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demotivater t1_j9wawh4 wrote
Reply to I Like Killing Flies (2004) profound and profane philosophies from an iconic New York restauranteur as he navigates gentrification in his neighborhood [1:18:14] by maxkmiller
Love this doc, I guess it was over a decade ago I saw it. Kenny was the inspiration for Seinfeld's "Soup Nazi", right? Eat Me cookbook is good as well.
beedly t1_j9wav3h wrote
Reply to comment by Northstar1989 in I Like Killing Flies (2004) profound and profane philosophies from an iconic New York restauranteur as he navigates gentrification in his neighborhood [1:18:14] by maxkmiller
Can't you just let a legend rest without slapping modern ideology all over his memory?
Fuck me I'm a socialist but for the love of selling socialism. shut up.
WorldOwner t1_j9wa0ka wrote
Reply to I Like Killing Flies (2004) profound and profane philosophies from an iconic New York restauranteur as he navigates gentrification in his neighborhood [1:18:14] by maxkmiller
Oh snap I watched this on Netflix back in the day, very good
Skrapp_Mettle t1_j9w60z5 wrote
Reply to comment by okgarden in I Like Killing Flies (2004) profound and profane philosophies from an iconic New York restauranteur as he navigates gentrification in his neighborhood [1:18:14] by maxkmiller
The director of this film has an impressive CV, he later directed music videos for tons of famous musicians like U2, Metallica, Bon Jovi, Tom Waits, Sting, Lou Reed, R.E.M., Peter Gabriel, Motley Crue, Marilyn Manson, etc.
GoodDecision t1_j9w5rd9 wrote
Reply to comment by shadowsurge in I Like Killing Flies (2004) profound and profane philosophies from an iconic New York restauranteur as he navigates gentrification in his neighborhood [1:18:14] by maxkmiller
I'm well aware. I'd rather that than it close all together though. I am sad I missed my window to visit while Kenny was alive.
shadowsurge t1_j9w52mu wrote
Reply to comment by GoodDecision in I Like Killing Flies (2004) profound and profane philosophies from an iconic New York restauranteur as he navigates gentrification in his neighborhood [1:18:14] by maxkmiller
The modern shopsins is essentially a novelty run by his kids, it's a shame but they probably make more from that merch than food now.
generalmandrake t1_j9w39m2 wrote
Reply to comment by TheQueefGoblin in I Like Killing Flies (2004) profound and profane philosophies from an iconic New York restauranteur as he navigates gentrification in his neighborhood [1:18:14] by maxkmiller
Yeah that sounds more like a dumb ass and dangerous thing to do rather than a life hack.
burgersareon t1_j9w304t wrote
Reply to I Like Killing Flies (2004) profound and profane philosophies from an iconic New York restauranteur as he navigates gentrification in his neighborhood [1:18:14] by maxkmiller
I've searched the internet many times over the last few years trying to find a place to watch this again, thank you so much!
Iheardyoubutsowhat t1_j9w2vsm wrote
Reply to I Like Killing Flies (2004) profound and profane philosophies from an iconic New York restauranteur as he navigates gentrification in his neighborhood [1:18:14] by maxkmiller
There are points in this doc where the ambiance of restaurant at its original location, summer and diners just really takes me to wonderfully nostalgic place that is so difficult to find in America
maxkmiller OP t1_j9w2p75 wrote
Reply to comment by TheQueefGoblin in I Like Killing Flies (2004) profound and profane philosophies from an iconic New York restauranteur as he navigates gentrification in his neighborhood [1:18:14] by maxkmiller
My assumption is that Archive.org offers a compressed mp4 file. The original that I uploaded is the 3gb mkv, that also should include the subtitles.
TheQueefGoblin t1_j9w2kwt wrote
Reply to comment by maxkmiller in I Like Killing Flies (2004) profound and profane philosophies from an iconic New York restauranteur as he navigates gentrification in his neighborhood [1:18:14] by maxkmiller
What's the difference between the 400MB H264 option and the 3.1GB MKV option?
Northstar1989 t1_j9w2jpy wrote
Reply to comment by YolksOnU in I Like Killing Flies (2004) profound and profane philosophies from an iconic New York restauranteur as he navigates gentrification in his neighborhood [1:18:14] by maxkmiller
One wonders what could have happened if someone pointed this absolute unit of a man towards Socialism...
Gentrification is obviously a problem of Capitalism- and its unequal distribution of wealth and power. It sounds like this legend had rad levels of Class Consciousness even if he didn't know it or call it that...
If Albert friggin' Einstein could see the impacts of Capitalism on his work in physics and teaching grad students, and write a famous essay "Why Socislism?" (read it here), then surely a restaurateur who's worked to sustain himself by the sweat of his brow his whole life could have seen how it applied to his life as well...
TheQueefGoblin t1_j9w220e wrote
Reply to comment by glue715 in I Like Killing Flies (2004) profound and profane philosophies from an iconic New York restauranteur as he navigates gentrification in his neighborhood [1:18:14] by maxkmiller
> drill out the jets in a gas stove to increase the gas flow
Except the jets are calibrated to be a specific size for optimum oxygen/gas mixture. By changing them you're potentially causing less gas to combust and therefore literally poisoning the atmosphere of the kitchen.
avidrhl t1_j9w1pim wrote
Reply to I Like Killing Flies (2004) profound and profane philosophies from an iconic New York restauranteur as he navigates gentrification in his neighborhood [1:18:14] by maxkmiller
Shopsin’s is still around, last I checked, run by Kenny’s kids - in Essex Market. Not quite the same, for sure, but still worth checking out.
okgarden t1_j9w0tmf wrote
Reply to comment by Stinkfingr75 in I Like Killing Flies (2004) profound and profane philosophies from an iconic New York restauranteur as he navigates gentrification in his neighborhood [1:18:14] by maxkmiller
Pretty sure this was a local students film while working on his masters.
okgarden t1_j9w0opc wrote
Reply to comment by chunkystyles in I Like Killing Flies (2004) profound and profane philosophies from an iconic New York restauranteur as he navigates gentrification in his neighborhood [1:18:14] by maxkmiller
It used to play on IFC decades ago.
Realsizelady t1_j9vt3eq wrote
Reply to I Like Killing Flies (2004) profound and profane philosophies from an iconic New York restauranteur as he navigates gentrification in his neighborhood [1:18:14] by maxkmiller
I was just trying to think of what this was called about 2 months ago!! And I couldn’t remember it!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
mdonaberger t1_j9vrczs wrote
Reply to comment by itsbacony in I Like Killing Flies (2004) profound and profane philosophies from an iconic New York restauranteur as he navigates gentrification in his neighborhood [1:18:14] by maxkmiller
The sons and I had a very lively conversation about the best games on the Sega Genesis. Genuinely friendly if you can get past that tough old New Yorker exterior.
mdonaberger t1_j9vr0c5 wrote
Reply to I Like Killing Flies (2004) profound and profane philosophies from an iconic New York restauranteur as he navigates gentrification in his neighborhood [1:18:14] by maxkmiller
I miss Shopsin's. It was one of the best restaurants I've ever been to, and I am still in disbelief that they could support a menu that large. Superhuman ability.
Stinkfingr75 t1_j9vmd96 wrote
Reply to comment by maxkmiller in I Like Killing Flies (2004) profound and profane philosophies from an iconic New York restauranteur as he navigates gentrification in his neighborhood [1:18:14] by maxkmiller
Like I said, I may be completely wrong about that. 😂
ComputingRelic t1_j9vimmh wrote
itsbacony t1_j9vgeu3 wrote
Reply to comment by LouQuacious in I Like Killing Flies (2004) profound and profane philosophies from an iconic New York restauranteur as he navigates gentrification in his neighborhood [1:18:14] by maxkmiller
I met him around the same time and he was sleeping on a stool in the entrance as well. I ordered an "Auntie" and his son made fun of how I pronounced it. We laughed at that and Kenny woke up. I had seen the documentary at that point and knew a bit about him so I was a little intimidated. We ended up talking for almost an hour about everything and anything. He made me an Orange Julius. What a great guy he was.
BallLikeRalphSamson t1_j9wbmxg wrote
Reply to I Like Killing Flies (2004) profound and profane philosophies from an iconic New York restauranteur as he navigates gentrification in his neighborhood [1:18:14] by maxkmiller
This doc stuck with me pretty hard seeing it as a young cook at the time. I still remember "it's easier to be an asshole and occasionally do nice things, then to always be a nice person" or something like that. Also whenever I make eggs I think about how egg whites feels like a pussy because of this doc