Watched Family Feud while getting organized, then called Uber. Though it was warmer than it has been, probably in the upper 20's, and sunny and windless, it's still too cold for biking. The lady arrived in 4 minutes and talked about her own children all the way to the Goodwill in Audubon.
One my main reasons for hitting Audubon Crossings today was dropping a bag of donations to Goodwill. I walked around in there after I came back around front. They were still pretty busy with people shopping before their lunch break ended. I came up with the animated film Superman: Doomsday, the 2006 Wilton cake decorating book Cupcake Fun, a sweet velvety wine-colored teddy bear, and three records. One was the first disc of that Home for Christmas record set I found at a yard sale years ago. The other two were:
The Manhattan Transfer - The Manhattan Transfer
Saturday Night at Mickie Finn's, a live recording of a Dixieland-themed show performed at the San Diego title venue that was apparently famous for its renditions of early 20th century music.
Ducked into Five Below next. I was hoping to find Valentine's Day decoration, but didn't see anything I liked. I did buy a gift card there for my niece Lilah, whose birthday was on Monday. Had no more luck finding a winter dress or work pants I liked at Lane Bryant.
Had lunch at Tu Se Bella's. I hadn't eaten there in ages. By quarter of 2, there was only one other group there and a guy picking up pizza. I had a slice of shrimp-broccoli, a slice of mushroom, and a Diet Pepsi. Enjoyed it up front while listening to cooking shows on the TV someone dropped on the soda cooler.
Since I was there, I stopped at Acme for groceries. They didn't have those blood oranges again, so I bought sumo oranges on sale with an online coupon. I had online coupons for yogurt, Poppi soda, and free eggs, too. Picked up Olipop soda on sale and cards for Lilah and Jessa (whose birthday is next month). At least they weren't busy. No wonder I had most of this week off. There was barely anyone in line, even at self-checkout during rush hour. The store was quiet as can be.
I had a harder time getting home. There was a lot more traffic on the road than in the store. I couldn't get a driver for over 20 minutes! At least it wasn't bad when he did arrive. He dodged traffic enough to get me home in a little over five minutes.
Started Forbidden Zone while I put everything away and got organized. I go further into this truly bizarre 1980 fantasy featuring some of the first music by Danny Elfman and Oingo Boingo at my Musical Dreams Movie Reviews blog.
Jessa picked me up at 5:30 for dinner. After getting turned around and ending up at the wrong place, we finally made it to Langhorn Steakhouse in Cherry Hill around quarter of 6. This is a pretty basic steakhouse, with heavy dark furniture and matching walls and austere photos. The food was really tasty, starting with the fragrant warm whole wheat bread the waitress brought out. We shared the "Texas tunion," aka battered onion strips cut to look more like fries. I had a 6-ounce "Renegade Sirloin" with sweet barbecue seared Brussels sprouts and a baked sweet potato with butter and cinnamon. Jessa had a larger ribeye steak (that she took home most of later), the Brussels sprouts, and mashed potatoes.
Oh, yum! Everything was so good! The bread was hot and nutty. The sweet potato was cooked just right. I never would have thought of using barbecue spices with Brussels sprouts. The sweet worked quite well with the earthiness of the sprouts. The "Texas tunion" was spicy and addicting. I especially enjoyed the crusty, perfectly blackened steak that was just enough for one sitting. And the waitress was a sweetheart to boot. I absolutely will try them again sometime.
Watched the rest of Forbidden Zone when I got home, then finished the night working on the review and listening to Saturday Night at Mickie Finn's. Mickie Finn's was apparently a San Diego nightclub that specialized in its beer and Dixieland shows of music from the 1910's through the 30's. They were wildly popular in the 60's, eventually playing Los Angeles and Vegas, among others. They even had a summer variety series in 1965. I can understand why they were so huge. The band is obviously having a ball with vintage numbers like "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee," "Oh You Beautiful Doll," and "The Band's Back In Town." At least one then-recent song that fits the mood, the title tune from Mame, and "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" manage to sneak in.
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