03x05 - Lone Star State with Sean Patrick Flanery

[bunniefuu]

They say
everything's bigger in Texas.

Big open fields...

big cities...

big balls.

But what really makes Texas
so big?

It's her heart.

My gosh,
you're, like, here in Dallas!

Good morning. Let's go.

She exudes
an undeniable strength

and determination to persevere.

I've been here many times, but
only ever scratched the surface.

I feel like you should
do this with your shirt off

and baby oil or somethin'.

But, this time, I've got
one of my closest friends

and "Boondock Saints" co-star
Sean Patrick Flanery

to show me what keeps Texas'
big ol' heart b*ating strong.

Yeah!

All right, hit it!

Here we go! Yeah, baby!

That was crazy!

Before Daryl Dixon, I had a role
as an Irish-Catholic vigilante.

I was a total F'ing badass.

But Murphy MacManus was nothing

without his twin brother,
Connor,

played by my good friend
Sean Patrick Flanery.

Sean's been in dozens
of films and TV shows.

He's an author.

The guy even owns
his own martial-arts school.

He's a Texas boy,
born and raised.

He's ditched his L.A. life
to move back here

to be closer to his family.

I'm meeting up with him
at his place outside Houston,

where we're gonna ride to Dallas
and he'll show me firsthand

what keeps him coming back
to the great state of Texas.

Yeah! Texas!

Why are we so proud
to be from Texas?

Well, where else
is there to be from?

We like to cowboy up
in Texas, you know?

We ain't got no room
for bein' candy asses.

Texas has its own army.
They're not messin' around.

So they're
extremely independent.

They are the Lone Star State
for a reason.

Self-reliance is something
you'll find in any Texan.

They pull themselves up
by their own boot straps

and, make their own way.

There's no place better.

Hey, bu-u-ddy. Nice.

People are on the ground.

In the closed guard
technique, I teach you

how to prevent him
from standing.

That looks pretty good,
Harrison.

I'm exhausted
just watching this.

Yo! What's up, brother? Yeah.

How you doin', man?
How you doin', man?

All right. Good to see you, man.

You too. This is intense.

Did you drive all the way
from Downtown?

I did, yeah. You want to
throw a gi on, get choked?

Hell, no.

Hell, no. I...

I don't blame you, brother.

Hell, no. I don't blame you.

Let's grab some coffee, man.
Let's take you inside.

I haven't seen your family
in forever.

I mean, we met on "Boondock
Saints," as well. Yeah.

No, we met before that.
Did we? When?

Yeah. When?

Are you kidding me?!
The auditioning process.

No. No. Wait. Tell me the story.

Is it something
you can say on camera? Or no?

No. Really?

God, no. Okay. Never mind.

No, I can't say it. We'll
talk about that later, then.

We will. This is juicy.

How long
you been doing jiu-jitsu?

Man, now almost years,
brother.

Wow. Yeah.

I remember going to...
Doing the USO tour with you.

I remember you sparring
with all the soldiers.

There's a line of soldiers,

so it's like, Let's...
"Let's b*at up the actor."

You know what I mean?

What made you move
from California out to Texas?

This place mellowed me down.

It's just a completely
different lifestyle.

And I wanted the little turds

to know their mamaw
and granddaddy.

I mean, I grew up
with my mamaw and granddaddy,

and I wanted that for them.

Um... as a matter of fact, dude,

I just lost my dad
in January, but...

Dude. Yeah, it's all right.
It's all right.

Dude. But that was a...

You know, it's, like, one

of the most important
people in my world. Yeah.

Yeah. You know what I mean?

I wanted them to know their granddaddy.
You know what I mean? Yes. Of course.

So it's not just,
"Show me a picture."

They spent last summer
in his pool, you know?

He taught 'em
how to pee on plants.

You know what I mean? It's... You know
what I mean? Right, right, right.

I got a picture with,
Charlie holding a Coors Light,

you know, with Granddaddy.
Right, right, right, right.

It's good to have
the... the grandparents

around the kids, you know?
It's a great thing.

I missed out on that as a kid.
That's great.

Ming...
Mingus met my dad one time.

My dad was, like,
super-scared to meet my son

'cause he was hooked up
to these machines and tubes...

and the whole thing.

And Mingus comes in, and he
goes, "Where's my grandpa?"

Before I could
even say anything,

he bolts over there
and jumps up on the bed...

and they just looked at each
other, and I was like, "."

Right? And they just both
started cracking up.

No.

Yeah. It was awesome.

I'm grateful that Sean and I

are finally getting
this one-on-one time.

It's something
we don't get a lot of

between our work
and family schedules.

Yes. That was awesome.
You remember that?

Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. You remember
that Doberman? Just, whack...

And a three-day road trip
to Dallas with my brother

is something I think
we could both use right now.

Yeah, let's do it. Let's do it.
Let's do it, homey.

Where are you going, Daddy?

I'm going with Reedenstein.

We're gonna tour... What?!

The great state of Texas,
the GST.

- What?
- You're on a motorcycle?!

Yes. I'm gonna come back

with all kind of good stories.

Your little boys were so cute.

They're like, "You're
gonna ride a motorcycle?"

They cr*ck me up
every single day, man.

Yeah. They're awesome.

On this trip, I want to
see Texas through Sean's eyes,

so he's taking me
on an adrenaline-fueled tour

of his home state.

We'll do some sh**ting
here outside Houston,

ride the bulls in New Waverly,

and check out
life in the fast lane

at Texas Motorplex in Ennis.

And in a few days, we'll meet up
with my good friend

and renowned tattoo artist
Oliver Peck

at his compound in Dallas.

Basically this ride will be
the "Boondock Saints" reunion

that everyone's
been waiting for,

but in real life...

and without the Irish accents.

Where are we goin'?
There's a spot up here.

It's a buddy of mine,
Donovan, owns it.

You can sh**t anything
you want there.

Wow.

g*ns are a big part
of the culture in Texas.

I think it's back to that
pioneer spirit of Texas.

Jesse James and Billy the Kid,

they're pretty notorious
in Texas, and they had g*ns.

We check the cattle a lot,

and there's wild hogs out there.

If this big -pound boar hog
is running at you

and you ain't got anything in
your hand, you're kinda screwed.

This is gonna be k*ller.
You ready?

Hell, yeah. Let's check it out.

Hello, Donovan!
Hey. What's goin' on, man?

- How are ya, brother?
- You doin' all right?

Good to see ya, man.

So, this is what we got, guys.

This is who we decide
who's the best sh**t.

Ho-ho-ho! God. God.

What's that
five-armed gizmo up there?

That is what we call
a Texas Star.

You will be sh**ting
the shotgun at that one.

Once you sh**t
one of those plates,

it's gonna start rotating.

- Ooh.
- Like this?

- Yeah.
- Wow. Okay.

And then you have to
sh**t it on the move.

Well, what if I hit the barrel?

What happens?
It won't explode or anything?

No, no. It's not gonna explode.
I promise. Good.

I think you're good.

The setup's gonna be, guys,

is we're gonna start here
with our pistols.

We got six plates.

You have to knock down
all the plates.

Sweet! Set it down
to where our shotgun

is gonna be staged
and ready to go.

Safety off.

And that's what you're gonna
sh**t at the Texas Star. Okay.

- Sound good?
- Are you timing us?

How are we supposed to know
who wins if we don't time?

I don't know.
Like, maybe... maybe

by the number of things
that get hit. I don't know.

- All right, my man.
- Okay.

What are we bettin' for?

- A sandwich?
- Yeah.

Let's just do this.

She-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na.

She-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na.

Here we go. Line on top.
On the beep.

Man. It jammed. We're...

So, what happened was is, you
accidentally hit the magazine

and your mag
started popping out..

Can we edit out
those first two sh*ts?

'Cause I... Damn it.
All right, here we go.

Ready?

Good. Good.

I'm impressed.

- Good. Lay down...
- Boom.

Move on.

- Yeah.
- Whoo!

- Very good!
- .

That doubled the score.
- . .

That's respectable.
Clear. Reset.

Easy. Set it down.
Move, move, move. Good.

Good.

Good.

Nice! . !

I'm ju... I'm just gonna leave
now, thank you very much.

. .

Don't leave me hangin', man.

Nice. Nice.
I would like to thank

the great state of Texas
for my victory...

and my balls.

Okay, so, what we doin'?

- You're both sh**ting.
- Sweet.

"The Boondock Saints"
was my first major leading role,

during a phase
when I wasn't even sure

I wanted to be an actor.

But having Sean there
as a brother

to guide me off-screen
as much as he did on,

made all the difference
in the world.

That, and the fact that we got
paid to take out Mafiosos

in the most epic ways
imaginable.

In nomine Patris et Filii
et Spiritus Sancti.

Or something like that.

Dude, thank you so much.
That was so fun.

You're very welcome, guys.
Brother, this was k*ller.

Great, man. Y'all come back any
time y'all want. Thank you, man.

We'll do it again.
I will be back.

- Sean, we'll see you around.
- All right. Take care, brother. Thank you.

- Dude, you're like a cowboy.
- Clint Eastwood, brother.

Dude, you know how many
interviews I've done

on "Walking Dead" when they're
like, "In a zombie apocalypse,

what would be
your w*apon of choice?"

and I go,
"Sean Patrick Flanery."

That's beautiful.

- Whoo!
- Yeah!

He got kicked in the face.

It's gonna hurt.

Dude, all this open road.
This is awesome.

Wide open.

Yee-haw! Pow! Pow!

That's how you ride
in Texas, baby.

Sean and I
are deep in cattle country

as we continue our journey
north to Dallas.

But, first,
Sean wants to show me

what it really means
to cowboy up,

as we make our way
to a bull-riding arena

in the small town
of New Waverly,

because what's more
quintessential to Texans

than seeing cowboys at a rodeo?

I do kinda wanna go off-roading

and chase some
of those cows and ponies.

Dude, I remember doing
"Boondock Saints II"

with you, remember?

And I was on the horse,
and I was terrified.

You were like,
"Flanery! Flanery!

Aah! Aah! Aaahhh!"

So now let's stick you
on a bull.

Ooh, yeah, that's... You can
smell the right there.

That's the smell
of cow butthole.

The King String Bucking Bulls.

Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!

Look at these cute little cows.

I like the spotty ones.
I'm so not a cowboy.

"I like the spotty one."

Cattle's synonymous with Texas.

There's cattle everywhere.
Beef industry's huge.

Our cattle provide
a life for us.

That type of industry
bred Texans

to be hardworking
and self-reliant.

I grew up showing calves,
ropin',

but I've always wanted
to be a bull rider

just because the persona,
to be honest with you.

This is
the th annual Houston Rodeo.

It gets my heart pumping,
my guts wrenching,

and the adrenaline's
just a-flowin', man.

To most people,
eight seconds is nothing,

but for a bull rider,

it's how long it takes
to make or break you.

It's those eight seconds
that determine the winners

from those
who go home empty-handed.

It's a dangerous
and demanding sport,

but for some cowboys,
it's what they live for.

Lookit. With a full
catcher's mask on.

Lots of fun, Jared.
In seconds.

- Go time, man!
- Go, J. Go, Jared!

- Go, man!
- Yeah!

- Go!
- Whoo-whoo!

- Yeah!
- Whoo!

Yeah!

He got kicked in the face.

You guys ever seen someone
get kicked in the face?

- Plenty of times.
- That's crazy.

- Hey, hey, hey, hey!
- What's up, guys? B.A.

- I'm Sean. My buddy Norman.
- Sean.

- Hey. Nice to meet y'all.
- Nice to meet you.

Pleasure, man.
What y'all think about that?

They kicked that guy
in the face.

Yeah, I know.
Right in front of y'all, right?

That's crazy, yeah. Yeah.

That's kinda
why them guys are out there.

They call them clowns.
They used to.

But they're pretty much
bullfighters and life savers

- if you ride bulls.
- Yeah.

Yeah, this is kinda what we do
for a living, man, is, breed

and raise 'em and buck 'em.

Here comes the a*tillery,
right there.

Dude, that's
a blue heeler, right?

Those are my favorite dogs.

They're trying to get him
to the out gate. Yeah.

I want one.
I'm trying to get "Walking Dead"

to give me that dog.

It's like, Daryl has a dog.

Good job, pup.

Is this like a-a training ground
for bull riders?

Yes. And bulls.
Some places you go, only...

They only
want certain people there,

or they are secretive
about stuff.

The thing about this place?

It doesn't matter who you are,
they'll give you a chance,

no matter
where you been at in life.

Right, right, right.
That's cool.

You don't find that
everywhere anymor... anymore.

That's why I hang out here.
It's a family.

Family, yeah. Yeah.

That's awesome. Yeah, it
makes a big difference.

How often
do you climb on a bull?

When I'm not hurt? Yeah.

Every day, rodeoing. Whoa.

I can. Every day I can.

How long can you pull that off
without serious injury?

It's...
You're gonna get injured.

- Yeah! Bill! Bill!
- Buck 'im, Bill!

- Whoo! Whoo!
- Heave!

One of the worst
injuries I ever had,

I had a bull hit me
in the side with his horn.

Broke three ribs,
lacerated my spleen...

punctured a lung,
and ruptured my liver,

and they called my mom
and told her that,

"He might not make it."
I lost too much blood.

But, I did.

Yeah.!

Y'all ever thought
about riding bulls?

I can't say I've ever thought
about it, to be honest.

Do you have something soft
to start him off on?

Yeah. Definitely.
Come check it out.

Mount up, homey.

- Okay.
- So, this'll get tight on you.

Then you run it
across your hand.

When the bull comes up,

get your free arm
out in front of you.

Like that? Yep. And when
he kicks, sit down.

Yep.

- Like that.
- See?

You want to me to do it one time
and you'll see if it helps you?

Yeah. Yeah, yeah. You go up,
down, up, down, up, down.

Yeah. I haven't done that
motion in at least a week.

- Come on, man.
- Whoa.

There you go.

Yeah, I know
I look like an idiot.

I-I'm not very good at this.
We went to the g*n range.

I was bad at that, as well.

Do I look like John Travolta
in that movie?

I feel like you should do this
with your shirt off

and baby oil or somethin'.
I feel like... I feel like,

"Don't hurt me.
I have a day job."

You know what I'm sayin'?
Sean, let's see what you got.

- Squeeze harder. Yeah!
- Yeah!

He's there. He got it.

- Yeah!
- Never would I...

- Yeah.
- Come on, Reedus!

Get on the back! Come on!

I feel like you
could get on bulls.

- Yeah, let's put him on a bull.
- He got some...

He got some muscle.
Let's put him on a bull. Yeah.

- Hey, we got one loaded for you.
- I'll do it. What the hell?

Yeah. Do it. Do it. Yeah! Do it.

So, this is Bill.

Just like a oversized Harley?

- Big... Big dude.
- -like four Harleys.

Yeah?

Bill, the bull, he's no bully.

He's friendly? He's a pet.

They wrote a book about him.
Really?

Yeah, they bring him
to schools for bully-dealin'.

He's famous. Yeah.

I'll rodeo his ass.

I gotcha.

Try to frame him out.

Are those his balls right there?

Hell, yeah, dude. Holy...

Do people ever ea...
Like, eat the balls?

Like, is that a thing?
Yeah, actually, they do.

Mountain oysters.
Ooh, but they are good.

- They're good?
- It's like a light liver flavor.

Good for the wang? Yes, sir.

That what I... That's
what I imagine. Yeah.

Thank you for not killin' me.

God bless you.

I know you can.

Thank you so much
for sharing this with us, man.

Any time. I've never
seen anything like this.

- This is awesome.
- Yeah. Yeah.

Any time y'all riding
those bikes down through here,

just come check us out.

Thank you!

It's crazy, that lifestyle

of a rodeo guy, you know?

Like, you work so hard,
you get b*at up,

and if you don't
make eight seconds

you go home with nothing.

Like, it's a rough life.
That's crazy, man.

Those guys aren't around.

- I'm hungry.
- Yeah, me too.

French fries?

I'll sort ya out
with some fries, homey.

French fries!

What's up? Hi.

Why are you gonna cry?

Do it. Do it. Do it. No.

I have nothing to sign. Will
you sign my name badge and...

No, crazy lady. Have a good day.
Nice to meet you.

Yeah, of course, of course.
Do what? Sign the thing?

I'm gonna have to buy
a new name badge,

but it's so worth it.

Okay, happiest
moment in my life.

Thank you.
Aww. You're super-sweet.

- Bye.
- All right.

We should grab
a dang quesadilla.

Why not?

Do you remember all that time
that we were auditioning

for "Boondock Saints"?
Do you remember all that?

Like, Keanu Reeves
and Mark Wahlberg

and all those people?
Yep. I remember it all, man.

That was nuts.
You'd be at the bar

and, like, Keanu Reeves
would walk by. Yeah.

He was talking to Brad Pitt,
he was talking to everybody.

Yeah. I know that Bon Jovi
was a... an option, too.

Yeah.

Did you test with other people?
No. No.

I didn't...
Yeah, I didn't either.

I ju... I only tested with you.
But I heard Patrick Swayze.

Really? But who knows
if any of it's true?

Yeah. You know, you ask those guys,
they're probably like, "What?"

What movie?"
You know what I'm sayin'?

Over the years, people
have told me that my scowl

makes me look like I'm unhappy.

I'm ready.

But for me, happiness

can be
a million different things.

Know what I'm sayin'?

And right now, it's a simple...!

As reminiscing
with an old friend

over a plate of chili fries.

And kicking their ass
at Big Buck Hunter.

b*at me in the fake.

Tomorrow, Sean and I will
continue our ride to Dallas,

but, tonight, I'll go to bed
happy, scowl and all.

If you run through those,
throw your arms up to the sky,

I could sell that
as a Viagra commercial.

Dude, you used to, like,
race go-karts, right?

I used to race everything
on four wheels, man.

How'd you get into that?
My dad used to race.

He was the chief steward
of the SCCA in Louisiana.

That's so cool.

So, I fell in love
with racing as a kid.

And then you do it, and you're
like, "Whoa, gimme more!"

I love cruising down
an open stretch of road

as much as the next guy,

but in Texas, they take
cruising to new speeds.

miles per hour
in . seconds, to be exact.

That's why Sean is taking me
from New Waverly

to the Texas Motorplex in Ennis.

It's the first National
Hot Rod Association super track

and a place for diehard drag
racers to test their limits...

and, of course, their eardrums.

I'm gonna strap you
behind , horsepower

and see what happens.

Probably a little underwear
urination on your part, but...

let's check it out anyway.

Baby.

Texas Motorplex.

My, this is a big spot, dude.

I smell octane...

and balls.

You smell balls?

I'm chubbin' up a little, man.

With loads of wide-open space

and fans that love
high-octane action,

Texas has a strong
racing culture

that fuels their passion
to compete

in one of the most
dangerous sports there is.

Plus, it's exciting
as hell to watch.

Car culture in Texas is huge...

Motorcycles, NASCAR,
drag racing.

Always been an option
of something cool

to go to on the weekends
every since I grew up.

People get really excited
about motorsports here.

They come out
in droves to see it.

I like the way they look.
I like the way they sound.

When those things take off,
it sounds like Godzilla.

Hey, Jeff. Yeah?

How are ya, brother?
What's up, brother?

Good to see you, man.
Nice to meet you.

This is my buddy Norman.
What's up, man? Norman.

- How are you, bud?
- It'd be cool.

What are you doing
to it right now?

So, right now,
we're out testing.

- Yeah.
- So, what we got to do is,

between every round, you got
to tear these things down.

I mean, you've got to service
them, you got to check

on the valve springs,
you got to run the valves,

you... you gotta, check
all the bearings.

I mean, you've got
all kinds of stuff.

You won't be good at this stuff
at all if you don't test it.

Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
So, today, yeah,

that's what we're gonna do.
We're gonna run both.

This one here's
about ready to go.

So, what kinds of horsepower
does that... , .

Man, you oughta hop in there
when we light it up.

Do it. I would love to.
I'd love that.

You oughta do it, dude.
I would love that.

Yeah. It'd be a blast.

Let's do it. Come on.

Thank you for letting us
watch this, man.

- Abs-Absolutely, brother.
- Thank you.

What's up, man? Hey. Norman.

- Brandon Post. How you doing?
- Nice to meet you. Hey. Norman.

- Justin. Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you, man.

Here and get up underneath here.

Put one right there.

Put a foot right there.
Just step right down.

Wow, this is such
a confined space.

- Yeah, right?
- Isn't it crazy?

Dude, how do you even get your shoulders
in here? It's, like, claustrophobic.

Yeah, you got to cross them.
Cross them to get them back.

Wow, this is like
the Batmobile, man.

This is crazy.

This is awesome and terrifying
all at the same time.

You ready? Kay!

Here we go.

Holy.

You heard a "wow!"

When the engine revved,

it felt like my head
was gonna pop off.

- Yeah. Yeah.
- I feel like I've just morphed

into another dimension
or something.

You are in another
dimension, brother.

You guys need to race. I'm down.

I'm not getting in that thing.
I've got cars.

- You got cars?
- Yeah, what do you got?

I've got cars.
I've got cars here.

- Strap us in.
- These are two cars

we have here, right here.

You can get in these cars.
Let's do it.

- Let's go.
- Let's do it.

- Come on.
- Do it.

All right.

Good luck, homey.

Good luck, homey.

I want a do-over.

- Yeah.
- Hey.

That was a badass burnout, dude.

- Boom!
- I want a do-over.

I want a do-over. Time to redo.

Out here, precision, horsepower,

and a whole lot of fuel

is what makes every
one-thousandth of a second count.

One miscalculation
could end it all in an instant.

And here I thought
it was just the dudes

on the bucking bulls
that make Texans badass.

Boom!

That's crazy. Right?

That's just like... like...

You just leave, like,
your balls back here.

Like, your whole body takes off.
That's nuts.

Your skeleton's
still here on the floor.

Amazing! Thank you so much.
Absolutely.

Hey, we had a great time
getting to know you guys. Yes.

- Yeah, that was awesome.
- That was, brother.

That was... That was k*ller.
Y'all are welcome any time.

- Thank you. Thank you so much.
- Any time at all.

That was fun. I have to admit.
That was awesome.

I honestly could have
camped out there

and done that for a week.

It's crazy how much time
he spends working on stuff

and such a little time actually
racing. You know what I mean?

Man, it's like
four years of foreplay

for a minute of action.

I'm ready to get my snack on.

Hungry? Yeah.

Bubba's BBQ, baby!

Hoo-hoo! Hoo-hoo-hoo!

- Get something to eat?
- Yes, sir.

Just follow me around this way.
Follow you.

- Yes, sir.
- Brother, it's an RC plane.

Remote control.

They're everywhere.
These are cool.

Wow. Dude, that... Yeah?

Was the Michael Jordan
of airplanes

in World w*r II. Really?

And that is badass.

Me and my dad built
all the World w*r II planes,

me and my dad did. Wow.

And we hung 'em
from fishing line,

and so, like, if you... if
you left the window open,

the breeze would make 'em,
like, kinda dogfight.

That's so cool.
I had Japanese Zeros,

I had German Messerschmitts.

He was? I didn't know that. Wow. He was
a fighter pilot in the Air Force, yeah.

Wow. I was so proud...

We spent countless hours
making model airplanes.

Some of the b-best memories
of me and my dad, man.

Dude, that's so cool
you used to do this all.

But just knowing that
your... your... your dad

flew those
gives you a different...

It's... It's like superhero stuff.
You know what I mean? Yeah.

- Yeah, totally.
- You know what I mean?

He was great with paint.

I-I could never
paint worth a damn,

but he... he made 'em pretty...

Pretty amazing, man.

Yeah.

It's remarkable
how a place we stumbled into

can evoke such vivid memories.

That's what's so great
about rides like this...

You get to discover
new sides to people.

Here you go, guys.

That's good, man.
Yeah, that's like Thanksgiving.

Isn't it? Yeah.

To anyone else, these planes

are just objects
hanging from the ceiling,

but to us, they're a reminder of
the man that Sean calls a hero.

Is this a shortcut to Dallas
you're taking me on?

Nah, we're taking
a little, flower love ride,

'cause I want you to see
the beauty that Texas offers.

Some of these flowers will drop
you to your knees, brother.

This area is called what?
Bluebonnet Trail.

Are you about to propose to me?

Is that what's
going on right now?

Well, at least you haven't
seen the ring yet.

God, that's beautiful.

Dude, I swear to God,
if you run through those

and just throw your arms
up to the sky,

I could sell that
as a Viagra commercial for sure.

I'm a quiet person.

I spend time observing
and not speaking.

I believe that sometimes
we do need to take it all in

and just look at the flowers.

Okay, not like when Carol tells
you to look at the flowers.

You know what I mean.

The bluebonnet is
the state flower of Texas.

It's the most important
flower there is.

They spring up in the spring.

I mean, when I was a kid,

my grandmother would take me
and my brother

and place us in 'em
and take pictures.

People do that today with
their children, their dogs.

You got your spring pictures

done for the year
in a bed of bluebonnets,

but that's, like,
the Texas thing to do.

Man, it's a beautiful sight.

They're a beautiful,
beautiful thing.

It doesn't get much better
than this, you know?

Life is good, man, you know?

I'm a lucky dude, man. Yeah.

That's gonna be a pretty
sunset right there. Yep.

As nightfall surrounds us,

the glowing skyline of Dallas
acts as our beacon.

Tomorrow, we'll meet up
with my old friend Oliver Peck,

but, tonight, we rest.

I have a feeling
we're gonna need it.

So, are you gonna put some ink
on Reedenstein here?

He's gonna put some ink on me.
Is that right?

What's the best thing
that y'all make with peaches?

The ice cream?

- The ice cream.
- Peach ice cream, man.

This is my breakfast.

- This is really good.
- Thank you.

My God. If y'all are interested
in, like, craft sodas and stuff,

we actually have
different craft sodas

from all over the United States.

I-I will be honest.
They taste terrible.

- I'll try one if you try one.
- All right.

I'm going pickle for you.

- I hate pickles, dude.
- Yeah.

Grab bacon.

We're gonna do this
until we throw up.

That's disgus...

Yes!
I-I did the same thing, man.

There are two types
of people in the world...

Morning people...

and the people who need
their producers

to drag them out of bed
at a.m.

I'm obviously the first one.

Good morning. Let's go.

That's how we start
the day here.

Another beautiful day, man.

I'm screaming for this sun
to come up like a big bald head.

Today, Sean and I are headed up
to meet Oliver Peck

for a barbecue at his place.

But, first, we'll make
our way to his shop...

Elm Street Tattoo in Deep Ellum,

a section of the city
that's east of Downtown

and notable
for its growing art community,

a welcomed contrast
to the tough-guy persona

that Texas
is typically known for.

Dallas has
an interesting personality.

Like, Austin is music town,
and Houston is old town.

Dallas is
pretty-much-anything town.

Dallas is a great city.
It's got a lot of heart.

The Deep Ellum area has always
been extremely inviting to me.

Lots of opportunities
there for artists,

for murals or paintings,
musicians,

and there's
lots of theater here.

If you want to see
something new, go to Dallas.

I can't wait to meet
Oliver Peck, man.

I don't have any tattoos,
but I'm kinda fanboying

on this cat. Yeah, he's great.

He's got a great personality,
and he's always smiling.

You'll love him.

This is it. Deep Ellum.

This is a cool
little area, right?

This is k*ller, man. Yeah.

Yeah. Here we go. Look at this!

Whose bike you think that is?

Homey Rodriguez's.
Whoa-ho-ho-ho!

You almost fell into it.

What's going on, guys?

- Haaa! What's up, buddy?
- Hey!

- How are ya, man? I'm Sean.
- I'm good. Nice to meet you.

Very nice to meet you, brother.
What's up, man?

How it's goin', buddy? How you been, dude?
Good to see you again.

Good to see you. I'm great.

Oliver Peck and I
met a few years ago

at a charity event
for Fleet Week in New York,

and we've been friends
ever since.

He's known for his American
traditional tattoo designs

and his annual
Friday the th Tattoo-a-thons,

one of which earned him
a Guinness World Record

for tattooing the number

times consecutively
within hours.

Must've been his lucky day.

I brought you a present.

I brought you
a... a Boy Scout shirt.

- We all got one.
- The whale Kn*fe.

- Whoa.
- Yeah. Cool, right?

I thought you'd like that.

What's that?
That's for the Kn*fe.

Shut up. It's bad luck
to take a free Kn*fe.

That's all? A $ ?
That's all you're gonna give me?

Is that true? Yeah, man.

- Yes, it is.
- I didn't know that.

- Yeah.
- I didn't know that.

Are we all gonna wear
matching shirts later or what?

- We are, yeah.
- Of course.

I never made it to Boy Scouts.

I was in Cub Scouts, and
our whole troop got disbanded

'cause we burnt down the cabin
at one of the camp-outs.

That's a great shirt, man.

- Yeah, man.
- Yeah. Very cool.

So, are you from Dallas?

Dallas-Fort Worth
Area Metroplex.

I've been here my whole life.
Wow.

How long you been tattooing?
Like, how many years?

Well, I started tattooin',
late ' s, early ' s,

and I was just tattooing
punk-rock style.

Then I got out of jail.

I found out that
there was people

that did tattooing for a job.
Wow.

And so I was like,
"That's... that's good."

So, are you gonna put some ink
on Reedenstein here?

He's gonna put some ink on me.
Is that right?

Yeah, for a change. I'm excited.
Yeah, man.

You're gonna let him tattoo you?

Yeah.
So, I've got this whole arm.

I've convinced these
non-tattooers to tattoo me.

Mike Ness from
Social Distortion.

Yeah, yeah. I see it. Yeah.

He did the "Social D"
right there,

and then J Mascis,
Dinosaur Jr., just did the "J."

You... You got balls of steel
to let Reedus... Ha ha!

I-I want to put on
my Boy Scout shirt for this.

I'm gonna set this up.

So many dice.
What's the dice stuff?

I love dice. I love to gamble.

I'll roll you for bucks
right now if you want.

All right. What do you do
just the high number?

Is that how you do it?
Play Cee-lo.

- See, how do you play Cee-lo?
- It's a three-dice game.

You got to teach me
Cee-lo at some point.

You want to play real quick? All right.
Yeah, yeah. Show me how to play.

- Okay.
- So, you got three dice.

Whenever you roll doubles,
the other dice are your point.

One. Not a good point.

Not a good point.

, , . That's the ace.

Now you have to tie that,
or he wins.

Wait. F-First of all, this
could be the first time Ha ha!

Reedus beats me at anything.
Yes!

He b*at me at racing
and sh**ting.

- Good God!
- Yeah.

- We'll see.
- Holy...

Brother, you could close
this out with a victory.

Yeah. Yeah.

Nope. , , .

Aah! You crapped out.

Damn, does that suck!
You b*at me, homey. You b*at me.

I really like that game. Here we go.
Let's do this tat.

All right, let's do it.

I can run the foot pedal.

Dip it in that. So...

It's gonna hurt.

Me?

No. Okay, good.

Little deeper and slow.

Yeah.

Boom.

You gonna put a little SPF
on there?

- That's go... Hell, yeah.
- All right!

All right.

Just slow. There you go.

- That's it.
- Very cool. Nice.

Brother, thank you, man.

- Hell, yeah.
- That was rad.

Let me get a good look it here.

- How'd we do?
- Who has to go home?

I'm gonna be honest...
In his letters...

are pretty... They're right-sized.
Yeah.

I'mma...
I'm gonna give it to Norm.

Ink master!

All right, so, we're
gonna hit the street.

- Yeah, let's check it out.
- Yeah, man.

Yes. Come here.

We got stuff to do, but...

How you doin'? My God.

- You got to lick him! Lick him!
- No, don't.

- Please don't give me...
- Lick him!

- Don't lick, don't lick.
- Do you promise to take him?

My gosh,
you're, like, here in Dallas!

My God. Whoo, Lord!

- I'm in love!
- Nice to meet you.

Yeah, I love Dallas.

I saw Johnny Cash at the
Majestic Theatre in the ' s.

Wow. How cool is that?

And then this big
building to our right

is the Lew Sterrett County Jail.

I spent a fair amount
of time in there. Ha!

Multiple visits.

When we get up here, we'll
join on to the parade route

where JFK was
where the sh*ts were taken.

Wow.

President's car is
now turning onto Elm Street,

and it will be only
a matter of minutes

before he arrives
at the Trade Mart.

Look up and to your right.
Right across the street.

That's the building.
That building

on the top sixth floor
on the corner,

where the sh*ts were taken.

It appears as though
something has happened

in the motorcade route.

Stand by
for a severe g*nsh*t wound.

You'll see "X's" on the street,
the two places he was hit.

"X." Look. There's the
"X." Look at that, Reedus.

Yep, I see it. Wow, man. Wow.

And then here's an "X." Yep.

Wow. Pay... Pay my respects.
Wow.

In one tragic moment,
a family, a country,

and the course of history
were changed forever.

The painted X's
beside the grassy knoll

represent the lasting impact
that day in November

had on the city of Dallas.

Tell me you just put that up,
like, last night.

We... This was in our old house
before we moved here.

Get set. They're off!

- Go! Go!
- Go! Go! Go!

Up here, pull in the gate.

After riding over
miles from Houston to Dallas,

we finally made it
to Peck's compound

for a good
old-fashioned barbecue.

This is cool. These all your buddies?
Yeah, man.

Show us around. Yeah. All right.

But, first, I got to see his
massive warehouse that houses,

well, his house.

I'll give y'all the tour.

Give me the tour. Yeah.

Some may call it quirky,
but Oliver calls it home.

So, I built all this stuff.

This is our outdoor-
but-still-indoor lounge area.

- So, did you grow up skating?
- Yeah. Hey, Audra!

- Hey.
- Hi. How are you?

- Hey.
- Hi.

- And Sean.
- Hey. Great to meet you.

Very nice to meet you.
Pleasure to meet you.

This is, like, man cave
times a million. Right?

Beyond.

We've been working on it
for a while.

- Welcome.
- This is too cool out here.

The hallways of the house
is a nine-hole mini-golf course.

So...

all AstroTurf.

My God. The Lemon Peeler!

Growing up, this was, like,
rich kids had that.

Yeah, a regular bike
was like bucks,

and this was like .

What about this?

Tell me you just put that up,
like, last night.

We... This was in our old house
before we moved here.

- Yeah.
- Really?

No, I've had that
for a long time.

- Yeah.
- Wow.

You've probably already noticed

the rooms are not square.

None of the corners
are right angles.

They're all skews everywhere.

Tell me the philosophy
behind that.

What do I hate about every
other house I've ever lived in?

It's square.
I'm like, "No way. Not me."

If I moved some things around,
would you notice?

- Yes.
- Probably so.

- Really?
- He would notice.

We go into the garage.

How long did it take you
to acquire all these bikes?

The last years, I've really
ramped up my hoarding this.

This is a go-to-jail bike.
Is it?

I found out if you do
miles an hour,

they just take you
straight to jail.

- Did you find out...
- The hard way.

- You did?
- Yeah.

They're just like,
"Double the speed limit.

Straight to jail."
Solid. Solid work, brother.

Straight to jail.

All right. Party time, man.

Barbecue and Cee-lo.

Ladies and gentlemen...

- Ha ha ha!
- Shut up. -Dude.

Come one, come all.
Gather around the paddock area.

It's time for a little bit
of "armadiller" racing.

Armadiller. Armadiller race.

Now, armadiller racing in Texas

is a sport most closely
aligned to NASCAR.

Well, it is.

'Cause you got
to have somebody steer it

or it'll crash into the wall
and burst into flame.

Bay-beh-ber-bitty-bah!

They're rarin' to go, man.

- He touched me.
- You got your racing gloves?

- Right down here.
- Walk right down there.

All right. It will be your job

to inspire that armadillo
on a grueling -foot trek.

This is our speed cones,
down here.

This is
our speed cones, down here.

Just want to see
your game face, guys.

Rrrrgh.

Guys, if you'll line 'em up...

Armadillos,
on your mark, get set...

And they're off!

- Go! Go!
- Go! Go! Go!

- Did you win?
- Norman.

- Norman did.
- Norman's got it.

What?
He swerved at the end there.

- Who won?
- Check the cameras.

Photo finish.

- Close.
- It was close.

All right, I strongly suggest

that we give
the animals a break.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

Everybody have a beer.
It will enhance the next race.

Almost got it.

You wanna... You wanna do
a little game real quick?

Rollin' for $ !

All right, here we go.
Here we go.

What makes the heart
of Texas b*at so strong?

Four!

It's growing up in a place
that encourages you to be bold,

to take chances,
to be whatever you want to be,

regardless of
the risks involved.

With a heartbeat like that,

it's no wonder Texans
live life to the absolute max.

Before this trip, I already
considered Sean a brother,

but these last few days have
brought us even closer together.

He's shown me the pride he has
for his father, for his roots,

and why he will always call
Texas his home.

- Pleasure to meet you.
- Thank you for everything.

- Yeah, man.
- All right, we're out.

Brother, seriously,
it's all been a pleasure, man.

But there's one thing he hasn't
shown me, one last adventure.

This time, though,
no cameras allowed.

This ride?

This one's just for us.