Rick...I'm not real bright but I could see that if I had a gun and you had a gun, and you were supposed to kill me, then I was going to do my best to kill you first. I knew even at that age that it would be hard to live with so it seemed that I was owed a good reason to go do it. Nobody ever seemed to have one. And you're right, the effect of music can never be diminished. I've said it before, but a lot of us believed you could end war and racism and poverty if we just sang loud enough...we just didn't sing long enough.

And now to FOOD...Sandy had me packin' for a quick trip to Missouri. I hear it's finally closed, but "Aunt Fannie's Cabin" in Atlanta was one helluva' place. Uneven old floors and old tables with saucers under the legs......little kids with placards over their shoulders would come around and say, "Welcome to Aunt Fanny's, Don't leave hungry." Then they'd stand there and you read the menu...true cooked southern veggies, real potatoes, fresh fried in lard, and the best chicken you ever ate!!! None of that wimpy, healthful road kill stuff. Big pieces, seasoned perfectly, and fried to perfection. Enough grease to lube a Buick but it tasted great.

And if you wanted catfish, there was a fish camp outside Charlotte a friend took me to one night. I thought I'd had great catfish, but this place was at a new level!!! Honest to God, the company home office asked once what I was doing in Charlotte so often! And New Orleans...I spent 3 months there re-organizing our office and sales staff. Always was tempted to take 5 grand, stay at the Royal Orleans and eat til the money ran out.

I guess this is the "cafe" part of Mudcat. I'll send a burgoo (multiple meat stew, highly spiced) recipe and another for Kentucky Hot Brown. A good by-pass is going for about 75 grand, but geez, it's not like you eat this stuff everyday.

catspaw