1 00:00:05,620 --> 00:00:08,517 ♪ 2 00:00:08,551 --> 00:00:10,655 Reedus: I gotta say, I really like all this desert. 3 00:00:10,689 --> 00:00:12,689 I don't know, there's just something about the desert, man. 4 00:00:12,724 --> 00:00:15,310 Just got a hold on me. 5 00:00:15,344 --> 00:00:17,896 Reedus: A blank canvas yields endless possibility... 6 00:00:17,931 --> 00:00:20,517 Yeah, you're pretty blessed to have a job out here 7 00:00:20,551 --> 00:00:23,000 and live out here and ride around this, you know? 8 00:00:23,034 --> 00:00:24,793 A dream job. 9 00:00:24,827 --> 00:00:26,827 ...and artists and innovators 10 00:00:26,862 --> 00:00:29,793 have long escaped here in search of freedom and inspiration. 11 00:00:29,827 --> 00:00:32,482 So we shoot over here. 12 00:00:32,517 --> 00:00:34,551 To the right is Camel Rock. 13 00:00:34,586 --> 00:00:38,586 See that rock right there looks like a camel? Oh, yeah. 14 00:00:38,620 --> 00:00:40,689 I was wondering why they call it Camel Rock. 15 00:00:40,724 --> 00:00:42,758 Welcome to Camel Rock Studios. 16 00:00:42,793 --> 00:00:44,758 Oh, this is cool. Yeah, man. 17 00:00:44,793 --> 00:00:47,586 Talk about a creative paradise. 18 00:00:47,620 --> 00:00:49,517 We shoot our show here. 19 00:00:49,551 --> 00:00:51,034 It's an old casino for the Tesuque Pueblo. 20 00:00:51,068 --> 00:00:52,827 We're on Indian land right here. 21 00:00:52,862 --> 00:00:55,482 There's, I think, 19 pueblos in the area. 22 00:00:55,517 --> 00:00:57,620 We've got, uh, a bunch of acreage. 23 00:00:57,655 --> 00:01:00,965 About 100 acres back here for our back lot. 24 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:03,965 There's a mysterious pull to the sun-bleached land 25 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:07,689 that unlocks the unimaginable and unexpected, 26 00:01:07,724 --> 00:01:09,655 so I'm here to dive into that creativity 27 00:01:09,689 --> 00:01:12,448 with someone who lives it every day. 28 00:01:12,482 --> 00:01:14,586 Ahh. 29 00:01:14,620 --> 00:01:16,758 So Western vibe, I love it. 30 00:01:16,793 --> 00:01:18,827 It's a nice place to go to work every day. 31 00:01:18,862 --> 00:01:21,586 Beautiful New Mexico, Land of Enchantment. 32 00:01:21,620 --> 00:01:25,033 Zahn McClarnon. I mean, talk about prolific. 33 00:01:25,068 --> 00:01:28,000 Guy's been stealing scenes for years. 34 00:01:28,033 --> 00:01:29,689 From "Longmire" and "Reservation Dogs" 35 00:01:29,724 --> 00:01:31,413 to "Westworld." 36 00:01:31,448 --> 00:01:32,965 His latest, "Dark Winds," 37 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:34,896 is a gritty Western mystery made right here 38 00:01:34,931 --> 00:01:36,931 in the majestic high desert. 39 00:01:38,137 --> 00:01:41,931 This is "Ride," and we're in New Mexico. 40 00:01:41,965 --> 00:01:43,723 Show me around the property. 41 00:01:43,758 --> 00:01:45,965 Let me show you where. Joe Leaphorn -- 42 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:47,965 that's the character I play in "Dark Winds" -- 43 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:49,689 kind of keeps his sheep. 44 00:01:49,723 --> 00:01:52,517 ♪ 45 00:01:52,551 --> 00:01:55,517 [Sheep bleating] 46 00:01:55,551 --> 00:01:58,896 ♪ 47 00:01:58,931 --> 00:02:00,724 Have you ever heard of Tony Hillerman? 48 00:02:00,758 --> 00:02:03,137 Tony Hillerman was a writer of mysteries, 49 00:02:03,172 --> 00:02:06,000 and he wrote about the Navajo culture, 50 00:02:06,034 --> 00:02:08,965 and he had a couple characters, and they were two Navajo cops. 51 00:02:10,517 --> 00:02:13,517 Robert Redford got the rights to these books, 52 00:02:13,551 --> 00:02:16,103 and he's had the rights for 30 years, 53 00:02:16,137 --> 00:02:18,758 and, uh, he's been a real champion. 54 00:02:18,793 --> 00:02:20,793 He directed me in a movie. He did. 55 00:02:20,827 --> 00:02:22,827 Super cool guy. Yeah, he's a great guy. 56 00:02:22,862 --> 00:02:25,068 Wonderful human being. 57 00:02:25,103 --> 00:02:27,068 Honestly, like, if someone was going to say, 58 00:02:27,103 --> 00:02:31,000 "pick your location," this would be it for me. Yeah, it's -- 59 00:02:31,034 --> 00:02:36,793 Desert, motorcycles, isolation, nature. 60 00:02:36,827 --> 00:02:40,103 You certainly draw from -- from everything around you. 61 00:02:40,137 --> 00:02:42,172 Yeah. 62 00:02:42,206 --> 00:02:46,000 You must love being away from the managers and the agents. 63 00:02:46,034 --> 00:02:48,448 I love being away from LA. I really do.Yeah. 64 00:02:48,482 --> 00:02:50,137 I mean, I've thought about coming down here 65 00:02:50,172 --> 00:02:52,000 and, you know, one of the -- 66 00:02:52,034 --> 00:02:53,793 the things that we're trying to do with the show 67 00:02:53,827 --> 00:02:57,448 is hire as -- as much Native talent as we can. 68 00:02:57,482 --> 00:03:00,689 Good. So all our leads are Native, crew as well. 69 00:03:00,724 --> 00:03:04,103 Got four Native directors, a Native writing room. 70 00:03:04,137 --> 00:03:06,793 Is it so much better having a Native writer 71 00:03:06,827 --> 00:03:08,620 that knows what they're talking about 72 00:03:08,655 --> 00:03:10,034 and doesn't Hollywood it up? You know what, man? 73 00:03:10,068 --> 00:03:11,724 Yeah, it's -- You know, 74 00:03:11,758 --> 00:03:14,586 from a cultural standpoint, it helps out a lot. 75 00:03:14,620 --> 00:03:16,586 We're trying to represent the Navajo culture 76 00:03:16,620 --> 00:03:18,689 in an appropriate way. Of course. Of course. 77 00:03:18,724 --> 00:03:20,758 An accurate -- accurate way, you know? 78 00:03:20,793 --> 00:03:24,172 You must be really proud of it. I'm extremely fortunate. 79 00:03:24,206 --> 00:03:27,137 I'm an EP on the show, and I'm directing this season...Oh, wow. 80 00:03:27,172 --> 00:03:30,034 ...and I'm just -- We got a good family here, you know, 81 00:03:30,068 --> 00:03:31,862 and, uh, good people to work with.Yeah. 82 00:03:31,896 --> 00:03:34,689 They always ask me, "Oh, do you want to direct anything?" 83 00:03:34,724 --> 00:03:36,586 And all I could think of was, like, 84 00:03:36,620 --> 00:03:39,137 I'll give them some like super artsy-fartsy thing 85 00:03:39,172 --> 00:03:42,551 and they'll just have -- their heads will explode. You know the show. 86 00:03:42,586 --> 00:03:44,137 You're not gonna go off, you know, crazy. 87 00:03:44,172 --> 00:03:45,689 I mean... Oh, I might. 88 00:03:45,724 --> 00:03:47,620 Yeah, I hear you.I might. 89 00:03:47,655 --> 00:03:50,551 But, uh, being in this business for, 90 00:03:50,586 --> 00:03:52,034 you know, 30 years, 91 00:03:52,067 --> 00:03:54,620 I really try to be conscious of that every day, 92 00:03:54,655 --> 00:03:56,655 how -- what a gift it is. 93 00:03:56,689 --> 00:03:58,000 Jump on the bull. Yeah! 94 00:03:58,034 --> 00:03:59,965 Strap in and jump on the bull. 95 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:02,586 Ride it till the wheels fall off, man. Yeah. Yeah. 96 00:04:02,620 --> 00:04:03,862 Show me around. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 97 00:04:03,896 --> 00:04:08,896 ♪ 98 00:04:08,931 --> 00:04:11,206 [Indistinct] 99 00:04:11,241 --> 00:04:13,896 Let the inspiration bender begin. 100 00:04:13,931 --> 00:04:15,896 Leaving Santa Fe, we'll travel south 101 00:04:15,931 --> 00:04:18,310 to an old mining town turned artistic mecca 102 00:04:18,344 --> 00:04:20,827 before arriving in Albuquerque. 103 00:04:20,862 --> 00:04:23,172 After going intergalactic in the desert, 104 00:04:23,206 --> 00:04:26,793 we'll test our palates in the chili capital of the world. 105 00:04:26,827 --> 00:04:29,724 It's a three-day, 414-mile trip 106 00:04:29,758 --> 00:04:32,310 off the beaten path in New Mexico. 107 00:04:32,344 --> 00:04:36,103 [Indistinct rock music playing] 108 00:04:36,137 --> 00:04:38,896 McClarnon: My mom was from the Standing Rock Reservation 109 00:04:38,931 --> 00:04:40,827 in North Dakota, 110 00:04:40,862 --> 00:04:42,896 and we moved down here when I was one years old. 111 00:04:42,931 --> 00:04:47,793 We lived on a commune outside of Santa Fe. 112 00:04:47,827 --> 00:04:50,172 New Mexico is really like no other. 113 00:04:50,206 --> 00:04:53,793 We're over 5,000 feet here, more than a mile high. 114 00:04:53,827 --> 00:04:56,310 The air is clear. The skies are blue. 115 00:04:56,344 --> 00:04:58,241 The scenery is epic. 116 00:04:58,275 --> 00:04:59,965 Look at this [bleep] view, though. 117 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,965 Excuse my language. I got to watch my cussing. 118 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:04,724 Reedus: Nah, it's [bleep] beautiful. 119 00:05:05,586 --> 00:05:08,172 You won't see sunsets, like, anywhere else 120 00:05:08,206 --> 00:05:10,689 as a New Mexico sunset. 121 00:05:10,724 --> 00:05:13,103 The scenery is just beautiful. 122 00:05:13,137 --> 00:05:15,241 Man: It's a great, great mix of just great energy, 123 00:05:15,275 --> 00:05:17,793 great cultures, and amazing food. 124 00:05:17,827 --> 00:05:19,758 What is that we're just passing? 125 00:05:19,793 --> 00:05:22,310 This is -- This is all artist communities, man. 126 00:05:22,344 --> 00:05:24,172 I mean, the whole Santa Fe area's... 127 00:05:24,206 --> 00:05:27,310 you have more artists per square mile 128 00:05:27,344 --> 00:05:29,724 than anywhere in the United States. 129 00:05:29,758 --> 00:05:34,103 Really? A lot of the hippies from San Francisco back in the '60s, 130 00:05:34,137 --> 00:05:37,689 when [bleep] started hitting the fan in like '69, 131 00:05:37,724 --> 00:05:39,724 people moved out here. 132 00:05:39,758 --> 00:05:43,103 That's where, like, Hopper ended up out in Taos. 133 00:05:43,137 --> 00:05:45,793 Reedus: Dennis Hopper, one of my heroes. 134 00:05:45,827 --> 00:05:49,379 Whether acting, painting, sculpting, or behind the lens, 135 00:05:49,413 --> 00:05:52,172 his artistry was aggressively raw and passionate. 136 00:05:52,206 --> 00:05:54,206 And while it's hard to put into words 137 00:05:54,241 --> 00:05:55,896 the influence he had on me, 138 00:05:55,931 --> 00:05:57,344 he was one of the reasons 139 00:05:57,379 --> 00:05:59,206 I picked up a camera in the first place. 140 00:05:59,241 --> 00:06:02,275 In the '70s, Hopper slipped the confines of Hollywood 141 00:06:02,310 --> 00:06:04,000 and landed here, 142 00:06:04,034 --> 00:06:05,793 and it seems crazy that it's taken us this long 143 00:06:05,827 --> 00:06:08,206 to ride through his old stomping grounds. 144 00:06:08,241 --> 00:06:10,379 You also have the cowboy mix. 145 00:06:10,413 --> 00:06:12,103 You know what I mean? 146 00:06:12,137 --> 00:06:13,758 Yeah, I like that v-- that mixture. 147 00:06:13,793 --> 00:06:15,448 That must be great.Yeah. 148 00:06:15,482 --> 00:06:17,758 Montana's got that too, as well. 149 00:06:17,793 --> 00:06:19,275 Southern Montana. 150 00:06:19,310 --> 00:06:20,965 Do you know Montana really well? 151 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:22,344 I do. 152 00:06:22,379 --> 00:06:24,068 I -- The first 10 years of my life, 153 00:06:24,103 --> 00:06:26,413 I grew up in the northwest corner of Montana. 154 00:06:26,448 --> 00:06:28,793 My dad worked for the National Park Service, 155 00:06:28,827 --> 00:06:32,137 so I grew up in Yellowstone and Glacier National Park. 156 00:06:32,172 --> 00:06:33,827 Quite an upbringing, 157 00:06:33,862 --> 00:06:35,379 growing up with grizzly bears and elk 158 00:06:35,413 --> 00:06:38,034 and, you know, animals everywhere. 159 00:06:39,034 --> 00:06:42,172 This is Madrid. We're pulling into Madrid now. 160 00:06:42,206 --> 00:06:43,862 This is already cool. 161 00:06:43,896 --> 00:06:45,379 Man: Madrid's a great place. 162 00:06:45,413 --> 00:06:48,137 It's such a quirky, funky, hippyish town. 163 00:06:48,172 --> 00:06:50,379 Woman: "Mah-drid" is one of my favorite places. 164 00:06:50,413 --> 00:06:52,172 Although I call it "Muh-drid," but... 165 00:06:52,206 --> 00:06:53,758 No no, no, no, it's not "Muh-drid." 166 00:06:53,793 --> 00:06:55,034 Man #2: I call it "Mah-drid" 167 00:06:55,068 --> 00:06:56,862 because the locals call it Madrid. 168 00:06:56,896 --> 00:06:58,896 "Muh-drid's" in Spain. "Mah-drid's" in New Mexico. 169 00:06:58,931 --> 00:07:01,482 I'm not sure which one is right, to be honest with you. 170 00:07:01,517 --> 00:07:03,344 I just always called it "Mah-drid," 171 00:07:03,379 --> 00:07:06,172 and it's its own country sometimes, man. 172 00:07:06,206 --> 00:07:08,137 That is such a cool spot. [Chuckles] 173 00:07:08,172 --> 00:07:10,965 Reedus: To help us tap into this town's pulse, 174 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:13,551 we're meeting with musician Chris Mansfield. 175 00:07:13,586 --> 00:07:15,310 Mansfield: What's going on, man? What's up, buddy? 176 00:07:15,344 --> 00:07:17,241 Zahn, Chris. Chris, Zahn. 177 00:07:17,275 --> 00:07:19,000 How you doin', man? Christopher. What's going on, man? 178 00:07:19,034 --> 00:07:20,137 Nice to meet you, man. Good to meet you, brother. 179 00:07:20,172 --> 00:07:21,448 Amazing. Pleasure. 180 00:07:21,482 --> 00:07:22,827 Reedus: Chris is a singer-songwriter 181 00:07:22,862 --> 00:07:24,310 for the band Fences, 182 00:07:24,344 --> 00:07:26,724 an old friend who I haven't seen in years. 183 00:07:28,413 --> 00:07:31,517 So when I heard he left Seattle to call New Mexico home, 184 00:07:31,551 --> 00:07:33,344 it was a no-brainer to sync back up. 185 00:07:33,379 --> 00:07:35,103 [Indistinct conversation] 186 00:07:35,137 --> 00:07:37,103 ...and I love you. Yeah! I love you too, brother. 187 00:07:37,137 --> 00:07:38,551 Thank you, man. I've been -- 188 00:07:38,586 --> 00:07:40,103 I've been wondering what you're up to. 189 00:07:40,137 --> 00:07:42,103 So this is like -- this is where you've been 190 00:07:42,137 --> 00:07:44,413 hanging out writing songs and stuff? Yeah. 191 00:07:44,448 --> 00:07:47,206 There's more music in Santa Fe area, in this area, 192 00:07:47,241 --> 00:07:49,137 than, like, anywhere I know. 193 00:07:49,172 --> 00:07:51,344 I had no idea this is what this would look like. 194 00:07:51,379 --> 00:07:54,206 Places have a... almost like cliches to them. 195 00:07:54,241 --> 00:07:56,034 Like, Texas is cowboy, 196 00:07:56,068 --> 00:07:59,172 like, New York is like The Strokes or like the Ramones, 197 00:07:59,206 --> 00:08:01,103 and, like, Seattle's Nirvana. 198 00:08:01,137 --> 00:08:03,000 But New Mexico, I'm like, I don't know what it is. 199 00:08:03,034 --> 00:08:05,379 Has its own vibe here, yeah. Oh, for sure. 200 00:08:05,413 --> 00:08:07,275 Kind of feels like Mars, I think, or something. 201 00:08:07,310 --> 00:08:08,551 It's a magical place. Yeah. 202 00:08:08,586 --> 00:08:10,241 Reedus: And, come on. 203 00:08:10,275 --> 00:08:12,172 With his eclectic look and Dennis Hopper vibe, 204 00:08:12,206 --> 00:08:15,448 what better guy to join us in this little slice of Bohemia? 205 00:08:15,482 --> 00:08:18,517 I mean, like, look, there's little scenes everywhere. 206 00:08:18,551 --> 00:08:21,172 This is like "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" 207 00:08:21,206 --> 00:08:24,103 if he took mushrooms. 208 00:08:24,137 --> 00:08:26,379 Yeah, yeah. 209 00:08:26,413 --> 00:08:29,034 Uh-oh. Don't get us stuck in this little... 210 00:08:29,068 --> 00:08:30,517 amusement park, man. 211 00:08:30,551 --> 00:08:31,965 Wait, you guys get in the bikers. 212 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:33,172 I want to take your picture. 213 00:08:33,206 --> 00:08:34,861 It's "Easy Rider." 214 00:08:34,895 --> 00:08:36,275 How's that? How's that? How's that? 215 00:08:36,309 --> 00:08:37,482 So good. Look tough. 216 00:08:38,586 --> 00:08:40,241 I'm so mad right now. 217 00:08:40,275 --> 00:08:42,136 You guys are so mad right now. 218 00:08:42,172 --> 00:08:44,102 Perfect! Okay. My turn. 219 00:08:44,136 --> 00:08:49,448 [Both imitating motorcycles revving] 220 00:08:49,482 --> 00:08:51,379 Mansfield: It looks so real. 221 00:08:51,413 --> 00:08:53,172 Hey, take my picture with the alien. 222 00:08:53,206 --> 00:08:55,551 Oh, there you go. 223 00:08:55,586 --> 00:08:59,275 Do I look like an alien or just some [bleep] in an alien hole? 224 00:08:59,310 --> 00:09:03,034 Super cool. In Madrid, weird is what's normal. 225 00:09:03,068 --> 00:09:04,965 McClarnon: Now that's cool. 226 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:06,586 If this place feels like an old ghost town 227 00:09:06,620 --> 00:09:08,482 taken over by the artists... 228 00:09:08,517 --> 00:09:11,620 What the heck is that? That's crazy to me. 229 00:09:11,655 --> 00:09:13,586 Yeah, that's super wild. 230 00:09:13,620 --> 00:09:16,103 ...well, it's because that's exactly what happened, 231 00:09:16,137 --> 00:09:17,965 and being here is like stumbling upon 232 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:20,206 a mind-bending mirage in the desert. 233 00:09:20,241 --> 00:09:22,448 It feels like a place You come and you just... 234 00:09:22,482 --> 00:09:24,965 you just stay and that's that. 235 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:26,448 Although, we've got places to go... 236 00:09:26,482 --> 00:09:28,241 Alright, now, what do we do now? 237 00:09:28,275 --> 00:09:30,482 ...we plan on sticking around for a little while. 238 00:09:34,620 --> 00:09:37,827 ♪ 239 00:09:37,862 --> 00:09:40,793 I mean, look at these [bleep] houses back there. 240 00:09:40,827 --> 00:09:42,620 The way they're built. 241 00:09:42,655 --> 00:09:44,034 Like the one with the trailer in the backyard. 242 00:09:44,068 --> 00:09:46,413 Yeah, this is dope right here. 243 00:09:46,448 --> 00:09:48,793 Damn. 244 00:09:48,827 --> 00:09:50,689 Yeah. That's fun. 245 00:09:50,724 --> 00:09:53,827 -Great patina on it. -Uh-huh. 246 00:09:53,862 --> 00:09:56,034 -What's going on in here? -Welcome. 247 00:09:56,068 --> 00:09:57,655 What's happening? Hi, I'm Norman. 248 00:09:57,689 --> 00:10:00,448 -Hi, Norman. Riana. -Nice to meet you. 249 00:10:00,482 --> 00:10:02,482 Reedus: For thousands of years, 250 00:10:02,517 --> 00:10:05,655 turquoise has been intertwined with New Mexico's rich heritage. 251 00:10:05,689 --> 00:10:09,034 The Turquoise Trail, which runs from Santa Fe to Albuquerque, 252 00:10:09,068 --> 00:10:10,655 still produces some of the most 253 00:10:10,689 --> 00:10:12,103 sought-after jewelry in the world. 254 00:10:12,137 --> 00:10:13,793 Everything on this half of this case 255 00:10:13,827 --> 00:10:15,965 is our local Cerrillos Turquoise, 256 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:17,862 which we mine all by hand. 257 00:10:17,896 --> 00:10:20,379 What's the story with the crocodile, that alligator? 258 00:10:20,413 --> 00:10:22,896 That was in my dad's private collection. 259 00:10:22,931 --> 00:10:26,103 He was famous for overlaid skulls that he did. 260 00:10:26,137 --> 00:10:28,689 Oh, wow. And inlaid jewelry. 261 00:10:28,724 --> 00:10:30,034 Is that your pops right there? 262 00:10:30,068 --> 00:10:32,517 That is. Yep. That's my daddy. 263 00:10:32,551 --> 00:10:36,862 You learned your trade, your craft through your father? 264 00:10:36,896 --> 00:10:39,000 I did, yeah. How old were you when you started? 265 00:10:39,034 --> 00:10:41,000 He was a turquoise miner, 266 00:10:41,034 --> 00:10:43,896 and I went mining turquoise with him as young as 5. 267 00:10:43,931 --> 00:10:47,517 I learned how to make a heishi necklace when I was 9. 268 00:10:47,551 --> 00:10:49,586 Where's the mine at? 269 00:10:49,620 --> 00:10:52,758 It's about 10 miles from here as the crow flies. 270 00:10:52,793 --> 00:10:55,724 How do you keep people from mining in your square? 271 00:10:55,758 --> 00:10:57,517 [Laughs] [Imitates cocking shotgun] 272 00:10:57,551 --> 00:11:01,862 Oh, really? Short of camping out with a shotgun, 273 00:11:01,896 --> 00:11:04,620 not a whole lot you can do. 274 00:11:04,655 --> 00:11:08,172 What's the significance of turquoise? 275 00:11:08,206 --> 00:11:11,862 It's supposed to be a lucky stone. 276 00:11:11,896 --> 00:11:13,793 It connects people to the earth, 277 00:11:13,827 --> 00:11:16,551 and it connects people to each other. 278 00:11:16,586 --> 00:11:18,482 The indigenous people of the area 279 00:11:18,517 --> 00:11:19,965 held the stone to be sacred... 280 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:21,620 Do you have any water birds in here? 281 00:11:21,655 --> 00:11:22,862 Water birds... 282 00:11:22,896 --> 00:11:24,517 They're hard to find. They are. 283 00:11:24,551 --> 00:11:26,862 Not many people are making them in modern times. 284 00:11:26,896 --> 00:11:28,965 Basically a representation of Native American church. 285 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:31,103 They're beautiful. 286 00:11:31,137 --> 00:11:34,000 Reedus: ...and incorporated it into many aspects of their lives. 287 00:11:34,034 --> 00:11:35,620 Reedus: What's your cat's name? 288 00:11:35,655 --> 00:11:37,931 That's Miner. Of course. 289 00:11:37,965 --> 00:11:39,586 Riana carries on a craft 290 00:11:39,620 --> 00:11:41,896 that stretches far beyond her own father, 291 00:11:41,931 --> 00:11:44,655 back to the ancestral pueblos of New Mexico. 292 00:11:44,689 --> 00:11:46,137 Thank you so much for sharing. 293 00:11:46,172 --> 00:11:48,206 Yeah, you're welcome. You're super sweet. 294 00:11:48,241 --> 00:11:52,172 And she continues to support and work with local native artists. 295 00:11:52,206 --> 00:11:55,000 And together, they keep the tradition alive. 296 00:11:57,655 --> 00:11:59,517 Are you guys following us? 297 00:11:59,551 --> 00:12:01,724 I wanted to take a picture of him... 298 00:12:01,758 --> 00:12:03,793 Go take his picture. 299 00:12:03,827 --> 00:12:05,206 Sure. ♪ Love is in the air 300 00:12:05,241 --> 00:12:07,689 Yeah, but you got to take it with mine. 301 00:12:07,724 --> 00:12:10,758 You want it sideways like this? 302 00:12:10,793 --> 00:12:12,034 Come on, act like you like each other. 303 00:12:12,068 --> 00:12:14,172 Come on.Come on. We do. 304 00:12:16,034 --> 00:12:17,689 Woman: Turn around, Virginia. 305 00:12:17,724 --> 00:12:19,172 "Turn around, Virginia." 306 00:12:19,206 --> 00:12:21,275 "Turn Around, Virginia." That's a good song title. 307 00:12:21,310 --> 00:12:23,206 ♪ Turn around, Virginia 308 00:12:23,241 --> 00:12:24,586 Ma'am, we need him back. 309 00:12:24,620 --> 00:12:25,827 Woman: Okay. It's okay. 310 00:12:25,862 --> 00:12:28,586 No, he's just joking. We can do it. 311 00:12:28,620 --> 00:12:30,034 She won't let go of him. 312 00:12:30,068 --> 00:12:31,172 You can have him. 313 00:12:31,206 --> 00:12:32,275 Is that cool? 314 00:12:32,310 --> 00:12:33,655 Yes. I'll see you guys later. 315 00:12:33,689 --> 00:12:35,655 They don't need to. Let's go. 316 00:12:36,862 --> 00:12:39,241 Bye. 317 00:12:39,275 --> 00:12:42,137 See ya. Return him in one piece. 318 00:12:42,172 --> 00:12:44,620 ♪ 319 00:12:44,655 --> 00:12:47,620 Okay, cool. One down. Let's roll. 320 00:12:47,655 --> 00:12:49,034 And just like that, 321 00:12:49,068 --> 00:12:50,655 I think it's time we get out of this town 322 00:12:50,689 --> 00:12:52,241 while we still can. 323 00:12:52,275 --> 00:12:54,517 We're on a 60-mile trek southwest 324 00:12:54,551 --> 00:12:58,000 through Albuquerque to catch a car race under the stars. 325 00:12:58,034 --> 00:12:59,896 ♪ 326 00:12:59,931 --> 00:13:02,310 McClarnon: It's been a while since I got out on the bike. 327 00:13:02,344 --> 00:13:05,068 Like, done any distance, you know. 328 00:13:05,103 --> 00:13:08,275 Do you ever ride from here to LA if you have to go to LA? 329 00:13:08,310 --> 00:13:12,793 I've ridden just about every road west of Iowa, 330 00:13:12,827 --> 00:13:16,000 every state, just about every road I've done. 331 00:13:16,034 --> 00:13:19,172 I think the longest ride I did was like 8,000 miles. 332 00:13:19,206 --> 00:13:22,034 Took a month off. Yeah, just took off. 333 00:13:22,068 --> 00:13:23,793 ♪ 334 00:13:23,827 --> 00:13:26,103 Oh, that girl's puking on the side of the car. 335 00:13:26,137 --> 00:13:27,103 [Laughs] 336 00:13:27,137 --> 00:13:28,275 You see that? 337 00:13:28,310 --> 00:13:29,931 Yeah, I did. 338 00:13:29,965 --> 00:13:32,241 Just barfing on the side of the road. 339 00:13:32,275 --> 00:13:34,137 Welcome to New Mexico. 340 00:13:34,172 --> 00:13:38,206 ♪ 341 00:13:38,241 --> 00:13:41,344 So there's beautiful downtown Albuquerque to the right. 342 00:13:41,379 --> 00:13:44,689 That right there? Beautiful New Mexico sunset. 343 00:13:44,724 --> 00:13:46,275 ♪ 344 00:13:46,310 --> 00:13:48,172 Shake and bake, baby. 345 00:13:48,206 --> 00:13:53,310 ♪ 346 00:13:53,344 --> 00:13:56,034 [Engines revving] 347 00:13:56,068 --> 00:13:57,758 Ooh, listen to that rumble. 348 00:13:57,793 --> 00:14:00,103 That's cool, right? Yeah. 349 00:14:00,137 --> 00:14:01,931 Since 2011, 350 00:14:01,965 --> 00:14:03,724 dirt track enthusiasts have gotten their fix 351 00:14:03,758 --> 00:14:06,793 every Saturday night at Sandia Speedway. 352 00:14:06,827 --> 00:14:09,827 It's a half-mile oval mud pit that brings out the area's 353 00:14:09,862 --> 00:14:11,655 top racing teams. 354 00:14:11,689 --> 00:14:13,034 Look at that engine, man. 355 00:14:13,068 --> 00:14:14,724 It's just like "Tak, tak, tak, tak." 356 00:14:14,758 --> 00:14:16,758 Raw. 357 00:14:16,793 --> 00:14:20,827 ♪ 358 00:14:20,862 --> 00:14:22,310 Is this you guys's car? 359 00:14:22,344 --> 00:14:24,241 Ronnie: This is the national champion. 360 00:14:24,275 --> 00:14:27,275 Oh, really? Oh, wow. My name is Norman, by the way. 361 00:14:27,310 --> 00:14:29,103 Ronnie. Nice to meet you. 362 00:14:29,137 --> 00:14:30,896 -Zahn. Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you. Ronnie. 363 00:14:30,931 --> 00:14:32,689 How are you? Thanks for coming. 364 00:14:32,724 --> 00:14:34,620 I mean, we always like people to come out. 365 00:14:34,655 --> 00:14:36,241 Yeah, thanks for having us. 366 00:14:36,275 --> 00:14:37,793 I drove six hours from Lubbock just to come and help. 367 00:14:37,827 --> 00:14:39,793 McClarnon: Oh, you're from Texas? 368 00:14:39,827 --> 00:14:43,034 Is there a lot of, uh, competitive, uh, hate going on? 369 00:14:43,068 --> 00:14:45,241 Like, uh, we hate that group? 370 00:14:45,275 --> 00:14:46,965 If there's a Ronnie around, 371 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:48,413 there's probably gonna be a fight. 372 00:14:48,448 --> 00:14:50,241 Really? Who's the Ronnie? 373 00:14:50,275 --> 00:14:51,965 That's me. Oh, that's you. 374 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:53,413 Oh, right. Oh, okay. 375 00:14:53,448 --> 00:14:55,241 Cool. I thought maybe you had an enemy. 376 00:14:55,275 --> 00:14:57,689 I try not to, but, I mean, 377 00:14:57,724 --> 00:14:59,689 [bleep] happens when you party naked, you know? 378 00:14:59,724 --> 00:15:02,103 Yeah, totally, I get it. We'll get out of your way. 379 00:15:02,137 --> 00:15:03,931 You want to jump in it, sit in it? 380 00:15:03,965 --> 00:15:06,413 Really? Do I gotta climb in it? 381 00:15:06,448 --> 00:15:07,862 You just put your leg up. 382 00:15:07,896 --> 00:15:09,793 Put your leg up and then hop. 383 00:15:09,827 --> 00:15:14,034 Reedus: I got a -- I got a dislocated, uh, rotator cuff. 384 00:15:14,068 --> 00:15:16,206 Well, you hold the camera and let him get in. 385 00:15:16,241 --> 00:15:18,931 Got it. Give me the camera. 386 00:15:18,965 --> 00:15:22,000 Not exactly the directorial debut I was envisioning, 387 00:15:22,034 --> 00:15:23,896 but I guess you've got to start somewhere. 388 00:15:23,931 --> 00:15:25,137 Got it. 389 00:15:25,172 --> 00:15:26,931 He's on, he's on. I will. 390 00:15:26,965 --> 00:15:28,000 Get in there. 391 00:15:28,034 --> 00:15:29,344 Go for it, buddy. 392 00:15:29,379 --> 00:15:30,965 [Bleep] 393 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:32,206 That's all right. 394 00:15:32,241 --> 00:15:34,275 [Engine revs] 395 00:15:34,310 --> 00:15:36,034 Reedus: How's it going? 396 00:15:36,068 --> 00:15:37,310 Oh, there you go. 397 00:15:37,344 --> 00:15:41,896 [Laughter] 398 00:15:41,931 --> 00:15:43,379 Just remind me to look for my name 399 00:15:43,413 --> 00:15:45,103 when they roll those credits. 400 00:15:45,137 --> 00:15:47,793 ♪ 401 00:15:47,827 --> 00:15:50,482 McClarnon: I mean, I can see why people get hooked on doing this. 402 00:15:50,517 --> 00:15:52,310 And it's the lifestyle. 403 00:15:52,344 --> 00:15:54,965 Whoa! What the -- 404 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:56,448 This is when I'm supposed to tell you 405 00:15:56,482 --> 00:15:58,310 about the poetry and art that is racing. 406 00:15:58,344 --> 00:16:00,758 Look how smooth this guy is. You know what I mean? 407 00:16:00,793 --> 00:16:05,172 ♪ 408 00:16:05,206 --> 00:16:07,103 And while there's definitely truth in that... 409 00:16:07,137 --> 00:16:11,448 ♪ 410 00:16:11,482 --> 00:16:14,172 ...sometimes it's just about hearing some roaring engines 411 00:16:14,206 --> 00:16:16,965 and having a good time. 412 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:19,448 Tomorrow we venture off to discover all the weird 413 00:16:19,482 --> 00:16:22,172 and wonderful New Mexico has to offer. 414 00:16:23,379 --> 00:16:26,931 ♪ 415 00:16:26,965 --> 00:16:29,586 This was our production office on the right here 416 00:16:29,620 --> 00:16:33,310 in this building for a movie I did called "Americana" 417 00:16:33,344 --> 00:16:36,310 with Sydney Sweeney and Paul Hauser recently. 418 00:16:36,344 --> 00:16:37,931 What's she like? What -- Sydney Sweeney, 419 00:16:37,965 --> 00:16:40,310 she's having a moment, isn't she? 420 00:16:40,344 --> 00:16:42,241 Yeah, she's a sweetie, you know? 421 00:16:42,275 --> 00:16:44,310 She's, uh -- She's a sweetheart. 422 00:16:44,344 --> 00:16:47,551 She's a sweetie? Sydney Sweetie? 423 00:16:47,586 --> 00:16:50,586 Reedus: Day two, and we're in it for the long haul. 424 00:16:50,620 --> 00:16:53,620 We're covering 160 miles to reach the town 425 00:16:53,655 --> 00:16:55,827 of Truth or Consequences. 426 00:16:55,862 --> 00:16:58,275 So before heading out, we're stopping for some coffee 427 00:16:58,310 --> 00:17:01,379 brewed by guys who really know their bikes. 428 00:17:01,413 --> 00:17:03,448 Hope they don't make fun of my bike. 429 00:17:03,482 --> 00:17:05,034 All bikes are good bikes, bro. 430 00:17:05,068 --> 00:17:08,344 I'm not into bike fashion. 431 00:17:08,378 --> 00:17:11,586 I have a -- I have a sweatshirt that says "[Bleep] la mode." 432 00:17:11,619 --> 00:17:13,034 What does that mean? 433 00:17:13,068 --> 00:17:15,655 I guess it means [bleep] fashion in French. 434 00:17:15,689 --> 00:17:19,517 I think it means -- that means [bleep] ice cream. 435 00:17:19,550 --> 00:17:22,034 [Laughs] 436 00:17:22,068 --> 00:17:23,758 This is it right here. 437 00:17:23,792 --> 00:17:25,964 Rust Is Gold Coffee. 438 00:17:27,862 --> 00:17:30,413 Now, this is what I'm talking about. 439 00:17:30,448 --> 00:17:32,620 A place where only two things matter. 440 00:17:32,655 --> 00:17:34,620 Motorcycles and caffeine. 441 00:17:34,655 --> 00:17:37,724 ♪ 442 00:17:37,758 --> 00:17:39,448 Hey. Hi. I'm Norman.Welcome. 443 00:17:39,482 --> 00:17:40,896 Thanks. Thanks for having me. 444 00:17:40,931 --> 00:17:42,689 Thanks for coming in. Thanks for having us. 445 00:17:42,724 --> 00:17:44,034 So, whose spot is this? 446 00:17:44,068 --> 00:17:45,034 This is ours. It's ours. 447 00:17:45,068 --> 00:17:46,620 Oh, cool.Yeah. 448 00:17:46,655 --> 00:17:48,931 We're just dirty vintage motorcycle guys. 449 00:17:48,965 --> 00:17:50,655 I'm the dirtiest guy you ever met. 450 00:17:50,689 --> 00:17:51,862 Yeah. 451 00:17:51,896 --> 00:17:53,448 Now, we're glad you came this way. 452 00:17:53,482 --> 00:17:54,931 Yeah, yeah. We're glad to have you. 453 00:17:54,965 --> 00:17:56,551 Yeah. This is beautiful. 454 00:17:56,586 --> 00:17:58,034 So we, you know, we build vintage bikes, 455 00:17:58,068 --> 00:18:00,655 we -- we road race, we, uh, flat track. 456 00:18:00,689 --> 00:18:02,448 So we just decided to incorporate the coffee 457 00:18:02,482 --> 00:18:04,137 because we just [bleep] love coffee. 458 00:18:04,172 --> 00:18:05,758 You know, back there used to be the shop. 459 00:18:05,793 --> 00:18:07,517 That's where we'd build bikes. 460 00:18:07,551 --> 00:18:10,482 And then as we started to roast more... 461 00:18:10,517 --> 00:18:12,034 Where do you roast? 462 00:18:12,068 --> 00:18:14,137 Right there. You can check it out. Yeah. 463 00:18:14,172 --> 00:18:15,793 So that took the place of the garage. 464 00:18:15,827 --> 00:18:17,689 Reedus: Since 2018, 465 00:18:17,724 --> 00:18:20,000 Thaison and Steve's modern blend of dirty bikes 466 00:18:20,034 --> 00:18:22,862 and high-end coffee has been the perfect recipe 467 00:18:22,896 --> 00:18:24,827 Albuquerque was looking for. 468 00:18:24,862 --> 00:18:27,793 ♪ 469 00:18:27,827 --> 00:18:29,689 Maes: This is Rusty. 470 00:18:29,724 --> 00:18:31,137 Garcia: And it's been through hell and back. 471 00:18:31,172 --> 00:18:32,965 It's caught fire a couple times. 472 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:34,793 We almost burnt the building down once or twice. 473 00:18:34,827 --> 00:18:37,517 I like that you guys have such good taste 474 00:18:37,551 --> 00:18:39,482 because you have, like, this style grinder. 475 00:18:39,517 --> 00:18:41,862 This could be some modern thing that nobody cares about. 476 00:18:41,896 --> 00:18:44,896 Right. Yeah, we do it old-school style, for real. 477 00:18:44,931 --> 00:18:46,689 Reedus: And do they have a podcast? 478 00:18:46,724 --> 00:18:47,931 I mean, come on. 479 00:18:47,965 --> 00:18:49,586 All right, everybody, 480 00:18:49,620 --> 00:18:51,068 welcome to the Rust Is Gold racing podcast. 481 00:18:51,103 --> 00:18:53,103 We have some amazing guests today. 482 00:18:53,137 --> 00:18:54,965 Hey, guys. Welcome. Yeah, thanks for having us. 483 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:56,413 Good coffee too, by the way. 484 00:18:56,448 --> 00:18:58,000 Oh, you guys like it? 485 00:18:58,034 --> 00:18:59,965 It's great. So, how did you get started? 486 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,793 I was up in Montana as a kid, seeing a -- I don't know what -- 487 00:19:02,827 --> 00:19:04,517 It was a gang. 488 00:19:04,551 --> 00:19:06,034 It might have been HAs or something. 489 00:19:06,068 --> 00:19:07,793 They went by me, and I was just like, 490 00:19:07,827 --> 00:19:10,000 "What? Dad, what is that?" 491 00:19:10,034 --> 00:19:11,724 You know, and then you get into the movies 492 00:19:11,758 --> 00:19:13,034 like "Bad News Bears" 493 00:19:13,068 --> 00:19:15,448 when Kelly comes on the [bleep] bike 494 00:19:15,482 --> 00:19:17,137 through the baseball field and stuff like that. 495 00:19:17,172 --> 00:19:19,758 Reedus: Listen, I could talk about riding all day long, 496 00:19:19,793 --> 00:19:22,034 and I love hearing Zahn talk shop. 497 00:19:22,068 --> 00:19:23,758 It's the main reason 498 00:19:23,793 --> 00:19:25,206 we keep hitting the road year after year. 499 00:19:25,241 --> 00:19:26,758 McClarnon: I love New Mexico, man. 500 00:19:26,793 --> 00:19:28,448 I love riding in New Mexico. 501 00:19:28,482 --> 00:19:30,448 It's a beautiful state to ride in. 502 00:19:30,482 --> 00:19:33,172 Reedus: That said, you've listened to me now for seven seasons, 503 00:19:33,206 --> 00:19:35,620 and I only have so many stories to tell. 504 00:19:35,655 --> 00:19:37,551 So if you don't mind, 505 00:19:37,586 --> 00:19:38,931 I'm just gonna zoom by some of the greatest hits. 506 00:19:38,965 --> 00:19:40,620 We ride all bikes on this show. 507 00:19:40,655 --> 00:19:42,172 Yeah, you've heard this one before. 508 00:19:42,206 --> 00:19:44,103 He taught me how to ride the YZ80, 509 00:19:44,137 --> 00:19:46,793 and we would just, like, run from police all the time. 510 00:19:46,827 --> 00:19:49,137 I've definitely told that one a few times. 511 00:19:49,172 --> 00:19:50,931 Be sure to get the sour cream. 512 00:19:50,965 --> 00:19:52,965 Don't get the sour cream. 513 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:55,034 I'm not even sure I want to know what that one was about. 514 00:19:55,068 --> 00:19:56,758 Thanks. Nice meeting you guys. 515 00:19:56,793 --> 00:19:58,068 Yeah. It was a real pleasure. 516 00:19:58,103 --> 00:19:59,655 I'm gonna steal a whole bunch of coffee. 517 00:19:59,689 --> 00:20:02,689 -Yeah, yeah, for sure. -Thanks, guys. 518 00:20:02,724 --> 00:20:04,689 In just a few short years, 519 00:20:04,724 --> 00:20:06,448 Rusty Is Gold has become a pillar 520 00:20:06,482 --> 00:20:09,793 of the Albuquerque motorcycling scene... 521 00:20:09,827 --> 00:20:11,103 Bye, guys. 522 00:20:11,137 --> 00:20:12,931 ...giving those a place to get together, 523 00:20:12,965 --> 00:20:16,793 show off their bikes, even make plans for an epic ride 524 00:20:16,827 --> 00:20:18,965 all over one cup of coffee at a time. 525 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:21,620 I gotta bee in my helmet in Wyoming once. 526 00:20:21,655 --> 00:20:23,103 That happened to me. 527 00:20:23,137 --> 00:20:24,758 Yeah. 528 00:20:24,793 --> 00:20:27,551 I didn't get stung, though. I didn't either. 529 00:20:27,586 --> 00:20:36,448 ♪ 530 00:20:36,482 --> 00:20:38,413 I don't know about you, but I'm hungry. 531 00:20:38,448 --> 00:20:39,758 McClarnon: For sure. 532 00:20:42,655 --> 00:20:46,689 ♪ More of you 533 00:20:46,724 --> 00:20:50,172 ♪ 534 00:20:50,206 --> 00:20:53,827 ♪ I want more of you 535 00:20:53,862 --> 00:20:55,862 Cool shirt. What is that? 536 00:20:55,896 --> 00:20:57,758 A friend of mine made it and gave it to me. 537 00:20:57,793 --> 00:20:59,620 It's just like an old Indian guy. 538 00:20:59,655 --> 00:21:02,241 I want that to be in my wardrobe next season. 539 00:21:02,275 --> 00:21:04,620 I have that weapon. That's my weapon now. 540 00:21:04,655 --> 00:21:05,965 It's a cool shirt. 541 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:08,827 It's almost like, uh, The Hamburglar. 542 00:21:08,862 --> 00:21:10,172 The Hamburglar. [Laughs] 543 00:21:10,206 --> 00:21:12,000 The Owl Bar and Cafe. 544 00:21:12,034 --> 00:21:14,068 Opening in 1945 as a place 545 00:21:14,103 --> 00:21:16,931 to serve those working on the Manhattan Project, 546 00:21:16,965 --> 00:21:19,000 legend has it its name stems 547 00:21:19,034 --> 00:21:21,655 from the night owls who'd hold gambling benders 548 00:21:21,689 --> 00:21:23,827 at the back of the bar until sunrise. 549 00:21:23,862 --> 00:21:26,206 She's watching me. She's got her eyes on me. 550 00:21:26,241 --> 00:21:28,068 ♪ 551 00:21:28,103 --> 00:21:30,068 Hello. This one. 552 00:21:30,103 --> 00:21:31,827 [Laughing] I'm watching him. 553 00:21:31,862 --> 00:21:34,551 ♪ 554 00:21:34,586 --> 00:21:36,241 She wants me. 555 00:21:36,275 --> 00:21:38,137 Reedus: This place staked its claim as the originator 556 00:21:38,172 --> 00:21:40,793 of the green chili cheeseburger, 557 00:21:40,827 --> 00:21:43,827 made with a secret chili recipe from the '40s, 558 00:21:43,862 --> 00:21:45,827 loaded with cheese, pickles, 559 00:21:45,862 --> 00:21:49,586 and chopped onion to create a magic no one can resist. 560 00:21:49,620 --> 00:21:53,275 No one, apparently, except for me and Zahn. 561 00:21:53,310 --> 00:21:55,724 McClarnon: I think I'm gonna get some eggs, man. 562 00:21:55,758 --> 00:21:57,241 Where do you see eggs? 563 00:21:57,275 --> 00:21:59,896 Oh, there. Yeah, 10:30, they stopped serving. 564 00:21:59,931 --> 00:22:01,724 Hold on one second. Hold on one second. 565 00:22:01,758 --> 00:22:03,586 I'm gonna try to get her to make me some eggs. 566 00:22:03,620 --> 00:22:05,655 I just want to -- 567 00:22:05,689 --> 00:22:08,586 I know 10:30, breakfast is -- it's over, 568 00:22:08,620 --> 00:22:10,827 but I just really want some eggs. 569 00:22:10,862 --> 00:22:13,137 ♪ 570 00:22:13,172 --> 00:22:14,172 You guys ready to order? 571 00:22:14,206 --> 00:22:15,931 Yeah. 572 00:22:15,965 --> 00:22:17,275 Um, can we still do breakfast? 573 00:22:17,310 --> 00:22:19,206 Is that possible? 574 00:22:19,241 --> 00:22:20,586 Let me ask. One sec. 575 00:22:20,620 --> 00:22:22,137 Ask the -- Ask her. 576 00:22:22,172 --> 00:22:23,896 They want to know if you'll still do breakfast. 577 00:22:23,931 --> 00:22:25,862 Yeah. For him, yeah. 578 00:22:25,896 --> 00:22:27,724 Yeah.Really? What do I want? 579 00:22:27,758 --> 00:22:29,137 Do I want the burrito 580 00:22:29,172 --> 00:22:30,827 or do I want the two eggs and hash browns? 581 00:22:30,862 --> 00:22:32,827 You want the burrito. I do? Okay, I want that. 582 00:22:32,862 --> 00:22:35,000 You're the coolest. Thank you. 583 00:22:35,034 --> 00:22:36,758 Janice: And do you guys like chili? 584 00:22:36,793 --> 00:22:38,586 I love green chili. 585 00:22:38,620 --> 00:22:40,793 And do you make this here yourself?We do. 586 00:22:40,827 --> 00:22:42,034 What's your name again? I'm Janice. 587 00:22:42,068 --> 00:22:43,827 You're so sweet, Janice. 588 00:22:43,862 --> 00:22:45,931 And this is your place, right? This is my place. 589 00:22:45,965 --> 00:22:47,310 I'm going to try your green chili, Janice. 590 00:22:47,344 --> 00:22:49,758 That's good green chili, man.Really? 591 00:22:49,793 --> 00:22:51,620 Yeah. It's good. 592 00:22:51,655 --> 00:22:54,655 Really good. Really good. 593 00:22:54,689 --> 00:22:56,310 Really delicious. 594 00:22:56,344 --> 00:22:59,827 New Mexico green chili. 595 00:22:59,862 --> 00:23:01,965 Made with real owl. 596 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:04,655 Mmm, mmm, mmm. [Laughs] 597 00:23:04,689 --> 00:23:08,034 Made with real owl. Oh, that's good. 598 00:23:09,241 --> 00:23:11,103 Reedus: Hi, buddy. 599 00:23:11,137 --> 00:23:13,137 McClarnon: Hello. 600 00:23:13,172 --> 00:23:14,689 Sexy cow. 601 00:23:14,724 --> 00:23:16,793 ♪ 602 00:23:16,827 --> 00:23:19,344 Yeah, there's an openness about New Mexico 603 00:23:19,379 --> 00:23:21,793 and a lot of -- lot of America, man. 604 00:23:21,827 --> 00:23:23,724 It's... 605 00:23:23,758 --> 00:23:26,206 You've got the openness, and you get out of the city 606 00:23:26,241 --> 00:23:29,827 and you realize, "Wow, there's a lot of land out here." 607 00:23:29,862 --> 00:23:34,586 You know, it's beautiful. And...Yeah. 608 00:23:34,620 --> 00:23:36,655 The open range. 609 00:23:36,689 --> 00:23:38,310 Yeah. It's crazy. 610 00:23:38,344 --> 00:23:40,793 I don't see [bleep] anything for miles. 611 00:23:40,827 --> 00:23:46,275 I can see in front of you. I don't see anything. 612 00:23:46,310 --> 00:23:48,310 I love all this emptiness. 613 00:23:48,344 --> 00:23:50,448 Great. 614 00:23:50,482 --> 00:23:52,793 Reedus: Despite being one of our largest states, 615 00:23:52,827 --> 00:23:54,827 there are less people in New Mexico 616 00:23:54,862 --> 00:23:56,620 than in the city of Houston 617 00:23:56,655 --> 00:23:59,275 or about 10 New York City blocks. 618 00:23:59,310 --> 00:24:01,517 All of that empty space is a big reason 619 00:24:01,551 --> 00:24:03,793 this desert has been at the forefront 620 00:24:03,827 --> 00:24:07,172 of scientific experimentation and discovery. 621 00:24:07,206 --> 00:24:09,206 ♪ 622 00:24:09,241 --> 00:24:13,206 We're on an 85-mile ride south to visit Spaceport America... 623 00:24:13,241 --> 00:24:16,724 Wow, look at this place, man. This is wild. 624 00:24:16,758 --> 00:24:19,931 ...where commercial spaceflight is quickly becoming a reality. 625 00:24:19,965 --> 00:24:21,724 Look at that [bleep] building. 626 00:24:21,758 --> 00:24:23,551 Virgin Galactic. 627 00:24:23,586 --> 00:24:27,482 What is happening here? 628 00:24:27,517 --> 00:24:29,896 Is this top secret [bleep], where we're going to? 629 00:24:29,931 --> 00:24:32,206 Man: It all started back in World War II. 630 00:24:32,241 --> 00:24:33,758 Government was able to come out here and do secret stuff, 631 00:24:33,793 --> 00:24:35,344 and there was nobody to spy on them 632 00:24:35,379 --> 00:24:37,344 because there was nobody here. 633 00:24:37,379 --> 00:24:40,379 A lot of science experiments and rockets are tested out here. 634 00:24:40,413 --> 00:24:42,620 Man #2: My whole family works at Sandia Labs, 635 00:24:42,655 --> 00:24:44,310 my two daughters and my wife, 636 00:24:44,344 --> 00:24:45,827 and I'm not sure exactly what they do. 637 00:24:45,862 --> 00:24:47,827 I think they might be spies. 638 00:24:47,862 --> 00:24:49,862 Look where we're going in there right now. 639 00:24:49,896 --> 00:24:53,206 The Death Star. This is crazy. 640 00:24:53,241 --> 00:24:56,206 ♪ 641 00:24:56,241 --> 00:24:58,379 Welcome to Virgin Galactic. 642 00:24:58,413 --> 00:24:59,931 How are you? Norman. Great. Jamila. 643 00:24:59,965 --> 00:25:01,620 I'm Colin. Great to meet you. 644 00:25:01,655 --> 00:25:02,689 Jamila.Nice to meet you. 645 00:25:02,724 --> 00:25:04,310 Wonderful to meet you. 646 00:25:04,344 --> 00:25:05,931 Hi, Zahn, I'm Colin. Nice to meet you. 647 00:25:05,965 --> 00:25:08,758 Nice to meet you. All right. 648 00:25:08,793 --> 00:25:10,965 This is the gateway to space. 649 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:14,310 We have launched 37 people total to space. 650 00:25:14,344 --> 00:25:16,931 32 of those have been here from my home state of New Mexico. 651 00:25:16,965 --> 00:25:19,586 And I'm very, very happy to say I got to be one 652 00:25:19,620 --> 00:25:22,344 of Virgin Galactic's astronauts and go up myself. 653 00:25:22,379 --> 00:25:26,448 If you want to come inside, we'll, uh -- we'll show you. 654 00:25:26,482 --> 00:25:29,000 McClarnon: Oh, yeah. This is great, man. 655 00:25:29,034 --> 00:25:30,724 It's really neat. It's, um -- On flight morning 656 00:25:30,758 --> 00:25:32,482 when you're walking down here, 657 00:25:32,517 --> 00:25:34,379 every single step that you're taking, you're like, 658 00:25:34,413 --> 00:25:37,448 "These are my last steps as a non-astronaut 659 00:25:37,482 --> 00:25:38,931 about to go get suited up, 660 00:25:38,965 --> 00:25:41,275 get on a spaceship, and go to space." 661 00:25:41,310 --> 00:25:42,379 Wow. 662 00:25:42,413 --> 00:25:47,310 ♪ 663 00:25:47,344 --> 00:25:48,827 So this just gives you a bit of a perspective 664 00:25:48,862 --> 00:25:50,241 on the spaceship. 665 00:25:50,275 --> 00:25:52,000 So we've got 17 windows, 666 00:25:52,034 --> 00:25:55,379 and in space you'll be mostly pitched upside down. 667 00:25:55,413 --> 00:25:57,655 And so you can look out of those top windows. 668 00:25:57,689 --> 00:26:00,379 Jamila: And you can just see that thin, thin blue atmosphere. 669 00:26:00,413 --> 00:26:02,034 And it's the only thing 670 00:26:02,068 --> 00:26:03,689 that protects us from the vastness of space. 671 00:26:03,724 --> 00:26:07,517 It's really incredible. -That's scary and cool. 672 00:26:07,551 --> 00:26:09,517 -Right? -Yes, it is. 673 00:26:09,551 --> 00:26:12,896 Uh, it is something else to see it, and it just glistens. 674 00:26:12,931 --> 00:26:14,689 The planet is brilliant. 675 00:26:14,724 --> 00:26:18,034 -How are you, sir? -Hello. 676 00:26:18,068 --> 00:26:20,413 -How are you doing today? -Good. Hi, I'm Norman. 677 00:26:20,448 --> 00:26:21,965 Nice to meet you. 678 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:23,655 I'm CJ, I'm one of the Virgin Galactic pilots. 679 00:26:23,689 --> 00:26:25,310 Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. 680 00:26:25,344 --> 00:26:27,344 My pleasure. Hi, CJ. Zahn. Nice to meet you. 681 00:26:27,379 --> 00:26:29,482 Nice to meet you, too. 682 00:26:29,517 --> 00:26:31,655 This is the first vehicle with humans 683 00:26:31,689 --> 00:26:34,896 to fly to space from New Mexico. 684 00:26:34,931 --> 00:26:36,758 I sat it right there. 685 00:26:36,793 --> 00:26:37,896 That's your seat right there. 686 00:26:37,931 --> 00:26:39,448 That's my seat. Seat 2L. 687 00:26:39,482 --> 00:26:40,793 Are you part native? 688 00:26:40,827 --> 00:26:42,068 Uh, my -- my mother is indigenous, 689 00:26:42,103 --> 00:26:46,000 yes, from central Mexico, Puréchan indian. So you're,like, 690 00:26:46,034 --> 00:26:49,862 one of the first indigenous people to be in space? 691 00:26:49,896 --> 00:26:51,896 Yes. Wow. That's amazing. 692 00:26:51,931 --> 00:26:53,862 That's awesome. 693 00:26:53,896 --> 00:26:55,827 You know, looking out at the planet, it's -- 694 00:26:55,862 --> 00:26:58,862 it's us in the cabin, a few folks on the ISS, right? 695 00:26:58,896 --> 00:27:00,931 Yeah. And then everyone else. 696 00:27:00,965 --> 00:27:04,931 So everyone you've ever known, who has lived, all in one place. 697 00:27:04,965 --> 00:27:07,724 Did that change your guys's perspective on...? 698 00:27:07,758 --> 00:27:09,034 For me, yeah. 699 00:27:09,068 --> 00:27:10,827 I think from that vantage point, 700 00:27:10,862 --> 00:27:12,620 it's kind of impossible to ignore the fact 701 00:27:12,655 --> 00:27:14,586 that we're already on a big, round spaceship 702 00:27:14,620 --> 00:27:16,137 that's just kind of drifting through the universe. 703 00:27:16,172 --> 00:27:17,758 And -- And so to me, 704 00:27:17,793 --> 00:27:19,586 it was a pretty instant realization 705 00:27:19,620 --> 00:27:22,068 that, you know, our lives are all interwoven 706 00:27:22,103 --> 00:27:25,379 and we're all in this together, so. Right on, man. 707 00:27:25,413 --> 00:27:26,827 Reedus: To prepare would-be astronauts 708 00:27:26,862 --> 00:27:28,862 for their maiden voyage, 709 00:27:28,896 --> 00:27:31,758 it takes months of training in their flight simulator. 710 00:27:31,793 --> 00:27:35,448 And for two guys who want to play astronauts on TV, 711 00:27:35,482 --> 00:27:37,000 they give us about 10 minutes. 712 00:27:37,034 --> 00:27:39,551 Come on up. There you go. Step on up. 713 00:27:39,586 --> 00:27:41,517 Yes, sir. 714 00:27:41,551 --> 00:27:43,862 So I'm going to go ahead and push the stick forward. 715 00:27:43,896 --> 00:27:47,413 And then you can lift that switch up right there. 716 00:27:47,448 --> 00:27:49,965 Okay. So we release. Now pull out this red knob. 717 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:53,034 Pull it out. Good. We lit the rocket. 718 00:27:53,068 --> 00:27:56,034 Excellent. We're doing Mach 2 already going straight up. 719 00:27:56,068 --> 00:27:57,551 Look out the window. 720 00:27:57,586 --> 00:27:58,862 How it's getting dark out there. 721 00:27:58,896 --> 00:28:00,413 Oh, yeah. 722 00:28:00,448 --> 00:28:02,586 We're passing 80,000 feet. 723 00:28:02,620 --> 00:28:05,827 ♪ 724 00:28:05,862 --> 00:28:07,620 I'm going to raise the feather. 725 00:28:07,655 --> 00:28:09,827 That's going to pitch us over on our back. 726 00:28:09,862 --> 00:28:11,758 ♪ 727 00:28:11,793 --> 00:28:14,482 We're still going up, Norman. 728 00:28:14,517 --> 00:28:17,068 Now I'm going to just stop our pitch rate right there. 729 00:28:17,103 --> 00:28:20,724 ♪ 730 00:28:20,758 --> 00:28:24,896 Welcome to space. We just passed 50 miles up. 731 00:28:24,931 --> 00:28:26,620 I think my ears just popped. 732 00:28:26,655 --> 00:28:29,758 [Laughs] 733 00:28:29,793 --> 00:28:32,000 So we're going all the way around. 734 00:28:32,034 --> 00:28:34,862 ♪ 735 00:28:34,896 --> 00:28:36,413 Whoa! 736 00:28:36,448 --> 00:28:38,000 Yep. 737 00:28:38,034 --> 00:28:40,517 This is so cool. 738 00:28:40,551 --> 00:28:43,551 Even from a fake 50 miles up in the sky, 739 00:28:43,586 --> 00:28:45,896 this experience is mesmerizing. 740 00:28:45,931 --> 00:28:47,655 And you can't help 741 00:28:47,689 --> 00:28:49,655 but feel your insignificance start to creep in. 742 00:28:49,689 --> 00:28:50,896 Should I jump out? 743 00:28:50,931 --> 00:28:53,103 All right. 744 00:28:53,137 --> 00:28:55,206 This is what you guys train on, basically. 745 00:28:55,241 --> 00:28:56,793 Yes. This simulator 746 00:28:56,827 --> 00:28:57,827 is where we train for these flights. 747 00:28:57,862 --> 00:29:00,827 And we train every day. 748 00:29:00,862 --> 00:29:03,241 Oh, this is awesome. Crazy, right? 749 00:29:03,275 --> 00:29:06,000 How long is the total ride from start to finish? 750 00:29:06,034 --> 00:29:07,206 It's about an hour and a half. 751 00:29:07,241 --> 00:29:10,241 Wow.Yeah. 752 00:29:10,275 --> 00:29:12,931 It's crazy that you can do all that in an hour and a half. 753 00:29:12,965 --> 00:29:14,758 Yeah, yeah. That's right. 754 00:29:14,793 --> 00:29:16,000 You can look at Instagram for an hour and a half, 755 00:29:16,034 --> 00:29:17,758 or you could do that. 756 00:29:17,793 --> 00:29:20,000 You know what I mean? 757 00:29:20,034 --> 00:29:23,275 Reedus: Wow, this is wild. 758 00:29:23,310 --> 00:29:26,586 This part's real, right? Yeah. Wow. 759 00:29:26,620 --> 00:29:29,793 The vastness of space is pretty mind blowing. 760 00:29:29,827 --> 00:29:32,275 And when I get my chance, I'll be the first one on board 761 00:29:32,310 --> 00:29:34,103 to greet the aliens. 762 00:29:34,137 --> 00:29:36,551 It's the future that's wild. 763 00:29:36,586 --> 00:29:38,068 Struckow: It's here. 764 00:29:40,103 --> 00:29:43,620 ♪ 765 00:29:43,655 --> 00:29:45,448 Reedus: It's day three. 766 00:29:45,482 --> 00:29:47,137 What's that over to the right? 767 00:29:47,172 --> 00:29:49,482 I don't know what that is, man. 768 00:29:49,517 --> 00:29:52,241 Like a bowling pin in the middle of nowhere. 769 00:29:52,275 --> 00:29:54,172 And we're on the road to nowhere. 770 00:29:54,206 --> 00:29:57,103 And being here means things are about to get weird. 771 00:29:57,137 --> 00:29:59,172 I have never been down here, man. 772 00:29:59,206 --> 00:30:02,137 This is a first. This is pretty cool up here. 773 00:30:02,172 --> 00:30:04,448 Look at this dam. This giant dam. 774 00:30:04,482 --> 00:30:07,724 It's great to see water, man, you know?Yeah. 775 00:30:07,758 --> 00:30:12,172 In New Mexico, you know, you just don't see it very much. 776 00:30:12,206 --> 00:30:14,724 Yeah. We are in the middle of nowhere. 777 00:30:14,758 --> 00:30:18,000 Truth or Consequences used to be called Hot Springs. 778 00:30:18,034 --> 00:30:22,103 It was changed in 1950. It was a contest. 779 00:30:22,137 --> 00:30:24,379 Man: There was a TV show called "Truth or Consequences," 780 00:30:24,413 --> 00:30:26,551 and they asked all the cities in America -- as a joke. 781 00:30:26,586 --> 00:30:28,379 It was a joke, really -- 782 00:30:28,413 --> 00:30:31,344 "Hey, what city would want to be named after our show? 783 00:30:31,379 --> 00:30:33,517 We'll come and we'll do a parade every year. 784 00:30:33,551 --> 00:30:35,206 And we'll give you a bunch of prizes." 785 00:30:35,241 --> 00:30:37,724 And long story short, Hot Springs 786 00:30:37,758 --> 00:30:39,724 then won, became Truth or Consequences, 787 00:30:39,758 --> 00:30:42,689 and we're going on our 75th year this year. 788 00:30:42,724 --> 00:30:45,068 Truth or Consequences. 789 00:30:45,103 --> 00:30:46,482 That was crazy, 790 00:30:46,517 --> 00:30:48,000 the story of why they named it that. 791 00:30:48,034 --> 00:30:50,034 Yeah. I had no idea, man. 792 00:30:50,068 --> 00:30:52,517 Yeah, we could be going to the Family Feud right now. 793 00:30:52,551 --> 00:30:55,482 Jeopardy would be all right. Jeopardy, New Mexico. 794 00:30:55,517 --> 00:30:58,172 Oh, that's a good name. 795 00:30:58,206 --> 00:31:02,068 I think the greatest thing about T or C is the hot springs. 796 00:31:02,103 --> 00:31:05,137 The Native Americans said it had healing powers. 797 00:31:05,172 --> 00:31:06,482 Man #2: It's a psychotropic. 798 00:31:06,517 --> 00:31:08,137 So after you get out of the hot springs, 799 00:31:08,172 --> 00:31:10,103 you're going to feel a little cosmic. 800 00:31:10,137 --> 00:31:12,586 You're going to feel a little of the New Mexico charm. 801 00:31:12,620 --> 00:31:15,517 Reedus: That charm we'll have to save for another time. 802 00:31:15,551 --> 00:31:19,241 Me and Zahn forgot our suits. But since we're here, 803 00:31:19,275 --> 00:31:21,275 we're making a stop to meet a guy 804 00:31:21,310 --> 00:31:25,344 whose family has been running a local spot here for decades. 805 00:31:25,379 --> 00:31:27,275 Let's go down here. Check this out. 806 00:31:30,137 --> 00:31:32,137 What we would do when we were kids, 807 00:31:32,172 --> 00:31:35,551 we had a place called, uh, Boiling Hot Springs. 808 00:31:35,586 --> 00:31:37,241 It's on a river, right? 809 00:31:37,275 --> 00:31:39,241 It's a freezing cold river in Montana. 810 00:31:39,275 --> 00:31:43,172 But these hot springs coming out of the ground 811 00:31:43,206 --> 00:31:45,793 and are going into the river. 812 00:31:45,827 --> 00:31:48,827 So they built a little, like, rock pool. 813 00:31:48,862 --> 00:31:51,413 And, I mean, we're kids in the '70s, man. 814 00:31:51,448 --> 00:31:53,275 We were -- We'd all be naked. 815 00:31:53,310 --> 00:31:56,068 You know, it was, uh, it was a beautiful place. 816 00:31:56,103 --> 00:31:57,413 Oh, look at this. 817 00:31:57,448 --> 00:31:58,793 Good morning, gentlemen. 818 00:31:58,827 --> 00:32:00,275 -What? Oh, no. -Welcome to Riverbend. 819 00:32:00,310 --> 00:32:01,689 Here's some hot coffee for you. 820 00:32:01,724 --> 00:32:02,724 Thank you, man. So this is your spot? 821 00:32:02,758 --> 00:32:04,793 It is my spot. Welcome. 822 00:32:04,827 --> 00:32:07,689 This was, um, neutral healing grounds for the Apache warriors 823 00:32:07,724 --> 00:32:09,241 where you couldn't bring any weapons. 824 00:32:09,275 --> 00:32:11,172 And people came here to heal their wounds. 825 00:32:11,206 --> 00:32:16,137 Legend has it that Geronimo was a guest of Chief Victorio here. 826 00:32:16,172 --> 00:32:18,448 Somebody told me this has lithium in the water. 827 00:32:18,482 --> 00:32:20,448 It's just the mineral that we're most proud of. 828 00:32:20,482 --> 00:32:22,344 It just gets you chilled out and really relaxed, you know? 829 00:32:22,379 --> 00:32:24,724 I mean, lithium is lithium, right? 830 00:32:24,758 --> 00:32:26,206 These are the Caballo mountain range, 831 00:32:26,241 --> 00:32:28,103 and this is Turtleback Mountain. 832 00:32:28,137 --> 00:32:29,448 I don't know if you can see, but right on the summit, 833 00:32:29,482 --> 00:32:30,551 it kind of looks like a turtle. 834 00:32:30,586 --> 00:32:32,379 The head's on the left side. 835 00:32:32,413 --> 00:32:33,862 So right at the very top summit, it's a little turtle. 836 00:32:33,896 --> 00:32:35,689 And that's how the native tribes were able to find 837 00:32:35,724 --> 00:32:37,758 the hot springs is by using that as a landmark. 838 00:32:37,793 --> 00:32:40,793 You had to be really good to go, "Oh, that's the turtle." 839 00:32:40,827 --> 00:32:42,206 You got to stare at it for a while. 840 00:32:42,241 --> 00:32:43,689 Yeah, I don't see it. 841 00:32:43,724 --> 00:32:45,517 It's not so turtleish. 842 00:32:46,827 --> 00:32:49,310 Later on when it got a little bit colonized, 843 00:32:49,344 --> 00:32:50,827 you know, it became Hot Springs, New Mexico. 844 00:32:50,862 --> 00:32:52,413 What year was it incorporated? 845 00:32:52,448 --> 00:32:54,448 We were incorporated in 1914. 846 00:32:54,482 --> 00:32:57,206 There was no interstate, so it was a very popular town. 847 00:32:57,241 --> 00:33:00,758 It was full of hot springs and motor courts and brothels 848 00:33:00,793 --> 00:33:03,379 and gambling and really had its heyday, 849 00:33:03,413 --> 00:33:05,172 actually, during the Great Depression. 850 00:33:05,206 --> 00:33:06,448 So you you get loaded, you get laid, 851 00:33:06,482 --> 00:33:08,896 and then you come chill out. 852 00:33:08,931 --> 00:33:10,517 Get laid, and then you chill out and sober up a little bit. 853 00:33:10,551 --> 00:33:11,896 The hot springs are perfect for sobering up. 854 00:33:11,931 --> 00:33:13,551 Reedus: Once I heard the word lithium, 855 00:33:13,586 --> 00:33:15,758 I seriously debated dipping my toes in. 856 00:33:15,793 --> 00:33:18,965 But being in a town with a backstory like this, 857 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:22,724 we didn't want to waste any more time before checking it out. 858 00:33:22,758 --> 00:33:24,655 You've never been here, right? 859 00:33:24,689 --> 00:33:26,793 I've been through it. I've never spent any time here. 860 00:33:26,827 --> 00:33:29,206 It's definitely got its own little vibe, doesn't it? 861 00:33:29,241 --> 00:33:33,275 What do we got here? A little -- A little estate sale. 862 00:33:33,310 --> 00:33:35,379 Reedus: Got roller skates. 863 00:33:35,413 --> 00:33:37,206 There somebody living in there? 864 00:33:37,241 --> 00:33:38,689 I think there is. 865 00:33:38,724 --> 00:33:40,793 I'm not even sure how we got here, 866 00:33:40,827 --> 00:33:42,655 but I'm kind of too intrigued to leave. 867 00:33:42,689 --> 00:33:44,310 Is this your spot?Yeah. 868 00:33:44,344 --> 00:33:45,793 Oh, got it. How long have you been here for? 869 00:33:45,827 --> 00:33:47,482 I've been here almost 20 years. 870 00:33:47,517 --> 00:33:49,206 But what brought you out here? 871 00:33:49,241 --> 00:33:50,620 Hot springs. 872 00:33:50,655 --> 00:33:52,517 Like, I took a whole trip for hot springs. 873 00:33:52,551 --> 00:33:54,344 And these were kind of, like, the best tasting ones. 874 00:33:54,379 --> 00:33:55,689 You drink this. 875 00:33:55,724 --> 00:33:57,448 You drink the water you soak in? 876 00:33:57,482 --> 00:33:59,586 Every day. Yeah. Really? With the lithium in it? 877 00:33:59,620 --> 00:34:00,965 Lithium, is that right? Lithium? 878 00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:02,482 I wish there was more. 879 00:34:02,517 --> 00:34:04,310 Wow. I kind of want to drink it now. 880 00:34:04,344 --> 00:34:06,655 You got to. Yeah, I'm gonna. 881 00:34:06,689 --> 00:34:07,931 Soak you later. 882 00:34:07,965 --> 00:34:09,793 Don't drink too much of the water. 883 00:34:09,827 --> 00:34:12,310 What was it? Did he say -- Did he say soak you later? 884 00:34:12,344 --> 00:34:15,000 Reedus: At this point, I'm not sure what's more bizarre. 885 00:34:15,034 --> 00:34:18,516 The fact I'm even considering drinking this water... 886 00:34:18,551 --> 00:34:20,931 It seems very empty, right? 887 00:34:20,965 --> 00:34:23,688 ...or that this entire town feels completely deserted 888 00:34:23,724 --> 00:34:25,757 in the middle of the afternoon. 889 00:34:25,793 --> 00:34:26,862 This is it? 890 00:34:26,896 --> 00:34:28,896 ♪ 891 00:34:28,931 --> 00:34:31,655 Okay. All right. All right, cool. 892 00:34:31,688 --> 00:34:33,620 Let's ride some more. 893 00:34:33,655 --> 00:34:35,620 We're off to Hatch in search of more 894 00:34:35,655 --> 00:34:37,482 of the offbeat creative spirit 895 00:34:37,516 --> 00:34:40,310 that makes this place distinctly New Mexico. 896 00:34:40,344 --> 00:34:42,827 ♪ 897 00:34:45,827 --> 00:34:50,379 ♪ 898 00:34:50,413 --> 00:34:53,965 I did, uh, children's parties back in the '90s. 899 00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:56,034 You did what? 900 00:34:56,068 --> 00:34:58,758 You know, you dress up like Big Bird or Bart Simpson. 901 00:34:58,793 --> 00:35:00,034 You did that? 902 00:35:00,068 --> 00:35:02,068 Yeah. I threw up in one of the -- 903 00:35:02,103 --> 00:35:04,241 Threw up in one of the costumes. 904 00:35:04,275 --> 00:35:06,172 [Laughs] That's awesome. 905 00:35:06,206 --> 00:35:09,931 ♪ 'Cause I'm a traveling man, but I never stay alone ♪ 906 00:35:09,965 --> 00:35:11,034 ♪ One night'll do... 907 00:35:11,068 --> 00:35:12,344 Reedus: We've got one more stop 908 00:35:12,379 --> 00:35:14,413 on this unexpectedly strange trek 909 00:35:14,448 --> 00:35:16,241 through the New Mexico desert. 910 00:35:16,275 --> 00:35:20,896 It's a 40-mile drive down I-25 to the village of Hatch. 911 00:35:20,931 --> 00:35:22,413 Narrator: The fruits of the earth 912 00:35:22,448 --> 00:35:24,379 passed through the hands of the family, 913 00:35:24,413 --> 00:35:28,172 planted by those hands, gathered by those hands, stored by those hands. 914 00:35:28,206 --> 00:35:30,862 ♪ Desert smoke 915 00:35:30,896 --> 00:35:33,965 ♪ Fire in the sky 916 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:35,862 Reedus: If you've heard of Hatch, 917 00:35:35,896 --> 00:35:38,275 no doubt it's because of their world-famous chilies. 918 00:35:38,310 --> 00:35:41,103 Rich and smoky, yet subtle and sweet. 919 00:35:41,137 --> 00:35:44,862 They're a staple ingredient of the regional cooking, 920 00:35:44,896 --> 00:35:46,448 and they've been growing and roasting them 921 00:35:46,482 --> 00:35:48,310 for 60 years strong. 922 00:35:48,344 --> 00:35:50,482 I'm starving. Let's eat a robot. 923 00:35:50,517 --> 00:35:52,344 To call Hatch surreal, 924 00:35:52,379 --> 00:35:54,172 even after everything we've seen, 925 00:35:54,206 --> 00:35:56,793 still might be an understatement. 926 00:35:56,827 --> 00:36:00,931 Because at the center of it all is Sparky's. 927 00:36:00,965 --> 00:36:02,551 They have a Ronald McDonald out front. 928 00:36:02,586 --> 00:36:04,896 Isn't that, like, against the rules? 929 00:36:04,931 --> 00:36:08,137 It seems wrong to have Ronald McDonald here. 930 00:36:08,172 --> 00:36:09,586 All right. Where do we go? In here? 931 00:36:09,620 --> 00:36:13,000 Combining eclectic decor with delicious food, 932 00:36:13,034 --> 00:36:16,206 Sparky's is if Pee-Wee Herman stopped on his way to the Alamo 933 00:36:16,241 --> 00:36:19,000 and just decided to open a restaurant here instead. 934 00:36:19,034 --> 00:36:20,551 Yeah, this little dude. 935 00:36:20,586 --> 00:36:22,241 Oh, this is great. 936 00:36:22,275 --> 00:36:24,000 The house specialty? Yep. 937 00:36:24,034 --> 00:36:27,103 You guessed it, the green chili cheeseburger. 938 00:36:27,137 --> 00:36:29,068 And since we missed out last time, 939 00:36:29,103 --> 00:36:31,206 maybe it's fate calling that it's on the menu here 940 00:36:31,241 --> 00:36:33,379 at the green chili capital of the world. 941 00:36:33,413 --> 00:36:35,137 That's crazy. 942 00:36:35,172 --> 00:36:36,586 It's like Sunday afternoon, and everybody's here. 943 00:36:36,620 --> 00:36:38,379 There's nobody outside. They're all in here. 944 00:36:38,413 --> 00:36:39,896 Yeah. 945 00:36:39,931 --> 00:36:41,000 Hey, guys. Hey. What's up? Hi. 946 00:36:41,034 --> 00:36:42,310 There you go. 947 00:36:42,344 --> 00:36:43,931 Can I get you guys anything else? 948 00:36:43,965 --> 00:36:45,862 Nope. This is what you're famous for, right? 949 00:36:45,896 --> 00:36:48,034 Yeah. It's the world-famous green chili cheeseburger. 950 00:36:48,068 --> 00:36:50,827 Wow. Uh, is this what everybody orders when they come in? 951 00:36:50,862 --> 00:36:52,551 Usually, yeah. Yeah. What -- 952 00:36:52,586 --> 00:36:54,827 You guys are such a mix of so many different things. 953 00:36:54,862 --> 00:36:56,896 It's very eclectic. You got a fortune cookie. 954 00:36:56,931 --> 00:36:58,965 Oh, nice. My pop likes to collect 955 00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:02,344 just different things that make him happy. 956 00:37:02,379 --> 00:37:04,103 And, yeah, I don't know, makes other people happy too. 957 00:37:04,137 --> 00:37:05,965 Oh, your dad owns the place? 958 00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:09,137 Yeah. Yeah. Now he lets me run it for him. 959 00:37:09,172 --> 00:37:12,172 How long has he -- How long has your dad been collecting? 960 00:37:12,206 --> 00:37:14,931 Um, since before I was born. 961 00:37:14,965 --> 00:37:16,620 Our house has always been like this. 962 00:37:16,655 --> 00:37:18,379 And then the antique shop and stuff like that, 963 00:37:18,413 --> 00:37:19,586 so it's just really nice. 964 00:37:19,620 --> 00:37:20,620 Is that in the back? 965 00:37:20,655 --> 00:37:22,310 Yeah. 966 00:37:22,344 --> 00:37:23,655 He opened up that antique shop back there, 967 00:37:23,689 --> 00:37:25,517 so it's kind of like he's retired, 968 00:37:25,551 --> 00:37:27,586 but he's still super busy. 969 00:37:27,620 --> 00:37:29,965 You guys enjoy. Bye. Thank you. 970 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:30,965 Yum. 971 00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:33,103 Mmm. 972 00:37:33,137 --> 00:37:34,965 Mmm. This is good. 973 00:37:35,000 --> 00:37:36,551 Wow. This is spicy, man. 974 00:37:36,586 --> 00:37:37,620 It's nice. 975 00:37:37,655 --> 00:37:39,103 Spicy. 976 00:37:39,137 --> 00:37:41,241 Is it?Mmm. 977 00:37:41,275 --> 00:37:44,413 Reedus: After eating at a place so refreshingly absurd, 978 00:37:44,448 --> 00:37:46,965 you know we've got to meet the people responsible. 979 00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:50,620 Oh, this is going to be fun. Oh, look. Let's go in. 980 00:37:50,655 --> 00:37:52,275 Reedus: Explain to me what's going on here. 981 00:37:52,310 --> 00:37:53,620 There's a lot going on. 982 00:37:53,655 --> 00:37:55,896 So my husband and I've been collecting 983 00:37:55,931 --> 00:37:58,206 for 40 years or something. 984 00:37:58,241 --> 00:38:00,310 There's my husband right there. -Hi. How are you, sir? 985 00:38:00,344 --> 00:38:01,965 Nice to meet you. I'm Norman. 986 00:38:02,000 --> 00:38:03,275 Glad to meet you, Norman. I'm Teako Nunn. 987 00:38:03,310 --> 00:38:04,620 Nice to meet you. This is Zahn. 988 00:38:04,655 --> 00:38:06,172 -You've met my wife, Josie. -Yeah. 989 00:38:06,206 --> 00:38:07,965 Hey, Teako. Zahn. Nice to meet you, man. 990 00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:09,965 Nice to meet you. You too as well. 991 00:38:10,000 --> 00:38:11,103 Yeah. How cool. 992 00:38:11,137 --> 00:38:14,068 You guys both have, uh... 993 00:38:14,103 --> 00:38:17,482 great soft auras. 994 00:38:17,517 --> 00:38:19,482 -Oh, good. -Nice, great faces. 995 00:38:19,517 --> 00:38:21,310 Well, I'm full of food now. 996 00:38:21,344 --> 00:38:23,068 Maybe that's why. 997 00:38:23,103 --> 00:38:25,034 You're all relaxed. 998 00:38:25,068 --> 00:38:27,620 Teako and Josie's shop is a one-of-a-kind experience 999 00:38:27,655 --> 00:38:31,034 that can only make sense here, and I'm all for it. 1000 00:38:31,068 --> 00:38:33,551 I love Americana. 1001 00:38:33,586 --> 00:38:36,724 Advertising, neon, grocery store, saloon. 1002 00:38:36,758 --> 00:38:43,034 You know, old jukeboxes, slot machines, cash registers. 1003 00:38:43,068 --> 00:38:44,655 How did you guys meet? 1004 00:38:44,689 --> 00:38:50,379 Oh, we met in El Paso when I was just out of high school. 1005 00:38:50,413 --> 00:38:53,551 But now we've been together for 45 years or something. 1006 00:38:53,586 --> 00:38:56,241 Yeah. You guys -- You guys are a good team. 1007 00:38:56,275 --> 00:38:57,275 You can tell. 1008 00:38:57,310 --> 00:38:59,000 We are. We're not -- 1009 00:38:59,034 --> 00:39:02,551 We -- We just have so much fun, you know? 1010 00:39:02,586 --> 00:39:04,758 What are some of your favorite pieces? 1011 00:39:04,793 --> 00:39:08,655 I like the American Printing. I saw it a lot growing up. 1012 00:39:08,689 --> 00:39:11,724 I don't want to be corny, Norman. 1013 00:39:11,758 --> 00:39:13,448 Be corny. 1014 00:39:13,482 --> 00:39:15,379 You guys are my favorite piece. 1015 00:39:15,413 --> 00:39:17,517 Oh, you're corny. You're definitely corny. 1016 00:39:17,551 --> 00:39:22,758 No, no, I live for -- for people having fun. 1017 00:39:22,793 --> 00:39:24,655 They've taken it upon themselves 1018 00:39:24,689 --> 00:39:27,758 to scour the globe for its rarities and oddities, 1019 00:39:27,793 --> 00:39:31,068 and have put them in one place. 1020 00:39:31,103 --> 00:39:32,620 Cool. 1021 00:39:32,655 --> 00:39:34,620 All for the sake of bringing a little joy 1022 00:39:34,655 --> 00:39:38,034 to anyone lucky enough to be passing through. 1023 00:39:38,068 --> 00:39:39,068 Try it again. 1024 00:39:39,103 --> 00:39:40,344 Thank you, man. 1025 00:39:40,379 --> 00:39:41,482 Nice to meet you. You too as well. 1026 00:39:41,517 --> 00:39:43,448 You too as well. Thank you. 1027 00:39:43,482 --> 00:39:45,034 Thank you so much. I really appreciate it. 1028 00:39:45,068 --> 00:39:47,448 Likewise. Thank you so much. Bye. 1029 00:39:47,482 --> 00:39:49,172 Reedus: Now, this may be the chili peppers talking. 1030 00:39:49,206 --> 00:39:51,137 Take my picture. 1031 00:39:51,172 --> 00:39:53,413 Or maybe I had some lithium water snuck into my glass. 1032 00:39:53,448 --> 00:39:57,068 But this is the perfect oasis in the middle of the desert. 1033 00:39:57,103 --> 00:39:58,793 The chili pepper corporate statue 1034 00:39:58,827 --> 00:40:02,620 Americana tchotchke oasis I never knew I needed. 1035 00:40:02,655 --> 00:40:05,724 Bye, bye, bye. 1036 00:40:05,758 --> 00:40:08,448 Bye. Have a good day. 1037 00:40:08,482 --> 00:40:11,206 Where's Zahn? Where'd he go? 1038 00:40:11,241 --> 00:40:13,448 McClarnon: I love those mountains. 1039 00:40:13,482 --> 00:40:15,379 Reedus: Yeah. Really pretty. 1040 00:40:15,413 --> 00:40:17,379 Remove yourself from the rhythms of everyday life, 1041 00:40:17,413 --> 00:40:20,655 and you'll soon realize what true freedom can be. 1042 00:40:20,689 --> 00:40:23,068 It's cool New Mexico's got these little, 1043 00:40:23,103 --> 00:40:25,724 funky little places all around the state. 1044 00:40:25,758 --> 00:40:27,172 Such a beautiful state. 1045 00:40:27,206 --> 00:40:29,103 At first glance, 1046 00:40:29,137 --> 00:40:31,793 the New Mexican desert is a vast, unassuming place. 1047 00:40:31,827 --> 00:40:34,517 But there are surprises around every bend in the road. 1048 00:40:34,551 --> 00:40:36,413 What the [bleep] was that? 1049 00:40:36,448 --> 00:40:38,344 Let's go. Come on. Let's go get a drinks here. 1050 00:40:38,379 --> 00:40:42,482 ♪ 1051 00:40:42,517 --> 00:40:44,586 Out here, renegade artists 1052 00:40:44,620 --> 00:40:46,586 immerse themselves into their passion. 1053 00:40:46,620 --> 00:40:48,655 There's a simplicity in being 1054 00:40:48,689 --> 00:40:51,310 and space for every idea and vision, 1055 00:40:51,344 --> 00:40:53,689 no matter how outlandish they seem to be. 1056 00:40:53,724 --> 00:40:57,241 ♪ I'd ride for anyone 1057 00:40:57,275 --> 00:41:01,551 ♪ But I couldn't ride for my kin ♪ 1058 00:41:01,586 --> 00:41:04,275 ♪ 1059 00:41:04,310 --> 00:41:05,862 ♪ And I'd die... 1060 00:41:05,896 --> 00:41:08,172 Reedus: And after three days with my buddy Zahn, 1061 00:41:08,206 --> 00:41:11,482 I have to admit it inspires me in ways you wouldn't believe. 1062 00:41:11,517 --> 00:41:15,413 ♪ 1063 00:41:15,448 --> 00:41:17,310 Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, brother. 1064 00:41:17,344 --> 00:41:18,689 I appreciate you very much. 1065 00:41:18,724 --> 00:41:20,586 Yeah.I had a really good time. 1066 00:41:20,620 --> 00:41:25,827 ♪ I am the moon 1067 00:41:25,862 --> 00:41:29,517 ♪ Now even the clouds 1068 00:41:29,551 --> 00:41:31,448 Good luck with the rest of the filming. 1069 00:41:31,482 --> 00:41:33,310 Yeah. You too. You go direct the [bleep] out of that thing. 1070 00:41:33,344 --> 00:41:35,137 I'm gonna try. 1071 00:41:35,172 --> 00:41:40,827 ♪ I know why you can't 1072 00:41:40,862 --> 00:41:43,689 It'll be great. And it's time -- 1073 00:41:43,724 --> 00:41:45,758 It's time for you to probably take that up, too, right? 1074 00:41:45,793 --> 00:41:48,724 I -- I -- Everybody wants to see it. 1075 00:41:48,758 --> 00:41:50,862 I probably will, but it'll, 1076 00:41:50,896 --> 00:41:52,862 you know, it'll be a whole episode from the point 1077 00:41:52,896 --> 00:41:54,655 of view of a -- point of view of a butterfly or something. 1078 00:41:54,689 --> 00:41:56,655 You know what I mean? I'll get in trouble. 1079 00:41:56,689 --> 00:41:58,310 Why not, man? Make it personal. 1080 00:41:58,344 --> 00:42:00,379 You know, you're -- you're a butterfly, brother. 1081 00:42:00,413 --> 00:42:01,620 Yeah. 1082 00:42:01,655 --> 00:42:06,517 ♪ And I'd ride for anyone 1083 00:42:06,551 --> 00:42:10,655 ♪ But I couldn't stop this trip ♪ 1084 00:42:10,689 --> 00:42:13,724 ♪ 1085 00:42:13,758 --> 00:42:17,655 ♪ And I'd die for anyone 1086 00:42:17,689 --> 00:42:23,689 ♪ And I guess that's how this trip ends ♪ 1087 00:42:23,724 --> 00:42:25,620 Reedus: It's been a journey of a lifetime. 1088 00:42:25,655 --> 00:42:28,689 But eventually, every ride comes to an end. 1089 00:42:28,724 --> 00:42:31,586 ♪ Forgive and forget 1090 00:42:31,620 --> 00:42:34,206 ♪ Forgive and forget 1091 00:42:34,241 --> 00:42:39,379 ♪ Forgive and forgive 1092 00:42:39,413 --> 00:42:42,275 ♪ 'Cause I can't forget shit ♪ 1093 00:42:45,931 --> 00:42:49,137 Maybe? Dude, beautiful. 1094 00:42:49,172 --> 00:42:50,862 Beautiful. [Bleep] beautiful. 1095 00:42:50,896 --> 00:42:52,689 Hell, yeah. Thank you. 1096 00:42:52,724 --> 00:42:54,827 I was a little nervous there, but we got it. Yeah. 1097 00:42:54,862 --> 00:42:57,448 Come on. Yeah. Cool. Cool. 1098 00:42:57,482 --> 00:42:59,206 That was fun, man. What an honor, man.