That would be gold plated flatware. Wow pretty fancy!!

From "I've Got It All," sung by Madeline Kahn in On the Twentieth Century:

Life is really great; my silverware is gold.

Of course, to be picky, there's always the term flatware.

Can't say as I blame ya. That's a lot of pork!!! I am glad I didn't have the big freezer full but I just kept seeing money as I filled that big black garbage bag.....and no I don't really know if it was a Glad bag.

BJ...how about these:

Another One Bites The Dust...Queen

Dirty Laundry........Don Henley

The Eye Of The Tiger...Survivor

Crazy Train......Ozzy

Wow...you are so lucky. We only have 1 mom & pop place (my favorite kind of place to eat)...and we won't eat there...cause we saw roaches there....yuck!!!

Oh yumm...that kugel would be great. I'm sure your Sabra will be appreciated...see you there, MoHub.

2P...I have no idea what a shaker is. Sorry about your finger.
I am also bringing Carne Guisada and banana pudding. Aww
shucks...sure was looking forward to the peaches with MoHubs
Sabra...too bad they are not ripe. Well...I'm sure everyone
will bring something and we will have all the regions covered.
I just hope Sampeg brings something other than bopis...I
don't think that would go over too well. See you there.

OMG!!! I am so thrilled for you! Thrilled! congratulations! Now git'er done!

This is what I have for now, but I'll keep looking. I hope they're something like what you are looking for. I took some names that people threw out and got song titles. Some I just threw in that I knew...

At Last - Etta James
Brickhouse - The Commodores
Sugar Sugar - The Archies
Get Down Tonight - KC & The Sunshine Band
That's the Way (I Like It) - KC & The Sunshine Band
Angel - Lionel Richie
All Night Long - Lionel Richie
Dancing on the Ceiling - Lionel Richie
My Girl - The Temptations
The Way You Do the Things You Do - The Temptations
Get Ready - The Temptations
Ain't Too Proud to Beg- The Temptations
Here and Now - Luther Vandross
Always and Forever - Luther Vandross
I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Perfect to Me - Al Green
Here I Am (Come and Take Me) - Al Green
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
Love Man - Otis Redding
These Arms of Mine - Otis Redding
Respect - Otis Redding
Shake - Otis Redding
I Second That Emotion - Smokey Robinson
You've Really Got A Hold on Me - Smokey Robinson
Celebration - Kool & the Gang
Ladies Night - Kool & the Gang
Get Down On It - Kool & the Gang
Last Dance - Donna Summer
On the Radio - Donna Summer
Dim All the Lights - Donna Summer
Heaven Knows - Donna Summer
This Time I Know It's for Real - Donna Summer
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) - Stevie Wonder
My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder
Part-Time Lover - Stevie Wonder
Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
I Just Called to Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Can't Get enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye
I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing - Marvin Gaye
You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes
Stop! In the Name of Love - The Supremes
Baby Love - The Supremes
Sweet Love - Anita Baker
You're My Everything - Anita Baker
Ain't Nobody - Chaka Khan
I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan

(((Radysm))) I don't envy you. Peesy DHs, power losses, peesy DHs about power losses, not to mention all the other everyday life that gets sidetracked because of nature's fookin' around, Oy.

I hope life returns to normal, quiet and lovely peace to you soon.

The shaker is what all of the beverages of choice get mixed in - unless someone requests stirred, not shaken!

Wow....what fun! Good music, good food, good drinks!!! Yeah! I could go for it....but I need to nap first LOL!


Between the "Save Our School" effort for my son's charter school (if we don't meet the enrollment minimum by 06-24-08, the school board won't renew our charter!) and the book....well, I have been a busy little (or not so little )Jazzikins-Mom this week!

THE Book....y'know, still doesn't seem like it's real yet (course, when I look at my outline and the changes I want to make on the chapter I'm working on now...it's real it's real, oh ***** it is so real!)

Finale dinner? Well, the hubby's got a big pot of pinto beans with a smoked ham hock on the stove, and I have some jalapeno cornbread leftover from yesterday...anyone interested?

Now....wake me up before 10 pm PST!

M'waaaaa
Jazz

Have I told you lately, that I love you?

*smacks lips appreciatively*

Wonderful list!!!! I do believe that's well over 2 hours of music right there.

First, Congratulations Mantron of Honor! *woot!*

Second, if Chuck Berry's "You Never Can Tell"
http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/coldfeet/younevercantell.htm

doesn't get them dancing, then they are sorry slags. No offense.

Also, Etta James' "At Last". puhleeeeze. Love, love and more love in that song. http://www.links2love.com/love_lyrics_441.htm

For my own wedding, I married a man much older than I and he had been married once before. We were together for 6 years before we actually did the marriage deed. IMagine the second guessers we dealt with before and during our marriage. *whatever-yeah, I said it!*
OUR first song?

Shania Twain's "You're Still the One" http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/shaniatwain...tilltheone.html

I really stink at songs. Truly. I learn from everyone else, but these have to be my all time favorite "lovey" and meaningful songs.

I hope these get your music on.

*credits DCBear with the "on" phrase-ology today.

God, I love him, with an almost stalkerish passion. Almost.

Thanks Pita. It's kinda back to normal (whatever that is). Gotta restock the fridge and freezer but it'll be ok. I'm excited about the show tonite and tomorrow I'm going to my grandson's graduation from kindergarten. So show tonite (if I have my way Stephanie will win), shop and fill the ice box tomorrow so that I have choices again, and then go and watch the 5 year olds tomorrow. Life's not so bad!!

I think it's great that BJ is maid/matron of honor. Years ago I was *best man* at a good friend's wedding. It was back in the 70's and raised a lot of eyebrows but it was very nice and I felt very honored. (Yes I am older than dirt.)

*THUD*


I'm pretty sure that thud was me falling into a pure, unadulterated, blissful state of joy.
I don't know from Kosher, but I'll take your word for it on that description alone.

I adore you more for standing up at your friends' wedding. If all goes well later this Summer, I will be Wo-[expletive deleted]-man of HOnor at my friend Tam's wedding.

I better get to wear a tux. She's undecided. puhleeeze. What do we really have to decide? Heaven knows, I'm not the one to wear white. *snort* I'm cool with dress, pants, dress pants, mumu for all I care.
I just want the deed done! Amen and kiss the bride!

Girl, I thought you didn't like veggies? Sounds great anyway! Glad the porch is in good hands. I am so proud of Jazzie!

I am having my glucose tolerance level tested tomorrow, I sure hope I don't have diabetes....So I better lay off the home-made vanilla and peach ice cream. We have lovely peaches down the road in Fredricksburg so you can have some of those if you need some

Hee Hee Tater Tot is so cute! I want Hazelnut martinis and I'll bring...hmmm so much good food round these parts but I am thinking, the mixin's for micheladas!

Don't admire me....my friend was a male that married a female....I was just *best man*.

I think it would be so cool if you get to wear a tux for Tam's wedding. I love summer weddings----I bet it will be a great party!!!

I don't like veggies, but I still cook 'em. My girls eat any kind - even pickled beet! My son eats more like me.

Hope your test goes well tomorrow. My parents and brother have diabetes so I have to be careful myself. I've managed to watch what I do and dodge the "bullet" do far ....

Well, I had a craptacular day at work. A supposed client, who felt like stringing me along for chits and giggles, cowardly tried to bypass me today. Little did he know that I saw him when he was trying to skulk out of the office.

Yes, I am not above chasing someone out of a building. When I caught up with him and ask him the what and why-fors, he gave me the ol'

"It's not you, it's me" speech.


Been there, done that, have the negative bank account to prove it.
Thanks.


I poured on my most syrup-py sweet, lyric voice, warm handshake and best wishes I could possibly muster, all the while grinding my teeth into some semblance of a smile.


So, I pulling out the Big Boy tonight. I've wagered the advocado green coffe urn, circa 1976 and I've wagered the tri-bowl silver-plated condiment set. But, tonight ladies and gentlemen, I mean business. I'm betting the whole she-bang.


After today, I am betting the vintage Electrolux canister vac that sucks like nobody's business. You can have your Hoovers, you can have your Eurekas, dare I say it, you can have your Dysons.

Electrolux cannisters ruled/rule. I'm betting the aqua blue Electrolux that Lisa bites the Polish Sausage and goes down in a flaming mess against the sterling victory of Stephanie. Richard will graciously hug/kiss/ and gentlemanly concede to the victor. Lisa will whine. Lisa will scowl. But, Lisa will go down in a blaise *wink* of stupidity.

There. I said it. I bet it. 23 mins. til air time Babeee.

** wide-eyed, jaw dropping stare for 30 seconds, then a long whistle**

Boy, Pita is SERIOUS !!!

All I have is my big Kitchenaid blender that Richard, my spiked mohawk guy, wins.

Sorry for the crappy day at work.

You brought out the big stuff and all I have left the is vintage copper fondue set which I am, of course, putting up for Stehpanie to win!!!!

I don't think I will take that bet.... it is 2 hours till show time here on the left coast and like a dummy I thought I would log on and see what is shaking... of course Bravo has already updated the home page so I now know the outcome of the finale before I watch it... who would of thought Bravo that has forgotten to update the threads for posting would be so efficient. Damm.................

Oh, well .....

It was only a wedding present.

We celebrate 25 years a little later this year so I might be able to talk hubby into another one.

Boy that blender made some GOOOOD daquairies ......

Well...I'm not much of a drinker anymore. Once in a while I may have a drink at a restaurant, or maybe a few beers at someones house...but, thats about it. It is just not worth the hang-over to me anymore.

Oh Noooo! I'm sorry.

I'm keeping the Electrolux afterall, but I still have an advocado green coffee urn and a silver plated tri-bowl condiment tray still available.

No. I didn't think so. *head down, kicks dirt*

Keeping the Electrolux almost makes up for chiteous psuedo-client. Almost. Thus, the many vodka and cranberries this evening.

I wish I didn't take it to heart, but I do. Especially, when I do have a nice client sphere from which I work. Good people. Good transactions. Good rapport. Then this Schhha- Muck.

Why do I let one bad apple ruin the bunch?

*that forehead vessel is thumping again*

I should probably go chug a glass of water and go to bed. Drift off into LaLa Land while I forget about Mr. Ashole.

OK -- I've never been here before -- so don't be mean if it's not the right kind of question to ask -- just ignore me -- here goes:

I have to make book-club-night dinner that centers around New Zealand. It's for about 12 people. I looked up recipes but all I found was a lot of lamb and stewed meat. The dinner is in August, so I was hoping to make something lighter -- like shrimp. Isn't New Zealand an island? I couldn't find any fish dishes.

Anyone have any ideas? I'd greatly appreciate some suggestions.

Here's a link that might prove a starting ground for you:

http://uktv.co.uk/food/homepage/sid/438

Modern/fusion Australian and New Zealand cuisine.

I gurgled " Modern New Zealand cuisne recipes" and came back with several.

Good luck and have fun! Let us know what you come up with and how it all goes!

thank you soooo much :-)

Well Teesee,

I'm allergic to seafood, so all I could offer is land food. I'll keep an eye out for you.

.... and I haven't forgotten the music plea for help on the board either either.

Late 70's early 80's disco, Donna Summers, KC and Sunshine Band,Stones, "lord I miss ya" Rod Stewarts "if you want my body and ya think I'm sexy" Slow- Thank you- Led Zepplin- US & Them Pink Floyd
R&B Lou Rawls, Too many good R&Bers. Good Luck!

This is fantastic!! YOU ROCK!!

Thanks to everyone for the great music sggestions! All will make this part of my job MUCH easier!

YAY - Stephanie!

Oh throw in Santana----Black Magic Woman.

The people I know from NZ are very big on lamb for sure. But I was at a wedding last year and they caught tuna and put it on the grill. That was good. I'm trying to think what else?

Oh my yes! Great choice there....love Santana!

Don't recall name or performers, but loved the theme from the movie
"Same Time Next Year" just beautiful and romantic piece from that era.

Plus....there was a lovely duet back in the late 70's, and I cannot for the life of me pull any lyrics out of my memory at all! It was kind of a male/femaile response? I'm putting it around the same time as "Longer than..." oh heck! Guess I drank too many margaritas back then to recall the music any better!

Jazz
PS: must get busy on chapter four....only five more left to go when I finish this one! *still in shock*

Enjoy the porch, and someone please let River's cat back in!

Knew it would drive me crazy till I tracked it down.....here's my all time favorite romantic song from 1979! It was done in a duet with Billy Preston and Syreeta Wright!


Title: With You I'm Born Again


(David Shire and Carol Connor)

Come bring me your softness
Comfort me through all this madness
Woman, don't you know
With you I'm born again

Come give me your sweetness
Now there's you, there is no weakness
Lying safe within your arms
I'm born again

I was half, not whole
In step with none
Reaching through this world
In need of one

Come show me your kindness
In your arms I know I'll find this
Woman, don't you know
With you I'm born again
Lying safe with you I'm born again

Come bring me your softness
Comfort me through all this madness
Woman, don't you know
With you I'm born again

Come give me your sweetness
Now there's you, there is no weakness
Lying safe within your arms
I'm born again
Woman, don't you know
With you I'm born again

I was half, not whole
In step with none
Reaching through this world
In need of one

Come show me your kindness
In your arms I know I'll find this
Woman, don't you know
With you I'm born again
Lying safe with you I'm born again

I don't remember if I told youse guys (at least those of youse who know me well) that I got an ipod nano during the holiday season, and that I love it. Well, the headphone jack went on it, and, since it's still under warranty, they are sending me a bag to send it back to them, and they'll send me a new one.

I listen to it a lot, though, and I've been kind of down about it not working. It's really small, and the 4GB space is good enough for lots of tunes, and a few TV shows, so I've been missing it.

Yesterday Denny asked me why I wasn't using it, since he knows how fond I am of always having entertainment. When I told him what was up he excused himself and left the room.

When he returned he had a small box, and told me that he had a father's day gift for me, but he figured that he could give it to me a few days early. It's an ipod classic which holds 80GB, and he had been saving his money for 6 months so he could buy it for me. Yes, he had saved $250.00 so he could give me a nice father's day gift. He included a $100.00 gift card and I abruptly turned on the waterworks.

So, it's big enough to hold almost my entire itunes collection, and I've been having a grand old time getting stuff from itunes that I wouldn't normally buy with my cash, but is wonderful for free. Do I have the greatest grandson in the world, or what?

Happy! Happy! Joy! Joy!

Tom, you are one lucky sumb!tch! But you (and Drew) earned it, 'cause you are definitely raising that boy right.

Keep up the good work. And Happy Father's Day!

That's what leaves no doubt that
1. You guys are doing a great job raising Denny
and
2. You've got a great young man there!
Kind of nice, isn't it!
Jazz

You have every right to turn on the waterworks!!!

I don't think I would have cared if it had just 2MG on it, I would have loved it as I'm sure you would have, too - because it came from the heart of a young man who saved his hard earned money to buy it for you.

80MG ?? Man, you've got one perceptive boy there.

OK, guys/gals! I am a bit tipsy. I have run across a song for the wedding. I want it to be MY song with the bride (my best friend). Being a great big homo/theatre guy, I am having huge visions of a giant "impromptu" Broadway-style musical number! My whole life (in my head, at least) is a series of production numbers strung together by sequeys!

I thought you folks would appreciate/get a kick out of this and would have the imagination to envision the "number".

Here's the song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY60CkP1qAc

Thanks again for your help and new-found friendship!

I LOVE that song and the way he sings it. I had my own visions of that being my song for my wedding, should I ever get married. I visioned it with my ex-boyfriend so it makes me sad now lol. But excellent song.