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...the Department of Motor Vehicles on Teutonia Avenue, I suggest that afterwards you celebrate the rare sweetness of bureaucratic liberation by going two doors north to YICK'S INN. You might miss it as, from a cosmetic standpoint, it is the most unprepossessing looking of restaurants. Who could be captivated by it? If one is prone to over-thinking, the idea might occur that its complete plainness is a celebration of a paradox. The facade of the place is intentionally so lacking in ornamentation that it manages to immediately catch attention. If done on purpose, this would be a fine strategy. But I doubt that the jarring sameness of the place is planned, and I believe this for a good reason: to survive and flourish as it has since the Carter administration, YICK’S doesn’t need inventive marketing, or for that matter, any marketing at all. The place has been under chef Jimmy’s ownership for untold generations. It captivates for the simple reason that it has always seemed to exist; it is such an entrenched part of Milwauee’s north-side culinary scene that one could well-imagine it was there before the city around it put down stakes. Who needs fancy-pants?
YICK’S (take-out only!) is permanent.
Upon closer inspection, especially if you have a hankering for the hyper-Americanized Chinese restaurant food of the last century, the temptation may arise to give the place a try. Since that cuisine was part of my childhood, I did precisely that. Entering YICK’S door turned out to be one of the best decisions I have ever made; right up there with quitting the clarinet in middle-school, a decision I every day thank God for helping me make. Yet one more reason to be a theist.
“Go in...don’t be shy,” I heard a faint voice, more distant than the sands of old Egypt advise. When the sands of old Egypt start cracking wise, it’s best to pay attention.
I went in there.
Before getting to what YICK’S does best, it would be negligent not to mention the sign that prominently greets and informs the patron upon entering. This text defines the spirit of the eatery’s place in the cosmic scheme of things.
PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU ORDER
THIS IS NOT A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT.
EVERYTHING IS MADE TO ORDER
PEASE DON'T RING THE BELL AND LEAVE NOW.
ONCE YOU HAVE PLACED AN ORDER AND WE HAVD STARTED PROCESSING YOUR FOOD, “NO REFUND”
NO CHANGE WILL BE MADE, NO EXCEPTION.
IF YOU WANT SOME FAST FOOD, WE SUGGEST YOU TRY THE FOLLOWING RESTAURANTS. THEIRS MAY BE FASTER, BETTER AND CHEAPER.
CHINA ONE 64TH AND BROWN DEER, CHINA ONE 74TH AND APPLETON CHINESE CHEF 78TH AND APPLETON, WONG’S WOK, CAPITAL AND APPLETON, HONG KONG EXPRESS 74TH AND GOOD HOPE, ROYAL WOK GREEN TREE AND GREEN BAY, WOK2GO SHERMAN AND BRADLEY, YENS CHINA 78TH AND GOOD HOPE.
And then a reassuring coda:
WE ARE NOT RELATED! GOOD LUCK!
This is a remarkable, and in some ways, inspiring passage. It brings to mind some ancient rabbinic advice that I have been conveniently trying to avoid for a good part of my inattentive life. YICK’S, I am happy to report , did me a favour. It helped me start to pay more attention. As it tuns out, the restaurant has made more contributions to my spiritual growth than attending High-Holy Day services at Congregation Shalom.
“And when you pray know who before you stand….” I can’t vouch for Jimmy’s theological stance when he is in the kitchen. But his words on that sign tell me that he knows where he is, he knows what he is doing, and he knows the glory of making the best damned fried rice in Milwaukee County.
Rebbe Jimmy.
Enough of the religious digression...this is a restaurant review.
At the risk of losing the curious reader who wants to get to “the meat and potatoes”, I must confess something: the only food I have sampled on the menu is the Fried Rice. The wisdom needed to approach the egg rolls is not yet with me. Not yet. Perhaps not in this lifetime. If I roll the cubes right, maybe in the next.
How is the fried rice? Is it “authentic.”? This last is a word I have recently begun to move away from using in any critical discussion. It tends to make critics even more insufferable than they already are, and may even inspire viola players to consider using a machete rather than horsehair bow to inflict harm.
“I am what I am” a voice adumbrates from the depths of the “take out” carton. Who could refuse to see what that “am” looks like? Not me, bubba. Here it is: a magisterial conglomeration of grains that when delved into, separates into wise counterpoints, breaks down further into pleasing intervals (mostly major sixths to those who want to know the specifics), and lastly arrives into individual pitches, seminal, golden and browned.
Maestro Jimmy.
If Belfast, Northern Ireland, and indeed many more parts of the province had a bus it could call its own, Like London did the Routemaster, then it would be these Alexander (Belfast) bodied Bristol REs. The body design harked back to a similar offering from the firm of Potter, who were later to become part of the great Alexander empire.
Those with longish memories will recall that at the height of Leyland's dominance of the UK bus building industry, they were very much inclined to tell customers what was on offer, rather than allowing customers to buy their chosen types. Many orders abroad were lost for things like AEC Swifts and single deck Fleetlines with those orders going to people like Volvo and Mercedes. BL attempted to tell Ulsterbus that they would bo longer be able to buy their beloved REs as the chassis was being discontinued for the home market in favour of the Leyland National. The RE was to stay in smaller scale production in order to satisfy export markets like New Zealand. Ulsterbus was not happy about this decision, and their position as a major buyers of Leyland products went on to carry some weight, especially when they sounded out other manufacturers. Eventually, Leyland ended the impasse by deeming NI to be an 'export' market. Ulsterbus continued to buy REs and even stockpiled chassis, the last of which was eventually built in 1982 by which time the NI state operator had taken over 600 of them. The final examples weren't bodied until 1984, indeed BXI 2570 is one of them.
This was the scene today as we collected the RE from the compound to take it up to our main yard for some attention.
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Retouch: Me
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Chơi cho hết tuần này rồi bắt đầu ôn thi ĐH tiếp. . .
Cố lênnnnnnnnnnnn!!!
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Minolta 5600 HS (d) camera right to 2nd tree
Minolta5600 HS (d) camera left to back tree.
Triggered by Odin
enjoying the last hours of this years Fantasy Faire, saying farewell to all the stunning sims... this princess will miss you all XOXO
love and hugs, Alea Lamont
wearing:
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CATWA Nora bento head
Maitreya Lara body
lamb. Ruby hair
Earthstones Dolphins Necklace
ND/MD Jay FF1 eyes
*Epic* Rosie.Royalty Crown! {Baby.Pink}
BOM-RFL item
Ghee Clarissa Ballgown -Rose
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I took Lotus back to my place overnight after she got so muddy (and STINKY!) with Saxon, I cleaned them up and took them for a morning walk before dropping her back home.
This pose was Lotus initiated, funny girl :-)
A shot of next doors cat which has decided to take up residence outside my door which is my fault for giving it some pilchards...Doh
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Because I haven't uploaded since January. And that's not ok
Currently deciding between USC or UCLA.
decisions decisions decisions for what's next next next
NEW BRIGHTON LIGHTHOUSE, SITS NEXT TO THE FORT, IT WAS ORIGINALLY, A WOODEN "PERCH", HENCE ITS NAME. A LARGE POST HELD A LIGHT ON TOP AND WAS SUPPORTED BY A SORT OF TRIPOD. IT WAS ERECTED ON THE BLACK ROCK IN 1683 BY THE LIVERPOOL CORPORATION.
WHEN FOREIGN SHIPS, PASSED THE OLD PERCH, THEY WERE CHARGED SIXPENCE FOR ITS RESPECT AND TO KEEP IT IN REPAIR. BUT IT WAS OFTEN WASHED AWAY AND A BOAT HAD TO BE LAUNCHED TO RECOVER IT FROM BOOTLE BAY. IN FEBRUARY 1821, THE PILOT BOAT "LIVER" CRASHED INTO THE PERCH AND CARRIED IT AWAY. IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT IT WAS WASHED AWAY IN MARCH 1824 AND NOT RECOVERED UNTIL THE DECEMBER.
HOWEVER THE COST OF REPLACING IT ALL THE TIME GREW TOO EXPENSIVE AND IT WAS DECIDED TO BUILD A NEW ONE.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE LIGHTHOUSE
THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE NEW LIGHTHOUSE WAS LAID ON 8TH JUNE 1827 BY THOMAS LITTLEDALE, MAYOR OF LIVERPOOL. IT WAS DESIGNED ON THE LINES OF EDDYSTONE BY MR. FOSTER AND BUILT OF MARBLE ROCK FROM ANGLESEY BY TOMKINSON & COMPANY. IT RISES 90 FEET ABOVE THE ROCKS AND IS CONSIDERED TO BE A MASTERPIECE OF CRAFTSMANSHIP. THE GRANITE COST 1/6D A CUBIC FOOT.
EACH PIECE OF STONE IS INTERLOCKED INTO THE NEXT. THE WHOLE STONEWORK, WHEN FINISHED , WAS COATED WITH WHAT IS KNOWN AS "PUZZELLANI" A VOLCANIC SUBSTANCE FROM MOUNT ETNA WHICH, WITH AGE, BECOMES ROCK HARD. THE FIRST 45 FEET IS SOLID. A SPIRAL STAIRCASE LEADS TO WHERE THE KEEPER LIVED AND THEN ON TO THE LANTERN HOUSE. THE REVOLVING LIGHT WAS SAID TO BE THE FIRST IN THE COUNTRY. IT COST £27,500 TO CONSTRUCT.
THE LIGHTHOUSE IN USE
WORK WAS ONLY POSSIBLE AT LOW TIDE AND IT WAS NOT COMPLETED UNTIL 1830. ITS FIRST LIGHT SHONE ON THE 1ST MARCH OF THAT YEA AND CONSISTED OF TWO WHITE FLASHES, FOLLOWED BY ONE RED, WITH A RANGE OF 14 MILES. THE LIGHT WAS 77 FEET ABOVE THE HALF-TIDE LEVEL. IT WAS EVENTUALLY ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO THE MAINLAND.
THE LIGHTHOUSE LAST SHONE ITS LIGHT ON 1ST OCTOBER 1973 AS IT WAS NO LONGER NEEDED ON ACCOUNT OF THE RADAR SYSTEM OPERATING IN THE RIVER.
THE LIGHTHOUSE NOW
A LOCAL ARCHITECT PURCHASED THE LIGHTHOUSE FOR £100 ON CONDITION HE MAINTAINED THE CONSTRUCTION, HE TRIED TO RESTORE THE LANTERN AGAIN BUT THE RIVER AUTHORITIES THOUGHT IT MIGHT CAUSE CONFUSION TO LOCAL SHIPPING. SO HE REFURBISHED IT SO THAT ANYONE COULD STAY THERE FOR A SHORT HOLIDAY. INDEED, IT WAS THEIR IDEA TO ATTRACT NEWLY MARRIED COUPLES TO SPEND PART OF THEIR HONEYMOON THERE AT A COST OF £50 A DAY, WITH CHAMPAGNE AND FLOWERS THROWN IN.
WITH ELECTRICITY BEING INTRODUCED, THE OLD LIGHTHOUSE HAS A GALLEY WITH COOKER AND REFRIDGERATOR AND, ON THE FIRST FLOOR, A BATHROOM WITH SHOWER. THERE IS A LIVING ROOM AND A BEDROOM ON THE NEXT TWO FLOORS. THE LIGHTHOUSE EVEN HAS A TELEVISION, JUST IN CASE ONE GETS BORED WITH LOOKING AT THE SEA. A LADDER HAS TO BE OBTAINED FROM THE FORT TO GAIN THE NECESSARY HEIGHT TO REACH THE 15 IRON RUNGS OF THE LIGHTHOUSE AS THE DOOR IS 25 FEET FROM THE BASE.
been enjoying new vegas alot lately for a change
just finished lonesome road before the second battle of hoover damn. so next project for me is to make ulysses duster
out of an old fakeleather duster i have.
Just in case you thought you knew what was coming next, I don't even know what sets and groups to put this one in :)
No photoshop trickery required either, just sunshine and a shiny black table.
Thanks again for all the well wishes, i'm crossing everything possible that the hole in my mouth is healing, i got a dry socket last time round and that made the whole extraction thing seem like a fun day out. Nothing like having the bones and nerves exposed to test out your pain thresholds.
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