Bacon served during Modern Eater Show, theModernEater.com.
I really do.
And the bacon in this picture I loved even more. If this bacon were sitting on a plate next to regular delicious bacon, I’d pick this bacon every time.
I’m wondering, what more I can do to make my PROCO360 podcast the one people select when they have other delicious choices. I want PROCO360 to be like THIS bacon.
My friend Brian Freeman of Growers Organic (left) hosts the radio show The Modern Eater with Greg Hollenback (right) and Jay Parker on Saturday evenings from 6 PM to 8 PM on 630 KHOW. The show invites chefs, restaurateurs, bar owners and alcohol producers to come on the air and talk about their creations which they cook and serve LIVE in the studio. Friends and collaborators are invited to attend and enjoy the festivities, food and drink. Brian’s instructions to me upon arrival… (pointing) “The walk-in fridge is over there. The food is served over here. Take whatever you want. Talk with everyone. Have fun.”
I know, this sounds like an ad for Brian and the team, or maybe a public thank-you note. No, I’m writing this because I’m inspired by this example of the Colorado spirit of entrepreneurial collaboration and generosity.
My recent interview with Aaron Dignan, author of Brave New Work, made me think a lot about how routine really prevents progress… and how the grounding nature of routine messes with me.
Here’s the example I’m thinking of:
During the winter my family rents a 70’s throwback cabin near Hoosier pass. It’s an amazing little gem stuck in a semi-remote area. We go there every weekend for ten straight weeks to snowshoe, ski, entertain friends, drink beer, watch Netflix, read, and stare into a real wood fire.
At the end of the winter we always say, “that was great but I’m glad to be home for a weekend!” During ten weekends of being gone, paperwork has piled up and the furnace filter needs changing. Wanting to catch up is reasonable. What I don’t like is that it feels comforting to be back in the routine of normal living.
Andy Warhol created the famous Marilyn Monroe montage below. It probably took him a while and I’m sure the original is worth millions.
I created this montage of my dog Ziggy in 20 minutes using a filter on my Pixel 2 phone and PowerPoint.
Has easy creativity “cheapened” creativity?
No, I don’t think technology is narrowing the gap between real talent and tech-stimulated creativity. Technology is enabling those of us not making a living as artists to be able to enjoy being creative without a steep learning curve. “Ziggy Warhol” was fun to make, and now fun to write about. I don’t think Andy Warhol, if alive, would feel threatened.
