momofuku ssam bar- the bo ssam

allright. 7 pounds of meat. it was awesome!!!! first, its the only way to get reservations is to order the bo ssam. it takes a real long time to make and you have to give them your credit card and if you bail, they'll whack it.

its pork shoulder. when i emailed for reservations explaining the four of us and a 40th birthday the reply was that they really suggest at least 6 for the bo ssam. i replied we would eat and spend like six and we were in.

it arrives, as other customers oooooo and ahhh, on a huge plate with a bowl of rice, a bowl of butter lettuce leaves and four sauces. one sauce was kimchee, another pureed kimchee, one was green things and another was like a marinara. each one was wicked, but i enjoyed just the sweet, succulent meat.

you take the meat, plop it in the lettuce, top it with the sauce and repeat until your bloat resembles one of sally struthers kids.

i had a rootbeer.

and in the end, the head waiter informed us he was impressed we did that much damage and only four burly men had done better.

i did not need to eat for the rest of the night.

best autotune ever...michelle bachman, sarah palin, katie couric, michael jackson

saratoga

august, ah... august at the spa. you can not beat it.

there is something to be said about taking a few days off in a row and burning them in saratoga springs in august. hit the track at noon, get some seats and sit down and relax and watch the horses pound by.

usually very good weather. lots of people, lots of stuff to do. take some time off and head to saratoga, even if it is not racing, but the track makes it all the better.

at the track you can look at the swells, dressed in their finest fine, attempt to show why they are better. act drunk and veer their way and watch them scurry. look at all the people betting on the horses. look at all the families having fun while mom & dad blow the kids tuitions.

theres a nathans inside. and a sushi tent with awesome sushi. sundays you get giveaways. oger is there.

after, head to siros for some soft-shell & oysters, then cab it downtown and watch the kids line up for their favorite bar.

hit 9 maple and get some good scotch in you.

the bars close at 4, so drink until you need a doughboy and stumble back to your room.

then get up and do it again.

mancanskyjack

cool for cats

The indians send signals
From the rocks above the pass
The cowboys take positions
In the bushes and the grass
The squaw is with the corporal
She is tied against the tree
She doesnt mind the language
Its the beating she dont need
She lets loose all the horses
When the corporal is asleep
And he wakes to find the fires dead
And arrows in his hats
And davy crockett rides around
And says its cool for cats

The sweeneys doing ninety
cos theyve got the word to go
They get a gang of villains
In a shed up at heathrow
Theyre counting out the fivers
When the handcuffs lock again
In and out of wandsworth
With the numbers on their names
Its funny how their missus
Always look the bleeding same
And meanwhile at the station
Theres a couple of likely lads
Who swear like hows your father
And theyre very cool for cats
Theyre cool for cats

To change the mood a little
Ive been posing down the pub
On seeing my reflection
Im looking slightly rough
I fancy this, I fancy that
I wanna be so flash
I give a little muscle
And I spend a little cash
But all I get is bitter and a nasty little rash
And by the time Im sober
Ive forgotten what Ive had
And evrybody tells me that its cool to be a cat
Cool for cats

Shake up at the disco
And I think Ive got a pull
I ask her lots of questions
And she hangs on to the wall
I kiss her for the first time
And then I take her home
Im invited in for coffee
And I give the dog a bone
She likes to go to discos
But shes never on her own
I said Ill see you later
And I give her some old chat
But its not like that on the tv
When its cool for cats
Its cool for cats

difford/tilbrook-squeeze

listen to it here

finally found this one nutshot

this was on fox?!?!?!?!

squirrel