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We Are The Rosacean Potatoes

• Bridget Shannon and Colleen Shannon • Episode 87

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On this week's episode,  Colleen and Bridget are both on death's door with a sickness but never too sick to miss a giggle! After our weekend recaps we get into the topic of the week... FYRE FESTIVAL. Colleen tells us all about the human chode that is Billy McFarland, his random friendship with Ja Rule and the absolute sh*t show and mirage known as Fyre Festival. The influencers were hustled! Bamboozled! Hoodwinked! Led astray! Just like us every day we've been alive. Would you wank a government official for some water? We won't tell anyone!!! #JusticeForTheBahamians 

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Pull a, just check those old records off. That was good. I love how you always give yourself kudos. I sit and listen to him by myself. Today's music ain't got the same soul. I like that old time rock and roll. Ow! Woo! That was good. That was very good. Sometimes I listen to old, old rock on my way to work, just to like, get something going. Really? Yes. My guilty pleasure, Michael Buble radio. Really? Yes. I thought you were going to say like, It's wicked or something, you know? That's not a guilty pleasure. That's a pleasure period. Fucking how dare you? Period. First of all, I have a playlist on my phone. It's called Happy Place and it's all my favorite songs from all of my favorite musicals and I put it on Truffle. Okay, I have no issue with that. That's that on that. No, but when I'm cooking. I have no attack for that. I like, uh, Michael Buble, a Frank Sinatra, a Dean Martin. Oh. Stevie Wonder moment. Oh, she gets into it. Yeah. I love, I love the old timey hits when I'm cooking. I'm serious. I feel like when I'm cooking, it's like knocking boots on my like Amazon playlist. That makes complete sense. And I just, but I have no control over that, you know. I'm cheap. I don't pay for it. So it's the same fucking song over and over again. Today is country heat on Amazon Music. And it's the same order. Do you know what song is stuck in my head? What? And I don't hate it at all. Don't, don't, don't. Don't even try me, I will walk away. No, it's not JoJo Siwa. It's not Karma's a Bitch. That could be war torture. Guantanamo Bay style. I think they did that with Baby by Justin Bieber. Oh, that's mean. That's just mean. No, Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter. I cannot get enough of it. She's a baddie. She reminds me of like legit a real life Polly Pocket. She is actually a real life Polly Pocket. Did you see that? There's going to be a prequel to Legally Blonde called Elle. Yes. Someone was like, Sabrina Carpenter, your time has come. There's no one else. Call your motherfucking agent. What are they up to? Book it. Listen to the people, give them what they want. The spread that she does of blush across her face, I could never. The rosacea, I could never. This irish skin goes up to her like I would look like a tomato. Well, I mean her her her bangs Her wispy bangs cover the top so like it's like never you don't know where it ends in the white eyeliner I would look like a prostitute. She looks so fucking cute and beautiful In the line lips, when you can see the liner, I would look like a fucked up Chucky's bride. See me on the sidewalk. On the streets. That's what I would look like. I mean, we could do that now. Who's the rosacean potato on the side of the streets with the lip liner? Is rosacean a word? Well, now it is. I'm using it. We are rosacean potatoes. We are the Rose Asian Potatoes. Oh, that could be the name of our band! What would we sing? I feel like it'd be a mix of, like, ballads. Yours would be all Glee covers. No, I'd have an original song. Remember my original song, The Golden Rose? You told me you were gonna get me lyrics to that, and that never happens, and I'm still really upset about it. I don't know where those are, honestly. Oh, boy. I have to do a deep dive at my parents house, and I know, I know I'll find some shit. Nothing would make me happier. Okay. I'll do it. You're a year late. Literally. We did that a year ago. It's all, it feels like yesterday. It's all the same to me. Oh my god, did you see the Wicked trailer? It's on my list. I cried. Of course you did. I cried. It's, it's everything. I got the chills. I did not shed a tear, I'll be honest with you. But, couldn't be more excited. Could not be more excited. When that movie ends after Defying Gravity, You will find me deceased in the movie, Panther. I was supposed to wait a whole ass other year after seeing one part. I'm gonna be devastated. Broken and so happy and devastated and thrilled to be alive. When does it officially come out? I forget. I believe November. Okay, okay. It's later this year. So not too long. No. For part one, though. They broke it into two parts. Oh, I didn't know that. Yes. Oh. So it's like act one, act two. Oh, I don't love that. I mean, I do because it means it's gonna be better. But I prefer like a six hour movie. Oh, I would have loved a three hour, but yeah, we can have a three hour Tom Brady roast. So we can do that for Tom Brady and we can do it for fucking Avatar, but we can't do it for Wicked. I finished that, by the way. The Tom Brady roast? Yeah. I actually do all my thoughts. Oh my God. That King joke. That killed me. The Burger King, Rodney. It is. It's fire. No notes. It's fucking hilarious. The way he just said it as if I was saying, Hi, how are you? He went up on that dais and someone, I think I might've said this last week, but someone was like, that was not a roast. That was a drive by shooting. Like he just went up there and it was just like, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing. And just sat down. And just sat down. It was like, bye. See you guys later. Left the people. Yeah. And Sam. Spawned. Sam and Jay is so funny. So funny. Yeah. But yeah, I'm glad you finished it. I did. The Sorry? It ends with us trailer. Yes. In I, okay. I just couldn't, I almost said Verity, that's why. I honestly thought you were just having a stroke. Very well could be. Can't see out of one of my eyes. Very much. Correctly. Go to the doctor, Colleen. Jesus Christ Almighty. Just take those off already. I'm, I feel better. I feel better about it. Okay, in what way? I was very scared, which I know The outfits. It was the outfits. Blake Lively can do no wrong, so that's, keep that in mind. I just, it's just not who I saw to be playing her. I just don't think Atlas is hot and I don't think Ryle looks like that. That's just my opinion. Hey, that's my opinion! And I will die on that hill. I agree with you. I think screenshots are hard, right? When they do the stills from the movie and all of her outfits were so, so bad. We were like, what has happened? Even her hair was fugly. But, now that I've seen the trailer, I do have more hope. I also, she's just supposed to be younger, more innocent looking, and like, respect, like Blake is ageless, like she does not age, but like She's too much of a baddie. Yeah, it's just Yeah, she's too, yeah Yeah, I need someone more innocent looking. Oh my god, there's a spider behind you on the curtain, I want to cry. Bye. Oh, it's little. I'll kill it. Oh, my God. You have a shoe? Can I borrow it? Give me your fucking shoe. Okay. Thank you. Why is there's always a fucking creature? My big strong man. My big strong union. I'm the union man of your dreams. My dreams. Sorry. Exactly, Colleen. Exactly. He's out there. He's out there. He's out there. Oh, the thing I sent you about single. I haven't stopped thinking about it. About what? That TikTok that was like. Single forever. She sent me a TikTok that basically was someone seeing all of their friends get into a relationship and essentially saying to themselves, when will it be my turn? Yes, but like the way it was written was not as like, I'm lonely and my friends, it was just like, It was beautifully written. Seamless thoughts. I was like, holy shit, I feel so attacked. Not that I'm like sitting and weeping every day, that's not what I mean, but like just something about that struck something in me. It struck a chord. It especially said something about going out and having tequila sodas. So she was feeling a little personally victimized by this TikTok. We'll post it. It actually, I think a lot of people it will resonate with. Yep. I sent that to quite a few people and they all were, uh, hurt, hurt, including you. We are wounded. I'm troubled. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's, it's hard on these streets because so much of being single I find amazing, but there is a pocket of it that also isn't great. Mm. Yeah. Like I'm, I would confidently say that we are both fine being alone. Like we're fine. Oh, I thought you just meant like, period, like our personalities are fine, like we're fine. Oh, we're mid. I'm just kidding. Fuck. No, I think you're a very like. Oh, no, like, I am, you know, a catch and all the things, but I am like, I am the dirt on the bottom of my suit. No, you're not, Colleen. No, I know, but I'm saying That's how you feel. That's just, that's just the mindset, and that's fine. I don't care. It's fine. But I'm saying that where did I start this conversation by saying we're fine? I'm saying we're fine. Like, I'm not worried about us. I think you were saying Like, I sleep fine at night. We're good. Yeah. Like I'm out here being like, I'm so lonely every day. That's not it. But like for some reason that just, like I said, resonated. Well, I think the grass is always greener too, right? There are a lot of people who are in relationships who aren't happy, but not all moments are bad. Yeah. I mean, I think that goes for everyone. Yeah. There are pros and cons. Moments of weakness. My legs are so hairy right now. Like, they're upsetting, like, they're upsetting me right now. Yeah, do you want to tell the class about how you asked me specifically not to smell you today? Because you haven't showered. So I was sitting at work today and I came to the conclusion that I have in fact not showered since Saturday morning. And why do you think that's okay considering it's Thursday? Washing your hair. Fine. You haven't done like a body shower. No. Okay. So like, why do you think that is? So I did not work out this week. So I think that's why I wasn't prompted to shower. And I really hated that about me. I feel like such a blob. Not that I'm like, I'm a weirdo person. But like, I thought you were also sick. So let's like, give ourselves. So that's what I'm saying. I was ill. So therefore I was rotting. And I just went from couch to bed, couch to bed to work. And then when I got to work, I was like, back to couch. You know, usually showers make you feel better. You Especially if you're congested because it helps unclog. No, you're right. I don't, but I don't take care of myself and I didn't have the strength. So there's that. Fair enough. And I also was just like, I was never going to sniff you. Like, that's so weird. You should ask. Don't feel like you ever have to ask that again because it it's simply not gonna happen. You don't ever want to give me a whiff. All right. Well, it definitely wouldn't start today. Considering you show up in a regularly like, I'm a grease ball. No. There's an unidentified specimen of my big toe. She rubbed it on my nice leather ottoman, her little fungus toe. There's just something on the nail. I don't know what it is. Fungi! It's not fungi. It's sticky. Stop rubbing it on my furniture. I'm rubbing it on the rug right now. Oh, good lord. Thank you. I'm sending you the bill for the cleaner. You know what I watched in my death, my death ness? I watched, uh, Nikki Glaser's, how did we say her last name? Yeah, her new special. Yes, I watched the new one. How was it? Hilarious. Have you watched it or no? No, I have not. First Ten Minutes is all about not wanting kids, and like why she doesn't want kids. Amazing. And like, the mamas. I was I was like, this woman just took my thoughts and put it into humor in the best way. Yeah. And I just was like, and she's like, I'm like, yes, that's how I feel. It's how passionately I feel about that. Okay, great. It's like, why is it your personality? And they're like, yeah, like it's so hard. Can't believe that people actually like could do that. She's like, could never. Great props to you, but also like why are we acting like this is something that's been sprung upon you like you Yourself, do you know what I mean? But the way she explained it wasn't like asshole. It was actually funny Yeah, and I was like, no, I understand what you're saying. She was being extra giggly I feel bad for moms all the time. No, I do too. They carry a burden that men will never Understand she makes many a couple of kids. Doesn't she say being a bad mom is As easy as being a good dad. Yes. Or she says something along those lines. Couldn't agree more. Yeah. She does go into that too as well. I haven't finished it though. I only watched it small. Intentive span. Very small. Very small. Do you know what I watched while I was on death's door? Because we were both very ill this week. What? What Jennifer did. Oh. If Jennifer did it, what, what Jennifer, what happened to Jennifer? Did I talk about that last week? Yes. Okay. That's the one I talked about. I couldn't remember. Yes. Thoughts. Fake 9 1 1 calls set my teeth on edge. Big ick. Watching her, they say to her at one point, because she called 9 1 1 from her cell phone, and she's very clearly talking into it, but in her explanation to the police, she says that her hands were tied up behind her back. And she just magically pulled her phone out. And she magically pulls her phone out. And so they have her reenact it. They're like, great, pretend your hands are tied behind your back. How did you do this? It's the cringiest. It makes me want to punch her in the throat. Because she just goes, like, she won't give it up. She's like, yeah, that's what I did. And I did that. I don't know. It just it made me feel sick in to find out later, too That she had asked somebody else to kill them Can we just even if your parents were crazy? even if they're breathing down your throat and they put a lot of pressure on you which I also thought was super interesting because it Reminded me of the Menendez brothers of the immigrant parents who have a lot of expectation on their children Don't kill them It doesn't solve your problems. Move. Move out. Move out. Get a job. Dissociate. Move out. Don't pretend like you're at college when you're not. Don't try to date your ex boyfriend who's a drug dealer who just got out of jail and wants your money. I just, like, don't recommend it. She's like, they wouldn't let us be together. Oh. They wouldn't? They wouldn't? The man who just got out of prison? They were upset about that? She's like truly ill. She's not, yeah, she's truly not well. That's true. She like doesn't even she's just like, yeah, no, there's like a mental something is missing. There's a block there. There's there's a disconnect Happening there. She don't have a medulla What a medulla? What the fuck is a medulla? Isn't that your conscience? Like a frontal are thinking of like when people do less Is that what you're thinking about? Yes. Why do people get birthing tubs in their house? And blow up pools? Stop judging the moms, Colleen. I'm not, but like, I just think it's so crazy that people are just out here floating up inflatable pools in their homes and just birthing. That's crazy. I agree, but I think it has something to do. There's all these posi I don't fucking know. No, I know, because we were like cavemen back in the day, just like giving birth standing up, so like, people can do it. Well, no, I think it's about the baby, I think, because they're already in water. I mean, they're not in water, but they're already floating, that it's like a easier transition. Well, that's really nice of them and thoughtful. Fluids to fluids. That's like so thoughtful, but like, I don't need to see the pics of your swim. But imagine you not liking tubs, bathing as is. Then sitting in a tub after giving birth. No. And the husband's just, get in, like, please. And the husband's like, breathe. I would be like, get the fuck out of my Your breath is making me see red. Don't look at me. The minute you opened your mouth, I wanted to cut your throat, so go away. Don't look at me, don't breathe near me. Yeah, get away from me. Anyway, what'd you do over the weekend? I actually have notes, okay? Okay. Oh, also, Gabby Whitney needs to be stopped. Love her. She's beautiful. Great person. What's going on? You know what's so funny? I thought she was incredible. I love her sense of humor. Dancing with the stars. She crushes it. She comes out as a lesbian, I'm like, Fuck yeah, girl. You date women now. Love this journey for you. She's gone too far. It's like, any TikToker you know, who gets too much celebrity and now thinks Every single thought that comes into their brain needs to be recorded. And I'm like, it now needs to be taken away from you. And no, she literally talks like a fucked up Jennifer Coolidge. Blur, blur. Yeah, I was talking about her fingernails. I was actually like this, and you guys can't see my face, but if you could, I'm unamused. She's like, wha, wha, keh? For me to have that face towards a TikTok? Yeah, no, no, no. That's not Jojo Siwa? Okay, we have to talk about something. The more that you bring her up. Yeah. The more you like her. You've become a fangirl. Gasp! Gasp! I don't think See, I don't think that if it's about hatred. You talk about her so much at this point that this has become a JoJo Siwa podcast. That's not true. Colleen? I think I could be able to share my hatred. With anyone. But you know what I mean? Do you know what they say of like, if you hate someone enough but you still watch everything that you do, then you actually like them? So I don't watch it on purpose. I'm like, I'm on, you know what I'm on? I see it because it's my fellow haters. I think you're a secret fangirl and you just don't want to tell us. No, she disgusts me. But my, our fellow haters are on TikTok, that's why. And that's why. Love that for you. What'd you do this weekend? Oh, right. I'll start with last week. Cause it's been kind of a while since I've seen you cause we usually record on Tuesdays but I, I fell to the dark side, so. Well no, it's, we were both really sick. It's totally fine. Okay, cool. Slay. I went to Tim McGraw last week, last minute, when I had a slight mental breakdown and I made Fiona go with me and I hung out with Erin and Joe and we did not miss you. Well that's fucking rude. I'm just kidding, but you were watching the Bebes, so. I was. I was on babysitting duty so they could go for Erin's birthday. You were being a good person. Yeah. Happy birthday Erin, our mother. Mother. She is our mother. Another year older and wiser than everybody else. My favorite song ever is Felt Good on My Lips, and I was ready to pop my pussy, and your sister took a video of me from afar. I know, I saw it. I love her. She sent it to me. I just love her. You were vibing. Love that song. It was really good, but I felt, I was in a section of the garden in which the people behind me were not standing. Oh, rude. Yeah. It was like the old clubbish that packed. No, it wasn't. We got moved down. Go somewhere else. We got moved down. Yeah. It was not packed. Fuck no. Tim McGraw has to be on Ozempic. He just simply has to be. He's looking good, isn't he? No, he's not looking good. He's looking tiny. Like, he looked better filled out. He was also, not for nothing, wearing really tight pants and a tight black tee. It's like, dope. Oh, I thought he was like, muscly now. No, like, I could see his bones in his neck and like, he was hella veiny. Yeah, like, I texted Erin and was like, it's giving Ozempic. And she was like, no, it is. Wow. Okay. Yep. Okay, Timmy. I love, I like it. I love it. I want some more of it. I try. So hard. Him and Faith. Love Israel. Yeah, Love Israel. He ended with Live Like You Were Dying. Of course he did. Which is just I'm a bull named Fu Manchu. That was on every radio station for, I don't know, three years. Because it's one of those songs that spans, like it can go on oldies, it can go on magic, it can go on country, obviously country, but it can go on kiss one away, like it's one of those, it's like a Taylor Swift song that can be anywhere. People were popping puss to Humble and Kind too, like couples were dancing, I was crying, they were popping puss for Humble and Kind. I don't think. You do anything better than going to a concert and cry at couples. It's like a becoming a pastime There's something so Pure about watching people who don't realize that they're being watched and it being genuine that makes me want to die Do you know what I mean? Yeah, it's wholesome. Yeah. That's what. Yeah. That's my, like, I feel like I'm seeing something that no one else is seeing, like, in my brain. Yeah. And it's just like, I'm in on something that no one else is. Mm hmm. Cool. Thanks. I went to a bridal shower on Saturday. That was fun and flirty. It was nice outside. It was cool. Summer's coming. Love that. And then it was Mother's Day and I worked. Oh boy. Shout out to all the mothers out there. And our mother, Erin. And our actual mothers who gave birth to us. you were working and you texted me because you were pissed because you were about to close up shop and then a table of like 25 came in. Oh yeah, so I was under the impression that I was not closing the restaurant but I in fact was closing the restaurant so then I was told that I was closing the restaurant. That's the worst feeling in the world. And then there was no one really there anymore and all of a sudden a party of 13 walked in and I was like okay so that's not I'm here alone and. Waiting on 13 people and then there was just two girls that just didn't wanna leave later on and they don't sit at the bar. Girls who drink I hate. Sit at a table and like maybe split nap. Get go to the fucking bar. Why are you taking at my table? Go to the bar for sure. But when you can actively see people start cleaning up, it's time to go. There was no one else. There was no one else at any other. There's only 16 tables in restaurants. Get the fuck outta here, take a look around, open your eyes. So that was annoying, but it was fine. I also think that's part of the reason I was like sick. Like I was just unwell. Oh, I went to the Red Sox for work on Monday. It actually looked quite fun. It was really fun. Something about me, if there is free food, I will be stealing it. So I took so many chicken fingers home in my Lululemon, uh, pack that the grease went through and I have a red one. Like I was just thinking like, Oh, cute red socks, you know? Yeah. Yeah. The grease. Uh, went through naturally to my little cute little bag. That was very upsetting. Those chicken tenders? Oh, because they were free. I was going to say they usually cost like 25 bucks. Oh my god, no shoving them in there. I made Fiona put a cheeseburger in her sweatshirt for me. One of my favorite things that my best friend Paula does at weddings is put bread rolls in her. Her bag. You need a snack for later. And we have them on the shuttle on the way back. I love when people hoard food. You need sustenance. One of my friends always has a snack in her bag in some capacity at any bar. I love it. At any time. You don't want, need some goldfish? She's got them. Let me tell you, on the way home, another thing about me, not only do I steal food, I, if I see a. Petty cab. I'm taking it. I saw. So Fiona's like, Colleen, no, we can walk. And I was like. Listen, what's your, what's your price here, sir? What are, what are we working with? And he said 25 bucks. It was like a half mile. And I was like, I was like, you know, we really should walk. I looked at Fiona and was like, hmm, I shouldn't we? And he was like, well, I could do. And I said, what about 20 and a flash in my tits? And? He said, what did you say? And I said, Twenty. And then he was like, okay. Cause like, I, like, I don't make me repeat that. Yeah. No, if you didn't hear that the first time, we can't be out here. No, I'm also wearing a bodysuit. What am I going to do? Reach down, unclip? Like that's a whole Oh, Colleen! We have a whole show going on at this point. That's like Grounds to be Not the unclip. Grounds to be arrested at that point. The crotch unclip. Also my pants were, uh, You know how like loose pants are like in or whatever they, I can't do you out here wearing fucking gauchos because I will punch it. Oh, you mean jeans? Like the wide pants? Yeah. Why do I like mom pants? Yeah, not for me. Like I need something at least relatively form fitting. Like, cause I'm just a chode. Like, I don't know how else to describe that. Not being self deprecating. Just a fucking fact. Okay. So like loose pants, not the vibe. And these pants at one point did fit me and they don't anymore. So it's not a complaint. So they're kind of like hanging off my body. Okay. I was giving Farmer Joe, I was true, true Farmer Joe, like it was horrible and I caught a video of myself and I was like, oh, Farmer Brown, rolling three e bills. Get her a pitchfork. At Fenway. Was not cute. American Gothic. So picture that person being like, I'll flash my titties with 20 bucks, like, for a ride. Please. We get on the pedicab. That is who you are, though. The drunk girl coming out of the Red Sox game dressed like a farmer is you. Like, other than the construction helmet. You're saying that's my aesthetic? No, that's just, like, your soul. If I could pinpoint aspects of your soul, that's what it is. So own it. Lean into it. It's just Farmer Brown's not who I want to be. Get that crack out, girl. You let her breathe. What crack? What fucking crack? A wide back and a low ass crack. Did you laugh at the picture I sent you of that frog? Colleen sent a picture to me. of a frog that is shaped rotundly with a tiny, tiny ass crack in the tiniest legs and said, who got this picture of me? And I will be posting it and you'll see for yourself why I Screamed. It was a personal attack. It's so fucking funny, Colleen. Dying. So we get in the, on the, Penny cab. On our guy. Yeah. On our guy. I forget his name. He's like, what do you want to hear? And I obviously say, like, something I could pop my pussy to. Cause obviously. I realize. This man thought that me and Fiona were together and like genuinely thought I meant we were going to pop pussies. No, I'm being dead serious. He played. He thought you were going to scissor. For me. Not Ed Sheeran. I don't realize it. I'm dying laughing and I'm like flowing in the wind. I'm waving at people like fucking Queen Elizabeth and Fiona's like Colleen. Keep it together. Thinks we are together. And I was like, what? What do you mean? He's playing the slowest, most romantic songs. Also, he is. And it's because of my weight, I just know it, I just know this means, so now obviously the Irish guilt seeps in. That's why I don't take pedicabs because I don't want to watch them struggle to live. There was no hill. There was no hill, and he was pumping and we weren't moving, and he was pumping iron. When they get off that seat and they start using every muscle in their legs to move is so fucking humbling. There was no hill. We were fight, he was fighting and I, obviously the Irish guilt seeps in. So now I'm like, fuck, I got to tip him good for being a fatty. Like, please. This is a terrible idea. Stop. This is a terrible idea and obviously Fiona and I are now so full from stealing all this food that we have our pants unbuttoned. So I'm Farmer Brown with my pants unbuttoned in a petty cab and this man thinks we're lesbians and are gonna go home and pop pussy and he's playing us at cheer. I'll take you for a ride on the merry tractor. We could not stop laughing. Of course that's fucking hilarious. We did not stop laughing. Speaking words, we were just dying fucking laughing. Oh my god, Colleen. And since then I've been unwell and I'm on the up and up and coming out of the darkness. And that's all I have to say. How was your weekend? Mine was great. I went to PorchFest with one of my best friends, Leanne, who I talk about all the time, and old friends. That I haven't seen in a while. It was so fun. I weirdly have never done porch fest, which should be illegal for someone who has been born and raised in Boston. I feel like that. It's right down the road. Yeah. I don't know why I've never done it before. So fun. So, so, so fun. So I'm a freak of nature. And something you need to know about me is I can sleep for 45 minutes to an hour at seven o'clock at night and still go out. So when people hear that, they're like, no, once I go to bed, I'm, I'm in bed. Not, not I. Catnap. So we got to Leanne's and I said to her, I need a 45 minute nap. It was 8 p. m. at night. And I just knew I was either gonna fall asleep on her couch and wake up at 3 a. m. and be like, shit, I can't get an Uber now, so I'm just gonna sit on her couch. Or I could take this really quick cat nap, hang out with her for a bit, and then just Uber home like a normal person and go to bed at a normal hour. And so that's what I did when I went to sleep. For this little catnap, I was perfectly fine. Nothing wrong with me. Forty five minutes later, 845 comes along, alarm goes up, I'm up and at'em, could not breathe from my nose, fully sick. I napped a cold. Weird. Shit pets? Leanne was like, it was the craziest No! She was like, it's the craziest thing I've ever seen. You were perfectly fine, and then when you woke up, you couldn't, you could hear it. It just like, all congested in your face. Naps will do you dirty, apparently. Not me! They always do me well, that's why I take them all the time. And so then I was sick. Maybe because you're tall, you just need more rest. What? Like, maybe Earth gravity? What, where is this logic going, do you think? Like, you're just taller, so maybe you, like, take more energy. Okay. So, went to Porch Fest, was great, but ended with a nap that turned into a cold. So, I hung out with Leanne for a bit more and then was like, I have to go home and, like, breathe. Like, I, I can't breathe. And then, next day was Mother's Day. We spent it with the fam. It was very nice. What'd you do? We went to my uncle's house in Charlestown And we got some lunch and all the cousins came over and the aunts and the uncles and it was great It's life and that and then I've also been on death's door and doing boring job searching stuff. Oh What a buffer that's not fun, but I did live your dream the other day because I was like, okay I'm feeling a little better. I need to go outside And so I went to Beck Wegman's got myself some snacks Walked around Marshalls, and then went to Home Goods and got myself some stuff for my house. In the middle of the afternoon when it was 78 degrees out. In saying, I could do it with a broken heart, to top volume in my car, with all the windows rolled down. As you should. So it felt real, that felt good. That was a good day. You know? Mm hmm. Just because I can. Yeah. It's like 78 degrees. Why am I sitting inside? I can be sick any other day. That makes me really happy that you went outside. I go outside, Colleen. I know. It's my brain that thinks that because every time I see you, it's in this house. Do you know what I mean? Yeah, I don't, I'm not inside of the house 24 7, believe it or not. I paint the picture that you're a hermit. Yeah, it's like I'm out all the time. You're the most social person I was gonna say my calendar is filled. I'm a social butterfly. I know, I know. I'm so sorry. But anyway, hey gang, because you guys care what I have to say. Guess whose episode it is. Are you guys ready for my unprofessional opinion? Oh god. Because you should be. Today, today gang, we're going to talk about something that reminds me of how much I hate our generation. And, like, why we should just, like, stop cherishing materialistic items and things. Oh, wow. Look at her go. Yep. And, like, status. Like, who actually fucking cares, you know? Oh, sure. Anywho, whatever. We're gonna cover Fyre Festival. Oh my god. Or what was supposed to be Fyre Festival. Amazing. What do you know about the mirage that was Fyre Festival? That once was. Oh, she's coming in hot, gang. Uh, I did see the documentary on Hulu. So I did see how much of a corrupt asshole That man is. And of course I quote Ja Rule all the time. The, I was bamboozled and led astray. I, that tweet is like one of my all time favorite tweets. And then of course I saw like the influencers thinking it's one thing and then getting there like fighting for their lives. Like it was Lord of the Flies. Oh, it brought me so much joy. That's what I remember is a lot of jokes at their expense that were very funny because it felt like punching Because the internet is the worst and the best that's correct because punching up is always funny to me We're punching down as it agreed and we really got lucky because of the fact that the influencers were influencing and like everyone was fucking vlogging. So like there was no there wasn't a minute that we didn't visual content. I cannot wait for your deep dive. I'm very excited to get all about this because there's so many opportunities to giggle. Yeah. So we'll get into it. My sources for today are obviously the documentary. Fire, The Greatest Party, That Never Happened. An article from the New York Post, Wikipedia, you know, all the tings. So to talk about Fyre Festival and everything that it was, or shall I say, what it was not, we must talk about the chode that is Billy McFarland. What a piece of shit this guy is. He has the most punchable face I've ever fucking seen in my life. Yeah, that's accurate. I don't know how else to describe it. A hundred percent. So William Zervakos McFarland was born on December 11th, 1991, and he is what some would call the average American businessman, entrepreneur, whatever, but what others would call a world class fraudulent ass bitch. A hundred percent. IMO. As you would say. In my opinion. IMO. You guys couldn't see me, but I did a fun wink, okay? He was raised in Milburn, New Jersey, which is so upsetting for New Jersey. I'm so sorry. But it's like New, near like the New York line. So like right by the city. Close enough. You know, his parents were Steven and Irene McFarlane. They're both real estate developers. And he graduated from a private prep school. In 2010. Alright, so they have money. Because of course. Yeah. He then attended Bucknell University, but he dropped out of May. Out of May. He dropped out of college in May of his first year, so he only made it through the first year. Got it. He was and is, in all accounts, a very sales guy. Vibes, business savvy person. Yeah, he is. He's a loser. He had a lot of ideas on ventures that would really thought would make him successful. Like he had like this big picture type of thing. Very motivated, very hungry, you know, the type. Yeah, big loser energy, big loser energy, like to set the tone as to where this man was in life. At one point, he legitimately lived with Anna Delvey. He did? Yeah. Yes. Oh, they're a match made in heaven. Isn't that crazy? That makes so much sense to me. If you need context, that's all you'll need. Yeah. They're right up each other's alley. So, he drops out, like I said, in 2010, but in, no, technically it'd be 2011 when he dropped out, but in 2013, so shortly after, he starts his own business. venture called Magnesis. I do think he had a little like side company but it got shut down and it was like not relevant to put in this synopsis so. Was that the credit card? Yes, so Magnesis in 2013 he did something between like 2011 and 2012 that was like. That's useless. So useless. Got it. Magnesis is what like puts him on the map. He somehow got over a million dollars of investor funding because he's just like a schmoozer and he created this sort of like exclusive black card with social perks. So think like when someone pulls out their gold card, their like big fancy American Express gold card and you're like, oh yeah, they have a big dick, you know? Like that type of vibe? Yeah. He creates this whole other thing, and that's how Magnesis came to be. It was targeted just to people of a high status, so it's like, if you have one, you're cool, is basically how I would describe it. Cool. It's giving, like, you were an absolute loser in high school, and like, this is giving you some sort of clout and making you feel cool. That's the energy I'm getting from it. It's filling a hole. By December, like you really need this, like get a life. But by December of 2013, the company had 500 members. I think there was an, a fee, an annual fee of like 250. And the benefits that came to members were like VIP access to all the clubs. They got a bunch of hotel discounts in the city and like a lot of entrance into like exclusive high class events. Cool. Great. They also had access to a BMW and driver, like a service. through the card. Sure. Which is, I just thought was kind of cool. And they also had like, first dibs at like concert tickets, reservations, at reservations, I mean at restaurants like Catch that you always see on social media, like on TikTok. I mean it sounds great, I just know it's not legit. So it's like It's giving exclusive I don't know how to explain it, Yeah, it's giving if all of the influencers in New York City were in one room, like that's just those types of people, right? Whatever. They also got like freebies at gyms and stuff. Like Aloe Gym. You ever see the Aloe Bitches? Yeah. It's like that. The Aloe Bitches. And they got free rounds of shots at someplace called like the General. I saw that too. Like if you went and you saw a card, you get a free round of shots. I was like, that's kind of cool. I'd sign up for that. I was going to say, it sounds like you like this card as you shit all over it. You're also like, I love that perk. And there's also a members only hangout. So like you have to like unveil your card to get into this hangout. It's at a Brazilian themed world cup dinner. Sure. Sure. Yeah. So they like always come and like they sip champagne and like do all the fancy things. This guy whose name is Sam Tarling, I found it in the New York Post article, I think he was like an Olympic skiing person, was like about to be in the Olympics or something. He swears by it and is like, this is the key to all of the fun events in New York. He says. When I visit the city, I have some clout. It was so nice to get into some of the back rooms and exclusive areas at Omar's and Acme. I'd never be able to get into it without the card. Great. So it's all about the clout and the show. Sure. Well, yadda yadda yadda. Here's the kicker. Oh, there's a kicker, Colleen? You mean this doesn't come no strings attached? Nothing? The card itself is legitimately not a real credit card. You don't say. Members? Could use it to make purchases, but only if they linked it to one of their pre existing credit cards account of either Wells Fargo or Bank of America. Great. So, like, the stripes match your actual credit card. Yeah. It's a dupe. It's literally a dupe. Kind of smart. Very loser y. Yes. That's all. Great. So that was Magnesis. Okay? You get it? Yeah. By 2016, though, it was operating in both New York and Chicago. So it expanded, and according to Billy, which we don't believe a word that comes out of Billy's mouth, he's a fucking loser, but it had grown to memberships of over tens of thousands of people. It's not very exclusive if tens of thousands of people have it, though. Yeah, I know. Between two cities? Like, cool. Great. Good, right? Yeah. And this is what would be the start of just like his, his wack ass ventures. It does implode after Fyre Festival because this is obviously becomes one of those like guilty by association situations. Of course. Because, obviously, and we'll get into that. Oh, his shit comes crumbling down at one point? That's so weird. So, after Fyre Festival in 2017, Magnesis terminates its lease in its New York office and its website ceased to allowing new customers to sign up. So. Shut down. But do the cards still work in Exix, I would assume, because it's linked to your other card. I just don't think you get any perks. But it still would work. No? Maybe they'll sell it one day as like a vintage. I would buy that on eBay. Why would you buy that? It's like kind of cool. No, it's not. Colleen, you are such a hypocrite. This is so dumb and loser y, but like I would definitely buy it. Just to say, it's like, I feel like you could get good money for it. It doesn't do anything. I know, but like, just to be like, remember this fire festival? Billy Martin, this was his card. Oh, no. You don't think? That doesn't do it for me. It's giving like I would not spend any amount of money on that. He's a fraud. It's a fraud. But it's like an antique, like kind of cool. No. Could be in a museum. Where are you gonna put it? I don't know my living room. There's nothing in my living room. Hanging up in your living room. All that's in my living room is a picture of Big Ang. That makes so much sense. And that's it. That's all. Makes a lot of sense. Okay, sorry. I get sidetracked. So how the next venture of Billie's came to fruition was because of magnesis, obviously, with the all the events and the promos that came along with the card and like the socialite. Billie. Gets connected with the one and the only. Ja Rule. Ja Rule. Ja motherfuckin Rule. Am I always there when you call? But I'm always on time. I gave you my all. Now baby be mine. I think he is irrelevant and random. Do you agree? I wouldn't say irrelevant. Random, for sure. Like, them having a friendship is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. So random. Ridiculous. I, maybe it's because I can't, like, I don't think in 2017, as an active human being walking on this planet, I knew who Ja Rule was. Colleen. I'm almost positive. You did not know? No. Where would I be without my baby? Ah. I don't know. My, my age group That's what I'm saying. Fucking knows who Jabra was. So I did not. So in my brain I'm like, this guy's a loser and irrelevant and like, shouldn't even be brought up in conversation. But in reality, he is relevant. Do you know what I mean? Every thug needs a lady. That's all I'll say to you. Goals. Him and Ashanti. Taking over the world. So, Billy and Ja become inseparable. Together they come up with this great idea, or whatever the fuck they think is a great idea, and they launch Fyre Media. Fyre Media was a company that offered an app that you could easily, like, book celebrities, artists, athletes, models, entertainers, anyone, for private events. It was supposed to be like A side hustle for celebs. Yeah, like to make booking entertainment easier. Yeah. Cause like, you normally, you'd have to like, go through agents or something, like, how would you If someone came to you right now and was like, can you book a celebrity? Kenny Chesney for a private event. How the fuck would you ever go about doing that? This was like made to like make it easy and accessible. Got it. Which it shouldn't really be accessible. That's crazy. No, there should definitely be a process. That's crazy. That's not. To just be like, check we have, we have Kenny. That's how people get like a cameo. It's giving cameo. Yeah, what the fuck? Okay. We got Kenny for next week, baby. Like, no, it just does not, it simply does not work that way. Cool. Okay. So this is where it spirals into the idea of Fyre Festival. And they come up with the idea for Fyre Festival because. They have this idea of like a weekend for the elite. So the people that are using the magnesis card, the people that are booking, they have this idea to have them come for a weekend to a gorgeous island, cool people only, great music, great views, great food, like only cool people, you know, like an influencer's wet dream kind of. Yeah. A hundred percent. The festival was scheduled to take place. They just picked this out of the blue, but mind you, there's nothing that, made this date relevant. They just pulled out. They just pulled a random, which that part shocks me because they easily could have made it a later date and just given themselves more time. They're just unwell. They're just stupid. It's not like there was like, we need it. We have a timeline and we need to do this, but it was. They just picked a random date. Got it. They're just unhinged. So they scheduled to take place April 28th and 30th of 2017 and also May 5th and 7th. So a back to back. Okay. Sure. Keep that date in mind moving forward for timeline wise. Got it. So Ja and Billie are just besties living on a high, trying to find a place to have this alleged festival for baddies, of course. And they're just bopping around, just living life. They don't give a fuck. So they fly to the Bahamas and they land on a private. Well, I should say lightly populated. It's not really that private. Lightly populated island, which they later discover was Normans Cay. Normans Cay is the former private island of the one and the only Pablo Escobar. Mm. In his whole ass cartel. Right. But it's now owned by somebody else. Right. Billy then leased the entire island from the current owners, which I don't know what amount of money. I couldn't find it. They offered up. The thought of leasing an island is so ridiculous to me. I mean there's a lot of small, they're really small. I know, but renting an island? Let me just get this for a couple of seconds. Yeah, what the fuck? So the owners are like, yeah sure, it must have been a pretty big price, but whatever. But the strict condition that the owner gave was that in any sort of marketing for this event, like they were aware that it was going to be for an event, you may not make any reference to this being the past home of Pablo Escobar in any marketing materials. Like it brings, it brings shame to them. They don't like it. Right. They don't like the correlation. Of course. And they're like, yeah, of course. Got you. And they're like, let's start promoting. So they. Call in fucking everybody for like, a month on end. They, they just want to do a bunch of like, ridiculous promotional footage, it's super cringy. Are they on a boat or something? Yeah, so they pull out all the stops, they get the big boats, they call in all of, like, Kendall Jenner, Emily Ratajkowski, the Hadids, one of them I think? Yeah, I think just they call on fucking everybody and they're shooting like these ridiculous videos. There's alcohol everywhere. They're on boats They're on jet skis. They're on the beach. Billy's like passed out drooling on himself in the sand It's so unprofessional hot to the point where yeah, what he is so ugly. It hurts. He's he's an ugly person physically and inside Yes, thank you. And the people that are being interviewed in the Documentary are like we were confused but also like okay like I got like it seems fun But also at the same time like are we do are we doing something serious right now like what's yeah? What is the point of this what's going on and like there is this one scene that kills me cuz jaw is crazy And I think the models were like oh my god We want to go to like the Pig Island like where you see the pigs in the Bahamas. Yeah, I don't know what's called Sorry And they were like, no, look, we have a strict, the people that were actually professional were like, we have a strict like filming plan for the day. And John's like, they want to see the pigs, take them to see the fucking pigs, like going off on these people with like a beer in his hand, take them to see the fucking pigs. Like, I don't know. I don't know why I just went Southern, but like it just felt right. And that's, it's just so crazy. Like he's screaming at everybody about wanting to see the pigs. It's just, it's too much. It's much too much. So we're not off to a good start. That's what I'm saying. Yes. But the promo, the promo video is, is created. They get the shots that they want and they pay all of the models that were there to go on Instagram, which I do think this is smart, but also like they are all stupid because they didn't know what they were posting anyways. They all post at the same time, some very cryptic thumbnail. It's like an orange square with like a fire logo. Do you remember back in the day? And. Sidebar, after all of this happened they like came out and apologized and like gave the money back and was like sorry We didn't really know what we were sponsoring like we didn't know that this is gonna happen. Whatever. I would do it too for a check Okay, they paid Kendall 250, 000 just for a post. I would do it. But also what world do we live in? That's fucking disgusting. I know I know that's so gross People are starving. For real. For real. So annoying. But the way that they presented all their posts on their Instagrams were like a video promised with, an immersive music festival, two transformative weekends on the boundaries of the impossible. I can't. Someone. Someone humble all of these people immediately. Now, this is, you started the beginning of fire festivals, promotional campaign. Like that was just the beginning of it during which Billy, of course, claimed all over social media that the Island had been owned by Pablo Escobar. The one thing he was asked not to do. Correct. Great. Doesn't really like rules. He doesn't really listen to anybody. Spoiler alert. He doesn't care. So weird that these wealthy, rich kids just don't understand what's going on. Rules or consequences or anything like that. No, they don't apply to them. Nope. You didn't know that. No. So the owners are like Yeah, you can't have our fucking island After doing that shit and they cancel and they say nope, see ya, toodaloo, off the property. Imagine spending that kind of money and breaking the one rule and then getting fucked. But also not caring. That's another thing. Yeah, he just goes forward. Yes, so Timeline check in. This is December. So they have till May. So they need to find an island. At the end of April. That's the last weekend of April. It's the first weekend. And you think that this would cause panic. It does not. It does not. Great. They do start looking, but news has spread, and people in the other islands Do not want any of it. They're all like, Oh, these people are coming. Fuck. No. They go to several different small islands that all seem like they would be venues. Perfect. And they're all turned down obviously. And now there is two months left to go at this point. That's how long the search takes. The way in which I would be so fucking stressed. And I remember this part of the documentary and the people who are actually trying to plan it while he's like figure it out. I want to kill him. He's like, no, no. And then Ja's like, it's all good, baby. Like he does not. I can't. I just, the de lulu. Does not become true lulu in this one. Thank God. I'm so glad it didn't work out for him. He needed something to knock him down a few pegs. No, he, he needs to literally get. The shit like beat out of it. I don't think it would work. No. I think people like this don't. I think he would sue. Probably. Like he'd be a petty one. Oh, for sure would sue. He'd be a petty one. That's for sure. So, two months left to go. The Bahamian government, they give him a break. And they give him a permit to use a site that they had set aside for development, so there's nothing there. It's at this place called Roker Point. It's on Great Exuma, which is the main island in the Bahamas where all the, everything goes through. Sure. It's the Big Boy. Mm-Hmm. And it's just north of Sandals Resort. Okay. So a hub of all the hubs. Yeah. Lots of things going on there. Lot lots. But the material that's being released on social media and all the promos continued to show that the festival was being hosted on Pablo Escobar's private island, which it was not. And they actually edited maps of the site to look like it was its own private island instead of the rest of the connecting. Island. Does that make sense? Yeah. They cut it off. They made a fake map. Yeah. When it is, in fact, literally an abandoned resort development. Oh lord. It is a beat ass patch of nothing. There is nothing there. Oh. Literally nothing. Not even direct access to the beach, I don't think. I think it's like up, up, up a little bit. Like it's just, it's not doing great. And they were doing him a favor, which they did not need to do. Justice for the Bahamians, also. For real. Yeah. He never, Billy himself, never announces the change at all. He just renamed the island Fire Cay. There is no infrastructure, there's no villas, nothing. And they had under two months to turn this patch of grass of Roker Point into Fire Cay. And at this point, do you know if they actually have any talent coming? Like, do they have any musicians signed on? Like, is there any, is there anything happening? So at the point, there was a point where he was saying that he had thirty three different Like, DJs or whatever. Yes, but when people were, I mean, obviously people in that realm of the world, like events and like that space. Yeah, their managers look into it. Well, they all know each other, so then they would be like, oh, did you hear about this? And then that agent's like, we have no idea what you're talking about. So, like, people are talking a little bit. Yeah. But there were people that were signed on, like, including Blink 182, Pusha T, Tyga, uh, Major Lazer. There was, like, a couple other people too that were, like, signed on. Just broke a bell in my brain. But some said yes, some said, some had no idea what the fuck they were talking about. Right. And mind you, the tickets that they were selling when there's, in fact, nothing there, they ranged from 500 And then the VIP packages, which had airfare, which is crazy. Like, you don't know, they had sold them so far in advance. Like, how did you even fucking know? They had airfare and luxury tents. They were 12, 000. 12, 000 fucking dollars? People are sickeningly rich and they don't deserve this money. Oh my god, I'm just, 12, 000? Yep, and at the time, in which there was nothing there, two months before, they had sold 5, 000 tickets. Oh my god. Varying from just like standard, like, what would be like GA to like I was gonna say, because there's like a couple hundred buck one, right? Isn't there like an 800 bucks? Isn't that the cheapest? Yeah. And it goes up to And at the time, they were under the impression that they would be like in enclosed homes. Like it was not No, they thought they would be in like beautiful yurts. Like, didn't they think they would be in like villas? Villas, not the tents, because there was like a level, there were levels, yeah. At this point, they hadn't even gotten to like, oh, we're down bad and we're about to have to switch these to be like domes, like they don't even, they haven't even gotten there yet. Oh God. Yeah. So they were promised at this point, this is when they start to be like, okay, we have these like modern eco friendly, like bougie ass domes. So that's when they talk about it. And meals were going to be from celebrity chefs, like all this shit. They also were promised. Authentic island cuisine, local seafood like straight out of the ocean, sushi and a pig roast. Okay. They are just saying words. Like they're just saying words. I was gonna say, they're throwing out buzzwords to make it sound like it's gonna be this like most epic thing that's ever happened. Yeah. I mean all of the, the acts that had allegedly said that they were coming all pulled out within like two days of. Oh, I'm sure. Because with just the simplest amount of asking, you can understand that nothing is going according to plan. Correct. They also, not for nothing, uh, planned the event for the first weekend to be the 28th to the 30th, which is the same weekend as Exuma Regatta, which is a Bahamian sailing race series. That literally is so popular. It's like the biggest day of the year there. And it takes over every single hotel, rental resources, everything. Like it is booked and busy, could not be more booked and busy. And that's what they chose. That has a huge effect on how it goes. Right. Of course. Of course. So. When things start to go awry a little bit and Billy's kind of accepting a little bit that maybe something could be Going wrong and could be adjusted. He does attempt to outsource help from experts Because he really recognizes that he has no experience staging a whole ass event or a festival or anything of that matter He approaches other companies that did and uses kind of his sales skills to be like, hey, how do I go about this? And he was like He was taken so back when he was informed by multiple different sources that the event would cost at least 50 million to stage in the time available, which he had already promised. And we now have two months left. Yep. And the more experienced consultants told him that in addition to the cost, an event of this magnitude that they've already sold tickets for would have needed. A year, if not two, to plan. Yes. He is. Logic. Lost in the sauce and confusion being like what, but also would never admit to being wrong. So he's just kind of like, yeah, whatever. We're going to make history kind of thing. Dulu. Yeah. Dulu, Dulu, Dulu. The organizers tried to do things themselves, like thinking that would kind of like when they could to make, maybe save a couple bucks, you know, like we can't go to the dollar store for this shit. Like, this is not. Someone's in the ocean trying to grab the fish. He allegedly learned how to rent the stage by doing a Google search. I'm sorry. They don't even have a stage. They have nothing. They have no food. They have nowhere to house people. If I remember correctly, they don't even have fresh water. They don't even have water for people. There's no stage and there are no, There's no talent coming. Cool, great. But they're not, like, what other things gonna happen? Thousands of people have bought tickets. Correct. Great. Okay, cool, cool, cool. So, it's now March. So, a month before. Oh my god. Sorry, my timeline was kind of bobbing. No, no, no. I'm with you. We are now a month before. Billy, hires a veteran event producer, this guy, Yaron Lavi, I apologize if I'm saying his name wrong. He is avidly in the documentary, you probably remember him. So he is a voice of reason for sure. He saw that it was completely impossible. He was like, guys, let's gather around. Yeah. We're not Let's get our shit together here. This can't happen. He assumed that they would just like postpone it to November. Like they had been discussing. It was like, we really should do this. It was really pushing to push it back. And, uh, They were like, no, it's fine. Well, we're going to do it in the spring anyways. And then he goes, okay, well, if you're going to do that, you need to extend the temporary villas and get tents. Yeah. At the bare minimum. So they're like, okay, I guess we'll listen to you. They get the tents. They don't tell the festival goers that they have switched it to tents. So they are expecting whole ass villas. And did not, like, they still don't know. They're getting off of the plane. They do not know. He is so Delulu. Someone wrote, he is just stunningly ignorant of what it would take to make his promises reality. And in his own mind, he is too big to fail. Yeah. It's a level of delusion. I strive for I'm just like no This is gonna work because I said so and because I have money I can't oh my god It's just not a realm I can get my brain to because if anything I feel like we're opposite We are overthinking every possibility that can happen. That is not even in the realm five people We're delusional with our concerns Yes! Yes! A hundred per we are on the other end of the spectrum. We're like, can we have a party in the backyard? There might be a meteor. There might be a meteor. I might not have enough food. I ordered for 40. There might not be enough food. There's 10 people coming What am I gonna do? We have 6 RSVPs, but we only have enough. I don't have the right plates or the silverware like we overthinking it. Oh my gosh. Oh my god They did, sidebar, they did hire a medical services company and a caterer, but the caterer withdrew a few weeks before the festival. Oh my god. Okay, but like food and water is the number one necessity and this is a few weeks before. You need a roof over your head. Can we door dash? Food, water, and bathrooms. Those are the non negotiates. Oh no, like he, he did try to order like real bathrooms and then he was like, oh those are kind of expensive. Like gotta get those back. So he ordered like potties. I don't have the words. Like, a couple. Oh, imagine how fucking gross they were. No, I can't even think about that. And so, with only two weeks to go, a new catering service was brought on. They only had a budget of a million dollars. And it was originally six. Uh, so they are seriously downgrading and it's still not enough. So they have to scam for investors. But like on what basis? Who's going to invest in something a month prior? Yeah, no one. Because no one would want to put their name on something like this because they know it's not going to end well. Yeah. So they, he goes full Billy. Exactly. Like full billy salesman and he shows all these investors these absurd visual plans and numbers that had fire media being worth like 90 million dollars and he claimed that magnesis was already sold for 40 million so he had like 40 million just chilling but in reality he literally did not sell magnesis. And at this point, does he have a ton of money in his own name? Oh, no. He's dead. I was going to say, he's in a lot of debt at this point. He is in debt. He also lied to the investors and other than all of those lies. But on top of that, he also said that they would have a right to a payout should the festival be canceled. So, you're fronting me this money, but if we do cancel it, just know you will get all your money back. Mmm. Sure. And he, in fact, had secured no cancellation insurance policies for anyone, investors or ticket goers. Of course he did. And it worked. They're raking in millions on false information. Like, they're just like, okay, slack. Why would no one look into this? I don't know. That's crazy to me. I know. Well, at this point, I don't think the bands and stuff had, had checked out. So like, it was legible. Like maybe they called like Blink 182's agent and they're like, yeah, we're going. Then maybe. I don't know. That's some plausibility. And like, he was a real salesman. He was showing them all these visuals that he had. They just, they didn't show reality. It's giving AI. It's giving something. It's giving AI. Now comes a terrible idea, but also a really brilliant idea, which I hate to admit. He's a, he's an asshole, but like, I guess this would be smart in retrospect. If it had actually worked out. Like, if it had worked, it would have been If you were really on a money crunch for the time being, and it would have been successful anyways in the long run and you didn't fuck anyone else up, this is a smart idea. But he informs all ticket holders that the event would be absolutely cashless and cardless, which is fucking crazy. With the purchases at the festival would be paid for with like a fire band. I think it was like a I don't know what it would be. You scan your band and then you pay at the end of thing. There's like a term for it. I don't really know what it is though. But it would be linked to their credit card. Yep. Mind you, they were warned by the tech people that, hello, there's no fucking Wi Fi. So how are, how are you going to do that? How do you track? Oh no. Yeah. So they just were like, what do you mean? Like they did not care. They literally did not care. We need the money and we need it now. I don't understand. So in order to raise that quick cash they need and with under two weeks before the event, All of the organizers were reaching out to attendees, spamming them, being like, you need to load these, you're a loser if you don't, basically. Yeah, I was going to say, do they have to load a certain amount of money on them? Yes. So that they can quote unquote use it? So they suggested, they wrote out emails, which is a total lie, saying everyone is depositing anywhere between 300 to 500 for every day that they plan to attend. So thousands of dollars more a person. Correct. So about, you can preload, so about 2 million from festival goers gets taken for the bracelets. Instantly. 2 million. And 40 percent was used by Billy to pay off the short term loan that he already owed. They're not even putting it towards the event. It's giving like the water is coming and they are just Robbing Peter to pay Paul, whack a mole situation. Yeah, like band aid on bullet hole, band aid bullet hole. Yes, yes. The dam is breaking. And you think this is bad. This is when shit gets Oh, I'm so fucking ready. Shit hits the fan. I love this. I do need to pee though. Okay. That is the honest truth. Here we go. Everything went to shit. The arrivals have begun. Oh my god, yes! There's so much footage of this shit, I can't even do it justice. It's fucking hilarious. And people are like, on our way to Fyre Festival! On the plane? Yeah, they're like, we'll first fly! Bitch hat, like, it's, it makes me ill, honestly. It actually, no, it makes me both ill but happy. Yes, yes. Punching up. Early in the morning of April 27th, when it is expecting to begin, heavy, heavy rain fell on Great Exuma, soaking every single open tent and all the mattresses, and they're just piled out in the open air for guests. Like, they didn't even, like, cover them up, nothing. I think some were covered with plastic, but it didn't, it didn't fucking work. Like, that's how much rain they got. Sidebar. Before there was even rain, there was this one guy, and I forget his name, which I should have written it down, but whatever, not the point. And he was brought in to help develop, and he was very, very straightforward with Billy and the crew, and was like, fuck no to literally everything. I think he helped create the domes that they were gonna stay in. Yeah. And one night he was like, Let's just try it. So him and his wife sleep in a tent for one night and it was so cold. The bugs were fucking crazy. There was sand everywhere and it was just so clear that it was not possible. So he said, Hey, I did it. I am just one person. I can't even imagine 5, 000. Good for him, honestly, for being like, let's test this bitch out like people are supposed to. Yeah, he presented it to Billy and they said your time here is done, we're good, thank you. They fired him? Mm hmm. The first flights from Miami to Exuma were operated by some random ass airway I've never heard of and they landed at 6 20 a. m. which is so So fucking early. So fucking early. Was that like a 3 a. m. flight? Yeah, so this is before Blink 182 even announces that they're withdrawing from the festival. So people are getting, I mean, you could be like a diehard Blink 182 fan. This is like, you're going to see Taylor Swift in Taylor Swift only and Taylor Swift cancelling after you've landed. That's brutal. That's a tough, that's a tough pill to swallow. They posted on Twitter, we're not confident that we could have what we need to give you the quality of performance we always give our fans. Correct. There's nothing. Good for you guys. Blink 182. You'd be on a patch of dirt. Yeah, for real. Yodeling. So what do they do? They try to like, distract the people. Like, it's giving in The Lion King when Timon and Pumbaa are like, Hakuna Matata. They're like this. What do they sing? They sing that fucking song. Winter moon's on the hula skirt. Yeah. They're distracting the hyenas or whatever. That's what it's giving. They start arriving and they are taken to a quote unquote, impromptu beach party at the only restaurant in the area. This poor fucking woman. She's in, do you remember her? Yes. I actually said, isn't there a woman from the Bahamas who is literally the back thing. And they're not even like, it's not like they came to her and was like, we need you. Like she took it upon herself to be like, Oh, people are here visiting my, like my home. Yeah. Like it was pride and honor. So she owns this restaurant. She's like, okay guys, let's get you all drinks and food and you can sit by the water. Like she's not in on the fire festival. People are like, fuck this festival. It's not like, yeah. I mean, yeah. They're not bringing anything for the Bahamians They're not working with her. They're not yeah, they're getting nothing out of it Yeah, I'm saying other than issues, right? So they're doing this like a beach party and they keep them waiting for six hours Also, you're getting them drunk, which is not a good mix for anything for anyone and they're back at home base trying to make preparations What could you possibly do within six hours? Within the past six months Yeah. Amen. I can't. I just picture, like, Billy with two sticks trying to make a fire and being like, Ja Rule! Work faster! And he's just performing in the corner like, we got this, we're making history! Oh my god. So. He entrusts, like, hundreds and hundreds of local Bahamian workers to help build this site. That's so cruel. And they are working day in and day out, like, prior to this. They're obviously hustling that day, but before that, like, he's like the more the merrier. Like, the entire fucking island is helping this brother out and he's an asshole. Yeah. Ah, spoiler alert, they never get paid. Not a cent. Wait, I thought there was like a big GoFundMe or something. There was, but I think it was for her at the restaurant. Oh, that. And I'm sure she gave back to the community. But as far as I know, like, they were not. That should have been part of his sentencing. That the main part. Fuck the people that went. I don't give a fuck. You have money to spend to get on a flight and pay 12, 000 to be in a villa. A hundred percent. Pay the people who's, you just uprooted their whole lives. They're homes. You fucking assholes. I don't care if it was like a desolate land that was like a development and there was nothing there. You're fucking everybody up. They worked day in and day out. Probably quit their jobs because they thought they were going to make more by doing this. It's so cruel. Yeah. Later arrivals were actually taken to the grounds by school bus. So they're drunk on a school bus, there's no bathroom, there's no water, and there's no food. And they arrive, and they see what the festival truly looks like. Oh my god, to be a fly on the wall. It's dark, it's dark, and all you see are just little tents. What would you do? There's no lights! There's literally fucking nothing. I would be so shook. The lights of your school bus are pulling up to your villa, which is an open air tent with no mattress. It's dirt on the ground. There's not even a floor. Oh man, the chaos. Oh my god. Cause then they start fighting. They start fighting over supplies and shit. They get dropped off at a bungalow and there's Billy and his team. And they're like, yep, here to be registered and they all wait and it's just not going anywhere. And all of a sudden people are like, fuck it. And Billy's like, yeah, you know what? Everyone go pick a tent. It is lord of the flies. No, for real. I'm, Know this footage so well with everyone running and trying to grab a tent. People are pissing on tents. Yeah, and fighting each other and like legitimately getting into fistfights over tents. In the dark. With no food or water. Oh my god. There were only about 500 people there, but there were not enough tents and beds for the guests, obviously. So they're like all stealing. Also, mind you, there's not enough for 500. You sold 5, 000 tents. What? What did you think was going to happen? People were going to just like roll in the sand. There's not even sand, it's dirt! Because it's a construction space. Correct. Oh, God. What would you do in this situation? I would like to think. I would try to find a tent or try to find someone who works there and be like, what assistance? And then when I realized the situation, I would try to find a hotel, but it doesn't sound like that would even have been an option. Oh, no. No. If you have that kind of money, I'm like, I don't care if it's the Ritz Carlton. We have to go. I'm not sleeping on the ground. Like, I'm just simply not. I need food. I need water. Basic human needs have not been met. I picture you being like, gang? Kumbaya. Gang? This ain't it. So. I'd start swimming. Plan B. You'd start swimming? I mean, there's a lot of islands over there. so that is the first night and then in the early morning they finally announced that the festival would be postponed. Why did they wait until people got there? I don't know. Why not do it three days before? There's also like no, it's not like they're like, they don't even have like a speaker to be like, Hey, got like, it's just word of mouth. It's just someone walking around the site being like, it's an 18 wheeler truck filled with their luggage that they all look the same that they're all fighting over. You're Billy being like, here you go, pick a 10 silence. Fighting to silence, which is even scarier. Yeah, and pure darkness and no food nor water They did try to give out a little bit of food. It was literally a cheese sandwich I remember that it was the saddest looking sandwich you've ever seen Like I wouldn't even use that american cheese and I'd be loving the cheese You do love cheese in any form and it was like one tomato and like two pieces of lettuce And it was sand. A little crunch. We all love a good crunch with our sandwiches. Which is so humbling for these rich bitches. Yeah. I would eat the styrofoam. Like, please. So, they're like, gang, you gotta go back to Miami. Okay. You think we're good? We're not. We're not. We're not good. We're not okay. There is no cell or internet service at all. There's no toilets. There's no running water. Wait, how are people even supposed to book a flight? There's no security. There's no way back to the hotel. There's no cars. There's fucking literally nothing. And they can't even find their luggage. If they even find their luggage, I don't know. But, going back to the food or water situation, all of the chefs cancelled. So there's actually quite literally no food other than the cold cheese sandwiches and side salad with the sand, like I mentioned before. Yeah. And all of the drinking water was stuck in customs because they would not pay the fine to get it into the festival. The fine was 175, 000. Just fucking pay it, bud. So there was this guy, which you remember this scene. Yes. So funny. This guy, Andy King, he's like an events, uh, Extraordinaire, if you will. And Billy calls in a favor and it gets him on site like a couple months before. And he is like kind of just as de lulu as Billy for a little while, but also was like, I'm not really heavily involved in this. I'm just kind of a bystander, but this is fucking crazy. And, but he also was like kind of loyal to Billy and he like goes along for the ride, whatever. So Billy calls him and says, Andy, we need you to take one big thing for the team. And Andy's like, oh my gosh, I've been taking something for the team every single fucking day. Yeah. And Billy says, well, you're our wonderful gay leader and we need you to go town. Will you suck dick to fix this water problem? This interview, his one on one with the camera, was fucking everywhere. This meme. The grip it had on the nation, I tell you. And he said that he goes, Billy what? And Billy said, Andy, if you go down and suck Cunningham's dick, the head of customs, and get him to clear all of the containers with water, you will save this festival. And he said, I drove home, I took a shower, I drank some mouthwash, and I'm like, oh my god, I'm really about to. And I got in my car to drive across the island to take one for the team, and I got in his office fully prepared to suck his dick. Imagine that's where we're at. Do you listen to the big booty mixes ever? Cause you're old. Yeah. I didn't think so. Excuse me. Cause you're kind of old. I beg your finest pardon. I feel like that's my generation and younger than me. The big booty mixes. What the fuck is it? It's like two friends. There's like two guys. They're called Two Friends. They come out with like a big booty mix like every, I don't know, maybe like six months or so. And like booty mix number 17 or whatever. It's so good. You like listen to it. A lot of people listen to it when they work out because you don't have to change a song. It's like all the hit songs and it's a really good mix. And in, I'm maybe like number 17 or something and it's all of a sudden it just goes, and I went in fully prepared to suck his dick and it's like, it's just like an intro. It's so good. Like you said, it was everywhere. That is horrifying. Including a big booty fix. The fact that he would even ask him to do that, let alone I mean, if you were in a pinch, that much of a pinch, and it meant that much to you. Water is definitely gonna make things better. Will not save Fyre Festival at this point. Okay, where are, we are stranded in a foreign land. Colleen. Me and you. Colleen. And I asked you to do that. Colleen. Would you do it? Yeah, you would. No. Really? We're stranded in a foreign land. Let me give you Flash out the details. No, listen to me. We're in a situation, and this cop is like, we're gonna take you down to the station. But I'm like, what if? Which is super legal, whatever. No. No? That's illegal! It's illegal, Colleen! What if he asked you to? And would say we would get off scoff free and get a hundred dollars. I would do it. Oh my god! I don't wanna be arrested! I don't want you to be arrested either! You know? Please move on. Okay, sorry. I'm just We're never gonna agree on this. I'm just saying. There's, there's extreme lengths where things like that need to be done. In extreme situation, sure. The lives of 500 people. It's not the lives of 500 people, Colleen. Another issue is They were told that this was a cashless cardless event So they have nothing so even if they wanted to go and find a hotel which were fully booked or get on another flight They cannot. Apple Pay. Call daddy. Apple Pay. Have them give you the credit card. Call a fucking I don't care Why would you not bring it just in case? That makes no sense. Cause they're rich and stupid. I don't know. Like, are you guys okay? Anyways, so they get all are stranded, obviously, because flights to and from the island were completely canceled after the government was like, Hey, no, thanks. Stop what you're doing. It's about to get crazy. Everyone pause your flights. The first flight back to Miami boarded at 1 30 on April 28th, but it was delayed for hours because there was like issues with the manifest, obviously, because everyone was trying to get on it and probably paying off people to get on the fucking plane. Strap me to the wing. Yeah. That, that I would suck a dick for. Get me off this island. So shut up. Shut your fucking mouth. No, I'm kidding. No, you're not. I'm kidding. No, you're not. If I was, like, offered that for a bump up to first class, I'm taking it. Oh, God. Eight hour, eight hour flight, right? No, actually, no. Let's say 14 hour flight, okay? 14 hour flight? So you're about to get on a 14 hour flight. Okay. In your seat, you look out at your ticket, and it is the last row in the middle between two fat, smelly men. And the pilot says, give me a little wank, front row first class. What are you doing? Obviously doing it. Yeah. So, yup. Yup. Like the fat smell, the fat type of smell, you know? Okay. But the, he has to be a little hot. He can't be like a greasy old man. Yeah, obviously. I'm not talking about like one eyed Willie. That's what I mean. Like, there's gotta be. It can't be illegal. He's a pilot. Whatever. He's hot. He's rich. He's probably drunk anyway. Wank him. Wank him and call it a day. so because the flight is canceled after sunrise, I mean after sundown, obviously, the passengers are quite literally locked into the airport for safety. Like they lock up the airport. That's terrifying. No food or water. Like people are passing out. I was going to say that's inhumane. I mean, at least they have more bathrooms, but like lock the airport with them in it, that can't be. Correct. No, I know it is, but, Jesus. I fucking swear. I swear. And I mean, everything gets, ends up getting resolved. People are getting out of there on planes, like, I don't need to go into that, like, it is, they do end up being okay, it just takes a lot longer and it's just, the people are not happy. Ja Rule is fucking crazy. Circling back on that, Ja Rule's fucking nuts. We have no food, no water, no wifi, but he's taking to Twitter. He's, he, listen, he loves Twitter. Gotta protect his image. He does not have a PR rep, clearly. He posted on Twitter, I wanted this to be an amazing event. It was not a scam, in all caps lock. As everyone is reporting. I don't know how everything went so left, but I'm working to make it right by making sure everyone is refunded. Okay, Ja. Sure. I truly apologize as this was, in all caps lock, not my fault. Sure. But I will be taking responsibility. Okay, humble king. Please spare me. That was sarcasm. Oh, okay, good. I too was hustled, yes, scammed, bamboozled, bamboozled, hoodwinked, and led astray. The best tweet, uh, that line, fucking put it on my tombstone. I love it. I love it. I was bamboozled. It's so ridiculous. You were in cahoots with this man. You were literally sucking each other off. You were given everything. Every single opportunity to fix it. The biggest ick situation was when they were planning, like way way before, this is like, I'm going back like a year. They're planning and like doing their promo videos on the islands and they're doing a toast. Do you know what I'm talking about? No. They're doing a toast and Joss stands up and he's like, Let's hear it for Billy, blah blah blah. And he was like, cheers too. And they like say the whole like, what does it like a movie star, fuck like a porn star, whatever. Yeah. And he goes, fuck like porn stars or something like that. And it was like, I want to kill you. Like truly. Billy said it. Yeah. He just said it in such an icky, he's such a, like a, a nerdy voice. Like I just wanted to punch him. Was it very, took my life from negative to positive and I just want you to know that? It was very like Sung by an entire bachelorette party. Like it was Yeah, he's a nerd. He's a fucking loser. It was so icky. Just like, let's hear it, Billy. Fuck like porn stars. Yes. Shut up. My god. It's terrible. So people are comparing this. Obviously the news is fucking taking off. It is in every corner. People are comparing it. It's longer than him. Except we're district 12. And they're the capital. And they're not understanding what the issue is either. That's fucking amazing. The Bahamian Ministry of Tourism apologized on behalf of the nation. Oh, that makes me so sad. And of course denied. Not their fault. No, they denied having any responsibility and people were like, yeah, you're fine. The workers who worked on the construction site and all the people that were in the restaurant that provided meals were never paid. And the restaurant owner, our lovely lady that we saw, did get assistance on GoFundMe, thank God. Ugh, the smallest of silver linings, but not nearly enough. She was so deeply upset, I'm like, I wanna hug her. I know, she's a really sweet, wholesome kid. She was like, genuinely upset, she's like, this isn't my home and they just ruined it, and like, Yeah, she takes a lot of pride in, in, tourism is so huge for them, like, that is no fucking joke. That is their economy. And this fuckin rich white asshole comes out of nowhere. Ugh, what a chode. Big ol chode. So, people are not happy, you know, he is charged, obviously, thank God. He actually had to plead guilty twice because prosecutors found that during the whole thing and he was like on bail, he was operating another ticketing scam. What? Doing what? Hehehe. Was scamming to sell tickets to high profile, high profile events. So like the Grammys and the Met Gala, which literally you can't buy tickets to. You can't buy tickets? So he was quote unquote selling them, taking the money, and the tickets were just like void. They just didn't exist. So people who were, who had, were on like the email distribution list for Fyre Festival we're getting invites, not from him directly, it was like through another person, but it was Billy. Like it was another name, but it was Billy. It was offering tickets to the Met Gala and like the Grammys and a bunch of other shit. And it's like Um, Hey, you weren't invited by Anna Wintour, however you say it, Anna Wintour, Anna, whatever the fuck her name is. That's not personal, but anyways, anyone that has a brain knows that you can't buy tickets to that. So they all figured out that it was fraud. So it got brought up again. So he was charged twice. I'm shocked he pleaded guilty and like actually said out loud, You don't give a fuck though. He loves it. He's like aroused by that. I can't. Every word about him makes me just love him more. Yep. It gets worse. In October of 2018, Billy McFarland, the chode himself, was sentenced to six years in prison in order to pay more than twenty six million in restitution to all investors and And customers he defrauded. He also reached a settlement with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission over fraudulent charges in July of 2018, and he agreed to a lifetime ban on him ever serving as a director or officer of a public company, which I do not believe will ever happen. Like, I just, he's going to do it again. Speaking of, on April 9th of 2023, he tweeted that there was going to be a Fyre Festival 2. I'm sorry. And! If anyone gives that man their money, you're a fucking idiot and you deserve to lose your money. Hold your breath. And he claimed that he already secured funding for the event from somewhere. And the first 100 tickets were put up. on sale at 500 with prices later to increase and they were sold like they were sold the festival's website said that the event was targeted for the end of 2024 in the caribbean and the first batch of tickets had sold out within that day uh so dumb on february 29th of 2024 he posted on instagram that fire fest 2 was being scheduled for february of 2025 At the Coral View Beach Resort on the Honduran island of Utila. Oh, leave Honduras alone. Yep, and he posted on his Instagram story back, I think last, honestly, less than a month ago, he posted with four locations being picked, so like Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, or Honduras. So I think that first saying that it was confirmed was a lie because it was like a choice. So we'll see where he goes with that. So, uh, more to come there. Justice for our queen restaurant owner and all of the Bahamians. And He can rot in hell. He can rot in the fiery pits of hell. I want to set him on fire by his toes and just like take a butter knife and er, er, his ween. That's all. Anyone who goes to that is a fucking idiot. Agreed. But they, they deserve whatever comes for them. I was going to say, you deserve it. I can't imagine this going any better. I mean, at least he's calling it further out. But I cannot imagine. I mean, I guess. What, a year? Why is he even legally allowed to do this again? I mean, as long as he's not on a director spot. Can I tell you what? I feel like people want it to fail so they can be there and post about it and get their five seconds of fame. They want the clout. And that somehow makes me more sick. I'm ill, yes. He's an asshole, like this is just rinse and repeat for him, but people who didn't go the first time who want that, I don't know if you would even call it recognition, or they like, want to be part. of the suffering. I have no tolerance for that. That's so fucking dumb to me. No, I'm not interested. Sorry, nothing's wrapped up in a bow. No, but that was good. Wow. Fucking Fyre Festival, man. That shit was crazy. Crazy. That's all I got, boys. Wow. Do you want to hear some positive stories? I do after that. So I found a TikTok. It's posted by a woman named Lacey Scholls and it's from Frontier Airlines. And it's a video of this plane, it's completely full with all these random strangers, as most planes are. And a stewardess comes over the loudspeaker, and she says, there's a boy named Xavier who graduated from kindergarten today, and he, because he picked Frontier, we'd like to have his ceremony on the plane. And they start to play the graduation song. And in his little cap and gown, he walks down the middle aisle, I think it's his mom behind him recording, people clap and cheer and high five him and it is the fucking cutest thing you'll see today. I'm ready. I'm excited. So cute. His little gown. He's like doo doo doo. Like everyone's so excited for him. Oh, he's so cute. People are still nice. And it sounds like he was missing, he missed his graduation, which is why they did it on the plane. It's a shame. And just the way everyone rallies around him and gets so excited and high fives him and people are recording and cheering while he walks by and he's this little nugget. He's so fucking cute. And with all of the bad airline stories, like did you see the story recently where a woman climbed into the overhead compartment and took a nap? No. There are just so many stories. Like that. And I thought that was a good ballad closer. I saw one the other day. I'm so good. The hammock? No, the woman that The hammock on the bus? Did you see that? A guy is on the bus in a full hammock. Oh yeah. He's like, I'm not moving. I saw a woman that had lived in like, you know how like they have a CVS or the Walgreens thing? Yes. Like a sign. A woman was living in one of those for like months on end at a grocery store. She was living in it. It had a coffee machine in there. Like, she was puking. Posted up. She had lived there for like a year. Okay, kind of fucking brilliant though. Kudos to her. Rent free. She can just take stuff from downstairs. Good for you, girl. We're with rents high these days. She's living with inflation. Inflation is crazy. We're playing checkers. And she's playing Come on. We're almost there. I'm not wild. I'm sorry. It's okay. So this is a little long, but bear with me. This is from the Instagram up where they, and I'll post it. I think one of the most profound forms of love is quote, I'll try that for you. I may not like it, but I'll try it. That's nice. I agree. It's a confused middle aged man in a pottery class whose daughter is helping him with his clays plasticity. It's a kid scrunching up their brow while listening to their mom's favorite music, trying to figure out why she likes it. it. It's a girlfriend who says, yes, I'll go with you. And her girlfriend cheering and buying a second ticket for a con. It's a friend half dragging another friend through an aquarium. The one being dragged laughing, calling out, wait, wait, I know we're here for the exhibit, but I haven't been here before. Slow down. It's being willing to spend some of your time trying something new because it makes someone you love happy. And so here are some of the responses. My mom's reading one of my favorite books right now. She's retired. She's not enjoying it much. I really hope it grows on her, but even if it doesn't, I love that she's trying. Is one. This was Golf Dad. My best friend and I recently went to a Fall Out Boy concert. Before they started, a man who looked like he got lost on the way to the country club settles in the row in front of us. Like, don't get me wrong, Fall Out Boy has been around for 20 years and this man could have been the demographic for a fan, but he was very clearly not. Next to Golf Dad is a daughter in her late teens who was very much there to see Fall Out Boy. And you know what? I'm Once that music started, he stood there, surrounded by elder emos and scene kids who are all bouncing around and singing to the music with his arms folded like a man pleased with the length his lawn was trimmed before a family barbecue with the most amused look on his face and he bobbed his head to the music. He obviously didn't listen to and on any given day while his kid lost her mind overseeing a band She clearly loves all with a fucking cardigan tied over his shoulders wearing a fucking polo shirt and khaki pants lol Another one. I absolutely love this kind of affection. Every time wrestling comes on, I want someone to join. My mom or my cousin don't miss a beat and say, Do you need someone to go with? I'm trying to read every little sign in the museum or just a history sign on a pier. My family will teasingly go, Ugh, you're so slow, but never force me to leave and will always wait nearby or slow down so I can catch up. I need someone to body double. My sister will always put on the I don't care enough act siblings thing that everyone does. But she'll be right there on the bed while I do what I need to. I feel the need to commentate while watching something. My sister and cousin will listen to every word without complaint. Rewind if we need to. Being neurodivergent. This kind of love will always mean the world to me. The last one I'll read is, my dad just did this for me, I talked to him constantly about how much I love D& D and all the adventures I go on with my friends and he listens. He listens without the eye rolling or the exasperated do we have to talk about this or the I'm sorry but I really don't care about this. He listens because he knows how happy it makes me and he's the only one that does. Recently he came up to me while I was drawing some character art for a friend and he asked about it and I told him the character's story and he said, Blowing me away. I'd like to try playing that one day. When I tell you, that made the happiest I've been in a long time. He's 52, he has a brain injury, and I love my dad so fucking much, man. So it says, trying something new with an enthusiast is the best time to try something new. Usually the enthusiasm alone will be enough to make it fun. That's wholesome. So, just because you don't get it and it's not for you, if you put in an effort and you try because the person you love loves it, it will be appreciated. That means more. Yeah. So, those are my positive stories of the week. Food for thought. All right, everybody. We hope you have a wonderful week. We hope you don't get bamboozled or hoodwinked or led astray and don't led astray every day. Every day that we're alive. And just these influencers come fucking on. Don't be one of these people. See you, uh, in 2025, Fyre Festival 2. As Reda would say, everybody sucks here. Love you, mean it. Love you, mean it. Bye. Billy McFarland. Ew. Sippin with the Shannons. Thank you for sippin with the Shannons. This podcast was produced by me, Bridget Shannon. Music is written and performed by Matt Derosiers. You can find his band, Super Stoker, anywhere you listen to music.

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