Fran Lebowitz in Conversation with Brian Vines | Twenty Summers

Twenty Summers Presents Fran Lebowitz in Conversation with Brian Vines at the historic Hawthorne Barn in Provincetown, Massachusetts, June 12, 2021.

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[mistertamura]

I think why it’s so easy to love Fran, is not necessarily because of her opinions, of which there are plenty of debatable ones, but because one can tell she’s a genuinely good person with a refreshing curiosity and a great intellect who has given a lot of thought to all aspects of life. Also, there is something very analogue and enduring about her character in this increasingly digitised and trend-obsessed world. I’m a bit out of the loop regarding the status, but I truly hope that Scorsese and Netflix will continue producing the show with her.

[brandonburt]

I could listen to Fran Lebowitz all day, but if I had to interview her, I would be a nervous wreck. So glad that there are folks like Brian Vines in the world! He's a charming and urbane interlocutor and this document is for the ages.

[keter]

Fran is experiencing a Renaissance. I'm so happy for her. - I have always loved her.

[mjsdc]

Fran is the quintessential New Yorker. Always brilliant.

[redwoods]

I saw this woman speak at my college back in the 70's. (I'm 66). She's absolutely brilliant and is one of our national treasures. I listen to her interviews over and over to make sure I catch everything.

[Ali-inxi]

Fran Lebowitz, along with Joan Rivers (may her soul be at rest), are two of the most wittiest women I've ever had the pleasure of listening to.

[sani-jlfi]

I listen to anything and everything Fran Lebowitz with so much fascination, it's actually embrassing how many of her interviews I have bogged my mind with. I truly thank you for this.

[sandramalone]

Fran is always right on. I would love to see her in person. She's funny, real and a lot of my not so popular opinions are so similar too hers. Love her. And a great interviewer this Brian Vines.

[katherinestephens]

I don't know when this was recorded, but I must say thank heaven for the Internet. I'm a New Yorker, but presently, I live somewhere else.

[geisascott]

Me encanta esta senora, aprendi a entender el ingles y no e parado jamas de seguirla, es tan sincera y simpatica que nunca pierde su originalidad.

[ercf]

Thank you for posting this video for those who could not attend! Love Fran so much!

[constancewalsh]

Brian Vine's studio-home is so wonderful it eclipses even Fran's captivating conversation.

[alipotter]

We need Fran to stick around forever. One of the last few people left with common sense.

[edub]

Cant get enough Fran. I absolutely adore her.

[petec]

This interviewer is fantastic! He's able to build off her comments, but it's pretty clear he's keeping to a set of topics he wants to address as well. He's articulate without acting like he's the star. I bet he's as great a conversationalist as Fran. Plus, he has such a soothing voice. I could listen to him all day.

[michaelbenton]

Thanks so much for posting! I cant get enough of Fran

[XX-zklf]

One of the most brilliant minds to ever exist.

[lisahughesnowwilhelmi]

What a joy it is to find Fran here today and that she has blessed us for so many years and keeps on going. Reminds me of that popular battery bunny .... Keep on drumming Fran, you energize us and we need you today more than ever. Bless you.

[litsci]

This is so painful -- this crowd has been so schooled in fear of being unempathetic that they can't laugh at a good wisecrack. Still, I'm glad they're there. Also, she's completely right about AIDS vs covid. You don't get AIDS by breathing. There was a very brief window between "people are paying attention" and "it's clear you don't get this from breathing" when the world was far more horrible than it had been to gay people, but after that, no, it was about sex, which was very bad if you were young, but not something that permeated every moment of your life unless a lot of your friends had it. It was also *years* before there was any consciousness that this was something women also needed to worry about.

And -- it was different in that we know how to deal with covid medicinally, though that may change if it figures out how to do a number on the immune system the way AIDS does, which has been a worry since early last year, and the panic at omicron tells me that this fear is still very much alive among virologists and epidemiologists and biochemists and pharma chemists etc.

I'm not understanding these people's desperation for mentorship like they think it's going to save them from something or deliver magic into their lives.

[belluccidual]

Awesome conversation.
Highly appreciated.