Friday, April 22, 2016

Amy Winehouse Chicken Wrap

I just read that a woman in Liverpool, England swears that she spotted the image of Amy Winehouse in a KFC chicken wrap. That sort of bothered me a little bit.
Not so much the part about Amy Winehouse, but the fact that someone would tell everyone that they ate at KFC. Plus, I know people that take pictures of their restaurant food, but this woman took a picture of her freakin' chicken wrap! 

I've included it here, so you can see if you think you see Amy Winehouse. Oh—the article also says that the woman went ahead and ate all of her chicken wrap. After studying the picture, that's the part that bothers me the most.


It doesn't really matter whether you like Amy Winehouse or not, or KFC either. I just wanted to share the news with you. That, and the fact that I'll be playing this Saturday night (April 23rd) from 7—9 PM at the Rusty Grape.

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Battle Ground Naming


What’s up with Battle Ground’s name? You would think some heavy action went down there, right? Maybe a big Civil War battle or something. But Wikipedia says that “the city is ironically named for the absence of a battle.” The story is convoluted, but basically the local, friendly Klickitat Tribe was being pushed around by an army from Fort Vancouver. The Klickitat’s were peaceful and surrendered. Anyway, there was nothing even close to a battle, so the name is sort of stupid. When people visit and ask "how did Battle Ground get its name?" I usually make up a big story because the truth is such a let down.

I was thinking we should change the name to reflect what actually happened. Like maybe Bullyville. Or Bigotberg. Perhaps White Ground? If you think of something good, let me know and I’ll submit your idea to the Mayor.

Regardless of the town name, Battle Ground has some good things going for it, if you squint. One good thing is that I'm playing music this Saturday night (April 9th) from 7—9 PM at the Rusty Grape. Come on in and we'll trade some war stories.