So, I am indeed going to talk about the spaces men create for themselves, but first I want to tell you why I'm here. I'm here for two reasons. These two guys are my two sons Ford and Wren. When Ford was about three years old, we shared a very small room together, in a very small space. My office was on one half of the bedroom, and his bedroom was on the other half. And you can imagine, if you're a writer, that things would get really crowded around deadlines.
A tak skutočne budem hovoriť o priestoroch, ktoré si pre seba muži budujú. No najprv vám chcem povedať prečo som tu. Z dvoch dôvodov. Táto dvojka sú moji dvaja synovia Ford a Wren. Keď mal Ford asi tak tri roky, delili sme sa spolu o veľmi malú izbu vo veľmi malom priestore. Moja pracovňa bola na jednej polovici izby. A jeho spálňa na tej druhej. A ak ste spisovateľom, viete si iste predstaviť, že v období uzávierky sa nahromadí kopa vecí.
So when Wren was on the way, I realized I needed to find a space of my own. There was no more space in the house. So I went out to the backyard, and without any previous building experience, and about 3,000 dollars and some recycled materials, I built this space. It had everything I needed. It was quiet. There was enough space. And I had control, which was very important.
A tak, keď sme čakali Wrena, uvedomil som si, že si potrebujem nájsť svoj vlastný kútik. V dome už nebolo viac priestoru a tak som sa vybral na zadný dvor a bez akýchkoľvek predošlých skúseností so stavaním s troma tisícmi dolárov a nejakými recyklovanými materiálmi som postavil toto miesto. Malo všetko čo som potreboval. Bolo v ňom ticho. Bol v ňom dostatok priestoru. A bol som jeho vládcom, čo bolo veľmi dôležité.
As I was building this space, I thought to myself, "Surely I'm not the only guy to have to have carved out a space for his own." So I did some research. And I found that there was an historic precedence. Hemingway had his writing space. Elvis had two or three manspaces, which is pretty unique because he lived with both his wife and his mother in Graceland. In the popular culture, Superman had the Fortress of Solitude, and there was, of course, the Batcave.
Keď som to miesto budoval, pomyslel som si, "Určite nie som jediný chlap, ktorý si musel postaviť svoj vlastný priestor." A tak som spravil prieskum. A zistil som, že existuje historický precedens. Hemingway mal svoj spisovateľský kútik. Elvis ich mal dva či tri, čo je vcelku jedinečné, pretože žil v Gracelande so svojou ženou a matkou. V populárnej kultúre mal Superman Pevnosť samoty. A samozrejme je tu Batmanova jaskyňa.
So I realized then that I wanted to go out on a journey and see what guys were creating for themselves now. Here is one of the first spaces I found. It is in Austin, Texas, which is where I'm from. On the outside it looks like a very typical garage, a nice garage. But on the inside, it's anything but. And this, to me, is a pretty classic manspace. It has neon concert posters, a bar and, of course, the leg lamp, which is very important.
A tak som si uvedomil, že sa chcem vydať na cestu a vidieť, čo si pre seba muži budujú dnes. Toto je jeden s prvých brlohov, ktorý som našiel. Je v Austine v štáte Texas, odtiaľ pochádzam. Navonok sa javí ako bežná pekná garáž, no vo vnútri je to všetko len nie garáž. A to je pre mňa klasický mužský priestor. Sú tu neónové plagáty z koncertov, bar a, ako ináč, nohatá lampa, čo je veľmi dôležité.
I soon realized that manspaces didn't have to be only inside. This guy built a bowling alley in his backyard, out of landscaping timbers, astroturf. And he found the scoreboard in the trash.
Čoskoro som si uvedomil, že mužské priestory nemusia byť len vo vnútri. Tento chlapík si na zadnom dvore postavil bowlingovú dráhu z trámov a umelého trávnika a výsledkovú tabuľu našiel na smetisku.
Here's another outdoor space, a little bit more sophisticated. This a 1923 wooden tugboat, made completely out of Douglas fir. The guy did it all himself. And there is about 1,000 square feet of hanging-out space inside.
Tu je ďalší, o niečo prepracovanejší, vonkajší mužský priestor. Je to drevený remorkér z roku 1923 postavený len z borovicového dreva. Chlapík si poradil so všetkým sám. A má tu okolo 93 štvorcových metrov priestoru.
So, pretty early on in my investigations I realized what I was finding was not what I expected to find, which was, quite frankly, a lot of beer can pyramids and overstuffed couches and flat-screen TVs. There were definitely hang-out spots. But some were for working, some were for playing, some were for guys to collect their things. Most of all, I was just surprised with what I was finding.
A tak pomerne skoro som si počas svojho pátrania uvedomil, že som našiel niečo iné, než som očakával, teda, úprimne povedané, pyramídy z plechoviek od piva, prepchaté divány a ploché televízory. Rozhodne to boli útočiská, no niektoré slúžili na prácu, iné na hranie, ďalšie zas na zberateľské koníčky. U väčšiny z nich som bol prekvapený tým, čo som našiel.
Take this place for example. On the outside it looks like a typical northeastern garage. This is in Long Island, New York. The only thing that might tip you off is the round window. On the inside it's a recreation of a 16th century Japanese tea house. The man imported all the materials from Japan, and he hired a Japanese carpenter to build it in the traditional style. It has no nails or screws. All the joints are hand-carved and hand-scribed.
Napríklad toto. Zvonku to vyzerá ako typická garáž na severovýchode USA. Nachádza sa na Long Islande v New Yorku. Jediné, čo vám možno niečo napovie, je okrúhle okno. Vnútro tvorí rekonštrukcia japonskej čajovne zo 16. storočia. Majiteľ si dal doviezť všetok materiál z Japonska a najal si japonského tesára, aby ju vybudoval v tradičnom štýle. Nenájdete tu žiadne klince ani skrutky. Všetky spoje sú vyrezané a spojené ručne.
Here is another pretty typical scene. This is a suburban Las Vegas neighborhood. But you open one of the garage doors and there is a professional-size boxing ring inside. (Laughter) And so there is a good reason for this. It was built by this man who is Wayne McCullough. He won the silver medal for Ireland in the 1992 Olympics, and he trains in this space. He trains other people. And right off the garage he has his own trophy room where he can sort of bask in his accomplishments, which is another sort of important part about a manspace.
A tu je ďalší vcelku typický pohľad. Štvrť na predmestí Las Vegas. No otvorte jednu z garáží a v jej vnútri nájdete profesionálny boxerský ring. (Smiech) Je však pre to dobrý dôvod. Postavil ho človek menom Wayne McCullough. Pre Írsko vyhral striebornú medailu na Olympiáde v roku 1992. A na tomto mieste cvičí a trénuje ďalších ľudí. A hneď vedľa garáže má vlastnú miestnosť s trofejami, kde si môže vychutnávať svoje úspechy, čo je ďalšia vcelku dôležitá súčasť mužského priestoru.
So, while this space represents someone's profession, this one certainly represents a passion. It's made to look like the inside of an English sailing ship. It's a collection of nautical antiques from the 1700s and 1800s. Museum quality.
A tak zatiaľčo tento priestor predstavuje niečiu profesiu, tento zjavne stelesňuje vášeň. Je postavený tak, aby evokoval interiér anglickej námornej lode. Je zbierkou námorných starožitností 18. a 19. storočia. S kvalitou múzea.
So, as I came to the end of my journey, I found over 50 spaces. And they were unexpected and they were surprising. But they were also -- I was really impressed by how personalized they were, and how much work went into them. And I realized that's because the guys that I met were all very passionate about what they did. And they really loved their professions. And they were very passionate about their collections and their hobbies. And so they created these spaces to reflect what they love to do, and who they were.
Behom svojej výpravy som našiel viac než 50 priestorov. Boli nečakané a prekvapivé. No tiež som bol skutočne ohromený ich osobitosťou a množstvom do nich investovanej práce. A uvedomil som si, že to bolo preto, že muži, ktorých som stretol, mali všetci vášeň pre svoju vec. A skutočne milovali svoju profesiu. Boli veľmi oddaní svojim zbierkam a koníčkom a tak stvorili tieto priestory, ktoré odzrkadľujú lásku k tomu, čo robia a kým sú.
So if you don't have a space of your own, I highly recommend finding one, and getting into it. Thank you very much. (Applause)
A tak, ak nemáte svoj vlastný priestor, hlboko vám odporúčam si nejaký nájsť a pustiť sa doňho. Ďakujem. (Potlesk)