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Yeah.
Yeah
>> Uh John, who's your uh influence
>>
Uh
John
who's
your
uh
influence
and why?
and
why
>> Oh, uh I'll tell you, uh you know,
>>
Oh
uh
I'll
tell
you
uh
you
know
growing up it was National Lampoon, it
growing
up
it
was
National
Lampoon
it
was Monty Python, it was Steve Martin.
was
Monty
Python
it
was
Steve
Martin
but really like the guy I locked in on
but
really
like
the
guy
I
locked
in
on
was Carlin. That he was and I
was
Carlin
That
he
was
and
I
was lucky enough to get to to spend time
was
lucky
enough
to
get
to
to
spend
time
with him. I interviewed him out in
with
him
I
interviewed
him
out
in
Aspen, which, by the way, uh, they did a
Aspen
which
by
the
way
uh
they
did
a
comedy festival in Aspen. I don't know
comedy
festival
in
Aspen
I
don't
know
if you know this, but Aspen is like
if
you
know
this
but
Aspen
is
like
10,000 ft above sea level where people would live.
10000
ft
above
sea
level
where
people
would
live
And when you go there, you do feel like
And
when
you
go
there
you
do
feel
like
it's one of those horror movies where
it's
one
of
those
horror
movies
where
you can't breathe, but everybody else
you
can't
breathe
but
everybody
else
seems fine, and you're just like, and
seems
fine
and
you're
just
like
and
Carlin, at that point, I don't know if
Carlin
at
that
point
I
don't
know
if
you know his health history, uh, but,
you
know
his
health
history
uh
but
uh, he'd had like five heart attacks.
uh
he'd
had
like
five
heart
attacks
And so he and I are walking up in the
And
so
he
and
I
are
walking
up
in
the
Aspen Opera House, which, uh, they made
Aspen
Opera
House
which
uh
they
made
sure didn't have an elevator. And we're
sure
didn't
have
an
elevator
And
we're
just walking up step after step into the
just
walking
up
step
after
step
into
the
thinner and thinner air so that he can
thinner
and
thinner
air
so
that
he
can
do a comedy show. And at this point,
do
a
comedy
show
And
at
this
point
he's my age now. He's in his 60s. He's
he's
my
age
now
He's
in
his
60s
He's
had five heart attacks. And I just
had
five
heart
attacks
And
I
just
remember on like the fourth plateau
remember
on
like
the
fourth
plateau
where before we were gonna summit,
where
before
we
were
gonna
summit
uh, he just he stops and he turns to me
uh
he
just
he
stops
and
he
turns
to
me
and he gives me, "What the hell are we doing
and
he
gives
me
What
the
hell
are
we
doing
here, man?" And it was just
here
man
And
it
was
just
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