Vendor Chronicles
Vendor Chronicles: Hustle, Truth, and a Whole Lot of WTF
Get ready for unfiltered, no-holds-barred conversations with Shane the Brain and Q the Messager, two entrepreneurs who’ve seen it all, done the grind, and lived to tell the wildest stories. From the hustle of vending to the absurdity of everyday life, they break down the struggles, successes, and straight-up bizarre moments that have shaped their perspectives.
Nothing is off-limits—entrepreneurship, life lessons, raw truths, and the kind of conversations that’ll have you laughing, thinking, and questioning reality.
Welcome to Vendor Chronicles, where the hustle never stops, the truth is stranger than fiction, and the stories are too crazy to make up. Buckle up—it’s about to get real.
Vendor Chronicles
Lean on Me: A Conversation with Q the Messager’s Dad
Season 6 kicks off with a special guest: Anthony Gillon, Q the Messager’s father, in town to celebrate Lil Q’s graduation. The father-son duo opens the episode with a soulful rendition of Bill Withers’ “Lean on Me.” Shane the Brain drops an old-school motorcycle quote—“Some people rarely drift over the line. I do not envy them”—and the crew dives into a wide-ranging conversation that hits deep and funny.
They discuss Eminem as the Great White Hope, debate whether 50 Cent surviving nine gunshots was luck or skill, and celebrate Shane’s one-year-old daughter Maddy saying “I love you” for the first time in both speech and sign language. Q reflects on a recent accident where Lil Q got rear-ended, while his father tells the hilarious story of Q getting kicked out of the school district in elementary school.
Shane tosses adjectives at Anthony for a rapid-fire yes/no assessment of Q, and Anthony drops wisdom about character: “If you’ll lie, you’ll cheat.” Wilt Chamberlain even gets quoted: “If I say a mouse can pull a house, hook ‘em up.”
Anthony shares a powerful perspective on integrating into a white school at age 12 in 1977, attending class on Georgia Tech’s campus and seeing a new world of possibilities. For the first time ever, Kevin the Boss Man Richardson joins in with a live mic, contributing insight on minority enrollment in college.
This episode is funny, honest, reflective, and full of hope for the future—and it sets the tone for a powerful season ahead.