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[Greg]

Today, we interviewed Gil Eisner. Gil was on the NYU team with Michael when they were crushing everyone in their path. He had stories and he liked to tell them.

He was a commercial artist for his career and he let us into his study to see some of the pieces. They were great. His work included a portrait of Sandra Day O'Connor that used to sit in the National Gallery.

So, I'm looking at all his paintings and he he points to this photograph of a group of people and says 'Do you recognize anybody in this picture' Immediately, I recognize Tom Hanks in the picture. His wife Rita Wilson sits in front of him. I was pretty astonished because Gil was standing next to Tom in the picture. Pretty cool.

He then goes, 'People usually recognize this guy first'. Then I realize on the other side of Gil is Bruce Springsteen and his wife Patty Scialfa. What the hell?

Then in the back of the group, almost being a photobomber, is Brian Williams. Seriously.

Finally, he points to a guy almost lying down on the floor and says "That's my wife's brother, Jann" Like Wenner?

Exactly like Wenner. Jann Wenner, publisher and founder of Rolling Stone is Kate's brother.  I am flabbergasted by this picture.

Then Gil tells me that Jann used to make a newspaper for his neighborhood up in Marin when he was a kid. He got in trouble when he posted a note about a couple getting a divorce. The couple was angry about the note and complained to Jann's mother, because the news wasn't public yet. The mother stood up for Jann by asking the couple if the story was true. The couple said it was. Jann's mother said, 'Then I don't see what is the problem'

Gil lives on 80 acres on the top of a mountain in the Berkshires in Western Massachusetts in the coolest house ever.