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Post by rizzuto on Mar 2, 2024 13:39:51 GMT -5
Hiya Matt -- good info as always from our mixology maestro! We also enjoy Ouzo (and its close cousins pastis and raki and so on.) Pleasant, contemplative sipping drinks. The Tsipouro we were having did not have the anise flavor. It was more like Grappa, but not as raw. It went down more smoothly. It's served with a bucket of ice -- which we needed -- and some small plates. On the subject of Newark -- on our flight to Athens we left from EWR -- no direct flights from Philly to Athens -- took Amtrak directly from nearby Wilmington straight to EWR. Very easy. Our return flight didn't arrive until almost midnight, so rather than arrive home in the middle of the night we spent the night at the airport Marriott. If we're ever in a similar spot again I would definitely stay in downtown Newark. The airport Marriott is a first-class ripoff intended only for expense account customers. For less than half of what we paid we could have had a better room in a more interesting location downtown. All the hotels have shuttles so getting downtown doesn't take much longer than getting to the Marriott. Lesson learned. Oh well, it was the only minor speedbump in an otherwise beautiful two months. I'll settle for that anytime. Gloria and I were recently in Austin visiting a friend and heading to Florida, but our connection was late, and we ended up staying in Houston on the airline's dime. They put us up in a $56 a night off site hotel. I thought about getting the hell of out there and looked at the Marriot at the airport. They wanted over $400 a night. We stayed put in the fleabag. I like the Ironbound district of Newark. It used to be a mix of Portuguese, Italians, Germans and Poles, but now has a large Brazilian population. If you do ever stay there, try Krug's Tavern for one of the best hamburgers you'll ever have. It also has a great old tavern feel to it. Welcome back, Matt! We missed you! Hope you and Gloria are well.  |
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Post by desousa on Mar 2, 2024 15:59:05 GMT -5
I was a bartender in the 70's and Pernod was one of those bottles that sat on the shelf and rarely got used, but of course I had to try. Not bad. I believe the way to drink it is with plain water, because it's 80 proof. That's strong for a liqueur. |
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Post by desousa on Mar 2, 2024 16:02:58 GMT -5
Gloria and I were recently in Austin visiting a friend and heading to Florida, but our connection was late, and we ended up staying in Houston on the airline's dime. They put us up in a $56 a night off site hotel. I thought about getting the hell of out there and looked at the Marriot at the airport. They wanted over $400 a night. We stayed put in the fleabag. I like the Ironbound district of Newark. It used to be a mix of Portuguese, Italians, Germans and Poles, but now has a large Brazilian population. If you do ever stay there, try Krug's Tavern for one of the best hamburgers you'll ever have. It also has a great old tavern feel to it. Welcome back, Matt! We missed you! Hope you and Gloria are well. Thanks rizz. I wished we had gone to Dallas instead of Austin. My friend was really too busy to show us around. We didn't eat any food trucks, which was one of the biggest reasons I wanted to go there. We will definitely make it to your neck of the woods at some point so we can have a bourbon or two. I hope you're sleeping better. |
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Post by bomberhojoe on Mar 2, 2024 17:05:59 GMT -5
Hiya Matt -- good info as always from our mixology maestro! We also enjoy Ouzo (and its close cousins pastis and raki and so on.) Pleasant, contemplative sipping drinks. The Tsipouro we were having did not have the anise flavor. It was more like Grappa, but not as raw. It went down more smoothly. It's served with a bucket of ice -- which we needed -- and some small plates. On the subject of Newark -- on our flight to Athens we left from EWR -- no direct flights from Philly to Athens -- took Amtrak directly from nearby Wilmington straight to EWR. Very easy. Our return flight didn't arrive until almost midnight, so rather than arrive home in the middle of the night we spent the night at the airport Marriott. If we're ever in a similar spot again I would definitely stay in downtown Newark. The airport Marriott is a first-class ripoff intended only for expense account customers. For less than half of what we paid we could have had a better room in a more interesting location downtown. All the hotels have shuttles so getting downtown doesn't take much longer than getting to the Marriott. Lesson learned. Oh well, it was the only minor speedbump in an otherwise beautiful two months. I'll settle for that anytime. Gloria and I were recently in Austin visiting a friend and heading to Florida, but our connection was late, and we ended up staying in Houston on the airline's dime. They put us up in a $56 a night off site hotel. I thought about getting the hell of out there and looked at the Marriot at the airport. They wanted over $400 a night. We stayed put in the fleabag. I like the Ironbound district of Newark. It used to be a mix of Portuguese, Italians, Germans and Poles, but now has a large Brazilian population. If you do ever stay there, try Krug's Tavern for one of the best hamburgers you'll ever have. It also has a great old tavern feel to it. Krug's Tavern or McWhorters BBQ. |
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Post by inger on Mar 2, 2024 17:32:37 GMT -5
Welcome back, Matt! We missed you! Hope you and Gloria are well. Thanks rizz. I wished we had gone to Dallas instead of Austin. My friend was really too busy to show us around. We didn't eat any food trucks, which was one of the biggest reasons I wanted to go there. We will definitely make it to your neck of the woods at some point so we can have a bourbon or two. I hope you're sleeping better. I was getting concerned that you weren’t here. Hoping your health is well, mi compadre… |
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Post by fwclipper51 on Mar 2, 2024 17:41:10 GMT -5
Pipps, not sure about that. I've tried to watch some of the newer roasts on the Comedy Channel and find them really vile. Dean Martin roasts were a lot more funny and dare I say classy. Hi 55. Oh I've never seen any of the newer roasts and wasn't even aware they existed. I was referring to the Dean Martin versions. The kind that would have Don Rickles and Phyllis Diller and Nipsey Russell and Rich Little and that gang. They still hold up pretty well in my view. Not everything that I thought was funny at the time still seems funny when I see it today. We all have our own tastes, but for example some of the early SNL shows seem very uneven to me now. I mean I still laugh at cheeseburger cheeseburger and Chico Escuela but skits like The Killer Bees and Landshark and Bass-O-Matic make me wonder what I was laughing at. Some things are funnier to talk about than to actually watch. Now Benny Hill, that sophisticated humor is timeless. I saw a tv special on Benny Hill comedy career recently. He was invited over to Charlie Chapin's home in Switzerland, but sadly Benny would pass away. So a close friend of Benny would visit Charlie's home instead, in his private screening room library was a copy of every Benny Hill show ever filmed. Clipper |
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 2, 2024 20:19:57 GMT -5
Hi 55. Oh I've never seen any of the newer roasts and wasn't even aware they existed. I was referring to the Dean Martin versions. The kind that would have Don Rickles and Phyllis Diller and Nipsey Russell and Rich Little and that gang. They still hold up pretty well in my view. Not everything that I thought was funny at the time still seems funny when I see it today. We all have our own tastes, but for example some of the early SNL shows seem very uneven to me now. I mean I still laugh at cheeseburger cheeseburger and Chico Escuela but skits like The Killer Bees and Landshark and Bass-O-Matic make me wonder what I was laughing at. Some things are funnier to talk about than to actually watch. Now Benny Hill, that sophisticated humor is timeless. I saw a tv special on Benny Hill comedy career recently. He was invited over to Charlie Chapin's home in Switzerland, but sadly Benny would pass away. So a close friend of Benny would visit Charlie's home instead, in his private screening room library was a copy of every Benny Hill show ever filmed. Clipper I love that, Clipper. Chaplin appreciating Benny Hill. That makes my day. I don't think Benny appeared often outside of on his own show, at least not after he became famous. Chaplin's home in Vevey, Switzerland is now a museum. Near Montreux. I visited there a few years ago and it's very well-done, with great exhibits and lots of film clips from his life and work. It's definitely on the right side of the tracks. Living in that neighborhood today is Shania Twain, but it's been a magnet for artists and writers going back to Jean Jacques Rousseau and Fyodor Dostoyeveky and more importantly the guy who started Nestle's chocolate. Okay, tomorrow I am getting on YouTube and watching some Benny Hill. |
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Post by chiyankee on Mar 2, 2024 21:08:47 GMT -5
I saw a tv special on Benny Hill comedy career recently. He was invited over to Charlie Chapin's home in Switzerland, but sadly Benny would pass away. So a close friend of Benny would visit Charlie's home instead, in his private screening room library was a copy of every Benny Hill show ever filmed. Clipper I love that, Clipper. Chaplin appreciating Benny Hill. That makes my day. I don't think Benny appeared often outside of on his own show, at least not after he became famous. The only time I remember Benny Hill in anything other than The Benny Hill Show was Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 2, 2024 21:22:44 GMT -5
I love that, Clipper. Chaplin appreciating Benny Hill. That makes my day. I don't think Benny appeared often outside of on his own show, at least not after he became famous. The only time I remember Benny Hill in anything other than The Benny Hill Show was Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Great catch Chi! That was 1968, so he already had his show in the UK, although I don't think he hit these shores until the 1970s. |
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Post by desousa on Mar 3, 2024 5:52:52 GMT -5
Thanks rizz. I wished we had gone to Dallas instead of Austin. My friend was really too busy to show us around. We didn't eat any food trucks, which was one of the biggest reasons I wanted to go there. We will definitely make it to your neck of the woods at some point so we can have a bourbon or two. I hope you're sleeping better. I was getting concerned that you weren’t here. Hoping your health is well, mi compadre… I'm good, inger. Thanks for thinking about me. Just been busy. Retirement ain't what it's cracked up to be. |
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Post by inger on Mar 3, 2024 8:16:44 GMT -5
I was getting concerned that you weren’t here. Hoping your health is well, mi compadre… I'm good good, inger. Thanks for thinking about me. Just been busy. Retirement ain't what it's cracked up to be. It definitely needs to be managed, doesn’t it? … |
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Post by Max on Mar 3, 2024 10:43:44 GMT -5
Hi 55. Oh I've never seen any of the newer roasts and wasn't even aware they existed. I was referring to the Dean Martin versions. The kind that would have Don Rickles and Phyllis Diller and Nipsey Russell and Rich Little and that gang. They still hold up pretty well in my view. Not everything that I thought was funny at the time still seems funny when I see it today. We all have our own tastes, but for example some of the early SNL shows seem very uneven to me now. I mean I still laugh at cheeseburger cheeseburger and Chico Escuela but skits like The Killer Bees and Landshark and Bass-O-Matic make me wonder what I was laughing at. Some things are funnier to talk about than to actually watch. Now Benny Hill, that sophisticated humor is timeless. I saw a tv special on Benny Hill comedy career recently. He was invited over to Charlie Chapin's home in Switzerland, but sadly Benny would pass away. So a close friend of Benny would visit Charlie's home instead, in his private screening room library was a copy of every Benny Hill show ever filmed. Clipper That's incorrect. I'm a big Benny Hill fan. Benny Hill did indeed visit Charlie Chaplin's house in Switzerland, that visit took place after Chaplin passed away. Hill was invited there by Chaplin's family. After Hill's friend saw so many of Hill's shows on the video shelf in Chaplin's study, one of Chaplin's children told Benny that his Dad was his biggest fan. |
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Post by azbob643 on Mar 3, 2024 10:57:16 GMT -5
I saw a tv special on Benny Hill comedy career recently. He was invited over to Charlie Chapin's home in Switzerland, but sadly Benny would pass away. So a close friend of Benny would visit Charlie's home instead, in his private screening room library was a copy of every Benny Hill show ever filmed. Clipper That's incorrect. I'm a big Benny Hill fan. Benny Hill did indeed visit Charlie Chaplin's house in Switzerland, that visit took place after Chaplin passed away. Hill was invited there by Chaplin's family. After Hill's friend saw so many of Hill's shows on the video shelf in Chaplin's study, one of Chaplin's children told Benny that his Dad was his biggest fan. Never really got the "humor" of Benny Hill. Seemed more slapstick the few times I watched. It escaped me. Then again, I wasn't a Three Stooges fan either. |
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Post by inger on Mar 3, 2024 12:27:31 GMT -5
That's incorrect. I'm a big Benny Hill fan. Benny Hill did indeed visit Charlie Chaplin's house in Switzerland, that visit took place after Chaplin passed away. Hill was invited there by Chaplin's family. After Hill's friend saw so many of Hill's shows on the video shelf in Chaplin's study, one of Chaplin's children told Benny that his Dad was his biggest fan. Never really got the "humor" of Benny Hill. Seemed more slapstick the few times I watched. It escaped me. Then again, I wasn't a Three Stooges fan either. No one has mentioned the bare breasted cuties. Unless I missed it… |
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Post by azbob643 on Mar 3, 2024 12:37:55 GMT -5
Never really got the "humor" of Benny Hill. Seemed more slapstick the few times I watched. It escaped me. Then again, I wasn't a Three Stooges fan either. No one has mentioned the bare breasted cuties. Unless I missed it… Actually, that's most of what I remember of the few times I watched his show. |
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