Haven't finished this yet, but just 10 minutes in and it's great to hear Brooks reflect on his journey so far.
Brooks Barnhizer podcast interview - The Green Room
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Haven't finished this yet, but just 10 minutes in and it's great to hear Brooks reflect on his journey so far.
Long form podcast that is well done. I only went about 10 minutes in also but will come back to finish. Brooks is quite the personality and talker along with the interviewers. Looks like the interview was in a fraternity house "smoking room" off the main living room.
Just completed it. If anything, I really appreciate Brooks even more. While he was very measured in his responses, he also was very authentic and thoughtful. He also seemed genuinely curious about the interviewers, and wanted to inquire more. This was recorded before the season, so he was in the midst of not being able to practice full go - so he definitely was reflective on the fleeting nature of playing basketball. Wherever he lands after Northwestern, he's gonna be in good shape.
Other fun moments:
Other fun moments:
- Him describing Nick Martinelli's rizz.
- Describing Blake Barkley as the one teammate he would not let watch his kids.
- Him being a good sport about eating the really spicy wings.
“Don’t cut class get a first-class cut” was Fred and Manny’s ad in the Daily, punctuated about the same. It was perfect.
RIP Fred
What's everyone paying for a haircut? I pay $20 in Maryland plus tip. The NU guys said they are paying $30 for a dorm haircut. And I don't think that guy is giving a hot foam finish with razor trim, neck rub and an aftershave splash - or any other happy finish. Flat tops and really scruffy hair $5 extra.
I'm officially old, but the way these three guys all talk drove me nuts. They must have said "low key" and "bro" at least 500 times between the three of them.
I could not figure out what "low key" was referring to, so I missed a whole lot of the conversation. At one point I thought it was a reference to a character in a computer game. The other word was "rizz" which I could not figure out until macarthur31 spelled it out and I googled it.
Also Brooks occasionally dropped into speech which I believe is more typical for young black men - and the interviewers spoke a little similarly as well - which I assumed was from playing endless hours on the court. That was my initial thought and then he or the interviewers referred to Kai Cenat, a successful Twitch streamer. I hadn't heard of Cenat or Twitch until the day before when Von Jones referred to both on a Harvard forum concerning post election analysis by political types. He said they were examples of what young people were viewing ILO legacy TV. So like pretty much everything else, speech patterns and new word usage in large part come from social media.
Also Brooks occasionally dropped into speech which I believe is more typical for young black men - and the interviewers spoke a little similarly as well - which I assumed was from playing endless hours on the court. That was my initial thought and then he or the interviewers referred to Kai Cenat, a successful Twitch streamer. I hadn't heard of Cenat or Twitch until the day before when Von Jones referred to both on a Harvard forum concerning post election analysis by political types. He said they were examples of what young people were viewing ILO legacy TV. So like pretty much everything else, speech patterns and new word usage in large part come from social media.
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I spent a few months with a bunch of teens this summer and as far as I can tell, "low key" has no actual meaning outside of the context in which it's used. Often it was just a filler word on the order of "like" and "um", but it could mean almost anything.
And god I feel old typing that.
Low key is most often used to communicate something unexpected (this food is low key really good) or that that may perhaps receive opposition “lowkey i think the hazing allegations against Fritz are bs.”
Old Guy - "Low Key" has always meant understated. And it still does.
Young Guy - "Low Key" means "really" but not as bad as that, like "very" but less. Like "sorta" or maybe "little bit." You know -"kinda."
other definition... "Low Key" is the villain in several marvel movies. Brother of Thor.
other other definition... "Low Key" is where Big Matt belongs.
Young Guy - "Low Key" means "really" but not as bad as that, like "very" but less. Like "sorta" or maybe "little bit." You know -"kinda."
other definition... "Low Key" is the villain in several marvel movies. Brother of Thor.
other other definition... "Low Key" is where Big Matt belongs.
Von Jones was speaking at a political forum so in that world legacy TV/journalism is ABC, CBS, NBC. MSNBC, CNN, PBS and, yes, FOX. I don't make the rules or definitions.