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Reedus: She's one of the stunt people on our show.

What was it like working on "The Walking Dead"?

It was fun.

The coolest actors, the coolest crew.

Oh, yeah, it was... I mean, everybody was so cool.

Yeah, it was a cool -- cool group.

It was sad when it came to an end,

but it was a fun ride, for sure.Yeah.

Patrick: You know, I did "The Walking Dead."

Did you?

I may be the only actor

that's ever played two different characters on one episode,

and both of them died.

Yep.

[Laughs]

♪♪

Reedus: If anyone knows how to make a dramatic exit,

it's Robert Patrick.

For 30 years, he's made a living

as the villain in blockbuster films.

The only actor who's been offed on-screen

by all three Planet Hollywood founders.

Talk about a legend.

What do you think? Man: You're doing great.

Up?

Robert and I go back years.

He's an avid rider, a Harley guy,

and the perfect companion for a trip through his home state.

♪♪

This is "Ride," and we're in Northern Georgia.

♪♪

You never really know

where your second act in life will take you.

After a decade living and working in Georgia,

I've recently spent most of my time across the pond,

just about as far away from this place as you can be.

♪♪

So it's really cool to be back

exploring a different side of this state

with a guy who knows how to have a good time.

You got some moonshine happening?

We're huffing on gas in the back.

[Laughter] Yeah, man. Wow.

Reedus: Athens has long been a bohemian town full

of musicians and artists and writers.

A perfect place to start.

Reedus: How long has this place been here?

We just celebrated five years, actually.

Oh, cool. So you can pull in.

You can work on your bike, grab a coffee,

talk [bleep] go for rides.

Yeah. Cool.

Have you been up in the Blue Ridge Mountains? Oh, yeah.

That -- That's, like, the ride out here, isn't it?

Oh, yeah. Yeah.

Patrick: Do you ever do The Dragon up there? Yeah.

That's -- The 129? Yeah.

Reedus: Well, actually, we tried to ride The Dragon

a few years back.

Man: What's up, man? Hi. Norman.

But it turns out that place is pretty popular.

What's up, ladies? Hi.

♪♪

The first time I ever did that ride was one

of the first times riding across America.

I did it with a bunch of guys.

We got there at night in the rain,

and we did The Dragon at night in the rain.

Oh, my God.

The next time, I did it in the daytime.

That was even scarier 'cause I could actually see what...

Woman: You could see where your... ...what the [bleep] was going on.

You know what I mean?

[Laughter]

♪♪

What's up, Nathan?

So how long you been coming here?

Mende: Oh, it's my first time. Shut up.

I hate to admit it 'cause he comes

to my shop all the time, but...

What's your shop? Boxerworks?Yeah.

Oh. Right on. What -- What do you do there?

Uh, mostly old BMWs, 1940 to 1995.

What got you into BMWs?

When I was a youngster,

my dad worked at a garage on Saturdays,

and they had, uh, nine BMWs in a line, pre-'70s stuff,

like the green bike I brought out there

with the Earles front end, the old-looking stuff. Mm-hmm.

I wasn't allowed to ride at my house

'cause my dad had one leg shorter than the other.

Got hit by a bus after the war on his bike.

So it pissed my mother off that she wouldn't let me ride.

So when I got to school, I scraped some money together

and bought one and been riding them ever since

and fooling with them ever since and...

One of Nathan's passions for a long time

is -- is building the world travelers

and people call all over the world and ask --

be like, "I'm gonna go here, here, and here.

I need a bike that can do that.

What -- What do I need to do?" And -- And they...

A Harley-Davidson.

[Laughter]

One of the reasons that the old BMWs

are nice for traveling around the world

is 'cause they're -- they're simple to work on,

they're carbureted, very little electronics. Got it.

Nathan started out as a contractor,

and he built most of Downtown Athens.

Yeah, for a while, I spent swinging a hammer.

You guys should come over to the shop

and check out some of our enduros

and some of the world travelers that he's built.

Yeah. Let's go. I'd love to. Now that I'm jacked on coffee.

I won't hold it against you that you ride Harleys.

I won't hold it against you, you ride BMWs.

[Laughter]

Bye, whoever's staying, and let's go, whoever's going.

[Engines revving]

I can't believe your puppy's going. I love it.

♪ I hate to say it

♪ I got a bad reputation to uphold ♪

♪♪

Man: Hey, Norman.

You didn't happen to bring a copy of your photo book

with you, did you?

Reedus: No, but I'll send you one if you want.

That'd be awesome, man.

Who are your favorite photographers?

I like Dennis Hopper's black-and-white photo.

Oh, yeah, his book is cool, man! His photos are great.

You know, I'll tell you a funny story.

I smoked a joint with Dennis Hopper in Jamaica.

Oh, wow.Dennis Hopper,

Cheech Marin, and Kelsey Grammer, and my wife

ended up skinny-dipping with all those guys in the ocean.

It was crazy. Crazy, crazy.

[Laughs]

Reedus: Over the next two days, we'll travel winding roads,

hitting the famed music scene in Athens,

before venturing through the Blue Ridge Mountains

to meet some bike-riding veterans.

Then I'm off to Atlanta to catch up with a lifelong friend

who we beat up pretty good the last time

he joined me for a ride.

It's a three-day, 350-mile journey through parts

I've never explored in Northern Georgia.

But lucky for me,

there's someone I know who you may recognize

who can catch us up to speed.

♪♪

The people in Georgia are so kind.

It's a place where no matter where you go, you feel welcome.

You can find your people in Georgia anywhere.

Woman: You've got differences in culture and art.

It's got everything you could ever possibly want.

There are a lot of people that are really willing

to volunteer and help you out.

Woman #2: I love that about this place.

You can be complete strangers,

yet you feel like family no matter where you go.

Woman #3: And I think if you did live here,

or you're thinking about living here,

you can absolutely find your place.

There is something for everyone.

Oh, there's the BMW place.

Do you see the taxidermy place? Right there?

It's right -- Yeah. There's a taxidermy place.

Mende: That's what happens when you die.

We put you on your motorcycle and stuff you.

As long as you give me googly eyes.

[Laughs]

We'll give you the tour inside.

Yeah, please.

I like your antlers.

Is that a raccoon penis bone?

He had a big penis.

They've got huge dongs, raccoons.

This place is a time capsule of air-cooled engines

and well-worn machines.

A classic BMW enthusiast's dream come true.

♪♪

Just maybe not Robert's.

This is my 'round-the-world bike right here.

I assumed this was.

That's what we've built all the other bikes off of,

this thing that I built over the years.

Ory: Nathan doesn't believe a bike should ever be washed, so...

That's what streams are for.Yeah.

I feel like that about people sometimes.

[Laughs]

♪♪

Yeah, so Nathan's had the shop for 30 years.

It's been here for 20 now? Been in this location.

I built it in '04.

And people send us bikes from all over the world.

♪♪

Ory: You got your Harleys over here. You want to see Harleys?

There's the Harleys right in front of you.

Oh, I-I-I would love to see what you have, Harley-wise.

Wow. This is just like the first Harley I had.

Oh, really?

After I finally made a little bit of money in -- in Hollywood,

I bought a -- a -- a Shovelhead.

♪♪

Reedus: I remember this game. [Laughs]

It was my first addition to the shop when I got it.

I was a video-game designer for 18 years.

Oh, really?

Yeah. I played a lot of video games.

I'm in a bunch of video games.

I know. I've watched you shower so many times.

[Both laugh]

For years, people have come in just off the street

and never ridden motorcycles before,

never worked on motorcycles before,

and Nathan's trained them up to be amazing mechanics.

Is Athens a -- a huge motorcycle community

or is it you guys?

Mende: Athens is a pretty eclectic place,

so you get all kinds of stuff. Right.

Lots of off-road riding, lots of hare scrambles,

lots of motocross.

There's a lot of bikes around here.

Yeah.

♪♪

Mende: Bill from R.E.M.'s in here.

He just lives down the street. We do his four-wheeler for him.

But Bill, their drummer -- Yeah. He's been... Reedus: Oh, really?

He's one of my oldest friends in town.

I know Michael, I know the R.E.M. guys.

My band opened for them their very first gig,

and then I ended up building his first recording studio

with John Cougar's recording engineer.

That's so cool. I...

I've known those guys for years 'cause I've been --

I was in the music scene for a long time here. Oh, wow.

I've been out of it for a long time, but...

Reedus: Nathan and Chris' life ambitions

have taken them on an unconventional path.

-You're a fun guy. -Thank you very much.

Reedus: It's not every day a video-game designer

and a contractor come together to create some

of the most intrepid customized motorcycles around.

Bye!

But then again, not many places provide opportunity

for reinvention like Georgia.

♪♪

56 miles.

We're on our way to meet a group of misfits

who know a thing or two about getting into a little trouble.

Reedus: Georgia is the most beautiful place for riding.

Patrick: It's beautiful.

♪♪

[Birds chirping]

♪♪

Patrick: I love all these little towns.

Reedus: Yeah, I do, too.

When I was a little boy living here,

I would never believe they'd be making movies in Hollywood here.

You know? Now it's Y'allywood.

Reedus: In the 12 years that I spent in Georgia,

I've seen the film and TV industry here explode.

And I'm sure that only scratches the surface

of the transformation that Robert has witnessed.

My first film was in 1984.

I started with Roger Corman, the king of the B-movies.

Yeah. He's great.

Back then, if you got started in film, you stayed in film.

You didn't want to do TV.

Yeah.

And then I ended up doing "The X-Files."

"X-Files" is great, too.

Chris Carter gave me that opportunity,

and I was a leading man, and I loved it, you know?

Yeah.

It's my favorite character I've ever played.

Yeah. Right on.

♪♪

-This looks like fun. -Look at this.

♪♪

Wow, look at those guys.

♪♪

What's up? I'm Norman. Hey. How are you, man?

Mason. Nice to meet you. How is it out there?

Any day on two wheels is a good day.

How long you guys been doing this?

2018.

It was my idea, and this guy right here,

he kind of tagged along soon after I got one,

and -- and we found out there was no outlets to race

anywhere around, so we kind of made one.

I love it.

Reedus: When the Misfits began modding out minibikes

with juiced-up engines and oversized wheels,

little did they realize they were helping to kick-start

a new motorsport craze.

As the southeast's first official squad,

they now compete all across the country.

[Engine revving]

Pittman: A lot of these guys at these biker rallies,

they always tell me, you know,

it's always fun to ride a slow bike fast.

Adrenaline rush. Oh, yeah.

And the other thing is, you make them yours.

You know, that one there,

Mike did all the paint, the engine, the works.

Pittman: These things have been a gateway

into the mechanic-ing and motorcycle world

for a lot of people.

That's the gateway drug right there.

It is.

[Laughter]

Y'all want to ride? Nah, I'm good.

Thank you. Nice to meet you.

Have a good day.

♪♪

♪♪

Reedus: This is terrifying.

I know, I know. We look ridiculous.

[Laughs]

But this is crazy fun.

Oh [bleep] I'm ready to tag.

They're all coming at me.

And when your speedometer reaches 40 miles an hour

on a lowrider, something just kind of hits differently.

Hey, my ass is on fire.

Yeah, you're like a million miles ahead of me right now.

And look at Robert go.

First time out, and the guy is just about ready to turn pro.

I'm coming up behind you.

Oh, you're lapping me!

Come on, man!

Ah!

[Laughs]

Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!

That was [bleep] fun, man.

That was awesome.

You rode like you've been doing it for quite a while, though.

You guys were holding back. Come on.

I'm telling you, you're killing it.

You look great out there.

That's it. I'm changing careers.

I'm now going pro minibike.

Man: Whoo!

Kenzie said that she thinks you guys earned these.

Reedus: Yeah!

The Misfits prove what a blast you can have

riding slow bikes fast.

Got the 101.

And for me, it always feels good to see people come together

and form a community that fosters their passion.

Wow, my butt feels like it had,

like, some crazy massage right now.

It's vibrating.

♪♪

Reedus: That was fun as [bleep]

Patrick: Oh, yeah, that was a riot.

When I was doing "1923" with Harrison Ford,

I showed up to the set on my Harley

and I thought I was really cool.

I'm on the Harley.

And then all of a sudden there's this helicopter,

and Harrison Ford lands this helicopter.

I go [bleep] I'm not that cool.

♪♪

I don't think I can top

Harrison Ford piloting a helicopter,

but I'm pretty sure I can still show Robert a thing or two.

Wow, downtown Athens.

We're on our way to Athens' downtown district

to meet up with a local artist and explore one

of the most legendary music scenes in America.

Wow, this is cool.

♪♪

You can't live in Georgia, love music, and not go to Athens.

Woman: Come here for the art scene, the music scene.

You can find just about everything here.

Man: Just the liveliness of it being a college town,

there's always something going on, so makes it fun.

Back when I got here in the '80s,

Athens was sort of the epicenter for alternative music culture.

Even today, it still really does foster

that -- that creativity.

Reedus: For a sleepy college town,

Athens has produced some of the most quintessential bands

in American music,

from new-wave pioneers the B-52s

to alt rock royalty R.E.M.

It's been the birthplace to everything

from the southern rock of Drive-By Truckers

to the Elephant 6 collection,

which spawned indie icons of Montreal and Neutral Milk Hotel.

Oh. Stretch it.

And one and two. Oh, stretch it.

The creative spirit of Athens

has enticed musicians and songwriters the world over,

and David Lowery is no exception.

Have you ever got tattooed and pierced here?

Lowery: I'm the only guy who made it through the '90s

alternative rock movement without a tattoo.

Should we do it now, get it over with? Yeah.

Reedus: After years of traveling the country as front man

for alt rock bands Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker...

♪ I'll be with you, girl

♪ Like being low

Reedus: ...David has settled down here with his wife, Velena,

who's been booking bands at the 40 Watt club

for over three decades.

Lowery: This is the competitor to my wife's club,

but we go here all the time.

Reedus: He's offered to show us around town

before he steps onstage later tonight.

Do you know we have stars now?

Ishues is a rapper from here.

I like that it's a pick.

Pylon was one of the great iconic

early '80s band from Athens.

Hey, B-52s.

Yep, there's B-52s.

Oh, cool.Yeah!

This is cool.

Every time I see a guitar store,

I want to learn how to play guitar.

There's kind of a famous record store up here. Yeah.

Hey, how are you? Hey, thanks for having us.

Brown: Oh, no problem.

This is cool.

Patrick: You still got a turntable?

Reedus: I do. I got a bunch of records, actually.

How long have you had this record store for?

Oh, I work here. I've worked here since 2001.

But the record store has been around since '76.

Oh, wow.

I like that you still have records, though,

but they're so expensive. Yes.

Lowery: I'll tell you this, though, man.

The price going up on them, though, is helpful

if you're a musician and you put them out.

The only way for a band to make any money these days

is a tour.

I mean, that's why we play, you know?

And what about music videos? Are they worth it anymore?

Lowery: Well, it's -- it's not.

Like, back in the '90s,

we'd have twice the size of this crew,

and we'd be on a sound stage,

and there'd be a producer, and there'd be a director.

There was so much money going on in the music business.

I did one for Meat Loaf --

"Objects in the Rear View Mirror

May Appear Closer Than They Are."

It was like a million-dollar budget.

♪ But we sure got around

♪♪

Michael Bay was the director.

That's hilarious.

Yeah. Yeah.

I could dig through records all day long,

but David has to run back to the 40 Watt Club for a sound check.

-Bye, guys. -Bye.

-See you around. -Bye-bye.

He's invited us to tag along

and check out one of the most iconic music clubs

in this whole country.

Reedus: 40 Watt Club. Are you ready?

Uh-oh. Who's this? Hello.

Vego: Hey, hey. What's up girl?

Hi. I'm Norman. Hey, man. How's it going?

Nice to meet you. That's Robert. Yeah, nice to meet you.

I'm Robert -- Robert Patrick. Nice to meet you. Hey, Robert. Nice to meet you.

Is this your club?

I have been booking this venue for almost 34 years.

Wow! 6,000 shows.

Good Lord. Oh, wow.

Yeah, my first show was Nirvana for $1,500,

if you can believe that, 1991.

Wow. Come on.

What about Sonic Youth? Have they ever played here?

Oh, yes. Yeah, they're friends of ours.

Yeah.They're one of my favorite.

Pavement, Sonic Youth, the B-52s.

I mean, that whole '90s world, you know, it's our world, too.

We kind of grew up with them, right? Yeah.

And I would say this is definitely R.E.M.'s clubhouse.

Would you like to come inside?

Of course. Okay, cool.

Yes.

Lowery: ♪ Where have those days gone? ♪ Thank you.

♪ Where have those days It's so pretty in here.

♪ Gone

[Song ends]

Hey, there.Yeah.

Not bad for two of us, right?

That's not bad.

♪♪

Nirvana was the first show?

The story with her is that the owner

made her put up her own money to book them.

And then, of course, you know, the album comes out.

It was a big hit. Yeah.

This is cool, man.

Reedus: Wow.

Patrick: This is the green room.

Lowery: This is the green room.

Like, virtually every band you've ever heard of,

somewhere, they have graffiti back here.

Yeah. Good Lord, it's everywhere.

Yeah.

Reedus: There's a lot going on here. Oh, my God.

♪♪

♪♪

♪ Is it such a sin to linger with the magazines ♪

Reedus: Since the early '80s, 40 Watt has captured

the DIY ethos in the Athens music scene...

Lowery: ♪ Maybe something sweet

Reedus: ...a no-frills, tight-knit club

that gave local aspiring artists a microphone

and the creative freedom to push the limits of a song.

♪ Instead, I've been

♪ I've been around the world

Reedus: 40 years later,

even after countless legends have graced the stage,

I like to think that not much about this place has changed.

♪♪

Whoo! Yeah!

Patrick: Stormin' Norman.

What's up, brother? How are you? Are you alright, bro?

Dude, I slept through the iPhone.

I slept through the iWatch.

I'm sorry I'm late.

You needed it. Don't worry about it.

I passed out last night.

This is, like, such a joy

to be able to just come here and ride around...

Yeah. ...in -- in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Georgia.

I'm so happy to be home.Yeah.

Do not -- Do not think about that at all.

Is your shower hot?

It took like 15 minutes to get my shower hot.

I haven't showered in days, bro.

[Laughs]

True biker, bro. True biker.

I only look good filthy and covered in blood, yeah.

♪♪

Yeah-hoo!

Good morning.

♪ Yeah, I wanna go

♪ Do you know what I mean?

♪ I've got a sweet feeling

♪ You come on like a dream

Whoo. Dude, it's [bleep] cold as [bleep]

It's so cold, my eyes are watering.

Me too.

Reedus: If the weather in Georgia is anything,

it's unpredictable.

I mean, where else can you regularly get all four seasons

in the same week?

[Shivering]

Leaving Athens, we're on 110-mile ride

northwest into the grandeur of the Blue Ridge Mountains

to meet a veterans' motorcycle club.

♪♪

Well, you know, that's the great thing about riding motorcycles.

Every time you get on your motorcycle,

it's an adventure, you know?

Yep. I prefer the warm adventures.

[Both laugh]

We're getting into the mountains now, baby.

Whoo-hoo-hoo! Wow.

McBride: The Blue Ridge Mountains,

it's a beautiful place to ride.

Shady roads, the big live oak trees.

♪♪

The riding here is really the reason I moved to Georgia.

Woman: It's just so awesome.

You can see all the biodiversity.

In the fall time, it's actually mesmerizing.

Man: We have great mountain twisty roads,

canyons, awesome views.

♪♪

Yeah.

♪♪

It's not Scotland, but it's gorgeous.

♪♪

It's freezing and it's windy as [bleep]

I got two catchphrases.

One is, "Suck it up, buttercup!"

And two, "Today is not a good day to be a [bleep]"

[Laughs]

I'm kind of a [bleep]

[Laughs] And a buttercup.

Don't -- Don't tell anybody.

You're neither. You're neither, you're neither.

Come on, man.

Reedus: Right now we're making a stop

at a place that's especially great

if you're dealing with some pent-up aggression.

I need to pour an espresso in my pants right now.

You know what I mean? Like, it's crazy cold.

♪♪

Patrick: What the hell?

We're gonna go break stuff.

We need some protection.

Right?

I got nine layers of Velcro on right now.

What's happening? This looks -- This looks like my other show.

What's up, man. Hey, I'm Norman. Hi. Norman, Todd.

Nice to see you, yeah. Nice to meet you.

Todd of Tank Town. That's right.

TTT. Yep.

How'd you get started doing this?

Well, I was in the military. Never did anything with tanks.

But my real career, I worked on big merchant ships.

I worked in the engine room,

so that was my mechanical background.

Wow. Where'd you get the tank?

So these are truly an armored personnel carrier.

It's called an FV, which stands for fighting vehicle, FV432.

And they're English, so I bring them from England.

Which cars pop the loudest?

Explorers are a lot of fun to crush.

Anything with a small back window really -- pow -- blows.

Come on up here. I'll get you some boots.

Reedus: Remember when I said you never know

where your second act in life will take you?

Todd might be the perfect example.

He turned his knowledge of large machines

into an outlet for pure, cathartic fun.

So is this something we self-teach ourselves?

Like, you don't tell us what to do.

We go figure it out ourselves.

Is that how this works?

Nah. Nah.

Oh. [Laughs]

Reedus: We've ridden a lot of different vehicles on this show,

porta-potties included.

But I never thought I'd see the day

I'd be getting behind the wheel of a tank.

♪♪

Wait, how do you even steer this thing?

♪♪

Get some air, Norman, get some air!

♪♪

Alright, we're gonna swap. Swap?

♪♪

Patrick: Wow, this is cool.

Let's break something!

Kill it! Kill car!

♪♪

Victory!

♪♪

That's pretty [bleep] demolished.

Between you and me,

I thought that chicken joke died a few seasons ago.

But this time I'm pretty sure we've killed it for good.

-That was cool. -That was very cool.

Can someone catch me?

And now that we've got playing with tanks out of our system...

That was fun. Thank you for that. Alright, let's go.

...we're off to meet up with some true American heroes.

Into the sunshine.

Reedus: That was cool, smashing that car.

Patrick: [Bleep] yeah. We drove a tank, buddy.

You killed the chicken.

[Laughs]

The chicken's terminated, baby.

[Laughs]

For as many military roles Robert's played over the years,

it's his dedication to the real heroes that is truly inspiring.

Robert has been involved with the USO for two decades,

and today he's taking me to meet some veterans who ride.

These guys are going to be wanting to drink beer.

I'll be drinking cocoa.

♪♪

What town is this?

Blue Ridge, Georgia.

Oh, there's a bunch of bikers up here.

What's up, fellas? What's up, fellas?

I don't know. Those guys look kind of scary, man.

What's up, fellas? Hey.

How you doing, man? Pleasure. Nice to meet you, man.

The U.S Veterans Motorcycle Club

has over 20 chapters in 13 states,

with membership spanning across all branches of service.

Their focus -- local community and veteran causes.

So, you know, we don't have business cards here

because everyone gets rid of business cards.

I know you probably collect poker chips.

I do, yeah. I got a bunch of these.

Thank you so -- I don't have this one, though. That's right.

No, you don't. Thank you.

Tell me about 22.

Well, our number is 22.

But, I mean, Mission 22, and 22 veterans a day

that commit suicide, in recognition of them.

One of our causes that we sponsor

is trying to help squash veteran suicide.

Ridiculous. It's just crazy. We're trying to do that.

It's -- It's rough. More have died with suicide than the actual war.

Yeah. The fight begins at home for a lot of these guys.

Yeah. How long have you guys been a club?

This month, 18 years.

And we started out on Long Island,

and now we're just all over the country.

That's fantastic.

You guys want to get where it's warm,

we can head to the clubhouse.

We could use some warm. Alright.

Both: I could use some warm right now.

-Let's do it. -Cool. Let's do it.

♪♪

[Engines revving]

♪♪

♪♪

Patrick: Listen to those Harleys behind you.

Reedus: Ooh, I like that noise.

Alexander: Oh, yeah, got that rumble.

Yeah! Rolling thunder, baby.

[Laughs]

♪♪

Ah, it looks cool behind us. I'm looking in the mirror.

You're leading the pack right now.

Yeah, baby.

Reedus: Driving a tank through a junkyard

and playing soldier for the afternoon,

that was pretty great.

But getting to ride with a bunch of veterans

on bikes is an experience I'll never forget.

♪♪

Alexander: Welcome to the house.

Thank you. Thanks for having me, man.

Yes, sir. Absolutely.

Patrick: So this is their original patch over here.

Wow.

So, as you can tell, it's a little different, you know.

Yeah, you've changed it up a little bit.

When you ride behind it, we couldn't read it.

Camouflage worked too good.

Oh, yeah. The camo worked too good.

It's always an honor spending time with the people

who sacrificed to keep us safe...

Thank you, sir.

...those who uphold the values

of which the freedom of this country relies.

Thank you guys so much for having us and your service.

What an honor to be here. Here's to the Veterans MC.

Together: USVMC [bleep]

Yeah, I like it.

Reedus: Tomorrow I'm a lone rider.

Robert has to get to a convention,

but the last two days have been a true pleasure.

Thank you for doing the show. Oh, man, I loved it.

I've been trying to get you on forever.

It was a [bleep] ball, bro.

Yeah. Thank you. Thank you, man. I loved it, man. Absolutely, brother.

You got to love anyone with his zest for life,

his respect for fellow man,

and, of course, his uncontested love for Harleys.

You murdered our chicken, but thank you very much.

Well, your chicken had it coming, baby.

[Laughter]

♪♪

Reedus: With Robert Patrick in my rearview,

today, I'm starting the morning solo.

♪ I'm here on my own

♪ But I'm not alone

♪ I'm not alone

My first stop is in the town of Ellijay,

which, like a lot of towns in Georgia,

is famous for its farming.

Narrator: Today, agriculture is going far beyond nature

to produce new miracles for an even better, more abundant life.

There are farms everywhere.

You can yell "cow" just about every 10 minutes or so.

There are plenty of farm-to-table grocery stores

and restaurants here, which is a real delight

to be able to eat real food

that was grown right down the street.

Even though we're known as the Peach State,

there's a lot more agriculture that is grown here in Georgia.

Huge, huge peanut farms, corn, soybeans, and mushrooms.

Reedus: Giant mushrooms. That's got to be the place.

I'm visiting with an innovative local farmer

who's bringing in both hipsters

and farmers market fanatics alike.

Hello. Good morning. How are you?

I'm Howard. Norman. Nice to meet you.

Welcome to Ellijay Mushrooms.

When I think of mushrooms,

my mind races to jumping Italian plumbers

and psychedelic flower children.

But mankind has been cultivating fungi for millennia.

We have 171 acres. 40 are for the farm.

And then we have the American Dharma Society.

So we have Buddhist monks and nuns from all over the world

that come meditate at the top of the mountain.

Do you have those type of mushrooms,

like microdosing mushroom type of thing?

They're still illegal in the state of Georgia.

So maybe?Got it.

Do you sell to, like, local markets or do you --

We sell to a bunch of food distributors,

and then we have a team of three or four in Atlanta

that we go to like 50 restaurants.

We grow about 5,000 pounds of mushrooms a week.

Wow. We're trying to double that, so...

Wow.

Our first harvest was October 2018,

and it started with these two greenhouses.

And now we're up to 10 of them. Oh, wow.

They look like little loaves of bread.

Yeah. This is wild.

It's like I'm in a mushroom, like, French bakery.

Yes.

These mushroom logs are just hardwood sawdust.

So the white stuff that you see right here is the mycelium.

Okay.So it's like your seed of your plant.

And to harvest, you want to get them

when the caps separate from the gill.Okay.

So on this one, all of them are ready,

and you just kind of grab at the base, pull it off.

Put it into the basket.

Okay. Perfect.

Yeah, and you can see how meaty they are.

Yeah. Like, most of the ones you see in the store are real thin

and not good. Yeah. These are --

These look really healthy. So you just pop them out.

Tell me about the health benefits of mushrooms.

Well, they have a lot of vitamin D, amino acids.

Shiitakes build your immune system.

They lower your blood pressure, cholesterol.

They actually make your fingernails grow, hair growth.

So all -- all mushrooms are magic mushrooms.

They're all magic.

How did you learn all of this?

Ever since I was a little kid, we'd go chase grasshoppers,

mess around on the train trestles,

and then, lo and behold, I saw these mushrooms growing.

And back then you'd have to go to the library

and figure out which ones are good or which ones are bad.

So by just being outside and a kid,

I just totally changed my world

learning about what's growing on that tree.

And the best part of this farm?

its product attracts top local chefs...

Berk: Hey, Chef. ...some even willing

to cook a gourmet meal in the backyard shed.

John, good to meet you.

So it's a mushroom bone broth.

It's a whole bunch of Ellijay shiitake mushrooms

dehydrated, reconstituted with some roasted bones.

And we let this simmer overnight.

Reedus: It smells delicious.

I've had three cups of this for breakfast.

[Laughs]

Have at it.

And then -- And then drink your broth at the end.

Oh, man.

And there's, like, different varieties of broth.

Reedus: Howard has taken his childhood curiosity

and, with a little help from Georgia's

ideal growing conditions, turned it into his life's calling.

You're kind of cute, I got to say.

And best of all,

that calling happens to be insanely delicious.

It's a pleasure, man.

You got a really cool thing going on here. Thank you for coming out.

Thank you for coming to check out our farm.

Dude, you're awesome. Yeah, how cool.

Thank you for the food. Take it easy, man.

And of course you know the crew had to jump in there quick

before it all disappeared.

Oh, my God, it's delicious.

That was the best breakfast we've had.

♪ I don't mean to let you down

♪ You gotta keep on running

There's one person I have to see before ending this trip.

You may remember my buddy Dom Rocket

from the Costa Rica episode.

These days, Dom's settled down and lives just a few hours away.

And since he's always down for anything,

I'm heading 80 miles south into Atlanta

just so we could meet up.

[Indistinct conversations]

Come here, you. Got to put this down.

Come here, you.

Oh, it's good to see you,brother. You too, brother.

Yeah. Are you okay? Yeah, man, you know.

Got shot.

I'm still, uh, you know, recovering from last time, so...

Have a seat. Yeah.

But, you know, I rise again like a phoenix.

I'm back. Live to fight another day.

I'm ready to go do it again.

Yeah, yeah.

Got to take it easy on me this time, though.

Oh! Dude.

I just broke a tooth.

Wow. Holy [bleep]

You see he broke his tooth

biting into a coconut, just broke it off.

It was all worth it. Remember the first day,

you wiped out on a four-wheeler and I spun around you,

just throwing dust on you?

Yeah, it's documented.

-Payback's a mother-- -Oh. Oh!

-Watch out. -Man down, man down.

That was so fun, and then I hit you with the, uh --

What was it? A go-kart?

[Laughing]

Oh!

You messed me up, dude.

Shake and bake, baby.

I'm a [bleep]. I'm sorry.

It takes a special one to love you.

I'll tell you that much. Yeah, I know, I know.

Come on, let's go.

[Horn honks] Yeah, baby. We're moving.

Wow. It's so crazy to be back in Atlanta, though.

Reedus: Good thing I know about a place

where we can still have a little fun

with professional supervision

to make sure this time Dom keeps all of his teeth.

This is gonna be fun, dude. Yeah, dude.

♪♪

How'd you do last time? Killed it.

But you come out like an adrenaline rush.

Like ya-ya-ya-ya-ya.

Hi, guys. Hi.

Welcome, welcome. Yeah.

-I'm Michael. -What's up?

-Nice to see you, Norman. -Nice to meet you.

Reedus: Back in our New York days,

Dom and I spent endless nights raising hell

and racing city streets.

So I found a place to re-create a little magic of our youth.

So this is a 911. 911 Carrera GTS.

GTS. It's going to be 473 horsepower.

Top speed is 193. Ooh!

Jump on in.

Reedus: And considering the cost of wrecking one of these,

Dom won't have to worry about me

going all shake and bake on him again.

♪♪

[Laughs]

♪♪

So fun. Oh, my God.

[Laughs]

Yee-haw.

Reedus: It's time to test the limits

of what these machines can really do

on a track that simulates extreme driving conditions.

Is the ground moving?

Yes, actually.Got it.

Our mission -- to catch some drift.

If the rear turns to the left,

turn the front to the left.Okay.

Should I hit it? Let's, uh -- Yeah, we're ready.

♪ I'm here looking for a high

Beautiful. That was fun.

♪ I can touch the sky

Whoo! Dude, you did 21.

[Laughs]I'm saying, some get 17.

♪ Push it to the limit

♪ Push it to the limit

Tokyo Drift right there.

♪ To the limit

♪ Push it to the limit

Yeah!

Got to admit, Dom maybe got the best of me back there.

But now it's time for the professionals

to show us how it's really done.

♪ Push it to the limit

[Speaking indistinctly]

That was rad.

They're never gonna get that.

Show 'em how it's done.

♪ Push it to the limit

♪♪

Ha ha ha we're still going.

Dom's puking right now. Dom's throwing up.

[Laughs]

We did more turns than you.

Yeah, you guys, you did a whole new...

Pleasure. Thank you.

That was -- That was so awesome.

Come on, homey. Let's roll, daddy-o.

I miss my old Porsche.

Remember that old Porsche I had, that silver one?

Yeah, dude. Dude, I want another Porsche.

Reedus: While you'd never confuse Atlanta with the Vegas Strip,

its downtown used to be aglow in iconic neon signage.

So we're stopping by The Neon Company

to meet some people who are keeping

this disappearing art alive.

Wow. This is like "Breaking Bad."

Hi. What's up, man? Hey, I'm Norman.

Hey. Nice to meet you. Hi. Nice to meet you.

This is Dom. Hey, man. Nice to meet you.

Wow, this is cool in here.

Dom: How long you guys been here?

-40 years. -Wow.

We do every kind of neon

from mom-and-pop pizzeria to fixing old signs.

Do people come in here with their own designs

and ask you to do -- They do. We do logos.

And then sometimes they come in with one idea

and they see all this,

and it just completely blows them out of the water.

And we come up with a new idea.

I like the alligator.

What's the story with the alligator?

Believe it or not, that was actually

in a Chuck Norris movie.

Shut up. Wow. Which one?

"Invasion U.S.A."

♪♪

Reedus: It's not exactly the Chuck Norris clip

I was expecting.

♪♪

Okay, much better.

So are you ready to get in the fire?

'Cause that's what we call it. We play in the fire.

Let's do it. Yeah.

Both of you. You both coming?

We're going to be working off a ribbon burner.

It's my favorite thing. Look at that.

Isn't that fun? Wow.

So it's about 2,000 degrees when the fire comes out of here.

Got it. Yeah. Do I have to touch that?

I'm going to touch it for you, and then I'm gonna lead you -- Be careful -- Be careful over here.

Yeah. Oh, by the way... That's live.

Oh, my God. That is live.

Please don't catch on fire.

Yeah, I just noticed that. I was like...

You don't want to go in that can.

There's a lot of sharp things. Where do I go?

You're going to go right here.

I want you to watch what I'm doing.

So I'm turning it. You have to keep it moving.

Aren't your hands hot? No.

Glass is the only material in the world

that can be a solid and a liquid at the same time.

Oh, wow.

You're going to do this.

I want to show you how hot this is, okay?

[Bleep] Don't touch that.

So let's go over to the fire, okay?

It's a little hot already.

Just go down into it.

So we're going to keep it going.

Yeah. It's hot. You okay?

Keep turning it all the way.

Reedus: Yeah, you can feel it getting mushy.

Yeah. Dropping. Now flip it over.

Feel it drop again.

Oh, got it. Yeah. Now roll, roll.

Keep rolling. Now arms straight up.

Straight up, straight up. Bend it. Like that.

Over to the table. Over to the table.

Very good. You did great.

Is this the modern version of doing this?

No. This is the old-school version.

This is exactly the way it's been done since the late 1800s.Got it.

Dom, you want to try? Nah. I'm good.

Hughes: So I want you to come look at this really quick.

You ready?

Dom: Wah-wah-wah-wah-wah. What?

Wow!

That's awesome. That's cool.

Reedus: My bigbaldhead logo all lit up.

I'll put it in my office.

Talk about a cool surprise.

Thank you. You are welcome.

That's so awesome. Thanks, man. Good. Absolutely.

Thanks, buddy. Yeah. Enjoy, enjoy.

♪♪

Dom: I might gonna lose my hat, dude. [Bleep]

Reedus: I hope it doesn't fly off.

Oh, I just put it in my crotch.

I kept feeling it flapping around on my butt,

and I was like...

"It's in my crotch.

It was flapping around on my butt."

I feel like I've heard you say that before.

[Laughs]

On the way out, Craig and Vyvyan

suggested we check out an offbeat bar in East Atlanta...

Here we go. Here's the neon.

...where the signage is offensive

and the neon still burns bright.

"Jesus & Junk."

Oh, wow. Yeah.

Wow. Hello.

Reedus: Three days back in Georgia,

and I'm already reminded of why I love this place.

Some of my best times of my career life have been here.

♪♪

No matter who you are or what you want out of life,

there's opportunity to find it here.

I like my job. I like the people I worked with.

I believed in what I was doing.

The only thing that sucks here is the traffic.

That's the only thing.

Georgia provides the means for creation, for reinvention.

There's space to find yourself,

to grow, to embrace your life's second chapter.

Thank you for doing the show.

I love you, man. My man.

Come here. I want to take a photo with you.

And whether exploring new aspects of the familiar

with Robert Patrick

or catching up in Atlanta with a lifelong friend,

it's a place that will always feel like home.

A little memento. A little memento. Fun. Fun, fun.

That was super awesome.

You didn't even get beat up on this episode.

No, no.

I mean, the night's still young,

but you didn't get beat up.

You can beat me up later.