As part of 14 Days of The Deranged Writer (2025), and since drinking UCC Class One coffee is a part of my morning ritual nowadays, I’d like to talk about a legendary YouTube video that has stuck with me since 2010. It’s a video so memorably epic that I always remember it when I drink black coffee (or any caffeinated drink, for that matter).
I’m talking about the video titled “Dave Grohl in FRESH POTS!”
2010
The FRESH POTS Video’s Debut
At the start of 2010, I had watched way too many YouTube videos related to the Foo Fighters and Dave Grohl. Yes, I became a hardcore Foos fan when I heard “The Pretender” on that fateful afternoon train ride in 2008, but it was only in December 2009 that I started paying full attention to the band’s interviews, and then delved into any video featuring Dave Grohl (Nirvana era interviews, etc.). By watching those videos, I learned more about my favorite band and a man who was turning into my hero, aside from The Undertaker. Also, watching those videos was a way to get by and feel better while I dealt with my first confirmed bout with depression (the dark clouds that I still encounter to this day, I must admit).
The media has called Mr. Grohl “The Nicest Guy in Rock”, and after a barrage of Foos and Grohl videos, I was convinced that, of all the nice guys on earth, Dave Grohl is the nicest.
Then, on March 16, 2010, the alternative/hard rock supergroup Them Crooked Vultures (consisting of Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age, John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin, and Dave Grohl back on the drum kit) released a video titled “Dave Grohl in FRESH POTS!” on their YouTube channel. This is the first time I was truly supporting Dave Grohl in real time, so imagine my fanboy excitement when I saw a notification from the band’s channel. Little did I know I’d choke on my drink while I saw something deranged unfold. (Yes, I said the word.)
“Dave Grohl in FRESH POTS!” is basically a montage of a hyperactive, caffeine-fueled Mr. Grohl who almost destroyed any musical instrument he could get his hands on, most especially his beloved drum kit. (Yes, Dave Grohl is already a beast on the drums without coffee, but just imagine his more monstrous intensity when he does have coffee.) If he’s not murdering the drums, he shouts, “Justin, FRESH POT!” The video also features Josh Homme’s comments on the insane amount of coffee Mr. Grohl consumed at that time. I quote Mr. Homme:
I mean, if I drank that much coffee, I would cry decaf.
To see Mr. Grohl in his crazily caffeinated glory, please watch the video below. (And at the end of the video, they reveal that he was admitted to the hospital because of too much caffeine.)
The Annoying, Caffeine-Fueled Deranged Writer
After seeing “Dave Grohl in FRESH POTS!” for the first time, I can neither confirm nor deny that I have seen it 20 more times. I’m kidding. I watched it more than 20 times in the same week. (And I have seen it more times since then.) And thanks to Mr. Grohl, I started drinking (and enjoying) more of that smooth, tasty black coffee. In fact, I enjoyed it too much that, like Mr. Grohl, I was admitted to the hospital. I’m that stubborn; I didn’t learn from the end of the “FRESH POTS!” video.
Also, when I found time to tweet or post on Plurk (a unique rival to Twitter at that time), I’d end the post with “FRESH POTS!” whether it was related to my initial message or not. That quirk I developed in a short period of time definitely annoyed a lot of people. Notably, Mr. Lyke, one of my good friends in the good ol’ Plurk days, told me that what I was doing was totally annoying and I should stop it. While I continued my quirk, I kept Mr. Lyke’s direct comment in mind and started to slow down like someone who ran out of caffeinated energy.
But when I started slowing down, I saw a particular Plurk post, and I knew that person was talking about me because of the word “coffee” on the post, and our Plurk social circle isn’t terribly wide:
Annoying, you could just say coffee.
Those words were simple… simple enough to hurt my feelings. A few seconds after seeing that post, because I was a guy who would hold a grudge, I was about to take a screenshot, but it got deleted quickly. Great. But then again, I didn’t have to. My mind already made the screenshot, and my heart got hurt in the process. The message is still burned in my mind to this day.
Side note: Now that I shared that unfortunate moment, let me tell you the words of frustration that I have bottled up for years.
The difference between Mr. Lyke and that person is that the former is direct and frank with me, while the latter is a total backstabber. I know I can be the most annoying person in the world, but at least have the balls to tell me personally, like Mr. Lyke did. You didn’t have to subtweet me, Plurk-style. That was rude.
And the worst part is that I thought that person was nice. I was wrong.
Anyway, after those direct and indirect messages, I kept slowing down my Grohl-inspired annoyance on the World Wide Web, and then one day, I stopped. Full-on stopped. No more “FRESH POTS!” from college-era Deranged Writer.
2025
How’s Dewey’s Coffee Now?
15 years after “Dave Grohl in FRESH POTS!”, many things happened. Many things have changed. I, The Deranged Writer, have changed.
From graduating with a Multimedia Arts degree and working at a digital advertising agency for several years, I’m now working in my family’s company. And when it comes to coffee, not only do I enjoy black coffee, but I love coffee in general. Offer me any coffee, and I will drink it. Even if I end up hating it like how I hate champorado with all my dark heart, I will drink it. I enjoy frappuccinos as much as cappuccinos. I love both bitter and sweet types of coffee. I can also say that I like decaffeinated ones. Eventually, I found my favorite caffeinated drink, which is both bitter and sweet: the espresso/ice cream combination known as the affogato. Now I enjoy my favorite affogato every Monday at my favorite seat in Satchmi, my favorite cafe.
The 2010 version of Dewey would be proud to know that 2025 Dewey still loves coffee.
But there’s one condition now: I can’t have two cups of coffee daily, no matter what kind of caffeinated drink it is. I really can’t. If I do, I would palpitate and freak out like how Dave Grohl did before going to the hospital because of chest pains.
And Dave Grohl…
Speaking of Dave Grohl, let me backtrack a bit:
Not long after “FRESH POTS!” was released, Zane Lowe (a famous radio DJ and now a part of Apple Music 1) posted a YouTube video called “Sooner – Dave Grohl Half Pots 22/03/10. In the video, Mr. Grohl revealed that his caffeine consumption had lessened. (Also, Mr. Grohl had an “FRESH POTS!” anecdote in his autobiography, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music, which he released in 2021.)
Oh, I almost forgot: On October 29, 2020, Mr. Grohl and the Foo Fighters celebrated ten years of “FRESH POTS!” with a mock Saturday Night Live-style endorsement for a product called Fresh Potix. According to them, the product works. Kinda.
But as far as Dave Grohl’s status as “The Nicest Guy in Rock” is concerned, well… last year (2024), he revealed that he fathered a daughter outside his marriage, and he disappointed a lot of people, even me. I was quiet about it, but being a huge fan of Mr. Grohl, I was so disappointed that I stopped listening to the Foo Fighters’ music for at least a month. Frankly speaking, I’m still disappointed by Mr. Grohl’s mistakes.
That being said, Mr. Grohl’s mistakes show that he is human, like the rest of us, and I tip my hat to him for admitting them. I still admire him for being raw and real through his music. And after a brief time of staying away from the Foo Fighters’ music, I started listening again, and it still moves me in more ways than one. I still feel good crying after listening to the most cathartic song, “Walk”. I still feel the grounded yet magical kind of love when I hear “Everlong”. And “The Pretender”, the most defiant rock song with the perfect mix of melody and noise, is still simply my favorite song of all time. Dave Grohl is my hero despite his flaws (my other heroes, fictional or real-life, have theirs), and the Foo Fighters are still a musical constant in my life.
Also, last October 4, 2025, I experienced my second (and best) Foo Fighters concert ever; I sang along and headbanged as I saw my favorite band perform right at the barricade. I was a few feet away from a group of human beings with flaws who always deliver the most thunderous and inspiring rock music, live or not. And those glorious two hours have got to be the most unforgettable and happiest point of my life yet.
The Return of The Annoying, Caffeine-Fueled Deranged Writer… Maybe
As for me saying “FRESH POTS!” online, somehow it came back recently. I decided to switch from the usual Nescafé 3-in-1 coffee to the excellent UCC Class One black coffee, and having black coffee in the morning again is more refreshing and energizing for my body and soul. (Black coffee, dark soul. Go figure.) And then I had to let out Dave Grohl’s two words again, but this time in Threads, a microblogging service from Meta (the tech company that owns Facebook and Instagram). The aforementioned microblogging service reminds me of the old Twitter (simple, compact UI/UX design, etc.), and I love it, though I only started using it this year.
And what did I say on Threads? Unfortunately, I can’t embed the post here, and frankly, I don’t want to post an image of that post. (Three mentions of “post”. Great.) You can just check it out for yourself here. But basically, I’m back to saying “FRESH POTS!” but now in moderation, just like how Dave Grohl and I, Dewey, The Deranged Writer, drink our coffee nowadays.
FRESH POTS!
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A part of 14 Days of The Deranged Writer (2025).
Header image: Markus Spiske of Pexels / Freepik.
Updated on December 5, 2025 and December 10, 2025.
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