The Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast - Bachelor Road Trip: High Rollers on the Strip

Episode Date: October 6, 2022

Ben made it to Vegas for the iHeartRadio Music Festival with Jason Tartick and Bob Guiney in the fully electric Hyundai IONIQ 5! And when they got to the Strip, they threw a legendary Bachelor party with Rachel Recchia, Mike Johnston, Genevieve Parisi, Victoria Fuller and country singer Adam Doleac! Secrets are spilled and truths are revealed during this tell-all for the ages! You don’t want to sleep on this Vegas Bachelor party! And be sure to check out Adam Doleac’s new album “Barstool Whiskey Wonderland”, out now! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is an I-Heart podcast. My boyfriend's professor is way too friendly, and now I'm seriously suspicious. Wait a minute, Sam. Maybe her boyfriend's just looking for extra credit. Well, Dakota, luckily, it's back to school week on the OK Storytime podcast, so we'll find out soon. This person writes, my boyfriend's been hanging out with his young professor a lot. He doesn't think it's a problem, but I don't trust her. Now he's insisting we get to know each other, but I just want her gone.

Hold up. Isn't that against school policy? That seems inappropriate. Maybe find out how it ends by listening to the OK Storytime podcast and the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. This is the Ben and Ashley I, almost famous podcast with IHeart Radio. We are sitting here celebrating the road trip from Los Angeles to Las Vegas for the IHeart Radio Music Festival. Bob Guinea, Jason Tartick are sitting with me who are in the car with me driving here. We also have some incredible guests. If you don't mind, we'll start with Victoria. Introduce yourself for anybody out there listening.

Just your name and what season of The Bachelor you're on? My name is Victoria Fuller, and I was on Pilot Pete season. Best season, moaned to man, if you will. Some would argue differently. That's worse, perhaps. That's worse. It's a top 20 at least. Yeah, Bob, you're up there.

name Mike Johnson I would definitely say that I love pilot Pete but that was not the best season ever uh season 15 of the bachelor was by far the most iconic I couldn't believe she said that right in front of you either I'm Adam doliac I have not been on a season of the bachelor just yet um but I'm uh gonna play some gonna play some songs for you guys tonight so that's gonna be a little something. Very excited about that. That's cool. Yeah.

The, Adam, we, we hope that you're never on the show because you get married very soon, are you? Congratulations. A couple months away. So if I end up on the show,

we'll talk about that. We'll be a very dramatic. I'm Jason Tarduk. I was on probably like the worst season ever. Our season was boring. I'm just kidding. I was on season 14. I've now engaged with a former bachelor who used to date

Ben Higgins. So that's cool. And excited to be here. You had to talk about that yesterday in the car, didn't we, Bob? Yeah. I was so busy with the camera, I didn't even pick up on it, but you're right. We violated the contractor. Yeah, my audio was on that trip.

That was bad. Bob Gennie, I was on Trista Season of The Bachelorette and then The Bachelor, and now we host the almost famous OGs for IHeart Radio together, which is a lot of fun. I'm Genevieve-Price, and I was on Clayton's season of The Bachelor. I'm Richard Rikia. I was on Season 26 of the Bachelor. Bachelorette, also one of two of Bachelorette season 19. You are the Bachelorette.

You are, yes. Former bachelor, former. I think we all need to take a second and just recognize that Rachel on Monday night was on live television. On Tuesday was in New York City. And tonight, just 24 hours later, is sitting in Las Vegas. I told you this earlier, Rachel, and I mean it, I hope this is just a fun trip now. I hope it's not too overwhelming.

Nobody's expecting anything of you. In fact, multiple people on this couch have been through the show. And so, if anything, it's a very safe place. Yeah. I hope it's a blast this weekend. Thank you, guys. We've all been there. Thank you, Rachel.

You think you say that, because that's why I'm here. I'm bartending the night. I'm ready to go. So, just for everybody sitting on the couch that didn't know, we jumped in a car yesterday in Los Angeles in a Hyundai. It is the fully electric Hyundaionic 5. It is incredible. I mean, it is really special.

If you've never seen the inside of it, very comfortable. very smooth, very safe. We had a great time. We stopped to some cool spots that we're going to show some pictures of, right? MPS, I took some great photos, by the way. You did. I was really surprised at some of the angles

I got on you guys and how generous you were with me with the lighting, so thank you. Well, we did a fan pool of who people wanted to see in the photos, and Jason was number one. And so you said, Bob, you take the pictures. I was like, I'm all worth the camera.

Yeah. So it was nice. It was nice. And the point and click, I think really still does a nice job. I think it really does a nice job still. Now, for Jason, Jason, what was one thing yesterday in the road trip that really stood out to you about the drive? I mean, it's not a long drive. It's like four and a half hours, pretty straight. There are some cool spots, some weird spots. Yeah. Unexpected spots. Sure. But what about the road trip did you really love? I think my biggest takeaway was how many times you had to poop in a four-hour road trip? It was three stops. It was. I was very surprised by that. But other than that, Ben, I think it was, you know, it's scenic. There's a lot of, like, random. him shit on the way from L.A. to Vegas. There's like a big sundae. There's a

huge thermometer. There's alien jerky. We're like Googling what is alien jerky. So I felt like it was like we were on a museum. It was like a museum. It was like a museum. To be fair, guys, just to give some like support of me personally. You're a fantastic driver. Yeah, thank you. I drew. A little 10 and two. No, he's very, very slow. Very slow. I mean, honestly. I thought I was a drive with my grandma a few times. I woke up at four in the morning. Right. jump in a car, there's not like a lot of like, you have to plan that road trip accordingly. Like you don't have a lot of stops along the way. So when you see when you're like, I can take advantage of this stop if possible. And so we stopped and we took pictures then

and everybody enjoyed it. And we celebrated and we got waters. And then we jump back in that car and kept going, Bob, what about for you? World's biggest ball of yarn? We missed that one. And I wish we hadn't because I loved that Eddie's Plaza. That one, a little bit freaky. Not going to lie. A lot of people seem like they might live there. Yeah. Not that that's a bad thing. I'm sure Eddie's... I think it might be haunted. But I did love the thermometer.

It didn't seem like it was accurate. No. You know, there was some stuff. But yeah, much like Jason, I was a little concerned about your system and what was going on there. I thought maybe you thought... How could you not?

There's nothing left. Maybe a little fiber in your diet the night before that got you a little bit fired up there. Ask what was for breakfast or dinner the night before? Nothing. It was... When you get older, Adam, you become a man of rhythm. and you have like you know when you're stopping how you're doing it what's important to you

so yesterday wake up at 4 in the morning jumping in a car having a coffee and then driving in a car with your buddies just you get nervous yeah you know coffee is the real answer yeah it just took us longer but i didn't hate it so i always have a theory in my life um that when i'm driving around town with my buddies i like to take wrong turns because how often are you stuck in such a beautiful place with some of the people you love the most in the world. And the longer the road trip, in my opinion, the better because you get to have conversation. I'll tell you what, we talked about a lot yesterday. We did. We got deep. We talked about Caitlin. We talked about your season. We talked about my season. Oh, Rachel's season was a big topic. Yeah. We even looked

to some clips of my season, which were all in black and white. And there's on VHS. We talked about winter games. Yeah. We talked about winter games. Yeah. We talked about winter games. So it was incredible time. Again, we took the fully electric Hyundai Ionic 5 from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. We're here celebrating now. I'm going to turn it over for a second. Adam, I want to talk to you. You're out here in Vegas. You're performing this evening. You've had an incredible year of success. A lot's happening in your life. How are you feeling? How are you holding up? And also I just want to say thanks for being here. Yeah, thanks for having me. I'm feeling great. We were just talking earlier. It has gone from zero. to 100 over the last year. It went from zero shows to the last, you know, the COVID year and everything to now we're back to, I don't think I've been home for a weekend in six or seven months or something like that. So it's going back to full speed. And we're all really happy to be back. The crowds are really good. It seems like the crowds missed us as much as we missed them, which has been awesome. But yeah, we're out here for the IHeart Music Fest and kind of play some tunes

and walk down a red carpet and do all the fun stuff we've missed for a couple years. You know, we did just kind of mention that you are in a very serious relationship. In fact, if I'm not mistaken, you're getting married in December? December, yeah. Yeah. So how is it being a very successful artist, being away from home for six? How are you managing your relationship? It's difficult.

I will say, I was home, I think it was last weekend. It was the first Saturday I'd been home. And so however many months. And we went and we got hamburgers and we went to, a picnic table in a park and we just had lunch and had a Saturday. And I don't know why it hasn't really hit me before, but like we've never really done that, which is kind of crazy.

Like that's not normal to not do that. And most people get weekends and get to hang out. But she has been, you know, an incredible trooper as far as that goes, just having Monday through Thursdays and then I leave pretty much every weekend. So handling that is it's been tough. It's harder on her, I think, because I'm the one that's out, you know,

playing shows and busy and always doing stuff. if she's at home with our dog and, you know, obviously we don't get all those weekends. So I did kind of just, I have a large respect for her handling that side of things, not getting the weekends and not getting what is normal to most people. Being gone to me is normal, but to her having a Saturday and a Sunday would be pretty awesome every now and then. So it's good to, it was good to have that. It was good to appreciate that.

And then that was one of the positives that came out of COVID. We had a year and a half with no shows and got to spend a lot of time that, we would have never had. And we were just dating then. And it's probably a big reason we got engaged and getting ready to get married. You know, a lot of people that listen to this show are single and they're dating. So let's just give a little praise to your fiancee for a second. What are some ways with you being on the road and being busy and kind of ramping up or, you know, really getting out there into the world now with these shows? What are some ways that she's supported you, either with words or with time or gifts how have you just felt loved like you can be successful you can go on the road

you can continue to travel uh knowing that she's supporting you at home i think the biggest thing for me the music industry is a roller coaster it really kind of rides on if this song's doing well it goes from day to day i mean you feel like you're on top of the world the next day you're like what am i doing here it does this at all times and i think she is incredibly good at she just loves me she does she would not care if i never sang again she just she wants to be with me adam doliac not adam doliac the singer and she's been that way since day one so that's it's always a really nice through line for me as far as if it's a terrible day of the music industry if it's a good day if it's been a great weekend of shows if it's been a bad weekend of shows you get

home to the same person and that that's been really really important for me she levels me out in a really great way i would say and what are some ways that you support her communication is probably her biggest thing she is six on the anyogram i don't know if you guys do do the niagram so she is loyalist and loves details loves the plan i am not that i i like being on the road i like traveling i kind of go by the seat of my pants a lot of times but for her trying to like this weekend out here like i sent her the schedule for what everything i'm doing while i'm here she just likes to know she likes to know what's going on same thing with on the road if i'm doing VIP meet and greets. If I'm gone for three hours, she would rather it be three hours that she

knows where I am instead of three hours. And she's like, I wonder what's going on. She just likes to know detail. So trying to keep her and love her the way that she needs to be loved, I think, is something that I definitely have had to learn, but something I try to do while we're out on the road and busy. What is this scale you're talking about? I've never heard this. What's your number? I'm a three. Hardcore three. What's it called a candy gram? The Indianagram? Indiagram. Indiogram. Are you that old? Yes. Do you not know that?

The anagrams in color and not in black and white. Oh, I wouldn't even know how to look at it. Are you plug it in or is it got batteries? It's like a personality test. It's like you take this test and you find out your number. And it's a personality test. And it's been really helpful for me and having the people around me take it because you find out in the love languages thing. Yes.

Okay. But you find out what makes people tick. You find out what sets people off. It's great. Adam, for people sitting on the couch, by the way, thank you for sharing that. It does, you know, I just got married November and you said something that in that really, thank you. They really stuck out to me. One of the coolest parts about being married to somebody I love is trying to always figure out how I can best and how she can

best support me because you want them to feel healthy and happy, which, you know, doesn't always exist in like dating relationships. It's not always easy. And it's not, it's hard when you're on the road. I would say one of the hardest things for me is when I'm traveling and I'm gone to figure out how she knows that, like, I'm still thinking about her and I still love her. Um, and so it's really awesome to hear you doing that. And you're in it. I mean, that's your life. For those sitting on the couch that don't know, Adam had Colton Underwood and Cassie Randolph in one of his music videos. I did. Did you do that because you're a fan of the show? Have you ever seen The Bachelor? I have seen the Bachelor. I've seen, uh, there's no consistency to my watching of it,

but I've seen episodes, seasons here and there. Um, but no, that did not, that didn't come because of me being a fan of the show that that that was colton and cassie heard this song of mine called famous they sent me an instagram message that they were both in a car singing along with it and we just kind of mentioned if you all wanted to be in the music video that'd be great and they were like we'd love to and they just they showed up in nashville and they came and did the video i actually met them for the first time on set at the video really that's awesome yeah that that is and so if somebody asked you or if the show called you next week and said would you come on the bachelor and perform a song what song would you choose um right now yeah it would probably be i have a song called

another that has become more people's first dance on than i could have ever imagined um that's been really cool actually during covid i get probably 20 messages a day on instagram saying hey will you please show up and play this song at my wedding and i normally can't do it because we're out on the road playing somewhere else and I just can't do it. During COVID, I kept getting all these messages and I realized I was like, well, we don't have any shows. So we might as well go show up at some weddings and crash these weddings. So you did it? Yeah, so I started sending them to my manager. And we picked like 10 or 15. And normally it was the groom, surprising, the bride. That's awesome. So it was people that would be using the song already and the DJ would start it. And then they'd

cut it off and they'd be like, you know, it'd be cooler as if Adam just came out and played it. And we surprised a bunch of people it was it was really fun that's awesome how fun is that it was really fun yeah i still talk about it on stage every night it allowed me to be a part of a lot of really cool moments and they'll talk about that for the rest of the life yeah like that's yeah that's concerts are incredible we've all been to them you know yeah but having you come out at your wedding day will be a moment they speak about forever yeah and the surprise element of it was just so fun yeah yeah yeah that'd be great My boyfriend's professor is way too friendly, and now I'm seriously suspicious.

Well, wait a minute, Sam. Maybe her boyfriend's just looking for extra credit. Well, Dakota, it's back to school week on the OK Storytime podcast, so we'll find out soon. This person writes, my boyfriend has been hanging out with his young professor a lot. He doesn't think it's a problem, but I don't trust her. Now, he's insisting we get to know each other, but I just want her gone. Now, hold up. Isn't that against school policy?

That sounds totally inappropriate. Well, according to this person, this is her boyfriend's former professor, and they're the same age. And it's even more likely that they're cheating. He insists there's nothing between them. I mean, do you believe him? Well, he's certainly trying to get this person to believe him because he now wants them both to meet. So, do we find out if this person's boyfriend really cheated with his professor or not?

To hear the explosive finale, listen to the OK Storytime podcast on the Iheart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Well, to close out here, you know, a lot of people on the couch are fans of yours, We're excited to hear you play tonight. Really pumped to just be able to, like we said, take a deep breath and celebrate together and have a great evening. But, you know, before you were out touring, you were writing music. And I think that's one of the coolest things that I found out about you is you've written for a lot of really legendary artists. Who, you know, have you written for that would make a bit, everybody on the couch going to go, whoa.

And then who's mentored you to the journey now that you're out touring on your own? Let's see. I mean, Hootie and the Blowfish is a pretty random one to have a cut. That was one of those things I never imagined actually happening, getting a hooty in the blowfish cut. But I actually thought Darius' name was Hootie for years. I didn't realize, I didn't realize. But I got to write a song for Darius Rucker as Darius Rucker and Hootie and the Blowfish as well.

And then Kane Brown, his buddy of mine, who we've written some songs together, and he's obviously doing really well now. And Lanny Wilson, who is an up-and-coming artist, I don't know if y'all know her. She's really great. She's going to be on this next season of Yellowstone, actually. Oh, wow. She's recording.

She's releasing a song I wrote called Live Off. Are you pumped for that? I'm really excited. It's a great song. She sounds incredible on it. I love Lanny. Oh, man. Well, hey, we were able to meet a few years ago.

Yeah. And it's cool to see you again and very excited for your success and where life is taking you before COVID, after COVID, and then also into your marriage. So thanks again for sitting down with us today. It means a lot. Thank you for having me. It's great to be here. So we're going to switch gears a little bit.

This is for everybody. This is the open-ended questions. Obviously, we just drove here in the fully electric Hyundai Ionic 5. We are spinning our time in Las Vegas. I'm assuming this is most people. Is it this anybody here's first trip to Las Vegas? First trip. This is your first trip?

First time. All right. We're going to start with the two of you then. Yeah, it's a cool way to be here, isn't it? All right. So anybody if can answer to these. But for the first two newbies, Victoria and Rachel, Victoria, what are you most excited about being in Vegas? Oh, God. I think I'm most excited about just like seeing all the casinos. I know that sounds so stupid. But like even walking through the airport, I was like, how the fuck do I get to baggage claim?

Because there was like a slot machine everywhere you walk. I was like, okay. So yeah, casinos. So the inside of the casinos or the street? like the big, massive buildings in the middle of the desert? I want to see like someone, I want to personally be there at a blackjack table smoking a cigarette, like bedding

something. I don't know, I'm excited. I hope you win. I hope I do too. Always win. I'm like Ben and I last night. That's how they get you back. You win the first time, so you book your next plane ticket. Exactly. I'm just going to put

down a bunch of money and we'll see what happens. I hope it's going to be fun. Vegas is one of the coolest, craziest, most interesting places in the U.S. And you just get to have fun. I know. Listen to the good music. I'm so excited.

And while you're at the casino, they give you free drinks. Oh, yeah. What about, what about Rachel? I want to do. What are you excited about? I mean, for everyone who tuned in to season 19 of the Bachelorette, I'm just excited to have a drink. Yeah, that's right.

Shots all around. Shots. And not be filmed while doing it. And not be filmed while I have a conversation. Absolutely. That's exciting. Nobody's going to be critiquing. I've had weird moments in Vegas, everybody.

I have things I'm very proud of, things that are unspeakables. Of course. That we're not going to talk about today, right? And one of the coolest parts about Vegas, you know, it's still lasts with you once you leave Vegas. That isn't all true. But Vegas is a very safe place to let loose a little bit. It is. There's always someone doing something worse than you.

Yeah, you're not going to be the craziest person. Yeah. Well, that brings up, Bob, I know you are a Vegas kind of sewer. I'm an aficionado of the city. Yeah, you enjoy yourself a little Las Vegas. I do. We're sitting here today, just getting this trip started. But I think it would be awesome for all of us to sit around in a circle and hear your best Vegas story.

Oh, well, I will tell you this. I have many that I can't talk about. So I'll talk about one that I can. When I did The Bachelor, actually, our first date was bringing a crew of people here on a private jet. and they rented out at Caesar's Palace. This is the old days, guys. It's the good stuff. You didn't have the drink limit, either.

Check your VHS. 30 million viewers. This is back in the day. You know, we set the bar a little bit. But yeah, it was really fun. And we had the Presidents of Sweet at a different hotel that isn't this one. And I would say I like this one much better.

But that one was a lot of fun too. And it was an awesome night. And then, you know, you'll really relate to this as well as well Ben of course but then you know you don't realize when you come home on a jet from something like that at five in the morning that then they've immediately scheduled a hot air balloon ride for you with four other girls at six in the morning you know so you come over that trip and you're like oh my god I can't wait to go to bed and they have you do your ITMs and stuff and then all of a sudden you're on a hot air balloon with four other people what is sleep I don't think I said I don't I know I

I didn't but I will tell you much like now the thing about Vegas that I've learned is that a little bit of oxygen and a whole lot of vodka can get you through pretty much anything that's what i learned it served me very well that and occasional donkey kicks here and again yeah i got you thank you mama um does anybody else you have a good vagus story obviously uh Hyundai uh helped get us here uh it was a very nice ride so i'm feeling very luxurious smooth right now very smooth so i felt like it prepped us it got us going uh it got us here safely and so now that we're sitting here safely I would like to know, does anybody have a story that can top Bob's about Las Vegas? Jason was telling me something. Tarty, go ahead.

What the hell was that? Jason has a bullshit. I have a Vegas story with Ben, actually. This is such a Jason flipping the script move here. The first time I ever came to Vegas, or at Vegas with you, was I heart in 2018. That's how old and washed up we are. And I was with Blake Horstman. I'm sweating.

I don't know where this is going. It's good. We were just getting off the show. We were riding the high. We were, like, completely bombed. And we were at a club. And Blake and I are like fist pumping, going nuts. We're ripping down shots.

And Ben, I swear to God, was in the corner. And I'm like, what the fuck wrong with this guy? I thought this guy was like, the man, right? And then Nick Vial was next to him going like this the whole time. I'm not kidding. This is like a half hour. These two were miserable. So finally, Blake and I came over to you guys.

We're like, what did your dog? die like what is going on and you're just like we've done this a hundred times like you guys you guys are like fresh off the show you think it's so cool we've been doing this for years I'm like wow I was like what the hell but then you turned it around you see you were fame shaming him a little I was yeah we were and then like I thought I was like well I guess I should need to act cooler I hate clubs this is boring I kind of feel like that's my role when I get older is just to be the grumpy old man in the corner I've been older brother looking out for us well to my defense I'll be honest. I don't love clubs. I don't. I don't enjoy them. I don't have a good time at them.

They, they really hear anything. You can't hear anything. It lasts in my ears for too long afterwards. Drinks are very expensive. It's a lot of bodies pressed up against each other. It's hot. Why is it that everything you're saying, I'm like, let's get to a club. I know. I know. I know. I'm not the only one. Like, what is going to get some Yeager bombs and get this thing started? Because I'm fired up all of a sudden. My boyfriend's professor is way too friendly, and now I'm seriously suspicious. Oh, wait a minute, Sam. Maybe her boyfriend's just looking for extra credit.

Well, Dakota, it's back to school week on the OK Storytime podcast, so we'll find out soon. This person writes, my boyfriend has been hanging out with his young professor a lot. He doesn't think it's a problem, but I don't trust her. Now, he's insisting we get to know each other, but I just want her gone. Now, hold up. Isn't that against school policy? That sounds totally inappropriate. Well, according to this person, this is her.

boyfriend's former professor and they're the same age. And it's even more likely that they're cheating. He insists there's nothing between them. I mean, do you believe him? Well, he's certainly trying to get this person to believe him because he now wants them both to meet. So, do we find out if this person's boyfriend really cheated with his professor or not? To hear the explosive finale, listen to the OK Storytime podcast on the IHeart

Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Well, obviously Vegas is. also known for its Bachelor and Bachelorette parties. And one of the cool parts about our show is sometimes there's themed Bachelor and Bachelorette parties around The Bachelor, right? They set them up this way. So do you think it's a good idea to do your Bachelor or Bachelorette party in Vegas, a bad idea? And if you did have your Bachelorette or Bachelor party in Vegas, what kind of things would you want to do? I think Adam, I mean, Nashville's become the new, I feel like Nashville is become the new. I think Nashville is the number two to, to Vassel

Vegas, or maybe number one in Vegas is number two now. Yeah, I can see that. And to be honest, we wish they would all just go to Vegas. I'm sure you do. That'd be great. Yeah, just go back home, guys. You're good. Yeah, we liked it the way it used to be better, for sure.

Yeah. So any, any, like, tips for Vegas, anything you'd want to do? If you brought your girls here or your guys here, would you go to the slots? Would you be a blackjack, craps, roulette player? Activated charcoal is my tip. Oh, I like you said that. you like that. Activated charcoal, it's a tip.

That's his hangover cure right there. Yeah, like, tell me, Lord. So you get activated charcoal, you put them in pill form and then you just take those before or after you drink and you'll feel like you're It's a hangover cure, right? Victoria's looking for that, Mike, if you want to share the wealth. I will say this, like I've done a ton of bachelor parties here and bachelor parties, my wife through here, actually, and there's some great stuff you can do that has nothing

to do with the casinos. You've got the eye and the sky ride where you can go, you'll get a bar and there and go and do the big Ferris wheel thing and catching like a show, you know, like Miranda Lambert's doing like, you know, the Velvet Tour, whatever that is, this weekend. There's like great stuff. So always something going on here, right? My wife was just out here

last week for Shania Twain's last concert at Planet Hollywood. Stop it. That's amazing. Yeah. It's been an awesome show. She came out here and went with Kalin Miller Keys and they had an absolute blast. She came home. She was only here 24 hours. She didn't go to any casino. She went right to the show. They went to a great dinner.

Yeah. And she was like, it was one of the best trips she's ever had. Now, Bob, you on the way here during our ride and our Hyundai, you were telling us, the Ionic. Fully electric, Hyundai, Ionic 5. You were sitting in the backseat. You were taking pictures of Jason and I, and you were sharing that you've done this drive many a times. I have, yeah. You knew where were you stopping? I did. Where we were going? What we're about to see, as I felt like the drive was not going. It was going too fast. I want to spend more time with you.

I thought the opposite. I thought it was really dragging. Too and stop. You know, my life couldn't end fast enough. So, I mean, I think this is a very sweet story. Yes. You've done that drive many times. I wasn't kidding.

Why? Well, so my wife used to actually work here. She opened a casino here in Vegas when we were dating. I was living in L.A. She was living here in Vegas. So she had started off, of course, living in L.A. and then the job opportunity brought her here. And it became a thing where it's like, well, you know,

she's got to work and she works in nightlife. So all the clubs, I think this is probably why I like clubs. Because I started going to all the club openings with her. But anyway, yeah, I would go back and forth a lot of weekends. And when you're doing it over the period of time, like we're doing it, which is, you know, we drive in on a Wednesday or a Thursday and you stay at all Sunday, perfectly fine. When you're doing it, when you come in on a Friday and you go back on a Sunday,

nightmare. Absolute disaster. For me, because I am not the guy that doesn't like, like the clubs. I also really enjoy the beverages. And I tend to stay up too late and do really dumb things. And then I'm in a car driving six hours back home. It's always longer to get home. It's way longer to get home than it was to get home. Who are you? Who parties that long in Vegas? What's that? It's a two-day maximum in Vegas. Oh, that's what I said. That's what I said the one day we're doing it now, though. It's okay to drive. Yeah. I'm telling you, you guys don't know Bob Guinea.

Bob Guinea is one of my favorite humans in the world. You're about to be with him for the next four days here celebrating the iHeart radio music festival that'd be me and he's like who's bob gini he looks at me she goes that is unbelievable you guys get that that's a good one that's the highlight right there guys put it in a clip so far what i found out about genevieve you know our that the the person that created our podcast almost famous is named amy sugar yes you mean oh you mean the agent yeah so jenevieve earlier went up to amy me and said, are you like an agent or something? And she goes, I, this is me. I am, I love Jenny. I love Genevieve. I love Genevieve. I'm here. I'm like Genevieve so far. She's saying

amazing things. Okay. So obviously, we are closing out this beautiful podcast with so many great people. We're getting ready to have a great night together. I have one last question. I love everybody to answer. And obviously, the three of us can say that we had an incredible experience in the fully electric Hyundaionic 5. It was absolutely incredible. I would love first, Jason, to say, what was your favorite part about that drive and about that vehicle? My favorite part about that drive was how, like, deep our convo got. I got to learn things about Bob and Ben. I had no idea about it. It was like therapeutic. It was honestly nice. It was like bonding. The car, the best part was smooth. It's like ice. Just like we were floating the whole time. We were going slow,

but we were just smooth. It was beautiful. Smooth operating. Yeah, Bob, what was yours? I got to say, I think the company was amazing. And that's what I love most about it as well. But yeah, and much of what Jason said, I mean, first of all, it was silent. I mean, it was quiet in that car. And I've not experienced that before, because I've never really ridden in an electric car for that period of time before. I loved it. I thought it was fantastic. Very smooth ride. The stereo is the bomb. I mean, it was very easy, how loud and crisp and clear it was. Love it.

I would say, I don't know if you guys felt this way. I felt fancy. Like, I drove up to Vegas feeling legit. Yeah. Well, this car is a sick-looking vehicle, too. You pull up and people look at you. Like, you're, you know, they're like, what is that? Because it really isn't, there's not another car that looks like it on the road right now.

It stands out right now. Okay. So the question for everybody. we are in Las Vegas we are getting ready to end this our responsibilities are decreasing here by the minute you can get wild you can go crazy I'm going to start over here with Victoria what does a good time mean to you

normally it would mean a lot of sleep okay but I feel like I'm not going to get any of that this weekend so some drinks with my girls to you know get Rachel going this weekend and out of this show shit hole that she was in yeah um so yeah just having fun and letting loose and experiencing Vegas baby Vegas baby Mike I would just say to be home about the beautiful people that I'm

with yeah I like that's a good way I like Adam uh for me a good time is normally after I'm done I really go places where I don't have to sing and perform one thing about Vegas that most people don't know is when you're singing it's I mean everybody knows it's really dry out here but if you don't have tons of water and actually prepare for it your voice will leave you in like 30 minutes in Vegas just because the climate yeah it is interesting and it's not fun when it happens when you're in front of a lot of people I've definitely done it but I've been here a lot of times now and I know how to try a lot of artists actually bring humidifiers with them for the rooms and stuff but so for me I'm gonna blackjack all night long if you need help me down there it's your first time I'll sit down there

all night. They pump oxygen in the casinos. You never get tired. You never get tired. Glass of whiskey, chips in my hand, playing blackjack. Throw a cigar in there, and I'm as happy as I can be. I think I'm going to be next to you. Come on. Everyone's welcome. I like where this is all going. All these things are setting us up for a good time. Jason. Everyone on this couch is great. I can't wait to spend time with you, but from the Bachelor franchise, you get to do some cool events and stuff like that. I've never been able to have my mom at an event. And tomorrow, my mom is flying in. She's hanging out with us all the weekends. She can't wait to meet everyone.

I'm just so excited because my dad called me today. He's like, your mom is already packing. Like she's so excited. Oh, come on. So I can't wait to hang. It's going to be fun. Almost brings a tear. That's awesome.

That's really cool. Well, for me, you know, this is, I think, year five or six of coming here. And every year I get to meet the new people coming off of the show or doing you things on the show. In fact, Genevieve and Victoria, you were together on Paradise. And so you kind of knew each other. I'm guessing you got along? We got a lot. She was my favorite.

That is like my girl. Okay, good. She's my rider die. Yeah, it'd be, uh, yeah, is there any T from Paradise that we can look forward to? Can't say anything. My lips are sealed. Well, we got to tune in and watch. But it's always fun for me because it keeps me connected to this next group coming through.

And it's always fun to meet people off of what we see on television. I feel like it's just good. good to build new relationships to kind of get fresh starts to everybody. I've met people here that I've seen on TV and I'm like, I don't think I'm going to like them. And then I'm like, I really like you. And so for me, a good time is celebrating with all of you in Vegas at the I Heart Radio Music Festival. And I'm glad the fully electric Hyundaionic Five got us here to do that. Yes, me too. Bob, what about you? Smoothly. First of all, I love Jason's mom. Don't get any ideas. I know. Which is my girl. There are people that have reputations of

a bachelor and you know what your number one reputation is. But now we did the Today Show a bunch together. I love her. She loves you. My mom loves her. So I just can't wait to see her and get together with her again. But yeah, man, for me, a good time means it starts with good music. And so for me, having Adam here, who I am a very big fan of, and I've heard a bunch of your stuff on the highway.

And, you know, I'm excited to hear you play tonight, excited to be a part of something really cool going on in Vegas that, you know, is very exclusive and we get this chance to be here and thank you, by the way, for doing this for us tonight. Let me know what songs you want me to play. Oh, you can make the set list if you want. I got at least four right now. Bob's a musician, too. Perfect.

Bob, you might have to get up there and play with him. Oh, man. Bob is he's a good musician. He's great. It's a long time ago, guys. Much like everything in my life. Isn't that right, Genevieve? Yeah.

And I'm, take it away. Genevieve, Bob, Bob, Genevv. I am. I'm Bob, by the way. Nice. Hey, my. Hi, Bob. Nice to meet you.

I honestly am excited to meet everyone that I have not met. Everyone seems so amazing. I have been to Vegas before, but nothing like this. So I feel like we're going to make the most of it. And I feel like we're going to have a great time. So, yeah, I'm just excited to experience everything. And then Rachel. Come on, Rachie.

Yeah, I mean, number one, I'm excited to take care of Genevieve this weekend. No, but seriously, I feel so excited to be here. And so grateful to have all the support I have on this couch, people I haven't met and everyone having, you know, my back. And I appreciate you all. I'm excited for this weekend. And for us to get to know each other better. I feel like you're in the best part of the ride right now. I hope to God it gets, I hope it starts going off somewhere. Take it from a few of us who have been in your position. I think it gets, you've gone through the hard part. And now you get

to actually really enjoy some of the things that come your way that you can, you know, really get to know who your friends are, really embrace. it and I think you're going to have a great time. I'm excited to get to know you and spend time with you. I am too. Thank you. You're welcome. Bob is not lying. That's wise words.

The best is yet to come. I agree. And let's have a great time this week. And again, thanks to Hyundai for helping us get out here. There's an incredible road trip. We're going to share those pictures and those videos. Thanks all of you for making your way out here. Adam, thanks for performing this evening.

Thanks for stopping in and doing this with us. Let's have a great time. Let's have a lot of fun. and it's time to go party. Let's do it. Let's do it. Vegas, baby. Vegas, baby.

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