Re: Damn, yo, I know it is annoying but...

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: : Try to have a little patience with people. It's a big moment for the : people who go to the Stash, understandably its another day at work for you : guys, but come on, have a bit of sympathy. You were once a fanboy. : : When I worked at the store I think most people didn't go away thinking I : was a dick (at least I hope they didn't). I'm just voicing the way I felt : and happen to know the way Walt feels. My comments are directed at the : small percentage of people who don't know when enough is enough and those : who ask the obvious. (of course Kevin comes into the store sometimes, he : own the place and lives one town over.) I also was never a fanboy and I'm : not sure what you mean by that comment. : : On the other hand, I don't feel people who make plans to go to the Stash : should expect anything more than a fun trip with their friends to a : cool-ass comic shop. It's silly to expect you're going to walk in and : Jay's going to be sitting there smoking a blunt like "hey you guys are : cool, let's go booty-hunting with our bare hands and wits alone" and then : Smitty walks in like "Ohmigod, you are the most marvelous fanboys I have : ever seen, how would you star to be in my next movie shooting RIGHT NOW?" : Lose your delusions, folks. This is an awesome fan shop, not your fifteen : minutes in the sun. : I don't believe most people come to the store with the hope they're going : to do anything other than meet Kevin and Jason. My feeling is, if they're : there great. But Kevin is a writer and director with a wife and child, do : you really think for a second he has nothing better to do than hang around : the store all day waiting for fans? It's so unrealistic it borders on : stupidity. : : Now admittedly fans of "Clerks" shouldn't be expecting sweet lovemurmurs : delivered in a friendly Southern drawl from store employees, but how bad : can the pilgrims who wander in possibly be? : : 99% of the people are totally cool and I didn't mean to make it sound like : everyone who walks through the door is a thorn in the proverbial side. I : think it's great that people are into it BUT I would be lying if I were to : say it isn't tiresome if not defeating at times to answer the same : questions day in-day out. That was my point. : : At least in the Stash the customers are interested fans, not demanding : harpies as are most consumers. : Just because they're interested fans doesn't mean they aren't demanding : harpies at times. The demand for information from Askew fans far outweighs : questions from non-Askew fans concerning other store merchandise. : Wouldn't it be more efficient to post these "please don't ask" questions : by the register? : No, they would never read it. Never. And if they did, how could Walter not : come off as an asshole by posting something like that and really tarnish : the fan's mood at the same time. : : It seems to me there are easier places to work if one didn't particularly : enjoy speaking with repetitive fans, but you know, that's your bizness. : I don't think you should have to find another line of work because people : don't have the ability to discern the proper forum for questions. Walter : received call after call from people wanting to know why ABC cancelled the : show. He is trying to operate a retail store. He doesn't have the time nor : the inclination to entertain with a shit eating grin info that can be found : elsewhere. Would you call Planet Hollywood to find out why Stallone hasn't : made a movie in some time? Or become belligerant when Naomi Cambell isn't : your busgirl at the Models Cafe? If you've ever been to the Stash you know : that most of the floor space is dedictaed not to Askew related merchandise : but COMIC related merchandise. That's the bizness he's in. : : I love you anyway man, even though your propensity for stripping in front : of hordes of unseen strangers is a bit...ooohh...hmmm...intriguing. : Thank you, I aim to please. : : -- Isis : : : Being a former Stash employee this is my advice...If you really feel : you : : : need to ask a question at least ask an original one. : : : There is nothing more exhausting than being bombarded by the same : questions : : : day after day. Also, Walter is working. This doesn't mean he should be : a : : : prime target for a lengthy interview concerning all things Askew. Ask a : few : : : questions and move on. Enjoy the store. Don't cross the line from : curious : : : fan to annoying asshole. Some questions to not ask Walt: : : : 1) Do those guys ever work here? : : : 2) Do they ever come in here? : : : 3) Do you think they'll be in today? : : : 4) When's the last time they were here? : : : 5) Have you ever met those guys? : : : 6) What's it like to work for Kevin Smith? : : : 7) What's it like to work for Jason Mewes? (who has no stake in the : store : : : financial or otherwise) : : : 8) Do you look like Dante on purpose? (I'm not kidding, Walter told me : he : : : has been asked this several times) : : : 9) Don't tell him that the Stash is your Mecca. (Not a question but has : : : been proclaimed thousands of times) : : : 10) Don't tell him how far you drove/traveled to get to the store : UNLESS : : : a)The store was your sole destination and B) You're from farther away : than : : : Australia which is the current distance record (again, not a question : but : : : really, who cares how far you came from? I've been to Seaworld in : Florida : : : and never felt compelled to tell the staff I came all the way from New : : : Jersey to be there) : : :

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