bookmark_borderA guide to avoiding fake oldies compilations (re-recordings, live versions, and fake artists)

Maybe it's happened to you. There's an artist or a song you really like, you come across it on a compilation CD somewhere, excitedly buy the disc, and eagerly pop it into your CD player... only to find that the songs you thought you bought were in fact shadily marketed re-recordings and not the original hits!

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bookmark_borderVegan baking powder biscuits

I gave up most dairy products a long time ago, and I've never looked back. Cow's milk isn't something meant for humans to consume, as evidenced by the fact that most of the world's people develop an intolerance to lactose as they get older. But like a lot of people, I have my food weaknesses, and two of my most particular weaknesses are breads and fried foods. And two of my favorite breads from back in the day are pancakes and biscuits.

Unfortunately, despite various attempts over the years to come up with a good replication of the baking powder biscuits I grew up with, I always came up short when it came to replacing the buttermilk and nailing a good texture. Finally, after gaining some new knowledge concerning buttermilk substitutions, and after some more trial and error and tweaking, I came up with the recipe that I'm presenting here. These biscuits aren't quite the same as the ones I grew up eating - they have a softer texture and some natural sweetness due to the use of sweet potato - but they are good enough to keep as my "go-tos."

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bookmark_borderThe Comic Book Show, 1990

When I was a young child, I used to want to be a comic book artist. I never got farther than selling a few home drawn comics to other kids in my class at school, but I did end up in the newspaper for my efforts when my sixth grade teacher called The Dallas Times Herald and they featured me in a story. The producer of a local cable access television show happened to see the article, and I ended up featured on TV.
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bookmark_borderRemembering those from the local arts and music scenes

Updated September 10, 2024
Remembering those in the local arts/music scenes who are no longer with us.