Lewis Black

And I'm in, now I'm in college and he's, I mean, he reads it and he closes it and he said, there's no legitimate reason in here that we should, this is a immoral war. This is nonsense. This is bullshit. And he, Then we mine Haiphong Harbor. So we take our sea mines and use them as an offensive weapon.

And I'm in, now I'm in college and he's, I mean, he reads it and he closes it and he said, there's no legitimate reason in here that we should, this is a immoral war. This is nonsense. This is bullshit. And he, Then we mine Haiphong Harbor. So we take our sea mines and use them as an offensive weapon.

And I remember, I can't remember if I was there when they, you know, at what point, but we were sitting around and he said, I'm going to be leaving my job. I can't do this.

And I remember, I can't remember if I was there when they, you know, at what point, but we were sitting around and he said, I'm going to be leaving my job. I can't do this.

Well, it really gave me the sense of... Commit to the things that you care about. All of this stuff, I'm gonna leave, I'm gonna go to Canada, I'm gonna do this. It was like in my own house was somebody who said, no, we're not doing this. I'm not doing it, I don't have to do it. And he goes and becomes, he works as an apprentice to a guy who does stained glass, so he does stained glass.

Well, it really gave me the sense of... Commit to the things that you care about. All of this stuff, I'm gonna leave, I'm gonna go to Canada, I'm gonna do this. It was like in my own house was somebody who said, no, we're not doing this. I'm not doing it, I don't have to do it. And he goes and becomes, he works as an apprentice to a guy who does stained glass, so he does stained glass.

for like three or four years. And then he would make these things for my friends. I'm going, you know, you're spending like four months building like the Victorian mirror. And you're charging him a hundred bucks? What the fuck's the matter with you? So I'm giving him the advice, I'll sell them. And he did that. And at the same time, he started to go to a...

for like three or four years. And then he would make these things for my friends. I'm going, you know, you're spending like four months building like the Victorian mirror. And you're charging him a hundred bucks? What the fuck's the matter with you? So I'm giving him the advice, I'll sell them. And he did that. And at the same time, he started to go to a...

to the junior college where you could go for, you know, as a senior, you'd go there and he took free classes. And he took art classes for 20 years. And the great part of the story there was that he... They did an exhibition about three or four years after he'd been painting there. And they did an exhibition of the students and put them up in some sort of a museum that they had at the school.

to the junior college where you could go for, you know, as a senior, you'd go there and he took free classes. And he took art classes for 20 years. And the great part of the story there was that he... They did an exhibition about three or four years after he'd been painting there. And they did an exhibition of the students and put them up in some sort of a museum that they had at the school.

And somebody broke in and took two paintings, my father's paintings. Stolen. They stole my father's paintings. I said, does that make you feel better? He goes, no. He said, finally, a criminal with taste.

And somebody broke in and took two paintings, my father's paintings. Stolen. They stole my father's paintings. I said, does that make you feel better? He goes, no. He said, finally, a criminal with taste.

No, she was, it was in part, yeah, through me. You know, I mean, I got her out there. I would quote her. I would, you know, gave her her due.

No, she was, it was in part, yeah, through me. You know, I mean, I got her out there. I would quote her. I would, you know, gave her her due.

The state of the world, the newscast, the news itself, whatever was, you know, we sat there with, you know, it's that stupid joke. You know, I thought that Walter Cronkite was a part of the family. I mean, it was... Night after night.

The state of the world, the newscast, the news itself, whatever was, you know, we sat there with, you know, it's that stupid joke. You know, I thought that Walter Cronkite was a part of the family. I mean, it was... Night after night.

It's worse now somehow than it was 70 years ago. Well, because I said people go, you know, people will heckle me from time to time. I go, you're acting. like I have any effect on anything, you idiots. I said, the bottom line is I broke into this business and was doing standup for the past 40 years and guess what? Nothing, not only has nothing changed, it's gotten worse.

It's worse now somehow than it was 70 years ago. Well, because I said people go, you know, people will heckle me from time to time. I go, you're acting. like I have any effect on anything, you idiots. I said, the bottom line is I broke into this business and was doing standup for the past 40 years and guess what? Nothing, not only has nothing changed, it's gotten worse.

It's gotten all of this input that I've had, that you think I've had this extraordinary effect and changed things in my direction. No, no, it's just gotten worse.

It's gotten all of this input that I've had, that you think I've had this extraordinary effect and changed things in my direction. No, no, it's just gotten worse.