SERBC: the lost footage
September 27, 2006 – 1:07 amthrough a miracle of digital retrieval this blog cannot begin to fathom, the cruelly lost video footage of this weekend’s serbc has been, er, “found.” the resulting public service almost moves this blog to tears. alas, you’ve read the performance notes — now live the finalist routines yourself in vivid, striking, quasi-techni-color! after viewing, we hope you’ll join this blog in recognizing the much-deserved barista supremacy of mr. nicholas cho.
(click for video. flash version here.)
laborious disclaimer: please. take this bit of absurdity as a mockery — if anything — of my own inability to deliver video as promised. my serious opinions on each routine are expressed in the previous post. in fact, if you haven’t read it, many of the references in this video won’t make any sense. i’ve nothing but respect for each of six strong finalists, and i’ve got no desire to hurt anyone’s feelings. meanwhile, you can blame jon, nick and james — it was their request. my fellow junkie jake deserves rich praise for helping me do this, slapdash, in a single evening. unless it makes you mad. then it’s all my fault.
UPDATE: woohoo! see this? that is the very reason this blog exists — to enable underdog barista persons to pursue rancor-free signature beverages. clearly, this blog is providing for free what others foolishly pay for — support! backing!
21 Responses to “SERBC: the lost footage”
I’m speechless.
Nobody ever play “Truth or Dare” with Ben Szobody.
I saw what it was and took the laptop up to where Suzy and my two girls (3.5 & 1.5) were watching “The Wonder Pets.” Your puppet show was infinitely more engaging and entertaining.
Thanks.
Madeline: “Is that appa?” (appa=daddy in Korean)
Suzy: “No. That’s Lem Butler.”
By Nick on Sep 27, 2006
gotta say:
we saw that pink dinosaur under my son’s bed and lost control as we realized what a nick it would make.
also: your hulking shadow on the wall behind lena, nick, was a total accident. but it makes me laugh every time.
By bz on Sep 27, 2006
When I recover from busting a gut I might enjoy a brew later!
Why not so many comments today?
Are all the baristi asleep? preparing for competition? working behind the counter?
By The Bioluminescent on Sep 27, 2006
they’re all over here, smacking down some seriously professional debate:
http://ben.szobody.com/blog/index.php?title=serbc_buying_the_presidency&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
thought you might like the vid, sarkis. i think jake did a MAHvelous job with the random grinder/doser/portafilter noises.
By bz on Sep 27, 2006
Hilarious :0
Thank you! I do need to go work on bar now.
By Phuong Tran on Sep 27, 2006
I read every comment on
http://ben.szobody.com/blog/index.php?title=serbc_buying_the_presidency&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
WOW
Y’all chill and watch the video now, y’heer!
By The Bioluminescent on Sep 27, 2006
>”Thank you! I do need to go work on bar now.”
whoa, make way for phuong, everyone! it’s her day on the bar! (half-day? quarter-day?)
>”I read every comment on
http://ben.szobody.com/blog/index.php?title=serbc_buying_the_presidency&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1“
that sucking sound you here is the national productivity rate going down the toilet.
By bz on Sep 27, 2006
thank you for a light hearted approach at something we take sometimes too seriously. i laughed my ass off.
i feel better now, and can work on my sig. drink today without being in such a bad mood.
By billy wilson on Sep 27, 2006
anything we can do to enable to underdog, billy.
does this qualify me as a “sponsor”? “backer”? “subsidizer”?
By bz on Sep 27, 2006
WOW!! I didn’t know you could candy cantalope rind too.
Hillarious, your video made my day.
By daryn berlin on Sep 28, 2006
yesssss. another actual competitor not ticked!
By bz on Sep 28, 2006
Damn, that was hillarious…..
“I want the espresso to suffffffacate on the gelato….”
“Newt tails in my signature drink! Thank you judges!”
“also I’ve used two different coffees, despite what Mark Prince told me to do…”
“you will taste smooth melon and honey, and will crown me the winner. thank you!”
Especially loved seeing the nefarious interference by Nick on Leena LOL! Why can I totally picture Nick doing that… at the NBC if he were there…
By Mark on Sep 28, 2006
You can be my sponsor if you want to Ben… you got 3 large on ya? I could use it right now.
By billy wilson on Sep 28, 2006
MORAL sponsor, billy. i specialize in costless psychological stress reduction. don’t worry — you are still most definitely at a disadvantage.
mark: if you read the finalist notes in my previous post, nick actually did dump a hopper of beans during lena’s performance. it wasn’t nefarious (well, uh) but it was dramatic. key diff: lena didn’t bat an eye.
By bz on Sep 28, 2006
I’ve never commented on you blog. I had to after this. Simply wonderful.
By Stephen M on Sep 28, 2006
sweet
By billy wilson on Sep 28, 2006
And you got the background noises of grinding and doser smacking. I love it!
By Cindy Chang on Sep 29, 2006
stephen: thanks. i read your blog and enjoy the exercise.
cindy: whoa. the rainmaker of the serbc. my professional grinder noisemaking assistant did a hideous job of timing … but, ah, that was part of the point.
thank you.
By bz on Sep 30, 2006
That is the best video of all time. I laughed so hard that espresso was shooting out of my nose! Grea work!
By Geoff Corey on Oct 2, 2006
aw, thanks geoff. were you in the audience?
i severely regretted not making it by your shop during my whirlwind trip this weekend. fond remembrances of your macchiatos.
By bz on Oct 2, 2006
I was hiding in the upper floor . . . watching from above! Next time your in town let me know and we can hook up!
By Geoff Corey on Oct 3, 2006