My embarrassing drunk convo used to be about my love of yoga and my "practice" and now it's moved onto my love of the Grateful Dead and specifically Jerry. But seriously, if I had a time machine I would
1) kill Hitler
2) go to this one Grateful Dead show in the early 70s, Scott, if you're reading, remind me of the date? It is sickkkkk. Phil bombs dropping everywhere during St. Stephen.
Fresh and Onlys are playing Tuesday night at the Blue Lamp with G. Green and Terry Malts. I'm glad this got moved from the Ace of Spades, that would have been an echo-ey disaster. Fresh and Onlys are HELLA GOOD, my friends. That said, I may not go because it's in my contract that I don't have to go to the Blue Lamp more than once a week or I have to go on suicide watch.
BAR reviewed both Giovanni's this week. I have eaten at both and it failed to make any impression. What do you guys think?
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Happy Birthday Smiller!
-Ella
I just have to try and understand that Miller has somehow done something to you. I love you both enough to look past it. However if you start talking about how much better your practice could have been at Austin 71' or something I will have to shut that shit down.
Downward dogs and Phil bombs.
Stretching your mind and your hamstrings.
Respectfully yours,
Natalie.
Is there anything new anyone can say about either Giovanni's? Why waste words? Does an automotive writer review a Chevy pickup truck in its final year of a five-year product cycle? What's left to be said. It does the job fine, but no one's excited about it.
Captcha: 2 greasy
(Even the captcha has to embellish the truth.)
that gets to the heart of what food reviews are good for. i increasingly feel that the answer is nothing. i really started thinking about this because of an article in bon appetit that features musings on the subject from sam sifton (current nytimes revivewer) and frank bruni (previous nytimes reviewer). they both kind of agree that it's meaningless and that it makes you order in a weird way and judge things on criteria that doesn't really mimic real world situations. one of them (I think Bruni, since he doesn't have the job anymore) said that he eats all the time at a place he gave a bad review to, because he has a few things he orders there that he really likes. and they said you're forced to order the very things that you avoid in your normal life, like trendy dishes, etc.
btw, I don't mean to sound bitter, because I'm not. I think that the main thing reviews are good for is entertainment.
If anyone's ever told you that they enjoyed a place that you reviewed (especially if they admit they woulda never tried it otherwise), then you know that reviews can be powerful. Also, when you note areas for improvement, don't be too surprised when a proprietor takes your advice.
I always have a great corpse pose/rest when I cue up my tape of "Space" from Madison Square Garden, March '72.
T' Jed
I like Giovanni's and not just because it was the official pizza of the Kitten Kats for one summer as it was the closest thing to the park we played at. I just went back there with OMF last week for the first time in over a year because they had a DNC viewing party.
The pizza was good. It's cheap, well composed, and consistent. It falls into the crowd pleaser category for pizza at a relative's birthday and or office party. Also, for the record the VernMan aka OMF's bro who pines for the New Jersey pizza of his youth swears by Giovanni's.
I thought it was weird that BAR said that New York pizza is "the best in the Western Hemisphere". There is NO WAY New York style pizza is better than Neopolitan
What's the date on the show!?!?
Inquiring Heads need to know!!!
Dude, 6/24/70. You're covered!
No its cool DP, I already heard it once and didnt even need to know then.
Its all Awesome 71' to me.
More of a headhead than a deadhead.
Natalie.
you are a secret deadhead and you don't even know it. quote: "I just like American Beauty" = you like the Dead. May I suggest certain selections from Europe 72? Also, who can resist China Cat Sunflower into I know You Rider? Only someone with a heart of ice.
p.s. I know he hates the Dead but OMF has at least admitted that their iconic art is awesome. I personally hate the Dancing Bear's face and the 80s looking stuff but love everything else. Although if you think of it, the Dancing Bear face is pretty similar to Maxwell's photo face. If I wasn't so lazy I could easily provide proof this.
Happy Birthday Heckamax!
That shit is so true! Al is totally a Dancing Bear.
Whoa!
Talk About Al!
Talk About Al!
Talk About Al!
Remember when we used to chant?
gbomb
P.S. - If you like American Beauty you do like the Dead, this is true.
2 out of 2 deadheads (and dentists) agree.
Gbomb, tell your Grateful Dead story!
This one is for Al. OK, not really it's for D.P.
So my friend and I were 18 and tripping on acid in a dorm room in Montana (MSU) and someone was playing Iron Maiden and we were going out of our minds with worry and stress. Finally I got up and put American Beauty on and everything just calmed the fuck down. It got peaceful and my friend turned to me and said, "All I want to do is follow the Grateful Dead." I agreed and we set off a few days later. We hitchhiked to the Oakland Colisuem, but we were way early, like a week. So we tried to hitchhike to SF. This black lady totally stopped and yelled at us for hitchhiking in Oakland and gave us a ride to the BART. We spent the week or so until the show staying either at the bass player from the Zeros house or Chris Von Sneidern's house. The end, or the beginning.....?
gbomb
Damn it. Vann asked me what I wanted for my birthday and I said, world peace. You have me beat with the Kill Hitler bit.
I would love to live in a world ruled by Jews. Think of the delis!
Guphy, that's a great story! American Beauty really does solve almost any acid based problem!!
Beks, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion don't mention corned beef even once!!!
I knew someone would make a crack about Jews ruling the world. (not even once?!?!?)
You made the crack about Jews ruling the world! I just pointed out some facts about corned beef,
mmm. corned beef.
-omf
Mmm...pickled tongue.
-skpr
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