Messing around in the kitchen
Themes for a day
Moody Manitoba Morning – The Bells
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVTS_OmZOok
Buffalo Springfield – For What It’s Worth 1967
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp5JCrSXkJY
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Teach Your Children
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkaKwXddT_I
Fleetwood Mac – Go Your Own Way (HQ)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ul-cZyuYq4
Pink Martini – Dosvedanya Mio Bombino
Throwbacks
Huge on Flavour. Big Value
They’ve been making wine for centuries on Sicily, and certainly get it right with this one.
It has a fresh and inviting bouquet, a definite full body flavour and lasting finish. I bet you’ll take a second sip quickly after your first.
Located near Trapani – Firriato produces about 4.5 million bottles from 380 hectares, so there will be some for us next time you want to stock up (assuming our locals keep it in stock).
Nero d’Avola 80% and Petit Verdot 20% – sometimes with a little Merlot added to the mix. Nero d’Avola is also known as Calabrese.
Kefta (meat balls) Moroccan style. Lamb this time. With grilled asparagus, and carrots with a little honey drizzled on top. It would also go very well with a baked tenderloin and roasted veggies.
NART
SICILIA ROSSO – FIRRIATO NARI
$12.99
13.5% Alcohol
UPC: 08002815405706
Why we do Mystery Cases
This wouldn’t normally be on our radar, or in our case – but thankfully the Goddess of Wine picks both low and high above the average price for our mystery items.
The central California Coast around Monterey has an extended growing season which allows for full ripening of the grapes and as a result we have smooth textures to the wine.
Round Bouquet, slightly lemony flavours and a nice honey-like smooth finish.
This is a BIG Chardonnay with all the trimmings.
Roasted chickie with fruit stuffing (pomegranate seeds, figs, raisins, prunes, apricots, dates) made a great match for the wine.
CHARDONNAY – MER SOLEIL RESERVE SANTA LUCIA
$31.99 regularly $32.99
14.4% Alcohol
UPC: 00710909710107
These Kids have it right
Past Posters
Observing
Historical Trivia
On December 31, 1899, the passenger steamer SS Warrimoo was quietly knifing its way through the waters of the mid-Pacific on its way from Vancouver to Australia. The navigator had just finished working out a celestial computation of their exact position and brought Captain John DS. Phillips, the result. The Warrimoo’s position was LAT 0º 31′ N and LONG 179 30′ W. “Know what this means?” First Mate Payton broke in, “We’re only a few miles from the intersection of the Equator and the International Date Line”. Captain Phillips was prankish enough to take full advantage of the opportunity for achieving the navigational freak of a lifetime. He called his navigators to the bridge to check & double check the ship’s position. He changed course slightly so as to bear directly on his mark. Then he adjusted the engine speed. The calm weather & clear night worked in his favor. At mid-night the SS Warrimoo lay on the Equator at exactly the point where it crossed the International Date Line! The consequences of this bizarre position were many:
The forward section (bow) of the ship was in the Southern Hemisphere & in the middle of summer.
The aft (stern) was in the Northern Hemisphere & in the middle of winter.
The date in the aft part of the ship was 31 December 1899.
In the bow (forward) part it was 1 January 1900.
This ship was therefore not only in:
Two different days,
Two different months,
Two different years,
Two different seasons
But in two different centuries – all at the same time.
Today in Rock and Roll History
1957 – ClassicBands.com
February 9
After nine weeks, Guy Mitchell’s “Singing The Blues” is pushed out of Billboard’s top spot by Elvis Presley‘s “Too Much”.
1958 – ClassicBands.com
February 9
A report by the American Research Bureau cites Dick Clark’s American Bandstand as the top-ranked daytime television program, drawing an average of 8,400,000 viewers per day.
1959 – ClassicBands.com
February 9
Lloyd Price reached number one on the Billboard Pop chart with “Stagger Lee”, an up-dated version of an 1911 Folk song called “Stack-O-Lee” that was based on the murder of William “Billy” Lyons by Stagger Lee Shelton. Wilson Pickett would take the song to number 22 in 1967.
1962 – ClassicBands.com
February 9
Neil Sedaka records “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do”, which will become his fifth US Top Ten hit and first number one by the following August. Neil’s ballad version of the song would peak at number eight in February 1976.
1963 – ClassicBands.com
February 9
Ray Hildebrand and Jill Jackson, who were billed as Paul And Paula, had the top tune in the US with “Hey Paula”. It made #8 in the UK.
1964 – ClassicBands.com
February 9
The Beatles made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, which was watched by over 73 million people (60% of the viewing audience). The Fab Four performed “All My Loving”, “Till There Was You”, “She Loves You”, “I Saw Her Standing There” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand”. Before their performance, Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein told Sullivan, “I would like to know the exact wording of your introduction.” Sullivan replied, “I would like you to get lost.” Also performing on the show was a future member of The Monkees, Davy Jones, who appeared as part of the cast of Oliver.
1972 – ClassicBands.com
February 9
Paul McCartney’s Wings make their concert debut at Nottingham University in England.
1975 – ClassicBands.com
February 9
Cher‘s solo weekly TV show premieres on CBS with guest Elton John.
1976 – ClassicBands.com
February 9
Percy Faith, who led his orchestra to the top of the Billboard Pop chart with “Theme From A Summer Place” in 1960, died of cancer at the age of 62. Between 1950 and 1973, Faith charted in the US Top 40 sixteen times.
1979 – ClassicBands.com
February 9
A Birmingham, England band called UB40 play their first ever gig at a pub in their hometown. The Reggae group took their name from the UK unemployment benefit form.
1981 – ClassicBands.com
February 9
Rock and Roll pioneer, Bill Haley died of a heart attack at the age of 55. He was still a big star in Europe and in Mexico where his “Twist” album was the best selling LP of all time for many years. Haley was getting ready to release a new Country And Western album when he passed away in Harlingen, Texas. He had been suffering from a brain tumor and had given his last concert in South Africa in April of 1980. During his career, Bill Haley sold over 60 million records.
2004 – ClassicBands.com
February 9
Diana Ross began serving a two day jail sentence for an Arizona drunk driving conviction at the Greenwich Police Department in upscale Greenwich, where she lives. The former lead singer for the Supremes was arrested December 30th, 2002, after tests showed she had a blood-alcohol level of 0.20 percent. Arizona’s legal limit for drivers is 0.08.
2005 – ClassicBands.com
February 9
Tyrone Davis, best known for his hits “Turn Back The Hands of Time” and “Can I Change My Mind”, died from complications following a stroke. He was 66.
2010 – ClassicBands.com
February 9
Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr became the 2,401st person to be added to the Hollywood Walk Of Fame during a ceremony that marked the 50th anniversary of the attraction’s groundbreaking. The Beatles as a group were given a star in 1998.
2012 – ClassicBands.com
February 9
Paul McCartney finally got his own star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, becoming the last of the four Beatles to get the honor. His star was placed outside the Capitol Records building, alongside those of band members John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.