Ep 401: Being Grateful (Season 11 Premiere)

[00:00:00] [SPEAKER_01] Liquor Talk Season 11 is here y'all. We starting a new tradition. I'm your man Vic, I'm with my man JD Juggs man from the Book of Clarity. The fellas are kicking off Season 11 of Liquor Talk. Man we gonna start a new tradition y'all. Cheers.

[00:00:17] [SPEAKER_05] Woo, Tennessee honey boy.

[00:00:19] [SPEAKER_01] Yes sir, yes sir, yes sir. Put some hair on your chest. Put some hair on that chest, you know, put some hair on that chest. That's how we starting off Season 11 of the Liquor Talk podcast. Once again, I'm your man Victor. We back for real conversations for the culture. I got my co-captain, my co-pilot over here representing Duval to the fullest.

[00:00:41] [SPEAKER_05] Duval.

[00:00:42] [SPEAKER_01] J.D. Juggs man, how you doing man? How you living man?

[00:00:45] [SPEAKER_05] Blessed and highly favored. I'm on Tuesday even though the state didn't do what they're supposed to do, they actually did. We just put it off an investment in the bank account with interest for Q28. So I'm doing real good you see. I got my blue grip on. We about to get it popping, baby.

[00:01:01] [SPEAKER_01] You got about to get popping, you know what I'm saying? I'm still repping my TB, you know, even though the Rays didn't bring it home. I still show love for my team. Hats off to the Milwaukee Brewers. But hey, you know, Rays, I wish y'all would have gotten to six games, man. But I will settle for a gentleman's sweep, but we're gonna come back stronger next year. We're gonna come back stronger. But 10 seasons down, 400 episodes in the book. We got more conversations to have, more drinks to have.

[00:01:26] [SPEAKER_01] Tonight, if y'all listening, we on a little whiskey, honey and lemonade. We ain't telling y'all the name of the brand until those motherfuckers pay us, you know. I'm petty like that. I'm petty like that. So and also to all you liquor brands out there, if you're looking for someone to support, Hey, go ahead. Holla at us, man. We shouting out liquor companies all year, man. So let's get into it. We got Thanksgiving on the calendar, man. Later this month, we got Thanksgiving on the calendar.

[00:01:53] [SPEAKER_01] Also, I would be remiss to shout out to all the veterans out there. This episode dropping on Veterans Day. So shout out to all the veterans out there who served out there. Big ups to y'all. Shout out y'all get our big salute out there. It's a damn shame that there's some veterans in this country that are homeless, but I'm still praying for y'all. But shout out to the old veterans. Shout out to the young veterans. Shout out to the veterans out there. Show some love to you veterans out there, you know, man. So grab your drinks of choice because season 11 is here, man. We're going to kick it off.

[00:02:23] [SPEAKER_01] We got to talk about Thanksgiving, man, you know. So, J.D., man, what's your favorite thing to eat at Thanksgiving, though?

[00:02:28] [SPEAKER_05] Thanksgiving, the favorite thing to eat is get that fried turkey that's been marinated, injected, with chasera's overnight, butter, the seasoning, the cilantro. You know what I'm saying? We clean it in the sink first. Make sure it's clean so that the flavor can poke out. And we drop that thing once that temperature gets to about 500 in that pot with that grease.

[00:02:52] [SPEAKER_05] We drop that thing for about 45 minutes to an hour. Let it cook all the way through. Ain't no red meat. That's my favorite part. But the best thing about Thanksgiving, Vic, is the fact that you're there with family that you don't get to see during other parts of the year. So that's definitely a big one for me.

[00:03:10] [SPEAKER_01] I definitely agree with you. I definitely agree with you on the family part. And I've learned that turkey is hit or miss. Shout out to everybody. Shout out to everybody. I've only had one person make a damn good turkey, and that was somebody, a friend of mine in college, you know. So shout out to them because everybody's turkey. It'd be dry. And there'd be some people, they'd be burning their damn houses trying to fry a turkey. So please protect yourself. But my favorite thing to eat, you can't go wrong with ham, you know, especially ham be right, you know. So you cannot go wrong with the ham.

[00:03:39] [SPEAKER_01] And another thing I will say is to the family members who haven't seen in a while, can y'all just be happy to see a nigga? Do we have to go back and forth on some bullshit? Because I'm telling y'all, y'all need to have them clap backs ready because you have some of the family members who they aren't happy to see you. So tell me, is Thanksgiving still something you look forward to, or has it started to feel like another responsibility?

[00:04:02] [SPEAKER_05] For me, it's something that I still deeply enjoy. It's a family tradition like it is for so many other people, you know what I'm saying, in Florida, across the country. For me, you know, going to see them, I still get excited. Now, over the years, you know, you lose people that are family, that are close friends, and it does change the complexion of the holidays. But we got to remember the heart of the holidays is about spending time with family. It's still that for me.

[00:04:29] [SPEAKER_05] I feel like for people, get materialism like the Black Friday, stuff like that. Of course, you know, it can become a very, it becomes a thing where you can't really depend on material.

[00:04:43] [SPEAKER_00] You can't.

[00:04:43] [SPEAKER_05] But your family, hopefully, will be there. I know everybody has a different story. But for me personally, family is definitely the most important part. Yes.

[00:04:52] [SPEAKER_01] You know, I definitely agree with that. I can definitely understand that. Family is definitely important ones. The ones that give a damn about you, that's the important family, you know. The ones that give a damn about you. The ones that check on you throughout the year, you know. They make the effort to spend time with you. And then they love it when you come see them. It's not awkward when you come see them. So I definitely feel you on that. And also, shout out to everybody out there who's from, who's living in a different place. Go to a Friendsgiving, you know. Shout out. Shout out to all my friends that be having their Friendsgiving cookouts and stuff.

[00:05:22] [SPEAKER_01] But I will tell my corporate people, do not eat everybody's food. Because I know some of your jobs out there, they have the potlucks for Thanksgiving. Do not eat everybody's food. Because one year, I learned the hard way that you can't trust everybody's collard greens. Because one year, somebody messed up the damn collard greens. It wasn't a black person, you know.

[00:05:45] [SPEAKER_05] I was about to say.

[00:05:47] [SPEAKER_01] Yeah. Somebody messed up the collard greens. And the next day, I was sick. I said, never again. I'm only eating collard greens if I know the person who made it. So that's the rule of thumb, y'all. If you know the black person that made it, that's when you trust them. But if you got somebody else who is of another race who's good cook, you trust them. That's when you eat it. But be careful eating everybody's potlucks. Because you can't trust everybody.

[00:06:09] [SPEAKER_05] You know, when it comes to potlucks, B. I learned a long time ago when I first got into the industry that I'm in now. I remember I brought food with me that my wife had cooked. Do you know they had potluck that day? But instead of eating the potlucks, because my food that my wife cooked was so good. You know somebody took my food and ate it?

[00:06:33] [SPEAKER_00] Damn.

[00:06:34] [SPEAKER_05] Out the fridge, company fridge.

[00:06:36] [SPEAKER_00] Damn.

[00:06:36] [SPEAKER_05] And then I found out who it was and they lied about it. So I feel like with company potlucks, if you work with a whole bunch of black people and you know them like that, you might better do it. Other groups of people, they have their own stuff. They don't wash their hands. They don't wash their meats. Cats be scratching their nuts off in the freaking macaroni and cheese. The macaroni don't got real cheese in it. It got American cheese in it.

[00:07:02] [SPEAKER_01] And they don't even season the macaroni. They don't season the water.

[00:07:05] [SPEAKER_05] They don't season the goddamn... Nothing. And then people, just some people culturally are just nasty. I'm not going to go into specifics right now because not the type of conversation. But I'm just going to say there's certain groups of people that is nasty and they know who they are.

[00:07:21] [SPEAKER_01] Y'all know who y'all are. Clean yourselves up. Clean. It's not... It don't take nothing but five or ten minutes to actually make sure everything is clean thoroughly because people got to eat your goddamn cooking, man. Clean that shit up.

[00:07:32] [SPEAKER_05] And you know, you got to want to do it. It has to be a love when you're cooking. If you putting spells on people's food, you putting a bitch bath on people's food... Oh, yeah, man.

[00:07:42] [SPEAKER_00] That's sick, man.

[00:07:43] [SPEAKER_05] I don't want nothing to do with no people. I got to be able to like you, trust you, and love you to really eat your cooking like that. I'll tell people quick, I'm good. Can I have a bottle of water? Because I can see it's unopened. And I'll be courteous with that. You know what I'm saying? But just eating everybody's food, I don't really be eating at some fast food places like that no more. Because, V, I'm telling you, man, we don't see where some of this food be coming from and what they be doing. That's right, man. You're right.

[00:08:13] [SPEAKER_05] You got to be careful. So, and again, it comes to Thanksgiving, everybody don't have a grandma or a mom that can cook. Some of our moms and grandmas and other family members have passed. And RIP and rest in heaven to all of them. But, you know, I can't get behind some of these company potlucks. You work with them folks at work and they cooking stuff and stuff look weird and don't smell right. Eat at your own peril is not worth it.

[00:08:38] [SPEAKER_01] Eat at your own peril definitely is not worth it. But, like I said, if they look like us and they make it, hey, I will trust it. Like, you know, I'll give them a shot now. I'm going to give you a shot, you know. But shout out to all my people out there. Be careful with the potlucks and stuff. Speaking of Thanksgiving traditions, what's a Thanksgiving tradition we need to keep? And what's a Thanksgiving tradition we need to get rid of? What do you think?

[00:09:02] [SPEAKER_05] Thanksgiving tradition we need to keep spending time with family. We all need to keep that. Even if we've lost people during the holidays. A Thanksgiving tradition that we need to get rid of, will y'all be shooting up in the air on Thanksgiving going into Black Friday? Y'all shooting guns up in the air in the neighborhood you live in.

[00:09:21] [SPEAKER_01] Yeah, we need to stop that shit.

[00:09:23] [SPEAKER_05] How do you think that's going to end?

[00:09:25] [SPEAKER_01] Yes, we need to stop that shit immediately, y'all.

[00:09:30] [SPEAKER_05] It's just, you know, a lot of people, they don't consider what their actions are going to do.

[00:09:38] [SPEAKER_00] Right.

[00:09:39] [SPEAKER_05] And when you're doing stuff like that, you're putting everybody in danger. Them fights on the holidays, that's something that we need to get rid of. What about you, dude?

[00:09:47] [SPEAKER_01] Yeah, man, we definitely need to get rid of that. But the one thing I'll definitely keep is I'll definitely keep the Friendsgiving, you know, because sometimes you don't want to go see your family. You want to go hang out with your friends and everybody cooking stuff. And another thing I will say we can get rid of, why the hell we just got to have turkey and stuff on Thanksgiving, man? Why the hell we got to have the same things we eat every year, man? Why can't we change it up, you know? Why can't we have some Mexican or some Chinese or some other things, man? Why we got to eat the same things on turkey, man?

[00:10:17] [SPEAKER_01] I mean, we got to eat the same turkey Thanksgiving, everything. The stuffing, man, let's switch it up, you know? Because I remember one year I hosted a potluck with my friends, and I ain't going to lie, we ain't having no damn turkey. I said, I love y'all, but we switching it up this year. So, and another thing I'll change is having to watch the Lions and Cowboys on Thanksgiving, man. Can we get some other teams on, man? Goodness, man.

[00:10:39] [SPEAKER_05] I mean, the Lions and Cowboys are semi-entertaining because their teams are decent. I know the Cowboys are slipping this year. The Lions, Jared Goff has limitations. So, yeah, put my bags on Thanksgiving or something for it.

[00:10:49] [SPEAKER_01] Yeah, shit, put my bags on Thanksgiving, you know? Hey, we turning around.

[00:10:54] [SPEAKER_05] Hey, not if Baker Baker goes through for zero yards.

[00:10:58] [SPEAKER_01] Yeah, hey, you got to attribute the weather today. You know, it's like, that's the only thing is like, it was like a freaking monsoon. So, it's like, it was a monsoon and the Falcons cannot stop running. So, that's why I was like, that's why they were running. Yeah, damn words. 28 to 3. Man, I know if N-O was here, he'd be clowning them because I don't know what it is about the Saints and the Falcons. They just hate each other, you know?

[00:11:27] [SPEAKER_05] Division, that's a division rivalry.

[00:11:28] [SPEAKER_01] Yeah, that's the division rivalry. Yeah.

[00:11:31] Yeah.

[00:11:31] [SPEAKER_01] It's like, so. But shout out to your Jags, though. They kill it. They kick my ass.

[00:11:35] [SPEAKER_05] Hey, we 6-2, baby. We looking to go. We looking at the playoffs right now. Now, we got some key losses. But, hey, my Duval Jags, we looking good. Duval, till we die. DTWD. Listen. Shout out to the Bold City Brigade. You heard me?

[00:11:49] [SPEAKER_01] Listen, please get out of the first round this year, man. Because I'm not trying to see y'all. I love y'all. I'm not trying to see y'all make the playoffs and then lose to the freaking Bills in the playoffs, man.

[00:11:58] [SPEAKER_05] Based on the schedule this year, B, like, I mean, this got to be the year we go all the way. Because it's not going to get no easier next year. People are going to retool. They're going to get new players. They're going to get new drafts. So, we got to strike while the iron is tied. So, I do believe we have a real true contender this year. T-Law is playing out of his mind. I know you saw some of them throws last night. So, yeah, we're definitely going to be looking into it.

[00:12:21] [SPEAKER_01] Yes, I definitely look into it. And also, I definitely look forward to the traditions as well. And also, tell my people, Black Friday is not that serious, y'all. So, don't be trying to kill each other. I'm just glad because I'm just glad I ain't got to work at Walmart no more. Because I remember seeing people fighting over waffle makers, fighting over parking spots. They being bitchy about, they being picky about the TV, man. I'm glad I ain't got to see that shit no more.

[00:12:44] [SPEAKER_05] And can I say something else? Can I say something else about Black Friday real quick? Y'all, giving money to the corporations, the people who run them companies don't like you. Yeah, bro.

[00:12:58] [SPEAKER_00] I can't say it better than myself, man.

[00:13:00] [SPEAKER_05] Target said, we don't like y'all. So, I bet not see now one of y'all in there trying to get a new iPhone on Black Friday.

[00:13:08] [SPEAKER_01] And you know what? And a lot of them deals, they just the shit that they just can't sell, you know? So, you're not really getting a deal, you know, if you think about it. You know, they mark it up. They want to jack up the price. But then they sell it to you at the original cost. But they got your dumb ass thing and it's a discount.

[00:13:23] [SPEAKER_05] Now, the thing about it is that they'll mark stuff up right now. So, by the time you get Thanksgiving, they say, oh, we're doing 50% off. No, that was the original price. That was the original price. I mean, these companies are crazy. Be cognizant. There's, what is it called? Mariah. They got like an app that's similar to Amazon. It's black-owned. Webuyblack.com. Support some of the people in your community. Look at all the things that these folks are doing out there.

[00:13:49] [SPEAKER_05] Support your own community, y'all, because we all we got.

[00:13:53] [SPEAKER_01] Yes, we all we got.

[00:13:54] [SPEAKER_05] If you have a precious few allies out there, shout out to them.

[00:13:58] [SPEAKER_01] Yes, shout out to them.

[00:13:58] [SPEAKER_05] But it's not that many of them.

[00:14:00] [SPEAKER_01] Mm-hmm.

[00:14:01] [SPEAKER_05] So, you guys got to support black businesses. If you've got to shop on Black Friday, you got to get what you got to get. I understand. I've done it before. I'm not knocking nobody. But just be strongly considerate of where and who you lock up.

[00:14:12] [SPEAKER_01] Please do. And also, to the black-owned business, if you need promotion and stuff, come highlight your boy. Man, I will come on down. Especially liquor companies. Yes, especially liquor companies. Liquor companies, beard companies, whatever, black-owned. If you need promotion for your products, come highlight us, because we will definitely give you some product placement, because it ain't nothing for us to show off a product or two. It's nothing really to show a product or two.

[00:14:36] [SPEAKER_05] Show it off, but not really showing it all around me.

[00:14:38] [SPEAKER_01] No, see, they're going to get shown off if they're paying. You got to give us some dollars. Business. Person, it's all business. It's all business, baby. We're trying to make it over here. Talking about Thanksgiving, another thing with Thanksgiving is talking about being grateful, man. So what is something you feel grateful for that has nothing to do with money or achievements?

[00:14:58] [SPEAKER_05] You know what I'm grateful for, Pete? It's that I've lived to see another Thanksgiving. We've lost a lot of family, friends. A lot of us, if you're watching, you've been through COVID. You survived COVID. The world changed fundamentally. Only people born before COVID know that, that were adults. You know what I'm thankful for my family. I still have my mom. I still have my dad. I still have all my siblings. A lot of people, for one reason or another, don't have that. I do not take that for granted.

[00:15:28] [SPEAKER_05] In fact, I appreciate it more every year. I can't wait to see them. And so, you know, and my wife's family, too. That's my family as well, going down to South Florida and seeing all my feet. So that is something that I'm truly grateful for.

[00:15:42] [SPEAKER_01] Yeah. And also, real quick, sidebar, present for your wife, because I know you told me about her loss and stuff. Crystal, we thinking about you over here. You know, it's all love, man. It's all love over here. You know, it's all love. You know what I'm saying? The homie's wife is still family. You know, it's all love, you know. But the one thing I was saying before is having life, you know, and living through the bullshit and being able to talk about it, you know. A lot of people don't. Because there's a lot of people that they will get overwhelmed with life, and they will just make a permanent decision

[00:16:12] [SPEAKER_01] that you can't come back from. So it's like just surviving the bullshit and being able to talk about it. Now, another thing about Thanksgiving is have you ever felt pressure to show up for holidays looking more successful or happier than you felt? Because if I feel like if I got to be that way with my family, I ain't going to. Fuck y'all.

[00:16:32] [SPEAKER_05] Yeah, I've definitely felt that pressure, especially when you get to stay and get married. Definitely feel the pressure of coming in a certain way, having all the gifts and everything. For all the different family members. That stuff would be cost of money, man. Sometimes you're just trying to get to the next pay period so you can take care of things. So you definitely feel that pressure. You know, you feel that as a single person. When you get married, it becomes a different level because you have two sides of the family. So, but, you know, it's all love.

[00:16:58] [SPEAKER_05] I still love helping other people buy stuff, you know, for other people. But it's really about that quality time because once people are gone, you can't go back. And whatever time you spent with them is what you have to go by. So that's really big for me. But, yeah, there's definitely certain pressures that come with it. You know, going there, you know, you got to look on the nines. You just want to come in on some slides and some gym shorts.

[00:17:26] [SPEAKER_05] You just want to relax and be thankful that you don't freaking got to work for those couple of days. So that's kind of where I'll be at sometimes.

[00:17:34] [SPEAKER_01] You know, and honestly, I feel that same pressure, you know, because some of your family members, they be trying to question you, figure out what's wrong with you and stuff. Oh, why are you single? When are you going to meet a girl? Or they'll come with the clapbacks like, oh, you done put on some weight, I see. I'm like, I'm still alive. God damn. So, and family members, y'all don't realize that's the reason some people say, fuck y'all. And don't even show up, you know, because they're like, oh, I don't want to heal this. I don't want to deal with this. Us millennials, we're not our parents.

[00:18:02] [SPEAKER_01] We will not show up, you know, because I've seen my family, my mom and certain families just taking the mental abuse. I'm like, you know what? Don't, you can miss me with that. That's your eldest crap, you know. It's like, no, man, because you shouldn't be disrespecting people, you know. So I don't feel the pressure to impress anybody anymore because it's like, I'm the one paying the bills here. I'm the captain of the ship, you know. So you ain't putting no, you ain't putting no, yes, I'm the captain now. I ain't, you ain't putting no dollars towards my life.

[00:18:32] [SPEAKER_01] So you can say whatever, man. Hey, it's not going to bother you. It's not going to bother me. I will just cut off access because I don't feel like hearing this shit, you know, because that's the problem with a lot of people. And they will point out your flaws, your problems, and they ain't trying to offer no solutions. They ain't trying to put no dollars up for it, you know. So, like, if you don't, if you can't come to me with solutions that you're going to help with and you're going to help me implement, please shut the fuck up, you know. I'm just keeping it real. So have you ever handled a holiday that felt different because somebody important was missing?

[00:19:01] [SPEAKER_01] I remember the first Thanksgiving off, my grandfather, like some 20 years ago, it just didn't feel the same, man, because my grandfather, he was just so, he just was that man, you know. Like, rest in peace to Bubba, man. Your grandson loves you. And I'm trying to forgive Butterbean, you know. So, and Stringbean is amazing. So what do you think, man?

[00:19:21] [SPEAKER_05] To me, the biggest thing that you've got to consider, you know, in terms of missing somebody, my granddad, both of my granddad's passed in different years. When I graduated college, those holidays were so tough because I would sit down, talk with them. They would be proud of me. They would ask me how my life was going. They really saw how I was doing it. And then they passed on. And it was like, that was no longer going to be there. So for me, that was a big deal.

[00:19:47] [SPEAKER_01] Man, no, I feel you because I remember the year I graduated, I was about to graduate from college. I had two uncles pass away. I had one uncle pass away and his funeral was on my 25th birthday. So I had spent part of my 25th birthday at the repass and at the funeral. I'm just like, that's not a way.

[00:20:07] [SPEAKER_05] On my birthday, man?

[00:20:08] [SPEAKER_01] Yeah, on my birthday. And then fast forward to my college graduation, the uncle who's always crazy and happy to see me, he passes away, man. And I'm like, bro, I had two really close uncles pass away on my birthday and graduation. 2015 going into 2016 was tough, man.

[00:20:27] [SPEAKER_05] Yeah, I agree. And, you know, both of my grandfathers were able to see me graduate from USF. Probably the proudest moment of my life. And they both basically passed within the next two years. So, you know, you can't replace people.

[00:20:46] [SPEAKER_00] You really can't.

[00:20:47] [SPEAKER_05] I don't care what Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and these other tech goofs.

[00:20:55] [SPEAKER_00] Mark Zuckerberg.

[00:20:56] [SPEAKER_05] They're not gurus. They're goofs. Mark Zuckerberg, these other tech people are saying, you cannot replace humanity like that.

[00:21:03] [SPEAKER_01] You can't. It's not that simple. I don't care how many machines y'all make. Y'all cannot replace humanity. You're right on the money about that, man.

[00:21:10] [SPEAKER_05] And another thing about, you know, this process is the holidays should be about faith. And it should be about family. But we as Americans, we've gotten away from that being. We've gotten away from taking care of each other. From being selfless.

[00:21:29] [SPEAKER_00] Right.

[00:21:30] [SPEAKER_05] During the holidays. And, you know, I'll shout out to the people that, you know, do the dinners. And they go to the homeless shelters. Yes. And they get back in the community. And they get toys for kids. And I'm not talking about the corporate stuff for tax write-offs. I'm talking about the people who are regular people that work like you and me. Mm-hmm. And they go and make sure on Thanksgiving, everybody else eat before they sit down.

[00:21:52] [SPEAKER_01] Listen, there was this food kitchen I was at last year. Shout out to my friends. I'm in the Facebook group. They were like, they have day to day say, hey, we're going to go volunteer. I was like, shit, might as well. You know, it felt good to be in there and watch those people eating and stuff. And, you know, they fed like over 200 or 300 people on that day. The day before Thanksgiving. I'm like, it felt good to just sit there and just fellowship. Watch them enjoy a hot meal, you know.

[00:22:18] [SPEAKER_01] But I really feel like I wish people had their energy year-round, you know. Not just for Thanksgiving, you know. Like maybe once a month they do something to where the homeless can come have a meal, you know. Not just because I noticed that by the holidays. Oh, now y'all want to start having things where y'all feeding people. But what about the rest of the holidays and stuff?

[00:22:40] [SPEAKER_05] You know, I think a lot of it is everything's based off of money and materialism. And you got to fight to make it about people in the face.

[00:22:50] [SPEAKER_04] You do.

[00:22:51] [SPEAKER_05] And so, you know, I fight every year. It's not about me necessarily eating, although I do people enjoy that. Don't get me wrong. It's about seeing those people. It's about on Christmas remember the reason for the season, which is Christ for me. So I just tell people all the time, man, it's not going to be fulfilling just to get stuck. You can spend money on Christmas. There's nothing wrong with that. You can spend money on Black Friday. The corporations are rubbing their hands together like Birdman. Yeah.

[00:23:19] [SPEAKER_05] What it's really all about is being able to go back home and see family.

[00:23:23] [SPEAKER_01] That's what it is as well. You know, sometimes like for me, it's just about crossing the bridge for me, you know. So, and, you know, I will get back to seeing my family, you know. But some years I just don't want to deal with the bullshit. But, hey, it is what it is, y'all.

[00:23:36] [SPEAKER_05] It is what it is.

[00:23:37] [SPEAKER_01] It definitely is what it is. Ladies and gentlemen, this is Liquor Talk Season 11, y'all. The more you drink, the better we sound, man. I want to say shout out to everybody out there. I'm thankful. Now, I am thankful for all the subscribers. Thankful for all the views. Thankful everybody showing love to the podcast. Thank you for everybody that doesn't cancel at the last minute, you know. Hold up. Let me, let's go ahead and say hello to Mr. New Orleans. I think he's in. Hold up.

[00:24:04] [SPEAKER_01] You know, is it in old Mr. Firebolt 4 Boy from across the canal? Yeah, it is.

[00:24:10] [SPEAKER_05] Is he in here?

[00:24:11] [SPEAKER_01] I'm trying to get him up. Yeah, I think he's in here. I don't know. God damn it.

[00:24:17] [SPEAKER_05] What's going on, you know? What's going on?

[00:24:19] [SPEAKER_01] What's going on with it? Damn it. Riverside got this new.

[00:24:23] [SPEAKER_05] Let me help you out real quick.

[00:24:25] [SPEAKER_01] Riverside done got this new system and stuff, you know.

[00:24:28] [SPEAKER_05] It's unfamiliar. We have a couple of technical things. We're trying to put in old. You know what I'm saying?

[00:24:33] [SPEAKER_01] We're trying to get you up in old. We're trying to get you up in old.

[00:24:36] [SPEAKER_05] In old who's in the old to Democratic Stronghold, by the way. Shout out to Dr. Rep and Eskamani. There he is. There he go. There he go. Wow. There he is.

[00:24:49] [SPEAKER_01] There he is. There he is. There he is, man. There he is. Say something, dog.

[00:24:53] [SPEAKER_04] Can you hear me?

[00:24:54] [SPEAKER_01] I can't hear him.

[00:24:56] [SPEAKER_05] You know, we can't hear you. Hold on.

[00:24:57] [SPEAKER_01] Hey, dog. Say something, man. I can't even hear you, man. Yeah, y'all hear me. I can't come back in. I can't hear him.

[00:25:03] [SPEAKER_05] We can't hear you. You know, go out and come back in. Go out and come back in. We can't hear you.

[00:25:07] [SPEAKER_01] Can't hear you, man. We can't even hear you, man. I don't know if you got your thing on mute or he going to come back. Like, that was one of our other co-captains hold down in New Orleans, man. But listen.

[00:25:20] [SPEAKER_05] Liquor Talk season 11. I can't even do it on one finger, though. On two hands. I know, right? I can't do it on. 10, 11. Season 11 of Liquor Talk. Men's Only Round season 11 premiere. Yes. In November. Oh, man. I'm glad to be here. I'm glad to be here, too, dog. Shit. Shit. Yeah, man.

[00:25:40] [SPEAKER_01] The thing where we came from, bro. Like, because. Humble again. Yes. Humble again. Shout out to Don B. Shout out to Marco. They were at it for the first, man.

[00:25:49] [SPEAKER_05] At the first part of the trip.

[00:25:50] [SPEAKER_01] Man, you know what? They held it down, man. They held it down. And also, they held it down in spite of the family members that were hating, you know. Because I had some family members. I love y'all. But y'all know who y'all are. They got a vendetta against the gay community. You know who you are. But I love y'all. But you know what? It is what it is, man. But Joe, I'm going to get deep for a minute, man. Uh-oh. How are we real? How are you really doing, man? Because with 2026 coming to an end, man, how are you really doing, man?

[00:26:19] [SPEAKER_01] Like, what's going on, man?

[00:26:21] [SPEAKER_05] The year hasn't gone perfect. It's been hard. Donald Trump didn't make it no easier. That's the understatement. At the Fed level. I'm really blessed. Because I'm realizing that if you make time for the things and people that are important, you're never going to have the time. Never. You can always find an excuse not to get things done.

[00:26:48] [SPEAKER_05] And I am absolutely determined in the final years of my 30s to make it happen. I said, I'm not just going to be Twitter fingers on politics. I said I was going to get out there and do it. Vic, have I been out here?

[00:27:01] [SPEAKER_01] You've been out there, though. You've been doing it. And also, and hey, man, you saw I pull up and help you, though. You see that, you know?

[00:27:09] [SPEAKER_05] Absolutely. And Ralph V was there last night. And we had that election show, y'all, where we were trying to explain.

[00:27:15] [SPEAKER_02] Mm-hmm.

[00:27:15] [SPEAKER_05] All of us can participate in this. I'm not gatekeeping on politics like some of the people that are in politics. Mm-hmm. You and you can participate. Now, you may have been lied to and told that what you got to say and what you feel does not matter. That's true. It does matter. Don't believe that bullshit. Never been true. And so now I'm in my passion. Now I'm in my lane of things that make, you know, me get up besides my wife in the morning, my family. That makes me get up. That gets me excited. That makes me creative in the mind.

[00:27:45] [SPEAKER_05] That's something that I want to be deeply a part of. And so when I look at our viewers, you know, is to tell them, if you don't know what you love, me and Real V, we know what we love.

[00:27:59] [SPEAKER_02] Mm-hmm.

[00:27:59] [SPEAKER_05] If you don't know what you love, you need to find it. Find a reason to live. Find a reason to be excited. Find it. Oh, I got my calendar chock full of politics. Mm-hmm. Going to city councilmen meetings. Going to city commissioner meetings. Going to school board meetings. Going to democratic meetings. And being an official in a democratic party.

[00:28:20] [SPEAKER_01] Yes.

[00:28:20] [SPEAKER_05] I look forward. We got a meeting on Monday. You think that I'm going to be late today? I'm not. Because I'm- He going to be early. I'm looking forward to getting on their head about why we didn't have a precinct to vote in South St. Pete.

[00:28:32] [SPEAKER_01] You know what? Yeah, you need to go on their head. And you know what? You need to pressure them. Because honestly, bro. After the results. This is the only thing I'm about to say about the politics, bro. I think the Florida Democratic Party and the whole Democratic Party needs a fucking overhaul. Because there's no excuse, man.

[00:28:47] [SPEAKER_05] Coming from a non-political person, by the way.

[00:28:50] [SPEAKER_01] Coming from a non-political person. Because I kept sending reports of they were not putting money into Florida, man. And I'm like, and then you look at the results, how fucking close it was. I'm like, bro. All y'all got to do is put a little money into these rural parts of Florida that was going red. You ain't got to worry about Pinellas. You don't have to worry about Hillsboro. You ain't got to worry about Palm Beach. Broward. Dade. It's going to be blue. Yeah, it's going to be blue. Hell, even Allen Chul went blue. That one surprised me. That's crazy.

[00:29:19] [SPEAKER_01] You know, Gainesville. KKK's be out there. Yeah, they do. That one surprised me. So I'm like, it can happen. And also, shout out to Gaston County. Shout out to Leon County. Shout out to your home, Duval County. All went blue. So I'm just like, like I said, literally the only thing I'm going to say is, Democratic Party, you need to overhaul. You need to put some more money into Florida.

[00:29:41] [SPEAKER_05] You know when Angie Nixon called them? She told them she needed some money to run her campaign.

[00:29:45] [SPEAKER_01] They said no.

[00:29:46] [SPEAKER_05] They said, we going to see.

[00:29:49] [SPEAKER_01] That's basically a no.

[00:29:50] [SPEAKER_05] Did you hear what I said?

[00:29:52] [SPEAKER_01] We going to see. We going to see. And crickets. Crickets. Bruh. They need to take a hard look at these numbers and realize this was as close as y'all think.

[00:30:02] [SPEAKER_05] But the thing that's going to happen is what's already happening, Vic, is that the people that tried to shut us out are going to get shut out because we're not going to be on your side. When you try to take credit when we do win, you got to move them around. We're going to splinter this until they do right by us. So I ain't trying to devolve into politics. I know you got an agenda. But what you got for us, Be Real V, on season 11 premiere. Yes, yes.

[00:30:26] [SPEAKER_01] So staying with mental health and the fellas. So what is your automatic answer of when someone asks us, how are you doing? And how often is that? Because I know me. If somebody says, how am I doing? I'm saying it's good unless it's one of the bros that really know me. You know, unless it's somebody I'm close to. And even though in the moment they can't really do nothing about it, I know they give a damn. So what do you think your automatic answer is if someone asks how you're doing?

[00:30:53] [SPEAKER_05] If it's somebody that's not close, I'm fine. If it's somebody that, like if I was talking to you, I say I'm blessed in spite of. In spite of my circumstances. In spite of my shortcomings. In spite of what people do to me. What people say to me. Sometimes, most of the time, unprovoked.

[00:31:11] [SPEAKER_04] Yeah.

[00:31:12] [SPEAKER_05] I'm still blessed. And so you know it's never going to be perfect. Look at the skin that we're in.

[00:31:17] [SPEAKER_04] Yeah.

[00:31:18] [SPEAKER_05] I love being black. I love being a dark-skinned black man. But, you know, sometimes that comes with that. But I embrace that. I embrace that it's going to chisel me and make me into the person that God meant for me to be. So, you know, it's not perfect. And I'm always striving for better. But I'm blessed where I'm at. I can truly say that.

[00:31:38] [SPEAKER_01] You know, I feel the same way, bro. Because it's like things could be a whole lot worse.

[00:31:42] [SPEAKER_05] Not have nowhere to live. Not have a job. Yes. Hey, listen. People be complaining about their job. And I do understand as a person that's an employee. Don't get me wrong. But what if you didn't have nobody?

[00:31:56] [SPEAKER_00] Right.

[00:31:56] [SPEAKER_05] And you got kids' mouths to feed you.

[00:31:58] [SPEAKER_00] Right. Then what?

[00:32:00] [SPEAKER_05] And there's a lot of people in that position. I know. There's a number of people in that position. So there's always something to be thankful for. And if you live in America, we don't go through nowhere near the stuff people go through in other countries.

[00:32:15] [SPEAKER_01] Yeah. Not even close. And listen. The World Cup earlier this year should have showed y'all that. Guess what? Them other countries were so fascinated by the shit we take for granted, bro. What?

[00:32:26] [SPEAKER_05] They look at our food. They're like, these chemicals are all...

[00:32:29] [SPEAKER_01] These chemicals taste delicious. These chemicals taste delicious. Oh, no, no, no. The chemicals taste delicious. Also, oh, I can go to the bathroom and I don't have to pay for it? I'm like, what?

[00:32:39] [SPEAKER_05] Pay for the bathroom?

[00:32:41] [SPEAKER_01] What? Your mother's got to pay for the bathroom?

[00:32:43] [SPEAKER_05] Bro, I was so thrilled with that, man. And I can tell you something else, bro. Shout out to the black Brits that knew to come to the black neighborhoods. Yes. And not being scared and stereotypical. And we treated them with love. We showed them what was really about it. Like, yo, they understand black... We're all... We're distant relatives. Like Nod said. We're distant relatives, people. That's why I'm such a big pan African.

[00:33:12] [SPEAKER_05] It's like, yeah, people say, I'm not African. I'm American. Okay, I get it. We're so many degrees separated, right? We ain't that far off. From the culture and everything. But we're not nearly as far off cultural-wise. We do the same stuff.

[00:33:26] [SPEAKER_01] All right. Yes, sir.

[00:33:27] [SPEAKER_05] We do the same stuff, man. All right.

[00:33:29] [SPEAKER_01] Let's try it one more time. Let's bring my dog in. Let's see.

[00:33:32] [SPEAKER_05] What? What's up, G?

[00:33:35] [SPEAKER_01] Take two. Take two.

[00:33:37] [SPEAKER_05] Wait. Is the mute on? It says mute all up there.

[00:33:41] [SPEAKER_01] Yeah. The mute's off. I still can't hear him.

[00:33:45] [SPEAKER_05] Say something else, N-O.

[00:33:46] [SPEAKER_04] Take two. Take two.

[00:33:49] [SPEAKER_05] It says he's talking. Look on that right there. Give us one moment, folks. You just trying to see...

[00:33:55] [SPEAKER_01] Bro, I don't know. I don't know, man. I don't know, man.

[00:33:58] [SPEAKER_05] Click on no speaker. Sound right there. Oh, shit. What is going on?

[00:34:04] [SPEAKER_01] I don't know, man. Take two. Bro, I don't know what's going on with your devices, man, because we still can't hear you, man.

[00:34:11] [SPEAKER_05] You put the speaker on.

[00:34:12] [SPEAKER_01] What's down? Yeah, the speaker's on. Like I said, if he says something, y'all can hear him.

[00:34:16] [SPEAKER_05] I don't know what's going on, man.

[00:34:18] [SPEAKER_01] I don't know. Like, come on, dog.

[00:34:21] [SPEAKER_05] Shout out to the TikTok Live crew while we're doing technical difficulties. This is Liquor Talk season 11 premiere featuring myself at Booker Clarity. I'm J.D. Dougs. What questions and comments do y'all got? Are y'all ready for Thanksgiving? What are you thankful for? Did you watch the Jags-Ravens game last night? Did you participate in the 2026 midterm election?

[00:34:43] [SPEAKER_01] All right. Say something now.

[00:34:45] [SPEAKER_03] What's down?

[00:34:46] [SPEAKER_01] There he is. There he is. We figured it out. We figured it out. It took us a while, but we got it now. We got it, man. So how you living up?

[00:34:55] [SPEAKER_03] Hey, look. I'm staying up like a Republican on election day.

[00:35:01] [SPEAKER_01] I just said we weren't going to be doing all this politics talking. Here you go. Yes.

[00:35:10] [SPEAKER_05] Oh, yes. Yes. Take your mouths. Cope. Yes. Find a way to cope, Republicans. Find a way to cope. You see me blue gripping over here? You see me crazy over here? Cope.

[00:35:23] [SPEAKER_01] Yes. Take. Yes. Go ahead and cope, man. Go ahead and cope. What you got for us, N.O.?

[00:35:32] [SPEAKER_03] Not much has been grinding. Been making moves behind the scenes, Jeremy. Got some announcement to give y'all a heads up about. We'll talk about it at the end of the show. But how y'all doing?

[00:35:44] Ooh.

[00:35:46] [SPEAKER_01] Hey, man. We here, man.

[00:35:48] [SPEAKER_05] Blessed in spite of, my brother. Blessed in spite of. Blessed in spite of.

[00:35:50] [SPEAKER_01] We here, man. We are definitely here, man. Hey, N.O., real quick, man. What's your favorite Thanksgiving thing to eat, man?

[00:35:57] [SPEAKER_03] Favorite Thanksgiving to eat? Favorite Thanksgiving dish to eat? It's either ham or mac and cheese, you know what I mean? Maybe some dressing. I've got to say either the dressing or like the mac and cheese, like don't the two side dishes that fill your boy up on Thanksgiving, you know what I mean?

[00:36:13] [SPEAKER_01] Yeah, and I know you from Louisiana. Louisiana be having all that flavor in they food, man.

[00:36:19] [SPEAKER_03] Dang, you got to have that Tony Satchery.

[00:36:21] [SPEAKER_01] I know he from Louisiana, and Louisiana got all the flavor.

[00:36:25] [SPEAKER_03] Hey, Tony Satchery, bro. They get all your dishes. So you went close.

[00:36:31] [SPEAKER_01] Oh, man. Man, we might have to spend Thanksgiving in Louisiana one year, man, because I know that food, everything that's made is going to be hitting, man.

[00:36:39] [SPEAKER_05] I would love it, especially that Cajun rub on top of that turkey, inside that turkey.

[00:36:46] Oh, man.

[00:36:48] [SPEAKER_03] And I ain't talking for Popeye's either. Rub hands like Birdman, baby.

[00:36:56] [SPEAKER_01] Rub hands like Birdman. All right, fellas. I got another topic, interesting topic that was inspired by the City Girls, you know. Shout out to them, you know. Hey, they inspired this topic, you know. I don't know if y'all are scared. Don't worry. I know y'all are scared, but Young Miami recently made a song called Dear JT, trying to reach out to JT, trying to, you know, mend defenses and stuff.

[00:37:23] [SPEAKER_01] So that got me wondering, who gets more chances from friends? Do we give, as homies, do we give the homies more chances or the woman we're dealing with more chances? Because what I've noticed is some people give the same spouse a thousand chances, but their homie or their day one friend, as soon as they fuck up, they cut them off. Go ahead, buddy.

[00:37:48] [SPEAKER_03] Personally, it varies on the individual. I'll give you a little pushback on what you said, Victor. That's not always the case. Sometimes we know the homie more than the woman we're dealing with. And sometimes we're giving them chance, other chance, and past incidences, especially if they know they had a repetitive pattern of behavior. We give them more chances until we get more mature and more wise to the realization that we probably don't need him anymore if he's too much of a detriment.

[00:38:16] [SPEAKER_03] Now, to my woman, by just getting to know her, what's the worst of severity? Like what? A couple arguments? A couple I hate you that we make up after a whole argument? But it varies on the individual. Sometimes both parties, depending on how attached they are to you, is equal. It's all about really the severity. How much do you value a friend? How much do you value a woman?

[00:38:45] [SPEAKER_03] It depends on what type of person you are. Rather.

[00:38:51] [SPEAKER_01] Yeah, I can definitely see that. But I'm personally, I feel like this. I feel like if you come to me as a man or as a woman and you take accountability for your actions and then you change the behavior, I'm done with it. It's over and done with. And we move forward. But I'm going to give a shout out to a good friend of mine from Philly, man. Because we were all on a Zoom call. He kept bugging me about something. And it was a tough night.

[00:39:16] [SPEAKER_01] I'm already getting the shit face at work because job, I wasn't in a good mood, right? And he kept bugging and bugging. And I ended up getting off the group chat like, man, I'm done with this shit, man. And I was already irritated at work. And he kept bugging me and bugging me. Tell me at the very next event, like a few days later, man, he was the first person to come to me like, bro, I apologize. And at that point, I was done with it, man. You know what? It's Barry Hatchett. So shout out to my friend because he a real one. Not a lot of people will do that.

[00:39:45] [SPEAKER_01] So I also feel like, guess what? We got to, if people take accountability, then we good.

[00:39:52] [SPEAKER_05] I'm going to put it like this from my end, right? I don't know the nuanced history between young men. I'll say this without being petty because I want to be petty so bad. But I ain't going to do it. Petty fresh. So what I think is this. You made a song about your friend or your ex-friend, right? And you monetized it, right? Versus just picking up the phone or.

[00:40:20] [SPEAKER_05] Or having your manager call their manager and say, yo, we need to meet. Like, I think that sometimes we make things too complicated. Just talk to her. See, that's what's wrong with our generation is like, you know, we don't know. Your friend, he's like, when y'all saw each other a few days later, like, you know what? I messed up in person.

[00:40:39] [SPEAKER_01] Yeah, he, yeah, in person. That's our respect. And you know what? You said it best. And another thing is, too many people get involved with. That's the problem. It's like when business get involved, when dollars get involved. Too many people. Y'all forget the core friendship that y'all had in the beginning. It's like, because I said I heard the song and I'm like, you just want attention. You know what I'm saying? I would have respected you more if you would have just picked up the phone and just called her. And y'all talked it out. I'm not going to record no song.

[00:41:08] [SPEAKER_01] I'm not about to drop something. If I did wrong about somebody, I'm going to call that person and be like, hey. Or if I see them in person, we're going to talk in person. I'm not about to talk about it on the podcast or nothing like that.

[00:41:19] [SPEAKER_05] But yeah, and I think you really got to take into consideration, right? They were the city girls. Yeah, they were. They came on par. Now, I'm not going to sit here. I'm not being hypocritical when I say this. I'm not going to sit here and say that their music was uplifting. I'm not going to sit here and say their music was good for the kids and for the community. But I respect the craft of what they were doing based off of where they came from.

[00:41:47] [SPEAKER_05] But in terms of their friendship, just call them or text them. Right. That's what people do. If I did something that offended Vic or Vic that's not offended me, probably just call me. Like, you know, Jug, like, I'm sorry. I did this wrong. Or if it was me, like, yo, Vic, you know what? That was really messed up. Yeah. I sincerely apologize. That's not me. That's not how we roll. You know what I'm saying? We need to make this up.

[00:42:14] [SPEAKER_05] We don't need to let this become a beat because at some point that becomes, you know, animosity. Then it becomes that person of the ops. And then now you're talking about shooting and killing people. So, you know, and it doesn't even need to get to all those different levels. It seems like, oh, that's crazy to say, Juggs. That's crazy to say. It's not because people take it there all the time. You know, you're right, though.

[00:42:38] [SPEAKER_01] It's not. It's not the crazy thing because I know people, they will take things zero to 100 to levels that it didn't even need to get. Sometimes it's just a simple conversation because I remember there was a lot of rap beefs that got in it with just a simple conversation. The two brothers that were beefing, they just got in the room, they talked it out, and they squashed the beef, you know? So it can't be done. Now, that being said, what exactly does grace mean to you? Hearing someone out, offering another chance, or changing your expectations?

[00:43:08] [SPEAKER_01] Because I remember one of my old podcast boys from the men's room. I remember him telling me this. He said, bro, you got to give people more grace. Now, he told me that back in, like, 2022. But I kind of feel like with me, grace is earned, you know what I'm saying? Y'all, too, my co-captainers, y'all got as much grace, but don't abuse it. And y'all don't abuse it, which I remember.

[00:43:28] [SPEAKER_05] That's the whole point of grace is you ain't trying to abuse it all the time.

[00:43:31] [SPEAKER_01] So how do y'all feel about grace? Is this something y'all give to everybody, or what does it mean to y'all? I'll jump in. I'll jump in.

[00:43:39] [SPEAKER_03] I'll jump in. My stance is grace is buried upon what you and Juggie said. It's about accountability. Depending on how much accountability you take and how much ownership in your actions you take, I'll give you that grace. But when I start seeing signs of repetitive behavior, and I start seeing the same mistakes, now it's a choice. You can't really tell me you're making this mistake when it's literally, you're making it your nature,

[00:44:08] [SPEAKER_03] and you're expecting my nature to forgive you for your actions. Knowing for the fact that the shoe was on the other foot, it wouldn't be tolerated. So at some point in time, I don't mind grace. But one thing I've learned as I got older, the older we get, the less grace we give, because at some point in time, we're about protecting our peace. So if that person in my life represents my peace, we're going to work something out. But if you're just an associate,

[00:44:38] [SPEAKER_03] and I see some questionable behavior, my grace is thin.

[00:44:43] [SPEAKER_01] You know what? I totally agree with that, because I agree with what you said about as you've gotten older, your grace is thin. Because my grace for liquor talking got thin with other people, you know what I'm saying? Because I'm not that asshole. Because it's like, it's not that hard to communicate, man. It's not that hard to communicate. If people communicate in a timely manner, then you get grace. But if you're not somebody I've known for years, and you already started off on the wrong foot,

[00:45:11] [SPEAKER_01] then you show me that I might not be that kind of person that I want to bring around, you know, if you're being irresponsible, especially if I done shown up for you, and you can't show up for me. So the last step over here, you definitely got to earn that grace. And I find it now that we've gotten older, because sometimes people have let us down in the past, the ones that we've given grace to, ironically, you know.

[00:45:35] [SPEAKER_03] It kind of burrows down to the reality that you've been disappointed so many times, why would you tolerate it? It's something I started accepting within the past four or five years. I learned to provide standards for myself. Like, good people deserve to have standards. Good people don't have to prove to everybody they're good people. if you know I'm a good person, I'm going to deserve my value, and I'm going to get my flowers when it's time.

[00:46:05] [SPEAKER_03] And if we can't have people that don't appreciate your value, or don't appreciate you as a human being, you have the right to cut them off. You don't have to be loyal to assholes. You don't have to be loyal to people that don't know how to properly communicate with you. You deserve standards. Just as long as you're fair with yourself and say, you know what? If I can provide accountability the same way I expected everybody else to do the same, we can get along fine. That's how the world can evolve.

[00:46:33] [SPEAKER_05] For me, fellas, God gives us lots of grace. We mess up so many times. And so, I don't want to lose sight of me cutting off other people. I mean, there's, you know, a parable in the scripture from Jesus himself, but, you know, the king forgave somebody, and that guy went and jacked up somebody else and held them right here and like, where's my money at? Then he came back before the king, he was like, hey, didn't I just give you grace? How are you going to go jack somebody else up and I told you

[00:47:02] [SPEAKER_05] I was going to chill out on the money you owe me? So, I feel like we do have to give people grace because sometimes we don't understand things that people are going through and people just lash out. On the other side of that, when it comes to abuse, you know, when people are hurting you and harming you emotionally and physically, yeah, you do have to have a short stick and you're allowed to defend yourself. And so, while I generally have grace with people regardless of their ethnicity, I'm always keeping in mind their tendencies

[00:47:32] [SPEAKER_05] and strategically thinking what are they most likely to do and not putting myself in a position where I'm setting myself up for failure. They can look bad for them, but I'm not going to let them put me me in a position where they're disparaging my character. I stand on my own two feet unless it's somebody like you, you know, you, you know, and you, V, I can trust y'all not to do something that's going to put me in a bad position. But most of the people

[00:48:02] [SPEAKER_05] out there is not like that. That's a fact. And so, when you go places and you do stuff, you go completely prepared for the circumstance. You don't let people put you in a position where they get you down. Sometimes, you can't help it, right? People are blindsided you. That's part of life. But I'm saying, if you know the person they've been wishy-washy, then let them be wishy-washy. You got your own thing. That's the way I see it.

[00:48:24] [SPEAKER_01] I know. Well said. Definitely well put, y'all. Also, y'all, I challenge y'all if y'all listening out there. What you about to say, Godfrey?

[00:48:32] [SPEAKER_03] I was going to say, sometimes you got to learn to love people from a distance. It's okay to do that.

[00:48:37] [SPEAKER_01] That's a fact. I agree. I agree. And that shit, I'm like that with my family now. It's like, there are certain family members you got to love from a distance, you know. It's like, hey, I'm going to see you when I see you, but I'm not going to go out my way to see you. But I'm just going to keep it real, man. And listen, y'all let us know what y'all think out there. Do you give people grace? Who deserves grace? Y'all let us know in the comments. Y'all let us know what y'all think, you know what I'm saying. Once again, ladies and gentlemen, this is Liquor Talk to Season 11 Premier Dog.

[00:49:06] [SPEAKER_01] We got my dog, you know, joining us, holding it down in Old Town, man. Listen, man, y'all get that liquor pulled up because Season 11, we got a whole lot in store for y'all. There's a live event coming soon, y'all. Y'all check me out. I'm going to be live at a live network event. I'm going to be live on Instagram. Y'all check that out. Coming real soon, y'all. So, fellas, this one is, I'm, now this one, this, I'm going to read off some statements and I want y'all to agree or disagree. The first one, you can love your family

[00:49:35] [SPEAKER_01] and spend Thanksgiving somewhere else. Do y'all agree or disagree? Agree? Yeah.

[00:49:40] Yeah.

[00:49:41] [SPEAKER_01] I definitely agree. Yeah, no, there's no argument there. It's like, hey, I've done that for years, you know. I can't, I think the last time I spent Thanksgiving with my family was what, 16? I ain't always been that long, baby. Yeah, it's been that long.

[00:49:53] [SPEAKER_03] I mean, sometimes it's not even a bad thing. You just want to, you can spend time with family on Thanksgiving and then take time to go hang out with someone else. Like, sometimes Thanksgiving, you can create multiple memories with family and other people. Like, your presence might be someone of a value at somebody else's house. You never know.

[00:50:12] [SPEAKER_02] Mm-hmm.

[00:50:13] [SPEAKER_05] And a lot of us work so hard up to Black Friday and then others spend the money, like, I just want to relax. I don't want the noise and beep about it. I just want to rest and not be at work too. So that's part of it as well. We're working people.

[00:50:28] [SPEAKER_01] Yeah. All right, y'all. Change plans. I'm going to call this Toast or Challenge. Toast or Challenge. A real friend should notice when you're not yourself.

[00:50:36] [SPEAKER_03] I agree.

[00:50:37] [SPEAKER_01] I toast to that too. If you've been rocking me long enough to know, you should know when I'm crashing out or if I'm about to crash out on social media, you know. There's no crash out for us. Shout out to the friends that keep you from getting the Kanye fingers, you know. The Kanye fingers.

[00:50:53] [SPEAKER_02] The Kanye fingers.

[00:50:55] [SPEAKER_01] All right. Next one, fellas. Toast or Challenge. Your partner shouldn't be your only source of emotional support. Toast.

[00:51:05] [SPEAKER_04] Challenge.

[00:51:07] [SPEAKER_01] Whoa. Okay, why are you challenging it?

[00:51:10] [SPEAKER_03] Challenging it is because it doesn't even have to be a girlfriend. Sometimes it can be a family member. It can be more than one source. Like, if you got an issue and your girlfriend can't answer it, you got homies, you got a lady friend or some parents, like, there's more than one way to, like, get your emotional wellness on your security blanket with emotional wellness.

[00:51:32] [SPEAKER_01] It sounds like you're agreeing because the question was your partner shouldn't be your only source of emotional support. So it sounds like you're toasting that.

[00:51:42] [SPEAKER_05] No-key agreeing.

[00:51:43] [SPEAKER_01] Yeah. All right. And the next one,

[00:51:46] [SPEAKER_04] I'll give a shot of Fireball.

[00:51:49] [SPEAKER_05] Oh,

[00:51:50] [SPEAKER_01] he on Fireball and we on Tennessee Honey Whiskey. Shout out to my guest that canceled because she inspired this drink. She wanted the Tennessee Honey Whiskey and we went and got it for her. She just canceled. But nevertheless, toast.

[00:52:06] [SPEAKER_04] Damn, the shade.

[00:52:10] [SPEAKER_01] Hey, Petty Deacon, look, I thought Juggie was going to rub off on me. I thought Juggie was going to rub off on me. But sometimes you get tired, man. You just get tired, man. And that was the second cancellation I had this week. That's crazy, man. The second cancellation I had in Tampa.

[00:52:27] [SPEAKER_05] It didn't mean Thanksgiving yet.

[00:52:30] [SPEAKER_01] Yeah, the second cancellation I had in Tampa. So yeah, Petty V came out and played, y'all. I'm sorry, y'all. Blame you.

[00:52:36] [SPEAKER_03] J.D. Vic, that's what that is.

[00:52:37] [SPEAKER_01] I'm sorry.

[00:52:40] [SPEAKER_03] J.D. Vic, that's all that is, bro. We're going to make J.D. Vic Apartments.

[00:52:50] [SPEAKER_01] You know what it is. All right. Toast the challenge. Your being busy explains some distance, but it doesn't excuse everything.

[00:52:59] [SPEAKER_05] Toast.

[00:53:01] [SPEAKER_00] I would say toast to that too. What'd you say now?

[00:53:05] [SPEAKER_05] Toast.

[00:53:06] [SPEAKER_01] All right. We all agree on that one. All right. Next one. Men should be able to say I miss you, bro, without adding a joke. Toast the challenge. Toast.

[00:53:18] [SPEAKER_05] Toast. Toast.

[00:53:19] [SPEAKER_01] Yeah. Ain't nothing wrong with men showing thumbs, damn it. So yes, I toast to that too. Next one.

[00:53:27] [SPEAKER_03] Just don't be on no broke back mountain lovey-dovey type bullshit. Like, yo, you could be like, hey, bro, I miss you, dog.

[00:53:36] [SPEAKER_05] Don't be on no Tyler Perry leak.

[00:53:39] [SPEAKER_03] That's the one. That's the one.

[00:53:42] [SPEAKER_01] Oh, damn. Oh, that's a good one.

[00:53:46] [SPEAKER_03] Diary of a black, bad black negro type shit. Nah, we're good.

[00:53:53] [SPEAKER_01] Diary of a mad black negro. That's a good one. That's a good one. All right. Toast the challenge. Some friendships break up happen because nobody wants to start an uncomfortable conversation. Toast.

[00:54:11] [SPEAKER_05] Toast.

[00:54:12] [SPEAKER_01] I gotta say toast there because I don't know what it is about friends. It's like, if you the homie, you should be able to tell me something, you know. What you thinking though?

[00:54:22] [SPEAKER_03] I'm gonna say toast because there's been some friendships where nobody wants to talk about that uncomfortable conversation. They just want somebody to read their mind or nobody's willing to make the first move. So yeah, I toast to that.

[00:54:35] [SPEAKER_01] Hell yeah. Our next one guys, an apology deserves consideration, but it doesn't automatically restore access. Toast the challenge. Toast. Toast. And you know what? Hey, it's a clean sleep. I toast that as well. Just because you apologize, don't mean it's gonna access to you. Now, there's some people you can apologize and I'll gradually give you access over time, but then there's some people that can apologize and it's still go fuck yourself.

[00:55:05] [SPEAKER_01] Get the fuck on. You ain't welcome. My mom was first husband. There's others as well. And some people in Tampa, you know who the fuck you are as well. Yeah, Hady Vic is coming out. I know I got you choked up, you know.

[00:55:17] [SPEAKER_03] Shady Vic coming out on season 11. We're gonna get you a shirt. We're giving you a shirt called Shady Vic.

[00:55:24] [SPEAKER_01] Shady Vic. All right. Oh, by the way, Lick and Talk shirts coming soon, y'all. We working on that. Hey, I'm working on that. Hey, I'm gonna show you what I've been looking up and stuff and I'm gonna see what you think. Last one, guys, you can be grateful for your life and still want it to change. Toast or challenge? Toast.

[00:55:44] [SPEAKER_05] See you one more time, bro.

[00:55:46] [SPEAKER_01] All right. Last one is you can be grateful for your life but still want it to change. I'm gonna toast to it because I'm definitely gonna toast to it because we can still be grateful but we still want it to change, you know, and we're gonna work to make those changes, you know, because you can't want something and not work towards it. All right, fellas.

[00:56:03] [SPEAKER_03] You don't want better.

[00:56:05] [SPEAKER_01] That's a fact. All facts. All right. All right, fellas, we're hitting the final rounds here. All right, we started season 11. let's talk about what, what do we want to add to this season? Like, what are some things you want us to practice during this next chapter of Liquor Talk?

[00:56:21] [SPEAKER_03] Junkie Fresh, what do you think?

[00:56:23] [SPEAKER_05] I want to get my money up, kill debts, spend more time with family, take more trips, do some things with my wife, come up more in the political game, and be out of my community.

[00:56:38] [SPEAKER_01] Yeah, man, I'm, like I said, I'm here for you coming up in the community, man, coming up in the chapter of the politics. Hey, you saw how we pulled up last night, so hey, you know, ain't no, you missed it, though. We found a co-action St. Pete, and we pulled up and did our thing, though, so, hey, man.

[00:56:54] [SPEAKER_03] Hey, congratulations, bro. I hope, I know both y'all, y'all made a success, you know, man, I believe in y'all.

[00:57:01] [SPEAKER_05] Appreciate that, man.

[00:57:02] [SPEAKER_01] Hey, man, I'm trying to get like you, man, I'm trying to start that LLC, man, because, you know, I want to start doing more media things, man, that's what I'm looking to do, man, because you done got that LLC started, I'm trying to get mine started too, man, like, and launch this media company, you know, so, I'm like, I'm trying to start with it. Yeah, and for season 11, I want to, and for season 11, I want more in-person episodes. If you're in the Tampa St. Pete area, don't, don't be trying to cancel on me that nigga, man. You see, I'm going to get the drink for you.

[00:57:32] [SPEAKER_01] I need y'all to pull up, man. And listen, if you're in Florida, you're in the state of Florida, I need y'all to pull up. I'm not meeting y'all halfway in Orlando. Y'all need to come to Tampa, damn it. If you're in the state of Florida, pull up to Tampa, man. I'm not meeting you in Lakeland. I'm not meeting you in Orlando. Hey, pull up to Florida, man. I need you to go ahead and pull up to Tampa, man. There's plenty of shit to do in Tampa. Pull up, man. I know I got y'all cracking up.

[00:57:59] [SPEAKER_03] Bro, shower curtain ain't got nothing on you, boy. All the shit in my brain.

[00:58:06] Oh,

[00:58:09] [SPEAKER_05] man.

[00:58:10] [SPEAKER_01] Hey,

[00:58:10] [SPEAKER_05] it's the people I am cracking up right now.

[00:58:12] [SPEAKER_01] There are some people that inspired that, but you know what? Hey, Hey, talk about Florida creators. Pull up to Tampa, man. I want some more in-person episodes, man.

[00:58:20] [SPEAKER_05] So go ahead and pull up facilities for you too.

[00:58:22] [SPEAKER_01] We got the facilities and I'm going to have that drink for you too, man. Fellas, what's one thing y'all hope y'all want to give yourself credit for, man?

[00:58:31] [SPEAKER_05] Being able to talk to different type of people.

[00:58:34] [SPEAKER_01] Yes.

[00:58:35] [SPEAKER_05] In the political game, the people, they can hate your guts and they don't even know you. You got to be willing to smile and be able to reach them where they at. And I feel like I've become really good at that. I believe that's the best skill of mine. So I'm going to give myself a pat on my back for that one.

[00:58:52] [SPEAKER_01] And what you think, man? What's something you give me self credit for, man?

[00:58:56] [SPEAKER_03] I'll be real with you, bro. The resiliency I've showed within the past few years, um, you know, I had a lot of personal demons. I double behind the scenes and I've been seeing a lot of comeuppance. I've been seeing a lot of progress. I've seen a lot of things that I've thought through, you know, around June this year was my first time going back home to New Orleans in like almost five years.

[00:59:23] [SPEAKER_03] And I got to go back home and spend time with old classmates and took my chick out to New Orleans for her first time. You know what I mean? Like, it was one of the more surreal feelings. I'm like, to be home, to feel fulfilled, to know for the fact that you had a plan and you executed it and you went back home. It made you, I felt whole with the game here, man. Like I, when I tell y'all I miss New Orleans, I miss New Orleans. It's like,

[00:59:52] [SPEAKER_03] I get homesick every day. Like to be back home, to see old classmates, see people I ain't seen in almost 20 years, bro. That was just one of the most surreal feelings. One of the greatest moments of my life. I was starting to the first time going to Vegas and taking my lady back home to Miami. And it's that and me finishing that book. I've been having a six year hiatus on, you know,

[01:00:21] [SPEAKER_03] appreciate y'all supporting the book. It's called being black in America, the 10 step program. I feel like that's a game changer. I got people like buying the book. They love the book. They see where I'm coming from with this. They see the perspective of black people. We need the right people to show us our potential. I want people, I want our black America to see what the world have seen in us. So to answer your question,

[01:00:49] [SPEAKER_03] it's going back home and finishing up this book. That's been like the most proudest things I can pat myself on the back on.

[01:00:55] [SPEAKER_01] Hey man, that is wonderful, man. Look, I'm not going to take St. Pete for granted, man, because he's mad. So I definitely appreciate that, man. That's wonderful. I'm so happy that you got to go back home and I'm so happy that you produced in the book and stuff. Lastly, fellas, the one thing I got to give myself credit for is still being resilient with my own storms, you know, because, you know, this podcast, it takes a lot to produce a podcast. It's like, y'all think it's easy to just turn on the mic and have some drinks? No, man.

[01:01:25] [SPEAKER_01] It's hard work out here. You got to grind, you got to network, you got to get told no a few times, you know? So, you know, like I said, I'm grateful to still be still doing this podcast, going into season 11 and pushing out episode 401, you know, it's like, my goodness, you know, did I think this was going to happen? No.

[01:01:46] [SPEAKER_03] I, I got to say this, bro. I am proud. I see this as Godfrey Williams Jr. a.k.a. New Orleans finest. I am so fucking proud of you, Juggie. I'm so fucking proud of you, Victor. When I tell y'all the future is bright, bro. The future is bright. I am so proud. Vic, when I tell you, you have committed to this podcast shit for as long as I've known you, bro. The fact that you have pulled off 400 episodes and got people to trust in your

[01:02:16] [SPEAKER_03] vision, you taking time out your day when you working as, you know, doing security in a day or at nighttime, doing what you got to do because you see the bigger picture. Like I, I respect the grind. I respect the commitment. Cause there ain't a lot of niggas out here. That's willing to do what you do and willing to put in the time that you do. I am fucking proud of you, bro. If nobody else tell you that me and Victor, me and Juggie going to tell you, bro, we proud of you. And I'm proud of you, Juggie,

[01:02:44] [SPEAKER_03] because you've been talking politics since I've known you in college to see you on this grind for life. Shit, man.

[01:02:52] [SPEAKER_01] He's been talking politics since I first met him back in 2018. So yeah, you know, man. So I'm happy to see you.

[01:02:59] [SPEAKER_03] I've never met a person. And when I tell you, I never met a person more passionate about politics than Juggie. Like he really is someone that you want in high positions of power because he actually cares about the common man. Like I met his family, brother. When I tell you like there's some tight knit old fashioned, no nonsense, but they're loving. They, they instilled that in this man.

[01:03:28] [SPEAKER_03] And he been grinding. He been showing his family. Like y'all gave me the tools. I'm finna show the world how to get done. And now he's in a political game talking with representatives in the state. Like I'm proud of y'all boys. You're right. The future is bright. You're right. This shit is going nowhere but up. And we thank the good Lord for this. Thank the good Lord for instilling us that character, that commitment, that determination. And just having that moxie in all of us.

[01:03:57] [SPEAKER_03] I'm proud of y'all boys. I want to say that shit.

[01:04:00] [SPEAKER_05] And we, we accept that. And I just want to say for you, I know, you know, I've been knowing you ever since, you know what I'm saying? It was FCC day. A lot of people don't even know what that is because it's not called that anymore. It's like, I saw you and I picked you up. And it's like, ever since then, we've been tight. And I've seen over the years, a lot of people that experience hurricane Katrina, they flamed out. They didn't make it. They're nowhere to be found.

[01:04:30] [SPEAKER_05] And I don't completely blame them, but I love that you stay true to where you're from. Stay true to your culture. Stay true to your community. And you make moves out of, out of thing. I don't know how you'd be doing it. And you in the O now. Orlando is coming up. Big right now. Yes, it is. Right in the middle of the action. You know, and I've never seen somebody, you know, people look at New Orleans rappers like Lil Wayne and Juvenile and Turk.

[01:04:59] [SPEAKER_05] And it's a long story history. But when you want to talk about somebody that hustles and does not take no for an answer, God has been that person. And I know you've dealt with a lot over the years. You've lost people that are close to you. And still, you're making it happen on your own. Now you're mobile again. And bro, the future is the brightest. Listen, keep coming out with an episode. You're getting major love in the digital spaces. I'm telling you,

[01:05:27] [SPEAKER_05] your channel is on the way up. And if you can find that pipeline between Florida and NO, like them, like them NCAA coaches and Nick Saban and them used to do, you're on your way to the top,

[01:05:41] [SPEAKER_04] bro. Yeah.

[01:05:41] [SPEAKER_05] So I love you. I'm proud of you. I know V is probably proud of you. I'm sure of it. So you keep doing your thing. And even if we don't talk every day, I'm like, huh, I wonder what Godfrey's getting into this weekend. Cause I know he's on the way up. I know he's on a trip somewhere doing something with somebody.

[01:05:58] [SPEAKER_01] Yes, it is. And Godfrey, you know what? And like I said, I'm so glad I listened to Juggie, man. Juggie re-shot him. He said, Hey man, my guy ain't no give him a shot. And look at him. I'm glad I gave you a shot. And you showed me you were real, man. Cause you could have had your car sooner, but you wanted to be in my corner in Baltimore. That was the first time we met, man. It's like, man, I ain't never met this man. He said, I'm gonna come to Baltimore with you to be in your corner. When you spoke, man, you were the realest, man. You told me that show me right there. You went there for the long call, man,

[01:06:26] [SPEAKER_01] because you could have been had a car, man, but you sacrificed that to be there with me. I will always be grateful for that. You told me that show me you finna be a homie for life, man. I'm, I'm looking forward to you taking us to new Orleans, man. You showing us what's up. We gonna line it up, boy. Yeah, I'm looking forward to it, man. I'm looking forward to running plays with you, man. Listen, big ups on that book, man. You had me wanting to smack a Trump person, man. I wanted to, man, that book, the first few trappers, man, you gonna walk up, you gonna feel like smacking the shit off a Trump person, man.

[01:06:54] [SPEAKER_01] You gonna smack that MAGA hat right off of him, man. So go read his book, man. Anyway, fellas, how can the people get ahold of y'all, man?

[01:07:03] [SPEAKER_05] Go ahead.

[01:07:04] [SPEAKER_03] Uh, airman, check me out on Instagram, 5.oh.4R. It's number 5, I-V-E dot, number 0, H dot 4R. Hit me up on TikTok at 504, or hit me up on YouTube at New Orleans Finest. Um, let me get this out the way. Um, New Orleans Finest Promotion,

[01:07:26] [SPEAKER_04] LLC, we official, baby.

[01:07:29] [SPEAKER_00] Yes, sir.

[01:07:30] [SPEAKER_04] We official.

[01:07:32] [SPEAKER_00] Yes, sir. We official. That's what's up, man. Congrats,

[01:07:36] [SPEAKER_01] man. Congrats,

[01:07:37] [SPEAKER_05] man. Nothing can stop him. He's all the way.

[01:07:39] [SPEAKER_01] He's all the way up.

[01:07:41] [SPEAKER_05] We,

[01:07:41] [SPEAKER_03] we gonna be up, I'm telling you, we, we finna be making moves out the wazoo, bro. Like, we, we, we gonna have to be looking out for some, some politicians cause they, they gonna be scared of us. We gonna be making some changes around here.

[01:07:54] [SPEAKER_05] Bro, I, I cannot wait. I got so much stuff. Like, God will give me stuff and I'll write it down. Different ideas. I can't share everything on the air. You know how that go. I know you can't share everything up,

[01:08:06] [SPEAKER_01] but there is a group chat. So, bro,

[01:08:08] [SPEAKER_05] when I tell you, I got some stuff planned. We, and then we start synchronizing all the stuff that we got individually and the stuff as a group. Bro, no way we can just stop. No, we're gonna eat. we're gonna eat together. We don't have to say this town is big enough for the two of us like Woody. We can eat together, man. It's the town that, it's, it's how we do it big enough for us to live in. And I know God knows where that's wrong.

[01:08:33] [SPEAKER_01] Mm-hmm. Um, but listen, like, like one of my guests said, um, like shout out to Jennifer up in Ohio. She said the best. Everybody eats, you know, you roll with us. Everybody eats, man. Ain't no competition around here. Everybody eats. Go follow his channel. Um, Book of Clarity. Go follow it, man. Go, go support this man.

[01:08:52] [SPEAKER_05] TikTok and YouTube. Add Book of Clarity. All one, all lowercase, all one word. Everything for the politics, everything. Pinellas County based, Pinellas County, City of St. Pete. That is where I, I focus my stuff in. Cause local politics is the way that you build the state politics and the way that you build up to the presidency. So follow me on that journey. I got so much great stuff coming for y'all. This is just the beginning. Shout out to real V Jones. 400 degrees,

[01:09:20] [SPEAKER_05] 400 degrees and more from this man right here. Season 11. Most of the shows on TV don't even get to season five. Let alone season 11. So you doing it all.

[01:09:35] [SPEAKER_01] And you already know. And most of these podcasts don't even last that long because there's a handful of people that I done had on liquor talk. And those motherfuckers ain't podcasting day. And then there's people that said no to featuring liquor talk on their podcast. Those motherfuckers ain't podcasting today either. So that's enough y'all. But overall, if you want to get, yes, yes, that's, that's the goal, man. That is the goal, man. So if you out here, there are sponsoring us. Hey, man, y'all help us get some sponsors, man.

[01:10:04] [SPEAKER_01] Y'all know what it is, man. But go ahead and follow me on Instagram, TikTok, wherever at liquor talk podcast. Let me give y'all a call to action. Before Thanksgiving, I need y'all to reach out to one person that you've been meaning to check on. Make it personal. Ask if they have plans. Tell me you miss them. Offer something you can follow up to. And also, if there is a friendship you want to repair, consider whether or not it's the time to have the conversation you've been avoiding. You know,

[01:10:33] [SPEAKER_01] don't be like Jake Young might put out a song, but pick up the phone and call the person and have the conversation. Family, y'all, that's your call to action. This is season 11 of liquor talk. We've laughed about the Thanksgiving table. We've laughed about being petty, y'all. You can appreciate what you have and admit you need support. You can appreciate what you want and want more, you know. N.O., I was trying to close, but N.O. got something to say. Go ahead, man. Yeah, yeah, season 11. That's right.

[01:11:03] [SPEAKER_01] Listen, you can appreciate what you want to have and admit you need support. You can care about somebody and hold them accountable. And your friendships deserve clear communication, y'all. So go ahead and make those changes. Make those communications happen. Thank you to my fellas for helping us open the season with honesty and keeping it real and keep bringing the heat from N.O. to Duval all the way to Tampa. Shout out to our friends at Kohatch that have hosted us at this one facility, y'all.

[01:11:32] [SPEAKER_01] Go ahead and tell you, Vic sent you. If you are going to get a college membership, college everywhere. I'm giving these niggas free promo. They ain't even paying me for it. Hey, if I'm giving them a free promo, you know, it's what we'll do. But here's what I want to hear from y'all. So to y'all listening at home, here's what I want to hear from you. The lovers get more grace than the homies. And have you ever been guilty of that double standard? Drop your answer in the comments. DM us your answer. And if you got any types of suggestions, email us at liquortalkpodcast at gmail.com.

[01:12:00] [SPEAKER_01] And if you want to be a guest, please go to the Liquor Talk website. The guest form is on the website. Come on down. And if you in Florida, I'm not trying to hear it. Bring your ass to Tampa. I will have the drink ready. We got the facilities ready. Go ahead and pull up. Until the next episode of Liquor Talk, y'all, season 11 is officially here, y'all. Get them drinks ready. It's time. Liquor Talk, we out this motherfucker. Until the next episode, y'all. Peace.