May 13, 2026 • 5 mins
How far would you go to get into sold‑out events and what if it was easier than anyone realizes? In this bold and unbelievable Dirty Little Secret, a listener admits he’s been sneaking into concerts, theme parks, and even hotel pools for years without ever paying a dime. His secret weapon?
A bright yellow construction safety vest. The caller explains that by simply throwing on the vest, acting busy, and walking with confidence, people assume he belongs.
No questions. No ticket checks. No hesitation.
He’s walked right past security, changed clothes once inside, and enjoyed events as if he were meant to be there even making it backstage on more than one occasion. Billy the Kidd, Candice Lopez, and Producer Pooh react with equal parts shock and fascination, debating whether this is genius, reckless, or a loophole hiding in plain sight.
This Dirty Little Secret sparks a bigger conversation about confidence, perception, and how often people mistake authority for appearance.
Listen now for a confession that will make you rethink every event you’ve ever attended and wonder how many people really belong there.
Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review, and share this Dirty Little Secret with someone who loves a good life hack… or a little chaos.
A bright yellow construction safety vest. The caller explains that by simply throwing on the vest, acting busy, and walking with confidence, people assume he belongs.
No questions. No ticket checks. No hesitation.
He’s walked right past security, changed clothes once inside, and enjoyed events as if he were meant to be there even making it backstage on more than one occasion. Billy the Kidd, Candice Lopez, and Producer Pooh react with equal parts shock and fascination, debating whether this is genius, reckless, or a loophole hiding in plain sight.
This Dirty Little Secret sparks a bigger conversation about confidence, perception, and how often people mistake authority for appearance.
Listen now for a confession that will make you rethink every event you’ve ever attended and wonder how many people really belong there.
Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review, and share this Dirty Little Secret with someone who loves a good life hack… or a little chaos.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is dirty little secrets.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
Mixed one or two point nine. We got one thousand
dollars coming up next. If you want to get your
cash money on the forties all day, fat stacks of cash.
It's a billy to kid Candae Lowpez producer poo. Whatever
your secret is. I had a secret, but I don't know.
I had to let it out of the cage because well,
it's not really secret in here because Candice knows I
do this. Who knows I do it? And they make
fun of me every time? But I don't think it's
(00:26):
that weird. I eat the core of an apple when
I eat it.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
Nowt so weird. You know you can do that. I
know you can, But why.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
I think a lot of people do it. I think
a lot of people do it and they just don't
say they do it. I mean, what's wrong with it?
There's literally nothing in it.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
It's hard, No, it's it's really not though. It's too crunchy.
Break it. Yeah, you gotta.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
See when some people eat shrimp, they eat the crunchy
part of the shrimp.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
Who does that? A lot?
Speaker 1 (00:54):
Nobody?
Speaker 3 (00:55):
The ship can buy it. You can buy it like
Mexican markets next to Mexican candy.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
I go to the Mexican market. I know, you know,
going in there eating the tail of the shrimp.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
It'll come in like little packages. Like I'm not kidding.
The tail the hard somebody helped me. It's not good.
The core is not good. Just like you say my
chickpeas aren't good.
Speaker 1 (01:17):
Neither is the core.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
Rather eat the core of the apple than your chickpeas
any day? Well fine, at least are still apple on
my core. You are eating dirt.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
If you've got a secret, let us know now you
have one, sir, what is going on?
Speaker 4 (01:31):
Okay, So I know this sounds insane, but I swear
this has worked for me for years and probably saved
me like thousands of dollars. My secret is I sneak
into places all the time. Concerts, events, uh, theme parks,
even hotel pools.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
You sneak, sneak into them the hotel.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (01:53):
Yeah. And my trick, My my trick is I use
one of those bright yellow constructions fafty vests.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (02:03):
Really, it's like a magic like like a magic shield.
One day, my friends they dared me to try to
their concert. I was sold out, Like dude, just throwing
the safety vests and act busy. So I did, and
I grabbed one of those reflective construction vests from Walmart.
Speaker 3 (02:21):
Or so we have one in the bat We have
one here, Yeah, we got one. Why do we have
I don't know.
Speaker 2 (02:27):
I think we use it for some but now I
know what I'm about to use it for. Yeah, so
you throw this vest on and you just what do
you do?
Speaker 4 (02:34):
Well, you just look busy, you look like you're important,
and then you you just walk right in and they're
just like okay, like they just think you're there to
fix something or you know, I think I said I'm
here to pick up some palletts.
Speaker 3 (02:50):
And they just let you in ballads.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
Then what do you do? You take off the vest
and just enjoy the concert or wherever you're at.
Speaker 4 (02:57):
Yeah, I changed my clothes in the bathroom. If I
have like a small bag of they are like under
the vest, and and then I changed back when I leave.
Speaker 3 (03:05):
You know, I I really can mean, I never questioned
you what do I want? What do I care? Yeah?
Speaker 2 (03:13):
Going, sure, yeah, go get the pallets whatever wherever they are.
Speaker 3 (03:17):
As always, I don't have to do it.
Speaker 4 (03:18):
Go.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
Yeah, they're.
Speaker 4 (03:21):
Just mumble about like deliveries and maintenance and then just
keep going on your way.
Speaker 3 (03:25):
So all of all of this with a yellow vest.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
Yeah, the world ultimate VP pass.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
What do you mean by like what places you sneak?
And you say you've gotten into concerts, which I could
see that, but what what what other places do you
go to?
Speaker 4 (03:39):
Well? I got into like a fancy like I said, pool,
a hotel pool. I just walked to the lobby with
the vest on and then I spent the whole day
at the pool and then I changed back. Known questioned me.
Speaker 3 (03:50):
One, is it hard to get in fancy hotel pools? Yeah,
because you have to use.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
Your h So you just where the vest get in
when they do those Sunday fun days, you have to
have to hang out.
Speaker 2 (04:00):
And then okay, so concerts, hotel pools you just walk
right by.
Speaker 3 (04:05):
Oh, theme parks. Theme parks too.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
And theme parks are always having somebody do some kind
of construction. Yeah that's legs.
Speaker 2 (04:13):
Well, now, okay, what's the crazy what's the craziest experience
that you've done? Like, is there anyone that sticks out
to you like, I can't believe I got in here?
Speaker 4 (04:21):
Yeah, I back back in the day, I got into
a twenty one Pilot's concert and they I ended up
backstage and I was literally sitting outside the dressing rooms
acting like I was waiting on instructions, like and no
one asked me anything. And I also got into a
Mavericks game and uh ATENC Stadium. Yeah, like that's that
(04:45):
was a little harder because they really pay attention. Okay, yeah,
yellow vests all the.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
Way, yellow vest game. All right.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
You know what, I think we discovered something we can
do with Pooh, we're gonna challenge. No, Ye're gonna get
you that. We got it right in there. We're gonna
put that yellow vest on you and see where you
can get into.
Speaker 4 (05:04):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
Next event? Yeah, next what, next event? I'll do it.
Next event yeah whatever consoles? Okay, next event. Thank you
for your secret, and I mean get it. I guess
good for you. We got to try it out. Get
that yellow vest. We're putting into work this week some way, somehow,
This is dirty little secrets.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
Mixed one or two point nine. We got one thousand
dollars coming up next. If you want to get your
cash money on the forties all day, fat stacks of cash.
It's a billy to kid Candae Lowpez producer poo. Whatever
your secret is. I had a secret, but I don't know.
I had to let it out of the cage because well,
it's not really secret in here because Candice knows I
do this. Who knows I do it? And they make
fun of me every time? But I don't think it's
(00:26):
that weird. I eat the core of an apple when
I eat it.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
Nowt so weird. You know you can do that. I
know you can, But why.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
I think a lot of people do it. I think
a lot of people do it and they just don't
say they do it. I mean, what's wrong with it?
There's literally nothing in it.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
It's hard, No, it's it's really not though. It's too crunchy.
Break it. Yeah, you gotta.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
See when some people eat shrimp, they eat the crunchy
part of the shrimp.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
Who does that? A lot?
Speaker 1 (00:54):
Nobody?
Speaker 3 (00:55):
The ship can buy it. You can buy it like
Mexican markets next to Mexican candy.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
I go to the Mexican market. I know, you know,
going in there eating the tail of the shrimp.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
It'll come in like little packages. Like I'm not kidding.
The tail the hard somebody helped me. It's not good.
The core is not good. Just like you say my
chickpeas aren't good.
Speaker 1 (01:17):
Neither is the core.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
Rather eat the core of the apple than your chickpeas
any day? Well fine, at least are still apple on
my core. You are eating dirt.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
If you've got a secret, let us know now you
have one, sir, what is going on?
Speaker 4 (01:31):
Okay, So I know this sounds insane, but I swear
this has worked for me for years and probably saved
me like thousands of dollars. My secret is I sneak
into places all the time. Concerts, events, uh, theme parks,
even hotel pools.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
You sneak, sneak into them the hotel.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (01:53):
Yeah. And my trick, My my trick is I use
one of those bright yellow constructions fafty vests.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (02:03):
Really, it's like a magic like like a magic shield.
One day, my friends they dared me to try to
their concert. I was sold out, Like dude, just throwing
the safety vests and act busy. So I did, and
I grabbed one of those reflective construction vests from Walmart.
Speaker 3 (02:21):
Or so we have one in the bat We have
one here, Yeah, we got one. Why do we have
I don't know.
Speaker 2 (02:27):
I think we use it for some but now I
know what I'm about to use it for. Yeah, so
you throw this vest on and you just what do
you do?
Speaker 4 (02:34):
Well, you just look busy, you look like you're important,
and then you you just walk right in and they're
just like okay, like they just think you're there to
fix something or you know, I think I said I'm
here to pick up some palletts.
Speaker 3 (02:50):
And they just let you in ballads.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
Then what do you do? You take off the vest
and just enjoy the concert or wherever you're at.
Speaker 4 (02:57):
Yeah, I changed my clothes in the bathroom. If I
have like a small bag of they are like under
the vest, and and then I changed back when I leave.
Speaker 3 (03:05):
You know, I I really can mean, I never questioned
you what do I want? What do I care? Yeah?
Speaker 2 (03:13):
Going, sure, yeah, go get the pallets whatever wherever they are.
Speaker 3 (03:17):
As always, I don't have to do it.
Speaker 4 (03:18):
Go.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
Yeah, they're.
Speaker 4 (03:21):
Just mumble about like deliveries and maintenance and then just
keep going on your way.
Speaker 3 (03:25):
So all of all of this with a yellow vest.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
Yeah, the world ultimate VP pass.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
What do you mean by like what places you sneak?
And you say you've gotten into concerts, which I could
see that, but what what what other places do you
go to?
Speaker 4 (03:39):
Well? I got into like a fancy like I said, pool,
a hotel pool. I just walked to the lobby with
the vest on and then I spent the whole day
at the pool and then I changed back. Known questioned me.
Speaker 3 (03:50):
One, is it hard to get in fancy hotel pools? Yeah,
because you have to use.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
Your h So you just where the vest get in
when they do those Sunday fun days, you have to
have to hang out.
Speaker 2 (04:00):
And then okay, so concerts, hotel pools you just walk
right by.
Speaker 3 (04:05):
Oh, theme parks. Theme parks too.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
And theme parks are always having somebody do some kind
of construction. Yeah that's legs.
Speaker 2 (04:13):
Well, now, okay, what's the crazy what's the craziest experience
that you've done? Like, is there anyone that sticks out
to you like, I can't believe I got in here?
Speaker 4 (04:21):
Yeah, I back back in the day, I got into
a twenty one Pilot's concert and they I ended up
backstage and I was literally sitting outside the dressing rooms
acting like I was waiting on instructions, like and no
one asked me anything. And I also got into a
Mavericks game and uh ATENC Stadium. Yeah, like that's that
(04:45):
was a little harder because they really pay attention. Okay, yeah,
yellow vests all the.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
Way, yellow vest game. All right.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
You know what, I think we discovered something we can
do with Pooh, we're gonna challenge. No, Ye're gonna get
you that. We got it right in there. We're gonna
put that yellow vest on you and see where you
can get into.
Speaker 4 (05:04):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
Next event? Yeah, next what, next event? I'll do it.
Next event yeah whatever consoles? Okay, next event. Thank you
for your secret, and I mean get it. I guess
good for you. We got to try it out. Get
that yellow vest. We're putting into work this week some way, somehow,
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