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Archived Posts from January 2007

Best Song From A Movie Ever!!

Written on January 26th in Uncategorized

Because we’ve all been singing the Superbowl Shuffle a little to much this week, I give to you another great song-ahead of its time.

Clap your hands, everybody
and everybody clap your hands!
We’re Lambda, Lambda, Lambda and…
Omega Mu
and we’ve come here on stage tonight
to do a show for you!

We’ve got a rockin’ rhythm and a hi-tech sound
that’ll make you move your body down to the ground!
We got Poindexter on the violin,
and Louis and Gilbert will be joinin’ in
We got Booger Presley on the lead guitar
and a rap by lil’ ol’ me Lamar!
We got Takeshi beating on his gong
The boys and the Mus are clappin’ along

And just when you thought you’ve seen it all
Along comes a Lambda 4 foot tall
So get out here Wormser, on the floor
and let’s move our bodies lie never before!

Breeeaaak…

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One More Chance

Written on January 24th in Uncategorized

We were at a local bar this weekend with Rob’s two best friends from college. “The Boys” are always up for anything so we just drag them around with us. Due to a prior committment, we went to a place that we usually try to avoid if we can. The particular bar in question has crappy accoustics so trying to have a conversation when they have a band is virtually impossible. The bartenders tend to act as if they’re doing you a favor by actually tending bar. They’re not the kind that talk to patrons, they just pour the drinks. And boy, if you order a mixed drink, one shot of alcohol is what you get. Maybe less but defintely not more. We actually got there before the place got crowded and started charging a cover fee. A little while later, we watched as the girl sitting next to me virtually destroyed the bar stool by sitting on the back of the chair instead of the seat. I know bar stools aren’t cheap. Especially when you’re talking about chrome and leather. So, after the Bradley game, Rob’s dad popped in. We’re talking about a mid-60’sh fella that has never been in the place except for the occassional lunch. He came right over to us and Rob bought him a beer while Brent intercepted the door guy who was looking for the cover charge. I just think it’s comical that the door guy was extremely worried about the cover charge but looked on with little interest as the girl next to me destroyed a chair because she was more comfortable that way. And that’s why I avoid the place like the plague. This time, I swear I will.

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Guess What I Did This Weekend?

Written on January 22nd in Uncategorized

I woke up early on Saturday, grabbed some books that I knew I would never, ever read again and headed over to the used book store on Prospect. I’ve been in the mood for more of Rick Baker’s essays lately. I guess I’ve been feeling sentimental or something. Anyway, I didn’t have to present an I.D. or anything. The only thing that has changed since the last time I traded books in (probably over 15 years ago) is that you can use only up to half of your credit and the rest has to be in cash. So, now I have $5.00 in credit.

Reading one essay, I realized he actually made mention of Rob’s grandmother’s petunias. She happened to live next door to Bob Michael and Rob got to water those flowers all the time. It’s hysterical to remeber some of the retail, bars and restaurants that used to be around. One of my favorite essays was about Rib Haven-I can’t remember where that was. A woman payed over $3 for a rib sandwich (apparently pretty pricey back in the day) and could think of nothing else on the ride home. She ran into the house, poured a glass of milk, unwrapped the sandwich and realized it was two pieces of white bread with 3 bone-in ribs. They later found out that the cook had made a mistake because it was supposed to be 4 ribs.
Love It!!

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Happy Birthday Rob!

Written on January 22nd in Uncategorized

Love,
Your Much Younger Wife

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bang…bang…

Written on January 18th in Uncategorized

According to the Journal Star, Chuck Grayeb is pushing for an even wider smoking ban than he originally conceived. Why is there always one person who has to “go out with a bang?” The idea of the city telling a restaurant owner that it’s illegal for them to allow smoking is absolutely ridiculous. Here’s a list of restaurants in Peoria County that are already smoke free. If it’s SUCH a big deal, these establishments should see a huge upswing in sales.

PEORIA COUNTY

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Songs That Make You Think You Can Sing

Written on January 18th in Uncategorized

All the ballyhoo over American Idol got me thinking. Has anyone ever given me the impression that I was a good singer? No. Has anyone ever given me the impression that I should keep my mouth shut and never carry a tune? No. Unless you count Rob grimmacing after a particularly horrible attempt at My Boyfriend’s Back with Colleen at a karoke fest. Why do I only karoke with a partner? I know I can’t carry a tune and would rather have someone with me to deflect the off-keyness of my voice. Anywho, that being said, I have no grand illusions that I will be America’s Next Idol. None. I don’t even want to watch this season because I sincerely feel that the harshness of the critiques is getting out of hand. I understand the entertainment value, however, some people have extremely frail images of self worth.

There are, however, a few songs that immediately upon me hearing, I must start singing out loud. This then encourages me that my voice is not so god-awful and I could possibly sing a solo karoke song. All of which is just plain wrong. The top three songs that convince me that I don’t suck too badly:

1. You’re So Vain-Carly Simon
2. Picture-Sheryl Crowe and Kid Rock
3. Nobody Knows it But Me-The Tony Rich Project

What songs make you think you can sing?

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Rob’s Reply

Written on January 17th in Uncategorized

I can think of a few reasons the waiter did this and all of them point to him being a shitty little rodent of a person.
1.He never gets good tips; ie. You Suck! Get out of the service industry and apply at IDOT. Have you ever seen anyone holding a SLOW sign that you would want serving you food?
2.He’s a thief. He is adding 18% and hoping the customer doesn’t look, and tips on top of it. Cavat Emptor does not apply here. This is P Town and this resturant has been around for decades, no amount of chain-store thinking would justify this on a party under 8.
3.He’s a product of chain resturant training. If that’s the case he should pack up his apron and all of his “flair” and head back to whatever whole-fried-onion serving coperate shithole he came from.

Whatever the reason, this POS would have had a much more eventfull night if I were in on that dinner. Good thing for him, I was five states away.
I’m a big fan of this place and an even bigger fan of their bartender, who in my humble opinon is one of the three best in town. But I’m going to find out who this person is and give my tips to anyone but him. Nothing tells an owner that a waiter needs to go like a request of “anyone but him” when you’re being seated.

OK, that’s a little too much like one of my rants so I’ll stop now. I’d just like to take this chance to thank everyone who voted for me in the RCT Best of ‘06 readers poll. I’d also like to break the news to those who don’t know; F. Scotts will be closing its doors for good next month. I don’t know if I’m at liberty to discuss the details of that closing but I will when I can. I can say that everyone at F. Scotts from the owners to the dishwashers fought to keep the place open. This has nothing to do with the business or anything food related. We are loosing the best steakhouse in town and one of the single most sucessfull family-owned places in Peoria. As far as I know, this is because of ONE and only one person. I do know that I can say, Thank You from everyone at F. Scotts. It has been our pleasure bringing you the best food, the best way we know how.
Thank you, have a good evening and watch you step leaving the dining room.
R.

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In My Humble Opinion…

Written on January 15th in Uncategorized

Over the weekend, we celebrated Colleen’s birthday at a pretty popular local restaurant. The average entree for dinner runs between $11 and $30. We had a party of seven and we were all on separate checks, except for Jim and Colleen. While the food was wonderful, as usual, the entrees were all brought out at separate times, with one person’s order a good ten to fifteen minutes behind the rest of our table. Still, no one really thought too much of it until the server brought our checks and had added gratuity to the bills. This seriously irked the hell out of me. I would expect that at a chain restaurant, but not this small, cozy comfy locally owned place. At any restaurant I’ve worked, it’s been the server’s choice to add gratuity. I’ve done it twice. Once, with a party of twenty two women with seperate checks, birthday gift bags and boxes of photos. It was a good five hours of re-filling ice waters with lemons. The second was after the Australian failed to tip me on a $250 check. I had to turn around and tip out the bartender for the bottles of wine he had bought out of my own money. The next time he came in with his business pals, I wasn’t taking any chances. That being said, I’ve had numerous opportunities to employ the old gratuity included bit, but I’ve always been confident of my ability to serve to the best of my ability and get more than the standard seventeen percent. It also irked me that I knew two of the servers there. One of them should have let him know he was probably better off not including the gratuity. It’s never a thing you just do on your own. You usually discuss it with one or more of your server friends to guage the situation. But, I wasn’t voted the Best Server in Peoria by the River City Times Reader Poll. I’ll let Rob chime in with his thoughts.

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â€œ6 Weird Things About Youâ€?

Written on January 15th in Uncategorized

1. It’s EXTREMELY difficult for me to wink. Please don’t ask me to try.

2. Any recipe combining fruit and meat seriously freaks me out. Ham and pineapple pizza, no way. Sweet and sour anything, nope.

3. When I’m changing pillowcases, I still feel that BOZO the Clown is going to call me up on stage to compete with all the other kids to see who can change the most pillows. It’s a sickness.

4. I can pretty much tell you with certainty about any potato or potato dish (smashed, twice baked, au gratin, potatoe skins etc…) served in the area.

5. I’m jealous of people that can whistle loudly. I’m a low whistler-if you can even call it that.

6. I spend quite a bit of time researching unsolved criminal cases. I have over fifty books on the subject of serial killers and profiling.

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I Almost Forgot…

Written on January 12th in Uncategorized

What with feeling really lousy for a couple of weeks, I almost forgot how great Christmas was. We spent the morning at Chuck and Gwen’s with Donny, Julie, Joy, Weston and Gary. Weston was thrilled with his new work bench. You’re never to young to learn ‘righty tighty, lefty loosey’. Donny and Julie gave us the most awesome present-a white wine cooler. We put it on the counter next to the wine rack and it looks awesome. It’s perfect for bottles of water and liters of sparkling water. I love Pelligrino with lime but it takes up quite a bit of room in the fridge so this is perfect. Buying 1.5’s of wine is a hard habit to break, but for a perfectly chilled glass of pinot grigio, I’ll survive. The whole family came over in the early evening and by all accounts, I did a decent job with the food. No one got sick-so that’s a start. By far, Rob’s favorite gift was from Jim. A box of decoys goes along way with those two. Colleen got me my absolute favorite Isabell Bloom statue, the large Sisters piece. A couple people were kind enough to buy me Season One of Beverly Hills 90210 and Season Six of Gilmore Girls, both of which I’ve been wanting forever. Oh, and we got the title to the Avalon. Sweet…

Angie’s Drama

Archived Posts from January 2007

Best Song From A Movie Ever!!

Written on January 26th in Uncategorized

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One More Chance

Written on January 24th in Uncategorized

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Guess What I Did This Weekend?

Written on January 22nd in Uncategorized

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Happy Birthday Rob!

Written on January 22nd in Uncategorized

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bang…bang…

Written on January 18th in Uncategorized

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Songs That Make You Think You Can Sing

Written on January 18th in Uncategorized

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Rob’s Reply

Written on January 17th in Uncategorized

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In My Humble Opinion…

Written on January 15th in Uncategorized

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â€œ6 Weird Things About Youâ€?

Written on January 15th in Uncategorized

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I Almost Forgot…

Written on January 12th in Uncategorized

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