Today is when I learned that RuPaul already has three Christmas records and this new 2o23 “Essential Christmas” is a remastered and remixed greatest-hits collection. Of course, I don’t have a CD in hand. Like everyone else these days, I’m streaming the first thirty seconds of various tracks until I find one I like. This is the first one I hit that lets Ru’s personality come through without overtaxing his range. I’d definitely put it on the Christmas party spin list.
About a week ago, just before Halloween, I talked about new foods for the nighttime radio show “A Corporate Time with Tom and Dan” (WTKS 104.1) as well as the video live stream that goes out when they record the show (www.tomanddan.com). We talked about the new Carmella Creeper breakfast cereal, a mystery Fanta flavor that dyes your tongue black, Mambo Sauce and Sweet and Spicy Jam from McDonald’s, a Salt & Straw ice cream made with chocolate-covered crickets and grubworm brittle, and the reject Jelly Bellys called Belly Flops. I’d been wanting to try one of these “expert” segments for a while, something you can definitely have fun with while also sharing some real information about what’s new and unusual at the supermarket.
YouTube is acting up for me, so jump to 48:55 for my segment and to see Dan almost cough up a cricket.
This next song has been bouncing around the back of my head since I was a kid, but I learned only yesterday that it’s not Roger Miller. It sure sounds like the guy who wrote and performed country-leaning novelty hits including “Dang Me” and King of the Road” … but it’s actually one-hit wonder Leroy Pullins from Berea, Ky. His full name was Carl Leroy Pullins, but I think we can all agree that “Leroy” is funnier than “Carl.”
I learned today that your friendly neighborhood Cracker Barrel just might be making some kinds of pancakes you can’t get by sitting down and ordering while playing with that triangle golf tee game. You have to order these (not really) secret flapjacks for home delivery through Uber Eats or DoorDash or Grubhub. Cracker Barrel calls their delivery menu — The Pancake Kitchen.
Just this week, Pancake Kitchen by Cracker Barrel announced two new menu items for home delivery, including the one on the picture right above this, the one I put in the title – bacon, egg, and cheese pancake tacos! An order is two buttermilk pancakes, each folded and filled with shredded Colby, bacon, and an over and hard fried egg. You get a side of maple syrup for dipping like breakfast birria. For a limited time, you can also get blueberry pancakes layered with cream cheese cheesecake filling, topped with fresh blueberries and blueberry syrup.
Gary Coleman and Mr. T (Lawrence Tureaud) on Diff’rent Strokes in 1983. Mr. T appears as himself, shooting an episode of The A-Team in the Drummond family penthouse apartment. Arnold (Coleman) gets jealous when a young girl pays more attention to the TV star, so Arnold dresses like Mr. T to charm her.
