Chuck Barris

And there was a movie that came out with Sam Rockwell.

He was, like, playing Chuck Barris, the host, and I have never seen the movie.

I should probably watch the movie at some point.

I'll probably watch it when I get back so I don't let it kinda get in my head before-

later.

Tookie shows up to the gong show hosted by Chuck Barris, which is the highlight of his life.

He has two this world leads him to make a slight change in mindset.

He begins working at a youth center as a counselor.

And I went and met with various entrepreneurial, very successful individuals in various enterprises.

Ron Rubin in real estate, Uh, Harold Katz, the owner of the Sixers, Ed Snyder, owner of the Flyers, Chuck Barris, comedian, producer of TV shows as others.

But I just wanted to see how they did it and what did they see? They all knew me relationships, right? To get in a meeting with each one of them, there had to be a relationship of some either respected your work or you help, or I treated them like Chuck Barris and Ron Rubin.

You take care of them and then they, you build this relationship.

And I was at Munch with Harold Katz, the owner of the Sixers.

If you let him talk.

You Chuck Barris, bitch.

Shut the fuck up.

Oh.

I'm sorry.

Chuck Barris.

Sorry.

Oh, my gosh.

Oh, what, what was the Gong Show host's name?

Oh, Chuck Barris.

Chuck Barris.

Chuck Barris, uh, was a big UCLA fan, and, uh, I, I met him out there.

Uh, and on Saturday, w- saw UCLA at Pauley Pavilion play Notre Dame, and then the Super Bowl on Sunday.

Wow.

Now, I didn't, I wasn't gonna retire.

I didn't know what I was gonna do, but I was gonna go meet with people like Ed Snider and Harold Katz and Chuck Barris and Ron Rubin and people that I really respected, who were successful in their fields.

And this is at lunch, and over lunch, and I suggest to all of your listeners that when that energy of curiosity bubbles up, ask the question.

I don't know why, but he's complaining about the team was doing really bad.

And to me, the Gong Show movie is fascinating because, you know, there's all these links between Chuck Beres, John Cassavetes, and You know, they were very close friends and that whole crew with, you know, Peter Falk as well.

But then also Chuck Barris was close friends with Robert Downey Sr.

And I don't know of much links between Downey and Casa Betty's if there is, but there's definitely that one degree of separation.

but also because downey robert downey jr and senior i mean not junior senior