nicinchic wrote:http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/thestew/2008/08/anthony-bourdai.html

Odd...

He refers to Chicago as "the only other real city in America." Love it.

I see the NEW post about an interview with TB but what I'm talking about is

AUGUST 11, 2008

"I Hope He Notices Me"
Phil Vettel writes that Anthony Bourdain is filming at moto today and will be at Matchbox and Silver Palm (768-770 N. Milwaukee) from 8-10 p.m. this evening. Make us flip a coin between stalking BOURDAIN and watching "One Tree Hill" reruns. [The Stew]

And now the link to the story is gone.....

But the worst news was that AB went around part of the time with

Oh my god! What was Tony or his produers thinking?
Mancow such a tool why why why????

mhill95149 wrote:Oh my god! What was Tony or his produers thinking?
Mancow such a tool why why why????

Ouch!

They happen to be good friends.

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ronnie_suburban wrote:

mhill95149 wrote:Oh my god! What was Tony or his produers thinking?
Mancow such a tool why why why????

Ouch!

They happen to be good friends.

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Did you ever listened to Mancow's show (when it was on in Chicago?)
I like what Neil Steinberg had to say about the guy...

" He's Pat Buchanan for lowbrow teenagers."

mhill95149 wrote:Did you ever listened to Mancow's show (when it was on in Chicago?)
I like what Neil Steinberg had to say about the guy...

" He's Pat Buchanan for lowbrow teenagers."

Yes, but when he's not performing, he's actually a pretty normal guy. Completely different than the character he plays on the radio.

Oh my god, an ex-junkie rock-and-roll-loving restaurant rat celebrity is hanging out with... a shock jock!

What will we tell the children?

I was on Mancow once. Not my favorite radio experience, and I find it very unlikely it sold a single book. Still, the guy was good at what he did.

stevez wrote:

mhill95149 wrote:Did you ever listened to Mancow's show (when it was on in Chicago?)
I like what Neil Steinberg had to say about the guy...

" He's Pat Buchanan for lowbrow teenagers."

Yes, but when he's not performing, he's actually a pretty normal guy. Completely different than the character he plays on the radio.

What I remember from his show (besides the rampant misogyny)
was how he seemed so fake yet professed how REAL he was....

Feel free to think of him differently but in my mind he's a total tool
and will not add a positive vibe (or any real vibe) to the Chicago show.
He's an import to begin with....

Think back to the Cleveland show.... Would some fly-by-night DJ have been a better host than Ruhlman?

Mike G wrote:Oh my god, an ex-junkie rock-and-roll-loving restaurant rat celebrity is hanging out with... a shock jock!

What will we tell the children?

Two things...

Tony is an original Mancow is a fabrication.

Kids? why would my kids be interested in either...

Make that three things.

Sky Full of Bacon rocks! keep up the good work

A good friend for many years had his environmental consulting firm's office in the same building as Mancow's studio. Getting up there meant it was either the rickety stairs or the cramped, Albanian-built elevator and Mancow was upstairs from my pal's offices. The entire place was an unmitigated dump, of course; apparently just the ticket for Mancow and for somebody running an entirely back-office operation like an environmental consulting firm. But, of course, Mancow was not running a back office; he brought in A-list to D-List guests and celebs daily, leading to moments of elevator Zen that were unprecedented. Plenty of strippers, sure; an everyday experience. But also Ron Jeremy and, I believe, an Illinois governor (Senator, Supreme Court judge?) on the same day, in the same elevator, as my friend just tried to ignore them and get to work. (By the way, for those who've been fans of Harry's Hot Dogs, the building we're talking about is on that same block of Franklin.) My information is that Mancow was always a perfect gentleman and model tenant.

I am assuming Bert is the one who looks a little like a troll doll............will he too be appearing in this episode??

toria wrote:I am assuming Bert is the one who looks a little like a troll doll............will he too be appearing in this episode??

Yes, Tony interviewed Burt and Louisa on camera for what seemed to be about 30 minutes. I guess there are no guarantees in life (or television) but it does seem likely that he will be appearing in the episode.

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He refers to Chicago as "the only other real city in America." Love it.

Too bad that the vast majority of cable viewers in Chicago will never see it - ComCast doesn't carry the Travel Channel in most of its viewing areas, including metro Chicago. You can get snippets of "No Reservations" via the On Demand feature, but it's not worth the time or bother.

sundevilpeg wrote:

He refers to Chicago as "the only other real city in America." Love it.

Too bad that the vast majority of cable viewers in Chicago will never see it - ComCast doesn't carry the Travel Channel in most of its viewing areas, including metro Chicago. You can get snippets of "No Reservations" via the On Demand feature, but it's not worth the time or bother.

Are you sure about this? I have Comcast and get Travel Channel on channel 62; have for years.

Edit to add: Checked comcast's website and I think you're right. Saw some ads that included Travel Channel but it doesn't seem to be on the actual channel roster. In fact, channel 62 is eerily absent from the roster.

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I absolutely get the travel channel on comcast. I record no reservations religiously. It's channel 83, for me, in the city.

gleam wrote:I absolutely get the travel channel on comcast. I record no reservations religiously. It's channel 83, for me, in the city.

Do you get Travel Channel in HD? On DirecTV they only offer the SD version of the channel for some unknown reason.

We noticed that as well, it's not on our roster - but we get it, on Channel 62. If you have Comcast, we've discovered, it's worth occasionally resetting your channels and having your TV do an "autosearch."

I did not overhear, but I'm guessing Louisa is suggesting to Burt.....just be yourself on camera, as his self is very cool indeed.

Louisa, crew member, Burt



Burt in his element



Tony Bourdain and Ronnie_Suburban

We have Comcast and we do get the Travel Channel, it's 62 on ours as well. We've gotten it for many years but I think I'd take the suggestion of maybe trying to rescan your channels to see if it'll pop up.

As far as Mancow goes, for what it's worth I'm sure he's a lovely person away from his 'character' on his radio show but I think there are many stronger candidates of someone from Chicago that you could pick to feature on the show that would represent things about the City, it's food and culture, a bit better.

That being said I don't think that featuring Mancow on his show should keep anyone away from the episode. It's not that tragic of a situation.

G Wiv wrote:I did not overhear, but I'm guessing Louisa is suggesting to Burt.....just be yourself on camera, as his self is very cool indeed.

The beautiful thing about Burt is that he can't NOT be himself. Few of us can achieve that authenticity on a consistent basis. Pizza aside, Burt is an inspiration.

Erzsi wrote:As far as Mancow goes, for what it's worth I'm sure he's a lovely person away from his 'character' on his radio show but I think there are many stronger candidates of someone from Chicago that you could pick to feature on the show that would represent things about the City, it's food and culture, a bit better.

No argument there.

Josephine wrote:Burt is an inspiration.

Josephine,

I can say with absolute certainty Burt thinks very highly of you as well. I have never had a conversation with Burt where he, as he knows we are friends, does not mention you in the most positive of lights. You sending Burt the post card from Connecticut was super nice and made his day.

Enjoy,
Gary

interesting turn this thread has taken, with people criticizing who Mr. Bourdain chooses as his friends, or companions on a visit to town.

With the above said, I will watch the Chicago episode with alot of interest as I enjoy Mr. Bourdain and his take on food, and the cities/countries he visits 99% of the time.

What's up with Burt's apron?
Was it chosen with the show host in mind?

jimswside wrote:interesting turn this thread has taken, with people criticizing who Mr. Bourdain chooses as his friends, or companions on a visit to town.

I have no pony in the Mancow race, but it ain't my business who Tony Bourdain chooses for friends.

jimswside wrote:With the above said, I will watch the Chicago episode with alot of interest as I enjoy Mr. Bourdain and his take on food, and the cities/countries he visits 99% of the time.

I am a fan of Tony Bourdain and No Reservations and am looking forward to seeing the Chicago show.

Enjoy,
Gary

G Wiv wrote:

jimswside wrote:interesting turn this thread has taken, with people criticizing who Mr. Bourdain chooses as his friends, or companions on a visit to town.

I have no pony in the Mancow race, but it ain't my business who Tony Bourdain chooses for friends.

jimswside wrote:With the above said, I will watch the Chicago episode with alot of interest as I enjoy Mr. Bourdain and his take on food, and the cities/countries he visits 99% of the time.

I am a fan of Tony Bourdain and No Reservations and am looking forward to seeing the Chicago show.

Enjoy,
Gary

thats exactly how I feel, the Chicago show should be very interesting seeing some places I have and havent been profiled.

FWIW, I don't care who TB is buddies with I just think that Mancow Muller was a poor choice for a host of a TV show that is looking to attract viewers. His demographic is a bit different than Tony's If you doubt that check out his website and see what MM is all about.

I'm guessing there' snot much overlap between Tony's and Mancow's audiences; on the show he'll probably come off as "just some Chicago guy." FWIW there was no Mancow at Burt's Sunday. I'm guessing he'll only be in a few segments.

I have comcast and I get the travel channel everyday and have watched most of the episodes and have for years. Its on channel 69.

We get Travel Channel on Comcast 69 out here in Batavia too. Looking forward to seeing this one but, did anyone see the recent Southwest show? Tony spent more time with Ted Nugent and Alice Cooper than showing local highlights and food.

Tony spent more time with Ted Nugent and Alice Cooper than showing local highlights and food.

The difference there is that the Nuge is very informative on wild game, hunting, dressing and eating your kill, and so on. Also, Alice Cooper is a restaurant owner (among other things) as well, so they're not completely out of left field.

I'm not sure what Mancow brings to the table - unless he's running a Mr. Beef somewhere that I'm not aware of.