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like, brooklyn now is very different than the brooklyn i grew up in. like, you know, brooklyn in the '80s was, like, it was legit scary. like, there's no, there was no, like, beating around the bush. it was pretty rough and tumble. brooklyn now is fancy. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: it's -- >> fancy. >> jimmy: oh, yeah. >> it feels to me a little bit like -- you know what it feels like? it feels like hipster "westworld." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: "westworld"? it's like a theme park where, like, lena dunhamm is just, like, pooping out hipsters on to bedford avenue. [ laughter ] um, you know, but my parents were the og hipsters. >> jimmy: they were, yeah. >> yeah. >> jimmy: they've just been there forever. >> they've been there forever. >> jimmy: yeah. >> they've just been -- yeah. >> jimmy: what kind of kid were you? >> you know, i walked to the beat of my own drum, for sure. i shaved my head when i was 12. >> jimmy: did you really? >> i did. i didn't shave it, actually. my mom took me to, like, a a japanese hair artist. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: and what is a hair
like, brooklyn now is very different than the brooklyn i grew up in. like, you know, brooklyn in the '80s was, like, it was legit scary. like, there's no, there was no, like, beating around the bush. it was pretty rough and tumble. brooklyn now is fancy. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: it's -- >> fancy. >> jimmy: oh, yeah. >> it feels to me a little bit like -- you know what it feels like? it feels like hipster "westworld." [ laughter ] >> jimmy:...
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and, yeah, brooklyn office space is cheaper. brooklyn has everything.t see the beauty of brooklyn, you can't see the beauty of the real america. brooklyn has black people, white people, asians, native americans, latinos, elderly, young hipsters. brooklyn has jews and united states fuz muslims, and poor pe, and poets and professional sports and snow storms and heat waves. brooklyn really does have everything, everything expect agriculture. there used to be farms until people just kept pouring into brooklyn, wave, after wave of a.m. imimmigration, the kind th fred trump was protesting the day he got arrested that clan rally. brooklyn doesn't look like a donald trump rally. it looks like america, the real america. the america that includes all of us, the america that doesn't try to keep us in categories determined by bigotry. black guys counting my money, i hate it, the only kind of people i want counting my money are little short guys that wear yamakules every day, that's what he said when he saw a black accountant working at one of his casinos. he manage
and, yeah, brooklyn office space is cheaper. brooklyn has everything.t see the beauty of brooklyn, you can't see the beauty of the real america. brooklyn has black people, white people, asians, native americans, latinos, elderly, young hipsters. brooklyn has jews and united states fuz muslims, and poor pe, and poets and professional sports and snow storms and heat waves. brooklyn really does have everything, everything expect agriculture. there used to be farms until people just kept pouring...
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brooklyn i think -- yeah. where's brooklyn at? yeah, absolutely. uh hey, guys. i don't know about you guys, sorry, it's hooked to me here. [ light laughter ] syou going to plug it into your computer? >> jimmy: there you go. >> steve: you're going to plug it in the computer? >> jimmy: so, yeah. [ whistling ] it's not a ham radio. no, no this is a pod cast. >> steve: oh, podcasts. love 'em. >> jimmy: these are new, obscure podcasts that i don't know if you've heard of. but they're great, and you should check them out. this first one is called "morgan and morgan." >> steve: oh. >> jimmy: all right, and this is a podcast featuring morgan freeman and tracy morgan. nature. >> steve: wow, fantastic. >> jimmy: let's give it a a listen. >> t male penguin then begins ?@ his mating dance, by carefully through them? >> jimmy: yeah, i'm looking througthem. >> steve: making sure you have thrit one? wow, that playlist.s ng >> jimmy: no, no, no. let's not do that one. this is a butternut squash, gazpacho, gumbo. dikembe mugumbo. soup's the best. crumble some crackers on the sou
brooklyn i think -- yeah. where's brooklyn at? yeah, absolutely. uh hey, guys. i don't know about you guys, sorry, it's hooked to me here. [ light laughter ] syou going to plug it into your computer? >> jimmy: there you go. >> steve: you're going to plug it in the computer? >> jimmy: so, yeah. [ whistling ] it's not a ham radio. no, no this is a pod cast. >> steve: oh, podcasts. love 'em. >> jimmy: these are new, obscure podcasts that i don't know if you've heard...
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brooklyn's own. brooklyn i think -- yeah. where's brooklyn at? yeah, absolutely. uh hey, guys. i don't know about you guys, but i love podcasts. you guys listen to podcasts? [ cheers and applause ] i mean, i love tv shows a lot. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: much better, but when i get a chance -- >> steve: yeah, you love the podcasts. >> jimmy: i'm setting this bit up so, yeah. your way to work, you're going to the gym, whatever. you know, traveling to school, on your way to prison. >> steve: right. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: whatever you want to do. the other day, i was scrolling through itunes and i noticed that there's a lot of obscure podcasts, that i've never even heard before. >> steve: really? >> jimmy: and i thought it would be nice to check out a a few of them, and tell you guys about them, in a new segment we call "tonight show podcasts." here we go. [ cheers and applause ] ?? >> jimmy: so these are -- >> steve: wow. >> jimmy: so this is a -- yeah. >> steve: is that special? >> jimmy: he can't hear me because you've got your headphones on. >> steve: what's that? >> jim
brooklyn's own. brooklyn i think -- yeah. where's brooklyn at? yeah, absolutely. uh hey, guys. i don't know about you guys, but i love podcasts. you guys listen to podcasts? [ cheers and applause ] i mean, i love tv shows a lot. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: much better, but when i get a chance -- >> steve: yeah, you love the podcasts. >> jimmy: i'm setting this bit up so, yeah. your way to work, you're going to the gym, whatever. you know, traveling to school, on your way...
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and the brooklyn bridge is another example.sam: joe berger is inspired by you is chronicling the new bridge on the hudson. do you see differences between that and the verrazano-narrows bridge? gay: joe is an excellent reporter. you should probably know if you are readers of the paper. but the verrazano-narrows bridge is a work of art. and the george washington bridge is beautiful. i do not know which is more beautiful. every time i drive past i look up and i think that what a great grand design. and the new bridge will be a wonderful opportunity for joe berger to write about what they are doing. but i don't think that completed it will be as much of a work of art. but i am prejudice. [laughter] sam: i think so too. if we talk about your dress, we can also talk about how you work as a reporter. gay: i want to say one more thing. when i interviewed ironworkers or the baseball players or the street sweepers or the window washers, if i was given the opportunity, i never dress down. i always dress up. the reason, for many reasons, o
and the brooklyn bridge is another example.sam: joe berger is inspired by you is chronicling the new bridge on the hudson. do you see differences between that and the verrazano-narrows bridge? gay: joe is an excellent reporter. you should probably know if you are readers of the paper. but the verrazano-narrows bridge is a work of art. and the george washington bridge is beautiful. i do not know which is more beautiful. every time i drive past i look up and i think that what a great grand...
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today events make up about 75% of brooklyn winery's business. last year they raked in $5.2 million in revenue. during brooklyn winery's fall harvest it's all hands on deck. >> just want to put those hands and do that and pull it up and just try to incorporate the grape skins with all of the juice. >> reporter: how am i doing? >> you're doing great. >> well, if wine isn't your thing and why wouldn't it be, how about beer? new jersey-based startup fizzics is tapping a new technology that promises to make your beer better. here to tell us about it and how it works, ceo and co-founder phillip petracca. >> pleasure, thank you. >> how did you come up with this idea to improve beer? >> my co-founder and i were having a great draft beer at a favorite craft brewery and i said why does it take so good drinking it from a tap and when we're drinking it at home out of a can and bottle it doesn't taste the same? ten months later we had our first prototype. we socialized it at the beer festivals and the response was overwhelming and we've been running ever sin
today events make up about 75% of brooklyn winery's business. last year they raked in $5.2 million in revenue. during brooklyn winery's fall harvest it's all hands on deck. >> just want to put those hands and do that and pull it up and just try to incorporate the grape skins with all of the juice. >> reporter: how am i doing? >> you're doing great. >> well, if wine isn't your thing and why wouldn't it be, how about beer? new jersey-based startup fizzics is tapping a new...
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and i'm going back to brooklyn. that's my neighborhood. >> brooklyn is not the same brooklyn. you see the guys with the like hipster brooklyn beards and dinner jackets. >> there he a always been eclectic group. but brooklyn is a very special place. >> number one thing about brooklyn you love. >> all i can think about is the great community. my father was a garbage man in the neighborhood. he worked on the school we lived on. my first day of high school he let me ride inside the truck -- no. but i'm telling you, i think about the community. i really think about the neighbors that watched you. i think about the guy, sam, the corner crosser guards for all the kids in the neighborhood. beat cop who strongly suggested i should try the police athletic league. that kind of thing. >> i feel like i can visualize all of these people in my mind. community was important for me last night. loreal paris women of worth awards. i was so honored to present to kathy tilipson. this woman has decided i'm not retiring, i'm taking all o money to help homeless use. not just giving them a place to st
and i'm going back to brooklyn. that's my neighborhood. >> brooklyn is not the same brooklyn. you see the guys with the like hipster brooklyn beards and dinner jackets. >> there he a always been eclectic group. but brooklyn is a very special place. >> number one thing about brooklyn you love. >> all i can think about is the great community. my father was a garbage man in the neighborhood. he worked on the school we lived on. my first day of high school he let me ride...
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a butcher in brooklyn is about all flo knows.ving and becoming more democratic. it's no longer just a game played by wealthier men -- doctors, lawyers, and bankers. and although flo can't identify which one of these gentlemen is that great-great-uncle on her father's side, we can i.d. couple of his teammates. at far left is chris smith. two men to the right is shortstop dickey pearce, who's credited with inventing the bunt. looks like a straitjacket. baseball uniforms have really changed over the years. i can see why. got to love this cap, though. take me out to the ballgame. so this is the bat. i see they're not playing with gloves. what about the balls? >> well, i have just the man to talk to for that. wild horse. >> wait. wild horse? >> that's his nickname. he runs the bases with wild abandon. >> you make those? >> i start with a rubber center, two cords of yarn. everything was handmade. >> ready? >> all right. >> really? oh, no. no gloves. aah! oh. it didn't hurt that bad. have you heard of the name archibald mcmahon? >> he's
a butcher in brooklyn is about all flo knows.ving and becoming more democratic. it's no longer just a game played by wealthier men -- doctors, lawyers, and bankers. and although flo can't identify which one of these gentlemen is that great-great-uncle on her father's side, we can i.d. couple of his teammates. at far left is chris smith. two men to the right is shortstop dickey pearce, who's credited with inventing the bunt. looks like a straitjacket. baseball uniforms have really changed over...
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a writer for the federal list was shopping at a supermarket in brooklyn. the liberal stronghold and the writer sets the scene. the mood in the store was glum. people are still in shock over donald trump's victory and then it started. ♪ ♪ turn it up. >> but shoppers didn't want to turn it up. they wanted to turn it down. they were playing "sweet home allah back --" sweet home alabama". in shock. one woman said this is unbelievable. she found a store clerk who was looking in the ceiling for the invisible speakers blaring it for the other america. she said this is so inappropriate. can we turn it off? they could not turn it off. another guy asked and here is what happened to him. >> that was a dramatization. that was not the actual -- >> really? that's great. where is that from? >> norma ray. >> is that one of those 80s -- on golden pond. what do you think? you read this article? >> i did read it. who doesn't already start to move like you are in a bar and you suddenly hear "sweet home alabama? it is a big tune. i am more offended by john legend's "imagine."
a writer for the federal list was shopping at a supermarket in brooklyn. the liberal stronghold and the writer sets the scene. the mood in the store was glum. people are still in shock over donald trump's victory and then it started. ♪ ♪ turn it up. >> but shoppers didn't want to turn it up. they wanted to turn it down. they were playing "sweet home allah back --" sweet home alabama". in shock. one woman said this is unbelievable. she found a store clerk who was looking...
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can i ask, how many of you here are from brooklyn? quite a few of you. great. well, that's absolutely fantastic because jenny and i l also feel very much part of brooklyn, as well. tina, i want to thank you for being such a dedicated supporter. you have been absolutely magnificent and it has really brought so much life to the legacy of my great grandfather. jennifer, thank you very very much for all you have done and to the students of hunter and all your supporters for coming here this evening to support us. the college is clearly thriving and i just wonder whether the college was founded in 1870 and jenny was born in 1854. is it not possible that she might have had some studies, but history doesn't tell us the answer to that, so i'm absolutely thrilled to be here and thank you very very much jennifer, very warm welcome and we're very keen to make sure that everybody gets a great opportunity, and particularly, goals in this generation. i brought two special guests of my own, this evening. it is particularly that my sister and the name sake of our great great g
can i ask, how many of you here are from brooklyn? quite a few of you. great. well, that's absolutely fantastic because jenny and i l also feel very much part of brooklyn, as well. tina, i want to thank you for being such a dedicated supporter. you have been absolutely magnificent and it has really brought so much life to the legacy of my great grandfather. jennifer, thank you very very much for all you have done and to the students of hunter and all your supporters for coming here this evening...
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it names brooklyn's, the bar henderson was drinking after the game. the suit alleges brooklyn's served him alcohol when he was visibly drunk. want want reached out to brook -- 9wants to know reached out to brooklyn's. they cannot comment at this time. >>> denver police say a man facing charges now 20-year-old steven wiley accused of killing one person and wounding another. as officers took him into custody, an rtd transit police officer grabbed up a child and carried her out of a potentially dangerous situation. 9wants to know reporter anastasiya bolton found out that officer was jerry torres. at 6:00 we hear what was going through his held as he tried to get the child to safety. >>> children's hospital colorado is taking part in the nation's largest autism study. several colorado families will join the research. 9news reporter victoria sanchez talked with a mother about what >> reporter: 7-year-old griffin has autism. >> the diagnosis is devastating, absolutely devastating. >> reporter: mom george ann learned her son had the developmental disorder wh
it names brooklyn's, the bar henderson was drinking after the game. the suit alleges brooklyn's served him alcohol when he was visibly drunk. want want reached out to brook -- 9wants to know reached out to brooklyn's. they cannot comment at this time. >>> denver police say a man facing charges now 20-year-old steven wiley accused of killing one person and wounding another. as officers took him into custody, an rtd transit police officer grabbed up a child and carried her out of a...
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i was born in brooklyn, he would say, and i am proud of it. his first home was a crowded tenement on the street that led to the maingate of the brooklyn navy yard, and he grew up watching the boys, who were in a local gang called the boys of navy street, he watched while they'd hassle hassle and assaule sailors and as soon as he was old enough, which is probably when he was eight years old, he joined this gang. he was big for his age, and he was a fast runner. so no sailor ever caught him. and by the time he was 12 he had grated from being the gang's mascot to beg one of the most dependable and fearless fighters. he stayed in school through the sixth grade, which he had to repeat, but not because he was a good are bad student, because actually he was a very good student, but because he played hooky so often he was seldom in the classroom. his parents believed in educationen and wade all their sons to stay in school as long as possible, but every one of them quit at the first opportunity, and they found work such as it was in penny ante crimina
i was born in brooklyn, he would say, and i am proud of it. his first home was a crowded tenement on the street that led to the maingate of the brooklyn navy yard, and he grew up watching the boys, who were in a local gang called the boys of navy street, he watched while they'd hassle hassle and assaule sailors and as soon as he was old enough, which is probably when he was eight years old, he joined this gang. he was big for his age, and he was a fast runner. so no sailor ever caught him. and...
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and it seems brooklyn's are just beginning. the civil lawsuit doesn't say how much money the family is asking for, but 9 wants to know also reached out to this bar for a comment about the case. kyle, they chose not to songwriters in the world has died. leonard cohen was 82 years old. canadian poet, and songwriter was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2008. he released his 14th album just last month. according to a statement on his >>> tomorrow is veterans day. tonight we take a look at a dysfunctional service within the department of veterans affairs. a service that a mother from colorado says failed her son, a sailor in the navy. as part of a national investigation by our sister stations, something we're calling charlie foxtrot. our own chris vanderveen looks into the question of who's answering the call. >> johnny never complained. >> reporter: jody carol looks at the world with the eyes of a mother who saw change in the whys of her son. >> he'd come home and he slept for 18 hours. i thought, gosh something is r
and it seems brooklyn's are just beginning. the civil lawsuit doesn't say how much money the family is asking for, but 9 wants to know also reached out to this bar for a comment about the case. kyle, they chose not to songwriters in the world has died. leonard cohen was 82 years old. canadian poet, and songwriter was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2008. he released his 14th album just last month. according to a statement on his >>> tomorrow is veterans day. tonight we...
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. >> she's from brooklyn. harvey: what does that mean to say she's from brooklyn? >> like lena dunham lives in brooklyn. blurred lines video. she's down in mexico, topless. >> harvey, this has got to do it for you, man. harvey: you're not doing like electroshock therapy. she's very good looking. [laughter] announcer: in the wake of this year's rocky election, one man has stepped up to bring our country back together in the
. >> she's from brooklyn. harvey: what does that mean to say she's from brooklyn? >> like lena dunham lives in brooklyn. blurred lines video. she's down in mexico, topless. >> harvey, this has got to do it for you, man. harvey: you're not doing like electroshock therapy. she's very good looking. [laughter] announcer: in the wake of this year's rocky election, one man has stepped up to bring our country back together in the
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the pratt oil company in brooklyn is then taken over by standard oil of new york with john d.rockefeller at the helm. pratt becomes begin an executive in the standard or company, and henry starts at the bottom as a clerk and works his way up, eventually becoming president of the standard or company of new york. 1911 the antitrust case against standard oil results in it being split into 36 different companies, the largest piece to standard oil of new jersey the second largest the standard all of new york, and that is the one that hundred becomes the president of comment and later becomes the chairman of the board. so from being a clerk he works his wake -- he works his way up to being chairman of the board. so 95 he is writing -- excuse me, he's running the world's largest corporation, and then after work he goes home, and his wife it was was a shakespearean her own right, she ran herer's masters thesis at faster on the two decks of shakespeare, he and his wife would go through catalogs and order things for their collections. and open the packages that arrive, examined the book
the pratt oil company in brooklyn is then taken over by standard oil of new york with john d.rockefeller at the helm. pratt becomes begin an executive in the standard or company, and henry starts at the bottom as a clerk and works his way up, eventually becoming president of the standard or company of new york. 1911 the antitrust case against standard oil results in it being split into 36 different companies, the largest piece to standard oil of new jersey the second largest the standard all of...
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karen lynn gorney back to the spot where she had that great kiss with john travolta underneath the brooklyn bridge and the fond memories.
karen lynn gorney back to the spot where she had that great kiss with john travolta underneath the brooklyn bridge and the fond memories.
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i am from brooklyn and sometimes i see that beautiful lady in the harbor with the torch. the torch that symbolizes to most americans and citizens of the world the american dream. if you ask the average new yorker or american what does this dream mean to you? they put it simply. they say, it means if i work hard i will be doing better 10 years from now and my kids will do better than me. if you elect me, citizens of new york, i will work every day to make that torch burn brighter. ms. long: he says this at the end of every debate and most other speeches he makes. he says he is fighting for the middle class. for the middle class he said the best is yet to come. the was six years ago problem is it has not happened. he invented an imaginary middle-class family because if you had to talk to a real middle-class family they would tell you they are not doing so well. people are really struggling with obamacare. the middle class is not doing cannot findct they jobs is not going well year after year you keep talking about the middle class. >> think both of you for joining us, that
i am from brooklyn and sometimes i see that beautiful lady in the harbor with the torch. the torch that symbolizes to most americans and citizens of the world the american dream. if you ask the average new yorker or american what does this dream mean to you? they put it simply. they say, it means if i work hard i will be doing better 10 years from now and my kids will do better than me. if you elect me, citizens of new york, i will work every day to make that torch burn brighter. ms. long: he...
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hoyt'll be going to brooklyn. - brooklyn. - thanks. hey, gina. hey, james. how you doing? are you going to detective simone's promotion ceremony? yeah, in just a little bit. i, uh-- i felt bad for this kid's situation, case we worked today. - the boy who reported the body? - yeah, his real name's marco romero. he's, uh, involved with things on the street. kinda reminds me of the mistakes my brother made. has your brother straightened out? no, he, uh, passed away. not wanting to know what he was into. that's hard for parents. it's not exactly similar. this boy's father seems more like just a jerk. anyways, um, guess i'll head over to one police plaza. okay, james. yeah. i appreciate you letting me share this with you. excuse me. how's it going? all right, sarge. how are you? good. he wants to talk to you. yeah, huh? don't worry. he's a nice guy. commissioner, this is detective bobby simone. but i was upstate visiting frank lattimer. how's he doing? he's got a long way to go. all he talks about is coming back to the job. i'll have a good thought for him, sir. sit down. bobby
hoyt'll be going to brooklyn. - brooklyn. - thanks. hey, gina. hey, james. how you doing? are you going to detective simone's promotion ceremony? yeah, in just a little bit. i, uh-- i felt bad for this kid's situation, case we worked today. - the boy who reported the body? - yeah, his real name's marco romero. he's, uh, involved with things on the street. kinda reminds me of the mistakes my brother made. has your brother straightened out? no, he, uh, passed away. not wanting to know what he was...
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so, now i'm going to talk a little bit and i'm going to start by telling you he was born in brooklyn, january 17, 1899 and he was a fourth son and the second one born in united states, to italian immigrant parents, gabriele and teresa capone. her grew up in family that kept to the was of the old country and was deeply steeped in every italian custom and tradition. but all his life he was quick to correct anyone and to become angry every time he was called italian. i'm an american. was born in brock lynn, he would say, i am proud of it. his first home was a crowded tenement on the street that led to maingate of the brooklyn navy yard, he grew up watching the boys in a local gang called the boys of navy street, he watched while they'd hassle and assault the sailors who poured out of the maingate and as soon as he was old enough, which was probably when he was around eight years old, the joined this gang. he was big for his age, and he was a fast runner. so no sailor ever caught him and by the time he was 12 he had great wade imfrom being the gang's mascot to being one. its most dependab
so, now i'm going to talk a little bit and i'm going to start by telling you he was born in brooklyn, january 17, 1899 and he was a fourth son and the second one born in united states, to italian immigrant parents, gabriele and teresa capone. her grew up in family that kept to the was of the old country and was deeply steeped in every italian custom and tradition. but all his life he was quick to correct anyone and to become angry every time he was called italian. i'm an american. was born in...
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i grew up in brooklyn heights. >> jimmy: okay. >> brooklyn heights, it's like -- brooklyn heights, egypt, and england. in my mind the trifecta of squash. >> jimmy: the three only places in the world where people play squash, yeah. [ laughter ] >> no, i was really good. like the grand slams. >> jimmy: really? >> and then i was going into boys nationals and i had a meltdown. i literally lost to this kid with a mohawk. >> jimmy: oh. wow. >> and it was one of the -- i mean, it was terrifying, yeah. >> jimmy: was he intimidating? >> yeah, i was -- i had been afraid of him for years, actually. >> jimmy: what? >> my dad was like, look out for this kid. and i was like, no, no, i can beat him. >> jimmy: your dad did not help you. >> i know, right? >> jimmy: this reminds me of when rocky >> no, it's got a kit of a "karate kid" moment. >> jimmy: the mohawk what is i'm thinking of. yeah, mr. t and the karate kid. that drove you out of squash? >> i was done. >> jimmy: did that kid go on to become a professional squash player? >> i don't know. >> jimmy: that's what you should be searching on, instead
i grew up in brooklyn heights. >> jimmy: okay. >> brooklyn heights, it's like -- brooklyn heights, egypt, and england. in my mind the trifecta of squash. >> jimmy: the three only places in the world where people play squash, yeah. [ laughter ] >> no, i was really good. like the grand slams. >> jimmy: really? >> and then i was going into boys nationals and i had a meltdown. i literally lost to this kid with a mohawk. >> jimmy: oh. wow. >> and it...