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  1. Public Bookmark 49

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    What if Midge had never met Lenny in the back of that police car? How would life have turned out differently?

    It's 1962, and Midge's life is perfect. She is happily married to Joel, she is a famous comedian. What more could she want? Well...things take a sharp turn when she's introduced to a comedian both she and her husband have admired for years.

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    16 Feb 2023

  2. Public Bookmark 29

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    Lenny and Midge talk about God in-between some very sinful acts.

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    29 Aug 2022

  3. Public Bookmark 33

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    Hail Midge, full of Grace; pray for us sinners, now and in the hour of our sobriety.
    Staying sober is hard, and today is a bad day. Lenny counts every minute, adding it to his tally, trying to distract himself from the thoughts of self-sabotage and the excruciating squirminess that’s settled in his body. Midge tries to help, but he pushes her away. Until he doesn’t.

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    29 Aug 2022

  4. Public Bookmark 60

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    After Lenny’s Carnegie Hall speech, Midge is determined to take any opportunity that comes to her, and a European tour seems like exactly what she needs to get her career back on track.

    Cold War? Nuclear Armageddon? Threats of Russian invasion? In-laws? It all seems very distant compared to the reality of being a road comic and dealing with interminable car rides, foreign clubs, cheap hotels, and being so far from home and family.

    There shouldn’t be a lot of time to think about romance, and yet…

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    29 Aug 2022