Dr. Peter Weller

And somebody's going to do a dissertation on that, you know, that the salvation of – and there's a whole lot of, like, gentrified Christians out there going, that's not true. Yes, it is true.

The Jewish intelligentsia academia of the post-World War I scene, or actually pre-World War I scene, with Berenson and Duveen, who was the very first Dutch Jews, the first people who got the United States into collecting art, this is who gave us the Renaissance back, these people. So it's one of the great anomalies, incredible sort of sophisticated people weird pieces of history ever.

The Jewish intelligentsia academia of the post-World War I scene, or actually pre-World War I scene, with Berenson and Duveen, who was the very first Dutch Jews, the first people who got the United States into collecting art, this is who gave us the Renaissance back, these people. So it's one of the great anomalies, incredible sort of sophisticated people weird pieces of history ever.

The Jewish intelligentsia academia of the post-World War I scene, or actually pre-World War I scene, with Berenson and Duveen, who was the very first Dutch Jews, the first people who got the United States into collecting art, this is who gave us the Renaissance back, these people. So it's one of the great anomalies, incredible sort of sophisticated people weird pieces of history ever.

And so the Renaissance is like, I'm jumping on this, man. I said, man, I got to learn this stuff. I got to learn this stuff. And so Radke takes me 10 weeks through this. And I said, look at these Jewish historians. Look at what Panofsky says about this. And look what this guy says about, you got to read German. You got to read this stuff.

And so the Renaissance is like, I'm jumping on this, man. I said, man, I got to learn this stuff. I got to learn this stuff. And so Radke takes me 10 weeks through this. And I said, look at these Jewish historians. Look at what Panofsky says about this. And look what this guy says about, you got to read German. You got to read this stuff.

And so the Renaissance is like, I'm jumping on this, man. I said, man, I got to learn this stuff. I got to learn this stuff. And so Radke takes me 10 weeks through this. And I said, look at these Jewish historians. Look at what Panofsky says about this. And look what this guy says about, you got to read German. You got to read this stuff.

He says, you know, you qualify for this very special program at Syracuse. where you do this entire master's degree, basically, in Italy. And I said, oh, great. I'll go over there. I'll do that. There was a strike in SAG after. Everybody's having a strike. I said, I'll go over there, man. You know what I'll do, man? I'll walk around. I'll dig some art. I'll learn some stuff.

He says, you know, you qualify for this very special program at Syracuse. where you do this entire master's degree, basically, in Italy. And I said, oh, great. I'll go over there. I'll do that. There was a strike in SAG after. Everybody's having a strike. I said, I'll go over there, man. You know what I'll do, man? I'll walk around. I'll dig some art. I'll learn some stuff.

He says, you know, you qualify for this very special program at Syracuse. where you do this entire master's degree, basically, in Italy. And I said, oh, great. I'll go over there. I'll do that. There was a strike in SAG after. Everybody's having a strike. I said, I'll go over there, man. You know what I'll do, man? I'll walk around. I'll dig some art. I'll learn some stuff.

And then I'll go down to my house in Positano and groove. No. They'll get there and say, you have had no undergrad credits. You've got to audit these classes from 7 o'clock to noon. Then you've got to take this calligraphy, paleography, la, la, la, la, la, la.

And then I'll go down to my house in Positano and groove. No. They'll get there and say, you have had no undergrad credits. You've got to audit these classes from 7 o'clock to noon. Then you've got to take this calligraphy, paleography, la, la, la, la, la, la.

And then I'll go down to my house in Positano and groove. No. They'll get there and say, you have had no undergrad credits. You've got to audit these classes from 7 o'clock to noon. Then you've got to take this calligraphy, paleography, la, la, la, la, la, la.

Yeah. Yeah. Hey, catch up, man. I was three weeks into this thing. My now wife and my mother come over to visit. I said, I'm out of here, man. This is too much shit. I'm an eight guy. I own a Ferrari. What the fuck am I doing this for, man? Oh, I'm walking to school. I'm listening to academics drone on. I have to take a fresco class. One of the greatest restorers in the world.

Yeah. Yeah. Hey, catch up, man. I was three weeks into this thing. My now wife and my mother come over to visit. I said, I'm out of here, man. This is too much shit. I'm an eight guy. I own a Ferrari. What the fuck am I doing this for, man? Oh, I'm walking to school. I'm listening to academics drone on. I have to take a fresco class. One of the greatest restorers in the world.

Yeah. Yeah. Hey, catch up, man. I was three weeks into this thing. My now wife and my mother come over to visit. I said, I'm out of here, man. This is too much shit. I'm an eight guy. I own a Ferrari. What the fuck am I doing this for, man? Oh, I'm walking to school. I'm listening to academics drone on. I have to take a fresco class. One of the greatest restorers in the world.

I have to learn how to do fresco. I don't want to learn that. I have to learn how to do egg tempura. I don't want to learn that. I have to stand on scaffolds and look at paint restoration. What the hell is this shit? Okay. My mother yells at me again. She's like, you don't quit nothing. We're standing on the Pont de Vecchio. She says, you don't quit nothing. You never quit. The Wellers don't quit.

I have to learn how to do fresco. I don't want to learn that. I have to learn how to do egg tempura. I don't want to learn that. I have to stand on scaffolds and look at paint restoration. What the hell is this shit? Okay. My mother yells at me again. She's like, you don't quit nothing. We're standing on the Pont de Vecchio. She says, you don't quit nothing. You never quit. The Wellers don't quit.

I have to learn how to do fresco. I don't want to learn that. I have to learn how to do egg tempura. I don't want to learn that. I have to stand on scaffolds and look at paint restoration. What the hell is this shit? Okay. My mother yells at me again. She's like, you don't quit nothing. We're standing on the Pont de Vecchio. She says, you don't quit nothing. You never quit. The Wellers don't quit.

This is tenacity, baby. You stay. So it's funny. I'm 51 years old. Listen to a 79-year-old mom. Amazing. Yeah.