CJ Got Scammed, The Consequences of Reckless Golf & Kens Run In With The Law

Summary

Podcast Summary: Life Wide Open with CboysTV Episode Title: CJ Got Scammed, The Consequences of Reckless Golf & Ken's Run In With The Law
Release Date: May 7, 2025

Life Wide Open with CboysTV delves into the unpredictable adventures and challenges faced by CJ, Ben, Ryan, Ken, Evan, and Micah. In this episode, listeners are taken through a whirlwind of events, including a scam incident, the fallout from reckless golfing, and an unexpected run-in with the law. The episode is rich with humor, brotherly banter, and insightful reflections on their experiences.

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1. CJ's Scam Incident

[29:56] Dalton: "You getting scammed yesterday?"

In this segment, CJ shares his unfortunate experience of falling victim to a scam. It began with a suspicious text from what appeared to be UPS, requesting his credit card information. Despite initial skepticism, CJ proceeded to click the link provided in the message.

[30:07] Rich: "You think it's a bigger deal than actually, it kind of is."

Dalton expresses concern over CJ's situation, emphasizing the prevalence of such scams and the stress they can cause. Fortunately, CJ acted swiftly by canceling his credit card upon realizing the deceit.

[31:18] Rich: "How many times do you get text from UPS that asked for your credit card?"

The group discusses the increasing sophistication of scams and the importance of vigilance. CJ reassures them that despite the mishap, no significant damage was done as the scammers were too slow to exploit the information.

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2. The Consequences of Reckless Golfing

[47:03] Gavin: "First fine. Talking about it. I don't think Gavin."

The podcast hosts transition to discussing their recent golfing escapades, which they refer to humorously as "reckless golfing." The conversation highlights their lack of golfing etiquette and the resulting friction with traditional golfers.

[70:00] CJ: "One of those things that if you start golfing when you're young, you're just like, immediately ten years ahead."

Ken reflects on the challenges of learning golf as adults, contrasting their casual approach with the disciplined etiquette expected at country clubs. The group laments their own missteps, such as not raking sand traps or leaving golf balls scattered across the course.

[73:17] Ken: "You just have to be respectful of the course and, like, yeah. You know, act like, you're super rich."

They share anecdotes about interactions with golf pros who were unimpressed with their approach, further emphasizing the cultural gap between their lifestyle and traditional golfing norms.

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3. Ken's Run-In With The Law

[13:33] Ken: "He thought we were high."

Ken narrates an incident where they encountered law enforcement during one of their escapades. The police suspected them of intoxication not for content creation purposes but due to their disruptive behavior.

[14:28] Ken: "As if there is no."

The group discusses how their exaggerated antics led to misunderstandings with the authorities. They highlight the thin line between creating engaging content and appearing suspicious to law enforcement.

[18:21] Ken: "See, I thought we were cook for sure just for how loud he was being."

Despite the chaos, Ken reassures listeners that no serious consequences ensued, although the experience served as a cautionary tale about responsible behavior.

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4. Gavin vs. Jake Boxing Match

[46:07] Dalton: "Gavin was going to fight, and we were cruising around the sprinter van..."

The core of the episode revolves around a impromptu boxing match between Gavin and Jake. This confrontation stemmed from a personal dispute involving a girl they were both interested in.

[49:23] Mike: "This is like a Rockham Sock and Robots lineup ready."

Rich provides a vivid description of the match, highlighting the intensity and physical toll it took on both participants. Despite Jake's boxing background, Gavin showcased remarkable resilience with only minimal training.

[50:43] Gavin: "You can't be getting in his head."

The hosts commend Gavin for his bravery in stepping into the ring, acknowledging the pressure and risks involved. They also touch upon the dynamics of friendship and rivalry, emphasizing that such confrontations, while entertaining, have deeper emotional implications.

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5. Golfing Experiences and Etiquette

[60:43] Ken: "You are setting the tea times Party."

The conversation shifts back to their golfing experiences, with a focus on improving their skills and understanding golf etiquette. They discuss the challenges of learning golf as adults and the importance of respecting the course and other players.

[64:53] Gavin: "So the dude that was helping me, you walk up right as he starts chatting with me..."

Gavin recounts his attempts to learn golf, contrasting his genuine interest with the group's often reckless approach. The hosts share tips and frustrations, highlighting the balance between enjoying the game and adhering to its traditional rules.

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6. E-bike Discussions

[32:14] Dalton: "From what I've written, the Altus is just my favorite."

Evan, Dalton, and Ken engage in a discussion about electric bikes, comparing various brands and sharing their preferences. They analyze the performance, design, and functionality of different models, providing listeners with insights into the e-bike market.

[38:24] Mike: "Yeah, pull up the video, Rich. Frickin booting."

The group expresses excitement over their e-bike adventures, showcasing their enthusiasm for this mode of transportation and its integration into their active lifestyles.

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7. Ending Notes and Looking Forward

[58:59] Ken: "The best part, bro."

As the episode draws to a close, the hosts reflect on their shared experiences, expressing appreciation for their camaraderie and the entertaining moments they've created together. They tease future adventures, hinting at more exciting content to come.

[79:19] Dalton: "Don't let your meatloaf."

In a lighthearted farewell, the hosts encourage listeners to subscribe and stay tuned for the next episode, promising more untold stories and engaging discussions.

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Notable Quotes:

• Dalton at [29:56]: "You getting scammed yesterday?"
• Ken at [73:17]: "You just have to be respectful of the course and, like, yeah. You know, act like, you're super rich."
• Gavin at [50:43]: "You can't be getting in his head."
• Ken at [60:43]: "You are setting the tea times Party."

This episode of Life Wide Open with CboysTV masterfully intertwines personal anecdotes with humorous banter, offering listeners a candid glimpse into the lives of the hosts. From battling scams and the pitfalls of recreational golfing to stepping into the boxing ring, the episode underscores the themes of resilience, friendship, and the relentless pursuit of enjoyment amidst chaos.

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Transcript

[Mike]

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[Dalton]

How often do you get a text from UPS that asks for your credit card?

[Rich]

Dude, that was a new one. Honestly, when that cop was like, you.

[Ken]

Want to make good content? Let's run the drug dog around your car.

[Dalton]

Obviously I didn't want to see anyone get hurt.

[Ken]

I'm not so sure I'm convinced of that statement.

[Rich]

Evan Gavin landed some punches on Jake that were very hard. Dude, you are really a good guy.

[Mike]

It feels like summer around here. Dude. Everybody's back. We got Rich hanging out. We got Glenn up here for the weekend like in the winter.

[Rich]

Nobody wants to come.

[Mike]

Nobody. Anybody that has to come comes and goes as fast as they can. There's no like hanging around. I just cuz I bring up the C word around you.

[Dalton]

We said it like three times.

[CJ]

Oh my Gosh, it is funny, right? When you said it feels like summer around here. I rode my motorcycle here today and it was freezing.

[Rich]

Dude, it was freezing.

[CJ]

I checked the temp. I'm like 41.

[Rich]

Honestly, respect to you for riding your bike. I've been wanting to take the R6 out, but I just know it's going to be cold and you have proper gear. I don't have any. I'm. I'm a squid rider. Like, I bought a helmet and that's it.

[CJ]

Yeah. No, out of. I wore long johns, four layers. A vest.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[CJ]

Winter gloves. Still cold.

[Rich]

See, to me, riding the motorcycle isn't worth that. So I just. I'm like, oh, wait, another week or.

[CJ]

70 is the threshold.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Ken]

You've already rode that motorcycle more than I thought you would, Mike.

[Rich]

Yeah. I'm proud of you.

[CJ]

That's good.

[Mike]

Do you like riding it? Like to Fargo and back? It's like a 50 minute drive.

[CJ]

Honestly, this sounds bad, but I literally. Today it was freezing. I was driving it, riding it. I was like, this sucks. This.

[Rich]

So you did think about that. You should have your gold wing because that actually has some coverage.

[CJ]

Yeah.

[Ken]

Yeah.

[Rich]

It's crazy how much of a difference there is between a bike like what you have or even my R6.

[CJ]

Just versus windshield.

[Rich]

Yeah. Actual cruiser. Because you have so much more coverage. You're getting blown around way less. You probably have cruise control. Like, you're kind of chilling. It's like a couch. Yeah.

[Ken]

Either way, though, I feel like it's got to be like really nice weather to be at all enjoyable.

[CJ]

You know how sick it is. Like, having a convertible. Like, Ken's looking at the continental. Like, dropping your top is awesome, but in Minnesota, it's another. Again, the 70 kind of threshold is the rule.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Mike]

I used to be the biggest convertible guy. I was like die hard convertible. And now I. I'm not.

[CJ]

Yeah.

[Mike]

Like, I never take the.

[CJ]

Utilize it like 20, 20 days out of the summer.

[Mike]

Yeah. And like the picturesque. Convertible evening. Okay. It's 75 degrees. You and your lady are headed to the restaurant, cruising by the lake. It's dead calm and it's a nice night. Right. Well, I give you like four problems. One, it's never not windy. Two, your girlfriend's mad because she just did her hair, so her hair's flying everywhere, so she wants to top up. And then three, it's always cold here.

[Ken]

And they look so insanely stupid with the top up.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Rich]

Yeah. Convertibles do look most of the time very ugly, which I used to like.

[Mike]

Be like, well, that's because they're a convertible. You're supposed to have the top down, but, like, whenever you have to put it up, it just looks so.

[CJ]

Like, exactly. Like, if you're gonna live in Arizona, get a convertible. Absolutely.

[Ken]

But Ken sitting back there, like, so I shouldn't have bought that Lincoln Continental?

[Mike]

No.

[Ken]

As we just told him, like, dude, it's so sick.

[Rich]

With the convertible, Ken's biggest problem is not going to be that it's a convertible. It's going to be that it's an old vehicle. It's older than one year old. He doesn't even know what it's like to drive a older vehicle.

[Gavin]

Well, now, now I've got.

[Ken]

I don't understand that. What do you mean older than one year old? Oh, he has a brand new vehicle.

[Rich]

Like, if his door handle squeaks when he opens you, like, there's something wrong with it. Better trade it in, Lemon.

[Gavin]

Like, well, it shows up tomorrow, so.

[Rich]

Okay, good.

[Mike]

Okay. I do want to, like, *. That is, I think, driving an old classic car, convertible. Like, you're not going to drive. I presume to like, you know, you got to go pick up orders in freaking Fargo, you know, like, it's your weekend cruiser.

[Gavin]

No, this is like, oh, it's 80 degrees and sunny. Let's take the Continental up, let's drive it around.

[Mike]

I'm so excited.

[Rich]

It's going to be awesome. I mean, there's a lot of new vehicles being bought around here, Mike. You've bought three this week.

[CJ]

Pretty aggressive.

[Rich]

Three freaking aggressive money, Mike. Dude, you are an absolute maniac. And I'm even concerned for your financial well being at this point.

[CJ]

Yep. My truck just got delivered today, which I bought the truck in January. It's been a little bit of a journey. It started off as a different color. It sent it to Crandall's, got it wrapped, put some new headlights in it sent it to full send diesel, got some bling parts on weight reduction and nightmare to try to get it shipped here. Like, no one comes to this area. So we got that. And just so happened to also have the delivery of the Viper. I love that everyone on the podcast was like, oh, he was actually serious.

[Rich]

As if you were joking.

[CJ]

Yeah. And then I bought Sydney, my fiance, a Bronco for her birthday yesterday.

[Mike]

God dang, dude, Mike.

[Ken]

So that's how he does it.

[CJ]

We gotta run that video. Should I just show right now just the video of me surprising her?

[Mike]

Yeah. Heck yeah.

[Rich]

I didn't even know you were doing it.

[Ken]

Yeah, I Didn't know you were doing.

[Rich]

That either, or sent us the picture of it.

[CJ]

Well, it happened fast. Like, basically, I'm selling my Bronco Raptor to Randy Ryan and Sydney's dad. And. And then he's had this other Bronco, and he's like, should we make a deal? And I was like, sure, man.

[Ken]

You guys just pass Broncos around? Literally, it's like the third Bronco transaction you guys have had.

[Mike]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[CJ]

Literally.

[Ken]

Yeah. It's kind of crazy.

[Mike]

I don't like that you're enabling my father to keep trading cars.

[CJ]

I know.

[Mike]

It's probably good. It's good you guys both give each other a deal. Hopefully you're both happy.

[Rich]

So did she want a Bronco before this, or.

[CJ]

I guess she mentioned, like, oh, I love the Bronco. And she drives a Wrangler now, so it's like, pretty. Pretty similar, obviously. And she's like, oh, that'd be so sweet to have that Bronco. My dad never drives it.

[Ken]

Really?

[CJ]

And so that's cool.

[Mike]

Damn, that is cool.

[CJ]

And Randy put like, what are they? The Fuel Rebels. The classic Fuel Rebels in silver on a silver Bronco and. Actually looks pretty sick.

[Mike]

It does look sharp.

[CJ]

All right, you ready for your birthday present?

[Ken]

I'm ready.

[CJ]

I told her it was in the garage, so.

[Evan]

It's in the garage.

[Ken]

You're lying.

[CJ]

No.

[Mike]

You are lying.

[CJ]

No. You're joking. I'm not joking.

[Ken]

You're.

[Rich]

Huh?

[Ken]

You're.

[CJ]

I'm not joking.

[Ken]

I mean, can you imagine somebody buying a car like. That's sick. They had a bow on it.

[Rich]

Damn.

[Mike]

Oh, the bow.

[CJ]

The bow was the best part.

[Ken]

Stoked, too. Dude.

[Rich]

Bro, that is so nice of you. That's so nice, dude. You are really a good guy.

[Ken]

I was a nice guy. Mike, we gotta seriously.

[Mike]

Dang, dude. I've got my sister a ton of birthday gifts. She's never acted like this.

[CJ]

I'm gonna rip it today. I'm so excited, too. I got a whole bunch of videos.

[Mike]

Dude, that's so cute.

[CJ]

She's like, I'm so excited. I feel like I'm gonna. My pants.

[Ken]

That's pretty exciting.

[Rich]

Well, not in the new car, baby. Not in the new car.

[Mike]

Oh, that's freaking awesome. She texted me this morning, or I texted her. I was like, how do you like your new Bronco? And she's like, I love it. She was so happy. She was, like, real. Yeah, she.

[CJ]

That.

[Mike]

She said, I look at Micah this morning. I go, are you sure?

[CJ]

Yeah. She's like, is this real? Like, am I taking this to work today. We got insurance on it. She's good to go. Yeah, I just, like, boom. I just said. I was like, don't plan on me topping this birthday present.

[Rich]

That was really nice. You.

[CJ]

Oh, yeah. I'm stoked. And the truck's here today, so are.

[Mike]

You gonna, like, commandeer her Jeep now?

[CJ]

Yeah. Which was really funny.

[Mike]

So do you have another car?

[CJ]

No. Oh, commandeer as in commandeered and then sell it.

[Mike]

Okay.

[Ken]

Oh, no. You know, Mike's plan.

[Rich]

You're just gonna go put it in the barn for a little while.

[CJ]

I literally, like, build it as, like, make it into my rock crawler. I think you should, but Evan made a good point. He's like. So I'm assuming you're assuming that you're gonna take the Jeep back. Back and, like, sell it to, like, free up some cash. And I was like, yeah, that is exactly my plan. And you're like, well, I'm just putting it out there that, you know, she could say no to that. That's her car. And I'm like, you're right. You know? Like, holy. She could. Obviously she didn't.

[Mike]

Then I'd go, okay, this bronco's mine.

[CJ]

Again, which would be really awkward.

[Gavin]

Just take that Jeep. Put a lift on it. 40s, good to go.

[Ken]

It would be sick.

[Mike]

You could tow with your truck and then tow that.

[CJ]

I've already publicly called rock crawling lame, so.

[Ken]

Well, yeah, I think every. I think people that even rock crawl think that it's lame.

[CJ]

That's funny.

[Mike]

At what point does rock crawling Become cool?

[Dalton]

27 beers.

[Mike]

Okay.

[Dalton]

Yes.

[Mike]

Totally valid, for sure.

[Ken]

I think, like, the feat of rock crawling is, like, cool. Like, getting a vehicle up. Something that is. Is, like, damn near impossible, but it's just, like, the speed of it and maybe. I don't know.

[Rich]

The thing is, is most of the people that are rock crawling aren't actually going up something that's, like, actually hard to get up. They're just literally rolling over some, like, inclines and some declines. You know, like, the stuff that we were watching at Moab. Besides, for maybe Hell's Gate, it's kind of all just, like, you just drive the freaking thing, you know?

[CJ]

I guess it's like, anything. Like, dirt biking is fun when you're doing it, even if you're not hitting big jumps. Snowmobiling fun when you're doing it, even if you're not going up the biggest chute. But unless you're hitting the biggest jumps or going up the chute, no one really cares. To watch.

[Mike]

That's probably true.

[CJ]

Like, everyone wants to watch Hell's Gate because you either do or you don't make it up. But all the other ones, like, you just do a trail. Nobody needs to see that.

[Mike]

I was going to say, yeah, I think it gets cool when you, like, cross into King of Hammers type stuff. You know, like when you have a guy outside telling you which way to go, and then you. You don't miss it, and then your car falls, and then you slide down a rock face. Then it's cool. Like, when there's actual risk involved instead of, like, maybe digging up the bumper on your rental Jeep.

[Ken]

There really is just so many things that just feel cooler than they look.

[Mike]

It's kind of like leaving a car show. Like, when you leave a car show and you rip out of there or.

[Ken]

Pulling in or, like, even just driving a cool car. Dalton was like, you know, some people just, like. I swear they just try and avoid, like, looking at your car. And I was like, no, dude, A lot of people just don't give a fuck about cars or trucks or whatever. Like, I'd say a majority of them driving his vehicles.

[Rich]

Why is nobody looking at me? Dude, that. That person just drove past without taking a picture of it. He's looking at them like, hey, I'm over here.

[Ken]

Speeds up.

[Rich]

It's like, I got wheels on this.

[Ken]

Yeah. It's like Ken trying to track down a cop to get pulled over.

[Mike]

Oh, my God. So funny.

[CJ]

That was so hilarious, dude. And I'm glad that you kind of left more of that in to show that it was. It's as hard as it is. That's the one I was most worried about for you guys. Like, getting gas was tough, too, but getting pulled over looked not fun.

[Gavin]

How many. How many times did you get pulled over on that trip, CJ? Like, it was like, four or five.

[Rich]

2.

[Ken]

He was drinking the whole time, dude.

[Rich]

I mean, I get pulled over just driving around here, even if I'm going the speed limit, like, just minding my own business. And Ken's over here, literally speeding around, zooming past cops, swerving with no license plate and a hood stack. Just blow. Like, no broken windows. Nobody wanted to pull them over. It's. It is crazy.

[Mike]

Maybe they didn't want to mess with them. Like, they were just like, I'm trying to come home to my wife tonight. I don't want to mess with this guy.

[Ken]

I did see a comment that said that. They said a lot of times, if a cop thinks that you're trying to get pulled over. They don't want to pull you over because that's the maniac that'll shoot you.

[Mike]

That's also true. Yeah, that's crazy. Ken's a maniac. But not one that'll shoot you.

[Ken]

Right? Who in their right mind wants to get pulled over in a cop's position who's already probably sketched out walking up to a weird ass car like that?

[Mike]

You got Gavin in the back.

[Ken]

Yeah.

[Mike]

Tweaking.

[Ken]

Oh, dude, 100%. When that cop was like, you want to make good content? Let's run the drug dog around your car. It wasn't for the content. He thought we were high, bro. Who else is doing what we were doing and saying what we were saying that isn't high on meth?

[Mike]

I was thinking, he said that.

[Rich]

He said that, bro.

[Ken]

He. He l. After he did it, he goes, you know, I just had to check to be sure. I've never had somebody actually want to get pulled over before.

[Mike]

He was a cool cop, which I think was really good. Cuz you could have maybe gotten like a psycho guy. That's like. That's obstruction of justice.

[Ken]

Yeah.

[Mike]

You know, like, I don't know. Ken could be in the clink in Utah right now and it.

[Ken]

Either way, it would have worked out for me and Gavin.

[Gavin]

It would have been great content.

[Mike]

The good news about more Utah jail is they only soak there.

[Ken]

Oh, that's.

[CJ]

It was so fun on both part one and part two, seeing what we didn't know until watching the video or, you know, in your case, editing it. But like, you know, just the classic. Like I. We genuinely thought that the Crown Vic broke down in part one, and that whole time everyone's asking you about it and it was fake and dude, it was just so funny, like seeing you epoxy the doors and then seeing the epoxy doors get messed up by another prank.

[Dalton]

Terrible job on the epoxy.

[Rich]

How could I have done a better job?

[Dalton]

Maybe buy something that dried quicker.

[CJ]

Yeah. Not that.

[Gavin]

Gavin did say, you should have bought a different style of glue or whatever.

[Mike]

Dude, honestly, that lady at Ace Hardware was about to super glue our mouths shut. She. She hated us so much. We're just trying to get out of there. Nothing. She was just cranky.

[Rich]

She's just pissed.

[Mike]

She's just pissed off.

[Rich]

Honestly, Weld, you could have JB welded.

[Dalton]

The door shut in like an hour and they wouldn't have opened, but thankfully for us, you're an idiot.

[Mike]

Well, no, it was me. It was me. I won't let cj, take the blame.

[Gavin]

It probably was me too, when we walked in the garage legitimately two hours later and just opened up these doors and it was still wet.

[Mike]

Look at all that accountability being taken here.

[Ken]

It actually, it probably would have worked, but yeah, it was probably, dude, bro, when we came out there at 5am and the doors were hard to open. But Gavin, dude, he's a bowl in a china shop.

[Mike]

I love that boy.

[Ken]

And he is so fucking just unaware of his surroundings where he was just like slamming the door. It's. Keep in mind it's 5am and we're trying to sneak around and put Cheetos in your van. Opening the bag as loud as possible, just laughing. Yeah, laughing. And I, I actually got mad at him because I was like, bro, you're gonna ruin it. Shut up.

[Rich]

And he's like, my bad, my bad, my bad.

[Ken]

And then he like slams another door and I like, look at him. He's. Oh, I forgot, I forgot.

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[Ken]

See, I thought we were cook for sure just for how loud he was being.

[Mike]

I heard doors slamming because I was right above the garage. I heard door slamming and I went, well, they're not messing with my car. And then I, I was kind of waiting to hear you guys go outside. Fell back asleep. I was like waiting to interrupt you guys doing on our car. You know, I didn't care. I wanted you to sabotage team Cheeto.

[CJ]

But it was like, damn, the Cheetos were a cherry.

[Ken]

Dude, the Cheetos are so good.

[CJ]

Evan and dog were so mad.

[Ken]

So mad.

[CJ]

And I mean I was upset but gross.

[Dalton]

We had like stuff in the van and it was so greasy. I didn't I greasy Cheetos.

[Ken]

You're putting those in your body oil sleep.

[Gavin]

It was so funny listening to you guys or watching you guys like polish the dashboard. You know, you're all, you're constantly wiping stuff down in there and then just dumping those Cheetos in was like the funniest thing doing it.

[Ken]

Yeah.

[CJ]

What an insane amount of Cheetos.

[Ken]

Yeah.

[CJ]

Literally bought all the Cheetos at Walmart.

[Ken]

And we would have bought more if they had more.

[CJ]

Go to Walmart and look at all of the different types of Cheetos they have and just imagine buying all of those.

[Mike]

How many carts was it? Two.

[Ken]

Two guards.

[Mike]

Oh my God.

[Rich]

$600 worth.

[Dalton]

Not every single Cheeto that they had off brand though.

[Gavin]

Lady was like looking in the back if they had more, but they didn't.

[CJ]

I saw you got cop some dill pickle Cheetos and I really wanted to try those.

[Ken]

Did you guys eat any?

[CJ]

I ate a few.

[Dalton]

I did not eat a single one.

[Rich]

You were just eating some that were there?

[CJ]

Yeah, I literally just.

[Ken]

Yeah.

[CJ]

As we're driving, I'm like, well, I grabbed a figur off of that.

[Ken]

It was like a really weird interaction. Like the whole thing it was like we, we go in there and we filled two carts full of Cheetos, right? And like every single Cheeto bag that they had in the store and we're like going to check out and this lady came up that I don't know who she was, but somebody in charge supposedly. And she was like, I just want you guys to know that you do not have permission to film our customers. And I was like, we're not filming anyone. We're buying these two bags or two carts full of Cheetos. Like total attitude for somebody, like buying a lot of stuff from them, right?

[Mike]

And I was like, okay, I'm a valued Walmart customer.

[Ken]

Yeah, right. And then we go through the checkout line and the kid checking us out was probably 20 years old. Didn't ask us a single thing of what we were. Shut up. It was the weirdest thing.

[CJ]

Nothing.

[Ken]

He was even like, didn't even say no. Didn't say anything. Like just like checked it out and I was just laughing like just waiting for him to say something like what are you guys doing with all these Cheetos? Nothing.

[Mike]

And then we're want to know.

[Ken]

And then we're walking out because we had to go and get our tire and like the backside of the store. And then when we're walking out, dude, at this point I think like the two like higher up managers came out and they were like, do you guys need a hand with anything? Like can we help you load up? And I was like, now this is the treatment I thought we would get buying this many Cheetos. And they were like, were joking like yeah, we, we bought you guys out. We were wondering if you had any more. And they were like let me check. And they're checking their inventory.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Ken]

And then they were like, you guys bought us out. That's all we had. But you're going to make us look really good to the Cheeto reps. Like.

[Dalton]

They'Re going to start stalking like way more. They'll never sell that many Cheetos again.

[Ken]

I know, I, I jokingly said that too. And they were like uhhuh. And it was great. It was a great interaction. Action. And I was like, you know what, this is how it should feel when you're buying 650 bucks worth of Cheetos.

[Dalton]

Had to be at least a hundred of hot dogs.

[CJ]

Well that was the shame. I, I gotta say it, I know I shouldn't but you bought like 350 hot dogs and only put 50 in because you felt bad.

[Ken]

Well yeah.

[CJ]

What was the reasoning behind that, because.

[Ken]

I knew the hot dogs were gonna, like, stink, really stink, and like, be make a mess out of it because of the juices.

[Dalton]

You were concerned about a mess?

[Rich]

That makes no sense.

[Dalton]

This is delusional.

[Gavin]

As we were putting them, it made it stink so much worse than just the exclusive.

[Ken]

And I. I was honestly, I know they're going to be livid and. And just more hot dogs would make it even worse. So I just tried to spare you guys. In hindsight, I would have just done all of them.

[Rich]

Right.

[Gavin]

You said we should be good, and then I think I dumped one more in there.

[Ken]

Yeah. You literally couldn't help himself.

[Mike]

Oh, no.

[Gavin]

One more pack.

[CJ]

Yeah. And then you can tell by the end of that video. We were just.

[Rich]

Yeah, we were filming.

[Ken]

Dalton was told to not film it by Evan. Didn't give us the satisfaction thing ever.

[Rich]

We're out here filming this thing and you guys didn't film it.

[CJ]

And when we filmed it just really bad.

[Rich]

10 seconds.

[Ken]

I mean, luckily Mike was there to pick up the slack of it. If Mike wasn't there, you guys wouldn't have filmed a single thing until you came in and destroyed our cars. That's not true. But I mean, that is how it would have been. I saw Mike turn on the camera. I saw Mike tell you when to start filming. But I was pretty proud of that one. Honestly, I thought that was pretty good execution on our part. It's really hard to, like sneak around with. With 150 bags of Cheetos, right?

[CJ]

And I was thinking we hit them pretty well. Like when CJ epoxy the doors and it said 2am not sure what time it actually was. Probably around that, like, we stay up super late too.

[Rich]

So I was sitting with you guys and I left and went.

[CJ]

And you stayed up late with us. And I was like, damn. Like, CJ never stays up this late. Little did I know.

[Dalton]

I was so mad that I toasted our fire extinguisher here. Like, we had it the whole trip and figured we'd do something good with it. And I gave it one, like two second squirt, thinking that it would still work later. But that just like, that was it. It ruined it, bro.

[Rich]

We saw you guys coming up and we're expecting something funny. And then you guys just basically buzzed by and I. And I'm just like, dude, they're actually mad. Look at Evan's face. Look at how mad he was.

[Ken]

I knew that they were going to be super mad. So, like, we're watching Mike's location Because we dipped out early and you guys.

[Dalton]

Turned your location off.

[Ken]

And so we were checking. We knew that you guys were coming up on us, right? And we. We knew that you had some. Some shit planned because we were just like, exposed. We didn't even have a back window. Like, our car is barely running the way it is. And so we're coming down the road, we're watching your location, and we both go through a tunnel at the same time, and you're like coming up on us like 20 seconds behind us. And I dip off and I take like an exit and you guys drive by and I pulled back on and I was just falling behind you guys then. Because I knew. And I was watching the. The GoPro footage back of you guys, like, all right, check his location. Where is that? And I knew you guys were hunting us down.

[Dalton]

We.

[Ken]

We were. Dude, we were laughing. We were like.

[Dalton]

We bought eggs. We had the fire extinguisher and we bought. Yeah, we had the slingshot. And we thought about trying to get a squirt gun, like a super Soaker, and filling that with like, cannoli oil, something. Cuz that would be a pain in the butt. And then we had to settle for good oldfashioned motor oil.

[Ken]

Would have been.

[Dalton]

Either way, never. We just never ran into you until we got to Gavin's, which was very unfortunate. Yeah, they were hoping to catch you.

[Ken]

In the wild by design.

[Gavin]

It's almost like we were watching your location as you were watching ours.

[Dalton]

We knew you were, but we thought maybe that you guys would want to pull up. So we didn't turn our location off, even though everybody else did. We thought that maybe you would end up coming to us.

[Ken]

Yeah. So fun either way. It was, in my opinion, like, one of the most, like, eventful videos ever. Like, there's like so many different layers to it, and it was just so entertaining. So if you haven't, go and check it out. Cheap Car Challenge, part two. Part two, I think, is way better than part one. Part one was good too.

[CJ]

They're both good. Grab your popcorn.

[Gavin]

Part two is way more fun. I think messing with everyone got about.

[CJ]

Two and a half hours of just pure entertainment.

[Ken]

We'll have to do it again sometime.

[Mike]

I think the people should vote on where next. I think Europe on motorcycles or Europe on cars.

[CJ]

I just don't want to blow our load and go to Europe next.

[Mike]

We can go to India. We can go to China. We can go to freaking Mars like Katy Perry.

[CJ]

Yeah.

[Mike]

You know, we can do anything.

[CJ]

I mean, it just.

[Ken]

I Don't know.

[CJ]

Like, going to Europe is, like. It's just way crazier, way more expensive, way more time, way harder to communicate.

[Rich]

Miami, Minnesota.

[Ken]

That could be sick.

[CJ]

That would be awesome. Brick at Key West.

[Rich]

Yeah, you start in Key West. We could get other.

[CJ]

Most to northernmost. Oh, that'd be good.

[Ken]

I was. I was talking to Cletus. So Cletus has done cheap car challenges, too. And, like, there are so many comments saying that we had just, like, ripped him off in that. But, like, we're boys. And he was like, yo, you guys got to do this. Which we've wanted to do it for a long time. And I was like, like, what do you think of that? And so, like, after we dropped the video and there's a bunch of comments on it, you know, I called him and be like, dude, it's. It's doing really well. But, like, so many people just think we just ripped you off. And he's like, oh, you're not taking away from me at all. Like, it just adds to everything and, like, a very, like, abundance mentality, which he always. I've always said that he always has, but he was like, I think we got to do one together, and that'll, like, really shut people up. So he was like, I. I think, like, at some point, we just do one, like, two teams, and we. We go somewhere.

[CJ]

Our team is just massive. I mean, he's got boys too.

[Rich]

I was also gonna say, I'm not taking away from Cletus, but Top Gear did it before. Yeah, like, he.

[Mike]

And I'm sure someone did it before.

[Rich]

Yeah, yeah. So, like, and if you're gonna say that we're copying someone. Top Gear, technically, is who we.

[Ken]

And, like, he would never even say that because he would give the flowers somebody else like that too. Like, it's hard to be original on YouTube these days, but what we bring to the table is just a different dynamic. It's just a different group. It's different ideas of what we're doing. And I was like, that. That would be pretty fun to do that. Like, two YouTube channels.

[Mike]

Oh, my gosh, dude. Especially with them.

[Ken]

Yeah.

[Mike]

Our teams would be cooked if we had a breakdown.

[CJ]

Yeah, true. They would be dialed, and we would be not dialed.

[Ken]

Yeah, we'd have even the playing fields a little bit.

[Mike]

I was watching YouTube and I found this YouTuber. His name is Michael Reeves, and he's actually hilarious. He drops a video, like, once a year, but he built a bot that lowballs people on Facebook, Marketplace. All he has to do is find A listing. And he just has, like a chrome extension that he just said. It says, like, lowball or something like that. And it just does all the things. He's like a coder and it does all the things and then just sends them a message that, like, AI writes to Lowball.

[Ken]

Genius.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Rich]

So what do you mean by that?

[CJ]

Continue the conversation after the first lowball.

[Mike]

I'm not sure he didn't have that in there.

[CJ]

But yeah.

[Rich]

So he hits a button and they lowball.

[Mike]

So he hits one button and then he generated a bunch of code basically, to take the listing, the information from it, puts it in a chat. GPT creates a response with an attitude. And he had like, 10 different characters that, like, you know, some were condescending, some were aggressive, some were whatever. And then they would send it to the person without having him to, like, copy and paste anything. It was just one click and then it would send it to the person. That person would respond. And then I think the idea was that if he. If lowballing people actually saved money, if. If a bot could lowball somebody and. And do it better than a person.

[Rich]

I'll tell you how it could save money. Make it so that way there's like 10 different bots that lowball them at over the course of a period. So then he's like, this is ridiculous. Like, maybe I'm high on my price. And then you come in with a slightly below reasonable offer. And then he's like, well, this is way better than everything else I've been getting. I'm going to take up on this because I don't know if anyone else is going to want it.

[Mike]

There you go.

[Rich]

And Gaslight isn't worth it. Exactly. Then you save the money.

[Ken]

It's a good point.

[CJ]

You're onto something there. I feel like people are going to do that.

[Dalton]

So, cj, you said that you were concerned about Mike's finances, right? Yeah, I am concerned about your finances.

[Rich]

How so?

[Dalton]

You getting scammed yesterday?

[Gavin]

Oh, yeah.

[Rich]

Technically, you should be concerned about the company's finances because it was a company.

[Dalton]

You're in control of the company's finances.

[Rich]

Yeah. So we all are interested.

[Ken]

This is concerning.

[Rich]

No, it wasn't. It really wasn't that big of a deal.

[Dalton]

No, it kind of is.

[Rich]

You think it's a bigger deal than.

[Dalton]

It is, dude, everybody gets those texts, like, on a daily, and you fell for it.

[Rich]

Yeah, but I also get texts on a daily of, like, shipments and calls. So I'm just like, how often do.

[Dalton]

You get text from UPS that asked for your credit card.

[Rich]

Dude, that was a new one. Honestly, did you ever pay the.

[Gavin]

The road tool text message?

[Rich]

No.

[Gavin]

Oh, okay, good.

[Rich]

I thought that one was bogus because I was like, I thought I paid for this already, so I wasn't gonna pay it again, but no. So what happened was I was eating and, you know, we were busy.

[Ken]

You paid for that one previously. What, the road toll?

[Rich]

No, I paid for it at the rental car place, so I knew I was covered. I was like, this is bogus. They're acting like I was gonna get, like, have to go to court. And so anyways, they shot me a message saying I needed to reschedule our shipment because we missed it. Which I was like, damn, how the fuck we missed the shipment? Whatever, we're. We're on the go. So I go to reschedule, and it was like a reshipment fee, and I was like, whatever. Just paid it. And then it was the next day. I was like, hey, we got a shipment coming at this time. I don't even know what it is. We got so many different things on the way.

[Mike]

Can't miss it.

[Rich]

Yeah, but someone's got to be here because it was a whole ordeal. And then I realized I was like, oh, that was probably a scam, because I was.

[Dalton]

You told me, like, yeah, are you going to be around the shop? The shipment's going to show up. I'm like, well, do you have a time, Like a rough time, like when I should be here? And you're like, oh, you're looking for.

[Rich]

Oh, yeah, I clicked the link.

[Dalton]

I clicked the link and it said I was scammed.

[Rich]

I clicked the link and it was like, this might be a scam, your website, but it didn't say that the first time. Like, what the frick, dude? So then I was like, let me just cancel the credit card.

[CJ]

Got him a new card coming.

[Rich]

It was no big deal. No big deal. They didn't even get anything from us. They were too slow. Not fast enough.

[Ken]

Yeah, what would they do? Like, go to Walmart and just run it up?

[Gavin]

Just start running the charges up.

[Rich]

The thing is, like, if you have American Express and like a good card, like we have. Even if they would have ran it up, American Express would have covered it. Not saying that would have been good. It was still been a headache. But, like, we really. I wasn't that concerned. You thought it was a bigger deal than it was.

[Dalton]

No, I just thought it was funny.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Dalton]

No, I thought the world was coming down. I thought it was just hilarious.

[Rich]

Yeah, no, it Definitely was, you know, not my proudest moment.

[CJ]

People get scammed, dude.

[Mike]

Those sirons got to be coming any day now.

[CJ]

We've came a long way since then. Now we have like 30e bikes. Yeah, but before then we had no E bikes. So now, yeah, if you really just.

[Ken]

Dollar cost average, all of them. Mike, you're, you're into all of our E bikes that we got for free for like a thousand bucks.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[CJ]

Yeah.

[Mike]

Not bad, actually.

[Rich]

In the end, you're up. How do you guys like those new E bikes? They're like. There's so many different brands. There's so many different brands now and they all are kind of. It seems like the same. They look similar to some degree and they all seem to work pretty decent. But obviously which one's the best? Like, what are we, what are we working with for brands? And how would you rank them at this point?

[Dalton]

From what I've written, the Altus is just my favorite. I think it's the sickest or the fastest. They come like the best suspension, the best. They're just set up out the box rippers.

[Ken]

It's crazy, but I haven't wrote all.

[Dalton]

Of them, so I don't.

[Ken]

Right.

[Dalton]

But from what I've wrote, we have.

[CJ]

Yeah. I'd go like Altis, E, ride Suron, then Talaria, then Roar.

[Rich]

Wow.

[Dalton]

My problem with surrounds third.

[Rich]

Huh?

[Dalton]

Well, my problem with the Surrons is every. You kind of got to hop them up for them to be sick. And every time I ride one, it's like somebody else has built it. And when you build something, it's kind of like tailored to the person that built it. So to me, it always felt kind of whack. Even though it probably was a really nice bike, I just didn't like it. And there's something about hopping on a bone stock, out of the box bike that just.

[Rich]

It works. Yeah.

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[Dalton]

Hitting 50 footers on an e bike with mountain bike tires is like.

[Rich]

That's what I'm saying, dude. Like, it just. It's surprising how well they work. And it's crazy that the times we.

[CJ]

Live in, the true testament is, is that like, we literally don't. If we have a decision to make E bikes, pit bikes, or big bikes, and it's always E bikes. Like, every time we have a chance, we're just out on E bikes. Like, we're not giving up on either of the other ones. But that's a testament. We're like E bikes.

[Mike]

That's your choice.

[Ken]

Yeah, the E bikes over pit bikes, like any day because they have more power. They're just easier.

[CJ]

Like, it's like the wheels made for children. Big part of it, you know, like whenever you're riding on anything rough on a pit bike, you just like, it's not fun. And then you're on an e bike and it's pretty much full size bike.

[Ken]

Yeah. The E bikes are so sick.

[Rich]

Let's pop the video.

[Mike]

Yeah, pull up the video, Rich. Frickin booting. How many feet you think that was, rich, bro?

[Ken]

45? 50.

[Mike]

I didn't realize Rich was such a ripper.

[Rich]

Dude, Rich was high. Like, he was pretty airborne. He was also that too, but he was. He was airborne and he kind of was like boner airing it. But he was countering it by leaning forward.

[Ken]

He was humping the bars, getting over the. Over the battery a little bit.

[Rich]

Yeah. I'm just glad Rich didn't. Didn't wipe.

[CJ]

But the best part, bro.

[Rich]

Rich, if you go down, I don't know what that looks like, bro.

[Ken]

I did the driveway a little bit.

[Rich]

Yeah, that was not even a crash.

[CJ]

He bent my bars, bro.

[Ken]

Oh, yeah, he did go down, dude.

[CJ]

Like, so Rich. He used to race back in the day. He gets Back on it and starts, like, clearing the jumps, clearing some midsize ones. I'm like, dude, this is so lit. And then this jump that you're about to watch right now, I tried, and I case the shit out of it, and then Evan or then Rich greased it. So that was pretty sick.

[Ken]

Harder case. You raised my raptor about like your raptor right there.

[CJ]

Blew the blood vessel on my feet.

[Ken]

Really?

[Mike]

Really.

[CJ]

Left foot. Yeah.

[Rich]

Keep in mind, Rich probably raced, like, 20 years ago. Yeah. Rich, come here.

[Ken]

Rich, come here.

[CJ]

I don't think anyone even believes it's.

[Dalton]

You on the bike right now. I said nobody even believes it's you on the bike right now. What do you have to say to the haters?

[Mike]

Drop the.

[Dalton]

Drop the chin. Drop the chin. Let's see your face.

[CJ]

That's what he has to say.

[Dalton]

It's not a stunt double. How do I open this thing?

[Rich]

There's panicking.

[CJ]

All right.

[Rich]

Get it off me.

[Ken]

It's really him.

[Rich]

Rich, when was the last time you jumped a bike?

[Ken]

Probably 12 years.

[Rich]

That's what I'm saying.

[CJ]

If not longer, maybe the rust off.

[Rich]

Just like that, and then hitting a big jump on a. An electric mountain bike hybrid type of thing. Like, I'd rather hit that on a full dirt bike, I'd imagine.

[Ken]

Well, like, we rode on the pit bike track, and it's like figuring out where to center yourself because they're so light. But then, like, once you figure out where to center yourself, those altus, they're good.

[Rich]

They're just. They're pretty easy.

[Mike]

You think it had anything to do with the helmet, Rich?

[Ken]

Yeah, for sure. The aerodynamics? Yeah. The open face? Yeah.

[Rich]

Did you have any darts while you were wearing that helmet?

[CJ]

You did after. That's.

[Rich]

That's a cigarette smoker.

[CJ]

Give me the helmet. I can drop the front and smoke cigs with.

[Dalton]

Rich.

[Ken]

So you.

[Dalton]

You build all these pristine tracks. In 12 years, you've never been like, man.

[Ken]

Well, my thing is, is, like. I mean, we rode for, what, two days? And I was jumping the jumps. Like, I know if I get a bike, I'm gonna just start pressing, you know? So, like, I don't want to get hurt, because then I can't work.

[Dalton]

Yeah, you can drive a dozer with a busted leg or something.

[Ken]

Carry me up in there. No, I can't see calling us up. Yo, can you bring lunch out? Can you bring the skitty to put me in the dozer?

[CJ]

Yeah. That's good shit. Yeah. We are vamping up for summer, though. It's good Times.

[Ken]

How the heck do you build dirt bike tracks? Like, the way you do without, without, like, sessioning them at all. Like, I guess it's just muscle memory at this point. I literally can feel in the dozer, like, the transitions and, like, how good it's gonna be. I believe pretty wild. Yeah, I believe that, too.

[CJ]

Always perfect.

[Ken]

Because, like, even literally, like, when I build, I'll back up on the track and, like, pretend I'm driving the track in the dozer just to kind of keep my line straight. And then, you know, with the jumps, you could feel like if they're steeper. You know what I mean? Yeah, you could feel it. How many tracks have you built? Hundreds.

[Mike]

Is ours the sickest?

[CJ]

No. No comment.

[Ken]

We're planning to do a little track revamp and just, like, maybe fix some of the current jumps, but also add to them and have, like, a couple different options. Because, like, when we built the first track, we had Rich build it with, like, every single vehicle in mind. So we could take a dirt bike on it, and then we could take a side by side, and then we could also take a Impala or a Harley Davidson motorcycle. And now we have just, like, other options and other tracks and I guess, more space. So we're just trying to, like, dial in a couple different tracks. So it's like, you know, we can take the Harley Davidson over here, but then you also have, like, an actual dirt bike track.

[CJ]

Yeah, yeah.

[Dalton]

Like, the track was always super sick for dirt bikes, but it is going to be really sick when it's dialed in specifically for dirt bike.

[Ken]

Yeah, I think it's just going to be like, we're going to have more tracks, more tailored to different vehicles. And so we're planning on, like, revamping the current track, building another one, and then also doing, like, an enduro setup where we set up, like, a bunch of rocks and mud pit and logs and things like that, you know, for our Canadian buddy Spenny to get all revved up over. Speaking of the track, we're at the bar the other day, and a nice young gal came up to us and was like, my parents are your guys's neighbors.

[CJ]

Oh.

[Ken]

And I was like, like, our neighbors. Neighbors. And she was like, yeah, well, it's my mom and my stepdad. And my stepdad is the one that yelled at you guys.

[Mike]

Oh, no. Yeah, okay.

[Ken]

And just that she was. She was like the nicest girl. Nicest girl. And she was just like, yeah, I'm sorry. Basically, I'm sorry about him.

[Mike]

That sucks to have to Put her in that spot, you know, like, she felt that he had to freaking apologize.

[Ken]

Yeah. And I was. I didn't really get to the bottom of it. Like, if he, like, really does hate us. Well, clearly does. But I don't know. I was still a little confused as to, like, if he was, like, would actually sue, but she was just like, yeah. I mean, he's just, like, a hothead. I wouldn't take it personal.

[Dalton]

Did you see their stakes down there now?

[Rich]

Yeah, I did.

[Ken]

Really?

[Rich]

They put stakes down to, like, try to establish the line. Well, don't worry about it. We're never going back over on that side again.

[CJ]

So I don't even like looking at it.

[Rich]

Really?

[CJ]

Yeah. Got ptsd.

[Rich]

Really?

[Dalton]

Can I take the driveway?

[CJ]

That's what I mean. I don't even like looking at his driveway.

[Ken]

Yeah, right. Don't even think about it, Mike. I don't know why, but, like, certain people, I guess, just treat our privacy.

[Rich]

As if there is no.

[Ken]

As if there is none. Exactly.

[Mike]

I think people think this is a business, not a home. Like, we. We characterize this as our home where we are doing the things that we do. But, like, I think people think this is, like, walking into U motors and sitting down and waiting for your favorite salesman to come up and talk to you, you know?

[CJ]

Yeah.

[Mike]

And they just think that because there's a utility door on the front of it, not a house door. You know, we could have Glenn on guard duty.

[Rich]

Can we put this video footage of the guy just wandering around our shop? That's kind of funny.

[Ken]

Yeah.

[Rich]

Just speed it up. Him just, like, checking it out. He could have stole some. Like, he could have taken a memory card. He could have taken, like, some money. He could have taken a checkbook. Like, honestly, he's lucky that we don't press charges on him.

[Ken]

Yeah.

[Rich]

Like, straight up, that's trespassing. And we have a lot of memory cards that have footage on it of whatever. And he could have easily just went, whoop. Took that. Like, that's worst case. I'd rather have him take money than that. But people probably was on these memory cards, but not that that matters, but it's just. But yeah, you know, like, if you really think about it, it's pretty whack.

[Ken]

It is.

[Rich]

That's super whack. And then we were trying to be. Well, I didn't talk to him, but you guys were trying to be nice to him, and he was just sitting there, and then he. He goes ahead and just says, yeah, well, I don't support you guys, I don't like what you're doing. And then you were just like, then why are you here, dude? And then you just closed the door on him.

[Ken]

Yeah, like, what.

[Rich]

What were you doing then? Is the weirdest thing, which makes me think he was just drunk.

[CJ]

But, yeah, I hate to drag this.

[Rich]

He was drinking.

[CJ]

I wasn't there, but I saw the video of Rich was home from the bar after that. When he hangs out with us, we get him drunk. What can we say?

[Ken]

But dude, no, no, no. Rich gets himself drunk when he hangs.

[Dalton]

Out, but dude just not very good at drinking.

[CJ]

He's talking about. He's the guy that came over, is talking about, like, kids riding. Whatever. I didn't know. No one knew what was going on. And you're just like, here's the motto. Man, them kids.

[Ken]

Yeah, Rich said that. And I was like, all right, hold on now. No, that is not the motto around here. Like memes on Instagram where it's like.

[Rich]

You just expect him to know the memes.

[Ken]

Liquored up and trying to be funny. I was like, that is not the motto. Because the. The last thing I need is him just going home and just being. Yeah, apparently their motto over there is the kids. I was like, that is not that. I don't even know who this guy is right now. I. I'm sorry about him. Well, then when he wanted to ride, I was like, no, the track's sketchy. The track builder's sketchy. Yeah, I agreed with that. But, yeah, What a crazy situation.

[Rich]

It's just another day, man.

[Ken]

Should we talk about the Gavin and Jake fight or should.

[Rich]

I think we should.

[Gavin]

Should we get both of them on here if we talk about that?

[Rich]

Do you think that they want to talk about that? Like, I feel like there's still.

[Ken]

I think there's still some animosity.

[Dalton]

First fine. Talking about it. I don't think Gavin.

[Rich]

I think Gavin feel. Yeah, Gavin probably doesn't want to talk about it, but it does seem a little crazy. I mean, maybe it's. Maybe it's best that we just tell the story. I don't know.

[Dalton]

Gavin gets friendzone, Jake Banks the girl. Gavin gets pissed, starts a fight that he can't win, and gets his ass beat story done.

[CJ]

There you have it, folks.

[Ken]

Evan's such a storyteller.

[Rich]

Could have probably.

[Mike]

What a colorful book.

[Gavin]

The driest way you can put it.

[Mike]

Careful back.

[Dalton]

I mean, I. I really paraphrase it down there. There's a lot more details to that. I just really.

[Rich]

Yeah, I mean, there's Two different angles.

[Mike]

But, yeah, basically there might even be a third.

[Rich]

Yeah, there's definitely. There's probably three different perspectives to this. So if we want to tell. So that maybe we tell the neutral side of it, which is something along the lines of Gavin was talking to some girl, Jake ended up talking to the same girl. Then the girl started hanging around Jake, and Gavin felt as though he swooped in on his girl. Which, you know, there is a bro code, but also there's a blurred line here, and there's not really, like, a clear, clean cut to this. So I feel like there's not a right or wrong side. But moral of the story is Gavin and Jake ended up boxing to, like, settle the difference. And we went to, like, a gym and we filmed it, and you're going to see it here. And it was a week or two. It was legendary. Honestly, it takes balls to get into a ring, no matter who you're fighting. Because the thing is, even though Jake, his dad is a Golden Gloves boxer, Jake's box since he was a little kid, he's never actually fought anyone, but he understands boxing, and he was fighting Gavin. He's never put gloves on his life. Huge props to Gavin, because that takes balls. But even for Jake, he understood. When I was talking to him before, he's like, I mean, it's a fight. Like, anything could happen. He could get knocked out. It just takes one punch.

[Ken]

They both got clocked pretty good.

[Rich]

Gavin landed some punches on Jake that were very hard, and his head went fully cocked back. And Gavin wore a number of punches as well. They both took a pounding. They really did.

[Mike]

This is like a Rockham Sock and Robots lineup ready. I mean, Jake's still protecting himself, but both of them punching each other in the face at the same time.

[Rich]

At the end of the day, they're still gonna have to be boys, because.

[Ken]

I think they are. I mean, great. Gavin obviously took the bigger L with his chick getting robbed, and then he got punched in the face more times than Jake did.

[Rich]

But also, are you going to invest or not?

[Ken]

It is what it is. On Gavin's point, where it's not like he's going to, like, just not hang out with Jake anymore. And I think he realizes that. And he also probably realizes that, you know, Jake's going to be Jake and just he's going to fuck over his boys. That's what he does, you know, and hopefully he doesn't take it too personal.

[CJ]

But a statement was made, dude.

[Ken]

A statement was made, and I got to give Gav his Flowers for like stepping. Stepping in the ring.

[Rich]

I thought it was awesome.

[CJ]

I wouldn't have done it.

[Rich]

I thought it was awesome.

[Ken]

I wouldn't have done it either. I wouldn't either.

[Rich]

No freaking way.

[Ken]

I wouldn't get in the ring.

[Rich]

Sucker punch Jake when he did that to you.

[CJ]

Yeah, but.

[Ken]

Oh, seriously. Wait, wait.

[CJ]

Actually, when Jake really, really drunk and I don't even remember doing it, but he was like saying, yeah, one free punch since I broke the bro code, and so I guess I punched him. I don't know how hard, but I. I would not box Jake. That's all I got to say. I wouldn't box Gavin either.

[Ken]

I wouldn't either.

[CJ]

No.

[Ken]

Yeah.

[Mike]

Bald shadow.

[Ken]

Yeah, the ball shadow. And Gav did get in there. I thought he did really good.

[Rich]

Dude, Gav would have beat me up if I fought him, that's for sure.

[Mike]

100.

[Rich]

He looked. He looked pretty good in there for being a non boxer first time, especially.

[Gavin]

Considering he had 15 minutes of training the day before. I think he did pretty good.

[Ken]

Literally.

[Rich]

He did a good job.

[Ken]

15 minutes, really?

[Rich]

I mean, that says how she goes. Awesome.

[CJ]

I mean, everyone that watches YouTube loves when YouTubers box.

[Rich]

Yeah, what's up with that shit?

[CJ]

I don't know.

[Rich]

But I mean, I think the nice thing about like a boxing match like that is like, they were able to go and fight each other and swing for the fences and even connect many times, but due to having gloves and headgear on, it was chill. But like, if they were fighting bare fists wherever else, if one of those hard punches landed like their face, they'd have for sure a black eye, broken nose, possibly even knocked out. Like there were some solid, heavy punches throwing that were connected from both sides.

[Ken]

To the bare knuckle fights are insane.

[Rich]

Yeah, they would be looking pretty rough. I mean, it probably just wouldn't have gone nearly as long. That would have been the thing. It would have been a 30 second fight instead of fucking four minutes, whatever it was.

[Ken]

Yeah. Do bare knuckle fights ever go to the distance? Oh, yeah.

[Rich]

The real bare knuckle fighters, they are like, it's. It's rough. I mean, they are badasses, actually.

[Dalton]

Hard on their hands. Yeah, it's a big thing for sure.

[Rich]

They break their knuckles. But yeah, I mean, they get so much more caught up. The thing with like the bare knuckle fighting, it kind of just seems like the toughest UFC fighters who are now kind of washed up, they're not good enough to keep fighting in the ufc. They then go to bare knuckle fighting, but really, it takes a special breed. Like, only, like, the really tough guys who can take hits seem to go and then, like, they almost end their career there. But Conor McGregor owns, like, or partly owns bare knuckle fighting, so it's becoming a pretty big thing. It's. It's crazy, though. Like, I mean, it's way more brutal than ufc.

[Dalton]

I wonder if it's a little better, like, you know, the whole thing. Like, MMA fights can appear more brutal, but the. There's the matches, or the fights are, like, shorter. Like boxing, you're going however many rounds. What, 10 rounds? Yeah, you're just constantly getting your head and brains getting rattled around. I think it might look more brutal, but there might be an aspect of. It's like, a little better on the.

[Rich]

Body, maybe, I think. No, they. They do say that boxing compared to ufc, just because boxing, you're usually, I guess, in ufc, like, if you get hit, you're just kind of out. Whereas boxing, like, you can be concussed but then not knocked out. And then you take more and more and more. Or like, you get knocked out or you get hit down, you're clearly concussed, and then they give you 10 seconds to get back up and regroup. Whereas in UFC there isn't that, like, if you get knocked down, they might get on top of you, hit you one more time, and that's it.

[Mike]

Yeah, someone's choking you out before you.

[CJ]

Know, you know, maybe take more of a beating, full body wise. In ufc, like, you're taking a kick to the ribs and this and that, but, yeah, you're right. In boxing, it's just a lot of heads, dude.

[Rich]

My favorite thing, though, of the Jake vs. Gavin fight was, like, it must have been what it felt like to be, like, one of Jake Paul's friends. Like, Gavin was going to fight, and we were cruising around the sprinter van, like, all, like, amped up, like, listening to, like, Lincoln park and like, like, just fight songs.

[CJ]

He's got American flags.

[Rich]

Yeah, we're just like, we're gonna. He's gonna kick his ass. Like, we were. We were. I hate. Sorry, Jake. But we were on Gavin's side at least for. For that. And. But it was lit, dude. It was electric. That was so fun.

[Ken]

It was. It was so fun. I was the announcer, slash promoter of it. So I was in the ring intro in both of them, and, like, a couple of people that were at the fight have, like, texted me after, like, that was a great intro. Good job on that one.

[Rich]

Yeah. Ben, you Were like, just the classic perfect promoter. You walked in with the A side. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Ken]

You're.

[Rich]

You're on the A side. A side loses, and then you left with the B side. So you were on the winning side on the way in and on the.

[Ken]

Way out, and his pockets full, like, any good promoter. Yeah. The real winner of the night.

[CJ]

Dude, that was funny. I walked out, just press record on the camera, and you're literally, like, making a deal with Jake, and you're like.

[Ken]

Whoa, yeah, yeah, we'll go far, Jake. I'll take care of all the financial side of things. And you just do. You just fight. Yeah.

[Mike]

Just keep beating people up.

[Rich]

Just gonna Don King them.

[CJ]

That's your. Your promoting company name will go far.

[Ken]

We'll go far.

[Rich]

Or you could call yourself Don King Jr. Don King was Mike Tyson's promoter after his, like, initial coach died. And then he took, like, millions from Mike Tyson.

[Ken]

Wow.

[Rich]

Millions. Millions.

[Dalton]

But he had sick hair.

[Rich]

Yeah, he did. But. But even Don King, when Mike Tyson lost, he was on the other guy's side.

[Ken]

Yeah. I don't know. Jake was even texting me this morning.

[Rich]

Like, he wants to get back in the ring.

[Ken]

Yeah. He was like, dude, that was so electric. Yeah. I was like, yeah, I bet you had a great time.

[Rich]

He keeps bringing it up, too. That's what I say. Yeah, I'm sure you did have fun.

[Ken]

Yeah.

[Dalton]

Come to think about, I was actually texting Jacob.

[CJ]

He must have did it. Yeah, he texted me the day after.

[Rich]

He just doesn't want anyone to forget about it.

[Ken]

Yeah, right.

[CJ]

He's like, oh, that was so awesome. Thanks, boys. Love you, bud.

[Ken]

Yeah, he was. He was sending me videos of the announcers or of me announcing, and he was like, dude, imagine, like, doing that in front of, like, 10,000 people. And, like, I walk out and fight. I was like, yeah, should we do it? He was like, bro, we should actually do it. We should line up another fight. He's got the winning bug now.

[Rich]

Yeah. I mean, I think Jake clearly won. He won the girl. He won the fight. But I think once the video comes out, the fans are going to be on Gavin's side. Just from my years of experience of seeing how things go, I think Gavin will win the people over, even though he lost.

[Ken]

And Jake was saying that too. He was like, all right, I look like a dick for stealing Gav's girl. And then I get in the ring and I beat him up, and then I look like a bigger dick because I win or I steal his girl, and then he Beats me up, and I look like an idiot. He was like, what do I have to gain here? We're like, well, you did steal his.

[Rich]

Girl, so you got to fight him, because he wants you to fight him.

[Ken]

Yeah, yeah. And he's like, fair enough. Rich was supposed to. Rich was supposed to be the ref, but he got too drunk. It was his birthday, and he thought the whole event was just for him, so he was celebrating early.

[Rich]

Yeah, he thought we picked up a drunk native off the corner and put.

[Ken]

A king on him, and we literally did. Dude, we showed up, right? And we painted on the ref costume under. Under Richard 2X. Oh, here's a large. So. So Rich is already throwing a temper tantrum about the freaking ref jersey, and he's getting way too hammered on the way. Then we're like, dude, you keep in mind, you have to, like, be the officiant here. Like, not the official. The official. You can't be this larried up, otherwise you're not going to know what to do. You already don't know what to do. And he was like, oh, fine. Hops in the ring, holding the beer. And then, like, the main guy that owned the gym was like, yeah, I think I'll be the ref for this. And then Rich was like, what the.

[Rich]

Yeah, Rich wanted. Rich was all still drunk after, and he was like, dude, I want to fight that guy. I go, rich, I don't think you should fight the guy who owns the boxing gym. I don't think that's a good idea all over there. Let's just go home.

[Ken]

Well, I thought it was gonna be, like, something funny, and, like, bro, if.

[Rich]

You got in the ring with that guy, he would not let you even. It would not have been playful at all. Like, a guy like that needs to put a person like you in the. In his place.

[Ken]

Well, he was trying to make the fight, like, more of, like, a serious thing, and I was, like, more there to be funny.

[Rich]

Yeah, I mean, it was serious.

[Ken]

It's his jam, and he didn't want nobody to get hurt, so I get it. But at that point, like, I was pretty liquored up, so I was.

[Rich]

Amen. There was blood drawn and some heavy punches thrown. It was great. It really was. I'm proud of both of them.

[Dalton]

I had the giggles the whole time.

[Rich]

Yeah, I know. You were just laughing your ass off.

[CJ]

I didn't expect anything else out of you, dude.

[Ken]

Evan's sitting there laughing, talking to Gavin's sister, like, what? Like, as if this could get any worse for Gavin. He looks Back, and Evan is there schmoozing his sister.

[Dalton]

Oh, chill. I wasn't schmoozing. I was.

[CJ]

What's your, like, favorite kind of comedy? Some people are like, I like dry humor. Evan's like, I like, dismay of other people.

[Dalton]

Actually, as soon as the second round started and the blood started flowing, it was like, oh, my God.

[Ken]

Couldn't wipe the smile off your face.

[Rich]

The tears started going down his face, dude.

[Dalton]

I'm like, this is actually getting ugly is really what I thought. Like, it was very funny. They're both. Two homies are punching each other. Like, that's great entertainment. I don't care who you are. But then when he, like, actually starts bleeding, it's like, okay, this is kind of an ugly turn. Like, obviously, I didn't want to see anyone get hurt. And all of a sudden, he's bleeding all over the place.

[Ken]

I'm not so sure. I'm convinced of that statement, Evan.

[Dalton]

Oh, I knew Gav was gonna lose. I said it the whole time.

[Ken]

He's got a tear in his eye right now just thinking about it.

[Dalton]

Dude, I gave Gab a big hug before. I'm like, gavin, I am rooting for you, but I am betting against you. It was so obvious what was gonna happen. Like, I know we had to hype him up, but I almost felt like you guys were being bad friends, giving him false.

[Ken]

False confidence.

[Gavin]

You can't be getting in his head.

[Rich]

Like that going down. Regardless, I was trying to just.

[CJ]

Yeah.

[Rich]

Give him everything that he could possibly use for.

[Dalton]

I was kind of addicted, Gavin, to the whole thing. Just basically saying, gav, you're going to get your ass kicked. Because I knew it was going to happen, but, like, actually, big props to him. Respect him for doing it.

[Ken]

If you were to hop in the ring, would you want it to be a ufc, like, octagon fight or a boxing ring?

[Dalton]

Unless I'm fighting somebody my own height, I think I'm really not gonna. Not good at boxing. Yeah.

[Ken]

Not better off.

[Dalton]

I got to get him on the ground anytime. Yeah, I need to. I need to.

[CJ]

Evan's a real Scouser.

[Rich]

Evan's torso is about normal height, dude. On the ground, everything below it is just tiny, though. Kidding. I'm kidding.

[Dalton]

But, yeah, you know, everyone's the same height when you're rolling around on the floor, but. But, yeah, I just don't think I really have the reach I'm hitting up. I. I think I'm at a pretty big disadvantage, and I assume that there's going to be short boxers out there that are going to say that I'm an idiot and I can't use my height as an excuse.

[Ken]

You're probably the same height as, like, Floyd Mayweather.

[Rich]

Yeah, but he way lighter weight class. Yeah, so, like, Floyd Mayweather is, like, 135, bro. Evan.

[Mike]

Holy shit.

[Ken]

Yeah. What weight class would you be?

[Rich]

I'd be a heavyweight 250.

[Dalton]

I haven't broke two bills yet.

[Ken]

No.

[CJ]

I know you're exaggerating, CJ, but when you're filming the electric snowmobile 250 snowmobile thing, and you're like, Evan's got to be pushing 300. Did you just seriously say Evan's almost 300 pounds?

[Dalton]

I'm a rock. What was I on? Weigh in the other 185. 187.

[Ken]

No shot.

[CJ]

Decent. You?

[Ken]

No shot like, on camera.

[Dalton]

You took a video.

[Ken]

What do you think you are right now?

[Dalton]

Probably right exactly there.

[Ken]

You think you've gained weight since our fitness challenges started?

[CJ]

Don't ask him that.

[Dalton]

Ah, I think I'm just, like, the same, honestly. I think I'm 185 to 190 right in the pocket, depending on the dump.

[CJ]

Of the day scales, though. I don't mess with them.

[Rich]

You ever weigh yourself after, like, before and after a dump?

[Dalton]

No, I actually never haven't. Have you?

[Rich]

Oh, yeah, many times.

[Dalton]

Really?

[Mike]

Yeah, just for fun.

[Ken]

What's your record?

[Rich]

I don't really. I guess I don't know my record, but, like, I mean, it's. It's not uncommon to lose three pounds.

[CJ]

Holy crap.

[Rich]

You guys would be smart.

[Mike]

I. I guess I. I weighed myself the other day, and then I was like, oh, crap, I really have to pee. I should probably pee before I weigh myself. And I lost, like. I think it was, like, £2.

[CJ]

What?

[Dalton]

I guess that is true.

[Mike]

Pound and a half, 1.8.

[Dalton]

Liquid's kind of heavy. Like a gallon is.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Mike]

So, I mean, you know, you got that. And I was only doing half the.

[CJ]

Work, so, like, I weighed myself. Yes. Or two days ago, holding my cat, and then weighed myself without holding my cat. And I was 11 pounds lighter.

[Rich]

Well, that's important to know.

[Mike]

You think we can go back to the country club, like, after Ben's birthday?

[CJ]

I was just going to bring that same thing up. Ryan.

[Ken]

Pretty concerned about that. Ryan. I was actually thinking of that.

[Mike]

I was good.

[Rich]

I'm trying. You were not good, Ryan. You didn't even finish 18 holes.

[Mike]

They're by choice.

[Gavin]

There's a number of holes at the country club. I think I'm just Gonna skip from now on.

[Ken]

You should just stop golfing.

[Gavin]

No, I. I do wanna. I do want to learn how to golf. I. I just shanked on. I think it's hole six. I shanked it really hard to the right, and that's where the parking lot is.

[Rich]

So you hit some cars?

[Gavin]

I think I hit a car.

[Rich]

You know, Ben's actually got a dent in the side of his Urus, so that makes sense.

[Gavin]

I. I'm just talking theoretically. I didn't actually do that, so.

[Rich]

So he shouldn't send you the bill. No. Dude, that was so fun. So we're getting into golfing. I'd like to say I might have led the charge at least. And everyone getting new clubs. So I've been wanting to learn how to actually play a game of golf. Like, if I tried going golfing with these guys, let's just say last year, I'm kind of just using some miscellaneous clubs that we have, you know, left over from reckless golfing over the last five years. And, I mean, honestly, I'm not even playing with these guys. Like, these guys hit the ball. It goes somewhere down the fairway or near it, and then I would hit it, and it would maybe go five feet in front of me or, like, way off into, like, three holes away to the right or left, whatever. So it was just like. Then I'd go and drop a ball and I'd do the thing again. So, like, it was hardly like I was even playing, but I was like, this summer I want to learn how to actually, I don't need to be good. I just want to be able to play. Like, just play with the guys. I don't need to compete with them. So I go out and I get a new set of clubs, and I didn't spend a lot of money. I tried. I got, like, the middle level, middle ground. The. The kids at Shields are trying to upsell me. They knew who I was. And we're like, oh, no, trust me, you're gonna want these clubs. They're way more forgiving this, that, and the other. And I was like, I'm gonna go with the. With the middle ground. Cheap ones. So anyways, hit the driving range. Next day, I go back to get some shoes. I run into Ken and Mike there, both at the same time. They didn't even go together. And they're buying golf clubs, too.

[CJ]

Ken and I were doing it out of necessity, though.

[Gavin]

So the dude that was helping me, you walk up right as he starts chatting with me, and he tries selling me on, like, a twelve hundred dollars, like six iron or something.

[Rich]

I was like, I was trying to get Ken.

[Gavin]

I was like, this is absurd.

[Ken]

Twelve hundred dollars?

[Rich]

No, it was just the irons. It was.

[Gavin]

Yes, it does.

[Rich]

Iron set.

[Gavin]

Oh, was it a set iron set?

[Rich]

Yeah, but it was like 1200 bucks, which is like how much I spent total on a whole bag and full set. But so then I'm trying to get Ken to get. He ends up getting the same set as me. Then Mike gets the same exact set. So we're all kind of rolling with the same like middle level, like entry ground set. And we show up to Ben's birthday to go golfing. And then Ryan pulls up and this dude ended up buying the most expensive set.

[Ken]

He got suckered. He bought the.

[Rich]

The nicest.

[Mike]

Can I tell the real story? Do you want to just like run.

[Rich]

With where I want to hear the real story.

[Mike]

I bought the nicest driver. I did spend $600 on a driver, which was stupid because I suck at driving, but I bought the che. I bought like the middle ground.

[Ken]

Oh, really?

[Rich]

Your irons look nicer than ours though.

[Gavin]

They look really good.

[Mike]

They were like 6, 6.99 for all my irons.

[Rich]

Okay.

[Mike]

And then I bought a putter that was, you know, freaking expensive. But it was, it was. Where I went wrong was cuz I wanted to get a different bag than you guys because I didn't want to end up with the same clubs in the same bag. And we walk up to the hole and we all throw our chipping wedges on the ground. And then I got Ken's who was hitting a tree earlier and you know, whatever. So I'm like, I got to get something different. And it just, it just got out of hand by the time that I bought a shirt, shoes, you know.

[Rich]

Yeah, it was just funny. It was super funny because Ryan ends up sending us a Snapchat before and I. How much was it? Like 2600 or something?

[Mike]

2600 bucks.

[Rich]

So he was more than double what we were. We had in. And we were laughing like, holy. Ryan got the some. The nice ones they got him. Cuz like we knew what it was like going there and they're trying to upsell you. So then we get there and. And we're all playing and we were giving Ryan though, because he had the most expensive clubs. But he only played 16 holes. He quit on hole 16.

[Mike]

Well, I had transfusions and I was just holding the group up and I was like, I'm not really doing. I'm not having fun sucking right now and I'm not learning anything. And the golf pros came and yelled at us four times even though we haven't done anything for pace of play.

[CJ]

Yeah, yeah, well, he can't.

[Mike]

No, he came and, yeah, he was mad about us being together at one point and he was like, you can't do that. I was like, all right, we split up then. And he's like, hey, keep the carts over there. And it was like, I don't know. I was right on the blue line. So I was like, damn, okay, we'll keep the carts over there. And then he was like driving around following us. I was like, we're not reckless golfing. I want to just have a nice time and my buddies.

[Rich]

Ben's birthday, honestly, I, I hear you on that. I understand. Those guys are annoying. Like the, the clubhouse pros are annoying. I was, I showed up first because I was excited to go play. And I just go in, you know, and I go to like pay for me, for me and get a cart. And the guy was so condescending towards me. I was like, does he know I'm new here? Or like, why, why is he being so rude to me if it ain't.

[Mike]

The consequences of our own action?

[Ken]

But he didn't know who I was.

[Rich]

He, I promise he didn't know who I was because I was dressed like a frickin stereotypical golfer with like a collared shirt and tucked in and everything. Nothing Seaboise. And the guy definitely didn't know who I was. And yeah, he was just so condescending. And so I'm not surprised to hear him coming out and doing that shit with you. And it just reminds me of when we were golfing with grandpa at the Mori Country Club and their pro was just being just a freaking douche canoe.

[Ken]

It's every, it's every golf course. Yeah, they just.

[Rich]

But those guys who run the pro shop just think they're apparently like some classy like, I'm like, bro, I'll give you a reason if you really want one to be worried about for us on the golf course. But like, we're just literally minding our own business playing like, just suck it off. If you're. If you really want something to complain about, we'll give you something.

[Gavin]

I was a little worried by the guy that was like playing behind us. And then he like walks up. I was like, oh boy. We're, you know, he's gonna be saying something, we're doing something wrong. He's like, hey, it looks like you guys need A shot, and he pulled out an ice hole bottle.

[Mike]

He was a great dude.

[Gavin]

And I was like, why. Why is the pro being so mad at, like, everyone's fine here.

[Mike]

It's because we were having fun. But I, to be fair, was with this guy, and he does look like trouble.

[CJ]

Yeah. Jake and him pulled up looking like we were gonna reckless golf, but other than that, we didn't do anything wrong.

[Mike]

And I don't know. My. My recollection might have been hazy. I think I had about six transfusions.

[Ken]

Definitely, like, paid your paid your way for playing on their golf course.

[Mike]

All angles.

[Rich]

Even if you didn't get the drinks, it was expensive. I could not believe how expensive it is to play 18 holes. It was like 100 bucks, which is crazy because.

[Ken]

Well, I mean, there's different tiers to it. We're playing on, like, a nicer course.

[Rich]

But, yeah, it just surprising me because so many people golf, and they golf every weekend, if not two times a weekend. And I'm like, damn.

[Ken]

So these membership.

[Mike]

How much is a membership season?

[Ken]

740 bucks.

[Mike]

Oh, nice. I mean, if you're going to use.

[Rich]

It, these people are spending a lot of money.

[Dalton]

Otherwise, I was, like, stressed out for Ben because Ben actually golf.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Ken]

And I actually. That's my home course.

[CJ]

Guess what? Ben was stressed out for Ben, too.

[Ken]

Yeah.

[Dalton]

Yeah. And I'm at home. I'm seeing this. Honestly, I literally just saw how Cody and Jake pulled up is almost. I'm just like, this is a circus.

[Ken]

So now. All right, so. So CJ had mentioned that, you know, he's trying to get into golf along with the rest of the guys. Right. So, like, I enjoy golf. If I want to do something fun, I go golfing. Like, that's. That's been my thing. Thankfully, Evan also enjoys golfing, too, and he's a good player. So, like, that. That has been, like, me and Evan's thing that we just like, we'll go and do. Rich enjoys golfing. He's a good player, too.

[Rich]

And you only beat him by one stroke.

[Ken]

So, like, that's like, our thing. But now the rest of the guys are, like, getting into it, and they're bad. Right. It's honestly, it's golf etiquette. Like, you just have. You just have to act differently when you're on a golf course. It's just like, country club rules. Cheeto as it is. Yeah.

[Rich]

Like a little prison.

[Ken]

You don't have to do that. You just have to be, like, respectful of the course and, like, yeah. You know, act like, you're super rich. People that are there, like, take a lot of pride in the golf course. Like, that is like, they're like their little piece of paradise. Right. Especially, like, the locals, like. Like Evan's dad that lives on the golf course, golfs there every single day. Like, they don't necessarily just take kindly to, like, outsiders coming in and just, like, acting fools. Right.

[Mike]

Makes sense.

[CJ]

I feel like I've just been conditioned differently.

[Ken]

Exactly. No, no, we don't. We have. In the way that we have experience or the way that you guys have experienced golf in the last six years is, like, could not be the more polar opposite of that. Right. But it's just like, a different standard, I guess, of, like, when you go to a golf course, like, they just. They just don't take kindly to around. Yeah. And I mean, we've seen that. But also there's an attitude that comes within. Like, they put themselves, like, above which. Which isn necessary. And that's not with every course, too. But that. That is a. That's like, kind of your standard golf pro. Like. Like, they're the CEO, of course, but.

[Rich]

And I completely understand, we've done a lot of horrendous acts on a golf course. I mean, when we go there and we're just minding our own business, playing good, and I know these people don't even know who we are, and they're coming out, I'm like, man, this is. These people are just something else.

[Dalton]

I have so much fun. Reckless golfing, like, it's the greatest, especially with that start cart. But it is so stressful for me. Like, literally, I probably was a year old when I started playing golf. Done it my whole life, so I just know how you're supposed to act. And everything we do is so criminal.

[Ken]

Yeah. It's like when we brought Grandpa Ron there. Like, Grandpa Ron golfs every single day. He lives on a golf course. And, like, as much of a degenerate as Grandparon is, which is wild to say. He literally. He couldn't even break that, like, the golf etiquette to. To be a degenerate with us for the video. Like, he was, like, so grained in his ways of, like, respecting the golf course. He, like, couldn't. Couldn't partake in our shenanigans, which is pretty standard of, like, golfers do. Golfers don't around.

[Rich]

Yeah. I mean, I wouldn't expect anyone to be able to go on the golf course and reckless golf with us. I just want to really make clear. I'm not complaining about how they treat us when we're reckless golfing. Because that's super deserved. I don't think that they should be so hard on us.

[Ken]

It is crazy though. Like, you guys do more damage to the golf course when you're actually golfing.

[Rich]

I agree.

[Ken]

100 then when we're reckless golfing, like straight up. When we're reckless golfing, like, if we jump a sand trap, we just go and rake the sand trap and it's perfectly fine. You would never even know that we're there. Like, we don't drive on the greens or, like, do burnouts or donuts in the grass. Like, any of that. Like, the golf course does not get damaged when. When we're reckless golfing. When you guys are actually golfing. Taking divots out of who knows what the. The greens. Trying to putt. You're so bad.

[Mike]

For real, Ken.

[Ken]

You're leaving. You're leaving your. Your irons all over the course.

[Mike]

That's. Ken.

[Ken]

You are.

[Rich]

You are.

[Ken]

You're not raking the. The sand traps because you don't even know that you're supposed to do that.

[Mike]

You didn't rake your sand traps. Ken.

[Ken]

Ken doesn't even know how to golf in the slightest.

[Gavin]

You were. You were playing ahead of us. You were not playing behind us. So you cannot be throwing those accusations.

[Ken]

Golf. I played golf with you before. But, you know, I think that it is probably misconstrued that, like, we're just like, damaging the course, which we don't.

[Rich]

You know, would be a great business owning a golf course.

[Ken]

There's one for sale in northern Minnesota. I don't golf course.

[Dalton]

I don't think it's that good of a business.

[Ken]

There's a lot super lucrative.

[Rich]

Bro.

[Dalton]

Overhead. Yeah, you're probably right to maintain the grass and have a decent course. And it's just.

[Gavin]

I don't know.

[Dalton]

I think it's very expensive.

[Rich]

A lot of.

[Ken]

A lot of courses are like municipal, so they're owned by the city, dude.

[Rich]

Golf is super fun though. I. I really do like it. And like, I'm. I'm craving it right now. Like, I want to go. Go hit some balls.

[Ken]

Addicting.

[Rich]

So fun. Once I hit like one good shot. Once I learned how to hit it somewhat straight. It is super fun.

[Ken]

Yeah. And you did. You picked it up. You're a terrible putter. Your short game is actually insanely bad. Everything up to that is. Is trending in the right direction. But we'll get on the green and CJ will four putt from 10ft it's insane, actually. He'll. He'll putt past the whole 10ft, and then he'll putt back another 12.

[Rich]

I'm, like, on there getting for, like, double bogey.

[Dalton]

Takes you four shots.

[Rich]

Like, if you really think about it, if I just knew how to putt, I would actually be a pretty good golfer.

[Dalton]

Yeah. Isn't that frustrating, though? You go look at how much ground I covered with, like, one or two shots, and then you're 10ft from the hole, and you triple up the score.

[Rich]

Dude, I'm so frustrated. I'm just so new that I'm not even mad about it. I'm just happy that I'm even competing and driving the same direction as everyone else when we hop in the carts to go to our balls.

[Ken]

Dude. Yeah. Golf, it really is the greatest sport. I quit golf when I was in high school because I was, like, also just on the fringe of, like, getting good at golf, and then I quit, and I didn't play golf for, like, eight years besides for, like, us reckless golfing. And now I'm, like, trying to gain, like, the skill back. But it's, like, one of those things that if you start golfing when you're young, you're just, like, immediately ten years ahead. Even if you golf, like, a couple times when you were younger, kind of is anything.

[Dalton]

It's not just golf.

[Ken]

It is anything.

[Dalton]

But if you get a little natural with it when you're younger, makes such a big difference of being an adult trying to learn that skill.

[Ken]

Yeah, we're. Ken picking it up when he's 25 years old is just like. Like, horrendous.

[Gavin]

I'm trying, though.

[Ken]

You are trying, Ken. I'm proud of you being out there. Even though it might get me banned from my local country club.

[Mike]

Yeah. I do want to say that I was, like. I was trying to be good for you. I was not trying to get in trouble, because I kind of want to go back there, too, you know?

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Ken]

And everyone's, like, underneath my. You know, I'm. I'm setting the tea times Party. Yeah. And so, like, every time you guys get in trouble, just. Which I mean, is whatever. I don't care.

[Gavin]

But I think the worst.

[Ken]

It's, like, the one thing that I actually enjoy doing, like, on my own. Yeah.

[Mike]

That we just came in and marooned.

[Ken]

For you, but we're going tomorrow, so.

[Gavin]

Our group was doing good. We were just doing best ball scramble.

[Dalton]

You mean? I'm willing to bet.

[Gavin]

Sure. Yeah.

[Dalton]

Best ball is where you play your own Ball till the end of the hole, and then you take the best score.

[Gavin]

Oh, no, we just did every. Every hit. It was just like, oh, who. Who got the. Okay, we're doing a scramble.

[CJ]

Then, like, I'm just trying to. If I hit. Can hit and you hit, but can hit the best ball. We'd only play off Ken.

[Dalton]

Scramble.

[CJ]

Yep. Last thing about golf. CJ accidentally outed you to your girlfriend. I posted my thing on my story. It was 1100 bucks for my set. And she's like, nice. Nice. You did worse than cj? I was like, yeah. I was like, oh, really? He. Yeah, he got a bag with his. But he paid more. And she's like, what? And I was like, what?

[Rich]

No, you're good. Well, she was like.

[CJ]

And then she goes, so how much money did he really lose in Vegas?

[Ken]

You said that.

[Rich]

She said that, man.

[Ken]

She said that. Damn, dude. Alex, is pocket watching you?

[Rich]

I don't know. What? Well, I think maybe just because I told her, like, yeah, I just went and picked up some clubs. Like, really? You picked up golf clubs? Like, aren't those pretty expensive? I was like. I was like, no, I just got the middle ground one. She's like, oh, okay. But, yeah, I kind of knew. If I would have told her they were, whatever, 1100 bucks or 1500, whatever it was, I don't. She would be like, that's a lot of money.

[Ken]

I'll tell you why that is, though, cj. It's because, like, I was dealing with this with Greta for the last couple years until you're, like, engaged. They think that, like, every single dollar that you make should go towards, like, a ring. And, like, anything that isn't that is, like, competition to them. So, like, I'd be looking at cars, and Greta would, like, visibly get mad. She'd be like, what, you need another car? I'm like, why do you care? She's like, I don't know. It's just like. I just really don't think that you need that.

[Rich]

If Ben gets another car, it's just going be to push the engagement another year, maybe two even.

[Ken]

That's what. That's what they think. Yeah. So it's like. It's just competition.

[Rich]

Yeah, dude. I probably set myself back at least another couple months with those golf clubs.

[Ken]

Alex against the game of golf. Now she's pissed every time CJ Goes golfing.

[Mike]

Well, good stuff, fellas.

[CJ]

Great stuff.

[Mike]

Let's go golfing.

[Rich]

Yeah, I'm fired up, actually.

[Ken]

We are going golfing this weekend.

[Gavin]

You guys want to hit the range.

[Ken]

For a little bit.

[CJ]

That's what we.

[Rich]

You should hit. That's what we should too. But these guys, they don't need any more practice.

[Gavin]

I would love lessons. I think I got to.

[Ken]

Yeah, we'll get some lessons.

[CJ]

We go subscribe if you haven't thanks for listening to the Life Wide Open podcast.

[Ken]

See you next week.

[CJ]

Next week.

[Dalton]

Don't let your meatloaf.

[Evan]

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