The Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast - Dirty Rush: Nothing Stays in Vegas

Episode Date: October 4, 2025

Nothing stays in Vegas when you’re a sorority girl. From formals to fake ID’s, trips to Sin City don’t always end pretty! Psycho frat boys breaking the law, close calls in the casino, pulling all-nighters (and we don’t mean cramming for finals)…we’re betting this episode will leave you shocked! Call us at 844-278-RUSH (844-278-7874) or email us at [e-mail]. Follow Dirty Rush on Instagram and TikTok.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Apple Books is the official audiobook. and ebook home for Reese's book club. Visit apple.co forward slash Reese Apple Books to find out more. Welcome to Dirty Rush, The Truth About Sorority Life, with your host, me, Gia Judice, Daisy Kent, and Jennifer Fessler. Hey guys, and welcome back to another week of Dirty Rush. I am currently here in Vegas, and I know a lot of sororities and fraternities come here for fall break,

do formals out here in date parties. This is definitely the place to have some fun, but sometimes fun comes with trouble. So I'm excited to be here in Vegas. The vibes are high. Vegas has me thinking about all of the scandals that come with sorority life. So I'm going to tell you my little story. I think it's more risky than scandalous.

I don't know. I didn't do anything that scandalous in my life. And here's some stories from some other people as well. Hi, Gia. Hi. How are you? Good. How are you?

Good. Excited to be in Vegas, but it has me thinking of a crazy story. It's not my story, but I have permission to tell it from my sister. So we can just jump in. Let's go. Okay. So essentially, my sister took a trip to Vegas with her sorority sisters. They were all having a grand old time running around the strip, but they weren't.

weren't 21 yet, which clearly is an issue being down here. And so they were definitely testing their limits with the fake IDs. I'm shocked that they were able to get in anywhere or do anything. I mean, honestly, I've heard recently they, of some people, you know, that are underage getting in with the fake IDs. Yeah. I guess they've gotten good. I guess if you have a good one, if you have a dupe, if you have a good one, like if you

literally have somebody else's old license and that person really looks like you, it's a little more manageable than buying a fake ID off the black market. But things have definitely, I think, gotten more lenient for sure. I think so. And I think the IDs just have gotten better and better. They have. Anyways, they're running around testing their limits with the fake IDs, having a fun time, and they find themselves at the blackjack tables. So they start playing and not thinking anything about it. And my sister's sorority sisters were not, doing too well. They're kind of wanting to opt out, but they're having fun at the table. They made friends with some people around there. And all of a sudden, my sister starts doing

really, really well. And she has no idea where this burst of luck came from, but long story short, she ends up getting up to $4,000 of money won at this table. She hit the jackpot. She hit the jackpot somehow. And I mean $4,000 randomly just getting that on a random day, especially as a college student, though. As a 19-year-old. That is like, that's iconic. Yeah, a thousand percent. Okay, this four grand is helping me

for the rest of the semester. Absolutely. Absolutely. So she is on top of the world, but she gets to a point where she's kind of scared and she's like, I need to take this money and like not place my bets any longer. I'm done.

I need to cut it off. So they say goodbye to everybody at the table. They take her chips to go cash in. And although her ID worked at the table to play, her ID was not working when she was trying to cash out. So this woman behind the counter is scanning her ID. Her sorority sisters are standing behind her. They're freaking out. They're so scared trying to hold their composure.

All of their faces are beat red, I'm sure. And they are kind of going back and forth with this woman. She's trying to make calls to the table to verify that she was at that table. and she's like, I'm going to get arrested. She's terrified. And by the grace of God, somehow this man who was at their table walks over and daps her up, pots her on the back is like, congratulations. That was amazing, huge win. And he saved the day because he was able to like verify to this woman that she was at the table.

Yeah. And so this woman without her ID even scanning handed over the $4,000 to my sister. and she was freaking out. Wow. She had a lucky night. She had a lucky night. See, sometimes, you know, Vegas can be trouble, but sometimes it could also be a whole lot of fun and a whole lot of luck. It always, I mean, it always brings a scandal.

I mean, scam, scandal. I mean, scandal and gamble at the same time. I guess this is the place to gamble. So she definitely hit the jackpot and I, you know, she pulled it off. I know. I feel like it is one of the more legendary sorority, Vegas stories that I've ever heard. So I wanted to jump in and share. If you guys are underage, I wouldn't recommend doing this.

Absolutely would not. Definitely don't do this. This is like one in a million. I didn't go anywhere until I was 21. Like I didn't, I, first time I was in Vegas, I was actually 24. So, yeah, I didn't, or no, I was 23. I was 23. But didn't go out into the bars, like, until I was 21.

I was just always so nervous, especially being a public figure. I did go to clubs in New York, though, underage. That was always easy. But, like, you knew to never go to, like, Hoboken or the down the shore bars in Jersey with a fake ID because it was always risky. Vegas, I would never, ever have thought of. I can't believe she tried. I don't think I would have either. But, I mean, good luck to your sister.

That's awesome. I know. It was a good one. well thank you so much for telling that story absolutely and now i have a little i guess scandalous story maybe i was just like breaking the rules at a date party but we had a date party in new york ruckers didn't really do date parties where we traveled or did anything like that i know some schools would go to nashville or new orleans or even Vegas and go to really cool places we didn't really do that. We stayed in the New Jersey or New York area was the furthest we went. But we had a date party

in New York City and I wanted to go out after. So a couple of my friends and I decided to ditch the party bus on the way home back to Rutgers and that wasn't allowed. But no one ever snitched on me. So I never got in trouble. We partied at the club till like 4 a.m. and went back to Rutgers. But I never got in trouble for it. But usually you are not allowed to do. that because they obviously are accountable for you and it's a liability issue and stuff like that. But I ended up finessing. No one snitch. Thank you, Zeta sisters. And yeah, that was my like scandalous story, though. I guess I was just being a little risky that night. I just, I never really did anything that bad, though. It was never really like a bad, bad kid. You had Vegas energy that night.

Yeah, I had Vegas energy that night. I had Vegas energy for sure. So just wanted to be. be out all night. And yeah, that was fun. And now we're on with Stacy. She has a scandalous story from sorority college life. Hi, Gia. Hi, Stacey. How are you? Good. How are you? Good. Well, I'm in Vegas right now, so I think your story pertains to Vegas. Yeah, I could see a lot of people in Vegas acting the way this fraternity boy did in my incident. Oh, wow. Okay, I'm excited to hear it. Yeah, it's been like, oh gosh, how many years, like seven years or so since I graduated college. And I was really involved in my sorority. I was social chair. And I don't know about where you went to school.

but social chair usually like plans all the formals and date dashes. Yeah, I did, um, I was special chair of events. Oh, yeah. So similar. I did like certain things. Yeah. Exactly. Yeah.

So, uh, we had a formal like in December before we went on winter break. And, um, I'm checking people in. And if people were too drunk, their date or themselves, like my sorority sisters, the security guard would tell me and I was supposed to be the one to say like, sorry, you can't come to the formal. Right. Was that the same for you? basically like if you were like blocked out like you could not go in right right so I was checking

everyone in and one of my sorority sisters who I was actually really friendly with had her crazy boyfriend who was in another fraternity on campus and the security guard and I fully look at each other because he was very drunk so it was very clear that it would be a liability if he went to the formal so I had to be the one to tell him I'm sorry you guys can't come and they obviously freaked out but walked away so i thought okay that's the end of it so we go to fall get on the party bus everything was perfect and then i get back to the sorority and get off the party bus and the house mom of my sorority and the president were like hi stacey we need to show you something and i was like oh gosh what happened and i walk over to my car in the parking lot

because i drove to the sorority i didn't live in the sorority but i had to like unload things to the party and whatnot and the fraternity boy basically took a sarahc bottle to my entire windshield and glass of the front of my car and stomped on my car and just completely keyed the side of it just totally ruined it because i didn't let him in yes and i didn't know who it was right away so i was like bawling crying i'm like are you kidding me but they knew it was like someone on campus. Okay, that's just like so O.D. And it wasn't even his date party. Like, it was your sororities. Like, I would get it. I understand if he was maybe so mad that he couldn't get into his own date party. But the fact that he did it to you and it was like, it was your sorority date party.

Like they could have gone out afterwards to like a bar at school or like done something else. And especially if they were dating, like just enjoy your night with your girlfriend then at that point or just like go to bed. The fact that he did that afterwards is, insane. Like, I think, like, mental asylum. Like, I don't even think that that's normal. Right. Like, you have issues. And, um, she ended up getting dropped from the sorority and he got dropped from his fraternity because Pandalenic found out. And it was just like, is that worth it? No, I mean, you completely vandalized and ruined someone's car. Like, definitely like, mental institute vibes. Exactly. He should be admitted. I wonder where he's at now.

I don't know. He had to. pay me back. I'm like, are you kidding me? Like, oh my God, he had to pay you back. Yeah. I mean, I had to get my car fixed. I wasn't even drivable. Oh, my God. Wow. So I'm sure that was a pretty penny too. Yeah. And, you know, I was scarred after that. I didn't want to be social show anymore. I didn't think people would act like that. I mean, of course. I mean, that's just not, that's just not a normal way to act. But it's, you know, it's, I feel like especially with guys, they get a little carried away. sometimes when they're drinking and they get that like macho masculine vibe and just want to, you know, dominate and show their dominance and that was his way of doing it. I mean, I thought you were going to

go with this story telling me that they ended up Ubering to the venue of the day party and tried to like sneak in, but then it really took a turn. That would be better. Yeah. I mean, I thought they were just going to like really try to make their way into this date party. Wow. That's crazy. I'm so sorry about that, but I'm happy like I'm happy you're okay now and I'm happy he paid for your car and got kicked out of his fraternity well deserved yeah well deserved and everyone just completely blacklisted them so they did it to themselves but I will never forget that that's my experience I would not either that is crazy oh my gosh Stacy well I'm so sorry that would definitely scar me too but that's a crazy story. I wish I had a story like that that I could tell, but I, I don't, but I'm so sorry that

happened to you, Stacy. I'm sure you experienced crazy fraternity boys. Yeah, definitely experienced crazy fraternity boys. I mean, yeah, I mean, this one guy, um, was dating my best friend and he was definitely aggressive with her, not the best boyfriend. And it happened. And it happened. happened at the frat house. And I literally saw red because I kind of went through something similar for one instinct, like in one time of my life. So I literally saw red. And I ran up to my friend's ex-boyfriend and literally like punched him in the face. And like all of my, all of my, like, all of my guy friends in the fraternity were like, gee, yeah, gee. Like they were like whole. And I was like, guys I'm like I feel good now like I did that like he can leave like and then we obviously we had to like call the cops and my friend never spoke to this man again because I'm like dude I literally punched someone for you like you're never speaking to this guy again so your friend wasn't mad at you no oh my god no like she knew that I did and they were like on the like on the cusp of like breaking up like it was right it was very bad but um

But yeah, this was like the icing on the cake. And that was the worst encounter I've ever had with a frat brother. But like all of my guy friends in the fraternity were like, gee, are you, are you crazy? And I was like, no, I'm not crazy. Like he just like put his hands on my friend. I'm not crazy at all. But I'm glad you did that. You have to stand up for your friends.

No, yeah. But they were, you know, I think no frat boy would ever mess with me again. No, no. Or my friends for that. matter. And whoever listens to this knows not to mess with you. Oh my gosh. Yeah. Well, anyone out there who's a social chair, just be careful because you never know. Yeah, definitely be careful. That's crazy. You could definitely deal with some crazy people. Exactly. Yeah, drinking doesn't help. No, drinking doesn't help. And for some odd reason, I think it just really

escalates men's testosterone to another level. So, right. They have to just, just act cool in front of their fraternity brothers and then the alcohol. And for whatever reason, like, violence is always the answer, whether it's, like, getting into a fight outside the bar or, like, doing something completely out of line and inappropriate. Like, boys always result to violence when they're drinking. Yeah. Most boys.

I should not say all boys, but most. Right. Right. Yeah. No, people would always headbutt. my college like getting fights like things were just weird not my not my no not my cup of date no definitely not well uh stacey i'm glad you're okay now thank you for sharing your story and yeah social chairs definitely be careful maybe have maybe have security um on backup yeah yeah for sure

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Hi, guys, it's Daisy, and I have one of my producers here with me. Hi, guys. We're so excited. And being in Vegas, it kind of got me thinking back to my first time I came to Vegas. It was actually for a frat formal with Pike. And that was the first time I had been there. That is crazy. How old were you?

I was 19. It was my freshman year. So I feel like you're still figuring out college. I mean, you can't even drink at that age. But we were like doing the college thing. So yeah, we were finding ways to everyone have fake IDs. But my first time in Vegas, so one of my best friend, Christy, who I talk about pretty often, but we were freshman roommates.

We weren't best friends until we moved in. But anyway, we had a really good friend, Joseph. And like a week before they did their frat formal, his date, like ditched him. So he didn't have a date. And he was like venting to us about it. Me and Chrissy were like, well, we'll go with you, but you have to bring both of us. He was like, I don't know if I can do that. And so he reached out to his like fraternity, whatever.

He was also a freshman. And I'm like, sure, you can bring them both. So we both went to Vegas. And that was my first time coming here. And we did like all the things. Where was that movie filmed? What's that casino? Or not the casino.

It's like a hotel they filmed a movie in. Is it the hangover? Oh, is it the hangover? Caesar's Palace. Yes. Okay. Caesar's Palace. Yeah.

Oh, I stayed there for a fall break one time. That is a crazy place. And so Pike, like, rented out that, like, area or whatever. And so we were all in there, like, hanging out. A lot of people, like, weren't 21. And if you're 21, you was in Facebook. in Vegas like it doesn't really work so we were just kind of doing what we could you know yeah and but then one night we were walking back on the strip and I mean you see all this like craziness on the strip and this

guy comes up to us and he's like do you guys want to get in a limo he's like a promoter he says do you want to get in this limo to go to this club everything's free and we were like 19 we're like okay yeah let's do it that is terrifying you were just no hesitation got in the car I don't know that's what I'm saying like 19 year old me she was crazy but so we were with me and christie were with joseph and a couple other of like the guys and so we got on this limo and we're like okay this is awesome there's alcohol in the limo the driver's like in a suit never been to Vegas before thought we were going to this club we pull up to the said club and we walk inside and first of all they said we didn't have to pay anything. Me and Chrissy could go in, but the guys had to pay. We walk in and there's like a wrestling

match of people in like a boxing ring, all these men. Like boxing ring in the middle of the club. Yes. Like in these crazy outfits. And then it was like looking a little strange in there, like wasn't giving club vibes. And then all of a sudden all these strippers walk out. And we were at a strip club. And you had no idea walking in there. What did I what? You had no idea walking in there. No idea. Because when we walked in, it was like the wrestling match going on. So I don't know why that was there. And then it was strippers. I'd never been to a strip club before.

This is unreal. It's like a fever dream. And then we were like at there. And of course, it's like a bunch of 19 year old guys with us. Like they're having the time of their life. Of course. First time in Vegas, they're at a strip club. Like that's the high of their year.

Yeah. Peak. And then me and Christy are like, okay, let's find the bar and get a drink and we go and it's a no alcohol place like they don't have alcohol and we were like this is something like what I don't know it was just it was like the craziest thing though that is insanely counterintuitive to not have alcohol out of place that has strippers we have a wrestling match we're on the strip right no alcohol I was like honestly it was a great first time in Vegas because I was like I was such a good story and I'm like okay that's like that's what

happens in Vegas you know what I mean absolutely I remember getting back when we like left and I was like okay I feel like so gross I feel so dirty yeah I need to go to church it's also like how do you explain that to someone else like I feel like they wouldn't you can't you it's nuts I know it's just nuts and the fact that that was your sorority or your first fraternity formal that was my yeah traveled for yeah it was my first so I've been to other fraternity formals before that But that was my first, like, traveling one. Yeah. And it was in Vegas.

It was intense. We were all 19. What a story. I love it. So you're 19 years old. Yes. You're gearing up for Vegas. Yeah.

How are you getting to Vegas? Did everyone road trip? Were there buses? Because I've heard of fraternity formals that take kids on buses and it's a whole organized thing. But was it structured like that? So sometimes we had ones like that. like that but this one wasn't it was kind of like everybody like get in a car and bring your date because it was it was some like weird break in school or no it was Easter weekend so it was like a

weird break so people yeah we were at the strip club Saturday night on Easter Sunday the next day awesome awesome that is so wild and so when people go on these trips yeah like I know if you're in the sorority house you have like house mom like where's house mom is there any supervision So I think sororities, like, in my experience, they're a lot more, like, I don't know what the word is. Like, careful or, like, they have, like, you have, like, risk, like, management or whatever. So it's, like, some people are, like, sober the whole time and making sure everyone's, like, okay. But I feel like frats from my experience are more of, like, a free-for-all. And it's just, like, we were just, like, you're just having the timing of your life and you're 19 years old.

Yeah. I mean, there's upperclassmen, but, like, how old are they, like, 20-4? Yeah. And what rules are they really enforcing the fraternity boys? Like you're an adult, but like you're not. You know what I mean? Yeah. That is so wild. Yeah. How many people do you think when on this trip? I think there's probably like 120. And then they all bring a date. Yeah. And then they all bring a date. That's so crazy. In our dates case, he brought two dates. Yeah. So who knows how many people snuck onto this trip. I love it. So post all of this happening. Yeah. Did we ever see this promoter again? How did we get home? Like. so I believe we just took we took Uber's home okay and then but no we never saw the promoter again sad I feel like he deserved the thank you know for something yeah literally and then it was funny though because so all of like the upper class men they're like 21 so they were all like at the actual like club but we can get into the actual club um so we were at a strip club I guess but I remember the next day they were like all like jerryed about their nights like well we ended up at the strip club

and all the other classmen were like wait what I bet I bet because they probably thought they had the craziest night being able to get into all the places yeah I have a story for you yeah we were like no of the freshmen had the craziest night yeah so while you're at the strip club were people taking out singles like what was going on how was everybody reacting to being in this environment. I mean, yeah, all the guys were like throwing money for sure. Yeah. I was kind of like in I was like what is happening. It was like almost like you don't like you're like is this real life? Yeah. Am I truly happening? It's also like I'm 19 years old from the middle of nowhere, Minnesota like a town of like under 2,000 people like this is absurd to me. Like this is nothing I've ever seen before. Yeah. And how was that drive back to San Diego? Brutal, I'm sure. Brutal. And kind of like questioning, like, what I just, everything I just experienced.

It may look different, but Native culture is very alive. My name is Nicole Garcia, and on Burn Sage, Burn Bridges, we aim to explore that culture. It was a huge honor to become a television writer. because it does feel oddly, like, very traditional. It feels like Bob Dylan going electric, that this is something we've been doing for a hundred years. You carry with you a sense of purpose and confidence. That's Sierra Taylor Ornellis, who with Rutherford Falls

became the first native showrunner in television history. On the podcast, Burn Sage, Burn Bridges, we explore her story, along with other native stories, such as the creation of the first Native Comic-Con or the importance of reservation basketball. Every day, native people are striving to keep traditions alive while navigating the modern world, influencing and bringing our culture into the mainstream. Listen to Burn Sageburn Bridges on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

But the humility in knowing that life is this classroom that we should never graduate for is what is going to keep you growing. And that's all that matters. World Mental Health Day is around the corner. And on my podcast, Just Heal with Dr. Jay, I dive into what it really means to care for your mind, body, and spirit. From breaking generational patterns to building emotional capacity. Healing is a journey and wholeness is the destination. I'm going to walk away feeling very healed and feeling like, yes, I'm going to continue my healing journey and I'm going to get some keys from you. Listen to Jess Hilbert, Dr. Jay, from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

I just think the process and the journey is so delicious. That's where all the good stuff is. You just can't live and die by the end result. It's scary putting yourself out there, especially when it's something you really care about and something that you hope is your passion in life and you want people to like it. Let's get delicious and put ourselves out there. I'm Simone Boyce, host of the Bright Side. And those for my recent guests, comedian Phoebe Robinson and writer Aaron Foster. On this show, I'm talking to the brightest minds in entertainment, health, wellness, and pop culture. And every week, we're going places in our communities, our careers, and ourselves. It's not about being perfect. It's about going on a journey and discovering the bright side of becoming.

Few people know that better than soccer legend, Ashlyn Harris. It's the journey. It's the people. It's the failures. It's the heartache. It's the little moment. These are our moments to laugh, learn, and exhale. So join me every Monday, and let's find The Bright Side together. Listen to The Bright Side on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I don't write songs. God write songs. I take dictation. I didn't even know you've been a pastor for over 10 years.

I think culture is any space that you live in that develops you. On a recent episode of Culture Raises Us podcast, I sat down with Warren Campbell, Grammy-winning producer, pastor, and music executive to talk about the beats, the business, and the legacy behind some of the biggest names in gospel, R&B, and hip-hop. This is like watching Michael Jackson talk about Thurley before it happened. Was there a particular moment where you realize just how instrumental music culture was to shaping all of our global ecosystem? I was eight years old, and the Motown 25 special came on.

And all the great Motown artists, Marvin, Stevie Wonder, Temptations, Diana. From Mary Mary to Jennifer Hudson, we get into the soul of the music and the purpose that drives it. Listen to Culture raises us on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Okay, guys, we have a caller that just called in. Her name is Lauren. Hi, Lauren. Hi, how are you? Good. How are you doing? Great. Thanks. Thanks for coming on. Dirty Rush. So I heard that, that you have a crazy story about Vegas. Yeah. So when I was in college, we had something called an airport party, which I had never heard

of before getting to college. And I don't know how many years they were around for. So this is probably 1993. And I went to Cal in Berkeley. Oh, fun. So what it consisted of, you went to a fraternity. actually it started with I went with my best friend's brother who was a good friend of mine and he showed up at my sorority he brought me a chia pet which was a unique gift I guess instead of flowers

and um picked me up and then we went back to his fraternity had a bunch of cocktails um for an hour or so um and then we went hopped on a bus and drove to the Oakland Airport and everyone got off the bus and it was, you know, pre-9-11, so very little security. We went straight into the terminal and they drew a name out of a hat and that person was going to win a trip to Vegas. And I did not pack a bag. I had no intention of going. I had my formal. I had my formal. the next night and I had a boyfriend that I was going, you know, with my formal, so wasn't planning on going. Yeah.

I guess all of the cocktails and a lot of coaxing, we decided we were going to go. So someone gave me like their hairbrush and I don't know what else they had in their bag. You're like, who has something I can take with me to Vegas because I have nothing? I'm like, okay, so I'm going to have a hairbrush and that's it. I have no clothes. nothing. And so we left everyone. I don't know where the rest of the party went, but we boarded the flight. It was a Southwest flight. And in those days, they had the phones on the back of

the airplane seats. And my date and I, our parents grew up together. They went to Cal together, really good friends in each other's weddings. And so we decided to call our parents. I think it was kind of like 1130. I'm sure we woke them both up and said, you know, we're going to Vegas. We won this trip. And they didn't quite grasp what we were doing. So just you two. Just the two of us. Yeah. What did your boyfriend think of that? Well, he was not that happy. I mean, I don't think he was like threatened that I was going with my friend. But I think he was like, you're going to be super hungover for your formal that I'm coming out for. He was out of call. and older.

So, yeah, I mean, he wasn't thrilled, but whatever. It was fine. And we, you know, fly there, get off the plane. By this point, it was like, seemed like maybe a good idea. And then by the time we got there, we were both, like, super tired and wondering why we agreed to this. But we go to the fancy Luxor hotel, which I'm not sure if that's even still there anymore but it was like that weird pyramid hotel in Vegas okay i know what you're talking about

yeah and um he went up to the check-in and said that it was our honeymoon and that we needed to be upgraded to the honeymoon suite and he just kept going back and forth with them they're like no no no that's not what it was booked for um and he just kept saying well we're going to have a baby tonight we're going to conceive a baby and it needs to be in the honeymoon suite I'm like, oh, my God, I just want to go to bed. So, anyway, they gave us the honeymoon suite, which at the Luxor is nothing fancy, and it reeked of smoke. And we just went to bed, like, by that point, I don't even think we gambled. If we did, I don't remember it.

Just flew to Vegas to sleep. Yeah, just, like, fly all the way there and go to sleep. We woke up super early. We reeked of smoke. I was in my clothes from the night before, and we just decided that we were ready to go home. So we literally probably got there at one in the morning, and I think we were on like a 7 a.m. flight. And so that's hilarious.

I think all that came out of it was a good story. Yeah. How were you for your formal then? I was hungover, but my boyfriend did come, and he didn't get me a chia pet. So that was kind of a bummer. really hoping for two and one weekend and yeah that was kind of it like it was super you know fun story i don't know that if like i felt great when i was doing it but it was fun it's like one of those things where you're like oh this is so awesome like this is great and then you get there and

you're like wait i want yeah oh why am i here why am i here but yeah i mean i guess if 30 years later i can tell the story and it's a little fun yeah it's a great story hearing it then uh I guess it was worth it. It's crazy to think about, like, airports, like, back then, how you could just, like, walk in. Yeah. And, like, you fully just had, like, a whole, like, fraternity party in the airport. Yeah.

And I think you could just go up to the ticket counter and just buy a ticket right then and there. Or I don't know if they had already bought tickets and then they just put our names on him. Oh, okay. Because they didn't know until they drew the name who was going. That is crazy. But we were the lucky winners. I wonder if they still do that. I don't think so.

I don't think so. I've never heard of anyone. And actually, I asked a couple people today who went to Cal who are a little bit older. I'm like, did you guys ever go to an airport party? And they're like, I have no idea what you're talking about. Honestly, someone should bring that back. But you just draw the name at the fraternity. And then that person and their date have to send it to Vegas for like 24 hours.

I think it would be great. So do you even do you know what a chia pet is? Have you heard of those? No, I'm like picturing like a stuffed animal like a weird stuffed animal. No, it's actually I think it was like made of clay and they came in different shapes. I think this was like, I don't know, maybe a cow or a pig and then you watered it and green grass or grows out of it. Okay, now I know what you're talking about. I bet you they still sell them. I don't think it was a common thing that they gave people for, you know, as date gifts, but I do think you could probably find one. It's like a Mr. Potato Head kind of, you know, like, yeah, it's timeless. Well, did your chia pet, did it grow? It's grass hair? I think it grew.

I don't know how long I kept it. I feel like my room was really small and it was going to take up some much needed space. I love that. Well, that is a great Vegas story. Thank you. You're welcome. So that was it for this week of Dirty Rush. If any of you have any more scandalous stories or just any other topics you want to talk about, make sure to call 844-278 Rush.

Again, 844-278 Rush. We also now have an email where you could send your stories to. And that email is Dirty Rush at iHeartRadio.com. Again, Dirty Rush at iHeartRadio.com. Thank you guys so much for listening to this week of Dirty Rush. I'll see you guys soon. Love you guys. Bye.

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