Highlights
The alien origin story
Woof hopped up from the listening section, bonded with Baked over black licorice being "top tier candy," and the table split into believers and aliens. CEELOS: "for the record, I'm full alien. Val's 50% alien." 10:40
"That's racist. I'm Mexican."
Val's deadpan reply to the alien math turned into a quick tangle over 50% alien vs. 50% "illegal," and stayed one of the room's favorite beats.
Bartender trivia hour
Val, who used to tend bar, rattled off the old-school menu — sex on the beach, the "royal fuck," Jäger bombs balanced domino-style between pint glasses. Baked read out the red-headed slut recipe (Jäger, peach schnapps, cranberry) to widespread disgust.
Black licorice as a lifestyle
CEELOS refused to taste-test it at a "museum of gross stuff," standing firm that black licorice "tastes like the depression," then pivoted into his pet peeve about people saying "required taste."
The verification / toupee mix-up
Val got officially verified mid-sentence (and mid-rug), Woof asked how long she'd been wearing a toupee, and the whole thing spiraled into a "total blonde moment" she blamed on hair thinning.
A quiet gratitude note
Amid the chaos, CEELOS reflected warmly on three unplanned hours with his daughter on a seedy corner waiting on a flat tire — "at least they gave us a reason to hang out, right, Dad?"
Plane-death confessional
Val's husband's aviation-school trivia gave her a lasting fear of airplane windows; Baked contributed his lifelong dread of airplane toilets. Val's coping line: she sits between her kids "so I can hug both of them if the plane crashes." 37:12
GM vs. everything else
The QM/RM/"reads" naming trend got gently roasted — CEELOS just wants a plain "GM," Woof and Baked threatened to spam "R M R M" daily, and CEELOS reminded everyone there's only one R.E.M. and they sang about losing their religion. 43:00
Regen anniversary planning
The one bit of actual business: CEELOS and Baked agreed to brainstorm a Sept 28 celebration — birthday raids, memory-sharing, maybe a Regen-background-dyed cake — while Baked dug through the old contract to confirm it minted out in "23 hours and 57 minutes." 52:53
Notable quotes
For the record, I'm full alien. Val's 50% alien.
That's racist. I'm Mexican.
It tastes like the depression.
I always say I sit between the kids so I can hug both of them if the plane crashes.
My mom had four kids and I've got eleven thousand NFTs and playing video games. It's a world of difference.
There's only one R.E.M. and they sing about losing their religion.
Topic timeline
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 01:03–03:26 | Intro music, choosing a track |
| 03:26–06:00 | "TACO" space name, LA weather, Labor Day |
| 06:00–09:00 | Pool party, Jäger-espresso shots |
| 09:00–13:00 | Woof joins; black licorice aliens; bar drinks |
| 13:00–17:00 | "Acquired taste" peeve; daughter's flat-tire saga |
| 17:00–22:00 | Sticker labels/orders; blue-check verification |
| 22:00–28:00 | Affiliate badges; hexagon PFP nostalgia |
| 28:00–33:00 | Family gratitude; Baked's skateboard flashback |
| 33:00–37:00 | Airplane Wi-Fi and plane-death fears |
| 37:00–42:00 | Art Basel plans; Frankie/Quirkies figurines |
| 42:00–45:00 | GM vs. QM/RM banter; Baked's birthday |
| 45:00–58:00 | NFT counts; Regen mint history and memories |
| 58:00–1:03:27 | AI edits then and now; closeout |
Who said what
- CEELOS (@CEELOSFIGG) — host; keeper of the Taco theme, weather rants and family stories, and the loudest Regen advocate in the room.
- Baked (@Bakedmetax) — brought the party recap, the deep NFT-wallet accounting, and the archaeological dig through the old Regen contract; birthday next Taco Tuesday.
- Val / ValerieKates (@valeriekates_) — fought her husband's over-engineered Wi-Fi boosters all hour, dropped bartender trivia, plane-crash anxieties, and a thoughtful riff on growth as releasing rather than accumulating.
- Woof (@WoofArmyXX) — up from the listeners; licorice ally, badge/affiliate explainer, and Art Basel crew organizer.
- Pharaoh (@spade_pirates) — mostly referenced; the friend who'd only buy into Regen if CEELOS gave him one, and ended up with the coveted robot El Santo. 57:23
Worth a full listen
- 09:00–13:00 The alien/licorice/bar-drinks run is the comedic core of the space; the recap can't carry the timing of Val's one-liners.
- 20:20–27:00 Verification chaos flowing into genuine NFT nostalgia (hexagon PFPs, wallet-address gifting) — funny and a real snapshot of old-Twitter Web3.
- 46:00–58:00 The Regen anniversary planning plus mint-out timing and trade-hunting memories, for anyone who wants the actual takeaways and the lore.
