Haines His Way

I know that isn't true, and I realize this would be for the tour, but it just seems like there have been several MP kid auditions.

Actually there was. The additional postage came to $100.  Send check or money order.

I just sat through a board meeting at which absolutely nothing was accomplished.

GAPERON

Gaperon is a cow's milk cheese that dates back to the Punic Wars (264-146 B.C.) from an area of France that wasn't even France at the time. It is a small white cheese flavored with pepper and garlic.

Originating in the French region of the Limagne plain in the Auvegrne district, near the middle of the country, Gaperon has been made and enjoyed for centuries.

Made with partially skimmed pasteurized or unpasteurized cow's milk and at times buttermilk, Gaperon cheese is formed into baseball sized dome-like shapes with flat bottoms that look like little igloos. A very pale off-white colored exterior may be somewhat fuzzy from being inoculated with a stain of penicillium mold (like Brie). This fuzzy or dry rind covers the inner matte white paste of this cheese that is soft and buttery in consistency. The soft pressed curd of the cheese is blended with bits of garlic and cracked peppercorns, formed into it's igloo shape and then allowed to cure. As a unripened cheese the cheese is very soft and the flavor is somewhat tart. However, as it matures the cheese becomes firmer while the added garlic and pepper enhance it, providing an appealing and distinct flavor to this variety of cheese. The result is a cheese with a robust flavor that is perfect as a snack or as an appetizer.

Holy smokes.  I stopped by my new favorite used bookstore and did more trading.  And he brought in a little item he thought I might be interested in - and boy, he was correct.  That little item was a first edition of The Music Man.  And a pretty primo one at that (The Music Man is rarely seen in any sort of collector condition).  But, not only was it a very pretty copy of the first edition, it also was signed by Mr. Willson and his ever-lovin' Rini on a tipped in paper.  Not only that, the tipped in piece of paper is from a band concert in June of 1958, a mere six months after Music Man had opened on Broadway - not only that, the band concert took place in Mason City, Iowa, which is, of course, the model for River City.  The trade worked out fine and it's now mine all mine.

Which means, I've now got an extra first edition of The Music Man - not quite as nice a copy, but aside from a slight spine fade and a big crease on the bottom of the front dust jacket panel, it's pretty damn good.  It's a very rare book in first edition (lots of Fireside Theater copies).  So, any hainsies/kimlets who might like to add this to their collection, just drop me an e-mail and I'll tell you the deal - and it's a good deal.

Holy smokes.  I stopped by my new favorite used bookstore and did more trading.  And he brought in a little item he thought I might be interested in - and boy, he was correct.  That little item was a first edition of The Music Man.  And a pretty primo one at that (The Music Man is rarely seen in any sort of collector condition).  But, not only was it a very pretty copy of the first edition, it also was signed by Mr. Willson and his ever-lovin' Rini on a tipped in paper.  Not only that, the tipped in piece of paper is from a band concert in June of 1958, a mere six months after Music Man had opened on Broadway - not only that, the band concert took place in Mason City, Iowa, which is, of course, the model for River City.  The trade worked out fine and it's now mine all mine.

Which means, I've now got an extra first edition of The Music Man - not quite as nice a copy, but aside from a slight spine fade and a big crease on the bottom of the front dust jacket panel, it's pretty damn good.  It's a very rare book in first edition (lots of Fireside Theater copies).  So, any hainsies/kimlets who might like to add this to their collection, just drop me an e-mail and I'll tell you the deal - and it's a good deal.

Quote from: George on June 14, 2008, 11:39:07 AM

And now, I must shower, shave, dress and go to work for a few hours.  After that, I will probably go to a local production of "The Beauty Queen of Leenane."  My friend Kim is playing the daughter.

And my friend, Lynn, is playing the mother.

This morning I went for a walk, and this is what I saw: