When the aliens take over and humanity is virtually wiped out and it is left to me to rebuild society, I am taking credit for these bands' catalogs in conversations with the younger generations.
Alternative prompt: When I build a time machine and travel to the mid-20th century, I am introducing these catalogs just before the songs are written and claiming credit.
(Example songs are linked.)
7.13.2013
Getting to Know You
What is your favorite breakfast meat?
I have to say that bacon is probably the tastiest, so it's my choice (good Jew that I am) if I'm cooking at home, but I typically find it unsatisfying at restaurants because the quantity is often underwhelming. Sausage strikes me as a better value.
I do love lox on a bagel, too, but I more often eat that as an entire meal, for lunch, say, rather than as part of breakfast. And I don't think I could ever get behind eating a steak so early. Other options, like bone-in ham and chorizo, can be tasty but don't qualify as favorites.
If you could eat only one animal's meat for the rest of your life, which would you choose?
I have to divide this answer into two parts that depend on the answer to a fundamental question: do fish fall into one category, or should they be divided by species? (The same goes for shellfish.)
Assuming fish are all lumped together, I'd probably make them my pick on the basis of the variety: not only are there a number of flavors to choose from (swordfish, anchovies and everything in between), there are several preparations as well – fry the fish, grill it, poach it, braise it, use it to make stock for a soup, eat it raw, or do any number of other things. (Shellfish would probably be in second or third on my list, with the same logic.) That may seem unfair to some, but I'd also argue it's not fair to restrict the choice to, say, salmon; whereas there are several cuts to animals like cows and pigs, with different tastes and textures, fish can mostly only be eaten filleted or whole.
If you don't buy that argument, I'll probably go with pork. A good beef steak is better than most pork products, and it'd be hard to give up hamburgers. I wouldn't turn down the occasional tartare or carpaccio, either, and I love roast beef and corned beef. But pork is so much more versatile. Chops. Ribs. Pulled pork. Sausages of all different kinds. Ham. Bacon. Tenderloin. And we're still just getting started. You can start getting creative, too, what with head cheese and trotters and whatever else.
Chicken is similarly versatile but not nearly as interesting. Turkey is among the best you can have for one meal, but over a lifetime? It seems too limited. The same goes for things like lamb and duck.
I have to say that bacon is probably the tastiest, so it's my choice (good Jew that I am) if I'm cooking at home, but I typically find it unsatisfying at restaurants because the quantity is often underwhelming. Sausage strikes me as a better value.
I do love lox on a bagel, too, but I more often eat that as an entire meal, for lunch, say, rather than as part of breakfast. And I don't think I could ever get behind eating a steak so early. Other options, like bone-in ham and chorizo, can be tasty but don't qualify as favorites.
If you could eat only one animal's meat for the rest of your life, which would you choose?
I have to divide this answer into two parts that depend on the answer to a fundamental question: do fish fall into one category, or should they be divided by species? (The same goes for shellfish.)
Assuming fish are all lumped together, I'd probably make them my pick on the basis of the variety: not only are there a number of flavors to choose from (swordfish, anchovies and everything in between), there are several preparations as well – fry the fish, grill it, poach it, braise it, use it to make stock for a soup, eat it raw, or do any number of other things. (Shellfish would probably be in second or third on my list, with the same logic.) That may seem unfair to some, but I'd also argue it's not fair to restrict the choice to, say, salmon; whereas there are several cuts to animals like cows and pigs, with different tastes and textures, fish can mostly only be eaten filleted or whole.
If you don't buy that argument, I'll probably go with pork. A good beef steak is better than most pork products, and it'd be hard to give up hamburgers. I wouldn't turn down the occasional tartare or carpaccio, either, and I love roast beef and corned beef. But pork is so much more versatile. Chops. Ribs. Pulled pork. Sausages of all different kinds. Ham. Bacon. Tenderloin. And we're still just getting started. You can start getting creative, too, what with head cheese and trotters and whatever else.
Chicken is similarly versatile but not nearly as interesting. Turkey is among the best you can have for one meal, but over a lifetime? It seems too limited. The same goes for things like lamb and duck.
7.07.2013
BK vs. the World: One Song Per Instrument
If you can play any instrument but can play only one piece on each, these are some of the pieces to know:
Trombone
Rolling Thunder (Sorry, Trombone Shorty, Rimsky-Korsakov, J.J. Johnson et al.)
Trumpet
The Green Hornet Theme
Baritone Saxophone
Coconut Champagne
Guitar
The Trooper
Cello
Cello Suite No. 1
Piano
Rhapsody in Blue
Electric Bass
Runaway
Tenor Saxophone
The Bridge
Trombone
Rolling Thunder (Sorry, Trombone Shorty, Rimsky-Korsakov, J.J. Johnson et al.)
Trumpet
The Green Hornet Theme
Baritone Saxophone
Coconut Champagne
Guitar
The Trooper
Cello
Cello Suite No. 1
Piano
Rhapsody in Blue
Electric Bass
Runaway
Tenor Saxophone
The Bridge
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