Dopey 541: Dopey 537: SUPER TWEAKER SPECIAL! Smoking Meth in Jason Schwartzman’s Trailer — The Super Spun Redemption of Will De Los Santos
Dave explains why the Dopey Instagram was deleted and reinstated Shoutouts to Justin Cambria, Sour Linus, Ian Geller, Margaret Cho, and Amy Dresner Quaker Oats Squares email and UK “pink” drug report (coke/ketamine/ecstasy mix) Listener Jake story: paid $400 for “hash oil” that was actually honey; resold as cookies Dave debates karma of reselling bunk drugs DopeyCon 6 and Dopey Day updates — send in art, music, videos Will De Los Santos full interview: Childhood: statutory rape birth, fireman stepdad’s failed suicide Lived with coach in high school, discovered real father was entertainer "Tiki Santos" First drugs: freebasing coke with half-brothers, then crank Found crank while making UCLA film reel — led to Spun Crank gave him creative focus; he taught himself guitar on it Real-life meth cooks inspired Spun characters Got high during meetings, lit up in Schwartzman’s trailer Bob Dylan story: lit Will’s cigarette outside a café he secretly owned Spun cast notes: Brittany Murphy delivered lines exactly, Mena Suvari was original pick Arrogance, chaos, and instability in Hollywood fueled by meth Relapsed during COVID after 8 years sober Relationship with Weiwei unraveled; lied, isolated, used Jay Mohr helped him get into Oro → then Betty Ford New script Spaghetti written during relapse, now his redemption project Currently 8 months sober (Nov 22, 2024), working the steps, going to meetings daily
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Show Notes
This week on Dopey! Dave returns from vacation and rants about Instagram deleting and reinstating the Dopey page. He shouts out the Dopey Nation warriors who helped get it back, including Justin Cambria and the mysterious Sour Linus from Meta. Dave reads listener emails about Quaker Oat Squares and sketchy pink drugs in the UK, then plays a voicemail from Jake in Oregon who paid $400 for what turned out to be a jar of honey and turned it into a dorm room cookie hustle.
Then, a massive deep-dive with Spun writer and speed enthusiast Will De Los Santos. Will shares his life story: being the child of a statutory rape, watching his stepfather survive a gunshot suicide attempt, freebasing coke with his half-brothers, and falling into crank addiction while making a UCLA film school reel. He explains how crank fueled his creativity and led to writing Spun, how he got high in Jason Schwartzman’s trailer, and how Bob Dylan lit his cigarette outside a Santa Monica boxing gym. He also opens up about relapsing after 8 years clean, the damage to his relationship with his ex Weiwei, and his long climb back through Oro, Betty Ford, and sober living—with support from Jay Mohr.
Will’s new project Spaghetti is a recovery redemption story born during his relapse, and he’s now 8 months sober and ready for a new life.
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