Stairway to Stardom

Folkes, I spent the early hours of today watching old Stairway to Stardom acts on youtube. I love it, from the really bad 80's outfits to the awkward pot plants on the floor, this show has too much good on offer. I've posted a rather large selection of my favourites, however, if you want more, maybe an awkward magic show? bad comedy? or a chocolate woman called Yvonne Cummings dancing with cheerleader pom poms, hit up youtube.








This lady's name is Precious Taft...






This is pretty wow


Creepy amazing goes no where puppet show...


Anyway, I think that's enough.

Chinese Burger

I was reading over here about Kung Fu Kitchen's $4 Chinese Burgers and figured yesterday afternoon while in NB that I'd have a crack at it. Now, the thousands said it was the best burger in town, personally I think it was pretty damn good, however, it was no 'crane standing amidst a flock of chickens' - as the Chinese saying goes. What I mean to say is that its no contender against a real burger, you need at least two as a meal (probably 3 if you're hungover), and don't expect to feel good about yourself or remotely attractive post consumption. Anyway, it was pretty delicious, it comes in two meaty flavours of pork or beef. See the above photo for the pork delight - succulent* pork in special sauce with nuts and some green bits. While the bread looks to be a hollowed out English muffin, it is in fact 'home made' and possibly fried.
I give it 3.5 Tiananmin squares out of 5; I was expecting leftover chow mein tipped into a bun, this was not that.


*this word makes me puke, but its also pretty good.

Old school record covers

We're moving house. A box of my mothers old records emerged. The topless guy with the flute is my favourite but I thought I'd post a few other cool ones since anything is a welcome distraction from carrying shitty boxes down stairs.

Every so often something comes along that seems so great in my mind that I'm not quite sure what to do with it or how to share it with the people I know.

Now I'm an avid drinker, there is no challenge too small or large, however, there is one so epic that it makes my hair stand.
Imagine this; a pilgrimage far north into subarctic conditions to a town called Dawson in Yukon territory, population 1,250. Here, amongst the snow covered mountains during the endless cold, dry winters remains a bar; The Downtown Hotel.

This bar I imagine to be made with wood logs, while inside you can find all manner of hard drinking men, hunting rifles left at the door, or perhaps their rigs parked out front while they stop for one on the long haul to Alaska, each man with a life story etched into his weathered face.

In this bar, where men come to drink, is a beverage not for the weak of stomach. The sourtoe cocktail is its name. The main ingredient, a pickled human toe. The premise is simple, the toe is placed in any drink you choose, originally a beer glass of champagne, although I think I'd rather go for a short straight glass of whiskey, no matter - as long as the toe touches the drinkers lips, the challenge is accomplished. The saying goes "You can drink it fast, you can drink it slow - but the lips have gotta touch the toe"

This friends, has made my list of things to accomplish before I die; to become a sourtoer!
For more, swing by the charming website http://www.sourtoecocktailclub.com/
Here you can learn all about Captain Dick the proprietor of this fascinating bar.