Shall We Kiss?!

Summary

The Commercial Break – “Shall We Kiss?!”

Released: January 14, 2026
Hosts: Bryan Green & Krissy Hoadley
Summary by PodcastGPT

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Episode Overview

This episode of The Commercial Break is a comedy-rich, story-driven recap of Bryan’s recent “boy blind date” outing with his wife Astrid’s friends—a classic TCB tale blending awkward social encounters, observational humor, and the duo's signature improv-chaos. The episode also covers the hosts’ reactions to the Golden Globes, a tribute to late Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir, candid parenting confessions, and some showbiz behind-the-scenes. The tone remains light, irreverent, and laden with inside jokes, all delivered in the offbeat style that makes the show feel like eavesdropping on two longtime best friends.

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Key Segments & Discussion Points

1. The “Perfect Date” Joke & Childhood Memories

[00:00–04:00]

• Begins with Bryan joking about the “perfect date” ("April 25...not too hot, not too cold. All you need is a light jacket") – a comedic homage to Miss Congeniality.
• The hosts recall awkward teenage moments waiting in the car for friends to sneak out, blending nostalgia with self-deprecating humor.

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2. Bryan’s “Boy Blind Date” Adventure

[04:00–16:14]

The Setup:

• Bryan’s wife Astrid sets him up on a "blind date" to meet another husband. There's pressure: “You have to get along. Act correctly. Don’t get out of line.”
  • [Bryan, 05:00] “She made it weird. She made the whole thing weird. I didn't like it.”
• The group faces logistical annoyances: city driving, power outages, rain—all obstacles adding stress before even meeting.
• The classic “sit in the driveway, don’t go to the door” gag plays out, evoking high-school-nightouts and Bryan’s discomfort with adult social rituals.
  • [Bryan, 10:51] “We’re sitting in there in the car like two nudniks waiting for our teenage friends to come out, sneak out of the house.”

Name Mishaps & Social Awkwardness:

• Bryan struggles with pronouncing his “date’s” Spanish name, resulting in a comedic routine:
  • [Bryan, 10:20] "We’re in the car doing this Laurel and Hardy routine…Jose. Jose. Jose."
• Initial anxieties about the first meeting, unsure if greetings should be a hug or a handshake:
  • [Bryan, 11:04] “What do you want me to do? Do I gotta give him a hug? Touch his balls? What do I do? How do we handle this?”

The Car Ride:

• Light banter, social anxiety discussed. Relief at not facing each other (“not face to face at a dinner”).

• Minor panic when Bryan’s car dashboard shows signs of disrepair and political news, leading to a struggle to mask the liberal-leaning radio station and fix warning lights.

  • [Bryan, 14:26] “Ignore the sparks...You could cruise with three [tires], right?”

• Overall Outcome: Bryan really enjoys his “blind date”:

  • [Bryan, 16:14] “I thought he was really nice. He was funny. There was no slowdown in conversation...I found him attractive. You know, the whole...”

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3. Sal Vulcano Stand-Up Outing

[16:14–34:43]

The VIP Experience:

• Bryan and company attend Sal Vulcano’s show at Symphony Hall (thanks to earlier podcasting connections).
• Flex moment at the box office, getting passes:
  • [Bryan, 18:41] “The tour manager told me you’d be coming by...There are also passes...The tour manager would like to come get you.”
• The benefits of being podcast famous: "Really good tickets. Center, four or five rows back."
• Bryan riffs on why comedians don't put chatty podcasters in the front row—"You don't want a podcaster in the first row."

Opening Acts & Reflections:

• Shoutout to tour manager/MC Chris Johnston and opening comic Mike Finoia (“He fucking murdered it, Chrissy. I laughed so hard...” – [Bryan, 24:07]).
• Mike Finoia’s memorable line: "You have a baby’s face on an old head," and his Trump-kid-in-New Jersey joke demonstration Bryan’s appreciation for sharp, offbeat observational comedy.

The Headliner:

• Sal Vulcano’s set described as sharp, vulnerable, and not over-reliant on Impractical Jokers content.
  • [Bryan, 25:56] "He fudgeing murdered it. For about an hour and 15 minutes. He was so fucking sharp and funny and observational..."
• Sal shares anxiety and a story about his wife’s pregnancy, building heartfelt tension then delivering a gut-punch punchline—Bryan commends the comedic craftsmanship.

Backstage Meet & Greet:

• Confusion among pass-carrying guests handled with classic Bryan-style bemusement.
• Sal Vulcano, known germaphobe, surprises Bryan with a hug instead of the expected fist bump.
  • [Bryan, 33:28] “He came in for the hug, and I went, knuckles, don’t touch me...but then we give each other hug. But he, like, gave me a hug hug. He, like, squeezed me...”
• Sal remembered details about Bryan’s wife from a previous podcast interview, impressing the hosts with his warmth and personal touch.

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4. Impractical Jokers & Joe Gatto Update

[34:43–37:18]

• Sal confirms another season of Impractical Jokers.
• Bryan discusses Joe Gatto's departure, allegations and subsequent vindication—expressing relief that the situation was resolved fairly.

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5. Tribute to Bob Weir & The Grateful Dead

[37:18–44:43]

• Reaction to Bob Weir's sudden death (news breaks during the show).
• Bryan shares personal “Deadhead” origin story—road tripping with hippie friends, discovering the band, and loving the chaos and authenticity of the Grateful Dead’s history.
• The hosts praise the Dead’s evolution, Weir’s contribution ("If Jerry was the heart, Bob was the soul...").
• Recommendation: Netflix’s The Other One documentary about Bob Weir.

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6. Pet Talk, Parenting, and Comedian Dog Jokes

[46:20–48:22]

• Brief sidebar on host Krissy’s dog Blue, the pecking order after kids enter the home, and how standup comics use dogs and kids material for crowd relatability.
  • [Bryan, 48:10] “That poor fucking Blue’s life was fucked up the day we brought the first child home. It no longer was the queen of the house...”

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7. Golden Globes 2026 Recap

[48:22–57:01]

• Hosts reminisce about watching the Golden Globes, Nikki Glaser’s performance as host, and funny jabs at Sean Penn (“leathered Italian bag”).

  • [Bryan, 48:50] “[Nikki Glaser:] CBS News is where you get your BS news. Yeah, that’s pretty funny.”

• Criticism of in-show podcast hosts and real-time gambling odds displayed during the broadcast.

  • [Bryan, 50:09] "CBS, can we not do that? ...putting it on the Golden Globes is one big sellout."

• Discussion of winners:

  • Best Picture (Drama): Hamnet
  • Best Picture (Comedy): One Battle After Another
  • Notables: Sinners (song), Adolescence, If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You, Timothy Chalamet, Jean Smart for Hacks, Rhea Seehorn for Pluribus

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8. The Current TV Landscape & Authenticity in “The Pit”

[51:25–53:45]

• Praise for The Pit's continued excellence and accuracy per Bryan’s “boyfriend” who works in medicine.
• Host reactions to Adolescence (“I can’t get through it...as a parent, it’s too much”).

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9. Musings on Award Shows & Broadway

[57:01–61:13]

• Reflections on the changing landscape of the Oscars, Grammys, MTV and Tony Awards—with a humorous sense of cultural “outsiderness.”
• Sidebar on Paddington: The Musical ("I thought it was a joke...it’s winning all these awards!"), and Back to the Future musical—poking fun at the sheer spectacle of West End productions.

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10. Wrap-Up & Listener Updates

[61:13–66:00]

• Personal/family update: Venezuela situation stable, thanks to listeners for support.
• NFL playoff rooting indecisiveness for Indiana vs. Miami ("Is it going to be the Irish family or the Venezuelan family that I root for? Head to head...").
• Upcoming podcast plans: more streaming, guest appearances, FaceTime-style call-ins in development.
• Enthusiastic sign-off: “Best to you. Best to you out there in the podcast and streaming audience...until next time!”

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• “We’re sitting in there in the car like two nudniks waiting for our teenage friends to come out, sneak out of the house.”
  — Bryan ([10:51])

• “What do you want me to do? Do I gotta give him a hug? Touch his balls? What do I do?”
  — Bryan ([11:04])

• “He fucking murdered it, Chrissy. I laughed so hard...If Cartman was a human being, this would’ve been the kid.”
  — Bryan on Mike Finoia ([24:07])

• “He came in for the hug, and I went, knuckles, don’t touch me...but then we give each other hug. But he, like, gave me a hug hug. He, like, squeezed me.”
  — Bryan on meeting Sal Vulcano ([33:28])

• “If Jerry was the heart, then Bob was the soul of the Grateful Dead.”
  — Bryan ([42:41])

• “That poor fucking Blue’s life was fucked up the day we brought the first child home.”
  — Bryan ([48:10])

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Time Stamps for Key Segments

• Perfect Date/Nostalgia: [00:00–04:00]
• Boy Blind Date & Car Ride: [04:00–16:14]
• Comedy Show Flex & Sal Vulcano: [16:14–34:43]
• Impractical Jokers/Joe Gatto: [34:43–37:18]
• Bob Weir Tribute & Deadhead Stories: [37:18–44:43]
• Golden Globes Recap: [48:22–57:01]
• TV & Pop-Culture Digest: [51:25–61:13]
• Listener/Family Updates and Outro: [61:13–66:00]

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Overall Tone & Takeaway

The Commercial Break’s “Shall We Kiss?!” is classic TCB: a cocktail of awkward real-life stories, cultural commentary, irreverent comedy, and just enough showbiz insight to keep superfans and new listeners equally entertained. The blend of behind-the-scenes tales, candid mental health talk, and loving send-off to Bob Weir offers surprising warmth beneath the perpetual silliness. Listeners will leave feeling like they’ve just had a much-needed, laughter-filled break with two of their weirdest, warmest friends.

Transcript

[Brian Green]

Describe your perfect date.

[Chris Dejoy]

It's a tough one.

[Brian Green]

I'd have to say April 25, because it's not too hot, not too cold. All you need is a light jacket. On this episode of the commercial break, we didn't even go to the door. We're sitting in there in the car like two nudniks waiting for our teenage friends to come out, Sneak out of the house.

[Chris Dejoy]

The dark house.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, the dark house. I feel like I'm. There's something wrong with me. What am I doing? Why am I not going to the door? I don't know. And then they appear out of the darkness, right?

[Chris Dejoy]

In the mist, the rain. Fog, Mist, Right.

[Brian Green]

And then I got to get out. Yeah, exactly. It's cloudy, it's weird. It's rainy, it's windy, it's. So then I get out of the car, you know, and Astron's like, what do we do? And I'm like, get out of the car. Like, get out of the car. Let's say hello. I don't know. I'm meeting your boyfriend. I'm meeting my boy, new boyfriend for the first time. What do you want me to do? Do I got to give him a hug? Touch his balls? What do I do?

[Chris Dejoy]

How do I.

[Brian Green]

How do we handle this? Do I. Is there a kiss at the end of the day, I'm concerned is breath smell.

[Chris Dejoy]

Okay.

[Brian Green]

The next episode of the commercial break starts now. Oh, yeah. Cats and kittens, welcome back to the commercial break. I'm Brian Green. This is my dear friend and the co host of this show, Chris Dejoy only. Best to you, Chris.

[Chris Dejoy]

Best to you, Brian.

[Brian Green]

Best to you out there on the streaming and podcast audience. Thanks for joining us here we are a lovely Tuesday afternoon.

[Chris Dejoy]

It is lovely outside today on the.

[Brian Green]

Precipice of the apocalypse. Right? And everything's going well. We won't think about that. We're here to give you a break from all of that jazz. I've been on my microphone. My damn kids. Is my damn kids or is my damn wife. It's one of those dams. What's that?

[Chris Dejoy]

Does she get on the microphone in here?

[Brian Green]

She was trying to help me out with a reel, and she wanted to do it one way and I wanted to do it the other. And I said, no, stand here. And she said, no, I'll stand there. And all she had to do in the reel was hit me with a shoe. And I kept telling her, hit me in the head with the shoe. And she's like, I'm not gonna hit you in the head with the shoe. And I'm like, hit me in the head with the damn shoe. And she's like, I won't do that. First of all, the chancletta or the chancla in Latin America is the shoe, which I didn't know. This goes all the way back to ancient times. Apparently Aphrodite or somebody would throw a shoe at somebody. And so the chancla is like storied in Hispanic history lore. Every household has a story about the shoe being thrown at them. Showing of the. Through throwing of the shoe, the hitting of the shoe. Something like, my dad had a brush, the Irish brush, like an Irish shoeshine brush. And he would hit us with that, which is a lot worse than a shoe. Wow. But you know, you grew up in a certain time, you got smacked. That's what happened. If you were out of line, you got smacked. Or he'd like to pull the hair right behind my ear. That's hurt too.

[Chris Dejoy]

Oh, the ear pull.

[Brian Green]

Anyway, I said, I have an idea for a reel. Why don't I talk about the chancletta? And then at the end of it, you hit me with. You take it out of my hand and you hit me. Because for now, 60 reels, which is like four months or whatever, everybody has been saying, where's your wife? Like, we hear you talking about your wife, but where's your wife? Show her, show her. Are you in captivity? Is she in captivity? That's right. Who's in captivity? And so I said, listen, this is an easy one. All you have to do is just say something and then show your hand hitting me so she wouldn't hit me in the head. And then she wanted to move the furniture to do the thing. And I got fussy. I was like, don't move the furniture. Come over here. What are you doing? I just need your hand.

[Chris Dejoy]

I can only picture this scene going on.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, we're so. I'm Irish, she's Venezuelan. We're two very fussy, extraordinarily hard headed people. So when we get under each other's skin, yeah, we start really irritating each other. But it's a game, it's fun, we like it. Yeah. I think there's, you know, builds the sexual chemistry. And then we can't have sex because we have 17 children running around the house.

[Chris Dejoy]

When do you get a chance to do that?

[Brian Green]

Never. It's worse than having a dog in the bed. Listen, a dog, I might be able to deal with that. I still don't like that. The idea that the dog would Be looking at us. But children. That borders on, I don't know, some kind of illegal. I'm not sure what it is, but you don't do that. Not in my opinion anyway. Like baby, baby, baby in the crib next to the bed. Got it. That's, you know, that's just. You do what you have to do. But anyway, so I went on my blind date. My boy blind date.

[Chris Dejoy]

I'm so excited to hear about this. Yes.

[Brian Green]

Okay, first of all, let's say that someone says is in the chat saying they're wearing their TCB merch right now. That's. There's.

[Chris Dejoy]

That's.

[Brian Green]

You have to have won some kind of prize. You've caught TCB on time on a. Live in a stream with your merch on. That's a trifecta right there.

[Chris Dejoy]

Thank you for that. Yes. The stars align.

[Brian Green]

I'd say your name, but I can't read that far. My glasses aren't that good. So I shared with you last week on Friday's episode or Thursday's streamed, that I was set up on a boy blind date with one of Astrid's friends has a husband. And Astrid made it a point to tell me, better get along, I better get along. Act correctly. Don't get out of line. I need you to really like this guy. You two have to get along. And I just felt really weird. She made it weird. She made the whole thing weird. I didn't like it. And I said to her, guys, don't act like that. We're not. We're not fussy. We're not worried about. I mean, unless he's fussy. I'm not fussy. I get along with anybody. I'll just do it. So Saturday night rolls around. First of all, wasn't up here where we live. It was down in the city. So now I'm.

[Chris Dejoy]

Which I. Which I. That's one of the reasons I couldn't come up for it. Because it's fun.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. No, I don't blame you on Saturday night.

[Chris Dejoy]

But then it turned out it was closer to where I.

[Brian Green]

Turns out it was next door to Chrissy's house. I just. Anyway, and I. I failed to mention who it was on Friday that I was going to see. Sol Volcano from impractical jokers who I had interviewed when you were out. By myself and we had a hell of a time. He was a really good guy.

[Chris Dejoy]

Yeah, you didn't. Is that the one you talked to for hours or.

[Brian Green]

No, that was Nacho Redondo, who is from nrde. The Venezuelan podcast, that's very popular. This is like super popular. So popular, they put out a reel and within six minutes it's got like 50,000 likes.

[Chris Dejoy]

I'm sure.

[Brian Green]

We put out a reel and within six minutes no one has seen it, not even us. We don't know where it went. Instagram goes, no, thanks.

[Chris Dejoy]

Let me flag that for a minute.

[Brian Green]

Let me give you the sound that Instagram makes when we put on a reel. So. My board has gone rogue. So Saturday night rolls around. I'm already a little bit irritated that we gotta drive all the way down there. I'm the designated driver now. I've been. I've been designated as the designated driver. But that's okay because I, you know, I don't. I'm not gonna drink. Whatever. So we go to their house to go meet these people.

[Chris Dejoy]

Maybe that's what Astrid. It just dawned on me. Maybe she was thinking about your driving is where you needed to act, right?

[Brian Green]

Well, no, she would have said, that's. Yeah.

[Chris Dejoy]

Mister.

[Brian Green]

She sent me this ticket. I just had to pay my super speeder.

[Chris Dejoy]

Oh, God.

[Brian Green]

$250 fine. So I didn't get my license revoked. You know what I'm saying? Yeah. They revoke your fucking license. They're serious if you don't pay them extra money. Is that it?

[Chris Dejoy]

Right?

[Brian Green]

Isn't that taxation without causation or some shit? I don't know. I already had to pay the fine. Why don't you pay more money? I already paid like $900 for the first ticket. Now I get to pay an extra 2. And my insurance is certainly going to me. I know that for, for a fact. So we get in the car, we go. And it had been raining all day long.

[Chris Dejoy]

Yes.

[Brian Green]

But these people that we were going to pick up, they, the day before, not weather related, had had a power outage for like 20 hours. They were one of three people in the entire neighborhood that they live in that had no power for like 20 hours. And so I instantaneously thought to myself, bail, Bail. It's a reason to. So I go, astrid, listen, if they can't get showered or dressed or she can't do her hair or something like that, the curling iron's not working. Just tell. Don't. No pressure. Yeah, no pressure. I'll be happy to stay in my PJs and hang out here. Right? And that's where it's like, no, no, no, we're gonna go. We're gonna go. Power comes back on Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon, power goes back out at Their house.

[Chris Dejoy]

Oh, wow.

[Brian Green]

And I'm like, again, I'm like, oh, yeah, no, I don't want to put them out because now I'm feeling weird. I'm feeling all kinds of stress about meeting some guy that I may or may not get along with and that I'm being forced to like. I feel like a prisoner in a friendship camp.

[Chris Dejoy]

Right.

[Brian Green]

You know, I feel like I've joined a fraternity against my will. I have to like everybody now. So we get ready and, you know, what do you wear to a comedy show? Am I impressing this guy, or am I supposed to dress up for Sal? Or who am I. Who exactly am I getting dressed for? Now? I'm all concerned, and we're going to the symphony hall. Comedy at the symphony hall makes getting dressed very difficult because you feel like you're going somewhere important.

[Chris Dejoy]

That's true.

[Brian Green]

But you're going to see Fasal Volcano. And no offense to Sol Volcano, he's on Impractical Jokers. The guy is not. You know, he's not. I don't know. We're not getting. We're not going to see Tchaikowski.

[Chris Dejoy]

Yeah, it's not a dressy.

[Brian Green]

Super Tchaikowski. Tchaikovsky Tchaikowski.

[Chris Dejoy]

That was his brother.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. So we get to the house, pitch black at their house. Poor people, they come out of the darkness like the garage is open, but you can't see in it. And now we're sitting. Yeah, we're sitting in their driveway. And Astrid, he's got a. He's got a name, but this name, I think I am saying it correctly. I'm not going to say the name because I don't know if he wants to be on the show, but I think I'm saying it correctly. But it's in. It's a Spanish name. And she keeps on repeating it to me, and I think I'm hearing it the same way. I'm going to give you an example of a name, right? This is an example of not his name, but an example. Jose. Jose. Jose. Jose. Jose.

[Chris Dejoy]

Jose.

[Brian Green]

Jose. Jose. Jose. Jose. Jose. Jose. We're in the car doing this fucking Laurel and Hardy routine, and I'm. I. I'm saying it correct. I don't know any other way to say it. So, you know, and then I'm like, we're sitting in the driveway, and I'm like, do we get out? And she's like, they don't have power, Brian. Do you think they want us to come in their house when they don't have power? And I go, that's a pretty keen observation. But I don't know. Should we go in their house?

[Chris Dejoy]

He could have come to the door.

[Brian Green]

We didn't even go to the door. We're sitting in there in the car like two nudniks waiting for our teenage friends to come out, sneak out of the house.

[Chris Dejoy]

The dark house.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, the dark house. I feel like there's something wrong with me. What am I doing? Why am I not going to the door? I don't know. And then they appear out of the darkness.

[Chris Dejoy]

Right. In the mist, the rain. Fog, Mist.

[Brian Green]

Right. And then I gotta get out. Yeah, exactly. It's cloudy. It's weird. It's rainy, it's windy. So then I get out of the car, you know, and Astrid's like, what do we do? And I'm like, get out of the car. Like, get out of the car. Let's say hello. I don't know. I'm meeting your boyfriend. I'm meeting my boy, new boyfriend for the first time. What do you want me to do? Do I gotta give him a hug? Touch his balls? What do I do? How do we handle this? Do I. Is there a kiss at the end of the date? I'm concerned. Is my breath smell okay? I get out of the car, you know, and I say, hey, Jose, nice to meet you. And he starts laughing instantaneously. It's like, what did she call me? And I'm like, jose. He goes, it's okay, man. People say it all different ways in the United States. Meanwhile. Yeah, the accent's on the J. And I'm like, the accent's on the J. The J is silent. What are doing you talking about the accents on the J? Stop it. Stop fucking around. You're just messing with me now. So they get in the back of the car and we. And honestly, the guy could not have been nicer. Like, I think the fact that I was driving and he was behind me and he didn't have to look at my face and I didn't have to look at his took the stress off a little bit.

[Chris Dejoy]

That's true. Yeah. You're not face to face at, like, a dinner.

[Brian Green]

Yeah.

[Chris Dejoy]

You know, across from each other.

[Brian Green]

I have social anxiety just like everybody else does. And. And I don't like talking to people and staring them in the eye when I don't know them. Right. It's something hard for me to do. I mean, I do it, but I'm forcing myself to do it. I just. I'm screaming for help inside of my head, but I do it. But when I get into an Uber, I'm only looking at the guys. The back of the guy's head. So I don't care. I'll talk to him. Yeah, because I'm looking at the back of his head. I don't care. I can be. I can be weird and I don't have to worry about it. So I felt like that, like it desensitized the whole situation. So we now.

[Chris Dejoy]

And now, of course, we have a soft intro.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, I'm sliding in. I'm easing my way in. Just the tip.

[Chris Dejoy]

Yeah, just the tip.

[Brian Green]

Just the tip.

[Chris Dejoy]

Start slow.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. Now we have a four hour drive down to, you know, downtown Atlanta from where we live. So that's good.

[Chris Dejoy]

Were you playing music or anything? I'm kind of curious as to like. Or was it just light banter?

[Brian Green]

No, I actually had like Sirius XM on a news station. And I don't know, like, I don't. So I immediately, like, I'm scrambling to like, turn off all the images on, you know, because it shows you which channel you're listening to and it says, you know, liberal. Fucking hippie, you know, that's what it says, basically. Yeah. But yeah, I switch around. I don't just listen to that station, but it happened to be on. It was. I didn't even have the volume up. But then I notice as soon as he sits down in the car, I notice that this, like, big picture of this image of this particular channel is up there. And I'm like, fuck, I'm dead. And so now I'm like, smashing things on the stereo. I'm like, ah, ah. And one of the buttons is broken. So I'm like, ah, ah, ah. Covering it with my hand while I'm trying to turn it off. So then because of one of the buttons is broken, it says that I need an oil change to check the tire pressure and service is due on my car. But none of those things are true. But the service guy can't fix it because the button he needs to press is broken.

[Chris Dejoy]

Oh, my God.

[Brian Green]

We gave the car.

[Chris Dejoy]

He doesn't see that.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, right.

[Chris Dejoy]

Don't see that. Like, your car's about to fall apart.

[Brian Green]

How could you ignore it? It's just flashing at you and it's making a noise. Every engine dying. So, Jose, where do you get your oil changed? My last guy retired in 2002 and I haven't found a new one yet. I had a guy I liked. I just haven't found the right one yet. Don't mind that tire fell Off. Like, I'm pretty sure it's still on.

[Chris Dejoy]

There's just a button broken.

[Brian Green]

You could cruise with three, Right? Ignore the sparks. Yeah. As I'm just, like, grinding into the symphony hall. So. So we drive down there, you know, light conversation, having fun, you know, laughing and joking. Thank God they don't like, you know, talk about the podcast, you know, which a lot of people like to do, right? A lot of people like to talk about the podcast. And that's the most. That's the worst thing you could do to me at the first time you meet me is talk about the podcast, because it also automatically shuts me down. Give me an hour. Like, let's have some normal conversation, and then we can talk about the podcast. But I talk about the podcast a lot in my everyday life, and it's just like, when I meet new people, it's a chance to, like, not talk about the podcast. Yeah. So anyway, so that's. So I appreciated it, and I liked him. I thought he was really nice. He's actually a very cool guy. He was funny. He was interesting. There was no slowdown in conversation. This is a blind. This was a blind date. And it went just fine. The conversation popped along. We had mutual interest. I found him attractive. You know, the whole.

[Chris Dejoy]

There you go, ticking all the boxes.

[Brian Green]

Taking all the boxes. So we get down there, we park, we walk over. And we had emailed Sal's tour manager, who was also the opening comic. So I guess. I guess Sal is. Takes him along. And then the touring tour manager also either has aspirations to be a standup comic, and Sal is giving him the incredible opportunity to cut his teeth in front of, you know, 2,000 people at a time, or he's a comic and he doubles as the tour manager. Whatever it is, the guy could not have been nicer. I mean, he just could not have been. Cheers all around to Sal Volcano's team, because they were incredible.

[Chris Dejoy]

That's always nice. Let me show there's not people that are assholes that you're dealing with.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, I'd appreciate that. People aren't assholes when I'm dealing with them. You know what I'm saying? But let me say this. When you. When we have interviewed people, and we've interviewed a lot of people, there are often times where we will. After the show or during the show, sometimes people will make overtures that we should come see them, get in contact if we do. Don't often do that. I don't pull that card too much, mainly because I have kids and I Don't want them running around for no reason. And then I can't make it for some reason. And then, you know, you have, you have things that you do too. It's like we, we can't make it to every single show from every comedian that comes on the show. That's all we'd be doing all week long is just seeing comedians. But Sal was extra gracious and when I interviewed him, he like insisted, come to the show, come backstage, like come say hi. The whole nine yards.

[Rachel]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

You imagine in your head that these people forget about you the instant that they get off course, right? They, they must. He's doing 12. He just, he goes into Theo Vaughn after he does me, who do you think he's thinking about? Brian Green or Theo Vaughn, you know, Rogan or Brian, you know, Letterman or Brian, I don't know, it's like, of course he's not thinking about me and I don't expect that he would. But we get there and the guy says, well, I'll leave some tickets for you at the box office. We get to the box office and I got a fucking flex. And here's the flex. We're all go up to the box office together. Me, my blind date and my wife and her friend. So we're all up at the box office together and I go, hey, I was told to come to the box office. Tickets for. Somebody left something for Brian Green and she's got it like right there in front of her. And she goes, yes, Mr. Green, the tour manager told me that you'd be coming by. There are tickets. There are also passes. When the show is over, please stay in your seat. The tour manager would like to come get you.

[Chris Dejoy]

And I was like impressing fucking flat people, right?

[Brian Green]

Fucking flat. And turns out my new boyfriend, you know, and don't worry, Starbucks boyfriend, Lance, this is not. I'm not taking you.

[Chris Dejoy]

No competition.

[Brian Green]

There's no competition because other guy's too busy to have coffee with us every morning at 10 o' clock in the morning. So don't worry, we got it. So now we've got these passes and we've got these tickets. Tickets are fucking fantastic. Center, four or five rows back. Done deal.

[Chris Dejoy]

The band tickets.

[Brian Green]

The band tickets, right? Not first row because those are expensive seats. You got to sell those. And no one really wants to sit in the first row at a comedy show anyway. You don't want a podcaster in the first row. And I realize this, if you'll notice, Ari Shafir, Tom Pop, all these comics that we've gone seen. We don't get first row tickets. I think not because they wouldn't like to give us first or second row tickets, but because it could be the worst possible thing in the world to have a chatty fucking podcaster get involved in your crowd.

[Chris Dejoy]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

You know what I'm saying?

[Chris Dejoy]

Yes.

[Brian Green]

Who's going to out Joke who? Because Mr. Comedy Podcaster over there with 900 episodes, right. 898 of which aren't funny things. He's going to take my show. I get it. I wouldn't. I would make the same move. Also, don't give them the really good tickets. Give them the pretty good tickets. But Sal gave us really good tickets. Just not like front row tickets. But anyway, so we're there.

[Chris Dejoy]

No. You want to be a little back anyways?

[Brian Green]

Yeah, I do. I don't want to sit. Right, right. I don't want to be right there. Like, I don't want to be involved in the crowd work, quite frankly. Show starts, tour manager comes on. We don't know this at the time. He's the tour manager.

[Chris Dejoy]

He's the guy. Yeah.

[Brian Green]

But he comes on, does some crowd work, hypes the. Hypes the crowd up. Here's the funniest thing in the world. This is a little secret. There's a guy backstage, right?

[Chris Dejoy]

You know, you get the megaphone out for this.

[Brian Green]

The megaphone out. Let me make sure that it's not too loud because my children play with me.

[Chris Dejoy]

They love that thing.

[Brian Green]

Atlanta, it's a Saturday night and you're here to see South Volcano. Hi. In Freeland, you know, people are like, yeah, yeah, no pictures or flash photography. Please put your phones away. You're not allowed to take any photographs. If we see you taking a photograph, we may have to ask you to leave. Are you ready? Atlanta, you know, voice of God, headless, faceless. No one there, Right.

[Chris Dejoy]

Okay, okay. It's just a voice.

[Brian Green]

This announcement is like 5 minutes, 10 minutes before. 5 minutes before lights go down. Atlantia, it's time. Are you ready to see Salvo Colonel? Everyone's like, ah, yeah, the big build up. Big build up, right? Ladies and gentlemen, your emcee for the night. You know, I can't remember his name. Let's call him Mike. Mike, what's up? Mike comes out and I go to Astrid. I go, this is going to be the same voice. That was just the guy announcing. And guess what? He goes up to the microphone.

[Chris Dejoy]

Okay.

[Brian Green]

The poor bastard had to introduce himself like that, but I knew it because of course that's the way that shit works, right?

[Chris Dejoy]

Double up.

[Brian Green]

You're not going to pay someone just to stand there and hype you up. You got. You got your tour manager slash opening comedian. Anyway, he does five, seven minutes. It's. It's good. He does a great job. He gets. He gets the crowd a little warmed up, and then a second comedian comes on. I'm going to take the time to find his name. We're going to take a short break because we are. We go long on these vlogs.

[Chris Dejoy]

We do. I know. We get. We get into it.

[Brian Green]

I know. Chrissy's like, I want to go home.

[Chris Dejoy]

No, no, I just got here.

[Brian Green]

I'm kidding. I know. She's like, can we do more than three minutes of content? All right, we'll take a break and we'll come back at 2 and 2.

[Rachel]

Okay. You're probably wondering why I, Rachel, have taken over the voice duties at tcb. It's pretty simple. Astrid asked me to shut Brian up, even for a minute. Well, lovely Astrid, your wish is my command. Do you want to help Astrid, too? You know you do. Leave a message for her or me or Chrissy at 212-4333. TCB. That's 212-433-3822. You can be on the show, too. Just call and say something, anything. Or text us, and we'll text you right back. Promise. Then head over to tcbpodcast.com and get your free sticker. It's your constitutional right to a sticker, and we must abide. You get the point? Follow us on Instagram at the commercial break and watch all the episodes on [e-mail] TheCommercialBreak Best to you and Astrid. Especially Astrid.

[Brian Green]

All right. Chris Johnston is the guy who opened up the tour manager slash mc.

[Chris Dejoy]

Okay. Announcer.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, he was good. And then Mike Fenoya came on next. Mike Fenoya. And let me tell you something different. 15, 20 minutes. He fucking murdered it. Chrissy. I laughed so hard. I mean, so hard. I can't read. I didn't. I can't remember laughing this hard at the live show.

[Chris Dejoy]

I want to look him up now.

[Brian Green]

You have to look him up. He was so good. Weird looking dude. He said that at Thanksgiving, his little nephew said, you have a baby's face on an old head. And it's true. That's a perfect description of him. Perfect description, please.

[Chris Dejoy]

He has a baby face.

[Brian Green]

He said, what's that?

[Chris Dejoy]

At least he has a baby face.

[Brian Green]

At least he has a baby face. I don't Want to do his jokes because it's really funny if you go see him. But one of the jokes he told is he goes, I'm not into politics. I hate politics. It drives us crazy. We're all divided. And he goes, but I met a kid the other day and trust me, this was not an anti Trump roast whatsoever. But he said, I was in the Jersey Turnpike and I went to go take a piss and he goes, and some kid like knocked into me. And he goes, and this kid was probably 250 pounds, six years old, wearing Trump gear from head to toe. He's like, if Cartman was a human being, this would have been the kid. He goes, I've never hated someone so much in my life. But the way he described it, it was just like, this guy is good. You got to go look him up. All right, so he kills, crowd goes crazy. Then you know, Sal Volcano. Now I'm just going to be honest here. I'm going to be honest about being honest. Sal has been a standup comedian since before Impractical Jokers. He was doing improv and standup comedy long before. Impractical Joker has just been on for about a decade.

[Chris Dejoy]

And where is he from?

[Brian Green]

Is he from Jersey?

[Chris Dejoy]

From Jersey.

[Brian Green]

Okay. You don't know what to expect from a guy that's on television that is doing standup. And when I talked to him and we had that conversation, he made it clear that standup was his passion. I also know because I've seen him on the podcast circuit and respected podcasters. I say respected. Respected and large podcasters have had him on like Theo Von. Sat down with him for two or three hours. I think he's been on Rogan one other, you know, one time before. Anyway, so these people don't have like, you know, no name comics on there. And he does have clout because of impractical Jokers. But I didn't know what to expect, right. I didn't know what to expect, but.

[Chris Dejoy]

That sometimes that's the best way. Just go in. Low expectations, right?

[Brian Green]

I had watched a little bit of a thing or two he had on YouTube because he was coming in, some of it was funny, you know, but did it make me roll on the floor? No, it didn't. But he has this brand new set that he's touring with and he came on in, the first five minutes was kind of like, okay, he did some crowd work. It's kind of hit or miss. And then, and then he got into the. And I thought maybe this was going to be like an Impractical joker's cuck, you know what I'm saying? Like, this is what we're going to talk about. The whole time. He did not mention impractical jokers maybe twice in the entire set. And it wasn't to talk about some big long story about impractical joker. Just to mention, you know, from the show, you know, from impractical jokers, he fudgeing murdered it. For about an hour and 15 minutes. He was so fucking sharp and funny and observational. He talked about his anxieties and his pregnancy with his wife. He told the story about how his wife had post clams here, like a really serious condition. Oh, God. So he. At the end of the set, I'm not gonna, I'm not gonna spoil his set. Go see him. But at the end of the set he tells this like three minute buildup and everyone's like, oh, oh. And then there is a punchline, Chrissy, that almost made me piss myself because we're all about to cry for his wife. And then he goes for. And then he turns it into a joke. And it was brilliantly crafted. The build up, the lead up mike mic drop moment. Brilliantly crafted.

[Chris Dejoy]

People can do that turn.

[Brian Green]

Yes.

[Chris Dejoy]

That sounds terrible.

[Brian Green]

Absolutely. He did it. He did it. He kept doing that to us. He kept like going in serious heartfelt, blah, blah, blah, you feel for him. And then he kills with the punchline. The guy was good.

[Chris Dejoy]

Nice.

[Brian Green]

Show's over. Oh, by the way, I'd been sitting. We were sitting in the middle and a whole stack of people came right next to me. Right when we were like, you know, the Symphony has about 30 seats across.

[Chris Dejoy]

Yes.

[Brian Green]

So when you gotta get out, you gotta to ask the entire road. You got to bother the entire.

[Chris Dejoy]

No, I hate doing that.

[Brian Green]

I hate it. It's what that's like for me. That's hell on earth. Right to then on an airplane anywhere, like, hey, I'm sorry my, my little bladder can't handle the next. I know we're about to land, but my prostate is the size of a softball. I gotta go again. So I held it. But in walks this row of people. So we all had to stand up and, and let them through. And it was eight African American people. Guy that sits next to me has got a beard. He's a sharp looking, sharp dressed guy. Before the show starts, he takes out a nail file and he starts filing his nails at the show.

[Chris Dejoy]

Interesting.

[Brian Green]

And I'm like, I'm not sure I love this. You know, I'm not sure I love what's going on here? I don't be, like, sucking in your nail dust. You know what I'm saying? Sure.

[Chris Dejoy]

No, but.

[Brian Green]

Okay. You feel like your nails are long. I hate that feeling, too.

[Chris Dejoy]

I mean, but at the show.

[Brian Green]

At the show. I don't know, but he's sitting, crossing.

[Chris Dejoy]

He tore his nail. Maybe that's happened.

[Brian Green]

Hey, listen, I'm trying not to be judgmental. I'm trying to keep my head on my shoulders. But you know me, I'm ocd. I get irritated by things easily. So. But as the show gets going, him and I are laughing at every. Like, we're laughing at the exact same jokes at the exact same time. So I already feel like I have a vibe with this guy. I'm like, cool, cool. Like this guy. So show's over, right? Everyone, you know, we had. Everyone had a great time. And then we're supposed to sit, right? And take out our little passes, right? And so we take out our little passes, and we're sitting there, and the entire place empties out. It's a sticky. But I didn't stick it on me because I didn't want it. I want to flex in front of the people. I know, but I don't want to be that guy. You know what I'm saying? I didn't see anybody else with them on, so I didn't really feel the need. You know, it's not my first rodeo. Do you know what I'm saying?

[Chris Dejoy]

Of course.

[Brian Green]

It's like when you get a backstage pass to a concert or a festival, the first four or five times that happens, of course, you have the backstage pass swinging like a dick. But by the 10th time you get a backstage pass, you hide it, because now, you know, it's just extra reason for people to stare at you or ask you if they can get backstage. Also, it's not a flex. It's an irritation, right? So you only take it out if you need to take it out. So I didn't. And so, you know, I just kind of kept it in. We kept in the envelope. So everybody gets up. Fifteen minutes, the whole place is empty. And. But these people next to me are sitting also. Okay, Usher comes by.

[Chris Dejoy]

Tickets.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. Security guard comes by. He says, hey, guys, what's going on? And we said, well, you know, he.

[Chris Dejoy]

Didn'T know why you were still sitting.

[Brian Green]

I had no idea why we were sitting there. And we're like this. Yeah, there's, like, four other people up front standing by the stage. A couple of them were taking pictures with Mike Okay, Finoya. And then they left. And then there were like three. Two or three other people that were sitting up front also standing there. So security guard comes over, says, hey, what's going on here? And the people next to me all start taking out these same passes that we have. And he says, well, we're supposed to stay here for the tour manager. And he's like, is everyone here together? And I go, we weren't, but we are now, right? And they say, okay. So we're all laughing. Then the guy who was sitting next to me the whole time turns around, and I'm not gonna say his name because, you know, I don't. I don't know if he chooses. I'm not gonna talk about where he is publicly, but I realize I recognize this guy is also a famous podcaster. A famous podcaster, really? And he is with a famous comedian that's on the other end that I can't see. But now that the lights are on, I can see. So I'll share with you later. But okay. So I'm like, oh, okay. So here we are, right? So then he says, you guys go to the merch table, right? And I don't think the security guard knows what he's talking about. What am I going to do?

[Chris Dejoy]

He doesn't want to get you out of the seats.

[Brian Green]

He want to get us out of the seats. He has to go home. Right, but what am I going to do? Right? So we all get up, we go to the merch table. Out in the merch table is Chris, the guy who started, who opened up the show, the mc. And he's holding a clipboard, and he's taking pictures with people, and he's signing things and, you know, he's giving away T shirts or whatever.

[Chris Dejoy]

And then Daddy's the merch guy, too.

[Brian Green]

No, there was a. No, no, no, no. There was another merch guy. He's standing outside the merch. But I. I think I now start to understand what's going on here. And I go, hey, Chris, really good job tonight, you know? And he goes, oh, thanks, man. Thanks. And I have the pass in my hand. And so he's shaking my hand, and he kind of puts his arm around me, and he goes, what? So you guys from Atlanta? And I go, yeah. And he goes, are you. Do you have a pass in your hand? And I go, yeah. He goes, oh, are you. Are you Brian Greene from the commercial break? And I go, yes, I am. And he goes, oh, yeah, yeah, man. He goes, sal really wants to meet you. So Go sit back down in there. And I'm like, I just got out of back there.

[Chris Dejoy]

I don't ask the security guard.

[Brian Green]

We need communication here, because so now there's like 12 of us, right? We're doing this dance. So we all go back in, security guards, like, right, you got to go to the merch table. And I go, the tour manager just told us to go inside. And he goes, oh, he did. And I go, yeah. And he goes like this. Like, you know, I'm not going to get to the bar by 10. Yeah, we all go back. We all go sit down. And then Chris divides us into groups and takes us back to meet Sal backstage. Sal could not have been nicer. He said the nicest thing. He gave me a hug. So if you listen to the Sal episode, you'll know something. He doesn't like to fly. He's a germaphobe, and he's ocd. And that's real. That's not, like, pretend. It's real. He's not Howie Mandel level germaphobe, but he doesn't like to shake people's hands. It's not his favorite thing. So I go to give him knuckles knucks, right? Because I remembered the bump. I go to give him a bump. He goes like this.

[Chris Dejoy]

Oh.

[Brian Green]

And I'm like.

[Chris Dejoy]

He was going in for the hug.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. It's like when you. It's like you go in for a kiss on a blind date. On a date. And she turns her cheek. That's what I did. He came in for the hug, and I went, knuckles, don't touch me. You want to see a germaphobe? I'm a germaphobe. But then we give each other hug. But he, like, gave me a hug hug. He, like, squeezed me, you know, patted my back. And he's like, man, I gotta tell you, like, when. When I. You know, I know this may sound like bullshit, but I'm being honest. When I came on, I had such a good time. I really enjoyed the conversation I had with you. And I remembered it. I'm glad you got a chance to come by. So then we all talk. Chatty, chatty. He also remembered that my wife was from Venezuela. Can you believe that? He remembered that my wife was from Venezuela. He asked how. How everyone was doing, because he remembered that. That is amazing. Now, either he took notes and, like, you know, goes back through the book or whatever. He has his tour manager room. I don't know how that all goes down, but those are the things that make a difference. Yes. And he was such a fucking nice guy. Such a nice guy. And I was just grateful for the opportunity to go meet him. I was grateful that we got a chance to see him in his element.

[Chris Dejoy]

So you're. I mean, the blind date got a chance to meet him too, right?

[Brian Green]

Blind date came. Got pictures.

[Chris Dejoy]

Okay.

[Brian Green]

Fucking flex.

[Chris Dejoy]

Impressive.

[Brian Green]

Fucking flex.

[Chris Dejoy]

Not a bad first date.

[Brian Green]

Not a bad first date at all. Listen you to. And they are Impractical Jokers fans. And Sal told me, and I will tell you all around, it's a win all around. I will tell you, the audience out there, there will in fact be another season of Impractical Jokers, okay? When he came on, they were negotiating, they were debating, they were thinking about it, and he told us they're going for it. Just the other day they figured out the contract. Yeah, listen, Impractical Jokers, I think, is one of the more popular shows on television. Period. End a sentence. It's like subtitled and put all around the world. This is a. It's a juggernaut show. It really is. And so. Yeah. And three of them. Three of the members, I think are still. There were four of them and now there's three of them. I think Joe gotto left. Yeah, Joe gotta left.

[Chris Dejoy]

Oh, that's right.

[Brian Green]

Did you hear about that, yeah. Thing Joe Gato got accused. I was not. I didn't talk about this. He was supposed to come on our show. Two days before he comes supposed to come on our show, Chrissy sends me an article and he's like. She's like, did you hear about this? And I was like, whoa. And then I went down a big rabbit hole, a deep, dark rabbit hole about what seems like a disturbed young lady who made some pretty brash accusations against Joe Gatto. Now, if. I think she has since said this did not happen. I was seeking some attention. Yeah, she apologized. Pretty serious accusations. Like he came up to her hotel room and cornered her. And she was 18 at the time and all this other stuff. And Joe went on hiatus. He like.

[Chris Dejoy]

Yeah, he.

[Brian Green]

So we didn't have to cancel because his agent said, obviously right now we can't do interviews. And I'm glad that that call was made because it's not that kind of show. We're not going to hash it out here. And. But a couple of weeks later, she came out and said, didn't happen. Anyway, so Joe is back. Joe is doing calls back.

[Chris Dejoy]

Well, he's back with the Impractical Jokers or.

[Brian Green]

No, he's not back with Impractical Jokers. But he's out there, he's doing things. Yeah, I see him on Instagram and whatever and who knows, maybe we'll catch up with him at some point. But anyway, so. But he left the show a while ago, before this all happened. He left the show, but he's out doing his own stand up thing too. But here's. Here's the connection that I want to make and we'll talk about it. Mike Finoya, he came out on stage to One More Saturday Night yeah. By the Grateful Dead. And the first thing that he said was, you know, I'm a Dead fan. I'm a huge Dead fan. And he's like, so, you know, there's that. I forgot how he positioned it, but it didn't sound. It didn't sound off to me. But we didn't have our phones with us.

[Chris Dejoy]

Okay.

[Brian Green]

So we did not know. You texted me, but my phone was off.

[Chris Dejoy]

Right.

[Brian Green]

So I did not know that. Just 10 minutes earlier it was announced that Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, the guitarist of the Grateful Dead, had passed away after a rather short but unannounced battle with cancer. This seems to be kind of a trend in Hollywood is that you don't know somebody sick and who cares? It's his personal business. He doesn't tell everybody. Right. But it would appear that he died. According to an oncologist that I know, it appears that some of these things that have been said in the media that he may have had lung cancer. And so apparently he had treatment. It just started treatment, but he passed away. And if I'm being honest, last two times I saw some like, video of him, he didn't look super fantastic.

[Chris Dejoy]

Well, I think it was that the last show that he played with the Golden Gate, where they had their big 60th anniversary. Yeah, I think then he wasn't feeling totally up to snuff. 100%. Yeah.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, it didn't sound like it either. Right. It sounded like he was struggling to get around the fretboard, but he was probably on medication.

[Chris Dejoy]

And I mean, the fact that he. The fact that any of them.

[Brian Green]

It's amazing.

[Chris Dejoy]

Past the 60s, 70s.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. I mean, I talked to a really super Deadhead for at length on Sunday and he explained that Bob was an alcoholic and drug addict long past when anybody should have been. Right. That he really. He dealt with it through the Fare Thee well tours and that there were. He had friends that were at the hotel where Bob was staying and that they, you know, it appeared that Bob wasn't bibing and having A good time. As he should. God bless him. Whatever. The guy took more acid.

[Chris Dejoy]

Oh, yeah.

[Brian Green]

Than any human being should look at, let alone ingest in like one sitting. They would take drops and drops and drops of acid and then go out and Play. He was 16, 16 when the electric Kool Aid acid test started.

[Chris Dejoy]

He started playing with Jerry. Yeah. It's amazing.

[Brian Green]

Here's the story that blows my balls off every time I hear it. And it just, it. It really like my heart is with Bob. Well, can I. Can I share a story?

[Chris Dejoy]

Of course.

[Brian Green]

I was a Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden dude. Hardcore, right? I loved that kind of music. It. And. And I liked hip hop too. I like, you know, like third bass and, you know, Snoop Dogg and all that other stuff. I was a child of the 90s. I was a child, a product of MTV. I knew the one song from the Grateful Dead. Like everybody knew Touch of Gray. And I liked the video, but I was not.

[Chris Dejoy]

That video is really funny.

[Brian Green]

It's weird. It's so weird.

[Chris Dejoy]

It's bizarre.

[Brian Green]

I was not a Grateful Dead fan by any stretch of the imagination. I didn't know anything about the Grateful Dead. And then I took like a three week long car ride with a hippie chick I fell in love with and her best friend who was also a hippie chick. And we took a three week journey down to Florida and we went on every shitty state road. We stopped at Psychics and Tallapoosa. We hit every beach from here to there. We, you know, drank margaritas and convinced people to sell us cigarettes and booze. And they had hundreds of tapes in a box and we listened to nothing but the Grateful Dead. And I sat in the back of that car in that old Oldsmobile. I sat in the back of that car ingesting all the secondhand weed smoke, smoking, taking lsd. Just a trip.

[Chris Dejoy]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

And those girls would talk to the Grateful Dead and about the Grateful Dead like they were best friends. Oh, Jerry, you're being so funny tonight, you know. Oh, Bob, you're such a rock and rol. With your short hair and your short shorts.

[Chris Dejoy]

The short shorts, yeah.

[Brian Green]

And your dick hanging out. There you go screaming again like a rock and roller, Bob. Oh, Phil, you know how to do it. You're the best of the best, you know, they were. Oh, Mickey. Drums is great tonight. It was like we were at the concert when we were listening to these tapes night after night, driving through Florida. We even went to Disney World and got locked out of our car and had to have security high On Ecstasy. Fine.

[Chris Dejoy]

Yes, I remember this story.

[Brian Green]

And I left that trip in love with the Grateful Dead. In love with those two hippie chicks, and in love with the Dead. And ever since, I think that they are the greatest American rock and roll band.

[Chris Dejoy]

I mean, seriously, they're the genesis and the inspiration for so many other musicians that we love.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, of course. And there is no other story greater than the Grateful Dead. There is no band that has lasted as long in so many different permeations and variations. It's all about the music. It always has been. You know, Jerry was obviously the heart and sou of the band, but it has continued. And I was talking to this Deadhead. It will continue. Your version of the Grateful Dead, younger people will not be my version of the Grateful Dead. Will not be the people who grew up in the 60s and 70s version of the Grateful Dead. It's going to. This is going to continue forever if they have their way, right? And John now carries the flag along with Mickey, if. However long Mickey stays around.

[Chris Dejoy]

Yeah, ot.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. Oal. That's right. But Bob was certainly. If. If Jerry was the heart, then Bob was the soul of the Grateful Dead. Yeah. He was the rock and roll guy. He brought in the licks and he kept it popping and young and fresh. The story that I love is that in one of the electric Kool Aid acid tests, because he was 16 and still in school, after taking hundreds of micrograms of LSD and playing all night long to all of these, what would be formative young people who would go on to do great things themselves. People like Steve Jobs. I don't think Steve Jobs was there, but people like that in. That. In those early Haight Ashbury days, he would. He played all night. Terrible music, if you've ever listened to it. It's terrible. But they were learning. They were learning how to be the Grateful Dead. Right? And that's the beautiful thing about them, too. And then he had to catch the.

[Chris Dejoy]

Bus to go to school.

[Brian Green]

To do is so he could go home, do his homework, so he could run to school.

[Chris Dejoy]

Oh, my God.

[Brian Green]

It's a fucking amazing story.

[Chris Dejoy]

I know. What a life. What a life.

[Brian Green]

And the third time that it happened, the electric Kool Aid acid test. And he had to go to school the next day. He went home, he looked at his homework. He couldn't see the numbers straight. And he said, you know what? I'm out. See you later. I'm gonna go be in the Grateful Dead. The one thing that I love about the Grateful Dead and that I Like, about Bob is that warts and all. The band was terrible when they started. I think you could objectively say the music was not that fantastic, but it got better over time, evolved and changed. Yeah. And that's what's beautiful about the Grateful Dead is they let you see warts and all. It changes. It breathes. It lives. It moves, it mutates. I don't want to sound all hippie dippy about it, but it's kind of hippie dippy.

[Chris Dejoy]

There's a great Netflix documentary, the Other One, called the Other One with God Weir. It came out maybe, like, five, six years ago. It's great.

[Brian Green]

Okay. It's about the Grateful Dead or about Bob?

[Chris Dejoy]

Sent you a link to it.

[Brian Green]

I'm going to watch it.

[Chris Dejoy]

It's mostly about Bob, but, I mean, his involvement with the Grateful Dead. Yeah.

[Brian Green]

I want to get. I want to get into it. Yeah. Now I'm like, okay, I'm going to. Yeah. Grow my hair out and be hippie. One of my daughter's schools today, the kids kept asking why I didn't have any hair.

[Chris Dejoy]

The kids asked that little fuckers.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, they do, because they have no filter. So, anyway, all right, let's take a short break, and when we get back. Yeah, we'll talk more shit. We'll be back. Oh, I actually got to do the commercials. Oh, okay. I need. I need somebody to do this for me. Where's my Bob Weir?

[Rachel]

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[Chris Dejoy]

I can't see it.

[Brian Green]

It's there.

[Chris Dejoy]

Ah, no. God, we both got those coughs. It's just never ends. I know.

[Brian Green]

Where is it?

[Chris Dejoy]

I've had it for six months.

[Brian Green]

That's right.

[Chris Dejoy]

Goes away, comes back. Goes away, comes back.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. Someone loves you, Chrissy, in the chat. And someone can. They can hear Blue because they're saying, tell Blue we said hi. Okay. All right, settle down. That's the doggy. Snoop doggy doggy. Blue the doggy doggy.

[Chris Dejoy]

I love you too, by the way.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, I told my father in law he has like a new guard dog in Venezuela. Like I. He's got like this. The dog is named is Nala. And it's a big like, you know, press a Canario kind of dog, right? It's huge. The thing is huge. And I said, does it eat squirrels and like, you know, snakes and stuff like that? And he goes, yeah, it probably would. And I said, good, you want to take it along with you? Give Blue a snack. But then like Astrid was saying Blue would probably scare off the dog because that's how.

[Chris Dejoy]

Oh yeah. She acts like she's huge.

[Brian Green]

She does not care. She has no. I learned something interesting about dogs. They have no size.

[Chris Dejoy]

Right.

[Brian Green]

Reference. So if they, if they're aggressive, if they're the leader of the pack, if that's their personality, you know, Blue has a chip on her shoulder for sure. Then she's going to be the leader of the pack. That's just going to be the way it is.

[Chris Dejoy]

And then laid out your feet and put her belly up.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, that's how she does it. She's. She knows how to work the system around here. She's been working the system for a long time. But it's like that one of the comedians said over, I can't remember, it was Mike. And he said, you know, I'm. We've chosen, we're not going to have kids. And he's like, because I have a dog and that's my child. And he goes, and I'm not going to ruin it for the dog by having kids where the dog becomes a second class citizen. And Astrid looked at me and she goes, it's true. And I go, it is true. It is true. That poor fucking Blue's life was fucked up the day we brought the first child home. It no longer was the queen of the house. And that's just the way that it is. But she has always been good with the children.

[Chris Dejoy]

Very good.

[Brian Green]

If she wasn't good with the children, I think my empathy would stop. Stop being so deep for her and. And my patience.

[Chris Dejoy]

She's very good with the kids.

[Brian Green]

That's right. The Golden Globes happened over the weekend. I watched a good chunk of it.

[Chris Dejoy]

I did too. I watched the whole thing, surprisingly. I don't normally tune into those shows, but it was on and I thought, I'm gonna watch it. And it kind of had me from the beginning. I like Nikki, the host.

[Brian Green]

She did a great job second year. I think she kind of sat in her seat a little bit more this time. She pulled out a few punches. Not a ton, but a few punches.

[Chris Dejoy]

To be funny enough.

[Brian Green]

CBS News is where you get your BS news. Yeah, that's pretty funny.

[Chris Dejoy]

Yeah, she Sean Penn be being a leathered Italian bag.

[Brian Green]

He even laughed. He even thought I was funny. Sean, have you seen that?

[Chris Dejoy]

Have you seen that movie? One battle after another.

[Brian Green]

I have watched the first 15 minutes.

[Chris Dejoy]

Oh, it's good. And Sean Penn, man, what a part he plays.

[Brian Green]

He's already creepy and weird and I'm like, wow, this is weird because, you know, in some parts he has like no teeth. And another. Anyway, I'll let you know when I watch it. But the Golden Globes I thought was generally entertaining. I am not all about the two podcasters in the background talking. Yeah, when people go up for the I don't know what the fuck that's.

[Chris Dejoy]

All about that out. Yeah, kind of like what do they say?

[Brian Green]

Can we not do that?

[Chris Dejoy]

Yeah, I caught like a couple things they said, but otherwise I tuned it out.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, cbs. Can we not do that? And then the one thing that really bothered me is that that fucking fanduel or whatever, that cow sheet, then they're putting the odds down at the bottom so that people can gamble. During the Golden Globes, people are gambling on everything. They're gambling on everything. But it's going to be a big fucking problem in this country. It already is. I'm telling you right now. I'm not against the gambling companies doing what they're doing, but they are multi billion dollar companies pushing their product like cigarettes back in the day. And we must be careful about this. And putting it on the Golden Globes is, first of all, one big sellout. Second of all, what the. If people want to gam figure out how to get to the website and see the odds, you don't need to put it up on the bottom of the screen.

[Chris Dejoy]

That was weird.

[Brian Green]

It was weird.

[Chris Dejoy]

But otherwise, they did have the first time, the podcasts. I mean, we. We were almost there.

[Brian Green]

Almost there. We had been called about it, and my dad, he said, did you hear they're doing a podcast category on the Golden Globes? And I said, no. And he said, well, you'll never get it. Just wanted to share that with you.

[Chris Dejoy]

Bye.

[Brian Green]

Yes. And it went to office. I went to Amy Poehler. Amy Poehler, whose podcast I like.

[Chris Dejoy]

Yeah, it's funny. I mean, she's great. I love her.

[Brian Green]

She's got a great personality. Yeah. It's not my favorite podcast in the world, but she does great. It's light. It's fluffy. If you want light. Inter. Light. But long interviews with your favorite celebrities, she's there doing that. And that's her lane. And she does a great job at it.

[Chris Dejoy]

So she does.

[Brian Green]

And then, of course, the Pit walks away with a bunch of awards, as they did with the Critics Choice Awards. And I agree with every bit of this. All the accolades that they are getting is well deserved.

[Chris Dejoy]

I agree. I agree. I know. I'm having to. To temper myself in watching the new season because, you know, started last week.

[Brian Green]

Yep.

[Chris Dejoy]

I was like, jeff, let's just hold off. Let's.

[Brian Green]

Let's hold me too.

[Chris Dejoy]

Because, I mean, I like to watch them.

[Brian Green]

Me too. I'm gonna wait till week four.

[Chris Dejoy]

I was thinking the same thing. Let three of them come out. Four of them come out.

[Brian Green]

I'll go four. Four and four. I think there's 16 episodes. There was 13 last year. I think there's 16 this year, if I'm not mistaken. I don't know if I'm mistaken, but season three already. They're already working on season number three, so it's huge.

[Chris Dejoy]

And for good reason.

[Brian Green]

And because I get the New York Times, the newspaper, after my Starbucks boyfriend told me I should get that Starbucks, you know, a paper delivered to the house. They had a big inlay where it was all about a writer. Spent a couple weeks on the set for season number two.

[Chris Dejoy]

Okay.

[Brian Green]

Seeing if they could recreate the magic of season number one. Every review that I have read says they did it. They nailed it. People who have had a chance to look at the first five episodes says they did it. They nailed it. So great. Keep that show going as long as it is. I talked to. Let me share this. The blind date boyfriend.

[Chris Dejoy]

Yes.

[Brian Green]

He.

[Chris Dejoy]

Jose.

[Brian Green]

Joseph. It's not Jose, but it could be Jose. He is also works in the medical profession. So I asked him, is this an accurate depiction? Because we talked about the show Is this an accurate. He said every bit.

[Chris Dejoy]

Everybody that I hear that is in medical.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. He's like, down to the way that they talk, they walk, the way that they. He's like, everything is so accurate except for one thing. And he goes. And it is absolutely reasonable to expect the television show would do this. The PPE that they wear is non existent. He's like, but if there's blood splattering everywhere and body fluids everywhere. He's like, people have, like, six layers of stuff on, right? He's like, it's not like they're in there without a face mask and a big glass plexiglass thing. He's like, but then that wouldn't be a TV show. Yeah, you'd just be staring at people's eyebrows, right? Yeah. I was like, yeah, that makes sense.

[Chris Dejoy]

All right, so I'm excited to see it, but I'm. I'm holding myself back.

[Brian Green]

Me too. I'm gonna do that, and then we can talk about it on the show in a couple of weeks. We'll catch you up on the first couple episodes. But then also, the young boy won for adolescence. Adolescence.

[Chris Dejoy]

I need to see that.

[Brian Green]

I can't get through it. I can't.

[Chris Dejoy]

You know, that's the thing. I wanted to watch it, but when I figured out exactly what it was about, I was like, I don't know.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, it's too difficult as a parent to watch a child who obviously is a very good actor do a great job. And the parents. I, I. There are some television shows as a parent that I just find it hits way too close to home. Not that my child would ever kill anybody, but. But what happens if I don't even know what the. I don't even know what happens on the show because I couldn't get through it. Yeah, I watched, like, the first episode, and I was like, oh, no, no, no, no.

[Chris Dejoy]

Yeah, it's gotten a lot of awards, but. Yeah, I haven't delved into it.

[Brian Green]

No. And then who won? What was the. Who won for Best Picture? Oh, God, I can't remember now. Yeah, I watched it and I can't remember. Golden Globes, 2026.

[Chris Dejoy]

Yeah. And I'm trying to think.

[Brian Green]

Oh, the winners. Here they are. Okay, give it to us, Hamnet.

[Chris Dejoy]

Oh, that one.

[Brian Green]

That one for Best Picture.

[Chris Dejoy]

I didn't even really know what that was.

[Brian Green]

That was for drama. One battle after another for musical or comedy.

[Chris Dejoy]

Okay.

[Brian Green]

I didn't really think of that as a comedy, but.

[Chris Dejoy]

All right, it's got funny parts.

[Brian Green]

It certainly does. Even in the first 15, 20 minutes. It does animated, of course. K Pop Demon Hunter.

[Chris Dejoy]

Yes. I knew they were gonna win.

[Brian Green]

Non English language. The Secret Agent have no idea what that's about, so I'm not gonna talk about it. Hamnet won for best actress in a drama. Wagner Morna won for best male actor for the Secret Agent. Okay, cool. Rose Byrne. If I had legs, I'd kick you.

[Chris Dejoy]

I want to see that.

[Brian Green]

Timothy Shalalalala May. There's our boy. Look at him. Teyana Taylor, for One Battle after Another.

[Chris Dejoy]

She was fantastic.

[Brian Green]

Stellan Skatskod, one for Sentimental Value. Paul Thomas Anderson won for best Director. Paul Thomas Anderson won for best screenplay. Sinners won golden the song One Sinners.

[Chris Dejoy]

Was really good too.

[Brian Green]

I didn't watch Sinners yet.

[Chris Dejoy]

Oh, it's good. You gotta watch it.

[Brian Green]

Okay, I'll watch it for sure. I'll watch it. What was the show that I watched that I wanted to talk to you about? Now I can't remember it. Hacks won. Jean Smart won for I love her.

[Chris Dejoy]

That's a great show too.

[Brian Green]

Hacks it is. Noah Wiley, one, of course. Rhea Seehorn, one for Pluribus. I am not into it.

[Chris Dejoy]

Really?

[Brian Green]

I'm sorry. I love Rhea, but I'm not into it. I'm just not into it.

[Chris Dejoy]

Have you watched the whole thing?

[Brian Green]

No, no. I've watched like three episodes and I'm just not into it.

[Chris Dejoy]

Okay.

[Brian Green]

I think I was expecting something more Breaking Bad. Ish.

[Chris Dejoy]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

And I got something like darkly funny.

[Chris Dejoy]

It's totally different.

[Brian Green]

It's totally different. And listen, if I'm Vince Gilligan, I'm probably saying to myself, also, I don't want to do another Breaking Bad. Like, I did that for 10 years of my life. I'm good doing something else. And good for him.

[Chris Dejoy]

And he did the X Files too, which I tend to forget about.

[Brian Green]

Oh, that's right. Yes, he did do the X Files. I wasn't into the X Files either.

[Chris Dejoy]

Oh, you weren't? I loved that.

[Brian Green]

Not for me. Not for me. But yeah, listen, I. You know, the Golden Globes was an entertaining. I thought it was too entertainment show.

[Chris Dejoy]

And it. And it seems intimate too, with the tables, you know, and they've got the Moet champagne.

[Brian Green]

And I read an article that said, let the actors get drunk again. Right? Let it be kind of a shit show again. And I'm with that. But it also popped along and no one stood up there for six hours giving some silly, you know, speech and all that other stuff. And some people alluded to what you know, political this or, you know, we support that or we don't support this. And I can appreciate that. But they kept it mainly on point. So I liked that. Listen, the Golden Globes is an entertaining show when done correctly as award show.

[Chris Dejoy]

Kind of like the mix of the TV and movies.

[Brian Green]

I do, you know, I do. I'm all about that. I like the TV and movies because that fucking Oscars, that can really get like lengthy and weird and boring and you're like, oh my God.

[Chris Dejoy]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

And like the Grammys. I wish the Grammys were interesting, but to me they're just not. They're just not. It should be the most entertaining show. It used to be an award season. Me too. When I was younger, it was a must watch. The MTV Music Awards, the Grammys, those two had to be watched every year as, as a teenager, as a 20 something. And then it just got shitty and boring and it always looks the same. It's always, you know, dark stage, you know, fucking LL Cool J's hosted 30 years in a row. And nothing against LL Cool J, but can we move on from LL Cool J? We get it. He's slick, he's cool, he's still in good sh at 72 years old. But can we get on with it? Can we get on with it, please? And then the MTV Music Awards. They don't even play music anymore. Yeah, they're around, but no one cares. The Video Music Awards. Yeah, they're still there.

[Chris Dejoy]

And then I guess what the other one is. What? Emmys.

[Brian Green]

The Emmys. The Grammys.

[Chris Dejoy]

Yeah, that's just tv.

[Brian Green]

And of course my favorite, the Tonys. You know, we all tune into the Tonys. The Tony. I mean, listen, there is of course there's a section of people who like the Tonys. There's a large portion of the population loves Broadway and they appreciate that. But as a guy who lives in Atlanta, Georgia, I just don't see that many Broadway shows and I don't even know if I lived in on Broadway if I'd see that many Broadway shows. I like them when they're done correctly. I was talking to someone the other day. You know what I want to see? Apparently over in the uk, in London, they are doing the craziest Broadway shows and people are loving West End. Yes. Someone saw Shrek the Musical. They said it was fantastic. Someone saw. What was it that they said they saw? So they did Shrek the Musical. They said they loved it. Some guy started following me. He is the voice of Paddington Bear in Paddington the Musical. I love Paddington I thought it was a joke. I'm like. Because it's like someone in a bear costume, like a little bear costume. And then someone's singing from backstage. That's the guy who was following me. The guy who's like singing. His voice is singing. And I thought this was a joke. When I saw the first reel come up on my thing, I was like, I don't really have a Paddington Bear musical, do they? They do. And then I started watching clips of it and I'm like, it's like winning all these awards. And I go, oh, okay. Yep, I get it. Back to the Future. They did a Back to the Future Broadway in London. These multi million dollar musicals with like effects and fire and the car goes flying through the theater and all this stuff.

[Chris Dejoy]

And I'm like, fuck, that sounds fun.

[Brian Green]

If that came to, you know, the art center down the street from where I lived, I'd go see that and then maybe I'd tune into the Tonys. But there's just some stuff about the Tonys. It's over my head.

[Chris Dejoy]

Yeah. I just don't keep up with it enough. Right.

[Brian Green]

I don't think I'm classy enough to watch the Tonys. That's really what it is. I have an outsider's perspective. And I feel like, you know. No, I have a little bit of imposter syndrome when it comes to the Tonys. I don't know what I'm watching. I don't know who's watching me. Who's that? Why am I. But you know, that lady wins every time. What's her name? Who's the lady who wins every time?

[Chris Dejoy]

Oh, Bernadette Peters.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, Bernadette Peters, that's right.

[Chris Dejoy]

She's been around for so long. She's great.

[Brian Green]

So congratulations to all the Golden Globe winners. You know, they're all watching us for sure. We just had an Emmy award winner on this show.

[Chris Dejoy]

That is correct.

[Brian Green]

A week ago.

[Chris Dejoy]

Jeff Hiller.

[Brian Green]

A week ago. Jeff Hiller. You'll hear that episode later on this week. Jeff Hiller. And he was great. And he was telling some stories about. He was on Pluribus too, wasn't he?

[Chris Dejoy]

He was. He was on just a small part in one episode.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, but he said it was like a huge production. He's like, oh, my God, they got money. Well, then money, money. Yeah, you two people in the bit now, three people in the business. You're giving money to Noah Wiley and his creative team over there, John Wells and all those other people, Vince and whatever he's doing and Then the other one who's doing all the, you know, the murder shows, O.J. and.

[Chris Dejoy]

Oh, Ryan Murphy.

[Brian Green]

Ryan Murphy. You're doing. You're giving. You're giving piles of cash to those three because they have guaranteed successful shows. Even their shitty shows are pretty good. Like that show about the. The killer. You know, the guy was chopping up people and Ed Gein. Yeah.

[Chris Dejoy]

Even the Ed Geen through all of that.

[Brian Green]

Oh, it's. It's dark.

[Chris Dejoy]

Yeah, it's really. I started it and I was like, ah.

[Brian Green]

And now having seen the real Ed Gein on a couple of documentaries, I have to tell you, I don't know why he put that weird affectation on his voice. The actor made a choice to put a very weird, childlike affectation on his voice, and it sounds nothing like Ed Gein. Ed Gein did not sound like that. But, you know, creative liberties, I guess, and all that jazz, you know, it makes it interesting at least. But now I'm bothered by it. I'm like, why did he do that? Is he a mass murderer? Is he a mass murderer? Maybe that might be the answer. All right. Also, UGA lost, and we're all sad and I can't believe UGA lost. It was a good game, though.

[Chris Dejoy]

Said it. Ole Miss.

[Brian Green]

Well. Yes, Ole Miss lost. So now we have who? Miami and. Miami and Indiana. You know, Northern, Southern. There you go. Okay, what are we gonna do? I don't know. I'll watch the game, I guess. Are you gonna watch the game?

[Chris Dejoy]

Yeah, I guess.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. Why not? You know, listen, if it's not gonna be my team, let it be some other team. I guess I'll root for Indiana. I mean, I should root for Miami because I have a lot of family that lives down there. But I think I'll root for Indiana because, you know, I also have family up there.

[Chris Dejoy]

Yeah, that's right.

[Brian Green]

Is it going to be the Irish family or the Venezuelan family that I root for?

[Chris Dejoy]

Head to head. Head.

[Brian Green]

Yeah.

[Chris Dejoy]

To match up.

[Brian Green]

Since I'm talking so much about Venezuela all over the place. Maybe I'll root for this. Yeah, I'll go for Chicago 1. I'll go for the Irish one time. One time. And then I'll be back to talking about Venezuela. Thanks to everybody who has been calling and texting in saying kind words about my wife and her family. Everyone's okay. Everyone's good. Everyone's cool. Don't worry about it. We're all good. And things are stable down there that we're hearing. You know, there's drama in Pockets. But everything's stable. And President Trump will meet with Maria Machado, the Nobel priest prize winner, on Thursday.

[Chris Dejoy]

I saw that.

[Brian Green]

Everyone will be looking forward to the outcome of that meeting for sure.

[Chris Dejoy]

That'll be interesting.

[Brian Green]

Love you too. People saying goodbye. Bye. Love you too. You don't want to hear the end of it. You don't want to hear the end of it. That's the best part. When we say goodbye. Actually, I can tell by the statistics that people tune out the second that music starts. Yeah, they're like, see ya. Not interested in that. It's okay. I probably would do the same thing. I understand. But I gotta end the show somehow. I can't end the show before the music. That doesn't make any sense.

[Chris Dejoy]

We have to have the music.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. What if I just stop the show? Just cut it at some point. Middle of Chrissy's sentence. Bye. So anyway, everyone's okay down in Venezuela that we have here. And thank you very much for that. Okay. She's here. She's still here. She's staying. Thank you. I want to do this for my health. Check us out. You can now check us out on Instagram, YouTube and kicking. Twitch, all those places we stream Tuesday and Thursday, kicking and twitching. The commercial break. TCB is kicking and twitching every Tuesday, every Thursday. And you can check us out on YouTube at the commercial break. You can actually at something. So go do that on YouTube. Find us on Instagram at the commercial break. Tick tock, TCB podcast. And you can find us everywhere else you're streaming. We're streaming in a million places. So go find us. You can chat with us like some people are doing. And then soon settle down. Soon we'll bring you in in like a FaceTime phone call. Soon we. We're getting excited to do that. We're adding layers as we go along. Okay.

[Chris Dejoy]

We're testing the baby steps.

[Brian Green]

Baby steps. Okay. NTCBpodcast.com Go get your free sticker. Okay, Chrissy, I guess that's all I can do for today.

[Chris Dejoy]

I think so.

[Brian Green]

But you know what I'm gonna say I love.

[Chris Dejoy]

I love you too.

[Brian Green]

I'm gonna say best to you. Best to you out there in the podcast and streaming audience. Until the next time we meet, which will be Thursday. I will say, I do say. And we must say goodbye, Sam.