On the Way Down

I sit down with my cousins and discuss their band, nightmare gigs, the time they took a meeting with Suge Knight, etc.

In this episode Zach talks to Dave, the owner of The Bookman in Orange, CA. They discuss books, bird skeletons, Hemingway VS Bukowski, and some other things.

In this episode: Congratulations to Mathew Perry, the hockey player who almost got his head cut off, England is corny and Nottingham can't be a real place, meeting Freeway Ricky Ross, spending a lot of time in the hospital with my grandma, etc. Everything you need: ⁠https://linktr.ee/OTWD

In this episode: Paul Mooney was obviously gay (and a hack), shitting on both Israel and Palestine, The Immaculate Room and the way we all know women are, etc. Everything you need: https://linktr.ee/OTWD

In this episode: Calling the National Turkey Federation in hopes of applying for a job, taking my blood back from a mosquito, wishing I was a sports guy, Las Vegas isn't a real place, taking my grandma to lunch, the headbutt heard around the world, etc. Everything you need: http://linktr.ee/OTWD

In this episode: A listener sent me an article titled "50 Hilarious Things Everyone Is Secretly Guilty of Doing" and asked me to read it on the podcast, so I do. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EVERYTHING YOU NEED⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: ⁠http://linktr.ee/otwd

In this episode: Everyone in Arizona looks like Rango, I would fight Dan Pena, going to NYC with my family and the warm beer I still can't get over, taking my son to a fancy restaurant for his 16th birthday, etc. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EVERYTHING YOU NEED⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: ⁠http://linktr.ee/otwd

In this episode: My kid goes to school with an African boy named Winner, little kids who drink soda, going to church for the first time in 20 years, Jewish people have the worst allergies, going to a restaurant that serves corn and spaghetti for breakfast, etc. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EVERYTHING YOU NEED⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: http://linktr.ee/otwd

In this episode: Being bombarded by advertisements, the fleshlight, defending my kid at my art gallery, my smoke alarms went off in the middle of the night, Dominicans, Tim Duncan looks like a hunter-gatherer, etc. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EVERYTHING YOU NEED⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY OTWD STICKERS!⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW ZOOKS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠INSTAGRAM⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠TWITTER⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠FACEBOOK⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠PHOTOGRAPHY

In this episode: RIP Tina Turner, Angela Bassett is underrated, the greatest actresses/actors/rappers of all time, Hannibal Lector says grace, Hilary Swank's mouth, an old white women winked at me because I caught her drinking whiskey behind the wheel of her Mustang, insomnia and depression, I had a bad Jack N' the Box experience, etc. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠EVERYTHING YOU NEED⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY OTWD STICKERS!⁠⁠ FOLLOW ZOOKS: ⁠⁠⁠INSTAGRAM⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠TWITTER⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠FACEBOOK⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠PHOTOGRAPHY

In this episode: A guy pulled out a sword at the gym, my two grandmothers and their vastly different accents, nice neighborhoods are just as noisy as bad neighborhoods, people who force you to watch long YouTube videos, a talking fish, etc. ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠EVERYTHING YOU NEED⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY OTWD STICKERS!⁠ FOLLOW ZOOKS: ⁠⁠INSTAGRAM⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TWITTER⁠⁠ ⁠⁠FACEBOOK⁠⁠ ⁠⁠PHOTOGRAPHY

In this episode: How LeBron James comes up with his secret handshakes, Tucker Carlson is a phony and motorcycles are gay, how narrating your life in a sing-songy manner can lift your mood, being featured on Greaseball's new album, the best Jack Johnson impression you'll ever hear, Celine Dion's bewildering house, surviving Montana yet again, The Whale, etc. ⁠ ⁠⁠EVERYTHING YOU NEED⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠BUY OTWD STICKERS! FOLLOW ZOOKS: ⁠INSTAGRAM⁠ ⁠TWITTER⁠ ⁠FACEBOOK⁠ ⁠PHOTOGRAPHY

In this episode Gadzooks and Leilani Wolfgramm discuss body odor, songwriting, coping with the death of a loved one, touring together, comedy, music, movies, the Greeks, and finally finding happiness. ⁠WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE⁠ ⁠EVERYTHING YOU NEED⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠BUY OTWD STICKERS!⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW LEILANI: ⁠SPOTIFY⁠ ⁠iTUNES⁠ INSTAGRAM YOUTUBE ⁠WEBSITE⁠ FOLLOW ZOOKS: INSTAGRAM TWITTER FACEBOOK PHOTOGRAPHY

In this episode: Our friend Seez drops in and we talk about raves, strip clubs, orgies, the time Drew got sent away to some backwoods Epstein-esque military camp of sorts, the Folsom Street Fair (again), etc. ⁠EVERYTHING YOU NEED⁠⁠⁠: https://linktr.ee/OTWD ⁠⁠⁠BUY OTWD STICKERS: https://my.bigcartel.com/productshttps://otwd.bigcartel.com/products FOLLOW SEEZ: ⁠https://instagram.com/CONTROVERSEEZ FOLLOW DREW: ⁠⁠https://instagram.com/DREW_SIFFER FOLLOW ZOOKS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://instagram.com/gvdzooks⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://twitter.com/gvdzooks ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://facebook.com/gvdzooks ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://zachtakespictures.com⁠⁠

In this episode: Gadzooks talks with Zoodeville about his upcoming Euro-tour with Atmosphere, his crew NoFun! and the time they snuck into Steve Aoki's show, his weirdest drug experience and a lot more. WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE EVERYTHING YOU NEED⁠⁠ ⁠⁠BUY OTWD STICKERS!⁠⁠ FOLLOW ZOODEVILLE: https://instagram.com/zoodeville https://instagram.com/nofunla FOLLOW ZOOKS: ⁠⁠⁠http://instagram.com/gvdzooks⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠http://twitter.com/gvdzooks ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠http://facebook.com/gvdzooks ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://zachtakespictures.com⁠

In this episode: An old man drowned in the jacuzzi at my gym, why drowning in a jacuzzi wouldn't be the worst death, sale papers in my driveway, Bobby Caldwell, my dog's birthday and how he saves my life all the time, trying to microdose mushrooms and it going badly, etc. EVERYTHING YOU NEED⁠ ⁠BUY OTWD STICKERS!⁠ FOLLOW ZOOKS: ⁠http://instagram.com/gvdzooks⁠ ⁠http://twitter.com/gvdzooks ⁠ ⁠http://facebook.com/gvdzooks ⁠ ⁠https://zachtakespictures.com

In this episode: Morning rage, microwaves that do too much, restaurants that cook too many things, Janice from CVS, Planet Fitness vs LA Fitness, talking to a naked old man in the locker room, etc.  EVERYTHING YOU NEED BUY OTWD STICKERS! FOLLOW ZOOKS: http://instagram.com/gvdzooks http://twitter.com/gvdzooks  http://facebook.com/gvdzooks  https://zachtakespictures.com

In this episode: Ari Lennox and making love by a trashcan, singing the wrong song lyrics, transgender people, people with clipboards, not understanding how coffee works, photographing Henry Rollins, working at the Improv and meeting Chris D'Elia. EVERYTHING YOU NEED BUY OTWD STICKERS! FOLLOW ZOOKS: http://instagram.com/gvdzooks http://twitter.com/gvdzooks  http://facebook.com/gvdzooks  https://zachtakespictures.com

IN THIS EPISODE Zooks and Drew ramble about depression, alcoholism, suicide, working out, podcasting, and whatever else. Honestly, fuck you. JK thank you for being here.   ON THE WAY DOWN is produced & edited by Gadzooks. Filmed at BARBERIANS BARBERSHOP - Uptown Fullerton EVERYTHING YOU NEED BUY OTWD STICKERS! FOLLOW DREW: http://instagram.com/drew_siffer http://instagram.com/thebarberians FOLLOW ZOOKS: http://instagram.com/gvdzooks http://twitter.com/gvdzooks  http://facebook.com/gvdzooks  https://zachtakespictures.com

In this episode - filmed & recorded in my living room - I sit down with my childhood friends who make up the rest of my band, Mr. Hoover. We discuss our musical origins, how we all met each other, the making of our album, pubic hair, what we'd choose as our last meal, and a lot more as this episode quickly unravels into drunken chaos.  WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUTBE MR. HOOVER is a garage band from Orange, CA. Spencer Wernett plays lead guitar, Tom Lozano plays rhythm guitar, Jarad Moore plays bass, Mark Laabs plays drums and Zach aka Gadzooks sings, raps and threatens to fuck everyone's girlfriend. Their album "Garage Hop" is available on all streaming platforms. ON THE WAY DOWN is produced & hosted by Gadzooks. EVERYTHING YOU NEED: https://linktr.ee/OTWD FOLLOW MR. HOOVER: http://instagram.com/mr.hooverband FOLLOW ZOOKS: http://instagram.com/gvdzooks http://instagram.com/otwdpodcast