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Cocktail Lounge
Hit the Keys! Series
By Various
Cocktail Lounge (Hit the Keys! Series). Composed by Various. For Piano/Vocal/Guitar. Book; P/V/C Mixed Folio; Piano/Vocal/Chords. Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook. Jazz. Softcover. 256 pages. Hal Leonard #37345. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.322408).
ISBN 073907962X. Jazz. 9x12 inches.
If keyboards are your thing, what are you waiting for? Bust out the tunes! With more than 200 pages of beloved favorites, you're likely to learn something new with each song you play. Whether it's a new lick, chord progression, groove, or just being able to play great songs that you could never quite figure out by ear, the "Hit the Keys" series books provide rewards that will last a lifetime.
Songs: At Last (Etta James) • Blue Moon (The Mavericks) • Desperado (Eagles) • Hit the Road Jack (Ray Charles) • Human Nature (Michael Jackson) • If You Don't Know Me by Now (Simply Red) • Just One of Those Things (Ella Fitzgerald) • Killing Me Softly with His Song (Roberta Flack) • Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (Billie Holiday) • Mack the Knife (Bobby Darin) • Makin' Whoopee! (Eddie Cantor) • Moondance (Van Morrison) • Orange Colored Sky (Nat "King" Cole) • The Shadow of Your Smile (Tony Bennett) • Take Five (Dave Brubeck Quartet) • Walkin' My Baby Back Home (Nat "King" Cole) • You Don't Know Me (Michael Bublé) • and more.
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- How Deep Is Your Love
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- Theme From 'New York, New York'
- At Last
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- Don't Get Around Much Anymore
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- Escape (the Pina Colada Song)
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- Drinking Again
- Home
- Orange Colored Sky
- Walkin' My Baby Back Home
- Hit The Road Jack
- There Will Never Be Another You
- As Time Goes By
- Begin The Beguine
- Days Of Wine And Roses
- How Do You Keep the Music Playing?
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- Just One Of Those Things
- Killing Me Softly with His Song
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- Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)
- Makin' Whoopee!
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- Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
- Satin Doll
- The Shadow Of Your Smile
- (Theme From) A Summer Place
- They Can't Take That Away From Me
- That's Amoré (That's Love)
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Received by Chako Priest
On 01-28-15, Jeshua and I gave the "Relationships" book presentation to the Wednesday Metaphysical Group that meets in the Unitarian Church in Surprise, AZ. The following is the translation from my recording. I address the group and then go into my channeling mode.
There are many new people here, so I thought I need to go back and bring everyone up to date. I lived in Minnesota for 11 years. I knew I was to move from there but did not know how it all was going to come about. In the early part of 1999, my daughter and her husband flew up from Arizona to visit me. They told me they had bought property in Sun City Grand, Arizona, and when the house was finished being built, they asked if I would move there and rent it from them. I said I would, which surprised my daughter, for she did not think I would be open to such a change in my life. However, when the Masters want you to move and provide the way, your choice is clear. Move! I arrived in Arizona on November 14, 1999.
It took me a while to settle into my new home and to get back into my routine of meditating every morning. One morning, I felt this soft caressing on my cheek. The room was electrified. (I need to say, now he is coming very close and right into my heart and I become kind of a blubbering idiot. Angel can attest to this when I was bringing in a message for her. I was crying so hard I could hardly speak and give her the message. Lynn Christina, who has spiritual sight, added there was a big golden aura around me as I spoke.) To get back to my story about the caressing finger, I was still so new about all of this that the only thing I could think of was to ask, are you Jesus? He replied, no, but he is an aspect of me. Wow, I thought, this must be Sananda making a connection with me. The vibration was so high that I had to go take a shower to calm myself down. So that's the end of that little story for now.
One morning I woke up and felt something kind of funny at the top of my head. Something was entwined in my hair. I pulled it out, and it was a large paper clip. I got the symbolism of that. I was going to be clipping many pages of paper together. It all came true, for this is my twelfth book, and I go through paper clips like crazy.
This book is called Relationships. The front cover picture is of my grandson Matthew O'Brien and his bride Elizabeth. I thought this wedding picture would make a perfect cover for my book.
Usually I can finish a book in 3 months, but this time the process went on and on. I had a reading with Adironnda, channeled by Marilyn Harper, on January 22nd. I asked her to check out where my block was. Why wasn't I able to bring this book forth as swiftly as I had the others? I just felt I was procrastinating too much. Adironnda said no, that was not the case. What was happening was as all this new energy came in throughout the year 2014, my body had to integrate it and recalibrate it. This happened with each little segment or chapter. When all was ready to go forward, Jeshua would nudge me, time to get back to the book. I then would bring in another chapter. This went on chapter after chapter after chapter, to the point where I thought I must have a block that was holding things up. But Adironnda said that no, that was not it at all. That was nice to hear (chuckles).
The different Masters that came forth each had a segment in the book on what it was to be in a relationship and what was required. Saint Germaine talks about giving and receiving. (I thumb through the pages and read from the Table of Contents.) You know when I wrote this so long ago, I kind of forget what the Masters have said. It is kind of embarrassing (smiles). C'est la vie.
Serapis Bey talked about kindness. Djwhal Khul is known as the Tibetan from the Alice Bailey books. He hid his name for a long time and then let it be known and now many channel him. He spoke of Transitions. Then God came in. People often wonder whether people can channel God. Of course you can; anybody can.
God had an interesting analogy: when I was a little girl, it seemed as if I was always falling down. My knees would frequently have these huge scabs on them. Then I would pick at them. You know how little kids will just pick, pick, and pick, showing the new skin underneath the scab. Well, God used that experience as an analogy for what happens when we have a problem in our relationships. He said to let the scab form and then pick off a little piece of it and see the healing underneath. I thought gee, that's a different way of looking at it—healing a conflict in a relationship—let it form a scab, then pick off a piece and address just a segment at a time.
Mary Magdalene did a chapter on Acceptance and Djwhal Khul continued his remarks from chapter 4 on Transitions. Commander Ashtar talked about the Galactic Command and when they are on the spaceships and about relationships that have to take place. There are hundreds of people on those ships. The motherships are miles and miles in diameter. They are like a living city. Therefore, there would need to be compatibility in relationships on those huge motherships.
OK, I can't think of anything else I need to tell you about the book. Just feel free to come up and take one. All right, let me wipe my nose (laughter) and then we will see what Jeshua wants to say. I am one of these people who likes to channel with my eyes closed; I do not want to look at any of you (laughter). Now Heather is thumbing through the book, and if I were channeling and saw her doing that, my mind would lose focus and my ego would kick in and I would not be listening purely enough to what I am being told. So if I just shut you all out and concentrate on what is being said, I can bring in the message more clearly. OK, Angel, let's see if I can get through this without crying. This reminds me of when Marilyn Harper channels Him, the tears are just streaming down her face, so I am not the only one who reacts like this. He already told me that we would have a large crowd which is very nice to see. And Lynn, you are seeing what? Your aura is gigantic and just golden all around. I am watching to see the various changes. Hmm, and that's His energy. Oh boy, I am going to cry. I always settle in after a minute.
My precious ones, I am Jesus the Christ. I come often to this group. In fact I am here every Wednesday. Chako is kind of a pillar to this group as she was here almost at the very beginning. Jean Alexander is another one (also Lynne Ormandy). Since Heather came—she was called here actually. Chako was having a problem with the editing of her book, so we found her an editor—pretty soon here comes Heather. Ask and ye shall receive.
As I look around you, I just wish you could see your auras. They are just magnificent. You know some people, I could say most people, think they have acted a little selfishly, or not giving, not loving and they berate themselves. But we say, that is being human. Do not put yourself down. The energies are very difficult at this time. Most people are in the 4th dimension. You know, there are 7 levels to each dimension. Therefore, you could be down here (moving my hands down) and others could be up there (moving my hands upward), but still in 4D. Others could be in the 5th dimension. So it becomes a learning process as to what you are going to run up against in order to move onto another level. What I am wanting to emphasize is that you are not alone. Everyone is doing this. Everyone has times where he or she thinks ooh, I am a bad person. (I am exaggerating a bit here.) But basically he or she is thinking, I could have done better.
I am saying that if you will come from love—if you will bring more love into your heart—all you have to do is to go back into your heart and name what it was you did, acknowledge it and let it go. You have not sinned. There is no sin. I hope you all know that by now. There is no sin!
Now I know several of you are Catholic and I do not want to get into putting your religious beliefs down, but religion has played such a part on this planet and not always correctly. We will not go into all of my Biblical experiences, but the Christians were not all that loving either. You can go to churches even today and there will be squabbling in the counting rooms. People will pilfer the money—even today! There is something about money that has a pull on people. But again, I would not call that a sin; that is just a learning experience—learning what is a higher energy and learning what is not. Love—just know that love is the answer.
Chako, in her recent reading by Adironnda (channeled by Marilyn Harper), was talking about a person who had recently passed. That person felt somewhat guilty, for he felt he had sinned and would be punished when he passed over. He was so surprised to feel nothing but love, absolutely nothing but love, which healed him, you see. It started healing that erroneous belief system. (It is called a retraining up in the Heavenlies.)
That is why this book—a short little book that was hard to bring in because of the energy—has a powerful punch. It will make people think about their own relationships. So many people are estranged from their children or from their parents. Mary Magdalene points out that this is always a challenge,
Now I have not said anything particularly enlightening, shall we say, so I would like to bring in Saint Germain. He is always absolutely delightful.
Hey, hello Group. I am Germain. You know, the guy who lived in France, was in royalty. Those were the days. If you did not behave yourself, they just chopped off your head. Now that was a learning experience—although I managed to keep my head.
It was interesting for us to watch as Chako brought in the chapters for the book and to see the struggle that she was going through. It reminded me of people who are struggling to maintain their relationships. There are many times when they are just snowballed with it all. They do not know what to do, where to go. In this now-a-days generation, you go to a bar and get drunk in order to forget all of your troubles. There are so many addictions.
During my time in France, we did not call them addicts; we just called them drunks. They drank very heavily and sweated through the heat. They were always overdressed. I think I told you this the last time I spoke with you. There was a lot of perfume used to cover up the odor (chuckles). I will step back now as God is waiting in the wings.
My beloved children, I hope you will let me in your heart and not just mouth the words. Know that my love is real. I love you unconditionally. It is always such a joy to me when people save some time to just sit and commune with me. You know, religions have put such a formality on addressing me. It always has to be just so. Whereas, why cannot someone come forth and just plop down and say, hi God, how are you doing? This has been an awful day for me. Just have a dialogue. But people are afraid to do that. They are so programmed to act just right. I am giving you permission to let go! Be yourself. There are some women in church who feel they must be dressed up and wear a hat instead of just sitting at home in their jammies.
Therefore, I greet you this day and know you are always in my heart. I will turn this back to Jeshua right now. I bless you.
This is Jeshua back again. We have one more who wishes to speak. She is the love of my life, Mary Magdalene. Or if I were Sananda right now, she would be Lady Nada, the higher energies.
Hello Group, I am Mary Magdalene. If any of you have read, Anna, Grandmother of Jesus by Claire Heartsong, you would know of my relationship with Chako. We were Essenes together and as we matured, we were both in love with Jeshua. But I got him (chuckles), which was meant to be.
You see, Chako had a rather interesting life. My grandmother's daughter Rebecca was Chako's/Mariam's mother. She died from leprosy. Mariam's father was so upset that he went off to another spiritual group that was just for men at Qumran. He stayed there the rest of his life after putting Mariam into the hands of Mother Mary. So in essence, she raised her, and Mariam became not only a cousin/sister but a beloved companion of Jeshua. There is such a connection here that she still carries that sacred number of 33.
Why am I telling you this? It is because most of you in this Wednesday group were Essenes! We all knew each other. We would have some squabbles among us… (A cell phone's silent vibration was humming which distracted me and I lost my train of thought.) Let's see where was I?
Now people have read a bit about the Essenes and may have fantasized about this group. Yes, we were very spiritual, but life was similar to when some of you may have gone to summer camp and were assigned to various jobs that needed to be done. We took turns with that. And I am talking about cleaning out the latrines. Do you think that sanitation area was not going to be attended to? We all took turns cleaning the latrines. We took turns harvesting the fruits and vegetables, chopping them up for salads. We took turns harvesting the nuts on the trees—drying them and preparing them.
Our grandmother Anna was a very firm taskmaster. There was plenty of time for laughter and play, but when she was serious, we were serious. She taught us much. One of the main things we were taught was the value of being in our heart, the value of love.
So many people today do not know how to love. They have a shallow heart. They do not know how to get deep enough. When they are in their love, it can turn possessive and controlling. We Essenes were taught how our love needs to be pure—a direct connection to God. You do not control love; you do not possess people with it.
I think I have talked long enough, so I will step back now and see if Jeshua has more or less a closing statement here.
I am Jeshua again. What I am looking at is how many of you can channel! Come on, girls and boys; get into that heart; open that third eye; open up those mental areas, the chakra in back of the throat and let's hear some channeling from other people. It would be very welcomed and fun. You could practice on the Group. That would really be fun and nobody would judge you because everyone else is scared to death too! (Laughter) It is not easy sitting in front of people. That's why Chako closes her eyes (chuckling).
When she first started doing this, I would say to her, it will be alright. I will be there; we won't leave you with egg on your face. In other words, she would not sit here ready to channel and none of us would turn up.
So I just wanted to alert you. Those of you who have these gifts, you brought them in with you. Use them; don't let them just lie dormant. Use them; develop them. Write your books. We went through this last year. There are several people here. I am going to jab Joseph since I am sitting right next to him. Joseph, it is time to get that book written. He is so wise and has so much to say, but he has a little block there (chuckles). So we will kind of loosen that up for you, Joseph. (Thank you.)
All right, my friends, I will step back now so that other people in the Group may share. I never come alone, so I say we all the time. So I will say that again. We love you so much. And thank you for coming. If you did not come, we would not have a Wednesday Group. How boring that would be. Just know that we Masters are here every Wednesday, hoping that you will show up.
I will step back now and I bless you; oh how I bless you. Take it in; take it into your hearts; take in the love that is being given.
Lynn, did you see any changes? She answers, very subtle ones around your head and shoulders as each one came in. But mostly it was huge, beautiful, swirling golden Light all around you.
Can't get better than that (chuckles). And each one of you is capable of doing the same.
All right, beloveds, have a wonderful day.
Namaste. (Group repeats Namaste back to him.)
Transmissions received by Chako
Chako Priest / www.godumentary.com
For information on all of Chako's books go to http://awakenedhearts.com/2011/08/27/chako-priests-books-the-ultimate-experience-the-many-paths-to-god-series/ and here you will find how to order the books direct from the publisher. They are also available at Amazon and other outlets as well. All of her books are now available in both E-book as well as paperback and some of them are now available in hardcover as well.
Wednesday Metaphysical Group, Unitarian Universalist Church, Surprise, AZ.
All is My Own Dream, a CD by the ARICA Foundation, played while the audience took their seats.
CHAKO: Today, I will be sharing my book, Masters' Tales of NOW, but I will also be channeling the Masters who came in to give me the book. Last April 2013, I had this dream. In my dream, I heard my FAX machine turn on and then I heard paper being cut. I went to the machine and picked up a blue sheet of paper. In the upper left hand corner was the Star of David. I exclaimed, Oh my gosh, Jesus sent me a FAX! (Much laughter). It was true. It shows how humorous the Masters can be.
Later on I said, Hey, Jeshua (I know I called him Jesus, but he prefers to be called Jeshua.), what was that FAX all about? He replied, That was to alert you that we would be writing our next book soon. I exclaimed, Oh, OK. This is my 11th book, so it was not like I was surprised. A few weeks went by, and then he told me that he had exciting news for me. We would be starting our next book in two weeks. I checked my calendar and that date would be Saturday, May 25, 2013. Therefore, on the 25th of May, they started our 11th book—the NOW book. (All of my books are available at Amazon.com as well as through Trafford Publishing.)
I started worrying right away about what the cover would be like. I am a Virgo, and I did not worry all that much about what was going to be said, but what was I going to do about the cover! The year before, I had been visiting my family in Paradise Island, Nassau, where they have a condominium on the 17th floor of the Reefs Hotel. There had been a thunderstorm, and this lovely rainbow had formed and touched down right into the ocean. My grandson Jason, who was 9 at the time, took a picture of the rainbow scene with his iPhone. My daughter Sara then sent me a copy of the photograph.
After I had been channeling the book and knew it was about the NOW energy, I exclaimed to Susan, my daughter who lives in Cave Creek, How can I capture the feeling of NOW energy in a design for the cover? See what you can come up with. She thought of the rainbow photograph, took it, cropped out a hotel, and put in the graphics; Trafford's artists then shaded the printing and voila, here is the result. (I show the cover to the group.) I think it depicts very nicely the concept of NOW energy—God's Energy—caught in a rainbow.
This book is almost strictly for the right brain, so kind of leave your left brain in the OFF mode. Jeshua and I more or less have a pattern when writing our books. Jeshua brings the speakers forth and they give short teachings. Jeshua has written on Marriage and Divorce. But as the Masters spoke for this book, they were giving me little vignettes, little short stories, and not lectures. It reminded me of the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales, except these were true tales from the Masters. Each tale demonstrated to the reader if that was NOW energy or if it was not. They carried that through 22 chapters. Therefore, that is what the book is—the tales from the various Masters.
The tales were all wonderful, but I cannot tell you all of them or you would not have anything to read—(laughter) Saint Germain is always a delight. He spent many past lives in the French courts. In his story, he told how everything was gluttonous. France can be very warm in the summer, and he said that the clothes were too heavy—the velvets too hot. There was no dry cleaning so the clothes would have these grease spots all over them. They then had gluttony in jewelry—huge jeweled pins were used to cover up the food spots, which the men pinned on themselves as well (laughter).
Saint Germain told about a little prince who had been dressed in the traditional velvets and wool stockings. Well, as the young boy started getting too warm and then too hot, he would rip off his jacket and the buttons would scatter all over the floor, along with his stockings and shoes. People tried to control his antics but to no avail. Finally, he was labeled as being what we would term mentally challenged and therefore, the prince was allowed more freedom. He did not care about the label, for he was cooler running around in his undergarments.
Saint Germain presents the theory that, as we may have watched on TV, people who are trapped in their houses because of their hoarding could have been from those lifetimes in court, living those gluttonous times. We are not talking about just a simple dinner. Ten courses were served. If roast pheasants were on the menu, they would come fully cooked but with all the feathers stuck back in the meat to look like live birds!
When you died and you were not able to release that gluttonous energy, you just brought that in with you in the next lifetime. Or, at the opposite end of the spectrum, in your last life if you had very little or were in extreme poverty, in this lifetime you glom on to everything until you are hoarding to the point where you have narrowed your personal space to just a few feet—your aura is tightly squeezed around you and there is little room for the soul to maneuver its energy. Therefore, Saint Germain's tale depicts lack of NOW energy.
Let's see what else, as Chako thumbs through her book. Here is a message from God. And yes, one can channel aspects of God the Father, in case you do not realize that. Mother Mary and Archangel Michael give their stories. Djwhal Khul who is the Tibetan in the Alice Bailey books… As people were turning on, meaning becoming more aware, more psychic, many budding psychics gravitated to the Alice Bailey books and Master Djwhal Khul's teachings on Initiations. Those were the books way back in the 1970s that you cut your psychic teeth on, along with the Jane Roberts books with Seth and the Edgar Cayce material.
Lady Nada tells a tale. She is the higher aspect of Mary Magdalene. Master Serapis Bey tells a story of a Nomadic youth who, every time he looked into a pool of water at an oasis, saw the image of this beautiful woman. It drove him nuts because he could not touch her. Serapis Bey continues that story.
Kuan Yin, the Goddess of Compassion, tells how she chose a life of extreme poverty in order to hone the compassion she carried. We have all seen pictures of monkeys in India that will steal any food that is not locked away. Well, in her village, children were trained as marauders and were sent to more prosperous villages to steal food and bring it back to their community. Kuan Yin would put pebbles into the babies' mouths. She found pebbles that were large enough so they could not be swallowed, but small enough so a baby or child could suck on it and generate some liquid in its mouth.
Kuan Yin would go out of the village and watch the birds and rabbits to see what they ate. She then would harvest those leaves and seeds and bring them back to the village. She would pound the leaves and seeds into a pulp that she fed herself and the villagers.
Archangel Michael told a story about a young boy who was being controlled by too many rules that his father made for the household. The boy could escape temporarily by hiking to a forest glen and sitting by a babbling brook. One day he noticed a man across the brook who was just diddling in the water with a stick. The boy struck up a friendship with him and brought the man back for dinner. It turns out the man was an angel sent to ease the lad's restrictions. That story was an example of NOW energy.
All of the tales depict the NOW energy or the lack of it. We have all heard that when one is faced with many choices and told to make a choice and the person declines to choose, that that is a choice in itself—to not choose. The Masters tell us that the NOW energy is comparable in that it is action with no action. Archangel Michael tells us that often on the battlefields, the NOW energy is prevalent because as you lay dying, that becomes the action with no action. That is an interesting concept.
For those of you who do not know me, I have been coming to this group for about 11 years, and Jeshua has been coming for about 11 years to present our books. My background is that I am a Transpersonal Psychologist; I am a psychotherapist; I am a psychic reader and a spiritual advisor. I do all of that stuff (smile).
The Masters have been walking among you here in the group. That is why at the beginning of this presentation, I felt Jeshua so strongly because he always goes right into the sacred heart and I get somewhat tearful. With your permission, the Masters are helping you with your energies. You may not be aware of this, but Jeshua's thing, as I put it, is helping you get back into your body.
Souls on a whole do not like being in a body, especially, if the body is in heavy emotions. The souls feel suffocated by the emotions. So they do not get into their body that much. Therefore, that is what Jesus does; he gets you into your body. There are also bodies who do not like their soul in the body. That has to do with receiving. If a person has not learned to receive, the body will not receive its soul either.
I am just about ready to hear what he wants to say, but I wish to say one more thing. Probably about 30 years ago when I obtained my doctorate, I also had to give my doctoral address. Yikes, what am I going to say? You would think by this degree we would have it all together, but we don't. Almost all graduates have trepidation over giving their speech. I knew I was no exception, so I asked my spiritual Teachers to help me get into my body as much as I possibly could.
My address was entitled: Self-awareness as a Facilitator for Grief Resolution. I remember the clarity. I had the introduction, the body of the speech, and the conclusion. All of my sentence structure was correct; the pronouns correlated to their verbs. I did not look at any of my notes; the speech just flowed. Afterwards when I had the chance, I asked my Teachers what percentage were we able to get me into my body. They told me 85%. I do not know if you are that familiar with this, but we were told that humanity was only in its body between 10-15% thirty years ago. If we fast forward, how much is humanity in now? No one is in his or her body 85% without a lot of help from above. I do not think I have been in my body that much since graduation!
Lynn Christina Carlton has spiritual sight. Will you please tell us what you have observed so far? Well, the room is just filled with gold and around everyone's head, there are gold halos. Behind you, there is an actual Being that I can see who is really, really gold with white sparkles emanating from the Being. I asked who it was and my guides told me it was Jeshua. When we were saying our names, all the golden Light was going from heart to heart to heart in a beautiful stream throughout the room. It just lit up the room, and it still is lighting up the room with the energy that you have been bringing through.
Yes, he and many of the other Masters have worked with this group for years. If you feel less stress and kind of relieved from 3D physicality, that is what has been going on when you leave the group afterwards. They got you more into your body so you are better able to deal with life's journey. So thank you, Lynn.
I am just about ready to bring in Jeshua. When I channel, I like to keep my eyes closed; I don't want to see any of you (laughter). I might want to say, Oh hi, you made it all the way from … I raise my vibration and he lowers his and the twain shall meet. When I first started doing this, I had some trepidation as to whether he was going to show up. He assured me, Don't worry, we won't leave you with egg on your face! I always remember that. OK, I don't have any egg on my face, so I guess they are going to appear (smile).
I have one more comment. I once said to Saint Germain, Lord, do you have to always say "precious, beloved, dearest one"? Can't we just stop all the superlatives? Then to show his wonderful humor, he must have said one of those endearments every other word—beloved, beloved, beloved, precious, precious, it went on and on. Later on, he explained that those words carry a love energy that puts us into our hearts more. I am prefacing this because I know Jeshua is going to start out with precious ones! I am a telepathic channel so I am not out of my body entirely but pretty close to it. Therefore, when they are in their humor, I am laughing right along with them; I can feel their humor. I remember once when Mother Mary was leaving after her segment, she uttered, Oh, my gosh, and as she laughed, so did I. They jostle each other for position as they stand in line waiting for their turn and are very playful. And my body picks up on that and laughs right along with them.
JESUS THE CHRIST/ JESHUA: He is already laughing and says to me, I am afraid to open my mouth! We are both laughing as he begins: Good morning, my precious ones (the audience laughs). He continues: Do I dare say that again, my beloveds, my precious ones? My love for you is overflowing. Chako talked about her heart filling up and our hearts too are full of love for you.
However, on a serious note, at least it is serious for me, I wanted to address what we see as a problem. It has to do with religions. Now, I know this can be kind of a touchy subject, for there are still some people in this group who think of me as their savior. Well, dear ones, I have never saved anyone! Please hear that. I do not save people. I am not a savior. That was misinterpretation. That was the scribes changing what I had said so that the priests could have more control. The only one, dear hearts, who can save you is yourself!
Think about it. If you had someone who saved you each time you did something that you thought was wrong, that you thought was a sin, how would you learn your lesson? Isn't that why you chose a body? You chose a body so you could be in physical reality and experience what is going on in this third dimensional world. I know with the Ascension of last December, the vibration was raised and there are parts of you that went through the 4th and are in the 5th dimension. But there is also a part of your body that is still using 3rd dimension mentality. It is that 3D segment of religion that I refer to.
It is painful to me when I go into your churches and do not feel my energy there; I do not feel me there (almost tearful). I only feel the personalities of the ministers, the preachers, or the priests, all trying to direct the parishioners through the use of these lies. And I will say lies. They are lies that they are feeding you. Please do not think of me as a savior; do not even use that word. If you are still kind of hanging on to that word-concept, say to yourself, but I, I—Mary Lou, Betty, Howard—I am my own savior.
It is so important as we go forward into these upper dimensions that you start challenging what is fed to you—and I will use that term fed—what is fed to you by the churches. It is not Truth, my dear ones. They take something I had said and they repeat it over and over and over. Nothing changes. Isn't that what life is all about—change? You will never change completely, my beloveds, unless you are willing to look at your religions, to look at the particular church that you go to and see it for what it is. That does not mean you are to vacate the churches. It just means to have a little more discernment here. Enjoy the camaraderie. However, many of the churches have people stealing in the counting room, and there is so much politics in a church. But my message is not only to be discerning, but also to tune it out whenever you hear them say, your savior is here. Chances are I have left by then (laughter). You know I slip in and out of all of these churches on Sunday. Many times I am spending time with Chako as she sits on her couch channeling her book on a Sunday. I am not even in that church. That's a little bit of humor, but you know we have many parts of ourselves, and we flip in and out all over the place, bi-locating. But, bring humor into this. They are who they are; it is time to change; let it all go.
Back in my biblical days, the Bible had some good ideas, but then the scribes started not quite telling the Truth for this day and age. When you think of it, my goodness, it is over 2000 years ago and they are still trying to make the same interpretation. Forget it!
I want to comment… I am leaving that subject (chuckles); I have said enough. But I want to comment about some of the people in this room. Yes, Chako writes books, but others have books also inside of them. There are books, books, books. Jean has a book she needs to get out. Lynn has a book she needs to get out. And yes, Ziranna definitely has one or two books that she needs to get out. This is what causes a blockage in you because your soul came in, or we got it in, but it is your soul that has these goals. I want to write a book. But then, the soul finds this blockage and it cannot get the body's personality to move through it. There is always fear on the other side of a blockage. So when someone asked in this group what the blockage is, we would say, our dear one, look for your fear. What are you afraid of? When you get that answer, you have the answer for your blockage.
Now, I will tell you that writing a book is not the scary part; this channeling and presentation of the book is the scary part (chuckles). You can ask Chako about that one. She has stewed about this ever since she made the appointment to be here (laughter). But she works through it. When you know you have that blockage and you know that you have that fear, you can also know that that is old programming. You work through it and let it go and do the best that you can. There is not one of us Masters who will judge you. We only will say, Yayyyy, she did it! We are always so happy when you are doing your purpose, for we know it has taken a great deal of energy out of you. Chako was very ill a few weeks ago and she would moan, Oh gosh, I am so glad I do not have my Presentation coming up because I just don't have the energy for it. It does take energy, but you can do this. If you set your intention, you will do this. You do not have to do this by yourself. We Masters love to help, but we need to be asked. Now, as Chako has jokingly said, there are others who are lined up and would like to speak. So I will step aside and then I will come back, for I will do a little different kind of meditation to close this morning's presentation.
SAINT GERMAIN: Good morning, precious, precious, precious ones! (Laughter) I hope you felt that love go right into your heart. I AM Saint Germain. For those of you who are not aware of this, I was Father Joseph during those biblical times. And I am going to ask Lynn, what did you see at the changing of the guard here? Lynn: one color left and another moved into Chako. I saw a lot of gold orbs around, but they changed into lavender. That would be mine. And then that disappeared and I knew that you had entered Chako. Thank you.
I just wanted to say if you could just see what we see—all you budding authors. You know I am very prolific. If you have me come in, you will have 2-3 chapters with hardly any effort at all! (Chuckles) Of course, every other word will be beloved, but you will get over that (laughter). And Joseph, we did not mention that you too have a book—uh huh—beloved! (Laughter)
I am just looking at the energy in the room—the orbs. You have noticed that Lynn keeps mentioning the gold. That is energy, dear ones—golden energy. Look at Chako's necklace of gold, Light and love.
I am sort of being jostled out of my spot here. The Masters are telling me, well, if you don't have anything else to say, we do (laughter); on your way Germain (more laughter). I bless you, dear ones, and thank you for letting me be a part of your day.
MASTER JONAS: I am the Master Jonas. You have never had me in before. I gave a segment for the book. We are from a planet of giants. Giants roamed this Earth many centuries ago. Our children are around 15 feet high and the adults about 30-35 feet tall. So I kind of have to miniaturize myself in order to get into this building. We move around by thought, you see. We are the color of lavender. You had that movie that came out. Everybody was blue. What was that called, Joseph? Avatar. Avatar, yes, that was a wonderful title meaning everyone had the ability to act as God, to be God. On our planet, many of us are Avatars. You have some scholars in this room. I can see this in the energy that comes up and out of your brain. Our planet has many scholars also.
I will step aside now, but I thank you for the opportunity to speak with you. I AM the Master Jonas. (Lynn saw green and blue orbs about him and when they merged, they were lavender.)
MOTHER MARY: Precious ones, I AM Mother Mary; oh dear, you might have known (chuckles). I just had to say that word again. At least you will leave here knowing that every time you hear that word or you say it, you are getting someone into his or her heart. There has been so much written about me throughout history; some of it true and some of it not true. It might surprise you to know I am aware of everything that is written, has been written, is being said about me. It is just one of the things you know how to do. So that is why I can say some of it is true and some of it is not.
I wish I could say, beloveds, that these next few months will be easy for you. I cannot, but I can say that you all will make it, if that is helpful for you. There will be times when you will be unduly stressed. If you think the Obamacare is giving you problems, just wait (chuckles). You see, everyone in Congress has to face his or her demons also. Until THEY can be in their hearts, until THEY can be in their body—even 50%, let alone 85%—not much will be done. There are people who do not realize this because they have not reached those spiritual heights yet. Therefore, they fight like children in a sandbox in 3rd dimension, their souls struggling. (Remember what we told you about many bodies still being in 3D.) And yes, many souls will be making their transitions, but as I have said no one in this room will. You are fighters. You came in to do your work, your goals, and your lessons.
Interestingly enough, while you are here working on this lesson, there is another aspect of you in another world, on another planet, doing a different set of lessons. No one is ever in just one classroom, shall we say. You are all out doing other things. That is why you have heard so many times when different Masters will come in and say, Oh, we've known you from another planet, but we have not met you in this world. That is the reason. And you know my dearest son and brother Jeshua and I journey all over other worlds and Universes.
Sometimes people put too much of what they think I am onto me. Those are their projections and they are not true. It is like a film that is put on you and keeps you busy always cleansing yourselves. Many times we will journey into the NOW energy where Source is. Align me with Source, oh Lord, where we can bask in that energy of love and be cleansed. We contemplate all the different lives we have had; we contemplate where we can learn more, where we can improve. We are never finished. Life is eternal. We are never finished, but it is exciting!
Therefore, when we just plain get tuckered out, we go to Source and we bask in the NOW energy. We leave a little thread of our self outside of the huge—I don't want to say mass—but it's a huge ball of NOW energy. So we have to leave a little bit of our self that we have programmed outside of the NOW. Otherwise, we would forget and just stay in there and never get anything accomplished. But the little thread goes ding, ding, ding, after about 500,000 years and we exclaim, Oh, oh, I have to go back to work! We then follow that and find that part of our self again.
NOW energy—it is important to know when you are in the NOW energy. It is important to give yourself that time where you are just there on your couch or in your bed, or some place that is silent, that is full of love and nurturing for you—out in Nature. No action. Give yourself that time because it is a cleansing time; it is a strengthening time for you.
All right, my dearest ones, I will step aside now. I believe there is one more who wishes to speak. (Mother Mary leaves.)
FATHER-MOTHER GOD: My blessed children, I AM your Mother-Father God. I know this might freak some of you out. Do you mean you actually heard God talk to you? Yep, that's Me. I live in your hearts. There is a God-cell in your cells, and I know everything about you. There is nothing you can hide. You can tell Me everything and then I kind of guide it to the Angels; or guide it to the Masters; or guide it to Jeshua. All prayers are answered. They may not be answered the way you would like, but they are answered.
We hold you in Our arms. And NO, I am not just masculine; I AM also the Mother. I am looking at all of you. I give you My blessings. I keep you safe. Call upon Me. Say hello to Me in the morning when you wake up. Say goodnight to Me when you lay down. Thank Me for the blessings you have been given that day and then you will get more of them. As you thank someone, that allows the Law of Attraction to kick in so that more (blessings) can flow to you. There is no lack in your Father's House! There is no lack! For those of you who are always worried about money, there is no lack. That is a block. Step aside from that block and know that to be true.
I bless you, My children. I will now step aside so that Jeshua can continue. Thank you.
JESHUA Continues… I Am Jeshua again. We are going to do something a little different with the closing meditation. As you listen to the CD, Awaken My Divine Consciousness, it is to awaken your Divine Consciousness. Go into your meditative mode and ask to be connected to your Divine Consciousness. That is the consciousness of your I AM, who knows all. We are going to listen to that. If you need help, ask the Angels who are right there with you to connect you, to awaken your Divine Consciousness, to raise you to another vibratory rate. Breathe. (The CD plays for about 8 minutes.)
All right, my beloveds, go forth in peace, love, and Light; connect with every person you meet so that they will leave you feeling lighter with love and Light.
I bless you my children. Namaste. (Jeshua withdraws.)
Lynn, tell us what you saw, please. As he was panning the audience with your hands, there were gold streams of Light going to each person's heart and over the NOW books. Thank you.
Chako: the two CDs are from the ARICA Foundation and can be ordered on the Internet.
If you would like an audio CD of this Presentation, please contact Joseph Endriss at: email@example.com.
Chako: I hope you enjoyed this Presentation as much as I did bringing it forth. The Masters were in rare form; their humor had me laughing before they even started speaking. Their playfulness really comes across in the CD.
Chako Priest / www.godumentary.com
For information on all of Chako's books go to http://awakenedhearts.com/2011/08/27/chako-priests-books-the-ultimate-experience-the-many-paths-to-god-series/ and here you will find how to order the books direct from the publisher. They are also available at Amazon and other outlets as well. All of her books are now available in both E-book as well as paperback and some of them are now available in hardcover as well.
MASTERS' TALES of NOW
By VERLING CHAKO PRIEST, PH.D.
Published: 9/5/2013
Available in E-book, paperback and hardcover at Amazon.com or
Presenters: Jeshua, Saint Germain, God & Mother Mary, Lord of Justice, AA Michael, Djwhal Khul, Lady Nada, Master Jonas, Serapis Bey, and Kuan Yin.
MASTERS' TALES of NOW is a surprising little book of approximately 155 pages. Masters come forth and tell true tales of what is or what is not NOW energy. The book is similar to The Brothers Grimm's Fairy Tales. The exception is the Masters' tales are true. These 22 tales will lead you into the wisdom of the NOW energy. You will learn to recognize it within you, but always remember, judgments, however, will break any ties to the NOW energy. This book is appropriate for all ages.
Verling CHAKO Priest, Ph.D. is a telepathic channel. Jeshua/Jesus is her Mentor and brings other Masters forward to participate in her 11 books. She has traveled all over the world, living in Hawaii, Viet Nam, Australia, and Greece. She has 3 daughters, 6 grandchildren, and 2 great grand babies. She currently lives in Arizona, USA.
For information on all of Chako's books go to http://awakenedhearts.com/2011/08/27/chako-priests-books-the-ultimate-experience-the-many-paths-to-god-series/ and here you will find how to order the books direct from the publisher. They are also available at Amazon and other outlets as well. All of her books are now available in both E-book as well as paperback and some of them are now available in hardcover as well.
My Beloved Connection to Humanity and the Sea
By Rev. Cynthia Williams & Verling CHAKO Priest, Ph.D.
Channeled by Rev. Cynthia Williams and Verling CHAKO Priest, Ph.D. Jesus/Jeshua ben Joseph's My Beloved Connection to Humanity and the Sea is a fascinating read. Jesus begins by telling the reader who God is and how we too are gods. Jesus uses metaphors to help the reader understand how this could be. Taking the sacred number of 12, he weaves the twelve chapters into the rich tapestry of teachings for humanity's growth. He explains how humanity stepped down its energies on a soul level in order to experience duality in all its variations. Jesus has a deep love of the sea that is evident in the many miracles that he performed in multiplying fish and calming the waters. In our own history, we can find reference to dolphinlike creatures that walked upon the land during the day and returned to the sea at night. The teachings these beings brought forth were all about love, peace, and joy. Jesus communicated with the sea world in an ongoing basis. It is his desire for humanity to understand that there is more to his story than what is in the Bible. Jesus Christ asks you to read this book, allowing yourself to awaken your own remembrance from that far distant time.
Thank you for your continued interest in my books. The JESUS… book took 2 years to come to fruition. I am sure you will find it was well worth the wait!
Love and blessings to all,
Chako Priest 7-12-12
Note: Chako and Trafford publishing are in the process of converting all of these books in eBook format as well.
For information on all of Chako's books go to http://awakenedhearts.com/2011/08/27/chako-priests-books-the-ultimate-experience-the-many-paths-to-god-series/ and here you will find how to order the books direct from the publisher. They are also available at Amazon and other outlets as well.


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Visual Stories
Portrait of Jon Batiste, for
For a
Paul Stuart
window display
For St. Louis Magazine,
"Losing It"
| 3x3 Professional Show No. 8 - Distinguished Merit
Bungles & Blunders: Missteps in History and the Losers Who Made Them: Thomas Austin
Bungles & Blunders: Missteps in History and the Losers Who Made Them: Goliath
For Hemispheres Magazine |
"The Sipping Point"
For Our State Magazine,
"Singing and Signing"
Hot Dog! | Concept for a t-shirt
The Washington Post
, "My Tumor & God"
Submission for AKA Calendar contest
House! Smash! | Personal work
For AARP's bulletin feature, Hear Ye! Hear Ye! |
The Case of the Bad Burial
Mount Sinai Medical Center Magazine
For the Los Angeles Times L.A. Affairs section,
"Graham Nash isn't around?"
Arizona Gaucho
Fishin' | Personal work
Illustration for The Los Angeles Times:
"Know Thy Neighbor"
A Sumo's Feast | Selected for American Illustration Web Archive
From a visual essay about Amsterdam: "I suppose there were a few nice days in spring — days when I could bike through the city without my heavy winter coat. But I could count days like this on one hand. Most days were darker and colder."
Illustration for SPIN |
Captive Audience: The Music Business in America's Prisons
"My Daughter...?" | Personal work | 3x3 Professional Show No. 8 - Merit
The Washington Post
, "The Pirate Negotiator"
Institutional Investor Magazine
| "Risk On, Risk Off"
For The New York Times Sunday Business section,
"Suspended Animation, on a Hollywood Set"
The Art Dealer | Personal work
The Palm River Catastrophe | Personal Work
Soccer Riot | 3x3's Student Show no. 7 | Selected for the St. Louis AIGA 15 Show | A winner in CMYK's 100 Top Creatives Contest (Judge: Penelope Dullaghan) | winner in Creative Quarterly 21
New Statesman magazine,
"A Stormy Afternoon"
Save the Date (for my own wedding)
Bungles & Blunders: Missteps in History and the Losers Who Made Them: The Battle of Karansebes
American Express, decal for St. Louis storefronts | AD: Thomas Grillo
Hour Detroit Magazine
Russia crumbles... | Spread from Rasputin (Then And Now)
Mysticism in Tsarist Russia | Page from Rasputin (Then And Now)
Stolypin, Rasputin's assassinated rival | Spread from Rasputin (Then And Now)
From a visual essay about Amsterdam: "Everything was more colorful and vibrant. People were outside, on the streets, in the parks, not cooped up in their homes watching Eurovision with bleak attitudes and dour expressions. People barbequing in gardens, drinking beer on patios, zipping around on scooters. Drunk tourists sitting on the canal wall, singing songs I can only assume were related to soccer. Happy dogs and happy children. Sunlight until 11PM. This was the Amsterdam I'd arrived in nearly a year before, and this was the Amsterdam I was sad to leave behind."
Bungles & Blunders: Missteps in History and the Losers Who Made Them: Kublai Khan vs. the Divine Wind
Poster for 'The Books', playing at The Gargoyle; April 2010
Visual Essay | "I felt underdressed in my college sweatshirt. Most people wear clothing identical to the players - the appropriate attire for this event." | A winner in CMYK's 100 Top New Creatives Contest (Judge: Penelope Dullaghan)
From a visual essay on the St. Louis Rams: "Football game, or Less Than Jake concert? Football is probably less dangerous."
From a visual essay on the St. Louis Rams: " Some serious video equipment covered the whole spectacle — giant metal arms flung giant cameras around the stadium so they could record every detail of every down."
Henry of Sound & Blood
For The Los Angeles Times: "Stalking the D.C. Novel"; AD: Wes Bausmith | 3x3 Professional Show No. 8 - Merit
"The Performers", Personal work
Portuguese Man, personal work
Moving Announcement
Illustrations for storytrack.com
Scene from Alice in Wonderland, produced for JANDL
Book of Illustrated Poems | "the bugs have something to prove: they must assert to the world that, no, they are not useless. and as we swat and scratch and lament our bug-ridden existence, we realize, hey, this is a half-decent workout. "
For Guernica Magazine | Article about African refugees' nerve-racking intake meetings in The Netherlands
Visual Essay | "McClement glides down the ice before he is smashed into the wall by the Coyote defense. These are the moments where grace disappears and the best parts of hockey surface. He loses the puck and the crowd groans."
Chid and Michael, for libertyandjustice.com
Room 1B | For the Illville Hotel project, where each illustrator is tasked with creating their vision of a hotel room.
Funeral Service
St. Louis Riverfront - Park
St. Louis Riverfront - Eads Bridge and Casino Queen
Skateboarding Gramps | Personal work
Galleria Mall, Cardinals Store
The Ingenium | Illustration for Popshot Magazine
Illustrated Book of Poems | "it is rush hour in kalleda. the animals make their commute home after a long day at work, grazing in the fields, trying their hardest to become part of a good meal. the busdriver sits frustrated because for animals the sound of a horn means nothing."
The Fox Hunt | personal work
New Orleans Jazz Funeral
From a visul essay about Amsterdam: "Centuries ago, the look-away policy sheltered pious Catholics from strict Protestants. Anne Frank was not the only resident of Amsterdam forced to hide in the attic as a result of religious persecution. Protestantism and its austere values had Catholics practicing in secret for hundreds of years. The Ons Lieve Heer op Solder (Our Lord in the Attic) is an impressive Catholic church, built across the connected attics of three canal houses. Most people knew that covert Catholics congregated there every Sunday, but despite occasional complaints from nosy neighbors, the city government never cracked down (after all, it wasn't hurting anybody, and Catholics were productive members of Dutch society). "
From a visual essay about Amsterdam: "When I first started biking through Amsterdam, I was clumsy and timid (on my first ride I crashed into the side of a moving taxi and got yelled at by its angry Turkish driver). At some points, I would actually make a right turn rather than figure out how to proceed across a busy intersection. This led me into a maze of small streets and alleys lined with bars, apartments, and lost tourists."
From a visual essay about Istanbul: "One of the poorest areas of Istanbul, the Kurdish neighborhood was built secretively, in three nights. At dark, the Kurds erected hundreds of makeshift houses. The building ceased once the government caught on and cracked down–well, tried to crack down. The Kurds had come prepared to defend their land, and after a decade of armed conflict, their neighborhood remains, sitting right on prime Istanbul real estate. It is supported by the municipality, but barely. The neighborhood features rolling blackouts, a spotty water supply, and 65,000 people sharing a single, tiny hospital. The residents are shy and keep to their colorful homes. A police tank is still parked on the street–an artifact of the neighborhood's strife-ridden beginnings."
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Magnetophon K-4, ca. 1945
from Audio, Dec, 1988
Magnecord PT-6 tape recorder, ca. 1948
from Audio, Dec, 1988
The first generation of American tape recorders such as the Ampex Model 100 and the Magnecord PT-6 tape recorders were based on the design of the German Magnetophon.
Ampex Model 200A, ca. 1948
from AES Journal, June 1989
Ranger tape recorder ca. 1950,
from AES Journal, June 1989
German tape recorders were brought back from Germany at the end of World War II by John Mullin and Col. Richard Ranger and became the basis for American-made models.
AEG recorder, ca. 1936
from AES Journal, May, 1993
RRG recorders, ca. 1943
from AES Journal, May, 1993
German tape recorders on exhibit at the Audio Engineering Society 94th convention in Berlin, March 16-19, 1993
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Among the Woodbridge football coaches celebrating the Warriors' 35-20 victory over Northwood on Friday was former Warrior Alex Parsons.
Parsons, who had been with the Oakland Raiders for four years before being released in September, joined his former team last week to help the offensive line.
The former USC standout is still hoping to get a chance to get back in the NFL. "I got hurt during training camp," Parsons said. "I messed my ankle up. So I came down here to get healthy. I'm helping out here."
Parsons has some fond memories of his days with the Raiders. "It's an experience," he said. "Very few people get to do it. I was fortunate to get to do it for four years. It was awesome."
Parsons made the active squad in 2012 and started at center in Oakland's game against the San Diego Chargers.
Now, he's trying to share his knowledge with his former team.
"I'm doing what I'm used to doing," said Parsons, who was an all-county player for Woodbridge in 2005. "I'm helping out as much as I can."
Parsons is hoping to get back into the NFL soon.
"I'm healthy now. I actually worked out for San Diego two weeks ago," he said. "So, it's just a matter of my cards lining up right and getting another call."
Parsons looks like he made a difference in Friday's game as the Warriors' offensive line provided great protection for quarterback Ryan Goodman and running backs Alex Young and Tyler Noble.
"Alex is coaching the offensive line. That's why we dominated," said Woodbridge coach Rick Gibson.
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Woodbridge's football team had some rocky moments early in the season.
But the Warriors look like they are back on track as they try to cope without their star running back Austin DeFreitas, who was injured early in the season.


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Khao-man-gai in San Francisco?
Oops just got sent an article that says Kin Khao and Manora make good versions. Anyone have an opinion or other suggestions?
May 03, 2015cyssf in San Francisco Bay Area
Khao-man-gai in San Francisco?
Just back from Queens and had khao man gai for the first time at the restaurant Eim Khao Mun Kai. So delicious, like the famous Singaporean chicken and rice dish but punchier. Does anyone know of a place in SF that makes this dish? Anyone tried to make it at home assuming you can ascertain what the secret spices are that the chef at Eim Khao Mun Kai uses (he apparently was brought to NYC from Bangkok specifically to cook this dish which is the only dish the restaurant serves). Oops just got sent an article that says Kin Khao and Manora make good versions. Anyone have an opinion or other suggestions?
May 03, 2015cyssf in San Francisco Bay Area
Bought the Costco moon cakes, mixed nuts with double yolks and the white lotus seed with double yolks, okay but not as good as the ones I bought at Clement Bakery. Use to only like the mixed nut ones but now branching out. Like others said, can only eat slices since they are so rich. The Clement Bakery moon cakes come in an elegant folding box like a contained library box; nicer presentation in my opinion that the cans! They also had a coconut one in addition to the red bean paste but I don't like super sweet things and the seller said it was sweet and I should stick with what I bought. I was raised on the east coast in a predominantly white Maryland suburb; my father LOVED the August moon festival and would buy the moon cakes in Washington DC where he worked for the Voice of America and I never understood why he loved them so much but I think it was the associations with his childhood and the festivals etc. So now I'm nostalgic about them and actually enjoying the taste.
Sep 02, 2014cyssf in San Francisco Bay Area
Afghani food at SF Costco early August 2014
Last week the SF Costco was featuring some frozen Afghani food including a rice dish that included fava beans and another eggplant dish. After sampling them in the store I bought two packages but in order to freeze them at home I had to split up the packages and I discarded the labels. They are absolutely delicious and I'd love to buy more but am afraid that Costco will stop carrying them (alas, you find something you like there and you can't get it again!). Does anyone know who the vendor is and where one can buy it besides Costco? And if Costco still carries it, you should buy some - they're really terrific.
Aug 15, 2014cyssf in San Francisco Bay Area
No I Don't Want to Split 4 Deviled Eggs 6 Ways: Why Sharing Sucks
Also a banquet or even home meal is designed to be balanced. Not all fried or all boiled. You should have a fish, steamed if other dishes are fried. A meat dish. A soup course, vegetables of different types. In the end you should have a variety of tastes (salty, sweet, sour) and textures (crispy, soft) and temperatures (cold appetizers and hot main courses).
No I Don't Want to Split 4 Deviled Eggs 6 Ways: Why Sharing Sucks
Well Chinese food is meant to be communal. The items are placed on the table and everyone eats every dish. If you go to a Chinese banquet typically 8-10 dishes are ordered and everyone shares the 8-10 courses. You wouldn't order Peking duck for one person. I'm ChineseAmerican and when my mother cooked dinner for us (before she resumed college and working and then it was gasp TV dinners) it was always served communally. So to me it would be odd to be in a Chinese American restaurant and hover over your own plate of broccoli beef.
Jul 17, 2014cyssf in Features
Need a restaurant for the big Chinese New Years Banquet Feb 2014
We rotate the location since each family of cousins chooses the restaurant and collects the money etc. Family lives all over the Bay Area so it can be anywhere from the east bay to south bay to SF itself. We usually buy a banquet for 5-8 tables. Had been thinking of the Mayflower Great Mall where we had an event years ago but has the quality gone down? The last Chowhound discussion dates from 2005. We use to use Lichee Gardens all the time because Annie gave us such a great deal and special dishes but she retired. Hong Kong Lounge is there now and we no longer have that inside scoop although I do like their food a lot. Any comments re Mayflower Great Mall or any other suggestions?
Dec 26, 2013cyssf in San Francisco Bay Area
Any place one can buy Kouign Amann in SF?
This actually looks more like we saw in Brittany - denser and gooier and less flaky/crisp like we've been seeing around here.
Nov 17, 2013cyssf in San Francisco Bay Area
Any place one can buy Kouign Amann in SF?
Went to Le Marais last week and wasn't attracted to the idea of rosemary in a KA, had the almond croissant instead which was large, flaky, but not remarkable. Heading off to Paris and Normandy today so will renew my search and reset my memory of what KA is supposed to taste like. Normandy is not Brittany (duh) but am hoping it's close enough! Coincidentally staying in a flat in the Marais and going on a food tour including Poilane so will see what the real Marais tastes like. :)
Sep 22, 2013cyssf in San Francisco Bay Area
I' m Chinese American. Raised on the east coast but mother's family third generation SF Chinatown. We use to eat at Canton frequently for banquets and I thought the food was good. Have't had dim sum there in a long time.
Sep 10, 2013cyssf in San Francisco Bay Area
Well, if you are willing to go outside of Chinatown I like House of Banquet on Clement. Massive, filled with mostly Chinese clientele. Many unusual dishes such as tripe soups and black vinegar pig's feet in addition to the standard siu mai, har gow etc. Large portions, cheap prices, tables filled with elderly men reading their Chinese papers in the morning. Go early, it gets packed around 11 or 11:30 on weekends.
Sep 09, 2013cyssf in San Francisco Bay Area
Hmm, raised on the east coast in a Chinese American family and my father would get excited about moon cakes. The only ones I really like are the mixed nuts with duck egg yolks (double better than singles) but can only eat little slivers because they are so dense and rich. Haven't really tried many of the other flavors but I suspect I would like them - but hey, what do I know, I like fruitcake!
Aug 20, 2013cyssf in San Francisco Bay Area
B. Patisserie vs. Starter Bakery Kouign amann
I'm the original poster of the kouign search after returning from Brittany and looking for kouign in SF. To that end I tried making it myself, talked Phillippe at the old Phillippe Patisserie on Townsend into making a version which was scarfed up by chowhounds once I posted the date of the day he was making this special order. Phillippe warned me that the flour and of course butter were different in Brittany and for me to not get my hopes up. All of these attempts were not terribly successful. Then Starter Bakery and Belinda Leong started making it and I was going to the various popups and cafes to try them before B Patisserie opened up. Then I was able to sample her kouign again at B Patisserie once it opened. In my opinion Belinda Leong's version is the best but Starter's is definitely very good. La Boulange's version is awful per the last chowhound thread about kouign. We never saw chocolate or fruit filled kouign while we were in Brittany like they make here in SF. So that's my opinion and we tried kouign all over Brittany and now much of SF!
Aug 19, 2013cyssf in San Francisco Bay Area
New Yorker visiting San Fran, I'd love some help!
B Star (like it better than it's sister Burma Star because they take reservations and you can actually get in without a wait). Also like Cafe Bunn Mi (actually more than Saigon Sandwich) because of the crispy duck and pork belly sandwiches. At B Star get their brussels sprouts - sauteed with puffed rice, parmesan, fish sauce. My favorite brussels sprouts dish in the city.
Jul 19, 2013cyssf in San Francisco Bay Area
Shanghai Dumpling King [SF] - Is it going downhill?
Just ate at SDK for the first time since the remodel. Dining area nearly totally unchanged except for losing a table in the front room. Apparently all of the remodelling was in the kitchen. Bathroom, back room all the same. Food is worse. The XLB had thin enough wrappers but were clumsily wrapped, in the past they had neat pleats that stood up to steaming. Now they have a mushy, lumpy top knot. Ginger in the vinegar was chopped, not finely shredded, hard to grab pieces to eat with the dumpling. My favorite braised lion's head meatballs had little spinach and a layer of oil over the gloppy brown sauce that congealed as the dish cooled. Obviously too much cornstarch. Same problem with the messily cut eggplant. Eggplant had little char so no smoky flavor. So I would have to say the quality has definitely gone down. I asked the waiter if the ownership had changed since the food was noticeably worse than before the remodel, he said no, but clearly there is a new chef in the kitchen. Too bad, SDK use to be one of my regular go-to places, probably won't be any more. Never did like their non-dumpling dishes other than the lion's head meatballs, green beans and eggplant and now two of the three are disappointing. Didn't try my other usual dumplings (hot chili, fried, etc). What a shame.
Jul 19, 2013cyssf in San Francisco Bay Area
Is there such a thing as a poor man's French Laundry in Napa?
If you are limited to Napa (the city) itself, this isn't exactly a tasting menu a la French Laundry but I really enjoyed Morimoto when we were last there. If you could expand to Sonoma (ie Healdsburg) we liked Farmhouse and Madrona Manor although they may be pricier than your $100/per person range. But it could be done.
Ad Hoc was okay, but informal, we had their pork chops which were very rare which was okay by me but might put others off. Its a fixed menu so you have no choices.
May 20, 2013cyssf in San Francisco Bay Area
Stanyan St in the Haight.
Jan 18, 2013cyssf in San Francisco Bay Area
Original poster here. Tried Whole Foods today, they had a half filet of cold smoked salmon that looked intact but actually was presliced. Fishmonger would not separate for me on to waxed paper for easier handling. I have to separate them myself and they are already tearing. Also not as thin as my imported NY ones. Guess I'll have to keep searching!
Jan 18, 2013cyssf in San Francisco Bay Area
Daughter-in-law visiting from NYC took an extra train stop to pick up up lox from my favorite place on the Upper East side and deliver it to me here in SF. Reminded me of how good these extremely thinly sliced lox were (they brought bagels as well). Is there any place in SF that sells similar lox? I know I can buy smoked salmon at any number of places but the ability to hand slice it, then layer it on waxed paper to manage the slices without tearing I have not seen anywhere in SF).
Jan 14, 2013cyssf in San Francisco Bay Area
driving from the bay area to monterey bay next friday - where do eat along the drive?
I agree with recommendations for Passionfish - had wonderful gigantic prawns which for people like me who like to suck the shells and head were amazing but I've always had great food there when in the Monterey area. In Half Moon Bay we like Flying Fish Tacos who just moved to larger/cleaner quarters. Occ the tortillas are dry but all in all a satisfactory stop while in HMB. Moss Beach distillery has a deck and provides afghans for snuggling in to as you watch the coast. Okay food, mostly for the view.
Sep 03, 2012cyssf in San Francisco Bay Area
Any place one can buy Kouign Amann in SF?
Original poster here...wanted to add to this thread that we went to Cyrus in Healdsburg since they are closing in late August and we felt we had to try it. I was astonished to see that at the end of the meal they brought over a small box with a kouign amann in it! We were suppose to take it home after we added our selection of mignardises from the cart. What an astonishing finale! Why would Cyrus with it's Asian-French inflected food give us kouign amann as a final course???? The stars must be in alignment.
Jul 27, 2012cyssf in San Francisco Bay Area
I want to add a couple of new places to our itinerary--can you help?
Consider Bouche on Bush on top of the Stockton tunnel. Teeny weeny restaurant and I am amazed at the food that comes out of that minuscule kitchen. I live near Shanghai Dumpling King and we have to eat there once a month and it's the food I crave after being in Europe for a while. Only get the dumplings (many different types) and Lion's Head meatballs and the donuts. The other items IMHO are not that great. It's packed unless you go very early (like 5:30 pm). I like Mario's Bohemia Cigar store for foccacia sandwiches in the North Beach area. Thanh Long for Vietnamese roasted crab and garlic noodles. Just ate at Dosa's last night and had forgotten how good the food was. I'll be going back. I like Perbacco better than Barbacco. Also Cafe Bunn Mee for their unusual Vietnamese sandwiches (pork belly, crispy duck), B Star instead of Burma Star (they take reservations and you can get in to it - unlike Burma Star.) I know you said your DH doesn't like Burmese food but I think this will change his mind. Aziza ! Nothing like this in MN. Also Nopalito for Oaxacan style food.
Jul 18, 2012cyssf in San Francisco Bay Area
July 13 National French Fry Day --- Your Favorites
Marlowe Fried in duck fat or at least use to be.
Jul 15, 2012cyssf in San Francisco Bay Area
sushi blasphemy (take-out/delivery)
Isobune is not artistic like Sushi Ran, Kabuto etc but it also doesn't cost as much. I don't go there for high end sushi. I go to Isobune for a fast, relatively inexpensive sushi. When I have a lot of time I go to the latter restaurants but pay a whole lot more. I was surprised by the expansion of Isobune's offerings when I went there last week. They were very good. She wants take out platters. I agree with Nimiya Market but Isobune is a reasonable alternative.
Jul 13, 2012cyssf in San Francisco Bay Area
sushi blasphemy (take-out/delivery)
Isobune is where I go for fast inexpensive sushi. It has little boats that the chefs keep filled, plus you can order via the waitresses. The turnover is good so the fish is fresh. Won't be the prettiest but it will be fine for your purposes. They've expanded their offerings which use to be pretty basic. I would suggest spending some time walking around Japan Town checking out the windows and take out displays at the many restaurants plus checking out Nijiya as another poster suggested. My other go to places are Mifune for soba noodles and Maki for full dinners.
Family Trip to San Fran...need recs
Mario's Bohemian Cigar store in North Beach is my favorite foccacia bread sandwich place (meatball, eggplant being my two favorites). Very small for 8 people but you could order then eat in the park across the street. In Sausalito we like the Anchorage - off the beaten track but with excellent huevo montanas and crab everything (benedict, enchiladas) when in season. Skip McCormicks and Kuleto and go to Thanh Long for Vietnamese roasted crab. You'll have to take two cabs with 8 people (out in the outer Sunset at Judah and 46th) but it is the only restaurant where you will find everyone eating the same two dishes (Vietnamese roasted crab and garlic noodles). Crustacean (their sister restaurant) on Polk would be closer to the Financial district but I don't like it as much for some reason. Those two dishes are the basis of the An family's restaurant empire!
If you cab to Burlingame you could eat at Mingalaba - a Burmese place that we really like a lot - their pumpkin curry and parathas are excellent.
sushi blasphemy (take-out/delivery)
Lower Pacific Heights? Then you are near Japan Town with many choices including Isobune, etc...
Where to buy bulk rendered duck or pork fat?
Fatted Calf on Hayes St as well as the Ferry Building Farmer's market sells both rendered duck fat and leaf lard (excellent for pastries).
Festive French Dinner for Bastille Day, Sat. 7/14
Too bad about Chapeau. One of our favorites. They always send out something extra like another dessert and I love being greeted so warmly by Ellen and Philippe. They even let me observe in the kitchen one afternoon which inspired me to try to make stock again. Fascinating to watch how they made the praline for the cake they were making. Their food is always consistently excellent.
Jul 10, 2012cyssf in San Francisco Bay Area


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In Iowa, Obama to make pitch on tax cuts
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney are clashing in a reinvigorated election-year debate over tax fairness, with both sides claiming their position is best for a struggling middle class.
Romney challenged Obama's call for a one-year extension of tax cuts limited to households earning less than $250,000, saying the U.S. needed to restore economic freedom for everyone.
"To restore economic freedom we have to have taxes that are competitive with other nations," Romney told radio host Michael Medved on Monday.
Romney has pushed for an extension of all the cuts signed into law by President George W. Bush. The across-the-board cuts will expire at the end of the year unless Congress acts.
A day after the president sought to elevate the tax debate as a key election-year issue, Obama was to make his tax pitch in Iowa, the state that launched his presidential bid in 2008. He faces a tough contest there against Romney this fall.
The White House and Obama's campaign want to use the tax debate to portray congressional Republicans as obstructionists and Romney as a defender of the wealthy who is willing to push an across-the-board extension of the tax breaks at the expense of those earning more modest incomes.
"Let's not hold the vast majority of Americans and our entire economy hostage while we debate the merits of another tax cut for the wealthy," Obama said Monday at the White House.
Obama threatened to veto a full extension of the Bush tax cuts, saying in an interview with WWL-TV in New Orleans on Monday that a tax cut for the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans would cost $1 trillion over the next decade at a time when the nation needs to reduce the federal deficit.
On Tuesday, the Obama campaign reiterated calls for Romney to release more of his tax returns. In a video posted on YouTube, the campaign asks: "How long can Romney keep information on his investments in overseas tax havens secret? And why did he do it in the first place?"
Emphasizing the consequences to families, Obama was meeting Tuesday with an Iowa couple that the White House said would benefit from his tax plan. He was then holding a campaign event at a Cedar Rapids community college where he planned to make the case for the extension for those earning $250,000 or less.
Obama was making another visit to a battleground state with a more positive economic outlook than other parts of the nation. Iowa's strong farm economy has pushed the state's unemployment rate down to 5.1 percent, well below the national average of 8.2 percent. Obama took a bus tour through parts of Ohio and Pennsylvania last week - both states have more positive jobless rates than the rest of the nation - and was campaigning in Virginia on Friday and Saturday. Virginia's unemployment rate is 5.5 percent.
Yet polls in Iowa have shown Obama locked in a tight race with Romney for the state's six electoral votes, a potential warning sign after Obama triumphed in Iowa's leadoff caucuses in 2008 and then captured the state in the general election.


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Saffron restaurant owner celebrates 25 years in business
She shouldn't have been so concerned. Her first day of business, she brought in $550 at Saffron Thai Grilled Chicken, and today, daily sales at "that little place," as Yu affectionately calls it, average $2,500.
Since her initial foray into the restaurant industry, Yu opened a second restaurant in 2000, developed a thriving catering business and published three cookbooks that incorporate her deep fondness for Thai culture and cooking and her philosophy that food nurtures the mind, body and soul.
Not bad for the diminutive Yu, who thought she was destined for a career in social welfare after graduating with a master's degree from San Diego State University. Over the years, as her persona as a talented chef blossomed, she became a recognized name and well-regarded professional among the culinary cognoscenti.
While she has appeared on television and radio, Yu remains committed to her San Diego restaurants and food writing. She spoke recently about the restaurant business and what stirs her passion for Thai cooking.
Q: Opening and sustaining a restaurant can be a difficult undertaking, especially so during economically challenging times. How have you managed to survive over the long haul with both your restaurants?
A: We try to do fun things to get people to come back, like "rainy day chicken soup," "Monday night football," and "spread the wealth Tuesday" where you get a certain discount if you spend a certain amount of money. Also, we change the specials so we have a range of expensive and less expensive dishes. Food costs have gone up, and I have not really increased my prices that much.
Q: How important is it for you — and your restaurants — for you to be physically present, assisting with the food preparation and getting meals out to the customers?
A: It's very important. Food is so different from selling shoes. People identify food with the person who makes it, and I don't know how to do it like the other chefs who open six other restaurants. People keep trying to get me to open more restaurants, but I'm not savvy enough to open a chain while still maintaining the integrity of the restaurant. I can't run around the city checking on the pad thai. I try my damnedest to make sure everything stays consistent, but it's not like a hamburger. You cannot duplicate it completely because Thai food is so complex. It's the touch and the seeing and the tasting while you're making it.
Q: You frequently return to your homeland in Thailand to cull new recipes and cooking techniques. Did you ever give any thought to moving back there and opening a restaurant? What compels you to stay in San Diego?
A: I don't want to open a restaurant in Thailand, although I've been asked by friends to do all sorts of things there. I do have a cooking school in the northern part of Thailand that I opened three years ago to teach children and their families the real traditional culture of Thai cooking, so I do go back every year. But I don't go to a cooking school myself. I only visit good cooks I know from friends and family and I learn from them.


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Rajon Rondo's stealth World Series appearance
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Rajon Rondo apparently attended Game 2 in his best Jawa costume …
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