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Queen on American Idol, with Adam hitting Freddie's notes gave me a chill and brought tears to my eyes. The best group sing I've seen in the eight years on the air. I enjoyed most of the show. No spoilers. The results are coming now!

Cooking slab. "...The thick 8-by-11-inch piece of solid salt can be placed directly on a stove burner and heated gradually; it will not melt. Lightly brushed with butter or oil, it will fry eggs that come away with quite enough salt. The same...

On Friday, I'll be lunching with a Domebohemian (no disclosure unless they say so) at The Colonnade. I'll come back and give you a restaurant review, so that if other Domo's come to Atlanta, they'll know where to go. (besides bringing my tea) ...

Post #50 in this thread was great in that I was warned against buying a bad book. I've read a few of the author's works and generally enjoyed them, so I may have tried another. I followed spazcat's link and I can see why the book would be a waste...

I had a ball watching this week's episode. Poor Sweets (he's a great actor, I felt his pain) after Bones told him about Whatsername at the bridal shop. Composite murderer - good twist. Nice ending - Bones admitting her jealousy.

I can relate to VH1 again. I really like Kelly Clarkson's song, My Life Would Suck Without You and the song is number one on the VH1 countdown this week. This is shocking, since I generally dislike the countdown music. Number two actually...

Is there one song that you have chosen as your life's theme? My song is Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On?". The song still moves me, and his plea for peace is as important today as it was during the Vietnam Conflict.

I celebrated the day off by watching one of my favorite all time movies, The Sting on "On Demand". I worried that it might seem silly to me after all these years, or that I would see plot holes that would spoil my enjoyment this time. NOPE! ...

Tiramisu and Real Strawberry Shortcake tie for first for me. Chocolate Mousse is a close 2nd. Chocolate Tapioca Pudding rounds it out. But then, what about Godiva Chocolate Cheesecake? Baskin Robbins Chocolate Chip Ice Cream is a great...

My daughter Brooke (31)and I are watching Adventures in Babysitting on VH1 AND Splash (on TNT) together via text. This is perfect - I love these movies because my girls (as tweens) loved them so much. The sentimental value is worth so much to me...

I've been rooting for Brandon since Mia went batshit crazy on him. He has won me over as an all around great dancer, but last night was AMAZING, MAGICAL, STUNNING. The Argentinian Tango with Janette and the Jazz dance showed his strength, his...

I have many: Soundtracks with my favorites listed: Jesus Christ, Superstar (I Don't Know How to Love Him ) Legally Blonde (So Much Better, Omigod You Guys) Pippin (Brand New Day) South Pacific (They've Got To Be Taught) Dreamgirls (And I Am...

I quit. I won't watch one more episode of this show. I like the concept of the show. The host is sometimes annoying, but on the whole, pretty good with the necessary engaging patter. It's fun to see what smaller restaurants offer and I was...

Some of you will never watch these shows, but I ask that you watch these youtube clips, just to see what they're about. SYTYCD is my favorite show of all. Those who say they don't like it should see the dance created by Tyce Diorio because of his...

I used the thread title from the drop down list that appeared when I typed fr. Where's the Fringe love? Are you all in SHOCK by the development at the end of the show? SPOILERS ARE SPOILERED - DON'T READ IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN LAST NIGHT'S...

This show has captured my heart. The cast is talented. The storyline is hilarious. The characters are great. Who watched last night?

Max Casella was an odd looking young boy on Doogie Howser He looks great today!

:cool: Just so that you know!

Let's start a thread for us foodies and cooks, especially those of us who like to take pictures of stuff when it turns out great. Milk Chocolate & Stout Bread Pudding with Bailey's Ice Cream and Whiskey-Caramel Sauce.

I have no recollection of how I ended up with tickets to either of these concerts -- I think they may have been part of my parents' subscription series and they didn't want to go, or couldn't, for whatever reason -- I definitely didn't buy them...

No thread yet? No one has anything to say after last night? Adam, Led Zeppelin, Whole Lotta Love: It was so freaking obvious that the judges were drooling so hard over Adam because he was in the bottom 3 last week. He was good, even great. ...

Great show tonight. It's almost hard to rank them, except that Matt (My Funny Valentine) is definitely the weak link and has to go tomorrow. When Constantine Maroulis does a better rendition than you with the same song, something's definitely...

From the show's description: One of the race's frontrunners winds up at the back of the bunch after an unexpected plane landing. Who will be eliminated tonight?

Yeah, so not sure what the policy is on starting threads. Don't see too many here, actually. Yeah, yeah, OK. So I saw *The French Connection* again the other night, and the first half of *The French Connection 2*, which I hadn't seen, and,...

Yeah, so I was all last few days thinking holy fuck shit, maybe *Finnegans Wake* really *is* the greatest novel ever written. And then, choosing a new floor to study on today, I was like "Hey, maybe that suckbag who subjects classics got a...

Used to be I could go to a place like cra**ed.com (don't want to spam the place) and load up a bunch of bullshit to go read and sometimes laugh at at my leisure. So, that place apparently thinks its staff and adjunct employees are whatever, like...

I've always hated birds, kind of. Because the most prominent are the .... refrain from comparing one of god's creatures to a shrieking harpy or merman ... crows that are constantly shrieking and crapping all over the place. (btw Vergil's...

One of Herbie's recent Norton lectures, titled "Buddhism and Creativity" is worth looking at. Reddit's "jazz" subreddit is actually a pretty interesting forum, for being so large. I am still miffed some chippie at school like ten years ago never...

Yeah, so it occurred to me, if this is to be an acceptable board, there should be a thread devoted to one of the established forms of formal, musical expression. So, why not bebop, to take one well-formed example. ...

Yeah so this guy is OK I guess, but he illustrates my point that don't even bother modulating fancy through the fourths/fifths -- just go up by half-steps. My cite? this video, and James Brown's Live at the Apollo album. THAT, my friends,...

Yeah, so it seems after searching google for a few seconds, some "people" do the fashion thing. This. Whatever. I prefer function, liking my long umbrella for when it might seriously rain, but always having my shorter Totes in my...

I was chilling with my uncle today and he had some funny old videos of me and my nephew playing piano at some Christmas, and me drunkenly playing a piano on the sidewalk. I didn't want to find a way to seamlessly get these from his ancient phone...

Get some scrap iron (any will do, really) and put it on some dough... No, that's not it. Some of you may have gathered I have a bit of cast iron cookware. One of the latest acquisitions was a 12" skillet, because the 10-1/4" wasn't quite big...

The Rise And Fall Of The Great Lakes Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nYy_UciBy0 Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7fVhHpYZ28 This 16-minute film was released in 1968. I remember watching it in elementary school. Of course,...

My coworker and I walked down to City Kitchen on our afternoon break. I ended up buying a dish for cooking escargots. Or maybe it's for serving them. I'll find out. It was on close-out, and I got it for $12.50. It holds a dozen snails. So...

Well?

... What can I do with a can of salmon? What can I do with a can of salmon? Ear-lye in the morning? So I have a little can of salmon, the same size as a can of tuna. I could make salmon salad, but that would be boring. So would a salmon...

There was a thread at SDMB where someone asked if anyone had eaten pig's feet. So I just tried one (Hormel). Ye...ah. Tasted like pork and vinegar. I didn't much care for the cartilage. Pretty boring, really. Red beans and rice is...

Conway Twitty. Was his face too small for his head, or what? And what was up with the hair? It looked like he was wearing a hair-hat.

It's been about ten years since I've made pizza from scratch. That's why I'm cheating and using Trader Joe's dough. Funny, when I made the dough myself so long ago, it wasn't as hard as working with this stuff. TJ's dough is 'gloopy' compared to...

I have the radio on all day at work (unless I'm playing the iPod). It's a member-supported station broadcasting out of the University of Washington in Seattle. It reminds me of my younger days listening to KXLU in L.A. You'll hear The Duchess and...

I just got back from seeing Tim Burton's 9. 9 is a doll that wakes up in a laboratory, to a lifeless planet and a city in ruins. Near him he finds a hemisphere. He guesses it is important, so he zips it up inside of his burlap body. He sees...

My to-read list is longer than the card catalog at my local library, but I want more! More! What I'm looking for today: Fantasy series with lots of political/religious/whatever intrigue. I want conspiracies, plots, and machinations, dammit. ...

My SIL has Celiac and I want to bake her a cake. Has anyone tried any of the gluten free cake mixes? I was given a recipe that uses a regular box spice cake. Mix the spice cake according to directions. Add a can of pumpkin. Mix. Bake. ...

Our long national fashion nightmare is over: "Project Runway" will be back on the air this summer. From here. Yeehaaaw! This summer. Lifetime. Who's with me?!

I know a lot of members here are already using Goodreads, but if you're not it's a great way to keep track of your own reading and to stalk, er observe other readers as well. I created an SDMB group a while back. DoMeBos (and Giraffes) are very...

Phil in his underwear. Brides. Snowplows. It's the Amazing Race! I really like most of the teams and can tolerate (Victor, Tammy and Mark, Michael) the ones that I don't really like. What a strange, fun season. This leg felt a little...

You post a suggestion for the person above you. You say a little about yourself. The person after you posts a suggestion for you. The suggestions can be as silly or as serious as you like, though I think it will work best if there is some...

I was given a book on origami and my brother and I attempted to make origami bunnies last night. They were somewhat successful. The only problem is that one section of the end result has a tendency to come unfolded. We did four rabbits, and all...

New shows? Returning shows? No shows? What are your plans? I'm going to check out the new shows that aren't medical dramas. I hate those. I'm really looking forward to "Flash Forward." For returning shows, it's "Supernatural" all the...