Does This Season of White Lotus Suck? PLUS John Bukaty Interviews Dave PATREON TEASER!
Episode description
THESE ARE NOTES ON THE EPISODE - NOT THE TEASER!
๐ Show Notes:๐ง Childhood Chaos
Born in NYC, nearly died of a staph infection
Fell off a table and cracked his skull at 8 months old
Walked home alone at 3 years old ๐ฅ
Deep TV addiction starts young (shoutout to MTV, Different Strokes & Give Me a Break)
๐ญ Early Identity Stuff
Shirt chewing, sugar binging, and fake depression for attention
Didnโt want a bar mitzvah: โItโs not your party, itโs my party.โ
Too insecure to get lifted in the chair at his own bar mitzvah ๐ฌ
Played harmonica in a ska band called The Percolators
๐น First Drug Stories
First drunk = 16 screwdrivers at summer camp โ blackout, vomit, shame
Never got into booze, but took acid at a Dead show before ever trying weed
Eventually... heroin, methadone, weed, and the long road home
๐จ Art, Fear & Flow
MTV intern in high school, obsessed with music and creativity
Paralyzed by fear, self-doubt, and a deep need to be authentic
Big art nerd: Kandinsky, Mondrian, Jackson Pollock, Bob Dylan, Richard Pousette-Dart ๐จ
๐ Spirituality, Recovery & the Dopey DNA
Wanted spirituality before he had it
โThe Sunlight of the Spiritโ and the resentment trap
Early recovery = doing it because he had to
Found real connection through service, comedy, and storytelling
๐๏ธ The Real Dopey
Itโs not just about drugs โ itโs love, dumb shit, and keeping people company
Letting your freak flag fly, creating community, and making people laugh
Daveโs dream: Dopey TV show, doc series, global recovery adventures, Keith Richards in a chair at DopeyCon ๐ค
โI just want to make something worth putting in your ears.โ
๐ Final Thoughts
On grief, fatherhood, fear, flow, and evolution
Bukaty calls Dave out on blind spots
Dave: โI like the idea of displacing my father and taking over the apartment.โ ๐
Tribute to Annie Ellie and the Dopey Nation: โIt feeds the show. It is the show.โ
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๐งธ Stay Strong Dopey Nation
๐ And fucking toodles for Chris
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