Local business owner and longtime friend of the show CJ Hawkinson stops by with a few bottles of top-shelf whiskey and some delightful conversation. CJ talks about his rise through the ranks of Ford Electric to become a part-owner of the company in 2019, his son Gabe's life-threatening heart condition that led to neonatal heart surgery just hours after birth, and he recounts many glorious tales from Ilwaco High School.

Some topics you will hear:

• Jeff and CJ try several high-end whiskeys as they recount their first time using tobacco as kids.
• Countless stories about our wacky PNW childhoods.
• Jeff's neighbor/nemesis becomes a murder.
• CJ finds something under an oven that you will never forget.
• A rat loses his life because of his sloppy electrical repair techniques.
• The typical home range of an adult male cougar.

This episode also features a short appearance by Elsa Linquist.

CJ has been a friend for a very long time (not to mention a supporter of the podcast) and I had a blast making this with him. I hope you enjoy!

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Keywords:

PNW politics; Jamie Herrera-Butler; Saturday Night Live; Twitter; George W. Bush; friendship; whiskey; bourbon; rye; scotch; Big League Chew; jerky Chew; commercial fishing; Ford Electric; Ford apartments, Long Beach Tavern; football camp; Oregon State University; Gray’s Harbor College; LIV golf; Saudi Arabia; Everything Everywhere All at Once; Sometimes I Think About Dying; The Matrix; Keanu Reeves; Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure; Jared Leto; Dallas Buyers Club; chimps; Tiger King; elk hunting; Forest Gump; Captain Ron; Kurt Russel; Martin Short; hunting; cougar; Instagram; TikTok; iPhone; The Room; high school football; public transportation; Teach For America; poverty; crime statistics; Education; Ukraine; homelessness; ecology; eradication; land stewardship; weed management; Scotch Broom; Rick Moranis; Ghost Busters; Ghost Busters afterlife; movies; Alex Mack; iMovie; Whistle Pig; Jefferson’s Reserve; Buffalo Trace; Bristol Bay; Alaska; transposition of the great arteries; Legacy Emanuel Children’s Hospital; Randall’s Children’s Hospital; the flu; Ronald Macdonald House; church; religion; community; reckless driving; Autism; ASD. Crispin Glover. 

Music Credits:

• Ruth, Duke Herrington.
• Still Fly, Revel Day.

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