On Persistence: Conversation with Jerry Barrish

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March 23, 2024 a project of ServiceSpace We are made to persist. That's how we find out who we are. - Tobias Wolff - On Persistence: Conversation with Jerry Barrish "I'd just gotten out of the Army and when I came home, I was looking for work. My father, who was a boxer, knew Mickey Cohen. And when Cohen got out of Alcatraz, there was a big party at the Fairmont Hotel. Jerry was there with his dad and ended up sitting next to the bail bondsman who'd bailed Cohen out. You should get into the bail bonds business," he told Jerry. "I was 22 years old. I didn't have a clue about how bail worked." In this interview, artist Jerry Barrish tells a tale that could not have been made up. { read more } Be The Change We often feel trapped in our routines. At the same time, one never knows when an opening might appear. It could happen just from striking up a conversation with a stranger. COMMENT | RATE             DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 152,811 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More