Ricochet Podcast #100: Number 100
Blue Yeti ·
January 7, 2012 at 9:37pm
Finally. Just our hosts today, no guests. James Lileks, Rob Long, and Peter Robinson ruminate on the New Hampshire primary, the presumptive nominee, a classic Mel Brooks movie, and the future of Ricochet.
Music from this week's episode:
- This Is Why We Fight by The Decemberists
- Puttin' On the Ritz by Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle
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Thanks to the hardest working man in Photoshopping, EJHill for the illustration.
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Apr '11
Re: Ricochet Podcast #100: Number 100
I knew there was a reason I was delaying going to the gym today! Thanks guys!
Dec '11
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The Edison Hotel? James, anyone who knows anything about Manhattan knows that the Edison is where you take a Times Square tranny for a couple of hours of recreation. You get what you pay for, partner.
May '11
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Rob, you are100% CORRECT . Dunkin' Donuts IS better than the burnt Starbucks stuff. I am making some now. Mmmmmm...
May '10
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Peter, perhaps you waited too long to share Young Frankenstein with your kids. I shared it much earlier with my kids and hmmph-hmmphed over the several questionable lines. I relish how they adorn our vernacular with one-liners around the house. My son recently told me as I ascended our stairs that I should "Stay close to ze candles...ze shtaircase...can be twachewous..." As a teacher, I dub every new "Abby" as "Abby Normal" and proceed to explain why. They enjoy that clip! Cheers!
Mar '11
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I only just started listening to the podcast, but, Rob, you've nailed it.
There is absolutely no comparison between fresh brewed Dunkin' Donuts coffee and Starbucks. Friends, I've lived in both Seattle and New England. I love many things about Seattle. But Rob is totally on point here. Dunkin' Donuts is far more flavorful than overly roasted Starbucks (and, I might add, I'm a navy guy. I like very strong 3AM black coffee--Starbucks isn't "strong", it's burned)
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Your kids sound more inventive than mine. All I've been getting is a lot of "Frau Bluchers," followed, of course, by whinnying.
May '10
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"put the candle back!"
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I added my favorite line at the very end of the podcast. Wait for it...
Dec '11
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Loved today's podcast! It was a treat to hear just the three of you uninterrupted and I must admit that we watched Young Frankenstein with our then 13 year old (I know - I know!) and all of us laughed hysterically. James brought the whole thing back to life perfectly and now I'm going to see if we can stream it on Netflix.
Jul '10
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Yer coffee tastes bitter or burnt? Add a touch of salt.
May '10
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Dunkin Donuts?
Krispy Kreme. That is all.
Jan '11
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Mel Brooks saved my child once.
My boy had done something that infuriated me, and I was ready to rip his head off, and he happened to ask me, if he told me his explanation, whether I would be angry. Instantly I flashed to Gene Wilder and said, " I will NOT ... be angry."
Well, the memory of that scene from Young Frankenstein calmed me down, and probably saved his life.
Oct '10
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It's about time! It was starting to feel like the off-season for college football. Next time can you guys tape a couple in advance before you leave? You know, like rations.
Jul '10
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Nice touch, Mighty Blue Yeti [that cracked Me up].
Apr '11
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There used to eb 7 DDs within a mile or so of my house, but one just closed. As Joe Biden noted, they are all staffed by Gujarati. I mention this because while the DD bean coffee is very good when I make it at home, the stuff they sell in the stores is weak. (Still better than the overroasted Starbucks product--coffee for people who don't like coffee.)
Has anyone else noticed this?
May '10
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The opposite of their (fake) messiah isn't our messiah, but an anti-messiah; Mr. Boring-Effective-Successful
Jan '11
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The "Tea Party" was hijacked by populists who claimed to speak for "it". I knew very early in that it this was going to happen when my SoCon neighbor -- who's a squish regarding capitalism -- began to self-identify her self as a member. Most people seemed to forget (or just not know) that the movement started with Santelli's rant against mortgage bailouts and the moral hazard of creating government dependencies.
Please correct me if you believe I'm wrong about this.
Edited on January 8, 2012 at 5:47amMar '11
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One, you never need a reason to talk about the Mel Brooks classics. I look forward to episodes where half the show goes to Blazing Saddles or History of the World Part I. Two, I second the member above who mentioned Krispy Kreme's coffee. We have a KK bakery nearby, and even with the smell of those doughnuts cooking, I've gone in at 2 a.m. before just to get their coffee. It smells and tastes that good.
As for the politics, well, I kind of agree that it looks like it's Romney. And I can't tell you how depressed that makes me. If it's Romney, it's over. When you're not excited about your guy, genuinely excited, your guy loses. Every single time. See Gerald Ford. See Bush's second campaign. See Bob Dole. See McCain. When you settle, you lose. Just the way it is. If it's Romney, write off 2012.
Dec '11
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LowcountryJoe: The "Tea Party" was hijacked by populists who claimed to speak for "it". I knew very early in that it this was going to happen when my SoCon neighbor -- who's a squish regarding capitalism -- began to self-identify her self as a member. Most people seemed to forget (or just not know) that the movement started with Santelli's rant against mortgage bailouts and the moral hazard of creating government dependencies.
Please correct me if you believe I'm wrong about this. · Jan 7 at 8:46pm
Edited on Jan 07 at 08:47 pm
The tea party was a barf of conservative dissatisfaction, and it wasnt hijacked by anyone. There was never anything to hijack.
Jan '11
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Guruforhire
LowcountryJoe: The "Tea Party" was hijacked by populists who claimed to speak for "it". I knew very early in that it this was going to happen when my SoCon neighbor -- who's a squish regarding capitalism -- began to self-identify her self as a member. Most people seemed to forget (or just not know) that the movement started with Santelli's rant against mortgage bailouts and the moral hazard of creating government dependencies.
Please correct me if you believe I'm wrong about this.
There was never anything to hijack...
I did put Tea Party and it in scare quotes. However, there was something there.
Guruforhire The tea party was a barf of conservative dissatisfaction, and it wasnt hijacked by anyone...
That's right, it was dissatisfaction. And since there was something there to hijack, many conservatives -- no matter the values/views that drives/drove them -- had wanted a nauseating and pre-existing "dissatisfaction banner" in which to fly that dissatisfaction under.