Finding Mu

I was down in San Francisco a week ago, flying on United. Still have yet to write something about the trip. But, while flying something happened I thought was blog-worthy.

When the guy was coming around to serve coffee, he'd go around to every seat saying: "Starbucks? Starbucks for you? Starbucks?" Whatever happened to just saying what it is, coffee?

So, obviously Starbucks and United did some deal, but a pretty detailed one: the flight attendants must actually use the word "Starbucks" instead of "coffee". Sneaky eh?

Reminds me a lot of Kleenex and the way the extreme success of that brand eventually led the the word being used to refer to the type of product itself. Nobody says "can you pass me some facial tissue?", they say "pass me some Kleenex." It's the ultimate win in marketing it seems, building a perfect cultural association between the brand and the product itself. iPod is another good example.

Could it be that someday you'll wake up in the morning and say "time for some Starbucks", and head over to the nearest coffee shop, whether it's Starbucks or not?

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Oh, things just don't change, do they?

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Remember back in high school when you had those friends who just went overboard with finger or pencil drumming, almost to the point of obsession? Ever wondered what happened to them?

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Ok I've been getting some slack from people for very irregularly updating this blog. I have a life, people!

Last night Jeson and I went to hang out in Fremont just to do something different on a Thursday. We started the night at Red Door but the place was a bit quiet, so we hit the road again, eventually ending up at Nectar.

Turns out there was a show there that night with the Stiff Upper Lips, a Ska group. Have to say, they rocked, and the crowd was super into it. Main guy said they were going away for a while to do some studio work and (I'm guessing?) make an album.

It was some awesome instrumental work, but having Jamaican vocals is what really adds the spice. Mostly though, it was a super cool crowd. But what is it with Ska fans and winter hats? I couldn't figure out whether it's because of the cold outside, but the "Jamaican music / winter hat" combo just didn't make sense to me. Ah well, as long as you're having fun in your winter hat, you can wear any hat you want!

Here's more info about the event.

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