Jan 28, 2020
"How you are on the golf course is how you are in real life,
if you cheat on the golf course you will cheat in real life."
Alex Thomas and I met when we toured Israel together. I
brought my mother on that tour and Alex brought his family because
we both wanted to share the experience with the people we loved
most. This conversation was recorded last week before the tragic
death of Kobe Bryant. In this episode we talk about how the
Republicans now are the 1919 Chicago Black Sox because they are all
in on the fix. Alex is the self proclaimed Ghetto Tiger Woods or
the black Bob Hope. "How you are on the golf course is how you are
in real life, if you cheat on the golf course you will cheat in
real life." "The bible is my favorite book, I was taught and value
integrity, I believe in karma and the golden rule." Who was this
guy Mulligan that was so bad at golf that the one fuck up do over
is named after him? An amazing fact about Alex is that his father
was 'Wind' in Earth, Wind & Fire. Alex grew up with the stars of
1970s funk hanging out with his dad at their house in South Central
Los Angeles. "Funk is universal!" The one and only thing that will
save the Middle East is roller boogie. Alex worked as a
choreographer on Living Color for the Fly Girls with Jennifer Lopez
and Rosie Perez. He was in Snoop Dog's Gin n' Juice video and he
contributed voice comedy skits to 50 Cent and Kanye West's biggest
albums. He wrote for the Fresh Prince Of Bel Air and has done
recurring voice characters on the animated series Family Guy, this
man has had a storied career as a stand up comedian.
We talk about our experiences in Israel and why it is
important to coordinate your yarmulke with your Jordans. "Visiting
Bethlehem was like going to a penitentiary on visiting day." Israel
is where all of the stories come from but the story that belongs to
us is that Alex and I became friends while doing a theater tour in
the holy land. "Always laugh, always smile. I am not a doctor and I
am not the Lord, but I have the power to heal people through
laughter."