Taut Baby | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #296

Today's episode is brought to you by. Greybelock Pizza. Greybelock Pizza. You know what it is, baby boy. Get that. hitter, man. My neck hurts. Oh, my neck hurts. Sometimes I feel, you. know, like just. I mean just like every. I feel just like all my emotions and. hopes and fears and everything are just.

thumb wrestling. in the back of my neck. That's where I. keep a lot of tension. You know, that's how I, you know, I'm. kind of a tension man. Some people refer to me as a tension. man. You know, when I was born, the doctor. said, "Oh, he's taught. This baby's real. taught." You know, you couldn't, you know, it wasn't like a super mal, you know, some children, they're real. malleable. They'll come out foot first, head first. They come out, you know,

sometime they'll put a foot out and put. it back. You know, they'll hang a foot. out and then pull it back in like. they're doing the, you know, the hokeyp. pokey from, you know, from birth. You. put your left foot in the world. You. take your left foot, you know, and then. there shoulder first, lean with it, rock. with it, and then fat Joe rolls right. out of a womb. You know, that's how. some babies are. But that wasn't me, you know. I was they.

I remember reading and you know, my. mother kept a lot of scripture and. everything about my birth and different. child memories and stuff like that. Uh, even when she didn't have a camera, I remember there were some pages I have. a baby book and my mother would draw a. picture of me having a good time or draw. a picture of me crying out on the porch. But I remember what it said in there. when I was born. Oh, he the doctor said. he's, you know, 11 pounds, whatever. But. he's taught. He's real real. This baby.

is damn real taught, you know, like he. just little well done. And that's kind. of how I've always been. Were you breach birth, Riley? I was not. All right, man. Well, let's There's. different ways to do it. Let's get into. the episode. [Music]. On my way to see you.

Crowds of people trying to stare. There's nothing left to see. You and me. Time. is no stranger. And you're all by yourself. This time.

there's no danger. [Music]. cuz you found someone else. Once told me to be patient. Love will find its way. Wait and see. [Music]. I waited so frustrated for a day to. never come. There you go. Look.

Come on, break it down, Stevie. Time. is no stranger. when you're all by yourself. Come on, Stevie. Starlight. Ladies and gentlemen, there's no danger. cuz you found someone else. [Music].

And ladies and gentlemen, right there, that's Stevie Starlight with Time is no. stranger. and that's off his new album, Unnaturally Happy. And you can go get that album and we'll. put a link on there so you can grab that. and get that sound inside of you. Yeah, I was that taught baby. I was that. taught baby.

I've always been that taught baby, you know, just. just taught, you know, just, you know, I remember my mother was uh my. mother's always had Riley Mau's here. How are you today, Riley? I'm. doing well. It's great to be here again. Yep. We're having you back, man. And you. know, it's a trial basis, and I hate to. say that, you know, to you like that, but that's life, right? Exactly.

You know, life's a trial basis. And um. how old are you? I am 22. Okay. So, so you're 22 years into the. trial of life. Really? True. Right. And um and so yeah, we're going to see. and just see how people react to you and. you know, um but you know, happy to have. you back for an episode and and uh and. we'll see how people kind of react to. you. It's great to be back. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Um, did. you have any birth defects or anything.

like that? Um, can't say I have. Um, I mean, I'm a. musician, like I said. But no, when you were born, were you. missing anything? Did you have any birth. defects? Um, dang, dude. I'm not sure. I don't. think so. I mean, okay. So, straight up full birth. Yeah. Wow. Must be nice, man. That's how it is. these days. When I was young, I'll tell. you this story. When I was young, people. were born. You'd have a buddy missing a. uh you know, you'd have a you'd have a. buddy missing a clavicle. You know, you'd have a friend, you know, it wasn't.

crazy to shake somebody's hand and only. feel four on them. You know, it was a different time. Somebody people. were uneven, right? Somebody missing half a cix or half of a. damn, you know, have a square occipital. orbital entrance, you know, somebody, you know, have a damn square eye. It was. just different times. People had rabies. Uh. what else? They had people had. diseases. Uh you you know I grew up they. had this the tail end of polio. You'd.

see somebody dragging themsel down you. know dragging you know maybe they had a. cane or a cane somebody got them a cane. that was too short and so they you know. somebody out there short canananing just. barely might as well just I mean look. like you know might as well just drag. themselves. If you're short cane, it. looks like you're doing damn magic. Like. you're out there just, you know, right? Is it cosmaticus or whatever? But. anyway, you never had asthma or. anything, huh? I have not. God, man. Living in luxury. Living in luxury.

We're coming out here again. This is um. episode two from the Central East and. happy to be here with you today. Uh. what's going on? You know, I've been doing the MMA. That's what's really going on, man. And. my body just feels. I mean, it's it's so you get in there. And yeah, I'm still fighting the women. I'm fighting the women and it's uh and.

they are man, I'm glad some of these. women weren't my mother because my. mother put a good, you know, put a good. a whooping on me. You know, she beat I. mean, my mother kind of lady, she beat. both cheeks. She'll make you pull on. your pants afterwards to make sure. they're both red. Not one of these one cheek wonders. A. lot of these moms, they, you know, they. get one cheek red and they give up. My mom. going to burn up both of your little.

bottom hillsides, baby. That's how she. was. You know, she's a hard worker. Uh, but what was I talking about? You know what I was talking about, man? By chance. I don't. um you were talking about what's. current. You were um in doing MMA. Oh, yeah. Thank you. So, you're in there. and you got a man in your lap and you in. a man's lap and it's really. I mean it's just so.

it reminds me of monkeys when you see. monkeys in a zoo or a penitentiary or. something. If you ever ever been in one. of those, you know, animal prisons in, um, uh, Bali, you know, in Bali, they have so many. monkeys that a lot of them have gone and. they put them in the detention, the bad. ones, they put them into detention. centers. Have you seen any of this, uh, Riley? I have. Yeah. And so when you look at that kind. of stuff and you see the bad ones, what. do you you support that kind of thing?

I mean, they're they're monkeys. Yeah. Yeah. I I support all monkeys whether. they're whether they're bad or not. Yeah. And Well, yeah. I mean, I guess. that's one way to do it, but I for me, if you're already a monkey, that's. risque A for me. And then if you are a. bad one at that point, you know, I'm not trying to take one of. God's animals out of commission, but we. got to we got to thin the herd a little. bit. You know, you're a bad monkey and. they're having detention centers for.

you. It's too much for me. for me at a. certain point you got to stop the bus. But um anyway, but yeah, you get out. there, you win the MMA and I'm over. there and there's like, you know, people. are being really helpful. It's. definitely, you know, they'll have somebody will. show you the same move 30 times and I'll. be in there for for for an hour and all. I learned was. I don't I can't even explain to you what. I learned like how to roll over. Okay?

You know, it's almost uh something you. would see a strong baby do. Everybody's. behaving like animals. They're behaving. like it reminds you of when you see the. chimpanzees, when you see the little. mon, you know, the mon the monotontos, you know, the crazy monkeys, whatever. You know, that's how they're doing. Some. are sitting on the side just kind of. watching. A couple of them are rolling. around. You're grabbing each other's. feet, neck, you know, that sort of thing. Um, and. it's wild, man. my the tips of my. fingers are all sore almost like I've. been playing the guitar,

but the instrument that I'm playing. really is. it's. you're playing like another person. really. But. the instrument that I'm playing is. it's almost like I'm playing my own. I don't want to say confidence, but I've. been it's like um it's like you have. these little scars from playing your own.

I can't really think of it but that's. what im that's what it is. You're just. on the ground. You're just learning this. thing over and over again, you know, when you're doing the MMA. So, have you taken any classes like. that, Raleigh? Do you have a uh do you. have a um extracurricular thing that you. do? I do. Um I was in Taekwondo for many. years as a as a teen. Wow. And how uh did you guys train often.

or were you under a certain sensei or. whatever? Um yeah, so it's this one. location by my house in Anaheim and um I. would go there almost every day after. school and just train like constantly. Um and I made it up to black belt. Damn. Really? Yeah. That was my like top goal. Um same. as Eagle Scout. I made it a lot of. people don't make it to Eagle Scout. I. made it to Eagle Scout. I made it to. Black Belt. Now, is there in the Eagle. Scouting process, is there a is there a. letting is there like a moment where. it's like, okay, you guys are all lined.

up and they say, "Okay, you know, William, you're going to be an Eagle. Scout. Teresa, you're going to be one. You know, you know, Danthony, you're. going to be one." And then you guys kind. of step forward and I I I kind of. picture these other kids, you know, you. know, this guy couldn't make a, you. know, couldn't make the whatever he. needed, a you know, a edible shovel or. whatever, you know, the different merit. badges. He couldn't do it. And so he has. to is there a separation of the you know. of the halves and the have nots at a. certain point.

honest? Um not really a separation but. it's more like um like hey if they don't. want to you know it's it's totally their. problem they don't have to. Um but I. know a lot of people a lot of people try. to get to that point like at the very. beginning I know they want that's why. they join scouting because they want to. become an Eagle Scout. Oh yeah. But later on once they like go. through all the hard work and all the. merit badges, they're all like, you. know, I it's too much. I give up. I have. too much on my plate or like I just. don't want to do this anymore.

Yeah. Oh, it's Navy Seals for fourth graders. It's Navy Seals for fourth graders. It's. right. Essentially, is there um is there a is everybody cut. out to be an Eagle Scout? If. I want to say yes and no. Um, yes, if. they have their mind set to it, then. yeah, they can be an Eagle Scout. It's. not. It's not too hard to the point where. it's impossible. It's always possible. You just have to just just believe.

You have to apply yourself. and Right. Apply yourself, work for it. Okay. And is there a special was there. is there a finishing. because I'm just wondering how is there. a because I what I'm picturing is a. moment there's a night somewhere there's. a campfire there's a tent and there's. like you know a man comes in everybody's. wearing kirchiefs and everybody which I. like that style you know I like the. Eagle Scout style first of all I like. the I like kind of the flare it's almost. like uh Bear Grills meets TGI Fridays.

kind kind of in a weird way, you know, how they have like a lot of the, you. know, the medallions and that, right? But. what I'm I just picture that there's a. night or by a campfire or something or. an extended cab tent where people are. saying, you know, I'm I'm going on and you're not, you. know, and you're I'm going into this. other tent. I'm a I'm I'm an eagle now. And and you are what? Weeb blow is under. eagle. Um, no. We below is the bridge.

from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts. Okay. And that's where you guys lose a. lot of people too, huh? Right. Yeah. Cuz a lot of people and. I've actually lost a lot of friends from. the Well, not friends. I mean, you could say it. Well, I mean, they're still my friends, but I've lost them like going from Cub. Scouts Boy Scouts cuz they didn't want. to transition on. Wow. Um, but I mean, you know, it's totally. their choice. I mean, they're they're. doing well now. Um, I see all them. I. mean, yeah, you see them on Facebook, but do. you see them in the field of life? Do. you see them.

using the skills that you guys have. learned? You know, that's what cuz. that's where it matters, man. You know, that's what I'm saying. When I was. young, you you came out of the womb, you. had a lot of people had to, you know, you had to boat knot your own damn. umbilical cord, right? You know, there wasn't a man in there. Now, they cut your umbilical cord. They'll give a, you know, they mail a, you can mail, they got a website, they'll mail a piece of it, teach your. grandparents, that kind of stuff, you. know, a little freaking uh, you know, that uterro caviar or whatever they're. calling it now. And they all get.

together on a Zoom call and all four of. your grandparents eat a you know, do a. shot of uh, you know, Greek whiskey or. whatever and you know, eat the babies. and what you know, everybody, you know, eat the umbilical cord at the same time. You know, there's all these little group. chats or whatever. But when I was young, it was different. Mhm. That's what I'm trying to tell you, brother. Right. Um, but that intro song was Stevie. Starlight. Man, that's unnaturally. happy. And uh, and man, he's been with. us since the beginning of this show. And.

he sent me a nice email the other day, just checking in. Um, yeah. What's going on, man? This week, this past week has been good. It's been. good. It's been, you know, I had some. moments where I I was really like, you know, what am I doing? How am I. going to kind of make this work? This. feels uncomfortable. Um, you know, uh had a had a day where I. didn't want to do anything, you know,

was really feeling uh down in the dumps. Um, you know, and thankfully there's mo. I have moments in that day where it's. like, okay, just, you know, yeah, maybe. half the day hasn't gone well, but let's. get the other half. Let's salvage this. other half of this day and let's go. Um, you know, one of the beauties of of uh. just the past few years has been meeting. guys and being able to come into worlds.

Um, you know, like you know Joe Rogan, you. meet Joe Rogan, you get into his. universe and know him and you get. inspired and then you start, you know, following guys like David Gogggins and. reading their books and Jaco Willink and. um and uh Cam Haynes and and uh and you. start getting I guess it's like. inspirational type of guys. you have. Dustin Porier come in and sit down, you. know. Um, and you just it it's interesting. I.

start to realize that I. I almost. thankfully I almost know too many people. now who don't give up. to give up like for like a full day. sometimes. If that makes any sense. It's it's just. like uh it it's like oh if you stack. your deck of cards with enough cards. that. you know if you take some of the fives.

out of your deck and you throw in a. couple extra jacks you know something. with a sword. You throw in a couple. extra jokers, you know, couple extra. beefy jokers, you know, some Riddler, some juggler using using Test 200 or. something. And now you got a deck of, you know, you got a deck of cards that. are it's a little bit stronger. It's a. little bit more like inspirational, I. guess. Yeah. I guess I've just found. myself getting more into, you know, I. know enough inspirational people almost.

personally. Um, where yeah, it's just interesting. It. almost makes it harder for me to give up. on myself a little bit. Um, so I don't know what I'm saying really. there, but what I was saying was I was. just Yeah, sometimes you have tough. times, but I got some calls that were. welcoming. Um, oh, a man called me the n-word. I'll say. that. And it was a black man. Uh black man called me the n-word. And.

I just. I just said, "Hey, man. You know, it's. our time, brother." That's what I told. him. I said, "It's our time to shine, baby." You know, BLM, daddy. We can't be. putting each other down. Um. so, you know, it was just interesting. How. do you how do you deal with kind of. inverse racism a little bit? Have you. ever had to deal with anything like. this, Riley? Um, some uh sometimes a little with um.

racism with being Asian and all um as a. child. I mean, now. I mean even if I do, I kind of laugh it. off as a joke cuz I mean I honestly. couldn't care less what people think. Yeah. Um about that. Like I'm not I'm not too. sensitive about racism racism to Asians. Yeah. Um but. and Asians handle things differently, man. Right. You guys are really kind of like you. guys kind of bob and weave with the.

racism, I feel like. Right. You know, and you know, you guys, you. know, you look at Asians. There's And. there's also all different What I don't. like is get specific with the racism. Mhm. These Asians, you know, I've said it. I've definitely said it. I'll be honest. with you. Oh, yeah. Everyone has. Yeah. I mean, I'm sure you probably. said, you know, if people are behaving a. certain way, I mean, I stereotype all. the time. and I like I like it sometimes. It. doesn't mean my heart is bad, right? There's such a difference between.

somebody who's out there sharpening a. sword, writing, you know, you know, some. writing a name on it, like writing a. black man's name or a white man's name. or a Asian man's name or something on. it. you know, this, you know, this sword is for, you. know, Learius or something, you know, it's like that's crazy. Mhm. But if you're just like, "Oh man, dude, these Asian people are driving me nuts.". If say if you're stuck somewhere at a. festival or something, like an Asian.

festival. Mhm. That's not Is that racism if everybody's. Asian at the festival? Not really. Yeah. Yeah. And plus, dude, you got to look at. I believe that we all are going to I. believe in beige power. That's what I. say. I believe we're all hurdling. towards one. color eventually. Tone. You and I are. probably the same skin tone. Yeah, about. Yeah, getting there. Closer. I mean, we're almost the same damn skin.

tone, man. Right. You know, it's also. Yeah. I don't I don't know what I'm. talking about. But but yeah, the guy. called me the N word. I don't know what. to do, you know. And honestly, part of. me, I was pretty excited. I'll be honest with you. You know, I quit using the N-word. probably about four years ago when. everybody else did fully. I mean, I. would never actively, you know, but. people would, you know, if I saw it in a.

sometimes people would do me, you know, like you'd be playing that game of where. you draw something out of a hat and you. try to act out the movie. You know what. that game is, Riley? Do you ever played. that in your town? Um, yeah. Charades. Yeah. Yeah, definitely shreds. And uh, are you good at charades? No, not at all. Oh, wow. I wish I was. And what I would see was uh. people would write it in there, write in. a racial slur or something. And so you'd.

pick it out and you'd start acting it. out and you're like, "Oh this. isn't even a movie. You know, this is. racism, right?" So, you know, you'd see that old. trick. But anyway, uh but yeah, I just. didn't know how to react. You know, I I. didn't know how to react to that. And so. I just. I figured one day we're all going to be. the same thing. So I try to channel that. energy from the future and say, "Hey. man, you know, just accept the n just it's.

our time, baby.". You know, we're out here, brother. That's what I said. And I tried to. handle it as good as I could, you know, because there's no there's no correct. way to handle that kind of thing. There's no correct way to handle that. kind of thing. Um, what else do we have going on, man? Uh, what else is happening? Uh, what' you do this week, Ry? You get.

anything exciting? Um, just been editing some music videos. Um, pretty much it. And do you eat what do you like to You. have You eat regular meals and. everything, right? Sometimes. I mean, I sometimes. like skip breakfast or lunch because I'm. just too busy editing. I'm too much in. the zone or I'm just, you know, laying. back watching TV. Now, I find, now this. is one thing, and I'll get into a little. bit of racial discussion here. I find. that Asian people are good. They are. very good at dropping into something and.

just staying in the pocket. You go to. some of these, you know, I've been to uh. I've probably been in maybe seven Asian. countries or whatever, and you'll go. into some of these bank these not uh. buildings where there's just thousands. of uh Asian people playing video games. until they die. Some of them. like it's just the uncanny ability to. drop into something and stay there.

I've honestly I've haven't really. thought about that for I mean for being. from Asians. I've never really thought I. mean I think that's honestly just like. it could be anybody. Um I have a few. friends that are like that and I mean. they're definitely not Asian. They're. you know they're white. But would you be better than them? Could. you beat them if you guys were in a. contest? It honestly it kind of depends. Um, I'm. not one of those like those gamers like.

those Asian gamers that you see that are. like. right right there. Asian gamers, right? Exactly. I'm not one of those. guys. I mean, are you a diehard Asian, would you say, or not? And this is just. I'm pretty much the whitest Asian you. will meet. Wow. Yeah. I mean, well, I mean, not in terms. of my looks, but of my physical. appearance, but like how my mindset. works. I didn't know you were Asian. Really? Yeah. Oh, well, I am. All right. Let's take a call right here. Hey, Theo, man. It's It's Nathan from. Nashville. Now, it makes me really.

excited to hear that you might move down. here, and I just want to offer a. perspective. Thank you for calling, Nathan. I. appreciate that, brother. Sound like. you're reading. Does it sound like he's. written this and is reading it? Did you. pick up on that, Riley? Sounds like it. Yeah. Thank you. About a year or so ago, I was kind of. obsessed with moving to LA in my van. with the idea of laying it all on the. line for my dream. And maybe by doing. this, God would, you know, buy the. ticket to the dream at the price of the.

ultimate sacrifice, you know, but um a. lot of my mentors here said they were. like, "Dude, just slow down. You're. you're kind of where you need to be.". And I just want to let you know, man, like Nashville's changing and growing. And if you moved down here, you'd kind. of be at the floor, the ground floor of. a movement. Just. Well, first of all, thank you, man. I. appreciate this call, young fell. I'll. say this, man. Definitely. is getting a van and driving somewhere. part is that laying it on the line. I.

guess in a lot of ways it is. You know, you definitely you could. easily get fleas. You're probably going. to at least have a pet at some point. I don't trust the person that has the. van but not the pet that lives in it. with him. At least that guy I feel like. is a little bit more. nonmurder, you know, because you can't murder if. you if you if you have a place if you. have a van, you're not going to bring. some a person home and murder him with.

the animal right there. That cuz then. there's two degrees of what's going on. There's you being murderer and there's. the animal watching. that you know there's um there's just so. when I see a man with a van with no. animal. now a bird it doesn't count. I'm talking. dog. A bird doesn't count. A cat doesn't even. count. A cat is just a is just a.

freaking uh four-legged bird. And but when you get that animal, if you. get a van with an animal, that guy ain't. m, you know, that guy will try to screw. you probably or do sex with you or give. you, you know, and make you a little. grilled cheese or something and maybe. have you listen to a little bit of. widespread panic or something like that. and freaking, you know, he'll want you, you know, he'll do some henna tattoos on one of. your ass cheeks, but he's not going to. murder you. But I feel like you get into.

a van that has no animal in it. That's murder town right there. What do you think, Riley? You had any. experience with anything like that? I have not, honestly. What else is going on, man? I'll say. this. Uh, I appreciate the call. I. appreciate the call. You calling and. saying that good things are here. Things. are happening. and let's hear a little. bit more of whatever you had to say,

brother. Just to give you an example, my band is. a psychedelic gospel funk group. And. oddly enough, we've been kind of. welcomed and embraced and um again, just. things are moving and changing. It's not. just. Well, yeah, but I one way to get welcome. and embrace if you if your band does. everything. You know, we're a country uh. you know, we're country zitico. uh emo. uh drywall.

Can we play here? And it's like, yeah, you know, sure you can. You know, as. long as you refinish the kitchen, you. can play wherever you want. Like if you. have two if you have so many options to. a band, you know, if you're like, "Oh, we do. acoustic ac cappella. uh Jamaican. um sort of it's like kind of like a. 6ix9ine Dixie Chicks mashup," then. people are like, "Uh, they can't say no.". So, I think to challenge yourself,

brother, try one type of music. Because. if you got that Christian disco funk, trap house, chopping and screwed, Paul. Wall meets. uh Paul Simon. Hell, I don't even know what I'm at that. point. I might as well just damn, you. know, drive my car into a damn ammoeba. music. into an abandoned record shop. But thank. you for the sentiment of this call, man. And sentiment. When you think of. sentiment, it's almost like cinnamon and.

mint. somebody put them together. Let's hear the rest of this. And oddly enough, we've been kind of. welcomed and embraced and um again, just. things are moving and changing. It's not. just country, right? And Nashville might. not be known for comedy, but man, we. could sure use a king down here. And you. know, music and and comedy go together. like peanut butter and jelly, my friend. Well, I appreciate it, man. I appreciate. it, man. Music and comedy are.

interesting. You know, a lot of. comedians will end up getting into. music. Riley Mau, do you know that? I do know. A lot of comedians will get into music. You know, Sinbad is a famous kind of. black Asian kind of comedian. And he. does music now. He has a band. Steve. Martin, famous. white man.

Uh, you know, he might have been Italian. I. don't know what he was, but he also he. did music. He does music now. He plays a. banjo. Jim Brewer does music. He does music. And he was, you know, he. definitely I mean, he, you know, he. barely he he seems like Yeah. You know, he's kind of a rescue kind of man. Um, a lot of a lot of comedians get into. music. I think it's because at a certain. point sometimes you get I think it's why.

anybody does anything or changes it up. You know, your voice and your your humor. become an instrument and then after a. while you're like, I want to I want to. play a different instrument. You know, I wish I could play the piano. I wish I you know because your voice and. your humor it's just a it's just the in. it's just an instrument that's in you. Some people's instrument in them is is. their voice you know to sing. Some. people is a um. you know uh do.

you know um speed you know deaf. signaling. you know what is that called? You know. what I'm talking about Riley? Hand hand gestures. um what's the name. of it? I think it's deaf signaling, but but. they have speed competitions now for. deaf signaling. You know, you'll see you. know they'll four people are trying to. rattle off you know half of uh.

you know half of um. you know flowers for alenon or. something. They're just reading it as. fast as they can with their hands. But. everybody has a different you know. people have a different play different. instrument. Some people may do bow and. arrow in. and you just get some tired you get. tired you know I don't want to do you. know I don't want to sing I want to try. different something something else I. want to try something else so I think. that's why a lot of comedians sometimes. will get into music eventually because.

they want to play something else than. the instrument they've been playing. which is their sense of humor. it's just a refined instrument that's. all it is just like singing. But it's. just a little different. I mean, I mo at. least four times a day I think about. playing the piano. I just. I'd like to play it. Um.

so, but but yeah, thank you for the nice. call, man. Um, and we're actually I'm. going to uh I'm going to tell you right. now I will be performing September 26th. in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. And you can get those tickets uh. theovon.com. Uh you can check those out right there. And I I appreciate the support out. there. I haven't been to Iowa. I haven't. been over there with the Dark Arts tour. over to Iowa. And. and.

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I would have guessed that, man. Honestly, really? Yeah. And I hate to be Now, is that. racism if I guessed that? You know what. I'm saying? Kind of. right. No, I get it. Um, honest. kind of. Yeah, I would think so. Cuz. Asians you can't I mean you take a razor. to an Asian you barely get a damn you. know a quarter cup of hair probably you. probably you know you'll barely end up. with a damn sideburn on the ground. if you trim an Asian. Mhm.

So. they're kind of like the in they just. they're not they're not hairy people are. they? Are the yokazunas hairy? I don't think so. I have to look I'm g have to look that. up, man. Um, we got another call that came in, man. Let's check it out right here. And this. man had some nice stuff to say. Onward.

What's up, Mr. Von? You beautiful. bastard. Uh, listening to the latest. episode, man. Hear you talking about. Nashville. And, uh, if I if I know. anything about you, I would imagine that. you're you're stressing and overthinking. it, bro. But I think you probably have. the core of your fans is probably some. of the most loyal fans in the industry. I know that I got nothing but love for. you, man. And I know that a lot of. others do, too. It doesn't matter where. you go. If it's Bangladesh or Boston, bro, we're all here for you. It don't.

matter where you go. So, know that. Know. that your your fan base is loyal. We're. going to follow you everywhere. And uh. if you go to Nashville, man, you're a. little closer to me in the uh Indie. Louisville area. So, uh, spread your. wings, bro. Discomfort is where we get. our greatest achievements. That is when. we kind of shake things up a little bit. So, uh, spread your wings, little birdie. fly. Much love, homie. Gang, bro. Yeah, man. You're right, man. Leaning.

into the fear, you know, leaning into the fear, man. You're really, that's a really nice. message, man. I appreciate I appreciate. you saying that. And. yeah, you know, I'm really I I am so. lucky to to have people that care, you. know, uh and people remind me all the. time constantly through this podcast and. just nice people that I met and. yeah, it never ends, man. Um, you know,

thanks, man. That's nice of you to say, dude. Uh, yeah, leaning into that discomfort. What's over here? It's so hard to sit sometimes with your. with your discomfort. It's so hard to sit there. and hear the sounds of your truth. or your truth just echoing. to you.

Yes. Uh, thank you, man. Thank you for that. That's nice. Uh, it's just it's a sweet. message, man. You know, we have a lot of. nice people listening to this podcast. Raleigh Mau. All right.

Um, oh, I remember this, man. You know, Halloween is coming up and I remember. that. Uh, Riley, I wanted to ask you. what you thought about that. Do you guys. practice that? What is some of your. experience with that? Um, honestly, uh, I don't have an opinion. I don't, honestly. All right. Um, do you remember ever. being costumed as a child? Did anybody.

dress you up and kind of trick you out. at different areas for sugar? You know. what I'm talking about. Halloween. But. you know what I'm talking about. Yes. Yes, for sure. Um, have you experienced it? Did you Did. you Were you costumed up? What do you mean by that? Did do you dress up or Okay. And what were some of the outfits or. different styles or something? Oh man. Um, anything that really that kind of stands. out in your life that you enjoyed? I remember I was Spongebob. Okay. Spongebob was great. Um, I remember I. was a three-legged man and no one could.

tell which one was the right or was the. fake leg. Oh, so that that was pretty funny. That's a dirty grandpa's trick right. there, too, you know. Yeah. Um, that sounds fun, though. It It was really fun. I I actually enjoy. it. I always love Halloween. Um, I've. been You've seen the Blues Brothers, right? Yes. So, I I've been Elwood Blues. Actually, no, I haven't actually. I. actually lied about that. Yeah. I'm. sorry. You should watch it. Um, but yeah, I. used to be Asian Elwood Blues. Um, I was Did you watch The Office?

Yes. Okay. Remember Asian Gym? It's like one of the later episodes or. one of the latest. I didn't watch all of it yet. I'm. actually I'm on season one. Oh, gotcha. Okay. Well, it's fantastic. Um there was one episode where he um. where Jim tried to trick um Dwight. Mhm. And like have like an Asian gym and. trying to trick Dwight into being like. No, like that's really me. I' I've been. here the whole time. Oh. Um so I was Asian gym.

Oh, I like that. I met Jim one night at. a club one time. Really? At a like Yeah. And he was drinking and. chasing women, I remember. And really. hard up for a little bit of cooch man at. the time. And so was I. And I could see. in his eyes just something that I saw in. myself, you know, and. uh. yeah, I just. I just remember that. But um yeah, I. remember Halloween was so big when we. were young, man. Mom would get us out.

there. and man, we would sometimes, you know, like uh I remember my sister was in like. a cast or something one time for. something. she'd lost a battle with a, you know, some ants or something or, you. know, you know, she tried to get artsy with a. with a group of wasps and came in second. place, you know, and um and so she was. in one of those kind of full body soft. cast where they really just trying to. get that aloe vera on you where they.

kind they almost have to embol you like. a mummify you with aloe vera strips of. lotion and you know and wax paper or. whatever. But um. I remember we took her around one time. We had to take her in like a little. wheelbarrow to go get the candy. Uh we were one time we tried to be. light. We thought light was like the. really bright white thing. So we covered. our bodies with uh flower and went door. to door like that. Um.

my brother went through a phase kind of. like a he he would take a mirror and he. would like wheel it up to their door. and and they'd be like what do you what. are you you know he'd be like you don't. want to look at who you really are you. know he was like a he was just going. through a phase you know you know I'm. the scariest thing you know yourself you. know your truth like that kind of kind. of Edgar Allen Poe kind of Benjamin. Franklin.

Um, but God, I remember it, dog. I remember. just going door todo. and there was always a lot of pedophiles. out. There was always a lot of pedophiles out. living their life and doing their thing. And that was their You'd see them out. with no kids, you know, dressed up like a pedophile. you're like, "Oh, this is. this is interesting." So,

um, but yeah, man. Leaning into the. fear. I'mma lean into the fear, man. And. lean into the uncomfort. you know, I didn't even know about, you. know, having Riley back, what it was. like and what, you know, we're, you. know, just figuring this all out and. and, you know, even last week, we kind. of talked at the end of the episode. about, you know, I just like trying something. new. It's hard to try new things sometimes.

Why does comfort feel so. Man, it's weird because comfort, it's a. good thing, right? It's a positive word. It's a positive feeling, but it's such a. too much of it is. is, you know, it's. it can be a hampering. This is you you know what I'm saying, Riley? No, exactly. I totally get what you're. saying. Have you been uncomfortable in your life. before? Oh, many times for sure. Um whether.

it's, you know, just being on stage um. during one of my band performances. Um. Oh, you're in a band. Oh, yeah. I didn't know that. I was in um Oh, you were you were in band, right? Yeah, I was in marching band, concert band, jazz band, um pep bands. Damn. Um I Yeah, I love being in band. And what's the heaviest instrument you. could carry, you think? Um I actually I think the heaviest one. was I was I remember I was in drum line. and I was carrying the um you know the.

quads, the um like the drum the five, right? The four or five drums. Yeah, I carried that. That was really. heavy. Then again, like right now I'm. 5'5. I was like maybe. 411. or something or like five feet. And it. was it was tough because. I'd smoke a blunt to that, man. Watching. a little, you know, a smaller unique. person of color kind of carry a drum. set, dog. Right. I'd get high of that. I mean, I was the only Asian. I was the. smallest guy on the team. I It was It.

was tough, but I did it. You were fierce almost really, right? And it was actually kind of too. heavy to the point where I actually had. to move to a different instrument. Um, so I went on the smallest bass drum. there was. You know how there's like. there's like different size bass drums. and drum line. I was the smallest uh. bass drum. Oh wow. That beautiful little baby bass, huh? Exactly. Damn. And could you hit it pretty hard. with the sticks? How many sticks did you. get? Two. One on each side. Oh, hell yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Cuz we. had a guy in ours that only got one.

stick. I remember. Really? Yeah. Cuz the band was barely funded. The band was basically stuff they made. in wood shop that would make a sound. So you'd have five or six dudes. We had. this real this kid named Brian St. Pierre out there and he was really like. the first kind of black white kid ever. The first white kid ever to act like a. black kid and they'd never seen it. before. And so he was in mentally handicapped. courses and everything. But he they gave. him half a drum,

you know, and he'd get he'd get halfway. through a song and he'd be fist fighting. somebody at the concession stand for a. damn airhead or something. That that kid. was really. real POS POS, man. Real POS. Um, let's. take another call that came in right. here. Man, I just called in actually. I live right. around Nashville, Tennessee. I realize. my message is probably a little long,

something I wouldn't really listen to. I. just want to let you guys know like. reiterate if you guys are ever around. the town, Nick, Theo, you know, any of. the uh King Sting family, like uh I got. some good places all around Nashville, some family, some property. I'd love to. show you guys around, show you a good. time. Really. now, as right now, this guy sounds. either like a super nice guy or. murderer. I like to show you around the. property. If I'm a woman, if I'm drunk outside of.

a bar, that's death. Oh, we got a big private lake. Let you. guys come fish, catch some big old bass. instead of tin baby bass and really have. a good time. Uh, hit me up. My name is Kyle Sickle. around Nashville, Tennessee. All right, Kyle. Wow. I appreciate that, man. It's really nice of you and I will. hit you up and I would love to come out. there and catch a bass. you know, you ever reeled in something big, Raleigh M?

Um, I haven't. Um, I I mean, I love. going fishing. I am super bad at it. Um, I haven't done it as much. I did it when. I was in scouts. Um, that's when I would. always fish with a few of my friends, um, fellow scouts. And, um, and do you guys have like a no man left. behind kind of thing like that? Like. what is their what's the mantra? Yeah. Um yeah man, we are always like we. leave no man behind, we leave no trace.

behind. Um that was actually. Well, yeah, that was actually our thing. Um our scout motto, not our motto. Um I. forgot what it was called. One of our. sayings. Um leave no trace behind. Um. and or scout slogan. That's what it is. And that basically means like we leave. no trash. We leave everything better. than how we found it. So, like if we're. at a campsite, you know, if there's a. few, you know, pieces of plastic on the. ground, you know, we'd pick it up, throw. it throw it out on the way out, leave it. better than how we found it. Wow.

Amen, man. Um, yeah, thank you for the. fishing offer, you know, that's a nice. that's really nice, man. And I will hit. you up and I will come fish, you know. I. appreciate that. Uh, that'll make me. feel more, you know, at at home here and. and getting into the MMA has made me. feel more home. you know, just going in, just keep going back. Even though it's. like, yeah, I go in and some of the. people recognize me and say, you know, or they're super friendly, but it also. makes you feel a little uncomfortable. when people not that they're trying to.

make you feel uncomfortable. It just. um there's just a different it's like. it's cool, but it's also it's like, okay, you know, I I want to take the. class. I want to be when you I start. thinking that they think differently of. me and so then I start it's just in in. my head you know um so anyway all all. they've been is really welcoming and. and yeah just starting to feel a little. bit more confident about. like when I was young I was just so I.

just didn't have any confidence man you. know I just didn't have any man who got. you into taekwond do rally. um I've actually kind of wanted to do it. myself. Um I just wanted to learn. martial arts, self-starter they call it, right? And I I just wanted to from the. very beginning I've always wanted to. earn black belt. That's the same thing. with scouts from the very beginning. joining Cub Scouts. I've always wanted. to become an Eagle Scout. That was like. my thing and I had to make it. Um so I did the same exact thing for um.

Taekwond do. Praise God. I loved it. I'm glad I did. You know, there's. something real powerful about having. self-control is real powerful, right? You know, because I'm the other end of. that where I've struggled with. Oh, Jesus Christ. I struggled. Sorry. Sorry. Um I've just struggle. I've struggled. with it, you know. I'm short of that, you know. So, doing masturbation and. that kind of stuff, I really struggle.

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hurting from I think becoming a man. That's what I'm feeling like. Um and I know that sounds crazy, but. you know, I think I've been to four of. these. Uh, you know, I'm doing MMA and so I've been. to four classes now and I know, look, I'm not saying that I know anything. I. know absolutely nothing, but I just.

I don't know. It's weird. My hands. always feel like I don't know what to do. with them. And then suddenly, just a little, my hands feel like. a a little bit more like they're going. to be okay. That's all. That's the only little thing. I just start to notice that. my hands will they'll be okay. Like uh.

I can't explain it. It's just they feel. a little more confident. That don't mean try me. I don't want. somebody to, you know, come at me or hit. me with a sword or shoot me or nothing. or, you know, do something, you know. do anything. But yeah, it just feels. interesting. Um, but that's what they feel. It's the same. feeling if you've been practicing a. guitar and you get those things on your. fingers. What are they called, Riley? Do. you know?

Calluses. Yes. It's just like that. All right. I remember one year we got into some. racial stuff at Halloween. Uh my dad had. gotten some cinnamon sticks, you know, when somebody I think maybe. like a Cuban person or something had. left him somewhere. I don't know. Someone got him. He got them. But uh or he might have got them. My dad. used to go to South America a lot and do.

some stuff. I don't know what he was. doing. He might have been probably. running around in my mom, but I don't. know. I was, you know, I was a child. and. uh anyway, so we were all excited with. the cinnamon stick. So we were like, "Oh, let's go. Let's do Halloweening as. cinnamon cinnamon sticks family.". And so we got everybody out there, dude. And this is back when you could do. something darker without getting raced. out, you know? Nowadays, I jump in some.

yellow paint and run out there and. people say, "Oh, you're uh you're being. hateful to Asian people." I jump in red. paint, they say, "Oh, you're being. hateful to Native Americans." I jump in, you know, I try to do a little bit of. cinnamon sticking as a family and they. say, "Oh, you're being uh hateful, you. know, this you're being black hateful to. blacks black people or black culture.". And but back then, nobody, it wasn't. like that. people were you could be a. cinnamon stick at Halloween, you know, and I remember a day when in.

America you could be a cinnamon stick at. Halloween. and not get called out for racial. injustice. People are like, "You hate you are you. being hateful?" Like, I'm being. cinnamon. That's all I'm being. And every cinnamon, everybody loves. cinnamon. you know, and I long for a day like that. in this country again,

you know. I really long for a day like. that. Um, but the disease I feel like is. lightening up. I feel like people are I. don't know what's going on, you know? I don't know. I feel like with. the disease Corvid. or lung AIDS some people call it. um. I can't I I am just I am shocked that we.

shut down the world but we didn't really. know what to do. I think. we didn't really know. There's no people. can you can't Monday morning quarterback. a pandemic. But I feel like we should have let it. seems like. people that are highly susceptible. should have been given maybe a. government stipen. Give them something. Help them geta stay safe and let the.

rest of the world operate. That's what I feel like we should have. tried to do. But one thing about being a free country. is sometimes you everybody has their. everybody wants to do their own thing. and they can. you know they can. All right, let's take one or two more. calls. Uh here we go. Hey Theo. Uh this is Mike Jenner.

calling. Uh, just want to say, hey, man, thanks for all you do. Um, I'm a. recovering addict. Two years sober. Over. two years sober, gang, man. Congratulations, Mike. Two years, baby. Do anos, baby. Them. Spanish years, daddy. You got them. Uh, off of that methamphetamine. Crazy. I never did any meth, man.

You know, I always wanted to smoke. crack. Honestly, I never did uh smoke any crack and I. always. wanted to. know what it was like. Have you had a high drug experience, Raleigh? I've not. You You will know me as the. most innocent man. I mean, you know, I'm. a Christian Eagle Scout, so I'm like the. most innocent guy that you will probably. ever meet. What's the highest stimulant.

you've been on? What's something heavy. you've been on? Um, I want to say the highest thing. would probably be when I got my wisdom. teeth pulled out. Um, other than that, I mean, what were you on, brother? Uh, on that gas, what they have you on? It was. They gassed you out? Yes. Oh, hell yeah, boy. It was uh. That's crazy, dude. There's videos of. that where you can watch Asian people. getting gassed out. It's like a cuz a. lot of Asian people do or sorry I'm. generalizing in uh there's a lot of.

unique Japanese videos where they do. different artistic stuff with laughing. gas. Have you seen any of that? I have. Yes. Mhm. But see I'm not I remember when I. got my was you know how wisdom or people. who get their wisdom teeth pulled out. and they're like slowly waking up. afterwards. They're like you know they. do funny stuff all the time. Um that wasn't me. I remember that like. my arm like my arms were up on the seat. Um but and I have pictures. My mom took. pictures of me being like that. It was. funny. But other than that, I didn't.

really do anything funny. Like I was. conscious enough to know like. like I saw I still remember seeing the. camera on me. I'm like, "Put that away.". No. Um I mean other than that, I didn't. really do anything too funny. Um it was an it was an interesting. experience, I got to say. Hell yeah, man. Yeah. Look, man. getting gassed out and. doing that and uh getting your teeth. pulled out. That's a that's the only. thing. See, if every time people got. high, they had to pull their teeth out. That should be the rule. People want to.

do crack. You want to do a little bit of. math impatiments, then they rip a moler. They freaking. take an incizer out. Every time you do, every time you, you know, get gassed up, you know, or get blotched out on some. percoets, they pull another tooth. And. once you're toothless, no more drugs for. you. That's how it should be done. Would you throw out a couple more teeth.

to get, you know, to go another round, you think? Well, um, that I'm currently getting an. implant put in and. hell yeah, boy. And I had to basically um there was this. one um this one uh oral surgeon. He um. there's like this tooth that wouldn't. come down. So, he was trying to pull it. down. That. that took about a year and it didn't. come down. So, I went to a different. orthodontist and he was like, "No, no, it was supposed to go over then down.". So, then we were like, "Okay." So, we.

wasted a whole year going down. So, we. tried going over and down, but that wouldn't work after a year. later because of the first guy that was. trying to pull it down. So, then they had to end up taking it. out and it was like a shark tooth. It. was really curved. It was really weird. Um, so then, yeah, I got it taken out. Dorsal. Exactly. Um, I got it taken out and then. now I'm trying to It's like I think year. five or something of this, something. crazy. Like it's been since high school. Praise God. Trying to get one tooth out. of you. Yep. And so now we are trying to get or. I'm trying to get an implant of where.

it's I think so the space is it was too. big for two teeth, but too small for. three teeth. So I think we're just going. to do three small teeth going in. Oh wow. So it's going to be interesting for. sure. Three small teeth. Man, it's been years of doing this, but hey, it's almost done. Hey, everybody's got their Vietnam, baby. You know, that's the wild thing, man. Let's finish this call up right. here. Uh, but hey, man, I just wanted to say.

uh with your emotions. Two. years sober and I'm still feeling the uh. the emptiness. Uh. I'm trying. I got a full-time job, a. great job. I'm a great employee. I go I. haven't missed a day of work in over a. year and a half. Um I love it. I love my. job. I'm outside all day. That saved my. life. But man, uh I feel empty, man. When I'm not.

working, I feel empty. Yeah. You know, I I I can really relate. to that. You know, sometimes I notice I'll get I. just have to keep doing work. I can't. sit there and not do work. cuz then it's like if I don't have work. then I'm almost just kind of left with. who I am or something.

So I just lean so heavy into work, man. Um let's hear more. Anyway, people got it worse than I do. I. know that. Uh, all I got to say is gang. gang. gang, bro. Congrats on your two years, man. And um, yeah, you know, life is a g it's a. survivors game. I mean, it's a survivor's game, man.

And sometimes it's, you know, sometimes. I don't want to take care of myself. really. Sometimes I get tired of taking care of. myself. I just wanna. let somebody else do it, you know, or I just wanna But that's. where you pull it up. That's where we. get that's where we get G up,

you know, have a half a Red Bull or. something, you know. Sometimes you you don't have. the right word. You don't have there's. nothing to say. Sometimes it's just we. just keep battling, man. That's it. We. keep it cruising, you know? We do our own thing. All right, we got one last call here, man. And uh I want to thank all the. callers and and um 9856649503. as always is the uh hotline. You can.

call and be a part of this show. Um, all right. Let's take one more call. right here. Hey, this is Darren. I'm calling from. Indiana. What's up, Darren? Indiana. It's uh Spanish 4. in in Indiana. Indian.

Oh, Indian. I did not know that. Yeah. Uh, I just wanted to say that I. really support your move out of the Los. Angeles metropolis. I've lived there. I. I'm from I came from Toronto. I lived in. Los Angeles. Now I'm living in Indiana. Uh, you know, it's just a whole another. view of America. I know you grew up more. rural in Louisiana, but man, I think you. need to reconnect with that cuz while. you might be scared, the benefit is far outweigh the fear.

You you just you look around, you're. like, "Oh, whoa. What's that?" That's a. blade of grass. "Oh, whoa. What's that? That's a leaf on a tree." These are. things you forget about when you're in. LA. Just endless. There's no way to. escape it like other than going into the. ocean, you know, and then you'll drown. Yeah, that's true. You know, LA, it's. just it's it's a neverending, you know, it's a never ending. And uh. look, it's not a move, you know, it's it's a test drive. Um,

and but thank you for the wellw wishes, man. A lot of well-wish calls came in. You know, a lot of people just saying, "Hey, uh, you know, it's exciting and. you know, stay positive and you know, I. had that trouble last week at Big Lots. and you know, ran into some issues over. there and, uh, and and so, you know, but, you know, I'm just rolling with the. punches, man. you know, and I'm trying. to find things that that that will.

connect me because it's real easy for me. to get disconnected. You know, it's easy for me to be. disconnected, man. So, so I'm trying to. find little things to connect me and to. just be a part of my own life, man. To. stay active in my own life, to get up. each day and say, "All right, this is, you know, and if I lose half the day to. say, hey, man, let's make a comeback. here in the second half." You know, we. can do it. Um,

you know, we can do it. We just got to. keep going. That's all we can do. Riley Mau, do you. think? Yes, sir. It's all we can do. You heard him, ladies and gentlemen. Uh, thank you guys for joining us this week. Uh, I'm going to go out on. the same way that we came in, man. you know, out here riding into the. apocalypse of time. with uh with Stevie Starlight. Time is.

no stranger. again. September 26th, I will be in. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. That's outdoors. Um. trying to get back on uh uh doing some. dates and uh gonna hopefully tape a. Netflix special here soon. So, we want. to I got to do the material. Um, I got. up for the first time the other night in. Nashville and and we'll talk about that. next episode um about what that was. like. I'm going to go back and get up uh.

tonight and uh and yeah, just just keep. going, you know, just keep going. So, congratulations on the guys that hit a. couple years of sobriety and anybody. else that's out there struggling. Um, and anybody that's struggling in. silence. Uh, man, it's. there's nothing tougher, man, than than. than.

struggling in silence. Um, but you can do it, man. Woman, everyone, thank you for being here, Riley. Thank you for having me on. All right, let's go out with a little. bit of Stevie Starlight. Time is no. stranger. Lovers laughing in the springtime. The.

other day. on my way to see you. Crowds of people trying to stare. There's nothing left to see. you and me. The fire, the gender reveal fire is. still burning. And shout out to all the. firemen and fire women out there. fighting that blaze. And I think it's. consumed like 70,000 acres or something. now. And uh.

you know, and they still don't know if. it's a boy or a girl. Isn't that crazy? Really? Wow. So. [Music]. no stranger. if you're all by yourself. This time. there's no danger. [Music]. cuz you found someone else.

You once told me to be patient. Love will find its way. Wait and see. [Music]. Here I waited so frustrated for a day to. never come. Look what's happened to me. This is uh Stevie Starlight. Time.

is no stranger. when you're all by yourself. [Music]. This time. there's no danger. cuz you found. else. [Music]. you lay by my side. Couldn't.

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