Welcome to the Chicago Streetwalker Shot

Megan 0:06

welcome, welcome, welcome. We're back slipping it in with you, and today we have a surprise special guest yes it's our friend brian, who you are not all strangers to. If you listen to our inaugural episode, you heard us talk about a birthday boy. Well, brian is the mysterious birthday boy and, yes, as you can imagine, he's here to talk Malord.

Matt 0:35

This is what the fans have been waiting for.

Megan 0:37

Everyone's been waiting for it. We've talked a lot about Malord and the birthday shots we did of Malord at Brian's birthday and then a couple episodes ago, we talked to you about a Chicago streetwalker shot, which is Malord and tuna fish juice.

Matt 0:54

Yes, Well that streetwalker walked in today.

Megan 0:58

He is here.

Matt 1:00

We have Dixie Cops ready to go.

JJ 1:04

I am not ready. You guys might be ready, but I am not ready for this.

Megan 1:09

So Brian said he would come on as a guest but he wanted us all to do the Chicago.

Matt 1:14

Streetwalker, Can I just say it's our very first guest.

Brian 1:18

Thank you for having me. I'm very excited to be here today.

Matt 1:22

Welcome. This will go down in history, so just keep that in mind and I think you got a little special treat for us today.

Megan 1:31

Okay, so we all have a. Chicago Streetwalker shot.

Matt 1:35

Oh, my God.

Megan 1:36

And we're going to do it live on air with you guys, so saddle up. We'll see how this is. You'll get a real-time review of the Chicago Street Walker shot.

JJ 1:48

For those of you that are listening, if you want to know that this, the color right now, is a kind of a little bit of a.

Megan 1:55

Don't talk about color.

Matt 1:58

I do think it's at least, the tuna is in water, not oil.

Megan 2:02

All right, cheers, cheers, here we go. Oh my God, water not oil. Yeah, all right, cheers.

Matt 2:04

Cheers.

JJ 2:04

Cheers, cheers, cheers, cheers. Here we go. Oh my God.

Brian 2:10

Oh my God, Where's? Your chasers you guys don't have. Oh, I've got a chaser I've got a chaser, oh my.

Matt 2:17

Lord Chicken of the sea.

JJ 2:19

Oh my Lord.

Matt 2:20

Oh, Malor. I do have to say If you have a positive thing to say, I'm not trying to stay positive, I do.

JJ 2:31

I'm a fan of tuna fish Because it's a very good protein source.

Megan 2:42

So I do feel that it takes out the Malor gas I was just going to say I actually think I prefer a Chicago streetwalker shot to a straight shot of Malort.

Brian 2:50

It was very tuna forward.

Matt 2:53

Can I say, as somebody that had Malort snuck into a can at the birthday party and I did a whole swig of that versus this, I would go for the birthday party Really, Wow, I mean I would go for the birthday party Really. Wow, I mean, I like tuna as well as much as the next man, but not tuna, malort, yeah, yeah.

Brian 3:13

I mean when you moved to Chicago, I mean that's how I've had it the first time, right, that's what you do.

Matt 3:19

You do you have a shot of malort? That's how they welcomed me to the city. Oh, I didn't realize that aspect. When I had that, I was like, oh, this is pretty good.

Brian 3:26

I mean, I didn't like the three fingers of Malort that I had.

Matt 3:30

I don't mind a three finger. Three fingers is yeah, that gets dicey around three fingers.

Megan 3:38

Well, brian, I met you through Maddie and JJ but, I, don't think I know how you met these mofos.

Brian 3:44

It's a beautiful origin story.

JJ 3:47

That's a term.

Megan 3:47

I've been, dear man.

Brian 3:50

So my wife and I had just moved to Ferndale and moved to Metro Detroit, back from Chicago actually, and we were day drinking what we do here in Ferndale right At Rosie's Am I allowed to say?

Matt 4:05

Rosie's. They're not even around anymore. They're out of business.

Brian 4:09

I miss that place and we're having some beers watching Tigers, probably on the outdoor bar in Income. Matt and JJ and my wife manages a health club at the Rensen. It's.

JJ 4:22

Maddie, Maddie sorry, my apologies it takes some time, so it does manages a health club at the rents end and it's maddie, maddie, sorry, my apologies um two beautiful looking men.

Brian 4:29

And sarah's like oh, I know those two guys are, I know that guy. And I was like, oh, here we go again, because my wife's a very attractive woman. She gets you know, builds up relationships. And I was like, oh boy, gotta hang out with these two dudes.

Matt 4:42

Yes.

Brian 4:44

And so they came and hung out with us and we had an afternoon and an evening, and the rest is history. We've been friends since 2014, right? 11 years, I mean yeah, it was just coming together.

Matt 4:58

It was like kismet, it was just a beautiful thing.

JJ 5:02

It was. I would never forget the time that Brian showed up to a Tigers game meetup, suited up.

Matt 5:12

What do you mean suited?

JJ 5:12

up.

Matt 5:15

He had a suit on he had a jacket Like literally suit.

JJ 5:18

Yes, he literally had it. We were like we are a Tigers game. Do you know that we are a Tigers?

Matt 5:23

game. Yeah well, we were, but he's always like Little clubhouse thing, right? Yeah, we are a tiger's game. Do you know that we are a tiger's game? Yeah well, we were.

JJ 5:26

But he's always like Little clubhouse thing, right. Yeah, we went to the clubhouse. Yeah, like a good daddy will do.

Matt 5:31

Yeah, he's been a very good. I don't. Does that offend you if we call you a daddy?

Brian 5:36

No, I mean look at my beard.

JJ 5:41

Did you say lick?

Matt 5:42

my beard. I'm like listen, daddy. I didn't know it was that kind of podcast. Okay, all right. Well, see, that's why he's such a great ally he's like you can taste. He is the perfect ally okay, so, ally, allyship, it's pride month. Yep, you've been an amazing friend and ally, so I call you both. But, like, since it is pride month, let's talk a little bit about allyship and like yeah as an ally, like I mean, I don't know, do you?

Pride Month and Allyship

Matt 6:10

how do you feel when someone calls you an ally? What does allyship mean to you?

Brian 6:14

Yeah, I mean that's super important to me. I mean I show up for my friends and you know I was lucky enough growing up in a very small town in the East Lansing area I mean it was, you know, very white, like very small town, and we call it the bubble Right. And so I was lucky enough. My high school girlfriend, she was adopted by gay parents.

JJ 6:39

And so you know, I think I know a new about this yeah, I mean she yeah.

Matt 6:46

I mean she Two gay men or two lesbians?

Brian 6:48

She was originally adopted by Her mom and dad.

Matt 6:53

They were both gay.

Brian 6:54

But they were kind of encouraged to be married.

JJ 6:57

Back in the 70s, a product of society, some mom and dad, both gays, so that is a lavender marriage, but she what I've heard, that that is a term. That is a term when it's like a two, a lavender marriage, lavender marriage, yeah.

Brian 7:13

So she was raised by her mom. I'm going to.

Matt 7:15

I'm asterisk, I'm going to, we'll get back to was raised by her mom.

Brian 7:20

Her mom worked at michigan state um in the residency organization there and you know, I, as a 16 year old, I um, you know, learned about the indigo girls for the first time. You know, I love them, you know and you know, it's just.

Brian 7:38

you know, from then on, you know, I wanted to be. You know, when I recognized my straight white maleness, like to be an ally, right, you know, it's like I'm going to run through a wall for people that I love, and it doesn't matter who they are, right. So, um, you know, and my first pride was in Chicago but, I, attended back in like 2012.

Brian 7:59

And then, when I started coming to pride in Ferndale and with you all, um, it's's just super important me to show up, for you all to know that, um, that I'm here for you guys, right?

JJ 8:10

so that's super important to me love that well, brian is definitely an ally and, um, that kind of got me back, megan, to a term that I learned through this new show that I already talked about over overcompensating in Prime. Did you know that you are a fag hag?

Megan 8:31

Oh my god, yes, I've been a fag hag since elementary school. Hey for the record.

Matt 8:37

I don't know if that's a you like that. I don't know if it's a term I've endeared. I think it could be a little derogatory.

Megan 8:43

I collect gays without even trying you own it. You collect gays. They just want I get them. I get a new gay friend constantly.

Matt 8:50

You do, and I'm not even trying. Just like going to the grocery store. You're picking up gays left and right, putting them in your basket.

JJ 8:56

No, they're just attracted to me Are they and they have been since elementary school well, I learned that through this show and I was like oh, megan is our oh, another one of those dolls jj no, you did.

Matt 9:07

As a gay man, I've never, never heard the term.

JJ 9:10

I can't believe you never heard that never, ever really.

Megan 9:13

Yeah, but I was like oh, because you grew up in spain and, yeah, they wouldn't use that. What would they have?

Matt 9:20

called them. Do you have a term? I'm sure I don't well, what is it?

JJ 9:22

what do you call a term? Yeah, what is it in Spanish? I'm sure I don't even know.

Matt 9:30

What do you call a woman?

JJ 9:31

in Spain that can't get enough gays in her cart. I don't even know what word would that come up.

Matt 9:37

Does it translate?

Megan 9:38

Can you translate it for us or no? What's a hag in Spanish?

JJ 9:41

In Spanish.

Megan 9:42

No, I don't think that there is such a what about in. I don't think that. What about?

Matt 9:45

like I don't know, like, yeah, I think I don't know we're going to just have to.

Megan 9:48

Yeah, I just don't think that Well anyway, you can call me a fag hag, I don't take offense In English, in English or Spanish. Yeah, a hundred percent.

Brian 10:06

Which Brian is a big too. So you know he went abroad and studied in Spain. Yes, big day tomorrow Alcaraz in Spain and Portugal. I'll be watching all of them.

Matt 10:09

Yeah, french Open, so Megan. You and Brian, so Megan. For the record, I consider Megan also a strong ally. Slash, I am an ally Slash.

Megan 10:22

I guess I cringe when I say it, but okay, I mean, but if you like it, I don't, I didn't say I necessarily liked it, but I just okay. I don't think it's derogatory.

Matt 10:32

If you claim it as your own. That's part of what the gay community can do is they can take a word that maybe could seem derogatory. And if you claim it as your own, then you own it and it's up to you to decide whether or not that's harmful. Then you own it and it's up to you to decide whether or not that's harmful to you.

Matt 10:45

Exactly, Okay, so we'll leave it there, but I want to bring some attention to a history. When Brian would show up as an ally, you would show up as an ally. You would come to my place in Ferndale and we've mentioned Ferndale a couple of times. So if you haven't, if you're not familiar, google it.

Matt 11:06

It's around Metro Detroit, but in Michigan the entire mitten, like Ferndale, is the most like liberal welcoming diverse city and so Pride like there's Metro Detroit Pride and then there's Ferndale Pride, and Metro Detroit Pride might make more headlines but Ferndale feels and Metro Detroit Pride might make more headlines, but Ferndale feels more authentic, would you?

JJ 11:29

say yeah, I mean it starts with Ferndale Pride?

Megan 11:30

I think so, Well, and Ferndale Pride had pride before Detroit had pride.

The Infamous Pride Car Accidents

Matt 11:34

Did it. Yes, yeah, I mean, it just has a rich history. It was the Detroit Pride until Detroit decided they wanted to have a pride. But Ferndale has a rich history and it feels very I. I love living here. Uh, so you all, you both, have come over to my pride events in the past I don't know what we're talking about three, four years ago. There's a story, so I'll leave it. No, I'll turn it over.

Megan 11:57

I had to stop going to pride, because now it has a very like black mark on it. Because in Pride 2022, we're at Maddie's house, we're having drinks, hanging out, getting ready to walk into the downtown area where all the festivities were happening, and all of a sudden someone comes around the back of Maddie's house and says, does anyone here drive a red Mercedes? And I'm like yeah, I do. And they're like well, I just hit it, yeah. So I go to the front of the house. I parked on the street and my whole side of my car is smashed in. My driver's side door is all smashed in, the front bumper of my car is all smashed in. I remember that, and there was an airbnb house across the street and these people were staying there and backed right into my car I remember yeah and I'm like, oh my god, I can't believe it.

Megan 12:56

And they're like yeah, we just, you know, like a champ we were well, probably because I had a few drinks but I was pissed and they're like it was beeping.

Megan 13:07

but we just kept going and I'm like, oh my God. So I'm like, okay, well, I'm going to call the police. The police have to come so I can get a police report and report it to our insurance. And while I'm on the phone with the police, ryan's car is parked in front of mine. The house next to the Airbnb house had a whole group of lesbians backing up. They back up and back right into the whole group. The whole group of lesbians.

Matt 13:34

Well, it was a full car.

Megan 13:36

There was a full car, so there was like probably four to five people in there.

Matt 13:41

I don't know if it's relevant that they're lesbians, but they were.

Megan 13:43

There was well correct in there. I don't know if it's relevant that they're lesbians, but they were. Well, there you go. I'm just stating facts.

Matt 13:47

Correct and they were very nice. They seemed like a cute couple. I have a question.

Megan 13:53

So they backed up and I'm like I was on the phone with the police. I'm like, well, you better get that police car here soon. Another car just got smashed into two.

Matt 14:02

I specifically remember like listen, ladies, we don't have to worry about calling the police, they're already on their way.

Megan 14:09

Well, no, because then I went over to them and honestly, like I wasn't out there, they were ready to leave.

Matt 14:15

They were not like how do you feel about this, brian? This is breaking news. I didn't know the lesbians were trying to break free.

Brian 14:21

I was having a grand old time in your backyard, maddie, and then all of a sudden I hear my name being screamed from the front Brian, you're needed up front.

Megan 14:28

Well, his car was smashed and I wasn't letting those people get away.

Matt 14:35

Do you remember when the cop showed up, I was like, oh, speaking of zaddies.

JJ 14:41

I was like hi, I'm the owner of the home. There were a couple of daddies.

Megan 14:44

It was a daddy, it wasn't a zaddy. It was not a zaddy.

Matt 14:46

Oh what up?

Megan 14:47

Well, you can't be a zaddy in a police outfit.

Matt 14:49

Oh, you certainly can, in my opinion, like that style. Arrest me. Yeah, yeah, put me in the back seat.

JJ 14:55

I was just wondering if those two alleged lesbians were they could have been an uncle, kathy I didn't know what an uncle kathy was at the time.

Megan 15:04

They were very. They were kind of young. I'm not sure they could be.

Matt 15:07

They were kathy's I think they were, and they were very scared. I think they were. They were tiny little spins that were scared probably not an uncle kathy then no, well, yeah, because I think they, you know I was on them. They couldn't tiny in a good way, like I think they were blossoming.

Megan 15:25

Well, anyway, that whole incident and my car getting smashed kind of put a black mark on pride for me and I have not gone back since or parked on the street at Manny's house Real quick though didn't it work out in your favor, Brian, for your car to get hit, or could I be wrong?

Brian 15:40

Very much so Okay.

Matt 15:42

Yeah, in what way?

Brian 15:43

Well, I might have totaled it like seven months later before getting fixed and they gave me a I mean so yeah, right speaking of accidents um, this kind of is a recurring thing.

JJ 15:57

That happened in this, uh, pride oh is that? Well, when we were in the search of a dinner and trying to get something to eat during Pride, which is sometimes a very hard task, because I mean it's crowded. It's a lot of people. Every place you go in there is going to be a wait. We were trying to get some chicken fingers Three Talking about fingers some chicken fingers Three Talking about fingers and I just did not see this little lip on the sidewalk step poking through and I stumble.

Matt 16:37

You mean the sidewalk, Sidewalk yeah. Okay, let's call it what it is. There wasn't any other. Like something popping up.

JJ 16:46

You're on the sidewalk you know, when there's a sidewalk and then the sidewalk has like a little bit of a uneven it's an uneven sidewalk, an uneven sidewalk you were on an uneven sidewalk. I stumbled a little bit and immediately after that stumble I said, oh, this is not going to be good, but I Did. You carry on as.

Matt 17:08

I always do. Did you have fucking flashbacks to Pride, circa, circa. I don't know.

JJ 17:16

Probably two years prior to that, I had the same issue oh Happened, and my full ankle got sprained.

Matt 17:23

So should we be calling the city about their sidewalks, or do you think there's something else going on here?

JJ 17:28

I don't know, but I I do think that I make the best of it well I continue as he sits here in a foot brace I continue my day through the night, as I did prior, which is a funny story. When I had my first injury during Pride, what I did was I found this little rope. You remember, matty?

Matt 17:54

Yeah, you want me to take over for a second.

JJ 17:55

Take it.

Matt 17:57

So this guy so he had another lippy little sidewalk and had a little trip and fall and so he didn't want to go home. He wanted to make the best of it but he couldn't really. He wasn't real mobile. So he found a high chair like a tall chair.

Matt 18:15

He put it close to the front of the bar entrance and noticed that people started as they came in, like going to him intuitively, to be like, how much is it to get in, or do you need to see my ID? And then JJ was like no, I'm just sitting here until, like the fourth person, he's like, yep, I'm going to need to see some ID and it's going to be fine. And then these stanchions came out, these ropes came out and like I found there was a line being made, and he literally became an employee of this place.

Megan 18:45

Well, were you keeping the money, or like?

JJ 18:46

No, there was no money involved.

Matt 18:48

Once it came to an actual exchange, he's like no, you're good.

JJ 18:52

I have to say that there's one specific client I call them my clients now that came in and he was so nervous trying to find his ID.

Megan 19:01

Oh, it was a fake.

JJ 19:03

No, I could see his AARP right next to it.

Matt 19:06

Oh, my God.

JJ 19:06

And here I am asking him if he's like at least 21 years old.

Megan 19:11

So did you let him in.

Matt 19:13

Was that Ryan? I asked him to go back to his car. Jj, jesus, oh my God, and he weren't even a worker.

Megan 19:21

That's obscene.

JJ 19:22

Listen, silver lining.

Megan 19:24

Did you?

JJ 19:25

still enjoy your pride. Oh, 100%. I had a great time.

Furries and Puppies at Pride

Matt 19:29

Well, okay. So before we move on, let's Brian, you and I for this particular pride, while JJ was like limping around, gimping around, like checking sidewalks for cracks. And trying to find chicken fingers and trying to yeah, yeah, find a finger. We were also having our time in of like true connection, uh, reminiscing ourselves and then also like watching the crowd, like yes, good, it's always great people watching.

Matt 19:59

It's awesome right love it and when we say people like that's a broad term because we we were seeing, and not surprising to me, I don't know for you, but we're going to dive into it Sure. But, like it was, it was people, but they were presenting themselves as, I would say, kittens and puppies. Right, furries, well, well, hold on. And the kitten category, I would say furry, and the puppy category, they're not furries, they're puppies, and that's more of a leather.

JJ 20:35

It's a leather mask.

Matt 20:36

It's a leather on the puppy side. You could be a puppy furry, but you would of a leather thing. It's a leather mask. It's a leather on the puppy side. You could be a puppy furry, but you would have a full furry costume.

Megan 20:42

Yeah, well, that's what I thought you meant when you said puppies.

JJ 20:46

Sometimes they have a butt plug with a little tail out.

Megan 20:49

Oh, but then they're naked with leather on. So really they look like leather with a tail.

Brian 20:56

They look like Dobermans, yeah, like a. They look like leather with a tail. Okay, they look like Dobermans.

JJ 21:00

Yes.

Matt 21:00

Yeah.

JJ 21:00

Like a pincher Like you're going to get, you're going to get fucking pinched.

Megan 21:03

if you hang out with that one, yeah.

Matt 21:05

So, uh, what, what, like when we were I remember succinctly we were standing at a high top table in a beer garden and we were watching the crowd come down and here would come a furry, here would come a puppy Like what's going on in your mind as an ally, as an observer, as a people watcher? That's a good question.

Brian 21:26

Great question. Well, I think that I didn't know that lifestyle until I joined like started coming to Ferndale Pride. And then you know, we, you know, saw the people, you know and and their kink and like I think it's awesome, like they're expressing themselves and they feel comfortable expressing themselves around the world, right when I don't think they probably can, in different areas, Right, um, but I also thought, like the people, the furries, like thank God, it's like 50 degrees out right now, because it like oh my God, they lucked out.

Matt 22:02

But I you know give them credit because I've seen them out in 50 degrees 70, 90 degrees.

Megan 22:08

They are committed yeah.

Matt 22:10

They're a kitty.

Megan 22:11

They're going to be a kitty. Well, let me ask you this Were the furries, all kittens.

Matt 22:17

No, no they were like some tigers and bears and there was a bunny yeah, so I I I would say we saw more kittens and kitties than not. But you're right, they can be if you've got fur yeah, you can't be an amphibian.

Megan 22:32

They're basically all in onesies could you imagine maybe?

JJ 22:35

there's a new.

Matt 22:36

Like me at once there's a new sub community for amphibians called amphibies.

Megan 22:39

Yeah, yeah, no, no. Now let me ask you this, I do. Can I ask you if you're together or no? Were they in separate? They?

Matt 22:51

seem to be in their own corners got it? I think so yeah, but I don't know there were. I think this is what you could say Not all furries are puppies, but all leather puppies are puppies. Does that make sense?

JJ 23:07

Yeah, sure.

Megan 23:13

Like a puppy can go like. You could be a furry or a leather, but I think you're in. I don't know.

Matt 23:15

If you're a puppy and you're not wearing a onesie, then you're not a furry Right, but if you're wearing a Doberman mask, like he says, then you're a full-fledged pup.

Megan 23:21

Yeah, but you're still if you don't have but they are puppies.

JJ 23:24

They're furry puppies too.

Megan 23:26

Yeah, but they have like the onesie outfits on. They're not in leather. Yes, they do so, brian could you see yourself?

Brian 23:41

no, it is a kink. Oh, it is. Yeah, yeah, yeah, would you? Yeah, what do you feel? I mean, wear a collar. I wouldn't walk around, no, I wouldn't.

Megan 23:45

But your wife. No well, that wouldn't be, that's not our thing.

Matt 23:49

That would be if it was our dominatrix no, if you put a collar on this man and his wife, put a leash on him and walked him around.

JJ 23:58

That's not a puppy.

Matt 23:59

What if you put the Doberman on?

JJ 24:02

That might be, but if you don't have the mask, that's just a dumb situation. But I do know that the furries they fuck on the customs. Oh, I saw that.

Megan 24:13

I know I saw that on the HBO Real Sex episode.

Brian 24:17

Maddie, can I just make one mention of the real puppy that we saw.

JJ 24:21

Yes.

Brian 24:21

The little puppy without the legs in the cart. And it was the happiest puppy.

Matt 24:27

We're talking a real dog.

JJ 24:28

Yeah, a real dog.

Brian 24:29

Were you crying? Just a little guy. I tear dogs, he was just loving life. Just watching everything. He had a little car and JJ, no, he it was, but he was.

Matt 24:42

He was doing the runway we saw him go up, and down and up, and I'm like he's getting the most action. Okay, so collars. I'm going to do a little thing here, so let me tell you this Ironically, this is a true story. I'm not making this up for the sake of the podcast. I had an individual reach out to me on an app that expressed interest Like a dating app Grindr.

JJ 25:06

No YouTube Scruff.

Matt 25:08

Jesus, I was intentionally trying Sneefies, no, stop Hinge.

JJ 25:13

Alright, YouTube Bumble. Okay, so Only Mill.

Matt 25:17

Okay. So anyway, I look at the profile, and picture two started showing the puppy gear. I was not attracted to this individual at all, but immediately when I saw the puppy gear I'm like this is meant to be right.

JJ 25:37

You were like podcast content. I'm like this is this is meant to be right. You were like podcast.

Matt 25:39

I'm like this is content. So I said, literally I replied and be like oh my god, I'm not familiar enough about your community, but I'm fascinated by it. And he responded, really, and I said and then I said would you mind if I asked you a question? I said me and my two friends do a podcast and we're going to talk about pride and I would love to just ask you a question. And he said I'm an open puppy book.

JJ 26:11

And did he say puppy book? I threw that in. I would have loved to see.

Matt 26:15

So I said what if I asked one question, or if you could like clear up one thing about your community? What would it be? And he said the collars.

JJ 26:31

And I don't know that I even. Really we can see the butt plugs.

Matt 26:35

You and these GPs. That's your third reference to a BP in this app.

Matt 26:41

You need to plug your bot. Okay, so there are. I'm looking at my notes here. There are seven different collar signals. So no collar means the pup is unowned and independent, so it's looking for an owner. I'm not going to go through all of these, but there's a training collar, so he's currently under a new handle or a new Dom. There's a day collar I'm just out subtly, subtly GPT. There's a formal collar, so you can be a day pup, a night pup yeah Can you go from day to night.

JJ 27:21

Well, I don't do you have to?

Brian 27:22

change it change the collar like if you're a day pup and then you, I think well that I feel like we should invent a collar that you can just flip.

Megan 27:30

Yeah, like have you seen a belt for a man? Wait, what makes it a night collar versus a day collar? Okay, is it a color?

Matt 27:37

Well, a formal collar symbolizes a long-term or committed relationship, whereas a day collar is an everyday. I'm out. I have to show commitment without attracting public attention. But here's the thing On top of that, all the colors mean everything. So somebody here just throw out a color to me and I'll tell you Red. Okay, a red collar means they are into rough play or aggressive energy. I'm out.

Megan 28:06

You're out. What about a green collar?

Matt 28:08

A green collar means they're open to new experiences. I'm giving you the boy next door kind of vibe. What about white? White collar means I'm new or an unclaimed pup can you give me the black? Dominance.

Matt 28:26

I'm the handler oh, I could, I could see that you know, what I think is fascinating about this is like, obviously we're a part of the lgbtq community, we're here with a couple allies, but there's just like all of these sub communities and different people like. Tolerance is what I think is key, right, because, like I, like, they're part of the community. That is the alphabet soup they've given us and I don't necessarily know all of that, so I do like seeing something and then educating myself and also acceptance.

JJ 28:55

I think I I I didn't know about this story, maddie, but then it, just when you asked this individual that you wanted to know about the community, the reaction that you get like really like you wanna it kind of gave me. Like they might not even have, they always have that kink and people are like thinking about, oh, these people are like into it. I don't even want to get into it. But then the fact that you are interested in the community and to learn about it, it makes our community a more united one, more than just trying to separate ourselves based on our kinks or like our desires, our preferences.

Matt 29:35

Well, what I and I agree with everything you said and what I will say about that particular experience is is that that particular individual came into my ethos thinking one thing and the exchange and the experience between the two of us took a different turn. And I think it was a positive one for both, because I sought to understand and ask questions and then he chose to like engage and respond instead of just block me and move on. So it was interesting.

Exploring the Labubu Craze

Brian 30:07

I actually appreciate that experience and I just want to say something about an ally, because we're constantly learning. You know, up until like five years ago, I didn't know what stonewall was right, you know it's like, and it's a huge, I mean it started the movement right and just last week, when we were at that event um the founders of affirmations, which is a very strong community, um location here, um in ferndale like, we learned that the founders were murdered you know, and by their neighbor.

Brian 30:40

And so like I told Maddie, like like right there I was, like I didn't know this and like I'm going to go Google the story right away so I can learn the story of them, and like what happened, and like that's important as an ally to me to learn these stories.

Matt 30:53

And sure enough, that was on Saturday. And when I woke up on Tuesday and saw his note about, here's all the details about it.

Brian 31:00

I texted you, I told you I need to learn about that.

Matt 31:04

I think it's eyeopening because after me, I've lived in this city for like 20 years and affirmations has been down the street for me. I didn't ever know the story. So a lot of yeah. I think education is a key takeaway for all of this, but like, um, yeah, so furries yeah, well, I'm glad you just had a furry puppy experience.

Megan 31:26

That's good to hear.

JJ 31:27

But I think it's time for a hot topic, since you're our guest b.

Brian 31:37

What do we got here? What we got okay. What do you think about? Help me on the pronunciation here. Labubus, is that right? Yeah, on birkins. So I got two questions. What the fuck?

Matt 31:52

are labubus and birkins he's picking this podcast stuff up.

JJ 31:59

The fact that Brian is asking what a Birkin is. He's definitely straight.

Matt 32:04

I think he asked oh, you asked what a Birkin is, I have no idea what either of them are Fair enough. Fair enough.

Megan 32:10

Birkins are known as an it bag. They're made by Hermes.

Brian 32:15

They're all leather Do you know, hermes, I have a walk by the store in. Chicago.

Matt 32:21

Okay, alright, fair enough, back to.

Brian 32:22

Chicago.

Megan 32:22

So they're very expensive leather handbags and they're known as an it bag and they range from like $10,000 to probably $100,000 a bag.

JJ 32:34

Yeah.

Megan 32:35

So anyway, labubus, on the other hand, are these weird little plush toys that were created by this hong kong artist and author, kasing lung, who wrote a book and had these little creatures that are called monsters in the book, and some of the littler ones were called labubus, and they were manufactured into these plush toys on key chains and are sold in blind boxes by PopMart, a Chinese toy company, and they're sold in like these limited edition series, and whenever these series get released at PopMart stores there's literally like riots and craziness I'm.

Matt 33:21

I'm following this story because again, it was on the today show no, I, I watched the today show and they did a whole segment on it.

Matt 33:30

Can I? I have two things. One I I think part of the craze and I think it's beautiful marketing is to have them be blind. Yes, like, because you don't know what you're going to get. And if you get something and that wasn't the one you wanted, you're going to keep going. Yeah, but the other thing is there. Don't like beware, like there are scammers out there everywhere, and do you know what they call a fake labubu give it really a lefufu and savannah guthrie on the today's show goes why don't they call it a lefofo?

Matt 34:03

like a foe? As in f-a-u-x, as in foe fake, that just got glossed over, but I think it's lebu lefufu. It needs to like have the same roll off your tongue.

Megan 34:16

Yeah, and it's like these women are buying them, the women teen girls, whatever Men too.

Matt 34:24

NBA stars. Nba stars are wearing them.

Megan 34:26

And they're putting them on their fancy bags, their Birkins their. Louis, their belts yeah they're putting them everywhere.

JJ 34:35

I agree Because, megan, a Birkin is a very like you explained. It's a very high-end bag and I think that you are kind of putting down your bag and the design of that bag with the labubu and like hanging tangling to this bag.

Megan 34:52

I just don't like it.

Matt 34:53

I'm not into bag charms, I'm not in first of all, I'm not into Birkins Like you know, oh, I into bagged I'm not in, for first of all, I'm not into birkins, like you know.

JJ 35:02

Oh, I'd love a birkin.

Megan 35:02

I well, I would rather be hard to get, so, yeah, but anyway I would not put a labubu on my birkin because I don't and I don't like bag charms in general on fancy bags or even cheap bags I just don't like.

Matt 35:12

How do you feel about a charm in general?

Megan 35:14

I'm just I'm not really a charm I charm bracelet.

JJ 35:17

Pandora does that a lot. They have those charms Okay. So Brian, we're here.

Matt 35:22

You now know a Birkin. You now know a Labuba. Is there a male version of the Birkin A?

Brian 35:27

Merkin.

Matt 35:28

A Merkin, a European carry-on, that's a Merce Men who want a Birkin, just carry a Birkin.

JJ 35:39

Some of your big sports celebrity stars that are men who will have birkin and if you have, if you're a man, if you're carrying a birkin, then you're a zaddy, oh well, if any man carrying a birkin's a zaddy, next thing you know jj's gonna be like an inside your Birkin is a butt plug, I'm sure.

Matt 35:57

Well, my God, I'm waiting for it. It's going to happen.

Megan 36:01

Maddie talked about the LeFouFous and if any of you are buying the LeFouFous and want to make sure you don't have a LeFouFou, then make sure you look and that it has a tag on it and there's a QR code on the tag. So you can scan that qr code about that to confirm that it's actually real. Also, count the teeth. Yes, the teeth is a big one. There's got it. Yes, I guess.

Matt 36:24

Yes, 90. Savannah told me you gotta count. There's nine teeth. So if you find eight teeth or ten teeth, really it's a la fufu.

Megan 36:32

It's a la fufu exactly and also you never want to remove the tag, because then it becomes. You can't confirm if it's real or fake, and so it devalues it's a le no, no, these are like the beanie babies it feels very much it feels very much like that 100% it is.

JJ 36:54

I can see them like being able to like auction. Have you bought?

Megan 36:59

one no, I'm not into it.

Matt 37:03

You're not in the craze.

Megan 37:05

I don't like a lububu. I don't really find them that cute and I don't like a charm, I don't like a bag charm.

JJ 37:12

I have a friend that just came from Japan and he bought one of those and he's carrying that around yeah, that's crazy.

Megan 37:20

I'm not a fan but well, I think I want to comment. All you boys tried a special product earlier.

Beauty Product Review and Recommendations

Brian 37:29

And I want to say you all look fabulous.

Megan 37:32

So I recently came across a new product that I'm kind of like obsessed with. It is called Skin Glow and it's by Wise Beauty, which is Molly Sims beauty skincare line. She started it about two years ago and my favorite product that I've tried so far is called skin glow. It's a primer, uh, sunscreen and kind of a blur for your skin, and it has a very, very light tint, so it's really good for both men and women, and I made all the boys try it earlier, says you, or is that how they market it?

Megan 38:13

Yeah, they market it to both men and women.

Matt 38:15

I mean, I've got nothing but positive things to say. But I'm just curious yeah, it's marketing how?

Megan 38:20

they're marketing. Yeah, exactly, it's for both Okay and it's really good because you can put it on's. One of those things I think is good if you want to have like a no makeup day, or you're running to the gym or you're going to be at the beach or at the pool all day, you can just put on the skin glow. It gives your skin just a nice like blurring effect. It's almost like having a filter in real life. How is that a no makeup day? Because it's not really makeup.

Matt 38:46

Oh, it's just, it's like a lotion nothing, yeah, plus up and you guys.

Megan 38:51

All three of the boys put it on today and their skin looks great. And you can get this. It's 54 and with code jeff. I haven't been able to get us a special, slip it in code, but with code jeff you can get 15 off your purchase.

JJ 39:08

Just use the word the code jeff in your code field and just FYI, this is because jeff lewis is one of me.

Megan 39:15

Yes, I love jeff lewis I listen to him every day anyway when every order you get four free samples and you get free shipping over 65. Now I will say, with my four free samples I tried a few other products that I really loved. They have an exploit exfoliating gel, which is called your favorite X, and that was really good. I use it in the shower. There's also the problem solver brightening treatment, which you put on at night, and it, um, you can put it on top of your retinol and that is kind of like clears everything up and takes away some fine lines. It's really great. And then there's a morning cocktail vitamin c serum and I use cocktail.

Megan 39:59

I use vitamin c every morning, and so I really enjoyed that vitamin c serum this is why it takes her forever to like.

Matt 40:06

well, I believe in good skincare, so anyway wise beauty Try the skin glow.

Megan 40:12

You won't regret it.

JJ 40:13

I tried it and I loved it. And if it's just like, how do you describe it? It's like yeah.

Matt 40:20

I think I look fab.

Megan 40:22

You do, but how do you feel?

Matt 40:23

Brian Straight, man putting on a glow.

Brian 40:25

I was in the category of pool all day because I came from the pool today. Love it.

JJ 40:30

Your skin looks great. You feel like you're glowing up Love it.

Matt 40:34

Yeah, I feel glowing. You look blurry to me. You look blurry.

Megan 40:38

You want that little blur as you age Trust me it's a filter for real life.

Matt 40:44

And he did just have a significant birthday.

JJ 40:48

I do have to say, like, on regards to the tint things like I am a darker skin. Megan and Maddie, they're white.

Megan 40:54

So Okay.

JJ 40:58

But, it didn't impact anything.

Megan 41:00

No, no, no, the tint is minimal. Yeah, I think it's more for helping with the blur.

JJ 41:05

So how can they go and get this WiseBeauty? Wisebeautycom.

Megan 41:08

Okay, I think it's more for helping with the blur. So how can?

Matt 41:10

they go and get this Wisebeautycom. Okay, can you spell it? I mean, it sounds obvious. Well, wise.

JJ 41:13

actually is spelled Y-S-E, so not how you would normally spell it. No, normally Y-S-E, Y-S-E is how you spell it, it's wisebeauty, it's the malort.

Brian 41:25

Yeah I.

Megan 41:26

YSE is how you spell it, it's the.

Matt 41:27

Malar. Yeah, well, that's how you spell it.

Brian 41:29

Well, that shot is coming in, could be chicken of the sea Well with

Slip It In and Pull It Out Segment

Megan 41:33

that I think it's time for some slip it ins and pull it outs. My slip it in for this episode is something I just came across at CVS and it's mini Doritos. Who knew they made a special little mini Doritos and their regular nacho cheese flavor and in the Cool Ranch flavor. They're so cute, they're perfect. You can put them on a charcuterie tray if you want.

Matt 41:56

I think everyone should check them out. You can put them in your Birkin. Yeah, put them in your Birkin. They're mini. Put them in your Birkin. Yeah, clip them.

Megan 42:03

And my pull it out is I am not able to find Dubai chocolate. I'm looking for it everywhere and anywhere.

Matt 42:09

Trader Joe's is supposed to have it.

Megan 42:11

As in the country, it's Dubai chocolate. It's a special chocolate.

Matt 42:15

It's like chocolate From Dubai.

Megan 42:17

Yeah, it was made in Dubai and it's like all the rage and Trader Joe's has it now, but I have not been able to find it in the Detroit area. I've been to four Trader Joe's.

JJ 42:27

Including the one closer to me.

Megan 42:29

You've been to that location that one, I've been to the one in.

JJ 42:32

West.

Megan 42:32

Bloomfield.

JJ 42:33

Ann Arbor and Northville yeah.

Matt 42:39

I'm irritated because I can't find this Dubai chocolate and I just want to try it.

Megan 42:41

I will say that Stay tuned.

Matt 42:44

Fast forward. Three up Cut to three ups from nowai chocolate will be a review, probably she'll find it, this girl, I'm looking for it.

Megan 42:53

I mean, this is another episode, jj.

Matt 42:55

But you remember how many times we've been in that car with her trying to find potato chip. A particular, a particular oprah favorite thing potato chip.

Brian 43:02

Been there done that I've been there so many times oh girl, we would drive endlessly my slip it in is five inch seam short shorts oh, these short

JJ 43:16

shorts. So into it. I'm usually into it, and the reason why I'm bringing this in today is because a co-worker actually came to me a couple weeks ago and said jj, I know that you know where to find the best shorts. My husband is finding trying to find the best shorts and he is the one that told me that I need a five inch short. And I'm like I got you. And when we went to Savannah, same thing happened. They were asking me where to find the best short shorts.

Megan 43:44

So I think who was asking you where to buy short shorts? Our friend's son.

JJ 43:48

He was trying buy short shorts, our friend's son. He was trying to convince me. He said hey, JJ, can you tell my dad that 5 inch seam shorts?

Matt 43:56

are appropriate.

JJ 43:57

It's 5 inch seams For me, 5 inch.

Megan 44:00

Looks a little bit shorter. What did our friend say back to him?

Matt 44:04

Brian, would you wear a 5 inch short? Brian, would you wear a 5 inch short? Brian, would you wear a 5-inch?

Brian 44:09

short, I think Brian should. I don't know what these are they are just I'm going to go with 9.

JJ 44:14

No, they're short. They are Like 5-inch is short, it's like mid-thigh.

Brian 44:19

I'm just going to say I don't know, if I could, mid-thigh short.

Megan 44:23

That's what every man, straight man, says, don't thunder my slip-in.

Matt 44:27

Those are two inches too sharp. Don't thunder my slip-in.

Megan 44:30

What's your slip-out?

JJ 44:31

But my pull-out is people that are backing into the parking spots.

Matt 44:36

Oh, I thought you were going to say Andamika and Brian's car Roque what the hell are you doing?

JJ 44:41

What is going on? I hate it. Even if you are in a situation when you have a bigger car and you think that you need to back into it because it's easier for you to get out.

Megan 44:53

Figure it out, they don't need it. It's ridiculous. Every Chevy.

JJ 44:57

Silverado on the east side, 100% my sister every time I go to Puerto Rico to visit her, it doesn't matter where we go, she needs to back into this parking spot and it's annoying. Stop doing it, if you are. That is my pull out.

Matt 45:12

Okay, my slip it in is Brian Brian feel free to slip it in. I'm really honored to have him here. Thank you for joining us. It's been a pleasure. You're our first guest. Hallelujah, my pull it out is just breaking news Tuna and I are getting divorced. Who?

Brian 45:34

Tuna.

Matt 45:37

We've lived in harmony for a long, long time, and now we're done Chicago.

Megan 45:43

Streetwalker got you.

Matt 45:45

Chicago Streetwalker Strikes again All right.

Brian 45:48

So my slip it in is the event that Maddie and I attended last Saturday for Pride for Senator Jeremy Moss, the first openly gay senator for the state of Michigan who is going to be a future congressperson here. That was just the community coming together and it was incredible. Thank you for inviting me, because that was really thanks for coming like that just to see and feel the vibe that was you know, it's one of those moments where you probably will always remember.

Brian 46:16

I will remember it and like with hayley stevens being there congressperson stevens and it was just. It was really powerful. I love being awesome. Um, I pull it out like this is going to be sad sort of. But like you all know that we have an exchange student and she's leaving in like 10 days, and so we're kind of sad. So that's kind of where we're at with that.

Matt 46:40

Well, can we just say let's give a little more context to?

Brian 46:43

that.

Matt 46:43

Because it's so amazing that you and your wife Sarah decided to do this and bring her into your life. It speaks to your allyship and just your humanity.

Brian 46:54

It's been an incredible experience.

JJ 46:56

As has this You'll miss her, and we'll miss her too.

Megan 46:59

It's been great getting to know her Well. Thank you everyone for slipping it in with us. Please join us again next week. In the meantime, we want to hear from you and we want your hot topics, so slip into our DMs on Instagram at slipitinpodcast. Email us at slipitinpodcast at gmailcom, or call and text us at 313-437-1337. Remember, don't forget to leave your name and where you are from. Finally, you can always find us on our website at slipitinpodcastcom and continue to share our podcast with someone you know and want to slip it in with.

JJ 47:38

Happy Pride everybody.

Matt 47:39

Happy Pride, happy Pride.