Exploring the Depth of Friendships, American Culture, and Impactful TV Shows

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Hey , what's up hey ?

hi Cynthia , hi Rick .

Hello , hello , hello .

Welcome everyone to All About the Joy . I'm so glad that you're here and we're going to get back to our conversation we were having earlier . We , Cynthia , what were we just talking about ? Oh , we were talking about work and we had a communication . No , no , no , we were actually talking about About home .

You just have to be , like it was home .

You're not sure yet .

Well you know I love California , cause you know you could come take my place .

I'm thinking . I think Spain is what I'm thinking about . Here's my problem with Spain . I can't do as much fish . You know , they're big seafood people I'm so I'm complete , like I'm not kidding allergic . You know what I mean ? Ooh , switzerland . I've never been to Switzerland , though , ooh .

We should put that on our bucket list .

Yeah , that's how it'll be on the list , rick , where would you move to ?

So Portugal , cause that's where I'm from . Obviously I have a lot of family there .

Also we we have family back .

Wait , wait , I'll say . I'll say it in Portuguese . We have a lot of family in Portugal . That's how you say it in Portuguese .

I feel that , whatever you say it , I feel it family , I feel it Cause there's a lot of family in Portugal .

I also have family in Bermuda . I have family in Canada .

I'm moving in no tropical air . No , goddamn . Oh , I didn't say goddamn .

I did not need , did not need to use the word name , I know , but here's the thing .

Here's the thing . I'm not going to move with this . I'm too addicted to us . Tony , the worst food though no , I don't know if it's the worst food we look at it , it's funny .

Like New York City got all the sections Chinese section , italian section , all the different sections .

That's right . So when I think of American food , that's what I hope to think of . You know what I mean . I think of American food , I think of American food , I think of American food , I think of American food . And I would disagree with the melting pot .

I mean Onion goes there , onion , you know . So I would say more like a salad .

America is not a melting pot . It is a salad With some kind of American dressing all over it .

It can come as much as it can , and it can make it soft and there is a layer inside the dressing . That's how we ruin it . Chris scales in the building . Chris Gales is in the house . How you doing it ? I caught Chris a couple times this week . It was such a blessing too , because I was in such a disarray .

It sounds like me at work . I'm doing the bare minimum .

Yeah , it's so weird when you're just over it , yeah .

I think there's a term for that . They started talking about that with COVID quiet quitting , where you still do your work , but you literally do the bare minimum . You don't do nothing extra .

Wait , Charlie just said I was waiting for the fallout . I didn't post anything bad . You didn't say anything bad . He's so cute . I love that he thinks we have millions of followers . I'm pretty sure James Cameron is not listening to our podcast at the moment .

We're getting there , we're getting there , we're getting there , we're getting there .

I'll catch the replay in 10 years .

Oh , speaking of , which Cameron I finally saw . Well , I saw two episodes of Smart List hilarious .

Oh yeah .

Love it I told you OK , good , good , oh , good . See , I got everybody watching Smart List . I totally .

Well , I love Sean Hayes , Like even before that .

And he's the most normal person on that podcast .

Will's laugh cracks me up , OK .

Will Arnett . I mean props to Will Arnett and if he's listening , we love you . But he's a little bit more gruff than I thought he would be , I don't know . But this biggest surprise Jason is very high maintenance . But I love him , we love him .

Chris .

Gale says oh wait , charlie said I always say something that makes someone angry . Well , you didn't say anything that would make me angry , so but I can take it down . You know we'll talk later . If you want me to take something down , I will . I don't want to get in trouble for nothing . Chris Gale says I do have a question .

Trust me as somebody who has broadcasted for next month , eight years , every single day . Yeah , where are you at , fam ?

Oh really .

Oh yeah .

Really , Chris says I do not like streaming on Facebook . Oh , I totally get that .

Me personally . I like YouTube because it's universal and you don't even need an account . Like Facebook , you gotta have an account . Twitch , you gotta have an account . Like everything . You have to have an account . But YouTube you don't even need an account . You can look up whatever and not be signed in and watch anybody .

Right , that's true , friends are not fans . You know what I look at it again . I keep telling Rick this thing like I'm really trying to build a brand , and it's not just the live stream and not just the podcast and not just the blog . I'm working on a book as well , like I'm trying to build a brand and so it doesn't cost me anything to stream everywhere .

Yeah , you can still see the video , so that's good .

Okay and look at it . It's really about listening . It's really short . Most of you have heard it before .

And if I can leave you with anything , I wanna leave you with this . Hear me clearly when I say this . There are people who come in your life , sometimes to be there for a season . They weren't meant to be there always .

Oh , oh , oh okay .

All right , preach Medea Go ahead .

Isn't that so good ? That's Tyler Perry .

Yeah , that's good . He broke a lot of wisdom , as Medea too , to be honest with you .

Have you guys seen that before ? Have you ever heard that before ?

Yeah , I've seen him say that .

Oh , I haven't , I haven't . Don't you love that analogy , like it ? Yes , so one of the topics we were going to talk about today was friendships , and it was part of it . It was because I saw that clip again today on TikTok and I was like you know what ? I want to have this conversation like a deep on conversation .

Cynthia , you go , since you're not usually here .

I think a friend is someone who's there at your lowest point , and sometimes your friend can be there more than your own family . So if they're there for your lowest point , that is your friend , that is your family .

OK , do you have a best friend ? Well , the other reason why I brought up this topic was Cynthia , I'm not trying to out you on your age , but you're at least 30 . Let's just go there . Ok , I've known you for at least 30 years , right , because you're my cousin for real , my cousin . Listen , I say my real age , wait , wait , wait .

No , yeah , I actually met her About 25 years ago . Actually , when I met . Juan was when I met her . Juan is her husband . Yes , yeah , 25 years now .

I've never heard of this person . Hey , chris Gales just said as I get older , friendship seems to be too dynamic . I know the type of friend that I strive to be and haven't found it in others Trust issues oh , that's deep .

No , no , now she lives in . She lives in Pennsylvania , so we don't get to see each other a lot , but we still stay in contact and she was actually up here for a family reunion and surprised me , so it's great I got to see her and her kids and all and her grandkids now , so it was awesome .

Yeah , I was totally freaked out . I don't . Usually I hear about I don't know . We talk a lot , it's I know . Can you name one of my best friends ? Make sure if I die .

All these people tell them I'm okay , give them your number in case of anything .

Organized . I was like I may pass and I don't .

Even had a copy of your proxy , your will , everything .

Going on my business . But yeah , you know , I encourage everyone to do that , absolutely .

I did .

Cynthia was my person who had all my you are you ? Well , what's the proxy part ? Wasn't Andrea the proxy ? You ?

had one with witnesses .

Yeah , yeah , right , you along with witnesses . Oh , andrea , was the ? Was my person at the hospital ? Yeah , she had . What is it when you have , you're in charge of the person . That Is it per what is it ?

power of attorney .

Like if they put me on breathing tubes , I was like , just kill me , I don't want to . I just killed me like I don't just , I just let me go not resuscitate . What is that person ? That a proxy ? Yeah , okay , well , that's the best friend . That's what I'm saying , you know what I mean ? Like she was there , so she was that person .

I mean to me , I think I mean there's friend and then there's best friend . Just totally different for me .

But that's what we're talking about .

Yeah , yeah , it's best friend specifically .

You know why ?

I want to know both right Almost as a call , my best friend , my sister . We've been BFS for 35 years and she's a godmother to my daughter .

Yeah , yeah that's the best friend . That's the best friend . Yeah , okay , rick , always trying to weasel out of the no , no , no , no .

I'm trying to read all the comments to .

It's my show . I got you Give your answer . Go ahead I .

Mean a best friend is somebody that you can talk to and you know they ain't gonna blab all your business to everybody in the whole world , which some friends will probably do . They're always gonna be there when they need you , if you really possible .

That's a friend or friend friend best friend .

Best friend , yeah , hmm , I got general friend , bring a shovel .

Yeah , you know , I think for me it's been pretty much the same my entire life . I mean , I've grown and I've seen kind of how my friendships have changed . But I have friends that you know they're on Facebook and I haven't seen them in years .

What do I always say , cynthia , we have a family bush Right , it's like with we exactly .

Like you and I could be related more than me , you know . But to me , family is about you know , history , you know it's about the time we have spent together and the longevity of that time , and it doesn't matter if it's good or bad . The judgment is the entire time .

I don't know my ceiling is like I Think it actually comes from like a mushroom kind of thing , but it's like branches everywhere kind of branches out all over the place .

Oh , he's making fun of our books . I , that's exactly what our 23 and me and ancestry man Like you know , it's like just there . There's blades everywhere , but they don't connect . Just the dirt , oh my god .

You know , this makes me also think of like . So when a little child is adopted and you know , at some point they're gonna find out they were adopted , whatever and then say , the real father , real mother shows up , I was like , well , I'm your mother , I'm your father and the kid could be like you .

Well , they're never the mother or father they're . They're the biological parent , but they're not , didn't ? They don't make you nothing . My silly um , it sounds like my sharonah , I don't know Celium . My Celium is the root that supposedly connects all mushrooms all over the world . Oh , okay , there you go . Okay , but that's , that's a good thing .

Oh , Get up at two o'clock in the morning to go help them do something .

They need desperately .

I look it , I would wouldn't help Most people move . Like I remember back when I was younger , everybody was always moving and we'd all chip in and get together and I'd be like , why am I doing this ? I don't even know you people , I don't drink beer , I don't care about pizza , Like you know what I mean .

Did you see that commercial where the guy's like , yeah , I'm gonna be moving ? He was like talking to a bunch of friends and one of the friends is like , oh , you know what , I'm gonna be away that weekend . I didn't tell you what weekend . Yeah , this is so true .

I don't know why , but I mean , I guess when you're younger and you wanna help each other , I guess it's cheaper . It's not though . Just hire people . I don't know . You can get y'all a little you-how , do it yourself . If you don't have enough money to move on your own , then you should not have that much stuffage to do it yourself .

I have more than one , but this one I actually- . Okay , Cynthia , okay , I believe you .

What actually- ? Another secret coming out the closet , okay .

She got this for you . She just lied . They imagine they're friends . I'm just kidding . Look at me having such an ego , like I'm supposed to know all your friends , but- . It was just stunning , but go ahead .

We actually worked together and I was actually her boss , but we worked well together . And what's her name ?

Cindy , is this one of the people you've been complaining to me about ? No , I'm just kidding .

No , it's just friends .

Yeah , so that worked out , but you're not best friends , no more . No , we're not . She was in Egypt for them . Yeah , but you were best friends when you first started working together or after .

Actually , it's kind of funny how we met . So I started working at Things Remember , which is an engraving shop , and me and her at first did not get along at all . That's why we really hated each other . And one day my boss had put both of us to work together alone just me and her , okay .

Here's the thing . Cynthia is really nice . You could see right , joyful , happy . You don't want to be on her bad side . I don't know if I was on your bad side , but I remember we didn't talk for a long time , like I don't know if I forget what it was .

No , you were on my bad side , I just didn't like what you had said . But I was like , oh , whatever , okay , it took like a couple of days .

And I was like I don't remember what I said , but I was like , ooh , Cynthia gets mad . She don't talk to people , Even if you try . Hey , Cynthia , just checking in .

Okay . Oh , my boss knows when I'm upset .

I think anyone would know when you're upset , cynthia , you're not going to hide it . Well , I'm so sorry . Oh yeah , I don't .

I get very quiet and you just see it all over my face .

You don't talk to nobody . Even when Juan was away , because he had to be away and you were all like brooding in your apartment or whatever in your house , like Cynthia you , okay , yep , what did Juan do ? Nothing . The poor man had to go home for a tragedy , like he was angry about it for how long ? Like 15 days . But I guess that's love .

That's a whole other friendship there yeah .

True , exactly . Yeah , I mean , you're one of those people that I would never want to be on your bad side , because it's confusing , because you know I've hurt you somehow , but then I'm not clear what I did and you're not going to talk to me until you're ready , mm-hmm , and that's what happened and I'm like , okay , I felt bad .

That was like mild , that was nothing . That was .

Trust me Well because we don't really have a fight or anything . Right , yeah , I know , because I'm almost perfect .

And so humble too .

Right , I'm extremely busy . I'm so busy at all .

right , I got to share that and I'm very humble . I cannot help it . Okay , Rick , what about you ? You work with your friends .

I've never had a best friend that I worked with , so could I have a best friend ? I don't know . I've never had that opportunity . Friends , yes , but best friend I've never had a best friend that I worked with .

Right , I have one of it's so funny one of my clients . You know , this is what this whole thing about friendship came up , because it's been coming up so much . But one of my clients hired one of his friends to be his assistant because the friend needed money and I was like I'm not trying to be rude or nothing , but that's not a friend .

When I love Lucy , ricky got mad because they did something with friends or family or something . I think it was Ethel and Fred . They went into business whatever and he started yelling in Spanish . I was always told you don't do a friend Business with family and friends . You don't do that .

I've never watched Lucy , I know .

I'll see you later .

I've never seen her . Really , yeah , I know who she is . Yeah , yeah , you watched it First of all . It was before our time , so you're watching reruns , but it's timeless .

It's a good show .

No no , I know . So I don't like slapstick comedy , I don't like that kind of . It's not always slapstick , but I didn't like the whole . I don't like . Yeah , I don't Like . I love Steve Martin . I don't want to watch him in anything . The only thing I've seen him in is with Queen Latifah , and I went to see it because of Queen Latifah . Remember that movie ?

Yeah , yeah , I'm so surprised you were Bringing down the house .

Bringing down the house . Yeah , I mean it was , but like that's probably the only movie I can really say that I ever watched of Steve Martin , because just not like Wow , look at all of his Everybody's all of Steve Martin .

Yeah , get her . Get her , I know , I know , I know , I know , I know , I know it's called I Love Lucy , right , I know ?

I know , I know , I know , I know , I know I love Lucy . Right , it's yeah .

Well , that was one show , but yeah , how rude , how rude . What's the ?

other show . There was another show , she was on .

Yeah , multiple shows . Yeah , after she divorced Ricky , she went on and did other shows . Oh my God .

You got way too See . It's like Ricky got all of it . After she got divorced she got another show . It's like that's too much . Is that just common knowledge ? Everybody knows that .

Well , people that liked it , like Lucy , know yeah .

I'm just saying that was a show before our time , so you guys were watching reruns of that .

What's wrong ?

with that .

I watched reruns of all kinds of shows . I watched that I watched the High .

Mooners , okay , I just want to say I'm going to throw this out there . I was in rehearsal . Okay , I wasn't watching all your shows . I was in rehearsal , but I don't . I'm just kidding , but I don't . I just never got into . It's just not my genre . Even when I was a kid it wasn't my genre . There's different strokes for different folks .

Oh , good time , Good time , good times .

Good times . Yeah , Welcome back .

Carter .

So it was a good show .

Welcome back , Carter . I watched that .

Welcome back , carter . Oh my God , john Travolta was in that .

Yeah .

Yeah , oh , my God , okay , that's going way back . We were really kids with that one .

Oh yeah .

Because that was like the 70s or early 80s right .

I think 70s maybe yeah .

Yeah , welcome back . I didn't even thought of that .

Yeah .

I kind of erased that in my hand somehow Remember that guy Horseshack . Horseshack , yeah , oh oh , oh , oh , oh . Yeah , it was a show .

Nightcore oh my God , Nightcore . I didn't know that I love Nightcore .

I love Nightcore . What's Nightcore ? I didn't see Nightcore .

I wasn't super into it , but it looks like Cynthia might have been .

Oh yeah , that sounded like a little bit of a diss and not kind of like friendship . You know what I mean , man . The shows from back in the day , though , like some of them , still hold up today .

What's happening ?

Yeah , okay , yeah , now we're getting into the stuffage that I would have watched . Yeah , Like . I really watched that but I really did love . For some reason I really loved All in the Family and the Jeffersons I loved them . I mean , I know I loved All in the Family because my mother loved it . What ?

about

Friedensohn , did you ever ?

watch that .

Yes , I mean , I knew of it , but it wasn't my thing , Like he got on my nerves . I just didn't like the whole like it was a garage . No , what was it ? A ?

junkyard Junkyard .

Junkyard , I didn't like all that . Yeah , I was like that's my mama .

I just loved seeing Esther go off on to Fred Sanford because she was hilarious .

Oh my gosh Amazing .

Yeah , that was so good . I do remember that from that show you know with the heart attack all the time . Yeah , coming to join you , elizabeth , coming to join you , I'm going to join you , and I used to be like he's annoying . But yeah , I do remember . Mama just said I spoke Spanish first and still watch Lucy . We see the Jeffersons was a spinoff of Ma .

Yeah , I didn't know that until recently . Okay .

I didn't see Ma . What is Ma ?

Ma you remember the Golden Girls ?

Yeah .

The tall one .

B Arthur yes .

Yeah , that was Ma , she had a show .

And the Jefferson of the spin off of that .

Yeah , they were on her show before Jefferson's . Oh , but they were also on All in the Family too , the Jeffersons .

No right , like the Jeffersons were a spin off of All in the Family that I know , I wow , I didn't know that the Jeffersons Wait , the Jeffersons were a spin off of .

All in the Family . Oh , wait , a minute , wait . I remember Good Times . The mom from Good Times was on Maude . Is that where you jump up ? Maybe that's where you jump up .

Yeah , because , mario , I think maybe I don't know , we have to look it up .

Maude was Edith's husband , edith's husband , so All in the Family , not the Jefferson .

Dang . This is like a mycelial another network going on here . Everything's related Wait a minute .

So Maude . Oh , okay , you're right . So Maude was Edith's cousin , so all in the Family was a spin off of Maude .

That would make more sense .

Not sure , but maybe I don't know about that . I don't know about that Because I don't know . Maude , I'm not saying you're wrong , I just don't know .

Yeah , I never saw the show , but it was just like that All in the family .

I think was its first thing and then there were spin-offs from that . But you're saying Maude was before all in the family .

I saw it the last time . I saw Maude and I really wasn't into that show . But I had the mom from Good Times and her . They were both talking to each other and Maude was like well , when women of our age get to be this age by the lot , and the mom said our age , you don't know how old I am and you hate that about my people , don't you ?

So funny , so funny .

I mean shows like that back in the day really took . You know , let's give a shout out to Norman Lear , because most of every one of these shows we're talking about and God love him he's about to turn 101 . Wow , he was the executive producer and the creator of most of these shows we're talking about .

Was Taxi related to those at all , or ?

no , I think . Taxi was way before Cheers , oh , you mean to this group of stuff ?

I'm not sure if they were related to those Taxi's way before .

Cheers , Cheers is the 80s , 80s , yeah , yeah , yeah , but I was just saying you know the spin-offs or whatever . Oh , that is so . Wow , we really went off topic and I love it . Look at Melanie . Melanie's like the Jefferson's mod , then the theme . She's like oh , and it was first , she gone , she gone get us . So mod was after the Jefferson's ?

No , I thought mod was really old .

I thought mod was really old .

Yeah .

I don't know Okay here we go . Okay , yeah , jefferson's was a separate spin-off , but how do you guys watch all these old TV land or something ? Are they just on TV land ?

I mean , yeah , all these old shows aren't still , but I remember while these company , all these streaming sites , have all these old shows on there too oh yeah , yeah , yeah .

No , I'm just going to stick to my sci-fi . I'm addicted . Even today I sent Rick a clip . I'm like did you know ?

I'm just like oh by the way , Pluto has exclusive Lucy channel , by the way . What do you mean ?

Oh , pluto the show . I'm not going to watch Lucy . I told you it's not my genre . I you know it's so funny . Okay , so I I dated this guy once and he was a big fan of the Lucy show , whatever . He was like , ah , I can't believe you never watched it . And I was like yeah , I did .

You didn't know the whole V divided Benjamin episode .

Yeah , that was funny .

That was the best one , the only clips I know of the things on on .

On Pretty Woman , like I remember , like , remember when she meets Richard Gere oh yeah , you're stomping on the tomatoes or whatever and the grapes or whatever . It is Like . I've only seen clips of things . I feel . Now I feel bad . It's my show . We're going to talk about stuff that I've seen , only things that I like , only things that I'm aware of .

I loved her on Golden Girls , but I've watched mod and it wasn't for me .

Oh , what's the storyline of mod , is it not cool ?

I just was bored . I never really got into it and I tried to watch it . I asked the point .

Well , that's how I felt about Lucy , but you know , whatever I'm just going to say , I know , I know , I know people going to be like that's it , we writing off this stupid . All about the joy , all about the stupid is what it seems like . Can you ever have too many friends ?

Yes , yes , mario .

What's the chocolate factory ? Oh yeah , that's a good one , lucy , yeah .

Her and Ethel worked at this chocolate place and it's a conveyor belt and they have to have clips of that .

I've seen that . Yeah , okay , another move , another show . I've never seen that . Everyone talks about the big , the big guy , and they live in an apartment and there's nothing in the apartment really is old , it's like black and white .

Honeymooners .

That one . That's it yeah .

I've never seen that .

That's how clips I love the honeymooners .

Dad's mom loved that show and she didn't even speak .

English . She should have done a funny show . So you guys have seen that too , yeah .

A little bit . I haven't seen it .

I used to watch that with my mom . Anyone watched Chico and the man . Yes , I loved Chico and the man and I thought Chico was my father .

I don't know what's that in ?

What's Chico and the man I remember , and he died , he died , he died really young too . I've never even heard of that show . Are you serious ? No , all right , whatever .

Hey , I got to go Dad's on TV , bye .

There's a big little kid . I don't remember what it was all about , but he was . He was I mean , he was Chicano , you know , he was Latino , but it was called Chico and the man . And the man was a white guy and they worked together . But I forget the whole thing , but I can see his face .

I don't think so , but then again it depends on what you define , friends .

Yeah , I'm thinking of somebody who I won't say their name , but they think everybody's their friend and it's like it doesn't .

Do we know them ?

I'm going to shut my mouth . But yeah , you just can't be friends with everybody . It's not going to work .

But I think it's what Cynthia just said , right , and she just said depends on what your definition of friendship is . I think that people mistake acquaintances . That's something that I wish I had written in Dao , but Maya Angelou said it really beautifully .

Like I told you that right .

Today he's in Scotland and he just had major surgery . But this man cannot stay off of his damn bike . So he's in Scotland with all of his friends . We had a big fight about it , you know , but whatever he's grown , he's a grown man .

you know what I mean .

They don't know and they can't tell . I mean if you have a relationship or Billy . You know Billy is like a brother to me . You know I would die for Billy , you know , but if Charlie called me and said he needed something , I would help him in a heartbeat because he's never been anything but a good friend to me .

Funny .

Like I swear to God . I was like , oh , I can use this one . There's so many of him because he's just , he has such an energy , you know I mean , yeah , I'm not going to use them all , but I was just like I use . You saw , I used quite a few of them already . You know , Cynthia , you missed it . You missed Charlie last week .

I just remembered going back to Tyler Perry , as , as Medea , he was saying everybody's life is like a book and when you read a book , a story , there's the main character , that's you , and then there's other characters and some of the characters on every single chapter , but some of the characters are only in a few chapters and they may come in , they may go out

Well , and look , I'll bring up a bad part , something that happened and , rick , I think I told you about this . I think I talked about it a couple of episodes ago too .

So I have a question . So we've been talking about what we think are best friends . Do we think that our best friends see us as a best friend ?

Even if they don't , I make them . I'm like me , I'm your best friend , right ? Right , I mean you could have all the best friends , but I'm your best friend , right ? Andrea too , I'm like . I know Andrea's best friend , leslie . Her name is Leslie and I think she's fabulous and wonderful , but I'm also Andrea's best friend .

I don't go to weddings .

Did I go to your wedding ? Nope , I don't go to weddings , so , but I think I was traveling . Now , right , I don't know what happened with your wedding .

I honestly don't remember , I don't go to weddings .

But anyway . So that's how it's handled I don't have a problem with because we all have multiple best friends and they all like . I would never , ever think or feel like I have to compete with Leslie at all . There is no competition , it's just an is-ness , you know , yeah , how many best friends can you have ?

I mean me personally . I've never had more than two . That's just me .

I have wait . You wrote how many best best friends can you have ?

Oh , I just didn't even see that .

She wrote best best friends . Oh , that's another level Interesting . Best best friend Is that a typo ?

Is that a ?

typo . I'm trying to figure out if that's a typo . I don't know .

Let me ask my friend hey , are you just my best friend ? Are you my best best friend ? Let me know , okay .

Not a typo , not a typo .

okay , no . So let me ask you this is a best best friend , someone who , not to be rude , but would wipe your ass if you need them to , Is that a best best friend ?

I don't know if that's a best friend . This sounds like a spouse . Okay , I don't know .

I was gonna say , if someone's not married and single , you know what ? If you are , an accident can't move . You need to go to the bathroom . Your best , best friend is there and you can't move .

That's your definition .

The timing of the statement is horrible for me because I didn't go to bed till three .

There's best , best , best friend .

That there is best , best best friend . Yeah , Rick , don't even go where you're going , Don't ?

do that . No , that timing of the statement , I don't know . It's worst timing .

Okay , here's what I'll tell you . I would wipe anyone's ass if I needed to help somebody . That's not , for me , a definition of best friend . I mean , I know what you're saying , but if somebody needed help and I had to be the only one there , I would help them out . You know what I mean .

We are not friends .

I'm not kidding , this really happened . Somebody who has a lot of money turned around and said they were gonna help me out . This was years ago , years ago before my book , and I was just in a bad situation . I was between jobs and I was just like , oh my God , can you help me ? And they were like I'ma send you $15 . I'm like , thank you , thank you .

Like yeah , I got another scenario .

Yeah , go ahead .

Have you ever had this where you were with some people and this other person that you're just friends with said oh yeah , they're my best friend . And they're like oh really . And then you're like talk off me , damn . Yeah , we talk a lot , I need your best friend to know . It's awkward .

It is awkward , but you gotta let people believe it . But you know , I put my foot down . I think I mean some people really want to be your friend and that's a blessing , that's a nice thing , you know . But you can't have everybody in your life .

I just had a flashback , and this is not friend , but this was like girlfriend supposedly . I was in like third grade and these two girls that lived on my street like you hang out on the street with friends , whatever , and these two girls were literally pulling me arm to arm . No , he's my boyfriend . No , he's my boyfriend .

Yeah , yeah , oh my God , I think it's like you know , look at , we all wanna be connected and we all we're social beings and of course we want . I always say that the umbrella is love , but we wanna love and we wanna be loved . There's nothing wrong with that .

Yeah , yeah , and I've told you that I've met people that I only knew online , for real .

Yeah .

And they're like you're the same we just you're quieter than we thought you were .

I'm not worried about you . What did you think about all the other people , right ? I mean , did they seem to be the same ?

Pretty much , yeah , pretty much . Some of them , some of them I thought were friendly or even in person , really yeah .

Cynthia .

Honestly , the only people I talk to online are , like high school or middle school friends or family . I never really met new people other than you , rick , I know , I know .

Yeah , because you know Andrea , you know Alden , I know Andrea . Alden hasn't been on the shot or , like Alden says , he wants to be on the show , but Alden's just the talker . Have you met Alden yet ? I feel like you have , but you haven't met Alden yet . Rick In person ? No , that's so weird . Yeah , yeah . And you don't know Billy yet either .

I was like I'm all sad about it .

I was like , oh , that's so funny .

How did you know Carmen ? She was my best friend .

Oh , she was my best friend too .

Like wait , no , she was my best friend . Oh , that's so funny .

I am blessed with a lot of people in my life who are good friends . I feel blessed . I think that is the real wealth . You know what ? I'm really in shock . I didn't think this was gonna go on for as long as it has this was really fun . So see you guys again next week and I'm gonna end the stream . Thank you to everyone who stopped by .