0:00 [Music] Welcome back to uh with the arms wide open episode of Be careful boys. >> Oh, you're a Republican now. >> Is that what you got from that? >> That's a national song. >> That's Oh, wow. >> I was just inspired by your IG story cuz you talked about Creed here like real briefly and then you posted on your IG story about how you're like a fan of them or you like that acoustic performance or something like that. He they perform acoustically and then I was like, "Holy, that guy's actually a great singer." >> And then I looked at all the comments and everybody's got the exact same feeling of like you should like dunk on them when you were young and then like hella like maturing like fine wine and loving them now. >> Yeah. Cuz when you're dumb and when you're young, you're dumb. And then I remember I remember going like, "Man,
0:51 he's full of gay." And then you you understand like more things like music and ████ like that. And I'm like, damn, this guy's not only is he hella musical, he's super on key and he's like a really good singer. Holy ████ It >> was a really unique sound. >> Yeah. >> After I saw that, I just thought I had to like pack to come to LA. And I just start I looked up a Spotify playlist of Creed Acoustic. >> Was a banger. >> Was it good? >> I was like number one, it was another one of those. Dang, they got a bunch of hits. >> I'm going to listen. >> What's your favorite Creed one then? >> I I got to say With Arms Wide Open. with Arms Wide Open is pretty topnotch. >> It's too fun. >> It's one of those songs where you play and then you're like, "Oh, I know every word, but like right now I won't be able to sing it straight up." It's also one of those songs that like if they replaced the national anthem with this, I wouldn't be mad.
1:41 >> Really? [Laughter] >> Imagine before a ████ baseball game. And now singing the national anthem with arms wide open. condition. >> Arms wide open. >> Like one last breath. Uh my sacrifice hires is crazy. >> Higher is one of the OG >> and you'll take me higher. >> Actually, I vote that one to be our national. >> Yeah, dude. How American is that? >> I know America, dude. >> Oh my goodness. >> That's probably an American guitar, too. ████ with the with the stars of stripes on it. I could envision it now. >> I never thought they were lame, but I think that other people calling them
2:32 lame is what started the trend. >> I thought that was just funny. I just it just made me laugh. Like it's also funny to think about like the songs that you liked when you were a kid. Like I used to love Smash M. I so it was like it was just on the radio and my sisters would make fun of me for for liking that song. So then anytime I hear it, I just start laughing cuz it's like what a ████ crazy like era of music that's probably going to be around. Like that whole style too. It's like I remember everybody >> Yeah. Everybody was wearing white rim sunglasses and I will never like >> every time I see someone with white rim sunglasses I'm like I want to punch you in the face. >> But >> I like your taste of music. >> Anybody that wore leather pants though, I thought you were gay. >> So I was like creed wearing leather. >> That was what it was back then though. But it's like if you're a rockstar doing it, it's okay. True. >> You know, like you could if you're a rockstar, you could literally wear
3:23 anything. >> Yeah. So basically my question is what things were like lame to you as a kid. >> Okay. >> But like you really think about it now and you're like damn kind of tight though. >> Yeah. >> Like silence. >> That's a really good one. >> That's true. >> Boring. Nothing is happening. And now I'm like, >> "Silence is gone. >> This is awesome." >> Or or even things where like >> like when I >> So true. >> When I turn on the news, bro, like and I'm trying to listen to like what's happening in the world, I'm like I'm really interested. I'm like, "Oh, ████ dude. I'm old now." >> Yeah. You care about the world in general? >> Yeah. Like just the news. Like >> you just hate the news. >> Come on, let me just turn the news on. You're like, "Oh, f███." ████ like what
4:15 happened to me? I used to be young. >> This ████ says s >> but driving around with no radio is like I didn't realize how crazy and powerful that is. >> That is I used to think reading was lame >> and ████ >> Now I think it's like >> it's also one of those things like just as a rebel like if you're forced to do it that's whack. Like social or science silent reading time type SSR whatever the ████ they called it. Oh, Wes is >> and you had to bring a book otherwise you get like written up and you had to like sit down for 15 minutes in the day after lunch or whatever. So, you're tired as freak and you have to read >> and it was stuff that you didn't really give a ████ about, you know? But then now when you start reading books like as an adult, you're like, >> I should have been doing this a long time ago >> cuz I would have been so much smarter
5:05 now. >> Oh my behind the ball on this one. I've been really shoot my foot. >> That's how I fell, dude. I didn't start reading until I was like mid20s, dude. Oh, man. So, and I was like, "F███, why did I read books before?" I remember when we had to do like group reading and then when kids were like sounding out their words, I wanted to ████ smack them cuz they were bad. >> Now that's me. >> And I was like, "Shut up." >> They just have a stutter. >> Yeah. the the cat in the hat. And I'm like, you ████ >> I knew this was lame back then as I know it's lame now still today, but I still enjoyed Eiffel 65 Blue. >> I knew it was lame and I was like, I'm
5:56 about it. >> It just hit. That was like a pop phenomenon. Like that's when like Europ like broke through our market. I think also you also learn to enjoy lame, you know, like uh when you're a kid, if it's lame or if it's cringe or whatever, like that's just whack. You don't want to deal with it. But then as you get older, you realize like it's like the Asian bitter melon. Like you enjoy, you learn to enjoy >> acquired taste of lame. >> Oh, you can enjoy bitterness, too. Yeah. >> Sit with it. >> Yeah. You could enjoy cringe or lame or anything that's like that. But when you're a kid, like I get that away from me. I only want stuff that's sweet or crunchy. Now it's I think that's cringe when when you're little and you think things are cringe cuz when I'm older now I'm like no it's just preference you know that's what I usually see things as what people
6:46 like and dislike but back then it used to be like man if this is lame then I'm going to just think it's lame too you know but then that's kind of lame itself >> you're judging yourself as a kid dude it's fine >> you like lame stuff when you're a kid >> yeah because now when I see that same trait in adults where Oh, like they never grew out of that. >> Yeah. Like they're like, "Oh, that's whack. I don't want to be whack. So, I'm not going to listen to this because it's whack." It's like, "Dude, that's whack." Cuz you're doing it because, you know, that's just like what the popular thing is. But I don't know. I think that's lame. >> The the thing that's the opposite now, the stuff that I used to think was cool that I think is lame now is a bunch of kids hanging out in the front of a store. >> Yeah. >> I'm like, "What are you guys ████ doing over there?" I'm like, "No good is going to come of this. You guys either go to Kuman or go
7:38 home or do something." Bars are driving by. Pull up your pants. Yeah. He becomes that guy. >> Get a job, kids. I'll see like ████ four teens with the broccoli hair walking by and I just go, >> you know what the good thing about California, LA is? You don't see that anymore. >> You don't see just kids just hanging out. >> Just walking around hanging out. >> Only in your neighborhoods. In your nice neighborhoods. my nice kids on bikes and ████ Over here, you don't really see that. >> Damn. >> Mine would be taking naps. >> When I was little, >> nap time, I was like hella judging my classmates. Like, look at you with your little blankie. I can't even sleep, dude. I had insomnia. I was like smoking a cigarette in kindergarten. Like, what the ████ you guys sleeping about? You know, but I was like, yo, we're at school. I rather have recess than nap time. So, let's play. I want to play. I
8:28 have energy. >> I feel that. But then now I'm like, "F███, that would be sick." If I could get a nap in, that would be so sick. >> You know what's funny is like for me with naps, unless I fall asleep, >> that's when it's a nap is okay. But when I tell myself I'm going to plan a nap, part of me feels guilty for even taking a nap because I'm like, >> I'm missing out. I'm missing out on these like 2 hours of like whatever. >> Damn. Do you take 2our naps? >> Sometimes. >> You can't you can't fall asleep in the afternoon. >> I can if if I'm like dead tired, I'll just knock out. But if I plan a nap, I feel like I'm robbing myself. Like I want to stay up and play type of mindset. >> Yeah, cuz you have energy. >> Miss out, you know? But I know if I take a nap, I'm going to feel way better. >> I nap every day. >> Really? >> I literally nap, right? >> I nap every day. But it's only >> Don't talk about napping, dude. >> It's only 20 30 minutes, but I nap every day. >> Yeah. >> I can't even sleep longer than that if I
9:19 wanted to. I wish I could. >> Yeah, >> but then like that's why I don't even need my alarm. Like after I eat lunch, I usually just go and I lay down and then I'm up in like 30 minutes. And it kind of works though. >> Feels hella good. It feels like my my brain is like a whiteboard that you know like no matter how much you draw and then you wipe it down, there's still hella marks on it. >> Feel like someone came with Windex. >> You also are like like 4:41 a.m. Let's get up and get it, ████ >> Who else is up, >> bro? Like stream 4:00 a.m. >> And then you look at a story, he's like dancing before his warm ups. Of course you're tired midday. >> You got up at 4. >> You're a little petered out. >> Yeah, we got up at 6:00. We're not going to be tired midday, >> dude. I used to So, this is a double-edged sword because I liked PE cuz it wasn't regular class.
10:10 >> Yeah. >> But then I didn't like being forced to do like physical stuff. If PE was just like grab some balls and go play some ████ >> I'm about it. But if they're like we're going to test your BMI, you guys are going to do jumping jacks. I'll be like this. the mile day. You know how there's that one day where you do the mile? >> ████ hated that day. >> The mile sucked. >> God, that sucked. >> Especially cuz you you were like when I ran the mile early, I was so out of shape. I couldn't even ████ barely. >> That ████ triggered my asthma like crazy cuz you were running grass and I didn't know, but I had like a dust allergy or asthma or something like that. So after I run a mile, I'm like struggling to breathe. It was >> I remember that's when we got to have cigarettes. So um you remember the bleachers in the back where we smoke? got to have cigarettes. >> So like, well, the thing is we would be running like running on the track jogging, right? And we would take turns.
11:01 One guy would run back in and ████ smoke that cigarette and then put it on the ground and then the next guy runs up and he grabs it. So we were relay racing the cigarette in back of the bleacher. So it's like you take a hit and then you go back out and you're ████ jogging while you have ████ cigarette. Like >> it's hard to catch kids. But actually, how did they not smell it often? >> I This is what I think. I think when you're a kid, you think you're so ████ slick. And I think that teachers are like, "F███, these kids are so ████ dumb. If I really busted them for everything they did, all kids would get expelled." >> That's true. >> So, I think they just let hell of ████ slide. >> They pick and choose. >> Cuz if you think about it, cigarette smoke stays on you. >> Yeah. >> There's no way you're going to smoke and then walk by and teacher notice it. >> Even worse. And I Dude, I remember a lot of high school kids doing that ████ >> Oh, that's another thing. I used to think like drugs and stuff was lame in high school. And then when I grew up, like it's not that bad.
11:52 >> Yeah, that's a big one for me, too. >> I agree. >> I was straight edge in high school. I was like, I'm not gonna do all that. And then you're like, this is actually pretty sick. >> Lame to fame, dude. >> This is Okay, this is on. This is probably a lame answer. I just think history was lame as a kid. >> Same same. >> I'm fascinated by it now. >> Dope. >> What's the ████ you like to listen to now? >> History? >> Yeah. Like what era? Is there a certain era that you really like? >> Honestly, anything. Cuz like the worst was maybe like art history, right? Because >> that ████ was a bummer, bro. >> Yeah, it's so dumb. And yet now if you travel somewhere and you go to an art museum and you're looking at it and you're like reading all the description on ████ and you're like, "Man, this is so interesting." And it's like, "It's not, but it is." >> Is it interesting or is it cuz you spent two G's to go there, so you better read everything.
12:43 >> Yeah, that's true. Like, we're here. I might as well try to learn something. >> And spent two G's to go to ████ Italy. better better read some ████ around. I think the difference was like you had to lug around like the biggest textbook >> and just sit there and they tell you you have to learn about something but like dude if I was if I got a chance to cuz I had to right >> with my mind now like it's like we have to learn about the French Revolution today. A part of me be like sick. >> Oh yeah, >> this is what I have to do today. >> Cuz now I'm just interested in doing that in like YouTube podcast format or something like that. just because I'm bored. >> Yeah, >> I love history now. >> I think it's because when you're kid, you're a kid, there's just so many more interesting things at that time other and then it makes history and math and English all that sound super boring. You know, >> I realized why I couldn't pay attention
13:33 in class is because one, if there's a cute girl, I'm I'm just thinking about how she's going to be my girlfriend. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Two, I'm thinking about when I'm going to have my next cigarette. Three. Man, >> get under those bleachers again. >> How do I run back to the bleachers during history? >> How do I have a cigarette with a girl? >> How do I stab my teacher in the neck? >> Oh, dang. It was always, what are we going to do after the bell rings? >> So, it's like you're already thinking like >> you're like you go meet up everybody at lunch and then you're like, all right, what are we going to do today? All right, we're going to go to this fool's house. we're going to ████ drop or like we're going to do this and then we're going to It's just I was It was much more exciting to be like, "All right, what's going to happen after school?" >> Of course, everything is going to be lame if ecstasy is on the table at ████ 400 p.m. Like that's crazy. >> Or there's a pretty ass girl and you
14:23 want to go talk to her and you want to take her out and then like you're flirting with her in the class and it's like how that is how can you focus off the French Revolution? Damn, that's true. >> I remember I didn't give a in history class I didn't give a ████ about any other era, but I loved US history. >> I remember like when we when we like dude >> when I got cuz that was the only class I was like naturally good at cuz like you can remember things because it's like stories. Everything else was like dude I'm not going to remember the periodic table. Magnesium like what the ████ is that? Like chem like all those like hard sciences. I was like get the ████ out of here. But history was just easy for me to remember. >> I remember going man it's just all white people dude. I'm like, "Tell me about ████ white." >> There were there were black people in there. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Just white. >> I remember feeling that, too. I'm like, "How come we're not learning nothing about Chinese people?" I used to think
15:13 that >> they don't really talk about me. I don't know ████ about these two people. That's awesome. You guys go fight one. >> Yeah. >> Where's Once Upon a Time in China? >> You think as we get older these things become interesting? Is it because we realize like the scope of like how important it is or what do you think? >> I think you see history repeat itself too. >> Yeah. I think you see context, >> you have more life experience, so it's more relatable. You understand how events >> relate to each other, how things cause other things, >> and you're like, "Oh, >> history is just guy gossiping." >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Honestly. Yeah. Yeah. >> It's just how dudes gossip with log, like logic and historical fact. >> It really depends on the professor or the teacher that tells you the story. >> Yeah. >> Because like >> Yeah, that's very true. when you're dude, we had some ████ boring teachers that just read straight out of
16:03 a textbook word for word. I'm like I could ████ read that on monotone voice and you're like I rather ████ stare at this girl right now, >> you know? Like the ████ that's just stupid. >> But if you have an interesting ass teacher and they're animated and then >> that's when you're just locked the ████ in, dude. >> Y >> Yeah. >> But when you got fine chicks in class, it's still hard though. >> It is. But then you're locked in like with her like you're watching a movie and >> back and forth for sure. >> Yeah. Why is Jenny looking so fine today? >> I will say that like >> that feeling of like that dude in fourth period I sit next to her. >> Yeah. You look forward to sitting down and then you try to get that t sit table next to her so you could flirt, but then the this flirt is like so stupid. It's like it's like I dropped the pen and then she she tries again. I'm like, "Oh,
16:53 thanks. I got it." And I'm like, "F███ yeah. We said some words today >> and you don't ████ say nothing. >> Yeah. >> You don't ████ say nothing, dude. >> Dude, when I how I used to try to holler at Tiff cuz we had physics together. I was so bad. I was so bad at physics, dude. I was like I didn't I was like I'm not good at this. But I would try to go like help Tiff. Like I ████ knew what the ████ was up. And I just was a huge distraction the whole time. I just be like talking to her like what's up? But that was the thing. That was the thing that was like I was like bro I can't wait. I'm gonna I'm I'm gonna talk to her a little ass. I'm gonna try to, you know, do this, do that. I'm gonna try this. And then that was like my main focus. And then that's why I got I barely passed physics. >> Just elbowing your friends at recess and she'd be like, "Look what she's wearing. Look what she's wearing." >> Yeah. >> That was it. >> Finding stupid reasons to interact like, "Oh, I don't have eraser. Can I borrow
17:43 yours?" And then you're like, "Oh, thanks." Go sharpen your pencil rub and then your backpack falls down and all these erasers come out >> and then you smell ████ >> you smell her ████ fingers on the eraser and ████ You're like that's her dog. >> Give it back to her. >> They'd be like writing on a piece of paper and I just be like dang dang >> Bath and Body Works. Wow, that's crazy. That's what girls smell like. >> Jack Cole
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