Janet Fitzgerald
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Podcast Appearances
So I said, please don't do it. She goes, I'm sending them to Scarsdale and we'll see what happens. Well, I'll tell you what happened. Those women in Scarsdale had never seen anything quite like that. And he blew up Scarsdale. to be a giant star. People are laying down the big bucks to get into this class and he is a superstar in Scarsdale. Now here's where Julie is fucking brilliant.
So I said, please don't do it. She goes, I'm sending them to Scarsdale and we'll see what happens. Well, I'll tell you what happened. Those women in Scarsdale had never seen anything quite like that. And he blew up Scarsdale. to be a giant star. People are laying down the big bucks to get into this class and he is a superstar in Scarsdale. Now here's where Julie is fucking brilliant.
And the heart of the company was programming because she was an agent. She knew what color the hair should be, how to change the outfit, what they should wear, where they taught, what time they taught, who was taking that class. And she was a pro at it. It was like it was brilliant watching her.
And the heart of the company was programming because she was an agent. She knew what color the hair should be, how to change the outfit, what they should wear, where they taught, what time they taught, who was taking that class. And she was a pro at it. It was like it was brilliant watching her.
She plucks Danny out of Scarsdale and puts him in the opening of Union Square. And I mean to tell you, within three months of that studio opening, people were in the hallway trying to touch him like they were reaching for the Beatles. And he's like running from back there into the studio. I mean, like, it's insanity.
She plucks Danny out of Scarsdale and puts him in the opening of Union Square. And I mean to tell you, within three months of that studio opening, people were in the hallway trying to touch him like they were reaching for the Beatles. And he's like running from back there into the studio. I mean, like, it's insanity.
And he blows up into this just like this giant thing that none of us really even understood. Danny had his boyfriend at the time riding the boyfriend bike front row. And Danny, I'm telling you, he was a magician. You never saw him do anything with his hands. Lights would go on and off, but you never saw him flick the switch, you know?
And he blows up into this just like this giant thing that none of us really even understood. Danny had his boyfriend at the time riding the boyfriend bike front row. And Danny, I'm telling you, he was a magician. You never saw him do anything with his hands. Lights would go on and off, but you never saw him flick the switch, you know?
And oftentimes he was so strong, he had these giant thighs, like dancer thighs, that he couldn't even use his arms. He would just be like, arms out to the side, like flying to the side. And he's like running out of the saddle in the air with the lights changing at the same time. Choreography, one leg out, floating around, like, you know, whatever. So he flips the switch somehow. None of us saw it.
And oftentimes he was so strong, he had these giant thighs, like dancer thighs, that he couldn't even use his arms. He would just be like, arms out to the side, like flying to the side. And he's like running out of the saddle in the air with the lights changing at the same time. Choreography, one leg out, floating around, like, you know, whatever. So he flips the switch somehow. None of us saw it.
Somehow has his water bottle. Remember, we used to have the smart water with the lids. So he has this smart water in between his thighs, which we never saw. And he comes up for the run, squeezes his inner thighs together, and it shoots all over the boyfriend's face. just like comes all over his face. The room is screaming, losing their minds.
Somehow has his water bottle. Remember, we used to have the smart water with the lids. So he has this smart water in between his thighs, which we never saw. And he comes up for the run, squeezes his inner thighs together, and it shoots all over the boyfriend's face. just like comes all over his face. The room is screaming, losing their minds.
So you've got all these divas that started the industry and then you've got these new budding... divas, right? We're giving them the keys to the kingdom because we've taught them this method and now SoulCycle is blowing up and you can't get into these classes and people are losing their minds. So instructors are getting off the bike, taking off their shirts, shooting everybody with water.
So you've got all these divas that started the industry and then you've got these new budding... divas, right? We're giving them the keys to the kingdom because we've taught them this method and now SoulCycle is blowing up and you can't get into these classes and people are losing their minds. So instructors are getting off the bike, taking off their shirts, shooting everybody with water.
Every class is like going to some wild concert. The stronger the riders got, the stronger we all got. It was like feeding each other. And a lot of the instructors partied hard. I mean, partied hard. So the young ones would stay out all night doing God knows what, a lot of drugs. And then coming in, popping an Adderall, just trying to keep it together.
Every class is like going to some wild concert. The stronger the riders got, the stronger we all got. It was like feeding each other. And a lot of the instructors partied hard. I mean, partied hard. So the young ones would stay out all night doing God knows what, a lot of drugs. And then coming in, popping an Adderall, just trying to keep it together.
And then getting on the bikes, spinning a million miles an hour. And it was a little bit out of control. Part of it...
And then getting on the bikes, spinning a million miles an hour. And it was a little bit out of control. Part of it...
was the charm to be honest with you to see claire walking in smelling like cigarettes with her pantyhose in a big gash hole in the side she's got a fur coat on and like god knows where she's been all night and she just like walks in and like throws her fur coat down and just like fucking nails class like she's a superstar
was the charm to be honest with you to see claire walking in smelling like cigarettes with her pantyhose in a big gash hole in the side she's got a fur coat on and like god knows where she's been all night and she just like walks in and like throws her fur coat down and just like fucking nails class like she's a superstar