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Detox Retox with Tom Schwartz
It’s a Vegas Vibe Check with Aura Photos & A Southern Charm Sports Book Takeover
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It's now time to set my soul Gonna set my soul on fire. I got a whole lot of money that's ready to burn. You know the rest. What is up? Welcome to another episode, Detox Retox. We're doing a bit of both got. Guys, I'm gonna give you a second to pack your bags because we are going to Vegas. Viva Las Vegas. Okay? And we're gonna have some fun. We're gonna meet up with Craig and Austin from Southern Charm. We're gonna watch football, make some questionable bets, maybe get some questionable tattoos. Live, laugh, love. I know they're fresh off a new season, so I don't want to be a killjoy busting out the microphones, but we'll see what we can do. I'll see if I can find a good spot to get in without being obnoxious. But I'm excited also. We're gonna do a Vegas pulse check. Seen a lot of doom and gloom out there. YouTube, tick tock. Is Vegas dying? Vegas down, trending, tourism down. Listen, I always have and always will love Vegas. So I'm partial sentimental, but I'm gonna try to be objective for you guys. But make no mistake, I've experienced some pain here too. I've loved and lost. You know, if you've been here, you know, it's an adult playground. Airport rules. You know what I'm talking about. That means there are no rules. You wanna hit the sports book at 8am and crush a double vodka Red Bull. No one's gonna bat an eye. This is a no judgment zone. For better or for worse. Yeah, man, you can pretty much do whatever the heck you want. It's, you know, it's one of my happy places where fantasy and reality blur and. Yeah, man, we're doing it. We're gonna head over. Fortunes made and lost in a heartbeat. Just like that. When you're hot, you're hot. Also, I just love neon lights. I like the aesthetic of Vegas. It's a vibe. Walking by the Bellagio water fountain show, no particular place to go. Vegas is a vibe. And whether you like it or not, it has an aura. So do we, but we can come back to that. Probably check on that in a little bit here. I'm at my place right now. I'm about to hit the airport. We're doing the damn thing. We're doing a Vegas pulse check. Okay. I'm gonna go check in, see how things are. Like I said, I saw a lot of doom and gloom lately. Listen, I don't want to turn you guys into degenerate gamblers. But you have to admit, it's pretty cool when you go on a weekend getaway, see some shows, maybe Cirque du Soleil, eat some world class food, hit the spa, maybe the gym, maybe get an ass tattoo, you know, all that stuff. And then you come back and you have a profit. You went and had the time of your life, and you have money in your pocket. You came back, it was profitable. It's such a rare treat. And I know this is the exception, not the rule, but it can. It does happen. Will happen for us. I don't know. But you guys with me. Have you seen these YouTube videos lately? Tourism trending down so much. Doom and gloomy. Downturn in room occupancy. Let's just look at Canada, okay? Oh, sweet Canada. You know how much I love you. Canadian tourism to Las Vegas has seen a significant slump in 2025 due to bilateral trade tensions. Yeah, so you guys know about the trade tensions, the tariffs? Bit of a boycott, by the way. Canadians were the largest international tourism market for Las Vegas in 2024. Nearly 1.5 million visitors, contributing significantly to the local economy. But let's go experience it for ourselves. Yeah. If you look at the comments on these videos, they're all saying the same thing. Get rid of resort fees, have free parking, go back to cheap food. You know, off Strip casinos do a pretty good job of this. But yeah, man, look at the comments. Have big corporations gotten too greedy? Early check in fees, resort fees. 20 waters. Greed, man. Gordon Gekko said it's good, but not for Vegas, not for the tourism industry. Let's see where I'm at right now. Okay. So, okay. Mind you, I booked all of this last second before we go. I don't want to yap too much. Let's just do it. But my flight was $309.48. That's Southwest. One way to Vegas. It's like a 43 minute flight. That's a lot. For economy, that's a lot. Okay. And I'm staying at the Cosmopolitan. Very chic. But you know about the chandelier bar. I've been there many times. For two nights, I got my hotel room for $859.15. So just before we even get there, we're at $1,168.73. That's kind of a lot, right? I mean, I. Full disclosure, I did wait till the last second to book, to change my flight and to book my room. So anyways, it's like I Had.
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I had.
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I had a flight out of lax. It's so chaotic. That's not how I want to start my Vegas weekend. Burbank, so mellow, soothing vibes. It's like. I don't know, it almost has, like, the feeling. It's enchanted, like a mall in the 90s. I don't know, the carpet, the lighting, if you've been there, you know. Also, it's opening weekend for college football, so, you know, it's. It's gonna be popping. It's gonna be teaming. I don't know if we're gonna really get to experience the true state, the economy there, but we'll see what's happening. You know, I don't think we'll be able to extrapolate from this out outlier of a weekend, because opening weekend is always big in Vegas for college football. But, yeah, we're doing it. I don't want to yap too much. Easy on the yapping, Tom. But all right, I'm gonna finish packing all my stuff, and I'm gonna pick up in Vegas. Here we go. Flight number 6501, service to Las Vegas today more than ever. Like to thank you for choosing to fly with us. Flight attendance every day. Okay. We did it. We're in Vegas, baby. Yes, we are here. Just checked in at the Cosmo, the Cosmopolitan, the vibes plentiful. I'm usually loyal to Caesar's properties, but I wanted to be able to come and be objective. Very sentimental about Caesar's properties. After all, I did get married there. Yeah, it's. It's great. I mean, you never know that there's a downturn right now. Again, it's opening weekend for college football, and, yeah, that's always a banger here. So we're gonna see what happens. Room's really nice. It's nice. I'm happy to be here. And it was easy to check in. A little pricey. A little pricey, but that's okay. And I thought, okay. It's Friday, by the way, so of course, Fridays are always popping. But, you guys, I thought we'd do something a little unconventional, okay? Before we hit the Strip, you know, get all. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Let's go do something kind of unconventional. We're gonna go and get aura photos. Yes. We're gonna go to the Enchanted Forest Reiki center. It's a metaphysical supply store in Clark County. And you know what? We're gonna get an aura farming session. We're gonna get our photos taken. Okay. We're gonna Do a little aura check, a vibe check, if you will, not only on Vegas, but on ourselves. How about that? Yeah. So it's like 15 minutes away from my hotel off the Strip, and we're gonna. Aura farm or a check just. Yeah. It's been a very strange few years. You guys know this. Ever since COVID I thought it'd be nice to go in and check on our aura. So for the uninitiated, which is me or photos essentially take like a biometric reading of your energy. And then they use this software to color map and kind of create these vibrant, colorful patterns that surround the person in the photograph, which are believed to represent aspects of their personality, mindset, emotional state, all that stuff. Very cool. And uses these specialized cameras like the Auricam, which connects the subject's hand to, like, these electrode plates that sense vibrational frequencies. And then they translate these frequencies into the corresponding colors from the camera's algorithm and then they double expose them onto the print. And. Yeah, it's. It's school. How about that? It's cool. We're gonna go. We're going to meet someone called the Keebler. She specializes in interpreting these colors and patterns and chakras and. Yeah, we're just going to check in. If you guys would be down to. Come with me. I know. And then we'll come back and we'll hit the Strip and we'll do what's logical. We'll go see Carrot Top at the Luxor. That's right. I've always wanted to see Carrot Top. I love Carrot Top. If you don't know who that is, Google him. He's famous for using props and stuff as part of his bit. He's been in the game as long as I can remember. He's had a residency in Vegas. He's like an institution in himself, and he's been killing the game. So I'm excited to go see Carrot Top. I like Carrot Top. I got the last seat at Carrot Top in the front row and it was $75.77. I think it was worth it. I mean, we haven't been to the show yet, but listen, kind of know what you're gonna get with Carrot Top, so. Yeah, first aura photos, then Carrot Top. Cool. Okay, next stop, the Enchanted Forest Reiki Center. Here we go. Aura check, guys. Today's show is brought to you by BetterHelp. Listen, can we talk for a second? Who or where do you go in order to solve life's problems? Bravo tv. Maybe sometimes the boys chat. Wouldn't recommend it oversharing with your dogs? Yeah. Gordo and Butter should be billing me weekly for their therapeutic services. Some people. Definitely not me. But some people might start a podcast instead of going to therapy. How about both? BetterHelp does the initial matching work for you so you can focus on your therapy goals. 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We're at Enchanted Forest Spiritual center and we are doing an aura photo.
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Can you tell? Okay, I've done one before, but it was kind of an impromptu, sort of like a hip thing at a party. Can you, can you give us an idea of what actually is an aura photo session?
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An aura photo picks up the electric magnetic field of the body, and I read it through the chakras. And the chakras are another word for spinning wheel, and it is Sanskrit. And so what I do is when the photo comes up, you will he. You will put your hand on this mechanism. It takes a reading and then it goes into this computer. And beside me, this beautiful printer will print out two photos of you with your aura all around it. And then we do a description of what's going on around you in the mental, physical and spiritual bodies.
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Okay. That is so cool. By the way, I didn't get your name again.
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They call me Keebler.
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Here, Keebler. Thank you so much for this. This is so cool. We're like 15 minutes off this trip and. What's the name of the place again?
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Enchanted Forest.
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This is my first aura photo shoot. Oh, No, I guess my second. But the first one was so informal. It wasn't in depth, and they just snapped a picture. And then I just walked away. And it looked cool, but I wanted to learn more about it and get a more in depth, you know, experience. So it's. Can I call you Keebler? Keebler. This is so cool. So it's essentially, it reads your biometrics, and you do some, like, a color mapping overlay, and then it creates an image based on the seven chakras. Well, that's so cool. Can I ask you how you. How did you get into this realm?
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There was a woman by the name of Regina Murphy, one of the greatest sound healers I've ever met.
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And.
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And before she left her little spacesuit, she gave me this wonderful $4,000 camera. And it would just spit out like a Polaroid, the photo. And one day she said to me, come to my house. I have a gift for you. And she gave it to me. She gave me one lesson and booted me out the door and said, you've got it. She said, you'll be able to do this. So I was shaking in my boots, and I said, oh, okay. This is my calling. And so it has been for the last 20 some years doing this and working with sound. So light and sound is where I stay in my lane. And I love doing it.
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So it's not. So it's not such a practical procedure. Do you think there's like a. I don't know if I want to say a higher calling, but something. Do you think you have to have a depth of spirituality to do it properly?
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Well, personally, I think that anyone, all of us, have the ability. We are these beings that come in here with infinite potential. And I do believe we have the ability to do anything. The only reason why we don't, as Esther Hicks says, as Abraham says through her, is because we don't believe we can. But I do believe we have it. And so that therefore, it just happened to be in this incarnation for me to pick that up and go with it. And I've enjoyed it. And I love just doing aura photos.
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Can I just say, I'm so grateful to be here with you. It's so cool. And thank you for giving me us a little background. And I'll shut up now because I kind of want to experience this. Thank you so much. Thank you. Kiba, that last line. You said, the world.
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The world is inside of me. I'm not inside of the world. And I will. And I will tell you Krishna Das was the greatest chanter, I think, in the world. He was talking to Sidi Ma one day in India, and he said, ma, Baba says everything's preordained. I mean, everything is the way it is. Is it? And she looked him in the eyes and she said, krishna, it's all grace. But you. You have to act like it isn't. And only those like Ramana, Maharishi, Nisa, Gadatta, Neem Karola Baba, Anandamaye Amma, Yogananda, those who have gone beyond, they're the ones that can touch our hearts and open our hearts and help us and change our paths, you know, by opening our hearts. So we're all, as Ram Dass said, walking each other home. So everybody has their own path in their own journey.
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Okay, that was beautiful. Now I'll officially shut up. Thank you for that. That was. Thank you, Kevlar. We were just talking about anxiety and angst, and it's okay to have negative thoughts, right? How did you just express letting them pass like water?
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Well, in these little spacesuits that we're in, there's duality. And as my babas teach me, you cannot go through life without that. This body comes in to do what it does. And what it is, is it's an unwanted visitor. It's standing at the door with its little suitcase, and it is your job just to open the door, and it will willingly leave, but you have to be the one to open the door, and you have to be the one to allow it to go.
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Okay, this is my full body aura photo. We're gonna dive in.
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Okay, so let us start here. So chakras, like I said, are spinning wheels, and they are vortexes. Each one of them has a color, a sound, and a certain part of the body. Some of them have organs, and it goes all the way up. We. We have 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 major ones that run up and down the body. And then we have hundreds of them that are in our body. And then what happens is around the outside, we have layers and layers of energy. And Barbara Brennan from Hands of Light, who is one of the greatest Reiki practitions, I think, that ever lived. She says that we have holes and tears that get in our ore field, and then we start to work on those before it hits the body. So these colors here tell a story when they're all around the body. And so that's what we're going to do. We're going to see what it says right here about these colors.
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Okay? Let's do it.
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So down at the bottom here at the root chakra with the root chakra is about safety. The root chakra is about foundation. The root chakra is about grounding into Pachamama, who is our Mother Earth, because our bodies are made up of the elements, and the body and the mind are married together. So we want to take care of that. We want to take care of our aura field, our energy field. So down here, where it's a little bit yellow, down here where you're seeing this now, I call this dust bunnies, because it's like if you were to have your little duck boots on and you go out into a puddle, but the puddle is clear, say it's just rained and the sun has come out and you're in a little forest area and the trees and the clouds and everything are showing in the puddle. But as soon as you take your little duck boots and jump in that puddle, it gets murky and muddy. Right. So this is where the murky and muddiness comes in, which is around here. Okay. And we're going to talk about that a little. So this is yellowish down here where your root chakra is here. Now, this teal, this baby blue, almost Caribbean blue, this teal blue, this blue that you get like it when you're down by the beautiful Bahamas and, you know, in those white sands, this babies and animals that I've been doing for years, this shows up for them, and we'll talk about that. Now over here, you have a little bit of green underneath that is a little bit of green up through here, this beautiful purple all the way up around your throat chakra is very open, which shows communication, which shows you do a lot with communication, which you do. Now you do your podcast. You're. You're very. You're very inquisitive. You're very. You want to learn and all that stuff. And up around here is a little bit more blue. So we're going to start down here. So for you in the root chakra, and this is a beautiful orb down here, which lets me know because it's a little pinkish, which lets me know that's coming from the heart. So you're very grounded into. Into mother. You're very grounded about wanting to build a foundation, about finding out who you are. You've had some rocky stuff when it came to your empowerment and when it came to your worthiness and came to your healing, but you have done work on that because of this green that's coming through here. It's Letting me know down here by the root chakra, you've done some work on that, and there's like an opening. You see, you've been doing some opening to that, and you really want to who am I? And to explore all of those supernatural and all of those things that we are. I mean, you really want to dive into that. And that's beautiful. And so you're on your journey. And let me know that you're on your journey. Is there some beautiful guides? And this here is all open. Your path is open to explore that. It's even up here around your throat chakra, letting me know your throat chakra is wide open. And the throat chakra is all about communication. It is about connecting. It is about speaking your truth, listening to your truth within. So you really are open to that, that that is who you are. So. So, like, remember what I said. I stay in my lane. I stay in my lane with. Or photos. I stay in my lane with doing my sound, my gong circles, my sounds, everything, right? So when you find your niche, your lane, you're unstoppable. And you must listen to that inner voice, that heart, and you must keep doing what you're doing. So this is. This is really good here, this blue, because it's very clear and it's nice. It's like, it's a good feeling there. You can feel it almost how pretty it is. So that is truly who you are. So for you, it's really good for you to really be in communication, whatever you do. People with those colors are. They're therapists, they're musicians, they're writers, they're poets, they do podcasts, they go on television. You know, they do. They do all kinds of things. So that, that is good for you there. So that's who you truly are. And you, you. You truly are following where you're supposed to be. So that, that is a good, good thing.
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That's nice to hear.
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Nice to hear. Yes. And definitely following your heart. And there's an orb there that is. That is definitely with you about, like I said, that pink, that pink inside that orb is definitely with you from the heart chakra. Because the. The heart chakra can also be pink and it can be green. Now, over here is where the healing is. So this, this is where you're still like Ram Krishna Dasa. We're always cleaning out the dark recesses of our heart. And that's why I chant, so that I can open my heart chakra. And, you know, Neem Karola Baba always said, you Know love, everyone. Open up that heart. Heart. And so this is what this is, this is what you're doing. You're, you're working on yourself now. And the thing, the thing for you is to be kind to yourself and to believe in yourself and to really not let any of the little cobwebs or the dust bunnies from the past, if they creep in, then you do the work for me. I chant for me. I go out into Pachamama. I have my own way of doing it. Everybody must do what's right for them and follow their own path so that they can keep moving forward.
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So this bunnies have been creeping.
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Yes. So this is about you doing the work and cleaning out a few dust bunnies here in that, in that heart chakra.
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Yeah.
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And the heart chakra is all about compassion, love of self. Who am I? Know thyself. It is about forgiveness. It is about letting go. It is about surrender. Surrendering is not a weakness. Surrendering is surrendering to that guru within, to that, that spirit within and listening to it, which lets me know you are doing that. So your doubts and fears, we all have them and they come creeping in. But it is, it is finding a way to be able to just say, okay, I'll sit with this, I'll look at it. I just let it go by like clouds. Whatever it is, I need to do for me too. So that is because this purple, which is way, which is the crown chakra, is the, is the know thyself. It is the all knowing. It is the all seeing that we were talking about, that, that opens up and connects us to, in the indigo there, which connects us.
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That's my favorite color.
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Yeah, it is. That is a beautiful color. It is where we connect with spiritual eyes, not physical eyes. So it is where I connect, connect with that of the ancestors, where I connect with the, the other realms, where I connect with the gurus. Like Ramana Maharashi said. What? What? Why do you cry for me? I'm still right here when I leave this physical sphere. So everything is always divinely, rightfully in place for every being. And so that is what that is all, all about. There. Now this is your solar plexus and your sacral. Now your sacral is water. And that is all where your sexuality, your emotions and your creativity lie. And this is about you falling into your heart, empowering yourself in this, in the solar plexus, which is fire, which is shakti. And empowering yourself and believing in yourself. Now, the root chakra needs a little work.
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The Root chakra looks a little.
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Yes.
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Yeah.
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And the root chakra. Most people have got stuff in their root chakra and their sacral and their solar plexus. See, we all want to go up here, up here to the higher realms. That's fine and dandy. But while we're in this spacesuits and everything is a belief. But my belief is, is we really need to work on those three bottom chakras so that we can be in balance with everything and get our little ducks in a row of where we need to be. So this is where, this is where you are. You are at right now is I trust as I create, as I empower, as I love, as I speak my truth, as I see with spiritual eyes, not physical eyes. And I know I am that I am. That is what Ramana Maharishi. That is what Nisa Gadda. That is what Papa G. That is what Yogananda Amma Anandamaye. I could go on and on and on. And of course, my guru, Neem Karola Baba talk about, know thyself, know who you are. And through that, open up your heart so that you can, can just be who you are. And that lets you know that, that lets go of all fear and all seeking when we know who we are. That's what we came here to find out.
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That's right. And I am on a journey of self discovery. Part of me wants to. Right now my aura's looking pretty good. I'd be curious to see how it looks after 48 hours on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Well, the thing is, you know, it may, it may get a little funky, but that's okay. But still we come in with the primary color. And your primary color is either this blue or this purple. And so, you know, no matter what you're doing, even if it comes in other colors, you can always say, that's who I truly am and go back into source.
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I'm a little disturbed by my micro root chakra.
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That's all right. Everybody's chakras usually tore up from the floor up. That is the honest to God truth. I, I don't know. I don't know many people. I've been doing this over 20 years that don't have a root chakra that needs a little work.
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Okay. Thank you.
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Okay.
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I appreciate you.
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Yes.
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All right. All right. Thank you. Okay. It's day two. Not gonna lie, Carrot Top killed it. Everyone was laughing their asses off. I really enjoyed myself, was at the lug sore and it was a good night. I had A few drinks didn't get drunk and I'm trying, I'm trying to be objective here for you guys. Drinks are more expensive than they used to be. Vegas in general. But man, I don't know, maybe my, maybe it's just my aura, my beautiful blue aura. Blue aura is caring, sensitive, loving, helpful, loyal, peaceful desire to be of service. Oh my God. I'm a people pleaser. Blue aura, shining. People pleaser. Nurturing. Nurturing. You're not a people pleaser. There's a difference. Okay, make note. I'm not a people pleaser. I'm nurturing, loving. Don't believe me? Look at my aura now like she said, my root chakra needs some work. Yeah. But anyways, it's day two, I have $2,000 cash. That's my budget to gamble. Going for all the glory, going to put some bets in. Thank you in advance to Craig and Austin because they set up a really really nice seat table at the Wynn sportsbook. The Wynn is lovely by the way. So I'm gonna head over there, meet up with the guys and we're gonna have fun. I'm chillin in my room right now, the sheets are cold, room service is on the way. Am I gonna go to the gym? I don't know, I just wanna get over there and hang out with the guys. I talked to Austin this morning, he's like that's a 7am move. Okay, you get in there, work out an hour, shower, it's wait, it's 9:38 right now. I think it's too late for the gym. Some of the best Games start at 10 Florida State, Alabama starts at 12:30. If you guys don't know, Austin went to Alabama, I went to Florida State. So we have a, you know, we have built in rivalry there but I'm hyped by the way. For the uninitiated, I think sports betting is probably my favorite form of betting aside from poker. It just makes the game so much more engaging. It's so fun, highly recommend it. I'm a sucker for parlays. Some would say it's a sucker bet. We'll pucker up because I got some parlays in. But you guys listen, if you want to go to Vegas, have fun, maybe manage your risk but still really get along, lot of value for your, your bets. I suggest sports betting, you know, all things, all good things in moderation. Okay? Don't go crazy, don't be putting in 20 team parlays and be sad when you don't hit. Okay? But yeah you could do a whole episode on sports betting. I love it. It's brought me a lot of joy in my life. And yeah, I recommend straight bets. And if you're ever want, if you're ever looking at like a ticket or you're like what, like, what does that mean? It says The Dodgers are minus 150. That means that they're favored. And just think about it like this. If it's minus 150, you have to bet 150 to win a hundred. But for instance, let's just say they're the underdogs for say FSU's underdogs, which I think they are. Say they're plus 200. If you see a plus, that means you have to bet 100 to win 200. So it's as simple as that. Yeah, man, just. I really like sports betting. It's fun and I think we're gonna have a great day again. You guys, they only have two days here. I don't want to be obnoxious and shove a microphone in their face. Fresh off a new season of Southern charm. We'll see what we can do. Okay? We'll see. I can't make any promises. Okay. But we're having fun. Loved Carrot Top. We got a big day today and this is fun. I wish you guys were with me. And by the way, I got to start doing video. I know. I like the, I like just the audio. I thought it was romantic. Kind of felt, I don't know, analog in an ever increasing digital world. But yeah, man, let's do it. I'm going. Shut up. We're going to go. Have a good day. And you know what? Craig's gonna teach me to play craps. One of the few games I just do not understand. I've played it, but I've always wanted to revel when the vibes are high. The camaraderie, the people screaming. I know if you've been to Vegas, you've walked by a table. When they're hot. Everyone's high fiving and hugging each other. Faith in humanity restored. I want to know that feel. So hopefully I get it today. But I'm just happy to be here. I'm just happy to be here. Got two grand. In a dream. The boys, Southern charm. Some of my other friends. Who knows what lies ahead? Okay, we'll pick back up, back up in a little bit. I'm at the Sportsbook. We're at the win. I'm here with Austin Kroll. Austin, Austin Orachek or a check. How Would you describe your aura right now?
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Is the color orange a good aura? Because I'm feeling very orangey with. With hues of yellow. Oh, no, that sounds bad. It sounds like orange and yellow is probably not good, but I am. On a happy scale of 1 to 10, I'm a 15. How about that?
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A
That was my next question. Your aura is beautiful. By the way, you just got back from Amsterdam. Any tips, notes? Did you go to the red light district?
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C
I went to the red light district. I did not partake, but it was. I actually had the best night of my life the last night that I was there because we found a bar. It was called the Little Sailor. And he let us choose the playlist and it was so fun. And all I did was choose a playlist and take shots of Jaeger and drink these, like little half guys, which you can appreciate, Tom, because you like the half shots. And I had a half nip of Amstel light and it was awesome.
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A
Vegas. Overrated. Underrated. Do you still love it?
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C
It's not overrated or underrated. It is Vegas and I love it very much.
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A
It's timeless, it's iconic. And I just wanted to do a pulse check. And your aura is beautiful. It's beautiful, Austin, anything else you want to say?
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C
We are so back, Tom. We're so back.
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A
We are so back. All right, last thing. FSU or Alabama?
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C
Roll, Tide roll.
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A
I said it sucks. Oh, that's for the. Okay. F L O R I T A S T A T E. Florida State. Florida State. Florida State. Anything else you want to say? You sure, Austin? Say something poetic.
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C
So I was watching Teenage mutant Ninja Turtles 2 the other day.
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A
All right. Sorry, I can't do this. Austin. He's having a good time. I just want to do a pulse check. Pulse check. Well, we did it. We survived 48 hours in Vegas. We didn't just survive, we thrived. I had such a blast, man. It was hard for me to do my job for you guys today. I was trying to be an investigative journalist. Objective, critical, constructive. But it was too fun. I was blinded by the light, the neon lights. Maybe I had my rose colored lenses on. Shit. Well, in the end, I just. I think I ended up spending just over 1300 for two nights and my flights from Los Angeles to Vegas and back. I took out $2,000 in cash. And so all in all, maybe 3,600, I was in for. I came back with $2,880 in cash and I had a great time. I had so much fun. So what's the takeaway here? I think Vegas is what you make it. It's who you hang out with. If you go, set aside a budget. Except the fact that you might lose your money, but you have a good time. And you don't get too sloppy. Maybe see a show, hit the pool at the gym. Like, Vegas is still great. Sin City, you know I'll always love it here. What do you guys think? My friend won a 40k jackpot, by the way, on the slot, which is actually insane. 40k? I lost all my parlays, but FSU won. Lee Corso was right. His last day, FSU over Bama. Also, Craig and Austin. So freaking fun to hang out with those guys. I love those dudes. We had a good time. Craig, thank you for teaching me how to play craps. I had one of those historic runs. I don't know historic, but for me, I've never experienced that. Like the camaraderie, people cheering, hugging me, high fiving me. Two guys tipped me 400 each because how hot I was. I rolled for like 35 minutes. I think that's insane. I get it now. I was never a big fan of craps, but I totally get it. We ran into Spencer Pratt. Always nice to see him. He's out fighting the good fight in regards to the LA fires. The mismanagement of that debacle, that's a whole nother episode. I think 48 hours is the perfect amount of time in Vegas. Three nights tops. I regret not hitting the pool. Cosmo has a great pool. There's so many great pools. There's so many great things to do. In general, just be smart with your money. Which I know, easier said than done when you're in Sin City with the glitz, the glamour. Is Vegas dying? I don't think so. I don't want to fear Monger, but yeah, the stats don't lie. Revenue's down, tourism's down. You have never known it. Being there last weekend. But yeah, man, I think getting rid of things like resort fees. My resort fee was $55 a night. That's not crazy, is it? I mean, it's not great. I don't know. Overpriced waters give us free parking. But yeah, when you're gambling, get the free drinks, get your comps, be smart, use your players card. Don't gamble with more than you can afford to lose. Poker, sports betting are your best bets. Then blackjack, maybe baccarat. Just play whatever you have fun with. Honestly, I like all the games ultimately. Yeah, just like we said, man, Vegas is what you make of it. The people you go with, people you enjoy spending time with. And I enjoyed my time. How's Vegas's aura? It was shining bright. Neon colors everywhere. I mean, the most immediately recognizable colors associated with Vegas was the neon from the Strip, man. Never made it down to Fremont, by the way. Love Fremont. If you get a chance, go check it down there. It is iconic. Me and Tom used to always go down there and do the zip line. Really fun, great people watching. And I mean that in the least condescending way. But, yeah, there is some really, really fun performers down on Fremont Street. Great dive bars, too. Really good dive bars. You know, we love the Strip, but don't. Don't be afraid to venture off. There's some great spots off Strip too. But just. Yeah, book your flights well in advance. Maybe go during the week if you can. You'll save a lot of money. But I'm happy to report that Vegas's auras still looking beautiful, man. Rich golds, vibrant reds, shiny neon blues. Yeah, man, it was beautiful. We did it. I'm back. Lost, I guess a little money, but still feel like I won. Overall, I'm chilling in bed with the pups. The energy was undeniable. Thank you guys for tuning into another episode. Sorry I didn't get you more interviews. I know with Austin and Craig, that's what you wanted. Let's be honest, I feel like I the old bait and switch, but I didn't want to kill the vibe, you know what I mean? I felt it out. We had so much fun. Thank you, guys again. They'll never hear this. Maybe they will. Austin, Craig, thanks for everything. Joe Spencer, gang, Vegas. You know I love you, so thanks again, guys. Tuning in another episode. Detox, Redox. Harmony is in check. Harmony is in check. Although looking at my aura camera, my yang, little skimp. My yang's 11%, my yin 89%. Gotta work on that yang, but we did it. Thanks again, Keebler. My first proper aura photo session. I hope you guys learned a little bit. I had so much fun. I felt like it was the perfect Vegas trip. Hopefully you guys will be there with me next time. Until then, I'll see you next week. I'm your host, Tom Schwartz. Detox Retox. We're doing the damn thing. All right. Thank you, guys.