Highlights
Val's travel curveball.
Unable to get out on standby, Val decided to leave Europe and wait out the trip home in Southeast Asia, planning to join a Web3 friend at her resort in Cambodia — while lamenting that the USD-to-Euro conversion was "killing me."
The bug going around.
Baked checked in sick with a head cold; SLICK RIC* prescribed electrolytes and sweating it out. The bit landed when the advice turned out to be about "the NFT bugs, the unbolt bugs, not Joe Bugs" — a clarification Baked appreciated.
Eclipse talk and a perfect skate shot.
CEELOS and Val traded eclipse notes; he raved about a Spanish skateboarder in Zaragoza who set a ramp in line with the solar eclipse and stomped a trick with real style, calling it a once-in-a-lifetime shot worth searching out.
"We did not lose gravity."
A running joke about the no-gravity conspiracy — Val comparing the doom to Y2K, Baked half-disappointed it didn't happen, and CEELOS noting Floridians are extra paranoid about getting sucked into the sky after a buddy's dad woke up in a tree post-hurricane.
The disappearing sticker.
CEELOS shared a small win: a Quirks recognition-card sticker he'd put on a skate-park pole got cleanly peeled off — which he took as a sign it did its job. He plans to re-post the same sticker in the same spot to see if it survives.
The sweep alert.
Mid-space, CEELOS flagged that 15 Regens had just been swept in one push — Skyman "brought out the push broom" — with bored-ape holders like Cortez reportedly holding six.
Jroc3D gives the team its flowers.
J Rock came up to celebrate the Regens' moment, marveling that BAYC holders are "fighting over your assets" and reminding the room that grails once sold for $50–60. He closed 57:03 with the ethos: today's price isn't tomorrow's price, keep your ten toes down.
Why Spaces matter.
CEELOS gave a heartfelt riff on how X Spaces — not the JPEGs — became the real value: a daily place to bond as a community, and something a lot of older projects still underestimate.
The height derail.
Asked how tall he is, CEELOS committed fully to "five foot eleven, point seven five," prompting Val to reconsider whether her own "five, six and a half" sounded ridiculous. Verdict: embrace it.
Topic timeline
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1:02–2:44 | Check-ins: Val's travel change, Baked under the weather |
| 2:44–5:46 | MC Rockham intro track |
| 6:06–8:40 | The bug going around; "have fun and smile" framing; ep 291 milestone |
| 8:40–11:44 | Eclipse, Spanish skateboarder, lockdown-era photography |
| 11:44–17:17 | What made everyone smile; CEELOS's edits, kids/soccer, skate-park sticker |
| 17:17–20:11 | Recap of yesterday's space; the "no gravity" bit |
| 20:11–28:16 | Baked's job/sickness; NFT NYC skip, week off, Disney/Lorcana |
| 28:16–31:56 | Mid-space reset; what people do for fun; IRL vs. Web3 socializing |
| 31:56–41:32 | Regens sweep, BAYC interest, J Rock's flowers, building organically |
| 41:32–54:30 | Community reflections, connections IRL, value of Spaces |
| 54:30–59:56 | Departing words, Brooklyn Brawler memory |
| 59:56–1:01:49 | Sign-off and outro track |
Notable quotes
Just because you're down, you're not out.
You guys fucking got the limo pulled up, bored apes inside, and they're saying, get the fuck in, we're going to Vegas. And I'm watching it happen right here.
Today's price is not gonna be tomorrow's price, and the work you put in will pay off.
This is where we get to hang out as real people, outside of just saying what's up to each other on the timeline.
These are things that you can't mint. It's not on the blockchain, but it's because of the blockchain. So I'm forever grateful.
Shout out Matt for having a job that gives me standby benefits.
Called out for Re:Cap
So did you say 511.75? 5'11.75. Now I know I can't. Now I know I sound ridiculous when I'm like, I'm five, six and a…
Who said what
- CEELOS (@CEELOSFIGG) — host; carried most of the conversation with reflections on the project, community, and the value of Spaces, while nursing a three-day-old back injury courtesy of a reciprocal back rub.
- ValerieKates (@valeriekates_) — cohost, checking in from abroad; shared her rerouted travel plans through Cambodia and how Web3 friendships (and Matt's standby benefits) enable the hopping around.
- Baked (@Bakedmetax) — cohost, sick with a head cold and "barely here"; the room's designated gamer and HVAC guy whose job keeps him swimming in other people's germs.
- Jroc3D (@JusCrypto88) — guest speaker; delivered the emotional centerpiece, celebrating the Regens' hard-earned momentum and BAYC interest, then heading off to watch his daughter and clock into work.
- SLICK RIC (@richj530) * — early voice dispensing the sweat-it-out sickness advice and riffing on "the NFT bugs."
Worth a full listen
- 32:38–41:32 J Rock's flowers and CEELOS's response. The best stretch of the space: an earnest back-and-forth on what it feels like to have blue-chip holders buying in after years of grinding a $2 pixel-art mint on Base, and why organic beats manufactured hype.
- 44:49–54:30 CEELOS's extended reflection on how Spaces and NFTs led to real friendships (Tumazy showing up to help break down his wife's pop-up, meeting Val, Solo Dolo). The summary can't carry the warmth.
- 52:43–53:05 Short and purely for fun: the "five foot eleven point seven five" height detour, a good example of the room's easy banter.
* some voices are identified from context; those names are marked as likely.
