David Meltzer

But my first summer, I worked half the summer in New York City because I needed money.

But I borrowed money to study admiralty law in Greece.

And my uncle Eli, who co-signed on my law loans just so I could go to law school, was very upset.

Uncle Eli was in that doctor, lawyer, failure type of mentality.

And he couldn't believe that I was borrowing, with his co-signing, an extra $2,500 to go study in Greece and

When I was borrowing money to go to law school.

So I go to Greece and it is literally the best time of my life.

I am with like all these rich Tulane kids.

And when I didn't have money, you know, they would hook me up and help me out.

Anyway, one of my rich, rich, rich friends who own banks in Panama is like, you got to come to the Bolshoi Ballet with me.

And I was like, dude, I can't afford to go to the Bolshoi Ballet.

Oh, no, my dad got us tickets.

I'll take the ferry with you, you know.

So I go back to Athens from Rhodes, the island we were studying on, to go see the Bolshoi Ballet, right?

Poor white kid from Akron, Ohio, going to see the Bolshoi Ballet in Athens.

Anyway, we couldn't find the guy that had the tickets.

And Sully Bihar, my friend from Panama,

He's like, oh, what are we going to do?

I'm like, I'm from the street.

I'm a hustler.