I remember once I was told that Starbucks was a great place for producer meetings. I was told this by a person who fancied herself a producer and writer but had no actual credit in the industry, unless hidden porn counts. I remember she would tell me about her producer meetings and try to give me advice on networking. I became increasingly annoyed simply because I never asked for advice and did not particularly care for it.
One day she was telling me about a meeting with a well known producer and I decided to ask how she secured this meeting and she responded " he came to Starbucks for coffee." I remember being thrown off and asking her to repeat. The response that I got was that if you sit and wait you can run into people, at fucking Starbucks.
I found that fascinating, because the truth of the matter is that, no matter what she thought, in normal folk world we call that stalking. A producer meeting is when the producer agrees to meet with you to discuss a collaboration. Stalking a person during their morning routine is not really getting a meeting. I remember this woman had some pretty creepy details about various personalities. This is why I go to Barnie's Coffee Kitchen.
