Miscellaneous And Off Topic Subjects

[AlabamAlum]

Agreed.

[AlabamAlum]

Don't tell me who you hate; that's pussified. Tell me who you love.

^^^ still applies


I am a music fan. My tastes are wide and varied depending on my mood. Not much on show tunes or musicals, though - unless you consider opera to be in that general category. Hamilton was fun, though. Still not music I would listen too again, though.

[THE_WIZARD_]

AA probably has to sometimes choose between The Best of Tiny Tim...or a medley of Weird Al Yankovich tunes...

[AlabamAlum]

While we're talking about music, did you know that Eric Clapton's son did NOT die from the fall from that open window?







(It was the studden stop when he landed - I will show myself out)

[froot loops]

I had never read that Bono opinion piece , that made my day. It is so awesome, thanks Hack. I'm still bummed out about Dolores O'Riordan passing, that brought a little cheer.

[Kapture1]

CNN poll that had the democrats up on the generic congressional ballot by 18 is now just up by 5 and tax cuts haven't kicked in yet

http://edition.cnn.com/2018/01/21/politics/cnn-poll-midterm-elections-generic-congressional/index.html

[hack]

The Cranberries annoyed the crap out of me at the time, but Zombie in retrospect is a really good song.

[SeattleLionsFan]

AA,

I’ll go on the record as a B. Joel fan. The Stranger is an excellent album, and Scenes From An Italian Restaurant is a great example of storytelling in lyrics and music.

[iam416]

I knew there was something not right in the head with SLF. The Lions-M-Trotsky Fanboy stuff should have tipped me off, but that all pales in comparison to loving Billy Joel. Next you'll tell me you prefer ketchup-based sugar-sweet barbecue sauce.

[AlabamAlum]

You can craft your tomato-based sauce more on the piquant/savory side and less on the cloyingly sweet side.

For the record, I enjoy both tomato-based and vinegar sauces if done correctly. One thing I cannot abide is topping my barbecue with soggy cabbage that was drenched in mayonnaise - something very common with the vinegar-based devotees.

[iam416]

Very nice article duly mocking and taking to task Europe's energy policy: http://www.nationalreview.com/articl...ean-union-coal

I would have never thought that burning wood is part of the renewable energy effort. Fascinating.

[AlabamAlum]

AA,

I?ll go on the record as a B. Joel fan. The Stranger is an excellent album, and Scenes From An Italian Restaurant is a great example of storytelling in lyrics and music.

Correct

[iam416]

You can craft your tomato-based sauce more on the piquant/savory side and less on the cloyingly sweet side.

One doesn't need a pure vinegar-based sauced. However, whether mustard/tomato/otherwise-based, the vinegar:brown sugar ratio can't merely be 1:1 -- it must tilt to vinegar.

One thing I cannot abide is topping my barbecue with soggy cabbage that was drenched in mayonnaise - something very common with the vinegar-based devotees.

Correct. A proper barbecue slaw is definitely the southern version of small-chopped cabbage (as opposed to quasi-julienned) dressed in a vinegar-based sauce -- perhaps with a bit of dijon to give body to the emulsification. I like adding a bit of green onion and granny smith along with some red pepper flake. But, the point of the slaw ought to be palate-cleansing and refreshing; not palate-coating and heavy.

There are, perhaps, times for a mayo-dressed slaw. Maybe. But it's not certainly not with barbecue pork.

[AlabamAlum]

We agree. Thus, I am wrong by definition.

Damn it.

[iam416]

In yer face!