Thisa and Thata

As is our custom, Kathy and I got lunch from Macey's annual tailgate party on the day of the BYU/Utah football game. They were serving grilled New York stake which came with potato or macaroni salad, a roll with butter and a drink, all for $3.00. That's a bargain in anybody's book! We've done this several times in the past and this was the best yet. The steaks were flavorful and reasonably tender, but that's not the reason I'm writing about the Macey's party. The real reason is the band that was playing for those waiting in the long, long line (word's getting out!). The band was an oldies cover group I'd never heard before that goes by the name Flashback Brothers. They played songs from my youth and were very good. There are 5 of them and everyone is a player (or singer as it were)! They seemed to favor songs by The Zombies and Santana, at least while I was there. Their version of "Black Magic Woman" was very authentic. I'm not sure Carlos Santana played it any better! If you have a chance to hear this group play, be sure to take it. I'm going to keep them on my radar! Here's their website:

http://www.flashbackbrothers.com/

Kathy and I have also been watching a lot of the TV series Monk of late. It's not the best written show on the tube, but the premise of a phobia ridden detective is pretty appealing and Tony Shalhoub does an exceptional job acting the part. We are also particularly attracted to the quirky theme song "It's a Jungle Out There". The song is written and sung by Randy Newman. I hadn't paid attention to him before, but it turns out I've been listening to his stuff for years. He's written music for many, many movies. Once you've heard his distinctive voice, you'll realise you've heard him too. "You've Got a Friend in Me" from Toy Story is a memorable one that most people are familiar with. One of my favorite songs of all time is "I Think It's Going to Rain Today". He wrote it. Took me this long to figure it out! He's all over Youtube. Here's the Monk theme song. Pretty funny. Check it out: