Thank you, Joe Rogan

I met Joe Rogan in Toronto after he performed a comedy show last September.  My friend and I waited over an hour in line to get a chance to speak with him and take a picture.  Since I had a very limited time to speak with him, and was not able to communicate all my emotions and gratitude towards him that night, I had to think of the most true and powerful statement I could make in the least amount of words.  I said to him: “you’ve made the world a better place”.  That is the highest compliment I can give to a person, and I feel so happy and satisfied that I was able to communicate that message to him. 

Joe Rogan’s podcast was the first totally uncensored, honest, rational media source that I had ever come across.  His podcasts are usually three hours long, and are an authentic, laid back conversation where virtually every topic you can think of is discussed.  His podcast was like making a bunch of awesome new friends, and came into my life at a time when I didn’t have a lot of people around me that I could be honest with.  It also turned some long, usually boring, car and bus rides into the best times of my life.  The raw masculinity and passion displayed by Joe is so refreshing to me. 

Joe’s podcast, and his life in general have helped inspire me to pursue my passions.  Stand up comedy, commentary for the UFC, and his podcast are the things he loves doing the most, and he makes of living off doing those things.  He never received a university degree (I think) and he has repeatedly said that doing a normal job was not an option for him.  

I feel like I am not destined to have a normal life or job either.