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Luther Van Dross Dead at Age 54
He was the definitive blues singer of our era.
From MSNBC.com
I’m more into poetry and metaphor, and I would much rather imply something rather than to blatantly state it,” the Grammy award winner once said.
“You blatantly state stuff sometimes when you can’t think of a a poetic way to say it.”
Vandross, whose deep, lush voice on hits such as “Here and Now” and “Any Love” provided the romantic backdrop for millions of couples, died Friday. He was 54.
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Paula Abdul Wants to Eliminate Dirty Nails
And it’s not that we don’t agree with Paula that a clean place is important for any business.
So Paula testified before the legislature.
Clean fake nails.
It’s what it’s all about.
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For a Mere Ten Million
Seems the Jackson family, now in charge, wants their paycheck to cash in on his “not guilty” verdict.
From Femalefirst.com
Michael Jackson Agrees A $10 Million Interview
June 27, 2005, 6:24:07
JACKSON WILL TELL ALL FOR TEN MILLION
Pop superstar MICHAEL JACKSON will reportedly tell all in a US TV interview
that could earn him $10 million (£5.5 million).
Jackson was cleared of child molestation charges by a Californian jury earlier this month (JUN05) but is reported to be in massive debt.
The decision to make a TV appearance has sparked a bidding war between US networks, with veteran interviewer BARBARA WALTERS and OPRAH WINFREY both competing for the scoop.
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Russell Crowe
We hear, dahlings, that the lovely even-tempered Mr. Crowe did quite a bit more than throw a phone at a hotel employee.
We hear, via a little birdie, that the man actually beat the man in the face with the phone. Then something else about karate. Stay tuned for more on this. Because that hotel guy’s going to get some money off of Russell.
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I Don’t Believe One Word of It
Though The Wise I does believe that Princess Di, kook and nut, WANTED to sleep with JFK Jr.
From IMDB.com
Diana Enjoyed "Fling" with JFK Jr, Claims Friend
Diana, Princess Of Wales enjoyed a brief romance with John F. Kennedy Jr., according to the late British royal's friend and clairvoyant Simone Simmons.
In Simmons' forthcoming book Diana: The Last Word, the natural healer tells of her shock of hearing Diana's alleged confession she had slept with Kennedy Jr. in New York City's Carlyle Hotel - rumored to be the same place for a sexual tryst between his father John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe - in 1995.In an extract from the book, Simmons writes, "Diana had met him when he was trying to persuade her to give an interview to his magazine George. She turned down the request for the interview, but agreed to meet him in her suite at the Carlyle Hotel
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More Gossip/Speculation HERE
The Bethany Blues Rib Joint
Just eight miles down the road unfolds a resort beach area. Chock full, as one might expect, of every restaurant known to man.
It took three years but husband and I finally went to one such vaunted eatery.
Bethany Blues is located a bit further down the road, however. This restaurant is smack in the middle of Bethany Beach, a beach resort for the sophisticated. Kathy Lee Gifford owns one of those marvelous homes built on stilts, along with other celebrities who would not dream of walking the boardwalks of the masses.
Because of its location central to Bethany Beach and adjacent to the Atlantic ocean, parking is a problem. For Bethany Blues does not have a parking lot, at least none that we could find. So it’s on the street, by a meter which cost a small fortune. With a two hour time limit. Enough to put a huge damper on one’s dining experience.
I’m thinking the joint’s name, its locale and impressive menu, I’m going to have a great meal, right?
Not exactly.
Although it wasn’t bad.
It wasn’t all that great either.
The ambience was the best part of the meal. Bethany Blues has private dining rooms, a happening bar, impressive murals and plenty of stairs.
Husband and I split an appetizer of chicken wings. Opting for the more ordinary Buffalo sauce as opposed to the Jack Daniels/molasses affair also on the menu.
I’d give the wings, oh, perhaps a B. My own home-made wings are much better.
Husband ordered a full rack of baby back ribs. I decided to be adventurous and go with what the restaurant calls “St. Louis Ribs”. “Meatier” is how the menu described them.
In fact I preferred the St. Louis ribs over husband’s baby back ribs. This is not because I necessarily like the bigger, meatier ribs as the St. Louis ribs are. It’s mostly because I thought Bethany Blues’ baby back ribs weren’t all that great. Yes, husband and I swapped a sample of each. He pronounced the St. Louis ribs as ‘okay’. I pronounced the baby back ribs as ‘okay’.
“Red, Hot and Blue”, a southern rib joint chain, has much better baby back ribs, theirs being smaller, more tender and meatier. The baby back ribs at Bethany Blues’ were quite large for being “babies”. The sauce wasn’t all that great either, appearing to be slathered on AFTER cooking as opposed to being cooked with the sauce upon.
There were plenty of sauces on the table, however. All offered for sale of course. While these sauces were fine, there’s something to be said for grilling ribs with sauce actually on the ribs.
As for my side dishes, here’s where things got interesting. I had macaroni and cheese, baked beans and because husband didn’t want his side dish, something called “Sussex Salad”. Cornbread was served before the meal. We ate the few pieces offered. They were ‘okay’. The server did not offer to bring us more when our meal arrived although we had none left.
As for the Sussex Salad, the server warned me that this was not an ordinary salad. The menu also stipulated this, warning that it was not a lettuce and tomato affair. Sussex is the name of the county in which I live and damn I didn’t know we had a salad named after us.
Which should be called “Sussex Salsa” as that is a more apt term. It was the best part of the meal in terms or originality, taste and seasoning.
The baked beans were watery although I did find a prize of a hunk of sausage buried within. Again, the baked beans at Red,Hot and Blue are much better.
Being a student of macaroni and cheese I was intrigued by the offering. Which had “four cheeses” as the menu hyped.
It was, in fact, very good macaroni and cheese although my serving, as was almost our entire meal, was not even close to warm.
By our meal’s end husband and I had carefully accumulated a large pile of big rib bones to take home to the waiting dogs. I’d also arranged a plate of my leftovers very carefully. When the bus boy came to clear our table, I told him, in English silly me, that we wanted to take all of this home.
Some restaurants bring a Styrofoam container to the table for the customer to pack up whatever needs packing. Some pack it all up back in the kitchen. This particular bus boy seemed puzzled by my request to take stuff home. He took off with all of our plates.
And did not return.
For quite a while anyway. Finally he came back to the table and asked if we had wanted our leftovers packed up. At least that’s what I think he said.
Turns out the kid is Russian and does not speak English. As our server explained. Someone in the kitchen did pack up our leftovers but guess what? No bones.
The server went back and fetched some bones for us so we were mollified. The server explained that the bus boy did not speak much English.
I don’t begrudge the kid a job but folks, read my lips. I don’t care how many liberals across this land demand that English not be made this country’s official language, Americans are NOT going to learn Spanish, Chinese, Korean or whatever other language immigrants to this country speak.
They need to learn English.
It’s a fact. Tough.
Anyway, all in all my dining experience at Bethany Blues was a pleasant one. That parking problem kept us from ordering dessert although there is an extensive dessert menu.
Would I go there again?
Not for myself. But I would take guests there should they like ribs and should there be a need for such a meal.
The cost of our meal was about $60.00 including tip and one drink.
Bethany Blues Web Site
Below, a sample of some of the menu offerings.
The Blues way of wings, six smoked St. Louis style ribs tossed in our Buffalo style house hot sauce with bleu cheese dipping
Appetizers
Smoked Scallops
A signature dish?lightly smoked plump sea scallops seared on the grill served with our papaya barbecue sauce
Hot Crab dip
Jumbo lump crabmeat combined with artichokes and spinach in a creamy sauce
Main Course
Ribs
All rib meals are served with choice of two sides
Hearty St. Louis Cut Ribs
A traditional southern favorite, our signature St. Louis Ribs are thick and meaty, slathered with house rub and smoked for hours. Sauce them at the table if you’d like
Baby Back Ribs
A more common rib in these parts, a little more tender and a bit less meaty, perfect for those of you who enjoy sucking the bone, they are braised and lightly smoked, then basted with our house sauce
The "St. Louis-Chicken" Combo
A half rack of our Signature St. Louis Rib and a Saucy Delmarva Chicken 18
Rib Sampler
For the undecided, have a half rack of St. Louis and half rack of Baby Backs
The Blues Deal
A full rack of your choice of ribs, four side dishes, and a bottle of Veuve Cliquot Champagne (our favorite!)
Carolina Pork
We smoke it. We chop it. We sauce it with our vinegar-based sauce
Saucy Delmarva Chicken
Fresh Delaware birds, smoked and slathered with our house sauce finished on the grill
More Delaware Posts HERE
More pics of week HERE
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