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<ul class="summary-list"><li>A new tell-all book about "The Real Housewives" franchise shares never-before-heard scandals.</li><li>"RHONJ" star Teresa Giudice and her family were involved in a 2011 brawl that never aired on <keyword id="12094680" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="bravo" source="Orion">Bravo</keyword>.</li></ul>When penning his new tell-all, <a href="https://shopbybravo.com/products/not-all-diamonds-and-ros-the-inside-story-of-the-real-housewives-from-the-people-who-lived-it-hardcover-book" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Not All Diamonds and Rosé: The Inside Story of The Real Housewives From the People Who Lived It,"</a> one thing became apparent to author <keyword id="12492592" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="dave-quinn" source="Orion">Dave Quinn</keyword> - drama happened off-camera that we were never supposed to find out about...until now.To create the definitive oral history of the creation of this hit Bravo franchise, the journalist interviewed more than dozens of housewives, producers, network executives along with famed reunion host and executive producer, Andy Cohen. And while fans may be familiar with the franchise's biggest scandals, such as "Beverly Hills'" "Puppygate" drama between Lisa Vanderpump and Dorit Kemsley to the reunion fight between "Atlanta" stars Kenya Moore and Porsha Williams, they may not be familiar with <a href="https://www.insider.com/real-housewives-stars-legal-troubles-jennifer-shah-erika-jayne">other fights and scandals that never aired</a>, Quinn told Insider.<h2>The cast of 'RHONJ' was involved in a brawl in the Dominican Republic that never aired on Bravo</h2><div type="image" title="The cast of Bravo's &quot;The Real Housewives of New Jersey,&quot; Melissa Gorga, Caroline Manzo, Kathy Wakile, Teresa Giudice, and Jacqueline Laurita, appear on NBC News' &quot;Today&quot; show" height="1331" width="2000" msid="87592292" hostid="261"></div>In "Not All Diamonds and Rosé," Quinn recalls how the cast of<a href="https://www.insider.com/teresa-giudices-husband-joe-giudice-will-be-deported-to-italy-2018-10"> "The Real Housewives of New Jersey"</a> was involved in a brawl with strangers while vacationing in the Dominican Republic - a fight that surprisingly never aired on Bravo.In 2011, star Teresa Giudice accidentally sprayed a bottle of champagne on a nightclub dance floor while the cast was in Punta Cana, Caroline Manzo told Quinn. The incident incited a brawl with strangers causing "all hell to [break] loose," Melissa Gorga added in the book."It was so interesting to me because when it came up in my interviews, somebody casually mentioned it to me," Quinn recalled to Insider last month. "And I said, 'Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, what are you talking about?'""I thought going into this, I knew it all. I never knew that," he added. "So then I started asking more questions and one by one, the women would say to me, 'I'm not supposed to tell you this. I know we're not allowed to talk about this. We swore up and down we would never speak about this.'"According to the tell-all book, Dominican Republic authorities seized the passports of Guidice's then-husband, Joe, along with Albie and Chris Manzo and another family friend. The book also detailed how Bravo executive producer Lucilla D'Agostino spent five days contacting lawyers and the Dominican Republic officials, which eventually led to no formal charges being pressed against any cast member."The Manzo family will never set foot on Dominican Republic soil again," Caroline Manzo added in the book.<h2>Although 'Potomac' escalated into a barnyard fight and higher ratings, producers told Quinn 'they're not looking for that' and 'it's a huge issue'</h2><div type="image" title="Real Housewives of Potomac fight" height="669" width="999" msid="87592293" hostid="261"></div>Even in the midst of the biggest altercations, however, "Housewives'" producers and Bravo executives do not condone physical violence and often find themselves conflicted about the show's direction when the drama gets too messy.During season five of<a href="https://www.insider.com/real-housewives-monique-samuels-real-reason-why-she-left-show-2021-1"> "The Real Housewives of Potomac," Monique Samuels</a> and Candiace Dillard Bassett had an intense exchange of words that resulted in a physical fight between the women during a wine tasting.The altercation led to a Dillard Bassett filing charges against Samuels for her role in the fight with the mother of three later filing counter charges. The charges<a href="https://people.com/tv/rhop-monique-samuels-candiace-dillard-assault-charges-dismissed/"> were later dropped</a> on both sides. Ultimately, Samuels did not return to the show.<a href="https://www.insider.com/real-housewives-monique-samuels-real-reason-why-she-left-show-2021-1">Samuels told Insider back in January</a> that she was treated unfairly by reunion host Cohen, and "felt very free" leaving "Potomac" after that season in which a baseless rumor was spread that her son, Chase, was the product of an alleged affair."I've always said that if the show ever interfered with my family or my marriage that I would definitely get to packing," the reality star told Insider writer, Keyaira Boone, then. Quinn said fights, like the one that happened on season five of "Potomac," are a "huge issue" with Bravo execs. "What you hear from the executives [in the book] and what you hear from the producers, they don't really like that. They're not looking for that," Quinn said of the altercations on "Potomac" that led to fights. "They're not wanting these women to get into any sort of physical altercations."Quinn said he spoke "really openly to Monique and Candiace about that" in the book, adding that he doesn't "think anybody involved in that is proud of" what happened.Despite the drama on- and off-camera, fans have been loyal to the shows and the housewives they relate to most. "For better or worse, there is nothing like the impact of reality television," Quinn told Insider. "We all thought that it would be a hit it and quit it thing, maybe 15 years ago ... It's not going anywhere."Dave Quinn's <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Not-All-Diamonds-Ros%C3%A9-Housewives/dp/1250765781" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Not All Diamonds and Rosé: The Inside Story of The Real Housewives From the People Who Lived It" </a>is available where all books are sold.

A new 'Real Housewives' tell-all dives deep into the franchise's biggest dramas - but Bravo fans almost didn't learn about the stars' more serious scandals until now, says the author

Hi, I'm Matt Turner, the editor in chief of business at Insider. Welcome back to Insider Today's Sunday edition, a roundup of some of our top stories. <h3>On the agenda today:</h3><ul><li>"First, they hacked my phone — <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/credit-card-phone-theft-sim-swap-identity-theft-investigation-2023-4">then they took over my life</a>."</li><li>JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon is <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jamie-dimon-jp-morgan-ceo-first-republic-bank-rescue-2023-3">riding to the rescue again</a>.</li><li>Don't worry — offices aren't doomed. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/office-buildings-doom-loop-companies-landlords-remote-work-from-home-2023-3">Except the mediocre ones</a>. </li><li>Inside the shake-up at the world's "<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/shake-up-at-quinn-emanuel-worlds-most-feared-law-firm-2023-3">most feared law firm</a>."</li></ul>But first: The panic over the AI boom hit a new peak this week. I break down the latest below. If this was forwarded to you, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/subscription/newsletter/insider-today-sunday-edition">sign up here</a>. Download Insider's app <a href="https://www.insider.com/app">here.</a><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-technology-chatgpt-openai-bing-threat-society-economy-social-media-2023-3">This week's dispatch</a></h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-technology-chatgpt-openai-bing-threat-society-economy-social-media-2023-3"></a>Elon Musk was among hundreds of people who this week called <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-letter-elon-musk-out-of-control-new-tech-gpt4-2023-3">for a six-month pause</a> on advanced AI development, warning of an "out-of-control race to develop and deploy" new systems. A prominent AI researcher went further, saying six months wasn't long enough, and "<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-researcher-issued-warning-about-technology-shut-it-all-down-2023-3">we need to shut it all down</a>."It's not just the experts. Polls repeatedly show a striking level of negativity surrounding AI. Examples of ChatGPT <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/chatgpt-gpt4-openai-answer-creepy-dangerous-murder-bomb-2023-3">saying scary things surely don't help</a>. But those fears also make sense against the backdrop of a shaky economy and a distrust of Big Tech. Goldman Sachs has forecast that AI systems could <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/generative-ai-chatpgt-300-million-full-time-jobs-goldman-sachs-2023-3">impact 300 million full-time jobs</a>. Whereas previous technological advancements like automation have disproportionately impacted manual workers, AI promises to impact <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/chatgpt-ai-impacts-white-collar-college-educated-high-salary-jobs-2023-3">white-collar workers most</a> — and that's amid <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/svb-banking-crisis-deposits-loans-credit-crunch-consumers-commercial-economy-2023-3?_gl=1*1f7tvdv*_ga*MjY4MjI4MzUwLjE2ODAwMjM5OTM.*_ga_E21CV80ZCZ*MTY4MDI3MzQ4NC4xNC4xLjE2ODAyODIzNzguMTAuMC4w">fears of a credit crunch on Main Street</a> and layoffs rolling through the likes of Disney, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/salesforce-layoffs-employees-blast-low-morale-lack-of-communication-2023-3">Salesforce</a>, Meta, and more. Then there's Big Tech's part in this. AI has been described as the next transformational technology, on a par with the creation of the internet or the television. But there are <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-technology-chatgpt-openai-bing-threat-society-economy-social-media-2023-3">parallels, too, with social media</a>. And we've all seen how that's playing out. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-technology-chatgpt-openai-bing-threat-society-economy-social-media-2023-3">AI's make-it-or-break-it moment</a>.<h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/credit-card-phone-theft-sim-swap-identity-theft-investigation-2023-4">My phone, my hacker, and me</a></h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/credit-card-phone-theft-sim-swap-identity-theft-investigation-2023-4"></a><div type="image" title="Stolen Identity Illustration" height="1000" width="2000" msid="99190361" hostid="261" sizebytes="86388"></div>Avery Hartmans was at her bridal shower when she noticed something was off. She got two push alerts from Verizon containing account-access codes and a message thanking her for activating a new device. She thought it was a glitch. In reality, she had been the victim of SIM swapping, a nefarious new form of technological identity theft. In just a few hours, the hacker wreaked havoc on Hartmans' life — activating new credit cards and racking up roughly $10,000 in purchases. Her bank, her phone company, and the police were useless, leaving her thousands of dollars in debt weeks before her wedding.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/credit-card-phone-theft-sim-swap-identity-theft-investigation-2023-4">Read the hacking horror story</a>.<h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jamie-dimon-jp-morgan-ceo-first-republic-bank-rescue-2023-3">Jamie Dimon to the rescue</a></h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jamie-dimon-jp-morgan-ceo-first-republic-bank-rescue-2023-3"></a><div type="image" title="Illustration of Jamie Dimon on a white horse extending an arm out" height="718" width="1438" msid="99190363" hostid="261" sizebytes="123682"></div>JPMorgan's CEO had become the de facto face of the banking industry as markets erupted into chaos during the Great Recession. His bank acquired <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jamie-dimon-on-bear-stearns-wamu-2015-4">not one but two</a> troubled financial firms at the behest of the government back in 2008.Dimon's hero status was <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jamie-dimon-i-was-dead-wrong-2012-5">short-lived</a> — and he emerged bruised and battered. But now, he has found himself <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/big-banks-svb-first-republic-jpmorgan-rescue-crisis-2023-3">once again working</a> with regulators to help contain a banking crisis — and this time, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jamie-dimon-jp-morgan-ceo-first-republic-bank-rescue-2023-3">he appears poised</a> to come out on top.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jamie-dimon-jp-morgan-ceo-first-republic-bank-rescue-2023-3">Here's how this time might be different</a>.Read more:<ul><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/big-banks-svb-first-republic-jpmorgan-rescue-crisis-2023-3">Wall Street keeps winning even in a banking crisis</a></li></ul><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/office-buildings-doom-loop-companies-landlords-remote-work-from-home-2023-3">Boring offices are doomed</a></h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/office-buildings-doom-loop-companies-landlords-remote-work-from-home-2023-3"></a><div type="image" title="Gif panning down a golden office building to reveal grey offices that crumble below" height="600" width="1200" msid="99190364" hostid="261" sizebytes="35572"></div>Remote and hybrid work has transformed office attendance and allowed companies to cut back on their physical footprints, which has also made tenants more choosy about the spaces they do take. Staid properties risk being left behind. And now, landlords of these older buildings face a reckoning.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/office-buildings-doom-loop-companies-landlords-remote-work-from-home-2023-3">What to know about the office doom loop</a>.Read more:<ul><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/top-banks-exposed-to-ailing-commercial-real-estate-market-2023-3">Commercial real-estate loans are the next major risk for banks, a top analyst said. Here are the top 20 institutions exposed to property debt</a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fight-return-to-office-mandates-remote-work-amazon-apple-2023-3">Swipe your badge or get fired? Employers and workers face a reckoning over returning to the office</a>.</li></ul><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/shake-up-at-quinn-emanuel-worlds-most-feared-law-firm-2023-3">The world's 'most feared law firm'</a></h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/shake-up-at-quinn-emanuel-worlds-most-feared-law-firm-2023-3"></a><div type="image" title="A man stands, hands on hips, by a house and amid greenery." height="3510" width="7021" msid="99190365" hostid="261" sizebytes="4302500"></div>In just the past year, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart &amp; Sullivan has represented Elon Musk in his takeover of Twitter and FTX in the crypto exchange's bankruptcy proceedings. But behind the scenes, there's an internal shake-up happening that's been the talk of elite law-firm circles. Insider spoke to founder John Quinn, as well as 60 current and former Quinn Emanuel attorneys. Together, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/shake-up-at-quinn-emanuel-worlds-most-feared-law-firm-2023-3">they revealed</a> previously unreported internal firm rivalries, tensions stemming from the generational changing of the guard, and insights into a revamping of the firm's partnership.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/shake-up-at-quinn-emanuel-worlds-most-feared-law-firm-2023-3">Inside the shake-up at Quinn Emanuel</a>.<h3>This week's quote:</h3><h2>"This essentially makes Disney the government." </h2>— Ron Peri, a member of Walt Disney World's oversight district board, who admitted that <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/desantis-board-overseeing-disney-district-may-be-powerless-2023-3">Gov. Ron DeSantis' attempt to assume control of Disney's land has backfired</a>.<h3>More of this week's top reads:</h3><ul><li>Wall Street's sharks are circling "dumb and greedy" banks <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/wall-street-elite-investors-svb-failing-banks-crisis-stock-market-2023-3">on the verge of failing</a>.</li><li>It's becoming increasingly clear that <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fintech-fraud-problems-payments-cash-app-venmo-zelle-2023-3">fintech has a fraud problem</a>.</li><li>The under-the-radar reason so many people are <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boss-manager-positive-feedback-employee-appreciation-work-quit-job-2023-3">sick of their jobs</a>.</li><li>A Rivian buyer waited three years for his dream car. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rivian-buyer-car-died-in-snow-after-3-year-wait-2023-3">It died within days</a>.</li><li>Twelve of the cheapest places in the world to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cheap-cities-for-digital-nomad-remote-work-move-live-abroad-2023-3">live your best life abroad</a>.</li><li>Inside the schedule of a remote worker who <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/remote-jobs-schedule-worker-takes-afternoons-off-2023-3">takes afternoons off and works evenings</a>.</li><li>Why VCs are obsessed with vector-database startups like <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/chroma-weaviate-pinecone-raise-funding-a16z-index-vector-database-ai-2023-3">$700 million Pinecone</a>.</li><li>A 28-year-old investor explains the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-get-into-real-estate-on-budget-house-hacking-2023-3">"most inexpensive way to buy real estate."</a></li><li>Why pharmacy startups are losing their battle with giants <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/pharmacy-startups-fight-against-cvs-walgreens-capsule-truepill-2023-3">like CVS and Walgreens</a>.</li></ul>Curated by Matt Turner. Edited by Dave Smith and Lisa Ryan. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/subscription/newsletter">Sign up for more Insider newsletters here.</a>

Panic over the rise of AI is hitting a fever pitch

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11898467" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="selena-gomez" source="Orion">Selena Gomez</keyword> took to Instagram on Monday to poke fun at her recent <keyword id="12642853" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="wardrobe-malfunction" source="Orion">wardrobe malfunction</keyword>.</li><li>She stumbled on the SAG Awards <keyword id="11921491" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="red-carpet" source="Orion">red carpet</keyword> on Sunday, leading her to ditch her <keyword id="12214099" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="heels" source="Orion">heels</keyword>.</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/category/selena-gomez">Selena Gomez</a> may have faced a wardrobe malfunction at the <a href="https://insider.com/category/sag-awards-2022">SAG Awards</a> last weekend, but she doesn't seem too bothered by the mishap.The "Only Murders in the Building" star took to Instagram on Monday <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CaijjpoLc0g/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link">with selfies and photos</a> taken of her before the event. In her caption, she poked fun of the moment when she stumbled on Sunday's red carpet, <a href="https://www.insider.com/selena-gomez-barefoot-at-sag-awards-2022-2">seemingly as a result of a broken heel</a>."Last night was such a magical one," Gomez wrote. "I couldn't keep my heels on but I did manage to take a couple selfies."Gomez attended the awards ceremony — which was held in Santa Monica, California, on Sunday night — in <a href="https://www.insider.com/sag-awards-daring-celebrity-red-carpet-looks-2022-2#selena-gomezs-black-dress-was-anything-but-simple-thanks-to-the-statement-sleeves-26">a black Oscar de la Renta gown</a> with puffed sleeves and a thin cutout across her chest.She also accessorized with Bulgari Serpenti jewelry and pointed black pumps.Her look was styled by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CagJo5Opywp/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link">Kate Young</a>, her hair was done by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CagClrjP2sW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link">Marissa Marino</a>, and her makeup — a full face of <a href="https://www.insider.com/selena-gomez-rare-beauty-makeup-brand-review">her brand Rare Beauty</a> — was done by Hung Vanngo.<div type="image" title="Selena Gomez at the 2022 SAG Awards." height="6000" width="4000" msid="89933726" hostid="261"></div>While walking the carpet, however, Gomez stumbled into the arms of a security guard, with her <keyword id="11937561" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="shoes" source="Orion">shoes</keyword> falling off behind her.<a href="https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1498118912218701824">Variety</a> later shared a video of the wardrobe malfunction that shows Gomez slowly falling to the ground before ditching her heels so she could walk safely.<div type="image" title="Selena Gomez falls at the 2022 SAG Awards." height="1232" width="1646" msid="89933729" hostid="261"></div>Not only did Gomez briefly walk the red carpet barefoot, but she also presented an award without shoes shortly after.In a video reposted by journalist Dave Quinn, the actor is seen walking onstage with her co-star Martin Short. She lifted her skirt as she walked — likely so that she wouldn't trip — and revealed that she hadn't replaced her heels from earlier.

Selena Gomez poked fun at herself after going barefoot at the SAG Awards

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11898467" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="selena-gomez" source="Orion">Selena Gomez</keyword> attended the 2022 SAG Awards on Sunday in an Oscar de la Renta gown.</li><li>She also wore black pointed pumps, which broke as she walked the <keyword id="11921491" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="red-carpet" source="Orion">red carpet</keyword>.</li></ul>Selena Gomez handled a <keyword id="12642853" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="wardrobe-malfunction" source="Orion">wardrobe malfunction</keyword> so well at <a href="https://insider.com/category/sag-awards-2022">the SAG Awards</a> this weekend that you might not have noticed it.The "Only Murders in the Building" star attended the event in Santa Monica, California, on Sunday, and looked stunning in <a href="https://www.insider.com/sag-awards-daring-celebrity-red-carpet-looks-2022-2#selena-gomezs-black-dress-was-anything-but-simple-thanks-to-the-statement-sleeves-26">a black Oscar de la Renta gown</a> with puffed sleeves and a thin cutout across her chest.She also accessorized with Bulgari Serpenti jewelry and pointed black pumps.<div type="image" title="Selena Gomez at the 2022 SAG Awards." height="6000" width="4000" msid="89903921" hostid="261"></div>The latter, however, broke while Gomez walked the red carpet. A security guard caught her as she fell, as seen in a video <a href="https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1498118912218701824">posted by Variety</a>, and she quickly ditched her <keyword id="12214099" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="heels" source="Orion">heels</keyword> so she could walk safely.Gomez then left the red carpet barefoot.Rather than changing into another pair or repairing the heels that broke, Gomez seemingly went without <keyword id="11937561" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="shoes" source="Orion">shoes</keyword> for the rest of the night.She presented an award with her co-star Martin Short and walked onstage holding her skirt up. In doing so, she revealed that she still wasn't wearing shoes.Despite the <keyword id="11893303" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="fashion" source="Orion">fashion</keyword> mishap, Gomez looked stunning throughout the night. Her makeup artist, Hung Vanngo, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Caf7-P6l7Dq/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link">posted a video</a> of the actress in no makeup and a pink shirt ahead of the event, before switching to a clip of her in full glam and her sleek gown.She also wore a full face of products from <a href="https://www.insider.com/selena-gomez-rare-beauty-makeup-brand-review">her own brand Rare Beauty</a>, according to Vanngo, and her hair was <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CagClrjP2sW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link">styled by Marissa Marino</a>.Fashion stylist <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CagJo5Opywp/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link">Kate Young</a> put together Gomez's outfit for the night.

Selena Gomez went barefoot at the SAG Awards after her heels broke while she walked the red carpet

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12117935" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="apple-card" source="Orion">Apple Card</keyword> owners are saying they can't pre-order the <keyword id="11908482" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="iphone-13" source="Orion">iPhone 13</keyword> with the payment method.</li><li>Some were forced to buy the new model on a different credit card, losing out on 3% cashback.</li><li><keyword id="11894021" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="apple" source="Orion">Apple</keyword> Cards provide perks to the company's avid customers who regularly buy its products.</li></ul>Apple Card holders, the company's most loyal users, are having trouble using their cards to pre-order the newly-unveiled iPhone 13.Customers are posting online about the error messages they're receiving when they attempt to checkout with their Apple Card on the company's online store. Some said they were forced to use a different credit card, losing out on the 3% cashback benefit that comes with the card.Apple did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.The Apple Card rolled out in 2019 and operates as a standalone credit card that was designed to be used with Apple Pay and the iPhone's Wallet app. The card is issued by Mastercard with credit provided by Goldman Sachs.Its cashback bonus and other perks have attracted Apple's biggest diehards, who purchase the company's products regularly.The iPhone 13, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/iphone-13-release-date-price-preorder-2021-9">announced at Apple's virtual event this week</a>, starts shipping on September 24.

Apple's most dedicated customers looking to cash in on discounts on iPhone 13s using their Apple Cards were met with error messages and frustration

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The <keyword id="280864" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Washington-Nationals">Washington Nationals</keyword> unveiled their 2019 <keyword id="545587" type="SPORT" weightage="60" keywordseo="World-Series">World Series</keyword> rings.</li><li>The glitzy hardware features 170 diamonds, 55 rubies, 32 sapphires, and one unfortunate grammatical error.</li><li>The team's motto during their championship season — "Go 1-0 every day" — is etched into the shank of the ring, but the words "every day" are misspelled as one word.</li></ul>Like every other championship team in professional <keyword id="6356028" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports">sports</keyword>, the Washington Nationals will be sporting some impressive hardware in light of their 2019 World Series victory.But unlike most championship teams, they'll also be sporting a grammatical inaccuracy.<div type="image" title="Screen Shot 2020 05 26 at 1.54.45 PM" height="1618" width="2157" msid="76015307" hostid="261"></div>The Nationals released their World Series rings — and though they are as glitzy and gem-filled as one might expect — they also have a spelling error etched into the shank.This past season, Washington's team motto — which was coined by manager Dave Martinez — was "Go 1-0 every day" to signify that the Nationals were simply focused on each game ahead of them. But when the team tried to include the phrase on their rings, they misspelled "every day" as one word, as <a href="https://uni-watch.com/2020/05/26/nats-unveil-championship-rings-with-grammatical-error/">first reported by Uni Watch</a>.<div type="image" title="Screen_Shot_2020 05 26_at_10_11_23_AM" height="754" width="1006" msid="76015314" hostid="261"></div>Despite the unfortunate spelling error, the championship hardware is quite a sight to behold. With 170 diamonds, 55 rubies, and 32 sapphires each, the rings are littered with symbolism from various aspects of the team's sensational season.Check out a full look at the rings below:<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a></a><a href="https://www.insider.com/when-mlb-season-will-begin-details-2020-5">MLB is hoping to start a shortened 2020 season in July — here's how the season would look</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/greg-norman-colorado-mansion-40-million-2020-5">Golf icon Greg Norman's rustic Colorado mansion is on the market for $40 million — Take a tour of the 11,900-acre property complete with lakes, rivers, and horse stables</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/the-last-dance-shifted-stance-jordan-lebron-goat-debate-2020-5">'The Last Dance' was my first real look into Michael Jordan's greatness, and it's shifted my perspective on the GOAT debate</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/quinn-cook-nba-breakthrough-story-pg-county-documentary-2020-5">The surprise feel-good story of Kevin Durant's new documentary on PG County basketball was Quinn Cook's NBA breakthrough</a></li></ul>Read the original article on <a href="https://www.insider.com/washington-nationals-2019-world-series-rings-spelling-error-2020-5">Insider</a>

The Washington Nationals' diamond-studded championship rings from the 2019 World Series are etched with a spelling error

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>"Star Wars" fans can expect a Han Solo standalone film from Disney in 2018, but the actor who will portray the young Solo has yet to be chosen.In early January, a <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/han-solo-movie-actors-2016-1%20">shortlist</a>&#xa0;of talent being auditioned - including Dave Franco and Miles Teller - was released. But there's one name absent from&#xa0;the list that some fans immediately rallied behind: Anthony Ingruber.&#xa0;<div></div>&#xa0;<div></div>The 25-year-old actor made his film debut in Disney's TV movie "Avalon High" back in 2010, but he's best-known for his portrayal of a young Harrison Ford in 2015's "Age of Adaline."&#xa0;In 2008, Ingruber posted a video&#xa0;to YouTube of himself doing a Han Solo impersonation. The video has since racked up over a million views and it even drew&#xa0;the attention of "Age of Adaline" director Lee Toland Krieger, which led to Ingruber's role in the film.&#xa0;"It was really important for me to find a balance between delivering the role as an original piece, while still applying some of the mannerisms that Ford is famous for," Ingruber told Business Insider. "So it was not simply a matter of impersonating him, but rather taking those elements to build a new, although still recognizable, character."&#xa0; Ingruber got to meet his idol while working on the set of&#xa0;"Age of Adaline," after the director organized&#xa0;it.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_left"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>Ingruber said people started pointing out the resemblance when he was 14. As the son of a diplomat, he&#xa0;moved to various countries throughout his childhod and devloped an adoration for&#xa0;movies, which eventually resulted in him&#xa0;practicing impersonations of actors like Ford and Jack Nicholson."One of the few constants I had in my life was my love of film and the iconic actors that had been my childhood heroes," he said. "I had already developed a passion for film and had spent a lot of my childhood watching their movies so the mannerisms and voices had kind of sunken in. This was something I always enjoyed doing throughout my teen years, as it always got a&#xa0;great response and made me a lot of friends. It also sparked my main goal of becoming an actor in my own right." &#xa0;&#xa0;He said he's amazed by the support he's received from fans and would gladly take the Han Solo movie role if the opportunity presented itself."I'm so grateful to the fans for their awesome support and confidence in me," he said. "When the news of casting first started, my internet actually stopped working due to the massive amount of tweets and comments from lifelong 'Star Wars' fans who were campaigning for me to play Han." &#xa0;Watch his Han Solo impersonation below:<div class="yj6qo ajU"><div></div></div> <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/new-suicide-squad-trailer-2016-1">Margot Robbie's crazed Harley Quinn steals the show in the new 'Suicide Squad' trailer</a></h3> <div> <div> <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="JlZWhiMDE6gcKPjgydC4pinWrqssN_yy" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div> </div> </div> </div>

Fans want this young Harrison Ford lookalike to be the next Han Solo - and he says he's ready

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>The fate of Glasgow Rangers FC is uncertain except for one thing: the fans hate Mike Ashley, the reclusive British billionaire whose money could rescue the Scottish club."Nobody likes Mike Ashley. Not even Mike Ashley's mum likes Mike Ashley," said a fan called Stuart, rather fervently, to Business Insider.The survival of Rangers FC still hangs in the balance since <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-19981266">it filed for administration after running out of cash in 2012</a>.From the outside, it's hard to imagine that a football club <a href="http://www.rangers.co.uk/">that has won more league titles and triples than another other in the world</a> could find itself scrambling for cash. Yet, it is. Rangers - <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/rangers-dumped-into-third-division-after-1141991">demoted down three leagues in 2012 for failing to follow Scottish Football League rules by going bankrupt </a>- has yet to climb back into the Scottish Premier League.Stranger still, even though <a href="http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-fans-group-handed-ban-5187963">billionaire investor Mike Ashley, the owner of the Sports Direct retail empire, injected £10 million in January</a> as part of a bid that might rescue the club, the fans hate him for it.Fans say they have endured decades of suffering under the hands of the executives who have brought the club to its financial knees three times since 1988. On top of that, they're fed up of the way the club has changed hands so regularly that Rangers has ended up being a holding company for other people's money, and not a football club.Now, with the <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/sport-directs-mike-ashleys-life-slideshow-2015-2">infamously secretive billionaire Ashley</a> tightening his grip over the club with a new loan, fans are venting about him."<a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/sport-directs-mike-ashleys-life-slideshow-2015-2">He's a cockney. He's bald. He's quite fat</a>. But [the reason we hate him] is mainly because he runs the football club like his own kingdom/plaything/money-making facility/thing, to stick a Sports Direct logo on. I think that has got most people's backs up," said one fan, Rob, to Business Insider. Rangers' legacy of financial scandals<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_left"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>Rangers' financial problems stem from 1988, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-14880473">when David Murray bought the outfit for £6 million</a>.In a bid to turn around the ailing football club, which saw fewer and fewer people attending games and only one league win in the previous 10 years, <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/oct/29/rangers-lloyds-scottland-football">Murray borrowed an undisclosed sum from Lloyds Banking Group</a>. Over the next two decades, Rangers accumulated <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/oct/29/rangers-lloyds-scottland-football">around £30 million worth of debt to Lloyds by 2009</a>.After struggling for two more years, Murray sold his 85.3% stake in Rangers to <a href="http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/craig-whytes-fortune-hangs-balance-5182299">Craig Whyte for £1 in 2011</a>.When Rangers filed for administration in February 2012, <a href="http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/business/business-news/rangers-ltd-reports-debts-161m-3396502">Britain's taxman, the HMRC, said there were £9 million in unpaid taxes</a>. Since then, police have charged <a href="http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/541404/Mob-hate-outside-court-former-Rangers-owner-Craig-Whyte">Whyte with fraud for allegedly pretending to Murray that he had the cash to fund his stake in the club</a>.The club is still in dire straits. While Rangers will report its 2014 financial results later this year, its latest full year figures showed it owed its parent company Rangers International Football Club Plc (RIFC) £16.16 million.Mike Ashley's attempts to take over Rangers<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>Enter Ashley, <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/sport-directs-mike-ashleys-life-slideshow-2015-2#only-one-year-after-the-ipo-he-bought-newcastle-united-for-134-206-million-8">who also owns Newcastle United</a>.He personally owns 4% of Rangers but combined with the extra 5% he bought through his MASH holdings company, he is now the second-largest shareholder in the group.His quest to boost his stake to <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/dec/24/mike-ashley-rangers-stake-sfa">around 30% of the club was thwarted by the Scottish Football Association, which cited a "conflict of interest"</a> with his Newcastle ownership (the two clubs compete for player contracts and could in theory face each other in European competition).However, money talks.Ashley uses one loan to pay back anotherCapitalising on Rangers' ailing financial health, he has managed to take more control over the club by bailing it out. "He got into football purely to make money. Now he is manipulating Rangers [by using their] dreadful financial situation," said another fan Alex to Business Insider. "He didn't even realise players are purchased in long term payments and not lump sum deals when he started."Fans are angry over the way Ashley has used the club as a way of generating money through debt. <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/sports-direct-boss-mike-ashleys-glasgow-ranger-loan-2015-2">Out of £10 million he loaned the club in January, £5 million was used to pay himself back from an earlier £3 million loan</a>. Scottish MPs will require Ashley to answer questions about the loans at <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/newcastle-united-boss-mike-ashley-5059945">an as-yet unscheduled inquiry in Westminster</a>. His loans also allow him to control a lot of the management of the team, even though he is not the largest shareholder.Another fan, Geoff, told us that fans are angry because the club has become "less about the players" and "<a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/sports-directs-mike-ashley-in-parliament-on-zero-hours-and-glasgow-rangers-2015-2">more of the backdoor takeover as a means to advertising his Sports Direct brand.</a>""He's also installing his 'Yes men' with no real governance," he added.Ashley gets rid of Rangers' fan representation<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_left"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>In December 2014, Ashley nominated his right-hand men, <a href="http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-fans-group-handed-ban-5187963">Derek Llambias</a> and Barry Leach, to Rangers' board. Llambias was the managing director of Newcastle United until his appointment as CEO of Rangers. <a href="http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/three-bears-call-rangers-finance-5207735">Leach is the head of brands at Sports Direct as well as Rangers' finance director now</a>. Lambias instructed the <a href="http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-fans-group-handed-ban-5187963">football club's lawyers to disband the Rangers Fan Board</a> (RFB), cementing many fans' views over Ashley's desire to not listen to the fans.The <a href="http://www.rangers.co.uk/fans/fans-board">RFB is comprised of 12 elected representatives</a> from the football club's fanbase. The board presents fans' concerns interests. The RFB went on to reveal that Ashley hired <a href="http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/furious-rangers-fans-slam-board-5202232">London marketing firm Boudicca to rally support from shareholders</a> ahead of an extraordinary general meeting on March 6. So, what's next for Rangers and it's toxic relationship with Ashley?<a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/sports-directs-mike-ashley-in-parliament-on-zero-hours-and-glasgow-rangers-2015-2"></a>The Newcastle conflict<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>It's uncertain how the fate of Rangers is going to pan out.The <a href="http://rangers.g3dhosting.com/regulatory_news_article/460">EGM is specifically asking what business plans Dave King</a>, former Rangers director and major shareholder, has for the club. That may lead to Ashley doling out more cash.Anger is still rife amongst <a href="http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-united-legend-mike-ashleys-5102267">Newcastle United and Rangers' fans after his loan of five NUFC players to Rangers</a>."This situation wherein Mike Ashley owns Newcastle United and at the same time clearly has total control of Rangers is a bad joke," said <a href="http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-united-legend-mike-ashleys-5102267">Newcastle United striker Mick Quinn, in column for the Newcastle Chronicle earlier this month</a>. "For those who haven't been following events, this is how it works. He loans Rangers money. They then hand back some of that money to in part repay an earlier loan. Newcastle then loan Rangers five players so Rangers are now in Ashley's debt in more ways than one. It leaves a bitter taste in the mouth."The player loans may be advantageous in the short-term for Rangers because it gives a club currently toiling in the second tier of Scottish football access to players on the squad of a team in the English Premier league. But it also looks like Ashley is using Rangers to keep his Newcastle players fit and active. Plus, Rangers has to pay the salaries of players on loan there. The fans have no choice, Quinn says, "<a href="http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-united-legend-mike-ashleys-5102267">He is the piper so we all need to dance to his tune. He pays the wages and transfers fees, therefore he does exactly what he wants</a>. It feels like Ashley is taking the mickey." <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/largest-ice-glacier-calving-filmed-2015-1">This Video Of The Largest Breakage Of Ice From A Glacier Ever Filmed Is Absolutely Frightening</a></h3> <div> <div> <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="NqbHJucjpzcqR3obKs3FqeMQRi8yolxr" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div> </div> </div> </div>

A load of Glasgow Rangers fans told us why they hate Mike Ashley, the reclusive billionaire who wants to rescue their club

I really wanted to like "Trainwreck."It's directed by one of my favorite filmmakers (Judd Apatow), it stars one of the best up-and-coming comedians right now (Amy Schumer), and it features an incredible cast of comedians like Bill Hader and Colin Quinn, actors like Tilda Swinton and Brie Larson, and even sports stars like Lebron James and John Cena.And yet,&#xa0;"Trainwreck" was a major disappointment. If you're looking for some great jokes, you could honestly save yourself from buying a $15 movie ticket just by watching the film's red-band trailer, which was released back in February. It's embedded below here.<div></div>The moments from the above trailer were easily the funniest scenes in the entire movie:<ul><li>Amy and her sister, as little girls, reciting back to their father, "Monogamy isn't realistic."</li><li>Comedian Dave Attell as the homeless guy who&#xa0;hangs outside Amy's place, remarking on Amy's scandalous attire: "What's the matter, did church let out early?"</li><li>Amy to her sister Kim (played by Brie Larson), criticizing&#xa0;how she dresses her husband: "You dress him like that so no one wants to have sex with him?"</li><li>Amy's date Steven (played by John Cena), getting angry at a guy who calls him "Mark Wahlberg" in a movie theatre: "Mark Wahlberg? Mark Wahlberg's like 150 pounds. I look like Mark Wahlberg ate Mark Wahlberg!"</li><li>NBA superstar Lebron James interrupting Amy's first meeting with Aaron (played by Bill Hader): "We watching 'Downton Abbey later? Listen I'm watching it tonight because I'm not going to go to practice and all the guys are talking about it and I'm left out."</li><li>Aaron&#xa0;asks Amy, who hates sports, what her favorite sports team is: "The Orlando... Blooms?"</li><li>Aaron tells Lebron at brunch that he slept with Amy. Lebron's response: "My boy got intimate! Sexual intercourse! Ohhhhh!"</li></ul><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>Between these lines from a trailer, and a few memorable others - Kim's husband Tom (played by Mike Birbiglia) talking about having a baby soon, "Not all sex ends with a flush and a cry!" - that's the extent of the comedy in "Trainwreck."Unfortunately for Apatow, Schumer and co., the real trainwreck here is the script. It is literally all over the place. This movie hopes to be something for everyone: a romantic comedy for couples, a movie for single women, a non-stop cameo-a-thon for sports lovers, and finally, a touching drama about families, sisterhood, and taking control of one's life. But in trying to be something for everyone, it ends up falling short in every single category.Some of my own problems with the movie (minor spoilers ahead):<ul><li>Lebron James&#xa0;feels underutilized, and could have owned more screen time, particularly towards the end. He has some of the funniest lines in the movie, and he steals every scene. It's not often you get the world's best basketball player to take a lead role in your movie. I wanted to see more scenes with he and Amy, as they played off each other extremely well. (There's a&#xa0;memorable stare-down between the two.)</li></ul><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div><ul><li>The romance between Amy and Aaron is predictable, even when it temporarily breaks apart. Even their separation feels forced by the script, and Amy barely returns to her "trainwreck" behavior even after it happens.&#xa0;</li><li>By the way, Amy is not much of a "trainwreck" in this movie, quite honestly. She's at her best early on in the movie where her debauchery leads to some funny lines, but later in the movie, she feels complacent in her relationship, which was frankly&#xa0;boring.</li></ul><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div><ul><li>Lebron James stages an intervention for Aaron, a scene that&#xa0;feels completely out of place and made worse by terribly unfunny dialogue. This is Apatow and Schumer trying to return to the moment in "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" where the three main friends of the protagonist, played by Steve Carell, come to his aid and encourage him to go get his girlfriend back. In "Trainwreck," it doesn't work.</li><li>The cameo by NBA announcer Marv Albert felt totally out of place: We don't meet him until the intervention scene, which he&#xa0;narrates as an announcer, and later says,&#xa0;"Marv Albert is sorry." Why does he suddenly talk in the third-person? Who is this person in the first place (assuming you don't watch televised NBA games)? The movie doesn't help you answer these questions. After this scene, however, Marv Albert introduces an NBA game on TV. These scenes could have been switched so we meet Marv before (what would have been) his funny lines.</li></ul><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div><ul><li>The movie is excessively long at 2+ hours. Apatow could have trimmed off 30 minutes and it would've been a better film. There were too many scenes with bad dialogue, or a moment meant to be "touching," which could have been removed altogether to help the film be more succinct and punchier.</li><li>The end of the movie felt very "Hollywood" - everyone has a happy ending, yay! - but it also felt untrue to the rest of the script&#xa0;and very&#xa0;cliché.</li></ul>"Trainwreck" was billed as being Amy Schumer's coming out party: As this film is meant to mirror very closely to her own life, I'd hoped she and Apatow put together a killer script that would finally match&#xa0;"The 40-Year-Old Virgin," which is still Apatow's best work, in my opinion. Unfortunately the movie came up short&#xa0;across the board. It's over-long, not very funny, and not very good at being romantic or emotionally gripping, either.&#xa0;It's extremely difficult to care about any of these characters, despite how much I love the actors who play them.Judd Apatow and Amy Schumer are two of the best minds in comedy today. So it's a shame that they couldn't produce a film that was funnier than its two-minute trailer. <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/amy-schumer-sexual-double-standards-men-women-trainwreck-comedy-2015-4">Amy Schumer gives a brutally honest interview about her sex life</a></h3> <div> <div> <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="k3MmxzdDpYVQOE819P7bFO_auye7jtGV" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div> </div> </div> </div>

The worst part about 'Trainwreck': You saw all the funniest parts in the trailer

After months of research and debate, Business Insider has released the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6">Silicon Valley 100</a>, the who's who of the most prominent, and coolest, people in Silicon Valley.To compile the list, we looked at who won big in the past year: star executives, industry-changing acquisitions, top VCs, promising companies shifting industries, and more.We've listed everyone from 1-100 below, as well as some quotes from the most well-known and influential people on the list. You can <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6">view the full SV100 in detail here</a>, or click on each name for more information about the coolest people in Silicon Valley.1. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#1-elizabeth-holmes-100">Elizabeth Holmes</a> - Founder, CEO, and chairman of Theranos2. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#2-travis-kalanick-99">Travis Kalanick</a> - CEO and cofounder of Uber3. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#3-tim-cook-98">Tim Cook</a> - CEO of Apple<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>4. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#4-jack-dorsey-97">Jack Dorsey</a> - CEO of Twitter (interim) and Square5. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#5-sundar-pichai-96">Sundar Pichai</a> - Senior vice president at Google6. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#6-renaud-laplanche-95">Renaud Laplanche</a> - Founder and CEO of Lending Club7. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#7-nick-woodman-94">Nick Woodman</a> - Founder and CEO of GoPro8. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#8-marc-benioff-93">Marc Benioff</a> - Cofounder and CEO of Salesforce<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>9. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#9-stewart-butterfield-92">Stewart Butterfield</a> - Cofounder and CEO of Slack10. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#10-aaron-levie-and-dylan-smith-91">Aaron Levie and Dylan Smith</a> - Cofounder and CEO/cofounder of Box11. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#11-mikkel-svane-and-alexander-aghassipour-90">Mikkel Svane and Alexander Aghassipour</a> - Cofounder and CEO/cofounder of Zendesk12. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#12-rob-bearden-89">Rob Bearden</a> - CEO of Hortonworks13. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#13-suresh-batchu-and-ajay-mishra-88">Suresh Batchu and Ajay Mishra</a> - Cofounders of MobileIron14. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#14-palmer-luckey-and-brendan-iribe-87">Palmer Luckey and Brendan Iribe</a> - Cofounders of Oculus15. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#15-lynda-weinman-and-bruce-heavin-86">Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin</a> - Cofounders of Lynda.com16. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#16-art-levinson-85">Art Levinson</a> - CEO of Calico17. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#17-elon-musk-84">Elon Musk</a> - CEO and CTO of SpaceX; CEO of Tesla Motors; chairman of SolarCity18. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#18-james-park-83">James Park</a> - CEO of Fitbit19. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#19-mark-zuckerberg-82">Mark Zuckerberg</a> - Cofounder and CEO of Facebook20. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#20-ben-silbermann-and-evan-sharp-81">Ben Silbermann and Evan Sharp</a> - Cofounders of Pinterest21. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#21-nathan-blecharczyk-brian-chesky-and-joe-gebbia-80">Nathan Blecharczyk, Brian Chesky, and Joe Gebbia</a> - Cofounders of Airbnb22. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#22-jony-ive-79">Jony Ive</a> - Chief design officer of Apple<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>23. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#23-larry-page-78">Larry Page</a> - Cofounder of Google<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>24. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#24-garrett-camp-77">Garrett Camp</a> - Cofounder of Uber; founder of Expa25. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#25-ryan-graves-76">Ryan Graves</a> - Head of global operations at Uber26. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#26-chris-sacca-75">Chris Sacca</a> - Founder of Lowercase Capital27. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#27-jimmy-iovine-and-eddy-cue-74">Jimmy Iovine and Eddy Cue</a> - Cofounder of Beats Electronics/SVP of internet software and services at Apple28. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#28-anthony-noto-73">Anthony Noto</a> - CFO of Twitter29. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#29-parker-conrad-and-laks-srini-72">Parker Conrad and Laks Srini</a> - Cofounder and CEO/cofounder of Zenefits30. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#30-justin-kan-emmett-shear-and-kevin-lin-71">Justin Kan, Emmett Shear, and Kevin Lin</a> - Cofounders of Twitch31. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#31-meg-whitman-70">Meg Whitman</a> - Chairwoman, president, and CEO of Hewlett-Packard32. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#32-kayvon-beykpour-and-joseph-bernstein-69">Kayvon Beykpour and Joseph Bernstein</a> - CEO and cofounder/cofounder of Periscope33. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#33-shannon-liss-riordan-68">Shannon Liss-Riordan</a> - Employment-rights lawyer34. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#34-mark-pincus-67">Mark Pincus</a> - Cofounder and CEO of Zynga35. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#35-ellen-pao-66">Ellen Pao</a> - CEO of Reddit36. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#36-tony-fadell-65">Tony Fadell</a> - CEO of Nest Labs (Google)37. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#37-patrick-and-john-collison-64">Patrick and John Collison</a> - Cofounders of Stripe38. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#38-angela-ahrendts-63">Angela Ahrendts</a> - SVP of retail and online stores at Apple39. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#39-reed-hastings-62">Reed Hastings</a> - Cofounder and CEO of Netflix40. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#40-marissa-mayer-61">Marissa Mayer</a> - CEO of Yahoo<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>41. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#41-john-thompson-60">John Thompson</a> - Chairman of Microsoft; CEO of Virtual Instruments42. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#42-larry-ellison-mark-hurd-safra-catz-59">Larry Ellison, Mark Hurd, and Safra Catz</a> - Former CEO, now chairman and CTO/co-CEO/co-CEO of Oracle<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>43. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#43-susan-wojcicki-58">Susan Wojcicki</a> - CEO of YouTube44. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#44-megan-smith-57">Megan Smith</a> - US chief technology officer45. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#45-david-marcus-56">David Marcus</a> - Vice president of messaging products at Facebook46. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#46-greg-duffy-and-aamir-viran-55">Greg Duffy and Aamir Viran</a> - Cofounders of Dropcam47. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#47-albert-lee-and-mike-lee-54">Albert Lee and Mike Lee</a> - Cofounders of MyFitnessPal48. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#48-simon-khalaf-53">Simon Khalaf</a> - President and CEO of Flurry49. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#49-chris-wanstrath-and-pj-hyett-52">Chris Wanstrath and PJ Hyett</a> - Cofounders of Github50. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#50-dheeraj-pandey-51">Dheeraj Pandey</a> - Cofounder and CEO of Nutanix51. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#51-nirav-tolia-david-wiesen-prakash-janakiraman-sarah-leary-50">Nirav Tolia, David Wiesen, Prakash Janakiraman, and Sarah Leary</a> - Cofounders of Nextdoor52. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#52-peter-asbill-elias-roman-elliott-breece-scott-robbin-aza-raskin-49">Peter Asbill, Elias Roman, Elliott Breece, Scott Robbin, and Aza Raskin</a> - Cofounders of Songza53. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#53-alex-hawkinson-jeff-hagins-andrew-brooks-48">Alex Hawkinson, Jeff Hagins, and Andrew Brooks</a> - Cofounders of SmartThings54. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#54-john-zimmer-and-logan-green-47">John Zimmer and Logan Green</a> - Cofounders of Lyft55. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#55-mike-olson-christophe-bisciglia-amr-awadallah-jeff-hammerbacher-46">Mike Olson, Christophe Bisciglia, Amr Awadallah, and Jeff Hammerbacher</a> - Cofounders of Cloudera56. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#56-jason-kilar-and-richard-tom-45">Jason Kilar and Richard Tom</a> - Cofounder and CEO/cofounder of Vessel57. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#57-max-mullen-brandon-leonardo-and-apoorva-mehta-44">Max Mullen, Brandon Leonardo, and Apoorva Mehta</a> - Cofounders of Instacart58. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#58-josh-james-43">Josh James</a> - Founder and CEO of Domo59. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#59-tony-xu-evan-moore-stanley-tang-andy-fang-42">Tony Xu, Evan Moore, Stanley Tang, and Andy Fang</a> - Cofounders of DoorDash60. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#60-ryan-hoover-41">Ryan Hoover</a> - Founder of Product Hunt61. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#61-baiju-bhatt-and-vlad-tenev-40">Baiju Bhatt and Vlad Tenev</a> - Cofounders of Robinhood62. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#62-ben-rubin-roi-tirosh-itai-danino-39">Ben Rubin, Roi Tirosh, and Itai Danino</a> - Cofounders of Meerkat63. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#63-kevin-gibbon-and-joshua-scott-38">Kevin Gibbon and Joshua Scott</a> - Cofounders of Shyp64. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#64-craig-martin-and-curtis-lee-37">Craig Martin and Curtis Lee</a> - Cofounders of Luxe Valet65. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#65-balaji-srinivasan-matthew-pauker-nigel-drego-daniel-firu-and-veerbhan-kheterpal-36">Balaji Srinivasan, Matthew Pauker, Nigel Drego, Daniel Firu, and Veerbhan Kheterpal</a> - Cofounders of 21 Inc.66. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#66-brian-armstrong-and-fred-ehrsam-35">Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam</a> - Cofounder and CEO/cofounder of Coinbase67. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#67-brit-morin-34">Brit Morin</a> - Founder and CEO of Brit + Co.68. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#68-doug-evans-33">Doug Evans</a> - Founder and CEO of Juicero69. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#69-kavan-seggie-32">Kavan Seggie</a> - Founder of AddLive70. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#70-josh-mcfarland-and-mark-ayzenshtat-31">Josh McFarland and Mark Ayzenshtat</a> - Cofounders of TellApart71. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#71-kara-swisher-and-walt-mossberg-30">Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg</a> - Cofounders of Re/code72. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#72-amit-kumar-jeff-winner-eckart-walther-geraud-boyer-29">Amit Kumar, Jeff Winner, Eckart Walther, and Geraud Boyer</a> - Cofounders of CardSpring73. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#73-dave-morin-28">Dave Morin</a> - Cofounder of Path; founder of Slow Ventures74. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#74-solomon-hykes-27">Solomon Hykes</a> - Founder and CTO of Docker75. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#75-steve-zadesky-26">Steve Zadesky</a> - Vice president of iPod/iPhone product design at Apple76. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#76-bill-gurley-25">Bill Gurley</a> - General partner at Benchmark Capital77. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#77-chamath-palihapitiya-24">Chamath Palihapitiya</a> - Founder of Social+Capital Partnership78. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#78-sam-altman-23">Sam Altman</a> - Founding partner and president of Y Combinator79. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#79-andy-rubin-22">Andy Rubin</a> - Managing director of Playground Global<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>80. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#80-renee-james-21">Renee James</a> - President of Intel81. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#81-ed-lee-20">Ed Lee</a> - Mayor of San Francisco82. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#82-eric-migicovsky-19">Eric Migicovsky</a> - Founder and CEO of Pebble83. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#83-josh-reeves-edward-kim-tomer-london-18">Josh Reeves, Edward Kim, and Tomer London</a> - Cofounders of ZenPayroll84. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#84-andrew-rubin-pj-kirner-alan-stokol-17">Andrew Rubin, PJ Kirner, and Alan Stokol</a> - Cofounders of Illumio85. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#85-ev-williams-16">Ev Williams</a> - Founder of Obvious Ventures86. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#86-adam-cahan-15">Adam Cahan</a> - Senior vice president of mobile at Yahoo87. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#87-jason-johnson-and-yves-behar-14">Jason Johnson and Yves Behar</a> - Cofounders of August88. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#88-kyle-vogt-13">Kyle Vogt</a> - CEO of Cruise89. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#89-aarthi-ramamurthy-12">Aarthi Ramamurthy</a> - Founder of Lumoid90. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#90-liz-wessel-and-jj-fliegelman-11">Liz Wessel and JJ Fliegelman</a> - Cofounders of Campus Job91. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#91-amanda-bradford-10">Amanda Bradford</a> - Founder and CEO of The League92. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#92-or-arbel-9">Or Arbel</a> - Cofounder and CEO of Yo93. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#93-ross-mason-8">Ross Mason</a> - Founder and VP of product strategy at MuleSoft94. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#94-rand-paul-7">Rand Paul</a> - US senator (R-Kentucky) and 2016 presidential candidate95. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#95-john-doerr-megan-quinn-matt-murphy-mary-meeker-6">John Doerr, Megan Quinn, Matt Murphy, and Mary Meeker</a> - Partners at Kleiner Perkins96. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#96-peter-thiel-5">Peter Thiel</a> - Partner at Founders Fund; chairman of Palantir; founder of the Thiel Fellowship; investor<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>97. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#97-todd-mckinnon-and-frederic-kerrest-4">Todd McKinnon and Frederic Kerrest</a> - Cofounders of Okta98. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#98-conrad-chu-van-tran-tri-tran-3">Conrad Chu, Van Tran, and Tri Tran</a> - Cofounders of Munchery99. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#99-gagan-biyani-morgan-springer-neeraj-berry-matt-kent-2">Gagan Biyani, Morgan Springer, Neeraj Berry, and Matt Kent</a> - Cofounders of Sprig100. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-100-2015-6#100-mat-honan-1">Mat Honan</a> - Bureau chief of BuzzFeed SF

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>Louis CK recently announced a new comedy special and today <a href="https://louisck.net/purchase/live-at-the-comedy-store">it's available for you to purchase for only $5. </a>
The announcement was made on his site a few weeks ago and those who pre-ordered the special, entitled "Louis CK Live At The Comedy Store" were emailed the download link today.
Anyone who is subscribed to his email list got the go-ahead to download and watch.
The email to customers says:
Well, I made another standup special. It's called "Louis CK Live at the Comedy Store". You can buy it right now on my website, <a href="http://louisck.net/" target="_blank">louisck.net</a>, for 5 dollars, all over the world. Here's the link. I hope this is well timed for some of you who are stranded by the storm in the North East of America.
That's the basic news of this email so go ahead and go watch the show. Youre getting another email from me now which is crazily long. So I sent it separate. If you don't enjoy long winded, unedited coffee-addled, had to shit the whole time while my kids yelled at me to take them sledding-written material, then skip the next email. thanks. Louis CK
He also sent another long email to those who purchased the show. Here's the full text. It's really long.
Hello. So below are my messy thoughts about my new special "Louis CK live at the Comedy Store" available here <a href="https://louisck.net/purchase/live-at-the-comedy-store" target="_blank">https://louisck.net/purchase/live-at-the-comedy-store</a> for 5 dollars, all over the world... So this is my sixth hour-long standup special. The truth is, I really love making these. I skipped doing one last year and I missed it. This one is different from the recent others. For one thing, it was shot in a nightclub instead of a theater. I love doing the theater shows. When I was a kid, my favorite thing in the world was Richard Pryor's concert films. The idea of being a comedian and doing a "concert" was a real goal for me. Performing in a theater expands your material and opens you up as a performer. The pressure of playing to thousands of people, I found, always makes you better. And every concert hall I've played has made me feel like I'm getting a whiff of that city or town's history. The whole thing can be very exhilarating. But Nightclubs, comedy clubs, is where comedy is born and where comedy, standup comedy, truly lives. Going back to Abraham Lincoln, who was probably America's first comedian, Americans have enjoyed gathering at night in small packed (and once smokey) rooms, drinking themselves a bit numb and listening to each other say wicked, crazy, silly, wrongful, delightful, upside-down, careless, offensive, disgusting, whimsical things. Sometimes in long-winded, red faced hyperbole, sometimes in carefully crafted circular, intentionally false and misleading argument. Sometimes in well-chiseled perfectly timed trickery of verbiage. Pun-poetry. One line, one off, half thoughts. Half truths. Non-truths. Broad and hilariously wrongful generalizations, exaggerated prejudices and criticism of nothing and everything while a couple over here shares a pitcher of sangria, this table of guys order round after round of beers. These women over here are having vodka and cranberry. This guy drinks club soda and sits alone. He actually came for the comedy. It's a club. It's a bar. It's late at night. No one here is being responsible. These are the things we do when we are DONE working and being citizens. We go to a comedy club and pay a bit of money to laugh harder than we ever do anywhere else. That is the standup comedy that I've been doing for almost thirty years. I have been working theater (and now arena) stages for the last nine of those thirty years but the amount of hours I've spent on a club stage outnumber the theater stage hours by more than I can figure. I've been on comedy club stages probably more than I've stood on any other kind of spot in my entire life. I started in the Boston comedy scene, on ground that had been laid by great comedians like Steve Sweeney, Steven Wright, Barry Crimmins, Ron Lynch, Kevin Meany, Don Gavin, back in 1985 when I was 18 years old. I skipped college (still regret it), worked shitty jobs (will never regret that) and spent every single night at any comedy club in Boston I could finagle my way into. I would watch every single comedian and I would BEG to get on stage. In 1989 I moved to New York. I discovered a bursting comedy club scene, where you could literally do 8 shows on a saturday night. (I remember Ray Romano held the record at 9 shows). It was a glorious time for standup comedy clubs. Great comics everywhere. Colin Quinn. Mike Sweeney. Joy Behar. John Stewart. Charlie Barnett. Ray Romano. Dave Chapelle. Chris Rock. Brett Butler. Brian Regan. All working out every night in clubs all over the city. There was the Improv on 44th street. On 1st Avenue, Catch a Rising Star and around the corner on 2nd ave, the Comic Strip (still there). Carolines was on the Seaport then. And in the Village we had the Comedy Cellar (still there), the Boston Comedy Club and the Village Gate. I spent my early twenties bouncing from one stage to the other, from 8pm till about 4am, when Dave Attell, Kevin Brennan, Nick DiPaolo and I would head to a diner and eat breakfast. The money was terrible. About ten dollars per show on the weeknights, fifty a show on the weekends. So every other week you had to leave town and work in another city. You'd go live in Atlanta, Columbus, Phoenix, Tampa, for a week. Most clubs would put you up in a condo behind the club and you'd work the whole week. Tuesday thru Sunday, two shows Friday, three shows Saturday. You could make about 700 a week as an opening act. A good headliner might make 2500 or 3,000 but that was rare. I worked in comedy clubs all over the country and I think I actually remember every single club. My favorite clubs were the smelly little beer soaked places with dim lighting and low ceilings. Go Bananas in Cincinnati. The Brokerage in Long Island (still there) Penguins in Cedar Rapids. The Comedy Underground in Seattle. Then there were chain comedy clubs that were always too antiseptic and suburban. Some of them were literally inside of a mall next to a sunglass hut. The Improvs, the Funny Bones. There were some comedy clubs around the country that were legendary. That lasted out the death of comedy in the 90s. The independent and truly great rooms where you can still smell the cigarette smoke exhaled by Bill Hicks. The Acme in Minneapolis. The Punchline in Atlanta. The Punchline (not related) in San Francisco. Cobbs in San Fran. The Laff Stop in Houston. Zanies in Chicago. Charlie Goodnights in Raleigh. The Comedy Works in Denver. These were the Meccas. When you could get a week at Acme, you know you could continue having the will to do this shit for another few months. A week at the Punchline in San Fran could get you through the next week at Harvey's in Portland. There were club owners that were part of Comedy History. Who knew how to shape comedy. Mark Babbit, Lewis Lee, Manny Dworman, Lucien Hold, Silver Friedman, Bud Friedman, Ron Osborne, others. I spent all of my mid to late 20s and thirties working out in places like these. Later when I moved to Los Angeles, I discovered a scene out there that was creative and fun and also steeped in show business history. You could see Norm Macdonald. Charles Fleicher. Robert Schimmel. In LA they have coffee houses and very cool rooms like Largo, where you can bring your notebook on stage and try just about anything. People like Andy Kindler, Kathy Griffin, Patton Oswalt, Blaine Capatch, Craig Anton, Laura Kightlinger did outrageous stuff in those rooms. I would sometimes go on stage at places like Mbar or Largo and come out with twenty minutes of new material, cheered on by the young, open and adaptive crowds of the "alternative" scene. But I never believed those jokes until I took them to the Improv, where the more average and basic character of the audience would cut the new material down to about three jokes. And then there was the Comedy Store. I would take the last three remaining jokes to the store on Sunset. Maybe ONE of those would get a chuckle. And that joke, I knew, was the true treasure of the night. I have always found the Comedy Store to be the most intimidating club of my life. It is what I thought comedy clubs to be when I listened to Lenny Bruce records as a kid. The black vinyl couches and chairs, the red formica stage. Andrew Dice Clay on stage playing to fifteen people in open defiance of their hatred and funny as hell. The Comedy Store is really show biz. As in Milton Berle with his bow tie undone around his neck show business. Mop your brow and say "tough crowd" show business. A guy being beaten up in the parking lot show business. The Comedy Store is where Pryor cut his teeth. Letterman fought to get spots there. George Carlin. Eddie Murphy. Marc Maron told me stories about living in the apartment behind the Store and how Sam Kinison pissed on his bed one night. This is the Comedy Store. The wonderful dark side of comedy. The Comedy Store is the only club in the country that NEVER passed me when I auditioned. I auditioned at many clubs where I didn't pass but I always went back and finally did pass. The Comedy Store NEVER passed me. I just wasn't right for them. I didn't start working there until I became well known enough to circumvent the audition process. Until I became one of those guys who can just walk into a nightclub and go on stage. So why did I shoot my new special in this place? I don't know. Maybe because, after thirty years of doing comedy, the most exciting feeling for me is going on stage, not entirely sure it's going to go well. To this day, when I work at the Store, I feel there's a one in three chance I might bomb. Like bomb hard. To a guy my age who has been doing it this long, that is exciting. So over the last tour I did this year, I started doing shows at the Comedy Store "Main room" to feel it out. The staff of the club is excellent and they really know how to run a traditional room. I loved working with them. Pauly Shore and his family were very gracious when we approached them about shooting my special there. I really feel truly privileged to have shot this special on that stage. Okay I didn't mean to write such a long thing about comedy clubs. The point is I prepared the material for this special on club stages. I went to the Cellar here in New York, and their new club, The Village Underground, about ten times a week with the occasional trip uptown to Gotham Comedy Club and "The Stand" on third avenue. I went out to LA to put that spin on it, working Largo, the Improv and finally the Comedy Store, hammering this stuff together in front of late night comedy club audiences. So it only seemed right to shoot it that way. That's all. I hope you enjoy the special. Please see the movie "Boyhood". It's a great piece of filmmaking and even literature. And take your kids to see "Into The Woods" It teaches the greatest lesson you could teach a kid: If you are paying attention, life is very confusing. Thanks. Louis CK ps. I guess I didn't have to cancel the show at MSG tonight. I don't blame the mayor. That storm was a monster. We got lucky. When you consider the action taken by the government of entire north east, they got it right. To expect accuracy from each individual mayor is just too much. For us in New York and us in my house and us at MSG it was overblown. But if you expand that "us" to everyone in the path is the storm, they were spot on. My family in Boston is part of us for me. So that's how I look at it.
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