Jan 20, 2021
Covid changed a lot for a lot of people. Bezos is killing it
more than ever. And whoever owns Purell. But for the rest of us
things went off the rails. With the March lockdown looming, standup
comedian and yoga guru Ari Shaffir decided to take his dog and go
live with his parents out in the suburbs.
In part 3 of my 2020 Year in Review podcast, I talk about
living with my parents. My NYC apartment didn't seem like the best
place to be forced to stay inside all day. So I left the city I
love to have a unique and lovely time with my mom and dad. To get
to hang out with your mother and father for that amount of time, as
an adult, is an experience I'll never get to have again and I'm
eternally thankful to that bat dude in China for making it
happen.
My dog loved it, too. All she did all day was figure out ways
to escape the yard and run into the woods to chase deer. While my
friends were busy signing hundred million dollar deals, I was busy
nailing mesh fencing to trees. Wouldn't trade places. And I
pondered that every afternoon, drinking wine on the deck while
watching the sunset with my mom.
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Thank you to our sponsor, rosay. Rosay. For when you're too
old to party but you still want to catch a buzz in the burbs, think
rosay. It's the wine you're afraid to admit you love.
And our other sponsor, Outfield Fencing. When you want to keep
your dog in the yard until the moment you go inside for 2 freaking
minutes to go pee, think outfield fencing. It's strong, totally
destructible if your dog chews on it a little bit or a deer runs
into it, and easy to run under. Outfield fencing. It's really just
for baseball.
The Music
Big Freedia - Rona Rona
If you don't know Big Freedia, you're missing out. You can
pretty much play any 10 of her songs in a row and you've got an
instant dance party. She's the queen of bounce, the diva of dance,
the shake it up shaman, and the party princess. Go look her up.
Tell her to come on the podcast to talk about the history of New
Orleans Bounce.