[FRIAM] Unexpected success

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I think of Applebee’s as the modern Howard Johnson’s.  

 

Is that approximately correct? 

 

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From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> On Behalf Of Marcus Daniels
Sent: Monday, October 11, 2021 11:51 AM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam at redfish.com>
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Unexpected success

 

There are a number of chains like Applebees including TGIF, Red Robin.   I went to a Red Robin many years ago and they had large play area like a McDonalds would have.   The difference is that they have alcohol to serve with the prepared frozen food.   Idea is the parents can come there for an early dinner and slide into a coma while their kids are playing.  These are all kind of working class places. 

 

From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com <mailto:friam-bounces at redfish.com> > On Behalf Of Jochen Fromm
Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2021 11:35 PM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam at redfish.com <mailto:friam at redfish.com> >
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Unexpected success

 

No, not at all. Nobody has heard about it here. I have discovered the song in the Canadian charts and then found reports on YouTube which explain the TikTok story and the background here on WGN-TV
https://youtu.be/3rtISNjb06k
and here on CNBC
https://youtu.be/IdozZS38Cso

If you see the YouTube reports then you will agree that Walker Hayes seems to be a nice guy who is a good dad and deserves the unexpected success. Maybe he is making fun of his own country, but I don't understand the song text good enough to recognize the subtleties (upgrade? styrofoam?) and I have never been to an Applebee's either. I don't know what it is like. 

J.

 

 

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From: Marcus Daniels <marcus at snoutfarm.com <mailto:marcus at snoutfarm.com> > 

Date: 10/11/21 06:15 (GMT+01:00) 

To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam at redfish.com <mailto:friam at redfish.com> > 

Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Unexpected success 

 

Is this how Germans make fun of Americans?

 

On Oct 10, 2021, at 12:14 AM, Jochen Fromm <jofr at cas-group.net <mailto:jofr at cas-group.net> > wrote:

 

Have you heard the story of Walker Hayes? He is a country singer from Franklin, Tennessee, who struggled to make a living in order to feed his 6 six kids. During the pandemic he wrote a song "Fancy Like". After listening to his song his daughter convinced him that it needs a dance. The two recorded a dance together, uploaded it on TikTok and the song went viral. Applebees noticed it and turned it into a commercial. Now Walker has finally the commercial success he was looking for, thanks to Applebees, his daughter and a dance on TikTok. Have you tried a Bourbon Street Steak at Applebees? Is it good? 

https://youtu.be/HAU_-R3QGv8

 

-J.

 

 


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