Jazz musicians, we can laugh at ourselves, can't we? Jazz musicians can be some of the most rude, bratty and belligerent people on the face of this earth and I know because I used to be one of them at times. Some Jazz musicians assign a "hipness quotient" to a gig, job or situation because of how it suits them. Here are some of the things I have actually heard musicians say or insinuate. 
    • The gig would certainly be hip if I could get paid!!!
    • The gig is hip because I can get drunk enough to forget about how rude and nasty I am
    • The gig is hip because it has all of my favorite drinks for free
    • The gig is hip because I can insult people and get away with it
    • The gig is hip because I only have to play one set
    • The gig is hip because all of the people believe like me
    • The gig is hip because all of the musicians are at my perceived competency level
    • The gig is hip because I get paid cash at before I finish the gig
    • The gig is hip because the leader calls all of the songs I want to play
    • The gig is hip because there is no singer
    • The gig is hip because the audience can read my mind
    • The gig is hip because the audience knows everything about jazz I want them to know
    • The gig is hip because the singer sings the way I want her to singer, and hears all of my altered evasive changes
    • The gig is hip because the leader allows me to take over the gig
    • The gig is hip because the audience isn't hip enough to know I'm practicing a my etudes studies for the whole gig in every solo.
    • The gig is hip because I can be as rude to the club owner and audience as I want
    • The gig is hip because all of he waitresses want me
    • The gig is hip because my band wants me because I'm so sexy
    • The gig is hip because I have enough time after the gig to go to my favorite after hours joint and spend all of the money I just made.
    • The gig is hip because the leader only calls tunes recorded on Blue Note
    • The gig is hip because I can play only my original tunes
    • The gig is hip because I don't need to speak to anyone
    • The gig is hip because we don't read any tunes
    • The gig is hip because we read all of the tunes
    • The gig is hip because we only play Blues in the keys of F, Bb, and C
    • The gig is hip because we play Blues in all keys
    • The gig is hip because the drummer sings and keeps good time
    • The gig is hip because the saxophonist does try to sing
    • The gig is hip because no one uses electronic instruments
    • The gig is hip because we can use electronic instruments
    • The gig is hip because we don't play commercial tunes
    • The gig is hip because we don't play show tunes
    • The gig is hip because we only play the “new music”
    • The gig is hip because everyone can play Trinkle, Trinkle, Trinkle faster than Coltrane.
    • The gig is hip because we only play Monk tunes
    • The gig is hip because we play the most obscure tunes
    • The gig is hip because the piano is tuned the way I like it tuned
    • The gig is hip because the club gives us a free room with unlimited room service
    • The gig is hip because we can be angry and not know why, and still get paid
    • The gig is hip because we can ruin the reputation of the guys who hired us and still demand payment
    • The gig is hip because we get our names announced on NPR
    • The gig is hip because we can cry revolution and not really have an alternative
    • This gig is hip because we can perform difficult depressing tunes and use them against each other as a litmus test for musicianship
    • The gig is hip because we perform esoterica
    • The gig is hip because the club hotel doesn’t require us to wear matching clothing like tuxedos
    • The gig is hip because the leader gives us his leaders fee instead of pocketing it.
    • The gig is hip because we can get drunk, stoned and belligerent without anyone caring
    • The gig is hip because the owner will risk his reputation and licencing just for us by staying open after hours
    • The gig is hip because I don’t have to wear high heels
    • The gig is hip because I don’t have to look feminine or shave my arm pits
    • The gig is hip because the people know we are musicians and sometimes come late
    • The gig is hip because the adults at our rare daytime school performance are hip enough to know that it’s ok for musicians to use fowl language in front of children.
    • The gig is hip because the club we pay in always cashes our checks from other gigs and allows us to be later very often
    • The gig is hip because our audiences know that Jazz is far superior in hipness to all other music ever created on earth
    • The gig is hip because we get to only play with black or non white musicians
    • The gig is hip because we get to play only with white or non black musicians
    • The gig is hip because we get to play only with Jewish or non black, non white, non Hispanic, or educated musicians
    • The gig is hip because we get to play only with Chinese musicians
    • The gig is hip because we get to play only with Japanese musicians
    • The gig is hip because we get to play only with Singaporean musicians, no Expats
    • The gig is hip because we only play with black men of a certain age
    • The gig is hip because we only play with white men of a certain age
    • The gig is hip because we're allowed to “wing it”
    • The gig is hip because we don't play any tunes to the glory of God or overtly Christian beliefs 
    • I last found "The Gig" to be hip because Jazz separates church and state, and everyone who is hip knows Jazz is a national heritage music, so no religious music should be allowed in Jazz on principle. That's why jazz gigs are hip! There's no religion in Jazz!
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I thought about making this statement all resume worthy, but my 50th birthday just flew by and I just don't feel like extolling my past accomplishments or dishing out the same old line of politically correct nonsense for the sake of making myself look larger than life. And no, I'm not turning into a grumpy old man or going through crisis, but rather a renaissance, or better yet a metamorphosis of thinking otherwise know as repentance. I'm going to be myself, because I like me alot, and know there are always great possibilities for me in Christ. In me Jesus likes to eat bread and sauce, dance, laugh, draw, play piano and swingin' hard bebop saxophone in church, change the chords to well known tunes, and continually present the Gospel to the broken hearted in ways they can harmonize with. In Jesus, I don't have to fit in, I am in, and welcomed with loving open arms. Jesus is much lighter and easier than many think. 

I'm just taking fresh action on the blessings provided and favor shown me by my loving heavenly Father. He gave me some seeds to plant in the kingdom of heaven, and now I understand the program placed before me. I hope you can relate, and if you can't, certainly your time will come. A time will come when you look over into the promised land, heart established in righteousness, the life (Spirit) and love of God in you flowing with vigorous tone, and say something like this, "so what if there are giants in the land, there are also big juicy juicy grapes my Father wants me to call my own.

I am a firm believer in Jesus Christ and feature Him in everything I do, because only based on that relationship will I prosper. I wish I could say I've been a picture perfect believer, musician, businessman, father, son, husband, brother or friend, because I certainly have not. All I really know is that Jesus Christ is always bringing me to a good place to share in His holiness in the kingdom of heaven, where thief does not break in, moth does not destroy, and all things are possible. I have come to accept His loving discipline, correction, and occasional restrictive freedom in order to share in His divine holiness. 

I've been shown everything through walking with Jesus.  From the day my heart sought Him for answers walking home from the basketball court in my neighborhood in Springfield, Va nearly 30 years ago,  he has been revealing Himself, granting me incredible love and favor beyond belief.  I can tell you about my experience, but only Jesus can confirm things in your heart. Ask Him whatever you want to know. He's marvelous! 

Ok, one of my great blessings over the years is having the pleasure of traveling and tasting great food from all over the world. I have enjoyed barbecue city hopping the USA in all 50 states, and savored no less than 25 different curries in Asia, and experienced the kick of hotsauce from a myriad of cultures all the while performing music. Sauce ElatiOn is the spearhead of a project I've envisioned for years that fuses Jesus, music, business, art, food and culture into one expression. We are not seeking to be culinary experts, but share food, friends, stories, anecdotes, culture and Jesus. There will be plenty of original and interesting material for everyone to enjoy at SauceElatiOn, so I hope you will come back often to see what I am up to, and give me swift kick in the rear end if it seems I am lagging in the effort department. If you've got anything constructive to say, or feel led to join my vision quest, by all means make contact earthing. 

"We have everything for life and godliness in Christ", and this is my axiom.  

Blessings and love in Christ,

Otrie
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Stink Bombs 08/25/2010
 
Stink Bombs

Walk in the Holy Spirit, and don’t let Satan, your flesh, or the world initiate a lingering "Stink Bomb" in your life. Oh yes, since we live on earth, there will be "Stink Bombs" large and small, but the Lord always delivers those who believe. There is a GREAT reason that the Lord says "11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes." SCHEMES, the Devil certainly has, and you need to be aware of what they are, but more you need to put on that armor. There is a line from Star Wars where the young Obi Wan Kenobi chastises his padawan learner Anakin for dropping his light saber, saying "hold on to this saber for it is your life". It’s understood from the dialogue that dropping his light saber or protection is something he often does. We often lose track of the armor that God has given us too, and it is clear from the scripture that God wants us to use every bit of it, the full armor of God to stand the schemes of the Devil. You must know God loves you dearly, and has given you everything to endure the attack of Satan and his schemes.


How many people know for sure that if an enemy does not have to go into battle with you directly, or has methods of defeating you without being present, they will certainly take full advantage. Nazi Germany conducted propaganda campaigns of misinformation to confuse soldiers. The Trojan horse, was a way to gain access inside a fortress wall. Booby traps and the like, were ways of wounding enemies so they would have to spend more time caring for wounded than fighting, thus taking twice the fighting force away from the mission. When I was in junior high school, "stink bombs" were made from the very popular and ever plentiful US Government pens. A stink bomb could be detonated, and no one would know the perpetrator or where it came from, but it’s affects lingered for a while. Students got the word around the school, "someone let off a stink bomb in Ms Coyne’s class...". A stink bomb has  a lingering affect. It smells and people talk about it for a while.


Today, I got hit by one of Satan’s STINK BOMBS on the bus home, the kind that was time released; the kind where the stinker got away. This stinker was a brother in Christ, but he seemed like a self exalting gong, or fresh from Satan’s temp service. Here’s a sample account of the loud stinking public delivery.


Stinker: "hey brother, I remember when I was a overweight as you, then I lost 40 kg"


Stinkee: "Yes, I remember you telling me this every time you see me brother...no need to tell a fat man he’s fat ok


"Stinker: I’m just telling you (LOUDLY IN FRONT OF ALL THE NON BELIEVERS ON A PUBLIC BUS) in agape love, because I love you brother (at the same time he pronounces death on me from all the symptoms he’s afraid of)


In my mind, I’m thinking, brother you don’t know me. You don’t know me well enough to attract attention to me on this bus. You just verbally assaulted me in public, letting all the Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhist come to the conclusion that Christians are a crazy lot, with no respect for each other. You could have said, hey brother, you want to get a coffee or something, I’d like to speak with you concerning your health. I thought that I might just bury this little irritation, but it just kept on getting more stinky.
 

The stinker really went into self exaltation mode, by mentioning how he fasted for eight months, and the end of the world was in two weeks, and that I should be able to see the Holy Spirit in his eyes, and blah blah blah. The only thing I could see in his eyes were cataracts. He was claiming prowess in praying for people to lose weight. I most certainly would thank the Lord for healing his cataracts too, but I got the feeling that he had no need of prayer, and that some how he had arrived in Christ, because every time I asked him a question he answered with another great thing to say about himself, and nothing really about Jesus or the Father. He may not even know that I’m already a Christian, because he never got around to hearing anything about me. Perhaps I missed the chapter and verse in the word of God where it’s said that being overweight is the greatest sign of the unholy. What exact weight do you have to be to accept the Lords love for you, and learn to love him back anyway?


Well, that stinker dropped his bomb and went on his way to Saturday evening church, and I went back home, but his stink was still on me. That dude was gone, and I was still having words with him, in my house all alone. What just happened to me, I wondered, then I realized Satan just used that guy to drop a STINK BOMB on me. Not only did that guys STINK BOMB smell, but it was making me stink to myself too. It smelled like condemnation! I got a hold of my heart, a hold of my armor, and a hold of the situation. I began to wonder why I was vulnerable, and then I realized that I should have called on the Holy Spirit for wisdom to speak to this brother right at that antagonizing moment, but my flesh was trying to handle it. The bus was crowded, I was carrying two guitars, a backpack, and my sons tennis shoes. My fare card didn’t work so I had to push back to the front of the bus to pay 90 cents, and then the very first thing the stink bomb guy has to say to me is, "why are you still fat?"  I was set up for the STINK BOMB. This may seem like oh but a very small issue concerning weight loss, but it’s an issue of the Spirit. We are to stand against Satan’s schemes, donning the articles of our armor, whether in an matter of a brother being a jerk, or issue of demons and principalities trying to rule a situation. Jesus in us through the Holy Spirit is the hero of every situation; the battle still belongs to the Lord.                       


 The stink bomb went on past it’s expected life span, but it could have been disarmed before it went off, by me being ready and clad in the armor of God. We should always think of ourselves as vessels for the living God who brings light and abundant life to everything. It’s simple, the more Word of God you put into your temple, the temple of the Holy Spirit, the Holy of Holies, The Lamp God lights, the more the thieves and robbers find no where they can hide in the shadows.  Jesus light illuminates and exposes them, and just like in heaven, "there was found no place for them", the rebellious spirits that followed Satan.  The Light shines in darkness but the darkness has not understood it. Hallelujah!!!
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A Little Boy Went To School...
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Otrie Barrett Jr

We Americans are so blessed to be able to complain about something wrong with every one of our candidates running for the office of President. With speculation, suspicions, new spins, deliberate slips of the pen escorted by quick sanitized apologies, and a true laughable favorite, "under condition of anonimity", who can run for office these days; certainly not the founding fathers of the nation. Some Christians have become the trifling equivalent of a character assassination Jihad when it comes to politics and religion.

It's true that America is a Muslim-shy nation for many reasons I will not cover here. There are as many types of Muslims nations as there are Christians nations, and as many types of Muslims as Christians. We live in a high security, fear driven world at war, where your every move is scrutinized, judged and categorized well.  By just carrying a cell phone, your movements and lifestyle can be tracked anywhere. So it stands to form and criteria that every presidential candidate would be investigated well for job worthiness, because the people need to be safe and secure.

However, the current state of the art media feeding frenzies have turned American freedom of the press into a joke, and do a disservice to the nation in the name of freedom. The knee jerk reactions to Barack Obama's Muslim connections are unfair and ignorant of the ways other people think. It's as if being a child was Barack Obama's big penalty. Are we really saying, you can be 1000 things in America, but if you are a small boy whose parents toted you around to Muslim countries, like the many children of embassy, military or government agency employees, you're in jeopardy if you want to run for public office? I really hope America the Beautiful is not saying, "It's ok to be a Christian convert as long as you were not associated with Muslims before your run for the presidency". Is that America?

If Barack Obama's proximity to Islam is in Indonesia as has been reported, then it needs to be known that Asians think differently from Americans when it comes to family identity. They don't have all the freedoms of identity that western nations have. If your father is Muslim, then that is your legal designation in most Asian countries. If I am a Christian father, then my whole family is Christian, whether they know Jesus or not. In Singapore, if my wife is a Tamil and English speaking Christian Indian, my son's mother tongue designation is Tamil. Some may assume he is of the Hindu faith because his mother tongue is Tamil, but they would be wrong.

Racial and religious assumptions are very strong in Asian cultures. For example, I was coming home from a gig late one night hungry and I thought I might stop for some Bah Ku Teh, an herbed garlic pork rib delight in a tasty peppery broth served with rice. I told my taxi driver to go Balestier Road, the best spot in Singapore for this dish. On our way, somehow a debate arose about why I couldn't have Bah Ku Teh. My Chinese taxi driver kept on insisting that, "Muslims cannot have pork!" And of course, stirred a bit by his audacity, I said, "why not, what happens if they do?" He kept saying, "It's the law", and I said, "well I'm having some tonight anyway, because I'm very hungry, and not a Muslim, but a Christian". My taxi driver made the assumption that so many people make with regard to race and religion. In Asia, race and religion could be broken down like this.


Dark man = Muslim or Hindu
White man = Christian or Jew
Oriental = Buddhist

In America, do we make the assumption that because Barack Obama was a child in the proximity of Islam at one time, he is a threat? As Christians, our political posture is to pray for our leaders and trust in God. I'm thanking God for protecting America, the country I love no matter who's in the White House. My faith is in God's ability, not a political agenda, or issue. I'm certainly not ignorant of the dangers in this world. Yes it's a dangerous world, and I'm glad I know Jesus because our world's problems cannot be solved in carnal ways alone. There are spiritual battles that need to be addressed by a nation who humbles itself and prays.

I cried when President Clinton had his indiscretion, and cried when President Bush didn't find the weapons of mass destruction. I was hurt by Christians brothers and sister as they cheered when Marion Barry was caught on film smoking crack cocaine, and became even more enraged as they embraced President Reagan, a bigot in my book. Every time I see footage of  911, I want to re-enlist in the Army and sign up for covert operations. Yes, I believe there are dark forces rising! I'm passionate, but I know where my help really comes from, the real Hero we should be appealing to, who is above blunders, mistakes, insensitivities, anger, and darkness, our Lord Jesus. He's always steady.

It may be that Barack Obama would be a fine president for reasons that only God knows. Try our best, but we can't get it right as a people through politics and manipulation, we need to trust and abide in the Lord. We can never elect the right person. The right person is the Hero at the right hand of God, the correct Hero to worship, the real king, Jesus. God's grace is the sole reason why America is still great, and enjoys unequaled freedom in this world. To ignore or forget that as a nation would mark the beginning of the decay of our society. Whoever makes it to the White House, please don't stop praying for our great nation.

Otrie Barrett Jr

Blessing Boy©2007
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We come to the Father...for Jesus is our secured relationship with him (John 6:44-46, John 14:5-7, John 17:1-3)...so we are always heard by our loving Father because we are in Christ, and Jesus is always heard. (John 11:41-43) We have an audience with not just God, but our loving Father, and the closest most intimate relationship possible, at his right side and in Christ...Oneness. (John 17, Colossians 3:1-3). We ask of him, because we have that relationship through the most excellent work of Jesus, the loving work we celebrate this weekend...Easter. (Matthew 20:18-20, John 3:15-17)

It is God who has said he will be our God (Ezekiel 37:26-28), and will heal us his people (Luke 13:31-33, Jeremiah 33:6), and if we ask anything in Jesus name he will do it for us (John 14:13-15). We won't ask anything too hard for him, because nothing is too hard for him, even the manner in which we pray or ask. His Holy Spirit perfects our prayers (Jude 1:19-21)

The Lord understands our hearts first, and has served us first. We seek the kingdom of heaven first to get our minds ready for current expectation, and his righteousness as permission to live abundantly in Jesus name as family. As family, we are secure in asking our Father to heal young Caleb, a four year old boy struggling for life (Matthew 8:7-9), because we know he has done it already in Christ (Isaiah 53:4-6, Jeremiah 17:13-15) and has granted us the authority even to call the dead back to life in Jesus name (John 14:11-13).

In Christ everything is perfect, holy, and we enjoy wholeness John 14:26-28.  And though we may not see it, we must proclaim the truth in Christ always. We are not trying to be holy...we are holy! (Hebrews 12:10) Yes, the world system, the one perishing before our eyes challenges us for sure, but Christ is everlasting and in us. Our wholeness or holiness is not dependent on our performance but our faith in Jesus.

In Christ our heart carries the authority and power of our family name. 'In Jesus name' is not merely a mantra we chant to manipulate or even encourage our loving Father to do for us, but the acknowledgment of the greatest family in heaven and earth, headed by Jesus, and crowned by our Father who is holy, whole, and living. (1 Peter 3:17-19) Our family lives, no matter what the world's system of thinking and believing says! The world says, you can't just march up to people and say 'live'...but that is exactly how the family Jesus rolls. (John 14:16-18) We are living souls, and spiritual beings with the power of the Holy Spirit, and the authority Jesus has secured for us. (1 Peter 2:4-6, Matthew 28:18) So in that authority, 'in Jesus name', as part of the family Jesus, I say live Caleb, and live abundantly to tell the story of Jesus who loves you dearly.

2 Peter 1:3 His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.

Otrie
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Jive ElatiOn (JivelatiOn) - the joy of Jive dancing, or the joy of the art of gibe or Jive talk.

Jazz ElatiOn (JazzelatiOn) - the joy of jazz music or the joy of being joyful, or the the joy of being jazzed up or dressed well

Rock ElatiOn (RockelatiOn) - the joy of listening to Rock music

Chic ElatiOn (ChicelatiOn) - the joy of the fashionable or stylish

Spice ElatiOn (SpicelatiOn) - the joy of spicy thing such as food or people. Or the joy of bringing the spice of life.

Rice ElatiOn (RicelatiOn) - the joy of various rices from around the world

Corn ElatiOn (CornelatiOn) - the joy of popcorn, corn dogs and corn other products, or the joy of that which is corny.

Prep ElatiOn (PrepelatiOn) - the joy of preparing anything

Relax ElatiOn (RelaxelatiOn) - the joy of relaxing

Bling ElatiOn (BlingelatiOn) - Joyful about shiny things especially diamonds and such

Plus ElatiOn (PluselatiOn) - Jouful about big women

Christ ElatiOn (ChristelatiOn) - Joyful about Jesus Christ

Munch ElatiOn (MunchelatiOn) - Joyful about food

Homme ElatiOn (HommelatiOn) - Joyful about the masculine

Love ElatiOn (LovelatiOn) - joy of making love or loving

Hope ElatiOn (HopelatiOn) - the joy of hope

Faith ElatiOn (FaithelatiOn) - the joy of knowing a measure of faith the size of a mustard seed moves mountains

Beach ElatiOn (BeachelatiOn) - the joy of beaches

Mount ElatiOn (MountelatiOn) - the joy of mountains or the art of OntopelatiOn

Caf ElatiOn (CafelatiOn) - the joy of caffeinated coffee collecting

Decaf ElatiOn (DecafelatiOn) - the joy of decaffeinated coffee collecting

Snooze ElatiOn (SnoozelatiOn) or Nap ElatiOn (NapelatiOn) - the joy of maintenance sleep

Crash ElatiOn (CrashelatiOn) - the joy of recovery sleep

New Trip ElatiOn (NewtripelatiOn) - the joy of traveling or going somewhere new

Brag ElatiOn (BragelatiOn) - the joy of telling good things about another person

Luna ElatiOn (LunelatiOn) - joyful about moon gazing

Remun ElatiOn (RemunelatiOn) , Cash ElatiOn (CashelatiOn) or - joyful about receiving money

Zapat  ElatiOn (ZapatelatiOn) -  the joy of shoe collecting in (Spainglish)

Tweak ElatiOn (TweakelatiOn) - the joy of small changes

Need ElatiOn (NeedelatiOn) - the need to be joyful

Be ElatiOn (BeelatiOn) - the joyful of being who you are

Stoke ElatiOn (StokelatiOn) - the joy of being joyful

RelatiOn ElatiOn (RelatiOnElatiOn) - the joy of good relationships

Sweet ElatiOn (SweetelatiOn) - the joy of sweet things

CAG ElatiOn (CagelatiOn) - joy over Commander of Air Group or more popular joy over the Cheap And Good

  • Cag.ElatiOn CagelatiOn - the joy of getting something CAG (Cheap and Good)
  • Cag.Relate Cagrelate - joyfully talking about what you got CAG (Cheap and Good)
  • Caggle - joyfully bargaining for what you want CAG (Cheap and Good)
  • CagelatiOus - adj. something that is so  CAG (Cheap and Good) that it causes an exuberant response. ex. They're selling professional saxophones at a cagelatiOus 50% off!
  • CagelatiOus MaxelatiOn - adj. something so CAG (Cheap and Good) that it may rarely ever happen again.



Bag ElatiOn (BagelatiOn) - the joy of collecting hand bags

Pack ElatiOn (PackelatiOn) - the joy of packing for trips

Luggage ElatiOn (LuggagelatiOn) - the joy of collecting luggage for trips

Kitchen ElatiOn (KitchenelatiOn) - the joy everything kitchen

Mer ElatiOn (MerelatiOn) - joy of eating seafood, or the joy of being on the water

Soak ElatiOn (SoakelatiOn) - the joy of taking a bath or being in water

La Mer Elation (LaMerelatiOn) - the joy of the moisturizing product line La Mer

Connect ElatiOn (ConnectelatiOn) - the joy of connecting on mobile devices

Cam Vid ElatiOn (CamvidelatiOn) - the joy of taking photos and videos

Pesto ElatiOn (PestoelatiOn) - the joy of eating or cooking pesto sauce or pasta

Italia ElatiOn (ItalelatiOn) - the joy of eating of cooking Italian food
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ApplesaucelatiOn 12/20/2009
 
Me and Lena May have dug up a new word we used some time ago, ApplesaucelatiOn, or ApplesaucelatiOus. You could use the words in a variety of ways, but Lena May used it this way to illustrate.  She's really a brilliant woman, just got her own language that goes like this. "That North Carolina barbecuedelator sure could cook proper, and with his home made applesauceelatiOn on the side I was  going into' porkapplelatiOus maxelatiOn, Hot toe midah node, maybe I shouda stuck with applesaucelatiOus maxelatiOn, that wuns good too aheyaH ha ha ha...

Well folks, that was Lena May Springbowser with her take on "porkapplelatiOus maxelatiOn"

I love Lena May :) she never fails to make me laugh.
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Peg Leg Porker 12/18/2009
 
I recently was tweeted by a very interesting guy name Carey Bringle who is the BBQ "Pit Master"  of the "Peg Leg Porker". He's from a strong heritage of BBQ DNA. Just coming to the Peg Leg Porker Home page, I swear I could smell the BBQ through my monitor. I've got a nice monitor, but it's not that advanced...yet ;) Anyone game for designing the surf n sniff computer monitor? My partner and owner of Cloud Sauce ElatiOn Ms Lena May Springbowser, just informed me that Carey must be a BarbecuedelatOr. Who can figure out what Lena May is talkin' bout half the time? She's makin' it up as she goes! She says, "BarbecuedelatiOn is the joy of eating or cooking BBQ, so a BarbecuedelatOr is one who flows with that idea or puts action to it all". Well, that sounds right to me Lena. Now she's callin' me "wannabe BarbecuedelatOr".  I must admit, she's right, and I've known for a long time that I love BBQ passionately. Now since I've come back to USA I must resume my great BBQ questealtiOn. I've already had BBQ in 50 states, and yes even in Hawaii and Alaska. Now, it's on to a more sophisticated look a BBQ, though truthfully, BBQ is just plain people food, the essence of American food fare. I love it!

Do check out Pit Master Carey Bringle and Peg Leg Porker, and please leave a comment if you've sampled his food or sauce. I haven't got there yet, but as Yosemite Sam often says, "Ima Comin" anywhere good BBQ is served!

 PEG LEG PORKER BLOG
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I wrote God Bless Angelina as a prayer meditation in response to what I saw God doing in Angelina Jolie. More often than not we have the opportunity to see God our loving Father busy at work in individuals like Angelina. As her growth gets played out not only on the Hollywood stage but the world stage for most everyone to see, pray for her, Brad and the family. God sees the most important part, her heart, and it is my belief she will continue to be lead into the kingdom of heaven, a place not far but near, not for later but for now, a place of safety, security and the awesome peace and love of Jesus. Those of you who feel lead to pray for people, you are right to bless and not curse. God Bless Angelina and God bless you too!

Otrie

God Bless Angelina is a raw track still with many possibilities in mind, so I will release other versions in the future. Enjoy and God Bless You! Click to download God Bless Angelina
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Tonight I made chili for my sister Vikki and her family from an old recipe developed by a famous chef who goes by the name of Momeat Indapot. Momeat agreed to share his recipe with my family providing I actually put "mo meat in da pot". Ok, that was a bit much, huh. Today's chili features ground turkey, lean ground beef and sage sausage, which gives you mo meat in da pot.

I started with good ole canned stuff from Aldi, a great choice for food staples. With olive oil a large pot on medium heat, I added a big diced onion, began browning the meat, then added garlic, all the spices, and after the meat had nearly browned, everything else. As the pot began to bubble, I covered the it turning the heat down to a low simmer. 40 minutes later everything was ready, but the people weren't ready, so I took the chili off the fire and let it the seasoning fuse for an hour.

You need to taste as you go, because chili powder makes or breaks the chili in my opinion, to much it's bitter, to little and it like pasta sauce. I love to add a bit more chili powder and cumin if the tomatoes make the chili taste too tart after simmering.

Before i began the chili, I washed and wrapped my potatoes in aluminum foil, then popped them in the oven for one hour at 425 degrees Fahrenheit. They came out perfect! I like food with choices and chili is certainly one meal in a pot that offers great variety. We had an assortment of toppings, sour cream, sharp cheddar, pepper cheese, dill, herbs and the so on. I like cilantro in my chili, but didn't have any tonight. I would have enjoyed some jalapenos, but only now at 3 am I'm seeing them in the refrigerator. Oh well, there's lunch tomorrow!

Ingredients

2 cans pinto beans

2 cans diced tomatoes

1 can 32oz of garlic n herb tomato sauce

I Lb ground turkey

1 Lb lean ground beef

Sage pork sausage (it's the difference maker, and how much you use is up to you)

1 bulb garlic minced

3 Tbsp Chili powder

1 packet taco seasoning ( I used this because we didn't have any cumin, and taco seasoning is mostly cumin :)

1 Large onion

Assortment of Shredded Cheeses

Sour cream for those from Cincinnati

Chives

Scallions

Jalapenos or other peppers

Serve this chili over a large oven baked Idaho potato and it dinner. Now, I didn't put much sting on this chili because children were involved. Had that not been the case, I would have got some nice habaneros or a chili padi from Asia and put a little ting-a-ling on the tongue.

My dad is Texas chili purist who doesn't do beans in his chili, and his chili is smokin', but I like a variety of chili from mild turkey with garbanzo beans, to "hold my seat at the table, I be right back in a minute chili" if you catch my drift. Heat on food is a real personal thing, but I go for heat as long as it does not compromise the flavor.  With that in mind, may I suggest Tapatio Hot Sauce, the great equalizer.  I love this sauce because it is hot, yet very flavorful. I eat it on anything from collard greens to sandwiches. Go check it out at Picante ElatiOn - PicantelatiOn
Well, the chili was enough for 6 people because we have plenty left over for tomorrow, though the family was still saying, "let me get just a bit more of that Momeat Indapot Chili".
This poor baby boy thought he was the man, but he found out the Hanbanero was a wannabe man killer.  I kept telling him, please don't put your hands in your mouth and touch your face. Now he knows for sure, instead of habanero, he should just ha ban nice day, an stay far far away from habanero on any day:)
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