Band practice, spaghetti, and tomato intoxication

It’s hard starting up as a small band. Recently our practices have been going late into the night. I’m getting better on guitar, Will is doing fine on the drums (and singing), and our search for a bass player continues. Last night after about 2 hours (from 10 to midnight) my eyes hurt from reading the music. My ears hurt from listening to Drewbertt attempting to sing.

Under my beanie my head itched. I’m not sure if that was Danny’s super stiff styling glue which I used to do my hair, or the fact that I washed my hair in their bathroom with hand soap before going to Buca di Beppo. It really looked like gel. Anyways, we are getting better. I need to work on my stage presence. I don’t move the guitar nearly enough and I don’t move my body much either. The road to stardom is long, but it will pay off in the end, and when you see us there on stage pouring our hearts into our music and cannot help but tear up due to the emotion of our performance you will know that it was worth it.


Buca was freaking great! Our menu spread was not anything like unto the gluttonfests of old, but the table was decently covered with lovely tasty Italian goodness. My favorite of the night was the Penne Arrabbiata. Penne in spicy tomato sauce with Italian sausage. Freaking amazing. The Fettuccine Supremo was good, but I am not a big fan of the Alfredo sauce over at Buca di Beppo, it doesn’t have enough Parmesan cheese for me. The Chicken Parmigiana was awesome as well. I was a little saddened that we did not get any appetizers, but like I say it was not at all like the trips to Buca of old. The Chocolate Cannoli once again proved to be my favorite dessert. I ended up on a pasta high that lasted about an hour afterwards and brought the night home (until 10 that is) with a little Godfather. Nothing makes you feel the holiday spirit more than watching Michael Corleone dispose of his enemies.

And THAT, ladies and gentlemen, was my Wednesday night.

Until next time, check out this website and peruse. Buca di Beppo Menu


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A desire to tip fast food employees

I normally don't tip fast food employees. Who does? I figure their substandard hourly wage is pretty much what they are to receive for rendered services. I am currently re contemplating that commonly held notion that there should not be any tipping. Don't get me wrong, I respect fast food employees, but generally find that there is no reason to reward them for performance as they usually don't "leave a good taste in my mouth" about the experience.

Last night I pulled through the Taco Bell in Ogden, Utah and ordered 2 items. The first was a spicy chicken burrito and the second, a chipotle grilled stuffed chicken burrito. Undisputedly there are many better choices to accompany the grilled stuffed burrito, but that is not the issue here. I was asked if I would like sauce. I said mild. I will write about mild sauce later to avoid being distracted and babbling, which I am already doing anyways. Back to the story. I pulled through the drive thru as normal, and later checked the bag. Now I know you are expecting to hear the normal there was no sauce story or that the order was wrong, but it wasn't. The accuracy of the order, however, was not what made me want to give this employee a small gratuity; but rather the fact that there were 10, YES 10, packets of mild sauce. Finally, a taco bell employee who understands what it is all about.

At the time I was on break at work and had to be back soon, so I could not spare the time to go back to show my appreciation. I will always, however, remember that face and the inexplicable joy that he brought to my life by sliding in the appropriate amount of spicy sauce.

Mild vs hot vs fire
All sauces are respectable, and dare I say, tasty. There is no doubt that they are all to be respected. Unfortunately, I find that as the spice increases, the flavor decreases. The mild sauce is so flavorful that you can mix it with Mayo (sounds totally gross) to make the sauce they put on their quesadillas and grilled stuffed burritos. It is the sauce for the Taco Bell experience. Hot and fire sauces are great for being spicy, but do not add much flavor to any menu item. With the exception of the double decker, the mild sauce is a better combination all around.

So, thank you for listening to my babblings. Please comment about the experience or the sauce debate.

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