Apparently, we are Jihadis

originally posted by Mike Hinds:


Interestingly Levi said in a previous podcast that RP was in his experience often the nicest guy in the room.
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That has also been true for me, though my limited experience ended long ago--before he was quite as cranky as he now appears.

Being a Southerner, I appreciate manners even if they are insincere.
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
originally posted by Mike Hinds:


Interestingly Levi said in a previous podcast that RP was in his experience often the nicest guy in the room.
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That has also been true for me, though my limited experience ended long ago--before he was quite as cranky as he now appears.

Being a Southerner, I appreciate manners even if they are insincere.
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Joe - Tribeca is Southern Manhattan but it is not the South.
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
That has also been true for me, though my limited experience ended long ago--before he was quite as cranky as he now appears.

Being a Southerner, I appreciate manners even if they are insincere.
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I've never met the man. The only "conversation" I had with him was a brief flurry of e-mails that ended well for neither of us.
While I'm hesitant to engage in too much arm-chair pop-psych, I think Jonathan's on to something in mentioning an atrophied ego. I can't help but think that man has almost no self-awareness. I think he actually believes he is all those things he describes in his "words of wisdom" post. It would never occur to him that his previous posting might be construed by some as "negativist" or close-minded.

Come to think of it, self-reflection is probably a handicap in the world of wine criticism. Stands to reason that the most successful example of the breed would be totally unquestioning with regard to his own actions.
 
originally posted by Robert Dentice:
originally posted by SFJoe:
originally posted by Robert Dentice:

Well I think we are winning or making progress. Just ordered a bottle of Pacalet Gevrey-Chambertin at SFO!
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No kidding. Where?
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Vino Volo in Terminal 2. The importer on the label is Return to Terrior.
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How curious.

The last time I looked in there, they had nothing but Napa spoof.

But that's great news.

The one in JFK #8 used to have Baudry and Closel, but not in my recent visits.
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
originally posted by Robert Dentice:
originally posted by SFJoe:
originally posted by Robert Dentice:

Well I think we are winning or making progress. Just ordered a bottle of Pacalet Gevrey-Chambertin at SFO!
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No kidding. Where?
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Vino Volo in Terminal 2. The importer on the label is Return to Terrior.
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How curious.

The last time I looked in there, they had nothing but Napa spoof.

But that's great news.

The one in JFK #8 used to have Baudry and Closel, but not in my recent visits.
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As a frequent flyer I have learned that the buying is done at the "store" level. Seattle is by far the best, SF is hit or miss, Newark occasionally has some gems and JFK is just a mess.
 
I wouldn't crow too loudly, remember the palates on this board represent a miniscule portion of the wine drinking public. It reminds me of what David Brooks said about being a conservative writer at the NY Times "He felt like a Jew at Mecca."
C'mon guys Parker is pretty much out of wine writing business at this time we'll have to find another target.
 
originally posted by Robert Dentice:

As a frequent flyer I have learned that the buying is done at the "store" level. Seattle is by far the best, SF is hit or miss, Newark occasionally has some gems and JFK is just a mess.
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Nothing comes close to Vantaa, IME. It's the strangest thing. The have quite the buying power. 62 Lafite (superb example) tops my by-the-glass hit and runs there.

Pacalet at SFO? How "Paris hipster" of them. Do they serve anything good though? :-)
 
My impression after many years of distant and close-up (albeit only once person to person) interaction with RP is that he greatly values, often with high emotion and impressive generosity, folks that he feels he can trust as friends.

. . . . . . Pete
 
originally posted by Peter Creasey:

My impression after many years of distant and close-up (albeit only once person to person) interaction with RP is that he greatly values, often with high emotion and impressive generosity, folks that he feels he can trust as friends.

. . . . . . Pete
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This doesn't tell you much until you know what kinds of friends he chooses. If he values what he calls loyalty and others might call sycophancy, he might be a good friend to those loyal people and still exhibit himself to the world in the way he does.
 
I don't see "sycophancy" entering into this sequence.

It is safe to say that most everyone appreciates and rewards trustworthy friendship and offers less warmth towards the remainder.

. . . . . . Pete
 
originally posted by Peter Creasey:

I don't see "sycophancy" entering into this sequence.

It is safe to say that most everyone appreciates and rewards trustworthy friendship and offers less warmth towards the remainder.

. . . . . . Pete
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Do you prefer your friends to be energetically intelligent and are interested when they disagree with you or do you prefer them to assent to all your beliefs, judgments and statements. I don't know what Parker is like in private but his public comportment accords with the latter preference.

No one thinks they like sycophancy and they will always call it loyalty.
 
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