EPISODE · Feb 17, 2023 · 30 MIN
Harpo's - A Special Episode
from Pessimism & Poptarts
This episode is not for the faint of hear and should be considered to contain all of the triggers - Listener Discretion is AdvisedWelcome to a special episode so wild it had to be unlocked from the Patreon vault. This is the cautionary tale of what happens when a seventeen-year-old Ryan mixes a Gwar and Misfits concert, Devil's Night in Detroit, and a pharmacy's worth of illegal substances.Dressed in his finest (and failing) punk rock disguise, Ryan, a long-haired hippie, finds himself in the most insane concert bathroom imaginable—a co-ed den of debauchery. After accidentally interrupting a skinhead doing a line of cocaine off his girlfriend's back, he de-escalates the situation in the only way that makes sense: by doing a line himself and sharing a joint.What follows is an impromptu group therapy session about childhood trauma with his new neo-Nazi friends and a costumed member of Gwar, a topless Halloween costume contest, and a trippy, hallucinatory journey to the merch table where an angry "smiley face" yells at him.The night ends with an eight-ball of coke left as a "tip" for the hotel cleaning crew and the shocking reveal of who "smiley" really was. Buckle up, because this is what a "special episode" is all about.If you survived this story, hit that LIKE and SUBSCRIBE button!SUPPORT THE SHOW:Patreon: Get more special episodes, early access, and free merch! Check out our plans at [Patreon.com/PessimismandPopTarts]Website: For the latest updates, visit us at [https://www.PessimismandPopTarts.com] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This episode is not for the faint of hear and should be considered to contain all of the triggers - Listener Discretion is AdvisedWelcome to a special episode so wild it had to be unlocked from the Patreon vault. This is the cautionary tale of what happens when a seventeen-year-old Ryan mixes a Gwar and Misfits concert, Devil's Night in Detroit, and a pharmacy's worth of illegal substances.Dressed in his finest (and failing) punk rock disguise, Ryan, a long-haired hippie, finds himself in the most insane concert bathroom imaginable—a co-ed den of debauchery. After accidentally interrupting a skinhead doing a line of cocaine off his girlfriend's back, he de-escalates the situation in the only way that makes sense: by doing a line himself and sharing a joint.What follows is an impromptu group therapy session about childhood trauma with his new neo-Nazi friends and a costumed member of Gwar, a topless Halloween costume contest, and a trippy, hallucinatory journey to the merch table where an angry "smiley face" yells at him.The night ends with an eight-ball of coke left as a "tip" for the hotel cleaning crew and the shocking reveal of who "smiley" really was. Buckle up, because this is what a "special episode" is all about.If you survived this story, hit that LIKE and SUBSCRIBE button!SUPPORT THE SHOW:Patreon: Get more special episodes, early access, and free merch! Check out our plans at [Patreon.com/PessimismandPopTarts]Website: For the latest updates, visit us at [https://www.PessimismandPopTarts.com] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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