tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39281592024-03-13T02:01:34.077-04:00The Mennu BlogThe Mennu Blog: Randomly pulling things out of the morphic field and then putting them back in again.mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.comBlogger230125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-12602449048157451912013-01-07T08:30:00.001-05:002013-01-07T17:04:02.123-05:00Israel Winter 2012-13Two falafels and a sabich.
The first falafel was at The Levi Brothers in Mahane Yehudah. Actually, there's only one brother left, but the falafel is still awesome.
The second falafel was in Binyamina. Solid operation there. The guy has a tiny place on the road from Pardes Hana to Binyamina with one of those machines that drops newly formed falafel balls into oil. Salad, tehina, pickles and mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-81710055834713554112012-11-06T17:58:00.000-05:002012-11-06T19:44:14.602-05:00Election Night PartyWhether you're watching the results with friends, or at home, you can still participate in the Election Night Drinking game. No matter what network you're watching, drink anytime you hear:
Hanging Chad
Voter suppression in Alabama
Hillary Clinton
Speaker of the House John Boehner
Gangnam Style
Bubbie or Zaydie
Orthodox Jewish vote
Values Voters
Springsteen
Honey Boo Boo
Panhandle
mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-22492600953965650802012-11-01T12:15:00.001-04:002012-11-02T09:21:43.801-04:00Sandy Downed a Tree in Jenkintown
Sandy Downed a Tree in Jenkintown, a set on Flickr.
I saw this on my way to work.Hurricane Sandy ripped a huge tree out of the ground and it broke a pole holding power lines as if it were a twig. Seriously.Snapped it in two.Take a look.
Later The Same Day
A crew was dismantling the tree.
Only one guy had a chainsaw.
Gas Powered, of course.
mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-88278244103414813262012-10-30T12:48:00.001-04:002012-10-31T18:19:48.149-04:00Terry Callier: May 24, 1945 – October 28, 2012Terry Callier passed away this week. I was first exposed to his music by one of my favorite mp3 bloggers and sometime radio host Aquarium Drunkard. I put his song "You Goin' Miss Your Candyman" on Advanced Listening, a part of Summer Series '07. Here's a recording of Terry performing this song live in London in 2000.
mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-17738495990272529562012-10-29T14:08:00.000-04:002012-10-29T14:34:10.093-04:00Hurricane SandyTo help pass the time during the storm check out my hurricane playlist:
Or this guy's hurricane playlist. (It's better)
Or look at pictures of dogs in raincoats.mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-37754519892791433492012-10-22T20:18:00.001-04:002012-10-22T20:18:41.134-04:00Presidential Debate Drinking Game: Foreign PolicyDrink if you hear:
Thanking "our men and women in uniform"
Multilateral
Aleppo
Unmanned drone
The brink
Yearning for freedom
Enriched uranium
Our friends the Saudis
Safe haven
Bibi
Trucks
Undivided
2020 (the year)
Unfair advantage
Offshore
iPad
Navy SEALs
Pacific Rim
Side by side
We won't negotiate with terrorists
Give me a chance!
mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com1Poplar, Philadelphia39.965218 -75.15162tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-71386546993600977622012-06-21T07:54:00.001-04:002012-06-21T07:54:27.483-04:00Round Trip Radio - Flight 001mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-30809091834728345062011-07-27T10:12:00.013-04:002011-07-27T11:13:41.885-04:00I Took A Week Off From FacebookI was thinking that I had developed some kind of facebook problem. I spent too much downtime looking at my phone for facebook status updates. I craved getting comments and likes from the random thoughts and mundane minutiae of my daily life. I wanted to see what would happen if I took a week off. So I uninstalled the app from my phone and didn't check in at all for a week. Here's what I mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-9192127546621600952011-05-16T09:25:00.003-04:002011-05-16T09:30:20.976-04:00Gil Scott Heron & Jamie xx - We're Here NowI got turned on to this album by Kol HaCampus, an Israeli radio station.You can listen to the whole album here: mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-22165027972466019312011-02-18T14:54:00.007-05:002011-02-18T15:01:57.851-05:00Kurt Vile at World Cafe LiveLast time I saw Kurt Vile, I asked him if I could post a video on the web.He was like, "Well, if you're asking me, then I say no. Really. I mean, if you post it without my knowing..."So this time I'm posting without asking. Enjoy!mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-49272131177943847932011-01-16T07:51:00.007-05:002011-01-16T08:10:28.770-05:00Open Letter to Israeli MusiciansTo Israeli musicians, DJs and bands: I try to promote Israeli music in the US. While in Tel Aviv for the month of January 2011, I would love to meet up with you for a short interview.The interviews will be short and painless.Here are the the questions I will ask: 1. Who is your greatest musical influence? 2. Who is your favorite Israeli artist currently performing? 3. What's in your mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-34613558113616962492010-12-01T13:22:00.005-05:002010-12-15T23:07:52.884-05:00Video Playlist: SpaceHere's a video playlist I put together that features views of earth from space. I recommend putting your computer on mute for this. Instead, you might want to listen to Darkside of the Moon, or any music of your choice. It syncs well with almost any kind of music.Tweetmennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-40933824731182224402010-09-20T19:16:00.005-04:002010-12-15T11:58:25.785-05:00SquiresQuick! Before the tan fades!Here's a mix for summer 2010. It was a great one, filled with sun, beaches, boats, fun nights out and even funner nights in.I'm dedicating this mix to my Squires who made this summer awesome.On the cover is a picture of the sunset over the bay side of Ventnor City, NJ. Ventnor. That's three consonants in a row. You don't see that too often. It's a real challenge mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-63086645657677913452010-06-05T17:45:00.005-04:002010-12-15T23:12:47.189-05:00Ian Lander and Cheese play BarrytownLater on Upstairs at Mennu's, Ian Lander and Cheese play Steely Dan's Barrytown.Tweetmennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-19891370572235649252010-06-05T14:35:00.010-04:002010-12-15T22:26:40.437-05:00Shalev Mami Sings Belle & SebastianToday, on a very special Upstairs At Mennu's, Shalev Mami sings Belle & Sebastian.mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-35304609995725860092010-04-01T03:02:00.000-04:002010-04-01T03:04:04.884-04:00International Jet Set III: RecapJet Set III made Jet Set I look like Jet Set II.Evidence: mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-71086353426455026942010-03-23T04:05:00.004-04:002010-03-23T04:36:06.203-04:00International Jet Set IIIThis Saturday night, March 27, I will be doing a Jet Set at the Cosa Nostra. Party starts at 10:00PM and should run through about 2:00AM. There's no cover charge and the drinks aren't all that pricey.I'll be spinning tunes off my latest mixes, and previewing stuff from the next one. You can expect to hear stuff from Iceland, Sweden, Japan, Eastern Europe, Eastern Pennsylvania, Israel and othermennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-31223903669838528712010-02-25T23:29:00.013-05:002010-12-15T12:03:03.914-05:0042This year I made two mixes to celebrate my birthday. I gave away a few copies during Purim, which fell out on my actual birthday. But since I celebrate my birthday until March 3, I figured these mixes are just under the wire.Turn Up The DecibelsAll the tracks in this mix are from 2009. The picture is from my last gig as a professional DJ. It was actually a very nice affair at the Mutter Museummennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-31769513622079815012009-12-27T11:39:00.003-05:002010-12-15T13:32:07.649-05:00Best Videos of 2009I spend a lot of time listening to a college station from Tel Aviv called Kol HaCampus. Recently, they posted their best of 2009 list, along with YouTube videos for a lot of the artists. I've gone through their list and here are my 20 favorite videos. I recommend connecting your computer to a projector and amplifier and watching these videos in full-screen mode.1 - St. Vincent - Actor Out of mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-90586970441705095182009-11-17T20:41:00.008-05:002010-12-15T13:30:38.111-05:00The Happiest People On EarthThis past weekend I went to Denmark to visit with my old roommate, Thomas Schack von Brockdorff. I learned a number of lessons during the trip. First of all, Thomas no longer goes by SvB, and hasn't for the past decade. His current last name contains an Æ one of the three letters (Æ, Ø, and Å) that Danish has, and English doesn't. Perhaps that's why I had a hard time finding him.Thomas and I mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-61093364287935003662009-11-11T00:16:00.000-05:002009-11-11T00:16:58.861-05:00I Love Musicmennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-54939750696320945402009-11-10T00:32:00.000-05:002009-11-10T00:33:02.200-05:00City Hall Taken with the spy camera.mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-66510069110759699452009-10-29T16:24:00.002-04:002009-10-29T16:27:33.875-04:00DJ Deck and Bicyclemennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-3655684315567120282009-10-26T00:19:00.016-04:002009-10-26T14:14:41.084-04:00Spying on the MonkeysToday I became a member of the Philadelphia Zoo. As zoos go, I guess it's alright. I hadn't anticipated how packed it would be, and how many small children would be in costume. So, it was a little crowded. Also, I went to the zoo today in order to observe the golden lion tamarins. After having a conversation with a zoo employee dressed as Super Mario, I learned that, the golden lion tamarinsmennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928159.post-60117066996780760922009-10-05T17:51:00.004-04:002009-10-05T18:01:24.333-04:00Corn Forks Version 0.8I was having a tech problem with this mix. After discussing the issue with some of my geekier friends, I've resolved the tech problem.I'm having a problem with the mix itself. It was created for the drive to and from the shore this summer. Now the leaves are starting to change colors, and I feel differently about the mix.So, after a long delay, here's your preview of Corn Forks.Download the mennuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536066667030692324noreply@blogger.com0