Fresh Market's Bulk Nuts Rule (Unmeaning Flattery)

Tuesday 08/16/2005 11:59 PM

OK, time for another Fresh Market find: Bulk nuts.

You can buy little cylindrical plastic containers of nuts, larger plastic rectilinear dishes of nuts, even larger plastic bags of nuts and then larger still thicker plastic bags of nuts.

They've got all sorts, but our favorites so far are the roasted/salted almonds and the roasted/salted cashews. And lemme tell ya... those cashews are GINORMOUS! At first glance, they look like someone snipped off infants' fingers. OK, maybe not the best anology, but they are huge. And they taste good too.

So remember: Fresh Market for the nuts.

I'm outta here.

Prince "The Black Album"

Most people these days have completely forgotten about this "lost" Prince album. Just as His Royal Badness was on the verge of releasing this album of sex funk (there was even a release date!), he changed his mind. In its place he released Lovesexy, which consisted of nine songs strung together in a single forty+ minute track.

Most people thought The Black Album was lost forever, but it quickly surfaced in a variety of bootleg formats. I purchased a poor quality copy on vinyl in Philadelphia for $50. Years later, he finally relented and released it for a limited time. That is why Amazon only lets you buy it used.

So how is it? Well, if you're expecting Purple Rain, look somewhere else. Otherwise, it's pretty cool. All time fav' track is "Bob George."

Oh, and don't believe those Prince freaks who say that Prince predicted gangsta rap with this album. They're trying too hard to make this album into something it isn't.

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