Awesome Food: Jamaican Surf & Turf
Super BuffetMy recent trip to Jamaica resulted in a veritable Super Buffet of awesome delicious foods that found their way to my super stomach. We had the surf and we had…
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Hot Dog!
Ahhh, the hot dog! One of our favorite food creations of all time. A hot dog is a sausage served in a sliced bun. It is commonly garnished with mustard,…
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Dirque du SoleilThe future is the indefinite time period after the present. Whether it’s less than a millisecond away or a billion years, its arrival is considered inevitable due to the existence…
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The ArtistForm follows function is a principle of design often associated with modern architecture and modern industrial design of the 20th century. This design principle states that the shape of a…
Please Read On ...Rocksteady With Alton & Hortense Ellis
Alton Ellis, the Godfather of Rocksteady music, was born in 1938 in Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica. Along with his younger sister Hortense, who was born in 1941, the two created singles…
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Many women over the years have been called the “Queen of the Blues.” Bessie Smith (1894-1937), Dinah Washington (1924-1963), Memphis Minnie (1897-1973), Mary Ann Fisher (1923-2004) and Koko Taylor (1928-2009)…
Please Read On ...Awful Food: Shredded Beets In Spinach Nests
Oh boy, cauliflower surrounded by shredded beets in spinach nests! They go great with stuffed eggplant on a bed of celery cabbage with glazed carrots and parsley tops. Awfully good,…
Please Read On ...Little Millie Small
Rude BoyMille, a/k/a Millie Small, born in Clarendon, Jamaica, is the 1960s ska, bluebeat, and rocksteady singer who is most famous for her 1964 smash hit “My Boy Lollipop.” Her fourth…
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Michael Campbell, better known as Mikey Dread, is a Jamaican singer, producer, and broadcaster. He was born in 1954 in Port Antonio, Jamaica, West Indies. Mikey Dread displayed a natural…
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