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Dylan and the Dead
On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 16:12:24 -0500, uglymoney
wrote: Eight years ago, I attended the very last Grateful Dead show at soldier field in Chicago. Had second row seats on the floor, and a good view of a faltering Garcia. Returned to the Chicago area yesterday, this time to the Route 66 speedway, and enjoyed another show. Not the same, but still good. Dylan was great, I could even understand him, and his voice was strong, contrary to the reports I had heard. A Deadhead friend of mine had complained about Joan Osborne's voice at an earier Colorado show, but I thought she sounded unbelievably good, her voice seemed to mesh with the sounds of the dead, and reminded me of the ghostly female voices of Terrapin Station. Anyway, good stuff. I hiked the stairs to my seat while carrying 5-40 ounce glasses of beer for me and friends, through traffic, and enough smoke to remind me what a Dead concert smells like. It was nice to have a seat. My floor days are over I think. I looked around for BW and his sig other, but didn't spot them. If they were around, I'm sure they were selling Polish beer out of a cooler. We were selling slices of "Freshly killed Iowa Deer Meat Here!" for a dollar after the show. No many takers, but lots of cheap laughs Bunch of veggies preferred the high profit grilled cheese sandwiches being sold in the makeshift tent set up next to us. Next show, I am bringing a couple of porta potties in the back of a truck, and charging $5 or more dollars a shot for its use, depending on demand, and cargo. Glad you enjoyed the show. We were at home trying our level best to combat the mint that has infested the front yard. I think we've hit upon a good solution: the mojito. Muddle a good handful of the mint with about 1 tbsp. powdered sugar and a little water (I cheat; I actually grind it all into a paste with a mortar and pestle). Divide the mint, sugar and squeezings between a couple of glasses full of ice, squeeze 1/2 lime into each glass, then drop the half-lime in on top of the mint. Add a shot or two of light rum, top them off with club soda, and serve. Repeat until the yard looks good, checking your teeth occasionally for flecks of mint. Any projected opening date for Chestnut yet? bw |
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bdubya wrote:
Glad you enjoyed the show. We were at home trying our level best to combat the mint that has infested the front yard. I think we've hit upon a good solution: the mojito. Muddle a good handful of the mint with about 1 tbsp. powdered sugar and a little water (I cheat; I actually grind it all into a paste with a mortar and pestle). Divide the mint, sugar and squeezings between a couple of glasses full of ice, squeeze 1/2 lime into each glass, then drop the half-lime in on top of the mint. Add a shot or two of light rum, top them off with club soda, and serve. Repeat until the yard looks good, checking your teeth occasionally for flecks of mint. Ah the Mojito. I had a damn good one Saturday night, as it happens. Another use for all that mint is, of course, the Mint Julep. Dave |
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Dave Stallard wrote:
Another use for all that mint is, of course, the Mint Julep. Ya know, I've tried on many occasions to make a Mint Julep, but I just can't seem to make a decent one on this side of the Mason Dixon line. When I used to live on the other side I could make 'em pretty good, but up here they just come out wrong. Something's missing, but I can't put my finger on what it is... OTOH, the (ob)skiing is much better up here. -- //-Walt // // |
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Walt wrote:
Dave Stallard wrote: Another use for all that mint is, of course, the Mint Julep. Ya know, I've tried on many occasions to make a Mint Julep, but I just can't seem to make a decent one on this side of the Mason Dixon line. When I used to live on the other side I could make 'em pretty good, but up here they just come out wrong. Something's missing, but I can't put my finger on what it is... I live in the north, and I've had a few, but to be honest, they haven't been too good either. They ought to be, since they combine two things I like a lot: mint and bourbon. Maybe it's because people don't know how to make them right, or maybe it's because I just don't like bourbon cocktails. I don't like Manhattans either. What kind of bourbon do you use? I've got a hunch that ryed bourbons would work better than wheated ones like Maker's Mark. For that matter, I wonder how a rye whiskey would work in a Julep... Dave |
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Dave Stallard wrote:
What kind of bourbon do you use? I've got a hunch that ryed bourbons would work better than wheated ones like Maker's Mark. For that matter, I wonder how a rye whiskey would work in a Julep... I think you may be on to something here. My taste in bourbon has become more ahem refined over the years. Scratch that, replace with: my ability to afford the better stuff has improved over the years. I used to make 'em with Four Roses or JW Dant. Now I use Makers Mark or Elijah Craig or some other spendy yuppie whisky. Could be the cheap stuff makes better Juleps... -- //-Walt // // "If you're going to go to the time and effort to acquire a taste for // something, you might as well acquire a taste for the cheap stuff." |
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