this is, this global economy,
all of it, the whole thing. And we've come to
grips with it. So we're largely negative about
that. But we don't sit there and go, ah, blah,
blah, blah, this and that. Most of us are so
apathetic, we just don't talk about it. Sure.
Yeah. Because we're like, what's he talking about?
Yep, world's effed up. Yeah. Okay, next. Where's
my beer? Yeah. And we just like, we're beyond
that. I can't fix it. It's messed up. Where's
my beer? Sure. Where's my burger? Let's have
a fun night. And this is kind of where we're
at. So I don't know, I just found it interesting.
So I don't know if it was much more generational,
individual, maybe a little bit of both. Yeah,
I think it's a little bit of both, honestly.
But like I said, I can't talk for all of Gen
Z because there's just such, there's such a wide
variety of people in every generation. And it's,
I don't know, like you said, it's very easy to
fall into that, you know. big picture thing and
you know sometimes apathy can be a blessing sometimes
it can be a curse but sure yeah it's just sometimes
just take a step back even take some time get
some get introspective yeah and just realize
like hey what can i change today about my behavior
because that's what you have control over you
have control over your behavior those around
you not so much you can influence it yeah oh
for sure you can't change it you can change your
behavior what can i change about my behavior
today That's like oh, maybe I'll go Maybe I'll
go sit on the grass mm -hmm soak in some vitamin
D and just Look in some look at some flowers
and dandelions and just smile for a little bit
There are scientific studies saying that will
legitimately make you feel better, right? I know
it's a meme, but fucking go out and touch grass.
Yes. Yeah, that's important. You're right. Very
important. Yeah And I think, I think a lot of
people lose sight of that. And as you say, the
more people and I, God, I hate to reference this
movie because I hate this movie with a passion.
Like if there was a top 10 list, which we'll
do later by the way, ladies and gentlemen, if
we did a top list of movies, I hate, this would
definitely be on it. It's a movie called WALL
-E, brr, WALL -E. A little frickin', I think
it's a Pixar movie. Yeah, it sounds right. And
this little robot, he just wanders around. And
to be fair, I mean, some people are like, oh,
he's cute and he's innocent. I think he's a dumbass.
And he's this dumbass robot. I'm surprised he's
still moving around and operational. But the
point of bringing that movie up is kind of where
Human Race is heading. And when they get to that
part of the movie, that's the most real part.
Like to me, I'm like, yep, that's it right there.
Yeah. A bunch of fat ass humans who can't move
around, who can't do anything on their own, who
are all plugged into this thing. And they're
completely 100 % reliant on electronics and the
system and everything to even survive, to breathe.
Right. And that was the thing that was like,
yeah, I think we're kind of heading that way.
That part of this movie makes sense. I think
the only thing in that movie I didn't find realistic
is how dystopic it was, because the quantity
of human beings that just get to live plugged
in, fed and watered, hydrated, are the rich people.
Those are going to be the rich people. The poor
people are going to be doing wage slave labor.
yeah to make sure that's possible yes either
that or they're extinct because they're unnecessary
due to ai completely unnecessary yeah that's
that's the few that's the wally future part i
think they left out that they left out is the
calling of the herd yeah that's what i'm worried
about yeah that's that's something people need
to worry about i agree for sure wow on an up
note On an up note. Now that we're feeling pretty
good. Now that we're feeling pretty good. Geez
us. Boy, did we just let the air out of the tires.
But I'll tell you what. The show is young. We're
going to rebound. And I guarantee you, if you
thought that was letting out the enough. No.
It'll get better. I swear. It'll get better.
We're about to deflate hot air balloons next.
We're going to deflate hot air balloons. We're
going to kick baby. No, we're not going to do
any of that. allegedly allegedly i love that
what we're gonna do is we're gonna take a quick
break and we come back we'll carpe diem for you
guys so we'll be right back hey we're back everybody
and it is now time for carpe diem that is you
find folks sending us your dms no matter what
they are They might just, you know, might just
be a statement. It could very well be a question,
which we might answer. That's true. We're not
obligated to. No, we're really not. Yeah. But
you can ask it. You could even persuade us to
answer your question. Right. Find us a DM and
persuade us to answer your DM. Very true. And
that persuasive DM could include things like
your social security number. Yes. Credit card
number. Important. expiration date the three
on the back I know important all that's the asking
for a lot at that point but you can also send
us your VIN number where the car is located yep
and your mother and the title of it and your
mother and your mother we do mother storage rather
successful Your for your protection and protection
for your protection really especially for things
can't for your protection my guy At any rate
boy what nonsense? This is Carpe Diem though,
and Aiden you have a few over there for I do
have a few I've got one from our boy our old
friend Kelvin Bowel man. Oh yeah Kelvin asking
why can't anyone get my name right and why am
I not making content anymore? It's a good question
there, Kelvin. Sometimes I ask that myself, too.
Not even sure I got your name right, to be honest.
I have no answers. No, that's a rather interesting
question. I would have to say, it could very
well be. I mean, he's a world renowned spelunker.
Could be in a hole. He's in a hole. That is a
possibility. There's also another possibility
that one of our... Don't want to say stalker.
I don't think he stalks us, but he's definitely
a fan. He's around He's around you know, but
last I checked. I thought he was in his trunk
so He could be in Stan's trunk. That's what I
was thinking. Yeah, it could be in Stanley's
trunk. I Where else would he be? I'm not sure
I just know he's not behind the microphone. Yeah,
clearly not in a k219 studios Yeah, that's that's
that's for certain and I know Yeah, I know a
woman isn't the reason. Oh man, you can't laugh
about that. There's no way. That's not funny.
That's hilarious. Well, that is. I was about
to say it's a little funny. It can't be that.
I've heard he's possibly working all these different
jobs now, maybe selling his schnitzel on the
street. I don't know. I don't know. Anything
to make income, right? We're guessing. Yeah.
We're guessing at this point. We're merely hypothesizing.
Indeed we are. In an alleged, hypothetical universe.
Maybe someone should go to his earthworm farm,
see if he's alive. Oh, right, I forgot about
that. The earthworm farm, he had restaurants
in North Korea. He had. Had. Yeah. Keynote there.
Had. Yep. Yeah, didn't really survive that. No.
20 years. Yeah, that was tough. It was rough
for him. It was tough, tough for, tough for Kelvin's
and tough for Earthworm's. Yeah. You can only
sell so many Earthworm dishes. Right? No doubt.
Unique cuisine, I'll give them that. Not for
me. No, not for me either. And quite frankly,
Kelvin is a... Kelvin Kelvin Kelvin Kelvin Mr.
Bowel man, Mr. Bowel man. Yeah, he Hopefully
he resurfaces May there might be questions. Oh,
there will be questions. There will be questions
after the flogging. Yes, of course Yeah, that's
that goes without saying Tis necessary. I got
a question here from a hand bone My man hand
bone. All right, if you had two minutes to talk
to yourself when you were 20 What would you say?
Was that two minutes or two words? Two minutes
to talk to yourself when you were 20. I would
maybe give myself as many stock tips as I could
possibly think of in two minutes. And then if
there were a remaining 15 to 30 seconds, tell
myself the people or situations I absolutely
have to avoid. Sure. Yeah, those would be two
incredibly valuable pieces of information. Yes,
I would agree It's 20 20 well when I was 20 is
what five and a half almost six years ago Yeah,
I was thinking that to stock tips by Bitcoin
and whatever else so that way by the time I'm
25 like I am now. I would be very rush. Yeah,
very rich That would be priority numero uno I
would also... Oh, man. What else would I say?
I would probably just give some, like, regular,
important tips that I've learned along the way,
like, kind of what we were talking about earlier,
like, hey, don't get caught up in the big picture
type thing, like, take every day as a blessing,
because, hey, you made it, right? Yeah. So, after
I get myself stupid rich, I'd probably take the
last 10 seconds or so to just be like, hey, keep
your head up. It'll be fine. Yeah, it'll be okay,
brother. Final question I received from a man
named Dr. Willie. Would you rather have teleportation
powers or never have to eat or drink again to
survive? It's a good question. That is a good
question. And seeing is that travel is expensive.
I really like the teleportation. I agree. Because
I could sit there and go, man, I wish I had the
money to go to Vegas this weekend. Oh, wait.
I'm in Vegas. I'm in Vegas, right. I'm in Vegas.
That's great. Super. And if I want to go for
a couple hours and come home, I can do that too
because I can teleport. That is so amazing. That
would be so nice. Now from the eating and set,
I'd like to eat and drink. That's true. I like
the taste of cow in my mouth. True. Especially
the cooked ones. Yeah. Mid rare. Yeah, whatever.
Put it on a bun. Put it on a bun. Moo, whatever.
I like the taste of meat. I knew that wasn't
gonna work. Say again? Sorry, say again? I love
the taste of meat in my mouth. You have to make
sure you enunciate, remember? This is an audio
podcast. I know, I know. I hate my life right
now. Anyway, yeah, I like food. I like to drink
beer and shots of Jameson. Yeah. And so it's
not so much as a need as it is a want, and I
would still want to do it. Sure, sure. And I
think, like you were mentioning too, how much
travel costs, right? Food and drink also costs
a lot too. How much your water bill is every
month, how much extra you spend on caffeine or
alcohol drinks adds up. And food, I mean, you're
talking hundreds and hundreds of dollars every
month on food just to be able to survive. But
does that really... Does that really matter when
you can snap your fingers and go visit family
on the other side of the country? Yeah, no, it
doesn't. Yeah. No, it doesn't I'll take teleportation
ten times out of ten Yeah, I think so that would
that would be pretty great because like a perfect
example his sisters live halfway across the country.
Right. And the U .S. is a very large country
for any of our foreign listeners that don't understand
the scale of the United States. Just to give
you an idea, if I wanted to drive from here to
where his sisters are in the state of Washington,
it's a three -day journey. Three days you're
talking. 11 hours a day. 11 hours a day without
stops. Right. Correct. Yeah. So it's it is expansive
you're talking thousands of miles. Yes, correct
from coast to coast So that would be amazing
to be you know, your sister to get a hold of
you say Alex in Seattle and says hey We're going
we're going out to a restaurant tonight. You
want to join us right off to yep Boom, you're
there. Yeah, send me a text when you'll be there.
I'll be there first. Right? That's the amazing
part of that. Yes. And I would be able to reconnect
with so many of my college friends that live
all over the country. Worth its weight in gold.
Yes. And like anytime you get one of those Midwestern
winter days that's just dog ass. Oh yeah. Just
be like, ah, teleport me to Southern California.
Yeah. What's Miami Beach got going on? Right.
Oh, sun waves. I love it. Beautiful. Yeah, teleportation
10 times out of 10. Yep. Not even close. I agree.
Was that your last one? That was the last one
I got. All righty. All right. Very good. I love
those. All right. My first one is from at 99
Bottles of Beer. My man. My man. He says, my
favorite podcast. Keep it up, guys. What beer
have you tried that you thought you wouldn't
like that you actually did? Great question. I
would say there's one we have not tried on the
show before but we've tried one from their brewery.
Last week we had Victory Brewing, I think it
was Whitty Monkey or Golden Monkey? Golden Monkey.
Golden Monkey. They have one called, I think
it's like Sour Monkey or something like that.
Okay. It's a sour beer and typically I'm not
a huge fan of sour beers because I think the
the acidic citrus nature mixed with The multi
hops can kind of have a vomit esque taste like
a stomach acid. Oh, yeah ice. Yeah, but they
Do it so well. I was so surprised when I tried
that one that I really really liked it. Okay,
and I was kind of flabbergasted. I'm like I have
not found a lot of sour beers. I enjoy and this
one I not only enjoy but I really really like
so Yeah, that one surprised the hell out of me
And then this is a big underdog here for me.
Steel Reserve. Steel Reserve. It is the, some
of the cheapest American beer you can buy. It
is, it's just malt water. I mean, it tastes like
pumpernickel bread and you just drink it down.
It's like, wow, that's kind of a little coingly
sweet, but it tastes like pumpernickel bread.
It's like, oh man. Feels like I'm eating a loaf.
And before you finish the pint, you realize,
oh man, that's 8 .1 % ABV. It's a little spicy.
Surprised the hell out of me. I never knew I
liked malt that much, that a beer that's just
malt would kind of blow me away. And a pint of
it costs a dollar, so it's hard to beat that.
Wow, that is certainly hard to beat. um there's
there was one that i tried at a bar out here
called franklin house it's by boulevard brewing
okay they have this they have this dollar mystery
beer night and i i'm always in for it because
it's usually either overstock or whatever they
got and they're just like and they they do a
service they do a service to the community and
they have a dollar beer night, and you go, yeah,
give me the mystery beer. And they just throw
all these really weird beers at you. So this
one night I tried from Boulevard Brewing Company.
This was the Quirk Pineapple Orange Whip. Oh.
Oh, it's a hard seltzer. OK. Yeah. OK. And so
I am familiar with that brand. Are you? Yes.
And so for me, like, I'm not a huge hard seltzer
guy. I'll drink them. Sure. For sure. And sometimes
you just want to change things up, especially
like on a hot day. On a hot day, sometimes a
cold seltzer is pretty bueno. Very refreshing.
It is. I would agree. But like I got this, my
mystery beer, I'm like, oh man, because I'm not
a pineapple guy. I'm not a pineapple guy. I'm
not a pineapple guy on pizza. If you put pineapple
on my pizza, I will take the pizza out of the
box and I will shove it in your face. But I'll
still love you. Sure. But I'm shoving the pizza
in your face. It's on principle. You've just
disrespected me in such a way. We're not even
Italian. We're not, oh, hey, oh. I'm cooking
a pizza here. I'm cooking a pizza here, but we
can't speak it. So to all of our Italian friends,
we love you. Pizzano, huh? Pizzano, hey, Pizzano,
hey. I Keep thinking back to a family guy where
Peter goes in he's with Brian. He's gonna he's
like I'm gonna speak to this that he's like Oh,
don't do it Peter. He's like he's like Bippity
Boppity Boppity Boppity Boppity Boppity Boppity
Boppity Boppity Boppity Boppity The pineapple
part got me and I'm like, man, I'm gonna hate
this. And I didn't because the orange was greater
in volume to me in there than the pineapple.
They didn't let the pineapple overshadow that,
which was a good thing. And it was very tasty
and I enjoyed it. That's wonderful. Yeah. Believe
it or not, that... Well, as far as people know,
common listeners might know that I work for a
beer distributing company. Indeed you do. In...
Northwest Indiana, Chicagoland area. And that
brand is one of the brands we carry. Today, I
found out, today as of recording, so yesterday
for all you lovely listeners, I found out they
have a new one. It's like a Rocket Pop. You know
the Rocket Pop popsicles? Oh yeah. A hard seltzer
like that, by that brand, tastes like Rocket
Pop. Really? So it's like the... the cherry -citrus
-blue -ras mix. So we may have to keep an eye
on that for maybe a future beer review. Indeed.
And the only other thing I can think of, because
I'm not a huge IPA guy, was the Island Beets
by Lenguinitas Brewing Company. Oh, yeah. It
was good. I enjoyed it. Those are very tasty.
Yeah. I did like that one. So those are two that
I kind of went in. And I'm like, mm, I don't
know if I like this. A little skeptical. So skeptical.
And they're pretty good. Yeah, that's wonderful.
At Football Coast America, what do you guys think
about the NFL draft? And how did your teams do?
What did you think about Shador Sanders' slide?
Well, that's a common L. You associate yourself
with fascists. I think sometimes you just take
an L like that, and I don't feel bad for you.
I think my team did great. That's the Da Bears
for anyone curious. I think we did well. I do
too. You know, I think the GM may be trying to
keep his job. Oh yeah. You know, pressure's on
and I think he performed well. So I'm looking
forward. I think the next couple seasons we will
be on the up and up finally. Yes. For the first
time in several decades. Maybe longer than that.
But... Winning division, winning a playoff game,
that's gotta be the goal. Yes. At minimum. Yeah,
that's gotta be the goal, for sure. I think we're
bueno. I think we're good. And I think, uh, so
I think the Bears, they got, they got, for me,
they got like a B+. I also like the Denver Broncos.
Sure. They get kind of like a C+. They just did
kind of meh. Just kind of mid. Above Av. Above
Av, though, I would say. That's, that's fair.
And then as far as Shador Sanders, look, the
dude didn't hire an agent. He let his dad do
all the talking. It's a bad idea. And then when
you're at the combine and you're having meetings
with owners and GMs and you're sitting in front
of them and you're dressed like an absolute punk
and you got your hood up. Right. And you're not,
you have the attitude that you could give two
shits that you're sitting in front of them. Right.
To me, it's like, do I want that dude as my face
of the franchise? No. I want that guy to... That
guy, right there he exhibits he's not a leader
in the locker room. No, he's not a locker room
guy at all. No, there's a huge, huge difference
between confidence and arrogance. He's way on
the arrogant side. Oh yeah. So for me it's like,
why would I do that? I've seen quarterbacks come
into this league that were arrogant and they
won a total of no Super Bowls. Right. So, you
know, that's... You're not that guy, pal. You're
not that guy. Yeah. And quite frankly, is he
good, like talent wise? Yeah. Is he great? No
way. Yeah. So you're gonna you're gonna take
that gamble? No frickin way. Uh -uh. No way.
Um, U .S. Teamaview1212? Oh. Hello from the Philippines.
U .S. military stationed in Batista. The show
makes us laugh. You guys have such a cool way
of looking at things. Thanks. My man. Well, U
.S. Teamaview. Appreciate it. What a G. What
a G. Yo, shout out Philippines. Shout out the
Philippines. It never occurred to me that there
are so many Americans overseas. That's so true.
That we get, you know, we've got quite a reach
globally so far. 25, 26 nations, whatever it
is now. Curacao for the first time. Curacao,
which is amazing. We need to go to Triple Sec
immediately. I think it's so cool and it never
dawned on me, especially like with the U .S.
military and their bases and stuff. First off,
thanks for being there, guys. I know that's a
job. Appreciate you guys there and doing what
you do, but the fact that you're listening is
really cool. It's very neat. If you guys are
over there listening, we appreciate it. We appreciate
you, and thanks for listening. Hopefully we make
you laugh. Mr. 1212, shout -outs. Shout -out,
indeed. The next one, we haven't heard from this
guy in a while, Socks Van Jerry, 83. Oh, man.
Oh, no. How are you feeling better, Jerry? We
may need to check on him. This is his DM to us.
I sit alone in the darkness. Sounds like a disturbed
song. The sound of silence. I sit alone in the
darkness. I ponder all life has to offer. My
cup runneth empty. Errors, strikeouts, losses
repeat. Does life have meaning? And is there
a God? Asking for a friend. Don't lie to me Jerry.
You're not asking for a friend. You're not you're
not you're on the ledge Jared In the south side
of Chicago. There is no God and so no barely
not yeah the Old black and white the old Chicago
White Sox mm -hmm no No, when they take the field
They should literally take the field to like
taps. Yeah Just play just just play I would just
like the, hey, hey, hey, goodbye. Play that when
you walk onto the field. Yeah. So people know
like, OK, this is our time to leave. You're right.
They're about to start playing baseball. We should
leave the stadium. I've had my campfire shake.
Yeah. And my hot dog. It's good to go. I can
leave now. They can leave. Where's Rico Benet?
OK. Let's take it well spent. Indeed. But seriously,
Sox Van Jerry, my man, just get a hobby. Yeah,
I mean just throw on your bears wear. When spring
hits. Just let the people know that's what you're
excited for. Gotta do it. You're caught in public
wearing a socks hat? Dude. Come on. Dude. That's
like, yeah, that's just no good. How do you look
yourself in the mirror? I don't know. No. Couldn't
be me. I don't know. That's, that's a... It's
almost like wearing a red hat with all these
words. Never mind. I'm not even gonna go there.
At any rate... My final one at stoner stanley
420 my man our guy our number one fan stoner
stanley Momo and alan have a day my guys thank
you thank you do you know sorry say again i love
when he asks these questions do you know where
it went because i do and you might just have
to think on it What smells I'm gonna say it smells
and I'm not sure where it went. I don't think
I want to You know, I'm gonna just wish you a
best of luck and thank you for the Thank you
for the day. You've you've whispered who wished
for me. I've wished upon us. Yeah Yeah, I don't
know I don't know what to do with that Stanley.
He's such an inquisitive guy Isn't he? Yeah.
Especially, well, depending on what he's smoking,
it can change. Yeah, he got that perp. He got
a little crossfaded. I'm going to say that. Oh,
no doubt. He certainly did. But know where it
went, because I do, and you might just have to
think about it. What smells? What smells? What
smells is probably the fact that you're... RV?
What's he in? A van? He's in a van down by the
river. It smells like skunk and that could be
because of a dead rodent. It could also be because
of what you're smoking. That's likely. Here's
my take. Hopefully it's a dead rodent. I was
gonna say here's my take. It might be both. It
might be both. Yeah. Is it a rodent though? We
are missing certain people right now. Oh, no.
Kelvin Bowelman. See, it could... See, I'm putting
these two things together now. I'm putting them
together. I think Stoner Stanley forgot he was
in the trunk. I really do. Or nor. Oh, no. Ah
boy, how Stanley. Mum man. We're going to have
to check on him one of these days. Nah, I think
it's best we don't. Best we keep our distance.
Yeah, that's fair. If he sees our faces, we will
never not see his. That's true. That's what I
worry about. That's fair. That's a fair comment.
Before we take our next break, Aiden always shares
these other foods with us every week. And they're
not just other foods like, oh, look at this hamburger.
Isn't it different and cool? Well, yeah, and
there's a lot of great burgers in this town.
That's great. That's great. Aidan's talking about
other foods that would make a billy goat puke.
Sure. And I want to I want to know more. He gives
us all these these these foods. And I never.
finish this segment going, oh, I would love to
try that. It's more like I need to make sure
I never get anywhere near that. Exactly. That's
why we always take a break after this segment
because we both need to go vomit. Exactly. Yeah.
So what did you find this week? Well, my man,
my homies over at the Disgusting Food Museum.
Oh, no. Dot com. This wonderful publication.
Yes. They found the cousin. Kasumatsu. Do you
remember that? That's like the maggot infested
cheese. Uh -huh. This is the cousin. It's also
out of Sardinia, Italy. Oh. It's called Succalu
Sardu. Okay. I'm not sure if I'm pronouncing
that right, but I also don't really care that
much because of what it is. It literally means
goat kids rennet is how it's translated. The
baby goat is slaughtered right after drinking
milk. The milk is filtered and then poured back
into the abosmium, which is the fourth stomach,
right? Because they have four stomachs, kind
of similar to a cow. So the baby goat drinks
the milk, immediately killed. The milk is taken
from it, put into its last stomach, which contains
the rennet, which of course, you know... Rennet
makes cheese. The stomach is then rubbed with
salt and hung to dry for several months. Oh no.
After maturation, the stomach is sliced open.
The cheese is eaten on bread. It's called the
sardinian potency booster. Oh, it's something.
It is a booster. The taste is described as gasoline
and ammonia mixed with wax. Oh, why would we
do this? It's Italiano! The diet of the mother
also affects the milk and thus the cheese, because
of course it's freshly drank and then slaughtered.
It's only produced on the east coast of Sardinia.
According to local customs, it is sliced on bread,
including the stomach walls, mind you. Either
that or it's then fried in lard. It's made directly
in the fourth final stomach. of a suckling goat
because it contains many of the enzymes responsible
for digestion, coagulation of the milk, the flavors
quote, not for me, this is the quote from them,
the flavor is rich and complex and is reminiscent
of cave aged cheeses. I do not have any wish
to confirm that for myself. When you eat it,
this is another quote from them, when you eat
it, it starts tasting like a combination of nice
goat cheese and gorgonzola. A rather nice experience.
A few seconds later, though, the aftertaste starts.
A very acidic, stomach acid type flavor, acid
reflex, straight up vomit. If you eat enough
of it, the vomit aftertaste lasts for several
days. No, no. Succalus sardew. That's, that's
awful. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Something about Sardinia,
Italy and their fucked up cheese. You know, it's
interesting. And I just, this just popped in
my head. Ladies and gentlemen, if you ever have
a party. you are the party host. Right. And it
depends on the party, right? The party might
be the guys coming over to watch some football,
or maybe there's a couple of couples and like
couple friends, you play some games, have some
beer and wine. And it's fine. It's like a fine.
But sometimes there's those parties, right? They're
big family parties, or like, there's just these
gatherings that you host. They're like, I really
wish all of these people would leave my house
right now. You have this on call. Yes. And you
know, you have your spread, have your pretzel
rods. It's like, oh, Uncle James, have you tried
the charcuterie yet? Right. That's what you do.
Oh, don't mind if I do, kid. And you throw this
thing out there. You're like, I want people to
leave. I've got just the thing. Oh, you should
try this dry aged cheese from Sardinia. It's
one of a kind. That's fantastic and you know,
they're gonna they're gonna grab their wine and
they're gonna I can't wait and they're gonna
try it and they might not be Completely disgusted
at first right, but then they will and they'll
all go home. Yes. Oh There it is. There it is.
I think I think I just solved a huge problem
for people. That's huge every Holiday just got
easier it did You invite people over for Christmas,
and like two and a half, three hours later, you're
like, I'm totally ready for you to go. Right.
You're trying to have Aunt Margaret leave early.
How can I do this? Really? Yeah, exactly. Oh,
I got you. Yeah, really. Uncle Frederick, he's
got to go. How the hell can I? He's a cracker
with Kasumatsu, and here's a cracker with stomach
lining. I think you'll enjoy it. So that's it.
That's it. Oh, yeah, that's disgusting. Oh, it's
foul. That is foul Well, you leave it to Italy
hey, you know we we said said we're gonna prove
things on this show I'm not sure we did so far
I think the proof is in the pudding. The proofs
in the pudding are the Kazumatsu. Or in the stomach
lining. Kalu, Kalu, Kalu, whatever. Kalu, fucking
Kalu, bald fuck. See, we fucked it up again,
man. We told people we were gonna bring it around
town, we were gonna make things happy, we were
gonna joke around, and now we're serving them
stuff that would make them puke. We just mentioned
Kalu, I mentioned Kalu, it's my bad. Is this
the deflation of the hot air balloon? We did
it again. Yeah. We did it again. We just had
to do it to them. I thought we had a high. I
thought we had a high with Stoner Stanley and
we brought it down. You think we can rebound?
I don't know. Maybe this music will make them
feel better. Alright, let's see. Alright, we're
back everybody. And I swear... I swear to you,
we're gonna turn this franchise around. We're
gonna turn this around. We're gonna make people
happy, Aiden. We're gonna refill these tires
with air. Yes. Self -heal your hot air balloon?
Maybe. That's not possible. No, no. We blew that
thing up. I don't think you can flex tape a hot
air balloon. No, no. Well, well. Yeah, maybe
maybe Phil Swift would have something to say
about that I would I would say so hey if you
can if you can tape a boat If you can tape a
boat, you can fucking float in the air with flex
tape. 1999 for two rolls. An entire hot air balloon
made out of flex tape. Honestly, I would trust
it more than... I think it's a goal now. I'd
trust it more than Boeing airplanes these days.
Hi -oh for sure. Hey -oh. Oh, wow. Hey, don't
kill me. I'm not a whistleblower. Hey, no. Well...
Allegedly. Guys got jokes. Allegedly. This guy's
got jokes over here. Well, we're now on to, you
just made the list. That is our top 10 list,
10 to two, big number one reveal of oh hell,
we do just about everything. And now there are
quite a few, well, did we look at the rule book
today? Hang on, hold up. Flip that open. Ah.
there's only one rule what's that no rules oh
that's it that's it no rules favorite rule honestly
that is my favorite rule so yeah 10 through 2
we do our big number one reveal and this week
uh it is top 10 favorite bars slash pubs now
once again can go a lot of different directions,
depending on your definition of bar slash pub.
True. And depending on how much of a national
slash world traveler you are. So I'm very interested
to see what Aidan's got. I'll start out with
mine. I do have an honorable mention this week,
because the rules did not say I cannot have.
That is true. You could have also had a top 11,
because that's also within the rules. Yeah, I
might. I might, I might have a top 11. My man.
I might. I think you read the tea leaves. I did.
A little bit. I'm cool like that. You are cool
like that. Thanks. Honorable mention, Joe's on
Weed Street in Chicago. Used to go there a lot
after softball games. See, the thing about a
bar like that, depending on the time of day,
could be dead as a doornail. And then two hours
later, it's packed. It's just that kind of bar.
But... When you got people in there, you got
the game on, it's a fun bar. Red Line Pub in
Chicago. A lot of UK eats, rarebit, and all sorts
of... Beans on toast. Beans on toast. It's Tuesday,
innit? We've got fish and chips in here. What
are, what are? Your best beer. Fish and chips
piss and shit. Yeah But the cool part is that
the pub is super super super old and haunted
so beautiful. That's always fun Cementos and
Valparaiso nice kind of underrated in the local
bar scene I think it gets overshadowed by just
a couple of beasts in town that you know They're
not that and they're just a touch off just a
touch right touch off downtown just far enough
removed where It's a little bit of an issue for
them. However, I do have to say when it comes
to the outside Shenanigans as it were they've
got like shuffleboard and they have bags and
they like a big backyard with all kinds of old
beer garden So that is pretty cool. So that's
that's how they made the list Boss bar in Chicago.
That is a 4 a .m. Bar. My man There are a lot
of local strippers that are bartenders at the
bar. That's wonderful for them. Which is great.
It's good to double -dip, as it were. I mean,
hey. Double -dip is not something they do at
the strip club. Double -dip is what it meant.
With the income. Yeah. OK. I'm going to not do
that. Anyway, it's usually a lot of fun. But
once again, it's a 4 AM bar, dive bar, and things
can get kind of ugly after 1, 2 AM. I know. I've
been there. I've done it. I've closed it out.
I've been in a fight with a friend. It's a thing.
As it should be. It's a thing, but most times
are good and fun. I went there last summer. It
was the last time I went to Boss Bar. Now, I'm
not going to say I met a random girl on the internet.
That never happens. No. I'm not going to say
that happened. I'm not going to say she randomly
said she was going to be in Chicago, and then
out of the blue says, oh. by the way i'm in chicago
and then it's eleven o 'clock at night in northwest
indiana and i go i'll come why ever not so i
figured out the boss bar was closed her hotel
i go we go to the boss bar i was tired so it
was a mistake but we had a couple beers and whatever
and i was ready to leave turns out said individual
um only wanted me to perform as she was an online
creator. Content creator. Content. Sure. On a
certain page. A forum of sorts. A forum of sorts.
Known as Shmonely Shmans. Oh, I've heard of those.
Yes. Shmonely. Yes. And it was weird because
she was a little bit younger. Once again in her
20s, but she was not a Karen in training by any
stretch of the imagination. Wanted to produce
content with me and was angry when I said I was
gonna leave and I'm like, whoa, what's good?
What what just happened? What what are we doing?
And she was no I thought we're going back to
my room like the Lee we literally been had drinking
beers for 45 minutes All I know is you're from
in here from California and you were here out
of the blue what is going on right now and She
wanted to create content with middle -aged guys.
Oh, well, that's me So I asked the question out
of curiosity, because I was already getting ready
to bolt. I said, can I ask you? And by this point,
she was like done. She was like, OK, I just need
to find another guy to do whatever I'm going
to do. And so I said, how many other guys like
me have there been since you've been here? Oh,
five. OK, you have a pleasant evening. Now, I
don't hold that against the boss bar, but this
is some crazy shit that happens at the boss bar.
Sure. At 2 3 in the morning. Yeah, and you know
what? She's just out there trying to make a dime.
She's not right I'm sure she's making more of
it than a dime. I'm sure he's hustling. She's
she's hustling and Yeah, so that's that's the
boss bar. Nah, that's it. That's how that goes
to the boss bar for sure Imagine if you went
lovely listener. I'm cool. Yeah for sure Howl
at the moon in Chicago, that's a fun bar Very
lively. They usually have like sometimes he's
dueling pianos and stuff Very kind of a cool
place. Fairmont Shores in Fox Lake, Illinois.
I have a friend who lives way, way, way up north
in Illinois. And on this, not too far from this
Fox Lake. And there's all these bars and things
that kind of dot the shoreline around this big
lake. And so we went to this Fairmont Shores.
Now there wasn't anything spectacular about it
per se. Just kind of an average cookie cutter
kind of bar restaurant. But when you get onto
the deck, which looks out right out into the
water, on a nice summer day, that shit hit right.
Beautiful. Just hit right. The servers are cool,
owner's cool, like everybody went, Matt was really
neat. So it makes sound of a mention. That's
really cool. For that, yep. Now we get to the
top 10. Number 10, Cork and Kerry Chicago. Not
that one they tried to put by... Kaminsky Park,
not that thing. The Kaminsky Park. Kaminsky Park
over by there. Nope, it was actually the one
in Beverly on Western Avenue. And it is kind
of a cool prohibition era kind of designed to
bar kind of an older bar. But the cool part about
it is once again, the beer garden, which is it's
just. smushed in between two old school brick
buildings. So you got bricks, you got ivy, you
got the big wooden deck. It's like, it's a very
cool vibe. Especially like if you live in Beverly,
had a long day, you go up there for a couple
pints of the good stuff and just enjoy it. True.
That's my number 10. Number 9 Club Lavella, Panama
City Beach. Yeah, it's a lot of fun. Good fun?
It's good wholesome. Absolutely. Family fun.
Good, wholesome, family fun. Sadly, I believe
they're currently under construction, so for
you folks hoping to experience a club avail a
night, I think you're gonna have to wait. I'm
not sure how long that's gonna take. Number eight,
Sharky's in Panama City Beach. Sharky's is great
vibe. It's just, it's not anything special. But
it's like all made out of wood and like all these
multi -level decks, just a little pool thing.
And there's a big shark out in front, which is
kind of fun. I think I had my picture taken with
my leg inside of it. So this is kind of... That's
good. It's what happens when you're with me and
we're drinking. But we had a good time. And Sharky's
great. It's a great, cool vibe, just much more,
not a club vibe. It's not a doonch, doonch, doonch.
It's not that. It's just a very cool, chill,
you're on the beach kind of vibe. Really cool.
Number seven, Franklin House in Valparaiso. It
is a dive bar with a bomb menu. And most people
wouldn't realize that. And it's fun. They have
a lot of fun nights, a lot of, you know, like
a karaoke this night and DJ this night and...
Tuesday booze day, which is like half off everything,
which is... That's wonderful. That's a wonderful,
wonderful night. Makes you regret working on
Wednesday, though. That is for sure. So Franklin
House is pretty great. It's a building that's
actually been there since 1857, I believe. Used
to be an old train station, hotel thing, whatever.
It is right near the train station. That makes
sense. Yep. Yeah. So it's kind of cool. The history
is cool. And like everybody in the work series
is very chill, you know, sometimes with a little
bit of attitude. But like for that type of place,
you're like, yep. Yeah, that makes sense. It's
what you want. Number six, 74th Street Ale House
in Seattle. I was in this part of Seattle called
Finney Ridge. I went to see my daughter. And
I flew in. This is a story that I'll tell you
another day. It should not take 14 hours to get
from point A to point B. It did, whatever. I
finally got to her place to find out she had
to work. All I wanted to do is just like chill
on a couch and have a beer and then figure out
where we're going to drink. So she had to work.
I'm like, okay. And so I sat there and I had
a book and I read for like 20 minutes. I'm like...
Not fuck this. So I'm like walking out front
actually where you going? I said, are there places
to drink up the street? She's like, oh sure.
I'm like, okay, bye Walked right out and I'm
like I'll be about long you gonna be here I'll
be here another hour and a half two hours. I'm
like, I'll see ya That's all I needed to know
And found it on accident. It was just a really
fun place. That's very cool like corner style
bar very very neat It's in a neighborhood called
Finney Ridge, so if you're a Chicago person,
think Lincoln Park -ish kind of area. That's
what it is. Number five, Shuba's Tavern in Chicago.
I mentioned them at the cool Schlitz thing in
the front. Great, great place to see a band.
So if there's ever a band there, music you like,
whatever, go check it out. Schubert's is awesome.
Number four is Zombie Club, Crown Point, Indiana.
I gotta put them in there, and not just because
my friend Melissa works there and she's an awesome
bartender. It's just a lot of fun, like it's
just, it's a vibe. It's a complete vibe, there's
darts, there's like a huge Jenga set, like massive
like... Imagine like the building blocks you
had as a kid. It's made out of these big blocks
And so like it's literally like four foot high
and you get to oh, yeah So when people lose it's
like good job, and it's startle shit out of ya
So that's always fun. They've one of those big
ring games So it's like on a swing and you put
the ring and you're the ring supposed to catch
on. Yeah Yeah, so they got one of those too.
So it's just it's a vibe. It's a lot of fun And
they do fun things there. They do trivia there
Which is a lot of fun, but it's great and it's
it's on what they call the square in Crown Point,
Indiana So a lot of other cool places to go there
as well So check it out number three Doc Ford's
Rumbar and grill and Fort Myers right on the
water actually it's actually it's it's on the
water but it's like by the bridge so there's
this bridge you go over from mainland Florida
and you go over this bridge and that kind of
takes you to this little long peninsula that
is Fort Myers Beach where there's hotels and
restaurants and bars and stuff and Doc Ford's
is really cool it's this big place and it's right
there on the water by the bridge and you can
get really good food and you can tank up real
well yeah real well there yeah they make drinks
and they make them strong good Very good. And
number two, Kitty O'Shea's in Chicago. My man.
Irish bar, Irish pub. It's the place to be. They've
got shepherd's pie, and they've got Dublin wings,
and they've got corned beef, and cabbage, and
they got all that stuff, and Smittex on tap,
and Guinness on tap, and poured properly. You
gotta love it. Yes. You gotta love it. Absolutely.
Oh, by the way, I forgot to mention, I should
have put this on here on my honorable mention,
Nine Brothers. Yes. Which I did not put on my
list. I thought about it, and then I forgot,
but I just remembered because I was talking things
Irish. I'm gonna put Nine Brothers in my honorable...
mention. It's in West Lafayette, Indiana, right
by Purdue. It's going to be our regular stop
when we go to a football game. Absolutely. For
sure. Very, very nice. Aim at number one, which
we'll wait. Ooh, I'll run ten through two and
now I'm not... Huge into the bar scene because
I've got this little CDL that pays my bills and
I've got to protect that with my life. Don't
want to mess that up. Do not want to mess that
up. So some of these places I simply deliver
to and they look wonderful. Ah, that's fair.
But a majority of these places I have been to
and been a patron of. Number 10 on my list is
the former Valeros in Valparaiso, Indiana. It
is a Mexican restaurant, but I think about half
a year ago, they moved into a new location. They
did. And it's a multiple level location. Yes.
And they've got a level that's just a bar. And
it's really cool. It looks wonderful. They've
got this big outdoor patio. The food's fantastic
anyway. And then you just get this like, it's
not fancy, but it's so clean. Yeah. It's so clean.
Very, very cool. Number nine on my list as it
was on yours zombie club had to put them on there
have not been myself except for delivering there
But I know the vibe because I've been inside.
I know the vibe delivering. There's a pain in
the ass. I'll say that I'm allowed to say that
you are allowed to say that but yeah, it's very
cool number eight on my list Controversial on
this show okay, but I have a lot of good memories
there is the waiting room in Valparaiso, Indiana
just this Neat little bar that just plays music
on vinyl and it blasts in your face And it's
a great time and most of the people there are
really really cool number seven on my list is
off square brewing oh I forgot to mention that
yeah, that is a cool place point, Indiana I mean,
they're a brewery, so they make their own brews
there and they are Fantastic they make a good
pizza, too. Yeah, they do so that's that's a
good vibe. That's not really like a hey I'll
show up there and get tanked kind of thing which
you know if that's your type of bar that's that's
not this place but no it's a chill bar you're
getting pizza you're getting wings yeah for sure
if you're there for some pizza and to sample
you know five or six different types that they
brew that's the place to be number six on my
list curveball industrial revolution oh is a
bar eatery in Valparaiso indiana its food is
hopped here the burgers are fantastic they make
this molten cheese queso dip for chips that's
amazing but they've got a full bar a full bar
that's if you're looking for a couple of fantastic
drinks and some amazing food i would highly recommend
none of these places are sponsored by the way
i'll say that number five on my list not yet
yeah not yet Duffy's Place is number five. Oh,
did I forget Duffy's? Yeah, you forgot Duffy's.
Ah, damn it. Yeah, Duffy's is an honorable mention.
They got that fun. No rules. No rules. That's
true. Fun outside beer garden. They got bags.
They've got darts. Oh, what else do they have?
They got horseshoes. Yeah. Yeah, fun, neat little
place. And they've got one of those like little,
not DJ box. It's like a jukebox on the wall.
And those are always fun because you're like
battling people to play the songs you want to
hear. Jumping people and then somebody jumps
you. Of course in the Midwest you're hearing
all this American country music that's all dog
shit. You're like, nah, I just want to hear Kendrick
Lamar, man. Fuck off. Exactly. A lot of live
bands there, too. Pretty good bands. That's true.
Number four on my list, Franklin House, as you
said. dive bar, they got karaoke some nights,
it's just a fun vibe. Number three on my list,
Kitty O'Shea's. It's just the place to be. Kitty
O'Shea's is great. They have music too, and it's
usually Irish bands, folk bands, things like
that, but they have like real like literally
like like off the boat, Irish people working
behind the bar. And so they know how to pour.
They know how to pour Guinness for sure. As they
should. And number two on my list is a place
we went to on your last birthday, Three Monkeys
Pub in Crown Point, Indiana. Three Monkeys is
great. It is really wonderful. I mean, they've
got screens everywhere to watch every game you
want to see. They've got dozens of screens everywhere.
And the food's fantastic. We tried, what was
it, the monkey rolls? The monkey bread. The monkey
bread's so good. Really, really fantastic. Yeah,
I had some friends that went there the other
night, and apparently they were getting ready
to close, and the kitchen was closed, and they
were like, no monkey bread. I was like, oh, that'd
be sad. It'd be so sad. I'd be devastated. Yeah,
I would too. Yeah, so that is my number two.
Ooh, wow. I have a funny feeling I know maybe
what your number one is, because I haven't heard
it yet. But my number one is Ghost Bar in Las
Vegas. and Coyote Ugly in Las Vegas. So I've
been to two. I'll talk Ghost Bar first. Ghost
Bar is... Ghost Bar in Las Vegas is a great place.
Now, it's in the Palms Hotel. It's on the roof.
Now, anyone that knows me knows I... do not like
heights true at all this was a major miracle
to get me to go up there anyway the story is
i get this great like long weekend at the palms
like room was like 39 bucks a night like i got
us a sweet deal and part of the sweet deal was
getting free vip pass to the ghost bar and i'm
like great so i talked to my friend and i said
hey dude make sure you bring your suit coat because
we're hitting up this ghost bar on our last night
here. What does he not bring? Oh, he does not
bring a suit coat. But I'm like, okay, I'm going
right. I brought mine. I am I'm going to this
bar. I'm so glad I did. I get up there. It's
like 830. And it's a blast. Like inside, it's
all like glass and neon. Looks like something
out of Miami Vice. Right. I mean, it's just crazy.
But then you step out into this veranda, and
it's rather large. And I made the mistake of
looking up. Oh, no. I looked up to go, oh, yep,
we're on the roof. I just saw the big poem sign,
and I'm like, oh, man, my stomach just went brrr,
just dropped. I'm like, oh, no. And so I... So
I'm like, okay, I'm going back inside. So I go
back inside. I made friends with the guy in the
bathroom. Not what you think. So I made the friends.
So to recap on this episode. Oh no. My father
likes meat in his mouth and the man from the
bathroom. For anyone who is wondering where we're
at, please do tell. Alright, back to the guy
in the bathroom. So this guy in the bathroom.
This guy in the bathroom. I told him I like meat
in my mouth. Next. Uh, so he's the guy that,
like, he has the mints, he has, like, the cloth
you wipe your hand with, and, like, that guy
in the bathroom. Yes. The assistant. What a shitty
job. Anyway. I make friends with him. I go in
there and I talk with him. You know why? Because
he's not out on the roof. So I'm hanging out
with the dude. He's got that bonus. I'm drinking
gin and tonics with the dude in the bathroom.
Really, it's it's gonna be fine. So he's also
selling cigars. My man At that point, I don't
believe we were buddy buddy with Cuba yet in
terms of oh yet Kubano's so he's like, ah, man,
you want some cubanos? I'm like, ah, dude. Yes,
excellent. So I'm tipping him well and I'm drinking
gin and tonics the bartenders give me like two
for one Dude, I'm rocked. I am I'm like eight
gin and tonics in I am feeling good. I'm on my
second Cubano I'm brave. I'm going back out on
the roof. I must go to the edge two reasons number
one I'm gonna face my fear number two because
that's where all the hot women were at Oh sure
so I go out on the roof. I'm having a great time
an amazing bar and I'm like I'm gonna walk to
the edge I'm gonna put my hand on the railing,
I'm going to walk to the edge, but I'm not gonna
look down, because that would be stupid. Sure.
I'm gonna look straight ahead, out onto the,
because that's what you're looking at, the palms
is just off strip, so when your view is the strip,
all lit. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Un -frickin' -real.
That's awesome. So I did that, and literally
I could feel my leg shaking. Oh sure. I could
feel them shaking. And everybody else is like,
woo, yeah, blah, blah, blah, and I'm like. Why
do I feel like I'm about to die? This is terrible.
Why am I the only one panicking? Why am I the
only guy with the gin and tonic shaking in his
right hand? So I did it for a minute or two,
and then I'm like, OK, I faced my fear. I'm getting
the hell out of here. And there's a much grander
story that happens afterwards, involving winning
lots of money, driving around with a Lamborghini
with some Arab guy I just met. It's an amazing
story. It's what happens when a low -level menace
is by himself in Las Vegas. But definitely Ghost
Bar. And then Coyote Ugly, once again, out by
myself in Las Vegas. Oh, Coyote Ugly, I remember
they used to have one of these in Chicago. Amazing,
like music, they're dancing on the bar, it's
crazy. He got crazy, and we're gonna leave it
at that. Coyote Ugly, Ghost Bar Las Vegas. That's
fun. That's a fun number one. It is a fun number
one. My number one may be what you inferred.
It's the Nine Irish Brothers in West La. We went
there for the Purdue Spring Game this year. So
excellent. I mean, you want to talk about the
perfect Guinness poor. Mm -hmm. Kitty O'Shea's
got it, Nine Irish Brothers got it, dude. Oh,
well to be fair they both got it, but I mean
to get that in like The middle of Indiana that's
rare. That is rare. Oh for sure the food was
Phenomenal yeah, I mean with the Irish breakfast
they got the bangers and mash. What did I get?
I know What did I get? Yeah, that Irish breakfast
was great. Irish breakfast was phenomenal. They
had the with the Dublin wings, too They're fantastic
somebody got the bangers and mash. Yeah Yeah,
that was Cody. I think so It's our boy Cody.
Yeah, that was fantastic. That was good. Gosh.
I can't remember what you got Yeah, you got this.
Did you get the corn corn beef or the Reuben?
Mmm, you got the Reuben. I think you got the
room. I got some with It was phenomenal. All
I'm saying is it was phenomenal. I wasn't driving,
so I was several, several pints in. But yeah,
it was a very fun time. It was. And it's just
a great, the big outdoor area. The outdoor area
was fun. It was very fun. And then there was
this Purdue, God, what team was it? Hurling.
Hurling, yeah. And that homeboy came up to us.
They were gonna pour Guinness into the trophy
they won. Into the trophy, yeah. It's like, oh
yeah, I'm an alum, but they just won the big
thing. And we're like, oh, I'm a man. Like we
were the table in the corner clapping with them
and they pointed over us like, yeah, our boys.
Yeah, we were starting it up for sure. Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah. It was fun. It was a very fun time.
Great vibes and just just a phenomenal place
to be. No doubt. My numero uno. I love it. That's
great. Before we get to our next break, I will
review preview action. And actually got a couple
of things to talk about, but I'm going to review
The Accountant 2. sees the return of Braxton
Christian Wolf portrayed by Ben Affleck and John
Baranthal. The duo dives headfirst into a gripping
mystery surrounding the deaths of Tomas and Raymond
King. This time they are joined by the fierce
Mirabeth Medina who is determined to uncover
the truth as a plot unfolds. The film introduces
Edith Sanchez, a mother driven by vengeance,
to find her husband's killer. Set against the
backdrop of war as Mexico, the stakes escalate
with Edith's son Alberto held captive in a dangerous
compound. The chemistry between Aflac and Bernthal
shines throughout, blending humor with intense
action. Their witty banter, like debates over
cat ownership and awkward sunscreen applications,
brings levity amid the chaos, leaving audiences
in stitches. The film masterfully balances thrilling
sequences with heartfelt moments, showcasing
their brotherhood and loyalty. As the climax
approaches, viewers are kept on the edge of their
seats, anticipating twists that challenge the
characters resolve. The Accountant 2 proves to
be a rollercoaster of emotion, filled with sharp
action, laughter, and unexpected turns. For fans
of the first movie, this sequel is a must -see,
reaffirming that Braxton and Christian are the
new action duo worth rooting for. I give The
Accountant 2 8 .3 out of 10. That's solid. It's
a higher ranking than the first Accountant, which
I think I gave a 7 -8 or a 7 -9. I loved it.
Those two, what a team. and it's like I said
it's funny and it's it's uh there's scenes that
are just like light -hearted and it's just it's
it's fun because like I'm not giving anything
away but but um Affleck's character is on the
spectrum so like imagine being that but also
being a master assassin right What I mean who
thought of that? Yeah, and it just works. That's
great. It just it's a chef's kiss Oh for sure.
It's so good My preview is the Thunderbolts,
which I'll review next week an unconventional
team of anti -heroes Yelena Belova Bucky Barnes
Red Guardian Ghost Taskmaster John Walker find
themselves as snared in a lethal trap orchestrated
by the cunning Valentina De Allegra De Fontaine,
that's what her name is, with formidable villain
known as The Void, played by Lewis Pullman. He
was really good, by the way, but I can't say
that now. I'll say that next week. Looming over
them, they are thrust into perilous mission,
each haunted by the darkest corners of their
past. As they navigate treacherous landscapes
and face their inner demons, they must learn
to trust one another and harness their unique
skills. The tasks escalate. As they confront
the void forcing them to unite for a chance at
redemption Directed by Jake Schreier and featuring
an ensemble cast this thrilling tale Explores
a true meaning of heroism amidst chaos Thunderbolts
premieres May 2nd across theaters nationwide
Wonderful. Yeah, that's excellent. I would say
it's good, but I can't you can't get that's the
preview It's the preview. Yeah next week. Oh
cuz I quote -unquote haven't seen it yet. Of
course, of course. It's not like I went the first
night it was out. No. I wouldn't do that with
a Marvel movie would I? Oh my goodness. But sure.
The listeners wouldn't dare think. They wouldn't
dare think that. But next week we'll definitely
review it. Yeah, review it. It was good. But
anyway, before we take our break, Aidan always
gives us a little nugget, a little tidbit on
things that we need to know about. I don't know,
maybe while we were sleeping, a game, a movie,
a show that we should know about. So true. What
should we know about? While you were snoozing
away, this little video game snuck past you.
A game called The Cabin Factory. Ooh. A PC horror
puzzle game where players take on the role of
a cabin inspector. in a factory that produces
haunted cabins. It's inspired by these psychological
horror games like P .T., Exit 8, Observation
Duty, things like that. The game tasks players
with inspecting cabins that show up on a conveyor
belt to determine whether they are haunted in
the literal sense or in the figurative sense.
Because they're producing haunted cabins for
like... attractions, but you have to find out
whether they're haunted. Oh. So you have to detect
whether there's movement inside. Each cabin is
based on the real story where a family tragedy
occurred in one of the cabins and all of the
props are related to that family tragedy. So
you have to determine whether these cabins are
haunted enough for like the attraction scene
or haunted to the point where, hey, I might die
inspecting this cabin. Oh. So it's anomaly horror
game -esque, but there's also that impending
doom of like, if I'm wrong, one of these family
members might come to life and kill me. Wow.
And then there's the, pardon me, there's the
underlying story of what happened to the family
in the cabin. Did they perish? If they did perish,
how did they perish? Who's at fault? Because
who's haunting you in the game when you find
the actual haunted anomalies? Well, you gotta
play to find out. Right. So it's very fun and
engaging. And the graphics look phenomenal. I
think the game, I own it on my computer. It'll
be on my channel, Aiden spelled the right way
here soon. But, not to plug, but I'll plug. But
it looks amazing. It costs like four dollars
Really? It's it's like a full you could sink
a couple hours into it. It costs four dollars
for the video game and it's Crisp looking. Oh,
that's awesome. I have one of the better graphics
cards. It's not an expensive one, but it's Better
than the benchmark average sure and even that
has trouble running unlike the ultra graphics
Settings like that's how clean it is like I have
to run it on like medium or high like it looks
amazing So the cabin factory if you've got a
decent PC and four dollars, and you like horror
games I will suggest that for you That's awesome
the cabin factory. Yes. That is creepy and cool
Creepy and cool. I love games like that. Make
sure you guys try and get four bucks. How could
you not? Absolutely. You now have a homework
assignment. My man. Let's go. All right, we're
gonna take one more break. We're coming back
and we're gonna drink some beer. We may have
been drinking some already, but let's pretend
we are not and we're gonna come back. We're gonna
drink some beer and we're taking a break from
World of Weird News. We're gonna try something
a little different. We've done it before. You
may recognize it. We'll do it again. Stick around.
Hey, we're back everybody. I told you we bring
it around town. We're feeling good. And we're
gonna start sampling some beers. This is our
beer review. And Aidan, what do we have this
delightful beer, this delightful aroma? What
do we have tonight? This is the Blinding Light
Show by Warpig's Brewing. And Warpig's Brewing
is an interesting company because they are co
-owned or co -brewed by Three Floyd's, which
is a local brewery in northwest Indiana, and
McKellar Brewing, which is from Denmark. So,
they both own War Pigs. So, this Blinding Light
Show brew is the U .S. version, and then in Denmark,
they make Blinding Light Show the Denmark version.
So, we have the U .S. version, of course, that's
the only one we can get. but it is apparently
an ale brewed with orange and lemon peels. Kind
of spicy, seven and a half percent. So a touch
higher than your normal brew, but we both like
ales and I'm a citrus guy. I might not be a sour
beer fan, but I am a citrus guy. So I'm interested
to taste this beer. And if you at home are enjoying
a brewski yourself, let us know what you're having
and if you like it. Indeed. We're gonna rank
this beer on a scale from one to five and tell
all of you lovely people how this blinding light
show by War Pigs Brewing is. Indeed. Not sponsored,
but we will give an honest opinion. Yes, we will.
That's what we do. Cilantro. Cilantro. Okay,
interesting. Refreshing. Yeah. I understand the
lemon and orange peel now. Yeah. Because it's
not lemon and orange. It's it's the bitters of
the peel that come through. Yeah. Oh, yeah, like
it's almost that orange Marmalady type vibe Definitely
lemon oil Like it's not lemon citrusy sweetness.
It's like lemon oil in your face citrus bitter
type flavor Very refreshing. I mean you're talking
you're talking summer day. This would kill it.
It's like oh for sure. It's like a shandy if
you were to increase the bitterness by five.
Yeah. You know, I think that's fair to say. That
is fair. I enjoy it. I like bitter things. I
like my coffee black, like my men. So, this is
right up my alley, to be completely honest. Lay
them down and slack them, jack them. So, not
to be biased. If you're not a fan of bitter,
you might not enjoy this. I am a fan of bitter,
and I do enjoy this. I'm gonna give this a three...
two five out of five. All right, I have, I'm
walking on a fence here in that there are certain
things of a better nature I do like, things I
don't. Typically with my beers I don't, but I
do like citrus in my beer. Sure. So, like for
example, I love a vice beer. Oh yeah. Like that's
really good. So that being the case, I it's a
bit of a quandary for me and and the fence that
I'm sitting on is the the three fence as oh sure
because It just it lingers on the palate a little
bit too long. I can agree with that Yeah for
my for my liking I get that I do love the citrus
taste a lot so That being the case I'm gonna
go I'm going to go with straight three. 3 .0.
3 .0 is where I'm going with this. Yeah. It is
solid. If it's in the fridge, I'm going to drink
it. But it's not one of those situations where
I feel like I'm going to pound 10 of them. Sure.
I don't think that's this beer. But on a warm
summer day, am I going to have a couple of them?
Sure. Right. No question. Yeah. It's good. As
you said, the bitter does tend to stay on the
tongue. for a while after it's out of your mouth.
But yeah, it's just like you could have one or
two maybe after mowing the lawn or something.
Yep. Very refreshing in that way. No doubt. I've
got on my flavor profiles, I selected hoppy and
tropical. Yeah, I got hoppy too. I think it's
that balance. Yeah. I added citrus and bitter
as well to mine. But yeah, I enjoy it. I do too.
I definitely do, and it's very interesting. One
thing we don't typically talk a lot about is
the can design, and I think the design of the
can is, if I had to rate that on a five, I'd
probably give it a four and a half. It is so
cool. It's really cool, yeah. This is one of
the brands we carry at my job, or distribute,
rather, at my job, and we have a trailer. That
you know tractor trailer semi truck transport
truck, whatever you call it. One of our trailers
is designed with war pigs branding on it Easily
one of the coolest trailers we have because it
looks like one of these cans Oh, no way. It's
that is so neat. Really cool If anyone out there
is curious you can look up like the war pigs
brewing can designs. It's fantastic art so really
really neat yeah indeed i would agree uh but
uh you know it's it's not over yet we're gonna
wrap this up true that was the official beer
review did i said we'd bring this thing around
town it took maybe a little bit longer than i
wanted to but i think we did damn right i think
we're pretty damn successful and i mean it could
be the copious amounts of um positivity we've
been drinking Copious amounts. Word of the day,
you're welcome. But we typically do finish with
World of Weird News. Now, we switch it up from
time to time. Keep it fresh. With a couple of
different... Call us the Fabriz brothers. Feel
so fresh right now. It's the last time, Alan.
Last time, Alan. So this time we're going to
do a tier listing. Tier listing. Now this is
something that's come over from the AK -219 guys,
but I've got one of them here, so it's legal.
That is true. We're not violating any laws. Absolutely
not. I give full consent to provide the tier
listing that I created for AK219 on the Mark
Mo show. And you know what, to be completely
honest, even if, oh, I don't know, say the Supreme
Court voted nine to nothing to say, hey, you
can't do that, we could still do it. That's so
true. It seems that way these days. Yeah, like
they're not even important anymore. Yeah. Really
weird. It's almost like a dictatorship or something.
Kind of like, I am king. Yeah. I am king of the
forest. Oh my god, what a clown. Anyway, we said
we're gonna stay positive. Let's finish strong.
God damn it. We're gonna finish strong, I'm telling
you. All right, we got tier listing. What are
we doing? Absolutely. We are tier listing American
cities. Okay. Pretty subjective. Well... It's
a tier list, of course it's gonna be damn subjective,
right? We're ranking things. But, we're taking
American cities and we're giving them a rank
from F being the worst of the worst of the worst,
D being bad, C being mid, B being good, A being
great, S being supreme, the best of the best
of the best. Now, I have 40 American cities.
Ooh, I have the 30 most populous in order. And
then I've got 10 other American sports cities
that weren't included in those 30 populous ones.
So we're going to split these up? Do part one,
part two? We absolutely could. I see nothing
illegal about that decision. I think we should
take that into next week, too. Oh, part two,
leave the people on a cliffhanger, no! I think
so, I think we have to do that. Oh my goodness.
I mean, they might do that in certain Marvel
movies I haven't seen yet, have seen. Well, we're
gonna, we're gonna strip down this population
rank. Now, a good handful of these cities I have
not been to, I'm not sure if you have, you've
been a lot of places. I've 44 states, 45, let
loose count. I'm somewhere in the 30s, I think.
That's impressive. But yeah, most of these cities
I have not been to, so if I have not been to
these, I will not give my opinion, unless otherwise
granted. Okay. And the ruling will fall onto
you. Ooh, okay. Number one, New York City. New
York City. Been there a couple times. I like
it quite a bit. I would go A. A? Mm -hmm. That's
pretty fun. I don't like their sports teams very
much. Nope, I don't. But if you're talking...
Food if you're tight cold and I'm not a New York
pizza guy and I know that we can have this battle
ladies and gentlemen It's mother date. I don't
hate it. It's just not my favorite Floppy ass,
greasy ass pizza. Italian restaurants, steak
joints, all that. New York's got great places,
good bars, pubs, the whole thing. If you go out
on a long island, it's amazing. Port Jeff is
cool. And White Plains is suburban -y. It's fine.
But if you're out in Manhattan, out on the aisle,
it's pretty neat. Definitely a solid A. Solid
A? I have never been, and besides my opinion
on the sports teams, I got nothing to add. NYC
gets an A. There we go. They also have pretty
fun rappers come out of there. Absolutely. Yeah,
very good culture out in New York City. You want
to talk culture? The next one on the tier list,
Los Angeles. Los Angeles, it's an interesting
city. That's one, boy oh boy, that's one where
it's like not even a city because it's just so
vast and spread out and... It's hard to determine.
It's almost like a bunch of little cities that
make up one city. Yeah, it's got like seven different
city centers. It really does. It's kind of bizarre.
I don't hate it. I love it when I go out there.
I have a lot of fun because that's like the goal.
This is a city that's fun. Go have fun. Right.
Don't try to look for any sort of cultural redemption
or anything like that because I don't think you're
going to find it in Los Angeles. Right, right,
right. A solid B. A solid B for LA. A solid B.
I think I want to kick that up. And, you know,
this is... It's two of us, right? So, of course,
we have to... Oh, yeah. We have to agree. We
have to agree. I would want to kick that up to
a B plus or A minus, maybe. Because of the amount
of culture that's come out of LA. And you're
talking, like, West Coast rap. West Coast rap.
If you're talking Hollywood. I mean, if you're
talking about... That's true. You know, the inspiration
in American film and music culture, a lot of
that's come out of the West Coast, and a lot
of that is L .A. That's fair. That is fair. I'll
go B+. B +, okay. I will agree with you on that.
L .A. will kick up to a B+. That brings us to
city number three. Sweet! Home Chicago, baby.
S. And I don't mean to be a homer on this. I
really don't. But when you've traveled as much
as I have and been to most major American cities,
I feel I can say it with absolute confidence
that summertime in Chicago, there's not another
major city I would rather be in. It's fantastic.
If you're looking for culture, Chicago has it.
And they have neighborhoods that are rich in
culture from Puerto Rican neighborhoods, Mexican
neighborhoods, Bronzeville. So if you're looking
for African -American culture, you've got that.
You've got Swedish neighborhoods up north, German
neighborhoods, Ukrainian village, Polish. Definitely
pull a stronghold well Irish little German. You
got a little bit of everything So you have that
within the neighborhoods, but city center itself?
There's a million and a half things to do. Oh,
yeah, the lakefront. It's almost like an ocean
I mean, it's a massive lake and it's beautiful
and It's so blue in the summer and the boats
out there calling it a lake is almost unfair.
It's almost unfair and They have this thing called
the playpen so people take all their boats and
they kind of bring them into this one section
of the lake and people just jump off their boats
and they swim and they ride their jet skis. And
it's just, it's, it's great. Even at Christmas
time in Chicago with the lights and Chris Kindle
market. it's Chicago there honestly there's no
other city like it um and granted i am not the
world traveler so maybe if i were to London or
Paris or Berlin or some other place yeah Dublin
i would feel a little bit differently but right
now i i don't there isn't another one that matches
with it yes in my opinion i would agree no notes
Chicago s absolutely next one on the list i've
not been to i'm not sure if you have Houston,
the fourth most populous in America. I have not
been to Houston. I do have friends that live
in Houston. I do know it is hot. I know it is
humid from as far as cultural goes or things
that you maybe get out of Houston, other than
maybe food. Yeah, food. You got the Texans, CJ
Stroud. Right. So you got Texans, you got football.
You know, so there are some, but then he got
baseball cheaters, so. Right, right. You know,
the sports is kind of a washroom. Trastros, right.
Trastros. And then you get August where it's
110 degrees with 80 % humidity. That's tough.
I'm thinking C+. Yeah, I'm not gonna quote unquote
bag it per se, but. Sure. C, I think is fine.
C, C +, maybe? Yep. Yeah, we'll go C. Make it
even. Next one on the list I have been to, I'm
not sure if you have, this is Phoenix, Arizona.
Phoenix, Arizona, and I've been to Phoenix briefly.
I spent a lot of time in Tempe where Arizona
State is. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Had a blast. When
you're poolside with a bunch of - Twin cities.
Yeah. When you're poolside with - You know, a
bunch of coeds and dudes, frat guys, and you're
playing catch or football. And it's a great time.
Yeah. I was not sober. But it was a really great.
It was the Lord intended. It was the Lord intended.
It was a great time. Sure. But Phoenix is just
kind of, and no offense to people from Phoenix,
it's just meh. This is there. It's OK. It's like
Schaumburg in the desert. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
So I would just. I would agree. I would give
it a C. Would give I'm mmm. You know what? I
agree. I think I'll go see I when I went there
I was a wee lad I want to say mid teens or something
like no, maybe young teens But yeah, it was we
went in the summer It had to have been June or
something like that June or July and it's hot,
but it's dry hot dry It's different. So you're
right there hundred and five degrees feels like
our 90. Yeah, 95. Yeah, it's It's kind of crazy
and of course I got sunburned cuz I got that
pale -ass Irish skin and yeah 15 minutes in the
Sun I look like a fucking lobster, but it was
fun But I was also with family extended family,
but I was a family so that sways my opinion,
but Hey, Phoenix is fine. It's fine to see we'll
go to the sixth most populous city Philadelphia
Philly Now that's funny because I used to D -minus
maybe I used to have a sports show on the radio
and Aidan was a co -host for a long time we had
other guest hosts and we used to bag on Philly
all the time that's true from a sports perspective
yes so the Flyers and the Eagles and the Philly
they can go to hell yes but That aside, I kind
of get the vibe of the people. I kind of get
it. Very, very proud people. Right. So Delco
and all that. I get it. They seem to have some
underrated pizza going on. Philly cheesesteaks,
dude. I love me a Philly cheesesteak. You automatically
get a plus. That's a plus for the Philly cheesesteak
man. And of course, the birth of the country
and the bell and one of my favorite movies is
Rocky. Rocky takes place in Philadelphia. So
I think B is a fair score. I'm willing to go
B plus on the fact... that they beat the KC Chiefs
last Super Bowl. Oh, yes. I forgot about that.
Damn you, NFL, for making me root for the Eagles
last year. Exactly. Oh, my God. Philadelphia,
an unexpected B+. B+. I love that. Next up, San
Antonio, Texas. San Antonio, Texas. I don't know
much about them besides the Spurs. A lot of history,
the Alamo, the whole thing. They probably deserve
an NFL team. They got the Alamo Dome down there.
Be kind of a cool venue. Sure. Yeah. Yeah, it's
it's kind of in the Houston ballpark for me.
I would probably. I'll go C plus. C plus. I'll
go C plus. That sounds fair, and I agree completely.
Next up on the list, something something wills
vagina, San Diego. San Diego. San Diego. Absolutely
San Diego. Anyone that has not seen Anchorman
is really really confused right now. Yes. And
that sounds like a task for you to go watch Anchorman.
You should. You should. Watch Anchorman for sure.
San Diego gets a plus on whatever their score
is. San Diego. Simply because of Anchorman. Absolutely.
A glass case of emotion. I give it a solid A.
Street tacos. I'm not a big fish taco guy, but
apparently some of the best fish tacos you can
get on this planet are out of San Diego. Sounds
fair. The California burrito was invented in
San Diego as well. The Padre Stadium looks cool
as hell. I'd love to check that out sometime.
Yeah. Just seems cool. yeah it's just it's it's
a vibe it's like you have la and all the craziness
that la brings with that you know the former
heavy metal scene and whiskey a go -go and partying
at the beach and you know did i wake up next
to a young person in my day Yes, that was a thing
in LA. As a wee lad yourself. As a wee lad myself,
you know, a college dude waking up next to a
college girl in the morning not knowing what
the fuck happened. That happened. That's LA.
That shit happens there. San Diego is more of
like a wine and cheese and fish tacos. Class.
Class. Santiago. Yeah, it's an A. Straight up
A. I agree completely. Next on the list. Dallas,
Texas. Dallas, Texas. I rank that a little bit
differently than... Fuck the Cowboys, whatever
their score is. Fuck the Cowboys anyway. They
get a minus on it. They get a minus on that,
but JFK, Dealey Plaza, all of that. The, um...
The Sportatorium, I believe, is in Dallas, Texas.
That was the birth of... world -class championship
wrestling. Fonda Erickson, Chris Adams, and Ric
Flair used to... Oh my god, it was the classics.
So that still holds a part in me for sure. And
look, I'm not a big country music guy, but I
get some of the country stuff and I get the food
that comes with it, which is amazing comfort
food. I would say B for Dallas. And we'll go
B minus because it's... Dallas, Texas. Because
it's the Cowboys. Yeah, it's the Cowboys. Okay,
fair. Next on the list, Jacksonville Flow Rider.
Schaumburg on the ocean, sea. Yeah. It's just,
it's... It's fine. It's very, it's very mid.
If you're going to Florida, Jacksonville's low
on your list. Yeah. It's not the important place.
It is not. It really is not. Jacksonville gets
a C. I want to put a C - in there, actually.
Okay. If it's okay with you. Yes. Because the
Jacksonville Jaguars are bad at football. which
is the one thing you do in football. And it's
the one sport that they have. Yeah. Austin, Texas
is next. Oh, dude. That is on my bucket list.
Yes. Oh, I agree. I've got a friend that wants
to go down there. We may go in a group. I think
that would be awesome. Besides the fact that
I think University of Texas is right there, which
would be kind of neat to see. It is also like
South by Southwest has their festival there and
I think it's just a fantastic city a fun city
I'd give it a B plus B plus sounds completely
fair and that rating is subject to change Should
we go? Should we go that is true? Next on this
list is Fort Worth, which I didn't know was this
high on the population list. I didn't either.
I think Dallas -Fort Worth is kind of like the
twin cities in Texas. But, I don't know. Other
than having the Cowboys Stadium, which I think
is in Fort Worth, I don't think they have much
else. So I'm gonna go C. Actually, how do you
feel about D +, because if they're just known
for the Cowboys? Fair. That's even worse. D+.
D+. Sorry people from Fort Worth. D+. It's not
against you, it's against your team. It's against...
Next on the list, San Jose. San Jose. Now I've
been out in that part of the world and once again,
it's like if you're up in Northern California,
you're like, you're going to Sacramento, you're
going to San Francisco. Sure. Yeah. And then
it's like, oh we're in San Jose. Cool. Cool man.
So, back to San Fran, right? So, back to San
Francisco, right? Yeah, San Jose, I would probably
give a C. I'll be fair and be a C +, just because
I like Northern California. I like the vibe.
I love the weather. So, I'll give it a C+. Yes,
I agree with that. San Jose, C+. The final three.
Ooh, okay. Columbus. Oh, dude. Not only is Ohio
not real, Columbus is a... It's a city. I've
been to Columbus. I did not see an Ohio State
football game. I'm sure that would be fun going
to the horseshoe and seeing a game and doing
the tailgating. Oh, Buckeyes. I'm sure that would
be fun. Yeah. Especially if they're beating on
a certain team from Michigan. But anyway, I get
yelled at for that. What? I don't care. Yeah.
But I think... We're Wolverines. We're anger.
God. Anyway, I would, God, there's not much to
Columbus other than the university, to be fair.
It's got a downtown area. It's kind of like,
I don't know, we're from Valparaiso, Indiana.
35, 40 ,000 people, whatever. And Columbus is
a bigger city, but I got that vibe, like a bigger
version of this. Like we're a big town, but it's
small town, big town. It's kind of a little bit
confusing at times. But to me, it was okay. I
went around town, had a good dinner, a bar. The
university is a thing. Without the university,
I don't think Columbus would be a thing. No,
I agree. I agree. So, C plus? Yeah, C plus is
fine. There's not a soul on earth that could
break me into B. On any Ohio city. No, that's
fair. Penultimate, Charlotte. Charlotte. I have
been to Charlotte. No, Charlottes is in Michigan.
Those pretentious assholes. Bastards. No, it
is Charlotte. Oh, it's Charlo. It's Charlotte.
I've been to Charlotte. I was a menace in Charlotte,
but that's a different story for another day.
It's a different story for another day. Charlotte's
a great town. I like it a lot. Just has everything
you can want. Good bar scene, good restaurants.
Like a solid B. It is definitely a solid. Like
if you're going to North Carolina, go to Charlotte.
Yeah, that's the place to be. Yep, I think so.
And you're near the coast. I mean, unless you
go to like... Is that Myrtle Beach? Is that North
Carolina or South Carolina? I think it's North
Carolina. It's the Carolinas. Yeah, like Myrtle
Beach would be different because it's on the
ocean. But if you're going, go to Charlotte,
there's stuff to do. I would agree. Next on this
list, I didn't know is this high in the population
list until recently. Final one for this week
on Tier Listing, Indianapolis. Indianapolis.
Indianapolis. We are from Indiana. Damn right.
We've been to Indianapolis before. I'm going
to say this. There are... Very nice establishments
there. Yes, I've gone to bars. I've gone to restaurants
very nice. I think as a city overall in general
pretty dull They just had like a big wrestling
event there and people were stranded on the street.
There weren't enough uber drivers Lyft drivers,
no bus service. There's no public transit. Public
transit sucks. So like they're talking about,
oh, let's have a Super Bowl here. Let's have
a WrestleMania here. Don't. That would be a terrible
idea. A nightmare. You don't want mass amounts
of people in this city because they don't know
how to deal with it. They're like NCAA is located
there. They're a joke of an organization, as
we know. That's true. That's true. So there's
just there's things I don't like. I went to a
soccer event with your sister. Sure. That was
fun. They have a great deli there. Almost rivals
Manny's in Chicago. Very good. They have fantastic
food in Indiana. It's underrated. Yes, definitely
underrated. I agree. But the city as it is conceived,
very disjointed, very kind of confusing at times.
I had a friend that went down there for a comedy
show and just had a terrible time. Just it was
like a weird vibe. I'm like, that's indie. It's
a weird vibe. Yeah. I have two words for indie.
Weird vibe. Yeah. That's what I come up with.
I'm trying to be nice because I'm from this state
and I don't want to be taxed. Yeah, right, right.
I'm feeling C plus, B minus territory. I was
thinking C minus. C minus? Do we meet in the
middle at C or C plus? Because for Indiana, the
food is fantastic. As far as Indiana's conferred,
the food is fantastic. We are no longer in direct
rivals with the Indianapolis Colts. That's not
a problem. That's true. That's not a problem.
That's not a problem. And sure, their public
transit is dogshit, but if you drove there by
car or got there by train, not that the trains
are any good either. There's a certain female
basketball player that plays for the Indiana
Fever. who I think is a badass bitch. I will
give you that C+. Give us the C+. I will give
you that C+. In Indianapolis, and that leads
us to the end of tier listing for this week.
We will continue down the population list and
some additional sports cities next week on the
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