930 Forums
=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface on August 21, 2008, 03:14:00 pm
-
Dead serious. Too weird.
-
So that's what life is like in Julian's America.
-
What kind? .. I'm gonna venture to say Diet Coke.
-
Does this mean you'll rethink your vote?
-
he's in town? i haven't gotten out of the house too terribly much lately.
-
So he is buying votes then...so much for 'change'
-
I asked for Sprite.
I was looking at some investment property a potential client was thinking of buying and all of a sudden there's a lot of cops on the street in Olde Town Petersburg. I go in the building and back out and as I step out this lady behind me yells, "Oh shit! It's Obama." I turn around and, sure enough, Obama is getting off a bus and going into Longstreet's restaurant.
I go over to the secret service roped off line because its a glass front, and how often can you say you've run into a Presidential candidate on the street? The media bus pulls up a minute of two later and they go in then a secret service guy comes out and says they want a few more people inside. They let a few old African American ladies in Obama hats in. By this point, people are running up and down Sycamore and Bank Streets yelling "It's Obama!" and every Petersburg citizen is running this way. A few seconds later they ask me if I want to go in (even though I wasn't trying to get in nor knew I was in the "meet Obama" line) and I go, "uh sure."
They pat me down past the barricade and check my briefcase then I go into the restaurant and mull around for a minute or two. They only let like 6 people in who weren't already in the restaurant (this was a completely unannounced stop from what I can surmise [and common sense]).
Obama comes over and shakes my hand and tells me he likes my tie and I tell him "Thanks... yours is nice too." He laughs. Then he asks me what I do and I tell him I'm in real estate and he says the real estate industry is hurting and asked how my company was doing and I said we weren't hit nearly as hard as most because we weren't in sub-prime and did little re-fi business, and he said the industry needed a "change". I said yeah. He said it was hot outside and asked if I wanted a soda before I left and I said no, but he said it was too hot to walk around in a suit and look at properties without something to drink and said he'd pay for it. I told him I'd take a Sprite because the entire thing was getting a but surreal and I kinda wanted to leave because the news people were snapping pictures like crazy.
So they got me a soda and I said thanks (he was talking to someone else at this point) as I left and he did the quarter turn and nod. It was pretty strange.
I'll look at my Times-Dispatch in the morning and see if I'm in any of the shots. I pretty much have to be.
-
Originally posted by Ever Circling Skeletal Family:
So he is buying votes then...so much for 'change'
Yup, now he'll have to use bills.
-
In actuality, I'm sure he didn't "buy" me it. Barack Obama couldn't buy a meal in Petersburg; his approval rating is higher then Jesus' down there.
-
Originally posted by Julian, certified WEBLEBRITY:
Obama comes over and shakes my hand and tells me he likes my tie and I tell him "Thanks... yours is nice too."
And yes, I'm aware there's a Julian's America joke or thirty somewhere in this.
-
It's no mention in Pitchfork, but... it'll do.
-
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
It's no mention in Pitchfork, but... it'll do.
My new plan is to get Pitchfork to pick up Julian's America as a regular feature and leave this Podunk messageboard behind.
-
Great story
-
As you were walking away did he say "Hey kid! Catch!!!" and throw his suit coat at you?
-
Originally posted by eros:
As you were walking away did he say "Hey kid! Catch!!!" and throw his suit coat at you?
Or did you try to trade him shirts...?
-
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
Or did you try to trade him shirts...?
His shirt was made from REALLY thin material. You could see his undershirt which is a BIG TIME no. If anything, he should've been trying to trade with me.
I could be the Secretary of Interior Design in his OttomanCabinet.
-
Originally posted by eros:
As you were walking away did he say "Hey kid! Catch!!!" and throw his suit coat at you?
Awesome mental image.
"Screw you, Barack! Without your matching shoes this outfit is NEVER going to happen!"
-
http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-08-21-0229.html (http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-08-21-0229.html)
No pictures. :(
-
did he try to molest you in the parking lot?
-
Originally posted by brennser:
did he try to molest you in the parking lot?
No, but Clarence Thomas did last week.
-
Originally posted by Julian, certified WEBLEBRITY:
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
Or did you try to trade him shirts...?
His shirt was made from REALLY thin material. You could see his undershirt which is a BIG TIME no. If anything, he should've been trying to trade with me.
I could be the Secretary of Interior Design in his OttomanCabinet. [/b]
Just what is it with doodles and those retarded undershirts? You all look like fucking idiots in them.
-
I have to admit, even though I won't vote for Barack and he was cheesy with his whole "an American working man needs a cold drink" bit, I was kinda jazzed all day that I met Obama. That's weird.
-
Originally posted by Julian, certified WEBLEBRITY:
I have to admit, even though I won't vote for Barack and he was cheesy with his whole "an American working man needs a cold drink" bit, I was kinda jazzed all day that I met Obama. That's weird.
And I'm sure he was just as thrilled that he got to meet a fashion mogul and weblebrity.
-
Originally posted by Julian, certified WEBLEBRITY:
I have to admit, even though I won't vote for Barack and he was cheesy with his whole "an American working man needs a cold drink" bit, I was kinda jazzed all day that I met Obama. That's weird.
Aw, c'mon what else is gonna say or do? Although, I do find it curious that they pegged you along with the other old ladies in baseball hats.
Regarding his shirts, according to "Access Hollywood" he needs to update his wardrobe. :roll:
Although it was hot out, I appreciate an undershirt, especially if the dress shirt is thin. It's like a training manssiere, no?
-
wow. julian and i are in the same line of work. can i still hump your leg?
-
i had no idea self-absorption was a career.
-
But message board referee apparently is. :p
Originally posted by sweetcell:
i had no idea self-absorption was a career.
-
Supposedly Obama goes to the Washington Sports Club in Gallery Place. I haven't seen him yet and I walk past there twice daily.
-
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
But message board referee apparently is. :p
what's really funny is i can't tell if that comment was self-referential or if it was directed at me. funny either way :p
-
I think I'm still in the running for VP selection, since Obama hasn't called me yet.
-
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
But message board referee apparently is. :p
i went to college for that
-
Great story Julian. My parents even found it to be quite hilarious.
-
Originally posted by saintangelsin:
Great story Julian. My parents even found it to be quite hilarious.
Did your parents also take away all your Damien Rice CD's?
-
Shame it's not Biden/Obama...I'd go for that ticket, but I'll be voting for a republican for the first time EVER!!!
-
Originally posted by Ever Circling Skeletal Family:
Shame it's not Biden/Obama...I'd go for that ticket, but I'll be voting for a republican for the first time EVER!!!
You keep making sense, and there's going to be a Julian/Mankie ticket for Board President.
-
Originally posted by Julian, certified WEBLEBRITY:
Originally posted by Ever Circling Skeletal Family:
Shame it's not Biden/Obama...I'd go for that ticket, but I'll be voting for a republican for the first time EVER!!!
You keep making sense, and there's going to be a Julian/Mankie ticket for Board President. [/b]
No worries, you're a much better speaker than I am. I'll just make all the decisions!! ;)
-
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by saintangelsin:
Great story Julian. My parents even found it to be quite hilarious.
Did your parents also take away all your Damien Rice CD's? [/b]
Actually, I don't own any of his cds right now. Though I do plan on buying some. and for your info, my parents happen to be some pretty cool old democrats. I can proudly say that back when I was a kid, my "uncool" parents took my sister and I to the 930 club a lot (meaning they would drive 3 hours to take my sister and I to a show on a school night). go ahead and be jealous haha.
Originally posted by Ever Circling Skeletal Family:
Shame it's not Biden/Obama...I'd go for that ticket, but I'll be voting for a republican for the first time EVER!!!
But I thought the ticket was going to be Biden/Obama? or does the order of the thing means who is going to be President?
-
You know what's sad? Yesterday I worked the polling station in my precinct for the local primaries checking people in and explaining the 'latest' method in FL for voting. Yeah yeah, I know...manc is getting all civic and shit, it was my day off and I thought why not do my bit?
Anyway, in our precinct we had 1,645 registered voters and 183 people turned out to vote, a 11.12% turn out. That is just fucking pathetic. Admittedly it was only a primary but still!!! It's local politics that run the country.
I don't care if you're a facist like GGW or a pinko like smackie, but for God's sake VOTE!!! it takes 5 minutes and you get a tricked out "I VOTED" sticker as a bonus!!!
-
for God's sake VOTE!!!
I think you're being ungracious in not recognizing the hard work that is put in to discourage voting.
Did you know that if you vote you're more likely to get jury duty? Now there's a myth that works year after year
-
<img src="http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/5263/obamamx7.jpg" alt=" - " />
-
Originally posted by saintangelsin:
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by saintangelsin:
Great story Julian. My parents even found it to be quite hilarious.
Did your parents also take away all your Damien Rice CD's? [/b]
Actually, I don't own any of his cds right now. Though I do plan on buying some. and for your info, my parents happen to be some pretty cool old democrats. I can proudly say that back when I was a kid, my "uncool" parents took my sister and I to the 930 club a lot (meaning they would drive 3 hours to take my sister and I to a show on a school night). go ahead and be jealous haha. [/b]
I just thought your parents were reading the board, would see that you like to make out to Damien Rice CD's and they promptly took them away. That's all. It was in no way a comment about the hipness of your parents.
My parents took me to both the first Rolling Stones Farewell tour and the first Who farewell tour from the early 80's, Bob Dylan opening for the Grateful Dead in 1985, and both US Festivals where I fell in love with both U2 and Van Halen. They even used to let me camp out over night for tickets. So there.
-
I thought hip parents voted for Nader?
My dad drove from Manc down to Plymouth to pick me up then up to Birmingham then back down to Plymouth to drop me off again then back home to Manc so I could go to a Bowie concert the day before my ship sailed for a 7 month deployment. I thought that was very cool of him...
-
if people could tivo their vote in or even amazon kindle it in, then this country would be a better place. or better yet, itunes it in; all one hundred and seventy three remixes of it.
-
What about if they could use Wii to vote? Or use one of those loser sites like myspace to cast their ballot?