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pseydtonne  ·  4214 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Patton Oswalt | A CLOSED LETTER TO MYSELF ABOUT THIEVERY, HECKLING AND RAPE JOKES

The first time I popped that CD into my car was a few days after I broke up with my fiancee. I was driving home when the Robert Evans bit came on.

I was laughing so hard that I couldn't see. This is a bad thing on route 128 (the major orbital expressway around Boston).

That album got me through one of the hardest years of my life since college ended. If I ever meet Patton Oswalt again, I really should have a nice gift ready for him. He's definitely on my Jackson List.

Jackson List: people I'd hand a $20 bill (president Andrew Jackson's bill) if I ever met them on the street. I wouldn't even say much else: "you're Blah Blah? Your X really spoke to me. Here, have a nicer dinner. You're more than worth it." When I was poorer, I'd give those people snacks. Now I can give them straight cash and not waste their creative time.