Shoo-bee-doo-bees and Seat Belt Signs

Putting the smooth into smooth flight

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I have a show at Hotel Cafe on February 8th! That’s this Wednesday! Come!

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Dear Sternal Journalists,

I lied to you once again which is once again how we know we’re entering a fruitful era of Sternal Journal. I flew in from a bachelor party today and had no time for a deep dive. But here is my favorite observation from my day:

Oftentimes, pilots will put the seatbelt sign on and then make their announcement about how the seatbelt sign is now on. Other times, they’ll announce that they are about to put the seat belt sign on, and then put it on at the end of the announcement.

But today, the swaggiest pilot I’ve ever encountered said,

“The seat belt sign [“DING”] is on.”

It was so smooth. It gave me confidence in him as a pilot. And it wasn’t an accident because he did it again later. As long as it doesn’t interfere with flying prowess, I am all for commercial airline pilots bringing late night radio dj confidence to the job.

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Recommendations

Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio. Film. This is a children’s movie about why death is so special. That’s crazy. But of course it works because its the Notorious GDT.

To Leslie. Film. I watched this on a plane because I’m trying to knock out all the nominated Oscar movies this year. Nothin crazy story-wise, but an A+ portrayal of a good old American drunk by Andrea Riseborough.

Pennies from Heaven. Song. Last night, I was in New Orleans and we went to check out the Carousel Bar, a hotel bar whose main novelty is that the circular bar and it’s barstools spin very slowly. It’s trippy and fun. BUT while marveling at the bar, I heard the emcee of the live music say “My father used to sing this!” and then break out into a Louis Prima song. Turns out it was Lena Prima, daughter of Louis. She did a few classics from her dad including “I Wanna Be Like You” from The Jungle Book and Che La Luna, but the way the band hit the “SHOO-BE-DOO-BEs” on “Pennies from Heaven” and it rocked so hard.

Chizzaburger. Pizza. After Carousel Bar and a few other developments, I stumbled into Crescent City Pizza with a couple compatriots. One slice that was offered was just titled "Chizzaburger” (or as we pronounced it “CHEET-za-BUR-ger”). It was in fact a slice of pizza with exactly the flavor profile of a fast food burger. It had the burger, the cheese, the onions, but most importantly it had ketchup and mustard in the sauce. It was incredible.

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And that’s really all I have for you this week. Next week, fewer broken promises!

Much love!

Julian