Missing Missy

This made the rounds of the internet a while back. I found it pretty amusing. I apologize in advance for anything else on the site you may find somewhat offensive (although there is some pretty funny stuff there too). Just ignore that stuff and concentrate on the sad tale of Missing Missy...

Saturday Morning Cartoon - The Cat Came Back

I've decided to post a cartoon every Saturday morning. As a kid, Saturday mornings were the best day of the week. I'd get up, park myself in front of the TV and watch cartoons until mid-afternoon, when golf tournaments and talk shows would take over the afternoon broadcasts. I'll try and post some favorites and some obscure titles, hopefully things you haven't seen in a while or have never heard of. And I promise I will NEVER post "What's Opera Doc." As much as I enjoy that film, they have shown it at every cartoon festival I have ever attended. Enough is enough.
Today I'm posting a cartoon from The National Film Board of Canada: The Cat Came Back (1988). Nominated for an Academy Award, the cartoon uses the old folk song to tell the story of a man and his cat... and pretty much gives my opinion of cats. Enjoy...


The Cat Came Back (Classic Animated Short Film) by NakedBrotha2007

Restaurant Review #1: Chris N Pitts

Chris 'n' Pitts began in Lynwood in the 1940's. At one time, there were over twenty Chris 'n' Pitts restaurants scattered across the Southland; now we are down to only three. The recent announcement that my local Chris 'n' Pitts (near Disneyland) had closed down was enough to get me searching for the last three remaining restaurants. As of this posting, I have visited two of them. I looking for someone brave enough to travel into Downey for #3.
Most restaurants that were founded in the 1940's undergo some revisions throughout the years to keep up with the current trends. They will upgrade the facilities, offer trendy new menu items, or perhaps design a flashy new menu. Chris 'n' Pitts hasn't done any of that. Consequently, walking into Chris 'n'n Pitts in 2011 is like walking into Chris 'n' Pitts in 1951. The Chris 'n' Pitts in Bellflower is designed to look like a log cabin straight out of Lil' Abner... if Lil'Abner had built his cabin in the middle of a car lot.


The interior was the same motif: faux log cabin, with lots of wood paneling...




I love the menu. They have pictures of all the main entrees. Have you ever ordered an item because the picture in the menu made it look so good? Then, when you got the item, it looks less appetizing than it did? No fear of that happening here! These are not flashy, Hollywood-type pictures... No, these pictures are the actual items, as if they were taken with someone's Brownie camera. Here are a couple of photos straight from the menu (and two of my favorite entrees, by the way):


MMMMM... Parden me, I got distracted. Anyway, This night I ordered the ribs. You can get them with the reguler Chris 'n' Pitts barbecue sauce or "Hawaiian Style." I got both. The Hawaiian glaze is a little sweet but good. The Chris 'n'Pitts BBQ sauce is adequate. I've had better, but I've had much worse.




The steaks are also great here... They have a charbroiled, fresh-off-the-grill taste. I also recommend anything breaded. Of course I do. Big surprise. But here, the breading is perfect, light with a touch of flavor. And the country gravy they use is a perfect compliment to whatever it's on. There are many country gravys I don't care for, as they are too heavy and they often overwhelm the food. Not so here.

I couldn't end the post without a picture of the Chris 'n' Pitt's sign at night... a beacon for comfort food: