I assume this is when they asked Rudy G for permission to laugh again. My how his reputation had been run to shot since then.
Seriously. He was seen as a hero back then.
You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain
Alcoholism will do crazy things to people and their brains.
I keep going back to how the guy who wielded RICO so cleverly to wreck the mob, ran an effective “PR campaign” post 9/11 that dubbed him the “Mayor of America,” and was a serious potential presidential candidate ended up leaking oil out of his scalp in front of a landscaping place, being the mouthpiece for a sort-of wannabe mafia-esque organization and eventually getting bitchslapped with RICO charges himself as a result.
I think it’s one part alcoholism, one part grasping wildly for the glory days, and possibly one part dude just getting wackier with age. You can see the glory days stuff in action during his time trying to get the GOP nomination in 2008 and how everything with him was about 9/11. There’s probably a feeling of invincibility he has from the highest highs he reached in his life and maybe even a bit of smug “I know what’s best for this country, I was it’s goddamn Mayor for the love of fuck!”
Whatever it is, fuck that guy. Time to piss off, Rudy. You’re embarrassing yourself and the rest of us by extension.
This was such a crazy time in my life.
I was 18 when it happened, still in high school. Trying to figure out what my life was going to be and now, will I be drafted!?
Snl at this time was a godsend. My best friend and I would spend the night, watch Conan’s/letterman/snl and didn’t really know what was gonna happen.
Crazy memories, thank you
