If Salvador Dali had been an electronic music producer

 pleqq (a.k.a., Dan T.) is an Argentinean born, Los Angeles-based producer cast from the indie electro-dance-rock scene whose music defies conventional categorization by bridging a multiform musical extraction with the visceral and textural elements of electronica’s calculated freedom. 

Besides that, he also was my best man. Check it out, if you were a synthesizer freak at any point, you will appreciate what decades of pitch-timbre loudness patch cord compulsion can do. BTW: His SO is an expert on glow worms, seriously.

The Dave Roth Trio

  My friend Dave Roth is an amazing Jazz talent. He is putting his skin in the LV music game scene to revive Jazz in the valley. Back in the day we had the 2nd ave cafe. The Deer Head Inn crowd has been coming down, playing with Dave and others and rebirthing the Jazz that Phil Wood and friends started in the Poconos last century.

Thanks to The Cafe and the Springtown Inn … and others for bringing these artists in.

 Please go out and patronize these establishments and help Jazz thrive in the valley! This is NE PA Jazz. Born and raised here. Uniquely American and Pennsylvanian.

 On the edge of Amish county, smoked meat factory land and metro NW PHL is Zerns Flea Market. Definately local. good vendors for roast nuts, spice, pork, candy, seafood, baked goods. The normal vacuum repair, used computers, camoflage and biker clothes, sneakers, french fries and my favorite… the sock man. The best socks I’ve ever owned. His wife has a stall in the Q-mart, not a single sock on my size 13 feed every developed a hole or issue. Can’t say that about socks I’ve bought at Nordstroms or in several international cities.

Dope on a rope

Toybuilder has a whole line of political dolls, like gi-joe or barbie…

Middle Eastern: Damascus Restaurant and Soumaya Bakery, Allentown

Friend of mine had several trays of various Lebanese delights from Damascus Restaurant, I was amazed and got some take out there a few weeks later. Wow!

A small family restaurant (5-6 linoleum tables, entire family hanging out) in an ethnic neighborhood in Allentown. Amazing fresh Tabouli, Hummus, Baba Ganush, Fallafal, you name it. Neighborhood is a little too quiet at night, but there are people there with their BYOB having a great time. If you need groceries and fresh baked Syrian delights, check out Soumaya & Sons Bakery off rt22. Their fresh baked pita, honey baklava and other cooking staples are special and reasonably priced. Grab a fresh Fallafel to go.

Woman Finds 37 Christmas Trees Near Pool

Ignore the white powder scare in Allentown yesterday on National CNN.

The real national Allentown news is this prank.

After police assured them it wasn’t a hell of a hangover, couple realizes that someone really did put 37 Christmas trees in their pool