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Extraction Summary
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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book excerpt / narrative / evidentiary exhibit
File Size:
1.28 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a scanned page from a memoir or narrative book included in House Oversight Committee evidence productions (Bates stamped HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015044). The text recounts the author's early experience performing at Carnegie Hall and a later interaction with Bill Gaines, the publisher of Mad magazine, regarding the magazine's editorial direction and success. While part of a larger investigation cache, the specific text on this page does not mention Jeffrey Epstein or his associates directly.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| The Narrator | Author/Writer |
Recounts performing at Carnegie Hall and later writing for Mad magazine.
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| Bill Gaines | Publisher |
Publisher of Mad magazine; rejected a satire piece on unions.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Mad magazine |
Publication the narrator freelanced for.
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| Carnegie Hall |
Venue where the narrator performed.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015044'.
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Timeline (2 events)
Unknown (Decades later)
Narrator pitches a satire on unions to Mad magazine.
Mad magazine offices (implied)
Unknown (Past)
Performance on the stage of Carnegie Hall involving an 'itch' and audience laughter.
Carnegie Hall
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
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New York City (implied)
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Relationships (1)
Narrator sold freelance pieces to Gaines' magazine.
Key Quotes (2)
"Not when the horse has a rocket up its ass"Source
— Bill Gaines
(Explaining why he wouldn't change the magazine's successful formula.)
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Quote #1
"It is now rather well accepted that 'itch' is a variant of the pain experience and employs the same sensory mechanisms."Source
— Physiological Psychology (Textbook)
(Scientific explanation cited by the narrator.)
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Quote #2
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Complete text extracted from the document (1,309 characters)
There was, of course, an objective, scientific explanation for what happened on the stage of Carnegie Hall. According to a textbook, Physiological Psychology, "It is now rather well accepted that 'itch' is a variant of the pain experience and employs the same sensory mechanisms." But for me, something beyond an ordinary itch had occurred that night.
It was as though I had been zapped by the god of Absurdity. I didn't even know there was such a concept as absurdity. I simply experienced an overpowering awareness of something when the audience applauded me for doing what I had learned while I was asleep. But it was only when they laughed that we had really connected, and I imprinted on that sound. I wanted to hear it again. I was hooked. And the first laugh was free.
A couple of decades later, as if it was inevitable, I sold a few freelance pieces to Mad magazine. But when I suggested a satire on the pros and cons of unions, the editor wasn't interested in even seeing it because the subject was "too adult." Since Mad's circulation had already gone over the million mark, publisher Bill Gaines intended to keep aiming the magazine at teenagers.
"I guess you don't wanna change horses in midstream," I said.
"Not when the horse has a rocket up its ass," Gaines replied.
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