The Blindboy Podcast
The history of serving chips in miniature shopping trolleys
Nov 29, 2023
Exploring the experience of motorway hotels and their impact on passion and excitement. Amusing anecdotes from staying at O'Callaghan's Hotel. The significance of listener support and upcoming live events. Discussion about Tommy Ternam in a river bed, advertising agencies, and the history of chips. Reflections on fear, anxiety, and hotel experiences.
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- Hotels can be mundane and lack excitement, leading to a search for small victories and autonomy in hotel living.
- The progression from hipster restaurants to mainstream adoption highlights the commercialization of authenticity in food culture.
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The Mundane Existence of a Motorway Hotel
The speaker reflects on the tediousness and lack of meaning in staying at a motorway hotel. The hotel becomes a transient space devoid of excitement and purpose. Even activities like going to the bar or having sex are affected by the hotel's ambiance. The speaker seeks ways to find small victories and autonomy, such as ordering the best Indian food available to the hotel room. They highlight the absurdity and lack of context in the gimmicks used by hotels to replicate authenticity, like serving chips in a tiny trolley with a fake newspaper.
