Lou Reed RIP

Now, this may be sheer projection on my part, but I think he is still p.o.'ed about the, what's the word? oh yeah, "shit-ass" level of carbonation in his Diet Slice that he ordered in the early nineties at nathan's

were you the server or witness to this shitass declaration?

ok, i'm not sure how much personal detail i should go into, but remember that movie like water for chocolate, about the irascible pushing-forty mouse who becomes a godiva addict against the backdrop of an erotic thriller setting in bogota? well, it was like that but replace the magical realism sense of whimsy with garden variety despair in a friendly's restaurant circa '91. all the reeses pieces in the world are not going to make that sundae any brighter. lou was wearing a leather jacket. i can tell you that. with confidence. he had some generic brand of reeses pieces bedazzled onto the arms and shoulders iirc

Checked out Lou's Q&A page.

He answers with great forebearance from 2007 to 2008, but there's 6 pages after that to the current day without any answers.

I guess it seemed like a good idea at the time...

lol - he was like WTF this sucks why did I think tihs would be a good idea

dell - did you become erect?

i'm going to be honest with you-- after they had that sea-change in uniforms at friendly's circa early '89 i have never achieved tumescence in one of their restaurants, try as i might have

pizza hut is a different story i guess tho. something about the introduction of the "hand-tossed" concept just got my blood flowing

also it was around the same time they started adding msg to their oregano shakers, so you can likely guess what that added up to

AHA! SO Lou Reed was WORKING at Friendlies - that makes sense, he was hard up for cash that year

yeh he tried to introduce a "songs for drella" patty melt, but the mgmt weren't having any of it

"Song for Patty Melt" would have sold more copies

yeah, as likely as not

he did achieve some unsightly rash from standing too close to the steam coming out of the electronic dishwashers, though

Then he sued them for stealing his Sundae Morning idea, and that was the end of that.

pretty much, yeah

The person who made this Happy Ending had no pride:

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.slashfood.com/media/2009/05/icecream5.jpg

HE did get the idea for "Egg Cream" there which was originally titled "Lookin' at the Shift Manager's Ass While I Make Sundaes"

yah could be just me but imho a comely derriere is fairly approximated by the just the right proportion of seltzer and chocolate syrup

If I recall Van Morrison also worked there at the time as the dishwasher and they would have argument allot and try to out-do each other. Morrison could never make a good enough "happy ending"

yeah well when you hand the job to the wrong fellow it just gets messy, like spilling an egg cream all over your distressed khaki jorts. truly, what can one do?

Have a Danish

one time lou lined up all these egg creams and then went around to all his co-workers, pointing to his handiwork and doing his best "mr. gorbachev, TEAR DOWN THIS WALL" gipper impression

yes, Arle Gourndon was not pleased - she was the night manager - a woman in her 50's , led a life of many defeats, one divorce, and addicted to hostess Ding DOngs

smooth creamy filling . the urge. it's a disease, ppl just don't get it

You should have given him a mayonnaise soda.

you gotta understand, this was n.e., not the j.d. southern states

senator you polish a turd

that whole southern sequence of states is confounding | feel like they are all drunk on sweet tea, cypress and backhanded compliments?

truly, is that any way to run a confederacy?

I wish I was in the land of cotton, bad times there are not forgotton!

those generic reeses pieces go down easily enough, but you're inevitably knee-deep in regret two days later ime

maybe i'm just getting old, but i feel okay in standing up in a roomful of dignitaries and saying that i don't need anymore of this "mac and me" dandruff

speaking truth to power

they banned red dye #2 for a reason ppl . it's not "natural" for your mcnuggets to spontaneously transform into peeps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNkcJhFxD-Q

wtf I thought this song was about being Irish and called the wearing of the green

i would like to announce, in this very thread, that i will be touring w/ metallica in lieu of lou

we will miss u

no worries, i'll regularly be posting "i miss you" to ilx on stage

please store a cash of reeses in your colon as a tribute

Lou Reed recovering after liver transplant:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/jun/01/lou-reed-liver-transplant

yeah, that was a lived liver.

are you looking forward to his death

More sensational, but this has more quotes from Laurie Anderson

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopmusic/10092969/Lou-Reed-saved-by-liver-transplant-after-years-of-drugs-and-alcohol-take-their-toll.html

No I am not looking forward to his death.

But again, I am reminded:

Is life worth living? Depends on the liver.

yeah, without your liver you're fucked imo

good comments in the telegraph piece

what is this about quotes from loni anderson?

http://imgc.allpostersimages.com/images/P-473-488-90/27/2773/AELTD00Z/posters/loni-anderson.jpg

Lou was big on WKRP.

Nice how the Telegraph can't bother to get the name of The Cleveland Clinic right despite four tries.

Man poor Louie Anderson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCq4SqGStzE

the best thing he ever did

oh, state of grace. awwwwwww, state of grace.