Sunday, April 24, 2005
Yesterday was my late Dad's birthday. He would have been 69. In this photo, however, he's about 5... A poor kid from Dorchester, the Bronx of Boston.April Shower Change Of Pace
Breaking routine is a lovely thing. April showers and sleepy-headedness didn't deter me from a few adventures yesterday, including a lovely lunch in, and walk through, Park Slope, with my friends Bart and Ashley, who live there. Bart made a sumptuous, melt-in-your-mouth pork tenderloin and topped that with a decadent fresh-from-the-oven chocolate souffle served with warm raspberry sauce. Much later, braving sheets of rain, I took in the melodic and talented Scotsmen pictured below, the Trash Can Sinatras, at the Mercury Lounge on E Houston St for an 11pm show.The Trash Can Sinatras, pictured in front of guitarist John Douglas' Edinborough flat.
It was Emerson, a Brazilian friend of Thomas, who invited me to the show, with his NYC pal Howard in tow. And where better to grab a pre-concert bite, on E Houston, than Katz Deli, the century-old NY purveyor of pastrami sandwhiches and knishes where Meg Ryan had her unforgettable orgasmic moment in "When Harry Met Sally" back in 1989....
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