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The Upper East Side Party With the Passed-Out Rich Host
from What is Shangri-La · #129
Audio-only archive episode — no video to seek.
3 minTim tells the story of being dragged to a New Year's party at a penthouse where the drunk, wealthy host bid $10 million on a car but begged guests to bring a bottle of liquor, riffing on the absurdity of rich people's misery.
- 3:40Momofuku Milk Bar ice cream tastes like sour milk and worse.
- 3:51Tim goes to Baskin Robbins and they have no toppings available.
- 4:11Tim questions what majesty New York City still holds anymore.
- 4:39Tim was bamboozled into a party on the Upper East Side where the host was passed-out drunk.
- 5:03Friend insisted they bring a gift to the host's party, so they bought gin and wine.
- 5:45The penthouse party had only three people, one passed out, with air-fried dumplings and toast melba as food.
- 6:14The drunk host talked about a Formula One car he bid ten million dollars on.
- 6:27Tim: the guy asked him to bring hooch to his apartment while bragging about ten-million-dollar bids.
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