Double Elvis.

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Disgrace Land is a production of Double Elvis.

This is a story about a child raised in a brothel who went on to become one of the biggest stars in the world.

It's about a stabbing, a shootout, a drug bust. It's about a man on fire.

This is a story about Richard Pryor, a comedian who made some of the funniest films of all time. A man who played his role on stage as a stand-up, like a great

musician would play his instrument. And great musicians, of course, make great music.

Unlike that music I played for you at the top of the show.

That wasn't great music.

That was a preset loop from my Melotron called This Man's On Fire, MK, 2.

I played you that loop because I can't afford the rights to Funky Town by Lips Incorporated.

And why would I play you that specific slice of puffy parted cheese could I afford it?

Because that was the number one song in America on June 9, 1980,

and that was the day that Richard Pryor nearly died after he set himself on fire, winding up in the hospital covered in third-degree burns.

On this episode, stabbing, shooting, burning, free basing, and one of the greatest to ever

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