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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:00,542 --> 00:00:02,377 Hey! Yeah, I'm talking to you. 2 00:00:05,380 --> 00:00:10,385 Do you understand why it is that people are so deeply enthralled... 3 00:00:10,719 --> 00:00:14,848 with gold, diamonds, and precious jewels? 4 00:00:15,390 --> 00:00:19,144 -Stocks are out and jewelry's in. -Bling it on! 5 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:24,316 The global jewelry market is worth almost 300 billion dollars. 6 00:00:24,483 --> 00:00:30,322 A figure that's likely, by the year 2035, to more than double. 7 00:00:32,991 --> 00:00:37,037 Might it be the glamour, the glitziness, the sparkle? 8 00:00:38,747 --> 00:00:42,960 Are we just showin' off, or could there be something meaningful 9 00:00:43,043 --> 00:00:46,255 that's buried deep beneath the surface? 10 00:01:09,987 --> 00:01:12,239 We're talking about jewelry. I'm Jeff Goldblum. 11 00:01:12,573 --> 00:01:15,784 Howdy, ma'am. We're here in Houston on a hot, hot day 12 00:01:15,993 --> 00:01:19,538 to meet the King of Bling, as he calls himself, Johnny Dang. 13 00:01:22,624 --> 00:01:24,710 He's the jeweler to some big, big stars, 14 00:01:24,793 --> 00:01:27,879 and Dang's creations have helped define the way 15 00:01:27,963 --> 00:01:31,216 that so-called "bling" is worn in popular culture. 16 00:01:32,926 --> 00:01:37,180 Myself where I stand, the truth is, tactilely, I like to have nothing. 17 00:01:37,723 --> 00:01:38,932 I like to be naked. 18 00:01:39,391 --> 00:01:42,269 And speaking of which, I've never tried any of these teeth things. 19 00:01:42,352 --> 00:01:46,023 But you know, I'm of a changing, fluid mentality. 20 00:01:46,356 --> 00:01:49,901 But we've got a special golden ticket, and we're... we're going inside. 21 00:01:53,739 --> 00:01:56,158 Where I come from, it was always impolite to say, 22 00:01:56,575 --> 00:01:59,202 "Hey, how much money you got?" Or, "How much did you pay for that?" 23 00:02:00,454 --> 00:02:01,872 Don't show off! 24 00:02:02,247 --> 00:02:04,958 I never wanted to spend all that much money 25 00:02:05,250 --> 00:02:07,252 on a piece of jewelry, anyway. 26 00:02:08,629 --> 00:02:10,589 My God, Johnny Dang! 27 00:02:11,260 --> 00:02:13,018 Don't move a muscle. Don't get up. I know you're in the middle 28 00:02:13,118 --> 00:02:14,301 - of an important deal. - Yeah. 29 00:02:17,012 --> 00:02:18,930 Hi, how are you? 30 00:02:19,056 --> 00:02:20,307 - You're getting a grill? - Yes. 31 00:02:24,519 --> 00:02:26,229 Yes. 32 00:02:30,484 --> 00:02:32,027 Have another reason to smile. 33 00:02:32,903 --> 00:02:35,238 This is the first time I've been in this room. This is crazy! 34 00:02:35,322 --> 00:02:36,990 It's like, you ever see the movie Scarface? 35 00:02:37,282 --> 00:02:39,618 -Yes. -He's like Tony Montana. 36 00:02:39,951 --> 00:02:41,870 - He's like Tony... - But a lot nicer? 37 00:02:42,037 --> 00:02:43,705 But nicer? Well, I don't know. I mean. 38 00:02:43,830 --> 00:02:45,248 You know. 39 00:02:45,457 --> 00:02:48,043 Johnny Dang, congratulations. You've made another sale. 40 00:02:48,126 --> 00:02:49,211 Appreciate it. 41 00:02:49,294 --> 00:02:50,545 -Thank you. -Thank you so much. 42 00:02:50,629 --> 00:02:52,923 - Excuse me. Thank you. - Yeah, well, grills... 43 00:02:56,051 --> 00:02:57,594 This is your... this is your specialty? 44 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:01,740 Grills! How did that happen? Why did you become... 45 00:03:05,936 --> 00:03:06,811 - You were? - Yes. 46 00:03:07,187 --> 00:03:09,856 So why do we like it? Do we like it 'cause everybody else is wearing it 47 00:03:09,949 --> 00:03:13,026 or there's really something about shiny, shiny things? 48 00:03:14,653 --> 00:03:16,780 Yeah. Very shiny. 49 00:03:18,073 --> 00:03:19,199 Right, right. 50 00:03:20,659 --> 00:03:22,869 Yeah. 51 00:03:22,994 --> 00:03:24,996 I guess so. I guess so. 52 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:26,498 And they really like it. 53 00:03:26,832 --> 00:03:29,292 I do it with ease So they think that it's easy 54 00:03:30,585 --> 00:03:33,505 Grills exploded into the hip-hop mainstream 55 00:03:33,588 --> 00:03:36,883 all thanks to one particular rapper right here in Houston, 56 00:03:36,967 --> 00:03:39,219 and I'll be jingoed if we didn't track him down. 57 00:03:39,511 --> 00:03:40,679 Paul Wall. 58 00:03:40,762 --> 00:03:42,055 -Yes, sir. -That's your rapper name, 59 00:03:42,389 --> 00:03:44,057 -somebody told me. -That's my rapper name, yeah! Yup. 60 00:03:44,182 --> 00:03:46,476 Now, you've got... Look at those grills! Do you see his... 61 00:03:46,685 --> 00:03:48,437 Let me see. Look at that! 62 00:03:48,854 --> 00:03:50,522 -Well, how about that? -Yes, sir. 63 00:03:50,647 --> 00:03:52,858 -You are something! -We call this the "disco ball." 64 00:03:53,275 --> 00:03:54,276 -Disco ball? -Yeah. 65 00:03:54,359 --> 00:03:56,194 - We call this the disco ball. - Sure, disco ball. 66 00:03:56,444 --> 00:03:58,180 Could you do a little bit of Texas rap right now, ready? 67 00:03:58,280 --> 00:03:59,448 Five, six, seven, eight. Go. 68 00:03:59,573 --> 00:04:02,518 What it do baby It's the Iceman Paul Wall 69 00:04:02,618 --> 00:04:04,870 I got my mouth looking Something like a disco ball 70 00:04:05,036 --> 00:04:07,247 I got the diamonds And the ice all hand-set 71 00:04:07,330 --> 00:04:09,875 I could cause a cold front If I take a deep breath 72 00:04:09,958 --> 00:04:11,543 -Yes, sir. -Jeez, you are fantastic. 73 00:04:11,710 --> 00:04:15,297 And you started him out, Johnny Dang. You were the first rapper, 74 00:04:15,505 --> 00:04:16,798 and you brought all the other rappers here. 75 00:04:16,882 --> 00:04:19,593 Yeah, yeah, I was like a walking billboard. 76 00:04:19,676 --> 00:04:20,969 I'm like a walking billboard. 77 00:04:21,052 --> 00:04:24,890 So, of course, you know, me coming up in my career as an entertainer or rapper, 78 00:04:25,015 --> 00:04:26,266 all the other rappers are like, 79 00:04:26,349 --> 00:04:28,518 "Man, hold up. How come your grill looks different than mine? 80 00:04:28,602 --> 00:04:30,604 "Let me get in on that, let me get one of your grills like that. 81 00:04:30,687 --> 00:04:32,439 "Who made your grill?" "My boy Johnny Dang." 82 00:04:32,522 --> 00:04:35,400 You ever get any problems from guys, from people, who are, like, 83 00:04:35,484 --> 00:04:37,110 don't have much money for one reason or another. 84 00:04:37,194 --> 00:04:39,571 And they go, "Hey, you're showing off too much. 85 00:04:39,654 --> 00:04:42,407 -"How come you're rich? And what..." -Yeah. 86 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:43,867 -"Couldn't I have some of that money?" -Yeah. 87 00:04:43,950 --> 00:04:45,952 "Shouldn't we equalize all the wealth?" You ever hear that? 88 00:04:46,286 --> 00:04:49,206 We definitely should, but my response is 89 00:04:49,456 --> 00:04:51,833 what encouraged me was to see people shining 90 00:04:51,917 --> 00:04:53,502 who worked hard for it, went out there and got it. 91 00:04:53,585 --> 00:04:55,587 They had adversity, but they overcame it. 92 00:04:55,754 --> 00:04:57,422 That's what inspired me to go out and do it. 93 00:04:57,506 --> 00:05:00,425 So, hopefully, this will be used as some type of inspiration 94 00:05:00,509 --> 00:05:01,885 for those who don't have it. 95 00:05:01,968 --> 00:05:03,320 -If they want it, they use it. -I see. 96 00:05:03,386 --> 00:05:06,723 All right, let me show you the factory. 97 00:05:09,017 --> 00:05:11,603 - Setting diamonds like this. - Right. 98 00:05:15,774 --> 00:05:18,235 Wait a minute. Wait a minute. 99 00:05:19,027 --> 00:05:20,070 Whose teeth? 100 00:05:21,029 --> 00:05:22,197 That's Beyoncé's teeth? 101 00:05:23,448 --> 00:05:27,035 This is Beyoncé's teeth! 102 00:05:27,285 --> 00:05:29,704 Hey! She's got little, tiny teeth! 103 00:05:30,038 --> 00:05:32,749 Look how tiny. Well, she's a delicate creature. 104 00:05:33,250 --> 00:05:34,960 Look at my big horse teeth compared. 105 00:05:35,418 --> 00:05:38,880 Her husband is Jay-Z. Wait a minute, Mr. Will Smith. I know him. 106 00:05:39,130 --> 00:05:40,799 Look at that. Justin Bieber? 107 00:05:43,677 --> 00:05:46,763 Our attraction to this shiny stuff is nothing new. 108 00:05:47,180 --> 00:05:49,724 And who likes graphics? Okay, now listen up. 109 00:05:52,519 --> 00:05:56,398 The story goes that somebody came up with that word "bling" 110 00:05:56,690 --> 00:05:58,024 to refer to... 111 00:05:59,651 --> 00:06:02,571 ...the sound of light hitting a shiny object. 112 00:06:03,780 --> 00:06:05,574 Ding. Ding 113 00:06:08,285 --> 00:06:10,704 Grills might seem like a modern phenomenon, 114 00:06:10,787 --> 00:06:13,373 but, their roots go way, way back. 115 00:06:13,456 --> 00:06:18,879 Sources claim that decorated teeth can be traced back to at least 2500 BC, 116 00:06:19,254 --> 00:06:21,506 thanks to the discovery of ancient Egyptians 117 00:06:21,590 --> 00:06:25,051 who got buried with their gold teeth thingamajigs. 118 00:06:27,470 --> 00:06:31,391 And around the eighth century AD, the Mayans put precious stones 119 00:06:31,474 --> 00:06:33,476 right into their enamels. 120 00:06:33,727 --> 00:06:35,854 Ouch! 121 00:06:38,607 --> 00:06:40,734 When we examine the origin of jeweled-up teeth, 122 00:06:40,859 --> 00:06:45,030 one thing seems to remain constant, what they might symbolize. 123 00:06:45,113 --> 00:06:48,575 Power, status, and wealth. 124 00:06:50,118 --> 00:06:52,454 When you put on earrings, or just a chain here or there, 125 00:06:52,537 --> 00:06:53,914 that could be simple adornment. 126 00:06:53,997 --> 00:06:57,667 But grills are a statement that's kinda in your face. 127 00:06:57,876 --> 00:06:59,920 You know, for the wearer and the onlooker. 128 00:07:02,464 --> 00:07:04,591 I'm not opposed to doing things to my teeth. 129 00:07:04,674 --> 00:07:07,302 But my question is this. What's it feel like when you... 130 00:07:09,179 --> 00:07:12,015 My gosh! Okay. Now, let me see, wait a minute. 131 00:07:12,182 --> 00:07:13,975 -Wait a minute. -Yeah, that's some... 132 00:07:14,142 --> 00:07:15,310 Holy cats! 133 00:07:18,172 --> 00:07:19,188 How much is this? 134 00:07:20,607 --> 00:07:22,692 Wait a minute. Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. 135 00:07:22,776 --> 00:07:23,860 So how do you make these things? 136 00:07:23,944 --> 00:07:25,320 It is? 137 00:07:27,822 --> 00:07:29,616 You-- really? I don't know... 138 00:07:32,494 --> 00:07:35,205 -Well, if it... I'm not nervous. -All right. So, you go... 139 00:07:35,664 --> 00:07:37,415 Now I'm getting nervous, okay. 140 00:07:39,626 --> 00:07:42,128 Okay, okay. 141 00:07:43,421 --> 00:07:44,339 Okay? 142 00:07:45,548 --> 00:07:47,008 Johnny Dang, you're a master! 143 00:07:47,175 --> 00:07:48,843 - That's me. - See? 144 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:55,517 I wonder if my wife would like it, you know? 145 00:07:55,642 --> 00:07:59,646 If I surprised her and I said "sweetheart" on one of our date nights, and I said... 146 00:08:10,073 --> 00:08:13,660 Dang! What a world! 147 00:08:13,868 --> 00:08:17,080 And, amazing. Hey, I may have embarked 148 00:08:17,205 --> 00:08:20,667 on a deal to get a grill. Am I nuts? 149 00:08:21,084 --> 00:08:22,919 Wait till I tell my wife. 150 00:08:23,503 --> 00:08:27,757 I wonder if not everyone is from this corner 151 00:08:27,841 --> 00:08:31,428 of the sensibility, jewelry sensibility world. 152 00:08:31,678 --> 00:08:36,599 But there must be people who use jewelry, and jewelry a-plenty, 153 00:08:37,225 --> 00:08:38,435 I'm imagining, for... 154 00:08:39,436 --> 00:08:40,729 other reasons. 155 00:08:41,813 --> 00:08:43,106 Deeper reasons. 156 00:08:55,702 --> 00:08:59,289 Jewelry, it's long been symbolic in the act of matrimony. 157 00:08:59,456 --> 00:09:01,332 Yes, sweet, sweet matrimony. 158 00:09:01,416 --> 00:09:05,795 And Indian culture takes this to the next level, I should say. 159 00:09:10,008 --> 00:09:13,511 This is the groom. I had no idea. 160 00:09:13,678 --> 00:09:16,264 - How are you feeling, first of all? - Excited! 161 00:09:16,431 --> 00:09:17,432 -I bet you are. -Yeah. 162 00:09:17,515 --> 00:09:19,517 A little nervous. 163 00:09:19,851 --> 00:09:21,186 -Nervous, too? -Nervous, yeah. 164 00:09:21,603 --> 00:09:23,813 There he goes. Don't let me pester you anymore. 165 00:09:27,609 --> 00:09:30,320 I'm a privileged guest at this spectacular wedding. 166 00:09:30,403 --> 00:09:34,991 But I wanna see if there's more to the wearing of precious jewels 167 00:09:35,075 --> 00:09:36,951 than just showin' off. 168 00:09:39,245 --> 00:09:42,165 Okay. Jeff, Jeff, enough with the posing. Hey! 169 00:09:42,373 --> 00:09:44,918 Let me see if I can get a gander at the bride. 170 00:09:52,008 --> 00:09:53,885 Are you decent? 171 00:09:54,052 --> 00:09:55,720 -Is this a bad moment? -No, it's not. 172 00:09:55,804 --> 00:09:58,973 -Haritha, I'm Jeff. -Hi! It's so nice to meet you! 173 00:09:59,182 --> 00:10:00,558 Yes. 174 00:10:01,059 --> 00:10:03,019 Did you over... oversleep? What happened? How are you feeling? 175 00:10:03,394 --> 00:10:06,564 I'm feeling okay. I got two and a half hours of sleep. But that's okay. 176 00:10:06,815 --> 00:10:09,067 What were you doing? Bachelorette party. 177 00:10:09,150 --> 00:10:12,195 It was, like, the musical event with dancing and... 178 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:13,613 -Did you dance? -...music. Yeah. 179 00:10:13,696 --> 00:10:15,633 -This is the greatest of all days. -Yeah. 180 00:10:15,708 --> 00:10:17,158 You'll never forget it as long as you live. 181 00:10:17,242 --> 00:10:19,953 I know. And this is really special that you're here. 182 00:10:20,036 --> 00:10:21,579 -Me? Why me? -Yeah! 183 00:10:21,871 --> 00:10:23,623 Because you're Jeff Goldblum! 184 00:10:23,748 --> 00:10:25,834 Your jewelry, what is going on with your jewelry that... 185 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:28,461 -Yeah. -...symbolizes or makes you feel any way? 186 00:10:28,545 --> 00:10:33,466 Well, a lot of this jewelry is, like, the ancient temple style of jewelry. 187 00:10:33,758 --> 00:10:38,221 With gold, you typically associate with goddess Lakshmi, goddess of wealth. 188 00:10:38,513 --> 00:10:42,350 The bride is supposed to be adorned with all these gold and jewelry. 189 00:10:42,433 --> 00:10:45,603 And that's kind of why I have so many pieces 190 00:10:45,770 --> 00:10:47,438 - on me. - I see. Tell me about these. 191 00:10:47,730 --> 00:10:49,232 So these are glass bangles. 192 00:10:49,482 --> 00:10:52,402 -Nice. -They are from the city of Hyderabad 193 00:10:52,777 --> 00:10:55,697 in India, the old city where they sell a lot of these, 194 00:10:56,156 --> 00:10:57,240 - bangles and... - Yes. 195 00:10:57,782 --> 00:10:59,159 ...they matched it to my outfit. 196 00:10:59,284 --> 00:11:00,827 Anything on your toes or... 197 00:11:00,910 --> 00:11:02,036 -or anklet... anklets? -I have... 198 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:04,539 I have anklets on. I have the one right now. 199 00:11:04,622 --> 00:11:05,665 -It's silver. -I'm glad I asked. 200 00:11:05,832 --> 00:11:07,041 Yeah, this is silver. 201 00:11:07,167 --> 00:11:08,293 -Silver. -Yeah. 202 00:11:08,585 --> 00:11:10,670 -Yes. -Do any of the other accoutrements 203 00:11:11,004 --> 00:11:13,214 have symbolism? Do they mean anything? 204 00:11:13,506 --> 00:11:15,425 This is the more subdued... It gives you 205 00:11:15,550 --> 00:11:17,886 -the very ancient temple feel. -This is subdued? 206 00:11:18,595 --> 00:11:21,139 - Well, the... the tone... the tone. - See, the bridal look is even brighter... 207 00:11:21,389 --> 00:11:24,601 Yeah. Well, I think it gives the really traditional feel 208 00:11:24,684 --> 00:11:27,979 of the entire ceremony with this kind of jewelry. 209 00:11:28,563 --> 00:11:30,773 -Thank you for letting us intrude. -You're welcome. 210 00:11:35,445 --> 00:11:38,990 Each and every year, India hosts over ten million weddings, 211 00:11:39,115 --> 00:11:42,452 and they involve so much gold that it influences the price 212 00:11:42,619 --> 00:11:43,995 of the global markets. 213 00:11:49,626 --> 00:11:51,711 Indian immigrants here in the United States 214 00:11:52,003 --> 00:11:55,173 certainly haven't jettisoned any of that particular custom. 215 00:11:57,759 --> 00:12:01,679 Here she is! She's a lotus blossom. Radiant. 216 00:12:03,264 --> 00:12:06,142 There they are. There they are! 217 00:12:10,355 --> 00:12:15,401 Here we go! The exchange of malas, India's version of the floral garland. 218 00:12:15,610 --> 00:12:19,822 Here given as a symbol of purity, beauty and love. That is so, so sweet. 219 00:12:21,991 --> 00:12:24,702 Having been here today, I'm reminded of the jewelry 220 00:12:24,786 --> 00:12:28,998 that Emilie and I exchanged on our wedding day. 221 00:12:29,916 --> 00:12:30,917 A day that I'll never forget. 222 00:12:32,835 --> 00:12:36,589 I had given her an engagement ring a little bit before that. 223 00:12:36,714 --> 00:12:39,259 A... a cognac diamond, if you ever heard of such a thing. 224 00:12:39,425 --> 00:12:43,388 And it sort of reminds her, she said, of my hazel eye, 225 00:12:43,763 --> 00:12:46,808 in cognac-y in, color. She said, 226 00:12:46,891 --> 00:12:49,894 "Feels like you're always looking at me." And she wants me to look at her. 227 00:12:51,980 --> 00:12:54,732 So it means something to us, and I guess that's the point. 228 00:12:55,566 --> 00:13:00,071 Them... For these people today, the bride and groom and everybody here, 229 00:13:00,363 --> 00:13:04,284 jewelry is not just opulent adornment, superficial adornment, 230 00:13:04,742 --> 00:13:06,369 it means something culturally... 231 00:13:07,078 --> 00:13:08,496 and historically. 232 00:13:08,746 --> 00:13:10,707 It's a lovely thing. It's a lovely thing. 233 00:13:19,090 --> 00:13:20,091 Hey, here's a question. 234 00:13:20,174 --> 00:13:24,804 How can the jewelry that we wear impact the way that we feel? 235 00:13:26,848 --> 00:13:31,352 Well, it's used to negotiate romance and it's even obligatory gift-giving, 236 00:13:31,686 --> 00:13:34,147 and, as we know, it's adorned by royalty. 237 00:13:36,316 --> 00:13:39,902 But so much of their worth comes down to the meaning 238 00:13:39,986 --> 00:13:42,405 that we humans have attributed to them. 239 00:13:44,490 --> 00:13:47,076 For instance, sapphires are said to be associated 240 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:51,622 with helping the owner feel at ease in social situations. 241 00:13:53,583 --> 00:13:57,587 Rubies are believed to increase the leadership skills of the wearer 242 00:13:57,670 --> 00:13:59,714 and ward off negative energies. 243 00:13:59,797 --> 00:14:03,051 Look at Elizabeth, fresh as a daisy. She is... 244 00:14:03,343 --> 00:14:07,972 But there's one gem that we imagine is valuable above all the others. 245 00:14:08,056 --> 00:14:10,725 Look at her go, look at her go. 246 00:14:18,608 --> 00:14:23,696 So, we know that jewels can be a visual mouthpiece of the richie rich, 247 00:14:23,905 --> 00:14:27,492 but they can also have an important cultural significance. 248 00:14:29,410 --> 00:14:31,996 Here in Hipsterville, I'm meeting a guy 249 00:14:32,163 --> 00:14:35,375 who I'm told has a deeply personal connection 250 00:14:35,458 --> 00:14:38,920 to one particular diamond that he simply adores. 251 00:14:41,089 --> 00:14:44,717 And you may be wondering what... what this may have to do with doggies, 252 00:14:44,926 --> 00:14:47,553 but, well, you'll see. You'll... you'll see. 253 00:14:48,346 --> 00:14:51,974 -My darling, may I have a seat with you? -Very adorable. 254 00:14:52,058 --> 00:14:54,894 -Look. So, what's your whole name? -My name is Jacob. 255 00:14:55,269 --> 00:14:56,729 Tell me your story. 256 00:14:56,813 --> 00:15:00,483 So, I had an amazing, amazing dog. Her name was Miss Piggy. 257 00:15:00,566 --> 00:15:02,068 - Her name was what? Miss Piggy? - Miss Piggy. 258 00:15:02,610 --> 00:15:03,820 -Miss Piggy. -Miss Piggy. 259 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:06,614 She had a lot of personality, and she snorted... 260 00:15:07,073 --> 00:15:08,533 - like a pig. - Snor... snorted like a pig. 261 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:13,704 She was my angel for 12 years. 262 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:16,249 For heaven's sakes, what a doll. 263 00:15:16,749 --> 00:15:17,959 And she was... 264 00:15:19,043 --> 00:15:20,962 -She was just everything to me. -So sorry. 265 00:15:21,963 --> 00:15:24,924 You know, society doesn't always treat an animal death 266 00:15:25,007 --> 00:15:26,509 the same as a human death and... 267 00:15:26,968 --> 00:15:28,970 it just really, really took its toll on me. 268 00:15:29,053 --> 00:15:30,972 But the fact that I still I get to talk about her... 269 00:15:32,181 --> 00:15:34,058 is incredible and it's a testament to her. 270 00:15:36,269 --> 00:15:38,187 I had already set up to have her cremated, 271 00:15:38,271 --> 00:15:39,939 'cause I wanted to keep her with me forever. 272 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:42,859 What... Yeah, what did you imagine you'd do? Yes. Yes. 273 00:15:42,983 --> 00:15:44,976 -I could not believe this was possible... -Yeah. 274 00:15:45,076 --> 00:15:47,405 ...but I was able to turn her ashes, 275 00:15:47,530 --> 00:15:50,241 a small portion of her ashes, into a diamond. 276 00:15:53,202 --> 00:15:56,539 Jacob discovered the world of synthetic diamonds, 277 00:15:56,706 --> 00:15:59,542 where high-pressure heat technology 278 00:15:59,625 --> 00:16:03,588 mimics the geological process of diamond creation. 279 00:16:04,839 --> 00:16:07,466 So you found out about it, and then you said, "I wanna work there." 280 00:16:07,555 --> 00:16:09,815 -I said, "I wanna work there." -But you didn't work for them at the time. 281 00:16:09,886 --> 00:16:11,345 - Not at the time. - Wait a minute, 282 00:16:11,429 --> 00:16:13,306 so you're holding in your hands now... 283 00:16:13,431 --> 00:16:15,057 -This is her diamond. -You ever... You know that song... 284 00:16:15,224 --> 00:16:17,518 Diamonds are forever. 285 00:16:17,685 --> 00:16:19,353 - It's absolutely true. - Right. Right. 286 00:16:19,729 --> 00:16:21,063 So, open it up. 287 00:16:22,190 --> 00:16:23,941 And that is Miss Piggy. 288 00:16:26,777 --> 00:16:28,946 I chose to make her a pink diamond 289 00:16:29,155 --> 00:16:31,032 because her name was Miss Piggy. 290 00:16:31,532 --> 00:16:33,159 Yeah, yeah. Pink, pink... Right, like a pig. 291 00:16:33,242 --> 00:16:36,412 Had to be pink and she just... it sparkles just like she did. 292 00:16:36,746 --> 00:16:38,581 And... 293 00:16:38,664 --> 00:16:41,751 Up, up, up, up. Look at that. 294 00:16:42,293 --> 00:16:45,004 - Yes, you're right, it sparkles... - It came out amazing. 295 00:16:45,546 --> 00:16:46,589 So, how does it work? 296 00:16:46,756 --> 00:16:47,924 -How does... how does it work? -Yeah. 297 00:16:48,007 --> 00:16:50,218 What do they do? 'Cause I never heard of this in my life! 298 00:16:50,301 --> 00:16:51,677 We're all carbon-based lifeforms. 299 00:16:52,011 --> 00:16:53,763 - Yes. - So when we pass, 300 00:16:53,971 --> 00:16:56,557 and there's still carbon in our ashes. 301 00:16:56,766 --> 00:16:58,017 - Yes. - We got a visitor. 302 00:16:58,152 --> 00:16:59,560 -I like this, wait a minute. -She wants to see... 303 00:16:59,644 --> 00:17:01,687 -Just a second. Okay. -Wants to see the box. 304 00:17:02,063 --> 00:17:05,024 We are able to grow a diamond inside a machine 305 00:17:05,107 --> 00:17:07,818 that replicates the Earth's mantle with thousands of pounds of pressure 306 00:17:07,902 --> 00:17:09,153 and thousands of degrees of heat. 307 00:17:09,695 --> 00:17:12,865 And it's her carbon inside a growth cell, 308 00:17:13,241 --> 00:17:14,825 and basically, a diamond forms. 309 00:17:15,284 --> 00:17:17,995 There's the conversation about jewelry, jewels, gems, 310 00:17:18,079 --> 00:17:19,997 and precious gems being valuable. 311 00:17:20,331 --> 00:17:23,334 We know how you must feel, we got a sense of how you must feel, 312 00:17:23,501 --> 00:17:26,504 and the value that you place on this, and how precious this is to you. 313 00:17:27,088 --> 00:17:30,675 Do you think this is every bit as much or more precious... 314 00:17:30,758 --> 00:17:32,843 I mean, for me, it's priceless. 315 00:17:32,927 --> 00:17:35,137 I mean, it's more... Like, there's not an amount of money 316 00:17:35,221 --> 00:17:37,640 that I could... I would part with this. 317 00:17:38,391 --> 00:17:41,394 So I don't know that there's too many other jewels, 318 00:17:41,936 --> 00:17:44,313 you know, that we have in our home that I can say that about. 319 00:17:44,730 --> 00:17:47,448 -Right. -It's something that's truly unique. 320 00:17:47,525 --> 00:17:49,402 Yeah, you have given meaning to that 321 00:17:49,485 --> 00:17:51,779 out of your own real and personal experience. 322 00:17:52,071 --> 00:17:54,907 -It's every bit as valid as anything... -Absolutely. 323 00:17:54,991 --> 00:17:58,077 ...says I, and I'll give you a doctor's note to that effect. 324 00:18:04,500 --> 00:18:05,543 Dogs... 325 00:18:06,919 --> 00:18:08,462 become jewels... 326 00:18:09,714 --> 00:18:15,511 become a source of value and meaning for sweet Jacob. 327 00:18:15,845 --> 00:18:17,972 The universe, a random place, 328 00:18:18,139 --> 00:18:22,977 but we ascribe and imbue it with meaning. 329 00:18:24,020 --> 00:18:27,189 Gee, I think that's interesting. And that's what he's done with that... 330 00:18:27,940 --> 00:18:30,818 the value and the meaning around that little pink diamond. 331 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:34,405 - Whee! - There you have it. 332 00:18:34,614 --> 00:18:38,826 Trinkets and baubles don't need to have any inherent value 333 00:18:39,076 --> 00:18:41,662 in order for us to have an attachment to them. 334 00:18:41,871 --> 00:18:45,041 But from whence does our attraction spring? 335 00:18:47,793 --> 00:18:49,795 It all has to do, apparently, 336 00:18:50,046 --> 00:18:53,799 with an association that's hardwired into our brains. 337 00:18:55,343 --> 00:18:58,095 The theory being that our primitive ancestors 338 00:18:58,179 --> 00:19:00,723 were first drawn to sparkly things 339 00:19:00,890 --> 00:19:04,143 in the form of sunlight glinting off liquid... 340 00:19:05,811 --> 00:19:08,939 and that shine led them to their lifeline, which was, 341 00:19:09,398 --> 00:19:10,650 that's right, water. 342 00:19:10,941 --> 00:19:11,984 Water. 343 00:19:14,153 --> 00:19:18,491 Our Paleolithic forebearers were known to enhance their cave paintings 344 00:19:18,574 --> 00:19:20,451 with bright mica flakes. 345 00:19:22,244 --> 00:19:26,374 And Neanderthals adorned themselves in reflective face paint. 346 00:19:28,542 --> 00:19:31,545 And ever since then, from the wrappers around our candy 347 00:19:31,712 --> 00:19:33,089 to the clothes that we wear 348 00:19:33,255 --> 00:19:35,675 to the jewels that we cram onto our bodies, 349 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:37,968 Homo sapiens have been finding ways 350 00:19:38,052 --> 00:19:41,389 to tap into the magnetism of all that glitters. 351 00:19:47,103 --> 00:19:50,648 We love lustrous and shimmering things so much 352 00:19:50,773 --> 00:19:52,775 that they can make us feel something special, 353 00:19:52,858 --> 00:19:56,278 even if they cost almost nothing at all. 354 00:19:57,905 --> 00:19:59,782 Here I am easing on down the road 355 00:19:59,949 --> 00:20:03,244 to a divine spectacle right here in the Big Easy. 356 00:20:13,295 --> 00:20:15,631 - Welcome! - Thank you so much. 357 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:17,925 -Please come on in! -I have so many questions. 358 00:20:19,552 --> 00:20:22,138 Every Southern Decadence, I have guests over 359 00:20:22,221 --> 00:20:24,014 and we get ready for the parades. 360 00:20:24,265 --> 00:20:26,600 They put on their outfits, their makeup. 361 00:20:26,809 --> 00:20:28,269 Right. Whoa! What's this? 362 00:20:28,352 --> 00:20:30,855 We've been visited by a couple of amazing characters. 363 00:20:30,938 --> 00:20:33,023 Yes, they're two of the Fabulous Sisters. 364 00:20:33,107 --> 00:20:34,608 Wait a minute. Come in here. 365 00:20:34,817 --> 00:20:38,112 Just wait a minute, let me drink you in. Look. Look at you. 366 00:20:38,404 --> 00:20:42,074 Look at that. My gosh! Jewelry, jewelry. Bing, bing, bing. 367 00:20:42,158 --> 00:20:44,118 That's, So, there you go. 368 00:20:44,577 --> 00:20:47,371 Tell me about anything that sparkles on you. 369 00:20:47,705 --> 00:20:50,166 I say that he who leaves a trail of glitter... 370 00:20:50,833 --> 00:20:52,918 -is never forgotten. -That's in one of the wise books, 371 00:20:53,085 --> 00:20:54,462 I believe. 372 00:20:54,628 --> 00:20:57,548 I just think that glitter turns something ordinary 373 00:20:57,673 --> 00:20:59,759 into extraordinary. I really do. 374 00:20:59,842 --> 00:21:01,969 Hey, that's my theme! That's part of my theme! 375 00:21:02,219 --> 00:21:05,055 I, like, take the ordinary and I try to make it extraordinary. 376 00:21:05,264 --> 00:21:06,474 It gives me confidence. 377 00:21:06,599 --> 00:21:09,727 It... it makes me feel like I can go out and be bold. 378 00:21:09,894 --> 00:21:11,687 And, I just love it. 379 00:21:18,319 --> 00:21:20,863 Southern Decadence, that's the name of the New Orleans 380 00:21:21,030 --> 00:21:23,616 annual celebration of its LGBT community, 381 00:21:23,699 --> 00:21:27,369 where the city's French Quarter becomes a bejeweled carnival 382 00:21:27,536 --> 00:21:29,997 of all that shines and sparkles. 383 00:21:34,210 --> 00:21:36,962 Well, there really is something about jewelry, 384 00:21:37,046 --> 00:21:39,757 or bling, or glitter, whatever you wanna call it. 385 00:21:40,007 --> 00:21:43,177 We're like magpies, you know? 386 00:21:43,344 --> 00:21:45,513 You show us something bright and... and shiny, 387 00:21:45,596 --> 00:21:49,975 and we... we just gotta sit up and take notice. We can't help ourselves. 388 00:21:53,103 --> 00:21:56,023 Imagine a lustrous suit of armor... 389 00:21:56,816 --> 00:21:58,651 that makes you feel invincible. 390 00:22:00,361 --> 00:22:05,115 There are a whole lot of folks who associate shine with value. 391 00:22:06,033 --> 00:22:07,827 And that's empowering. 392 00:22:11,288 --> 00:22:14,333 So jewelry isn't necessarily about showin' off 393 00:22:14,458 --> 00:22:17,419 how much we can afford to spend, 394 00:22:17,962 --> 00:22:20,798 but rather helping the world... 395 00:22:22,675 --> 00:22:24,969 to see us for who we really are. 396 00:22:26,345 --> 00:22:28,848 And that's something upon which... 397 00:22:29,723 --> 00:22:31,225 we cannot put a price. 398 00:22:43,988 --> 00:22:47,324 And just to complete what we hope is a very fulfilling arc 399 00:22:47,491 --> 00:22:49,952 to my character's journey. Remember the grill? 400 00:22:51,704 --> 00:22:54,164 Yeah. Yeah... 401 00:22:54,456 --> 00:22:57,960 Dang. Dang. 34453

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