Interview · moment 7 of 22
Old Windowless Room vs. Living on Skid Row
from #184 - Skid Ray | The Tim Dillon Show · #184
4 min
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Tim reflects on his old disgusting windowless apartment and freezing car with no heat, comparing his old squalor to Skid Row conditions, while Ray recalls their old Taco Bell/Pizza Hut ritual on Long Island.
- Tim lived in a windowless room that got incredibly hot in summer and where he never threw garbage out.
- The car had a broken window with no heat, so they'd smoke cigarettes to stay warm on drives back to Long Island.
- Tim quit smoking cigarettes four years prior but started again when riding with Ray to generate heat, then they'd hit up Taco Bell or Pizza Hut at 3 a.m.
- The neighborhood has gotten visibly worse since he's been there—more tents, more shopping carts, wondering when it reaches a breaking point.
- Coming from LAX through Hollywood feels worse than Skid Row itself because you're not prepared for the gradual decay in nicer areas.
- People on Skid Row seemed happy and jubilant, probably getting a buzz on, which makes you think about life differently.
- People living in horrible conditions on Skid Row are dancing and happy, while people in big beautiful homes often aren't that happy.
- Tim dismisses Bernie Sanders types who think you can manage expectations and make do with less to be fine.
- Expectations themselves are what's killing people—they think about yachts and gas costs instead of managing their desires.