Hey, what's up discreet sand listeners? You're about to hear a brand new episode of my

other show Badlands. That's the other show that I hosted. It goes without saying that

if you dig discreet land, you will love Badlands. Instead of telling stories and sane stories

of rock stars, I'm talking about insane stories about actors, actresses, directors, celebrities

from Hollywood and the entertainment industry, their transgressions, the true crimes. In

some cases, crimes that have been perpetrated against them. We just launched season eight features

new episodes on Sigourney Weaver, Bill Murray, Jody Foster, Humphrey Bogart, and Johnny

Dept, which is the episode you're about to hear right now. Johnny Dept, of course, has the

discreet sand crossover thing covered. He's a rock star to his core, fact he was a musician

before he was even an actor. He formed a band called P in the 90s with Gibby Haynes from

Butthole Surfers. Currently, he's a member of the Hollywood Vampires, a super group with

Alice Cooper, Joe Perry of Arosmith and others. We get into some of that in this story, but

also a ton more bootleg Kueh Ludes, homemade bomb so much. You're going to love it. Check this

episode out. Let me know what you think. Please search for Badlands wherever you get your

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All right. Here we go. Now entering Badlands, Rockerola.

The stories about Johnny Dept are insane. So insane that it's

a race are the least interesting thing about him. He built a bomb with Gonzo journalist

Hunter S. Thompson. His former co-owner of the Viper Room has been missing since 2001. He

numbed himself with his mother's nerve pills when he was just 11 years old. Then he stayed

numb as an adult by gulping down everything from acid to bootleg Kueh Ludes laced with

arsenic. But despite all that, Johnny Dept made great films. Unlike that clip I played

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