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French Onion Soup, courtesy of The LATE Chef, Kevin Wilson (RIP), and brought to you by the wanna be gourmet, Evan J. Ingredients: 1 tbs. of E.V.O.O. before the butter 1 tbs. of Clarified butter (unsalted) Several onions (2-3 medium)… Read More »Kevin’s Classic French Onion Soup (RIP, Kev…)
Briefly put, everyone has opinions and they are welcome… However, saying hurtful comments with bad intentions to cause physical and/or mental harm is never okay. From here, it gets even more complicated due to filtering abilities, subjectivity, and how sensitive… Read More »Why is Rap music so divisive? (Quora discussion)
The Music Business has changed & I’m still alive (part 1)… December 6, 2015 (revised in 2020)… Wanting to be a professional musician began sometime in the 70’s. I cannot recall one particular “trigger” event that paved the way, but… Read More »The Music Business has changed & I’m still alive (part 1)…
In search of…a BAGEL! The wanna-be gourmet returns from vacation… 11/11/11 (I couldn’t wait until 12/12/12 for this blog) Pictured above: The INCREDIBLE Everything Bagel from David’s Bagels, NYC… Pictured below: Evan makes bagels at home: Maryland is known for… Read More »In search of… A REAL BAGEL!
Root Beer: A sweetly synthesized journey, written July 20, 2011 “Foreman, has the jury reached a verdict?” “Yes, we have, your honor. However, we need to retrace our steps to see how we arrived at today’s decision…” “So be it!… Read More »The FINAL Root Beer Blog…What’s the verdict?
“GIMME CHAI, YO!” Written by Evan Jacobson, Copyright 2006 Every picture is worth a thousand words. Similarly, every song “usually” has a story to tell. I’m not certain if songs in the Hip-Hop genre actually contain a palpable story because… Read More »The birth of Gimme Chai Comma YO!
It’s just like starting over… by Evan Jacobson, August 16, 2010 Mastery takes a lifetime. It requires grit, focus, positivity, venturing into undiscovered territory, and constant painful struggles. I just read an article about the legendary RUSH drummer, Neil Peart–one… Read More »“It’s just like starting over…”
Pictured above: The originally mastered CD with extremely HIGH QUALITY and my Espresso Machine (RIP). Creating original music is an art and takes time. It’s not possible to teach someone how to be original. Similarly, teaching “voice” in my English… Read More »Getting Rich With Soy Chai and adding Yo is the way to go…
Deep thoughts regarding the teaching profession, 2009-2010,by Evan Jacobson On June 28, 2010, my 7th year of teaching inner city English ended and I’d like to paint a picture depicting the daily routines. The alarm clock sounds at 4:50PM; tend… Read More »The ups and downs as another teaching year ends…
LIVE (in stereo) FROM NEW JERSEY, it’s The RootBeer Blogs with Cousin Jordan in 2010 I have written 10+ blogs about Rootbeer. The routine went something like this: Drink Rootbeer by myself, write a blog, include some high quality pictures, post the blog,… Read More »LIVE (in stereo) FROM NJ, The RootBeer Blogs, Session 1, 2010