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Richard : So
finally I'm just sitting there and I decide, you know,
"This is Stan Grossman. What the hell?" And I start
pitching him the nine steps. And about- I don't know -
two minutes in, he stops me, he says, "I can sell this."
Frank : Mm-hmm. Interesting.
Richard : Yeah, and this is the guy who knows how to
do it. You know, you start with a book, and then you do
a media tour, corporate events, DVD, VHS series. I mean,
there's a whole fascinating science into how you
roll these things out.
Frank : Wow.
Richard : Yeah, so he's in Scottsdale right now, you
know...building the buzz and kind of getting the whole
hype thing going. He's doing what the pros call a
ticking clock auction.
Frank : Oh, how about that!
Richard : Yeah, and I can detect that note of sarcasm
there, Frank.
Frank : What sarcasm? I didn't-I didn't hear it.
Richard : But I want you to know something. I feel
sorry for you.
Frank : You do? Good.
Richard : Yeah, I do. Because sarcasm is the refuge of
losers.
Frank : It is? Really?
Richard : Yep. Sarcasm is losers trying to bring
winners down to their level and that's step four in the
program.
Frank : Wow, Richard, you've really opened my eyes to
what a loser I am. How much do I owe you for those
pearls of wisdom?
Richard : That one's on
the house.
Frank : It is?
Richard : It's on the house. That's on the house.
Sheryl : Okay, you guys, that's enough.
Frank : That was for free?
Richard : No charge. No charge.
Sheryl : Stop it!
Frank : He started it.
Richard : That's- Oh, wait a second.
Sheryl : You are so bad.
Richard : Quiet. This is it. This is that call.
He-Hello? Stan? Stan? Stan Grossman? Richard Hoover.
Finally. How're ya doin'? No, I know. We were, uh, on
the highway, and I lost you on my cell. Forget about it.
How'd we do?
Sheryl : Honey, I'm using the ladies' room. You need
to go?
Olive : No. I'm needing go practice my routine over
there.
Sheryl : Okay, well, don't go too far.
Richard : Well, I think that we just gotta talk to him
a little. No, you gotta talk to him. No, Stan, listen to
me. Hold on now.
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