Ann Arbor Saturday...........

Hi Everybody....I hope you all had a great week-end, I sure did!!

Saturday we all went to Ann Arbor to visit Mandy and to see the annual art fair.

Mandy has indeed graduated from U of M, but she staying in her Apartment till Sept, because she is working about 6 miles away in Ypsilanti for the Summer.

It was a Hot, Humid, and very overcast day, but the art was fabulous (as were the prices), and the food was great. You see Reese eating his "Chicken on a stick"? That with some noodles and cabbage was 9.00. The basket is holding what was left of a huge heaping pile of deep-fried Idaho and sweet potatos. Six Bucks...!! Those were awesome, so I didn't mind paying.

See the 4th pic down...? I call that one, Lime-Heaven!!!

That blurry pic beneath that one was a Celtic Ensemble that was very very good.

I have to work till 8:00 tonight and Tuesday, so my commenting will be sporadic at best.

Sorry...

Gave a Great Week...Peace!!!!

Hog Heaven 55......

Wind in your hair.

Warm Summer air.

The Screaming Eagles roar, makes the spirits soar.

Highways, back roads, Bars where friends meet.

V-Twin thunder, tearing up the streets.

Your leather, your attitude, brings a grin you can't resist.

From 60 to 90, with a flick of the wrist!!!

God....I love Summer in Michigan.

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Hi everyone...If you or anybody you know has written a Friday Flash 55, please come tell the G-Man. I will visit, read, enjoy, comment then...Book!!!

Have a marvelous week-end...Peace!!!

Thursday Portrait.....

I was sitting at my favorite watering hole on the 4th of July waiting to meet some friends.

In walks a strange little guy that I had never seen in there before. Upon entering the pub he see's me and yells out.."Happy 4th of July brother, I know you was in Nam!"

I chuckled to myself and said, "Nope, I WAS drafted, but Uncle Sam didn't want me". He smiled and started doodling on a piece of paper with a #2 pencil....

About 15 minutes later he strolls up to me and asked my name. He then writes it all down and presents this "Masterpiece" to me...."This is how I make my living brother, anything will help".

I gave him a Two-Dollar bill, bought him a shot of Jack Daniels, and he then handed me this drawing. I thanked him and sat down at the bar, as the barmaid Stacy brought me another MGD, she glanced at the sketch and said.."Why did that guy draw you a picture of Michael Moore"?

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I hope you all are thinking about your Friday Flash 55...I Am!!

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Peace...!!!

Retro Wednesday.......

Michigan Stadium...aka. "The Big House", was formally dedicated at it's present location in 1927. I have been going to football games there since college days. I have had season tickets since 1976. Several times over the past 80 years there have been renovations and expansions made on this grand structure, and during one of those renovations, they took the original bleachers out and replaced them. But being that Michigan has one of the leading business schools in the nation, they marketed some sentimental stuff for me and my fellow "pack-rats" to own and possess forever. So here is an original seat from that first year of existence, with a laser sketch of what the stadium looks like now, and a brass plaque stating it's authenticity.

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"Hail to the Victor's"

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Peace....!!!!

TMI Tuesday......

The feast day of St. Lawrence is coming up on August 10th. He was roasted alive on a spit, but faced death heroically telling his torturer's..."Turn me over, I'm cooked on that side."

St Lawrence is the patron saint of those who grill!!!

Here are a couple more little known saints that may pique your interest...

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St. Denis is the patron saint of syphilis and Paris (coincidence? I think not). And he should NEVER be confused with St. Fiacre, the patron saint of non-specific venereal diseases. He combined this with looking after gardeners AND hemorrhoid sufferers!

One day after an altercation with a non-believer in Brittany, St. Fiacre sat down heavily on a rock and miraculously left an impression of his buttocks on it. Christian acne and hemmorrhoid sufferer's later claimed that they could get relief by sitting on this impression.

Thousands flock to this shrine today, near the village of Clearasil...

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St Agatha is the patron saint of Malta, bell ringers, fire, earthquakes, sterility, and diseases of the breast. In the 3rd century, she defended her virginity against a high-ranking Roman and was sent to prison, where her breasts were cut off; They were restored by devine intervention!

(Much like Pam Anderson's) She was later sent to work in a brothel, (where her virginity somehow remained intact). She was then burned at the stake, where she failed to ignite!!! Finally she was beheaded. Sicillians honor her every year by carrying an image of her breasts through the streets. ( St Agatha, NOT Pam Anderson)

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And you know what? I just had breakfast so I'm saving the story of St. Catherine of Sienna for another time..

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Peace...!!!

Hi Everybody...I hope you had a GREAT week-end, I sure did!!!!

I had a hankerin for some Beef Brisket today, so I bought a small 4 pounder at $5.99 a pound... You are looking at a 24 Dollar piece of meat!!!!

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Pic 1...My Father's Day present put to good use.

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Pic 2...I borrowed my Brother-in-Law's Weber.

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Pic 3..I Wrapped my Brisket in foil and cooked it indirectly and covered!

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Pic 4...I borrowed the beautiful and talented Lime's recipe' for German Potato Salad..Yes I made a roux, but I did add a orange bell pepper instead of celery..:P

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Pic 5...Ahhh, the finished product. After slow cooking this for 12 hours, it melted in your mouth!

The beautiful and witty Serena Joy suggested I serve it with Horseradish....VOILA!!!!!!

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Thanks for visiting everybody...Have a Great Week!!!

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Peace..!!!

Friday 55.......

John Wayne's character in the movie..."The Searchers", was a defiant, macho-loner!

An Anti-Hero typical of the mid-50's.

Whenever someone said something he disagreed with, he'd sneer...

"That'll be the day"!

The phrase caught on among teen-agers. And especially for two young aspiring musicians from Lubbock Texas..Jerry Allen, and Buddy Holly!!

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I loved The Duke...If you or anyone you know participated in this weeks Friday Flash 55, please come tell the G-Man. I will visit, read, enjoy, comment, then BOOK!!!

Please have a GLORIOUS week-end.

Peace..!!