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Bathroom Attendants
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- NicoleFriedman Jan 28, 2009 12:08 PM
I am curious how others on Chowhound feel about being confronted by a bathroom attendant in a nice restaurant handing you a towel (with the obvious expectation of a tip).
Personally I find it very irritating for several reasons. First, I know I may be unusual but I do not always take my purse into the bathroom. While I do not like being coerced into tipping an attendant for doing something I would much rather do myself (such as getting a towel) I also do not like not giving the attendant anything. Therefore it becomes an awkward situation for me. (Though I usually compensate by returning to the bathroom later so I can tip).
Second I just find it so unnecessary. I suppose I can understand that in a 5 star restaurant some may expect the continual pampering. However, I have experienced the unexpected bathroom attendants in nice, but definitely not 5 star establishments. I just don't see any reason for it unless the restaurant has no other place to put an employee.
Third, it is becoming more of a special treat for many of us who love to eat out but cannot afford to because of the economy. At least for myself, I would be less likely to return to a restaurant knowing I would have to tip an attendant in the bathroom. (I know- are a few bucks really worth crossing off a good restaurant off my list? Probably not. But it is a huge turn-off.)
Just as a side note, the one time I did feel the opposite was at a drag-queen restaurant in manhattan a few years ago- there was a drag queen bathroom attendant in the ladies room! :} (That was worth a big tip! :} )
Nope, you're not unusual. I find it irritating, too. And if I don't take my purse into the bathroom, I just smile apologetically, and say, "sorry, I left my purse at the table."
It's not just at nice restaurants anymore. I went to a concert at Sullivan Hall in NYC to see a band i know from back home. Now Sullivan Hall is not high end at all, a bar with a stage, but yet the bathrooms had someone inside handing you a "towel" or should I say a piece of paper from the dispenser. I found this to be rather insulting of my abilities to dry my own hands in a bar. Needless to say he got no tip from me.
re: roro1831
You sure he was an employee and not just someone out for a quick buck?
re: PeterL
Yep, all bathrooms had attendants
re: roro1831
And yet that attendant may very well have been part of an overall plan to keep the bathroom cleaner and less of a zone for illegal activity. Surely both reasons to be insulted. (not).
re: karmalaw
Highly unlikely as the bathroom wasn't exactly nice to begin with and I could care less about illegal activities in bathrooms. The attendant was doing such a great job, like stopping women from using the mens room.
I just have a problem when people are basically doing nothing, and expect you to tip them for it. It's not like they have a toilet paper menu and the attendant is helping me choose based on my needs.
re: karmalaw
Great, now that I know the attendants are actually *security guards* that the establishment needs to keep the peace, I feel even less obligated to tip!
re: julesrules
I hope you are kidding.
re: roro1831
I saw this once in upstate NY at the dutchess county fair. They had kids sitting next to the paper towel dispenser snagging paper towels for people.
re: roro1831
I've played a couple of gigs at Sullivan Hall and it really bugs me. I tip him anyway because it seems like such a lousy job, but I'd really rather there wasn't one at all.
Bathroom attendants at really high-end restaurants make me uncomfortable; ones at regular places just annoy me.
re: Karl S
If it were a matter of cleanliness, making sure people don't linger too long if the wait is ridiculously long (such as at broadway shows) I really wouldn't mind; I'd be appreciative. It's only when there is no obvious or apparent reason for an attendant that drives me a bit bonkers. Also, I guess it's because the bathroom is usually a personal place and I like my space, if even only for a minute.
They irritate me too. If they really want to make some money, they should take all their little toiletries and such and go to dance clubs. When I was in my 20s, had a few drinks in me and was all sweaty and took a bathroom break, I would have paid for a spritz of perfume or hair spray or a towel or deodorant or whatever, and I would have been more likely to tip them. In restaurants? Irritating. In lower-end restaurants where they are literally handing you a tri-folded paper towel? Ridiculous.
re: rockandroller1
Recently went to Eiffel Tower restaurant in Paris Las Vegas and there was an attendant. My first encounter with one. The bathroom was so small. He was never more than four feet from me. I prefer a little privacy. Very uncomfortable. Kinda creepy. Still good for a laugh back at the table! Food was great and it was snowing with the Bellagio fountain in the background. So, it was a small inconvenience.
re: dcdavis
Sorry, meant to respond to OP!
re: rockandroller1
If memory serves, there was an attendant at Studio 54 with lipsticks, comb, etc.
re: Up With Olives
ah, I do miss the 70s.
re: PeterL
and, the bathroom is less likely to be a hidden spot for illegal activity. There's nothing like really having to GO and waiting and waiting (while all the while hearing various noises that tell you that a party is ensuing on the other side of the door) to finally have the door open and either a) a group of people walk out rubbing their noses or b) a brazen couple comes out adjusting their clothing.
I notice that bathrooms with attendants (especially in clubs or bars) tend to be more efficient with less of a wait when there's an attendant .
re: pikawicca
Yes, very common in Europe, also many places in Asia. You just get used to it, and make sure to always have some spare change in your pocket.
I also do not always bring my purse with me to the bathroom, and feel bad not tipping the attendant--being a bathroom attendant is certainly not a job I would want to have, and after spending big buck$ for a great meal in a lovely restaurant, I feel guilty not tipping someone who is spending the night in the toilet. My ability to take a hand towel myself aside, if the attendant is pleasant, and is obviously working diligently to keep the bathroom clean and well stocked with necessities and amenities, it doesn't bother me to leave a dollar in the basket.
Well, it's definitely something to get used to, esp. for Americans. In many other countries bathroom attendants at high end places are a must. Not only do they hand you the towel, they also turn on the water for you when you are ready to wash your hands. Just go with the flow.
The only places I've encountered restroom attendants have been at the Forbidden City in Beijing (in 1991), South of the Border in South Carolina, and the North Carolina State Fair. In every case I was incredibly grateful for their presence as the facilities would probably have been disgusting without them. My mom tipped in China (I was 8...) in both other cases I didn't tip the first time b/c I didn't have cash on me, but have remembered to have a few dollars for subsequent visits.
re: mpjmph
I like them. It's kind of an old fashioned touch of service. Kind of like the rare elevator operator you see anymore. They come in handy if you need a pin, a sanitary item, lotion, hair spray, a nail file, etc. A tip is common practice whether you like it or not, just like your cab driver and your hairdresser and your server and the guy who shovels for you.
They're also not all that common anymore, although I have seen them in clubs. They ARE really handy there.
When I was a little girl my mom took me to the Palmer House for lunch over the holidays. I was just old enough to go to the restroom by myself IN THOSE DAYS. She gave me two quarters (this was in the last century) and said that that there would be a lady in there that would hand me a towel (in those days a real hand towel) and to give her the money. So I thought drying your hands at the Palmer House cost you fifty cents.
re: mpjmph
I've also experienced this in Europe but because I knew prior to going that this is part of the culture it never bothered me. However, unless American culture is experiencing a bathroom renaissance- where we start seeing attendants popping up at barnes and noble (which may not be such a bad idea- have you seen the seinfeld epsisode with george? do you know what people do with those books? :} ), I will continue to be befuddled when I encounter this phenomenon in the US.
re: NicoleFriedman
Also, in Europe you pay on the way in so everything is above bar. There's no "ambush" at the sink, where you realize once you've opened the door to the restroom that now you're going to have to deal with this nonsense on the way out. I prefer not to have that kind of stress when I should be enjoying a moment of private time :)
Mr Taster
I like bathroom attendants, because the facitlities are so much cleaner. If I haven't brought my purse for my first trip to the loo, I'll bring it for the second trip, because it's worth the stop before I leave. And since they usually have a swish of mouthwash available for me, it's well worth the buck or two for fresh minty breath.
My first job, so many years ago I can hardly believe I remember this, was working at an ice rink. At the end of the skating session we had to clean the restrooms. it was the first time I had ever been in a ladies room and I was astounded by the mess in there. Paper Towels, Paper Seat Covers, unrolled spools of toilet paper, toilet tissues... it looked like there had been a paper blizzard in there. Sure, in the men's room there were the cigarette butts in the urinals, but no where near the devastation of the ladies room. Literally 3-4 pounds of paper were swept out of there twice a day.
With today's need to suppress graffiti, smoking, drug deals, and drug use in restrooms (and who knows what else) it doesn't surprise me that there are attendants. I doubt many of them are there primarily to hand out towels.
Actually, I feel sorry for anyone who needs money so badly that they're willing to work in a bathroom all night cleaning, trying to be helpful, listening to all that they have to listen to, smell all that they have to smell, and then get attitude from most of the patrons who are eating what is surely to the attendant, an expensive meal.
I always tip them -- and thank the universe that I am not standing in their shoes.
Sorry you're "irritated" -- but I think the irritation is best directed to the management who hired them and not the person who just listened to you use the bathroom.
re: karmalaw
In many parts of the world, this is a job that is given to people who cannot sustain more vigorous work. It enables them to be paid for a modicum of labor and maintain a sense of dignity rather than accept charity as such. It is a kind of social contract position. Americans, under the illusion that our culture has no need for such positions, naturally feel tension when confronted with possible evidence to the contrary.
re: Karl S
That's a fascinating take on this. I'm reminded of the one time I was lucky enough to travel to South Korea; I remember seeing what I considered to be "elderly" men and women doing low-impact landscaping work out.
Given how many people are being laid off right now, whatever we can do to keep people employed is fine by me. But attendants still make me a bit uncomfortable.
re: karmalaw
I don't think they do all that badly if they're in an upscale place. And frankly, it would be a relatively easy job. I think nowadays they just straighten up and maintenance people do heavy cleaning after closing.
re: Whosyerkitty
most of them "seed" the tip jar with their own money so it looks like people are tipping. In most places that I have been, the attendants have been immigrants (I sometimes take the time to speak with them -- in one case it was a woman who was trying to make money to support the 6 children she'd left back in Haiti) with few other employment opportunities due to lack of english language and lack of trained skills (other than maid or shrimp cleaner or whatever else no one else really wants to do that doesn't pay sufficient for the level of work required).
Oh, and in those same upscale places there are an inordinate number of people who are "irritated" and don't tip.
re: karmalaw
I have no problem tipping a bathroom attendant unless he or she insists on sitting in the stall with me.
re: karmalaw
For a lot of these attendants it's a second or third job of the day because they can't make enough in their other low-paying jobs to support themselves and their loved ones. You can look down on them if you choose, or maybe shift your perception a little bit -- they are heroes to their extended families.
re: neverlate
I think you meant to reply to someone else. I do not "look down" upon them -- I sympathize and am respectful enough of their situation to tip.
re: karmalaw
Karmalaw, I apologize -- I didn't mean you of all people. Doesn't your name say it all? I do understand the importance of tipping these attendants for the tipper's well-being (present and future).
re: karmalaw
And what, the people at Starbuck's DON'T prime the tip jar????
Don't kid yourself.
So do private function bartenders.
I just say "no thanks, I'll get it myself". If they force me to go through them, I won't give them anything as I had no intention of receiving their service in the first place - it is akin to the homeless people that would wash your car window and then demand money.
re: laguera
No, I really do view them as the same sort of folks. If I go into a bathroom, I have no problem properly cleaning up after myself and managing my own issues - I don't need some dude standing there waiting on me ... as such, they're providing a service that I didn't request.
To go along with your statement though, suppose your waiter brought out a dish that you didn't order - would you feel obligated to pay for it?
re: jgg13
your analogy is off: the bathroom attendant isn't just cleaning up after YOU, he's cleaning up after the cretin before you -- so you don't have to go in and deal with another person's mess. He's not bringing you a product you didn't order, he's providing a service that comes with the premises.
re: karmalaw
Being a janitor doesn't warrant a tip. Providing me a service does, and they're not providing me a service outside of simply being a janitor. I suppose you have an argument if you go around tipping janitors every time they sweep the floors.
re: karmalaw
Generally, but not always. However that's for cleaning up *my mess* and not for taking care of a generally used space like the hallway.
re: karmalaw
Bingo - a service that comes with the premises. I consider bathroom maintenance to be part and parcel of a restaurant's services. Any tips / salary management deems necessary for cleaning staff should come out of my total bill & tip.
re: julesrules
so you don't tip server's either? afterall, they come with the premises.
re: jgg13
Yeah, and what about them waiters, huh? I'm perfectly capable of carrying my own plate of food and pouring my own wine, thankyouverymuch. I didn't ask anyone to pour my wine, and I look down upon them with the same hatred that I direct at the homeless.
(For the irony-impaired, please flip irony switch and reread)
re: laguera
No, they most certainly are NOT all employees of the restaurant. Many simply agree to let the person be in there and to keep whatever they collect, they do not pay them at all.
re: laguera
Not around here... there are some places where people will offer to keep the bathroom decent and roust out the druggies and the horny kids if they can keep the tip money -- but they're not paid by the restaurant at all. In some places, in fact, the management may not know about it until they've set up shop in there for a couple of hours and someone mentions it or someone from management goes to pee.
re: Das Ubergeek
This is too weird.
They are NOT like street peeps who clean your windows. That's a bit derogatory. It's an extra touch of service that the management of the establishment feels is warranted. Besides, the guy cleaning the windows could be robbing you. At least he's making an effort.
And in that vein, what kind of RESTAURANT attracts druggies and horny kids to the point that's it's problematic? Where are YOU going?
re: Whosyerkitty
Who said bathroom attendants were limited to restaurants? Bars are famous for having them -- and they are not, in LA, typically employees of the restaurant/bar/whatever. In higher-end restaurants I'm sure they are, but I don't make a habit of going to higher-end restaurants.
How do I know? I've asked. Club Sugar in Santa Monica had them at one point and they were merely tolerated by the management because they kept the misdeeds in the gents' to a screaming minimum.
re: Das Ubergeek
That's what the OP was about, but okay.
I don't make a habit of clubbing much anymore, but seems to me "Club Sugar" needs to restructure its management style or actually hire security.
re: Whosyerkitty
What no one seems to want to acknowledge is that the attendants in many places (high end included) ARE security. Those lovely granite counters in upscale restrooms make a great surface for a quick snort, and the privacy to transact business away from prying eyes. If a place is known to be hospitable to drug use or sales the property can be seized. Of course I've heard of places where the attendant was the one dealing... but thats a whole other issue.
re: KaimukiMan
Off topic, but aside from in Pulp Fiction, most users would take advantage of the stalls, no?
re: Caralien
One would think so, but I have been quite surprised on a couple of occasions as to what people are willing (eager?) to do in the open area of a men's room. And more frequently have seen what appears to be... ummm... residue of various activities.
re: KaimukiMan
In reference to a Manhattan restaurant I used to frequent (long defunct & sorely missed), one of my pals noted that there really should be three bathrooms: Men, Women, & People Who Actually Have To Pee.
I've been in lower end sports bars that had them. I'm not spending that much in the bar to begin with, so I don't see why I should need to tip the bathroom attendant. I appreciate them when I go to a show, but I think that bathrooms get so hectic during the intermissions and before the show that they're needed to make sure everything is stocked when it's most needed.
I've been to a few abroad where the women actually yelled at me for not giving a substantial enough tip. A lot of times I bring my own toilet paper so I don't have to pay anyone for it.
It's very common in Asia, they're not there to make money but to ensure the bathroom is clean. In HK, many malls will have attendants. I usually just smile and say thank you. I never did provide any tip. Perhaps I should but my thought is they are there to maintain the facilities not to keep me happy.
re: gourmet wife
Don't clean facilities make you happy?
re: KTinNYC
Sure. So do supermarkets with well-stocked shelves and clean aisles but I don't tip the stock clerks or janitors.
Interesting, isn't it, where tipping comes into play and where it doesn't?
re: BobB
full time employees of the supermarkets make some decent (not good) money and usually have benefits. Part-timers also make okay money. restroom attendants, like servers, don't receive a decent base pay.
It's like arguing that because you're opposed to tipping that you shouldn't tip servers (which plenty of people argue and follow through upon).
re: karmalaw
I'm not opposed to tipping, I just don't think that KT's argument that you should tip because something makes you happy holds water. As you say, it has more to do with whether their pay level is based on the assumption that they will get tips. In the Hong Kong example gourmet wife refers to - specifically in a mall - the attendants are probably paid the same kind of wage as other menial non-tipped workers.
re: karmalaw
Karmalaw, I understand your point. But I think you misunderstood what BobB was trying to get at. Just like it's in the overhead for supermarkets to maintain shelves and clean aisles, it seems that we don't make the same assumptions for restaurants and feel like we need to rely on the attendants.
I've been to different types of restaurants over the years and have encountered bathroom attendants in some of them. Personally, I'm not crazy about it because I generally don't have my wallet with me in the bathroom. And even if I did, I may not necessarily have small bills or change with me. I don't want to short the attendants, but unfortunately I probably do at times because I don't bring my purse or have small bills.
And a friend of mine once brought up a really good point about bathroom attendants. He once went to the bathroom because he really had terrible stomach cramps. Unfortunately, there was a bathroom attendant and he felt like he didn't have the liberty to really "let go." So he was not really able to relieve himself in the way he would have liked to. And he felt super embarrassed leaving his stall and facing the attendant. He wanted some privacy in the bathroom and couldn't get it.
I think attendants are really useful when it comes to preventing certain activities in bathrooms like drug use and sex (I'm thinking this is probably a bigger deal in clubs than in restaurants, but stuff happens everywhere). But when it comes to cleaning and keeping the bathroom well stocked, I think the onus should really fall on the restaurant.
re: Miss Needle
I also 100% agree with Miss Needle. As someone with irritable bowel disease, seeing an attendant basically means I will be miserable the remainder of the meal because I can't "let go" the way I need to. It just makes me physically uncomfortable and mad.
re: rockandroller1
Hmmmm..... can't we make this a win-win situation? You "let go" all you want, and just leave a big tip. Come prepared with some extra dollar bills, go away happy, enjoy your meal, return as often as you like.
re: neverlate
It's not about money, it's embarrassing. Imagine the worst diarrhea you've had. Now imagine you have that pretty much all the time. Some of us live with GI illnesses, we don't want someone in there, especially someone waiting on us who won't leave. Other people come and go but someone standing in there waiting on you, I mean, that's just ew.
re: Miss Needle
I'm not comfortable with the audience aspect either.. but, it's a cultural thing: in other cultures things are often less "prim" -- so I just decide that the attendant has see/heard/smelled it all before me.
Don't misunderstand: do I like that there need to be attendants? No. But I'm not going to penalize the person -- I'd rather part with some change or a dollar (more if I'm flush and the attendant has in some way struck a chord) than be mean to someone in a menial job.
I make it a habit to be polite to those people doing the work that I'm glad I don't have to do.
I've found it pays off in pleasantly unusual ways... like the time in the amazon when everyone was sweltering in a 100+ degree high humidity dustbowl of a port town (Puerto Maldonado, Peru) and I was enjoying the only form of air conditioning around: riding on the back of a motorcycle being driven by one of the kitchen staff at the lodge where I'd been staying: not only did he drive me around for hours and keep me from melting, but he took me to eat at a restaurant I'd never have found myself in an area where tourists didn't frequent, he also took me out to the farm where he resided with his wife, children, and grandchildren. The same fellow tourists (one of whom had even chided me for "being friendly with the help") spent most of the 6 hours until our flight out sitting on sidewalk (because everything was closed for hours for siesta).
re: karmalaw
You're in a PUBLIC bathroom. Chances are high there's more than one stall and somebody else is in there anyway.
re: Whosyerkitty
Even though it's a public bathroom, there are ways to avoid seeing other people if you've "let loose." I've known people who stay in the stalls until everybody else leaves so they don't have to face them.
I've seen this as a common practise in certain places in the US, and very common at touristy places outside of the US (basically, you're paying for toilet paper, usually from a 5 year old, not maintenance, and if you go inside, will be happy to have had some since the rolls are all empty).
In the US, I've learned to deal with it. I rarely take my purse with me to the restroom and usually use it a second time before leaving, with a tip after an initial apology. In clubs, the attendants can be handy if something breaks or splits, or you've realised that your breath is awful.
A dollar for a mint is definitely worth it (if things are well stocked, it's paid for by the attendant). I don't need it, but the attendants have come in handy when I've needed a mint, needle and thread/tape/stapler when a hem has fallen.
And not to be rude, but anyone who has issues with other people in a public restroom would probably have issues even if an attendant weren't there.
I thank my lucky stars that I am in a position that I don't have to listen to the sounds and smell the smells of a bunch of overindulged diners in order to make a living. And then I gladly give them a buck, knowing that they appreciate it and I can feel that I did a bit to help out someone who has to sit in a bathroom (and not their own) for 1/3 of their waking hours. (yes, I'll admit it, I get a moment of feeling good about myself for tipping in unexpected situations).
Also, bathrooms are always much cleaner when there are attendants.
And finally, no one should assume that an attendant expects a tip or would be upset if you didn't tip. If ever there were a group of people who I would characterize as feeling unentitled (yes, this is based on cursory observations, though I've eaten in probably 100 places with attendants due to travel, so I do have some exposure to them)., it would be the average bathroom attendant. When I've thanked them, they have always been gracious and respectful and even a bit deferential. Tough to get irritated at that. You can flame me for making a gross overgeneralization, but in my personal experience, that's how it's always been.
re: Cachetes
"And finally, no one should assume that an attendant expects a tip or would be upset if you didn't tip."
I don't assume it. But I went to a club in Manhattan recently, and there were three attendants in the ladies room. They had posted at least 20 signs proclaiming that they work only for tips, and they need the money, and you have it, because there you are at a club, which has a cover charge, and pricey drinks, so tip, why don't you, you cheap bastard. I'm paraphrasing. Slightly. So! 1) yes, they expect a tip and 2) they are upset when they don't get one.
re: small h
Okay, I'll grant you that one. In that case, it's so obnoxious I'd be tempted to not tip. Perhaps it's because a lot of my experience is abroad, and the bathroom attendants are uniformly unobtrusive. Thus, when I've run into it in the US, it doesn't phase me.
So did you tip the ones at the club???
re: Cachetes
I didn't tip, partly because I objected to the obnoxiousness, and partly because I am indeed a cheap bastard(ess?). Abroad I mostly run into ladies selling toilet paper, and I'm perfectly willing to cash out for that. If I can't get it together to bring my own, I deserve to have to buy it. I'll pay for my lack of self-sufficiency. I won't pay to support an industry of dubious usefulness, just because it's there.
I've been to some NY steakhouses with attendents, and lavs loaded with all the goods, warm towels, mouthwash, cologne etc, I mean you don't have to touch anything.
I don't think I'm THAT old, but bathroom attendants were not uncommon in my childhood in the 1960s and early 70s. I see them less often now. I see no harm. They are their to keep the restroom clean and stocked and they do a good job.. I appreciate it and do not mind leaving a tip.
We have a Market Days event in Tallahassee, FL as a fund raiser for the local Museum with over 350 vendors at the country fairgrounds. All of the restrooms have attendants collecting donations for the cause. Running into this before has always bothered me. This time, it did not.
On some level, I find this thread to be hilarious. I don't mean this to be an insult to all the bathroom attendants out there, but I rarely give them more than a quick thought if I encounter them. If I happen to have my purse w/me and I used something in their basket of goodies or they hand me a towel, I tip them. If all they do is to sit there and I help myself to a towel, I don't tip them. To equate them w/homeless people squatting and asking for tips is beyond strange, but whatev, to each his or her own. They're doing a job, just like everyone else, and as someone pointed out, I am very grateful not to have to work as a bathroom attendant. As for comments on not being able to, um, release oneself if there is an attendant around, what do you do at work? Or anywhere where you use public bathrooms? Seriously, I think they're like doctors in that they've seen it all and heard it all--nothing fazes them. Personally, I appreciate going to public bathrooms where there are no "surprises" in stalls, the sinks are kept clean and there is not a mini flood on the floor by the sinks, and the toilet tissue never runs out. It's like public bathroom nirvana, and if a bathroom attendant can see to all that, bring them on!
On a side note, I have a relative who works as a housekeeper at a very posh hotel in NYC--and oh, the stories she can tell about very prominent people and their hygenic habits!
re: gloriousfood
Ha! I bet.
One pattern that I find interesting in this thread is the number of women who don't take their purses with them to the ladies. I always do, and I suppose it's habit, but I also live in a huge city and some of it is security. Purses disappear EVERYWHERE regardless of the level of establishment and NOTHING ruins everyone's night like that. Of course I can also then politely make a call if I need to, but I also usually comb my hair or something else. So I'm surprised at the number of you who say you don't.
In a similar vein, do you tip coat check people? The car valet?
re: Whosyerkitty
Yes, I tip coat-check people, and if I knew how to drive, I'd tip the car valet too! I'm not talking about mega bucks here--seriously, if I can afford to eat out, I can afford to tip a dollar here and there! I come from a very humble background where family members worked in similar positions, so I know how a little goes a long way.
How 'bout you?
re: Whosyerkitty
You don't tip the coat check?
re: KTinNYC
For me it depends on if there's a fee or not, I've always figured (perhaps incorrectly) that the fee is essentially a mandatory tip.
re: KTinNYC
Of course. And the valet. Although since two friends of mine on separate occasions have received parking tickets by mail issued while their cars were in care of the "valet", I try to avoid them if I can.
re: Whosyerkitty
If you don't use their services than you have no obligation to tip them but once you use the service than you should tip.
re: Whosyerkitty
Now that's something I've never experienced, or even heard of before! It would seem easy enough to go back to the venue in question with the ticket and claim reimbursement.
re: BobB
Well, this is Chicago. Often valets are vendors and not resto employees and allegedly they have an 'arrangement' with the cops in a congested area to park wherever. If your car DOES get ticketed, they'll throw it away. You then get a copy by mail and you need to remember that you were at such and such at a particular time. Probably more people pay them than not, but saying you gave your car to a valet when the ticket was issued is apparently not a valid defense if you fight it. As far as reimbursement goes, I'd HOPE the resto or valet company would reimburse for good faith, but you'd have to have something proving you were there at that time, too.
Maybe this too is a lesson to save all your receipts. LOL...
re: Whosyerkitty
When I go out, my husband is my purse. He holds my ID and lipstick, and that's all I really need when we're out (blotting with TP when necessary). Having had my purse stolen on 2 occasions (aged 12 or 14 and 32), and lost once when I was very drunk (23?), so I won't carry one to most events. Even in NO during Mardi Gras, I found a way to keep my necessities (ID, credit card, cash, and lipstick) in my decolletage. When younger and frequenting clubs, I would keep my housekey and cab fare in the cutlet section of the bra.
And I do tip, including keeping extra dollar bills in the ashtray of the car for valet, petrol attendants (NJ), etc.
re: Caralien
Cutlet section? Not familiar with this. Resisting (failing to resist) any mention of veal, even though it would bring this comment back around to food...
re: Caralien
You call it stuffing, I call it dressing. ;-)
re: Caralien
I used to put my dollar bills in the 'glove drawer'' in my car until I came out and noticed later the valet had stolen about $50 worth of ones and about the same in change.
I'm never without at least $25 in one dollar bills when I leave my home.
It's all used for tips.
I believe everyone deserves to make a living but I make the decision when/where I tip.
I don't like it when people are in my face about it....I tip in the lady's room when the woman attendant is quiet and leaves me alone. It really depends on the situation.
BTW...in Los Angeles I've been to several restrooms, with an attendant in place, that are undesirable when it comes to cleanliness.
FYI: the hosts in all of the restaurants I've worked in were responsible for the front of the house, telephones, menus, and restroom maintenance. And no, they're not generally tipped by anyone.
Tipping the attendant makes sense to me (previous poster made a good comparison to hotel maids) but I have a personal issue with their presence at times. The subject of GI illness was mentioned and I too will wait for the bathroom to be empty to "go" if I have a problem. Yes, I wait for the coast to be clear at work as well...
It's unsanitary. I don't like people touching the towel that I am about to dry my just-washed hands with.
I don't have much of a problem with bathroom attendants in 5-star places.
But it's quite annoying to encounter them in the bathrooms of dim sum halls, particularly when those bathrooms are not very posh or very clean.
re: racer x
They may not be posh or clean -- but the odds are you're not having to wait for several gender confused people to relieve their.. uhm "tension" (and leave drippy evidence of said activities) before you can use the toilet. So it's at least a plus to be able to use the restroom for the purpose for which it was originally intended.
re: karmalaw
You're right, not much of a wait to use the facilities. Of course, there's not much of a wait to use the facilities in dim sum halls that do not have bathroom attendants either, so I don't see any advantage along those lines.
I never go into the bathroom with my purse, and I think the attendant would realize that I'm not holding something that holds money and therefore should not be expecting a tip.
If I happen to be with my purse, I might say something like, "Oh" as in "oh, I didn't expect you, and I'm not going to stop everything to look through my purse to see if I can dig for a $1 bill."
If I go a couple of times... as I can drink many iced teas, sure, I'll give something on one of my trips. In general, I think it's another way to get more of my money... plus I feel bad for them... ahem, sometimes it doesn't smell so good!


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Staurhy on 6/19/2014 2:37:00 AM more reviews by Staurhy
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Combination, Fair Hair: Brown, Straight, Fine Eyes: Green
I was excited to use this product as it had lots of great reviews and the ads we're very good at luring you in. No doubt this products works but unfortunately the negatives outweigh the positive.
Here are a few of the problems that I encountered-
-Very high maintenance and very demanding always having to apply it and you had to follow some strict guidelines in order for the product to work.
-My skin broke out into a rash the first time I used it.
-It includes a bleaching agent (to reduce redness) and the product ended up bleaching not only my face but also all my towels.
-My skin became very sensitive to light and during the summer I had to put ice blocks on my face to help the burning sensation.
I was very impressed with the packaging and the information that comes with it about skin and acne in general. They give you a nice roll up bag and headband to use as well. This product does work in time but, please be careful and make sure to trial it or consult your doctor or dermatologist before buying the whole system.
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shaunan on 6/10/2014 5:07:00 PM more reviews by shaunan
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Tan Hair: Black, Straight, Medium Eyes: Brown
i tried this when i was younger and thought i would never switch to anything else.
but heres the thing. if you have the sort of skin that they recommend you have to use this product, chances are this product isnt for you. if you have bumps that are red and irritated, the scrubbing agents in this make it worse. and then it dries out your skin, so its either bumpy skin or super red dry skin.
it took me a long time to figure this out. if you think you need this, try using something that doesnt hurt your skin instead. cream cleansers with no suds work the best.
but this, no. this hurts, costs a ton, and makes things worse for you.
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bellamoma on 6/9/2014 5:46:00 PM more reviews by bellamoma
Age: 36-43 Skin: Other, Fair Hair: Brown Eyes: Green
Wow, surprised by the negative reviews here. I started using the original proactiv 3 step kit back in 2002 and it made my skin beautiful. I had struggled with moderate acne from age 18 and started using proactiv around age 31. My acne is hormone, stress, and too much touching my face related. Tried benzamycin, cleocin (prescriptions) and retin A, which I totally could NOT tolerate. Nothing worked as well for me as proactiv did. I generally skipped the toner step after a while bc I found the whole cotton swiping bit to be annoying. I stopped using it until 2007 because my face had cleared considerably. After my son was born I needed it again and re-ordered with good results.
Now I'm facing hormonal changes again in my 40s. I wanted to stop using proactiv bc of price and bc I hate that mail order nonsense. I tried many,many other products before coming back to proactiv, now using proactiv +. I am happy with the product as it does my very sensitive skin good. Hate the price and the mail order stuff but it works for me without any crazy reactions.
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Ashleydefreitassssss on 6/6/2014 8:24:00 PM more reviews by Ashleydefreitassssss
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Olive Hair: Brunette Eyes: Hazel
When I used it it worked very well for me however when I stopped using it my skin was worse than you could imagine, there wasn't a single cubic cm that didn't have at least 2-3 breakouts in it. My face resembles gravel and extremely painful :( your skin becomes dependent and you have to buy it forever
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jdubois02 on 6/4/2014 1:16:00 AM more reviews by jdubois02
Age: 30-35 Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium Hair: Black Eyes: Brown
The product dried my skin out and made it look wrinkled. I would never buy again
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CJenkins33 on 6/3/2014 9:59:00 AM more reviews by CJenkins33
Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination, Olive Hair: Blond Eyes: Brown
Don't give into the hype this is just a water based acid product for acne it over dries your skin which end up causing irritation and rashes.
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PolskaBlondynka on 6/2/2014 12:36:00 PM more reviews by PolskaBlondynka
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Warm Hair: Blond, Fine Eyes: Blue
Tried the products before and did not like them. The Acne.org Regimen works much better with more gentle products.
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Carybear on 6/1/2014 4:28:00 AM more reviews by Carybear
Age: 36-43 Skin: Combination, Olive, Warm Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine Eyes: Brown
I'm writing this review not because I use this now, but I did, in 2008-2009.
Yes, it gave me super clear skin. For exactly one year. Then, everything went south. My skin went from smooth and clear to a pimply mess. Then I stopped, and whoa man...things got stupid scary. I broke out in these deep, hard pimples that would not go away. I tried to go back on the Proactiv system and it didn't work anymore.
I'll never see that clear skin from proactiv again-that's fine because it's not worth the free radical damage all the BP causes and it does stop working.
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Sun2shine on 6/1/2014 12:27:00 AM more reviews by Sun2shine
Age: 19-24 Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium Hair: Blond Eyes: Blue
If you are using this product, STOOOOPPP!!! I have struggled with acne all through high school, and I used Pro Activ for about a year. What a waste of money! What fights the acne is the benzoyl peroxide! The Pro Activ cleanser has 2.5% benzoyl peroxide... You can buy Clean and Clear at ANY big box store. The Clean and Clear continious control has 10% benzoyl peroxide, and acne clearing cleanser has 5%. Clean and clear is way cheaper, and it does a better job, Justin Bieber just doesn't hype it up, which I'm okay with :)
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*TOP REVIEWER* larosedechanel on 5/29/2014 9:25:00 PM more reviews by larosedechanel
Age: 19-24 Skin: Oily, Medium Brown, Warm Hair: Black, Curly, Medium Eyes: Brown
I tried Proactiv 3-Step kit three separate times (three separate kits, not three washes) & it did absolutely nothing for me. When I saw the infomercials, I was shocked by all the amazing results both celebrities & everyday people showed. I have oily black/islander skin & have had trouble with acne since I was 13 or 14 years old. I was so sure this acne treatment would be like the answer to my prayers. My acne was so bad I was teased about it & people would even make comments about it to my face. I tried everything - drug store, high end, & even professional/prescription medicine. Nothing helped with my acne. I was so desperate that when I saw their $19.99 + free shipping offer, I called right away. Proactiv 3-Step system is supposedly an excellent treatment for dry/normal skin - of course, I'm screwed because I've got oily. This includes their Renewing Cleanser (1), Revitalizing Toner (2) & Repairing Treatment (3).
Unfortunately, I had one of the worst experiences of my life using Proactiv. First of all, it didn't work. Secondly, "irritated my skin" is an understatement. I had some type of reaction & it left me with open sores on my face! No, I'm not being dramatic or exaggerating. My skin wasn't irritated or raw like what happens from over-exfoliation. I in all seriousness had wide, bloody, painful open sores. It was so bad my family joked that I looked like a meth addict. I admittedly didn't read the ingredients to make sure I'm are not allergic to them, but as I mentioned, I'd tried practically every acne treatment available & I've never in my life had anything like this happen before. I'm severely allergic to something in Proactive & am literally afraid to use it. I will never reuse, repurchase, or recommend this system to anyone I care about. You know that one ex who broke your heart into pieces & stole all your stuff? Tell him/her to use this. It's not an acne drug, it's a weapon.
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free comp of pop covers by electronic musicians from a dope label
― the third kind of dubstep (Jordan), Monday, 9 January 2012 21:26 (2 years ago) Permalink
^^^this, co-written by a certain ilxor, is a v. good guide to hip-hop stuff on bandcamp/similar websites from last year.
― unattractive on the g side (a hoy hoy), Monday, 9 January 2012 21:55 (2 years ago) Permalink
I made thishttp://themartialarts.bandcamp.com/it's power pop
― Peas, Ants, Pigs & Astronauts (PaulTMA), Monday, 9 January 2012 21:57 (2 years ago) Permalink
this SEDAN record is v. pretty, ty jeff
― unattractive on the g side (a hoy hoy), Monday, 9 January 2012 22:59 (2 years ago) Permalink
Kevin Bewersdorf - Slow Dudeshttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_Bewersdorf/Slow_Dudes/
A friend of mine's RISD classmate (please don't let this repel anyone). Glitchy, cheesy, MIDI pop goodness. Favorites: "Hi Hi Hello" "The Last Seinfeld" and "1989 Toyota Camry"
― scottfree, Tuesday, 10 January 2012 01:11 (2 years ago) Permalink
really like this album reviewed on pitchfork today:
Household - Itemshttp://household.bandcamp.com/(free to stream, $3 to download)
female postpunk with short catchy songs
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 10 January 2012 16:02 (2 years ago) Permalink
That thing I linked to is a 'spoof' of some sort apparently. I thought it was pretty good to be honest.
― Doran, Tuesday, 10 January 2012 19:57 (2 years ago) Permalink
great instrumental beat record:
sample-heavy but very musical, tracks go places.
― the third kind of dubstep (Jordan), Tuesday, 10 January 2012 22:37 (2 years ago) Permalink
been listening to this constantly since @mountain_goats linked to it on twitter yesterday. it is lovely!
― kid steel (cajunsunday), Tuesday, 10 January 2012 23:27 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://battlecircus.bandcamp.com/Epic prog rock lock Muse (don't run away)!
http://c-jeff.bandcamp.com/album/preschtaleChiptune prog metal (?) concept album!
http://cosmonautsday.bandcamp.com/album/paths-of-the-restlessRussian post-space sludge! Maybe.
http://eyemusic.bandcamp.com/album/center-of-the-sunHeavy space rock from Ohio!
http://sanangelus.bandcamp.com/album/soon-well-all-be-ghostsPost-hardcore from members of Pelican and These Arms Are Snakes!
― Gamera died for our sins (J3ff T.), Wednesday, 11 January 2012 01:43 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://cosmonautsday.bandcamp.com/album/paths-of-the-restlessRussian post-space sludge! Maybe.
i played tracks from that in outloud a few months ago
― Jimmy Riddle Orchestra (Armand Schaubroeck Ratfucker), Wednesday, 11 January 2012 01:49 (2 years ago) Permalink
This thread is the bizness.
― Chief Queef (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Wednesday, 11 January 2012 05:17 (2 years ago) Permalink
The band just told me they have their page up now. They are something special. My #6 album of 2011!
Ever crave a band that's so downtuned that you can actually track the motion of the strings and feel the vibrations in your internal organs? Chile's At Devil Dirt has a doozy for you. It's hard to believe it's just two guys, as their debut self-titled album has a mammoth sludgy fuzz sound worthy of Electric Wizard, Goatsnake, Kyuss and Floor/Torche, with some pretty inventive psychedelic vocals with harmonies. On "Rocknrolla" they even bring to mind T. Rex!
At Devil Dirt (Corvus Discos) http://atdevildirt.bandcamp.com/
This band from Argentina (instrumental stoner/psych) is a late discovery:Poseidótica - Cronicas del Futuro (Aquatalan)http://poseidotica.bandcamp.com/album/cronicas-del-futuro
― Fastnbulbous, Wednesday, 11 January 2012 14:47 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://viaticum.bandcamp.com/Noisy space rock!
― Gamera died for our sins (J3ff T.), Friday, 13 January 2012 04:20 (2 years ago) Permalink
Charity drone/ambient/goth thing! For a cat! (Cool background story, actually -- poor kitty.)
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 13 January 2012 07:11 (2 years ago) Permalink
Greg Ginn would approve.
― Gamera died for our sins (J3ff T.), Friday, 13 January 2012 18:18 (2 years ago) Permalink
I upload stuff to bandcamp. Older stuff - guitar based sadcore or jangle pop. Newer stuff - more new wave. Most of it is free if you want it.
Some great Kraut-ish jams from Indirect:
(They aren't free/name your price so I won't link them, but Fang Wizard has a fun album from TeenBeat available for download on bandcamp, and there are a couple of great post-punk-type singles by Friends for dirt cheap from the Lucky Number label on the site as well.)
― Kent Burt, Saturday, 14 January 2012 01:28 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://worstward.bandcamp.comThis being the hub for all things Steven R. Smith (formerly of Mirza, Thuja, Hala Straana and solo artist). His latest OLD SKETE is a must-listen for rustic drone types.
And thanks for the kind words WRT The Rowell Incident upthread. There will probably be some more solo synth/drone stuff going up in the nearish future.
― Matt M., Saturday, 14 January 2012 06:14 (2 years ago) Permalink
Solex + liturgical texts (?) it's really good
― gord downer (Ówen P.), Sunday, 15 January 2012 02:01 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://blackaciddevil.bandcamp.com/Stoner/Sludge Metal, came out December 12.
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 16 January 2012 01:19 (2 years ago) Permalink
i contributed a track to this (#8), pretty happy with how it came out:
― the third kind of dubstep (Jordan), Monday, 16 January 2012 16:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
I'm listening to the Airs record that I linked to up above as "shoegaze with black metal elements." There is no black metal in this that I can ascertain. So if that scared you off, have no fear – this is pretty straight up staring at footwear.
― Gamera died for our sins (J3ff T.), Monday, 16 January 2012 20:54 (2 years ago) Permalink
James Murphy's nephew does electro shocka:
Pretty friggin' good, actually.
― Kent Burt, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 01:10 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://heavystrife.bandcamp.com/album/synth-tiseur80s-style Blade Runner synthpop!
http://lecouleurmusic.bandcamp.com/album/origamiFrench (Canadian) synthpop!
http://giraffage.bandcamp.com/Chill glitch pop!
― Gamera died for our sins (J3ff T.), Friday, 20 January 2012 17:44 (2 years ago) Permalink
Thanks for the Sedan and Witch Mountain shout out, J3ff!
― Nate Carson, Friday, 20 January 2012 22:15 (2 years ago) Permalink
Yeah, that Sedan record you recommended is great, I've been introducing a bunch of people to it.
― Gamera died for our sins (J3ff T.), Friday, 20 January 2012 22:31 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://uncertain.bandcamp.com/album/aether-musick-for-mothsDeeply unsettling ambient music for moths! Also in the same series: grief and seahorses.
http://lematos.bandcamp.com/album/coming-soon80s-style synth dance!
http://donovancoreylyons.bandcamp.com/album/0b11111011011demosAmbient psych from a member of the metal band Millions!
― Gamera died for our sins (J3ff T.), Monday, 23 January 2012 05:45 (2 years ago) Permalink
Those were all good, thanks Jeff!!
― La Lechera, Monday, 23 January 2012 15:16 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://hesperpayne.bandcamp.com/album/the-strange-tale-of-samuel-gonzalezHesper Payne, pretty solid death droom from the north of England.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Monday, 23 January 2012 15:19 (2 years ago) Permalink
haha @ "death droom", "death doom" i meant
― Gamera died for our sins (J3ff T.), Monday, 23 January 2012 18:54 (2 years ago) Permalink
I think I need to go record an album so I can make the ultimate droom album that all others will be judged by.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Monday, 23 January 2012 18:56 (2 years ago) Permalink
hit those drooms
― the third kind of dubstep (Jordan), Monday, 23 January 2012 19:01 (2 years ago) Permalink
droom = dream in Dutch, makes total sense to me
― future debts collector (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 23 January 2012 19:28 (2 years ago) Permalink
I had too much to droom last night
― Gamera died for our sins (J3ff T.), Monday, 23 January 2012 19:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
the moth music was hella creepy. scott walker should get with whoever did it.
― Aesop Rizzle (a hoy hoy), Monday, 23 January 2012 19:38 (2 years ago) Permalink
droom a little droom for me
― La Lechera, Monday, 23 January 2012 19:40 (2 years ago) Permalink
Yeah, I can't listen to the moth music, freaks me out too much.
― Gamera died for our sins (J3ff T.), Monday, 23 January 2012 20:46 (2 years ago) Permalink
― Aesop Rizzle (a hoy hoy), maandag 23 januari 2012 20:38 (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
awesome recommendation tbh, will check it out
― future debts collector (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 23 January 2012 23:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
currently enjoying moth musicfyi
― La Lechera, Monday, 23 January 2012 23:17 (2 years ago) Permalink
wait, which one is the moth music?
― future debts collector (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 23 January 2012 23:22 (2 years ago) Permalink
damn i didnt know le bateau ivre was scott walker
― flopson, Monday, 23 January 2012 23:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
Oh, my ship is coming in, flopson, baby baby
― future debts collector (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 23 January 2012 23:24 (2 years ago) Permalink
thought my user name gave it away
― future debts collector (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 23 January 2012 23:25 (2 years ago) Permalink
― La Lechera, Monday, 23 January 2012 23:27 (2 years ago) Permalink
Yay! Unleash the smoke machine! ;)
― future debts collector (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 23 January 2012 23:28 (2 years ago) Permalink
i didn't find the sample song scary at all, but maybe the rest is terrifying. i'll find out soon.
― La Lechera, Monday, 23 January 2012 23:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
Sounds more like soothing ambient than scary to me. I, being Scott Walker, will not be associated with such half-witted muzak. They could have at least punched some pig meat, you know, to show they mean it.
― future debts collector (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 23 January 2012 23:31 (2 years ago) Permalink
That kind of overpowering, claustrophobic drone always gets to me for some reason.
― Gamera died for our sins (J3ff T.), Monday, 23 January 2012 23:35 (2 years ago) Permalink
New Radiator Hospital album!!!
― DERE is no DERE DERE (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 9 July 2014 20:02 (4 months ago) Permalink
Also CRYING!! Fun chiptune punk! But not nearly as awful as that sounds!
― DERE is no DERE DERE (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 9 July 2014 20:03 (4 months ago) Permalink
An old recording I upped: http://leeshedden.bandcamp.com. It's an album of rocked-up old folk tunes. The price is right, tho.
― a lot of really bad records changed my life (staggerlee), Thursday, 10 July 2014 01:49 (4 months ago) Permalink
My mostly-on-hiatus band (minus a show w/ Circulatory System this month) recently uploaded our 6 albums as pay-what-ya-want/free: http://everythingnowmusic.bandcamp.com/
RIYL: Psych-pop-garage a (Rolling) Stones' throw away from Elephant 6.
Peep that shit fo' free.
― dronestreet, Thursday, 10 July 2014 15:44 (4 months ago) Permalink
Which album would you recommend?
― J3ff T., Thursday, 10 July 2014 22:47 (4 months ago) Permalink
This is my stuff, first time doing a solo album of original material in a long time. I don't know how to describe it other than psychedelic. Some of it is punk/no wavey, some of it is more lofi pop.
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 11 July 2014 00:07 (4 months ago) Permalink
I would recommend Bible Universe. A little more lo-fi aesthetic paired with some of the best songwriting: http://everythingnowmusic.bandcamp.com/album/bible-universe
― dronestreet, Friday, 11 July 2014 14:16 (4 months ago) Permalink
since a lotta epoch stuff is bandcamp i guess this belongs
― everybody loves lana del raymond (s.clover), Monday, 22 September 2014 17:02 (2 months ago) Permalink
forgot to mention this earlier but if you're hungry for a little droning/drumming/guitar playing this is a great and free (for today at least) option
― cross over the mushroom circle (La Lechera), Sunday, 19 October 2014 18:27 (1 month ago) Permalink
Worth it alone for the Laetitia Sadier / Loved Drones cover of "Contact"
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For each September intake, the faculties at Aalborg University do, however, grant tuition waivers to non-EU/EEA students based on students' academic level.
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Review of "November"
The plot is so outlandish that it seems to run away from Mamet, and he loses the story and the satire. Instead of the play being a sharp stick poked in the eye of our politicians, like his 1997 film Wag the Dog, it is one of those kid's punching bags — every sitcom joke pushes politics back down, but then it just comes back up, smiling foolishly. The humor is rubbery, instead of barbed.
There's also not enough at stake. Set in the Oval Office a few days before the November presidential election, President Smith either wants to extort enough money to fund a Presidential Library or he wants to win re-election, despite polls showing he hasn't a chance, but we're never quite sure which. And either way, we don't really care.
Nathan Lane and Dylan Baker in November
We don't want Smith to do well. Mamet has ensured that Smith is the politician we fear all politicians might be — nasty, manipulative, spiteful, power-mad, small-minded and incompetent — but we don't wish him ill, either. His character is so broadly defined that Lane plays Lane, which means Smith is charming, which means we like him.
What we do want is for Clarice to get married.
Laurie Metcalf, who is best remembered for her complex, quirky role as Jackie in Roseanne, plays Clarice with a similar eccentric intelligence. Her Clarice is resigned to her fate as Smith's abused speechwriter — but when she gets on the subject of her new daughter, whom she and her partner just adopted from China as the play opens, or on her possible wedding, she is a tight coil of passionate strength.
When she says, "I want to marry my partner," it is filled with such a mixture of hope, anguish and certainty that we believe her.
The short second act is more fun than the first, and it's funnier, with last-minute revelations and unexpected entrances giving it more of a sense of farce. On the whole, it's an enjoyable play, in the way well-written sitcoms are enjoyable. The rim-shot jokes usually land. There's a little to think about, but not too much; sacred cows are skewered, but not so violently that you're reminded of the bloody carcass before you eat dinner; the actors are pleasing to watch without making the audience experience uncomfortable emotions.
But mostly, November feels like a wasted opportunity.
Broadway is a national stage, so to speak; Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf are actors who get big media attention; and we are about three rounds in to the prize fight we call election season. Yet David Mamet isn't taking this chance to tell Americans hard truths (greased with humor or not) about themselves or about their leaders.
He has the ability to do this — we've seen it particularly in Glengarry Glen Ross and Speed-the-Plow, but it was also apparent in Wag the Dog — but instead, he has written something pretty inoffensive (even shockingly inoffensive, considering who Mamet is, and what reactions to his work have been) that almost congratulates us on our ability to be tolerant of others.
Yet the one bright spot — and it is a brilliant and shining one — is this lesbian hero, Clarice. We don't have many lesbian heroes, and certainly not many who are likable and who stand up for ideas much greater than themselves. One wishes the rest of the play was worthy of her character, but even so, she gives us a glimpse of what can happen when someone in politics takes a stand.


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I do have mounds of glossy literature from the Caring about Caring industry but the bits I understand don't seem to apply.
I phoned a couple of numbers asking how to clean a soiled mattress but apparently that's not what Carer's Support is about.
I was directed to the Carer's Trust who offered an app that sends whining messages to your computer. I tried to find out what the point of it is but didn't understand the answer. Apparently though, it's just the support you need when looking after a relative.
There were some social events advertised which I think my mother would have liked but they were for carer's only - perfect for those whose ideal social occasion is one where one goes alone to meet strangers to talk shop with.
As for wheelchairs the advice given by carer's carers is to buy from the Red Cross, but I got an equivalent basic chair for half the price commercially at Betterlife.
The Standing Commission on Carers visited the area asking for views. I wrote a letter but got no response - I had suggested that all the public funds going to the Caring about Caring Industry be re-channelled to carers directly. Mind you, I did write in English rather than in Caring about Caring English so must accept some responsibility for any poor communication medium chosen.
Mind you I have found advantages in being a 'carer'. My mother complained that the Merc was too hot last year, and she get's impatient if journeys take too long, so it was a good reason to hunt for a Saab 900 Turbo convertible. Only the ones I were after were sold before I could view them so I settled for a underpowered BMW convertible.
Now if only the Caring about Caring industry was less interested in barn dances and finger painting and more into car tuning I could see the point of the industry.
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Comedian Phyllis Diller, a groundbreaking comedian who paved the way for female comics in the generations that followed, has died at the age of 95.
Diller recently hurt her wrist and hip in a fall, and her health had been on the decline ever since. She had been living in hospice care at her home.
The mother of three children, Diller passed away in Brentwood, Calif.
Diller deconstructed the role of homemaker, a role society expected to be immaculate following popular sitcoms of the times like Leave it to Beaver.
Her humor was self-deprecating. Her appearance - loud and proud clothing, eccentric makeup and crazily teased hair - went against stereotypes.
She was loud, raw and, at times, chaotic as she took on subjects like her fictional husband and child-bearing with her signature, lingering cackle.
But perhaps the most signature part of Diller's routine was her singular, lingering cackle, which alone would announce her entrance to a room.
Diller's fame wasn't deeply rooted in her own ill-fated TV starring vehicles: The Pruitts of Southampton and The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show.
Rather it was her status as a comedienne - and mainstay on entertainment game shows and talk shows - that cemented her place in Hollywood history.
Other stars we've lost in the past 48 hours: Scott McKenzie and Tony Scott.
What the hell is a troll on here this site is weird diller.was one of the only few funny women ever.
WOW! She was one of the firsts I remember watching w/Bob Hope, Bob Cummings, Johnny Carson. I loved her. She was truley a pioneer for women.If it wasn't for Phyliss & Joan Rivers. Then came Laugh-In. RIP give Fang his dinner.
Matt's a marvel though despised by trollies, but then...the latter can be looked at as a feather in one's cap! Phyllis was a fantastic comic! I especially loved her jokes about her hubby, "Fang"! She'll be missed


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Agua Fria Union High School District superintendent Dudley Butts has resigned, just days after the district hired a public relations firm to handle media inquiries, and more than five months after a mercury spill at Agua Fria High, which closed the school for three days...Chandler city manager Ma ... More >>
The Love Me Nots are scheduled to perform tonight at the Yucca Tap Room in Tempe.Need something to do tonight? What about Saturday or Sunday? Here's the latest edition of our weekend sampler encompassing everything a slew of cheap and chic thrills available around the Valley. 1. Third Friday Art ... More >>
By the time a must-win game for the Phoenix Suns rolls around, we're usually breaking out the sunscreen and decorating the Maypole. This year, desperation's come early. In the race for the Western Conference playoffs, the Suns sit in ninth place in an eight-team sprint following their disastrous 0- ... More >>
My food handler's Card reads "Food Service Worker," not "Industry Analyst." But on the flip side, those are credentials enough to see the kind of economic Love Canal the Scottsdale Waterfront's becoming for a number of its restaurant tenants. Second helpings of Scottsdale Galleria anyone? Sniffing ... More >>
If it quacks like a good boyfriend . . .
Ten great discs that were, shall we say, underserved by the media but are more than worthy of your money and close attention
Phoenix sizzles with the latest dance music from Puerto Rico
A look at five Valley art exhibits.
Reviews by Gina Cavallo Collins and Kathleen Vanesian
A peek at five Valley exhibits
Our critics survey the local art scene
When does stage banter spell doom for open country discourse? And why?
Fiesta flavors the holidays with Mexican music
The director of Slacker returns to put reality in suspended animation with Waking Life
Once more, a man calls upon the troops to save The Alamo, before it's gone forever
Hailed as the Jimi Hendrix of the accordion, Estéban 'Steve' Jordan is one bad-ass pachuco
Wasteland Circus
For the second time this decade, Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel pay tribute to Bob Wills
Tish Hinojosa finds her way through el laberinto


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Joe: The Ticket? Really, dude? Joe: It's great radio. Joe: No, it's not. It's sophomoric. It's like shoving a rolled up issue of Maxim into your ears. Joe: Totally. But here's the thing about the professionally sophomoric: They're good at radio. (See ex. Stern, Howard.) Joe: And what makes these sop ... More >>
Say what you will about Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, the duo known as The Indigo Girls. But, fact is, these gals have been doing their folksy thing for nearly a quarter century now. "Closer to Fine," the Girls' first hit from 1989 is an easy target of derision, but seen in the context of its day (the ... More >>
Two follow-ups in this particular radio round-up. First, I exchanged a few messages with Alan Ayo via Facebook, and the long and short of it is, he's not at all upset that Clear Channel gave him his walking papers yesterday. Writes the former midday host and music director at KDGE-FM:I'm feeling rat ... More >>
Love Shack110 E. Exchange Ave.Fort Worth &n ... More >>
Friday, May 11, at House of Blues' Cambridge Room
Get ready for a new jack holiday
Friday, August 20
July 17
The gospel according to Ruthie Foster
Cody Chesnutt's lo-fi album is a raggedy, sprawling, beautiful mess. Think he cares?
Come November, you might discover JFK's real (fake) Assassin
The Lilith Fairies is must-hear TV!
This season's Christmas album offerings
Mary Cutrufello's music is full of country heartache. But Texas' most unlikely honky-tonk star is about to become her own boss.
Cowboy Junkies drone and moan toward brilliance
Dallas' last great concert hall suffers growing pains