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Hey Bros!
Welcome to Twitter in Focus where media comes to die! Today’s contestant is Chris Miller, director the of Lego Movie and the very underrated, Clone High. Let’s see what he’s tweeting.
September 6th: “Making a bear wear a bearskin cap for his job seems unusually cruel, Brits”
Even more cruel, it’s made from the fur of a real bear.
September 11th: “Watch #SonOfZorn in 20 minutes. For free! If you don’t like it, you can get your money back”
I liked it. I would like to see Rob Riggle’s character get more time.
September 21st: “This new season of #LastManOnEarth is I think the best season yet. It’s really great. Watch the premiere this Sunday & see if you agree!”
That show really should be called the Last Nine to Twelve People on Earth.
September 22nd: “Very excited. http://bit.ly/2dc8NuE “
Good gig.
September 25th: “Funny premieres of #LastManOnEarth & #SonOfZorn tonight! Start Dark Side Of The Moon on 1st frame & music probably lines up sometimes”
Zorn has a very He-Man look to him.
October 8th: “Was he coerced? I don’t know. But I thought it was weird that he held up today’s newspaper in his video statement”
That is weird. Maybe his entire campaign is one big hostage crisis.
October 9th: “He should’ve seen it coming…Chris Miller added, Chris Miller @chrizmillr Trump’s former show, the APPRENTICE, is an anagram of I TRAP PENCE.”
Holy shit. Mind. Blown.
3 hours ago: “Yom Kippur seems like a dangerous holiday, bringing together family and low blood sugar”
Is that what all the food is for? To counter that.
Okay, let’s rate Chris’s tweets. I give him a 9 for Style, a 6 for Mustness and a 7 for Insanity. That’s an overall score of 7.3. Follow Chris.
And if you have a suggestion for Twitter in Focus, email me here.
Restaurant: Rochester’s Barbecue and Grill
Address: Lawnside, NJ
Food: Barbecue
Price: A little high
Portions: Very Large
Taste: Really Good
Service: Earnest, but see below
Atmosphere: Bar
Rochester’s is in that big plaza next to the Shop Rite in Lawnside. Behind the Church’s Chicken and to the left of the Pet Smart and Home Depot on Route 30. I mention this, because it’s the sort of place you can pass like a million times and not really notice. Or you notice it, but you’re headed into the Shop Rite not really thinking about barbecue dinner.
The interior is nice and has a bar, but it’s BYOB, so I’m not sure why the bar is there. Maybe they intend to get a liquor license? Me and the Missus got a booth, got situated and looked at the menu. It’s a little confusing, because parts of the menu was only for catering. I understand you want to advertise catering to the customers that come in, but why not put that on a separate menu, I say. Anyhow, no biggie. We started looking. At first I thought, “Man, these prices are high.” Then I realize, well, yeah, a rib platter is normally a little under or above $20. This was a rib place and the portions sounded pretty big. Plus all the food was made to order fresh.
So we order and the waitress is very nice. I get the brisket platter and the Missus gets the pork ribs platter, plus salads. Unfortunately, they were out of unsweetened iced tea. This was weird to me because, how hard is it to make if you’re already making the food to order? She brings us water, which actually tastes good. I mean, really good. Like, did they pour Fuji in this? So I’m fine without my usual beverage.
Then this guy, apparently blind, comes up to us and introduces himself. He’s doing the live music and wants us to request a song. I’ve had a long weekend, so I pass. The Missus, seeing that I just want a quiet dinner, does the same. A few minutes later, he starts playing, but he’s a little too loud. Now I can’t talk to the Missus and I’m shouting at the waitress. Then we wait far too long for our salads and no dressing comes with it, so the waitress has to go back into the kitchen to get it.
We’re starving, so we eat the salads. A minute later, the food comes out and it looks great, but I’m like, why didn’t the salad come out ten minutes ago? Anyhow, the brisket is tender, the ribs are delicious, the hush puppies and cornbread are absolutely the best, the French fries are fresh cut, the potato salad tasty as Hell with a hint of brininess. It was all great stuff. I had to ask the waitress for extra napkins and barbecue sauce. She was nice, but what kind of rib joint doesn’t automatically bring out extra napkins?
The food was so good, we decided to get dessert as we asked for a box for our leftover food. The waitress, assuming we were leaving with the desserts (banana pudding and peach cobbler, both amazing), brought them already in a box to go. Total bill, $54 and change. A tad high, although the portions were pretty big.
My conclusion is this: Rochester’s is a family joint with family members working the place. Although the waitress was well-meaning and even gave us some extra hush puppies to take home, she needed better training. The food is great. Certainly some of the best barbecue I’ve had in New Jersey, but the place sends a bit of a mixed message. I could’ve done without the live music, the bar seems superfluous and the website doesn’t work (I linked to the Facebook page, which does work). Seems to me they should spend more time getting a working website and ditching the extras they can’t sustain. Concentrate on the basics and people will be lining up around the block.
Definitely a place you should do take out or catering. I give Rochester’s Barbecue and Grill 7.5 Keggers out of 10. (9 for take out.)
If your birthday is this week: Your pizza party becomes a party of one and your special topping: tears. Or you get a pony. Either way.
Aries: It’s better to look forward and keep your eye on the prize, rather than look behind and see that murderous clown chasing you with an ax.
Taurus: You’ll get an email from 1997 and the three million dollars from that Nigerian prince in your bank account. He will apologize for the delay.
Gemini: The remainder of your Axe Body Spray will evaporate, leaving the world a better place.
Lemini: You will dry hump and close friend during a brunch.
Cancer: Batman will crash through your skylight, look around, mutter “Damn GPS” and then recoil his grappling wire to get pulled right back out.
Leo: Right in the middle of your breaking up with your girlfriend, a man will suddenly yell “Cut!” and make you start the entire thing over.
Virgo: Your Netflix expires ten minutes from the end of a really intense mystery movie.
Libra: You’ll fart so loud in the supermarket, you’ll rattle the windows.
Scorpio: You’ll wake up in a strange bed with your favorite sex toy and take home to clean it, only to realize that it was not your sex toy.
Sagittarius: A friend crashes at your place and steals your favorite sex toy.
Capricorn: You’ll stay at a hotel and eat the mint chocolate left on the pillow, only to realize that it’s actually a chocolate condom left behind by another guest.
Aquarius: You’ll will focus on your career because you’re a pilot and not getting those glasses was really causing problems.
Pisces: You’ll mistake cake batter for pudding, but it will be a delicious mistake.
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