The Basement Yard - #566 - Do You Believe?

Episode Date: August 3, 2026

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Welcome back to the basement yard. What are you doing with your fingers? I don't know. I had one of those energy drinks and now I feel like I'm moving faster than ever. Go real fast. Run in your seat. Really fast. No, run, run, run. I know that's not how you run. Whoa, dude. What's going on? He's got light-headed. Please don't go down. You don't think... You passed out doing a fake run during the podcast. That shows how shitty my shape is.

My shape? How shitty my shape. My shape, not in shape. I got my shape is bad. I'm not, my shape is not in. Can't run too far. My shape is off. I'm miss shaping. I, uh, I, I, I, I, you don't do that.

Like, when you're, like, really energetic, you feel like you're moving faster than ever. I, I, I, I feel like I could feel all my hair. Oh. Like, when I drink an energy drink, I feel like I could feel all the hair on my body. I feel like I could, like, shoot lightning out of my fingers. I get that, too. And I also do a lot of this. I do, you know what?

That's weird. I do this and I crack my, my fingers crack sometimes. I do it. I just, I become very aware of my arms and I'm like, I can move them. I just get like, I get like really like, I can feel my eyebrows sometimes and I'm just like, yo, what? Like you have become very aware? I hear my blinks. That fucks me up.

What? You don't hear your blinks sometimes? I don't know. When you blink, you're just like, it goes like, bingum. Not like, not like, I'm not like. a fucking shy guy. Yeah. What does that mean?

It's a Mary. That's a thing for us. Oh, shy guy. Yeah. Yeah. Oh. That sounded like Yoshi. No. It did. That's Yoshi, baby.

That's pretty good. Wow, you just got them all in there. I got a couple. I mean, I have kids. I do this regularly. You just do a show. You will, too, when you have children. I'll be like, Daddy, Daddy, pick me up out of my bed made of solid gold and do a fucking impression.

And you're going to be like, all right, I could do an impression of Rick Rubin because that's all you, that's the book you're reading at the time. The fact that you know Rick Rubin's name is fascinating to me. He was a music guy, right? Kind of, yeah. Yeah. Long white beard? Yep. Yeah. I know. Yeah. How it's the fastest you could do this. What? Go as fast as you could go. No, just two fingers. Ready? Stop. Ready? Hold on. Slow down. Why do I have to stop? I'm doing it. I'm saying, I want to see how fast you can. Just one. How fast you can go. Go as fast as you can go. Ready? I don't know which one I'm better. This one. Ready? No, this one. Set. Set. Go. This is stupid.

That's nothing, dude. That's slow as fuck. Hope you're all entertained. You're not even doing it. You're not even kicking your feet there. Like switching. Yeah, well, that's pretty good. I wish they made bigger chairs.

I'm sorry. I got to stop. Yeah. Yeah. Anyway, before we start this episode, which I mean, we've already done, just wanted to let everyone know if you are coming to the shows this year, we're doing a very fun segment where we're going to allow everyone in the audience to peg Joey.

to that'd be pretty difficult to set up nobody loves you more than you nobody loves you god damn right yeah it's just self-love is the best love yeah it's not uh we have this segment in the new show where you guys can submit photos for us so last year we had the cards and that was like the people in the crowd submitted those cards so if you're coming to a show you can go to the basemanar dot com slash submit and you will see this landing page so there's a down menu where it can show you which show you're attending you put in that show then you upload a photo it can be of pretty much anything it could be like an embarrassing moment or a funny thing or just the craziest thing that you have in your camera roll within reason here and you submit

it and then we can put those things up on the we're going to put them up on the screen yeah so it's going to be all things all the things that we put on the screen are going to be from people at the show that night. So go to the basementyard.com slash submit, submit your crazy photos. And, uh, yeah, maybe you'll be on the big screen at the show. There were some of those shows where those cards were so incredibly memorable and just out of fucking left field insane. Yeah. I can only imagine what these pictures are going to be. I know. If you could, if you, do you have a picture you could think of that you would submit for this that just needs context, but has none? I'd have to go through. You'd have to go through the annals of Joe Sanagado's old pictures.

I have to go all, yeah, I have to go back in my camera roll and find something. There are some that I have. You save like every photo, don't you? Oh, I don't know about every. I have a lot going back. Don't you have like a laptop that has like thousands of photos? I honestly, I haven't checked it in years. And I don't know if it's like one of those things that like I need to save or like they just dissipate into the fucking the cloud or whatever.

Maybe it's not you that I'm thinking. It might not be. But there are, I have pictures. of like, because I was the one, like I said, when we'd do Vegas trips, I was the one that had that life proofcase. Yeah. So like, I would bring my phone everywhere and people would just take my phone and take pictures and stuff like that. It was a fun time. It was an interesting time. Yeah. So we're going to find out about these people in the crowd, but again, this is what it looks like. Go to the basemeyer.com slash submit. Send those photos in for each of the cities that you're going

to be at. And yeah, that'll be fun. Also, there's a. there's an option to like tell the story behind the photo and you can put your name or you don't have to put your name whatever it is. I think I'm going to submit one and see if I can get it. Throw it up. If I can get it by, whoever's going to be reviewing this. Yeah, let's hope it's Greg, because if it's you, you're going to be a sick freak with it. I would be good.

Yeah, convincing. Why are you talking like that? I don't, I couldn't think of the words. I would be good. I've had a, it's, you know, we're chilling. I've also had one. So the words, the brain's going faster than the mouth. Okay.

I love when that happens. Well, yeah. No, your mouth goes before your brain, for sure. Sometimes. I can just tell that sometimes you start talking and then you start looking around the room. And I'm like, oh, he's looking for the rest of it. What is that? All the time.

Maybe when we record, but I'm a very well-spoken and fucking, I compile my thoughts. I compile my thoughts well. No. Yes, I do. What the hell does that mean? No. I'm talking about when we. we were recording.

Oh, yeah, no, no, no, no, what I'm recording, it's... You just let it rip. Yeah, well... And then we have to figure out what we're doing here, you know? That does happen sometimes, if not a lot of it, you know? What, so what? I don't need this. I don't need the whole...

So what? I'm whimsical, and we used to, there used to be companies that would... Wow. Clock's what he's doing. I just know, I just not. You're attacking me, honestly. This is becoming a form of... A full-blown attack.

Assault. We're assault. You're assaulting me. Speaking of assault, that was the name of the brand that I, like the pre-workout that made me feel all my hair. Brother, if you in the early to mid-2010s wanted to have a successful pre-workout, you needed to name it something that sounded like a crime. Yeah, that would make a conservative just like get horny. It'd be like, blood fire. And you're like, oh.

Welcome. It's called chimpanzee cum. You know, just like, no. First place your mind went? Because that was on a different vibe. there. I was thinking more like... Dragon come. That's a better one. I wasn't thinking come. The chimpanzee wasn't the problem, Frank.

I was thinking more like bullets and guns and fire and explosives. Well, the first one I remember was C4, which lines up with your explo. And I remember taking it and like... They still have it. I know, but it's not what it used to be. Oh, I don't know that. It's not. I mean, I took a pre-work out like a couple years ago and I was like, okay, I feel like I've been pre-worked, but like it's nowhere near what it used to be in

like 2013. Now imagine just a full able, bang. Well, I think a lot of those old pre-workouts got in trouble because they had some shit that's like, this is pretty much methamphetamine. Yeah. Like they're closest,

as close it could legally be to methamphetamines without getting arrested. What a crazy concept, man. I remember I had one called the Curse. the curse what did it have like a fucking I think it still exists it just had a skull with like

like eyes like bright red eyes the curse the curse pre-workout you come on there it is oh my god is it still there yeah brother that's what you bought

yeah that shit it's still around I'm not kidding you would be able to count the amount of times that your dick is fucking puckered this made you feel every part of your body. I'm not going to lie sometimes. You feel your dick? I can feel it like living. Like, yeah, I can

fail my wiener living. Yes. I'm like, yo, is it breathing right now? I don't know what it was, but like, there was a point when I was like a teenager where like I had like, it was brain and dick. That's all that mattered on my body. And I like knew like I had like a like a like a like I was in step and lockstep with it. I knew what it was going to do. I had a summer like that with my nipples where like I knew I could feel my nipples at all times. Now I just have nipples. I don't even think about it. Are you confused? You look confused? You've never been in tune with one part of your body for summer? No, I was thinking, oh, your fucking giant fucking balls and shit, it would take you four hours to get a thought from your nerve endings to your balls. You guys are locked in. I'm,

I'm here for the ride. Okay. The curse. I'm telling you, these old pre-workouts. The curse is crazy. I know. There's other ones that are like, it's called like, you know, assault and battery. Yeah. C-4. Insane Vanes. Woke A. F? No disrespect. That sucks. Yeah, that's terrible. Woke A. F. pre-workout. Oh, God.

What do we do? Find some other ones. You got to go. Just type in like pre-workout. Insane pre-workouts. Yeah, like, yeah, yeah. Because there are some that just like, I'm telling you they were the closest to drugs that I've done. One called just motherfucker.

It's like, yo, take this. It's called motherfucker. Bulge? Bulge. Bulls. Wait, you scroll down, we gotta see these. Hold on, wait, wait, wait. Pimp blast.

No, no, no, no, no, I mean, we need... These aren't like, hold on, we need a better... You need... Go to images, go to images, go to images, and we'll see. Okay, so what do we have? Chad mode. This one's called psychotic. First of all, that one says, I am God! Insane Labs!

I am God! I am God! That is fucking awesome. Apple. flavored Adam and Eve. Ooh, you know what I mean? That's a good one. Yes.

Cicodic. Look at the other one. It jack you max. And it would be maximum male support. I don't know if that's real. Oh, wait. This is for, that might be a dickmills.

Yeah, that is. This is for bigger explosions. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. How does that even, what is it, just put gunpowder behind your jizz? No, no, no. No, no. Yeah, I think.

Pow! I mean, hey. Alright, let's take a look at the other one. Can we scroll down here? You got a edge of insanity. That's what a lot of them are. Psychotic. Like, they are trying to show you that, like, taking this is going to put you in a state of psychosis so you can work out better. Bulge is so good.

This one's called hashtag not for pussy. Not for pussies or just not for pussy? Just not for pussy. Oh, okay. If that's real, that all the way sucks, dude. That's so bad. And it's funny because these are the worst people in the world taking these, aka 2013 prank. That just what?

That says pre-com. That can't be real, dude. I don't know if that one's... That can't be real. Bulge. There's bulge. Demon Dust. Yeah, baby.

Guerrilla mode. Madness. I love it. Because you know what's crazy is you take it and you do feel like this stuff. Motherbucker! Yeah, baby. That one makes sense. That does.

Wait, what does that say? Does that say, what daddy? Pump. Pump Daddy? Volume 2. V2. V2. Oh, okay.

Pump Daddy, Volume 2. V2. I'm telling you right now, the worst person, you're gonna, next time you go to the gym, the worst person there that's taking this is gonna see you and beat you with a fucking lead pipe. Just type in like funny pre-workout names. Let's narrow down.

I mean, are we not seeing them? No, we are, but I feel like. Bucked up. Christopher's juicy pumps? That's insane. Specified who made it. I think the insane ones and funny ones are one in the same here. Spit pre-workout in my mouth.

No. I can't believe I am God. Bulge. is unbelievable. But I got to say, you do, like, the closest I've ever had to, like, a psychotic break where I feel like I am a deity is when I've taken an old school pre-workout. Yeah.

Well, also, when you're on pre-workout and then, or any sort of caffeine, at least for me, because I'm pretty sensitive to caffeine, and then I am doing a workout. If I'm not breathing properly, and then I finish my set, I'm kind of like,

and like my whole world is closing in. Gunk, gunk, gunk. Like it feels like, you know when you play like call a duty and like you're playing the first person shooter and you get shot and it's like you're almost near it? That's what it feels like when you take these things. Yo, the other day I went for a run and then it felt like I had like a headache. I was like dehydrated. But I like went for a run and I was like I felt my, it felt like only the top half of my head was pounding.

and I could feel it moving. Yo, I'm not kidding. I've had headaches where I'm like, I feel like mega mind. Like, I feel like my head is getting bigger. It's getting bigger to the point where it's going to fucking erupt. Yeah.

That shit is scary. I know. And so I took my hat off because I'm like, let me let my big head breathe. Yeah. Do I have a big head? No. Do I have a normal head or a big head?

I think a big nose? If anything, you, no, I think you're pretty normal, like. I guess your head's a little big. It's a little big? Sometimes I feel like... But you have a smaller head than I do. I got a big neck.

I know that. Here, put this on. This fitted, this is a fitted. So it'll tell you if it's smaller than my head. What size is this? 7.3.8s. That's good size. Yeah. I think you have a normal. Yo, has your TikTok been giving you what it's been giving me? That's not how that works. Has you? The four you days? No, sometimes I think because I got a TikTok the other day and it was like this guy going through the comfiest shoes and then I saw you posted the shoes. And I was going to buy the shoes, the like, the like Nike Vimo premiums or something like that. The Vamero Plus. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

I was going to buy them because it was like, these are the comfiest shoes in the world. And then I saw you wearing them and I was like, well, now I can't. Have you seen, I don't know if your TikTok algorithm has brought you here to hat toss and queen? No. I'll try. It's just like people that live in like upstate, not even upstate New York. It's like yonkers. Okay.

And it's just like a guy who like catches a hat toss and catches it. and his girlfriend and they're just dancing. I honestly am a big fan of that. They look like they have a modern love story. I don't know. I love when people are doing the, they're like getting light, and then they have the hat, and they put it on their elbow,

and they catch it with their knee. I'm like, yo. You know what we need to watch, which we haven't watched, and I'm saying we as a collective we. When's the last time we watched, you got served? Or like any of those mid-2000s,

like, competitive dance movies. You got served. Stomp the Y'all. When I, the first time I watched Stomp the Yard, I'm like, this is what I want to do with my life. When I heard that... I was put a fucking hole in my bedroom floor after I watched Stomp the Yard. Because I was in my room just like... Oh, yeah!

I wanted to be Columbus short. I was like, yo, this guy's the band. Honestly, that's a good... Dude had it going. Yeah, it was cool. Good looking dude. You can dance well. Back flipping and shit.

Yeah. Bro, mad batflip. Didn't Chris Brown get shot in the first five seconds? Spoiler alert. Oh shit. Yeah. I mean, the movie's 400 years old. It is probably 20 years old, but... I loved that movie.

Yo, that movie... You got served is great, too. But, like, yo, and I heard you got served, I was like, this might be the single greatest cinematic experience that might have ever existed. That is that I'm very sure. Well, I was like 14 at the time.

It came out, and I'm just like, you're seeing Omarion and fucking Marquis Houston. I'm pretty sure that's who's in it. Yeah. Like, get mad at this white dude with Cornrose and a fucking... Not even a bandana, a headband. And I was like, yeah, fuck this guy.

Yeah. And they're just doing like the floating thing. And I'm like, yo, how do they do that? Steve Har's like, now we're going to take it to the street. Yeah, maybe don't do a Steve Harvey impression, Joe. Why? I don't know if that's going to, you know. Sit on it.

Sit on it. The dude, it was. Oh, Lil Kim's in that. Oh, yeah, she like is like the judge at the end, right? I remember her being very oiled up in that movie. She was oiled. I don't want to speak ill of Lil Kim. Who's speaking ill?

I'm saying she was oiled. I was going to go into, why would this person be oiled? I don't know. She was oiled up. Was she? Yeah. Can you? I can't search Little Kim oiled up.

Yeah. No, no, no. I would never ask you. Yeah, look that up. I will tell you that right now. Shout to a little Kim. What was the, it was like the, the, the song at the end of it. Pump it up jump.

One a minute a day, a minute it won't have jumped. No, it was Pump it up by Joe Button. There was another one too. That's a great song. Pump it up by Joe Budden. Yeah. I think wasn't, um, remember a little saint? Wasn't Freeway in there, too?

The freeway song, yeah. Yeah, clap, I mean, oh, yeah, yeah, just play. Oh, no, yeah. Just Blaze on the beat. What was the, what was the, God, there's another. It's all that it takes to make the fight you loud. You know what game I bought recently? Def Jam Fight for New York.

For those who don't know, Def Jam Fight for New York is a video game where you just fight as rappers. Like 50 cents fight and ludicrous. Yes. I don't think 50 cent was in it because he wasn't signed to Def Jam Records. But it's like Fat Joe. It was like you could be Exhibit and you could have a four-way match with Lil Kim, Snoop Dog, and Fat Joe. And you would just fight each other. Yo, this game was incredible.

The roster was out of control. It was like-jaw rule. Method Man, Red Man was in it. Then they had like random people like fucking, I think like Sean Paul was in it. Slick Rick. Hell yeah. But yo, this game has become like a collector's. Really? How much you think I paid for this game?

Oh, you bought it recently? 18 bucks. 14. Am I hot or cold? Cold, brother. I'm freezing? Yeah. It's $62. $150. Why did you do that? You really wanted it? I saw it and I said, I want to have it.

I would like this, so I'm going to pay $150 for it. A good game, dude. And then like... Did you play it? I have yet to pop it in and play it because I'm in the middle of playing Tony Hawk Pro Skaters three. Who are? What? Come over. Is that the Goldfinger one? That's the one. Uh, who here I am. Who are everything I have. No, it's the one where I'm in the middle of playing Need for Speed Underground 2 and Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3. Yeah, dude. It's electric in the Alvarez household. That's crazy. Yeah. You're playing games from like 2008. So what? 2004. Who's counting? Oh. You know, it'll be like, you know, it'll be like, you know, those games have not aged well

if we could you know why because it's like Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 it'll be like the challenges get the secret tapes grind this rail near this dirty

fucking hobo you know just like shit like that it's like grind the rail and fuck up this hobo's cart it's not nice dude

it'll be like do a fucking fakey Ollie with Bamargera and absolutely ruin this homeless person's encampment. And then like, need for speed underground too will be like, go to a drag race

on this crowded highway with a woman a bikini. You know what I mean? I loved that game. Listening to the Snoop Dog remix of Riders on the Storm. You know, that game is fantastic, and I had a great car in it, and that was the game where it's kind of like open world and the cops would just start chasing you? No, so the cops didn't chase you in that one. That was most wanted when they'd

start chasing you. Oh, I loved that. But those games... I'm gonna go, oh, God, fucking spin around! Fucking do this! No, I loved... Do you remember? Not only I love the game burnout. Someone's fucking...

Not only that I love the game burnout. You remember burnout? Where it was like, the whole idea was that you had to make your car crash in the craziest way. Do you remember Keith was like, could have gone pro if that was like a competitive game? That sounds like a Keith game.

It was like, burnout three, take down. And Keith would be like, if I hit this car at this angle and he would make like a $50 million crash or something shit. Oh my God, that sounds so vague. You definitely remember these games. Wow. But yeah, I wish if you could be in a video game. Oh my God, yes! Yeah, dude, these games are sick. That's so weird that you remember that. Well, it's because I have it.

You have burnout? I don't have burnout. I have all the other ones, but I can go get burnout if you want it. What was the one vigilante? Was that a... Was that a... Vigilante? Yeah. I don't know which one. I mean, I'm sure there's a game called Vigilantee. But like it was like true crime streets of L.A. Yes. There was that. There were, you know, like the Hitman games. Wait, what else have you bought? It's random.

It's games that we had grown up. I have two towers. I remember I, yeah, that game is fantastic. I remember I took a game from you once. Tarok. Tarok Evolution, I have it. You just, you're killing dinosaurs with bow and arrows. Bro, I still remember the, like, to unlock all the cheat codes code.

To Turok? Yeah. F-M-N-F-B. It means nothing to anyone unless. But you could like, it was like big, turn on big head mode and you shot a gun that had like bugs in it and it like popped their heads and shit like that. Good game, man. Good game.

Do you do any of these? I know Turok. Okay. You play Twisted Metal? Four hours at a time. Bro, Twisted Metal 2 was one of the best cinematic, like, gaming experiences I've ever had my entire life. Where you knocked down the thing Besides

Cinematic experience Was fucking What was it You got served Oh you got served Oh you got sir Video game is Twisted Metal 2 Yeah

When you break the The uh Yes when you break the Eiffel Tower And it leads you to another part of the level Nothing made me happier Than twisted metal At a certain point in my life Like it was like

It was everything I cared about It was so good Yeah the show is good Have you watched the show No Yeah the show is fun hell. Yeah.

Anthony Mackey. Anthony Mackey, Stephanie Beatriz. Who's he play? Anthony Mackey. He just plays like a dude. I remember if he played. I think he ends up playing like one of the characters from the games, but like sweet

tooth is in it. Damn. Yeah. I used to get nightmares from that shit. What was the last time you had a nightmare? A couple days ago. You had a nightmare? Yeah.

What was it? What was it? Oddly enough, it was after I finally watched Obsession. Oh. But I didn't. It was like someone. I woke up like out of the, movies. Someone broke in my house and was injecting me with needles. Like, plugging me with needles.

Oh, like, and they were- You woke up to them, like, doing your-stitch. And they were listening to some-41. That's what I remember. Some-41. Yeah. Sounds like a nightmare to me. Yeah. Did you have nightmares? I don't. Were you a big nightmare kid when you were younger? Like, your parents always had to be like- Yeah, you definitely were. Mommy, daddy, let me sleep in your bed. Oh, I don't think so. I'll be on. I love sleeping in the bed with my mom. That's fair. You want to know where as a kid I used to go, my parents, for some reason, our parents' generation,

it was like a thing to have like a bench at the end of your bed. Yeah, they loved that. What the fuck was that? I don't know. Well, I remember I used to sleep underneath the bench. And like that was where I felt like. Like a cat? Yeah.

This kid would sleep like a cat. What if they stepped on you? It's under the bench. What are they going to step on the bench? You were perfectly. Would you like hide? They wouldn't know? Yeah, they'd wake up and they'd be like, what the fuck is this kid doing under here?

Did you ever hear anything? Definitely not in my parents' house. If I heard anything, it was just like, I'll sign the papers. Definitely not in my house. 100% no. When's the last time you had a... A nightmare? I think I had one the other night.

And when I have nightmares, isn't it funny to say nightmares? We're adults. Yeah, like... Bad dream. It's even worse as a bad dream. Is there a difference between a bad dream and a nightmare? A nightmare sounds way worse. Definitely.

I think it's the severity of it. A bad dream could be anything. Nightmares is like it haunts you. Yeah. Whenever I have bad dreams, they always involve Keith in some capacity. Okay. And I'm just like, I don't know. Like, it makes me sad, I guess.

Or do you subscribe to, like, there are people that believe, like, if you eat certain things before bed, you'll get, like, more vivid or lucid dreams? Um, I don't. I mean, maybe that's true. Not in my experience. Like, I know, like, chocolate was one of those. It's, like, you eat chocolate, then you have, like, weird dreams or something. But, like, I have done that, and I don't think that, like, really lines up with my experience. However, I think that if I'm, I think I sleep a lot better when I am really hydrated when I go to sleep.

Oh, that's worse for me, because I'm going to get up twice to piss. Well, that's the thing is, like, you do get up. But I also feel like I have vivid dreams because I'm sleeping hard. Really? I don't know why. So you sleep better when you are, like, well hydrated? I guess. That's interesting.

You ever a lucid dream? Yes. I mean, I told a story that I had a lucid dream that his brother-in-law, our friend Danny, growing up, I was in my apartment, two apartments ago. I was in my apartment. And I realized like, oh, I'm in a dream because I walked out. It was my actual apartment at the time. And I walked out and I saw a giant spider on the windowsill, like in the kitchen.

And I was like, oh, this is a dream. And then I turn around and her. name's Christine and she came walking out of one of the rooms and I look at her and I'm like this is a dream is not having real so I picked up a chair and I held it over my head and I slammed it over her head but it bounced like like they were both made of rubber so I just kept slamming the chair over her head okay and then I woke up I'm sorry to God that is I immediately texted her and I was like I fucking knocked you over there with a chair the other day I've lucid dream like a couple times and I can't get the flying down I wasn't flying I wasn't

I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I can fly at will. Yeah. But, like, it never gets to the point where I'm just like, what the fuck? Like, where I would consider it, like, lucid. Like, they don't ever really get really, really weird, but I also forget about them, like, five seconds after waking up. Yeah. That's my. It's because they say if when you realize that you're lucid dreaming, you're not really supposed to do anything that'll get your heart rate too high because then it'll bring you out of it.

Really? Because I was having a workout beating her over the head of his chair. You were really going, so that's impressive. To be fair, it was short. I probably could have kept going and done other stuff. But see, sometimes I wear my Apple Watch to sleep, and I don't, like, it doesn't like spike the times that I've had dreams. So, like, I guess they're not as lucid as. If anything, I think it would be, like, low,

because you're, like, not moving and you're so deep. But he's talking about getting your heart rate up and shit like that when you're dreaming. I'm pretty. Because, you know, I wonder if I'm like a dog. Like, if you have a dream, you're like, huh, what? No. Probably. Oh, brother, I, I, for sure.

You talk? Not talk. You moan. Why is that the next place you guys? Well, just like make noises, like, hey. Oh, like a puppy. Yeah. It's like, oh, he's dreaming and catching a bone.

Well, you're not going to be there like, hey, hey. Well, apparently you are. What the hell. One, two, three, one, two, three. That I can't even explain it. I know, I know that I have, like, I believe they call him sleep spindles. It's like, as you're approaching, like, as you're falling asleep, I'll be like, and I'll just jump.

I'll do that. I'll do that. I'll do that. I'll get, like, sometimes, like, freaked out because you'll be like, what? And I'm just like, Yesterday, last night we were watching, because I was exhausted by the end of the day, and we're watching Breaking Bad, and I'm falling asleep. She's like, you're falling asleep.

And I'm like, no, I'm not. I don't know why I get so mad. Don't accuse me of falling asleep when I'm asleep. I'm literally awake. But like, I realize it after, it gets to the point where like after I've done it, I'm just like, well, I have to, I can't admit I was wrong. I have to, like, double down on like, no, I wasn't. But like, I already here. I'm not like, I'm not me when that happens.

It's not like, it's a different person. It's a different person entirely. Yeah. You know, and it's, I, I, I, there's nothing I could do. Sleep Frankie takes over. That in between, you're a different person and you get just so angry and people like, hey, like if I fall asleep on the couch or something, like me and Nicole are watching something, you should be like, why don't we just like going to the bed?

I'm like, for what? We're sitting out here having a good time. And I'm like, out. Becca, yeah, Becca said, you fit to sleep for 20 minutes, dumbass. She'll be like, you just snored. I'm like, no, what do you? like what do you even fucking mean? You just snort.

My throat is itchy. Yeah. What do you mean? But there are hard times where I've snored awake. So that is like my only defense. I've done that too where I like, I don't know if it's a snore or whatever it is, but I'm like, and then if Nicole's up, I'm like, that was me. She's like, yeah. Well, there, we, on two occasions, Beck and I have gotten like couples massages.

And she's like, were you sleeping because you were snoring? And I was like, no, I was fully awake. I was just so relaxed. massages, I don't know if I fall asleep or not. To be fair. I just, I can't conceptualize the fact that I've sat there without stimulation for an hour. You know what I mean? What do you mean?

Because it seems to go by so quickly, but I've been awake the whole time. But I guess I was in such a state of like euphoria that I'm like, you know, like I snore, but I'm fully aware. You're doing it now. Yeah. It's defending himself. Definitely. But I don't think I'm asleep No, I do think that it puts you in this like

Pergatory of sleep It's like that, you ever see that thing where it's like that monk reached the state of nirvana And they've been in like they haven't aged And they've been sitting for like 80 years No, what? You definitely have seen that day A monk like is not moving

Yeah, look it up What? It's like a motionless monk It's like a mummified monk They like, dude, they like reached a state of euphoria Where like they like lowered their fucking heart rate or something and like they're just not aging and it was like before we get to that I do have some I think it's a muck acid food I don't know what it's

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Why are you laughing at me? Could I said photo album? Camera album? I don't know. Also, I'm sorry about the asshole thing. I know. I know. You're sorry.

I am, I am. You got a butthole on the brain. That's an example of my mouth getting the best of me there. I said it and I will stop doing that because I know after Joey's he'd be like, stop telling people I'm going to show my asshole on this show. And I'm sorry. I will stop saying that Joe Sanagato is going to show his asshole. Okay.

This monk? I couldn't really find at all what he was talking about. Go ahead. Why don't you try and pronounce that for us? I was going to say Soku Shinbutzu. That was pretty good. I can't believe you said that about my mom. I just found a Japanese Buddhist practice

where the monks would indeed mummify themselves to try to reach Nirvana. That's what I'm talking about. But this is a... It's a practice, but people... But you're describing a one... I've seen, I guess that maybe I saw an example of this practice.

So what is this? They mummify themselves, which requires... So they would like diet and then they would mummify themselves over a process of like a thousand. days. So they would like get in a position, be like encased, have a little breathing tube, and then a little bell. And after a while, the bell would stop ringing. And that's when everyone thought that, okay, they've reached Nirvana. And then they would take out them out of the

tomb. I guess it's possible. We don't know for sure. Sounds like they just died. It sounds like a thousand days, brother. They would have died well before that. That's true. But apparently that's how they reached Nirvana. So maybe it worked. I don't know. If I put a human being in a box and gave him a straw to breathe and they made it a thousand days. I mean, that's outrageous. That's three years? Yeah. That's insane.

I don't think that's... You can't live without water and food more than like five days or something like that? The monks are so... There's a... I actually don't know what qualifies as a monk, but there is a man that I believe identifies as a monk. And I saw videos of him and he was... was like so well spoken and the stuff that he's saying felt like it was like unlocking things in my brain.

And I'm like, how are they getting there? How are they getting? Maybe that's it. Maybe it's they just figure out of the box. I mean, I don't know. I don't know. I don't want to speak on. Do you meditate?

I don't, but I heard that that's a thing that a lot of. Have you ever done it? Maybe in like fourth grade for like 30 seconds or something like that. You meditated in fourth grade? Everyone, like, used to do that where they'd, like, sit crisscross applesauce and they'd go like this, and they would say, like, hum or something like that. Right. I mean, that clearly is like, that's what I'm saying. Right, it's racist.

Anyway. Is it? I don't know. Oh, if it is, I severely apologize. I don't think that's meditating. You're like, like, like, I heard, aren't there a bunch of comedians that do, like, mini meditation and shit like that? Huh? I think Jerry Seinfeld is a big one.

I'm not. Meditations? I think it's, like, he does, like, the process of, like, mini meditation or something like. that. I don't even fucking know. We had a giant argument about this. Danny says that he meditates during call of duty. I would, you know what? Look up the definition of meditation because if it's just a place and whatever helps you get to that place, is it possible? I will say, I downloaded an app once that does guided meditation. It's like a very popular one. Um, and it, it, there is, like, I, I definitely believe in it. Like, I definitely believe that it's

helpful to like, especially because I think that we're just overly simulated screens and whatever your eyes are always darning to have nothing and just kind of sit there and it like plays music and it's sort of like guiding and like guides your breath afterwards. You're like, that is lovely. Oh yeah. I mean, I'm sure I need it. Like I'm sure I would benefit. But it says here it's a, I don't, a set of techniques used to focus attention, quiet the mind and enhance overall well-being. I mean, it's just... That doesn't sound like killing people and call it to this. Yeah, I don't get.

I mean, I don't get it. But he was like, what's the difference between meditating and being locked in? You know what I mean? Like, is that not, like, people like get so locked into something that they reach, I'm sure, a state of meditation. And they're able to just kind of do the thing well. I guess. I am not, I have not tried it. I probably would benefit from it.

But there are a lot of people that openly. especially comedians say that they like do like mini meditation I never heard that have you do meditate have you done it no I'll try to like clear my mind I guess but how just like trying to like stop thinking please I'll just try to do something like that just sounds like anxiety stop thinking please please stop thinking of things something like that the Apple Watch has like a thing where it's called like mindful meditation or like something like that, but like it is like, it goes off every day at like a different time and it like shows, it like breathes in and breathes out and it's like think of a time when you felt the most

love from your loved ones and stuff like that. I'm sure it's good for you. I probably, I would, I would recommend it, but I don't know enough about it. Interesting. I'm not sure I need it yet. Yet. Yet? I'm sure I'll need it eventually. If anyone needs it, it's you. Why me? Mr. Things are going too well. The world's about to come crashing down tomorrow. That's not exactly. Yes. Do you meditate?

I don't currently, but I have gone through like patches where I would try to be consistent with it. Because it's nice. When you like do it a couple times, you're like, okay, like now I'm looking forward to that. And then I don't know, I just kind of fell off. I do want to go to one of those things. And not because I think it's going to work for me, but just because I want to see what it is where like, I think they're called like sound baths or something like that.

where like they like take a bowl and hit it with a metal thing and then just like wave it in front of you or something like that. The last time I got a massage, where was I? I got a massage. Oh, when I was in Portugal. And that was part of the massage. It was like a sound bath thing. Yo. Yeah?

Sound bath. Gets you? It's kind of fire. Really? It just feels like the vibrations are doing something, dude. Like it's like, oh, I can't even, can't do a vibration sound. But you know what I'm saying? Like, you know the sound when it hits.

It's like a... Doe-o-o-woo. Yeah, like that. And it's like, ooh. Like, it feels good around my head. Maybe. We're all vibrating on frequencies. Yeah.

We are. I recently had someone tell me that, like, there's, like, a frequency to standing next to a beehive that makes it healing or something like that. I don't know if I'm fully there. Technically, you could create a weapon that is the opposite of our frequencies, and it could just, like, tear your atoms apart. Poof.

What is technically, and what is anything you said? Like, we're all vibrate. at a frequency, so there's opposites of that. So if you can match the frequency and just like disrupt it. Oh, it's like when you can, the frequency to like shatter glass. Yes, exactly. Like they can just find the frequency to pop a human?

Yes. I guess. You could, technically. It's called a 50-KL rifle. That'll do it as well. Yeah, that will definitely explode. It'll do it as well. I don't know.

I don't know if I subscribe to like the, the like sound healing, stuff like that. I definitely believe in. And you'll know if I do. because I will not shut up about it if I do. I feel like you're not, you're not open to those things because you don't, it's like a hard thing.

It's like a blind faith that you kind of need. Yeah, correct. To be bought in. Absolutely. It's like, this logically has to make sense. One, but you don't, you don't, do you believe in like,

this is going to sound so stupid, but do you believe in, like, energy? Everything's, I think in like a, a, like, not literally. Trisity is energy. Yes. Like, I don't think of it in literal terms. Right.

Like, I don't think that as a human, like, if your life is going well, you give off, like, a real actual energy that is going to attract or deter or repel, excuse me, like, good things happening to you. I actually do believe that. Yeah. Yeah, I do. I do. I just think that, like, I think it's a mindset. Like, you're more willing to, like, if your life is going better, you're more willing to look at things as positively. like I don't know if there is like a physical like tangible like measurable like

thing you know what I mean I don't know how else to say it but don't you agree that there are some people that they light up a room almost you know and it's not because they're doing a show or doing this like this whole thing it's just there's just something about them they're very likable they're very like well that deals with the charisma and like who that person is to you like but not always like i could say that about like becca like legitimately like she lights up a room but it's because of who she is to me you know right i'm just two different points yeah like i mean you're in love with your wife that that i feel like is a different feeling that i'm describing i'm describing like just a person like a ran not a

random person but like if we were all at aunt's house or something and there was a person who feels like, oh, this person has sort of brought a different energy to this room now, and it feels like different. And it's infected everybody. But I feel like you get that by how that person acts. So it's not like, it's like, it's not a metaphorical or like a quiet energy that this person, it's like how they're conducting themselves and like how loud they are, how playful they are. But if my, if my, if my, um, if my actions are having a real effect on your mood, is that not. a form of like energy because I'm not like no because I haven't something to point to to say like

that's a measurable thing it's what this person has done or is saying or has done or is doing that like makes me feel uncomfortable it's not like if we sat in a room together and neither of us talked I'd be like there's there's something in the air that's just me like and it's the same with like crystals and what about vibes what's that but they're just like it's vibes is just like again that's like a that's like a personality thing. Like, you could tell by like how like chill someone is and like what they're like how they're actually acting. And maybe I'm maybe I'm just being a big grump about it.

So do you think that being happy and being sad it's not like energy? It's just physical. Like I'm like I'm acting happy so I'm happy. I think that your like how you choose to carry yourself depending on your mood is is giving off a non-measurable. like it's not like someone could say like the electrons are more stiff in the air or something like that. Like, well, I don't even know if I'm, if that's what I'm trying to say. I just think that it's more than just like my action.

Like if someone, here's the thing, two people could do something, the same thing. But if someone has a different type of like vibe to it, it feels different. Yeah, that's what they're doing though. It's their approach to it is how they're conducting themselves. like those are actions. Is that not like energy? I guess I don't think of it that way, but I'm sure someone else would call it that.

It's just not how I approach it or think of it. But like, let me ask you this. And I don't want to offend anyone, but like if I were to put a rock down in front of you and just be like, this gives off a very specific energy. Right. Do you subscribe to that? Or do you think, because there are people that are firm belief of that.

Like a crystal, if I'm wearing a crystal or something? Yeah, yeah, yeah. I don't know enough. I think that I have heard of people talking about crystals before, and some of that seems a little out there for me, but I'm open to the idea that, I mean, I 100% believe in, like, if you're standing barefoot on the earth, that that is doing something.

Of course. Like, I believe that. That I believe. So a rock is, like, part of the earth. But I think, yeah, but like, so it makes sense. I guess I think of it in terms of like, if I'm sitting in a room and someone puts, you know, amethyst next to me and it's like, this is giving off the energy of like passion or whatever it may be. I don't think, I think it's just a rock. I don't think it's like that, but you know how like lead can block a Wi-Fi signal kind of?

Like it can't pass through? Yeah, but that's a physical measurable thing. I understand. But like, can't other things possibly be blocked or opened up too? But lead is not giving off something that is an energy. It is preventing because of how, to my understanding, and I'm not a scientist. Actually, I am closest to a scientist. Right.

It's physical properties are preventing something. So what if the crystal's physical properties is just more conducive to certain, like? And I guess that's possible, but like, how do physical properties give off confidence? See, that, that I think is just like... But I think it's more nuanced than like, well, I'm not confident. I'm not more confident. I'm holding the rock. And yeah, maybe I'm, maybe I'm, you know, simplifying it to a disrespectful point.

No, I think that it's... And I don't say, again, I don't know enough. But I don't imagine that it's like, I will get results if I wear this. I don't think it's about that. I think it's more about, like, to put it in video game terms. Like mana. Do you know, and like, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, put like you're holding a shield so it's going to give you like 10% more.

It's not like a changing of the whatever. It's like it's, it's, uh, you know, slightly more helpful and then vibrations and whatever. Yeah, I would say like 0.001. If you were to say like if you go into these mines in, you know, Tahiti or somewhere and they're like natural courts or whatever around you,

I could see that in there being physically like measurable because like there is a physical like literal energy and electricity in the earth that is going through those things but if you were to get it from a gift shop on the corner of fucking you know like J Street in downtown and say like that's doing the same thing

I would just be like that come on that's fine just for you saying that it does feel like you're like right there like you can make the jump though if you believe in the cave around all these crystals is like conducting energy at you You could get there. Think about heat. Heat is.

I mean, but that's what I'm saying. Like, that's where I could see, like, if someone were to be like, let me show you how this is like an actual measurable thing. I would just be like, cool. And I'm also not one of those people that's just like, you're crazy if you believe in that stuff. If you do, awesome. I just, for me, don't see. I would need to see like a study or something to be like, yeah, it is a real thing. Not like, you know, just like a little, it's a little woo-woo for me.

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astrology. I am not bought in. No. I'm not. I'm sorry. Like, I just like, I can't.

I just, I struggle. So I'll throw you a bone here. The part of it where it's like, you're a very creative person or stuff like that. I'm not necessarily asking about that. I'm asking, do you think it's possible that there is some sort of connection to stars or the time you were born or any of

those sort of things? I don't I guess I am more inclined to say no because I feel like there's more reasons that that doesn't make sense to me than there is that it would make sense. Why doesn't it? I don't know. I guess I really am just not I'm not bought in. So I'm not one of those people that's just going to be like, oh, check out such a Leo. You know what I mean? Like one of those people. And like it almost feels like it sometimes takes responsibility away from people. they're acting like a character to put it mildly where they'll just be like well they can't help themselves it's an aquarius it'd be like well or they're just not a good person you know what i mean like i i i don't know if i am really in a position where i like see that stuff and it and i've

seen enough evidence to be like yeah do you know about the life number thing i've tried to look into that and i think it's way more interesting it is pretty interesting can you look it up and we can get Franks and see it's. And just again, as I did mine and it's extremely accurate. And again, like, what would you? It is not, we did a, we did an episode years ago on astrology. I am not like, poo-pooing the people that do believe this. That is cool. That is your thing. I just don't know if I can subscribe to it. It's something like this, right? Yeah, the life path number. But usually I have to, I'm probably, I think my sister-in-law said something about this to me and she like told me my, I don't remember what it is. Yeah, I honestly like, I don't know, but. Because for

every three things that like don't make sense one makes sense and people are just like oh okay that's spot on put in let's put in uh frank's birthday so put july july 30th 1992 uh 1992 uh okay july 30th oh that's 2026 sister you're right 1992 doesn't it depress you that yeah we're scroll and we got a scroll and i'm like to scroll we got a scroll we got this is a lot of years okay Was a Thursday? That's kind of wicked. Isn't it? Oh, no.

Why would that be Thor's Day? No, because I thought, wait, never mind. Okay, you're four, the builder. You are practical, disciplined, and hardworking. You build lasting foundations through dedication. Let's go down. See, like, that is so, like, hold on.

There's more. There's more. But, like, before you go down, like, that's so, like, it's so, like, vague enough that, like, it can work for anyone. Okay. It's the most important number in numerology. Are you bought in? Where are we got?

How to calculate your life path number? This one, it's a, don't worry about it. It's a free one. Oh, okay, so it's not going to give like a lot of... They make you pay for the model now. Do mine, do my. Like, okay. February 25th, 1992, it was a Tuesday.

It's the most boring day of the week. I just want to say that. That's the day that I started posting on YouTube as well. I am a three. communicator. I'm creative, expressive, and socially gifted. Self-expression through art, writing, and speaking, as you're calling. I mean, self-expression through either art, writing, or speak, the three forms of expression. You know what I mean? Well, yeah. Like, that's what I'm saying. Like, it's like, you're either really good at writing or speaking or thinking. And it's like, yes,

you know? This is you? The seeker, your analytical, spirit. Yeah, spiritual. And it's perspective, truth and wisdom drive your journey. Brother, I've seen you like... Say what's up. Say what's up. Talk shit. This actually said it was like your analytical, spiritual, and you love Jameson. Yeah. Say what's up. The Seeker, seven life path.

I don't, I see, like, that's what I'm saying. Like, and I'm sure people are immediately going to jump at this and be like... You're being pretty practical right now. Yeah, pretty logical. See, that's what I mean, where it's just like, this doesn't sound like I need to be logical and practical. And it's like, oh, you're like, you're like, you're like, Like, I wouldn't describe myself that.

That's kind of like what conspiracy theorists do, where they'll be like, it's a conspiracy and it'll be like, yeah, I don't, I don't know. It doesn't line up. They'll be like, that's what they want you to think. Like, the lack of an answer is enough of an answer. I don't think so. I don't know what this is, but I. Oh, my God, dude.

Our comments are going to be loaded with people. Like, please let me read you. I would love for them to like, in depth more into the number charts. Would you be interested if we did like a tarot card reading? Or you're like, no, that would scare you? Really? I'm one of those people that, like, I don't believe, but I also, I believe enough to not fuck with it.

Because, like, I'll get, like, the one where it's like, you're going to die today. You know what I mean? Oh, my God, you got the black death. Yeah. But, like, there's also, like, with tarot cards, to my understanding, and I don't want to, like, upset any, like, tarot card readers that are watching this.

Like, it's not only about the cards you get, but it's the placement. It's the, like, the way it comes out. If it's left or right or up or down or upside down. I think they're all kind of connected and, you know. I don't know, man. Again, that's one of those things that, like, I don't know if I'm bought in, but I'm also bought in just the small amount to not even fuck with it.

It's a lot of fun. Like a Ouija board. You've done tarot cards? Yeah, a bunch of times. It's a lot of fun. I've had them read once. One time it wasn't fun. I don't remember what any of it said.

There was one, like, she was flipping them, and she was like, this last part, this last card is very important. I was like, what does that mean? Yeah, like, I just, I don't know. like, again, I don't, like, I'm, I'm really trying to specify that I'm not trying to be disrespectful because I don't want anyone to put like a hex on me or something. But like, I just, I can't. A heck.

I am not in touch with any spirituality. Yeah. To like. Are you open? By, I guess. It doesn't sound like you are. No, I am. I'm saying like, I'm not like a one of those people that's just like, that's all stupid.

That's ridiculous. I'm not going to, if you believe it, you're an idiot. I'm just like, not for me. Not that. I am definitely not that. You're not not. I am not. You just shit it on all that.

I didn't shit on it. I just said, I don't know. You said, I don't want to offend people, but like, yeah, you see, this could be anything. But, like, that is just pointing out, like, if something is general, like, so general. Like, that's my issue with it. It's not that I think that if you subscribe to it, you're an idiot. It's just like... It's for everyone in the world, Frank.

It can't be specific to Frank Alvarez. I mean, but I know that they also get down to, like, where we... When you were born, where you were born, what was the rising moon, the setting Venus, where is Mercury and retrograde? Like, it gets so specific that it is almost basically down to the minute that you as an individual were born. I believe in a number thing way more. Than a star thing? Than a star thing because, like, math and science, like, if we lost every book we've ever had, we'll have a math textbook again eventually. Like, like, all the formulas and calculations are in the universe.

just exist. They just have to be found. But the problem with this is like with the calendar, we made the calendar. Right. That's the only thing about me. But that was such a awesome thing to hear on this show of all shows. All the formulas in the world exist. We just have to find them. What the fuck I'm going to say after that. It's true. Honestly. Like if all the books we've ever made were burnt, a math textbook will come again. Same exact way. But what is, why are you saying that? Because it's just the... It's just...

Math and science is just... It is what it is. It's just here. It's just about how you get to the answer. Math. Yes. Like gravity will always be... Oh, careful.

Because there are people that don't agree with that. But like Newton's law will always be that because that's just the calculation. It's what weight does in the world. Got it, got it, got it. I see what you're saying. Correct. Like, honestly, and I know you might

like fucking punch my ass for this one, but like, that's why I loved mathematics so much. Because it is, what it is. Full name. Oh. You can't like... First and last. Yeah. I'm giving the government. That's why I love mathematics. Like, mathematics, there is, it is what it is. There is nothing you could do. Like, it's, it's just like, it's completely... And like, sometimes it could be two things,

but it is just those two things. Or like, sometimes it could be like pie where it's like, it's everything, but nothing. It really makes sense why you would like math. I was recruited to be... Logical. Logical and practical. It is what it is. Oh, that's what we're doing. There's an answer. That's what we're doing here. There's nothing for me. me to blindly believe in. I need an answer right now. I mean, but there's also people that are born at the same time as me that don't feel that. And like our fours that are just not like that. I just, yeah, maybe not they're all like,

I mean, I don't really know. I'm not really versed, well versed in any of it. But I imagine there are some people that are like, this really does speak to me. No, I know. And that's, if that's for them, cool, fine. It's just not for me. It's a carol card reader in here. All you, brother. Oh, you can do it. What are you afraid of? What are they going to say?

I just don't know. Like, they scare me a little bit. But that requires belief. A little bit. That's why I said. I have the smallest amount of belief to not fuck with it, like a Ouija board. That sounds like more than belief. No.

It's just like, I'm not playing with it. I've seen enough horror movies for like the guy that's just like, this is all garbage and then they get mauled by ghost. But, but you don't think that's going to happen. I don't. But it's also not going to happen. That's not what it is. I'm just not.

I am, like I said, enough. There is the smallest amount of belief that is enough for me to not fuck with it. It doesn't curse you. You never know. If anything, it'll tell you you have a curse, which is helpful. Right. And then what? You got a curse.

Now what do I do? Being aware is good. Yeah. Oh, I'm aware of a curse. Yeah. That's almost worse. I mean, if you're a curse. Like this guy, that's the shittiest curse ever.

They did a bad job. Honestly, I'll be like, curse me more, maybe. Oh, yeah, because your life is so hard. I'm not the one saying it. Yeah, that's right. I'll do one. Yeah, I mean, you'll do it. You do it for Joe's show.

You can do it for that. We don't need to put it on here. It's so funny that you're afraid of it. I'm not afraid. I just don't want to fuck with it. That's fear. Like, I'm not afraid of sharp. but I also am not going to fuck with it if the opportunity presented itself.

You're describing fear. No, it's not. Fear is like it's like a like I'm scared consistently like, oh, avoiding. I'm not avoiding. I'm just not presenting the opportunity to be around it. Fear is almost like you won't go too far in the ocean because you don't want to see any. I went into the ocean. Too far, I said.

He went up to his knee. I went far enough. He snorkeled and screamed. I breathed like a bastard. Let me tell you. I breathe like a bastard All right Yeah

Well I'll get the tarot card reader in here We'll just we'll just get someone up here You won't even know they'll just pop up That would be worse dude I would just sit here and just be like Yo I'm not contribute That would be the worst episode of our show You're just not going to contribute

Well you don't have to do anything If you got a tarot card reader in here To do your cards in front of me Fine But I'm not just I'll be like Yo respectfully keep me out of it this is so funny it is because that's like

I mean the equivalent is like if you got a cockroach and threw it on me and over here you're like don't read my tarot card to me I just I feel like it'd be an invasion of privacy like it'd be like don't tell me my tarot cards dude don't look at my cards it sounds like you believe pretty heavily again I believe to the point like if I hear it going on I'm just like that's nonsense but I believe enough that I'm not going to invite the opportunity into my life You're afraid to learn.

Yes. Ooh. You got me. That sounds like a real number four. That sounds like a real thing for a therapist, honestly. Oh, no. I mean, it's not that deep. It's not about it being deep.

Oh, I need to. This is the part of the episode on the monthly basis where you tell me I need therapy? Yep. Not only that, but now I'm going to do something that is probably very ill-advised and surprise you with the terrible. Oh, yeah. I thought someone was. walking out right now. I was going to be like... And here she is, Madam Zerone. I'm

terrified at that one day. You're just going to like spring something upon me during an episode or some shit like that. No. It's like, here, you hate snakes? Well, bring in the cobra. No, dude, I don't like snakes. I mean, I'm okay with snakes, but I mean, I wouldn't want a cobra here. I'm telling you right now, open that

door, I'm bringing in centipedes for you. I'm okay with centipedes. Just not all over me. I'm bringing in. I'll lock you in a pod and I'll fucking dump a cent of petees on you. Dump a set of petees. Okay, so no tarot cards. I'm not going to force it upon you.

Is there anything else spiritual that I could force upon you, though? Yeah, I don't like how you're doing this, dude. Which part? The shoving your spirituality in me. Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, it's ill-advised. It's not nice.

I'm asking if I can. I don't want it. It's not nice. It's not cool. I'm not doing anything, dude. Relax. There's no one here. There's no one here.

School is trying to turn me. Turn you into what? A spiritual guy. I'm not trying to make you a spiritual guy. Are you in? You want someone to come in here and read your cards? I think it would be fun. It is fun.

I don't know. I don't think it's going to go the way you think. You think that they're going to be like, this is, like, it's not Harry Potter. I will be very aware of every, like, eye twitch they have and like every like, they're not going to be like, you know what the Harry,

I just watched it the other day, but when she's like, they have like coffee cups. And she's like, oh, yeah, she's like, you've got the black death, or whatever the fuck she says. Yeah, it's not going to be like that. You could see like, it's like in a cup of tea. You could see like some evil shit. They're going to flip it over and be like, oh, it's a thousand swords.

Yeah, and I'd be like, what the fuck is that? Yeah, I mean, I don't know. Because it sounds cool. I'd love a thousand swords. I do remember when I got my tarot cards read, there was one that flipped over and I'm like, that's sick. And she's like, uh, and I was like, oh, okay. Well, like, they all look like, like they're like an old school style. where like they look like the art the artistry behind it is cool yeah but then you like it's like

oh that's the maiden and it's like what the fuck does that mean yeah it's not good yeah yeah i love how they're like so random it's like oh this is the eight-headed woman in the wolf i'm like how could that who's even thinking of this yeah i don't know man i don't oh my god you got the church in the albino i'm like what is that what is that how could that mean anything i can't believe it it's the maiden in the pumpkin patch you know shit like that it's the princess and the scotch tape like all right well no way the children amongst the school bus like huh this was made into 1600s they didn't have school buses yeah or like I think also some are so boring it's like oh the lily pad I'm like all right I suck what are the now yeah

you're gonna look at 78 cards brother oh okay they look again they're beautiful and there's suits and everything there's like cups pine swords, not cups. Oh yeah, like the cup's coin swords. Look up what's the best tarot card to get? Like what is the coolest one? Best. I'm sure there's going to be no episode.

I bet this is like how you don't do it. The sun. The 10 of cups, I got that one. Often called the wish card. It represents ultimate emotional fulfillment, family and domestic bliss. Oh my God. This is what he's gone to therapy for for 15 years. Give me the 10 of cups.

Therapist. I got the 10 of cups when I was in a coffee shop. When I first started doing my first podcast. Your first podcast? Yeah, when I did it. Podcast cheating on me, bitch. This was before your time. My time has always been.

It was before basement. It was B.F. Oh, I remember that. I don't know. The hermit meaning? Yeah, some of them are just. Oh. The hanged man.

See, that would scare me. Yeah. Death. like death waning and like they flip over and it's fucking baffemet and I'm like well this sucks no no it's a good one it's a good demon card huh no because you got it third in the order it's actually exactly it came out third upside down so it's meaning that no one is gonna summon paymon wands oh there's some wands I don't I don't know I think it'd be cool

they're big cards too I like that they're big it's kind of like magic the gathering Those were regular-sized cards. Right. I think I got... I think I got the King of Pentacles. Oh, shit. That sounds like... Oh, good name, because I love pens and I love tentacles.

So, good combo there. What's a pentacle? I don't know. Hard work, productive, perfectionist. Yeah, right. Hey, I think you worked hard. Look at that. That's what you think.

This is what... Hard work. The work is drinking Jameson and Ginger. This is what happens You know what I think Frank it would get? I'm just gonna make one out I think Frankie would get the Don't know

Just click on it right and one Let Frank pick one Oh yeah Frank pick one Oh this is how tariff cards work by the way Is it pretty much like the one that comes out Is the one like oh this is meant for you so Alright just do one Fuck cups

Just do one So knowing nothing about it Wands So what are the suits There's wands There's swords Wands cups swords and pentacles Pentacles?

I mean you like pentacles I did like the word but let's go swords swords swords okay let's go the ace of swords because I like the number eight eight of swords

eight of swords let's figure out this oh this might fucking backfire this is in the spirit of taro I believe yeah I don't want to fuck oh negative thinking negative thinking victim

negative thinking victim and limiting beliefs Frank yo that is insane yo that's got it that's got it right that is fucking outrageous why why

you mean this is what you've been doing this whole time. I don't think so. I bought it. I don't think so. Frank, negative thinking. Wow. Limiting beliefs. I don't think so. All right, pick another if you're so bought in. No, you- Okay. I don't- let me pick another. I don't know how let me pick another. I feel like it was, that's just, it was too, I'm surprised you want to pick another one. That is crazy, bro. No, now you got me scared. That you got me-s-ins-sense. You got me freaked out, dude. That's so, uh, scroll up. Scroll up, okay.

Scroll up, get me away from these swords. He's like, give me the tent of chattice. Uh, page of wands. Oh, a page. A page of wands. Oh, what's that even? I'm just going off the name here, so everyone shut their fucking mouths. What does this say?

There's no way it'll be as cool as please. Ideas, potential, and inspiration. Okay. Now, now who's laughing? I'm not. That's a good page. What is it, so what does it say? Being, oh.

begin a rich I don't know oh no never mind that's just it just says like salamanders and shit in there

wearing a sweater of salamander it represents transformation so you just realize that taro could be something and now you're changing

oh yeah got me it's freaking out not freaking out all right we forced upon too much tarot

yeah yeah yeah take your fucking beliefs out of me Joe you want to pick one I'll take the of God's

No, let me take one I've never seen before. Let's do... Three of pentacles. Let's do the nine of pentacles. Here we go. Watch this. You're going to be a billionaire tomorrow. This isn't good.

Abundance, financial success and luxury. All right. See, this is fucking great. You know what? Now I'm bonded as if this fucker needed anything else. This is what we're talking about, dude. Oh, my God. If this fucker, now I'm super butt in.

You know what? I'm on the fucking, get a tarot card reader in here. Just so they could tell everyone else how rich you are. You fuck. Oh, an abundance of financial growth and success. Just, oh, fucking embarrassing beliefs. Stim of well. All right, Ed, you gotta do one.

Damn it. I don't want to now. Yeah, that's fucking hilarious. Oh, shit, my face. If the, I'm telling you right now, this mentions alcohol, I will be fully bought in. Or if it mentions like Mario Kart. Well, I got her of blue shells.

Dodger of bullet bills. It just says, Mario Kart, cargo shorts, your own merch. I just got nervous. I got that save room. I got nervous. I don't want to pick one. I was honestly nervous as fuck, too. All right, I'm gonna go two of wands.

Two of wands, two. Lover of own merch is so fucking funny Please be something good for the love of God Planning, faith in the future and delays Oh my fucking God, I knew you were gonna fuck something up Yeah, definitely not this game it Yeah, delays Definitely not see planning

We are planning, we're in the middle of planning delays I faith in the future This doesn't mean from me This means like it's in my future Does it? In your future there's faith in the future Not you brother If anything you have the opposite

The green grass represents the potential and the mountains represent the changes you may face. Green grass and high taps. Oh, the challenges, sorry. Wait, so actually, this is actually pretty accurate. Get the hell out of here. You get one more, aunt. You get one more. Oh, oh, are you going to double? No, I don't want to.

I'm going out on motherfucking top. Yeah, brother. You got... The nine of them. These cards are going to tell you what you already and everyone always, everyone knows. Everyone everywhere already knows about you, Joey. Holy shit, that was funny. Alright, well there you go. We just did our tower cards. Boom. That was hilarious. Oh fuck. That was good. That was nervenacking.

Can't believe it. Unbelievable land. What a hot episode, dude. That was like Yolanda Dumpster. Yeah. I think Yolanda Dumpster and fucking limiting and then Joey gets just like You know what this card says? Luxury you're just fucking loaded You're fucking loaded And you have the best stuff of all of the stuff Oh fuck That was funny Oh shit

Well I think there's a card that says you're gonna buy Really cool things for your co-host and his producer Yeah, it could happen yeah Oh, I'll find that one hold on Yeah yeah Yeah yeah let's alright Let's fight Frankie We gotta find the generosity or gift giving ones

Come on let's work together You know what it's gonna be I'm gonna tell you right now watch this It's gonna be scroll up scroll up scroll up It's gonna be the queen of cups. If this is about being generous, I'm telling you right now, I'm fully in. I'm not even doing an outro if it's about generosity.

Oh my God, I got so scared just now. Couldn't be, yeah. Caring, intuitive and compassionate. So I have a lot of, I care about you guys, I'm not going to buy you any. You're not. Damn it. You're so intuitive of what we want but not getting it for. I'm compassionate of the fact that you want things.

See, that's more, that makes more. But I care about not giving it to you more than I care about giving it. See, I'm so caring for you. I don't think you should really have. That's what it is. Yeah, ultimately. You know there's someone watching this episode that's so into taro and they're screaming at their screen right now.

They're lighting candles right now. All right. Well, there you have it, folks. That's our episode for today. The tarot get us demonetized? Is that close enough? Tarot? Yeah.

About to what? I don't know. What? You were talking about assholes for like seven minutes. That was that. That might have done it. What are you talking about? I think I specified about Joey's asshole.

Yeah. Got it. Got it. Where can they find you? Hopefully alive and well. You're good. And the Frank Alvers everywhere. How about that?

And you can find me at Aunt Prisco. You follow me at Joe Santa God. I'll go follow the show at the Basemeyard on TikTok and Instagram. And that is all. See you guys next time.