Joe Rogan Experience #1460 — Donnell Rawlings Transcript

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0:00 One. Donnell! I'm not worried. to social distancing. possibly protecting myself your immune system first of all can i tell you something yo bro you look good you look like you Right. Right. Like everybody is like so afraid COVID to COVID to COVID. All right. He was like, specifically the COVID virus? Nature is beautiful and terrifying. different flus,

4:11 This is, they call it SARS-2 or COVID-19. It's not ignorance. is the specific reason why they're enforcing wearing masks or whatever yes and i don't know It's not like they're just flying around. guesswork. They're learning How many people died? I just, it's just interesting, man, because you like, everybody, all you hear people say is like, I can't wait for it to get back to normal again.

6:31 It'll never be like. Yo, son, you know you can't bring that name up around me, son. What he posted. Well, he can get away with it somehow. And Spanish flu. what about that's the one you know I don't know that Charlemagne I know that Maybe it wasn't his. Someone posted—maybe he did it on Twitter. Joe, if Corona don't test anything, yo, if Corona don't test anything, it's going to test the love that you have for the person that you're supposed to love.

8:52 You made a mistake, but you start and I hope this is not the case with people you start weighing it Right. And this is where, Like, I agree with you. Somebody please help me. it's going to increase awareness on so many fucking levels. They said obesity was the number one factor But this is what they don't mention when they say these numbers. probably, it's,

11:24 Just letting them know as a fact. He sounded like Biggie Smalls. All of it's relevant. You know what you're doing, though. My lessons are like Fram oil filters. You know what I'm saying? It's a trap. It's sugar You have thyme. You have rosemary I know my spices. They're going to come here. And I want to know, and that's another thing that's a drawback of this whole process.

14:41 as part of your insurance? accessible to everybody. It should be free. People get rich? Change. You got to believe that he had to be part of the narrative of this curse. Just exercise. Let me get the extra sweet tea. You know how many people out there in wheelchairs? is stupid you know uh you just gave me a thought and the reason why sometimes I interrupt

17:59 nasty to me, son. and I interesting guy I was like this Please don't. Joe, they fucking hated me, Joe. I don't give a fuck. It doesn't exist. And this was before COVID-19, when we would embrace, Pause. Coming from a motherfucker that's 1,200 plus. Ride or die. 2,782. Just straight cringe. they had. They'd be like, I almost Joe, Joe, Joe. and I may be wrong, you had to

22:16 wanted to do stand up and i was free okay so you had see you had a'm not a... I don't buy a lot of shit. I don't go crazy. Yeah, but it reinforced it. Because I've talked to you about the podcast. You're you, right? about this. Donnell, if you could just lay did. Yeah. And this was like... I don't know if this was considered the birth because this wasn't the technology, the whole thing.

24:30 Like, this is 2007, so it wasn't as sophisticated back then. It wasn't near the bandwidth that you got now and all this was like these big fat fucking You don't want them to say, don't want you to say this. at these wild creative people and go, The commercials have to come in seven minutes. And you're like, what the fuck is this? But I do need the money.

26:33 You get to respect the wild creative people it doesn't always work out like sometimes You can't, no one would ever let you do it that way thousand downloads right that's when uh advertisers become interested in you because that's legitimate Let's do some fucking business. Because I'm going to tell you, and I agree with what you said, and I wasn't concerned.

28:30 to it. So if you do it every week, once a week, think you inspire me you was talking shit to me and I was trying to motivate scared, son. I know, but look, it worked. and just speaking of that for y'all punk motherfuckers now hold on And the other side says, not today, Corona. And, yo, I've been feeling it, right? Sunroof. And I was like, oh, shit, what can I do, right?

30:47 But the thing I like about me having that hair, it smells like him. of a kind this is a specific to me it's the donna rawlings show okay now i don't know if you're Okay. You know the Royal Pine air freshener, right? Yeah, those little trees. Right, I get you. with Snoop Dogg or any of the hip-hop dudes, right? Oh, my God. It is hilarious, though. Check it out. And one of my

33:11 See, that's another thing. Yes, sir. brisk wind hit your arms and ankles capture the energy of a good lotion What is that? Lavender. This is where, because I have a really professional person that does these candles, right? this is what I heard first. No cruelty. You fucking pop-up ads, you son Bullnuts, yeah. Yeah. truffles. Only a sperm whale makes the compound responsible for ambergris allure.

37:08 Squid is the main diet of sperm whales, but the beaks can't be digested. But the thing is, it's some quality shit in there, Joe. you're like, I'm good. Nashville, New Orleans. Yeah, I've been there. It was like a couple of weekends whatever, it was accelerating. Bow, bow, bow. nobody wants to just see money going out and no money coming in. You can wait for it's over and then like start now or you can start now and the only reason I'm saying like did the candle

40:33 to really engage it. But I was a road rat. You imagine how terrifying that would be? I do all the clubs. like, You're angry at something, when it's time, And pretty much everybody agrees. like oh I got to get out because the time I was like okay I got to do three And not because I'm a neglectful dad or anything, I've been thinking a lot about that, about almost like doing like an L.A. residency.

44:10 this is new. We just assume that the way it is now is the way it's going to stay. And a lot of that shit is going to die. good about going through something is that you're forced to realize that something can people have different strategies they have to deal with their public and their healthcare. It's not a good thing. that would know more than 10 viruses.

46:25 It sounds good because I'm repeating shit. For some people. Do you think, and I've heard that, well, you think it'll be flattening more when it starts getting really, really hot? That's why you hear somebody have a cold in the summer. and then people are going to relax and then there's going to be a second wave. A person close to mine that works in my camp

48:06 I was all fucked up, right? Michael, Michael motherfucking. and the weird thing about yo Joe I posted something you can just automatically Three years. And Michael Yo said, nigga, I almost died, right? See, like, Michael, your name should have been Preston or something like that, right? To my point, as much as we want to consider it, that's all we hear, the death of it.

50:47 100%. You getting in touch with your black side or your Asian side? Yeah, it's not like, It's true. When did you get tested? 92-ish, and I was so terrified. Right. Right. define viral load so it depends like someone who works as a nurse in an er who deals with a lot of And one of my friends was like, I need a mask. In L.A., you have to wear those when you're out.

55:06 You have to do it. It's a weird precedent to set. If they weren't Asian. but you're right that has to make people. Dude, if you work in a liquor store liquor store, or a pistol back there. I don't give a fuck, got a shotgun or a pistol back there. told to empty out the cash register. And I could tell the Mexican guy was looking at the black guy. Then I was like, Rona out there, motherfucker.

57:39 But that guy, this motherfucker worked for 7-Eleven, Joe. He was fighting for this shit. You're just getting paid $5 an hour anyway. They're trying to make it $15. for $11 or $12 an hour. Them dudes will fight mask free. that you're in there the counter's gotta go It was one fucking dude. A lot of people, they catch people slipping I used to live in Brooklyn and I used to live in this area called Fort Greene Clinton Hills

1:00:14 because my hood sensors were down. I was like, I don't travel like that. I don't get down still going to go to the weed spot because I still had a couple bucks in my pocket, right? a gun out and have that advantage and think I'm going to disarm them because I know I'm thinking probably what you're thinking. I'm gonna disarm him. You have a real distorted idea of how quickly you can move through space.

1:01:58 It's just, yeah, you're right. It is. The other side and places that we talk about this for, the other side were places where it's legal. just for like if you i know if you're a business you carry a certain amount of money you can get That's an equalizer. He was not only our driver, That's the funniest shit ever. He was a marketing, if you think about it,

1:04:08 Look at you went too fucking hard. Carl fucking... And eventually he lost by trying to win so hard. Well, he was just great. I don't think he had as much obsession with her as he had obsession with fame and people talking about him. Saving them. few of them maybe that are if there's a worry about extinction a few of them But that shit was funny. And they're both saying they're straight.

1:06:44 I understand that. This is what I heard on some outlets, in certain I'm gonna say what streets that this is what I'm saying I understand that this is what I heard on some outlets right that you can suck a dick twice a boy or a girl you go back and forth from being a boy and a girl yeah and it's like any party you go to you win you know it's like never sausage party not to me chicks you always fucking win

1:08:05 Exactly. if you want to follow the old school they don't nobody wants to follow it to the it's too crazy Like the model-looking dude, right? Yeah, all of them would have beat the shit out of him. A tattooed motherfucker with your name tattooed above his dick. But I feel like it almost doesn't seem real. No, they look like they're doing the tattoo. What does it say?

1:10:31 He can still see the actual. didn't like the way that tattoo was tatted well didn't I that's why I got That's true, too. meth. Have you ever seen the photograph of And you could see these, Bro. That looked like one of them Can you imagine a guy slap-sticking one of those fucking hard-ass pucks? It's like one of those outdoor ranges. It's bonkers how far that thing flies.

1:13:30 Dude, it's the craziest shit I've ever seen in my life. You know, on TV, there's a lot of things like that. And then, you know, I'm black. You're like, oh, Jesus. Can you do that too? I know. There's some videos of dudes getting flatlined, though. counter right hand. A dude swung I couldn't even imagine having that. What I'm saying, he doesn't run up to it, but he picks his leg up. It's a weird watch his move see that

1:16:13 105, yeah. How many times can they throw that fast? It's interesting, like the mechanics of when you watch a real amazing pitcher. It was, like, within the last 10 years. Yeah, that's right. Damn. Curled fucking basket. Or 90s. No, that's the Randy Johnson one. He was that big? had one shot of 50 cent throwing the pitch out, and he one of the freakiest athletes

1:19:39 That was just two sports, right? There's certain dudes that just have the perfect build, the perfect genetics, and then work ethic. Strikeforce when he was in his late looked like a 30-year-old perfect specimen of an athlete. What is his age there? What does it say? Like he'd done martial arts before. Yeah, that's crazy. wouldn't say he looked like the best in the world right but he was professional and he even went to

1:22:36 training world-class fighters forever. Come on, man. Who the fuck looks Every fight was like a man versus boys. I know, like a lot of shit. I mostly read articles, but I get my books. I was like, this is right up his sperm whales. super value to us. How long, but that's How long do you think an oyster If they're about to be pearled up? No, I was closest.

1:25:01 It says an oyster is 20 years in captivity. I think octopus is less than 10 years. Is a crustacean the same as a mollusk? Crab crustacean? That's the only time I use I was going to say cephalopod. Yeah, we have. They do grow their limbs back. And when dick is also his limbs. That's like the little mermaid lives in there. So that the female doesn't eat it

1:27:43 Dude it's the craziest shit ever. They stuff them into holes in the reef and just peck away at them for days. If they sent one of those probes, those like Mars probes, to another planet, She's killing him right now. They taste good, too. I don't think squid are that smart. What is the other one that does? It's not quite an octopus, but it looks a lot like them.

1:29:39 Dude, these things just do cuttlefish camouflage. They're freaky, man. They eat cuttlefish. You know, the one that's like. Tastes just like squid, she says. could do in your life the act of reproduction oh my like, oh. The next thing you know, nine months later, you're responsible for something. Your body's program for that. you see that it's like a program that runs in the brain

1:32:38 You know what I'm saying? I'm telling you, I don't know. And we should just use this time to make a better situation for ourselves. That's the real problem, being able to put food on the table, trying to be as aggressive out of that money that they deemed for small business loans. All of them. But it feels like if they ease it up, that's going to be more for, like you say, people that work.

1:35:24 It was just a job. Now it's a job that could kill you like what like it doesn't even pay that Watch, that's going to probably happen. of cases. And you could say, well, yeah, but those people, they're going to, it's going It is an epic epicenter. They are, but there's also people that are getting too much of a kick out of telling people what to do.

1:37:54 somebody's gonna try to push it so i can kind of understand too i get it too like fucking nobody We're going to get so weird with each other I mean if you wanted a formula right if you were to the future of machines So now they can't even see each other's facial expressions. Imagine the people that are- And then when people have more confidence, some people are going to push it.

1:39:43 A meet and greet? That part of America. I'm joking. they'll blame it on me. There was no law yet. Really? they rushed to judgment I think and is produced It's a service. Like I say, people are getting somewhat a little bit of voter confidence when you know that you could get results rapid. That's not what they think. And it came from the very area?

1:42:39 which is this weird fucking armadillo looking creature. But then they thought it was a lady who was patient zero it says that the U.S. officials are now looking into that unverified theory Like to see Times Square with nobody? There's like a couple people in the background. You know know I hope we're not going to go on a roll we'll be good he did it way

1:45:02 or a story And I think if you look at a lot of the problems that we have in our culture are from poor decision making and where people choose comfort over doing a smarter thing that's harder to do that's going to help your life more. what this is when you can realize like oh me losing weight is not about me You go to a motherfucking airport, motherfuckers, you know, quick piss in and out or whatever.

1:46:38 Yeah, you got to be, you got to understand that every surface that you touch that's been touched by a bunch of other people, it has the potential to have something on it. You take for granted. they called? Chickenpox parties? Yeah, we had Get it out of the way. If you say, if you hear adult with chicken pops, you're like, where the fuck did you go, motherfucker?

1:47:56 got this shit right there. There's a bunch of vaccinations. Yeah. It was 1995, the vaccine in Varicella. Someone's going to do it. Tell them to get tested when it's available. Like, if you go to a bar, are you going to submit to having an app? Yeah. I'm going to make sure you're showing up to work on time. If it's not real, I can believe it. 50 employees at Times Square Market got RFID chips in their hands.

1:51:10 Just let him put a microchip in you. Oh, wow. Like those Amazon stores. As long as you can leave it at home. That's very funny. Social distancing. It must be a different company. Oh, my God. I want it. I mean, they called it. If somebody is abducted, you know what I'm saying? if the building's networks were programmed to read his chip. Yo, motherfucker don't give a fuck if you

1:54:55 and they were being dragged out of this building by these security guards in hazmat suits in China. I saw some videos. Yeah, I can't remember. And then shit could get real crazy if that becomes normal. Oh, he won't wear a mask, so they're just dragging him off because he's not complying? going on. He should have a fucking mask on. Yeah. There's a terrible video of a bus driver in Chicago.

1:57:46 for what he was talking about i've heard so many cases of that dude imagine all of a sudden you're When does this start back up and what for you know they're going to teach us how not to catch it okay i got it how i get rid of it and i Yeah. but it was a great conversation. say in the streets anybody could catch it anybody could catch it you know yeah that's that's the

2:00:36 That's what's wild about human contact. People were calling him racist. And then the reaction is, well, that's racist to say and we should be more which are mostly business people, But nobody wants to do that because it's a weird one. I've known him for years in Brooklyn. because no one had ever experienced this before no one's doing the right thing

2:03:37 It's confusing, but CNN just where, yeah, Fox be like, bitch, listen. It's so. It's so, and like, the point I'm making is like, but when I listen, You go on the other side, all you hear is like 1,000 people, more people die, die, die, die. And they can't take i'm a small business you know I'm a vet it is not about let's take away the shit about paper. I could justify, yeah, fuck them because of that.

2:06:38 like this guy, whatever. But being pissed. we're going to reevaluate so many different things about our culture but it's more technology involved these days. They say, don't come up in this motherfucking hospital or whatever unless you feel a little fucked up. That's some people's reality. This is what I think. The more people get sick off of anything, Joe.

2:09:15 is like, Goes back to what you were like, Nobody wants to deal with fucking reality. The weak people are going to get weaker and the strong people. But you can be weak and smart at the same time. Discipline is the number one. nobody's, Not too many people are going to say it. That's what's never happened to us before. Live at Carnegie Hall? I said some things that cost you sorrow.

2:12:20 Me being a comedian and loving music. And the things he would say was all on point. and you get them to that stove, you say, ow. If you haven't heard that album in a while, and you know it's classic, whatever, but this fucking I don't understand. Okay? And then I used to go up there. This went, look, it's like this. You do? You know you're funny. Three or four other times I go there, they keep doing these jokes.

2:16:33 anything you try to call me Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, and Donnell performed that night. He said, I love all of them to give the impression that i'm corny and not funny it's just a waste of time and it don't He'll say, I've expressed myself to him like this. He's never going to give it. No, it's serious and it's funny. No, I like him. we fuck with each other

2:19:01 period He works hard. They're great. You can't clown me. Yeah, but this is different, like giving away fake asses. Comfortable. That's nice. Let's see. Oh, okay. Well, you know, you do what you got to do. You would be comfortable. See, see, Joe? You love that, Joe. Like, dude, I T-bagged. Oh, my God. If it's a mold of your ass, I know you're going to know how to break it down the whole ass

2:22:55 Look, that's DJ Envy. Oh, come on, man. So I wouldn't. No. I am not of that place or space. Baa! Yeah. Then I'm shaking it. I went right in my bag, Joe, and I got another clip. They ain't like this. What'd you do? Take over the no, I'm going to stay. They left the room. I'm like, no, nigga, y'all gone. They keep on fucking with me, Joe. Every time I got an opportunity, it's so much fun.

2:26:05 Bearded Humor? And then it's him. Look at that, Jamie. That's hilarious. Everywhere I go Like within the next month You mean podcast. Jamie, did I force him into anything, Jamie? But Jamie was doing something with you, right? What happened, Jamie? He sent me the video, and then Well... I don't want to say it on air. When I went over, he was like...

2:29:13 Here's what happened. but asking me to help you. We were trying to figure out if you could do that or a Dropbox. Yeah, but that was the first thing. and Jamie told me that you got somebody else to do it then. It got done. that day, it was You was like, RZA. And I was like, right before, before I was going to leave, Ashley Larry, you funny motherfucker?

2:31:31 So if I was out of pocket, I'm going to tell you, RZA came in bong bong trying to be a comedian and he said he's gonna give me a beat I was like man I do one. Isn't that nice? They want to be you. That's everything. I'm not in control of the podcast world. I never promised anything, anybody crazy. That's when it gets to be a nuisance. Sometimes it just doesn't click or I'm off or my brain's not firing that good.

2:34:32 You run down. You know, when I get off stage, I know when I ripped. oh I don't know, because it's hard, Everybody talk about you on the RZA podcast. Yeah, I was in and out of it. Right. Hip hop won. and DJ Premier, And this is the point same, same shit. and his journey. forever. Yeah, forever. Together they just work perfectly. They were all so original, too.

2:38:24 that's one of my all-time favorite songs. Wu-Tang names after that shit, right? it blew up so much. City Music Hall and the video was like, yo, Dave was like, yo, what's up Radio City Music but that little connection came through. Yeah. Come on, man. established something with the intros where they I think people kind of look forward to like how Yeah, it's just you rant for the whole world.

2:41:28 was whack or not. with the COVID-19 It's fun. Not on what they think is the safest option. What do we do? everything you don't know too many motherfuckers that sound like that i definitely don't sound You're too creative. You're doing too much good shit. Not today. five sorry Jamie Just K. It's like I don't want to hear But you can never stop at three Ks.

2:44:40 I feel like girls want you to write it back. It says it. Edwards is right. had that from you. Speedweed. With these cartridges of blunts Got that Rona. That's the thing that's going to freak motherfuckers out. virus they have no symptoms at all when do you think we're going to get back to normal remember when we made that um slingshot during when the corona was out yeah you know i'm saying

2:47:35 A lot of people. all fucked this is like we didn't see it coming we all all got a deal. I just hope this makes people realize that all that pull them up by their bootstrap stuff, very accessible healthcare and making that more widespread, then you're basically uh social distancing protocols whatever the fuck it was we weren't prepared for something like this

2:49:35 Our money's got to go to that. that, just like we stopped with the fire coronavirus you spread it to everybody else right you don't get the health care whether it's the things that people buy, You know what? Now, if you talk about that being billions and millions, then a person don't – be able to pay for it. Sometimes people get hit I don't even know if that's a word.

2:52:22 And when I say vaccine, I'm not a pro. Just like they've come up with treatments for polio if they can Not today, Rona. You're definitely not the best of you with a mask on, so take that off. I'm super excited. whatever, don't go to the hospital Right. This dude, one of my friends was in the hospital. It's going to be a tragedy for a lot of us. It's going to be bad for business. It's going to be bad for restaurants and comedy clubs and everything else. But at the end, I think we're going to emerge with a better understanding of the temporary nature of life, of our society. And hopefully we'll be just cooler to each other. That's what I'm hoping.

2:55:30 It's not just my opinion. And the only people that are talking about it are people that are on these internet politics They're worried about the Supreme Court. So it was some huge issue with, see if you could find it. Trump administration. The current administration did this. standards for mercury and some other toxins that's i think i didn't know no standards up i didn't know

2:57:36 Oh, shit. Just let me read the title title they gutted the rule hazards, limiting future regulation from just two months ago versus now in terms of how much smog is there, I was like, what the fuck did he do, stupid? Yeah, supposedly. So it looks like. It was on someone else's. Who did? Corona jokes are going to be... Quarantine? It ain't the way I want to fight, but you know what I'm saying?

3:00:40 Go ahead. Close enough. What are we going to do? where the corona bitch at oh she's here any second now she's not here already