Memory Lane w/ Eddy Torres

Robert Patton Global

For Episode 11 of Season 4 Robert is joined by Eddy Torres, host of the RRBG Podcast. The two catch up and travel down memory lane, exchanging stories unique to their respective paths. This episode is a swap cast with RRBG Podcast, linked below. Enjoy!

Find Eddy: https://linktr.ee/RRBGPodcast

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Show Notes:

0:32- Torres has been spending too much time with his wife playing the video game, Fallout 77.

1:31- The most recent show Patton has been watching is Queen of the South on Netflix.

3:11- The Rock & Roll Beer Guy (RRBG) is the podcast that Torres runs.

6:05- Patton has always wanted to be a radio talk show host.

7:42- Torres grew up in New Jersey for about fifteen years before involuntarily moving to Miami, Florida.

9:31- After staying in Miami for twenty years and pursuing touring in a death metal band, he now lives in Los Angeles, California.

11:37- Torres grew up playing a lot of baseball because of the cultural influence of New Jersey and being Cuban. He started in first base and then moved onto the outfield. Another main sport he participated in was wrestling.

18:14- When he was thirteen, Torres unintentionally took LSD and didn’t have a good time.

20:28- Smoking Cannabis was something that got reintroduced to Torres after high school when a friend rolled him a big blunt and took him to the car wash where they listened to Radiohead. Later he experimented with Cocaine which ended up leaving him homeless and working a crappy job.

23:58- After ending up in the hospital from a three day Cocaine bing, Torres decided to had to quit this terrible habit that had been with him for over six months.

26:15- Torres will drink Kava from time to time to relax but cannot stand the taste.

30:30- Sometimes Torres and Patton will use cannabis that is high in CBD and low in THC.

32:12- After serving fourth months in a Georgia detention center, Patton decided to clean up his act and cut the bad drugs out.

34:54- “Tell me who you’re with and I’ll tell you who you are.” (Old Cuban saying)

37:30- Whenever Torres was a beer seller, he found himself having nearly eight drinks by the end of the day. The need to drink water and stay hydrated all day long was mandatory to avoid feeling bad.

40:50- Torres is a big fan of UFC fighter Nate Diaz.

41:45- Patton laughs after he talks about Diaz forgetting the name of the NELK Boys new hard seltzer, Happy Dad in a post fight interview.

44:00- Weight training is something that causes Torres to be more susceptible to injury so he chooses to do Yoga and other mobility based strength training.

49:22- Meditation and hypnosis are great tools to help relax and train your brain muscle to avoid overstimulation.

50:31- “It’s so important to let your brain rest and grow.” (Torres)

55:26- “I’ve never felt racism until he was in office.” (Torres reflecting on the Trump presidency)

59:41- Torres knew many people in the service industry who were forced into unemployment due to COVID-19.

1:02:10- Patton identifies most as a Libertarian and believes Dave Smith will run for President in 2024.

1:05:26- One of Torres’s main obsessions is the Japanese language, he took classes in high school.

1:11:12- Denver recently decriminalized psilocybin mushrooms.

1:15:39- “Be ready to defend yourself but don’t go out and attack people.” (Torres)

1:18:12- “How much can you really know about yourself if you’ve never been in a fight?” (Fight Club)

1:25:25- Making fun of yourself can be great therapy.

1:28:50- Torres is in the works on getting a live show going at The Comedy Store, he lives only eight minutes away.

1:29:18- Torres just released a collaboration beer with Cosmic Eye Brewing out of Lincoln, Nebraska, a light Lager called I Don’t Really Listen To Podcasts.