* The Rolling Stones Tribute Night.

Jeff Eats isn’t going to “name” the Rolling Stones’ tribute band pictured in the below-flyer, nor the Bonita Springs’ venue where the band is performing tomorrow night!

Just curious…

Unless I’m totally missing something here- does it make any sense at all for this- Rolling Stones’ tribute band to use a “look a like” band lineup photo from left to right of…Ron Wood, Broom Hilda, Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts and Keith Richards to publicize the band? 😧 Jeff Eats has followed The Rolling Stones since Day One- I’ve seen the group live-four times and never, not even once to my knowledge has Broom Hilda ever been a member of the group or performed or recorded with them!

Like I just said, Jeff Eats maybe missing something here- but that photo WTF?

* Green River.

Simple tale to tell you guys, Green River is one of America’s premier Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute bands!

Green River’s recent December 19, 2015- appearance at the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek’s Sunset Grill was a “hanging from the rafters” affair- jammed would be putting it mildly! Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats were there and the band was off-the-chart good!

If you’re into Creednce Clearwater Revival- you don’t want to miss Green River!

Just in case you don’t know- the show is FREE!

* THE All DONUT DIET AGAIN!

I gotta tell you guys that this “internet thing” is a great invention…

To prove Jeff Eats’ point- this morning after eating 3-Krispy Creme Doughnuts (Original Glazed, Double Dark Chocolate, Cinnamon Sugar) with 2-cups of black coffee- I was thinking as to whether or not- this was a “fattening outing”- and low and behold look at this great 2011 article “All DONUT DIET” that I found! Just between you guys and Jeff Eats, I already did a 12/8/14 story on the ALL DONUT DIET- but, this morning”s 3- Krispy Kreme Doughnuts convinced me to “repackage” an old Jeff Eats’ tale for you!

Just between us, if I “didn’t” have Mrs. Jeff Eats on my ass- and didn’t have to “find” you guys new joints to try- I’d take a shot at this “diet.” Think about it, what’s the worse thing that could happen?

Anyway…before we get to the “diet”- you guys ever wonder why sometimes they’re called donuts and other times they’re called doughnuts?

* ALL DONUT DIET
(weeklyworldnews.com)
By J.B. Smitts on January 2, 2011

MIAMI, FL – Doctors at the University of Miami have discovered the best way to shed pounds in 2011 – eat donuts!

The All Donut Diet was created by nutritionists at the University of Miami. It was designed for people who want to lose weight but don’t want to give up the delicious taste of fried, fatty foods.

“With this diet, you won’t have to give up the foods you love just to lose weight,” said Dr. Raphael Moses, Deputy Chair of the Nutrition Department at the University of Miami. “You can still eat all the chocolate glazed, jelly-filled, sugar-coated donuts you want, without having to worry about things like exercise or healthy foods.”

The All Donut Diet is under the category of an “all you can eat” nutrition system, which means that a dieter can eat as many donuts as he wants, as long as he doesn’t eat any other food and drinks only water.

“Donuts are the perfect diet food,” said Dr. Moses. “They’re almost 65% air, which means there low in calories and won’t clog your arteries. They contain sugar, flour, and oil – all of which come from vegetables products.”

“They’re essentially a well-balanced meal in the shape of tasty, deep-fried circle,” added Dr. Moses.

Dieters on the All Donut Diet must follow a strict eating schedule for twelve weeks. During that time, they won’t consume anything but donuts and water. What kinds of donuts don’t matter, say scientists, as long as the dieter eats more than two dozen a day.

“I lost 50 pounds in three months,” said Julio Ortega, a Miami-based graphic designer and one of the first people to experiment with the All Donut Diet. “It completely changed my life. I used to worry about having to eat all those nasty fruits and vegetables, but now I can eat donuts all day and shed pounds like crazy!”

Nutritionists across the country agree that the All Donut Diet might be one of the best new diet trends of 2011. Even some of the nation’s top celebrities are joining in on the craze.

“If you want to loose some flab in 2011, the All Donut Diet is the way to go,” said Jillian Michaels, the celebrity trainer on NBC’s The Biggest Loser. “Next season, we’re making sure all of our contestants follow it.”

Scientists at the University of Miami say that the All Donut Diet is not for people who want to slowly and steadily over the course of a year. It is only for people who want to lose drastic amounts of weight as quickly as possible.
If you’re going to try the All Donut Diet as part of your New Year’s Resolution, make sure you consult with a health professional before starting.

* THE BSTREETBAND.

The New Jeresy based THE BSTREETBAND-one of America’s premier Springsteen “tribute” bands- spends 4 days in Sunny South Florida!

If you’re into Springsteen, don’t miss them!

All 4 shows are FREE!

Strikes@Boca, 21046 Commercial Trail, Boca Raton, FL 33486, 561-368-2177…8:30pm

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood, FL 33314, 866-502-7529…7pm

This article first appeared on January 16, 2016. Jeff Eats just checked the Pompano Beach Amphitheater’s box-office and there are a handful of tickets left for this concert. No question in my mind, that Meat Loaf will be SRO- so if you want to go, time to make your move! Just between you guys and Jeff Eats, I’ve seen Meat Loaf in concert and the guy is absolutely great. Like I said, time to make your move!

Posted January 16, 2016
* Meat Loaf.

Here’s a heads-up for you guys…

Presale: Thurs 1/14 10am to 10pm, Code MEATLOAF
Onsale: Friday 1/15 10am
Concert Date: Thurs, April 14th at 8pm
Ticket prices: $39.50-$89.50
Ticketmaster.com

from theamppompano.org
AEG Live and The Amp, The Pompano Beach Amphitheater, are proud to present rock icon, Meat Loaf, on Thursday, April 14th. The larger-than-life star will be playing all his biggest hits at The Amp again for the first time in eight years. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster; to learn more about The Amp, visit www.theamppompano.org

***** Old Dixie Cafe, 300 North Old Dixie Highway, Jupiter, Florida 33458, (561) 513-8028.

Got a real good “mom & pop” diner for you guys…Old Dixie Cafe in Jupiter.

Real simple game being played here- table/counter seating- open Monday-Friday 5:30am-2pm and Saturday-Sunday 5:30am-3:30pm- loads of breakfast stuff, burgers, sandwiches, salads, entree specials- Cash Only!

A recent- Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats’ “outing” netted us country fried steak & eggs, tuna salad on toasted rye and a mushroom cheeseburger- and I gotta tell you, the food was delicious! For you guys who appreciate what mom & pop “diners” are all-about (food, service, decor- wise) Old Dixie Cafe has the formula nailed on the head. It is absolutely amazing what great stuff can be “cooked-up” on a flat top grill, that is- if you know what you are doing!

Let me wrap Old Dixie Cafe up for you guys- if you are looking for a real solid “mom & pop” diner- this joint is definitely for you!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats loved Old Dixie Cafe!

* Dairy Queen Free Cone Day- Tuesday, March 15th.

Self-explanatory event…

You guys can check dairy queen.com for a store near you….

For you guys not into vanilla- tough noogies! (Read the press release).

The Dairy Queen® System Proclaims the End of Winter Five Days Early With Free Cone Day on March 15
Donations will be accepted for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals®
MINNEAPOLIS – In the Dairy Queen® system, a Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A and BRK.B) company, winter is over and spring has officially begun on Tuesday, March 15 with a Free Cone Day benefiting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals®.

“We want everyone to celebrate our official kick-off of spring by enjoying a signature DQ® cone on us,” said Barry Westrum, executive vice president of Marketing for American Dairy Queen Corporation (ADQ).

Throughout the day, participating non-mall Dairy Queen and DQ Grill & Chill® locations across the U.S. will serve fans a FREE small vanilla soft-serve cone with the signature curl on top (limit one per customer while supplies last).

“Last year’s success of Free Cone Day surpassed all expectations and we have our fans to thank for that,” added Westrum. “Together we raised $140,000 in one day for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and we averaged serving more than 1,330 cones per store. We are looking to surpass those numbers this year. We can’t wait.”

Soft serve is part of the DQ system’s brand DNA and the taste is unmatchable. The DQ soft-serve cone fans have come to love is one of the most recognized treats in the world. It’s fondly referred to as the “cone with the curl on top.”

During Free Cone Day, the DQ system is accepting donations for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, which raises funds to help save and improve the lives of kids treated at 170 children’s hospitals across the U.S. and Canada. Over the last 30 years, the Dairy Queen system has raised more than $100 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals in local communities.

For more information about the Dairy Queen system, visit DairyQueen.com. Connect with the DQ system on Twitter using #LOVEmyDQ and at twitter.com/dairyqueen.Visit the DQ Facebook fan page, which has more than 10.2 million friends and become a friend at facebook.com/dairyqueen.

About IDQ:
International Dairy Queen Inc., (IDQ), based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is the parent company of American Dairy Queen Corporation. Through its subsidiaries, IDQ develops, licenses and services a system of more than 6,700 locations in the United States, Canada and 27 other countries. IDQ is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Berkshire) which is led by Warren Buffett, the legendary investor and CEO of Berkshire. For more information visit DairyQueen.com.

About Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals:
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals® raises funds and awareness for 170 member hospitals that provide 32 million treatments each year to kids across the U.S. and Canada. Donations stay local to fund critical treatments and healthcare services, pediatric medical equipment and charitable care. Since 1983, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals has raised more than $5 billion, most of it $1 at a time through the charity’s Miracle Balloon icon. Its various fundraising partners and programs support the nonprofit’s mission to save and improve the lives of as many children as possible. Find out why children’s hospitals need community support, identify your member hospital and learn how you can Put Your Money Where the Miracles Are, at CMNHospitals.org and facebook.com/CMNHospitals.

* Price of A First-Class Stamp To Go Down!

Take a look at this “Price Of A First-Class Stamp To Go Down!” article Jeff Eats just read at money.cnn.com.

Sounds good to me, but it got me to thinking- that 2 weeks ago Jeff Eats paid $1.73 99/100 for a gallon of gas and yesterday I paid $1.88 99/100 for the same gallon of gas at the same gas station…

This American economy is so rigged against “us” people- that it’s actually scary!

“Give with one hand and take with the other.”

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Price Of A First-Class Stamp To Go Down!
For the first time in nearly 97 years, the price of a stamp is set to go down.
On April 10, a first-class stamp will cost 47 cents, down from its current 49-cent price.
The reduction is part of a pre-arranged agreement with Congress. The Post Office got to increase the price of stamps by 3 cents in 2014 to help it raise $4.6 billion in revenue. But the price hike was only set to last two years. (It gets to keep one cent of the increase to keep up with inflation).
The Post Office is practically begging Congress to let it keep stamps at 49 cents. It says rolling back prices to 47 cents will cost the already badly bleeding Post Office $2 billion a year.
“Removing the surcharge and reducing our prices is an irrational outcome considering the Postal Service’s precarious financial condition,” said Postmaster General Megan Brennan in a prepared statement. “Our current pricing regime is unworkable and should be replaced with a system that provides greater pricing flexibility and better reflects the economic challenges facing the Postal Service.”
Congress has pegged stamp price increases to inflation, which has barely budged over the past decade.

The Post Office is still reeling from the Great Recession, when its sales fell by $7 billion in 2009 alone. The Postal Service says that package volume is way up over the past few years, but it’s “not nearly enough to offset the decline in revenues” from first-class mail.
Standard mail, such as first-class letters and postcards, make up 76% of the Postal Service’s sales — all of which have prices capped by Congress.
Postcard stamp prices will drop by a penny to 34 cents, and international stamps will cost $1.15, down from $1.20.
There’s hardly anyone alive who remembers the last time the price of a stamp fell. That was in July 1919, when first-class stamp prices dropped from 3 cents to 2 cents.

This article first appeared on March 5, 2016.

Posted March 5, 2016
* Win 2 Tickets To: Tommy James & The Shondells and The Grass Roots.

Real simple “game’…

Be the 30th reader to post a “comment” and you win 2 tickets to see Tommy James & the Shondells and The Grass Roots on Saturady, June 11th (8pm) at the Pompano Beach Amphitheater in Pompano Beach. One “comment” per reader per day (IP Addresses don’t lie). If 30 “comments” aren’t received on or before June 8th, #29, #28, #27 etc. will be the winner!
To make it interesting, Jeff Eats will not- published the “comments” until a winner has been selected!

Just a personal Jeff Eats’ observation…Tommy James & The Shondells and The Grass Roots are “imho” two of the greatest 60’s Rock N Roll bands! If you are into this kinda- music, you really do owe it to yourself to go-to this concert. Jeff Eats has seen both bands’ current ” player lineups” and I am telling you- both are absolutely terrific. Tickets are available at theamppompano.org.

Posted March 4, 2016
* Tommy James & The Shondells and The Grass Roots.

Just announced…

The legendary 60’s Rock N Roll bands Tommy James & The Shondells and The Grass Roots are set to play the Pompano Beach Amphitheater- Saturday, June 11th (8pm).

You can get tickets at theamppompano.org.

If you guys can keep a secret, Tommy James & The Shondells and The Grass Roots are two of Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats’ favorite bands of all time. Just so you know, we saw both bands in “action” late last year and they absolutely killed! These guys got so many hits between them, that it’s scary…just for starters- songs like Temptation Eyes, Hanky Panky, Mony Mony, Sooner or Later, I’d Wait A Million Years, Crystal Blue Persuasion, Draggin’ The Line, I Think We’re Alone Now- kept both bands on the top of the charts for years!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats can’t wait to see this concert!

If you want great seats, theamppompano.org- other than the 2 tickets that Jeff Eats just bought, every seat for this show is available. As the old Russian saying goes- “The Early Bird catches the first worm”…

* DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 3/13/16).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP
$4.00

The Salad Spot
690 Yamato Road
Boca Raton
(561) 997-0039
thesaladspot.com
Latest Review: 12/27/13

Real simple story here, the joint makes a first-class chicken noodle soup…

The Salad Spot works for- both you guys who like to “watch” what you eat- and you guys (like Jeff Eats) who eat everything “not nailed down”!

Posted December 27, 2013
***** The Salad Spot, 690 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, (561) 997-0039.

Right off the bat, let me start by saying that it wasn’t Jeff Eats’ idea to try The Salad Spot in Boca Raton. To be more precise, it was Mrs. Jeff Eats and Daughter Jeff Eats’ idea. Now with “that” out of the way…last week the three of us caught lunch at The Salad Spot. To sum the joint up, a huge help yourself salad bar that features-I’m guessing at least 70 different items that you “build” your own salad from -at $7.49 lb…throw in a handful of soups, wraps and prepared salads and you got the picture. Fast-food type seating inside and outside.

Now nothing for nothing, but you guys do know that Jeff Eats’ food of choice- is Carnival Food…burgers, French fries, pizza, onion rings, bbq ribs, sausage & onions sub, carmel corn, cotton candy, candied apples, fried anything!

Now back to The Salad Spot…

Jeff Eats thought that The Salad Spot had a terrific selection of “rabbit” stuff…that the joint was spotless…and that the Italian meatball soup/grilled chicken salad-green peppers-red onions- honey wheat wrap were quite tasty.

The verdict…As Mikey’s brother once said, “Mikey likes it!”

So…to all you vegans (I do- believe that’s what some of you vegetarians are calling yourselves these days),”healthy” eaters and gluten free guys, don’t say that Jeff Eats’ never did anything for you!

Jeff Eats can’t quite let this one go just yet…you vegans, “healthy” eaters and gluten free guys really have no idea as what you are missing–not devouring a fried Twinkie topped with chocolate ice cream, a mound of whipped cream and bacon bits.

You can check www.thesaladspotboca.com for menu/other stuff.

The Salad Spot is open Monday-Thursday 10am-5pm, Friday 10am-3:30pm, closed Saturday and Sunday.