Frank The Tank
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00:27All right, well, of course you know this guy.
00:30This guy doesn't need an introduction.
00:32We're talking Jersey Jerry.
00:33Used to be my neighbor, but now he's been in Chicago almost two years now.
00:37Two years, Frank.
00:37And now he's, well, speaking of neighbor, you're trying to become a neighbor.
00:42And Mr. Jerry is trying to be the next Mr. Rogers here.
00:46Well, let's go for a walk.
00:49Let's do it, Frank.
00:49I'm excited.
00:50Frank.
00:51Frank.
00:52Frank.
00:54Frank Waltz.
00:56Frank Waltz.
00:57It's time for Frank Waltz.
01:00So, how have things been going in Chicago lately?
01:03Good, good.
01:04Can't complain.
01:05Got a house here in the burbs.
01:08Traffic, Frank, is an hour and a half some days.
01:11Every day I see this is traffic in Chicago.
01:13What is going on here?
01:14It's construction, Frank.
01:15I mean, it's construction.
01:18Roads aren't broken until they break it.
01:21I know, I know.
01:22But they've been working on construction for like 10 years now.
01:25They say the parkway is like two lanes.
01:28That's it.
01:29Two lanes.
01:30I mean, why are we doing this?
01:32It doesn't make sense to me.
01:34You know, you see, this is why we need someone to look at the budget.
01:38Because, you know, what it is, is they're afraid that if they didn't make the roads there,
01:45they don't have the budget anymore, and the politicians couldn't skim off the top.
01:48What about transit?
01:49How's transit going?
01:50Oh, it's terrible.
01:51Worse?
01:52Oh, I'm starting to go to Wattissing Avenue now.
01:55Okay.
01:56Is that Bloomfield?
01:56Is that Bloomfield?
01:57Yeah.
01:57Yeah.
01:58I'm actually walking home from Wattissing half the time.
02:00How far is the walk?
02:0145 minutes.
02:02Wow, it's a good walk.
02:03Yes, it is.
02:04Nice little walk.
02:05Have you been to Calabria's?
02:07I don't go as much as I should.
02:09I like to get to Calabria's more.
02:11I miss it.
02:11And it's just, I can't eat a whole pizza on my own.
02:16That's good.
02:17I mean.
02:18That's good.
02:18You change.
02:19You're walking so much.
02:19Yeah.
02:20You lost on a weight.
02:21You look good.
02:21I'd love to go to Calabria's, but I need someone to go with me so I don't eat the whole pie.
02:26I know.
02:27I don't want to be sitting there at the end of the day going, I can't believe I ate the whole thing.
02:31Winnie, I'm going back tomorrow for a couple days to see my mom and sister.
02:37Are you going to be back tomorrow?
02:38No, you'll be back.
02:39I'm going back Friday.
02:40I'll be there Friday, Saturday.
02:42So maybe we'll go to Calabria's and share pizza.
02:44All right.
02:45That sounds good.
02:45Saturday might be good.
02:47Friday night, I'm going to the devil game.
02:49They're up 2-0 in series, right?
02:53No?
02:53Are they down 2-0?
02:55They're getting fucking just obliterated.
02:59Everyone's injured.
03:01I mean, they're dead on arrival.
03:04It's Juan Soto season, though, so it doesn't matter.
03:07That's it.
03:07Forget about the devils.
03:08Juan Soto.
03:08Juan Soto is not exactly killing it right now, but I think it's helped Lindor.
03:16I mean, Lindor and Alonso are both, like, just monster years.
03:22Mets are off to a great start.
03:24Yep.
03:25But they're winning, and he's not playing good, Soto.
03:27Yeah.
03:28I think that is a good sign.
03:30Yeah.
03:30Of course, your big fandom goes with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
03:35Yes.
03:36And it looks like they're being held hostage.
03:38They are, by Rodgers.
03:40I mean, what's going on with Aaron Rodgers?
03:42I don't know.
03:42He doesn't make up his mind, Frank.
03:45Do you want to just say, fuck him, let's find a quarterback?
03:48Listen.
03:49Right now, Skylar Thompson's your quarterback.
03:52And let me tell you about Skylar Thompson.
03:54Yeah, I know.
03:54If Skylar Thompson's your quarterback, you're going to be wanting to say, I'm going to be
04:00hanging.
04:02That's what Skylar Thompson does for you.
04:04I know.
04:04Well, listen.
04:05This is where I'm at, Frank.
04:06Like, I don't want Rodgers, but I think he gives us the best chance to win a playoff game.
04:17So, like, I'm mixed, you know?
04:19If it was up to me, though, I'd probably just tank the year.
04:22I'd tank the year, try to get a quarterback next year.
04:24But the problem is, Mike Tomlin doesn't know how to tank.
04:28No, they don't.
04:29It's tank proof.
04:31They just don't lose.
04:33They just go 9-8, go to the playoffs, and they lose there.
04:37Do you know what I call that?
04:38NFL purgatory.
04:39NFL hell.
04:41Well, that's where they've been since Roethlisberger.
04:43I mean, Kenny Pickett ended up being Kenny picked off.
04:49Yeah, he was not good in Pittsburgh.
04:51That was bad.
04:52Mason Rudolph is back, though.
04:54But he's not, like, he's good, but he's not, like.
04:56You know who he is, don't you?
04:58Who?
04:58Mason Rudolph.
05:00What?
05:00Rudolph the backup for QB.
05:04Yeah, that's true.
05:04Couldn't win a big game.
05:07That's true.
05:08And if he was your starter, you're certainly gonna suck.
05:14It's true, Frank.
05:16You know, but I will say, Frank, as I get older, the years go by,
05:21the losses, they hurt a little bit less.
05:25I don't know.
05:27Well.
05:28They still hurt.
05:29They still hurt bad.
05:30It could be worse.
05:31It could be a Dolphin fan.
05:32Right now, I just want to see it burn.
05:35I want to see it.
05:36I want to see the whole thing burn.
05:39It looks like I think the Dolphins have sufficiently screwed everything up so badly
05:44that if they win more than five games next year, it'll be a shocker.
05:48Yeah.
05:49Well, good news is they have first-round draft picks now.
05:52Remember when they didn't have first-round draft picks for 10 years, like you said?
05:55Yeah, well, Chris Greer will find a way to screw it up.
05:58He will.
05:59He's bad, Frank.
06:00I mean, what's great about Chris Greer is he takes everything so seriously.
06:07You heard about offensive line.
06:11I'm not worried about offensive line.
06:13And then this week, last week, the questions are like hounding him.
06:18Everything is like falling apart.
06:19He's had a terrible offseason.
06:20He goes, you know what?
06:23You guys think you want to win?
06:24I want to win just so I can shut you guys up and get you off my back.
06:27Yeah.
06:28If I was the owner of the team after that, I'd fire him right then.
06:34They should get rid of him.
06:35I mean, he has to – I mean, it's the point now where if he doesn't get fired after next year,
06:41then we know it's like –
06:42Oh, yeah.
06:43He knows some deep –
06:44Yeah, he's got –
06:45It's blackmail.
06:45Yeah, he knows something.
06:47I got a question for you, Frank.
06:49Like, obviously, you're a big star at Barstool, even before the Frank Walks.
06:56But have the Frank Walks, like, have they – because they get a lot of views.
07:02They're good.
07:03I watch them.
07:05Have they, like, catapulted you to a different level?
07:07Like, way more people notice you now.
07:10Yeah.
07:10I know they always notice you and ask for pictures and stuff.
07:13But since the Walks, I could see people just –
07:16I went to the doctor the other day, and, like, the receptionist says,
07:19Oh, dude, I saw your Walk with Dallas Strawberry.
07:21That was great.
07:22It's like everywhere I go now.
07:25That's good.
07:25That's good.
07:26Yeah, the Strawberry Walk was great.
07:28Now, of course, you have a lot in common with Dallas Strawberry.
07:32You've had your issues.
07:33Yep, yep, yep.
07:34Now, how are things going with sobriety?
07:38Good.
07:39I'm – God willing, July I'll have – July 4th, I'll have 10 years.
07:45I still go to –
07:45Big year.
07:46Yeah, big decade.
07:47So, I still go to meetings.
07:49I go to meetings, like, once a week, you know, whether virtual.
07:53I've been to a couple meetings out here.
07:54I found a couple meetings out here in Chicago that I go to.
07:58It's been good, Frank.
07:59It's been good.
08:00I'm still hooked up with the Diamond Recovery.
08:04Started in Georgia.
08:05I have a couple different facilities now.
08:07And we got Florida.
08:09We have California.
08:10So, that – it's, like, not really – it's, like, I don't know.
08:14So, I like being a part of that because it just keeps me grounded, you know?
08:19Yeah.
08:19It keeps me –
08:20And it also helps you help the new guy, the next guy up.
08:22Exactly.
08:23Exactly.
08:23That's a big part of this.
08:25Yeah.
08:26And Strawberry's story is incredible.
08:28Yeah.
08:29Incredible story.
08:30Because he's a preacher now, right?
08:31Yes, he is.
08:32He has his own church out there.
08:33And he's actually a travel preacher, but he's based out of St. Louis.
08:39Yep, yep.
08:40His wife, who we met, actually, in recovery.
08:43I mean, it's, like, the two of them are just great and a great person, and they're doing
08:47a lot of good work.
08:48Yeah.
08:48Now, I see that you're trying to launch a kid's show.
08:52Yes, yes.
08:54So, I had the idea, Frank, like, last year, a little over a year ago, I had the idea.
09:01Then I was like, nah, you know, I don't know.
09:03And then, a couple months ago, I was like, fuck it.
09:08Why not just give it a try?
09:10See what happens.
09:11You know, I have a kid, and he watches all these shows, and a lot of my friends have kids
09:16now, and I just figured, fuck it.
09:19Let me give it a try, and if it works, great.
09:22It's awesome, you know?
09:23And if it doesn't work, on to the next thing, you know?
09:26I mean, it's like starting the Barstool audience young.
09:30Yeah, well, the thing is this, is, like, a lot of stoolies have kids now, you know?
09:35Like, years ago, it was this really young community and whatnot, and, you know, time
09:41doesn't stop, and people get older, people have kids, people have families, and you never
09:45know, it could be a hit, but it also could be a bust, you don't know.
09:49You know, you miss 100% of the shots, you don't take.
09:54Exactly, Frank, exactly.
09:55I mean, you can't just sit and just not do things, and if you, eventually, you'll hit
10:01something, and it will be big.
10:02For sure.
10:03And I'm really hoping that the kids show, like, takes off.
10:07I think that's...
10:08Yeah, well, it's like G-rated.
10:10There's no, like, bullshit, you know?
10:13There's no, like, sexual jokes, any of that stuff.
10:17It's all, like, rated G, for kids, and you never know.
10:21Barstool, it could be a hit, Frank, and then Barstool's next thing is, like, a different
10:26entity of Barstool.
10:27It's like Stepstool, or something like that.
10:29You never know.
10:31So, we'll see what happens.
10:32High chair.
10:33High chair.
10:34There you go.
10:35High chair sports.
10:36That's what it could have won.
10:36High chair sports.
10:37There you go.
10:38Me and Quig's been working on it for a couple months now.
10:41We got a bunch of episodes banked.
10:44Got some, hopefully, NBA playoff streams.
10:47We'll see towards the end.
10:48See how that goes.
10:49Draft.
10:49We got the draft.
10:50Oh.
10:51So, that'll be fun.
10:52You know?
10:53Just trying to...
10:53Yep, I'll be...
10:55I know.
10:56I know.
10:57We got to do a little gig there.
10:59That'll be fun, but yeah.
11:00Summer's here.
11:01Excited.
11:02Yes.
11:02Yeah.
11:03I think we're past all the cold weather.
11:05I think so, too.
11:07How's the place in Jersey?
11:09It's going well.
11:09Elevated so broken or no?
11:10No, those are...
11:11It works, usually.
11:13Good.
11:13Good.
11:14You got to use the rooftop more.
11:16The deck.
11:16Eh, I just don't...
11:17You don't like it?
11:19If I add people over, I might do it, but no one wants to come out to Belleville.
11:23Yeah.
11:24How's the town?
11:25It's going well.
11:26Is it okay?
11:26Yeah.
11:27I miss it sometimes, you know?
11:30I miss the pizza.
11:31I miss the, like...
11:32I don't know.
11:33Like, I don't like Chicago pizza, Frank.
11:35Uh...
11:36I don't think it's good.
11:37And people...
11:40You're not just talking about that...
11:41That terrible, uh...
11:44Deep dish.
11:44Deep dish.
11:45No, no.
11:45The tavern style, I don't like either.
11:48I don't know.
11:49Well...
11:50The one thing about Chicago is that they do have a lot of hot dog places.
11:54Yeah, they do.
11:55What's your favorite here?
11:56Uh, Gene and Jude's.
11:57So good, right?
11:58Yes.
11:59I like...
11:59Home Run?
12:00Oh, Grand Slam.
12:01Grand Slam.
12:01Woo!
12:02Sheesh.
12:03Yeah, they have a couple good, uh...
12:05They have a couple good places out here for sure.
12:07Jersey has a lot too, though, Frank.
12:08Yep.
12:10Rucks Hut?
12:10Yeah, of course.
12:11The best.
12:13I love Rucks Hut.
12:13Where is that?
12:14Is that in Clifton?
12:15Clifton, yes.
12:16It is?
12:17Yeah, Clifton's cool.
12:18I used to work in Clifton, um...
12:21For PSE&G.
12:22The utility company.
12:24Oh, PSE&G.
12:26Do they hammer you?
12:27They always hammer me.
12:28I know, I know.
12:29They keep raising the rates.
12:31I know.
12:31It doesn't stop.
12:33It never stops.
12:34Never stops.
12:35Never, never stops.
12:37Have you been to some Mets games?
12:38Uh, yeah, I've been to two already this year.
12:40Nice.
12:40Which ones?
12:41Uh, I went to opening day and I went to the one Saturday.
12:43Mm.
12:44Nice.
12:45It's fun.
12:46But they're playing well and I think that's good.
12:47They are.
12:48They're playing good.
12:49And wait, fucking when Soto gets hot.
12:51Yeah.
12:52That's...
12:53Was it World Series or bust?
12:55Uh, it's...
12:57It's close to that.
12:58Yeah?
12:59It's just the Dodgers are going to be tough to deal with.
13:02They just, they just hit the ball so well.
13:04They're so good.
13:05They're so good.
13:06So good.
13:08All right, well, thanks for joining us.
13:10Yeah, thank you, Frank.
13:11And, uh, we've got to do this again sometime.
13:13Yeah, for sure.
13:14Thanks so much.
13:14And, uh, good luck with Mr. Jerry.
13:16I think that show's going to be a hit.
13:17I hope so, Frank.
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