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Now there's a phrase you don't come across every day.

"....and whiskers on kittens....."

It's birthday time again, Phil- have a happy, and many more! .....and please come visit the O board a little more often!

By starlight, no less!

Another that should be mentioned in this thread is Crosscurrents, the recording with Warne Marsh and Lee Konitz. Definitely worth checking out IMHO.

I want to go to Glenn's party. Tonight, just a favorite salad- mixed greens, tomato, carrot, red onion, roasted walnuts, gorgonzola crumbles, craisins and raspberry vinegarette.

I love this one. Check out "Five"- great tune (I think Bill was playing around with the idea on his solo on Oleo on Miles' Jazz at the Plaza). The Toots side is "Affinity". Another excellent session if you like harmonica, which I do.

What's your method?

I love to find the good breakfast joints when I move somewhere. I'm going to visit my best friend in Iowa City (miles251) over the holiday and our tradition is to go out for a good diner breakfast. I love the funky little places with mismatched tables and chairs. There were great places in Chicago & KC. Going out for late-night breakfast after gigs used to be a regular thing, you know, the 2AM breakfast hang (sometimes while quiet inebriated). I never do that anymore, partially because of avoidance of late-night eating, but also because there are no gigs in this town! I love that Diners, Drive-ins & Dives show on Food Network- I've actually been to several of those places. Whenever I travel somewhere I always try to seek out the mom-and-pop local places and avoid the chains. Although when there are no alternatives, places like IHOP or Denny's etc. do a decent breakfast (breakfast is the only meal I'd eat there, though). Yeah Lon- warm chocolate croissants and coffee. 'Nuff said. I loves me some blueberry pancakes Joe! And those Mexicali eggs sound awesome! I'm going to have to try that. :rsmile:

Happy Birthday to one of the greatest. One of the most instantly identifiable trumpet sounds and one of the swingingest cats ever. And a helluva nice guy too.

Yes, it's that time again! Happy happy and many more!

Yeah, I do Netflix too. Very convenient although sometimes I get a crappy DVD that wants to stall out a lot. Still, some movies are worth seeing in the big theatre.

I'm interested to hear opinions about the current crop. The Day the Earth Stood Still.......is the remake worth seeing? More than just a bunch of CGI? Benjamin Button.....very interesting premise, wondering if it will work. Anyone see Australia? It looked interesting, but I've been hearing bad reviews. I did see the new Bond (Solace) and enjoyed it. Whatever weaknesses it had, I do like Daniel Craig and the way they've rebooted the series. Others? This is usually the time for the studios to roll out the "Oscar contenders". Anything worth checking out?

Myer's Dark Rum & Coke

I think breakfast is my favorite meal. During the week I usually just have a smoothie (which for me is apple, banana, strawberries, yogurt & orange juice) and a piece of toast or an English muffin, or maybe cereal. And always coffee- freshly ground beans (I'm a Sumatra fan) using a Chemex drip coffee carafe. After a lifetime of frustration using those automatic drip machines, I've finally found coffee nirvana. On weekends, though, I love to take on bigger projects, like a "diner" breakfast- eggs, potatoes, some kind of breakfast meat, fresh fruit & toast are a favorite. Every now and then I make waffles or pancakes. Today I made popovers- I used to have those when I was a kid and just recently rediscovered them. Easy to make and great with some good jam. It's taken me forever to learn to make good hash browns- I like 'em crispy. My current method is to shred the potato onto a piece of cheesecloth and then soak it in hot water (to remove starchiness and also to keep them warm so they don't lower the temperature of the oil). It's critical to have the pan & oil up to temperature before putting the potatoes in. Sometime I'll just cut it into chunks or slices, and cook them with onions (which you have to put in later so they don't burn). Another treat I make on occasion (usually for company) is stuffed French toast. I use Pepperidge Farm cinnamon bread- take a couple slices and spread cream cheese between them and then dip it in egg and cook as usual- decadent and tasty. For conventional French Toast I really like Challah bread. Oh yeah- I also like ketchup on my scrambled eggs, which I know is abhorrent to many. Breakfast is a fun meal, although it's more fun if you get to cook for someone. I'd be interested to hear about others' favorites, or variations on what I've already mentioned. I'm looking to try some new things.

Sara Gilbert Ed Sullivan Joe Venuti

Rahsaan Roland Kirk James T. Kirk T.J. Hooker

Article Always thought he was a good guy. Saw him in many films and TV shows.

I guess this should be in the "Guilty Pleasures" thread, but I actually like a lot of what I've heard of Coldplay.

Off topic, but what did you think of the movie?

I just noticed the video has been removed from youtube. The other link is also gone for some reason.

William Demarest Fred MacMurray Flubber

I have to say that Brad's soon-to-come-out film Benjamin Button looks very interesting.

How do you say that in French? "croissant"