Pibb, Peanuts, and My Recent Dose of Culture
Got me some culture! I went to class with Jewel tonight, for the first hour anyway. Her Appreciation of Fine Arts teacher is a young Romanian opera singer, and tonight he gave a little recital. She had asked if I could come. He’s a pretty good tenor.
He talked about head voice and falsetto a little bit, I would have like to discuss it with him as I have also done some study in the area. It reminded me of when I used to take voice lessons from an opera singer. Made me want to do it again.
The class talked too much.
There was a professional-looking middle aged black man sitting in front of me. At the beginning of class he took a bottle of Pibb Xtra and dumped a pack of peanuts in it. Man it looked disgusting.
Some other people saw it and asked what in the world he was doing. He said it was a Mississippi tradition. You could eat and drink at once. The field hands didn’t used to have much time to eat.
Gag.
8 Responses
March 31st, 2005 at 7:38 pm
Yep. That’s a Southern thing. Not one I choose to enjoy, but hey, to each his own. Most people I know use Pepsi or Coke, but again, it is a matter of preference.
March 31st, 2005 at 7:47 pm
It reminds me of that boiled peanut slop somebody had at Bible school once.
March 31st, 2005 at 11:55 pm
Slop! Hardly, sir. Hot boiled peanuts, and a funnel cake, and a cold Pepsi…with peanuts in it. :)
March 31st, 2005 at 11:55 pm
Just kidding about the peanuts in the Pepsi. I really don’t do that.
April 1st, 2005 at 6:31 am
Maybe that’s the only way to make Pepsi or Coke taste good.
April 1st, 2005 at 3:03 pm
hey tom, that was just a part of your dose of culture. are you talking about just plain boiled peanuts?! cuz i love those. have you ever eaten them?
April 1st, 2005 at 3:23 pm
I’m violently allergic to all things peanut, so nope!
April 1st, 2005 at 5:33 pm
Hey, boiled peanuts are good!! I was introduced to them by my uncle whom you know as the BMA principle.