The Jason Show: AJ Mclean from The Backstreet Boys, The Laundry Guy

Look alive, Leo. Look alive, Director Leo. We have a big guest today. Two big guests. What? Backstreet Boy, AJ McLean is here. Sweet. And the laundry guy. What would our boy band name be if the four of us were a boy band? Out of sync. Old. Old sync. Thank you. Old boys. He is. We're all the open. Here we go. Where are we going? Let's make it a good day. Please. This is, we've been doing this show for 12 years. And I think this is the first time the audience is here. Not for me, not for Falun, but either for the laundry guy or AJ McLean. have to clap that loud on that one, but yeah. Well, welcome to the show, everybody. First up today, if you've been thinking of getting a tattoo, my mom and I are going to get a tattoo. This may be the week. Yeah, we are. We're going to get a little matching tattoo. This may be the week to do it, especially if you love burritos. Thank you, row two. Woman in row two, what? What? Chipotle is bringing back its tattoo promotion this Friday the 13th. Show your tattoo and get a free entree with the purchase of another. That's right. And it's good, really, only from 3 to 4 in the afternoon. Who the hell is eating Chipotle? Yeah. Our temporary tattoos do count. So, yeah, so don't make any lifelong decisions for a burrito, please. I hope not. I think I'll get this for a burrito. Anyway, next. Okay, audience, let me ask you a question, and Price is right. Just go ahead and scream it out. If you had to pick the rudest city in America, where would it be? Boston, New York. Boston, New York. Okay, yeah. It's not New York. Miami takes the crown this year. Look, the Jason Show's in Miami, and they're good to us. I love you, Miami. I love you. That's right. Plus, that's where the birdcage is. Anyway, they took the crown this year. It's a list from a mental health counseling company. Thank you, Jenny. Las Vegas is second. Then our friends in Memphis. Then Oakland, California. And then New York. Yeah. Rankings are based on Yelp reviews of rude people and rude-related searches online. Our friends in Orlando, my second home, you all finished 8th. My actual home of Chicagoland finished 16th. And our home city of Minneapolis was 49th. That's not rude. That's passive-aggressive with good manners. That's right. Today on the show, two great guests, AJ McLean from the Backstreet Boys and the Laundry Guy. And ladies and gentlemen, beautiful. Hi. How you doing? I'm great, thanks. How are you? You look great. Oh, thank you. I love the ensemble. Erin said that she would have worn this exact outfit in the 90s. Yep, yep. In the 90s? Yeah. Oh, it is a little retro. It is, like, very clueless. I love that. Yeah. No, you look great. Fantastic. Now, you've already met our guest today. You gave us a little hookup for this. How is he? Because I've never, I've been to his show. I went to a New Year's Eve show of his, but I've never, I've never met him. So nice. Like, the dream kind of. No, I mean the laundry guy. No, I'm just joking. Yeah, I know. And as I was saying, a dream guest, okay? That's right, yeah. Yeah. I know, I haven't got to interview Patrick this morning, but AJ, he was so great. Because, you know, we've talked about this before. We would ask him a question, and he would just, like, actually tell a story about it instead of just being like, yeah. So we had him blind rank Backstreet Boys songs, like his top ten favorites and what order they would go in, and he had little fun facts. Number one and number two, He they were obvious. I mean he he admitted that so at number two Two, um, He put I want it that way. Okay, and number one was everybody but He had stories about a lot of the songs. There's one song in the Backstreet Boys catalog that his voice isn't on the song at all because he had a sore throat the day they recorded the song. Oh, wow. Really? He was supposed to do the bridge of the song, and he had a sore throat, so he learned it, like, right before they shot the music video because vocally he's not on one of their biggest songs. So, anyway, learning lots of stuff. But he actually gave, like, little stories behind songs and stuff, which is what you hope for with an artist. I was going to say, imagine that, a guest with good stories. I know. I know. I know. So, we've had, we've never had a guest that gives one word answers. Yes, sirs. He was great. So anyway, he'll be, he'll be lovely for you. Well, for us, you're going to be out here like my woobie, like my comfort blanket. That's what I do. Okay. But here's my question with, with boy, various boy bands. Yes, ma'am. Who did you have the biggest crush on? Okay, that's a good question. Good question. Well, my era is New Kids on the Block. That was my, one of the, you know, I'm Paula, my first concert was Madonna, and then Paula Abdul, and then New Kids on the Block. It's 6 o'clock. And so for New Kids, it would be Jordan, and then Joey, and then, like, I had all the buttons, but I didn't buy... Except Danny's button. I didn't buy Danny's button. Yeah. Yeah. Wow, Danny fans in the audience. Wow, wow. Wow! Seven minutes in, I'm pissed off the audience. That's right. All right. Yeah, so how about you? You're a younger... I am a Backstreet Boy NSYNC era, but mine is strange. It's not them. Remember, I shared this. Mine is Taylor Hanson. That was who my crush was. Yeah. Yeah. That's a good one. Yeah. Yeah. We always have to remind me, he is the one with like 27 children, right? Yeah, he's the one with a lot of kids. He has a lot of children, he does, yes. Have you, now, okay, now let me bounce the question, because for people watching across the country, Falun hosts an incredibly successful radio show here on KDWB. You've interviewed, is there a boy band member that you've interviewed? I don't think I've ever asked you this. Have you interviewed a lot of the big ones in your career? Yes, I would say, yeah, I'd say quite a few of them, like your Jonas Brothers or I have with Backstreet Boys before, like an event we had. Thank you so much, Brad. Hanson, I haven't interviewed. I've met them before, but I'd say a handful. Yeah. Yeah, I've done 98 Degrees. When they were here at the Mall of America. Yeah, I interviewed like one member of 98 Degrees, but not like the full group. And then I interviewed the Jonas Brothers. And the one was having a bad day and he said maybe four to five words. And then I mentioned that on my radio show. And I had all, this is where I learned you never, ever bust on groups that young people follow. Because I went on the air and I said it was like talking to a hole puncher. And I had, I, no, no, I've interviewed him since and he was delightful, but I had, I'll never forget this, flooded with hateful comments. And I had a young man, a 12-year-old boy in Australia, I'll never forget this, I printed it out. He said, I should have my privates chopped off and sent to North Korea. That's right, yeah. Yeah. Just because I said the talking that that Joe and I was like talking to a hole puncher. That's all I did. And he wanted to send me to Kim Jong-un land. Yeah. I was like, so I'm going to be. Well, you already offended the new kids on the block, baby. I know, right? So great. Here we go. Here come the comments from the Aussies. Anyway, we'll be right back. Back in a moment, everybody. Yes, one show coming up in just a little bit. Our first special guest from the Backstreet Boys, AJ McLean, is here to talk about his solo tour, his new album, and of course, unbelievable success of the Backstreet Boys at the Sphere. Then, who can follow a Backstreet Boy? Patrick, the laundry guy. He is dispelling the biggest laundry myths. When the Jason show continues. Hey. Welcome to the show. Our first guest today is part of one of the world's top-selling music groups of all time, with more than 150 million records. He's had hit after hit after hit for 30 years, and now A.J. McLean is getting ready to release his third solo album. To your left. Into your heart. It's the lead single from his album out this month. Audience, give it up for A.J. McLean. Let's start the morning. That's it for us. Roll the credits. Thank you so much. I'll be here. Thank you, everybody. That's right. How are you? I'm good. I'm really, really good. Okay, Falun was telling me you're doing the tour basically during your days off from the Sphere. What the hell are you thinking? I didn't really think this through. It's true. You know, the fellas and I just got back from Germany. We did 10 stadiums over in Germany over the last two months. Between rehearsals and whatnot. So we wrapped up Sphere August 30th. I went home for a few days, repacked. Headed over to London for production rehearsals before we kicked off the German dates. And then we were there until October 8th, flew back to LA for three days off, went into rehearsals with my girls from my band for my tour, and we kicked off on the 19th of October. And now I'm knee deep. This is like week three now on the Better Man Tour. This will take me till December 5th. Then a quick little break for Christmas, and then we're right back at Sphere on the 26th. So, uh... AJ, Falun and I both have dual lives. We both have a radio show, and we both do this show. We get tired just doing these two things. We are never going to. Falun, we can never complain again. We will, but we shouldn't. We will, but we can't. I mean, I love what I do. And honestly, this is my first ever solo tour. This is... What does that feel like? I mean, you're so used to, you're so, because I know there's a rhythm, there's a team, there's a system in place. What is it like for you to do this new system where it's just you? I mean, you have your team, but it's just you that comes out of the curtain, the stage, whatever. Going into it, it was a little bit daunting because, again, I don't have the four boys to lean on. This is all me, all day, every day. But I have the most incredible band, an all-female band, six beyond talented ladies. Thank you very much. So I have two great vocalists that are helping me with, you know, all the background vocals. But. This is the most probably rewarding thing I think I've ever done. Obviously, with me and the fellas, there's been a multitude of rewarding things in the last 33 years. Thank you. And we're still going. I mean, I think we're bigger now than we've ever been in our life, which is kind of unprecedented in our career. Yes, like. I was talking to my best friend a couple days ago, and I used the word renaissance. Like, I feel like we're living in a renaissance right now, myself and the fellas. So to finally have the opportunity, there's never going to be a right or wrong time to do this. Yes, in the middle of multiple other things happening, it's a little bit daunting. But at the same time, it's just been so overwhelming. The crowds have been fantastic. It's been getting bigger and bigger and crazier and crazier. The fact that my single charted, my debut single charted, it's the first time any of us in the group have actually had a single chart in the adult contemporary space. And, you know, Nick's first album charted in the pop world, Brian's Christian album charted in the Christian market, but as far as, you know, singles... This is the first time, and it's just, it's a testament to the fans, it's a testament to everyone that's been streaming, calling in the radio stations, it's a testament to the radio stations. But it's also a testament to you because it's so personal. Even before you came out, Jason's like, wait, do I call him AJ or Alexander? You know what I mean? Just call me. I mean, it's... This is getting to know you on a different level. It is. I mean, you know, about three years ago, when we finished up the last tour, the DNA tour, we wrapped it up in May of 2023. We'll be right back. I was... In this mindset, I was roughly two years sober at the time and I wanted to kind of do a deep dive into what really was going on with me and why... Thank you. Which shocks a lot of people. I was just going to say. Like, how can you be insecure doing what you do? I'm like, believe me, it's a lot easier than you think. And I learned when I got home after being there for 12 weeks that AJ is a character in a band. It doesn't define who I am as an individual. And I found authenticity from this little excursion that I went on. And... Finally being comfortable in my own skin, I was like, you know what, I want to introduce the world to Alex, who got stifled for 40 years because I've always been AJ, and I always thought I had to be on for people to accept me and like me, and now I've come to this place of, you know what, if you don't like me, that's your loss, I'm a good person, I have a big heart, and I'm passionate about what I do, and I wanted to share that with with the world, and so... That's what happened. What did it, what did it, yeah. When you were, when you were talking about your journey, it struck me as an artist, as someone, as a creator, as someone that creates, were you surprised by what it did when you came on the other side of it? And it's a process, but when you came out on the other, the initial other side of it, were you surprised at what it did to your art, your individual art? Not that you do with the guys, but were you surprised by how it altered what you do? Yes and no, yes because it was it was me really like peeling back all the layers of the onion and Accepting it, you know, like, for lack of better words, full kimono open, like, raw, real, vulnerable, and I just wanted to feel something that was relatable, and that's why the first album, Hi, My Name is Alexander James, is a very personal record. A lot of songs on there came from personal experience, songs like Arizona, Relapse, Better Man. And then moving into this new project, I think it's kind of half Alex, half AJ, because there's definitely some AJ songs on the album, for sure. Yeah, we had to pick a very specific version. Yeah, there is, yeah. There was a production meeting about what clip we were going to play. Jeff is listening, and Jeff goes, oh, my gosh, I had no idea. Yeah, the shock on people online was... I was just like grinning from ear to ear because you see all these all these moms and they're all like, you know what? As soon as I drop my kids off at school, I'm playing the other version. Yeah. But when we're as a family. Oh, yeah. Yeah. But it's you know, it's something for everybody. And I and, you know, even though diehard Backstreet Boy fans know me and know that, you know, I'm the loose cannon, if you will, that it. It was not too much of a shock, but it was enough of a shock that they were like, wow, he actually did this. And there is a few more songs on the album that are choice, but there's also, there is, there is a few that are choice, but there's also a lot of really still raw and vulnerable songs on the album. Because When I write music, I want it to be a journey, and I want it to be relatable, but I also want it to be genuine and authentic. But there's also songs that are just fun. They're for everybody. Play them in your car with the top down. Play them during the holidays, in the gym. It doesn't matter, you know? So I wanted something for everybody, and this new album wasn't even on my bingo card. I wanted to do one or two bonus songs, re-release the first album as a deluxe vinyl. And that was it. And then after we did the first single, 16 songs later, I'm like, I have an incredible album. I need to put this out. So to have two albums out in one year is not what I planned, but I cannot wait for the world to hear this one. It's a great album. This is a whole change-up completely, but you mentioned something earlier on the radio show, and I was like, I have to bring this up with Jason, but you're a huge Marvel fan, and I felt like I had to bring this up, because Jason, you guys have lots in common between you. Why are you doing this? Because you know we're going to nerd out for the rest of the week. I will. But both of you love Vegas, both of you love Marvel. I feel like you guys have a lot in common. We're separated at birth, brother. Right, I know. Vegas and Marvel. I mean, I've gotten into some pretty heated debates Friends that are D.C. fans, like we've almost lost friendships. I'm like, it's not that serious, guys. It's not a good day for D.C. today. I know. It's not a good day. I know. Not a good day. Are you looking forward to Doomsday? See what you did? I am. I was going to ask him a music question. I am. I am. Yes, I am. Honestly. Seriously. So come to find out. The actor, Simu Liu, is a die-hard Backstreet Boys fan. He is one of the nicest humans on the planet. Didn't he come to the Sphere? He did come to the show. And my daughter's geeked out because they're like, that's Shang-Chi. And so I called him after he got married to congratulate him. And he actually invited me to the wedding. And I'm like... Dude, if I went to that wedding surrounded by all the Avengers, I would have probably died, but we were in rehearsal. You're like, holy crap, it's Thor! I know, yes. I would have been more so, oh my God, Black Widow. But, although Hemsworth is a stud, Hemsworth is a stud, no, but so I just was like, you know what, I'm going to shoot my shot. I know we're homies, but I said, so Doomsday. Premiere, he's like, I got you. I'm like, okay. So wherever I'm at, I'm going. I'm going. I will be there. I'm going. I'm trying to go cover it for Disney, so if I'm there, I'll scream. I have friends that have seen test screenings, and I'm like, tell me? They won't tell me enough, but they will say that it is groundbreaking, and it is equivalent to Endgame. So I, that's a bold statement, but I... I will take that to my grave, that it is equal to Endgame. Okay, AJ is sticking around. Falun will come back eventually because she brought up Marvel. And, hey, by the way, before we go, if you have to go, if you're watching us locally, not from around the country, but he's all over the place, if you're watching from the Twin Cities today live, the Better Man Tour hits the legendary Fine Line in Minneapolis tonight. For tickets and other dates across the country, head to AJMcClean.com. More with AJ when we come back. Back in a moment. Let me start with this, and I know Falun feels the same way. You brought up the sphere. Let me go back to that as a compliment, because you're absolutely right. I think on this show, I called it a Backstreet assance, because I was in Vegas. Here's a look at the show. So, um, I was in Vegas right when you guys started, and I called executive producer Jeff, and I go, you would not believe this. And I said, this is like Something, the fandom is unbelievable. When did you guys know that this was something? This was bigger than, I know it's weird to ask about something big in the sphere, but you know what I mean. It was more than a residency. It became, it is an event now. It's an event. I feel like... For lack of better words, I've created a cult in a good way. There's no drinking any weird juices. Thank you very much. No, but like two or three months before we kicked the show off, I went on my social media and I was asking fans to wear all white or Millennium Blue just to commemorate the album, just for opening weekend. And I thought it would stop there. And we're on show 58 now. And it's still going. Even carried over into Germany when we did the stadiums. The entire place was all in white. And, like, you can come to Vegas and if you see people walking on the street in all white, you know that we're in town. If you weren't aware. He said the same thing. It's true. It was funny because we had a show one night. And it was the same night that Beyonce was at the stadium. And I went out after... To a place called Pinky Ring, which is an incredible hangout spot owned by Bruno Mars. Incredible live music, funk and soul. And I'm looking at the dance floor and it's half girls in white and half girls wearing cowboy hats and cowboy boots. And I'm like, well, I know where you guys were tonight. All right. Yes, a little flip flop. But it is, it is. It's the only event space like it in the world for now. They are trying to build others around the world. But, you know, we didn't know the original idea was actually my wife's idea. Nine years ago, we were having dinner and she had this idea. She's like, you know, no. Artist of your caliber has ever recreated their biggest tour. She was like, I didn't get to see Janet Jackson's Velvet Rope. If she would have redone that, she's like, I didn't get to see Madonna's Like a Virgin. And she's like, if you guys were to recreate the Millennium Tour exactly the way we did it, just update it in the round, it would break records. So I brought it up to the fellas for seven years and they turn it down, turn it down, turn it down. And it wasn't until... Towards the end of the DNA tour that everybody kind of hopped on board, we sat, we had a massive meeting with all the powers that be, and we got a tour routing, everything was moving, and then it went radio silent for like four months. And I was like, are we doing this? Are we not doing this? And I call our manager, and he's like, well, we might have something in the mix, but we don't want to tell you until it's 100%. And so we got the Sphere offer, and we're the first pop act to be in that venue. But now we're trying to rack our brains. How can we do the Millennium Tour in this venue? Like, we can't fly in. We can't do it in the round. But once we went and saw the Eagles, that was our recon. So four of us went and saw the show. We had never seen anything in that venue. And we were just, our necks were killing us after seeing the Eagles. But we're like, wow. And the wheels just started going. And we have the most incredible creative team. And we put this thing together. It took eight months to create the show. And... It's changed the game. It's really changed the game. Absolutely. It's so much fun. Falun, since you brought up Marvel, you get the last question. You get the last question. Who do you think the hottest member of the Backstreet Boys is? Honestly, that's a very easy answer. And I will probably get text messages after this from the rest of the boys. But I got to say Kevin. I got to say Kevin. I got to say Kevin. I, I don't want to, I don't want to, you know, I don't want to throw him under the bus, but he's, he's 55 and he doesn't age. I am, I am beyond jealous to this day of his gorgeous locks, thick, thick head of hair. But I mean, is the resident gay on the set? I would say I'm going to give it to Nick. Okay. You can give it to Nick. What? Yeah. Okay. Thank you for clapping. I can't say, I can't say myself because that's just weird. Well, that would be weird for me to say. I mean, you know, yeah. It's not for me. I'll pick AJ. I'm like, it's not weird for me. We all, okay, we all have our, we all have our things, each of us has their thing, so I think we're all equally handsome, I think we've all aged very well, we've all aged gracefully, thankfully, you know, we could be fat street boys right now, but we are, we try to take care of ourselves, we try to maintain, you know, and... You know, I told myself I refuse to have a dad bod. So I'm trying to stay as healthy and fit. You have succeeded. Yes. Sobriety helps. Trust me. Well, I think, Falun, we've been doing this for 12 years. People, I do a Q&A with the audience and I get the question, who's your favorite? Who's like the nice celebrity? I will tell you, my friend, this has been one of the most enjoyable interviews I've done in 12 years. Thank you. I really appreciate it. Thank you so much. Very nice. Thank you. You can make a man tour tonight at the Fine Line in Minneapolis. For other dates and tickets, go to AJMcClean.com. And, of course, you can always go to the Sphere. The only person that can follow AJ is the laundry guy. Next. Ha, ha, ha. Thank you, my friend. Well, it's something we all do, like it or not, but odds are you're making a lot of mistakes with your laundry that are costing you time and costing you money. Here to break down some of the top laundry myths is our friend and the only person that can follow a Backstreet Boy, it's laundry pro Patrick Richardson, everybody. Ladies and gentlemen, Patrick will be performing at the Sphere in February. Okay, let's... From now on, I want somebody way more famous first, because then they all cheer, and I think it's for me. I know, it's amazing. Okay, let's go through. We have 10 myths. We're going to try to get through all of them. Number one, cold water is better. Yeah, people think cold water is better. So this is like straight out of the tap, so you can actually feel it. It's about 55 degrees. I did a temp. Thank you. Cold water is actually too cold to activate your detergent. The industry thinks cold is 65 degrees. Our cold water, and in most of the United States, except for you, San Antonio, everywhere else, your tap water is too cold, and it will not activate your detergent. This is 80 degrees. So, that's actually the temperature of a pool. So, when you jump in the pool in the summer, that's 80 degrees. It's not that warm. No. But it's warm enough to activate your detergent. So, when you wash in cold, your detergent isn't working and it's just sitting in your clothes. We could literally end this segment with that. You know what? That, I... People will never press cold again. Right. Okay. Again, number two, more detergent equals clean clothes. So watch this. This is how much the industry thinks you need. This is how much you actually need. So this is like, what, a glass of whiskey? This is a shot. That's kind of the amount. That's my weekend? Yeah. So two tablespoons of detergent is more than enough for a full load of laundry. If you're going to cut back, like if it's going to be a half a load of laundry, you need to go to one tablespoon. Too much will not give you cleaner clothes. What does it do? It actually sits in your clothes. And one of the things detergent does is it grabs all the dirt in the wash. And it takes it down the drain. If there's too much detergent, it can't rinse out. So when it settles back into your clothes, it settles back with all the dirt. So you're literally walking around in your own filth. Okay, dryer sheets. I don't even want to touch them. I had them in the car this morning and I thought I was going into shock. Dryer sheets. Ahem. It's true. He hates them. I really hate them most of all. Dryer sheets do nothing for your clothes except they get hot and they melt wax or like silicone onto your clothes and it feels fake soft. Instead, if it's static, which it's getting winter, I get it. You just use a ball of aluminum foil. It's a yard of aluminum foil. You throw it in the dryer. This is going to absorb all the static and you can leave this at the store. I love it. I love bringing up things I know that you hate. Number four myth, long cycles equal cleaner clothes. Right, so all you're doing is you're beating your clothes to death. The short cycle, so your washing machine will have a short cycle, it'll be 15 or 30 minutes. That's more than enough for like 95% of your laundry. If you're working on the farm, you might need a slightly longer cycle, but when you're coming to the Jason show, a short cycle is more than long enough for your clothes. Oh, the farm workers on our top row over there. That's right, yeah. They're laughing at that. No, I mean, they're not going to plow on the show. That's true. Right. We are only halfway through more of The Laundry Guy when we return. We'll be right back. Richardson. By the way, if I forget to tell you, coming up on Friday, we're going to have more with Patrick on Friday's show, so stay tuned for that. Okay, I mean, he's not going to spend the night here for a week, but I mean, you'll just, yeah, yeah. I have nowhere to be. I mean, that's true, yeah. Well, you can just sleep on the couch. Thank you very much. Next, next myth that you are debunking, fabric softener. For soft towels. Yeah, so fabric softener also coats your clothes. It's like a dryer sheet. Your towels will actually be less absorbent. The first time you use fabric softener on your towels, you reduce their absorbency by 80%. 80. Yeah, so hotels that have those super soft towels, it's because they're not using that much detergent. They have a giant washing machine, so they rinse clean. So once you use less detergent, your towels will be soft. If you want to add fragrance, grab a couple of dryer balls, put some essential oil, toss them in the dryer, and they'll be great. They work well. That's all my mother uses. Okay, here we go. Number four, or no, number six. Chlorine bleach whitens. Chlorine bleach does not whiten. White, as we know it, like white is actually an optic white. It's a blue dye. So if you can use chlorine bleach on black, you know what's going to happen. It's going to get all like that. That's what happens to white. So you actually bleach the white out of your white with chlorine bleach. If you want something to brighten or you want something to be sanitary, Use Oxygen Bleach. It is completely color safe. You can use this on black, but it will sort of sterilize and clean. So if it's not safe for black, it's not safe for white. Oh, this is a big one. You've heard for years, stains after drying are set and you're doomed. You might as well throw it away. Yeah, no. So it's actually easy. You just have to repeat whatever you were supposed to do. But first, when you take it out of the dryer and all of a sudden you have a stain, grab yourself an oily soap, which is a laundry product, but it's going to be thick. You put it on. You let it sit about two hours. And then you turn the tap all the way to hot, like just straight hot, and run the hot water through it. Force the stain out, and if not, it will at least rehydrate it, so then you can just use whatever method you're supposed to use. All right. Yeah. I have a lot of makeup, obviously, and I get around the car, and I use the liquid soap trick. I use the hand soap that you told me, not the foam stuff. Every time it takes it, it takes it right out. Okay. Let's see here. Wool down or dry clean only? Yeah. Dry clean only just means handle with care. You know, the farmer did not take the sheep into the barn when it got wet. They just stood out there in the rain, so they don't dry clean them. You know, and the geese stand right there. It's a lot of farming references today. I feel very, like, I don't know, Iowa. The geese stand right next to the sheep. There's no reason those things have to be dry cleaned. You just either want to put them in a mesh bag and toss them in the washer, or you want to hand wash them. It's totally fine. Those fibers are completely safe to be washed. And again, can you repeat this one? This isn't on my card. Yeah. Can you wash cashmere? You absolutely can wash cashmere. There's a myth that's not on my card. Yeah, you absolutely can. It actually will be softer because if you dry clean it, it kind of dries it out. It's sort of the equivalent of like using dry shampoo versus shampoo. It'll be softer if you wash it. Warm water shrinks clothes. Warm water shrinks clothes. People think that, but the trick is you just put it in a mesh bag and you're good to go. It's actually the agitation. So if you put something in a mesh bag, it'll completely wash, but it won't agitate. And if it won't agitate, it won't shrink. Okay, on that thing, going back, it's connected. Cashmere sweater or a sweater, should you lay it out and form it? Because sometimes you'll get a sweater out and it looks like Gordon Gartrell's sweater. I mean, that's a wow. Thank you. That is a throwback reference right there. Thank you. That's epic. Yeah. Thank you. Epic. Yeah, you should just smooth it out. It'll actually just make your life easier because otherwise when it dries, you have to steam it back into shape. Young people are like, what the hell is Gordon Gartrell? Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's worth looking at. It's worth looking at. It's a legendary scene. Okay, where's my last one? Oh, clothes, a final myth. Clothes should be washed after every wearing. Yeah, this one is the one that drives me crazy. It's almost up there with dryer sheets. Your jeans, you do not have to wash your jeans every time you wear them. In fact, you shouldn't. It just wears them out. First layer, so socks, boxers, t-shirts, that sort of thing, you need to wash every single time. Everything else, at least two wearings. There was a study done, a woman wore the same pair of jeans every day for two weeks. Then she took a fresh pair of jeans and washed them every single time. At the end of two weeks, she tested them both, the bacteria was the same. Really? Yep. She did it in Montreal. Now, we're not encouraging people to be nasty and not ever wash their jeans. No, but, well, actually, the president of Levi Strauss never washes his jeans, but... What do you do then? Well, you can spray them with vodka. What was that noise, Patrick? I'm sorry. It was very upsetting. No, it's fine. Well, never washing kind of ruins my whole career. I know, it does, yeah. So, you should wash them occasionally, but in the interim, if you just need to refresh, spray it with vodka. Vodka removes the odor from everything. I just did this. I had Christmas decorations. I have a blanket and like a little Rubbermaid. I came out and it smelled like Rubbermaid container. And I sprayed vodka. Yeah. You know, two for the blanket, one for daddy. And then it was great. Yeah. Yeah. Now, you know, we'll do, you know what? When we come back, we're going to do a couple of questions. And don't forget, all your questions that you had on our Jason Show Facebook page, Patrick will answer a lot of them. And that will air on Friday. But more with Patrick when we return. Back in a moment, everybody. Welcome back, everyone. Happy birthday to everyone at our birthday club. They get that Sash VIP treatment. A horseback ride with Falun. Thanks to our partner, Home Furniture. Okay, this audience is so great. We have 30 seconds. I'm going to ask you a question that our new friend in the top row just asked. What about ChapStick? ChapStick will come out if you spray it with vinegar and water. So spray it with vinegar and water, agitate a little, toss it in the washer, and it'll wash right away. There we go. Yes. And again... Patrick will be answering more of your questions. That will be airing Friday here on The Jason Show. We're going to take a break right now, though. We're going to be coming back to wrap things up after this. Back in a moment. And watching on Friday, which, by the way, found a little behind the big desk. I'll be joining you live from Hollywood. I will be attending the world premiere of Disney's Hex, where I'll be sitting down with Oscar winner Jodie Foster. So that way, yeah. But who can follow Jodie Foster? The laundry guy. There we go, there we go. Thank you. That's the only person. That's the only guy. Some more of your questions from our social with Patrick. That'll be airing. And if you want to follow Patrick right now, follow him on social media. 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