As the title hinted, Diana Krall’s newest release is best experienced during Quiet Nights. From the opening “Where or When” to the bonus-closing “Every Time We Say Good Bye,” Krall delivered the entire bossa nova-flavored album in a relaxed, mellow tone. Together with her quartet and Claus Ogerman, master of Brazilian-tinged orchestration, Krall breathes calm and breezy air into the title tune, “So Nice” (love her tasty piano chops) and other standards.
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I just put together quickly a clean, extremely simple email template for colleagues to send out press releases.
Miles Davis ranked 24th on GQ‘s “The 50 Most Stylish Men“:
For decades, trumpet player Miles Davis was the living definition of cool… Davis’s music and sartorial choices were outward expressions of the inner man. He believed that the notes you don’t play are as important as the ones you do. It was an ethos that carried over to the clothes he wore… Davis best described his style in his autobiography, Miles, when he said, “I was clean as a motherfucker.”
Like its name, the Mediterranean and Continental Bistro has a strange aroma as soon as we walked into the door. At first I thought it was some kind of spices used in the food. After we made our orders (Lamb & Beef Shawerma for Dana and Kabset Lamb for myself), we realized that a few customers who sat at the smoking section were puffing from a bong and that is where the scent coming from. The smell was not strong like regular cigarette or weed, but light and exotic. The dishes were not outstanding, but they didn’t taste so bad either. Teenozytoon is definitely not a place for us non-smokers, but at least we gave it a try.
Jane Monheit’s latest release, The Lovers, The Dreamers and Me, is not an easy-listening one. It may take some patience and shots of espresso to get through the entire disc. Except for the light swing on “Get Out of Town,” the tempos are slow and sometimes dead slow. Her sweet, rounded voice combined with the doleful orchestration makes tunes like “Ballad of the Sad Young Men,” “Slow Like Honey” and “I Do It For Your Love” sound super sleepy. On “Lucky to Be Me,” her languorous phrasings drag the melody into an indolent afternoon. “Rainbow Connection” perfectly ends the album with a lullaby. As unexciting as it might be, the album does come to life in the stillness of the night when everything else is asleep.
The fun, attractive portfolio of Joe Lifrieri. I would love to use his “Overly Judgemental IE6 Splash Pages” for some internal folks at GWSB. Yes, please upgrade and kill IE6.
Boxes from Wal-Mart have been arriving on our doorsteps. I checked the baby registry the other day and we have quite a bit of gifts. I love Baby Trend’s jogger travel system. I can’t wait to jog with the boy around the block and on the beach this summer. Thanks to everyone who has purchased the gifts. We will find out who you are on April 4.
First, Thuy Nga rips off Apple’s web site. Now iPho also rips off Apple’s brand. Vietnamese sure loves Apple.
Wait a second, the restaurant might be owned by Chinese.
Happy Time, a little family-run Korean eatery spot located inside El Grande International Supermarket, has been our Friday’s supper before working on our house. Happy Time’s menu features about thirty items and we are in the process of trying every one of them. If the photo looked good, we ordered it. The dishes are consistence, but my two favorites are the codfish with hot and spicy soup and the seafood and vegetables with rice in a pot. The latter dish tastes similar to our Com Tay Cam (rice in clay pot) but with Korean spices.
What makes Happy Time a favorite spot of mine beside the great food and the great price is the mannerism. I made my orders through both a man who appears to be in his mid 40’s and a teenage girl at different times. When they take my money or give me back my change, they always bowed down a little and handed me the money with both hands. I was impressed with the way they have kept their traditions.