The Barre Men
We’re two best mates and professional ballet dancers. On stage we’re precise, off stage… not so much.
This is a mix of life behind ballet, awkward moments, and the kind of conversations that probably sounded better in our heads.
It’s honest, a bit chaotic, and definitely not as polished as we are on stage.
The Barre Men
Ep 7: Can We Get Sponsored?
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In this episode, Cam and Joey talk tragic haircuts and what they’ve been up to since getting back to Melbourne. They go on the hunt for sponsorships by pitching some absolutely ridiculous fake brands, before bringing back one of your favourite segments: Question Box… where Joey may have gotten a little too carried away with the editing.
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Dude, how much did you pay for your haircut? Ninety five bucks. What?
SPEAKER_00What? That's good. Yeah, that is that's pretty genuine. What? Ninety-five bucks?
SPEAKER_01I normally go forty. I mean it shows forty bucks.
SPEAKER_02Oh your last haircut? Yeah, you look like a mushroom. Yeah, oh yeah, that was. So bad. That was bad.
SPEAKER_01That was so bad. It was like I've never seen your full head shape until that haircut. And I was like, you got a big head. I just want it like behind the ears. And he goes like all up here. I'm like, oh and it's like you sit there and you go, oh man, he's he's stuffed my my thing up right now. Did you think that as he was cutting your hair? Yeah, and then he's getting out his um flip razor blade thing. Oh no! And he starts cutting this thing in here. Oh my god, like lining up the um my side part. Yeah, the side part. Just leave that alone, like just just he was lining it up. Yeah. That's crazy. It's growing in so weird now. I would not have trusted him with the razor blade cutting my hair. It felt weird. It felt really weird. Do you do you talk when you're in the barber? Yeah, for a bit. Yeah. I I I like to say hi and whatever, and then and then I'm like, uh I don't know.
SPEAKER_02I feel like I I closed my eyes for my last hiccup and then I like open my eyes at the final reveal.
SPEAKER_01And I was like, yeah, good job. Yeah. Because sometimes if I keep my eyes open, well, one, I feel weird. And two, I'm like, oh, oh no, he's gone a bit short there. Yeah. Oh no. Yeah. Yeah. And also I don't want to look at my face in the mirror. True. I hate it. What else do you look at? Yeah. Like I I know for me, I can't look at myself for very long. I'm like, oh man.
SPEAKER_02You start picking it apart.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, dude. I'm like, geez, Alana has to look at this like all the time. Yeah. Especially front on as well. It's like, it's it's a wall. It's like, oh man, I haven't got much working for me. Yeah, no wonder I'm always like a back character in our ballets, you know. Anyway, uh guy Joe got a haircut the same day as you, right? And he tells me he got his for like 45.50. I think it was 50. A lot less. Okay. Mind you, all right. I'm gonna say this. Right. He's got a lot more hair than you.
SPEAKER_02Oh you're saying because he's got more hair, he should be paying more. Yeah, essentially. And because I have less hair, I should be paying less.
SPEAKER_01He's gone, the guy was just going, yeah, snip, snip. Done. Done. No, it's because I've got really thin hair. No, I just went to a really expensive barber's. Yeah. But also, in a way, they've got to make me look even better because I've got less of it. Yeah. They've got to work overtime. Over time. He was sweating. When he saw you walk in, he went, Oh, damn, it's gonna be hard. Yeah, he's like that thin hair. Yeah. Were you sitting in the chair for a while, like like in a waiting booth? And there was like three guys, empty chairs, they're all just looking at you like, I don't want him. He wants to take it. Yeah, he wants this guy. Like, and they're gonna go. And I was like, thank God, that would have sucked me out too much. Dude, yeah.
SPEAKER_00I hate this place. Yeah, yeah.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, you know that you know it's fancy when he's like, Oh, would you like a coffee or water? True. And then I go, Oh no, I'm good, thanks. And he goes, All right, well, let's go wash your hair. And I'm like, Oh wow. You had the washing hair too. He washed my hair, and then he like spritzed it with stuff, and I was like, Oh, that smells good. Yeah, like eucalyptusy. And I was like, Wow. Oh and then the towels, the towels he's got like he then had the hot towel at the end of the he like just placed it on my face, and I was like, Oh, no wonder your eyes were shut. That sounds really good. Yeah, yeah. I just they plonk me down and they just go to it. Yeah, did he blow in your neck as well?
SPEAKER_00When he had teeth your hair and blow. No, this reminds me of a brush.
SPEAKER_01Dude, this the same guy that did my last haircut, the one that had the razor blade. I came in with like hair down to my neck. It was so long. And he he's cutting my hair, and obviously it goes on the floor. Yeah, he's walking around my chair, steps on my hair, almost does the middle splits. He full full sacks it, and this guy's a bigger Lebanese guy, too. He's a bit bigger.
SPEAKER_02Yeah, yeah.
SPEAKER_01Anyway, he had to take a second to go, you know. I didn't know what to say. I did like I was like, oh sorry about that. Sorry, I was like, oh, setting booby traps, and he's like, Oh, I nearly ripped my leg off. You know, something crazy. Oh, dude, that was I was dying on the inside, but I was like, obviously, he's embarrassed.
SPEAKER_02And that's that's the guy you went to, and you're trusting him with scissors in his hand. He's cutting your hair and has razor blades in his hand and he's slipping on your head. Or after that, no wonder you're paying $40 for a haircut. I'm surprised you didn't walk out with no head. Oh, dude.
SPEAKER_01Andrew, dude, it was it was so funny. After that, he got the broom, swept it away because it's like yeah, this is danger right now. It's like the bananas in Mario Kart, you know what I mean?
SPEAKER_02He works with that every day. Every day he should know. He should know. Okay, like, let's just wear some better shoes. Dude, literally.
SPEAKER_01Oh, so good. Yeah, that reminds me, that killed me. Oh my god. Anyway, anyway, dude, back on Melbourne. How good is it to be back home? It is so good. Oh, we're in our we're in our studio. In our studio, order has been restored. It feels good, yeah. You know, we we also started the merch. We're wearing it. Yeah, guys, look at that. Barman merch. Yeah, you you organised this, eh? Yeah, you did the shirts. Yeah, so our lead graphic designer, we've got a lead graphic designer guys. I do. Um lead designer? Yeah, Alana Delosa. Shout out, shout out, yeah. Well, Alana Rush killed it. Yeah, just killed it. I love it. Like far, the two lines. Yeah. So we did like one big order of um 50 shirts, um, like a pre-order thing. And just to test it out, yeah. Test it out. We're doing another one soon. But then you want to start a website, right? Well, we we we're getting the website up and running, but it's just obviously just it's a lot of work. A lot of work, we just need time. Like Alana's she's working heaps at work, and then she has to work more, and she's got like three jobs at the moment. Yeah, two. So she's um doing another website as well for another friend. So wow, okay. She's tripling up. Yeah, it's just over time. Over time. So that's why the website's been a bit longer. But yeah, we'll get them on the website and yeah, cool. Yeah, no, it's really cool. And the next thing, sponsorships. Oi, yeah, yeah. Are we are we going there? We we we yeah, guys, if uh you want your brand to be advertised by the barman, reach out to us. Guys, we'll take anything at this point, honestly. All this we've got we got the merch, we now need sponsors next. Yeah, yeah, that's it. Yeah, so if you're a brand out there, Joey and I are gonna show you our versatility and how you know broad we can really push our sponsors, you know? So I gave him two two ideas and you have to pitch them to me, and you gave me two ideas, I have to pitch them. Oh yeah. Okay, uh huh. Do you want to go first? Alright, so I'll do protein powder first, right? Okay, so yeah, if you're a protein powdered company, this is what's coming for you. Alright, dude. I gotta I got a question for you. You just all you gotta say is bro, working out sucks. I can't get big. Yeah, that's all you gotta say.
SPEAKER_02Okay, so I started, yeah.
SPEAKER_01Yo, working out sucks. How do I get big? Dude, that's because you're doing it all wrong. I've been on Pro Bros Pro Protein, and it's a killer. Ever since I've started taking Pro Bros Pro Protein, people just call me Jack now. Because Jack is jacked. Huge, big boy. Been loving my new rig since I started taking Pro Bros. Oh, been loving my new rig since starting the Pro Bros journey. And now I won't stop. And you can't make me. The only thing that has made me feel this good is having another Pro Bros Pro Protein drink.
SPEAKER_02Why did you make the title so hard? Probers.
SPEAKER_01Probers, pro protein. I don't know. I was like in my head that was. Is that your pitch? That's my that's my pitch.
SPEAKER_02You didn't even mention the barman.
SPEAKER_01Oh, yeah.
SPEAKER_02That's just a full ad for a fake brand.
SPEAKER_01Oh well, I did the same thing. Oh no, oh no, I've got the podcast over here. I'm not bad, eh?
SPEAKER_02That's pretty you thought that was a good ad?
SPEAKER_01Yeah.
SPEAKER_02Oh my god.
SPEAKER_01I think that's good, it's engaging. Like, right. You know, you get jacked. Yeah, so no brands are gonna sign up to be sponsors. Honestly, like we will do it a bit better, obviously. Me and you bounce off each other, but guys, it's good. See, yeah, I had you laughing. What's my one? I've got the funeral. What? So you gave me a funeral. Oh yeah. Um, alright, this is the one I wrote down. You're listening to the Barman podcast, laughing so hard, absolutely crying, then boom, you die. Oh.
SPEAKER_02Which is why today's episode is proudly sponsored by Peaceful Rest Funerals.
SPEAKER_01Because if our podcast takes you out, somebody's got to handle the paperwork. Oh, that's good. See, dude, I just did a full advert thing. I did this so wrong.
SPEAKER_02The whole point is to commingle the Bartman podcast into the suck. Oh my god, I probably didn't explain that.
SPEAKER_01No, not really, but it's fine. It's all good. I'll just go with it. That's great, though. Yeah, I'm hooked. I'm like, oh hell, yeah. That's the whole point. I'll get them to do my paperwork. Alright, well. Alright, well, you had the funeral. I've got a retirement village.
SPEAKER_02Time it's just gonna read out an ad. Oh god, I can't.
SPEAKER_01I mean take it the way you want it, though.
SPEAKER_02This you wrote this out while we're playing games the other day.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, we'll we'll play Marvel Rivals on the game, and then Cam's talking to me, and I'm like, no bro, I'm locked in right now. He's like, What? Yeah, I'm writing out my ad. Okay. My thing. Alright, uh time at Village. What's better than what's better than to have not only one hilarious guy come to your lovely village, but now you have two. We aren't only funny, but we dance with a podcast. We're dancers with a podcast. Oh god. We're getting nervous here, guys, because you're decent of me. We will set up shop wherever you need us, as we have the most portable setup possible. We will make minutes feel like hours. Yes, that's right. Slows time slows down when you are in our company. As you don't want us to leave, and we won't, because on our departure, we will you will receive a complimentary photo of us to put on your bedside table as you fall asleep next to us every night. So thank you, Retirement Village, for your lovely sponsorship and your lovely ladies.
SPEAKER_00I've definitely read your message wrong, and I've just started writing down stuff.
SPEAKER_02We've got a few things to unpack in that. We make the time slow down. It's crazy.
SPEAKER_01Well, you don't want it to go fast, right?
SPEAKER_02Like, that is literally the saying. You go, oh my god, like when you're with someone, you go out for breakfast and you go, oh my god, where did time go? We went so fast. That means you're having a good time if you're checking your watch, going, oh my god, this is the longer time.
SPEAKER_00Yeah.
SPEAKER_02The next thing is a complimentary photo.
SPEAKER_01Just rock up with a case full of just like us two schmucks in a frame next to the bedside table. Oh my god. That's it. That is so stupid. So stupid, but oh god, time slows down. Yeah.
SPEAKER_02And you want that at a retirement village too? Oh, yeah.
SPEAKER_01Maybe that works. Oh, you know, and maybe like you don't want it to go fast because you know, if you're at a retirement village, you know. Time's of the essence. Yeah, that's it. Yeah. That's what I was thinking there. Wow. That's kind of funny. Oh, I am absolutely crying. That is so, so funny. So stupid. Okay, mine. Mine's quite professional. Yours is terrible. I mean, but that's what people like, you know, like adverts, I like them when they're like a bit more like funny. They're more engaging. Yeah, right. Yeah, like I remember yours are all over the shop though. All over the shop. Yeah. But I love it when like you were there was an old um Carlton ad for beer. Yeah. And then they were drinking at the pub, and then cops walk in and they go, Oh, let's get out of here. And they pretend to drive a car, but they're just running with the beer. Oh, that was clever. And then cops are running in a in in a box of four as well behind them, chasing them on foot. That was great. I love that stuff. Do you do some really bad ads? Yeah. Algie. Yeah. Those ads are crazy. Better different. Oh, yeah. But yeah, we're talking about it. Anyway. Whole point of an ad. Yeah. Alright, so you gave me lawn care. Yeah. The lawn care company. This is good because you like lawn care stuff, right? I don't have a lawn. Yeah, but why would I like it?
SPEAKER_02I've been living in an apartment.
SPEAKER_01Sorry. Okay. Do you care about your lawn just as much as you care about the Barman podcast? Yeah. Because unlike grass, our podcast actually grows fast. Oh. That's why today's episode is proudly sponsored by Keith's Premium Lawn Care. Normally you'd have to sit there and watch grass grow, but with Keith's Lawn Care, you can just wait. What did I write down? You can. I don't even know that. What? You can. Oh. Yeah, doing well. But with Keith's Lawn Care, you can switch on the Bartman podcast while Keith handles the work. Oh, that's great. See? Dude, you're killing it. Maybe I read the ads when we get future ads. No, oh no, we're gonna do a 50-50. 50-50, okay. I mean, no, we'll see see how serious the ad is. We also do realize that we won't be writing the ads, right? Oh, we'll put a bit of input in there.
SPEAKER_02It's their brand. Yeah. We're writing the ads for them. Yeah.
SPEAKER_01That's it. Okay. I just wanted to throw one more brand. You gotta make it up on the fly. Oh, okay. Okay. You have a foot fungal cream. Oh, okay. How do you do an ad for the foot fung for a foot fungal cream? Oh, on the fly, okay. At the barman. We like to get our feet out get nice and comfy. Sometimes our feet are on display. This is where foot fungal cream at whatever brand you have. Whatever brand comes in handy. So our feet look nice, moisturized while we're on camera. Thank you, foot fungal cream.
SPEAKER_02Whoa! That was really good. Yeah. That was straight off the fly.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, not bad. Top of your head. That was really good. That's a lot more professional than what I write down.
SPEAKER_02Yeah, what?
SPEAKER_01That was really good. That's good. It's better than Retirement Village. Yeah, way better. Okay. Lovely ladies. That was crazy. So what the hell? Shout out. Okay. Let's go. Um, let's go that candle right there. So, a candle brand. Oh, a candle brand. Okay. Um, Jim's Candles. Jim's Candles. Okay. Let's go on. Jim's Candles, proudly sponsored by the Barman. Do you ever want to smell as fresh as the Barman do? We come off stage, sweaty, gross, and then we shower, light a Jim's candle, and then boom, magic. Boom, magic. Yeah. Dude, boom is your catchphrase.
SPEAKER_03You love boom.
SPEAKER_01Boom! Yeah. That was terrible. That was alright. What have you got for Jim's Candles? Jim's Candles, like um, thanks, Jim's Candles, for sponsoring this episode of The Barman. You make every room smell like home. Thanks, Jims.
SPEAKER_02Oh wow.
SPEAKER_01That's crit.
SPEAKER_02That's you're just doing you're coming up with catchphrases. Yeah, thanks, Jims.
SPEAKER_01Yeah. They're gonna have that on our window, their window now. Thanks, Jims. You know? Yeah, when they leave on the receipt. Thanks, Jims. Well, I need to do the intro. Would you rather no no intro for it, dude? Intro for question box, everyone. Oh, wait, you're gonna do the intro. Okay, all right. So everyone didn't like my last intro. The walking to the treasure chest, opening up qu opening up question box. Everyone hated it. They're like, what the hell? So a much more reasonable one, right? Alright. Yeah, let's set the tone. Hey man, what a lovely drive. Man, I'm so tempted to check question box. Wow, it's so good. Watch out! Oh Jesus! Oh, it's question box. Okay, you can just Jesus. God. Anyway, that was worse. Let's see what the viewers say. When slash what was your first sexual awakening? When slash what was your sexual awakening? Um, I don't know. I have no idea. You don't know? I don't I don't know. When do you have one? Yeah, I have one. Oh, please share. Um so do you know the movie Grease? Oh, yes, yeah. Olivia Newton John in the final part of Greece when I was like in the black.
SPEAKER_02Yeah, yeah, and she she was going up the stairs, and yeah, John Travolta was like reaching after her. I've got one. What is yours?
SPEAKER_01Transformers won. Megan Fox. Is it Megan Fox? Yeah. Is it when she's like washing the car or something? No, she's like in the like in the bottom the bonnets popped, and she's like in the engine bay. It's like the first scene of her.
SPEAKER_02Yeah, she's no clue what she's doing with the car.
SPEAKER_01Oh, nothing. She's looks great to win it. Yeah, there you go, guys. Megan Fox and what's that? Olivia Newton John. Olivia Newton John. That's a good one, actually. That's crazy. Oh, dude. I remember watching her for the first time going, what is that?
SPEAKER_02That's a female. Yeah.
SPEAKER_01That was crazy. It was awesome. That was awesome. It was awesome. Um, I can't read that. Ballet superstitions. Superstitions. Any like ballet superstitions? No, I I don't have one. I don't have any. Do you do you know any guys that do? Like um whistling. Whistling in the theatre is a no-go. Yeah. I remember learning that because do you know the like the story behind it? Yeah. Old old school like stage crew, they used to whistle. Yeah, to drop the sets and things like that. Yeah. And that's just an old thing. And saying good luck is superstitious as well. So you say chukas. Yeah, you say you say chukas instead. But I'm I'm not superstitious, so I haven't got any. Yeah, honestly, I don't have any either. And I'm trying to think of it. I don't have time for that, you know? I'm I'm too erratic. Yeah. Oh, I've got to touch the door before I leave, or like, you know, I've got to spin around three times before going on stage. I'm like, no, I don't know. Kiss myself in the mirror. Yeah, kiss myself in the mirror. Miss an entrance because you get into it. Yeah, that's it. Oh, geez, 30 minutes gone by. Yeah. 30 minutes. Yeah. Nah, you got nothing for that. Nothing, guys. Sorry. Okay. Next one. Would you rather fall out of every turn or never ever wear a jock strap? I'll pro honestly, oh, I love turning though. Turning's so good. I would I would fall out of every turn. Yeah, I would fall out of every turn. Oh, bro. Honestly, like jock straps, like wearing one is not that bad. Yeah. Let's fall out of every turn. I'd fall out of every turn. But like just like imagine jumping and stuff. It all just fruit basket. Yeah. Yeah. No thanks. Why? Oh, sorry. No, your turn. Why? How can you feel overwhelmed or underwhelmed? But you can't feel overwhelmed. That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. We have this serious thing, right? It's at work, it's question box. You know, write any or any question for us and we'll answer it, right? To our best abilities. Yeah. And they write this, guys.
SPEAKER_02Next question.
SPEAKER_01I'm about to cry. Yeah. Why how can you feel wake up to yourselves? Yeah. You can all angry about it. I'll get to work today and I'll be like, come on, guys. Alright. If you were arrested with no explanation, what would your friends and family assume you had done? Nothing. He's such a good boy. I'm saying me. If I was arrested, wait, wait, yeah. You were arrested. Yeah. What would you Yeah, what would you think I've done if I was arrested? You? Yeah. Oh, yeah. I don't know. No, I'm I'm goody too. Shoes we're both goody two shoes. Yeah. Maybe like at a club, right? You're dancing. You got a drink? Yeah. Yeah, just roll it. Yeah. Just bang it. Because the dance moves, you're killing it, and you're like, I need this extra hand. You just bang it out of someone. Yeah. But then you're like arrested, yeah. Or like you're dancing, pour it on the DJ Dex or something by accident. You know what I mean? Like something like that. And then they're like, take you. Yeah. And then they're like full extreme with it, and then they're like, have to cuff you or whatever. I don't know. Maybe.
SPEAKER_02Like I mean it's Yeah, yours would be on the the stripper pole at the club in Adelaide. Everyone's like, get him, get him off that pole.
SPEAKER_01Get him off that pole because he's killing it up there. That's why you're arrested for being too hot.
SPEAKER_02Too good.
SPEAKER_01Yeah. Oh god. Alright, next. Is cereal a soup? Oh whoa. No, cereal's not a soup because wait. It's a cereal. But like it's really like soupy. But it is kind of soup, though. It's soupy, yeah. Because I was gonna say, like, no, because uh what makes a soup is like the juice. Yeah. In not like you don't just add milk to vegetables and then it's yeah. Oh wait, hang on a second. Yeah. No, because it's some sort of some form of liquid, right? No, it's cereal. It's cereal. But it could also be soup, I guess. Like what what defines soup? Just some liquid with some like like some like more solid chunks of stuff in there, right? Yeah. Like potatoes and in this case. We peaks. No, we picked it. No. We pick is crunchy flakes. What is it? Corn flakes, that's it. You know? Well, yeah, that's a that's a good one, guys. That's deep. That's deep and meaningful, guys. Um is cereal soup? Look, we're gonna say no. Well, that's like that classic saying, is water wet? And people are like, nah. Oh, that's like, you know what grinds my gears? And people go, uh, tomatoes and fruit. I'm like, well, it's okay. Technically it is, but do you put it in a fruit salad? No. No. Yeah, no, you don't. So then why is it a fruit? Yeah. Yeah. Damn. Alright, next one. Add an explosion in there. You want an explosion in there? It's super cereal.
SPEAKER_02Dogs barking. Oh my god, it's gonna be so bad.
SPEAKER_01Um, would you rather be the best ballet dancer in the world, but always have really sticky hands? So basically you anyway. I don't have sticky hands. Oh jeez. Ark and up now, anyway. Or be able to teleport, but you have to suck someone's toes at work every time you want to do it. What? Who thought of this? So okay. Oh well, dude, I'm I'm not doing that. That's gross. I'm just I'm having sticky hands. Sorry. Um, I would rather teleport. Well, yeah, but dude, look at what you have to do first. I don't uh honestly, I wouldn't care. Like, I could teleport anywhere. I could be like, uh, I want to go to Rome right now. Oh, who would just give me give me your toe, someone? But then someone's going, oh no. Do they get teleported with you? But you're changing it now. Yeah, truck. It's not the toe sucker, like I'm the toe sucker, they don't get to come with me. Yeah, I'm the one suffering the consequences, but then reaping the rewards. Yeah, as I should. You might end up liking it in the end, you know what I mean? Like God. You know what I mean? Like, it's like when you were younger, they made you eat veggies, and then you kind of have to like it, you know. That's like you were toe sucking, like, oh man, I want to just go to Paris right now or something. Give me your feet. Yeah, I would I wouldn't want that. You wouldn't want that? No, I'm I'm still teleporting. Keep those things away from me. Yeah, yeah, yuck. Especially ballet dancers, yeah. Oh, so you're from work as well. Yeah, they're those toes have seen things, but as well, it's like imagine like you're a person from work and it's like, oh, cameras coming over to suck my toes again to go somewhere cool. You know what? No, I don't want him to go somewhere. I'm feeling petty today. But I could I could do it whether like someone's lying down having a nap. Yeah, and fall onto it.
SPEAKER_00Yeah, true.
SPEAKER_01We've done enough. We've done enough. Anyway. Oh cam, you hear that? The ambulance, we're good. Yeah, because you know we had a car crash and stuff. Okay, thank you for saving us, officers. Oh, dude, that's awful. I hope you never edit anything again. I love the 321. 5678 obviously wasn't it, so I was like 321, right? Yeah, we're cutting that out. Um, so sorry about that, guys. I know you hated it, but to wrap it up, we're gonna do a little thank you, boyfriend chair.
unknownNice.
SPEAKER_01Thank thank God for the boyfriend chair, man. So we want to say thanks to the boyfriend chair on the show. Thanks to the boyfriend chairs. There was me, another guy, and another guy, and they're all facing towards Cladstone's, and we're just all sitting here like defeated.
SPEAKER_02So thanks to the boyfriend's chairs.
SPEAKER_01Thanks, boyfriend chair. We're out
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