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Smoke Barbeque & Grill Review

January 27, 2009 By 3 Comments
Smoke on Platt Barbeque & Grill

Several years ago, there was a auto detail show on the corner of South Boulevard and Platt Street.  Most importantly, Mr. Klean served some REALLY good barbecue.  I remember getting pulled pork or ribs with a potato salad and collard greens.  OH MY GOODNESS!! Anyhow, the property owner raised the rent so high that Mr. Klean had to relocate to Columbus Drive (and then went out of business) and my lunchtime barbecue options were diminished by one. After a couple of different businesses in the same location, Smoke Barbeque & Grill has taken over and thank goodness it has.  Several Tampa restaurateurs and … [Read more...]

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Melody Gardot

January 26, 2009 By 2 Comments
Melody Gardot

So a couple of months ago, I was checking out CDBaby.com (a site that has CDs from mostly independent artists). I clicked on the "top sellers" link and saw the CD for sale from Melody Gardot. The CD was recommended if you like Norah Jones and Amos Lee. I am a fan of both Norah (I know her by her first name **winks**) and Amos Lee so I gave it a listen. Smooth. Real Smooth. Check out her site and make sure you spend enough time to listen to a couple of tracks playing in the background. MelodyGardot.com. I embedded one video from YouTube here but you check out her You Tube Channel. … [Read more...]

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Sooo Good Southern Barbeque Review

January 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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Hi Guys and Gals, Without question, I have been judging barbeque more than 25 years.  When I was 17 years old, I took a job with Lupton's Fatman's BBQ as a busboy.  Within in a year, I was cooking on the dinner shift.  Later, I became a catering supervisor and started cooking for hundreds (and occasionally thousands) in one day. This started my education with barbecue.  I continue to educate myself and have built my own smoker. About 18 months ago, I became a Certified Barbeque Judge with the Kansas City Barbeque Society.  I liked the course.  It taught me a lot.  Mostly, it confirmed my own personal … [Read more...]

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Movie Recommendation: Outsourced

January 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Outsourced - 2006

Like many, I have a Netflix subscription.  The great thing about Netflix is I don't spend money on purchasing DVDs (many of which I cannot watch past the first twenty minutes). Anyho', a friend recommended the movie, Outsourced.  I really liked it.  I was actually able to watch the movie by streaming the movie instantly from Netflix. It is your typical fish out of water film starring Josh Hamilton as Todd whose company decides to outsource  their call center to India in an effort to cut costs.  Todd is required to go to this small town in India and train the call center employees to match the productivity … [Read more...]

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