Joe Rogan Experience Review podcast - 205 Joe Rogan Experience Review of Todd White et al.

Episode Date: December 30, 2020

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Join us always by Garrett. How you doing bud? What's up guys? And what do we got this week? We've got John Turzian and Craig Sussa the restaurant he is just her and The Todd White one I want to go over as well The jujitsu artist guy,. It's kind of a COVID heavy week again. Tell me about it. There's no way to get away from it. God, dude.

So, I mean, I get why you bounced out, but I'm starting to get to that point. Like I'm starting to get to the point where it's like, are we just suffering because of the beach or like, what are we doing? Because everybody else is like, I don't want to say everybody else, but I mean, I guess I just get this out there right now and I don't, I think this sounds like a caveman theory about it, but it seems like the fact that California's locked down as much, if not more than any other place, and we seem to have the highest amount of cases.

Like what are we thinking? Like what are we doing? Yeah, I mean. And you can't do anything anyway. Right. It's living up in Boseman people like, oh, you know, why'd you move? And I'm like, isn't it obvious?

And then because I'm having these conversations, I'm realizing more and more why I left, because I list everything I enjoyed doing, like Jiu Jitsu, stand up comedy. You know, go into restaurants and bars where we knew everyone because we worked in a bar. And we can't do that. It's like, what is left?

Like, hey, I love the the weather and I love the beach But I didn't ever really like the beach that much Wasn't like I was at the beach every day. I differ there. It was cool thing. That's I love it Right, I'm there out every day, but I understand what you're saying. It's like it's a bonus for sure But at this point, it's pretty much the only thing we have you know, I mean like at this point, yeah. It's pretty much the only thing we have, you know what I mean? Like, it's like just a bad taste in my mouth. I don't know.

And there's no science behind any of it. You know what I mean? That's the thing. It's like we're just fucking rolling the dice here and fucking up everything. And initially, I was like, man, I'm for sure gonna have a job back. But after listening to those guys,

talk about the restaurants. And those are super successful restaurants here in LA. I mean, my play is just based on pure demographic and where it's at is gonna be busy if they reopen it. But I mean, they had really put in the fucking stranglehold on these businesses now. It's like, the way they were just talking about. We get through it.

How they were navigating through it. And it's like, you throw one rock at them and they fucking figure out how to put up outdoor dining They invest that much money into it and then you're gonna take away that on top of it Like what in the fuck are we doing like it and it's only that's only here, right like I don't know Well a lot of places have restrictions like New York does But you can have patio dining there what was really messed up about on the podcast, I mean, what must be so frustrating for them is they hear,

okay, so you build a $60,000 patio area, and the next week they close it, and they agree, and they're like, okay, but it's just like, they're getting told to do one thing by the state, and then next day they're just changing it anyway and these guys are obviously bowlers They've got a lot of money and capital to put in but most restaurants are not like that right you know They're not owned by In fact in cash right Well when they said 70% of them are likely to go under that's what I heard to it. I'm like is mine fit into that one because

I mean we're one of the few that of course, I mean you yeah that Cabo has like what 16 different spots, right, so it's quite big, but again I mean in a way you could look at it like that's a lot that they have to keep open. Oh, man That's a lot of overhead for that a lot. It's not like they're gonna need breaks. It's like I just don't know how long you can do this. Like it's I mean here we are almost a year in. I mean we're 10 months in and we have made no inkling. I mean we have just fucking navigated this as poorly as possible. It seems like especially yeah it kind of feels a little bit now. Like they just, you know,

sailed the yacht right into the ropes. And the fact that they're out, like out and about, and we've talked about this, like I know Joe has talked about it and Sam and I have mentioned it quite a few times. It's like, you've lost all fucking, all integrity by being caught out and about doing exactly what you've told the people you can't do. It's like, you've lost all fucking all Integrity by being caught out and about doing exactly what you've tell people you can't do It's like you've lost and that was disgusting like so just like how in the fuck?

I don't know how people aren't like just uproaring like I mean I'm just one guy, but Huge part of me is like man. I wish that I could fucking just shake the fucking. Cause I don't think I'm the only one that feels this way. I think the vast majority of people are, uh, I mean, there's that handful of people that are just staying in their house, like, fucking, I know there is. I don't necessarily communicate with a lot of them just because I don't, I mean, the vast majority of people that I hang out with are still kind of just live in life.

I mean, being careful, but live in life, you know what I mean? And you're like, they said, you're just forcing people into house party situations like you really are like if you're not you're taking It's like it's people are just gonna react at this point. There's not like You it's just not feasible. I don't think What's the sentiment right now? I mean new years coming up in a couple of days I had tickets to come out there, but I mean our plan was we're all going to go to Catalina. Obviously that's off the cards. Right. Right. In hearing all this, this was two, it's like there's nothing to do. I mean, are people even going to plan to meet up at places? Sam was just saying

he's like, I'm having a hard time wanting to plan anything because I don't know what's going to happen, but I'm just like, I don't know, we're going to fucking Mexico. I need to, we need to, I'm sure we, I don't know what to say, man. Like I've been to Florida, I've been all over the place. You're not. Just get out of the country now. Well, that's the thing, and I was like, I was hesitant to go. I was like, if they're not even gonna allow us in the fucking hot tub in the hotel or the Airbnb, whatever.

I was like, I'm not going there either. Like I'm not going to another place, it's just like locked down, but apparently we found one that's open, but We can't even go see that's got a place you have a plan. What's that? Yeah At least you have a plan. You know, I just can't believe that they were saying like I think it was Craig that was saying it that That there's just no pushback, right? So the government, California and the state, whatever, they create these regulations. They're nonsensical, a lot of them, because you can still go to the mall and other places.

And then there's just no pushback. Like there's nothing you can do. So like you can do that. Well, the best thing is they're rolling with the punches. It's like, how are the restaurants being fucking whipped? But they're just rolling the punches figuring it out and they won't there's no end insight at this point Like I just stopped by my spot on the way home from the beach today Popped into my restaurant and I was like yo, what's the story? He's like nobody knows and I'm like and Sam seems to think that once Biden gets into Fucking office. It's gonna be like a nationally mandated fucking lockdown for X amount of time like national. All right we should probably explain that all

the Sam is a friend of ours that Lisa lives in California. Correct. And he gets a lot of good information like he knows so many people that his brothers are resources yeah for sure. Yeah he's he's a bit of a Republican conspiracy theorist sometimes though, so take everything with a green assault. But yeah, man, that story that where they closed the comedy store because so they set up outside patio space right for a while. And I never saw it. I was already gone, but I was really hopeful of that. I was like, great, they're gonna figure out a good way to do this. And they were projecting the comedy

out to that dining area. They still close that. How does that make any sense? Is it gonna go through the TV? I am just waiting. Who's benefiting from this is my question. Who is benefiting? Because if somebody gets paid somewhere,

like I don't know. The Donalds. Yeah, I guess it's big. These big corporations are the only thing that's benefiting. It's like, wow, wow. Well, it was interesting what they said about the lobbyists, right?

So the food lobbyists obviously work for the big food chains. And a lot of them didn't need to really, especially fast food, didn't need to close. And then there's like Uber, delivery, the eat, Uber eats is probably doing well. Because, you know, so they're not, they've got no reason to fight for the, the small raster aunts. But it's just such a shame in that area, or if you look at anywhere, like everyone listening to this,

if you think of your favorite restaurants in your town, your city, right now, guaranteed it's gonna be, like just there's one of them. It's just one of them. And they've done a really good job and they've made it amazing. And it's like the one of the best things to go do.

Like go out, eat some great food, and you know, it's like one of the best things to go do. Like go out eat some great food and you know it's not this mass produced kind of conveyor belt style food. It's got real character and taste and all the good shit you like. It's going to be gone. I mean, I know we're just waiting for things to open up. That's what I'm saying That's what we've been saying like let's just wait, but there's not gonna be anywhere left, right? They won't be able to afford to do it

Because it open and it closes again and it open and these guys were saying something I didn't think about when it reopens It takes a long time to get moving again. You've got to get all that inventory in and You know it takes like eight nine months to get up to speed if they close it twice during that time I Feel terrible, dude. He raised such a good point to he goes We are the rule followers remember when he said that like I didn't even think about that Oh, yeah, those like the health department goes and stuff. I was like I didn't think of that fucking angle But that makes so much sense. He's like dude. We get paid. I mean our job is to follow the fucking rules How in the

Like what what are we doing like what are we doing because you guys are criticizing us and I mean there's been certain statistics That have come up that I've heard I think they reiterated the same thing about there being like a 3% There's a proof that 3% of like the cases come from dining in or dining out, but all that information was all about dining in as well. Like all those studies were all about dining in. So there's not even any research doing on outdoor dining. It's just assumed, which is so fucking stupid because the guy even said, I don't know, I was on the same one, but he's like, the fucking worst thing you can do is be inside with other people. He's like, the best thing you can do is open a window. That logic to me makes so much fucking sense. I'm like, how is this not the normal fucking rhetoric? Like, what are we doing? Like, open a window, go outside.

It doesn't live out there. Like, what are we doing? You're forcing people into a house. You're forcing people to congregate. Like, they were saying like these to go orders They're doing to go orders for 30 40 people. It's like that makes so much sense Make so much sense especially people that are young and vibrant like I understand people are pre-existing terms and a lot of these things like people have fallen over sick and died and I'm sorry to hear that I'm

If I'm one of them tomorrow, then you can check my words today. Like, I just don't know what to say. We can't keep living in fear. It's hurting everybody in so many other ways. Well, and there's a safe... There is... that's the point. There's a safe way to do it.

Like, they can open these things and they could make it safe. They even talked about testing. I don't like that. That's not a testing company Dude, you imagine it's a bit much right? I wouldn't show up an hour I'm just trying to find they're trying to find the solution right Anything right get it open like even if we have to do this for now I mean, they there's a safe answer. It's not like they're saying, hey, let's open it because of business and people will die. They're not saying that. Right. Not at all. We can do this safely. Right.

I don't think I've ever heard you this heated about and I've said it again on this podcast. It started with that basketball day and ever since then, you've had really. I mean, you're in the, you're in the middle of this so I get the heart, but you want Right It's you want upset about this for a long time. Yeah, it's gone to the point Well, I mean I have a job now like I had a job that I now it's like lost and almost feels like they have no idea when it's coming back and it's like I need community like I really need it. I don't care what anybody says like the you need that as humans Especially like extraverts like ourselves like well managed through it, but at the same time, it's like, what are you taking away? You're taking away the dumbest, most ignorant shit, the gyms places where you go out to eat. Where did we come up with these are the fucking places that it's going to spread the most just because it's the social atmosphere. Otherwise,

people are exercising outside and you're going to tell me that that's worse for you and that the spreads like get the fuck out. There's no, there's no science behind it at all. And who in the fuck are we saving? Like, what are we doing? You're killing so many places. There's so many places boarded up out here. It's just fucking sad. And like they were talking about, it's like, when's it coming back it's gonna take a while to rebuild this it's almost like if they just put to switch tomorrow and was like all right everything's open here's the deal do the social distancing fucking wear the masks we're just gonna fucking ride this out see what happens dude I feel like I could I can leave go to graduate school, finish that, set up a career, and by that time, like four or

five years from now, Santa Monica will finally be coming back and I'll be like, all right, I'll move there now. It's like I'm not gonna miss anything until right? Right? Just get to work. And like I've said, my living situation is so fucking money and it's so good for me. I would be just going somewhere to go somewhere. Other than the restaurant things, I mean, whatever. Unemployment, I'm glad I'm fortunate. I do have it.

I'd be fucking an asshole to say otherwise because I know there's a ton of people out there that don't have it. So I'm very fortunate for that and I won't say otherwise. But man, just the fucking, how has this become normal for me like I wake up I mean grand I have a handful of things that I do every day that keeps me in check but just short of that it's like I don't know I didn't just be more productive I've just been like waiting to be back to work but it's's like Some point well, but that's that's the dialogue right that's what we talk about it because it and why Joe does it puts a voice to it Not everybody has the routine that you have like you you stay physically fit right and you have your group of friends and you get down to the beach and

You know, I mean you're doing things to kind of get that energy and stress out. Right. Plenty of these guys don't. All they had was work and mostly everything else they did was unhealthy. Now everything they do is unhealthy. That's gotta be rough. You gotta find some fucking good habits in the situation. I tell you that. I mean, well, huge companies are leaving California too. What do they say?

Like pack JP, pack it and the computer one? I don't know. I mean, they're paying a price for this and they get a need that money to get back on their feet. Right. And the state has to pay for things. I'm just having a hard time understanding it. Is this all for re-election and who's re-electing you and what are you who's benefiting from this? Like, because are you saying that you're saving these lives? Is that the narrative? I mean we're what a year in and you've done it's done nothing like it feels like we've done nothing and it just seems like they try and keep fucking insurging like this fear there's a new virus there's a da da da da it's like bro fuck off like I don't believe anything you say any more at all

period off with your fucking head like I'm done with it like just done with it. They're definitely losing the confidence of people. I mean I never had it because it is so hard to know. Wow it's fucking gone out the window fly away don't ever come back like don't ever want to see you in person kind of thought process at this point. One of the big points that they made like towards the end of the podcast, which I think you can generalize to like a lot of different careers and things that happen is, you know, like these guys all know each other because like great people come out of these areas of like LA and California, you know, a lot of times it seems like it's like big fish in your town. You head out there because you're like trying to find, you know, becoming an actor or just network and do these

things and you know, plenty of douchebags there too. But there's some people that we knew that really got on with it and we're connecting well and they talk about right. So they use the example like there's no comedy club so it's not just that the famous amazing comedians can perform and continue to make money but but like the newbies like me that desperately need our open mics desperately need to like create that community struggle through get better perfect our art like like new, young chefs that want to cook and learn, and I mean, you take it for fitness instructors, anyone, right? Even Jiu Jitsu guys, like this is how you make the next generation of masters is through

practice, and they can't do anything. They've done nothing for a year, and it may be two years. And then it's like well holy shit what how much are we losing from this two years and what are we what are we doing like are we moving forward is something changing is something better what's going on because it feels like we're just insurging more fear more anytime it feels like things are going a little smooth especially out here I don't know how it is out there it feels like things are going a little smooth, especially out here, I don't know how it is out there,

but it feels like things are smooth, smooth, smooth, boom, fucking slap in the face. And you're just like, wait, what? Like how long do you think that we're supposed to just fucking suck it up? Cause I don't understand, I don't understand, you're affecting so many people's lives at this point, so many, like,

what's the fucking cost is the question? And I don't understand how that's never, I don't, there has to be somebody in there asking these questions. Like how was nobody asking these questions? Mm-hmm. Why is it, why? I don't know, but I'll tell you what,

when I was listening to this podcast, the whole time I was imagining how pissed off you're getting. Oh my God. Directly having to deal with this. Like, you're basically what he's talking about. You're one of the guys to work in the restaurant. 100%.

I am exactly the guy he's talking about. Toity. Yeah. I'm like, it's brutal, man. Fortunately, we had just gotten a good squad at work. Like, everybody was just stoked that we had a job and we were back and we were working. And since the community, we were just rolling

with the punches that we had to have the outside dining and to take outside dining away is just, dude, the way they had it set up, there's glass in between every table. I mean, the tables were set far apart. Like they said, it wasn't inexpensive to build that shit. It's just, it's, Sam was like, I wish that he's like,

people wouldn't be leaving California for the holidays because this is what causes this. And I'm like, we're leaving, Kelsey's leaving, like everybody's wanting to leave. So it's like everybody, he knows is doing the exacting that he thinks is causing this. I just don't know. Like I don't believe anything at this point. Dude it wouldn't matter if people stayed. There's nothing that I was coming there. Right. It's like you can't close everything and then just be like oh yeah people are still like what's the point. You don't even want tourists

right now. Absolutely. Like what's the point. He was saying some crazy statistic to that more people traveled through LAX like that This is a fucking whatever kind of statement, but he said and like the past two weeks or something the most people that have ever traveled through LAX are traveling right now I mean, it's pretty which sounds really unhealthy pretty evident that's you're forcing people into these situations though really unhealthy. Pretty evident that's you're forcing people into these situations though. Like it's like prohibition. It seems like probably more dangerous stuff. Dude I didn't even think of that. That's a great idea to what he says. He kind of just like hinted to it but I didn't even think about it. He's like you could just basically open like an underground restaurant at this point. Like you could just open a restaurant in your house. Like he's like that's

what he was saying with people who are doing indirectly I think and I was like I didn't think of that market. That's a smart idea. Like he's like, that's what he was saying with people who were doing indirectly, I think. And I was like, I didn't think of that market. That's a smart idea. Right. Just like underground bars. Just like, yeah, fuck it. To assign something along it goes. Right.

Cash only. Yeah. Cash only, you have to know the fuck that's working in. Stacks of white clothes. Who knows, man. I mean, I just thought, yeah, I mean, look, it's's not that that was there was like a doom and gloom type podcast, but I appreciated those guys coming on and saying that message and that and it's really sad to hear that they can't get this message out there that other media outlets just won't

take this story. Because it's what people want to fucking hear and talk about and like appreciate what's happening. That real struggle. For sure. Well, look, when they open again, support the shit out of them, them and any of your local restaurants, like try not to go to the chains, I guess, and just keep these small places alive. Let's move on to the Todd White one 15 84 Todd White sounds like a badass. So he is an artist a legit Gigi's who practitioner what do you say second degree third? I think that's a fourth He's a fourth degree, but and came up with in the same lineage is is Joe

And that's and this is another thing right to kind of expand on the last podcast is like look at what LA has to offer you take just jujitsu I mean it was the premiere location for it since you know UFC one oh right this is how Joe founded this how Todd found it it's like my school with anato magno at street sports in Santa Monica. I mean that's Hicks and Gracie's cousin. God we must have had on when we do our belt ceremonies we have like 30 40 black belts there. No doubt. That's crazy. Yeah. Yeah dude. That's like four, five hundred years of Getsu training. That guy is a pit of me You know, I'm gonna judge a book by its cover Because you see yourself like talking shit to that guy in some bar or something and him just fucking twist in your ass up bad Right

Like real bad and he doesn't even like look the part I don't know what you look like because I know there's a vast majority of Gets it dude. It wouldn't matter what he looked like if he's that good and he's trained that long. You're dead. No, that's what I'm saying. You just dead. You can't judge him. You know what I mean. Right.

Yeah, I mean at his level, I mean, if Joe's a lot bigger than him and Joe's legit black belt, I'm very good. And if they're similar ages, I mean, he should still be at a role, Joe. Right. You know, most of the time. I mean, that's that be at a role joe. Right. You know, most of the time. I mean, that's huge level. And here's another thing about why it's so important to get to train, and what it's like with the guys

that you train with is like, they often do master, you know, at least their career or other things that they do. Right. Because it's like this difficult. If you stay at jujitsu and you've got your black belt or shit you even get the purple. It's so legit it means that you have massive dedication. You can fight through huge adversity and you know you can really succeed in other areas and he talks about going like when he got laid off from Nickelodeon was like a difficult time for him obviously he was doing the SpongeBob stuff and he got like a lot of support from the

GJT community and his instructor there. It comes into play so much more than just Just like a place to train right like it's your family brotherhood and and even that's all start right it's That was one of the first things for me moving to bozeman the hearing that the school was open up here, right? I'm like fantastic dude. I have, there's a guy called Cron, Cron, a Gracie. He's Hicks and Gracie's son. Right. He's the living Santa Monica and have a school. He moved up here too. From what I told you. I'm like, whoa. I mean, how much longer do we do this? I was just mentioning that to my girl last night. Like how long do we do this before we're like, all right, that's enough time to go. Because for me, I've hinted toward this in the past. Southern California was the pinnacle of the spots to live for me. Like, last year, I was just where I wanted to live. And that is kind of

all the years kind of been blown out of that at this point. I mean, my life is good. Don't get it twisted. I'm very fortunate to have things that I have and be blessed with the situation that I'm blessed with at the certain circumstances when I know a lot of other people. Like I said, I've been held up with the unemployment stuff, but man, how long do you just like let other people tell you how to live your life? Like how, at what point? I've already gotten past that point clearly with the basketball situation and just prior to that I mean I was trying to roll with the punches, but at this point it's just like people telling other people what to do And it's like well Todd was talking about that right he goes, you know There's a lot of good and bad that you have to navigate living out in LA and it's like there's a lot of fake people

Right, there's a lot of users, there's a ton of narcissists, it's just like, because it's that kind of energy, and you have to navigate it all carefully, but you find your group, you find your people and your activities. I was gonna say, once all that goes away, it's like, what are you left with? Right, I mean, that circle is what I value so much,

granted, I still have a handful of the people that are close to me, around me, but not to the extent what it was. Like it was at the pinnacle and then it was just like, what do I mean? I don't know, man. What's the, how come nobody is evaluating these like the situational cost? Like they talked about it frequently. Like suicide, alcoholism, divorce, domestic violence. These are not anything

that anybody's like even hinting at like on any of the major broadcasting networks or anything. Nobody talks about any of that ever. I've never heard it on the news. Have you? Hmm. Not once ever. Like they don't want to. I think that that's that's like too much against the narrative right We're already two feet in so there's no way to reevaluate and maybe make some fucking turns on the boat and switch it up a bit because we're too far in Like no, that's not how society works like if you realize something's wrong You got to write the right the ship like that's what needs to happen You got to write the ship. That's what needs to happen. Yeah, 100%. I mean, it just has to come back to that point. I mean, like what Todd was saying and how he started off his journey out in L.A.

Like he watched that first UFC fight at some party he went to, right? Which is standard. Like that's a standard cool thing that would happen Yeah, and then you there was before Google but nowadays you could just Google whatever it is and then it turns out It's right down the street right because everything that like there's so many great things to do there right So he went down the street. He started training. He went to that shitty gym, beat up that instructor, which I thought was awesome. Yeah, that was dope. Well, you can't, look, once you get a good on-board down, I mean, most other martial arts are probably pretty useless, and I mean, he made that point, you know, he was telling the

truth. Right. And then, from that point, he left, some guys went with him, he went to different schools. And we'd ordered to come to kill him. Yeah. Right. That's not happening today. Good luck. Right. He left some guys went with him. He went to different schools and read or to the game a killer. Yeah, right That's not happening today. Good luck right I love it when Joe was he goes. Yeah, so Jocco got

COVID and I texted what it was he just wrote back in all caps not a factor A lot of factor. I was fucking cracking up. I was like that's what a legend What an amazing thing to say I would have said some crazy shit like that I love that is jocke related to him somehow or they just call a munchle job. Joe no to Todd I got the oh no no they just they just boys because of jujitsu yeah because Todd called him daddy Yeah, right? I couldn't understand. I didn't think that was the connection, but I thought that they might be related for some reason. No, he's just saying that like,

like whenever anyone is unsure about something, I think you just reach out to Jocco and he tells you it's gonna be okay. 100%. Like if you're in that circle of friends, I mean, he's the guy. Not a factor. Yeah, not a factor.

Not a factor. Yeah, not a factor like that not a factor Doesn't give a fuck let's keep going dude. I I try and tell people that I mean I Know preach preacher anything, but I'm like whatever the narrative you want to call 2020 is it is You know, I mean you can say it's so shitty and this that and the other but I mean For me and I know a lot of people that if you decided to make some good choices like You could be in a good spot right now like I'm healthy. I'm happy. I'm good But I mean I want more now and the fact that they're trying to hold me down for even longer than I mean a Year in itself just to think of that to be, you would let somebody tell you what to do

for a year is crazy. And the fact that we're at the point now where it's like, we're just kind of like, we'll just go ahead and do whatever they say. We have no voice. It's like, how long do we do that? Well, that's the thing that people are forgetting. It's like, you have that voice.

Like, it's, you know, and it doesn't just mean move. Right. It's like there, there are other options, but I mean, I did. Joe did. Lots of people did. He even said that Todd was one of the main reasons he moved to Austin. Right. Like that, that guy inspired him to move. I mean, you know, the fact that places are open isn't it crazy to think that the fact that places are not only cool, but oh, just the fact that they're open is the incentive to move out of another state. Right. I mean, if my little remember, it doesn't have to be forever. Right. Right. I don't look at leaving Santa Monica like I could never go back

there again. I just don't want to right now. To now is not the time. Yeah, excuse me, I just don't care to. I'm like now. There's new adventures. Like my buddies went duck hunting today and some others went to the to the hot springs near here and there's like hiking and snowboarding and and skiing open and most of the restaurants and bars. I mean there's restrictions in time like you can't be out past 10 but you can still go you can chill. Like if you came up here you'd be like other than everyone wearing masks you might not even notice that there were restrictions. Florida still does not give a flying fuck. It's crazy and I don't know that that their numbers. I don't know the math on this, but I don't know that their numbers are like far

succeeding everything else. Have you heard that? It's not, I mean, say that again. I say that I could barely. I said, do you think that I don't know the numbers, but I know that they like to say that Texas and they like to say that Florida and Arizona are like They like to say that Texas and they like to say that Florida and Arizona are like No worse states because they're staying open, but I would really like to see the science on that Yeah, I don't know I wish I knew more about it. I mean, there's obviously Ways that you can stay open and it's it's a mess I have friends going down to Miami for New Year's a living Chicago Right and they're going down because everything's open. And they're not like careless, silly people that don't want to get sick.

Yeah, I mean, in their 40s, they just want to be able to do something normal. They just get tired of it. That one guy, we didn't touch on him but the burn sign or whatever his his podcast but he mentioned something about like there's just no sign sign. He was even talking about the masks and stuff like this is all like placebo just like make you feel some kind of way I think all of it. I don't know like you're wearing the mask to basically it's become just like you're not a dick Whether or not it does anything nobody fucking knows other than those in 95's but other than that It's like nothing nobody knows that these other things are like really doing anything for anybody

So what if you do and that makes me wonder because Because I mean the the range between masks from like Shittiest to an 95 I mean, I was just like well wait a second. You can wear the shittiest one Right you can be in an uber with the shittiest one and have a covid and have three other people in the car For an hour on a trip and that's okay, right with the windows rolled wide up. Yeah, yeah Yeah, just like spitting into your India's sock that you have over your face I mean

There's no science behind any of it. That's the that's the problem We're just going on stuff that people have said and they're all liars They've all made made're all liars. They've all made themselves all liars throughout the whole process. Grand, it's hard to keep. They're hard to trust. I mean, really hard to trust.

There's none of them that I would want. Well, look at this great story, right? You take Todd's story, everything in his life that's helped him achieve. And you know, you can tell by the way he's talking that you just who played a huge part in his success, just in life. And Joe talks about it too, many people have.

But now you've got a lot of people maybe about to make Blue Belt. Remember when Joe said to getting, like the day of his Blue Belt was like the bet, one of the best days of his life. I completely understand. It's a huge achievement. And it's your first belt.

But it blows your mind. You're like, oh my God, I actually know something. Right. In it blows your mind you're like oh my god I actually know something right in this sport that makes you feel like you know nothing all the time right you get that but then it's all about momentum it's like stand up it's the same way or anything really difficult because it's fucking hard and you always want to quit right so you gotta keep going now people have taken a year off at some of the best schools in the country and They're probably gonna close because they won't be at all for to open again. I mean people are really supportive I know at my gym in Santa Monica. I knew the guy that did the

Kind of enrollment stuff so he liked new the numbers and he said it was like I think like 50% of people like new the numbers. And he said it was like, I think like 50% of people stayed on paying, even though you couldn't even train at all just to allow the gym to stay open. But that barely allowed the gym to stay open because now you're at 50% and think of what people are having to pay to get nothing, no training.

Oh, that is rough, that is rough. I mean, I just don't know. No training Brakes my heart, man breaks my heart. I mean, I don't want to be a super Debbie down on this one But this is what these two were about and and I think people should talk more about what are the risks of not Getting back to normal life. What are the risks of not getting back to normal life? What are the risks? Joe's already taking every freaking good standup comedian out of LA and he's gonna open

probably what will be the best comedy club in the country. And now they fucking all live in Austin. I mean, I moved to Santa Monica, the be near the comedy store. Like that was a choice like, oh, fuck yeah, I'm doing that. And everything else that was good that was there was like, well, this is all a bonus. Right.

And now it's like, okay, I guess, move to Austin if you want to be a comedian. Right. I mean, that's like the world's changing. It's not a terrible play. It's not been to the day. I mean, I've been to Austin, it's a pretty sweet spot. But I'm sure there's a million people moving there right now just because Joe mentioned it. That's probably the truth Well, they talked about that didn't he say that a landowner there like the landowners have talked about buying up land because of

Joe moving to Austin that's fucking crazy The influence that guy has doesn't even make any sense Unreal well, let's let's end with something positive It's the new year is a few days away and whether you're making a fricking new years resolution or what you're doing I mean fuck try and have some hope. Yeah, you should you should maybe the new year's resolution should be we insist that everything opens up again I think that that's the right right play everybody be healthy be happy and everything open the fuck back up That's it because Garrett's really upset and we need a cheer this guy up Alright, buddy. Hey, thanks for joining me and thanks for this year of pods.

I know we only did a few months but you've been a recurring guest and co-podcaster. And thanks to everyone listening, this is the last one of the year. So as always, thanks for the support messages on Joe Rogan Experience review at Gmail, follow us on our Instagram, you can find Garrett's Instagram in the description of the podcast. There's a survey on there too if you could fill out that would be great. And otherwise, God bless you all. Happy New Year. Thank you.

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