Was the suicide room, and when i mentioned that to the publisher she said, that is just a terrific title, and then she said, are you trying to put us out of business . And i said, id read that book, and she said, thats really not the right title for this book, and we sat and batted it around and there is something about this phrase. I was worried because it would it would come across as judgmental in some way or people would see it as almost bitterly ironic, and that wasnt the intention. Its a much simpler meaning which comes down to and this is what i got comfortable with finally. If you read the book and if you get to know these people inside the book and hear their stories, youll have a better sense. If you say this ubiquitous phrase, thank you for your service youll have a much clearer idea of who we are thanking and what youre thanking them for. And so that seemed to be a good title at that point. Brian how many of the people youre writing about in this book were in the first book
Because you had other bigger Veterans Service organizations of for a while that they were not advocating for the unique needs of veterans in that era. We are talking about things like equal access in society, research. You would die in 18 months if you had a spinal cord injury back then. In fact, George Patton was a war hero, but he died of a spinal cord injury in 1946 because the medicine and research have not caught up with the desire to live with that injury. Over time, that band of paralyzed veterans grew into what is now a 76yearold organization, member led advocates who look for other paralyzed veterans and pulled them in and take care of them. Brian where does the money come from . Sherman 100 from individual donors and corporations. We dont take government funding. Him that is a struggle. Him we have to deliver results. We have to have impact, and we are proud of that because we do have impact. Because we are free from government funding, we are not bound by those relationships
Rose how so . Well, i was really doing a character when i started. Sort of this irreverent. Rose how would you define the character. Irreverent. Irrev ent, just like white idiot. A kind of stepfordy Sorority Girl who didnt know any better. With like a lot of oneliners. You know, cuz you start out and you just getting stage time however you can. And most joes are open mics which means you are performing in front of only other comedians waiting to form who paid to be there. It is an ugly its productive but its a rough a rough thing to do and theres not great energy in the room. So i would have to actually surprise people into laughing. If you get a laugh at those, its not easy. So that. Rose and they would be surprised that they were laughing. Yeah, cuz everyone is looking at their notebook waiting to go up so you had to Say Something that caught them off guard to Pay Attention so there was a little more of a shock factor. And then as time has gone on, i have moved further and further aw
Rose how so . Well, i was really doing a character when i started. Sort of this irreverent. Rose how would you define the character. Irreverent. Irrev ent, just like white idiot. A kind of stepfordy Sorority Girl who didnt know any better. With like a lot of oneliners. You know, cuz you start out and you just getting stage time however you can. And most joes are open mics which means you are performing in front of only other comedians waiting to form who paid to be there. It is an ugly its productive but its a rough a rough thing to do and theres not great energy in the room. So i would have to actually surprise people into laughing. If you get a laugh at those, its not easy. So that. Rose and they would be surprised that they were laughing. Yeah, cuz everyone is looking at their notebook waiting to go up so you had to Say Something that caught them off guard to Pay Attention so there was a little more of a shock factor. And then as time has gone on, i have moved further and further aw
[laughter] i think im gorgeous. Right . [applause] gorgeous, but i just havent stumbled on the right here do hair do. One day i will cut bangs and everyone will be like, damn, and im like, treat me the same, you guys. [laughter] im the same person. And theyre like, we cant, were too hard. Im like, i get it. But then my stunt double was a guy. [laughter] just in case youve never been to l. A. , it is filled with the most Beautiful People from all over the world. Picture the most beautiful girl in your high school, the one you wanted to be. Im talking to the guys right now. And everyone was like, you are too pretty for buffalo, go to l. A. Everyone is hot there. Everybody. Up a pizza cleaning hut bathroom that i would have paid this guy to me. People dont even see me there. Is that a fat tumbleweed . My armse there register as legs there. Is that an octopus . I dont understand. And my legs are used for firewood. [laughter] and thats the secret, i found out. s secret. Lywood they dont put