I had a moment of hesitant epiphany several years ago when I was writing an essay about fear and public speaking. A quote I had wanted on the subject was, according to Google, attributed to Jerry Seinfeld, but I couldn't find a transcript of the text anywhere online. I was ready to head desk my face into oblivion when the proverbial lightbulb lit up, sending little jolts of OMG voltage through my head: YOUTUBE. Of course! I could find the performance I wanted and just transcribe the quote myself. Brilliant!
And wow, I thought, we're there. We now live in that age where we can call out to a computer for any recorded moment in time and it will