From Columbus Underground’s Best of 2009 Reader Survey
Kudos to Wholly Craft, Collier West, Wild Goose, Available Light, Betty’s, and Tip Top, all of whom were in the Top 10 of their respective categories.
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[Note: Everything below's courtesy of Lizard -- except for the photo, which is from Allan Foster.]
I’m a product of nostalgia. Well, that’s not exactly true. I’m a product of many things. Let’s just say that I’m a sentimental guy and I welcome the future and I’m often in love with the way things were.
I’m also a big fan of troubled love. When things don’t go exactly right, it can seem all the more poignant. Orwell had it right in Nineteen Eighty-Four with its illicit love affair. Where nostalgia and troubled love meet, that’s where you’ll find me.
So I guess it’s no coincidence that my favorite Christmas song ever is a tale of lost love AND it was released in 1984! (As the B-side to Prince’s “Baby I’m A Star’ 7” single.) Yeah, I’ve always been a vinyl nerd. I also love Christmas music. At our house we fire up the holiday tunes in July and keep it rolling all the way through December…
1. “Another Lonely Christmas” – Prince : 7” single. This song hits hard. And it’s sad.
2. “Do They Know It’s Christmas” – Band Aid : 7” single. Corny, but I love it. Earwig has been known to cover this song around the holidays. I love to sing this at the top of my lungs, imitating Boy George, Sting, Bono and all the rest.
3. “Christmas Album” – The Jackson 5 : Bought this cassette at the grocery store a long time ago. Tons of great Xmas classics. It’s fantastic.
4. “Rocky Mountain Christmas” – John Denver. My wife got me hooked on John Denver, we even got to meet him after a show in 1997. This album sounds like warm (Vegan!) egg nog and stockings hung by the fire place.
5. “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” – Brenda Lee : Brenda Lee was only 13 when she recorded her version of this Johnny Marks (Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Holly Jolly Christmas) penned classic. I love this recording so much, everything sounds just perfect.
There’s an Earwig version of “Do They Know It’s Christmas” released on the LFM Christmas Krissingle, though you’ll never find it. But there is an Xmas song on the new Earwig album we’re recording now — it’s called “Next Christmas” and you can find it at the Night Cusser blog or here.
– Lizard
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Everything below is from the old Slim Goodies blog (09/09 – 10/07) and Offbeat Columbus, before that (10/07 – 03/07).
(This blog is brand new.)
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[Update, 10/1:] The details of the Jeni’s promotion have changed and are as follows:
Become a Friend of Local Matters during Local Foods Week (October 3-9, 2009) and get Jeni’s Ice Cream.
The first 250 Friends who sign-up to give $10 a month will receive a punchcard for four, buy one, get one free cones, available through September 2010.
The first 250 Friends who make a one-time, $120 gift will receive a punchcard for 12 monthly buy one, get one free cones, also through September 2010. You can sign up to be one of 1000 Friends of Local Matters on the website or in person at Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream in the Short North on Saturday, October 3 from 4:00-10:00 p.m.
Stop by any Jeni’s location during Local Foods Week, October 3-9.
(Schedule for the week here.) 
Join 1,000 Friends of Local Matters by signing up for $10, monthly donation (or a one-time gift of $120).
That’s it.
You’ll get a punch-card for a free cone once a month for a year.
And you’ll help Local Matters in its mission to make local, healthy, and delicious food accessible to everyone.
Event: Kitchen Tour of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream
Time: Tuesday, October 6, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Location: Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream Headquarters and Kitchen
Cost: $20 per person
Registration: (limited to 20 people) call Jeni’s at 614-488-3224
[UPDATE:][UPDATE:] 9/23, 1:18pm
Including local dinners, beer + wine tastings, cooking demonstrations, and a breakfast bike ride… here.
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Clients at Agora this weekend:
Wild Goose
Igloo Press
AmyD
Wholly Craft
Tigertree
Couchfire
Adam Brouillette
Jen Adrion
Mike Litzau
Dan Wilburn
Jeni’s
Rad Dog
Lucky Ladle
Available Light
See you there.
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