Taken from JRE #1981 w/Pauly Shore:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7elrOcatC8aOTKARyZT1EF?si=73b2a8ca76ae472d

The industry, the Vegas industry all live off the strip.

The dancers, the magicians, the bottle service girls, all those girls and all the people, Summer Lynn Henderson.

I lived next to Nicolas Cage, which was cool.

Cara Topp's actually the 1 that reintroduced me to him.

And I had known Nicolas Cage because we went to the same high school from back in the day.

So when we connected it was fucking, it was weird because I'm like you, huge fan.

I mean he's been doing it for 40 years and his movies are, he's 1 of the best actors.

So when I'm, he'll hit me up, he'll be like, yo, come out, let's go.

And then he'll like text me and he'll be in this $500,000 Ferrari.

So we'll go get sushi, and then we'll drive down Las Vegas Boulevard.

I'm like, dude, you don't need, he's got 8 cars.

Yeah, but you're like, you're a little more sensible.

But he doesn't, you know, he's not on social media.

That I can't like put any videos or photos anywhere.

But I'm just saying, but 1 of the first conversations with him is when I came over to his house, he's like, come over, you're my neighbor out of nowhere.

So I come over, we start having a nice glass of wine and he says I'm not doing your podcast I'm like, I didn't ask you to fucking be on the podcast.

And he goes just 1 thing promised me goes don't ever, you know post any pictures or videos of us together because I want to be private.

But I do have a lot of photos and videos of him.

And it's so funny that he changed his last name because he was connected to Francis Ford Coppola, right?

Because of his, is his nephew, is that what it

Yeah, no, what he said, what Nick said is when he first started acting, he was on the set of, I think it was fast times at Richmond High.

He was with I think it was Sean Penn and you know, there was different different actors and they go Oh, you're just here cuz your uncle is Francis Ford Coppola.

so so he didn't want to be known as that so he wanted his own identity and it worked you know because America or the world they don't think like oh, that's Francis for Coppola's Nephew you know cuz his cuz his father was Francis for Coppola's brother,

right that was in the 60 minutes thing, right?

It was very fun But that's what a great move to name yourself after a fucking superhero Nick Cage It's awesome

Yeah, I mean that guy was in What's the Arizona movie

I mean, they just fucking amazing So many so many fucking great movies

We hang out at this sushi bar in Vegas on Sahara.

And we just, you know, he's just, you know, He's very sensitive, as you can imagine, but he's a sweetheart.

Smart of him staying off social media, too.

You don't need it anyway, you're Nicolas Cage.

And he goes from 1 movie to the next movie to the next movie and he loves acting

Yeah Do you see pig no that's his favorite movie that he did really you got to watch pig

good Yeah, yeah, it's fucking great That and guesthouse my movie guesthouse Watch watch mine Stoned.

You know, I'm very happy that I got to connect with him.


Speaker 0: The Joe Rogan experience.

Speaker 1: That's the heartbeat of Vegas. Oh, for sure. The industry, the Vegas industry all live off the strip. The dancers, the magicians, the bottle service girls, all those girls and all the people, Summer Lynn Henderson.

Speaker 0: So

Speaker 1: I was there for 2 and a half years. It was great. It was during the pandemic. I lived next to Nicolas Cage, which was cool. Cara Topp's actually the 1 that reintroduced me to him.

And I had known Nicolas Cage because we went to the same high school from back in the day. So when we connected it was fucking, it was weird because I'm like you, huge fan. I mean he's been doing it for 40 years and his movies are, he's 1 of the best actors. So when I'm, he'll hit me up, he'll be like, yo, come out, let's go. And then he'll like text me and he'll be in this $500,000 Ferrari.

I'm like, where are we going? He's like, we're gonna get some sushi. So we'll go get sushi, and then we'll drive down Las Vegas Boulevard. I'm like, dude, you don't need, he's got 8 cars. I'm like, you don't need this.

He goes, yeah, but it's badass. That's his answer to it. It's badass. I'm like, all right.

Speaker 0: He's correct.

Speaker 1: It's true. And his house is awesome.

Speaker 0: Yeah, but you're like, you're a little more sensible. Okay.

Speaker 1: Yeah.

Speaker 0: What are you doing, Nick?

Speaker 1: Yeah.

Speaker 0: Slow down. He's trying to be Nick Cage.

Speaker 1: Yeah, he is. He's doing it. He loves it. And his house is cool, and he's great. But he doesn't, you know, he's not on social media.

We signed an NDA. He made me sign an NDA. Wow. That I can't like put any videos or photos anywhere. No, I'm just kidding, he didn't sign it.

But I'm just saying, but 1 of the first conversations with him is when I came over to his house, he's like, come over, you're my neighbor out of nowhere. Right? So I come over, we start having a nice glass of wine and he says I'm not doing your podcast I'm like, I didn't ask you to fucking be on the podcast. I'm just here. What's up?

And he goes just 1 thing promised me goes don't ever, you know post any pictures or videos of us together because I want to be private. I'm like, cool. And ever since then it's been cool.

Speaker 0: Yeah. That's cool.

Speaker 1: But I do have a lot of photos and videos of him.

Speaker 0: Of his dick?

Speaker 1: Of his penis. Oh, nice, nice, nice. But He is funny, dude.

Speaker 0: I'm sure he is. He seems like a real character. And it's so funny that he changed his last name because he was connected to Francis Ford Coppola, right? Because of his, is his nephew, is that what it

Speaker 1: is? Yeah, no, what he said, what Nick said is when he first started acting, he was on the set of, I think it was fast times at Richmond High. He was with I think it was Sean Penn and you know, there was different different actors and they go Oh, you're just here cuz your uncle is Francis Ford Coppola. So he didn't want to be known as that So

Speaker 0: so He didn't want to be known as that

Speaker 1: so so he didn't want to be known as that so he wanted his own identity and it worked you know because America or the world they don't think like oh, that's Francis for Coppola's Nephew you know cuz his cuz his father was Francis for Coppola's brother,

Speaker 0: right that was in the 60 minutes thing, right?

Speaker 1: Yeah, I talked about

Speaker 0: in there the 60 minutes things was fun. It was very fun But that's what a great move to name yourself after a fucking superhero Nick Cage It's awesome

Speaker 1: yeah, and

Speaker 0: he's been in so many fun movies man. Yeah, I mean that guy was in What's the Arizona movie

Speaker 1: grazing Arizona

Speaker 0: raising Arizona?

Speaker 1: Yeah? I mean moonstruck and leaving Las Vegas

Speaker 0: I mean, they just fucking amazing So many so many fucking great movies

Speaker 1: Yeah, Yeah, he's a good dude. We hang out at this sushi bar in Vegas on Sahara.

Speaker 0: Wow. It's

Speaker 1: pretty good. And we just, you know, he's just, you know, He's very sensitive, as you can imagine, but he's a sweetheart.

Speaker 0: I'm sure, I would expect nothing less. Smart of him staying off social media, too.

Speaker 1: Yeah, it's not his thing. It's not his thing.

Speaker 0: You don't need it anyway, you're Nicolas Cage.

Speaker 1: And he goes from 1 movie to the next movie to the next movie and he loves acting

Speaker 0: Dude, how about leaving Las Vegas? Yeah? Remember that movie. Hell yeah, holy shit. Yeah

Speaker 1: Yeah Do you see pig no that's his favorite movie that he did really you got to watch pig

Speaker 0: I've heard it's really

Speaker 1: good Yeah, yeah, it's fucking great That and guesthouse my movie guesthouse Watch watch mine Stoned. Yeah, look at him right there. What is Pig about? Someone steals his truffle pig. Oh no.

Yeah, and he's not happy about it.

Speaker 0: Oh, he looks wild as fuck. Yeah. Look at him. Where's he supposed to be living?

Speaker 1: I think it's in Portland, in the woods. Oh, wow. Yeah.

Speaker 0: No shit.

Speaker 1: Yeah, he's such a sweetheart. He's such a great guy and such a... You know, I'm very happy that I got to connect with him.

Speaker 0: Who has my pick? Is this an action movie? Does he fuck people up?

Speaker 1: It's like a drama.

Speaker 0: Is there like John Wick with pigs?

Speaker 1: Nah, not quite.

Speaker 0: But close, I guess. There's all those movies like, You

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