I need you to tell me, how badly did I embarrass myself? Welcome to “Good Mythical More”. All right, little bit of story time. I would like your help in feedback with the encounter that I had. Okay. To know if it was okay or how bad was it? Okay, and you have video evidence. I have video evidence of this. And I just, you know, I wanna set the scene and give you a little background. And I’m just subjecting myself to your analyzation and to you in the comments. And please don’t make me regret this, or do. Doesn’t matter. Now you have to, here’s your punishment for losing that game. You have to go out with a bang. So anytime that I do this, you have to leave and then you can come back. Okay. Don’t stop your story though. All right, but I can come back- And then later, at some point I may I may add the Foley to the story. I don’t know. I’m such a pro. You know, they say, never meet your heroes. And my understanding of that phrase is that your, when you meet your hero, they are bound to disappoint you. Right ’cause you build them up in your mind. But what I’m afraid of is that all along, at least for me, that phrase has meant never meet your heroes because you will embarrass yourself in front of them. Yep, right, yeah. It’s a little bit different with you. I just don’t know if that’s exactly what’s happened. Now, the hero in question is the Alchemist, all right? This is, this is- The man who turns- This is not a magician- Things into gold. This is, in my opinion, the best hip hop producer, potentially of all time. Potentially of all time. Definitely- This year. But the dude’s been prolific for… 20, like over 20 years. He’s been working with all types of hip hop acts, making the beats, producing. He was, he’s also, he also tours with Eminem as his DJ, so like, some people know him as that, but as a producer, he goes way back. And he makes the cool records that have the… That’s right. In the, in the- Collector’s items. Kendrick/Drake beef he made the “Meet the Grahams” song, which Kendrick had for maybe a year. And he didn’t even know that it was gonna be part of the beef. So, he’s not in the beef. But he, I love the way that he works. He’s, it’s a sample based, like, he does a lot of vinyl sampling. And then he makes, he makes the tracks and he works with all of these amazing MCs. And so, I just get really into the Alchemist because, like you said, he releases limited editions of albums. Like “The Sandwich”. My two favorite albums of the year, “Alfredo 2” with Freddie Gibbs and “Life is Beautiful” with Larry June and 2 Chainz, which- Came out last year, actually. But those are like, that’s annoying. My favorite two albums right now. Then he’s got an album coming out with Erykah Badu. He’s, so he’s, this dude is just- He’s prolific. He’s my musical hero. I’m obsessed with this guy. Okay. I mean, so… I follow him on Instagram and I see, yes, I already have tickets to the “Alfredo 2” tour. Of course I do. Who doesn’t? Who doesn’t? Me. But then I realized, wait, hold on. In three days he’s gonna be in downtown LA doing his own set. Oh my goodness. At this other music convention- That I’ve never- You don’t have to leave, this is sound effects. That I’ve never even heard about? And so I hit up the people at Puff Con and I’m like, can I go? Can I get into this thing? I wanna see the Alchemist. And they were like, we got you, man. We’re gonna give you a creator pass. So I go with two of my buddies who I thought would be more interested in this than you. Right, good choice. I don’t do music festivals. And I show up at this thing and I’ll show it to you out order. I got some footage of him performing, which you can take a look at. Here’s the Alchemist, Uncle Al, getting into it. We’re not showing, we’re not playing the music because of rights issues. Right. But… Oh, he used our floor. Isn’t, yeah. Isn’t that amazing, dude? You don’t even have to hear it. I just feel like I’m getting lost. It’s better if you can hear it. Yeah. I will say that. It kind of looks like a guy standing behind a table unless you can hear it. Right, okay. And then it’s amazing. Okay. This is footage I took. I was that close because it matters to me. Okay. But before this- This song about horses? Hours before this, he announced that he was doing a vinyl popup, cash-only, at one of the booths around there. Okay. And so I’m like, yes, I am going early. I’m gonna wait in the line for as long as it takes. I’m gonna meet my hero and I’m going to get some limited edition records from him. I’m gonna pay cash for it. I don’t even know what you’re doing now. And- Drama. I’m gonna get him to sign ’em. ‘Cause that’s, that’s what he does. And I’ve collected, I’ve spent so much money on this guy’s records, more than any other artist by far. So, I get there and there wasn’t much of a line. Okay. And there was, there was a guy on the outside, and then he was behind the counter. Okay. And so, while other people were in line, I kind of walked over and I’m looking at the list of what albums are still available. And I’m talking to the guy who’s like, managing the line and working with him. Did you have a plan? Did you have a, this is the first thing that I’m gonna say? No, no. No. And I also didn’t plan on filming anything. Okay, so you went in with no plan. Is that just typically what you do? Yeah, yeah. So, I went in there and I get up there and I talked to him a little bit before I started filming, okay? I talked to him a while. And then… How did you, what did, when you started filming were you like, can I film this? What did you say? Well, I decided which records I wanted. Okay. And then he gets the records. And when the video starts, you’ll see that like he’s doing this because he, it’s a trick to like, to get the plastic off a record, you rub it on your leg and then the heat makes the rec, makes the plastic- Oh, it’s your insider tricks. Insider tricks. And then he rips that off so that he can sign it. So, I know that I didn’t ask him for permission to film, but like- Why would you? Because people film- It’s a popup. People film him all the time, signing records and stuff. And so I just did that. So that’s when the video starts, is me, stop that. I feel like it adds a lot. That’s when the video starts, okay? Okay. And it’s only like, it’s only- He could have been doing a lot of things. Premature. Okay. Premature start there. This is like a minute and 17 seconds, maybe we’ll just let it play. You just kinda look at what happens and then we can, you can analyze it. And the operative question is, was I good? Was you good? Was I good? Okay, all right, all right, let’s watch. This is my moment right here with my musical hero. I have talked his ear off and I hope that I haven’t it. I tried to tell him about my show, but I didn’t want to seem too desperate. But I hope he checks it out. Number one show on YouTube, apparently. Oh, what? That’s what I’m hearing. Oh, who told you that? Because that’s- A little birdie. Oh, wow, so you have heard of it? Yeah, well, what’s it called if you’ve heard of it? They just told me about it. They said, they showed me your face. You got that rep around me. You’re making noise out here, man. Uncle Al definitely knows who I am and that is like, this is like the best moment of my life. Okay. I have given you so much of my money for all of these records ’cause you know how to play the game perfectly. I get so obsessed with it. With making it, everything collector’s. “Alfredo 2” is absolutely amazing. Definitely my favorite album of the year. Okay, he’s like, please leave, okay. I mean, I love the Clipse album. Yeah, they killed it. And I know they’re probably gonna win Album of the Year. Do you think they could win album of the year, like overall? Why not? Why not? But “Alfredo 2”, number one for me. Thank you. Okay, second dab. You’re the man. I’m gonna look you up, baby. Okay, all right, okay. Let me- Then I stopped recording, but I did not leave at that point. Now listen- Now hold on. Let me just say, I’m no body language expert, but let me put my drum down. Okay, so the context here is that you all, now, if you have a question in your mind as to whether or not you have talked someone’s ear off, the answer will always be, yes. Like, if you are now answering, just as someone who’s been with you many places. Yeah, yeah, yeah. If you’re asking that question out loud and I’m not there, ’cause usually what I’ll be, I’ll say is, I’ll be like, hey, we need to pull back a little bit. Yeah. We need to pull back. We need to pull back, we need to calm down. We need to stop talking. And if you’re saying that out loud, then the answer is going to be, yes, you’ve already talked too much. Now, I can see it on his face. ‘Cause he’s kind of, there’s sort of this that’s happening. He’s sort of going… Wincing? He’s win, he was wincing? Just a little bit. I think he might have, someone might have been stepping on his foot. Now- I will point out- Yep. That the two buddies that I took with me- They had left. Yeah, when I got in the line, they said, they’re gonna go somewhere else. Right, they- I think they didn’t wanna be a part of- They didn’t wanna be around for this. This, so they abandoned me, man. Okay, so then he signs it and then he says apparently the number one show on YouTube. Which sounds like that’s something that you must have said. I didn’t, I don’t think I said it like that, you know? Well then why? He said a little birdie told him. I think you’re the birdie. Was there anybody else talking to him about this? I don’t know. This is the part that I don’t know. Was there a time in which you, that somebody came up to you and said, he’s got a big show, or something like that? Somebody came up to me? Come up to him. And talked about my show? Yeah. Only me. Okay, right, okay. So, you were the birdie. I was the birdie. You said it was the number one show on YouTube. I didn’t really… I don’t recall I would never have said that. Well, that’s what he took from- The number one show on YouTube. I would never have said that. Okay. I might have said it was a popular, long running daily show on YouTube or something. Okay, but he took that as the most popular. Then he dapped you up, which is usually like, this is the end of the conversation, like- And did you see, like, let’s get, maybe let’s see that part because I know, you know that I’ve been practicing that. Yeah, we had a whole thing where I explained, like, even though I don’t go to places where I might need to do this, I have taught Link. I gave him some videos to watch and what he should do because he had some misconceptions about what was involved in this process. And it was, we were over, I don’t know whose house, we were at your house? And then- This is a story within the story. I’m not ready for this. And then Link was basically practicing his dap and it was, as you might guess, way more aggressive than it should have been. It had a second hold and it was really aggressive. And I was like, you can’t come in that aggressive. And so you got, I think you got pretty good at it, but it’s about that initial pop- Let’s see, take a look. Here it is, here’s the first… Definitely my favorite album of the year. I mean, I love the Clipse album. Okay, okay, hold on, all right. So it, he see the look, see the grimace on his face. He’s ready for you to go. You’ve done a, you did a pretty good, eight outta 10 dap. And then, now you said, I love the Clipse album, which is an album that he, that he produced, right? No. He had nothing to do with that. Hold on. So you have just, you’ve just stacked him up and now you’re talking about another album that he had nothing to do with? Right. Why, why? Well, as I said- Why are you- I’m just talking shop with the guy now. We’re friends now, we’ve dapped up and now we’re like, we’re talking about other artists and connecting over that. That’s like, you’re meeting LeBron and you’re like, Steph Curry, I love Steph Curry. Like right as you’re leaving. What is- No, but, but, but what I said was, just listen to what I said. And I know they’re probably gonna win Album of the Year. Do you think they could win Album of the Year like, overall? Why not? Why not? But “Alfredo 2”, number one for me. See, there you go. Second dap. So you see what I was doing there? Not really. Talking a little shop, acknowledging that there are some really good albums out there. The Clipse album may win Album of the Year, not just Rap Album of the Year. Album of the Year. Okay, so you’re just talking about things in general. Yeah, well, we’re connecting. Does he have an album that could be up for Album of the Year? “Alfredo 2” could be Rap Album of the Year. Number one for you. But not, it’s number one for me. But definitely not gonna beat Clipse. That’s really what I was saying, yeah. Yeah, okay, so yeah, see, now at this point, he’s ready for you to leave. Second dap. And you.. and then you left. No, then I kept talking to him. And then the guy- You kept talk, you, what, do you, what, he’s, he’s- I don’t know, I don’t know! He’s dapped you up twice. I couldn’t stop talking to him because I was so excited to talk to him. And the guy, his guy next to me, I did notice he was filming it from another angle. And I do think that that encouraged me. We’ll see if this pops up on the internet. He was filming it on a GoPro from over here. Number one show on the internet interacts with the Alchemist. Exactly. He was filming. He was like, you know what, I’ll check this fool out later and I’ll see if he’s lying. How many- But here’s what- How many daps did you do? No more. And this is what the guy said to me. He said, man, it’s, you know, a line, the line’s getting long. You probably need to go. No, there’s people behind you? And then I looked- Whoa, no, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. There’s people behind you? Well, and then I looked behind me and there was nobody behind me. Oh, he said, the line is getting long and the line didn’t even exist. And so I turned around, I looked at the line and there was no line. And then I looked back at Al- They lied to you. They lied you about the line. I looked back at my hero and I looked at this guy and I said, man, there’s no line back there. And I kept talking to him. And he did laugh at that. He did laugh at that. I am so glad I wasn’t there. And then we had a little bit of an exchange about something- That you didn’t film. That I was doing, I, again, this is private conversation where I was doing all of the talking. And then the guy, and then the guy says, then the guy starts asking me a question, I don’t know what it was, so tell me more about your channel. You eat food or something? And I was like, listen man, I’d answer your question, but there’s a whole line of people behind you that want to talk to me. And then you walked away. And then I walked away. And then I realized I hadn’t paid for the records. So I came back. But I, somebody else was talking to Uncle Al so I just went over here and talked to the guy and I gave him the money. So you have no more videos? No more, well, no more videos, but I do have a picture of both albums signed that I bought, which I sent to my family immediately afterwards. Okay. That is “Skeleton Key” by Roc Marciano. And that is an instrumental album that is not on streaming that I’m very happy to have. So, I think, all told, pretty good. I got what I came for. I don’t, it’s not good, is it? Well, it’s not great. It’s not, is it? It’s not great. It’s not good at all. I don’t know you should- I’m fanboying I know you, you don’t think fanboying or fangirling is ever a good look. But- I didn’t necessarily say that. Being unabashedly- I fanboyed with Merle Haggard And being unabashedly, you know, happy to see somebody and a little talkative. It’s kind of like your heart on your sleeve, right? Um, yes, I’m just saying that if you’re not gonna take somebody with you into the line, maybe you need a little timer for yourself. Yeah. Maybe you should set a timer. You know, when you’re, when you start a conversation with someone that you really admire, maybe you set a little timer and then it goes off after, like, I mean, how long do you think- So it like, ticks and then it goes off? You know, you set your, you know you- He’s gonna think that’s weird. Like, this guy- No, you know how like, when you’re on a date, I don’t go on dates with anybody but my wife, so I don’t do this, but I, there is a trick for when you’re on a date to give yourself a phone call or have somebody call you at a certain time, so you can, it’s your out, just in case. You can, like, there’s like apps where you can like set a fake phone call, a fake text, and you’re like, excuse me. And you look down and you, you’re, it could be, it could just be your time. So I should have put a timer, so I should have acted like I got a call? I think that you lose track of time. I’m just going by the body language, the double dap, the wincing in the face. And I’m just thinking that we could have gotten out earlier. If I was there- I would blew it. If I was there, I would’ve been like- But even that. Let’s go. That’s not a good look. Let’s go. So, so yeah, you could just do it on your phone. Man. And what’s that, ah, sh, I think I blew it. You didn’t blow it, but you know what, next time, when you meet your other hero, ’cause I don’t think you should meet him again. I think you did all the meetings you need to do. I think when you meet your next hero, I think you go on with a little bit more of a plan. That’s all, you know? Okay. Nothing to be ashamed of. All right, all right, all right. Someone’s gonna call me. Someone’s gonna call me, that’s my plan. Yeah, just a little timer. Okay. Just a little timer. Just a little timer. But hey, the records are great. Al is having the best year ever, Producer of the Year. You know what? But I do recommend the Clipse album. You congratulated him on that? Yep. Oh yeah. Yeah, he’s had quite a year. Check out the latest episode of “Last Meals” with Mythical Chef Josh over on the Mythical Kitchen. Are these Frank Gallagher quotes, or are these drunk tweets? First one, “alcohol is like a pushup bra for your personality”. I hope Frank said that. I think that’s a drunk tweet. That is a drunk tweet. “I call this beer Milk of the Gods.” That’s Frank. That is Frank.