he was in a car with a tranny.

Apparently.

This, I mean, no, I mean, unfortunately, this was the story.

He was in his Rolls-Royce.

Tranny was giving him head.

Homeboy lost control.

Bam, paralyzed.

Did Teddy say he wanted to take a shower with her? Is that the-

[laughs]

Apparently.

This, I mean, no, I mean, unfortunately, this was the story.

He was in his Rolls-Royce.

Tranny was giving him head.

Homeboy lost control.

Bam, paralyzed.

Did Teddy say he wanted to take a shower with her? And that's it?

Right.

So he talked about going to the Guthrie Theater.

The Guthrie Theater is a very prestigious, um, regional theater that was founded and run by Tyrone Guthrie.

Now, this is back in the '50s.

And Adolph told me, he said they sent him home.

They said, "We have no roles for you, Adolph.

You need to go back to New York and find some ri- some nice colored roles." Now, this is not an explosive argument.

Then I answered, so it's your turn.

musician.Oh, wow.

I, I, I, after my freshman year in college, University of Michigan, I dropped out, moved to New York.

I had a efficiency on East Fifth Street and Avenue A.

Mm-hmm.

And I got up on the counter and did a song and dance impromptu, and he stopped and said, "You are an actor.

You're wasting your life.

I'm telling you, this is what you are here to do." And he said, "I'm gonna come back tomorrow morning at noon, tomorrow at noon, just to let you know I'm serious, and we can talk about your future." And he did.

Yeah, they're like, what are you doing with your life? Yes.

And my mother even said this.

My mother was a bridge club lady in Detroit.

And she said, David, I went to bridge club.

And Flory, my friend, those old black people names.

Flory said, oh, Arita's son, David, the young, he's going to Yale.

And so then Barbara said, is he going to med school? And I said, no.

I will never forget it.