Dreadful oil spill on the Delaware River this weekend, not too far from where I live. Hundreds of dead birds. Horrible ecological effects. And now the oil is oozing toward the drinking water supply. Oh joy.
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Monday, November 29, 2004
Celeb news
1) Julia Roberts gave birth to twins. She named them Phinneas and Hazel. Hmmmm. Itis a good thing she is rich because those kids will be beaten on the playground.
2) Mariah Carey now wishes to be known as Mimi. Please make a note of this.
Saturday, November 27, 2004
Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Happy Thanksgiving!
To all my friends and fans, I am thankful for you. Have a great holiday. I will be in DC with my Dad, my brother Patrick and his wife, the Lovely Karla. Hopefully, my Dad will enjoy himself and not spend the ENTIRE time talking about: his cataract surgery, his diabetes and his intestines.
We will be at Georgia Brown's restaurant in DC. Here is a sample of the menu:
http://www.gbrowns.com/dir/events.aspx?NewsID=87Thanksgiving Dinner is a down home tradition at Georgia Brown's!!!
Always a Washington favorite for Thanksgiving, Georgia Brown's celebrates with our best comfort food, scrumptious turkey with all the fixings, served up with Southern hospitality. Our traditional Low Country feast is served family style - $36.95 for adults and $25.99 for children.
To Begin...
Your very own Fried Green Tomato with Lemon Cayenne Mayonnaise
Temptations...
Charleston She Crab Soup
or
Ms. Brown's House Salad
Dinner is Served...
(please select one)
Traditional Roasted Turkey with Mashed Potatoes, Cornbread Stuffing and Bacon Braised Green Beans
Untraditional Southern Fried Turkey with Mashed Potatoes, Cornbread Stuffing and Bacon Braised Green Beans
Plantation Rum Glazed Ham with Candied Yams, Sauteed Wax Beans and Cornbread Stuffing
Oven Roasted Salmon with Tarragon Cream Sauce, Sauteed Wax Beans and Roasted Fingerling Potatoes
A Vegetarian Protein Selection of "Turkey Croquettes" will be available also
To Send You On Your Way...
Sweet Potato Cheesecake topped with a Caramel Pecan Sauce
Warm Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie
Chocolate and Cherry Cobbler with Appleton Rum Creme Anglaise
Fried Banana with Pistachios, Creme Anglaise and Chocolate Drizzles
Warm Peach Cobbler with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
How is the U2 album?
Need you ask? It is WONDERFUL!!!!
By the time I got to Best Buy at 6 p.m., all the copies but one had sold out.
However, it was odd when the teenage Best Buy cashier looked at my CD and said: "Oh yeah, I think my Mom wanted me to bring that home for her tonight."
Sigh.
Tuesday, November 23, 2004
U2 in NYC
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/22/u2.nyc.concert/index.html
U2 surprises NYC with free concert
U2 jammed at the base of the Brooklyn Bridge to the delight of the crowd estimated at more than 3,000.
NEW YORK (CNN) -- On the eve of the release of its new album, the rock band U2 surprised fans Monday with performances throughout New York City, culminating in a 45-minute concert in Brooklyn in the late afternoon.
The band tipped off members of the news media that it would perform a surprise concert, but it kept details under wraps until late Sunday evening.
Riding in the back of a flatbed truck, the band serenaded New York streets and snarled city traffic as a film crew captured the action for a music video.
The tour ended at Brooklyn's Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park -- on the waterfront between the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges and across from the Lower Manhattan skyline -- to the delight of an estimated 3,000 people who had spent hours waiting for the rock stars to arrive.
The fans were treated to a set that lasted more than 45 minutes and covered songs from the band's new album, "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," as well as old favorites.
The crowd flocked to the venue after word of the concert spread through fan Web sites. The concert was taped for an MTV special December 10.
Band publicist Dennis Dennehey said if the information about the show had been advertised beforehand, the band would have had to cancel the concert.
Local police were told the performance was simply for a television taping.
An original plan had theband playing in Manhattan's Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village, but after it became apparent that too many people had learned about it, that plan was abandoned.
"How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" is the band's 13th album and its first since 2000. It releases Tuesday.
U2 consists of lead singer Bono, guitarist The Edge, drummer Larry Mullen Jr. and bassist Adam Clayton.
Monday, November 22, 2004
Northeast Philadelphia
My friend Kristen wrote this wonderful essay about Northeast Philadelphia, the section of city where I grew up and still love. Here is the link:
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