[JeorgeNoxeref]

Well it took us 8 days to drive to St.John's. We drove to Winnipeg in 2 days and then went through the States. We hit a blizzard just outside Fargo, North Dakota and had to find a motel. We were lucky to find a motel/gas station/convenience store/Dairy Queen. Next day we made it past Chicago to a town about a half hour or so past the Chicago area in Indiana. We ordered a Chicago style stuffed deep dish pizza. It sucked and ended up leaving about 2 thirds of it in the hotel room. Next day we made it to Syracuse, NY. Tried to hook up with John Nugent but he was out of town. Next we drove to a small town just outside the U.S./Canada border and stayed there. We could have made it to Canada that day but the motels are a lot cheaper in the U.S. Next day we made it to Sidney, Nova Scotia by late afternoon/early evening. We waited in North Sidney for the ferry which leaves at 11:30pm and takes about 7 or 8 hours. Oddly enough the best meal we had the whole trip was in North Sidney. We went to some kind of divey donair/pizza place near the ferry called Munchees, I think. Really good donair and really good pizza. The pizza was almost like New York pizza and was the best I've had in a long time(other than my own haha). Ferry ride was a trip. Lots of drunk newfies boozing it up in the bar. After the ferry we made it to St. John's by mid-late afternoon. It was a loooooong drive but not nearly as boring as i thought it was going to be. Terry

[kertionderf]

Hi Terry,
Could you pop back to Vancouver for a minute......my octave key needs a bit of adjusting.
The weather there is probably better than here.....on Friday(April 18) we had snow and it's been much colder than usual. I'm glad you got there unscathed except for the bad pizza. Seriously, my horn plays better than it did when it was new! All the best to you and your wife in your new environment. Keep in touch man.

[Bill-Watson]

Really good donair? That's an oxymoron if I ever heard one. Man, you must have been on the road too long. Those things are not meant to be eaten before midnight or when sober.

[JeorgeNoxeref]

I've had many good donairs, just not in Vancouver.

[kertionderf]

Just remember man when the world ends at 12 noon you'll have a half hour of grace. That's the beauty of the Rock!

[deethythitoth]

Hi Terry,

What a surprise !!

Good luck with all that etc.

What happened to 50551: do you still have it ?

Je suis Ã* Montréal maintenant,

Ian Sadler

[deethythitoth]

...and U played 'trane's horn in your shop NYC

re: tv.jazzcorner.com impressions w/dolphy

so..........??? (as AIRTO said...)

[Nakforappealp]

Hey Terry,

Glad to hear you made in the Rock alright. I had no idea that you were moving, and I think I may have moved to Vancouver the same day you left. (April 1st?). Crazy.

On to important matters, though:

Funnily enough, I've actually been asking around here about the best place to get a Donair, and haven't actually met anyone here with an opinion on the subject. It's true that most of them shouldn't be eaten while sober, and/or before midnight, but I've had some great ones in Halifax and got excited when I saw all the signs for the Halifax-Style ones here in Vancouver.

Where's the best one to be had?

Steve K

[Bill-Watson]

Actually I must admit to the occasional craving for a good old Halifax style donair here. I haven't had one that tastes like home in ages. Be warned, the places that advertise Halifax style generally aren't. The meat here can usually be identified as having come from an actual farm animal, as opposed to the soylent-green like substance in your basic hard-core east coast donair.

There used to be a great place on 4th Ave, one block west of Black Swan Records. It was run by a couple of stoner friends (a fine prerequisite for the job) from my high school in Dartmouth and it was the real deal, but it's long gone. I think they ate the profits every night.

Just like transplanted Montrealers trying to find the perfect smoked meat sandwich in Vancouver, it's an elusive prize. For the record, I like Kaplan's better than Frenchies when it comes to smoked meat.

[JeorgeNoxeref]

The problem I have with smoked meat sandwiches in Vancouver is you have to $14 for 2 slices of bread, some mustard, a little bit of salty meat and maybe a couple of potato chips on the side. I don't understand. Here you can buy decent montreal smoked meat in the grocery store and it's the same price as all the other cold cuts. In Vancouver they charge like smoked meat is very rare, like truffles. Also.......hey Steve K.

[Nakforappealp]

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[pXss8cyx]

There is no real donair (actually döner in Turkish, which means "one that turns") in Vancouver. I don't really know what the Halifax stuff is like. If it's the green stuff Steve B. talks about, not my thing, same as gyros in Toronto I guess. It's supposed to be layers of lamb and beef with layers of fat interspersed. It's expensive to make the real thing, but it melts in your mouth. The best kebabs I ate in Van were at Caravan (?) on Seymour just south of Robson and Tandoori King on Commercial. We had some ok kebabs at Rime for a while and tried döner a few times, but it was cost-prohibitive. Besides, the kitchen was not my department and my business partner had no taste buds.

[Mabeavyledlib]

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[NumDusthouh]

Kaplan's had the best smoked meat and pastrami in Vancouver till they changed suppliers a couple of years ago. Siegel's on Cornwall (corner of Cypress) is now the best, bar none. They serve it on a bagel which throws off some people but when you consider there's no good rye bread in the lower mainland, it's actually a great alternative. Plus they're open 24 hours which puts them over the top since everyone knows smoked meat tastes best after midnight.

[kertionderf]

The best smoked meat, although not cheap was at a garishly decorated place in the 900 block West Broadway called 'Joker's Wild'. It closed a few years ago. It was run as a retirement project by Arnie Freedman, who made all his bucks starting Tru-Value Optical. Joker's had it's own smokehouse and the stuff they served was as close to the real thing as you could get and it put Kaplan's to shame at the time. Arnie liked Jazz and even hired a few groups to play on week-ends for awhile. I always seemed to run into Fraser MacPherson in there during the days and had many a pleasant afternoon hanging with Fras. As it was right around the corner from the Musicians' Assoc. office you never knew who you would run into. Eventually Arnie, after some nasty stuff by the building's owner, closed the place.......he'd made his money and didn't need the hassle. He told me his only regret was that he didn't buy the building in the first place........had he done that the place would probably still be there. Freedman knew what he was doing when it came to food. Kaplan's has improved under the new ownership but it's too expensive and too ersatz. Sabra down the block on Oak and 22nd isn't bad though. I agree with Brian about Siegel's and the 24 hour thing is a plus. Bring back Rubin's on Granville!

[JeorgeNoxeref]

Has anyone had flipper pie before? How about a jiggs dinner? Does anyone know what they are? Newfoundland cuisine!

[Nakforappealp]

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[Bill-Watson]

The truth of it is that he will always be a CFA (come from away), but accepted like family despite that.

As for the food, you can have the seal flipper pie. Just give me some decent fish and chips, haddock only, if you please.

[JeorgeNoxeref]

No haddock here unfortunately. No halibut either!!!!!! Only frozen cod. Sucks!!!