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[Jane]

I remember being at a kid across the street’s house when his mom was making his lunch. She put butter on the bread before the jelly. I was astounded. He told me she did this to stop the jelly from leaking through. Not a bad idea, but a thin layer of peanut butter also might have worked.

Interesting and odd.  My English mother used to put butter on our sandwiches, until we put a stop to it, yet she never did it with peanut butter.

[Jane]

FIVE!

[Jane]

I think my dad took over making the school lunches when my mom started working nights at the local hospital.

(They wanted the additional income, but it had always been a dream of hers to be involved in the medical profession. The medical end of it never happened, but she did patient admitting and such in the emergency room for a few years, and absolutely loved it.)

That is nice your mother found a job that she loved.

[Jane]

You put peanut butter on both pieces of bread and then add the jelly to one piece so the jelly is in the middle. That way it doesn't soak through the bread.

Makes sense, and jam or preserves don't leak as much as jelly does.

[Jane]

I watched the Turtles documentary and I can happily report that the pair of keets are in love with their music.

[George]

You could always have a seance.

A seance can be an effective medium.

[ChasSmith]

DR Elmore:

I follow a couple of Cleveland groups and the attached ad popped up in my feed. Click for enlightenment.

I remembered you said Akron, and googled. This notice comes up for Cleveland, Columbus, and Canton:
https://americanmusicalproductions.org/schedule

[ChasSmith]

Scroll down and you'll see Dearest Enemy having played in Akron.

[Jrand75]

I just remembered this Turtles song from the Battle of the Bands LP - and how I listened to it and sang it quite often.....and then I suddenly listened to the lyrics...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywjLgq6iwrY

[elmore3003]

Scroll down and you'll see Dearest Enemy having played in Akron.

This is the group I was working with. You might have met Joseph Rubin when STAR ON THE RISE was shown at the library in March 2024. They performed DEAREST ENEMY last June in Akron. The first workshop production of DEAREST ENEMY happened in June 1925 in Akron.

[bk]

I was in Akron once for about ten minutes. My main Ohio stops were Lebanon, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Cleveland.

[bk]

But that was long ago and far away.

[elmore3003]

DR ChasSmith, thanks for those BOMC scans!

[George]

The Sondheim set y'all are referring to -- is that the LP box set with the photo of him at the piano in front of a bookshelf full of scores (or is it recordings?) behind him?

Without going down to check right now, I'm thinking that was indeed a BOMC set. I found mine at God only knows what secondhand store or record fair or tag sale or estate sale back in the late 1990s. Years later I was very lucky finding a sealed copy of the NY set, I believe on eBay.

I'm betting that any CDs floating around there are LP transfers, not official releases. But tell me if I'm wrong.

The Sondheim BotM had an actual CD release.  Here's my actual copy:

[bk]

Had some Popeye's tenders for food - just didn't feel like making anything here. They were okay.

[bk]

Guess I'll be on my way to the mail place now. Then I shall return.

[George]

I love English muffins. They were always a special treat.

My mom would make little quickie pizzas with them, briefly toasted in the oven with a slice of cheese (probably just American), pepperoni, and who knows, maybe that was all, or maybe a sprinkling of oregano or something. I don't remember any kind of tomato sauce on them, but for pizza "sliders", who cares. Or I'm just forgetting.

Always loved English muffins toasted with butter (fill those nooks and crannies!) and honey. Or with cinnamon sugar. These always seemed even more perfect and delicious on the muffins than on ordinary bread. I'm not sure I've had peanut butter on them, but there's no reason why not. I'll remember that next time.

The one time I didn't like an English muffin was in a room service breakfast at an Omni outside of Dallas, near Carrollton, on a trip to our office. They were huge, thick, and just didn't have the magic of those I'd always had from the store or elsewhere. I have no idea what those would have been. For all I know, it was some common variety that I just hadn't had before.

I love English muffins, too!  Especially when extra toasted...very crunchy is muchly preferred.

[George]

And now Rick Davies of Supertramp has died. Rough year for musicians.

Oh, no.

[George]

Well, about 30 minutes ago, my doorbell rang, and I had company. It was Val, our super between 2016 and 2018, and love of Annabelle's life. He came by to pick up a copy of the book since he's a major character. I hadn't seen him in maybe five years, so we had a lovely visit. The neatest part? Annabelle remembered him, climbed all over him, cuddled with him, and rolled over so he could rub her tummy. It was great.

That's so sweet!  Glad you had a nice time, Larry!

[George]

George I used to eat the natural peanut butter but it was such a pain to stir all the time.

And I mean physical pain to stir.

That can be an issue, but I didn't let it stop me.

[George]

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Very good.

Thanks, Jane.

[George]

Chuncky peanut butter vs creamy.

Crunchy!  Eagan's, the local burger joint, makes (soft serve) ice cream shakes with crunchy peanut butter.  Yummy!

[George]

I love Newsom's Trump mockery. I hope they give Trump a stroke.

[George]

I do not understand what I'm hearing then. I'll listen to more tracks, but I cannot stand when the vocals are buried beneath the band - that's just not how it's done and I don't care who is the doer.

That's done a lot in opera recordings...I don't know why.

[Freddie]

FIVE!

Great page 5 page turn!

[Rodzinski]

Battle of the Bands is a great record, JRand. And that song is funky and a good dirty joke too!

[Rodzinski]

I got a giant jar of peach preserves from Costco a few months ago I had to finally admit was more than I’d ever eat, and out in the trash it went.

[Laura]

Good afternoon.

[Laura]

I am waiting for an oil change.

[Jane]

I got a giant jar of peach preserves from Costco a few months ago I had to finally admit was more than I’d ever eat, and out in the trash it went.

Was it good?