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Post by rizzuto on Apr 19, 2024 17:42:41 GMT -5
Hey man, how was the trip to Carmel? And did you find your Branzino? It was a great trip. Short 3 day 2 nighter. I did not find Branzino. The first night we went to a nice restaurant right on Ocean Avenue that we always wanted to try. We did a late lunch early dinner after I took the dog to the beach and my wife went shopping. Was in the mood for a burger and it was great. The second evening we made reservations at a highly rated Italian place that we had been to previously. They have great pizza but we wanted to try somthing different. I stayed with the red meat theme and ordered a strip steak and my wife had cannelloni. It was one of the most dissapointing meals I have ever had. Not sure what cut the steak was but it was unlike any strip I've ever had. Meat was both fatty and tough. The cannelloni was very bland. I rarely send food back, and I didn't this time but I should have. The steak was priced at over $50. That was the only negative. We had great weather, my wife enjoyed herself and I had a blast watching my dog on the beach. As soon as he realized he was off leash he went nuts. Playing with other dogs and just saying hello to everyone. There is a Michelin Star French restaurant we have been to in the past. We were planning to go there but unfortunately they closed their patio so dogs are no longer allowed in the restaurant. He enjoys eating out so much I couldn't dine without him. Is it the beach that is below the cliffs of the Pebble Beach Golf Course? If so, my wife and I used to take our dogs there often. We lived less than an hour away. Sorry about the bad beef - usually if restaurants contract with Harris Ranch, in my experience, you will run into that problem. Harris Ranch beef is just overrated in my estimation, and it ain't cheap. I much prefer beef from the Mid-West. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Apr 19, 2024 17:44:32 GMT -5
Hey man, how was the trip to Carmel? And did you find your Branzino? It was a great trip. Short 3 day 2 nighter. I did not find Branzino. The first night we went to a nice restaurant right on Ocean Avenue that we always wanted to try. We did a late lunch early dinner after I took the dog to the beach and my wife went shopping. Was in the mood for a burger and it was great. The second evening we made reservations at a highly rated Italian place that we had been to previously. They have great pizza but we wanted to try somthing different. I stayed with the red meat theme and ordered a strip steak and my wife had cannelloni. It was one of the most dissapointing meals I have ever had. Not sure what cut the steak was but it was unlike any strip I've ever had. Meat was both fatty and tough. The cannelloni was very bland. I rarely send food back, and I didn't this time but I should have. The steak was priced at over $50. That was the only negative. We had great weather, my wife enjoyed herself and I had a blast watching my dog on the beach. As soon as he realized he was off leash he went nuts. Playing with other dogs and just saying hello to everyone. There is a Michelin Star French restaurant we have been to in the past. We were planning to go there but unfortunately they closed their patio so dogs are no longer allowed in the restaurant. He enjoys eating out so much I couldn't dine without him. Despite the one bad overpriced restaurant, glad you had a great time 55. Those little getaways can really lift your spirits. Just getting out of the everyday routine is rejuvenating. In just about any French restaurant actually in France your dog would have been welcome inside or outside. |
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Post by inger on Apr 19, 2024 21:10:38 GMT -5
Watching Billy Joel again…
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Post by JEGnj on Apr 19, 2024 21:23:28 GMT -5
Yeah since we lost some Sunday I recorded it for tonight.
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Apr 19, 2024 22:11:48 GMT -5
It was a great trip. Short 3 day 2 nighter. I did not find Branzino. The first night we went to a nice restaurant right on Ocean Avenue that we always wanted to try. We did a late lunch early dinner after I took the dog to the beach and my wife went shopping. Was in the mood for a burger and it was great. The second evening we made reservations at a highly rated Italian place that we had been to previously. They have great pizza but we wanted to try somthing different. I stayed with the red meat theme and ordered a strip steak and my wife had cannelloni. It was one of the most dissapointing meals I have ever had. Not sure what cut the steak was but it was unlike any strip I've ever had. Meat was both fatty and tough. The cannelloni was very bland. I rarely send food back, and I didn't this time but I should have. The steak was priced at over $50. That was the only negative. We had great weather, my wife enjoyed herself and I had a blast watching my dog on the beach. As soon as he realized he was off leash he went nuts. Playing with other dogs and just saying hello to everyone. There is a Michelin Star French restaurant we have been to in the past. We were planning to go there but unfortunately they closed their patio so dogs are no longer allowed in the restaurant. He enjoys eating out so much I couldn't dine without him. Is it the beach that is below the cliffs of the Pebble Beach Golf Course? If so, my wife and I used to take our dogs there often. We lived less than an hour away. Sorry about the bad beef - usually if restaurants contract with Harris Ranch, in my experience, you will run into that problem. Harris Ranch beef is just overrated in my estimation, and it ain't cheap. I much prefer beef from the Mid-West. Rizzuto, that is exactly where we were. I typically walk down by the golf course in the morning and usually will find a ball or two. One time I was walking and a ball landed about 10 yards from me. I waited a couple minutes until the golfer appeared looking down at the beach and tossed it back to him. Good call on the beef, it was in fact Harris Ranch. |
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Post by inger on Apr 19, 2024 22:13:15 GMT -5
Is it the beach that is below the cliffs of the Pebble Beach Golf Course? If so, my wife and I used to take our dogs there often. We lived less than an hour away. Sorry about the bad beef - usually if restaurants contract with Harris Ranch, in my experience, you will run into that problem. Harris Ranch beef is just overrated in my estimation, and it ain't cheap. I much prefer beef from the Mid-West. Rizzuto, that is exactly where we were. I typically walk down by the golf course in the morning and usually will find a ball or two. One time I was walking and a ball landed about 10 yards from me. I waited a couple minutes until the golfer appeared looking down at the beach and tossed it back to him. Good call on the beef, it was in fact Harris Ranch. Must be a beautiful stroll… |
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Apr 19, 2024 22:13:56 GMT -5
It was a great trip. Short 3 day 2 nighter. I did not find Branzino. The first night we went to a nice restaurant right on Ocean Avenue that we always wanted to try. We did a late lunch early dinner after I took the dog to the beach and my wife went shopping. Was in the mood for a burger and it was great. The second evening we made reservations at a highly rated Italian place that we had been to previously. They have great pizza but we wanted to try somthing different. I stayed with the red meat theme and ordered a strip steak and my wife had cannelloni. It was one of the most dissapointing meals I have ever had. Not sure what cut the steak was but it was unlike any strip I've ever had. Meat was both fatty and tough. The cannelloni was very bland. I rarely send food back, and I didn't this time but I should have. The steak was priced at over $50. That was the only negative. We had great weather, my wife enjoyed herself and I had a blast watching my dog on the beach. As soon as he realized he was off leash he went nuts. Playing with other dogs and just saying hello to everyone. There is a Michelin Star French restaurant we have been to in the past. We were planning to go there but unfortunately they closed their patio so dogs are no longer allowed in the restaurant. He enjoys eating out so much I couldn't dine without him. Despite the one bad overpriced restaurant, glad you had a great time 55. Those little getaways can really lift your spirits. Just getting out of the everyday routine is rejuvenating. In just about any French restaurant actually in France your dog would have been welcome inside or outside. Thanks Pipps. It takes us 2 hours to get to Carmel so we go 2 or 3 times a year. I've played many of the courses down there once. Haven't played Cypress Point but have played Pebble and Spy GLass. |
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Post by inger on Apr 19, 2024 22:16:11 GMT -5
Despite the one bad overpriced restaurant, glad you had a great time 55. Those little getaways can really lift your spirits. Just getting out of the everyday routine is rejuvenating. In just about any French restaurant actually in France your dog would have been welcome inside or outside. Thanks Pipps. It takes us 2 hours to get to Carmel so we go 2 or 3 times a year. I've played many of the courses down there once. Haven't played Cypress Point but have played Pebble and Spy GLass. I played Pebble and found it to be very easy to score there. It was a Links course on my computer, but I did shoot the lights out there. Never failed to break par, once had a 62… 🤓 |
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Apr 20, 2024 10:16:01 GMT -5
Thanks Pipps. It takes us 2 hours to get to Carmel so we go 2 or 3 times a year. I've played many of the courses down there once. Haven't played Cypress Point but have played Pebble and Spy GLass. I played Pebble and found it to be very easy to score there. It was a Links course on my computer, but I did shoot the lights out there. Never failed to break par, once had a 62… 🤓 I was surprised how slow the greens were the time I played. I didn't play well that day but it was great. From the white tee's it's not really that tough unless it's windy. I thought Spy Glass was far more difficult. |
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Post by rizzuto on Apr 20, 2024 10:45:11 GMT -5
I played Pebble and found it to be very easy to score there. It was a Links course on my computer, but I did shoot the lights out there. Never failed to break par, once had a 62… 🤓 I was surprised how slow the greens were the time I played. I didn't play well that day but it was great. From the white tee's it's not really that tough unless it's windy. I thought Spy Glass was far more difficult. Spyglass is more difficult, but for some reason I played better there than Pebble or Spanish Bay. I think the vistas and history and my distractible nature got the best of me. And, the greens are relatively slow at Pebble. One of my favorites is in Santa Cruz - Pasa Tiempo. Also, I loved Old Del Monte, a great little course. |
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Apr 20, 2024 10:53:49 GMT -5
I was surprised how slow the greens were the time I played. I didn't play well that day but it was great. From the white tee's it's not really that tough unless it's windy. I thought Spy Glass was far more difficult. Spyglass is more difficult, but for some reason I played better there than Pebble or Spanish Bay. I think the vistas and history and my distractible nature got the best of me. And, the greens are relatively slow at Pebble. One of my favorites is in Santa Cruz - Pasa Tiempo. Also, I loved Old Del Monte, a great little course. Pasatiempo kicked my butt. I thought the greens were really tough and it played longer than the yardage. Agree about Old Del Monte. Spanish Bay didn't do much for me for some reason. I played Poppy Hills a bunch but haven't played there since they redid it. Most players I've talked to like the improvements. Have you ever played the Olympic Club? I've played it several times, once just after the Open and I kid you not, the fairways looked like putting greens, they were so fast and your ball would roll forever. The only down side was it took me several holes before I could take a divot. |
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Post by rizzuto on Apr 20, 2024 11:09:34 GMT -5
Spyglass is more difficult, but for some reason I played better there than Pebble or Spanish Bay. I think the vistas and history and my distractible nature got the best of me. And, the greens are relatively slow at Pebble. One of my favorites is in Santa Cruz - Pasa Tiempo. Also, I loved Old Del Monte, a great little course. Pasatiempo kicked my butt. I thought the greens were really tough and it played longer than the yardage. Agree about Old Del Monte. Spanish Bay didn't do much for me for some reason. I played Poppy Hills a bunch but haven't played there since they redid it. Most players I've talked to like the improvements. Have you ever played the Olympic Club? I've played it several times, once just after the Open and I kid you not, the fairways looked like putting greens, they were so fast and your ball would roll forever. The only down side was it took me several holes before I could take a divot. Alas, I never got to Olympic, or Poppy Hills for that matter. Once my wife was diagnosed with cancer, my regular golf excursions began to wane. Medical bills tore into our finances and savings, as Sarah also had MS. And, any free time I wanted to spend with her. I always played my best golf when Sarah was with me on the course. Unfortunately, she was not enamored by the game or sports in general. She was most thrilled by the flowers and squirrels than the course or my game! Miss my girl. |
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Apr 20, 2024 11:15:04 GMT -5
Pasatiempo kicked my butt. I thought the greens were really tough and it played longer than the yardage. Agree about Old Del Monte. Spanish Bay didn't do much for me for some reason. I played Poppy Hills a bunch but haven't played there since they redid it. Most players I've talked to like the improvements. Have you ever played the Olympic Club? I've played it several times, once just after the Open and I kid you not, the fairways looked like putting greens, they were so fast and your ball would roll forever. The only down side was it took me several holes before I could take a divot. Alas, I never got to Olympic, or Poppy Hills for that matter. Once my wife was diagnosed with cancer, my regular golf excursions began to wane. Medical bills tore into our finances and savings, as Sarah also had MS. And, any free time I wanted to spend with her. I always played my best golf when Sarah was with me on the course. Unfortunately, she was not enamored by the game or sports in general. She was most thrilled by the flowers and squirrels than the course or my game! Miss my girl. Rizz, sorry to hear about your loss. My wife has suffered from some serious medical issues and to some degree I understand what you went through. I gave up playing for almost a year, just recently started playing again as my wife is unexpectently doing better. It is not like riding a bike! |
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Post by rizzuto on Apr 20, 2024 11:34:51 GMT -5
Alas, I never got to Olympic, or Poppy Hills for that matter. Once my wife was diagnosed with cancer, my regular golf excursions began to wane. Medical bills tore into our finances and savings, as Sarah also had MS. And, any free time I wanted to spend with her. I always played my best golf when Sarah was with me on the course. Unfortunately, she was not enamored by the game or sports in general. She was most thrilled by the flowers and squirrels than the course or my game! Miss my girl. Rizz, sorry to hear about your loss. My wife has suffered from some serious medical issues and to some degree I understand what you went through. I gave up playing for almost a year, just recently started playing again as my wife is unexpectently doing better. It is not like riding a bike! Thank, 55. The highlight for Sarah at my second time at Spyglass Hill occurred to the foursome in front of us at the turn who carefully placed their hot dogs and French fries in their carts for the back nine. As they walked to the tee box, crows and seagulls descended upon their golf cart and absconded with every footlong weenie and French fry. It was hilarious. I can still see that one seagull with the footlong hotdog in its beak, on every down flap from its wings the weenie would flap up and vice versa - into the sunset. We laughed for three holes. |
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Post by fwclipper51 on Apr 28, 2024 16:57:45 GMT -5
OBITUARY from Rolling Stone Magazine
Mike Pinder, the Moody Blues Keyboardist and Founding Member, Dead at 82
A pioneer of the Mellotron, Pinder contributed to Rock Hall-inducted band's 1st 9 albums, from their 1965 debut with Denny Laine to 1978's Octave
BY DANIEL KREPS
APRIL 25, 2024
Mike Pinder, the Moody Blues keyboardist and the last surviving founding member of the Rock Hall-inducted band, has died at the age of 82.
Pinder’s family announced his death in a statement shared with Pinder’s former Moody Blues bandmate John Lodge, noting that Pinder “passed peacefully” Wednesday “surrounded by his devoted family” at his Northern California home. No cause of death was provided.
In their tribute to the “musician, father, cosmic philosopher & friend,” Pinder’s family wrote, “His final days were filled with music, encircled by the love of his family. Michael lived his life with a childlike wonder, walking a deeply introspective path which fused the mind and the heart.”
Pinder was among the founding members of the Moody Blues — along with Denny Laine, Graeme Edge, Ray Thomas, and Clint Warwick — in 1964. That lineup released their breakthrough single, a cover of “Go Now,” that same year. On the band’s 1965 debut album, The Magnificent Moodies, Pinder is responsible for co-writing (with Laine) all the band’s original songs on the LP. However, after the success of “Go Now,” “Our management had disappeared with the money. One day, we went to the office, and they had basically vanished. They had gone bankrupt, and we were broke,” Pinder told Rolling Stone in 2018.
Soon after, Laine and Warwick left the Moody Blues, and it was Pinder who is credited with enlisting Laine’s replacement, singer Justin Hayward, who, with also-added bassist John Lodge, would form the Moody Blues’ “classic” lineup. “I’d written some songs and sent them to Eric Burdon [of the Animals]. Unbeknownst to me he passed them to Mike Pinder in the Moodies and soon I had a call from Mike. I came up to London to meet him and we got on,” Hayward told Rolling Stone.
That quintet — Pinder, Hayward, Lodge, Thomas, and Edge — would record the band’s next 8 albums together, stretching from 1967’s Days of Future Passed to 1978’s Octave, with Pinder contributing piano and keyboards, while pushing the Moody Blues toward progressive rock with his pioneering use of the Mellotron.
“The Mellotron enabled me to create my own variations of string movements. I could play any instrument that I wanted to hear in the music. If I heard strings, I could play them with the Mellotron. If I heard cello, brass, trumpets or piano, I could play them,” Pinder told Rolling Stone in our oral history of the band’s “Nights in White Satin,” which featured Pinder’s recitation of the Edge-penned poem “Late Lament.”
“With the ‘Tron I could develop melodies and counter melodies within the Moody Blues’ songs. When you become the orchestra, I think you become the arranger by default. I could create the backdrops and the landscape for the melodies that the guys were writing.”
Other notable Pinder-penned tracks from his decade-and-a-half tenure with the Moody Blues include “A Simple Game,” “Om,” “Have You Heard,” and “The Best Way to Travel.” “The Sixties and Seventies were very unique for the artist as well as for the listener,” Pinder told Rolling Stone. “I think the fans in those days were just as creatively turned on by the evolution of our music and our message as we were turned on by creating it.”
Following the Moody Blues’ mid-Seventies hiatus — during which Pinder released his solo album The Promise — the band reunited with Pinder returning in a limited role for 1978’s Octave. Having moved to California and opting not to tour with the band in support of the LP, Pinder was ultimately replaced by keyboardist Patrick Moraz, putting an end to the group’s “Core Five” lineup.
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