This link *should* lead to the new animoto video...
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Update
So instead of doing a second interview I wandered around the first and talked a little bit to a few people. I did ask pointed questions most of the time. The only people I really had conversations with were "Eugene", "Sally", and CJ.
I brought a notebook instead of a recorder and the notebook is now totally wrecked, most of the writing is illegible and there are food and coffee stains on it. I felt like I was just scribbling crazily the entire time.
Eugene was the most fun to talk to. Of you've seen my video you saw how much he HATES cell phones, I agree with him completely, as I write this from my phone... and I could hardly write fast enough to keep up with him once he got going. He had a hard time hearing me but was very good natured about being asked all these questions. He even chose a crotchety old man name for his pseudonym and I couldn't help but laugh when I got home and realized. It was the best thing and he was my favorite person to talk to.
Sally and I talked a lot about the tensions and harmonies of the diner, she seems to have her finger on the pulse of the place. She was so cute and she chose her pseudonym based on an "apple pie American name" she thought went with an old diner. She actually explained it to me. I learned about the chemistry of the diner from her, and it's really interesting to find out about the "sibling rivalry" that there is between the wait staff and the kitchen staff.
CJ was cool to talk to. We talked mostly about the block party that happened two summers ago. It turned out he saw my friends and me dancing around on the side walk. Again, I felt like I could barely keep up with him.
I think I got more useful information from talking to these people than I could have from just talking to one person. I learned about the fifties, Americana, and the diner itself. It was a lot of fun and I loved doing it. It didn't hurt that CJ paid for my fries and I met a bunch of really nice people, most of which are diner junkies like me.
I brought a notebook instead of a recorder and the notebook is now totally wrecked, most of the writing is illegible and there are food and coffee stains on it. I felt like I was just scribbling crazily the entire time.
Eugene was the most fun to talk to. Of you've seen my video you saw how much he HATES cell phones, I agree with him completely, as I write this from my phone... and I could hardly write fast enough to keep up with him once he got going. He had a hard time hearing me but was very good natured about being asked all these questions. He even chose a crotchety old man name for his pseudonym and I couldn't help but laugh when I got home and realized. It was the best thing and he was my favorite person to talk to.
Sally and I talked a lot about the tensions and harmonies of the diner, she seems to have her finger on the pulse of the place. She was so cute and she chose her pseudonym based on an "apple pie American name" she thought went with an old diner. She actually explained it to me. I learned about the chemistry of the diner from her, and it's really interesting to find out about the "sibling rivalry" that there is between the wait staff and the kitchen staff.
CJ was cool to talk to. We talked mostly about the block party that happened two summers ago. It turned out he saw my friends and me dancing around on the side walk. Again, I felt like I could barely keep up with him.
I think I got more useful information from talking to these people than I could have from just talking to one person. I learned about the fifties, Americana, and the diner itself. It was a lot of fun and I loved doing it. It didn't hurt that CJ paid for my fries and I met a bunch of really nice people, most of which are diner junkies like me.
Monday, December 2, 2013
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