Interview with band Solar Powered Racecar, plus Halloween and birthday stories

Hello and welcome to another episode of Vortex Radio by Vi. This is Vi. I hope you guys have been having a good week. I thought I'd share a little bit about my week this time. Um, so on Thursday I had a great Halloween. I spent it with some friends. And what I did was I went to a party. I went to a party with Monster Man. It was so badass. I got to see Lore live, Many of Odd Nature, one of my favorite bands. And I got to hang out with some really chill people. One of my friends got really, really plastered. It was kind of entertaining. In a funny way. Or sad. Not quite sure. Haven't really decided about it. But his name is Jesus. I call him Jeebus. And sometimes Jesus. And he was dressed as a demon. So it was quite amusing to see a very plastered Jesus looking like a demon. Oh. But, hey. Another thing that I did this week was I celebrated a friend's birthday with more people. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. with some people, Dark Mark just turned one year older. How old? I will not say. But he's one year older. A shout out to Dark Mark, who has been celebrating his birthday for the past two weeks. So he did a lovely, great set at the Eyes House, and then a group of us went down to Bar Sinister, where I caught up with some other friends. CeCe LaRue was there. You may know her as the Panty Christ, and if you don't, check her out, cecelarue.com. Also, I ran into a couple of sideshow people, one including the illustrated penguin, Penguin Boy. He has no arms, just hands coming out where his arms should be. He's quite silly. For those of you that don't know, I've also been in sideshow, and I'm also a professional clown. So I eat. I smoke. I swallow my tongue. And I make pretty balloons with an air pump. Because I'm so lame, I can't use my mouth. How lame is that? In other news, next week, I'm going to have a special episode. It's going to be my birthday episode. I'm turning 22 on Monday. So I'm turning 22 on 11-11. I think that's way badass. I haven't had a birthday that I've been looking forward to, this much since I turned 11. And I'm like, oh my God, I'm turning 11 on 11-11. And then someone, they're like, well, what's so cool about that? I'm like, well, never mind. And then I just got sad. But not this year. This year, it's going to rock. It's going to be badass. I'm going to celebrate my birthday on Wednesday with my boyfriend. And on Friday, here in studio with some friends, including CeCe LaRue and goth comedian Mark White. So yeah, that's my week roundup for what I've been up to. Also, actually, I'm a full-time student and I'm working on a theater adaptation, five-minute adaptation of MASH. So that's quite exciting. It's going to be my directorial debut. Yay! I'll tell you guys all about that in December after it's performed. And now, welcoming my guests for today. This awesome, cool, badass band. Here they come. They're inching in. Running, running, running, running right along. Say hello, guys. Hello, guys. Hello. Hello. Introduce yourselves, please. Hi, I'm Marcus. Welcome, Marcus. Thank you. I'm Ed. Welcome, Ed. Nice to meet you. I am Justin. Nice to meet you, Justin. Are you related to Justin Bieber by any chance? Oh, yes. And Justin Timberlake. Oh, my God. All of the famous Justins, yes. Oh, my God. That is so... Wow, that's insane. Isn't it? Wow, look at this, man. He looks exactly like a mixture of all of the Justins that are famous. I know. Look at him. It's incredible. Thank you for noticing. That must have taken a lot of work. On your parents' part, I mean. Yeah, sure. Yeah, they worked at it for days. Days, wow. Yeah, no, that's not... He usually reacts really differently when we liken him to Justin Bieber. Yeah. It's not his good behavior. It must be. It must be the hair. I just said behavior. I heard something about hookers this week and Justin Bieber, but I'm not sure if they were related. I was wondering if you were going with that one. No. So, you guys are the band Solar Powered Boxcar. Am I correct? That's close. Maybe we should change our name to SPBCBC. Solar Boxcar Racer. Solar Powered Racecar. Sunny Peanut Butter Caramel. Caramel Cookies. That's a good name for a band. That would be tasty, too. So, you guys are in studio, and what is the name of your band again? SPRC. Short for? Solar Powered Racecar. Oh, I was close. Yeah, you were close. I was close. I'm sorry. All week, I was like, Solar Powered Racecar? It's a long name. Power Powered Solar Car. What? But it was very fun. Very cute. Very... Oh, my God. They're like from the 60s. Or like the 70s. Or like, oh, my God. They could be five years old. And racing down a hill where there's 20 cops waiting for them. Right before they go on to the interstate. With their little cars. With their stolen wheels. And they're going five miles an hour. Saving the environment. Better than L.A. traffic. Oh, God. Oh, God. That L.A. traffic. Don't get them started. I got cut up in L.A. traffic on my way down here. It was unexpected. Have you been to L.A.? Before? Well, it was unexpected by the route that I took, which is usually empty. Oh. There's usually no cars. So you walk here? No. I go down 7th. It's usually empty at about 5. Yeah. It wasn't today. Surprisingly. So how about you guys? How is L.A. traffic for you? Terrible. I hate it. I have a thousand bad things to say about it. Moving along. So how about that? Public transportation system. Dodgers. Oh, I can talk about that. I was involuntarily exempted from participating in L.A. traffic. What? Yeah, my car got impounded. Oh, ouch. Harsh. Yeah, so the red line got me here in 10 minutes. Awesome. Where from? From Koreatown. Oh, lovely. Oh, yeah. The purple line would have done it as well. It would have, but then I would have to walk down to Wilshire. True. I was up on Beverly. Ah, okay. Delightful. So do you guys know about the crazy public transportation system around here? A little bit, but I just realized that maybe the car that got impounded is a solar-powered race car. It's like a tribute to your car, dude. That's kind of cool. That's it? Yeah. It's all coming together. Is it? Yeah, a little bit. Tell me about this car. Oh, it runs on like... Love? Photons and electrons and... Electromagnetic waves. And a lot of our songs are about the sun and stars, so I feel like that's kind of appropriate. That's awesome. It's all coming together. So how do you guys come up with the songs, or who comes up with the songs? That guy? Which one is that guy? Collaboration of all. I guess. I'm to blame for the noise. You're to blame for the noise? Yeah. It's quite beautiful noise. Yes. Oh, thank you so much. It's very... Like angels coming out of a rainbow's butt. Oh, that's awesome. That is cool. That is the best thing I've ever heard. Best mid-luge ever. That's our next song. That's our next song. That's our next song. That's our next song. That's our next song. That's our next song. That's our next song. That's our next song. That just made my night. A rainbow's coming out of a unicorn's butt? A rainbow's butt. A rainbow's butt. An angel's coming out of a rainbow's butt. Whoa, that's like, whoa, that's crazy. You took it to the next level. Oh, yeah. Take that. Yeah. I took it. I took it. I took it right now. So, what was the first song that you wrote? I guess the first complete song... Ever. Ever was a song called Suddenly. Oh. Yeah. It was when I was like 18. Did you write it quite suddenly? Actually, I did. I was writing a lot of songs suddenly, because I just had learned how to play the guitar. I was playing Led Zeppelin songs, Stairway to Heaven, and I decided I'm going to try to write my own stuff, and wrote that song along with a bunch of other love songs, which is strange, because I didn't even know what love was at that age. Wow. Yeah, I was just guessing. Your mother never loved you? Daddy never gave you a hug? Sometimes. Sometimes. Did the flower never give you a kiss on the cheek? Ooh. Well, if you're asking about when I lost my virginity, it was like, I was like, I'm going to kiss you. I meant an actual flower. I meant an actual flower on the cheek. No, I didn't kiss any flowers, I guess. Maybe that's why I had to write songs about it. Just imagine. Next song is rainbows flying out of a flower's butt. Good. Very good times. Is that what you were saying about your virginity? Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. But anyway, look at this. How about that LA traffic? That was a better topic. Oh, was it? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. And suddenly the weirdest fucking guy is sitting right next to me. On an empty bus. On an empty bus. On an empty bus. And I'm just like, I turn around. I look at this, this way. I look that way. I'm like, holy crap. You've got real pretty hair. I'm like, excuse me. Grab my stuff, move. They look at me offended. And then they move and sit right next to me again. I'm like, oh, God. How about that there, Facebook? Facebook. What's your name, pretty lady? Is that really what he says? It's happened once. What's your name, pretty lady? What's your name, pretty lady? Happened once. Wow. It's better than the stalker, though. Or the stalkers. But when he rejected him, was he like, tonsarnit? Vocal language. He was like, damn it. Fucking bitch. Fuck you. Oh, you think you're too good? Oh, what the fuck? You're on public transport. You're on this fucking bus. He's judging me. Sitting next to me. I'm like, I'm on the window seat. You just sat here. That bus is empty. Who's the nut job now? I do not envy women on the LA Metro. It just must be horrifying. You've seen it, right? Oh, yeah. Oh, God. What's a good story that you've seen? Oh, jeez. Now you put me on the spot. Now I can't think of one. Oh, God. So many. There's been a couple. Have you ever seen the girl? There's this one girl. That walks in. And unfortunately for her, there's no seats available. Nothing but that pole right in the middle of the train. So she just tries to lean against it. Yes. And then she winds up. She winds up just awkwardly. Trying to not look like a stripper. Yeah. Yeah. Yes. And she's $7 richer. Your bus fare right there. It's like a false record. So if you were a woman. Riding around. On the public transportation system of LA. Okay. You would happily take the looks and the money strangers would give you. For standing on that pole or against that pole. You had me at looks. I'm a whore. It goes with the territory of being a whore. Is that because you would be a woman or is that in general? Um, this is a trap. This is a very general act of art. So, um. Yeah. I can, I know when I'm being trapped. See the thing is that I've heard other men say, if I was a woman, I'd be such a fucking whore. And then I've heard men say, if I was a woman, I wouldn't be a whore. I'd be a fucking slut. I would give that shit away for free. No, you wouldn't. I'm like, okay then. And I've, I had a coworker who was a gay man. Yeah. Who said, I am a whore because I'm a man who like other men. Who likes other men. Exactly. Yeah. So it's like the, no. Well, it's like, you know, if you, if you, if you're walking around town and somebody offers you some Cool Ranch Doritos, you might take one. Right? Absolutely. But if everybody you ever met offered you some Cool Ranch Doritos, you'd be like, no, just fuck off with your Cool Ranch Doritos. I don't want no Cool Ranch Doritos. Maybe if you got the special ones. With the, in the green bag or something. I don't know. Then maybe I'd go for it. But otherwise you're just like, no, no thanks. No, thank you. That made too much sense. Like if I'm tonight having a dream of a giant bag of Cool Ranch Doritos chasing me down the street, trying to jump on top of me, I'm going to call you up. Well, that's an interesting Freudian thought. You're welcome. Some people have a thing for their mother. You have a thing for chips. I do like, I did write a poem about Cool Ranch Doritos when I was a kid. Cool Ranch Doritos when I was like 16. Really? Do you have it memorized? It's a sonnet. I do not, but it starts off Doritos, Doritos, how I love your crunch or something like that. Wow. Yes, the artiste is born. Very poetic. Very sexy. Oh indeed, yeah, absolutely. Those Doritos must have loved you. Oh, I love them. I didn't really care if they loved me back. Did you love the bag? Jeez, cold hearted. Well, I didn't know what love was. Oh, right. So how about you, Mr. Doritos? So how about you, Mr. Silence? Yes. Did you ever love a bag? I'm just listening to the crazy stories. I don't really eat Doritos. Oh, Doritos. Thank you. So what's a good crazy story about you? How did you meet up with these two crazy guys? Over an ad that Ed had put in the mail or in the online. Was it for a bride? No. Okay. Yeah, he's actually a Russian mail order bride. Yeah. I was, I was, I was, I was, I was, I was, I was, I was, I was, I was, I was, I was, I was, I was. ad that Ed had put in the mail or in the online was it for a bride no okay yeah he's actually a Russian mail order yeah you look like a Russian a beautiful Russian mail-order ride neither am I but that's perfectly okay but yeah Ed had put an ad in online and I answered the ad we got together one day and played for a few hours and we had a lot of chemistry and from there it just was music every day all the time and that's what we've been doing for eight nine years now eight going yeah going on nine years so we played a couple of times and and it just felt good it was it was a great you know good chemistry good mix and we just hit it off and went from there year after year we've been practicing and playing in in studios and then one day we decided to play out and it's been a whole different adventure since since they decided to play out mm-hmm on their first show that's where I saw then we met oh so you guys were a duo we're a duo and we were a duo and we were a duo and we were a duo and we were a duo and we played in the studios for a good seven or eight years and our first show we played in and the good hurt yeah and Justin was there shit-faced okay I was a little bit reminded me of my story earlier Jesus he was even Jesus go home and get my base I could go home and get my bass I could go home and get my bass like well the sets over but you're welcome to come by one day with his luggage so yeah so he hooked up with us and it's been even better since so it was it's been a really cool adventure yeah yeah that was our first show so again note that we played together for many years before we decided to play out yes we just you were doing it for yourselves yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah we're doing it for ourselves but we we want to do more stuff I think that allowed us to really gel and evolve as musicians and really refine our sound and write a lot of material and so that's a huge I think thing that we can always look to yeah we have we had a list of songs that we had created and we were just waiting to bring that out we have like 10 15 songs maybe more and we've finally made it to the next level. and what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about what about Thank you. I should have known Come with the sun Come with the sun Come with the sun Pull out the cigarette From your back pocket And I should have known Your eyes are the reasons Your soul's got the seasons And I should have known Come with the sun Come with the sun Come with the sun Come with the Come with the sun Come with the sun Until I see your smiling faces Come with the sun Until the arms of a woman Brace it Come with the sun Come with the sun Come with the sun Come with the sun through all the shit of you come into sight come into sight come into sight come into come into sight We'll be right back. We'll be right back. Yeah, pretty much. Pretty much all that on his own. Shout out to Andy Kim. Andy. Andy. So if anyone wants to call in, ask any questions, chat with us. The number is 1-800-893-9562. Again, that's 1-800-893-9562. And now moving on. So you guys met through an ad. Yes, you've heard of casual encounters on Facebook, right? On Facebook or Craigslist? Craigslist. There you go. I'm like, there's one on Facebook. Oh, dear. I didn't know if I could say Craigslist. He and I actually met on OKCupid. Yes. No. Yes. This way. I set up an OKCupid account scouting out for bands. For bands to submit. And my first line is, I'm not looking for anyone to fuck or date. I'm looking for bands. True or false? That is very true. That is what you need to have around your neck on the bus. Or through life in general. You got to apply that same principle across all the different media. OKCupid. Yeah. So I made an OKCupid account looking for bands. I've only found a couple that I really dig. You guys being one of them. I don't even know what that is. It's a dating site that I think is being used for a study because they have you fill out a bunch of questions and quizzes. It's very accurate to people's personality. So I'm fairly certain it's a study of some sort. I could be wrong, but. They're the ones who determine that if a girl drinks beer on their first date, they're 80% more likely to put out on that first date. Yes. FYI. Yes, they are. Not that I looked at that right now. I heard. Yeah. Is this how you met your wife? I met her at a bar. Wait a minute. After she had a couple of beers. I bought her enough drinks. I did. It wasn't beer though, it was vodka. Oh, it was vodka. I just spit up that timetable. Oh, wow. You're like, OK, so three drinks will get me that, four drinks will get me that. OK. But if we only do two drinks, we're not going to get that much. Two drinks, vodka. Suddenly. Exponentially. Yes. You see, I'm Korean and we're really numbers oriented. So I got my abacus out and just, you know, she did look really funny when I bust out my abacus. But I explained that. Keeps the calculator with him. I get pretty bizarre messages on that OKCubit account, considering that I have that as my first line. I believe you. Did you get dudes that were not bands? A lot. A lot of dudes that were not bands. Probably 99% of your messages. 99.9. Yeah. Yeah. But a surprising number of bands actually have submitted. And though they are OK, none of them have, some of them have been great. Not all of them have been I stand behind you great. You know? Awesome. It is an honor then to. Absolutely. Got through that filter. Really. But his first line when he messaged me was quite funny. Again, let me restate. I get really bizarre messages. And I just outbizarre them all. Right? He's just like, yes, period. That's it. Yes. What do you say to that? Smooth talking to you, you say to that. What do you say to that? Smooth talking to you, you say to that. What do you say to that? What would Justin Timberlake do? What would Justin Timberlake do? And then after I saw that she had visited my profile because I have the information about the band on my profile. Yeah. I said, so what do you think? Exactly. Exactly. That is his follow up. So it's yes. And then so what do you think? And I'm just like, oh crap. Is he talking about the band? Does he want me to check him out? Is this because of the date? I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. Is he talking about the band? Does he want me to check him out? Is this because of the damn compatibility thing that has it? The thing right next to his picture? Oh my God. Another fucking weirdo. You were right about that. You were actually right about that. I was right. I was right. But. Just not the creepy kind. Exactly. Well, maybe. A little bit. A little. Sometimes. I'm not doing that well. So what's his profile say? I'm sorry. Yeah, right. Can you pull that out? I have our attention. I. I'm sorry. Well, I start off about how I'm a carbon-based life form. Right. Okay. He did. Because if I were silicon-based then I would. Nerd alert. I would breathe out sand. And that would destroy the atmosphere. He does start with this. That's not true, is it? Yes, it is. If you're a carbon. Wait, what was the thing? You're a carbon-based life form. Well, a carbon-based life form. Right. Breathes out CO2, right? Sure. So a silicon-based life form would breathe out SiO2. Okay. Which is sand. Hmm. Okay. So I would eventually deplete the atmosphere and. Yeah. But real me this, nerd alert. Did you know that right now they found out for the first time in the history of tracking carbon that we have finally decreased our carbon emissions for the first time? I think that study came out a bit ago. Did it? It did. Okay. I just read it on Google News today. Oh, okay then. Or Reddit. Then what the hell have I been reading? I don't know. If it just came out today. Bathroom walls perhaps? I don't know. I've been reading. They have scientific information on bathroom walls now. Okay. I stand corrected. Apparently. Okay, Cuba doesn't lie, 80%. Well, I don't drink, the only thing that I drink when I go out is orange juice. So if I go to a club, the only thing I will drink aside from blood, I mean, what? The only thing that I'll really drink is orange juice, orange juice or lemonade. It's pretty much it. It's pretty much it. Because if I drink anything else, it's, what the hell am I going to do with it? It's crazy because earlier I was imagining you partying it up at Bar Sinister getting whipped and you know, demon Jesus giving you Jesus juice, which is wine. Oh God, that's horrible. Giving you the juice. That's where my mind went. That's horrible. No, but actually Jeremy who runs this great studio, shout out to Jeremy. Yay. Yay. He was there and he got a drink. He got a drink. He got a drink. He was there and he got a nice delicious show. It was an interesting show. I think your neighbor was there. Yeah. Uh, there was a guy and a girl and they were, they were, he was using the ropes on her and he was a rope guy. I know there's a name for that, right? Bondage. Bondage. He was the dumb. Anyway, I'm looking at this guy and I'm, I'm thinking this guy looks super fucking familiar. Yeah. He's so familiar. Yeah. And I'm looking at him for a while and it just popped into my head. Oh, this guy was my next door neighbor. Oh gross. And, uh, he used to bitch at me and when I played my music too loud and here he is tying some chick up at a club. So I don't know. Less than about a foot away from him, mind you. Yeah. That was fun. Can I ask you a question? Sure. Kind of like what Vibe asked me, if you were a girl and he was the one tied up, would you be a girl? If I were a girl and he was tied up? If I were a girl and he was tied up? If I were a girl and he was tied up? If I were a girl and he was tied up? Yes. You were the dom, was it Vi? Dom? If you were the one that tied him up and you were a chick? If you were the one that tied him up and you were a chick? I don't think so. Just cause he, he left, he kind of, uh, left me with a bad impression from my previous experience of him yelling at me at my apartment. So that kind of ruined it for me. Follow up. What if he had a ball gag on? Oh, well that changes everything. I love how Vibe is like, I'm gonna go to the bathroom. I'm gonna go to the bathroom. I'm a sucker for a ball gag. I know, right? Yeah. Get mad. But seriously, how bizarre is that? This guy was all, ah, ah, quiet, and here he is at a club with all this noise, tying up a chick. Go figure. Kind of weird. Yeah, it's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. It's cool. And this guy comes up with his friend and they're just walking through. And then his friend is like against us. And we're like, we stopped dancing and we just look at him. And she's like, stranger danger. And he's like, you guys want to see my penis? And we start laughing at him. And we're just like, what? And then he's like, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. And then he walks away. Apologize? Never apologize. Never apologize. Was that guy like 18? And the thing is that her boyfriend was like three, four feet away on his little camera going through photos. I think he's like a photographer there. So he's there and she's like, hold on. I have to tell him this. And then he's like, what? He's just laughing. And we're just like, I don't know, man. He just came up like. That's his move. Another friend of ours. She's like, I would have just put my hand on his. Face be like, no, no, not going to happen. Shh, shh, shh, shh. No. How come you're such a smooth operator? Is it like the naked man? It's like the naked man. Yeah. It's more bold. But not the naked man. Yes. Yes. It's a move is what it is. It is a move. It's a numbers game, really. Another move is sweep to the left, sweep to the left, keep sweeping to the left and smash his face in if he follows you in. So. Yeah. It's like that. Nice move. Yeah. Yeah. It's quite bizarre. It's like capoeira, like a mix of dancing and martial arts. A little bit. A little bit. Gotcha. Yeah. I got you. Think judo if you do a leg sweep though. Just like no effort exerted. Just like leg in hand, leg in hand. That's it. Like street fighter too. Yeah. I'm falling. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So what are some odd encounters you guys have had? bars or clubs you only goes or bookstores you find a medical called rage really no not really have you guys sort of V Society yeah you should go it's a club that happens on Wednesdays up in Hollywood it's run by Parrish what a twist that that was gonna be run by Vi it's run by this guy named Parrish and it's a vampire a gothic vampire fetish club interesting things I'm like a vampire fetish goth there's a difference it's like emo scream oh you know there is a difference okay big difference okay big difference okay big difference okay big difference okay big difference so what do you guys do do you guys go to clubs that are called bookstores do you guys go to dinners that happen at Starbucks do you guys go to the movies and it's actually the beach what do you guys do I kind of just walk around the city and have random encounters with people so like the Internet yes the Internet is what is an extension of that yeah it's very interesting just people are interesting do you ever stories they have to tell and you ever run into someone who thinks you're a creep or a creeper oh yeah sure are you a creep or a creeper I'd like to think I'm not but I am a guy so yeah kind of but I like to keep it I like to keep it under control I'm so happy right now are you? why? because this has been recorded in digital format this moment in information oh god so I take that as a good thing oh yes you're gonna replay that part over and over not not just for him it would be wasted on me yes let's think big so the next gathering you guys attend with ladies you're gonna pull out this downloaded recording of this song and then you're gonna watch it on tv and play that for them like no don't go home with this guy don't listen to this this is his confession right here I'm gonna yes I'm gonna be riding around public transportation just behind me with a with a with a freaking boombox right I need to find out if they can you have gifts with sound does that exist? no dude you're so lucky why don't they have anyway I think Hallmark might make cards where you record things in them genius that is true yes they do there you go for Christmas we know what you're getting and my whole family and all of my friends all of his friends true people who might even know you yeah high school elementary school employers ex-employers future employers yeah so speaking of employers what do you guys do? I'm a lawyer I'm a lawyer I'm an accountant well I'm an accountant awesome rock on rock on rock on that is so metal man that is so metal you gotta pay the bills that's what I do how about you? it's boring I work at Tom's Shoes cool and how about you? I am a student professional creeper yes that too okay so you're a full-time student yes where do you go? DeVry DeVry DeVry I'm a student I'm a student I'm a student I'm a student I'm a student I'm a student I'm a student I'm a student what about you? what about you? what about you? what about you? what about you? what about you? what about you? what about you? what about you? what about you? what about you? what about you? what about you? what about you? what about you? what about you? what about you? what about you? what about you? what about you? what about you? what about you? what about you? what about you? what about you? in there in the lobby gunk gunk is that code for something a little piece of plastic got in there like junk yeah electronics is a drug so once you start breaking it down you can't pry him away from whatever project he's working on at the time it's pretty it's kind of like a problem oh that right yeah yeah I haven't hit rock bottom yet not yet not yet no so ladies if you want to win a date with this gentleman wait are you single no no why the hell are you on okcupid because I can meet people on okcupid okay then ladies if you would like to have an interesting conversation with this gentleman he is on okcupid and he is wandering around on public transport and he's walking the streets of LA he might be armed might be but he's definitely not dangerous whack him with a stick a few times you'll be fine just don't point at him so if you guys would could describe each other how do you describe each other let's start with you how would you describe him how would you describe ed very methodical now if you can describe him physically how he physically looks physically looks yes did you ever see gentle be harsh Ultraman Ultraman oh my Ultraman look it up look it up that sounds like it could be cool you don't know what you're doing you're lame you don't know how do you not that lame you don't know how do you not that the deal with big yellow eyes yeah and a the deal with big yellow eyes yeah and a Beta capsule so is it because I'm Asian Beta capsule so is it because I'm Asian and that you're bald is and that you're bald is playing the Asian card yeah playing the Asian card yeah match and if you could describe your match and if you could describe your other bandmate oh Justin's really cool otherwise me oh Justin's really cool he's laid-back he's mr. techie and does all of our tech support he's SPRC tech support calling hope he's not like our tech support at work now if you could physically describe him lots of hair lots of wiry hair hair everywhere hair everywhere just Justin okay is black I played the Asian card so I guess I'll play your asshole man you know you don't play the race card with him but with Ultraman just like a problem with that man was bad let me reenact I don't know he saved Tokyo Justin he wasn't cartoon he was in live action yes guy in a rubber suit it's even worse it really sucked he fought Godzilla and Mothra and all kind did he yeah okay just went up from like it's between like power range now you see the Asian card came out right okay we gotta have further discussion for him now we're just gonna call him blade Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit Shalit a strip club off the ship in vegas okay then and that was a very interesting uh exchange we had i didn't think a man of his uh um how would you say position position would have such knowledge and just be so worldly but yeah your tipping point people are full of surprises people are full of surprises like for example i have two eyes one nose one mouth and i've had my wisdom coming in about three times i think what how's that work what i don't know they're still coming out ah they suck i could be wrong they could have just come in twice or once and it just feels like multiple times i don't know well you are getting old in the years there you know i am oh god um you did one thing that none of us have been able to do which is make justin feel old that has been a lifelong challenge honestly never seen yeah so well done and happy birthday early birthday early birthday you're still 21. yeah i'm sorry for you this is significant so yeah i just enjoy it well i don't know i don't know how significant it is i've never really been a big fan of my birthday until i don't know i've always for the most part had not the best birthdays i mean lately the in recent years my birthdays have been something that i've kind of been looking forward to but it's more because of the people that i spend it with and less about what it actually signifies that i'm a year older like when i was a kid um my biggest fear was no one showing up to my birthday that was my biggest fear no one showing up to my birthday me having a birthday party and everything just being there empty and when i was a kid my mother would throw me a birthday party and people would show up i would have no idea who the they were but people would show up what were you doing there and kids would show up and it would be like okay well there's people here but i don't know who the hell they are and this one year i i think i was three or no i was two and they pushed my face into the cake and i was just like i'm surrounded by people that i don't know and i don't want to be here that's it that's me and i'm just like and now they push my face into the cake and i don't know who they are oh god it was it sucked but this birthday is nothing like that birthday do you still have that fear actually i do i do and but why like what's the fear that you'll be alone that you won't get free booze what's the no it's i guess it goes back to the fact that i was an only child growing up i was an only child and i got bullied and i was i just had this fear i was always in this depressed and anxious kid when it came to birthdays i don't know it's just you know just stuck with you just stuck with me and then as i got older it got one birthday no one knew it was my birthday no one at the damn party knew it was my birthday i turned 12. no 13 12 no 12. 12 and it was a housewarming because my mom had just gotten a new house and they're like oh we'll have the blessing of the house and your birthday on the same day so everyone shows up and i think i got two different gifts and everyone else after hearing that it was my birthday gave me like a dollar or so i i made like two hundred dollars exactly so people were coming in and coming out and it was on a patio it was just outside in boyle heights and i just came out and i just came out and i just came out and i just came out and i just Exactly. So people were coming in and coming out and it was on a patio. It was just outside in Boyle Heights. Not like some big snazzy anywhere. Just, you know, some people gave 10 bucks, some 20, some a dollar. And it totaled up to about $200 that I did not get to enjoy, funnily enough, because I put them inside of this huge conch that I had that a family friend had given me. And I'm like, okay, no one's going to be able to take this money out. And you weren't either. No, actually, someone else did. An alleged friend of mine. Oh, cold-blooded. My only friend at the time. And I thought, I didn't know what love was. Her fingers were slightly thinner than mine and she got her hand in there. And I didn't realize it until like a week had gone by. And I'm like, I think I'm going to buy myself some clothes. I was so happy, so excited. I'm like, I have money. Right. And I went and I'm just like. Oh, you poor girl. This story is making us sad. It is really depressing. Yeah. I'm sorry. Oh, okay. Happy story. Happy story. Let's liven up this party. Happy story. So last year on my birthday, I got this really twisted, macabre Alice in Wonderland story. I don't know who did the cover art or who did the art inside, but it was so beautiful. It was so beautiful. And my... My guy got it for me and I'm just like, oh my God. So yes. It's awesome. Happy early birthday to me. Have you seen Salvador Dali's Alice in Wonderland art? I have. It's beautiful. It is really beautiful. You know, I want to thank you guys for being on the show. Thank you guys. Thank you for having me. I'm proud to see you guys. Happy birthday. Tune in next week for a happy, fun-filled birthday. Hopefully a couple people show up. Somebody gets banked. And this is the end of our show. All right. Thank you guys. Thanks for having us. Thank you. Thank you. Rock on. I come to be like a... A sarcasm. Your life saves me when each moment passes. I... The philosophy of the rich. I... I... I... I... I... I... I... I... I... 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