Following the trip, Black and Gass would bond over music. Black states he didn't learn guitar until he was "around twenty-three years old", so would regularly visit Gass's Cochran Avenue studio apartment, in the deal that Gass would teach Black to play guitar in return for food, mainly from fast-food chain Jack in the Box. Black has comically stated that their go-to order was two tacos for a dollar, "as it was cheap". "If wanted to splurge, [we would go with Monster Tacos, which included extra lettuce and salsa". The two would work together professionally at The Actor's Gang and would collaborate in productions.