Yuletide Yummies 2009

Thank You to Joe & Jenny for inviting me to my first ever 7 Fishes/12 Bells Italian Christmas Evening, I even learned what the 7 sacraments were, (Dont ask,... its a secret). Mind you this was no religious party (No Offense to the faithful) but there certainly was no shortage of Food and faces I have known for years. It Must Be Christmas, Lets Eat.



Scungilli, Shrimp and Calamari with Semolina



Pasta Bolognese and Lobster Sauce with Semolina



The Baccala with Semolina



Salad with Semolina



Pernil, Beans, Rice



Dessert.

Thanks to Chris & Caroline for preparing a Christmas day feast starting with some Feta & Cassetti Cheese with Greek Olives .



And The classic Roast Beef and Mashed Potatos with Veggies and Zucchini Fritters

Geddy Lee 1981

My First Concert EVER. RUSH December 21st 1981. Boy was I Impressed.

Five Guys Burgers and Fries 11/28/09 Brooklyn, New York

Basically this is how it goes, You will be hard pressed to find a Burger or Fries better than Five Guys. I chose a Bacon Cheeseburger with Tomato and Mayo on this Occassion. The French Fries are served in a heaping portion (1 regular order was enough for four of us) and they have the nouvelle approach of taking a Fresh Potato and Frying it, WHAT A CONCEPT.
The quality of Beef simply cannot be beat as well.



Nice sign Too.

T - Give 09

Thanks to Coraline & Chris for A Lovely Thanksgiving Meal.



Some Greek Appetizers.



Red Velvet Cake from "Your Bakery"

AND REMEMBER, EVERYTHING IS BETTER WITH A BISCUIT. EVEN BACON.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

White Wedding Quartet - The Call Box 11/14/09 Brooklyn, New York

The White Wedding Quartet performed two sets at our home base the Call Box Lounge in Loverly Williamsburg, Brooklyn . Darling Nikki and Spiccoli were sorely missed but had previous engagements and what with this being a low-profile gig we went for it with Vim, Vigor and quite a bit of glee. A No Pressure Zone as it were.



The evening started with a Delicious Philly Cheese Steak Hero, I was apprehensive upon watching them Grill my Sandwich and only using two Slices of Cheese but it was totally fine & Cheesy.

Brick Lane Curry House 11/8/09 Greenwich Village, New York City

Friends and myself saw a segment on "Man Vs. Food" concerning THE WORLDS HOTTEST CURRY so we had to try it out, I went for the milder Chicken Bhuna Curry but my friend Chris tackled the Phaal Curry which was The HOT Curry in question, he finished it too, I had a wee taste and Boy was It Spicy. Nice atmosphere, good Wait staff but just a little pricy (17 for Curry) considering 2 can eat for 25 bucks on the sixth street Little India strip. Delicious food though it was, For appetizers we had Meat Samosa's and Vegetable Pakora's complimented by Pints of Kingfisher Beer and Mango Lassi's not to mention the Delicious Tap Water.



Always a Favorite, Mulligatawny Soup. I tend to prefer the Tomato based Red Soup but this was Tasty, Warm & Lentilly. Nice Doily Too.





Theres always Room for a Cannoli, these being from the Famous Veniero's Pastry & Bake Shoppe but not tonight, I was stuffed until 4 a.m. at least. OK I had one (half chocolate, half plain)

Facebook Quizzes OR How To Squander Time

Unemployed? Distracted Easily? The Hassock's On Fire?

STILL, Better than a migraine. Bah Dum Bum!!!

One theorem is that I'm suffering from V.G.M. (Virgin Megastore Withdrawal) and another is that I have M.I.M.P. (Music Is My Passion) disorder (not to be confused with the dude wearing the purple fedora in the caddy down the street) To blame for my obsession with answering Music trivia as correctly as possible and as quickly as possible.

I have learned a lot, I have cursed at my computer a lot, I have snacked a lot but one thing stands.

I'M LOVING THE MUSIC QUIZZES!!! TAKING THEM AND MAKING THEM.

Wait!!!, I Have to Go Back To Work!!!

Doc Brown Spotted At Comic Convention - 10/17/09

White Wedding - 10/10/09 Mike & Kristines Birthday Bash Rembrandt's Long Island

Our return engagement at Rembrandt's went very well Indeed. 'Twas a festive occasion as we celebrated Mike and Kristine's birthdays with Rockin' 80s tunes,Flowing Booze at the bar and some Killer Red Velvet Cake courtesy of Kristine's mom. We also took some props to this gig on their maiden voyage to enhance the kitsch and fun of it all and there was much rejoicing.



PROP # 1 DEVO HAT



Killer Red Velvet Cake Accoutrement.

Great Jones - 10/4/09 New York City

Scrumptious and Filling Louisiana Cajun Style Cookin' located right on the East Side at Great Jones (Ironically on Great Jones street) left me Immobile yet quite happy and very stuffed indeed. Twas almost Impossible to pick from the limited yet widely varied Menu but a man's gotta be a Foodie Always. I entered aiming (in my minds tummy) for Chicken Fried Steak firstly with Jambalaya/Gumbo as my second choice. No C.F.S. sooooo...



Salad - Red Cabbage, Greens, Shredded Carrots, Chick Pea's in a Mysterious Cream Sauce.



Fried Oysters for Appetizer.



She may not be pretty now folks but she was somebody's baby once.

{Stew and Rice Dishes are amongst the hardest to help "Look Sexy" in Food pics, Judge with your Palate Wise Ones.}

Poorman's Jambalaya/Salad/Cornbread ($13.95) consisting of Rice,Sauce,Spices,Sausage and Pulled Pork was mouth watering and looks do deceive, This plate may look a wee bit teeny weeny polka dot bikini but its a Mitzi Dupree Believe You, Me.

I Was too busy shoveling this down to take note of every Ingredient and the subdued lighting made it impossible to tell at all (Keep It Dark folks I'm Eating!!!) I'm sure there were tons of Ingredients but there was a reason I had to use a flash in these pics (Mosquitoes be aware, they will never see you coming) However dimliness makes for a good Eating atmosphere.
(HINT) - Dont be overly generous with the green Tabasco Sauce unless you want to BE A VOLCANO!!!

A Little Jalapeno cornbread on one side, A Stout Ale on the other. LOOK OUT!!!

My Main course was Delicious and Very filling, I'm comin' back!!!



There's always room for dessert and Key Lime Pie always fits the jacket. Delicious and served with a Dollop of Whipping Cream.

Poskapalooza - Hank's Saloon 9/26/09 Brooklyn, New York

John the Bass Player posed the question "Can Franklin get through three sets with three different bands?" and the answer is a resounding YES. We had a great room full of love and friends, always a blast when you know just about everyone in the place.



The Joe Franklins opened the evening with a loose set of original material and covers of "Thats Alright Mama", "Crazy Arms" and "Sitting on top of the world". Scott Cornwell provided blistering slide guitar to our tunes and Steve Wortman donated some tasteful harp work for a few numbers. Check out their band with Joe at myspace.com/acousticonset.



Joe preaching to the converted.



Baby Daddy delivered like they always do with a tight set of original material and twin lead guitar attack only to surprise me with an encore of "Whipping Post" (I peeked at their setlist prior to their showcase) and it was a pleasure reuniting with my Becker Brother Joe after eighteen years apart. He was a great drummer then, Hes an amazing drummer now.

Speedo closed the show with a tight and funky set of Blues tunes, I was so transfixed that I didnt take any pictures and my pint languished sitting on the bar. A real bunch of top notch players and I could only be proud knowing three of them personally.

Franklin made it through the evening with style and grace and with the fun we all had and a moniker like Poskapalooza lets hope we do one every year.

Prosciutta Ball Playground

Whomever said "No two Prosciutta Ball's are created alike" was a very wise person indeed as you can see from the photo they certainly vary in size but the differences dont stop there neither. The Ingredients and taste also bare a wide variance, heres a brief summary of whats inside.

Frank & Sal's - Basically a Rice Ball with Diced Prosciutta and a hint of Ricotta (50 cents apiece) perhaps what grandma would make. Tasty enough but its a Rice Ball.

Pastosa - Oh Deer, these are Delicious and what I have been seeking on my Prosciutta Ball Sojourn this past weekend. The perfect balance of Prosciutta and Cheese. I'm assuming its Mozzarella but might be wrong ($6.49 per pound, I got 9 for $3.80)

Food Dynasty - Mainly a whole lotta Ricotta but an improvement over the Rice Ball that I didnt expect a few days earlier (a buck and a half).

Amber The Puppypuppagus.

SOMEONE'S BAKING CHEESE BISCUITS!!!

OR PERHAPS I WAS REALLY JUST STARVING!!!

Pizza Den Cold Sicilian (Center Slice/Room Temperature), UTZ Ripple Potato Chips, Boar's Head Genoa Salami.

WORKS REALLY WELL Mouth Party White Trash Style of course.

Am I Ashamed?.... NO!!!



Another Genoa Salami based Dish of Yore comes to mind. Genoa and Cream Cheese on a Bagel (in this case its an Sesame Seed Bagel) This is the poor man's version of the mythical "Prosciutto Ball Cream Cheese Bagel" but I have not been able to procure the proper Prosciutto Ball as of yet in this latest sojourn.

"Never Ever Give Up Porkmeisters!!!" as Genoa Geoff has been known to exclaim.

White Wedding - DJ Riders 9/19/09 Long Island, New York City

Great gig, Decent sound (That Bass Drum Kicked Like A Mutha!!!)

We had a return engagement at D.J. Riders and got to work with Darcy our inhouse P.A. Tech once again, and always a pleasure. An appreciative crowd of mostly people who just wandered in (even though I did see some 80s Flair and Fashion Floating Flauntily Festively Forward) We did get to take some pics for our Glorious website however (WHITEWEDDINGBAND.COM) and Doc Brown will be posting some pics shortly as well as tidying up the joint and preparing more Seitanic dishes.



We Deliver Choreographed Crowd Pleasing Antics as well (C.C.P.A.)



Pardon The Linda Blair Glare, Care Bear.



Logo Included



Gig-Prior I decided to feast like a King Dureth Le Commute (Le Commute = Train) and procureth an KFC Popcorn chicken with Potato Wedges, Twas extremely Popcorny and Wedgey. KFC-EEE Tooey



- Spike

Exhibit A : The Coney

White Wedding - The Riviera 9/12/09 Long Island, New York

Kudos to our newest dynamic member Spicoli for learning 18 songs in a record 3 weeks and coming out to perform with us at the Riviera for a private event, private event also entails very little photo documentation of a gig since that would just be unprofessional and why would I want a bunch of photos of people I dont know taking up space in my camera in any case.

So we have a few of the band setting up the gear.

We did have the pleasure of performing two sets and witnessed Almost Cher (www.almostcher.com) entertaining the crowd which we've been looking forward to for a couple of weeks now.

A Very nice room, Decent Sized Drinks and some Antipasto was had by all.

There were Vultures Too



(L to R) Doc Brown, Billie Jean, Animal, Almost Cher, Diamond Dave, Darling Nikki, Spicoli





After a gig nothing hits the spot like some Cheese.

Ummm.... How is this the first time I'm trying Boursin Gournay Cheese? Fantastic!!!
The Water Crackers aint too shabby neither.