Happy Thanksgiving

[ghost of miles]

Still at work right now, finishing up a few things, hoping to be out in several hours... going to go to a local restaurant that's closing its doors tonight, drink some coffee, read Steve Isoardi's new book about Horace Tapscott and 1960s/70s L.A. jazz, then go home & help my wife get the house ready for my dad and grandmother's visit tomorrow. The holidays are still hard for my family; my mom was always the centrifugal force at such occasions, not in a dominating, overbearing way, but in a warm, radiant, loving way. She's been gone for two years now, so that absence is still keenly felt--and will continue to be felt, always, I'm sure. (I hope, actually... how does one "move on" from loss?) But I'm truly grateful for many things in my life, including my wife, my job, my house & city, my friends, my family that remains... and I'm grateful for this board, which continues to be a remarkable place of friendship & extraordinary knowledge. Last night a colleague and I were sharing a computer, and she was looking at some of the discussions on Organissimo (she's a former classical musician, with a mild interest in jazz)... she eventually said, "Wow! Most Internet boards are kind of--you know--dopey." (Obviously she didn't read all of the threads. ) Anyway, peace and best wishes to all of you. As well as my thanks.

[sal]

Well said, ghost.

Hope everyone here has a great holiday!

[White Lightning]

Have a great holiday, my fellow music lovers across the Atlantic.

[Noj]

Happy Turkey Day, turkeys!

[Chalupa]

Burroughs' take......

Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, 1986

William S. Burroughs

For John Dillinger

In hope he is still alive

Thanks for the wild turkey and the Passenger Pigeons, destined to be shit out through wholesome American guts —

thanks for a Continent to despoil and poison —

thanks for Indians to provide a modicum of challenge and danger —

thanks for vast herds of bison to kill and skin, leaving the carcass to rot —

thanks for bounties on wolves and coyotes —

thanks for the AMERICAN DREAM to vulgarize and falsify until the bare lies shine through —

thanks for the KKK, for nigger-killing lawmen feeling their notches, for decent church-going women with their mean, pinched, bitter, evil faces —

thanks for "Kill a Queer for Christ" stickers —

thanks for laboratory AIDS —

thanks for Prohibition and the War Against Drugs —

thanks for a country where nobody is allowed to mind his own business —

thanks for a nation of finks — yes,

thanks for all the memories... all right, let's see your arms... you always were a headache and you always were a bore —

thanks for the last and greatest betrayal of the last and greatest of human dreams.

[ghost of miles]

Well, hey, thanks for Bill Burroughs, too. I still go back and reread Junky every couple of years--"beats" hell out of John Clellon Holmes, don't ya know.

[GA Russell]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Remember to take a moment out to consider your blessings and give thanks for them!

[JohnS]

Happy Thanksgiving to you all.

[Herb]

Happy Thanksgiving to all, wherever you live, and whether you celebrate it or not!

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Burroughs isn't entirely wrong - just entirely one-sided. So, from over here:

Thank you for Louis Armstrong

for Duke

for Bird

for Trane

for Grant Green

for John Patton

for Fred Jackson

for Willis Jackson

for Martin Luther King

for Rev C L Franklin

for Aretha

for Ray

for Ambrose Bierce

for Isaac Asimov

for Kurt Vonnegut

for Jack Vance

for T-Bone

for B B

for the Freeman Brothers

for Harry Turtledove

for John Kenneth Galbraith

and several million others.

MG

for

[rostasi]

The video for that Bill Burroughs text is wonderful.

I'm sure it can be found out there somewhere

and I don't know where it is in this house...

...so you'll hafta settle for this audio ditty:

Happy Thanksgrilling

[Lazaro Vega]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Looking forward to a day in Flint, Michigan, with 40 relatives from my wife's side. Friday my sisters and their families will come out to the lake and we'll have white chili and hang out. Much to be thankful for here.

[chris olivarez]

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all.

[Dave Garrett]

The video for that Bill Burroughs text is wonderful.

I'm sure it can be found out there somewhere

Where else but YouTube?

Burroughs - Thanksgiving Prayer

[catesta]

Happy Thanksgiving to all.

[Werf]

Happy Thanksgiving. I'm thankful for... White Castle.

WHITE CASTLE TURKEY STUFFING

Recipe By :

Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Poultry

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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10 White Castle hamburgers,

Pickle removed

1 1/2 c Celery, diced

1 1/4 ts Ground thyme

1 1/2 ts Ground sage

3/4 ts Coarse ground black pepper

1/4 c Chicken broth

In a large mixing bowl, tear the White Castle

hamburgers into pieces and add diced celery and

seasonings. Toss and add chicken broth. Toss well.

Stuff cavity of turkey just before roasting. Makes

about 9 cups (enough for 10-12 lb bird).

NOTE: Allow 1 White Castle hamburger for each pound of

turkey, which will be the equivilent of 3/4 cup

stuffing per pound.

[Jazzmoose]

The grandkids and keepers aren't here yet, so I can sneak in and say happy t-day to all!

[Free For All]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. May your turducken be flavorful.

....and just in case you're short on dessert ideas, here's a little beauty..............