Tuesday, March 8, 2011
DonofCooking: MY BROTHER JOE
DonofCooking: MY BROTHER JOE: "MY BROTHER JOE Five years on the Philadelphia Mounted Police. Once a cop, always a cop. Joe and I were driving from Broad St. to west Phi..."
MY BROTHER JOE
MY BROTHER JOE
Five years on the Philadelphia Mounted Police. Once a cop, always a cop.
Joe and I were driving from Broad St. to west Philly on Chestnut or Walnut, not sure. Traffic was heavy and slow. There was a young girl thumbing a ride. My brother stopped and picked her up. The moment she entered the car he proceeded to lecture her on the dangers of hitch hiking. He didn't stop 'til we reached her destination. The last thing he said to her was..."Don't Do That Again".
Five years on the Philadelphia Mounted Police. Once a cop, always a cop.
Joe and I were driving from Broad St. to west Philly on Chestnut or Walnut, not sure. Traffic was heavy and slow. There was a young girl thumbing a ride. My brother stopped and picked her up. The moment she entered the car he proceeded to lecture her on the dangers of hitch hiking. He didn't stop 'til we reached her destination. The last thing he said to her was..."Don't Do That Again".
DonofCooking: AL JOLSON
DonofCooking: AL JOLSON: "Al Jolson One of my old favorites. A most unique sound and heavy with Dixie lyric; Dixie, where I now live. Then along came Norman Brooks ..."
AL JOLSON
Al Jolson
One of my old favorites. A most unique sound and heavy with Dixie lyric; Dixie, where I now live. Then along came Norman Brooks who sounded as much like Jolson as Jolson.
Norman was a Canadian lumberjack turned singer. My wife Connie and I met Norman and his wife at Sciolla's Cafe in Philly where he was performing. I performed there several weeks before. Connie and I had dinner with Norman and his wife at Sciolla's and they told us of their little daughter in Canada. She could not travel with them.
You may remember Norman in "Oceans Eleven" with Sinatra and the Rat Pack. Joey Bishop, another Philly guy was in it. I was in a charity show at Southern High School with Joey Bishop and Al Martino, a long time ago. I sang Old Man River from the musical, "Show Boat". Guess I'm a bit beyond my childhood at this point.
Was my life fun...or what?
One of my old favorites. A most unique sound and heavy with Dixie lyric; Dixie, where I now live. Then along came Norman Brooks who sounded as much like Jolson as Jolson.
Norman was a Canadian lumberjack turned singer. My wife Connie and I met Norman and his wife at Sciolla's Cafe in Philly where he was performing. I performed there several weeks before. Connie and I had dinner with Norman and his wife at Sciolla's and they told us of their little daughter in Canada. She could not travel with them.
You may remember Norman in "Oceans Eleven" with Sinatra and the Rat Pack. Joey Bishop, another Philly guy was in it. I was in a charity show at Southern High School with Joey Bishop and Al Martino, a long time ago. I sang Old Man River from the musical, "Show Boat". Guess I'm a bit beyond my childhood at this point.
Was my life fun...or what?
DonofCooking: DINING IN ATLANTA
DonofCooking: DINING IN ATLANTA: "DINING IN ATLANTA Unique and fun. There's the 'Bone Garden' whose decor is skeletons all over the place. Even one riding a motor cycle hang..."
DINING IN ATLANTA
DINING IN ATLANTA
Unique and fun. There's the "Bone Garden" whose decor is skeletons all over the place. Even one riding a motor cycle hanging from the ceiling, Mexican style food. There is one called "Six Feet Under" with a variety of foods including Tacos. Their decor is a large wall of beer cans and posters from the early 1900s, commercial and political, including one guy running for Mayor of Atlanta. Our most unique dining was Atlanta's oldest Cemetery. A sit down dinner for 45 people sponsored by a group that promotes local farmers and organic foods. They like unique places to have their gatherings. Well, I did sing Sorrento for them and no one walked out, certainly not the permanent residents. Several of the guests complimented me and one who was born in Sorrento, Italy. That's a WOW.
I asked my son Dean, we've dined at "The Bone Garden", "Six Feet Under" and "The Cemetery", is there a message in that? He didn't say yes, but he didn't say no. He did say he was looking for a place named "The Last Call". I may just avoid that one along with the "19 Hole".
Unique and fun. There's the "Bone Garden" whose decor is skeletons all over the place. Even one riding a motor cycle hanging from the ceiling, Mexican style food. There is one called "Six Feet Under" with a variety of foods including Tacos. Their decor is a large wall of beer cans and posters from the early 1900s, commercial and political, including one guy running for Mayor of Atlanta. Our most unique dining was Atlanta's oldest Cemetery. A sit down dinner for 45 people sponsored by a group that promotes local farmers and organic foods. They like unique places to have their gatherings. Well, I did sing Sorrento for them and no one walked out, certainly not the permanent residents. Several of the guests complimented me and one who was born in Sorrento, Italy. That's a WOW.
I asked my son Dean, we've dined at "The Bone Garden", "Six Feet Under" and "The Cemetery", is there a message in that? He didn't say yes, but he didn't say no. He did say he was looking for a place named "The Last Call". I may just avoid that one along with the "19 Hole".
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