David El Corbo (The Raven) (42:57)
Oh good. We do the, the I've been waiting for the baptism. And my wife is an exjw, so there was this question about, like, are you going to get baptized? I'd like her to get baptized, but I've never been one to force my wife in any direction. I'll ask questions. If I feel like it's a sensitive subject, I just back off. I don't believe that you can change people's mind in one aggressive state. Sit down. I believe that it takes exposure and patience to an idea and gentle prodding and nudging over a long period of time. So that's exactly what I did. I left it alone. I didn't do. I wish he did. Dude. Xerox. Xerox. My brother in Christ, who believes in everything he sees on the Internet, just like me. I wish that he did. You know how, how fun it would be if Top Lobster spoke in tongues? Um, so, so no, but he doesn't, he doesn't do it. Uh, and he doesn't really have a take on it either way. I mean, he recognizes the comedy of it. And I don't know if I'm like, a bad dude for laughing at it. Whatever. I don't know. Um, so. So yeah, I, I, I, I, I nudge my wife over and over again. I really don't even know if she's gonna do it until, like, the day of. And my son wants to do it. He's 10 years old. He says he knows what it means. I think he knows what it means. You know, he's got. Dad's here all the time. I'm talking about all this stuff. He hears it, he knows. We have conversations about it. Especially when it comes to, like, spooky, negative nighttime experiences. I tell him to call on the name of Jesus Christ to pray and things like that. And since that introduction years ago, he doesn't have that experience anymore. So he knows this is an important thing. And, and of course, he goes to church with us and everything like that. So, so, you know, he's, he's all in. He says yes, he's enthusiastic about it. And he was. I don't know if you, you probably can. If you go to Life Church. Life Church, Summerfield. If you Google that, you will find, like, their live stream and you'll see it. And you can see my son where, you know, the pastor goes to him. Pastor Rick goes to him. He's like, do you know what this means? And he puts the mic to my son, and my son's like, yes, I do. It's very funny. And because he's just he's bumped about it. But yeah, so. So, you know, the big day comes. We. We go and do our thing. I bring a change of clothes. You know, a little bit antsy, a little nervous, because the way that it works is, like, at my church, there is. At my Pentecostal church, there is, like, stained glass panels that are on the stage. They open, and behind them is, like, this. This baptism pool, which I was like, when I heard that, I was a little bit iffy about it. And then it turned out to, like, it was nice, it was clean, it was well maintained, and it was a really positive experience. But, you know, before, when we get there and I show up and I'm fully clothed, I don't have my swim stuff on yet because I brought a change of clothes. We're going over scripture that talks about John the Baptist, you know, baptizing Jesus. Jesus comes to be baptized, and John's taken it back. He's like, you're supposed to baptize me. I'm going to baptize you. And. And so, you know, they go through this process. And when he baptizes Jesus, he baptizes him in the name of the Father, Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. So that was my. And then he shows you multitudes of other scripture where people are getting baptized. They're getting baptized in water. They have to be fully submerged. And he explains why he thinks that's the case. And then he shows you where people are getting baptized in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. So he's like, we do it how Jesus said to do it. And then he shows me the scripture that it says that. And I'm like, okay, yeah, that checks out to me. I mean, I'm not a very smart man, but I'm looking at it. I'm going. It seems to be the case. So. So that's how we ended up doing it. So we go through this scripture. It's like an hour long of discussing all these different passages where it says this. And that's what I really love about my. My. My pastor is like, it's not. There's not, like, speculation. Like, he's showing you we're going over scripture. If it wasn't that, I wouldn't keep going. You know, if this was just this guy talking. He's like, no, every time we're going over scripture, so. So, you know, the whole thing comes and. And we go to the bathroom, we get changed. I mean, you know, swimmies, swim shorts and. And, yeah, yeah, we go through the process. My wife goes. My wife. And. And then I go. And then it's like a little girl that they decided was going to go before. My son is not related to me at all. But I think it was kind of a ladies first thing. And then my son went. But what's really beautiful is we were like. It was a whole family. So there were. The other people got baptized that day with us. And it was like an individual experience, you know, somebody who hadn't. Who was part of the family, who just hadn't done it yet. This was. We were the only people. There was a whole family all at once. Huge relief, man. Huge relief. So, yeah, it was great. And we, yeah, when we got baptized, it was in the name of the Father, the son. You hold your breath when he says the sun and you create like this whole thing because he's got to be able to grab because he's an older dude. There's another dude in there with me. If you look it up, you know, if you watch the video or you even see the picture, Pastor Jose, giant dude. Giant dude looks like a straight up linebacker, mountain of a man. And. And you know, he's got to help because Pastor Rick is a little long in the tooth. Great guy. Strong for his age. He's in great shape. I don't want to knock Pastor Rick, but yeah, man, it was just. I see. Emily says congratulations for bringing the whole family into the Covenant on the 100th anniversary of the Christ of Christ the King Sunday. Don't even know what that is. I don't even know what that is. Did I wear arm floaties? ATMA says, did I wear arm floaties? No, I didn't wear arm floaties. Is a shallow pool, but it was a little bit chilly too. It's a lady that went before us and she was shivering, dude. She got out of the water, she turned to us, she goes, it's cold and she's just trembling. I'm like, damn, dude, that's. That's funny. My baby mama ho ass. That's cute, isn't it? Says the other dude is actually only 5 10. David is borderline midget. The second half is true and borderline, but. But no, Pastor Jose is a big dude. Towers over everybody. Def. Not Xor says, does he know you're a part of nds? I mean, so they know what we do. TOP is actually helping them a lot with their, their musical setup, you know, the sound boards and, and how everything. I'm like, it's. I lack the language to describe what Top is doing. But sometimes when you listen to the band, there's certain things where you're like, that's a little bit like, this guy's coming in too low. You can barely hear him. Or now he's crackling, he's too high, like that kind of stuff. So he's just doing kind of like sound engineering for them. And if I'm not mistaken, I don't know what he's going to do. I don't know if he. If he's going to do it, but they. They want him to play, which is interesting because, look, I'm going to be very, very honest with you. Pastor Rick is excellent. Really like him. Couldn't say a negative thing about him. But if he. If he. He's gonna be retiring soon. And I'm like, I don't know if I'm gonna keep going. If Pastor Rick keeps going, Stops, you know, is retired. But I recognize the value that this is bringing to my wife, and I recognize the value that this is bringing to my son, but I'm like, I just don't know. There's nothing. I have nothing against the other pastor. It's just like. It just doesn't hit the same, is that he's got a different vibe. It's just not. It's just not Pastor Rick. But I had this thought, because I was thinking about that heavy in church one day, and I had this thought where it's like, I'm like, I don't know if I need this, then do I need the songs? Do I need the tithing? Do I need the missions announcements? Do I need X, Y and Z? If I'm not vibing with, like, the sermons that are being given? And, like, immediately the thought that I had. And this sounds like, so hubris. Is that even the correct word? It sounds so egotistical. But I had this thought where it's like the. The. The church. Like, I'm looking at it like, it's like, what can you. What can the church do for me, it's like, no, what can you do for the church? Not even in the sense of, like, serving. Like, let's say, like, you know, doing odds and ends around the church or missionary or whatever, you know, donations. But just like, being there, being part of the congregation, being part of the body. I'm uniquely retarded in my way, and it adds something to the whole thing. And then, like, after I had that thought, all of a sudden, like, I'm talking to Top, and he's like, oh, yeah, they want me to Play. And what was really crazy is like, Top had a dream. I don't have a dream button. The night before about like the pastor who handles the whole music aspect. And then the very next day, that pastor asked him, like, come down and also, can you play? It was really weird. Like, he told us about it and then he got a text message like an hour later. I was like, damn, dude, Top's got dreams. So I'm like, that's interesting because the church needs Top. You know, needs. Could use. He would be a great addition to it. So now I'm starting to look at it through that lens. It's like, if. If Pastor Rick goes away, does it matter? Do we have something to offer even by. By way of just being there? You know, because like I said, it's like a congregation of like 90 year olds. So like, we're a totally different thing. And maybe that's. Maybe that's good for them. I don't know. Just a thought. Anyway, so. So what am I doing? Here we are at the 50 minute mark, and I think we're gonna actually open this up and we'll show the thing that Top posted and. And did. David. I don't know, man. I. I noticed something. I don't know how it looks to you guys. I look like, dehydrated. I look. I look. I look a mess. And I asked my wife, I said, should I wear a hat? She goes, no, I like your hair. You like this thing that's got. I don't know what's going on. Let me see what the chat is saying. And then we're gonna show what Top posted. And Pastor Raven's got a nice ring to it. No, thank you. No, thank you. I'm happy doing this. Somebody. Somebody said, what we do here at Top Lobster Productions and Nephilim, Best squad is a ministry. I go, I don't know. I don't know if that's. I don't know if that's what I. It's a. It's a. It's a. It's a heavy. A heavy thing to say. I'm just going through the chat, see what you guys say. Hot dog flavored black water and chocolate Raven. Is that what I got? Is that what I got? Oh, look, Tops in the chat, we're gonna have Jose on, but I don't know if he'll fit in the studio, dude. I mean, like a big guy. We'd have to take this whole table, slide it very far away from the wall where. Or turn the damn thing sideways. It's a rectangle. We might have to turn it sideways to. To offer him some. Some. Some. Some room. Pastor Tony. Pastor Tony. What are we talking about? I will disown the show if both of you. If y' all do some Pastor Tony. Oh, you talking about Merkel? That's not. What do you want, Mason? What do you do? What do you want, Mason? No. Mason, get out of the camera. This isn't. The show's not about you. Which finger is it? Mason, don't do it. Don't do it. What do you want? Did you bring me a drink or anything? Or are you just here to disrupt the show? Oh, my God. No, you can't see yourself, Mason. Guys, this is Mason at the Standard Coffee Shop. If you want to come here and be just bombarded by somebody who needs all the attention. All of the attention. All right, Mason. I'm turning off the Mason camp. Get out of here. What I'm drinking. What are you drinking? Okay, shop promo. Does it have a label on this cup? No. Oh, wow. Geez. A waffle cone drink at the Standard. It's an ice latte, salted caramel. Salted caramel, white chocolate, and brown sugar. Guys, see, this is the. The kind of things that you could be drinking if you. If you came down to the Standard Coffee Shop. Get out of here, Mason. You know what? Matt, can you. Matt, no. Matt, don't open the door. And then try to be on the show, too. Oh, my God, these people.