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Hoffman the documentary subject
I missed the first 15 minutes of David Lee Hoffman in All In This Tea
on the movie channels last night. I know he was the subject of the documentary so we see it from the directors POV. My impression of Hoffman was an arrogant sob trying to get the Chinese to do business his way, eliminate the middle man, in this case the factory and local government taxes. There was a disingenuous moment in the documentary where he makes a snide comment he finally made a perfect cup of tea after 20 years. I'm not sure I could enjoy a cup of tea with the guy especially after trying to bamboozle me with some silly gongfu performance which permeates the whole documentary. I feel better now. No I dont. All the extras in this documentary comes across as snobs except the Chinese who are just plain dumb shits when it comes to tea like using pesticides when they could use worm poop. I assume that was James Norwood Pratt dressed and acting like an evangelical preacher. To me the movie was a visual feast of tea processing from bush to export sack. Now I understand what drying, bruising and rolling really mean. I did learn tea was more unhygienic than I ever thought. Im not convinced by Hoffmans assertion that oolong is the pinnacle of Chinese tea processing while at least a quarter of his act shows him tracking down Puer and storing it in his cave in California which is the Chinese equivalent of a housing crisis created by characters like him (there I go again). They showed a tea competition in Anxi (you learn how gaiwans are used for tea tasting) where the winner sold a pound of oolong he made for $20,000 and ended up having to protect his fields from looting for seeds and cuttings. The documentary makes the point dont drink tea for health reasons but goes on and on about the nutrients in tea which is why 10 day old bud is so desirable. You would think old leaf had more nutrients. The documentary makes the claim Hoffman opened up doors for the western consumer but I'm not sure. It was also pointed out there are now farmers markets for tea where you can add your DNA by thrusting your hands in sacks of tea and almost rubbing your nose with the leaf just like Hoffman (one last dig). I'll give it to Hoffman he knows what he likes about tea so I can sympathize and what does that say about my character. Jim PS Does the odd title have any significance Im missing. Okay, okay, okay I didnt hear Hoffman use one basic Chinese greeting. |
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Space Cowboy > writes:
> I missed the first 15 minutes of David Lee Hoffman in All In This Tea > on the movie channels last night. > [...] > PS Does the odd title have any significance Im missing. See the first 15 minutes. /Lew --- Lew Perin / http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html |
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Germans and their participial phrases. Nobody can beat Henry
Kissinger. Jim Lewis Perin wrote: > Space Cowboy > writes: > > > I missed the first 15 minutes of David Lee Hoffman in All In This Tea > > on the movie channels last night. > > [...] > > PS Does the odd title have any significance Im missing. > > See the first 15 minutes. > > /Lew > --- > Lew Perin / > http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html |
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Space Cowboy > writes:
> > Lewis Perin wrote: > > Space Cowboy > writes: > > > > > I missed the first 15 minutes of David Lee Hoffman in All In This Tea > > > on the movie channels last night. > > > [...] > > > PS Does the odd title have any significance Im missing. > > > > See the first 15 minutes. > > > Germans and their participial phrases. Nobody can beat Henry > Kissinger. Werner Herzog makes better movies than Henry Kissinger, though. /Lew --- Lew Perin / http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html |
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On Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:03:38 -0700 (PDT), Space Cowboy
> wrote: >Germans and their participial phrases. Nobody can beat Henry >Kissinger. But I would sure like to... |
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