Andy Frasco's World Saving Podcast - Bonus EP: Live from Ophelia's w/ Todd Glass, Jake Plummer & Peter Shapiro

Episode Date: September 22, 2023

WE'RE GOING LIVE Listen in as the boys nurse their hangovers whilst trying new things in front of a live audience. Also: why the Wood Bros won't return Andy's phone calls and Denver's own EVIL DAVE as the house band.  Watch this episode streaming now!! Psyched to partner up with our buddies at Volume.com! Check out their roster of upcoming live events and on-demand shows to enrich that sweet life of yours. Call, leave a message, and tell us if you think one can get addicted to mushrooms: [phone]  Check out our new album!, L'Optimist on all platforms Follow us on Instagram @worldsavingpodcast For more information on Andy Frasco, the band and/or the blog, go to: AndyFrasco.com Check out our good friends that help us unwind and sleep easy while on the road and at home: dialedingummies.com Produced by Andy Frasco, Joe Angelhow, & Chris Lorentz Audio mix by Chris Lorentz Featuring: Arno Bakker Evil Dave

Hey, it's Shorts. Listen, I land back in Denver on Wednesday. I'm going to try to head straight to Ophelia's for your live podcast taping. If you don't see me and I'm not there, it's not licensed to kind of go wild and rogue. Please, whatever you do, don't talk shit about other bands. I know it's Fish Six weekend, don't talk shit about other bands. I know it's Fish Nick's weekend. Don't talk shit about Fish. Not that you would, but somehow I feel like

you just have no filters. And please, Nick doesn't need to talk shit about me if I'm not there. He doesn't need to talk shit about me at all, quite frankly, whether I'm there or not. In general, just keep it between the lines. I love you. You're kicking ass. If I don't see you, just keep it between the lines. Love you. You're kicking ass. If I don't see you, just keep it between the lines.

Andy Fresco! It's Todd Glass. How are you? Very excited about Fitch. And by the way, remember back when you invited me to this, you go, Todd, are you familiar with fish? Yeah, I know fucking fish. Everybody knows fish.

I know more about fish than you know about fish. I'll beat the shit out of you when I see you. I really do love you, and I can't wait to see you. And also, someone told me, a friend of mine, that there is no fish. There's no fans. It's really brilliant. They just get them into these arenas or these big areas and they just give out their drugs

and the pump-in drugs and the fog machines, their drugs and that. So people get so fucked up they don't know they never saw the band. So there's no fish. It's really brilliant. I can't wait to go. By the way, a friend of mine that told me that

what I just told you, he is also a guy that once said to me, Todd, how do people wipe their ass with only one of those squares from toilet paper? And it was at that moment I realized he didn't know you're not only supposed to use one square. Anyway, got COVID. And I'm not doing, I'm feeling, I have to cancel. How we doing, Denver? What's up, everybody? What's up, time? Give it up for the fucking Evil Dame band, our house band, Sean Eccles. Sean Gilmer and Todd Smalley from J.J. Gray, ladies and gentlemen.

We're good to see you, boys. Wow, give it up for No Simple Road, ladies and gentlemen. That was awesome. I can't believe we're good to see you boys well give it up for no simple road ladies that was awesome i can't believe we're doing this we're doing a live podcast we're going we're going fucking live baby i love it i'm excited um this is exciting we got a full band and i don't and i could black out and be in my house at a mile and a half you're doing great i'm doing great i don't feel like i need to be in some shitty Motel 6 For a couple hours We got a very special show for you This is going to be great But I felt like we need to start this show off

With a parody No Simple Road was talking about the Wood Brothers So we're going to play this Song That made the Wood Brothers fucking hate us They don't want to do the podcast anymore. They don't fuck with us anymore. I thought it was because I was Jewish.

Oh man, I don't think so. The Wood Brothers, I thought it would be like... I think it's because of this song. I think it's because of this song. This song, we start the riff a little bit. So, it was episode 69. And I knew it was a bad idea to put the fucking Wood Brothers on episode 69 because I love talking about cum and shit and who

doesn't so we wrote a song well with the parody that Sean wrote you know for Sean Eccles my guitar hero and this is the song that the reason why the Wood Brothers stopped returning my text messages. Well shit. What are you gonna do? Can I get a little more vocal here? This one's for Oliver and Chris. Fuck yeah. Alright here we go. I got my first real sex swing, bought it at a five and dime. Fucked until my dick turned red, but I never tried 69. The end is still undue. Had some fun and we fucked real hard.

The gym is split so we had to get creative. No doubt I told her not to fuck. My face is buried at her ass Looking up last forever My dick is staring at her eyes I'm looking at her vagina This was the best position of my life Oh yeah We're finally doing 69 of my life. Oh yeah!

We're fucking doing 69. Oh yeah! We're fucking doing 69. Feels so good. We're fucking doing 69. Oh yeah, yeah. We're fucking doing 69. Give it up for Sean Echols, unbelievable Wow, what a fucking work of art that is

Mom's proud Oh yeah, my mom's listening, shout out to my mom Give it up for my mom, hey mom Sorry Marlene We wrote that song in her living room. No, I'm just kidding. So I think we need to introduce my co-host with the mostest. This man is the most sarcastic motherfucker in the building every single night.

And we love him very much. Please give it up for Nick Gerlach, ladies and gentlemen. Give it up for Nick Gerlach, ladies and gentlemen. Give it up for Nick Gerlach. Nicholas! Hey, Andy. The meter's running. How much are you getting paid for this? We're not going to talk about that. You're like the ninth most famous person I've worked with this week. Shut the fuck

up, Nick. It's true. It's actually true, though. You're like the ninth most famous person I've worked with this week. Shut the fuck up, Nick. It's true. It's actually true, though. It is. Nick got to play with his idols last night at Cervantes. I did. Ken Marino and the Hot Wet American Summer Crew at Reno 911. That was crazy. I realized something during that show.

What'd you realize? It made me realize how deeply untalented I am, Andy. They're doing their second thing and they're still better at it and more entertaining than I've ever been in my life. Isn't it funny? They're becoming musicians and we're like, ah, man, they're not musicians

and we're trying to be fucking comedians. Yeah, and they're definitely better at music than we are at comedy. Yeah, it's fucking crazy. But how you doing, Nick? You good? Good. I heard you got drugged last night. I got fucked up, yeah. I do this every time. But how you doing, Nick? You good? Good. I heard you got drugged last night. I got fucked up.

Yeah, I do this every time. Whenever I get nervous, because this is a lot more effort than the show, our band show. Yeah, band here, it's like, guys, C minor. Guys, C minor, hour and a half, after parties at some dive bar. I got my own hotel room, guys. You guys figure it out. That's pretty much how it goes. And yeah, so I always black out before when I'm really nervous.

So I drank a little too much. I was at Cervantes. And I went to this other bar. I won't say it. It's a number. And I got fucked up. And I started throwing up in the bathroom. I've never seen you throw up.

Sometimes you got to puke and rally. And so I was throwing up in the bathroom it was really embarrassing because i had to take a photo right after and my eyes are watering and shit they're like this guy's definitely doing fucking cocaine in the bathroom he can't know i am i can't afford cocaine at the moment um he's gotta get back on the road gotta get back on the road this podcast ain't making no money well my fee is exorbitant yeah so i started throwing up and then i threw up today and then i um i todd glass is in the building tonight ladies and gentlemen really excited about that young 21 year old comic yeah young 20 year old comic he showed up at 10 a.m just yelling like he always fucking yells. And I'm like, calm down.

So we took a couple mushrooms during the morning time. Just like chill everyone out a little bit. You know, that's my... Brunch mushrooms, I call them. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's my Xanax.

I call it hippie Xanax. And little hollandaise, little mushrooms. Yeah. Yeah. And I realized I am a little too up for this show but i hope it's going to be well today ladies don't worry everything's good it's going to be great we got some fish i'm going to my first fish concert tomorrow ladies and gentlemen let's go if they don't play trees or reprise in the first song i'm leaving that's it

they better play the hits right away. This ain't no fucking diddle-daddling and shit. Also, their Google net worth has to be wrong. Seems low. Those guys make money. Yeah. That fool, Mike Gordon, he wears new shoes every day.

I'm like, what the fuck? He dresses like the guy from Zoolander now. Yeah. He kind of does, actually. I mean, I would too if I could afford it. Yeah, he started dressed like Zoolander, Trey's looking like Jimmy Buffett. He's got like a...

He started wearing these Hawaiian shirts and shit. And Fishman's still wearing that same dress from 1983. Yeah. It's been hot. I love watching those guys grow up. It's awesome. But I'm really excited I'll be at I'll be there me Nick and Todd are gonna be interviewing people from the bathrooms ladies gentlemen we're going to yeah so if you're gonna

be there doing shady drugs we'll be there right next to you guys so um we can't wait for it what do you got I got 60 bucks after the night can you Venmo me right for the show yeah okay, okay, I'm really excited. I'm really nervous because I don't. I don't know. I don't. I've always said I wasn't going to go just because I'm stubborn as fuck. Well, also you don't like people that are more famous than you. Yes, this is true. This is true like they're cheering for other people. Maybe that's why you threw up last night. So you saw everyone getting shared for you. I can't take it. I can't physically handle someone else being more bother than me in a bar in

Denver. Maybe I roofied myself couldn't take the pressure exactly, but yeah, so I'm really excited. Anyone else going tomorrow? Let's go hang out. Let's have a beer. Woo! I cannot physically take these H&M glasses off my face. You look like a drug dealer. Hell yeah.

You've been wearing those every day. I can't take them off. They're $18 in H&M. I cannot physically take them off. I will be wearing these in my coffin. I think they're stuck to my face now. He does look hot. He looks like if Tony Soprano is a fish fan.

Yeah. Are you calling me fat? No. It's 2023. You can't call me fat, even if it's true. That's true. We're going to talk about cancel culture with Todd. He just ripped my manager, Brian Schwartz, in the building

for 25 minutes about cancel culture. 25? Yeah. I looked at Brian. He got out of the green room. He's like, fuck this. I finished three personal pan pizzas while he was doing that. That's true. Man, this is fun as fuck.

Thanks for letting us do this, y'all. This is really fun for us. How many people listen to our podcast? Anyone listen to our podcast? Thank you so much. That's fucking awesome. We have a very special... Actually, we'll get that.

Give it up for Bo Balinski, our tour manager. Works hard. He's single. He's single and he has back hair, ladies. It's fucking hot. It's like a rug. No hair on the front, though. Completely hairless on the front. Alopecia in the front, fucking hair on the front, though. No, yeah. Completely hairless in the front.

Alopecia in the front, fucking Armenian on the back, ladies and gentlemen. He looks like a Kardashian back there. Yes. So I really don't, I'm going to be honest with you. This next guest has been hidden from me, and I don't know who it is. It's Peter fucking Shapiro! Peter Shapiro from Relish Magazine!

Holy shit! Wow. Wow. The jam band Illuminati is here, ladies and gentlemen. He's with us tonight. Big weekend. Big weekend. Hey, Peter, how you doing? You came out for your castle in New York City, huh?

To come hang out with us common folk in Denver. I was in Michigan. Where were you? What were you doing? I was in South Haven, Michigan. The best place in America in the summer is Michigan or Colorado. Are you finally taking vacation time? Right. I'm

taking vacation with my family until I went to Colorado for the day. So people who know Peter's repertoire, he started Relics Magazine, he started all the Brooklyn Bulls everywhere in the nation, he started the Lockin' Music Festival, he invented jam band music, ladies and gentlemen. He can also create a rainbow.

Wetlands. Whenever he wants. And he has wetlands ladies and gentlemen which is fucking awesome as well oh yeah and he just wrote a book god and you're an author what else are you gonna make me ashamed of um i didn't write it what was that experience like writing no i didn't write it i had uh i had a little health scare during the covid and uh i at relics dean budnick whoick, who's the editor of Relics. We love Dean.

Who's great. He said, do you ever write anything down? Yeah. Because I had a little scare. And I had never written anything down. And he said, I'll write it down. He'll do it. I can talk it.

Because I'm good at, we can talk. Oh, yeah. We talk around. You can do a few, but you just talk. We're fucking yentas over here. And I didn't want to get hit by a couple kids, and I've never written anything down. And I don't know how people wait until they're 80

to try to remember everything. It was hard for me at 50. Yeah. And so we took a couple years during COVID, just talked a lot, and told the story of 50 shows. Wow. What was their favorite show? My brain's so fried, I don't even remember which shows we wrote about.

I feel that. You know what happened once? I once went, this is a tip, if you ever want to talk to a musician or meet an artist or have a meeting, you go meet them. You don't try to do it in New York or Chicago or even now, probably Denver, there's too many people. You go to like Lawrence, Kansas. Yeah.

No, that's true. Let's go. No,. You go to like Lawrence, Kansas. Yeah, yeah. No, that's true. Let's go. No, you do. Or Louisville, Kentucky. You go to the second places where they don't know. There's not a big scene. Sea markets. You got to be in a sea market if you want to be friends with a band.

You got to go to Kansas City. You got to go somewhere where they're going to be happy to see you. I get it. Tertiaries. I rent, but I still get it. He said it. I didn't So when I was young

When I Probably 25 years ago I had an idea I did the jammies Yeah And we wanted to do A jammies tour And I was like

25 years old Just took over wetlands Doing the jammies And I wanted To get Warren Haynes Who is like here He's like He's like what you are now.

Respect. That was pretty good. Wow. Wow, that was damn. Am I in the jam band Illuminati now? Respect with a K. That just came out. I didn't even fucking plan that.

Put it in the fucking book. I was like, what am I going to say to this motherfucker? That was good. I did not have that on the bingo sheet. Is he getting a cut of this or something? Yeah, I know. Warren Haynes. Okay, I'm already forgetting.

So anyways, I went to pitch Warren Haynes on doing the Jammies tour. Yeah. Ten-date tour. And so I was like, I'm going to go meet him when he plays University of Kansas, or Lawrence, Kansas. And there's no one there for him. He's going to have the afternoon free after sound check. I fly out.

I meet him. We get on the bus. We're alone. There's no one else to meet Warren. He said, I just met him. I just took over Wetlands. And he's like, so he takes out a joint that he said Willie Nelson had given him. What?

And so we said, before we meet, let's hang out. So we hang out, the two of us. We play music. We share what Willie gave him. Yeah. And so in like 20 minutes later, I'm like, you know when you... And so I'm just here and he says to me, so what'd you come out to talk about?

What do you want to meet about? And I forgot. No way. That happened. I went to Kansas to meet with Warren. I got on the bus. And you know, you've all been there. I could not remember why I was there.

Are you sure that wasn't the cocaine, Pete? It wasn't But you know what you do I just play another song And I spent another song thinking so hard Like why am I here? And then I remembered it was the Jammies tour It took like 10 minutes

Did you get him on the Jammies tour? We got him on the Jammies the next time Let's fucking go But kind of actually we did get him on the tour I think tour um we got him on the jammies the next time let's fucking go but um kind of actually we did get him on a tour i think he did a couple days let's fucking go let's clap it up for pete he finally remembered something y'all let's go get the book pete another one of your great accomplishment is you got the grateful dead back you brought him to soldier field for the dead 50 right gd50 g. Yeah, we know you,

Pete. Now we're in GD 57. I do years like that now. Instead of AD, it's GD. We're in GD 57. So, how was that experience? You can use that, Pete. You can use that. How was that experience trying to get those boys back together? What was going on?

I'm glad i'm glad i uh when you're going through it it's hard right and we all know life is just so it's hard every morning when you wake up you got to do it again and then that's like me with what i do now sometimes during the day i'm like why am i this is hard why am i doing this yeah and then you go to the show right you too all you guys and then you're at the show you're up here and then you're like this is why i do this yeah exactly and then you're the same the best part of fairly well is like being there like because it was so hard and so ready to go wrong to bring that together and all the elements and it was hard and everything broke the right way. And the energy

and anyone who was there felt it. The weather, it was like weather that was here today. Maybe even a little cooler. Weather is so important. Anyone who wants to do a lot. I'm not kidding. When the weather's that good it was even nicer at Fairview. It was perfect today but a little warm. I'm not kidding because the weather's that good it was even nicer at fairly well than here it was perfect today but a little warm it was like i'm not kidding because then everyone's

in a good mood so the loading of the venue goes smooth the police are in a good mood i'm being serious that's real here's one thing we did that was there you know what changed my life what when we were thinking about fairly well Well and security, and we were like, we should get all the security people at the stadium to wear tie-dyed shirts. Yeah? No, we thought, and then we went, and we were like, we'll make it official with their number and the name of the security, and we did it.

Let's fucking go. That's pretty neat. And you know why? Because when you walk into a stadium and every security person's in a tie-dyed shirt, let me tell you, it makes a fucking difference. Look at this man. He's changing the way we think about music.

He's making cops likable. Tie-dye shirts and Willie Nelson joints. So do Christmas lights on bars. So, Pete, we were thinking, you know, you'd be the perfect one to know. You've been to a lot of dead shows. You've been to a lot of fish shows. We actually made a parody song for the Grateful Dead.

And I feel like you'd be the one that, if Jerry was around still, do you think he would fucking love the shit out of this song? This song's called Fuckin'. This one's for Jerry Oh boy Fuck it Two hippies rubbing some rugs Fuck it They're on a whole lot of drugs

Together And they're having some fun Just keep fucking on Fuck it on Fuck it Don't wanna come too fast Baby He'll put it in her ass Hoping

She doesn't pass no jazz Just keep Fuck it on You know the Sean Eccles. He wrote that song for Jerry. Brasco makes me do it. Do you think he'd like that song? Yeah, I'm impressed.

No one else could pull that off. I'm Andy Brasco. I want to be you. That is impressive. I didn't know bands could play any. So before we let you go, we are doing a little trivia. We want to test your pothead brain

about things that have happened in your past. We have three questions. I am a trivia host, just so you know, if you ever need a value add for anything. My life? These are things from my life? A little bit, a little bit. But they're positive. They're all positive. Here's number one.

I didn't. He did he did though don't worry i'm the i'm the i'm the i'm the guy behind the real tony soprano actually okay ready it's a multiple choice in 2012 you ushered in the return of the fabled capital theater in port chester new york giving um yeah. Giving Umphreys McGee fans yet another place to complain about the set list. The first concert upon its return was Bob Dylan on September 4th, 2012. Pretty popular. Yeah, I know that guy. What band played, it's multiple choice,

played the second concert at Capitol Theater on October 6th, 2012? A, Galactic. B, the Disco Biscuits. C, why would I remember that Nick I have a life or see a widespread panic tribute band you know the second show we did a head count benefit probably not sure that's not. So what would it be based on the internet? The second show was The Roots Trey. That sounds correct. That's correct.

That's correct. Unbelievable. Your memory's perfect, Pete. It is good. I'm sure I know that one. He's better than me at my own game show. 2009. The Producers Guild of America. Don't tell my mom about that Kansas story and Warren Haynes. I won't. I already called her. I texted her. Yeah. In 2009. The Producers Guild of America. Don't tell my mom about that Kansas story and Warren Haynes. I won't.

I already called her. I texted her, yeah. In 2009, the Producers Guild of America named you and your company 3ALTY one of the top 25 visionaries,

innovators, and producers of 2009. Wow. This list was in alphabetical order by company name and you were smart

and made your first letter a number so you were first on the list. Good read. The fucking the fucking internet who was next we're watching you like a fucking hawk who was next in the top 25 visionaries list after you a elon musk b jeff bezos c tom from myspace d a widespread panic tribute band. D. That is incorrect. It was Jeff Bezos. What's Brad Panic? It was Jeff Bezos.

You were better than him in 2009. That's impressive. That is fucking impressive. Let's go. Yeah. Final question. Someone booked Andy Frasca to play your club, the Brooklyn Bowl, on October 13th and 14th of this year. Oh, go get them, Nick. Go get them.

Little promo. I like it. It's not a fucking game. I'm kind of good at what I do. Here's the reason why we're here. I'm special. Well, it's two nights as long as Andy doesn't get caught in the pin setter on night one. What band is opening for him on both nights of that run? A, Cool Cool

Cool. B, some random band that Andy met at an after party and promised they could open run. A, cool, cool, cool. B, some random band that Andy met at an after party and promised they could open sometime. C, why would I know that, Nick? I have a life. Or D, a widespread panic tribute band. By the way, I love them. I just saw them the other day play with Jerry Harrison

and Atrium Blue. Yes. So who do you think it is? Cool, cool, cool. Let's go, baby. Peter Shapiro. It'll come out. This is all a promo for those shows.

October 13, 14, Andy Frasco. Let's go. Andy's playing Philly. Give it up for Peter Shapiro, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you, Peter. I love you, buddy. You're a good man. This man is the first one who got me a big gig, ladies and gentlemen.

Give it up for Peter Shapiro. Star-studded event, ladies and gentlemen. We're going to bring up our next guest. This is fucking awesome, too. Please give it up for former Broncos quarterback, Mr. Jake Plummer, ladies and gentlemen. Give it up for Mr. Jake Plummer, ladies and gentlemen. Give it up for Mr. Jake Plummer. Jake mistake.

Give it up for Jake Plummer. Holy shit, star-studded event. Woo! Jake fucking Plummer is at Ophelia's right now, baby. Let's go. Hello, everybody. How you doing, Jake? I'm doing good. I didn't really expect all this.

This is some good music, good people. It's a little different than on my couch in my living room Yes, yes. How's everybody doing? Jake had an amazing career as a quarterback and He played for our Denver Broncos ladies and gentlemen, so a very special time to be here But also the reason why I fucking just fell in love with this man is because he loves fucking mushrooms ladies and gentlemen he loves mushrooms he started a mushroom business

and um why don't you tell little people about the mushroom business and then it's not just it's not psilocybin druggies well you said uh i love fucking mushrooms i've never fucked a mushroom unless you believe we're mushrooms, which I have a feeling that we're all just little funny little mushrooms. Now we're fucking talking. Now we're cooking, Jake. This is why you're here, baby.

This is the last of us. Certain things come your way, and when you're open to receive them and have people around you you can trust and they bring you good advice and you get a chance to to bring back some old knowledge and let people have people listen a little bit and think for themselves then it's really uh an honor for me to be chosen to to usher that in let's fucking go yeah

our guy yeah psychedelics are not all mushrooms are just good. So, yeah, we're all just little mushrooms here. I love it. Have you ever... We have the Pro Bowl, guys. Yeah. Hell yeah. Jake, have you ever just tripped dick on the football field? Sometimes I think I was tripping to actually play that damn game. Right.

Yeah. No, it'd be fun, though, to go trip on the field for moments, and then I'd have to go leave for a little bit, you know? Then come back, and then, yeah. Why is Jake staring at the ground for moments and then i'd have to go leave for a little bit then come back and then yeah why is jake staring at the ground for five hours he's just looking at the grass i never played high and i think it'd be fun to have gone back and smoke some weed and played football yeah those you start trying to run the option in the nfl you're so high you're like who knows yeah i mean there's just a way sometimes it can hone i'm sure we all know we live in Denver, but it can help hone you in.

You can kind of block shit out and get focused. Yeah, I love this. Jake, so like, I mean, you've gotten hit fucking hard. I saw it. I've seen you get hit hard. I mean, probably you've had a few concussions in your career. You know, I mean, you probably retired in pain. And you said to me that mushroom saved your life to help you

kind of go through the pain and start healing yourself but what was that experience like for you um it's still happening currently and as as we play a game that everybody i don't know who even hears football fans let's go how about broncos It's a game, really, and so it's a silly game. It's a game of grown men running around and smash each other, and I wasn't built for the game, but I played a certain style that I... Yeah, I put my body at risk, but it was so much fun. Playing here was amazing,

but mushrooms, as I've learned just in nature alone, what healing is out there. First, it was cannabis. Then CBD came along I worked with Charlotte's Web which is a great organization yeah Charlotte's Web so the crazy things no one was listening to these mothers until us broke-down football players started moping around I'm depressed and my body hurts and then people started understanding what these mothers were doing for their sick

children so it's been a real blessing to help bring that to light, have people say, oh, wow, okay, Jake's talking about mushrooms now. And how they've changed my life. They've given me purpose for daily going to work at the farm. My body feels really good. Inflammation in my joints is gone. I know now where I have serious injuries looming that I need to still work through. Some of them may even be emotional that I'm holding on to.

So just being in that crowd, being around people that are open-minded, wanting to take their health into their own hands, trying to just do it and show that it's possible to heal yourself naturally. I love it. It's beautiful because it's true. I mean, you put yourself, you know, we could say whatever we want about football, but it isn't. You're entertaining people.

And for what you go through just to entertain people is fucked up. I'm going to be honest with you. You have this dude tackling you from the back. You said Michael Strahan hits your collarbone, and that was the hardest hit you ever gotten. Wait, the host of regis and kathy lee yes big man scary scary he's probably taking mushrooms too he needs some mushrooms so what happened you got you got hit in your tailbone was that the biggest hit you ever

gone then you kind of woke yourself up no i don't really recall the biggest most violent hit i got hit a lot pretty violently um it just it takes a toll mentally physically and spiritually it's a different industry it's a whole industry driven by you know winning is the only thing perfection is the only thing we're trying to go for and that's why i really retired and after 10 seasons it was time for me to go and I'm I'm grateful for that I'm grateful for the opportunity and yeah now where I'm at give it up now my man's growing mushrooms baby let's fucking go that's what I'm talking about you always had that were you always a hippie or what I grew up in Boise Idaho and I don't know how but yeah my parents were pretty

out there a little bit. We lived in the woods for a while, have a lot of family that's been hunting mushrooms and growing ganja. Yeah, I've been kind of in a hippie-esque type family. Hippie is a strange term. More just open-minded, free-loving people that wouldn't judge you. They were kind, kind people. Shout out to dope parents, ladies and gentlemen. Shout out to dope parents. gentlemen shout out to dope parents um yeah that's beautiful like you know my question is like you know you grew up like in search of happiness and you always been such a happy kid when you started

like losing your happiness through the game how did that take a toll on your depression like were you super depressed those last three years of your seasons? No, I wasn't depressed when I was playing. You know, I was in it. But post-career, you start thinking about things. And, you know, I have a Ph.D. in football. Yeah, that's true. It doesn't serve me very well to really go out unless I want to be a coach or get on TV and blah, blah, and talk hot air for days about the same thing.

And I did all that, but it just didn't serve me. But being able to come here and in my hands hold a gift of something that's been presented to me by people that I love and trust, experiencing it and now being able to bring that out. And whoever wants to listen, fine. If you don't, that's okay too. But people that are trying to feel better

and function better, they're the ones that are listening and they're benefiting. And so it's really a gift that football got me to here right now. And I'm excited for what is way down the road, but right now is all that matters. Yo, I love it. I love it. This is the new Jake Plummer, baby. I love it. So, Jake, before we – I know you've got a busy life growing mushrooms.

Do you just, like, watch the mushrooms? I'm just watching the mushrooms all day. It's really amazing. Our farm's in Fort Lupton, just up northeast a little bit. And, yeah, some good Mexican food. What's the address there? I'm just kidding. It's beautiful to watch them grow.

I don't know anybody here growing their own mushrooms of any kind, whether psychedelic or gourmet. Some hobbyists. It's beautiful. And when you go out don't know anybody here growing their own mushrooms of any kind, whether psychedelic or gourmet. Some hobbyists. It's beautiful. And when you go out in the woods, they're all around. And I've just become very fascinated by them, along with a lot of people and understanding just the beauty behind it. And they're really, they're ancient.

They're our creator. They have everything. They know what we need. So growing them is super fun to put a lot of love. Michael Love Farm is our farm name. I have another deal with Umbo. It's not a supplement, but a company putting out really high-level, potent medicines, what I like to call it, even though the FDA would get mad. But fuck them.

Yes. They don't want to heal you. We do. So, yeah, it's good. It's a super fun time. These colors don't run. These colors don't run, brother you. We do. So, yeah, it's good. It's a super fun time. These colors don't run. These colors don't run, brother. Mushrooms are amazing.

And I'm sure that clip will be put on some kind of thing saying, fuck the FDA. It's really stepping into some really awesome ability for the humans to really think about not just themselves but Mother Earth, too. I think that's beautiful, Jake. Thank you so much for being on the show. We're doing trivia. We have three. You're not done yet. You're not done yet.

We got trivia for Jake Plummer. Yes. This first one is not multiple choice, okay? Okay. You are tall and successful and a world-class athlete. What's that like? You are pretty fucking hot. You're a hot guy.

You're a hot guy. And hot. You left out white so you know well uh you know it i know what that's like i'm i was uh i love who i am and what i've done and the people around me and i feel pretty confident knowing that there's more in store that is correct Correct. Okay, I've got an NFL draft question for you here. Only one quarterback was taken ahead of you in the 1997 NFL draft, which is weird because you are way better looking than him. You sure are. You were taken 42nd by the Arizona Cardinals. Who was the only quarterback taken ahead of you in the 1997 NFL draft? I looked at his LinkedIn today.

He's now a salesman. Insurance. His name is Jim Druckenmiller. That is correct. Yo, fuck Jim Druckenmiller. He's all right. He's an okay guy. He's a good dude.

He's a really good dude. Send him some love because he went to Sam Fran and didn't turn out. And Ike went to Arizona and was like, bam, right in as a rookie. A lot of it's situational, right? Let's clap for that. Got to have the right coaches as a rookie. Got to have the right coaches. I know that from watching ESPN.

Number three. Jake, you have been a huge advocate for psilocybin as well as many other functional mushrooms. Hold for applause. This one's multiple choice by the way. How many strains of psilocybin mushrooms are there?

A, 1, B, over 200, or C. However many Andy Frasco has taken at a jam band festival during his 4 p.m. slot on Thursday? Fuck you, Nick. It's okay, I sat in for 75 bucks. I think the only real scientifically proven answer is C, where Andy Fresco is taking it.

That is correct. I love you. Jake Plummer. I'll never tell a pro bowler he's wrong. Jake Plummer, I'm so thankful we're friends, man. Thanks for texting me that you're in town. And give it up for Jake Plummer, ladies and gentlemen. Quarterback, let's go.

Give it up for Jake Plummer. Thank you, thank you. Thank you, thank you. Jake Plummer, ladies and gentlemen. Jake Plummer. Wow. Star-studded event. Wow.

All right, let's get out of here. Oh, wait. This is unbelievable. Our last guest of the night is one of my best friends. He's one of the funniest comedians on the planet. He's the best. Please give it up for Todd Glass, ladies and gentlemen. Give it up for Todd Glass.

Where you at, Todd? Todd Glass, ladies and gentlemen. Hi, Todd. You smell amazing, by the way. You know what, y'all? You gotta be... Jesus. How you doing, Todd? Oh, yeah.

Why are you sweating? What were you doing in there? Backstage, there's so much. There's a lot back there. Why do I feel like I'm short? Because you're on a piano that raises up. Wow.

First of all, hello. I love you. I love you. Gotta get that out there. You know, I love Andy Frasco He's fucking the real deal Thank y'all He's alright

No, no, you're good So, uh Yes, yes, yes, you are right Matter of fact, two months ago Season 2 of 10 Year Old Time was released Yes, yes, 10 Year Old Time, yes Jennifer Coolidge is in it john malkovich you got uh who david the company plays the ice cream the whole big cast and you

got todd glass and todd glass no big deal um todd so i just want to say we're going to our first fish concert together ladies and gentlemen we're going to our first fish concert. And I prepared for this moment, Todd. Have you ever taken nitrous before? You know, it's funny you ask. I have this thing, and I don't know if it's... Todd! Sit down, sit down. You might need to sit down for this one.

First, Todd, take these mushrooms. We're getting ready now. We're going 24-hour bender. Oh, good, you got the cheap shit. I can't believe the nitrous mafia is in the nitrous game. This is wild. One quick question, Andy. What?

Hold on. You said that you had silly juice you were going to give me. Yes. Well, I want that. Okay, then take this pill. Oh, you don't sound very nice. Come on. You said that you had silly juice you were going to give me. Yes. Well, I want that. Okay, then take this pill. Oh, you don't sound very nice. Come on. I asked for silly juice like an asshole.

Give me some of that silly juice. So that's two grams of mushrooms. Is that good for me? Yes, it's fine. And his manager just left. Oh, that's right. Okay, so Todd. Your manager. Oh, he told me to tell you he's dropping you.

No, he said he's fed up. Todd, so this is what you do. You go like this. Oh, no, I don't know. I'm scared to do that. It's really fun. I'll tell you why. It's this phobia, and I know it's not going to happen.

I'm afraid if I do it, I'll be the one in like a trillion that my voice stays that way. No, no, literally, the first time you do a drug, it's going to do it in front of about 200 people with lights on you. Hey, everybody, what's up, motherfucker? We got to get ready. What's up, man? You suck into a balloon. Watch your mouth.

You start asking for cocaine everywhere you go. I'm just kidding. Oh, you mean nose pot? We call it nose pot where I'm from. It sounds less aggressive. I like to do a little nose pot at the end of the night. So you grew up in Philly. People, are you listening?

What's this, turning into a talk festival up there? This is a fucking show up here. No talking in the balcony. I'll clear the whole goddamn room. Hell yeah. People in the back rows, oh oh i'm next to a talking table no one wants to be next to you yeah i yeah i i shouldn't be doing night shifts right now i can't even pay attention um it just sounds like this so todd tell me about philadelphia

listen it was great. Who gives a shit? No, I do. Philadelphia was fun. We had a house. I had dog nose marks all over the window. I couldn't take it. We had ten dogs. They always had their dog nose marks. All I did was wipe windows. There's your story. Do you think I'm going to get cancelled for taking drugs on stage?

What do you think about cancel culture? Don't get me started. We don't have an hour and a half. Tell me about it, though. You've got to do what you've got to do. Do you get canceled for taking drugs on stage? What do you think about cancel culture? Don't get me started. Oh, my God. We don't have an hour and a half. We don't have an hour and a half. Tell me about it, though. You got to do what you got to do. Andy, by the way, are you using... You look...

You just... It's a lighting. It's fun to be around you. Who is this person over here? That is, like, serious. That looks like something I'd see behind in the back of a magazine, if you know what I'm talking about.

It's wild. Who was the first one like, hey, let's just pull the thing out of a whipped cream can and start getting high off it? My grandmother. My grandmother used to fucking do whippets. She loved it. She'd go, come on in here she goes have fun you're so

uptight look at you people look at you people look at us what are you looking forward to at the fish concert just to see what it is yeah you know how many people have ever been yeah you know and uh see if they're really there. Because I'm going to pay attention. I'm going to go, oh, there is no band. Because I'll be, you know, acting less. But just being with you, going out to eat. We like to get fucked up, me and Andy.

Oh, we vomit all over each other. And we laugh and we laugh. So do you know what the lot is, Todd? Do you know what the lot is todd do you know what the lot is of course i do what am i a fucking idiot this fucking guy but i think we know what is it serious i don't know okay so people hang out it's like it's like tailgating or football but everyone takes drugs and eats grilled cheese sandwiches and shit it's fucking awesome and they're all rich but they look poor yeah everyone yeah it costs a lot of money to get into the fish concert so everyone at least is a dentist or well first of all that that's a good start to any fun thing yeah grilled cheese sandwiches can i tell you something about grilled cheese sandwiches yeah some things we take

for granted because they're affordable but let me tell you something like you know what i mean there's certain foods that are so expensive if If you were somewhere and you never had a grill, ah, what happened? No, I just decided I'd overreact to the lighting change. But if you were somewhere and somebody, you never had a grilled cheese sandwich and somebody goes, yeah, they're like 280 bucks each, but you'd go, oh, fuck, I'm going to have one. And you took a half of one, you'd be like, shut the fuck up. I'd eat these every day if they were cheaper. Well, they are. And that's my point. That doesn't mean they're not fucking shut the fuck up good. Same thing with peanut butter and jelly. Shut the fuck up. We just take that. Oh, no, no, no, no, no. People go, oh, no,

I love peanut butter and jelly. No, but you don't really love it. I fuck it. We also know you're addicted to sugar. I lose this crowd whenever I get too silly. I feel you. You're so nice. And then I said, I love peanut butter and jelly. I thought I had you because it was wholesome and you related with me. And then I go, I fuck it. And you people go, oh. The whole crowd's going, we don't fuck our peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

We can't relate with Andy's guests. And half the crowd's going, what is he from? What has he done? Is there any other fruit or fruit you would... I can't. I got too high off this thing. You can't do anything wrong. Is there anything, any other food object that you would fuck?

No, but I will say this. If you go out, nah, I'll lose them. Forget it. I was going to think, if you went out with a golden retriever, you would probably never go back to dating people, because you're not gonna get that much love from a human being. Imagine, you go, oh, I dated a golden retriever, we went out for a year, and then you go back to people, you're like, I can't deal with people.

This golden retriever was loving and caring and giving and didn't judge me, so, uh, I met a Golden Retriever. Oh, Andy. Oh, thank you. You want me to do stand-up? I don't give a shit. Do you want to hear some stand-up from Todd? I think we need to get a little stand-up from Todd.

Okay, listen. A young comedian. A young comedian. I told Andy, if you ask, I said, I want to be a good guest. I said, if you ask me to do stand-up, I'm going to stand up,. I'm going to commit and I'll do, what do you want me to do? Five, six minutes? Do five or six minutes. Let's fucking go. Can we bring the lights down a little? All right, let's do it up. I got to turn the, turn the lights completely off so I can adjust my crotch. Okay. Bring them back. It's an old show business trick. Okay, you can bring them up.

I want people to be able to see me, but like just enough to see me. You know what I mean? You know what I mean? Can everybody see me? Right? Shut the fuck up, right? Hey, don't talk to me

until I've had my coffee. I like when people just say, I get right into the bits, folks. People go, oh, don't talk to me until I've had my coffee. No, you get help. You have a substance abuse problem, right?

You can't go, oh, don't talk to me until I've had five Vicod. No, you get help, you have a substance abuse problem, right? You can't go, oh don't talk to me now, I've had five Vicodin and some pills I found at other people's houses, you know? Hey, by the way, you gotta be careful when you meet people and their anger has catchphrases. You know, they go, oh you mess with me, you mess with the bull, you get the horns. I always feel like, we're probably not gonna be friends.

You know what I mean? People that go, oh once you get to know me, I'm a nice guy. I'll meet someone who's nice right away, you know? I'm too insecure to meet people that make you work for their warmth. I like guys that get into a take it easy fight. Did you ever see these guys? Take it easy. You see this so often. Take it easy. Take it. I'm taking it easy. You take it easy. Meanwhile, anybody walking by is going, I don't think either of them are taking it easy. You know, hey, did you ever go over somebody's house and the bathroom is way too close to where everybody's Meanwhile, anybody walking by is going, I don't think either of them are taking it easy, you know? Hey, did you ever go over to somebody's house and the bathroom is way too close

to where everybody's hanging out? That's always a real treat, right? Oh, where's your bathroom? It's right there. Oh, good, two feet from the dining room table. Who's your architect? I used to go to the bathroom. I would go in there and I would run the shower

because I didn't want people to hear me pooping, you know? Then one day I was out in there and I'm running the shower and I thought to myself, they might be out there at the dining room table or the living room going, I think your friend shit all over himself and he's taking a shower. Hey, you ever been in a hotel? I'm just jumping all over to the act.

I'm going to the hits, folks. How about when you're in a hotel and they go, a sign on the, you know, they see those signs, you know, a towel on the floor means I'll use it again. A towel hanging up, you know, a towel on the floor means I'll use it again. A towel hanging up means I'll use it again. Hey, you're in a bad hotel if a towel on the floor means I'll use it again. What if they had a sign that said a towel hanging up means you'll use it again?

On the floor, you're just fucking using it again, please. But that's not the way the joke goes. I set it up again. Oh! So anyway. and using it again please but that's not the way the joke goes I set it up again see these old musicians oh no let me finish the joke I'm doing my job so you go to these hotels and it says oh a towel hanging out means I use it again but a towel on the floor means I want a new one I called them to the front desk I said what's a washcloth on the night table i mean with a little lotion next to it oh give me some hits on

the drum letterman boom boom boom boom boom that's the way we're gonna do it every time i do a hit you guys give me a hit like my jokes will go over better right don't i look I look like Fred Flintstone and Mel Gibson had a baby? If four out of five people suffer from diarrhea, does that mean one guy enjoys it? All right, listen, let's not bullshit anymore. This is the best day of my life. CV. Hey, is everything locked up at CVS? I thought that was enough for a joke. But anyway, no, that's not the joke. You ever have people over your house,

they show up for a dinner, for a dinner, they show up an hour early. Hey, what can we do to help? Fucking leave. Who shows up an hour early? What are you, a psychopath? Anyway, well, that's all the, that's everything I got.

Is there any, you can recommend the last bit. I think, I think you, if you don't know Todd, Todd's one of my closer hits. What's your name? No. Oh my God, I want to do it so bad.

Let's try it for one time. And there was the wave. No, I didn't do anything. What if I faked it? I'm like, oh my God, it didn't look. It's permanently stuck. Todd, listen to me. We've got to stay focused. I think I've been doing a good job. Give it up for Todd.

Todd, I think we're in Denver. I think we should have... He's very scared to're in Denver. We're in Denver. Yes. I think we should have... He's very scared to sing in public. This is a thing he does. I think he should sing a song with the band tonight. Ladies and gentlemen.

Oh, yeah. Just so I don't come off disingenuous. Oh, God. I have an electric penis. I have an electric penis. This guy does not work here or with us. Punch me in the stomach. I don't give a shit.

And now. Wow. You guys are fucking good. What we're going to do. But listen. Here's the deal. I'm going to commit. But you're doing a song after. I'm going to commit. I'm going to commit.

But you're doing a song after. I'll do a song after. Because the way he told me today, he goes, you'll end with my way. I go, no, no, you end with the song. I'm not a singer. That would be like if you go, oh, you guys do a stand-up bit after me. You know what I mean? You fucking end the show. But I will commit.

Okay. How are you people doing upstairs? And now. Okay, let me tilt it up so ladies and gents folks we're recording this tonight for my new netflix special no talking in the audience look at this guy i never talk so loud during the show before it's fun i like to go to shows and talk really loud Does that make me a bad person? Okay, so just because I come to a show And I'm near the front area You can't talk over them sometimes?

I don't know, to me If you can't talk over the act Then they don't get pissed off They're not professionals Oh God People, I'm glad you're here. I'd mush every one of your faces if I could. There's a lot of good love in this room.

Backstage, a lot of nice people. I love you. This is a good energy here tonight. So I'm going to commit. If you don't mind bringing the lights down, I'm going to commit. Can I get some reverb? Jesus, I'm nervous. Here we go.

Here we go. Here we go. I'll come right in here. Hello. Am I? Here we go. I'll back up a little. I'll back up a little. And more.

Much more than this. Hold on. Shut the fuck up. Oh, here we go. Wait, here we go. But through it all, when there was doubt, I ate it up. I don't hear the reverb. And spit it out.

I get my way. I faced it all. And I stood tall. And did it my way. I know. I know his trick. He tells you all to go like this, but it doesn't mean anything. But when I see him in the back, I catch the corner of his hands. And now I find it all.

Here we go. Oh shit. So amusing. Here we go. I'll get it. I'll get it I'll get it to think come on drummer play some hits and I did all that and may I say not in a shy way oh no oh no not me I did it my way I did it my way For what is a man What has he got If not himself

Then he has not To say the words He truly feels And not the words Of one who kneels. The record shows. I took the blows. And did it my way. The record shows.

I took the blows. Ladies, take it away. And give it my way. Give it up for Tall Glass, ladies and gentlemen. Tall Glass.

Give it up for Tall Glass, ladies and gentlemen. Sit right here. Holy shit. Wow. Are you available for weddings? Save some pussy for the rest of us, Todd Glass. Backstage. Todd.

That was fun. Thank you for being nice. I got lost a few times. How'd you feel? Did it feel... It's fun. Thank you for being nice. I got lost a few times. How'd you feel? Did it feel... It's fun. Do you like singing? Oh, Andy. How you been? He's young. He doesn't really know how to be in a podcast.

People don't believe my age. I tell the band, don't say it. Because every night I say it, I get pissed off. People don't believe me. So I don't say my age. I'm 19. Yeah. And you just turned. I'm 19. You he just turned i'm 19 you just turned 19 yeah yeah why would he lie i'm not a liar have you guys ever heard me lie in the podcast sorry the saxophone player's a liar no i'm 28 he's 28 um just turn 28 give me some reverb well ladies gentlemen, we want to thank you for coming out tonight. Andy Frasco, ladies and gentlemen,

brings all these beautiful people together. Thank you, Andy. I love you, Todd. I'll be sleeping in your house tonight. You're sleeping over, baby. We're going to take mushrooms and watch fucking movies, baby. If you want the address, my Venmo is at Nicholas Gerlach. Much more than this. You know, it's when you want the address, my Venmo is at Nicholas Gerlach. Much smaller than this.

You know, it's when you revamp it. I did it. So I want to thank you, Todd. You are the reason why this song got in a Judd Apatow movie, actually. And you introduced me to

Jerry Goldman. Gary Goldman. What were you saying? Andy was going to be in New York and this is why I love Andy. Andy, I don't know how the fuck he does it, but he's always doing something. And then he makes it to everything. He's never late. He just makes it. So you should go see my friend.

You're going to be in New York. Go see my friend, Gary Goldman, perform. You'll love him. Gary calls me the next day. He goes, he went to all four of my shows. He went with me all night long. I'm like, shut the fuck up. He goes, Todd, I fucking love that guy. Who the fuck is he?

Meaning, like, who is he as a person? Like, he's the real deal. And then they developed a friendship, and... And he put Sundays in his movie about himself. And may I say, you got a hefty check for that. It was pretty good, yeah.

I didn't see anything. 30, 40 bucks, I think it was. It was about 35 bucks, yes. But this song's dedicated to my mom. She's actually on the stream right now. Say hi to my mom one more time. Hello! She's a bad bitch.

She's fighting leukemia right now. I love her very much. I just found out some good news that her kidneys are getting better, ladies and gentlemen. So that's exciting. And I told myself that I'm gonna play this song every night until she gets better, and she's getting fucking better baby so let's go

so this one's for you mama i wanna be your rock reverb please in andy's voice your saturday cartoon i wanna be the no no more fucking reverb please yeah i'm on nitrous now i can't remember the lyrics and when you're feeling blue i'll try to color in you just to be the man i never was to you. Come on, boy. Some days you feel great. Some days you feel so alone. Don't let your sorrow drown into tomorrow. Take it as it goes. Yeah, take it as it goes. Break it down. All right all right i'm gonna teach you how to jam todd i want you to spill out any lyrics that you have about anything

come on it needs a little motivation ladies and gentlemen i'm just kidding I'm just kidding I wanna be the vase Of your favorite bouquet I wanna be that pill That Todd put in his belly today And when you're feeling blue

I'll try to cover in you Just to be the man that I never was to you Some days you feel great Some days you feel great Some days you feel so alone

Gonna let your sorrow drown into tomorrow Take it as it goes Take life as it goes Mr. what do you got, Randy Chang? Give it up for Nick Gerlach on the saxophone. Well, some days you feel great Some days you feel so alone. Don't let your sorrow drown into tomorrow. Take it as it goes. Take life as it goes. Yeah, take it as it goes.

There'll be some days where you throw up in Cervantes. Uh-oh. Take it as it goes. I really do love living in Denver, Colorado. You let me do whatever the fuck I want out here. Thanks for being our friends Thank you so much for Sean Eccles And the Sean Eccles Family Band

Thank you so much to our co-host Mr. Nick Gerlach, ladies and gentlemen Mr. Jake Plummer and Pete Shapiro as well Ladies and gentlemen, big show today And last but not least, our best friend From Los Angeles, California Mr. Jake Plummer and Pete Shapiro as well. Ladies and gentlemen, big show today. And last but not least, our best friend from Los Angeles, California. Give it up for Mr. Todd Glass for being here tonight too. Don't let your sorrow drown into tomorrow.

Come on. Take it as it goes. Some days you feel great. Some days you feel great Some days you feel so alone Don't let your sorrow drown into tomorrow Take it as it goes Don't let your say I'm gonna love you Like the way you deserve. Don't let your sorrow drown into tomorrow.

Take it as you go. Gotta take life as it goes. Don't let your sorrow drown into tomorrow Take it as it goes Just take life as it goes Have a good night, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you so much for being here. Tom Glass, ladies and gentlemen! Have a good night. Thank you very much. You tuned in to the World's Health Podcast with Andy Fresco. Thank you. iTunes, Spotify, wherever you're picking this shit up. Follow us on Instagram at world saving podcast for more info and updates.

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