The King of Ragtime. I've rediscovered his music and fell in love with this CD. Tune in for music that makes you wish you could play this on the piano. Pure Americana music that's often forgotten in today's modern society. 
NEXT SHOW: Tuesday July 14th. New Orleans style music and other stuff. Will open with Jolie Fille and Sheik of Araby (sneak peak off Cincinnati Lagniappe's upcoming CD) and then some other tunes, maybe old stuff from 30's or 40's. Depending on my mood du jour. As always, 30 minutes of tunes, with little to no talking in between songs. Click on the link below for live show or archives of past shows you may have missed.
Lagniappe's John Mooter in photo, courtesy of yours truly.
| CHOCOLATE ECLAIR CAKE | |
FILLING: 2 pkgs. French vanilla (instant) pudding, smaller size 3 1/2 c. cold milk 1 (8 oz.) Cool Whip 1 box graham crackers (don't crush) TOPPING: 2 tbsp. soft butter 2 sqs. unsweetened chocolate 3 tbsp. milk 2 tbsp. Karo light corn syrup 1 1/2 c. confectioners' sugar Grease 9 x 13 inch (I use a smaller 8x11 inch glass pan as it makes the layers thicker and looks prettier ) pan with butter (I also do not grease the pan, not necessary!) Line with graham crackers. Mix pudding and milk for 3 minutes. Add Cool Whip. Fold in. Pour 1/2 of the mixture over crackers. Add another layer of crackers. Add remaining filling. Add another layer of crackers. Mix butter and melted chocolate together. Add remaining ingredients. Mix well and frost. Refrigerate several hours. My ex-Mother-in-Law gave this to me. I detest instant pudding but this is good for a cool summer dessert. Make sure to make it night before so the graham crackers soften. Or at least 8 hours in advance. Use 2% milk or richer. 1% or skim is not as good. Also do NOT substitute vanilla instant pudding for FRENCH Vanilla. I usually hate French vanilla but it gives the oomph in this one. Granted, I never make a dessert with pre-made stuff but this is an exception to me. Yes you can taste chemicals in it but it's a great dessert for summer. Just KEEP COLD. Do not put on outside table in heat! I also make my own semi-sweet icing with Hershey's cocoa, not a fan of chocolate squares but this is the original deal she gave me. The recipe is in my head but not on paper. If you don't want to make frosting, you can use canned DARK Chocolate Frosting but to me, it's too sweet. Making a semi -sweet, almost bitter sweet frosting is an excellent compliment to the sweet filling. | |
Sophia's Place
Date / Time: 7/7/2009 1:00 PMCategory: EntertainmentCall-in Number: (347) 843-476
Date / Time: 3/23/2009 10:00 PM
Category: Entertainment
Call-in Number: (347) 843-4766
Remember when talk radio was just about normal folks having conversation? About big things, and little things? Before political talk took over the airwaves? That's what we are trying to bring back. Might have odd news or dumb criminal story to open up the show. Hopefully my sidekick, Lavinia can join me and if you'd like to call us, just let us know in the chat room FIRST, so that I look at the switchboard for your area code. We tend to get side tracked easily but we'd love to hear from you. Oh, and if I take calls it will be one at a time...like land talk radio does. This tends to keep the sound better, too.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Sophiasplace
Sometimes it's an all music show, sometimes it's talk. Lately with Lavinia, it's been talk. :)
Upcoming Episodes
3/30/2009 10:00 PM - Monday night Squawktalk
4/6/2009 10:00 PM - Monday night Squawktalk
4/13/2009 10:00 PM - Monday night Squawktalk
Date / Time: 3/16/2009 10:00 PM
Category: Entertainment
Call-in Number: (347) 843-4766
Date / Time: 3/9/2009 10:30 PM
Category: Entertainment
Call-in Number: (347) 843-4766
**For some reason, I could NOT BOOK this show at TEN PM so it's half past the hour. 10:30pm EST!!!!DST bug, I dunno. Weird. :-) Topic to be announced.
Upcoming Episodes
3/16/2009 10:00 PM - Squawktalk Take Two Topic TBA
3/23/2009 10:00 PM - Monday night Squawktalk
3/30/2009 10:00 PM - Monday night Squawktalk
Featuring some Hot Creole Jazz this Monday Night Date / Time: 2/2/2009 10:00 PM
Category: Music
Call-in Number: (347) 843-4766
Time to play some more of George's great stuff. Featuring most of his songs this Monday night. Will play a great New Orleans version of "Just a Closer Walk with Thee"...they start off slow and kick it up towards the end....Will close the show with this classic NOLA tune. From his 1953 CD George Lewis and his Ragtime Band - Hot Creole Jazz
Upcoming Episodes
Date / Time: 1/26/2009 10:00 PM
Category: Music
Call-in Number: (347) 843-4766
Please stop by for the fastest 30 minutes in radio. Will not take calls (sorry to my buddy last week!) as I am trying not to talk myself except to tell song titles. I will organize some music and mix it up with some Creole Music of George Lewis--will open with his "When the Saints", some brass bands, and well, a gumbo of bands.
Upcoming Episodes
2/2/2009 10:00 PM - Sophia's Place
2/9/2009 10:00 PM - Sophia's Place
2/16/2009 10:00 PM - Sophia's Place
Some uptempo dance tunes based on swing and old jazz songs. Will have a couple of songs by Glenn Miller to kick off the show. So many messages on the energetic Mardi Gras show from last Saturday, will probably feature a few of those songs again. :-) And some different ones. More songs, less talk. That sounds like an old FM station's promo years ago. I can promise you no commercial breaks, or traffic and weather reports, during my show, lol. How's that?
Upcoming Episodes
1/26/2009 10:00 PM - Sophia's Place
2/2/2009 10:00 PM - Sophia's Place
2/9/2009 10:00 PM - Sophia's Place
Date / Time: 1/12/2009 10:00 PM
Category: Music
Call-in Number: (347) 843-4766
Sophia Feature's Creole Jazz Music Sophia's Place | Date / Time: 12/29/2008 10:00 PM Category: Music Call-in Number: (347) 843-4766 |
Ok another chance to play music for the holidays. I have fallen DEEPLY in love with old Dixieland, and old New Orleans Jazz music in the past year. Musicians most folks are not aware of...Sure we have heard of Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington ..but I am going to play music from Armstrong's mentor and one of the BIGGEST influences in jazz, Joe "King" Oliver. His Creole Jazz band is very old stuff but fantastic! This show will be a little history of the music and musicians on this CD. As most folks reflect on their year, I am choosing to learn more about the music I have been exposed to in the last year. But don't worry, show will be MOSTLY MUSIC. Only 30 minutes, no more than 5 minutes of talking. Tell your Jazz friends or young musicians to listen. Great slide show of folks playing on this song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2QEBshAQ68
