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The James Altucher Show

When the Game Was War: A Journey Back to the NBA's Greatest Season | Rich Cohen

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

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4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Rich Cohen takes us on a time machine back to the 1987-88 NBA season, a magical period that involved an unparalleled collection of Hall of Famers, electrifying games, and the birth of four basketball dynasties. Get ready to relive iconic moments like Isaiah Thomas' awe-inspiring performance in game six of the 1988 NBA Finals and discover what made this era unforgettable for Cohen and fans alike.

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0:00.0

This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.

0:07.0

This is the James Altiger show.

0:17.7

Some of the interests, well actually when I got to know you was when I wrote the Rolling

0:22.7

Stones book and I taking guitar lessons when I was a kid and I got back into it because

0:26.4

I wanted to try to play those songs that I was writing about.

0:29.6

And how did it work out?

0:30.6

Did you learn the songs?

0:32.7

I realized it was so good that I hadn't played guitar when I was in college because

0:37.9

all I would have done is get high and play guitar.

0:41.2

That's it.

0:42.2

Yeah.

0:43.2

You know, it took a more adult less addictive personality, so it's so fun.

0:49.0

You know, in such a good way to sort of see how simple most of these songs actually

0:53.8

are.

0:54.8

You know, and how it's the same song kind of over and over again.

0:59.5

In what sense?

1:00.5

Because they have like similar chords, but I remember it being from the Rolling Stones.

1:06.5

I think it was, I can't, I'm probably going to get the song strong, but I think Bill

1:11.6

Wyman came in with the riff for like maybe it was Brown Sugar, it was one of those songs

1:17.2

which is unusual for Bill Wyman and they were all excited and they played it and Keith

1:20.4

Richard just said you recognize it, don't you?

1:22.4

It's just honky chocolate woman backwards.

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