The Linn Drum: Recent Episodes
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“You will fail, and it’s awesome.” ~Fawzia Mirza Breaking down stereotypes… Fawzia Mirza is an actor, writer, producer. She is also a Pakistani, Muslim, queer woman. And she is using her platform, her voice, and her art to break down stereotypes across a multiplicity of identities: race, religion, sexual orientation, gender and defy the concept of the “model minority”. I’ve known Read more & listen →
“We’re all different and that’s part of human nature, to celebrate those differences.” -Sarah Dennis Calling in, rather than calling out… In this episode, I had the privilege to discuss the history and the current reality of racism in our society as well as the potential for change from the inside out (and the outside in) with educator Sarah Dennis Read more & listen →
“We see things that are so big, they’re so daunting, we say, ‘There’s no way can change anything. Who am I to even try?’ And with that mentality, it’s not going to change.” ~Andrea Ranae Johnson You have more power than you think. This month, I made a commitment to join an initiative to build solidarity for social justice headed Read more & listen →
“How can I push the boundaries and expand the possibility for what we are creating here together in this podcast relationship through this technological, magical, modern connection that we have?” ~Andrea Klunder Confidence = the decision to try, Self-doubt = the decision not to. What happens when you get bored with the thing you’re creating? You switch it up, try Read more & listen →
“It was, for me, a self-help tool. It was a way in which I experienced a very deep transformation in who I was as a woman — as a person.” ~Elsie Escobar, on podcasting How do we, as content creators, begin to break the patterns and shift the narrative? It might not be what you think… Elsie Escobar is one Read more & listen →
“If I start the day with my inner child playful activities, I’m a lot more productive, I’ve been able to entertain my inner child so I can later on get on with the ‘work’ and also I’m more joyful and then other things come from that as well.” ~Ruth Humphreys Just hit “play” and start your day… What did you Read more & listen →
“There’s a very blurry line between making art and working when your art is your life and your passion is your art and your art becomes your business and your business is work… it’s a tricky cycle.” ~Andrea Klunder Self-promotion & Play like Oil & Water? Maybe not… When I was a kid, the other kids on the block would Read more & listen →
“You can’t expect to get paid at first because you haven’t honed your craft on stage… you need to learn what is going to give you confidence on stage, how to communicate with the audience, how to make your stage show interesting… and once you’ve accomplished that, then you will feel super confident and you’ll feel like, yeah, maybe I Read more & listen →
“I looked at everything I saw being done and asked: What else? What isn’t here? How could I do this differently? What is a way to approach this problem that only I can (or will?)” ~Andrea Klunder Swimming my way out of the impostor cycle… Last week I released a very fun, funny, insightful, inspiring interview with Jennifer Briney of Read more & listen →
“Give yourself a real shot at the dream, go for it, and if you fail, fine, but at least you gave it a shot and you’re definitely going to learn something that will help.” ~Jennifer Briney Create the thing YOU want to exist… We’re switching gears just a bit on this episode — we are talking politics — I KNOW TABOO!!! Read more & listen →
“There is no wrong answer. The right answer is YOUR answer… It goes back to listening… it’s not just about listening with your ears, but listening with your heart.” ~Nikki Nigl The power of podcasting, the potential of social media… If you have been listening to The Creative Impostor from day 1 (sometime in 2015), then: a) YOU ARE MY Read more & listen →
“I keep thinking I need to do more– That I need more clients. That I’m going to run out of money. That I need to keep pushing forward until I make it to… where exactly?” ~Andrea Klunder Letting go of busy… It has been a BUSY month filled with transitions and new things. Of course I knew it would be Read more & listen →
“We are so in a reactive mode, in our heads, trying to make meaning… we don’t allow ourselves time just to slow down and notice what is happening right now.” ~Monica Martin The process of becoming who we are… Monica Martin is the woman you want with you whenever you’re feeling uncertain. Her presence and incredibly soothing voice always give Read more & listen →
“The impostor voice wants to protect you by keeping you small and safe. The intuitive voice wants to help you by elevating your platform to rise to the occasion. It may be risky. But it’s probably worth it.” ~Andrea Klunder So when you have both the voice of your creative impostor AND the voice of your deepest intuition clamoring for attention Read more & listen →
“The power that I am craving, the leadership that I am craving externally to me — I am not going to find that in somebody else. I need to find that within myself.” ~Charlotte Elea, on intuitive leadership (and politics) Remove the intimidation for yourself and transform it into an opportunity to play… Charlotte Elea has been my tarot muse Read more & listen →
“I eventually came to a turning point where I realized that from here, anything was possible. I started listening to entrepreneurial podcasts, and financial podcasts, creativity podcasts and “how-to-podcast” podcasts… I was able to shift my view just enough from “no options” to “infinite options!” ~Andrea Klunder How podcasting and meditation saved me from bankruptcy, depression and impostor syndrome… I launched Read more & listen →
I really enjoy… confronting the fear… going through it, because I find that’s where life is. It’s confronting what you’re most terrified of and working through it and getting to the other side of that. So I’m confronting my fear all the time. ~Jennifer Gardner The thrill of the “doing”… I met Jennifer Gardner because she took a risk. Already Read more & listen →
“When you are operating from the acceptance of your whole self, YOU get to choose your path and actions freely, because there is nothing behind you from which you are running.” ~Andrea Klunder, on liberation from the Shadow What are all the things about yourself that you would NEVER share on social media? Ever since editing my interview with artist Sara Read more & listen →
“Whenever there’s a dare in my life, I say, “Oh yeah? You’re going to dare me? Then I’m going to show you that I can do it!” ~Sara Zalek, on creating the first Post-Butoh Festival in Chicago (after being told it could never work) We are in a moment… I discovered Sara Zalek’s work through my Edwin Ruiz (my audio engineer Read more & listen →
“It’s safe and OK for you to relax and take in that all those things that happened, they’re over and you don’t have to be stuck there. ” ~from How to Wrap Up Loose Ends of 2016 and Start the New Year Fresh! By Tapas Fleming, Founder TAT® I declare that I DISLIKE New Year’s resolutions. And I dislike the pervasive Read more & listen →
“I believe the role of an empath is that of a healer, a bringer of truth. someone that has reclaimed their own truth and can create space for other people to be able to more deeply connect with their own truth as well.” ~Lysa Black Emotions are communication from our own soul. I met Lysa through the Singularity Circle, a mastermind Read more & listen →
“…and yet I don’t think the Past and Future are inherently evil dimensions to avoid visiting altogether.” ~Andrea Klunder Be present. And mine the past and future for learning and possibility. In this episode, you’ll learn about: Anxiety when your mind spirals into the past or future – real life example from foray into teaching Digital Journalism to high school students Read more & listen →
“Enroll people into the story, engage them into the story so that they feel like they’re a part of something greater than themselves.” ~Isabelle Rizo When you get clear on your story, you can know it internally, have it manifest externally, and align it with your online presence. I met Isabelle in July of 2016 and signed up to work with Read more & listen →
“…being creative all by yourself really just doesn’t work. It doesn’t! I mean, who are you creating for? If you’re writing, it’s meant to be read. If you’re playing music, it’s meant to be heard. If you’re taking photographs, they’re meant to be seen. If you’re creating a business, it’s meant to serve… someone.” ~Andrea Klunder OH! ITS BEEN TOO LONG Read more & listen →
“We believe in magic and possibility… and pixie dust. A year and a half ago, I would have never said those things out loud. I was too ‘professional’ and now I say them every day.” ~Darcie Purcell Be careful what you wish for because you WILL get it! Culinary event planners Darcie Purcell and Susan Marzano are following their intuition and Read more & listen →
“Fear is just a choice — fear of what other people think or fear of whether you can do it or not — it’s a choice.” ~Andrea Newberry How can we “have it all” in life and business and what can we do when things get rough? Fashion designer Andrea Newberry of Leche Libre is re-designing the power suit with her innovative Read more & listen →
“Well certainly people are going to want to listen to this because I’m creating it!” ~Andrea Klunder, (reflecting on my childhood self recording my first “radio show”) Announcing SEASON 2 of The Creative Impostor!!! What’s new? Clarity on The Creative Impostor brand and podcast. Our 3 areas of exploration are: Mindfulness, Creating Community, and a more Holistic, Feminine Approach to Business. And, of course, Read more & listen →
“You just have to do a thousand experiments and if you call them mistakes or you call them experiments…it’s your choice.” ~Mira Binzen, Co-founder & Director, Global Family Yoga In this episode, I talk with Children’s Yoga Instructor & Teacher Trainer, Mira Binzen of Global Family Yoga all about children’s yoga, entrepreneurship and following your dream. THINGS YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT… Why is Read more & listen →
“You don’t need a makeover! If you make tiny tweaks to your life, what I like to call life edits, you can become the best version of yourself without having to destroy yourself.” ~Sage Grayson In this episode, I talk with Life Editor & Productivity Coach Sage Grayson all about how to edit your habits, routines, and mindset to balance your happiness at work Read more & listen →
“When we get stuck in ego, achievements and accomplishments — stuck in self-doubt — stuck in ‘not enough’ syndrome, we need only to remember who we really are… and let go of these attachments” ~Andrea Did you hear the story of how the Buddha became the Buddha? Well, before he was a Buddha, he was a Prince named Siddartha Guatama. Read more & listen →
Learn how to use collage to create a vision for your life… even if you’re not an artist and don’t believe in law of attraction woo-woo. Show Notes coming soon!
“Personally, I don’t ever want to run out of opportunities to soar.” ~Andrea Klunder What is it that you want to try, do or create? And what’s holding you back? Scratch that second question. Simply… what is it that you want to start? This episode was inspired by clients, friends, members of the Chicago Women’s Creative Collective, my own experiences as Read more & listen →
“Why do I have to go to this place where I’m called to write something but it hurts to do it because I’m really digging around in this tender place in my heart? I know that it’s me and that it’s authentic when it’s hard to publish, when it’s scary to publish.” ~Amy Segreti In this episode, I talk with Read more & listen →
“Think of it like Game of Thrones — Oh, look, that person has more power or influence than I do… great! I’ll just kill him.” ~Edwin Ruiz, on comparison & competition Since comparing ourselves to others always makes us feel bad, WHY do we do it?! This episode was inspired by my conversation in Episode 14 with travel blogger and creative entrepreneur, Read more & listen →
“Why is my self-worth being so dependent on this other outside activity? Why am I letting someone else decide if I am a great entrepreneur or not. ” ~Beth Santos, on handling rejection In this episode, I talk with Beth Santos, Founder and CEO of Wanderful, a global network for women who travel about: traveling domestically vs internationally and how she Read more & listen →
“I didn’t know or understand what was happening or why — I was just doing downward dog and shoulder stand and feeling… better.” ~Andrea, on yoga practice What if you had a direct line to uncovering your life’s purpose? One of my favorite things to do in my life and work is to take potentially weird, esoteric or “out there” Read more & listen →
“The director’s most reliable tool may be his capacity to be bored.” ~Peter Brook, The Open Door I got bored with my podcast. It’s taken me a MONTH to publish a new episode of The Creative Impostor. I have so many wonderful interviews with inspiring guests languishing on my laptop, waiting to be edited, formatted and shared with YOU! So what’s Read more & listen →
“Where there is a Dream, there is Resistance. Thus: where we encounter Resistance, somewhere nearby is a Dream.” ~Steven Pressfield, The War of Art I have a huge impostor confession to make. This one was big and it’s embarrassing to admit to you… You should know that as I was recording it in my mini recording studio, in my bedroom closet, I Read more & listen →
“So I learned how to love me better. And that’s the way out of hell. How do I love me better? Not through words, not through platitudes, but through action.” ~Ellen “Radha” Katz In this episode, I talk with psychotherapist and kirtan musician Ellen Katz about: the roots of impostor syndrome, how we connect with our “inner wise person”, the importance Read more & listen →
“Even with limited resources, we really are in a position where we have the power to make positive change in the world around us.” ~Andrea Klunder, regarding a service project in El Salvador Post-Thanksgiving, are you still flexing that “gratitude muscle” or are you all thankful-ed out? This episode is inspired by my conversation with Kathryn Pisco of Unearth the World in Read more & listen →
“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” ~ Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist Have you ever wanted to quit your job and travel around the world? Find out how Kathryn Pisco did it and how her life and work changed as a result. In this episode, I talk with Kathryn Pisco of Unearth the World about Read more & listen →
“The purpose of being in business for myself is not just to make money, but to be a conduit through which money can be channeled as the energy needed to create beautiful things, to facilitate art, and to champion innovate expression and exploration that expands our collective consciousness.” ~A message from the universe for Andrea Klunder It turns out money Read more & listen →
“You either get to do what you want OR you get to have money… that doesn’t have to be true.” ~Alee Reina Hoffman In this episode, Alee and I have a sometimes deep sometimes silly conversation about healing, the soul’s mission, money, entrepreneurship, authenticity and doing the work we were meant to do. She shares an energy healing session for all of Read more & listen →
“If you don’t have 15 minutes a day to spend on your creative passion, you’re just making an excuse.” ~Michele Theberge My FAVORITE manifestation of impostor syndrome is procrastination. This episode is inspired by my conversation with Melissa Dinwiddie in Episode #4. Check out Melissa’s website here. AND hear my interview with her on Episode #4 of this podcast. Facebook * Read more & listen →
“A women in love with her life is absolutely irresistible.” ~Melissa Dinwiddie Melissa Dinwiddie and I talk about changing the world by feeding your creative hunger! How to get unstuck, discover your true passion, get out of the comparison trap and there’s a SONG! Melissa’s Website: https://melissadinwiddie.com/ Facebook * Twitter * Pinterest * YouTube Creative Live Tara Gentile Todd Henry’s Facebook Group Read more & listen →
“When I was a kid, I knew exactly who I was… if there was something I wanted to do, I was pretty sure I could figure out a way to make that happen.” ~Andrea Klunder What does it say on your business card? What’s your title? Do you feel like that’s who you are? This episode is all about Identity and Read more & listen →
“I help women own their sh*t!” ~Nikki Nigl Nikki and I talk about how to know whether your success is real, anxiety attacks, creating a judgment free environment and creating the life you want even if you don’t know how. Nikki’s Website: www.NikkiNigl.com Facebook * Twitter * LinkedIn * Instagram “Is my success real?” ~Nikki Nigl Nikki is reading… Amy Poehler’s book Read more & listen →
Look, ma! I created a podcast! And here is the very first episode… Impostor syndrome. How does it show up for you – self-doubt, hesitation, procrastination, perfectionism, comparison, competition? Or a little gremlin voice in your head that says, “Who do you think you are? You can’t do THAT!” The truth is you have something to share with the world Read more & listen →
This is the third video from the talks given in Asia (Busan, Shanghai and Taipei). Matt Perger head of coffee from St Ali, Melbourne Australia and two times WBC finalist, World Brewers cup champiopn and coffee in good spirits champion.
Matt talks to us about Brew Local and think globbal, with lots of technical brewing components, then zooming out to a more global outlook of coffee, a must watch presentation.
In this weeks podcast we talk abotu the Irish Barista Championships 2015 the winners and the winners, and we explore Nicaragua and the outlook there. We also discuss the upcoming SCAA show and the speakers for Symposium.
May contain the occasion curse word (Harmon has a potty mouth), and may contain nuts
Two podcasts in two weeks, thsi week we discuss Central America, roya, Cultivars, Coffee kids and how everyone in the SCAE should be sacked.
Fun filled, fact pact, 50 mins of rambeling
For the first time ever, Tamper Tantrum Travels to the north of England to Manchester and “Cup North”. We have 5 coffee leaders from the UK (and further) talking and this is the second speaker, from Sang ho Park of Square mile Coffee Roasters based in London Talking about Controlling and Maintaining Quality
Colin and Stephen Embark on a new direction with the first ever audio version of Tamper Tantrum the 20th. Discussions range from running and 5km personal bests to "Every year Colombia takes one step closer to Kenya"
This is the first video from the talks given in Asia (Busan, Shanghai and Taipei). Brian W Jones is a well known designer and also a co founder of Supersonic coffee in California.
Brain talks about how important design is in coffee, and that it can be more important than the coffee you sell
For the first time ever, Tamper Tantrum Travels to the north of Engerland to Manchester and "Cup North". We have 5 coffee leaders from the UK (and further) talking and this is the first, from Marta Dalton of Coffee Bird a coffee importers based in the uk and Guatemala and El Salvador talking about "Why Farmers Rock"
In a special one off event Stephen Leighton and Colin Harmon deliver a presentation in this Tamper Tantrum lite format where Colin talks about he experiances of being involved in the development of the Mythos one
In a special one off event Stephen Leighton and Colin Harmon deliver a presentation in this Tamper Tantrum lite format where Stephen talks about Coffee sourcing and different ways of finding coffee.
Nadya Motylkova from Coffee Mania in Moscow Russia talks about experiances of running a small chain of coffee shops and the unique challaneges as the head trainer.
Mike is a well known WBC judge and Green Coffee Buyer at Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Company.
Mike shares with us his love of decaf in this amazing presentation from Nice 2013.
After a long two years off, were back with an old style Tamper Tantrum with guests of James Hoffmann, Andrew Tolley, Dale Harris and Isa Vershraegen
Peter Dore-Smith from Kaffine in London, talks about how to sucessfuly open and run a coffee shop as a business.
A last minuete drop out meant that Stephen was a last minuete speaker, no preperation no planing, it was the best we could hope for.
James is a second time speaker at Tamper Tantrum but with good reason, his presentation on Bourbon is not to missed, it might not be what you expected
Andrew Tolly of Taylor Street Barista fame as co founder, and the new venture Harris And Hoole talks about how to maintain quality while increasing scale, and the unique challenges this poses
Raul the 2012 world barista champion from guatemala talks about Challenges and Rewards of Experimenting with coffee producers. As some one who has experiance in many sectors of the trade, from provessing his own coffee to working bar in a coffee shop, Raul is better placed than most to talk on this subject.
Carl Sara graces our Tamper Tantrum stage in nice to talk about managing our cusaotmers expectations and other stup[id ideas. An inspireing presentation from a true leader in specialty coffee, enjoy
Tamper Tantrum Nice 2013 was lucky enough to have one of the great african coffee sourcers speak about Africa, in a talk called Africa wins again
This was from the banter sesions of tamper Tantrum Live nice 2013 featuring David Veal from the SCAE.
This is the thrid officila speak from Tamper Tantrum Nice 2013 feauring the amazing, the wonderful Sonja Björk Grant.
This is a small interlude into the Tamper Tantrum presentations, where stephen and Colin are joined on stage by Jordan Michelman from sprudge.com talks about the past the present and the future of frothy gossip.
This is volume one of a two part talk that will follow in coming weeks.
Gwilym Davies comes to Tamper Tantrum for the second time to talk about the potential idea of a Barista Guild of Europe idea he is spearheading for the specialty coffee assosiation of Europe.
This was filmed at the World of Coffee Event Held in Nice in June 2013
The 1st in the ten presentations from the SACE, world of coffee event held in nice June 2013.
Our Speaker is Cory Andreen from Cafe CK in Berlin talks about “Tasting Coffee Critically”
An amazing opening speaker, and an amazing presentation to kick off tamper tantrum Nice 2013
Welcome to Tamper Tantrum the lost files
Back in the summer of 2012 myself Stephen Leighton and Colin Harmon hosted a group of 12 coffee luminaries, to come present on a coffee topic of their choice at the SCAE world of coffee event in Vienna.
This was not the first time we had put on such an event, but it was the first time we didn’t have control of the AV crew for the production. The previous two events we collated a set of videos which can be viewed at Tamper Tantrum dot com. But in Vienna something went horribly wrong with the video quality we had.
Although something gets lost without the visuals I decided that instead of them being lost forever, that I would make them available in audio format.
This is number 9 in the series, please give it up for Seife Tuuloskorpi
Welcome to Tamper Tantrum the lost files
Back in the summer of 2012 myself Stephen Leighton and Colin Harmon hosted a group of 12 coffee luminaries, to come present on a coffee topic of their choice at the SCAE world of coffee event in Vienna.
This was not the first time we had put on such an event, but it was the first time we didn’t have control of the AV crew for the production. The previous two events we collated a set of videos which can be viewed at Tamper Tantrum dot com. But in Vienna something went horribly wrong with the video quality we had.
Although something gets lost without the visuals I decided that instead of them being lost forever, that I would make them available in audio format.
This is number 8 in the series, please give it up for Trish Rothgeb
Welcome to Tamper Tantrum the lost files
Back in the summer of 2012 myself Stephen Leighton and Colin Harmon hosted a group of 12 coffee luminaries, to come present on a coffee topic of their choice at the SCAE world of coffee event in Vienna.
This was not the first time we had put on such an event, but it was the first time we didn’t have control of the AV crew for the production. The previous two events we collated a set of videos which can be viewed at Tamper Tantrum dot com. But in Vienna something went horribly wrong with the video quality we had.
Although something gets lost without the visuals I decided that instead of them being lost forever, that I would make them available in audio format.
This is number 7 in the series, please give it up for Mr Federico Pacas
Welcome to Tamper Tantrum the lost files
Back in the summer of 2012 myself Stephen Leighton and Colin Harmon hosted a group of 12 coffee luminaries, to come present on a coffee topic of their choice at the SCAE world of coffee event in Vienna.
This was not the first time we had put on such an event, but it was the first time we didn’t have control of the AV crew for the production. The previous two events we collated a set of videos which can be viewed at Tamper Tantrum dot com. But in Vienna something went horribly wrong with the video quality we had.
Although something gets lost without the visuals I decided that instead of them being lost forever, that I would make them available in audio format.
This is number 6 in the series, please give it up for Mr Matt PErger
Welcome to Tamper Tantrum the lost files
Back in the summer of 2012 myself Stephen Leighton and Colin Harmon hosted a group of 12 coffee luminaries, to come present on a coffee topic of their choice at the SCAE world of coffee event in Vienna.
This was not the first time we had put on such an event, but it was the first time we didn’t have control of the AV crew for the production. The previous two events we collated a set of videos which can be viewed at Tamper Tantrum dot com. But in Vienna something went horribly wrong with the video quality we had.
Although something gets lost without the visuals I decided that instead of them being lost forever, that I would make them available in audio format.
This is number 5 in the series, please give it up for Mr Michael Philips
Welcome to Tamper Tantrum the lost files
Back in the summer of 2012 myself Stephen Leighton and Colin Harmon hosted a group of 12 coffee luminaries, to come present on a coffee topic of their choice at the SCAE world of coffee event in Vienna.
This was not the first time we had put on such an event, but it was the first time we didn’t have control of the AV crew for the production. The previous two events we collated a set of videos which can be viewed at Tamper Tantrum dot com. But in Vienna something went horribly wrong with the video quality we had.
Although something gets lost without the visuals I decided that instead of them being lost forever, that I would make them available in audio format.
This is the forth in the series, please give it up for Mr David Nigel Flynn
Welcome to Tamper Tantrum the lost files
Back in the summer of 2012 myself Stephen Leighton and Colin Harmon hosted a group of 12 coffee luminaries, to come present on a coffee topic of their choice at the SCAE world of coffee event in Vienna.
This was not the first time we had put on such an event, but it was the first time we didn’t have control of the AV crew for the production. The previous two events we collated a set of videos which can be viewed at Tamper Tantrum dot com. But in Vienna something went horribly wrong with the video quality we had.
Although something gets lost without the visuals I decided that instead of them being lost forever, that I would make them available in audio format.
This is the third in the series, please give it up for Mr Anthony Benda
Welcome to Tamper Tantrum the lost files
Back in the summer of 2012 myself Stephen Leighton and Colin Harmon hosted a group of 12 coffee luminaries, to come present on a coffee topic of their choice at the SCAE world of coffee event in Vienna.
This was not the first time we had put on such an event, but it was the first time we didn't have control of the AV crew for the production. The previous two events we collated a set of videos which can be viewed at Tamper Tantrum dot com. But in Vienna something went horribly wrong with the video quality we had.
Although something gets lost without the visuals I decided that instead of them being lost forever, that I would make them available in audio format.
This is the first in the series, please give it up for Mr Chris Bacca
This is the first in the dseris of the the Tamper Tantrum lost files from Vienna 2012 featuring the amazing Mr Tim Wendleboe
I was previously having my interview hosted on SoundCloud, but I think I might have gone over their allotted time cap for the free account. This has apparently corrupted the first interview!!!
I'm working on a solution... PLEASE let me know if you have any suggestions/can trouble shoot with me.
UPDATE: 12/19/12 7PM
I have ditched Sound Cloud and am now using Dropbox. When you click on the link a new window will pop up on your browser and the file will begin to stream. I have to thank my friend Bengt Alexsander from Action Camp for his late night tech support.
Now let's test this bitch. (this is the sound of me being super fucking frustrated, talking to a friend online, and playing a video game while half in the bag.)
-love-
I have always loved Thomas Hardy's novel Jude the Obscure. To me, it is a hopeless tragedy the mirrors the reality of life. When people use the phrase"Life is hard!" is my mind goes immediately to the pig butchering scene and I think, "You're goddamn right it is..." Jude experiences a series of unjust and fateful events - highlighted by only a few minor accomplishments that help the reader continue until our hero is dead. Hardy simply depicts a life - a difficult and very real life. This might sound depressing but it's not meant to be. Reality is just that and the hand we are dealt offers as much as we are willing to bluff.
This train of thought came up after my discussion with Alex Stypula in November. We sat down to discuss the comedy he creates and right off the bat he corrected me when discussing his outlook on life. "I prefer to look at it as realistic." While his outlook is realistic, his comedy leans more towards the extremely surreal. While most comics stick to current events and their tumultuous sex lives, Alex discusses explicit acts of violence including child abuse, beastiality, and sexual torture. I recorded one of his sets at the Beer Hive in November and while glancing around at the crowd, became nervous when I saw the woman in her mid-fifties/sixties at the table closest to the stage. She had come with her daughter and her daughter's male companion to enjoy a few beers and listen to some comedy. Then comes Alex with jokes about locking young children in a cage in the basement and fisting pet cats to death. Here's the thing... Alex is so intense and the things he describes so wild - that everyone, including this woman, her daughter, and her daughter's male companion start laughing uncontrollably like Mary Tyler Moore at Chuckle's funeral... without the crying in the end. He killed it that night.
At first I thought, and this is mentioned in the recorded conversation, that people were sort of primed to laugh by coming to a stand-up comedy night. While it's true that some comics warm the crowd, I don't think that's the case with Alex. He confronts us with things that are so strikingly sobering with the delivery of a man who, on the other side of the conversation doesn't see why you are so freaked out, it catches you off guard and laughter spills right out of your guts.
Now, when I think of Jude, I wish that Hardy could have written his character as a stand-up comic. That way, no matter how shitty his day-to-day was, he would have an arsenal of material for the stage.
Prairie Regional coffee Event Stephen Leighton Guest Speaker, kindly shared with Tamper Tantrum on Service in the Coffee Industry. Empathy with the customer
The second in the Tamper Tantrum Live talks from Dublin 2012, where Kas Ali talks about tea and coffee and its relationship in his store in Cardiff Wales
The first in the Tamper Tantrum Live talks from Dublin 2012, where John Gordon talks about machine maintenance and its importance.
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Qui soleat quaeque vocibus ne. Noster vulputate ad mei, cu zzril moderatius cum. Quas dicit quando sea id, vidit mentitum scripserit id nec. Sit te tota illud aliquando. Qui maiorum molestie temporibus ei.
Modo dicunt eos cu, mei debitis accusata recusabo eu. Probo tamquam duo te. Vel diceret labores ponderum et, solum fierent maiestatis ex vim, est assum iriure no. Usu ex dolore ignota euripidis, sed atqui doctus ei.
At sea error platonem. Meliore oporteat ut his, eum cu facer nulla iisque, nec et duis nemore indoctum. Duis utamur qui te, ad modus meliore vix, ius alii debitis appetere ex. Ea enim singulis sea.