The latest single from Jane’s Addiction!! Fucking LOVE it, bought it on iTunes too!!

… I’ve got short shorts … and YES, I assure you I’m-a-hundred-%-hetero despite of it, lol!! Found this pic … danistrulytheman and Rork, one of my best friends back in the day!! Was best-man at his wedding too, am kinda tempted to post a pic, but not today!! Long gone are those muscle legs ‘o mine days, lol … can easily be attributed to my pursuit of athletics (and my youth), although seeing us fucking drinking you’d be hard pressed to know that. Sporting my Stan Smiths, what else?  … cut yer hair, ya long-haired motherfucker, LOL!!

If it’s good enough for FB, it’s good enough for WP ( that’s WordPress, not Wolfgang Puck, lol). It’s a Klingon proverb, love its meaning!!

Another iPhone post … my second I believe?!

Baby I’m amazed at the way you love me all the time

Baby I\’m amazed at the way you pull me out of time

You hung me on a line
Maybe I’m amazed at the way I really need you

Maybe I’m a man and maybe I’m a lonely man
Who’s in the middle of something
That he doesn’t really understand
Maybe I’m a man and maybe you’re the only woman
Who could ever help me
Baby won’t you help me understand

Maybe I’m amazed at the way you’re with me all the time
Maybe I’m afraid of the way I leave you
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you help me sing my song
You right me when I’m wrong
Maybe I’m amazed at the way I really need you

http://soundcloud.com/danistrulytheman/disgusteen

… love head …LOL!!

… talkin’ ’bout “The Taste of The Danforth”!! I think I came here when it was still in its infancy, fuck has it grown!! It’s the largest festival in Canada, last year 1.3 million people came & ate, sure this year’s attendance will be similar. It’s a food festival … is there any fucking better kind, lol? Snapped a few pics to share …

Beef brisket & ‘slaw …

Coupla ‘qued quails …

Tons ‘o corn (gotta love the CORN-diments, lol) …

Paella por favor …

Souvlaki …food of the Greek Gods …

And finally (drum roll please) … a beaming (can ya tell, lol?) Tiffany K. with CP24 reporter George L. … damn, once she spied an eye of her fav Georgie Boy … shouldda seen the woman beeline it … I swear I’ve never seen her move so fucking fast in my life, LOL!! Is a great pic though … happy she wanted to share!! 🙂

Every year, in my quest for the perfect burger, I invariably revert back to simpler times, longing for them … once (or twice) a year I try to go back to recapture these great times and memories by making my old school burgers … AND thankfully was reminded of this by my good friend’s picture of her delicious homemade burgers. These are 125 g (roughly 4 1/2 ounces, perfect size btw) … much smaller than my usual big’uns … and that’s the whole point, K(-ing)ISS … nuthin’ fancy!! Added half a grated red onion, a few squirts of mustard and bbq sauce, and tossed in about 1/4 cup of panko bread crumbs, only ’cause I had them … see that’s the thing, you can be somewhat flexible with the recipe … although I recommend grating the onion as opposed to finely chopping it … this little secret provides a couple of benefits: the added liquid (onion juice) created by grating helps bind the burger, and when making smaller burgers, chopped onions can create spaces in the meat, facilitating the burgers pulling apart and separating slightly at times. You don’t want that, you wanna tight patty (ok, minds outta the gutter y’all …said patty … LOL)!! Kraft single slices (the thin ones too, fewer calories … see, always thinking, lol) only allowed on this iteration, only basic condiments too … and of course … ONLY cute ‘n ‘lil  Wonder hamburger buns permitted to this party, LOL!! Enjoy the pics!! 🙂

OK, ok, after eschewing extra cals, you can clearly see I doubled-up on the cheese, I couldn’t resist, lol!! So sue me, really can you blame me, lol? So ooey-gooey good, LOL!! … served on my WP platter too!! 😉

Sweet n’ Sticky BBQ chicken!! Oh, and WAY WAY too much, lol …

Caramelized sweet Vidalia onions, love ’em … YUM!! (done ’em on my BBQ also btw) …

Black bean & corn salsa redux … with the black beans, lol!! Went heavy on the fire-roasted jalapénos, being the culinary perfectionist, scraped off the skin with my paring knife (whaddy’all expect, lol) and NO (heaven forbid, lol) I didn’t remove the membrane (the hottest part) or the seeds …

K.C. Sunshine’s rockaguacamole™ (danistrulytheman trademark pending, and for MY version, LOL) and chips … made with my brand spankin’ new blue willow beauty …

I dunno what made me think of this song (two songs) … but I’m glad I did!! Eventually realized I had this on vinyl … wearing my cans with the volume jacked as I blog this!! What a motherfucking set of pipes on Steve Perry!! If he doesn’t have one of the greatest voices EVER … I’ll fucking eat horseshit … and for good measure drink horse piss too, LOL!! Check out Neal Schon’s fuckin’ ‘fro … Jesus Christ!! It just don’t get no better!! Ahhhhh, late ’70’s I miss ya … take me back, lol!!

Opened my eyes to a new kind of way
All the good times that you saved
Are you feeling
You feeling that way too
Or am I just
Am I just your fool?

A new road’s waiting, you touched my life, whoa
Soft and warm on a summer’s night
You’re the only one, I told you, the only one I love
The lovely one, I’m thinking of

When the summer’s gone
She’ll be there standing by the light
Once she’s been to where she’s gone to
She should know wrong from right
Is she feeling
Are you feeling
You feeling that way too?

I’m standing here with my arms a mile wide
I’m hoping and praying for you
Listen to me and enlighten me
I hope that you need me too, cause

Ooh, ooh anytime that you want me
Ooh, ooh anytime that you want me
Ooh, ooh anytime that you want me to
Ooh, ooh anytime that you need me

Give me all of your sunshine
A spark is all I need
To take it away from all of the shadows
Well what more can I say?

Anytime at all
Anytime at all
Anytime at all

… IS RIGHT!! Unbeaten in eight!! Was waiting all day to hear the results from “the duel …” absolutely couldn’t be MORE thrilled with his performance, and the result … truly a horse for the ages!!

Whadda day, one of those days … felt JUST royally fucked!! One point, swore I was having a heart attack and couldn’t stop from all the pounding, didn’t have my Tylenol handy, good friend scrounged up some meds, took a coupla Ibuprofen (generic, oh well, lol), musta worked … the pounding finally stopped!! Whadda mess, LOL!!

GREAT song from The Foo’s new album Wasting Light … CRANK this MOTHERFUCKER!!

LOVE LOVE making these, too bad I don’t do it more often. Such a great healthy alternative to my beef burgers!! Oh, and don’t kid yourself, these aren’t like ’em, don’t taste like ’em … and that’s ok, at times think they’re EVEN better. I use my favourite Williams Sonoma Asian grilling rub, then last minute, finish ’em off their accompanying Asian glaze, wish you could try ’em … motherfucking sublime!!

Turkey burger supreme: Boston lettuce, Emmenthal, onions & tomatoes, low fat mayo, heaped onto a BBQ grilled and toasted bun …

Served with my salad: love playin’ & arrangin’ (can you tell, lol?) …

too many broken hearts have fallen in the river
too many lonely souls have drifted out to sea
you lay your bets and then you pay the price

ooh you make me love you, ooh you\’ve got a way

communication is the problem to the answer

Did this yesterday, a combo of Argentine, Columbian, Mexican … throw in Tex-Mex (southwestern) for good measure too!! Went to my trusty “El Gaucho” Juan Meat Market … on my day off no less, went bright and early (check out the time-stamp on the receipt, and the price) since I didn’t have any other plans for the day … nobody wanted/needed a piece of me, figured I’d go early and be home early … no close shave necessary today folks!! A few pics, a few thoughts:

Charred skirt steak (blood red, as it should be!!) …

Sausages: mild Columbian, hot Mexican …

My black bean corn salsa (minus the black beans, substituted red kidney beans … coulda swore I had a can in the pantry, no matter … a professional (home chef) goes with the flow, lol!! Roasted jalapénos, lime juice, tomatoes, onions, create this chilled masterpiece!! Great as a salad, but I love it as a dip for the chips (following pic, lol) …

Tostitos ARTISAN Recipes Roasted Garlic & Black Bean Tortilla Chips (AND YES, did take my time arranging them (somewhat, lol) in the bowl, ’cause I’m anal that way *raspberry*, LOL!! …

Spanish Cheese (bought it from Highland Farms), this IS the BEST cheese for fajitas, the fucking best …

And finally the bill …

Never was, NEVER will be!! Guess that’s JUST me though … something needs to be done, I IMMEDIATELY put forth 100% effort, and I FUCKING DO IT, and I don’t stop till it’s done, till it’s resolved with EVERYONE finally&fully satisified … and certainly NEVER NEVER try to absolve, acquit myself by acting-all-douchie with LAME reasoning, eventually apologizing with a caveat (sorry … but?!) whenever I NEED too!! Me? I suck it up, I take my lumps, all for the better …

I TAKE ONE FOR THE MOTHERFUCKING TEAM!!

My tailor “Jennie” that is!! She’s been my tailor pushing 20 years, and I still go to her out of loyalty, despite the drive … although when I tell ya what she charges, you’ll insist that’s the reason, LOL!! Yeah, yeah, can hear a collective “cheap bastard” from y’all, lol. She and her husband were reading the Bible when I walked in, and they told me/showed me pictures of a recent trip to Thailand were they travel often, buying food (money out of their own pockets too), helping people who otherwise would go hungry. Just tellin’ ya so ya know what kinda people they are … much much better than me, lol. I kept running to the door watching my car, since I didn’t buy a ticket for parking. Told her jokingly, I’m a bad man, “I don’t read the Bible, I don’t buy a ticket” … she quickly retorts, “Don’t buy a ticket, get a ticket” … LOL … that’s a jennie-quote … way to go girl, LOL!!

Jennie posing for me (holding my jeans, lol) …

Jennie working on my jeans …

Jennie continuing to work …

Jennie’s Bible … said she was reading Psalms …

She stopped eating, reading her Bible for me, she knew I drove far, was pressed for time. Almost forgot, total cost for hemming: $4!! Yeah, yeah … “cheap bastard”, heard you’s the first time, LOL!! Thanks Jennie!! 😀

No smiling, no problem!! Was gonna post this pic along with my Allen’s outing pic since it occurred on the same day, wasn’t happy with it, so I never did … fixed that shit lickity split, lol!! Lighten up, loosen up danistrulytheman and fucking smile … musta-just-bust-out my beloved Pil-Urq y’all see me sporting, hadn’t kicked in yet, lettin’ my goofiness/craziness get the better of me!! Did say “yet” motherfuckers, LOL!! 😉

Or burger … whatevs!! Salmon sammie sounds better by a country mile, lol … either way, it’s fucking great, maybe my all time FAVOURITE, LOL. Ok, ok, maybe I say that WAY too much losing a bit of credibility, lol. Must say this one was so scrumptiouslydelish … did it Greek … oh, another thing, think salmon gets passed by … dismissed, not even considered for Greek interpretations which I think is a HUGE mistake. Key: don’t overcook the salmon, you’ll dry it out and it won’t be moist!! Tzatziki and Feta are key too, but figured y’all knew that, lol!! Cedar plank bbq’ed this bad boy …  slight pink showing in the middle of the red, a perfect indication of doneness, don’t be fooled by the charred Vidalia onions, LOVE that btw, ‘that don’t bodder me’ 😉