Claude_Verret

Spatchcock chicken on the Weber. New Belgium Shift keeping me company.

Sheesh...Sunday afternoon and no good eats and drinks yet this weekend? Just finished washing the truck and cracked a Recreation Ale from Terrapin Brewing. It's one of the better session IPA's out there.

Great read, its been maybe 15 years for me.

We didn't tank in order to trade the assets acquired for another teams older star. Go with what brung ya and believe in the tank.

So of course you're bringing your NHL 15 sign with Murray, Reinhart and Eichel driving the tank, right?

ZFG. It's not unreasonable to believe he will be the best. I have no issue with it.

Congrats. This town is growing at a rapid pace and has some warts as a result, but for the most part you're moving to a fantastic community.

I picked this up in Austin earlier this week and started reading it on the plane. I didn't get to eat at Franklin while in town because the lunch wait was 3+ hours and I did need to go to some of the conference talks that I was in town for. Highly recommended for all aspiring back yard pit masters. If you haven't heard of Franklin Barbecue it's an Austin joint that only opens for lunch and they stay open until the meat is gone, usually by 2 PM. People begin lining up every day around 9 AM just to get a chance to taste some world class barbecue. Franklin Barbecue: A Meat Smoking Manifesto.

I post in the haiku threads that pop up, that's it.

For posters new and old: Read, post, don't be a dick.

About to be eat some real Texas BBQ in Austin. Going to try to convince the work colleagues to go to the Salt Lick, but may have to go somewhere closer to our hotel. Brisket awaits...

They rotate a few songs each night, but Cygnus I believe theyve played every show. Edit: Setlist: Thu, May 28 @ Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC Setlist Version B Set 1: Video Intro (The World is ... The World is) The Anarchist The Wreckers Headlong Flight (with Drumbastica mini drum solo) Far Cry The Main Monkey Business How It Is Animate Roll The Bones (with celebrity rappers video) Between the Wheels Subdivisions Intermission (R40 drum kit replaced with throwback replica kit) Set 2: Video Intro (No Country for Old Hens) Tom Sawyer The Camera Eye The Spirit of Radio Jacob's Ladder Cygnus X-1 Book Two: Hemispheres - Prelude Cygnus X-1 Book One - The Voyage: Prologue Drum Solo Cygnus X-1 Book One - The Voyage: Part 3 Closer To The Heart Xanadu (double neck guitars) 2112 Overture/The Temples of Syrinx/Presentation/Grand Finale Encore: Video Intro (Mel's Rock Pile starring Eugene Levy) Lakeside Park Anthem What You're Doing Working Man (Garden Road riff at the end) Video Outro (Exit Stage Left)

Females at a Rush show are a rare breed indeed, but I must say that last night I noticed more than usual and many possessed a lot of the qualities prized by the superficial male.

I forgot to mention a few other things. At different times during the show they displayed fan submitted photos on the big screen backdrop from throughout the years. There is a way to submit your photos through their website / twitter or something if anyone has any photos that they want to put in for the Buffalo show. During the intermission I was approached by a guy who had a row 8 floor seat that he offered to switch with me because his back was bothering him. The seat next to me was empty for the entire first set, and since I'm old too and don't want to stand the whole show either, I told him that he was welcome to join me. We got to chatting and I told him about how I had scored the ticket earlier in the day and considered myself fortunate. He then proceeds to tell me that he got his ticket as a gift from Neil Peart himself. He is an author/journalist and he had the opportunity to interview Neil last year when his book came out. After the show he gave me his card with his website so I could read the interview. If anyone is a fan of Porcupine Tree / Steven Wilson he also has an interview with him up there as well. http://www.philsimon.com/blog/miscellany/neil-peart-interview/

So I had tickets for this show for quite some time, then last week it looked like I had a conflict so I had to dump them. Yesterday morning the work obligation was canceled so I figured I'd try to get a ticket at the last minute. Floor seats in the first 10 rows were going for $300-500 on the secondary market, so around noon I figured what the heck I'll try ticketmaster.. I scored row A of the lower bowl about 12 rows back stage left for face value. What a show boys and girls. Rush just keeps getting better and better with age, it's truly a shame that this appears to be their last major tour, but quite frankly I'm amazed that Neil Peart can still play drums like he does at his age. The show began with another great intro video, a cartoon of the band members and how their wardrobes and looks changed through time set to Rush music. At the end of the video, it shows a Greensboro, NC road sign with a tagline of "We Do BBQ Better". Interested to see what they use for the Buffalo show.... They opened with three songs off their most recent album Clockwork Angels, then proceeded to perform songs from albums in reverse chronological order throughout the show. As they played roadies in the red Moving Pictures jumpsuits were changing out the stage set to correspond with what their stage looked like for the given time. So they began with their massive current stage light show, back through the laser era, until the encore it looked they were playing in a high school gym with their amps set up on chairs. Very cool. Some highlights.. I'm not a big fan of the Roll The Bones rap experiment, but they made it enjoyable this time with celebrity guests for the rap section including Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, the trailer park boys, someone from Game of Thrones and a few others I didn't recognize. Complete version of Xanadu with Ged and Alex both on double neck guitars. Both books of Cygnus X-1, The Voyage and Hemispheres. Jacob's Ladder...with the obligatory smell of fine weed in the air The Camera Eye. Of course the Neil Peart drum solos which are worth the price of admission on their own. The encore with video introduction by Eugene Levy dressed circa 1975 announcing " a nice little 3 piece that might need just a little more punch to their sound, and they once opened for Kiss, can you believe that?" The curtain drops to the sparse stage set made to look like a high school gym and they launch into Lakeside Park, Anthem, What You're Doing and Working Man. A show not to be missed.

Awesome. I once brewed on that pilot system too. After I moved to NC I arranged for a friend and I to fly up to Buffalo to brew with Tim. We brewed a schwarzbier. After we chilled and pitched yeast, Tim monitored the fermentation, kegged it and dropped off the kegs to my parents so they could drive it down to me here. Tim is a super guy. A Buffalo guy.

There is no more tearing down or leaving key positions unaddressed purposely. This is the year to begin building that rock solid foundation of an eventual perennial cup contender. 75-80 points tops, some exciting hockey and strong hope for the future.

Just talked to a guy who heard soundcheck. They played "Losing It" from the Signals album. Now that's a deep cut.

Rush R40 in Greensboro tonight.

How do you know Tim? I used to bartend with him way back in the day, before he was a successful craft brewer Tim was one of the best bartenders in WNY. He gave me my very first lesson in homebrewing, so I had just a bit of a head start over most folks. You're correct though that Tim has never been a hop head, but his Kolsch and Rusty Chain (vienna lager) are great gateway beers and ones you don't see many craft brewers putting out. If you head down to his new brewery he has a few beers on that aren't released for wide distribution. The last time I was there he had an APA and IPA that were both excellent.

Nice score weave. I've had the weber bullet type smoker before and now use a big green egg, but I've never used an offset smoker like you have there. I'm sure it will be a bit of a learning curve getting it dialed in..but that's the fun of it all! edit: For anyone who doesn't want to spend extra cash on a dedicated smoker, and you have a regular old Weber kettle grill, then I highly recommend the smokenator. A friend of mine has one and it puts out excellent ribs, pork butts, brisket etc.. http://amazingribs.com/tips_and_technique/smokenator_tips.html

Sabrespace old timers unite.

500k or 1MM more even. Its a drop in the bucket for Pegula and a big FU to Babcock and the Loafs.

I feel privileged to have seen Gilbert play in person many times. He definitely had "it".

If I'm Pegula I offer Disco Dan more than Babcock got. Just because he can.