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Buzz
Yes.
Daniel Tosh
Posh show. Posh show show from show. Hey everybody. Welcome to Tosh Show. I'm your host, Daniel Tosh. Let's get going. Klf. KLF is going to rock you. Eddie and I know the same songs.
Buzz
We do we klf. Uhhuh.
Daniel Tosh
Uh huh. Patience will groove you. I don't know what they say there. I just said patience will groove you.
Buzz
That's what I thought. That's fine for me.
Daniel Tosh
I don't know what it is. Good enough Are they American? What? Who was that?
Buzz
Thought they were, like, maybe.
Daniel Tosh
I thought it was German, but it's a guy rapping on it, right?
Buzz
Klf.
Daniel Tosh
Doo.
Buzz
British electronic band.
Daniel Tosh
KLF is gonna rock you. British electronic? Oh, that's interesting. Well, man, Eddie. Oh, holy cow. I tell you what, I'm surprised. I'm here today.
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Daniel Tosh
What happened to me this weekend stripped me of my confidence, okay? I'm standing in line at a restaurant, Zinc A. I'll say it. I go there every week. Anyway, you place your order at the counter. Imagine if Panera bread was super fancy and cost 50 times more. That's. That's. That's what Zinc A is. All right? Anyway, my family and I are there. So this guy's in front of me, he's got a dog with him. Not on a leash. I don't love that. I don't. I mean, I get it. You're cool, you know, your dog's in the restaurant, well behaved, and it's not on a leash. But I got. I got a little kid and. And it's, you know, he's. He's great with kids. Well, guess what? My kid's not great with dogs. I've. I've watched my kid go up to Carl and just fucking three stooge him right in the eyes. So it's like, you know, and then the dog snaps at me. Well, maybe that dog wasn't in the restaurant without a leash on. And that's. That's not even the issue here, okay? Has nothing to do with the story. A food delivery guy, you know, they always come into these restaurants and. And there's bags lined up to. To deliver for somebody. He just comes in, he grabs a bag, he stops, and he just looks at me. And I'm like, oh, man. This guy looks at me, he recognizes me. He's. He's a big fan. And he says to the guy in front of me, hey, sorry to bother you. Can I get a picture with you? And I'm like, what in the fuck is going on? Who is this guy in front of me? And this guy wants a photo. Hands me this phone. I'm taking photos. I turned, I switched. I took a couple, but I switched it and took one of my face. Just so when he gets home, he's like, holy shit, I can't believe I had Daniel Tosh take my photo.
Buzz
Oh, that's so good.
Daniel Tosh
No, I don't. I don't. He didn't recognize me. Whatever. As soon as he walks away, I say to my wife, who's this guy. Who's this guy? And she does a little digging and figures it out. He's a guy from some vampire show. Vampire Diaries. I don't know, I was just baffled by the whole thing. I'm just like, well, fucking doordash. You're not fans of mine. Well, guess what? If doordash isn't going to show me love, Ubereats it is. What do you think about that?
Buzz
It's pretty good.
Daniel Tosh
Yeah.
Buzz
That promo code.
Daniel Tosh
Do we have a promo code? They'll make one come Uber eats. Do the right thing. Get a promo code. Ratosh in it or something. Whatever. Hey, Eddie, you wash your car? I do. You wash your own car?
Buzz
I take it to.
Daniel Tosh
Yeah, no, you take it to a place. You go to a place.
Buzz
But I use the wand in there.
Daniel Tosh
You use the high pressure wand? Yeah, that I never like because I'm like, oh, I'm trying to quickly go through the cycles and there's too many cycles to choose from. I usually, if I go use the wand, I do three things. I do the high pressure rinse, then I do soap, and then I go right back to high pressure rinse. The end.
Buzz
That's my technique too.
Daniel Tosh
Okay. But I don't ever do that. I do that in Tahoe at the end of the season, but for the most part, my cars, I have them washed. How often do you wash your car?
Buzz
Every six weeks. Oh, geez.
Daniel Tosh
I bet you're lying. I bet it's longer. I bet you go longer. You think it's 10? Could be 10. Can we go to months at this point?
Buzz
I mean, we're.
Daniel Tosh
Or do we have to stick at weeks? You're thinking you're washing yours every two months basically, Huh. I wash mine a lot more. I love a clean car. You know who never washes their car? Pete. It's disgusting. And he's like, oh, I got a tree that like fucking. Apparently he has a diarrhea tree because his car.
Buzz
A diarrhea tree.
Daniel Tosh
Yeah, yeah. He's always like, oh, this stuff drips from this tree. I'm like, yeah, diarrhea. It's disgusting. I like to. I love, I like to have my car washed. If I could have it washed every week, I would. But I usually wait. I usually go every other week. Now the person that washes my car comes to the house, washes the car. But then recently he opened it up to New location. He's like, I got a brick and mortar store. And I'm like, I know, I've seen it. It looks beautiful. He's like, well, it's gonna be great for you. It's so much. It's so convenient. You can just bring your car here. I'm like, that's not convenient. Convenient is you getting buzzed into my house. Enjoy. Original Penguin is an iconic American clothing and lifestyle brand known for blending vintage flair with modern fun. With a rich heritage dating back to 1955, original penguin has been a trendsetter in men's fashion for 70 years, from its start as a groundbreaking golf apparel company to a lifestyle brand that celebrates self expression. Today, they make fun clothes for fun days, from their iconic polos to versatile suits and fragrances. I didn't know they made fragrances. All right, to get your hands on Original Penguins pieces, to start embodying the original Good Time Lifestyle, go to originalpenguin.com and use code TOSH for a 20% off discount. That's originalpenguin.com and Use the code TOSH for 20% off your order. I tell you what guys, that's a good deal.
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Daniel Tosh
Car show. My guest today is the owner of the hottest car wash in Malibu. He can confirm that stars are just like us, meaning their children litter the backseat with disgusting yogis, albeit in much fancier cars. It's car detailer for the rich and famous. Buzz.
Buzz
Hi, guys. How's it going?
Daniel Tosh
Thank you for being here, by the way. Some of your guys. This is not how I wanted to start this at all. Who are the eastern European guys?
Buzz
We have a crew of Ukrainians that came over during the war.
Daniel Tosh
Okay.
Buzz
And they basically fled with their cash and bailed on everything they had in Russia and came over here and started working. And they're like the hardest working, smartest workers we got. But then they graduate from Buzzwax and they open up their own used car lot and smog station and.
Daniel Tosh
Well, here's my take on them. I'm terrified.
Buzz
I'm scared too.
Daniel Tosh
Yeah.
Buzz
Okay. Wash the car. Good job. Thanks. Don't yell at me.
Daniel Tosh
They come out and I'm like, for a while there, Buzz, you were sending guys to my house, and that was great. And they would wash my car, and I'd be like, oh, today you're gonna be doing four. And he would just like, look at me. And no, two. And I'd be like, okay, I guess today you're doing two. And then I would just. I would just leave. I just walk away because I was scared. They're.
Buzz
They're serious people, and they take their job very, very serious. And they. They're like, that's not good enough. We gotta redo it. I'm like, okay, fine. You have 15 minutes to get done, though, because they're done playing golf in five.
Daniel Tosh
Do you believe in ghosts?
Buzz
Yeah, I do. I think. I think Point Doom's pretty ghosty.
Daniel Tosh
Yeah.
Buzz
Yeah.
Daniel Tosh
So there's. There's certain areas that are a higher concentration.
Buzz
There's a burial site right above, like, right below where Paradise Cove and the canyon meet. And there's a picture at the UCLA where they're excavating the dig site of basically a couple that Were buried Chumash Indians. And this is 1970s, so who knows?
Daniel Tosh
Oh, man. How old are you?
Buzz
42.
Daniel Tosh
Are you too old to still be called Buzz?
Buzz
No, never. I'm too old to be called Buzzy.
Daniel Tosh
Which was your original nickname?
Buzz
First name was Buzzy as a kid growing up.
Daniel Tosh
Well, your name's John.
Buzz
My real name is John. As a kid it was Buzzy. I was too hyper. My mom would call me Buzzy the Bee and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. And then around 15, 14, 15, I was like, I need to start dating girls. I gotta drop the Y and cut my hair and go by Buzz. Even my new wife. My new wife, my only wife wants to call me Buzzy. When we first started dating, I'm like, you don't call me Buzzy. I'm sorry. Can you just call me Buzz, please? That's the name.
Daniel Tosh
I'm surprised. She didn't even think Buzzy was, like, a deal breaker. She was, like, okay with it.
Buzz
She was totally fine with it.
Daniel Tosh
I love it. It almost seems like your mom was trying to give you, like, a nickname to be a bully. Were you a fighter growing up?
Buzz
No, not at all. I had five sisters growing up.
Daniel Tosh
Oh, that's a good person.
Buzz
Who? Her and her friend would bully me.
Daniel Tosh
Explain to people who think that Malibu is all mansions and movie stars what it's like growing up here as a little kid.
Buzz
So growing up in Malibu as a little kid was great. You know, if you have five acres between houses, you can do a lot of stuff. So we had dirt bikes and horses and pellet guns and we would just cause ruckus. I still think it is if you're nine. If you're between the age of five to 13, it's the coolest place to live. You can surf, you can do whatever you want. And it's kind of. It's pretty safe, I would say, in terms of kids.
Daniel Tosh
When did you move to Palm Springs?
Buzz
I moved to Palm Springs when I was 10. We moved out there and we had 15 acres in front of 500 acres. So there we had full freedom. And it was right in the city.
Daniel Tosh
Of still have dirt bikes and horses and Jeeps.
Buzz
Oh, man, it was pretty, pretty fun. But it was far. Like, we couldn't go into town. I couldn't walk to town and get a smoothie or something. I had to, like, hitchhike or skateboard or ride my dirt bike.
Daniel Tosh
Did you hitchhike back then?
Buzz
Oh, yeah. 12 years old. Hitchhiking? Yeah. Super sketch.
Daniel Tosh
Well, you know, hitchhiking. It's Still a thing in ski towns. Ski towns, kids. I always see kids still hitchhiking like normal, like going to work at the mountains, but what. Anyway, you survived that. Do you ever get any bad dirt bike accidents?
Buzz
I got hit by a car once. So right here. Malibu park area. Checked in the mail, did a U turn. I didn't see your car. The car T boned me. And I didn't know. And then I stood up and I walked on my leg and I thought my leg like shattered and that was pretty scary after that.
Daniel Tosh
Was it your fault that you. I mean, technically, were you old enough to be on a bike?
Buzz
No, I was 10. It was like 10 year old kid.
Daniel Tosh
Okay.
Buzz
Doing wheelies on a quad.
Daniel Tosh
Was the kid, was the guy scared? Was it somebody?
Buzz
Yeah, he was a local guy. I think he still lives there actually.
Daniel Tosh
Oh, okay.
Buzz
And I think he was leaving in the Doom room at like 2 o' clock in the afternoon. So the Doom room, if you know for a long time, is an old bar and it was like basically the local drunks. Okay, so this guy was hammered and T boned me and they're like freaked out. And then my neighbor friend's like, oh man, are you okay? What happened? Bite my finger if it hurts. So like hit the guy's finger almost off.
Daniel Tosh
Jesus.
Buzz
And then my mom comes down. So I'm standing there like, broken leg. My leg's totally smashed. Broken in three places. I'm freaking out. My mom comes down, like slaps me three times. She's like, snap out of it. It's not that I'm like, my leg's gone. It's not that bad.
Daniel Tosh
Was it shattered?
Buzz
It was shattered, yeah, yeah, full blown.
Daniel Tosh
Did you go to college?
Buzz
No, I tried. Well, every like year I read enroll in Santa Monica College and do like the UCLA program to get to ucla. Halfway through I'd be like, I'm going to make some eggs and sleep in and maybe I'll figure this out later.
Daniel Tosh
I mean, you're just a country boy at heart.
Buzz
Full blown country boy.
Daniel Tosh
You still ride horses?
Buzz
When I can, yeah, sure.
Daniel Tosh
Why are girls that like horses? Why are they such. Why are they off a little?
Buzz
They're so crazy. They're absolutely mental. If you're a woman and you have horses, you basically don't like anybody else.
Daniel Tosh
I mean from your lips, controlling a.
Buzz
Two ton animal, that's a control thing.
Daniel Tosh
Hey, what did you do at this recording studio that you and your dad built?
Buzz
We had a studio in Malibu for like basically five years.
Daniel Tosh
Like, were you a musician?
Buzz
No. Never. I've always tried to, you know, be behind the desk. You know, being a musician, I don't have the skill set. I can't play guitar. So the studio was really cool. It was a 500 seat recording studio in Malibu, built along the concept of recording live. So if you have a band that plays and when they track a record at home or wherever in a studio, it's very like this. A wall, microphones, cables everywhere. Guys, when they do it live, there's a feeling to it. Capture that feeling. So. So we built the studio in order to do that and opened in 2006, I think maybe seven, and started doing shows with, you know, really fun artists.
Daniel Tosh
Did you fund this project yourself? This is a huge.
Buzz
Yeah, it was. It was fun. It was owned by. The building was owned by a church.
Daniel Tosh
Okay.
Buzz
And the church built the studio, and then we rented the space from the church.
Daniel Tosh
And the building's still there?
Buzz
Yeah, it's Malibu City Hall. So in City hall, we, you know, recorded albums with Weezer, the full album from the Red album, Pink's Funhouse album, Sting's Winter album, thing with Howard Zinn and Bob Dylan.
Daniel Tosh
Why did it fall apart with all those names recording there?
Buzz
Because the music business doesn't make any money. It's hard to make money in the music business unless you have a drug cartel basically paying for the studio time. You know, the equipment alone is 600,000. I mean, it's just.
Daniel Tosh
But I thought you offset that, but in a genius way by having, you know, 500 people being able to attend these things.
Buzz
Yeah, but so in order to make break Even, you need 3,000 people for a live venue. For any show without 3,000 people, you're just basically paying the rent. So it was kind of one of those things. Plus the economy in 08 took a dive and the banks foreclosed on everything. So it just kind of just all fell apart.
Daniel Tosh
What'd you do to make the building soundproof?
Buzz
So I don't think we're allowed to say it by law, but basically, if Navi City hall found out, we'd be in trouble. All the walls are filled with sandbags, singly wrapped, basically Ziploc bags of sand, floor to ceiling. So all the walls in City hall are filled with sand.
Daniel Tosh
It's so funny because they destroy everybody when it comes to building.
Buzz
Sure.
Daniel Tosh
And then look at them.
Buzz
Yeah. And the entire building's filled with sand, so go figure. That's a violation.
Daniel Tosh
Explain me and everybody how you got into the car wash game.
Buzz
Well, after the studio thing fell Apart, I didn't know what I was going to do. My wife, my girlfriend at the time, was working at the Malibu Racket Club. And a friend of mine said, you should open up a car wash really easy. You have the staff from the studio, you know all the crew. Take them over there, plug it in, see if it works. Okay, I'll give it a try. So I brought four guys over. We kind of carved out a little parking lot. And we thought the concept was, you play tennis, we'll wash your car very easy here for an hour, 300 members, you know, 10 cars a day. Let's see how long it takes to get to 10 cars a day. So open up 10, my four guys. And then about six months around money. So I'm like, all right, I gotta watch these cars myself.
Daniel Tosh
You ran out of money because there.
Buzz
Wasn'T enough business, wasn't enough business to survive. And Malibu Rack Club's tucked away.
Daniel Tosh
Let me explain to people. I've lived in Malibu for, I don't know, 17 years, and I just found out about Malibu. I've always known Malibu Racquet Club was there. I knew your business was there a long time ago, but I didn't know that I could eat there.
Buzz
The restaurant's amazing.
Daniel Tosh
It's amazing.
Buzz
The food is so good.
Daniel Tosh
So now I go to lunch there all the time. I don't need to play tennis, but I'm certainly not gonna join. I don't know, the membership there costs. It's probably expensive.
Buzz
It's not that bad.
Daniel Tosh
What is it?
Buzz
It's 300 bucks a month, I think, and 10 grand to join. But there's a two year waiting list.
Daniel Tosh
I'm not gonna. 10 grand to join, and there's a two year waiting list. All right, Nonsense. That's not happening. All right, Anyway, your wife worked there at the time, and that's where your company started. Six months in, business takes a hit. You're going to stick it out, though.
Buzz
Stick it out. I'm like, I got to make it work. For whatever reason, I just kind of felt drive to. To do it. So I was washing cars all day and busting, Working as a waiter at night for about maybe another year went into it. And finally, between going out in the community and shaking one's hand and getting to know everybody, talking to every real estate agent, talking to every business owner, talking to everybody, anybody I could to get business, I started developing enough clientele to make it work. And then year two, year three goes in. We get invited to open another car wash, another country Club. So we're at Riviera Country Club now. So now we have the model down and we know what we're doing. And then we get invited to go up to North Ranch Country Club. So we're there, and then we get invited to go to Bella Bay Club, and then we're invited to go to Sherwood Country Club. So now we're servicing five country clubs with a very simple model of Play tennis, get a car wash, play golf, get a car wash. Do you play golf? Too much time.
Daniel Tosh
Yeah.
Buzz
Oh, there's like four hours to play tennis.
Daniel Tosh
No, no. Especially when I want two hours to surf.
Buzz
Exactly. I'm much. Oh, you're surfing.
Daniel Tosh
I'd rather surf for two hours than golf for four.
Buzz
So then we started servicing country clubs and kind of started a concierge business as well. So customers in Malibu have a lot of cars, and they don't have a lot of time. So they're like, hey, can you take my car to the DMV and get it smogged? Absolutely. So now we have this whole business of servicing customers, cars who don't have time to do it, which is a lot of fun for me because I got to drive Ferrari or Lamborghini or Porsche.
Daniel Tosh
What haven't you driven a Bugatti?
Buzz
Okay, I haven't driven that, and I haven't driven the McLarens yet, but I don't really like a McLaren.
Daniel Tosh
I don't know. I've never been in one.
Buzz
Yeah, it's. I mean, they're cool, but I don't know.
Daniel Tosh
I'm not. I'm not really a car person. Although now I'm starting to accumulate dumber and dumber cars. I just got this old 1969 Subaru van that's the size of this table. Really?
Buzz
That's cool.
Daniel Tosh
But they all. I'm always the top. Isn't. The seal is bad on it? So I'm always like, can you not get it wet? It's a horrible thing to ask for.
Buzz
Yeah, we can. I mean, the car wash industry is funny because over the years, when we first started, it was all about using no water. Don't use water. You can't use wash cars with water in Malibu. So there was all these products around washing cars without water. During the drought in 089, we didn't have rain for almost five years. So everyone was water friendly. Everyone was complaining to me that it took so long and that the cars were dirty. So I'm like, I have to use. You have to use water to wash your car.
Daniel Tosh
Okay.
Buzz
You can't do it.
Daniel Tosh
All right. So that's just the workaround is just to use water.
Buzz
Yeah. Sorry. Too bad. Don't flush your toilet if you want to save water, but if you want to wash your car.
Daniel Tosh
I don't flush my toilet at night just for pee. Yeah, well, that's my own thing. I have. What's that?
Buzz
You poop at night?
Daniel Tosh
No.
Buzz
Yeah. So.
Daniel Tosh
Well, I guess I didn't. I didn't need to add that, but whatever. I was just making. I mean, I just didn't want you to think that I was leaving a floater in the toilet. Anyway, what rules do you have for your employees to make sure they act right at a fancy country club?
Buzz
Don't be seen. So all of our wash bays are off site, you know, are hidden in the area. And then our greeters treat everybody as if they are members of the club themselves. Hi, how are you? Yes, sir. No, sir. Thank you, sir. So it's very kind of.
Daniel Tosh
Elitist.
Buzz
Elitist, right. Because we're guests of the country club, so we have to act accordingly. And we get calls like, hey, your guys not. Is wearing a hat. He can't be wearing a hat.
Daniel Tosh
You can't wear a hat.
Buzz
Can't wear a hat.
Daniel Tosh
But that's not good with the sun.
Buzz
Well, they have umbrellas, but they can't wear a hat like in Dr. Greeters.
Daniel Tosh
All right, geez.
Buzz
So we try to. And then we have a checklist, too, on every car, so everything's checked off. So it's pretty systematic.
Daniel Tosh
By the way, do you have little buzz wax jumpsuits for your girls?
Buzz
We do, yeah, we have.
Daniel Tosh
And then it's like, they're on the Masters.
Buzz
Yeah. Golf caddies.
Daniel Tosh
Little caddies. At the Par 3 event at Riviera Country Club.
Buzz
We have, you know, we're in white jumpsuits, all of our guys.
Daniel Tosh
Do you have to wear those there or. No. Do they have a dress code?
Buzz
They do, but I mean, for us, they're fine with us wearing them.
Daniel Tosh
No, I get. I get. I'm saying I'm. Do they prefer that you're in these?
Buzz
They prefer jumpsuits, yeah.
Daniel Tosh
Because it.
Buzz
It puts us, you know, shows who we are outside of their staff, who are all in blue and khaki. But a lot of the guests will walk up with their gear and just drop it in front of the guys like they're tatty. And they're like. My guys are like, we're not the caddies. We're the car wash guys.
Daniel Tosh
You ought to just do a round.
Buzz
Yeah, see if you're going to be so fun.
Daniel Tosh
Oh, those Ukrainians, man. I can imagine the tips they would give. What do you think I should hit with this one? A machine gun? How much do you charge to wash a car versus detail a car?
Buzz
50 bucks for a full wash? Details? 150.
Daniel Tosh
Some people would say $50 for a car is just very expensive, but I will say you spend an incredible amount of time on each car.
Buzz
Yeah, we spend about an hour on a car, right. And we go through it and I yell at my guys to make sure we have these air blowers. We blow out everything. Cup holes are clean, shifters are clean, windows are clean, vents are clean. So everything is, like, almost as good as a detail.
Daniel Tosh
What about electric cars that don't have engines anymore? Are you guys popping the frunk?
Buzz
Oh, yeah.
Daniel Tosh
All the extra stuff?
Buzz
Yep. It's better than an engine because it's easier to clean the engine. You have to steam it. You gotta be careful for the wires. You gotta be careful for the. All the stuff.
Daniel Tosh
Do you ever do any of that icing?
Buzz
No, it was just not there.
Daniel Tosh
Got it.
Buzz
I wanted it to be like in and out, right? You can get three things. You can get a hamburger. You can get a cheeseburger, or you can get a double, double buzzwatch. You can get a car wash. You can get a wax. Or you can get a detail $50.
Daniel Tosh
Car wash. What should we be tipping?
Buzz
10%. 10 bucks.
Daniel Tosh
That's fine.
Buzz
That's 20.
Daniel Tosh
What's that?
Buzz
That's 20%.
Daniel Tosh
$10 is 20%.
Buzz
Yeah, sorry. 20%. By the way, no college here. Come on.
Daniel Tosh
Do you charge the same for a golf cart?
Buzz
I charge 40 bucks for a golf cart. It's kind of high, I think.
Daniel Tosh
I know, but they're.
Buzz
I mean, still.
Daniel Tosh
My golf cart, it's not any smaller than a car.
Buzz
It still takes almost the same amount of time. Maybe 10 minutes less.
Daniel Tosh
Well, that's $10 less.
Buzz
That's why it's 40 enough.
Daniel Tosh
Is that your pricing strategy? Do you put thought into it? Are you like, oh, I need to make ends meet. We need to raise our prices 6% or any of that stuff?
Buzz
No, I price accordingly to the market. I know that if you go to. If you drive over the hill to Costco, you can get your car wash for 35 bucks. Drive through car wash. I know. If you really want your car wash, you go to Cross Creek and drive it through the machine for 10 bucks. So I have to. I can't charge $75 like I would like to. I have to charge 50 bucks because that's the market rate. Otherwise I lose. Isolate all the business that we. That we service. And not everyone in Melbourne wants to spend 75 or more on the car wash. 50 bucks is a lot of money.
Daniel Tosh
I know, but still, it's worth it. Whenever you get in your car and it's beautiful, you sell your own wax.
Buzz
No, not yet. I want to. We will. I think this Christmas we're going to do a wash bucket. So you can buy a bucket with some soap and some towels and stuff so you and your kids can wash your car together and then call me the next day.
Daniel Tosh
With washing cars, like, just do it yourself. It's like, I don't have the stuff.
Buzz
Yeah.
Daniel Tosh
To make it look nice.
Buzz
Yeah.
Daniel Tosh
I don't want to go buy all the stuff. I'm going to go to Target now and. And go down. It's just too much. There's too many things for every little surface. I don't. I'm not into it.
Buzz
It's true. It's not easy washing the car.
Daniel Tosh
No, I mean. I mean, as a kid, I did it as. When I was in 16, my Honda Civic, she was sparkling. Are automatic car washes harmful to your vehicle?
Buzz
Yes. The pH is too high. So basically it's like putting acid on your car. So if you do your car consistently through those machines, you'll see, basically, you can see the stripe zones where the machine spins and hits it, and you can see where the water.
Daniel Tosh
What if it's. What if it's not. What if it's touchless?
Buzz
Yeah. It's still. It's not good for the car. I mean, if you have a nice car, if you have like a car, that's. If you drive a. You have a car you care about. Yeah.
Daniel Tosh
Okay. You know, listen, I'm. The worst part about having children is the dirtiness.
Buzz
I know.
Daniel Tosh
And I keep a clean home and I have a dirty wife and dirty children, and both of them. The fact that you charge me the same for my wife's car and my car is ridiculous because my car is spotless compared to her. I feed my kids what I find in their seats because I'm like, no, no, waste not, want not. Here you go.
Buzz
That is true. I've seen your wife's car. And there's Cheerios, like, in spots. Like, you open up the back of the trunk and there's Cheerios. You're like, why would the Cheerios be here? Like this mix?
Daniel Tosh
Those are Honey Nut Cheerios, by the way.
Buzz
They're pretty good.
Daniel Tosh
Yeah. How often should you wax your car? Honestly?
Buzz
Clay bar and wax your car? Every three months.
Daniel Tosh
Every three months.
Buzz
And I've never done it, but waxing is key to maintaining a long lasting car.
Daniel Tosh
Spray, liquid or paste? Is it, or is it a clay?
Buzz
The spray wax is going to look great for about a week. A paste wax will look good for about two months and a synthetic wax will look great for about three months. And it depends on the car. If it's an older car with older paint, a paste wax is what you want to use because it gives it more depth. If it's a newer car, a synthetic wax is great because it's going to protect the paint and keep the car nice and clean.
Daniel Tosh
Is Armor all any good?
Buzz
I mean, it looks good, people like it. I'm not a big fan.
Daniel Tosh
I don't like the smell of it. What about Rain X? Is that any good?
Buzz
It's the same as a wax product.
Daniel Tosh
I don't need it.
Buzz
Doesn't need it.
Daniel Tosh
Okay. Puke or glitter? What's worse?
Buzz
I mean, puke's pretty bad. Dude, we got a call like normally it's on Monday and it's a young, younger person. Hi, can you clean just the inside my car? And you're like, oh, what happened? Oh, my friend threw up in there. It's like, okay, you went out last night, your friend barfed all over the car. Now you gotta detail it. So yeah, sure, no problem.
Daniel Tosh
What about blood stains? You ever seen some blood stains in cars?
Buzz
In trunks, maybe I have.
Daniel Tosh
Do you have to report things like that? Is there a. I've never.
Buzz
I don't ask.
Daniel Tosh
You don't ask?
Buzz
I don't ask if I saw blood in the car. Someone that worked for my wife worked at a car wash in Mexico City and he would find fingers in the cars, like pretty consistently. Consistently. That's good stuff. That's a good one.
Daniel Tosh
You can't.
Buzz
I haven't found any fingers. I found a frog once.
Daniel Tosh
Well, that's not. Yeah, that's fine. Once was a prince. But still, they say owning a car wash is a great business. Is owning a mobile car wash even better?
Buzz
I think if you own a mobile car wash, you're in it for yourself. You don't really one employees and you can only do so much if you own a car wash. You can do 10, 20, 30, 40 cars a day, as much as you can handle a mobile guy can only do, you know, 10 cars a day max.
Daniel Tosh
Are you trying to scale back the mobile business?
Buzz
No, we service mobile too.
Daniel Tosh
I know you do recently, when you first moved to the new location, like, it's going to be great. It's so convenient for you. I was like, well, you know what's convenient for me is you in my driveway. Let's.
Buzz
No, mobile is great because mobile allows us to service every need in Malibu. Right. We have people that want to drop off the car, we have people that want us to pick up the car, and we have people that want to come to the house. So our business is to say yes and then go from there.
Daniel Tosh
Air fresheners. Do you put air fresheners in?
Buzz
No.
Daniel Tosh
They're horrible.
Buzz
Disgusting.
Daniel Tosh
They're just.
Buzz
I want to make a really nice one. I've been wanting to do it ever since day one. Like a nice kind of wood. Maybe like a good one. One that smells like something cool like leather or whatever.
Daniel Tosh
They have those. Those cedar chips that you put in your closet to like, not getting moss. But I. I don't know. I don't think there is a good one. I think you just have to get a new car. What's your favorite car to wash?
Buzz
Rivians.
Daniel Tosh
Oh, man. Isn't that nice? Rivian. I didn't even tell him to say that.
Buzz
Buzz just said that my favorite car to wash is. Is. Is.
Daniel Tosh
Oh, it's not Rivian.
Buzz
I don't really have a favorite car to wash. Porsche. Turbo Porsche. Small, Easy.
Daniel Tosh
You can reach over the top.
Buzz
Yeah, you can reach it. You can.
Daniel Tosh
What about sprinter vans? What are you charging for sprinter vans?
Buzz
I charge 150, which I think is a really good deal.
Daniel Tosh
I mean, it's a fucking house.
Buzz
I know. Massive. And then they're like, okay, you clean inside. I'm like, I'm not a maid. I'll do a little bit. I'll blow it out. I'll do it. Fun. But I'm not like, mopping the bathroom and stuff. It's like, nerd world.
Daniel Tosh
I'm not a maid. Now you got a new location. That is hysterical to me because I had made fun of it before. The location was this crystal store, and it was one of two crystal stores. And I was always, you know, because I came from, you know, a small town in Florida. And when I see two crystal shops in a town, I'm like, what in the fuck are these people doing? So when it went out of business, I kind of was. I was like, oh, they're not as. These people aren't as dumb as I thought. Yeah, because this business, anyway, you took over, and now it's beautiful out front. It looks beautiful. Before, it had these massive crystal stones, which I guess some people might thought was pretty, but I didn't enjoy it at all. I didn't like seeing it, and I just always thought it looked ridiculous.
Buzz
That credit goes to my wife. She's very talented. She's an interior designer by trade, and she nailed it. I mean, the colors, I told you.
Daniel Tosh
Immediately, the vibes, perfect. I told you the font was beautiful.
Buzz
Font's great. Everything about it's really cool. So she. I said, you know, you're in charge, obviously. Just let me know when I can start washing cars. And she nailed it. And everyone says that about the place, that it looks beautiful. The blue's perfect. The landscaping is great. So. Yeah.
Daniel Tosh
How many employees do you have now? 14.
Buzz
Around 14.
Daniel Tosh
Hiring employees is the horrible part of business.
Buzz
It's the toughest part. No matter what, every business, employees are good. They last for six months. They get lazy. You gotta get another Russian in. You gotta. You know, if you hire a Latino crew or El Salvador and Mexican, they don't get along. El Salvadorians don't like the Mexicans. The Mexicans don't like the Salvadorians. If you hire a black guy, they don't like the Mexicans. It's like a whole political world of, like, watching.
Daniel Tosh
I mean, some black guys like Mexicans.
Buzz
Some.
Daniel Tosh
Okay, yeah. No, we can't just say, sorry, delete that. I just say, we're fine. We're having fun. I get it. You gotta hire all Ukrainians.
Buzz
All Ukrainians.
Daniel Tosh
How easy is it to repair a car that's been keyed?
Buzz
You gotta get it painted by a body shop.
Daniel Tosh
What about dings? Can you get any dings out?
Buzz
We have a guy that comes and pops the dings out.
Daniel Tosh
He can pop dings out?
Buzz
Yeah, he's a great dinger.
Daniel Tosh
I got one in the seam. I think I'm gonna have to give your guy a shot. Yeah, the gate close on me. What are you gonna do? I saw it coming. I was like, am I gonna put my arm out and try to stop it? And I just let it hit my car. I got some gifts for you. I always give people stuff on the show. It's just stuff laying around my house. But this one gift, I was like, oh, Buzz needs this now. Why? I have it. I'll explain. But this is a cleaner. You ever seen such a thing? No, this is. It's a magnet. So that you can be on one side of glass, it's on the other side, and you don't. Because there's some areas, like, if you have louvers in my house. Anyway, I've never used it.
Buzz
It's great. But it's perfect.
Daniel Tosh
I was like. I was like, well, it's brand new. I'll give that to Buzz now. Do you.
Buzz
Thank you.
Daniel Tosh
Oh, you're gonna love that. Do you.
Buzz
Windows are the hardest thing to clean.
Daniel Tosh
Get that on the floor, please. They're the hardest thing to clean.
Buzz
Yeah. Windows.
Daniel Tosh
Well, I don't. This is not gonna be useful in the car business, but one day you're gonna have something for that. Do you. Do you wear. The girls ski, snowboard or anything?
Buzz
I do. The girls don't.
Daniel Tosh
Okay.
Buzz
But I haven't done it in a long time.
Daniel Tosh
You haven't done a long time. Okay, here are two gold passes. Now, every year, I do a show in Reno at the Grand Sierra Resort. Oh, I love that place. And they give me two gold passes. They're only valid for one year in the state of California at any ski resort. They. They can be used. And you're saying, well. Well, it's. The ski season's over. No mammoth goes till mid May anywhere. And they're complete. You can hand them off to people. You have clients that are going up. You say, here, take these.
Buzz
Here's free.
Daniel Tosh
Two tickets. And they bring them back. Boom, I'm done with.
Buzz
That's amazing. Thank you. Oh, yeah.
Daniel Tosh
You got at least.
Buzz
What a treat.
Daniel Tosh
Two months of those. At least. This. I don't.
Buzz
I don't know.
Daniel Tosh
Somebody got. This is awful. Put that on the floor. Yeah, that's for your cell phone when you're washing cars.
Buzz
You put.
Daniel Tosh
You can't wear this at Riviera Country Club, but there's. There's a toss show hat.
Buzz
Love it.
Daniel Tosh
Oh, man.
Buzz
Swag bag.
Daniel Tosh
Got a skateboard. Daniel Tosh tour. I'll sign that, dude, just so you.
Buzz
Have it now, do you skateboard, too?
Daniel Tosh
Yeah, I used to, but now it's like. It hurts so bad when you fall.
Buzz
Oh, my God, it's so bad. My daughter was like, dad, do a kickflip. I'm like, I'll do a kickflip. She's like, no, do it. Like, right now. I'm like, I don't want to do it. I'm going to fall. So I go out in my garage, I've carpet, and I do a kickflip on the carpet so I don't fall. I don't get hurt. But Landed it.
Daniel Tosh
You landed a kickflip.
Buzz
Nailed it.
Daniel Tosh
You got to keep doing it. Then once a year. Once a year, land a kickflip.
Buzz
In high school, I built a hot pipe in my room.
Daniel Tosh
In your room?
Buzz
Yeah.
Daniel Tosh
And your parents said yes to that is.
Buzz
I moved to the garage. We're living in Palm Springs, Right. So I moved in the garage, built a half pipe, like a four foot proper half pipe, and slept on the top of it.
Daniel Tosh
Well, what kind of skateboard ceilings did you have?
Buzz
10 foot ceilings in your bedroom?
Daniel Tosh
Oh, you guys are doing not mid century modern in Palm Springs, rv.
Buzz
Like an rv.
Daniel Tosh
Oh, this is a garage too. Sorry. It's a garage.
Buzz
So it was. It was fun. Skateboard all day.
Daniel Tosh
Where did you sleep?
Buzz
On top of the ramp. I put my bed on top of the ramp.
Daniel Tosh
On the deck.
Buzz
On the deck.
Daniel Tosh
Look at you.
Buzz
And there's a skateboard.
Daniel Tosh
It's like the movie Big.
Buzz
It was like big. It was inspired by Big, I'm sure, but I had too much vert on the end. There's like a foot of vert on like a four foot pipe. So you're like, you literally have to like, you can't ollie up into it.
Daniel Tosh
That's back when we would just like draw, transition, and like get a jigsaw up.
Buzz
There we go. That's how we did it 100%.
Daniel Tosh
And then you just take that template and do it four times. How wide was it? Eight foot wide or was it wider?
Buzz
Eight feet. Okay, eight by six.
Daniel Tosh
Huh?
Buzz
It was fun, man.
Daniel Tosh
What do you mean eight by six?
Buzz
It was six feet high.
Daniel Tosh
You said four foot high.
Buzz
No, it was six feet high and eight feet wide.
Daniel Tosh
Okay, six feet high is way too high for an eight foot wide ramp with vert. Everything about that is terrifying. Did you put on your knee pads when you woke up and wanted to slide down?
Buzz
No.
Daniel Tosh
Buzz is crazy. What? Do you. You have something for me, Buzz?
Buzz
Oh, yeah.
Daniel Tosh
Give me my gifts.
Buzz
I got you Riviera inspired golf hats. One for you and one for Peter.
Daniel Tosh
Ah, Pete.
Buzz
I can't believe Pete gets an agent.
Daniel Tosh
By the way, this is a good size hat.
Buzz
It's a good hat.
Daniel Tosh
It actually feels nice. I like, I like this material. And a white hat. Here's something.
Buzz
Yeah. Clean your hands first.
Daniel Tosh
Watch. I have. I had a brand new Indian Wells. Speaking of Palm Springs white hat. I just gotten it and then I'm walking the kids to the elementary school and there's some other kids, some like second and third graders playing basketball on the nine foot goal. I strip the ball from them, take it and just dunk it and they love it. My hat falls off. My brand new white hat lands on the ground and I Let go of the rim, land on top of it. Footprint ruined. Can't get it clean. I'm so angry now.
Buzz
Now you're set.
Daniel Tosh
Oh, now I'm set. Maybe I give this to you. Jumpsuit. I have a real long torso. What's long?
Buzz
It's a long. It's for me. It's what I use. It's.
Daniel Tosh
What's your height?
Buzz
Six one. What are you, six four. Yeah. Too bad.
Daniel Tosh
It's gonna give me a.
Buzz
You get a camel toe.
Daniel Tosh
Do any of your guys complain about the camel toe with these things?
Buzz
Some of my guys, they're a little chubby, and you see them wearing the jump stand, they're just like, oh, big old fat guys. I feel pretty bad.
Daniel Tosh
By the way, jumpsuit. Have you. Do you. You wear a jumpsuit every day?
Buzz
Yeah, most times.
Daniel Tosh
Do you. Have you gotten used to. No. The bathroom. Like, it takes.
Buzz
Yeah. I mean, you know, unzip it. It's easy.
Daniel Tosh
Yeah. But if you. If you have to go number two, you have to.
Buzz
Well, you do that before you put your jumpsuit on.
Daniel Tosh
I don't get to plan my number twos like that. That's some good stuff. By the way, you ever. What do you tell your guys when they have to go to the bathroom on. At. At customers homes? What are you talking about?
Buzz
Oh, they can't use the customer's bathroom. You have to use the bathroom before they leave the shop.
Daniel Tosh
Right. But what if they have to go. You know what I tell you guys every time?
Buzz
Yeah.
Daniel Tosh
I say, the Airstream's unlocked. There's a nice bathroom in there.
Buzz
That's great.
Daniel Tosh
I tell them, I'm like, just use it. I'd rather that than my kid coming out seeing the Ukrainian's penis in my bushes. Why did somebody pay you to drive their Lamborghini for three hours in California?
Buzz
You got to smog the car every two years, Right? So in order to do that, you do, you have to. Every two years, you have to smog your car.
Daniel Tosh
Not new cars.
Buzz
Not new cars. Old cars. So it's like an 06 Lamborghini.
Daniel Tosh
Okay.
Buzz
So, you know, he calls me like, hey, take my Lamborghini. Get smog. So I'm thinking, oh, this is gonna be great. I'm gonna go drive the Lamborghini around. Well, you know, you do the research. You find out you have to drive it 55 miles for 100 miles in order to reset all the computer because there's, you know, Cadillac converter codes. There was mission codes that all need to get reset. And the only Way to do that is to drive at 55 on the freeway.
Daniel Tosh
Did he know that that was what had to happen?
Buzz
I think he did. He's like, yeah, go drive it, 55, please. And you're driving, like, through Santa Clarita, and you point over to get barbecue at, like, the little spot, and all the guys are like, whoa, drug cartel guys here. And you're like, oh, I'll take a barbecue sandwich. But you drive back at 55.
Daniel Tosh
And I, you know, listen, 55 is so dumb, dude.
Buzz
It's so dumb. You're driving, like, the semi trucks passing you, huh? You know, you're like, hey, the wind goes down this far. You're like. And it's loud, but it was a lot of fun.
Daniel Tosh
Will I get free car washes for life now that I've had you on my powerful and needle moving podcast?
Buzz
Absolutely not.
Daniel Tosh
No, I never.
Buzz
I got kids.
Daniel Tosh
Here's. That was question. Was. Eddie wrote that question. I never want free things because I like to still complain.
Buzz
Yeah, right.
Daniel Tosh
If I pay for something, I can complain. If I get something for free, then I feel like, now this part, I have to be extra grateful and this person owes me. So I never, ever want free stuff. I'm always like, no, no, that's not how it works.
Buzz
I'll tell you a funny celebrity story. So Adam Sandler, we watched his car once. He shows up, he has kids, and he gets out. He's playing basketball with his kids and, like, super cool. So we wash it, bring it back, and he's like, oh, cool. How much? I'm like, 50 bucks. And he's like, oh, you're going to charge me? I'm like, yeah, I got two kids, too, man. And he's like, I'm just fucking with you, and gave me 100 bucks. But still, I don't know if he was.
Daniel Tosh
No, he was. He was fucking with you.
Buzz
He's cool.
Daniel Tosh
You're going to charge me? Is funny to say, what are you going to charge me? Discuss some of your celebrity clients who have you watched Labs?
Buzz
Chris Brosnan is cool.
Daniel Tosh
Oh, man. You watched his.
Buzz
He came in Bomb mobile once. It was, like, super cool. I mean, that was like a cool moment because you had the Bond mobile plus James Bond, and he's a really nice guy, super cool guy. And he did. And he did well.
Daniel Tosh
He's very nice. I've seen him at, like, farmer's markets and things like that. And anytime I see him, I'm like, oh, you're just like. You're like a grandpa. He's like an old man. There's like, when they say action, they tell you how to be cooler. Because when he's not on camera, it just looks like your grandpa with his pants too high walking around. I think he's the sweetest man in the world. Hey, do you keep a clean car?
Buzz
No.
Daniel Tosh
You don't?
Buzz
I wish. I mean, one, I feel bad making my guys wash my car.
Daniel Tosh
Huh?
Buzz
Because they're busting their ass. It's like, hey, wash my car too, while you're at it.
Daniel Tosh
That means you're still a human. Good.
Buzz
And two, and you don't want to do it. I'm a surfer, so, like, I eat in my car. There's like a leftover burrito from yesterday. There's like a yogurt cup. You know, like when you're working and driving and looking, you're just always fucking.
Daniel Tosh
No, I don't like that. I want my car. I want my car so clean every time. It's just. Oh, it makes me happy to be in it.
Buzz
But my car is a Prius, so I don't really care.
Daniel Tosh
Is your home clean?
Buzz
Yes.
Daniel Tosh
Do you clean?
Buzz
Oh, yeah.
Daniel Tosh
At your house? Yeah.
Buzz
I primarily do the outside and my wife does the inside. Power washer. You know, I'm good with the power washer. Washer.
Daniel Tosh
Power washer.
Buzz
I'll power wash anything.
Daniel Tosh
I got a power washer.
Buzz
Gas or electric?
Daniel Tosh
Electric. That's no good.
Buzz
The gas is the high powered one.
Daniel Tosh
Yeah, well, whatever. If my kids get close to me, I aim it at their toes.
Buzz
And we had this kid work for us. One of the members was like, hey, can you hire my son? I'll pay you. Just basically babysit my kid. He's like 14. He's like, train him how to wash your car, you know, and yell at him. I'm like, all right, I'll put the kid to work. So he's like, wash. He's like 14. He's like a total little wimpy kid. And he's like, washing the car. I'm like, do it again, do it again, do it again. And make him just wash and wash and wash. And then he'd be like, I don't want to do it. So I'd get the power washer and I would squirt him with the power washer. Like, shh. Get to work.
Daniel Tosh
Abusing an elephant.
Buzz
I'd call the dad. I'd be like, hey, hey. Just so you know, like, kind of rough with your son. And he's like, please send him home crying. I don't care. He was like such a soft kid. Like, you know, growing up in Malibu.
Daniel Tosh
Playing video games all day, it's okay to have a. So I, I tell my kid it's okay. He, he, he gets very emotional all the time. I'm like, that's all right. We're emotional people. You're allowed to be emotional. I'm, I'm, I embrace it. I'm not going to send him to work for you. He'll come home with his skin ripped off. That's good stuff, Buzz. Well, I wish you all the best. Welcome to the neighborhood.
Buzz
Thank you for having me.
Daniel Tosh
And thank you for keeping my cars clean.
Buzz
Absolutely.
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Daniel Tosh
Paw show. Oh, I want to thank Buzz. And I can't wait to give away that onesie. There's just no world where I ever slip into that jumpsuit, right? What am I. I can't even think of a world where I would use it. Maybe there's a bit at my house where I'm pretending to be Bagger Vance.
Buzz
Get the putting green.
Daniel Tosh
I don't know.
Buzz
Come out of the legend.
Daniel Tosh
I don't know. I don't know why. I don't know why he gave me a a onesie, but he did, right? Carl, did you hear this the other day? You know how I interviewed my wife and I. I've made fun of how her voice sounds. Well, now I've actually got proof that her voice is off putting her own cousin, who I've talked about many times, we call her Panda. She is outside with me, and next to us or behind us in a tree, a crow makes a noise. And Panda goes, yeah. And I said, what? Wow. I go, what did you just do? What did you just do? And she goes, oh, I thought that was Carly talking to me. I go, you thought that crow that went was my wife? And she was so embarrassed by it. And then I immediately had Carly come out. And I go, carly, get out here. And she goes, she was talking to a crow because she thought the crow was you. And she goes, well, in fairness, a lot of times my wife calls her Paw. It's. It's. It's. My kids have shortened Panda to Pa and so. So PA is what she thought. That's great, though. And it sounds just like my wife. Well, anyway, my wife, the crow. We got a tossshow store.com. get some of that free merch. Is it free? It's not free. You got to pay for it. But it's for. Like. It's free?
Buzz
Yeah. When you get it, browse free to use how you want.
Daniel Tosh
You can go to this. Go to the website for free and just look at it. Imagine what it looks like on you. Browse, you pay a small fee, and you get the clothes. It's free.
Buzz
That's good. I like that. Free 99.
Daniel Tosh
Yeah, it's free. Get a $30T shirt that's not even that expensive anymore because the dollar's not worth as much. I don't know how the economy works. All right, you got a Eddie's tour and my tour. Come see us do stand up comedy. Got some great shows coming up. We're going to be all over this beautiful land of ours. Mm. Ready for the free plug? Well, then hit the music. Oh, like we're in a waiting room at a doctor's office. Doesn't get me excited about this free plug. What is this free plug? Oh, it's a free plug is for the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The museum was founded by Florence Debelle Bartlett in 1953. Oh, okay. It's been around for a bit. Based on the belief that folk art would foster an appreciation of the culture and craft of other countries. She also wanted to provide one avenue for a closer understanding between men. Well, okay. I don't know. Be sure to stop by after June 8th when their new exhibition opens, called Appearances Deceive Embroideries by Polycarpio Valencia. Well, that's going to be nice. Is there a fee to get into this place or. No, I got to know. I can't if I'm giving them a free plug. I got to let people know if they need to have a few clams on them before they go see. Embroideries by Polarico, Valencia, Policarpio. $7 for New Mexico residents and $12 if you're from out of state. Man, that's how they get you. That's the tariffs right there.
Buzz
There you go. Tariffs.
Daniel Tosh
I'm learning. It's the first retrospective of Valencia's work whose embroidered textiles contemplate the serious subjects of morality and mortality with wit and whimsy.
Buzz
Seems like a lot going on in those stitchings.
Daniel Tosh
That's. That's. Yeah, because you're just gonna look at that and probably think, oh, that. That's. That's a neat pattern.
Buzz
Yeah, I wanna die.
Daniel Tosh
The Museum of International Folk Art is located at 706 Camino Lejo on Museum Hill in Santa Fe. Well, yeah, seems, yeah, you know, I don't think you need to have the.
Buzz
Go to Museum Hill.
Daniel Tosh
If you go to Museum Hill, you're gonna, you gotta hit it. You think it was named Museum Hill after or before? Because if she was probably shopping locations back in 1953, she'd be like, you know what would be a great spot for this over there on Museum Hill?
Buzz
Like, brilliant.
Daniel Tosh
All right, well, I'm gonna get there. I don't know when I, I guess I'm waiting till after June 8th. I, I hate to even plug it that way because now I feel like now until June 8th, business is going to be slow. People are, you're going to want to, you know, it's like the end of the year car shopping. Who wants the 2025 when 2026 is coming out and they're going to put a spoiler on the back?
Buzz
But there's deals.
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Tosh Show Podcast Summary: "My Car Wash Guy - Buzz Cadenhead"
Release Date: May 13, 2025
In this engaging episode of the Tosh Show, host Daniel Tosh welcomes Buzz Cadenhead, the owner of Malibu's premier luxury car wash. The conversation delves into Buzz's journey from his early ventures to establishing a successful car wash business catering to the rich and famous of Malibu.
Buzz opens up about his upbringing and early life in Malibu and Palm Springs. Growing up with five sisters in Malibu, Buzz describes a childhood filled with outdoor activities like dirt biking and horseback riding.
Buzz [13:29]: "I had five sisters growing up."
Buzz moved to Palm Springs at the age of ten, expanding his horizons with 15 acres of land, allowing for greater freedom and adventure.
Initially, Buzz and his father built a recording studio in Malibu, aiming to capture the live music experience. Despite working with renowned artists like Weezer and Pink, the studio struggled financially, leading Buzz to pivot to the car wash business.
Buzz [19:02]: "After the studio thing fell apart, I didn’t know what I was going to do."
Encouraged by a friend, Buzz launched his first car wash at the Malibu Racquet Club, starting small with just ten cars a day and four employees.
The early days were tough, with low business volume forcing Buzz to juggle multiple jobs, including waiting tables. Persistence paid off as Buzz networked within the community, eventually securing contracts with prestigious country clubs like Riviera Country Club and Sherwood Country Club.
Buzz [21:23]: "We started servicing five country clubs with a very simple model of Play tennis, get a car wash, play golf, get a car wash."
This expansion transformed his operation into a concierge-style service, offering additional conveniences such as smog checks and vehicle maintenance for high-end clients.
Buzz’s car wash offers a range of services tailored to the luxury market:
Buzz [24:02]: "We have a guy that comes and pops the dings out."
The business emphasizes quality and attention to detail, ensuring each vehicle is meticulously cleaned to meet the high standards of Malibu's elite clientele.
Buzz shares amusing and noteworthy encounters with celebrity clients, including an amusing incident involving Adam Sandler and a visit from Chris Hemsworth:
Buzz [42:04]: "Adam Sandler gave me 100 bucks after he realized I was charging him."
Buzz [42:47]: "Chris Hemsworth came in with the Bond mobile once. It was super cool."
These stories highlight the exclusive nature of Buzz’s business and the unique experiences that come with servicing high-profile individuals.
Hiring and managing a diverse workforce presents its challenges. Buzz predominantly employs Ukrainian workers, praising their work ethic but noting cultural dynamics when hiring from other backgrounds.
Buzz [33:45]: "It's the toughest part. No matter what, every business, employees are good. They last for six months."
Buzz maintains a professional demeanor at country clubs, adhering to strict dress codes and service protocols to ensure seamless integration with the clubs’ environments.
Buzz [23:20]: "Don't be seen. So all of our wash bays are off site... Our greeters treat everybody as if they are members of the club themselves."
Buzz discusses plans to innovate within the car wash industry, such as introducing a "wash bucket" kit for DIY enthusiasts and expanding services to include electric vehicle maintenance.
Buzz [27:12]: "We’re going to do a wash bucket. So you can buy a bucket with some soap and some towels and stuff so you and your kids can wash your car together."
Additionally, he emphasizes the importance of using water efficiently despite environmental concerns, challenging the prevailing trend of waterless car washes.
Buzz [22:53]: "You have to use water to wash your car."
Throughout the episode, Buzz and Daniel share lighthearted moments and personal stories, enhancing the conversational tone of the podcast. From Buzz's experience with a broken leg in his youth to humorous exchanges about car cleaning mishaps, the dialogue remains entertaining and relatable.
Daniel Tosh [28:22]: "The worst part about having children is the dirtiness."
Buzz [44:49]: "I'd call the dad and say, hey... just kind of rough with your son."
As the episode concludes, Daniel Tosh humorously reflects on Buzz's dedication to keeping cars pristine while sharing personal anecdotes about his own experiences with car maintenance.
Buzz leaves the audience with a glimpse into his meticulous cleaning processes and future aspirations, reinforcing the commitment that has made his car wash a standout in Malibu.
Buzz on Studio Challenges:
"After the studio thing fell apart, I didn’t know what I was going to do." ([19:02])
Service Expansion:
"We started servicing five country clubs with a very simple model of Play tennis, get a car wash, play golf, get a car wash." ([21:23])
Celebrity Interaction:
"Adam Sandler gave me 100 bucks after he realized I was charging him." ([42:04])
Employee Management:
"It's the toughest part. No matter what, every business, employees are good. They last for six months." ([33:45])
Innovation in Services:
"We’re going to do a wash bucket. So you can buy a bucket with some soap and some towels and stuff so you and your kids can wash your car together." ([27:12])
This episode of the Tosh Show offers listeners an insightful and humorous look into the world of luxury car detailing through the experiences of Buzz Cadenhead. From overcoming early business challenges to catering to Malibu's elite, Buzz's story is a testament to perseverance, quality service, and the unique dynamics of running a high-end car wash.
For those interested in the intersection of business, celebrity culture, and automotive care, this episode provides both valuable insights and entertaining anecdotes.