defendant using time i stand to tell the jury who he is where he came from and what he accomplished, went on for hours it ll leak failures to chance encounters with hollywood stars. on the stand for the first time, story after story after story. monologue filled with drama and emotion and tears. two years and it may take some fans get rod blagojevich the witness a 10 for the performance. told tales of his day of living and a five bedroom apartment with his immigrant father and hard working mother, a lot of dreams and their love for books but not a very good grades. talked about feeling about place as a student at northwestern. study shakespeare at came into his son, we told every detail of his life. three times choked back tears. details about the excessive the judge said it was fine and speak to his character but warned the defense at less chatter on the stand could get blagojevich in trouble down the road if he takes off on tangents that his lawyer cannot protect kaman, s