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Venice Beach's AIDS-Cured Muscle Men and Brendan's Fake Rolex Hustle

from #174 - Brendan Schaub | The Tim Dillon Show · #174

2 min

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They riff on Venice Beach's aging bodybuilders who seem to have lifted their way out of AIDS, then Brendan recounts growing up there and running a childhood business selling fake Rolexes to other kids.

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  • Venice's Muscle Beach is full of gay guys who've cured themselves of AIDS by lifting weights, many of whom should have died in 1993.
  • Brendan grew up in Venice during summers when his uncle lived there and he'd work out at Gold's Gym.
  • His dad gave him weekly allowance to buy fake Rolexes on the Venice Boardwalk, then he'd sell them to kids back home for way more money.
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