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Real Life Survival Guide: Richters

Bruce Barber

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We mourned the passing of a New Haven institution in episode 2, and we wish Dieter and the gang at Richter’s the best of luck.

We chose Richter’s because a.) I’ve been going there for years, and b.) at the end of Episode 1, while wandering Chapel Street, we decided to record at Richter’s – only to find out they were closing. Duo saw it’s demise as a metaphor for the shift from face to face conversation to the decidedly ethereal relationships we’ve cultivated on Facebook and Twitter.

Lou Manheim

 
Seeing Dieter that day reminded me of Lou Mannheim’s advice to Bud Fox in Wall Street: “Man looks in the abyss, there’s nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss.” Dieter will be fine.
 

The Gang of Provocateurs

 
In this episode, recorded on June 23rd (just a few days before the official closing) we sat down with a few of our selections for the “gang of provocateurs” – our guest editors – to get a feel for the transitional times we’re living in, as well as some of the things we should be talking about the the Guide.
 
 
We ended the episode with a few thoughts from Dieter himself.
   

 

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