Josh Brolin
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Yeah. There was a moment toward the end of her life and I found like, was it in an Al-Anon book? And I still have it. And it had her name in the front that she wrote, hand wrote. And I know that there was a thing at the end she had thought of. What's that show on right now? Chimps or something like that? Chimp Crazy. Chimp Crazy.
And she had thought of a show 30 years ago about like a sitcom of chimps and people and doing it like animatronically or something like that. because she was into the wildlife thing. And somebody took her seriously and said, I want you to develop that show. And she wasn't in the business or anything. It was just somebody that she knew and said, I want you to develop that show in a serious way.
And she had thought of a show 30 years ago about like a sitcom of chimps and people and doing it like animatronically or something like that. because she was into the wildlife thing. And somebody took her seriously and said, I want you to develop that show. And she wasn't in the business or anything. It was just somebody that she knew and said, I want you to develop that show in a serious way.
And she had thought of a show 30 years ago about like a sitcom of chimps and people and doing it like animatronically or something like that. because she was into the wildlife thing. And somebody took her seriously and said, I want you to develop that show. And she wasn't in the business or anything. It was just somebody that she knew and said, I want you to develop that show in a serious way.
And I remember my mother crying. And I said, what's the matter? And she said, I've never been taken seriously in my life. So she was a freak show. And then you start living up to that freak show. And then interestingly, there's a guy, I remember who it was. There was a guy who said, hey, my friend's coming. He was Canadian. And he said, my friend's coming into town. Do you want to go out?
And I remember my mother crying. And I said, what's the matter? And she said, I've never been taken seriously in my life. So she was a freak show. And then you start living up to that freak show. And then interestingly, there's a guy, I remember who it was. There was a guy who said, hey, my friend's coming. He was Canadian. And he said, my friend's coming into town. Do you want to go out?
And I remember my mother crying. And I said, what's the matter? And she said, I've never been taken seriously in my life. So she was a freak show. And then you start living up to that freak show. And then interestingly, there's a guy, I remember who it was. There was a guy who said, hey, my friend's coming. He was Canadian. And he said, my friend's coming into town. Do you want to go out?
And I said, sure. And I went out and I had done something a couple of days before. So I like stopped drinking for a few days and we went out and he said, what can I get you? And I said, water's fine. And he goes, what do you mean? And I go, I just take a water. I'm not drinking tonight. And he goes, I brought my friend down from Canada. You know, I told her about you. And I go, what do you mean?
And I said, sure. And I went out and I had done something a couple of days before. So I like stopped drinking for a few days and we went out and he said, what can I get you? And I said, water's fine. And he goes, what do you mean? And I go, I just take a water. I'm not drinking tonight. And he goes, I brought my friend down from Canada. You know, I told her about you. And I go, what do you mean?
And I said, sure. And I went out and I had done something a couple of days before. So I like stopped drinking for a few days and we went out and he said, what can I get you? And I said, water's fine. And he goes, what do you mean? And I go, I just take a water. I'm not drinking tonight. And he goes, I brought my friend down from Canada. You know, I told her about you. And I go, what do you mean?
And he said, you know, it's like you're going to have a night. I told her that you're crazy. And I was like, oh, I'm like your fucking clown, man. I'm like your thing. I'm like you pay the $2, I have the two heads, or I have the thing, and you're going to experience a Brolin moment, a Brolin night. He's going to go to jail, and you're going to go home and go, how crazy is that guy, right?
And he said, you know, it's like you're going to have a night. I told her that you're crazy. And I was like, oh, I'm like your fucking clown, man. I'm like your thing. I'm like you pay the $2, I have the two heads, or I have the thing, and you're going to experience a Brolin moment, a Brolin night. He's going to go to jail, and you're going to go home and go, how crazy is that guy, right?
And he said, you know, it's like you're going to have a night. I told her that you're crazy. And I was like, oh, I'm like your fucking clown, man. I'm like your thing. I'm like you pay the $2, I have the two heads, or I have the thing, and you're going to experience a Brolin moment, a Brolin night. He's going to go to jail, and you're going to go home and go, how crazy is that guy, right?
And then you're going to go on with your life. That was when I started to go, uh-oh. You know, because my mom lived a life of that. And I saw right at the end when she was taken seriously at 55 and I'm 56. And strangely enough, this book was never intended to be this book. This book happened organically. I just started writing.
And then you're going to go on with your life. That was when I started to go, uh-oh. You know, because my mom lived a life of that. And I saw right at the end when she was taken seriously at 55 and I'm 56. And strangely enough, this book was never intended to be this book. This book happened organically. I just started writing.
And then you're going to go on with your life. That was when I started to go, uh-oh. You know, because my mom lived a life of that. And I saw right at the end when she was taken seriously at 55 and I'm 56. And strangely enough, this book was never intended to be this book. This book happened organically. I just started writing.
I'd look at my journals and I'd go, oh, that's, I remember that moment. And I start writing about it and poorly. And then this thing formulated into this, all these stories about my mom. And you go, maybe that's, and it happened at 55. What a strange thing.
I'd look at my journals and I'd go, oh, that's, I remember that moment. And I start writing about it and poorly. And then this thing formulated into this, all these stories about my mom. And you go, maybe that's, and it happened at 55. What a strange thing.
I'd look at my journals and I'd go, oh, that's, I remember that moment. And I start writing about it and poorly. And then this thing formulated into this, all these stories about my mom. And you go, maybe that's, and it happened at 55. What a strange thing.
You said I'm a great, very great writer, which grammatically is so fucked up. It's the worst writing possible.