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A Title Much Cooler Than Anything on the Old Site
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MNblockhead
A Title Much Cooler Than Anything on the Old Site
Kinda like they are keeping the aesthetics of the other books. Seems kinda dated now, but I like it.cover reveal for next Dresden Files book
New 'Dresden Files' book is coming: See the cover reveal for 'Twelve Months'
Jim Butcher shares the cover of the 18th "Dresden Files" book and teases what Chicago wizard Harry Dresden will get up to next.www.usatoday.com
MNblockhead
A Title Much Cooler Than Anything on the Old Site
Oops, I should read the entire thread before responding.
Well, they went from earthy browns & tans to shades of gray. And the older decor had a faux antiquing technique applied to it- the newer stuff almost looks new.Here's a picture from the Wall Street Journal, of the old design:
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...and here's a picture from the same source, of the new remodel:
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My reaction:
trappedslider
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If you play a Justin Bieber song backwards, you hear messages from Satan. Even worse, if you play it forwards you hear Justin Bieber.
payn
Glory to Marik
See that’s fine if folks went hunting for authentic junk. By the time this trend was full swing it was brand new items made to look old to hang on the walls.My dad's side of the family were dairy farmers and the farm had been in the family for over a century. Over 700 acres. There was an area that was junk yard (old tractor/truck/car graveyard), a barn that had been hit by a tornado and they just built a new barn in another area and left the old wood of the old barn laying there with the partially underground stable area used as a place for grazing cows to get out of inclement weather. We also had three airport hangers built by the government during WWII when the government used a section of the land as an auxillary/overflow flight school to train South American pilots. Not sure if this was by agreement or eminent domain, but they got to keep the buildings after the war.
In the 80s there were lot of companies and individuals who would come and just buy the old junk. I'm not surprised about people buying old vehicle bodies and parts and old tools and stuff, but a lot of people were buying old, weathered wood, apparently mostly for decorating restaurants and bars.
Whatever I may think of the kitsch of 80s restaurants, it helped my dad's family make some money and get rid of a lot of junk.
Now I’m curious what ya were gonna post!Oops, I should read the entire thread before responding.
The thing is I generally don’t go out to eat for steak because IMO it’s overpriced for something I can generally make myself easily on the grill at home, so if I went to a place to get a steak I would oddly be just as interested in how good the rest of the meal is for the reason mentioned upthread a bit about salad bars: making a salad (or some side dishes) at home is actually harder because of all the things I would need to buy, especially because it’s usually just my wife and I eating so portioning for 2 can be a challenge. So if a restaurant can’t get a basic salad right, that’s probably not a place I would want to go.
On a related note one of the benefits of hosting our gaming group’s TTRPG night is we get to make all the things we rarely make because they’re difficult to portion for 2 and don’t work as leftovers very well.
payn
Glory to Marik
I also think ambiance is important and Manncinis has that going for it. We usually only go during the holidays as a family get together. Have dinner in the char house and mosey to the lounge for a night cap and live music.
Ryujin
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Here's a picture from the Wall Street Journal, of the old design:
View attachment 411761
...and here's a picture from the same source, of the new remodel:
View attachment 411760
My reaction:
Playing with the white balance doesn't change the actual colour palate.
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