Podcast Summary:
Beware gold diggers! Mike and Marc discuss their past experiences dating gold diggers. Ming and Mike grill Marc about his recent appearance in a court of law. Marc talks frankly about being a defendant in court. Ming and Mike get a voicemail from a fan offering to pay them to have dinner with him and his wife. The guys discuss whether this is a good idea and what parameters are involved both physically and morally. Ming and Mike promote their upcoming con appearance in Evansville, Indiana and make fun of Eric Roberts for dropping out.
Hosts:
Ming Chen:
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Mike Zapcic:
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Marc Costello “The Goodtime Fellow”
Show Notes:
This episode was recorded and released on April 14, 2016 at Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash
Episode Breakdown:
1:49: Intro Song: Cult of Personality – Living Color
3:04: Marc has returned from being arrested. Ming talks about doing a podcast with an inmate in prison – ie Marc – in hopes of launching the next “Serial”
5:51: Marc announces that he is about to enter into a preliminary hearing from his “incident” a week ago. (See episode #21)
7:33: Ming says everything he needed to know about the law he saw on “The People’s Court”
8:17: Ming asks Marc if he wore a suit to court.
8:50: Ming reminds everyone in case they forgot that Marc was hauled in for “accidentally’ dialing 911 twice.
9:18: Marc is appalled by the way the other defendants dressed in a court of law
9:57: Marc describes his court outfit as a polo shirt and his “nicest black sweatpants” and a black jacket – one of the “better dressed”
12:01: Marc describes some of the defendants being arraigned via video
13:58: Mike explains that multiple video arraignments can be done at the same time for one single inmate
14:15: Ming asks Marc what other kinds of criminals were with him. Marc explains it is mostly DUI’s
14:55: The guys describe the procedure and the order of the cases
15:45: Marc describes the person who went before him as a domestic violence case
16:10: Marc describes court as entertainment – if he didn’t have to be there “I’d go anyway!”
16:27: Marc describes a case involving a restraining order.
17:45: Ming asks if the restraining order guy got the chair. Mike explains that NJ has removed the death penalty
19:07: Marc explains how the wheels of justice turn very slowly
19:30: Ming asks Marc where he got his lawyer from and asks how you find your lawyer
19:48: Marc explains how attorneys solicit for services based on the police blotter
20:43: Marc describes the cheesy postcards and ads that have been filling up his mailbox
21:32: Marc says a previous lawyer he hired was via a postcard and it was the first one on his pile.
22:00: Marc talks about his last arrest as he was leaving Mike’s house
23:05: Ming asks how often lawyers put their faces on their ads
23:45: Mike notes that a good lawyer can make a deal before the case begins
24:41: Mike explains that his brother is one of those lawyers who is good at cutting deals
24:55: Mike talks about the last time he had to go to court and the wheeling and dealing that went on to get him a lesser charge
26:00: Ming hopes Marc gets off because they need him on the pod and at the store
26:24: Ming asks what the worst that could happen to Marc
26:39: Mike speculates that 1000 hours of community might be the worst thing
27:24: Marc explains that the worst that could happen is probably a fine
27:57: Ming tells a story about Bryan Johnson getting into an altercation at an Olive Garden and being sentenced to community service.
33:19: Mike’s kids suggest that he takes live calls on the show
33:35: Ming explains they can’t take live calls but they can take voice mails
33:53: Voice Mail from Trace Svenson about taking Ming and Mike to dinner. Trace wanted Ming and Mike to hang with him and his wife and offers to pay the duo for their time.
34:53: Ming asks if getting paid to hang with this couple is right or not and if they agree to it what’s expected of them?
36:05: Mike weighs in on the diner offer.
36:25: Ming offers Trace and his wife to have pizza with them and come on as podcast guests
37:21: Ming says he would pay Morgan Freeman to have dinner with him
38:37: Ming asks if anyone has exchanged money for dinner before
39:00: Mike speculates that Sly Stallone probably has taken money for a dinner. Bad impressions ensue
39:17: Ming asks if this offer is equal to prostitution
39:25: Mike worries about what Bryan Johnson will say
40:15: Ming relates a story about having breakfast with a family of prizewinners at a comic-con
40:47: Ming waxes poetic about the Embassy Suites Omelette Bar and the free breakfast buffet
41:14: Marc and Mike ask if the “What’s Kevin Smith like?” was asked
42:12: Mike suggests Ming get knocked out by a mickey
42:28: Ming asks if there is a price limit for the dinner and a limit at the items that can be ordered
43:40: The guys speculate on what is expected if you’re on a date and the girl orders something expensive
43:54: Marc relays a story about a friend who took a girl on a date gone wrong and making her pick up half the check
44:10: The guys agree to remain chivalrous on any date
44:38: Mike argues that a pizzeria date is lame and talks about his go-to place Stuff Yer Face
45:15: The guys agree that they love watching women eat
45:33: Ming says there nothing hotter than watching a woman eat in nothing but a hockey jersey
45:58: Marc’s go-to place was The Pour House in Shrewsbury NJ
46:35: Marc further explain that The Pour House was reliable. He also used it as a barometer to see if a girl was cool or not – ie: if she was more concerned about him or his money
47:03: Mike talks about a girl he took on a 2nd date to The Pour House when he was 20.
47:47: Mike waxes poetic about his old “Manly” Volkswagon Rabbit
48:20: Mike gets told by the girl the ways he should be improving his life – RED FLAG
49:30: Ming never experienced disappointment from a girl’s parent – only his own
50:05: Mike talks about a date in Sea Bright where the girl kept talking about money. She mistakenly thought Mike was rich because his dad was a doctor.
51:15: Marc also has a gold digger experience and a yacht trip that wasn’t good enough for a girl he was dating
52:08: Marc talks about leaving a girl in a limo and cutting dead weight
52:37: More Marc gold digging stories
53:10: Ming talks about being naive in 2016
53:44: Mike talks about how having 6 kids and 8 mouths to feed meant his family didn’t have “doctor money”
54:38: Mike started working when he was 14 at Dairy Queen
55:00: Marc’s parents were well off but made him get a job when he was 16
55:28: Ming talks about how everyone assumes just because you are on TV you are rich. Mike explains that guys like us get “league minimum and not “Chumlee Money”
57:06: Ming and Mike explain that if you were single and careful you could love pretty well for 1 year on what we made on the TV show
57:49: Ming laughs at a con promoter who thought he made $1 million a year. Ming explains he wouldn’t be at a con if that were the case.
58:57: Ming runs into The Walking Dead cast members who have the same problem – everyone thinks they are rich
59:30: Mike offers to get down on his knees for Robert Kirkman and his creation: The Walking Dead – without which there would be no Comic Book Men
1:00:57: You can leave Ming and Mike a voicemail at mingandmike.com
1:01:15: Ming and Mike promote an upcoming appearance in Evansville, Indiana called Pop Con!
1:01:34: Ming and Mike grill actor Eric Roberts for dropping out of the con. Ming and Mike speculate that it might be because of them.
1:03:20: Ming makes a couple of horrible analogies.
1:03:49: Mike Zapcic hot sauce as part of a VIP package
1:04:20: TESD fans coming to the con just for the hot sauce
Misc. Notes:
See Episode #21 for the story of Marc getting sent to jail and what happened.
Mike’s kids were present for the recording of this episode.
Ming and Mike promote Pop Con in Evansville, Indiana and Secret Headquarters
Resources:
- The Peoples Court
- Night Court
- Neil Larson Lawyer
- Neal Adams
- Evansville, Indiana
- Eric Roberts
- Kanye West, Jamie Foxx – Gold Digger – Listen on Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics
