Happy B-Day Barbie! LMTY POD

Imagine the first time you met your dearest friend - can you recollect that moment? Join me as I travel down memory lane with my beloved friend, Barbara, or as you might know her, Barbie from the 'Let Me Touch You' podcast. We reminisce about our colorful journey, from the moment we met up until our recent collaborations, including the unforgettable series of podcasts we hosted in DC. You'll hear about the birth of Barbie's podcast, our enlightening conversation on the Seven Rules of Life episode, and the festivities surrounding her recently celebrated birthday. We also touch upon the rather amusing etiquette of sharing food, resonating with everyone who's ever had their fries stealthily stolen.

But what is friendship without its trials and tribulations? Our bond too has been tested by time and tribulation, and in this episode, we share how our friendship has endured and emerged stronger. Barbie's transparent emotional demeanor plays a big role in solidifying our bond. We delve deep into the value of processing emotions, maintaining kindness amidst adversity, and the crucial role our reactions play in dealing with life's setbacks. You'll get to peek into our support system, the lessons we have gleaned, and the essence of following our morals. It's more than just a heartwarming celebration of friendship, it's an exploration of resilience and the magical world of podcasts we've been part of.

Transcript

Speaker 1 0:01

Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go. Show them it's your birthday. We're gonna party like it's your birthday. We gonna sip a card and like it's your birthday and you know we don't give a fuck, it's your birthday. You're probably in the pool, I'm in the pool, I'm in the pool, I'm in the pool. I used to be in love with this bitch. They me and J. They'll fuck with her no more. Now I'll fuck with Tango Ray. Tango Ray.

Speaker 2 0:26

Hey yo boys. What's up, man? Do we need two shots? It's a combo. It's a combo, it's good, good people.

Speaker 1 0:33

All right, Listen, this is a bonus episode. You know we don't even drop on Thursdays. However, today is a really good friend of mine's birthday. Did I say mines? Am I any of us? That was ignorant of me? Mine, a good friend of mine Birthday. There we go Now. I'm grammatically correct. Anyway, I want you guys to join me in wishing Barbara, aka Barbie, from the Let Me Touch you podcast. I want you guys to join me in wishing her a happy birthday today.

Speaker 1 1:12

Now she celebrated last weekend. She went out, had a blast, hosted it. It looked like she had a good time, a really good time friends, family, all that other good shit. I wasn't near, had to work I know that's the next question Like she's such a good friend, why weren't you there? Why didn't you fuck your business? Behave, all right. So what I'm going to do is take you down memory lane. It's going to be short too. This shit is going to be like five, 10 minutes at best, but I'm going to take you down memory lane, all right.

Speaker 1 1:44

So I met Barb which actually happens to be the good angel on my shoulder via a podcast post that she had called the upload. She was going to do some things. You know I was trying to at that time. I was running around trying to, I guess, collab or network not collab, because at that time we didn't have a lot of people on our show Not guest that is. So we started talking and went and I went and listened to a podcast. We started talking. She was going to do some stuff, right. The tears started flowing, not on my side, but on her side. She's a very emotional person, you know, because of what she was going through and how we were connected and the chip was like damn, that's crazy. I hung up the phone and I was like we were instantaneously friends. That was it that sealed the deal. The tears that signed contract, the friends. We were friends from then, from that point on.

Speaker 1 2:42

And then we got together with a couple of other podcasts and decided we were going to take our asses down to DC. Disclaimer Don't tell the worst fucking stories ever. The worst stories ever. Anyway, we went down to DC, we stayed in Airbnb, we had a hodgepodge of everything. It was a really dope time, really dope time. A lot of string friendships after that, but it was a really dope time. Like if I could rewind time and do it all again I would.

Speaker 1 3:12

Came back to New York, we got tight and we decided you know, with a couple of other podcasts is one of the podcasts that we would form and watch the home team pods and do a live. Now, creatively, bob and I we connect because it's like all right, we could do this, but how can we do it differently? And I'm a quality world, so it's like it's got to be like quality, whatever it is, and we decided we want to do a hodgepodge of World Collective of podcasts on a Friday night, have them come drink with us and basically pay homage to the industry or the culture and pay it forward. So we would have podcasts as come on, play clips of their podcast, you know, basically giving them some exposure. We throw back shots, everybody have a good time and then we basically do a morning after video for those that missed it. Blah, blah, blah, just recapping it and bringing more people the next week. It was a good time.

Speaker 1 4:15

All good things fall apart, though. You know especially the way that my mouth is built. So that fell apart. But what didn't fall apart was our friendship, bob and I. So I want to take you down a memory lane with me and I just want to show you, like, the humble beginnings of where this woman started, so I'm going to play a couple of clips so you can get acquainted. Have you healed? No, so why not be soon? And it wouldn't be me if I didn't play the wrong clip, and I definitely played the wrong clip. That was not Bob at all. But I'll back at it, though, and we keep this organic one. Take hold. I am not editing this at all.

Speaker 2 5:06

Good afternoon guys. For those who are tuning in for the second time, Welcome back. For those who are tuning in for the first, welcome. I want to start off by apologizing. I know last week I had told you guys that I was going to be on by 12 or one. I wasn't feeling well last night so I kind of slept in late today, so I apologize, Okay. So I'm going to start off the episode by thanking everyone who took the time out to join the little giveaway that I had going on.

Speaker 1 5:38

So she was giving away shit way in the beginning, because this is season one, episode two seven rules of life. Now, that title alone I was like seven rules of life, you know it piqued my interest and I'm like, wait a minute, let me go back in and listen to a couple of episodes. Blah, blah, blah. This is after we had. You know, we sealed the deal as far as friends are concerned.

Speaker 2 5:59

Then I bumped into this the thing that someone said was picking off of your plate. Definitely, definitely. That's a big no. No for me. Whether I'm out on a date, whether I'm home, doesn't matter where I'm at. Do not put your hands in my food, Don't, Because I will hit you in your hand and then I will give you my plate, especially if you did touch something. I'm not going to eat it. I don't know where your hands were, Like, oh no, I'm a germaphobe and that is not going to rock. We're on a date and you know you ordered your food, I ordered mine and you would like to try what I'm having? Then, you know, ask me.

Speaker 1 6:43

And that's when I went back, I revisited the contract, the friendship contract that we had, and added a couple of clauses, one of which being you can never not be my friend. After this I heard that and I was like, yeah, you can not be my friend because I'm like that, you know, except for being, you know, I'm not really a germaphobe, but I'm an asshole. So I guess they go hand in hand and you know, don't put your fork in my plate, unless, of course, it's my wife and I don't have any say that's I mean, I have say, but then who wants to live with that grief? Right? So then, of course, I reached out to her and I was like, we need to collab, we need to do something. So she was like, bet, let's do something Right, and this is one of the. Well, this is a clip from one of the things that we did.

Speaker 2 7:29

Right. So now we're going to go, and I'm going to discuss four reasons why it's important to say no, you ready.

Speaker 1 7:39

Let's go.

Speaker 2 7:40

All right. So the first reason is saying no means you value your time. If you remind yourself of how valuable your time is and how waste of time you can't get back, you think twice before you actually say yes to someone when in reality you want to say no.

The Power of Friendship and Resilience

Speaker 1 8:02

And on that episode I learned quite a bit about myself. Which is why she and I have stayed so close is because she'll start talking about shit that I'm vehemently against Right Tripping over my words and I would, you know, start an introspective journey and figure some things out about myself. And when you have people like that around you, you hold on to them. In fact, you hold on to them tighter. She's such a sweet fucking soul. She's evil too, but she's such a sweet fucking soul.

Speaker 1 8:39

It kind of balances me in this podcasting world, because we've been the war together against each other, privately and outwardly, against, you know, creatively, against other podcasts. I mean, we put together one of the best. You don't want to call it a podcast, this is because that shit is corny. It was definitely a body of work that was beautiful and done in a very artsy way and super duper, creative course. Say no more. And yeah, it set our little circle on fire for months In fact it still lingers to this day which was a phenomenal piece of effort, you know, from the bottom up and you know, and some other things as well.

Speaker 1 9:24

So Bob right now is on hiatus and I'm not the friend to, you know. Go to your house, bang on your door, drag you around and tell you that you have a gift and you have to do this. So I nudge, but I gently nudge, and we trying to get it to come back out. So this is us screaming from our open windows like it's COVID all over again. Bob, come outside, Come outside, and I'm going to leave you with this. This is where we go with this.

Speaker 2 9:50

The quote of the day is this is what you don't do. Don't let this world make you bitter. Don't let the actions of other people turn you cold in the inside. Certain things happen that hurt us. People come that leave us and, most of all, there are moments when you're bound to fall. Don't let these things make you unkind. It's okay to cry, it's okay to be sad, but it's never okay to do other people wrong just because you were done wrong. We're human. We break, we make mistakes, but don't let the pain and sadness ruin your lives. Wake up in the morning and do what you think is right. There are moments in your life where you feel like giving up and you can't take it anymore. It's okay. Breathe, inhale, exhale. If you're weak, oh sorry, I know you're weak, but the things that show your weak side are also the same ones that make you stronger in the long run. It's all about taking whatever life throws at you and learning from it.

Speaker 2 11:16

Don't let the actions of other.