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10:15 AM
July 28, 2010
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etcarroll said
Backdraft said
I do wish Bret the best with this venture. He's going to have to work hours he's never worked before. Good thing it is already established – gives him a fighting chance to make it happen. I think he'll be fine.
I hate to be a hater, so let's say I represent the contrarian view – Brett out of there in under 3 years.
You need to have a fire in your belly to make a resteraunt succeed, and I get the feel Brett doing this to honor his brother, which is noble, but ultimately futile.
Or worse, he's under family pressure to step into his brother's shoes.
Either way, he'll be back in media at some point.
I don't think it's "hating"…I'm kinda with you on the contrarian view thing. I don't know if he'll be outta there in under 3 years OR if he'll be fine. I just hope he knows what he's doing & why. I don't get the sense from the radio convo that he truly does.
It is said that you shouldn't make any major decisions w/in the 1st year of the death of someone you really love as you're crazy from the grief & not thinking clearly. Hope that's not what's happening here.
OTOH…all we know is what we hear & we like the fact that most of what we hear is schtick…or flat out nonsense. Perhaps quitting something he loves as much as the show IS the fire in the belly we're not hearing. Perhaps he's slow-playing his hand when he says he knows NOTHING about the biz.
I hope I'm wrong & that he does well! I really hope he stays in touch enough to hear how it all plays out as it's an interesting story either way.
11:13 PM
February 16, 2010
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Backdraft said
etcarroll said
Backdraft said
I do wish Bret the best with this venture. He's going to have to work hours he's never worked before. Good thing it is already established – gives him a fighting chance to make it happen. I think he'll be fine.
I hate to be a hater, so let's say I represent the contrarian view – Brett out of there in under 3 years.
You need to have a fire in your belly to make a resteraunt succeed, and I get the feel Brett doing this to honor his brother, which is noble, but ultimately futile.
Or worse, he's under family pressure to step into his brother's shoes.
Either way, he'll be back in media at some point.
Understand. The one issue that I think anyone would have a problem with is going from having a ton of free time on your hands doing a morning radio show to working very long hours of … well … actually working. His lifestyle is about to change dramatically. I am just assuming that he has a support network of great workers and family. If he doesn't he's finished.
I'm only saying that in the best possible way since he has no training in restaurant management whatsoever … or management period. Whatever he learned at Mason was never used working at WJFK – guarantee it.
I'm pretty sure it's been mentioned on the air recently that Bret didn't have the 4 hour work day that the Junks do. He said he would work until 4. That is about a 10 hour work day. Bret was definitely not on the Junks' schedule.
11:54 PM
July 1, 2010
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feeer_the_turtle said
Backdraft said
etcarroll said
Backdraft said
I do wish Bret the best with this venture. He's going to have to work hours he's never worked before. Good thing it is already established – gives him a fighting chance to make it happen. I think he'll be fine.
I hate to be a hater, so let's say I represent the contrarian view – Brett out of there in under 3 years.
You need to have a fire in your belly to make a resteraunt succeed, and I get the feel Brett doing this to honor his brother, which is noble, but ultimately futile.
Or worse, he's under family pressure to step into his brother's shoes.
Either way, he'll be back in media at some point.
Understand. The one issue that I think anyone would have a problem with is going from having a ton of free time on your hands doing a morning radio show to working very long hours of … well … actually working. His lifestyle is about to change dramatically. I am just assuming that he has a support network of great workers and family. If he doesn't he's finished.
I'm only saying that in the best possible way since he has no training in restaurant management whatsoever … or management period. Whatever he learned at Mason was never used working at WJFK – guarantee it.
I'm pretty sure it's been mentioned on the air recently that Bret didn't have the 4 hour work day that the Junks do. He said he would work until 4. That is about a 10 hour work day. Bret was definitely not on the Junks' schedule.
I retract my free time ending post then. Bret knows what its like to put in a full day and then some. Its a 100% lock he makes it at Sup Dogs.
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