TBW Daily Diary

Can I sue, do you think? I have been testing several drinks to quench the summer thirst and today Bob brought me a bottle of Turkey Hill Fruit Punch. A very pretty label with pears, cherries, pineapples and oranges made it taste good without even having tasted it. So I took a chance and it wasn’t bad to be honest. However, I read the fine print of ingredients as I frequently do and—what’s this? No cherry. Oranges, pears and pineapples in the “10% juice,” but no cherries . . . We were trying today to remember the name of the Chinese Restaurant which used to be on Walnut just off Second; we were all frustrated—it was on the tip of our tongues; we have to thank Larry Kirkhuff for telling us it was the Canton Inn . . . Gary O’Leary sent me this interesting link that connects to the National Jukebox at the Library of Congress. Recordings from the early 1900s have been preserved (sort of) so you can hear all the early opera stars and pop recordings of the day featuring the tunes of Irving Berlin and the voice of George M. Cohan among many others. Fascinating . . . http://loc.gov/jukebox/ . . .