Andy Frasco's World Saving Podcast - EP 89: Tarriona "Tank" Ball (Tank and the Bangas)

Episode Date: June 30, 2020

Hi, how are you? Listen in for your weekly audio respite and hear Andy embrace an honest helping of humility. On the Interview Hour we are elated to welcome Tarriona "Tank" Ball from wsp-favorite, Tank and the Bangas! Listen in to get her read on this cultural awakening that many of us are experiencing and to soak up the valuable insights she has to offer. Ahri imagines variant sexual appetites, Shawn sings a song, and Arno has a special message at the end of the episode. Black Lives Matter. Follow us on Instagram @worldsavingpodcast For more information on Andy Frasco, the band and/or the blog, go to: AndyFrasco.com Check out Andy's new album, "Keep On Keepin' On" on iTunes Spotify  Bring some joy into your life, listen to Tank and the Bangas: www.tankandthebangas.com Produced by Andy Frasco Joe Angelhow Chris Lorentz Audio mix by Chris Lorentz Featuring: Ahri Findling Arno Bakker  Shawn Eckels 

Hey Andy, this is Steven. Just returning your phone call. Yes, the gig is still on in the Hudson Valley on August 1st. We are taking some safety precautions. I just want to go over those with you to make sure you and the band feel comfortable still performing. still performing. We will be abiding by social distancing guidelines, so everybody will be six feet away. We have to be at 25% capacity, so there should be about 15 to 20 people there. Everybody will be wearing a mask and a face shield. We will be doing temperature checks. We're going to have a six-foot plexiglass wall placed in front of the stage, so you won't be able to do any stage diving. And if you want any of the band members to be inside their own plastic bubble, we can also accommodate that. We have some of those left over.

So let us know if that's comfortable with you. It should be really safe. Those 27 people are really excited. I don't want to cancel. We can just abide by the social distancing laws and the PPE laws. And I think it will be a great show. So call me back if you have any questions. We're super excited to have you. All right. How we doing, everybody? Andy Frasco's world-saving podcast.

I'm Andy Frasco. How you feeling today? How's your head? How's your heart? How's your mind? How is the battle through the fucking quarantine blues. We just have to stay present and through this ADD culture. Give it all you can.

Make the art that you know you can make. It doesn't have to be just music art. It could be the art of being a good parent, the art of being a good friend. Just build great art. So when we pass down, when we're old and we have to pass down the torch to younger generations,

we can feel proud about it too. So let's enjoy this. Tank in the bangers. Tank is great. She was super sweet and I got nervous. I mean, this interview I did with Tank, I learned a lot about myself.

You know, I've learned that sometimes I'm ignorant. Sometimes I'm, because I don't know better. You know, I'm not a guy who's going out there to be malicious. You know, you go from your gut, go from your heart. And sometimes when you're ignorant, that maybe some words you're saying could be hurting someone. This was a short interview, but I got nervous because, I mean, she means so much to me.

Her words, her work ethic, she's just a badass. So I hope you like it. I hope I gave the interview justice because she deserves it. Hope you enjoy the rest of this. And remember, if we want to create that renaissance, we need to fight for it. All right, guys, enjoy Tank, and I'll catch you on the tail end. Love you.

All right, next up on the interview hour, we have New Orleans' own Tank from Tank and the Bangas. She is a badass. Strong, powerful, and her lyrics, I mean, she's just a great person. She's blowing up in the scene. I've been watching her career now for about five or six years. We opened for her in Omaha, and they're just just about to rise and you could tell that something was special here. Hey Chris, play some Tank.

She's great. The band is amazing. It really feels like New Orleans. Whenever I listen to their music, I feel like I'm walking the corridor or hanging out in Bourbon because it has so much soul and depth. And her lyrics, she came from spoken word. And she's just a badass in her own nature.

So, ladies and gentlemen, please takes message and murderous work is outside of your apartment. But I gotta get out my head, oh head of mine. I get high so I can be honest. You used to come over and run up. But nowadays honestly you don't show up. But nowadays, honestly, you don't show up. You're only consistent being inconsistent. Grow up. G.L. Snuff Netflix G.L. Snuff Netflix

G.L. The honest G.L. G.L. Man, you were really cool back then Really fly back when We lay back, we like what We get lit, do that shit

It's of funny how we got started when i think about it ain't you deaf he saw me at the party he asked me if i had a boyfriend texting to the don'ts like lauren filling halibut alcohol got me feeling kidney kind of confident that's the comedy getting swayed by a compliment watch her look text me come by you won't see me you got the movie it's kinda silly, but not really That kinda movie put you on your reallys, but don't it really Babe, I'm not gonna come and let you with me, so tell me if you want Smell the Netflix chill

Smell the Netflix chill Smell the Netflix chill We used to be so high like, whoa, God. Now what you think you're doing? What you trying to ruin? Everything that ever meant something. Tell me, baby, what would you want now? Besides I read it in the last text That you sent

What she sent But you know what I did Can I get some honesty What you telling me man Cause we we we Used to talk at night Connected like We we we

We paid subscriptions Pay attention And now you working There very distant Are you looking for a reason Not to be here? Oh, well, you can't hide it, I feel like we're divided Like all you want is sexiness, and then we back to sexiness

But I don't want it no more, that's when you knock on the door And I grumble beyond my soul So don't worry Netflix, chill Spock, Netflix, outspoken, Netflix She outspoken, the artist And you get high like a blimp And like a chip you just dip

And then you come up with Feeling on my booty and shit what's up tank what's up what's the word girl how you doing pretty good pretty good had an amazing juneteenth yeah what'd you do you do? Just a surprise kind of barbecue. You know, everybody bring what they want and get together on my grandparents' land and just really celebrate. It was truly awesome with a handful of people. It was really awesome.

Yeah, I bet. And you grew up in New Orleans, right? Yes. awesome. Yeah, I bet. And like you running through New Orleans. You grew up in New Orleans, right? Yes. So what does this mean to you more than ever that we're finally getting some awareness and whatnot throughout? I mean,

at least white people, you know, it's fucked up. Yeah. Everybody's pretty much waking up in different ways you know even black people uh are waking up in different ways during quarantine and to be faced with a racial you know kind of revolution uprising pain war whatever you want to call it it's something definitely that's going on and um being from new orleans i mean i just i just see it even more now the fact that just things just need to really

change because in quarantine you just realize how many people don't have a home since you're telling people to go inside their homes yeah and i'm seeing so much mental um mental disease on the streets and i'm seeing so much homelessness and um so much drug addiction so you know you're just constantly wondering what can i do yeah i mean this isn't the first time you talk about this a lot throughout your career haven't you or no um mostly in music i think yeah you know um i think that we all want to meet the impression for a couple of years now that everything is equal and that everybody's free yeah and that's good and but it takes those uh videos to remind you of what's going on and then you go and look at some history and you see how much you know really hasn't and has changed yeah you know and um so it's just kind of an awakening for everybody really did you uh suffer with racism when you were a kid in new orleans no no New Orleans? No. No? That's good because, I mean, that's the beautiful thing about New Orleans is

the community. I really feel strongly about the vibe and the organizations that New Orleans brings that brings people together. Did you always feel that even when you were young, Did you always feel that even when you were young, like a young kid? Yeah, I think so because I went to school. It wasn't black and white people, but it was black and Asian people. It was a lot. We celebrated TED and we celebrated their customs as well as ours. So I was pretty exposed to that side of things. And we just, you know,

you just always try. It's so many different people. And the people just are different in New Orleans. It's not Louisiana. It's not Ben Ruiz. You know, people could be literally a couple of miles away. But if it's not New Orleans, then it's a different culture. Yeah. I mean, not even a joke. I mean, even the language. You know, just being a couple of miles away, you're not from here. If you're not from here, you ain't from here. And we do not claim you. It's very different to be from here.

It's very special. It's very unique. And even if you're from Slidell, and that's only a bridge away, we still will be like, you're not from New Orleans. You're from Sledell. It's different. And it really is, actually. And you could have that same philosophy about the music scene. I mean, like, everyone supports the local scene so well that you don't really,

people are more interested in the local scene than the touring act that comes in, that community base, right? Do you feel that way, too, growing up? Kind of. Yeah? It's definitely 50-based, right? Do you feel that way too growing up? Kind of. Yeah? It's definitely 50-50, definitely. Yeah. Because New Orleans love to go see, you know,

they sold Rebels at Le Bon Ton on Wednesday. Yeah. Or they could be a group from out of town, you know, like up in Blue Nile doing their thing. But a brass band would literally be on the corner and make their crowd come out the club and be in the streets dancing you know what does that mean to you it's pretty amazing it is right i fucking think so too yeah i was as i was i do a lot of walking especially during uh this time right

now because i have the time to and i just watched the way the culture is slowly coming back and i see who's also bringing it back it's young black musicians that are bringing the culture back on the corners, just making all kinds of people just come together on a random night and just start dancing in the street. That's what it is to be here. Was it hard knowing that the city is fulfilled with Vavum and to go through this social distancing and this quarantine? The heartbreak of the city is fulfilled with Vavum and to go through this social distancing and this quarantine, kind of the heartbreak of the city.

I mean, the city is based on community, especially New Orleans. So how hard was it to quarantine? It wasn't hard. Yeah, you've been working, girl. I've been working a lot. So, yeah. And just for future references, just in case you do not notice, black women hate when you call them girl.

Oh, I'm sorry about that. I didn't mean that. Yeah. And they may not tell you, but it's one of the conversations that we have in private that your race would not even know about. Yeah, I bet. Totally. It's the history of a white man calling a black woman girl.

Will you explain that to me? why that's offensive so i know because it's almost like i'm always going and it's it was like um you can't do that girl oh yeah oh you're just a boy you know i'll get out of here boy even calling that to grown women it's it's kind of a mental thing to let someone know without well i'm sure you're not aware of it right now but back in the day it was thing to let someone know without what I'm sure you're not aware of it right now. But back in the day, it was definitely to let them know that you will be subservient to me and that you are a child amongst adults and that you will never be on my level. Oh, Jesus. That was definitely not my intention. Sorry. I know it's not.

I know it's not. But I'm coming into my own awakening. And if I continuously let it happen and not even tell you about it, then you'll never know. And it's my job to tell you things just like it's your job to tell your white racist friends things. Hell yeah. I totally agree with that. So Tank, tell me about, so what are you writing about right now? Like what's inspiring you and what, give me, give me what's going on right now. about right now like what's inspiring you and what give me give me what's going on right now i bet this great awakening is adding so much you know vibe to your tunes it has i've definitely

written a lot i've been i've been writing about you know all kinds of things um nothing this week a lot of things like last week and um just getting a lot of of work out that I've been... Because we're on a tour a lot, so all I can do is ride on a plane or ride in a crowded car, but to sit down and work with my band at least two to three times a week, that's good for us because we don't have no time for it on the road so i've been i just been creating a lot with them and it's it's it's fun it's like magic you know because you're creating something that wasn't there before and when we leave each other there's something there now and it wasn't no that's that's the meaning of magic do you feel that it's less pressure to write now than writing on an airplane

and feel like you're forcing these words? Or does it always come out to you naturally throughout your process? It comes out naturally throughout the process. I feel pretty comfortable writing everywhere, but I love to write on the plane and I love to write in the car. That's where it's hitting me at. Insp know, inspiration ain't always hit you. So when she come through, you're going to have to take heed to her. And that's how I treat her. You know, I got to, she wants me and I got to, I don't know why I look at her like a woman, but she wants me. She dealing with me right now.

So I'm going to pay attention to that. How important is it to understand when the vessel is open? Very important. Yeah, right? It's 1,028 million percent important. I mean, you're an artist. I mean, you know on your own, right? You understand that it's not always, that you don't always feel up to it.

Or even if you're feeling up to it, it still doesn't want to fuck with you. I know. So when it's available to you you're gonna have to you have to take advantage of it yeah it's how did you know you wanted to do like when did you start getting to like spoken word and poetry and stuff pretty young yeah at least 11 11 yeah because i had a poetry book and i would always write down the name of you know the age i was in this poetry book my favorite color who my best friend was if i had a boyfriend what school i was at you know i had these poetry folders and i would i would write my poetry and i would draw

around it crayons and stuff um so i started i started right around 11 kind of start performing around 12 um where were you performing at 12? Oh, wonderful. So what were you doing? Like, do you remember your first performance? Were you nervous? Tell me about it. Very well. I was extremely nervous. It was my grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary. And my cousin gave me a poem that she gave to her students called A Great Somebody by Adrienne Hardesty. And I was reading this poem so much trying to memorize it. I still memorize it to this day, at least most of it. But I got up there in front of the church and I forgot it. I mean, I forgot it. So I kept looking at the paper. But my grandmother, she saw something in me,

so she brought me around to every church. and I would do that poem before my grandfather would preach until I just got it so right, so perfect that I really became a force to be reckoned with very young, speaking really well. And, um, that was, that was great. That was the start. Do you feel like your grandmother is one of your biggest inspirations? Um like probably motivations tell me about that um just the fact that she just believed in me obviously even though i was messing up she thought that i was doing something that was pretty great you know and and her believing in me gave me such confidence because you know speaking with a big voice like this as a child you know i'm sure i'm gonna be looking at you like so you know, speaking with a big voice like this as a child, you know, them children going to be looking at you like that.

So they know they're sniggling and laughing while I'm doing my poem, but I'm thinking, my grandma believe in me, I'm about to tear it down and you really need to watch me instead of laughing at me because I'm about to do something real special. So I didn't have no worries. That was, you know, one of the areas in life that I just, I had no reason to be insecure about. What are you insecure about?

Um, I don't know. Maybe certain songs, if the song is that I don't feel like I could like really nail it. You know, a fat day. Acne, acne breakout type day. No, just that really. You know, you're constantly busy now.

How do you take a breath and focus on yourself and not think about others for one second? What do you do? I mean, I probably watching the vampire diaries. Yeah, that's what I'm talking about that's a fun time but is it hard to get alone time for you to do do you take therapy at all or have you ever taken

therapy or like gone through anxiety or depression or therapy before breathing consciousness therapy that was cool i went there thinking that i was gonna like he was gonna teach me how to breathe correctly while i sang but it actually was for me to just lay there and just breathe in and out. And it was, um, at least for an hour, but it was super, um, intense, very emotional. Um, um, I, I probably never forget it. I just didn't know it was going to be like that. Um, I've always talked about, dang, I got to get a, speak to somebody, get a counselor, you know, because everybody, well, at least me definitely didn't have the, dang, I got to get a, speak to somebody, get a counselor, you know, because everybody, well, at least me,

definitely didn't have the most perfect childhood. So, you know, you don't want that to seep into your current relationships. And I think if you can't work through it alone,

that it is a good idea to get somebody to help you with the tools to kind of work through your way so that, you know, that first blueprint you saw isn't how you're going to build your house. And with relationships and, you know, the ones around us, they are the first ones that we see. And hate them or love them, they are a part of you and they could seep into your future relationships if you're not conscious of it not wanting to or wanting it to.

True. Do you have trust issues? No. I could trust. I could trust. Yeah. I got it. You know, but I got to, it depends on, you know, you got to use it.

Yeah. I'm not talking about anybody. It's the spirit of discernment If you feel like you can But definitely not somebody that walk around Like Not like that Just watchful Is confidence

Something you could teach Or are you born with confidence Both Honestly Some people are truly born With it I think Honestly, some people are truly born with it. Because some people, they've had people that try to really break them down and they still have a spirit to think that they the shit or think that they still believe it. And they got some people that they try to encourage their kids and they still, for some reason, can't get with it.

Yeah. And still naturally shy or naturally just, you know, whatever. So it really depends on the person. And I believe that you can be born with it and that somebody can make it there. Because like my grandma, she made me confident, you know? Yeah, it's killer. I mean, yeah, I wish I had a grandmother like that.

Because I'm thinking about this. Do you remember the first moment where you felt like, yeah, I could do this outside of the church? Was it like when you were doing your solo thing or talking about those first times of, wow, I could really make a difference with this.

I think it had to be high school. Definitely. And my first poetry slam. Tell me about it. I was so scared to do this, to do this poetry slam, but I'm like, it's a poetry slam. What happened? Tell me about it. I was so scared to do this poetry slam. But I'm like, it's a poetry slam. No, I got to do it. Nobody even knows I do poetry here.

I got to do it. But I was so nervous to do it because of the type of poems that I wrote. Yeah, what were you talking about? Well, one of them was called Niggas Want to Spit Game. That's what that poem was called. It was about how men just kind

of want to get in between your legs and buy you things to get in your head, but they really just want to have sex with you. That was that one. And the other one was about a close friend of mine who had got raped. And I was scared that everybody was going to think it was me. So I was like, I don't want to do these poems that people think is me. And then kind of last minute, I was like, I kind of got to do these poems. And I can't really care about what nobody's thinking in that way because I know the truth. And I also know that it can help someone. And that's how I overcame that. And the whole auditorium stood up for me.

And they clapped. And they, too. And that's when I was like, got this i got this i got this it is halftime at the endy fresco interviewer who i go gay for welcome back to who i go For. I'm your host, Ari Finling. Today's man I would go gay for is Ben Affleck. Specifically, Ben Affleck in the town. There has been nobody on the fucking earth for the last 10,000 years that has been more fuckable than Ben Affleck in the town. The guy is as hot as you can put that

scene where he's doing shirtless pull-ups. I wanted to fucking jump through the TV and lick the sweat off his chest because God damn it. The guy put in some fucking hard work to get those abs and rip pec muscles. Listen, sure, he looks nothing like that right now, and he's got a fucking dragon tattooed on his back, but we're all a couple of days away from getting a dragon tattooed on their back. Thank fucking God tattoo parlors are closed right now, because I would go the full Affleck, because I know I would have a goddamn conversation starter and say, you got a dragon on your back.

I got a dragon on my back. Now let's fuck. All right, this has been Who I'd Go Gay For. I'm your host, Ari Finling. Goodbye. Did you think you were going to be successful earlier in your life versus now? Or did you always knew it didn't matter when you got there you were gonna

get there i don't think i ever even thought about it really you're just doing art for art i was just doing it and i had people around me that believed in me and they and they just believed in me so and i trusted the people that were believing in me at the time. You know what I'm saying? I had two major people that just really tried with me. There was two people that I tried with, I did very well with. One of them was a slam master of the poetry group that I was in. His name was Akeem. The next happened to be one of my really good friends who turned into my manager. What did he teach you about life?

He was just such an amazing leader. He was not the strongest performer out of all of us and he knew it, but he just, he always was willing to work with everyone and he was willing to write with you and he was willing to coach you and he had no ego and he was, and he was just, he was just amazing he was just an awesome leader he really was and he just i just love the way he always worked with everybody and made them feel comfortable and and confident he was a he was a great leader do you do that as leader of your band as well enough from what you learned from him no it is him really What do you feel you have to work on? Oh, Lord. Probably ego. Just working through personal feelings of not knowing as much as the guys.

Because they can take the reins on a lot of things because they know so many much more other things than me when it comes down to music. And me, I lead more intuitively and spiritually and emotionally. And they'll be like, oh, but Tank, that note don't go really next to that note. You know, because that rhyme don't really go next to that rhyme. And I'm like, but in my heart, it go. So what's the problem? What about? I mean, for real. I was writing a song the other day and like normal was like yeah

i think you need to rhyme that word with another one for what yeah it sounds great like this but but you gotta keep in mind that you know like they hear things sometimes that you just don't but then sometimes you hear things that they don't yeah Yeah, exactly. And do you feel like as you get more popular and more successful in your career, you feel like your words, I mean, your feelings towards things, you're just more confident with, this is how it should be?

It's like going back to the ego. It's back and forth. Yeah. Because we question and doubt and believe ourselves all the time. Yeah. And that's just what it is. You question, you believe, and you doubt yourself and your group and what you can do and what

should be out and what's the word and who should be on it. All that. The creation of a song can either come super easy or it could be super hard. So I think no matter how, I think, no matter how big you get, you're always going to have those three things. Your question, your doubt, your belief, you know, all that. With that being said,

Your fans don't even respond to it. Yeah, with that being said, then what is success to you? Success is me having, like, a really great house that my career paid for and, like like I could perform when I want to and you know I've impacted a lot of lives and those that know me are are you know those that know me like it's good to know you know I always wanted to be like like like oh i don't want to be beyonce famous but i like to be like at least

you know around the alabama shakes world like like three steps around like higher thank you there girl i'm sorry didn't mean to say that didn't mean to say that i'm sorry i really don't believe that but like but know what it is though tank it's like maybe it's us not under – maybe us always thinking that we need to do one more thing for us to get successful, to make us keep going on our journey. Maybe. It's almost like a never-ending race, especially with the internet. It makes you – everything you put out, it only has 24 hours to gain some type of specialness. And then the next day it's old

or the next week it's old. You know, it's like everybody is, you know, it's over within a scroll. I'm on to the next thing. I'm looking to be impressed. I'm looking to be stimulated. All of it, you know. And the stupid things, that's the stuff that make an impact.

Yeah. Do you think that's ruining society, this ADD culture? Oh, yeah. For sure. Yeah. For sure. Do you want to explain that to the audience? I mean, it's just like I said.

You're looking for the next thing to stimulate you. You're not listening no more. You're not retaining. We're not reading as much as we used to. And people I don't think that social anxiety is new, but it's definitely more popular because people are so used to their phones that when they're around people now, it doesn't feel natural anymore. They don't know how to hold a conversation. You're in a room full of people and everybody's on the the phone you know it's it's a different culture now and um so people are different music is different interaction is different all of it is different

because of these little things have you watched that show upload yet no is it good it's good oh tell me about it what are the phones are in their hands. Now the phones are in their hands. I know you saw Black Mirror before, right? Oh, yeah, it's crazy. I love Black Mirror. Yeah, it's great. But this one is kind of like that, but only just with a little more joy, I suppose. But it's basically about them uploading you after you die.

Instead of going to, I mean, nobody knows about heaven or hell for real. So they bring you to this place that's their heaven and it's kind of a resort and you're meeting other people that didn't want to, they uploaded themselves after they died too. And it's just, it's really interesting. It's really how they use technology. Yeah. It's beautiful in a sense. I have a question about, Yeah, it's beautiful in a sense. I have a question about how do you get your point across to the ADD culture and keep the point across? Keep sharing it, keep talking about it. That's all you can do. And sometimes you even have to, as artists, reinvent the way that you're saying it to try to grab them. That's what I really want to do, you know, because even like everybody's,

everybody's going live. And I'm like, damn, I need to do, I want to do something different to connect with fans. I'm something inventive to connect in a different way. Yeah. I mean, I'm the same way. I mean, if this is going to last, like how is your band dealing with not being able to work for months at end?

quarantine but my band members for the most part they are well because we do travel so much so to sit at home and get into some type of routine has been good for them norman spent so much more time with his family and his wife and and joshua and elbert they're creating because they've they've acquired so much software so that they can make and record at home so and the other members of the bangladeon family i think they're creating a lot as well and and helping essential workers you know so and going live when they cancel i think for the most part that everybody's well i think they'll get scared if this goes on another year. Yeah, I would too. I mean, like, say that, sorry, I interrupted you. No, that's it.

I just said I would. Because it even goes past, I mean, like New Orleans, a city of music, you know, a city of live music culture. I mean, this goes past a year, then we really have to start thinking about how we're going to you know get music to the people oh a whole different type of you could get music to the people but like just the culture and the community i mean new orleans people already outside barbecuing and stuff so they're getting back to normal i love it so much you know can we talk a little about new orleans and like your involvement with that 30 for 30 you did about the Superdome? 30 for 30.

That was cool. I mean, I got to learn a little more history about New Orleans and the Superdome. That was pretty cool. Did they ask you to do the gig? Yeah. Or did you? Seek them out? No.

You didn't seek them out? That's what I'm talking about. Oh, Tank'm talking you're blowing up i love this so much god i get on my speaker just like you since i don't really believe it like that i'm blowing up i mean like hard work pays off and you've been working you've been working hard on your your craft and like you deserve every ounce of this so so when they came to you were you like i mean you're the voice of of it feels like you're the voice of the nation for new orleans because 30 for 30 is pretty uh i mean it's pretty popular that's because you're a sports person i didn't even know what that was really oh i didn't know what that was. Really? No, I didn't know what that was. Were you into the Saints at all or any? I'm not.

I'm not. I'm a Saints fan, but I'm not a crazy football person because I don't know what's going on. And just being from New Orleans watching the Saints, you'll get really emotional. So I don't like to watch the games because I don't want to be so emotional. But when I was on that field doing a national anthem for saints i mean i i wept it was i just it was it was an insane feeling that um my god did you was your is your grandma still alive no no did she get to see you watch that or no no she's she's been gone at least since.

Oh, okay. Oh, that's an amazing, she was watching though, for sure. That's great, Tank. I'm really just, I'm thankful that you give me the time of day and whatnot. And I just have a couple more questions. What do you want to be remembered by? I just have a couple more questions. What do you want to be remembered by?

The crazy part is, I mean, I've never thought about this, and I guess it's going to be probably for my future work because I would actually want to be remembered like, damn, she was a great, like, human, like, humanitarian person. And I never thought about that. You know, normally I would be like a great singer, a great poet, an amazing entertainer. But humanitarian would be kind of

freaking cool. What have you done for humanity that you're proud of, outside of music? That I'm proud of? I mean, I don't know, just kind of small, thoughtful things that don't need to be on the Internet. to speak to teenagers or just having in-depth conversations with, you know, youth, you know, just about their life and what they think. It's small things like that, that, you know,

make an impact in people's life and how they're going to grow up and how they're going to, and how their mind is going to work. You know, I like when I do that, when I, you know, when God comes inside of me. It's not like he don't live with me all the time, but when the Spirit speaks to me and I could just, I don't know, encourage somebody or listen to them and they just feel special. I gave them a word that could change their life or help them for their day. And I know that at certain times that I've done it for sure. Fucking awesome. That's what I'm talking about.

Let's go, Tank. Let's go. Hey, one last question, Tank. What advice would you give young Tank that what you've learned now? Young Tank starting with your career. So much advice. Give me it all. I would tell her to learn music, you know what I'm saying,

so that nobody could ever, even herself, allow herself to feel self-conscious or ignorant in any sense of it. I would tell her to exercise more so it wouldn't feel like such a burden sometimes um look at my mom be healthy oh i love that all right well you're the one who fed me i a gumbo green roast potato salad gravy rice oh i want to talk to your mom for a second okay so emailing um and just just believe with with even more believe even more mommy this is my home i I love this so much. I love this.

Do you live with your mom? No, I don't. She just come and see me all the time. I love it. What have you learned about your mom later in your life that you didn't think? She's super goofy. She is something else. She's a little slick side she's a girlfriend she's she's a girlfriend you know i'm saying like she michelle she's not just like mom she's michelle

um and she just want love she want love she wants she want to she want to give as much as she was seeing probably even a little bit more well will you tell her thank you for raising such an amazing woman for me and uh i i'm really uh seriously because uh you inspire me i've followed your career now for a long time hi and uh i'm i just i'm i'm rooting for you you're i'm a fan and I'm just so proud of everything you're doing and you're speaking from the heart and that's what art is. So thank you so much Tank for being on the show. Thank you. This is cool. I'm happy

we finally found each other. Yeah likewise and you know keep kicking ass and tell mama that hi mama. I just want to say hi. You raised a great daughter so thank you for doing that. Hi, mama. I just want to say hi. You raised a great daughter. So thank you for doing that.

Thank you. Thank you. Have a great one, Tank. Thanks for being part of the show. Bye. Now, a message from the UN. This ain't no relapse, it's more like a bounce Way up in heaven and back to the ground Keep your arms wide open, babe I'm coming down I'm coming down

like a man losing grace I'm coming down falling flat on my face I'm coming down like a storm through the clouds to keep your arms wide open, baby

I'm coming down I'm addicted to something that I can't touch Like a giant abyss that I'll never fill up Keep your arms wide open, baby I'm coming down I'm coming down like a man losing grace. I'm coming down falling flat on my face. I'm coming down like a storm through the clouds. So keep your arms wide open, baby.

I'm coming down. I'm coming down So keep your arms wide open baby I'm coming down Give it up for Tank. Unbelievable. Amazing. Thanks, Tank, for your wisdom. I'm learning a lot through this process, and I appreciate you getting me aware because that's the part of this whole

waking up. We're probably been saying stuff as me as a white male, not knowing the, the words we're saying. Um, that's the beauty, beautiful thing about listening is hearing other people out and, and,

um, understanding where I could grow is super powerful. So thank you tank. Um, but that's it guys. Hope you had fun. Um, that was a heavy convo and it's something we need to talk about and, you know, going through life and stuff, life short, love each other, be part of the solution. And we're going to figure this fucking thing out because that's what we got. We have're going to figure this fucking thing out because that's what we got. We have each other.

I'm fucking pumped up that I get to have these moments with you guys every Tuesday and Thursday. Shout out to everyone who's been coming to the shit show. We got a good one this week. We got Stan Moore and Mike Ganser on the shit show, plus some fun videos. Next week on the podcast, we got a, I won't tell you, but it's pretty big. I'm pretty pumped up about

it and shout out to that. I'm smoking a joint right now and just reflecting on my life. Shout out to 14er for making that weed that I don't have existential crises. Some fucking weeds, I just start smoking

and I start thinking about crazy shit like my mother and shit. I don't know. But, you know, so shout out. Thanks for making weed for a tuner that fits my needs. And if you're in the Denver area or Boulder area, go buy some weed. Go check it out. They got a shop in Boulder and they're just good guys know, I love to support the cause and they get me high and

get me to, uh, you know, inspire me to keep going and keep writing and keep doing all this stuff. So thank you for that. Um, and whatnot, what else is on the plate? I have a lot of shit brewing actually. Um, it's just crazy right now. I'm working on, we got a, Oh, 4th of July. Um, if you want us to play your, uh, your barbecue or party, we will play it. Um, we're doing an auction for the Denver justice and donations go to Denver justice or portion of the donations. I got to pay Sean and stuff and maybe pay for our expenses and stuff. If you want to donate, go to our website or not donate, but auction or bid

for us to play at your house. Also, I'll be DJing for two hours. You get to see my flow. You get to see my vibes. Come hang out. Maybe we could sleep on your couch if you're cool with that. I don't have the Rona. I think everyone's going to get the Rona, but I don't have it yet, I guess.

And, you know, it's crazy times. So just trust us, and we're going to keep it as safe as possible so we can trust you to keep it as safe as possible. We could all do our part and still have a good time and have fun on 4th of motherfucking July. I'm also doing the stay-at-home dance party, which is bad the fucking ass. I've been having

fun every Saturday. We're number 5 in the country. The dance party is number 5. We had 123,000 viewers last week. Fucking shout out to all you guys. That's fucking legendary. Fucking legendary. Shout out to y'all. I'll do it again because my clap was gone. Shout out to y' guys. That's fucking legendary. Fucking legendary. Shout out to y'all. And I'll do it again because my clap was gone.

Shout out to y'all. Fucking epic. Yeah, I've been having fun with DJ Sleepy. And the gang, we call them the Frasco Angels, the girls that dance and stuff. We love each other. It's awesome. It's a big old party over there.

But socially safe party. That's what I'm trying to say I yelled at from some guy Named Jay Lane He's like, put a fucking mask on, Frasco I'm like, I've been quarantined with these guys For eight weeks And I think he was just trying to talk some shit But Jay Lane, I hear you

I will wear a mask next week Why don't you Shoot me a message who's just trying to talk some shit. But Jay Lane, I hear you. I will wear a mask next week. Why don't you shoot me a message privately. You don't have to blast me all over the internet, but we're trying our best to keep people happy and stuff. But yeah, come on out. Thanks for supporting me. I love you.

Arno, give me something sweet and nice, and I'll leave you with this. Life. We got to figure out what we want in life. Stop doing things because other people want you to do it. Stop doing things because you feel like, oh, that's what society wants me to do. Start doing things for yourself. Focus on you. Focus on your brothers and sisters that are in this fight with you together

because this is all we got. Who knows if there's a heaven or a hell or maybe there's like 25 virgins or whatever it is. Who knows? Let's focus on the now. Let's focus on being in this beautiful place. Because if we fuck up this beautiful place and there isn't any heaven, then I'd be really sad. So let's enjoy this and let's pretend this is our heaven, because it is. The present is heaven because we're alive. All right, guys. I love you. Be safe.

And I will catch you next week. Arno, give me something sweet. Give us Americans that good old-fashioned socialist rant. Love you. Fresco's World's Heavy Podcast. Thank you for listening to episode 89, produced by Andy Fresco, Joe Incello and Chris Lawrence. Please subscribe, rate the show on iTunes and Spotify so we can make this a worldwide phenomenon. For info on the show, please head to Instagram at worldheavyspodcast. For more info on the blog

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dance parties. Did you see our boy doing Father's Day cameos? Why wait for another year? I can celebrate Father's Day anytime. They gave me shaving cream.

This week's guest is Tank and the Bangas. Find them on tankandthebangas.com Our special guests this week are Ari Findlings, Sean Eccles singing Coming Down,

and Anders Oddborn's song, and Arno Bakker. Okay, guys and girls, let's talk about tickets. Okay, I'm old, and this weekend I found out what K-pop is, and how clever and wonderfully sneaky our kids have become in trolling and civil disobedience. How they managed to grab free tickets by the thousands for a show in Tulsa, and turned it into a shit show. I'm not going to go all political over your ass.

I'd want to stick to the tickets. Tickets all of you buy for events you love. Tickets you spend money on for artists that touch you. For music that moves you to be in moments that might change you. This money then supports creative artists that often struggle. It pays for the infrastructure in the scene and probably also to keep the beer companies going. Often having paid no money makes the event worthless because you as an audience seem uninvited to make the extra effort to engage in what's happening. So what is the catch if everyone is committed? The creative

artist is a millionaire president and the tickets are for free. You are being sold something, not a ticket, something else. And it's up to you to figure out what it is, what you're being sold, and whether it's worth the price. The kids have an answer. See you next week. Summer's here. Let's play some shikia.

Qualified immunity. Qualified immunity. Qualified immunity. Qualified immunity. I and I, will we comply? Bye-bye. Classify. Satisfy. Strive to be a good guy, testify, verify, confide, also claim by, keep them dignified, keep them pried, and alive long try, and never, never qualify. So what is qualified immunity? They body check, put a bullet in your back, or retract, union protects The Supreme Court consorts Make them all accountable

No one is above the law No license to kill No QI for nobody No license to kill We and we, we strive for unity Se seek impunity, think opportunity, community, continuity, security, herd immunity, but we never plead immunity. So what is qualified immunity? The wolf pack puts a knee on your neck, file fake reports, cleanse gum in your corpse, your president is not yours, them all accountable No one is above the law No license to kill

No QI from anybody No license to kill Officer