Once I received my Bachelors of Science degree in Professional Writing, I headed straight for the door of the Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, VT, down the stairs, into my car, and up to Montreal at a 120 mph. My roommate Taylor had been circling the auditorium as I watched the time carefully. According to MapQuest, it would take us about two hours to make it to Montreal from Burlington. I received my diploma at around 11:45 a.m.
The interview with Joe was set for 1, and it was made very clear that if we didn’t get there before 2, the ride might have been in vain. Fortunately, we only passed a sleeping border patrol officer as we made it to the Canadian border in what had to be record time. The front tires on my car were fairly bald, and we were spared rain until we crossed into Canada. It seemed to get heavier and heavier the closer we got to Montreal, but with the exception of one sketchy hydroplaning moment, we pulled into Montreal at 1:12 p.m.
We made it to the Bell Centre–where UFC 113 was being held–and snagged an excellent parking spot right in front for $20 for the day. By the time we made it to the nearby Marriott, where Joe was staying, it was around 1:30 p.m., and I figured we would only get about a half hour for the interview.
Instead, we ended up getting nearly 90 minutes of footage, which had less of an interview feel to it and more of a shooting-the-shit kind of vibe. If it wasn’t for dying batteries, we would probably have a lot more footage, but after spending the better part of a day editing the footage into digestible clips, I think we got plenty of film. The original idea was to cut and edit the 90 minutes down into 10, but given the scope of the conversation and the wide variety of topics covered, it made sense to cut it into parts and let people pick and choose what they want to watch.
If you’re wondering who owns that loud, anonymous voice off-camera, it’s my former roommate, Taylor. That said, I would like to thank Joe Rogan for taking the time to sit down and talk with us. I would also like to thank him for snagging us some tickets to UFC 113, which was easily one of the best cards I’ve seen in awhile. With the exception of the Koscheck fight, every matchup was a brawl and very entertaining. Montreal MMA fans are absolutely nuts and made the experience even better. Also, we’d like to thank Ari Shaffir for the special breath strips, which are partly responsible for Taylor and I nearly driving to the east coast of Canada on our way home. Below you will find the rest of the conversation with Joe Rogan.
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