Topic: THE ALL FAT PASTRAMI SANDWICH (Read 515 times)

Rodzinski · « **Reply #30 on:** January 18, 2026, 07:43:34 AM »

Notes corned. Beefed.

Rodzinski · « **Reply #31 on:** January 18, 2026, 07:43:46 AM »

Page 2.

John G. · « **Reply #32 on:** January 18, 2026, 08:05:23 AM »

Bette Midler in a moment of divine madness.
https://youtu.be/rolxQPogXqU?si=Bjq6_YtTRCAPooqB

Jane · « **Reply #33 on:** January 18, 2026, 09:53:42 AM »

Freddie, Kevin, & George, thank you for the compliments on my photo.

Jane · « **Reply #34 on:** January 18, 2026, 10:14:20 AM »

DR Kevin, thanks for the congrats last night.

Jane · « **Reply #35 on:** January 18, 2026, 10:14:42 AM »

Kevin, good for Wordle in four yesterday.

Jane · « **Reply #36 on:** January 18, 2026, 10:15:45 AM »

George, thanks for the congrats to Keith last night.

Jane · « **Reply #37 on:** January 18, 2026, 10:16:53 AM »

Quote from: George on January 18, 2026, 01:21:35 AM

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Jane · « **Reply #38 on:** January 18, 2026, 10:18:16 AM »

Fun cast photo in the notes

Jane · « **Reply #39 on:** January 18, 2026, 10:20:37 AM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on January 18, 2026, 07:31:06 AM

As to today's topic: Anything approaching an all-fat pastrami (or corned beef, or you name it) sandwich is extremely undesirable to me. That's putting it nicely. I see these posts where people are praising their deli sandwiches for the generous amount of fat in them, and the huge blobs of it are absolutely disgusting.

I know fat=flavor, but there's plenty in it inherently. When I cook a corned beef, I trim the living HELL out of it before slicing and serving, and it's always full-of-flavor delicious. In fact, I'll bet MY cut of a corned beef or pastrami would cost a bloody fortune in a deli.

I've never liked pastrami, however, it was always my understanding it was best lean.

John G. · « **Reply #40 on:** January 18, 2026, 10:37:01 AM »

I like fatty brisket at a barbecue joint. But not all fat. I don't like too much fat on ham. Pastrami should be lean, but I'm not policing the meat I'm given. Just leave out the gristle, please.

John G. · « **Reply #41 on:** January 18, 2026, 10:38:16 AM »

Finished Young Catherine. The last half hour was suspenseful. Out of three hours.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #42 on:** January 18, 2026, 11:03:22 AM »

The Haggle Polka got a new second half today, and I am much happier with it. I'll scan it and send it to Doug, who is getting on a plane today to come and visit me and spend several nights at City Ballet and several days taking care of personal ballet business.

bk · « **Reply #43 on:** January 18, 2026, 11:46:56 AM »

I'm up, I'm up - seven and a half hours of weird sleep.

bk · « **Reply #44 on:** January 18, 2026, 11:47:17 AM »

Already shaved and will shower in five minutes then be on my way to the theater.

George · « **Reply #45 on:** January 18, 2026, 01:47:13 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on January 18, 2026, 04:41:47 AM

Last night I watch a bootleg of the 1998 PBS broadcast of the New York City Opera's glorious production of Benjamin Britten's 1940 "operetta" Paul Bunyan. I believe I saw every performance in 1998. The PBS broadcast was - and still is - a dud, with the PBS director's "concvept" to shoot from front of stage to "let's include the backstage crew and not really shoot the opera." It was a horrid decision since the shots of a crew member in the flies raising a cluster of clouds or shots backstage of actors leaving the stage constantly vremoved the viewer from the opera and its magic, which was thrilling in Mark Lamos' production.

I need to find my recording. It's in a box under my stairs, so it's close, just buried.

George · « **Reply #46 on:** January 18, 2026, 01:51:18 PM »

Quote from: Jrand75 on January 18, 2026, 05:59:57 AM

Performance and Talk Back vibes for MR BK.

~~~SUPER DITTO!!~~~

George · « **Reply #47 on:** January 18, 2026, 01:51:38 PM »

Quote from: Freddie on January 18, 2026, 06:43:57 AM

Quote from: Jrand75 on January 18, 2026, 06:01:22 AM
Very interesting link DR FREDDIE.

I guess just because I never heard it or saw it performed in the production of JOSEPH i saw doesn't mean it wasn't always there!

Remarkable. Now I shall have to get out my copy of the material and see if it's there.

Which was the first production of JOSEPH that you saw?

My first was a production in 1976 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music which starred Cleavon Little - who was already pretty famous then - as the Narrator. (I don't know when the Narrator being female became the norm.)

Maybe with the Broadway production and the fabulous Laurie Beechman? Just a guess.

Freddie · « **Reply #48 on:** January 18, 2026, 02:22:26 PM »

Episode 1 of the new season of "All Creatures Great and Small" was fabulous. A really emotional episode, in all good ways.

Jrand75 · « **Reply #49 on:** January 18, 2026, 02:26:33 PM »

The first production I saw was at the Edyvean Theatre in Indianapolis on the campus of the Christian Theological Seminary - it was a repertory company that did not just do religious shows but also included secular plays and musicals.

And I don't remember a finale....it was probably in 1987 or 1988.

Jrand75 · « **Reply #50 on:** January 18, 2026, 02:28:41 PM »

I have finished PILLION.

It is a very unusual movie about a guy who finds himself in an S/M gay relationship.

The actors are good and the story is like nothing I have ever seen. And one actor in a small role seemed familiar to me....but it wasn't until I read his name in the credits that I realized who it was.....Jake Shears from Scissor Sisters.

Jrand75 · « **Reply #51 on:** January 18, 2026, 02:33:02 PM »

It was after I saw J/TD at the Edyvean that I bought the OBC cassette.

Some folks had known the Broadway Joseph - Bill Hutton - because he had attended Indiana University.

Freddie · « **Reply #52 on:** January 18, 2026, 02:44:58 PM »

Quote from: Jrand75 on January 18, 2026, 02:33:02 PM

Some folks had known the Broadway Joseph - Bill Hutton - because he had attended Indiana University.

How interesting!

Jeanne · « **Reply #53 on:** January 18, 2026, 03:15:29 PM »

Hello, everyone.

Jeanne · « **Reply #54 on:** January 18, 2026, 03:16:05 PM »

I’m not caught up at all.

Jeanne · « **Reply #55 on:** January 18, 2026, 03:21:42 PM »

Is anyone watching Bookish on PBS? I really like it. Mark Gatis, who wrote Sherlock and played Mycroft, wrote Bookish and plays the lead. I love the 1940s London streetscape and some unconventional lifestyles.

Jeanne · « **Reply #56 on:** January 18, 2026, 03:22:54 PM »

Is anyone watching Happiness, also on PBS? I’ve only watched one episode and will withhold judgment for now.

Jeanne · « **Reply #57 on:** January 18, 2026, 03:30:03 PM »

As for Other Things, the painter is about halfway through. We have an interesting relationship: I carefully explain what I want, then he does whatever he wants. I’ve been trying to somehow get through it and just get the work done. I’ve already cut back on the projects I was planning to give him, but I’m not at all sure I won’t have to switch painters. He knows a lot, but he wants things done his way, despite my initial and up-front specifications. Sigh.

Jeanne · « **Reply #58 on:** January 18, 2026, 03:31:43 PM »

Very glad to hear that bk’s opening night went so well. Congrats, bk!

George · « **Reply #59 on:** January 18, 2026, 03:35:22 PM »

Quote from: John G. on January 18, 2026, 08:05:23 AM

Bette Midler in a moment of divine madness.
https://youtu.be/rolxQPogXqU?si=Bjq6_YtTRCAPooqB

I love Bette Midler!

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