Stay Tranquilo - Pastelitos, Tuca, The Beach & Everything Miami

Episode Date: November 29, 2018

Miami is definitely the place we call home. From the culture, the food, the people, Miami is definitely one of a kind. In this episode, guest Jorge Pola, "me lo confirmo king", and Austin Dunand, local artist and modern day Guy Harvey, jump in and express their feelings about Miami. We dive in and talk about the highs and lows of living in Miami, the culture, and of course our favorite Cuban food. Miami this one is for you. Bringing the culture to life for everyone to enjoy. Stay Tranquil'o Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Miami. Uh, uh, South Beach bringing the heat. Uh, can y'all feel that? Can y'all feel that? Jig it out.

Uh, uh. What is up, everybody? You're listening to the Stap and Aquila podcast, where we're going to help you stress a little bit less and enjoy a whole lot more. I'm Andre Dunan, and we got a whole Miami podcast in for you guys today. I'm here joined by my brother Austin Dunan and my co-host on my other podcast, George Polo. What's up? That's just our regular intro on the BLR, so I wanted to see you to take that with him.

Yeah, but I have nothing to die there to. Dude. But yeah, so, yeah, I mean, I'm here with my brother and Pola, and we just kind of wanted to give you a little bit about what the Miami lifestyle is all about, like, since we've been born and raised here, kind of what we struggle with living here, what we love about living here, and kind of just what being a person from Miami entails. So it started off by with my brother, just giving a little bit of background on who he is, what he does, and all that.

So say what's up, Boston. what's up guys uh yeah my name is austin um first off thanks to andrew for letting me on the show or on the podcast actually um but yeah for the most part uh i'm an artist and um my my main passion is marine life art and you know stuff with the ocean i've always it's always been a huge passion of mine um and i recently made a documentary a part one of a documentary uh about the everglades so yeah that's you know my take on on miami like it's not the typical take on miami but so for you like what you you know we'll get into it a little bit but just so a basis

like you're just a guy that really appreciates like the outdoors in Miami and what South Florida kind of offers you know Miami has a super you know it's a badass you know hey you're still in the conversation bro you're still this for later it's just a yeah yeah yeah you get me fair enough all right so Pola toss it on to you just tell let us know what you do yeah man my name is George Pola I was born and raised here with a

and Jesuit, went to Catholic University of America. I played football in my life. Come back here now. I'm working in football. Again, now we're on the game and all that somewhere here. And then, yeah, what am I supposed to go from here? Yeah, no, I mean, that's, we kind of just wanted to see what you, what you were doing. No, no, yeah, yeah, yeah.

And wait, what's, you know, what the people got to know about you? Yeah, I mean. That's what you got, then that's what you got. Do I like it here? Yeah, one minute, you're asking. That's the next question. Are you kicking it off like that? Yeah, no.

So, I mean, just a little bit about me. I feel like I've never actually even, like, told anything about myself on that podcast, so might as well do it now. Yeah, so I'm the guy that started the podcast and kind of started up this Stay Tranquilo movement. And basically just created it as a way of, like, you know, bringing the Miami lifestyle to life, kind of for more than just us. and bringing about what Tranquilo is all about

of like just people out there enjoying your life and bringing that culture of Miami to life. So I thought, you know, let's jump in and make a Miami podcast because it kind of fits what this is all about. So in a way. No one. Yeah.

In a way, there's some opposites. Yeah, exactly. And there's a lot of ways where the, you know, the Tranko lifestyle can be applied living into Miami, which is kind of why I wanted to go this way too because there's a lot of moments where you kind of need it here.

But yeah, I brought in Miami me lo confimo at his finest George Pola so I think we'll get an interesting take on both sides so Paula we'll start with you and you kind of just tell us like what are like two of the things that you hate the most about Miami

like that you feel like yo this shit sucks and then you go after you okay I really like the way this podcast is going by the way no you got come on I can't particularly be I'll get into it

if you don't want to get into it we can get into if someone wants to ask Polo later what he really hates about Miami talk to him in person it's not a big deal two things number one like the traffic is unbearable

agreed like not the traffic like there's so many things that the city needs to figure out the Palmetto when's the Palmetto gonna be finished never never ever ever ever yeah that's I don't think

I don't think it's I don't think it's I don't think it's uh traffic as much it is bad drivers you just see the weirdest things on the road here my do you want to get started there is there is dude I think it's just a mix yes yes because there is a lot of terrible drivers

if you're on a million drive and you're going and you're going west all right from you know 68th to 170 something then yeah you know you're going to be in for a long one but it's well do you know how many times I've missed exits on the Palmetto I used to work right off to Palmetto right past the airport like right there did

it was the office and then in front like right outside of the parking is the palm metal right there. Dude, I used to miss so many exits around that area because it was constantly under construction. Closed, you got to take this. You got to go to this. And then it's like, it was just construction everywhere. In so many places.

And the worst part is that a lot of the times these construction companies, whoever's in charge of this, they will start doing their construction like instead of at like three in the morning. times that they do it at 11.30 at night. And like, dude, there's like going down 87th right here. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, I'm dealing with traffic because they close the lane on a two-lane road on the middle of lunch hour. And I'm like, dude, it takes me 30 minutes to get to the gym. That's 1.3 miles away from my house. I've come back.

I've come back and I'm on the Palmetto and I'm driving back from somewhere or I had to work somewhere. Whatever at night. People work nighttime jobs. And I'm coming back all of a sudden, I'm in bumper to bumper traffic at 1145 at night on the Palmetto. how how how my i really i so true dude what i it's one of those moments where i'm literally i'm literally on the palmetto wait that was the most miami thing i think i've heard that literally i'm literally cut that shit so what you're saying i'm literally like i'll be on the palmetto i hit bupper to bupper traffic and i'm tired because it's late

yeah and i'll just be like are you serious No, no, that's super funny. How, dude. How? Miami Tribe is just questionable. And it's like, okay, what else? I gotta be careful here. Yeah, what would be your, what are your next, next, I guess,

hated thing about Miami. We're disliked, whatever you want to call it, unappreciated. Like, I'll probably say, I'll probably say, like, just someone, some of the people that you come across here. I don't, people have to come up in the conversation, I think. Because I don't, in my opinion, I'm not going to be here. Miami people are some of the worst.

I'm not going to be here and just destroy, like, this is my, like, this is a home for me. Like, yeah. There's still things I like about it, but like an overwhelming majority of the people are here. I mean, we were voted Ruta City like two years in a row. Like, like, like, everyone was like, bro, look at, look at what city got voted. Like, when I was up in school in D.C., it was like, look at what school is, like, look at what school is the root of city in the country, Miami. And they're just like, bro, how do you feel about that? I'm like, dude, I'm not surprised at all.

Yeah. But you know what? I feel it's because, like, I know there's a lot of other cities that are, are, similar to Miami, but our demographics are crazy. Yeah, no. We have so many different cultures living in one giant. That's what I was kind of going about to say for it. So people don't have too much in common,

although you're living super close to each other. So there's like a little barrier. So like sometimes I go outside and I don't speak the best Spanish and I'll be like, and yeah, I know, in Miami you got to speak Spanish. You have to. Yeah. And it's like a barrier. Which is like, okay.

And there's, you know, maybe there's like some other guy who's a different race or there's definitely no reason why we shouldn't be able to talk Spanish because You know, it's around this 24-7. I'm not saying speak fluently, but enough to like, you know, hey, this is what I need. Can you help me? I can see that's something I hate about Miami. Like, I love Spanish.

Like my grandparents are Cuban. I like, I actually, yeah, I love Cuban food. Like, I'm definitely Cuban. But Spanish sometimes to me is just, is like a barrier because I just never learned the language. Yeah, I feel you. So like there's a lot of like I go to Pike's Bakery. Sometimes I can't really get my.

that is the word It's crazy how like Spanish is kind of like The main language here Yeah but it's not it's not so much that It's just so much like Okay so here's like a story Like that I have from

Like The west coast of Florida So like You know how it is here So I'm driving up to Tampa right And this is during the summer If you haven't been up there Like towards that area

Like in the summer The storms are nuts. Crazy. So whatever. I stop at a public... Oh, yeah, yeah, that's true. I stop at a Publix.

Every gleams and all that. I stop at a Publix in like the Sarasota area. And I'm like, I get off and I'm going to get like a pub sub because I've been driving for three hours and I'm starving. And I get off and I'm like, okay, so I start ordering. That's a good thing about Florida. You know, it's an older, you know, American lady who's talking to me and she's like, here, I'll tell you what, um, you can get chips in a drink and I'll knock off three dollars.

And then, hey, it looks pretty like black outside. Like, it looks like it's going to come down. I have about four umbrellers. Brothers. That would have fit. That would have fit. She's like, I got like four umbrellas. Like back there, like one of them like we don't even need here. Like you could take it if it's raining out there. And like, you're thundering and lightning so like you don't get. poured on. Oh, thank you. All right. Okay, whatever is. Just do knocks off the $3. I get my order. Whatever. I'm eating. She comes to me. Sure, you're going to want that umbrella? I'm good. I think I'm going to beat the storm. She's like, okay, well, hey, have a great weekend. Are you coming from out of time? Yes, I'm coming from Miami. Where are you going? Tampa. Okay, have a great weekend in Tampa. Oh, make sure you try this spot. Whatever. It's just, oh, thank you. Okay. And then I think to myself, when I get back in my car, I'm like, that would never happen at the public's next to my house right by day.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Sometimes you have experiences out there and you're just like, oh, that wouldn't happen. Like that would not have for a fact. And I know that it's like, I feel like Southern hospitality just stops this Southern. It just skips this part. I don't think it, I don't think it gets to this. It doesn't get here because it gets here. No, but it's, oh, yeah, of course it does.

Yeah, but we have our own form of Southern hospitality. We have our, you know. I was going to say, dude, it was like, like, yeah, I was going to say the other, I was literally about to say. . I was literally about to say. The other day I'm getting a haircut, and of course, it's like a super Cuban, like, ghetto haircut place, like, where they playing, like, bad bunny on the TVs and, like, all that. And they got the weirdest haircut, so you're kind of, like, sketched out.

Yeah, a fade, which is what I got. Is the fade. So I go there, and the guy, the guy cutting my hair, like, is dabbing up some dude in the barbershop. And I'm like, oh, whatever. And he goes, oh, yeah, that guy. And he's telling me, of course, in Spanish, he's like, oh, yeah, that guy. I was my Uber driver and I gave him my card and now he only gets all his haircuts with me. I just realized you're recording.

Oh, yeah. No, um, some people are on. What's up everybody? Yeah, I was like, oh. Yeah. So, so I'm there and he dives up some dude and the dude to the Uber driver. And the Uber driver is like only gets his haircut now with him. And then the Uber driver that was getting his hair cut is like, hey, you want some coffee?

And I'm like, oh, yeah, brings me a coffee. See, mid haircut. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And we're all like. Hey, saluz. And we cheers to, yeah, we cheers to Cuban coffee. And two in the afternoon and the barbershop. I've had that experience before.

But now that you told the barbershop story, here's a barbershop story from the other day. Classic Miami Bar. So I go to the barbershop I always go to, right? And I walk in and like the guy usually go to is like taking. I'm just like, I can't wait right now. So I go to one of the main guys. He's always there. He's like kind of a dude who like runs it or whatever.

And I'm like, Like, I don't want to sound like a brat or anything, but it takes like 30 minutes to cut my hair. Like, I'm in a very specific way. And I, which is how most, dude, my boy age is the same way. Yeah, but I actually like my hair pits long. I like them to take a long. Yeah, because you want to. Me too.

I really appreciated my haircut the other day because it actually took time. Sometimes I go in there, bro. I'm like, bro, I'm like, bro. I'm like, bro, that took five minutes. Because I'm not, I'm not a three all the wrong guy. Like, no, I need some, you know, flare. But what if that? I'm, so whatever, I walk in and he's like, yeah, I think, I, I, I'm,

I take you, I tell you. All right, whatever. And I'm telling him like, okay, so like, like skin right here, you know, work, a fade to the top, scissors on top, like all the, all the, all the details. And it's quick. It's pretty simple, like how I explained it. It just like, oh, oh, like last time. I'm like, does you remember what I got? Yeah, yeah.

That's a problem. Yeah, yeah, like last time. I'm just like, all right. Yeah, I guess you do remember because I was right next. Okay. Dude, this guy just starts going to town on my hair. Just, voo. Dude, just like cutting all my hair.

I'm just like, yo, where are you going? Dude, I'm sweating in my bar. I'm like, yo, I'm like looking. And then he like, he finishes in like 10 minutes. Super fast. He's like, yeah, okay, say I got, oh, it looked good, look good. I'm just like, no. I'm like, I'm like, exactly not what I wanted.

I just want to ask for like, I'm like, can I at least get like some, because like, I couldn't. Because he, dude, he just started like cutting all their hair off on the back. Like, there's no fixing that, bro. So I'm just. And it didn't look like, obviously terrible, but like, it was bad. That's not what I wanted. So I'm like, can I get the scissors on top? He's like, no, no, no.

Yeah, seacovo. Yeah. Like, oh, por favor. Signor. Yeah. Yeah. I'm just, dude. And I'm seriously like, yo, what the?

I'm like, are you? I'm like, what, bro, is this guy serious? I'm like, no, no. Like, I need scissors on time. He's like, hey, okay, okay. And I'm just like, dude, what the hell? I'm just like, if it looks enough. to where I'm like, dude, I could go back home and fix some of it with my machine, but I'm pissed, dude.

Yeah. And like, that's not why you go get a cut. I'm too nice. I'm too nice of a person to be, to be like, create a scene and be like, I'm not paying for this. Like, because you know, you, bro, this guy sucked. So I didn't leave a tip. Oh, but like, whatever. So I didn't leave a tip.

And I'm pissed, bro. I mean, that, that was like typical, like, oh, yeah, thanks, man. I'm just like, cute, bro. And I go, I'm coming outside around. I'm getting my car keys out. and I'm standing next to like an open parking space right and dude so I'm like mom like typical just my pulls up in like this Mercedes bends like whatever she's turning into the parking spot and she's on the phone and she sticks her head out of the window with

this look at me and she's just like uh are you going to move and I'm just like like bro like are you going to move anytime soon and I'm just like and I'm just like and I'm just like and I'm I'm already like pretty bad. And bro, I just like slow like, I'm like, yeah, I'm going to move. As soon as I find my keys, I'm like, also there's about three other open parking spots over there. Like just like, add it to a back and I just get them like like and I pull out. But bro, I was like, really you have to ask like you can just wait one second real quick. What's the matter what you do?

Do you have to be like that? That's awful. Like that's the typical. like stereotypical why Miami is the rootest place in the country. Yeah, yeah, no. They're definitely like. Hey, dude, there is stuff that I like about this place. We'll get into that now.

But I definitely agree with you. Like, there's definitely people here that are just like, dude, like, come on. Really? Yeah. But it's at the end of the day, it's like, no, it's everywhere, especially living in a city. No, man. But, no, but living in a city, bro, you hear everybody complain about that. You know what I noticed about Miami, though?

The city, like, doesn't leave the suburbs. It kind of just blends in the whole span. Because everywhere you go. there's a shopping center here shopping center oh yeah yeah we kind of don't like dude there's a bunch of little mini cities within miami yeah it's like the city's just it's just like lingering into the suburbs it's not like a true suburb area kind of yeah no i get what you're saying like candles basically it's on city court yeah yeah anyone you talk to that comes in from out of here like says the same thing and this doesn't mean i'll explain aside but everyone's like dude why is everyone here so

fast like moving like everyone's in a rush and like everyone is a lot everyone is so uptight and like everyone is so judgmental and like it feels like a lot of people are plastic while trying and it's like where I'm from it's like so much slower you know and it's and it's not like oh what do you talk about we want to move fast we want to be progressive it's a no slower is in the sense is like people know how to like chill out chill and be themselves and not worry what other people think that's why that's why they started and they're still progressive you know it's like like here's one thing I learned about being and it's something that I really value Because in Miami, you know, like, it's a lot about, like, keeping up with the looks and stuff.

And, like, that's certain things about it. Like, I was taught by my parents to, like, take pride in how you dress. Like, how you present yourself. Yeah. And I've learned to actually like that in terms of, like, who I am and stuff. I do take pride in how I dress and stuff. Like, so when I go out, like, I make sure I, you know, it looks clear. Yeah.

But, like, when I went up to school in D.C., like, a lot of my friends from, like, different places, Like, I'd come down and go to the bar and I'm like in like some nice khaki jeans and like a nice like collared shirt like long seat collared shirt like whatever night. And like my boys will be like in shorts, a t-shirt and spares. Or like sometimes my boys would be like in a t-shirt, some sweats and basketball shoes. It's like, yeah, I'm just going to pass by the bar and chill anyway. That's unheard of here. Imagine showing up to Earls and sweatpants. Yeah.

I think you're homeless, man. And like I really appreciated that because it was like that's all it's all good. Yeah, but that's what Miami's full of. Yeah, Miami's got a nice little. That's what that's one thing that kind of bothers me. Yeah, that aspect I definitely. Imagine I show up in any city, bro. Yeah, like New York where New York is probably even worse like that.

I mean, New York is terrible. Yeah, no, New York is terrible for that. Because, bro, a place where there's money, there's going to be, you know. But like that, the thing that where I disagree with that is, is that like, yeah, I get that. And New York's got to be great because New York's the biggest hub in the United States. Like 9 people Like, Like,

imagine the personalities That live in L.A. Like, there's definitely going to be clashing personalities. Yeah. Every city is going to have your thing. But the thing is like, dude, I've been to other cities. Like,

other big cities. And it's not, like, you could tell how it is here. Yeah, but New York, when I went, bro,

and I came back, New York was so freaking fast, bro, that it felt it made Miami look slow. Well, New York is different. That's a different thing. What I'm,

what I'm talking about is like, look at how the place. Yeah, it's getting in there. Cincinnati. category. No, no, no, I know, I know. But what I'm talking about is look at how the city is set up socially. We talk about it all the time. It's tough to go out here because sometimes it's not even worth it. Because the places that are offered to go out here, it's so expensive to get a drink. You got to pay, you got to pay a ton of money to get in. Like, it's like, it's like a 20, but look at how it's set up. Think about it how it's set up in relation to like how the culture of the city is. Yeah. Like people want to keep up the look of. of like going out a place like Dukanday, like, God, that terrible place. It's like people want to get the bottles.

People want to get the tables just to keep the image up. It's part of the culture. But then in relation to a city like Washington, D.C., like I lived there for four years. Washington, D.C. is just as much of a major hub as Miami, if not more. It's the center of the United States. It's a melting pot. People from everywhere come there.

But still, you have. It is 20 times slower in the sense where, like, I could find a bar around the corner or whatever that is a good bar to hang out where they're playing loud music. You could dance right. There's a dance floor or whatever with loud music. Then there's an outside place. You don't have to pay to get in. You don't have to pay ridiculous prices to get drinks. But the Miami Nightlife is designed for, that's what I'm saying.

That's my point. The Miami Nightlife is designed for tourists. It's not designed for locals. That's the whole problem. But that's why I disagree with you. The reason everything's like that is because they know there's people that aren't from here. I think it is designed for locals. Like, look at Brickle.

Like, they could easily make a strip. Yeah, yeah, yeah. A very cheap course. I mean, like, we're talking about like more like Miami Beach area. Yeah, but there would never be a cheap strip in that area though. No, because there's too much money in that area. Why in the world would they do that when they have people paying $15 a drink? Do we not have a shortage of like bars here that are like chill?

There's not one that exists. They're going to have to do that in an area like this, though. Not like in downtown. That's the problem. Because those people are going to, not petition, maybe they will, but they're going to say that they don't want that type of that kind of crowd. That's why they never did it in the dayland. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. But here's the thing.

Time out. Time out. I'm telling you, I put a lot of thought into this. You can do that in somewhere like Brickle because look at the place that a place that we hang out all the time. Look at Earles. Earl's. Oh. Earls is still a high end looking type place.

Yeah, but it still brings in a bunch of people like not like us, but like kind of like that young. What's the matter with us? It's young professionals. No, no, no. Especially us. It's not us. It's not us. I'm not talking about that.

I'm talking about, I don't want to sit. And I can't say this. What? It's just the type of crowd that comes there. It's still a, I get what you're trying to say. Like,

I get what you're trying to say. What I'm saying is that it's a fine crowd there. That would be, like, there's still people that you get from the gables and pinecress to keep it high end. Yeah, because it looks high end.

But then you got a city. That's the whole problem with the city. You got a deal. And especially, Miami where you have everything. Okay, but what I'm saying about Earls is, bro, they have a happy hour from, what is it, eight to close?

Where it's like, it's fair price drinks. Dude, they have good music there. Like, they have, like, it's a cool place to, like, shout out to Earl's for being one of our favorite spots in Miami to go to. Yeah, but like, having two happy hours. I mean, like, dude, think about our bars. Like, how many options we have literally the night before,

the 4th of July this year was a Tuesday night. And Tuesday nights are ladies night at Blackbird, a bar and brickle. So like that's the, oh, well, there's a cool deal for you guys right there. All right, fine. I literally text you that night. I'm like, yo, I'm going to have a pregame, whatever for this. We're going to go out because it's going to be an awesome night. No one has worked the next day.

It's going to be super fun. Dude, we get out there and here's another problem in Miami. Dude, the congestion. And then when it comes to, dude, we get to the Blackbird area. We see Blackbird. The line is around the block. Those things get ridiculously bad. It's like, okay, fine.

We're not going to go to Blackbird because literally we're not even going to get in. And if we get in, it's going to be like a sardine can and no one's going to be able to move. Let's go to-to-me-to-me-that's not fun. Let's go to American Social. Dude, we go to American Social. It's a sardine can. How long did it take us to get a beer? Like, like 45 minutes.

Yeah. Yeah. I have a problem paying $10. See, for me, it's just, I'd rather just get a group of people, meet up at a spot, and just, and just, just casually just like drink at someone's house or just hit up a close by bar and then take the party back home or something like that. Yeah, exactly. Because for me, it's just like you always go out places and kind of like how you were saying before, it's like a chore to go out. You just feel like you got to go out there because the people are there and you want to go see the people.

And then that's kind of it after that. I mean, like you literally, like just look at the sports areas compared to the places that we've been to. Yeah. Like when we went to Cincinnati The Pah Brown Stadium Where the Bengals play And then the strip It's like a

Street and then The Reds ballpark And in between all that There's a Ruth Chris There's a ton of bars A yard house Just a bunch of like Chill like

Yeah and right after the game It was packed with people Packed with people Like And then you go to somewhere Seattle was like that too for me Phil was like that too for me Denver's like that too

Denver like the whole sports areas. Because when we went to Denver, we went, we went for a run. I went for a run with D-A. And we went across the city. We went around the city,

and there's just like a bunch of different, you know, everything's super close. So before you know it, you're running in front of the baseball stadium and then you go, you know, X amount of miles down and it's the football stadium.

So it just shows you all easily. Everyone's getting to these games and that's probably why they got so many people going to their games and we don't really have as many going to the games. It's super easy. Like, I go to,

I go to Philly this summer, and I pass by the sports complex, You drive right by the Eagles practice complex in their fieldhouse and all that. You go down a block. It's CenturyLink Field where the Eagles play. Then right next to it's where the Sixers Arena, right next to that is the Phillies Ballpark. And all around that is just bars, restaurants. It's a whole little area, all the lights and stuff.

It's super nice. Then you look at, we got Marlins Park, which is in the middle of Little Havana, where you park a car in some guys. Miami's front yard who is. who has a cardboard box that says parking $5. And you just hope that your car is there. That doesn't get taken. That's unacceptable. And then it's like what is there to do around that stadium?

Nothing. And then like American Airlines right next to Bayside. But like, dude, the park there is like a like, Jesus. That's the thing, bro. Like in Miami, there's like I feel like there's certain things that only happen in Miami.

And that's one of them. You're in a professional stadium. And they have people's houses being offered as like, oh yeah, you can just park. I mean, like I've seen state. They just don't plan it. No, but not like how they do it in Miami,

but Miami people make it like a party in their front lawn. No, like Hard Rock is in the middle of nowhere, dude. Like this El Dorado furniture shop, that's it. That's it. And a gas station. Yeah, it doesn't make sense. You know, and it's like... I don't know what it is either.

I really don't know what that could possibly be. Why not just go the stadium? I think they just built this city without the intentions of, like, sports being a focal point around the city. The soccer stadium is our best bet now. Or they just thought it wouldn't be a good idea to incorporate the two, so they just felt like that that's... to put him so separate and then ends up biting them

and the ass, who knows? They're making a... Dolphin Stadium has technically been there for a while. The Orange Bowl was there for a while. I think it's space. Yeah,

yeah, that's what I'm saying. They wanted to keep everything separate. Because you imagine... Because, yeah, there's obviously space to keep building more buildings, but those buildings also obviously could have been a stadium too. Yeah, you can't have a dolphin game

going on in the middle of downtown Miami. The traffic's going to be... I mean, that just goes... It works so. Well, the heat arena. That just goes down. In New York, they don't have the stadium inside the city,

but yet they have a... That just goes down to how the city was set up. There's no space for that. There just goes down to how the city was set up. Yeah. So that's, I forgot about that, the heat arena. Yeah. That's the closest thing they got.

You smack in the middle of downtown. Yeah, literally smack. Yeah. And it is pretty successful. It's the most successful, in my opinion, out of all the... For sure. Well, you got the metro that actually helps get people there too. It's easy to get there.

It's overall, like, easy access to the heater arena. Yeah. But kind of closing off, I guess, then, on what we really don't like about Miami. Let's make a... transition into you know what we like about Miami and what the culture is really brought from like you know you've lived here your whole life this is just you know part of part of how we were brought up and what we've had to experience and just like damn like yeah this is this is what we do this is what Miami's all about so what do you like what how can you relate to that so i'll start off just

going bottom line just straight up bottom line like like I know we transition to what we like Like, you know, we don't like the social scene here. Right. Because it doesn't really compliment the people our age. It's really hard to be financially in it. But, you know, all the whole thing, you know, kind of a plastic culture sometimes. Yeah, just. You got to pay to go to the beach.

Most of the places you go to, you know, this, this and that about the just, you know, just, it's the uptight type of environment. On the flip side of that. Like, on the. flip side is going to make the points before so everyone knows that you know because believe it or not there the thing is I agree with every single one of those there is a flip side there is a flip side there is a flip side

I wish the city was more simple like because it's not it's not at all it is not it is not it is nothing simple that it offers but on the flip side like I'm saying is there's literally nothing like Miami in the sense where like we

that growing up in the Cuban culture like we know how strict it was and stuff like that but it was like very unique to us the food like the food is unique to here you don't find Cuban coffee up there I used to make Cuban coffee for my roommates up there and they got hooked on it like it feels a drug people get it shipped that like they move out of Miami they'll get like be loaned ship to their house so my mom used to send it to me in the mail and stuff like that exactly like the food here is incredible the culture and that it's like you we have the best waters in the country like we brought up before California waters California has

very nice looking waters, but it's freezing. We have very warm waters in the sense of where it's New Year's Eve. You could go to the beach. It's the only place where you can go to the beach all year long. The other thing is that here in Miami, it's a huge bustling city. And then you go a few miles down and it's quiet as hell. And it's just mangroves and all sorts of gamefish that people come to fish from all over the place. So not only is it a crazy, you know, cool city.

It also has like a mellow side to it too that a lot of people overlook. Yeah, it's like places like Stiltsville, like they're out in the water and stuff. Yeah, a lot of people don't know about. Like that's stuff's different. Like, because here's my whole thing when I go back to saying is like being straight up. Does this place compliment people our age? Is it easy to live independently here? And like, you know, just the way that we live, like we're looking for cheap, just cool places when we can meet other people and talk.

Does that compliment us? No. What I like to leave here in my younger age? just yeah and try out some new places yeah but I tell like I tell my parents all time yeah I would like to leave here there's things I really don't like about it here but like besides the fact that it's home it is so hard to leave it here because like let's say I go back to school I mean where I went to school in DC like I'm there's a bunch of stuff to do in DC obviously there's a bunch of stuff to do right outside of DC obviously but like

dude I don't have the option of getting out on the ocean and just doing things on the ocean whether whether it be offshore fishing fishing at the reef or literally just finding a clear like what it seems to be like a natural natural pool like a mosquito banks yeah and like just having the boat out there and being able to enjoy that that's the thing you're we're geographically we're in a really sick place yeah you have the keys you have the keys that's basically in the Caribbean when you really think about it's a big city in the Caribbean yeah but which makes it's a so cool and expensive and it leads to all the tourists and so exactly but it's because it's so

amazing that's why and these are all all these other things that we don't like about miami are kind of the side effects exactly of an amazing city yeah you know that's why fort lauderdale looks cool like a tampa looks cool because they're like similar their simpler place but even fort lauderdale isn't geographically as prime as miami because miami is closer to the keys closer to cubiscane and the bahamas and the other chains of of barry islands there it's like you know and the weather here's it's awesome like people talk about how hot it is like we were saying the heat yeah the worst heat that we've ever felt like the worst heat i ever felt is new york and dc in the summer like it's

just as hot there as it is here in the summer like yeah it's humid it gets human up there too but the thing is like around this time like how it is now it gets beautiful dude when it's 70 degrees mid-october like beginning of november or how it is now in the 60s like yeah those june months and july months are they get hot but that's how it is everywhere but the but the good thing about those months is since it's summer you know you're out at the beach you out at the on the boat so it's like yeah

you have the pool a lot of people have pools so you're always at your friends house going in the pool so that's a good thing when it comes to the heat because like you know here you have things to do when it's hot yeah and it's like a moderate heat it's a good heat yeah I mean like we said I would think some of my northern heats have been even worse like North Carolina

like a Texas you go it's just like a different type of heat because bro when it's like that muggy like when you're out but my point eight o'clock at night outside bro the sun's not even out anymore but you're like bro it is my point about that is is that dude when it gets that hot here it is that hot in other places yeah exactly exactly like it's still stupid and if you want it to be hot and be anywhere you want to be in Miami yeah and and it's uh you know like during the winter we have really nice winter January through March here is like incredible yeah and we're off to a great start here right now seasons in other places are amazing seeing the least change

colors that's the only thing I don't miss about not being able to live up north row because it's cool it's beautiful but that only lasts for a few weeks is that everything dies here like everything is still green all the time like it still looks super lively that's those are the unbeatable things about a place like miami back to the fishing is a lot of people come here for like to make videos for their channel of like uh do like like sun sports a lot of their things are here in miami because not only can they do, you know, not only could they do a bunch of like dining stuff, but, you know, two steps down

is the crazy fishing that they're doing. And it just shows you how crazy of a city just to be in, you know, such a natural area. And I used to hesitate, like, talking about keys in relations to Miami because, like, it's still accessible from places like Fort Lauderdale. Like, you were saying, like, people come here to fish

and stuff, like, not to say that they can't do that and other places. Right, because you can go to the keys, and it would be a thousand times better. But the thing is, this is a huge city. No, but what I'm saying is, like, you could do the fishing at West Palm Beach or Fort Lauderdale or anything like,

but you do think about, dude, the Keys is so, you have to mention the Keys with Miami. It's so easily, it goes in and in. And I'm telling, like, if there's one thing that... Part of the reason why the Keys, you know, thrives too is because of the people of Miami. Like, real state-wise, all that.

I don't, it's all Miami people. I don't really, like, the things I don't like about Miami or whatever, it. The reality is that I could drop all that and just piece to the keys. Yeah. Whenever you want because it's right there. If it was realistic, I thought about it so many times.

Yeah. To me. Oh, dude, I think I'm going to do it. Just go to the apartment that, whatever there. You know what I'm saying? Spend some time. Yeah. I don't think to live there permanently.

No, not permanently. No, no. You got to be. I'm saying I've literally thought of living there. Yeah, but I could see how you can do it. Because at the end of the day, there's a lot that's not down there that you do on a regular basis out here and you'll be over there and you'll you'll want yeah you'll miss certain that i think you know maybe spending like a good couple time and then like maybe like commuting

back and forth in between that would be the best because like the end of the day i have no problem spending a whole week in the keys you know like in two weeks in i'm going to be like you know let me go to my name see what's going on there spend a couple days and then right after that you're like yo let me go right back to the for me for me personally at least the way i would like it is to live in the keys and how to have Miami as my quote unquote vacation or whatever. I would be visiting Miami less frequently instead of visiting the Keys. I just think it's too, I think it's too hard.

I get what you're saying. There's definitely a shortage of younger people in the Keys. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. To do it while you're young. Bro, but like the thing is if you have like an apartment in the Keys, all your Miami friends are going to want to come over and like, not all the time, not all the time. A lot of the time. They're going to want to get, they're going to want to still go out.

they're going to want to still go do their thing. They're not going to want to drive down there and they have to drive back. At the end of the day, it's still, yeah, still commute. The whole thing about the keys is just like, the keys is unbeatable. The keys is absolutely unbeatable.

So it is part of Miami because it's the easy, it's the, Miami is the most accessible place for the keys. It's right there. So, like, you've got to tie that in. Those are the unbeatable things about Miami that I really like, the environment in terms of, like, our weather and do the ocean and its proximity to the keys like there you can't beat it and then

yeah it's location yeah i was going to say to me to me the culture i think is one of the coolest things you know obviously you take pride in like your culture and all that and stuff like that but i think i think i think the culture of like like you said bring brought up a cuban and all the traditions that come up with it like noche wena or um like just like we always find a reason to freaking like party or celebrate for something you get me so it's like it's cool that It's cool how we have all this tradition in the food and the music. The food's amazing. And the community.

The community is insane. Because you get, you get, what croquetas, pan toastado, palomia, like churasco, which I don't think is actually a Cuban dish. But like Cuban food is. You get the pastaditos and then, of course, our favorite Cuban coffee. Yeah, Cuban food in general is just addicting. It's extremely. And I talk to people who aren't from Miami and they say they try to mimic Cuban food.

But they just, they cannot do it. They can't repeat it. There's nothing like some aros and frioles from like Nana. They just don't know how to do it. And they're devouring not just the ingredients. It's the way they cook it. So they get the ingredients right, but hey, you didn't cook it right. Like honestly, honestly, the blend of those things, like, there's nothing better.

Like, that's the best. Like me personally, my favorite, my favorite Cuban dish in general is either a media noche. Let's do that. your favorite Cuban dish I like that. Yeah, my favorite Cuban dish is definitely either

a Median Noce or a Pancomistae Pankomista is the best. I mean, the Milanese that they have a car but the club sandwich I don't know if the club sandwich

is Cuban but they make a crazy club sandwich I like that with the bread Carretta. To me it's just like the media noche

you just can't go wrong yeah no no I agree there's so many good there's so many good things but like to me it's like the like just being able

to mix up like rice, beans, like some version of like a meat, like a chicken or a steak, and then mixing like croquettas in there, like just blending in all the flavors of like a mess. To me, that is like,

bro, just like, just mixing. But thinking about it, Cuban food is like meant to be like a mix of like flavors and stuff like that. Like to me just having like that kind of dish is just like insane. Like rice and beans and Maduro. Probably three chefs that's so good.

Maduro and all that. And then there's the obvious things. Cuban bread. bro in the sense where like our relatives like where they came from we all have that that story that story of where we can't

that's where we came to hair yeah that's what kind of enhances the whole tradition is you know my grandpa came on a raft from Cuba so he can escape and then you know goes to New York and then you know ends his life and now lives in Miami like a lot of us are second third

generation yeah I mean dude we have a lot of friends that their parents are even from Cuba Yeah. Absolutely. Like that's another unbeatable part. Dude, I mean, to the point, to the point where, you know, the life and the Cuban culture is like so dominant right now that the guy that, I mean, the guy that I mean, the guy that cut my hair the other day said he was only been in America for two years. He came straight from Cuba. Yeah.

That guy's like literally straight off like Cuba. Yeah. You get me? So it's like, that's what Miami has become. That part is very unique and stuff. and that's really cool and that contributes to the culture but I mean, yeah,

there are just unbeatables in Miami that if I wanted to lead it just makes it too hard not too hard because Don't get me wrong there's a bunch of it won't be too hard Yeah, exactly. Don't get me wrong

There's a bunch of things in Miami. It's not like leaving you know, whatever New Jersey or... I think the biggest the biggest thing to that is because it's where you've grown up so let's say this was, you know,

let's say you grew up in Boca Raton you'd be saying the same exact thing about that place. Well, I would, the thing, the reason I would be saying that about a Boko-Ritone is because I think it's, well, like, what I'm saying is, what I disagree with that is I think you're saying, like, just because it's home, like, it is, like, it has that home effect, clearly it's home and, you know, my family's here and stuff like that. But I do, I genuinely love certain parts about home. You will meet people that are from somewhere Texas or, I don't know, Washington, the state or something that they're like, yeah, you know, they're a cool part of home. I just where I went to high school, but like, dude, I'm out. I'm out. I don't want to go back there.

Like, I just don't. I want to go somewhere else. Right. That I do agree with you. Here, like, I genuinely do have a love for the ocean and fishing and, you know, being able to take advantage of the fact that I could be outside year around. That is unbeatable. Yeah. That is unbeatable.

It's definitely really cool. Mind you, that's a South Florida thing. It's not only Miami, but like in Miami is where I learned to appreciate it. Yeah. And you blend that with the fact that we had the culture and all that. That's why there are things about Miami that are unbeatable. Because in reality, if I felt like this about another city, like a, what's a mid what, like a mid what? Like a, like a Kansas.

I don't want to say like a Chicago. Like a Kansas. Like a Kansas city, a Kansas city, which is like a big city. in Missouri And Like yeah It's a cool city I grew up there

And stuff like that But like I mean I don't know what there really is to do Around Kansas City But like You know It'd probably be a place Where I'd want to leave and stuff

Like there are actual things Right here in Miami That are like Yeah dude Like there are a billion places That are worse to live in Miami No no no What I'm saying is that

What I'm saying is that In terms of a billion Like I'm not only leaving Like the ocean And all that You leave like they like it. Your everything.

Yeah. Your foundation. Your family. Your friends that you've worked 20 plus years to, you know, to build because of school and everything. Think about it. All our friends have been broke. A lot of our friends are friends that we've had since we were kids, bro. Yeah, but that's all just home stuff.

I'm talking about like, you're leaving like everything. Your family's culture, the notion of going on type stuff. The food, like. And being able to get on a building. are cool, you know, because people from up north will come and they'll be like, oh, what, I want to do that, what's this? This is cool. Like, you know, they like celebrating that stuff because the culture is like so big and they see it so.

A friendly culture. I guess you want to. Like putting it in a nutshell. It's definitely a Hispanic thing, too. It's the ocean. Oh, yeah, because we're the ones with all the, you know, all the like tight-knit families. Yeah, yeah. I mean, and other people are tight-knit, too.

Like, I don't want to, like, exclude other people. Yeah, no, no, no. I'm just saying, like, you can't compare, like, a Cuban mom to a white mom. Yeah. Be careful. Be careful. I'm not saying like that. I'll be straight up.

No, but in all seriousness, though, like, you go up north and they have their own little traditions here and there, but this is like a, this is like an epidemic of a culture. We all do it. Well, that's what I'm saying. On Snapchat, on Noche Wenna, you get, how many pigs are you looking on your story? I'm seeing on the story, yeah. That's what I'm saying. But you go up north and say, hey, we cook pigs on the day before Christmas and they think that you're witchcraft or crazy people. It's like, you.

In a nutshell, it's the ocean, proximity of the keys, and its uniqueness. What goes into the uniqueness, food, the weird stuff getting that. Our Cuban upbringing and the stories. And, dude, that's it. And it's like, okay, well, you compare that to everything that you bashed about the city. I'm like, well, yeah, because there are a ton of things that you, God, I could just go on for days about bashing Miami. But a lot of the things that actually really matter, the not material. things like the actual nature that's there not the like yeah and then like the like actual

family connection the things that matter that are very unique to the city way more than all the things that really sucks about this thing that's what makes it that's what makes me that's why i could bash it dude i could go on for days i think that's what brings everyone back to miami too that's why i still got love for it because if not i would have made it a point to after college i'm moving somewhere else. So it's like, I'm going this and it's like a force field around it. I'm not coming back unless it's to visit family. Right. But I still got the love for it.

And it's because the things that matter here are very prevalent in our culture and in the nature of the things around us. So that's why I like my, that was a deep. That was deep. I knew you really wanted to talk about Miami because I knew, you know,

I knew that you weren't a fan for a lot of reasons. But I'm a fan for Yeah, no, I get you. I'm a fan for the reasons that matter. The problem is I don't disagree with those reasons at all. You know, like I kind of agree. How can you?

I kind of agree with 100% of all the bad things that you said about Miami. But like you said, it really outweighs what Miami is all about. But kind of like just, you know, putting an end to all this. Like, I think living in Miami, like we all kind of, like you said, we all, it's like Miami has like this close-nitch thing where everyone just relates with all the, like, the crazy situations that go down here, like, the crazy Cuban mom. Oh, there's some things that are hysterical. Like, like, the screaming, like, where, what's the guys name? Fireman Gouch?

Fireman Guch, yeah. Like, dude, that guy is the typical Miami, dude. That's unique to us. That humor is unique to us. Yeah, because someone also watched that and they'll say, oh, like, what is? He's just speaking Spanish. Yeah, exactly. But all the phrases and stuff that he uses, like, that's only something that we would know.

Like, the humor, that's part of the culture, too. The humor is his. They've built a whole platform around what my, I mean, dude, to the point that the Marlins made their whole video about just Miami and nothing about baseball. I think the bottom line is Miami is such a good city that it just comes with so many other side. Yeah, exactly. That just come with good cities, you know? It's like a tax almost. I don't know.

Here's my problem with that statement is that I've been in good cities with good culture. Yeah. No, I know. And there's simple cities. I know, I know. Miami, we got one message for you. Just like keep it simple, bro. Keep it simple.

Yeah. Just make it simple, dude. Yeah. Come on. All right, guys. Well, there you have it. We got, unless you guys got anything else that you guys want to say. I'm not.

I'm pretty gas. Yeah, me too. So, especially for what we went through mid-podcast. But besides that, I mean, I hope you guys enjoyed this episode. Yeah, follow BLR. Yeah, I was going to get on into all that. So make sure you follow Austin. Austin's at Austin Dunon, right?

Yeah. On Instagram. He's big into the whole wildlife and fishing. and all that. So if you're into that, give him a follow. He has actually a lot of good stuff. He just made a YouTube video on the Everglades.

So it really fits into this whole theme about Miami because that's huge in what Miami's all about. And our whole ecosystem and getting water to us and all that. So it's a super cool documentary that he did there. And then you got pulled on the other side for, you know, my co-host on the BLR, give them all the information on the BLR. And so for all you sports fans that want to hear us talk even more,

but want to tell you to talk sports he's got the info on that. You know what? We actually should have brought it up and talking to Miami because it's, no matter what we do. True.

One of the worst things I think I hate about Miami It's a Miami theme It's a Miami thing It's bringing back real quick show. Well yeah, it is But it's funny that we say that too because kind of it, how this was based

And I've been on a podcast with another one of our friends But he basically One of the biggest struggles of living in Miami Is our sports are awful And I'm not going to even get into it But I know for Miami people

We all can definitely relate That being a Dolphins fan is terrible I'm not a Dolphins fan We're not going to even get into that But being a Marlins fan right now is tough Being a heat fan right now is tough But you look back at Miami culture in sports And there's a lot of good of it too

Between everything So you know again It's like a logo is very Miami And stuff like that By the way, our new Marlins logo, huge plus compared to what it was. Definitely. We were talking about it in the BLR, and we weren't really sure how people were receiving it. It's good to hear that.

Huge plus. Because I, it's a huge improvement. People overall like it, dude. People overall like it. It's growing on me. I agree. I don't love it yet. I think it will definitely.

I think eventually you're going to like the colors because it's a good scheme. I agree. It's nice. I definitely think that it's definitely an improvement. compared to last year. But there you guys have it. You want to give them the info on the BLR? Oh, no, yeah, yeah, no, man.

It's just like you get all the information you need where you cover a lot of in-depth stories that you might not have heard about. We actually have some pretty good opinions. We're both experienced athletes and stuff in certain ways so we have cool perspectives and stuff like that. So we talk about a few things. The reason I do bring up that is a little, ma'am, do we throw a few nils in there?

I threw a USB into a cafe Colen-Léche. one time. Yes, this is true. But, I mean, we had an FIUM podcast for that game. It's very unique sports talk. It's very different. The Instagram is the BL radio and Twitter is the B League radio. And it's actually very unique, especially in terms of like the social media and Instagram

on graphics, all that stuff. It's got its own kind of fielded, I could genuinely say. A lot of my friends from, it's for everybody. A lot of my friends from up north are, they're just like, when I want to get, you know, my daily dose of, the daily dose of sports, you know, with a hint of Mexican accents. I just listen to it.

Because it sounds like, they're like, dude, when you guys get intense on it, it sounds like two Mexican. Mexican's arguing. That's another thing, dude. Our accents apparently are super heavy compared, like, when we go up north, they're like, oh, way, you're from, you have an accent. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Are you Mexican? I've heard that so many times. God, that's terrible. Yeah, that's another topic. So, BLR is a very unique sports radio. You learn something, I swear, every single time. Because doing the research for these episodes, I learned something every single time when I just do the research.

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