"Eat these [bleeping] ribs . . . then tell me about [bleeping] Texas!"

April 10, 2008 3:15 PM

Bobby Egan: Restaurateur and Amateur Diplomat.

Imagine what diplomatic coups real BBQ ribs might pull off.

posted by absalom (7 comments total)

Vanity Fair: The Axis of Hackensack: Meet Kim Jong-il's Best Friend in Jersey.
posted by ericb at 3:29 PM on April 10

The New Yorker and Vanity Fair each came out with profiles of Egan last autumn -- days apart. The two publications are owned by Conde Nast.

At the time some were curious:

"Why so much ink on what is, as near as we can tell, a story of middling-to-little interest? And why the close proximity of publication? Is it some kind of intramural scrap or the world's most boring coincidence? Who knows?"

posted by ericb at 3:34 PM on April 10

Yes. Imagine what real barbecue ribs could do.
posted by emelenjr at 4:37 PM on April 10

I've had friends like Egan growing up, basically talking a complete load of bullshit — and getting away with, because people love a good story told by someone who's charismatic and self-assured. I'd love to be proven wrong, but having grown up around people like this I have to be skeptical.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 5:15 PM on April 10

I dunno, Blaze.
Could be the perfect cover, yes?
posted by Dizzy at 5:18 PM on April 10

Worked for Chuck Barris.
posted by Guy_Inamonkeysuit at 6:59 PM on April 10 [1 favorite]

Excatly!
posted by Dizzy at 6:50 AM on April 11