Usually a jacket like this indicates high pressure sales tactics and questionable merchandise. Not in this case. John heard that it was going to be loud at Mim's Christmas party, and he decided to be louder.
I wasn't going to raise this issue because I hate feeding the rumor mill, but since it's been trending on Twitter lately I thought I ought to repeat our family's official position. No, Leonardo DiCaprio did not base his character in "Gilbert Grape" on John. Yes, they knew each other slightly, but it was only after principal photography was completed that they started hanging out at the Viper Room and making the acquaintance of fashion models.
Our family was very competitive. If you took the worst of Woody Hayes and the worst of Leo Durocher, mixed them together and took the worst half of that, distilled it, and then let it age for 10 years in a rusty iron tank, you might have something that approaches our motivating spirit. Little league, Olympics, Special Olympics, it was all the same to us. You get the biggest trophy or the blue ribbon, or you pay the price. John knew this, and he accepted it. He just didn't know who was going to make him pay. Tim, Chris and David formed a semi-circle in front of him, and while they moved in Ted snuck up from behind. He never suspected Ted.
