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Post by Kenny on Jul 29, 2004 14:49:01 GMT 10
Dear Whatsit: Why, when your (usually) friendly waitperson brings you your coffee, do they always place in front of you cup/glass and saucer with a paper serviette placed BETWEEN them? What's the deal here? If, like me, you like a bit of sugar in your coffee, well ... after stirring, you then place the very wet spoon on the saucer/serviette, meaning the latter is of no use whatsoever. I mean, come on! What are we meant to do? Remove it? I mean - COME ON!
Concerned of Melbourne
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Post by VHB on Jul 31, 2004 13:18:15 GMT 10
This is CWP (crappy waiter technique). If they spill it, your dainty fingers don't get sticky and leave marks all over your Murdoch keyboard Mr W.
Sometimes with a cafe latte they will wrap a napkin around the glass, which is ok I suppose, unless of course it is to protect your fingers from overheated milk/coffee. Any barrista worth his/her fair trade East Timorese organic coffee knows one should never ever serve coffee at such a high temperature. Anyone asking for an extra hot coffee should be made to listen to Kenny G recordings as punishment whilst drinking the offending brew.
The practice of placing the napkin underneath the cup or glass is enviromentally unsustainable; so a new campaign for Greenpeace maybe?
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Post by Kenny on Aug 6, 2004 10:29:56 GMT 10
Dear Whatsit:
Which is better - Hungry Jack's or Macca's? My son (3 1/2) and I disagree vehemently on this most fundamental of questions.
If Johnnie Howard and Mark Latham has fave jazz albums, what would they be?
Which AFL club do you think has the most jazz-friendly supporters/members?
(One of the sports subs I work with quipped quite a few years ago: "Louis Armstrong? Isn't he the guy who wrote the Saints' theme song?")
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Post by vIcKi on Aug 6, 2004 13:06:08 GMT 10
AFL club Richmond has some jazz fans who are so dedicated to footy that they spend more time fundraising for Richmond than they do going to hear live jazz, but they listen to CDs and radio a fair bit. MacDonalds vs Hungry Jacks Kenny why don't you take your son to Greasy Joe's for a real burger? But if one is forced to go into one of those ghastly places I believe Hungry Jacks wins the battle hands down. I haven't been to either place often, the decor is too ghastly for start, and don;t even start me on the coffee. OK, except one time after the Melbourne Comedy Gala when I was so drunk I unashamedly went into Hungry Jacks. The next day, I was so mortified that I felt it may be akin to waking up next to a seriously bad bonking error. But I've never done that, oh no.  On another matter: I am listening to Dave Beck at the moment, I hope he never ever leaves town for too long. |
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Post by Kenny on Aug 6, 2004 16:04:28 GMT 10
I doubt Bennie'd like Greasy Joe's, and I think it's quite arguable that Hungry Jack's actually serves more authentic burgers. Aren't they meant to be cheap, greasy and fundamentally unsatisfying?
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Post by aj on Aug 6, 2004 17:21:54 GMT 10
If John Howard had a jazz album, I guess he'd be a Horrie Dargie man......maybe New Melbourne or the Wobbly Boot Jazz Band or something like that. (Actually, it's hard to think of any jazz album that would truly reflect the man's personality).
Mark Latham : can't even begin to guess what he'd be into. He's full of surprises, so let's say bucketrider.
any better guesses ?
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Post by Kenny on Aug 6, 2004 17:36:34 GMT 10
My hasty, random guesses:
Howard: Glenn Miller, Mrs Miller.
Latham: Bela Fleck, Santana.
Bob Brown: Vince Jones.
Kim Beazley: Hoagy Carmichael, Jelly Roll Morton.
Steve Bracks: Diana Krall.
George W Bush: George Strait.
John Kerry: Broooooooooooooooooooose!
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Post by Val the Pro on Aug 7, 2004 10:35:15 GMT 10
Latham, Michael Buble sings Shiny Stockings
Howard, Perry Como's Dinner Jazz
Brown, Bosanova Bach
Beazley, Great War Jazz Tunes
Kennett, Playboy Jazz w/ Mel Torme
Vanstone, Right Said Fred, I'm 2 Sexy for My Shirt
Bracks, Diane Krall & Elvis Costello
Carr, James Morrison plays the Spanish National Anthem
Downer, Ringo Star's Iriving Berlin songbook
Ruddock, Frank Trainer "Willow Weep for Me"
Bishop, The Lion King Soundtrack
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Post by Kenny on Sept 17, 2004 9:37:40 GMT 10
Dear Whatsit:
How did Bruce Willis score the role of Captain Feathersword?
Who should be Minister for Coffee in the new fed government?
Why can't Australia invent its own Norah Jones? Or do we already have one? Casey Khambers?
Will mark Webber win a GP with Williams next year?
Will the mighty Storm make the NRL GF?
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Post by Uncle Bob on Sept 18, 2004 11:53:27 GMT 10
My important question is this. I want to know why Graham Lyall has to stay in Western Australia and never performs in Melnbourne anymore? Hes one of the best sax players in the world but most Aussie jazz fans under 35 have never bloody well heard of him. Can someone please get him to the friggin Melbourne Jazz Festiavl or the one in Wangarratta?
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Post by Kenny on Sept 23, 2004 13:39:16 GMT 10
Hey - three Starbucks have closed in Melbourne. Why isn't this Front Page News?  |
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Post by Vicki HB on Sept 24, 2004 17:42:49 GMT 10
Three Starbucks that's interesting. I wonder why? They are about to promote fair trade coffee from East Timor which is one good thing, it tastes good, and it helps the poor farmers in East Timor.
Interesting to note Lyall fans are about AND vocal. As well as the two recordings made with Mal, Lyall has also recorded another CD of original material with Joe Chindamo and some western Australians. The three CDs have yet to be released but I do believe that anyone who hears the recordings will be suitably impressed.
I think Graeme Lyall is as good a musician as any sax players so far named on this forum, unfortunately he was born in Australia, so many people in this country will never understand how good he is because they still suffer from the overseas-is-better syndrome. Why can't people get past that yet? It is frustrating. It still seems Australian artists are either not as good as foreigners OR too famous therefore "we don't like you anymore" cos you are too mainstream.
What a pity. Why is this still happening? No one says Kylie's bum isn't as good as Drew Barrymore's bum do they?
So why apply it to jazz musicians.
Have a good weekend OJFers.
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Post by Kenny on Sept 24, 2004 19:54:33 GMT 10
My understanding is the three Starbucks closed coz they just didn't fit it (one, at least, was in Chapel St). No big deal for them, though, they just move on and rape some other neighbourhood. Melbourne has got to be near the top of a list of hard nuts for them to crack, methinks. Head to Sydney you bastards!
Kylie's bum is much over-rated. Actually, ridiculously over-rated. Still, it's better than her singing and her music. What crap ...
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Post by Kenny on Oct 1, 2004 10:22:01 GMT 10
Why can't we all find something better to do in the sports silly season than horse racing? The French have the right idea. |
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Post by Kenny on Oct 12, 2004 19:49:09 GMT 10
Even on a hot day, is three ice creams simply too much?
Is the rule "Thou shalt not eat mussels that have not opened during the steaming process" just a little over-the-top? They've never killed me, as far as I am aware. And it just seems so wasteful.
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