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b'I\\u2019m Josh Cooperman, host and publisher of Convo By Design with something new for you. Dropping this on Friday, for a very good reason. You\\u2019re going to want to get a drink, we\\u2019ll wait\\u2026
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\\n\\xa0In the summer of 2020, the pandemic was in full effect. We were all locked in and trying to figure out what was going to happen next. You remember, you were doing the exact same thing. So, besides the day drinking and looking up old friends on Facebook, I was trying to learn new ways to be socially engaged. On at least one occasion, John McClain, Erik Peterson and I, met via Zoom to share a few pops and tell stories. One of things I did during that time was binge watch Drunk History, Dinner for Five and Anthony Bourdain\\u2019s Parts Unknown and No Reservations. Ground breaking shows that I never could find the time to watch before.
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\\nI became enamored with the skill by which Anthony Bourdain found a complete language revolving around found and association to society, how Jon Favreau could take 4 celebrities and craft a vibrant tableau out of each of the stories shared around a table. How Derek Waters told stories through the honest interpretations of historical events through the drunken lens of comics woven together as a tapestry featuring some of the funniest people working in Hollywood.
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\\nThen all of a sudden, it was over. Things opened up all at once and we all got busy. Really busy. I\\u2019ve been missing some of those evenings at the virtual bar, My virtual bar is called, Big D Energy. Big Design Energy for my Hip Hop loving friends. I wouldnt want you to get the wrong idea.
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\\nSo I got an idea that I have been toying with for about 2 years and I finally got a chance to do it. And what better way to launch this than to reunite with John and Erik.
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\\nJohn McClain tells the story of William Haines I\'m also sharing an interesting story\\xa0you might find illuminating.
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\\nErik Peterson is talking about Al Beadle. You have probably never heard of Al Beadle? Well, you will now.\\xa0
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\\nThis is just 3 friends getting together at the local virtual watering hole, talking a little shit and telling stories. And, yes, this is very different than the episodes of the show you have heard in the past. We\\u2019re drinking and this episode carries the Explicit label. If you are sensitive to some salty language, you might want to delete this episode and move on to the next one. With that, I give you the first installment of Drinking About Design.\\xa0
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\\nThis was the first installment of Drinking About Design featuring John McClain and Erik Peterson sharing stories about William Haines and Al Beadle. Two incredible talents, and good friends. Thank you both for doing this. For notes, drink recipe\\u2019s and further links to the stories and work you heard about here, check the show notes. Thanks for listening. Cheers.'