R.I.P. Etta. Saw her twice in concert, once at S.O.B.'s
Something's got a hold on me.
THE LAST HOLIDAY A Memoir By Gil Scott-Heron reviewed in today's NYT. The New Yorker did a nice piece on him on August 9, 2010.
The Bottle
See that black boy over there, runnin' scared his ol' man's in a bottle. He done quit his 9 to 5 to drink full time so now he's livin' in the bottle. See that Black boy over there, runnin' scared his ol' man got a problem Pawned off damn near everything, his ol' woman's weddin' ring for a bottle. And don't you think it's a crime when time after time, people in the bottle. See that sista, sho wuz fine before she started drinkin' wine from the bottle. Said her ol' man committed a crime and he's doin' time, so now she's in the bottle. She's out there on the avenue, all by herself sho' needs help from the bottle. Preacherman tried to help her out, she cussed him out and hit him in the head with a bottle. And don't you think it's a crime when time after time, people in the bottle. See that gent in the wrinkled suit he done damn near blown his cool to the bottle He wuz a doctor helpin' young girls along if they wuzn't too far gone to have problems. But defenders of the dollar eagle Said "What you doin', Doc, it ain't legal," and now he's in the bottle. Now we watch him everyday tryin' to chase the pigeons away from the bottle. And don't you think it's a crime when time after time, people in the bottle.
Well, the fresh tomato juice was incredible. A new but expensive addition. I always use Sacramento TJ, now this will be on the rotation.
"There are three things I like about Italian ships. First, their cuisine, which is unsurpassed. Second, their service, which is quite superb. And then - in time of emergency - there is none of this nonsense about women and children first."
Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins.
Sam Adams has put out a bunch of small batch Ales, this was one of them and will be opened for tomorrow's NFC Championship.
Keegan Ales has Super Kitty, an Ale with a wallop, 12.00% ABV .
Super Kitty being poured in Community Beverages' new Growler Machine.
Big game today. Go Giants ! The 49er - Saints game yesterday was perhaps the best game I have seen in quite a while.
Chili and Chili dogs on the menu. The recipe:
Chili: 1 1/2 pounds Top Round Sirloin cut into ½ inch cubes 1 Pound Chuck Chop 1 cup flour 1 Tablespoon Black pepper 2 Tablespoons Virgin Olive Oil 10 Mushrooms 1 Green Pepper 1 Red Pepper 1 Large Onion 1 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce 1 tsp. Cumin 3 tsp. Chili Powder 1 tsp. Cayenne Pepper 2 tsp. Cocoa 7 cloves garlic 1 cup beef broth 1 cup Dark Beer 2 Bay Leaves 1 ½ tsp. Tabasco Sauce 2 tsp. Lime Juice 1 28 oz Marinara Sauce 2 (16 oz.) cans Red Pinto Beans 1 8 oz Tomato Sauce 1 16 oz Diced Tomatoes
Cut Beef into small cubes. Put cubes in Gallon Storage bag with flour, pepper. Mix well to cover cubes completely. Add cubes to hot oil and saute for six to seven minutes. In a large pot add the chopped garlic, onion , mushrooms and peppers until soft. Add Sauce, broth, wine, Beer. Add cooked Beef cubes, Chuck Chop, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover , cook until all is tender, about two hours. Serve with Dark Beer.
I am now reading The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt. It is about De Rerum Natura, On the Nature of Things by Titus Lucretius Carus. Project Gutenberg has the Poem and it is now on my Nook for later reading.
Will check out One Stop Beer Shop. It is right off the BQE.
Finished And So It Goes: Kurt Vonnegut: A Life by Charles J. Shields. I have most of Vonnegut's books and the Biography has inspired me to re-read Slaughterhouse Five; or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death, by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., a Fourth-Generation German-American Now Living in Easy Circumstances on Cape Cod (and Smoking Too Much) Who, as an American Infantry Scout Hors de Combat, as a Prisoner of War, Witnessed the Fire-Bombing of Dresden, Germany, the Florence of the Elbe, a Long Time Ago, and Survived to Tell the Tale: This Is a Novel Somewhat in the Telegraphic Schizophrenic Manner of Tales of the Planet Tralfamadore, Where The Flying Saucers Come From.
I know from reading the Biography that KV drew the cartoon on this cover. Good Biography, KV was not as nice as one would think but lived an amazing life.
Another free E-Book: The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes.
"Hell begins the day that God grants you the vision to see all that you could have done, should have done, and would have done, but did not do." —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
A really great talent finds its happiness in execution. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Ok, Day off. It is officially Cadillac Margarita Day.
1 1/2 oz Tequila 1 oz Grand Marnier® orange liqueur 1/4 oz fresh lime juice splash of orange juice, Sierra Mist
Nothing on, so the DVD collection comes out.
Received a six-pack of Fegley's Brew Works Ales. The Bagpiper's Scotch Ale was the best of the lot, followed by Rude Elf Reserve and then Hop’solutely Triple IPA. All good, nice flavors.
Gotta love the label.
“If you want to succeed, double your failure rate.” ― Thomas J. Watson Jr.
TWC and MSG had better kiss and make-up. Going to miss the Knicks/Toronto game tonight.
New toy is a USB turntable to convert Vinyls to MP3s. Just received two boxes of Vinyls from a relative who moved and ran out of space.
