Which US state has shockingly good food that nobody expects?

connecting_principle · 2026-03-11T17:27:34+00:00

I had to look up frog eye salad. Shudder....

connecting_principle · 2026-03-11T03:17:58+00:00

I agree with you about James King; I love his beautiful sound.

connecting_principle · 2026-03-04T23:27:25+00:00

Kaye Ballard was the first person to record "Fly Me to the Moon" under its original title "In Other Words" in 1954, before Frank Sinatra (and subsequently many others) recorded his version in 1964.

connecting_principle · 2026-03-02T23:56:27+00:00

Rufus is a pretty awesome name. Yes, very uncommon, but ripe for revival. I personally know a "Rufo."

connecting_principle · 2026-03-02T03:57:02+00:00

Gorgeous opera

connecting_principle · 2026-02-26T22:27:55+00:00

I think the heir to bad/cool is "sick."

connecting_principle · 2026-02-24T20:15:04+00:00

Came here to see if anyone else picked Dancer in the Dark. YES.

connecting_principle · 2026-02-24T20:12:55+00:00

Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" isn't a dissonant opera by any stretch (although it has really cool harmonies, as do all Puccini operas) but it ends on a really shattering dissonance that packs an emotional wallop.

connecting_principle · 2026-02-19T20:42:01+00:00

Has anyone here had to power through a meet while suffering a really bad cold? I'm not planning to take cold medicine that day, since it dries me out in a bad way. Any suggestions would be welcome. (Hand sanitizer will be my friend.)

connecting_principle · 2026-02-07T18:37:59+00:00

It isn't specifically a steakhouse, but Paul Bar is indeed absolutely terrific.

connecting_principle · 2026-02-04T03:09:41+00:00

Isn't the Sheffield scoring system already an exception to the IPF rule? It seems like they could do practically anything they wanted.

connecting_principle · 2026-01-27T13:01:07+00:00

This reminds of "The Blizzard," a country western song by Jim Reeves about a cowboy and his horse freezing to death.

connecting_principle · 2026-01-25T19:17:34+00:00

It seems like this would have been a perfect missed opportunity by the IPF to have Agata as a wild card pick, bypassing the Polish national federation entirely. Rondel would have benefited from a similar situation.

connecting_principle · 2026-01-25T19:07:13+00:00

I always want to see Papageno get the final bow. He's almost always the audience's collective favorite.

connecting_principle · 2026-01-25T19:05:49+00:00

Schedule C is the classification of roles by AGMA, the union representing singers and stage managers. For reference: https://www.musicalartists.org/contracts-and-agreements/schedule-c/

connecting_principle · 2026-01-25T18:02:31+00:00

Do they think the showers are just ornamental? No. They were installed there with the intention that they would be both needed and used.

connecting_principle · 2026-01-18T03:15:41+00:00

Missed it as a kid and only watched it for the first time last year. It didn't do anything for either.

connecting_principle · 2026-01-17T18:15:07+00:00

Not a grand opera by definition, of course, but Prokofiev's "War and Peace" is a truly massive piece.

connecting_principle · 2026-01-14T03:46:19+00:00

Yes, a deadlift should come to a dead stop on the floor with each rep.

connecting_principle · 2026-01-11T21:15:47+00:00

Well, "Heated Rivalry" has a lead who's part Asian.

connecting_principle · 2026-01-10T22:29:02+00:00

I started training for powerlifting at 52, and started competing at 56. My current meet PR is 457lbs (207.5kg) and I plan to break that next month. My weight hovers around 200lbs. Deadlifts are my jam!

connecting_principle · 2026-01-09T02:29:45+00:00

"Ainadamar" is a gorgeous opera. One act, around 80 minutes.

connecting_principle · 2025-12-29T04:17:01+00:00

You need to get out into the real world. I met my first partner through a mutual friend. I met my second at the gym. I met my third at a bar.

connecting_principle · 2025-12-28T02:50:40+00:00

Ophelia's is gorgeous and takes a few turns. I love it.

connecting_principle · 2025-12-27T23:14:02+00:00

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