#70 - Joe Gatto
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Speaker 1:We do. We do. We have an we have a special guest today. One that we're both and our child are very big fans of.
Speaker 2:Uh-huh. Very excited for this one. Yeah. Joe Gatto.
Speaker 1:This was our, like, COVID crutch. Watching watching Why? Yeah. Watching impractical jokers was, like, our thing to do during COVID. Being locked inside all day watching Impractical Jokers.
Speaker 1:We even watched their specials where they couldn't go out, and they did their
Speaker 2:I can't remember. Specials.
Speaker 1:Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. The dinner specials or whatever. Breakfast or dinner with the dinner with the jokers or whatever it was called, but it was awesome.
Speaker 2:It was good.
Speaker 1:We loved watching them, and, we have Joe Gatto today.
Speaker 2:I'm so excited. Yeah. He is probably my favorite out of all 4 of them.
Speaker 1:A 100%. He is a guy who does not care. He was the one that if you ask him to do something ridiculous, he did it.
Speaker 2:Yep. Full out.
Speaker 1:Yeah. He did.
Speaker 3:He he
Speaker 1:was like, okay. I'll do it. Yep. And, we're talking to him and him today about a couple of things. So, one, he has a new special out called messing with people.
Speaker 1:He also is a, I would say, a fill fill fill fill
Speaker 3:yeah.
Speaker 2:Philanthropist? He's a philanthropist. Good job. First try.
Speaker 1:Yeah. He, he has a dog rescue by the name of Gato's Pups and Friends, and he rescues elderly and unwanted dogs.
Speaker 3:Mhmm.
Speaker 1:And he also has a podcast. So we're gonna talk to him about all kinds of stuff today. Yeah. Very excited.
Speaker 2:Me too. I can't wait to talk to him. I just feel like he's the kind of person that you want to be. You know what I mean? Like, not I'm not trying to idolize him or anything, but he just has this personality and attitude that it's like, fuck everybody.
Speaker 1:Yeah. He's
Speaker 2:Just like, be happy.
Speaker 1:He doesn't care. He doesn't care what you think
Speaker 2:about Right.
Speaker 1:Like and that's truthfully, I think breaking down that barrier for yourself is super important because of how hard it can be if you're walking around wondering what people are thinking about you all the time. Right. That's not a way to live. Right. So stop caring and be gelato.
Speaker 2:Yep. I think in his special, he even says, you know, be kind and just make people laugh. Like, it it's not that serious.
Speaker 1:Oh, yeah. He gives you some tips and tricks on how to do it too. So I highly recommend watching it. We actually checked it out last night, and it was it was funny. We enjoyed it.
Speaker 2:Of course. Dov.
Speaker 1:Yeah. We enjoyed it. Love you.
Speaker 2:Here we go.
Speaker 1:Introducing Joe Gatto. Hi. Hey. Hello.
Speaker 2:Oh my gosh. Okay. I You're
Speaker 3:not expecting me?
Speaker 1:Oh, yes.
Speaker 2:To see you. Yes.
Speaker 1:Yes. Yes.
Speaker 3:I'm here for real.
Speaker 1:I had no idea that we were interviewing Steve Carell today.
Speaker 3:There you go, man. Here he is. Here he is. Let me tell you about Gru.
Speaker 2:No. We absolutely love you. We have followed you guys, through Impractical Jokers and then also during the COVID, we were just talking about this, when you guys were doing dinners together and we
Speaker 3:were doing a lot. It was my one of my favorite things I've done in my career.
Speaker 2:It was awesome. It really got us through COVID. Oh, yeah. It filled the space. Right?
Speaker 2:But Just to hear from you, what was your favorite part about doing Impractical Jokers and then, dinner with friends? Yeah.
Speaker 3:I mean, it was all great. You know, over a decade of my life dedicated to to be part of that, legacy is so fun. You know, it was making your having a good time with your friends just laughing is, you know, unbeatable. So, I I would say there's so many memories I have from that, fortunate part of my life. But I think the biggest takeaway is the fandom I have and meeting all these great people that have followed me through my career and my journey.
Speaker 3:It's, it's just it's overwhelming with, love and support. So I'm very happy about it.
Speaker 1:Oh, yeah. We we're big fans. Our kiddo our kiddo is too, but we're not quite comfortable yet bringing her
Speaker 3:How old's your kid?
Speaker 1:She is 9. 9. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Absolutely.
Speaker 3:I got a kid's book. I got a kid's book. Where's Barry? We gotta get you one.
Speaker 1:Yeah. We'll we'll, we'll definitely, check it out with her and stuff.
Speaker 2:Sure.
Speaker 1:But, yeah. So your absolute favorite part of Impractical Jokers is everything. Right? I mean
Speaker 3:I mean, every I mean, there's definitely memorable moments for sure. You know, they pop out. Of course, you you got your Scoopsky patatas. You got your where you got your, Larry bits. You know, you got all you got all the stuff that get yelled at me.
Speaker 3:I mean, I will say something that's been popping up lately has been Dave Jacobs, which is really fun. One of my favorite improv things I did ever. Q was, we had we're doing the bit in the supermarket, and Q starts talking to this guy. And he says to Q, he says, how old do you think I am? And Q was like, you know, 54.
Speaker 3:He goes, add 20. He was 74 years old. He looked unbelievable. And he goes, I'm Dave Jacob, superhuman athlete. And she was like, what?
Speaker 3:And he goes, he peeks out a newspaper clipping from his pocket and he shows him. He carried around with him. And he goes, yeah. Look at that. He goes, he goes, I'm all over YouTube, whatever.
Speaker 3:So I was, I got the idea. I was like, I'll be right back. And I ran out and I recognized him talking to Q. I go, oh my god. Dave Jacob, super human athlete.
Speaker 3:He goes, what? You know who I am? And then it just got daisy chained, and then Sal came out and Mer came out. We all took a picture with him. His mind was blown.
Speaker 3:It was so funny. He's like, oh, you put me on. It was so great. That's one of my favorite moments, and I've seen that resurface online, which is really, really cool.
Speaker 1:Oh, that's awesome. See, the the the organic nature of that show was what we loved about it. It was just it was non scripted. You could tell. And we would just laugh.
Speaker 1:Our our 9 year old would lose her mind over it.
Speaker 3:Yeah. So you you know, it's so funny. You'd have some bits that, you know, were heavily scripted. You had to think about, like, when you had to dress up as characters and, like, you had to really write that out and think about things. But then it was just the fun of being with your friends.
Speaker 3:You're confident because you're with the funniest guys you know. Right? They're the you know, together, collectively, you know that you'll just, you know, crush whatever you whatever you're going at as long as everybody jumps in together. So to be able to just be like, you know what? This is what's happening.
Speaker 3:You'll have this whole bit planned out, then this woman walks in with this huge hat, and you're like, okay. That's out the window. I clearly have to get this hat on. You know? So it's like so it's like just the the that nature of it was always fun.
Speaker 1:For sure.
Speaker 2:I mean, I think I have to jump to this real quick because everything that you're saying, right, aligns with how you, described in Messing with People, your special, that you have out right now. We thoroughly enjoyed. It was hilarious.
Speaker 3:Oh, great.
Speaker 2:Thank you. That you tell everyone, you know, to live in happiness, to be kind, to just and I think that's your personality, if if I can gauge that with, you know, knowing your persona. But it's just going to the max. Right? And not caring what anybody thinks about you.
Speaker 2:And, you know, we obviously love you for that reason. But is that how you view life, like, in your day to day?
Speaker 3:Yeah. I think, you know, that was a big takeaway from, you know, as you said, messing with people is my new special that's available on YouTube. It was basically, I toured with that show for two and a half years. It was called Joe Gatto's Night of Comedy. And then when time was up, it was like, alright, I want this just to go away.
Speaker 3:You know, let's release it as a special. And people could see me as a stand up as well, because a lot of people weren't aware of me in that format. So it it's nice, and I really, really enjoyed it. But it's funny when you people see when you the way that people say I don't care what people think really defines on how you can live your life. You could live it 2 ways.
Speaker 3:You could be like, I don't care how people think I'm gonna have a good time. Or I don't care what people think. And the people that say it that way aren't living life the right way. I mean, you're just out here being like, and caring what offending people, whatnot. I think I don't care what people think as long as I'm coming from a place of I'm trying to enjoy every moment I have because you never know when this ride's gonna be over.
Speaker 3:So you gotta try to do that and be with people you care about, have fun with who you care about, make memories, because that's all we leave behind. Right? Your legacy is the stories that are told about you when your light is burnt out. Right? That's all you have.
Speaker 3:So I think that's really important to to do that. I live that way with my children. I live that way with my family, my friends. I I think it's really important.
Speaker 2:You have a philosophical side to you that I don't think people have seen. Yeah.
Speaker 3:Yeah. Because everything you just
Speaker 2:said there, it's like
Speaker 3:It's the I get deep sometimes. You know, it's fun because, you know, you see me on Jokers. I wasn't playing a character as being me. So that's the good part about seeing me in stand up is, like, you get 60 minutes more inside of this guy you've just seen on TV who's being himself. I'm not an actor.
Speaker 3:I don't pretend to be. I just I don't think I'd be successful in any other show because I'm not you know, that's not how I'm programmed. I got to be myself and make my friends laugh the way I make them laugh. That's why I succeeded in that show. I always embarrassment comedy was always the way I lived my life.
Speaker 3:Sal would always hate taking elevators or subways with me because he'd be locked into closed space with me. He knew something was gonna happen. You know? So, like, it was just the way I live. So I think I think that's important.
Speaker 3:And be it through my different mediums now, people get to see a lot more. You know, I'm 48 years old. I've had a very up and down, fulfilling, life, which has been filled with lots of challenges, lots of, you know, unfortunate events that I've been able to turn into, positives. And I think it's really a mindset that needs to be embraced by everybody, especially in these times we have right now where just life sucks if we're gonna be honest with each other. A lot of people know those are tough times, you know?
Speaker 1:Oh, yeah.
Speaker 3:Absolutely. I have a saying that came out of my thing. It was like, life sucks, suck harder. You're just gonna get out there and not give up on it. So, I think that's important to just be, you know, have that
Speaker 2:mindset. No. Absolutely. And for us, you know, Unfiltered Union, the point and purpose of our podcast is exactly what you're saying. Just don't get offended.
Speaker 2:Right? Yeah. So I think that was loud and clear in your special messing with it.
Speaker 1:Yeah. We're allowed to to think different things. Just move on. We can still be friends. Yeah.
Speaker 1:Okay.
Speaker 3:A 100%. 100%. I think, you know, of course, comedy too. It's funny because comedy is 100% subjective. It's the only thing, really, that is dependent on if people get you as a career.
Speaker 3:Right? People are gonna think you're funny. It's, one person thinks you're the funniest guy in the world. The other person thinks you're terrible, and there's no rhyme or reason to it. It's just the perception that what makes people what they enjoy.
Speaker 3:So you have to be okay with that. And for me, like, I'm going through my messing with people, the comments on YouTube, I'm replying to every comment. If people say, You suck, I say, Hey, thanks for giving it a shot. Be well. You know, because that's fine.
Speaker 3:If they thought it sucked, it wasn't for them. You know? I you know, different people laugh at different things, and that's always the way it is. So I think that's a very healthy and smart way to approach life, you
Speaker 1:know? Yeah, I agree. It's already tough. Don't make it tougher.
Speaker 3:Yeah. That's what I try to do in my live comedy too. Like, so I try to make my when I do my shows, so I'm on tour now with my new, my new hour it's called, which is completely different than messing with people. It's it's, let's get into it. And I try to make it like an event where I don't get up there.
Speaker 3:I'm not divisive. I don't do that kind of shock comedy. Like, oh. I hate when comics are like, oh, when people the crowd goes, oh. And they're like, oh, you don't get it.
Speaker 3:Oh, did I offend you? Like, that's what you're trying to do. Like, so that's not my type of comedy. My type of comedy is like, look, forget about how terrible life is for an hour. Let's get in here, have some laughs together, just altogether.
Speaker 3:I share stories about that I've my life that I think people can relate to, that I think are funny and serve a little bit of a purpose in my story of, you know, the journey I'm trying to put together over that hour. So I think that's that's just a different way to approach it, and people seem to respond pretty well to it.
Speaker 1:Oh, yeah. Oh, we we did. Yeah. We did. Our fiddo did too.
Speaker 1:She she lost it a couple of times.
Speaker 3:I love that.
Speaker 1:Yeah. Oh, yeah. So so you you with Impractical Jokers, you were all over the streets in New York, you know, pranking people and all that stuff.
Speaker 3:Causing a ruckus,
Speaker 2:for sure.
Speaker 1:Causing a ruckus. You know? And, but but how does it feel to kinda change gears and and do arenas? You know? Sell out arenas and and and perform in that comedy aspect instead of, you know, breaking beats.
Speaker 1:On the street.
Speaker 3:So I've been performing live comedy forever. Like, I did that with the boys too, so which was great. You know? But it's a different animal. Right?
Speaker 3:You get that like I said, it's like an event. Right? You wanna put on a show for people that they've spent their money on, lined up a babysitter, making it a date night, whatever they're doing. You know? It's like you you wanna show up for people in a big different way.
Speaker 3:And that hour could be really impactful. You know? Just to to get out and smile and laugh changes their perception on people. I heard stuff which is crazy to me that I can't believe that has happened in my shows. I I get I got this one I met one person to meet and greet after.
Speaker 3:They came after, and it was a a couple, and they had gotten divorced, but had bought the tickets and both still wanted to go. So they had separated. And they came out, and this is the first time they were together in about, like, you know, 7 months or 6 months or whatever it was. And I was like, well, did you laugh? And they're like, yeah.
Speaker 3:We actually were laughing and having a good time. I said, oh, we might not be done here. And then I heard from them a little while later that they actually were giving it another shot, which was interesting.
Speaker 1:There you go.
Speaker 3:And I was like and
Speaker 2:I I
Speaker 3:was like, yeah. And I I mean, you don't under you don't think that at all. Right? Is it somebody's you're just getting up there being a jerk, having fun, making some jokes, and hopefully people smile and come out. And you don't realize those little pieces.
Speaker 3:And I found that through Jokers, where we were playing, like, on repeat through COVID, I have in hospitals, truTV is huge. We have these people that find us when they're going through these things. We play in prisons. People in prison, you know, it's like all these things you don't expect just messing around with your friends is gonna have that. And quickly, I learned that, and it had a real impact on me that I'm being that for people.
Speaker 3:And it was like, this it's important what I'm doing, not only just to have fun and smile and self fulfilling for me, but also to be like, hey. Come on in. Let's let's get through this together kind of deal.
Speaker 1:So Yeah. Awesome.
Speaker 2:Well, I mean
Speaker 1:So so you're telling me that you are a philosopher, a comedian Yeah. And now you're a marriage counselor.
Speaker 3:Yeah. I got I do it all. I do it all. I'm a I'm a pastry connoisseur. You know, I'm a dog rescuer.
Speaker 3:I mean, what do you need? I got you. The only thing I'm not is athletic.
Speaker 2:I'm not. Right. Well, I mean, if you saw an ice cream truck, how athletic can you get?
Speaker 3:You know what? I got I got a good sprint. I got a good sprint. I hope I hope it's I hope he gets me yelling.
Speaker 2:Yeah. 10 seconds.
Speaker 3:I just it's so funny you mentioned that. I literally chased the ice cream truck for the first time. I'm at my sister's house with my kids, and my nephew is 9. My, my nephew's 10. My daughter's 9.
Speaker 3:My my son is 7. We hear that we hear the the ding, ding, ding, and we run I'm like, guys, the ice cream truck. We run from the backyard out, and he's gone. And my son goes he didn't hear us, and he looks at me with well enough. I said, oh, we're gonna get him.
Speaker 3:And I jumped in my car in a wet bathing suit. I tore down the road after this I chased down this ice cream truck. I pull over, and I, like, literally, like, hung on, and I, like, cut him off. And I'm like, Mike, you missed my kids. And he goes, Joe?
Speaker 3:And he recognized me. And I was like, yeah, bro. I was like, my kids are back there crying. Come on. We gotta go.
Speaker 3:And he turned around and followed me, and I was honking the horn down the street, hanging out the side window. Like, my my kids are jumping like I'm a champion. It was so funny. And the guy was like, dude, can I get a picture? I'm like, absolutely.
Speaker 3:Come on. Let's
Speaker 2:go. I think my biggest fear with ice cream trucks, though, because our kiddos' 9 too, is, like, do we have cash?
Speaker 3:Yeah. All the trucks. Yeah. They don't take that Venmo. You gotta get up in there with some bills.
Speaker 3:Yep.
Speaker 2:Well, I think you talked about the dogs. So Gato's Pops and Friends, I mean, they are awesome. Right? Your your charity that you have going on is amazing. We've we looked at your your list of dogs that you currently have available for adopting and that are, a part of your charity.
Speaker 2:Who names the dogs?
Speaker 3:We do. We do. It's a family affair. Yeah. We have a, couple volunteers that work with us, couple people that work, with the with our foundation and their, with our organization.
Speaker 3:They're great. And my wife and I, we get into it. My wife has final and I have really final say we get pitched some names and stuff. Sometimes I'll come home and like, I'll because I'll be on the road and my wife will be like, this is sprinkles. I'm like, who the hell is sprinkles?
Speaker 3:I don't know sprinkles. She's like, oh, she's like, we got, we got them Friday. And I was like, oh, it's like, all right. It's not high sprinkles. But it's been great.
Speaker 3:I mean, Gato Pups and Friends is our nonprofit here in New York. We were just collecting old dogs. Like, that's what we were doing. And I was like, We probably could do better. Let's let's see what look into becoming a nonprofit and helping these dogs find homes.
Speaker 3:And we just adopted out this last weekend, we adopted out our 120th dog, which is really, really Wow. It's been so great, so rewarding. It really is a family affair. And we have 11 dogs that are our own, that aren't up for adoption. And the ones that are up for adoption range anywhere from 4 to you know, I think we have 12 or 14 right now that are up for adoption.
Speaker 3:So
Speaker 2:That's awesome. Yep. Yeah. Well, I mean, you have so much going on in life. Right?
Speaker 2:You have your comedy shows. You have your podcast, 2 Cool Moms.
Speaker 3:Yeah. 2 Cool Moms.
Speaker 2:You're a charity, and, I mean, you're also a father and a husband. What what is your secret to balancing it all?
Speaker 3:To to accept that there's no such thing as balance. I think that's a big thing. I think people you put so much pressure on yourself that you miss the moments because you're trying to balance everything. All I can really say is I'm more about focus less than balance. Where you're focused on the moment that's happening right now.
Speaker 3:If you're gonna be a dad in this moment, that's what's happening. You know? And that was a lesson I had to learn when I was going through a lot of my personal stuff was, like, I wasn't ever present in what was going on. You know, if my son says to me, Dad, could you play? Like, I'll find the 5 minutes right now to stop what I'm doing and play.
Speaker 3:Because those 5 minutes could be the best part of his day. And I have fun in it, and it's a moment for me. Or, you know, if I'm thinking about something that I wanna write or something and I'm trying to do something else, I'm like, you know what? I'm gonna take 5 minutes and go do this real quick. Write this down.
Speaker 3:Try to flesh out an idea I have or something like that. I think that's really important, for stuff. So I think that's the biggest thing for me is to realize it's impossible to balance it. You just gotta become happy with where you're putting your focus.
Speaker 1:See? Yeah. I know.
Speaker 2:Know the philosopher.
Speaker 3:That is the best explanation for me. I had a lot of time I had a lot of time thinking by myself. When I went through the separation with my wife, it was the first time that I was living by myself in 47 years. I had always had a roommate, I was at home, or I'd live with my wife, whatever. And you end up in this apartment by yourself.
Speaker 3:And it's like, woah, how did that how did I get here? So it leaves you with your thoughts for a while. So you sit there, and you think a lot, and you you try to set together a plan. And I think it's, it's an important part to to ponder, because life could get tough, and you need to find your little tips and tricks for yourself and what helps you cope with it.
Speaker 2:See, I'm I'm telling you. Write a book and Joe Gatto's philosophy because that is amazing. Like, amazing advice.
Speaker 1:Yeah. You got a kid's book. Well, how about the the adults now? Yeah. Yeah.
Speaker 3:You're right. I got Where's Berry for the kids. I gotta come on, like, how to survive by Joe Cat.
Speaker 2:Yeah. Life sucks, sucks harder. Right?
Speaker 3:Life sucks, sucks harder. That's a great tagline. You know? It's funny because when we did that dinner show, you know, I started I had the inspirational posters behind me. Yes.
Speaker 3:And, that became a thing that became a thread within the show, within dinner party, which was so fun. I would I remember sending them to, like, Kinko's to get printed. You know, I was getting them at the at the office, Max, they were getting done. And it was so funny when they would come home, and the boys, we couldn't wait for me to reveal them during each show. It was
Speaker 1:so fun. That's awesome.
Speaker 2:Well, we can't thank you enough for your time today. We appreciate you coming on here at Unfiltered Union. Again, we're huge fans, and we absolutely love everything that you do. Yep. So keep it coming, Joe.
Speaker 2:Please.
Speaker 3:You're you're wonderful. Just, key you know, thank you so much for having me. Go to joegattoofficial.com. It's got the links to everything I do, and that's where you could find it. It's the official website, guys.
Speaker 3:Don't go to joegatto.com. I don't know
Speaker 1:what to do.
Speaker 3:Yeah. Joegattoofficial.com is, is where you could find, you know, where I'm going on tour, ticket links, how to watch my special on YouTube, and then, of course, the kids book and the charity as well.
Speaker 2:That sounds good. Thank you so much.
Speaker 1:Thank you.
Speaker 3:You guys are great. Thank you. This is really fun.
Speaker 1:Yeah. For sure.
Speaker 3:Okay.
Speaker 1:See, that was fun.
Speaker 2:That was so much fun.
Speaker 1:Oh my goodness. I did not understand or I don't know how we got an interview with Steve Carell. Stop.
Speaker 2:The fact that he laughed at that thought was awesome. Like, he was
Speaker 1:Well, I mean, it's it's his joke.
Speaker 2:But I even said it to you before he said it in the special. I was like, he looks like Gru.
Speaker 1:Yeah. You did. That was and then he said it in the special. We were both like
Speaker 2:No. But that was awesome. He seems like one of those people. I mean, we we say about almost everybody we interview. Right?
Speaker 2:That we could talk to them for hours.
Speaker 3:Oh, yeah.
Speaker 2:And it just goes to show, like, when you have a certain personality, right, it's it's easy.
Speaker 1:You could learn a lot from him, like, just being able to chill.
Speaker 2:Uh-huh.
Speaker 1:You know, just hanging out with the buddies and making each other laugh. That's all you need. Yep. Laughter is a good medicine, and he's very good at dispensing said medicine. So he's kinda like a pharmacist too.
Speaker 1:Philosopher, comedian
Speaker 2:Marriage counselor.
Speaker 1:Marriage counselor, and now pharmaceutical person.
Speaker 2:Dolan out dopaminations. That's what he's doing.
Speaker 1:Yeah. Laughter dopamine.
Speaker 2:Oh, that's another good tagline. Dolan out dopamine.
Speaker 1:Oh, easy. No? It sounds kinda rough.
Speaker 2:Oh, okay.
Speaker 1:It it it fits Florida, but I don't know about the other countries. Countries?
Speaker 2:Countries. Come down from your high.
Speaker 3:I'm talking
Speaker 2:to Joe Gatto. Yeah.
Speaker 1:Yeah. Yeah. That was yeah. I I highly recommend you all check him out, though. He just said his length, jogatoofficial.com.
Speaker 1:And
Speaker 2:You looked angry about that dot com?
Speaker 1:Well, I was I was just kinda, like, making sure I said it right. But, yeah, he's he's he does the philanthropy with his Gato pups and friends, and just check him out. He's he's a good person.
Speaker 2:Yeah. Absolutely. Based on, you know, just how you know him for that short amount of time, it's like these are he is words. He is the type of person that I would wanna hang out with
Speaker 1:A 100%.
Speaker 2:And learn from. I mean, in his special, he talks about being, you know, kind of a nerd when he was a kid. And I, you know, I can relate to that, 1, but also that he is very eloquent when he gets in his philosopher hat. Right?
Speaker 1:Oh, yeah.
Speaker 2:Like, the stuff he was saying was, like, truth bombs. Yeah. It was awesome.
Speaker 1:Kids books. And now I I seriously think he needs to do an adult book Uh-huh.
Speaker 3:Because
Speaker 1:I'd read it.
Speaker 2:Yep. I agree.
Speaker 1:Like I said during the interview, we utilized Impractical Jokers as a like, our COVID
Speaker 2:thing. Right. It got us through COVID.
Speaker 1:It was a COVID tradition, I guess you could say. We would come home from work or not come home. We would log off of our computers from our home office, and our kiddo would be ready to watch it too. We would eat dinner, and we were watching Impractical Jokers, and it was nice.
Speaker 2:Yeah. Made us laugh. A silver lining to that crazy time.
Speaker 1:Yep.
Speaker 2:But we are still in hurricane Helene.
Speaker 1:Helen.
Speaker 2:If you say so. So it didn't take out our power which was awesome.
Speaker 1:Well And
Speaker 2:we got to interview Joe.
Speaker 1:We did get to interview Joe. I was concerned big time about it, but I will say we're not in it yet. We are getting the
Speaker 2:We're in the bands of it.
Speaker 1:Yeah. We are getting the band the outer bands currently, and the major stuff is supposed to happen in a few hours our time.
Speaker 2:Yes. But, again, we live in a place in Florida, Central Florida, where people on the coast evacuate too. Yep. So we're safe. We believe we're safe.
Speaker 1:If you care enough, we we're safe.
Speaker 2:We're good. Well, I'm just making sure because you make it sound like, oh my god. It's coming. We're safe.
Speaker 1:It is. It's it it is going to be catastrophic for certain people.
Speaker 2:Absolutely. And in Big Bend, it's 15 to 20 foot surge right now. Yes. That's insane.
Speaker 1:Dennis Phillips for our area has said, you know, evacuate, run from the water
Speaker 2:Yep.
Speaker 1:And hunker down for the wind. Yep. And ours is wind and rain. That's it.
Speaker 2:Yep. No storm surge where we live No. Which is a good thing.
Speaker 1:But All the school systems around us get shut down because they use them as shelters for people.
Speaker 2:Speaking of, they just canceled school for tomorrow too. So Yep. Kiddo has been home for almost 3 days. We are losing our sanity.
Speaker 1:Yeah. Yeah. And you try to tell her, like, hey, just because you're off school, you still gotta do some work. She's like, yeah.
Speaker 2:What is that? Super San? She goes Super San?
Speaker 1:She goes Super San or Hulk.
Speaker 2:Okay. Alright. So maybe not so nerdy to say Hulk versus Super Sam. Alright. Nerd flag.
Speaker 1:Yeah. Yeah. See, you're you identify as a nerd now.
Speaker 2:Yes. That didn't change with adulthood. I was
Speaker 1:getting ready to say.
Speaker 2:Yeah. My friend said aging is mandatory, but maturing is optional.
Speaker 1:Yeah. That's what's wrong with me.
Speaker 2:I agree. I agree. Yep. That's one thing we can agree on.
Speaker 1:Love you. Bye.
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