I just finished reading the Keith Richards autobiography. First of all, it's pretty amazing he can remember that much. It's really fairly entertaining. I think he's a little hard on Mick though. As much as I have a soft spot for old Keith, and he does have many endearing traits, believe it or not; there really wouldn't have been a Rolling Stones without Mick. Okay, without Keith either. Like most long term friendships it's complicated, and that's probably what makes it interesting.
One of Keith's endearing traits is an inordinate fondness for Shepherds P ie. He even makes it himself and includes a few recipe hints. Usually I wouldn't recommend English cuisine, but with the weather and all it sounded kind of good and it was. I think the secret is being the one who knows what's going in it. Leaving the ingredients up to some murky leftovers is where things go astray. As luck would have it my recipe of the day was for Shepherds Pie with cheesey mashed potatoes. Not exactly Keith's recipe, but very tasty.
What is recipe of the day, you ask? It's from Martha Stewart's Everyday Food and they email a recipe every day. Well, it's a dinner recipe. Anyway, I'm no chef by a long shot, but they've all been good. My approach is to make it more or less according to directions, really, what goes exactly according to directions, and then I can figure out how to simplify it even more
Monday, February 7, 2011
More about Keith
Monday, January 31, 2011
#2
Still getting the hang of this phone..actually it's more like the phone trying to get the hang of me.
On Saturday we ate at Luxe (or Looxee as we like to call it). Its in Birmingham and as obnoxious as those two words sound together it's a great neighborhood place for a hamburger. If you don’t drink you can get out for under. $30,and the burger is fab. Nice looking, tvs on sports, but sound is off, vintage salt&pepper shakers part of the decor wiith shiny black walls. It's usuaaly jammed, but on a late Sat.it was nice and quiet
Detroit Symphony Musicians continue to put on beautiful music while on strike. They've mostly been at area churches, and some schools. This is a great.,inexpensive way to hear music and show your support for the musicians. Tickets are$25.00.Let them know you care.
Waiting for the snow...I love my Yak Trax. These are stretchy rubber things that go ion the bottom of your shoes. They have little coils that grip snow and.ice and give you a secure step. Invaluable for running, walking or walking the dog, who I m pretty sure spends time alone plotting how to knock you over. The YakTrax give you a fighting chance.
On Saturday we ate at Luxe (or Looxee as we like to call it). Its in Birmingham and as obnoxious as those two words sound together it's a great neighborhood place for a hamburger. If you don’t drink you can get out for under. $30,and the burger is fab. Nice looking, tvs on sports, but sound is off, vintage salt&pepper shakers part of the decor wiith shiny black walls. It's usuaaly jammed, but on a late Sat.it was nice and quiet
Detroit Symphony Musicians continue to put on beautiful music while on strike. They've mostly been at area churches, and some schools. This is a great.,inexpensive way to hear music and show your support for the musicians. Tickets are$25.00.Let them know you care.
Waiting for the snow...I love my Yak Trax. These are stretchy rubber things that go ion the bottom of your shoes. They have little coils that grip snow and.ice and give you a secure step. Invaluable for running, walking or walking the dog, who I m pretty sure spends time alone plotting how to knock you over. The YakTrax give you a fighting chance.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
day 2
I was just going through Model D email. There are lots and lots of things happening in Detroit. Very exciting. I volunteer at the Detroit Film Theatre and the Detroit Institute of Art, so I know of a few things going on, but there's lots more.
Speaking of he DFT, last weekend I saw the documentary about Eliot Spitzer, the former governor of New York's fall from grace. It was a very good portrait of hubris. Really interesting and unapologetic about Eliot's agressive, burned-earth policy personality. The Free Press reviewer said he didn't like the film because he doesn't like Eliot Spitzer. Well, that's not exactly a review. Very little effort, if any, was made by the film makers to make Eliot appear likeable and to dismiss a film because you don't "like" the featured character is not a reviewers job. Poor review and I'm suprised the Free Press published it.
The Detroit Film Theatre is the only place you can see some foreign and independent movies. Pick up a winter schedule because there are some really good ones coming up and the theatre is beautiful and fully restored. Plus, you have charming ushers (!) and an actual cafe in the balcony. Not every piece of entertainment has to involve exploding vampires. Foreign and independent films can be just as exciting and edge-of-your seat as anything Hollywood has to offer; more so because it's done creatively and not just expensively. As Keith Richards once said, "once the bottom line creeps in, all creativity goes out the window" or something like that. More about him later.
Speaking of he DFT, last weekend I saw the documentary about Eliot Spitzer, the former governor of New York's fall from grace. It was a very good portrait of hubris. Really interesting and unapologetic about Eliot's agressive, burned-earth policy personality. The Free Press reviewer said he didn't like the film because he doesn't like Eliot Spitzer. Well, that's not exactly a review. Very little effort, if any, was made by the film makers to make Eliot appear likeable and to dismiss a film because you don't "like" the featured character is not a reviewers job. Poor review and I'm suprised the Free Press published it.
The Detroit Film Theatre is the only place you can see some foreign and independent movies. Pick up a winter schedule because there are some really good ones coming up and the theatre is beautiful and fully restored. Plus, you have charming ushers (!) and an actual cafe in the balcony. Not every piece of entertainment has to involve exploding vampires. Foreign and independent films can be just as exciting and edge-of-your seat as anything Hollywood has to offer; more so because it's done creatively and not just expensively. As Keith Richards once said, "once the bottom line creeps in, all creativity goes out the window" or something like that. More about him later.
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