Music Thursday: Summertime

The year was 1991. U.S. was in the midst of Desert Storm, Exxon had a nasty spill to clean up in Alaska and Rodney King asked everyone to get along. Pee Wee was arrested (as was Mike Tyson) and Super Nintendo was released. The Giants won the Super Bowl while Michael Jordan led the Bulls to their first NBA Championship. The members of the Ulika BBQ team were 10, 11 and 12 years old.

As kids of the 90s, Summertime was an anthem. This was on the radio while I was going to Little League and filling up on Fla-Vor-Ice, Fun Dip and extra large Pixy Stix.

Before Will Smith was a drunk superhero, before he am legend, before Men in Black I and (unforunately) II, before Ali and Wild Wild West and even before the days of Gettin' Jiggy (Piggy) wit it...he was the Fresh Prince.



Note: The Fresh Prince is seen manning the grill (with tongs)

By the way, have you often found yourself lying awake at night wondering where did DJ Jazzy Jeff go? Umm, nowhere I guess. While Will Smith moved on to make millions, it appears Jeff's still jazzy (and still name-dropping to keep food on the table - check out "Brand New Funk 2K7").

Music Thursday : Thought Sausage

It is time that I bring you another track from Widespread Panic. Not only is Panic one of my favorite bands, but they have several songs about food, eating, etc. Today I bring you a track from their latest release ‘Carbondale 2000’. This is an entire live show from 12/01/00 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, and the first release from the Widespread Panic Archives. If you want to really understand who Widespread Panic is you need to buy this 3 disc set. It is by far the best thing that they have ever put to CD. I have never been a big fan of the studio albums that Panic has put out over the years, but this live cd really demonstrates the true Widespread Panic experience.

The year 2000 was the peak of my Panic addiction. I saw 23 shows that year and had the time of my life. Now I have traded in my taper ticket and lot food for contest entry fees and bbq. It is funny how the two sub-cultures are very similar. Both sub-cultures have a family vibe, loyal followings, and offer tons of fun. Now this is not to say that the two groups would intertwine very well, but there are some similarities.

This is not the best track from this show, but how could I not play a song about sausage on a food blog.

Carbondale 2000 - Thought Sausage