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♪exciting orchestral music ♪
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[man VO] Every place has
their own unique Christmas
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experience,
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but there's no
place like New York.
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♪
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[woman VO] You're in
a different world.
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You're in Tree World.
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[man VO] I'm in my
bed and I roll over.
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I find pine needles in my bed.
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[woman VO] One block in New York
is more people than there are in
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Vermont.
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[man VO] It's an
exchange of energy.
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We have the
Rockefeller Christmas tree.
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We have the Rockettes.
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Nobody can compete with
Fifth Avenue's store windows.
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There's music everywhere.
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I love the vibrancy of the city.
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I like the noise.
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I like the chaos.
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I love when it's Christmas
in New York in a movie.
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Ahh!
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[man] Go back to Jersey,
ya moron! [laughs]
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Christmas doesn't start really
in the city until the Christmas
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tree people get here.
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[woman VO] New York is probably
the hardest place to sell
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Christmas trees.
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And people don't realize a lot
of the stands going up are owned
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by this small group.
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[Greg VO] My name
is Gregory Walsh.
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[Heather VO] Heather Neville.
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[George S VO] George Smith.
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[Ciree VO] I'm Ciree Nash.
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I'm Jane Waterman.
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[George N VO] And
I'm George Nash.
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[George S VO] And we're the
five families of Christmas.
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♪upbeat Christmas music ♪
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[Greg VO] It's a
very scary business.
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It's over a half a
million dollars to break even.
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And you're squishing a
year of work into a month.
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[Ciree VO] The stakes are...
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pretty fucking high!
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That don't concern me at all.
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When I play, I play to win.
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I mean, we're all frenemies.
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[chuckles]
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I think we should
all work together.
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I don't know.
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Now that's a tree!
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[George S VO] Everybody
in the tree business,
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to a certain degree,
they're all for themselves.
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It's the tree
season relationship.
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It's pretty difficult for
anybody to compete with me.
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I think that we have the
best selection of trees.
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I'm second to nobody.
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[laughs]
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[George S VO] From your
mouth to God's ears,
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I'm praying it'll
be a good year.
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I hope that I make it out
with my shirt this year.
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Ho, ho, ho!
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Merry Christmas!
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♪heartwarming
Christmas music ♪
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- [groans]
- How's my hair look?
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Where's makeup?
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♪
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[Jane] Okay.
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[chuckles]
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{\an8}[Heather] Why don't I just move
the chair over a little bit?
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[crew] No, no, no!
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Oh, no?
Forget it, all right, all right!
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Everyone calm down!
[chuckles]
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♪
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Usually I eat milk and cookies,
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but I'll have a
little water today.
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♪
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♪tender acoustic music ♪
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[Greg VO] Every
Christmas tree sold in America
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is grown on a farm.
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They've been
grown from seedlings.
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Those little tiny
guys gotta grow up,
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and then they get transferred
to another little pot,
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then another little pot.
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By time they
actually get in the ground,
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they're about that tall
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and they're about
three years old already.
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Every year after
that, it's about a foot.
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And they trim 'em once a year.
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They put sticks in them to
make 'em grow straighter.
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They gotta cut 'em,
they gotta bale 'em.
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And they gotta ship 'em to me.
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{\an8}My name is Gregory Walsh
and I operate Greg's Trees,
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{\an8}and we've been
doing it for 38 years.
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If you do this as a lifestyle,
and you're doing trees,
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then most likely, you
should also do something else.
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You know, 'cause you're not
gonna make it just on trees.
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♪tender upbeat music ♪
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We've got lilies!
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Look at those lilies!
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Wouldn't you love to get
those lilies on Valentine's Day?
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Welcome to Greg's Roses!
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It's also Greg's Trees, but
right now, it's Greg's Roses.
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Ho-- no, no.
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Come on in!
Come on in, my loves!
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Little Greg wants to be on T--
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Wait, where'd he go?
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He was there for a minute ago.
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Did he just... disappear?
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That's Little Greg.
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[Greg VO] I was always a
very motivated young man to
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make money.
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I was working in a candy store
when I was seven years old.
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Then I wanted to work in the
pizzeria and I was only 12.
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And started this business
when I was 21 years old,
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selling trees.
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♪upbeat bluesy music ♪
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I also have six pumpkin stands.
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Woo!
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Has anybody ever seen a
more beautiful pumpkin stand?
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And then we do Mother's Day.
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To have a bouquet this
late on Mother's Day,
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this beautiful...
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Greg, did you call your mother?
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- No...
- Greg, call her right now.
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Can we call her on film?
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Call your mother right now.
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Father and son.
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Ho, ho, ho!
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I never got him to smile
like that once in my life!
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Sometimes I paid him
50 dollars to smile,
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like in front of
the Eiffel Tower.
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I'm like, "It's
Eiffel Tower, Greg!
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I'll give you 50 dollars!
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Gimme a smile!"
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[Little Greg] You just don't
like accept my other smiles.
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[Greg VO] I have one
son, his name is Greg also.
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He's called Little Greg, even
though he is six foot five.
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I'm Big Greg, and I'm shrinking,
but he wants to call me,
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uh...
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Old Greg, but I'm not--
I'm not gonna do that.
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[Little Greg] Ah, why?!
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{\an8}Uh, I'm 20.
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{\an8}I've been involved
probably 20 years.
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{\an8}[chuckles]
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I've been at the
stand since I was a kid,
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either just going with my
dad or just helping out on the
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weekends.
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I don't really know who gets
into the tree business without
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[chuckling] family
or anything else.
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[Greg VO] He's always been
mimicking me as the little boss
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-- that was his
name for many years.
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And he's eventually gonna
take over the business.
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[director] Do you think
Little Greg is ready to
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run the business?
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Um, I mean, I wasn't
ready until I was about 45,
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so, uh, I gotta say...
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I think he's-- I don't think he
knows what's about to happen.
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[Greg] Ooh!
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Look, Christmas trees.
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[Greg VO] Growing
up in New York,
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we were the
hustlers back in the day.
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Now, we're
seasoned peddlers, right?
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50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50...
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- 25!
- [man] 25, 25...
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{\an8}I was either 10 or 12 years
old when I met some tree guys.
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[Greg VO] This kid
walks by every day,
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like school hours.
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So I finally, one day, I
said, "What are you doing?"
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And he told me that he
was-- he's a hustler too.
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- [phone chirping]
- One second, hold on.
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I'm just selling
some jewelry right now.
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A businessman always works.
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[Greg] I found
you on the street!
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- I found you on the street!
- And who helped you?
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I picked you up-- physically
picked you up-- and put you in
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- business.
- [George S] No, that's not true!
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He worked for me the
first couple of years.
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We almost killed each other.
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888 wins again!
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I told Greg, "You know
I'm better than you."
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I said, "Take my name
'George,' for instance.
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I have every one of your
letters in my name and more!
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Why would they settle for less
when they can have the best?"
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He don't have the
money you think he has.
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How do you know?
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I know people who know
people with old issues!
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[George S VO] I own
several different businesses.
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[George S] At
George's Pumpkin World...
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we're better than Greg.
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[George S VO] But I
also do Valentine's Day,
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Mother's Day,
Easter, and carnivals.
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Christmas is my
favorite of all holidays.
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I won the number-one Christmas
tree locations in Manhattan.
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It's NYC Tree Shops.
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Everybody watches.
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I don't know why.
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Whatever I do, they watch.
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My competitors all watch me.
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'Cause I look for the trend to
see what's new and what's hot
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and how to do it.
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[George S VO] I was born
and raised in Brooklyn.
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I grew up poor on welfare.
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Nobody gave you
anything in life.
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If you wanted something in life,
you had to go out and get it.
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And you had to work hard for
it, whatever you wanted in life.
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[George S] All right,
are you working, Mike?
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We've got customers.
Call 'em in. Let's go.
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Where's Mimi?
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Go to work, let's go.
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[George S VO] I was married.
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I was divorced.
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Then, I was with somebody else.
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We were together
for like, you know,
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three or four years already,
and I was gonna marry her.
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[George S] Now you're
lying to me again?
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Then I caught her
cheating on me.
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What are you gonna do?
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I have four amazing kids.
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5, 8, 13, and 18.
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You know, I'm a single dad.
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[chuckling] Wow!
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[George S VO] So it's hard to
get the time away right now.
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Maybe put on the
bottom of it: "single.
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You can date this tree guy."
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[turkeys gobbling]
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[Jane VO] Hey, kids!
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I know what you want.
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I know what you want.
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They only like me for my money.
[chuckles]
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[Jane VO] I'm Jane Waterman.
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{\an8}[George N VO] And I'm George.
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{\an8}- [chuckles]
- George Nash.
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[Jane VO] We are
Uptown Christmas Trees!
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We've been selling
trees for 49 years.
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♪upbeat classic rock ♪
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[George N VO] Our official
company motto is--
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[Jane VO] Let me say it, 'cause
I'm the one who made it up.
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You are the one who made it up.
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"Sell the fucking tree!"
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Come here, kids!
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[turkeys gobbling]
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These guys walk around
like that all day long.
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[Jane VO] Every one of our nine
grandchildren have worked for
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us, and all of our children have
worked for us at one time or
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another.
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[George N] Swing it out, Ciree.
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[Ciree] No, no.
I just need...
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It's-- it's just waving.
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There.
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[Ciree VO] I'm Ciree Nash,
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{\an8}and I run Uptown Christmas
Trees with my parents.
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We are basically the first
people that were above
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Central Park in Harlem.
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[Jane] Oh, he's not
that clean, it turns out.
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- [Jane and Ciree laugh]
- I'm perfectly clean.
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[Ciree, laughing]
Perfectly clean.
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If you look, it's like a yellow
stain all down your shirt.
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[Ciree VO] Trees has just been
such a huge part of my life.
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It's shaped our
whole entire family.
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And this year, I'm
taking over the business.
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[Jane] This is for
the baby ducks who...
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were living here all the time.
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Now, I don't know.
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They took off somewhere, but
that's what happens when they
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grow up.
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Everybody grows up and
moves away eventually.
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Even our
Christmas tree people do!
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[Jane VO] We're in
our 70s now and,
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you know, we're not gonna
be able to do this forever.
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[Jane] There's some over
there for you, Virginia!
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[Jane VO] Ciree's the one
that had the skillset to do it.
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And a ambition.
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[Jane VO] We had a five-year
program for her so that she
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would take on a little bit at a
time until she was able to run
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the whole thing and
we could back off.
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[Ciree VO] It came
about at a, like,
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really...
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- [laughs]
- [Jane] I don't even remember.
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I-- this was
after I got sober.
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[Ciree VO] If you
Google my name,
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two things come up:
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that I'm the owner of a
multimillion-dollar business,
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and then I have a--
was arrested for heroin.
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[Jane] Well, you
were also prescribed...
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I was one of those,
you know, prescribed...
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I had to have a
hysterectomy and-- and that was,
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you know, a lot of problems, and
I was one of those fall victims
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being overprescribed.
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I was an addict for like 10
years and nobody knew about it.
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- [Jane] She had twins...
- [Ciree] Mm.
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And a toddler...
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- [chuckles]
- At the same time, so...
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- Yeah.
- That was a bad combination.
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It was a bad combination.
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Also, I also didn't
know how to be like,
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"I need help.
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I do not have all
my shit together."
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[Jane] People who have
gotten sober from that,
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they're strong people.
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Right after I had gotten sober,
I was deciding what I was gonna
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do with my life.
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My parents were like,
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"Why don't you just
take over the business?"
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Entrusting that with
me was a huge thing,
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them being like, "We trust you.
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We trust you to
hand this to you,
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this legacy.
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This thing we have
spent 40 years building."
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There's things about my
parents that drive me insane.
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[Ciree] Just leave it, leave
it, just leave, leave it...
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But I also have no idea what
I'm gonna do without them.
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Like none.
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Like, I can't even-- I can't
even talk about it now because I
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don't know what I'm gonna do.
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So I just...
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savor those moments
and not get annoyed,
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and just...
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I love them, so...
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[chuckles]
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[Jane] Hello, turkeys.
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[turkeys gobbling]
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♪upbeat Christmas music ♪
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[Heather VO] My name
is Heather Neville.
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{\an8}I own and operate NYC Tree
Lady in New York City selling
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{\an8}Christmas trees.
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{\an8}There's not a lot of
women that do this,
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you know?
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Like there's not, like...
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So I think that was-- like, I
wanted to really flaunt that.
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So what do you wanna do?
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Uh, yeah, wait, hold on.
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Um, what size tree?
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You're looking for the
seven- to eight-footers, right?
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[Heather VO] First
job was a dog groomer,
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and then I worked for, like,
a sex therapist for a while.
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When I started
selling Christmas trees,
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I worked for
somebody else 20 years ago.
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Pretty sexist and,
uh, paid me like shit.
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So then I started
working for George Smith.
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He paid me really, really
well and I worked for him for a
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couple of years.
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And then, when I
married my husband,
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he was like,
"What are you doing?"
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I had, like, all these different
ideas and-- and things that I
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wanted to do and, uh, I couldn't
do it for somebody else,
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so I just did it
myself, and here I am.
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When I'm not selling trees, I
have a hot sauce and exotic meat
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store.
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So this is Goodies Gone Wild.
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[laughs]
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This is-- we'll start here.
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These are, like, all the...
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exotic meats like
kangaroo, alligator here.
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This is our pig head.
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Camel, python, rabbits.
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Anything that I could
possibly get my hands on,
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I'll sell.
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Kiss the pig,
Jonah, kiss the pig!
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[Heather VO] I don't eat it.
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Um, but other people do.
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♪
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My dream is to
sell beaver hot dogs.
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[laughs]
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So, I wanted my logo
to be a spicy beaver.
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It's a reflection of who I am.
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I am a spicy beaver.
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[laughs]
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00:15:05,322 --> 00:15:06,864
Look it up, kids!
All right?
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[laughs]
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[George S VO] All you did
was Heather, Greg, Nash,
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and me right now, right?
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[director] Yeah, just you guys.
Nobody else.
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That's it?
That's everybody on the list?
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- That's it?
- [director] Yeah.
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There's only five families here?
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[director] Yeah.
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Why, you couldn't
get Kevin Hammer?
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♪ominous Christmas music ♪
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[George N VO] Winter of '74,
I had a small construction
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company.
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I had a little
one-ton flatbed truck.
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Somebody had hired me to truck a
load of Christmas trees down to
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Springfield, Mass for them.
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I was headed down Interstate 89.
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Right there near Bethel
somewhere I see lights flashing
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behind me.
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And these guys pull up
in this decrepit van,
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they have heavy
Brooklyn accents.
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They start interrogating me
almost about where did I get
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those trees?
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"We wanna buy Christmas trees."
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They wanted to buy
Christmas trees.
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00:16:02,337 --> 00:16:03,587
"You sell us those trees."
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They had driven up to
Vermont because they figured,
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you know, they could
find Christmas trees there.
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I said, "Well, you could call--
we could call the grower."
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So we drove to the rest stop,
jammed me into a phone booth and
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started feeding me quarters, and
I called the grower I got the
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trees from.
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He said, "Sure, I have, uh,
maybe a few hundred trees left,"
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he says.
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00:16:24,109 --> 00:16:25,359
And so he says, "We'll buy 'em!"
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And they said to me,
"Would you truck them for me?"
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00:16:28,655 --> 00:16:30,030
"Sure, why not?"
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00:16:30,031 --> 00:16:32,366
And that fellow was
named Kevin Hammer.
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He was 19 years old, saved
by the Church of Scientology.
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♪
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00:16:40,667 --> 00:16:43,043
I never knew that
until years later.
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Kevin, to his credit, had
this brilliant insight,
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which, up to that point, it
seems nobody had ever had,
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which was that you could sell
really nice Christmas trees on
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the sidewalk in New York for the
same prices the florists and the
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little delis were all selling
crappy Christmas trees for.
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Then the next year, he had grown
already to the point where I
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00:17:04,691 --> 00:17:08,152
couldn't supply him
anymore trees myself.
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He's the largest
seller in the city.
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He has a hundred lots.
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He's smarter than most of us.
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[Greg VO] Very first year, we
met our buddy, Kevin Hammer.
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We put up a sign in Manhattan:
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"Coming December 3rd!"
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00:17:20,331 --> 00:17:22,166
So he set up a
stand there, of course.
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And we were like,
"Didn't you see the sign?"
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He said, "Of
course I saw the sign.
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That's why I set
up a stand here.
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I don't want you here."
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[George N VO] He began getting
the notion that every tree that
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moved in the city, he ought
to have some say or control
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over it.
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00:17:35,138 --> 00:17:37,723
There's this whole legend in the
industry that he's some kind of
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terrifying Keyser
Soze kind of guy.
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00:17:41,352 --> 00:17:42,686
Is he interviewing with you?
No.
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00:17:42,687 --> 00:17:44,062
Fuck no.
Did you call him?
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Call him.
I'll give you his number.
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00:17:45,273 --> 00:17:46,273
I'll call him.
He hates me.
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00:17:46,274 --> 00:17:47,566
He fucking hates me.
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00:17:47,567 --> 00:17:49,026
I don't know why.
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I mean, I kind of
do, but whatever.
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00:17:50,445 --> 00:17:51,528
Fuck that guy.
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I created Kevin Hammer.
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I'm responsible for him.
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00:17:54,574 --> 00:17:57,242
I-- I sometimes
lose sleep over it,
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with guilt over that.
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[ringing]
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[automated voice] Your call has
been forwarded to an automated
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voice message system.
447
00:18:05,126 --> 00:18:08,045
At the tone, please
record your message.
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00:18:08,046 --> 00:18:09,421
When you have
finished recording,
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you may hang up or press one...
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[George N VO] And then
the next three years,
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we had a vicious turf war.
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- ♪ominous music ♪
- [people shouting]
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[Ciree VO] There's a long
history of retailers being
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pitted against each other.
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[Greg VO] It was a
tougher New York 30 years ago.
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We used to pay off people.
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00:18:27,232 --> 00:18:29,442
We used to pay off the mafia.
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00:18:29,776 --> 00:18:32,236
I never paid off no mafia,
so I don't know about that.
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00:18:32,237 --> 00:18:35,322
We were really big then
in the wholesale business,
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and we were doing very well,
but I didn't realize that I was
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stepping on the toes of the
legitimate mafia wholesalers.
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We got a message loud and clear.
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00:18:44,249 --> 00:18:45,582
We got shaken down.
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We got extorted.
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We got robbed.
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There was a competitor murdered.
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[Greg VO] It's so
different today.
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But it's still not a place to
step on someone's toes if you
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don't know what you're doing.
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[Greg] Finding tree locations
in New York City is probably the
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toughest part, because the only
real source is New York City
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Parks Department.
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So the city, they
wait until, uh,
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August to have this auction.
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And at that auction, we
put in a closed-seal bid,
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we go to this room,
they open the bids,
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00:19:14,821 --> 00:19:17,490
and that's how you
get your location.
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I'm pretty sure I know
what's gonna happen,
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00:19:19,784 --> 00:19:21,327
but...
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[chuckling] it's
gonna be interesting.
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[woman on phone] Good morning,
we're gonna be getting started
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up in the next few minutes.
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- Um...
- Can they see me, Greg?
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[woman] Just make sure during
the opening you stay on mute,
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and if you have any questions,
save them until the end.
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I'm the BQE,
so I'm Long Island City,
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Brooklyn...
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The Nashes have the Harlem area.
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[Ciree VO] George Smith
is, like, more downtown.
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[George S VO] It's like
the old Jewish saying:
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the three things you
need in business--
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location, location, location.
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This year, I think
I'll have seven stands.
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[Ciree VO] Heather is
the southern belle,
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and I'm the Queen of the North.
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[Greg VO] And then, of course,
Kevin Hammer's all over the
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place.
498
00:19:55,862 --> 00:19:57,487
We're bidding on four stands.
499
00:19:57,488 --> 00:19:58,864
Just the four we always have.
500
00:19:58,865 --> 00:20:01,491
Hopefully the other
guys will do the same.
501
00:20:01,492 --> 00:20:03,660
[Ciree VO] You're
bidding against each other,
502
00:20:03,661 --> 00:20:06,580
but there's just an unwritten
rule that that's my spot.
503
00:20:06,581 --> 00:20:08,206
You don't bid on that.
504
00:20:08,207 --> 00:20:10,250
Marks...
Heather...
505
00:20:10,251 --> 00:20:12,169
George is here.
506
00:20:12,170 --> 00:20:13,630
Evergreen.
507
00:20:14,547 --> 00:20:16,173
Who's Evergreen?
508
00:20:16,174 --> 00:20:17,758
[woman] Okay, we're
about to get started.
509
00:20:17,759 --> 00:20:20,677
We're gonna start with
ABC Playground at Essex and
510
00:20:20,678 --> 00:20:21,845
Norfolk Street.
511
00:20:21,846 --> 00:20:24,390
Greg's Holiday Center, 7,000.
512
00:20:25,224 --> 00:20:27,601
Moving on to Manhattan,
St. Catherine's Park,
513
00:20:27,602 --> 00:20:29,519
First Avenue, is
Heather Neville,
514
00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:32,231
11,187.
515
00:20:32,398 --> 00:20:33,857
Same location.
516
00:20:33,858 --> 00:20:36,526
This is from George Smith.
517
00:20:36,527 --> 00:20:37,736
24,000.
518
00:20:37,737 --> 00:20:39,529
Asshole stole my spot.
519
00:20:39,530 --> 00:20:41,823
[George S laughs]
520
00:20:41,824 --> 00:20:43,575
[Heather on phone] George bid,
like, some ridiculous amount on
it.
521
00:20:43,576 --> 00:20:45,619
I know.
That spot's not that good.
522
00:20:45,620 --> 00:20:48,372
Keep your friends close,
but your enemies closer.
523
00:20:48,373 --> 00:20:49,706
[woman] New location.
524
00:20:49,707 --> 00:20:53,627
This is from George
Smith, Lifetime Garden Center.
525
00:20:53,628 --> 00:20:54,461
Same location.
526
00:20:54,462 --> 00:20:57,714
This is an electronic
bid from Evergreen East.
527
00:20:57,715 --> 00:21:00,300
- Oh, Hammer!
- Hammer's jumping in.
528
00:21:00,301 --> 00:21:01,385
[woman] New location.
529
00:21:01,386 --> 00:21:03,428
Samuel Seabury Playground.
530
00:21:03,429 --> 00:21:06,598
Heather Neville, 10,287.
531
00:21:06,599 --> 00:21:08,892
[Heather VO] I won
96th and Lexington.
532
00:21:08,893 --> 00:21:11,228
Now, Heather's at 96th Street.
533
00:21:11,229 --> 00:21:13,271
She's in direct
competition with me.
534
00:21:13,272 --> 00:21:15,440
[Jane VO] And originally she
said she wasn't gonna bid on it
535
00:21:15,441 --> 00:21:16,733
so that we could bid on it.
536
00:21:16,734 --> 00:21:18,402
And then out of
the clear blue sky,
537
00:21:18,403 --> 00:21:19,736
she decided to bid on it.
538
00:21:19,737 --> 00:21:20,487
Why would you?
539
00:21:20,488 --> 00:21:21,905
You're not in that neighborhood.
540
00:21:21,906 --> 00:21:23,573
I might've upset
people, but, you know,
541
00:21:23,574 --> 00:21:24,408
it is what it is.
542
00:21:24,409 --> 00:21:27,244
Like, I didn't do
anything wrong.
543
00:21:27,245 --> 00:21:28,495
[woman] New location.
544
00:21:28,496 --> 00:21:31,748
E111TR, in Washington Park,
545
00:21:31,749 --> 00:21:33,793
JJ Byrne Playground.
546
00:21:34,502 --> 00:21:37,838
This is also from Gregory
Walsh, Greg's Holiday Center,
547
00:21:37,839 --> 00:21:39,549
5,000.
548
00:21:39,674 --> 00:21:41,299
This is the same location.
549
00:21:41,300 --> 00:21:44,594
This is from
Evergreen East, Kevin Hammer,
550
00:21:44,595 --> 00:21:46,347
6,000.
551
00:21:47,473 --> 00:21:48,765
[sighs]
552
00:21:48,766 --> 00:21:50,308
[woman] This is
an electronic bid?
553
00:21:50,309 --> 00:21:51,852
And that was an electronic bid.
554
00:21:51,853 --> 00:21:55,856
[sighs] Well, we just lost
a very valuable spot, Greg.
555
00:21:55,857 --> 00:21:57,607
Damn it.
556
00:21:57,608 --> 00:21:59,402
[sighs]
557
00:21:59,819 --> 00:22:01,320
Kevin Hammer...
558
00:22:01,654 --> 00:22:03,447
[whispering] I'll
fucking kill him.
559
00:22:03,448 --> 00:22:04,364
[woman] We're still in Brooklyn?
560
00:22:04,365 --> 00:22:06,325
Ah, I'm so stupid!
561
00:22:06,909 --> 00:22:08,994
[woman] And that concludes
the bid opening for today.
562
00:22:08,995 --> 00:22:11,413
Does anybody have any questions?
563
00:22:11,414 --> 00:22:13,958
[Little Greg] Yeah, why are
you running this, you moron?
564
00:22:16,669 --> 00:22:18,462
[woman] Does anyone have any
questions or need me to repeat
565
00:22:18,463 --> 00:22:19,839
anything?
566
00:22:20,298 --> 00:22:22,258
[Little Greg] Have her repeat
it all, just to screw with her.
567
00:22:23,676 --> 00:22:25,886
[Greg VO] Our mission statement
of Greg's Trees was to change
568
00:22:25,887 --> 00:22:28,805
Christmas trees from just
being trees on an A-frame in the
569
00:22:28,806 --> 00:22:30,349
middle of Manhattan.
570
00:22:30,683 --> 00:22:32,809
We wanted to change it
to Winter Wonderland--
571
00:22:32,810 --> 00:22:35,353
this place where you go
and be like, "Wow!"
572
00:22:35,354 --> 00:22:38,357
Cutouts, Santa, music.
573
00:22:38,524 --> 00:22:39,900
And JJ is just...
574
00:22:39,901 --> 00:22:41,694
the ultimate spot.
575
00:22:41,944 --> 00:22:44,864
Now it's just gonna be
a Kevin Hammer spot.
576
00:22:45,865 --> 00:22:46,823
I founded that spot.
577
00:22:46,824 --> 00:22:50,368
I put the paperwork in for
that spot seven years ago.
578
00:22:50,369 --> 00:22:51,828
I had it last year.
579
00:22:51,829 --> 00:22:54,373
And now Kevin
Hammer's gonna have my spot?
580
00:22:54,791 --> 00:22:56,583
And they made us sign
papers saying like that we were
581
00:22:56,584 --> 00:22:57,584
agreeing to this.
582
00:22:57,585 --> 00:22:59,503
Like we-- we
don't agree to this.
583
00:22:59,504 --> 00:23:00,921
It was like, "You know, well,
it's that or you can't do it."
584
00:23:00,922 --> 00:23:02,339
Like, you know what I mean?
585
00:23:02,340 --> 00:23:04,716
Park Department suggested I
try to make a deal with him,
586
00:23:04,717 --> 00:23:06,760
like trade him
another spot that I have,
587
00:23:06,761 --> 00:23:08,678
which I would do if I have to.
588
00:23:08,679 --> 00:23:13,726
[ringing]
589
00:23:15,728 --> 00:23:16,686
[Kevin VO] Hello?
590
00:23:16,687 --> 00:23:18,688
[woman VO] Hi, is this Kevin?
591
00:23:18,689 --> 00:23:19,523
[Kevin VO] Yeah.
592
00:23:19,524 --> 00:23:21,525
[woman VO] I'm working on a
documentary about the Christmas
593
00:23:21,526 --> 00:23:22,902
season.
594
00:23:23,402 --> 00:23:24,027
[Kevin VO] Okay.
595
00:23:24,028 --> 00:23:26,530
[woman VO] I just wanted to
check in to see if you might be
596
00:23:26,531 --> 00:23:29,032
interested in being
part of the documentary.
597
00:23:29,033 --> 00:23:30,493
[Kevin VO] Nah.
598
00:23:31,410 --> 00:23:33,621
I just, you know...
599
00:23:34,580 --> 00:23:35,914
Look,
600
00:23:35,915 --> 00:23:40,086
there's no possible
upside to any of this.
601
00:23:44,090 --> 00:23:47,926
[Ciree] I'm
optimistic about this year,
602
00:23:47,927 --> 00:23:49,971
only because...
603
00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:53,557
I think I know
better what to expect.
604
00:23:53,558 --> 00:23:57,060
I don't feel like I'm going
into it blindly like last year,
605
00:23:57,061 --> 00:24:00,897
not knowing how bad
last year was gonna be.
606
00:24:00,898 --> 00:24:02,941
Our retail was down
by like... [sighs]
607
00:24:02,942 --> 00:24:04,776
20 percent!
608
00:24:04,777 --> 00:24:06,069
Like we sold...
609
00:24:06,070 --> 00:24:09,573
Out of 20,000 trees,
I threw away 3,000.
610
00:24:09,574 --> 00:24:10,782
That's a lot.
611
00:24:10,783 --> 00:24:14,620
I usually sell-- throw
out under a hundred.
612
00:24:15,788 --> 00:24:17,080
[Ciree VO] That's the thing
about this business is the
613
00:24:17,081 --> 00:24:19,124
learning curve is super steep.
614
00:24:19,125 --> 00:24:20,917
I have five weeks, you know?
615
00:24:20,918 --> 00:24:23,753
It's not like I have all
this time that I can sell these
616
00:24:23,754 --> 00:24:24,462
trees.
617
00:24:24,463 --> 00:24:27,633
I got too many trees,
I gotta throw them out.
618
00:24:36,893 --> 00:24:38,811
[Greg coughs]
619
00:24:41,898 --> 00:24:43,440
[Greg] How tall's it now?
620
00:24:43,441 --> 00:24:44,608
I don't know, I
can't see the number.
621
00:24:44,609 --> 00:24:46,693
[Greg] I mean, we can cut two,
three feet off that bottom if
622
00:24:46,694 --> 00:24:47,944
- you want to.
- [man] Yeah.
623
00:24:47,945 --> 00:24:49,613
[Greg] And we'll trim off
some of those branches.
624
00:24:49,614 --> 00:24:51,114
- [man] 16 foot to the tip.
- Yeah.
625
00:24:51,115 --> 00:24:52,490
We're being easy, right?
626
00:24:52,491 --> 00:24:53,950
- [man] Yeah.
- [laughs]
627
00:24:53,951 --> 00:24:55,952
[man] That's the fastest
we've ever picked 'em out.
628
00:24:55,953 --> 00:24:58,873
I know, we're usually
all day here doing this.
629
00:24:59,832 --> 00:25:00,707
[director VO] How
do you find trees?
630
00:25:00,708 --> 00:25:02,125
Where do you go?
631
00:25:02,126 --> 00:25:03,293
Where do I go?
632
00:25:03,294 --> 00:25:04,127
[director] Yeah.
633
00:25:04,128 --> 00:25:07,130
I would rather that we
not talk about that.
634
00:25:07,131 --> 00:25:08,632
Um...
635
00:25:08,633 --> 00:25:09,674
I'm not gonna tell you that.
636
00:25:09,675 --> 00:25:11,635
Nobody says where we
buy our trees from,
637
00:25:11,636 --> 00:25:14,137
because then they all try
to buy from where we buy.
638
00:25:14,138 --> 00:25:16,473
It's important to keep the
secrets 'cause I like to make my
639
00:25:16,474 --> 00:25:17,974
money and I don't want
someone else affecting that.
640
00:25:17,975 --> 00:25:19,643
That would
dramatically change my life.
641
00:25:19,644 --> 00:25:21,728
We're out here
working in August,
642
00:25:21,729 --> 00:25:25,148
sweating on these hills,
and getting the finest trees.
643
00:25:25,149 --> 00:25:27,484
[Heather VO] Like I don't want
it to be like a "How to sell
644
00:25:27,485 --> 00:25:29,569
Christmas trees in New
York City" documentary,
645
00:25:29,570 --> 00:25:31,821
you know?
'Cause it's like that's...
646
00:25:31,822 --> 00:25:33,573
I'll just set their trees on
fire and nobody wants that.
647
00:25:33,574 --> 00:25:35,659
I don't wanna be in jail.
[laughing] You know?
648
00:25:35,660 --> 00:25:37,827
Our next interview
will be behind bars.
649
00:25:37,828 --> 00:25:39,162
[laughs]
650
00:25:39,163 --> 00:25:42,540
I buy all my trees from
five states, basically.
651
00:25:42,541 --> 00:25:44,834
There's Oregon,
Washington State,
652
00:25:44,835 --> 00:25:48,213
{\an8}Michigan, North
Carolina, Tennessee.
653
00:25:48,214 --> 00:25:50,507
[director] How much do the
trees cost you from the farms?
654
00:25:50,508 --> 00:25:51,675
None of your business.
655
00:25:51,676 --> 00:25:53,718
[laughing] Sorry.
656
00:25:53,719 --> 00:25:55,220
A lot of money.
[laughs]
657
00:25:55,221 --> 00:25:56,888
Honestly, I take a loan out...
658
00:25:56,889 --> 00:25:58,932
of my other business.
[laughs]
659
00:25:58,933 --> 00:26:00,892
If I died tomorrow, my
kids would be screwed.
660
00:26:00,893 --> 00:26:02,686
[laughs]
661
00:26:02,687 --> 00:26:05,273
[Greg VO] I'd do a lot of
work to find these growers.
662
00:26:06,983 --> 00:26:10,694
We buy $400,000 or something
worth of Christmas trees.
663
00:26:10,695 --> 00:26:14,030
There's a lot of money spent
flying there and driving around
664
00:26:14,031 --> 00:26:16,908
and meeting these guys and
checking out their trees and you
665
00:26:16,909 --> 00:26:18,995
try their trees.
666
00:26:19,161 --> 00:26:22,205
You never let anybody
know the farms you going to.
667
00:26:22,206 --> 00:26:23,456
This is very rare.
668
00:26:23,457 --> 00:26:25,750
[Little Greg] You're just
screaming this on national
669
00:26:25,751 --> 00:26:27,169
television.
670
00:26:27,586 --> 00:26:28,211
Moron.
671
00:26:28,212 --> 00:26:30,797
[Greg] Greg's calling me a moron
for putting this on national
672
00:26:30,798 --> 00:26:32,758
television.
673
00:26:34,093 --> 00:26:39,098
♪Christmas
hip-hop instrumental ♪
674
00:26:44,770 --> 00:26:46,896
[George N VO] This time of year,
we have to go check out all our
675
00:26:46,897 --> 00:26:50,066
locations just to make
sure they're still there.
676
00:26:50,067 --> 00:26:51,735
[George N] Yeah, we missed you!
677
00:26:51,736 --> 00:26:52,569
Mwah!
678
00:26:52,570 --> 00:26:54,070
[George N] Sometimes, you
see a landlord and they say,
679
00:26:54,071 --> 00:26:56,949
"Oh, the rent's gonna
be higher this year."
680
00:26:59,285 --> 00:27:01,077
[George N] Here,
have some cookies!
681
00:27:01,078 --> 00:27:03,663
[George N VO] So it's basically
just making sure there are no
682
00:27:03,664 --> 00:27:07,125
unpleasant surprises when
we show up in December.
683
00:27:07,126 --> 00:27:10,670
♪
684
00:27:10,671 --> 00:27:11,588
[Ciree] Also,
just to be like,
685
00:27:11,589 --> 00:27:13,089
"Hey, we are coming back."
686
00:27:13,090 --> 00:27:17,345
♪
687
00:27:18,304 --> 00:27:20,597
They're giving us a
ticket right now!
688
00:27:20,598 --> 00:27:21,264
[George N] What?
689
00:27:21,265 --> 00:27:23,224
[Ciree] Are you giving
me a ticket right now?
690
00:27:23,225 --> 00:27:25,727
- Yes, I am.
- [George N] For what?
691
00:27:25,728 --> 00:27:26,311
You didn't pay for the meter.
692
00:27:26,312 --> 00:27:28,605
[George N] Yeah, we did.
It's right there!
693
00:27:28,606 --> 00:27:31,067
- Look, it's right here!
- Well, it's facing down.
694
00:27:34,153 --> 00:27:35,612
There you go.
695
00:27:35,613 --> 00:27:37,030
[George N] Look.
696
00:27:37,031 --> 00:27:39,158
[Ciree] Jesus Christ.
697
00:27:40,034 --> 00:27:42,285
[George N] You're
still giving us a ticket?
698
00:27:42,286 --> 00:27:43,286
Thanks, buddy!
699
00:27:43,287 --> 00:27:46,289
Thanks, that's
really generous of you.
700
00:27:46,290 --> 00:27:47,957
Fucking asshole.
701
00:27:47,958 --> 00:27:50,293
♪Merry Christmas
and happy New Year ♪
702
00:27:50,294 --> 00:27:55,341
♪
703
00:28:03,933 --> 00:28:05,642
My son drove my car
the other day and, like,
704
00:28:05,643 --> 00:28:07,977
he pushed the
emergency SOS button,
705
00:28:07,978 --> 00:28:10,313
so now, like, every
time I start it...
706
00:28:10,314 --> 00:28:12,065
He just wanted to
see what it did.
707
00:28:12,066 --> 00:28:13,650
I'm like, "It's fricking...
708
00:28:13,651 --> 00:28:14,734
it calls the police!"
709
00:28:14,735 --> 00:28:16,694
So now, every
time I start my car,
710
00:28:16,695 --> 00:28:18,906
it, like, goes off.
711
00:28:20,032 --> 00:28:21,825
I think it's gonna
be a good season.
712
00:28:21,826 --> 00:28:24,661
I mean, like, last year, I
gauged how the season was gonna
713
00:28:24,662 --> 00:28:26,162
be based on the boardwalk store.
714
00:28:26,163 --> 00:28:28,248
So, like, I kind of, like...
715
00:28:28,249 --> 00:28:30,750
can gauge how the
economy's doing through that.
716
00:28:30,751 --> 00:28:32,168
So I'm hoping, um...
717
00:28:32,169 --> 00:28:34,380
I'm hoping we
have a good season.
718
00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:36,382
You know?
719
00:28:36,966 --> 00:28:39,050
[Heather VO] It's not
like you can sell them...
720
00:28:39,051 --> 00:28:41,719
you know, next season, you know?
721
00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:42,679
It's like, this is it.
722
00:28:42,680 --> 00:28:43,847
So it's like you gotta...
723
00:28:43,848 --> 00:28:48,227
you buy cautiously, and
you pray that they sell.
724
00:28:48,394 --> 00:28:50,186
Like, it's really hard to
say, 'cause I'm not in the city,
725
00:28:50,187 --> 00:28:53,065
I don't know the
spirit of the people here.
726
00:28:53,315 --> 00:28:58,194
I think that after COVID, a lot
of families moved out because
727
00:28:58,195 --> 00:29:01,114
they could work remotely, also
because the rents got really
728
00:29:01,115 --> 00:29:02,699
high.
729
00:29:02,700 --> 00:29:05,161
It's changed so
much over the years.
730
00:29:05,744 --> 00:29:08,247
You know, and I don't
think for the better.
731
00:29:09,165 --> 00:29:11,708
But-- but it's a great city.
732
00:29:11,709 --> 00:29:14,086
New York is a great city.
733
00:29:15,129 --> 00:29:18,799
So, I guess time will tell.
734
00:29:19,925 --> 00:29:23,720
♪exciting Christmas music ♪
735
00:29:23,721 --> 00:29:25,722
- Tree Season!
- Tree Season!
736
00:29:25,723 --> 00:29:26,890
- Tree Season!
- Starts...
737
00:29:26,891 --> 00:29:27,974
Now!
738
00:29:27,975 --> 00:29:29,809
Tree season's been
started already.
739
00:29:29,810 --> 00:29:31,060
I'm not a slacker!
740
00:29:31,061 --> 00:29:36,065
♪
741
00:29:36,066 --> 00:29:38,234
[Ciree VO] Set-up is a
very well-organized,
742
00:29:38,235 --> 00:29:40,196
controlled chaos.
743
00:29:41,113 --> 00:29:43,323
[George N VO] We need to
transport all our equipment.
744
00:29:43,324 --> 00:29:46,118
They all get
loaded up in Vermont.
745
00:29:47,786 --> 00:29:48,411
[woman] All right, you guys.
746
00:29:48,412 --> 00:29:51,122
So just a
reminder: Busy...
747
00:29:51,123 --> 00:29:52,332
gas.
748
00:29:52,333 --> 00:29:54,000
{\an8}F-150?
749
00:29:54,001 --> 00:29:55,752
{\an8}- [George N] Diesel.
- Great.
750
00:29:55,753 --> 00:29:57,295
{\an8}- U-Haul?
- [man] Gas.
751
00:29:57,296 --> 00:29:58,254
{\an8}[woman] Yes.
752
00:29:58,255 --> 00:29:59,964
Maggie's gonna lead the pack.
753
00:29:59,965 --> 00:30:01,758
I'll take up the rear.
754
00:30:01,759 --> 00:30:04,260
Everybody else,
jockey for the middle.
755
00:30:04,261 --> 00:30:05,845
{\an8}Any questions?
756
00:30:05,846 --> 00:30:07,305
{\an8}- [man] No ma'am.
- [woman] Woo!
757
00:30:07,306 --> 00:30:09,432
- [Effie] All right!
- [man] Good luck, everybody.
758
00:30:09,433 --> 00:30:11,310
[Effie] Here we go!
759
00:30:14,313 --> 00:30:16,981
The Saturday before Thanksgiving
is the day we actually start
760
00:30:16,982 --> 00:30:18,107
building.
761
00:30:18,108 --> 00:30:19,317
It's crunch time.
762
00:30:19,318 --> 00:30:20,777
♪exciting orchestral music ♪
763
00:30:20,778 --> 00:30:23,488
We never say how much is
sold, how many we bought.
764
00:30:23,489 --> 00:30:25,990
We never get
numbers-- into the numbers.
765
00:30:25,991 --> 00:30:28,952
The only person who knows
those numbers is the IRS.
766
00:30:28,953 --> 00:30:32,789
♪
767
00:30:32,790 --> 00:30:34,958
[Greg VO] My truckers will
be running 24 hours a day,
768
00:30:34,959 --> 00:30:37,168
seven days a week
for next 10 days,
769
00:30:37,169 --> 00:30:38,836
back and forth to
North Carolina,
770
00:30:38,837 --> 00:30:41,798
back and forth to
Oregon, nonstop.
771
00:30:41,799 --> 00:30:43,174
[truck horn]
772
00:30:43,175 --> 00:30:44,467
{\an8}[Heather VO] You keep your
fingers crossed that the trees
773
00:30:44,468 --> 00:30:47,096
{\an8}come in nice, they
come in on time.
774
00:30:48,055 --> 00:30:49,138
Someone guide him, please!
775
00:30:49,139 --> 00:30:50,306
Can you guide him?
776
00:30:50,307 --> 00:30:52,141
[Heather VO] It's
such a crazy thing.
777
00:30:52,142 --> 00:30:53,017
You're setting up.
778
00:30:53,018 --> 00:30:54,811
Every moment
really, really counts.
779
00:30:54,812 --> 00:30:56,522
{\an8}Do you have a driver's license?
780
00:30:56,855 --> 00:30:57,981
{\an8}[Greg] There it is.
781
00:30:57,982 --> 00:31:00,483
{\an8}This is home and office
for the next, uh...
782
00:31:00,484 --> 00:31:01,526
{\an8}month.
783
00:31:01,527 --> 00:31:03,236
This A-frame is going up here.
784
00:31:03,237 --> 00:31:04,195
[man] Yes.
785
00:31:04,196 --> 00:31:06,448
[Greg VO] By the 20th, every
stand will be in development.
786
00:31:06,657 --> 00:31:08,157
[kid] What're you doing?
787
00:31:08,158 --> 00:31:10,076
[woman] We're getting ready
to sell Christmas trees.
788
00:31:10,077 --> 00:31:12,996
[kid] Oh yeah, that's
what those things are!
789
00:31:12,997 --> 00:31:14,831
Electricity's not working.
790
00:31:14,832 --> 00:31:15,915
[sighs]
[chuckles]
791
00:31:15,916 --> 00:31:19,043
[Greg VO] By the 23rd, every
stand will be just about the way
792
00:31:19,044 --> 00:31:20,253
we want it to be.
793
00:31:20,254 --> 00:31:22,964
{\an8}And by the 26th,
they're all gonna be perfect.
794
00:31:22,965 --> 00:31:24,048
{\an8}[George S VO]
Getting the trucks ready,
795
00:31:24,049 --> 00:31:25,842
{\an8}loading everything,
get it delivered,
796
00:31:25,843 --> 00:31:28,511
setting up, build the location,
dealing with the truckers,
797
00:31:28,512 --> 00:31:30,179
dealing with the suppliers.
798
00:31:30,180 --> 00:31:33,266
I am on site each and every day.
799
00:31:33,267 --> 00:31:35,603
I'm a working boss.
800
00:31:38,564 --> 00:31:42,859
If you're single and
you wanna mingle...
801
00:31:42,860 --> 00:31:44,193
You know, I'm
single and mingle...
802
00:31:44,194 --> 00:31:45,570
You know, you gotta
give people a shot,
803
00:31:45,571 --> 00:31:48,324
you gotta try 'em
out and talk to them.
804
00:31:49,241 --> 00:31:51,451
Speed dating is weird.
805
00:31:51,452 --> 00:31:53,953
It's a different chapter for me.
806
00:31:53,954 --> 00:31:55,413
Girls are way too picky.
807
00:31:55,414 --> 00:31:59,584
I think you need one or
two dates to figure it out
808
00:31:59,585 --> 00:32:02,338
and to pick if you
relate to that person.
809
00:32:02,963 --> 00:32:05,257
I just pick everybody.
I wanna be nice.
810
00:32:05,966 --> 00:32:07,258
Hey!
811
00:32:07,259 --> 00:32:09,385
[George S VO] Heather met her
husband during Christmas season
812
00:32:09,386 --> 00:32:11,305
working for me.
813
00:32:11,430 --> 00:32:15,309
You know, experiences happen in
the tree business like no other.
814
00:32:15,934 --> 00:32:18,479
You never know what's
gonna happen the next day.
815
00:32:19,438 --> 00:32:20,563
[Ciree] Yay!
816
00:32:20,564 --> 00:32:22,983
- [George N] Yay!
- [Ciree] Yay!
817
00:32:23,442 --> 00:32:24,943
Hi!
818
00:32:25,944 --> 00:32:26,903
I miss you!
819
00:32:26,904 --> 00:32:28,404
Ah, you guys had a good time?
820
00:32:28,405 --> 00:32:29,948
[chuckles]
821
00:32:30,658 --> 00:32:33,284
Ah, everybody's here finally.
822
00:32:33,285 --> 00:32:34,410
What a relief.
823
00:32:34,411 --> 00:32:35,411
[Ciree VO] I'm a great mom.
824
00:32:35,412 --> 00:32:38,122
It's like my best achievement
in the world is my kids.
825
00:32:38,123 --> 00:32:40,125
[Ciree] How are you?
I missed you.
826
00:32:41,126 --> 00:32:43,628
These are the twins, my twins.
827
00:32:43,629 --> 00:32:45,506
[laughs]
828
00:32:47,966 --> 00:32:50,134
[Ciree VO] I'll tell you, my
kids, they've had such an
829
00:32:50,135 --> 00:32:52,970
education that they would
never get in school.
830
00:32:52,971 --> 00:32:53,596
Nice!
831
00:32:53,597 --> 00:32:54,931
I got the same knife as you.
832
00:32:54,932 --> 00:32:57,100
She did, she got the
same-- where's your...
833
00:32:57,101 --> 00:33:00,311
[Ciree VO] Kids in Vermont,
getting to come down to this
834
00:33:00,312 --> 00:33:04,440
fabulous, cosmopolitan city of
New York and live here for a
835
00:33:04,441 --> 00:33:07,151
month and a half every year.
836
00:33:07,152 --> 00:33:09,278
You interact with people
differently when you see all
837
00:33:09,279 --> 00:33:11,657
kinds of different people.
838
00:33:12,408 --> 00:33:14,450
[director VO] Do you remember
the first tree you ever sold?
839
00:33:14,451 --> 00:33:16,452
Yeah, I was 10 years old.
840
00:33:16,453 --> 00:33:18,997
It was on 110th Street.
841
00:33:19,164 --> 00:33:21,165
Somebody asked me the question,
"How much is the tree?"
842
00:33:21,166 --> 00:33:24,293
And I sold it for, like, a
ridiculously high price.
843
00:33:24,294 --> 00:33:25,962
And my dad was so proud.
[laughs]
844
00:33:25,963 --> 00:33:27,296
He was so proud.
845
00:33:27,297 --> 00:33:29,507
Okay, only one more
truck to get! [laughs]
846
00:33:29,508 --> 00:33:32,051
[Ciree VO] It's not a material
thing that my parents built.
847
00:33:32,052 --> 00:33:33,678
[George N] One more
truck to deal with.
848
00:33:33,679 --> 00:33:37,056
It's not really a company,
it's kind of just-- it's our--
849
00:33:37,057 --> 00:33:39,059
it's our life.
850
00:33:42,062 --> 00:33:43,563
[Greg through megaphone]
Stay off that naughty list!
851
00:33:43,564 --> 00:33:45,232
Hah!
852
00:33:47,526 --> 00:33:49,193
All day long.
853
00:33:49,194 --> 00:33:52,989
[chatter]
854
00:33:52,990 --> 00:33:54,157
[Greg VO] Greg was
going to Penn State,
855
00:33:54,158 --> 00:33:54,991
doing very good.
856
00:33:54,992 --> 00:33:58,494
He had a 3.67 GPA
for three semesters.
857
00:33:58,495 --> 00:34:01,080
And then he dropped out without
asking his mother and me,
858
00:34:01,081 --> 00:34:02,331
'cause we would've said no.
859
00:34:02,332 --> 00:34:05,753
And he got bored and he
wanted to come home and help me.
860
00:34:07,212 --> 00:34:09,505
So this year he's
fully vested, fully in,
861
00:34:09,506 --> 00:34:11,507
24 hours a day.
862
00:34:11,508 --> 00:34:15,052
And I didn't request it, I
didn't ask him to do it,
863
00:34:15,053 --> 00:34:16,554
but I kinda...
864
00:34:16,555 --> 00:34:18,681
I-- I need him, so...
865
00:34:18,682 --> 00:34:20,475
♪tender acoustic music ♪
866
00:34:20,476 --> 00:34:22,477
[man] Greg, are wreaths
going over the fence?
867
00:34:22,478 --> 00:34:23,519
Over the fence.
868
00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:24,395
[Greg] The trees.
869
00:34:24,396 --> 00:34:25,688
[Little Greg] They're
talking about wreaths!
870
00:34:25,689 --> 00:34:27,399
- Trees!
- [Little Greg] Wreaths!
871
00:34:27,608 --> 00:34:28,357
I'll bet!
872
00:34:28,358 --> 00:34:30,067
You wanna bet they're
talking about trees?!
873
00:34:30,068 --> 00:34:31,027
[Little Greg] He
just said "wreaths."
874
00:34:31,028 --> 00:34:32,278
They're putting trees
over there, asking you!
875
00:34:32,279 --> 00:34:33,237
Why are you arguing with me?
876
00:34:33,238 --> 00:34:34,197
[Little Greg] 'Cause you're...
877
00:34:34,198 --> 00:34:35,531
[Greg] Are the trees
going over the fence?
878
00:34:35,532 --> 00:34:38,367
Yes, I told-- The
five-six are staying here!
879
00:34:38,368 --> 00:34:40,078
[Greg] Over the fence?
880
00:34:40,245 --> 00:34:41,204
The wreaths
they're talking about!
881
00:34:41,205 --> 00:34:43,248
[Greg] They don't
go over the fence.
882
00:34:44,249 --> 00:34:45,416
[Little Greg] Who
are you yelling at?
883
00:34:45,417 --> 00:34:46,584
I'm yelling at you!
884
00:34:46,585 --> 00:34:48,419
The five-six are
staying here, all right?
885
00:34:48,420 --> 00:34:49,420
[Little Greg VO] I wasn't really
sure what I wanted to do with my
886
00:34:49,421 --> 00:34:51,714
life, so I just
wanted a year break and...
887
00:34:51,715 --> 00:34:53,716
now that's kind
of evolved into...
888
00:34:53,717 --> 00:34:55,218
more of a permanent break.
889
00:34:55,219 --> 00:34:58,095
Five-six,
five-six, and four-five.
890
00:34:58,096 --> 00:35:00,598
Also, I wanted to spend
some more time with my dad.
891
00:35:00,599 --> 00:35:03,392
[Greg] Time to start the season!
892
00:35:03,393 --> 00:35:04,602
You gotta take a
look at a couple,
893
00:35:04,603 --> 00:35:06,062
see how they look.
894
00:35:06,063 --> 00:35:07,313
- Perfect.
- [Little Greg] Four-five.
895
00:35:07,314 --> 00:35:09,398
Beautiful!
896
00:35:09,399 --> 00:35:11,442
[Greg VO] He's
never ran a stand.
897
00:35:11,443 --> 00:35:14,320
His role always is
to hang out with me.
898
00:35:14,321 --> 00:35:15,404
Four-five...
899
00:35:15,405 --> 00:35:19,075
[Greg VO] My only anxiety this
year is getting Greg ready to do
900
00:35:19,076 --> 00:35:20,284
this on his own.
901
00:35:20,285 --> 00:35:22,287
Who's calling this?
902
00:35:22,621 --> 00:35:25,081
Greg, you're calling
this over the wall, right?
903
00:35:25,082 --> 00:35:27,083
[Greg VO] I really wanna
teach him how to do this and,
904
00:35:27,084 --> 00:35:29,252
you know, 20-year-olds, uh...
905
00:35:29,253 --> 00:35:30,586
they don't listen.
906
00:35:30,587 --> 00:35:33,631
But I'm probably transferring
the business into his name
907
00:35:33,632 --> 00:35:35,467
this year.
908
00:35:40,347 --> 00:35:41,681
[George S] My crew is
the best in the business.
909
00:35:41,682 --> 00:35:43,266
Look at my guys!
910
00:35:43,267 --> 00:35:45,477
They're like little elves.
911
00:35:47,521 --> 00:35:48,689
I gotcha.
912
00:35:49,147 --> 00:35:51,440
[George S] How are we
doing up here, guys?
913
00:35:51,441 --> 00:35:56,488
♪tender acoustic music ♪
914
00:35:59,241 --> 00:36:00,783
{\an8}[Heather] Just double park!
915
00:36:00,784 --> 00:36:03,452
{\an8}♪
916
00:36:03,453 --> 00:36:04,787
My truckers
usually don't unload.
917
00:36:04,788 --> 00:36:06,372
It's like a special treat, baby!
918
00:36:06,373 --> 00:36:08,541
Yeah, I got no problem working.
919
00:36:08,542 --> 00:36:09,458
[Heather VO] Like
everything in life,
920
00:36:09,459 --> 00:36:10,626
there's no guarantees.
921
00:36:10,627 --> 00:36:12,461
Everything is a
shot in the dark,
922
00:36:12,462 --> 00:36:13,796
a roll of the dice.
923
00:36:13,797 --> 00:36:15,506
Christmas trees is no exception.
924
00:36:15,507 --> 00:36:17,216
[Heather] I mean,
look, this is empty!
925
00:36:17,217 --> 00:36:19,344
Why is this empty, guys?
926
00:36:21,513 --> 00:36:23,682
And we have all this space!
927
00:36:24,182 --> 00:36:26,309
See all this happy
little space here?
928
00:36:26,310 --> 00:36:27,810
Wait, hold on, I don't
even want you doing this
929
00:36:27,811 --> 00:36:28,394
because of your finger.
930
00:36:28,395 --> 00:36:29,395
You're gonna pop
that finger right open.
931
00:36:29,396 --> 00:36:31,273
Get down, move, move, move.
932
00:36:34,860 --> 00:36:36,652
Where's the shed key?
933
00:36:36,653 --> 00:36:38,487
Who has the shed key?
934
00:36:38,488 --> 00:36:39,488
Oh, I got it.
935
00:36:39,489 --> 00:36:41,157
I left some shed
keys in the other one,
936
00:36:41,158 --> 00:36:42,533
so you
probably have two.
937
00:36:42,534 --> 00:36:44,369
[Heather] Rise and shine, baby!
938
00:36:44,620 --> 00:36:46,162
Wake up, wake up!
939
00:36:46,163 --> 00:36:47,496
Wakey, wakey!
940
00:36:47,497 --> 00:36:48,497
Come on, baby!
941
00:36:48,498 --> 00:36:49,707
- [man] Go!
- [Heather] Get up!
942
00:36:49,708 --> 00:36:50,499
Out!
943
00:36:50,500 --> 00:36:52,168
Come on, you gotta get out, bud!
944
00:36:52,169 --> 00:36:53,502
This ain't a free ride.
945
00:36:53,503 --> 00:36:55,171
This is my shed.
You gotta get out, bud.
946
00:36:55,172 --> 00:36:56,339
You gotta wake up, baby doll.
947
00:36:56,340 --> 00:36:57,340
Come on.
948
00:36:57,341 --> 00:36:59,342
Get yourself situated.
You all right?
949
00:36:59,343 --> 00:36:59,842
You're good?
950
00:36:59,843 --> 00:37:01,720
All right, you gotta
get outta here, bud.
951
00:37:04,264 --> 00:37:05,514
Move.
952
00:37:05,515 --> 00:37:06,515
Let him get situated.
953
00:37:06,516 --> 00:37:07,558
It's good.
954
00:37:07,559 --> 00:37:08,851
[chuckles]
955
00:37:08,852 --> 00:37:09,852
What's your name?
956
00:37:09,853 --> 00:37:11,270
- [Kevin] It's Kevin.
- [Heather] Kevin?
957
00:37:11,271 --> 00:37:12,188
- Are you sober?
- [Kevin] Yeah.
958
00:37:12,189 --> 00:37:13,898
[Heather] Or are you a user?
959
00:37:13,899 --> 00:37:15,858
- Do you drink?
- [Kevin] Yes.
960
00:37:15,859 --> 00:37:16,859
[Heather] You gotta
stop drinking, Kev.
961
00:37:16,860 --> 00:37:18,654
You know that, right?
962
00:37:19,905 --> 00:37:22,531
You deserve to live inside of
a home that keeps you warm,
963
00:37:22,532 --> 00:37:23,699
not to sneak into a shed.
964
00:37:23,700 --> 00:37:25,409
- Do you understand that, Kev?
- [Kevin] Yes.
965
00:37:25,410 --> 00:37:27,203
[Heather] You gotta
stop drinking, dude.
966
00:37:27,204 --> 00:37:30,749
I got nine years, the
best nine years of my life.
967
00:37:31,416 --> 00:37:34,543
[Heather VO] A lot of people,
when they go down these darker
968
00:37:34,544 --> 00:37:38,214
roads of life, like, they have a
hard time pulling themselves out
969
00:37:38,215 --> 00:37:40,258
and they feel hopeless.
970
00:37:41,426 --> 00:37:42,718
[Heather] Kevin, there's
meetings everywhere, dude.
971
00:37:42,719 --> 00:37:44,720
All you gotta do is
walk in the door, Kevin.
972
00:37:44,721 --> 00:37:45,930
That's all you have to do.
973
00:37:45,931 --> 00:37:47,807
All you have to do is walk in.
974
00:37:47,808 --> 00:37:48,599
Okay?
975
00:37:48,600 --> 00:37:49,934
[Kevin] Thank you so much.
976
00:37:49,935 --> 00:37:50,893
- [Heather] I love you, Kev.
- [Kevin] Take care.
977
00:37:50,894 --> 00:37:52,436
[Heather] All right.
God bless, Kev.
978
00:37:52,437 --> 00:37:53,729
[Heather VO] Why do you
think people feel worthless?
979
00:37:53,730 --> 00:37:55,564
'Cause somebody said something
to them that made them feel
980
00:37:55,565 --> 00:37:56,482
worthless.
981
00:37:56,483 --> 00:37:59,443
Maybe your one compliment can
change the way that they look at
982
00:37:59,444 --> 00:38:00,736
themselves.
983
00:38:00,737 --> 00:38:03,322
You don't know what
kind of impact you have,
984
00:38:03,323 --> 00:38:05,658
how powerful you can be, and I
think people don't realize how
985
00:38:05,659 --> 00:38:07,952
powerful we are to each other.
986
00:38:07,953 --> 00:38:13,000
♪
987
00:38:13,667 --> 00:38:16,585
[Georgie VO] I was a wild drunk
988
00:38:16,586 --> 00:38:20,423
10 years ago, and I was in
between restaurant jobs and,
989
00:38:20,424 --> 00:38:21,924
{\an8}um...
990
00:38:21,925 --> 00:38:25,511
{\an8}I stumbled into Heather's stand
on like 24th Street or some
991
00:38:25,512 --> 00:38:27,304
fucking thing like that.
992
00:38:27,305 --> 00:38:29,432
I said, "You got a job?"
993
00:38:29,433 --> 00:38:30,766
She said, "Yeah, be
here nine o'clock."
994
00:38:30,767 --> 00:38:32,935
I said, "All right,
let's go, motherfucker."
995
00:38:32,936 --> 00:38:36,313
It's a dirty job, but
someone's got to fucking do it!
996
00:38:36,314 --> 00:38:37,606
I start walking around cleaning.
997
00:38:37,607 --> 00:38:38,607
I crank up the music.
998
00:38:38,608 --> 00:38:39,775
Bam!
999
00:38:39,776 --> 00:38:42,654
You know, I'm
rocking, I'm cleaning.
1000
00:38:43,363 --> 00:38:45,781
I pick all this up, you see?
1001
00:38:45,782 --> 00:38:48,951
♪
1002
00:38:48,952 --> 00:38:52,455
Cleanliness is next to
holiness and godliness, right?
1003
00:38:52,456 --> 00:38:57,001
♪
1004
00:38:57,002 --> 00:38:58,669
If we start early
enough in November,
1005
00:38:58,670 --> 00:39:01,547
you got almost a week for people
to get their feet underneath
1006
00:39:01,548 --> 00:39:03,966
them before the
first big weekend,
1007
00:39:03,967 --> 00:39:06,969
and they have to really
be together by that point.
1008
00:39:06,970 --> 00:39:08,554
Well, why don't you put the
ladder in this empty spot
1009
00:39:08,555 --> 00:39:09,805
right here?
1010
00:39:09,806 --> 00:39:12,308
[George N VO] And the other
thing is is we've got to bring
1011
00:39:12,309 --> 00:39:13,642
the right team.
1012
00:39:13,643 --> 00:39:17,480
If you wanna know how to hire
the right person for the job,
1013
00:39:17,481 --> 00:39:18,814
there's two questions.
1014
00:39:18,815 --> 00:39:22,736
The first question is:
what are you doing right now?
1015
00:39:23,361 --> 00:39:26,530
You should be able to say what
you're doing right now in one or
1016
00:39:26,531 --> 00:39:27,907
two sentences.
1017
00:39:27,908 --> 00:39:31,578
If you can answer that
question, you get question two:
1018
00:39:33,371 --> 00:39:35,373
do you go outside ever?
1019
00:39:36,083 --> 00:39:39,044
What kind of
physical things do you do?
1020
00:39:41,630 --> 00:39:46,509
Can you stand on a street corner
for 12 hours a day for 35 days
1021
00:39:46,510 --> 00:39:48,053
without a break?
1022
00:39:48,553 --> 00:39:50,012
[Colby] I've been at
this corner for six years,
1023
00:39:50,013 --> 00:39:53,725
{\an8}but I've been coming
down for 15 years now.
1024
00:39:54,059 --> 00:39:57,019
My parents sold Christmas
trees before I was born.
1025
00:39:57,020 --> 00:40:00,022
My brother sold Christmas trees,
so it's just kind of been in my
1026
00:40:00,023 --> 00:40:02,525
family for years now.
1027
00:40:02,526 --> 00:40:03,859
[Greg S VO] The
people that work for me,
1028
00:40:03,860 --> 00:40:05,528
they show up,
they're full of energy,
1029
00:40:05,529 --> 00:40:06,695
they're mountain climbers,
1030
00:40:06,696 --> 00:40:08,864
they're ski
instructors and stuff.
1031
00:40:08,865 --> 00:40:10,324
So you're around that.
1032
00:40:10,325 --> 00:40:12,368
This is my little home.
1033
00:40:12,369 --> 00:40:13,702
[laughs]
1034
00:40:13,703 --> 00:40:16,956
{\an8}The shower
situation is that, um...
1035
00:40:16,957 --> 00:40:19,416
{\an8}one, I'm the kind of person
that doesn't need a shower
1036
00:40:19,417 --> 00:40:20,709
that often.
1037
00:40:20,710 --> 00:40:22,963
So I went two weeks.
[laughs]
1038
00:40:23,421 --> 00:40:26,757
I met someone, she
walks her senior dog,
1039
00:40:26,758 --> 00:40:28,884
and she was like "I live
around the corner.
1040
00:40:28,885 --> 00:40:30,553
Like, here's my number.
Just...
1041
00:40:30,554 --> 00:40:32,764
next time you need a
shower, just call me."
1042
00:40:33,598 --> 00:40:35,558
You have to love it.
We call it "tree fever."
1043
00:40:35,559 --> 00:40:37,476
{\an8}So I just want to give
you-- do a little twirl,
1044
00:40:37,477 --> 00:40:39,728
{\an8}like the modeling
thing for runway.
1045
00:40:39,729 --> 00:40:40,604
[chuckles]
1046
00:40:40,605 --> 00:40:42,898
I used to do EMS my
whole life and then...
1047
00:40:42,899 --> 00:40:45,568
Christmas trees, and ever since,
I will-- I'll do this as long as
1048
00:40:45,569 --> 00:40:45,943
I can.
1049
00:40:45,944 --> 00:40:47,863
I truly just love it.
1050
00:40:49,447 --> 00:40:50,906
Underneath the table
1051
00:40:50,907 --> 00:40:52,492
is where I sleep.
1052
00:40:52,701 --> 00:40:54,577
This old guy found this heater
on the street and brought it to
1053
00:40:54,578 --> 00:40:56,912
{\an8}us, so we got the
microwave and the heater just,
1054
00:40:56,913 --> 00:40:57,998
{\an8}you know...
1055
00:40:58,623 --> 00:40:59,456
It's easy to find free stuff.
1056
00:40:59,457 --> 00:41:01,083
Oh, yeah, and that's
Charlie's night table.
1057
00:41:01,084 --> 00:41:02,918
He can tell you
about his bedroom...
1058
00:41:02,919 --> 00:41:03,752
[Charlie laughs]
1059
00:41:03,753 --> 00:41:05,421
{\an8}He used to have to
share a bedroom with Kyle.
1060
00:41:05,422 --> 00:41:07,590
{\an8}Yeah, Kyle used to be here.
1061
00:41:07,591 --> 00:41:09,091
We miss him so much.
1062
00:41:09,092 --> 00:41:10,968
♪"Dance of the
Sugar Plum Fairy"♪
1063
00:41:10,969 --> 00:41:13,095
It's just basic stuff, you know?
1064
00:41:13,096 --> 00:41:18,143
♪
1065
00:41:21,855 --> 00:41:23,105
[Ciree VO] I gonna look
at these ones down here.
1066
00:41:23,106 --> 00:41:25,524
[Jane] You'll find
somebody will buy it.
1067
00:41:25,525 --> 00:41:27,776
There's a person for every tree.
1068
00:41:27,777 --> 00:41:29,820
[Ciree] It hasn't
been that long.
1069
00:41:29,821 --> 00:41:32,615
We haven't been
selling for even a week.
1070
00:41:32,616 --> 00:41:34,783
But so far,
everybody seems to be...
1071
00:41:34,784 --> 00:41:35,701
[Jane] They're
selling the trees.
1072
00:41:35,702 --> 00:41:37,495
[Ciree] They're selling trees.
1073
00:41:38,079 --> 00:41:40,789
We're right on target
where we were last year.
1074
00:41:40,790 --> 00:41:43,000
And these are the
seven to nines,
1075
00:41:43,001 --> 00:41:44,668
- which are...
- They got size to 'em.
1076
00:41:44,669 --> 00:41:47,046
They got size, which means-- but
it seems like they're gonna have
1077
00:41:47,047 --> 00:41:48,797
to cut, like...
1078
00:41:48,798 --> 00:41:49,965
cut the bottoms down.
1079
00:41:49,966 --> 00:41:52,134
Ugh, I'm super disappointed.
1080
00:41:52,135 --> 00:41:53,802
But also, I was,
like, super pumped.
1081
00:41:53,803 --> 00:41:54,803
I thought these
were gonna, like...
1082
00:41:54,804 --> 00:41:56,639
we were getting, like, really
beautiful trees and I was like,
1083
00:41:56,640 --> 00:41:57,848
"Oh, we got good quality."
1084
00:41:57,849 --> 00:41:59,851
And now I'm kind of bummed.
1085
00:42:00,560 --> 00:42:02,561
They're supposed to
be premium trees.
1086
00:42:02,562 --> 00:42:04,855
These are really nice for a
number one or a number two.
1087
00:42:04,856 --> 00:42:06,191
[Ciree] Those are not.
1088
00:42:06,358 --> 00:42:08,400
We put out a thing for
all of our managers,
1089
00:42:08,401 --> 00:42:09,735
like "What do you guys think?
1090
00:42:09,736 --> 00:42:10,361
What do they look like?"
1091
00:42:10,362 --> 00:42:12,655
The consensus is that
they look more like balsam,
1092
00:42:12,656 --> 00:42:14,073
which is fine.
1093
00:42:14,074 --> 00:42:16,533
But what we are really-- I'm
just trying to get out to people
1094
00:42:16,534 --> 00:42:19,204
is there's no
frasers in the city
1095
00:42:19,704 --> 00:42:22,998
because of the high demand and
then all the box stores buy them
1096
00:42:22,999 --> 00:42:25,334
up before little
guys can get them,
1097
00:42:25,335 --> 00:42:26,418
and...
1098
00:42:26,419 --> 00:42:28,504
people are just gonna have to
realize that you're not gonna be
1099
00:42:28,505 --> 00:42:31,216
able to buy a fraser
for a couple years.
1100
00:42:32,592 --> 00:42:36,262
Home Depot and Lowe's really has
changed the way people buy trees
1101
00:42:36,263 --> 00:42:39,391
and just like-- it--
it's really affected us.
1102
00:42:39,891 --> 00:42:42,726
When people think about what
a tree is supposed to cost,
1103
00:42:42,727 --> 00:42:45,604
they're going by what's
advertised in these big box
1104
00:42:45,605 --> 00:42:46,898
stores.
1105
00:42:47,440 --> 00:42:49,525
[Greg VO] It's pretty difficult
for anybody to compete with big
1106
00:42:49,526 --> 00:42:51,694
box store-type business.
1107
00:42:51,695 --> 00:42:54,571
I mean, it's very
scary to make money now.
1108
00:42:54,572 --> 00:42:56,782
They don't give a
shit about your tree.
1109
00:42:56,783 --> 00:42:57,950
They're just loss leaders.
1110
00:42:57,951 --> 00:43:01,120
They're not making money
off the Christmas trees.
1111
00:43:01,121 --> 00:43:03,455
They do it because they can,
and because they want you to buy
1112
00:43:03,456 --> 00:43:05,458
their plastic balls.
1113
00:43:05,667 --> 00:43:06,875
That's really what
it boils down to,
1114
00:43:06,876 --> 00:43:08,837
and it's bullshit.
1115
00:43:09,254 --> 00:43:11,213
[George S VO] They care
about the bottom dollar.
1116
00:43:11,214 --> 00:43:13,549
They wanna be sold out
before the holiday's over.
1117
00:43:13,550 --> 00:43:15,968
They wanna move it in
and move it out quick.
1118
00:43:15,969 --> 00:43:17,136
[director] If
someone says to you,
1119
00:43:17,137 --> 00:43:18,762
"No, no, we get artificial."
1120
00:43:18,763 --> 00:43:20,432
That's even worse.
1121
00:43:20,682 --> 00:43:22,725
Everyone that gets artificial, a
lot of times they say is better
1122
00:43:22,726 --> 00:43:24,601
for the
environment, which is false.
1123
00:43:24,602 --> 00:43:26,395
We're not going a forest
and just cutting down trees.
1124
00:43:26,396 --> 00:43:28,605
These trees are
just agriculture.
1125
00:43:28,606 --> 00:43:31,400
Every time they cut down a tree,
they're planting five to ten
1126
00:43:31,401 --> 00:43:32,568
more,
1127
00:43:32,569 --> 00:43:35,904
unlike artificial, which
is plastic based in China,
1128
00:43:35,905 --> 00:43:38,574
and then it's all the
fossil fuel to get it over here,
1129
00:43:38,575 --> 00:43:40,284
and then you throw it out.
1130
00:43:40,285 --> 00:43:41,785
[Greg VO] The fake tree, people
don't realize they're gonna last
1131
00:43:41,786 --> 00:43:43,412
for 50,000 years,
not going anywhere.
1132
00:43:43,413 --> 00:43:44,913
You put that in
a-- in a landfill,
1133
00:43:44,914 --> 00:43:46,290
it's never leaving.
1134
00:43:46,291 --> 00:43:48,000
[Heather VO] My mother,
she got an artificial tree!
1135
00:43:48,001 --> 00:43:49,335
I'm like, "What are you doing?!
1136
00:43:49,336 --> 00:43:50,252
Like, are you serious?!
1137
00:43:50,253 --> 00:43:51,337
You're part of the problem, Mom!
1138
00:43:51,338 --> 00:43:53,297
Like, you're fucking
gonna bankrupt me!"
1139
00:43:53,298 --> 00:43:54,298
[George] The whole fake section.
1140
00:43:54,299 --> 00:43:56,592
We don't like-- we
don't like fake stuff.
1141
00:43:56,593 --> 00:43:59,636
Would you put a
plastic man in your bedroom?
1142
00:43:59,637 --> 00:44:01,096
Who wants a fake
tree in their life?
1143
00:44:01,097 --> 00:44:01,764
You want it real.
1144
00:44:01,765 --> 00:44:04,309
You wanna smell it,
touch it, and feel it.
1145
00:44:06,478 --> 00:44:07,853
[Ciree laughs]
1146
00:44:07,854 --> 00:44:10,272
[director] Ciree, have you heard
from Kevin Hammer at all?
1147
00:44:10,273 --> 00:44:12,107
Uh... [laughs]
1148
00:44:12,108 --> 00:44:12,775
No.
1149
00:44:12,776 --> 00:44:14,526
I mean, I talked to him at the
beginning of the season before
1150
00:44:14,527 --> 00:44:16,195
we got trees.
1151
00:44:16,196 --> 00:44:17,363
[George N] Ehh...
1152
00:44:17,364 --> 00:44:18,781
I know.
[chuckles]
1153
00:44:18,782 --> 00:44:23,661
But some developments
have happened since then.
1154
00:44:29,667 --> 00:44:31,086
[Greg grunts]
1155
00:44:32,003 --> 00:44:35,464
[Greg VO] This year, we had this
crazy thing with Kevin Hammer.
1156
00:44:35,465 --> 00:44:38,343
But, uh, he came by my stand.
1157
00:44:38,927 --> 00:44:40,969
Me and Kevin had
a wonderful time.
1158
00:44:40,970 --> 00:44:43,889
We went to Peter Luger's, he
bought me a beautiful steak
1159
00:44:43,890 --> 00:44:45,266
lunch.
1160
00:44:45,850 --> 00:44:47,810
We've come to a real,
uh, meeting of the minds,
1161
00:44:47,811 --> 00:44:50,229
I think, and...
1162
00:44:50,230 --> 00:44:52,731
we switched stands,
which was, uh-- it was very,
1163
00:44:52,732 --> 00:44:54,859
uh-- it was wonderful in a way.
1164
00:44:56,027 --> 00:44:58,195
I went into the
Parks Department,
1165
00:44:58,196 --> 00:45:00,531
and I asked the guy if he heard
anything about what we're trying
1166
00:45:00,532 --> 00:45:01,198
to do.
1167
00:45:01,199 --> 00:45:03,076
He's like, "Greg, it's done.
1168
00:45:03,618 --> 00:45:06,412
Kevin sent us an email and
you sent us the email so...
1169
00:45:06,413 --> 00:45:08,373
you guys are switched."
1170
00:45:09,958 --> 00:45:13,877
[Kevin VO] I don't know, I don't
wanna comment on any of that.
1171
00:45:13,878 --> 00:45:15,838
[George N VO] He's a
complex character.
1172
00:45:15,839 --> 00:45:18,841
Most people made mistakes
of underestimating him.
1173
00:45:18,842 --> 00:45:22,177
He enjoys being the
king of Christmas trees.
1174
00:45:22,178 --> 00:45:23,846
He doesn't wanna stop doing it.
1175
00:45:23,847 --> 00:45:27,266
You know, it's really nice in
this business to have friends.
1176
00:45:27,267 --> 00:45:28,350
You never know.
1177
00:45:28,351 --> 00:45:29,935
"Hey, I've run outta
wreaths, I've run outta this,
1178
00:45:29,936 --> 00:45:31,186
I've run outta that, I
got too many of this,
1179
00:45:31,187 --> 00:45:32,438
I got too many of that."
1180
00:45:32,439 --> 00:45:34,273
What are you supposed to
do, go to Canada and get one?
1181
00:45:34,274 --> 00:45:35,858
One of your friends.
"Hey, I got three."
1182
00:45:35,859 --> 00:45:38,570
"All right, gimme one.
Next time, I'll give you one."
1183
00:45:38,903 --> 00:45:41,864
[Kevin VO] I'm not really
interested in that stuff.
1184
00:45:41,865 --> 00:45:44,659
Like I just...
1185
00:45:44,993 --> 00:45:47,704
Nah, I-- I wouldn't like that.
1186
00:45:48,621 --> 00:45:52,750
In any event, I've
gotta keep moving.
1187
00:45:55,086 --> 00:45:56,420
[Elias] This is a
new spot we opened up,
1188
00:45:56,421 --> 00:45:57,963
and it's always
been pretty good.
1189
00:45:57,964 --> 00:46:00,883
{\an8}The people are nice around
here, and it goes pretty smooth,
1190
00:46:00,884 --> 00:46:02,843
{\an8}but all our spots
go pretty smooth.
1191
00:46:02,844 --> 00:46:05,429
[director] What do you know
about that stand over there?
1192
00:46:05,430 --> 00:46:07,973
I don't know much about it, I
just know that that's a little
1193
00:46:07,974 --> 00:46:09,558
bit of competition,
I guess, over there,
1194
00:46:09,559 --> 00:46:10,601
and, uh...
1195
00:46:10,602 --> 00:46:11,643
we're just doing what we do.
1196
00:46:11,644 --> 00:46:14,062
We're trying to get people a
merry Christmas and that's the
1197
00:46:14,063 --> 00:46:15,147
bigger goal here.
1198
00:46:15,148 --> 00:46:16,815
That's all we're going for.
1199
00:46:16,816 --> 00:46:21,863
♪tense music ♪
1200
00:46:22,447 --> 00:46:24,448
[Heather] Get him
situated, okay?
1201
00:46:24,449 --> 00:46:26,325
I'll only take 10, 15 minutes.
1202
00:46:26,326 --> 00:46:30,412
♪
1203
00:46:30,413 --> 00:46:33,081
[Heater VO] In an ideal world,
we should have a common respect
1204
00:46:33,082 --> 00:46:34,333
for people.
1205
00:46:34,334 --> 00:46:35,292
[laughs]
1206
00:46:35,293 --> 00:46:36,919
You don't set up across the
street from somebody unless
1207
00:46:36,920 --> 00:46:38,880
you're a real piece of shit.
1208
00:46:40,131 --> 00:46:41,757
{\an8}I don't really know what
they're trying to do over there,
1209
00:46:41,758 --> 00:46:44,009
{\an8}but it is what it is.
1210
00:46:44,010 --> 00:46:45,470
{\an8}[sighs]
1211
00:46:45,678 --> 00:46:47,262
[Heather] He's
fricking everywhere!
1212
00:46:47,263 --> 00:46:48,764
You know?
1213
00:46:48,765 --> 00:46:50,265
[Heather VO] Let us live, Kev.
1214
00:46:50,266 --> 00:46:51,850
Come on, throw me a bone.
1215
00:46:51,851 --> 00:46:53,435
[chuckles]
1216
00:46:53,436 --> 00:46:56,021
{\an8}She's a woman, but
she got fricking brass balls.
1217
00:46:56,022 --> 00:46:57,773
{\an8}I'm not kidding you.
1218
00:46:57,774 --> 00:47:00,192
When we have
competitors do different things,
1219
00:47:00,193 --> 00:47:02,653
she doesn't even retaliate,
she just lets 'em ride and just
1220
00:47:02,654 --> 00:47:03,612
goes on.
1221
00:47:03,613 --> 00:47:06,032
Too busy to deal
with that baby crap.
1222
00:47:07,158 --> 00:47:08,867
[Heather VO] You know, there's
just gotta be an understanding,
1223
00:47:08,868 --> 00:47:10,285
you know?
Where, like...
1224
00:47:10,286 --> 00:47:13,497
if I'm here, you're
not, [chuckling] you know?
1225
00:47:13,498 --> 00:47:17,543
♪
1226
00:47:17,544 --> 00:47:21,171
[Kevin VO] Do you know what
my father used to tell me?
1227
00:47:21,172 --> 00:47:25,133
My father used to tell me,
"Don't ever give a shit about
1228
00:47:25,134 --> 00:47:29,137
what anybody thinks about you,
because they probably only think
1229
00:47:29,138 --> 00:47:31,139
about themselves."
1230
00:47:31,140 --> 00:47:35,228
I don't care what people--
I-- it doesn't matter to me.
1231
00:47:36,020 --> 00:47:40,441
Profit... breeds... competition.
1232
00:47:41,526 --> 00:47:42,734
You talked to him?!
1233
00:47:42,735 --> 00:47:46,321
[laughs]
1234
00:47:46,322 --> 00:47:47,906
Did he say nice things about me?
1235
00:47:47,907 --> 00:47:49,825
He always does.
[laughs]
1236
00:47:49,826 --> 00:47:52,160
[woman] ♪I can hardly wait ♪
1237
00:47:52,161 --> 00:47:55,747
♪ And I've waited
all year long ♪
1238
00:47:55,748 --> 00:47:59,835
♪ Not Father Tinsel
nor the lights ♪
1239
00:47:59,836 --> 00:48:03,922
♪ Or them same old,
same old songs ♪
1240
00:48:03,923 --> 00:48:07,843
♪ And no, it's not
that jolly man ♪
1241
00:48:07,844 --> 00:48:11,388
♪ Who streak across the sky ♪
1242
00:48:11,389 --> 00:48:15,851
♪ But what I have
been waiting for ♪
1243
00:48:15,852 --> 00:48:18,020
♪Is the hot ♪
1244
00:48:18,021 --> 00:48:22,107
♪Christmas tree guy ♪
1245
00:48:22,108 --> 00:48:25,527
♪
1246
00:48:25,528 --> 00:48:28,030
♪You know the one,
you've got one ♪
1247
00:48:28,031 --> 00:48:29,865
♪In your neighborhood ♪
1248
00:48:29,866 --> 00:48:32,242
♪Well, mine
sets up a forest ♪
1249
00:48:32,243 --> 00:48:34,953
♪And I go walking
through his woods ♪
1250
00:48:34,954 --> 00:48:40,001
♪Between the CVS and YMCA ♪
1251
00:48:40,126 --> 00:48:43,045
♪Yeah, that's my winter
wonderland and I ♪
1252
00:48:43,046 --> 00:48:45,380
♪Jingle all the way ♪
1253
00:48:45,381 --> 00:48:49,384
♪
1254
00:48:49,385 --> 00:48:51,219
[Roscoe VO] Deliveries
have been pretty busy.
1255
00:48:51,220 --> 00:48:52,220
[doorbell]
1256
00:48:52,221 --> 00:48:55,891
{\an8}The occasional middle-aged woman
trying to seduce you is pretty
1257
00:48:55,892 --> 00:48:57,267
{\an8}fun.
1258
00:48:57,268 --> 00:48:59,603
Christmas tree!
1259
00:48:59,604 --> 00:49:01,897
[Hank VO] This one woman was
really trying to get us to stay.
1260
00:49:01,898 --> 00:49:04,900
She offered us
drinks and snacks,
1261
00:49:04,901 --> 00:49:08,320
and she was asking our taste in
music and playing music over the
1262
00:49:08,321 --> 00:49:09,947
speakers.
1263
00:49:11,616 --> 00:49:13,241
[woman] ♪I can hardly wait ♪
1264
00:49:13,242 --> 00:49:15,786
♪I've waited all year long ♪
1265
00:49:15,787 --> 00:49:17,913
♪Not for the
tinsel or the--♪
1266
00:49:17,914 --> 00:49:21,792
♪Well, you know you've
already heard this song ♪
1267
00:49:21,793 --> 00:49:26,421
♪Yeah, when that big man goes
streaking 'cross the sky ♪
1268
00:49:26,422 --> 00:49:29,925
♪All I want in my
stocking is a...♪
1269
00:49:29,926 --> 00:49:33,805
♪Hot Christmas tree guy ♪
1270
00:49:35,640 --> 00:49:38,976
♪All I want for Christmas ♪
1271
00:49:39,477 --> 00:49:41,603
♪Is my hot ♪
1272
00:49:41,604 --> 00:49:44,189
♪Christmas tree ♪
1273
00:49:44,190 --> 00:49:46,818
♪ Guy ♪
1274
00:49:47,735 --> 00:49:51,363
[woman VO] Watch it, ladies,
watch it! [chuckles]
1275
00:49:51,364 --> 00:49:52,781
Little Greg...
1276
00:49:52,782 --> 00:49:55,033
I got him!
I told you.
1277
00:49:55,034 --> 00:49:56,785
♪tender acoustic music ♪
1278
00:49:56,786 --> 00:49:59,121
Imagine starting to
date Little Greg.
1279
00:49:59,122 --> 00:50:01,123
He's quiet.
1280
00:50:01,124 --> 00:50:03,625
But when you know him,
he's not quiet at all.
1281
00:50:03,626 --> 00:50:05,794
Hey, Aggie, guess
what I sold for you.
1282
00:50:05,795 --> 00:50:07,462
- One of my things?
- Two of 'em!
1283
00:50:07,463 --> 00:50:08,296
[Aggie VO] I don't
think a lot of people know,
1284
00:50:08,297 --> 00:50:10,174
he's very loving.
1285
00:50:10,508 --> 00:50:12,843
He pays attention
to the small things,
1286
00:50:12,844 --> 00:50:14,386
especially towards me.
1287
00:50:14,387 --> 00:50:16,471
- Such a great salesman.
- [all laugh]
1288
00:50:16,472 --> 00:50:18,640
[Aggie VO] He's a
little more shy,
1289
00:50:18,641 --> 00:50:20,976
not very outspoken
like Big Greg is,
1290
00:50:20,977 --> 00:50:22,477
but I think that's his mom.
1291
00:50:22,478 --> 00:50:25,021
I think his mom taught him to
be very mindful of the words he
1292
00:50:25,022 --> 00:50:26,357
says.
1293
00:50:27,400 --> 00:50:28,859
They both are the same person
1294
00:50:28,860 --> 00:50:31,028
in just different fonts.
1295
00:50:36,242 --> 00:50:40,580
[George S VO] So I have a
new amazing woman in my life.
1296
00:50:40,913 --> 00:50:43,291
We met at speed dating.
1297
00:50:43,750 --> 00:50:45,333
I'll tell you the truth:
1298
00:50:45,334 --> 00:50:47,669
I went to several
other speed datings.
1299
00:50:47,670 --> 00:50:51,339
♪tender music ♪
1300
00:50:51,340 --> 00:50:53,718
And Karen was different.
1301
00:50:55,094 --> 00:50:59,389
The minute I saw her, I
knew she was the girl for me.
1302
00:50:59,390 --> 00:51:04,312
It was like a firecracker
went off in my heart.
1303
00:51:05,438 --> 00:51:07,689
She'll make Christmas more
enjoyable when you have somebody
1304
00:51:07,690 --> 00:51:10,234
to love and share it with.
1305
00:51:10,610 --> 00:51:13,236
I guess I'll find out
what's wrong with her.
1306
00:51:13,237 --> 00:51:15,113
♪
1307
00:51:15,114 --> 00:51:17,365
I can't find
nothing wrong with her,
1308
00:51:17,366 --> 00:51:19,243
so I dunno.
1309
00:51:20,578 --> 00:51:22,747
I don't know.
1310
00:51:25,792 --> 00:51:27,709
{\an8}So it's gonna be
one 50 after tax.
1311
00:51:27,710 --> 00:51:29,253
{\an8}[woman] All right.
1312
00:51:29,962 --> 00:51:31,630
All right.
You need change?
1313
00:51:31,631 --> 00:51:32,756
[woman] I don't.
That's for you.
1314
00:51:32,757 --> 00:51:34,049
- Thank you so much.
- [woman] Thank you.
1315
00:51:34,050 --> 00:51:35,634
[George N VO] The first weekend
of December is the biggest
1316
00:51:35,635 --> 00:51:37,302
weekend of the whole year now.
1317
00:51:37,303 --> 00:51:38,887
We've got
everything ready at home.
1318
00:51:38,888 --> 00:51:42,307
We'll sell 30 percent or
more of our trees that weekend.
1319
00:51:42,308 --> 00:51:45,144
{\an8}We better sell a
bunch of fucking trees.
1320
00:51:46,938 --> 00:51:48,772
♪But all this year's
been a busy blur ♪
1321
00:51:48,773 --> 00:51:51,066
♪Don't think I have energy ♪
1322
00:51:51,067 --> 00:51:52,901
♪To add to my
already mad rush ♪
1323
00:51:52,902 --> 00:51:55,237
♪Just 'cause it's
'tis the season ♪
1324
00:51:55,238 --> 00:51:57,239
♪The perfect gift
for me would be ♪
1325
00:51:57,240 --> 00:52:00,450
♪Completions and connections
left from last year ♪
1326
00:52:00,451 --> 00:52:02,410
♪Ski shop encounter ♪
1327
00:52:02,411 --> 00:52:03,578
♪Most interesting ♪
1328
00:52:03,579 --> 00:52:05,580
♪Had his number
but never the time ♪
1329
00:52:05,581 --> 00:52:07,415
♪Most of '81 passed
along those lines ♪
1330
00:52:07,416 --> 00:52:09,793
♪So deck those
halls, trim those trees ♪
1331
00:52:09,794 --> 00:52:11,920
♪Raise up cups of
Christmas cheer ♪
1332
00:52:11,921 --> 00:52:13,964
♪I just need to
catch my breath ♪
1333
00:52:13,965 --> 00:52:16,258
♪Christmas by
myself this year ♪
1334
00:52:16,259 --> 00:52:19,761
♪
1335
00:52:19,762 --> 00:52:21,763
♪Calendar picture,
frozen landscape ♪
1336
00:52:21,764 --> 00:52:23,932
♪Chill this
room for 24 days ♪
1337
00:52:23,933 --> 00:52:25,934
♪Evergreens,
sparkling snow ♪
1338
00:52:25,935 --> 00:52:27,310
♪Get this winter over with ♪
1339
00:52:27,311 --> 00:52:30,105
♪Flash back to spring
time, saw him again ♪
1340
00:52:30,106 --> 00:52:32,148
♪Would've been good
to go for lunch ♪
1341
00:52:32,149 --> 00:52:34,025
♪Couldn't agree
when we're both free ♪
1342
00:52:34,026 --> 00:52:36,444
♪We tried, we said
we'd keep in touch ♪
1343
00:52:36,445 --> 00:52:38,613
♪Didn't of course,
'til summertime ♪
1344
00:52:38,614 --> 00:52:39,990
♪Out to the
beach to his boat ♪
1345
00:52:39,991 --> 00:52:41,116
♪Could I join him?
No ♪
1346
00:52:41,117 --> 00:52:42,617
♪This time it was me ♪
1347
00:52:42,618 --> 00:52:44,703
♪Sunburn in the
third degree ♪
1348
00:52:44,704 --> 00:52:46,621
♪Now the
calendar's just one page ♪
1349
00:52:46,622 --> 00:52:48,790
♪Of course, I am excited ♪
1350
00:52:48,791 --> 00:52:50,792
♪Tonight's the
night I've set mind ♪
1351
00:52:50,793 --> 00:52:53,128
♪Not to do too
much about it...♪
1352
00:52:53,129 --> 00:52:55,006
You want a Christmas hug?
1353
00:52:55,214 --> 00:52:56,798
Come here.
Aw!
1354
00:52:56,799 --> 00:52:59,343
- How you doing?
- [Heather] Good.
1355
00:52:59,510 --> 00:53:00,969
- Ho, ho, ho!
- [woman] Santa!
1356
00:53:00,970 --> 00:53:02,597
Nice, nice, naughty.
1357
00:53:02,972 --> 00:53:04,557
- Very naughty.
- [chuckling] Oh!
1358
00:53:07,435 --> 00:53:09,144
So we're selling
trees in the rain.
1359
00:53:09,145 --> 00:53:11,187
I just passed three
Santas selling nothing.
1360
00:53:11,188 --> 00:53:13,899
But we're out there,
we've got our rain gear on,
1361
00:53:13,900 --> 00:53:16,151
we're in our tents,
and we're selling trees.
1362
00:53:16,152 --> 00:53:17,360
Ho, ho, ho.
1363
00:53:17,361 --> 00:53:19,155
Getting back to work, Greg.
1364
00:53:23,034 --> 00:53:25,869
The ghost of Christmas
past is those light colors.
1365
00:53:25,870 --> 00:53:27,996
If we can do that today, we'll
probably be able to do it all
1366
00:53:27,997 --> 00:53:29,205
week.
1367
00:53:29,206 --> 00:53:30,707
And then...
1368
00:53:30,708 --> 00:53:34,044
definitely by
Sunday, we'll know...
1369
00:53:34,045 --> 00:53:35,503
how the season's gonna go.
1370
00:53:35,504 --> 00:53:37,255
If you're doing
this a long time,
1371
00:53:37,256 --> 00:53:39,257
the trends don't change.
1372
00:53:39,258 --> 00:53:41,718
By December 3rd, I'll tell you
exactly how many trees I'm gonna
1373
00:53:41,719 --> 00:53:44,179
sell, and I'll be very accurate.
1374
00:53:44,180 --> 00:53:46,181
♪tense music ♪
1375
00:53:46,182 --> 00:53:47,724
Jesus Christ.
1376
00:53:47,725 --> 00:53:52,020
♪
1377
00:53:52,021 --> 00:53:55,190
I mean, usually it's easier,
but this has been a tricky one.
1378
00:53:55,191 --> 00:53:57,525
Every day we're open
costs me over 10,000 dollars,
1379
00:53:57,526 --> 00:53:58,443
I think.
1380
00:53:58,444 --> 00:54:00,612
You know, eight
stands, we have 30 workers,
1381
00:54:00,613 --> 00:54:03,698
they're working 24 hours
a day, seven days a week.
1382
00:54:03,699 --> 00:54:04,866
The landlords, the rent...
1383
00:54:04,867 --> 00:54:06,242
23...
1384
00:54:06,243 --> 00:54:08,119
[Greg VO] So it's a
expensive little game.
1385
00:54:08,120 --> 00:54:09,287
23 inch.
1386
00:54:09,288 --> 00:54:11,039
[Heather VO] You try to figure
out the puzzle of Christmas
1387
00:54:11,040 --> 00:54:12,749
trees, and it's
not even a puzzle,
1388
00:54:12,750 --> 00:54:14,292
it's just a shit show.
1389
00:54:14,293 --> 00:54:16,253
I'm walking this way!
1390
00:54:16,671 --> 00:54:18,880
Down to Fifth Avenue.
1391
00:54:18,881 --> 00:54:21,383
[Jane VO] We generally
talk together about
1392
00:54:21,384 --> 00:54:23,635
what's gonna happen this year.
1393
00:54:23,636 --> 00:54:26,597
But Ciree, she
buys all the trees.
1394
00:54:27,932 --> 00:54:30,225
[Ciree VO] We have
a set target price.
1395
00:54:30,226 --> 00:54:33,144
We need to make four times what
we pay for our tree to cover
1396
00:54:33,145 --> 00:54:35,897
overhead and make
money off of it.
1397
00:54:35,898 --> 00:54:39,234
You have to kind of try to
predict what it's gonna be,
1398
00:54:39,235 --> 00:54:42,988
and sometimes you can
be just so off the mark.
1399
00:54:42,989 --> 00:54:45,073
Seven feet tall.
1400
00:54:45,074 --> 00:54:47,283
[Kevin VO] How can
anybody predict...
1401
00:54:47,284 --> 00:54:49,744
how many people
are gonna go away,
1402
00:54:49,745 --> 00:54:52,330
which weekend
they're gonna go away,
1403
00:54:52,331 --> 00:54:55,417
which people are
not gonna go away?
1404
00:54:55,418 --> 00:54:59,171
I'm doing this too
long to predict anything.
1405
00:55:00,131 --> 00:55:02,132
[Jane] It certainly isn't gonna
sell for what it should sell
1406
00:55:02,133 --> 00:55:03,133
for.
1407
00:55:03,134 --> 00:55:05,093
[Ciree] I'm gonna deal with it.
All right?
1408
00:55:05,094 --> 00:55:06,803
- Yeah.
- [Ciree] All right!
1409
00:55:06,804 --> 00:55:09,097
[Ciree VO] You look at
that tree and be like,
1410
00:55:09,098 --> 00:55:10,765
"This is supposed
to be a premium,"
1411
00:55:10,766 --> 00:55:13,518
but there's a hole in this side,
or something happened to it,
1412
00:55:13,519 --> 00:55:16,480
and so you just get
what you can get for it.
1413
00:55:16,981 --> 00:55:18,858
Sell the fucking tree.
1414
00:55:21,485 --> 00:55:22,485
[Heather] It's, like...
1415
00:55:22,486 --> 00:55:24,612
scary how quiet it is, you know?
1416
00:55:24,613 --> 00:55:26,489
Like, it's really
nerve wracking,
1417
00:55:26,490 --> 00:55:30,161
because I should be really busy.
[chuckles]
1418
00:55:30,494 --> 00:55:32,454
So far it's like, you know,
11 o'clock and, like,
1419
00:55:32,455 --> 00:55:35,166
there's really not
much doing, so...
1420
00:55:36,917 --> 00:55:39,669
It's hard when you're
doing a new spot because...
1421
00:55:39,670 --> 00:55:42,172
people typically buy their tree
where they bought it from the
1422
00:55:42,173 --> 00:55:43,673
year before,
1423
00:55:43,674 --> 00:55:44,841
you know?
1424
00:55:44,842 --> 00:55:47,344
So changing that pattern...
1425
00:55:47,845 --> 00:55:49,804
is-- is tricky.
1426
00:55:49,805 --> 00:55:52,682
I didn't have high
hopes for it, you know?
1427
00:55:52,683 --> 00:55:55,018
I just-- I lost a spot,
1428
00:55:55,019 --> 00:55:56,853
so I just was
trying to make up,
1429
00:55:56,854 --> 00:55:59,314
hoping-- I was being hopeful and
thought I could find a way to
1430
00:55:59,315 --> 00:56:02,525
make up the gap a little
bit for the spot that I lost.
1431
00:56:02,526 --> 00:56:03,818
So...
1432
00:56:03,819 --> 00:56:04,986
but...
1433
00:56:04,987 --> 00:56:06,738
[chuckling] it didn't
quite work out that way,
1434
00:56:06,739 --> 00:56:08,866
so what are you gonna do?
1435
00:56:09,116 --> 00:56:10,910
You know?
1436
00:56:12,036 --> 00:56:16,331
♪ Up on the
housetop reindeer paws ♪
1437
00:56:16,332 --> 00:56:20,543
♪ Out jumps good
old Santa Claus ♪
1438
00:56:20,544 --> 00:56:24,839
♪ Down through the
chimney with lots of toys ♪
1439
00:56:24,840 --> 00:56:29,261
♪ All for the little
ones Christmas joys...♪
1440
00:56:32,056 --> 00:56:34,182
[George S VO] Wow, you
guys picked a gorgeous tree.
1441
00:56:34,183 --> 00:56:35,350
[girl chuckles]
1442
00:56:35,351 --> 00:56:38,561
And we have 60 dollars.
1443
00:56:38,562 --> 00:56:39,896
[George S] Wow!
1444
00:56:39,897 --> 00:56:41,607
You go, girl!
1445
00:56:42,441 --> 00:56:43,900
Well, this is a little
more than 60 dollars.
1446
00:56:43,901 --> 00:56:45,527
How much is this tree?
1447
00:56:45,528 --> 00:56:46,736
This is, uh...
1448
00:56:46,737 --> 00:56:47,445
Lemme see how many feet it is.
1449
00:56:47,446 --> 00:56:49,531
I'll take a look,
I'll take a look.
1450
00:56:49,532 --> 00:56:51,492
It says four feet.
1451
00:56:52,618 --> 00:56:54,745
This tree is 110.
1452
00:56:55,412 --> 00:56:57,747
- How much you guys got?
- 60 dollars.
1453
00:56:57,748 --> 00:56:58,957
You gotta come up a
little more than that.
1454
00:56:58,958 --> 00:57:00,708
How about we get Dad
involved over here?
1455
00:57:00,709 --> 00:57:02,877
Did you explain why you think
they might have trouble selling
1456
00:57:02,878 --> 00:57:04,379
it for that price?
1457
00:57:04,380 --> 00:57:09,426
Because it got
eaten by we-- weevils!
1458
00:57:09,760 --> 00:57:11,803
How much did Daddy
give you to help out?
1459
00:57:11,804 --> 00:57:13,221
[girl] 20!
1460
00:57:13,222 --> 00:57:15,265
[George S] Santa
Claus called me!
1461
00:57:15,266 --> 00:57:18,560
He told me two girls would come
to my tree stand today and buy a
1462
00:57:18,561 --> 00:57:19,769
lovely tree.
1463
00:57:19,770 --> 00:57:23,565
And he told me you're gonna get
double presents for Christmas.
1464
00:57:23,566 --> 00:57:25,233
How's Dad not gonna...
1465
00:57:25,234 --> 00:57:27,486
put in 20 dollars for that?
1466
00:57:28,279 --> 00:57:29,571
- Here you go, guys.
- [girls] Thank you.
1467
00:57:29,572 --> 00:57:30,905
Don't forget what to do
with that ornament later.
1468
00:57:30,906 --> 00:57:32,490
Don't forget what
to do with it, okay?
1469
00:57:32,491 --> 00:57:34,492
[George S VO] Sunday's usually
the best day of the week for us,
1470
00:57:34,493 --> 00:57:37,120
'cause Sunday's
more of a family day.
1471
00:57:37,121 --> 00:57:39,747
This is the set weekend to know
how we're gonna plan for the
1472
00:57:39,748 --> 00:57:41,124
rest of the month.
1473
00:57:41,125 --> 00:57:42,917
And with this
being a rain-out now,
1474
00:57:42,918 --> 00:57:46,421
if we have stuff on order,
we'll try to cancel some stuff.
1475
00:57:46,422 --> 00:57:48,631
We'd reroute things and
change things around.
1476
00:57:48,632 --> 00:57:49,591
- Here we go!
- [girl] Thank you!
1477
00:57:49,592 --> 00:57:51,134
Thank you, thank you!
1478
00:57:51,135 --> 00:57:52,677
Merry Christmas!
1479
00:57:52,678 --> 00:57:53,595
[George S] See you next year!
1480
00:57:53,596 --> 00:57:54,929
[man] Yep!
1481
00:57:54,930 --> 00:57:57,265
We should have a lot
of customers right now.
1482
00:57:57,266 --> 00:57:58,349
But we don't.
1483
00:57:58,350 --> 00:58:01,145
So it all depends
what's gonna happen.
1484
00:58:03,063 --> 00:58:05,273
How much does one
that's like this tall cost?
1485
00:58:05,274 --> 00:58:07,150
- [man] Uh...
- [woman] Or like this tall?
1486
00:58:07,151 --> 00:58:12,198
{\an8}Yeah, for a fraser fir, like
a seven-foot fraser is 299.
1487
00:58:12,489 --> 00:58:13,448
[woman] Oh.
1488
00:58:13,449 --> 00:58:15,992
Mm, I don't know if we
can make that one happen.
1489
00:58:15,993 --> 00:58:17,285
That's like a...
1490
00:58:17,286 --> 00:58:20,330
75-dollar Home Depot purchase.
1491
00:58:20,331 --> 00:58:24,668
Um, so let's operate in
the less than 200-dollar range.
1492
00:58:25,169 --> 00:58:27,712
This is 175 for these trees.
1493
00:58:27,713 --> 00:58:29,672
They're between
six and seven feet.
1494
00:58:29,673 --> 00:58:32,133
This looks like the part of
the top of the tree that you cut
1495
00:58:32,134 --> 00:58:33,009
off.
1496
00:58:33,010 --> 00:58:35,678
[Greg VO] You can't
just sell trees on a wall,
1497
00:58:35,679 --> 00:58:38,556
with nothing interesting
and guys who don't care,
1498
00:58:38,557 --> 00:58:40,308
'cause eventually everybody's
just gonna go to Home Depot
1499
00:58:40,309 --> 00:58:41,809
then, or a big box store.
1500
00:58:41,810 --> 00:58:43,478
All right, shake hands with it
and we'll see if it's the right
1501
00:58:43,479 --> 00:58:45,521
one to bring home, okay?
1502
00:58:45,522 --> 00:58:47,857
[Greg VO] A lot of times, people
don't know what they want.
1503
00:58:47,858 --> 00:58:50,318
So you gotta help that family.
1504
00:58:50,319 --> 00:58:53,655
It has to have a special
feeling when you buy a tree.
1505
00:58:53,656 --> 00:58:54,697
I love it!
1506
00:58:54,698 --> 00:58:56,741
Do you guys love it?
Should we bring it home?
1507
00:58:56,742 --> 00:58:59,912
- [girl] Yes.
- Amazing!
1508
00:59:00,913 --> 00:59:03,665
[Greg VO] I've had a lot, a lot
of really magical moments with
1509
00:59:03,666 --> 00:59:07,043
people buying a Christmas
tree and just walking down,
1510
00:59:07,044 --> 00:59:09,213
carrying it together.
1511
00:59:09,588 --> 00:59:12,590
We're very lucky to be
doing what we're doing.
1512
00:59:12,591 --> 00:59:14,884
Almost every customer is
happy when they buy a tree.
1513
00:59:14,885 --> 00:59:16,511
It's a pretty happy moment.
1514
00:59:16,512 --> 00:59:21,558
♪ trombone
playing jazzy music ♪
1515
00:59:33,904 --> 00:59:35,905
[Ciree] Is this local?
1516
00:59:35,906 --> 00:59:37,658
Yeah, it is local.
1517
00:59:43,580 --> 00:59:44,915
- Okay.
- [woman] Hi!
1518
00:59:48,002 --> 00:59:49,460
[phone dings]
1519
00:59:49,461 --> 00:59:51,963
Greg wants me to do
all-- to do his deliveries.
1520
00:59:51,964 --> 00:59:53,631
He wants to do multiple drops.
1521
00:59:53,632 --> 00:59:54,632
- I said it cost--
- Uh-oh.
1522
00:59:54,633 --> 00:59:58,261
It costs 200 dollars
minimum for a drop.
1523
00:59:58,262 --> 01:00:02,098
[George N VO] Kevin has a real
issue with me selling trees to
1524
01:00:02,099 --> 01:00:04,225
people he regards
as competitors,
1525
01:00:04,226 --> 01:00:06,894
and that conversation
did not end very well.
1526
01:00:06,895 --> 01:00:08,896
Everybody gets their
big trees from us--
1527
01:00:08,897 --> 01:00:13,109
George, Greg, Heather, they
all get their big trees from us.
1528
01:00:13,110 --> 01:00:13,985
[phone dings]
1529
01:00:13,986 --> 01:00:16,113
Oh, we got the big tree going.
1530
01:00:17,031 --> 01:00:18,239
This is from Ciree.
1531
01:00:18,240 --> 01:00:21,242
He called me up the next time
and I didn't even pick up--
1532
01:00:21,243 --> 01:00:24,245
I didn't even answer the phone,
I just handed it to Ciree.
1533
01:00:24,246 --> 01:00:27,332
And Ciree says, "Allow me to
formally introduce myself.
1534
01:00:27,333 --> 01:00:30,460
I'm taking over the business now
and you're dealing with me and
1535
01:00:30,461 --> 01:00:31,586
not George.
1536
01:00:31,587 --> 01:00:34,464
I'm gonna sell trees
to anybody I feel like.
1537
01:00:34,465 --> 01:00:36,591
I think we should
all work together,
1538
01:00:36,592 --> 01:00:38,426
and help each other out."
1539
01:00:38,427 --> 01:00:41,637
[Ciree VO] Kevin, I think he's
softened a little bit in his old
1540
01:00:41,638 --> 01:00:43,598
age, or so he says.
1541
01:00:43,599 --> 01:00:46,393
But Kevin is Kevin.
1542
01:00:46,852 --> 01:00:48,186
[phone chirps]
1543
01:00:48,187 --> 01:00:49,937
Oh, okay, okay.
1544
01:00:49,938 --> 01:00:51,314
I got Ciree texting me.
1545
01:00:51,315 --> 01:00:52,982
Balsam trees.
1546
01:00:52,983 --> 01:00:54,859
[Ciree VO] It's the
tree season relationship.
1547
01:00:54,860 --> 01:00:56,444
"Hey, you got
stuff, I got stuff.
1548
01:00:56,445 --> 01:00:57,612
You wanna trade, work out?"
1549
01:00:57,613 --> 01:00:59,280
Like, we're
working with each other.
1550
01:00:59,281 --> 01:01:00,615
♪uplifting music ♪
1551
01:01:00,616 --> 01:01:02,658
[Heather] Andrew,
come install a tree!
1552
01:01:02,659 --> 01:01:04,786
[Ciree VO] Heather
called me yesterday.
1553
01:01:04,787 --> 01:01:06,704
"Do you have a big tree?"
And I'm like, "Let me go look."
1554
01:01:06,705 --> 01:01:07,705
Yeah, there's one.
1555
01:01:07,706 --> 01:01:09,707
It's not-- no
claim-- no claim to it.
1556
01:01:09,708 --> 01:01:11,502
Nobody wants it."
1557
01:01:11,877 --> 01:01:15,046
If there's something that I can
help her out and it's gonna help
1558
01:01:15,047 --> 01:01:16,297
me and it's gonna
help both of us,
1559
01:01:16,298 --> 01:01:19,009
that's kind of what you do.
1560
01:01:19,426 --> 01:01:20,385
[Heather] Come on, Andrew.
1561
01:01:20,386 --> 01:01:21,636
You're giving up, old man?
1562
01:01:21,637 --> 01:01:23,054
Seriously?
1563
01:01:23,055 --> 01:01:24,639
[Jane VO] It's not
like we share everything.
1564
01:01:24,640 --> 01:01:27,683
I mean, our special trade
secrets are our special trade
1565
01:01:27,684 --> 01:01:29,644
secrets, but we're
friends and, you know,
1566
01:01:29,645 --> 01:01:32,230
when we can help each other
out, we do to a certain extent.
1567
01:01:32,231 --> 01:01:33,981
[Andrew] This is
loaded with pine cones.
1568
01:01:33,982 --> 01:01:35,024
Okay.
1569
01:01:35,025 --> 01:01:36,984
Or you're weak, then
there's that, you know.
1570
01:01:36,985 --> 01:01:38,027
[Andrew] I ain't
breaking a sweat.
1571
01:01:38,028 --> 01:01:38,903
[Heather laughs]
1572
01:01:38,904 --> 01:01:41,073
[Heather] Whoa!
Slipping, slipping, slipping.
1573
01:01:42,741 --> 01:01:44,242
It's a beautiful tree.
1574
01:01:44,243 --> 01:01:45,827
Put water in him if
you want him to live.
1575
01:01:45,828 --> 01:01:47,245
If you want him to
die, don't water him.
1576
01:01:47,246 --> 01:01:47,995
- [man] Okay.
- [Heather] Okay, cool.
1577
01:01:47,996 --> 01:01:49,705
Thanks-- thanks, guys.
1578
01:01:49,706 --> 01:01:51,416
♪
1579
01:01:51,417 --> 01:01:56,463
[chainsaw]
1580
01:01:58,382 --> 01:01:59,716
[Greg grunts]
1581
01:02:00,968 --> 01:02:02,386
Tada!
1582
01:02:02,553 --> 01:02:04,471
[man] One, two, three!
1583
01:02:07,808 --> 01:02:10,351
[Greg] Everybody underneath!
Grab underneath and push up!
1584
01:02:10,352 --> 01:02:12,980
You know what you need?
You need a piece of wood!
1585
01:02:13,272 --> 01:02:15,149
A qu-- a two-by...
1586
01:02:17,234 --> 01:02:18,652
Good enough.
Okay.
1587
01:02:18,777 --> 01:02:20,737
Who's going to Harlem?
1588
01:02:21,405 --> 01:02:22,572
How you doing, Chris?
1589
01:02:22,573 --> 01:02:23,406
[Chris on phone] Hi,
good morning, Greg.
1590
01:02:23,407 --> 01:02:24,365
How are you?
1591
01:02:24,366 --> 01:02:27,535
I'm driving a 20-foot truck with
a 20-foot tree in the back right
1592
01:02:27,536 --> 01:02:30,371
now, and I'm an hour late.
1593
01:02:30,372 --> 01:02:34,417
♪jazzy Christmas music ♪
1594
01:02:34,418 --> 01:02:35,835
[Greg grunts]
1595
01:02:35,836 --> 01:02:37,044
[sighs]
1596
01:02:37,045 --> 01:02:40,007
What a harrowing
journey I was on.
1597
01:02:41,758 --> 01:02:44,385
[Greg VO] We have a wonderful
project we do every year.
1598
01:02:44,386 --> 01:02:47,889
This group in Harlem,
they put up a tree,
1599
01:02:47,890 --> 01:02:50,350
and it's a very important tree.
1600
01:02:50,934 --> 01:02:54,770
The guy who was selling it
to them priced them out,
1601
01:02:54,771 --> 01:02:57,732
and they were very scared
in what they were gonna do.
1602
01:02:57,733 --> 01:03:00,443
Ciree asked me if I would do it
for them for the price that they
1603
01:03:00,444 --> 01:03:02,196
were offering.
1604
01:03:02,779 --> 01:03:05,990
We do it with a lot of care
and we help 'em decorate it.
1605
01:03:05,991 --> 01:03:07,825
We work on it for
like three days.
1606
01:03:07,826 --> 01:03:09,660
It's 20-feet tall.
1607
01:03:09,661 --> 01:03:13,748
♪heartwarming
Christmas music ♪
1608
01:03:13,749 --> 01:03:16,626
[cheering]
1609
01:03:16,627 --> 01:03:19,462
You have a big tree-lighting
ceremony with Santa,
1610
01:03:19,463 --> 01:03:21,882
which is gonna be
probably me this year.
1611
01:03:22,883 --> 01:03:24,926
Santa's confusing a
little bit for kids,
1612
01:03:24,927 --> 01:03:26,928
but Santa is very real.
1613
01:03:26,929 --> 01:03:29,680
♪
1614
01:03:29,681 --> 01:03:30,848
High five!
1615
01:03:30,849 --> 01:03:32,850
Turn around, turn
around for Grandma.
1616
01:03:32,851 --> 01:03:34,143
Ho, ho, ho!
1617
01:03:34,144 --> 01:03:35,770
[Greg VO] Santa's a spirit.
1618
01:03:35,771 --> 01:03:36,938
The spirit of giving.
1619
01:03:36,939 --> 01:03:38,648
Computer?
You want a phone?
1620
01:03:38,649 --> 01:03:40,859
Ho, ho, ho!
1621
01:03:41,360 --> 01:03:43,570
Oh, arts and crafts!
1622
01:03:44,196 --> 01:03:46,447
And you know, if you
address a letter "Dear Santa"
1623
01:03:46,448 --> 01:03:49,116
and put in a post office box,
and it requests a gift in
1624
01:03:49,117 --> 01:03:51,494
New York City, it gets answered.
1625
01:03:51,495 --> 01:03:52,954
Every one of them.
1626
01:03:52,955 --> 01:03:55,331
So obviously there's
many, many Santas.
1627
01:03:55,332 --> 01:03:59,377
♪
1628
01:03:59,378 --> 01:04:01,003
Ho, ho, ho!
1629
01:04:01,004 --> 01:04:02,505
- How going, dude?
- Good! How are you?
1630
01:04:02,506 --> 01:04:03,965
You from Atlanta?
1631
01:04:03,966 --> 01:04:06,133
I'm from the North Pole.
1632
01:04:06,134 --> 01:04:08,511
Ho, ho, ho!
1633
01:04:08,512 --> 01:04:09,971
[Little Greg VO] My
dad became Santa when, uh,
1634
01:04:09,972 --> 01:04:12,640
our original Santa canceled,
and it was like the busiest day
1635
01:04:12,641 --> 01:04:14,225
of the year.
1636
01:04:14,226 --> 01:04:16,185
[Greg VO] It was a big
event, like there was 500 people
1637
01:04:16,186 --> 01:04:16,894
showing up.
1638
01:04:16,895 --> 01:04:19,356
It was like,
"Somebody's gotta be Santa."
1639
01:04:19,690 --> 01:04:21,315
[Little Greg VO]
He had his large, white beard,
1640
01:04:21,316 --> 01:04:22,567
so everyone
turned to him and said,
1641
01:04:22,568 --> 01:04:24,528
"You gotta put on the suit."
1642
01:04:25,279 --> 01:04:28,073
[Greg VO] And,
uh, I became Santa.
1643
01:04:28,365 --> 01:04:29,657
[Greg] Hello!
Come on in!
1644
01:04:29,658 --> 01:04:30,658
Welcome!
1645
01:04:30,659 --> 01:04:32,159
Welcome to Toyland!
1646
01:04:32,160 --> 01:04:32,994
[Greg VO] The
last bunch of years,
1647
01:04:32,995 --> 01:04:36,080
I'm really studying hard
about being a true Santa.
1648
01:04:36,081 --> 01:04:37,708
And what do you
like for Christmas?
1649
01:04:39,126 --> 01:04:40,167
Garbage truck?
1650
01:04:40,168 --> 01:04:41,962
You got it, buddy.
1651
01:04:42,754 --> 01:04:44,547
There's never a problem
when I'm Santa Claus.
1652
01:04:44,548 --> 01:04:46,049
[chuckles]
1653
01:04:49,094 --> 01:04:51,262
We visited St. Mary's
Hospital for Children.
1654
01:04:51,263 --> 01:04:52,013
Hello.
1655
01:04:52,014 --> 01:04:54,015
Ho, ho, ho!
1656
01:04:54,016 --> 01:04:55,516
Hi!
1657
01:04:55,517 --> 01:04:56,350
How are you?
1658
01:04:56,351 --> 01:04:58,561
[Greg VO] And I-- you know,
I thought it was gonna be a
1659
01:04:58,562 --> 01:05:02,189
rewarding kind of an experience,
but it-- it blew my mind away.
1660
01:05:02,190 --> 01:05:04,942
The love that
families had for the kids...
1661
01:05:04,943 --> 01:05:08,904
Many days delivering
toys to good boys.
1662
01:05:08,905 --> 01:05:10,865
You waking up for Santa Claus?
1663
01:05:10,866 --> 01:05:12,575
♪
1664
01:05:12,576 --> 01:05:15,078
Nice to meet you, my buddy!
1665
01:05:15,954 --> 01:05:18,372
Merry Christmas.
[kiss]
1666
01:05:18,373 --> 01:05:22,209
♪
1667
01:05:22,210 --> 01:05:24,211
Merry Christmas!
1668
01:05:24,212 --> 01:05:26,130
Merry Christmas.
1669
01:05:26,131 --> 01:05:27,424
[kiss]
1670
01:05:27,924 --> 01:05:30,760
Ho, ho, ho!
1671
01:05:30,761 --> 01:05:31,886
[Greg] You want a picture?
1672
01:05:31,887 --> 01:05:32,887
- Get in there.
- [man] Thanks.
1673
01:05:32,888 --> 01:05:34,722
[Greg] Ho, ho, ho!
1674
01:05:34,723 --> 01:05:36,557
- Look at that picture!
- Look at that!
1675
01:05:36,558 --> 01:05:37,767
Ho, ho, ho!
1676
01:05:37,768 --> 01:05:38,934
- Thank you, Santa.
- [laughs]
1677
01:05:38,935 --> 01:05:40,936
- You do great work.
- [Greg] Thank you.
1678
01:05:40,937 --> 01:05:45,984
♪
1679
01:05:48,654 --> 01:05:50,781
Ho, ho, ho!
1680
01:05:54,451 --> 01:05:55,743
Hey, guys.
1681
01:05:55,744 --> 01:05:56,911
Hello.
1682
01:05:56,912 --> 01:05:59,289
This is my, uh, camera crew.
1683
01:06:02,292 --> 01:06:04,127
[phone rings]
1684
01:06:06,213 --> 01:06:07,798
Hello?
1685
01:06:10,384 --> 01:06:11,718
Okay.
1686
01:06:14,179 --> 01:06:15,472
Oh.
1687
01:06:15,972 --> 01:06:16,931
I mean, can we do it?
1688
01:06:16,932 --> 01:06:18,974
I mean, can we do it like
in the next couple of days?
1689
01:06:18,975 --> 01:06:20,519
No, right?
1690
01:06:23,522 --> 01:06:25,648
I mean, if we do some of the
planning up until Saturday,
1691
01:06:25,649 --> 01:06:27,983
I go away for two weeks, come
back and we do the radiation,
1692
01:06:27,984 --> 01:06:30,277
is that crazy?
1693
01:06:30,278 --> 01:06:32,947
[woman on phone] Well, you
have to talk to Dr. Grossman.
1694
01:06:32,948 --> 01:06:33,823
All right.
1695
01:06:33,824 --> 01:06:35,700
We got bad news this morning.
1696
01:06:35,701 --> 01:06:39,036
Apparently, my prostate
cancer is in my lungs.
1697
01:06:39,037 --> 01:06:40,788
No, it's okay.
[chuckles]
1698
01:06:40,789 --> 01:06:42,374
No problem.
1699
01:06:43,041 --> 01:06:45,376
The surgeon, radiation people,
and everybody are having a
1700
01:06:45,377 --> 01:06:48,295
conference right now, and
they're gonna tell me by today
1701
01:06:48,296 --> 01:06:50,214
what the course of action is,
1702
01:06:50,215 --> 01:06:52,759
which is not a good
sign when they do that.
1703
01:06:53,176 --> 01:06:56,263
[coughing] I'd rather them
tell me in a couple weeks.
1704
01:06:57,055 --> 01:06:59,181
They don't think
surgery's a-- it's gonna work.
1705
01:06:59,182 --> 01:07:01,726
I mean, they said it'd
be too extensive, so...
1706
01:07:01,727 --> 01:07:03,644
a short course of radiation.
1707
01:07:03,645 --> 01:07:04,895
[Greg groans]
1708
01:07:04,896 --> 01:07:06,689
Which I have a funny feeling
they think has no chance of
1709
01:07:06,690 --> 01:07:08,524
working whatsoever.
1710
01:07:08,525 --> 01:07:11,778
♪tender music ♪
1711
01:07:12,446 --> 01:07:13,571
I'll call my sister.
1712
01:07:13,572 --> 01:07:16,158
She'll be mad if
I don't call her.
1713
01:07:17,868 --> 01:07:19,910
- Hey, Noreen.
- [Noreen] Hey.
1714
01:07:19,911 --> 01:07:21,245
[Greg] Surgery's out.
1715
01:07:21,246 --> 01:07:22,329
They said it'd be...
1716
01:07:22,330 --> 01:07:25,250
according to them, it
would be too extensive.
1717
01:07:25,876 --> 01:07:27,543
The part of the lung they'd
have to remove would be too
1718
01:07:27,544 --> 01:07:29,087
extensive.
1719
01:07:29,963 --> 01:07:31,046
[Noreen] Too expensive?
1720
01:07:31,047 --> 01:07:32,381
That's what I said!
1721
01:07:32,382 --> 01:07:34,718
But she said "Extensive."
1722
01:07:35,719 --> 01:07:37,344
"Extensive," not "expensive."
1723
01:07:37,345 --> 01:07:38,345
"Extensive."
1724
01:07:38,346 --> 01:07:40,681
- [Noreen] Expansive!
- Extensive!
1725
01:07:40,682 --> 01:07:42,559
Extensive, right?
1726
01:07:43,059 --> 01:07:44,602
Whatever.
1727
01:07:44,603 --> 01:07:46,020
[Noreen]
"Expansive" is the word.
1728
01:07:46,021 --> 01:07:47,188
I think it's "extensive."
1729
01:07:47,189 --> 01:07:49,523
- "Extensive" is the word.
- [Noreen] Extensive!
1730
01:07:49,524 --> 01:07:51,525
- Yes!
- [Noreen] Okay, okay.
1731
01:07:51,526 --> 01:07:53,111
Okay.
1732
01:07:53,737 --> 01:07:54,236
So...
1733
01:07:54,237 --> 01:07:55,571
[Noreen] So what is it gonna be?
1734
01:07:55,572 --> 01:07:58,283
A short course of radiation.
1735
01:07:58,575 --> 01:08:00,619
- [Noreen] Oh, alrighty.
- Yeah.
1736
01:08:02,412 --> 01:08:07,082
♪tender music ♪
1737
01:08:07,083 --> 01:08:09,376
[Greg VO] Life goes on, right?
1738
01:08:09,377 --> 01:08:11,253
It's not the end.
1739
01:08:11,254 --> 01:08:14,089
As Gandalf says in
Lord of the Rings,
1740
01:08:14,090 --> 01:08:15,926
"It's not the end."
1741
01:08:16,635 --> 01:08:18,135
Alcoholics Anonymous
teaches us, you know,
1742
01:08:18,136 --> 01:08:21,096
we live day by day,
so today's a nice day.
1743
01:08:21,097 --> 01:08:23,974
And, um, I truly
believe in the future,
1744
01:08:23,975 --> 01:08:25,226
you know, that...
1745
01:08:25,227 --> 01:08:26,560
So...
1746
01:08:26,561 --> 01:08:29,772
so far, my plan is to be the
worst patient that ever lived
1747
01:08:29,773 --> 01:08:31,065
and, you know, I
want them to say,
1748
01:08:31,066 --> 01:08:32,900
"That guy in 108 is a...
1749
01:08:32,901 --> 01:08:34,610
he's an ass!"
1750
01:08:34,611 --> 01:08:36,946
I don't want this "Oh,
he's such a good guy."
1751
01:08:36,947 --> 01:08:38,447
But right now, I'm a good guy.
1752
01:08:38,448 --> 01:08:40,324
But when it get-- if I
ever get sick like that,
1753
01:08:40,325 --> 01:08:41,659
I'm gonna be a...
1754
01:08:41,660 --> 01:08:44,411
my plan is to be a
jerk, ringing the bell.
1755
01:08:44,412 --> 01:08:46,247
"What does he want now?"
1756
01:08:46,248 --> 01:08:48,458
No, I couldn't do that.
1757
01:09:01,304 --> 01:09:03,640
[Heather VO] I gotta
finish eating my breakfast.
1758
01:09:03,849 --> 01:09:06,433
What's your ETA
to-- roll it down!
1759
01:09:06,434 --> 01:09:08,811
What's your ETA
to Marcus Garvey?
1760
01:09:08,812 --> 01:09:11,146
What's your ETA that address?
1761
01:09:11,147 --> 01:09:11,981
[man] 20 minutes.
1762
01:09:11,982 --> 01:09:14,067
What's your ETA
to Marcus Garvey?
1763
01:09:14,359 --> 01:09:16,610
You wanted you to learn
how to put the netting on?
1764
01:09:16,611 --> 01:09:18,029
Here.
1765
01:09:19,739 --> 01:09:23,158
This is actually the wrong size
netting but I don't give a shit.
1766
01:09:23,159 --> 01:09:24,368
[Keith VO] She is...
1767
01:09:24,369 --> 01:09:27,788
{\an8}an embodiment of an
entrepreneur in New York.
1768
01:09:27,789 --> 01:09:30,624
One, two, three, pop there.
1769
01:09:30,625 --> 01:09:32,376
[Keith VO] Just
constant, nonstop.
1770
01:09:32,377 --> 01:09:34,128
You think she's
being aggressive,
1771
01:09:34,129 --> 01:09:36,046
you think she's...
1772
01:09:36,047 --> 01:09:37,631
- angry...
- They should come down today.
1773
01:09:37,632 --> 01:09:38,716
It looks like crap.
1774
01:09:38,717 --> 01:09:42,011
But after she tells you in a
very strict way how you get
1775
01:09:42,012 --> 01:09:44,889
things done, she asks if you're
okay and what she can do for
1776
01:09:44,890 --> 01:09:45,806
you.
1777
01:09:45,807 --> 01:09:47,517
Can you get in my car?
1778
01:09:47,851 --> 01:09:49,685
[man] All right, let's go.
1779
01:09:49,686 --> 01:09:51,478
♪heartwarming music ♪
1780
01:09:51,479 --> 01:09:55,024
And if anything, she
tries to hire people who are
1781
01:09:55,025 --> 01:09:56,650
unhireable.
1782
01:09:56,651 --> 01:09:59,987
Why do you feel the need to
tell everybody that you talk to
1783
01:09:59,988 --> 01:10:02,698
that you have a-- that
you have a criminal record?
1784
01:10:02,699 --> 01:10:04,867
Why do you have the need to tell
everybody that you got outta
1785
01:10:04,868 --> 01:10:05,492
prison?
1786
01:10:05,493 --> 01:10:06,744
Like, why do you-- is
that who you are today?
1787
01:10:06,745 --> 01:10:07,995
- Are you in prison today?
- [Andrew] No.
1788
01:10:07,996 --> 01:10:09,830
So by telling people that,
you're just making yourself a
1789
01:10:09,831 --> 01:10:12,082
fucking prisoner of your past!
1790
01:10:12,083 --> 01:10:16,086
I have a criminal record,
and I'm not shameful of it.
1791
01:10:16,087 --> 01:10:18,172
People see these bumps in their
roads and they think they're
1792
01:10:18,173 --> 01:10:19,883
barricades.
1793
01:10:20,300 --> 01:10:22,009
They're not
barricades, they're just bumps.
1794
01:10:22,010 --> 01:10:23,260
You just gotta, like...
1795
01:10:23,261 --> 01:10:25,179
you know, move
past it, you know?
1796
01:10:25,180 --> 01:10:27,181
You never talk to
me about your past.
1797
01:10:27,182 --> 01:10:27,681
Never!
1798
01:10:27,682 --> 01:10:30,100
You talk about your future, you
talk about your things that you
1799
01:10:30,101 --> 01:10:32,770
want outta life, and
you talk about today.
1800
01:10:32,771 --> 01:10:34,730
So why is it that when
you talk to other people,
1801
01:10:34,731 --> 01:10:36,523
you talk backwards?
1802
01:10:36,524 --> 01:10:38,985
Like, think about
that for a second.
1803
01:10:39,611 --> 01:10:41,403
You gotta stop doing that, dude.
1804
01:10:41,404 --> 01:10:42,696
Because you're past that.
1805
01:10:42,697 --> 01:10:44,031
You're not Yesterday Andrew.
1806
01:10:44,032 --> 01:10:45,699
You're Today Andrew.
1807
01:10:45,700 --> 01:10:46,617
Be Today Andrew.
1808
01:10:46,618 --> 01:10:48,118
I don't even know
where the hell I'm going.
1809
01:10:48,119 --> 01:10:50,371
People have said that it's kind
of crazy all the people that I
1810
01:10:50,372 --> 01:10:53,707
take in, but it's like,
how could you not do that?
1811
01:10:53,708 --> 01:10:55,209
Good?
Happy?
1812
01:10:55,210 --> 01:10:56,543
[Heather VO] Family
isn't just blood,
1813
01:10:56,544 --> 01:10:59,713
family are the people around
you that you love endlessly,
1814
01:10:59,714 --> 01:11:02,091
and that you love
unconditionally.
1815
01:11:02,092 --> 01:11:03,717
I have five kids.
1816
01:11:03,718 --> 01:11:07,388
My husband has three kids and
then I have two adopted kids,
1817
01:11:07,389 --> 01:11:09,264
and I always knew
I was gonna adopt,
1818
01:11:09,265 --> 01:11:13,394
so I just, um-- like, my
oldest son is my cousin's son,
1819
01:11:13,395 --> 01:11:16,230
so we adopted him first, and
then he asked me to adopt his
1820
01:11:16,231 --> 01:11:18,232
brother, so we went
and found his brother,
1821
01:11:18,233 --> 01:11:19,483
so...
1822
01:11:19,484 --> 01:11:21,235
that was that.
1823
01:11:21,236 --> 01:11:23,779
Amazing, you're
gonna make a request.
1824
01:11:23,780 --> 01:11:25,114
So like, probably next month.
1825
01:11:25,115 --> 01:11:26,115
Amazing.
1826
01:11:26,116 --> 01:11:28,158
Lovely!
Awesome!
1827
01:11:28,159 --> 01:11:30,537
Great.
[laughs]
1828
01:11:32,330 --> 01:11:34,623
[sawing]
1829
01:11:34,624 --> 01:11:36,625
There's never been a season
where I couldn't tell you how it
1830
01:11:36,626 --> 01:11:39,503
was going as much as this one.
1831
01:11:39,504 --> 01:11:41,839
But today was a good day, and
it's gonna continue on being a
1832
01:11:41,840 --> 01:11:44,758
good day, but tomorrow
might get washed out.
1833
01:11:44,759 --> 01:11:49,806
♪tender folksy music ♪
1834
01:11:52,976 --> 01:11:55,019
[Ciree VO] The first and
second weekend in December.
1835
01:11:55,020 --> 01:11:57,938
We need to have
these two good weekends.
1836
01:11:57,939 --> 01:12:01,442
If it's raining, you know
it's gonna be a shitty day.
1837
01:12:01,443 --> 01:12:03,777
♪
1838
01:12:03,778 --> 01:12:06,655
There's so many different
components that come into play
1839
01:12:06,656 --> 01:12:08,532
that are gonna
make you successful,
1840
01:12:08,533 --> 01:12:11,618
and a lot of those components
are outta your control.
1841
01:12:11,619 --> 01:12:14,788
[thunder rumbles]
1842
01:12:14,789 --> 01:12:19,836
♪
1843
01:12:20,253 --> 01:12:23,089
[Little Greg VO] Sunday,
the big hours are 11 to five.
1844
01:12:24,507 --> 01:12:28,344
And it rained 11 to five, so...
1845
01:12:28,595 --> 01:12:32,306
Today wasn't terrible, but
we're still behind last year,
1846
01:12:32,307 --> 01:12:32,806
so...
1847
01:12:32,807 --> 01:12:34,641
It's all right,
we'll make it up...
1848
01:12:34,642 --> 01:12:36,226
hopefully.
1849
01:12:36,227 --> 01:12:38,312
[Kevin VO] It was
busy on Saturday.
1850
01:12:38,313 --> 01:12:41,356
Sunday was slow
because it rained.
1851
01:12:41,357 --> 01:12:44,401
It was, like, incredibly slow.
1852
01:12:44,402 --> 01:12:46,487
♪
1853
01:12:46,488 --> 01:12:49,949
I think it's time to get the
cup out and start panhandling.
1854
01:12:51,201 --> 01:12:51,825
[Ciree VO] We
do this a lot:
1855
01:12:51,826 --> 01:12:53,660
"Well, we just need to
take in this much.
1856
01:12:53,661 --> 01:12:55,496
We just need to do
this much to average.
1857
01:12:55,497 --> 01:12:57,498
We just need to need to sell..."
and it's a lot of, like,
1858
01:12:57,499 --> 01:12:59,918
"We need to do this,"
but...
1859
01:13:00,543 --> 01:13:03,420
you can only do so much, too.
1860
01:13:03,421 --> 01:13:06,006
Last year, what we
did a lot of was...
1861
01:13:06,007 --> 01:13:08,134
we call it the "hot shuffle."
1862
01:13:08,468 --> 01:13:12,012
I tried to move around the
trees as much as I could.
1863
01:13:12,013 --> 01:13:15,849
Like, the last week, every
night they were going around.
1864
01:13:15,850 --> 01:13:18,185
I'm not putting these expensive
trees on these locations.
1865
01:13:18,186 --> 01:13:19,520
I'm gonna put them
where I think they are,
1866
01:13:19,521 --> 01:13:21,355
and I'm gonna try to
sell more wholesale.
1867
01:13:21,356 --> 01:13:24,608
So that's just a matter of
getting everybody the right mix.
1868
01:13:24,609 --> 01:13:27,403
But each location is different.
1869
01:13:32,492 --> 01:13:37,497
♪mellow tender music ♪
1870
01:13:41,251 --> 01:13:44,128
[George S VO] We sell
what we sell to the end.
1871
01:13:44,129 --> 01:13:46,713
Let's see how many
more we can sell.
1872
01:13:46,714 --> 01:13:51,761
♪
1873
01:13:52,804 --> 01:13:54,972
[Georgie VO] I'm
quiet at nighttime,
1874
01:13:54,973 --> 01:13:58,142
and I watch,
because I say, "Heather!
1875
01:13:58,143 --> 01:14:00,394
I catch anybody stealing a
tree, I'm gonna fuck them up!"
1876
01:14:00,395 --> 01:14:01,270
[chuckles]
1877
01:14:01,271 --> 01:14:02,604
She said, "George..."
1878
01:14:02,605 --> 01:14:04,731
I mean, I used to really protect
her when I first got here.
1879
01:14:04,732 --> 01:14:06,733
Now I've learned
from her that, um,
1880
01:14:06,734 --> 01:14:08,986
"George, it's just a tree."
1881
01:14:08,987 --> 01:14:11,613
I'd say, "Fucking not
on my watch, man!"
1882
01:14:11,614 --> 01:14:16,661
♪
1883
01:14:22,959 --> 01:14:24,668
[man] ♪Jingle
bells, jingle bells ♪
1884
01:14:24,669 --> 01:14:26,628
♪Jingle all the way ♪
1885
01:14:26,629 --> 01:14:28,422
♪ Oh what fun it is to ride ♪
1886
01:14:28,423 --> 01:14:30,967
♪ In a one-horse
open sleigh...♪
1887
01:14:32,468 --> 01:14:34,928
[George] Usually, when you
have this much trees here...
1888
01:14:34,929 --> 01:14:39,475
it's a sign of how
bad the year was.
1889
01:14:39,642 --> 01:14:42,519
Like, we never
have this many here.
1890
01:14:42,520 --> 01:14:44,104
We have a trailer
still outside full,
1891
01:14:44,105 --> 01:14:46,273
we have laying in
the street, we have...
1892
01:14:46,274 --> 01:14:48,609
we have 'em all over here.
1893
01:14:48,610 --> 01:14:52,112
You know, so we try to
make the best of it.
1894
01:14:52,113 --> 01:14:54,156
You know, life is about
family and friends and love and
1895
01:14:54,157 --> 01:14:55,992
happiness.
1896
01:14:57,327 --> 01:14:58,702
I was looking for love,
1897
01:14:58,703 --> 01:15:01,121
and I happened to
meet my soulmate.
1898
01:15:01,122 --> 01:15:04,918
The woman of my
dreams is a reality.
1899
01:15:05,168 --> 01:15:07,336
So yes, I'm very
happy; I found love,
1900
01:15:07,337 --> 01:15:10,631
I found the most
amazing girl in the world,
1901
01:15:10,632 --> 01:15:12,633
and I'm on cloud nine.
1902
01:15:12,634 --> 01:15:16,179
I'm the happiest
man on the planet.
1903
01:15:17,180 --> 01:15:18,305
Thank you!
Merry Christmas!
1904
01:15:18,306 --> 01:15:19,849
Spasibo!
1905
01:15:21,434 --> 01:15:23,352
[Greg VO] Give her a kiss
for working so hard to today!
1906
01:15:23,353 --> 01:15:24,478
[Aggie VO] Turn
around, Big Greg!
1907
01:15:24,479 --> 01:15:26,231
Blind your eyes!
1908
01:15:27,857 --> 01:15:29,316
[Greg] Aww!
[chuckles]
1909
01:15:29,317 --> 01:15:30,817
Can we do one of those--
one of those leg moves?
1910
01:15:30,818 --> 01:15:32,319
One of those...
Come on, one!
1911
01:15:32,320 --> 01:15:33,654
[Aggie] We've tried the dip.
We practiced it.
1912
01:15:33,655 --> 01:15:35,197
[Greg] Try the dip.
Try the dip, one dip.
1913
01:15:35,198 --> 01:15:37,032
[Aggie] No?
He's so embarrassed!
1914
01:15:37,033 --> 01:15:39,118
He's so embarrassed.
1915
01:15:39,619 --> 01:15:42,537
I think that coming back
home was a-- a move that
1916
01:15:42,538 --> 01:15:46,042
I don't think a lot of
20-year-old boys would make.
1917
01:15:46,376 --> 01:15:49,712
He kind of had to,
but he wanted to, too.
1918
01:15:50,129 --> 01:15:54,841
He kind of knew that
1919
01:15:54,842 --> 01:15:56,970
his dad was struggling.
1920
01:15:58,054 --> 01:16:00,681
It was a family
business; he knew that.
1921
01:16:00,682 --> 01:16:03,268
But it's a piece of your dad.
1922
01:16:04,602 --> 01:16:05,894
I mean...
1923
01:16:05,895 --> 01:16:07,562
my dad died, but it was quick.
1924
01:16:07,563 --> 01:16:09,856
It was like three days gone.
1925
01:16:09,857 --> 01:16:12,443
I can't imagine watching.
1926
01:16:12,568 --> 01:16:14,695
Like, you're watching...
1927
01:16:14,696 --> 01:16:16,947
You don't know when...
1928
01:16:16,948 --> 01:16:18,825
it's the last time.
1929
01:16:20,410 --> 01:16:21,743
[Greg] Here we go.
1930
01:16:21,744 --> 01:16:24,037
Going up the escalator.
1931
01:16:24,038 --> 01:16:26,540
That's what I'm told to do.
1932
01:16:26,541 --> 01:16:29,209
♪tender music ♪
1933
01:16:29,210 --> 01:16:31,295
They got me the little room now.
1934
01:16:31,296 --> 01:16:33,256
Getting ready.
1935
01:16:33,589 --> 01:16:36,383
You know, it took me getting
cancer to realize I should
1936
01:16:36,384 --> 01:16:38,302
stop and smell the
roses a little bit more,
1937
01:16:38,303 --> 01:16:39,970
stop worrying about
every little thing.
1938
01:16:39,971 --> 01:16:42,932
Getting excited.
I like getting knocked out.
1939
01:16:44,767 --> 01:16:46,768
It's the best sleep
you'll ever know.
1940
01:16:46,769 --> 01:16:48,646
[Greg VO] We're all gonna die.
1941
01:16:49,147 --> 01:16:52,733
But I've got the gift of knowing
that and stop wasting time.
1942
01:16:52,734 --> 01:16:54,484
Stop thinking like
you have forever.
1943
01:16:54,485 --> 01:16:55,652
You don't.
1944
01:16:55,653 --> 01:16:57,321
Nobody here does.
1945
01:16:57,322 --> 01:16:58,655
And it's a gift.
1946
01:16:58,656 --> 01:17:01,868
And we should all
remember it every day.
1947
01:17:02,660 --> 01:17:04,077
I've gone through some stuff.
1948
01:17:04,078 --> 01:17:06,496
They take out your prostate,
they put you on diapers and
1949
01:17:06,497 --> 01:17:07,873
{\an8}60 days of radiation.
1950
01:17:07,874 --> 01:17:09,499
Off to recovery.
1951
01:17:09,500 --> 01:17:11,460
[Greg VO] But it hasn't
been that bad, really.
1952
01:17:11,461 --> 01:17:13,420
Even wearing a diaper
turned out to be okay.
1953
01:17:13,421 --> 01:17:15,673
[chuckles]
1954
01:17:15,882 --> 01:17:17,592
Santa's great.
1955
01:17:17,967 --> 01:17:20,761
There's no reason not to start
enjoying life right this second,
1956
01:17:20,762 --> 01:17:22,804
no matter what your
circumstances are.
1957
01:17:22,805 --> 01:17:25,098
I mean, my
circumstances have gotten worse,
1958
01:17:25,099 --> 01:17:27,852
I guess, but I'm
happier than I was.
1959
01:17:28,144 --> 01:17:30,270
And everybody could be as
happy as you want to be.
1960
01:17:30,271 --> 01:17:31,772
Who said that?
1961
01:17:31,773 --> 01:17:32,939
Einstein, I think.
1962
01:17:32,940 --> 01:17:34,441
Somebody like that.
1963
01:17:34,442 --> 01:17:36,276
You'll be happy as
you choose to be.
1964
01:17:36,277 --> 01:17:39,196
♪heartwarming music ♪
1965
01:17:39,197 --> 01:17:40,947
There's Greg behind me.
1966
01:17:40,948 --> 01:17:42,658
Say hi, Greg.
1967
01:17:44,911 --> 01:17:46,453
Hi, New York.
1968
01:17:46,454 --> 01:17:48,081
Hi, Mom.
1969
01:17:48,414 --> 01:17:50,166
Hi, Mom.
1970
01:17:51,000 --> 01:17:52,585
Hi, Mom.
1971
01:17:53,252 --> 01:17:54,461
[Little Greg VO] My dad was...
1972
01:17:54,462 --> 01:17:56,296
more sick than we thought,
and he was going to Cambodia,
1973
01:17:56,297 --> 01:17:57,464
so I figured...
1974
01:17:57,465 --> 01:17:58,548
it'd be a good time to...
1975
01:17:58,549 --> 01:18:00,175
hang out with him
for a few weeks.
1976
01:18:00,176 --> 01:18:02,678
- [Greg] Say hi, Greg.
- Is that a video?
1977
01:18:03,012 --> 01:18:04,346
- [Greg] Say hi to New York.
- Hi, New York.
1978
01:18:04,347 --> 01:18:05,305
[Greg] Hi, Mom.
1979
01:18:05,306 --> 01:18:06,890
Greg, look at me.
Greg.
1980
01:18:06,891 --> 01:18:07,849
- Video?
- [Greg] Hi, Mom.
1981
01:18:07,850 --> 01:18:09,352
Hi, Mom.
1982
01:18:10,186 --> 01:18:12,396
Ho, ho, ho, merry Christmas!
1983
01:18:12,397 --> 01:18:14,564
All the way from Angkor Wat!
1984
01:18:14,565 --> 01:18:16,316
Santa came to
1985
01:18:16,317 --> 01:18:18,985
give the good elephants
their present for Christmas.
1986
01:18:18,986 --> 01:18:20,320
Ho, ho, ho!
1987
01:18:20,321 --> 01:18:21,905
What do you say?
Ho, ho, ho!
1988
01:18:21,906 --> 01:18:23,866
[women] Ho, ho, ho!
1989
01:18:24,033 --> 01:18:26,201
Yeah, he's Santa
all over the world.
1990
01:18:26,202 --> 01:18:28,662
♪
1991
01:18:28,663 --> 01:18:30,831
[Eric VO] Little Greg is
no longer Little Greg.
1992
01:18:30,832 --> 01:18:33,166
{\an8}He's just "Greg" to me now.
1993
01:18:33,167 --> 01:18:35,710
{\an8}He's does as much as Big
Greg did in the other years.
1994
01:18:35,711 --> 01:18:39,549
{\an8}He's become the Greg that comes
around from stand to stand.
1995
01:18:41,551 --> 01:18:42,676
[Greg] There's this many left?
1996
01:18:42,677 --> 01:18:43,844
[man] I just texted
him; that's what he said.
1997
01:18:43,845 --> 01:18:45,554
[Greg] Greg, is this
the whole operation?
1998
01:18:45,555 --> 01:18:47,556
- [Little Greg] Yeah.
- All right.
1999
01:18:47,557 --> 01:18:49,099
[Greg VO] Well,
Greg's been running it, really,
2000
01:18:49,100 --> 01:18:50,893
the whole year.
2001
01:18:53,771 --> 01:18:56,732
I may not be able to
function in a year or two.
2002
01:18:57,567 --> 01:18:59,569
I might be in a hospital.
2003
01:19:01,904 --> 01:19:04,030
[voice wavering] The only time I
cried since I got diagnosed with
2004
01:19:04,031 --> 01:19:05,115
cancer
2005
01:19:05,116 --> 01:19:07,534
is thinking I might not know
what Greg looks like when he
2006
01:19:07,535 --> 01:19:09,454
gets older.
2007
01:19:09,829 --> 01:19:12,080
I might miss some of that.
2008
01:19:12,081 --> 01:19:14,040
[Little Greg VO]
He's the best dad.
2009
01:19:14,041 --> 01:19:16,419
Yeah.
Couldn't ask for anyone better.
2010
01:19:17,503 --> 01:19:19,588
[director] Does he know
that you feel that way?
2011
01:19:19,589 --> 01:19:21,257
I think so.
2012
01:19:21,424 --> 01:19:23,300
I love you, Dad.
2013
01:19:23,301 --> 01:19:25,595
We don't say that
too much, but...
2014
01:19:25,761 --> 01:19:27,137
I do.
2015
01:19:27,138 --> 01:19:28,722
And, uh...
2016
01:19:28,723 --> 01:19:31,142
I'm gonna keep this
thing going for a while.
2017
01:19:32,101 --> 01:19:37,106
♪
2018
01:19:41,110 --> 01:19:42,736
- [George N VO] Okay, hey guys!
- [man VO] Hello!
2019
01:19:42,737 --> 01:19:43,820
- How are you?
- [George N] Good!
2020
01:19:43,821 --> 01:19:45,238
What can we help you find?
2021
01:19:45,239 --> 01:19:47,657
We're looking for a tree.
2022
01:19:47,658 --> 01:19:49,659
- Super last minute.
- [laughing] Okay.
2023
01:19:49,660 --> 01:19:52,412
Never thought I'd be
doing this in 50 years.
2024
01:19:52,413 --> 01:19:55,624
I can remember joking with Kevin
Hammer the first couple of years
2025
01:19:55,625 --> 01:19:59,085
we were doing it, "Can you
imagine-- do you think we'll be
2026
01:19:59,086 --> 01:20:02,297
standing on the street corner
when we're 50 years old selling
2027
01:20:02,298 --> 01:20:03,256
trees?
2028
01:20:03,257 --> 01:20:05,634
No fucking way!"
You know?
2029
01:20:05,635 --> 01:20:08,261
- [man] Ooh.
- All right, sniff it out, boys.
2030
01:20:08,262 --> 01:20:08,970
[man] Sniff it!
2031
01:20:08,971 --> 01:20:10,764
[George N VO] You know,
sometimes something happens,
2032
01:20:10,765 --> 01:20:12,766
it's like a
serendipitous moment,
2033
01:20:12,767 --> 01:20:15,185
you go with it, and you
don't know where it's going,
2034
01:20:15,186 --> 01:20:16,144
but...
2035
01:20:16,145 --> 01:20:20,774
there you are, 50 years later,
and we brighten up people's
2036
01:20:20,775 --> 01:20:21,858
lives.
2037
01:20:21,859 --> 01:20:24,945
I think that's pretty
goddamn amazing and cool!
2038
01:20:24,946 --> 01:20:26,029
[laughs]
2039
01:20:26,030 --> 01:20:27,948
You know, that we can do that.
2040
01:20:27,949 --> 01:20:30,243
Alrighty!
There's your tree.
2041
01:20:31,827 --> 01:20:33,453
You wanna hold it?
2042
01:20:33,454 --> 01:20:35,455
[woman] See you next year!
Thank you!
2043
01:20:35,456 --> 01:20:37,707
You'll see him
next year anyways.
2044
01:20:37,708 --> 01:20:39,501
[woman] Are you out of it?
2045
01:20:39,502 --> 01:20:41,169
- [George N] Time to retire!
- Aww.
2046
01:20:41,170 --> 01:20:42,212
Way to go!
That's awesome!
2047
01:20:42,213 --> 01:20:43,838
- 50 years!
- That's amazing!
2048
01:20:43,839 --> 01:20:44,965
Yeah.
2049
01:20:44,966 --> 01:20:47,133
Yeah, we're saying that's
probably the last tree I'll be
2050
01:20:47,134 --> 01:20:48,552
selling.
[chuckles] So...
2051
01:20:48,553 --> 01:20:50,470
- Well, congratulations!
- Yeah, there you go!
2052
01:20:50,471 --> 01:20:52,472
- It's a special one.
- It definitely is.
2053
01:20:52,473 --> 01:20:53,640
It absolutely is.
2054
01:20:53,641 --> 01:20:55,141
What, my millionth
tree or something?
2055
01:20:55,142 --> 01:20:56,643
I'm sure it is.
2056
01:20:56,644 --> 01:21:00,981
♪tender music ♪
2057
01:21:00,982 --> 01:21:02,899
[Jane] Flip me over, I'm done.
2058
01:21:02,900 --> 01:21:03,858
Done.
2059
01:21:03,859 --> 01:21:05,151
Done this a long time.
2060
01:21:05,152 --> 01:21:07,821
It was great, it's
still great, but...
2061
01:21:07,822 --> 01:21:09,698
time to pass it on.
2062
01:21:09,699 --> 01:21:13,076
♪
2063
01:21:13,077 --> 01:21:14,911
- [Jane] Bye, New York!
- Goodbye, New York!
2064
01:21:14,912 --> 01:21:16,830
Have a Merry Christmas!
2065
01:21:16,831 --> 01:21:19,332
I'm getting teary...
2066
01:21:19,333 --> 01:21:20,876
Let's go.
2067
01:21:23,379 --> 01:21:25,171
We love you guys.
2068
01:21:25,172 --> 01:21:28,259
♪
2069
01:21:32,263 --> 01:21:34,764
[crying] I'm crying
because we're leaving.
2070
01:21:34,765 --> 01:21:36,308
[laughs]
2071
01:21:36,309 --> 01:21:38,351
[laughing] You're crying
because we're leaving?
2072
01:21:38,352 --> 01:21:40,395
[Jane] I know, it
just dawned on me!
2073
01:21:40,396 --> 01:21:41,771
[George N] It
just dawned on you?!
2074
01:21:41,772 --> 01:21:43,107
Yes!
2075
01:21:44,150 --> 01:21:49,155
♪ carolers singing ♪
2076
01:21:58,247 --> 01:21:59,539
Ho, ho, ho!
2077
01:21:59,540 --> 01:22:02,292
Oh my God, Santa,
I've been a good girl!
2078
01:22:02,293 --> 01:22:03,293
[Greg] I know!
2079
01:22:03,294 --> 01:22:05,504
[laughs]
2080
01:22:06,005 --> 01:22:07,047
Sure, sure.
2081
01:22:07,048 --> 01:22:10,009
Ho, ho, ho!
2082
01:22:10,343 --> 01:22:11,801
- Thank you.
- [Greg] My pleasure.
2083
01:22:11,802 --> 01:22:14,513
- [woman] Merry Christmas
- Ho, ho, ho!
2084
01:22:15,473 --> 01:22:16,723
There's a special going on:
2085
01:22:16,724 --> 01:22:18,224
free...
2086
01:22:18,225 --> 01:22:20,435
real mistletoe in that tin box.
2087
01:22:20,436 --> 01:22:23,271
That came right off the
top of a tree in Oregon,
2088
01:22:23,272 --> 01:22:24,731
by the cutest
people in the world.
2089
01:22:24,732 --> 01:22:25,940
- Aw, thanks!
- [chuckles]
2090
01:22:25,941 --> 01:22:27,984
- [man] Thank very much.
- Merry Christmas!
2091
01:22:27,985 --> 01:22:30,112
Free candy cane too.
You want a candy cane?
2092
01:22:30,363 --> 01:22:33,073
[Heather VO] I've never been
in a situation where somebody
2093
01:22:33,074 --> 01:22:36,242
doesn't leave with a tree
over like a couple of dollars.
2094
01:22:36,243 --> 01:22:38,244
Like, a business
owner is just who I am,
2095
01:22:38,245 --> 01:22:38,912
you know, my shell.
2096
01:22:38,913 --> 01:22:40,580
Like, my inner
person, I'm a human.
2097
01:22:40,581 --> 01:22:43,124
It's not gonna make
or break me, you know,
2098
01:22:43,125 --> 01:22:45,293
to give somebody a tree, but
it might make or break their
2099
01:22:45,294 --> 01:22:47,337
spirit, so I don't wanna be
held responsible for breaking
2100
01:22:47,338 --> 01:22:48,963
somebody's spirit.
2101
01:22:48,964 --> 01:22:50,465
Oh, come on, let's go.
2102
01:22:50,466 --> 01:22:51,675
Let's go, let's go.
2103
01:22:51,676 --> 01:22:52,592
Come on, Jasper.
2104
01:22:52,593 --> 01:22:54,135
Get over here, Mike.
Get this side.
2105
01:22:54,136 --> 01:22:55,470
Good luck tonight, Santa!
2106
01:22:55,471 --> 01:22:56,262
Don't work too hard.
2107
01:22:56,263 --> 01:22:57,764
Ho, ho, ho!
2108
01:22:57,765 --> 01:22:59,558
I gotta work all night.
2109
01:22:59,892 --> 01:23:02,228
It's a long night for Santa.
2110
01:23:02,561 --> 01:23:07,566
♪ choir singing ♪
2111
01:23:25,501 --> 01:23:27,753
It's Christmas morning!
2112
01:23:28,421 --> 01:23:30,881
How's my beautiful son doing?
2113
01:23:31,841 --> 01:23:33,800
Greg, gimme a "Merry
Christmas, will you?"
2114
01:23:33,801 --> 01:23:35,051
[groaning] Merry Christmas.
2115
01:23:35,052 --> 01:23:37,179
[Greg, in singsong]
Merry Christmas.
2116
01:23:38,055 --> 01:23:40,140
[Little Greg] Oh God!
2117
01:23:40,141 --> 01:23:41,808
[chuckling] Merry Christmas.
2118
01:23:41,809 --> 01:23:43,059
[Heather VO] From my
family to yours:
2119
01:23:43,060 --> 01:23:45,395
Merry Christmas!
2120
01:23:45,396 --> 01:23:47,689
- Merry Christmas!
- [laughs]
2121
01:23:47,690 --> 01:23:49,399
You filthy animal!
2122
01:23:49,400 --> 01:23:52,318
♪mellow Christmas music ♪
2123
01:23:52,319 --> 01:23:54,988
Merry Christmas!
2124
01:23:54,989 --> 01:23:56,072
Welcome to our house!
2125
01:23:56,073 --> 01:23:58,241
Come on in!
2126
01:23:58,242 --> 01:24:02,328
♪
2127
01:24:02,329 --> 01:24:04,330
To Karen, love George!
2128
01:24:04,331 --> 01:24:06,207
{\an8}[woman] Oh my God,
it's a wedding ring.
2129
01:24:06,208 --> 01:24:07,542
[Karen] Holy shit.
2130
01:24:07,543 --> 01:24:09,586
[George S, kissing] I love you.
I love you too.
2131
01:24:09,587 --> 01:24:11,422
[Karen] Okay, that's all.
Okay, good.
2132
01:24:12,256 --> 01:24:13,131
[whispering] I love you too.
2133
01:24:13,132 --> 01:24:15,216
[George S, whispering] I want to
take that next step with you.
2134
01:24:15,217 --> 01:24:18,762
I'm really happy with how well
our succession will go because
2135
01:24:18,763 --> 01:24:23,809
we have such competent
people, competent successors.
2136
01:24:24,310 --> 01:24:28,855
[Ciree VO] So, I'll be
the old boss next year.
2137
01:24:28,856 --> 01:24:31,150
[Greg] Ugh, I gotta get socks.
2138
01:24:31,567 --> 01:24:33,234
All right, son.
2139
01:24:33,235 --> 01:24:35,528
The time has finally come.
2140
01:24:35,529 --> 01:24:37,197
You get to wear...
2141
01:24:37,198 --> 01:24:38,281
the really good...
2142
01:24:38,282 --> 01:24:40,867
- the really special Santa hat.
- I have my hat.
2143
01:24:40,868 --> 01:24:43,203
Wear it with pride.
2144
01:24:43,204 --> 01:24:44,537
Lead-- lead the group.
2145
01:24:44,538 --> 01:24:46,456
Remember, you're the leader.
2146
01:24:46,457 --> 01:24:49,918
♪
2147
01:24:49,919 --> 01:24:52,087
Your head is just massive.
2148
01:24:52,922 --> 01:24:54,756
[Ciree VO] It's
not just a business.
2149
01:24:54,757 --> 01:24:56,716
It's a family, really.
2150
01:24:56,717 --> 01:24:58,928
It is a family.
2151
01:24:59,595 --> 01:25:02,305
We are like a small
little tree family.
2152
01:25:02,306 --> 01:25:05,058
Each of us are like the
aunts and uncles over there,
2153
01:25:05,059 --> 01:25:07,269
and then we have our own kids.
2154
01:25:08,270 --> 01:25:09,646
[Heather VO] We are a group.
2155
01:25:09,647 --> 01:25:10,939
We do have a lot in common.
2156
01:25:10,940 --> 01:25:13,107
We don't spend
enough time together,
2157
01:25:13,108 --> 01:25:14,984
and it's a shame.
2158
01:25:14,985 --> 01:25:17,403
[Greg VO] I asked Santa this
year for medical health.
2159
01:25:17,404 --> 01:25:21,491
I truly believe if you ask Santa
from your heart for what you
2160
01:25:21,492 --> 01:25:25,662
need, what you want,
Santa will give it to you.
2161
01:25:25,663 --> 01:25:28,915
♪
2162
01:25:28,916 --> 01:25:30,291
[George S] We all should
get together once a year
2163
01:25:30,292 --> 01:25:31,502
and hang out.
2164
01:25:32,127 --> 01:25:34,003
[George N] One of you
gotta invite Kevin Hammer!
2165
01:25:34,004 --> 01:25:38,342
[laughter]
2166
01:25:39,677 --> 01:25:42,095
[Heather VO] We've
spent the past 40 days
2167
01:25:42,096 --> 01:25:45,348
giving people all this joy and
being part of these wonderful
2168
01:25:45,349 --> 01:25:47,852
moments of people's lives.
2169
01:25:49,144 --> 01:25:49,853
[child] Wow.
2170
01:25:49,854 --> 01:25:51,312
[Heather VO] Every
year, like, I do this,
2171
01:25:51,313 --> 01:25:54,984
it is a shot in the dark,
but it's like nothing else.
2172
01:25:55,192 --> 01:25:58,111
We get to watch
families grow and,
2173
01:25:58,112 --> 01:26:00,196
you know, hear about
their stories every year.
2174
01:26:00,197 --> 01:26:02,949
Those are the most
valuable moments in life.
2175
01:26:02,950 --> 01:26:04,284
[Greg VO] It's not
about the season.
2176
01:26:04,285 --> 01:26:07,287
It's about you see the little
kid light up next to his dad
2177
01:26:07,288 --> 01:26:08,872
getting the tree.
2178
01:26:08,873 --> 01:26:12,458
[George N VO] The Christmas tree
is a talisman of ancient power
2179
01:26:12,459 --> 01:26:16,379
that brings together people and
families that gather around it
2180
01:26:16,380 --> 01:26:18,548
to celebrate togetherness.
2181
01:26:18,549 --> 01:26:23,136
It's powerful, especially here
in the gray of New York City.
2182
01:26:23,137 --> 01:26:25,471
We bring all this green energy.
2183
01:26:25,472 --> 01:26:28,851
[Jane VO] We wouldn't sell trees
anywhere else but New York.
2184
01:26:29,560 --> 01:26:32,186
[Kevin VO] From the
bottom of my heart,
2185
01:26:32,187 --> 01:26:34,731
I don't like New York City,
2186
01:26:34,732 --> 01:26:37,650
I love New York City.
2187
01:26:37,651 --> 01:26:39,193
It's New York!
2188
01:26:39,194 --> 01:26:41,030
It's home!
2189
01:26:43,449 --> 01:26:45,367
They're angels...
2190
01:26:45,743 --> 01:26:47,745
if there's such a thing.
2191
01:26:49,371 --> 01:26:52,540
[George S VO] Christmas
trees, it's not about you,
2192
01:26:52,541 --> 01:26:54,709
because you're not
just selling a product,
2193
01:26:54,710 --> 01:26:58,171
you're selling moments in time.
2194
01:26:58,172 --> 01:27:03,218
♪
2195
01:27:14,063 --> 01:27:15,521
[Heather VO] Christmas is
2196
01:27:15,522 --> 01:27:18,524
believing in
something that you can't see.
2197
01:27:18,525 --> 01:27:21,027
[Greg VO] And that's the spirit.
2198
01:27:21,028 --> 01:27:23,322
Santa is a frame of mind.
2199
01:27:23,572 --> 01:27:25,407
You can do it every day.
2200
01:27:25,908 --> 01:27:28,243
No question in my mind.
2201
01:27:30,245 --> 01:27:31,579
[sighs]
2202
01:27:31,580 --> 01:27:34,416
The day after
Christmas, you start again.
2203
01:27:34,667 --> 01:27:39,672
♪rock version of "Rocking
Around the Christmas Tree"♪
2204
01:27:40,589 --> 01:27:43,049
♪Rocking around
Christmas tree ♪
2205
01:27:43,050 --> 01:27:45,970
♪At the
Christmas party hop ♪
2206
01:27:46,637 --> 01:27:49,222
♪Mistletoe hung
where you can see ♪
2207
01:27:49,223 --> 01:27:51,976
♪Every couple
tries to stop ♪
2208
01:27:52,768 --> 01:27:55,395
♪Rockin' around
the Christmas tree ♪
2209
01:27:55,396 --> 01:27:58,357
♪Let the
Christmas spirit ring ♪
2210
01:27:58,857 --> 01:28:01,567
♪Later we'll have
some pumpkin pie ♪
2211
01:28:01,568 --> 01:28:05,113
♪And we'll do
some caroling ♪
2212
01:28:05,114 --> 01:28:10,160
♪You will get a sentimental
feeling when you hear ♪
2213
01:28:11,370 --> 01:28:14,330
♪Voices singing,
let's be jolly ♪
2214
01:28:14,331 --> 01:28:17,583
♪Deck the halls
with boughs of holly ♪
2215
01:28:17,584 --> 01:28:22,631
♪
2216
01:28:29,722 --> 01:28:32,265
♪Rockin' around
the Christmas tree ♪
2217
01:28:32,266 --> 01:28:35,310
♪Have a happy holiday ♪
2218
01:28:35,811 --> 01:28:38,438
♪Everyone dancin' merrily ♪
2219
01:28:38,439 --> 01:28:42,108
♪In the new
old-fashioned way ♪
2220
01:28:42,109 --> 01:28:44,527
♪Rockin' around
the Christmas tree ♪
2221
01:28:44,528 --> 01:28:47,656
♪Let the
Christmas spirit ring ♪
2222
01:28:48,157 --> 01:28:50,658
♪Later we'll have
some pumpkin pie ♪
2223
01:28:50,659 --> 01:28:54,454
♪And we'll do
some caroling ♪
2224
01:28:54,455 --> 01:28:59,501
♪You will get a sentimental
feeling when you hear ♪
2225
01:29:00,586 --> 01:29:03,629
♪Voices singing,
let's be jolly ♪
2226
01:29:03,630 --> 01:29:06,883
♪Deck the halls
with boughs of holly ♪
2227
01:29:06,884 --> 01:29:11,930
♪
2228
01:29:19,021 --> 01:29:24,026
♪You will get a sentimental
feeling when you hear ♪
2229
01:29:25,194 --> 01:29:28,196
♪Voices singing,
let's be jolly ♪
2230
01:29:28,197 --> 01:29:31,324
♪Deck the halls
with boughs of holly ♪
2231
01:29:31,325 --> 01:29:33,868
♪Rockin' around
the Christmas tree ♪
2232
01:29:33,869 --> 01:29:37,497
♪Have a happy holiday ♪
2233
01:29:37,498 --> 01:29:40,584
♪Everyone
dancin' merrily...♪