THE BASEMENT YARD! | EP 337 | ShxtsNGigs Podcast
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Okay, guys. - Girls. - We're in a new situation today. - A completely different setup, as you can see. - Yeah, man. We've been traveling the great country of America. - US of A. - And we've met some lovely people. - We have. - And we're about to meet some two more hopefully lovely people. - Hopefully. - Jesus Christ. - Hey, hey, hey. Guys, don't talk until we introduce you, okay? - It's not your turn yet. - Yeah, yeah, it's not your turn. - I'm gonna defend myself though. - Yeah, yeah, no, no, no, not yet. - These assholes right here. - Defend yourself in two minutes.

The social media world has been asking for this collab on our side at least for like a year, year and a half. And yeah, we're super stoked to have the gents from the Basement Yard podcast here. We have Joe and Frank. Yes, sir. And yeah, we'll see how it goes. We shall. Yeah, man. Hopefully it delivers on what was hypothetically promised.

No pressure. Hypothetically promise. Did you guys promise? I didn't promise anything. Did you? I haven't. No, I haven't said a word. No. Yeah. I promised everyone everything. It's going to be the best. Yeah. This is going to be the best collab in like the last decade in podcast history. Podcast history. No pressure, guys. I have seen a lot of comments of people being like,

this is the UK version of the basement yard. Or like, you guys are just like them. And I'm like, all right. Cause there was a clip that was very similar to something that we had talked about where you had talked about how you, you miss him sometimes. Oh, I asked him if he misses me. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So you were like, yo, I miss him every minute of every waking day.

But he never, like, I always, there was a clear difference between him and I. Like, I am the more, like. Affectionate. Yeah. And, like, sentimental. And, like, I just love hugs. You know what I'm saying? And he, yeah. I feel like we're on the same side. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And I'll be like. I just love hugs. I'll be like, hey, man, I missed you. And he'll be like, ah.

Cool. First of all, that's not how I react at all. I'll be like, what's going on? You know, like, I've missed you. Ah, you know. Cool. Cool. I feel like you do it on purpose just to, like, fuck with me, though. Or you convince yourself that to feel better about yourself that I spill my guts to you every time we talk. Spill my guts. Yeah, pause. Crazy. Damn. Okay, so what? You don't... Did you get to the bottom of... Do you miss him? No, I just, like, I don't...

No. Answer the question. You know what it is? It's not that I, well, no, I think no. Because like to me, it's like I just saw you like two days ago. Do I miss you? No, not really. I just saw you. I see you more than anybody. You see this, right? I'm seeing it, bro. You see it. And from the clip that kind of like spurred this collaboration, it seems like the dynamic is similar. Yeah, for sure. What did you even say? You said it depends. It depends, yeah. On what? I can't remember what it was. You didn't let me finish. I can't remember what the context was now. So, yeah.

You didn't let me finish. So do you want to? This is like group therapy. Do you want to? Do I miss you when you're not around? Sometimes. Sometimes. All right, bet. This is a big moment. But what is the times? What is the times when there's a lot of time? Name one time that you've missed me. Name a time I've missed James. I can't think off the dome. That was a good answer. That was a good answer. That was a good answer. But there have been times where I've missed you, of course. I can't give specifics because we see each other often.

and everyone will see the carpet of misery that you put us through

You're going to start teaching him some shit and then he's going to be able to like fucking gaslight him now. That's just going to happen. Or we're just sensitive men that love our best friends ever. We're not, I'm not, I'm not going to speak for you, but I'm not saying that, that I don't, I'm not like a sensitive dude who whatever, but you just like, every time you see me, you're like, I miss you. Yeah.

- Yeah, well. - I don't say every time. - You're a big I love you guy too. - Same. - Every time, babe and I love you. Every time. - Babe is crazy. - Yeah, babe is crazy. - Why is that crazy? - Come on, man. - Babe is crazy. - Come on, I'm trying to fight on your side with this. That's nuts. - No, no, no, no. - Babe. - He's a big I love you guy.

See? Slip it in like that. Pause. No? Slip it in like that. Alright, what are we doing here? Damn, bro. Okay, fair. How many days would you guys have to spend together until you're like, alright, I need a break.

Well, we spent ten days together. That's what I'm saying. I know you guys have been... I could do ten more. I don't know about you. I don't have any qualms about that whatsoever. What about you guys? That's really nice. I love that. That's love. I mean, I can... He can move in with me and my family right now, and I'd be like super cool with it. Why the fuck would I do that? He would not...

Exactly. See what I'm saying? Move in with you and your family. Yeah, he'd be like, welcome. And he would show up with his dumbass golden doodle and we'd be super pumped about it. Is my dog just catching a stray for no reason? I mean, come on. See, how am I supposed to miss somebody who talks shit about my fucking dog? That's fair. It's a dog, dude. Yeah. Whoa. You know what he does? He does the typical like...

Like, oh, I don't have kids, but I have a dog. Oh, you're a dog dad. No, don't do this. I am a dog dad. Do you take pictures of your dog on Instagram? Do I what? Take pictures of your dog on Instagram and post it. Of course. Back in the day, there used to be an Instagram that was, it was him. And you would type as him. Yeah, bro. I was trying to explain to him, like, bro, I'm a white person. This is what we do. It's in my DNA. Had a great day with daddy. Yeah. Fuck. It's the only way he's been called daddy his whole life. So, yeah.

- Hmm, that's not true. - Damn, all right, bet. Ice is officially broken, I think. - Yeah, I think so. - We'll get more into that later. So what we want to do, we usually start when we have a guest on the show, we do the origin stories and stuff. I'm most excited for this origin story. - Yeah. - 'Cause I don't know. - Intentionally, yeah, stayed away from finding out what it could be. So guys, please tell us, start of the friendship, start of the show. - Go. - Take it away.

I had just left a movie theater and my parents would you say? I had just left a movie theater and I was walking down the street with my parents and Joe pulled a gun on them okay robbed my mom shot her you're doing are you batman? I am batman you're batmaning say less no you're batmaning first of all I didn't even pick up that

I mean you can you can tell see all right you get it. It's like it's like group therapy. It's like go when's our anniversary?

Our sisters were like friends when they were younger because he grew up like four blocks away from me. Okay. And so they were... In New York? In New York. They're the same age. So... And then we're the same age. So we went to pre-K together and the school was across the street from his house. And we just kind of became friends through that because like... I guess because of our sisters, our moms like knew each other. So like...

Yeah. That's how you make friends. And they had known each other. It was our first day together. So it was like, Oh, you know, it was kind of like, Oh, here's, here's, here's Joey, here's Frankie. And then, you know, we, we, it kind of just went from there. And then in New York, there's like, I don't know how, like, you know, we have like zone school. So there's like a public school that's like close and you have to go there. And, uh,

we were in the same class like through first grade to fifth grade. Um, so, and we were just became really good friends through then. And, uh, but then we weren't in school together at all.

for the rest of time. We went to different schools. We live in the same neighborhood, so we just see each other all the time. On the holidays and stuff, you come back and blah, blah, blah. Yeah, well... He was my best friend that no one knew about in Canada. You know what I'm saying? Like, oh, they go to another school. Oh, wow. Yeah, that's like the first girl I slept with. Yeah. When I was like 13. No one knows exactly who they are, but she's a supermodel. I swear to God.

One of our friends one time when we were like fucking 13 years old, he was like, yeah, I was in Greece and I went on a playboy cruise and lost my virginity. We're like, no, you... What the fuck are you talking about? In addition to a million other lies the kid told. It was pretty easy to figure it out. That is fair, but that was a good one. Where we grew up, it was really...

like, it's big but small, if that makes sense. Like, there's so many people there, but like, the age group was within like three or four years, so like everyone just kind of hung out with each other. And we saw, even though we weren't in school yet, we saw each other every day, you know, because we would go to school, come back, and then we'd all go to the park. We'd all, you know, play baseball, basketball, you know, whatever. And then...

you know, it just kind of kept. And then, you know, of course when we were becoming like young teens is when, you know, like instant messenger was like starting to get popular. So it was easier to like, even if we didn't see each other, like we were able to like talk shit back and forth to each other. So, uh, yeah. And then it just kind of went from there. And then my, I don't know honestly how this ended up happening, but like we both had this like want to make these like videos. And my mom bought me a,

a camcorder that recorded on like cassette tapes yeah okay and we were just like all right like and then back then like jackass was like fucking cool so we're like yo we're about to fucking yeah like jumping off of fucking beds and shit trying to kill each other we grew up big saturday night live fans okay so we like idolized you know chris farley and you know like the crew of like the late 90s so we were like oh let's we we made each other laugh and then we made our friends laugh

So we were like, fuck it. Let's try to just make stupid videos. And they were the dumbest, most cringeworthy things in the world. What's the one that sticks out to mind when you say this? Dude, there were so many. We did an American Idol one. We did a bunch of wrestling matches. They were wrestling matches that were very homoerotic. Yeah.

We're like breathing, panting on top of each other. We were like, oh God. And then we would cut it and go behind the camera and be like the commentary team. Oh, wow. We were everybody. We were everyone from top to bottom. American Idol, we were all three judges. And then the people who were singing. And then like the crowd too. Like we were just like... But with those cameras, you have to rewind and record over. There's no editing. So like it just took forever. And like in where he went to high school, like a bunch of our friends went there. And...

they had a film class where you had to record this thing as like a final. So every single year we're like, we'll do it. So we just recorded like all, all those videos. And then eventually like I started doing YouTube, he went away to college. And then I was doing the podcast and then for a couple of years,

In the beginning I was doing it solo and then I had another, my buddy Danny that I was doing the podcast with for a number of years and then I think two and a half years ago or something. - Three years, two months, 14 days, six hours. - He's making that number up. We started doing the podcast together and ever since we've been doing that. - Nice. Where did the name Basement Y'all come from?

Was it in a basement? Yeah. So he found me. Makes sense. My, so I, my, at my mom's house where I grew up, the basement was like my room around that time when I started doing everything. So I was filming everything in there.

And then when I started the podcast, obviously I was gonna do it down there and I just had like a folding table that I put it out. And I was trying to think of a name and my mom's like, "Oh, you should call it the basement yard." And I'm like, "Why?" And she's like, "Because when you were younger and you wanted to go outside and play in the yard, but I didn't wanna go out and watch you."

I'd say no and then you'd ask us if you go play in the basement yard which was like where my room was and where I started recording and shit name is fire so thanks to my mom that's what I was gonna say you credit yeah yeah no I was like I was like fuck that's fucking good so you owe your success I owe my success to my mom yeah the name 100% fair play I owe my success to his mom too no I we I don't know now how long have you guys known each other

14 years. Yeah. We met on the first day of a university. Uh, we're in the same class. Yeah. He was the only other black kid. Well, one of our other friends as well. We're the only other black dudes in the class. So I was like, cool, cool, cool. I like basketball too guys. Um, and that's literally how it started. Yeah. And then we're like, ah, cool. Um, and then I just like tagged along with them. You guys look around. I was like,

There's a lot of white people. Yeah, dude. Because I remember I walked in late and everyone had already like padded up. And then I walked in and I was like, a lot of whites. And I saw them and I was like, nice. What was the class? Was it like something like super British? Like imperialism and how we did it.

Wow. Wow. Damn. I can't even remember. No, it was, what was the class? Well, the course was sports and exercise science. But the class, I don't remember. It was just like an induction class, really, wasn't it? It could have been just an induction form class. But it was in a city called Coventry. It was in the middle of England, which is like, I guess you can call it racist.

If you're going to pick racist cities, Coventry will be in there somewhere. It's like the Alabama of the UK. Yeah, kind of. Yeah, yeah, yeah. If it's racist, I promise you this. That's high praise. That's high racist praise. The racists are like, we got one over there too. All right. Yeah.

We're expanding. Unless you're on campus, I don't remember seeing really any other black people apart from on campus. True. So yeah, only other black dudes, made friends with them. And then I remember you guys were super, super generous on the first day. You invited me to watch a Man U match. I did. On the first day I met you. I did. And then Aaron invited me to go play basketball. Play basketball. Yeah, yeah. And then, yeah, best friends ever since. Damn, dude. That's sweet, honestly. That's at the beginning of most, like, UK friendships. Like, you want to go watch some football? And they're like, yep.

Yeah, man. That's literally it. It's all it takes. It's very simple. For men, it is very simple. It's very introductory. It's like, boom. And you just kind of go from there. Now, so you didn't have the formative years of getting to know each other. Because that's the different... We had that. So we got to see each other do the dumbest possible things. Oh.

And then just kind of grow out of it and grow out of it and just be like, oh yeah, that was, that was stupid. And now we just hold each other accountable. I feel like that was the opposite too. Like you guys met when you were in university and then we, I feel like I barely saw you when you went away to. I came back a lot. I mean, I, I definitely came back like. But like you were doing your own thing and shit. Yeah. I had my other friends, which he hated and threatened me over. Oh, nice. He said, he's like, listen, if you make other friends up there, I swear to God. And I was like. Did you miss him when he went to university? I did. Oh, you did? Did you tell him?

I think he did. I think he did. There were some times in there. Because, you know, it was like, you know, we were 18, 19 at the time. And it's like, you know, the juices are still flowing, you know. What does that mean? I'm not saying like, you know, like you miss your boys, you know. Like you want to see your boys. Because at that point in time, it's like, yo, the girls can like come hang out. But like it's boy time, dude. Yeah.

And, uh, yeah, you definitely would say, I missed, I missed, like, every time I left for school, I would, like, have to, like, peel myself away, and I would, like, get very upset. Shed a tear? Of course I shed a tear, yeah. It was hard, you know? Like, I was... Pause. This is completely... Yeah, facts. Pause what? I'm crying for my boys. What's wrong with that? Is it because of Cameron and Mace's podcast now? Everything's false. It was really tough going away to a private university. Yeah.

Nice. So when, what was it like when you asked him to do the pod? Was it just like standard or? Yeah. Like I like needed, cause my co-host that I had was going off to do his own thing. So I like needed somebody. And I knew that like, because when I was doing the podcast with my friend Danny, I felt like, you know, we didn't do a lot of guests and stuff like that because I just felt like the, yeah,

the chemistry was like really good and we've tried to add other people in sometimes and it was just like very difficult but then Frank was like when we would have him on the podcast it was like oh this is very seamless like he gets it because like podcasting is like a I didn't believe this for years I'm like we're just fucking hanging out just talking like whatever but that

then you see other people do a podcast and you're like, oh no, that's not good. Yeah. It's like, that's not, you know, exactly. And it's like, okay, you have to know when to fill the gaps and to keep talking and this and that. So like some people like can do that easily, but, and Frankie was one of them. So I, uh, I was just asking him, I was like, yeah, I'd like want another co-host. Like, and he's like, yep, super down. And then we just started doing it like immediately. And it was kind of fun. It was, it was like this summer of 2020. So like,

it was a wild time. - Yeah, yeah, yeah, and everything. - You know, like I was, you know, my wedding just got canceled for good reason, well, not good reasons, COVID. - Yeah, no! - For good reason. - For good reason, she stuck on my escape. - I don't want you to think like my wife like left me.

For good fucking reasons. Don't worry, she didn't leave me. Just millions of people got infected with this. No, and like, I had a baby on the way. And like, it was just like, at the time I was working a job where I was just fucking like miserable. And I always felt like,

you know, like I always felt my thing was to like, just like try to like make people laugh. And that's how, you know, him and I kind of connected and started doing this stuff. So like when he asked me, he's downplaying it or at least he's probably more realistic at how it was to me. It was like- - It was a different thing for him. - It was like the sky parted. - Yeah, paint your picture. Yeah, go, go, go, talk us through it. - I was sitting home

I'm so excited. He's like, I have just drawn a bath. And I have my cup of tea, my stepson, my wife is working on the computer, and I'm sitting next to her working on my laptop. This is real? This is 1,000% real. Remember this. Because this is a big moment. And you were very, like, a part of, like, people see us on the show, and they think that that's us all the time. And...

- That's not necessarily the case. Like I think I'm more of the loud, ridiculous version of what you get on the show, but Joey's a little more like reserved and like saves his, you know, passion, I guess, for like more like intimate moments. Like he's very like business, we call him business Joe, but like he definitely is. He'll be like, listen, there is nothing holding you back but yourself. You can absolutely do it.

But in the text message, he was very like sentimental. He was like, listen, like this is what we've been wanting to do for so long. I don't know anyone else I would want. And I was like, I did say that. Fuck. And I'm sitting there, my wife sit next to me. She's like, what's wrong? And I was like, I had to read the phone. I was like, oh, I think we're talking. I was thinking, why are you talking about that, bro? You said, what's wrong? What's wrong? It's like my moment, woman. It's like, shut the fuck up. I'm reading a text.

Be clearer next time, bro. That's universal for strangle. That's universal for strangle. I did the flip of the wrist. I did the wrist. You guys saw the wrist. I'm not finished reading it. I'm not like the big show or Undertaker. I'm not out here just like... I did the flick of the wrist, which is the universal sign for show the phone. It's like, what happened? It was just like, you know, I knew that it was like a big moment for me and for...

the show because like we were making a transition and you know, I mean, with change, like it needs to feel as seamless as possible. And it was...

Incredible. And I've treated it as like, I always tell him like, yo, just so you know, like I never take this for granted. Like I appreciate it. And he says, you know, the same thing, you know. One of the first episodes he showed up in like a suit and a fucked up, not a suit, like a button down, like a fucked up tie. And he brought a resume. Like why he's like a good candidate for the show. And he had like a bunch of references and all this shit and the phone number on it. He's, I was like, what number is this? I was like, this isn't your phone number. And he's like,

He's like, I don't know. He's like, it's my business number. I was like, I'm going to call it. And he's like, all right, call it. And I call it and it was Mama's Empanadas, which is a fucking... It's like a chain restaurant empanada place here in New York. Yeah, which we would just get hammered at. They're like, hello, Mama's Empanadas? And he's like, uh-oh. He had to hang up the phone. That's hilarious. Yeah. Damn. Question. So you said you had a co-host, Danny Pryor, right? Yeah. When did you fire him? Fire? No, he was doing his own thing. This was like...

a couple weeks before he joined. So like three years ago? Yeah. And the thing too is like, we have so much history, Joey and I, and I, Danny Lopriore, for those of you guys that don't know him, like he is one of the funniest people I've ever met in my entire life. And like seamlessly. He can walk into any room, command the room. He's just like effortlessly funny. And I said, I was like, oh, I can't in my head, like I can't try to be Danny because it's, I'm going to lose that battle a hundred times out of a hundred. So I just needed to go in and just kind of

capitalize on the Experiences we have in the chemistry we have and you know we are we are where we are you know awesome And Danny's out there just like crushing it as a stand-up Did you like quit your job like straight away? No, I worked my job for another like two years. I only quit back in April Oh damn nice, so I was thank you. Thank you I was working you know this and the other job and like I had to like I

lie to the other job. And they were like, oh, what are you doing? And I'm like, hmm? Like, what? Didn't one of your coworkers, like...

reference something on the show that was not appropriate? Well, no, I was on, so I worked as like an insurance investigator for a law firm. Okay. And I would work with like different like attorneys, like workers comp, you know, attorneys in the like tri-state area. And this one guy calls me and he's talking to me about this case where like this woman was hit by like a forklift and like fell off and broke her teeth or something hilarious. And I'm just... Or something hilarious. Yeah.

That's fucked up. And we're like talking through the case and he goes, all right, hold on a sec. You sound so familiar. And I'm like, what? Sound? Yeah. Because we were just on the phone. He's like, you sound so familiar. Do you... What's your name again? And I was like, Frank. And he's like, do you know of like the basement yard? I was like, nope. Next question. And I completely shut it down because...

I mean, we say some dumb things and I didn't want my employer at the time who I relied on heavily for health insurance, which don't get me started on America. Oh, I can imagine. Oh man. I don't know how it is over there, but I assume it's better than here. Oh, we don't need health insurance. Yeah. We don't. Oh, was that meant to be a high five? It was. Sorry, dude. I didn't see. Oh,

- Fuck! - Don't choke me, man. - Just keep it like that. - Soft. - It's gonna be a hell. - Soft. - Soft. - Yeah. - Not bad, right? Wait, wait, wait, wait a second. - Yeah, he's talking about you as a person. - You haven't had a hard day's labor in your life, but that's fine. - Not anymore. - Hey, nice. - Yeah, that's right. Now I work for him, so manual labor all day.

Well, no, but crazy. Yeah, that is crazy. What did you do before? What job did you leave? I mean, full time. I did. I like. So when I was 18 or 19, I went to college for a semester and I was like, can't do this. And I was making like YouTube videos at the time, but it wasn't really a thing. And this is back in 2012 or some shit. And I was doing that, but.

there was no money in it. Like no. And the only like content creator that existed was like Jenna marbles or some shit. But I didn't even know if she was making money or anything. I just knew that, like I knew of her and she was getting a lot of views and shit. Um, so I just like kept doing that and I was just working at like pizzerias. And then, uh, eventually I got a job at a company in the city, uh,

called Elite Daily and I was like an editor and producer for them because they had saw like my YouTube videos that I was making so they were like oh they like I remember I always tell this fucking story but like I had $150 and I remember that because they were like do you want to come in and be in the sketch we'll pay you $150 and I was like double up I was like yeah nice nice

in I went in and then when I did after the sketch the kid the CEO comes up to me he's like do you want to work here we're trying to build out a video team and I was like

yeah for sure he's like you only have to come in part-time we'll pay you like 400 bucks a week and I was like that was way more than I thought he was gonna pay me so I worked there for like six months and then eventually like the company was growing like crazy and then I got like my first like real salary and we moved into a new office and I worked there and like was learning about production and editing and stuff like that and then once I felt like I was kind of tapped out I

like in my position there, I eventually left and was doing like the YouTube thing full time while podcasting as well. Um, so it was, it was like more of a easy jump for me because I was kind of like still doing something that was similar to the job. Like, so I was like, all right,

just did that and then um yeah like ever since then like ever since uh probably like 2015 or 2016 i've been doing it like full-time nice perfect yeah damn 2015 2016 it's a long time fair play yeah it is a long time bro and some people are like you know i used to watch you when i was in like eighth grade i'm like you're 40 like how long have i been doing this like what the fuck

Damn, well played, man. How long have you guys been doing the podcast? Four years. Four years. Four and a bit. Crazy, bro. Four years. And you guys already have some wild growth.

Crazy. Luckily. Yeah. Super lucky. Yeah. When did that start happening? Was it like, not immediate, I'm assuming that it took a little bit of time, but was it like fucking just skyrocketing? It was scaled. I say it all the time. It's always been like relatively, like the curve has always been exactly the same, but then like the 5% increments just get bigger and bigger and bigger. So then like, yeah, when you're going from like,

80 views to like 85 views is literally the same thing and then when you're going from like 150k views to 200k views it's like a lot and when you're doing like 2 million views to 10 million views it's like massive and then all of a sudden we're still seeing the same curve so we're always like oh doing a bit better doing a bit better whereas everyone else is like

you guys are killing it yeah yeah yeah so that's pretty much how it's been how's it been like with like friends and family kind of like watching you guys go through this is it like weird for them or weird for you guys in any way um family i would say no they've been pretty well at first they didn't really understand what i was doing yeah um but they trusted the fact that i knew what i was doing because i was with my boy so and it was one of those ones where

when I said to my parents, I'm gonna quit my job and pursue this full time, they were like, as long as you're sure, then just go for it.

My dad is one of my biggest supporters, 'cause I've said this story before. I've said this story before, like when we changed our studios, got new cameras and everything, he called me after he watched the episode and said how proud he was of both of us just 'cause he saw the growth and everything. And he was like very sentimental. He was like, "Oh damn, you support us." I was like, "Fair play, it was cool." - Yeah, no, that's not what you hear about like UK parents. You hear like the opposite, like, "You will go to school and be a knight." - A knight!

To be fair, that is what it's like. But yeah, you have to bring the money in first. Yeah. Once they see the dividends, they'll be like, okay, maybe he's doing all right. Do what you want. Yeah, my mum is... The only reason my mum wasn't upset with me quitting my job was because at the time...

It was during COVID and we were working from home. So I'd set up an office in my mom's house. So she'd be working from home in one room. I was working in another room. And then every day she would just hear me all day. Like, fuck this. I can't fucking take this anymore. So when I remember the day I went into a room and I was like, right, I need to tell you something. And then she was like, what? And I was like, I'm quitting my job. I'm just going to do the podcast now. I can't deal with it anymore. And she was like, I was waiting for her to be like, don't be stupid. Like you're an idiot. Don't do it. She was like,

If I have to hear you scream at this job one more time, I'm going to kill myself. So like, for the love of God, just quit and like chase this thing. And I was like, nice. Speaking of friends though, friends is becoming, because like obviously like podcasting is, especially when you do it as frequently as you do it, you just obviously like talk about your lives and stuff. And I'm only, we were speaking about it yesterday. I'm only realizing now that like, again, the bigger we get, like-

you kind of do have to watch what you say like about your friends yeah no you you have to yeah you have to watch what you say in terms of just like not getting cancelled but then like it's now becoming like an every day like every little sentence so i had a conversation with some of my friends the other day where they clipped something that we said on another podcast last week and they were like are you talking about us like is this about us is this story it actually wasn't about them and i was like no that's not about it's not about you and they're like dude people keep sending me this is about us and i'm like

why am I now dealing with this? Like, yeah, no, like defend yourself. And I'm like, I feel like, yeah, no, that wasn't about you. This was about this. This was about that. That wasn't about this. And, and I'm just like, man, like I'm spending so much time on camera now that I feel like every single conversation I have about anyone or anything is now taken. And like, we talk about this restaurant, you talk about this hotel, you talk about this person, you talk about this person, you do that. And I'm like,

Damn. Yeah. And also in a normal scenario, you'd be like, I'm just going to shut up. Yeah. You literally can't. You have to just keep doing it every single week. I feel like that's like the benefit of like, I've been doing this for so long that like now it's just kind of like I'm used to that. And like the people, I guess, around me are sort of used to that. We actually like to do it the opposite of what you're talking about on our podcast. Sometimes like we'll be talking about an old story from like fucking sixth grade or something. And then I'm like, just say the name. Say the full fucking name. We throw out our names.

I'm just like, a person we haven't talked to in 20 years. I'm like, say their full fucking name right now. And it's like, there was one time, because we talk about this girl Bridget, that like, go ahead, go ahead, while you're at it. I'm not gonna full name on this podcast. People from the UK looking her up now. But what happened was, there's a million Bridget's in the UK, I'm sure. Yeah, but I'm not gonna say the full name. There actually is, I don't think I've ever met Bridget. You have. Pfft.

How many Bridget's have you met? We've met the same one. Oh, we have met one Bridget. You know one Bridget. I guess not very memorable. One Bridget, yeah. It's probably her. She didn't break your heart the way that the Bridget broke my heart. Yeah, she did break Frankie's heart in third grade. Second grade. Second grade, that's what it was. But he was like, this is the only girl. What did he say? Did she break your heart? She like...

sliced mine a little bit. A little paper cut? Yeah. Just a little paper cut. That's actually so funny because that sounds like a full blown But you know what? Those are the ones that sting the most. You know, the little paper cuts you don't realize. I would say getting your heart cut in half probably hurts a little more. Yeah, probably. Yeah. Yeah. I didn't realize it was you. But on one of podcasts one time

Sorry, I thought he was totally ready. - The way you looked at me, I realized what he was like. - Yeah, I was about to turn around and be like, oh, she broke one of our friend's hearts. - Say her name. - And I realized it was-- - Say her full name, say her full name. - I don't even remember her full name. - I don't know her. - Thankfully. - Describe her, head to toe, right now. - She's really gorgeous. - Where does she live? - Get a pen and paper, draw her face.

No, but we brought her up. It's like we have so many, from knowing each other for almost 30 years, we have so many stories that both of us have forgotten or one of us have forgotten. So when we bring it up or it comes up naturally, it's like, holy shit. We ended up saying this girl's name because Frankie was like, oh, this is the only girl that ever made both of us cry. Yeah. Both of you. Yeah, when I was in fourth grade, I said something to her and she was like, I'm going to tell on you. I was like, I don't give a fuck. And then she told it to me and I cried. Oh, my God.

She called my bluff and I was like, I'm actually a bitch, so... I walked up to her in second grade and I was just like... The most confident I've ever been. I was wearing a Pokemon shirt, head to toe. I felt it. Head to toe. Felt it, man. I go up to her and I'm just like, yeah, so I like you. And she was like... Cool. All right.

And I turned around and cried the rest of the night. Second grade is big for that. But we said her name on the podcast, and then I hadn't... We hadn't talked to this girl in, like, over a decade. Yeah, well over. And she messaged me on, like, Facebook, and she's like, did you...

talk about me on the podcast and I was like I don't know that's the other thing that's scary is we we record and immediately after no idea we forget everything I was like fuck I gotta come up with a title and then I gotta re-listen to the fucking show I was like I don't know what we talked about yeah yeah so we we kinda have the same issue but like we

Our friends kind of like being like stories about them, but we keep some of the names out of it just for certain reasons. For the bad stories to be like, someone, I don't know. They found that girl through her wedding website. Like when you get married, it's like the not.com or something. And they looked up her name and then they found her. I was like, yeah, you got to be a sick person to do that. People are twisted. Speaking of fans, what is the best and what is the craziest fan interaction you guys have had?

You have a back catalog more than I. Nothing crazy ever happens to me anymore. Back in the day, when it first was becoming a thing, that's when there would be very weird interactions. But I remember...

There was an Easter Sunday where I was not home because I was at my aunt's house and celebrating, but my dad was home. And a woman just showed up at the door and was knocking on the door. Yeah, you told us. And my dad opened the door. Man, this story is so much funnier if you guys knew who the fuck my dad was. Oh, my God. Because he's just a maniac. But he opened the door and the woman was like, is Joe home? And he's like, what? Like, immediately.

This is the same person when we were younger, Frank would call my house at nine o'clock and then my dad would be like, are you fucking crazy calling at nine o'clock?

And so he was like, what are you talking about? And she's like, my daughter's in the car. They're big fans. We want to pay him like $500 to come spend Easter at our house. And he's like, are you out of your fucking mind? Like, what is wrong with you? But like, that is probably like the craziest things. People used to call my mom's house like when I was younger too. But this all happened within this like three year span. And especially now, I feel like I've been doing it so long that it's like,

when people see me out and they recognize me, they're just like, oh, you did, oh, good. It's like, that's cool. Yeah, I get the, are you? Okay, oh, sir. It's like, yeah, yeah. How's it going? How's it going? Actually, last week I was out, I was, you know, at a liquor store grabbing some beer. And this girl goes, because I never shave my face. We had to shave a face for a shoot we had last week. And she goes, you know, you...

you look so familiar. You ever heard of a show, like a podcast? And I'm like, what are you talking about? She's like, The Basement Yard. I was like, yeah, I have heard of that show. She's like, yeah, it's a good show. And I'm like, it's a good show, right? She's like, yeah. That was it. She didn't say, yeah. She didn't say like, oh, it's you. But I've not had many or any weird ones. I think for me, the thing that kind of weirds me out a little bit is, you know, I'll go places because I just recently started getting recognized in public. And even then, it's not that much. Like,

like Target or something stupid. And wherever I go, I normally go with my wife and our kids and stuff like that. So we were in Target one day and a girl stopped us, well, stopped me. And she's like, oh my God, I love your show. I'm such a huge fan. I love you. I love you. And my wife's like standing next to me. And I'm like...

This is my wife. You know, like, you know, I introduce and she's like, oh, okay. You're like, you're so great. So I'm like, you know, I walk away and I'm, I, I talked to him. I'm like, that was weird. And she's like, yeah, that's a little uncomfortable. And I was like, yeah, I'm sorry. But like, besides that, I can't really think of anything. We got stopped in Puerto Rico. Like someone like almost crashed their car, like, like stopping at a stop sign. Oh yeah. That was weird. But what about you guys? Like any,

Oh my god. That sounds like there's a lot of them. Yeah. I've been stopped in our local. We've got, we call it Asda. You probably call it Walmart. It's not the same thing. We had this conversation the other day. It's not the same thing. Whatever. Walmart owns Asda. They're two completely different entities. Whatever, whatever, whatever. Whatever. Sorry. Why are you so angry, bro? I don't know because we had this exact conversation. Hey, he's got a point. Take it easy. I got you. Don't worry about it. Okay, relax. Sorry. I...

It's like saying like, oh, we have this thing. It's called like vodka. You might call it Bud Light. And it's like, those are two completely different things. What do they sell at this store? It's a supermarket. They sell everything. I mean, that's pretty similar to Walmart. That's pretty much Walmart.

They got guns because that's Walmart. We ain't got that. Anyway. Yeah. I was at Asda, not Walmart. And... I am sorry. Are you? No, I'm sorry. Megan without... Didn't we not have this exact conversation like two days ago? Anyway, sorry. It is fine. I apologize. Cool.

I was at Asda. Just walking, minding my business. That's why I do my local shop, whatever. And then there was a family that came up to me. No, first of all, there was two kids that came up to me and they were like, oh my God, love your show, bro. But I was like, cool, cool, cool. Handshake, whatever. Carried on with my business. Then I saw the same two kids with their family, but I was minding my own business down the aisle. And then the mom scurried over to me. Like she scurried over to me, like she was about to hug me, like she knew me. I was like, oh, this is a bit forward. And she's like, oh my God.

"Oh my God, my kids just told me you were here. Love you so much, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah

If you don't want to get recognized, maybe you shouldn't go out to Asda. And I'm thinking, I'm a human being. What an idiot. What a dumb idiot. Where else am I going to do my shopping like? Yeah, so certain things like that are so... Oh my God, tell them the story about the package. That's ominous. Wait, wait, wait. This is a paid advertisement for BetterHelp. Bro. Talk to me. Real quick, ask me what my self-care non-negotiables are. What? Grounding. Grounding.

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The neighborhood watch thing. Oh my god. This is sounding like dangerous. So this was back in January. This is not a... Yeah, so this is back in January. I had to... I was going for a friend's staycation birthday like an hour away from where I lived. And he had a theme where we had to all wear white, blah, blah, blah. So I ordered a pair of trousers. I don't own white trousers. I mean, apart from him, who owns white trousers? Pants, Joey. Thanks, dude. Thank God you're here. So I had to order a pair.

But they said it got delivered. I obviously didn't see. I lived in an apartment and in that apartment complex, they also had houses. So my door number was X and they obviously went to the house instead of the apartment. Got it. So I looked at the... When they...

when they deliver it, they sent you a picture on your email saying, to prove that it's been delivered. And I looked at the door and I was thinking, that's not where I live. So where is it? So I walked around to said same number of the house, knock, knock, knocked, no one was in. Press the doorbell, no one was in. I was like, okay, cool. Maybe I'll come back after the gym. I went to the gym, came back, same thing, nothing. I was like, cool, charging it. I've not got it. Maybe I have to order another one, which I did.

Probably three days later, I saw a DM. I took multiple DMs from like, oh my God,

is it you from the podcast? They're talking about you in the community group chat. I was thinking, what the fuck? What the fuck? You're saying, oh, so long story short, the father had screenshotted because they had the ring doorbell. Screenshotted the ring doorbell or took a picture of the ring doorbell, put it in the group chat saying, does anyone know who this guy is? He's come to my house two, three times, blah, blah, blah. He met my wife saying, oh, I'm looking for some trousers. We never took it. This, that, and the other. I was thinking, well,

Whoa, what's going? You're making it seem as if I'm the intrusive person. I'm looking for my clothes. And I did the right thing. I saw the doormat. It clearly matched the doormat on the floor. So I'm thinking, can I have my clothes? Yes or no? And that's all it was. But they were going on and on and on. But the good thing about it is they defended me because they realized that I was looking for my clothes.

Like the other guys defending me, they realized I was looking for my clothes. It was just such an awkward situation. I was like, I need to move. - Yeah, I was gonna say, you have to leave it. - That's the first thing I thought about, I need to move, 'cause this is crazy. - Community group chat, that's not where you wanna be. - Yeah, I got recognized by a trick or treater yesterday, so we're moving in a week.

She's like, your traitor. My stepmom loves you. I love you. And I'm just like, you know what? Take a Twix. Get out. Oh, now they know where you live. Now they know where I live. So, you know, now I have to move. I've had that twice with like delivery guys now.

Yeah, one guy who delivered my food, he delivered it, and then I ordered from the same place again, and then he delivered it again, and then as soon as I opened the door, he was like, I knew it was you. I knew it was fucking you. That was scary. You know, as soon as that delivery went through, he was like, I got it. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That ticket came in, he's like, I'm on my way. I knew, I fucking knew it was you, and I was like, oh, okay, cool. You're like, damn, now I got a tip really well. Bro, and then the fucking postman, it happened with the postman, not in this house, but my last house, is that like,

I remember one time I heard the door knock. I was in the shower. I didn't get it. And I can hear it like bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang. Oh my God. What the fuck? And then like I ran down to my tower, opened it. It was the postman. I was thinking, why are you trying so hard, dude? Yeah. Just leave the shit and go. And he was like, I got your post. And I was like, okay, cool. And he was like, yeah, I heard on your episode the other day that you just got back from holiday. So I knew you'd be in.

Yeah, like that's an invasion of privacy. That type of shit. This is why I try to not be in. Yeah, I was like, fuck all of this. I saw your light was on. So I came through. I heard the water turn off. I knew you'd be in the bathroom. I just fucking knew it. I got it lined up, I know. It's disgusting. Has that ever helped you in a certain way? Because I remember there was one time where I was out in the city. This was years ago. And...

We were like... We're out at some bar. So me and all my friends are like drunk and stuff. And we're in this pizza place. And some girl recognizes me. And she goes, oh, you know, whatever. So we're just like talking and shit. And I was like, all right, you know, I'm leaving. And I go to leave. And I get in an Uber. And I'm like...

so here's the sidewalk. I'm like all the way into the car already. And, uh, my friend who's very fucking drunk leans into the car and he goes, someone's trying to fight you. I'm like, no one's trying to fight me. I'm sitting in a car, like I'm about to leave. And I'm like, Oh God. So my other friend that was sitting in the car gets out of the car. He's hammered, stumbles over garbage and falls down. And then I'm like, all right. So I get out of the car and, uh,

I just hear some dude going, who the fuck was talking to my sister? Right? And I was like, what the fuck is going on? And then my friend's like, I was. He's like, I was talking to your sister. What? Like just screaming. Oh my God. And I'm like, what the fuck? And then the guy who owns the pizza shop comes out. He's like, yeah, you guys can't do this here. Like go around the block. So my friend just takes off his shirt. He's like, come on. And he starts walking. Dude walks way too far, by the way. Halfway down the block. I'm like,

We're all walking now, Barry. Just walk right here. But he kept walking and then the dude is like screaming and he's like, so I'm trying to talk to my sister, blah, blah, blah. Now the dude's right next to me and I go, I was like, oh, dude, I was talking to your sister. And he turns to me and he goes, you were talking, are you Joe Santagato? I was like, yeah. And he's like, oh, I was like, yeah, that's my friend. He's trying to fight you, by the way, over there. He's like, oh, forget about it. And then he just left. I was like, sick. There was, last year in Key West, there was,

remember there was that guy who was there with his girlfriend and his girlfriend like saw him and one of our, one of our friends that's like, you know,

a very good looking guy and like started and her boyfriend was there and just like, remember he had like, for some reason his hands were all like cut up and he was like trying to make friends with him. Like, yo, like we could like, we could like go to the bar if we ever. - It was like how you were describing how that dude's, that woman's husband was like kind of like being standoffish. This guy was the opposite. He was overly like, yo, we should do some shots. Like, let's get, let's like hang out. - Let's go inside to this bar. - Yeah, he's like, let's have fun.

I'm like, why are you yelling at me, bro? Like, what the fuck are you doing? I hate stuff like that. Chill, bro. Have fun. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm all right. I'm all right. And I'm just like fucking delusional. I'm like, yeah, dude, are you buying? Come down. Like, let's just, let's have fun. I don't know. We had a, um, we had an after party. This was what? Last year. Which one? Uh, after shepherd's bush. Okay. And then we went to this bar and then I remember, uh,

we had an after party after one of our live shows and there was these two girls there that overheard me say, "Oh, I really want some water." I was done doing shots and stuff. I was like, "I'd really love some water." And then for the whole night, these two girls each had a glass of water and they would follow me around wherever I went and they're, "Do you need some water?" And I'm like, "No, I'm okay." And then I'll turn around again, "Do you need some water? Are you thirsty?" And I'm like, "No, I'm fine, thanks." I'm literally for like 45 minutes.

I've got some more. You probably weren't thirsty. Yeah, you know I mean like you like you thought like Princess Amanda though in it Prince Amanda low-key Eddie Murphy. Yeah, of course Of course, I was like this is crazy And then I assume those roofies in that so I didn't oh god. Yeah, if it was water what in roofies? Yeah, I think I'm too dumb like with that because whenever I'm on sounds like I got you over there

Well, you can't, roofies can't be activated by water. It's alcohol. Why do you know? Wait, what'd you say? I went to school. What'd you say? Roofies cannot be activated by water. They have to be activated by alcohol. Hold on. Hold the fuck on. Is that real?

Wait, no, no, no. You're smiling, though. Like, I don't know if you're... Like, is this an I believe type of thing? This is what we do, Joey. We say we know things, and we don't care if they're real. But this is what I'm saying. Are you like... We're sciencing right now? I am pretty scienced out right now. I'm pretty confident. I went to school for criminal justice, and we had, like, classes on, like, fucking, like, narcotics. I hope this shit is so wrong, and you're just wrong. If it's wrong, who's gonna... Who? But that is interesting, though. My name is Joe Santagato. If I'm wrong... I would be scared of that. But I've never...

I've never not taken a drink, I think, that someone got me. Do you want a shot? You've never not taken a drink that someone got you? Yeah, I think so. So I was like, yo. I was like, cool. That's got to be interesting. But I haven't been roofied. I had to... Now I'm going to get roofied. I shouldn't say the only time that I've been offered a drink. Because our friends and people like that. But the first time I was offered a drink, I watched those motherfuckers pour that shit. I was super... Because it was very weird. I was out at a bar. You know the story. But my sister was working for this traveling karaoke business.

fucking people. I don't know, bro. Company. And they go from, they literally, they go from, they set up in different bars on different nights. Okay. So like one night it'll be here. The next night it'll be there. And I was fucking 17 at the time, you know, went in, sang a song and this guy, this just super bald guy calls me over to the bar. Super bald. Because that's what I remember. The fucking most,

That's how I saw him. Fucking light hit his head and it blinded me. And I come over and I'm like, he's like, my girlfriend really, really loved your rendition. I sang Hotel California by the Eagles. And I was like, oh, thanks. And he goes, let us buy you a shot. And I was like, all right. In my head, I'm like, all right, I can get free drinks here. So I'm going to, he's like, what are you drinking? So I was just like,

Patron, you know, just like the most expensive thing I could think of at the time was Patron. I'm 17, you know? What do you want a shot of? Scotch. You know, just like showing I wasn't supposed to be there. And then afterward, I took the shot and then he followed me into the bathroom. Whoa. And he was like, hey, um...

come home with us. We want to we want to have a threesome with you. And I'm like, what? And he's like, yeah, I mean, you can do. And I'm literally standing at the urinal and peeing. And he's over my shoulder, like telling me what I could do to his girlfriend. And I'm like, hey, man. And like my other boys are in the bathroom, too, because he actually originally asked me at the bar. And I walked to the table. I was like, guys, come with me right now. You're not going to believe this. So I'm my two boys are in the bathroom.

this guy's over my shoulder and like I thought to myself thank god I watched him pour that shot because who knows what would have been put in there and then long story short he was just like I was like you know again 17 I was like I'm not doing this but then I was like only if like my buddy can come because like to spot you to like yeah

He's just standing behind me like, you're doing good, dude. Secure your hips. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Rotate the waist. Rotate the waist. And he was like, all right, yeah. He's like, no, no, no. No problem at all. You guys are like in the gay shit, right? And I was like, dude,

I'm out. Put the nail in it. I'm done. What did you think was going to happen when you're 17? I was 17. The horniest I've ever been. Yeah. And there was no doubt in my mind that it was like, you know, do it for the story. I would have done it for the story to be fair. You know what I mean? And our friends just sitting there in the corner like.

Just watching. Are you good? Yeah. All right. Let's go home. Push, push, push, push. Breathe. I was going to say, watch your breathing. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Slow down, Frank. Come on. He's behind him with the water. Like, are you really going to watch it? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- You good? You need water? - Yeah. - Oh, God. - Jeez, damn. Right, first game? - Yeah, I was literally gonna say it. - All right, couples? - Yeah, yeah, yeah. All right, bet. So, yeah. So basically, what we've-- - What the fuck was that? We're couples, dude. - Yeah. - Don't do this, though. Jesus. - This is like me and you. What do you think? I'm-- - I thought you went double come here. - No. - I thought you went like this. - Come here. You gotta go full hand for come here. - Okay. - If you do anything less, it's too sexual. - Well, like a-- - Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. - I think I do-- - No!

People with the middle apparently oh no, can you come here a second? Yeah? Yeah? Yeah? Yeah?

PH7. Make sure it's not roofy. Neutral. Nice. Fuck. Oh, fuck. So, yeah. What we're going to try and do... Obviously, we've noticed you guys have somewhat of a friendship. Yeah. And we can tell that, like...

Eventually, I'm assuming you guys are gonna wanna get like this into like this. - Like what we have. - Right? - Okay. - So we want your friendship to flourish as much as ours has. - I love that. - We want the best for you. So we thought we'd do a little bit of couples therapy. That's cool with you guys?

Yeah. Alright, so this is gonna- we're gonna see true colors, so if all your statements, Frank, at the beginning were true, we will find out. Thank you. Right now. By the way, thank you for having us here. Oh, now he's gonna suck up. I'm not sucking up, I just want to thank them for being gracious. See how he immediately- Immediately. I saw that. Wow, okay. Telling. Damn. And it worked, see? Good job. Alright, Bette, you gonna go first? Joe. What does quality time look like for you? For you two? Oh my god.

Quality time. Hasn't been a lot of that lately, to be honest. You bitch. You. Just being honest here. I'm gonna try to say I composed that. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. What are the rules of this couple therapy, by the way? I feel like I'm supposed to speak my truth and you're supposed to shush up. I have the talking bottle, so it's my turn. No. Just got it everywhere. Um.

What does quality time look like? Quality time would look like, I don't know, just hanging out, going to a bar, having a few drinks, just chilling. Watching a game, something. Frank, would you guys agree? Yeah, I would say. I don't need to go to a bar. We can just sit and do nothing and just talk about life, liberty, pursuit of happiness. Nice. When's the last time you did that, by the way? He...

That's a good question. Every time I come in, I sit there and talk to you. How was your weekend? How was your day? What did you do? That's my quality time. Cool. That's my quality time. I got young kids at home. Wait, where did you go? Where do we do that? Don't, don't. But where? Don't, don't. Because I know what you're going to do and I don't like it. But where do we do that? In the studio. Oh. Place of work. Yeah. Yeah, Joey. Because I got to get home and put my nine-month-old daughter to sleep. He's talking about outside of work.

Here we go with the daughter thing. That's great. So what? Yeah, bro. It sounds like your relationship with your family at home is more important to you than your relationship with Joey. I mean, that's what it sounds like. Do you want? I mean, those are my children. Hey, man. Feels like you love your family more than your boy, dude. Yeah, well, you know. No, I would. My kids. Bros before embryos, dude. Yeah.

Bros before embryo bros. No, it doesn't matter. I have girls. It should just stop with the customer thing. Take that out of there. Yeah, no, I would agree. I would say absolutely. Like when we went to Puerto Rico, that was... Yeah. Like I wrote about that in my diary when I got home. That was really... Nice. Professional. Right, next. What's funny about that? Do you have a dad? You don't have a dad. Do you have a dad? No. Do I have a dad? Barely. Barely.

A diary, a diary. Oh, I thought you said you have a dad. Oh, no. He knows the answer, so that's why he didn't ask. All right, moving on. I think I already know the answer to this. Frank, would you prefer more time alone from Joe? Like just me and him or like away from him? I'm actually going to say with him. Oh, okay.

Yeah. I mean, I'll never complain about more time with him. He hesitated. Did anyone say that? No. No, because I had to clarify. I had to clarify. Oh. Be very specific. No, of course. I mean, you know, it's just, we're in like two kind of different stages of life. So it's hard. You know, I have, I live 75 miles away, kilometers, whatever. Yeah.

I just want to, this is like the third time this has happened in America. We don't measure kilometers in England. We use miles. We use miles. Why? Oh, I'll be honest with you. That's dumb. That is fucking new to me. Yeah. That's, I would, I wouldn't use kilometers. It's just way easier than miles. I don't know, man. We use miles. Every time we've been here and someone's said miles, they've always gone. I assume like pretty much every other country does kilometers. I,

honestly, that's what I believed it was. Yeah. You know, I think the rest of Europe does kilometers, right? Yeah, we do miles. Yeah. You guys are just as dumb as us? Yeah. There's a couple of countries that use miles and like the same system that we use. But I mean, it's like a random. Yeah, it's like, like Nepal or something. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Anyway, back to it. Let's not dive out. No, no, no. Of course, I would love more. I think we do well capitalizing on what we have. But of course, you know, but, you know,

This is so funny, dude. Yeah. This is actually hilarious. Why? Because it's like they're asking the questions and then it becomes like a very serious answer. Well, that's the other thing is he knows sometimes I have to put like when I talk to like certain people and when I had like my business voice because there were times where I would like be working at the studio and I'd be talking to him about like, you know, like tits, poop, whatever, penis, and then...

Pause. I got it for you. Don't worry about it. Those are his top three, by the way. Tits, poop, then penis. All right, nice. Maslow's hierarchy of needs, you know? But then I'd like get a phone call and...

I'd get a phone call and they would like be talking about work and I'd be like, you know, I've seriously been trying to like pontificate like the ramifications of what could be coming out of this. And he's like, that sucked. Talking to me normally. He's like, hello, this is Francisco. Oh my God. All right. Cool. Next, next question. Joe, do you trust Frank when you're not together?

Do I trust him? I do trust him. In this relationship? I do, yeah. I do trust Frank. Because you know what the thing is? Like even growing up, me and Frank like, this is so funny to me. I don't know why. Do you love him? Like fuck yes.

The thing is, Doctor, when we were growing up, we were like, even when we were in school together, he has a, his family has like a summer house in Connecticut, which is like an hour and a half away. I was never allowed to go. So in the summer, he would be there for like majority of the summer. So like our relationship naturally is kind of like, it's not an everyday thing. Like we don't need to see each other all the time. When he was away at university, like I never, I didn't see him for like the whole time.

the whole time he was away but we were still like you know kept in contact and stuff so it's like we have a good relationship but we also don't need to be like actually spending a lot of time together because that's just always just kind of what it's been so like in the summer he was doing his own thing I was doing my own thing but then we would always kind of like be friends no matter what and then when we could hang out we would nice good answer Joe

Joe's doing better than I thought he would. Frank's making a few excuses here and there. What the fuck? No, I'm not. First of all, that's insulting to me. What do you mean? He's like, I thought he was going to be a fucking... Yeah, dude. I thought you were going to be a... I mean, I didn't know this was a competition. I'll ramp it up. I thought you were going to be a... Right. Oh, God. Right. Frank. Frank.

- Why did you, like, why was that little preamble there? Like, oh shit. - Are you worried that the romance is dead? - No. - You're not? - No, not at all. - I love how fast you answered that. - Not one bit. No, I mean, like he said, we can go, it's effortless. Like we could not see each other for like three weeks. He can go to Portugal, be an idiot, buy cases of wine. And I could be sitting home doing a hard, the hard job of being a parent, you know, to three incredible children.

you know, and trying to provide for my family. They're not watching this. If you are, what? No, but no, absolutely. The romance is not dead. It'll never die because I'm the romantic one here. I will keep it. I will work tirelessly to keep it alive.

But isn't that draining? Not one bit. Wow. Because we understand our roles here. Nice. You know? Whoa. You like that, right? I don't even know what you mean by that, to be honest with you. Yeah, bitch. All right. No, no, no. Damn. All right. Yeah, bitch. Fuck. Why? I don't like these, like... Joe. This is a good one. Joe, Joe, Joe. What are the things you can't stand about crack?

Why did you instantly like what are the things I can't stand about Frank? Hmm similar to me Frank thinks he's always right.

it's not a thought it's a fact see what i mean i'm pretty right all the time so he thinks he's always right so we also have not really gotten into arguments over the years which is shocking but i've always said if like we were ever roommates i'm like that would probably end in a fire because yeah he wouldn't like me as a roommate i'm too clean and organized and he's definitely not he'll tell you no i won't yeah you will go to my apartment right now look at it it's beautiful yeah you know why

Because I clean it, that's why. Who do you think cleans it? On my hands and knees. You call me soft hands, I wear rubber gloves. So yeah, that's one, I guess. What are the things I can't stand?

I don't think there's a lot of things that I can't stand about Frank. I think that we have, I actually think that we have a good understanding of like our relationship. Like it doesn't like, like going back to what I was saying before, it doesn't need to be too much. Like, I think that sometimes like, I mean, I used to do this when I was younger, but like every day for a summer, you hang out with the same fucking person for some reason. And like, I used to do that, but me and Frank never did that. So like,

I don't think that we were able to find these things in each other that are like, I hate this fucking thing. Nice. That isn't like something we could like joke about too, because although he, he has a very strong personality and so do I, but they, they, they never clashes. Cause we both, I think also like one don't really care to get into an argument, but also like just have an understanding, I guess.

that like we're not gonna get into an argument so I didn't even answer that fucking question he thinks he's always right that's eloquent you did well Joe's too humble he's hot and like won't accept it you know like he's a good looking guy and like everyone tells him we were talking about something completely different that's what I hate about you that's what I can't stand about you oh that is hot you weren't asked the question

So now you're stealing my question. This is what I'm talking about. He dominates conversations too. First of all, you're pointing at the Hispanic man in the room and I don't like it. So fucking cut it out. This is what he does. Oh, you know what? That's something that I don't like. It's like a bit in our podcast. Every fucking chance he gets, he tries to make me sound like a racist. Or like a pedophile. Like literally, he'll be like, he's like, well, I was dropping my kid off at school, which I know you can't be within 200 feet of one. I was like, what the fuck?

Damn. To my defense, I don't have to work very hard to do this. Oh, wow. No, no, no. It's like just the white devil stuff is hilarious, though. Well, yeah. And what were you for Halloween? Tell him. I didn't dress up. What were you for Halloween? We did a Halloween episode and I was the devil. I saw that. So, you know. Damn. The world is a weird way of working itself out, you know? Okay. Interesting. Interesting. All that. Right. All right.

Frank I feel like this will these were lined up perfectly yeah is jealousy an issue in the relationship with joy is jealousy yeah is it an issue I I don't see what there would be to be jealous of whoa dude. That's fucked up. Oh, oh you just said you hated the fact of how hot he was no I'm very that's obviously a bit. I mean is it no I

You just got axed twice. I think the only thing that like could possibly be like a little bit like jealous is like I was a fucking like I was so stupid and thick headed and was like, oh, I'm going to go to college. I'm going to get a degree. I'm going to put myself in debt. And like he was like, oh, I'm going to.

kind of follow my dream here. We're like, I had the fucking idea of like, oh, I'm going to take the safe. What in my head was the safe route? And then like he was building this, you know, himself and, you know, his digital footprint, so to say, way longer before I ever got involved. So like I was jealous in the sense of like, fuck, I like I should have not

Wasted time. Wasted time. But then also, I feel weird saying this because it brought me to where I am right now, which I would not do anything different. So I guess yes and no in a sense. Yeah, that makes sense. But I'm sure if you'd asked me at the age of 20, I was very... I wouldn't say jealous, but we'd be out and there'd be fucking hot girls going up to him like, Oh my God, you're so funny. And I'd be like...

Watch me like fucking like throw my body through a table and like laugh at me, you know? But no, not at all. All right, nice. That was a good answer. You guys are giving fantastic answers, by the way. We were PR trained right before we got in here. Makes sense. How do you think so? Just been in therapy for so many years. I've been in for zero, just so we know. We can't tell. Joe. Yep. How would your life be if you decided to separate from Frank right now?

How would my life be? I don't know. How would my life be if I decided to separate is hilarious. I don't know. I think that... Like, Frank's my oldest friend. Like, I've known him longer than anybody. So I think...

It doesn't escape me that that's very important and also very rare. I think a lot of people meet their best friends or the people they're going to be friends with for the rest of their life way later in life. It's fucking pre-K that I met this kid. So I've known him forever. And it would be weird...

If there was someone in the world who I just know in my entire life that I'm like, I'm not going to even talk to them anymore. Like, I don't know what that looks like. And I don't know like what the actual ramifications of that would be, but I think it would be strange to be like,

like I can't picture anything that would be worth giving that up to be like oh this person who I've known my entire life like I'm just suddenly gonna be like nah I'm good I'm 31 dude like so let's say you go to the studio tomorrow next week for example yeah

You're thinking, where's Frank? Where's Frank? You try and call him. It's not going through. Yeah. You call his wife. Not going through. Oh, am I dead? Yeah, dude. Where are you going? Are you killing me? I'm not insinuating you're dead. I think you're like escaping to Sweden or something. I'm not insinuating you're dead. I'm just saying you parted ways. You're trying every means to contact him. He's not coming in to work. You can't find him. You can't speak to his parents. Nothing. How do you feel?

just confused. I'd be like, what the fuck was that? Also, how did you do? First of all, I'm hot. First of all, I love a good fucking puzzle. So I'd be like, I'm going to find this motherfucker. Like you think you could hide from me? I'm going to fucking dump money into finding you and then just show up like, sup, found you. You thought you got rid of me, huh? No, you didn't.

but yeah I'd be very confused I don't know if anybody did that too I'd be like what the fuck is going actually no a lot of people I'd be like alright whatever barely saw you anyway but I would be very confused I'd want to know why and I would not be able to be like like if I did if I didn't know why I'd be like no I need to find out yeah I would need to know

Oh, I like that. Kinda the PI that I would, I don't like that. I was assumed dead in this for a minute. You assume you did assume that. So you brought up death. I did bring, we were talking about Sweden. Very nice place. Oh wait, I'm going to Sweden. I'd made that up. Okay. I'll go. All right. Frank. Hmm.

What are the things that you love most about Joe? There's a ton. My body. Your body. How do I not start there? No, I think that

You know, we joke and I paint him as, you know, business Joe, tyrannical CEO. But like, he is legitimately the like kindest, like one of the kindest people I've ever met. I was gonna say the kindest, but I've met also other kind people. Yeah, right. You know, one of the kindest people. If I called him tomorrow and said like, you guys have seen the movie The Town? You know the part where like, I think it was Ben Affleck. He shows up and he's talking to his brother. He's like,

We got to go somewhere. We got to hurt some people. Don't ask questions. And then his brother's just like, all right, whose car are we taking? Like legitimately, I think he would ask questions, but like he would be down for whatever for me. And I think that is a very like, what is that face for James?

Feels like someone doesn't think someone would be down to do that. Loyalty. Boom. If I said to you tomorrow... The answer is yes, by the way. You do it. Ask your question. Ask your question. You've already answered it. It's fine. Okay, cool. Asked and answered. I saw a clip of you guys saying like if someone got bit on the wiener by a snake. That's different. That's not different. Okay. That's not different. You know what? Fuck the rest of these questions. I'll answer that. Frank. Okay, Joe, go. Nope.

Thank you. Oh, like a fucking garden hose, dude. Are you kidding me? I'd suck a golf ball through a garden hose to save your life. Without question. First of all, I'd be on the ground being like, just let me go, dude. Just let me go. And I'm like, no! I'm like, please stop! I said no. Come back, Tony!

Oh my god. That's a crazy one though. That's wild. Damn. There's always a no, isn't there? Of course there's always a no. And they were still on your side. What about if you got stung by a jellyfish and you let them piss on it because it hurts too much? Yeah, would you let me piss on you? Which, by the way...

That's the myth. It's a huge myth. I heard it's a myth that it doesn't actually work. So a bunch of people got pissed on in this world because of that. What a great myth. How many kinks do you think it woke up? Like sleeper cell kinks and people were just like, oh shit, I kind of like this. I think I got stung on my face too. Oh my god, dude. Yeah, it doused me. Oh no! The sound, you didn't need that!

- Damn. - You gotta keep your eyes open. - His thing's here, oh my God. - Right. - That was so unnecessary, dude. - What? - Oh my God. - Oh fuck. - Joe. - Oh shit. - We're still going. - We got a couple, I mean we got more. - We got two more. - Bring 'em on, bring 'em on. - All right, man. - What are the things you can't stand about Frank? - We just said this. - We just did that. - We did that twice? - We got one more, sorry. Tell them, we got one more. - Oh God, okay, okay, okay. - Sorry, sorry, sorry. - I was like, oh shit, I got more.

Give me more things! This is actually perfect for you. Considering the dynamic of your friendship, this is actually perfect for you. How could you show Frank your feelings better? That is a good question. How can I show Frank my feelings better? How could you express them better towards him? I guess, um... I guess just having more conversations. Because a lot of the time, he has... Why are you... You're just like looking in my soul right now, and I tensed up. Okay, um... Where do you want me to look?

Right here. I like this. I think a lot of the times he has to run out after recording stuff. So like we don't have a lot of time to like just sit and talk and stuff. But I think that that would require both of us to kind of go out of the way to like, I guess, talk about stuff more. I don't necessarily feel like a gigantic void and like he doesn't understand my feelings because of everything else that I've talked about. Like, I don't know. Like we don't like...

We're very good friends, but we don't... I feel like we talk probably less than most people talk to their best friends or some shit. Like, we don't talk every single day for hours or whatever. But we have, like, a very strong, like, connection. I don't even know what the fucking question was, to be honest with you. At this point, I've just been rambling. Oh, how do you express your feelings better? Oh, I just think that, like... Yeah, just, like, just...

better communication about that or just like if there was an issue um just bringing that up and not feeling like oh well i'm just gonna let that go or you know whatever because once you start letting shit go and you set a principle up like a precedent that you're like i'm just never gonna talk about that then eventually you stop talking altogether so nice um you know what well i have some notes

Oh shit, we're getting graded? Yeah, I have notes. Fuck dude, I would've started if I knew. I'm ready. I'm ready. Are you ready? What the hell are you doing? I'm all ears. Right, so... First of all... Yeah. Not bad. Nice. You guys are in a better place than I thought you were. Who do you think we were? That's good. All we do is yell at each other. That's true, we do yell a lot at each other. Firstly...

The fact that you wouldn't suck his dick to save his life is disgusting. Insane. Um... I feel like most people would say the opposite. Well... We're not most people, are we? You would just be like, okay... I feel like if your life depended on it... Fuck... Put the cameras on, too. I don't care. Nice, dude. One thing I also know...

Not gonna be very hard to get the venom out. That venom doesn't have to travel very far. Oh, God. Oh, it's all right. For me, it's less, probably. It would take one just to... We're good. Oh, my God. All right, Beck. Apart from that, Joy did very well. Frank. I feel like...

I feel like you love to express how you feel about Joe, but whenever the light's on you, you use racism, kids, marriage, distance as an excuse to take accountability. So my only note would be...

Take more accountability. Oh, wow. Yeah. All right. Okay. That's fire. No. Oh, wow. That was easy. Okay. What the fuck did you go to school for, dude? Yeah, he's like, they went to school for, like, sports science. Yeah, you know? They're

They're these chiropractors on TikTok, like fucking bending people in half. And he has the most profound statement of the day. I like that. Thank you, man. I think we should charge it. You want to charge it? Yeah, yeah. I'm satisfied. Right. Gents, this has been insanely fun. You guys did well. Probably tied for my favorite guest.

But by tide you mean one and one right like we're tied with each other who is the best guess I want to know tied Yeah, but who is we can talk? Who is it? So you did I saw you how many times you guys say that to everyone in you now? We actually we said it to the other swear this happens ever this doesn't happen ever yeah, yeah, man, but uh it was good We'll see how it doesn't views

We shall. And then I'll let you guys know how I feel about it after that. We'll see if it'll be my favorite. Let me see how much it brings in. Facts. Um, but yeah, guys, by all means, if you want to plug your show, plug your socials, whatever, man, now's the time. Uh, you can go, uh, follow our show. It's called the basement yard. It's on wherever you can get a podcast. Uh,

And my social media is at Joe Santagato. Good luck spelling that. Yeah. And mine is at Frank or what is it? At the Frank Alvarez. Some idiot took Frank Alvarez. Yeah. Some other Frank. Very, very. And on Twitter is different. But at the Frank Alvarez on all forms of social media except X. Yeah.

I don't know. X, wow. That's the first time I've even heard someone say it. This is the first time I've used it. I've always been saying Twitter, but yeah. Say less. Thanks for having us, guys. No worries. If we come cross upon, can we come hang out? Yeah, please. 100%, not with that accent, but 100%. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm going to do it.

Where does that sound? Where is that? That accent that you're doing? Does that... Is that anybody in England sounds like that? It's just a caricature, obviously. No, I know, but I'm saying there's a bunch of different accents. I'm sure you guys get that a lot and you hate it, so I'm going to stop before you... It's fine. Go on. You have a... It's going to float the table at you, I think. It's fine. It's going to reopen the therapy book like, oh, by the way. No. He's like, I got more fucking notes, by the way. Um... Like...

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