Because if you're nice and enjoying yourself, they don't need to make you feel any better. That was the thing that made me feel like its We jokingly call it the "Millionaire's Club." Its like Krazy Kat, where in every panel, the cat gets hit So it was great being with her. OK, doing a little math here. All rights reserved. Let him dun me. They'd give equally good service to both tables. conversation and watched the boisterous kids come in, get cheerfully The two of us waited a moment with the tacit understanding that his retreat might have been a strategy to provoke my father into giving chase. To see your existence in the form of a bill gives all your loves and fears and struggles, the cumulative tumult of being human, about as much poignancy as a check for a cup of coffee. Yeah. The car sputtered as I shifted into park and the sagging tailpipe, which I'd had to bind to the cars undercarriage with electrical tape, coughed a cloud of noxious exhaust. In the pursuit of my mean popular girls scholarship, I knew I now had to talk with Maureen. Act One, Return to the Scene of the Crime. Both men are in their eighties, and, as Goldstein puts it in Heavyweight is hosted and produced by Jonathan Goldstein. Join Jonathan Goldstein for road trips, thorny reunions, and difficult conversations as he backpedals his way into the past like a therapist with a time machine. [15], In September 2007, WireTap producer Mira Burt-Wintonick released "Superstar of the Netherlands", a short film featuring Goldstein and WireTap regular Gregor Ehrlich, on YouTube. What was Jackie Cohen's allure? But why this allure? Spider., Life can be difficult; confronting old emotions can be painful. OK, table five you were sucking up to like I've never seen. Is it possible that any waitress could make more money by being less nice? And look. Aloofness pays. She chats. Jonathan Goldstein is stepping down as Jewish Leadership Council chair after four and a half years. All right? And I wasn't nice to them at all. To that guy who asked her out. cancer survivor kicked smoke cigars, bicker, grouse, and, prodded by Goldstein (Sheldon: He On cold nights, a stray dog made the back seat its home, leaving behind a legion of fleas to feast on my ankles as I drove around town. And when I do that and say the words, "Jackie Cohen," it is as though it is no longer just the name of the woman before me, but a name for something famous like a soft drink or a rock band. A cousin of mine is fleet manager of a Cadillac dealership in San Bernardino." But then when I came back a second night and hooked up a second waitress with a hidden wireless microphone, I got very different results. You know, I-- yeah. We just had a really good time talking. I wanted to turn to my father and blurt, "Why would he lie? moment, Because its really about the pastIm going to get trippy She's a sweetheart. The bill arrived after a month of silence. It really hurts me. It'll be him, and he'll say--" My father launched into an imitation of John cooing, "Mr. Cooper this and Mr. Cooper that." Three. He spun on his heel and walked toward the glass door that led to the lot. She wore a neon zebra skirt and calf-high boots to work. But the punitive spirit of this counterclaim was gratifying, for awhile at least. Once they give in, they make quick progress. His body looks amazing. I distinctly recall facing my father, his gardening clothes stained with grass and darkened by perspiration, and shaping my tone so that I sounded neither pitiful-- "I'm too poor"-- or petulant-- "I'll never be able to buy a new car. Festival. And then you satisfy that craving that they're not even entirely aware of. Our show today in four acts. So if someone's smell was not to her taste, she would leave a note on their desk. WebJonathan Goldstein (27 September 1968 25 August 2019) was an English composer of music for film, television, advertising, theatre, and live events. I'm giving you the best price you're going to find in LA county, in the state of California. I mean, with you-- she thinks of you as a harmless eccentric, you know, like a 90-year-old English guy puttering about in his garden. And so when we all got in this fight, they called me up and they put the mean one on the phone. ", Before I knew it, my father and I were ensconced in his white El Dorado, gliding with the frictionless speed of a dream toward a Toyota dealership in West Covina, whose ads he'd seen on TV. If she played it aloof, would her tip go up? This process introduced another level of vulnerability, he Typed on his law firm's onion-skin stationery, the bill itemized the money he'd spent on me over my lifetime. Play, which made him So let's see what kind of deal you can give me. The setup, Goldstein tracking down the actor who accidentally looks into the camera in the one-take film Russian Ark, pits Goldsteins search for answers and This American Life is produced in collaboration with WBEZ Chicago and delivered to stations by PRX The Public Radio Exchange. The total was somewhere in the neighborhood of $2 million, an especially hefty sum in 1978. Our movies and TV shows are full of them. "This is the cheapest?" My mouth went dry. Muzak faintly wafted from the showroom as the salesman swung the door open and walked inside. Another thing was that Jackie Cohen didn't like bad smells. From WBEZ Chicago, it's This American Life distributed by Public Radio International. There's always going to be those girls. Ad Choices. enjoy its absurdity together. season, Gregor. In it, Jonathan Goldstein's a contributing editor to our program and host of Wiretap on CBC Radio One, and also available now on some public radio stations in this country. the non-boxer., In the first season, which came out last fall, the stories Act Two, Does Niceness Pay? In 2001, Goldstein's debut novel, Lenny Bruce Is Dead, was published by Coach House Books. This season, the host branched out. Look at-- can you believe that? She'd been there four years, longer than anybody, knew the menu better, gave very quick service, and on the niceness scale, here's the word Troy uses to describe Amy. Well, Jonathan, he was wearing a three-piece suit and his voice was several octaves too high. I floundered when it came to the treacherous etiquette of negotiating a major sale, a feat which required-- it seemed to me-- a keen mistrust of one's fellow men, coupled with a barely sublimated bloodlust. It was before the superlatives, and before there was a most attractive. I don't mean "you buy," I mean "you buy." Did you bring it? Did my name ever come up in junior high? The other day, I wanted to play with her again, and her friends were there, and she said, get lost. And I don't like that. asked my father. It read, "Your obligations to your father, the party of the first part, are considerable. What'd you think of that? And she said she did. And to put it bluntly, if my father was conforming to the cliche of the cheap Jew, I was that cliche's beneficiary. "Keep your pants on," grumbled my father. The founder of Goldstein Music Group who began his career as a music director and composer for the Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal National Theatre worked on director Martin Scorseses Cape Fear, the 1991 thriller starring Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte and Jessica Lange. [LAUGHTER] No, I'm sorry. I'm Ira Glass. + Share. As musicians we draw influences from so many different areas and I find personally, I am most moved by the simplicity of a beautiful melody, she said. Outside the windows of the deli-caf, the sun had set. Well, I just feel like you need a little more confidence in yourself, you know? It's so [BEEP] hot in this car. Oh my God, do you have my scarf? That's right. It's just really lucky, because you know, like, with the recession, it's like I made my money before the apocalypse and now I'll able to live comfortably. she laughs that a local restaurant reviewer referred to in the paper as a "waif-tress." When I was 28 years old, my father sent me a bill for his paternal services. No, but I think you do. And we'd go to the bathroom-- a big part of the day, of course, was going to the bathroom. I was so nice to them. Jonathan D. Goldstein is a Obstetrician-Gynecologist in Bay Shore, NY. (Wisely, Goldstein brings a Yeah. There are popular bullies in business and politics-- very successful ones in politics. centered on Goldstein and his friends and loved ones. She's actually a doctor who works with the homeless. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Father of flight attendant urged her not to work before Nepal crash left 70 dead, Nepal to send data recorder from crash to France, Delta flier details panic after 'split second' near-miss at JFK, Co-pilot of doomed Nepal flight lost pilot husband in 2006 plane crash. Oh, I can't wait to see what table five tipped. Makeup always has to be perfect. There, as here, In it, Goldstein, his wife, and their Heavyweight, whose second One of the rear windows no longer rolled up, the pane trapped within the door. Then the whole petty endeavor depressed me, and I thought, is this what we are to each other? He wants to ask you a question. said, but youre kind of looking outside. When he was a teen-ager, he [5] Goldstein attended McGill University[6] and later completed a master's program in creative writing at Concordia University. It looks so hard. Im sorry if this is a dumb question, but I absolutely love Heavyweight and Jonathans storytelling. The show is a useful reminder to push in our own relationships, It was wild. I'm telling you, man, you should be paying me extra. Good luck. Or perhaps I was just seeing him as my father might-- slippery, unctuous, not to be trusted. Highlights from the week in culture, every Saturday. What is it about? First time, when they place their order, she always tells them what a very fine choice they made, and then she smiles. I mean I think it would be too strong to say that I love Maureen, but I love Maureen. Goldsteins company won multiple awards for its advertisement scores for such heavyweights as Gillette, Volvo and Heineken. In that act, we conduct a little scientific experiment on tape with hidden microphones about whether niceness can triumph and be rewarded in a normal business setting, a setting that will surely be familiar to you. The couples neighbor Ankita, 30, told the Mirror that she was informed about the tragedy by Hannahs father. As the first terrible bites sink into his legs and stomach, does the zebra look into the lion's eyes as though to say, why are you doing this to me, friend? She really mean, and she has a lot of friends. No, Jackie Cohen did not think she was mean in school. And this isn't just about teenage girls. The attention is kind of fun. You're looking for a place? Jonathan Goldstein, family killed in Swiss Alps plane crash Oh, yeah. Therapist, the animated OK. That is really good. Though it pains me to do so, I must add that my father's gold Star of David had loosed itself from the mid-interior of his shirt to glint conspicuously in the afternoon light, the sight of which, given my father's unabashed haggling, caused a chord of shame to vibrate inside me. No parent in his right mind asks his child to reimburse him for that child's life. I don't know. see what Im dealing with here? . That's my theory, is if they already think you're having a good time, why are they going to tip you for having fun? My friends will even tell him, don't even look at her. There's a certain type of woman, usually either Jackie or related to Jackie that really know how to put me in my place. You have nothing to lose, so why don't you go ahead and be mean to everybody that's not as good as you? And she was very attentive. married to other people, turn out to be fine, and perfectly Award (an award for fun) at the Third Coast International But that was a lot to explain to a salesman, especially on the cusp of a deal that would change my life. The victory was a skinny man whose snug black suit lent him an eel-like iridescence. Hanging above him was a dusty They have one child. You know, you come here and you tape me for your stupid friend's radio show. It was humiliating to be seen inside the car, especially in Los Angeles. It was a look of profound pity. We were friendly with each other. My excitement was indistinguishable from panic. "Well, Mr--? O.K. An acclaimed British composer whose company produces and sources music for film, TV, advertising and theater was killed along with his musician wife and baby in a plane crash in the Swiss Alps, according to a report. Orson. In Lillie's class, the girls like that-- the popular ones-- had been her best friends. And yet, even taking into account the full force of my father's volatility, it seemed unlikely that my offer of $200 would result in him suing me for $2 million. We decided to do a little experiment to find out. God, it's so hard to find a good place right now. She made a mistake. And I got another voiceover gig. Here, hold on. Josh Hamilton, reading an excerpt from a story by Bernard Cooper, which first appeared in the LA Weekly and is now part of the book The Bill From My Father. ", "I've got to hand it to you, Mr. Cooper. The Goonies 2 is a 2027 American adventure comedy film directed by Richard Donner and written by Jonathan Francis rewarding, without the dimension of the past taking your generosity and "Jackie Cohen." And they know that they can be mean to people and still be loved by everyone. Many of Goldstein's pieces have been featured on This American Life where he is a contributing editor. Look at them looking at us. Super helpful. You know what I mean? [14] Goldstein also co-authored Schmelvis: In Search of Elvis Presley's Jewish Roots [1] with Max Wallace, an account of a Hasidic Elvis impersonator and rabbi's quest to trace the Jewish roots of Elvis Presley. As we walked across the asphalt lot of the Toyota dealership, triangular plastic pendants rippled and snapped in the breeze. ", "I'm not buying it," my father said sternly. I'm mostly the popular one in my class, but I have a lot of other popular friends. He's a regular guy that always sits there. WebTwenty years later, John sets off to find Nick and revisit the day that changed the course of both their lives.CreditsHeavyweight is hosted and produced by Jonathan Goldstein.This When I became friends with then, it was in seventh grade and there was none of that. The sun beat down from a cloudless sky, asphalt softening beneath our feet. that the Jackie intros reminded me of a little Here we go. But go ahead, have fun. We followed him outside to a veritable poppy fields of new Corollas, till we reached a red two-door that John claimed was the least expensive automobile on the lot. The note would read, "You smell. It's weird, they just like my voice. She would say that really she was doing me a big favor because without her, I would never have made it in this world, that I was just such a boring, nice little kid and she added a lot of spice to my life. In two minutes, Troy has their whole story. stories connected to his own life, branched out into some that came from The salesman's refusal to call must have undermined his notion of how the world worked, how bargains were struck by men like himself, men possessed of wile and nerve. And so hours pass. Ladies and Gentlemen, Jonathan Goldstein! [3][4] The family settled in the suburb of Laval. On one hand, Dad's braggadocio made me feel invincible, as though I were in the company of a seasoned pro. So what you're saying is that you're defending it. This song is from the band's album, Step Into the Stars. WebJonathan Goldstein is a British solicitor and entrepreneur. "If we cut through the crap, you just might make yourself a sale. "Mr. Cooper," said the salesman. past. Oh, my God, when was the last time I saw you? I can't believe this. "Look at me, Mr. Cooper. Sabine That is the effect of a popular mean girl's laughter. She praises them on their homework. One of them is like-- she's the mean one. "Hi, bye" friends? My father looked at me with something like pity. He'll start bothering me and my friends, and we'll tell him to leave us alone. Of course it doesn't always end in high school. "Mr. Cooper, I'm going to let you drive out of here for a mere $200 over the factory price. Me she sees like an unwelcome dog turd that somebody's tracked in from outside. My father sauntered toward the Fiat as I got out, peeking through the perpetually open window despite my attempt to block his view. So you just sit there on hold waiting for them to come up with the next mean thing? microphone is a safety net, he told me. But in an alluring way. Yeah, he says he hasn't talked to you. And she was so fun and she was so full of life. Find Dr. Goldstein's phone number, address, insurance information, hospital affiliations and more. I've got to tell you, it was a little intimidating. I say what I feel. I wasn't the kind of kid who vomited much, and the experience felt very personal, sort of like crying in your underwear. . Yeah, that you looked dirty. friend Moby, to whom he had once lent his collection of Alan Lomax CDs, Its like youre able to turn But Jackie turned back around and I'd grit my teeth, vowing not to allow a single cough to escape my mouth. what existed of the second, in a kind of rapture, often while driving I'm just remembering a funny joke that Carl told me. The phone will be ringing when we get back to the house. My heart was running on all cylinders. Go ahead, I thought. And so she couldn't stop thinking about it, and just, every check, she'd look at it, and just be like, I can't believe it. Sundays, I usually get tipped $4 or $5, every table. Heavyweight does well, but the other episodes are often just as And she had a special technique. discomfort. the episode, they still possess voices and temperaments suited to I would forever remain a sucker, a rube. These are her first and practically only words to table two. EARWORM Lets head back, I The whole point of the job is to help somebody else. 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