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Vin Diesel, Cody Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Live from Fuel Fest Arizona
Vin Diesel, Cody Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Live from Fuel Fest Arizona
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About this episode
Fuel Fest Arizona brought together automotive enthusiasts and celebrities, including Vin Diesel, Tyrese Gibson, and Cody Walker. The episode captures the excitement of the event, featuring interviews with attendees and discussions about standout cars, including a unique rat rod and high-performance imports. The host shares personal experiences, including missed opportunities for interviews and interactions with stars, while highlighting the event's charitable aspect. Listeners will get a taste of the vibrant atmosphere and community spirit that defines Fuel Fest.
Topics:
fuel fest
vin diesel
tyrese gibson
cody walker
car culture
event experiences
celebrity interactions
charity
unique car builds
community spirit
Cars:
Chevrolet Corvette
Ford F-150 Lightning
Ford Mustang
McLaren 720S
Oldsmobile F85
Toyota MR2
Toyota Prius
Toyota Supra
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For the second time in less than a month, the podcast took the microphones out to an event. This time it was to Fuel Fest Arizona to see A-list celebrities and do podcast segment interviews with friends of the show during the largest entertainment event around cars and music in Arizona for 2021. Special thanks to Fuel Fest, Reach Out World Wide, Right Honda, Right Toyota, and Claremont Toyota
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Oldsmobile F85
"...hold on, hold on. Ran down Max actually Max, Matt f85. You guys remember probably a year and a half ago..."
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Chevrolet C5
".... That I really got my attention. It's a rat on a C5 chassis shit. Yeah, it is mean looking back. His ..."
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Ford Mustang
"...'s so much out here. That was pretty dope. We saw Mustang like a Thing with some man, they're probably like..."
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Mclaren 720S
"With the butterfly doors. Yeah, man. That's a 720's are all over the place here but but not necessarily one that's that dope. And look at these, these are like rat rod radio Flyers."
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Toyota Supra
"...hey got the Triple A Scar. The, the the 10-second Supra from the first movie, and then a few hours out of..."
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Ford F-150 Lightning
"...ruck to they had his choice. Oh yeah, there's For lightning. Yeah. Yep. Yep, yep."
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Toyota Prius
"car. You're going to want to drive a Prius. Because then at least, you know, you'll be safe ..."
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Toyota Mr
"Melio Joe, Right? Honda Right Toyota, Fairmont Toyota mr. Darrel Hill. Joey, Luna, Justin from Michigan an..."
Select text to request an explanation
Okay. So this is kind of the
pre-opening before the official opening.
This is the second event fuel fast that I have done in as many weeks where I actually brought the microphones to the show.
The last car event I was at, was kind of the tester had some good feedback. So we went ahead and did it
again, so that's what's coming up on this episode a couple.
Downers couple things number one, no, LG ha from Fast and Furious was supposed to be in our booth with us.
Actually, sitting about six feet from me the entire day.
Use in, Filming in had a scheduling snafu, so he was unable to actually make it. And so I kind of hung out, with
his assistant Gina. She was awesome.
A Manning, the booth all day, while, while Jane and Joe and other people kind of ran amok, selling tickets and just kind of doing their thing. Future State don't want to be
trapped in the booth again at some good interviews.
Also, another Downer is good friend.
Dana niku, stop by the booth. We had a good long, six minute
conversation about the event. It was there taking photos.
As part of the staff, The Drifters more specifically, Matt's oppa who is doing ride-alongs trapped in the booth all day. I didn't really get an
opportunity to kind of get out and when I did get the opportunity it was just poor timing.
I'll tell you a little about about that later on but I forgot to hit record when I had Danny in the booth.
So you're not going to get that conversation.
Sorry, Danny. That sucked.
I had a wristband. Also, the kind of got me into
places but then it kind of didn't really, but then it did, but it didn't a VIP one, you're going to hear about that in.
The closing part of it was my fault part of it.
I think was just people didn't maybe know what the handout, not entirely sure. But I did miss out on a golden
opportunity that I'm going to kick myself forever with.
And if you stick around to the very, very, very end.
You're also going to hear the audio audio of mr.
Vin Diesel on stage, we were, it was T.
Someone was coming the first time ever and feel fast and all we could do is guess who it would be actually Danny throughout ludicrous and I thought that would be completely awesome. But it was pretty clear, it's
going to be Vin Diesel and sure, enough ended up being Vin Diesel. So you'll also hear that.
So, enjoy this episode, I usually don't do these openings like this but I thought I'd go ahead and warn you and you can tell just by the official opening that is coming up exactly how this event went. This is hard parking.
Lucky by Right. Honda to Scottsdale, Arizona,
Idaho State winning out here at fuel Fest.
Thank you, monoculture. You interrupting my intro.
Hold on, hold on, hold on. Ran down Max actually Max, Matt
f85. You guys remember probably a
year and a half ago? Shit, almost two years ago, he
was my social media highlight of the week with the kind of Mad Max Civic. Build badass.
Welcome to the show, officially. Thank you.
Of course. So, what are you seeing out here
today? I saw this Rat Rod over there.
That I really got my attention. It's a rat on a C5 chassis shit.
Yeah, it is mean looking back. His single-handedly, the one
thing that caught my attention today, what do you think people are saying when they because your car's gonna catch a lot of people's attention to have, you been able to kind of hang around in the area and just kind of lurking?
Listen. Oh yeah.
That's the move, you know? Yeah, it is.
And that's what I enjoy doing. Yeah, sometimes they see you
looking and they're like, is this yours?
And I'm like, yeah, but yeah, watching them, you know, looks like people like it. Taking lots of pictures of it.
What's the craziest thing? You've heard that you've been
able to hear because with all the music and the drip going on - I don't know this. This older gentleman really
liked it and he said it was hilarious, but then it got a picture of his son next to it, which was funny.
It's, isn't it amazing that people that you might think would hate it? I actually like it and your car
is sick. I actually have to get over
there and check it out for the first time.
I think in person, I may have. Yeah, I think the first time in
person, I thought maybe I saw that like, the Honda M.
Some shit. Oh, you know what?
It probably will say. Yeah, but I don't remember.
Yeah. On today's.
Thank you. Yeah.
But if not, but it's changed so much.
Oh yeah. It's one of those never-ending
projects will. Cool, man.
Thanks for stopping by the booth.
Thanks for saying hi. Why don't you grab like a hard
parking keychain? Give it away, it would assume
hopefully you're subscribed, but if you're not subscribe and check it out because if nothing else you'll hate yourself.
Probably Monday. All right.
All right Max, thanks, thanks a lot man out here at fuel.
Fast with my main man. Joey Luna was on the car, people
get adopted episode 2, Joy. What's up, man?
How's your day going? It's going great, man.
This turnout is amazing. I've never been to an event.
This big with so many Imports and Tuners.
It's pretty awesome. Yeah, because everything is
here. I mean high-end Exotics to write
because this reminds me a lot of like some of the other shows except for this has so much star power.
Yep. Which makes a big difference.
And I'm going to say this multiple times on this episode Reach Out worldwide and hundred percent of this stuff goes to charity. Just like the hard parking
shirt. Like the one you just picked up
but you're a, you're a, you're a loyal listener, the show.
Anyway, but we have the show cars out here.
I mean, what are you excited about?
And they just announced a special guest is coming.
Yeah, that's going to be wild because they keep saying, it's part of fast, family is what it sounds like.
So part of family, and Tyrese is on his way here.
He said it was someone else. Yeah, who has never been to one
of these before. So it's got to be like someone
else because I'm excited to find out who it is for sure.
I'm going to spread the rumor that it's Vin Diesel.
It could be the new some here. Yeah, it could be even isn't
where and we're like probably 75 yards away from the stage so it's like right there, it's cool.
We're able to talk right now because they don't have the music on because I think Cody's up there talking right now.
What are you excited about today?
So I didn't realize that there was going to be drag racing going on and I was I was watching it for about 20 minutes and I was just having a blast watching it.
There's some really fast. Cars out there.
Dude, the other better be fast. Cars out there.
Yeah, I'm going to check that out.
On a check out some of this drift stuff in front and I haven't had much of an opportunity to walk around today, but don't try to get my steps in.
So I can check out in the booth so they just say Tyrese, I missed it. Yeah, I think so.
All right Joy thanks for stopping by man.
Yeah, thanks for being a great job to get you on their Regular Show again for sure man, Justin out hanging out out hanging with us here or celebrate. You Marcel is my son.
For those of you who have listened to the podcast forever in your out here from Michigan. Oh yeah.
Yep. Grand Rapids.
Michigan having a good time hot, man.
I'm loving it. Loving this weather.
You know, it's December. So it's usually called Michigan.
So I love about, fuck that weather right now.
This was the event though, man, I wanted you to come out here.
That's why I asked fellow like a few months ago.
Hey, think Justin's gonna cut my hair because I think every time you come out here, you're looking for the nice cars.
Yeah, of course always always. And you always come on the wrong
weekend. Yeah, yeah now I mean I was
plenty of nice cars out here. Now I'll get it all in one day
so it's perfect. Yeah so we have Drift We have
dragged, we have just some crazy ass cars and honestly the Of cars here is going to be better than almost.
I would say any other event that we've ever had because saying there's so many usually events during a day like all the high-end Exotics are at one event.
You know all the Imports are one event, all the muscle cars are at one event. But you know, here everybody's
here today. Oh yeah, what have you seen
that? You just did.
You just love, man. There's so much out here.
I definitely saw a Mad Max Mad Max car.
That was pretty dope. We saw Mustang like a Thing with
some man, they're probably like 20 24 20:28.
I guess it was just some ditch on some Detroit stuff.
Yeah, yeah. Did you see the Civic over there
like kind of a Mad Max? He looking Civic?
Yeah. Yeah.
Okay, there was a like man. It was like called The Rusty
something. It was just like a rusted up
car. It was like just dirty was
supposed to look dirty but it looked cool is a lot of detail in it. We're good really dope.
I don't know if anybody could drive it but it was really cool.
Somebody drove that shit here. What's your favorite ride you
seen so far? Far.
Probably the McLaren, you know, I don't really see those a lot, so. So wondering about our culture.
Yeah. Yep.
With the butterfly doors. Yeah, man.
That's a 720's are all over the place here but but not necessarily one that's that dope.
And look at these, these are like rat rod radio Flyers.
That's what's up. So we're looking at a couple
probably tutor four year, olds getting pulled in the Radio Flyer wagon but they've been modified over Rat, Rods kids.
And you know what those oh, that one has a huge.
The back they have shitty suspension anyway so if anything is probably better with the suspension with those big-ass tires on there right now. What are you gonna tell people
when you get back to Michigan about today, man?
Really the drift in the drifting is crazy like you know they have three cars going at one time. Just drifting.
They had a truck out there just he was just hidden Donuts like the longest. So that's really cool to drag
racing is really it got cram them cars out there, they got like everyday cars out there racing so it's really cool seeing that. Tesla's are for way faster than
I thought they are, so that's awesome.
Oh yeah, you're excited to see Tyrese when he gets up there.
I'm obviously, Tyrese, I don't be dumb.
Yeah, yeah, you never be dope. I'm seeing a lot of these Fast
and Furious cars to never, like, straight from the movie.
So, that's another really cool down.
The right behind us. Yeah, yeah.
We got the van Dee's or no? That's from AAA.
Yeah, they got the Triple A Scar.
The, the the 10-second Supra from the first movie, and then a few hours out of the cars have various?
Yeah, they had a Paul Walker's truck to they had his choice.
Oh yeah, there's For lightning. Yeah.
Yep. Yep, yep.
Yep. Nice really nervous.
Haven't I still have some saying this the whole time, but I still haven't really been able to walk around something.
I gotta run. What do you think of this badass
in a sex worker first? Yeah, that's that's one of my
favorites out here. You know, rice queen.
It's got the race car seats in there.
The system, that's dope. Actually, the music in there was
booming, that was, that was fun to only half of it works right now your other, but the passenger half works.
So it's all, that's why I was so good for me.
Yeah, I've got to figure that out, right?
And thanks for dropping by. Oh yeah, thanks for inviting me
out, man. How our clients, tell all your
friends. Charles monoculture back on the
show. It's not one drink Wednesday,
but here we are two tenths away. You guys are over there pop.
And actually earlier, I was talking and that fucking bad-ass McLaren. You guys have was like, Snap,
Crackle, Pop Rice Krispies on us.
Oh yeah, that thing's insane, man.
Honestly, the jenandtony just makes that car.
Stand out that much more. My big question for you is Where
were you, when Vin Diesel the even Diesel and Tyrese after Cody walkers on stage where we done.
I was still at our booth taking pictures for kids inside the McLaren. Oh, the kids thing.
It's all about the kids. No, you don't do those kids are
just hold the fuck up the Vin Diesel.
I got I got a moment I was like it's probably gonna be bad and when Ben showed up I was like holy shit.
Oh I know we had Tick-Tock Vin come to our booth and then next, you know, I hear Vin's voice. And I was flipping out.
I was like, oh my god really. And, you know, kids want to hop
in the McLaren and of course, people are still want the timer.
So I was like, all right, you know what, I'll do what I need to if I get a chance to see him, great if I don't, well, I missed out but I'm still being there for people.
Yeah, you're here. Which is awesome.
What is your thought of fuel fast?
Because none of us really knew what to expect.
We just had, we kind of felt like it would be kind of dope, but it's I don't want to say some of the other events that do it. Lot of the similar things, but
how would you compare your experience?
Honestly feel fast is very impressive, it's impressive for the atmosphere and that's the like type, I have a sphere, we've always try for feel fast Hazard.
It gives a good environment for kids to enjoy the new culture that we brought up to and it's, it's honestly amazing.
Yeah, what these guys do with the Paul Walker Foundation?
I mean, it's everything is just so amazed, it's all about Reach Out, worldwide, Take a look at your shirt because I really want to get a MK shirt. You guys are using Gildan.
Yeah, just for this drop. We have Next Level.
Long sleeves. All right.
And Next Level hoodies, but we weren't able to get Next Level t-shirts in time. We still want to get a chow and
people were asking. So we are going to win.
If we keep holding off, most people don't care.
No. Most people don't give a shit.
I'm just being a kind of a shirt.
Snob. You're beautiful shirts
monoculture. Regardless of its Gildan are or
next level but sign me up for Next Level long sleeve because I'm their brother. Oh yeah, I mean this thing is
amazing. I already worked out now this
exact one obviously but that's nice.
It looks like some Lululemon shit.
Oh yeah. You know that boogy stuff that
boogy as shit. So I will see you guys at one
less and then I'll see you guys at Sanctuary 3 right back Year and that you're not you do the promo.
So on December 11th One less, we will be doing that in the morning, it's a great event. I mean it's yes, it's a great
event. I mean, you guys make such a
good atmosphere and make it so fun to be at a food drive.
It's a little competition, you know, speed up see what team is you know holding their part after that.
We got December 11th, Sanctuary 3 right here at Wild Horse Pass.
Not only is it gonna have a two-step?
Come limbo. Calm burnout.
Competition. Swing competition.
It's also going to have four. Mia.
One Drifters coming out, that's sick and we got a parking chill area. That's designated if you don't
want to be a trophy car you feel your car's.
Not ready for it. We got a whole park and chill
area that could fit three thousand cars and then we got a trophy sector for 300 cars. Very nice.
So that is sanctuary 3 year, December 11th, what time it'll be from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. and trophy cars.
Do not have to stay the whole thing as soon as we announced the trophies, they are able to leave People are more than welcome to stay because it's a party all night with the DJ's food and good times. That's till 2 a.m. and then one
last follow, the one on a movement, that's one Auto underscore movement, sign up. That's with United Food Bank.
I'm a big part of that. My friend Mimi is rather die
event promoters. She's a huge part of that as
well. In fact, it's a bit wouldn't be
possible without her stepping in and saying, hey what about bringing in One auto to help with this?
And when I do is like monoculture where it's not a specific thing, it's an entire community and that's all it's about is building a community. It's not about the clubs or
anything. It's just making the atmosphere
where people want to build their cars.
People have that encouragement, you don't have that encouragement, right? You're not going to want such a
car. You're going to want to drive a
Prius. Because then at least, you know,
you'll be safe hook. You'll be stuck in the middle.
I mean, and nobody wants to be stuck in the middle.
They want a nice car but it's not immediate.
Yeah, we have a McLaren there but that wasn't immediate for him. Either he admitted his.
First car was a Prelude and now he's driving a McLaren.
It's just a second. His second car was Learn you
guys see that? That's accelerated rope.
Yeah, he saved up for a long time.
Built it up. That's all it is, man.
I mean, we just want that atmosphere.
It's just we want somebody to look at their car and be like, you know what, Someday I'm gonna have that.
Even if I don't win the trophy today, I know I'm gonna get it and that's the motivation. Every person should have.
It's a constant competition with yourself percent.
Yep. Charles, I will see you next
weekend at one less, and I will have my booth set up at your Sanctuary event. Thank you so much for the invite
and allowing me to sling. My unlicensed, where's which by
the way? Did you see what they were
doing? Or did you?
Yeah. Killer River was coming through.
Checking everybody. So if you're selling their
checking, Which is, I mean, it's understandable, it's a reservation. They want their taxes do but
same time. I mean it kind of feels to a
certain extent like art. Like how about you check a Wild
Horse Pass? Make sure they're checking
through the vouchers 100%, right.
It's kind of like one of those deals were instead of going through each tent to tent. This is a large organized event.
How about you make that? If it's going to be a
requirement, make it a requirement of registration instead of walking around and asking people to fill out this paperwork so you can make sure you get your Honestly it's it's a question of. Okay.
So are you going to find them on the spot?
We're going to kick them out of the event.
And that's why people were feeling.
I mean, we were walking around and we saw them talking to somebody and they didn't have a license with them and they were still talking about, possibly finding most people out here.
Most of these vendors are not going to have a license to do this shit. They're just trying to, you
know, sell their Wares. We got these Reach Out worldwide
or the hard parking podcast shirts.
Fucking have a actually I do have a license but you know, it's not something I have on. Yeah. 100% is going to charity
100%. So yeah, it's it's a touchy
thing because I mean regardless nobody carries paper.
Nope. It's all by phone, my insurance
on my phone, my registration on my phone, like everything is on your phone out. Yeah, you even take a picture
at. If you can't have a hard copy on
your phone, fax couple up. That one that one album, with
all your important shit, driver's license, Social Security, Business ID, again, health savings account, all that shit. You think you think Vin Diesel
is actually going to make it up here to where we're at because he said you're going to but I don't think he's actually gone more than five feet from the stage.
Honestly I believe you will because Vin Diesel is about the people. There's a big difference and
celebrity atmospheres that people don't realize certain celebrities really do care. If you just obviously watches
under use, watch the way he is around people, it gives you that you know that The he actually gives a shit about people.
He's not just there for the money.
He's not just there for the give me when he became Vin Diesel.
Everybody looked at him like a model.
Just like Paul Walker. They looked at him as like the
big model that Idol. Yep.
And that's what he lives by. I mean, in my eyes, I feel like
he lives by that. He gives people something.
Joyous, well, hopefully shows up Charles let you get back to your tent. Thank you for coming by.
And spending these five, six, intimate minutes with me, you're the best. Oh yeah, of course.
Course. Thank you.
Dana maleo. Jamester, the jamester.
What is your thought of this fuel fast?
We're going to wrap this up with fuel fast.
It is amazing. I cannot believe the sponsors
for one bear Jackson, some of these others on a.
I love this liquid, Molly guy, I think that's hilarious.
What did you say Claremont? I was, I was naming all the
dealerships 2002, right here to ride.
Honda the cars are cargo. Oops, I've ran into so many
people, I'm sorry, but I feel like I am more famous than anybody had showed up from Fast, 90 fast and a, what is it?
That's 10:10 your seat belts. Gonna be the name of the next,
we're like their CV. There's nine of them, it's
called a franchise, start a franchise, the franchise.
I'm a fun chai's. Like fun size, Fun, Fun, Size,
extra small to kind of make the picture.
Then they are looking. We have yeah, there's Darrel
Hill. He'll Daryl Daryl.
Don't yell into the microphone. So you have a good time.
Thank you for having me. Using it was amazing.
I'm so glad that we got to do this.
I saw people I haven't seen in a couple years met, some new group, some old groups, and nothing, but praise for all the work that we've been doing even though I haven't physically seen people, they're telling us, you know, you're doing this and you're doing that and you've have installed During the pandemic which I hope the next time I come on your podcast or whatever. I don't have to say that word
anymore because I'm so over it, but it is amazing.
This is probably one of the best events.
I was talking to the Jacksons and they loved it and I told him, I said, this car group, these are groups these people, these individuals that came today.
They're the most respectful individuals ever.
I told her, I said, sometimes people don't want the car clubs to come to their locations, or they don't want to Answer them, but I told him. I said these, they're the best.
This is our family, and she agreed.
So at least we got them to buy into all that we do.
That was beautiful. Did you practice that or was
that if you don't make me start rapping right now?
Cause I'll rob you won't do it. It's Joey, but my rap give us,
give us a, give us a bar, and then see if we can grab Daryl and have him come over here. So I can drill them about moving
to Arizona. One day.
Darrel Hill. Where'd you go?
Come over here? Step up to the mic.
It's time to flow. See, there's my wrap.
See, I like that. You got.
Yeah, I can do it. I'll do it for you.
I'm down. Yep, this is Wes.
He drives a car, if you look at it.
Now, it's a mess. He needs to go ahead and put on
his own orange vest. You need to wash it before, you
put it on the trailer and take it back to Kansas City.
Freestyle. Yeah, he recognized it goes as
Jane of they're spitting bars actually.
I lost it on the end. Daryl, we need a sound bite from
you soundbite from you about fuel Fest here.
Put it was awesome. Oh, I'm on Darryl there.
What's up its home? And your friendly neighborhood.
J. So one of the big questions we
have is you brought the Civic back when are you going to buy another house or house here? So that you guys can show up all
the time. When the pricing goes down,
right? This is Leslie.
That's not the market for cars. It's not the market for houses.
No, no. Last year, I looked.
And I thought the price of Pride, go down, I'll look texture, right? And now I should have bought it
because I could have made 100 Grand on it right now.
Sure. So I don't think there's, I
don't think there's a good time except probably now.
Yeah, I agree. What?
I mean, how long have you been here today?
And we had your car here, and I saw you over there and the tent like an hour ago, but, yeah, we were We got in the car got early. I think 7:30 or so we didn't get
in until a little after 10:00. Okay.
And but with a eight-year-old that much time on the on the pavement and we've cars think she's full 20 or 30 minutes if that and it's like, what's next touch the window?
Yeah, she's thinking of the Lazy River back at the Westin hotel, that it sounds pretty good. It sounds like a really good
idea. Actually doesn't sound bad for
me. I love cars and this thing Today
was you know going to the ELA event was it was cool.
Just far exceeded it. Yeah, that's awesome to hear.
Yeah and I think I think I think it's just getting better and better. Yes.
I mean like so but you can't beat Phoenix for a car event.
There's so many people here that are car enthusiasts.
Yeah, that's awesome to hear because we were kind of wondering, you know, how would it be?
Because in my opinion is like, okay well LA's the mecca, but you're the second person, I won't call the first person out, because it was off. Record the second person who
said they thought that this was going to be even bigger and it sounds like you're the first person on record to have experienced both events and said this is absolutely, it's no doubt and how about Vin Diesel. Yeah.
Haven't been diesel show up. I think that kind of rock
people's worlds, that was awesome.
I try not to get Starstruck, and I was like, holy crap.
I know. It's been diesel.
Yeah, that's actually read. And that crowd around him.
And that security. He was like, Moses walking
through the I was hoping he would have made it up here.
I understand that he didn't and that's probably vapor at this point. I understand you have a very
interesting story. I know you love cars.
I would love to get you on the podcast for a proper long conversation, you down with that.
I'll try not to bore you the only answer the questions.
Yes, that's that's the same thing.
We'll have to hook it up, girl. Thanks for spending a couple of
minutes moments with me today on fuel fast.
Good to see you again. Yeah, it's great, just we'll be
talking soon. We'll do it again. - I think you
did Charles of modern culture. Course, Jana.
Melio Joe, Right? Honda Right Toyota, Fairmont
Toyota mr. Darrel Hill.
Joey, Luna, Justin from Michigan and Max the mad fa5.
So some of my thoughts on the matter was, you know, I, I would have, I wish I could have enjoyed the event more but I spent a lot of time kind of hanging out at the booth, you know, helping and poor Gina, which is no LG's assistant kind of run them booth and it was kind of a confusion or nar-anon, you know, what are we going to do?
We supposed to sell raffle tickets so you can win a Toyota, which is awesome. In fact, that's still going on
twenty-five dollars for a ticket.
Five for $100, you can win a Toyota from Claremont, Toyota and SoCal. But I had this wristband VIP
wristband that I didn't pay for, but I got from Right Honda, but the wristband didn't really get me anything.
Or so I thought and by so I thought there's a reason I'm saying this because when I'm coming in in the morning and I have a vendor wristband, I have a piece of paper that says I have a VIP wristband but I show the security the vendor and so instead of having me park close the vendor parking was way on the other side of the complex and if you had to carry stuff you were carrying stuff for a long ways later on or about the piece of paper. And I go, hey, where am I
supposed to pick up my credentials?
I was at the, the VIP tent in the young security person.
Super nice. Nice lady.
Did you have to walk to the very beginning in redeem this for your actual VIP badge said okay thank you.
Thank you very much walk to very beginning and I looked up and I was about 50 feet away from where I first try to come in that morning had I presented my VIP credentials right there, nobody's fault. It's just one of those things
that I would have been parking right there so I get this really cool wristband. It's like, alright, cool.
I can go on to the VIP tent, you know?
And look at me and see some of these influencers and see what's going on. There's a lot of influence was
were announced, you know, there was a beautiful miss Amelia there somewhere saw someone. I thought, maybe that was her
going to find out where sir, but she was kind of like, not out and about just kind of contained in the tent.
I thought she was just part of staff, and she was helping out their offerings, which is really freaking cool.
But there was another wristband there.
I think I was supposed to get Maybe not, but that other wristband had little tickets, you can tear off.
So get merchandise, like a t-shirt.
One of them was for maybe a drink coupon one of them was for food. You know, your typical VIP
experience at bare minimum, but without that additional wristband, my VIP wristbands didn't really do shit for me.
It just got me in the tent that was it.
You wanted to meet and greet with Tyrese and Cody take the photo. I'm like alright, that's kind of
cool but Cody's really You know, earlier that morning, I thought it was awesome because Cody is rolling around in a golf cart and he stopped by. He's all this.
You J. I recognized your car's.
I kinda came out and I took a photo with.
I grabbed his phone took a photo of him with the the yellow Civic type-r. Mr. Darrell had shipped down.
He's the guy who'd won it from a Barrett-Jackson, which was super freaking, awesome, awesome, that they brought it out in.
I think it was cool that he got to meet my son and Justin.
And they're like, wait, is that as I?
Yeah, that was him, but that kind of experience is, is what makes it all worth it in helping, put smiles, on people's faces, makes it all worth it, you know, and it's this really cool to kind of know someone on that level.
Like, we're not best friends. But if, you know, if I hate
Cody, he'd say, hey Jaden, come over and talk to me for a few minutes. So it's kinda neat.
But, you know, to get a photo with Tyrese was like 600 bucks.
And there's a lot of people who paid for that opportunity.
I wasn't going to I almost did and I would have written it off but I like those experiences to be more organic.
So Vin Diesel comes awesome. Freaking awesome.
But he says hey I mean you guys like ours.
I'm going to come out there and look at your cars and everyone just loses her mind. Everyone raise your hand.
He's all right, I'm coming right down.
I'm thinking. Well, okay, well, I better get
back over to my car. Because how cool that who
wouldn't want a picture of someone like Vin Diesel?
Or Tyrese? I really secretly wish I could
have got time. So near to say, are you serious?
That's all I wanted was the only sound bite anyone but I go by my tent and Vin Diesel never shows up which in the interview I had said earlier I understand why he probably got mobbed.
Probably make it 15 feet but I don't honestly know if he actually made it out to the cars which I think would have been unfortunate. Had he not been able to.
I think that being around a bunch of car.
People was probably safer than being around them around, a bunch of teenagers. If you're a pop star, You have
to worry about someone just losing their shit, but, you know, I thought maybe he'd walk around and have his Entourage around and where he could still kind of hang out and be like, hey, I like that car. Like that car.
That's your ride. That's cool.
Take some quick photos of people but not necessarily.
You know, autograph is a different thing autograph.
It needs to be organized, you to be sitting down.
Kind of like, no LG should have been had.
He not had some some scheduling mishaps.
But just kind of walking around because the people love that and it's all about the customer experience.
But the more I thought about it it's like okay well those are the premium cars which my car would have been in premium car but I'm more like I was more than happy and in excited to get the opportunity to park my car at the at the tent was right?
Honda who has taken care of me so, well over this past year.
But I realized later on that that wristband and I had in that tent area would have been all I needed at that specific time.
Because Tyrese was out there, obviously, Cody was out there and of course, you know, Vin Diesel was there and they were all in that area that I had walked into an hour and a half earlier and said, this wristband doesn't get any shit.
Really. So missed opportunity?
I don't know. When I'll ever have another
opportunity to it, sounds kind of funny because you guys are seeing me in photos and I've go to different events and I get to, you know, rub elbows with some really cool famous people and I value those interactions, you know, like sure people ask me how Did you get a curl on your podcast?
I go. Well, I asked him but that was
the fifth time. I've seen him in five years and
every time I see him, I strike up a conversation with him, you know, not a sales conversation, you say, you know, love the show or comment about something or we'll talk about the food, will talk about anything. And then, eventually the fifth
time I'm like, hey, you know, Adam because I'm comfortable him comfortable. Some of his crew had, you know,
Matt, the motor rated Eng on, he's super cool.
Text each other every once in a while.
Usually I text him and he texts back that video, but you No having the opportunity to be around people like that is a blessing, whether you get a photo where them or not having that experience with them. And and I think they would have
been really cool but that's a, that's not really a complaint.
It's just one of those things. It's like damn it was in the
wrong freaking place at the wrong time once again.
But hopefully I'll get that opportunity again.
Hopefully feel fast, comes back out here next year. 2022 is
Awesome. Event everybody involved that I
met everybody wearing a staff shirt like everybody involved was just super cool. Super nice.
So I look forward to it. Next year coming up on a future
show. I had a good long conversation
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