Episode 166

The Drink Daddy: A Bartending Journey

Published on: 30th April, 2025

In this engaging conversation, Steven, a mobile bartender known as the Drink Daddy, shares insights into the art of bartending, his journey into the mobile bartending business, and his favorite drinks and techniques. The discussion covers the importance of garnishing, the science behind drink preparation, and the joy of creating memorable experiences for clients at various events. In this engaging conversation, the hosts and Steven discuss a variety of topics ranging from brunch culture and the art of making mimosas to the unique drinking laws in Utah. They delve into the challenges and regulations of bartending, the impact of COVID on social drinking, and the importance of community engagement. Steven shares his journey of transitioning to full-time bartending, the significance of family support, and the role of social media in marketing his services. The conversation emphasizes the importance of pursuing one's passion and achieving a work-life balance while providing exceptional service to clients.

bartending, mobile bartending, whiskey, cocktails, drink recipes, event planning, bartending techniques, drink garnishes, mixology, drink daddy, brunch, mimosas, Utah drinking culture, bartending regulations, COVID impact, unique bar experience, community engagement, work-life balance, pursuing passion, family influence, social media marketing

Transcript
Chris:

Welcome back to the Whiskey and Wisdom Podcast.

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I am one of your constant

co-hosts, Chris Kellum, and I'm

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today here with Tyler, y'all.

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And our special guest is Steven Sequin.

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What's up guys?

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Steven: How's it going?

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Thanks for coming on today.

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Appreciate you guys having me.

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Thank you.

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Chris: Of course.

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I love this shirt, by the way.

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Steven: Thanks man.

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My daughter, I let her pick

out all my shirt, all my

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shirts for my events and stuff.

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Yeah.

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Oh, nice.

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And so I have a whole eclectic

collection and she wanted the

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duckies today, so she got the duckies

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Chris: Uh, before we get too crazy

into knowing about yourself and

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everything, uh, a little sneak

peek is the fact that you make.

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Amazing drinks.

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Thank you.

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Can you tell people what

we're sipping on today?

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Steven: This is my version

of a smoked old fashioned.

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Okay.

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And the trick and key to do it

'cause everybody screws it up.

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We were talking about this before.

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Yeah.

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And every bartender says stuff like that.

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But you don't smoke the glass, the

glass isn't gonna hold any flavors.

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You smoke the ice if you

smoke the ice condensation.

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It's all science.

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Hmm.

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Science and chemistry,

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Tyler: I guess the ice is gonna be more

porous than what the glass would be as

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well, so it can absorb that better too.

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Hopefully.

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Steven: I did, I would say maybe a month

ago I did a 50 year old's birthday party.

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Mm-hmm.

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And he was like straight

laced military dude.

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Everything was very uniform.

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There wasn't a crumb anywhere, so dude's

standards were, were set pretty high.

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Then I told him exactly what

I do and how I prepare things.

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He said, I'm probably gonna hire you

again because nowhere in town can make

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a smoked old fashioned as good as this.

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Oh, wow.

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That's fantastic.

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It was a, it was a

great compliment to get.

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Yeah,

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Chris: love to hear it.

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You're talking.

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That's the perfect transition.

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To what do you do?

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Steven: I'm a mobile bartender.

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I go by the drink daddy, LLC,

right there, which is awesome.

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That's like the perfect name.

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It's a great name.

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I like it a lot.

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A lot of other people have fun with it.

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And I call myself the drink daddy

because I have two girls, two kids.

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That makes sense.

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So not the other version of daddy.

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Some people, some people they're

like, oh, the drink daddy.

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Yeah, that's what I was say.

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And sometimes the drink

daddy comes out, right?

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It just depends on the event.

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I did a bachelorette party and.

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There was 15, maybe 15, 20 girls there.

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Mm-hmm.

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And I, I just like to

help out everywhere I can.

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I don't like to just stay behind the bar.

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Right.

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So if they need a hand,

all I did was record 'em.

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I took some videos of 'em, pictures.

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Every single one of 'em in

unison goes, thanks Daddy.

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And I had no idea how good

that was actually gonna feel.

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And then I was like, wow,

my ego let just explode.

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I could barely fit through the,

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Tyler: through the doorway.

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Oh, it was great.

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Chris: I love it.

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I

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Tyler: was singing like another

niche of like 50-year-old women.

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Oh, I would love it.

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I

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Steven: I would have the time of my life.

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That'd be awesome.

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Chris: No, I'm, our wives

both have read some.

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Some of those fantasy books lately?

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Some smut, yes.

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Yeah.

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Oh yeah.

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And it makes me laugh 'cause like I was

listening to a podcast this morning and

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they were like, oh, it's Zdi or Daddy.

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I'm like,

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mm, y'all should have spent more

time with your parental figures.

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Like, gosh, I, I, I will say my wife

does not use that terminology, but.

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Those people in those

circles just make me laugh.

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Tyler: Yeah.

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So I did have a question for you.

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What's up?

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In order to have your own mobile

bartending thing, you had to have

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started in the industry somehow.

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So what got you into the bartending

industry and what made you want to go out

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on your own to do something like this?

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Steven: Excuse me.

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So back when I was 21, 22 mm-hmm.

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I started bartending at this, uh.

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Hilton this hotel.

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ALL: Mm-hmm.

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Steven: And it was, it was fun.

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I did that for maybe a year, year

and a half, stopped doing that.

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And then I went to a brewery here in town.

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I worked at Waterline Okay.

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For three or four years.

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I was always the house bartender

whenever big parties would, would go on.

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And it's something I've always

really enjoyed because you can

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talk to anybody across from you.

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Mm-hmm.

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Everybody has a story.

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Everybody has something funny to say.

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I like to talk shit a lot, so I'll

rip on people immediately after

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they get a drink from me and then

we just back and forth with it.

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But I started the mobile

bar all because of my wife.

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ALL: Mm-hmm.

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Steven: I can't stand my day job and I

won't say where I, where I do that one.

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Can't stand the day job, but my

wife, we are brainstorming with ideas

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and then she presents this to me.

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She's like.

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I think I found something perfect for you.

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And she put it all in front

of me and I just ran with it.

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Yeah.

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So I built my own bar.

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Mm-hmm.

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I have a full six foot by

two foot collapsible bar.

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Oh.

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Everything is handmade outta wood.

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Oh, wow.

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And it looks like it belongs

everywhere that it's at.

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It looks like it was built with the house

or with a venue, and that's very sweet.

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Yeah, it turned out really nice.

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Can you make another one?

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Absolutely.

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Yeah, I do.

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I offer custom services if people want

something like that at their house.

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Oh, nice.

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When, like bar tops.

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Mm-hmm.

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I offer a service where I can create a

bar top for somebody's wedding and then

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I can put inside like their memorabilia.

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Oh wow.

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And I can craft memorabilia inside the

bar top and then let them take that piece

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home as part of their wedding celebration.

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Tyler: Oh, that's neat.

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Steven: Yeah.

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That is

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Chris: pretty sick.

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Yeah.

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'cause we've also mentioned this

previously being, I was, I don't

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know, when it comes to being a

mobile bartender, what do you

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bring to the, like, to the event?

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Like do you bring the alcohol?

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Do they bring the alcohol?

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How does that work?

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Steven: It depends.

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It's state by state.

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Okay.

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So North Carolina is known as

what's called, uh, dry hire.

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Mm-hmm.

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So, uh, my clients, they

have to buy all the alcohol.

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So beer, wine, spirits.

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Okay.

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We come up with a shopping plan

together and I make sure they

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don't overbuy or under buy.

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Mm-hmm.

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And then I supply everything

else under the sun and moon.

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Chris: Nice.

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Steven: And then they don't

have to worry about the bar.

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It's all handled.

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Okay.

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That's what I was

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Chris: curious about.

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Steven: Yeah.

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Everything down to cup, straws.

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Napkins.

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I bring the ice for all the

drinks, coolers garnishes.

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If people want glassware,

I can do glassware.

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It all just depends on the needs.

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Mm-hmm.

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But I'll supply absolutely everything.

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Tyler: Nice.

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Awesome.

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Kind of set and forget it type of thing.

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Yep.

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Yeah.

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Hand over the money to you and that's it.

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Off to the races.

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Make sure the alcohol is there

and we're gonna have a good time.

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Sweet.

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Yeah.

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Good.

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So what are your favorite

types of events to do?

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Steven: Honestly, weddings are fun.

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Mm-hmm.

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Mm-hmm.

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Everybody's always in a good mood, but

if I get hired for a backyard birthday.

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Or a cookout.

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Oh yeah.

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That is a blast.

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Because that is pretty cool.

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There's just good vibes all around.

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I've done like little clubhouses.

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Mm-hmm.

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Mm-hmm.

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Where some neighborhoods

have their clubhouse.

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Right.

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I did a clubhouse a little while ago, and

those people had the time of their life.

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They had live music there.

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Everyone was dancing, drinking,

having, having a blast.

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Chris: That's nice.

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Nevermind.

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Do you have, do you

have the liquor license?

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Or how does that work?

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Steven: It's by a venue, right?

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Yeah, by venue.

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Chris: Ah, okay.

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Mm-hmm.

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Steven: And so I carry insurance though.

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Okay.

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Yeah.

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Makes sense.

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Some mobile bartenders don't.

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That

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Tyler: seems like a bad

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Steven: idea.

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Tyler: It's not a good one.

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Yeah.

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There's so much liability that happens.

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Yeah, exactly.

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Okay.

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Or you need is one person to do

something stupid and they'll be like,

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well the drink daddy gave me two drinks.

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Right.

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So, yeah.

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' Steven: cause.

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Because I can't bring liquor.

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Mm-hmm.

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That's what makes it difficult

because I can't control what

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people do after I leave an event.

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Oh.

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But I'm still liable

because I still served them.

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Got you.

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Oh, I see.

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Yeah.

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So yeah.

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I'd rather rather just

carry the insurance Yeah.

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Safely.

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Sorry.

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And not need it.

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Chris: Yeah.

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Right.

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It always, like

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I've always.

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Known people to throw a party and

they'll have a bartender and they're

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always like the same, like four

that come from like a country club

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or come from some place that's just

like very show up, very professional.

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Yep.

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And I'm like, that seems like a cool idea,

but I've never thought to do it myself.

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'cause if we're throwing a party,

I always, I'm always the bartender

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and I realize that makes way more

sense to just get someone to come in.

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Who knows how to make drinks.

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Yep.

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Legitimately.

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And then you can enjoy the party instead

of trying to make drinks for everybody.

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Tyler: That's

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Chris: exactly how it

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Tyler: works.

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Now we know who to hire

next time RES has an event.

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Steven: See?

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Yeah.

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So I have, I should stay on topic.

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Sorry.

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So I have hats that I made and.

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It says the drink Daddy.

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I have a whole like custom logo and stuff.

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So it says the drink daddy

on the front, and then on the

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back it says Thirsty Daddy's.

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Got you.

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So that's kind of like

my little catchphrase.

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I like it.

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Chris: So do, do you have different

colors of this hat or is I, can

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Steven: I get 'em Custom

made by a guy in town.

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Oh, nice.

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I've ended up, I've made probably a dozen

because people love the name so much.

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And they're great to support,

you know, friends are crazy

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supportive, so it's pretty cool.

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Yeah.

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Do you have a

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Tyler: trademarked.

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Steven: I'm working on that.

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Okay, good.

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Yeah.

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I'm gonna talk to, I can't

remember his name, but he's

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your, he's a friend of yours.

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Yeah, that does trademarking.

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So I'm trademarking first before

I actually bulk up in merch.

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That makes sense.

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Yeah.

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That's smart.

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Chris: It's very interesting.

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Like in general, Wilmington is

a town where like they actually

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support their friends, right?

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Because everyone will come in and

be like, oh, 'cause I have like a

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Starling t-shirt I wear all the time.

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And people will look at me

like, oh, do you work there?

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No, I just, I literally just bought the

t-shirt 'cause I like to support people.

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No, but I drink there.

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Right.

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Come on out.

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Exactly.

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I'm like, and now I can buy

a hat from you and support.

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I was, I couldn't wear a hat for

like three years, but I can now.

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So why too much?

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I grew my hair out.

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Oh, okay.

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And it was legit.

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It was a hot mess.

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Like I didn't know the proper techniques

to take care of it, but it was like a

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good three inches off the top of my head.

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And went in different directions.

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So like a hat just didn't work.

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Steven: There's this

comedian, cam Patterson.

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Mm-hmm.

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Have you heard of Love Cam Patterson?

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So did you see him?

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Yeah, I, I saw him when he was in town.

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Yeah.

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At Dead Crow.

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He's hysterical.

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He's a lot smaller than I

thought he was gonna be.

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That's always the case with comedians.

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Like we were all standing up

excited for him and then he.

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Goes up to like my chest.

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Oh wow.

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A tiny, tiny dude.

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That's what

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Chris: people say about Tyler.

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Steven: It's true.

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Tyler: They're like, we

knew you were short, but,

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Steven: but Cam will put a hat on and

he's got some thick stacked up hair, and

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he'll just like dangle it and hang it off.

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Everybody.

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He's like defying gravity.

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How, what are you

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Chris: doing?

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How was this stuck here?

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Not falling off.

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Tyler: The one episode that

killed Tony, Tony was like, how

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does your hat keep going farther

and farther back on your head?

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And it's still not fall.

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Chris: You know, maybe he is like a

pick or something in his hair to like

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it from like completely falling off

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Steven: Bobby pins, right.

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Chris: Shoving

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Steven: them up

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Chris: there.

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Uh, so your favorite event, we talked

about doing like backyard parties.

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What?

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Are your two favorite drinks to make?

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Steven: So I hate tequila, but why?

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Man, I don't know.

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Where do we start with that one?

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Let's go.

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We can go back.

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Let's go.

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Tequila just doesn't do it for me.

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It just, it's, I've, I've had

really, really fine tequila before

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and that's where I'm like, I

understand why people like this.

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Mm-hmm.

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But then you just get some mid

stuff on the shelf and Yeah.

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No, it just doesn't do it for me.

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But people love it.

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So people's favorite drink that

I do is probably my Paloma.

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People rave about it.

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They come back for it all the time.

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You should do a smoked Paloma.

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Maybe use a smoked, smoked tequila.

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Tyler: I had one somewhere.

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We did.

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I feel like it was with you.

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But yeah, it was pretty darn good.

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Really?

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It's it's very much like a

old fashioned esque Yeah.

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The way that it kind

of all comes together.

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It's pretty good though.

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Steven: I like rum.

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A lot.

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I, my choices would be whiskey and rum.

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But when I do things with rum, you

can kind of beach it up a little bit.

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Oh, okay.

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Which is nice.

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And I make some really good stuff with,

like, I use a coconut cream and milk.

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Shaken up with some, a little bit

of bitters, orange juice, pineapple

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juice, stuff like that comes out

smooth, creamy, and delicious.

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But one that I started enjoying

more of are just mojitos.

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Oh yeah.

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So I do variations of mojitos

'cause I make all my own

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syrups for flavors and stuff.

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Saw infuse mint.

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With raspberry and sugar and

have like a raspberry mojito.

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Ooh, that sounds good.

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And it makes it cleaner.

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Mm-hmm.

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So you're not gonna be sucking up leafs.

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You get all the flavors and stuff,

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Chris: but they're really good.

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I haven't had a mojito in forever.

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Tyler: It's like the

perfect, like summer day.

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I don't a back porch or like on a deck.

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Steven: That's what people are going

for as we're coming up to our summer.

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Is tequila, like pretty

much just white liquors?

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Chris: Sorry, I had to, I know.

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I set it up.

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No, had to do it.

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It's, I'm intrigued because most

people don't know about Palomas.

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They're always like, when you hear about

tequila, you're thinking of a margarita.

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And I think it's the onset of

all the Mexican restaurants.

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No, and Margarita are just easy to make.

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I think pulmo are, are the move.

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Tyler: Yeah.

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It's, it's the way to go.

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It's like a true, like

alcohol cocktail too.

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Like a margarita is just like, what kind

of sugar can I throw into my tequila?

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And just call it a day.

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Which is also why most people

have a lot of hangover stories

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with their tequilas as well.

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Steven: I know they don't realize

that it all comes from the sugar.

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Chris: Oh, I have learned

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Steven: a couple stories behind that.

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Chris: Yeah.

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Well, and I don't even drink

like anything specific.

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We'll just like mix things up.

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Which is one of the pluses

of being on the podcast.

476

:

We tried so many whiskeys that my palate's

been open, so I can try like other, yep.

477

:

Liquors, other spirits.

478

:

Mm-hmm.

479

:

And.

480

:

I have hard way.

481

:

I like how you phrased

482

:

Steven: it like that my

palate's been opened.

483

:

Yes.

484

:

It's like someone opened

up your third eye tasting.

485

:

Yeah.

486

:

Chris: Well 'cause usually you're,

you go to the bar and you get the

487

:

same thing over and over again.

488

:

Right.

489

:

And if you don't know what you

want, you get vodka in something.

490

:

'cause it's just so like no flavor.

491

:

Yeah.

492

:

There's a big hustle and bustle with

493

:

Steven: the bar and you just, you

don't wanna piss off the bartender.

494

:

Exactly.

495

:

What's the quickest thing

I can have you make for me?

496

:

Yes.

497

:

Chris: And so now I'm at the

point where I'm like, okay.

498

:

I know not to go to the bar and

be like, yo, can I get a like

499

:

a Long Island iced tea or can

you make me like, gosh, what are

500

:

Steven: you, 20?

501

:

I was gonna say you're

ordering something like that.

502

:

Correct.

503

:

Get your id rush act real quick.

504

:

I

505

:

Chris: will say I had one of my,

I've only had three in my life.

506

:

I had one at the Starling for

my birthday, like two years ago.

507

:

One, it was the most expensive

Long Island iced tea.

508

:

Because like nothing there is

like, you don't have Yeah, $3,

509

:

Tyler: like top, top

shelf, long Island iced.

510

:

It's all like mid shelf 30 drink,

which still tastes like garbage.

511

:

Chris: It was actually good.

512

:

Was it?

513

:

Well, I applaud like when you get a

good bartender who knows like, hey, I'm

514

:

not gonna give you this whiskey or this

rum because the flavors don't mix Well.

515

:

Yeah.

516

:

But when they mix it

together, the stuff worked.

517

:

But yeah, I'm not ordering

another Long Island.

518

:

Steven: The popular drink when I

was younger out west was a A MF,

519

:

which was a audios motherfucker.

520

:

Oh, what?

521

:

Yeah.

522

:

Similar thing to a Rhode Island,

they just dump like everything,

523

:

three, four ounces of liquor in a cup

and then splash some juice on top.

524

:

Yes.

525

:

Chris: Oh, I remember.

526

:

Steven: Here's everything

in the well have at it.

527

:

Tyler: Yeah.

528

:

And

529

:

Steven: yeah, man, that's,

530

:

Chris: we used to, like, I was in the

National Guard for a few years and

531

:

every weekend we'd go up for training.

532

:

We'd go out to eat at this Mexican

joint that like we knew the family

533

:

and somehow dinner would progress.

534

:

Then the bar would clo or like restaurant

would close and it would turn into a bar.

535

:

Oh.

536

:

And so we all turned into

drinking audios, motherfuckers,

537

:

and I'm just like, not again.

538

:

Can we not do this tonight?

539

:

Every week

540

:

Steven: it's the same thing.

541

:

Chris: Yes.

542

:

I'm like, can I just

drink a beer just once?

543

:

Yes.

544

:

Right.

545

:

Tyler: I wanna go back to the drink

that you made a little bit, because

546

:

I was trying to think the last time

that I had a smoked Old fashioned,

547

:

I was like, how did they make it?

548

:

So what they did is they fully made

the old fashioned and then smoked it.

549

:

Even that's, even that's not, I was

say that seems kind of weird, right?

550

:

Yeah.

551

:

' Steven: cause then you

just get a flat layer.

552

:

Exactly.

553

:

Yeah.

554

:

That the smoke will sit on and

nothing will get absorbed into it.

555

:

So as you were saying,

ice is porous, right?

556

:

So.

557

:

It'll go into those nice little crevasses.

558

:

Tyler: Yeah.

559

:

Steven: And because I

was thinking that too.

560

:

'cause like

561

:

Tyler: I've been, I've been drinking

on this for a little bit now.

562

:

Yep.

563

:

And I'm like, I get the same

taste every single time.

564

:

Unlike that other one I was telling

you about, like, it goes away.

565

:

Yeah.

566

:

You had that smoky taste of first

two sips and then you're like, okay.

567

:

And fashion, and then you're drinking,

568

:

Steven: drinking whiskey.

569

:

Right.

570

:

Yep.

571

:

But, but yeah, that's,

that's the only way to do it.

572

:

Chris: Nice.

573

:

You don't do cherries,

you don't muddle anything.

574

:

Steven: Not with, uh, with mine.

575

:

I, if people request cherry

garnishes, then I do use some like

576

:

fine top shelf cherries with it.

577

:

But most people that I've done

'em for, they, they're just like,

578

:

just take 'em off to the side.

579

:

Yeah.

580

:

I'm like, do you know what

581

:

Tyler: those

582

:

Steven: cherries cost?

583

:

Tyler: I'm gonna

584

:

Chris: come on eat those cherries.

585

:

Tyler: Right.

586

:

This is all I want.

587

:

I think there was one time at rounds I

didn't eat the cherry and Dennis was like.

588

:

Why did I put this on top for you then?

589

:

And I was like, I'll eat it then.

590

:

I'm sorry.

591

:

Apologize.

592

:

Steven: I know you work so hard on the

garnishes and you make it look nice.

593

:

Then people are like, just

grab everything, toss.

594

:

I'm like, cool.

595

:

Thank you guys.

596

:

I'll go fuck myself guys.

597

:

Thanks, God, appreciate it.

598

:

Chris: Are you foreign garnishes?

599

:

Oh, in the garnish realm, are you for

like minimal or like over the top?

600

:

Steven: I like the middle ground of it.

601

:

Okay.

602

:

So.

603

:

I don't like putting three or four

different garnishes on a drink.

604

:

I have a view that less is more.

605

:

Mm-hmm.

606

:

Mm-hmm.

607

:

And you'll still get a good photo op

if that's what you're looking for.

608

:

I, uh, dehydrate all my fresh cut

limes and stuff depending on the

609

:

kind of drinks that they want.

610

:

So I'll have dehydrated limes, lemons,

oranges but then I'll also have fresh

611

:

cuts of it in case somebody wants to

squeeze it or it's a separate drink

612

:

where they want a different flavor.

613

:

Chris: No in my head 'cause it's

Sunday and we're recording, my brain

614

:

was thinking of like the Bloody Mary's

and how it has transitioned from

615

:

like, hey, we have just like a pickle

or an olive on top to a wholesale.

616

:

A wholesale, yeah.

617

:

Well, what 'em call it, there was

a shop that opened up and their

618

:

bloody Mary's would have like.

619

:

Food on top.

620

:

Like I went once, once I got the,

like a mini Philly cheese steak

621

:

sitting on top of my Bloody Mary

622

:

Steven: cooked shrimp just flopped out.

623

:

Yeah.

624

:

Mm-hmm.

625

:

I'm like, crab claws,

just sticking like bacon.

626

:

Chris: Like if you just do

a strip of bacon in there.

627

:

Yeah.

628

:

But when it's like bacon and

olives and pickles and it's

629

:

like, come on dad, it's too much.

630

:

No one eats the celery.

631

:

Tyler: I saw the weirdest one

I saw is they actually used

632

:

tomatoes as a garnish with it too.

633

:

I'm like, I see what you're doing here.

634

:

It makes sense, but it

635

:

Chris: doesn't.

636

:

Right.

637

:

Tyler: So it doesn't actually

go with what you're doing here.

638

:

Chris: Yeah.

639

:

I mean, drinking tomato

juice is just nasty.

640

:

Anyway.

641

:

Steven: I'm not a blood Mary fan myself.

642

:

Chris: Mm-hmm.

643

:

I'm just gonna drink aosa if I need one.

644

:

Steven: Yep.

645

:

That's what brunches are for, man.

646

:

Yeah, right.

647

:

Half bottle.

648

:

Per glass.

649

:

Yep.

650

:

That's how you make a proper

mimosa is a half bottle per

651

:

glass, or you do a 70 30 ratio.

652

:

Chris: Wait, how big of glasses

are you using for mimosas?

653

:

Steven: Well, if you're doing

half bottles, then you gotta

654

:

get a good 20 ounce glass.

655

:

Chris: Okay.

656

:

Right.

657

:

I'm just making sure people understand.

658

:

Well, like I get like the minis,

we use gallon glasses here.

659

:

Like I get the half, like the mini splits.

660

:

And I'm like, those work perfect.

661

:

'cause I'm not trying to drink too much.

662

:

But like you said, if

we're doing brunch, just

663

:

Steven: bottomless.

664

:

Yeah.

665

:

That's the only way to go.

666

:

I don't think anywhere in

Wilmington has bottomless options.

667

:

I don't think we're allowed to.

668

:

I don't think it's legal.

669

:

Mm-hmm.

670

:

Yeah.

671

:

Oh, I

672

:

Chris: miss those days.

673

:

I know, man.

674

:

But back then you couldn't drink

on Sundays before like noon, so,

675

:

Tyler: yeah.

676

:

At least they moved it up an hour.

677

:

Chris: It's 10.

678

:

It's

679

:

Steven: 10.

680

:

It's 10 now.

681

:

Yeah.

682

:

You can actually buy wine and stuff at 10.

683

:

Oh, that's right.

684

:

It is 10.

685

:

That's right.

686

:

Yeah.

687

:

These are two hours.

688

:

Chris: Yeah.

689

:

Look at us, Scott, tell you,

tells you how old we are.

690

:

Yeah.

691

:

And how young he is.

692

:

He doesn't know these things.

693

:

Uh, so I didn't live here.

694

:

Yeah.

695

:

These

696

:

Steven: newbies, man.

697

:

Gosh.

698

:

You these damn northerners as people say.

699

:

Yeah.

700

:

15 years now.

701

:

So where are you?

702

:

Where are you from?

703

:

Utah.

704

:

Okay.

705

:

Yeah.

706

:

I grew up in one of two ghetto cities.

707

:

That Utah had to offer.

708

:

Okay.

709

:

Which was pretty cool.

710

:

I didn't know there was any Yeah,

dude, there's, there's actually some

711

:

intense gang activity that goes on

and I grew up in a Crip neighborhood.

712

:

Oh, okay.

713

:

Oh wow.

714

:

Represent Just kidding.

715

:

I didn't do any of that stuff.

716

:

Chris: Well it was funny 'cause

like we were talking about, uh,

717

:

the High West and I'm like, it's

interesting that you left Utah, which

718

:

is, isn't it very Mormon out there?

719

:

Oh yeah.

720

:

Mor, I can't.

721

:

I try and not mix things up, but you

left there and came this direction

722

:

and became a bartender and they don't

drink out there really, do they?

723

:

Steven: It depends on where you go.

724

:

Okay.

725

:

How they drink.

726

:

They just have to drink a lot.

727

:

So up until recently they had, they

had laws out there blackout or nothing.

728

:

Right.

729

:

But the, the alcohol that they

would offer you at bars mm-hmm.

730

:

If you're trying to get a beer from tap,

they would only allow you to serve 3.2%

731

:

alcohol content when it comes to beer.

732

:

Oh, okay.

733

:

They just pushed a law maybe a year

or so ago that no, I can't, now

734

:

they can serve 5% and strong beer.

735

:

Yeah.

736

:

Is what they call it.

737

:

You have to buy at a

liquor store and then.

738

:

At the liquor store, they don't

have the beer in, uh, coolers.

739

:

Mm-hmm.

740

:

Because they wanna discourage

drinking and driving on the way home.

741

:

Is the logic behind it.

742

:

Chris: Isn't it illegal anyways?

743

:

Right.

744

:

But they're like, well,

745

:

Steven: if it's already

cold, they might be tempted.

746

:

Chris: It's, I'm like,

this isn't the seventies.

747

:

As opposed

748

:

Tyler: to going to the liquor

store to buy liquor and then it's

749

:

drinking that outta the bottle.

750

:

Right.

751

:

Well, they're not gonna drink

it if it, unless it's cold.

752

:

We don't want them drinking the

beer because it's gonna be cold.

753

:

But the liquor, we're cool with them

to, you get that straight out of the

754

:

Steven: bottle.

755

:

Also like if you go to a restaurant

and you wanted a cocktail.

756

:

Yeah.

757

:

You would have to sit on a

certain side of the restaurant

758

:

in order to be served alcohol.

759

:

Oh, the drinking

760

:

Tyler: side and the non-drinking

side, like smoking and

761

:

non-smoking side back in the day.

762

:

Steven: Right.

763

:

And then when they're making drinks,

they have to do it behind a wall so

764

:

then nobody can see what they're making.

765

:

This is

766

:

Chris: kin kid friendly.

767

:

Steven: Yep.

768

:

I feel like that's even more dangerous.

769

:

That's what I'm saying.

770

:

You don't know what they're doing.

771

:

You don't know what

they're putting in there.

772

:

Oh my God.

773

:

What they're stirring it with,

first of all, let's talk about that.

774

:

Right?

775

:

Just kidding.

776

:

Tyler: I blame it on You could be

using crazy spoons that we just

777

:

got out of the random kitchen.

778

:

I'm pretty sure it was from the dirty

779

:

Steven: dishwasher.

780

:

It's okay though.

781

:

Gives a character.

782

:

Chris: I said, Tyler, this thing

the other day, and it was like.

783

:

These two ladies caught covid because

they were, they were sharing a cup

784

:

that hadn't been sanitized properly.

785

:

I see where this is going already.

786

:

I was.

787

:

Oh my gosh.

788

:

If only kids actually understood.

789

:

Yeah.

790

:

Steven: And for those two girls,

they, you think they'd learn

791

:

their lesson the first time?

792

:

Like

793

:

Chris: two girls should

never share one cub,

794

:

Steven: ever.

795

:

Don't Google it.

796

:

Gen Z or out there listening to this,

it's, it's one of those legendary, or

797

:

maybe, but it's one of those legendary

videos that like the mythology

798

:

behind it, everybody knows about it.

799

:

Right?

800

:

Everybody's too scared to look at it.

801

:

Yeah.

802

:

I.

803

:

I was like, guy

804

:

Chris: who didn't watch it.

805

:

Oh, okay.

806

:

I convinced I've never seen it either.

807

:

I haven't either.

808

:

Yeah.

809

:

I convinced my roommate in college 'cause

it, that's when it came out and I was

810

:

like, bro, I heard about this video.

811

:

You gotta check this out.

812

:

And I had him like, look it up.

813

:

'cause he had a laptop.

814

:

I didn't.

815

:

And he looked it up and I was like,

I can't believe you watch that.

816

:

What an idiot.

817

:

Tyler: You don't trust me.

818

:

Come on.

819

:

No.

820

:

To your point though, it is

kinda like a mythology though.

821

:

There's, everyone knows

about it, but there.

822

:

I don't think I've known anyone

who's actually watched it.

823

:

It's taboo man, right?

824

:

Chris: No.

825

:

It's like when people google

certain things, they're

826

:

like, you don't Google that.

827

:

No.

828

:

Right.

829

:

Tyler: Something.

830

:

Your computer's gonna

get aids now stop this.

831

:

Oh, I downloaded a lot

of shit off a lime wire.

832

:

That was not one thing I was gonna down.

833

:

No, no, no,

834

:

Chris: no, no.

835

:

So your de, your.

836

:

Bar that you've made.

837

:

Yep.

838

:

Because I'm always curious about this.

839

:

When you made your bar, do you have like

space underneath for, for your stuff?

840

:

Is everything on top?

841

:

Like how does that set up look?

842

:

It.

843

:

Steven: When you see it, it

looks exactly like a bar.

844

:

Chris: Okay.

845

:

Steven: So I have storage underneath.

846

:

I have a midsection

847

:

Chris: mm-hmm.

848

:

Steven: That I have.

849

:

And I have a cut station, my

garnish stuff, and I have mixers

850

:

set up on the left side of it.

851

:

And then on the right side I have

cups, and then I cut out a hole, and

852

:

then that's where my, uh, ice goes.

853

:

Oh, okay.

854

:

So I hit, have my cooler

there, put the ice in.

855

:

I have a drain bucket underneath to catch

anything so the ice stays, stays good.

856

:

And I custom my customized my bar.

857

:

So my midsection, nobody can really see

it when they're ordering drinks, but I put

858

:

in comics, so I have comic books all over

it and then I eped over the top of it.

859

:

Oh, that's cool.

860

:

Just to give it a little something for me.

861

:

Chris: Yeah, right.

862

:

So what comics are in there?

863

:

Steven: There's some He-Man

in there, a couple X-Men.

864

:

One page of Spider-Man made it.

865

:

Then, I can't remember the name of this

comic book, but my friend loves him and

866

:

he is like, I want to give you this.

867

:

And so I just like, pick

your two favorite pages.

868

:

And then it was a warrior based,

uh, comic book, and he was talking

869

:

about the repetition of his life.

870

:

And he, it's along the lines of I wake up,

I fight, I eat, I fuck, I sleep, I fight.

871

:

I fuck some more and,

872

:

and then he is just like banging

some alien ass type of thing,

873

:

so, and that's what he wanted.

874

:

So it's right there in the middle.

875

:

Right in the middle.

876

:

Sounds like

877

:

Chris: invincible or some crazy shit.

878

:

Steven: That was a good series.

879

:

Chris: I haven't seen the New Seasons.

880

:

I watched it when it first came out and

I was like, all right, this is sick.

881

:

Yeah.

882

:

And then there was that break.

883

:

Uh, I just hate that Netflix

has conditioned us to like,

884

:

just binge watch things.

885

:

Yep.

886

:

So now I don't have the patience

to be like, oh, let me wait,

887

:

Steven: let me wait another week.

888

:

Right.

889

:

Chris: Oh, I'm fine with waiting a week.

890

:

'cause I have been watching like Will

Trent and that comes on like every week.

891

:

And me and my wife watch like

Survivor Weekly and Top Chef and

892

:

I'm like, this I can deal with.

893

:

But it's when you have that gap and it's

like, oh, well the new seasonal starts.

894

:

Right.

895

:

It's either where, anywhere from

like you, you don't have June,

896

:

July, August, sometime September.

897

:

I'm like, we done forgot

what was going on here.

898

:

Yep.

899

:

And the

900

:

Steven: recap does no justice for it.

901

:

No,

902

:

Tyler: no.

903

:

Yeah.

904

:

It's like, all right, thanks

for the 30 seconds of the last

905

:

episode that just happened.

906

:

It was like, I figured that out.

907

:

Yeah.

908

:

Steven: Yeah.

909

:

There's a wicked one on

there, Allison Borderlands.

910

:

Chris: Oh, that was so good, man.

911

:

Did you see the, because that was a comic.

912

:

Steven: Yep.

913

:

It was based on a comic series.

914

:

Yes.

915

:

And then they put it to live action.

916

:

Yeah.

917

:

And it's just wild.

918

:

Chris: It is.

919

:

So it's Korean.

920

:

Tyler: Okay.

921

:

Yep.

922

:

I've heard of it and I heard it was

really good, but I never sorted it.

923

:

But that, that one, that's good.

924

:

Games has nothing

925

:

Steven: on that.

926

:

Oh, really?

927

:

Oh, yeah.

928

:

Chris: It, it's sick.

929

:

Like the big premise is like these people.

930

:

Something happens in in their life

and they just appear into this world

931

:

that looks just like their own,

but there's no one else around.

932

:

Oh, wow.

933

:

But there's games that pop up around

the city and you have to compete

934

:

in the game to get extended time.

935

:

Oh, interesting.

936

:

And the more difficult the game

is, the more time you get left

937

:

without having to play a new game.

938

:

But there's also, in each game,

there's a high chance of dying.

939

:

So basically is like

squid game on steroids.

940

:

Yeah.

941

:

Yeah.

942

:

Steven: And if you refuse to play

a game, then a laser comes out from

943

:

the sky and just eviscerates you.

944

:

Chris: Yeah.

945

:

And then there's like, there's

a bunch of stuff because no one

946

:

really knows how to get out.

947

:

And of course people join gangs and

you make groups or you run solo just

948

:

to try and figure out how to get out.

949

:

Sold.

950

:

Yeah.

951

:

It's, it's wild.

952

:

Yeah.

953

:

Yeah.

954

:

It's a ride.

955

:

It's pretty

956

:

Steven: cool

957

:

Chris: though.

958

:

The comic was pretty sick.

959

:

I read that and then found

out about the show and I was

960

:

like, oh shit, this is sick.

961

:

Steven: Yep.

962

:

I'm really good at getting off topic too.

963

:

So sorry about Oh yeah,

that's what, that's

964

:

Tyler: what his job is.

965

:

Chris: My job is to get us off topic for

966

:

Tyler: sure.

967

:

I can run with anything.

968

:

Alright, so to get us back on track, so.

969

:

Before the podcast, I believe

you were telling us that you are

970

:

transitioning out of the, the day

job that you have all into this.

971

:

So now that you're going full

or into, uh, mobile bartending,

972

:

what's the next step for you?

973

:

Like what's the next goal that

you're trying to accomplish?

974

:

Steven: So it'll, I'll be able to

utilize an extra 30 to 40 hours a week.

975

:

Mm-hmm.

976

:

To be able to have more successful,

marketing getting my face out

977

:

there, networking with people.

978

:

My goal is to provide top

tier service for everybody.

979

:

ALL: Mm-hmm.

980

:

Steven: But I have to get in front of

people so then they can see who I am.

981

:

Right.

982

:

And right now I just don't

have the time to do that.

983

:

And some of the platforms that

I'm on, it has helped a lot.

984

:

Mm-hmm.

985

:

Mm-hmm.

986

:

But I would like to stay more local

and be more involved in the community.

987

:

Mm-hmm.

988

:

And.

989

:

Like, for example just this last

Friday I was at, uh, Bellevue.

990

:

Mm-hmm.

991

:

And there was a wedding, this whole party,

they had to re like switch up everything

992

:

'cause they were supposed to have their

wedding in Western North Carolina Yeah.

993

:

And all that.

994

:

And everything was just out.

995

:

And they found this other venue and

they deposited something along the

996

:

lines, like $8,000 for a deposit.

997

:

The venue owner, uh,

went bankrupt Oh, wow.

998

:

And was still collecting all of this,

uh, money and just running with it

999

:

and leaving people high and dry.

:

00:31:14,752 --> 00:31:17,932

So when it comes to community, I.

:

00:31:19,417 --> 00:31:23,647

Like, I think I'm the worst

business person because I really

:

00:31:23,647 --> 00:31:25,177

like being able to help people.

:

00:31:25,237 --> 00:31:26,737

And if I'm able to, I will.

:

00:31:26,857 --> 00:31:26,977

Mm-hmm.

:

00:31:27,287 --> 00:31:33,287

So they got the venue, Ray Baca

gave them half price for the day.

:

00:31:33,437 --> 00:31:33,527

Mm-hmm.

:

00:31:33,777 --> 00:31:35,697

I pretty much charged them peanuts.

:

00:31:36,457 --> 00:31:38,012

Just like covering cost of goods.

:

00:31:38,012 --> 00:31:38,102

Right.

:

00:31:38,102 --> 00:31:40,952

Just so then they can have a good

time and not stress about things.

:

00:31:41,012 --> 00:31:41,192

Yeah.

:

00:31:41,402 --> 00:31:45,362

And being able to do that and seeing

the appreciation on their faces.

:

00:31:45,752 --> 00:31:49,652

And like the sincere thank

you, hugs and all that.

:

00:31:49,652 --> 00:31:51,992

It just, stuff like that

just makes you feel good.

:

00:31:52,442 --> 00:31:56,012

And so if I can make an impact

for people to have a good time

:

00:31:56,072 --> 00:31:58,142

locally, that's, that's kind

:

00:31:58,142 --> 00:31:59,042

Tyler: of where my drive is.

:

00:31:59,732 --> 00:32:03,032

That's great marketing too, especially

like brand new kind of getting started

:

00:32:03,032 --> 00:32:05,612

and whatnot, because you can also

write that off too, on your taxes.

:

00:32:05,617 --> 00:32:05,912

Yep, yep.

:

00:32:05,942 --> 00:32:08,222

So that, that's another

benefit to that, I guess.

:

00:32:08,642 --> 00:32:11,432

But yeah, I've, I've always been a

huge proponent of someone who's like.

:

00:32:12,062 --> 00:32:14,402

Relatively new into their own business.

:

00:32:14,672 --> 00:32:16,952

Just giving out as much

service as possible.

:

00:32:16,952 --> 00:32:17,972

That's humanly possible.

:

00:32:18,002 --> 00:32:18,062

Yeah.

:

00:32:18,062 --> 00:32:20,342

Like without like destroying

their own business.

:

00:32:20,342 --> 00:32:20,852

Yeah.

:

00:32:20,942 --> 00:32:24,122

Uh, just because that's, that's the

best marketing you can possibly do.

:

00:32:24,482 --> 00:32:26,762

Just kinda showing people, Hey,

what, what are you made of?

:

00:32:27,302 --> 00:32:27,632

Steven: Yeah.

:

00:32:27,752 --> 00:32:28,472

And I don't know.

:

00:32:29,102 --> 00:32:33,932

I know that's a great way to think of it,

but my brain always reverts back to I was

:

00:32:33,932 --> 00:32:35,972

able to do something nice for somebody.

:

00:32:36,122 --> 00:32:36,332

Right.

:

00:32:36,332 --> 00:32:38,432

And maybe karma in that

way can reward later.

:

00:32:38,432 --> 00:32:39,092

I don't know.

:

00:32:39,182 --> 00:32:40,712

I don't know how that all works, but.

:

00:32:41,222 --> 00:32:43,532

It's nice just to be able

to do that for people.

:

00:32:43,622 --> 00:32:47,492

So, and we had a blast, the

bride and groom sweet as can be.

:

00:32:48,092 --> 00:32:48,752

And they had a blast.

:

00:32:48,752 --> 00:32:51,632

We were able to provide a great

service and great time for everybody.

:

00:32:51,902 --> 00:32:52,382

That's awesome.

:

00:32:52,472 --> 00:32:52,862

Good for you.

:

00:32:52,892 --> 00:32:53,552

That's, I like that.

:

00:32:53,582 --> 00:32:54,842

That's what's what it's all about.

:

00:32:54,932 --> 00:33:00,572

But I am leaving the job because honestly,

the day job is hindering, uh, my business.

:

00:33:00,752 --> 00:33:01,112

Right.

:

00:33:01,112 --> 00:33:01,922

So I got you.

:

00:33:02,162 --> 00:33:03,932

People, people have plans.

:

00:33:03,992 --> 00:33:04,082

Mm-hmm.

:

00:33:04,322 --> 00:33:06,512

And they definitely want somebody like me.

:

00:33:07,022 --> 00:33:07,862

And so.

:

00:33:08,237 --> 00:33:11,987

If I'm not able to utilize the

extra time to be responsive, who's

:

00:33:11,987 --> 00:33:15,677

gonna want a lazy mobile bartender

that can't reply to messages?

:

00:33:15,737 --> 00:33:15,827

Right.

:

00:33:15,827 --> 00:33:16,727

Or take a phone call.

:

00:33:17,147 --> 00:33:17,297

Yeah.

:

00:33:17,377 --> 00:33:22,807

But yeah, I've got quite a bit of bookings

already for the year and into next year.

:

00:33:22,897 --> 00:33:23,167

Mm-hmm.

:

00:33:23,677 --> 00:33:24,307

Still open.

:

00:33:24,427 --> 00:33:24,547

Yeah.

:

00:33:24,552 --> 00:33:24,712

That's awesome.

:

00:33:24,727 --> 00:33:25,567

Still got some weekends

:

00:33:26,137 --> 00:33:26,200

Chris: you, so that's awesome.

:

00:33:26,205 --> 00:33:33,637

Yeah, it's, I will say I, having a job

is something we all need currently, but.

:

00:33:34,762 --> 00:33:39,682

If you can realize what your passion

is and be able to transition into that.

:

00:33:39,742 --> 00:33:41,812

I always applaud anybody who does that.

:

00:33:41,812 --> 00:33:42,052

Steven: Yep.

:

00:33:42,592 --> 00:33:46,702

And I don't, with my day job,

I don't have a sense of pride.

:

00:33:46,707 --> 00:33:47,017

Mm-hmm.

:

00:33:47,197 --> 00:33:48,262

I'm a very hard worker.

:

00:33:48,352 --> 00:33:48,772

ALL: Mm-hmm.

:

00:33:49,167 --> 00:33:51,027

Steven: I do everything

to the best of my ability.

:

00:33:51,427 --> 00:33:52,597

But I don't have a sense of pride.

:

00:33:52,987 --> 00:33:53,827

And so we talked about it.

:

00:33:53,827 --> 00:33:58,537

I have a couple kids and I wanna

be proud to tell them what I do.

:

00:33:59,287 --> 00:34:02,197

And so when I started, so

I started the mobile bar.

:

00:34:02,527 --> 00:34:03,517

Uh, last July.

:

00:34:03,817 --> 00:34:04,087

Chris: Okay.

:

00:34:04,462 --> 00:34:05,482

Steven: And I was getting set up.

:

00:34:06,202 --> 00:34:08,632

I had people from the neighborhood

come over so I can test out

:

00:34:08,692 --> 00:34:09,862

everything and see the flow.

:

00:34:09,891 --> 00:34:09,982

Mm-hmm.

:

00:34:10,312 --> 00:34:12,442

And my daughter at the time was three.

:

00:34:12,802 --> 00:34:12,952

ALL: Mm-hmm.

:

00:34:13,152 --> 00:34:14,292

Steven: And she was so excited.

:

00:34:14,292 --> 00:34:17,621

She was stepping up on her stool,

grabbing glasses, putting things

:

00:34:17,621 --> 00:34:19,661

in places, screaming her head off.

:

00:34:19,661 --> 00:34:19,752

Mm-hmm.

:

00:34:20,081 --> 00:34:21,161

Running around like crazy.

:

00:34:21,282 --> 00:34:22,062

She was pumped.

:

00:34:22,452 --> 00:34:27,732

She stops dead in her tracks and she

says, daddy, I'm so proud of you.

:

00:34:27,732 --> 00:34:27,792

Aw.

:

00:34:29,397 --> 00:34:31,347

And I was like, don't you

ever tell me that again?

:

00:34:32,367 --> 00:34:36,657

Don't you validate 30 years of my

life with just that one sentence?

:

00:34:36,806 --> 00:34:37,107

Yeah.

:

00:34:37,187 --> 00:34:42,167

And so that alone was just enough

for me to keep this going and be

:

00:34:42,167 --> 00:34:45,467

committed, be a hundred percent

in and not half ass anything.

:

00:34:46,036 --> 00:34:46,337

Yeah.

:

00:34:46,577 --> 00:34:47,297

So that's awesome.

:

00:34:48,137 --> 00:34:49,907

But yeah, these kids

will do it to you, man.

:

00:34:49,937 --> 00:34:50,147

Mm.

:

00:34:51,137 --> 00:34:52,187

I don't need that in my life.

:

00:34:53,177 --> 00:34:53,837

You don't know it.

:

00:34:54,197 --> 00:34:55,487

Tyler: I would say Yeah, but you might.

:

00:34:56,447 --> 00:34:57,347

Chris: That's our running joke.

:

00:34:59,087 --> 00:35:01,877

Tyler: It's one of those things, like

people, you see it online all the

:

00:35:01,877 --> 00:35:04,457

time where you see one of two things.

:

00:35:04,457 --> 00:35:07,307

You see the kids like either

being sweet as can be or you

:

00:35:07,307 --> 00:35:08,657

see like the absolute tears.

:

00:35:08,747 --> 00:35:08,957

Yep.

:

00:35:09,017 --> 00:35:10,967

And quite honestly, it's,

it's, it's in the middle.

:

00:35:11,957 --> 00:35:12,317

It's both.

:

00:35:12,317 --> 00:35:12,318

Yeah.

:

00:35:12,318 --> 00:35:12,320

It's both.

:

00:35:12,347 --> 00:35:13,367

You get both of those things.

:

00:35:13,367 --> 00:35:17,057

Like it's not just being

terrorized all the time by like

:

00:35:17,057 --> 00:35:18,197

little mini mes running around.

:

00:35:18,197 --> 00:35:18,257

Yeah.

:

00:35:18,557 --> 00:35:21,217

And as much as I'd like it to

be, all of this very sweet,

:

00:35:21,247 --> 00:35:23,527

happy, like, hilarious moments.

:

00:35:23,527 --> 00:35:25,327

Like it's on, it can't be that either.

:

00:35:25,357 --> 00:35:26,077

No, not all the time.

:

00:35:26,227 --> 00:35:29,437

That would just, that would,

that doesn't exist right.

:

00:35:29,437 --> 00:35:29,887

At all.

:

00:35:30,847 --> 00:35:34,717

And I think the, the funny, like

cute moments are as memorable as

:

00:35:34,717 --> 00:35:36,787

they are because they probably

were just terrors like Yeah.

:

00:35:36,787 --> 00:35:37,537

30 minutes ago.

:

00:35:37,567 --> 00:35:37,837

Yeah.

:

00:35:37,897 --> 00:35:39,097

And you're like, oh.

:

00:35:39,367 --> 00:35:41,227

It's just the complete contrast of it,

:

00:35:41,257 --> 00:35:41,587

Steven: man.

:

00:35:41,587 --> 00:35:43,627

And it's, it's so funny.

:

00:35:44,227 --> 00:35:46,117

Literally kids pick up on everything.

:

00:35:46,147 --> 00:35:46,387

Mm-hmm.

:

00:35:46,627 --> 00:35:46,717

Yes.

:

00:35:46,717 --> 00:35:47,802

And you don't understand, and it.

:

00:35:48,367 --> 00:35:50,797

Might not even be from you, but

they heard it somewhere else.

:

00:35:50,977 --> 00:35:51,097

Mm-hmm.

:

00:35:51,937 --> 00:35:51,938

Yeah.

:

00:35:51,988 --> 00:35:56,873

So, there, somebody dropped

a package off at the house.

:

00:35:56,903 --> 00:35:56,993

Mm-hmm.

:

00:35:57,383 --> 00:36:00,683

And I go and get it and my daughter

screams at this point, she's four.

:

00:36:00,983 --> 00:36:03,143

She's like, whoa, dad,

:

00:36:03,623 --> 00:36:04,373

Chris: what the fuck is

:

00:36:04,373 --> 00:36:04,883

Steven: that?

:

00:36:06,353 --> 00:36:06,593

I'm like,

:

00:36:08,453 --> 00:36:08,813

Chris: okay,

:

00:36:08,843 --> 00:36:12,053

Steven: well it's a, it's a fucking

package's open this shit right now.

:

00:36:13,793 --> 00:36:14,033

Tyler: Oh.

:

00:36:14,273 --> 00:36:15,233

But that's awesome.

:

00:36:15,833 --> 00:36:17,093

Steven: And you can't like feed into it.

:

00:36:17,093 --> 00:36:18,083

You can't be like, don't say that.

:

00:36:18,083 --> 00:36:19,763

Then you're gonna be like, oh,

I'm gonna say it all the time.

:

00:36:19,763 --> 00:36:20,183

Yeah.

:

00:36:20,588 --> 00:36:22,358

Chris: See, that's how

I am with words anyways.

:

00:36:22,478 --> 00:36:22,628

Yeah.

:

00:36:22,628 --> 00:36:26,588

I'm like, unless it's, there's certain

words that I don't say because then

:

00:36:26,588 --> 00:36:28,508

I'm like, yeah, they're really bad.

:

00:36:29,018 --> 00:36:32,918

But I, I say fuck all the

time and people are like, why?

:

00:36:32,918 --> 00:36:34,808

And I'm like, to me it's just like magic.

:

00:36:34,808 --> 00:36:35,378

Why not?

:

00:36:35,438 --> 00:36:35,738

Yeah.

:

00:36:35,768 --> 00:36:41,078

Like it is the, the, you can add it

to anything and it either, like, it

:

00:36:41,078 --> 00:36:45,968

enhances it in a right way without you

having to think of the proper synonym.

:

00:36:46,298 --> 00:36:47,648

To make it make sense.

:

00:36:47,803 --> 00:36:51,853

Steven: George Carlin has this skit

where he goes over the word Fuck.

:

00:36:51,883 --> 00:36:52,273

Yeah.

:

00:36:52,273 --> 00:36:52,274

Yeah.

:

00:36:52,333 --> 00:36:54,913

And it is the most incredible

breakdown because you can

:

00:36:54,913 --> 00:36:56,713

use it as a verb, as a noun.

:

00:36:56,743 --> 00:36:56,803

Yeah.

:

00:36:56,893 --> 00:36:57,853

As a preposition.

:

00:36:57,913 --> 00:36:58,183

Right.

:

00:36:58,213 --> 00:37:01,663

You can go anywhere

vocabulary with the word fuck.

:

00:37:01,753 --> 00:37:01,873

Yeah.

:

00:37:02,923 --> 00:37:04,723

Chris: And people, well, yeah,

:

00:37:04,933 --> 00:37:08,203

Steven: like one of the

examples in there, he says.

:

00:37:08,818 --> 00:37:14,698

As a verb, Sherry fucks

or as something else.

:

00:37:14,878 --> 00:37:17,698

He's like, but you can say, fuck Sherry.

:

00:37:18,718 --> 00:37:20,728

And it's just funny.

:

00:37:20,908 --> 00:37:22,258

It's, it's a great listen.

:

00:37:22,498 --> 00:37:22,768

Tyler: Yeah.

:

00:37:23,008 --> 00:37:24,448

I've listened to that one a few times too.

:

00:37:24,448 --> 00:37:27,178

It gets played a lot on different

areas, but yeah, it it's hilarious.

:

00:37:27,863 --> 00:37:28,193

It's true.

:

00:37:28,193 --> 00:37:28,978

It's so accurate.

:

00:37:29,008 --> 00:37:29,338

Chris: Yep.

:

00:37:30,058 --> 00:37:30,478

Love it.

:

00:37:30,868 --> 00:37:33,178

All right, so we're coming near the end.

:

00:37:33,718 --> 00:37:33,988

Alright.

:

00:37:34,018 --> 00:37:35,518

We, we've held you for a bit,

:

00:37:35,838 --> 00:37:37,788

Steven: I derail everything,

so I'm sorry about that.

:

00:37:37,938 --> 00:37:39,348

I, that's what the podcast is all about.

:

00:37:39,948 --> 00:37:40,398

Space Spray.

:

00:37:41,538 --> 00:37:41,748

It's

:

00:37:41,748 --> 00:37:45,048

Chris: us sitting at a bar just randomly

talking to people and being like, oh

:

00:37:45,768 --> 00:37:46,848

wait, what were we talking about again?

:

00:37:47,418 --> 00:37:50,928

Uh, which gets me, 'cause

I always looking at like,

:

00:37:51,018 --> 00:37:53,268

Tyler: oh, people always ask like,

oh, what's the podcast about?

:

00:37:53,268 --> 00:37:55,878

I'm like, imagine you're sitting at a

bar just having conversation with random

:

00:37:55,878 --> 00:37:56,538

Chris: people next to you.

:

00:37:56,538 --> 00:37:57,138

That's what it's about.

:

00:37:57,438 --> 00:37:57,948

Yeah.

:

00:37:58,428 --> 00:37:58,908

Oh, okay.

:

00:37:58,998 --> 00:38:05,658

Uh, so Tyler kind of pointed at this

but what does success look like for you?

:

00:38:06,413 --> 00:38:08,153

Steven: I guess in a

sense, financial freedom.

:

00:38:08,243 --> 00:38:08,333

Mm-hmm.

:

00:38:08,753 --> 00:38:13,913

Uh, I want to be able to work less

hours and spend more time with my kids.

:

00:38:14,493 --> 00:38:17,343

That is ideally the most

successful part that I can be at.

:

00:38:17,493 --> 00:38:17,673

Yeah.

:

00:38:17,793 --> 00:38:21,063

Is where I can do one event a week.

:

00:38:21,828 --> 00:38:25,408

Instead of trying to book out two or

three events a week and then I can free

:

00:38:25,408 --> 00:38:31,468

up the time and spend more time with

my family, be a more active father with

:

00:38:31,468 --> 00:38:34,018

my girls and, you know, be present.

:

00:38:34,653 --> 00:38:39,268

I, I grew up not having my dad around

a whole bunch, so my dad wasn't around

:

00:38:39,358 --> 00:38:43,373

a lot until I was probably 14, 15, so.

:

00:38:44,698 --> 00:38:45,238

It sucked.

:

00:38:45,358 --> 00:38:47,998

Chris: Yeah, I remember he got

tired of running the streets

:

00:38:48,178 --> 00:38:49,018

Steven: pretty much, man.

:

00:38:49,018 --> 00:38:51,868

He that he went out for that pack of

cigarettes and he was like, you know what?

:

00:38:52,813 --> 00:38:54,313

I, I should probably go home now.

:

00:38:56,173 --> 00:38:57,883

It's been at least 14 years.

:

00:38:57,883 --> 00:38:59,563

I, I should see how they're doing.

:

00:39:01,243 --> 00:39:02,413

Chris: At least he came back.

:

00:39:03,553 --> 00:39:04,723

Steven: You can't say the same, can you?

:

00:39:04,723 --> 00:39:04,783

No.

:

00:39:09,863 --> 00:39:10,793

Look I uncomfortable.

:

00:39:10,793 --> 00:39:11,063

Great.

:

00:39:11,428 --> 00:39:11,918

It's a great

:

00:39:12,203 --> 00:39:13,553

Tyler: definition of success right there.

:

00:39:14,663 --> 00:39:16,703

I don't even know what my question

is and I ask it every single.

:

00:39:16,703 --> 00:39:17,183

Oh, it's perfect.

:

00:39:17,663 --> 00:39:18,504

So like this leads, leads.

:

00:39:18,538 --> 00:39:19,673

That's right, that's right.

:

00:39:20,213 --> 00:39:21,263

If you could tell your younger

:

00:39:21,263 --> 00:39:22,763

Steven: self one thing, what would it be?

:

00:39:22,973 --> 00:39:23,933

Don't be a pussy.

:

00:39:24,443 --> 00:39:24,833

There you go.

:

00:39:24,833 --> 00:39:25,763

100%.

:

00:39:25,763 --> 00:39:26,753

Don't be a pussy.

:

00:39:27,383 --> 00:39:28,433

Run with your idea.

:

00:39:29,023 --> 00:39:33,913

Don't let si society tell you that

you have to work this structured job.

:

00:39:33,913 --> 00:39:35,983

That's one thing that was instilled in me.

:

00:39:36,363 --> 00:39:37,983

Is you have to find a good company.

:

00:39:38,013 --> 00:39:39,273

You have to stick it out.

:

00:39:40,113 --> 00:39:41,763

'cause there was company loyalty.

:

00:39:41,973 --> 00:39:42,123

Mm-hmm.

:

00:39:42,393 --> 00:39:44,553

Used to return to you back Oh yeah.

:

00:39:44,553 --> 00:39:45,453

In their days.

:

00:39:45,483 --> 00:39:45,783

Right.

:

00:39:45,933 --> 00:39:48,213

And now you have to company

hop to get paid what you're

:

00:39:48,213 --> 00:39:50,413

worth or do your own thing.

:

00:39:50,443 --> 00:39:52,423

But they scare you into all this stuff.

:

00:39:52,423 --> 00:39:54,673

Like, where are you gonna get benefits?

:

00:39:54,823 --> 00:39:56,473

What about a retirement plan?

:

00:39:56,833 --> 00:39:59,623

You're never gonna be able to retire

if you do this because you don't

:

00:39:59,623 --> 00:40:02,083

have this already making fake money.

:

00:40:02,203 --> 00:40:02,443

Mm-hmm.

:

00:40:02,683 --> 00:40:02,953

In the world.

:

00:40:02,958 --> 00:40:03,168

So.

:

00:40:04,453 --> 00:40:05,323

100%.

:

00:40:05,323 --> 00:40:06,283

Don't be a pussy.

:

00:40:06,373 --> 00:40:07,963

I was a pussy way too long.

:

00:40:08,473 --> 00:40:13,243

And then my wife basically said,

sack up, dude, you got this.

:

00:40:14,053 --> 00:40:14,923

She's a great lady.

:

00:40:15,163 --> 00:40:15,553

Love

:

00:40:15,553 --> 00:40:16,153

Tyler: to hear that.

:

00:40:16,363 --> 00:40:17,413

We had her on the podcast.

:

00:40:17,473 --> 00:40:17,803

Steven: Yep.

:

00:40:18,823 --> 00:40:19,453

Yeah, she loved it.

:

00:40:19,483 --> 00:40:20,413

She had a great time.

:

00:40:20,833 --> 00:40:24,643

Tyler: So I learned of

so nutrition, Caitlin.

:

00:40:24,943 --> 00:40:25,633

Is, yeah.

:

00:40:25,633 --> 00:40:26,173

Dietician.

:

00:40:26,178 --> 00:40:26,828

Caitlyn Dietician.

:

00:40:26,833 --> 00:40:27,013

Yeah.

:

00:40:27,163 --> 00:40:29,923

We're having, I was like, as

soon as I said it, I was like

:

00:40:29,923 --> 00:40:31,543

the nutritionist on Next.

:

00:40:31,693 --> 00:40:31,783

Yes.

:

00:40:31,783 --> 00:40:33,043

That's a different podcast.

:

00:40:33,103 --> 00:40:34,183

Dietician, Caitlyn.

:

00:40:34,723 --> 00:40:38,923

I met her through just like the

health stuff before and then after

:

00:40:38,923 --> 00:40:43,303

the podcast she was like, I told my

husband that I was coming on here, and

:

00:40:43,303 --> 00:40:45,433

he was like, but I'm the whiskey guy.

:

00:40:45,463 --> 00:40:45,793

Yeah.

:

00:40:45,883 --> 00:40:47,143

And I was like, oh, she doesn't even

:

00:40:47,143 --> 00:40:47,743

Steven: like whiskey.

:

00:40:47,743 --> 00:40:50,383

She's, she's one of those

basic tequila girls.

:

00:40:51,568 --> 00:40:52,223

And, yeah.

:

00:40:52,558 --> 00:40:52,708

Yeah.

:

00:40:52,708 --> 00:40:52,918

Have you at

:

00:40:52,918 --> 00:40:54,178

Chris: least gotten her better tequila?

:

00:40:54,773 --> 00:40:55,073

Steven: No.

:

00:40:55,073 --> 00:40:56,483

I've just put her on whiskey.

:

00:40:56,663 --> 00:40:57,113

Oh, okay.

:

00:40:57,113 --> 00:40:57,653

I, I, yeah.

:

00:40:57,653 --> 00:40:59,423

I've slowly broken her palate down too.

:

00:40:59,693 --> 00:41:04,553

Opened up that third eye of hers, and

now she appreciates a good whiskey drink.

:

00:41:04,553 --> 00:41:04,643

Good.

:

00:41:06,053 --> 00:41:07,673

Tyler: So it's good to

finally bring you back on.

:

00:41:07,673 --> 00:41:10,103

Now, we ran into each other, like

random times to different things

:

00:41:10,103 --> 00:41:12,413

over the past year, and I was like,

all right, it's been way too long.

:

00:41:12,413 --> 00:41:12,503

Get

:

00:41:12,653 --> 00:41:12,713

Steven: on.

:

00:41:12,713 --> 00:41:12,833

Yeah.

:

00:41:12,833 --> 00:41:13,403

It was serious.

:

00:41:13,403 --> 00:41:15,693

It was funny when I met Tyler oh yeah.

:

00:41:15,903 --> 00:41:17,043

It was at Leland Brewing.

:

00:41:17,193 --> 00:41:17,283

Mm-hmm.

:

00:41:17,583 --> 00:41:19,293

And not surprised.

:

00:41:19,563 --> 00:41:19,893

Right.

:

00:41:19,893 --> 00:41:20,283

Right.

:

00:41:20,613 --> 00:41:25,143

So I'm, I'm the kind of guy that

if there's somebody at a bar, I'm

:

00:41:25,143 --> 00:41:26,328

gonna talk to whoever's next to me.

:

00:41:26,328 --> 00:41:26,528

Mm-hmm.

:

00:41:26,608 --> 00:41:30,003

Whether it's a hello or maybe

a five, 10 minute conversation.

:

00:41:30,273 --> 00:41:31,288

And Tyler was no different.

:

00:41:31,908 --> 00:41:35,478

And he looks over at this table and he

is like, Hey man, you want some pizza?

:

00:41:36,258 --> 00:41:39,978

And Tyler had bought the whole

bar pizza because it was like

:

00:41:40,248 --> 00:41:40,608

Tyler: the food

:

00:41:40,608 --> 00:41:42,048

Steven: truck decided not to show up.

:

00:41:42,048 --> 00:41:42,348

And it was NFL

:

00:41:42,768 --> 00:41:43,188

Tyler: Sunday.

:

00:41:43,188 --> 00:41:43,578

Yeah.

:

00:41:43,638 --> 00:41:43,668

Okay.

:

00:41:43,668 --> 00:41:44,928

And there needed to be food there.

:

00:41:45,098 --> 00:41:46,358

Steven: And I was like,

yeah, is this on you?

:

00:41:46,358 --> 00:41:47,258

He is like, actually, yeah.

:

00:41:47,258 --> 00:41:48,638

I'm like, oh, damn.

:

00:41:48,638 --> 00:41:52,118

And then we ended up just talking

about nothing for 15 minutes.

:

00:41:52,118 --> 00:41:52,208

Right.

:

00:41:52,208 --> 00:41:53,948

I don't even remember what

we were talking about.

:

00:41:54,243 --> 00:41:57,153

But then my wife shows up and

he's like, Hey, I know you.

:

00:41:57,243 --> 00:41:57,543

Yeah.

:

00:41:57,993 --> 00:41:58,533

It was a really

:

00:41:58,533 --> 00:42:00,153

Chris: weird kind of like

serendipitous moment.

:

00:42:00,153 --> 00:42:00,363

Yeah.

:

00:42:00,513 --> 00:42:05,223

It's funny that's, that's 90% of

the Tyler meets people at Leland

:

00:42:05,223 --> 00:42:07,413

Brewing or like a random bar.

:

00:42:07,413 --> 00:42:12,363

And then I meet, people either know

me from my day job or they know

:

00:42:12,363 --> 00:42:13,893

me from sitting at the Starling.

:

00:42:15,333 --> 00:42:18,003

Like I used, gosh, I.

:

00:42:18,513 --> 00:42:18,903

Should.

:

00:42:19,263 --> 00:42:21,663

I've tried to get a plaque put

in, but they're like, we're

:

00:42:21,663 --> 00:42:22,773

not that or reserve seat.

:

00:42:22,773 --> 00:42:25,893

They're like, we're not that much of

a dive bar that we have plaques yet.

:

00:42:26,523 --> 00:42:27,183

I'm just waiting.

:

00:42:27,303 --> 00:42:28,203

Tyler: They need to get there.

:

00:42:28,833 --> 00:42:29,343

Chris: No,

:

00:42:29,523 --> 00:42:32,073

Tyler: you seen the finisher list of

rounds and you can get it on the wall.

:

00:42:32,703 --> 00:42:33,453

Chris: Well finish one.

:

00:42:33,483 --> 00:42:33,753

That's right.

:

00:42:33,753 --> 00:42:34,623

I still got two more to go.

:

00:42:35,613 --> 00:42:36,783

Tyler: They have a whiskey list of rounds.

:

00:42:36,933 --> 00:42:37,083

Yeah.

:

00:42:37,113 --> 00:42:37,683

Oh really?

:

00:42:37,688 --> 00:42:38,943

Yeah, and you get your aim on the wall.

:

00:42:39,273 --> 00:42:40,203

Oh, that's pretty cool.

:

00:42:40,263 --> 00:42:40,383

Chris: Yeah.

:

00:42:40,383 --> 00:42:47,883

The problem is I have to go on my

days off or after work to finish.

:

00:42:47,883 --> 00:42:47,943

I.

:

00:42:48,663 --> 00:42:49,143

I won't tell

:

00:42:49,143 --> 00:42:49,533

Steven: anyone.

:

00:42:49,533 --> 00:42:49,923

I'm just kidding.

:

00:42:51,873 --> 00:42:53,073

You get lunch breaks somewhere in there.

:

00:42:53,073 --> 00:42:53,583

I'm sure

:

00:42:53,643 --> 00:42:54,153

Chris: I do.

:

00:42:55,773 --> 00:43:03,063

But as a proud member and one who likes

to showcase what you should do at work,

:

00:43:03,153 --> 00:43:10,143

coming back from lunch, little soft

not to go, because half the whiskeys

:

00:43:10,143 --> 00:43:15,633

on that thing are not like, I don't

think any of 'em are below like 90.

:

00:43:16,368 --> 00:43:16,908

Proof.

:

00:43:16,938 --> 00:43:19,968

So if I'm just like, oh, let's

just take a shot of that.

:

00:43:20,328 --> 00:43:20,628

Yeah.

:

00:43:20,628 --> 00:43:24,078

I'm gonna stand up with

no food in my belly.

:

00:43:24,108 --> 00:43:24,468

Yeah.

:

00:43:24,588 --> 00:43:27,168

Be like, so how does everyone

:

00:43:29,118 --> 00:43:30,048

Tyler: debatably help you sell?

:

00:43:30,468 --> 00:43:30,618

Chris: Yeah.

:

00:43:32,448 --> 00:43:32,913

You want a discount?

:

00:43:32,923 --> 00:43:33,353

Let's go.

:

00:43:34,698 --> 00:43:34,758

Yeah.

:

00:43:36,113 --> 00:43:39,873

So shout out, where can people

find you and support all

:

00:43:39,873 --> 00:43:40,713

the stuff you got going on.

:

00:43:40,928 --> 00:43:43,058

Steven: The drink daddy.com

:

00:43:43,628 --> 00:43:44,408

for the website.

:

00:43:44,708 --> 00:43:47,498

Instagram, the underscore drink, daddy.

:

00:43:48,038 --> 00:43:48,308

Okay.

:

00:43:48,418 --> 00:43:49,438

And Facebook, same thing.

:

00:43:49,558 --> 00:43:49,768

Cool.

:

00:43:49,858 --> 00:43:50,848

You find me on those.

:

00:43:51,558 --> 00:43:55,188

I leave all of my personal information

on there so you can contact me directly.

:

00:43:56,268 --> 00:43:56,388

Chris: Cool.

:

00:43:56,988 --> 00:43:58,158

Are you gonna start posting more?

:

00:43:58,458 --> 00:44:01,038

Steven: I need to, man,

I'm so bad at posting.

:

00:44:01,488 --> 00:44:03,198

I have all these events.

:

00:44:03,498 --> 00:44:06,228

Half the time I don't even take

photos because before I'm set up,

:

00:44:06,228 --> 00:44:07,608

everybody's like crowding the bar.

:

00:44:07,668 --> 00:44:07,818

Right.

:

00:44:07,818 --> 00:44:08,988

Hey, can I get something?

:

00:44:09,018 --> 00:44:09,198

Yeah.

:

00:44:09,558 --> 00:44:15,378

And then I'm not, I just don't have a time

to take a break, take a couple photos.

:

00:44:15,378 --> 00:44:20,658

But I did this, uh, Ukrainian

wedding probably three weeks ago.

:

00:44:20,688 --> 00:44:20,778

Mm-hmm.

:

00:44:21,048 --> 00:44:24,138

I just barely posted

about it a few days ago.

:

00:44:24,918 --> 00:44:25,668

And people loved it.

:

00:44:25,673 --> 00:44:25,933

Yeah.

:

00:44:26,028 --> 00:44:26,358

Yeah.

:

00:44:26,498 --> 00:44:28,238

Chris: Even if it's s delayed posting.

:

00:44:28,358 --> 00:44:28,748

Right.

:

00:44:28,748 --> 00:44:29,738

A little bit helps.

:

00:44:30,008 --> 00:44:30,278

Sometimes it

:

00:44:30,278 --> 00:44:34,268

Tyler: might be worth looking into

getting like a, the photography world

:

00:44:34,268 --> 00:44:35,288

they call like a second shooter.

:

00:44:35,288 --> 00:44:35,378

Right.

:

00:44:35,378 --> 00:44:38,198

But like, bring someone in

just to only get like social

:

00:44:38,198 --> 00:44:39,518

media clips and stuff of you.

:

00:44:39,548 --> 00:44:39,878

Steven: Yeah.

:

00:44:39,878 --> 00:44:42,488

I, I definitely need to do that.

:

00:44:42,488 --> 00:44:44,078

Social media is everything nowadays.

:

00:44:44,083 --> 00:44:44,303

Mm-hmm.

:

00:44:44,383 --> 00:44:44,384

Mm-hmm.

:

00:44:44,648 --> 00:44:49,148

So it's hard to run a platform if

you're not using your platform.

:

00:44:49,238 --> 00:44:49,628

Yeah.

:

00:44:49,898 --> 00:44:50,228

So,

:

00:44:50,948 --> 00:44:52,988

Tyler: and it's so easy

right now for like.

:

00:44:54,023 --> 00:44:54,623

At least for whiskey.

:

00:44:54,623 --> 00:44:55,223

And what was the main way?

:

00:44:55,223 --> 00:44:58,223

It seems like the algorithms have

gotten easier now and we're getting

:

00:44:58,223 --> 00:45:00,083

the most views that we've ever gotten.

:

00:45:00,113 --> 00:45:00,473

Yeah.

:

00:45:01,433 --> 00:45:01,733

Oh, that's awesome.

:

00:45:01,733 --> 00:45:03,083

Just, just by being consistent.

:

00:45:03,293 --> 00:45:03,383

Yeah.

:

00:45:03,623 --> 00:45:04,823

Steven: Consistency is everything.

:

00:45:04,883 --> 00:45:04,973

Mm-hmm.

:

00:45:05,873 --> 00:45:06,233

Just like

:

00:45:06,233 --> 00:45:06,953

Chris: with a drink.

:

00:45:07,313 --> 00:45:07,553

Yep.

:

00:45:07,613 --> 00:45:08,033

Tyler: That's true.

:

00:45:08,723 --> 00:45:10,493

Steven: You guys enjoy the,

uh, smoked old fashioned.

:

00:45:10,613 --> 00:45:11,243

Chris: It was incredible.

:

00:45:11,243 --> 00:45:11,813

Very good.

:

00:45:12,053 --> 00:45:14,813

I forget how much I like

old fashioned, 'cause I try.

:

00:45:14,813 --> 00:45:15,593

You haven't had a good one.

:

00:45:16,193 --> 00:45:16,553

Well, no.

:

00:45:16,553 --> 00:45:20,123

I just try and I try and drink

something different every time

:

00:45:20,123 --> 00:45:22,643

I go to the bar just because.

:

00:45:23,063 --> 00:45:24,233

Steven: Keep releasing that palette.

:

00:45:24,293 --> 00:45:24,503

Yeah.

:

00:45:24,533 --> 00:45:24,773

Right.

:

00:45:25,043 --> 00:45:29,963

Chris: But also if I know that like

the bartenders curated a menu and

:

00:45:29,963 --> 00:45:32,633

they've tried these things and I'm

like, oh, let me try them also.

:

00:45:32,813 --> 00:45:33,113

ALL: Yeah.

:

00:45:33,143 --> 00:45:35,993

Chris: Once I finish all the curated

ones, then I'll go back to the basics.

:

00:45:36,143 --> 00:45:36,413

ALL: Yep.

:

00:45:37,073 --> 00:45:38,543

Chris: So that's the goal.

:

00:45:38,843 --> 00:45:40,343

Get back to drinking old fashioned.

:

00:45:40,673 --> 00:45:40,853

Yeah.

:

00:45:40,883 --> 00:45:42,713

It's only another like

two weeks of drinks.

:

00:45:43,193 --> 00:45:43,853

Steven: Less is more.

:

00:45:44,303 --> 00:45:46,433

Yeah, that's, that's the biggest thing.

:

00:45:46,463 --> 00:45:47,063

Less is more.

:

00:45:47,063 --> 00:45:47,483

Man, there you go.

:

00:45:48,233 --> 00:45:48,863

Fancy stuff.

:

00:45:48,863 --> 00:45:49,223

Sure.

:

00:45:50,138 --> 00:45:50,408

Yeah.

:

00:45:50,828 --> 00:45:50,858

I

:

00:45:50,858 --> 00:45:51,128

Tyler: love it.

:

00:45:51,368 --> 00:45:52,508

Well, thank you so much for coming on.

:

00:45:52,508 --> 00:45:56,288

I appreciate it and your time and

everything, and especially the smoked

:

00:45:56,288 --> 00:45:57,698

old fashioned, that was incredible.

:

00:45:57,728 --> 00:45:57,998

Yeah.

:

00:45:58,003 --> 00:45:58,938

So I highly recommend,

:

00:45:58,998 --> 00:45:59,868

Steven: I'm happy to be here.

:

00:45:59,928 --> 00:46:01,008

I appreciate you guys having me.

:

00:46:01,008 --> 00:46:02,058

This was, this was fun.

:

00:46:02,148 --> 00:46:02,718

Chris: Thank you.

:

00:46:03,318 --> 00:46:04,098

I had a blast.

:

00:46:04,488 --> 00:46:07,248

I can't wait to, hopefully

you'll be out an event soon that

:

00:46:07,248 --> 00:46:08,628

I'm at, so then I can be like,

:

00:46:08,868 --> 00:46:09,528

Steven: well, let me know.

:

00:46:09,738 --> 00:46:13,518

You guys were talking about

Reed, is that the name?

:

00:46:13,998 --> 00:46:14,508

Re Jewelers?

:

00:46:14,538 --> 00:46:14,958

Yeah.

:

00:46:15,228 --> 00:46:16,638

Chris: We do events every once in a while.

:

00:46:17,028 --> 00:46:17,568

Steven: Yeah, so,

:

00:46:17,628 --> 00:46:17,838

Chris: so

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00:46:17,838 --> 00:46:18,438

Steven: yeah, hit me

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Chris: up.

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We'll figure it out.

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Steven: Thirsty Daddy's got

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and on that note, cheers.

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Cheers.

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Thank you guys.

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ALL: Thank you.

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