I remember this thought crossing my mind when I drove a cab in Hollywood whenever I picked up an 'actress' between gigs, aka a hooker. So many believed their own bullshit. True that Hollywood is a town built on bullshit, but there is very little room at the top of the pile. I would hear stories all night long about the 'big breaks' just around the corner. Plus, all the Johns that posed as producers, agents, and studio honchos hoping to get a free blowjob. You will never find a place with anymore delusional people per square mile. So many times I was tempted to use the above quote, but I never broke character in my role as a cabbie. I was there for collecting experiences, not offering career advice. They would either get tough and age fast walking the Track or get on that Greyhound headed back to Kansas.
I sold real estate in the city with the largest concentration of Arabs in the USA. Many of the old-time agents would not work with them. Arabs drove a hard bargain. I was forced to, as I was a newcomer to the city and had no 'sphere of influence', as they like to say in real estate. I actually melded great with their style of business, made many connections, and did very well courting them. They had money, were smart, and came to the party ready to deal. I also had many conversations with them about the never-ending conflicts in the Middle East. There was a reason they were now living in Detroit. The major lesson I came away with was there was no clear cut right and wrong in the Middle East. I see the FB posts all day taking partisan sides as usual, from the safety of a padded office chair sitting in front of a computer. The usual mass media suspects are also lining up with their patented brands of distorted, one-sided propaganda of either 'Jew bad/Arab good' or '
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