by Roger A. Baylor » Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:44 pm
That's the sound of the man dining with the chain ga-a-ang
That's the sound of the man dining with the chain gang
It's regrettable that some among us have never displayed a glimmer of understanding as to what individualism and uniqueness in business is all about, but that's the way the mass-produced Keebler crumbles.
Believing in something is tough, particularly when it runs counter to the corporatist propaganda we're force-fed every waking (and, for that matter sleeping) moments of our lives to the effect that the only way to be yourself is to copy someone else.
Clancy believes in another way, and so do I.
Sometimes it's not enough, and we take the good with the bad. Not long ago I read one of the worst reviews ever of my place, written by a contributor to the Beer Advocate web site. Piecing the story together from conversations with regulars and staffers, Ive concluded that the author was comically clueless, and never grasped what we try to do. Instead of learn, he slimed me and mine. I sincerely hope he never comes back. Ever.
Which is an admittedly long-winded way of saying that Robert's credentials as a Foody Philistine are so well established at this point that little of what he says here matters.
Do me a favor, Robert, and don't come see me, either, unless you want to take a stab at understanding our world. I'm not holding my breath.
Roger A. Baylor
Beer Director at Pints&union (New Albany)
Digital Editor at Food & Dining Magazine
New Albany, Indiana