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>> IF YOU ARE AT THE CORNER OF SOUTH WATER STREET ON ROUTE 261,
YOU HAVE TO SEE MIKE'S PLACE.
AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU, THE OUTSIDE IS CRAZY, WACKY AND
INTERESTING, BUT IT DOESN'T EVEN DO SERVICE TO WHAT IS ON THE
INSIDE.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I THINK I AM GETTING AHEAD OF MYSELF. LET'S GO IN AND CHECK IT
OUT TOGETHER.
>> HOW ARE WE DOING, GUYS?
>> I HAVE BEEN COMING HERE SINCE I WAS A LITTLE KID.
>> I LOVE THIS PLACE.
THE FOOD IS VERY GOOD.
THE PRICES ARE GREAT.
>> IT IS AN ADVENTURE.
>> IT IS LIKE A MAZE IN HERE.
>> IT IS A MAZE.
>> WHERE DID THIS IDEA COME FROM?
>> THIS USED TO BE PART OF THE ORIGINAL RESTAURANT.
IT HAD SOME BOOTS THAT WERE PRETTY BORING.
IT'S LOOSELY BASED ON THE BOATS FROM JAWS.
IT CAME UP AS SHIP HAPPENS.
THAT IS THE ONLY CLEAN NAME I COULD USE.
>> AN INTERIOR DECORATOR WOULD PROBABLY GO CRAZY IN HERE.
TELL ME ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS YOU HAVE GOING ON.
>> WE HAVE THE TEQUILA BOOTH OVER THERE FROM WHEN I WAS IN
MEXICO.
WE HAVE THE IRISH PUB.
WE JUST SORT OF WANTED TO BREAK THINGS UP AND DISTRACT
PEOPLE AS THEY ARE WAITING FOR THEIR FOOD. >> I THINK YOU
SUCCEEDED IN THAT.
THIS PLACE WAS NOT ALWAYS LIKE THIS.
IT WAS KIND OF PLAIN JANE, RIGHT?
>> ONE DAY, SOMEBODY BROUGHT ME A LICENSE PLATE.
THEN SOMEBODY BROUGHT ME SOMETHING ELSE AND SOMEBODY
BROUGHT ME SOMETHING ELSE, I HAD NO PLACE TO PUT IT, SO I STARTED
PUTTING IT UP ON THE WALL.
I THINK WHEN PEOPLE HAD GARAGE SALES, THE STUFF THAT WOULDN'T
SELL, THEY WOULD BRING TO ME.
>> WHAT DOES YOUR WIFE THINK OF ALL OF THIS?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
IT IS SORT OF LIKE A NIGHTMARE.
>> WE DON'T EVEN TALK ABOUT IT.
IT IS BETTER THAT WAY.
>> YOU HAVE A BUS.
>> WE HAVE A BUS.
>> CAN WE CHECK THAT OUT?
>> YOU WANT TO SEE THE FRONT?
>> OK.
I AM READY.
WELL, THERE IS A BIG OLD GLASS HERE.
WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?
>> A FRIEND OF MINE OWNED A LANDFILL THAT HAD ALL THE FIRE
ENGINES.
WE WERE WALKING THROUGH THESE WEEDS, AND I SAW THE EMBLEM THAT
SAID TWIN COACH.
TWIN COACH WAS A MAJOR EMPLOYER HERE FOR YEARS.
>> WHEN DID THIS STOP RUNNING?
>> 1947.
>> WAS IT IN BAD SHAPE WHEN YOU FOUND IT?
>> THE BAD SHAPE. WE HAD TO CHASE THE RACCOONS OUT OF IT AND
CLEAN IT OUT.
IT HAD BEEN THERE FOR 40 YEARS.
>> IS YOUR HOUSE YOUR RESTAURANT -- LIKE YOUR RESTAURANT?
DO YOU COLLECT STUFF AT HOME?
>> THE HOUSE IS MY WIFE'S.
>> SHE IS LIKE, DON'T BRING THAT STUFF IN HERE.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF STUFF THAT HAS TO DO WITH TRAVEL.
YOU HAVE A BOAT, A BUS, AND ANOTHER BOAT, RIGHT?
CAN WE GO SEE THAT?
>> SURE.
>> I AM INTERESTED IN HOW YOU KIND OF FIT THAT IN.
DUDE.
MAN.
THIS IS BIZARRE.
SO THIS ENDED UP ON YOUR DOORSTEP?
>> RIGHT.
WE THOUGHT MAYBE SOMEBODY'S TRUCK BROKE DOWN AND THEY STUCK
IT HERE, SO WE PUT IT ON THE PORCH FOR FOUR WEEKS TO SEE IF
ANYBODY CAME BACK FOR IT.
NOBODY CAME BACK. WE NEEDED A PLACE TO PUT THE LIQUOR, SO
THAT'S WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW.
A MONTH LATER, A GUY CAME BY AND SAID, I SEE YOU GOT OUR GIFT.
I SAID THANKS.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU ARE REALLY DOING, BUT IT JUST COMES
TOGETHER.
>> IT'S LIKE ORGANIZED CHAOS.
>> ORGANIZED CHAOS.
>> WHAT WE NORMALLY DO IS GIVE YOU 30 SECONDS TO SAY WHAT'S ON
THE MENU, BUT I WANT TO SWITCH IT UP TODAY.
I HEARD YOU HAVE A CHALLENGE.
>> WE HAVE A SANDWICH THAT IS ABOUT SEVEN POUNDS OF MEAT.
ONLY ABOUT SEVEN OR EIGHT PEOPLE HAVE EVER FINISHED IT.
EVEN A FOOTBALL PLAYER WHO HAD BEEN TRAINING.
>> LET'S CHECK THIS OUT.
I AM READY TO SEE HOW MUCH HIS TRAINING HAS PAID OFF.
>> CHALLENGER, HOW IS A GOING?
>> GOOD.
>> WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
>> CAL.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
ARE YOU READY?
>> YES.
>> ARE YOU SURE?
>> I HAVE CONFIDENCE.
YOU LOOK SURE.
HE WAS BORN READY.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO THIS.
>> OK, GUYS, I AM GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW WE MAKE THIS.
THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE SANDWICH.
THIS IS WHY YOU NEED THE EXTRA MAYO, BECAUSE THIS COULD SORT OF
CLOG YOU UP, OK?
SAUSAGE, PEPPERS, ONIONS, AND THERE YOU HAVE IT.
>> BRING IT ON.
>> AL, CAL, CAL, CAL, CAL.
THAT IS MONSTROUS, DUDE.
YOU HAVE 30 MINUTES.
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN DO IT?
>> I AM GOING TO DRIVE.
>> WE ARE GOING TO START THE CLOCK RIGHT NOW.
GO, GO, GO, GO, GO.
DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN DO IT?
>> YES.
>> COME ON.
YOU CAN TOTALLY SAY I SURRENDER TO THE FOOD, AND I WOULD GET IT.
DO YOU SURRENDER?
>> NO.
>> NEVER.
NEVER.
>> I'M DEAD.
I'M GOING.
I'M GOING.
ALL RIGHT, I'M DONE.
>> ALL RIGHT, CAL.
MAN.
YOU HIT THE BUZZER.
YOU TAPPED OUT A 21 MINUTES.
HOW DOES HE MEASURE UP?
>> ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST.
>> GOOD JOB.
GREAT JOB.
MIKE.
I AM EXHAUSTED.
WE HAVE HAD A FULL DAY.
>> YES.
>> WE HAVE SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOU.
THIS IS A PICTURE OF MR.
MCFEELY, THE SPECIAL MESSAGE GUY.
I AM SURE YOU CAN FIND A PLACE IN MIKE'S PLACE TO PUT IT UP.
THANKS, MIKE.
I APPRECIATE IT.