Steve R.

One of the best Wikipedia pages I've ever read. No need to say more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_Joe_McDonald A pretty great guy.

Glutton! Even I know that the middle indent is not for a 7th oyster.

5AM!! No way am I cultured enough to do that (except for Grateful Dead tkts: but that was in the late 60s). In the late '80s I used to joke that I had an in for free tickets to Shakespeare in the Park. I didn't realize that having a wife who was their Stage Manager gave me a far greater perk than the non-existent $$ savings; that of no line! And, on one occasion, a lift home from F. Murray Abraham (Twelfth Night that year). Back to the topic: Chez Napoleon was always the place we went for non fancified home style French cooking. Unfortunately, we didn't get there enough recently (2-3 times this past year) to offset their post pandemic and post old building issues.

Not a place to be curious about but... https://www.brooklynpaper.com/feltman-worlds-first-hot-dog-michael-quinn/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=bkp-pm&utm_term=Brooklyn Daily Newsletter Just want to make sure that Orik/Sivan see this.

Not to be too pedantic, but can you then explain why there is a reasonably well known saying "for the birds" that indicates something is less than acceptable? 😇

Every time someone posts on "Where Is It?" I'm reminded that they're one step ahead of me in that I usually can't remember what I'm looking for if I'm distracted for even a couple of minutes.

Congratulations. Did you skate to the event?

Overshadow all you want. That ship has now sailed. You came to NYC in '97? What year was the MF dinner you arranged at Joselita(?), the Dominican place on Ave C? So many years run together and my Apple Calendar (aka my external hard drive) doesn't start until around 2011. I know that I was on CH around the time Leff started it, but I really can't remember when we all started with eG, then OA then MF. You should put 2/18 in the MF Calendar. Its the cool thing to do these days.

Chez Napoleon closed yesterday.

I realize that you were just identifying him, but I figure that a less brief summary (courtesy of Wikipedia) might give folks a better idea of who he's been: "As a sideman or leader, Amram has worked with Aaron Copland, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Jack Kerouac, Sonny Rollins, Lionel Hampton, Stan Getz, George Barrow, Jerry Dodgion, Paquito D'Rivera, Pepper Adams, Arturo Sandoval, Oscar Pettiford, Allen Ginsberg, Mary Lou Williams, Kenny Dorham, Ray Barretto, Wynton Marsalis, and others.[2][4][3][5][6][7] He has also worked with a wide range of folk, pop, and country figures, such as Bob Dylan, the Roche sisters, Pete Seeger, Odetta, Willie Nelson, Oscar Brand, Judy Collins, Peter Yarrow, Tom Paxton, Phil Ochs, Josh White, Patti Smith, Arlo Guthrie, and others." Although very few people have heard his name mentioned, he's been pretty active in Brooklyn over the years, mentoring young musicians and backing non-profit cultural events. I vaguely remember him getting on stage at some concert I attended as a teen, maybe with Paxton (my H.S. friend's older brother was Paxton's pianist).

Actually, I think this match-up holds a lot of interest. I doubt that I would plan to watch much of this year's game if it included the Eagles, Ravens, Chiefs or maybe even the Bills. It'll be interesting to see what these QB's can do, although we'll probably see more of the less than perfect decision making that separates them from the elite.

Thank you, but I attribute my longevity to my healthy diet. Unfortunately, most of it doesn't seem to appear anywhere in anyone's food pyramid. The research seems to show that racquet sports in general contribute to the longevity, so I credit years of squash for a good bit of it. I think that some of that is due to the combination of fitness with the non-contact aspect of these sports (although swimmers?). Of course longevity is the main goal but this year's new hip, dislocated/relocated shoulder, knee gel shots and assorted other medical interventions put a dent in the happiness part of lasting. But I'll take it. And, by the way, since when is 73 proof of longevity? Talk to me in another 15-20 years (or talk to my urn?). Does anyone else here have a thread with their name on it? Thank you.

Ahh....choo. (otherwise, same to you)

Agreed, but I'd have to ask if there's any indication that the correlation existed under earlier capitalism. Or any other known system. Its always a treat these days when competence shows up without having been a necessary feature.