You have any role models?
>> Yeah man,
the Terminator, man.
If you look at the back
of my head, you know,
I don't know if
you can see that.
>> You have the
Terminator tattooed on
the back of your head.
>> Yeah, man,
the Terminator.
>> Yes!
[MUSIC]
We're in south L.A.
at Mal's.
Pretty much right here in
the beautiful mecca of
the center of L.A.
County, you got USC
right over on this side,
you got the jail
right over there,
you got the courthouse
right behind me.
You got a bar right
in the middle just in
case you come out of
jail and you just need to
grab yourself a nice
little drink.
It's a shit hole,
it's a great fucking
place to be,
it's everything.
I hear that you guys
make a stiff C Minus.
Do you know what
C Minus is?
>> No, [LAUGH] but
if you tell me,
I have a heavy hand,
I pour very well.
So you let me know, and
I'll make it for you.
>> Well,
a C Minus is Coors Light.
>> Oh, I thought it
was gonna be a drink.
>> Yeah, I got you.
>> [LAUGH]
>> What do you make
that you like there,
that you really enjoy?
>> Do you like tequila?
You a tequila drinker?
>> I do like tequila.
I love tequila.
>> Okay, I'm gonna make
you-
>> I love tequila.
>> A Paloma,
have you ever had that?
>> No, what was that?
>> Paloma.
>> Why does it looks so
good when it comes
off your mouth, yo?
>> It's the way
that I say it.
>> You just, grrr.
>> Yeah it's the [NOISE]
I roll those r's [LAUGH].
>> It sounds fantastic.
>> Okay,
I'll make it for you.
You're gonna like this.
It is tequila and
I use Silver tequila, so
I, do it, I like to do
the fresh lime first.
>> Uh-huh.
>> And then I use Patron,
but you could use
whatever you want.
And then I just,
you squirt.
And then the last thing
is just a little
bit of salt.
Even though there's
tons on the rim,
just a little bit.
So here it is.
I made it with love.
Hope you enjoy it.
Let me know.
>> I mean, just the fact
that there's love and
passion in that one.
>> [LAUGH].
>> [SOUND].
Makes me so much happier.
>> You see,
you're already rolling
those r's.
[SOUND].
>> Oh, that's
really good.
>> Yeah, you like it?
>> So good it ran
down my mouth.
>> [LAUGH] Here.
>> What is this place?
>> This bar has been
around for at least 50 to
55 years, and we've
seen a lot of changes.
Twenty years ago,
the neighborhood
was different and
you had a lot of gangs
in the area, and so
we had issues with that.
We've seen
that change and
it's been very positive.
And so now when we
get anybody that
is from a former gang,
they're reformed, and
it's more about
just coming in,
hanging out, and
having a good time.
It's actually
pretty cool.
You know, you always make
a friend at
the bar [LAUGH].
>> Yeah, well, I mean,
isn't that what a bar is
for, know what I mean?
>> Yeah.
Absolutely.
>> So, you guys make
food here during
the week, though?
>> Monday nights
we do hot dogs.
It's hot dogs,
it's chips, it's nachos,
it's chili.
>> The whole nine?
>> Everything.
>> Oh,
I love steamed hot dogs.
Damn, that
wiener schnitzel fucking
special right here.
Goop the fuck over
need some of these.
All right.
So, my man.
>> Hey, what's up, man?
>> How are you?
>> Good.
>> Mind if I sit down?
>> Yeah, go ahead.
>> Thanks for letting
me sit down, you know.
I mean, I know how that's
always awkward
meeting someone new.
You come here a lot?
>> Yeah sometimes, you
know, we come here and
get some free grub,
you know?
But before we come here
we gotta smoke, you know,
and then we come here.
>> [LAUGH] I gotta ask,
you know what I
mean like,
what's this all about?
>> Oh my, my scar tattoo?
>> Exactly.
>> Well you
seen Scarface,
Tony Montana, you know?
I'll do anything to
get to the top even,
even if it kills me.
Oh, I see a tatoo on
your face I see you
have a bad man.
>> You know, what does
that mean as far as
yourself?
>> It don't mean Batman.
When we were little kids
you know growing up and
born and
raised in Las Vegas,
we'd stay up all night
and the only creatures
we'd ever see were just
bats flying around.
It was home.
We just always would
a little bat life.
>> Yeah, I like that,
I like that.
I got, I have this tattoo
on my stomach I'm not
sure if you
can see it but
it says high life
like thug life.
>> You did that?
>> I did that myself
when I had my leg broken.
>> [LAUGH]
>> All my tattoos
on my arms,
everything I could do on
myself I did it myself.
>> How long you
been tattooing?
>> I've been tattooing
for eight years,
you know, ever since
I got out of prison.
It says hustler.
And on this side it says
bonafide hustler, so
it's like, it goes
together, bonafide.
>> yeah.
>> You know,
every time I make money,
everybody makes money,
you know?
>> Do it for the family.
>> Yeah, do it for
everybody, you know?
>> All right.
You got any kids?
>> Yeah I have two.
>> How old are they?
>> Well my daughter is
four she's about to
be five and my son is 14.
You know and I'm 31
myself so it's like
basically, basically
he's half my age.
You know, I'm the perfect
role model for my son.
He sees me.
He sees the mistakes
I've done and it's like,
he's like, the exact,
the exact opposite of me.
>> You know what kind
of hell we're in
right now with cops.
>> I mean, don't even get
me started with cops.
You know, everything
that's been going on
with the cops, you know,
it's all real, you know?
When I was 14, I didn't
know what I was doing.
They caught me
spray painting.
They caught me,
okay, give me a ticket
but only took it
as far as dropping me
off in front of them.
And in his
neighborhood when
they're kicking it they.
>> So you never went
to jail for that?
>> They actually left me
to die just to
learn a lesson.
They wanted me killed.
>> I need a beer on
that one [LAUGH].
Would you like?
Oh, you're still
good I think.
>> Yeah, I'm still
good with that Windex.
>> Thank you.
Earlier you were talking
about, you've been to
jail this amount of
times and whatever, and
your kid has seen it and
this and that.
What have you
been in jail for?
>> Ever since I was 18,
I've been to jail,
I can tell you,
more than 100 times.
>> I thought there was
a three strike rule in
California?
>> Well, as far as
misdemeanors go along,
I mean, if it's a felony,
yes, a three strike rule.
>> But?
>> Sorry about that.
>> But
as far as misdemeanors,
we have a great system
right now, you know.
>> [LAUGH]
>> It's so, it's so
overcrowded, you know,
we get to do what
we gotta do,
and get out in a week's
time, you know?
So that's, so that's why,
you know, I've been in
jail so many times.
No problem, my lady,
my son go through the
same mistakes, you know?
He knows what's wrong,
you know?
>> I don't know what it's
like for most people but
for me I'm very social,
you know what I mean?
And it's cool to walk up
to cats like Mario that
I've never met before in
my life, and just kind of
like started off in
sporadic conversation.
>> He seemed like
a normal bar fly to me,
you know?
Just some guy who
just sits at the bar.
He's there sitting
by himself.
He's doing his own thing.
And he had such
positive and
negative fucking outlooks
in life and that's what
made him special to me,
you know what I mean?
[MUSIC]
>> Huh?
>> How's it going?
Braydon.
>> Casey.
>> NIce to meet you.
How's it going my friend?
>> All right.
>> Braydon.
>> How you doing?
>> Nice to meet you.
How's it going ladies?
>> Good.
>> All right, all right.
So you guys come
here quite often?
>> Only on the days
that end with a "Y."
>> [LAUGH].
>> This is, this is
in between work and
the family.
>> This is both.
>> I see them more than
I do see my own family.
>> So it's, it's.
>> I see them more than I
see my own family.
>> It's work family,
family.
>> And we celebrate
Christmas together and
Thanksgiving together
and-
>> Here.
>> Birthdays.
>> Here.
>> Who's the number
one dedicated?
>> She's got.
[LAUGH].
>> I think it's
[INAUDIBLE].
>> At this point
right now here,
I think it's me.
Just put it this way
my name should be
here like Norm on Cheers.
My name should
be right here.
>> Do you guys
actually treat it
like a Cheers or.
>> It is.
>> Yeah.
>> We come in and
we say hi.
>> [CROSSTALK]
you say hi,
you said hello,
are you good.
>> We know everybody,
yeah.
>> In fact I told
a lady today,
I'm going to Mal's Bar.
>> I said,
"because everybody knows
me there."
. . I said, "you know,
everybody wants to go
where somebody
knows your name.".
. . >> Yeah.
>> I feel safe here.
>> It's just
a comfortable environment
where you can feel
free to come in.
>> This is a great place.
I see myself
back at Mal's,
in the future for sure.
So on the rerun, don't be
scary about south L.A.
This is one of them
gorgeous places.
People talk shit, but
fuck those people.
Go get a fucking chili
cheese dog from Mal's.
This place rules.
>> All right.
So, ladies and
gents, I mean,
you guys been nothing but
great company to me.
Is there any way
that maybe I
can buy all of you guys
at the bar a drink?
Especially my five
favorites right here.
[SOUND].
>> One day little Mary
was coming home from,
from school.
And she came home and
she said, Mom,
I got five dollars.
And she said, where'd you
get the five dollars?
She says, well when
little Tommy was up
the tree and he asked
me to do a cart-wheel.
And the mother said, Mary
don't you know that he,
he just wanted to
see your panties?
And Little Mary got mad.
She goes, ooh.
So the next day
she come home she come
home with ten dollars.
She goes Mary where did
you get ten dollars?
Well, I told you little
Tommy was up there and
she says, Mary, didn't I
tell you he wanted
to see your panties?
She says, no Mom,
I fooled him.
I wasn't wearing any.
[LAUGH] Oh, shit.
[MUSIC]
