Dinner with the Band Episode “Bloody Mary’s with El-P.” Sam Mason: Alright so we have already finished the bagels. We got the lox cured. We are going to make a bloody Mary to go along, something for the boys to drink. It’s going to start with vodka obviously lots of it. We have celery salt, we have hot sauce, we have Worcestershire sauce, and these are celery ice cubes, tomato juice. We also have the juice of a lemon and celery for a garnish. 1. Pour vodka 2. Pour tomato juice 3. Mix 4. Juice Lemon 5. Add lemon juice 6. Add Worcestershire sauce 7. Add hot sauce 8. Add garlic salt 9. Mix 10. Add celery ice cubes 12. Pour Sam Mason: And there you have it, it’s a bloody Mary with celery ice cubes, boom. Alright you guys want to eat? Thanks a lot guys I appreciate you guys showing up, especially after a birthday celebration, alright fella's. El-P: That’s fucking good. Wilder Zoby Schwartz: Delicious. Sam Mason: So uh, what’s the new project going on, or is there always a new project. El-P: This is actually my first big solo record in like five years so, excuse me. Sam Mason: No, no, you can talk with your mouth full. El-P: Alright cool, so my new album is called asleep when you’re dead. Sam Mason: Is there a tour as well. El-P: There is a tour, there is a tour yeah. Sam Mason: Twenty months is a long tour. El-P: Well, right now we have planned at least five months right now straight. Do you pay rent when your away that long. Wilder Zoby Schwartz: He’s actually like, I am glad you brought that up. That landlord does not give excuses. Sam Mason: What if he’s in a video? El-P: Maybe porn, yeah. Sam Mason: Well I don’t know if the next video is going to look like. El-P: Well actually my landlords directing it. Sam Mason: Is it porn or is it a video. El-P: Both. Sam Mason: So the stuff we heard today, is that what we can expect from the new album? Is it all in that kind of mindset? El-P: Uh, you know it’s a pretty dynamic record. I have got a lot of interesting people on the record, Trent Reznors on the record and Shaun Marshall, Cat Power is on the record, Mars Volta. Sam Mason: Oh wow, that must be interesting. El-P: So there is a lot of cool shit happening. Sam Mason: And every one you said is like you said so dynamic, out of different range. El-P: Yeah but somehow it seems that it worked beyond my wildest expectations and it actually seems to have come together in a way that doesn’t come off as some douche bag putting a bunch of people that shouldn’t be on a record together. This in a way reminds me of a time that, when Dibbs uh, cooked me his famous, what is it, what was it, a Cincinnati chili? Why don’t you just explain to them? And I think there is a difference between what ever it is with your Cincinnati chili, and whatever it was you made at my house. Mr. Dibbs: Cincinnati chili is no beans and there is chocolate. So its chili with chocolate that’s what makes it sweet tangy and tasty. Sam Mason: Sounds like mole. El-P: No, no wait a minute the whole meal is? Mr. Dibbs: Its spaghetti with chili, beans, onions, hot sauce, and like cheese, about half a bag of shredded cheese. El-P: A giant bag of shredded cheese, so its spaghetti, chili, and a bag of shredded cheese. Mr. Dibbs: And it’s the greatest thing you could ever eat ever. Don’t believe him you know why, because he lies. El-P: This is true, it was actually really amazing. Sam Mason: So then next time when you guys come back we will make that. We will make Cincinnati chili when you come back. Mr. Dibbs: We could do that. El-P: We could do it. You’re going to have to find a new fucking rapper. Mr. Dibbs: Your not going to eat it, you’re not going to participate? El-P: I am not going to participate. Mr. Dibbs: I am eating dead fish in a fucking bagel for you. El-P: I refuse to participate, what can I say? Mr. Dibbs: You can say no. Sam Mason: Do you guys have separate busses? Or do you guys ride on the same bus? El-P: We actually uh, we don’t even have separate beds. Mr. Dibbs: We bunk together. Sam Mason: You really bunk together? Mr. Dibbs: Yeah, share underwear. Sam Mason: Like head to feet or do you guys just straight up, you go… Mr. Dibbs: No, we spoon. Sam Mason: Alright you know what that’s about it for bagels I want to thank everybody for showing, El-P. El-P: Thanks for bringing us. Sam Mason: You guys actually made bagels super fun. Super fun probably not the term I want to use but… Mr. Dibbs: Super duper fun. Sam Mason: You can’t say super fun without one of these guys come in there with the super fun.