About

Name: Joe Harris
Dateline: Dallas, Texas
Weblog: madcashier.blogspot.com
Articles: 25
First Published: Friday, February 23, 2007
Last Published: Monday, July 14, 2008
Writer Bio
Joe Harris is a disgruntled writer with an affinity for loud music and paisley ties. A night stocker and former veteran cashier, telling the story of the service industry's workforce is a mainstay of Harris' work. The ruggedly handsome raconteur is commonly found reading about conspiracies or drinking alone with his cat.
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Currently listing articles 25-1:
  1. American Democracy: Suicide by Representative

    — The fallout of September 11 is the fall of the United States.

    OPINION in Politics on July 14, 2008

  2. The Demise of Joe Camel

    — The horrors of Camel's new remastered blend drove me to the edge - and then to find another satisfying brand of cigarettes.

    REVIEW in Tastes on May 21, 2008

  3. Music DVD Review: Jethro Tull - Jack in the Green: Live in Germany

    — Eye and ear candy that the Tullheads will appreciate.

    REVIEW in Music on May 15, 2008

  4. How A Drug Dealer Robbed My Pharmacy

    — While dopeheads are content to rob mere convenience stores, drug dealers hit licks at your friendly neighborhood pharmacy.

    OPINION in Culture on December 31, 2007

  5. Retail Radio: Mind Control Cacophony

    — Service industry radio increases customer spending and employee vitriol.

    OPINION in Culture on December 31, 2007

  6. DVD Review: Giuliani Time - Sharp, Yet Dull

    — What it lacks in style is well overshadowed by its compelling substance.

    REVIEW in Video on September 15, 2007

  7. Drugstore Pipe Tobaccos: Pouches of Simple Pleasure

    — As with any group of tobaccos, some shine while others suck.

    REVIEW in Tastes on September 14, 2007

  8. Service Industry Renagades

    — Rebels with a clue strike a symbolic blow for the good guys. All in a day's work.

    OPINION in Culture on August 30, 2007

  9. The Tribulations of American Hat Lovers

    — Society should never come between a man and his love for headgear. Hats off? Like hell.

    OPINION in Culture on July 24, 2007

  10. Louisiana's Hottest: A Pepper Sauce Analysis

    — Nothing spices up the culinary humdrum like a good hot sauce.

    REVIEW in Tastes on July 19, 2007

  11. Robbed, Fired, and On Top: A Cashier's Story

    — In a fight for truth, justice, and $244, a perennial loser emerged victorious.

    OPINION in Culture on July 16, 2007

  12. Corporate Propaganda Within the Service Industry

    — Industry propagandists try and fail to inspire employees with cartoons and slogans rather than with a living wage.

    OPINION in Culture on July 10, 2007

  13. Smoking in the Free World

    — Smoke-free subjugation is the wave of the future and democracy is to blame.

    OPINION in Politics on May 19, 2007

  14. Restaurant Review: Luigi's Italian Cafe in Dallas, Texas - Sublime Northern Italian

    — This is perhaps the best and most affordable Italian restaurant in the Dallas area.

    REVIEW in Tastes on May 17, 2007

  15. Music Review: Coco Montoya - Dirty Deal, A Good Deal with One Catch

    — Montoya makes solid music but needs more inspiration.

    REVIEW in Music on May 15, 2007

  16. Service Industry Blues for the Average Worker

    — From violent thugs to white collar jerk-offs, scum comes in all shapes and sizes, while workers are victims of criminals--both the gun-totting ones & companies.

    OPINION in Culture on May 11, 2007

  17. Music Review: MC Frontalot - Secrets from the Future, Pitiful Nerdcore Rhymes

    — Insipid lyrics are the centerpiece of this failure.

    REVIEW in Music on May 11, 2007

  18. Shot In The Line of Cashiering?

    — Ultimately, cashiering after dusk is a crapshoot.

    OPINION in Culture on May 09, 2007

  19. Music Review: Elton John - Rocket Man: Number Ones, Approach With Caution

    — A nice anthology that stops short of grabbing the listener by the jugular.

    REVIEW in Music on April 19, 2007

  20. DVD Review: Business Johnson

    — I laughed my ass off.

    REVIEW in Video on March 24, 2007

  21. DVD Review: Zach Galifianakis - Live at the Purple Onion, Comedy With Issues

    — Impressive jokes — but not really.

    REVIEW in Video on March 23, 2007

  22. Music Review: Aqueduct - Or Give Me Death, Musical Braindeath

    — With music this pointless, there can be no point in listening.

    REVIEW in Music on March 15, 2007

  23. Review of Sir Elliot's Tobacco and Coffee: A Smoker's Playground

    — Starbucks: eat my ashes.

    REVIEW in Tastes on March 11, 2007

  24. DVD Review: Ren & Stimpy - The Lost Episodes - Cartoonists Gone Wild

    — Ren & Stimpy reaches new highs, plummets to new lows on the way.

    REVIEW in Video on March 01, 2007

  25. Misguided Consumers

    — Shopping orders are a window into America's intellect.

    OPINION in Culture on February 23, 2007

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