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GLC: American Chaos, Poo Bags & Robbie Williams
Ep. 13
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Strap in as the boys revisit:
- šĀ Tour bus poo-bag etiquetteĀ (āfeel the weight, boys!ā)
- šĀ Bouncy castle death traps at Exeter Uni
- š§¼Ā Towel-obsessed tour managers
- šŗšøĀ Getting stoned before US visa interviews
- āļøĀ New York madness at the Roger Smith Hotel
- š„Ā Los Angeles apartments, dressing gowns & room-service marathons
- š¤Ā Robbie Williams asking to join GLC (denied)
- šĀ Chicago meat feasts + Mikeās teeth falling out mid-steak
- š¤Ā Meeting Cliff from the Flaming Lips
- šøĀ Ash turning up at gigs and loving the carnage
- š„µĀ Discovering that human beings actually need water
- šŗĀ A Riverdance lad trying (and failing) to impress in a dive bar
- š¤£Ā Adamās poo-vomit ritual explained (sadly)
Plus: Willie Nelson / Willie Thorne confusion, American salad buffets from hell, and Misty believing for 18 straight months that a mysterious bearded man wanted to interview him.
If youāve ever thought, āWhat was it REALLY like when GLC cracked America?ā ā this is the episode. Spoiler: America wasnāt ready.
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