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Brisketexan

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  1. Joey can’t shuck his own, the wuss. Also, I doubt I ate more than 4 dozen or so over the week. That ain’t nuthin’.
  2. Some more Maine scenes.
  3. Dinner our last night in Maine, at Pemaquid seafood south of Bristol. Then, we went over to Pemaquid Point to enjoy the sunset. Good night, moon. Good night, Maine.
  4. I’m serious, guys. The Divine can be found in many places. One of those places is in the Damariscotta River, where they raise what I’ve discovered to be the finest oysters in the world. If you love oysters and visit Maine, spend some time here. They even offer an oyster tour of the river, which I would take if we were here for the day. And the Blackstones and John’s Rivers I ordered for dessert.
  5. And, we stopped for a snack at the Shuck Station in Damariscotta. Glad they had something for my non-oyster-fan wife: scallop ceviche, which was crazy good: And my order: Jesus. Tapdancing. Christ. Blackstones: the most balanced of the briny oysters. Kind of a three-way tie with the Bar Harbor Blondes and the Pemaquids. Norumbegas: the boldest of the briny ones. John’s River: the most balanced, briny start, sweet finish. Heron Island: outstanding…but 4th place on this plate. I may order a couple more Johns River and Blackstones, because life is for living. Maine oysters are the best I’ve ever had, fellas. And I’ve eaten a LOT of oysters. https://www.surlyhorns.com/board/index.php?/topic/43813-Favorite-oysters
  6. And, we stopped for a snack at the Shuck Station in Damariscotta. Glad they had something for my non-oyster-fan wife: scallop ceviche, which was crazy good: And my order: Jesus. Tapdancing. Christ. Blackstones: the most balanced of the briny oysters. Kind of a three-way tie with the Bar Harbor Blondes and the Pemaquids. Norumbegas: the boldest of the briny ones. John’s River: the most balanced, briny start, sweet finish. Heron Island: outstanding…but 4th place on this plate. I may order a couple more Johns River and Blackstones, because life is for living. Maine oysters are the best I’ve ever had, fellas. And I’ve eaten a LOT of oysters.
  7. Yesterday morning, wife wanted her breakfast sandwich. I made a different choice. Went into a garage where you can buy Bar Harbor Blondes on the honor system. Borrowed an oyster knife from the folks running our cottages. Sat down and shucked a dozen for breakfast. They’re as good as the Damariscotta River ones. DEAD. SEXY.
  8. View from morning coffee with the wife. Salsbury cove, in front of our cottage. Lobstermen checking their pots on a falling tide.
  9. Hiked the ocean path today. Otter point to sand beach. Dinner at Thurston’s lobster pound in Bernard, SW side of the island.
  10. And a lobster, egg, and avocado sando and a popover at the park in Bar Harbor. Little break before another hike.
  11. Acadia. View from our cottage. And my breakfast, a dozen Bar Harbor blondes bought from a garage on the honor system. Acadia. View from our cottage. And my breakfast, a dozen Bar Harbor blondes bought from a garage on the honor system.
  12. This point and post are very, very important. Because that is absolutely where we are: lies are displays of absolute power. They are not told to create an alternate truth, they are told because fuck you what are you gonna do about it?
  13. Seeing the pics of the diner food….in fairness, if we denizens of the Steel Shank food thread got together and opened a joint serving the shit we slap together, it would look similar. But would be better.
  14. Steamed clams and blueberry mojitos. Yeah, went blueberry themed today.
  15. And lest you think we’re only eating well…this was dinner last night, dorm a gas station we hit on the road after the show:
  16. Some shots from today. Cottages were staying at, looking out over Salsbury Cove. Wife’s pretty tasty breakfast sandwich: egg, sharp cheddar, blueberry jelly. It worked. One of the scenes from the top of Cadillac mountain (it was rainy today, so crowds weren’t bad). Wild blueberries on a trail. Due to weather, we had it all to ourselves. It was kinda awesome. And yeah, we ate more than a couple, they’re light years better than the giant tasteless ones in the store. View of Jordan Pond as we started the loop hike.
  17. The “reason” for the trip: to see Live and Collective Soul in concert (wife loves Live, we wanted to see them somewhere cooler than Texas). Collective Soul actually put on a great show, fantastic fan service. Live was good, she enjoyed all the deep cuts, so all is good. The crowd was….amazing. Pure Maine working class. Lotta Carhartt, Mercury outboard, Harley, and other assorted fishing and hunting gear in the crowd. Not a lotta fancy tourists. After the show, we drove down towards Bar Harbor and just arrived at our cabin.
  18. Headed up to Bangor for a show. Needed a lunch stop. Haddock sammich for the wife, haddock and the whole belly clams for me, at Day’s in Yarmouth.
  19. Currently making our way through Maine. Couple of days in Portland. Heading to Bangor today for a show, then driving down to Acadia for a couple of days. It’s been unseasonably hot, finally cooling off a bit today. Yesterday, we went out to the Two Lights area and hiked around. Took a boat out in the morning looking for whales. Didn’t see any, but did come across a school of stripers hammering pogies….killed me not to have a rod. Got a great view of the lighthouse, though. And, will update more on the entertaining part of the evening…had dinner at the bar at Blythe and Burrows. The attractive curvy brunette next to my wife struck up a convo, and they became fast friends. Like…even a bit handsy. Wanted to connect on Instagram, we did so. As we left, I told my wife that I thought there was an 80% chance she was trying to pick her/us up. Got back to the hotel, sleuthed on her a bit, found out more about her. Revised my assessment: it was a 100% chance she was trying to pick her up. Nice.
  20. This all checks out. When you understand that our energy market is designed solely to deliver profits to corporations/donors, it all makes sense. Delivering energy to consumers is just a means to that end.
  21. A couple of days ago, we did a Freedom Trail guided tour in Boston. Dodgers were in town, so lots of L.A. people in the crowd. As the tour starts in Boston Common, the guide made reference to the king sending troops over, to camp in Boston Common, as a show of force. He says “so, imagine, your national guard showing up in your home town as a show of force.” One couple from LA audibly laugh and shake their heads “yeah…we don’t have to imagine it.” Guide realizes, says “oh yeah…sorry.” The rest of the tour just sighs. Fucking A.
  22. I’m sold on em for sure.
  23. Eventide. Started with a dozen for me, chowder for the wife. Then rolls. Then…a half dozen more for dessert. The Pemaquids may be the best oyster I’ve ever had. And that pink side with them? Kimchi ice. It’s like a snowball…but salty and spicy as hell. It may be the best oyster condiment I’ve ever had as well.
  24. Is this where we’re doing New England shellfish? At Bob’s Clam Hut in Kittery this afternoon. Wife got shrimp and scallops, I got scallops and whole belly clams. Was damned good. But yesterday, on a rainy Boston day, we just went to Legal Seafoods, and the whole belly clams were better there. So, there ya have it. Waiting outside Eventide right now. Oysters are on the agenda.
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