FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
The late Proclamation Ale co-founder Dave Witham loved music. Earlier in his life, he belonged to the band Of The Hour. A look back. [Providence Journal]
This story was originally published on Aug. 14, 2005.
Band of dreams: Work by day, dream by night, a local rock band just wants to make music for a living.
By G. Wayne Miller
The dream begins in garages and basements and high-school gyms. When it persists, it often brings a rock ‘n’ roller to a place like the Music Complex a hulking brick building in an industrial Pawtucket neighborhood that time has left behind. The windows are boarded. The street lamps cast ugly shadows when the sun goes down.
“ Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring …”
While Clement C. Moore’s Christmas poem still holds up for many businesses that close their doors for the holidays, there is one category of places that have traditionally been open and bustling on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day: Chinese restaurants.
“No delivery, but we are open for takeout,” says Yeow Yong, manager of Chen’s Kitchen in Sagamore Beach.
A week later, Chinese restaurants will be there for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day celebrations, too. So if you need a break from cooking holiday feasts, the region s Asian restaurants offer some choices.
but the hausa people have been living here for a very, very long time. yes, 154 years ago. there are intermarriages in between us and them. so that is why there are a lot of understanding. anthony: masa, rice cakes made from nigerian sticky rice, sugar and potash, a mineral rich salt. this is fura, it s made from millet and milk. anthony: it s more like a yogurt, slightly sour. yes. anthony: that s great. this is sort of a surprising food. it s also made of beans. anthony: this is all beans? yes. anthony: danwake, high protein bean flour dumplings served with tomatoes, onions in a peppery sauce. mmm, delicious. moringa. anthony: and moringa salad, made from the leaves of the zogala tree. it s aid to have medicinal properties. kuli-kuli powder is a garnish or condiment made from ground peanuts.