Hola, Sneakers! It’s Episode 399! That means there are only 56 until Episode 455. Can’t wait!
Until then, we’ll have to listen to this week’s talk: eventual tightness; house guests; hair pressure; mutton mutton chops; no one knows; calculating our odds of being entertaining – not good; compelling math problems; old teachers just fade away; electric lunches; singles chat; something to talk about; full-time talking; trough system; controversial nursery; three best live bands; not funny; early Carol Burnett; a dog’s story; haying; hot dog condiments controversy; uses of Miracle Whip; Question of the Week: Sneakers respond; and, finally, repetition…
Question of the Week: What is something that you add to your food that makes people say whuh?
Sub-Question: What is the most recent food that someone introduced to you?
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I feel like I’ve answered this here before, but I put ketchup on a few strange things: homemade tacos, grilled cheese sandwiches, and a specific restaurant’s tuna melt. I also make a sauce made of mayonnaise and a tiny bit of soy sauce, which is really good on broccoli or asparagus, but most people just look at me funny and won’t even try it. Their loss, I guess.
The only food I can think of that I’ve started liking recently is yellow curry. I had tried Thai food several times before and never liked it, until finally someone talked me into trying some yellow curry on chicken vegetables with rice, and it was actually good. It’s still the only Thai food I like, but at least there’s something I can eat there. I also had the good fortune a few years ago to be invited to dinner at my bandmate’s house while their [apparently rich] friend was visiting, and we had caviar with lemon juice on mashed potatoes. It was surprisingly amazing. They told me later that each serving cost well over $100, so that won’t be anything I get to have again anytime soon!
While I’m answering questions about food, I might as well catch up on a few older ones. I don’t particularly like cooking, but I’ve been told I make a damn good Mexican lasagna thing (layers of corn tortillas, refried beans, tomatoes, corn, mild chiles, cheese, etc.), and a family recipe called Spanish Delight (a casserole of ground turkey, diced tomatoes, corn, pasta and cheese). I also make good stuffed potato skins and, of course, tacos (I allow guests to choose their own condiments, but shockingly, nobody ever uses ketchup).
I appreciated the discussion that veered into “It’s a Mad … World.” It certainly IS noisy, but as a Keaton fan, I was disappointed in the amount of his contribution that was completely excised, making his few seconds at the end seem all the more mysterious and frustrating.
As far as dance floors go, bouncy or not, with the thought of Keaton still lingering, I’d keep a big ballroom and have it set up not necessarily for concerts, but for showing silent films with someone like Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks providing the live soundtrack.
Now to listen to #400! Pure CD!