FAVORITE THINGS - GETTING TO KNOW YOU

[Jennifer]

My Favorite...
1. Food: Thai, New Mexican (there is a difference between Mexican and New Mexican food)Italian and BBQ
2. Non-alcoholic beverage: Mountain Dew, Gatorade and FUSE drinks
3. Alcoholic beverage: Orange Malibu
4. Band/singer: Josh Groban, Il Divo, Celtic Thunder, the High Kings, Russell Watson, Haley Westenra, Celtic Women, and anything techno
5. Actor/Actress: Brendan Fraser, Carey Grant, Paul Newman, Ann Margaret, Keira Knightley, Natalie Portman, Ann Hathaway, Reese Witherspoon.
6. Season: Spring
7. Terrain: Mountainous
8. Car: umm, I guess I like mine lol, Nissan Altima.
9. Animal: all animals, ^,^
10. Activity: hiking, camping, yoga, reading, writing, museum walking, blogging.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Jennifer, what a great idea to dust off this rusted thread!
All best,
André

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Gee Jennifer, I like Fuse too.

[Krystal]

1. Food: too many to name lol really.
2. Non-alcoholic beverage: obviously Regular coke
3. Alcoholic beverage: Peach Cooler 0.08% alcohol but it's so good
4. Band/singer: english:Skillet Croatian: Feminem
5. Actor/Actress:Daniel Radcliffe/too many
6. Season:Summer
7. Terrain:
8. Car:Doesn't matter
9. Animal:small dogs and I use to have a cat
10. Activity: Dance,reading,singing(currently singing at the top of my lungs while studying lol),being on the computer, hanging with family

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Great list Krystal and I am glad that you revived this thread; it is a great way to get to know everyone.

[Max]

My Favorite...
1. Food: Italian!
2. Non-alcoholic beverage: Coke
3. Alcoholic beverage: I don't drink
4. Band/singer: Well my favourite artist is probably W.A. Mozart
5. Actor/Actress: No preference
6. Season: Spring
7. Terrain: English countryside
8. Car: Nothing too fancy, as long as it goes from A-B
9. Animal: I have so many favourites, but I like Eagles and birds of prey for their impressive presence.
10. Activity: Reading and writing

['Aussie Rick']

Nice list Max

[Max]

Thanks, Rick. I made a small dedication to you in the music folder, did you see? Check it out here.

[Doug]

My Favorite...
1. Food: Spaghetti (or anything Italian)
2. Non-alcoholic beverage: Orange soda or orange Kool Aid
3. Alcoholic beverage: Maker's Mark bourbon or any 100% agave tequila
4. Band/singer: George Strait
5. Actor/Actress: I'm not sure...I prefer comedy, though.
6. Season: summer
7. Terrain: mountains
8. Car: Chevy pickup or Ferrari GTO
9. Animal: gray wolf
10. Activity: hunting

[John]

My favorite...
1. Food:
2. Non-alcholoic beverage: water
3. Alcholic beverage: Lagavulin Single Malt Scotch
4. Band: Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler
5. Actor/Actress: George Clooney
6. Season: Fall
7. Terrain: Boundary Waters in Northern Minnesota
8. Car: Ferarari
9. Animal: Dog
10. Activity: Reading! 8-)

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Great lists Demetrius, John, and Doug.

[Autumn]

My Favorite...
1. Food: soup and sandwich
2. Non-alcoholic beverage: Pepsi (unfortunately)
3. Alcoholic beverage: White Russians or the occasional Martini
4. Band/singer: Classic Rock Fan

For rock: U2
For country; Rascall Flatts
For male composer: Beethoven
For opera singer: Andrea Bocelli
For orchestra: Have to think on this
For female singer: Dido, Stevie Nicks

5. Actor: Geoffrey Rush, Gary Oldman, Johnny Depp, Matt Damon,
and Actress: Katherine Hepburn, Cate Blanchett
6. Season: Fall
7. Terrain: Forests or mountains or fresh water lakes
8. Car: Truck

9. Animal: Canines but I love all animals...

10. Activity: Reading, writing, gardening, and rescuing the occasional beast
11. Painters: Pissarro, Seurat

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Great list Autumn.

[Autumn]

Thanks Bentley! :)

[Tim]

My Favorite...
1. Food: Indian
2. Non-alcoholic beverage: Coffee
3. Alcoholic beverage: Scotch
4. Band/singer: James Taylor / Elmore James / Bob Dylan
5. Actor/Actress: Al Pacino / Katherine Hepburn
6. Season: Autumn
7. Terrain: Anywhere in England
8. Car: Don't have one..
9. Animal: Dog
10. Activity: Reading and listening to music

[Bea]

My Favorite...
1. Food: Ice Cream (Gelato if I can get it)
2. Non-alcoholic beverage: Diet Coke
3. Alcoholic beverage: Merlot
4. Band/singer: Bob Dylan/Van Morrison/Joni Mitchell, etc.
5. Actor/Actress: Marcello Mastroianni/Giulietta Masina
6. Season: Spring
7. Terrain: Water
8. Car: beloved 2003 Toyota Camry
9. Animal: Wild birds
10. Activity: Birding, Knitting, Reading, Listening to Music, Watching Movies

[Alisa]

Bea wrote: "My Favorite...
1. Food: Ice Cream (Gelato if I can get it)
2. Non-alcoholic beverage: Diet Coke
3. Alcoholic beverage: Merlot
4. Band/singer: Bob Dylan/Van Morrison/Joni Mitchell, etc.
5. Actor/Ac..."

A great list Bea. Marcello Mastroianni was a terrific actor.

[Jill H.]

And Van Morrison!......I should have added him to my list. Thanks, Bea.

[Mark]

Food: cold water fish
Non-alcoholic beverage: water
Alcoholic beverage: single-malt Scotch, vodka martini, cabernet
Band/singer: Van Morrison, Bonnie Tyler, Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, rock & roll
Actor/Actress: Lauren Bacall, Tom Hanks, Jackie Gleason (he could act)
Season: summer
Terrain: remote beach
Car: Toyota 4-Runner, would love a classic piece of art someday
Animal: dogs
Activity: family time, fishing, gardening

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Tim wrote: "My Favorite...
1. Food: Indian
2. Non-alcoholic beverage: Coffee
3. Alcoholic beverage: Scotch
4. Band/singer: James Taylor / Elmore James / Bob Dylan
5. Actor/Actress: Al Pacino / Katherine ..."

Good list Tim and Mark (got to love those dogs).

[Alisa]

Mark, I too am a seafood fan and have to agree the cold water fish are the best.

[Mark]

Jill, coming from West Virginia you ought to enjoy another favorite singer of mine, John Denver.

[Jill H.]

You are right, Mark. "Country Roads" is played at each WVU football and basketball game and when you see five year old children singing along, you know what an effect that song had on our state. There had been a move by the state legislature to have it named as the state song.....but that didn't go anywhere.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Eggplant Curry - sounds yummy - do you have a favorite recipe?

[Jill H.]

Making it up as you go along is the sign of a good cook, Rebecca.......it does sound good and similar to an eggplant casserole that I make. And "yummy" is the right word!!

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Rebecca wrote: "Bentley wrote: "Eggplant Curry - sounds yummy - do you have a favorite recipe?" I have a few "official" recipes, but basically I start with black mustard seeds in a bit of oil. After those guys ha..."

You should put up one that you like here; would love to try it.

[Trish]

My Favorite...
1. Food: Eating out -- Funghi Pizza (from Blackbird Pizzeria in Philly; I drive an hour for this pie. Worth it.) Homemade -- Vegetable Pad Thai (better than restaurant-bought)

2. Non-alcoholic beverage: Water (yes, seriously)

3. Alcoholic beverage: um...??

4. Band/singer: Celtic Woman, Brooke Fraser, Meredith Andrews...to name a few

5. Actor/Actress: Tom Hanks...but also love British shows/movies

6. Season: mid to late Spring & early to mid Fall

7. Terrain: snow (only when skiing), otherwise solid earth

8. Car: Nissan Pathfinder

9. Animal: no clear favorites yet

10. Activity: Cooking/Writing/Reading

[Trish]

Rebecca, I also love trying out new vegan recipes. Eggplant curry sounds delish!

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Good for you Trish - I wish I could drink more water myself.

OK, we need a vegetable pad thai recipe too. (smile)

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Chickpeas more than kale; but you know the recipe you like best; so I will leave it up to you.

[Jill H.]

Even the French word for eggplant beautiful.....aubergine.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Jill wrote: "Even the French word for eggplant beautiful.....aubergine."

Aubergine sounds much nicer than eggplant (which to me sounds as if nobody was able to come up with a better idea at the time. Probably some frustrated British sailor fresh from the boat: "Aye mate, look a'ere. It's eggs 'angin' frum the trees!" - smile!).

Thank goodness many languages adopted Aubergine.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

That being said, why hasn't anyone come up with a better name for Mache salad (also from the French)? Mache to me sounds like dirt. No respect.
Since it's my favorite salad I refuse to give it a dirt name (smile).
Veldsla (Dutch) or Feldsalat (German) sounds boring as hell - but better than dirt.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

André wrote: "Jill wrote: "Even the French word for eggplant beautiful.....aubergine."

Aubergine sounds much nicer than eggplant (which to me sounds as if nobody was able to come up with a better idea at the ti..."

Smile

[Mark]

For dog lovers tonight is the final night of the Westminster Dog Show. Our family used to show a Flat Coat Retriever and now own a Gordon Setter, which is the same breed Daniel Webster used to own. Daniel Webster

[Alisa]

Mark, I am a huge fan of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show! A favorite for many dog lovers I am sure.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Oh my goodness, forgot all about the Westminster Dog Show this year and I was in New York last weekend.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

National Geographic has a nice article on dogs this month.

[Jill H.]

Are you showing your Gordon, Mark? I love the Westminster and I believe they have added some breeds to the AKC register.....so maybe they will show up there.

[Mark]

Jill, no we do not show this Gordon. Although she is a purebred we fell in love with the runt of the litter. She is a great field dog and displays an amazing natural ability at flushing birds bounding through tall grass. I should have stated that George Blunt and Daniel Webster brought the first two Gordon Setter’s to America back in 1842. Daniel Webster

[Bea]

Nice to get to know you, Mark.

Interesting that Daniel Webster imported the Gordon Setters.

Daniel Webster

(Psst! I think the dictionary name derives from Noah, Daniel's cousin.)

by Noah Webster

[Mark]

Bea, you were kind. Rather than "I think", you are certainly correct it was Noah. I was looking forward to reading Robert V. Remini’s book “Daniel Webster: The Man and His Time”, but it appears I should read it sooner rather than later. I have dined several times at the Daniel Webster Inn on Cape Cod and could say a few nice words about my experiences, but before say much more I need to read his biography. Robert V. Remini

[Nicole]

My Favorite...
1. Food:Asian
2. Non-alcoholic beverage: ice cold glass of milk
3. Alcoholic beverage:Beer
4. Band/singer:Depeche Mode, Mumford and Sons, Rolling Stones, Tragically Hip, Habib Koite
5. Actor/Actress: I don't have any particular favourites.
6. Season: Non-rainy (being a resident of the Pacific Northwest we only have 2 seasons - rainy and non)
7. Terrain:The joy of where I live, I turn one way and get the wonders of the ocean, I turn the other and get the gorgeous mountains
8. Car: The one that goes when I turn the key and hit the gas and then subsequently stops when I hit the brakes
9. Animal: Giraffes, lemurs
10. Activity : Reading, triathlon, paddling, spending time with the boy before he heads off to college.

[Alisa]

Nicole, living in the PacNW I can relate to your season and terrain favorites! I do think we are fortunate (despite the rain) to live in such a beautiful part of the country.

[Suburbanrockdoll]

My Favorite...
1. Food: Salads (mediterranean, ceasar, grilled chicken, etc.)
2. Non-alcoholic beverage: diet cherry pepsi
3. Alcoholic beverage: Newcastle
4. Band/singer: Pink Floyd/Chris Cornell
5. Actor/Actress: Sean Penn/Susan Sarandon
6. Season: summer
7. Terrain: grassy plains
8. Car: tiny red toyota
9. Animal: cat
10. Activity: hanging with great company

[Alisa]

Suburbanrockdoll, what kind of beverage is newcastle? So curious, never heard of it.

[Suburbanrockdoll]

It's a dark ale from England.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastl...

[Alisa]

Oooh. I'm not much of a beer drinker but one of my cousins used to live in the UK and she became quite the ale afficianado. I bet she knows this one. Thanks for the info!

[Bryan]

Newcastle is one of my favorites :-)

[Alisa]

great list! never had a brussel griffons but they look like cute fun little dogs. what's your favorite campari mixer?