All we want to do is eat your brains

Above: Rand and Erin. I was delighted to find out that Erin is thinking about starting to sing in front of people. She's apprehensive, so please do go over to her blog and encourage her.

Yesterday, I posted about an odd peanut snack courtesy my friends Alison and Jeff. Turns out that some of you don't think this nutty offering was as strange as I did.



From ldwheeler:

"Ah, that Peanut Patch label stirs up some memories ... my father was born and raised in south Georgia and throughout his life was a connoisseur of South/Southeast U.S. cuisine -- collard greens, cornbread, grits, blackeyed peas and so forth, and he considered boiled green peanuts to be the candy of the soil. Though he preferred to buy 'em from roadside stands or farmers throughout Georgia and north Florida whenever he could, most family vacations ended with clearing a big hole in the trunk of the station wagon for two to five cases of Peanut Patch product. (At least one of the cases was for Peanut Proselytzing purposes, an endeavor in which he wasn't all that successful. Which was all to the better: More peanuts for him!

He's been gone nearly 11 years now ... and until a few months ago, I still had a can of Peanut Patch sitting around in the cupboard. I finally fired up the brine and ate 'em. Not something I'd want to have every day (though he would have). But still mighty good."

From surrdave:

"I do like boiled peanuts (properly, the i is pronounced as another long o). The roadside stands are the best, though they have them at the ballpark as well. Seasonal, though. And downright unpleasant when cooled off.

The recommended method is to squeeze the shell until the soft pea shoots down your throat, while the brine runs down your forearm. Food as a sport isn't confined to the way it's cooked."

Wow. :-D While the "recommended method" sounds appealingly messy, I'm not sure if I'll get any chance to try this soon. I do admit I'm intrigued, though.



Hey, I just noticed that Tony Fabris has his OVFF pics online. Some fun pics here, and I especially like this one of Paul leaning on me during a concert. He has also a GREAT video of Paul's reaction when he walked into the restaurant and saw the rest of Puzzlebox waiting for him (2nd row down, 3rd over).


Tony was a great Interfilk guest at OVFF this year, and I very much enjoyed hearing his concert as well as his performances in open filk. My only complaint is that the songs he sings are so catchy and infectious that they tend to stick in one's head WAY too long. :-)

I especially had trouble getting his Zombies song out of my brain (especially the silly chorus line: "ALL WE WANT TO DO IS EAT YOUR BRAINS!"). Tony says the song was written by Jonathan Coulton. Here's a Quicktime video of Coulton teaching the chorus to an audience before performing the song (WARNING: don't blame me if you get the chorus stuck in your head, too). There's also a YouTube video where you can hear the lyrics more clearly. I really really want to see this guy in concert! You can find more Jonathan Coulton songs at his Web site.

Anyway, Michelle Dockrey joined Tony on many of the songs in his concert. Michelle, whom I have raved about before, is as an amazing harmony singer as she is a lead singer. Michelle and Tony will be GoHs at FilKONtario in 2008 (not next year, but the year after).

You can find out more about Tony Fabris at GeekHackFilk.com.

Below: Tony and Michelle.



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