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Crazy burlesque grandma and secretive NSA grandpa in a Winnebago spending 3 weeks getting to Disney world only to leave almost instantly sounds like a missed opportunity for a classic 80s movie
@@aaronmueller1560 Or "A Grand Aparent Adventure Or "Everybody's Grandparents Adventure" (As in, all the old hippy couples of every type creating the mayhem they create daily, but up on the screen where they can see it. Add some great 70s hits and some the popcorn and there will be a line of boomers at every theater that stretches to the edge of town. ) If they do this, I want to help write it. 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
The absolute bravery you have to have to put such a smoke show picture of your grandma as your thumbnail knowing that it’s all you’re gonna hear about forever
The casual insertion of "and from there we went to Kentucky, because we had to visit Secretariat's grave" sounded like something out of a Grandpa Simpson story
"It seemed normal, at the time" As someone who had a set of insane grandparents, this is relatable. My grandmother enjoyed cherry brandy, so much so she forgot she used a wheelchair and got up and walked around after a couple of bottles.
@@remedyhawke I have a great-aunt who is wheelchair bound because of REALLY bad arthritis. She has been known to get so tipsy that she gets up and walks around for a bit before remembering how much it hurts.
During which Greg unloads about the time he broke his arm falling out of a tree trying to grab a glimpse of his next door neighbour in the shower... Which he had to explain as him wanting a treehouse, so he had to put up with his pop swearing the place down trying to build it, but, hey he got a treehouse out of it!
As someone from Georgia with a decent interest in history, there was a gold rush in the early 1800’s centered around Dahlonega. Said gold rush was actually what started the awful series of events that lead to the trail of tears.
I'm from Atlanta, and panning for gold in Dahlonega is a rite of passage for all us city kids in elementary school. You got an authentic local experience!
It's been a while since I laughed this hard ... and for that, I duly apologize, Greg. I shouldn't be laughing at other people's misery, but honestly, I can just imagine your grandmother, in her purple, homemade horror, and with her two-inch heels, hair all done up and screeching like a banshee. So yeah ... my apologies :D :D :D
I love how you start with the drink not as a way of deceiving us into thinking this is a normal episode, but as a way of getting a drink in your hand to tell this story.
I realize you're joking but to be clear, grandma sure seems like she wanted that out there. I see lots of comments paying her compliments, as well, despite her role in the story...
Dude I was born in 86 and your story unlocked some memories with my Grandparents in their Dodge RV in Northern Michigan. In particular one where my grandfather slammed on the brakes and started screaming at us to go catch some baby turkeys that were crossing the road, which myself and all my cousins did. I remember my one cousin was successful and we drove off with this baby turkey. I dont know what ever happened with it. But until watching this video I did not think other kids had similar experiences.
First of all, phrasing check on "she needed sausage in St. Louis." Second, I think I'm in love with Greg's grandpa. "I can do whatever I want," while splashing himself with "Pirates" toilet water. Best section of this story.
Um, akatually, the water in pirates of the carribean (and all the rides at Disney) is filtered hardcore and treated with… something with a B in its name, I forget. Basically, it’s probably cleaner than the drinking water.
Greg I appreciate your TH-cam “Call To Action”™️ because as you said it, I looked down and saw that…. DEAR GOD! I not subscribed to you?!???!??? You are my favorite, all-time favorite cocktail guy, the one that originally got me into cocktails when I was freshly 21, who I vibe with on so many levels (Disney, DnD, vintage/historic nostalgia), and who I’ve been watching for YEARS. I don’t know HOW I was not subscribed to you in all that time, but I assure you the situation had been rectified. PS, your “child Greg” voice in the Pirates of the Carribean ride is just a less committed version of your Mickey Mouse voice 😂😂😂
This is by far the best episode of HTD I've seen. Yet. MORE STORIES. So awesome. Also, if you're willing to give up your grandma's name to some internet rando, you might find out where she did or didn't work.
That’s complicated, her stage name was The Fabulous Frenchie Fauré (or some such spelling). I don’t think her real name would work, it was mostly made up and I have no idea what name she gave employers
I've been to disney twice my whole life. Once was when I was about 11, and we learned I was going to lose my walking due to my disability. We saved and scrounged and I did as many chores as my little disabled body could manage, and we spent ten *wonderful* days doing all the parks. Every experience we could cram in, we did. It was amazing. Then I went when I was... maybe 17, barely 18? An organization near me for physically disabled kids (as in, under 18s) had gotten a huge grant to take a whole plane full of us disabled kids to the Magic Kingdom for the day. We each got to pick out some ears (which I think I still have about 10 years later), ride a bunch of rides while skipping the lines, eat loads of junky park food (I must have eaten my weight in churros, turkey legs, and cotton candy). And of course, meet all the park actors. I had a *wonderful* time that day. I still love disney (even if a lot of their newer stuff Isn't For Me), and something I like to do when I don't have any ideas for my art is to paint and draw scenes from the disney movies and parks. Like, if that makes me a 'disney adult', then so be it. There's nothing wrong with being cringe as long as you aren't hurting anyone (I'll never forgive the people who rented wheelchairs to skip the lines at parks, making them change it to a 'come back later' arrangement, but they're arseholes, not cringe).
I have a scar from being a passenger in the back trunk area of a station wagon with no seats/seatbelt etc. and splitting my forehead when the car hit a speed bump so "everyone did that in the 80s" kind of tracks.
Greg. This story is hilarious, dark, and so very captivating. This has to be one of your best episodes and oh my god this should be a movie. You’re a great story teller and I’m happy you get to enjoy Disney now. Even if you’re a Disney adult
Just wanted to leave a rare comment on video to say just how much I enjoyed this one. Perfect storytelling, a word painting. I wouldn't want these all of the time, but I really hope you take the time to give us a video telling stories from your life every few months. I love listening to peoples' stories, and I feel like you have a lot left to tell. Thank you for this little nugget of joy tonight.
Greg, you are a fantastic storyteller. Thank you for sharing your childhood experiences/trauma with us in a most entertaining way. My grandmother shaped me in ways that I have discussed extensively with my therapist, but she also made me laugh like nobody else. Family is complicated.
Absolutely here for a drink and a story with Greg. I think after so many years of being on camera and sharing your thoughts, it's truly interesting to see part of where that all came from
My parents used to drop me with my aunt and uncle. They were *mostly* normal, but my uncle would show me how to gut fish, skin rabbits, and forage for edible plants. My aunt would sit me down (starting at about 7 or 8) to watch all sorts of horror movies, and she *loved* to scare me with stories about how if I even LOOKED at a stranger, I'd be the next Jonbenet Ramsay- all told in graphic detail. ......Maybe they weren't that normal, actually. Typing this out makes it sound crazier than it felt.
I'm Gen Z but honestly same I don't remember the 90s but we had some strange family members and parents who could maybe of been a little more responsible lol, I still love them, even if they lost me for 2 days lol.
@@MissingmyBabbuI get that last part tho, you'll explain something and then somone will chime in like "I don't think that's nostalgia that was abuse or neglect" or whatever lol which maybe idk in the end it all worked out and we know our families intentions better than strangers don't worry about it lol. I had a great grandpa who hid all his money in TVs, Stereos, and a floorboard cuz he didn't trust banks, he also hid whiskey bottles, beer, and shotgun shells throught the farm, I remember finding a small bottle of whiskey in a chicken scoop one time when I was younger, me and my cousin took it out to the woods with a couple of other bottles we found and used them as target practice, fun memories.
@@Jarl3169 Exactly- like, my parents and relatives all meant well. They all love me and want the best for me. But DAMN if I don't have some lingering issues from childhood. I wouldn't change it though, you know? Sure, my childhood wasn't EASY (born with a disability, so I dealt with not only a lot of medical issues but also bullying bc of it), but I was loved, and I had fun. Like once my cousin and I were playing with fallen chestnuts. We were trying to throw them onto our Uncle's shed roof, and ended up pitching one right through the shed window. We did chores every weekend for the whole summer to pay that one off. Same Uncle had a huge garden, and every year told that cousin and I that we could take 'any pumpkin we could lift' to make jack o lanterns. So we decided we'd work together. Help each other to lift the two biggest pumpkins in the patch.
This was a wonderful story, it reminds me of the chaotic fun of being on vacation with family. Your grandparents sound like really interesting and fun people!
My friend, of all the memorable stories that you’ve shared here this one may take the cake. 😮 I’m sorry that your trip ended so abruptly way back when, but I agree that there is nothing wrong with loving Disney as an adult and spending your hard earned money on the things that you love! 👏 Great video.
Greg, my man 😂 I'm crying. This was the funniest travel story I've ever heard. It's amazing. I nearly spit my drink out several times through this amazing recounting of traumatizing events. You need to make a cocktail, and you need to name it "the scenic route."
Even though I've never lived your exact experience, I still feel like I've lived your exact experience. My family used to drive from NYC to Miami every summer, and on several occasions we would take "the scenic route" through West Virginia and down the Skyline. There's something about being young during the 80's/early 90's that is so universal.
This has been one of the most favorite videos of mine for all the years I’ve followed. I miss the Greg channel story time videos, because you and your stories are awesome.
I didn’t get to go to Disney World until I was an adult, but I’ve been back multiple times since and that also coincided with a recent interest in tiki bars, so I relate to this video so hard. I went to Disneyland this summer for the first time and loved Trader Sam’s out there plus a few other LA tiki bars like Tiki Ti. You really nailed it with your description of loving themed environments, walking into a dream. Also your tale of traveling with your grandparents sounds like a story my dad would tell. He likes to tell about his road trip as a kid to Disney World where they only rode the PeopleMover before his parents got mad at how long the lines were and they left.
My Grandmother (dad-side)worked at the Hawaiian Cottage in Cherry Hill. Found out that my Great Grandmother (mom’s-side)also worked there around the same time. Add on my Great Grandfather (mom’s-side) was a Hawaiian high diver at the steel pier.
I had a visceral reaction when you got to the part where your grandmother throws a fit and makes you leave. I felt outrage for poor tiny Greg and I'm glad that as an adult and a parent you get to make up for those lost times with your kids. Disney was never in the cards for me as a kid, the closest thing I recall was Hershey Park, it was closer, cheaper, and the smell of chocolate and thrill of the rides were all too enticing to my grandfather. Though at a certain point, park staff were leery about letting him ride any of the rollercoasters given his age. Disney always seemed like an unreachable, fictional place that friends claimed to have seen, but I was always told we might go to "one day". Unfortunately I've yet to go, maybe one day, though I love experiencing it vicariously through those who have a deep enchantment with the park.
Our grandparents sound very similar, except for my grandma it wasn't USA Up All Night, it was the late night movies on HBO, Showtime, and Cinemax... I even had a cross country trip from Indiana to California with my grandpa who was a semi truck driver, that ended with us at Disneyland.
Thank you for sharing Greg. I hope you and your girls have nothing but lovely happy Disney Memories, and no more “character building”. Give you and yours all of our best
This episode unexpectedly brought me to tears! Even after all the pain thrust upon us by older generations, I find solace as a new parent knowing that they really did the best that they could...
Greg you are a fascinating individual with a clearly insane backstory. I’ve been a huge fan of these Greg Deep Lore videos and I hope to see more because what a ride dude.
Significant Lampoons "Vacation" vibes off this story. My first memories of Disney in CA involve riding Splash Mountain and Thunder Mountain Railroad and then getting the comically large "Splash Mountain" ice cream sundae from the Carnation shop on Main Street. Thank you for sharing a very special memory.
I was confused about the TH-cam not showing recommendations based on subscriptions thing, but then I realized I almost exclusively watch videos from channels I've subbed to and more to the point, from the Subscriptions tab. And so here I am, time and time again. Cheers!
Did you just tell half my Disney life story? Wow I remember so many things you remembered! I'm a proud Disney adult (but not one who, like, decorates his house full of Disney stuff) because I also love walking onto that "movie set" of a fantasy that is Disney. Keep it up, Greg!
This video sparked a great conversation between my partner and I. He grew up in Florida and I spent my childhood in S. Cal.. It was fun comparing our experiences (especially during the teenage years!) at the various theme parks. It always amazes me that so many of us survive the "adults" in our lives as children.
I don't miss living in Florida. I do miss having annual passes and just going to Epcot for a nice dinner and fireworks when I wanted. I love the Tiki Room. Also, who cares if you are a "Disney Adult". Enjoy what you enjoy. I love burlesque. Your grandma sounds like she was fascinating (but also a little nutsy cookoo).
What a tale! I can feel the themes of your public presentation all through the story! Wow. Probably favorite episode yet! Perfectly told and you should be proud of it.
"I told myself i wasnt going to finish this" *spends 18 on-camera minutes reliving his childhood trauma* "Where'd this spirit forward rum vehicle disappear to?" Same, Greg. Did the same thing as a kid with the christmas VHS tapes Childs World/Children's palace (maybe?) would do, since there was no chance I'd ever see any of those awesome toys
Your Grandparents' motorhome sounds like a room in a comedy point 'n click. The music is on point too. Alright Gregg, the more I watch the more I'm convinced this is just a script you wrote in the 90s for a point 'n click. You should make it.
That was an interesting view into your childhood. Thank you for the video! My grandma Anna was born in 1906 and was a Flapper (Charleston era) as a teenager. I have been dancing Lindy Hop (swing) for 27 years now, and I think we would have had a lot of fun.
Omg I loved the Disney vacation planning video growing up! I remember when they were teasing the Disney cruise line at the end, I was drooling over it!!!
Honestly I got a feeling this was all a cover up for some NSA/CIA/FBI/ or whatever type trip the grandpa needed to go on and the eccentric grandma made it less suspicious lol.
Ok that makes me sound like a conspiracy theorist those guys do travel around a lot especially during that time doesn't necessarily mean he was doin super duper high stakes spy crap just back than "sensitive" documents had to be delivered by hand not over the internet and I'm using the word sensitive kinda loosely either way cool as heck he had some strange grandparents to the point where I kinda feel like the Granpas job played a big part into why they were so strange and went on so many weird trips lol. Seem like fun good hearted people tho even if a bit cagey and eccentric
I do wanna be explained tho why that's a stereotype, I wasn't alive during the 70s or 80s were people known for flying by the waist of they're pant so to speak and road trips?
Y'know, I keep seeing people say that subscribing won't notify me of all your videos but once I set it to Notifications: All, I definitely get every video you put out.
I love these story episodes. And holy bejezzus I was never ahead of that story. Also, the casual cinematography references like "shallow depth of field" were just choice.
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best htd episode ever ! laughed til i cried
😅😅😂😂😂😂😂 I'm not gonna lie Mr.Greg you had some rather colorful & wild grandparents! (Ow...my cheeks)😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😅😅
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Things I learned.
16:00 8 yo Greg was Mickey Mouse.
Your grandma can get some
Your grandpa being roommates with fucking NOAM CHOMSKY is some insane dad lore passed down through the generations lmao
Holy shit
The Chompsterrrr
A government man and that one guy even I have no idea how to feel about
Crazy burlesque grandma and secretive NSA grandpa in a Winnebago spending 3 weeks getting to Disney world only to leave almost instantly sounds like a missed opportunity for a classic 80s movie
Or a missed opportunity for an 80s band album.
The whole trip was an elaborate cover for top secret nsa work
@@einheit02 sounds about right, considering the kind of trips I went on with my adoptive parents who were also members of the bureau.
National Lampoon’s Family Vacation 2 - A Grand(Parent) Adventure
@@aaronmueller1560 Or "A Grand Aparent Adventure
Or
"Everybody's Grandparents Adventure" (As in, all the old hippy couples of every type creating the mayhem they create daily, but up on the screen where they can see it. Add some great 70s hits and some the popcorn and there will be a line of boomers at every theater that stretches to the edge of town. )
If they do this, I want to help write it.
😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
The absolute bravery you have to have to put such a smoke show picture of your grandma as your thumbnail knowing that it’s all you’re gonna hear about forever
Still not as traumatic as the racier pictures of her he's seen.
I mean his grandma didn't care, she would have not been a burlesque dancer if she was not wild
no kidding.
@@jasonkeith2832 what's traumatic about pictures of his grandma racing? she seems fit, i'm sure she couldn't have placed thaaat badly
@SKAAAAAAAL The thing is, I know you're trying to play me, but you've won because I can't think of a snarky enough rebuttal to return with.
The casual insertion of "and from there we went to Kentucky, because we had to visit Secretariat's grave" sounded like something out of a Grandpa Simpson story
I wore an onion tied to my belt, as was the style at the time
@@howtodrinkan onion would have covered up the dog smell
@@howtodrink "They didn't have white onions...because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones."
"her favorite way to love them was to gamble on them" made me fucking lose it. The delivery of that sentence was on point.
I think I like "therapy session with a very strong cocktail" as a video format!
Yes, and they're definitely better than the "Greg punishes himself with garbage drinks" episodes!
Loving it!
yes! Greg! Please give us WAY more of these episodes. This is so entertaining.
"It seemed normal, at the time"
As someone who had a set of insane grandparents, this is relatable. My grandmother enjoyed cherry brandy, so much so she forgot she used a wheelchair and got up and walked around after a couple of bottles.
Forgot she couldn't walk? 😂😂😂😂 I love it!
@@remedyhawke I have a great-aunt who is wheelchair bound because of REALLY bad arthritis. She has been known to get so tipsy that she gets up and walks around for a bit before remembering how much it hurts.
@@remedyhawkewhether she actually needed the wheelchair was debatable
@@chetmanley1885 I love it! Grandparents with character... like urban pirates. lol
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I think Greg's ticket to Hollywood is getting a director / producer fan of the channel to make a 90 minute summer movie about "The Scenic Route"
Sounds like a perfect opportunity for somebody like Judd Apatow or Seth Rogen to do a throwback movie in the style of John Hughes
I'd watch the shit out of that
I'm not sure there's a polite way to say, "Your grandma was a babe," but that's also one hell of a coat.
Grandma was bad as hell 😩😩😩
I don't think there ever was a polite way to say it!😂
Grandpa was one lucky lad
Bruhh Did you pause lol
@@asgrahim9164 how the fk.. University nerd like Hola babe
Really enjoying the "5% making a drink/95% Greg giving life story" videos lately.
is this sarcasm? Important for me to know
@@howtodrink 5/95 is the perfect drink/life story ratio, so I'd guess no sarcasm
@@howtodrinkI don't drink often. The stories are most welcome
I honestly love it! No sarcasm! Hopefully you do more stuff like these stories in the podcast! @@howtodrink
@@howtodrink I can't speak for banjobill over there but I personally do dig it.
"And for our next drink, I'm going to make a punch bowl drink called 'Greg's Trauma Dump.'"
What a ride.
During which Greg unloads about the time he broke his arm falling out of a tree trying to grab a glimpse of his next door neighbour in the shower... Which he had to explain as him wanting a treehouse, so he had to put up with his pop swearing the place down trying to build it, but, hey he got a treehouse out of it!
As someone from Georgia with a decent interest in history, there was a gold rush in the early 1800’s centered around Dahlonega. Said gold rush was actually what started the awful series of events that lead to the trail of tears.
Good facts!
I grew up near ish to dahlonega, we'd go there all the time to go panning and things. all the gold on the state capital dome was mind there
@@jan-Sopija Your profile picture is glorious
Halfway through the video I realized why you needed a Zombie to tell this story.
I feel like I need a zombie to recover from hearing the story
"Getting some sausage in St. Louis" sounds like both a euphemism and a title for a movie of a certain genre 🤣
“Girly beers and blackberry brandy” your grandma is a legend
I didn't fully believe your grandmother was a burlesque dancer until this very video... But this does explain a lot about you
🥵
Glen from the Glen and Friends TH-cam channel asked for channels that like tiki to have him on. I think he'd be a great collaboration for you.
That would be amazing! Greg used his recipe for cola I believe. Maybe?
@@dmiller5765 The Sunset Sarsaparilla episode, wasn't it?
The "Cunning Linguist" made me absolutely cackle. Holy hell that was so funny 🤣🤣🤣
It is the most common linguist joke, and yes, we have heard it.
@@Gangxisiyu there's a reason some jokes are told over and over
I'm from Atlanta, and panning for gold in Dahlonega is a rite of passage for all us city kids in elementary school. You got an authentic local experience!
Yah, but not just Dahlonega, she'd pan just kinda all over.
Did you ever find gold?
H2D turned into a vlog channel so gradually, I didn't even notice.
It's been a while since I laughed this hard ... and for that, I duly apologize, Greg. I shouldn't be laughing at other people's misery, but honestly, I can just imagine your grandmother, in her purple, homemade horror, and with her two-inch heels, hair all done up and screeching like a banshee.
So yeah ... my apologies :D :D :D
Learning that Greg was forced to leave halfway through his first Disney trip explains a lot honestly. It explains the goth phase at least
I love how you start with the drink not as a way of deceiving us into thinking this is a normal episode, but as a way of getting a drink in your hand to tell this story.
And that children is why Greg now runs a channel about drinking….which I can totally get behind.
Greg lore is my favorite typ of lore
the question Greg is... DID YOU HAVE FUN? cause it sounds like you had fun.
Yes? I’m not sure. Fun like, Dwarf Fortress fun?
@@howtodrinkgood old fashioned !!fun!!
Sounds like it was fun, right up until it all of a sudden wasn't.
@@howtodrinkhe plays dwarf fortress 🎉😂
Greg working through childhood trauma by posting revenge softcore of his grandmother isn't something I expected today
That's one way to put it omg hahaha
Don't forget the doing this all while drinking part
@@arran4285I'd guess 'while drinking' is the only way to do it
😂😂😂
I realize you're joking but to be clear, grandma sure seems like she wanted that out there. I see lots of comments paying her compliments, as well, despite her role in the story...
Okay, so, ah, don't take this the wrong way, but, Greg, your grandma was a stone cold fox! 😂
Story time with Greg is becoming a fun series
I tell all my friends and Aquafina to watch his show. I binge watch, he's so entertaining.
Dude I was born in 86 and your story unlocked some memories with my Grandparents in their Dodge RV in Northern Michigan. In particular one where my grandfather slammed on the brakes and started screaming at us to go catch some baby turkeys that were crossing the road, which myself and all my cousins did. I remember my one cousin was successful and we drove off with this baby turkey. I dont know what ever happened with it. But until watching this video I did not think other kids had similar experiences.
Greg making a tiki drink and telling us a personal story? Man I’m in
Greg if you ever end up writing that book I’ll be preordering
Loving this "make a drink and tell a story" format you've been doing lately.
First of all, phrasing check on "she needed sausage in St. Louis." Second, I think I'm in love with Greg's grandpa. "I can do whatever I want," while splashing himself with "Pirates" toilet water. Best section of this story.
Um, akatually, the water in pirates of the carribean (and all the rides at Disney) is filtered hardcore and treated with… something with a B in its name, I forget. Basically, it’s probably cleaner than the drinking water.
@@howtodrink
Bleach?
Greg I appreciate your TH-cam “Call To Action”™️ because as you said it, I looked down and saw that…. DEAR GOD! I not subscribed to you?!???!??? You are my favorite, all-time favorite cocktail guy, the one that originally got me into cocktails when I was freshly 21, who I vibe with on so many levels (Disney, DnD, vintage/historic nostalgia), and who I’ve been watching for YEARS. I don’t know HOW I was not subscribed to you in all that time, but I assure you the situation had been rectified.
PS, your “child Greg” voice in the Pirates of the Carribean ride is just a less committed version of your Mickey Mouse voice 😂😂😂
This is by far the best episode of HTD I've seen. Yet. MORE STORIES. So awesome.
Also, if you're willing to give up your grandma's name to some internet rando, you might find out where she did or didn't work.
That’s complicated, her stage name was The Fabulous Frenchie Fauré (or some such spelling). I don’t think her real name would work, it was mostly made up and I have no idea what name she gave employers
I've been to disney twice my whole life. Once was when I was about 11, and we learned I was going to lose my walking due to my disability. We saved and scrounged and I did as many chores as my little disabled body could manage, and we spent ten *wonderful* days doing all the parks. Every experience we could cram in, we did. It was amazing.
Then I went when I was... maybe 17, barely 18? An organization near me for physically disabled kids (as in, under 18s) had gotten a huge grant to take a whole plane full of us disabled kids to the Magic Kingdom for the day. We each got to pick out some ears (which I think I still have about 10 years later), ride a bunch of rides while skipping the lines, eat loads of junky park food (I must have eaten my weight in churros, turkey legs, and cotton candy). And of course, meet all the park actors. I had a *wonderful* time that day.
I still love disney (even if a lot of their newer stuff Isn't For Me), and something I like to do when I don't have any ideas for my art is to paint and draw scenes from the disney movies and parks. Like, if that makes me a 'disney adult', then so be it. There's nothing wrong with being cringe as long as you aren't hurting anyone (I'll never forgive the people who rented wheelchairs to skip the lines at parks, making them change it to a 'come back later' arrangement, but they're arseholes, not cringe).
You're the good kind of Disney adult
I have a scar from being a passenger in the back trunk area of a station wagon with no seats/seatbelt etc. and splitting my forehead when the car hit a speed bump so "everyone did that in the 80s" kind of tracks.
poor Greg's childhood was like a National Lampoon's movie
Greg. This story is hilarious, dark, and so very captivating. This has to be one of your best episodes and oh my god this should be a movie. You’re a great story teller and I’m happy you get to enjoy Disney now. Even if you’re a Disney adult
Just wanted to leave a rare comment on video to say just how much I enjoyed this one. Perfect storytelling, a word painting. I wouldn't want these all of the time, but I really hope you take the time to give us a video telling stories from your life every few months. I love listening to peoples' stories, and I feel like you have a lot left to tell. Thank you for this little nugget of joy tonight.
This story gave me flashbacks of my own surreal 80s trip to Disney World with my grandparents.
This explains SO much about this channel. I can’t decide if I’m surprised or utterly unsurprised that you turned out so well adjusted!
I came for Greg's grandma (not like that) but stay for his hilarious and relatable grandparent-summer-road-trip story!
My heart is breaking for little Greg. 😢
Greg, you are a fantastic storyteller. Thank you for sharing your childhood experiences/trauma with us in a most entertaining way. My grandmother shaped me in ways that I have discussed extensively with my therapist, but she also made me laugh like nobody else. Family is complicated.
Absolutely here for a drink and a story with Greg. I think after so many years of being on camera and sharing your thoughts, it's truly interesting to see part of where that all came from
“Trauma bonding with Greg” is among my very favorite categories of TH-cam videos.
i've been lurking for weeks but somehow this, this episode, is what makes me subscribe. i'm barely half-way through the episode. 😭😭😭
... this explains so much about you Greg.
being left alone with completely crazy family members so mom&dad can get a break is such a quintessential Xennial experience.! Great story .
My parents used to drop me with my aunt and uncle. They were *mostly* normal, but my uncle would show me how to gut fish, skin rabbits, and forage for edible plants. My aunt would sit me down (starting at about 7 or 8) to watch all sorts of horror movies, and she *loved* to scare me with stories about how if I even LOOKED at a stranger, I'd be the next Jonbenet Ramsay- all told in graphic detail.
......Maybe they weren't that normal, actually. Typing this out makes it sound crazier than it felt.
I'm Gen Z but honestly same I don't remember the 90s but we had some strange family members and parents who could maybe of been a little more responsible lol, I still love them, even if they lost me for 2 days lol.
@@MissingmyBabbuI get that last part tho, you'll explain something and then somone will chime in like "I don't think that's nostalgia that was abuse or neglect" or whatever lol which maybe idk in the end it all worked out and we know our families intentions better than strangers don't worry about it lol. I had a great grandpa who hid all his money in TVs, Stereos, and a floorboard cuz he didn't trust banks, he also hid whiskey bottles, beer, and shotgun shells throught the farm, I remember finding a small bottle of whiskey in a chicken scoop one time when I was younger, me and my cousin took it out to the woods with a couple of other bottles we found and used them as target practice, fun memories.
@@Jarl3169 Exactly- like, my parents and relatives all meant well. They all love me and want the best for me. But DAMN if I don't have some lingering issues from childhood.
I wouldn't change it though, you know? Sure, my childhood wasn't EASY (born with a disability, so I dealt with not only a lot of medical issues but also bullying bc of it), but I was loved, and I had fun.
Like once my cousin and I were playing with fallen chestnuts. We were trying to throw them onto our Uncle's shed roof, and ended up pitching one right through the shed window. We did chores every weekend for the whole summer to pay that one off. Same Uncle had a huge garden, and every year told that cousin and I that we could take 'any pumpkin we could lift' to make jack o lanterns. So we decided we'd work together. Help each other to lift the two biggest pumpkins in the patch.
Greg, PLEASE turn this story into a screenplay and sell it!
Jimminy Christmas. What a thumbnail.
Hubba hubba!
This was a wonderful story, it reminds me of the chaotic fun of being on vacation with family. Your grandparents sound like really interesting and fun people!
My friend, of all the memorable stories that you’ve shared here this one may take the cake. 😮 I’m sorry that your trip ended so abruptly way back when, but I agree that there is nothing wrong with loving Disney as an adult and spending your hard earned money on the things that you love! 👏 Great video.
The National Lampoon road trip movie co-directed by John Waters and Werner Herzog sounds amazing.
Dude. Dream team. I’m not sure it comes through in the show too much, but John Waters is my *jam*
Greg, my man 😂 I'm crying. This was the funniest travel story I've ever heard. It's amazing. I nearly spit my drink out several times through this amazing recounting of traumatizing events. You need to make a cocktail, and you need to name it "the scenic route."
Greg's grandpa being roommates with Chompsky was NOT on my bingo card! Interesting stuff man! Love a good story with a drink
lolol, this explains a lot about your love of classic horror movies and pulp fantasy
Even though I've never lived your exact experience, I still feel like I've lived your exact experience. My family used to drive from NYC to Miami every summer, and on several occasions we would take "the scenic route" through West Virginia and down the Skyline.
There's something about being young during the 80's/early 90's that is so universal.
I love this show, Greg you and the whole team bring me to happy tears. Thank you, for what you do here.
Loved the story time Greg. I'll gladly hear any more you have. And I'm excited for the trader sam's grotto episode
This has been one of the most favorite videos of mine for all the years I’ve followed.
I miss the Greg channel story time videos, because you and your stories are awesome.
I didn’t get to go to Disney World until I was an adult, but I’ve been back multiple times since and that also coincided with a recent interest in tiki bars, so I relate to this video so hard. I went to Disneyland this summer for the first time and loved Trader Sam’s out there plus a few other LA tiki bars like Tiki Ti. You really nailed it with your description of loving themed environments, walking into a dream.
Also your tale of traveling with your grandparents sounds like a story my dad would tell. He likes to tell about his road trip as a kid to Disney World where they only rode the PeopleMover before his parents got mad at how long the lines were and they left.
My Grandmother (dad-side)worked at the Hawaiian Cottage in Cherry Hill. Found out that my Great Grandmother (mom’s-side)also worked there around the same time. Add on my Great Grandfather (mom’s-side) was a Hawaiian high diver at the steel pier.
fantastic story and storytelling
Let me propose a spin-off channel called “Tiki drinks and my hot-ass grandma”
I had a visceral reaction when you got to the part where your grandmother throws a fit and makes you leave. I felt outrage for poor tiny Greg and I'm glad that as an adult and a parent you get to make up for those lost times with your kids.
Disney was never in the cards for me as a kid, the closest thing I recall was Hershey Park, it was closer, cheaper, and the smell of chocolate and thrill of the rides were all too enticing to my grandfather.
Though at a certain point, park staff were leery about letting him ride any of the rollercoasters given his age.
Disney always seemed like an unreachable, fictional place that friends claimed to have seen, but I was always told we might go to "one day".
Unfortunately I've yet to go, maybe one day, though I love experiencing it vicariously through those who have a deep enchantment with the park.
Our grandparents sound very similar, except for my grandma it wasn't USA Up All Night, it was the late night movies on HBO, Showtime, and Cinemax...
I even had a cross country trip from Indiana to California with my grandpa who was a semi truck driver, that ended with us at Disneyland.
This was my favorite episode of HTD ever - loved the story, loved the drink choice. More please! 🙏🏼
Thank you for sharing Greg. I hope you and your girls have nothing but lovely happy Disney Memories, and no more “character building”.
Give you and yours all of our best
I love that Greg is using this channel as therapy for whatever midlife crisis he has clearly stumbled into recently.
This episode unexpectedly brought me to tears! Even after all the pain thrust upon us by older generations, I find solace as a new parent knowing that they really did the best that they could...
Greg you are a fascinating individual with a clearly insane backstory. I’ve been a huge fan of these Greg Deep Lore videos and I hope to see more because what a ride dude.
This is such amazing storytelling... I am gasping... brilliant.
I adored this! I will joyiously sit through videos that are primarily Greg telling long rambling stories. Please oh please let this be a new format
Significant Lampoons "Vacation" vibes off this story. My first memories of Disney in CA involve riding Splash Mountain and Thunder Mountain Railroad and then getting the comically large "Splash Mountain" ice cream sundae from the Carnation shop on Main Street. Thank you for sharing a very special memory.
Finally, the classic intro is back. But I didn't expect you talking about your grandma... That's exciting...
I was confused about the TH-cam not showing recommendations based on subscriptions thing, but then I realized I almost exclusively watch videos from channels I've subbed to and more to the point, from the Subscriptions tab. And so here I am, time and time again. Cheers!
Did you just tell half my Disney life story? Wow I remember so many things you remembered! I'm a proud Disney adult (but not one who, like, decorates his house full of Disney stuff) because I also love walking onto that "movie set" of a fantasy that is Disney. Keep it up, Greg!
This video sparked a great conversation between my partner and I. He grew up in Florida and I spent my childhood in S. Cal.. It was fun comparing our experiences (especially during the teenage years!) at the various theme parks. It always amazes me that so many of us survive the "adults" in our lives as children.
I don't miss living in Florida. I do miss having annual passes and just going to Epcot for a nice dinner and fireworks when I wanted. I love the Tiki Room. Also, who cares if you are a "Disney Adult". Enjoy what you enjoy. I love burlesque. Your grandma sounds like she was fascinating (but also a little nutsy cookoo).
this was an absolute delight to watch/listen to greg. i hope we get more insane stories from you :3
Lots of childhood trauma coming out in this episode.. no wonder you're so good at making drinks Greg
Drinkin' Therapy could be a great new series for H2D
Story time with Greg = good format
What a tale! I can feel the themes of your public presentation all through the story! Wow. Probably favorite episode yet! Perfectly told and you should be proud of it.
"I told myself i wasnt going to finish this" *spends 18 on-camera minutes reliving his childhood trauma* "Where'd this spirit forward rum vehicle disappear to?" Same, Greg. Did the same thing as a kid with the christmas VHS tapes Childs World/Children's palace (maybe?) would do, since there was no chance I'd ever see any of those awesome toys
This is probably my favorite video of yours!
Thank you!
You could make that road trip into a movie
It's basically a sideways version of National Lampoon's Vacation.
My favorite video you’ve ever done. Beautiful storytelling.
Your Grandparents' motorhome sounds like a room in a comedy point 'n click. The music is on point too.
Alright Gregg, the more I watch the more I'm convinced this is just a script you wrote in the 90s for a point 'n click. You should make it.
That was an interesting view into your childhood. Thank you for the video!
My grandma Anna was born in 1906 and was a Flapper (Charleston era) as a teenager. I have been dancing Lindy Hop (swing) for 27 years now, and I think we would have had a lot of fun.
Omg I loved the Disney vacation planning video growing up! I remember when they were teasing the Disney cruise line at the end, I was drooling over it!!!
Greg your grandparents were a 70s and 80s stereotype.
Uhhhhh Idk man Mine never had disney.. You need Disney.. Read a book.. Lolz
Honestly I got a feeling this was all a cover up for some NSA/CIA/FBI/ or whatever type trip the grandpa needed to go on and the eccentric grandma made it less suspicious lol.
Ok that makes me sound like a conspiracy theorist those guys do travel around a lot especially during that time doesn't necessarily mean he was doin super duper high stakes spy crap just back than "sensitive" documents had to be delivered by hand not over the internet and I'm using the word sensitive kinda loosely either way cool as heck he had some strange grandparents to the point where I kinda feel like the Granpas job played a big part into why they were so strange and went on so many weird trips lol. Seem like fun good hearted people tho even if a bit cagey and eccentric
I do wanna be explained tho why that's a stereotype, I wasn't alive during the 70s or 80s were people known for flying by the waist of they're pant so to speak and road trips?
Though that would explain some of my family members 😂
Y'know, I keep seeing people say that subscribing won't notify me of all your videos but once I set it to Notifications: All, I definitely get every video you put out.
I love these story episodes. And holy bejezzus I was never ahead of that story. Also, the casual cinematography references like "shallow depth of field" were just choice.
This might be my favorite episode. What a f'ing character your grandma was.
Facts
One of my favorite episodes of the show ever. Amazing storytelling hahaha
We need more Greg cinematography asides.