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>>> GOOD
>>> GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY OUR NEW DAY KICKS OFF WITH A
LEGENDARY COMPETITIVE EATER WHO
HOLDS SIX GUINNESS RECORDS FOR
CHOWING DOWN ON ITEMS RANGING
FROM HOTDOGS TO TWINKIES, HIS
TRADEMARK MOVE IS KNOWN AS THE
SHAKE AND IT IS KNOWN IN
COUNTLESS POP-CULTURE
COUNTLESS POP-CULTURE REFERENCES AND TODAY HE IS
THROWING DOWN TACOS SO PLEASE
WELCOME TAKERU KOBAYASHI.
HOW DO YOU EAT SO MUCH, WHAT IS
THE METHOD?
THE METHOD? >> IT IS A LONG STORY.
>> HOW DID YOU GET STARTED?
>> WHEN I WENT TO COLLEGE I
WENT TO A RESTAURANT TO DO --
THERE
THERE
THERE >>
THERE >> AND YOU JUST HAD A TALENT?
>> YES I REALIZED I HAD A
TALENT.
TALENT.
TALENT. >> SO YOU ARE VERY FIT LOOKING,
WHEN YOU ARE NOT COMPETITIVE
EATING HOW'D YOU TAKE CARE OF
YOURSELF?
YOURSELF?
YOURSELF? >> I DO MANY THINGS.
I EXERCISE AND I RUN A LOT, I
LIFT WEIGHTS.
LIFT WEIGHTS. >> DO YOU EAT CAREFULLY?
>> ACTUALLY YES.
>> A GOOD DIET?
>> I EAT HEALTHY.
>> SO YOU HAVE MADE SIX
GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS, WHICH
WAS THE HARDEST?
>> MEATBALLS.
>> MEATBALLS. BECAUSE IT WAS SO BIG LIKE THIS
BIG.
BIG.
BIG. >>
BIG. >> WHICH ONE ARE YOU PROUDEST
OF?
OF?
OF? >>
OF? >> HOTDOGS.
>> HOTDOGS. >> HOW MANY HOTDOGS IN WHAT
PERIOD OF TIME?
>> I DON'T REMEMBER.
>> YOU HAVE THIS SHAKE, WHAT
DOES THIS MEAN?
>> IT MAKES MY STOMACH WOW.
>> IT MAKES IT BIGGER?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> IT MAKES MORE SPACE OKAY.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN SICK
COMPETING?
COMPETING? >> SOMETIMES.
>> SOMETIMES. >> I WANT TO TALK WITH KEITH
HAYWARD FROM ONE OF THE VENDORS
WHERE THERE WILL BE A LOT OF
ACTIVITIES INCLUDING KOBAYASHI.
>> THE CRAFT BEER MUSIC DB IS
THIS WEEKEND AND WE WILL HAVE A
GREAT HEADLINING BAND LIKE
PENNY WISE AND THE OFFSPRING
AND OF COURSE KOBAYASHI WILL BE
HAVING A TACO EATING COMPETITION
AS WELL.
AS WELL.
AS WELL. >> HE WILL BE PART OF THE?
>> YES HE WILL BE DOING A
DEMONSTRATION.
DEMONSTRATION. >> OKAY. I WAS GOING TO SAY
THAT MIGHT CUT DOWN ON HIS
ENJOYMENT OF THESE OTHER
ACTIVITIES.
ACTIVITIES. >> THAT IS MEXICAN-STYLE
WRESTLING.
WRESTLING. IS THAT HAPPENING TOO?
>> YES THEY COME TO COMPETE.
>> VERY GOOD.
HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING
ON?
ON?
ON? >>
ON? >> I'M NOT SURE.
>> HOW MANY TALKERS DO YOU
THINK YOU COULD EAT?
>> MAYBE SIX.
>> WE ARE GOING TO DO A LITTLE
BIT OF AN EATING CONTEST NOW,
WE ARE GOING TO BRING OUT HELEN
-- KELLEN GORDON FROM OUR PRO
RUGBY IN SEATTLE . HAVE YOU EVER
TRIED TO COMPETE IN TACO EATING?
>> NO I HAVE NOT.
>> WHY WOULD YOU AGREE TO DO
THIS?
THIS?
THIS? >>
THIS? >> YOU CORNERED ME IN THE
HALLWAY.
HALLWAY.
HALLWAY. >> ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?
DO YOU WANT TO SHOW AS THE
KOBAYASHI SHAKE?
KOBAYASHI SHAKE? IS THAT SOMETHING YOU CAN
SHARE?
SHARE?
SHARE? >>
SHARE? >> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. >>
>> NO. >> ANY ADVICE?
>> TRY NOT TO CHEW A LOT.
>> I DO KNOW THE HEIMLICH
MANEUVER BUT A LITTLE BIT.
COULD WE HAVE MUSIC?
NO OKAY WE WILL JUST TIME IT.
DO YOU WANT TO OPEN UP YOUR
TACOS AND GET PREPARED?
I HOPE THEY ARE SOFT TACOS, OH
GOOD THAT LOOKS DELICIOUS.
I AM GOING TO STEP BACK AND WE
ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU ONE
MINUTE ON THE CLOCK.
OKAY TELL ME WHEN YOU ARE READY
AND I WILL GIVE YOU A THREE TO
ONE AND GO.
THE COAT IS COMING OFF.
LOOK AT HIS FLAT TUMMY HOW IS
THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?
HERE WE GO.
3---, TWO, 1 GO.
>> GO GO.
>> GO GO.
>> GO GO. >> KELLEN GORDON IS HAVING A
LITTLE WATER IN BETWEEN.
OH MY GOODNESS.
I THINK KELLEN GORDON IS ON HIS
THIRD ONE.
THIRD ONE. OH MY GOSH HE IS GRABBING A
HANDFUL AT A TIME.
30 SECONDS HERE A LITTLE WATER.
THAT OH MY ABOUT 15 SECONDS.
HELP ME OUT GUYS, 8, 7, 6, 5,
NORCO, 3, TWO , ONE GO. NOW LET
ME EXPLAIN WHAT HAS JUST
HAPPENED HERE.
HAPPENED HERE. KOBAYASHI HAS BASICALLY KILLED
THREE OF THESE, I DON'T EVEN
KNOW HOW MANY TALKERS THAT IS.
KELLEN GORDON LEFT TWO
UNTOUCHED AND HOW MANY DID YOU
GET?
GET?
GET? >>
GET? >> I
GET? >> I THINK I GOT LIKE THREE.
>> THAT IS NOT EASY IS IT?
ARE YOU OKAY?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> HOW DO YOU DO THAT?
YOU HAD HANDFULS OF TACOS AND
YOUR EYES ARE WATERING, IT IS
HEART RATE?
HEART RATE? >> --
>> --
>> -- >>
>> -- >> 159 TALKERS IN 10 MINUTES?
CAN YOU IMAGINE AT HIS SIZE?
>> THE TACOS ARE IN HERE.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. I AM NOT OFTEN SPEECHLESS BUT I
HAVE NOTHING FOR THAT.
ARE YOU OKAY?
THANK YOU SO MUCH THAT WAS
AMAZING TO SEE AND
CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL OF YOUR
RECORDS.
RECORDS.
RECORDS. WE HAVE LOTS OF TACOS IF PEOPLE
ARE HUNGRY.
ARE HUNGRY. THE TACO AND MUSIC FESTIVAL IS
THIS SATURDAY IN AUBURN AND YOU
CAN FIND TICKET INFORMATION ON
OUR WEBSITE AND EVERYONE IN THE
AUDIENCE IS GOING HOME WITH A
TICKET.
TICKET.
TICKET. THANK YOU YOU ARE A VERY GOOD
SPORT.
SPORT.
SPORT. AFTER THE BREAK FROM
COMPETITIVE EATING TO PRO RUGBY
AND PLAYERS