Most common location of missed-connections in Rhode Island? Parking lots(via @jrogers202)
Hugo is enjoying his first camping trip, and meeting cousins and friends (and being the center of attention) at Rhythm & Roots!
Happy Fourth of July!
With Hugo in town and not yet up for 9-hour drives, we’ll be missing out on the 227th consecutive Independence Day celebration in Bristol, RI (photos above from last year’s parade), but if we can’t be in the “home of the 4th of July”, than Washington, DC is a great second-best!
Chili Bros Traveling Medicine Show serving up some fantastic jambalaya, red beans, blackened catfish and shrimp at Rhythm & Roots 2011!
A clambake is one of those absurdly demanding culinary tasks that can still be performed by normal people — that is, nonchefs. And your first clambake can go well: the hardest part is finding the right beach, preferably one with an abundance of seaweed, big rocks and dry wood. It’s still not an intuitive process; at my first clambake, I wound up scraped, burned and sore, and the food I produced was undercooked and sandy. Part of this was drinking too much, too early, and part of it was that I was making it up as I went along.
—Mark Bittman for the New York Times
Clambakes are one of the things I miss about New England.
(Source: caryrandolph)
When my parents text me photos like this one, I know they’re just trying to make me look forward to visiting them in R.I. this weekend.
But sending this is just not fair, as I’m stuck in a cubicle for the next 4 hours.
(On the other hand, I’m impressed that my mom can now send photos over the phone).
The Best Facial Hair in the Civil War | Smithsonian Magazine
There are some I’m not sure how you can pick anyone other than Ambrose Burnside, who in addition to being a native of my hometown, had the only facial hairstyle named for him (sideburns).
Now, it’s not the best overall Civil War era namesake (that, of course, would be the questionably-factual General Joseph Hooker), but easily the best hairstyle name..
(Thanks to Liz for passing this along).
Wow, this year’s Newport Folk Festival lineup may require a trip up I-95 (or at least a cheap Southwest flight out of BWI). It’s pretty impressive.
Released early this morning, the 2011 Newport Folk Festival lineup!
Saturday
July 30, 2011
- The Decemberists
- Gillian Welch
- Gogol Bordello
- Earl Scruggs
- Ramblin Jack Elliott
- Tegan and Sara (acoustic)
- Mavis Staples
- The Felice Brothers
- Delta Spirit
- Freelance Whales
- Devil Makes Three
- Song Circle w/ Dar Williams, Ellis Paul, John Gorka, Liz Queler
- Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three
- Typhoon
- River City Extension
- PS22 Chorus
- The Wailin’ Jennys
- The Ebony Hillbillies
- What Cheer? Brigade
Sunday
July 31, 2011
Forget shopping — today is best for things like my nephew Leo helping my dad (“Pops”) making blueberry pancakes.
