1 00:00:08,176 --> 00:00:09,385 - Stories. 2 00:00:09,427 --> 00:00:10,845 - Since the dawn of time, 3 00:00:10,887 --> 00:00:13,723 we've relied on stories to entertain and enlighten. 4 00:00:13,765 --> 00:00:16,100 - Be they tales of adventure, love, loss, 5 00:00:16,142 --> 00:00:17,643 or abject stupidity, 6 00:00:17,685 --> 00:00:20,772 these sagas are passed down through generations... 7 00:00:20,813 --> 00:00:23,608 a grand catalog of our collective experience. 8 00:00:23,649 --> 00:00:25,443 - But what about those epic stories 9 00:00:25,485 --> 00:00:28,237 only shared among a small circle of friends? 10 00:00:28,279 --> 00:00:30,364 How do they achieve the legendary status 11 00:00:30,406 --> 00:00:32,867 they so richly deserve? 12 00:00:32,909 --> 00:00:34,619 - By being told here. 13 00:00:34,660 --> 00:00:37,455 - Welcome to the ultimate chronicle of humanity. 14 00:00:37,497 --> 00:00:41,250 - This is "True Story with Ed & Randall." 15 00:00:41,292 --> 00:00:43,795 [dramatic music] 16 00:00:43,836 --> 00:00:46,631 Good evening and welcome to "True Story," 17 00:00:46,672 --> 00:00:49,634 the show that brings stories to life 18 00:00:49,675 --> 00:00:52,970 before your eyes and ours. - That's right. 19 00:00:53,012 --> 00:00:55,431 We know nothing about the story we're about to hear. 20 00:00:55,473 --> 00:00:56,891 Nada. But at least we know 21 00:00:56,933 --> 00:00:59,560 our storyteller's name. Hello, Will. 22 00:00:59,602 --> 00:01:01,145 - Thanks, guys. Thanks so much for having me. 23 00:01:01,187 --> 00:01:02,647 - So just before we start the story, 24 00:01:02,688 --> 00:01:04,482 can you just tell us in this story, 25 00:01:04,524 --> 00:01:07,068 are you the hero or are you the villain? 26 00:01:07,110 --> 00:01:09,362 - Uh, neutral? Neither? 27 00:01:09,404 --> 00:01:10,696 Yeah, hero? Yeah, hero, sure. 28 00:01:10,738 --> 00:01:12,323 - Great, okay. A hero story. 29 00:01:12,365 --> 00:01:13,324 - Sure, yeah. - So where does this 30 00:01:13,366 --> 00:01:14,867 take place and when? 31 00:01:14,909 --> 00:01:17,036 - This takes place about two years ago. 32 00:01:17,078 --> 00:01:19,747 It all began when I was sitting at my desk, 33 00:01:19,789 --> 00:01:23,918 my cubicle at work pretending to work and checking my email. 34 00:01:23,960 --> 00:01:25,002 - Yeah. - And-- 35 00:01:25,044 --> 00:01:26,087 - Wait-- hold on a second. 36 00:01:26,129 --> 00:01:27,422 What-- what is this job? 37 00:01:27,463 --> 00:01:29,090 What is it that you do? 38 00:01:29,132 --> 00:01:30,675 - I work in city government. 39 00:01:30,717 --> 00:01:34,178 - What's the city? - The city of Mesa, Arizona. 40 00:01:34,220 --> 00:01:36,305 So I work in the economic development department. 41 00:01:36,347 --> 00:01:39,100 There's a lot of looking at planning and zoning documents 42 00:01:39,142 --> 00:01:41,144 and maps and Excel spreadsheets. 43 00:01:41,185 --> 00:01:44,731 So you know, very, uh, boring. 44 00:01:44,772 --> 00:01:47,150 Literally anything else would be exciting. 45 00:01:47,191 --> 00:01:50,153 [light music] 46 00:01:50,194 --> 00:01:51,362 * * 47 00:01:51,404 --> 00:01:53,865 [phone rings] 48 00:01:53,906 --> 00:01:56,534 - Will Novak, Mesa, Arizona city government. 49 00:01:56,576 --> 00:01:57,994 How may I help you? - Hey there. 50 00:01:58,035 --> 00:01:59,746 Looking for adventure, excitement? 51 00:01:59,787 --> 00:02:02,290 Wanna just get away? - Really? 52 00:02:02,331 --> 00:02:06,169 - With time shares starting at just 19 payments of $217... 53 00:02:06,210 --> 00:02:10,214 - Does this office have kind of a "Parks and Rec" vibe or? 54 00:02:10,256 --> 00:02:13,092 - A little bit. That show is very, 55 00:02:13,134 --> 00:02:14,969 like, upsettingly true. 56 00:02:15,011 --> 00:02:17,096 - Upsettingly true. 57 00:02:17,138 --> 00:02:18,598 - Hey, what are you up to? 58 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:20,308 - I don't want to toot my own horn, 59 00:02:20,349 --> 00:02:22,602 but I'll be sleeping in my cubicle all weekend 60 00:02:22,643 --> 00:02:25,313 because my wife kicked me out. 61 00:02:25,354 --> 00:02:27,523 How about you? Any exciting plans? 62 00:02:27,565 --> 00:02:29,692 - [scoffs] I wish. 63 00:02:29,734 --> 00:02:33,071 Nope, gonna be a-- kind of a quiet weekend. 64 00:02:33,112 --> 00:02:35,364 You know, as usual. 65 00:02:35,406 --> 00:02:36,991 I could use some excitement in my life. 66 00:02:37,033 --> 00:02:38,618 Hey, you want to hang out? 67 00:02:38,659 --> 00:02:40,578 - But I was--it was towards the end of my day at work. 68 00:02:40,620 --> 00:02:41,996 And so before I leave, I always check 69 00:02:42,038 --> 00:02:43,623 both my work email and my personal email. 70 00:02:43,664 --> 00:02:45,083 - Yeah. - And I opened up 71 00:02:45,124 --> 00:02:47,877 my personal email, and I see this email and it says, 72 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:50,838 "Urgent, reply right away-- Angelo's bachelor party." 73 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:53,049 So I clicked the button and I get ready to hit delete, 74 00:02:53,091 --> 00:02:55,343 and I say, oh, well, maybe I should open it. 75 00:02:57,512 --> 00:02:59,347 [rock music plays] 76 00:02:59,389 --> 00:03:02,517 - Whoa. Reply, reply, reply, my dudes. 77 00:03:02,558 --> 00:03:04,435 I have the sacred honor 78 00:03:04,477 --> 00:03:07,021 of organizing Angelo's bachelor party. 79 00:03:07,063 --> 00:03:10,817 And you, my dude, are invited. 80 00:03:10,858 --> 00:03:13,820 - And immediately I thought, well, this is a spam email. 81 00:03:13,861 --> 00:03:14,779 - Spam. - This is, you know, 82 00:03:14,821 --> 00:03:15,988 Nigerian prince, they want money. 83 00:03:16,030 --> 00:03:17,532 - You don't know anyone named Angelo? 84 00:03:17,573 --> 00:03:19,450 - I know no one named Angelo. - Okay. 85 00:03:19,492 --> 00:03:22,662 - Two words, broskis: bro, skis. 86 00:03:22,703 --> 00:03:26,290 We're going to Vermont to send Angelo off in style. 87 00:03:26,332 --> 00:03:29,585 Are you in for the adventure of a lifetime, my bros? 88 00:03:29,627 --> 00:03:31,254 - Quick question. - Yes. 89 00:03:31,295 --> 00:03:33,339 - Do you recognize the email address that it's from? 90 00:03:33,381 --> 00:03:34,674 - No. No, I do not. 91 00:03:34,716 --> 00:03:37,510 - We're gonna get Angelo blitzed-o! 92 00:03:37,552 --> 00:03:40,513 We're talking drinks, costumes, 93 00:03:40,555 --> 00:03:42,807 saying things you'll regret the next day. 94 00:03:42,849 --> 00:03:44,642 Whoo! [electric guitar plays] 95 00:03:44,684 --> 00:03:46,519 - Okay, but you-- you've opened it. 96 00:03:46,561 --> 00:03:47,812 - I've opened it. - Once you opened it 97 00:03:47,854 --> 00:03:49,021 and read it, are you getting the sense that, 98 00:03:49,063 --> 00:03:50,648 okay, this doesn't seem like spam? 99 00:03:50,690 --> 00:03:52,316 - Yes, exactly. - I want to make sure 100 00:03:52,358 --> 00:03:53,985 all our bros are invited. 101 00:03:54,026 --> 00:03:58,239 Tim the Nut, Cormick the Frog, Uncle Rodolfo, 102 00:03:58,281 --> 00:04:00,491 Brad H, Brad G, Brad F. 103 00:04:00,533 --> 00:04:02,368 - So many Brads. - And of course, 104 00:04:02,410 --> 00:04:07,165 my main almost-married bro, Angelo. 105 00:04:07,206 --> 00:04:10,418 [howls] Blue-80! 106 00:04:14,213 --> 00:04:16,507 - And so--and you're sitting in this office... 107 00:04:16,549 --> 00:04:18,676 - Mm-hmm. - Of--of city workers... 108 00:04:18,718 --> 00:04:20,511 - Yeah. - That's very sort of, 109 00:04:20,553 --> 00:04:22,680 you know, calm and staid and-- 110 00:04:22,722 --> 00:04:24,891 - Gray. - It's--it's gray. 111 00:04:24,932 --> 00:04:27,185 - Yes, yes, indeed. - You're reading this email 112 00:04:27,226 --> 00:04:30,271 that sounds like quite an exotic adventure to me. 113 00:04:30,313 --> 00:04:33,566 - Yes, indeed, indeed. And--and very much not my lane. 114 00:04:33,608 --> 00:04:35,193 - Right. - Like, my idea of fun is like, 115 00:04:35,234 --> 00:04:37,570 playing "Dungeons and Dragons" with my buddies on the weekend. 116 00:04:37,612 --> 00:04:41,824 - The frost giant raises its enchanted ice pick 117 00:04:41,866 --> 00:04:44,202 as though to strike a fatal blow. 118 00:04:44,243 --> 00:04:48,206 Novakar, seeker of risks, how do you counter? 119 00:04:48,247 --> 00:04:50,291 - I run chest first towards it. 120 00:04:50,333 --> 00:04:51,584 - You getting a little crazy. 121 00:04:51,626 --> 00:04:52,919 - Getting a little out of control. 122 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:55,046 Rolling them bones. Rolling those 20-sided dice. 123 00:04:55,088 --> 00:04:56,547 - Are you sure? 124 00:04:59,175 --> 00:05:00,093 - Absolutely. 125 00:05:02,095 --> 00:05:04,389 - And you're dead. 126 00:05:04,430 --> 00:05:06,474 - So is this-- is this email description 127 00:05:06,516 --> 00:05:08,976 of a party exciting-sounding? 128 00:05:09,018 --> 00:05:12,313 - Um, yeah, I guess so. Yeah, yeah. 129 00:05:12,355 --> 00:05:15,733 I mean, not for really my type of person, but I could see yes, 130 00:05:15,775 --> 00:05:18,152 people would be excited about-- and it sounded fun. 131 00:05:18,194 --> 00:05:20,446 And so as I start to read, 132 00:05:20,488 --> 00:05:22,031 I'm reading through and they're talking about, 133 00:05:22,073 --> 00:05:23,783 you know, all the logistics of where we're gonna meet. 134 00:05:23,825 --> 00:05:25,660 And then at the bottom they say, "but hey, we're still 135 00:05:25,701 --> 00:05:27,578 waiting to hear back from these three or four guys." 136 00:05:27,620 --> 00:05:28,621 - Yeah. - And one of the names 137 00:05:28,663 --> 00:05:30,415 was William Novak. 138 00:05:30,456 --> 00:05:31,999 And that's when I realized, oh, 139 00:05:32,041 --> 00:05:33,918 they have a friend with the same name as me. 140 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:36,129 Our email addresses must be close. 141 00:05:36,170 --> 00:05:37,922 And they made a typo obviously. - Right. 142 00:05:37,964 --> 00:05:39,132 - Mm-hmm. - I didn't really think 143 00:05:39,173 --> 00:05:41,467 I was gonna go on this trip with these guys, 144 00:05:41,509 --> 00:05:42,969 so I wrote back this kind of long email. 145 00:05:43,010 --> 00:05:44,804 I said, this is gonna be so much fun. 146 00:05:44,846 --> 00:05:46,848 We can stay up all night and we can talk about boys. 147 00:05:46,889 --> 00:05:49,559 We can paint our toenails. I was just treating it 148 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:51,519 like it was a 13-year-old girl's slumber party. 149 00:05:51,561 --> 00:05:52,770 - Right, right, right. - Okay. 150 00:05:52,812 --> 00:05:53,896 - And I just really treated it like that. 151 00:05:53,938 --> 00:05:55,398 And I was like, oh, we can do crosswords 152 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:56,733 and-- and do our horoscopes. 153 00:05:56,774 --> 00:05:58,192 - Just as a joke and all. - Yeah. 154 00:05:58,234 --> 00:06:01,195 Two days later, I get an email, and it just says back, 155 00:06:01,237 --> 00:06:03,114 "You might think you're joking, but you're not. 156 00:06:03,156 --> 00:06:05,533 "Get to Vermont. We want to meet you. 157 00:06:05,575 --> 00:06:07,368 You sound awesome." - Wait a minute. 158 00:06:07,410 --> 00:06:08,786 Whoa, wait, so they-- 159 00:06:08,828 --> 00:06:11,497 they know you're not the Will Novak. 160 00:06:11,539 --> 00:06:12,832 - Oh yeah. Yeah, 'cause I wrote in it-- 161 00:06:12,874 --> 00:06:14,709 at the end, I wrote, "Yours in partying, 162 00:06:14,751 --> 00:06:16,169 Will Novak, the one in Phoenix." 163 00:06:16,210 --> 00:06:18,963 [laughter] So instead of just deleting it 164 00:06:19,005 --> 00:06:22,425 like I probably should've, I hit reply all 165 00:06:22,467 --> 00:06:24,677 and I just said, "[bleep] count me in." 166 00:06:24,719 --> 00:06:26,554 both: Whoa! - Wait a minute. 167 00:06:26,596 --> 00:06:27,847 Wait a minute. - Hold on. 168 00:06:27,889 --> 00:06:30,099 I thought you were "Dungeons and Dragons" guy. 169 00:06:30,141 --> 00:06:31,476 - I am, but you know. - Okay, wait. 170 00:06:31,517 --> 00:06:33,895 We got to-- we got to talk about 171 00:06:33,936 --> 00:06:35,980 what compelled you to do that. 172 00:06:36,022 --> 00:06:37,899 - Well, I just thought-- as "Dungeons and Dragons" 173 00:06:37,940 --> 00:06:39,650 has taught me-- when you have an opportunity 174 00:06:39,692 --> 00:06:40,860 for adventure, you take it. 175 00:06:40,902 --> 00:06:43,071 - I accept your call to adventure. 176 00:06:44,155 --> 00:06:45,448 - Bring it in, man. 177 00:06:45,490 --> 00:06:47,241 - Okay, but just-- 178 00:06:48,785 --> 00:06:51,037 - Wife check. Is she cool with this? 179 00:06:51,079 --> 00:06:53,873 - Pssh-- uh, well. 180 00:06:53,915 --> 00:06:56,042 - What is your wife thinking? 181 00:06:56,084 --> 00:06:57,460 - She's loving it. My wife, I think the reason 182 00:06:57,502 --> 00:06:59,921 I married her in a lot of ways was because, like, 183 00:06:59,962 --> 00:07:02,131 after dating for 10 days, she's like come move in with me. 184 00:07:02,173 --> 00:07:03,674 - Yeah, yeah, yeah. - She is the same-- 185 00:07:03,716 --> 00:07:05,510 - She has the same spirit. - The same spirit. 186 00:07:05,551 --> 00:07:07,261 The only concern was the money, because at this point, 187 00:07:07,303 --> 00:07:09,305 our daughter's nine or ten months old. 188 00:07:09,347 --> 00:07:11,849 We had just totally gutted and remodeled our historic home, 189 00:07:11,891 --> 00:07:14,268 which took basically our entire life savings. 190 00:07:14,310 --> 00:07:15,770 - Yeah. - So I really didn't have money 191 00:07:15,812 --> 00:07:18,689 to go fly across the country for a ski weekend. 192 00:07:18,731 --> 00:07:20,316 And so, whatever. I put a GoFundMe up. 193 00:07:20,358 --> 00:07:22,151 And it really--frankly, the trip wasn't that expensive. 194 00:07:22,193 --> 00:07:25,321 It was $750, but I did not have $750. 195 00:07:25,363 --> 00:07:26,948 So I put it up on GoFundMe. 196 00:07:26,989 --> 00:07:30,201 - Uh, hey, there. I'm Will Novak. 197 00:07:30,243 --> 00:07:33,079 Uh, you know, a lot of people ask me, 198 00:07:33,121 --> 00:07:35,456 Will, why don't you spontaneously fly 199 00:07:35,498 --> 00:07:37,708 across the country to attend the bachelor party 200 00:07:37,750 --> 00:07:38,876 of someone you've never met? 201 00:07:38,918 --> 00:07:40,878 And I'll give you the honest answer. 202 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:45,216 It's that plane tickets cost money. 203 00:07:45,258 --> 00:07:46,259 - I tweeted it out. 204 00:07:50,430 --> 00:07:52,932 - So with your help, 205 00:07:52,974 --> 00:07:55,977 I can live out the adventure of a lifetime. 206 00:07:57,186 --> 00:07:58,354 So give it a click. 207 00:07:58,396 --> 00:08:00,815 - And because I worked in city government, 208 00:08:00,857 --> 00:08:02,608 a couple of elected officials start re-tweeting it, 209 00:08:02,650 --> 00:08:03,735 'cause they think it's funny. 210 00:08:03,776 --> 00:08:04,861 - Yeah. - And of course, who follows 211 00:08:04,902 --> 00:08:07,071 elected officials online but the press? 212 00:08:07,113 --> 00:08:08,406 - Yeah. 213 00:08:08,448 --> 00:08:09,699 - Thank you. 214 00:08:15,413 --> 00:08:16,414 - This went kind of crazy 215 00:08:16,456 --> 00:08:17,874 in the local media. - Yeah. 216 00:08:17,915 --> 00:08:18,791 - You know, I'm interviewed by the "Arizona Republic," 217 00:08:18,833 --> 00:08:20,501 and then "USA Today" calls, 218 00:08:20,543 --> 00:08:22,211 and then the "Washington Post" calls. 219 00:08:22,253 --> 00:08:24,255 You know, the newspaper that took down Richard Nixon... 220 00:08:24,297 --> 00:08:25,631 - Yes, yes. - Also wants to talk to me. 221 00:08:25,673 --> 00:08:26,841 These are the same level stories obviously. 222 00:08:26,883 --> 00:08:28,384 - Yeah. Of course. 223 00:08:28,426 --> 00:08:31,721 - And I got interviewed by a show called "Sunrise," 224 00:08:31,763 --> 00:08:33,973 which is like the "Today Show" of Australia. 225 00:08:34,015 --> 00:08:36,184 So I did like a live... - Oh, international. 226 00:08:36,225 --> 00:08:37,894 - Yeah. - They love bachelor parties. 227 00:08:37,935 --> 00:08:39,604 - They do. - But they call 'em? 228 00:08:39,645 --> 00:08:41,147 - Uh--stag parties. - Yes. 229 00:08:41,189 --> 00:08:43,357 And I did not know that. - Are you at all worried 230 00:08:43,399 --> 00:08:46,736 that Angelo's bachelor party is becoming too much about you? 231 00:08:46,778 --> 00:08:48,905 - Yes, yes. For sure, I was-- 232 00:08:48,946 --> 00:08:50,364 I was worried about that. - Right, it's his big moment. 233 00:08:50,406 --> 00:08:52,366 - As far as I knew, Angelo still somehow 234 00:08:52,408 --> 00:08:53,785 is in the dark about all this. 235 00:08:53,826 --> 00:08:55,912 - You know who's really in the dark about all this? 236 00:08:55,953 --> 00:08:59,082 The original Will Novak. [laughter] 237 00:08:59,123 --> 00:09:02,001 He's at home waiting for that email. 238 00:09:03,294 --> 00:09:04,962 - And our top story this evening, 239 00:09:05,004 --> 00:09:08,091 Arizona man's fundraiser to attend a bachelor party 240 00:09:08,132 --> 00:09:11,260 has everyone saying, surely this guy 241 00:09:11,302 --> 00:09:15,390 is the absolute best person named Will Novak. 242 00:09:15,431 --> 00:09:18,601 - Yo, hey, I'm still invited to your party too, right? 243 00:09:18,643 --> 00:09:20,978 - So my phone is--I'm not even paying attention to it, 244 00:09:21,020 --> 00:09:23,231 but it's sitting there just going nuts. 245 00:09:23,272 --> 00:09:24,440 And it's getting retweets and retweets 246 00:09:24,482 --> 00:09:25,733 and donations and donations, 247 00:09:25,775 --> 00:09:27,693 and we had quadrupled the amount of money 248 00:09:27,735 --> 00:09:29,320 we needed in under two hours. 249 00:09:37,161 --> 00:09:39,956 So we've got a few thousand dollars at this point. 250 00:09:39,997 --> 00:09:42,291 Now I've realized I've blackmailed myself. 251 00:09:42,333 --> 00:09:45,670 I've--I've told the internet I'm gonna do this. 252 00:09:49,716 --> 00:09:51,926 - Is this crazy? - Yeah. 253 00:09:51,968 --> 00:09:54,762 But you are Novakar, seeker of risks, 254 00:09:54,804 --> 00:09:57,223 protector of the ring of possibility. 255 00:09:57,265 --> 00:09:58,850 This is the opportunity of a lifetime. 256 00:09:58,891 --> 00:10:02,812 You have to do this. Hey, chest first. 257 00:10:03,855 --> 00:10:05,940 Just make sure they're not murderers. 258 00:10:05,982 --> 00:10:09,152 - [laughs] "Make sure they're not--" 259 00:10:09,193 --> 00:10:10,945 Wait, do you think they could be murderers? 260 00:10:10,987 --> 00:10:12,780 - And the email exchanges 261 00:10:12,822 --> 00:10:14,949 really got to be a lot of talk about murder. 262 00:10:14,991 --> 00:10:16,284 Are you a murderer? 263 00:10:16,325 --> 00:10:18,411 They were very concerned that I was a crazy person. 264 00:10:18,453 --> 00:10:20,037 - And--and the best way to find out 265 00:10:20,079 --> 00:10:22,665 if someone is a murderer is to ask them in an email. 266 00:10:22,707 --> 00:10:24,208 - Are you a murderer? - Yeah. 267 00:10:24,250 --> 00:10:26,586 - They're legally obligated to tell you if asked directly. 268 00:10:26,627 --> 00:10:29,380 - Had you at any point asked them if they are murderers? 269 00:10:29,422 --> 00:10:32,425 [dramatic music] 270 00:10:32,467 --> 00:10:34,844 - Yes, I did. And they also obliged 271 00:10:34,886 --> 00:10:36,679 by the convention and said we are not. 272 00:10:36,721 --> 00:10:38,139 - Okay, good. 273 00:10:41,392 --> 00:10:44,187 Sure, but I would still put it at about 20% odds... 274 00:10:44,228 --> 00:10:45,688 - Right. - That you could wind up 275 00:10:45,730 --> 00:10:46,939 chopped up in a ditch somewhere. 276 00:10:46,981 --> 00:10:48,066 - Yeah. - In Vermont. 277 00:10:48,107 --> 00:10:49,650 - There was a lot of woodchipper concerns. 278 00:10:49,692 --> 00:10:51,027 They said, hey, fly right into Vermont 279 00:10:51,069 --> 00:10:52,070 and we'll pick you up at the airport, 280 00:10:52,111 --> 00:10:53,488 and I said you know what? 281 00:10:53,529 --> 00:10:56,199 I'm gonna fly to Boston and rent a car myself. 282 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:58,117 - Yeah, yeah, yeah. - That way if anything gets 283 00:10:58,159 --> 00:11:00,161 a little dicey, I've got my own wheels to get out-- 284 00:11:00,203 --> 00:11:01,954 or if I just-- we really don't get along. 285 00:11:01,996 --> 00:11:03,539 - Smart, smart. - Yeah. 286 00:11:03,581 --> 00:11:05,374 - I didn't really know, you know, they kept saying, 287 00:11:05,416 --> 00:11:06,876 you got to dress crazy, you got to wear outfits. 288 00:11:06,918 --> 00:11:09,212 And I'm not really a big costume Halloween kind of guy, 289 00:11:09,253 --> 00:11:11,214 so I looked in my closet to see what I had. 290 00:11:11,255 --> 00:11:14,675 - White shirt never goes wrong. - Okay. 291 00:11:14,717 --> 00:11:16,844 - Okay, good. 292 00:11:16,886 --> 00:11:18,096 Remember our honeymoon? 293 00:11:18,137 --> 00:11:19,389 - I've seen it before. 294 00:11:26,604 --> 00:11:30,108 How about this? 295 00:11:30,149 --> 00:11:33,277 [triumphant music] 296 00:11:33,319 --> 00:11:35,446 * * 297 00:11:35,488 --> 00:11:36,614 - Yes. Yes! 298 00:11:36,656 --> 00:11:38,074 - You were dressed this way going... 299 00:11:38,116 --> 00:11:39,742 both: To the airport. - Yeah. 300 00:11:39,784 --> 00:11:43,079 So I had American flag pants. I had an American flag jacket. 301 00:11:43,121 --> 00:11:44,580 And I had-- then I had a rainbow scarf, 302 00:11:44,622 --> 00:11:47,583 and I was just very ostentatiously dressed. 303 00:11:47,625 --> 00:11:49,043 - Yo. 304 00:11:49,085 --> 00:11:50,586 - I show up to the airport. The local news is there, 305 00:11:50,628 --> 00:11:52,088 people are, like, following me through the airport, 306 00:11:52,130 --> 00:11:53,965 and they're like, hey, it's the bachelor party guy. 307 00:11:54,006 --> 00:11:55,758 - All right. Who's ready to party? 308 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:57,385 - Is there a Mrs. Bachelor Party Guy? 309 00:11:57,427 --> 00:11:58,845 - Yes, there is. - Bachelor Party Guy, 310 00:11:58,886 --> 00:12:00,179 will you sign my baby? 311 00:12:00,221 --> 00:12:02,515 - You got it. Thank you. 312 00:12:02,557 --> 00:12:03,808 [baby coos] 313 00:12:03,850 --> 00:12:04,934 - Bachelor Party Guy! - Over here, over here. 314 00:12:04,976 --> 00:12:06,853 - I'm never washing this baby again. 315 00:12:06,894 --> 00:12:08,271 - Yeah. - I feel like-- 316 00:12:08,312 --> 00:12:10,815 - Oh, you're a hero. You're a real hero. 317 00:12:11,899 --> 00:12:13,985 - Beautiful people of terminal three, 318 00:12:14,026 --> 00:12:17,280 now I'm no hero, just a random guy 319 00:12:17,321 --> 00:12:20,032 who answered an email from some other random guys. 320 00:12:20,074 --> 00:12:22,702 - You are a hero, random guy. 321 00:12:22,744 --> 00:12:24,620 all: Random guy! Random guy! 322 00:12:24,662 --> 00:12:25,788 - Thank you. Thank you. 323 00:12:25,830 --> 00:12:29,125 I love all of you! 324 00:12:30,168 --> 00:12:32,503 Sorry. Goodbye, everyone. 325 00:12:32,545 --> 00:12:34,088 all: Goodbye. 326 00:12:34,130 --> 00:12:35,506 Random guy! Random guy! 327 00:12:35,548 --> 00:12:38,259 - Are we supposed to know who the hell he is? 328 00:12:38,301 --> 00:12:40,678 - So I get on the plane and because I have, you know, 329 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:42,513 red hair and I'm the age I am, and I'm wearing 330 00:12:42,555 --> 00:12:45,224 this American flag stuff, people are looking at me. 331 00:12:45,266 --> 00:12:47,477 I can tell they're looking at me, and finally, 332 00:12:47,518 --> 00:12:49,437 some lady comes across the aisle and says, 333 00:12:49,479 --> 00:12:51,481 "Are you Shaun White, the snowboarder?" 334 00:12:51,522 --> 00:12:53,107 [laughter] 335 00:12:53,149 --> 00:12:55,151 And I said, "Yeah, I am." 336 00:12:55,193 --> 00:12:57,195 - Oh, God. - What? 337 00:12:57,236 --> 00:12:58,571 - They see that I'm flying to the Northeast, 338 00:12:58,613 --> 00:13:01,282 it's wintertime, I've got my American flag stuff on. 339 00:13:01,324 --> 00:13:02,992 I must be going to do some snowboard runs. 340 00:13:03,034 --> 00:13:04,327 - Do you have a history of this? 341 00:13:04,368 --> 00:13:05,703 Do you have a history of, like, 342 00:13:05,745 --> 00:13:08,664 just embodying whatever is needed in a moment? 343 00:13:08,706 --> 00:13:09,957 - I try to say yes to things. 344 00:13:09,999 --> 00:13:11,626 Say yes to the universe, be open to things. 345 00:13:11,667 --> 00:13:12,835 - Okay. 346 00:13:12,877 --> 00:13:14,003 - But one thing that was a concern 347 00:13:14,045 --> 00:13:15,588 was I was on my phone on the plane, 348 00:13:15,630 --> 00:13:17,840 and they were just-- I keep seeing these stories 349 00:13:17,882 --> 00:13:20,134 of this crazy nor'easter that's coming. 350 00:13:20,176 --> 00:13:23,471 So I--I rented a minivan, 'cause it was $18 a day 351 00:13:23,513 --> 00:13:25,681 and that was the cheapest option. 352 00:13:25,723 --> 00:13:27,016 [car honks] 353 00:13:27,058 --> 00:13:28,309 And I'm starting to think, I don't know 354 00:13:28,351 --> 00:13:30,478 that this minivan rental was a great idea. 355 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:32,230 I really need to upgrade 356 00:13:32,271 --> 00:13:33,856 to a vehicle with four-wheel drive or something. 357 00:13:33,898 --> 00:13:35,149 - Yeah. - Sure. 358 00:13:35,191 --> 00:13:37,026 - So I'm trying to tweet at the car rental company 359 00:13:37,068 --> 00:13:38,319 'cause I can't call 'em, obviously, 360 00:13:38,361 --> 00:13:39,862 I can't call customer service on the plane, 361 00:13:39,904 --> 00:13:41,114 and they're just not being responsive 362 00:13:41,155 --> 00:13:42,698 and they've got one of these automated, 363 00:13:42,740 --> 00:13:43,908 "Thank you for reaching us," 364 00:13:43,950 --> 00:13:44,951 you know, things that just keeps coming in. 365 00:13:44,992 --> 00:13:46,202 - Yeah. - And all these people 366 00:13:46,244 --> 00:13:47,453 are following it and tweeting it and saying, 367 00:13:47,495 --> 00:13:49,080 "Get him a better car. Get him a better car." 368 00:13:49,122 --> 00:13:51,916 And then another car rental company notices 369 00:13:51,958 --> 00:13:53,084 this is happening and they replied 370 00:13:53,126 --> 00:13:54,377 and they go, we got you. 371 00:13:54,419 --> 00:13:55,712 - Okay. - Don't worry about it. 372 00:13:55,753 --> 00:13:57,088 We'll hook you up. 373 00:13:57,130 --> 00:13:58,214 So we go over to the rental car center 374 00:13:58,256 --> 00:13:59,799 and they're like, "We got you a new car. 375 00:13:59,841 --> 00:14:00,925 Think it be a little better for you than a minivan." 376 00:14:00,967 --> 00:14:02,552 I said, you know, thank you. 377 00:14:02,593 --> 00:14:04,679 And we go around the corner and there is 378 00:14:04,721 --> 00:14:07,390 a $90,000 Maserati Levante, 379 00:14:07,432 --> 00:14:10,643 which is a-- which is a Maserati SUV. 380 00:14:10,685 --> 00:14:12,520 I was like, "Holy smokes." 381 00:14:12,562 --> 00:14:14,230 - What? - Because not to brag, 382 00:14:14,272 --> 00:14:17,859 I got a 2006 Pontiac Vibe 383 00:14:17,900 --> 00:14:19,569 with 200,000 miles on it. 384 00:14:19,610 --> 00:14:21,738 - Take her easy, Will. Here's my question. 385 00:14:21,779 --> 00:14:24,824 Like, is it four-wheel drive? Like, can it handle the snow? 386 00:14:24,866 --> 00:14:27,952 - Turns out it was not, nor did it have snow tires on it. 387 00:14:27,994 --> 00:14:29,495 It had, like, racing tires on it. 388 00:14:29,537 --> 00:14:30,705 - Oh, my God. - But it was still cool. 389 00:14:30,747 --> 00:14:32,623 - So you couldn't drive it. - I could. 390 00:14:32,665 --> 00:14:33,833 - You were like, "Screw it." 391 00:14:33,875 --> 00:14:35,084 - Screw it, we'll drive--it's a Maserati. 392 00:14:35,126 --> 00:14:36,586 I'm never gonna get to drive a Maserati again. 393 00:14:36,627 --> 00:14:38,212 But I mean, I'm going from a car 394 00:14:38,254 --> 00:14:40,757 that has a tape deck in it to this thing that's like-- 395 00:14:40,798 --> 00:14:42,967 - It has like a live singer inside, it's just like... 396 00:14:43,009 --> 00:14:45,136 - Yeah. I mean, it's like-- - Curled up in the dashboard. 397 00:14:45,178 --> 00:14:46,596 - It's like Kitt from "Knight Rider." 398 00:14:46,637 --> 00:14:48,931 So I mean, I'm terrified. And then I get outside. 399 00:14:48,973 --> 00:14:50,600 There's black ice everywhere in Boston. 400 00:14:50,641 --> 00:14:52,727 I haven't driven in the snow in seven years at this point. 401 00:14:52,769 --> 00:14:54,020 - Yeah. 402 00:14:54,062 --> 00:14:56,147 - And then finally, once I get into Vermont, 403 00:14:56,189 --> 00:14:59,275 I realize there's, like, no cell coverage in Vermont. 404 00:14:59,317 --> 00:15:00,735 And so I didn't buy a map or anything. 405 00:15:00,777 --> 00:15:03,279 I was just relying on the--my phone and the GPS. 406 00:15:03,321 --> 00:15:04,739 I'm going along and at this point, 407 00:15:04,781 --> 00:15:07,158 it was 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning. 408 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:08,576 It says I'm about 10 minutes 409 00:15:08,618 --> 00:15:12,038 from the ski chalet that these guys have. 410 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:13,456 And I struggle on this road, 411 00:15:13,498 --> 00:15:15,083 and I get halfway down a bridge 412 00:15:15,124 --> 00:15:16,334 and the bridge is closed 413 00:15:16,375 --> 00:15:17,668 because it's, like, snowed out. 414 00:15:17,710 --> 00:15:19,379 And I can't really tell that the bridge collapsed 415 00:15:19,420 --> 00:15:22,840 or is it just maybe not safe. And the GPS goes out on me. 416 00:15:22,882 --> 00:15:25,176 - Oh, my goodness. - Yeah. 417 00:15:25,218 --> 00:15:28,012 [GPS beeping] 418 00:15:28,054 --> 00:15:30,973 What? No, no, no, no. 419 00:15:31,015 --> 00:15:33,142 Hey, hey. No, no, no, no. 420 00:15:33,184 --> 00:15:34,394 - So here I am at 1:00 in the morning. 421 00:15:34,435 --> 00:15:36,479 It's 15 degrees. I'm so tired. 422 00:15:36,521 --> 00:15:37,855 I'm on--running on all this adrenaline. 423 00:15:37,897 --> 00:15:39,065 - Yeah. - [groans] 424 00:15:39,107 --> 00:15:41,901 Damn you, Vermont. 425 00:15:41,943 --> 00:15:43,653 - I have nowhere to go. 426 00:15:43,694 --> 00:15:45,863 - I just--I just wanted to see these guys. 427 00:15:45,905 --> 00:15:49,325 I just wanted to come and visit with some friends. 428 00:15:49,367 --> 00:15:50,660 - I kind of almost cried there. 429 00:15:50,701 --> 00:15:54,747 - This lighthearted fun sort of like--like 430 00:15:54,789 --> 00:15:56,374 a goofy American saga 431 00:15:56,416 --> 00:15:58,584 just turned into a survival drama. 432 00:15:58,626 --> 00:16:00,336 - That's right. That's right, a little bit. 433 00:16:00,378 --> 00:16:03,256 - This is like--like the movie 434 00:16:03,297 --> 00:16:04,465 or that--that book "Alive." 435 00:16:04,507 --> 00:16:05,717 - Yes. - Yeah, yeah, yeah. 436 00:16:05,758 --> 00:16:08,636 - You have to eat your arm. - Yeah. 437 00:16:08,678 --> 00:16:10,304 - Your own arm. - Yeah, yeah. 438 00:16:10,346 --> 00:16:14,016 I was--I was probably too ready to eat my own arm. 439 00:16:14,058 --> 00:16:15,768 And so I back up down the thing. 440 00:16:15,810 --> 00:16:17,979 I'm like, "Well, I'll just start driving, 441 00:16:18,020 --> 00:16:19,522 "and maybe I'll find a gas station, 442 00:16:19,564 --> 00:16:21,482 and someone will know where this address is or whatever." 443 00:16:21,524 --> 00:16:22,567 - Ooh. 444 00:16:22,608 --> 00:16:23,985 - And, driving about ten minutes, 445 00:16:24,026 --> 00:16:26,696 and I see there are four Vermont state trooper vehicles 446 00:16:26,738 --> 00:16:29,198 to the side of the road. - Mm. 447 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:32,243 [indistinct police radio chatter] 448 00:16:32,285 --> 00:16:33,870 - They've all got, you know, lights on. 449 00:16:33,911 --> 00:16:35,496 I'm like, "Oh, it's--four cars, middle of the night. 450 00:16:35,538 --> 00:16:38,082 What's--big, big crime must have happened." 451 00:16:43,504 --> 00:16:45,006 And it turns out there was a dead deer, 452 00:16:45,048 --> 00:16:47,884 which is one of the bigger capers, you know, in Vermont. 453 00:16:47,925 --> 00:16:52,555 - Hey, why are you drawing a chalk outline for a deer? 454 00:16:52,597 --> 00:16:54,891 - Can't be sure it wasn't foul play. 455 00:16:54,932 --> 00:16:56,142 - Oh. 456 00:16:56,184 --> 00:16:57,435 - Right. - It was a murder. 457 00:16:57,477 --> 00:16:59,729 [dramatic orchestral sting] 458 00:16:59,771 --> 00:17:01,314 - And so luckily the troopers were super nice guys. 459 00:17:01,355 --> 00:17:02,398 I showed them the address and they're like, 460 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:03,983 "Oh, yeah. You're like right there. 461 00:17:04,025 --> 00:17:04,984 Just go like left, left, left, and then boom, you're there." 462 00:17:05,026 --> 00:17:06,152 - Oh, okay. 463 00:17:10,448 --> 00:17:11,407 - So I--now I know where I'm going. 464 00:17:11,449 --> 00:17:13,201 And as I come around this hill, 465 00:17:13,242 --> 00:17:16,120 I immediately knew that's got to be the ski chalet. 466 00:17:16,162 --> 00:17:17,497 [metal music plays] What was the name of the band? 467 00:17:17,538 --> 00:17:19,248 They were all really into this band. 468 00:17:19,290 --> 00:17:21,209 Named after a dinosaur, I forget what--what-- 469 00:17:21,250 --> 00:17:22,335 - Mastodon. 470 00:17:22,377 --> 00:17:23,961 - Mastodon. Yes. 471 00:17:24,003 --> 00:17:25,421 They were the Mastodon guys. 472 00:17:25,463 --> 00:17:27,423 I roll the window down, and I can hear metal music 473 00:17:27,465 --> 00:17:30,218 just blasting, just shredding. 474 00:17:30,259 --> 00:17:33,137 the Mastodon. 475 00:17:33,179 --> 00:17:34,472 - Did you know that they were metal guys? 476 00:17:34,514 --> 00:17:35,640 - Oh yeah. Yeah, yeah. 477 00:17:35,681 --> 00:17:37,350 They had told me they, like, love metal. 478 00:17:37,392 --> 00:17:39,477 - Are you a metal guy? - No, no. 479 00:17:39,519 --> 00:17:43,064 I'm a--I'm a ska and Weird Al guy. 480 00:17:43,106 --> 00:17:44,357 Just dorky. 481 00:17:44,399 --> 00:17:46,818 - Yeah. - Dorky, dork music. 482 00:17:46,859 --> 00:17:48,778 - Hold on a second, this is the--this is the meeting. 483 00:17:48,820 --> 00:17:50,571 - This is it. We're almost there. 484 00:17:50,613 --> 00:17:53,616 - This is a human connection between you and these guys. 485 00:17:55,952 --> 00:17:58,913 [romantic music swells] 486 00:17:58,955 --> 00:18:05,837 * * 487 00:18:25,231 --> 00:18:28,109 - Hey. 488 00:18:28,151 --> 00:18:31,237 - Other Will Novak, it is time. 489 00:18:32,321 --> 00:18:34,699 - Wait-- [stammers] 490 00:18:34,741 --> 00:18:36,075 This moment. 491 00:18:36,117 --> 00:18:39,829 This moment where you connected with this group 492 00:18:39,871 --> 00:18:42,373 for the first time. - It was crazy. 493 00:18:42,415 --> 00:18:45,251 - Was it bear hugs and, like, high fives? 494 00:18:45,293 --> 00:18:47,086 - It was like mosh pit. 495 00:18:47,128 --> 00:18:50,173 [all cheering, metal music blaring] 496 00:18:57,513 --> 00:18:59,932 - Whoo! - El Bro-ito. 497 00:18:59,974 --> 00:19:02,143 - Will Novak Two! - Yeah. 498 00:19:02,185 --> 00:19:03,728 - I'm Angelo, man. 499 00:19:03,770 --> 00:19:07,148 Yeah. Welcome to my bachelor party. 500 00:19:07,190 --> 00:19:09,233 - Thanks for accidentally inviting me. 501 00:19:09,275 --> 00:19:11,486 - Dude, you're my best friend now, man. 502 00:19:11,527 --> 00:19:14,989 - Okay, yeah, sure. That's great, pal. 503 00:19:15,031 --> 00:19:16,991 - Party on, my friend. 504 00:19:17,033 --> 00:19:18,659 - And one of their buddies is passed out on the couch 505 00:19:18,701 --> 00:19:20,870 like this with an amp right next to his ear. 506 00:19:20,912 --> 00:19:25,083 I'm like this guy's gonna lose his hearing. 507 00:19:25,124 --> 00:19:26,793 I immediately go into dad mode. 508 00:19:31,714 --> 00:19:35,343 - Still, I need a more vivid picture of this. 509 00:19:35,385 --> 00:19:37,345 Are they, like, dousing you with beer? 510 00:19:37,387 --> 00:19:38,638 - Yeah, yeah. - And yeah. 511 00:19:38,679 --> 00:19:39,680 - And then here's the other thing I don't think 512 00:19:39,722 --> 00:19:41,224 I've mentioned yet. I don't drink. 513 00:19:41,265 --> 00:19:43,184 - Whoo! So this is pretty crazy. 514 00:19:43,226 --> 00:19:44,685 Here's something crazy. 515 00:19:44,727 --> 00:19:46,187 Does anyone here drink chocolate milk? 516 00:19:46,229 --> 00:19:47,563 - No. - No. 517 00:19:47,605 --> 00:19:48,439 - Okay! 518 00:19:48,481 --> 00:19:49,816 - Now I'm not against it. 519 00:19:49,857 --> 00:19:51,275 I don't care but it's just not my jam, right? 520 00:19:51,317 --> 00:19:52,443 So they're all trying to hand me beers. 521 00:19:52,485 --> 00:19:53,361 I'm like, "Oh, that's okay. That's fine. 522 00:19:53,403 --> 00:19:55,363 Do you have a Yoo-Hoo?" 523 00:19:55,405 --> 00:19:56,864 I'm a big Yoo-Hoo fan. 524 00:19:56,906 --> 00:19:58,491 - I love your impression of yourself. 525 00:19:58,533 --> 00:20:00,034 - Yeah, that's me. 526 00:20:00,076 --> 00:20:01,702 - This must be at what? 3:00 in the morning? 527 00:20:01,744 --> 00:20:03,162 - Yeah, and we party till the sun comes up, 528 00:20:03,204 --> 00:20:04,539 and, you know, they had already been there for a day 529 00:20:04,580 --> 00:20:06,332 before I was able to get out. - Yeah. 530 00:20:06,374 --> 00:20:08,543 - So there, you know, there's beer cans everywhere. 531 00:20:08,584 --> 00:20:10,753 - Sleeping bags. - Sleeping bags. 532 00:20:10,795 --> 00:20:13,548 I'm stepping over bodies to get to where I need to go. 533 00:20:13,589 --> 00:20:15,007 And then I'm like, "Okay, guys, so like, 534 00:20:15,049 --> 00:20:16,426 which one's my room?" 535 00:20:16,467 --> 00:20:21,097 - Hey, Angelo, is there another room to sleep? 536 00:20:21,139 --> 00:20:22,390 Nope. Okay. 537 00:20:22,432 --> 00:20:23,891 - What was the smell? 538 00:20:23,933 --> 00:20:25,560 - You know, when you're--you ever been real close 539 00:20:25,601 --> 00:20:26,853 to a bag of Doritos 540 00:20:26,894 --> 00:20:30,440 and you open it, that sort of Dorito fart? 541 00:20:30,481 --> 00:20:31,733 - Yeah, yeah. - Okay, yeah. 542 00:20:31,774 --> 00:20:33,109 - That was--it was a lot of that 543 00:20:33,151 --> 00:20:35,361 and sort of carpet beer. 544 00:20:35,403 --> 00:20:37,572 - Okay. - Powder cheese, carpet beer. 545 00:20:37,613 --> 00:20:40,742 - Yes, yes, and so-- - You have a gift, 546 00:20:40,783 --> 00:20:43,411 because that is an extremely vivid description. 547 00:20:43,453 --> 00:20:45,037 And I totally get it. 548 00:20:45,079 --> 00:20:48,166 - Yeah, yeah, yeah. - I totally get what that is. 549 00:20:48,207 --> 00:20:51,085 - Ow! - Oh, jeez, sorry, sorry. 550 00:20:51,127 --> 00:20:54,505 * * 551 00:20:54,547 --> 00:20:57,592 Do you care if I'm right here? Okay. 552 00:21:01,471 --> 00:21:02,930 So we sleep, and I mean, 553 00:21:02,972 --> 00:21:04,599 we sleep till 2:00 in the afternoon the next day. 554 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:05,767 So like we've got-- it's like a clown car 555 00:21:05,808 --> 00:21:07,769 full of guys in the Maserati. 556 00:21:07,810 --> 00:21:09,854 You know, we get to the mountain. 557 00:21:09,896 --> 00:21:11,939 And the media hype is still crazy. 558 00:21:11,981 --> 00:21:14,734 The local chamber of commerce is there. 559 00:21:14,776 --> 00:21:16,944 - Yeah! 560 00:21:16,986 --> 00:21:19,614 - On behalf of all of the good people of Vermont, 561 00:21:19,655 --> 00:21:22,033 we welcome you and thank you. 562 00:21:22,075 --> 00:21:24,410 Please accept these Vermontian gifts 563 00:21:24,452 --> 00:21:27,080 as a token of our appreciation. 564 00:21:27,121 --> 00:21:29,540 Our maple syrup. - Oh, wow. 565 00:21:29,582 --> 00:21:32,085 [applause] - Yes! 566 00:21:32,126 --> 00:21:34,003 And pints of Ben and Jerry's. 567 00:21:34,045 --> 00:21:36,631 - Okay, actually, I'm lactose--that's fine. 568 00:21:36,672 --> 00:21:39,717 - And our natural forested beauty. 569 00:21:39,759 --> 00:21:42,428 You can't take those with you unless you want to. 570 00:21:42,470 --> 00:21:45,723 It's Vermont. - You are polite, yes. 571 00:21:45,765 --> 00:21:47,809 - So you and--you and Angelo are having fun with it. 572 00:21:47,850 --> 00:21:49,685 - Oh, yeah, he's loving it. He's loving it. 573 00:21:49,727 --> 00:21:52,188 - I'm so stoked that I chose to have my bachy-P 574 00:21:52,230 --> 00:21:53,773 up in this state. 575 00:21:53,815 --> 00:21:57,568 - Yeah, I was going to ask, what made you choose Vermont? 576 00:21:57,610 --> 00:21:59,946 - Me and the boys, huge maple syrup guys. 577 00:21:59,987 --> 00:22:01,948 all: Chug, chug, chug. 578 00:22:01,989 --> 00:22:04,659 - I mean, again, it made the trip cheaper 579 00:22:04,700 --> 00:22:05,910 'cause we're getting all this--all these freebies 580 00:22:05,952 --> 00:22:07,703 and it's great. - You felt like a Beatle? 581 00:22:07,745 --> 00:22:09,163 - I felt like a Beatle, like a low level-- 582 00:22:09,205 --> 00:22:10,998 - Which one? - Probably Ringo. 583 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:12,667 - Okay. But that's still Ringo. 584 00:22:12,708 --> 00:22:13,835 - Top four. He's a top-four Beatle. 585 00:22:13,876 --> 00:22:15,336 - He's a Beatle. - Yeah, yeah, yeah. 586 00:22:15,378 --> 00:22:17,004 - He's still a Beatle. - Sure, yeah. 587 00:22:17,046 --> 00:22:18,339 - You know what I love is that you're just like 588 00:22:18,381 --> 00:22:21,926 the ambassador of nothing. 589 00:22:21,968 --> 00:22:23,803 - Vermont thanks you for nothing. 590 00:22:23,845 --> 00:22:25,888 - Whoo! - You've accomplished nothing. 591 00:22:25,930 --> 00:22:27,181 - You know it. 592 00:22:27,223 --> 00:22:28,933 - You are known for nothing. 593 00:22:28,975 --> 00:22:30,268 - Always have been. 594 00:22:30,309 --> 00:22:31,728 - There is so much you haven't done. 595 00:22:31,769 --> 00:22:32,937 - Thank you. - All right. 596 00:22:32,979 --> 00:22:35,273 Drink that tree piss, Will Novak Two. 597 00:22:35,314 --> 00:22:36,733 - Yeah. - Whoo! 598 00:22:36,774 --> 00:22:38,151 - They put us up on these sort of like, you know, 599 00:22:38,192 --> 00:22:39,736 when you win the Olympics, the little podium. 600 00:22:39,777 --> 00:22:41,738 We're, like, standing on a podium. 601 00:22:44,741 --> 00:22:47,827 - I'm number one! all: Yeah! 602 00:22:47,869 --> 00:22:50,913 - I'm number two. all: Whoo! 603 00:22:50,955 --> 00:22:54,876 - I'm number right here. - Yeah, yeah, you are. 604 00:22:54,917 --> 00:22:57,378 - I'm getting married to the love of my life, 605 00:22:57,420 --> 00:22:58,921 and I couldn't be happier. 606 00:22:58,963 --> 00:23:00,131 - So we're having a bunch of fun and they're like, 607 00:23:00,173 --> 00:23:02,341 "All right, let's-- let's go to the bar." 608 00:23:02,383 --> 00:23:05,386 [hard rock music playing] 609 00:23:05,428 --> 00:23:08,848 * * 610 00:23:08,890 --> 00:23:11,934 - Ah! One more round! all: Yeah! 611 00:23:13,269 --> 00:23:16,064 [club music] 612 00:23:16,105 --> 00:23:21,444 * * 613 00:23:21,486 --> 00:23:23,154 - And then I see as Angelo kinda walks in, 614 00:23:23,196 --> 00:23:25,448 and everyone's cheering him as he comes in. 615 00:23:25,490 --> 00:23:27,366 - Yeah, of course! - Angelo! Angelo! Angelo! 616 00:23:27,408 --> 00:23:30,578 all: [chanting] Angelo, Angelo! 617 00:23:32,872 --> 00:23:34,290 - And so Angelo starts, like, dancing. 618 00:23:34,332 --> 00:23:35,750 He's in the center of the room and he starts 619 00:23:35,792 --> 00:23:38,252 unzipping his ski thingy and he strips down. 620 00:23:38,294 --> 00:23:39,796 - My body! 621 00:23:39,837 --> 00:23:41,839 - This dude's almost naked! 622 00:23:41,881 --> 00:23:43,007 - Everyone's drunk. - Yeah. 623 00:23:43,049 --> 00:23:44,342 We're knocking tables over. - Yeah. 624 00:23:44,384 --> 00:23:46,761 - So like it did get a little out of control. 625 00:23:46,803 --> 00:23:49,055 - It's a ski town. The parties get crazy. 626 00:23:49,097 --> 00:23:50,932 - Yeah, they do, but I think we were-- 627 00:23:50,973 --> 00:23:53,309 - This is what's so beautiful about what you've done 628 00:23:53,351 --> 00:23:57,605 is you brought this, like, celebratory, open-minded... 629 00:23:57,647 --> 00:23:59,857 - Yeah. - Energy to this thing. 630 00:23:59,899 --> 00:24:03,694 And Angelo, the--the groom gets to bask in all of this. 631 00:24:03,736 --> 00:24:04,946 - Yeah, yeah. 632 00:24:04,987 --> 00:24:06,280 That's what--I was happy that it really 633 00:24:06,322 --> 00:24:07,615 kind of--the spotlight was there shifted to him. 634 00:24:07,657 --> 00:24:09,033 - Yes, yes. - That's great. 635 00:24:09,075 --> 00:24:10,618 - That was great. We weren't there yet, 636 00:24:10,660 --> 00:24:12,036 but we were getting close to property damage level partying. 637 00:24:12,078 --> 00:24:13,413 - Yeah, yeah, yeah. - And so they-- 638 00:24:13,454 --> 00:24:14,664 and they politely said, "All right, that's good. 639 00:24:14,705 --> 00:24:16,582 You should go to the next bar." 640 00:24:16,624 --> 00:24:19,627 - Whoo! 641 00:24:19,669 --> 00:24:22,755 - Yeah! [all whooping] 642 00:24:22,797 --> 00:24:25,425 - Shots, shots, shots, shots. 643 00:24:25,466 --> 00:24:28,970 - No shots, shots of water. It's a one-and-one ratio. 644 00:24:29,011 --> 00:24:32,348 You're going to want--'cause you won't feel good tomorrow. 645 00:24:32,390 --> 00:24:34,183 Hydrate, hydrate, okay? You good? 646 00:24:34,225 --> 00:24:36,310 I realize it's time to wrap it up. 647 00:24:36,352 --> 00:24:37,812 So I go out to the Maserati. 648 00:24:37,854 --> 00:24:40,982 - I said I'll be back. Whoa. 649 00:24:41,023 --> 00:24:43,860 - Is that your 'Rati? - Oh, hey, Mayor, yeah. 650 00:24:43,901 --> 00:24:46,154 Just gonna warm it up for the boys. 651 00:24:46,195 --> 00:24:48,698 - Oh, I had to walk five miles to get here... 652 00:24:48,740 --> 00:24:51,200 [engine revving] In Birkenstocks. 653 00:24:51,242 --> 00:24:54,412 - Sorry, I couldn't hear you over the roar of this Maserati. 654 00:24:54,454 --> 00:24:55,830 And so, I go back inside and say, 655 00:24:55,872 --> 00:24:57,248 "Okay, the car's getting warmed up. 656 00:24:57,290 --> 00:25:00,126 It'll be ready in just a few minutes." 657 00:25:00,168 --> 00:25:01,878 And as we come out of that second bar, 658 00:25:01,919 --> 00:25:03,379 I see this drunk guy 659 00:25:03,421 --> 00:25:04,756 who's not part of our group I don't think. 660 00:25:04,797 --> 00:25:05,882 I don't really know who he was. 661 00:25:05,923 --> 00:25:07,341 - Yeah. - He was just like a blur. 662 00:25:07,383 --> 00:25:08,885 - Hey, whoa, who, whoa. 663 00:25:08,926 --> 00:25:10,928 - Hops into the Maserati, shuts the door. 664 00:25:10,970 --> 00:25:14,348 - It's Vermont. No rules, baby. 665 00:25:14,390 --> 00:25:15,600 [engine revs] 666 00:25:15,641 --> 00:25:18,561 - No, no, no. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! 667 00:25:18,603 --> 00:25:19,687 - Maserati! 668 00:25:19,729 --> 00:25:20,980 - Maserati's gone. 669 00:25:26,069 --> 00:25:27,070 - Oof! [laughs] 670 00:25:27,111 --> 00:25:29,655 Oh, nothing I can do about that. 671 00:25:29,697 --> 00:25:33,826 Better get back to my mayor duties. 672 00:25:33,868 --> 00:25:36,746 - And I did not spring for the insurance. 673 00:25:36,788 --> 00:25:39,582 - Whoa. Turn. 674 00:25:39,624 --> 00:25:40,792 - Oh, oh, oh. 675 00:25:40,833 --> 00:25:43,711 - $90,000 car is gone. 676 00:25:45,213 --> 00:25:47,298 - And you're just thinking, "Darn." 677 00:25:47,340 --> 00:25:50,676 - Yeah. So I'm just like full meltdown. 678 00:25:50,718 --> 00:25:53,596 - $90,000. 679 00:25:56,224 --> 00:25:58,851 We could've sent our daughter to the three state schools, 680 00:25:58,893 --> 00:26:01,062 or one semester at NYU. I'm ruined. 681 00:26:01,104 --> 00:26:02,397 - What do I do? What do I do? What do I do? 682 00:26:02,438 --> 00:26:03,940 Do I try to call the car rental company to explain? 683 00:26:03,981 --> 00:26:06,025 I'm so sorry, I--I don't know what to tell you. I-- 684 00:26:06,067 --> 00:26:08,027 And then eventually, like 20 minutes later, 685 00:26:08,069 --> 00:26:10,863 J-turns back into the parking lot. 686 00:26:10,905 --> 00:26:12,615 Like, skids out-- - The Maserati. 687 00:26:12,657 --> 00:26:15,993 - The Maserati's there. Perfect condition. 688 00:26:16,035 --> 00:26:17,078 - Oh, thank God. 689 00:26:17,120 --> 00:26:19,664 - Told you. It's Vermont. 690 00:26:21,416 --> 00:26:23,084 [throwing up] 691 00:26:24,460 --> 00:26:27,004 - That is a full Ferris Bueller parking attendant moment. 692 00:26:27,046 --> 00:26:28,005 - I mean, yeah. - Yes, yes. 693 00:26:28,047 --> 00:26:29,257 Exactly. - Oh, my gosh. 694 00:26:29,298 --> 00:26:32,218 - And I just-- the, like, level of relief. 695 00:26:32,260 --> 00:26:33,845 - Okay. Yeah. 696 00:26:33,886 --> 00:26:36,055 - Eventually, we're like, wow, this is, you know, a great day. 697 00:26:36,097 --> 00:26:39,767 And--and so we all just sort of hug and say one last goodbye. 698 00:26:39,809 --> 00:26:41,894 - But--but how are you feeling about all this? 699 00:26:41,936 --> 00:26:43,813 Was it still like, "Wow, that was..." 700 00:26:43,855 --> 00:26:45,273 - It was sort of bittersweet. It was like--but it was. 701 00:26:45,314 --> 00:26:47,900 It was super fun. They were such nice guys. 702 00:26:50,445 --> 00:26:53,906 narrator: And this was, you know, a great day. 703 00:26:53,948 --> 00:26:55,825 In fact, a great weekend. 704 00:26:55,867 --> 00:26:58,453 - Bring it in here! 705 00:26:58,494 --> 00:27:00,538 - Thanks, man. Oh, hey. 706 00:27:00,580 --> 00:27:02,081 narrator: But unfortunately, 707 00:27:02,123 --> 00:27:04,917 all great weekends must come to an end. 708 00:27:04,959 --> 00:27:07,045 - Hey, come on, man. What are we doing here? 709 00:27:07,086 --> 00:27:09,797 - Bye, my bro. - Yep, see you. 710 00:27:09,839 --> 00:27:14,218 - Dude, for real, man. Love you, dude. 711 00:27:14,260 --> 00:27:16,888 - She's a lucky lady. 712 00:27:16,929 --> 00:27:19,891 All right. I guess that's it. 713 00:27:19,932 --> 00:27:22,518 narrator: And so Will Novak, 714 00:27:22,560 --> 00:27:24,353 the one from Phoenix, 715 00:27:24,395 --> 00:27:27,023 returned to Mesa, Arizona, 716 00:27:27,065 --> 00:27:29,108 but he was never the same. 717 00:27:29,150 --> 00:27:31,444 The new Will had a deeper connection 718 00:27:31,486 --> 00:27:33,154 to his fellow man 719 00:27:33,196 --> 00:27:36,282 forged in the mosh pits, bars, 720 00:27:36,324 --> 00:27:39,619 and Maseratis of northern Vermont. 721 00:27:39,660 --> 00:27:41,120 But most of all, 722 00:27:41,162 --> 00:27:44,457 Will now had gratitude for life, 723 00:27:44,499 --> 00:27:46,167 for adventures, 724 00:27:46,209 --> 00:27:49,379 and for his boring job in city government. 725 00:27:49,420 --> 00:27:52,840 [sentimental music] 726 00:27:52,882 --> 00:27:55,051 - Hey, thank you. 727 00:27:57,261 --> 00:27:59,263 narrator: So there you have it. 728 00:27:59,305 --> 00:28:02,683 As for me, I guess I'll take the rest of the afternoon off. 729 00:28:02,725 --> 00:28:04,685 - Thanks, Mr. Narrator. 730 00:28:04,727 --> 00:28:08,022 - No, thank you, Will Novak. 731 00:28:11,067 --> 00:28:14,070 - Did you get a sense that this was the end 732 00:28:14,112 --> 00:28:15,863 of--of all this or that 733 00:28:15,905 --> 00:28:17,990 you had made some friends for the rest of your life? 734 00:28:18,032 --> 00:28:19,409 - I think, yeah, in a way I made friends 735 00:28:19,450 --> 00:28:20,952 and we all connected. We still stay in touch. 736 00:28:20,993 --> 00:28:22,328 I still follow them on Instagram. 737 00:28:22,370 --> 00:28:23,538 I saw when Angelo's baby was born. 738 00:28:23,579 --> 00:28:25,498 She's adorable. - Aww. 739 00:28:25,540 --> 00:28:29,585 - Yeah, I think most people would have ignored the email, 740 00:28:29,627 --> 00:28:31,045 or they say no to things, right? 741 00:28:31,087 --> 00:28:32,922 'Cause I'm busy, I've got to do whatever I've got to do. 742 00:28:32,964 --> 00:28:34,257 - Yeah. - I've got life. 743 00:28:34,298 --> 00:28:36,634 And I think if you say yes to adventure, 744 00:28:36,676 --> 00:28:37,719 I think people like that. 745 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:40,179 - So ultimately, would you say 746 00:28:40,221 --> 00:28:43,474 that the moral of the story is basically say yes? 747 00:28:43,516 --> 00:28:44,767 - Yeah, say yes. Be open. 748 00:28:44,809 --> 00:28:46,102 What's the worst that could happen? 749 00:28:46,144 --> 00:28:48,938 - Yeah, seize the day. - Seize the day, you know. 750 00:28:48,980 --> 00:28:51,023 A stranger is just a best friend you haven't met yet. 751 00:28:51,065 --> 00:28:54,569 - Well, that was an incredible story. 752 00:28:54,610 --> 00:28:55,945 - Well done, sir. 753 00:28:55,987 --> 00:28:58,906 [club music] 754 00:28:58,948 --> 00:29:00,324 * * 755 00:29:00,366 --> 00:29:03,202 - A Phoenix man is getting worldwide attention, 756 00:29:03,244 --> 00:29:05,997 all because of a typo and an accidental email 757 00:29:06,038 --> 00:29:07,874 that invited him to a bachelor party 758 00:29:07,915 --> 00:29:09,417 all the way up in Vermont. 759 00:29:09,459 --> 00:29:11,961 35-year-old Will Novak got invited to 760 00:29:12,003 --> 00:29:13,963 a guy named Angelo's bachelor party 761 00:29:14,005 --> 00:29:17,008 at a Vermont ski resort, and he decided to go. 762 00:29:17,050 --> 00:29:19,927 - * To the high, to the high To the high, to the high * 763 00:29:19,969 --> 00:29:22,346 * We gon' take it to the high * 764 00:29:22,388 --> 00:29:24,057 - I don't know how well the audio is going to work, 765 00:29:24,098 --> 00:29:26,309 but I'm in the bathroom of the airplane. 766 00:29:26,350 --> 00:29:30,980 There's people on the airplane that think I'm Shaun White, 767 00:29:31,022 --> 00:29:32,774 the snowboarder, because I have red hair 768 00:29:32,815 --> 00:29:34,233 and I'm flying to the northeast 769 00:29:34,275 --> 00:29:36,194 and I'm in this red, white, and blue get up. 770 00:29:36,235 --> 00:29:38,237 - * Take it to the high * 771 00:29:38,279 --> 00:29:39,989 * To the high, to the high, to the high * 772 00:29:40,031 --> 00:29:42,325 - Okay, so I'm driving. So this is dicey. 773 00:29:42,366 --> 00:29:45,828 But if someone can Google how to turn off 774 00:29:45,870 --> 00:29:49,624 the heated seats in a Maserati, my ass and back are on fire. 775 00:29:49,665 --> 00:29:51,918 Thank you. 776 00:29:51,959 --> 00:29:54,003 It's 2:00 in the morning. 777 00:29:54,045 --> 00:29:57,173 I'm about five minutes from the destination. 778 00:29:57,215 --> 00:29:59,509 I have zero cell phone service 779 00:29:59,550 --> 00:30:02,303 and the GPS wants me to go across this bridge. 780 00:30:04,222 --> 00:30:08,059 I can't reroute on the GPS because I have no service. 781 00:30:08,101 --> 00:30:10,478 I have no--I didn't pack a map. 782 00:30:10,520 --> 00:30:12,897 I was trusting the GPS, and that was stupid. 783 00:30:12,939 --> 00:30:14,941 I can't call the guys because, remember, 784 00:30:14,982 --> 00:30:16,943 no cell phone service. 785 00:30:16,984 --> 00:30:19,028 I'm not sure what to do. 786 00:30:20,530 --> 00:30:22,990 Good news, even though the bridge was out, 787 00:30:23,032 --> 00:30:24,867 just down this piece, there was a dead deer 788 00:30:24,909 --> 00:30:27,954 and there were four cop cars investigating the dead deer. 789 00:30:27,995 --> 00:30:30,415 The cops gave me directions. 790 00:30:30,456 --> 00:30:32,959 The deer, sadly, is dead. 791 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:35,962 [bright upbeat music] 792 00:30:36,003 --> 00:30:43,136 * *