Some 3 AM Jose Reyes Appreciation

Have a nice day

Most everyone seemed to like the interview, and Mushnick had no issue with anything he said, but he picked up on the old “men shouldn’t wear hats indoors” criticism. The chance it was cold in the studio struck me as well.

I was on my old co-op’s board for a while. When people wanted to buy an apartment, some board members would interview them. Usually not much we were concerned with other than finances.

One time a youngish couple wanted to buy. The husband was a musician. I forget what the wife did. He was quiet, let her do most of the talking. He wasn’t surly but she seemed to be the communicator for the 2 of them. And she just didn’t get what this vetting process was all about. We’d say this is a community, people have to live together, blah blah, how do you think you’ll fit in. She’d say oh we just want the apartment, no interest in joining community groups, etc.

We called them back. Just because there were concerns, especially for some old-timers, how they’d fit in. And rather than be on best behavior, she was worse. Very defensive. Why are we being called back, this is outrageous, etc. She didn’t seem to get it.

The poor husband seemed like a sweet guy, and barely said a word. He wore a knit cap throughout both interviews. Didn’t think much of it. It just struck me. When I was a kid they always said don’t wear your hat indoors. There are going to be people in this world who judge you. And, this is like a job interview. You are specifically here to be interviewed for whether folks want you as neighbors and co-shareholders. Some old folks. I was the youngest board member by far. You can say the hell with it, who even wants to live with these stuff shirts, but the fact is these people obviously did want to live there.

I forget how that played out. I know I didn’t vote to block them. They had the finances (barely) and as long as they wouldn’t bother people I didn’t care if folks weren’t joiners or especially social. As long as they weren’t going to run a tannery in the aprtment, etc., didn’t bother me.

Reyes wearing a cap while interviewed by Francesca though doesn’t strike me as especially noteworthy. I like Mushnick, although he does go overboard at times, especially on stuff like this. This struck me as quite a reach for a thing to pick on.

he was pretty close to the line. He should have just left this alone, but it’s a bugaboo type thing with him. He wouldn’t let it go by without saying something which at the very least makes him sound like he is about as out of touch and crotchety as can be.