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Golden, Living My Life Like: Says He's a 'Singer, Alvy' but Won't Commit to It

In the heat of a cool L.A. night a standup comic with too much time on his hands hones his schtick (aka generates a Broadway script bit by bit)

A Neo daily show on life after Hollywood, Washington, and New York (aka the U.S. of Israel, the world’s leading criminal racket).

[Transcript edited and enhanced by Gemini.]

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Above, do you hear it?

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I am Aerosmith.

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I'm everybody.

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I was speaking with a very wise college student today,

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yet another Alexander the Great I happen to know,

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about Spartacus yet again.

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And I thought,

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Ooh.

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Ooh.

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Auto.

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Therapy like an automobile.

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Another plane.

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Do you hear that?

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And then at some point, we'll hear the train.

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Hi, everybody, and how's it going?

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That was a huge,

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long,

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ow,

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intro into tonight's episode of the Armenian Quarter or No Other Land.

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I'm Sean M. B. I'm going to look right there, straight on.

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Take me out.

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Part de dos.

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Mm-hmm.

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I want to speak slowly so the AI will render my words correctly.

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Ain't that a bitch that Trump froze $2.2 billion in federal funding to Harvard.

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Point one.

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Punto uno.

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Why does Harvard need any government funding as a private institution?

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Done and done.

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Oh, it feels so good to be stretching it out, Konstantin.

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Konstantin Stanislawski and John Konstantin.

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The Armenian quarter is where I live.

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No other land is Palestine.

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There is an Armenian quarter.

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In Jerusalem.

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Jerusalem.

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I myself would like to visit it sometime,

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but I don't picture that ever happening,

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unfortunately.

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During Passover week...

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It's such a shame, right?

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A holiday that commemorates the emancipation of Jewish people, right?

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Goes completely disregarded.

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Well,

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the so-called Jewish state,

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Jewish only in so-called ethnicity,

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which doesn't even make sense because Judaism is a religion.

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Oh, gosh.

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Anyway, $2.2 billion.

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You know what?

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Harvard already did all the damage.

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As I asked the other day, there's not a joke here.

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I'll get to that one in a second.

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Yes, now I need to watch my tone.

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There is a joke here.

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It's on me.

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Rebirth and a salesman that I ever...

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thought I could ever be more than a Trojan horse.

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Well,

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it turns out my friends out there,

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not only does the body keep the score,

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I picture the sep.

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But I have to remind myself every day of the Eye of the Tiger,

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a song I listen to with my student read often.

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You have to have the will to survive as another plane flies overhead.

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That actually could be the soundtrack.

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And for me, liberation, not freedom.

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Here's where I differ from in the grand reality of things.

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My historical peer, Thomas Jefferson.

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Right?

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If you think owning other people, the bile is acceptable, then you would think.

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indirect democracy was free,

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but I believe that we should have a say in how our governments are run,

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particularly here.

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In the Union States of America, as I've always said, rebirth and the salesman.

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You have to sell people their land.

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You don't just take it.

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Me too.

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Punto dos means hands off other people's land just as much as it means hands off

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other people's bodies.

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Thank you, Gustavo Petro.

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And Colombia.

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Not only is my birthday the same as Ronaldo's, it's also the same as Errol Morrison's.

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How about that?

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All that jazz.

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I'll do it my way.

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It's true, my friends.

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I'm extending the story, the narrative.

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I am a performance artist in captivity.

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I am enchanted love with my ex, Arthur.

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It doesn't make a difference whether he's in the picture or not.

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Every day is Groundhog Day.

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times lost in translation to me.

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Back and song.

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That fall,

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six months or so after I last did crystal meth,

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Arthur and I went to Philly for Columbus Day weekend.

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The details remain hazy to me,

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but we did go see an installation at the Girard College Chapel called Back and Song

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about the African-American tradition of healing through corporeal

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means it was co-presented by thomas jefferson university and the philadelphia

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contemporary and i thought for the umpteenth time this is my declaration of

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independence right i mean could you imagine a conversation between julius caesar

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and Spartacus today, right?

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They would have to say,

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this is ridiculous that you all are still fighting the same battles we did.

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Just let other people be.

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I'm the Jesus of suburbia, and this is my American idiot Stan story.

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I repeat, that's my chorus.

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The chorus repeats me.

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and extends itself every day.

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I extend myself the same grace I do to my students.

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Eureka!

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I am the Buddha of suburbia and the Jesus of suburbia.

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This is my Easter rising story.

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I am stretching it out.

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Some people ride.

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Oh, I like to genuflect to myself.

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Love your neighbor like you love thyself, my friends.

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Your friends and neighbors.

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Fifteen minutes.

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Just stretching.

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Body, mind.

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Free your body, mind, and the rest will follow, my friends.

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Ciao for now, I'm Sean M.P.

The speaker, who identifies as Aerosmith and "everybody," begins by mentioning a conversation with a "wise college student" about Spartacus, drawing a parallel to Alexander the Great. The speaker then shifts focus to the concept of "auto therapy," comparing it to an automobile and referencing planes and trains, possibly alluding to modes of transportation or escape.

The speaker welcomes the audience to the "Armenian Quarter or No Other Land," introducing himself as Sean M. B. and emphasizing a desire to speak slowly for AI transcription. The speaker expresses outrage at Trump freezing federal funding to Harvard, questioning why a private institution needs government money. The speaker then touches on the Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem, expressing a wish to visit but acknowledging the unlikelihood.

The speaker criticizes the "so-called Jewish state" during Passover, highlighting the irony of disregarding a holiday celebrating emancipation. The speaker then returns to the topic of Harvard, suggesting that the institution has already caused significant harm. The speaker alludes to personal experiences and struggles, mentioning a "Trojan horse" and the importance of survival and liberation.

The speaker expresses a belief in direct democracy, contrasting with Thomas Jefferson's views on owning people and indirect democracy. The speaker emphasizes the importance of consent and respect for both land and bodies, referencing Gustavo Petro and Colombia. The speaker mentions sharing a birthday with Ronaldo and Errol Morrison, highlighting individuality and extending the narrative of their own life as a "performance artist in captivity."

The speaker expresses enduring love for their ex, Arthur, and describes a sense of Groundhog Day and feeling lost in translation. The speaker recounts a trip to Philly with Arthur to see an installation called "Back and Song" about African-American healing traditions. The speaker draws a parallel between their own experiences and historical figures like Julius Caesar and Spartacus, emphasizing the ongoing nature of struggles for liberation.

The speaker identifies as both the "Buddha of suburbia" and the "Jesus of suburbia," framing their story as an Easter rising. They emphasize the importance of stretching and freeing the body and mind. The speaker concludes with a farewell, signing off as Sean M. P.

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Golden, Living My Life Like: Says He's a 'Singer, Alvy' but Won't Commit to It

A Neo daily show on life after Hollywood, Washington, and New York (aka the U.S. of Israel, the world’s leading criminal racket).

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