I also heard that Genny, Schaffers (sp) and Carling Black Label were nasty. My father used to drink those beers. According to some beer drinkers I know, those beers and Utica Club were some of the worst tasting beers they ever had.

Michelle

Michelle....Genny Creme Ale used to be a decent beer..of course, I was at U. of Rochester and the price was right!! As I recall, Genny Beer was about $1 for a six pack. The Creme Ale was about $1.50. Seriously, we had a Genese brewery in Rochester, and the beer was always fresh, and pretty good. Schaffers was a good hometown brew too...my Dad wasn't much of a beer drinker, but when he had one, it was usually a Schaeffer. Again, back then, it was made at a local brewery, not some big conglomerate brewery.

How'd we get to talkin about beer???

Japan has versons of several western holidays but Easter has not translated.
Oddly enough I did some recording yesterday at the home of a religiously-oriented Christian extended family, no one mentioned Easter.

...Gee, Neil, how could you have guessed that I am single? Actually, sometimes the kids are the best part of a family get together.

The kids crack me up. When I asked my 9 year old nephew how much money he got from the Easter egg hunt, the 4 year old nephew piped up and said that the 9 year old got $70.00! I have no idea where he got that number, but it made me laugh.

Oh, and lasagna -- it's whats for dinner at our home on Easter (this year we had stuffed shells though).

I had no idea that the Ten Commandments was on TV this year. I ended up watching the movie "The Lakehouse" with a friend.

Michelle

Hope you enjoyed your shells as much as I did the spinach lasagna! It was delicious!

Go! Go!

David Grisman was wonderful on Country Music For Kids back in 1992 and on albums with Jerry Garcia. I'm not a Dead fan, but I'd listen to Garcia with Grisman. Dave rocks!

C'mon... adventure! I don't know if it's still around but we went to an amazing Italian restaurant in Troy when we were there for my grandmother's 80th birthday. Of course, that was 1986 so things may have changed a bit. It was the first place anywhere I found cheesecake that rivaled my mother's. Truly, that's saying a lot!

Go! Go!

David Grisman was wonderful on Country Music For Kids back in 1992 and on albums with Jerry Garcia. I'm not a Dead fan, but I'd listen to Garcia with Grisman. Dave rocks!

Oh, I dunno...I have this weird thing about safety. I have tickets to see Don McLean at the Egg in Albany in May. I would have no problem going to the Egg by myself (luckily I have friends who are going to that concert), but Troy -- I dunno. My co-worker (the one who said that David Grisman puts on a good show) suggested that I go grab a bite to eat before the show so I could get a space near the theater.

I can't think of the italian restaurant you might be thinking of, but maybe someone at work might. My co-worker was really nice -- he found out I like Jackson Browne and cranked up his IPOD for me!

Michelle

Nope, no pumpkin. Pumpkin is definitely not a "Jewish" flavor. It's definitely an Easter/Christian kind of thing although pumpkin is certainly kosher (all vegetables are). I don't know why it's so ingrained in Christian culture and avoided in Jewish culture, but that's been my experience.

Her typical is a Cheesecake with cherry or strawberry topping (Plain for me, thanks!) although she makes chocolate chip cheesecake as well.

I don't know much about Troy. We were in the area on our way to the birthday celebration in the Catskills. We stopped because my dad is a Rensselaer alum. He hadn't visited the university... maybe since he graduated. Seemed like a decent town back then but..

The 100 mile diet sounds interesting. Of course in the south that would require eating a whole lot of Southern cooking I just don't enjoy! (For example... you don't have to put meat in every hot vegetable dish! )