01:18 – Jeff reveals the day's safe word, Justin reflects on the last time they had Joe on the podcast, and Scott talks about attending Joe's retirement party. Justin gives a shout-out to My Philly in Tacoma, Scott talks about the Sierra Nevada beer he's enjoying, and Joe talks about the Glenlivet Scotch he brought for the guys to enjoy. Jeff kicks off coaster questions, Joe talks about his new hobbies, and the luxury of now not having to have an alarm set.

21:10 – They talk about the bear cub eating the Mad Honey, Joe talks about the various types of wild animals that visit his house, and Scott shares his love of Joe's puppies. Joe talks about the kinds of dogs he has, his new book series, and Scott shares what he loves about Joe's books and how close they relate to real life. Jeff talks about the recent fireball crash in Hollywood, they talk about the unlucky lottery, and Justin shares why he doesn't have firearms in his home.

47:23 – Scott shares his rule for buying knives, his go-to gun, and Joe gives three gun recommendations. They dive into Rum tasking, Justin explains the three different types of Rum they have to try, and they try the first one. Joe reviews the first Rum, Scott talks about the fantastic smell of Captain Morgan vs. the taste, and Justin talks about pumpkin spice Rum.

65:06 – Scott talks about musicians aging whiskey in the barrels, they try the last of the three Rums, and discuss the tasting of Justins Pineapple Fireball. They share their thoughts on the final Rum, Joe gives his recommendations for other types of Rum, and talks about the flavors of Cuban Rum. They each share their favorite ones they tried, plan an event to try hand-crafted drinks at Joe's, and Justin and Scott share their love of The Shark.

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00:03 – Justin shares what he’s been drinking, talks about the last podcast they did with Billy, and the things he learned from doing that specific episode. They talk about the potential of the national legalization of marijuana, Justin talks about Joe attending the upcoming Norwescon, and Joe joins the conversation. He talks about becoming a Rum guy, his go-to Scotch, and Justin talks about his go-to drink. Joe talks about gardening during Covid, the various types of rabit he and his wife enjoyed for dinner, and shares that his wife is a former traditional archer state champion.

27:22 - Joe talks about being medically retired from the Military, transitioning into a full-time writer, and the number of tours he did while serving in the Army. He shares what panels he’ll be on at Norwescon, Scott talks about what he loved most about the convention, and Joe expresses the importance of the GCP guys going to RadCon in the Tri-Cities. Justin talks about them being at Crypticon, getting roped into panels there, and they dive into Coaster Questions.

55:26 – Scott talks about the pocket knife he carries, Joe talks about his everyday carry knives, and where he takes them. He answers the next Coaster Question, they talk about ebook pirates, and Scott talks about how a friend of the podcast, Ken, was pirated. Joe talks about the books he worked on during Covid, taking a break from his third book, and the crazy fans that he’s had to deal with post-release of his books.

79:07 – Scott shares that he’s enjoying a Truly, Joe talks about having to have his book cleared through the Pentagon before release, and losing some readers when he came out on Twitter against QAnon. He talks about being in a weird position during Covid, Justin talks about updates he follows on Twiter and TikTok related to the war, and they talk about what is failing with it. They give props to Al, Joe talks about institutional hazing in the foreign Military, and they close out by making plans for their next get-together.

Many thanks to Joe for rejoining the GCP guys!!!

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1:55 – Justin shares the different patron levels GCP offers to those that want to support the podcast through Patreon, gives props to Jason with Castle Security and Protection, and Jeff talks about his recent purchase of a base guitar he found on Craigslist. They talk of instruments each of them have, Scotts want for an electric drum set, and Jeff encourages the team to get together and make a funky baseline for the show intro.

10:11 – Scott brings up a story on YouTube around first amendment audits where a person videotaping in LA was shot, Justin brings up Flatstick Pub opening in downtown Tacoma in late 2019, and the t-shirts and sweatshirts they offer to their supporting Patrons. Jeff gives a shout-out to Puget Sound Pizza’s great job shoveling the sidewalk and street when it snowed, that leads to talk on the recent Snowmageddon, and the challenge of getting around Seattle and Tacoma when it snows.

20:05 – Justin talks about him and his wife getting involved in the community, watching a Subaru crash in the snow, and Scott talks about the fun of driving in the snow when he was a kid. They discuss ideas around getting a GCP station wagon, Jeff covers being recently stuck in Snoqualmie Pass during the storm, and they talk about the post snow tire chains on the road from people that did not put them on correctly.

34:31 – Justin shares his plans to attend Emerald City Comic Con, their plan to have another psychic on the show, and the desire to have a ghost hunt with the psychic and Andrew from Tacoma Ghost Tours at the Union Club. Jeff gives a shout out to Mary Mart, they discuss Mary Mart being open during Snowmageddon, and the friendly and helpful atmosphere Mary Mart has. Scott talks about upcoming guests they are going to have on, other creative ideas the guys have around live streams for the show, and how people can help the show out.

Until next time everyone, thanks for listening!!!

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