Highlights
Sam the one-man SWAT team.
Fresh off an overnight manhunt at work (one hour of sleep, a picturesque sunrise, and a rock he briefly considered throwing), Sam explained why they eventually pulled him: "they actually did bring the SWAT team in… it takes a whole team of people to add up to one Sam. I'm like Voltron." Sho suggested they saw the rock and got him out of there for everyone's safety.
Burningbush returns from hiatus.
Back in web3 after a break spent largely on the golf course, Burningbush credited Sho for the welcome-back LT3 and praised the Quirkies color schemes ("looking down in the audience… those are just so good"). His "Sharon is Karen" line about Sho landed so well Sam threatened to make it his banner.
Community and inks growth.
Sam framed Schneckey hoovering up the Ink 101s as a sign of steady organic growth — new unique holders across the ecosystem — and confirmed Papii is topping the giveaway wheel back up with more Quirklings and inks.
Piffs from the passenger seat.
Calling in from the car, Piffs tied Schneckey's buying spree to what the team is cooking with inks and quirk gigs, and teased something they need to finalize "in the next day or two."
Ashley's cliffhanger.
Ashley mentioned it was her first day back in the office and then… nothing, prompting Sam's blonde-in-suspense bit ("how do you keep a quirk in suspense?") — followed, fittingly, by half the stage rug-dropping off the Space.
QuirkyQuirk, certified crazy.
Sam noted he can confidently call QuirkyQuirk crazy (the man built a backyard ice rink), which QuirkyQuirk took as an honor. He recounted flying to New Cork City on a same-morning whim — this time upgraded from sleeping on a beach to his sister's place in NYC — while Ashley gently fact-checked exactly when he decided to come.
The beard PFP reunion.
Papii walked through reacquiring his beloved beard PFP from Quirk Bud (sweetening the trade with a spare chimper) and couldn't wait until morning to post it. When Bullduck asked Ashley to serenade the beard with "We Belong Together," she declined cleanly: "I don't want to sing about you and your beard at all. Thanks for the invite though."
The alpha that isn't.
Asked to drop Art Basel details, Sam deadpanned there's no alpha to drop — then marveled that Papii conveniently loses connectivity the instant anyone approaches actual alpha, "like he's in the mix with Elon."
Art Basel Miami takes shape.
Papii laid out the plan: an art-gallery venue if it fits budget, a likely collab with a big project, and a preference — as with New Cork City — to run a day before Basel proper to dodge conflicts with the Pudgy-tier main-day events. If the venue and partners don't line up, they'll pivot to a dinner/meetup and event-hopping.
Ape Church's poker tournament.
Ape Church pitched a holder-gated, free-roll multi-community tournament for Sunday — Quirkies, chimpers, BAYC and others — after a recent 400-player Board Ape run. Prizes include thousands in NFTs plus ~1,000 ApeCoin; KOKO covered the mechanics (MetaMask wallet or a social wallet, limited slots, mandatory check-in) and teased an upcoming way for IP partners to earn through their poker community.
Topic timeline
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1:32–11:00 | Open, relaunch after the "rug," wheel-spin housekeeping, Sam's overnight manhunt story |
| 11:00–16:00 | Burningbush's return, Karen banter, Showdown, community/inks growth |
| 16:00–19:00 | Piffs on Schneckey, New Cork City validation, ecosystem growth |
| 19:00–31:00 | QuirkyQuirk's NYC trips, Miami history, the beach-BBQ pavilion caper |
| 31:00–35:00 | Papii's beard PFP reunion, karaoke/silver-tongue banter |
| 35:00–42:00 | Art Basel Miami planning: venue, collab, timing |
| 42:00–47:00 | Poker announcements, Miami hype |
| 47:00–1:01:00 | Ape Church multi-community poker tournament details |
| 1:01:00–1:07:00 | Wheel-spin winner, wrap, outro music |
Notable quotes
It takes a whole team of people to add up to one Sam. I'm like Voltron.
Sharon is Karen, and she is one to share.
Oh yeah, the squid head FOMO alarm went off big time.
I don't want to sing about you and your beard at all. Thanks for the invite though.
They tried to get me to drop some alpha about Art Basel, but the truth is that there's no alpha.
Now that we're past New Cork City, we've landed our kickflip, if you will. We're back on the wheels.
Who said what
- Sam / Quirkies (@quirkiesnft) — host; ran the Space, wheel spins and giveaways, opened with the overnight manhunt story, MC'd every guest.
- Sho (@AgogoKaren) — co-host and self-appointed hoarder; Karen banter, already has her Miami Airbnb booked.
- Burningbush (@BurningBush_eth) — returning from a web3 hiatus; praised Quirkies art and coined "Sharon is Karen."
- Piffs (@RealPiffsPeak) — calling from the car; tied new holders to the ink/quirk-kids roadmap, teased an imminent finalization.
- Bullduck (@BullDuck) — deferred the stage as a "fellow boomer"; runs the Discord Showdown.
- Papii (@RealPapii) — founder; recovered his beard PFP, led Art Basel Miami planning and the broader roadmap update.
- Ashley / Ash (@princessashleiv) — co-host; Miami logistics, keeper of the QuirkyQuirk timeline, declined all beard serenades.
- QuirkyQuirk (@quirk_quirky) — the backyard-ice-rink man from Minnesota; last-minute NYC traveler and New Cork City highlight.
- Ape Church (@apechurch) — pitched the holder-gated multi-community poker tournament and its inclusive ethos.
- KOKO (@Bayc364) — covered the tournament's wallet/registration mechanics and prize structure.
Worth a full listen
- 24:19–31:29 QuirkyQuirk's same-day NYC saga folding into the Miami beach-BBQ story (Papii's "silver tongue" talking a park attendant out of a nonexistent pavilion reservation). Pure regular-crew banter the summary can't fully carry.
- 31:45–35:00 The beard PFP reunion, karaoke standoff and the running "no alpha, he's a robot" bit — the room's biggest laughs live here.
- 48:02–52:20 Ape Church and KOKO on the poker tournament: worth it for the full mechanics (free roll, limited slots, check-in, prize pool) if you plan to enter Sunday.
