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Drew
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Ryan Seacrest
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Drew
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Lil Anthony
That is a good.
Drew
Oh my gosh. Who is this gorgeous fellow with us, pal? Say your name.
Lil Anthony
Hey guys, my name is Lil Anthony.
Conan
Video of the Week.
Lil Anthony
Okay, so the reason why we're dressed like this is because we have good style.
Drew
Yeah. And we're, we're trend forecasting right now. Like everybody wants to bring it back. And we are. Y' all are in 2016 right now with the dog filter on TikTok. But we have already stepped into 2017.
Conan
Yeah, exactly.
Drew
It's like the girl with her bag stepping into the new year with like the worst bits you could imagine.
Lil Anthony
All of our pants are too short.
Conan
Too short, too short.
Drew
That was like the vibe for some reason.
Lil Anthony
I don't know. Yeah, it was a. I mean, I think we should actually just act like it actually is 2017 right now. So right now the vibe is to have really, you know, you want like a little bit of like leg hair.
Conan
Yeah. I'm so insecure about my nasty leg hair showing.
Drew
Yeah. Drew has the longest socks on the planet, which is not giving the vibe because I feel like also weirdly Like, I used to wear hella no show socks in 2017.
Lil Anthony
I was never on that because I.
Drew
Had, like, a bunch of vans and stuff that I was like, I want my legs to show. But that's also before I had, like, a really awful tattoo on this leg that I now like to cover. So maybe that was, like, my whole thing is I was like, skin is in.
Conan
We have PF flyers and Converse and stuff.
Drew
I know. The thing is, like, we are, like, the progression of, like, your ass went to art school. I was like, never gonna go to school.
Conan
And I smoked and I'm doing meth.
Lil Anthony
We're, like, deeply reminiscent of, like, where we're from.
Drew
Like, all I could think about is I was like, this feels so Miami to me.
Lil Anthony
Yeah.
Drew
And even, like, I'm sure no one will notice, but I did a lip combo that I used to do all the time, and I was like. And I did a little bit of eyeliner. I was like, damn.
Lil Anthony
No, we noticed. We noticed for sure.
Conan
Wait, where are you from?
Lil Anthony
I'm from Texas.
Conan
Okay.
Lil Anthony
Yeah, but where in Texas are you from?
Conan
I'm from Granbury. It's, like, two hours north of Austin, so.
Lil Anthony
Okay. I'm from Georgetown, which is like, an hour somewhere from Austin.
Conan
Okay. Cuz I lowkey knew that. Cuz I was obsessed, like.
Drew
Oh, I didn't know that.
Lil Anthony
You're like, oh, that. So that's so interesting.
Conan
I was literally obsessed with your YouTube videos. When you were, like, making videos back then, like, it was literally everything. And then when I found out you got accepted into ucla, it was as big as a moment for me as it was for you. And that was so.
Lil Anthony
And then you got in, too.
Conan
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, yeah, we talked about it. Yeah. We were, like, texting all about that. Yeah. I never went.
Lil Anthony
Yeah.
Drew
When I signed up for college and.
Lil Anthony
Stuff, I was so happy when you got into Harvard. I remember that, too.
Drew
Harvard and Yale were battling.
Conan
You finished four years and, like.
Drew
Yeah, that's why I have that one shirt.
Lil Anthony
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I remember that.
Drew
It's so crazy that y' all were, like, supposed to, like, be educated, and then I just decided not to, but I decided not to before jumping in. So it really shows where we stand in, like, finishing our responsibilities. I just never took it on. And you guys. Did you actually finish school, though?
Lil Anthony
No. No.
Drew
Look at me.
Lil Anthony
No, no. I went to UCLA for three months.
Conan
Oh.
Lil Anthony
And then. Yeah. Alumnus. No, I went for three months. Within the first week, I dropped two of my three classes, and I only made it through one Communications class. And it was great because music was calling and now I'm educated. Yeah, Music was knocking on the door. I'm also not musically educated. I don't.
Conan
Well, you make good music. Like, hello so much. Are you technically a notable alumni?
Lil Anthony
I don't know. I don't. If you don't graduate, do you get to be an alumnus?
Conan
Oh, no, I have no idea. But I remember my high school. I had every single person that followed me at the time when I graduated, like, like, bomb their wiki page and try to get me to be their notable alumni. And they were so evil. No, I know, they. I was like, give me a notable alumni, like, credit or something. Meanwhile, I had, like, 30 followers. Like, it was giving nothing. But I had them, like, all go there and, like, edit the shit out of the high school, like, wiki page. And it, like, they destroyed it, like, for like a week.
Drew
It was like, I don't think you're going to make it now because you're literally harassing.
Conan
Yeah, they changed the school.
Drew
Person has to go back in and figure out how the to code Wikipedia.
Conan
They literally changed the school colors to, like, piss yellow and shit. Like, they were like, you. Yeah, literally for me. And I was like, actually so proud of that.
Drew
You were honored.
Conan
Yeah, I was honored, but I don't.
Drew
Think I'm any kind of alumni from my school either.
Conan
I think we looked it up your YouTube vlogs.
Drew
I'm not there.
Lil Anthony
I'm so unnotable. Like, honestly, I'm so unnoticeable.
Drew
I was watching those videos. I was like, per you go get that education. I will not be.
Lil Anthony
Yes, I was so. But, like, like, no matter how much I achieve in life, I'll never be more. More notable than, like, our high school quarterback, Bo Corrales. Bo Corrales. If you're out there, you're the most important.
Drew
You are that.
Lil Anthony
You are that. Like, no. Like, no matter what I do, I will not matter.
Drew
I guess. Like, who is the notable alumni from ucla? Like, I feel like, like, there's a million.
Lil Anthony
Those. Them three sisters, Heim. Oh, I think two of them went to Georgetown. I went to UCLA.
Conan
Notable alumni.
Lil Anthony
The guy who wrote Fahrenheit 424.
Conan
20. Smoke, blaze something.
Lil Anthony
451. 451. Yeah. Number.
Conan
Kareem Abdul Jabar. My one of the goats in basketball.
Drew
Okay. I don't know basketball.
Conan
Russell Westbrook.
Drew
You're only. Are you only naming basketball players? He does this sometimes.
Conan
I don't know why.
Drew
Like, it's his weird obsession he got the Apple Vision Pro, and he doesn't use it unless it is to watch a basketball game. And sometimes I'll be sleeping on the couch, and he'll come out with it, and he'll just stand in front of.
Conan
Me and go, like, yeah, I can't stop coming. I can't stop coming.
Drew
And he'll just, like, get in my face and be like, I have something to say to you. Like, dude, you are the weirdest person.
Conan
With my fake Birkin in hand to hold the battery.
Drew
Well, I have to confront you. I think you may be a slut because you were on other podcasts.
Conan
Oh, yeah.
Drew
You thought I wouldn't see that? Yeah.
Lil Anthony
Well, here's the thing. My legs are spread wide open, and I just.
Drew
Like, anyone can get it.
Lil Anthony
Anyone can get it.
Conan
Wow.
Drew
Okay.
Lil Anthony
Literally, anyone can get it.
Drew
Honestly, kudos to you for. For taking.
Conan
Owning that.
Drew
I mean, took it multiple times from other people.
Conan
Wow.
Lil Anthony
If it makes y' all feel any better, y' all are the last.
Conan
Let's go.
Lil Anthony
So you get to get the remnants.
Conan
So you're ranting contract.
Drew
Yeah, we're getting leftovers as.
Lil Anthony
Yeah.
Conan
That is so funny.
Drew
Well, what have you been up to?
Lil Anthony
This is the app, actually. Today is the last. The last. Like, I'm just. I've just been putting out an album.
Conan
Yeah, I know.
Drew
Oh, I saw. Oh, I saw it. I heard. Oh, my 80s queen.
Lil Anthony
We're obsessed with the 80s.
Drew
I know. So I'm like. I'm like, this was. Guys, this was made for me.
Lil Anthony
Yeah.
Drew
Me. When I had a conversation with you, like, two weeks before it drops, I was already done. Amazing.
Conan
I'm like, wow.
Lil Anthony
But we. But it's like, so. I mean, we were talking. It's kind of like a delusion. Like a delusion thing with the 80s right now. Because, like, I'm so afraid of existing in the. In reality right now because it's so overwhelming. So scary. There's so much.
Drew
Yeah.
Lil Anthony
Whereas the 80s, there was so much, but now it's only the cream of the crop.
Conan
Yeah. In the 80s, we had a, like, hole in the ozone from Hairspray. Y' all know about that?
Lil Anthony
Yeah.
Conan
Awkward. What is it? Aqua Jet.
Drew
Aqua Jet.
Conan
I don't know. There's something called Aqua Net. Yeah. It, like, was so bad. It, like.
Drew
I guess that also I use my context because I was like, hair net.
Conan
That's it. That's. But how was the process of making that album for you?
Lil Anthony
It was interesting.
Conan
Wait, did I just sound like an interviewer? Like, that's an actual question that was giving interview.
Lil Anthony
The validity of this podcast just dropped. Stocks just dropped.
Drew
Yeah.
Lil Anthony
My safe space. I was fine. It was like, it was actually so. It was so, so it was, like, so fun for, like, three months. And I was like, this is awesome. Like, my life is amazing. And then it was just, like, gut wrenching. It was just gut wrenching. Afterwards, I got so sick. Someone gave me an illness, mega illnesses. And I got so sick for, like, seven months.
Conan
Whoa.
Lil Anthony
It was crazy. And then I had to get my tonsils taken out.
Conan
Oh. And doing that as an adult is, like, scary.
Lil Anthony
It's crazy. Like, they were like, oh, it's going to hurt for two weeks. And I'm like, yeah, yeah.
Conan
Also as a singer, it's going to hurt.
Lil Anthony
Yeah.
Drew
Like, I don't want to fudgeing hear that from you. Yeah.
Lil Anthony
And also, like. Like, I had a couple of my friends do it and they were like, yeah, whatever. Like, eat an ice cream. Like, I didn't want to eat anything. It hurts so bad.
Conan
Yeah.
Lil Anthony
So that was it. Really. All I remember was just, like, being on drugs when I was doing. When I was getting better from my surgery. And that's it.
Conan
That's about it.
Drew
Were you still doing studio sessions during that time?
Lil Anthony
I had to. So, like, half the songs, I'm like, croaking out.
Conan
You're sick.
Drew
It's so.
Lil Anthony
It was like, oh, it was so dark. I'm like, actually so glad it's out.
Drew
But if it makes you feel any better, you cannot hear any remnants of that. You listen to that. I wouldn't have guessed you were passing away in the booth.
Lil Anthony
I was passing away, and I was just like, so. I was so sad. But of course, like, anytime I'm sad, it's just like, yes, yes. Just make. Make fun music. Like, please try to do fun. Yes.
Drew
This is when you were depressed.
Lil Anthony
You are living. So.
Conan
Yeah.
Lil Anthony
But I'm glad it's over because that was a lot. What have y' all been up to?
Conan
Whoa, wait.
Lil Anthony
The stocks rose back up.
Drew
Oh, wow. Nothing. I don't do anything with my life that's actually a lie. I feel like we've been the busiest we've been in so long because the.
Conan
Eclipse, that's what we've been doing. Yeah.
Lil Anthony
Were you in Texas for.
Conan
Yeah, I flew back to my hometown. My hometown was in the path of totality, and I literally could not miss it. And for like, a week before, it was 100% cloud coverage, and I was like, oh, girl. I, like, flew in for, like, nothing.
Drew
It's like, me when his whole fucking family is there. Like, I'm here for nothing.
Conan
I said that several times to them, and I was like, damn, that's mean.
Lil Anthony
Like a bomb. All of Texas and it wouldn't matter.
Drew
You were like, blow it off the map.
Conan
Like, I shouldn't hear the words exactly, but it was, like, 100% cloud coverage for a week before, and I was like, cool. Like, this is bullshit. And then day of full cloud coverage, I was like, whatever. I'm not even thinking about it. It's not even that deep. I already saw it once in 2017. Like, I don't need to see it again. I'm not even, like, that angry.
Drew
And I'm lying so God hears me and does.
Conan
No, literally, it was crazy. I was like. I literally, like, you know how, like, I've been, like, knocking on wood all the time? It's like, actually, I think I have, like, calloused knuckles from knocking on wood. It's, like, becoming actual problem people.
Drew
And I need to explain that Drew started this, and, like, you can't tell me something because it will get in my head, and I will also believe it. And he kept doing it in front of me, and every time he said something bad, also, the bad thing isn't even, like, a bad thing. I'll just be like, oh, hopefully I don't wake up late tomorrow. And I'm like, like, we'll knock on wood. And now we both do it, and it is so bad. And we are crazy people.
Lil Anthony
I got giving it to each other.
Conan
Yeah, exactly.
Lil Anthony
But giving it to each other over.
Conan
And over and over. But, yeah. So day of full cloud coverage, I was like, damn. Like, this sucks. But I was still, like, holding out a little bit of faith. Hope, one would say, yeah, yeah, yeah. The Texas came out, and then the clouds just broke, like, 30 minutes before. And then the entire time, the sun was like. Or the moon was eclipsing the sun. It was no clouds at all. And then the clouds came in right after totality. It was, like, made for me. It was made for me.
Drew
It's insane to hear you describe that moment, and you're, like, building up, like, this gorgeous thing. And one of the only videos of him there is him grittying.
Conan
Oh, yeah.
Lil Anthony
Well, that's like.
Drew
It's not like he sat there and was like, oh, my God. Yeah, well.
Conan
And I was mean as six and.
Drew
A half hours without solar eclipse glasses. And I was pissed because I felt so stupid.
Conan
And then I called me, like, four times.
Drew
Like, I almost bought a Welding helmet. Like, I went into a Home Depot and was staring at a 200 welding helmet. And I was like, am I really about to go stand in the middle of the field like a killer in this helmet, Jason? And then Drew was like, you still shouldn't do that. Like, that's not good for your eyes. And then I walked out crying, and I was like, wow, okay. Like, you wasted my time. Like, this is so sad. And then I pulled over and the nerdiest couple I've ever met who was such a key, and they had a.
Conan
Twin shirt on with an ax for me.
Drew
One of them does, like this small festival in Brooklyn. And I walked out of the car and I was just, like, looking around. Like I'm too embarrassed and ashamed to ask for anything because then I don't want to be like, oh, yeah, I drove up here six hours without pronouncing some stupid. Yeah. So I was just, like, looking around and they were like, do you have.
Conan
That's my family's nickname for me.
Drew
And I was like, no, I don't. And they were like, oh, we have five extra. We can give you one. And they gave me glasses, and I literally shed a tear. And then I drove out into the middle of a random field and met a really cute little family and then walked away from them because I was like, I don't know. Yalls vibe and your energy and I don't want it getting all over me right now. So I walked in the middle of this field and laid down and I sobbed like a baby. It was beautiful and it was so amazing.
Conan
And that's stored faith in humanity, literally. Like, everybody, you deserve an update.
Drew
What is that?
Conan
What, like Reddit terminology? Like doggo updoot?
Drew
No. Do you know what that is?
Conan
Yeah, I do know what that is. Of course it's like a upvote on Reddit, but they call it an update.
Drew
I thought you were making it, like, referential to yourself somehow. Like, yeah, keep that to your don't.
Conan
Know what that like. Yeah, I thought it was. I thought it was sexy. Thank you.
Drew
Oh, my God.
Conan
Okay. Sorry. And you're sexy. Thank you.
Drew
They do this sometimes. You could just ignore it.
Lil Anthony
I'm trying.
Conan
Yeah, I'm trying, but, yeah, I had a whole bit planned, but I didn't. I couldn't find the bandages, but I was going to walk in with my eyes wrapped with, like, blood coming from my eyes. And, like, I was staring at the sun and my eyes were bleeding.
Drew
You know what was fucked up, actually? I was like, damn, I am Not a smart person by any means. And I would never survive in the wild because I knew not to look up at the sun. But every time I was going to look up at it, instead of putting the glasses on and looking up, I would look straight into the sun and then put the glasses on. And by the end of the day, my eyes were so itchy, and I was genuinely convinced I was going to go to sleep and wake up with no sight.
Conan
I swear, my so scared. I swear my eyes lose. Literally have, like, black dots in them. I'm not even exaggerating. Like, I literally think y' all.
Lil Anthony
One time I went blind.
Conan
Wait, what?
Lil Anthony
One time.
Conan
Hold on. Wait.
Lil Anthony
Segue. Short pants.
Conan
Yeah.
Lil Anthony
So my freshman year at ucla, in the first month that I moved, I was, like, just doing my classes, like, trying to, you know. Grinding.
Conan
Yeah.
Lil Anthony
And being a true student for the. Being educated, being an alumnus, a future alumnus. And I was like. I kind of noticed, like, a black dot, like, just, like, appear in my sight of vision. I would, like, look.
Drew
Oh, you're being followed.
Lil Anthony
I would, like, look around, look around, look around. And, like, it would, like, move. As I, like, looked around, then it kind of, like, started getting, like, larger and larger.
Conan
Oh, my God.
Lil Anthony
Kind of, like, filling this, like, my vision over the next few days, I was like, I have to get this checked out. Like, something's obviously wrong. I.
Conan
How quickly was that timeline?
Lil Anthony
Like, like, three, four days.
Conan
Okay. Cause I was gonna say if you waited, like, weeks with a black dot in your eye, you're crazy. But three to four days, I. I.
Lil Anthony
Show up to, like. Like, ucla, like, medical center, and they're like, you have a brain tumor. I'm like, they're like, you have to be prepared for anything, but, like, you probably have a brain tumor.
Drew
I was like, guys, I'm like, fuck. You walk back and forth and see what happens.
Conan
That would have been my journey.
Lil Anthony
And I was like, fuck. Like, I'm going to have to wear an eye patch on stage. Like, what am I going to do? And I was like, wait, that maybe might look kind of good.
Drew
And I was, like, trying to rationalize an eye patch.
Lil Anthony
Like, I was like. I was like, I could put a little symbol on. I don't know. But then we did more and more tests, so many tests. They were, like, putting things in my veins and, like, recording, like, the. The, like, fluorescence in my. It was this crazy thing. And then finally I was like, guys, guys, I feel like it's in my eyeball. Like, I don't have a tumor behind My brain, like, I swear, like, there's something just in your eye. There's something wrong with my eyeball. It's in the ball. And then they were like, okay, okay, whatever. So then I go to, like, another specialist, and they're like, so interesting. So essentially, she was like, why, like, have you been, like, super stressed out lately? I was like, yeah. So, like, I'd, like, just moved from Texas to, like.
Drew
Yeah.
Lil Anthony
To go to school. Like, it was, like, the most stressful.
Drew
Thing you can do to, like, your adolescent self.
Lil Anthony
So scary. Also, like, when you're that age, you're, like, weirdly fearless, like, whatever.
Conan
Like, crazy.
Lil Anthony
And then I look back, I'm like, what the fudge was I doing?
Drew
That I was just saying to someone the other day, like, I think about when I let drew drive, like, 110 miles an hour with me in the car down, like, an empty road in Texas. And at the time, I was like, we are so free. And now if he did that, I'd be like, but you have two souls in this fucking.
Conan
Pull up.
Lil Anthony
But she's like, have you been stressed? I was like, yeah, I guess so. She's like, like, sometimes what happens when people are really stressed out? There's this layer of your eye called the sclera. And I exploded it with my mind. I literally exploded it with my brain. Okay.
Drew
Be honest. You were in your fucking dorm trying to move shit with your brain, and you cry.
Lil Anthony
You're like, exactly what I was doing. I was. And then. Yeah, it was, like, blocked my side of vision because it was so swollen. And then I. And then all they had to do to fix it, I just was on, like, tons of ibuprofen.
Conan
Oh.
Lil Anthony
And then I was fine.
Conan
Damn. So the. Were they, like, kid nurses in the UCLA Medical center, or was it, like, a proper hospital?
Lil Anthony
No, like, the whole, like, UCLA Medical center is, like, very, very prestigious because.
Drew
Trying to get a check out of.
Lil Anthony
You, literally, they had. Yeah. They're like.
Drew
They're like, do you have insurance?
Lil Anthony
I was like, no.
Drew
And they're like, okay, let's think, let's think, let's think. Let's think. What we could get.
Lil Anthony
Give you 45 MRIs.
Drew
Yeah.
Lil Anthony
But then I was fine.
Drew
Okay.
Conan
So that is a roller coaster.
Lil Anthony
So I did. No, I did go blind for, like. I was blind for, like, a week.
Drew
Did they tell you, like, to not use your eye?
Lil Anthony
Oh, I just. I mean, I couldn't.
Drew
Oh, I guess.
Lil Anthony
Right.
Drew
So how long have you been living in LA for?
Lil Anthony
7 years.
Conan
Oh, we, like, kind of, like, Our timelines. Yeah, very, very.
Lil Anthony
But we did not.
Conan
I know, it was crazy. Like we knew each other, but we, like, didn't hang. But we did go to one of your concerts. I don't remember which one it was.
Drew
It was at the Wheel turn.
Conan
Or no, it wasn't.
Lil Anthony
What's it called?
Drew
No, it's right here. What is that whole called?
Lil Anthony
Was it the really small, the Echo?
Conan
No, no, it was pretty big. I was like, damn.
Drew
Like, it's like gorgeous inside that theater. Because I remember when I went, I was like, damn, okay. Like my dumbass. I was like, wait, did he decorate the theater or something? Like that's what it felt like.
Conan
Yeah. Looking up venue, that was like our first time. Like hanging. Not even hanging out, but like making connections outside of the Internet.
Lil Anthony
Not true.
Drew
Really?
Lil Anthony
Saw y' all at VidCon.
Drew
No, I never say that.
Lil Anthony
Oh, no, I hate that.
Conan
That is.
Lil Anthony
No, I'm actually like, right now.
Conan
Wait, was it.
Lil Anthony
Yes, it was definitely in the hotel lobby. For sure. For sure.
Drew
You know what really fucked up is I was so drunk at all those things that I don't have a memory of that.
Lil Anthony
I remember it so clearly. It was. God. Oh, I need to leave frame. Oh, I need to leave.
Conan
Dude, Vidcon was crazy as fuck outright.
Drew
Yeah, yeah, yeah. But what year was that? Like 2017.
Lil Anthony
Probably 2018. 2017. All I remember, I'd probably dress like this on stage.
Drew
All I remember from that year is that was the year that I had, like really bad psychosis induced by an edible after that, Vidcon. And I think that's why my memory is washed. Cuz I don't remember anything from that day other than by the end of the day, shaking in bed with four of my friends looking over me. And I was like, what is my name? What is my name? What is my name? So that's what I did.
Lil Anthony
You figure it out?
Drew
Yeah, yeah. And I made some really crazy accusations while I was like, in psychosis. Like all of my deep seated fears, I was convinced they happened. And I was sitting there like, thank God no one actually went out. And was like, you did it? Because I was making some really crazy accusations. And then. And then I woke up and I was like, guys, chill. Like, that wasn't.
Conan
Everything is okay.
Drew
That is so insane. So, okay. So we saw you at VidCon.
Lil Anthony
Yep. Bad memories.
Drew
Then we went and saw you at El Rey.
Lil Anthony
And then I never saw y' all ever again.
Conan
Yeah, vibes were good recently.
Drew
The vibes were good.
Lil Anthony
Yeah, we were.
Drew
We really hit it. Off.
Lil Anthony
We were like, no, this is so fun. We should never also like the Internet. I think we probably have known of each other and spoken to each other on the Internet for probably like, about a decade.
Conan
Yeah.
Drew
No. Yeah.
Lil Anthony
Not longer.
Drew
Yeah. Because when I met up with you more recently, I was telling somebody, I was like, oh, yeah, I'm gonna go, like, hang out with Conan. And they were like, you're friends with Conan? And I was like, yeah, I've known Conan for like, a long time.
Lil Anthony
Since we were children.
Drew
Yeah. And then they were like, oh, like, do you guys hang out?
Lil Anthony
And I was like, no.
Drew
Well, no. But, like, I feel like.
Lil Anthony
Well, I'd never want to be around him, but.
Drew
Oh, absolute. Definitely not ill. But I feel like all of us have the same bond that we just have with so many other people from the Internet, where it's like, I know you. It's literally like going to school and not really having classes together. But I know you. I know you.
Lil Anthony
Oh, my God. And there's so many, like, errors of the Internet that we saw and witnessed together. And so many people have come and gone.
Conan
I know, I know. Shout out to Anthony me.
Drew
When they've just, like, chosen a normal life of the Internet, we're like, you're crazy. Couldn't be me.
Lil Anthony
Like, happy marriage.
Drew
I know.
Lil Anthony
With so. With child. We're barren, all of us.
Drew
Oh, yeah. No, I'm barren to the bone. Like, I don't think that will ever be a reality for me, but I will watch my peers and be like, wow, that's my kid. That's how I feel about your sister's kid. I'm like, that's my kid.
Conan
No, literally, my twin had a baby and it's literally like my child. So crazy. You watched it all. That's a vibe.
Drew
That's a vibe I was watching.
Conan
Yeah, but. Oh, what was I gonna say? Oh, I feel like we're all like a little trauma bonded in a way growing up.
Lil Anthony
It was traumatizing.
Conan
Yeah.
Lil Anthony
So scary. I also don't know why, like, we were allowed to just. We were like, fully right. Like, where were my parents?
Conan
Yeah, exactly. Exactly.
Lil Anthony
No idea.
Drew
It is so insane too, because I. My parents growing up were so strict with me, but for some reason, the thing they let me do was completely publicize my day to day life on the Internet, which is such a random thing to be like, okay, that's. We'll let you do that part.
Conan
But like, everything.
Drew
You can't go out with your friends after the sun is down. That's crazy. As if I'm not, like, online talking to strangers and.
Lil Anthony
Oh, my God. And, like, talking, like people who should probably be in jail when I was 12.
Drew
Yeah.
Lil Anthony
Like, whoa.
Drew
I think about that all the time. And also, like, growing up in that era, it was just like such. It was such a lawless land, the Internet, and nobody really questioned anything, and everything felt normal. And also, like. Like, it was all yassified because of Tumblr and everything. I was like, this is so kind. And now I'm like, that is so illegal.
Lil Anthony
So illegal. It's so scary on there.
Conan
But we made it out. Look at us now. We're in our kitchen. We're in the kitchen.
Lil Anthony
You think you made it. Look at us.
Drew
No, we're literally stuck in the past.
Lil Anthony
Like, help me, help me out. Wearing clothes from our childhood.
Drew
It was such a community time. I was actually thinking about that the other day because I feel like all of us kind of had a similar experience. Or maybe I'm just talking for myself right now, but I was thinking about how still sometimes when I see, like, whether it be artists or influencers or, like, content, whatever the. When I see somebody, I can. If I like what they do, I. My brain is like, I love them. Like, I'm obsessed with you. You were so awesome. And I think it's from growing up in that, like, era of, like, Stan culture. And at least that was, like, my intro to the Internet. And then I feel like so many people now almost make fun of Stan culture when back then it was so accepted. Like, I don't know, all the Internet was.
Lil Anthony
Well, it's just like a different type of obsession now.
Drew
I feel, like, true, I guess, also because now, even when we were all making content and posting, there was a layer that we separated, if that makes sense.
Lil Anthony
There was more separation, for sure. I didn't even realize that people. I mean, I had no perception whatsoever of the fact that people were actually watching the videos until I graduated high school and moved and went to school. And I was like, why are all these people talking to me? I was like, I didn't know. I didn't understand.
Drew
That is so crazy, because we all do come from smaller towns. Miami is not a small town by any means.
Lil Anthony
I'm like, we all come from one of the smallest in America.
Drew
Actually, where I was, like, growing up, the neighborhood I was in, nobody gave a about the Internet. Like, nobody. I was. I think about it all the time. I was thinking about it recently because I had vines where, like, I would be standing on a table with all of my classmates in it and just be like, screaming and then get down from the table and move on and upload it and like, move on with my day. Not once with someone like, hey, I was in that video. Can you take it the down? Like, they had no perception that that was going on to the Internet. And now everybody is so aware of the Internet. That is a completely different thing. I feel like if I was in high school now, the algorithm would push me onto my friends timelines and they'd.
Conan
Be like, what did you go to Coachella?
Lil Anthony
I did. Just for three hours. Because. Because my friend Olivia was playing. Played with no Doubt.
Drew
Oh.
Lil Anthony
And it was awesome.
Conan
Whoa.
Lil Anthony
But it was. I mean, Coachella in general. Dusty.
Conan
Mm.
Lil Anthony
It's just a lot. I. I mean, I'm not a festival goer. Are you guys festival?
Drew
No. And that's what I've realized because I used to be top tier Coachella hater and then I was like, oh, I think I'm just bitter and I don't like that. Wow. Okay. Cool. And I just don't think it's for me.
Conan
I'm going to go for like a day. Like, I'm down to go see Lana or whatever. But, like, I can't be there like all three days. But respect to the people that can do that. Like. Like, you're powerful.
Lil Anthony
I see the world in which it's fun with like all your friends and you're like, just like dirty for the whole weekend.
Drew
It's just like, just dirty.
Conan
Yeah.
Lil Anthony
No, I get it. It's Exactly. But I. I don't. I can't. I like being.
Drew
Oh.
Lil Anthony
In the inside.
Conan
Yeah. I like ac.
Drew
Silence.
Lil Anthony
I'm sorry.
Drew
Also, I. It's just too many people and it freaks me out. And I think I just don't like being in a space with that many people. And part of it is fun seeing other people happy. But then it makes me introspective and I'm like, why am I not happy? And then I. That's what. Last time I was there, all I could do was talk to all of my friends and they seemed like the happiest I've ever seen them. And then I was there. Yeah. Yeah.
Conan
Realistically so happy.
Drew
And they were dancing and jumping around, but there was no eyes were like. No. Literally, that's what I walked away realizing. Because I'm not. I. I don't like, not drink or partake in, like, festivities. But for some reason being there, I couldn't even like, finish a single drink because I was so aware of My human body, like, it really put me into borderline psychosis where I was just looking at all these people. I was like, everybody has their own life. And, like, oh, my God. People had to make plans. That's all I could think is I would look at every human and be like, you probably had to, like, tell people you're coming here and, like, figure out a plan. And, like, I. I couldn't look at people and not think about their whole life. And it was freaking me out. And then I was crazy.
Lil Anthony
You're just so empathetic.
Drew
Yeah, I'm an empath at heart. No, I'm crazy. And I, like, should be able to just be. But, like, I'm standing in line for a drink, and I can feel a human body near me, and I'm like, you are alive. And, like, you would be warm. Like, it's really.
Lil Anthony
You would be warm.
Drew
Like, that's like. Like your body temperature is, like, at its correct temperature. Like, it was.
Lil Anthony
I mean, I honestly kind of don't really understand why, like, how we're able to be warm all the time. I don't really get it. I know, like, we have electricity running in our bodies or whatever. Whatever. But, like, what?
Conan
No, we're literally stardust in this. This life is magical. Like, don't even let me get started.
Drew
I, Doug, and Drew started, but I'm the opposite. Where one time. This is, like, so gross. But I think I've said it on the podcast before. One time I was looking at somebody, and this is the craziest thing ever. And I almost don't want to repeat it. I looked at somebody and I thought, like, if I cut them open, the. The heat that would radiate off of them and the stench would make me, like, die.
Lil Anthony
If you cut them open, I don't.
Drew
Think in my head, I was like, oh, if I cut them open. But I was like, ew. Like, if they were open right now, it would be disgusting. Like, they were. And I got, like, this was somebody I was seeing, and I was like, ew. Like, I got such bad ick because I was like, ew, you stink inside there. Yeah, but that was just.
Lil Anthony
But some people, it's a. It is interesting.
Conan
Oh, I don't. You're cold.
Lil Anthony
You don't.
Conan
Yeah.
Lil Anthony
Really?
Conan
I'm cold blooded.
Drew
I think under those clothes, you definitely.
Conan
No, I am, like, sweating down right now. It's, like, crazy. Yeah. Yeah.
Lil Anthony
No, it is. It's interesting because when it comes to dating, I've realized more and more it's like 99. It's, like, 1%. Like, you're attracted them. Like, 99. They smell good.
Conan
Pheromones.
Drew
Oh, crazy. I can't believe it. I literally.
Lil Anthony
And when it's wrong, it is so wrong. It is, like, visceral.
Drew
I know. Exactly. I have, like, even friends who I've been talking to, and I have smelt their deep pheromones as they're talking to me, and I'm like, ew, get the away from me. And I, like, I already. It's not like this was somebody who I was, like, attracted to, but I have been in moments where I'm talking to somebody I'm attracted to, and I can smell their. Like, the deep, like, molecular makeup of their spit. And I'm like, I just know that's not meant for me. And you need to back the up, because I'm gonna call them up.
Lil Anthony
Never re. Enter my life.
Drew
Yeah. Also, my theory is I think we like pheromones that are just our own smell.
Lil Anthony
I don't know about that. Maybe. You narcissist.
Drew
Yeah, honestly. Because there are some times where, like, I can, like. Like, this is so weird to say, but, like, I've tasted my own spit and be like, that spit tasted like someone else's spit, and I'm like, oh, okay, okay. Or, like, I, like, smell to smell on myself, where I'm like, whoa, I didn't put anything on me, but this smells like that person. But maybe I am just a narcissist and I'm crazy, and I, like, put enough perfume on and whatever the I put on that, I'm like, oh, you smell like me. But really, I'm, like, smelling my own hair. But I love you. You smell like me.
Lil Anthony
There's something weird about you. You smell like me.
Drew
But also, I feel like a big part of it is. I mean, I don't know your dating life, but me and Drew always joke about how I don't have a type, and it really is just my. You have to vibe with me, and your pheromones just have to be what I want. But mainly, like, we always crack up because I'll be like, oh, that person's hot. And everybody's like, what the are you talking about? I'm like, no, no. Like, listen to this. Listen to this. Listen to this interaction we had. And then they're like, they're still not.
Lil Anthony
But that's a relief as well, because it's like, you know, it's special just for you.
Drew
Except when I'm done, when I. And I'm like, oh, my God. Like, once I see like the parts of that person I don't like, and I'm like, oh, you are gorgeous in your own right.
Conan
Wow.
Drew
You are dust.
Conan
Yes. Literally.
Drew
And your dating life is amazing.
Conan
Non existent. But I like it that way. It's a vibe. I'm alone. I'm so alone. I'm so sad. I need help. No, I'm not capable of love.
Lil Anthony
You are.
Conan
No, I'm not.
Lil Anthony
You are. I want to record it. I want baby vlogs.
Conan
Yeah. No, coming soon.
Drew
I want your family vlog to start.
Ryan Seacrest
Right?
Conan
Yeah. Yeah. Coming very soon. I do want children. Do you want children?
Lil Anthony
I don't know. I think I'd it up.
Conan
Well, that's the point. Like, you gotta up your kids. I give them trauma so they like make you money.
Lil Anthony
Like, I don't know. I don't trust. I like when I was like, younger, I was like, oh, like, maybe I would want to be a teacher. But then like, I like look at the other kids around me. Like, I would have stabbed all of you.
Drew
I would literally bring.
Lil Anthony
I would grab the net and spin. Like, I don't know. I. I can't do that.
Conan
I have like crazy anger issues. Not like anger issues. No, I don't have anger issues, but.
Drew
Like, everything in the house is broken.
Conan
Yeah, I have like a short fuse that like. Like, if it wasn't my child, like, I would freak the out.
Lil Anthony
I guess that's the thing though. When it's your own kid, you're like.
Conan
You have like a weird maternal instinct.
Lil Anthony
When I was a kid, I. When I was in elementary school, I had to be put on like, anger management therapy.
Conan
Wow.
Lil Anthony
My. In first grade.
Drew
Why? I can't imagine.
Conan
That's so crazy. It was.
Lil Anthony
It was just like, I was just so angry and I would have like these tantrums for reasons I will not explain. Respect. And they had. But they fixed it like that because they put a little. Little sticker chart on my. On my desk. And every day I was good. I got to put one sticker on my chart and fill up my month. And I was just perfect from there. I just needed a reward system.
Conan
I have a mood tracker.
Lil Anthony
All the walls are filled with sticker charts for Drew.
Conan
Yeah. Yeah, I have mood trackers and shit. I love my mood trackers.
Drew
Oh, my God, you're crazy.
Conan
Let me live.
Drew
It is sweet. I don't have anything like that, but I think I've just come to a point in my life where I. I was like a really angry kid. Too. And I had, like, such a short few. And then I don't know what happened. For me, like, it wasn't necessarily a reward system. I was just like, oh, this is embarrassing, I think. And I have too much pride to be, like, really angry anymore. And then because you were around when I had my switch, like, you were there before the switch and then after. And I will never forget the moment you realized was the Airbnb incident. When we got to this Airbnb, literally Airbnb gay. There was fleas everywhere. And.
Conan
And we kept telling the Airbnb host. We were like, there are fleas or bugs or something biting our ankles in here. And he was like, no, that's not true. And then, like, eventually we went to the backyard. Like, we couldn't see them. They were like microscopic, like, living in the carpets and.
Drew
Oh, yeah, and my sheets to wash. Because I was like, maybe there's like dust mites and it's just like a dirty ass house.
Conan
We started feeling crazy, too. And then we went out back to the outdoor laundry machine and we pulled out this, like, washed rug that was just sitting in there sopping wet. And I'm not kidding, 50 million fleas just jumped off and we're, like, covering our bodies and, like, we freaked out. And he. He wasn't even going to give us, like, a refund. He was just like, like, oh, y' all can, like, thug it out, y' all.
Drew
He goes, just go next door. Because it was like a duplex. So we went next door and we stepped in and I had white socks on, and I looked down and my socks were covered in fleas. And I think that was the moment where I usually would have gotten so pissed and been like, what the is wrong with you?
Conan
Get the fuck out of here.
Drew
I just called him. I was like, hey, man, like, this is a problem. And Drew just was actually shocked. But that was, like, the era of my life where I realized being angry was embarrassing. And I can't imagine. I was just thinking about the other day. I was like, damn if I, like, yelled at somebody. Because I had a funny altercation at a restaurant recently where if this happened seven years ago, I would have been like, literally, go die and kill yourself. I hate you. Bye. But I. The way I felt adrenaline and I got so, like, my body went into the fight or flight. I used to get where I would react in anger, but instead I was just so uncomfortable. And I was like, you need to back up, up. But I was at this very popular restaurant in New York, and they you know how in New York or, like, any cold place, they build out those little things to block you from the cold when you're waiting? I went to go in. There was these three girls.
Conan
No, you didn't. You're making this up. Oh, you're literally lying. Right?
Drew
Well, then I'm an amazing storyteller if I'm making this up on the spot. I go to go in, I'm like, hey, did you guys put your name down? They're like, yeah, we already did. And then they looked away. And I was like, okay, you're a. But obviously I didn't say that. I was like, you're being a. But whatever. And then I'm, like, trying to squeeze past them. They're not moving out of my way for me to go past. And I was just like, okay. And, like, awkwardly shimming past them. And then two other girls were coming in. I was like, oh, okay. And I backed up and opened the door for them, and the host came.
Conan
They were, like, this close.
Lil Anthony
Yeah.
Drew
We were like, face. Like.
Conan
They were wrong.
Drew
But these two other girls come out. The host comes out and points to the three girls, and they're like, hey, can you guys get, like, get out of the way? I'm sorry to say that, but, you know, you're kind of blocking the entrance, and we have, like, a lot of traffic coming in and out. And they just look at him. They're like, we just ate here. And he's like, I know, but, you know, now we have new customers coming in, and they start bickering crazy. And mind you, I'm like, face to face with this girl, and the host is right here, and I'm just standing there and, like, looking away, because I was like, oh, my God, this is making me so uncomfortable. You were the worst person ever. Stop yelling. With this, like, waiter. And they are. The host goes, well, you're blocking people from coming in, so you need to walk out. And then she looks at me. She goes, who am I blocking? And is looking at me. And I was. I literally just put my hands up like this in her face, and I go, don't look at me. You were tripping me the fuck out.
Conan
Like, literally tripping me.
Drew
And I literally looked away from her, and she got so embarrassed that she just was like, oh, okay, yeah, yeah. And, like, fixed her little Bottega bag and was like, okay, yeah, whatever. And she, like, said to her, girl, she's like, let's just get the out of here. And, like, left. And I was thinking about that moment also. The adrenaline pumping through my body. I handled it, like, super chill. Like, I don't give a. Like, back up. But I, in that moment, literally felt like I was about to have. I was literally shaking. And they left. And then a friend came up to me, and I was so. Like, the friend who I was meeting came up, and. And I was so adrenaline full that I was like, hey, I need a second to, like, calm down, because I feel like I just got into a fistfight and I literally did it. And that's how I know I've changed.
Conan
Yeah, I think about that all the time. How funny it would be if I got in a yelling match with someone. Like, can you imagine me, like, screaming? Like, I don't get angry. I. Like, I. Oh, I did get angry the other day. I can't go into it, but, like, long story, long story short, I have. Long story, long story, short. Toy Burch. Yeah. No, I, like, oh, my God.
Drew
It's.
Conan
It literally, like, enrages me. I've had, like, long.
Drew
I don't get any.
Lil Anthony
Freak.
Conan
I'm a freak. Hello. Hello. This is real Nike.
Drew
That's real Nike.
Conan
Oh, it's real nice.
Drew
They're going crazy over there. They're like, we need to make something happen.
Conan
Mason got this from.
Drew
I know. It's a really good gift, but I can't believe when I saw it, I was like, oh, did you get this at, like. Like, in downtown? He was like, no, this is from the Nike store. And he picked up the bag, and.
Conan
It had the tag in it.
Drew
Have you ever just tried chloroforming yourself at 4pm when you are tired of the day?
Conan
That would be a vibe. Just like having a pill to take for food would be a vibe. Oh, my God. I want that so bad.
Drew
God.
Lil Anthony
Wait.
Conan
All the nutrients.
Lil Anthony
I hate eating.
Conan
I like.
Lil Anthony
It is so arduous.
Conan
I love eating, but I hate picking out what I have to mention of.
Drew
It is too much.
Conan
Literally drives me insane.
Drew
You're like, what am I supposed to eat?
Lil Anthony
So annoying. I wish. Also, the only meal that enjoys dinner.
Conan
Yes.
Lil Anthony
Because it's peaceful. You have time to think about what you want. You're not, like, starving, like, on the brink of death.
Drew
Also, you know, it's supposed to be warm. Like, in my head, I'm like, I know dinner is supposed to be warm.
Lil Anthony
Exactly.
Drew
And for some reason, I'm like, is lunch supposed to be cold? Sometimes?
Lil Anthony
Like, lunch sometimes is cold.
Drew
Yeah, but I don't know if that makes sense. But, like, for me, I'm like, I know that whatever I eat right now when the sun's down should be warm.
Conan
Let's eat ingredients for lunch, though. Like, let's have that.
Lil Anthony
Yeah.
Drew
Because that's what you're supposed to eat for lunch. I don't know what the else, like, people are like, oh, like crackers for. I don't know. Like, I. I eat, like, we call it resident evil meals, and I take a bunch of random little things I've gathered and I just shove it on a plate and I'm like, this is my lunch.
Conan
I have evidence. I've been, like, jacking her swag. I'll show you our meals. What time do you eat at, though?
Lil Anthony
I don't eat breakfast because why would I want to eat breakfast? I'm just going to throw up. Literally so nauseating. Literally so nauseating.
Drew
I used to be like, that breakfast used to make me me so nauseous.
Lil Anthony
So nauseous.
Drew
I have to give, like, a gap between when I eat and wake up. And it's very rare that I wake up and I'm like, I'm famished. I'm so starving and I really want to eat something. But I remember my friends would be like, let's go for breakfast. I'd be like, please, no, no.
Conan
Don'T.
Lil Anthony
Eat like a fool.
Conan
Oh, sorry for cutting you off, but this is like, the last, like, couple meals I had. It's kind of nice.
Drew
It's so annoying.
Lil Anthony
Wait, this hat.
Drew
Oh, we have the hat.
Lil Anthony
Oh, yeah, I want to do that. This is a world famous hat. Greatest investment y' all ever made.
Drew
Yeah, I know.
Lil Anthony
$800. Okay.
Drew
It turns out it's right on the shelf, right in your face. Men. Oh, oh.
Conan
Context of which you exist in y' all.
Lil Anthony
Y' all can't tell how much hair is on this.
Drew
Oh, yeah.
Conan
It's the dumbest thing on the planet. It's covered in care.
Drew
You and Drew. It fits. And I think it's because of Yalls hair. Like, it looks like a big hat. You're so Harry Styles right now.
Lil Anthony
Misunderstood. I'm so misunderstood.
Drew
Also, it's bent for some reason. Like, it's like a little mangle.
Conan
You can fit things in there. Like, you can put your phone in there. Like, it's such a vibe.
Drew
Making it a trip hat.
Lil Anthony
Drew discovers volume through.
Drew
So he's like, wait.
Conan
There'S. There's space.
Drew
So I thought it was a. Also, my hat hair right now is crazy. So don't say anything.
Conan
Screenshot that, y' all.
Drew
I'm like, get it, get it. Get. I feel like a beetle right now. Like, one of the beetles with this.
Lil Anthony
It doesn't look.
Drew
Anything.
Lil Anthony
What are we for?
Drew
Wait, what was I gonna say?
Conan
No, this eats, actually.
Drew
Okay, I'm leaving. It's like bending my ear.
Conan
No way. It hurts.
Drew
You know what's up is we bought this at Dover. Like, so that means somebody went in there and was like.
Lil Anthony
Well, a curator was like, bring that to the store.
Drew
Yeah. And they had bigger ones, but. Okay. So I misspoke. I thought it was 800, but I'm thinking of the one we really wanted where we were like, we cannot spend that.
Conan
It had holes in it.
Drew
It had holes in it. And it was even bigger, but it was like, hats on hats on hats. And me and Drew couldn't believe it. And I have a problem where you need to meet Josiah, because I think you would love.
Conan
Oh, y' all would literally get along and. Oh, that's fair. That's fair.
Drew
That's the reality of it. We are always like, you will love Josiah. And Josiah is the scariest person to be around. Because when Josiah meets people, he will just lie for the first hour because it's like, his defense.
Lil Anthony
Yeah.
Conan
But if you can get through it, it.
Drew
He's amazing.
Conan
He opens up. Hilarious.
Lil Anthony
If I can get past the ankle biting.
Drew
Yeah. The ankle biter side of Josiah. He's amazing. But I have a problem where every time I see a designer. Good. That's ridiculous to me. I'm like, I wish I could buy that for Josiah, like, because I also know Josiah would actually wear it because Josiah owns, like, three shirts and one pair of pants. And if you give him any item, he will put it on. And he will, because that's all he got. Yeah. He's like, I have to stunt somehow. Like, I have to make it hill. Is it distracting?
Conan
No. I, like, literally was not listening. I was just, like, laughing, like, at my hat. Stupid hat.
Drew
Let me not forget my.
Conan
But the one with holes in it. We should have got. We should find it and source it. But that's literally come, like, comb, like, down, down. Okay, one last thing. We need to go through your milk and honey. We don't have to.
Lil Anthony
I brought something. I brought.
Conan
Yeah. Wait, wait, wait. Should we redo it? No, no, we should.
Drew
We. It's not.
Lil Anthony
I brought g. A gift.
Drew
Yeah, I brought a gift. I brought a peace offering. I feel like this is a crazy vibe.
Lil Anthony
Okay.
Drew
A relic. Oh, a relic.
Conan
Wow, y' all. What's crazy is it is there is folded over corners. You have pages.
Drew
That is Used this.
Lil Anthony
Oh, yeah, they're dog eared.
Drew
Dog.
Lil Anthony
And I think we should go through.
Conan
I think.
Lil Anthony
I think we should go there. Maybe you should do the honors.
Conan
And you. You do it. Because I can't read.
Drew
I'll read it. Like, yeah, Drew can't read. Oh, there's hell. That's what I'm saying, y' all.
Conan
Wait, let me show.
Lil Anthony
This is crazy. Like, this changed lives.
Drew
Did you post any, like, because I have an old ID pic where, like, there's an open page. Like, it's just, like, open. There was that other book. It was, like, by Anonymous.
Lil Anthony
It was like, Diary of an Oxygen.
Conan
Yeah.
Drew
I had this and that sitting there with it open, and I was like, like, yeah, I really did.
Conan
Y' all do a wreckit journal. Wreck this journal. I loved that. And I never got one. I never got one and I wanted one so bad.
Drew
I have real journals, cuz I had.
Conan
Real things and my sister had one. And like, my. Like, it was like, it was too girly.
Drew
What were you supposed to do?
Conan
You just beat the out of that journal. Like, you literally, like, pour water on it and, like, throw it out your window. And that's, like, the prompt.
Lil Anthony
It was just something to do. It's like, when you're from a small town, you just need something.
Conan
Yeah.
Drew
It's performance art for children. Children.
Conan
Literally.
Drew
Okay.
Lil Anthony
Oh, God, I'm so scared.
Drew
This is something Conan has said, by the way. You were temptingly beautiful but stung when I got close. Let's see what else? Oh, this has too many words.
Conan
You can. Oh, yeah, you read that one. You read that one.
Drew
The next time me with this hat on reading this. The next time you have your coffee black, you'll taste the bitter state he left you in. It will make you weep, but you'll never stop drinking. You'd rather have the darkest parts of him than have nothing.
Conan
Wow.
Drew
Wow. Honestly, like, we need. Okay. All the other ones have too many words for Drew to read out loud. You can't read out loud, by the way.
Lil Anthony
I'm gonna give him a shot.
Conan
Okay, wait, hold on. Let me read it first. How do you turn a forest fire like me so soft? Soft I turn into running water. Wait, I don't get that one. Did I read that right? I actually don't know allegory.
Lil Anthony
How do you turn a forest fire like me so soft I turn into running water?
Drew
That doesn't really. Like, is somebody putting the fire?
Conan
No, Rupee eight. Y' all.
Lil Anthony
Like, wait.
Drew
Rupee eight.
Lil Anthony
Okay. Also, on the same page, you've touched me without even touching. Look, Rupee said it in the. In the simplest way.
Drew
That's a fucking point.
Lil Anthony
And that's why this worked, okay?
Drew
Some of them feel like she's walking down the street, headed somewhere and she had an audio message open and started talking and then saw something and then turned back and was like, oh, that's the end. Then, like, ended.
Lil Anthony
I know I should crumble for better reasons but have you seen the boy he brings. Oh, wait, wait. Sorry, let me start again. I know I should crumble for better reasons but have you seen that boy way he brings the sun to its knees every night.
Drew
I need to know who the she was seeing to make her say all that crazy. Because she had to have been seeing the most. Like, it actually was probably the most mid person you can imagine, because I feel like that's. But how old was she when she wrote that?
Conan
Well, 30. Under 30. She sold 12 million copies.
Lil Anthony
How. Yeah, she did.
Drew
I mean, you got two purchasers in the building. Literally two out of three people bought that damn book. Like, literally.
Lil Anthony
Oh, wow, this is beautiful. Do you think she drew these as well?
Drew
I don't think so, because I feel like we. I mean, I've never seen her ID page, but we'd see a lot of drawings. Like, I feel like she'd be like, I just built.
Lil Anthony
Why are you doubting her?
Drew
I just, you know, the words themselves are so powerful. I don't think she has time for drawing.
Conan
I get 1992 is when she was born, so I guess we can like assume it was like 24, three.
Lil Anthony
So she's something.
Drew
What year did the book come out?
Conan
I. I don't know. I was just assuming like right before.
Drew
I'm gonna assume like 2015.
Lil Anthony
This says y' all. Why are we dumb as.
Conan
Oh, wait, I wrote Ruby Car. Ruby Car.
Lil Anthony
There's no way.
Drew
It was all a dream. We made this book up.
Lil Anthony
People are gonna be like, 2015. 2015.
Drew
Damn. I'm being smart. Okay, she was 23, so. Oh, it makes a lot of sense.
Conan
Yeah, like tracks.
Drew
I. I don't think I.
Conan
Pretty advanced for the time too. Like, that's when it came out. It was like, oh my God. It was a vibe. Like it changed the world and it did exactly what it needed to do.
Lil Anthony
I mean, how many modern day poets and songwriters exist because of this book? No, straight many.
Drew
It opened up the minds to so many people. They were like, wait, I'm allowed to feel openly. That would be rupee. God bless you. I actually do think that was One of the first books I went out of my way to buy.
Lil Anthony
To buy.
Drew
So, like, other than, like, I read, like, Limy Snicket and I love.
Lil Anthony
Pets.
Drew
What the are you talking about?
Lil Anthony
Please back me up. Up.
Conan
Warrior.
Lil Anthony
Read it some more. The.
Drew
It's not working. The words aren't penetrating.
Conan
It's bad. I can't read. I can't read.
Lil Anthony
Penetrating.
Conan
No, no, no. What. What book did you. Pause, hold on. Wait.
Ryan Seacrest
What.
Conan
What book did you ask?
Lil Anthony
What?
Drew
Warrior Cats.
Conan
Warrior Cats.
Drew
What the is Warrior Cats?
Lil Anthony
Did you read Warrior what the. Oh, God.
Drew
What is Warrior Cats? You're going to have to explain more to find.
Conan
Yeah. Wait, what is Warrior Cats?
Lil Anthony
It's like this book series. There were, like, maybe, like, 50 bucks books written by this group of women.
Conan
Was it, like, childhood?
Lil Anthony
And they were just like, cats? Like, you was pov. You're a cat, and you would like furries, and you would like. Like, you'd like. They would like. They would have battles. They would eat rats. They would, like, live in neighborhoods. Some of them were strays. Some lived inside houses.
Conan
Wow. Wait, so it's.
Lil Anthony
Please, if you're watching society, tell me. Come on. This is what. Yeah, it was a society. And there were cats. It was pov. You're a cat.
Drew
I'm like, me being like, if I wasn't sitting in freshman year biology reading 50 Shades of Gray. Like, like.
Conan
Yeah, that was a crazy vibe.
Drew
Yeah, no, we didn't read that.
Conan
So City of Ember. No, that was a classic.
Drew
Wait, what?
Conan
City of Ember. It's, like, basically the same thing.
Drew
City of Ember.
Conan
Yeah. Yeah.
Drew
You need to, like, separate your words because that.
Conan
And you need to stop yelling at me, period. City of Ember was like, a society that was like. What are y' all laughing at?
Lil Anthony
We're looking at the.
Conan
It. The covers of the book.
Lil Anthony
Number 77.
Drew
Oh, my God, 77 of them. It was a group of women. They are building generational wealth. They are building generational wealth.
Conan
That is so funny.
Drew
Yeah. That never crossed my path. I was.
Lil Anthony
I did not know that was just a me thing.
Conan
Magical treehouse friends. Wait, what? What? I think I mixed, like, four books.
Lil Anthony
You did?
Conan
I think I mixed, like, four books in a TV show.
Lil Anthony
Magical treehouse friend.
Drew
Wait, what? You didn't speak the word crazy vibe. No, I was. Oh, wait, I wasn't, like, reading as much in high school as I maybe should have been, but middle school and freshman year.
Conan
What are you laughing at?
Drew
Reading books.
Conan
That's godamn video. Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold.
Drew
On, Wait, that's you. It's me. You don't see me.
Conan
Okay, so.
Drew
What?
Conan
It's in this silly fight? It's the silly hat.
Drew
Okay, so the hat is hiding my identity.
Conan
There's one last thing that I wrote down that we needed to talk about, but we went to New York for, like, for Marc Jacobs. We went to New York for Marc Jacobs. Like, duh, like sitting courtside at Marc Jacobs.
Drew
Yeah.
Conan
Well, they sent me an outfit and they did not give me pants. And they wanted me to wear this fit.
Drew
Mind you, the video you're about to see has no correlation. I don't just watch N. Conan.
Lil Anthony
Gray is tweaking.
Conan
Lost this.
Lil Anthony
Oh, my God.
Drew
Dude, I think next time you don't want to do something, you send Drew out free.
Lil Anthony
It was like, we need my entire world tour.
Conan
Yes. But they wanted me to wear that without pants and go around. And mind you, it was like 22 degrees in New York. I literally. My leg would have fallen off. It was crazy. It's crazy. What's your hair routine?
Drew
Oh, my God.
Conan
When you got it, like, curly, Cuz, like, I feel like we have similar hair textures.
Lil Anthony
Was yours less curly when you were younger? Cuz mine was and then just turned curly one day. Interesting. I just wash it. You should try.
Conan
No, absolutely not.
Drew
He actually doesn't care that often.
Lil Anthony
No, I just wash it and then I use conditioner and curl cream.
Conan
Oh, okay.
Drew
I use, like, way too many things in my hair and it probably isn't good for me, but I'm like, yes, yes, I know. I almost straightened it because I didn't want to be like, a part of whatever oh y' all have going on. But I decided.
Conan
So I was wondering why you look horrible and ugly today.
Drew
No, my hat is bringing out all my beauty. Honestly, this outfit is freaking me out.
Conan
All of the fucking, like, mold. So nasty, bro.
Drew
Like, the thing is, who could we even. Like, what famous person would we see wearing this? And we would even give a pass.
Conan
Like, I don't even like, oh, you're eating.
Lil Anthony
No, I could think of some people.
Conan
You'Re like, eating in this house.
Lil Anthony
I mean, we already saw Zendaya and Big Hat.
Conan
Big has in there.
Drew
She talked about it on like.
Lil Anthony
No, she didn't.
Drew
Like, yeah, the 70 whatever. Like, when they're looking at their looks, they had that picture. They put that picture in that video bias. She was like, you know, I see a lot of memes about this hat, but this was. This was a good one. I like this outfit.
Conan
She ate these lives she ate in that big hat.
Drew
I will. That is my favorite thing is her in that big ass hat. Like. Like, she's also such a petite person that, like, it is. It is so grand.
Lil Anthony
So grand.
Drew
I don't think whoever. I don't know if, like, her same stylist was styling her at that time, but I don't think they had any idea how big the hat would look on her. Like, I think they saw on someone else, and they were like, yeah, that's a good size. And then put it on her and it became bigger. Like, just because, like, it's just, like, it's so brand.
Conan
I love a big hat. I love a big hat. Okay. Should we do media?
Drew
Yeah. What's your media? Did you bring it? Did you bring other than.
Lil Anthony
Well, this was part of my media. Let's see. Let's see.
Drew
I'm actually so curious to hear.
Conan
Yeah, I want to know what you've, like, been listening to.
Drew
Oh, it's pulling my hair.
Lil Anthony
Wait, are we. Are we listing. Are we listing memes or are we listing music?
Conan
Do music, and then if you have memes, that'll be a vibe for Drew side.
Drew
That'll be a.
Lil Anthony
My choice.
Conan
Obviously Found Heaven is obviously Found Heaven.
Lil Anthony
Anyways. Found Heaven, a musician that you and I love. Mrs. Prefab Sprout. But my personal favorite is gonna be Bonnie.
Drew
Bonnie. Is that from Bonnie don't live at Home? Oh, yeah. Is that from the one with.
Lil Anthony
With the motorcycle?
Conan
A.
Lil Anthony
Yes. Desire as. Exactly.
Drew
That is such a good album.
Lil Anthony
Such a good album. Also, for whatever reason, it reminds me of Korea. Don't know why, but there is some.
Drew
Were you in Korea when you were listening?
Lil Anthony
No, not even. Oh, but I. I discovered the album after I'd been to Korean. I was like, yeah, yeah.
Drew
Some of my favorite.
Lil Anthony
I was like, oppa. I was. I was like, bias.
Drew
Bias. Bonnie is my bias.
Lil Anthony
Bonnie is my bias for Ro.
Drew
That's so funny, because a lot of my favorite songs also remind me of. But mine makes a little more sense because I was in Korea when I was, like, listening to them. But one of them is I just want to talk to you. I feel like you'd really.
Lil Anthony
I just want to talk to you.
Drew
Wait, wait, let me see. Let me see. Charles Brown and Sleepy Creek. Oh, this is. I feel like we have very similar music taste we were talking about.
Conan
I really feel like y' all do well.
Lil Anthony
Yeah, yeah.
Drew
And you. Your vibe is lost.
Conan
Yeah. I'm kind of like. I'm literally so over y' all. Like, it's so over to me.
Drew
Drew has been listening to music lately.
Conan
It's really bad. And you know what, like, I have been listening to is Edward's gorilla tricks.
Lil Anthony
What is that sponsored by Bape.
Conan
Yeah, sponsored by baby.
Drew
Do you, like, you just faded out of, like, this realm?
Conan
I've been listening to laser TIM 700 that. And let's see what else we got. Should we go into, like, the archives?
Drew
Oh. Oh. Also, part of my media is I've been really obsessed with, like, new pop.
Conan
Pop. Oh, yeah.
Drew
Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter is, like, really good. And I've been listening to it, but I saw Problemista. That was really good. And there was another movie I saw that was really bad, but I don't want to say it because. God bless you.
Lil Anthony
Did you guys watch all of us Strangers?
Conan
Not yet, no.
Lil Anthony
Oh, you know what I. I'm gonna watch this weekend? Challengers. Oh, I'm excited. A big hat.
Conan
Yeah.
Drew
Oh, I am so curious if I'm gonna like that movie, because I think.
Conan
It'S gonna be good.
Lil Anthony
I like anything Liquidity Unmix, though, to be honest.
Drew
Yeah, I, like, want to watch it so bad, but for some reason, I've just had this, like, bad problem where a lot of the movies I really wanted to see, I saw. And I was like, this is not good. And in my head, I built it up. But also, I don't watch trailers, which I think I'm realizing is maybe a problem, because I'm like, I build an idea of what the movie is going to be, and then I watch. I'm like, this is not what I wanted it to be, which that's, like, a you problem. Yeah, it's definitely a me problem, because all the movies I've watched, I did. I didn't watch a trailer. My friends were like, you're gonna love this. And then I watched it, and I was like, you don't know me, and I'm scared of you.
Lil Anthony
You, like, changed your perception of whether they actually cared about you as a person.
Drew
And I'm like, you don't know who I am deep, deep down. But also, I'm just, like, a bitter person. So maybe it is a me problem.
Conan
Also, Sonic Coaster Pop is cool. I need to add that in there. Or Roly Poly Rag Bear.
Drew
Roly. What, you were making names up?
Conan
No.
Drew
Oh, okay.
Conan
I love them. It's, like, in the same genre of.
Drew
Oh, okay.
Conan
Yeah, yeah. We have.
Drew
I'll tell you about Gatekeepy.
Conan
We, like, have two albums that we're.
Drew
Gonna get, and people hate me. For it. They're like, she's such a. Because she gatekeeps. But listen, it comes out a few years later, so you'll get it.
Conan
Yeah, sooner than later.
Drew
But I'm still just listening to a bunch of hall and all Holland olds, and that's. I. I, like, can't get over it. I can't get over Abandoned Luncheonette. That album is so good. And that's all I listen to. And I'm actually very scared because I've been listening to the same, like, girl.
Conan
Let's talk about that Beatles song you were listening to yesterday.
Lil Anthony
Which one?
Drew
Hater. I used to be a big Beatles hater.
Conan
Like, big Beatles hater. And then it's like, Rocky.
Drew
Rocky Raccoon. But the beginning of it is, like, a little crazy.
Conan
I can't.
Drew
Oh, it's playing from my room.
Conan
But the part you like is good.
Drew
Okay, he's being a hater, y' all. This is a vibe.
Lil Anthony
But.
Drew
Okay, okay, I'll. I'll skip to the part where. Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Conan
Like, this part's good.
Drew
See, you're singing along. It's a good song. It's a good song. He made fun of me, and I. I was playing my music in the car. What the are you listening to? And we haven't, like, been together for three weeks, so I guess it is kind of jarring for me to pull up, and I'm just like. But, yeah.
Lil Anthony
Well, are you gonna give us some things, Drew?
Conan
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. I have a bunch.
Lil Anthony
I have one.
Conan
Okay, you go first. You go first, Drew. Psyop corner.
Lil Anthony
Oh, hey, hey.
Conan
Drew and Conan. Psyop corner. Wait, can you sing it just like.
Lil Anthony
No.
Drew
Oh, wow. Wow.
Lil Anthony
That's it.
Conan
Wow.
Lil Anthony
Oh, no, I'm d. Oh, these are classified pictures. Let's see. Okay. Radiohead is literally just Coldplay for dudes that sit on their balls and the balls go into their butt and they have to go to the hospital to fart out their ball.
Drew
That is so funny.
Conan
So good. Literally, so good.
Drew
Fart out there.
Ryan Seacrest
Fart out to go to the hospital.
Conan
You going to the hospital for your eyeball? But you actually.
Lil Anthony
But I had to fart out my eyeball.
Conan
Yeah. Okay. If you say my name or. Wait, hold on. If you say my Instagram name five times in the mirror, I'll show up and clap them cheeks. At my funeral, I want someone to come up on stage and say, oh, wait, you have to read this one.
Drew
Oh, you giving it to me at my funeral. I want. I just want someone to come up on stage and say, she had good. And then the crowd murmurs in agreement.
Conan
That's what got me to murmurs.
Drew
I have any good ones? I'm still thinking about l. Smoking weed and listening to music. I still think about that all the time.
Lil Anthony
I have one. I have one. You have to see the picture. But it's. It just says Ariana with clits in her hair.
Conan
Typos are gonna get me every time. Every time. Okay.
Drew
Oh, actually, I had some bangers saved on my finsta that were cracking me up. So I guess we're all just getting on our phones for a second.
Conan
Yeah, I know. Literally, I'm scrolling on my phone.
Drew
What's cool is I'm gonna give this shirt back to Drew, and he's not gonna wash it, and it probably still stinks because I'm sweating.
Conan
And I'm gonna smell it in bed tonight because I like your pheromones.
Drew
Oh, thank you, actually.
Lil Anthony
That's sweet.
Conan
Okay, wait. I just.
Drew
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. I like this one. Help.
Conan
Help. Okay. Musty people always asking, where my hug at? Over there by the deodorant.
Drew
Okay. Dude. Whoa. That was so bad.
Conan
It was a screenshot. Someone sent me and Andrea, and she has a picture with us.
Drew
Oh.
Conan
And it's. We're in this era in the photo.
Drew
So she's gonna love this, is what you're saying.
Conan
Yeah.
Drew
Okay. I feel like with the three we got, you know, sometimes. Sometimes you gotta call it quits. We're not gonna find any. And now I'm just looking through my fence and I'm really scared.
Conan
I know. Literally.
Lil Anthony
Is that, like, your friends are from, like, childhood?
Drew
Yeah.
Conan
Yeah. So twisted.
Lil Anthony
I was intolerable. Oh, my God.
Drew
I used to use it like a personal blog and upload, like, multiple times a day.
Conan
Yeah.
Lil Anthony
To, like, my four friends who know everything that's going on in their life. So, like, who cares?
Conan
Exactly.
Drew
It was just, like, the release we didn't get to get as, like, public figures where I couldn't get on my, like, main ig and be like, y' all, I'm so mad at so and so right now. So I would have to go on my fence and say, as if everybody didn't know.
Conan
Wait, okay. The nipple epidemic on finsta was insane.
Drew
Oh, the nipple piercing epidemic.
Conan
The nipple piercing, epic. Did that not hit your finster?
Drew
All my homegirls got their nipple pierced, and they could not stop posting about it on finsta. And I saw everybody's tits.
Conan
It was crazy.
Drew
We need to bring that back.
Conan
Yeah, yeah. Free the nipple. I've been saying that we need to free the nipple like, ace.
Drew
I got a few friends who.
Lil Anthony
I think this is a radical idea.
Conan
Right nipple, Right? What did I say, guys?
Lil Anthony
Radical idea.
Conan
Read the nipple. What did I say yesterday? Like, free the nipple and what else in the car. It was funny.
Drew
I don't remember, so I guess it wasn't that funny. Okay, well, we'll close the episode out with this one. Any woman that use Irish Irish springs got a tough ass. All right, well, thank you so much for being on, guys.
Lil Anthony
I love team with y' all. It was beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.
Drew
So we challenge you to keep this outfit on for the rest of the day and go out.
Conan
Yeah. Go have some fun.
Drew
Go out, go out.
Lil Anthony
Let's go to pink wall.
Drew
You know, dude, what's crazy is we. We went to pink wall way too.
Lil Anthony
Like, we were, like, residents at pink wall.
Drew
We have residency. We were doing shows, like, three times.
Conan
When they painted that in Covid, it freaked me out. It pissed me off.
Drew
They added, like, a weird peeling thing. So now, like, in the corner, it's, like, peeling with stripes under it.
Conan
And it was not.
Drew
I think they were trying to elude that they were going to evolve the pink wall. And then his eyes can lie.
Conan
Realize, realize, realize, period.
Drew
Okay, well, that's it. Like, I don't know. All right, listen to found heaven right now. How about that? Go tell them. Yell at them. Hey, guys. Yeah, bye.
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Emergency Intercom: Episode Summary - "Juxtaposition of Dichotomy w/ Conan Gray"
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The episode begins with a brief acknowledgment of their guest, Conan Gray. Lil Anthony greets Conan, highlighting his presence in a humorous manner.
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The hosts and Conan dive into a playful discussion about fashion trends, reminiscing about styles from 2016 and 2017. They joke about the absurdity of past fashion choices and how they've evolved.
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The conversation shifts to their educational backgrounds and experiences as alumni. They share stories about dropping out of prestigious universities to pursue their passions in music and content creation.
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Lil Anthony opens up about a challenging period where he experienced severe illness, including rumors of a brain tumor, which turned out to be stress-induced eye issues. The hosts react with concern and humor to lighten the mood.
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The trio reflects on their rise to internet fame, the impact of Stan culture, and the differences between growing up in the internet era versus before. They discuss the obsessive nature of early online communities and how it shaped their interactions.
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They recount their experiences attending VidCon and music festivals like Coachella. Conan and Drew share amusing and sometimes embarrassing anecdotes about their time at these events, highlighting their discomfort in large social gatherings.
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The discussion transitions to their favorite music and artists. They share recommendations, discuss the influence of certain albums, and explore their evolving tastes over the years.
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The hosts and Conan engage in light-hearted banter, sharing funny stories and jokes. They discuss topics ranging from unconventional hat purchases to humorous misunderstandings about book titles and pop culture references.
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Towards the end, they reflect on how they've changed over the years, particularly in handling anger and stress. They share personal growth stories and how their perspectives have shifted from their tumultuous teenage years to their current selves.
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The episode wraps up with the hosts challenging each other and the listeners to embrace their unique styles and continue enjoying life despite any past quirks or mistakes.
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This episode of Emergency Intercom offers a candid and humorous glimpse into the lives of Enya, Drew, and their guest Conan Gray. Through personal anecdotes, reflections on internet culture, and light-hearted jokes, they create an engaging dialogue that resonates with listeners who appreciate genuine conversations wrapped in comedy.
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