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When I was about 6, my father
took me to a magic show.
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And it's probably
my earliest memory.
:23:12
You know when your son goes
to college and you say,
:23:15
"Go to college," and
"What are you going to be?
:23:17
"Be a doctor. Be a lawyer. "
:23:20
I tried to make him into
a doctor or a lawyer.
:23:30
You know, my mom would
always say, you know,
:23:32
"Get a job. Get a job. "
:23:33
But my dad would say to me,
"You know, David,
:23:35
I can't tell you what to do,
because you know what I did
:23:37
when I got out of college. "
:23:39
He blew off his chemical
engineering degree,
:23:41
which he could have worked
for an oil company
:23:43
and made tons of money.
:23:44
Instead, he played
in the mountains,
:23:45
which is a total blow-off,
follow your dream,
:23:47
artistic thing.
:23:49
And I totally love him for that.
:23:57
Trust your children to somebody
who was a schoolteacher
:24:00
for over 20, 30 years,
a member of your community.
:24:03
All you heard were accolades
about this person,
:24:05
and now all of a sudden,
he's a monster.
:24:09
And things that were
being said,
:24:13
you know, upset the community,
:24:15
because you don't
expect that here.
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Great Neck is a peninsula.
:24:26
It's a very insulated community.
:24:29
This was a certain kind of
person that lived in Great Neck.
:24:33
It's on the North Shore
of Long Island,
:24:34
which is usually a
predominately wealthy area.
:24:37
These are wealthy,
professional people
:24:40
that have garnered a great deal
of income in their lives,
:24:44
and they live accordingly.
:24:47
Nice community.
:24:49
Tight.
:24:50
Affluent.
:24:53
Well-kept homes.
:24:54
They get dressed up
to go shopping.
:24:56
They want to be sure
they get seen by
:24:57
the people they want to see,
:24:58
and cars are important,