From Asking for a Lap Dance to Almost Getting Shot, Joe Rogan Recalls ‘Saving’ Bobby Lee’s Life as Comedian Got in Trouble With “Dangerous” People

Joe Rogan͏‘s life has been a rollercoaster that is ma͏rked with exhilarating highs and challenging lows. At 56 years old,͏ he holds a treasure trove͏ of captivating stories to share with a widespread audience. Recently,͏ the podcast ͏host recounted a remarkable tale from 1995 when he came to the rescue of a young Bobby Lee, preventing him from being attacked by gang members.

Lee and Rogan’s relationship goes way back to the 90s. At the latest episode of JRE #2090, Lee reminisced about how he met Rogan and how the podcaster saved his life.

“You were going to get a shot,” recalls Joe Rogan to Bobby Lee

The story dates back to the 90s when both of the individuals were still young. Rogan was headlining at the comedy club where Bobby Lee was working. As per Lee, the podcaster’s reputation overwhelmed him. After the event, all of them went to another gentleman’s club in San Diego where the incident took place.

Both of them recollected the event, however, Rogan remembered the specifics of it. The 56-year-old narrated the story and stated that Lee was drunk and failed to read the tense situation at the pub. Lee went to a stripper and asked her for a lap dance. The catch is that the stripper was in a conversation with her boyfriend, who was a member of a gang.

The gang members were going to jump Lee when Rogan intervened and took him away from the commotion.“You were dilly-dallying, and someone had to yell at you, and then we got you in the car, and we took off. Hey, Bobby, you were going to get a shot, like for real.”. Rogan explained that the boyfriend had a tattoo of 2 teardrops which indicates that he had killed two people.

Lee later thanked Rogan for saving his life. The comedian explains that he didn’t know what the meaning of the tattoo was back then, however; he knows now what it means. Down in the conversation, Lee explained why he was not shot at that night.

Bobby Lee’s way of getting away with anything

After narrating the entire story Joe Rogan had only one thing to ask the comedian “Do you have any self-preservation instincts whatsoever?” Lee asked how is he supposed to know anything about crimes and gangs when he was from the suburbs “I am from the suburbs, we don’t know danger that way. We had no homeless, we had surfers.”

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Hen further added “Joe, I’m 52 now. I’ve never had anything happen to me, so I feel like my instincts right are on point” Rogan agreed with Lee’s words and said that Lee has a personality that everyone likes. The comedian further explained that the fact that he has the ‘likable’ personality is his way of getting away. Nonetheless, what’s your take on this story?

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