“The guitar player from New York named Ray Pasnen pushed the structural integrity of JederdmannS to its limit.”
Thank you to Bjoern from Jedermanns for the captures of the newspaper in Neustadt from Musik Nacht. That’s me in the middle of the big photo. And a little story for those who read German. :-)
story source: neuepresse.de
A little New Year’s Eve Tale!
Sarah and I met up with friends from Bermuda, Joe and Marie Bento in Amsterdam on New Year’s Eve and had a blast. Joe is, amongst other things, a great singer and guitarist and I am sometimes able to persuade him to play a set at my gigs! :)
We met at Oriental City at 11:30 am and had a great Chinese meal and then went to Susie’s Saloon in the Red Light District for a few drinks and spent some time in the back room. Woo hoo!
Then we went to the Doubletree Hilton by Centraal Station and watched the sunset from the SkyLounge. Here are a couple pics from the patio at sunset. What a nice place it is. Excellent drinks and food in a contemporary atmosphere. We even had the Amsterdam version of the Dark and Stormy called, Stark and Dormy! It was an interesting twist on an old favorite. We also had some potato balls, cheese spring rolls and crispy chicken bites. It was all delicious!
Then we went to hear a live, classic rock band named, Southern Comfort at The Waterhole in Leidseplein til we kissed at midnight (Sarah and I, not Joe. ) and said Happy New Year. Thankfully, our hotel is very close to the last stop so we walked home when the band stopped at about 12:20.
I just stumbled across this video from my buddy, Evan, on youtube today. It was shot at The Swizzle Inn in tribute to James “Turtle” Smith, a good friend of ours who had recently passed away far too young. It is particularly hard to watch today as not only does it bring back the memories of James but, now, the memories of Neil. Neil is playing the sax at the beginning and the harmonica at the end of the song. He was taken, quite unexpectedly, last year. Here’s to James and Neil. Always remembered!
If you are like me, you have seen hundreds of advertisements pontificating the health benefits of juicing. Juicing is simply the act of extracting juice from fresh fruits and vegetables. I bought a juicer a couple of years ago and I juice up 3 or 4 times a week. It is nice throwing half a cucumber, 4 apples, 4 carrots, a good chunk of kale, a few broccoli florets, some celery, spinach and grapes into the machine and getting a small pitcher of great tasting, lick-smacking juice.
Supposedly, this was giving us all the benefits of these fruits and veggies and more because our bodies could more easily extract the vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients (plant chemicals) from of the juice than the solid food. Ok. I can buy that. But the whole time I was thinking, “Hmmm.. does all the fiber leave with the “solids”. I was hoping for over a year that, somehow, some of the fiber stuck around in the juice.
Then, :( I read this from the Mayo Clinic:
Juicing: What are the health benefits?
Answers from Jennifer K. Nelson, R.D., L.D.
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Juicing probably is not any healthier than eating whole fruits and vegetables. Juicing extracts the juice from fresh fruits or vegetables. The resulting liquid contains most of the vitamins, minerals and plant chemicals (phytonutrients) found in the whole fruit. However, whole fruits and vegetables also have healthy fiber, which is lost during most juicing.
Some juicing proponents say that juicing is better for you than is eating whole fruits and vegetables because your body can absorb the nutrients better and it gives your digestive system a rest from working on fiber. They say that juicing can reduce your risk of cancer, boost your immune system, help you remove toxins from your body, aid digestion and help you lose weight.
However, there’s no sound scientific evidence that extracted juices are healthier than the juice you get by eating the fruit or vegetable itself.
On the other hand, if you don’t enjoy eating fresh fruits and vegetables, juicing may be a fun way to add them to your diet or to try fruits and vegetables you normally wouldn’t eat. You can find many juicing recipes online or mix up your own combinations of fruits and vegetables to suit your taste.
If you do try juicing, make only as much juice as you can drink at one time because fresh squeezed juice can quickly develop harmful bacteria. And when juicing, try to keep some of the pulp. Not only does it have healthy fiber, but it can help fill you up.
If you buy commercially produced fresh juice from a juicing stand or store, select a pasteurized product. Also keep in mind that juices may contain more sugar than you realize, and if you aren’t careful, these extra calories can lead to weight gain.
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Jennifer K. Nelson, R.D., L.D.
found at: Mayo Clinic – link
So, now I know. I still juice but I take a high quality fiber supplement when I do. I mean, seriously. I would never, at least in one sitting, eat half a cucumber, 4 apples, 4 carrots, a good chunk of kale, a few broccoli florets, some celery, spinach and grapes. But I would drink a glass of it! And getting it into the body is the main focus here!
Ray Pasnen im Weserschiffchen sings “Drift Away”
Wesserschiffchen is a restaurant near Minden, Germany where I played a year or so ago. My friend, Herr Lueck video taped the performance and I did not realize it until today. Dankeschoen, Wilfried Lück!
LINCOLN, Maine — Maine needs more legal marijuana growers, Paul McCarrier says, and that’s why his organization will offer the Lincoln Lakes region’s 200 recently laid-off millworkers a chance to learn the job for free.
Medical Marijuana Caregivers of Maine estimates that despite the state having about 1,300 licensed growers, the addition of post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of maladies doctors treat with marijuana greatly increases an already pronounced need for growers, said McCarrier, the organization’s legislative liaison. [more from the Bangor Daily News]
