Off The Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe - Grape Therapy: Bob Guiney

Episode Date: May 30, 2019

Today, OG of the Bachelor world after having competed on the first season of the Bachelorette and staring in the 4th season of the Bachelor, Bob Guiney joins the podcast. You wont want to miss out on a second of the fun as they talk about how much everything has changed since Bob's time on the show as well as the close friends he made while competing. Bob also talks about how he got invited to Oprah's 50th birthday and who he made a fool of himself in front of. And of course, take time to answer questions from fans like you! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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You were one of the first contest. You were a contestant on the first Bachelorette. Right. I was a reject from Trista's season. Rejected from Trista season. But then do back by popular demand, you became the Bachelor. Yes. And you were the first contestant to ever be a bachelor?

Is that how it worked? Well, Trista was the first. person who didn't get the final rose to get her own season and then I went on her season and I was the same. I was the first guy that didn't get the final rose. So I guess Tristan and I both kind of kick started this whole thing where, you know, if you're a fan favorite from the season before, you're an obvious choice. Because if people are rooting for you. Yeah, and they already know you. Obviously, if people don't know who I'm talking about by now, it's Bob Guinea's in the house. Yes. Um, okay, so, wait, so you, what were we just saying,

wow, I'm like not awake yet. Um, we were saying something about, okay, you were a reject from Tristan's season, it became the bachelor. Like number five. Okay, what season? That's what I was going to ask. Season one of the Bachelorette and then season four of The Bachelor. So I was after Alex Michelle was the first guy, then Aaron Burgey, then Andrew Firestone, then me.

Oh, okay, okay, okay. Now, what was the experience like back then compared to, I feel like it's the exact same format, kind of the same show? Like, is it same, same, only different? It's same, same, but so different. Yeah. It's like, I mean, well, first of all, I mean, just to kind of, you know, I waxed poetically about the old days, but it's kind of like, you know, I walked uphill.

barefoot both ways right right like thinking of the great old days yeah but on trista's season we were the first group of guys so it was it was really kind of like an experiment you know and uh i don't even know if they thought it was going to work necessarily and you know obviously trista was a great choice for the first bachelor because she's just completely badass yeah she's the best so we go on the season and um i was the oldest guy so i was 30 uh yeah it was 31 because i was 32 when i was the bachelor i still think i might be one of the older guys who have ever been the bachelor i think Well, Nick was, wasn't he like 30? Oh, yeah, Nick's like 35 or something.

So he has me beat. So, yeah. So I was like 31, though. And the rest of the guys on my season, there were a couple guys around my age. But for the most part, everyone was like a year or two or more younger than me. Right. And I sort of just figured it out. First of all, I didn't submit myself to be on the show.

You didn't? No. I was, you know, I played football in college. I was a recording artist. And I bought, with a record advance, I bought a mortgage company. And I thought, I'm going to have a normal life. Yeah. I'm, you know, because I was always like the opening act for huge bands.

We were the next big band. that never happened, right? Cool. Open for Matchbox 20. What? Oh yeah, all these huge bands. You did? Yeah, we were on the same.

We were on a label called Aware Records out of Chicago, which at the time had compilation albums that it put out with Hooting the Blowfish, Matchbox 20, you know, Vertical Horizon, all these big 90s bands. Yeah, yeah. And we were on it. And so we toured with all these guys and then we would go off on these little splinter tours. But nothing ever happened.

Like we, you know, we were, our songs ended up in movies and stuff and I'd be all excited and nothing would happen. Yeah. we'd still be like the opening band for everybody. Right. And so I was like, you know, approaching 30 and all my friends already had kids or whatever. And I'm like, man, I have, like, the last seven years of my life, I've signed a deal when I was 23. I'm like, the last seven years of my life I've driven around in a van.

Yeah. And I've done some cool stuff, but what do I have to show for it? So I was already kind of thinking like this. And my assistance at the mortgage company, so I bought this mortgage company with a partner. And my assistant at the mortgage company submitted my information without me knowing it. and they put my, um, record labels website as like, if you want to get to know more about them, here's this site. So they knew a lot about me before they ever contacted me.

And then when they contacted me, I don't know who it was that casted your season. Lacey. Lacey. Yeah. Me too. So, yeah. So, Lacey, so imagine this. If you didn't sign up for a show like The Bachelor or The Bachelorette and you get a call

from a woman who's kind of got a husky voice. Yeah. He's like, hey, what's up? Yeah. And, no offense, Lacey, if you're listening, but your voice sounded that way to me. And at least now. I'm picturing Estelle from friends as a cigarette. Oh, my God.

Yeah, like, so she calls and she's like, hey, it's Lacey from The Bachelor. Would you ever consider coming on a show? And I'm like, oh, this is great. This is a really funny joke. Oh, yeah. Because someone named Lacey. Come on. Your name's not Debbie.

It couldn't be Rhonda. It's Lacey, you know. And so I think it's a joke. And I was on crutches because I had reconstructed knee surgery. I put on like 25 pounds. I've never been heavier in my life. Right. And I'm crutching around the office trying to see who's laughing.

Right. no one's laughing. I'm like, oh my God, these guys are good, you know. Yeah, yeah. So then they called again. Really committing to the joke. Oh, yeah. These guys are brilliant. And so this went on for probably like a week or so. And this is back of the day. So this is 15, let's see, it's 2003. So 16 years ago. Yeah. Yeah. So we still had fax machines just to give you an idea. Did you really? Oh, yeah, like the thermal paper style, right? So they sent me over a plane ticket via facts because Lacey finally called me back and she's like, okay, I've got to meet you.

She's like, everyone else is like dying to be on the show and you don't seem to care. And she's like, I really just want to meet you. And she's like, if we fly you out, will you come see us? I'm like, yeah, of course. So now I realize it's real. I'm freaking out. So I go, they put me at, there's a hotel on Ventura Boulevard. They use it really kind of, well, now it's very nice.

Yeah. I mentioned this one time at a thing I was speaking at and the actual owner of the hotel was there and I was, I felt really bad. So I'm like, it's total crappy hotel and he's like, hey, I own that place. I'm like, I mean, I'm sure it's nice now. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. But I walk in, it's like like fake green grass on the ground. I'm like, what is going on? And they had me up to interview and I'm sitting in the hot tub having cocktails.

I don't know I'm supposed to be sequestered. So I'm like talking to all these girls and stuff and Stallionette-Salano, who was one of the executive producers at the time, who later went on, she formed, uh, teala tequila, and Jersey Shore and all of that. All the good ones. She comes out and she's like, hey, dummy, come here. And so I'm on crutches still. No, you're not still on crutches? Yeah.

So I still had two cocktails that I had just ordered for myself because I didn't want to have to get up and keep going to the bar. So this girl in a bikini walks over with my drinks and hands them to Sally Ann, and I'm on crutches and Salian's like, so this is how you do things? I'm like, yeah. She goes, you just meet random girls.

You sing Journey tunes by the pool. I'm like, yeah. She goes, okay, we got to get you upstairs. And so that's how I ended up on the show. That's so funny. I know, which is crazy because I really didn't know what I was getting into because had I, I can assure you how to spend more time in the gym. Because, I mean, I went on that first season and I was like 25 pounds heavier. I was always an athlete and stuff.

But, you know, I just didn't care because I didn't know what I was doing. And then all of a sudden, I'm like the fat funny guy. I'm like, oh, great, you know. And they ended up, yeah, then they, that season was pretty awesome. Trista was great. Yeah. We really hit it off. Yeah.

But we hit it off more of a friend vibe for sure. Yeah. You guys are still friends. To this day. Yeah. And Ryan was actually one of my sweetmates. in the house yeah and I even said to her one night I was like you know you go out with she said to me kind of she's like I go out on a date with the other guys and I come back and I know

she goes like on a date with you and I come back and everyone's like reading the Bible or sleeping oh yeah she goes I go on a date with the other guys I come back and it's like a frat party people are puking and I'm like yeah you're dating all my buddies what am I supposed to do we're playing sentry club a hundred shots beer in a hundred minutes yeah yeah and that was so funny actually when you came on everyone was like oh dude she's like the female bob You know, because you were making fun of yourself, cracking jokes, and same kind of stuff that I did when I was on. I love that.

Female Bob, what a compliment. Well, I took it as a compliment for myself. Yeah, as did I. That's so funny. All right, before we get back to the show, ABC's sexy summer drama, Grand Hotel is Your New Guilty Pleasure, a five-star hotel with five-star secrets set along the gorgeous backdrop of Miami Beach. Eva Longoria executive produces this bold and provocative family drama,

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Like, just free for all. Like, you just go to town. We would check, like, for example, the night after the first, the mansion thingy, and the night after that first. The mansion thing. Thank you. Yeah. It's been a while.

We go back to the mansion and we check into this new house. It's really nice and stuff. And they, that morning, they come. come to us and like, okay, so what do you guys thinking? You know, today's going to kind of be a little bit of a lay low day. We're going to do this and this and this we're going to do a few hits and we just want you guys to hang out. You know, it was more like us getting to know each other. And

you know, they knew what they're doing. So they're like, what do you guys want for food? And we're like, why don't we have a grill out there? Yeah. And for some reason I became like, you know, the chef master of the house. I'm like, we'll do lobster and burgers and corn on the cob. And then like, how about booze? I'm like, you guys have a margarita machine? I'm like, So we order all this booze.

We order, like, I'm like, let's get a half gallon of Jack Daniels, half gallon of vodka, and some mixers. Yeah. So they show, the booze is there in five minutes. Yeah. The food shows up like 12 hours later. So by the time the food shows up, everybody's had enough cocktails and enough sun that they're all saying horrible things about each other, you know.

But what was cool about our season was because it was so long ago and we didn't know what was on, we didn't know what we were supposed to be doing. Yeah. We all got along really well. I bet. Yeah. Like, you got along great. In fact, to this day, I always hear people say, you know, you guys, I always hear people say, you

guys all get along so well i was going to bring jamie blyth with me today who was on my season yeah yeah yeah uh well on trista season i should say and we were like the two rejects right before she went to hometown dates oh so we were like number five and six okay that were on the show still and uh that's how they did like we were the still friends oh yeah to this day and a lot of the guys and we're still buddies and we never there was never like tension in the house it was never weird i even started rooting for ryan honestly god while i was still on the show i was like you know i knew i i knew i just knew it wasn't like i knew I loved Trista and I knew I really cared about her and I thought she was beautiful

but I had this kind of protective vibe about it less of a romantic. Not the kind of protective vibe by the way like the guys do now are like hey by the way you know Jim's a real douche right it wasn't that kind of protector of it was more I love these guys and yeah I happen like these two dudes a lot more than some of the other guys

but they're all great you know it was never like throwing anybody under the boss or anything who was the villain on that season his name was Russ oh I kind of remember that and he honestly probably didn't deserve to be a villain he wasn't a bad guy Yeah. He was the only one that kind of had, at that time, the idea to show up and on that first night do anything different.

Yeah. We all just got out of the limo. Hi, I'm Bob. Nice to meet you. I'm Tristo. Oh, my God. You look beautiful. Everyone of us basically saying the same thing.

Right. He gets out. He has a gift from Tiffany's for her. He's the only one that did that. Yeah. And he didn't do any, like, weird stunts like they do today, but he definitely was, you know, recognizable. And he was there specifically for her.

He had watched the season. He knew who she was. And none of us had. Like, I knew who she was. And I thought she was hot. but I didn't really study the season, you know, so it was kind of like, you know, oh, she's awesome. You really went into it carefree.

Like, you did not give any. No, no, zero. In fact, what's really funny is one day we're in the hot tub. This is the true story, by the way. And we all get, we're all getting along great. And I happen to notice two dudes are getting kind of hammered and they're sort of trash and rust a little bit. And I see this guy come over with a camera with a towel over it and just sort of set it down

on a rock and just walk away. And I'm like, oh, my God. Oh, my God. some of you guys hey they're you know they're taping us right so just you know I'm from Detroit so like if I'm gonna be nice of somebody's face yeah shit talking behind their back I'm gonna get made fun of when I go home right no end yeah so just keep in mind you do have to go home after this show like I was already thinking and and they're like oh yeah thanks dude about that time executive producer the show comes out and he's like hey you're Bob right let's

take a walk so we take a walk we go around the side of us he goes hey dude uh trying to ruin the show what are you doing oh no I'm getting calls from people thinking we got like man soup going on 10 dudes hanging out in a hot tub you know he's like I don't know like they think we're shooting gay porn or something like right right like can you guys like it's okay to have drama yeah sorry man I'm like I wasn't thinking about the show well yeah like you don't go into it thinking about how you can make ratings and how you can you know you don't think like a producer well and it was a very different time because I mean keep in mind like Andrews season if I'm if I remember correctly the only two seasons that have even aired at this point were yeah I'm I'm

sure of this was the first two were the first two so Aaron Berge season and Alice Michelle season. So we, none of us have any clue what's really going on. And so, you know, it's the first one with all guys. And we're like, hey, you know, and I mean, to the point where it was really just about getting to No Trista, becoming buddies with the guys. So it was a fun experience. Yeah.

And wondering what the hell is going to happen when I go home to my job. Right. Because I own my own company. So, but everyone else that was there was like, you know, either on super thin ice and wondering what happened when they go home because it wasn't like normal to say I'm to be gone for four weeks. No, to go on national TV show. Yeah.

And I can't tell you. what it is. And reality TV was new at that point, right? Like it wasn't really a thing. And so it was just starting to blow up. So I always worry about people who actually have like good jobs and go on and like screw themselves on the show and then have to come back and like. And then they come back and they don't necessarily have a good job waiting for them because they've been gone for a long time. Yeah. And they really kind of made themselves look really bad. Right. You know what I get it. Yeah. I mean, there's a lot that people sacrifice for that stuff. That's so crazy. And you obviously, you found love and friendships on the show but now you're married with a little baby yeah my little son

was born in december yeah how did you and your wife mean so uh was it the derby no so my um i got married and divorced actually after being on the bachelor uh so i was the bachelor after being on the bachelor and i did not propose at the end of my season oh you didn't no i just gave a promise ring to estella was that that was that the thing back no i think i was the first one to do that okay um Well, Alex Michelle kind of did it, I guess, but Andrew proposed. I think Aaron proposed. Then obviously Ryan proposed because my season was right after Ryan's. Ryan and Trist does.

And then I, at the end of the season, I was like, man, I just don't know. Because I got married and divorce at a very young age, too. When I was a musician and my ex-wife was a model and that just seemed like the cliche thing to do. Married and divorce within a year, really stupid. So, yeah, I've got a lot of these marriages under my belt at this point. So I meet this girl who has a show that makes fun of The Bachelor. and she was an actress on all my children. And we fell in love and we got married.

We were together for seven years. And then she was in New York. I was in L.A. We just split up. But we're still very friendly and very cool. But I was kind of in the mindset. I'm like, I'm never getting married again. I was going to be that guy.

Not that I had a bad experience. I had a great experience. But I was just sort of like, I guess maybe it's just not for me. Yeah. And I was hosting a show for Sirius XM for a Playboy Radio for a long time. Oh, that's really? Yeah, it was a lot of fun. That's cool.

Did the drive time show. It was really cool. Yeah. And my co-host's best friend, or one of her best friends, so my co-host's name was Jessica Hall. And then my wife's name is Jessica Canyon. Her main name was Jessica Canyon. And so, and then I was also dating some other girl named Jessica. So I had a lot of Jessica's in my life. So I started calling my wife Canyon to keep it straight in my head. Then, you know, I was just sort of like, it wasn't one of those things I thought was going to be a serious thing. Right. And in fact, I told this story on the Today Show. but she came over one night and we were hanging out and stuff in about four in the morning she's

leaving and I was like well hey you know what no hugs yeah and uh and she's a she's a pretty tough chick and she looks to me she goes she has her shoes over her shoulder I'll never forget it and she looked to me she goes what you want me to hold your hand and sing kumbaya you'll be fine really she's like have a great day and walked away I'm like oh my god I love her so much she abuses me yeah so it became one of those things where we were engaged a year later and And then, you know, we've been married now three years, well, 2016. So this year, in November will be three years. Oh, amazing.

Five months old. He's five months? Yeah. Oh, Grayson, right? Grayson Robert. Yes. Oh, that is so sweet. Okay, five months.

Why do I feel like I know your life better than I do? I was like, he's like two. He's like seven years old. You've been in Seattle for like 20 years, right? Yeah. Yeah, that's so crazy. Okay, so you, wait, did you just tell me how, where was that that you met her? Oh, we met in L.A.

Oh, in L.A. So I had moved to L.A. with my ex-wife. So I have this theory about L.A. I have a theory about reality show stars in L.A. Don't do it. It was always my thought. Right. And I felt that way then.

Because I was like kind of early in the reality game. And I was working a lot in television right after doing the show. And my ex-wife was an actress in New York. And she was working a lot. Yeah. And she was like, I want to move to L.A. I want to do some different things. And I was like, okay, well, I'm really happy here in New York.

Right. And we moved to L.A. I did. I fell in love with L. and I loved it. Yeah. But it's like a delusion, like an overwhelming amount of people move there thinking, I'm the next Ben Affleck.

Yes. I was the seventh runner up on season 19 of the Bachelorette. So I am now at, yeah. Clearly, I am anointed as the new star. And it's like, no, dude, you're not. And in fact, you really shouldn't quit your day job. You know, like one of the things I love about Jason, when Jason and I first met, you know, we met on the Today Show.

And I'd been doing it for almost 10 years at that point when he first started coming on a join. and he was immediately very well loved. And we were talking, I'm like, so you're still, you still? Yeah, he's like, yeah, I do. I still, I kept my day job. I'm like, dude, in front of his mom, I'm like, thank you. Yeah. I'm like, you have no idea what that means to me.

Because when I hear people throwing all caution to win and going for different things, I'm like, man, especially when they're like attorneys or things that they've taken time for schooling. Yeah. I'm thinking, you're taking such a major step back. It's true because, I mean, there are certain things you can do coming off the show to, like, I knew I didn't have a job to go back to you. So I was like, how do I build a career out of, you know, this world? Yeah.

But Jason, you know, he's worked so hard to where he's gotten now with his job and, you know, all of his education that, you know, so I know that it meant a lot to him to go back and, and he loves what he does. Yeah. So. And I will say this as someone who was able to do it too, because I never quit my day job, even though I was doing a lot of hosting and fun stuff. And you get a really a big boost professionally from coming back. Yes. Especially if you're a well-loved person like Jason. was like I was like you were yes you come back and it's like you know people are like hey man you

you you aren't a douchebag you were actually cool on that show and they respect the fact that you're don't think you're all Hollywood now yeah and it does well for your career yeah in time you find that people will be more apt to want to work with you and and things of that nature because you have a little notoriety but you didn't let it go to your head right okay I'm really sorry but I need to take a moment because I am just so pumped up I keep thinking about Jason and I'm moving in together and the next exciting chapter and how magical it's going to be. I'm really looking forward to cooking together, having

a roommate that's just so easy going and fun and loving and just being able to sit out on the porch like two grown adults and have a glass of wine. But really more than anything, it has me looking back on our whole journey together so far. Aw, cue the awes.

I mean, if you think about how many things we had to work out just for us to meet, and even then it was no guarantee. I've had to deal with my friend telling me not to go on The Bachelor, then everything I went through on my season of The Bachelorette. I even rooted for Jason to be the next Bachelor at one point. We all know that.

It took me getting this podcast, which gives me the opportunity to continue to meet new and interesting people all the time. Then when I first interviewed Jason, I was just getting out of a relationship, so I wasn't looking at all. I just knew he was fun to be around and obviously made an impression on me. It could so easily have remained a disconnect.

And that's so sad to think about. But ever since we gotten together, it's just been a really, really great fit. I feel like he brings out the best of me. I feel like he helps me be more of a partner. He helps me compromise. He helps me stay calm. He just brings out the best side of me. I really believe that.

And I feel like I bring out a lot of good things in him too. I bring out his funny side. I think I bring out, you know what other than that, he's pretty perfect. But if you can't tell, pretty happy. And with good reason, because I just know it will only continue to get better without the long distance. Thank the good Lord. I mean, what's more thrilling than being in a relationship where the sum is greater than its parts? What makes it all that much crazier to me is it was really a movie I just watched that got me starting to think about all this in the first place.

It's this hilarious new movie called Always Be My Maybe. It was written by Anne Stars comedian Ali Wong, who I love, and Randall Park from Fresh Off the Boat. they're so funny they play these two childhood best friends in san francisco who drift apart when things get awkward then reconnect later in life and realize the old sparks are still there along with some new ones always be my maybe is a really really refreshing take on rom-coms it's hilarious but sweet but not too sweet you know plus kiana reeves makes an appearance like you've never seen kiana before big kiana guy it might be one of my new favorite kiano roles of all time and i'm a big point break guy okay i seriously think you guys are going to love this movie it's rated pg 13 it's on

netflix or in select theaters friday may 30 first in fact maybe we can set up a viewing party with the vinos and off the vine facebook group we can all watch it at the same time be like one two three play and post about our favorite moments i'm not going to lie i may have been humming some hello peril songs to myself for a couple days afterwards every time someone would be like where's that from i'd have to go into a long detailed explanation i'm realizing now you also have no idea what I'm talking about yet. But that's all the more reason to check out always be my maybe this Friday. I find that now, obviously, people get all these opportunities with social media.

Yeah. But you got so many opportunities just from being on the show, right? Like, you got so many hosting gigs. Like, what was the best thing that you, what was your favorite thing that you've gotten to do since the show? Actually, my favorite thing was something that didn't pay me. Okay. Was, so Oprah and Gail.

This is when Oprah was on every day. Yeah, you may, there are some of my friends of mine. Yeah. Oprah was a huge fan of The Bachelorette and the Bachelor back then. And she actually was a really big fan of Trista's season. So I made her laugh every week, her and Gail. So all of a sudden, when the show is airing, and you know, you're terrified. Yeah.

Especially when you're one of the 25, right? Because you're like, oh, my God. I know I said dumb stuff. Yeah, yeah. You have no idea how it's going to be portrayed. Yeah. And the show starts airing. And thankfully, they were very kind to me in the edit bay.

And they made me look great. Yeah. And all of a sudden, I get a call from Oprah's show from Harpo. He's like, we want you to come to Chicago. Oprah wants you to cook with a bunch of firefighters on the show. I'm like, okay. And she's like, and her chef, Art Smith. I'm like, oh, my God.

So I go out, and I end up doing Oprah's show 12 times before I was the bachelor. Before I was a bachelor. Yes. So in between being a reject on Trista season all the way through. And then I think that Oprah is the reason why I was the bachelor because at the end of Trista's season, you know, and everyone was just involved. Can you put that on your tombstone, please? I think I'm going to do. I actually took it off of things I used to say because I realized I was talking about it too much.

but I was like you know and then I did I mention Oprah yeah 12 times I don't know if I said this but Oprah I just follow myself it's too easy to do yeah and um but she was so kind to me and really gave me a platform like you know and she she would have me on the show and then she literally was one day like I want Bob to be the next bachelor and that's kind of I think why it happened wow so when I when you do your first reveal with your person that you choose from the show yeah I didn't do Good Morning America I did Oprah wow and then I did Good Morning America right after that Yeah, you know, and so that was pretty cool. And then she invited me to her 50th birthday party.

What? Greatest experience in my life. You went to Oprah's 50th birthday party? Yes. Awesome. That's on your dream show. There were 250 guests there. I'm looking around the room and I'm like, this is back when Brad Pitt and Jennifer Anson were still together.

Were they there? Yeah. I'm standing next to them in line for the bathroom. I'm like, oh my God. But I made a fool of myself a few times. Like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver were also still together. Oh, my God. And he's walking by with a cigar.

And I don't know if I was just nervous or whatever. But I'm like, hello. Govna? That was not good. He didn't even laugh. Didn't even smile. No? No.

No, didn't even, he looked at me kind of like, what the? You know, I just kept walking. I'm like, oh, my God, that was not good. And I had the moments like that. I've done that. Randy Jackson is that who's on American? Oh, yeah, Randy Jackson. Yeah.

I walked by him at a club and said, what's up, dog? Yeah. He didn't do anything. He just gave me the weirdest look. Like, okay. And you know, like, in the moment, you know it's kind of funny. And, like, if he were not crowded around people or something. And it's probably.

that I bet everybody says that to him yeah yeah yeah everybody's like oh it's a no for me dog and unlike that person yeah it just came out hello governor yeah that's hilarious similar stuff say stuff yeah wait who else was there i want to know everything oh my god dr phil i actually helped dr phil change the font size on his um his blackberry okay you have so much content for your tombstone yeah right i have no more room on my team stuff but it was super cool because i was just really loving the experience and then um Oh, I got to meet Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. That was actually my favorite moment ever.

So we walk in and Ellen Racketon, who was the executive producer for Oprah, who I just loved to death. Yeah. And Ellen was like, do you see anyone you'd like to meet? And I'm like, you know, oh my God, everybody. Like, there's John Travolta and there's all these people. And I'm like, I'd love to meet all those people. And I see Tom Hanks and he's got like a tuxedo on, but a cangle hat on backwards. And I'm like, oh, my God.

Tom Hanks is my favorite. Yeah, yeah. Oh, I love Tom Hanks. Yeah. So on our way over to him, swear God, this is a true story. She goes, Tom, I want you to meet. And he goes, Bob. No.

Rita, honey, it's Bob. He's like, we love Bob. It gives me a huge hug. I'm like, oh, my God. I don't know what to say. And so I literally, I had all these things in my head that I would say. And I'm like, I love you since bosom buddies. And he literally goes, Busom Buddies, which was his first TV show.

I was going to say, I never heard of that. You got to see it's a great series. Okay. It's super old though. Yeah. But he was like, bosom buddies. So you didn't see Forrest Gump, Philadelphia. I'm like, no, yeah, of course.

But I'm like, I said, since bosom buddy. fan yeah and uh but he was super cool like just amazing and like made me love like like you know when you meet someone that you're a fan of and they're a douche yeah you're like that sucks yeah you know he was the opposite really amazing oh i love that super accommodating super nice um yeah it was such a fun so that's probably my favorite experience i mean yeah Oprah's 50th birthday with like brad pitt and jennifer annison yeah pretty just helping dr phil with his font yeah i love he's like Bob, I don't know how to get this thing. I'm like, here you go.

I feel like that's more legit. Now you don't get to do those kinds of things anymore because you're just, I feel like you come off the show and you're just Instagram famous. Right. And you get to do like many like traveling opportunities. But you don't get that kind of stuff anymore. Yeah, that was pretty awesome. Yeah.

I will say like, you know, in retrospect, I mean, to this day, you know, yeah, I got to host a bunch of shows. Yeah. I got invited to do a bunch of cool things. Instagram wasn't around then. No. So to be able to actually monetize it was next to impossible. Yeah.

But you did. I mean, you did get a lot of hosting. Yeah. Yeah, like I host a bunch of stuff for TLCTV, for the Game Show Network for a long time. I worked for the View for a long time. And then... Wait, what? Yeah, the View.

I used to do all their makeover segments. You did? Yeah. It was really fun. It was when Meredith was there. Yeah, yeah. And then when Meredith left and Rosie came in, they used me for a little bit, but not as much. Yeah.

Because Sherry Shepard came on the show at the same time and she was willing to do anything. So she would go do all those segments that I would normally do. Yeah. And then, yeah, then I transitioned off of that when it became a lot more political and stuff. Yeah, yeah. And then I jumped over to the Today Show. So I've been doing that for the Today Show. Is it like a specific segment that you?

Yeah, I do a bunch of stuff for them. Like I'll do random. They'll call me for like random segments. They use me a few times like, you know, it used to be a few times a month where I would go out and I do two times a month for a little man panel segment that Jason's done a few times too. And then I would do like man on the street stuff too. It was really fun. Like, I would just go out and a crowd of people, and I'd walk up with a microphone. They'd be like, ah, you know, when I would just ask stupid questions.

Yeah, yeah. And Chuck Nice, who's the comedian that's on our segment. Yeah. Chuck and I actually met 10 or 12 years ago, too. Well, actually, longer than that, I guess 15 years ago. When I first moved to New York, we and I hosted two shows together on the Wii Network. And one was three men and a chick flick. Yeah.

Which we would do three dudes, Marcus Schenkenberg, who was like a supermodel back then. Yeah. The three of us would do our. our review of chick flicks rom-coms and it was stupid and hilarious I bet that would be so funny oh my god but they got smart they ended up using just like normal people

and not having to pay anybody which was more smarter well not as good content yeah we loved it back then cinema therapy we'd walk around with a giant inflatable mattress in the middle of time square and set people down and make them watch movies and Chuck would be like you know so what do you think of this and get kind of movie reviews from it was really funny

I feel like you've done so many cool things Yeah, that was a fun one. I loved that time. Wow, that's amazing. I want, who's your favorite, who's your favorite bachelor of all the seasons? Um, I think Andrew Firestone was pretty amazing. Yeah, I mean, the thing about Andrew is like, I think Andrew, well, God, I really loved. I loved Andrews season.

I'm trying to think who else I really, Sean Lowe, I loved. Oh, yeah, I loved, I just loved how sincere he was. Yeah, you know, and, um, so I would say probably for me, it's tied between Sean Lowe and Andrew Fireson. Yeah. Because I feel like, first of all, I think Andrew took the series on his shoulders. Like, you know, from the guy lead perspective. Yeah.

You know, here he was an heir to all this stuff. Yeah. You got to wonder if, you know, if women were more interested in that than him. Right. Right. You know, you never know what you're dealing with. And he was really gracious. And I think that, you know, he and I are still buddies to this day.

And I think the way he handled himself after that was really impressive. And then Sean Lowe, I thought, you know, God, what a great dude. Like, he comes into that show. he's willing to put himself out there which I think is so funny now with that Colton season that's like all of a sudden he's the virgin bastard but in fact Sean Lowe had said he was I don't know if he was a born again virgin or whatever it was but he was kind of coming on with a different mindset and I think Catherine that he chose is beautiful and lovely and they have a great family yeah they're amazing I think that's kind of how I guess I gauge it is what I see what they've done since being in the show I absolutely adore them as a couple and their little family I just think they're so sweet and funny too like they're John's his story So funny. Every time on Instagram, I read his post and I'm like, oh my God. It literally makes me laugh every time. Same. Yeah. He's funny. You'll say things about like, how do I trade this kid in? No one else can get away with this stuff, right? Because they'll just get bashed and he says it and it's funny. I always read his tweets or captions and I'm like, how is he not getting shit on right now?

He gets away with it. I mean, it's really funny. I think you're just like, obviously he doesn't mean it. But it still, it feels like it shouldn't be his humor, but it is. And it makes him more like relatable and like, lovable. I know. I love them. That's really good. That's so funny. All right, you already trust the Home Depot for studs, sheetrock, electrical, everything to build your house. But now you can make that house your home by shopping thousands of decor pieces that suit your taste. From sofas to area rugs to that faux floral you've been admiring. The Home Depot has all the pieces that you need to create your dream space from start to finish. And the best part, free, flexible, delivery, no hassle returns on everyday essentials and more. Find exactly what you're looking for at Home Depot.com. slash decor. Your perfect home is waiting for you, and it's just a click away. Plus, for a limited time, you can save even more on styles that you love when you use code Vine Home Depot at checkout. Now, there's more kinds of doing at the Home Depot. VALAD on select items online only, free delivery on select items, $45 or more. Visit Home Depot.com for more information.

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You're listening to Off the Vine Race Therapy. Are you still playing music and... Yeah, yeah, we still do a band from TV, which is, thanks for asking. That's still, um, that's still all the guys that we started with. That's so fun that you still do that. Yeah. I mean, you know, it was crazy. So when it actually started from Chris Harrison.

Yeah. True story. He hosted an event in Dallas. Yeah. My band was on tour. He had my band play in Greg Grunberg, who, was on alias at the time yeah who then went on like heroes and he was the cop that read minds on heroes okay um anyway he was on felicity way back in the day he uh he's a drummer and he was like

oh we should start a band together yeah so i thought it was just an la moment i'm like yeah sure i'll look for you i'll look for you yeah you'll look for your people yeah you'll you'll you'll yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah he uh he called me no one does no no one does he's like i want you to come to this thing yeah so i go to the rehearsal hall and it's like a group of guys that he plays with that none of them are on tv or anything like that and then I see, and I didn't watch a show, but I see Hugh Lorry from House. I'm like, oh, hey, what's up, man? I'm Bob.

He's like, hey. You know, then Jamie Denton from Desperate Housewives walks in. And then Greg's there, and he's like, so this is our band. And we're playing a show. We're opening from Macy Gray on Friday. Uh-uh. So, yeah, a week later, we have this show opening for Macy Gray. We get to play five songs, and we were horrible.

No way. But it kind of kick started this thing where it was like, all of a sudden, wow, we get to have these guys from TV and kind of have a fan moment with them and they play music. So we started doing it, and that was probably 2006 or seven or eight or something. And since then, you know, Jesse Spencer, who was on House, but now he's on Chicago Fire. Scott Grimes, who's on the Orville and all these different, like Adrian Pazdar. I'm trying to think who else plays this. But like Terry Hatcher's played with us in the past, Hayden Pantanitier, all these four people.

And we started this band, and we've given close to $4 million to charity. Oh, that's amazing. So, yeah, we get paid like a bunch of money to do these events. They'll bring us in, like, a big company and we'll fly us to Vegas and we'll play their, I don't know, their annual, like, year and party or something. Yeah, yeah. And, but we give all the money to our individual charities. So we don't take any money from it. So it's pretty cool. We can charge more that way because it's noble. Right. And then the company actually gets a letter that says, yeah, I sent my money to Children's Hospital, L.A. Right. I sent my money to Lupus L.A. or whatever it is. And, but we get to do it for a good cause. So it's awesome. A lot of fun. We have a bunch of shows coming up this year, too. Where? So you travel doing this, too? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Like, we'll be doing. I'm like, this is so legit. I know.

It's really cool. It started off as just a bunch of friends. Actually, we really didn't even know each other that well. And it started off as just a bunch of guys who liked to play music, who happened to be on TV. Right. Then we became really good friends. Like, I mean, it was kind of funny when we got married and my wife and I got married to Mexico. And, you know, she's looking at the guest list and she's like, you're inviting Hugh Lorry to our wedding.

I'm like, yeah. Yeah, he's my friend. He's probably not going to come because Hugh hates people. Yeah. And he doesn't want to come and hang out with people. Yeah. And he didn't come. But like Scott, Grimes came and sang in the wedding.

And, you know, Jesse Spencer was, like, calling me at the day of the wedding. Was Oprah there? No, no, I didn't even invite Oprah because I knew she wouldn't come. But, you know, I haven't talked to her in a long time. It's kind of hard to keep. I love her. And she's been amazing to me. But I also started feeling like, oh, my God, am I that guy who, like, she was nice two 15 years ago who's still like, hey, Oprah, thinking I'd swing by the house and say hi to Stedman.

You know what I mean? It's a hard friendship to not feel like you're a glommer honor, you know? I hear you. I had to distance myself from Amy Schumer because she was on my season and we became friends. And then after she like completely blew up and then I like had texted her a couple times. She's like, who is this? I'm like, oh, God. New phone.

Yeah, yeah, new phone, new phone, new this. I'm like, oh, God. And that happened twice and I was like, yeah, I'm going to back off. Probably shouldn't. Yeah. I never wanted that to happen with Oprah. So I was like, I'm not going to text her. See, I took my social cue and said, you know what, Caitlin?

Know your surroundings. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I hear you. Just take a knee, Kaelan. Take a knee. Just take a knee.

Okay, you also had a band named Fat Amy. Yes. Okay, my question was, how did you come up with this name? Okay, so the real story of this is, and this is really dating me, by the way, because this is going to just tell you how old I truly am. So we, there's a band called the Verve Pipe. They have a big song called The Freshman. They're from my hometown.

We were really good friends. I love that. This song never gets old to me. Oh, my God, it's amazing. And the real story behind it is incredible. Brian Vanderarck is a great friend of mine and he took us on tour with him when they were blowing up huge

and it really helped us and then many many many years later after The Bachelor and I went out on another tour and I took Brian as my opener just Brian as a solo artist and it was just like one of those things where it gives you instant credibility to have Brian Vanderarck

opening for you technically I was always like dude trust me it's a co-head line we're just gonna play last but he you know it was one of those things where they had won a songwriter writing contest for this radio show in Michigan that allowed you to record a CD for free.

Okay. And then that CD was what turned them into the VervePai. Wow. So we were literally following their footprint. Yeah. And Brian's like, enter this contest. So he's like, submit your songs. I had only written nine.

Yeah. I'm like, okay, I have nine songs. And they all basically sound the same. Yeah. But one of them was a song called Purple that the radio station really liked. Yeah. And so they played the shit out of it. And then we won the song.

We had to go and do these performances. The final one was in Chicago at, oh god what's the name of it's this huge place in chicago i can't remember but it holds like 2,500 people and we bust in fans from michigan because i wanted to make sure we stack the deck yeah so we let and whoever won got a record deal and so we came in second yeah so we were like oh my god we didn't win i think we came in a second because we had too many fans there who got hammered on the way there oh and they were like booing the other bands and like peeing in the crowd it was reasonable the metro they told the metro in chicago and um so i was like that was not such a great

idea to do the busing thing. But we ended up getting a publishing deal from MCA records at the time, and then that led to us getting a record deal. And so we needed the band name to hear the songwriting contest, and we were called At Zero, which I thought was a really cool name. And it was kind of a playoff of the frat that we were all on a frat in college called the ATO House. And we thought, At Zero, that's kind of funny, right? Because we weren't the handshake type of frat. We were more of the drinking kind of fun. And so, and we were more of like, everybody's welcome type of frat house which i loved yeah it's a huge school and i didn't have time to be a normal pledge guy so and they were and they were cool with that yeah i played football and stuff

they left me alone but um anyway so we formed this band and we start playing all these frat parties and we're actually like hey we're kind of good yeah so we entered this contest and uh there was already a band in there with something zero in their name and so we had to come up with something different and there was this really cute girl i liked her name was amy she's like she's moving to L.A. to become an actress. She actually ended up in some horror movies and stuff. But we're like, we would talk about her and I'd be like, which Amy? Kind of like with my ex, with my wife, which Canyon? Which Canyon? Yeah. Which Amy? And they're like, you know, fat Amy, like P-H-A-T. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That was back in that time. Pretty hot and tempting. Yeah, you know what I'm saying?

I didn't even know what I meant that until many years later. And they're like, you know, fat, she's fat, man. I'm like, oh, yeah, fat Amy. And we should call the band Fat Amy. And so I called in the record, thank God this happened. I called in to tell them the name of the band that was with the demo tape at Zero. And I said, fat, Amy. And they said, okay, great. I didn't think to spell it P-H-A-T, which is what I meant. Right.

They spelled it F-A-T. Oh, boy. And by then it was too late because winning the contest, getting to record a CD for free. All these great things happened. Yeah. And so I was like, well, I guess we'll keep it F-A-T. Because in my mind, I'm like, P-H-E-T is so much cooler. Now, 10 years later or whatever, I'm like, thank God we did not keep it P-H-A-T.

So, yeah, they made a clerical era that saved their lives. Yeah, that's like people who get YOLO tattooed on them now. They're like, damn it. They're like, what can I turn this into? Yeah, I have no idea. Exactly. Yeah, Yolo. That's so funny.

That is funny. Okay, we're going to play a quick game. Okay. It's basically just to put you, back you into a corner and tell me what your Google search history looks like. But it's called the last. So you have to tell me the last thing that you did with these questions. Okay, okay. So the last thing you Google searched.

Last thing I Google searched. Off the Vine podcast. Off the Vine podcast. No, I actually, this morning, I googled, this is, you know, this is kind of boring, but I googled teething pain for children because my son has two little teeth coming in and this person gave us this organic stuff to use. It doesn't seem to be working. So I, like, entered, you know, the ingredients and it said it was safe and everything, but

it said it was also not effective. Okay. And so I was like, does origil, basically, does baby or a gel affect your kid or something? And the answer was, go ahead and use it. It's fine. Okay. Yes. Very boring. No, no, no, it's cute. I'll try to think of something better. Isn't it funny that, like, dad life just changes you? You're like, five years ago, I would have been, I would have had some awesome stuff for you right now. Yeah. It would much better interview. Yeah. The last person you texted from Bachelor franchise. Jamie Blythe. Yes, just today, in fact. I told him he should come by and join us if he was in the neighborhood because he's here visiting. Oh, he's visiting. Where does he live? He lives in Chicago. Okay, okay. The last time you spoke to Chris Harrison.

about two weeks ago Chris and I are still really close buddies and we did I do the Kentucky Derby every year for this big charity event and we auctioned off visit to the guys tell all episode of the bachelor

Oh okay oh that's a good idea Yeah and it raised like $3,500 For charity yes really cool Chris was very gracious He's invited every year He can never come Because you're always taping the bachelor's during the time

But he was all excited and made it happen That's cool Yes he's the best Last podcast you listened to I've never actually listened to a podcast before I don't know how I know that sounds terrible I'll send you a link for this one this will be my first one I get that I like that yes last thing that you texted um I'm sorry to my wife uh on my way here because she called you know you were going to drink vodka with me no she's used to that she'll be like uh no but I texted her because

of this whole or a gel thing I was talking about yeah and I'm like check the babies and I meant to say changing table and I said night table thing and she's like he doesn't have a night table I go think about it clearly I mean changing table and she didn't like that I said think about it yeah she's like think about it yeah why you're calling me crazy are you saying I don't think about things do I look fat and like so does this make my ass look big I was like uh yeah sorry I meant changing table oh well there you go you apologize yes you win I'm quick to do that there you go last person you crept on Instagram crept on Instagram yeah um I think I'm probably pretty notorious for uh when you say creeping like i've never slid into dms which i know what that means

now i've never done that no just i mean like who did you stalk on instagram last um probably olivia colpo okay because i met her at the today show i feel like she has a fabulous life yeah and then when uh when the dude she was dating from the patriots came out and slammed her about dumping them and all this kind of stuff i don't know if you saw that was in the i just became who um oh god uh danny amandola I just became like obsessed with both of them Yeah So now I'm always like oh where are they today Even Danny Amadola

I'm like huh you're in Miami And Olivia's in Miami So I'm always in my mind You know thinking I know something I don't That's amazing So I guess it'd be tied with Damia Amandola And Olivia clip from upset Now I want to creep them

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Yeah, well, Baby Origel. I ordered on Amazon this morning. Amazon Prime. It should be there by 1 o'clock. Yeah, I would say, besides Baby Origel, I actually just bought a new driver. a new golf club. Oh. Because I love playing golf.

I suck, but I really enjoy it. That's me. I love playing golf and I suck. I bet you look good in the golf fashions, though. I can never find cute stuff. There's some cool stuff. You got, God, I can't think what the name of it is right now. I have, yeah, some people tweeted me some cute stuff, but I'm like, I feel like I have

two outfits. One, it's a golf pair of pants that I wore on my season because I went golfing in Ireland. Yeah. And then that's, yeah, it was amazing. Yeah. But that was like the only. I have that in like a pair of shorts. Otherwise, I have no golf clothes.

I just recycle the same ones. Golf clothes are cool if you can find the right stuff. I agree. Yes. Okay, we're just going to let you go, but we're going to answer a few questions from Twitter, from the listeners. Is it hot in here? I'm sweating my ass off. I'm like in this.

Okay, I'm so glad I'm not alone because I literally just thinking like, I'm going to give Caitlin a hug and she's going to think I'm like drenched. Oh, no, no, no. I'm so sweaty right now too. I was like, wait a sec. Is it hot in here? I just noticed because I started sweating. And also, did you want a little more vodka or you? I probably should for these questions.

I was going to say, do you want a little ice? And it will depend on how much vodka I pour when I hear the first question. I feel like everybody is quite friendly for you. People love Bob Guinea. Let me tell you that. I got lucky, man. They edited me nicely. And then, like I said, we were the kinder gentler seasons.

Like, there was no, you know, real turmoil. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Even my season of The Bachelorette, like, I mean, I opened my, or the Bachelorette. I opened my season and I was like, ladies, this is no prize. whoever's left standing at the end of the season I will help pay for therapy because I'm a train wreck Did you say that to that? Oh I swear to God I said it

Did they air it? No, I thought they could And they ended up a bunch of funny things For my season that I thought would have been so great Like I was handed out of flowers Tell me something You know the first rose ceremony And you remember how it is

You're a nervous wreck Oh yeah yeah And they give you the cue from the back I'm sure they're probably something And it's you know Four in the morning And you're doing this till eight in the morning And I'm sitting there and they give me the cue

And I pick up a flower I'm staying there and you're supposed to, you know, and I don't know if this was the same way that it was for your season. But for my season, they, I was, again, the fourth season of The Bachelor. Yeah. I was like, who remembered the most names in a row? Because you had to tell the names you're going to pick. Then they give you the shooting order. Yes.

You have to remember that order. And so I remembered it like a song in my head. Okay. And I was like, and they're like, Alex Michelle got 12 out of 15 before he had to excuse himself. And they would go, I just need a moment. Like they're perplexed and they walk outside. And everyone in there's like, oh, my God, they're thinking about it. Are they going to keep me?

I think he looked at me. And the guys would bow out and they'd be like, Debbie, Rhonda, Brenda, Brenda, Brenda, Brenda, Brenda Brenda Brenda Brenda Brenda, Brenda Brenda Brenda, and they'd go back up. So Alex Heschel had done 12 before he bailed. I think Andrew Firestone and Aaronberg, he both did like five. Because this is also for people who don't know a TV trick where you see them in the row ceremony and they say all the names and everyone's like, how did they remember all those names? And you're like, no, no, they took breaks.

They say, I need a minute. And then they go back. I need a minute. I'm so perplexed. Yeah, yeah. And then you go and remember them. I'm going to get all 15 in a row. And did you?

Yes, but this almost threw me. So I had this song in my head. Debbie, Rhonda, Brenda, Rhonda, whatever. And so I'm standing there and they give me the signal. I pick up the rose and you're looking pensive. Yeah, of course. And you're looking like, you're really contemplating, like, who's going to get this next door? And I'm doing exactly what I'm doing the mic where I'm like moving the rows back and forth.

So they finally give me the signal to say the next name. I'm like, Jenny or whatever. And as I say her name, the head of the rose just flies off and goes like into the middle of the room. And we're all like, and everyone just standing there and Jenny comes walking up. And I'm like, Jenny, will you accept this stem? And she says yes. We hug. Everyone's laughing.

It's super funny. And they're like, cut back to one. Okay. Give one new rose. I don't want to show the good stuff. I thought it was reality television, man. Yeah, yeah, exactly. That sucked.

See, because they take those rose ceremonies so seriously, you know. It's all drama all the time. So me doing something funny in the middle of it was more of a, you know, bad thing. I did that a few times. I always wanted to be super funny. And they're like, yeah, it's funny, but do it again. Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. I know they did the same to me. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. So, Bonnie Rivas, I don't know. Are there any funny moments, bloopers from filming Bachelor, Bachelorette that he wishes we could have seen that so funny. That was literally the first question.

Yeah, thank you, Bonnie. And yes, there's plenty more even than that. But there were some really funny ones from The Bachelorette from Trista Season 2 that I remember thinking, oh, my God. Because, you know, midway through, you start realizing it's a TV show. And you're like, okay, that is, I bet you that ends up. You know, in your mind you're thinking. And I remember Jamie Blythe, we just talked about this. So Jamie was the reject with me, the last reject before Hometown Day.

dates on Trista's season. Yeah. Great looking dude. Yeah. Blonde hair, blue eye, just a stud. Played professional basketball in Europe. Yeah. He was just a beast.

And he had this like social anxiety disorder that was legit. Yeah. It's very genuine. But, you know, everyone's like, well, you went on the Bacheloret. Clearly, you're not that anxiety. Yeah. It's not. It's not.

It's not. It's not. Is it? Yes. I don't know. I wish it were a word because I could use it a lot. But I don't think it is. Okay.

And so I remember they came up to me. And Trista would probably remember this too because it was this date where she's allergic to shellfish. and we're on this beach date with like six dudes and they bury shellfish in the sand and that's our date is we're going to pull up this like pot like you know how they do like the hot bake oven, the beach bake of shellfish

and she's like I'm allergic to shellfish dudes so we're having this romantic date and they come over to me and like hey Bob you know Trista really wants to make out with you and I'm like really so she just walked up to you random producer person and said man today's the day I'm on a date with six dudes

I want to make out with Bob he's like yeah yeah she really said that i'm like first of all no she didn't and second of all i'm not doing that because this is really awkward and he's like and i swear i in my mind i'm like i probably should try to kiss her i mean she's super pretty and awesome and really nice i'm like but not here that's so i'm so shocked that you became the bachelor and didn't play their little game i didn't well in that time i probably played a million others yeah so i'm like whatever guys and i go grab a couple beers and I'm going to go find my buddy Jamie.

We were having like our bromance on the show. I'm going to go find him and tell him this jackass producer tried to get me to make out with Trista on the beach as if she came up and said this. So I come back with two like curling of lights or something and I'm like walking up and they go, hey, you need to stay right there. And I'm like, why? They go, oh, we're filming something on the beach.

And I turn and it's Jamie and Trista on the beach. They told him the same thing and he did it. And he leans into kissing. She's like, whatever, dude, like totally reject him. And it was awesome. I'm on the sidelines going, oh. That's so great. So we get in the limo to leave to get out of there at the end of the day.

And I'm like thinking about it. I'm like, oh, man. Because I don't know if they, I don't know what ended up happening. You know, I'm thinking, oh, I don't want Trista to think I'm not into her. Yeah. So I was like, hey, Trista, you know, just, I mean, I hope you realize that some of us have sisters. And, you know, we're on a group date like this. It just seems kind of, if some dude tried to make out with you,

if some dude tried to make out with my sister on a group date, I would punch him in the face. Right. So I don't want you to think that we're not interested if we're not doing it. And I look at my buddy Jamie, he's going, and I also don't know why you think that we're gross if we do try to do it, because that apparently is something, too. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You're like, we're just trying to make you happy. That's all. And can we just, can the car move, please?

It's really hot in here, too. So, yeah, we finally got living. And that was a funny one. Oh, gosh, this is amazing. Okay. Jamie wants to know, or she says his was the first season of the show I watched. So it's his fault. I am now hopelessly addicted to it.

Oh, yay. Two, it is my belief that he is the most underappreciated Bachelor in the franchise. Wow, thanks. I don't think you're underappreciated. Well, I don't know what she means by that, but I appreciate it. It's like when this girl came out to me yesterday, she goes, are you Caitlin from the Bachelorette? And I said, yeah.

She goes, well, you're just so pretty in person. Oh, I got that all the time. And I'm like, okay. You're like, thanks? Yeah. Like, I remember I would be somewhere and people would be like, well, I get two things that would happen. I'm sure you probably have heard.

I didn't imagine that you would hear that one. I get that one a lot too. Yeah. like well you're actually attractive in person and I'm like uh thank you I really appreciate that yeah or I would get uh you know I'd be taking a picture with someone else yeah and then some random person always does it will go I don't watch that stupid show yeah but could I get a picture with you and I'm like um why do you want one if you don't watch the stupid show how do you know who I am because it's for the gram right exactly because they'll get more likes on the gram yeah that's so

funny that I just said that Jason and I went for sushi the other night and um that exact same situation happened and I told the girl I said I hate when people do that and she was like what I'm like I hate when people say sorry I don't know who you are and then they see that you're getting a photo and then they're like well can I get one too and then she went like she went like this yeah I could see that that's good yeah I'm glad she acknowledged it yeah exactly me to shut up and take the picture yeah exactly shut up that's nice thank you for thinking I'm underappreciated I I'm assuming she means that kind of stuff she's like oh damn I immediately regret I don't know what I meant by that

Zoe says, does he still watch the show? And how does he believe it has evolved since his season? Ah, that's a great question. Answer is I watch it sometimes. Okay. Are you watching this season? No. This is Hannah.

Yeah. I will watch it. Yeah, same. I have all three to catch up on. Like, I think she's interesting. And I think that I like the fact that she seemed like the least polished person on the previous season. I love it. And I knew you said some nice stuff about her, too.

And I think, same. Like, I think, I think she's going to be great for the show, breath of fresh air. Totally. You know, but I haven't watched it yet. Yeah. I generally will watch, like, when I have to talk about it. So I'll catch up on it. I will say, though, Bachelor in Paradise with Colton on it.

Yeah. Is the greatest thing that ever happened to me as a father. So I had to watch it for people now. Do you ever do that show? Yeah. Jeremy, is that his name that does people now? Yeah. Yeah, really cool guy.

Yeah, he's awesome. I can't think of his name. But I love them. Anyway, so the night before, I'm watching it for the episode the next morning. Yeah. And on that particular season of Bachelor in Paradise, Colton cried a lot. Yeah. And I thought that was an interesting choice.

Yeah. Because sometimes I'd be like, why is this dude crying right now? Like, this makes no sense to me. Like, if you're going to be upset, that's okay, but you're crying constantly every time I turn around. Yeah. And that's fine. I think it's nice when men cry. Right.

So, but I know that my wife doesn't think it's fine. Like, she gets, she doesn't really find that super sexy. So, uh, and we were debating on names of a child and I wanted Grayson. The other name I really liked was Cole. Yeah. When my wife was like, I don't like Cole. I like Cole. No, she goes, I don't like Cole.

Wait, I like Cole, but only if we name him Colton. Now my wife does not watch the Bachelor at all. Okay. So I was like, okay, well, um, interesting. I don't really like Colton because they're going to call him Colt. Yeah. But that's interesting. And I'm like, and plus,

there's a guy on the show right now named Colton and everyone's saying he might be the new Bachelor, we can't name our kid after, even if our kid happens before this dude's the Bachelor right, no matter what. Right. So I watch Bachelor in Paradise. He's crying a lot. I'm like, this is going to be great. So the next night I'm like, hey, will you watch Bachelor in Paradise with Maine?

Oh, yep. She's watching it. She's like, who is this guy constantly crying? Yeah. I mean, what in the hell is going on? And his name pops up and it says Colton and I freeze from the thing. I go, oh, Colton. Oh, yeah.

Oh, there you go. I can see why you like that. He's a good looking guy. and she's like, I hate you. I go like, she goes, no, I can't name Colton because I'm going to think he's going to be crying all time. I'm like, well, he's going to be a baby. He will be crying all the time.

So Colton's safe. Yeah, yeah. It should work. But if I actually thought Colton did a great job, I really liked his season two. Yes. And I loved his kind of being willing to go on a limb and do something for love that never happens and it's probably way more real than what normally happens. That's what I said.

I said it was one of the most real moments on that shows ever had. So good for him. I agree. And good for them. And I don't think it was produced. No, I don't either. Yeah, because I don't think they would have produced that. No, they are like, shit, how do we make this thing?

Yeah, they're like, how do we make this thing look like it works? Yeah. And good for, you know, good for him for doing what he wanted to do. Yeah. And you know what I'm looking through with other questions? I'm like, I feel like we answered all these just through the interview organically. So we are good. Okay, cool.

Well, thanks for the questions, everyone. And where can people, like, find you to see if you're in their city that they can watch or go watch you perform? I'm a terrible. But I try to Instagrammer, but I try to Instagram. But you're funny about being terrible. Yeah, I'm really bad at it. Like my favorite was you were, you're holding your little baby and you say, you know, go check out my blog. Just kidding.

I don't have a blog. I don't even know how to blog. Yeah. I wouldn't know how to blog if my life depended out. That's funny. But yeah, it's just at Bob Guinea on everything. Okay. It's, um, I don't really, I'm a very bad social media or.

But it makes it funny. Thank you. Yeah. Thank you for being on the podcast. And thank you for coming to Jason's apartment. Yeah. Little party room in here to do this. I love that we're in the sauna.

Yeah. Well, my glass is empty, but cheers. Cheers to you. And I'm very happy to you and Jason, by the way. I love that guy. He's the best. And I was so excited to see you dating. And I love how you announced it on the Today Show, which I thought was great.

I know. I was kind of a shocker to me, actually. They're like, could you just step on the side? Actually, take the mic. We're going to announce your relationship on the show. I'm like, oh. Yeah. I thought that was pretty awesome.

I was sitting at home. I was like with my kid. And they were like, you know, we got you this time. We're giving you the week off. I'm like, oh, thank you so much. And I tuned on. I literally, I said to my wife, I go, well, I don't think they're going to ever invite me back. And she's a good guy.

I go, that's way more exciting news than anything I bring to the table. Yeah, but you're entertaining. Yeah, that's true. And congratulations to you on all your family love and everything that you're doing. So, okay, thank you. And your session is now ending. Thanks for listening to Off the Vine, Grape Therapy. Tune in to hear new minisodes every Thursday.

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