Well, it's official, this week is a lost week for J-DOC, but I'm having a great time here in PA while learning a ton, so I'll get back on the train when I get home Friday night. For now, let's bring you in on the great day I had!
Breakfast: I hit up the Starbucks today for breakfast. Had a sausage and egg on an English Muffin along with a double chocolatey chip frappucino with skim milk and no whipped cream. So let's talk about this meal. So I get these Starbucks gift cards from my students sometimes for Christmas or end of the year. I don't drink coffee at all. So one year, I got over $250 for CHristmas to Starbucks alone. I had to figure out what to do with that, so I found a drink I like. This frozen chocolate drink with no coffee in it. So that is my go-to. On my drive to Villanova from the hotel, I figured I'd find something. WRONG! The only thing I passed was a Starbucks. So I got this sandwich and the drink. I have about $40 left on my gift cards from this year and this meal is $10. So I went Tuesday and I went today. I'll likely go tomorrow and Friday and then all my money will be gone. BUT this is convenient because it's the only place to eat on the way, AND it's technically free! So I don't regret this one bit. :-)
Lunch: For lunch, I was on my way to Wawa, but passed a pizza shop that I had not seen the day before, so I went there! I got a plain slice and a buffalo chicken slice. Now, I'll tell you that the buffalo chicken slice - it looked SOOOOOOO terrible out of the oven. The way the cheese was put on there was not a way I like it. It was like they use a different type of cheese on top of this slice. BUT I never judge a book by a cover with pizza, so I tried it. AND, it was much better than it looked. THat being said, I'd never get that exact slice again. The plain slice - it was droopy and so soggy at the top half that I could not tell where the cheese ended and the crust started. Not a fan. IT's a drag. I wanted to like it, but it was not very good. Had a diet coke to go with this.
Yesterday, I went to WAWA for lunch and hada special - 4 inch sandwich and small soup for $6.50. So I got a 4 inch buffalo chicken cheesesteak and a cup of meatballs. (Yes, that's a "Soup.") With a diet orange soda, the holy grail of diet soda, it was a reasonable lunch.
Dinner: Ok - so this is where things got really hairy. I decided to head into West Chester to check out my old stomping grounds and hopefully meet up with some friends. In the meantime, I wanted to try some new pizzerias that were not around when I was a WCU. I started off with the 3 that Portnoy went to. WHY? Because if he went there, it's usually because so many people recommended it on his app. SO if that's the case, I'll just go with his research. (not his reviews, but his research of where to go.) I started at "Pizza West Chester." Looked at the "menu" and it said slices were $4. So I ordered one. I was told "We don't do slices at this hour." And they looked at me like i was some idiot. To which I responded, "I just looked at the menu and it says slice, so I figured you had that." He said "We are not a slice shop and don't do slices at this hour." "What hours do you have slices?" "In the morning." So I walked out disgruntled.
Move onto the next place - West Chester Pizza Cafe. This place is also new - never seen it before. Slice was thin mostly, but the crust was a little fluffy. OVerall, the slice was ok. I enjoyed it, but I've definitely had better.
Next up: Benny's. This is an old school place. Been around for awhile and had a nice old pizza shop vibe. I had a plain slice which was fine. It was nothing special, but was what pizza is supposed to be. The cheese was a little gooey and the taste was a little bland, but overall - I'd have it again.
Now, on the way from the car to Benny's, I passed a place called "New Haven Pizza." So I walked in and they were ALSO pies only. So I only lasted there for 1 minute before walking out.
At this point, I was pot committed to getting a 3rd slice, so I looked in Maps and found "Lorenzo's." This place - the slices were out of this world huge! O.M.G. Becky. Look at that Pizza! This slice made my house looks small. And it was my 3rd slice of the hour, so this was going to be hard to put down. Here's the thing - it was fantastic! Crispy, tasty, a little oily but not too much. Cheese was perfect, all of the textures were awesome and it really tasted good. Best slice of the night. I ate all the way down to the final crust. But now, I'm in a food coma!
After my pizza binge, I went to see my student who is partaking in the Drum Major & Marching Band Clinic by Vivace at West Chester University. Watched her do about 20-30 minutes of mace work with Ed Otto while also watching the full ensemble rehearse. Later, she went on to do some color guard stuff. It was REALLY great to watch other people run a band rehearsal. It's been awhile and it just reminded me of some techniques I should be utilizing. Here's a photo of the dorm I stayed in when I was a frosh and sophomore!
From there I headed out to Jake's Bar for $1 drafts. I had a Yeungling and 2 Coors Lights. These were small mugs. Probably 8 oz, but for $1 can't beat that. I met up with Joel for a little bit to shoot the Sh*t. It was nice to catch up a little bit. Very rarely see him so it was nice and I really appreciated the effort he made to come out and say hello while I was in the area!
Then Tony came by and we hung for a little bit. Also, couldn't resist getting a new Jakes Bar t-shirt - the classic design! Still only $6 for a t-shirt there!!!!!
After Joel left and before TOny got there, I hit up Facebook for a minute and saw that John Grecia was having his weekly night at Pietro's Prime. So Tony and I headed over there to see him play. That was a real treat! If you are Grecia's Facebook friend and have not checked out his live stream on Wednesday nights, you should! He plays and sings awesomely and it was a real treat to hear him. Had a glass of Glenlivet and a Founders beer while there. Tony and I hung out, caught up and enjoyed some great music!
This was a great trip back to WCU. I had some new pizza, saw my student who actually seemed happy to see me, saw some old friends and heard some great music. OH . . . . .. . . and we walked into Old Swope and walked around a little. We needed to hit the bathroom. The back door was locked, but TOny thought maybe we'd get lucky at the front. We go to the old auditorium entrance and he hits the handicapped automatic door opener button. AND THE DOORS OPENED!!! It was like the heavens opening up. Tony's face was CLASSIC when that happened. So we took a little tour of the building before moving. on.
Anyway, awesome times at WCU. Hope to get back here again soon. There's so much more to still see!
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