Episode 25: Throwing Back a few Torts with Chris Jacobs




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Summary: CATCHING UP WITH CHRIS JACOBS<br><br> <br> Episode twenty-five is a reunion of sorts on a few levels, as the Gearheads take a few minutes to catch up with a friend of the podcast, Chris Jacobs. An actor-turned television host, he’s most well-known in our industry and hobby from his work on Overhaulin’ with another good friend of the show, <a href="https://roundsixpod.com/2018/07/27/sixteen-minutes-to-solvang-chip-foose/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chip Foose</a>, as well as one of the roaming personalities at the Barrett-Jackson auctions.<br> Boasting a variety of roles on TV shows like The X-Files, Two and a Half Men, and even V.I.P. with Pamela Anderson, where he played a surfing Doctor. Yeah the guy has done a lot of really cool stuff. He’s  blast to hang out with, and is just a genuine, good human and a true credit to the hobby.<br> THINGS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:<br> <br> * Brian sings the praises of the TSP-7411XR Mk V FriendMaker telescope for “keeping in touch”<br> * Things get litigious early in this episode<br> * Whoring a podcast intro for all its worth<br> * Long Lost Family enters its fourth season<br><br> – The parallels between Long Lost Family and Overhaulin’<br><br> – Chris’ personal connection to the show<br><br> – “It’s me without a hat”<br><br> – How timing plays an important role in the show and in life<br> * Inspired to enjoy cars via his brothers’ cars<br> * Auditioning for the role of host on Overhaulin’<br><br> – Avoiding the drama<br><br> – The freeing aspect of zero drama<br><br> – From seven to twenty-nine episodes<br><br> – On establishing a genre<br><br> – The impact the show had on building a career<br> * Hosting the on-site vehicle coverage at Barrett-Jackson<br><br> – Another A-team entirely<br> * The unforeseen dangers of a stolen car prank<br><br> – A gun is pulled<br><br> – “This is really real now”<br><br> – Zero poop<br><br> – The unflappable Chip<br><br> – Loco Chip (“The Evil Gang of Solvang”)<br><br> – A shout-out to Scott for not altering hot rod history<br> * The 1987 Grand National<br><br> – The magic radio<br> * Chris’ GTX<br><br> – 392 swap by Mark Worman and the crew at <a href="https://www.graveyardcarz.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Graveyard Carz</a><br><br> – To be auctioned at Brrett-Jackson Scottsdale in 2020, with proceeds to benefit <a href="https://specialops.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Special Operations Warrior Foundation</a><br><br> – Chris’ sincere value of service personnel<br> * The salad days of Chris’ acting career<br><br> – Dr. “Banzai” Kovacs. IMDB it.<br><br> – The joys of residual checks<br><br> – On acting as a career with a fallback career in place<br> * SEMA Show 2018<br> <br>  <br> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-round-six-podcast/id1331245201?mt=2" style="display: inline-block; overflow: hidden; background: no-repeat; width: 200px; height: 73px; background-size: contain;"></a><br> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0MMewqxTjuRJy3Li1og1Ju" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"></a><br>