Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on August 22, 2015, 12:20:32 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were in Cinnamonscope and color, and now it is time for you to post until the Cinnamonscope cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: LACONIC!
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We DO like blue. So long as it doesn't have a teal push.
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;)
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TOD: I love Mexican food, in just about every combination and variation thereof.
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So long as it isn't blue.
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Good morning, all.
A bit early for a Saturday, say what? But here I am.
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LOVE Mexican food. Hard to know what to say about it, really. I can live on it.
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But where have I had the best of it?
El Carmen on West Third Street (LA).
A food truck in Bell, CA.
Antonio's on Melrose.
Place called the Hacienda near Carrollton, TX.
Topper's (do I have the right name now?) in Santa Monica.
A restaurant whose name I've totally forgotten on Sunset near La Brea.
Some hole in the wall in Torrance.
And many, many, MANY other places I couldn't possibly bring to mind without lots of research.
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Chicken soft tacos.
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My father is home and doing okay....which is about ALL we can expect. He was very happy to be home, and we are happy he is here. He isn't completely aware at all times....and it's a lot of work. But that's OKAY.
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GREAT! So I will just stop paying for Kritzerland releases starting with the next one....and enjoy my loot!!!
I am happy to see the prices on some of the Kritzerland discs going up on the secondary market.....they will be financing the rest of my retirement.
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Good morning!
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As a contributor to the Welcome to My World IndieGo Campaign, I am waiting for my copy of the script so I can give my approval of the content....I am not sure I approve all of it, so please discontinue rehearsals until you get my blue pencil comments.
Thank you.
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Good morning, all.
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So long as it isn't blue.
Not even blue corn?
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Please pass that script over to me when you're done with it, DR Jrand64. I may have some ideas that will help clean it up and move things along.
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I never had Mexican food until I was in my late teens. I always liked it, but I never loved it until I moved to San Antonio and started eating more authentic Mexican and Tex-Mex, which is a cuisine in and unto itself.
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Please pass that script over to me when you're done with it, DR Jrand64. I may have some ideas that will help clean it up and move things along.
Don't include me out, too, To twist an already twisted Samuel Goldwyn-ism.
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TOD, continued...
As far as Mexican food dishes themselves: the usual stuff that we're all familiar with, Americanized though it may be. I ain't ashamed.
And don't stint on the cilantro.
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Best Mexican I've ever had was in the border town of Matamoros, just across from Brownsville. We used to cross over regularly when visiting South Padre Island and eat at a place called Mi Pueblito, which had some of the best corn tortillas I've ever tasted. The butter seemed baked into every bite.
They had huge platters of grilled meats that were always worth your attention, but I actually loved the mushroom dishes best. They were sauteed with chiles, more flavorful than spicy, and a touch of white wine.
Add the guacamole, the margaritas, the salsas that did burn and garlic white rice, and you've got the makings of some wonderful, forgotten afternoons.
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I look forward to getting more familiar with the Tex-Mex variety.
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Sadly, the drug wars have made it impossible to return to Matamoros. The last time we were there, more than 25 people were killed that day. Even the Mexican police thought we were stupid for crossing. And all we did was go about 400 yards to another favorite place, a department store called Garcia's, where I have bought some wonderful pieces of Mexican pottery and pewter.
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I will make a copy of the script and post it on the inner web, that will make it easier for DR CHAS SMITH and DR JOHN G to add their comments and corrections.
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I look forward to getting more familiar with the Tex-Mex variety.
Yum. Enchilada plates with a tomatillo salsa on top. Creamy refrieds teaming with lard.
Street tacos so hot they scorch your fingertips. Then you bite into one and the heat from grilled jalapeno explodes in your mouth -- in a very good way.
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I will make a copy of the script and post it on the inner web, that will make it easier for DR CHAS SMITH and DR JOHN G to add their comments and corrections.
You're so kind.
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There's a food truck permanently parked around the corner from me, Erick's, that serves up the best tacos in the city. They're tiny, topped with the likes of shredded pork (carnitas), beef (carne asado), shrimp during Lent and all sorts of other goodies. They also come with roasted onions as well as raw onions and cilantro, if you want. They make their own habanero salsa that is incendiary, so much so that I can't stop eating it even as my mouth burns in delight.
It's the only time of the year that I really have a soda because I can wash it down with a Mexican Fresca, made with sugar and not some diet chemical. They also sell fresh fruit cups covered in chile and lime juice for either a snack or dessert. And they have paletas (frozen fruit bars) and raspas (snow cones or shave ice).
The place is outdoors and not air conditioned, but there are a couple of fans that keep the air moving. Sometimes it get so hot they turn the fans off because the air is just making everything more miserable. But the people show up around 11 p.m., as it starts to get cooler, and they sit out, talking, playing dominos or doing whatever until 4 or 5 in the morning. It's a big family scene as they've got their kids with them. I just wonder how they make it through a work day.
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Off to a busy, dance-filled day.
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You know what's funny? The lighting gal who was so out of control and wacky - I sent her an e-mail (prior to finally letting her go) of Sami clips from the show, so she could see HOW the material is played - all I wanted was an affirmation that she understood the intentions after seeing the clips and an apology for the behavior. Never heard a peep, so I fired her. Four days later she apparently opened the e-mail and watched the clips and - LOVED them. She would have, she said, been totally on board with the show. Hopefully she learned something from this.
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I've been up since five - three hours of sleep and a very long day ahead. Pray for Rosemary's Baby. I will, however, do my jog now as long as I'm up.
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You'd think that growing up in Phoenix that I would have had lots of Mexican food. I never ever had it growing up. Or Chinese food, either.
My DH won't try Mexican food, so I rarely have any. Sometimes my daughter and I will go to Julio's, and I will usually stop at Senor Taco on my way up north. One of their steak and egg breakfast burritos will keep me fed until evening.
I know ... I should go to authentic places. Good thing I am not a foodie.
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Page 2 cheap Mexican food dance!
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Good morning, all! I slept really late because i got to bed after 1:00am, and betwixt the late hours and the pain meds I was ready to stay in bed all day.
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I was prepared to love A Gentleman's Guide To Love & Murder because Kind Hearts and Coronets is one of my favorite films, but i was not expecting the macabre madhouse I saw. It's very funny, moves like a huge wind, thanks to excellent comefy direction and choreography, and it's filled with outrageous bits, funny scenery and a really fine cast of farceurs with wonderful voices, legit and character. Someone advised me to waiut to see it after Bryce Pinkham had returned from The Heidi Chronicles, and he's quite wonderful, equally matched by Jefferson Mays in the Alec Guinness role of numerous victims. Judy Blazer was also a hoot as the shady nursemaid, and the new ladies playing Mr Pinkham's objects of affection were excellent.
We had perfect seats, smack center, last row orchestra, and the set is like a toy theatre inside a jewel box of an intimate theatre. I cannot imagine how this funny little musical will play in a huge barn on tour.
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Before rthe show, my friend Jim and I, who actually met 41 years ago in a dinner theatre production of A Funny Thing Happened On the Way . . ., had dinner at Orso and it was excellent. He moved to Los Angeles over 20 years ago, after abandoning acting for a successful stint as a realtor with a wonderful Beekman Place apartment. He was in town to discuss the second edition of his New York book with the publisher, attend an aunt's birthday and his high school reunion, and see friends. Each night was a different theatre date with a friend.
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Back from the jog.
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After the show, I came home and Jim called me to say that he wanted to give me his newest book. So he subwayed up, brought the book, and we ended up gossiping and playing on the computer for another 90 minutes before he left. I got to bed around 1:30. Today he's taking another friend to see An American In Paris and then he's back to LA.
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So, today I have no plans. The muscle relaxer and Tylenol with codeine kept my back comfortable for my trek to midtown and the theatre, but i plan to take life very easily today. I have some DVDs, some CDs, and some relaxing to do.
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I also like HOUSE OF BAMBOO. I saw it at the Paramount Theater in Seattle when it was first released.
It's a remake of THE STREET WITH NO NAME (1948), which is a sequel to THE HOUSE ON 92ND STREET.
It's a sequel because Lloyd Nolan plays the same character (FBI agent George Briggs) in both movies.
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You'd think that growing up in Phoenix that I would have had lots of Mexican food. I never ever had it growing up. Or Chinese food, either.
My DH won't try Mexican food, so I rarely have any. Sometimes my daughter and I will go to Julio's, and I will usually stop at Senor Taco on my way up north. One of their steak and egg breakfast burritos will keep me fed until evening.
I know ... I should go to authentic places. Good thing I am not a foodie.
We'll have to get together and have Mexican food soon!
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So long as it isn't blue.
Not even blue corn?
I love blue corn and wish more Mexican restaurants had it on the menu.
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Last night we ate far too much at a Mexican restaurant.
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DR Jrand, continued vibes to your father and your family.
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You know what's funny? The lighting gal who was so out of control and wacky - I sent her an e-mail (prior to finally letting her go) of Sami clips from the show, so she could see HOW the material is played - all I wanted was an affirmation that she understood the intentions after seeing the clips and an apology for the behavior. Never heard a peep, so I fired her. Four days later she apparently opened the e-mail and watched the clips and - LOVED them. She would have, she said, been totally on board with the show. Hopefully she learned something from this.
I give her credit for admitting this now.
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You'd think that growing up in Phoenix that I would have had lots of Mexican food. I never ever had it growing up. Or Chinese food, either.
My DH won't try Mexican food, so I rarely have any. Sometimes my daughter and I will go to Julio's, and I will usually stop at Senor Taco on my way up north. One of their steak and egg breakfast burritos will keep me fed until evening.
I know ... I should go to authentic places. Good thing I am not a foodie.
I had my fist spinach enchilado in Scottsdale.
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So, today I have no plans. The muscle relaxer and Tylenol with codeine kept my back comfortable for my trek to midtown and the theatre, but i plan to take life very easily today. I have some DVDs, some CDs, and some relaxing to do.
I am very glad you were able to enjoy your evening.
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Your friend's books look very interesting, DR elmore3003.
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Thanks for the theatre report.
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and ~ ~ ~ PAIN-BEGONE VIBES ~ ~ ~ to you, too!
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TOD:
I really don't like Mexican food. I can't stand refried beans I don't care for Mexican seasoning which includes cilantro and cumin and I hate both. But, of course, Mexican food is Mark's favorite. Since he and I both are on major diets, we've been making our own fajitas, which are very low in fat and not too high in calories if you practice good portion control. And I just season the meat with chili powder, garlic and onion powder, which is perfectly yummy. Mark sprinkles cilantro on his separately and heats up his own refried beans.
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Cilantro and cumin? I don't know what God-forsaken Mexican restaurants you're eating in, but they are not Mexican restaurants. I have NEVER seen, heard or had cilantro OR cumin in any Mexican restaurant that is truly a Mexican restaurant, and by that I mean not Chipotle.
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Saturday morning greetings! It's another beautiful day here in SW Ohio. We're enjoying having the windows open and the AC off. I'll probably go visit Mom this afternoon.
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Your friend's books look very interesting, DR elmore3003.
There's also one for Las Vegas. His NYC book began as a series of columns for a New York magazine that folded after 9/11.
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So, today I have no plans. The muscle relaxer and Tylenol with codeine kept my back comfortable for my trek to midtown and the theatre, but i plan to take life very easily today. I have some DVDs, some CDs, and some relaxing to do.
I am very glad you were able to enjoy your evening.
I am, too!
DR Elmore, do you remember that Richard and I saw you in that production of FORUM 41 years ago?
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So, today I have no plans. The muscle relaxer and Tylenol with codeine kept my back comfortable for my trek to midtown and the theatre, but i plan to take life very easily today. I have some DVDs, some CDs, and some relaxing to do.
I am very glad you were able to enjoy your evening.
I am, too!
DR Elmore, do you remember that Richard and I saw you in that production of FORUM 41 years ago?
No. I remember very little about that show. Can't even remember half the cast.
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She of the Evil Eye has arrived, but I don't really want to leave yet - I will in about a half-hour and then I'll mosey on over to the theater and get set up for today's rehearsal. Monday through Wednesday we get to leave our stuff set up, but there's a show in there so we have to take it down on Wednesday night, set it up on Saturday morning, take it down after rehearsal, set it up tomorrow morning, and take it down because they're the ONLY show in LA that plays a Sunday evening rather than a matinee. That will be the case for this coming week and weekend and then they are happily (for us) out of there for good.
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I had my fist spinach enchilado in Scottsdale.
I think I'll pass on that one. Sounds rougher than those I'm used to.
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I'm getting my act together and taking it
on the road to Page 3...
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Very shortly.
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The time is nigh!
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Ah! Page 3!
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TOD: So many wonderful Mexican meals at restaurants, but I'd say my favorite experience was at the Mexico pavilion at Epcot.
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I think my first Mexican meal was in 1958, a Christmas holiday trip my family took to Tucson, AZ, to see my dad's brother and his famiy. One of my uncle's businesses was a Mexican restaurant. I also remember a Mexican restaurant built into a cave in Nogales, Mexico, on that same trip.
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As a contributor to the Welcome to My World IndieGo Campaign, I am waiting for my copy of the script so I can give my approval of the content....I am not sure I approve all of it, so please discontinue rehearsals until you get my blue pencil comments.
Thank you.
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Please pass that script over to me when you're done with it, DR Jrand64. I may have some ideas that will help clean it up and move things along.
And I have some strongly held views on costume design. I believe it is inappropriate for a young girl to flaunt her kneecaps at people...all dresses must fall mid calf. And of course heavy wool stockings to prevent her ankles being seen
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Elmore I am so very glad you had a good day yesterday
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John G I don't know if you saw my post last night The Vixter and I will be in the Orland Kissimmee area for a week starting 9/19. Will we have a chance to meet up?
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Michael, I cannot remember what part of Florida you are in
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And former DR Danise is in Florida too.....
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As is former D R Jason
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At the risk of being forever shunned by John G I must admit my Mexican food experiences are limited to Taco Bell and my own home made quesadillas
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Time to go do stuff
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John G I don't know if you saw my post last night The Vixter and I will be in the Orland Kissimmee area for a week starting 9/19. Will we have a chance to meet up?
And you're not taking me for my birthday?
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Happy Saturday to one and all.....there's a new Broadway Radio Show up on the site for your enjoyment. This time, I am interviewing Jonathan Christenson, the writer and director of the wonderful musical NEVERMORE: The Imaginary Life & Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe. Jonathan and I chat about the original development of the show in Canada, its recent run in NYC, as well as the terrific cast recording. I hope you all give it a listen!
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I like DR VIXMOM's costuming suggestions....and I think it will make the material more familiar and comfortable for those who were 14 years old about 150 years ago....we don't want to forget about them - they buy tickets, too.
No matter the length of the costume or the style of shoes & stockings, one can always display the required insouciant coquettish manner called for - as is evident by the photo below.
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFg4OTU=/z/IusAAOSwDNdVwlPF/$_57.JPG?rt=nc)
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As to the fired lighting designer's email:
That is a small piece of paper to cover such a large ass.
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DR ELMORE I have enjoyed the Cast CD for GUIDE TO MURDER many times, and friends who have seen the show all rave about it......
I am hoping to perhaps find an educational type DVD of a performance sooner or later.
Your friend's books look most interesting and entertaining.
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I am about to tackle Act One Scene Two....for lines.....since Monday is OFF BOOK DAY.
My father is resting comfortably...with a visitor now and then....and we hope he begins to have more GOOD days than not....we shall see.
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The description of a sharing the space that MR BK writes about is most familiar to me......it is maddening......
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As to the fired lighting designer's email:
That is a small piece of paper to cover such a large ass.
HA!
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John G I don't know if you saw my post last night The Vixter and I will be in the Orland Kissimmee area for a week starting 9/19. Will we have a chance to meet up?
And you're not taking me for my birthday?
There's room in the van! You must be willing to spend five days in a row at Universal studios and Harry Potter land
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I like DR VIXMOM's costuming suggestions....and I think it will make the material more familiar and comfortable for those who were 14 years old about 150 years ago....we don't want to forget about them - they buy tickets, too.
No matter the length of the costume or the style of shoes & stockings, one can always display the required insouciant coquettish manner called for - as is evident by the photo below.
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFg4OTU=/z/IusAAOSwDNdVwlPF/$_57.JPG?rt=nc)
Now that's what I'm talking about!
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As to the fired lighting designer's email:
That is a small piece of paper to cover such a large ass.
love this!
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Glad that there is continuing good medical news from DR Jrand64.
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Re: Cinnamonscope and HOUSE OF BAMBOO
English was not my Mom's native tongue, used to pronounce bamboo as "bamboon" and:
Dudley Moore thus became "Nutley Doodley" (can't quite explain that one)
Marlon Brando was "Marlo Brandon"
Potato chips were "chimps"
I'm sure there are others that I will remember. I have been thinking of her as I am 2 days away from the anniversary of her passing from metastatic cancer in 2007. I was there with her right through the end. That may be why my own cancer battle has an added layer of difficulty.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY(S) to Valerie Harper (I wonder of she's still in a coma?) and Cindy Williams born on this date 8 years apart.
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MeTV is running a Yvonne Craig tribute in its lineup tonight, and depending on which network (AntennaTV?) has the rights to F TROOP, I'm sure they'll be a similar gesture for the passing of Melody Patterson (Capt. Parmenter's sweetheart Calamity Jane).
My Native-American friends all loved watching F TROOP when they were growing up. Even now they don't find the Hayakowee (not sure of the spelling) offensive, but very funny.
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I just watched HOUSE OF BAMBOO (on DVD). Hadn't seen it for 10 years.
It holds up quite well.
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TOD:
El Coyote on Beverly in Los Angeles.
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TOD:
There was an "authentic" Mexican restaurant back in NY that was pretty good (no, not Tacky Bell). When I moved out to Tucson, that's where I experienced really spicy food, at least chile pepper-wise.
There are several very good Mexican restaurants here. My friends who are Navajo, Mohave and some portions of their family intermarried with Mexicans, always use cilantro. I haven't seen anyone out here who isn't of Mexican background (and some Mexican Mexicans) not use cilantro. In fact, the local groceries that carry Mexican specialities sell lots of it. As a NY gringo, I never used it before I came to Arizona. Cumin may be an American afterthought as it makes food smell and taste like Doritos, which is a very Mexican(!) food.
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THE SHAGGY DOG (1959) was just on one of the channels. It's entertaining, has Fred MacMurray, who did the Leslie Nielsen transition from bad heavy to avuncular family/funny man first. Must have been jarring for audiences when MacMurray did that first role.
Great character actors in it: Jacques Aubuchon, Gordon Jones, James Westerfield, Jack Albertson, and two of the greatest voice actors: Paul Frees and Alexander Scourby.
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I didn't realize Melody Patterson was so young, only 66.
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My father is home and doing okay....which is about ALL we can expect. He was very happy to be home, and we are happy he is here. He isn't completely aware at all times....and it's a lot of work. But that's OKAY.
~~~Continued Vibes for Jrand's Father!!~~~
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TOD, continued...
As far as Mexican food dishes themselves: the usual stuff that we're all familiar with, Americanized though it may be. I ain't ashamed.
And don't stint on the cilantro.
I don't remember when or where I first had Mexican food, but I'm pretty sure that I've never had real, traditional Mexican food. There are several local (non-fast food) Mexican restaurants that I really like. But I do like the fast food types, as well. I usually get burritos or tacos or enchiladas. It's all quite good.
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I was prepared to love A Gentleman's Guide To Love & Murder because Kind Hearts and Coronets is one of my favorite films, but i was not expecting the macabre madhouse I saw. It's very funny, moves like a huge wind, thanks to excellent comefy direction and choreography, and it's filled with outrageous bits, funny scenery and a really fine cast of farceurs with wonderful voices, legit and character. Someone advised me to waiut to see it after Bryce Pinkham had returned from The Heidi Chronicles, and he's quite wonderful, equally matched by Jefferson Mays in the Alec Guinness role of numerous victims. Judy Blazer was also a hoot as the shady nursemaid, and the new ladies playing Mr Pinkham's objects of affection were excellent.
We had perfect seats, smack center, last row orchestra, and the set is like a toy theatre inside a jewel box of an intimate theatre. I cannot imagine how this funny little musical will play in a huge barn on tour.
I love this recording! I love the score and the legit voices that are required to do the score justice. I can just imagine what some local productions will be like when this becomes available. :-\
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Well, I must now be going. I have to do some shopping before going to my parents' house to celebrate my dad's 77th birthday, which was on Thursday. Then, I'll feed my friend's cats and fish, and go to the theater for our last Saturday night performance. Tomorrow, we close.
Have a ood day, all!
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Vibes for DR DAN M....on his continued medical journey and for his upcoming memory day...
And thanks to all for the continued Dad Thoughts....much appreciated.
I used my popular comment when a constant tech person (who wasn't very good, but was used a lot) was quoted in a local newspaper about the local "gay theater cartel" that kept her and a lot of other talented straight personnel out of many productions....after the hue & cry, a letter to the editor was published in which she claimed to have been misquoted.....thus was born my quip....see the comment above.
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I have learned Act One and Act Two Scene One.....I have one more scene to go....of course saying to myself is one thing, and saying with the group is another thing....
I will work on Act Two in its entirety tomorrow....and thus be ready for NO BOOKS MONDAY....
I have also worked out some funny bits of organic blocking for myself.....which may get the KIBOSH....time will tell.
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Cilantro and cumin? I don't know what God-forsaken Mexican restaurants you're eating in, but they are not Mexican restaurants. I have NEVER seen, heard or had cilantro OR cumin in any Mexican restaurant that is truly a Mexican restaurant, and by that I mean not Chipotle.
I would not be surprised if you aren't eating cilantro without knowing it.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY(S) to Valerie Harper (I wonder of she's still in a coma?) and Cindy Williams born on this date 8 years apart.
Valerie Harper denied she was in a coma.
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Cilantro and cumin? I don't know what God-forsaken Mexican restaurants you're eating in, but they are not Mexican restaurants. I have NEVER seen, heard or had cilantro OR cumin in any Mexican restaurant that is truly a Mexican restaurant, and by that I mean not Chipotle.
I would not be surprised if you aren't eating cilantro without knowing it.
I read some more about this and the use of cilantro is common in many areas of Mexico, but not all. I'm sure there's a difference in the kind of Mexican food that is fairly common here in Tucson (mainly Sonoran, I think means more beef because of the cattle ranchers) and that derived from Mexico City, which I understand uses more French-style cooking techniques, a vestige of the Maximilian colonial era.
But I'm no expert so all I can actually report on is what I posted earlier. My neighbors here in Tucson had two different "house keepers" from two different generations (one was in her 20s, the other was in her 60s) and both used cilantro. The younger woman made amazing tacos. She would cook the taco shell with the raw beef in it, then add the toppings. I remember that neither one of these Mexican women would ever use flour tortillas, only corn. They said that flour was an American variation.
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Hello, everyone.
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Glad to hear the good news about JRand's father. Vibes he continues to do well.
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DR Elmore, I'm pleased you were able to be comfortable during your dinner and theater evening. It makes it so much easier to enjoy the show!
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My mother wasn't a great cook, but there were some things she did well. She loved Mexican food and often made tacos at home. We were the ONLY family I knew of at the time who ate Mexican food at home. There weren't a lot of Mexican restaurants at that time. She used ground beef, to which she added cubed potatoes, and fried the tortilla. We then added lettuce, tomato, and shredded cheese. My dad used to put ketchup on the ground beef. I don't know where she found this recipe, as it certainly isn't authentic.
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I've eaten in many, many Mexican eateries and find most of them at least pretty good. I didn't care much for the food I ate in Mexico. It was certainly authentic, but I've had much better in the US. When I moved to the East Coast, I discovered Tex-Mex, which I don't particularly like. I like best what I grew up with--California-style Mexican food. Not my mother's, but what I've eaten in Mexican restaurants of all sizes.
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I love cilantro. DR Dan M's comment makes sense, that it's found in Mexican food from some regions, but not others. That is consistent with my own experiences.
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Speaking of Tacky Bell and such, like I said, I have no shame when it comes to food confessions:
One Mexican fast food item I had in the early 1970s, because a workmate picked up some stuff from there, was a cheese quesadilla at a California chain called Del Taco. That was my first ever quesadilla, and it was a simple little thing, I think just the cheese and the flour (I think) tortilla. I dunno, there might have been some other ingredient in there, but that was the most wonderful discovery... the miracle of melted cheese in a hot tortilla. From that moment on, quesadillas -- whether they be plain or fancy -- have been one of my very favorite foodstuffs.
Oh, you know another one that was a revelation? I remember now, the Del Taco one was indeed in a flour tortilla, because the first corn tortilla quesadillas I had were at that incredible Mexican jernt Oblath's (sp?), the studio hangout across from the Paramount gate. Anyway, quesadillas and I have been "like this" since those days.
Oh --- that Del Taco was at Hollywood and Western, a dicey neighborhood at the time, but there weren't many Del Tacos around. And that one's still there.
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There's a food truck permanently parked around the corner from me, Erick's, that serves up the best tacos in the city.
Why am I not surprised?? ;)
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You'd think that growing up in Phoenix that I would have had lots of Mexican food. I never ever had it growing up. Or Chinese food, either.
My DH won't try Mexican food, so I rarely have any. Sometimes my daughter and I will go to Julio's, and I will usually stop at Senor Taco on my way up north. One of their steak and egg breakfast burritos will keep me fed until evening.
I know ... I should go to authentic places. Good thing I am not a foodie.
I had my fist spinach enchilado in Scottsdale.
And that would be the male version with foodie-inspired spinach and arugula?
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I like DR VIXMOM's costuming suggestions....and I think it will make the material more familiar and comfortable for those who were 14 years old about 150 years ago....we don't want to forget about them - they buy tickets, too.
No matter the length of the costume or the style of shoes & stockings, one can always display the required insouciant coquettish manner called for - as is evident by the photo below.
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFg4OTU=/z/IusAAOSwDNdVwlPF/$_57.JPG?rt=nc)
I love the boots!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY(S) to Valerie Harper (I wonder of she's still in a coma?) and Cindy Williams born on this date 8 years apart.
Valerie Harper denied she was in a coma.
People who are in comas are not usually able to comment on their condition.
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That's enough from me.
Health vibes to all DRs and their families.
TTFN.
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The weather is still really hot here. Sitting outside all day for swim meets and such has made me feel sort of icky afterwards. Even staying in the shade for part of the time. It's just too hot to do it!
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I love both Mexican and Chinese food!
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I've eaten in many, many Mexican eateries and find most of them at least pretty good. I didn't care much for the food I ate in Mexico. It was certainly authentic, but I've had much better in the US. When I moved to the East Coast, I discovered Tex-Mex, which I don't particularly like. I like best what I grew up with--California-style Mexican food. Not my mother's, but what I've eaten in Mexican restaurants of all sizes.
When we moved east Mexican food wasn't to be found and the avocados came from Florida and tasted strange. I did not have Tex-Mex until we visited Arizona.
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We have a friend who will not eat cilanto, truly hates it. He will always verify there isn't any in his Mexican food before ordering.
He never used to have to ask about cilanto, not until about 15 or 20 years ago.
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I never used to have to ask about hazel nuts in food until about 20 years ago.
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All I know is that as a kid I noticed that the meat in Mexican food always tasted bad in restaurants, but I never knew why. (The meat in Taco Bell tacos was fine.) Then at some point, as an adult, I got a hold of some cumin and smelled it and thought "That's it! That's that awful spice that's in Mexican food!" I grew up in Northern California.
And since Mark and I are on diets and cooking a lot more at home, we've been looking up recipes. Mark looked up a generic Mexican seasoning recipe and it called for chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, and cumin. The fajitas recipe we found called for adding cilantro just before serving.
Speaking of Tucson Arizona, which is where Mark is from, his favorite Mexican restaurant was La Parrilla. He always ordered the #48 with chicken which is their alambre tacos (made with bacon). And he prefers their charro beans over refried beans. For the past 15 years, whenever I ask Mark what he wants for dinner, he always says, "the #48 with chicken," which is very annoying. But we did finally look up a recipe for charro beans which is just pinto beans simmered with little bits of bell peppers, onions, and more bacon. We made them one night and Mark said they came out pretty good. I wouldn't touch them.
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Florida avocados are really different, and weird. I haven't yet tried to come to terms with them.
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DR Jeanne asked:
I read that the sequel to the GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO series will be released soon. The new author is a Swedish journalist and novelist. Will anyone here be reading it?
My first reaction is probably not. I guess it depends. if it gets good reviews and people say that it seems like it really works well with the other books then I might change my mind.
I loved the other books. I am not really a fan of them having a new author continue the series. i would have read the book if they had taken the original author's notes and work thathe started for this book.
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Cilantro and cumin? I don't know what God-forsaken Mexican restaurants you're eating in, but they are not Mexican restaurants. I have NEVER seen, heard or had cilantro OR cumin in any Mexican restaurant that is truly a Mexican restaurant, and by that I mean not Chipotle.
Tex-Mex uses both. But real Mexican never uses cumin so that you can taste it. IMO, when its strong enough that you can taste it, it reminds me of how an unwashed armpit smells. Can't stand the stuff.
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John G I don't know if you saw my post last night The Vixter and I will be in the Orland Kissimmee area for a week starting 9/19. Will we have a chance to meet up?
I leave for Sarasota on September 24. Don't get in until late. So sadly I doubt it.
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At the risk of being forever shunned by John G I must admit my Mexican food experiences are limited to Taco Bell and my own home made quesadillas
Your homemade quesadillas are closer to real Mexican or even Tex-Mex than Taco Hell, em, Bell.
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Re: Cinnamonscope and HOUSE OF BAMBOO
English was not my Mom's native tongue, used to pronounce bamboo as "bamboon" and:
Dudley Moore thus became "Nutley Doodley" (can't quite explain that one)
Marlon Brando was "Marlo Brandon"
Potato chips were "chimps"
I'm sure there are others that I will remember. I have been thinking of her as I am 2 days away from the anniversary of her passing from metastatic cancer in 2007. I was there with her right through the end. That may be why my own cancer battle has an added layer of difficulty.
Sounds a little like my mother's accent.
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Cilantro and cumin? I don't know what God-forsaken Mexican restaurants you're eating in, but they are not Mexican restaurants. I have NEVER seen, heard or had cilantro OR cumin in any Mexican restaurant that is truly a Mexican restaurant, and by that I mean not Chipotle.
I would not be surprised if you aren't eating cilantro without knowing it.
I read some more about this and the use of cilantro is common in many areas of Mexico, but not all. I'm sure there's a difference in the kind of Mexican food that is fairly common here in Tucson (mainly Sonoran, I think means more beef because of the cattle ranchers) and that derived from Mexico City, which I understand uses more French-style cooking techniques, a vestige of the Maximilian colonial era.
But I'm no expert so all I can actually report on is what I posted earlier. My neighbors here in Tucson had two different "house keepers" from two different generations (one was in her 20s, the other was in her 60s) and both used cilantro. The younger woman made amazing tacos. She would cook the taco shell with the raw beef in it, then add the toppings. I remember that neither one of these Mexican women would ever use flour tortillas, only corn. They said that flour was an American variation.
There are so many regional styles of Mexican food that studying them can be a real pleasure. I love the seafood dishes from the Mexican gulf region and Veracruz. Very different from Oaxacan food with its spicy moles.
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Me after three dance classes in a row today.
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John G I don't know if you saw my post last night The Vixter and I will be in the Orland Kissimmee area for a week starting 9/19. Will we have a chance to meet up?
I leave for Sarasota on September 24. Don't get in until late. So sadly I doubt it.
JetBlue Airways
Flight 1883
DEPARTING
New York City, NY (JFK)Fri Sep 18, 20152:53 PM
ARRIVING Orlando, FL (MCO)Fri Sep 18, 20155:54 PM
Non-Stop
Total Time
3h 1m
Darn
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I have absolutely no idea where that flight info came from in my last post. I did not type it and I am driving not flying
:o
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Florida avocados are really different, and weird. I haven't yet tried to come to terms with them.
We only bought them the one time.
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Cilantro and cumin? I don't know what God-forsaken Mexican restaurants you're eating in, but they are not Mexican restaurants. IMO, when its strong enough that you can taste it, it reminds me of how an unwashed armpit smells. Can't stand the stuff.
:o ;D
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I have absolutely no idea where that flight info came from in my last post. I did not type it and I am driving not flying
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And I don't see why my expressions are showing up in the quote because that isn't where I put them. I even double checked.
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Had a very good and very productive and long rehearsal today - got lots done and the shape of the show is really starting to come together now, and I keep adjusting as I watch scenes.
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We brought in Dino's Pizza for lunch - I could not resist having four pieces, but I'd jogged and I'll be jogging again and we're allowed one splurge day a week.
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Thanks DR JEANNE.
Most mysterious DR VIXMOM....maybe it's the voodoo.
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I have it on good authority that Florida avocados are actually extraterrestrial.
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LOL DR Jrand, that is possible.
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Our smoke filled world looks like we entered a dystopia world. The planes are going in the wrong direction to land. The are on the opposite path as the usual take-off-very strange to watch.
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We have friends coming for the first time tomorrow, not the lovely view we expected them to see. Our plan was to take them to the pool or the beach, now we might just stay inside for the little ones. :(
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Continued vibes and prayers for Jack's dad
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Just back from a concert in the Twin Cities Early Music Festival series.
Tonight was an all-Bach program of vocal and instrumental music.
Two friends of mine were singing. It was great!
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But that is not enough, by itself, to get us to PAGE 6.
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Glad you had a good rehearsal, bk.
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Pizza guilt so did a second jog.
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There's no guilt like pizza guilt.
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(http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a532/singdaw1/gilt_zps4ebogwx3.jpg)
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Tired......we moved a nice day-trundle bed into my dad's room so my mom can sleep in there if she wants to......
Thanks DR VIXMOM - he is doing okay!
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I'm at the theater...I forgot my tablet at my parents' house, so my sister's boyfriend dropped it off on his way home from my parents' house. Now I'm connected again.
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Have a ood day, all!
Ood...a Doctor Who reference.
;)
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And since we're so close...
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Page Six OOD Dance!
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/medialibrary/images/800/s4_03_wal_16.jpg)
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Cilantro and cumin? I don't know what God-forsaken Mexican restaurants you're eating in, but they are not Mexican restaurants. I have NEVER seen, heard or had cilantro OR cumin in any Mexican restaurant that is truly a Mexican restaurant, and by that I mean not Chipotle.
I would not be surprised if you aren't eating cilantro without knowing it.
I read some more about this and the use of cilantro is common in many areas of Mexico, but not all. I'm sure there's a difference in the kind of Mexican food that is fairly common here in Tucson (mainly Sonoran, I think means more beef because of the cattle ranchers) and that derived from Mexico City, which I understand uses more French-style cooking techniques, a vestige of the Maximilian colonial era.
But I'm no expert so all I can actually report on is what I posted earlier. My neighbors here in Tucson had two different "house keepers" from two different generations (one was in her 20s, the other was in her 60s) and both used cilantro. The younger woman made amazing tacos. She would cook the taco shell with the raw beef in it, then add the toppings. I remember that neither one of these Mexican women would ever use flour tortillas, only corn. They said that flour was an American variation.
I do prefer flour tortillas, and I really like crunchy corn tortillas, but I never liked steamed corn tortillas. That just doesn't seem right. Flour tortillas can be either steamed or fried, but corn tortillas should only be crunchy...in my opinion.
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Florida avocados are really different, and weird. I haven't yet tried to come to terms with them.
My aunt, the nun, used to have avocados growing in a small grove of fruit trees on the grounds of the priory where she lives. She started making guacamole and everyone really liked the way she made it. But she thought that she didn't like guacamole, until she actually tried it, and now she loves it. I have tried guacamole and really don't like it at all. :P
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Our smoke filled world looks like we entered a dystopia world.
The smoke was making the sun look deep orange up here. It was very strange.
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Intermission!
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Act two has started, and like a few previous nights, the audience wasn't too resonsive during act one, but the first play in act two is very funny and wakes them up.
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Tired......we moved a nice day-trundle bed into my dad's room so my mom can sleep in there if she wants to......
Thanks DR VIXMOM - he is doing okay!
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I didn't realize you had set up a room for him. A trundle bed is a thoughtful idea.
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Our smoke filled world looks like we entered a dystopia world.
The smoke was making the sun look deep orange up here. It was very strange.
At least you could see the sun. That sounds cool.
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Our smoke filled world looks like we entered a dystopia world.
The smoke was making the sun look deep orange up here. It was very strange.
At least you could see the sun. That sounds cool.
It was, but it made things kind of muggy.
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And now, we're done! Only one performance left and it's our only matinee.