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October 2008

Samhain

October 29, 2008

  Two years ago, as part of a FloriMezzo Halloween concert at the Palladium here in St. Pete, I played the famous J.S. Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor on their beautifully restored 1926 Skinner pipe organ. The portrait above is how I appeared before the audience. Obviously, I’m a ham who knows no [...]

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N. E. Taylor Boatworks

October 25, 2008

N. E. Taylor Boatworks In our last post, “Escape to Tahiti,” we began a theme about escaping from the cares of every day life. We continue that today with a look at the N. E. Taylor Boatworks in Cortez, Florida (4628 119th St. W., Cortez, Florida, 34215; 941-794-2802). This is where the big boats go, [...]

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Escape to Tahiti

October 22, 2008

  Have you ever wanted to run away from home? Join the circus? Run a hot dog stand (we’ve talked about this before)? Sail away to Tahiti (you know: Bernstein’s “Trouble in Tahiti,” going native like Gauguin, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Bali Hai“)? Of course; me too. Usually, my escapades are limited to day dreaming over [...]

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Old Farmer’s Creamery

October 18, 2008

Back in 1968, Big Brother and the Holding Company, with lead singer Janis Joplin, released an album called Cheap Thrills with a cover by Robert Crumb, founder of the underground comix movement. (“Piece of my heart” was on this album.) Fortunately, most of us (alas, not all) survived those reckless days to live to our [...]

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SPIFFS — 2nd Annual Asian Pacific Rim Festival 2008

October 15, 2008

  This past weekend, October 11th and 12th, SPIFFS (the St. Petersburg International Folkfair Society) presented its 2nd Annual Asian Pacific Rim Festival 2008. I was fortunate to be able to attend their first one last year. It was a good beginning and this year was even better. I hope this becomes successfully established and [...]

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Tuna with friends

October 11, 2008

  We’re all eating at home more these days. Saves money, of course, but it’s a good thing for other reasons, too. Not only is it easier to make healthier food choices, the ability to share an evening with friends is far less restricted. It’s possible to relax and not worry about holding up some [...]

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Cortez, an 1880s Florida Fishing Village

October 7, 2008

CORTEZ VILLAGE SIGN Barrier Islands South of Tampa Bay Just on the other side of the Skyway Bridge from St. Pete (see map immediately below), is a string of barrier islands stretching from Anna Maria at the northern end all the way down to Venice, Florida, with just a short break at Lido Key. Toward [...]

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Tampa: Sa Ri One Korean Bulgogi Restaurant

October 4, 2008

Sa Ri One In an earlier post on Atlanta’s Seoul Gardens Korean Japanese Restaurant, I talked about bulgogi, Korean barbeque. A restaurant in Tampa that I’ve gone to ever since it opened is Sa Ri One Korean Bulgogi Restaurant (3940 W. Cypress St., Tampa, FL 33606; 813-874-2911). It’s a little pricey, but not so much [...]

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Creative Clay Folkfest

October 1, 2008

EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AT THE 2008 CREATIVE CLAY FOLKFEST   This past weekend I attended the Creative Clay Folkfest, the second annual Street Arts Festival. Creative Clay (1124 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, FL. 33705; 727-825-0515) is an organization in St. Pete with widespread and enthusiastic support in the community. Their mission, as expressed on their [...]

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