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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
[[Milton Schindler]] tells of working in Vernon <ref>a small town | [[Milton Schindler]] tells of working in Vernon<ref>a small town | ||
in Los Angeles county, population about 70, incorporated by businesses | in Los Angeles county, population about 70, incorporated by businesses | ||
to prevent incorporation into the city of Los Angeles or some other | to prevent incorporation into the city of Los Angeles or some other | ||
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government. Los Angeles county has a few cities that did this; others | government. Los Angeles county has a few cities that did this; others | ||
include Commerce and Industry.</ref> in 1959. He was seeing a | include Commerce and Industry.</ref> in 1959. He was seeing a | ||
psychiatrist for his difficulties<ref>unnamed</ref> | psychiatrist for his difficulties.<ref>unnamed</ref> For 5 or 6 months he | ||
flew to Las Vegas on Friday nights to gamble. He won in the | flew to Las Vegas on Friday nights to gamble. He won in the | ||
beginning. | beginning.<ref>He was with his friend Frank DiSalvo and his wife.</ref> He | ||
stopped seeing the psychiatrist and went to Vegas instead. He claims | stopped seeing the psychiatrist and went to Vegas instead. He claims | ||
he won tens of thousands the first 8-9 months - then lost big, kited | he won tens of thousands the first 8-9 months - then lost big, kited | ||
checks, got $80-100K in debt. A big fire destroyed his business<ref>making picture tubes</ref> | checks, got $80-100K in debt. A big fire destroyed his business.<ref>making picture tubes</ref> Thugs from one of the casinos threatened him. | ||
He never paid them back, never went back to Vegas. | He never paid them back, never went back to Vegas. | ||
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18:20: [[Jack Kornfield]] recounts the story of Groucho Marx | 18:20: [[Jack Kornfield]] recounts the story of Groucho Marx | ||
and the woman with 22 children<ref>'I love my cigar...' - this comes from | and the woman with 22 children<ref>'I love my cigar...' - this comes from | ||
Groucho's game show, | Groucho's game show, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Bet_Your_Life 'You Bet Your Life']</ref> to introduce talking | ||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Bet_Your_Life</ref> to introduce talking | |||
about wanting. | about wanting. | ||
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buying a used car; a week later he finds it's stolen. Joe confronts | buying a used car; a week later he finds it's stolen. Joe confronts | ||
the guy (Brooks) who sold him the car; the police aren't interested. | the guy (Brooks) who sold him the car; the police aren't interested. | ||
Joe chases him in his boss's Audi<ref>Joe says they went west on | Joe chases him in his boss's Audi;<ref>Joe says they went west on | ||
16<sup>th</sup> Street - 16<sup>th</sup> runs north-south, as do all | 16<sup>th</sup> Street - 16<sup>th</sup> runs north-south, as do all | ||
numbered streets in DC.</ref> | numbered streets in DC.</ref> they take US route 50 into Prince | ||
George's county (Maryland). Brooks exits, stops. He and Joe fight, | George's county (Maryland). Brooks exits, stops. He and Joe fight, | ||
then laugh and make friends.<ref>originally in [[Green Cadillac]]</ref> | then laugh and make friends.<ref>originally in [[Green Cadillac]]</ref> | ||
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more we realize our one-ness with nature, that the idea that we are | more we realize our one-ness with nature, that the idea that we are | ||
separate individuals is a delusion. He says that grasping causes | separate individuals is a delusion. He says that grasping causes | ||
suffering. He says that | suffering. He says that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._T._Suzuki Suzuki Roshi] | ||
summed up the teaching of Zen with, 'Not always so'. | |||
Zen with, 'Not always so'. | |||
54:10: Schindler tells a story from ancient Greece, 4th-5th | 54:10: Schindler tells a story from ancient Greece, 4th-5th | ||