{"id":32796,"date":"2016-10-10T18:00:41","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T23:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=32796"},"modified":"2016-10-10T16:23:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-10T21:23:00","slug":"lunch-with-seinfelds-j-peterman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=32796","title":{"rendered":"Lunch With Seinfeld’s J. Peterman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you remember Elaine’s boss on “Seinfeld?”\u00a0 He was an eccentric man named J. Peterman and was played by actor John O’Hurley. You might not know this, but there is a real J. Peterman, and he lives here in Lexington.\u00a0 In fact, his house was very close to where we lived before moving to our townhouse.\u00a0 I attended a luncheon last week, and the real J. Peterman (the “J” stands for Jon) was the guest speaker.\u00a0 And let me just tell you this – he is nothing like the character they created on Seinfeld.\u00a0 They are total complete opposites. (By the way, this is not an ad or an affiliate.)<\/h3>\n

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The real J. Peterman is a rugged guy who dresses like a cowboy.\u00a0 In fact, a cowboy’s duster that he bought in Wyoming was the beginning of his company.\u00a0 So many people asked him where he bought it that he started selling them.\u00a0 Then he took out an ad in the New Yorker, and the rest is history.<\/h3>\n

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J. Peterman<\/a> has a wonderful catalog<\/a> (and website<\/a>) that is unlike any other and has many well-known movie and television stars as customers.\u00a0 The Seinfeld writers created the character based on his catalog.\u00a0 They never met him nor did they ever interview him or even ask his permission.<\/h3>\n

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On the Seinfeld show, Elaine needed a new boss, and so the writers decided to make it J. Peterman.\u00a0 The real J. Peterman didn’t know this was going to happen until after the first episode about him aired.\u00a0 During his talk, he said that the Seinfeld show didn’t help or hurt his business, but it did eventually go bankrupt due to bad business decisions that he takes full responsibility for.\u00a0 Eventually, he was able to buy the company back, restart it, and it is going strong.<\/h3>\n

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I have always loved his catalogs.\u00a0 It’s called an Owner’s Manual.\u00a0 All of the catalog’s illustrations are water colors rather than photographs. The description of each item is in a wonderful story.\u00a0 Looking at this catalog and website is great entertainment.<\/h3>\n

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The clothes are based on apparel that Jon’s wife finds in vintage shops.\u00a0 She then redesigns them to fit into today’s lifestyle.\u00a0 They are lovely and romantic.\u00a0 The men’s wear is also good looking.\u00a0 He added kilts to the line.<\/h3>\n

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His family is loaded with talent.\u00a0 Daughter Robin Peterman Zahn was once a Broadway and movie actress and is now a best-selling author.\u00a0 Some of her books are here<\/a>, here<\/a>, and here<\/a>. She also spoke at the luncheon and said that she grew up in a home that encouraged creativity as much as sports.\u00a0 (Jon was once a professional baseball player.) \u00a0 A son is a Hollywood screen writer, and he also writes the catalog’s prose.\u00a0 Robin is married to famous actor Steve Zahn who loves living here in Lexington.\u00a0 He seems to always play likeable characters and has been in tons of movies.\u00a0 The two of them produce a local show each December, and this year it is “Christmas Carol.”\u00a0 They are very community-minded.<\/h3>\n

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I thought you might enjoy reading about the real J. Peterman.\u00a0 Be sure to stop by his website.\u00a0 Better yet, if you can, get your paws on one of the catalogs.<\/h3>\n

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Take care.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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