Season 6, Episode 1

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Eric: 0:32

Hello, and welcome to the Q Lounge. Where we discuss news stories and life situations as it pertains to the LGBTQIA plus experience. We're back! Hey! It's been a long time. I almost forgot how to say that little tagline. no, you're good. Yeah, we're back. I know it's been a long time since we've been on this podcast. yeah, life just, we're alive, we're here, we're alive, we're here, if we even have anyone listening to our show anymore, we've been gone for so long, we may not have anyone listening to the show anymore, we went from 10 people to zero people, so I don't know, but we're back, yes, so wow, a lot's gone on. Yes. It's been almost a year, hasn't it? It's not a year, but eight to nine months, I think.

Gil: 1:20

Eight months. I think, yeah, about eight months we have not been on the air.

Eric: 1:23

Wow. Just life gets in the way. Yes. You were there for a couple weeks. Yes. I had surgery, and I was out of town. Yeah. And then you had a Holiday came around. Had holidays, and you work retail,

Gil: 1:37

Oh, yeah. So for me, it's blackout for about two months, three months.

Eric: 1:41

So and then I was working six days a week. Yeah, I picked up another job in hopes that I would be able to leave another job. But that didn't happen. But let's I mean, I guess there's a lot to talk about. I don't know how deep we're going to talk about stuff today. We're going to just. Yeah. We're going to see where we are right now and we'll do other stuff going forward. I will. I do want to give a big shout out to the humpback whales that were seen and they were two male humpback whales. So go on with your humping humpback whales. I'm just going to give a big shout out, that also proves that homosexuality is Prevalent amongst all species. Okay. so how are you, Gail? How's let's catch up with you. How is, how has the LGBTQIA community treated you?

Gil: 2:39

it's been good and the world in general. Yeah, no, it's been okay. It's not bad. I finally got. Sick recently, so I was under the weather for a good week or so, and just, not COVID, surprisingly. I've been waiting, and I'm like, Still never had COVID. No, still not. I have not. I really thought this was it. I was like, okay, finally down for the count, what, almost four years later? But nope, just whatever the hell I caught. there was something going around work, and I, finally went down with that. But, we were traveling for in Europe for a couple of weeks. back in October, we were gone for a minute. So I had a great time. we were, spent the whole time in Italy. We were in Florence and Milan and Bologna and had just absolute. Blast and, came home, could not eat American food for probably two months or so? it was, it's, everything's just so greasy and I'm like, how did I survive? but

Eric: 3:33

yeah, no. The USA, where they're trying to keep you sick so you can get on medication. No,

Gil: 3:38

no kidding. They're trying to keep us fat and everything, the salt. Content they put in there and just yeah, every all the preservatives. I'm like, oh my god. I've been cooking a lot more back from europe because i'm just like What are they doing and i'm like reading the ingredients or just trying to be more aware Yeah about what i'm eating pretty much for the most part. it's not from a weight loss It's just from a pure. I know I could lose weight without trying What I was eating in Europe. I was like, I'm just doing my normal thing walking eating the same amount. I'm like, I'm dropping weight. It was quite pretty. so that was quite cool. Obviously holidays rolled around. I finally started updating some of my technology, so I have headphones and stuff like that I can actually talk to everyone, hopefully, Pipes the charm, I got this! New microphone, new headphones, yay! Yeah, because I know last season it was all technical difficulties on my end, left and right,

Eric: 4:29

yeah, that was like technical difficulty, not difficult guests by any means, but like just, getting people's

Gil: 4:37

coordinating. Yeah, that season was just rough. And I think we were both going through that weird patch of everything was in retrograde at that point. I was like, Oh, my God, we're just get the court. yeah. It's definitely been, it's been interesting. it was just trying to, I think living more in the moment also, catching up with people, catching up with, also myself, because I'm like, let me spend some time with myself and just, who's Gil also what do I want to do? And I felt like a lot of people are hitting that point of, why am I here and not in a sense of I'm trying to off myself and just, is this where I want to be for my career? Is this where I want to be for my, At a living, locations and I think it's just opening it up. It's like that. Do you keep working overly working myself or what? What am I exactly going to gain stress, weight gain and all that from work? And I'm like, why I'm not enjoying the moments and just enjoying, I don't know, life in general or traveling more, So I don't know. I've been in that booth lately. So it's been, that's where I'm at. With that one and try to buy little goodies for myself from time to time because I realized I've been like Spending it all on commute work, and I'm like, yeah, Yeah, what's there's no return on investment in a bad What about me? Let me enjoy a little stuff. So I've been buying some stuff here and there Would you Eric how

Eric: 5:53

I've actually been pretty good. I've actually been in a really good space headspace for the most part I've had a few moments here and there I had I guess I've had two I'm going in for my third later this month. And hopefully that will be it, but I might have to have a fourth for my eye. but other than that, like things have been pretty, pretty good for the most part. Like I said, I did quit my one job. I finally got into therapy. I know I'd been talking in a couple of seasons about first, I was like passively looking for a therapist and I was slightly more looking for a therapist. So I did find a therapist and, I actually found her as a, I was referred by. A coworker from the job that I quit, so if nothing else came from that job, I got into therapy. that's been pretty great for the most part. we did EMDR and We've only done one session of EMDR and that was really intense to the point where I like went into a full on depression for two weeks. I was like not going to the gym. I was just binging on whatever food I wanted. I was like in a lot of Physical pain, like it was just really intense. We haven't done a session since, but I know we're going to revisit it. But it was, I didn't have such a reaction as that. But, but I'm really taking time for myself. I'm healing myself. I know a lot of Past traumas and emotional issues have been the cause of a lot of my physical ailments and so yeah, I'm just really taking a step back and like like you and doing for me and Doing things that make me happy things that I'm passionate about. I went shopping the other day and bought some sunglasses, which if anyone Sunglasses but I haven't bought sunglasses in a really long time. Yeah and there was a specific pair of Burberry's that I was like, really on. And so I got those, I haven't taken any pictures with those yet. I bought a couple pair of Michael Kors glasses. So I like those ones. Yeah. So I, I might go back and buy another, a pair of Versace's that I saw, but we'll see. I love sunglasses, so I would like. I'm trying to be as introverted and reserved as I am. I'm trying to be a little bit more social and go out, even if it's by myself, most of the time it's by myself, but I'm not, I'm now at a place in life finally, after 2, 064 years, I've realized that if I want to do something, I can't wait for someone to want to do it with me because then I'm just going to have the opportunity to do it. yeah. I'm just going to do it. I was in Vegas last year. I went to see Blackpink by myself. I went to see Kelly Clarkson by myself. I went to Vegas by myself. I had a couple friends that showed up because we were there for a conference, but, or a convention. And I hung out with them like the last few days, but I still went to Vegas by myself and hung out by myself and did all that stuff and it was cool. And I did it. And, what else is going on? I think that's kind of it. I started taking pole dancing classes. Oh, how's that going? Always wanted to do pole dancing and I've always wanted to be a stripper. And you know what? It's really great. It's really humbling. Cause I suck at it. But it's cool to allow myself to fail at something. Yeah. It's cool to be, humbled. Everyone's Oh, you're going to do so great because you're a dancer. yeah, I'm a dancer, but me dancing on the ground is not the same as me on a pole. I have come to find out that I just don't have a lot of trust. I don't have a lot of trust in people in general, but I don't even have a lot of trust in myself. And that's getting in my way of pole dancing. So, I've gone to four classes so far. I'm going to another one tomorrow. So when this drops, I will have gone to five classes. but no, it's been pretty, it's been great. Actually. I've loved every single minute of being in a pole class. It's like being in a dance class again. So, yeah, I think that's it. I'm just seeing what's out there for me, what makes me happy. And I'm, my focus now is on. What's going to make me happy and what I'm passionate about. So I'm no longer concerned with working for the man.

Gil: 10:39

I agree. That's how I like that. You do sound better.

Eric: 10:45

Thank you. I, it was weird in my last therapy session. She was like, you seem so happy. She's we're not doing EMDR today. Cause I don't want to bring you out of this mood. Like I've never seen you so upbeat and happy. And I was like, Oh, thank you. And then I had a couple of clients at my job that were like, you just seem so much lighter and so much happier. Like that your aura is like completely different. And I was like, Awesome. Thank you.

Gil: 11:10

yeah, it's a huge compliment. I've known you for a long time and this is nice. So yeah, you can tell. I was like,

Eric: 11:18

I, yeah, I, it was weird. Cause I was talking about how I went through depression for a couple of weeks and I've had a few moments here and there, but I almost, after like my thyroid surgery, I don't know what it's like to be depressed anymore, which is weird. So like when I have my moments of depression, I'm like, How did I handle this before? How is it like, it's just, it's a completely different situation and mental space for me now and emotional space, but I'm glad because I'm not comfortable in my depression anymore. And I'm like, what the hell's going on? And now it's not, it's no longer my comfort zone. It's not what I'm used to. It's foreign to me. So I'm like, what the hell is this? And I am. Enjoying living in a more balanced, and calm, and peaceful, and joyous headspace.

Gil: 12:14

It's what you deserve. Like you said, you've had a lot of years of burden from, previous traumas and you're slowly, it takes time, you're chipping it away, you're chipping it away, you get so comfortable, it's almost like your cape. Oh, my trauma, everything's gonna go. And then once you got rid of it, it's Oh, what's going on here? And then you're growing from it. I

Eric: 12:35

know that, and this is just coming from pole dancing, like the pole dancing, because I don't know if you're, I used to, and I still do this, where I, when I do yoga. And this came from a teaching that I came across, I was watching this yoga guru and she was talking about every time she has an issue or she's getting stuck in life, she takes it to the mats. Matt will yoga will lead her to the right way. So that really stuck with me. So I started doing lessons from the mat. I don't know if you've ever seen my posts, but I like all the time, like every things that I learned when I'm doing yoga, I honestly have not been doing yoga in a while, but when I started pole dancing, I started having the same thoughts as Oh, I'm learning stuff about myself. This is one of those lessons from the pole. Yeah. And I, what you were just talking about, my cape of, my shroud of victimhood and trauma. And, as much as I'm like trying to throw it off, I still, it's still trying to cling on to me. So today in my pole class, I couldn't do any of the spins because you had to like, fall, and then spin around the pole, and I'm like, I can't let myself fall. Like my control, my over controlling mindset was like, you can't fall. Like you have to stay grounded. Yeah. It could not, I could not do it. It was I was like, wow, I really have to work on this. Cause this is all psychological and I'm trying to muscle my way through it. And that's not going to happen. Like I have to literally like relinquish control and trust in myself. And yeah, so

Gil: 14:18

it's a lot. It's a lot, but I like your progress, like it's just little, you're going to have your moments. We all do. Yeah, but it's all about how are you moving the needle forward right here. And it's not. healthy long term to be living with it. Exactly. To always be in that state of mind. it's great. it's almost I love me some good heartbreak songs. I, that I enjoy good breakup song. I like that, but it's not healthy to be in that constant state perpetually day in, day out. Is it nice to sell a few records? Absolutely. We all can relate, but there's also joy at the other end, right? It's how do you know you're depressed because you've not experienced the happiness on the flip side. you deserve it. Oh, thank you.

Eric: 15:02

I don't know if you, I deserve it or people in general does. No, you do. Oh, thank you.

Gil: 15:07

Others. I guess

Eric: 15:08

some are just, no, and I completely agree with you. Like I said, I think part of my, I know like the root of a lot of my autoimmune issues is due to like my past traumas. So, yeah, I'm no longer allowing myself to be controlled or captured by my past. Because I think I've said this before on this podcast, I've lived my life as a trauma response. And so I've not allowed myself to enjoy life. So I'm really working on that. I've also come to find out, I think we've talked about, we've talked about being an angel gay on this podcast, haven't we?

Gil: 15:54

no, I don't believe we have. I'm sure if our listener is back, they can course correct us, but

Eric: 16:00

yeah, in case we haven't, an angel gay, just quickly an angel gay is a gay person who epitomizes everything that like your parents want in you. So that you live up and exceed all these expectations so that when you do come out, like you've done all this amazing stuff that they can't be mad at you and hold that against you or like you hope that society or your parents or whoever else don't hold it against you so you like excel in everything else in life so that you aren't looked down upon when that one thing that society deems as inappropriate comes out. You're still like, oh, you are my straight A student who did this and goes to the food bank and goes to the soup kitchen and works and volunteers and does all this other stuff. Now, granted, I wasn't like, quite that much, but I've lived a lot of my life as an angel esque gay. Yeah. And that's super detrimental. Cause it plays into perfectionism. Which is unhealthy, and I suffer from that immensely. Like I said, pole dancing is allowing me to suck at something, and it's giving me permission to fail or fumble forward in life. And that's and it's cool that I'm like, okay with it. Because I've done things in the past where I was like, Ooh, I really sucked at that, I will never ever do that again, because people are going to see that I sucked at something. And now I'm like, yeah, I suck, whatever. Well although I haven't sucked in a long time, but you are a na of course not. yes, I do suck at a few things

Gil: 17:43

Ur but suck to.

Eric: 17:45

So

Gil: 17:47

welcome back everyone.

Eric: 17:49

We had to go there at least a little bit. We had to

Gil: 17:52

lot bit. It's a game podcast

Eric: 17:54

quite a bit. We had to like size queen it up a bit.

Gil: 17:57

Stretch that, oh my god. Stand it

Eric: 17:58

down.

Gil: 18:00

Oh my goodness. yeah, no, I do agree with you with a lot of that, like the age old sk I've never heard of that personally, that term. Okay. Always just for me, I always say, I'm like, it's the burden of being the eldest.'cause I'm the eldest child and Okay. it's, I know for me just always been that expectation of me trying to. Be the best, do the best, set the example. Is that pressure obviously being the first one or it's got to get it done, right? Yeah. And then Asian on top of, cultural thing. And it's Oh Lord. yeah. So I

Eric: 18:32

model minority on top of being an angel gay on top of being the oldest and having to set precedents.

Gil: 18:37

That precedents. And, I laugh because I'm like, my sister completely burned down that bro, what her own path. And I admire that, I definitely, bless her for doing that because it was needed. Yeah. I didn't have that kind of courage, that wasn't me. That's not, especially growing up, that was definitely not my personality. now I'm a little bit more willing, slightly trigger though, but, Yeah, no, it causes a lot of stress because I know for me, same thing like you, I don't like feeling it. I don't like people see me weak. I don't like them to see me vulnerable. I hate it. And I'll frickin snap back so fast. like, but it is the vulnerable or being very, oh, exposed. Like me talking about stuff. I don't normally talk about stuff like that.

Eric: 19:18

Same.

Gil: 19:18

Yeah. Yeah. I'm going to try to, this is, this podcast has helped me open up about stuff more because I'm talking to you. I'm talking to a friend, you know. I would never like everyone. Yeah. Put it out to everyone. I'm like, wow. You go a little public with everything now,

Eric: 19:34

it's weird because, and I think we've talked about this on my podcast. on my podcast. On our podcast That was really narcissistic of me. It was, sorry about that. I know we've talked on this podcast before with I think at least one person, maybe two people. Like I've never been comfortable with my voice. I've always hated my, I've always hated my voice because I've always thought I sounded like the male Fran Drescher, nothing against Fran Drescher. And she did what she needed to do as SAG presidents, except for the AI kind of didn't go well, but that's a different story and different topic. So I've never liked my voice. I've always been super uncomfortable with my voice. Wow.

Gil: 20:18

I like your voice. That's why I was shocked when you said I'm

Eric: 20:21

like, what? But this podcast, cause you're saying like the podcast has helped you to open up. It's, but it's also helped me to actually like my voice. Yeah. And now I'm like, I'm not quite, I don't, I'm figuratively and literally, I'm not as afraid to use my voice because I no longer dislike the sound of my own voice. Got you.

Gil: 20:44

Yeah, but it's so funny because it's like things that you don't realize about like I said I didn't know that about you for a long time. You never stated about that. So I'm like I'm actually shocked now, but I remember when you first said I was like in disbelief

Eric: 20:59

Yeah, but now like I said this podcast has actually been pretty therapeutic It has

Gil: 21:07

no for it really has and Other people would see like, how do you find that? How do you, for us, this has been our therapy and I know if people start their own pockets, it may not be, it might be more stressful, but it's been for me, it's wonderful. I'm just like, oh, let's

Eric: 21:20

talk it out. Now I did see this and I was first offended, but then I was like, no, she's actually completely right. I was on Tik TOK, so I don't know who said it, but it was a video came up on Tik TOK and the woman was like, how come when men are going through stuff, they don't. Go to therapy. They start a podcast. And I was like, that's not true. It's no, I totally started a podcast and I need to go to therapy

Gil: 21:45

Stupid. Yeah. Yeah. I probably should go to therapy too. And I'm like, let's start a podcast. Let me go spill it all out this way.

Eric: 21:56

But it's been cathartic, I think. It

Gil: 21:58

has been, it has been. somebody got to know. The story shit. Oh my God. Yeah. Cause others are going to keep bottling it in for what I have no idea.

Eric: 22:08

Yeah. you don't want it to be that seltzer that's going to get shaken and explode. So I, and I

Gil: 22:14

know I have that kind of personality where I'll hold it. And then, when I do explode, I'm like, oh shit. And I try not to word bomb it. That's something that I work on because words hurt. people remember when you go off. They remember what you said that was insensitive. I know that. I'm part of it. I've been told something. I'm like, Yes, I can rock a faux hawk at 2010.

Eric: 22:42

No, I'm sure that Kyle's about to come back in. Yeah.

Gil: 22:46

Have you been? There's stuff that I'm just like, they're bringing back some of the jeans that you remember at that time period. I'm just like, it's all coming back. It's full circle. This is how my parents feel when I would bring in some stuff back and they're like,

Eric: 23:02

what the hell is this? Like I'm totally rocking, still rocking my Doc Martens. I love me my Doc Martens. Oh, people are bringing that. Oh, yeah. Yeah, I'm super excited that the super baggy pants are starting to come back.

Gil: 23:15

The, which, what are they called? Yes,

Eric: 23:17

I'm like, oh, yeah, I actually never owned JNCOs and I never really wore them when they were in because that wasn't my crowd. Which it probably was my crowd, but I was like too concerned with being like popular. Yeah And the school that I went to yeah, but I'm like super I always wanted JNCOs Yeah. And I love that. I love the super baggy look. And now that I'm not afraid to like dress like kind of sexy or whatever, I wear the big ass baggy pants that are like, I don't want, they fall a little bit off my hips and then you can see my jock strap or my thong and then like sometimes I still wear my crops. So I'm super happy that look is coming back. Like the whole Aaliyah look, R. I. P. Yeah.

Gil: 24:05

Oh

Eric: 24:06

yeah. her aesthetic was like always my favorite from that era and it's coming back and I'm super proud. It really is. I love the thong out of the jean and the crop and I'm like, and now that I'm not, now that I've embraced my queerness and I'm not like all, Oh my God, I can't be gay. I'm like, hell yeah, I want to dress like that too.

Gil: 24:25

Yeah, you know what? I've really, I don't know what it's been the last probably month or so. I have been in love with they brought some of the 70s jeans for men back and I like I enjoyed the high, more high waisted jeans. They like slenders up and then they're rocking with crop tops. I am in love with the crop tops. At first I was like, I'm not getting it. I don't get it. And then I've seen a few styles. I'm like, I'm actually really liking like the crop top sweaters that go with it. I'm just like, Oh, I

Eric: 24:54

love the crop tops. I have a crop top hoodie.

Gil: 24:56

Yeah. It rocks. I am loving it. Yeah.

Eric: 25:01

it's sexy. You know what? Look, I love too. Have you seen like the crocheted look? I've seen a few. Like the crocheted props, but also the crocheted pants. I've seen the pants, yes. I am loving that. I think that's sexy as hell. And I love all this gender bending, Yes! Queer aesthetic that's going on in fashion. it makes me really happy. I love it.

Gil: 25:27

It's different. It's, I really enjoy some of the, like the recycling, some of the old, we did as millennials. I know that we used to recycle a lot, but this is really, it's fun. This is, I'm enjoying the androgyny about

Eric: 25:39

it. Me too. And I decided one reason why I'm glad that I quit my one job, I get to go back to doing my nails. So I haven't had my nails done since like August or actually July because like when I started that other job because of the the clientele, I couldn't do my nails. So I'm like, now I get to go back to rocking my nails again. Oh girl. I'm like super happy tossing my imaginary hair. cause I'm bald as fuck. no, I'm like super excited cause I'm. I think Curtis said this when we had him on, I don't know if it was his interview or tea time, whatever, but how we spend so much of our life like, running from our queerness that like once we actually stop and embrace it and come out, we just go like full force into it. And I'm still in that mode, but I'm also like in a mode where I just don't care anymore. So I'm just going to be happy with it and embrace it. My, one of my goals in life is to be able to be my age and older and still dress like I'm in my twenties. Like Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams and Cher. I want to still be like an old ass dude that's still dressing like they're in their twenties and be able to rock it and pull it off. Yeah,

Gil: 27:02

just rock and pull it out. I know for me, I'm like hoping my skin, everything still looks decent. The greys, I know they're coming in. That's okay. As long as, it's just maintaining.

Eric: 27:11

Yeah. I started a skincare regimen, although I'd have to find a new skincare company because there was an issue with the other one. But I like started like doing more with my skincare. And not that I've, I've always knocked on wood. And not to sound conceited, I've always had nice skin. I can still take care of it more

Gil: 27:28

You can. I think most people immediately were like, I'll be fine. I'll be fine. I'm like, honey, no. Age comes quickly. Yeah. Things change, your body changes. And I'm like, that's why for me, I'm like, yeah, I have some Asian genes and it should hopefully keep me young ish until I'm about 60.

Eric: 27:45

Asian don't raisin. No,

Gil: 27:48

but I also, my Latino genes also, so I'm concerned. Yeah. So I just want to make sure that, I keep my regimens and stuff like that going moisturized. yeah, but it's just that self care part of it. Also try to be ahead of, why we millennial and Gen X, we don't age as badly as. I love my Gen Z card and hearts, it just. We have to take care of ourselves. I'm

Eric: 28:11

Gen X. I know. Barely, but I'm still Gen X. Barely. Yeah. I fully identify as Gen Z. Because I believe with everything. I stand with them and their beliefs. I think I've aged pretty well. No, you have. Absolutely. Actually, Gen X, I think, actually does age pretty well. They're also like the don't give a fuck generation.

Gil: 28:33

Oh, they do. Yeah. My, my parents are that. They're the older part of Gen X and there's that. I was like, I'm in the same

Eric: 28:39

group as your parents. You are. Oh my god, that makes me feel super You're on the tail

Gil: 28:45

end of

Eric: 28:45

them. Yeah, cause I'm like the Xeniel. You're Xeniel,

Gil: 28:49

yeah. Cause remember, they had me, younger, so they were only 20. You were on the tail end.

Eric: 28:56

Oh my god, I feel so old now. I thought your parents were old, but your parents aren't old. And your mom looks like she's like 13.

Gil: 29:03

You're right. Yeah. That's why it's funny. I was like, yeah, my parents are Gen X. I was raised by Gen X parents. Yeah. They, like I said, it was that, you don't fuck with them. I'm like, nope. there's no, there was no pampering. There was no like, what's that mean? What's your emotions? No, we got shit to get done. I love a board because it made me very strong as shit. No one can hurt my feelings more than me, I can tell you that.

Eric: 29:33

Yeah, but you can be like pretty, not you specifically, but you can be pretty brutal to yourself. Yeah. That's been one of my biggest flaws, like one of my biggest things is I'm super brutal with myself.

Gil: 29:46

And that's the thing is, I would never let anyone talk to me that same way. But I allow myself, I'm like, that's not right. that's something wrong with

Eric: 29:54

that. And if I see, and I'm the opposite of you because, in the fact that, I talk to myself that way, so I'm like, if I'm allowing myself to talk that way, then it's true, and so everyone else can have that same opinion and voice it to me as well.

Gil: 30:06

oh, yeah. That's why I could not, I was like, and that's the thing, I used to ask myself, why? Why do you I

Eric: 30:16

accidentally, hit this chord, and me drinking and popping this Open and close and then like totally pick up because this mic is so sensitive. Yeah. Like it's probably picking up Leo walking around here and like scratching on my pant leg. Oh. He's I'm hungry, bitch, come feed me.

Gil: 30:37

He's come on, you know the time.

Eric: 30:39

They are. I, by the way, like I know no one can see me, but like I'm in a sound booth and like my dogs are like. What the hell is this thing? Like, why is this around

Gil: 30:52

the play area for that?

Eric: 30:57

I think they're like, they come in here, but they're like, what the hell is this?

Gil: 31:00

Yeah. It's funny. Cause when you first posted that you were in a sound, you had your own sound booth, but the photo, or I guess the post before that was like, Oh my God, a Janet. And then that, I was like, I thought you were genuinely for a minute recording with her or being like near her. I'm like, Oh my God, he's getting his wish. I would be like Eric and Chattisew

Eric: 31:18

album. I would be the greatest thing ever just to be able to meet her. But, yeah, that's funny. I didn't even think about it. Cause most people don't know that I was doing anything like with getting a sound booth and all of a sudden I just post a picture of me, like in a sound booth. Yeah, you were

Gil: 31:33

in a sound booth, but your post before all about Janet and oh my God, new albums or whatever. And you're in the recording studio like, Oh my God,

Eric: 31:42

I don't have, I don't have a good singing voice. You

Gil: 31:45

do backup vocals for her.

Eric: 31:49

I could do like any of the talking. Yeah. It's of an album. I can do that. I could do the interludes. Yes. Hey baby.

Gil: 32:02

Oh, speaking of, things that have been coming back, whatever we've been, Chris and I've been watching, shows from our youth, obviously we were trying to watch shows that now watch it with an adult lens and a show that I completely didn't realize how awesome it is, living

Eric: 32:16

single. Oh my God. That show is like the greatest show that's ever been on TV. That is probably. At least in my top two or three favorite shows of all time, and it has like the greatest intro song ever. Yes,

Gil: 32:29

I love, he and I, we're just, I adore him so much, I'm like, oh, yes, I am loving it, and I'm like, how did I not watch this? I watched it as a kid, but it's different watching it as an adult. And I'm like, it's great.

Eric: 32:44

I remember what not everyone should know. Like friends is based off of living single, like friends as a rip off of living single. And it's actually documented as well. cause the head of NBC was like, if I could have any show, I Any show off of any network, living single and then like friends came out without getting into that whole. I remember I used to, when I was a kid, every Sunday I would go to my room and watch living single on my television. And I would just be laughing nonstop for. 30 minutes or 22 minutes, whatever, it was like the greatest thing ever. And it's also very kind of golden girls ish if you think about it, or it's I always wanted to be regime. I

Gil: 33:31

always would be

Eric: 33:33

the affluent, sexy one. that's, I was wanting to be Blanche. I always wanted to be Samantha. Like she was my girl. And I also love Kim Fields. Tuttie come on. But and this was funny'cause you didn't realize that I got this, I always say now, and I've said that for years. Years and Gil's, oh my gosh. He sent me a text. He's oh my gosh, I'm watching Living single and this reminds me of you. It's that's where I got it from.

Gil: 34:03

All these years later, we, we've known each other forever and it's what? What? Yeah, I had no idea. Huh?

Eric: 34:11

I actually don't say it as much anymore, but once you brought it, it's oh, I need to say that again. I, that was a good, bring it back.

Gil: 34:16

Bring it back.

Eric: 34:18

Bring it back. Bring

Gil: 34:19

it back. Yeah. But it's such a great series, and I'm like, under radar. I'm like, how are people not,

Eric: 34:28

I wish they would do a reboot. That show was phenomenal. Yeah. It is like one of the best shows that's ever been on,

Gil: 34:33

it's the safety with I'm not a, I did care for friends. I try to watch it. It just, it's not my cup of tea. Probably, like one of the few things from the 90s. It was okay, but it wasn't like

Eric: 34:44

godly. So here's the, here's my relationship with friends. I watched it when it was on, like after I want to say like season two to like season seven, I watched it and I liked it. It was fine. I'm watching it now in reruns and I like it way more now in reruns, watching it through an adult lens. Now I will watch it and be like, Ooh, that did not age well. Ooh, going back to living single really quick. They also had a queer episode on there. Shout out. but anyway, so like friends. I do enjoy it, and RIP to Matthew Perry, I enjoy it, but then I'm like, Living Single is still a better show. It is.

Gil: 35:20

I, I think it, for the most part, it's landed much better, and like I said, I've watched Friends, and it's okay, it's not bad, but it wasn't one of, it's not something I would ever go back and willingly do, if that makes sense, it's just not one of my, it was okay.

Eric: 35:37

I went back and watched, the reboot of Will Grace. Part of it. It just doesn't land the same as the original. but I started watching it because there's this actor that I now have a crush on. Okay. He was in an episode of Will Grace. I was like, oh, I gotta go see this episode. He literally was in it for maybe two seconds. And had one line at the way beginning of it. Oh god. And I was like, sat there waiting for him to show up again, and I was like, really? That was it?

Gil: 36:08

Yeah, I enjoyed Will and Grace, the original run. you and I used to, we call each other and, certain things of it. Yeah. Maybe he has an age well, because things have also progressed, which is. Like I said, that's the whole point. Yeah, it should feel aged. It'd be terrible if it didn't, because that means we didn't progress. We haven't gotten better, which I guess that's sad to say about Golden Girls and how we haven't progressed and certain things still. That's just irrelevant.

Eric: 36:33

That show was so rough. Yeah,

Gil: 36:36

yes it is. Yes, it is. Yeah, we started, yeah, he and I started watching stuff from like the 90s. It's okay, let's watch it again. Let's see. So that's been our show that we've just been plowing through right now. I'm just like, oh my God, loving it. Great show. Absolutely loving it. Yes. And I forgot even why we started, but yeah, it was I just wanted to bring that up. I'm like, that's a show we're watching. Cause I know we have a regular shows we watch currently, the modern shows, but that's a, that's been a fun one. I

Eric: 37:03

haven't been, I have my, I guess my modern shows that I do watch, but I tend to watch the same ones over and over again. And just I watched Big Bang Theory still, and I've seen every episode, same with mom. My like current shows that I actually watch are The Neighborhood and Bob Loves Apple. Bob Hart's Abishola. anything else I don't really want. I've been watching a lot of queer cinema still, but I've been re watching. Yeah. And I found a movie that I had seen like a year and a half, two years ago. And I was like, Oh, I remember liking this movie. So I wanted to re watch it. It's a good movie. It's got some cheesy parts in it, but it's a good movie. But that's where I found my new crush. Based off of a book. And then, so I. I didn't listen to that book, but I listened to the sequel of it, which was from My Crushes. Character perspective. So it was really good. but then I like watched that movie like five days in a row. I was like, I don't know. I

Gil: 38:03

actually started when I do that a lot, we will watch the same show. Like I told Chris without him, I would probably be still watching the same shows I was watching 10 15 years ago. I get updated here and there. I'm like, Ooh, this is, like Brooklyn Nine probably my more recent. I'll watch that one over and over because it's just, it's hilarious. It's quick humor, it's it's witty. I love, I really like Brooklyn Nine. but there's, I have a select maybe six or seven shows that are like my go to Schitt's Creek kind of thing. Rob was like, I will watch this over and over.

Eric: 38:31

I watched Schitt's Creek so much now. I watched it so much. I remember. I thought you'd like it. For the longest time, Oh, I don't really want to get into that show. I don't find it funny. I tried four times to watch it. And then once I watched it, I'm like, Oh my God, this show is amazing. And I watched this, I've watched it. So many times now.

Gil: 38:50

Patrick and David's love story and that whole development. I love

Eric: 38:55

them. Those are like my favorite episodes, like the, Open mic. Oh my god. And the barbecue and the olive branch and the hike. Like my favorite episodes. But Alexis is my favorite character. I identify with Alexis. She's She has my heart. but yeah, like I've watched that show so many. I just started watching Love, Victor again. Oh, I hadn't watched it in probably like almost a year. A year? Yeah. And I was like, you know what? Love, Victor has like always been my show. let me like reconnect with this show. So I'm in season one right now. They just got back from Willacoochee. Oh, so I'm getting ready to get hit. So I'll do eight, nine, 10 and episode one of season two. But, huh?

Gil: 39:45

And then we pause.

Eric: 39:46

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