Most often the tribute bands will be technically
better than the originals - if young musicians
doing covers were as instrumentally inept as the
Rolling Stones (say), they'd get noplace.

I've not paid that much attention to them (Stones or tribute bands) over
the years, guess I'll have to trust you on that one.

If you can't trust your moderator, whom can
you trust?

Don't know. Did it feature any part of the
original songs - King's voice, the instrumental
accompaniment (largely piano, I seem to recall)?

The snippets I saw on tv (advertising the show at DPAC) did appear to
contain at least some of her songs, some with piano.

If it's just her songs, that's pretty cut and
dried, but if it's her voice or any other
component of her or anyone else's recorded
performance, that represents a whole new can
of worms.

It's more the lack of kids than anything else.
Secondly, the lack of pets.

Not having pets has been a big help for us being able to get away
quickly sometimes. Also been easier for the 2 of us, as opposed to when

Lilli is thinking of getting a dog when she
no longer can travel. She wants a big dog,
but I pointed out that the bigger the beast,
the more trouble they can cause. I didn't
mention that if she got one of more than about
50 pounds, that would be it for me, and instead
of having me to take care of her if she got
incapacitated again, there would be a slavering
monster that likely would eat her alive.

we had kids but the kids were worth it.

I should hope so!

Have no idea when/where my next time flying would be or if I'd

remember > this conversation and try to "pull something off".
Like what would/could you do?

Acutally, I play by the rules,even if it means paying a ridiculously
high price for a bottle of water after going thru security. Used to, I'd

Pro tip. Don't drink the water.

have to not jeopardise Steve's security clearance; now I don't want to
do anything that would potentially put a plane load of other people in danger.

As if a bottle of water would do anything of
the sort. The main issue with something like
that is that potentially sometime in the future
someone might come up with a dangerous substance
that masqueraded as water. The sensible thing is
to carry an empty bottle with you that you can
fill in the bubbler post-security. Alaska Airlines
actually gives its regular flyers collapsible
plastic bottles with the company logo, making a
virtue out of an inconvenience.

When my stuff has been opened, it's been more
often than not that the bag was repacked better
than originally.

Different ways of packing. (G) TSA probably couldn't tell what the
jellies were so they opened up the suitcase to check. Don't recall if
that was the bag we'd packed dirty laundry in or not. (G)

My way of packing, a combination of rolling
and folding and squeezing, compresses things
well but is quite unsightly.

In our earlier lives, seafood - including most
bivalves - were pretty cheap. Those were the
days when Catholics would eat seafood only on
Fridays and would invite their Protestant
friends over to share the misery.

I'd have gladly accepted the invitation. (G)

No doubt.

Never had the invitation; I grew up in a rural, land locked area so the Catholics probably ate fish sticks on Fridays.

Fish sticks were a standby, as are deep-fried
vegetables (nothing said about regular vegetables)
- I was first introduced to eggplant sticks under
such circumstances; how much superior they were
to fried potatoes astonished me at the time (this
was around 1960).

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Title: Bouranee Baunjan (Eggplant with Yoghurt Sauce)
Categories: Main dish, Vegetarian, Vegetables
Servings: 6

4 x Medium Eggplants 1 Kg total
1 x Salt
1 x Oil
2 ea Medium Onions, sliced
1 ea Green Pepper, seeded, sliced
2 ea Large Ripe Tomatoes, peeled
1 x Salt
1/4 ts Hot Chili Pepper
1/4 c Water
2 c Chakah, Drained Yogurt
2 ea Garlic Cloves
1 x Salt to Taste

Cut the stems from the eggplants & leave peel. Slice into 1 cm pieces.
Spread on a tray & sprinkle slices liberally with salt. Leave for 30
minutes, then dry well with paper towels.

Pour enough oil into skillet with a lid, to cover base well. Fry
eggplant
until lightly browned on each side. Do not cook completely. Lift onto a
plate. Add more oil as required for remaining slices. As oil drains out
of eggplant, return this to the pan & add onions. Fry gently till
translucent. Remove to another plate.

Place a layer of eggplant back into the pan. Top with some sliced onion,
green pepper rings & tomato slices. Repeat using remaining ingredients &
adding a little salt & the chili between layers. Pour in any remaining
oil from the eggplant. Add onion & water, cover & simmer gently for
10-15
minutes.

Combine chakah ingredients & spread half the sauce into base of serving
dish. Top with vegetables, lifting eggplant gently to keep slices
intact.
Leave some of the juices in the pan.

Top vegetables with the rest of the chakah & drizzle the remaining juices
over it. Serve with flat bread.

From Karen Mintzias

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Hi Michael,

Most often the tribute bands will be technically
better than the originals - if young musicians
doing covers were as instrumentally inept as the
Rolling Stones (say), they'd get noplace.

I've not paid that much attention to them (Stones or tribute bands)

over > the years, guess I'll have to trust you on that one.

If you can't trust your moderator, whom can
you trust?

After all, the moderator is the music man. (G)

Don't know. Did it feature any part of the
original songs - King's voice, the instrumental
accompaniment (largely piano, I seem to recall)?

The snippets I saw on tv (advertising the show at DPAC) did appear

to > contain at least some of her songs, some with piano.

If it's just her songs, that's pretty cut and
dried, but if it's her voice or any other
component of her or anyone else's recorded
performance, that represents a whole new can
of worms.

It's some sort of Broadway (?) show based on her life and music. Don't
know if it actually uses any of her actual vocals but the bits I saw,
the actress sounded quite a lot like her.

It's more the lack of kids than anything else.
Secondly, the lack of pets.

Not having pets has been a big help for us being able to get away quickly sometimes. Also been easier for the 2 of us, as opposed to

when

Lilli is thinking of getting a dog when she
no longer can travel. She wants a big dog,
but I pointed out that the bigger the beast,
the more trouble they can cause. I didn't

From what you've written/said, she doesn't need a dog. True, they can be
good company but is she up to walking it several times a day, in all
kinds of weather? There's also the (vet) care and feeding--the bigger
they are, the more they eat--of the beast. Human food is not the best
diet for them, despite what some pet owners think. There's a lot to
consider before becoming a pet owner--do her sons have the ability or
interest or situation where they can take it in when she can no longer
handle it or passes away? When Dad went into the nursing home, my
brother took care of the cat he had, and kept it when he moved into the
house. Easy transition there but it's not always that simple.

mention that if she got one of more than about
50 pounds, that would be it for me, and instead
of having me to take care of her if she got
incapacitated again, there would be a slavering
monster that likely would eat her alive.

Some of the big ones seem to think they're lap dogs, no matter what size
they end up growing into. (G)

we had kids but the kids were worth it.

I should hope so!

They've given us grand kids. (G)

Have no idea when/where my next time flying would be or if

I'd > ML> remember > this conversation and try to "pull something
off".

Like what would/could you do?

Acutally, I play by the rules,even if it means paying a ridiculously high price for a bottle of water after going thru security. Used to,

I'd

Pro tip. Don't drink the water.

It's better than some of the drinks offered, and usually at a better
price per ounce.

have to not jeopardise Steve's security clearance; now I don't want

to > do anything that would potentially put a plane load of other
people in > danger.

As if a bottle of water would do anything of
the sort. The main issue with something like
that is that potentially sometime in the future
someone might come up with a dangerous substance
that masqueraded as water. The sensible thing is

True, even now a lot of clear liquids can be easily mistaken for water.

to carry an empty bottle with you that you can
fill in the bubbler post-security. Alaska Airlines

If the airport water is any good--not too heavy on the chlorine or
whatever.

actually gives its regular flyers collapsible
plastic bottles with the company logo, making a
virtue out of an inconvenience.

And free advertising for them. But, I doubt I'll ever fly Alaska
Airlines, let alone fly it enough to "earn" a "free" water bottle.

When my stuff has been opened, it's been more
often than not that the bag was repacked better
than originally.

Different ways of packing. (G) TSA probably couldn't tell what the jellies were so they opened up the suitcase to check. Don't recall

if > that was the bag we'd packed dirty laundry in or not. (G)

My way of packing, a combination of rolling
and folding and squeezing, compresses things
well but is quite unsightly.

My method varies, depending on how much I'm packing, weather at the destination, etc. Will have to pack suitcases again soon; we're not
taking the camper south for Christmas.

friends over to share the misery.

I'd have gladly accepted the invitation. (G)

No doubt.

Never had the invitation; I grew up in a rural, land locked area so

the > Catholics probably ate fish sticks on Fridays.

Fish sticks were a standby, as are deep-fried
vegetables (nothing said about regular vegetables)

The latter (other than french fries) were never served at our house.

- I was first introduced to eggplant sticks under
such circumstances; how much superior they were
to fried potatoes astonished me at the time (this
was around 1960).

That does sound good, actually.

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