Interview · moment 12 of 15
Squeegee Guys, Breakdancing, and a Friend's Death
from Antiseptic New York · #9
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3 minGuest
Ralph jokes about training squeegee men, recalls being a childhood breakdancer, and shares the sad story of a childhood best friend who died stealing a car that belonged to the Chinese mafia.
- 34:59Tim describes witnessing a shootout open up on the street in front of him.
- 35:12Tim trained other strip club DJs across the country after working in the industry himself.
- 35:27People become strip club DJs because they want to get laid or for the money, not for artistic reasons.
- 35:44Strip club DJing is a serious culture in Atlanta and the South, with regional variations in music preferences.
- 36:05Tim's upscale strip club enforced a no-cursing rule, which created absurd situations like being yelled at for playing songs with profanity.
- 36:34Tim's best friend from first grade through eighth grade was a breakdancer with him.
- 36:45Tim trained squeegee guys across the country, continuing his pattern of working every illegal street hustle in New York.
- 37:05His best friend tried to steal what turned out to be a Chinese mafia car and was killed by them.
- 37:27Tim reflects on how his friend was just out stealing cars one day and didn't see it coming.