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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 49m

And if you haven't seen Lily Keber's definitive film about the man Dr. John described as "the best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano genius New Orleans has ever produced," watch it

Bayou Maharajah

iTunes  |  Amazon |  Order on VHX  | Order on  VUDU

www.bayoumaharajah.com

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 49m

I'm not sure if we'll get to New Orleans this year, but if we did I'd be at the Maple Leaf Thursdays

Ellis Marsalis Center for Music & Maple Leaf Bar Launch Concert Series

The Ellis Marsalis Center for Music and the Maple Leaf Bar have launched a concert series honoring James Carroll Booker.

www.offbeat.com

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 1d

This recipe is a bit less than 20% sugar so I'm not sure if it could be canned but I'm freezing it

I've successfully canned what I call membrillo in a jar that's about 30% sugar by weight so you could just make the marmelada sweeter

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 1d

I planted a quince tree in the backyard so I could make membrillo, but the firm quince paste is half sugar so over the years I've made other quince things to eat with cheese

This might be my favorite yet, my latest for @wweek.com

What We’re Cooking This Week: Quince Marmelada

King Henry VIII and revolutionary workers of the world alike have enjoyed processed Portuguese fruit paste.

www.wweek.com

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 1d

We’re glad you’re here with us

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 1d

Lucinda said she wished she’d written this Bob Marley song but felt it was perfect for the time

We first saw her in the ‘90s on her Car Wheels tour, most recently last year in Paris, and her voice is stronger than ever

Great show at Portland’s Roseland Theater

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 1d

lmao, kristi noem wanted a black bloc fight and got an inflatable rave instead. fuck you DHS, rip city forever.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 1d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 1d

listen. when dolly parton’s sister says it’s time for us all to be prayer warriors for dolly. you fucking pray for dolly

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 2d

A major reason why Republicans in Portland are "an endangered species" is that the OR GOP as an institution has become one of the more radically far right, state-level parties in the country. And in a state party gone off the deep end, the Multnomah county GOP stands out for its extremism.

Alex Baumhardt @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social · 4d

This was lazy reporting, and the Times would have done better for its audience exploring why so many Portlanders voted in DSA council. Article includes nothing from these voters. Describing Republicans in Portland as an “endangered species” is a choice.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...

What Happens When Socialists Are in Charge? Portland Offers a Glimpse.

www.nytimes.com

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 3d

Mine, too

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 3d

Always irritated me that Starbucks left out one important word

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 4d

Activity for a cloudy Saturday at the shack

Paperback edition of Thomas Pynchon’s novel Vineland open on a glass table outdoors, with a half smoked joint in an orange ‘60s atomic era ashtray, can of NA beer, and blue Bic lighter.

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 4d

Managed to get out of war-ravaged Portland for a couple of days at our shack near The Dalles

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Taylor Griggs @taylorgriggs.bsky.social · 5d

This article has a lot more important problems so I feel stupid saying this…but umm…the Mercury wrote and published the first major article about the DSA councilors back in June. Of course it isn’t the local reporting linked or mentioned here.

What Happens When Socialists Are in Charge? Portland Offers a Glimpse.

www.nytimes.com

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 5d

We called this a graveyard at the roller rink back in the olden days

ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 5d

Mixed Strawberry Fanta, Root Beer and Diet Dr. Pepper at Whataburger and I'm levitating

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 5d

When I was a kid I ate so many canned pickled beets I peed red

ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 5d

our kid is literally just eating a plate of plain canned beets right now. i do not know what planet she came from.

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 5d

My old pan obsession is Griswold cast iron, but I just learned today that Wagner, who also made cast iron, produced Magnalite

Griswold also cast aluminum but under its name

Wagner Manufacturing Company - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

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Reality Winner @reazlepuff.bsky.social · 5d

What the fuck do you mean I got a longer prison sentence than Diddy

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 5d

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison in case involving sex workers, violence and ‘freak-offs’.

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 6d

When we were there years ago we hit Victor's Cafeteria since that's where James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux ate

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 6d

Scroll down to see it

The Magnalite Pots of Cajun Country | Camellia Brand

Cooks in South Louisiana’s Cajun country are devoted fans of Magnalite cookware, and they pass it down through the generations as treasured family heirlooms.

www.camelliabrand.com

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 6d

Besides the occasional olive oil cake, I don't really bake much

But I overcame my trepidation and made meringue for my latest in @wweek.com

What We’re Cooking This Week: Brown Sugar Meringue with Peaches and Olive Oil Whipped Cream

The traditional European dessert also works well with seasonal berries.

www.wweek.com

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 6d

Just saw a Camelia FB post about Magnalites with a photo that included a sliver of Pableaux leaning over his stove

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 7d

Happy birthday!

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Jim Dixon @pdxoliveoilguy.bsky.social · 7d

It is great

Larry Cebula @larrycebula.bsky.social · 7d

Great thread.

John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 8d

In 1945, the Allies faced a tricky question: where to hold Nazi war criminals until the trials.

A run-down hotel in Luxembourg was quickly converted to a prison ("Camp Ashcan"). The hope was to keep the nature of the prisoners secret.

In May 1945, this failed, and almost turned into a disaster. /1

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Brad Simpson @bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social · 7d

Miller is so hard-core he is afraid to walk in any American city that has non-white people without a phalanx of armed guards to prevent grandmothers from throwing things at him or witty middle schoolers calling him names.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Stephen Miller: "All that bullshit is done, over, it's finished. The gangbangers you deal with- they think they're ruthless? They have no idea how ruthless we are. They think they're tough? They have no idea how tough we are. They think they're hardcore? We are so much more hardcore than they are"

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