rant · moment 14 of 14
Closing Riff: The Dream of Just Getting a Drink After Work
from The Chinese D’Amelios | The Tim Dillon Show #371 · #371
3 min
Tim closes the show with a wistful, extended fantasy of an ordinary man clocking out of a boring job, driving home listening to classic rock, and having a drink with friends, arguing that this simple contentment is the only real dream worth living.
- Tim describes his dream: logging off work, getting in a mediocre car, hearing a song he likes on the radio, and driving out of an industrial park.
- The real dreams in life are the ones you don't realize you're living — sitting in a parking lot, happy, without knowing it's your dream.
- At the bar with the guys, having a cocktail and joking about nothing, realizing everything you do is nothing.
- Putting the phone down, watching the game with a drink and a few people — single or married, young or old, doesn't matter — you're just alive and need nothing else.
- Society has convinced people they need much more than that simple contentment, and that's the problem.