"Rocco, what the hell is going on? It won't be long before Mad Max happens." The thing I like most about my current employment status? The variety of people who work there. Anyone who has ever worked in a boiler room can attest to my statement. My friend Rocco is originally from Brooklyn, and it's written all over him! "Hey Rob, I watched a couple of movies the other day that remind me of this place..The Hills Have Eyes and New Jack City." I immediately busted out laughing. Rocco and I have a game we play. The rules are fairly simple! We take our current employment and we fine something in the outside world to compare it with..So when he said 'The Hills Have Eyes' and 'New Jack City', which I've seen both, it was easy for me to make the correlation. I tried to explain the game to my Uncle Ned in Kansas, but he wasn't getting it..I guess it's just one of those things you have to live to appreciate?
"Jesus, I can't get any surveys today. What's the gig Rob?" My friend Rocco is an interesting guy any which way you slice it. The accent! The look! The attitude! He reminds me a lot of the Vin Diesel character in -Knock Around Guys. "Rocco, I know why your not getting any surveys. Your not projecting your Brooklyn charm enough on the phone." Guys from Brooklyn are not into mincing their words, and Rocco is no exception.."If I really wanted to show them my Brooklyn charm? I would show up at their house with a baseball bat and a gun tucked into my waist band. That's how a lot of stuff gets done in Brooklyn!" Rocco spends more than his fair amount of time in the gym. I'm guessing he could body slam a guy like me without breaking a sweat, and I'm a big guy! "Rocco, what part of Brooklyn are you from?" Brooklyn is a very diverse community, to say the least! "I'm from Bensonhurst originally, I haven't been back in a long time, but I still carry it with me where ever I go."
"Hey Rob, you like to hear funny stories. I got one that your going to like." Rocco was right. I love to hear funny stories and this guy from Brooklyn had a bunch of them.."My dad used to train with Lou Ferrigno at a gym in Brooklyn." Most people recognize Lou Ferrigno's name from his days as the Incredible Hulk.."Lou's major competition back in those days was Arnold." Ferrigno and Schwarzenegger were the two major names in bodybuilding during the 70's.."Ferrigno's dad would always stand behind the curtains during the group pose of the competition and say..Beat that Nazi! Beat that Nazi! Now, if it wasn't for Arnold? Lou would have won a bunch of Mr. Universe titles, but Arnold was always a little better. Well, it was the Brooklyn Invitational and Arnold had won again. Afterwards, he sees the elder Ferrigno back stage and they start arguing about his antics. Arnold got pissed and he picked him up and stuffed him in a trash can. After that happened? Ferrigno Sr. never chanted..Beat that Nazi again." What a funny story:)
I like to end every post of mine with a thought I'm having..Call it the village idiot thought of the day.."This is for my web developer friend in Denver..I talked with an Asian friend of mine the other day. We rehashed an organic growth strategy and how it could be applied to an Asian community. My friends English and Mandarin are both perfect. He likes what I'm saying a lot and has agreed to help. The thing he wants to see? Action!"
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