Connell Barrett

Say shocking, wild things.

By the way, people still give this advice.

Not as much here in 2026 as back when this occurred, but it still happens.

You still get that kind of bad advice out there.

So the lesson that I learned was trying to shock is not charming.

Um, and again, painful lesson, but a lesson that I learned and I never made that mistake again, at least not the exact kind of mistake.

And so anyway, Kevin, if you're out there listening, I'm sorry about that.

I really am.

Okay.

Story number four, the, uh, the awkward Starbucks note.

I have a crush on you Starbucks note story.

Here's story number four.

This one makes my skin crawl when I think about it.

This is a different kind of creepy story because it wasn't the kind of creepy where I'm trying to be shocking or polarizing.

This is a creepiness that can come out or an awkwardness that can come out when you're

Being really tentative and afraid to make a full move so you make a half-hearted move.

Here's the story.

I used to go to this Starbucks, Park Avenue, and...

30-something here in New York City.

And there was a cute lady barista there who I never really talked to her other than ordering the coffee.