Episode #735: Bryan & Krissy discuss the (completely surprising) announcement that Fyre Fest 2 has been postponed...probably until never. then, Krissy takes a left turn when remembering that Mick Jagger had a restaurant in Atlanta called Micks (but he really didn't). Then, Bryan takes another left turn remembering when Justin Bieber took over a small neighborhood in Atlanta. Finally, the show comes right off the rails when the duo learns Heaven is just another NFT you can buy for $100. Try to keep up! TCBit: Newly appointed President of The Crabapple Women's Club makes waves when he gives advice to the women of Crabapple. Watch EP #735 on YouTube! Text us or leave us a voicemail: +1 (212) 433-3TCB FOLLOW US: Instagram: @thecommercialbreak Youtube: youtube.com/thecommercialbreak TikTok: @tcbpodcast Website: www.tcbpodcast.com CREDITS: Hosts: Bryan Green & Krissy Hoadley Executive Producer: Bryan Green Producer: Astrid B. Green Voice Over: Rachel McGrath TCBits Written, Voiced and Produced by Bryan Green To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapter 1: What controversy surrounds the new president of Crabapple Women's Club?
And welcome back to WSHIT. We're on Crabapple's local news like Elmer was on horses and glues. Newly elected Mayor Samuel Sloubush continues his remaking of Crabapple by slashing township positions, ignoring the township judges, and installing his own family, friends, and donors into high-ranking roles in city government.
Today, Mayor Sloubush announced his pick for president of Crabapple's women's club, Tom Beetleberry. Mr. Beetleberry, of course, is the owner of Tom's Barber and Bourbon Bar on the west side of town. His pick, however, does not come without controversy. Many found Mr. Beetleberry's pick to be a surprise.
Some in the community have pointed out that after 100 years of the Crabapple Women's Club, Mr. Beetleberry will be the first president of that club. That is, not a woman. After the swearing-in of Mr. Beetleberry, he gave remarks to the women's club. He had this to say when asked what advice he had for the women of Crabapple.
All you girls who do OnlyFans, all the men want to see you up in the strip club getting naked. Even topless, even down at the bottom. Honestly, they do. That's the truth. I ain't gonna lie, they want to see you naked.
Mr. Beetleberry was later escorted out of the building by local authorities after repeatedly calling his ex-wife on speakerphone and yelling, quote, Are you happy you married my brother now? End quote. WSHIT will stay on top of this one. We'll be back after this commercial break.
On this episode of the Commercial Break.
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Chapter 2: Why was Fyre Fest 2 postponed and what went wrong with its planning?
You could have done this tongue in cheek. There's so many different ways you could have done this and probably just like healed yourself and your reputation along the way. But you chose to pretend like you knew what you were talking about the second time and you failed. This part of me feels a little tiny, little bit empathetic toward Billy because I think he's just a big lug nut.
I think he's just a big dumb dumb who's hoping that something works out in life. And I have been there. I'm that guy. I'm a big lug nut who hopes this all works out. I'm just like plodding through life, hoping the commercial break becomes Conan O'Brien overnight. It's not going to happen, but I hope it does.
The next episode of The Commercial Break starts now.
Oh, yeah, cats and kittens, welcome back to the commercial break. I'm Brian Greene. This is a dear friend of mine and co-host of this show, Chris and Charlie. Best to you, Chris.
Best to you, Brian.
Best to you out there in the podcast universe. I lost my mind there for a second. I don't know where it went.
She's our best friend. She's the co-host.
Yeah. My mouth is not working correctly. Yeah, welcome back. Hey, thanks for joining us. We really appreciate it. Well, Chrissy, this will be way old news by the time it broadcasts here. By the time it's getting to your ears, you'll already have heard about it. But breaking news. Now, as we're recording this, Fyre Fest 2 is not happening. It is not happening.
In the least surprising news of the year, Billy has managed to fuck it all up.
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Chapter 3: What were the issues with permits and venue locations for Fyre Fest 2?
And then we went down the rabbit hole for, I don't know, two or three or four weeks, a month or something like that. And at the end, it was a pitch to get me to pay to go to New York to some exclusive Fyre Fest 2 announcement event where I would pay $3,000. But he could get me tickets for $1,500, half price, because I was such a nice guy. And they liked the show so much. And while I never...
spoke to Billy directly on the phone. I was cc'd on emails and Billy responded to those emails from an email that seemingly was Billy's. I did some homework and it seemed like it was Billy's. So Billy was in on this. This is just like one big scamorama. I mean, Billy, I'm not saying that Billy was trying to scam me out of money. I don't want to misspeak or make a mountain out of a molehill.
It appeared that they were trying to get me interested in a press event where you had to pay to be at the press event, which is unlike any press event I've ever heard of.
Which was going to be announcing a fest that now is not happening.
That's right. It was a festival to announce a festival that is now not a festival. There you go. Just like the first festival.
Yeah.
But Deadmau5 responded to the news that this has been postponed indefinitely by saying, well, that sucks. So people are trying to determine whether Deadmau5 has said this kind of jokingly or if he was actually involved in this. Here's how it all went down. Billy was supposed to do it in some... He was supposed to announce the lineup, right? He was supposed to... Well, here's how it goes.
Let me give you a timeline of events. He announces that Fyre Fest 2 is happening. He has a team on the ground in Mexico because he can't attend because he has a... He's on probation. He's on probation because he's got an ankle monitor.
That in itself is pretty funny.
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Chapter 4: How did Billy McFarland’s approach to Fyre Fest 2 contribute to its failure?
They had a website.
They had a website and they occasionally did an event. Like an event inside of a club. You know what I'm saying? Like not really an event. Kind of like the venue was already there. They just... Promoted it? Yeah, they just made those glossy postcards you hand out on the street. That's what they did. So... So next thing that comes is there is a location given.
People by east-west, like latitude-longitude, people put that in their old search machine and find out that that's in the middle of the ocean. There's no land there. So that's the first indication that something has gone wrong. But it's going to be in this general area. But no one can figure out exactly who's playing, where are the stages, where do you stay.
Billy puts a bunch of hotels on the website and says, these are our partners. You're going to have a great time. You're going to be hobnobbing with the best in the world and the brightest and the people, the creatives and all this.
Also buy this $1 million package. Yes. $1 million.
Yes. From $1,500 to $1 million. That's the ticket prices. And that quickly falls apart when the town where he claimed this was going to be and the hotels who he had said were his partners literally said.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
I have no idea. Yo no se.
Yo no se. They had never been contacted. No one had ever talked to them, which is like an epic clusterfuck, given that the first Fyre Fest fell on its face because there was no place to stay, to sleep, to eat. So you would think those bases would be covered first, but hence, no, it's Billy McFarland and nothing happened.
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Chapter 5: What are the reflections on celebrity involvement and restaurant ventures in Atlanta?
Probably. I think he did.
And I think people were like online giving it a one star or something. Anyway, Ja Rule, nowhere to be found. The thing about this is – and speaking with a little bit of seriousness – You made a mistake, a big mistake, and you screwed a lot of people over, and you almost killed some people. Now, granted, these people had money to burn also. They're not the most sympathetic characters in the world.
But, okay, some people went down there with the best of intentions. You were famous enough after this whole debacle to really clean it up.
Yes.
And call some— We've said that.
Yeah. I mean. Do it right.
Do it right.
Like change. Do right by people.
It is the year of our Lord 2025. There are literally billionaires burning money on space dicks. Yes. You could have gotten someone to give you a million bucks to like seed this whole thing. Got called in some real professionals, not some guys who would put some club events on, but some like real professionals.
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Chapter 6: What is the story behind Justin Bieber renting a house in Atlanta?
Chapter 7: How do the hosts describe the challenges of the restaurant business?
Billy's a good talker, I guess.
Yeah, he – oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
He talked himself right into a big paycheck from Billy and their investors. Didn't Ja Rule have a restaurant like Jabahamas or something?
Probably. I think he did.
And I think people were like online giving it a one star or something. Anyway, Ja Rule, nowhere to be found. The thing about this is – and speaking with a little bit of seriousness – You made a mistake, a big mistake, and you screwed a lot of people over, and you almost killed some people. Now, granted, these people had money to burn also. They're not the most sympathetic characters in the world.
But, okay, some people went down there with the best of intentions. You were famous enough after this whole debacle to really clean it up.
Yes.
And call some— We've said that.
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Chapter 8: What new podcast is recommended and how does it relate to the episode’s themes?
Like change. Do right by people.
It is the year of our Lord 2025. There are literally billionaires burning money on space dicks. Yes. You could have gotten someone to give you a million bucks to like seed this whole thing. Got called in some real professionals, not some guys who would put some club events on, but some like real professionals.
And put this all together, taking your time, put it all together and done this the right way where you never touch the money, but you're kind of paid up front.
Yeah.
You're kind of the puppet master. Yes. Everyone paid up front, you know, tents on the ground long ahead of time. And you're kind of the puppet master pulling the strings, learning as you go along, having some other professionals that have done this 12, 15, 300 times so that you really get an idea for what's going on.
I think part of what got Billy in trouble in the first place is he had never done anything like this and they tried to do it themselves.
Yeah, because he just was doing like local stuff in New York, right? Doing stuff at clubs in New York. Yeah, he was like a— Special event, like exclusive.
Yeah, he's a weekend warrior, you know? He was like, yeah, special, exclusive. He had like an exclusive club that he would throw parties at, and that never made money either. They was like, you had a card, you had to get in the door.
Yes. So stupid. A card.
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