Last time I went through the steps to turn simple pork belly into yummy smoked bacon. This week, we wander over to Italy to discuss another delicious form of “bacon”, Pancetta.
The primary difference between the two is that Pancetta is not smoked, but it is aged to reduce water content and to allow flavors and texture to develop. It actually belongs in the charcuterie family. In the beginning though, the two are actually treated pretty much the same way, with the primary difference being the use of Cure #2 instead of Cure #1 in this application. As we discussed last week, Sodium Nitrate(Cure #2), is basically a time release form of Sodium Nitrite(Cure #1), in that as it breaks down over time, it converts from one to the other. This allows the meat to sit at higher than refrigerator temperatures for an extended period of time while minimizing the fear of botulism. It is also very important that everything, including your hands, be squeaky clean when working with charcuterie.
On to the recipe. The recipe I’m using here is from Stanley Marianski, author of a number of cookbooks on meat and pretty much the go to for sausages and charcuterie in general. This recipe is from his website. It’s easy to get lost in a deep dive there.
Because every cut of meat differs in weight, ingredients are typically measured in a percentage of the weight of the meat. For this particular batch, this is what went into it.
1950gm(100%) Pork belly
47gm(2.4%) Kosher salt
5gm(.26%) Cure #2
21.5gm(1.1%) Brown sugar
37gm(1.9%) Black pepper
8.4gm(.43%) Juniper berries
1.36gm(.07%) Bay leaves
3.7gm(.19%) Nutmeg
2.34gm(.12%) Dry thyme
4 cloves Garlic, minced
Mix salt, sugar and Cure #2 together. Grind all the herbs and spices and mix them, along with the garlic, into the cure mixture. Make sure it’s mixed evenly.
Wash and dry the pork belly. Evenly distribute the mixture over both sides of the belly and the sides. Place in a 2 gallon zip lock bag, or into a vacuum bag big enough to handle the belly. Add any cure and spice mixture that did not adhere to the meat and seal.
Like the bacon, flip and massage the belly in the bag every couple of days. It will exude liquid initially, and then reabsorb it. We’re going to let this cure in the fridge for 14 days. At that point, remove from the bag, rinse and dry. Slice off a small piece and taste to see how the flavors are. Because we used Cure #2, the Pancetta is fully cured and does not have to be cooked before consuming. You can fry it, if you prefer.
At this point, we’re ready to tie it up. If you like, you can sprinkle the fat side with some black pepper. Place the belly skin side down with a piece of butcher twine(heavy string) centered and long enough to tie around the rolled belly. Roll the meat into a tight roll, you do not want any air pockets in the middle. You want the belly really dry, otherwise getting a purchase can be a pain. Tie the string tightly around the roll using a double overhand knot. Another pair of hands can also come in handy here. At this point, you are going to tie a string ever inch or so moving from the middle to the ends, taking care to keep the belly rolled tightly. You want to know the best part? You can skip this step all together and leave it flat. I don’t but you can. You would just be making Pancetta Tesa instead of Pancetta Arrotolata.
Now for ageing. The ideal conditions are 50-70 degrees Fahrenheit and 50-70% humidity. If you are fortunate enough to have a basement, or some other place with those conditions, you win! If not, many people build a curing chamber. I don’t have one, so I have found another method that allows me to age in the refrigerator. I give you: UMAi Dry Bag
UMAi dry bags are da bomb. The bags are a one way, semi-permeable membrane, which allows moisture out but not in. They are designed to be used in the refrigerator, and the normal air circulation that comes from opening the door is enough. I’ve used them in a number of different applications and am pretty pleased with the results. Until I have a place to put a curing chamber, these work quite well for me.
Weigh the cured meat and write it down. If you’re going to hang it outside of a curing chamber, wrap it lightly in a cloth and tie some string around it and hang it in your chosen spot. If you’re using an UMAi bag, follow the directions that come with the bags and place on a rack in the fridge. What we’re shooting for here is 30-33% weight loss. The downside with the UMAi bags is that it tends to take longer to achieve that goal. Hanging the Pancetta will get you there in several weeks, UMAi can take 6-8 weeks. When it’s done, the Pancetta should be firm. Smell it to make sure it hasn’t developed any off odors. If it does, there’s a possibility that spoiling has occurred and it’s not worth the risk. If handled and processed properly, there should be a very low risk of this happening.
Time to slice! I typically shoot for 3/8″ thick. Because there are only two of us, I vacuum seal two slices per package and throw it in the deep freeze. Because this is fully cured and can be eaten raw, I also slice some paper thin for charcuterie plates.
Like smoked bacon, I use Pancetta mostly as an ingredient in something else. Diced Pancetta cooked into any type of greens adds great flavor to the dish, along with the complex flavor when you chew a piece. If you have thinner slices, you can also use it in place of bacon in a BLT. Soups. The options are endless.
Enjoy!
Comments
197 responses to “Bacon Two Ways, Part Due – Pancetta”
Silly, you can’t turn something into bacon. Bacon is a species, only god makes bacon.
I must say your species penchant for producing a multitude of pork products has been a contributing factor to the lack of full invasion. But now you claim some deity produces these wonderful meats?!?!??
“Sure Lisa, you’re trying to tell me that bacon, ham and sausage all come from the same magical animal.”
You don’t win friends with salad
Great now I have to look into curing chambers.
The UMAi bags work great and you put the meat in the fridge. I have found plans for a curing chamber that would run about $400.
Right? Also start monitoring the temp of different spots in the shop where I think I could hang something.
I like to eat bacon. Just finished 2 slices about half an hour ago. Will throw a couple more slices into tonights pasta bake.
I like irritating my wife when she makes a vegetarian dishes for my soy girl daughter.
Wife: “Here’s some Broccoli Pesto Pasta.”
Me: “It’s really good. If it had some bacon, it would be perfect.”
Wife: “Asshole….”
Your recipe sounds great. I need to find a spot where I can shoot a pig on this island a few weeks after the mangos start dropping to the ground.
That’s one animal we don’t have in Idaho.
You dont have pigs in Idaho? I dont know what to say. I had no idea. I thought they had invaded every inch of the Americas.
We don’t have wild pigs here either. Plenty of the domestic kind but no wild ones.
Why not?
The south is over run with them.
Winters.
That was what I was thinking too. And being dry. It has to cut out a lot of what they eat.
I understand that they are all over the southern (hot, deserty) part of NM but they haven’t made it to the cold, mountainous north yet.
The Havalina are down there as well. I didn’t realize that wild pigs were too. Must be the winters the.
We don’t have any up here in the Catskills as far as I know. I’d think I’d have seen one by now if we did.
Huh. I figured that if they could survive in Russia and Germany they could hack the cold weather here.
I dont mind them too much. I have only had trouble once when they rooted up about ten acres that I had just planted. Oh, twice. The other time I spent two weeks planting acorns, hickory nuts, and walnuts over 40 acres. I went back a month or so later to see how many were sprouting and fuckin’ hogs had eaten EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. That kind of pissed me off.
Most current feral swine map
1, 15, 30 year maps as well
Funny how on the CA NV border all the feral swine stay in CA.
Very thoughtful of those feral swine to respect the California/Nevada border.
I imagine it has more to do with the survey methodology.
Interesting. It’s Manbearpigs fault.
Very few from what I’ve heard.
Spud, have you ever cured any other cuts? I was gifted a cured chunk of tenderloin last christmas. A local processor made it and it was some really good eating.
That was a beef tenderloin I was gifted.
I’ve done bresaola, which is dry cured beef and Lonzino, which is the pork version. I really liked the pork. I’ve also done Canadian bacon with pork loin. Much better than the industrial stuff at the store.
Hadn’t thought about doing bresaola. Mmmmm, chipped beef on toast.
This thing I had would have been wet cured and was super tender. Making dry cured stuff is on the to do list as well as this and your last post. I got caught up in reading about curing chambers. Humidity would be an issue here. Right now we are at 30% which is super humid for us. The bags you mention look good but come on, if you get to build an actual curing chamber for meat that makes it more fun.
We’re 30% in Albuquerque today. I’m doing some labor outdoors. Had to stop and take a cold shower because I was sweating so bad.
It is funny how you get used to 15% and anything over you are sweating your balls off doing anything but sitting. I prefer humid and loved living in FL. Here I go through a bottle of lotion every couple of weeks. More in the winter.
That looks delicious.
Thank you! I seem to always have something curing or aging in the fridge. When this one is done, I’m think of dry aging a prime NY strip roast.
That looks mouth watering.
As a coincidence I happen to have a small slab of pork belly on the pellet grill smoking a little over cold.
For tonights dinner I have a speckled trout O caught last night, some 16 count shrimp I got off the boat a few hours ago, and 4 blue crab I just took out of the trap less than 30 minutes past.
I love these methods you are showing us and plan to investigate more.
As you said about that website, after I clicked on the link I had a hard time getting back here.
*mouth watering*
Cool. I’ve learned something new to forget later today! Looks tasty.
Glad I could be of service!
WooHoo! Thanks
My pleasure.
Bacon, beer, and whiskey are proof God loves us. Tattoos, obesity, and progressives are proof Satan rules the earth.
“Bacon, beer, and whiskey are proof God loves us. ”
Don’t forget about aged cheese.
all the best things in life are fermented
Indeed. I picked up some 10 y.o. cheddar today. Tastes like hockey equipment that you left closed on the bag for a week. Awesome.
Some mixed signals in that post.
Seen on a bar bathroom wall:
“Yoga pants are proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.”
“No they aren’t. If I wore yoga pants, you would not be happy.”
“Thanks Obama!”
Have you posted this before? Or have we been in the same stall? Deja vu
I might have posted it here before.
The bar bathroom in question is in central PA.
I need to find out where Spud lives and invite myself over to dinner. /Drool
And he seems to have a well-stocked bar, judging from his comments.
That it is!
Troy, his reply to me sure seems like an invitation for all the Glibs to drop in, doesn’t it?
Yes. I mean he needs me to confirm for y’all about his bar.
Funny side note. There are people in California who ask me how Iowa is when I talk to them. I don’t correct them.
Speaking of Hogg, another shooting in FL so he’ll be standing on some more bodies.
I see 4 dead, 11 injured.
Goddammit.
Will they blame the video games instead of the guns?
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So he survived another shooting he wasn’t present for ?
That little sum bitch has survived two shootings. Ya got to give him credit even though he wasnt at the scene of either one.
There are already people tweeting you should vote Democratic to stop this. The bodies aren’t even cold and they using this for political gain.
I wonder if these are the same people who got upset when Trump talked last week about the illegal immigrant who killed that girl.
Well yea, look at Baltimore and Chicago… Clearly, one-party rule by Democrats leads to a violence-free paradise!
Seems like a lot of work. Don’t they have grocery stores where you live?
What? You haven’t heard of a “food desert”?
It is a labor of love.
I have noticed that a lot of people here dont just share a lot of my political and social view but have lots of other shared interests. I suspect that similar personality types results in lots of other shared interests.
I have made sausage, dry aged beef, jerky, and a kind of duck paste but never bacon. I am gonna be giving this a try.
It sounds tasty, but I have to admit that I’ve never been a good enough cook to get into things like this.
I’d really be worried about that “slight” risk of contamination.
My father lives in Houston. They have a German festival every year. He said two or three die from botulism every year. Those are people who are supposed to know what they are doing.
I assume the Germans have developed as strain of (((botulism)))?
Next time you go visit him you should look me up
After a two year hiatus in San Antonio for business reasons I just moved back and am sitting here overlooking Galveston bay with a speckeled trout, some shrimp off the boat, and 4 blue crab on the pellet smoker.
I believe Sloopy lives about an hour north but you probably already knew that.
Mrs. Hobbit and I just got back from a road trip to this place which included a tour of Texas. We would have been glad to meet up with any glibs along the way.
… Hobbit
I think next up I’m going to do a write up on smoked Kielbasa.
Assume!
By the same token, I have nothing against hunters but never had an interest in it because, in addition to being lousy at target practice, I wouldn’t have been comfortable field dressing an animal.
Hey we all love titties. Even Kristen. Nttawwt
“It is a labor of love.”
My 2nd favorite euphemism.
I think I will too.
I’ve wanted to try making German Speck as well. I have just been too lazy to do the research.
I like pancetta for carbonara. Might actually have to give this one a try. Can the pancetta be sliced thin with a sharp knife instead of a meat slicer or it not firm enough for thin cuts?
Yes. It hardens enough during the curing process that it can be hand sliced.
“It hardens[…]during the curing process”
Only if she’s doing it right.
“Hardens during the curing process” is my favorite euphemism
Nice Spud!
This reminds me that I need to visit my favorite cheese/charcuterie shop.
OT: Breaking – Mass shooting at video game tournament.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6100355/Four-dead-10-injured-mass-shooting-Florida-Madden-online-gaming-tournament.html
Headline: “Four dead and 11 injured at Florida tournament captured by harrowing audio livestream before the lone white male gunman kills himself”
Obviously very sad for the victims, but odd how they have to put the fact that the gunman was a white male literally in the headline. Don’t see that we any other race/sex combination.
They are trying to get out in front of the millions of inevitable “Was his name Mohammed?” that pops in people’s heads. Of course if it turns out the guy is Muslim they have just shot themselves in the dick again. It doesnt sound like it though. Jihadis dont shoot themselves.
You’re obviously not a sports gamer.
That’s what I mean: shouldn’t it be assumed he was a white male since they are the only ones who participate in video game tournaments?
The stereotype is that EA sports games, particularly Madden, are extremely popular in the “urban” gaming community. There are swaths of 15-20 something black men who have consoles just to play said game and nothing else.
And now the joke is dead.
Requiescat in pace.
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YOU WANNA BUY A COUCH OFF CRAIGSLIST?!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpy4qv3BWLQ
I’m pretty confident they got this one right because of the rapid reporting. If the shooter was Habbib, Tyrone, or Jorge then you would have seen the attempted obfuscation.
they got it right because it was recorded live/
“Four dead and 11 injured”
Unfortunately, that was only enough for a brief pause in the incessant John McCain coverage.
At least Off The Wall and Thriller were great albums.
I had to go to the grocery a bit ago and saw something disturbing. There are three households on my road. The road is about two miles. The first one you come to is an old fashioned hoarder who lives in a tiny shack. There were the husband and wife, a son, a daughter and three grandchildren living in that heap. How they fit in there I have no idea. Anyway, I figured the place was a death trap and just a matter of time before it caught fire. Well, time has come. It burned this morning, just a heap of ash left. Fortunately no one was injured or killed. I feel awful for feeling relief. No more dogs or kids in the road to look out for. No more eyesore. I think most of the people had moved out and it was just the old man there. They will probably put him in a nursing home.
Still sad 🙁
So Spud, um…. Eerrrrr. ….ahhhh. Do you have any well chilled Jagermeister in your bar.
Asking for a friend.
Jagermeister is a vile drink.
I did just pick up a bottle of Elijah Craig Barrel Proof though.
Jager is a vile drink that is so much fun to drink.
Sipping a cheap merlot right now.
OT: OK kids question for ya.
I will be traveling to the Great White North at the end of September to buy real estate (not Canuckistan, Murrican Great White North). My ultimate goal is to have a small cabin/tiny home there for week long hunting/fishing/relaxation trips. Should I:
– Blow my load of cash to get a larger plot of land and plan on building the cabin later on over the next 5ish years?
– Buy a more modest sized piece of land with an existing cabin on it already?
I am not interested in financing so I have a hard cap on how much money I can spend.
What do you consider modest sized or larger land. Estimated acreage?
My standards: Outside any taxing/regulating jurisdiction. Neighbors that I never have to see or speak to. Enough land to be able to shoot my guns on ~ 10-40 acres.
Consider that installing electricity and water can be very expensive.
Larger = 10-20 acres. With the cash I have on hand and with road access (non-negotiable) that’s the biggest I can afford. On the smaller end you’d have utilities already to the property, larger you’d have to pay to have utilities run (kind of cool by itself because you could try to build a place off the grid). You can buy thousands of acres in Alaska for peanuts, but it won’t have access except by airplane.
Modest = 1-5 acres. In this case, there’s a tradeoff between the quality of the existing structure and the size of the plot. 1 acre lots can have pretty decent hunting cabins with propane, water and septic already installed. 5 acres would be more primitive or unfinished structures.
Did you kill a pronghorn?
Yes. Decent sized buck, not huge. Currently at the processor getting turned into tasty bratwurst.
He was covered in ticks though. Ewwwww.
Cook extra extra well done.
That’s the plan. If I abruptly disappear from commenting, I succumbed to some tick-borne disease.
Congrats. Where can you hunt pronghorn in August?
NE NM.
Will it neighbor public lands like BLM or national Forest?
It could. Just depends on what I want. Any reason why I should or shouldn’t?
Bordering public lands is always desirable. Cuts down on neighbors unless it is an overused national park and then you have hippies coming to your door to use your bathroom.
Get the land, although I’m biased in that building the cabin would be more fun for me than the hunting/fishing would. If the building is going to be a PITA to you than go with ready to wear.
I wish I had your skillz.
Why are you going north? Why not go west young man. Say just over the mountains so I can visit get drunk and break shit at your cabin.
Who says you won’t be able to do that anyway?
Alrighty then, just post lat and long and I will find it.
And just like that we have the origin of Glibapalooza I.
Need a guy to hunker down fifty one weeks out of the year and keep the place free of squatters?
Sure.
Land. Go for 20 acres+ if you can because that’s the tipping point for property taxes and insurance in most areas. Also and most importantly get a well in before whatever state you buy in decides you can’t drill anymore. Idaho for instance kept me from drilling for over three years. At my house.
Huh? How can they tell you you can’t drill a water well? I have never heard of such a thing.
“At *my* house”
You’re so cute.
You may think this is OT, but it is not:
That’s not kosher at all.
Their problems are all self-inflicted. What are they hating on Jews for?
If I were a member of a political party in which I needed a bodyguard to participate in its conferences, I just might change my party affiliation.
Ya I’d like to just say fuck the mammal named McCain. We should’ve skin suited his punk ass back in the 90’s. For that oversite I as your Forward Agent for Your Future Reptilian Overlords apologize. Also fuck him
As no surprise to anyone here, Oliver North was an idiotic choice for NRA President.
Choice cuts from his first column in American Rifleman. I can’t find it online to link to
Yeah, on the front lines the whole time?
Secure from what attack? Phony security theater? That’s what’s needed!
Fuck you, you collectivist POS.
North using the phrase funneling money. Holy hell that guy is completely unaware.
That’s their answer for anything they fail to do that they suspect the public thinks they should be doing. Dumbass.
I didn’t bother reading it. I skipped over it, Wayne La Pierre’s, and all the other columns at the beginning of “American Rifleman”.
I get American Hunter. I skip straight to the articles.
Kid Rock would have been a better choice. 300+ million people in the U.S. and Ollie was the best they could do???!!?
Well he was a big promoter of expanded access to firearms…
*golf clap*
“which funnels money to”
Wow. Some editor didn’t catch that? “which benefits”
“Our children”. Oh do I so hate that line.
Squeal like a pig, boy!
Oh, I just may as well .
Not all heroes wear capes.
Ouch.
“Two inmates at Swaleside Prison on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent are believed to have attacked Smith after being wrongly housed in the wing for vulnerable prisoners”
“Wrongly”. Sure.
Shame they didn’t kill him. And a shame the mother didn’t get “wrongly housed” herself.
If that’s the sort of protection for vulnerable prisoners, I’d hate to see why the rest get.
McCain did not wear a cape, AFAIK.
Chip & Dale update: found it in the trap this morning, so it’s now relocated to the wildlife habitat area. Wifey is happy that I’m not scrubbing chipmunk guts off the wall & patching a hole, also asking if it’s too late to return pellet rifle to Amazon…
Shooting or McCain? Priorities, priorities…
Shooting for sure. Fits the narrative. They only grudgingly had to switch from Cohen and Manafort to McCain because he had the ill manners to die when he did.
I forget whether you mentioned how often/ how long you’ve done this. Have you ever had a bad batch? Gotten sick? Thrown something out you weren’t comfortable serving?
My uncle used to make all this stuff; including wine. He was incredibly good at it. His wine was actually top notch.
My mother too. But she was more into making the sauce – usually around this time of year.
I’ve been meaning to do it myself but we know so many people who do it, I just take from them. It’s all delicious and expertly done. I just picked up some Italian sausage (hot and sweet) from ‘Mico. Amazing.
Pancetta is part of the bacon family and as such is part of God’s image. Simple as that. I just made a rigatoni al forno and I added some culatello prosciutto (there are several kinds of prosciutto) and pancetta. Technically, I shouldn’t do it but in an al forno it passes nicely.
I also made my wife her favourite risotto and now I’m sitting back watching the Dodgers with an Averna.
And great article S.
Oh. By the way. Another great way to use bacon/pancetta is to cook it with rapini and cannellini beans. Sometimes I even mix it with spaghetti/bucatini/linguine (depending on the mood).
You can also add it to scarola e fagioli.
You da man!
That’s great in soup.
Thanks! Pancetta is extremely versatile. Rapini and cannellini beans with pancetta is on the must do list.
Technically, I shouldn’t do it but in an al forno it passes nicely.
Technically you can do whatever the fuck you want.
Not really. There are culinary rules.
RULES!
Right, Ted probably makes egg-less mayonnaise, adds cream to his carbonara sauce, and calls large open-faced potpies pizza.
/faints.
I don’t eat mayonnaise, I don’t eat red sauces on pasta, and prefer calzones.
Calzones!!!????!?!?
You shitlord.
Panzerotti or gtfo.
?
I lament the largely overlooked P’rotti in restaurants and population at large.
I had to look that word up. So Panzerotti is Eyetalian for pizza pocket?
Carbonara is not a red sauce. *shakes head* Ted, Ted, Ted…
Like I said, I’m not the world’s best cook.
And Dad doesn’t like white sauces, so it’s not like I get to try to make any of them much.
So you don’t eat red sauce, dad doesb’t eat white sauce.
So what you’re saying is you eat boiled noodles.
Carbonara’s not exactly a white sauce either. It’s pancetta, garlic, some herbs and spices, pasta water and an egg/cheese mixture, you should give it a go, you’ll love it, it’s a way of life!
Is Trump stupid enough to try something like another bumpstock ban?
Great article. We will certainly be trying this soon; wifey and I LOVE pancetta.
OT – We just binged upon Marvel’s Runaways and very much enjoyed it. I’ve never seen the source material but found the show to be engaging, well-written, and nicely produced. looking forward to season 2. Also, my 7 year old daughter’s favorite franchise is the Disney Descendants. I was delighted to see Dylan Playfair, the blond of the hockey players duo on Letterkenny in the second Descendants film.
Obama and Bush are eulogizing McCain apparently.
Should be good.
Biden did in a written statement.
Lemme have a go.
John McCain. (chuckles lovingly). A name that will live in our hearts forever. Particularly in the hyper-divisive times we find ourselves in for the first time. Literally Hitler has corroded our political discourse but McCain was there at every turn to thwart his every move. McCain wasn’t just a hero; he was a god. I know I shouldn’t say this but it’s true. He was a hero in every sense of the word. A god-hero we should all be thankful for. Sure he was flawed, some may even say corrupted and soulless. But they be cynical, alt-right extremists and Jordan Peterson fan boys. Aren’t we all flawed? Didn’t we all take part in corruption? Didn’t we all engage in ethical behaviour when it came to our wives; families? What matters is what we said and what we did. It’s matters because bad people will focus on the bad stuff but good people will only look at the intentions and boy did John have full of good intentions. He supported war because he loved the human race and as such a good ‘blood lettening’ is always good for certain countries not quite at our level. But I want to talk about John the man; the person. The hero-god. What can we say about a man who reached across the ails with a messianic and angelic zeal not seen? That we were not worthy of such a man? This is what makes his death so tragic. Who will cross the aisle dammit!? WHO?! (composes himself. Blows into kleenex). I can’t believe he’s gone. My hero. The country is without a captain right now. It has not President. Nietzsche said ‘God is dead’ and if he were around today he’d say the ‘President is dead’. Who will be the conscience of a people now with this President running amok? WHO?! Thank you. You’re my boy John! (walks off stage. Runs back. Pulls out slide whistle and blows).
Should we ban Rufus for plagiarism? C’mon Rufus where’d you get that stuff. Either that or you need to stay off the web for awhile.
Close!
https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1033519001719263232
A lot of the people gushing over him today were calling him worse than hitler just a few years ago.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-6100345/Mel-C-looks-stylish-Blondie-t-shirt-baggy-jeans-rocks-stage-Big-Feastival.html
Still would.
It’s dropped into the 6o’s and it’s overcast, but the smoke from the fires is about gone. Haven’t seen the mountains just out of town in a couple weeks. It’s reminded me of the Bay Area back in the day.
Just had the most awkward run-in with Glib lurker deadhead…
It’s been a slow day.
*unzips*
Go on…
Do tell
Not much to tell. I was walking out of the place as he and his friends were walking in, and I briefly forgot English.
Ah. I have only ever run into one. Back in TOS days I was visiting my brother in Florida helping him move. A realtor came to the house to evaluate before putting it up for sale. After a bit I noticed he had several liberty themed bumper stickers including one for TOS. I said something about it. He squinted at me for a few seconds, opened his mouth to say something and then didn’t. I think he guessed who I was but decided not to say so since I had not volunteered it. I dont know which commenter he was. Anyway, I left it at that.
I met up with TK a while back. Had some beers, shot the shit, genuinely pleasant experience. The only awkward part was that he was sitting right next to my boss at the bar.
Haven’t seen TK around here for a while. If you’re lurking, we should grab a beer again soon!
Hinn would have been obvious so it wasent him.
Did he run into you.
?
It’s almost a little creepy that any of you know what the other looks like and are in close enough physical proximity to have runins. I’m fairly certain than Spid and I are two of three of us in Idaho, and he’s a five and a half hour drive from me.
Every time I get together with OMWC it’s very awkward. He keeps trying to pass me one of his kids.
Is THAT what the whole sharing economy thing about?
Why? Is your mine short-handed?
I have the bumper Sticker on my Silver Kia, no one notices, I tell interested people, they run away Scared, My friends think I’m nuts, Happiness is being a Glib!
/Get Off My Lawn!
Is that the one that got run into?
Yep, and She looks great!
How did the disaster that was get settled between the perps, cops, and the insurance?
Thank you. I need to learn this.