Red Mosquito

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

tragabigzanda wrote:No, but I’ll say the best one was the first one: sandwiches and smoothies, quiche, salads, nice bakery program, some good microbrews. Super laid back cafe vibe, super affordable price point, awesome owners and staff, early adoption (1999-2001) of the local food movement. Was something of a cultural hub for my provincial hometown. Every restaurant has lacked in comparison for one reason or another.

EJ wrote:this was a really good show. just randomly decided to watch it.

doug rr wrote:

EJ wrote:this was a really good show. just randomly decided to watch it.

its better than the 27 yankees..

tragabigzanda wrote:This is a remarkably accurate depiction of the lifestyle. I bristle at the flashbacks with the abusive EC, because that sort of overt mental abuse is pretty limited, and is all but extinct in the post-Weinstein world; it’s one of the few elements that feels a bit overly dramatic.

But everything at Mike’s, and the cultural clash between the main guy’s pedigreed background and the rough-and-tumble crew he’s inherited, is spot-fucking-on.

tragabigzanda wrote:This is a remarkably accurate depiction of the lifestyle. I bristle at the flashbacks with the abusive EC, because that sort of overt mental abuse is pretty limited, and is all but extinct in the post-Weinstein world; it’s one of the few elements that feels a bit overly dramatic.

But everything at Mike’s, and the cultural clash between the main guy’s pedigreed background and the rough-and-tumble crew he’s inherited, is spot-fucking-on.

washing machine wrote:What I really, really like about these characters is the way the shakeup at Original Beef plays out for the different staff. You've got the hardened lifers like Tina who have been doing this for years and have a hard time adapting to a new system built by someone much younger, then you've got the super impressionable creative types like Marcus who let their inspiration consume them at expense of the big picture. You've got Sydney, who is so fucking smart but is just learning how to lead and get the most out of these two ends of the spectrum. THAT, to me, is the most interesting element to this show. How leadership and work ethic and humility and integrity and teamwork come together in weird, toxic ways sometimes.

EJ wrote:

doug rr wrote:

EJ wrote:this was a really good show. just randomly decided to watch it.

its better than the 27 yankees..

And better than Doug Flutie’s Hail Mary pass to beat Miami in ‘84.

doug rr wrote:

EJ wrote:

doug rr wrote:

EJ wrote:this was a really good show. just randomly decided to watch it.

its better than the 27 yankees..

And better than Doug Flutie’s Hail Mary pass to beat Miami in ‘84.

you bringing that triggered an old memory of that day..one of those you remember where you were and what you were doing..and i didn't even care about either team but can still remember that whole day..

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

doug rr wrote:who would you consider the mirepoix of rm?

Lenny, Jorge, and knee tunes

daft twat wrote:My wife and I watched this whole thing today. Ep 7 was my favorite. Felt 5 minutes long. The lead’s AA monologue in the finale was super impressive.

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

tragabigzanda wrote:E3 incredible. The box cutter, the bullshit, Sydney saying “you stick to your shit and I’ll stick to mine,” then dropping the veal stock everywhere. So many days just like in my memory. Too real.