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August 25, 2009
Breadfruit, the Holy Grail of Grocery Shopping
About a month ago, one of our editors asked me if I could write a brief web piece on cooking with breadfruit, to accompany an upcoming piece about Jamaica in the magazine's travel issue (now online).
"Sure," I said, after a little Googling to determine what the heck a breadfruit is. They grow on a tree in the mulberry family, and have edible white flesh that's soft and slightly sweet when fully ripe, or starchy and potato-like when under-ripe.
Breadfruit only grows in tropical climates, which D.C. is not (although it can certainly feel like one in August), but I figured I could find one at an ethnic foods market or maybe even the normal grocery store. I mean, we have easy access to other tropical fruits like mangoes, coconuts, plantains and papayas—how hard could it be?
Answer: Pretty darn hard.
I started at the chain supermarkets in my neighborhood, then expanded my search to Whole Foods and organic markets. No luck.
I thought I had hit a lucky break when a nice woman who heard I was looking for breadfruit told me her sister in Puerto Rico could supply it.
"I'll ask her to send me a box tomorrow; she does it all the time and it usually only takes a day or two," the woman promised me. (I'll keep her nameless, since I'm not too sure it's legal to import fruit that way.)
I called her a few days later. Any breadfruit?
"No, not yet. Maybe tomorrow," she said.
Same answer the next day, and the next day, and the next…as far as know, that's still the answer, though I've stopped pestering the poor woman.
In the meantime, I called up any ethnic foods markets I could find phone numbers for in the greater D.C. area. Most conversations went something like this:
Me: "I'm looking for something called a breadfruit…do you sell breadfruit?"
Me (mangling the pronunciation of a list of alternate names for breadfruit): "Panna fruta? Fruta pao? Pan de palo? Ulu? Suku? Fruta de pan?"
Store person: "You want fruit or bread?"
And so it went. My hopes soared temporarily when I called one little market. Someone put me on hold and went hunting through the store for something matching what I described. When she came back to the phone empty-handed, she asked me to describe it again, then stopped me mid-sentence.
"Oh, is it something fresh?" she asked. "We don't sell anything fresh."
I restrained myself from suggesting that they should make that their store's new slogan, and dialed one more place, a large international supermarket that a friend had recommended. It wasn't close by, but I was a day away from deadline, and still had no breadfruit to cook with.
After two comically mangled conversations with cashiers, and far too many minutes (at least two) on hold with Vanilla Ice music, I finally reached a guy in the store's produce department. As I recited the list of breadfruit's foreign names, one of them hit the mark.
"Fruta de pan! Yes, yes, fruta de pan!" he exclaimed. "Yes, I know it!"
"That's great!" I said. "So, you have it there?"
"No. Not now," he said.
I was afraid to ask, but I did…when did he expect to have it?
"Tomorrow," he said. "Maybe tomorrow."
In the end, I interviewed a leading authority on breadfruit, Diane Ragone of The Breadfruit Institute, which is part of the National Tropical Botanical Gardens in Hawaii. Here's the article that resulted, with recipes that make my mouth water. I can make one… maybe tomorrow.
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Try Grand Mart in 7 Corners(http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/172913) or H Mart in Wheaton. I think I've seen it at Great Wall recently (http://www.gw-supermarket.com/). I'm pretty sure if they have live bull frogs and soft-shelled turtles, (yes, a little sad, but if u eat cow burgers, don't judge), they are likely to have breadfruit. I know they have Jack Fruit, and have the pics to prove it: http://twitpic.com/as6wb.
i love the conversations you had with these people, amanda. especially the lady whose grocery store doesn't sell anything fresh. good luck getting some of this breadfruit in the future. maybe you and "C" should take a trip to Puerto Rico? i had the best fried chicken i've ever had there…maybe you can track that down for a blog?
Mom and I were just talking about jackfruit (a cousin of breadfruit or perhaps the same thing) today! She brought me a can of it back from her trip to North Carolina. I can't imagine canning jackfruit but I guess they do it. We're planning to crack open the tin at a family gathering and reminisce about eating it in Afria.
try Jamaican markets; should be some in DC
I get my fresh breadfruit at Red Apple Market, which is in Maryland, on route 650 just a bit south of 193. (That's New Hampshire Ave, I think, just south of University Blvd.) Red Apple doesn't always have breadfruit, only once in a while, but they do carry it. You just have to keep going until you find it.
I like to cook it by putting it into a bed of coals and turning it 'round and 'round, until it is charred all over and steam comes out the stem end. If it isn't fully ripe, it smells and tastes about the way I remember my mom's French toast from when I was a kid, though not as eggy.
Referring to Heather L.'s comment — Jackfruit is _Artocarpus_heterophyllus_, a close relative of breadfruit; it comes in two varieties. One is [merely] a rather large fruit; the other is the largest tree fruit known today.
You can occasionally get fresh jackfruit (the big kind) at various Asian markets in the area, and I finally found the smaller kind, just a couple days ago, at Song Que Deli, in the Eden Center (7 Corners, Virginia). This is the first time I've ever seen it in the flesh.
Some Asian markets have frozen ripe jackfruit, but I don't think I've seen green jackfruit that way, only in cans or when somebody opens a fresh jackfruit before it has had a chance to ripen.
Cheers –
jon -
I left Puerto Rico in 1954, and although I've kept my island culinary traditions alive, I can't say that I've ever been able to buy breadfruit stateside. I used to get frozen breadfruit "tostones" (like the plantain ones, but made with breadfruit) from my mother occasionally, but not since she passed away. I think part of the problem is that breadfruit does not travel well, and either goes ripe too quickly or gets bruised and goes bad. Could also be the fact that I lived for years in Minnesota and Iowa and now live in Texas. I still remember breadfruit as a treat, though!
I recently went on a similar quest for breadfruit, suit and armor galloping in my 2002 Camry through Northern VA and calling DC and MD places with similar responses so I know exactly what the author means. I finally found breadfruit in the Litwin's Market, 8th and Elm, Camden, NJ. Only 3 left and starting to rippen. Bought them anyway. More coming "ma~nana." Glad to hear there are other places nearby that bring them occasionally.
I peeled it sliced it and took out the stem, boiled it lightly and mash it with olive oil, garlic, oregano, cilantro, pork rind and "adobo-salt" Stuffed it with chorizos and baked it. Ate with tilapia. Next morning, pressed a large spoon on the top of left over breadfruit "rellenos" to flatten it a bit, put and egg in the depression and fried it, breakfast of champions!
I have seen breadfruit in many Jamaican food stores in Brooklyn
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Hi again.
I bought a fresh breadfruit this afternoon at Red Apple Market. (That's on 650 just south of 193, inside the Beltway in Maryland.) There were over a dozen of them, so if you are quick you can probably get one.
Cheers –
jon -
Breadfruit is definitely one of may favorites! I can't understand why grocers, particularly those that are labeled "gourmet" can't bring breadfruit to the area in this day and age. I've been living in Fairfax county for the past 30 years and have never seen a breadfruit in any supermarket.
I intend to try the Red Apple Market that has been suggested in the comments, but since you wrote your piece in August of last year, have you been able to find any in Virginia??
If you ever find one store in Virginia that sells them, please, send me an email… I promise to send you a great puertorrican recipe! :-)
Best of luck! Joaquin
I was wondering, can you freeze breadfruit?
I live in Puerto Rico and my farm have many breadfruit trees. I find this forum just by searching the demand for this delicious product. I think it could be ship by USPS, and if so, i would recommend an express delivery, because of the breadfruit features. If anyone is interested, leave a comment here.
Wow I didn't realized how difficult it was for you to get them. With the right tools, cooking breadfruit is like cooking potatoes. Here in Puerto Rico we have so many ways to cook it that it's unbelievable.. You can cook an entire meal with it and you will not even notice. From starters like soups, fried bits to Main courses like "escabeche (pickled), mashed, boiled, fried, in sauces, etc…and to finish a breadfruit custard or "Flan" topped with whipped cream of fruit as a desert. Behold the power of this fruit.. It can feed the world and the people with the most refine taste. it all depends on the chef.
David ,Please contact me. I would love to order some from you if possible.
When reading your article, I laughed to myself. This is a very hard fruit to come across it grows in the Islands. My mother grows Breadfruit. To cook it you can boil it, or do a mash potato with it. Also you can fry it which is my favorite, put is in a salad. You can find it in St.Thomas V.I and Dominica.
I'd like to order some from you.carmen
Hi David, I just spoke to my mother and she indicated that the Breadfruits were destroyed by the storm in Sept. 2010. The tree will start producing sometime in late April or May 2011. I will check on other sources, and send you and update. sorry
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Anyone in th northwest Seattle/Tacoma are know where I can get some?
I tasted breadfruit just once, in the late '60s, while living on Kwajalein. I have kept an eye out for it for many years, but never found it in any of grocery stores in which I've been. Hence, I was rather amused by the title of this entry.
(I'd be quite happy just to acquire some seeds or seedlings.)
RE: Freezing Breadfruit – My husband and I tried freezing breadfruit while living in Central America and the result was very bitter tasting.
This and the fact that fresh breadfruit does not travel explains the difficulties with enjoying this spectacular fruit in northern climes. In the US it can be grown in Key West and Hawaii but no where north of that.
We love breadfruit so much, there was a point in our lives when we promised each other we would not live where breadfruit did not grow. Sorry to say we've since moved north – to the South where breadfruit does not grow.
I am interested in receiving panas. How can we make it happen?
Hi David:
I am interested in ordering Panas…can you please let me know how?
Ana -
I grew up eating these, and have seen it occasionally at my local hispanic market. However, they have always been rotten. Last week I finally found some that were perfect. I ate them for the first time in 15 years. I am, however, interested in getting a tree to plant here. I live in Houston, and most of the time the weather is very similar to PR, tropical. However I have not been able to find a place where I could buy it online and send it here to Texas. Does anybody have any idea where can I buy it?
People keep saying these things are tropical, but they grow wild in Tennessee. I've been looking them up to see what they were.
Hi David im also interested in ordering some breadfruit so please help us get some !!
I am trying to find breadfruit in the Seattle/Tacoma (Washington State) area. Can anyone help me out? Thanks for the help :)
Where can I buy bredfruit near Boston (south of Boston hopefully…Mattapoisett)??
I lived in Hawaii for 12 years and love breadfruit. Have been trying to find It even when I travel ever since I moved back to Idaho with no success. Would give an arm to find a source. I think it could be frozen successfully if it were steamed done first. If anyone has found a source for either fresh or frozen PLEASE let me know. I live in Idaho and know we don't have it here but I could have it shipped if anyone has had success with that. I'm not sure how you get in touch but if you know let me know.


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Bryce Harper shrugs off national attention
Jim Ecker
Monday, August 10, 2009
Bryce Harper just wants to play ball against the best competition he can find. It's that simple. For him, anyway.
The cover of Sports Illustrated? No big deal. A special report on ESPN? Maybe he'll watch it, maybe not. Skipping his last two years of high school and starting college this summer? He can't wait to get started.
Bryce Harper is just 16 years old, and everyone seems to have an opinion about his decision to leave Las Vegas High School early -- two years early -- so he could enroll at the College of Southern Nevada, play baseball next spring and be eligible for the 2010 draft. If he'd stayed in high school, he wouldn't have been eligible for the draft until 2011.
Lots of people have offered their opinion about the benefits, or drawbacks, of leaving high school after their sophomore year for college. Math and science geniuses do it. They leave early for MIT. So why not a baseball prodigy who SI dubbed baseball's "Chosen One"?
Harper seems amused, or bemused, by all the fuss.
"I don't really care about what other people think," he said in an even tone, not meaning to be rude or insult anyone. "As long as it's OK with my family and my coaches and we're all OK on it, that's all that matters to me."
Harper is a 6-foot-3, 205-pound catcher with impressive skills on a baseball field. He's been selected to play in the Aflac All-American High School Classic this Sunday in San Diego. And by the way, he's carried a 3.6 GPA in high school, so it's not like he's a one-dimensional monster who just wants to pound a baseball. But he's pretty good at it, however. Pounding a baseball, that is.
Sports Illustrated put him squarely in the national spotlight with its flattering cover story on June 8, detailing his exploits, his 570-foot home run and his thoughts about the possibility of skipping his last two years in high school and heading to college. Shortly after the article appeared, he made it official and announced he was heading to college.
Lots of people read that article and formed their own conclusions. And Harper? It sounds like the magazine might be collecting dust somewhere.
"It wasn't really big for me," he maintained. "I didn't care about it that much. I don't know, it didn't really bother me that much. Everybody blew it up to more than I thought it was. It was just a magazine for me, it was just another article."
And here comes the kicker.
"I didn't read the article," he said. "I don't read articles about me, at all. I don't read that stuff."
Harper has registered for classes at the College of Southern Nevada. He'll take anthropology, psychology, a computer class and a couple of other classes that he couldn't remember off the top of his head. He'll be in classes with students who are at least two years older, but that doesn't seem to faze him a bit. He's looking for the next challenge in baseball, and he's also looking for the next challenge in school.
"High school just came easy to me. I was very bored with school," he said. "It wasn't fun for me. I just wanted to get out of there and do some college stuff and see if it would help me."
Harper said he plans to take his GED exam in October. He said he was allowed to enroll at the College of Southern Nevada without the GED, but said he won't be able to play baseball next season if he does not pass the high school equivalency exam.
"You can do it (take the test) any time you want," he said, "except I have to pass it to play."
Harper said it was his idea to leave Las Vegas High School early and enroll at the College of Southern Nevada, which he said is about a 20-minute drive from his home. He'll live at home and commute to the school.
"I hit .650 in high school this past year. I mean, it was boring for me. It wasn't something I wanted to do (anymore)," he said. "I really wanted to get into that college level and play with those college guys and stuff. And just going out and watching those guys play, I knew I could do it.
"It's going to be a great thing for me, and I'll get to play with my brother," he said. "It will be a great experience. It will be better competition and a bigger challenge for me."
Harper's brother, Bryan, was a freshman at Cal State Northridge this past year, but he's transferred to the College of Southern Nevada and will be teammates with Bryce next season. They were teammates once before, when Bryan was a senior at Las Vegas High and Bryce was a freshman.
Bryan is a pitcher, so the brothers will be battery-mates in college. "We work well together," Bryce reported.
Harper said his friends and teammates have been supportive of his decision to start college early. Supportive, and perhaps blase.
"My teammates could actually care less," he said. "My friends could actually care less. They don't really care about what I do or how I do it, because they know what I do is helpful to me. And so whatever is comfortable to me, they're all for it."
Harper has been quoted as saying he wants to make the major leagues by the time he's 18 or 19. He also wants to make the Hall and Fame and, when his career is done, he wants to be viewed as one of the greatest players of all time.
"I want to walk on the field and people go, 'Hey, there's the greatest hitter who ever lived.' I want that," he said. "Who wouldn't want to have that?"
Harper said he fell in love with baseball when he was 5 or 6 years old. "Just the smell of leather, the green grass, just waking up in the morning and smelling the dew," he said poetically. "All that stuff. There's nothing like baseball."
He's excelled at every level of the game, often against older competition. And he said his parents, Ron and Sheri Harper, fully support his decision to start college this summer.
"We sat down as a family and we talked it over. We talked it over a lot," he said. "It was a family decision, more than just my decision."
Some major league scouts think Harper would have been a high draft pick this past June as a high school sophomore, if he'd been eligible, and the consensus seems to be that he'll be a high pick next June.
Harper said he has a "Plan B," however, which would include going to a four-year college if something goes awry.
For now, Harper is catching his breath from a busy summer and getting ready to head to San Diego for the Aflac Classic at PETCO Park this Sunday. He'll report to San Diego on Wednesday to begin the week-long event, which includes visiting kids in a hospital.
"I'm really excited to do that," he said. "To be able to go and talk to the little kids and talk to just anybody about what their day is like and what their life is like, just hang out with them. I think that will be a great experience for all of us to be able to do that."
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A discussion of concern regarding the ongoing expense to the county of housing prisoners awaiting adjudication of their cases was raised during Monday's meeting of the Trimble County Fiscal Court.
Magistrate Nolan Hamilton raised the issue during Treasurer Regina Rand's monthly budget report and specifically cited the case of Robert L. Baldwin III, currently being held in the Carroll County Detention Center under $1 million bond in connection with the alleged Nov. 27 murder of Angela Long.
Two individuals are being held at the Carroll County Detention Center on multiple charges in connection with the alleged theft Monday of several items from a Wises Landing barn.
According to Trooper Brad Arterburn, Public Information Officer for the Kentucky State Police Post 5 at Campbellsburg, the KSP "got a call at 7:39 (Monday) morning from Jamie Fackler at 1305 Wises Landing Road advising several items, including a four-wheeler, had been stolen from his barn."
The Milton City Commission voted Thursday to purchase new gateway signs from Timbers Custom Signs, a Hanover, Ind., company.
The city had been reviewing options for the gateway signs for several months. Funding from the Milton-Madison Bridge mitigation will be allocating $16,600 for the city to purchase the new gateway signs.
One sign will be located on Hwy. 36 facing Carrollton, another would be on U.S. 421N near the Milton Elementary School facing Bedford and another sign near the Milton-Madison Bridge.
Items published in court news are public record. The Trimble Banner publishes all misdemeanors, felonies and small-claims judgments recorded in district court, as well as all civil suits recorded in circuit court. Juvenile court cases are not published. Crime reports are provided by local law enforcement agencies. Charges or citations reported to The Trimble Banner do not imply guilt. The following cases were heard the week of December 10, 2013.
It was tournament time again last week for the Trimble County Middle School Archery Team. Last Saturday, Dec. 14, the team traveled to Woodford County Middle School near Versailles for a regional tournament. Immediately following their shoot time, the team anxiously waited for the results to be posted and was very supportive and complementary of each other, which really represents the character of this year's team.
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Due to the expected onslaught of a winter storm this weekend Friday's "Light Up Bedford" event has been cancelled. Bedford City Clerk Rita Davis made the announcement Thursday morning (Dec. 5). The event will not be rescheduled, Davis said. County employees will turn on the lights for the holiday season but no official ceremonies will be held.
By DAVE TAYLOR The Trimble Banner Trimble County's Lady Raiders bounced back from a stinging Friday night defeat, 57-56, at the hands of Oldham County by defeating Switzerland County at Vevay by a 41-36 score. The game was close throughout the opening half but Trimble began to open up a little breathing room in the third and fourth quarters en route to the win.
The Raider 7th grade boys turned up the heat at the tip off and Trimble scored a season high 25 points in the 1st quarter enroute to a 52-33 win over Henry County. Ten Trimble players scored led by David Duncan's 15 points, Duncan Ralston 10, Logan Clifford 6, Andrew Edmondson 5, Shane Mills 4, Brody Fugate and Landon Sutherland 3, Logan Rogers, Evan Stevens and Ben Stevens each had 2.
The U.S. Post Offices in Bedford and Milton will be open on Christmas Eve from 7 a.m. until Noon. All packages must be picked up by Noon that day to have them in time for Christmas. Both offices will be closed on Christmas Day. All courthouse offices will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day so that employees may enjoy the holidays with their families. The Trimble Banner office will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
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Some vocal public opposition and objections to procedural issues weren't sufficient to dissuade the Board of County Commissioners from voting unanimously Monday, Feb. 4, to ban marijuana facilities that produce, process or sell pot for the wholesale or retail trades.
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Photo by Pat Sunderland The real estate market in Delta County appears to have bottomed out. "My sense is that we hit the bottom in 2011 and have been recovering since then although values are trolling along the bottom," said Bob Lario of RE/MAX Mountain West.An annual report compiled by Heritage Title Company shows the number of real estate transactions in Delta County increased 12 percent in 2012. A total of 626 sales took place during the year, compared to 558 in 2011.
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This past weekend kicked off what was for many civic and religious organizations the prime viewing time for their annual Christmas thespian productions. And that was a good thing. For there was no drama to be found in Galax's gym Friday night.
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It's not always bad to be passive, especially when it comes to sustainable building. Passive Houses are starting to stack up worldwide and this means good things for widespread, dramatic impact on energy conservation.
You might be wondering what is a Passive House? Well, this level of sustainable building is a concept that represents today's highest energy standard with the promise of slashing the heating energy consumption of buildings by an amazing 90%!
"Passive" describes the system's underlying receptivity and retention capacity. A Passive House is a very well-insulated, a virtually air-tight building that is primarily heated by passive solar gain and by internal gains from people, electrical equipment, etc.
When architect couple Milena Karanesheva and Mischa Witzmann decided it was time for more space, they decided to give up city life and build a Passive House outside of the French capital. They settled on the small town of Bessancourt, about 17 miles northwest of Paris.
The bamboo that they decided to cover the house in, creates an avoidance of heat gain through shading and window orientation also helps to limit any cooling load, which is similarly minimized.
They incorporated double-flow ducts into the home's interior, exposing them at various points. They distribute fresh air, keeping temperatures around 66 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter and 71 degrees in the summer, never going higher than 78. Perfect, right?
They kept the interiors simple and modern through contemporary seating and stylish, modern lighting.
It can't hurt to incorporate even some of the sustainable elements of a Passive House. Ironically, it would be a very determined and progressive step forward for any of us to take on....
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Today's Google "doodle" depicts colourful elements key to the methods of Montessori education. The fun graphics is in commemoration of the 142nd birthday of Maria Montessori who is of course known for the philosophy of education that she pioneered.
The Montessori approach is based around learning in an environment in which a number of physical objects are situated to stimulate natural instincts and self-directed learning.
The Children's School in Stamford, Connecticut (both images) is located in Stamford, Connecticut. The design of this Montessori School for children aged 2-8 is based around the concept of a "one room schoolhouse", with each space connected to the next as well as to interior connected to the outdoors. The natural environment was also high on the agenda in the school's construction with the building obtaining a LEED certification.
Never underestimate the impact of a child's surroundings when it comes to their education...
Let's celebrate education today... And modern architecture of course!
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Ever since my Las Vegas Market recap on design trends, we've had a few requests to elaborate on the modern rustic style. Since we love it, it is no problem at all for us to do so!
The goal when designing a rustic style room or home is to maintain comfort, warm colors, and lots of woods. Clean white walls help maintain the modern element. Also, clean lines in the furniture and accessories help keep your rustic home a modern home.
Natural materials like woods and leathers are a great way to incorporate a more rustic feel into your home. They incorporate nature into your decor in a very stylish way.
Make sure you mix up your materials, using leather, metals, glass and woods to achieve your modern rustic style.
1. Nickel Ceiling Fan 2. Smoke Glass Ball Pendant 3. Black Tufted Leather Sofa 4. Tripod Floor Lamp 5. Wenge Wood Stool 6. Wishbone Side Chair
The great thing about any style is that you don't have to re-design your entire home to achieve it, just adding a couple pieces like wood furniture or glass lighting will go a long way.
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If you haven't noticed, metallics are hot, especially gold with all the Olympic hype. Whether it's fashion, design, or architecture we love gold ambition.
This stunning architecture is simple, but so classy with its gold finishing touches.
Ever wonder how to translate all the beautiful gold elements you see everywhere and implement them into your own home? Modern furniture, metallic lighting and accessories is one way to start. And this wall covering (above) is brilliant, subtle yet bold.
Here's some help...
1.Basie Table Lamp 2. Shell Chandelier 3. Sunburst Mirror 4. Gold Bangle Pendant 5. Rubianne Table Lamp 6. Gold Bamboo Accent Table 7. Gold Side Chair 8. Gold Ribbon Mirror
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Often times, modern architecture is nice to look at in the same way that art is, but is it somewhere we want to live? Well, we don't have to resolve this design debate here and now. This super cool home, aka The Balancing Barn, is a hotel!
The reflective tiles and unique form are what gives this structure it's art-like quality.
The structure is eye catching from every angle!
The simplicity of this space makes it the perfect getaway spot. Furnishing a room with simple modern seating and wall lights is a great way to keep your modern space minimal.
If you want a unique vacation spot, be sure to check out the availability. I'm sure The Balancing Barn books up fast!
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Charlie Whitehurst is officially gone, signing a 2 year deal with the San Diego Chargers worth $4 million, including a $1 signing bonus.
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Whitehurst was the #2 guy behind Philip Rivers when the Chargers traded to get Billy Volek from Tennessee to take his place.
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It was announced earlier he will be joining Seahawks team mate Atari Bigby in the Sunshine State.
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Anyway, here and now, this weekend's a little bit slow, but there's some action if you poke around. Tonight you're looking at: Hoots and Hellmouth at The High Watt; Scale Model with The Swiflets at The End; Machines Are People Too at 12th & Porter; Sparkle City doing a thing at Foobar; and more. Tomorrow you're looking at: Los Colognes and friends at The Basement; Chris Crofton and the Alcohol Stuntband early at Grimey's and late at The Stone Fox; a Tom Waits tribute at The 5 Spot; and more. Have a look at the rest — compiled by music listings editor Adam "Stuck in the '60s" Gold — after the jump. Let us know what we missed, and have yourselves a safe but fun weekend.
Even without its staggering Paramount compilation produced in tandem with the Revenant label, Third Man Records would be having a stellar year for reissues. Back in May, the Cream passed along news about Third Man's series of 45s devoted to classics from the Sun Records catalog — starting with sides by Johnny Cash and Rufus Thomas, as well as one of the most unearthly of all pop singles, The Prisonaires' "Just Walkin' in the Rain."
Third Man has just released the second set of three Sun singles to be pressed by Nashville's United Record Pressing, and collectors are likely to find them just as sweet. Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls of Fire" b/w "You Win Again" is as essential as rockabilly gets, and Roy Orbison's "Rock House" b/w "You're My Baby" reminds that his rockers were just as potent as his spectral later ballads. But the discovery among the three for casual fans will be D.A. Hunt's eerie rarity "Lonesome Old Jail" b/w "Greyhound Blues." From the Third Man site:
Daniel Augusta Hunt, better known as Junior Hunt, was born in Munford, AL in 1929. On or around March 11th, 1953, Hunt recorded these two songs at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis and they were released in June of that year. For over 50 years, these songs were believed to only exist in 78 rpm form, until a copy pressed as a 45 rpm 7" single turned up in Minnesota. This only known copy was sold on eBay in 2010 for $10,323. This marks the first legitimate release of Hunt's material on a 7" record, and both songs are outstanding examples of the heartbreaking, desolate nature of the solo bluesman accompanying himself on guitar and borrow heavily from the template set by Lightnin' Hopkins. Hunt was arrested in Memphis in 1958 for stealing a saxophone and died in May 1962 in Phoenix, AZ.
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Let's recap the rundown: Doors open at 7:30 p.m., comedy runs from 8 to 10-ish, and hip-hop starts at 10:30. See the whole thing for one $7 ticket; if you're stuck at the jobbity-job til the hip-hop starts, admission drops to $5 at 10:30. Check out the Facebook event here, and preview the talent after the jump.
Jamey Johnson made an abrupt exit from the Ryman stage last year after playing just an hour's worth of Hank Cochran classics and uttering a few surly words. More than a few people have been wondering what he's been up to since — besides, you know, smoking. He's shown up for a handful of efforts he cares about this year: He contributed his visceral vocals to an Alabama tribute album, performed at the Tootsies Orchid Lounge birthday bash, and played the four-hour-plus Bridgestone show honoring the late George Jones — with no less than Megadeth as his backing band (see a clip from that after the jump, with a clip of Johnson doing a Jones medley at the Opry a couple years back above). But other than that and some touring, it's a mystery what the most gifted, tradition-steeped singer-songwriter of his generation has been up to. In an online Rolling Stone interview early this year, Johnson warned not to expect new music from him anytime soon. But judging from a review of a recent New Orleans show where he interpreted pre-'60s country and gospel standards in addition to drawing from his standard-setting albums, going off-script can have advantages for his audience.
Tonight's show starts at 8 p.m., and tickets are $35 at the door.
Familiar with Knoxville's Big Ears Festival? Our neighbors to the east have been hosting the fest since 2009, using it as an opportunity to present concerts alongside "installations, exhibitions, film screenings, interactive workshops, informative talks, surprise collaborations, and unexpected connections." Big Ears 2014 will go down March 28-30 at Knoxville's Tennessee Theatre and U.S. Cellular Stage at the Bijou Theatre (plus more venues TBA), and the recently announced lineup is looking very intriguing indeed, with a list of artists that skews experimental, innovative and (in a case or two) deeply influential.
In addition to noted composer Steve Reich, Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood and neoclassical collective Ensemble Signal, iconic and powerfully influential artists including Television (with Jimmy Rip in place of original TV guitarist Richard Lloyd, of course, as it has been since 2007) and John Cale will also play Big Ears 2014. You can see all of the initially announced artists — also including super-cool weirdos Tim Hecker and Oneohtrix Point Never — on the above poster, or at BEF's website or Facebook page.
Weekend passes for Big Ears Fest 2014 will run you $150 plus service fees, and those go on sale via this link Friday, Dec. 6, at noon EST/11 a.m. Central.
Best in Shows 2013: The Scene's live review column, The Spin, checked out more than 100 shows this year — here are the highlights
Top Local Albums of 2013: The Nashville Scene Critics' Poll
The 2013 Rock 'n' Roll Poll: We dialed up a select group of rockers, rollers, bloggers and bookers, and asked them what got their attention in the local scene this year
Love It or Leave It?: Career rock 'n' roller Coco Hames on the prospect of life after bands
The Spirit of St. Louis: Roots traditionalist Pokey LaFarge brings that old-time sound to the 21st century (Playing Dec. 11 at Mercy Lounge)
Plus Critics' Picks on Jamey Johnson, Annie Sellick's album release show, Hoots and Hellmouth, Los Colognes, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Cass McCombs, Brazos, Wild Child, Washed Out with Jensen Sportag and more
Nashville is packed with session players who have earned the right to carry the same wallet as Samuel L. Jackson's Jules in Pulp Fiction, and this weekend is your chance to rub elbows with one of the best. Prolific songwriter and session guitarist Mac Gayden will be at Howlin' Books (inside Grimey's Too) on Saturday, signing copies of his hot-off-the-presses autobiography, Missing String Theory: A Musician's Uncommon Spiritual Journey. Recently recognized by the Country Music Hall of Fame in their Nashville Cats Q&A series, Gayden is familiar to soul fans as co-writer of "Everlasting Love," a hit for Nashville singer Robert Knight in the summer of 1967 (the version above, not to be confused with that one). Bearing the imprint of Rising Sons records, a label operated by Nashville's Buzz Cason and Fred Foster, the single reached No. 13 on Billboard's Hot 100, indicating the strength of Nashville's R&B muscle at the time; the song was among three Gayden-penned tracks included on the CMHOF's goldmine Night Train to Nashville compilation. (A cover of "Everlasting Love" by Love Affair also shot to No. 1 in the soul-crazed U.K. in 1968. We'll wait while you karaoke that.)
Others will know Gayden as one of the dual lead guitarists from session-cat supergroup Area Code 615 (if you're not familiar, you'll thank yourself for getting with it) and subsequent venture Barefoot Jerry. Yet others will recognize his distinctive slide-wah guitar handiwork all over J.J. Cale's records. In any case, Gayden's one bad dude who can probably outplay just about anyone.
The signing event kicks off at 2:30 p.m., and it's free and open to the public. For those who hang around until 5 p.m., aka BEER:30, Chris Crofton and the Alcohol Stuntband will be over in Grimey's proper, ready to celebrate the release of THELEMA! once and for all.
Tickets go on sale Friday, Dec. 6, at 10 a.m. right here.
Now, if you so feel obliged, check out the band playing "Neighbor" from Acoustic at the Ryman:
Spin has been all over the Natural Child beat this week. Yesterday the magazine's website reported that Nashville's favorite trad-rock troupe's forthcoming fourth LP, the awesomely titled Dancin' With Wolves, will drop Feb. 25 via Burger Records.
It gets better! Teasing the record, Spin streamed Wolves' lead single, "Saturday Night Blues," describing the "sore-throated" tune as a "piano-juiced sing-along for dive bar jukeboxes." As you can hear for yourself (below), that's a fairly accurate description.
Great news for Infinity Cat completists, indie vinyl aficionados and fans of trailblazin' Nashville fraternal psychedelic-punk duo JEFF the Brotherhood. iCat has just announced the release of a JEFF box set titled Past 7-Inch Recordings, and I'll bet you can't guess what it features! OK, given your powers of deductive reasoning, you can obviously infer generally what the box set will be made up of, but here are the specifics, according to Infinity Cat:
Infinity Cat Recordings is proud to present the release of seven out-of-print JEFF the Brotherhood 7" singles, culled from previous A and B sides and the JEFF sides from five split 7"s, and rounded out with a previously unreleased version of "Stay Up Late." Each of the seven singles is on a different color vinyl with new black on silver labels. ... Also comes with a full-color 8 page booklet with liner notes by Jake and never-before-seen photos by Jamin. Limited to 500.Preorders come with the original three video DVD that was included with JEFF's first single "Cancer Killer/Like a Fish In Water."
Folks who have followed the Bogus Bros since their formation as The Sex more than a decade ago will recognize the 14 tracks included in this collection as a veritable "Growing up With JEFF" mixtape, replete with gems including 2005's "Cancer Killer," 2009's "Heavy Damage" and beyond. Have a look at the full list of singles after the jump (which includes the color of each 7-inch, from coke-bottle clear to lavender, baby), and see the box set's "MegaMix" promo video above. The video features some performance and rare behind-the-scenes tour footage.
The box set is limited to a run of 500, and can be purchased for $59.95 at this link. Any orders placed now will ship by Dec. 10.


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Is this bat legal in Pony League, Mustang?
The Axe Elite: L131 Senior League is legal for play in Pony.
My son has one of these bats, he has used it in the cage all winter, hitting dimpled cage balls, probably around two thousand hits, would this deaden the bat? Does that type of use eliminmate "pop"?
Those dimpled batting cage balls can be very dense and are known depreciate the lifespan of the bat. It my not really eliminate pop, but may cause that pop fade a little faster. I recommend only using real baseballs for all hitting activities.
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If you've never heard of the patented Axe handle, you're missing out. The revolutionary design is exactly what it sounds like. The handle of an Axe bat is designed like the handle of an actual axe to provide optimal control and grip of the bat. This asymmetrical handle is biomechanically engineered for a flush fit and assists in keeping a hitter on the correct swing plane. As a result, players get better barrel accuracy and a decreased risk of injury and hand fatigue. The Axe Elite features a two-piece design with a Plus Plus Composite Handle and an LP Scandium Alloy Barrel. The LP, or Longitudinal Performance, Alloy is enhanced aluminum that is designed to lengthen the sweet spot and increase durability, especially for one-sided hitting. The Axe Elite also features an evenly balanced swing weight with optimum flex to give players maximum bat speed and massive trampoline effect on impact. Axe is so sure you'll love this bat, they are offering a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee. If for some reason the Axe Elite is not for you, just send it back to them... no questions asked. With maximum legal performance, wider and more forgiving sweet spots, outstanding durability, and a performance guarantee, there is no reason not to give the new Axe Elite bat a shot! Axe: Unleash Your Swing! The Axe Elite features the USSSA 1.15 BPF Stamp and is legal for play in 2012 and beyond. It is backed by a Full Twelve (12) Month Manufacturer's Warranty. Free Shipping!
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