Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

[GonePlaid]

Worms like raw fish. I hate it when they are invited to the table. Lemon and lime juice help to ‘cook‘ sushi.

I recently tried basmati rice. Nice grain and texture. It’s become a new favourite. The key in preparing it is to rinse it well to remove excess starch.

Can't do that with the Uncle Ben's 90 second microwave bag.(anything that doesn't microwave goes back on the shelf)

 

[GwenOnBass]

Rice cookers work really well. Especially when the rice cooker is me. Some assert risotto is my signature dish. Certainly I found it a perfect dinner dining solo in Milan. Risotto Milanese three or four times a week, and all things considered a very fine arrangement. If I see an exotic preparation, I'm going to try it. Word of warning about risotto al nero di seppia e gamberi — squid ink is <ahem> indigestible. Use your imagination.

What proper risotto is to me is my undivided attention until it's ready to serve. This means a lot of tap dancing in the kitchen that everything goes to the table exactly on time. A French expression for "to die for" translates as "nail your [posterior] to the floor" and that is what my asparagus risotto does to guests. As first course. Prepare for gastronomic bliss, the table's open

 

[beans-on-toast]

Can't do that with the Uncle Ben's 90 second microwave bag.(anything that doesn't microwave goes back on the shelf)

I heard that eating at truck stops too often can do that to you.

 

[GonePlaid]

Rice cookers work really well. Especially when the rice cooker is me. Some assert risotto is my signature dish. Certainly I found it a perfect dinner dining solo in Milan. Risotto Milanese three or four times a week, and all things considered a very fine arrangement. If I see an exotic preparation, I'm going to try it. Word of warning about risotto al nero di seppia e gamberi — squid ink is <ahem> indigestible. Use your imagination.

What proper risotto is to me is my undivided attention until it's ready to serve. This means a lot of tap dancing in the kitchen that everything goes to the table exactly on time. A French expression for "to die for" translates as "nail you [bum] to the floor" and that is my asparagus risotto. A first course. Prepare for gastronomic bliss, the table's open

I first had Risotto at a chain Italian restaurant(no, not O.G.)with a Balsamic glazed pork chop. One of us would order, then the other 2 would say "same". The wait person had it easy. Went back later and that item was no longer on the menu. Haven't been back since. Just checked their menu. Still not returning.

 

[GonePlaid]

I heard that eating at truck stops too often can do that to you.

Yeah. I haven't done that since I retired from 18 wheeling in 2007. Living by myself I take the easy way out. And, of course, these days I don't go out to eat at all.

 

[beans-on-toast]

Basmati is nice. We eat a lot of rice here, and I can see five different kinds on our shelf...long grain brown, long grain white, basmati, arborio, and wild. I love the aroma of the basmati.

Do the birds ever get raw or cooked rice?

 

[mikeoso]

Yeah. I haven't done that since I retired from 18 wheeling in 2007. Living by myself I take the easy way out. And, of course, these days I don't go out to eat at all.

So, a friend of my wife related this to her. She has a neighbor, a farmer...grows corn and soybeans, raises sheep. She asked him if his corn crop was looking nice...corn here should be at least "knee high by the Fourth of July". He explained that he hadn't planted yet, because all the restaurants are closed. Seems that shopping for food and cooking takes so much time, he just couldn't get his crop planted this year. Seriously. As Sheridan Whiteside said, in The Man Who Came to Dinner, "I may vomit."

 

[Jeff Scott]

Probably uppers helping them fly upstream. Medications that people pee winds up in the waterways. Anti-depressants are a particular problem.

I prefer my fish to be depressed.

 

[GwenOnBass]

I prefer my fish to be depressed.

Flounder would fit the bill, but sales have been flat.

 

[ahc]

Did someone say "Flounder"?

 

[Jeff Scott]

I can see myself wearing my shawl (if I had one) sitting on my rocker (if I had one) on the front porch (if I had one) playing one of these (if I had one):

 

[Charlie Tango]

I can see myself wearing my shawl (if I had one) sitting on my rocker (if I had one) on the front porch (if I had one) playing one of these (if I had one):

That thing looks like it would burn real good.

 

[RSey716]

My kids have been telling me I'm a GOF for awhile now. Could I at least get a number to show that I am? LOL...

 

[beans-on-toast]

I can see myself wearing my shawl (if I had one) sitting on my rocker (if I had one) on the front porch (if I had one) playing one of these (if I had one):

Those lute makers had way too much time on their hands. I think that the 12 string was a much better breakthrough. Then there was the minimalist 7 string HD-7 that Martin and Roger McGuinn introduced. Like female voices, high frequencies fill the space.

 

[beans-on-toast]

My kids have been telling me I'm a GOF for awhile now. Could I at least get a number to show that I am? LOL...

Welcome you GOF. Your number is 31573. That's your first post number, it's assigned by a TalkBass automated system that old people can cope with.

 

[GwenOnBass]

GOFs often congregate on front porches. Sometimes with rocking chairs, often with beverages. Link Removed

 

[RSey716]

GOFs often congregate on front porches. Sometimes with rocking chairs, often with beverages. Link Removed

Now that's my kind of company....

 

[Jeff Scott]

Those lute makers had way too much time on their hands. I think that the 12 string was a much better breakthrough. Then there was the minimalist 7 string HD-7 that Martin and Roger McGuinn introduced. Like female voices, high frequencies fill the space.

Remember the 9-string Alvarez from a bunch of years ago?

Then we have the Godin Glissentar:

I played this at the 2010 NAMM Show; a friend of mine who, it appears has every Godin model , had one of these for a while (may still have it, actually).

 

[GonePlaid]

I can see myself wearing my shawl (if I had one) sitting on my rocker (if I had one) on the front porch (if I had one) playing one of these (if I had one):

Does it come with a case?

 

[beans-on-toast]

Remember the 9-string Alvarez from a bunch of years ago?

Then we have the Godin Glissentar:

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I played this at the 2010 NAMM Show; a friend of mine who, it appears has every Godin model , had one of these for a while (may still have it, actually).

I once played a fantastic Godin acoustic bass guitar. I regret not taking it home. Their products are very good.