nice! that guy in the end made me laugh.

Anthony Bourdain?  How?

Okay... the Lou Reed of cooking shows aside...

I like the idea of the video blog.  The last guy seemed kind of incongruous to the rest though.  He was no more or less vapid than the others.  Attraction is attraction.  Someone has, as you may call it, an indefinable something.

Was his inclusion entertaining?  I don't know.  It struck me as the same sort of thing Howard Stern used to do when he'd round up homeless guys and bring them into the studio and "talked jive" with them... gave them messed up names like Mahatma MaCoat and Uncle Remus. Not my sort of humor at all.  And juxtaposed against the other shiny, middle class Avenue A scenesters... just looks like a cheap shot.

I like Lou Reed, musically anyway, so that comparison is positive.  I like Anthony Bourdain also.

In regards to being PC, that's something I'm rarely accused of being.  And your response and accusation are exactly how Howard Stern responds when people express distaste or discomfort with what he calls humor.

The gentleman on his own probably came across as funny and genuine and charming.  Your presentation of him though just seemed out of step with the timbre of the rest of the video.  That's what raised my eyebrow.  Not the man himself.  You created a situation where anybody with a critical eye might ask, "what's that about?"  I had a roommate years ago that LOVED Howard Stern.  That's what it reminded me of.  

Z... Firstly, the term "politically correct" is a term that has probably been misused more often than "yuppie" and "hipster."  It really only applies in political situations when someone jockeying for some position of power or whatever toes a specific line, usually insincerely, to appease their constituency.  There is no constituency here.  

Secondly, I'm sure that back in the Zeitgeisty schooldays you played the game, One of These Things Is Not Like The Other.  So maybe the gentleman's placement in the video was entirely random, but the fact remains that your presentation played out thusly: O O O O X  I'm not saying you set it up that way, but the end result is totally Howard Stern humor.  In a larger sample of people it would not appear so conspicuous.  I can't look for something that you don't offer up on a plate.

And in regards to projecting, that's kind of an "I know you are but what am I," response.  

Zeitgeisty--Everybody sees what they see, each person informed by their individual catalog of life experience and observation.  It's no always a question of seeing what one would prefer to see.  I don't consider that a problem.  

For example, you say I have a personal gripe with you, or "a bug up my ass" if you will.  I just see it as two people having wildly different sensibilities.  

I have very strong opinions on a lot of topics.  People challenge them all the time.  It's very, very rare that I take that personally and turn and ask, "what's your problem with me?"  I was under the impression that the very idea of an online forum was a free exchange of ideas, dissenting and otherwise.  Perhaps you would prefer it to be more like a personal showcase, similar maybe to a band audition, or a stand-up comedy routine.  Perhaps you would prefer a mutual admiration society?  

This is sort of a minor conundrum.  You present very strong opinions on this blog, in what I'm sure you see as somewhat edgy or even controversial.  Yet when controversy on any level arises, you get all squirrelly and cagey.  If you're going to goad, you should stand up for your convictions and expect a response.  

I'm certainly not the only reader who has taken issue with some of your ideas.  Does everybody have a personal gripe with you?  Do they all "resent" you? That just sounds paranoid. Do you see some vast right wing conspiracy?