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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 14, 1994)
JJ Friendly Dog Salad came out of a Hetty Crocker cookbook H'<* actually took the recipe ami made the salad for the album cover n Biack Happy bassist JJ If wr ever got into a fight. we'd probably m in Even against the Cherry Poppin' Daddies Btack Happy uombomst #/ HAPPY DAYS Black Happy brings its brass and its full, diverse sound to Eugene Story by Hans Isaacson and Casey Fitzpatrick On Friday night, when the octet that makes up Him k Mappy rolls into the WOW Hall, trom bones and saxophone in hand, don't let your heart go all aflutter in antii ipation of hearing "In the Mood'' or "Transylvania fi-5000 " This is not su ing with electric guitars, but get down-with your had self roi k and roll with n flourish I his is the must see show of the week end and your only i banco to mash in front of n brass set tion until halftime of Saturday's game against California. Black Happy, with trombones, sax and an additional drummer flanking the traditional vooals/guitar/bass drums core, will fill the stage to capacity Although this limits the freedom of stage divers, the energy is infectious and the sound is full arid refreshingly varied Is an eight-piece band too much? Not for trombonist Mike Hasseries, who enjoys the safe ty in numbers "If we ever got in a fight, we'd probably win." he said "Kven against the Cherrv Poppin' Dad dies." And it's not too much for the fans, either The variety of instruments allows the band freedom to blend musical styles in a way that defies i (in vention Vet this freedom also highlights the hand's ability to lav down the rhythms and riffs that go into good rock I bis is not to say that the band's lyrics and persona are anything like that of other groups you'd hear on /. Rock or even Alternator Nation There is no in-your-face attitude here, and singer Paul Hemenway's songs deliver their messages with optimism rather than the aggres sive nihilistic tone taken bv others in the indus try Guitarist Greg Hjort (pronounced Yort) once called their style "happy, fun music." a kind of Turn to HAPPY. Page 13A mmmmm COURTS 8 Y l»HOTO Black Happy, an sight-roambar band compkHa with brass section, will play at WOW Hall tonight. Littlest details bring the greatest delights I ike pepper IresMy ground onto a green salad or an edible flower delicately placed on a slice of chocolate cheesecake, it's the little details that bong so much delight Especially when it comes to food I go out a lot But there are quite a few restaurants l go to just to get one specific item that's always done well Marco's Gelato d'ltaiia is perfect example Now I'm sure all of their gelato flavors are scrumptious, but the only reason I go there is to get a cup of Zuppa Jamaica I don't know of anything else that can compare to the taste of Zuppa It's a rich, rum-fla vored gelato. but there is also dense cake in it and lots of miniature choco late chips You have to watch out. though Often I go to Marco's for Zuppa. and they don't have any It seems only a select few of Marco’s employees know the secret recipe of Zuppa and if they don't make it. Marco's is out of Zuppa 1 TRISTA NOEL m Mekaia's is my favorite restaurant Its Thai food is delicious, but it is one ol its desserts that puts it at the top of my list tatmg a Coconut Island is the per fect way to finish a meat at Mekala's This dessert com Dines homemade coconut ice cream and warm sticky, sweet rice The great thing about this combination is that the ice cream melts onto the rice But the ice cream is still cold, so you are eating warm and cold at the same time There are so many average restau rants in Eugene, and Ambrosia is one ol them l eat there every once in a while, but it isn't place I consider going to often But Ambrosia does have one great thing going tor it its Pugi'ese Bread This bread is served warm and it's always good l ale at a restaurant once and alter the first basket of soft, tasty bread was eaten, the next basket was not as good This isn't the case at Ambrosia You always get a basket ol fresh, chewy bread, no matter how many baskets of it you eat If it weren't for the iced tea at Napoli, I don't think l would want to go there so often I usually drink iced tea when I eat out, and Napoli cer tainly has the best What's more, they know it I once asked what kind it was, but they would not disclose the name, they just said, 'It sure is good,isn't it?' With so many restaurants, the food starts to be rather plain It's all the same after a while Restaurants need these special items to make them stand out. so they are able to capture and keep a strong clientele Trista Noel is the entertainment editor of the Emerald Savs Who? < Joclyn \ Sanders ^ Freshman in business I administration, receptionist at the Women's Center ■ MOST RECENTLY SEEN MOVIE: Only You 'll was a love story, ol course it keeps you thinking " ■ FAVORITE EUGENE EATING ESTABLISHMENT: I MOP 'IHOP is good I'm a breakfast type person anyway " ■ WHAT SHE WOULD SAY IF EVERYONE LISTENED: Be kind to each other and stick together"