Great review. I agree with all of it (but I’m biased). Thanks again for the interest and feedback. I hope Chicago is treating you well my friend.

-Jacob

hipsters love to think they’re so original when in all reality they are actually more trendy, more judgemental, and are often more easily influenced then other types of people. why do you think they’re so easy to spot? why do you think they all look so alike from their fedoras down to their chuck taylors?

when a relatively small subset or counterculture becomes an everyday part of society, or even celebrated segment (especially in pop culture), they’re no longer unique, rebellious, individuals, or outcasts, or whatever they’re aiming for. they have actually become more the norm in the cities in which they live.

they’re beloved irony should be more closely regarded as hypocrisy.

excuse me while i try to cram this mammoth ass and grapefuit balls into these skinny jeans i’ve got a band nobody has heard of’s EP release party to go to at Doubledoor in Wickerpark.

It is rather unfortunate that a select few dictate the who, what, where, when and how when it comes to creation.

If there weren’t controlling interests however how would one wade through the minutiae of art that is out there? Consult the artists for their likes and dislikes? Peer networks?

If only the best and most creative artists were just as bent on making money as the Kei$ha’s of the world. I hope the next time she brushes her teeth with a bottle of Jack she falls on the bottle, it becomes lodged in her arse, and she dies of alcohol poisoning. Bazinga!

Like you it took an event to change my perception about food intake. You moved to Colorado, I decided to commit to losing weight and getting healthier. Well mine was also for financial gain by attempting to win a bet but it got me examining my food intake nonetheless.

I think if nothing else that could have been another strong point Jamie should have emphasized. Whether or not you wish to join and help others, the least you can do is really think about each meal and what you are consuming each day.

What I was shocked by was how I only made a few simple changes and I was able to lose a significant amount of weight. That may all go to shit when my coworker and I venture to Milwaukee to take on a pizza eating challenge!

You keyed in on my frustration — for someone that genuinely cares about this issue, how do I get involved? I am sure he is going to make many appearances in the future about this issue, but I thought this was a wasted opportunity.

You should come over this weekend and watch Food, Inc. with me. Amazingly frustrating, yet enlightening. Or I can let you borrow a Michael Pollan book, probably “In Defense of Food.” Wildly informative.

There were a few memorable moments of his time on stage and they were both images and not his words. One was a scene where he had a heaping pile of nasty food on a kitchen table and was telling a mother that by continuing to feed her kids that food she was in fact KILLING THEM. The second was a wheelbarrow full of the amount of sugar a kid consumes in a year by drinking two 1/2 pints of school milk a day.

Seeing as the audience in that room more than likely was both well educated and well off a more direct appeal to them for help with his movement would have been more effective. Presuming audience members live in numerous different cities couldn’t he have taken the time to explain how each could incorporate one of his new age kitchens he spoke of that would sustain the local schools.

I’m surprised he didn’t plug his upcoming ABC show which documented his turnaround of the fattest city in America, Huntington WV.