SIDEBAR #51 - Arias/Alexander forum

[PAJS]

Niner-

My thoughts and prayers are with you during this sad time. May your good memories bring you Peace. Your Brother was loved by many.

Pat

 

[Niner]

Love seeing the pics of your family Niner what a treasure and so many memories!

Thanks again... :blushing: we are all very close and I have LOTS of happy memories to think of yet!

BBM -
I think I see what you mean. Trying to be nice under those circumstances is hard and costs a lot of energy.
Take your time, Niner. There's no hurry. Today is today and tomorrow is tomorrow. The most important now is you taking good care of yourself. I'm sure your dear bro agrees with me.

I'm afraid my poor english doesn't allow me to show the empathy I feel for you. You're so present in my mind.

Yes, no hurry, correct. I'm going to let her get settled and have her talk with my sister - to get a "feel" or what she has planned, etc.

Your English isn't that bad! :lol: JUST Kidding!! LOL!

okay - going to sign-off for the day! cguru:
Take care everyone!

:wave:

 

[Dmacky]

Niner, thank you for sharing pictures of you and your beautiful family when you were young! You were a lovely child, in fact you were all beautiful kids! Baby brother could not have been any cuter!

Susza ~ Your English is better than mine and it is my first language!

 

[GigiG]

Also...

Latvian nationalists in Riga march against Soviets
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By Juris Kaza, Special to The Christian Science Monitor June 16, 1987


I participated in an Anti-Soviet rally in Munich, Germany in 1984!! We marched down the street chanting "Nyet, Nyet, Soviet" !! Still have a t-shirt that says that!

And you wonder why my parents escaped Latvia, wonder no more... Stalin was worse than Hitler.

Have to admit my almost total ignorance about Latvia. Your posts piqued my curiosity which led me to look it up on Wikipedia. Fascinating stuff! One of the things I LOVED was this:

"Latvian Song and Dance Festival is an important event in Latvian culture and social life. It has been held since 1873, normally every five years. Approximately 30,000 performers altogether participate in the event.[167]
Although usually folksongs and classical choir songs are sung, with emphasis on a cappella singing, recently modern popular songs have been incorporated into the repertoire, as well."

I watched a video of it and it was amazing: [video=youtube;baaX4-1_df0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baaX4-1_df0[/video]

So thanks for the history lesson and introduction to all things Latvian!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia

 

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1923 - - Recording of 1st country music hit Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane.


[video=youtube;2TQuSLSrsdI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=2TQuSLSrsdI[/video]

 

[GigiG]

BBM -
I think I see what you mean. Trying to be nice under those circumstances is hard and costs a lot of energy.
Take your time, Niner. There's no hurry. Today is today and tomorrow is tomorrow. The most important now is you taking good care of yourself. I'm sure your dear bro agrees with me.

I'm afraid my poor english doesn't allow me to show the empathy I feel for you. You're so present in my mind.

Actually, Susza, (speaking only for myself), I found your thoughts to be very eloquent and well-spoken; almost poetic. Maybe you have a better grasp of the language than we do...

 

[Spellbound]

Thank you, GigiG! I so much agree with you. And you said it so well.

Niner, don't worry, let your heart speak in the simpliest way. She won't have any trouble to understand you.

I'm so glad you had a good talk with your siblings and you're able to concentrate on all the beautiful memories you have shared. But when you're sad, be sad. Happiness is not a right we have it's an itinary. This is not my wisdom but part of Buddha's teachings (as I undestood it) and I like this idea.
Our tears help to clean our soul and makes our smile more brilliant.
You are so good and it's so good you are here with us.

BBM:
Susza, this is beautiful! Thank you for sharing it here. And yes, our Niner is very special to all of us.

 

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1942 - Walt Disney's "Bambi" animated movie is released

[video=youtube;O6_9t8zbwnc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=O6_9t8zbwnc[/video]

 

[GigiG]

BBM:
Susza, this is beautiful! Thank you for sharing it here. And yes, our Niner is very special to all of us.

Thank you, Spellbound, for quoting this beautiful passage from Susza's post:

"Our tears help to clean our soul and makes our smile more brilliant."

I love that!

(And thank you again, Susza.)

 

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1989 - Queen Elizabeth ll knights President Ronald Reagan



[video=youtube;9RDGklfT6HE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=9RDGklfT6HE[/video]

 

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1975 - "Sister Golden Hair " makes America hit #1 on the charts.

[video=youtube;XIycEe59Auc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=XIycEe59Auc[/video]

 

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1976 - "Gong Show" premieres on TV (syndication), and you can't beat mama and family.



[video=youtube;Hj7pA7VDQqA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Hj7pA7VDQqA[/video]

 

[GigiG]

On another note, completely unrelated to any topic of conversation here, I went out to dinner tonight at a restaurant that offered a New England Clam Bake ($35/prix fixe). I chose this restaurant specifically for that reason. Hard to find a good clam bake around here.

Also, it's a rather new restaurant in the DC area, and I like to patronize "human-owned" as opposed to chain restaurants.

The food was well-prepared, but I found it odd that my seafood was flavored with tarragon (?)

The chef came by our table and I expressed my "ambivalence" about the addition of tarragon. He told me that New Englanders like to add tarragon to their seafood. My daughter, who was dining with me, later told me I shouldn't have said anything... (Even though I thought I was being exceedingly polite, apparently, I embarrassed her).

So my question to any New Englanders out there is: 1) Is this true about tarragon? and 2), was I rude to point out that it seemed inauthentic to me? (I did not say that I didn't like it... but truth be told, I didn't like it. (Tarragon is a very strong-tasting herb, which to me, overpowers the delicate flavors of seafood.)

ETA

I have lived in DC all my life, but come from a long line of New Englanders (Maine, New Hampshire & Massachusetts). I vacation at our family place on the coast of Maine every chance I get (not often enough!) But I've never had a clam bake or lobster served with anything more than lemon, butter and a bit of parsley...

Anyone?

 

[zoey]

Morning all,

typing this with tears in my eyes... my little bro passed away last night... :tears: :tears:

Sorry about your loss. It is hard to lose any family member but siblings can really hurt. (((Niner)))

 

[zoey]

On another note, completely unrelated to any topic of conversation here, I went out to dinner tonight at a restaurant that offered a New England Clam Bake ($35/prix fixe). I chose this restaurant specifically for that reason. Hard to find a good clam bake around here.

Also, it's a rather new restaurant in the DC area, and I like to patronize "human-owned" as opposed to chain restaurants.

The food was well-prepared, but I found it odd that my seafood was flavored with tarragon (?)

The chef came by our table and I expressed my "ambivalence" about the addition of tarragon. He told me that New Englanders like to add tarragon to their seafood. My daughter, who was dining with me, later told me I shouldn't have said anything... (Even though I thought I was being exceedingly polite, apparently, I embarrassed her).

So my question to any New Englanders out there is: 1) Is this true about tarragon? and 2), was I rude to point out that it seemed inauthentic to me? (I did not say that I didn't like it... but truth be told, I didn't like it. (Tarragon is a very strong-tasting herb, which to me, overpowers the delicate flavors of seafood.)

ETA

I have lived in DC all my life, but come from a long line of New Englanders (Maine, New Hampshire & Massachusetts). I vacation at our family place on the coast of Maine every chance I get (not often enough!) But I've never had a clam bake or lobster served with anything more than lemon, butter and a bit of parsley...

Anyone?

I don't know--I'm not fond of tarragon. I Hate Hate cilantro and its in so many foods these days.

 

[GigiG]

I don't know--I'm not fond of tarragon. I Hate Hate cilantro and its in so many foods these days.

hahaha, cilantro is such a weird herb. People either love it or hate it. I happen to like it, but you are not alone in your distaste:

"Different people may perceive the taste of coriander [cilantro] leaves differently. Those who enjoy it say it has a refreshing, lemony or lime-like flavor, while those who dislike it have a strong aversion to its taste and smell, likening it to that of soap and bugs."

Apparently, people who dislike it have a genetic predisposition:

"Those who dislike the taste are sensitive to the offending unsaturated aldehydes, while simultaneously may also be unable to detect the aromatic chemicals that others find pleasant."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriander

Not that any of this info is going to make you like cilantro any better, but hope this helps you understand why!

BBM/ETA

Who knows (or wants to admit) that they know what BUGS taste like!?

 

[Susza]

GigiG, I love clams but never had baked ones. I always have them cooked in a oignon-(garlic)-white wine stock with parsley. That's the common recipe here. Sometimes they add too much garlic and it kills the delicate clam taste.
I like terragon but find it too strong to be combined with clams.
But I had a look and found recipes for baked scallops (my favorites) with terragon. Poor scallops...

Regarding your comment in the restaurant: no doubt you didn't say it in a rude way. This being said, I think it's important to express our opinion when a chef comes to our table. He's asking for it, istn't he? And you answered politely. Well done.

 

[coffeejunkie]

 

[coffeejunkie]

CHEWING GUM

1. From tree to mouth – In Maine, 1850, John Curtis established the first production factory of chewing material which was extracted from trees that grew in the area. Several years later, Thomas Adams commercially created the first “Chickle” gum. It was named “Black Jack” and had a licorice flavor.

2. Why does the ID card of Bazooka state “Pink” in the “Color” blank?
In 1928 a young accountant (then 23) from the state of New York, Walter Diemer, invented bubble gum as we know it today. Since he only had a pink color available, he had to use it, creating the first pink bubble gum which remains a popular color to this day.

Diemer, who lived a long life, told a reporter in 1996: “Everything happened by accident. I did one thing and ended up with something else – something with bubbles.” All this took place during the 1920s, when every factory worker engaged simultaneously in tasks that were not in their area of professional responsibility.

3. Blowing one’s bazy – The name “bazooka”, a global brand synonymous with bubble gum, came about in a naming competition organized by Topps in 1938. It is a declension of the expression “blowing one’s bazy”, which means “blowing the trumpet”, as well as “bragging”. In the 1950s, the tales of “Joe and his gang” were inserted into the Bazooka wraps.

Here in Israel, Lieber, (a company acquired by Elite in the 1970s) bought the franchise to produce Bazooka in Israel.

4. Good for your teeth – The first sales promotion for chewing gum was conducted in 1895 by an American pharmacist who published a statement: “Chewing gum prevents tooth cavities and sweetens your breath.” He also stated: “Gum cleans your teeth.” He called the chewing gum he developed “dentin”, which derived from “dental” and “hygienic”. Years later, a large, well-known chewing gum company came out with the brand “Dentin”.

5. Above all expectations – In 1888 Thomas Adams launched the first Tutti Frutti flavored gum, which is one of the most popular flavors to-date.

Adams sold the chewing gums to a pharmacy near him, telling the pharmacist that in his estimation they would be sold within three months. All gums, down to the last one, were sold the same day. Years later he sold his factory to Warner-Lambert, today a giant gum manufacturer, and the Tutti Frutti chewing gum is still being produced under the Nostalgia Gums brand.

6. From curiosity to business – In 1890 William Wrigley entered the chewing gum business, launching the Spearmint and Juicy Fruit flavors. The Wrigley family’s entry into the chewing gum field started from curiosity. Young William Wrigley began working with his father, who was a soap manufacturer. As a bonus, he gave baking powder to the soap buyers.

When he saw that the business was evolving, he established a baking powder factory, giving shoppers chewing gum as a bonus. Once he realized that he was quickly running out of chewing gum, an idea popped in his mind to set up a gum factory which eventually became the global chewing gum empire as we know it today.

7. Life savior – Chewed gum may prove extremely useful in problematic situations, like the story of the British plane crossing the Atlantic Ocean and its pilot being saved by gum that filled a hole in the plane radiator (bearing in mind that parts of the plane were made of fabric and wood).

Thanks to this action, the use of chewed gum coined an idiom which entered the technical lexicon in English: Already Been Chewed = ABC (used after chewing).

8. Functional – The first functional gum was invented in 1880 by a pharmacist from Ohio. He inserted a substance that helps the digestive system (pepsin) in his gum. Chewing gum is still used today as a “carrying platform” for all kinds of functional substances that assist various activities in the body.

9. World record – The largest bubble made out of a gum and documented in the Guinness records is 23 inches = 58 cm by an American woman in 1994.

10. Omnipresent – Chewing gum is also known as “the unexposed spy”: It is found everywhere, a silent partner in meetings, under a table or on the side of a chair, under your shoes, sticking with you wherever possible, always true to its setting and refusing to come off no matter where it happens to be.

11. Once stuck, how do we remove it?
Chewing gum stuck to hair can be removed with peanut butter. Chewing gum stuck to the pants should be placed in the freezer (without the person wearing them, of course).

Chewing gum thrown out of the window and stuck to the car – wait patiently for it to cool off and then remove it.

http://blog.strauss-group.com/indulging-nutrition/11-things-you-didnt-know-about-chewing-gum/

 

[coffeejunkie]

The Mamas & The Papas ( I really, really, liked this group)

John Phillips, "Mama" Cass Elliot, Denny Doherty, and Michelle Phillips were collectively one of the most successful musical acts of all time - the electric folk-rock group The Mamas & The Papas. After relocating from New York to the West Coast in 1965 and releasing the No. 1 record "California Dreamin'" the following year, they produced a string of massively popular radio hits, including "Creeque Alley," "Monday, Monday," "Words of Love," "Dedicated to the One I Love," and "Go Where You Wanna Go." Their fans were diverse; the collegiate folk set loved their gentle, meticulous harmonies, and the burgeoning underground movement identified with their "sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll" ideal." Illustrated and cinematic in scope, Go Where You Wanna Go is told not only from the points of view of the group members (including Mama Cass, via an extensive, rare, never-before-published interview), but also from those of their friends, musical colleagues, business associates, critics, and fans. Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, Lou Adler, Donovan, Graham Nash, and Ray Manzarek are among the contributors who provided original interviews for this oral history.
Go Where You Wanna Go: The Oral History of the Mamas and the Papas by Matthew Greenwald
http://www.absolutefacts.com/music/popular/mamas-and-the-papas.htm

https://youtu.be/h81Ojd3d2rY
Monday Monday
By The Mamas & the Papas

Bah-da bah-da-da-da
Bah-da bah-da-da-da
Bah-da bah-da-da-da

Monday, Monday, so good to me
Monday mornin´, it was all I hoped it would be
Oh Monday mornin´, Monday mornin´ couldn´t guarantee
That Monday evenin´ you would still be here with me

Monday, Monday, can´t trust that day
Monday, Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way
Oh Monday mornin´ you gave me no warnin´ of what was to be
Oh Monday, Monday, how could you leave and not take me

Every other day, every other day
Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
A-you can find me cryin´ all of the time

Monday, Monday, so good to me
Monday mornin´, it was all I hoped it would be