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I bet this conversation was nowhere to be found on Koe Wetzel’s 2025 bingo card, nor any bingo cards for years to come… but hey, it’s a compliment, I guess. Koe Wetzel, HARDY, and Stephen Wilson Jr. recently appeared on Bert Kreischer’s Something’s Burning podcast. Unlike 2 Bears, 1 Cave, this podcast setup is much more casual and often features multiple guests just shooting sh*t with Bert while he cooks them a meal. Drinks are usually had… View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bert Kreischer (@bertkreischer) The episode was set up to discuss HARDY’s Jim Bob World Tour, which features Koe and Stephen as supporting acts. However, the podcast took an early turn down a street I don’t think any of these three men expected when Bert went on a tangent about the bear community among gays. The conversation went from admiring Rolex watches and how getting your first Rolex is a similar feeling to getting to see boobs for the first time. But then Bert took a hard turn with the conversation when he shared a story about how one time he got stopped by a gay man, telling him how he and his friends think that Bert is very attractive. Bert then learns that this man is a member of the “bear” gay community, which is essentially a term for a bigger, burlier man. According to Montclair State University, a bear is defined as: “Bear: 1. A gay or bisexual man who has facial/body hair and a cuddly body. 2. An umbrella term that refers to members of a subculture in the gay and bisexual male communities and is often defined as more of an attitude or sense of comfort with natural masculinity and bodies. So men that look like… Bert and Koe. Bert tells Koe: “Dude, you’d be huge in the bear community.”  All three guests look at each other, a little confused because they are unfamiliar with the term. When Bert reacts with surprise, HARDY reminds him that Koe is “all Texas,” so it’s not the craziest thing that they aren’t familiar with this term. “The bear community is you. It’s gay men that look like you. They are only attracted to men that look like you… Bears, you’ve got power bears…like I’m a power bear. You’re a power bear.”  Bert then tells Koe that he’s missing a vast community that would love his music by not promoting himself to the bear community. “Hold on, you’re going to double your record sales. I’m not screwing around, man. All it is, really honestly, we are going to break it down, and I know this doesn’t sound right or whatever. It’s just dudes, right? It’s just dudes… They like the same sh*t we like, they like to hunt, they like to f**k, they like good music. They also just like kissing dudes.”  HARDY then leans over to Koe, curious if he knows anyone in this community or the gay community in general. “I don’t know a whole lot of gay people…well, I do… not that hunt.”  Later in the episode, Bert’s bear friend calls them back, and he, of course, he immediately falls in love with Koe’s looks… but who doesn’t love Koe’s looks? Maybe Bert is one to something here, and Koe can tap into this market and, who knows, perhaps even become a celebrity poster child among the bear community. Sadly for any men lusting after Koe’s looks, he has a baby on the way and, according to HARDY, has been “playing with t*ts since he was in the sixth grade.” Koe learned a lot during this Something’s Burning episode… Check it out while you’re here… all of this unfolds in the first 15 minutes: The post Comedian Bert Kreischer Leaves Koe Wetzel Speechless After Telling Him He’d Be Huge In The “Bear” Community: “You’ll Double Your Record Sales” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Johnny Blue Skies on THE ROAD AGAIN. Today, Sturgill Simpson announced an extensive headlining tour called the Who The F*** Is Johnny Blue Skies? tour, which will kick off in March and run through May. He has several other headlining festival dates on his schedule vs well, but Miles Miller, Sturgill’s drummer, shared the news in a post on Instagram which will certainly have fans VERY excited, because he’s hitting tons of cities and is crisscrossing all over the country, along with a few international stops. Stu released his Passage du Desir album as his alter ego Johnny Blue Skies in 2024, and embarked on his Why Not? Tour last fall as well. It’s exciting to see him back out there, playing music and giving the fans the top-notch show they’ve come to love and expect from him… there’s no opener, either, and on the announcement graphic, there’s an important message: “No openers. If you’re on time, you’re late.” Don’t say he didn’t warn you… Tickets for the newly-announced dates go on-sale on next Friday, February 21st. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miles Miller (@themilesmiller) Sturgill Simpson 2025 Tour Dates: Feb 23, 2025 Telegraph Building Belfast, NI Feb 24, 2025 Vicar Street Dublin, Ireland Feb 26, 2025 Barrowland Ballroom Glasgow, UK Feb 27, 2025 Albert Hall Manchester, UK Mar 1, 2025 Eventim Apollo London, UK Mar 2, 2025 Bristol Beacon Bristol, UK Mar 4, 2025 Paradiso Amsterdam, Netherlands Mar 5, 2025 Markthalle Hamburg Hamburg, Germany Mar 7, 2025 KB Hallen Copenhagen, Denmark Mar 8, 2025 Annexet Stockholm, Sweden Mar 10, 2025 Sentrum Scene Oslo, Norway Mar 14, 2025 House of Culture Helsinki, Finland Mar 15, 2025 Alexela Concert Hall Tallinn, Estonia Mar 18, 2025 Metropol Berlin, Germany Mar 19, 2025 Muffathalle Munich, Germany Mar 21, 2025 La Madeleine Brussels, Belgium Mar 22, 2025 Le Trianon Paris, France Apr 5, 2025 Choctaw Grand Theater Durant, OK Apr 6, 2025 Two Step Inn Georgetown, TX Apr 8, 2025 The Wharf Amphitheater Orange Beach, AL Apr 10, 2025 Legacy Arena at the BJCC Birmingham, AL Apr 11, 2025 Landers Center Southaven, MS Apr 14, 2025 Mission Ballroom Denver, CO Apr 15, 2025 Mission Ballroom Denver, CO Apr 17, 2025 Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT Apr 19, 2025 Spokane Arena Spokane, WA Apr 24, 2025 Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA Apr 25, 2025 – Apr 27, 2025 Stagecoach (Empire Polo Club) Indio, CA Apr 27, 2025 The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, NV Apr 29, 2025 Mesa Amphitheatre Mesa, AZ May 2, 2025 BOK Center Tulsa, OK May 3, 2025 Cable Dahmer Arena Independence, MO May 6, 2025 The Armory Minneapolis, MN May 9, 2025 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL May 10, 2025 Meadow Brook Amphitheatre Detroit, MI May 13, 2025 Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre Charlotte, NC May 16, 2025 Knoxville Civic Coliseum Knoxville, TN May 17, 2025 Ameris Bank Amphitheatre Alpharetta, GA May 20, 2025 ExploreAsheville.com Arena Asheville, NC May 21, 2025 ExploreAsheville.com Arena Asheville, NC May 23, 2025 Credit One Stadium Charleston, SC May 24, 2025 Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, MD Jun 4, 2025 – Jun 8, 2025 Primavera Sound Barcelona, Sant Adrià de Besòs Jul 19, 2025 Fairwell Festival Redmond, OR Sep 11, 2025 – Sep 14, 2025 Bourbon & Beyond Louisville, KY He also recently appeared on Austin City Limits ,where he tipped his hat to Willie Nelson with “I’d Have To Be Crazy,” which was the final song on Sturgill’s debut record High Top Mountain but it was originally written by “cosmic cowboy” and Poet Laureate of Texas Steve Fromholz and made famous by, you guessed it, Willie Nelson on his 1976 album The Sound in Your Mind.  Check it out: The post Sturgill Simpson Announces ‘Who The F*** Is Johnny Blue Skies?’ Tour first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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