I saw Bob Dylan at Pechanga in 2008 – one of the best shows ever. He mumbled through the night in his gravely voice while the band rocked the joint. Here he is closing down Letterman – an instant classic:
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Pechanga set list: http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/bob-dylan/2008/pechanga-theatre-temecula-ca-63d7a21b.html
Here is a song from the same tour – Bob wore the same hat all tour:
https://youtu.be/BhLKFLnbXUg
*Spoiler Alert* Dave Letterman’s Late Show spanned 33 years and over 6,000 shows. Heard that Presidents Obama, Clinton and both Bushes echoed what President Gerald Ford said as he took office after the Watergate Scandal in the 1970’s: “My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over” with President Obama adding at the end: “Letterman is retiring”.
Seriously, that is just brilliant comedy. Can’t wait to also see Dave’s signature and last “Top Ten List” where famous folks showed up to share “Top Ten Things I’ve Wanted to Say to Dave”.
Here’s your chance, Jim! Begin a new bubbleinfo feature: “Top Ten Real Estate Questions I’ve Wanted to Ask JtR” and let us chime in… 🙂
Here’s your chance, Jim! Begin a new bubbleinfo feature: “Top Ten Real Estate Questions I’ve Wanted to Ask JtR” and let us chime in… 🙂
Fire away!
Number 10:
Does the spunky motorcycle girl come with the house?
Number 9:
Could that glass floor be redesigned to showcase my Koi’s?
Number 8:
Kayla, have you ever heard of the saying, “coffee is for CLOSERS?!”
10. Yes
9. Yes
8. Yes!
What’s the longest duration real-estate transaction you’ve been involved with?
7. In 2009, an LA Times article called you, the “Hunter S. Thompson of Real Estate” Any comment, JtR?
Number 6:
Which will come first, Jim: The “Tan Man” losing his tan or him going to jail for the rest of his life for his “Countryfried” adventures?
A great Letterman bit:
https://youtu.be/tRKSYnku8rw
7. In 2009, an LA Times article called you, the “Hunter S. Thompson of Real Estate” Any comment, JtR?
I did not encourage, but did not fight the comparison to HST. I’ve always been a big fan, and align with his sense of humor and disdain.
I did attempt a Fear and Loathing run to Vegas about ten years ago. (aka Vegey by Kayla)
Back when I was driving caddys, I took my buddy Gerry and his dad Bubba plus Charlie (who were in from Boston) up the I-15.
Bubba and Charlie were both 80-plus years old and were drinking Easy Jesus the whole trip. We all told stories about the good old days, including the time that Bubba got pulled over one night on his way home from the bar and ended up stuffing the cop into the trunk of the patrol car and closing the lid on him to teach him a lesson. (Bubba was 6′ 6″).
You have to live like Hunter to appreciate stories like that.
6. Which will come first, Jim: The “Tan Man” losing his tan or him going to jail for the rest of his life for his “Countryfried” adventures?
No chance of him going to jail.
I never understood why the corporate chiefs of BofA gave him a free pass. I know they were focused on getting the additional checking accounts, but everyone knew Angelo was was fleecing Countrywide on his way out (he cashed out $17 million in stock every week of the summer of 2008).
Wiki:
Bank of America Home Loans is the mortgage unit of Bank of America. In 2008, Bank of America purchased the failing Countrywide Financial for $4.1 billion. In 2006 Countrywide financed 20% of all mortgages in the United States, at a value of about 3.5% of United States GDP, a proportion greater than any other single mortgage lender.
5. What’s the longest duration real-estate transaction you’ve been involved with?
I did two lease-options back in the day that lasted 12 months and 14 months. The first turned into a purchase and was the beginning of 10 transactions with the client. The second was a case in which I was a principal, and flipped the house without ever actually owning it.
Today I’m nervous going past 30 days. Buyers have to sign off all contingencies after 17 or 21 days, and will lose their deposit if they cancel after that.
But I can’t control Mother Nature, terrorist attacks, or job stability. It hasn’t happened to me yet, but it has to be happening regularly that buyers sign off then don’t close and lose their deposit.
Jim Said:
“You have to live like Hunter to appreciate stories like that.”
Maybe, but on a day to day basis, who do you more resemble? Hunter, or…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqgCog3fRoo
If you couldn’t live in San Diego, where would you live?
4. Maybe, but on a day to day basis, who do you more resemble? Hunter, or…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqgCog3fRoo
I resemble Jake, but can no longer speak my mind like he did there. Nobody wants to hear it, nobody wants to change it, and instead of realtors cleaning up their act and leading the way, we will be subject to market forces. Guys like this keep coming out of the woodwork and think they are going to rule the real estate world with their new whiz-bang gadget:
https://vimeo.com/127102224
But in the end realtors will be the root of their own self-destruction.
3. If you couldn’t live in San Diego, where would you live?
Probably in a small town like Payson or Prescott. I’ve only been to each one time years ago, but they seemed cool. I’ve never lived in a small town before.
Jim Said:
“Guys like this keep coming out of the woodwork and think they are going to rule the real estate world with their new whiz-bang gadget:
https://vimeo.com/127102224
But in the end realtors will be the root of their own self-destruction.”
I watched the video. Those are strange looking boys. Normally, you’d see a larger, normal-looking boy behind them, initiating a doulble-headlock. As well he should.
This seems like another example of the socially retarded, self-declared boy king technocrats trying to establish social norms. They would strongly disagree with me, but I still maintain, people aren’t math problems. You can’t “solve” people.
In any case, my shorthand response to these boys
is it’s never going to work out as planned, because,
well… you guys are assholes.
Agreed – they all roll out their previous successes with other start-ups as if that’s all you need.
Instant showings aren’t going to work with occupied properties plus the listing agents restrict or prohibit showings the first few days.
Agents who are willing to pay him a 35% referral fee are your desperate unsuccessful realtors who can’t get business any other way. Plug that dynamic into the algorithm.
Any new technique will be copied by zillow so little chance of beating the big boys, unless they are banking on a buyout.
He thinks having a common bond called ‘frustration’ means buyers will use the system. But nothing he said will chanel the low-inventory problem.
Aspergy, socially awkward geeks are the new rock stars.
Booty Juice:
“Aspergy, socially awkward geeks are the new rock stars.”
This “get to know us” video plays like an SNL sketch.
Best line:
“…AND we’re multitime homebuyers!”
https://vimeo.com/120442139