Happy Father's Day

lynn · June-20th-2004, 12:36 PM

I know many of you are Dads and I want to wish you all a Happy Day!

Lynn

frankenmeister7 · June-20th-2004, 12:51 PM

happy fathers day to all dads here.

enjoy your family, kick back and watch the world go by. if hot, stay indoors and be happy.

crawjo · June-20th-2004, 12:52 PM

Thanks, Lynn. This is my first Father's Day, and I'm going to bask in the glow of fatherhood by inflating a kiddie pool for our backyard and then probably taking in a ballgame: Colorado/Baltimore.

Captain Hate · June-20th-2004, 01:00 PM

Thanks, Lynn. This is always a bittersweet day for me since my dad's been dead for almost 23 years. My older Hatette already called from Brooklyn to wish me a happy day; don't know if the younger one will reach me from Mt. St. Helens. This is a gorgeously cool day here in Ohio so we may venture out later on. I will celebrate it by catching an Atomic/Vandermark 5 concert tonight.

Monte Smith · June-20th-2004, 01:17 PM

Thanks, Lynn. It's a beautiful day in the Northern Neck of Virginia--never known it to be this cool this close to the solstice. Anyway, we're grilling some steaks. I'm spending the day with my young son and my own old man. And Carmen and my mom have promised to watch the boy long enough for me to kick back with an iced coffee and read the Sunday NYT.

Ah....

Canuck Don · June-20th-2004, 04:15 PM

Having a nice Father's Day.Wife took me out for dinner.Daughter got me $20.00 gift certificates for my hang out place Tim Horton's donut ,coffee shop.My Son and grandson just left.My Son got me 3 CD box set..Sonny Rollins "The Freedom Suite" 1951 to 1958. Hey, I'm a sombody to-day.

Thank you Lynn for your Father's Days wishes to us.

Mike Schwartz · June-20th-2004, 04:55 PM

Thanks Lynn for putting the thread up!

I did my weekly radio/webcast earlier and included Horace Silver's "Song For My Father" and Helen Hume 1939 with the Count Basie Orchestra singing "My Heart Belongs To Daddy."

I always refer to my being the father of my daughter as the best gig I ever got!

Ron Thorne · June-20th-2004, 05:19 PM

Thanks, Lynn, Franki and all.

I'm an extrarordinarily fortunate man to have married such a lovely woman who bore us three incredibly fine children. It's also Patti's birthday today. I'm also fortunate enough to be able to celebrate Father's Day with her father, and the father of our two wonderful grandchildren today. I'm cooking for us, but savoring much more than the food and glorious weather we're having.

Happy Father's Day to all JC fathers.

RIP, Dad~

tippy · June-20th-2004, 06:06 PM

Happy Father's Day to all the lovely dads here at Jazz Corner. Relax and Enjoy!

mjb · June-20th-2004, 06:50 PM

What a day ...played tennis this morning; then my daughters Emily (Curb You Enthusiasm II) & Martha (a flower) joined Chris and me at the Cricket Club for lunch.

Then we all went downtown to see the John Lennon art exhibit at BCE Place where I settled for buying a t-shirt.

Finest kind ...

lynn · June-20th-2004, 07:43 PM

Glad you all are having a wonderful day.

Jimmy Cantiello · June-20th-2004, 08:22 PM

I'm with my good friend Ron Thorne. My family has allowed me to do what I want to do today. I cooked for my daughter, Dana Marie, my son Evan Anthony, his college room mate, Elijah, who happens to be from Korea. I still haven't figured out what a nice Korean boy is doing with a name like Elijah. Not that there's anything wrong with that. My wife, Joanne and the late arriving step-son Eric who was visiting his father in Pennsylvania. Missing in action was our oldest, Craig who was dropped off at home in Stamford by Eric on the way home from Pennsy.

The menu for today:

Simply, my famous shrimp packets which consist of ten large (20-26/LB) unshelled shrimp placed on aluminum foil with a mixture of minced green and red peppers along with some minced onions and garlic, a sprinkling of fresh herbs from Joanne's herb garden (basil, rosemary, parsely) and some sea salt, black pepper, and extra virgin olive oil. I wrap each packet tightly and place on the grill for about ten or fifteen minutes. All you have to do is open the packets, peel and eat and lick your fingers.

After the shrimp we had my favorite steak, New York Strip. I usually buy the whole strip from which I cut 1 1/2" steaks. I urged everyone to eat it at least medium rare if not rare. Of course there was a well done request, there always is. I allowed him to stay, however.

For dessert we had Joanne's strawberry shortcake made with strawberries that she picked today from a local farmer (I love Connecticut). The shortcake was baked by Joanne this morning,(corny but true).

And................to top it all off, everyone agreed to let me listen to John Coltrane "Live At The Village Vanguard" while we were eating on the deck and nobody complained. Before, during and after dinner we enjoyed Grillo (a white Sicilian wine), Belgian ale, and Nonino grappa. Happy Father's Day! Life is good....................

RIP, Tony "Big T" Cantiello, much love.

Mingus · June-20th-2004, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimmy Cantiello

Simply, my famous shrimp packets which consist of ten large (10-26/LB) unshelled shrimp placed on aluminum foil with a mixture of minced green and red peppers along with some minced onions and garlic, a sprinkling of fresh herbs from Joanne's herb garden (basil, rosemary, parsely) and some sea salt, black pepper, and extra virgin olive oil. I wrap each packet tightly and place on the grill for about ten or fifteen minutes. All you have to do is open the packets, peel and eat and lick your fingers.

After the shrimp we had my favorite steak, New York Strip. I usually buy the whole strip from which I cut 1 1/2" steaks. I urge everyone to eat it at least medium rare if not rare.

Jimmy, A truly declicious post. Salute!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimmy Cantiello

For dessert we had Joanne's strawberry shortcake made with strawberrys that she picked today from a local farmer (I love Connecticut). The shortcake was baked by Joanne this morning,(corny but true).

We'll have to arrange for a shipment of "The Best Strawberries on the Planet" from any of the many berry farms here in Charlotte (Vermont).

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimmy Cantiello

And................to top it all off, everyone agreed to let me listen to John Coltrane "Live At The Village Vanguard" while we were eating on the deck and nobody complained. Before, during and after dinner we enjoyed Grillo (a white Sicilian wine), Belgian ale, and Nonino grappa. Happy Father's Day! Life is good....................

An Awesome box set! Life IS good.

Cheers!

-Mingus

Gentle Giant · June-20th-2004, 08:47 PM

crawjo · June-20th-2004, 09:03 PM

It turns out that my 9-month-old daughter has pretty good taste in music, as she got me a nice trio of CDs for Father's Day:

Jemeel Moondoc - Revolt of the Negro Lawn Jockeys
William Parker & the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra - Raincoat on the River
Susie Ibarra - Folkloriko

Of course, she probably got a helping hand from her mother, who seems to know a thing or two about the type of jazz I like.

RBS · June-20th-2004, 09:50 PM

Thanks for posting this, Lynn!

My two year old daughter ran into the bedroom (where I was allowed to sleep late!) and yelled "HAPPY FAHVERS DAY DAD-DEEE!"

She gave me the new David Sedaris book and a David Sedaris cd. I had no idea she had such a good sense of humor.

Then she and my wife gave me waffles with strawberries and just had a lovely day cruising around the streets of the city, playing in the park, going down the slide, and more. My wife was just wonderful today.

And then we went out for dinner with my Dad and my brother, whose birthday is today.

I hope I can make one day a week this lovely.

Happy Father's Day to all of you dads out there.

bostontricky · June-20th-2004, 10:08 PM

RB: what a coincidence, I've got a brother whose birthday is today as well. Are you sure we're not related? Sleeping late is da bomb, as far as daddies of two-year-olds are concerned; I made it all the way to 9:30 this morning - I actually had to read in bed for awhile and pretend to be asleep when the Trickettes crashed in.

Crawjo: sounds like Mrs. Jones got some musical help from her husband, too. Leaving browser windows open to "The Complete Country and Western Recordings of Ray Charles" apparently didn't work. Here's my consolation prize, from my vegetarian wife no less: The Weber "Q".

Looks like I'll be duplicating Jimmy C's shrimp packets real soon...

I think Don's the big winner here though - certificates for Tim Horton's? That could pay for my morning hangs for a week...

bluenoter · June-20th-2004, 10:20 PM

A very happy day to all you fathas!

Chris D · June-21st-2004, 10:42 AM

I got a nice prime rib dinner, some work duds and a lovely framed photo.

Brian Olewnick · June-21st-2004, 11:01 AM

For the 10th year in a row, Nanook pretended not to know what day it was.

*sniff*

clinthopson · June-21st-2004, 11:53 AM

I had a great Fathers' Day and hope the rest of you dads and granddads did too.

We have an annual family picnic with my Kiwanis Club at our local little gem of a zoo.

I usually am in charge of burgers and dawgs but I told then it was time someone else did it so one of our members, who is from Michoacan, Mexico took charge. Wow! We had carne asada, chorizo, chicken cooked on the grill with all the required sides of guacamole, beans, rice, salad, hot dogs for the kids and non-alcoholic beverages (zoo rules)

We had a clown who entertained the kids and painted their faces, train rides through the zoo and lots of fun. There were about 100 of us.

My three-year-old grandson gave me a stomp rocket kit which was a bit hit. He knows that Grandpa is still mostly a little kid.

Now that was a nice day.

Squaredancecalling Steve · June-21st-2004, 12:21 PM

Nice low key one this year -- the family barbequed a tri-tip and some veggies, and I got a "Night Owl" mug. And I had a warm chat with my Dad, who turned 86 in February, on the phone.

alankin · June-21st-2004, 12:32 PM

I had a nice, quiet visit from my daughters...

Ron Thorne · June-21st-2004, 03:22 PM

Wow, what a nice thread. I've read it all the way through twice.

Our day was wonderful, including the magnificent Alaskan summer weather - 78° and sunny. I grilled some boneless chicken thighs in an Asian marinade, teriyaki burgers (my own secret recipe) on onion rolls, with macaroni and potato salad, ripe and green olives, fresh green onions, and baked beans.

For dessert, we each had big slices of Patti's birthday cake. For the perfect ending, our grandson hinted (while playing catch with me) that since they'd been at our place so long, maybe they could just spend the night. I checked with the remaining adults, then asked our grandson and granddaughter if they'd really like to spend the night. "YEAHHH!!" So they did. They're still here. We'll take them to lunch before I teach a drum lesson.

Wonderful day(s).

lynn · June-21st-2004, 03:36 PM

Wow - what great posts.

Thanks for sharing your day with us. Spending time with the people we love is what it's all about.

Lynn

AtlantaDave · June-21st-2004, 06:26 PM

After church, I got showered with presents by my wife and kids, including the shirt and pants that I'm wearing to work today. Very nice and thoughtful, and they even included three gift cards. We then went to one of our favorite fishing places, Rocky Mountain Public Fishing Area (about 75 miles from Atlanta). While the kids went swimming, wife and I tried our best to land "the big one" out of Lake Antioch. We failed miserably, each catching a small bluegill apiece. However, a generous soul provided us with five of his bluegill plus a pretty decently sized catfish. I later joined the kids swimming and discovered that I can't outswim my 13 year old daughter.....boy it's hell getting old!!

I played chef for the day, keeping it pretty basic with barbecued burgers and country style ribs. A few chips and sodas for good measure, had to fit in the "junk food" somewhere!!

Also, this marked the maiden voyage for our 2 1/2 year old Eskimo Spitz--her first "long distance" trip in our van. While she spent most of her time in either my wife or the two younger kids' lap, towards the end of the day she finally acclimated to riding in the car and to being outside her house.

Not wanting to freak the kids out (or my wife for that matter), we kept the music selection pretty basic--"Atlantic Rhythm & Blues Classics" and "Time/Life Rhythm & Blues--1969" were the musical choices of the day. The "Atlantic" CD had Ray Charles' "What I Say" on it, so we did get some semi-jazz in that selection.

As I reflect on yesterday, memories go back to my own father who unfortunately passed away at the all-too-young age of 45. I was only 7 when this happened. This may sound corny to some, but I feel grateful that I am able to share with my wife and kids in a way that was so sadly cut short for him. And, perhaps, his spirit saw and reveled in the good time that we all had yesterday.

RIP, Ernest Alexander Daniels. Had it not been for you, I would have never developed a lifelong love of music or in particular a love of jazz.

GoodSpeak · June-21st-2004, 08:47 PM

I was a great day, too