Saturday when I walked into Whole Foods, the Seafood Manager was butchering a Hawaiian Opah. I've never seen one on the East Coast before. Apparently he was in the early stages of his demo, and I was able to purchase one of the cheeks. I came home and cut it into six pieces. Last night I served hal...

Great photos, Ron. I'm sure the food tasted as good as it looks. Thanks, Jimmy, but those are not my photos. Yes, everything tasted fantastic, but I didn't think to take shots at the moment, so used some "stock" photos. My finished products looked virtually identical, but in the inter...

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Jymie Merritt
May 3, 1926




Jimmy Cleveland
May 3, 1926 – August 23, 2008

Re #227: Ron, I knew that you cooked, but even after all this time, I didn't know that you cooked. http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2896/14703749353_2f2ae18e7c_o.jpg Bluenoter, I've been cooking in kitchens since I was a pre-teen. Both of my parents were outstanding cooks, even becoming restau...

Happy Birthday ... http://blogs.kcrw.com/rhythmplanet/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Richard+Twardzik-chetbaker.jpg Dick Twardzik April 30, 1931 – October 21, 1955 http://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/large/7/5/4/a762da3d08299c264871dcd7d7ca8.jpg Percy Heath April 30, 1923 – April 28, 2005

Happy Birthday ... http://images.enca.com/encadrupal/styles/600_383/s3/000_APP2001020609345.jpg Jean "Toots" Thielemans April 29, 1922 https://www.summitrecords.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/0c5f3ed673524439f331d14082ebccfc.jpg Andy Simpkins April 29, 1932 - June 2, 1999 http://www.metro...

This is tragic, not so much for the game ... for this lovely city and our country. MLB first: Orioles, White Sox to play ‘closed to public’ game in Baltimore Published time: April 28, 2015 22:43 Edited time: April 28, 2015 23:48 http://cdn.rt.com/files/news/3d/ff/90/00/orioles-chisox-historic-close...

Steve, I may have some answers for you. If so, you and others will have a way to identify band members in the future. Go to: http://www.smallsjazzclub.com/ Then, click on Schedule for a specific month/day Does the following look familiar? Saturday afternoon Open Jam Session With : Jonathan Thomas T...

This is horrible news, which I just learned through a scrolling message on a game broadcast. If anyone is a fighter, he's the man. http://www.mcrfb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Detroit-Free-Press-logo..gif Kirk Gibson has Parkinson's, vows to 'meet challenge' By George Sipple , Detroit Free P...

This thread has languished for too long. It's time to add a couple of thoughts about some food we enjoyed a few days ago and some we're about to enjoy tonight. Hopefully, this will stimulate further discussion, and salivation, too. While in Kaua'i, Patti & I discovered a really exce...

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Steve Khan
April 28, 1947

Happy Birthday ... http://www.nasheetwaits.com/images/fred2.gif Freddie Waits April 27, 1940 - November 18, 1989 http://c8.alamy.com/comp/CR75PN/modern-jazz-quartett-the-american-jazz-band-member-connie-kay-playing-CR75PN.jpg Connie Kay April 27, 1927 – November 30, 1994 http://www.salmosca.com/ima...

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Dave Tough
April 26, 1907 – December 9, 1948

http://www.adn.com/sites/all/themes/alaskadispatch/logo.png Photos: Connors Lake loon cam readied for birds arrival http://www.adn.com/sites/default/files/styles/ad_slideshow_wide/public/Connors%20Lake%20Loon%20Cam%2001%20-%2020150422.jpg?itok=Sk8GhXo_ From left, Donna Prewitt, Scott Christy and Li...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.dentonrc.com/incoming/20120131-jazz-flutist-bobbi-humphrey-will.ece/BINARY/w460x307/+Jazz+flutist+Bobbi+Humphrey+will+ Bobbi Humphrey April 25, 1950 http://www.briancooper.us/tiki_brian/tiki/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/4fa43047-75f2-4590-b7a9-4c66dba0099d.jpeg Earl Bost...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.collinwalcott.com/pics/gallery/collin21.JPG Collin Walcott April 24, 1945 – November 8, 1984 http://www.trbimg.com/img-515b2928/turbine/chi-reflections-on-johnny-griffin-20130402-001/580/580x388 Johnny Griffin April 24, 1928 – July 25, 2008 http://joehenderson.jazzgian...

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I'm looking for recommendations of recordings by a couple of under-the-radar guys: Dick Twardzik and Art Lande.... You guys got any ? Sorry, but I missed this one while hangin' with my honey in Hawai'i. Hey, that would make a nifty song title. I've been a fan of Art Lande for a long, lo...

Happy Birthday ... http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/03/02/obituaries/02rosengarden.jpg Bobby Rosengarden April 23, 1924 – February 27, 2007 http://jazzdiscography.com/Artists/ShankKendra/KendraSinging.jpg Kendra Shank April 23, 1958 https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4013/4517711691_236f6630a3....