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Piggyback or: Kelly Bone

20 Tuesday Jun 2017

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The “Gang” at Willows (picture ©Travis Myers)

 

On The Man Who Ate the Town today, I had a wonderful special guest in the studio to talk about food, drink and life. Only part of that made the podcast but Kelly Bone, of Willows Bistro, is a fantastic guest and she’s a sharp one, too. She is quite knowledgeable about her craft, even though she’s not been doing it too awfully long. She did, however, jump feet first into the fray of craft cocktails, wine selections and beer selections and is the main-most-lady in that regards at Willows. They have a brand new drink list that is rolling out right now. Listen to her interview as it’s really great.

Also, I talk about other restaurants and even a grocery store. Hear all of that on the podcast by listening HERE. Thanks for reading and thanks for listening!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“It’s like a fine dance that you do. We all love/hate each other, but the end of the day we all love each other.” – Kelly Bone

Dot Dot Dot or: Alexa, Good Morning

09 Friday Jun 2017

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I got one of the new Amazon Echo Dot things this week and I think The BCPF is worried about me. I think they made a movie about this kind of thing (Her (2013))? Anyway, from Alexa I get my “good morning” briefing, listen to whatever albums or songs that I want, I can play games, ask questions, access Wikipedia and have Alexa pull up podcasts.

That’s what I’m going to talk about right now, I suppose. Being as that’s what I do for a living, I check to see if my podcasts are available to people on any platform I can find. Alexa has internal apps that are called “skills” that dictate what she knows, how she interacts and so on. So, there’s a skill she has called AnyPod (there’s also TryPod and PodBuddy) that I emailed the developer to check the shows from The Less Desirables Network‘s availability. The Beer Dads and Sipping NC: The Art of Drinking both showed up but she was having trouble with The Less Desirables, The Man Who Ate the Town and Fan Interference podcasts.

Apparently, Alexa (and her “skills”) wanted to look for Les Diserables (as in Les Miserables) and Fan Interference went to a dozen other places when I asked for it. After getting AnyPod to check into it for me, the skill then picked up the right podcasts. Now, I have to play with it a bit and just say “less desirables” and “ate the town” to get it to work right, but they’re at least recognized.

So, if you have an Amazon Echo or Echo Dot, you can now find all your favorite The Less Desirables Network podcasts to listen there. So, if you enable the AnyPod skill, use some of the following phrases: “Alexa, ask AnyPod to play The Less Desirables,” “Alexa, ask AnyPod to play Fan Interference,” “Alexa, ask AnyPod to play The Beer Dads,” “Alexa, ask AnyPod to play The Man Who Ate the Town,” “Alexa, ask AnyPod to play Sipping NC: The Art of  Drinking.”

You may have to modify some of those phrases. Instead, ask “Alexa, ask AnyPod to play Less Desirables,” “Alexa, ask AnyPod to play Ate the Town,” and so on. You can play around with different ways to ask for it. Also, the AnyPod skill is great for playing other podcasts, as well. If you don’t have an Echo or Echo Dot, well, you need to have one. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“The device is capable of voice interaction, music playback, making to-do lists, setting alarms, streaming podcasts, playing audiobooks, and providing weather, traffic [sic] and other real time [sic] information. It can also control several smart devices using itself as a home automation hub.” – Wikipedia page Amazon Echo Dot

Piggybackin’ or: Dogwood You?

06 Tuesday Jun 2017

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The Man Who Ate the Town Podcast is up for this week. There’s a cool new bottle shop/whiskey bar that’s opening up downtown and I have the manager and two bartenders in the studio to talk about it. You’ll have to listen to learn more. Listen to that episode HERE.

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©Dogwood Hops & Crops

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Your downtown craft beer & wine bottle shop. Opening Soon!!! CHEERS!”  – Dogwood Hops and Crops

Picklebacking or: Losing a Fave

30 Tuesday May 2017

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I’m piggybacking, or pickle-backing, on The Man Who Ate the Town food blog today. Miss Jenny’s Pickles is closing as of tomorrow, May 31, 2017. We had Miss Jenny on The Less Desirables a year or two back and we actually got Eugene to eat a pickle (several actually). I really don’t know why she closed but I think it was just hard to compete with the big name pickle brands. Whatever it is she is doing or wherever she’s heading, she’ll “pickle up!”

To read the article, go HERE. There will be a mention on TMWATT podcast later today.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“I don’t do regrets and YOU shouldn’t either.” – Jenny Fulton (Miss Jenny)

Piggybackin’ or: TMWATT Podcast

09 Tuesday May 2017

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In the latest podcast from The Man Who Ate the Town, I talk about the Fresh Starts and Full Plates gala from Providence Restaurant. I’d appreciate a listen, which you can read and hear HERE.

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Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Serving Something Beautiful” – Providence Restaurant

 

Piggybackin’ or: TMWATT

02 Tuesday May 2017

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It was podcast day for The Man Who Ate the Town. It was Hope du Jour today and I had to announce another sad passing. Listen to the episode HERE.

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Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“It is an opportunity to bring attention to the problem of hunger in our community.” – Hope du Jour

The Long Weekend or: Things I Wouldn’t Trade

01 Monday May 2017

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This weekend, from Friday until yesterday was filled with good stuff and I wouldn’t ochange a single thing about it. It was fun, informative, entertaining and just plain great.

It started on Friday. I picked up 3B from school and we came home to watch the latest in our run of 13 Reasons Why on Netflix. Then, the BCPF came home early and we went to have some artsy-styled beer at the Sawtooth School‘s Arts & Craft Beer where we met up with Beer Dad Paul, his Pilot, Susan, our friends Jim, Jordan and Michael & Karen. After we had about 12 different brews, we headed to one of our favorite restaurant, Willows Bistro, where we all broke bread together as well as more imbibing. We really enjoyed our evening.

Saturday, The BCPF and I were up and to Mary’s Gourmet Diner and then to Underdog Records (of course). We nabbed a great haul (see yesterday’s post) and had some great coffee at Twin City Hive. We came home and listened for a few hours and went to our standing bar rezzie at Willows (yes, two days in a row). As we were going to Willows, we got a text from our pals Stacy and Paden, inviting us to come over and hang out on the deck and do a little more imbibing. So, we had a great meal at Willows then went and hung with S&V and Beer Dad Paul. We talked life, podcasting, rekkeds and just had a wonderful time.

Sunday came and we kind of lazed around before going to eat at Crafted: The Art of the Taco and picked up 3B. We went grocery shopping (I really enjoy grocery shopping) and came home to watch History of the World, Part I in the latest “movies that we (The BCPF & I) grew up on.” Then we started dinner, which was probably one of my favorite things we’ve ever made here, “In the Home Kitchen.” It was a peanut curry chicken. Delicious. I’ll post about that on the food blog. Then it was a WWE PPV and we had fun watching that.

So many great times with my best girl. Many great times with my boy. Many great times with our friends. So much that I wouldn’t trade for anything. We are so lucky to have what and who we have in our lives.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Stand-up philosopher. I coalesce the vapors of human experience into a viable and meaningful comprehension.” – Comicus (Mel Brooks)

It’s Always Sonny in WSNC or: Rain Rain Go Away

24 Monday Apr 2017

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It has been a dreary, rainy, cold and crappy day all day long here in good ol’ WSNC. It’s

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Sonny Davis (r) and son, Spencer

almost May, which should mean much warmer temperatures, at least we would think so. I went to work in shorts and a t-shirt today. I figured, well, okay, it will get warmer as the day goes on. That is not and was not the case. It stayed wet and cold all day. I recorded Fan Interference with TC at home, via Skype, and just watched the rain pour onto the street.

I saw someone laying on the ground first thing this morning, with a broken leg, waiting for ambulances, firetrucks and paramedics all rushing to help them. Luckily, the rain hadn’t come back just yet. The patient lay on the ground after a huge box of something had fallen off the truck of the delivery company he worked for and snapped his leg. I didn’t see it happen just the “waiting.” That added to my dreary day.

Then, I found out that Sonny Davis, who along with his son, Spencer, own City Beverage, passed away on Friday. He was 81. He had worked on Thursday and died at his home. As I said on The Man Who Ate the Town Podcast recording earlier today, if you didn’t know Sonny, you’d think that he was just grumpy or rude. After you’d had a chance to talk with him, and he got to laugh a little or smile, then you realized he wasn’t that way, he was just quiet and he was just, well, Sonny. I feel bad for Spencer and his family. I’m sending out good thoughts and positive vibes to them all. I’m sure they could use them.

I hope you all stay dry, warm and cozy in this “spring” weather.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“The shortest period of time lies between the minute you put some money away for a rainy day and the unexpected arrival of rain.” – Jane Bryant Quinn

Dang It! or: Piggy Again

21 Tuesday Mar 2017

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You know how I said I don’t like piggybacking on Mondays? I certainly don’t like
piggybacking two days in a row. I don’t think I even did that back in February when I was working on the “big job.” Anywhat! I’m doing it here. The day got away from me but I was busy 13095840_10154193544504743_7386309517562254345_ndoing other work and I did basically write two blog posts today. So, what I’m gonna do is piggy both of them. Both, of course, are from The Man Who Ate the Town.

First, the latest podcast came out today. So, to hear what was said on that, I would appreciate a listen, go HERE.

Also, I not only did the podcast on, but the blog on Skippy’s Hot Dogs re-opening today. To read that post, go HERE.

I really, really, really can’t thank you enough for supporting that endeavor. For reading and listening. I am humbled by it, truly.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.” – William Shakespeare