Keep upping the ante until you find the food that really does it for her...there is something, I guarantee it!
I have yet to find a treat that will motivate Mr Peabody to do something. I understand that's the Jack Russell side. It takes some effort to get him to eat enough food, although less since I discovered the doggie crack that is Chef Michael's dry food. The vet still thinks he should gain a few pounds. He clearly doesn't like anything with peanut butter and is most excited about things that are liver based. I tried a Kong toy with him once, but he's a very direct little dog. He just chewed through the toy to the treat.
Yes. Apparently there's a Broadway show about that recording session.
Huh. Well it is a legendary recording, though they mostly sang gospel.
It's sort of the rock equivalent to jazz's
Live at Massey Hall.
(A live concert in Montreal with Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Max Roach and Bud Powell. Arguably the best players on their instruments in the history of jazz.)
Here's a very well articulated review on Amazon:
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The recent hype about the discovery of the Diz-Bird concert at Town Hall in 1945 led me to compare it with their other two "live" recordings: the Carnegie Hall concert of 1947 and the Massey Hall concert of 1953. Give the nod to the Massey Hall date. The audio, though admittedly problematic, still has more "presence" than the other two dates; the solos are both more extended and more inspired; the overall level of musicianship is inarguably of a higher order (Bud Powell clearly blows away both Al Haig and John Lewis, the pianists on the other two recordings).
This edition is the closest you'll get to the original event--in terms of the programming as well as the original audio recording made by Mingus. Unlike the better-known Debut/OJC edition, this Spanish import dispenses with Mingus' later overdubbing of his bass part, has more "presence" in the treble frequencies (Roach's drum kit and the crowd ambiance are more noticeable along with slightly brighter horns), and contains 24 additional minutes of music. Any listener who first discovered Diz in the '60's (my situation) is likely to experience some eye-opening moments at hearing him on all three concert recordings with Bird. In his prime he clearly was at least the equal of Charlie Parker and very likely the greatest jazz trumpet player of all time.
Footnote: It's of particular interest to listen carefully to Bird's 4-bar break on "Night in Tunisia" on all three recordings. The 1947 Carnegie Hall date is simply unreal--a microcosmic moment of pure genius. On the Town Hall date he's fast and flashy but not as linguistically rich and complex; on the Massey Hall date he eschews pyrotechnics in favor of majestic statement.
He just chewed through the toy to the treat.
That's the Jack side, to be sure.
And, you are right, Jacks are tougher when it comes to food. Unless it's gopher flavored, they can't be assed. Still, keep trying. Especially things like cat food that smell to high heaven. Cat food tends to be higher in protein and fat, which can help with weight gain, when that is an issue.
For some of my less inclined clients, I use the cat treats that come in the spice bottle from Trader Joe's.
PG Porn: High Poon with Alan Tudyk. It's very special.
I'm debating taking the next 3 afternoons off so I can practice yoga with a great teacher who is going to do the intermediate and advanced syllabi poses, including an afternoon of arm balances. Crazy? Irresponsible? Just tired of work?
It's sort of the rock equivalent to jazz's Live at Massey Hall. (A live concert in Montreal with Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Max Roach and Bud Powell. Arguably the best players on their instruments in the history of jazz.)
Every show I've seen at Massey gave me chills just because of that. (It's Toronto, though.)
I kind of don't get the point of the Broadway show of Million Dollar Quartet. I mean, the reason that people want to listen to the original recording is because of the guys on it -- most people have heard most of those songs a zillion times before, just not played by them in that sort of setting. Having a show where other people play and sing those songs seems to miss something. I mean, from what I saw of them tonight, they're very talented and do very good versions of the songs, but if it were between seeing the show and buying the album, I'd buy the album, no question.
Edit: And not just because tickets probably start around $100, and the more expensive Special Edition CD is $17.
