Chapter 200a: ITS A CELEBRATION!!!

[00:00:00] Warning, this chapter of Distance Nerding was recorded live, which means there may be strong language, unsuitable for children, and unusual humor, which may be unsuitable for everyone who claims to be human. Parental discretion is advised.

[00:00:15] The great part is everybody watching the show right now is like, I don't know what's happening and this is ridiculous.

[00:00:21] Well, I don't know what's happening either.

[00:00:24] Okay, now we can come.

[00:00:25] Nobody worries.

[00:00:26] And everyone's a little scared.

[00:00:29] Now we can do this. Let's do it.

[00:00:33] Picture and post. It's all good.

[00:00:54] Distance Nerding.

[00:00:55] Ladies and gentlemen, it's been 200!

[00:01:11] And we're still here!

[00:01:13] Somehow.

[00:01:14] Somehow.

[00:01:17] As much as half the internet wants to get rid of us.

[00:01:21] Yes, just spit us out at the feet of whomever we have offended this week.

[00:01:26] Oh, you can spit me out at the feet of Aubrey Plaza anytime.

[00:01:29] It's Taco 200 Tuesday!

[00:01:33] You know what that means!

[00:01:34] You are now watching and listening and experiencing for the 200th time!

[00:01:40] The Distance Nerding Podcast!

[00:01:43] Yay!

[00:01:44] Part of the Comic-Con Radio Podcast family!

[00:01:46] Hey!

[00:01:47] He's got 200 D&D classes and subclasses and he wants to talk about it.

[00:01:52] It should do!

[00:01:54] He watched 200 scary movies this month.

[00:01:56] It's Graveyard, but he's probably in a grave.

[00:01:58] I don't know where he is.

[00:01:59] Somewhere, yeah.

[00:02:00] He's being mentally controlled by the video again.

[00:02:02] He's probably not going to be here till 630, so it's fine.

[00:02:04] We did his intro for him.

[00:02:05] Yeah.

[00:02:06] There we go.

[00:02:08] She's got 200 Corgis staring at her right now.

[00:02:11] It's Jen from Freya Comics.

[00:02:13] How did you know?

[00:02:14] Stop reading my mind.

[00:02:15] He's 200 days away from his AARP card.

[00:02:20] It's Jamf 5000.

[00:02:23] It's not.

[00:02:24] Yeah.

[00:02:25] Very true.

[00:02:25] Yeah.

[00:02:26] And he does not have the document that tells us what we're supposed to be saying.

[00:02:29] He's Young Phil.

[00:02:30] I mean, I'm surrounded by 200 Lego sets.

[00:02:33] I really am.

[00:02:35] All missing a single piece.

[00:02:37] And we're here to Nerd Together!

[00:02:42] With pizza!

[00:02:43] Hey!

[00:02:44] You got pizza?

[00:02:46] Yeah, we have pizza.

[00:02:47] It's a celebration and there's a pizza party.

[00:02:49] Hey, look at that!

[00:02:50] It's a pizza party!

[00:02:53] What?!

[00:02:53] What?!

[00:02:54] The celebration!

[00:02:55] I wonder if you can take your two pieces of pizza and put them together.

[00:02:58] I bet they'd fit together.

[00:02:59] How did you guys get pizza?

[00:03:00] I didn't get pizza.

[00:03:01] Are you guys having pizza delivered?

[00:03:03] No.

[00:03:03] Did I miss something?

[00:03:05] Technically, yes.

[00:03:07] Someone did deliver my pizza.

[00:03:08] Yes, but not in the way that you would normally conceive of.

[00:03:10] No, it was made here.

[00:03:11] Of that happening.

[00:03:13] I want some pizza.

[00:03:14] You guys are weird.

[00:03:14] I'm starting out there, Aaron Watson.

[00:03:16] Four score and 200 episodes ago, Stars Were Born.

[00:03:19] Families were torn apart.

[00:03:21] New bonds were created.

[00:03:22] But in the end, the lucky few.

[00:03:23] The few who knew.

[00:03:24] Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you the Distance Nerding Podcast!

[00:03:29] Woo!

[00:03:30] There it is.

[00:03:31] Hey, I think Aaron Watson turned into artificial intelligence.

[00:03:34] That was...

[00:03:34] Oh yeah, he is AI.

[00:03:35] That was a little too good.

[00:03:36] And no spelling errors?

[00:03:38] What?

[00:03:38] That is not...

[00:03:39] That is not Watson.

[00:03:41] Great.

[00:03:41] That is not Watson.

[00:03:42] Oh man.

[00:03:43] We have Crunchy Taco Hamburger Helper, Sandra Betty, said they've got some whiskey.

[00:03:48] There we go.

[00:03:49] Good?

[00:03:49] Yeah.

[00:03:50] Wait, one of them has whiskey, one of them has Hamburger Helper.

[00:03:54] Right.

[00:03:55] That's the way families work.

[00:03:56] I think that's a party.

[00:03:57] I think that's a celebration over there.

[00:03:58] Oh!

[00:03:59] That's how families were torn apart.

[00:04:00] We all celebrate in different ways.

[00:04:03] We do.

[00:04:03] There's nothing wrong with that.

[00:04:05] Let's talk about Debbie and then let's get on with the guests.

[00:04:09] Well, John, as we're talking anything pop culture news, movies, music, food, wrestling, comics, 200 episodes of a podcast, whatever you're nerding out on, we want to talk about it.

[00:04:19] Of course, you can follow us on all the social media places.

[00:04:21] Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Twitch, threads, YouTube, Discord, mostly on threads now.

[00:04:26] Not so much on the on the twits.

[00:04:29] Blue sky.

[00:04:29] Everybody's going to blue sky.

[00:04:30] Yeah.

[00:04:31] I thought about it.

[00:04:32] I thought about it.

[00:04:33] Wait a minute.

[00:04:34] The grave is here.

[00:04:36] Hey!

[00:04:37] Look at that.

[00:04:42] You know, the other thing is, Jamez doesn't have to complain today because I'm actually wearing Distance Dirty merch for once.

[00:04:47] For once.

[00:04:48] It only took you 200 episodes.

[00:04:50] Perfect.

[00:04:50] I'm just wearing a shirt that says, All Men Must Die.

[00:04:53] I'm wearing a Star Wars shirt that's...

[00:04:54] Hey!

[00:04:55] So am I, Death Star.

[00:04:56] Hey!

[00:04:58] Maybe I just won't wear a shirt today.

[00:05:00] How about that?

[00:05:01] No, no, no, no, no.

[00:05:02] That is so sexy.

[00:05:03] James, you have now stumbled upon the best or worst kept secret on the internet.

[00:05:10] You are now watching The Download.

[00:05:31] Whoops.

[00:05:32] Loopity loop.

[00:05:33] I still love that little riff at the end.

[00:05:39] Well, we are here.

[00:05:40] It is time.

[00:05:41] Let's get right into this.

[00:05:42] We've got a lot to celebrate tonight, ladies and gentlemen.

[00:05:45] This week on deck.

[00:05:47] We're switching it up because this week on deck, we've got nothing but guest overload extravaganza.

[00:05:55] Nice.

[00:05:59] I love it.

[00:06:00] I love it.

[00:06:01] That's it.

[00:06:01] Just maybe in 200 more episodes, he'll get the buttons right.

[00:06:07] I know.

[00:06:08] I know.

[00:06:08] Maybe I'll learn how I'm supposed to do my own show.

[00:06:11] We'll get there.

[00:06:12] It would be great.

[00:06:12] It would be great to know how to run your own show, right?

[00:06:15] We want to know exactly how to do this in episode three.

[00:06:18] Well, before we jump into everything else that we got going on, let me get a shout out.

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[00:07:06] Nailed it.

[00:07:06] Sounds good, everybody?

[00:07:07] Yeah.

[00:07:07] Let's do this.

[00:07:08] I think we're all on the Dubby, everybody.

[00:07:10] We are rolling.

[00:07:12] We are rolling through.

[00:07:14] So with that being said, of course, we've talked about Dubby now.

[00:07:17] Real quick, we're going to do a fast, fast geek end update.

[00:07:21] So let's, let's, let's get this.

[00:07:31] I wish our newsroom was really nice.

[00:07:35] I know, right?

[00:07:36] Well, this just in, not just in this.

[00:07:39] It's been a while now, but still late news better than no news.

[00:07:43] Distance nerding is on Comic-Con radio.

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[00:07:50] to right now and our second show, a comic conversation each week on Comic-Con radio or

[00:07:55] Comic-Con dash radio.com slash podcasts.

[00:07:58] Someone who is not should do, please put that in the chat.

[00:08:02] Again, we're putting it out of the document.

[00:08:04] There's no chance of this happening.

[00:08:06] Hold on.

[00:08:06] Hold on.

[00:08:07] I have the full link right here.

[00:08:08] Hold on.

[00:08:11] Maybe.

[00:08:12] Nope.

[00:08:13] Econ.

[00:08:14] Econ.

[00:08:14] Cool.

[00:08:15] There you go.

[00:08:16] There we go.

[00:08:17] Everybody.

[00:08:18] Econ.

[00:08:19] Econ.

[00:08:20] Perfect.

[00:08:20] There's a pattern.

[00:08:21] There's some different links that are in there.

[00:08:26] This is really insane.

[00:08:27] Damn it, should do.

[00:08:28] It wasn't me.

[00:08:29] It wasn't me.

[00:08:30] This time, for one of the rare times, it was not me.

[00:08:35] This is amazing.

[00:08:36] All right.

[00:08:36] Well, ladies and gentlemen, let's jump into it.

[00:08:39] We're already out.

[00:08:39] It's my fault.

[00:08:40] We're already running a little bit late on this, but guys, we're doing nothing but illustrious guests here on the show today.

[00:08:46] It is a 200 episode celebration.

[00:08:51] We also have trivia.

[00:08:55] So with that being said, what can we say about our first beautiful, amazing guest that we have going on here?

[00:09:02] He's a Filipino American comic artist and writer, one half of the more guapo half of the comic dynamic duo of Lawrence and Diego Iriarte.

[00:09:11] He is part of the geniuses behind Lumpia with a Vengeance, the comic book series.

[00:09:15] Please welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the show, Diego Iriarte.

[00:09:21] Hey, everyone.

[00:09:24] How's it going?

[00:09:25] Diego.

[00:09:26] Hey, hey.

[00:09:27] How are you all doing tonight?

[00:09:28] We worked.

[00:09:29] There we go.

[00:09:30] Good, man.

[00:09:30] How are you?

[00:09:31] Oh, I'm doing great.

[00:09:33] You know, I'm finishing up college and I have been on a grind with our new Mickey Mouse project.

[00:09:40] Oh, I can't wait to talk about it all.

[00:09:42] Yeah, I've also been writing our other book, Fantastic Furious Fury Frog.

[00:09:46] So it's been a wild semester.

[00:09:50] And I think you've got new glasses since I've seen you.

[00:09:52] Yeah, I'm kind of going to be a Clark Kent type of vibe.

[00:09:56] I see you.

[00:09:57] I see you, Clark.

[00:09:58] I see you.

[00:09:59] You're just getting ahead of the trend because next year it's all going to, everything's

[00:10:02] going to be coming up Superman.

[00:10:04] So.

[00:10:04] Oh, indeed.

[00:10:05] You know, I got mine to be blue because, you know, it's my favorite color.

[00:10:08] I need my vibe.

[00:10:09] Yeah.

[00:10:10] Just got to make my brown eyes look a little bit more special.

[00:10:14] There you go.

[00:10:15] Hey, they're special to me.

[00:10:17] All right.

[00:10:19] You are special in general.

[00:10:21] Oh, thank you.

[00:10:22] Thank you.

[00:10:23] So let's jump into this, man.

[00:10:24] We're going to do something a little bit different that we've done in the past.

[00:10:27] We're going to ask a series of quick rapid fire questions for you here, man.

[00:10:32] And just whatever comes to your mind first is what was kind of the answer that we want

[00:10:36] here.

[00:10:36] Okay.

[00:10:36] Does that sound okay?

[00:10:37] Yeah, it sounds fun.

[00:10:39] All right.

[00:10:39] Cool.

[00:10:39] So what super power would be cool, but actually annoying for a day to day life?

[00:10:45] Oh, super speed.

[00:10:48] That's what she said.

[00:10:49] Immediately.

[00:10:51] He's talking to my wife.

[00:10:52] Nevermind.

[00:10:55] Yeah.

[00:10:56] That one is like more of a nerf when you think about it because your clothes burn.

[00:11:01] Your attention span is just going to go like absolutely to zero just because like can't

[00:11:05] focus and if you already have ADHD, that's just like, oh, ADHD while super speed.

[00:11:12] Wow.

[00:11:12] Right.

[00:11:13] Yeah.

[00:11:14] I'm about to ask you something that is going to make no sense for the character, but I'm

[00:11:19] going to ask it anyways because it's hilarious to think about.

[00:11:22] Right.

[00:11:22] So cool.

[00:11:23] Yeah.

[00:11:23] If cool, you went to a karaoke bar.

[00:11:27] Okay.

[00:11:28] Would he sing?

[00:11:29] And again, given the way who is in the movie.

[00:11:34] Yeah.

[00:11:34] By the way, we're talking about Olympia with a vengeance.

[00:11:37] Yeah.

[00:11:37] Yeah.

[00:11:38] You know what?

[00:11:39] This might be a little curveball, but I feel like he might be box to like a Justin Timberlake

[00:11:43] song instead.

[00:11:44] Like that's the way to get to get it so that he still doesn't talk, but he's doing something.

[00:11:50] Yeah.

[00:11:50] Yeah.

[00:11:51] I was actually like, do you ever watch that movie?

[00:11:55] Putty Tang?

[00:11:56] No, no.

[00:11:57] I don't think he's old enough to watch.

[00:11:58] Putty Tang.

[00:12:00] It came out like 30 years ago.

[00:12:02] I know.

[00:12:02] Right.

[00:12:03] There's a scene in Putty Tang where he goes, he's got the new hit song.

[00:12:07] That's karaoke.

[00:12:09] He would karaoke putty tanks.

[00:12:11] Wow.

[00:12:14] Riveting.

[00:12:15] Man.

[00:12:15] You should all stop like pity laughing for Phil because that wasn't funny.

[00:12:21] That's how we get paid, Bray.

[00:12:22] It's per laugh.

[00:12:25] Diego, I know we're short on time, but you kind of touched on them.

[00:12:28] Let's talk about some of the projects that you're working on that you're hustling through

[00:12:31] and then doing some other thing called college, but whatever.

[00:12:34] Let's not talk about college.

[00:12:35] Let's talk about the projects like the Mickey.

[00:12:37] Let's talk about it.

[00:12:37] Yeah.

[00:12:38] So with Fantastic Worlds of Steamboat Willie, we are working on this comic book graphic

[00:12:44] novel that takes place 10 minutes after the original Steamboat Willie short.

[00:12:48] And you, we introduced seven new characters and it's about Mickey and Pete and Minnie.

[00:12:53] And they're just trying to find their way back home as they're going through this wonderful,

[00:12:57] like majestic different realms and stuff like that.

[00:13:00] We have many that are kind of homages.

[00:13:03] Our first one that we open up with that's in our ash can is our reimagining of like what

[00:13:08] happens after the movie Metropolis.

[00:13:10] So we see this kind of like futuristic kind of Tron robotic realm.

[00:13:16] It's super fun.

[00:13:17] And we're visiting the other realms that go after.

[00:13:19] And like, we have one that's kind of like Flash Gordon.

[00:13:22] We have an entire underwater world.

[00:13:25] And then there's a realm of myth.

[00:13:26] So we have been staying on course for that and making sure Mickey stays in character as

[00:13:32] true as that 1920s version.

[00:13:35] And I've also been working on Fantastic Furious Frog.

[00:13:39] So that has been wild because I've been writing.

[00:13:41] And this is kind of very different because it's my own project that it's really creator owned.

[00:13:47] And it's really me writing this versus like me writing with my dad.

[00:13:51] So yeah, very cool.

[00:13:54] Yeah, it's super wild because like I'm very used to collaborating and working with other

[00:13:58] writers and stuff like that.

[00:14:00] And so having that is like kind of intimidating, but it's super exciting because I found a unique

[00:14:04] format because the story takes place in college and it's broken down like in between semesters

[00:14:09] and it's focusing like by weeks.

[00:14:11] So yeah, you know, I don't open up the story like in immediate rest.

[00:14:17] So we just jump straight into the action.

[00:14:22] That's the way to do it.

[00:14:23] Action.

[00:14:25] It's super exciting because like if you guys like Kamen Rider or, you know, invincible,

[00:14:30] like or even Power Rangers, this is very much like Ninja Turtles type of tone and humor.

[00:14:35] Like it's that's like the jam of what that is.

[00:14:38] Oh, that's interesting.

[00:14:40] Look at you go.

[00:14:43] Let's pull back because I want to talk more about the Steamboat Willie because I find this

[00:14:46] one super interesting because I mean, because you're a Disney head.

[00:14:50] Well, it's a Disney property, right?

[00:14:52] But now it's not enough.

[00:14:54] Yeah, with Mickey being in public domain this year, it has been a very interesting like course

[00:15:01] of navigation because we want Mickey to stay to that original version.

[00:15:05] And what's unique about this both artistically one like writing wise, we're trying to stay

[00:15:11] to that like attitude version of Mickey.

[00:15:13] But he's also like he's kind of rough.

[00:15:15] He's also really funny and he is somewhat awkward.

[00:15:18] And we are also maintaining everybody who is from that original 1920 short.

[00:15:25] They're all in black and white and anybody else, all the different worlds and stuff like that.

[00:15:30] They're in color.

[00:15:31] So as you see Mickey interact with different things, you'll see items change and stuff like

[00:15:37] that. And yeah, it's it's very, very unique to seeing how he's depicted.

[00:15:42] Yeah, I thought it was super cool. We looked at some of the artwork when we saw each other

[00:15:46] at Silver Age Comic Con and it's super cool the way it looks like the whole black and white

[00:15:51] Mickey, but then everything else is in color and like rich, vibrant color.

[00:15:55] Thank you.

[00:15:56] And it's I think that's super interesting.

[00:15:58] But also, I wanted to bring it up because, you know, all of us know Mickey.

[00:16:02] But back in the day, the Steamboat Willie, the original Mickey isn't quite the Mickey we know.

[00:16:08] Right.

[00:16:08] So this book is super interesting.

[00:16:11] You know, and here's the thing is most people often don't get past like the first like kind

[00:16:16] of 30 seconds or initial beginning of the short.

[00:16:18] Just the whistling.

[00:16:19] Yes.

[00:16:19] And many people believe that Mickey has the hat on.

[00:16:23] But in reality, that's actually Pete's hat.

[00:16:25] And he's not the captain of the ship.

[00:16:27] Pete is.

[00:16:28] So as you see him now.

[00:16:30] Yes.

[00:16:32] It's a little bit of spoilers, but when you see him kind of rise in the story, like, you

[00:16:38] know, my analogy is that you will see Mickey kind of grow to become the version that we're

[00:16:44] a little bit more familiar with.

[00:16:46] So you see him on this unique hero's journey and reflection of this many obstacles and challenges.

[00:16:53] But you see this little mouse with a lot of fire in him.

[00:16:56] And and I love that version of Mickey because you would actually see my punch and like actually

[00:17:01] be a little physical.

[00:17:02] Right.

[00:17:03] Oh, I like that.

[00:17:05] Take this.

[00:17:06] Oh, well, I have to ask as as the horror world knows that January 1st hit that we got two

[00:17:14] movies already made without Steamboat Willie and the video game.

[00:17:18] And do you guys look at that at all with what other people have done with, you know, it

[00:17:22] going to public domain?

[00:17:23] Um, yeah, we like to.

[00:17:26] I mean, the cool thing about art and like just the entertainment steer is that you get

[00:17:31] to absorb and see what everybody else is doing.

[00:17:34] What I love about public domain is that everybody has their own unique interpretations.

[00:17:37] And it's like, I think that's really interesting.

[00:17:41] And I don't think there's necessarily a right or wrong with public domain.

[00:17:46] And my biggest thing is like trying to pay respect to like what has been created before.

[00:17:52] And as you know, my degree in college is in 2D animation.

[00:17:56] So for me, this is like a huge dream of being able to apply what I've learned in school towards comics.

[00:18:02] It's a unique like merging.

[00:18:06] That's cool.

[00:18:07] Yeah.

[00:18:09] All right.

[00:18:10] So we talked about we talked about Mickey's.

[00:18:14] Give me the title one more time.

[00:18:16] The fantastic worlds of Steamboat Willie.

[00:18:18] Fantastic world Mickey and the fantastic words of Steamboat Willie.

[00:18:21] And we can find more at C sound comics.

[00:18:24] Yeah, I see sound comics.

[00:18:25] You can check out our Facebook, Instagram, our website, just W W W dot I see sound comics.

[00:18:33] So you can find everything there.

[00:18:35] And you'll be at.

[00:18:36] I will be.

[00:18:37] Yes, I will be at fan expo and we will have our ash cans and our figures on sale.

[00:18:43] And we will have some brand new prints that are teasing the future of the book.

[00:18:47] Nice.

[00:18:48] I see sound.

[00:18:49] That's what happens when you put a shot of espresso in a Red Bull.

[00:18:54] That's I can't feel my heart.

[00:18:56] Oh, wait.

[00:18:56] Yes, I can't wait.

[00:19:01] So you guys are going to be at fan expo.

[00:19:03] You'll have the ash cans.

[00:19:04] So and you'll and you say you have like a figurine or like.

[00:19:07] Yes, we have you.

[00:19:10] We have the Mickey figure that is literally right out from one of the scenes of the book.

[00:19:15] And it's courtesy of figure X.

[00:19:17] He does a lot of the newer like independent figures that are going on.

[00:19:22] And and what I love about this one, it is black and white, but it's kind of catered towards like the artistic rendition that we do where it's like the lighting coloring.

[00:19:30] And like, I just love how he painted it.

[00:19:32] It's it's super sick.

[00:19:34] It's very close to how we depict them.

[00:19:36] That's awesome.

[00:19:37] That's awesome.

[00:19:38] So fan expo.

[00:19:38] It's coming up, right?

[00:19:40] Yes, it comes up next week.

[00:19:42] It's the right after Thanksgiving.

[00:19:45] I believe that's the 29.

[00:19:46] Yep.

[00:19:47] And to the first of December.

[00:19:48] Yep.

[00:19:49] So fan expo San Francisco booth a six 50.

[00:19:53] I know who is it say Wong in the chat.

[00:19:56] I think he's going to fan expo.

[00:19:57] So yeah, here I see sound comics seems like he got really excited about it.

[00:20:03] So yes, I think he did.

[00:20:05] He did.

[00:20:07] Awesome.

[00:20:08] Diego.

[00:20:09] Love you, brother.

[00:20:10] Oh, thank you.

[00:20:11] Your dad.

[00:20:11] We said what's up.

[00:20:12] You're amazing.

[00:20:13] I love your new glasses.

[00:20:14] Oh, thank you.

[00:20:15] Yeah.

[00:20:16] My color too.

[00:20:18] So, you know, yeah, you know, just gotta be part of the blue tribe.

[00:20:23] Yeah, there you go.

[00:20:25] All right.

[00:20:25] So I see sound comics.

[00:20:26] We'll get that.

[00:20:27] What is your IG just so we can follow you specifically as well.

[00:20:31] Just all your pluggables in general, man.

[00:20:33] Any plugs that you have.

[00:20:34] It's Diego dot your yard or Diego illustrates on Twitch YouTube and I believe X.

[00:20:43] I'm tempted to do blue sky because I never really got into X as a platform.

[00:20:49] I'm a blue sky.

[00:20:51] Yeah.

[00:20:52] You know, I join.

[00:20:53] I like the name of it.

[00:20:55] It's a lot more like creative.

[00:20:57] It's nicer.

[00:20:58] People are nicer on blue sky.

[00:21:00] They really are.

[00:21:01] Hmm.

[00:21:02] I've been trolling on threads and I say trolling like I'm actually trolling, but I mean, I've

[00:21:07] been on threads and threads is it's so much better because toxic.

[00:21:12] Everybody is like super cool.

[00:21:15] You know, it's definitely that's that looks like the direction that most creators are going

[00:21:20] in because you have less kind of, you know, mean girls hanging around.

[00:21:25] Yeah, my my big thing that because like I'm trying to dive into more socials.

[00:21:29] I wish that Instagram because it is connected with threads.

[00:21:32] I wish whenever you post on Insta that it would just go to threads.

[00:21:35] That's my biggest.

[00:21:37] There's a slider box.

[00:21:38] You can do that in all your posts to do that.

[00:21:40] Really?

[00:21:41] Oh, man.

[00:21:42] I got to toggle that graveyard with a tech support.

[00:21:46] Perfect timing.

[00:21:48] Making himself worth it.

[00:21:50] I like that.

[00:21:50] Thank you.

[00:21:51] Thank you.

[00:21:51] Diego.

[00:21:52] Awesome.

[00:21:52] Thank you for hanging out with us.

[00:21:54] We put you all your info in the chat.

[00:21:56] So, you know, if you want to go follow, go check them out.

[00:21:58] Go check them out.

[00:21:58] Fan Expo, Diego Iriarte and you know that guy, your dad, whatever.

[00:22:05] Go check him out.

[00:22:06] Thank you so much.

[00:22:08] Thanks for being part of our 200 celebration.

[00:22:10] Yeah.

[00:22:11] Happy 200 again.

[00:22:13] Thanks.

[00:22:14] We appreciate that.

[00:22:15] All right, man.

[00:22:17] See you guys.

[00:22:17] Love ya.

[00:22:19] Mahal kita.

[00:22:19] Mahal kita.

[00:22:20] Okay.

[00:22:22] Do we do our intro yet?

[00:22:23] What the fuck?

[00:22:24] Why am I the one of the...

[00:22:25] Ah!

[00:22:28] You're important!

[00:22:29] Ah!

[00:22:35] Nowhere!

[00:22:38] We don't have title cards and everything.

[00:22:41] Ah!

[00:22:44] I think four of us have control to do this, too.

[00:22:48] And I'm the only one who doesn't.

[00:22:50] Ah!

[00:22:51] Because you choose not to.

[00:22:52] That's my job.

[00:22:53] That's my job.

[00:22:54] That's my job.

[00:22:54] Real quick.

[00:22:55] Shout out to the chat.

[00:22:57] Shout out to Eric.

[00:22:57] Eric Ruiz.

[00:22:58] He's amazing.

[00:22:59] He's our good friend, our wrestling buddy.

[00:23:01] He's always in the chat.

[00:23:02] Super cool.

[00:23:02] Triggered Wrestling.

[00:23:03] Speaking of...

[00:23:04] Speaking of wrestling.

[00:23:05] Yeah.

[00:23:05] Triggered.

[00:23:06] Shout out to Triggered Wrestling Podcast.

[00:23:07] They're awesome.

[00:23:08] They're always hustling for content.

[00:23:10] Yeah.

[00:23:11] I think we work hard on our content every week.

[00:23:14] Triggered is out there every week and out at the shows and out at the barrio toys,

[00:23:19] doing interviews and whatnot, putting us to shame.

[00:23:21] They're like Gregor, putting us to shame.

[00:23:22] Just hustling.

[00:23:23] Shout out to Triggered.

[00:23:24] Did I not offer you a wrestling person today?

[00:23:27] He did.

[00:23:27] Yeah, exactly.

[00:23:28] Exactly.

[00:23:30] Hey, you know what?

[00:23:30] The entire chat right now is like, Freya's the host now.

[00:23:33] Yeah, exactly.

[00:23:34] What did you hear?

[00:23:35] What did you hear?

[00:23:37] What did you hear?

[00:23:37] I was the learner.

[00:23:38] Now I am the master.

[00:23:42] I think it's the ah!

[00:23:46] I think the chat likes it though.

[00:23:48] I think the chat is like, oh no, we want Jen to be the host.

[00:23:51] Forget the wrestling.

[00:23:52] So while we got Eric and Triggered in the chat, we are due for a wrestling-centric episode.

[00:23:58] We are very overdue for a wrestling-centric episode.

[00:24:01] Hey, Triggered.

[00:24:02] I've actually been talking to a lot of wrestling podcasts on threats and like a lot of them have

[00:24:08] been wanting to collaborate.

[00:24:08] So I mean, we need to do a wrestling episode sometime soon.

[00:24:11] I want to go on Triggered's podcast.

[00:24:12] Triggered, hit us up.

[00:24:13] I want to go on your podcast.

[00:24:15] I like it.

[00:24:15] I've been on their podcast.

[00:24:16] It's fun.

[00:24:17] Oh, look at you!

[00:24:18] Oh, throwing it out there.

[00:24:19] Okay, big time.

[00:24:20] All right.

[00:24:22] Big shiny belt.

[00:24:23] All right.

[00:24:23] Wow.

[00:24:25] Say Wong is saying we should invite Okada on the show.

[00:24:28] And he just call us bitch.

[00:24:30] Bitch.

[00:24:33] All right.

[00:24:34] All right.

[00:24:35] All right.

[00:24:35] So we got through our intro.

[00:24:37] Ants labyrinth.

[00:24:38] So we got Elise coming up in a little bit, but real quick, while we're in between, I mean,

[00:24:44] it's been 200 episodes.

[00:24:45] That's kind of crazy.

[00:24:47] And by the way, which also means it's been four years since we started this little endeavor

[00:24:53] right on on Philippe's desk behind him with one blue Yeti mic.

[00:24:58] Yeah.

[00:24:59] Right now, that desk right there, it used to be in the middle of the room and me and

[00:25:05] James sitting in the middle of the room with a blue Yeti mic.

[00:25:09] If you guys go back and listen to that first episode, do not do that.

[00:25:12] Sounds absolutely terrible.

[00:25:13] But the content is good.

[00:25:16] I mean, do it for the download.

[00:25:18] I'll do it for the download.

[00:25:18] But don't listen to it for the download.

[00:25:20] Download it and put it on mute.

[00:25:23] The show back then was like, it was a completely different show.

[00:25:27] I kind of miss doing that version of the show.

[00:25:30] You guys see it.

[00:25:31] Where you just stare into each other's eyes and just.

[00:25:33] No, it's not just that because it was beautiful when we were in the studio together, but it

[00:25:39] was more so the everything was prerecorded and then I would put in sound bites.

[00:25:44] So instead of the soundboard, it was I would find jokes that we would make and I would put a relevant soundbite to it.

[00:25:50] But it took like 16 hours to do that.

[00:25:54] First, I was going to say get a transcript of it and then we could do like for the 300th episode.

[00:26:01] We could do it as a stage play.

[00:26:03] There you go.

[00:26:04] Or we'd use shell silhouettes, MSE 3K style.

[00:26:07] Oh, you know, back in the day, which was a Wednesday four years ago, episode, episode one.

[00:26:13] We didn't have a I back then.

[00:26:15] So we can do these crazy transcripts and whatnot.

[00:26:18] You kidding me?

[00:26:19] Actually, it doesn't exist right now because the transcript is still atrocious.

[00:26:23] Yeah, no, I have a program called Descript that transcribes everything and then you can even edit stuff like through there.

[00:26:30] So you can say, oh, I didn't want to say this.

[00:26:33] And you can like delete the transcript and it deletes it from the audio file and it does it pretty cleanly.

[00:26:38] I'm sure they use like AI stuff in there in their thing now.

[00:26:41] But I mean, like, like, yeah, maybe we do do something in the future where we're doing an episode like that.

[00:26:46] And I can like transcribe a live episode and do it the way we used to do it.

[00:26:51] That sounds like the perfect way of doing dubbing in low budget movies that you have people acting out and they just replace the entire tracks with voiceover.

[00:26:59] Yeah. And you can do that. That's that's like the great thing.

[00:27:02] It is. I think that's called Power Rangers.

[00:27:07] That's exactly what Power Rangers did.

[00:27:09] Well, when you wear a mask, you don't see their mouth moving.

[00:27:12] So it doesn't match.

[00:27:13] Well, I mean, yeah, that works too.

[00:27:15] We got to that in this invincible episode.

[00:27:21] So that would just be the whole show.

[00:27:24] So, you know, that's awesome.

[00:27:26] Hey, look, Eric in the chat.

[00:27:27] I remember meeting you guys at Santa Cruz Con.

[00:27:29] Oh, at Capitola Collecticon.

[00:27:31] That was three years ago.

[00:27:33] That was about three years ago.

[00:27:34] Honestly, you know, we were meant to be friends with Eric because when I think you were in your Unipool outfit.

[00:27:41] Yeah.

[00:27:41] Young Phil.

[00:27:41] And you went up and started talking to Eric.

[00:27:43] And I thought you guys knew each other because you guys immediately like hit it off.

[00:27:49] I'm like, oh, OK, somebody, you know, Young Phil's met at a different con or something.

[00:27:51] But you guys hit it off like right out the jump.

[00:27:54] So I figured I'm like, oh, somebody Young Phil knows because he talks to everybody.

[00:27:57] So that's cool that we met at Collecticon.

[00:28:00] Yeah.

[00:28:01] And that's awesome because now Eric is doing Merchant Perry merch for me.

[00:28:05] So it's just right.

[00:28:06] Is he?

[00:28:07] Yeah.

[00:28:07] There you go.

[00:28:10] The background that's behind Graveyard right now is I was drawn by Eric.

[00:28:14] That's amazing.

[00:28:15] Oh, look at that.

[00:28:17] Oh, yes.

[00:28:19] Cam in the chat saying he met us three years ago at Gem State.

[00:28:22] Aw.

[00:28:23] He hasn't been the same since.

[00:28:24] No.

[00:28:26] Wait, hold on.

[00:28:27] Am I getting some royalties on that background?

[00:28:29] What do I, what's my cut?

[00:28:31] What's the VIG?

[00:28:32] All right.

[00:28:33] You can have 20% of everything I make.

[00:28:35] Since it's negative, you owe me money.

[00:28:37] Oh, crap.

[00:28:40] It's not the first time I've gotten into one of those games.

[00:28:42] That is how Graveyard pays for the rest of everything that's going on.

[00:28:48] Shout out to Bob Carter, who's in our Instagram chat right now.

[00:28:52] Hey, Bob.

[00:28:53] What up, Bob?

[00:28:54] Shao Kahn.

[00:28:55] You know who was in there a minute ago was Ming Chen too.

[00:28:58] Oh.

[00:28:59] Yeah.

[00:28:59] Bob Carter in the, I just saw a Carter game show up in the Instagram chat right now.

[00:29:04] Shout outs to Shao Kahn hanging out in our Instagram chat right now.

[00:29:09] The actual Shao Kahn.

[00:29:10] Woo.

[00:29:11] Oh man.

[00:29:11] Does he have a giant hammer?

[00:29:12] I hope so.

[00:29:13] He does actually.

[00:29:14] He said he was having it made for Shao Kahn.

[00:29:17] And he says, hey guys, happy 200.

[00:29:19] So he's giving us the shout out.

[00:29:20] That's great.

[00:29:21] Oh, sorry.

[00:29:22] He messaged while you guys keep going.

[00:29:24] Yeah.

[00:29:25] And I text you too.

[00:29:29] Well, let's pull him on.

[00:29:30] Yeah, let's do it.

[00:29:31] It's well, I'll get him.

[00:29:33] I'll get him some info.

[00:29:34] I was gonna say, is Elise still coming on?

[00:29:36] Elise is gonna.

[00:29:36] So, Bob, Elise is gonna come on at 645.

[00:29:42] Which is in three minutes.

[00:29:42] Which is in three minutes.

[00:29:45] That's Pacific Standard Time for everyone that's not in Pacific Standard Time.

[00:29:51] Because we're in Central Standard Time.

[00:29:52] There's more of us in Central.

[00:29:54] Let's take it over.

[00:29:55] Yeah.

[00:29:56] I am the host now.

[00:29:58] You are in Central Time and me and James are in Pacific.

[00:30:02] So.

[00:30:05] Oh God.

[00:30:06] Okay.

[00:30:06] So I gotta catch up here.

[00:30:09] Tater says, no royalties for you, James.

[00:30:12] Sandra Betty saying, well, we met you over a year ago at Powerhouse in Pleasanton.

[00:30:16] Tater saying, Ming yeah.

[00:30:19] Ming yeah.

[00:30:20] Eric says, I'm still down to make hats for you guys.

[00:30:23] My wife and I are still figuring out pricing.

[00:30:25] Well, Eric, you know what I'll want on a hat.

[00:30:28] Cause I have to wear a hat.

[00:30:29] Cause you know, glaring baldness.

[00:30:31] Yeah.

[00:30:32] Bob said that he's about to head to bed right now, but he's, he's happy for us.

[00:30:37] And the 200th episode, we still got to get you on the regular show, Bob.

[00:30:41] So we will be on soon.

[00:30:43] Cause he's on the East coast.

[00:30:44] He's in Atlanta.

[00:30:45] So.

[00:30:45] Oh yeah.

[00:30:47] It's almost 10 o'clock.

[00:30:48] That's fair.

[00:30:49] Well, we don't care.

[00:30:52] Yeah.

[00:30:52] Let's, let's do that.

[00:30:53] Cause I just realized like we got, we're kind of booked up for the rest of the night,

[00:30:56] but Bob, thank you for jumping on and saying what's up.

[00:30:59] Let's, let's have him on soon.

[00:31:00] Like whatever you're available, Bob, like whatever Tuesday you can make it or Thursday

[00:31:05] or Friday or right.

[00:31:07] We have three days, right?

[00:31:08] So we can, we can choose a day.

[00:31:10] There we go.

[00:31:11] Young Phil, you'll message Bob.

[00:31:12] We'll go from there.

[00:31:12] Yeah.

[00:31:13] He said, uh, sure.

[00:31:14] Happy to do that.

[00:31:15] Yeah.

[00:31:15] I've been up since 5am East coast time.

[00:31:17] Get some rest, Bob.

[00:31:19] See, that's why you gotta be on West coast time.

[00:31:21] Then you'll be fine right now.

[00:31:22] Yeah.

[00:31:22] Just go get some rest, man.

[00:31:24] Otherwise you are not going to be able to, uh, uh, to, you know, kill combatants in the

[00:31:29] tournament.

[00:31:30] Uh, by the way, uh, Sarah do that.

[00:31:32] I asked her about Shao con.

[00:31:33] She said it was great.

[00:31:34] Right.

[00:31:35] Great job on that.

[00:31:36] Um, and I can't wait to talk to Bob about his comic con Shao con that he had in LA.

[00:31:41] How cool is that?

[00:31:42] He has his own con.

[00:31:43] Yeah.

[00:31:44] Yeah.

[00:31:44] See, I was, see, we were here debating about, uh, about time zones.

[00:31:48] And I, I was thinking we were all on Filipino time.

[00:31:49] I'm on Filipino time.

[00:31:51] No, John.

[00:31:52] Oh yeah.

[00:31:53] Right.

[00:31:53] Right.

[00:31:53] Right.

[00:31:56] Exactly.

[00:31:59] Tater saying we need a Malort toast.

[00:32:01] No, Tater.

[00:32:02] No.

[00:32:03] No.

[00:32:03] No.

[00:32:04] I'm sorry, but screw that.

[00:32:05] No.

[00:32:06] I, I love that Greg Gardner immediately knew what Malort was.

[00:32:09] No.

[00:32:10] No, no.

[00:32:12] No.

[00:32:12] No.

[00:32:13] If you want to ever taste what a burning tire would taste like.

[00:32:18] It's Malort and then bitter and then shame.

[00:32:21] Yeah.

[00:32:22] Oh, so with Ming Chen, when you go and hang out with Ming Chen, uh, the.

[00:32:28] No, it's fun.

[00:32:31] It's just.

[00:32:32] Yeah.

[00:32:33] So Jen, when we heard of him, he couldn't find a place that actually had it.

[00:32:36] But basically what it is, is if we find a bar that has Malort, that is the initiation.

[00:32:42] You are required to drink it once.

[00:32:44] Then after that, that's it.

[00:32:46] That's the, you don't have to drink it again.

[00:32:47] Yeah.

[00:32:48] But I've already been initiated.

[00:32:50] Yeah.

[00:32:50] So I don't need to do it.

[00:32:52] Yeah.

[00:32:52] So, uh, me, since John man's got to hang out with us, uh, at this last show that we went

[00:32:57] to over at fandom con, we drank a bunch of Malort.

[00:33:00] We're not a bunch of Malort.

[00:33:01] We're not a bunch of Malort.

[00:33:02] And it was terrible.

[00:33:03] Uh, I want to say shouts to Malort.

[00:33:06] For having the best marketing employee of all time.

[00:33:09] Yeah.

[00:33:09] Make your enemies drink this.

[00:33:12] It's funny.

[00:33:13] Cause Ming said the same thing.

[00:33:14] You have the best marketing in the history of any alcohol ever.

[00:33:19] This is poison.

[00:33:20] So yeah, that's exactly it.

[00:33:23] Oh yeah.

[00:33:24] I've never heard of it up until.

[00:33:26] I had never heard of it either.

[00:33:27] Until Ming put it in my face.

[00:33:29] It was like, here, drink this.

[00:33:30] It's a, it's the Midwestern right initiation.

[00:33:34] Yeah.

[00:33:35] Like I was going to say, I didn't, you guys didn't know the name of it, but when I saw

[00:33:39] the Malort thing, I was like, they did not.

[00:33:42] They did not.

[00:33:44] The last, uh, so episode one 99 was one more Malort.

[00:33:50] Oh no.

[00:33:51] No.

[00:33:53] So bad.

[00:33:54] It's so bad.

[00:33:56] Uh, it's so bad.

[00:33:57] It's good.

[00:33:58] If you want to torture your friends, get a bottle of Malort.

[00:34:02] Like it's a hazing ritual.

[00:34:04] For the previous episodes.

[00:34:05] I'll have us each have a bottle of Malort and we have to drink it all.

[00:34:08] Oh no, no, no, no.

[00:34:11] No.

[00:34:12] It's supposed to be fun.

[00:34:15] They say, they say if you drink enough of it, you get used to it.

[00:34:19] Yeah.

[00:34:19] Cause your tongue burns off.

[00:34:21] Correct.

[00:34:21] You have no taste buds left.

[00:34:23] That's very true.

[00:34:24] Oh God.

[00:34:25] Uh, so Lawrence in, uh, in, on Instagram saying happy 200.

[00:34:29] Congrats to my favorite people.

[00:34:31] Hey Lawrence.

[00:34:31] Lawrence.

[00:34:32] We love you, bro.

[00:34:32] Uh, and Diego just had a good time with us a second ago.

[00:34:35] And then Mike Garcia from the, um, from the, uh, saga podcast just said happy 200.

[00:34:41] Oh, yeah.

[00:34:43] Oh, that's the Chicano Batman.

[00:34:44] I like that.

[00:34:45] I know Batman.

[00:34:46] That's right.

[00:34:46] A Batman.

[00:34:48] That's not a fascist.

[00:34:49] Well, Sandra saying Jeff is looking for Malort locally.

[00:34:53] So no, there's a reason.

[00:34:54] He's a tire.

[00:34:55] There's a reason.

[00:34:57] And then fermented.

[00:34:59] And you're fermented.

[00:35:00] So get in battery acid.

[00:35:02] No, no.

[00:35:03] Okay.

[00:35:03] So he did.

[00:35:04] Jeff is on a mission to make a drink with Malort.

[00:35:08] That tastes good.

[00:35:09] And we're telling him it's not going to happen.

[00:35:11] It has been tried.

[00:35:12] Ming said, if you can make something that actually tastes good, I will commend you forever.

[00:35:17] That's awesome.

[00:35:18] Here's the new slogan for Malort.

[00:35:20] Malort.

[00:35:20] So bad.

[00:35:21] So Cal tastes good.

[00:35:26] Oh, that's, that's how you true it in Midwest is either you give someone a shot

[00:35:30] of SoCo or you give someone a shot of Malort.

[00:35:32] Yes.

[00:35:33] Terrible.

[00:35:33] Terrible.

[00:35:34] Yeah.

[00:35:34] And if you want to be like really basic, you do a Boone's farm.

[00:35:39] Remember the Boone's farm wine, but that's strawberry.

[00:35:44] See, we just have a lineup of night of bad ideas and small or and all that.

[00:35:49] So bad.

[00:35:50] No, why you would do that to yourself?

[00:35:54] Because alcoholics need bad stuff to remind themselves of the good stuff.

[00:35:57] Yes, maybe.

[00:35:58] I don't know.

[00:36:00] Yeah, you can't get Jeff a challenge and he not accept and achieve.

[00:36:04] So obviously, apparently he said he also said he found it and it's that total wine and more.

[00:36:09] So he's going to get some.

[00:36:10] Oh, God.

[00:36:13] It's in the and more section, just like it'd be in the bad bath and the beyond.

[00:36:17] Yeah.

[00:36:20] Beyond.

[00:36:21] Chris Shipperson saying now I want some sane eyed special brew.

[00:36:25] Oh, God.

[00:36:26] Oh, just terrible.

[00:36:30] Just like, let's just get the worst alcohol we can think of.

[00:36:33] That's the party we need.

[00:36:35] Like the worst alcohol party.

[00:36:37] Oh, man.

[00:36:38] I throw an old style lager.

[00:36:40] Oh, man.

[00:36:41] Oh, gosh.

[00:36:42] I would throw in.

[00:36:45] I'll throw in young Phil's two year old bottle of fruitcake Pepsi.

[00:36:52] Yeah.

[00:36:52] Take Mountain Dew.

[00:36:54] Mountain Dew.

[00:36:54] God.

[00:36:55] And that is still at Aaron's house.

[00:36:58] So it made its way to Florida and now it's just sitting at his house and it's amazing.

[00:37:04] And it went through a hurricane.

[00:37:05] So, I mean, and it probably still tastes like mothballs.

[00:37:09] It's great.

[00:37:09] And it didn't get blown away.

[00:37:10] By the way, I watched Twisters the other night.

[00:37:13] Oh, yeah.

[00:37:14] Yeah.

[00:37:14] And it takes place like in Oklahoma.

[00:37:15] Oklahoma is dangerous.

[00:37:17] Y'all.

[00:37:18] Yeah.

[00:37:18] Yeah.

[00:37:19] Holy cow.

[00:37:20] Also tornado alley has shifted east.

[00:37:23] So, you know.

[00:37:24] I'm fully aware.

[00:37:24] Thank you.

[00:37:25] Yeah, it's it.

[00:37:26] I was not talking to you or was explaining it to the people from the West Coast who don't

[00:37:31] know our ways.

[00:37:32] So, there's stuff that exists east of the mountain range that's there.

[00:37:36] It's called the rest of America.

[00:37:39] It's called the rest of America.

[00:37:41] It's called the rest of America.

[00:37:41] Hey, in California, we all call that Florida because we don't understand the town out there.

[00:37:46] You guys got like gators and tigers and chimps as pets.

[00:37:50] There's four states.

[00:37:51] We don't know what's going on.

[00:37:52] At least not everything's on fire all the time.

[00:37:54] There's Oregon, Washington, California, and Florida.

[00:37:56] I don't get it.

[00:37:56] I don't understand it.

[00:37:57] So, I have a question.

[00:37:58] Are these discussion questions for us between guests?

[00:38:02] Oh, yeah.

[00:38:02] We can get those up.

[00:38:03] Yeah.

[00:38:04] So, those were supposed to be we're going to do a segment later, but I mean, now that

[00:38:08] we might as well.

[00:38:09] Yeah, let's do it.

[00:38:10] We do have other segments, but yeah.

[00:38:11] Yeah.

[00:38:12] So, guys, I'm going to jump into this first question.

[00:38:14] This is for everybody.

[00:38:15] You guys, obviously, it is subjective based on what you guys felt on and everything like

[00:38:21] that.

[00:38:21] But what was your top favorite show of the year?

[00:38:24] Yep.

[00:38:24] It is subjective, but we will judge you.

[00:38:27] So, just FYI.

[00:38:28] Okay.

[00:38:29] Love Island season 11.

[00:38:33] Yes, Queen, I concur.

[00:38:36] Yes.

[00:38:37] No.

[00:38:38] I mean, for real.

[00:38:39] Yeah.

[00:38:40] For real.

[00:38:41] For realsies.

[00:38:42] Are you walking down the road?

[00:38:44] Oh, yeah.

[00:38:45] I mean, Agatha all along is my absolute favorite this year.

[00:38:48] I mean, hands down.

[00:38:49] I don't even remember any of the shows before Agatha.

[00:38:53] Like, I was trying to figure out.

[00:38:54] I was like, well, would I like something?

[00:38:56] Slow horses would be up there as well.

[00:38:58] I really loved this season of slow horses and we binged it.

[00:39:03] So, it was awesome.

[00:39:04] But Agatha.

[00:39:06] Triple A all day.

[00:39:08] Well, what happened?

[00:39:09] I like that.

[00:39:10] Great.

[00:39:10] What was your favorite show?

[00:39:11] Okay, got it.

[00:39:13] All right.

[00:39:13] Real answer, Agatha all along.

[00:39:16] Second answer, Hysteria.

[00:39:18] Okay.

[00:39:19] Yeah, I hadn't.

[00:39:20] Is that good?

[00:39:20] I haven't.

[00:39:22] It stars Julie Bowen and Bruce Campbell.

[00:39:26] So, yes.

[00:39:27] The answer is yes.

[00:39:28] It's good.

[00:39:29] Oh, that's what it is.

[00:39:31] That's what it is.

[00:39:32] Don't you also watch, what's that show?

[00:39:34] Yellow Jackets?

[00:39:35] Isn't that good?

[00:39:36] Is that good?

[00:39:37] Oh, that wasn't this year.

[00:39:39] Oh, wow.

[00:39:40] It's February.

[00:39:42] Valentine's Day is season three.

[00:39:44] But no, the Yellow Jackets is absolutely amazing to no end.

[00:39:49] I highly suggest it.

[00:39:50] And then horror wise, The Creep Tapes.

[00:39:53] Oh.

[00:39:54] Which is The Creep was a two movie found footage series.

[00:39:57] Now it's a TV show.

[00:39:59] Interesting.

[00:39:59] Yeah.

[00:40:00] So, I'm going to throw these ones out there.

[00:40:02] So, Chris Neal on Instagram saying happy 200th.

[00:40:05] Happy that I got to be a part of some of these.

[00:40:07] And we're happy that you've been a part of this, Chris.

[00:40:09] We need to have you back on the show too.

[00:40:11] Yeah.

[00:40:13] In the chat on YouTube.

[00:40:16] Oh, just real quick before we bring it on here.

[00:40:19] Say Wong saying not the acolyte.

[00:40:21] It wasn't that bad.

[00:40:22] Calm down, dude.

[00:40:23] Come on.

[00:40:25] I think it had one of the best Jedi fight sequences in a while.

[00:40:30] The lore was good.

[00:40:31] It was.

[00:40:32] Yeah.

[00:40:34] Hashtag not my Jedi.

[00:40:35] I'm saying the Bad Batch finale was one of his favorites.

[00:40:40] Oh, Bad Batch.

[00:40:41] Yeah.

[00:40:41] Bad Batch was really good.

[00:40:42] And Sandra Betty sang Young Sheldon.

[00:40:45] Oh, yeah.

[00:40:45] So, we'll come to me, James, and Shadu.

[00:40:48] Shadu.

[00:40:49] Shadu.

[00:40:50] Shadu.

[00:40:51] Shadu.

[00:41:04] Shadu.

[00:41:05] I got that completely wrong.

[00:41:06] Reboot.

[00:41:07] Yu Yu Hakusho.

[00:41:08] Case closed.

[00:41:09] Kitty grade.

[00:41:10] Spiral burst angel.

[00:41:12] Girls Bravo and more.

[00:41:14] She's also an amazing voice acting coach and has an awesome YouTube show.

[00:41:18] You have to check it out because if you haven't checked it out, you are missing out.

[00:41:22] It's called Anime Adventures.

[00:41:23] Guys, check it out.

[00:41:25] She is the original voice coach of our buddy, Aaron.

[00:41:30] A.K.A. Force.

[00:41:31] A.K.A. Force.

[00:41:32] We miss her.

[00:41:33] Not Aaron Watson.

[00:41:34] Just bring her on.

[00:41:35] I know.

[00:41:36] Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the show, Elise Bowman.

[00:41:42] Hello.

[00:41:44] Look who it is.

[00:41:46] How are you?

[00:41:47] I'm such a fan of your show and everybody involved.

[00:41:51] And yes, Aaron is an awesome voice actor and he's been my student.

[00:41:57] Y'all are amazing.

[00:41:58] Thank you.

[00:41:59] It's such an honor to be here.

[00:42:01] The honor is ours.

[00:42:03] We love talking.

[00:42:04] Thanks for coming on.

[00:42:05] You being here with us right now, especially on such a milestone on the 200th episode,

[00:42:09] it means a lot to us and we appreciate you.

[00:42:11] Yeah, you're so awesome.

[00:42:12] This is huge.

[00:42:13] Huge.

[00:42:14] 200.

[00:42:15] I love the merch.

[00:42:16] Look at you.

[00:42:17] Yeah.

[00:42:17] Rocking the merch.

[00:42:18] You got your shirt.

[00:42:19] Yeah.

[00:42:19] Got your thing behind you.

[00:42:20] Look at you.

[00:42:21] Got my shirt.

[00:42:22] Got a...

[00:42:24] Oh, the Funko Pop.

[00:42:25] Yeah.

[00:42:25] The Funko Pop.

[00:42:27] I've got like a neon sign that I don't have turned on.

[00:42:32] All the things.

[00:42:34] Real quick, that Funko Pop is new because I think when we saw you, I think it was last

[00:42:38] year?

[00:42:39] Yeah.

[00:42:39] It wasn't out, right?

[00:42:40] It was not.

[00:42:41] It was not.

[00:42:41] It was not.

[00:42:42] It was not out.

[00:42:44] And then July of this year, it came out.

[00:42:47] And can I say that I may have like had a tear or two.

[00:42:51] My friend, SSJ Goshenfor, Stephanie, who's a Dragon Ball collector and YouTuber and cosplayer.

[00:43:00] She was the first one who let me know that it was officially announced and I'd have cried

[00:43:07] a bit.

[00:43:08] Um, because you know, I've been voicing Pam for so long.

[00:43:12] I voiced her in Dragon Ball GT and then I've been doing the DBZ video games ever since.

[00:43:20] So for literally 21 years, I've been voicing Pam.

[00:43:25] And so when it was announced that she had like that Pam had a Funko Pop, I was just thrilled.

[00:43:35] And then I love that my dear friend, Stephanie, was the first one to tell me that it was official.

[00:43:43] It, it was just such a special moment.

[00:43:45] I loved it.

[00:43:46] And I love having, well, you can see right here, I have to get out of the way.

[00:43:52] I love, I love Pam the Funko Pop.

[00:43:55] It's been so special to me.

[00:43:57] That's so awesome.

[00:43:58] That means you made it.

[00:44:00] Like when you get a Funko Pop made of your character, you made it.

[00:44:03] You're, you're, they call that.

[00:44:05] Not just when you have one custom made.

[00:44:07] It's when we had to pay for ours.

[00:44:10] We didn't have to pay anything for yours.

[00:44:13] We had to pay for ours.

[00:44:15] That's so awesome.

[00:44:16] Well, I've also, you know, you can pop yourself.

[00:44:19] And so I also have gone on to the Funko Pop website and I popped myself and popped some family members.

[00:44:28] And so that's part of my like Christmas gift.

[00:44:32] Ooh.

[00:44:33] Thing.

[00:44:34] So don't tell.

[00:44:35] Wait, this is the internet.

[00:44:36] We just, we just have to open up once of the show.

[00:44:39] The internet.

[00:44:40] Don't tell her family.

[00:44:41] You are all talking at the same time, but yes.

[00:44:44] Oh.

[00:44:44] So I'm going to pop some family members, including myself.

[00:44:48] So I'm going to give myself that gift.

[00:44:52] But I love that Funko Pop will let you pop yourself and it's not that expensive and it's so cool.

[00:44:58] So I can't, well, I've all already popped myself and it's, and I have like Elise as like a pop and holding a mic and holding headphones, but it's so cool.

[00:45:11] And then having pan as a pop.

[00:45:14] I just love it.

[00:45:15] But let me just do a shout out for y'all for distance nerding.

[00:45:20] I love you all so much.

[00:45:23] I met you, you distance nerding at a convention.

[00:45:29] Y'all are awesome.

[00:45:30] You're so good at interviewing and all the things y'all are awesome.

[00:45:37] So I just want to do that.

[00:45:39] High five, like shout out to you.

[00:45:42] I love you.

[00:45:42] Oh, high five.

[00:45:44] There you go.

[00:45:45] Perfect.

[00:45:45] Perfect.

[00:45:46] So we know, we know you've played pan and it's amazing because you're like the only voice of pan like ever.

[00:45:52] Right?

[00:45:53] Well, I'm the only voice of pan for 21 years.

[00:45:58] Only.

[00:45:59] But then pan as a baby and pan as five or five ish for Dragon Ball super and Dragon Ball super superhero.

[00:46:09] Jeannie Toronto voices her at that age.

[00:46:12] So what I have been told is Jeannie voices her as a baby and the five year old range.

[00:46:19] And then I voice her as 13, 14 and older.

[00:46:25] Right.

[00:46:25] So you do have two voice actors voicing her, but I'm ready for her to be older.

[00:46:32] And then I hope like older than, you know, 13, 14.

[00:46:36] Right.

[00:46:37] And then I hope pan does super saiyan.

[00:46:41] Oh, yeah.

[00:46:41] Do her a super saiyan.

[00:46:43] Hopefully, we see, you know, hopefully after Daima, we see we see some more like pan as an adult.

[00:46:50] I'd like to see more of pan as an adult.

[00:46:52] That'd be fun.

[00:46:53] Yeah, that'd be fun.

[00:46:54] I love it.

[00:46:55] I love it.

[00:46:56] So you just don't do pan.

[00:46:57] You also do a ton of other voice work, but you're also I want to get into you voice coaching and I want to talk about anime adventure.

[00:47:05] So whichever one you want to talk about first.

[00:47:07] Oh, let's talk about anime adventures.

[00:47:10] So anime adventures with Elise.

[00:47:12] That's my YouTube channel where I interview anime voice actors and other folks in the comic con and anime convention world.

[00:47:23] And I love it.

[00:47:25] It's such a it's such a I guess I like a passion project of mine.

[00:47:30] So I only started doing conventions five years ago.

[00:47:35] And even though my Dragon Ball actor friends have been doing conventions long ago, but when I started doing conventions, I was like, oh, I'll start a YouTube channel and I'll interview actors.

[00:47:50] And what I love, like, I love being able to do a kind of a intimate, like, here's a behind the scenes actor interview type thing for people who either want to hear actor interviews from their favorite characters or people who want to do like voice acting.

[00:48:13] And they want to hear things from voice actors.

[00:48:17] And then I started it as that thing.

[00:48:21] But I also just love doing it because I love hearing from actors because as actors, sometimes we're most of the time we're just doing our recording individually, but we don't get to hear from other actors.

[00:48:37] So I love hearing from other actors and hearing what they're thinking, hearing how they got into acting, hearing if they're physical actors or if they just, you know, stand here and go.

[00:48:53] So it's been so fun for me as an actor to get insight from other actors.

[00:49:00] So I have absolutely loved doing it as an actor and as just as an actor, but also as somebody who loves interviewing people and hearing stories and bringing those stories to anime fans and to anime like voice actor.

[00:49:19] Yeah.

[00:49:20] Folks.

[00:49:20] I love I love like the pulling the curtain back and understanding what it's like in the booth and finding ways to relate to other voice actors or other actors.

[00:49:28] And I love the bit where like you have them say a line in their character and then you try to do the line as from your point of view.

[00:49:37] You know, I love that a little bit because it's fun just watching characters kind of play on each other.

[00:49:42] So I love I love it.

[00:49:44] Yeah, because in my interviews, like I as part of the interview, which the interviews have been anywhere from eight minutes to 60 minutes.

[00:49:55] And so I started kind of trying to emulate their character voices.

[00:50:01] And then I started getting comments like, oh, this is one of our favorite parts where you try to copy the actor voices.

[00:50:10] Right.

[00:50:10] And so then I started doing shorts like YouTube shorts or Instagram reels or whatever.

[00:50:18] And to me, that is one of my favorite parts, because if I try to do like Kyle Hebert, who is, you know, Gohan in Dragon Ball, I can't do his voice.

[00:50:31] Right.

[00:50:31] So to me, that is funny if I'm terrible at it.

[00:50:35] Or like Michaela, who's also Jesse Flowers.

[00:50:41] Jesse Flowers.

[00:50:42] Yeah.

[00:50:42] Yeah.

[00:50:43] For Avatar.

[00:50:45] Like I can very closely do her voice.

[00:50:48] So whether it's very close or totally awful, I actually love the totally awful ones more because it's humorous.

[00:50:59] So it's so fun doing those.

[00:51:01] And I will say this was so funny.

[00:51:04] In Oregon, it was distance nerding, an interview where y'all were like, oh, I hear you can do the voices of people.

[00:51:15] Can you do Stephanie Nadalny or can you do?

[00:51:19] And I'm like, no, I cannot.

[00:51:22] I have to hear the voices.

[00:51:24] And then I try to do them.

[00:51:27] And I'm either terrible or I'm barely close to them.

[00:51:31] But no, I cannot do them.

[00:51:32] So y'all were the first ones to ask me, like, can you do them?

[00:51:39] And I'm like, no, I can't.

[00:51:44] We love it.

[00:51:46] I love it.

[00:51:47] It's so much fun.

[00:51:48] So I know you have a lot of voice students, voice acting students right now.

[00:51:53] And you do them in like sessions and whatnot.

[00:51:56] Do you have a session coming up?

[00:51:57] I know you have like beginners and master classes and everything.

[00:52:00] Like how does that all work?

[00:52:01] Oh, thank you for asking.

[00:52:03] So what I have, I have three different routes for people to take classes with me.

[00:52:10] My favorite probably is the five week comprehensive overview of voice acting, like how to get started in voice acting.

[00:52:20] And I do those five week classes three to four times a year.

[00:52:24] So I'm wrapping up one like this week.

[00:52:28] I'm looking at my calendar.

[00:52:30] So tomorrow we finish one up.

[00:52:33] But this five week class is an intro to voice acting.

[00:52:37] So comprehensive overview of how to get started in voice acting.

[00:52:41] So it's like the craft, which is the acting skills.

[00:52:45] So we go over scripts like anime, animation, voice, video games, commercials, corporate, different genres.

[00:52:56] So actors get an overview of acting skills and techniques for all these different voice over genres.

[00:53:06] And then tools.

[00:53:08] So it's like craft, tools, business.

[00:53:10] So tools, how to get a home studio set up if you don't have one set up.

[00:53:15] And I talk about how to set up a home studio if you don't have one set up.

[00:53:22] And I give recommendations at three different budget levels.

[00:53:26] And then the business of voice acting.

[00:53:29] And I love the business of acting.

[00:53:31] I come from a corporate world because I have my accounting degree, MBA.

[00:53:40] I worked in corporate.

[00:53:42] I don't want to stay in the corporate world, but I appreciate the background.

[00:53:46] And so with the business of voice acting, we talk about like how to get a demo produced, how to submit to agents, how to submit to voiceover projects on your own without an agent or with an agent.

[00:54:01] How to have a professional like online presence with a website and social media.

[00:54:08] Got to market yourself.

[00:54:10] Huh?

[00:54:10] Got to market yourself.

[00:54:11] Yeah.

[00:54:12] Yeah, exactly.

[00:54:13] How to market yourself.

[00:54:14] And so I love that part of it.

[00:54:18] And I love talking about that with actors.

[00:54:21] So that's my five-week class is comprehensive overview of getting started with acting in the craft, the tools, and the business of voice acting.

[00:54:32] I also have an ongoing class.

[00:54:34] So if you've taken with me privately or the five-week class, you can do an ongoing where we like I teach one time and then I have guest teachers and they can be anime voice actors, anime directors, casting directors across the country, social media experts.

[00:54:55] You name it.

[00:54:56] You name it.

[00:54:56] I've had them.

[00:54:57] We just had a class tonight where there is a girl who started two years ago.

[00:55:05] So she does not have an agent.

[00:55:08] She is now full-time as a remote-only voice actor, able to make a full-time career out of this doing narration, live action, dubbing, anime acting, and video game acting.

[00:55:24] So she talked to my actors about how to do that.

[00:55:27] So that's exciting.

[00:55:29] And then I teach privately as well.

[00:55:32] That's amazing.

[00:55:34] That's so cool.

[00:55:35] Such a good success story.

[00:55:37] Oh, I loved it.

[00:55:38] Like I just met her this weekend, this past weekend at a convention and she and I, along with two other voice actors, were on a voice actor panel.

[00:55:49] And the minute I heard her story, because her story is much different than mine.

[00:55:54] I get most of my work for an agent.

[00:55:56] She does not.

[00:55:58] And I love hearing stories that are totally different from mine.

[00:56:02] And the minute I heard hers, I was like, you have to guest teach in my ongoing class.

[00:56:09] And so she did a Q&A tonight and it was fantastic.

[00:56:14] And we went way over our time.

[00:56:18] But that's awesome.

[00:56:20] I love hearing your stories.

[00:56:22] We want to, I know this was going to be a short little 200 episode, like just have you on, say hi.

[00:56:27] We want to have you come back on, do a long interview.

[00:56:30] We didn't even get to the accounting part because I love that.

[00:56:32] It's such a fun story.

[00:56:34] It is a good story.

[00:56:35] So like talking about your past before getting into voice acting and everything like that.

[00:56:39] Because that's, that was just fun research to find out about.

[00:56:41] So we definitely need to have you back on the, on a longer form version of the show so we can kind of discuss that more.

[00:56:49] But we, we 100% appreciate you coming on and hanging out with us.

[00:56:52] Thank you so much for being part of this.

[00:56:55] We appreciate it.

[00:56:56] Well, I am honored to be here.

[00:56:59] I love like, congratulations on your 200th episode.

[00:57:03] Y'all are awesome.

[00:57:05] I love everything that you're doing.

[00:57:07] Thank you.

[00:57:08] I'm honored to be here.

[00:57:10] Yeah.

[00:57:10] I would love to come back.

[00:57:12] Y'all are awesome.

[00:57:13] Thank you so much.

[00:57:13] We would love to have you.

[00:57:15] Absolutely.

[00:57:15] Thank you so much for coming on.

[00:57:17] We can't wait to talk to you again soon.

[00:57:19] Yeah.

[00:57:20] I would love it.

[00:57:21] Thank you so much.

[00:57:22] Bye, Lee.

[00:57:23] Bye.

[00:57:24] Thank you.

[00:57:25] Thanks everyone for being here.

[00:57:27] Absolutely.

[00:57:28] Thank you.

[00:57:29] Yeah.

[00:57:30] So cool.

[00:57:30] I love Lee.

[00:57:31] She's so cool.

[00:57:32] So awesome.

[00:57:33] Very sweet.

[00:57:34] All right.

[00:57:34] She has such good stories.

[00:57:36] Yeah.

[00:57:36] She does.

[00:57:38] So let's keep the ball rolling here.

[00:57:39] Ladies and gentlemen, we're going to scroll from voice acting to another part of animation.

[00:57:46] A comic book artist, storyboard and director of the DC Universe Harley Quinn animated series

[00:57:52] starting Kaley Cuoco.

[00:57:54] He's worked on huge properties like Scooby-Doo, DC animated, like a whole bunch of DC animated

[00:57:59] stuff.

[00:58:00] Marvel, Transformers, G.I.

[00:58:02] Joe and Invincible on Amazon Prime.

[00:58:06] He's a kite.

[00:58:06] He is the kite to our man.

[00:58:09] Hell yeah.

[00:58:11] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the show, the one, the only Brandon McKinney.

[00:58:18] Hell yeah.

[00:58:19] Hi, Brandon.

[00:58:20] Hi.

[00:58:21] How's it going, buddy?

[00:58:23] It's going.

[00:58:23] How are you guys?

[00:58:25] We're good, man.

[00:58:26] We're good.

[00:58:26] 200 episodes in, you know?

[00:58:27] You know, that is amazing.

[00:58:30] And something just occurred to me as I was kind of processing where the name Distance

[00:58:36] Nerding came from.

[00:58:37] And with 200 episodes, that's about four years, right?

[00:58:42] Yeah.

[00:58:42] So four years ago, what was happening, like a major pandemic and we were all in lockdown,

[00:58:48] that's how this started.

[00:58:50] Yeah?

[00:58:50] Yeah.

[00:58:51] Yeah.

[00:58:51] That's exactly how it is.

[00:58:52] We got the name from Distance Learning, you know?

[00:58:56] Yes.

[00:58:56] All the kids, which is always weird for me to say, because I'm like, I feel like I'm

[00:58:59] saying it wrong.

[00:59:00] So it just became Distance Nerding and it just kind of stuck.

[00:59:03] And we're like, that's going to have a lifespan.

[00:59:05] We're going to have to change the name one day.

[00:59:07] We're like, no.

[00:59:09] But I mean, like, we don't have to change it because now look at us.

[00:59:12] Like now, like literally, if you look up down the line, Graveyard is in Chicago, Shadu and

[00:59:17] Jen are both in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and then me and James here in Sacramento.

[00:59:22] So it's like, and then, you know, we can interview people.

[00:59:24] Elise Bowman, who was just on, is in Texas.

[00:59:27] So we can like sit there and talk to people.

[00:59:29] Distance Nerding still works because we can talk to people all over the place.

[00:59:33] Yeah.

[00:59:34] And it's like, and it's still, it still sticks.

[00:59:36] And I love it.

[00:59:37] That's awesome.

[00:59:38] I didn't get that.

[00:59:40] You, today I learned.

[00:59:44] I'm sorry.

[00:59:45] Wait, wait, wait, wait.

[00:59:46] You didn't understand what the.

[00:59:48] No, I did.

[00:59:49] It was a bit.

[00:59:52] I'm just making sure.

[00:59:54] How distance are you from smacking them upside the head?

[00:59:58] Tone pack guys.

[00:59:59] Everybody on the panel here, just so you guys know.

[01:00:02] Two things Brandon is responsible for when it comes to this show.

[01:00:08] Number one, he was my first interview ever.

[01:00:10] Wow.

[01:00:11] Oh, wow.

[01:00:11] Yeah.

[01:00:12] Back when we, when we did it at beehive collectibles.

[01:00:14] Oh yeah.

[01:00:15] Okay.

[01:00:15] I remember.

[01:00:16] Right.

[01:00:17] Long time ago.

[01:00:18] Right.

[01:00:18] Which we lost that interview because it wasn't me or James's fault.

[01:00:23] It was the person who was recording it lost it.

[01:00:26] But still, that was our first interview.

[01:00:29] Number two, and graveyard, you will be like, you're, you're intimately a part of this.

[01:00:35] He was the first fight question.

[01:00:37] Really?

[01:00:38] Yes.

[01:00:38] Oh, wow.

[01:00:39] So the fight question, I remember because Brandon's face lit up when, when we did it.

[01:00:44] So we had this like really standard interview, like through the whole thing.

[01:00:48] And then at the very end with the straightest face I could have, I asked him who would win

[01:00:52] the fight Aquaman or a name or the Submariner.

[01:00:56] And you just see him.

[01:00:57] What?

[01:00:58] I wasn't, I wasn't expecting that at all.

[01:01:00] Wait, hold on.

[01:01:03] He goes, uh, the nerve wheel started turning.

[01:01:06] You see him like, holy shit.

[01:01:08] I wasn't, I wasn't waiting for that.

[01:01:09] I was.

[01:01:10] And he goes, okay, hold on them by themselves or them with their armies.

[01:01:14] And I was like, oh, okay, cool.

[01:01:16] Uh, themselves one-on-one Namor is, is, is catty as hell.

[01:01:21] He would beat the crap out of, uh, Aquaman, but if it were their armies, then Aquaman has

[01:01:25] a stronger army.

[01:01:26] He would beat Namor.

[01:01:27] And I was just like, this is, this is amazing.

[01:01:29] And that birthed that entire question.

[01:01:31] Cause now every interview we've ever done, we have made a version of that question.

[01:01:36] Yeah.

[01:01:36] Okay.

[01:01:36] With different characters fighting.

[01:01:38] Yeah.

[01:01:43] So we're really into data research as well.

[01:01:46] So we just really want to know what the public that's, that's the main issue right now.

[01:01:53] The Aquaman versus Namor.

[01:01:56] What it's become is we, you know, we do a lot of research on our guests, so we will look

[01:02:00] up characters that are involved with them and then have those characters fight each other.

[01:02:04] So two characters that they've done and like, okay, this character you've played, this character

[01:02:09] you've played, they fight.

[01:02:11] Nice.

[01:02:11] Yeah.

[01:02:12] So it's, it's pretty cool stuff, man.

[01:02:14] And like I said, you are the, you are the emphasis for this.

[01:02:16] Like they, like basically they, well, it takes you back to being a little kid reading comics

[01:02:22] with your friends and you know, who, who's stronger Superman or Hulk, you know, or could

[01:02:28] Thor, you know, beat up Iron Man.

[01:02:30] Yeah.

[01:02:31] And, and, you know, that's the fun of, of reading comics and kind of making up your own

[01:02:36] stories.

[01:02:36] So I'm glad that question stuck and it's a really good hook to have.

[01:02:41] By the way, I was one of those five-year-old kids.

[01:02:44] I was a fat little five-year-old fat kid hanging out with your cousin, reading your comic books.

[01:02:51] And we would have those discussions.

[01:02:52] Like is one of your characters Port, who was a teleporter, is it Port or is it, you know,

[01:02:58] Nightcrawler from X-Men?

[01:02:59] And it's like, those are the little scenes we had back with, with Ben, you know, back

[01:03:03] in the day.

[01:03:04] So, you know.

[01:03:05] Oh, that's awesome.

[01:03:06] Yeah.

[01:03:06] James grew up with my cousin, Ben in Santa Rosa.

[01:03:10] And so.

[01:03:10] I'm sorry.

[01:03:11] I'm sorry.

[01:03:13] James is awesome.

[01:03:13] I've known him for, for decades now.

[01:03:17] And, you know, so it's, it's great to, to be on this show.

[01:03:21] So let's talk, let's talk about you because I can always talk about me.

[01:03:25] It's my show.

[01:03:26] I was trying to turn the whole thing around.

[01:03:28] I want to hear about all of you guys.

[01:03:29] I want to know, I want to know what, what you got going on right now.

[01:03:33] I know you've got a bunch of different things.

[01:03:35] We'll talk about Crimson Storm.

[01:03:37] We'll talk about, you know, whatever you're working on for DC, but, you know, give us that

[01:03:41] you're allowed to talk about.

[01:03:42] Give us like the one minute, like this is Brandon's life in a nutshell right now.

[01:03:46] Okay.

[01:03:47] Let's see.

[01:03:48] Well, my main job, my sort of day job is animation storyboard artist for television.

[01:03:56] And this year there's been the Kite Man Hell Yeah show that I worked on on Max.

[01:04:03] I did some boards on Solar Opposites that the whole season is out on Hulu.

[01:04:09] Right now, Paramount Plus is airing Star Trek Lower Decks.

[01:04:13] Right.

[01:04:14] And this Thursday will be an episode I did some storyboards on.

[01:04:19] Ooh.

[01:04:20] All right.

[01:04:20] I'm so bummed that show's not continuing because it was just a blast.

[01:04:26] And then should be this year, before the year's done, Max will start showing season five of Harley Quinn,

[01:04:34] which I've been a board artist and sometimes director on for all of the seasons, starting from season one, episode one, all the way up to now.

[01:04:45] And so, you know, it's been just awesome.

[01:04:48] I'm currently working on something for Warner Brothers that hasn't been announced.

[01:04:53] I hate being that guy where you tease and then you can't say what it is.

[01:04:59] We know the rules.

[01:05:00] We know the rules.

[01:05:01] Right.

[01:05:02] Right.

[01:05:03] But it's going to be amazing.

[01:05:05] And you bet I'll promote the heck out of it when they do announce it.

[01:05:10] Yeah.

[01:05:11] You got to remember, man, I kept one project secret for two years.

[01:05:16] Yes.

[01:05:17] For three years.

[01:05:17] For three years.

[01:05:18] And then I remember I saw you at a convention and you're like, no, you can talk about that now because they canceled it.

[01:05:24] And then they brought it back.

[01:05:25] And it's like, oh, shit, can we still talk about this?

[01:05:28] I spent a year working on storyboards for a Magic the Gathering animated series.

[01:05:36] And they keep starting it, canceling it, starting it up again, canceling it.

[01:05:41] So, you know, I did a lot of work on it that no one will ever see, including me, because I had to do it on their machines.

[01:05:50] Oh, no.

[01:05:51] Their equipment.

[01:05:52] And then when we were done, ship it all back.

[01:05:54] And I never made any copies for myself.

[01:05:57] Oh, no.

[01:05:58] So, you know, I'd probably get sued if I tried to post it or do whatever.

[01:06:02] Yeah.

[01:06:03] It was some decent work.

[01:06:05] And I wouldn't mind looking at it.

[01:06:07] Right.

[01:06:07] Yeah.

[01:06:08] Just a habit.

[01:06:09] Yeah.

[01:06:09] But, you know, that's only one of a ton of projects I've worked on.

[01:06:14] And that's the only one that hasn't really come out.

[01:06:17] Everything else has been good to go.

[01:06:20] And it's been good.

[01:06:22] So now, other than that, in my spare time.

[01:06:27] Yeah.

[01:06:27] Enough about your day job.

[01:06:29] Right.

[01:06:30] Who wants to know about your day job?

[01:06:32] I'll tell you what.

[01:06:33] The last few years have been crazy with all the animation work.

[01:06:36] And in between that, I've tried to squeeze in writing and drawing a comic book with a character I created way back in the 80s that I call Crimson Storm.

[01:06:49] It's kind of a superhero story meets politics.

[01:06:54] And just because I follow a lot of politics and love how that works.

[01:06:59] And she's this kind of redheaded character that can fly and make things explode.

[01:07:06] Totally influenced by me growing up loving Jean Grey and her Phoenix character in Starfire from George Perez and Mark Wolfman's Teen Titans.

[01:07:18] And the costume is part Electra, part Power Girl, part Phoenix.

[01:07:26] And I named her back then Red Dawn because the movie had come out.

[01:07:31] It has nothing to do with high school kids fighting Russians.

[01:07:35] It's just Red Dawn.

[01:07:37] What a cool superhero name.

[01:07:38] Then, you know, after growing a little and realizing, oh, I can't just steal a name from a movie.

[01:07:46] It's when I shifted it over to Crimson Storm.

[01:07:50] And I've had this character in my head and have tried different iterations of her over the years.

[01:07:56] And then my pal Mel Smith, who I've known since the 80s, he was there with me when I made her up.

[01:08:03] He's like, dude, I know you got a story in you.

[01:08:05] And he helped me out, you know, gave me a page rate to write and draw three issues of this comic.

[01:08:11] And I'm really happy with how they came out.

[01:08:14] And two issues are out.

[01:08:16] And what we're doing for the third is kind of putting issues one, two, and three together in a trade paperback.

[01:08:22] Oh, cool.

[01:08:24] That will come out next month.

[01:08:26] So, anybody listening, if you're interested, please call your local comic shop and ask for the Crimson Storm trade paperback from 10 Ton Press.

[01:08:38] And hopefully we can move some copies or come see me at a show or see 10 Ton Press and they'll be able to sell them to you directly.

[01:08:47] I see 10 Ton Press at so many shows.

[01:08:49] I need to, like, go by and make sure I pick that up next time I see them.

[01:08:53] Yes.

[01:08:54] Pick one up for me.

[01:08:55] December, I think the 18th is when it finally gets published and out in the world.

[01:08:59] Nice.

[01:09:00] That's awesome.

[01:09:00] And you go to a lot of cons, especially here in the Northern California area.

[01:09:05] What's your next con or next couple cons you got coming up?

[01:09:09] That is a great question.

[01:09:13] This Thanksgiving weekend, the big fan expo in San Francisco, I managed to sneak in and grab an artist's table there.

[01:09:22] Nice.

[01:09:22] So, if you're around the Bay Area and want to come in and buy some art, that would be awesome.

[01:09:30] Next scheduled one, Sac Anime is the first weekend in January?

[01:09:35] Yes.

[01:09:36] Right.

[01:09:36] We're supposed to be there as well.

[01:09:37] There you go.

[01:09:38] So, I'll be at any convention that starts with the word Sac.

[01:09:44] I'm pretty much there.

[01:09:46] You know, if it's SacCon or SacAnime.

[01:09:50] Yeah.

[01:09:50] Yeah.

[01:09:51] Because I live around Sacramento and I've known the promoter all the way back.

[01:09:55] I think I came to one of his shows in 1992 and we've been pals ever since.

[01:10:01] Nice.

[01:10:02] So, yeah.

[01:10:03] He kind of – I'm like a guest regular for him and I help him out with a lot of illustration stuff for promotion.

[01:10:11] And it's been great.

[01:10:13] Dan Houck, by the way, is his name and he's awesome.

[01:10:16] I'm going to go find Dan Houck because I want to go to the show.

[01:10:19] Start covering those shows.

[01:10:20] Yes.

[01:10:21] They're great.

[01:10:21] They're great shows.

[01:10:21] They're super busy.

[01:10:22] I saw you at SacAnime a couple months ago, right?

[01:10:25] Yeah.

[01:10:26] In August, right?

[01:10:26] It was so packed.

[01:10:29] It was amazing.

[01:10:30] Yeah.

[01:10:31] Sacramento came out.

[01:10:32] So, it was great.

[01:10:33] It was great.

[01:10:33] Brandon, you're amazing.

[01:10:34] We want to do another interview with you, like a long interview.

[01:10:38] It's over you, man.

[01:10:39] We haven't had one since the beginning of Distance Nerding.

[01:10:42] It's time to get you on the build.

[01:10:43] That's right.

[01:10:44] I came out to Natomas there.

[01:10:46] You actually came out to my house and we actually sat down and did like a sit-down interview.

[01:10:50] Yes.

[01:10:50] That's awesome.

[01:10:51] Yeah.

[01:10:51] Good stuff.

[01:10:52] No, that'd be great.

[01:10:53] I'd love to come back, you know, maybe when the book is closer to coming out in a month

[01:10:58] or so.

[01:10:59] Yeah.

[01:10:59] Whenever works for you guys.

[01:11:00] I know you got to pack schedules.

[01:11:03] Oh, yeah.

[01:11:04] I mean, DC is not waiting for us to do artwork for their HBO Max shows, but we'll fit you

[01:11:13] in.

[01:11:15] Happy to do it.

[01:11:17] You guys are awesome.

[01:11:18] Brandon.

[01:11:19] Thank you so much, brother.

[01:11:20] Yes, thank you.

[01:11:21] Awesome meeting you.

[01:11:23] We appreciate it.

[01:11:24] It was my pleasure and congratulations on 200 shows.

[01:11:27] Here's to several hundred more.

[01:11:29] Big year next year.

[01:11:30] Lots of comments.

[01:11:31] Let's do it.

[01:11:31] All right.

[01:11:32] We'll see you soon, man.

[01:11:33] All right.

[01:11:33] Thank you, Brandon.

[01:11:34] Bye.

[01:11:35] See you.

[01:11:35] Oh, my God.

[01:11:36] So good.

[01:11:37] And so good seeing the beard large on the screen.

[01:11:41] Large and in charge.

[01:11:42] Romano's beard.

[01:11:43] Yeah.

[01:11:44] What you're saying, if it wasn't for Brandon, I wouldn't have conversations of the void through

[01:11:47] the transit of the property.

[01:11:49] Exactly.

[01:11:49] I mean, just because, again, like, because it kind of, I don't want to say it was birth

[01:11:55] from the build.

[01:11:57] But I mean, like, you know, you got your, you honed your skills in interviewing on the

[01:12:01] build.

[01:12:03] You haven't kicked me out yet.

[01:12:05] And I will, man.

[01:12:07] It's, it's the day you leave.

[01:12:09] You guys, I'm going to be a sad panda.

[01:12:11] It's going to be a bad day, man.

[01:12:12] Yeah.

[01:12:13] Because then he'll have to deal with me and I'm a mess.

[01:12:17] We'll worry about that later.

[01:12:18] Screen.

[01:12:19] Anybody on the screen, the day any of you guys leave me, I will cry.

[01:12:22] I'm just saying.

[01:12:24] I'm going to leave until you put, unless you put another guest on because we have people

[01:12:27] waiting.

[01:12:28] Yeah.

[01:12:28] Let's, let's do this.

[01:12:29] Yeah.

[01:12:30] Let's guest it.

[01:12:32] Let's talk about the right place, the right time, the right height.

[01:12:36] Our next guest, an original actor from the original Star Wars films.

[01:12:39] He, he is also the youngest actor from the original film.

[01:12:44] Let's just throw it out there, guys.

[01:12:45] He was a, he was a Jawa.

[01:12:48] He didn't steal our parts, but he stole our hearts.

[01:12:52] No bad motivators here in any way.

[01:12:54] Cause we are all motivated.

[01:12:57] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome back to the show.

[01:12:59] Our friend.

[01:13:00] We love him to death.

[01:13:02] The cool Jawa himself, Tim Donaldson.

[01:13:08] Congratulations.

[01:13:09] Congratulations.

[01:13:10] Absolutely.

[01:13:11] Thank you, man.

[01:13:12] 200 episodes.

[01:13:13] That's amazing.

[01:13:14] Yeah.

[01:13:14] We're, we're.

[01:13:14] I didn't think you'd go 10.

[01:13:16] No.

[01:13:20] I was done at nine, but.

[01:13:23] Yeah.

[01:13:23] We can tell.

[01:13:24] Four years.

[01:13:25] We've been posting the rest of the time.

[01:13:28] Four years later.

[01:13:29] We're still doing it, man.

[01:13:30] Yeah.

[01:13:30] Yeah.

[01:13:30] That's crazy.

[01:13:31] Look at you.

[01:13:32] How are you, sir?

[01:13:33] I am good.

[01:13:34] Awesome.

[01:13:35] Yeah.

[01:13:35] That is good to hear.

[01:13:36] So real quick, let's get into your, your quick backstory.

[01:13:40] You are the youngest actor in this original Star Wars film.

[01:13:45] That's amazing.

[01:13:46] Yeah.

[01:13:47] That's correct.

[01:13:47] I was five years old when we did our filming in January, 1977.

[01:13:52] So cool.

[01:13:53] I think that's so cool.

[01:13:54] Wow.

[01:13:54] Yeah.

[01:13:56] And you were a Jawa.

[01:13:57] I was four.

[01:13:58] I didn't exist.

[01:14:00] Yeah.

[01:14:00] You probably wouldn't have been in school yet, so.

[01:14:02] No.

[01:14:03] Oh, no.

[01:14:03] Yeah.

[01:14:04] You know what's interesting?

[01:14:05] We have Sandra in the chat and she's a good friend of ours.

[01:14:09] Her son actually cosplays as a Jawa and he's like nine years old right now.

[01:14:14] I'm like, like, huh, where's Tim?

[01:14:16] Yeah.

[01:14:18] It's amazing to me how many people do cosplay as Jawas, whether they're young or adults.

[01:14:24] It's, it's pretty awesome to see going to shows and, and see people representing the Jawa.

[01:14:29] Yeah.

[01:14:31] I love, I love Jawas.

[01:14:33] Like when I saw the, uh, the first movie, I was so fascinated by the Jawas.

[01:14:40] I honestly, I was like, that's where it's at.

[01:14:43] Jawas.

[01:14:43] Jawas is where it's at.

[01:14:45] They have a big car.

[01:14:46] They pick things up off the side of the road.

[01:14:50] So the first one was a Cybertruck.

[01:14:54] Yeah.

[01:14:54] He just follows the garden man down the street every week as it is now.

[01:14:59] Yep.

[01:15:00] Really big brown Cybertruck.

[01:15:01] It was a thing.

[01:15:02] Yeah.

[01:15:02] Yeah.

[01:15:03] Cyberbus.

[01:15:04] Yeah.

[01:15:04] There you go.

[01:15:05] I was just like, yeah, Jawas are where it's at.

[01:15:09] Actually, have you seen the cyberbus or I guess it's a cyber van?

[01:15:12] Uh, it looks, it looks like a sand crawler.

[01:15:14] Oh gosh.

[01:15:16] So bad.

[01:15:18] Oh man.

[01:15:19] So look, give us a quick little spiel of like, Hey, this is me at five years old living

[01:15:25] in Death Valley.

[01:15:26] I don't know why you're living in Death Valley, but all of a sudden George Lucas walks in.

[01:15:31] Like, how does that work out?

[01:15:32] Yeah.

[01:15:33] So, um, my parents were in the national park service, um, and they were working in Death

[01:15:39] Valley.

[01:15:39] Did I freeze?

[01:15:40] No.

[01:15:41] I froze.

[01:15:42] Oh no.

[01:15:42] Oh, I'm here.

[01:15:44] Oh, no.

[01:15:45] There we go.

[01:15:45] Okay, good.

[01:15:46] Yeah.

[01:15:47] I didn't freeze on my end.

[01:15:48] Um, so, uh, so yeah, I was in kindergarten in Death Valley elementary school and, um, George

[01:15:56] Lucas had done most of the principal filming in Tunisia, um, for episode four.

[01:16:01] And, uh, when they came back to the United States, the rumor has it that some of the film

[01:16:05] was destroyed in transit as well as he wanted to film some pickup scenes, um, just to complete

[01:16:11] the film.

[01:16:12] But they, they were so far over budget.

[01:16:14] They weren't going to go back to Africa.

[01:16:15] So he tasked his crew to find a place that looked like Tunisia, but was close to LA.

[01:16:22] And that happened to be Death Valley national monument.

[01:16:24] Um, so he and a small crew, I know Gary Kurtz was there.

[01:16:29] Um, they came out to, uh, to Death Valley elementary and because they had Jawas, um, already

[01:16:36] in, in the can on film, um, the requirement to get picked was our size, um, because we had

[01:16:43] to match our, our twins that were in Tunisia.

[01:16:47] So they came to my little one room school house.

[01:16:50] Yeah.

[01:16:51] I think it was, um, K through seven, K through eight, something like that.

[01:16:54] And, um, they lined us all up and, and measured us and the eight of us that were the lucky height

[01:17:00] got picked to be in this science fiction film.

[01:17:03] And at the time, uh, nobody knew what star Wars was.

[01:17:07] And, um, you know, it just parents were like, yeah, sure.

[01:17:10] Whatever.

[01:17:10] Take the kids.

[01:17:12] I was, I was just happy to get out of school.

[01:17:14] I mean, in fairness, I think I saw them like you're coming to my school, measuring my

[01:17:18] kids.

[01:17:19] Yeah.

[01:17:19] You can have them.

[01:17:21] Yeah.

[01:17:23] Yeah.

[01:17:24] It's, uh, we, you know, we had to get permission slips, um, signed and, uh, we had to have a

[01:17:29] chaperone.

[01:17:30] Um, and I know that some of the, several of the parents actually chaperoned, um, my chaperone

[01:17:35] was my seven year old sister cause she's the responsible one.

[01:17:41] But, uh, the, the really cool thing is there's, you know, there's very few photos of, um, masked

[01:17:47] characters without their, their covering.

[01:17:50] Um, and I happen to have one of me and it's, um, one, my sister took the only picture she

[01:17:55] took with, uh, one of those old school Kodak 110 cameras.

[01:17:59] Oh, wow.

[01:18:00] Yeah.

[01:18:01] It's a, it's a pretty epic photo.

[01:18:03] And where's that photo now?

[01:18:04] Um, all over the internet.

[01:18:06] Yeah.

[01:18:08] Also in a library, right?

[01:18:09] Oh yeah.

[01:18:10] Um, so yeah, the, uh, really cool library, the library of Congress, um, Barack Obama's

[01:18:18] white house did an article, um, about movies being made in national parks and, and star

[01:18:24] wars happened to be one of those.

[01:18:25] And my picture is actually in, uh, the Obama white house archives library of Congress.

[01:18:30] Wow.

[01:18:31] That's awesome.

[01:18:32] Did you get tickets to see star Wars for being in it?

[01:18:36] No.

[01:18:37] Um, we actually, no, uh, so, so if you didn't know death Valley isn't near anywhere.

[01:18:44] Um, yeah, I've driven through it.

[01:18:46] I know nothing there.

[01:18:47] Yeah.

[01:18:47] It's not nothing there.

[01:18:48] No movie theaters or anything like that.

[01:18:50] And, uh, we were paid $25 in cash.

[01:18:53] Um, which is my understanding.

[01:18:55] Um, it was quite a bit for the time.

[01:18:57] I Alan Fernandez talks about getting something like $6 and they, and they didn't even provide

[01:19:02] lunch.

[01:19:03] Oh, wow.

[01:19:04] Yeah.

[01:19:04] I was kind of a crazy time, I guess.

[01:19:07] Yeah.

[01:19:07] I miss that guy.

[01:19:08] Yeah.

[01:19:09] Um, but, uh, yeah, so that was in January of 77.

[01:19:15] Unfortunately, my parents split up, um, during that year.

[01:19:18] My dad moved to Yellowstone national park, um, where I started spending my summers.

[01:19:23] It was absolutely a magical childhood.

[01:19:25] Um, and, uh, and so I was in Yellowstone national park when the film came out.

[01:19:31] Um, and as if you can imagine, there's no movie theaters in Yellowstone either.

[01:19:36] So, um, the funny thing is I didn't actually see star Wars in the theater until 2018.

[01:19:43] Oh, wow.

[01:19:44] Oh, gosh.

[01:19:44] Yeah.

[01:19:45] Pretty crazy.

[01:19:46] Oh my gosh.

[01:19:47] Yeah.

[01:19:47] When it was, um, when it was brought back out, they did the, the remake of it.

[01:19:50] I was in the middle East with the military.

[01:19:52] Um, and again, in the mid nineties.

[01:19:54] Yeah.

[01:19:55] Yeah.

[01:19:55] There was, there was no movie theaters over there either.

[01:19:57] So I just kept, you know, three strikes, but I think I've seen it all of three times

[01:20:03] now in a theater.

[01:20:04] Wow.

[01:20:05] The two times you could have seen it, you were in the middle of a desert.

[01:20:08] Yeah.

[01:20:08] Weird.

[01:20:09] Like, like I was on, like I was on Tatooine, you know, you must have really understood when

[01:20:16] Anakin said that he hated sand.

[01:20:19] Oh yeah.

[01:20:20] Yeah.

[01:20:21] I've had my fair share of that.

[01:20:25] Well, of course, it gets everywhere.

[01:20:27] It gets everywhere.

[01:20:30] Well, that's, that's amazing.

[01:20:31] You've only seen it three times.

[01:20:32] I think we were there at the show here in Sacramento.

[01:20:36] Right.

[01:20:36] Yeah.

[01:20:37] Um, May the 4th.

[01:20:38] How cool is that?

[01:20:39] Yeah.

[01:20:40] Um, it was at the crest theater.

[01:20:42] It was at the crest.

[01:20:44] Yeah.

[01:20:44] So that's awesome.

[01:20:45] So I know you have a fun story about like getting into cons and like what got you into

[01:20:50] cons.

[01:20:51] Um, froze.

[01:20:52] Oh, are we on froze?

[01:20:54] Oh, okay.

[01:20:55] Oh, yeah.

[01:21:01] I don't want to.

[01:21:03] I know, I know the internet's a little funky, but, uh, what is it like going to cons now

[01:21:08] and being part of star Wars?

[01:21:10] Oh, it's, uh, it's unreal.

[01:21:12] I mean, you know, so this is something that happened, you know, when I was five years old.

[01:21:16] So what is that like 48 years ago now?

[01:21:18] Um, oh yeah.

[01:21:19] Yeah.

[01:21:19] 48 years ago.

[01:21:20] Um, and for a long time, I told people, you know, about being in star Wars and everybody

[01:21:26] asked if I was in the credits and I said, no.

[01:21:28] So, and so they, they didn't believe me.

[01:21:30] And I actually quit telling people that I was in star Wars.

[01:21:33] Um, no, it was not a good pickup line.

[01:21:38] It never worked.

[01:21:39] Um, I was in star Wars.

[01:21:41] What cared you play?

[01:21:41] Yeah.

[01:21:42] Jawa.

[01:21:43] Yeah.

[01:21:43] I thought, I thought you'd be shorter.

[01:21:47] A little bit too tall to be a storm trooper.

[01:21:49] Yeah.

[01:21:50] A little, little, little for now, a little, little tall to be a Jawa, you know, just anyway.

[01:21:56] Um, so in, in 2017, I was approached by autograph collectors and that's kind of where my, my,

[01:22:03] um, public appearances started.

[01:22:05] Um, early 2018, I went over to Germany for my very first convention and I was just blown

[01:22:11] away that, that people would come to see me.

[01:22:14] Um, it was, it was absolutely unreal.

[01:22:17] And, and every, every fan has been so nice.

[01:22:19] Um, I've had so much fun.

[01:22:21] I haven't done a lot of cons.

[01:22:23] Um, it's not one of my things that I do quite a bit of, but everyone I've been to has been

[01:22:27] absolutely amazing.

[01:22:28] But being an original actor from the original movie, it sets you apart.

[01:22:33] Like we were, I remember we were at a con and somebody brought up this huge poster and

[01:22:38] there were signatures everywhere on this big star.

[01:22:42] Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill.

[01:22:44] Yeah.

[01:22:45] Yeah.

[01:22:45] Harrison Ford, George Lucas.

[01:22:47] And I get to put my scribble right next to everyone.

[01:22:51] And it's like, it's, it just blows me away every time I find, I sign one of those.

[01:22:54] It's just absolutely unreal.

[01:22:56] And I always, I always try and sneak to prime real estate.

[01:22:59] I really do.

[01:23:00] Um, if somebody doesn't tell me explicitly where to sign, I'll be like right on princess

[01:23:06] Leia's leg.

[01:23:07] You know?

[01:23:09] It's like, I'm looking for prime real estate.

[01:23:11] I don't care.

[01:23:12] As a Jawa would do.

[01:23:14] Yeah.

[01:23:15] Yeah.

[01:23:15] Right.

[01:23:15] I mean, it's, I think that's super cool, but like, as the years go by and we get farther

[01:23:20] and farther away from like the original filming, like those become more and more rare to see

[01:23:26] all those autographs together.

[01:23:28] And it's so cool how people want your autograph being like an original character from the,

[01:23:33] from Star Wars.

[01:23:35] It's, I mean, it's, I'm definitely in a very, um, exclusive club that, uh, that's, it's,

[01:23:41] it's phenomenal.

[01:23:43] And unfortunately every year we lose a few more and, and, uh, it's just tough to watch,

[01:23:48] you know?

[01:23:49] Um, and you know, there weren't too many young actors, actresses that were in the original

[01:23:54] film.

[01:23:54] I think it was pretty much the eight Jawas or some in Tunisia too, um, that were children,

[01:24:02] but, uh, yeah, it's, you know, the club's getting smaller and smaller every year and,

[01:24:06] and, um, you know, it's, it's pretty sad to see, but, uh, it is part of life.

[01:24:10] You mentioned Alan Fernandez earlier, one of the original, um, Bantha writers, the Tuscan

[01:24:16] Raider.

[01:24:16] So, you know, it is, you know, we're losing close friends and you're losing, you know,

[01:24:20] cast members.

[01:24:21] So it is a little crazy, but what, do you have any shows?

[01:24:24] It was lined up.

[01:24:25] I know you said you've gone to Europe and Germany.

[01:24:27] Did you go to Germany again?

[01:24:29] Like earlier this year?

[01:24:30] No, um, I went, I went, uh, what was that?

[01:24:32] Two years ago?

[01:24:33] Two years ago.

[01:24:33] A year and a half ago, something like that.

[01:24:35] Um, no.

[01:24:36] So actually I, I just have one this year.

[01:24:39] Uh, well in so far next year.

[01:24:41] Yeah.

[01:24:42] Um, May the 4th, I'm doing a pretty, pretty, I'm super excited about it.

[01:24:46] So way up in Northern California, there's a little tiny town, um, Aetna, California.

[01:24:51] I think it's got like 2,500 people, I think is what their population is, but they have a

[01:24:56] little theater there.

[01:24:57] Um, the, the Avery Memorial Theater, um, that opened, I think in 1948.

[01:25:02] And they're saving this little theater and it's just a magical story.

[01:25:07] I love the town.

[01:25:08] Um, I've got some great friends that live up there.

[01:25:11] Um, we love to visit up there and spend some time.

[01:25:14] And so it's pretty awesome on May the 4th, they're actually going to show Star Wars.

[01:25:19] Nice.

[01:25:19] Awesome.

[01:25:20] And then you'll get, it'll be your fourth time watching the 4th episode.

[01:25:23] Yeah.

[01:25:23] No, I know.

[01:25:24] I'm so excited about that.

[01:25:25] I'm, I'm hoping like we, we could just keep playing it.

[01:25:28] Like, let's just roll it again.

[01:25:30] You know, at least my part, my 14 seconds.

[01:25:33] Like, let's just show that again and again and again.

[01:25:36] But, uh, no, so the, it's a really cool thing.

[01:25:39] Um, I'm super excited about it.

[01:25:42] Uh, we've been talking a little bit with the, the city council city.

[01:25:46] I say that loosely.

[01:25:47] Um, about maybe doing, uh, you know,

[01:25:49] a star Wars kind of street fair, um, that Sunday leading up to the, the film itself and

[01:25:56] kind of make it sort of a life day event, even though that was just a few days ago on

[01:26:00] November 12th.

[01:26:01] Right.

[01:26:02] But, um, you know, kind of just embracing the star Wars culture.

[01:26:06] And, um, I've got some friends from the 501st coming in.

[01:26:09] Nice.

[01:26:10] Um, it's going to be, yeah, it's going to, you know, as, as cool as we can make it a

[01:26:13] little town and then we'll, you know, hopefully all walk down to the theater and, and pay our,

[01:26:18] I think it's $5 admission or something like that.

[01:26:21] And, and get to watch star Wars on the big screen.

[01:26:23] Awesome.

[01:26:24] Yeah.

[01:26:25] That's really cool.

[01:26:26] And it's really cool that you're supporting like an, uh, theater, like a classic theater

[01:26:30] in a small town.

[01:26:31] So good for you.

[01:26:32] Yeah.

[01:26:32] It's actually the, the second time I've done that.

[01:26:35] The first one was when I actually saw, uh, star Wars in the theater theater for the first

[01:26:39] time was the Fox theater down in Stockton, California.

[01:26:43] And, um, and we had a lot of fun doing that.

[01:26:45] So, so in this event, um, I'm going to be signing autographs and, uh, just to put it out

[01:26:52] there, 100% of my proceeds are going to that little theater.

[01:26:55] So awesome.

[01:26:57] That's amazing.

[01:26:59] Good for you.

[01:27:00] Tim, you're such a good guy.

[01:27:02] Yeah.

[01:27:02] You know, I actually thought, you know, that maybe we should do a campaign.

[01:27:05] Let's save all these little theaters and all these small towns.

[01:27:08] Yeah.

[01:27:08] You know, that'd be kind of awful.

[01:27:10] Someone's got to do it.

[01:27:11] Exactly.

[01:27:11] Yeah.

[01:27:12] Okay.

[01:27:12] I put your Instagram in, um, the chat.

[01:27:15] So if anybody wants to follow you or just follow along, I also put the link for the

[01:27:20] Aetna Avery theater in the chat as well.

[01:27:23] Oh, cool.

[01:27:23] Yeah.

[01:27:23] Thank you.

[01:27:24] We'll see the more info come through as we get closer to the event.

[01:27:27] Yeah.

[01:27:28] Yeah.

[01:27:28] Let's have you on again soon.

[01:27:29] We'll have a longer interview.

[01:27:31] We can hang out.

[01:27:32] Or just be friends.

[01:27:33] You know, just be friends like we did the last time you were on the show.

[01:27:35] Just hang out.

[01:27:36] Yeah.

[01:27:36] No, we need to do it.

[01:27:37] We need to do a hangout.

[01:27:39] Yeah.

[01:27:39] Yeah.

[01:27:40] Let's play.

[01:27:40] I mean, everybody in their own little room is, you know, we're not the Brady Bunch.

[01:27:44] We're family.

[01:27:45] Yeah.

[01:27:46] All right.

[01:27:47] James, you're waiting for us to fly out there, right?

[01:27:51] Take it out of my distance.

[01:27:52] No problem.

[01:27:52] Yeah.

[01:27:53] It's fine.

[01:27:54] He's going to send the distance shooting jet out to pick everybody up.

[01:27:56] Don't worry about it.

[01:27:57] Perfect.

[01:27:58] Tim, you're amazing.

[01:28:00] Love you, buddy.

[01:28:00] Thank you.

[01:28:00] We'll talk again soon and have you on and hang out.

[01:28:04] Yeah, I appreciate it.

[01:28:04] All right.

[01:28:05] Congratulations to you.

[01:28:06] Yeah.

[01:28:06] Have a great evening.

[01:28:08] You as well, Tim.

[01:28:09] You have a good night, man.

[01:28:09] All right.

[01:28:10] Thank you.

[01:28:11] Bye-bye.

[01:28:11] Bye.

[01:28:12] Bye.

[01:28:12] I'm so impressed with myself that I know a Jawa, you know?

[01:28:16] A real Jawa.

[01:28:17] I'm impressed for your impression.

[01:28:20] Right?

[01:28:21] He's impressed.

[01:28:23] I know a Jawa and a hobbit.

[01:28:25] Being impressed.

[01:28:26] About James being impressed.

[01:28:27] Oh, God.

[01:28:28] I don't want to toot my own horn, but, you know, I know a Jawa.

[01:28:31] Yeah, right?

[01:28:31] Hey, nerds.

[01:28:32] Your boy, Young Phil, here.

[01:28:33] So, with all the celebrating happening, this episode went about three and a half hours.

[01:28:38] We wanted to kind of break it up for you in that way.

[01:28:40] It's a little bit easier to digest.

[01:28:41] So, this concludes the ending of Part A.

[01:28:45] Of course, check your feeds, and Part B will be there for you to listen to right away promptly.

[01:28:49] We'll see you guys in the next chapter with more celebrity interviews and all of the fun.

[01:28:54] Catch you guys in a little bit.

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