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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #120 on: April 15, 2008, 10:11:55 AM »
And one for Parlour
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« Reply #121 on: April 15, 2008, 10:14:08 AM »
TOD Three:

The first time der Brucer and I hit NYC together, we had tix to see Forum in revival (by that time with David Alan Grier).  Before, der B insisted that we head to the village for dinner, and by chance we were able to get a table at Po, as walk-ins.  It's a tiny place, and usually crammed with reserved tables, so it was a real chance that we were able to get in.

The meal was marvelous.  Batali was experimenting with grains that night, not what one usually thinks of for an Italian restaurant.  But one dish involved bulgar wheat, and there was a totally different grain involved with the main course.  And it was amazing food.

Batali shortly after that moved on to Babbo, and then multiplied like a rabbit to the point that he isn't even in NYC all the time any more.  And the new owners of Po have added a second outpost, in Brooklyn.  And yes, if the opportunity came up, I'd gladly return.
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« Reply #122 on: April 15, 2008, 10:14:20 AM »
RE: restaurants.

When my sister and i were little i remember going to my mom's favorite restaurant. I think it was called something like Kontiki. It is not there anymore. But i remember the place being beautifully decorated. And we would eat the poo poo platter!
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« Reply #123 on: April 15, 2008, 10:15:09 AM »
Ron P - I didn't realize that was why Peter Barton was relatively "covered up" on that show.  I guess I assumed that he didn't have a physique appropriate for that attire from a TV perspective.  Do you know whether he healed over the years?
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #124 on: April 15, 2008, 10:15:56 AM »
Quote from: JoseSPiano on April 15, 2008, 09:22:35 AM
Well, he starts tonight, and, from what I understand, it should be quite an exciting - maybe even unpredictable - evening in theatre.  It will be interesting to see how some of the die-hard ACL fans - myself included -  react to his performance.  I think I'm seeing it on Thursday night, so, I should be able to gauge it for myself.



*And, yes, I know that last sentence is rife with/for euphemism.  Just rife!

And I'm sure there are several on the site who will want all the down and dirty details about it.
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #125 on: April 15, 2008, 10:17:19 AM »
Had a fabulous meal at Bouley, but the portions were so tiny.  

We called it nouvelle cuisine in that you looked at it and said "Nu, vell?"
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #126 on: April 15, 2008, 10:17:56 AM »
Quote from: singdaw on April 15, 2008, 09:49:48 AM
When I'm feeling "blue," I go to my special place.     ;)


The mind boggles at the possibilities!


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« Reply #127 on: April 15, 2008, 10:18:31 AM »
Rife is a good word.    :)
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« Reply #128 on: April 15, 2008, 10:19:12 AM »
Quote from: Ron Pulliam on April 15, 2008, 10:17:56 AM
The mind boggles at the possibilities!

I live to boggle you, DR RLP!!!!!   ;D
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« Reply #129 on: April 15, 2008, 10:20:19 AM »
When he's down and feeling blue
He'll close his eye so he can think of you
Baby, be strong for he
Baby, belong to he

(an Irene Cara reference, sort of)
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #130 on: April 15, 2008, 10:23:38 AM »
Out There on Mein Homme?
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #131 on: April 15, 2008, 10:23:43 AM »
Quote from: FJL on April 15, 2008, 10:20:19 AM
When he's down and feeling blue
He'll close his eye so he can think of you
Baby, be strong for he
Baby, belong to he

(an Irene Cara reference, sort of)

he? he? he?
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #132 on: April 15, 2008, 10:24:22 AM »
Quote from: singdaw on April 15, 2008, 09:56:46 AM
All options are on the table, so to speak.

Oh, dear, sprungdrawer...are you reliving a moment from last night?
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« Reply #133 on: April 15, 2008, 10:24:40 AM »
I have no idea.  I just finished tax season. :)
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #134 on: April 15, 2008, 10:25:46 AM »
Quote from: FJL on April 15, 2008, 10:15:09 AM
Ron P - I didn't realize that was why Peter Barton was relatively "covered up" on that show.  I guess I assumed that he didn't have a physique appropriate for that attire from a TV perspective.  Do you know whether he healed over the years?

No, I don't know.  I do know that he "had" the physique for shirtless scenes prior to the accident.
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« Reply #135 on: April 15, 2008, 10:26:52 AM »
Quote from: Ron Pulliam on April 15, 2008, 10:24:22 AM
...are you reliving a moment from last night?

He asked me, "Do you want a locker, or a room"?, and that's the last thing I remember...

;)
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #136 on: April 15, 2008, 10:27:05 AM »
Quote from: Jennifer on April 15, 2008, 10:14:20 AM
RE: restaurants.

When my sister and i were little i remember going to my mom's favorite restaurant. I think it was called something like Kontiki. It is not there anymore. But i remember the place being beautifully decorated. And we would eat the poo poo platter!


I'm very fond of Poo-Poo Platters!


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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #137 on: April 15, 2008, 10:27:19 AM »
Speaking of poo:
 
Hey, BK....isn't it time for another round of scat humor?
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #138 on: April 15, 2008, 10:27:45 AM »
Quote from: FJL on April 15, 2008, 10:24:40 AM
I just finished tax season.

I think HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS are in order.

What we need is a drink.
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #139 on: April 15, 2008, 10:27:51 AM »
Quote from: singdaw on April 15, 2008, 10:26:52 AM
He asked me, "Do you want a locker, or a room"?, and that's the last thing I remember...

;)


Well, obviously, you remembered there was a table....
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #140 on: April 15, 2008, 10:27:59 AM »
Quote from: singdaw on April 15, 2008, 10:10:43 AM
TOD:  While it was certainly not "elegant" or "fine dining," the earliest eating out experience that I can remember is Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour in Palos Verdes [CA].  I was perhaps 5 or 6, and remember being simply overwhelmed by all the ice cream choices.

Did you ever have your birthday party there and get to order a "Zoo"?  
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« Reply #141 on: April 15, 2008, 10:28:40 AM »
Quote from: Ron Pulliam on April 15, 2008, 10:27:05 AM
I'm very fond of Poo-Poo Platters!

I don't think anyone saw that one coming.    8)
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« Reply #142 on: April 15, 2008, 10:29:56 AM »
Quote from: Matthew on April 15, 2008, 10:27:59 AM
Did you ever have your birthday party there and get to order a "Zoo"?  

I don't think so, but I remember being pie-eyed reading all the descriptions - especially of those "larger quantity" concoctions!   :)
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« Reply #143 on: April 15, 2008, 10:30:47 AM »
Quote from: singdaw on April 15, 2008, 10:28:40 AM
I don't think anyone saw that one coming.    8)

I'm fond of Vindaloo, too!
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #144 on: April 15, 2008, 10:31:45 AM »
Like a patient, etherized upon a table...
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« Reply #145 on: April 15, 2008, 10:33:21 AM »
Quote from: Ron Pulliam on April 15, 2008, 10:30:47 AM
I'm fond of Vindaloo, too!

Not to be confused with Babaloo.
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #146 on: April 15, 2008, 10:33:39 AM »
It's actually called a pu pu platter, not poo poo.  It's a Hawaiian word, meaning appetizer, that has been adopted by the Cantonese to mean "treasure."

I, too, enjoy a good pu pu platter.  But poo poo is too too eeww eeww.
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Re:FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED
« Reply #147 on: April 15, 2008, 10:34:50 AM »
Vindaloo is in the seventh house
And Jupiter aligns with Mars

(almost a Hair reference, and not a single mention of Uranus)
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« Reply #148 on: April 15, 2008, 10:36:31 AM »
Unless it's pronounced "When the loo is in the seventh house," that is
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« Reply #149 on: April 15, 2008, 10:37:21 AM »
Anyone have some gossip for page six?
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