Sasquatch Chronicles - SC EP:541 Houston Live Show Recap

Episode Date: May 16, 2019

Tony and I sit down and share our thoughts with the live event. Some funny moments to share with you gals and gals than we are back to work with encounters. Thank you again to everyone who came out. Hope you enjoy some behind the scenes.

Take it away, Captain. So how you doing, man? That's how you're going to start it, huh? I don't know. Do you want to do it like a conversation or do you want to be like welcoming people? No, let's just do it a conversation. You know what I mean? It's different than most people here in our shows.

And basically for the audience listening, we're just doing a recap of our trips and some behind-the-scenes stuff that you didn't get to. that we probably would never talk about on the show. It was crazy, though, man. The experience down there, just kind of going down there and doing the first thing that we ever did with the live show. I think it went really well. Yeah, I think I was pretty tired for the trip.

You know, before I left, Lesraud called me, and he was like, hey, man, would you come down? I've been putting him off. He's trying to start a podcast. He wants me to come down and help him out. And Les is a cool cat, man. And last time something happened and we couldn't meet up. So I pushed it off to the seventh.

And I was thinking, I'll just go down there. We'll do this. And then I realized I was leaving for Houston on the 8th. And Les lives like four hours south of me. And I wasn't going to put them off again. So I left. I called you, went down there to help Les. And I forgot my equipment.

And I was like 40 minutes into the drive. And so I had to turn all the way back, go back at my equipment, and then drive to Les's. And his podcast is going to be cool. There's a lot of cool stuff that he's going to be doing. But anyway, him and I were working on it all day. And it's funny because we went out to this place, this kind of like a bar restaurant type place. And this waiter comes up and he goes,

Hey, you look familiar. We've met before. Then Les goes, oh, my name's Les. He didn't say, oh, I'm Lesraud and Survivorman. He goes like, hey, I'm Les. And the guy's like, yeah, I swear I know you from somewhere. And I go, dude, it's Survivor Man. And the guy was like, oh, my God.

And so he's like flipping out. He's like, what are you guys doing down here? And Lesz is like, yeah, we're working on some Bigfoot stuff. And the guy's like, oh, yeah, I saw Bigfoot. So he goes through his whole encounter of seeing a Bigfoot. And then he goes, yeah, you got to check out this podcast. It's really cool. People talk about their encounters.

And he goes, I've been kind of addicted to it. And Les goes, is it Sasquatch Tronicles? And the guy goes, yeah. He goes, that's Wes. And the guy's like, holy crap. And so it was kind of fun. We sat down. We had drinks.

but I was hanging out with Les and we finished up pretty late. And he's like, hey man, just crash here. And I was like, no, I got to get on a flight the next day. So I drove all the way from Lesz's all the way back to my place and got up the next morning. I go to PDX. I'm pretty much a zombie. I'm tired. And I get there and I go into this, I was telling you this, Tony.

I go into this place only in Portland. There is a, I don't even know what the name of it was. But I go into sit down. I'm like, I'm kind of. of hungry, like to have a drink or two before I get on the plane because I hate flying. Then I sit down and I open the menu and the menu consists of almonds, different kinds of cheese and grapes for like 16 bucks. And I was like, the waitress comes up.

I was like, do you guys have like a burger or something? She's like, kind of puts her nose in the air to me. She's like, nope. And I'm like, I like, you know, I like cheese and I like grapes and I don't mind almonds. I just want to pay $16 for a plate of it here. I was like, I was here, Roman Coke. And she's like, we don't, we don't serve hard liquor here. And I was like, and it was like the only restaurant by my gate.

Like I would have to walk way to the other end of the airport. And I was like, all right, well, she's like, we have beer. It's like I'm a Neanderthal man. I just walked into like this fancy place, you know what I mean? Like a caveman. And I was like, all right, well, I'll take half of Eisen. And I'm sitting there. And I'm like pulling out my wallet.

and I'm like, I wonder what time I've got to be at the gate. You know, because I've made the mistake before of when your plane actually leaves and when you need to be at the gate. So I take it out and looking at my paperwork, and I set my wallet down next to the chair where I'm at. And right behind me was another guy, and that was like the only wall plug-in in the whole place. So I was charging my phone, set my phone down,

looking at my ticket, set my wallet right next to me, and kind of put everything back up on the table, except for my wallet. My phone, I was looking at the tickets. Well, he gets up to leave and he bumps his chair really hard. I mean, almost to where it caught my attention because he hit the chair so hard. And I thought he was taking his phone charger out of the wall. And I was like, wow, you know, whatever. And I go back to what I was doing. Then I go to pay for my beer and my wallet's, my wallet's gone off the chair. The airport is the last place where you want to have your wallet stolen. and so I'm like, oh no, oh no.

So I tell the waitress, you know, my wallet's gone. I think the guy who was sent behind me took it. She's like, don't worry about it. There's cameras everywhere. And I got to get on. They're now boarding the plane. And I'm like, okay, I can leave Portland, but how am I going to get back on the plane in Texas to fly back without an ID?

Right. And I was like, oh, man, what am I going to? And so I sitting there stressing, stressing. She's trying to pull the cameras up. They called Portland or the airport, police and I'm waiting on them and I'm like I better go down tell the gate that I'm not getting on the plane so I leave the restaurant walk out walk about 150 feet towards the gate and there's my wallet sitting on the ground uh opened and nothing had been missing and I didn't have any cash I think

he grabbed it real quick thinking he'll snag some cash out and I didn't have any cash so he dropped it yeah and but I had already called canceled my cards and I go back to pay for my drink, can't pay for my drink because my card's closed. So I'm like in a panic. I run to the gate and I'm calling the bank asking them to turn my cards back on. Luckily they did. And then I get on the plane and I land out there in Dallas, you know. Yeah.

Dude, I'll tell you like, it's one of those things where that story, let me just rewind to the restaurant itself. I mean, you walk in there and she kind of puts her nose at you. It's like, look at me. Do I look like the kind of guy that's a hipster and just wants to eat fresh-cut grass every day? Like, I mean, even me, like, I like my meat, you know? I just find it funny that people get like that and stuff, the vegan stuff. You know, give me the fresh-cut steak. I'm down with that.

But, man, I'll tell you, like, it takes some golf to actually steal your wallet. I mean, you're not like this short little guy. I mean, you can be intimidating to look at it. look at. And for him to do that, did you lock eyes with him? Did you see his face and stuff? Did he look like a kind of guy that would, you know, scrap with you? Or do you think he was more like some kind of loser guy that just was out for cheap money? No, I think he was just out for a quick buck. I mean, I didn't get a quick look at him. I mean, I just looked at him real quickly as I passed by and sat down. It's not like I can really tell you, I can kind of tell you what he looks like. But I remember I was so

mad. And it's funny, I put all that past me. And I, and here's the other part. I'm going to throw American Airlines under the bus here for a minute. I paid $30 for them to upgrade my group in my seat. I go to get on the plane and I'm like, okay, well, what group am I in? And she's like, oh, yeah, I see. She's like, don't do that in the future. I was like, what do you mean? She's like, yeah, I don't bother it. It's a rip off. And I was like, well, what seat am I in? I paid $30 to sit in the very last seat on the plane in the very, very back. Me too. It's like, what the heck, man? Same thing happened to me. I was, I was, I was on this plane that had 41 rows, and I was seat 41.

Like, I was in row 41. And I looked on the chart on the, online, you could pull up the plane schematic. And they have the seats color-coded. And my seat was red. I'm like, what does that mean? I look at the keys and it said, bad seat. I was like, are you kidding? Yeah, I sat next to a liberal, man-hating feminist.

I could just see it coming a mile away. and she hated my guts. And I was nice to her. I was like, hey, you know, my name's Wes, blah, blah, blah. And she was just like, whatever. I was like, I'm not hitting on you. I'm trying to be nice. We're going to be on the same plane for the next four hours, you know.

And she hated my guts, man. She absolutely hated it. You can just tell when someone hates you, she hates me. It's funny because when I landed in Dallas, they told me your wallet got stolen. I don't know when I was heading to Houston. As I was coming into Houston, and your wallet got stolen.

And I was like, no way. No. I was like, did anyone tell Tony my wallet was stolen? Like, no, he has no clue. Obviously, been on a plane. I was like, there's no way. What are the odds? I'm just a poser, Wes.

I just want to copy you every facet of your life. Well, no, I was thinking, really, what are the odds? I mean, the odds of that, I think you have better odds playing the lottery than my wallet being stolen and your wallet being stolen. But there's no way you could have known anything because you've been on a plane, you know, for the last couple hours. And that was a whole mess.

Your wallet being stolen. Dude, it was a nightmare, man. Like, I get off the plane and I got the text that, you know, the rides running late and to take an Uber to the hotel. So I go over to the baggage claim and I'm thinking, okay, I'm going to sit here and wait for my bag and I'm going to, you know, do the Uber thing. So I had to actually download the app of my phone. I've never used Uber before, but, you know, you want to throw American Airlines under the bus. I'll give Uber a shout out because I'll tell you what, that app was so easy, convenient. I mean, everything on that app was what I could possibly want.

I mean, you could see my driver coming live on the map. Like, everything was just on time. It told me before he got there, his name, the model, the car, the license plate number, the guy driving was great. I mean, for the first time using Uber, it was such a pleasurable experience. And this was before I realized my wallet was stolen, so I was in a good mood. But I'm sitting there and I'm looking at the Uber app and I'm getting it all figured out. And you had to put your information in as far as like getting the, what do you call it, your credit card into the app and things like that.

So I pulled my wallet out for that. And I'm sitting there by myself. And I do the whole thing. And I just finished up and I looked up at the rack that was, you know, throwing the luggage around. And I saw my luggage. So I remember grabbing my carry on and I had my wallet on my other hand. hand and that slide it into my back right pocket that's where my wallet is so don't ever try pickpocket me i'll kill you i just gave away the location of my wallet on my body but uh so i

put my wallet in my back pocket and i grab my luggage and i'm going out the door and i'm trying to figure out which you know side of the airport i need to go out on and things like that so my focus was split like i was not paying attention to a whole lot other than trying to figure out the uber thing and looking for the car and all that stuff and when i was going through the doors i saw this guy coming and looking back, it was almost like he made a predetermined decision he was going to talk to me. Like, he saw me coming. And that's what caught me off guard and what irritated me when I talked to me because I got a little snappy with him because, you know, when I'm stressed out and I'm trying to figure things out, don't talk to me. Leave me alone. He comes walking over to me, like, through people.

Like, there's people around and he comes walking over me and he starts asking me where things are. And I said to him, I said, dude, look at where I'm at. I don't know where anything is. I'm from Philly. And at that point, he, like, I'm walking around trying to figure things out. And so I'm still not focused. And I remember him kind of walking around with me and hovering around with me. And I don't remember him touching me, but he was really close to my back right side. And I get in the Uber car. He comes and he takes me, I think it was what, like a 40 minute drive to the hotel. And I had a great conversation of the Uber guy, a really nice guy. I was like, man, this is a great experience. I'm so happy. And I, I, I, I, I, I,

I get out of the car and he helps me get my stuff out of the back and I shake his hand and I give him the five star rating and review thing. I was so happy. I walk into the hotel and as soon as I go to reach my wallet, the check in, it's not there. I was like, ugh. And I called the Uber guy and he checks his car. It's not in his car. And I'm like, you've got to be kidding me. And right there, it hit me.

I knew exactly what happened. I texted everybody and I told him what happened and you finally showed up. And we went to the airport. And I'm thinking, there's no way I'm going to find this. And you and I were talking about it. And I was like, I hope we see this guy. I hope he's still doing this because I want to knock him down. And we went right to the door that he pickpocked me at.

And I went inside and I'm looking around. I don't see my wallet anywhere. And I go to this one counter and I asked him, I said, you have a wallet here. And he said that they do. And it was mine. And I opened it up and all my cards were moved around. And, you know, I was just like, this guy was probably looking for money. And I don't carry money because I'm pulling.

And so, you know, sorry for your luck, pal, you know. But it's crazy that, you know, we both had that situation to happen to us with our shows. And sometimes you go towards a conspiracy angle. I'm sure people are like, they're watching you. They're both trying to send you guys a sign that they're watching you, you know. But I don't know. I think a bunch of thieves, sell a bunch of suckers, if you don't mind's opinion. But, yeah, you know, you have to be crazy really to seal a wallet at an airport.

You're on camera every, from the moment you walk, even not even from what you walking the moment you drive up, you're on camera. And so you'd have to be a little crazy. But, you know, the live event, when we got to a live event, I, I, I, I'm already filtering myself. When we got to a live event, I remember, I was really nervous because I had never spoken in front of a public before. So that first show, I was really, really nervous. And I was sitting there just drinking coffee left and right. So I was already, I mean, just ripped from drinking coffee.

And when we get there, you know, if we do more live events like this, they have to be more in control and more. Everything has to flow better than this. Because right off the bat, I was frustrated with a bunch of things, you know, like my show not being able to be recorded, having issues with like technical issues. So me and Tony get there and we're trying to figure out the board. We're trying to jimmy rig something up because I had planned to do that for my Sunday show, just play the live event. For some reason, yours recorded, mine didn't. we had all these problems and so me and tonierson there and what was it about a half hour before it started dude we were trying to figure it out for 45 minutes to an hour we got there at noon

oh that's right that's right and there was already people there like already in there and you know i've gotten to the point now where i'm used to people coming up and not like introducing themselves who come up to start talking or you know it's odd but i'm used to that at this point like at the International Bigfoot Conference when I go there and some other places, people just come up and start talking to you. And which just doesn't bother me because they feel like they know you and everything like that. I have my back kind of to where everyone's going to be sitting. And I'm trying to figure out the board.

And this big guy spins me around. And he's obviously drunk at this point. It's like, tell me about, I need to know about them moving unnatural. And I go, what? You said they move unnatural. Blame yourself. And I was like, what are you talking about? I was like, I'm kind of in the middle of something right now.

I'm not trying to be a dick, but can we talk later? I was like, I'm really kind of in the middle of something. Well, all right. Turns his back, starts walking off. So I go back to working on the board. And I feel someone like lean over behind me and he's like, I need to know. Comes up real close to my hair. I need to know.

What did you mean when he said unnatural? And I leaned around, I was like, are you kidding me? Is this guy for real? Bro, back up. Yeah, I was like, back up, dude. I was like, seriously. I was like, okay, I'm going to explain this again. And I've learned a long time ago, when people are drunk, there's no sense and really,

you're talking to a wall at that point. Yeah. And I was like, I really need you to back up. I was like, I'm in the middle of something right here. You know, we'll talk later, okay? Go over there, sit down, relax. I'm in the middle of something. I'm a couple more beer.

Yeah, no more beers. Have some water. Sit down, drink some water. So anyway, night goes on and he gets more obnoxious for that first group. I mean, he starts to get really, really obnoxious. A bunch of people were bringing Bob from the airport, so I told him, don't. And I didn't want to interrupt the rest of podcasts just by bringing in Bob through the front door. So I told him, go to the back door. I'll be waiting for guys and bring him in through the back.

Don't bring him in through the front because it'll interrupt everyone else's presentation. and everything like that. So anyway, they're like, okay, so they go to bring Bob back. And I'm walking to the back door. And he had weird questions, too. He was talking about benching like 900 pounds. Yeah, he's just throwing random information in between. He's raping everyone, raping everyone's ears with unwanted information. So me and Bob come in. I get Bob from the back and we come in the side door and Bob's knee was bothering him. And so I was like, well, let's just go sit down. so we go and we sit down and I look up and people are taking pictures

of us and I was saying well probably taking pictures of Bob not me but during my show how dare you bring Bob Gimlin in while I'm talking yeah I had no place for him to sit down otherwise I wouldn't have done that and Tony's like does anyone have any other questions

and the guy raises his hand the drunk guy and he's like yeah where the hell's Bob Gimlin yeah and me and Bob kind of look over at him and I'm like, I'm looking down at my, you know, down my phone for the time. I'm like, how much longer is this event before we got to do the second one? Like I'm already calculating when I can get the hell out of here.

The night goes on, me and Bob, we go up on stage and we do our thing. And, you know, I was nervous. I was doing the first one. I was really nervous. And we do our whole presentation. Then I asked people, I didn't want to put the workload on Bob. But about the last five, six minutes, something like that. I said, hey, does anyone have any questions for Bob?

I see this hand go up, but I can't see what's behind the hand, because there was a guy in front of him. And I was like, yes, sir. And it's a drunk guy. And I was like, he's like, tell us the story, Bob, tell us the story. And he's pointing up at Bob. He's like, tell, you know, he's all slurring. Tell us a story. And he means the story about when Bob saw it.

Yeah, the whole. Yeah, the whole. He's like, tell us the big story, Bob. You never said it before. Yeah, I remember Bob kind of looked over at me And I was just like So I grabbed the microphone out of Bob's hands And I go, he doesn't have time right now

We don't have that much time to go over the whole Patterson Gimlin film Does anyone else have any other questions? And because I was not And then after I said that I was like I wonder if the audience looked at me and go Wow, well Wes is really a dick You know what I mean? Yeah, I don't think so

But they didn't realize Me and this guy have history at this point You know, ever since I got here, I've history with this guy. And so we get up and people were asking Bob if they could get pictures of them. And I said, yeah, after we do our presentation, absolutely. Anyone who wants a picture, you can have a picture with Bob, we'll set it up and blah, blah, blah, blah. So we walk over there and I set Bob down and Russ gets a line going. The guy keeps trying to cut in in front of people.

He's like, tell me the story, Bob. Tell me a story. And I was just like, Jesus Christ, man. So I back him up and I'm like, guy, there's people here trying to get pictures with Bob. Do you see the line? I was like, you can go stand in line if you want. But I said, don't you think it's kind of rude for you to be cutting people off? People not have to stop and wait for you.

You're slurring. You're drunk. You're a mess, man. I was like, just go sit down, go have some water. Go relax. And then he starts getting kind of shitty with me. and nice West Gromers now leaving the building and ex-bouncer West Gramer is now going to step into the building.

Yeah, I like that West Gramer. Yeah, so me and him, I'm starting to let him know right off the bat that my patience with him is gone. And I'm now going to be an asshole. And he's not going to like it when I'm an asshole. And kind of Russ kind of got in between me and him. And I could just see it on everyone's going Facebook live while I'm involved in a fight in the middle of this thing.

This shows up on Reddit. You know, Musilver beaten down fans. And Russell, record and Bob Gimlin are right there with him. Yeah, I can already see it, man. And so he eventually kind of left,

and I was like, thank God he left. Then when the second show was over, when we went through the same thing, this guy in the back gets up and goes, I got something to say. And it starts walking towards me and Bob. Dude. And I was on high alert there.

I was on high alert. I did not hear a, word he said, I just watched his body language. And I thought, if he comes another five feet, I'm going to hop this table. I'm going to knock over this old woman. Sorry, old woman. I'm going to knock over this old man. Sorry, old man. And I already had the path plan to where I was going to grab this guy. I was on high alert. But it turned out he was a very heartfelt speech. It was very nice. It was very complimentary. And it was very nice of him to do that. And I think at first, he kind of looked at me and I was locked onto him. And I remember thinking, yeah, I'm a big guy,

but I can hop this table. I can show you what I can do here in a moment. But it turned out to be very nice. It was very complimentary. But after that first show, I was like, oh, here we go again. That guy was unfortunately a highlight of the day because it kind of set the tone for us. The rest of the day was just like, okay, who's showing up drunk on the second show?

Who's doing this? And, you know, it was just a very frustrating thing to see this guy act the way he did and, you know, then get belligerent and things like that. And at one point, I'm standing in the hallway. And I think it was, I think it was Hillbilly Horror Stories. Somebody was talking. It wasn't you or me. And you had come over to me and you started talking to me.

And this guy came up behind you. And he's like standing right behind you. And I whisper in your ear, I'm just like, the guy's right behind you. And then you just turned left and you walk down the hallway. I was like, thanks, Wes. He just ditched me. And he comes to me then. He's like, you know, this is what I think Bigfoot is.

and he pulled up his Facebook and he wanted me to read his post. And so I read his post and it was, you know, the nephalum topic idea. And he kept on saying, he kept on saying, you know, I'm a Bible believe in Christian. He's like, I'm a Christian. I go to church. And the whole time and stuff, he's drunk and he's just talking about how these are the nephalum and all this other stuff. And I was just like, yeah, man, you're probably right. You're probably right, man.

Absolutely. And stuff. And I didn't know what else to do. But that guy was a character. character and I'm just glad that nothing you know really bad happened there well right before he left yeah I know and I left you in the dust sorry man

I had enough of that guy and there were assuming cameras around I was my patience was zero at that point I had to walk away from him but when he was up trying to talk to Bob or at first before Bob sat down to do pictures he was talking to him face to face and he was kind of wobbling

like he was going to fall forward yeah I mean he was doing he was doing no one could see me doing it but he was doing this wobbling motion. And so I got in between him and Bob and put my back to him. And I said, hey, Bob, would you mind signing this for this young lady over here and just completely cut him off? And you think he would have backed up two or three steps? He didn't. He was basically like almost kissing my neck. And I was like, do you mind backing up a little bit? You know, I'm generally nice to everyone. I don't even mind if people show up drunk. Just don't be a drunk asshole when you show up. You know what I mean?

Yeah, absolutely. He's the one that interrupted. I was talking and I said, anybody got any questions? And he's like, yeah, where's Bob? And I was like, well, I guess we're going to end the show there. Because the first crowd of people that showed up, that show was sold out. Both shows were sold out. But the first crowd, they heard about the second show on your show. That's where we advertise it. The second crowd was the first show that sold out. And that show sold out after we announced it on my show. And so I wasn't sure what to expect for the second crowd. But the first crowd, for me, it seemed like they were really there to see you and Bob because you announced it on your show and we walked in like so we went back to the hotel for in the future we're just kind of

relaxing and stuff for like an hour before we had to be back there it turns out as soon as we left there people for the second show started showing up and we didn't know this and so we show up and I think we were pretty pretty good on time and we decided to take the front door you me Bob Russ as soon as I opened that door and we walked in everybody's like yeah and they're cheering and clap and I was like, what the heck? You guys know I'm a truck driver, right? I was like, what in the world? And then Bob comes in and everybody's going nuts. And I had a feeling like that show was going to go better for me than the first one, as long as that guy wasn't there. And it did. Like, it was just a lot of fun. I had a great time just, you know, doing the speaking. But like, even like with the intro to my

show and stuff, people, you know, did the, I guess it's becoming, you know, a staple for me, but the yupp. Like, everybody did the yupp. Everybody did the yupp. with me and at the end we all did the parting tag the truth will set you free but first we'll piss you off and i just think the second show for me i think i was in a groove and i really enjoyed it a lot uh what do you think about the second show compared to the first one i was less nervous you know i know you're more comfortable public speaking which sounds crazy probably in most people listening that i would be nervous public speaking but i'm more of an introvert i really am i'm not really Tony's very much an extrovert.

He loves big crowds. He loves. And I would say I'm very much more introverted. But the second show, I thought both shows went well. You know, and I don't hold anything as the drunk guy. It was just an irritation. That second show, we actually, I think we had like 45 minutes. And we walked in, I was like, I really got to pee.

And then there was like this wall of people. And I was like, yeah, better get to holding it. I would do it again. I would want it more controlled than what this was. This was complete chaos behind the scenes. And I don't think most people realized that. Who saw the show, it seemed like it was well put together. But it was complete chaos behind the scenes with a lot of different things.

One of the signs for me for the first show, so I had in my head how I was going to do the whole thing. And for the first show, I started playing my intro music. And the whole time the intro music was going, people were just talking. I could hear them talking over the music. And I was just like, okay, this isn't going to work. And so I hit pause and I was like, well, welcome to the show of everybody. I just started going because I was like, ain't nobody going to yuck with me.

Yeah, I thought you did a good job. And it was fun going to Dallas. So we drive from Houston to Dallas, which is a very lonely ride. You know, it's like a straight, basically drive straight for four hours in the middle of nowhere. And we get to Dallas and we went bowling with everyone. And it's funny when we get there. So I think we went to bed around one or two, maybe even later, and we were up by five or six, seven o'clock, packed up. We were getting everything going.

So we really hadn't slept much. And, you know, for me, I'm in a different, and when you're in different hotel rooms, it's hard to sleep. Like, for me anyway, it is. And so I really hadn't slept for the last, I don't know, three or four days. And we get to Dallas, and none of us had eaten. Like, no one had eaten. We walk in and I'm like, I'm telling you, I was like, man, I feel so bad for the crowd that's here. I'm so exhausted.

I'm so tired and I'm so hungry. And I just want to sit down and eat something before. But, you know, I realize people are coming out. It's their time. I respect people's time. I walk around. I'm trying to say hi to everyone. Well, halfway through it, I was like, I got to get something to eat.

And Tony's cards are off because he had lost his wallet, so he has no money. And I was like, I bet Tony's hungry. So I run up and I grab this platter of food. And there's like chicken wings in there. There's French fries. There's, it's just like a platter of food. And I'm like, I will share this. Because I know neither one of us are going to be able to sit down and really eat.

We're just kind of getting a graze while we're talking to people. I set it down. I was like, hey, man, this is for you and me. And I was like, I'm going to be right back. I only got halfway through the crowd. I'm going to go back and make sure I say hello to everyone that's here. So I walked through and say hello to everyone. And I walked back.

and the whole platter of food's gone. I'm like, what the heck? I look at you and I was like, really? Really? And I think Tony thought I bought it for him. I don't think he heard me. Well, here's the thing. I mean, when you brought that over to the table that I was talking to these people and you brought it over.

So I'm like in the middle of talking to them and you're holding three platters because you actually bought two guys dinner. And so you put that down in front of me and I assumed one of those was yours. And I just went to town because. Like you said, we were hungry. And I was just like, oh, thanks, Wes. I just ate the whole thing. That tray was like spotless.

They looked like it had just gone through the dishwasher. It was spotless. Oh, it did. It's all my time. I was looking at me. And I was sitting there. I was like, man, and you know when you get so tired and you're so hungry, like, we hadn't eaten an whole day.

And I was like, man, I just need something to eat. I think I'll feel better if I eat something. And one of the listeners had bought me a beer. And I was like, man, I feel so woozy right now. If I drink this beer, I might pass out. but I drank it and then we ended up going bowling it was a lot of fun

Tony beat me in bowling I beat him the first game but it was a little I cheated a little bit I kept you know I was saying different things as he would try and throw the ball but no it was my fault

the first one was my fault anyways because I had a chance to win it at the end and I couldn't feel the deal yeah because yeah well here's the other thing so I got big old fat fingers like I basically have like I don't know

they're big fat fingers so bowling isn't really my game because a lot of the bowling balls, the holes are kind of small. But I found a 16-pound bowling ball. It was working really well. And, you know, everything fit perfect. And I go to throw it one time and my thumb got stuck. And if I didn't go down with the ball, it would have broke my finger.

It was a mess. Bullying was a mess. And I get up and look up, like, all the fans are looking at me. And I'm like, really? No one's going to help a guy up, huh? And what did I do? I stood there clapping. laughing. Yeah, you did. I was like, man, I wish I had that on video. And all I saw was the

aftermath. I actually didn't see you fall down. I just saw you down. I was like, dang it. Did anyone get that on camera? Thank God. No one did. I thought it was going to break my my finger though, man. I don't know if you ever done that. You throw a bowling ball and get stuck and like, no. I mean, that's why every time I go bowling, usually I use my middle finger, and my ring finger and I leave my thumb out of it because that's a big fear mind and my thumb's going get caught in it. I mean, I'm not a bowler. Last time we went bowling, you both and I, you know, it was like we were high school age. So, I mean, it wasn't something that we're used to doing, but we walked away from that bowling thing in pain, bro. Like, you fell, I felt like my back was

like splitting in half. Both our freaking left butt cheeks were sore the next two days. It was a, I'll tell you what, bowling is a workout, man, throwing a ball down in the alley. Yeah, I was we were hurting. It's funny we're getting out of the rental car and we both go, uh, sit down. We'd both be like, oh, trying to get back up. And Bob's like, come on, cissies. I bail hay and I'm 80 year old. He was, man. He was. I had a blast. So it was fun hanging out with Bob. It was fun to bring him down and just have him relaxed, you know, because a lot of times he goes to these events and he's up there speaking for 45 minutes. And then people are all, and I was like, I want you just come down

and relax, have fun, Bob. And so I think it was different for Bob than what he's used to. You know what I mean? Oh, yeah, absolutely. He seemed very relaxed and just, I think he had a good time because it was like he was a guest but it wasn't the pressure of being the guest and i think that was a big change for him so i think he had a good time and i think uh i i just met russ for the first time uh at this event and he was a great guy too it was really nice getting to know him and i'll tell you what between you and russ i would not want to be anybody messing with bob because both you guys are big guys and you know russ is is the real deal like i would not mess at all.

And so I was just like, when that guy at the second show got up and started walking up, and he meant all well and he was fine. But when he first started walking, I was the closest to him. And I'm looking at him and I'm looking at Russ. And I'm looking at Russ. And Russ is just peeking his head up real stern, just watching. He's zoned in. And I'm looking at you and you're zoned in.

And I was just like, okay, if this guy does something, he's not going to get very far. Yeah. Now, Russ takes care of Bob, too. That's a cool, cool part about it. I like that Russ is kind of Bob's manager because he filters that stuff. You know what I mean? And I told him during that live event, I was like, you know, this guy's been drinking. I think he's harmless, but he's been drinking.

And, you know, when I was like, just kind of keep an eye on things. And mainly for Bob's sake. But yeah, no, Russ is, thank God Russ is such a nice guy because he could have emptied that place. And I don't think anyone could have stopped him. You guys have built like a monster. Yeah, he's a nice guy, but a very professional temper. Like, I mean, he could turn it off if he wants to, but he has the option. Like, he doesn't, he's not like a loose cannon.

And, you know, the guy, I don't know how old he is, but he still works out every day. I mean, the guy, he's got guns on him, man. I would not want to mess with him, that's for sure. Not at all. I'll tell you, man, it was a good event. I had a good time, and it was just nice being down there in Texas. And I'll tell you, it's very true. That southern hospitality is very real.

I am, every time I go to Texas, I'm impressed with just the people down there. It's good people, man. It's real good people. And they ain't got no state income taxes, so they know what they're doing down there. I always come back to that, man. I love Texas. If not for anything else, it's because they got it all together on the state income tax thing, man. Leave me alone and let me keep my money.

Yeah, we'll have to maybe plan another one in the future. I'm kind of thinking L.A., which is, it's odd, man. I think both of our shows are the biggest city is L.A. that listens. And by far. I was telling someone down in Texas that. And they're like, what's the state that listens the most? I go California. Like, really?

And they asked me what city and I go, L.A. by far. The minute I put up a show, it's L.A. L.A., I mean. Yep. And so God bless L.A. I say we go there next. But I would go to Texas. It wouldn't be hard to talk me into going to Texas again, that's for sure.

No. I know once we were doing this lot of event, we were getting a lot of messages on Facebook and things like that when people were tagging us. A lot of people were saying, come to Florida, come to Georgia, come to California. I mean, so, I mean, there's a lot of opportunity there. And I think after this event, I see that, you know, I think people would really appreciate it if we did come around and did some live shows in person for people, you know, really all over the place. And I'm down for it. I think it's going to be a great opportunity to just kind of hang out with people and let them get to know us and meet us.

I don't know if you, what was the strangest thing that somebody said to you? Because for me, it was somebody came up to me a couple times. and they said, I listen to your show. I know your voice, but it's really weird watching your voice come out of your mouth. And I'm just like, well, I don't know what you say to that. It's my voice, you know. But it's just funny because people listen to you on a weekly basis and you're part of their radio. But being in person, I guess it's just kind of like, wow, you know, that's what he sounds like in person.

Same thing as on the computer. Yeah, I did get a little bit of that, but I've gotten that before in the past. So it doesn't really shock me. I think people envision you different in your. head than what your voice is and then when they see you they're like hmm that's not what i was expecting and i've done that before with radio guys too that i'd listen to it i'm like really that's what the guy looks like so i would say that um i don't know i'm trying to think of just your general questions you get over i can't think of anything really weird anyone said to me it's funny when we're

leaving uh Dallas heading back the night before we flew out i said bob do you ever get tired of answering the same questions oh because i've been with bob at different events and uh I said, do you ever get tired of answering the same questions over and over and over? And people do that. They ask the same questions. They don't know. But I've heard Bob and Bob answered every time like he's never heard the question before, which I find amazing. He goes, I go, do you get tired of answering questions over and over the same questions?

And he goes, yep. Yeah. I was about to, you know, that was expecting some political answer from him, you know, some politically. He just goes, yep. Sure do, Wes. I started laughing, but it's Bob. I'll tell you what, man. In the beginning, you mentioned about Les Stroud starting a podcast.

And I want to encourage everybody. When that thing drops, everybody needs to go and check that out. Because when you're listening to a podcast, you're going to be looking for what? You're going to be looking for quality and content. And Les is going to bring it all to the table for you because Lesz obviously knows how to produce content, quality content. He's been on TV. He's actually an accomplished musician. So he already has the recording equipment at his home.

Everything you'd be looking for in a podcast, less is going to be offering on that podcast. And I just think that everybody, I wanted to emphasize that. Everybody needs to check it out because the audio call is going to be amazing. The content's going to be amazing because the guy has a lifetime of experiences. Yeah, it's going to be a good show. And him and I did the first three.

And less smart guy, man. Les knows. You can literally go on any topic with that guy and he can roll with it. I mean, literally any topic, politics, religion, conspiracy, cryptids, survival. I mean, you throw anything at that guy, and he can sit and talk about it. So I appreciate you saying that.

It's going to be a great show, man. We'll have to chat more. I guess we've got to get back to work. Got to get back to making the show. And I thought we'd sit down and chat with you guys. Want you know how the Houston trip really went. And hopefully we'll probably be in L.A. next time. Yeah, I think so.

I think L.A. is probably going to be right there on the list of things to do. it's definitely a no-brainer in my mind. So until then, man. Yeah, it was fun hanging out with you, Tony. And until next time, everyone. Take care, stay safe, and remember, the truth will set you free, but first we'll pick you.

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