jazzbo Posted May 10, 2011 Author Report Posted May 10, 2011 Similar meteorological situation here! Quote
JSngry Posted May 10, 2011 Report Posted May 10, 2011 I'm thinking that life is cheap these days, people even cheaper. Quote
jazzbo Posted May 10, 2011 Author Report Posted May 10, 2011 I must be really really poor then, because I was thinking I need more money to live the life I want. Quote
Hot Ptah Posted May 10, 2011 Report Posted May 10, 2011 I'm thinking that apparently no one understood that my previous post on this thread referred to a hilarious episode of the Andy Griffith show, titled "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.", in which Gomer is punished by having to sit alone in a quonset hut with a bucket over his head. The dialogue between Andy and Gomer when Andy discovers Gomer there, is among my favorite in all literature. Quote
JSngry Posted May 10, 2011 Report Posted May 10, 2011 I'm thinking that life is cheap these days, people even cheaper. I'm also wondering why this doesn't apply to piss-poor relief pitchers. You'd think that would be the first place it would apply.... Quote
Bright Moments Posted May 10, 2011 Report Posted May 10, 2011 The amazingly delicious mattcha parfait I had in Kyoto, the gourmet capital of the world imho. The photo does it no justice. so what is in this?? Quote
kinuta Posted May 10, 2011 Report Posted May 10, 2011 (edited) The amazingly delicious mattcha parfait I had in Kyoto, the gourmet capital of the world imho. The photo does it no justice. so what is in this?? The one I had was a bit different and probably better. I've tried to list all the contents as best I can. Two types of 'matcha' (green tea) soft ice cream Vanilla soft ice cream Whipped cream Matcha sponge cake Soft Yatsuhashi, a cinammon sweet bean paste. Anko regular sweet bean paste. Apricots Kuromame ( sweet black beans) Mochi balls Mint Broken pieces of hard Yatsuhashi A Yatsuhashi stick. Getting the correct balance between the ingredients is important. The end result is light and not cloying but almost indescribably delicious. Edited May 10, 2011 by kinuta Quote
kinuta Posted May 10, 2011 Report Posted May 10, 2011 Roasted black beans, crunchy and addictive. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted May 10, 2011 Report Posted May 10, 2011 I am wondering about Debussy's fingering. Could he really "do justice" to his own piano music? I'm also feeling stupid adding to his thread. Seems to be a quasi-facebook topic. Quote
jazzbo Posted May 10, 2011 Author Report Posted May 10, 2011 Sorry you feel that way. Just thought it was an interesting place for random thoughts that some might enjoy reading. I'm enjoying reading the thoughts. Roasted black beans, crunchy and addictive. Made me think of mixed nuts, I love mixed nuts and eat too many when I have them. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted May 10, 2011 Report Posted May 10, 2011 (edited) Did not mean to dis the thread. Just having my fun. I am serious about the Debussy thing. What's your feeling Lon? Edited May 10, 2011 by Chuck Nessa Quote
jazzbo Posted May 10, 2011 Author Report Posted May 10, 2011 (edited) That's an interesting thought Chuck. I've wondered before whether composers were sometimes writing music that they could peform or writing for a virtuoso's skills. I don't really know enough about Debussy and his biographical information to know what kind of a pianist he was. I'm more familiar with his orchestral work than his solo piano pieces, though I do have recordings of I think most of those, and from several different pianists. Pretty challenging piano pieces, great skill would be needed is my guess. (I have playad piano, but I'm no judge of difficulty as I'm awful). If I had to guess I'd say Debussy's skills weren't up to it, but that's just a guess. Edited May 10, 2011 by jazzbo Quote
alankin Posted May 11, 2011 Report Posted May 11, 2011 There's certainly no shortage of mixed nuts here. Quote
Bright Moments Posted May 11, 2011 Report Posted May 11, 2011 The amazingly delicious mattcha parfait I had in Kyoto, the gourmet capital of the world imho. The photo does it no justice. so what is in this?? The one I had was a bit different and probably better. I've tried to list all the contents as best I can. Two types of 'matcha' (green tea) soft ice cream Vanilla soft ice cream Whipped cream Matcha sponge cake Soft Yatsuhashi, a cinammon sweet bean paste. Anko regular sweet bean paste. Apricots Kuromame ( sweet black beans) Mochi balls Mint Broken pieces of hard Yatsuhashi A Yatsuhashi stick. Getting the correct balance between the ingredients is important. The end result is light and not cloying but almost indescribably delicious. o.k. i want to try one - can i get one in the States? Quote
Dave James Posted May 11, 2011 Report Posted May 11, 2011 There's certainly no shortage of mixed nuts here. Quote
Bright Moments Posted May 11, 2011 Report Posted May 11, 2011 BTW - i didn't even know that mochi's had balls! Quote
kinuta Posted May 11, 2011 Report Posted May 11, 2011 (edited) The amazingly delicious mattcha parfait I had in Kyoto, the gourmet capital of the world imho. The photo does it no justice. so what is in this?? The one I had was a bit different and probably better. I've tried to list all the contents as best I can. Two types of 'matcha' (green tea) soft ice cream Vanilla soft ice cream Whipped cream Matcha sponge cake Soft Yatsuhashi, a cinammon sweet bean paste. Anko regular sweet bean paste. Apricots Kuromame ( sweet black beans) Mochi balls Mint Broken pieces of hard Yatsuhashi A Yatsuhashi stick. Getting the correct balance between the ingredients is important. The end result is light and not cloying but almost indescribably delicious. o.k. i want to try one - can i get one in the States? LOL. I'd say that's highly unlikely but you'd better ask an American poster about that, I wouldn't know. Perhaps there is a restaurant in NYC specializing in Kyoto cuisine but I very much doubt that it would be up to the standard of the real thing. Matcha parfait is a speciality of Kyoto. Afterthought : If you can find a Japanese department store like Mitsukoshi, Seibu etc that may be your best bet. They usually have upscale tea shops and cafes that might well sell it. Edited May 11, 2011 by kinuta Quote
Shawn Posted May 11, 2011 Report Posted May 11, 2011 On the other end of the spectrum from Debussy...Paganini was evidently one of the few people that could even perform his pieces at the time, as technically challenging as they were. At least that's the accepted "myth". Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted May 11, 2011 Report Posted May 11, 2011 But his music was constructed to show off his skill. Different thing. Quote
kinuta Posted May 11, 2011 Report Posted May 11, 2011 Thinking that I spend an excessive amount of time thinking about food ! For instance - Shibazuke, part of today's lunch. Quote
JSngry Posted May 11, 2011 Report Posted May 11, 2011 What is that stuff? It looks mildly vulvic. Quote
kinuta Posted May 11, 2011 Report Posted May 11, 2011 What is that stuff? It looks mildly vulvic. Pickled aubergines with ginger. Scrumptous. Quote
JSngry Posted May 11, 2011 Report Posted May 11, 2011 Never thought I'd take an eggplant to bed with me, but you did say that it was pickled, so... Quote
Dave James Posted May 11, 2011 Report Posted May 11, 2011 (edited) I'm thinking that Jazzmoose must be thinking that when it comes to the Red Wings, he may have tugged a little too hard on Superman's cape. Edited May 11, 2011 by Dave James Quote
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