Brocolli Rabe

BRUSH PRAIRIE, WA—Excitedly sharing the news with her husband and two teenage children, local mother Karen Tyson, 49, learned about a new vegetable Wednesday, sources confirmed. “It’s called broccoli rabe,” said Tyson, who quickly clarified to her family that it was not broccoli, but just sort of like it. “Carol from book club told me about it and sent me a recipe. She said you can even put it in pasta. I think I want to cook it next week.” An upbeat Tyson went on to tell her unresponsive family that, while she hadn’t tried it yet, she thinks they will all like it. (Story reprinted without permission from The Onion.)

In other exciting local news, I will playing at Heisen House Vineyards this Friday night (the 26th), from 6 — 9 p.m. Pair the music with wine or hard cider by Heisen House, and mix and match style small plates by Simply Thyme Catering for a savory and carefree summer evening.

Then, I'll be playing this Saturday night (the 27th), from 7 — 9 p.m. at The Rusty Grape Vineyards. Enjoy a full menu of music, beers, wines, and oven-fired entrees and pizza.

Trump Is Promoting Me!

Donald Trump has been doing such a good job of PR lately, I thought I'd ask him to write the promo for my gig this Saturday at the Rusty Grape. Donald and I are long-time friends, and he was glad to help. Here's what he wrote for me:


"Lots of people are saying that John Baker in Battle Ground is the person behind the terrible bumpy surface on Parkway Avenue in Battle Ground. It’s just horrible what he’s done there. Really horrible. He’s a horrible person. I call him Jerk-Face Johnny. And I’m not being sarcastic or negative. Maybe a little. But he’s completely responsible for a lot of the awful problems we’ve been having, both here and everywhere. That I can tell you."


"I also heard that Jerk-Face will be playing at the Rusty Grape this Saturday night, from 7—9 PM. By the time he starts playing it will be too late to stop him. Maybe some of you people can. I don’t know. I won't be there because I'll be busy building great structures. I've had tremendous success. Unlike some people I know."