From UFC Fights to Building A Cannabis Empire  | Tai Tuivasa DSH #1355

From UFC Fights to Building A Cannabis Empire | Tai Tuivasa DSH #1355

April 27, 2025 33m
From UFC fights to building a cannabis empire, this episode with Bam Bam is packed with valuable insights and unforgettable stories! šŸŒ±šŸ’„ Join Sean Kelly on the Digital Social Hour as he sits down with UFC fighter and entrepreneur Tai "Bam Bam" Tuivasa to discuss his rise in the octagon, life-changing moments, and his new venture, Bam Bam Buds. 🄊🌿 You’ll hear about Tai’s early career challenges, his Samoan roots, his famous Shoey celebration, and how he’s navigating life outside the ring. From wild fight stories and hilarious cultural moments to his struggles with injuries and the journey to creating a thriving cannabis business, this conversation has it all. Tai’s authenticity and humor shine through as he shares why Aussies are a ā€œdifferent breedā€ and what it takes to bounce back from setbacks. šŸŒšŸ”„Don't miss out—watch now and subscribe for more insider secrets! šŸ“ŗ Hit that subscribe button and join the conversation for more eye-opening stories on the Digital Social Hour with Sean Kelly. šŸš€ Let’s go! šŸ„³šŸ‘ŠCHAPTERS:00:00 - Intro00:30 - Growing Up in a Big Family02:35 - Getting into the UFC05:00 - ARES - Protect Yourself from EMF05:50 - Overcoming Adversity07:20 - What Makes a Great Fighter09:58 - Kinsta - The Best WordPress Hosting11:00 - Taking Time Off14:58 - Australian Food Culture17:05 - Australia vs The US: Cultural Differences19:00 - LA vs Dubai: City Comparisons20:53 - Declining Sex Rates22:05 - Dangerous Animals in Australia24:18 - Can You Skydive? Safety Tips27:54 - The Shoey: Australian Tradition29:02 - Where to Find Tai APPLY TO BE ON THE PODCAST: https://www.digitalsocialhour.com/application BUSINESS INQUIRIES/SPONSORS: jenna@digitalsocialhour.com GUEST: Tai Tuivasa https://www.instagram.com/bambamtuivasa SPONSORS: AIRES TECH: Ā https://airestech.com/ KINSTA: Ā https://kinsta.com/dsh NOTION: https://www.notion.com/ LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-social-hour/id1676846015 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Jn7LXarRlI8Hc0GtTn759 Sean Kelly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmikekelly/ The views and opinions expressed by guests on Digital Social Hour are solely those of the individuals appearing on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the host, Sean Kelly, or the Digital Social Hour team. While we encourage open and honest conversations, Sean Kelly is not legally responsible for any statements, claims, or opinions made by guests during the show. Listeners are encouraged to form their own opinions and consult professionals for advice where appropriate. Content on this podcast is for entertainment and informational purposes only and should not be considered legal, medical, financial, or professionalĀ advice.#ufcpressconference #recreationalmarijuana #mmanews #ufc #ufcweighin

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Very early in my career, I kind of shot out real fast, and that was against JDS, and I just went out guns blazing and ended up... You got gassed.
Nah, I ended up getting clipped. Oh, shit.
And he dropped me, and then next minute I remember, I wake up, just my eyes open, and I just saw his elbow hit me in the face, and I was like yeah fuck alright guys

we got Ty here

from Australia

let's go man

how are you bro

long flight

very long flight

I've been over here

for a little bit now

so

I'm definitely ready

to go home

you up or down

gambling

from last night

definitely down

oh

but I haven't

I haven't been out

to the casino much

I'm staying there

but

haven't been down there

until last night

do you gamble a lot

in general or

um

nah but when I do

I kinda do

I kinda got that

personality

in anything I do

you got that

addictive personality

oh yeah

fucked

that's probably why

you're good at fighting

at least

you like fighting right

I definitely like fighting

I like the

I like the

I like the fight

Thank you. You got that addictive personality? Oh, yeah.
Fucked. That's probably why you're good at fighting, at least.
You like fighting, right?

I definitely like fighting.

I like the fight of fighting.

When did that start?

Since young.

I grew up in a big household, so I was fighting around.

Eleven siblings, right?

Yeah.

That's insane.

It's unheard of these days.

I'm an island, though. That's too much Samoan.
We're Samoans, so it's unheard of these days I'm an island though that's

too much

I'm on

with Samoans

so it's kind

of normal

it's normal out

there huh

yeah

I'm an only

child

you're the only

child

yeah

yeah

how's that

honestly it

kind of sucked

yeah

kind of lonely

I wish I had

some siblings

sometimes you

have too many

are you close

with all them

yeah we're

pretty close

yeah

so it's good we're a tightening family are any of them fighters too? no so just you had that that anger in you oh my brother we definitely had it depending on which one definitely one. My little brother actually is a boxer.

He's still young.

He's only 14, but he's definitely got it in him.

Okay.

So I think he's probably going to be the next one.

Did you start off with boxing or you went straight into mixed martial arts?

My dad was a boxer.

So we always trained boxing and stuff like that or to have to defend ourselves. Yeah.
So you just grew up in the fight scene? I wouldn't say in the fight scene, but I grew up fighting. Yeah.
When did Dana make the call to you? Dana. I don't even think I ever talked to Dana.
Really? Back then, nah. We had Mick Maynard.
He's an Aussie, so he kind of looks after the Aussie fighters, I think. You got the call, and then what was that first fight like? Was it a big change for you? I went through a very big change in my life at that time.
I was kind of mixed up in still what I was doing, which wasn't too much. And then I had to kind of figure out what I wanted to do.
And I found out I was having a kid, and I had to make the choice. Damn.
So you had to go all in. Yeah, I went all in.
And then I had a fight to get into the UFC. So it was my title defense in Australia.
And he snapped my knee. Holy crap.
So and then I went to the UFC meeting and I signed the contract with a fucked knee. And they asked me, could I four weeks and I said I don't think I could probably fight I said I probably won't fight for a year so I was kind of hyped up I got signed and then there was a bit of a hype up like Bam Bam from Australia signed he's meant to be pretty good and then it kind of died off because I fucked my knee damn Damn.
So you never felt the same after that? Oh, no. I still feel normal.
I just went for a very, very rough time. So I had my knee surgery.
I snapped everything except the ACL. Holy crap.
And then when I woke up from the surgery, I could only feel one arm arm jeez you were paralyzed well yeah i kind of lost feeling to my whole right arm for about six months oh my god was that supposed to happen definitely not so they just messed up yeah i think they fucked up it was a public it was a i don't know sounds like a lawsuit so yeah's crazy though. I didn't know that happened.
Six months of no feeling in the arms. And then at this time I was having, I had my son.
So I was kind of fucked up there for a bit. Yeah.
Crazy timing. Having a kid while the worst injury.
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Click the link below to learn more. I put my head down and said I gotta I gotta do this you win that fight I did flying knee couldn't use your arms you had to use your knee yeah so it was funny I went for a very rough time and then kind of once it was over it was kind of a big light so yeah how many fights did you win like in a row after you got signed? Three or four.

Okay.

And then who was your first loss?

I headlined in Adelaide.

So I headlined the show in Australia,

which was a really big thing for me.

And that was my first headline.

And it was kind of like very early in my career.

I kind of shot out real fast. And I was against JDS.
And I just went out guns blazing and ended up. You got gassed? Nah, I ended up getting clipped.
Oh, shit. And he dropped me.
And then next minute, I remember I wake up. My eyes opened.
And I just saw his elbow hit me in the the face and I was like, yeah, fuck. Jeez.
Yeah, this doesn't look too good. Was that your toughest opponent? Oh, I wouldn't say toughest opponent.
There's definitely a big learning curve. I'm still learning.
I'm still learning a lot in this sport. Yeah.
I wouldn't class myself as a proper MMA athlete. Yeah.
I'm kind of more just a bluer, a fighter. What do you think is that separation there between you and the professional? I kind of don't watch it or I'm into it as much as other people.
I just like the battle of it. The mental battle or? I don't know.
The whole thing, the getting in there and improving yourself. I kind of like that bit more.
I don't know. It's really weird.
So you're not as technical basically. I wouldn't say, I wouldn't say not technical.
I just say wouldn't, not as interested. Interesting.
So you don't like watching like John Jones or I don't watch any fighting what

if I do watch

fighting

it's

it's

it's gypsy

fights

and like

bare knuckle

have you ever

watched gypsy

fights

no I've watched

bare knuckle

have you ever

watched gypsy

call outs

no it's not

oh my gosh

the gypsies on

the streets

you're talking

about

so gypsies

like Irish

gypsies

and like

English gypsies

and like

they do

call outs

so they

they call

people out

on video

Thank you. So gypsies, like Irish gypsies and like English gypsies, and like they do call outs.
So they call people out on video. It's fucking hilarious.
You've got to watch it. I got to watch that.
Once you watch one, you kind of just sit there and... Rabbit hole? Yeah.
It's so funny. I like bare knuckle though.
Bare knuckle is cool. That's insane.
Kind of taking over a little bit.

Yeah, they seem like they're riding the wave because no one's been able to challenge the UFC,

but they might be next.

Yeah, I think it'd be hard to challenge the UFC.

They got a monopoly, right?

They're the boss.

I think they were the first to market,

so they just have a big advantage.

I think Dane is very smart as well.

Yeah. And the way he's moved.
What's something you've learned from him just watching him over the years? Look at the UFC. Look what he's done.
Yeah. Not just that.
The UFC as a whole is run to a T. Everything's on time.
Fights are on time. All the workers are always on point.
Yeah. They run a tight ship over there.
You see he's getting into boxing now? I see that. Saudi Arabia.
I see that. Crazy money out there.
Very crazy money. You might have to get out there, man.
I'm definitely not saying no. I want to get back, you know, I want to get back in the gym and get focused on fighting and then get that out of the way and see what's next.

You got any opponents this year

you want to fight, go after?

This year I'm going to sit out. I'm going to train

when I get back and get in shape.

I'm a bit fat at the moment.

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Definitely been enjoying my time off. Obviously dropped my company, Bam Bam Buds cannabis company here in America so I've been busy doing other things are just the fighting I've been giving the rest of yeah I've been on a losing streak so it's just I needed a reset has that been tough on you mentally the losing streak fuck yeah losing's always shit.
No one likes losing. But

I think it's how

we dust ourselves off

and

go back at it again.

Yeah.

Five losses straight.

That's the longest

for you.

Yeah, fuck.

It's crazy.

Yeah, I know.

Shit.

You had a lot of wins

before that at least.

Yeah.

Fucking always

up and down.

That's life though. Very life.
Very life. It's rare to go undefeated these days as a fighter.
Yeah. Only Jon Jones and Khabib recently.
There's a few. I just don't think it's always been me.
I'm always a win or lose. Sometimes win, sometimes lose.
Well, with your weight class, it's tough. Yeah.
One punch is all it is all it takes definitely that's definitely true and definitely I think the the time off that I'm having right now is good because the weight class is pretty shit at the moment oh yeah well that's what I think who's the champ right now of the weight class shit John Jones or Tom Aspen John Jones oh it's Jones yeah he's got one more fight I think I think he yeah they're trying to fight Tom but I don't know if it would have happened who would you think who do you think would win that I think if there's anyone to beat Jones it would be Tom he's a lot younger yeah yeah Jones in his prime I think would destroy him but right now anyone's ever been Jones yeah he's got one foot out the door now he's getting up there in age yeah he's he's on his way out that's for sure you think he's the GOAT yeah definitely yeah I don't think it's close yeah not fighting he does some crazy shit outside the ring but so do you everyone does some crazy shit everyone does their own thing you Australians are wild manies are pretty wild. Whenever I have Aussies on the pod, they ask me, you coming to the club tonight with us? I'm like, hell no.
Yeah, you're not going out with the Aussies? I don't party. You don't party? I don't.
You don't drink? I drink a little bit. A couple times a year.
I got hammered the other night playing darts. So you do drink? Yeah, a couple times a year.
Damn. You got hammered the other night.
Yeah, you're not going out of Aussies. No, I wouldn't last.
We're pretty crazy. We love to party.
You do. I wonder why.
You guys are just trapped on the island out there. Bored.
I don't know, actually. It's kind of like a weird party culture.
I've been around the world and I've partied around as well. And it's like, yeah, Aussies are different.
Yeah. You guys are a different breed.
Where else has good parties, though? You've been around the world. Yeah.
Shit. Europe.
Europe can party. Dubai is fun.
Dubai can party? Yeah.

Really?

Dubai is cool.

I thought it was strict over there.

It has its rules, but it also doesn't.

It's a lot of fun.

They definitely have the best venues.

Yeah, they got money out there.

Oh, yeah. You got to spend some money, though.

That's the only thing.

Were you fighting out there or you were just chilling?

I actually moved over there and stayed there while COVID hit in Australia just because the rules were a lot lenient there. Yeah.
So I trained and that's where I kind of went on my run there for a little bit. Okay.
How about to Dubai? I got that out there, man. I love Dubai.
Dubai's awesome. You like Australia more than the US? Oh, yeah, definitely.
Really? I'm an Aussie, but not even just that. Like, I've...
I've been eating some fat food. Fuck.
Bro, the food, he's not real food. Nah, it's all processed.
Bro, he's not real food. I don't know.
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If anyone knows that, but the food here is not real. I don't know.
I mean, there's a reason a lot of us are fat here. Shit, I'm fat too, but it's just...
We're very lucky as Australians and even New Zealand, I think anywhere over that world, side of the world, we've got such good produce. So love me some Australian Wagyu.
That shit's good. I can't wait to get home and cook me a steak.
Yeah, I prefer a Wagyu over there than most of the steak here. Yeah.
Well, I think the best meats around the world, they're the sold from Australia anyway. Are they? I'd say so.
In Dubai and stuff, you're paying fucking $400 for an Australian

steak. Damn.
You can pay for

20 bucks down the pub. Holy

crap. That's probably one of your biggest exports

for Australia. I think it'll

be up there. That's nuts.

I like New Zealand too. I've been there.
New Zealand's

beautiful. Yeah, the food was great out there.

Beautiful food, New Zealand. People out there

were really nice too. Very good.
Australia

is too hot for me, man. Too hot?

Yeah. You live in

Thank you. beautiful.
Yeah, the food was great out there. Beautiful food in New Zealand.
People out there were really nice too. Very good.
Australia is too hot for me, man. Too hot? Yeah.
You live in Vegas? I just moved here, but yeah. But you just moved here? Where are you from? Jersey.
You been out there? I was just there. Really? Bro, we got an Airbnb.
We were staying right in the hood. Why would you do that? Newark? I don't know.
You stayed in Newark? Newark. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Bro, we turned in the hood why would you do that i don't know you wouldn't you stayed in newark yeah yeah yeah bro we we turned in the street these two girls were shaping up oh my gosh we were laughing why would you pick newark well we were actually got this spot in like in manhattan we couldn't even open our bags so you couldn't open it it was too small it was so small like they put like three rooms in this little and we had to get out I said I'm take me to the hood I'd rather at least we got some room Manhattan's expensive Manhattan was expensive man I don't think I think the I think the room in Newark for one night was as much as like you could pay like three nights for one night oh easily easily yeah Jersey slept on though it's a good state not Newark but I definitely need to I definitely need to go back and experience yeah that doesn't count as Jersey but my last experience was a bit people only go there to fly fly out that's where the airport is oh is oh yeah that's it though you're not there for any other reason yeah i'll say that too the neighborhoods in australia any anywhere like that or they're all safe over there oh no it definitely depends where you go where i grew up was pretty pretty rough but that's home yeah um definitely not like America. We don't have the numbers.
We've got 28 million people of the whole country. Yeah, there's some states that wouldn't work.
Yeah, LA's got more. Crazy.
We're definitely a lot smaller. Yeah.
You like LA? I like LA, but it's kind of, I wouldn't, it's not really. That's a no.
It's not really. It wouldn't be like my spot.
Yeah. I don't know.
I think it's just a bit, a bit full on and a bit, yeah. People care about social media there a lot.
People care about it? Like their followers and their. Oh yeah, see, I wouldn't go, I don't know.
I don't't i don't follow any of that shit yeah they care about their look their image yeah i need to care about one a bit it's a really materialistic city though yeah i suppose dubai's a bit like that as well is it very okay yeah i thought dubai was more about money and well that's the same shit. Yeah.
Everyone's faking it, probably.

Yeah, there's a lot of that.

Yeah, that's one of the downsides

of social media, right?

I'd say so.

I've seen some people

that are really big on social media

but they really ain't doing shit.

Yeah.

Yeah, that's usually most people

with a big following.

They got to make up for it somehow.

Yeah. It's unfortunate.
Well, what else is next for you this year man you're not fighting so you're just gonna well i've been busy with this this has been a this has been a bit of a long process but uh still learning a lot about the game uh really just a foot in to get started you know what i mean but um i've been spending time with my son, family time. But when I get back, I'm going to get back into training.
And I want to book a fight for next year. I'll start early next year.
Yeah. You want more kids? Ooh, that's a good question.
Yeah. I wouldn't mind more kids.
I think I just need to work more. Yeah.
They're expensive, right? Yeah. I grew up in a big family, so it's kind of, I know how it is.
I want to be set up a little bit more. Yeah.
Yeah, you grew up with 11 siblings, so you got to catch up, man. Let's see.
I don't think I'm going that hard. My brothers have got like four or five apiece.
Damn. Trump just offered 5K if you have a kid out here now.
5K? Yeah, today. Shit, sign me up.
It goes to the woman though. Oh, it goes to the woman.
Yeah. So they get five grand ahead now because we're losing numbers here.
We used to do, we had a baby bonus in Australia, so it's kind of like a baby bonus. Yeah, baby bonus, yeah.
Where's that? Just in Vegas? In America. In America? Yeah, because our numbers are dropping we're not having enough sex so like we're uh more people are dying than are being born right now why do you think the no sex i don't know it's weird i've been fine but yeah other people i guess good yeah i mean i'm chilling that's good other people though they're not uh having kids okay it's not sex i think it's having kids people are having sex they're not having kids i think that's what it is so americans are shooting blanks shooting blanks or just wearing condoms i don't know people just don't want kids out here i don't know if australia has that issue right now but oh i haven't looked into it that much yeah it It's concerning though, because you can't grow as a country if your numbers are going down.
True. You know, you guys got to catch up to us.
You're at 28 million. Yeah.
We're way behind. 300 million over here or something like that.
We're so far away. And you can't kind of live in the middle of Australia.

So you guys have some dangerous animals out there.

I always see these crazy videos.

Do you actually see those when you're out there?

Depends where you are.

Those poisonous animals.

Yeah.

We see snakes and stuff.

Yeah.

Like it depends where you live.

If you live in some, like one spot, you might have all of them.

Have you ever had an incident with one of those?

No.

I keep my eyes near the street lights. You have a box of kangaroo? Hell no.
That looks fun, right? That'll probably run my fat ass down and jump on my back. You could take one.
You could take a kangaroo. I'd have a crack.
They got big, big nails though. Yeah, those look sharp.
Big claws, things. Damn.
When I went out there, I ate one of one of them. You ate everywhere? Yeah.
You like it? Yeah, it's good. Very tough.
I had it in a burger at the zoo. At the zoo? Yeah, right next to the zoo.
Yeah. So the restaurant.
They're playing up. Yeah, it was right next to the Melbourne Zoo.
They ate the burger, went to the zoo and pet a kangaroo there.

They had a little Joey there.

It was cool.

This is kind of like

the full circle.

Yeah.

Got to experience it

on both sides.

You know?

My fiance was pissed though.

She wasn't actually?

But there's so many

of them over there.

You got to eat them.

Yeah,

they're kind of like pests.

That's what I heard.

Well,

they just fuck all the time. So, they're not, they're not, they're not, they're kind of like pests that's what I heard well they just fuck

all the time

so

they're not

they're not

they're not

they're not running out

there's more of them

than people right

that's what I heard

now you got me

yeah

you gotta

can you hunt them there

is that legal

I suppose so

okay

you're not a hunter

no

I told you

I'm staying near the streetlights

man

I'm not. I suppose so okay you're not a hunter no I told you

I'm staying near the streetlights

man

hunting's big out here

yeah

hunting is big

hunting's big in Australia as well

it's just

kind of normal thing

yeah

you just stay in your lane

yeah

what's the craziest activity

like

you've done like skydiving

and you go crazy what's the craziest activity shit now what's the craziest activity like you've done like skydiving and you go crazy activity shit now let's i can't skydive why i'm too fat is that a rule unfortunately yes i didn't know that so i went to ask one time and um they go yeah it's a it's 120 is the cut limit. And they go, but you can go by, you can jump by yourself.
Screw that. So I kind of, I don't know how I feel jumping the first time.
No, not by yourself. That's sketchy.
120, that's kilograms, right? Yeah. Yeah.
We use pounds here. so that's 265 265 damn I got friends that wait more than that

so do i what's the lowest you've been in your adult years oh one it's when i fight is that's when i'm at my lowest damn you're in the hundreds when you're fighting i have to cut to to fight to heavyweight, yeah. Wow.
Always. Jeez.
So you're like way over right now then? Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah. I'm heavy heavyweight.
Paddy the baddy, baby. That dude looks fat off-season.
He puts the beef on. Yeah.
He gets back to fight shape. Gets the job done.
Man, how good did he do? I didn't think he was going to win. I'm not going to lie.
You thought Chandler was going to win? I don't know. Chandler's kind of like a G-up.
Yeah. I wanted Chandler.
I always think I'll go for him because he always looks... He's like a fucking machine, but I don't know.
He doesn't... Fucking Paddy did well.
Paddy looked good, bro. He's on a good streak right now.
Very good good I don't think he's lost in years I wouldn't know off season he's just he looks like a dad bod and then he yeah I like that it's more like relatable yeah that's why people like he enjoys we're normal people yeah I get it sometimes I might have put a bit too much weight on like as normal professionals but like over normal people yeah I get it sometimes I might have

put a bit too much weight on

like as normal professionals

but like

we're normal people

people have normal lives as well

100%

do people try to test you

outside of the ring

at the bars or anything

nah

not any

you're too nice

oh

yeah

I'm easy to get along with

and if I feel the type of way

I'll just say it

yeah

like if someone's rude or something

I'd say hey

you'll call them out

Thank you. Oh, yeah.
I'm easy to get along with. And if I feel the type of way, I'll just say it.
Yeah. If someone's rude or something, I'd say, hey.
You'll call them out. Oh, yeah.
I'll still slap them. I'll still slap someone if they fucking play out.
Yeah. I'm still a man.
You shouldn't disrespect. If someone's disrespectful, yeah.
You'll pull out a Conor McGregor slap? I don't know.

I don't know what that slap is, but

no, I just,

you gotta set it

straight sometimes.

You get in a lot of fights outside? Outside the ring?

No way, no.

Not any, no way. That's good.

Not since I was a kid. Oh, shit.

Well, that's probably smart, because people

want to go after you legally and stuff, I bet.

Yeah, probably. See you as a target?

I don a kid. Oh, shit.
Well, that's probably smart because people want to go after you legally and stuff, I bet. Yeah, probably.
See you as a target. I don't know.
As a kid, you got in a lot, though? I had a few fights, yeah. That's common with fighters, though.
Yeah. Kind of starts somewhere, right? Something like that.
Were you getting picked on or what happened? No, I just think probably where, I think just where I was from and where I grew up,

it's kind of,

I don't know,

what you did.

Yeah.

When did the Shoei celebration start?

Oh, shit.

My boys were doing the Shoei

way, way before me.

Really?

Yeah, it's been around for a long time.

I think for me, it was more like a bit of a marketing stint plus the fastest way to get some alcohol into me it worked well worked very well you came known for it yeah it uh it definitely worked out well and you were the first fighter i saw do it in ufc yeah i't remember anyone else doing that. No, I think I was definitely one of the first.
Yeah. But like, again, it was never like a my thing.
It was, it's kind of like in Australia, people doing them. Just randomly? Yeah.
Aussies, bro. We're fucking weirdos.
To me, that shit's nasty, bro. Someone's wearing their fucking shoe.
Oh, yeah you i remember doing some back in the day like just filthy ones you know like the whole club spinning in it oh my god i don't know why dude you're what now i'm older you think back and just like what the hell yeah now you're using new shoes right not necessarily yeah you use uh i saw you did something with the milk yeah the Nelk Boys the Happy Dad yeah that was actually probably the most famous one yeah that one got millions of views yeah that was cool I hope to see you do it again one day man I fucking hope so too bro I really do you gotta win this next one I will I will I'm definitely this time off it's been good for me I think I needed it that's great man well where can people find the product and find you and keep up with you yeah head to bambambuds.com we got all our products on there we deliver straight to your door and if you enter the code bam tour you get 20% off while we're on this American tour we We're nearly finished now. I'm ready to go home

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Sure.

I'll keep up with you, man.

Thanks for coming on.

Definitely, bro.

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