May 23, 1934, Bonnie and Clyde Meet Their Demise / You Could Be Ambushed At Any Time, Get To The Rocket

Dinner on Thayer today. Get there fast because you could be ambushed at any moment. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were killed in a police ambush near Sailes, Louisiana, on May 23, 1934. Police officers from Texas and Louisiana set up along the highway and unloaded a fusillade of 167 bullets into their car. One only hopes that the infamous couple at least had the sense to have a great meal before departing this earth. Mom’s Mac n’ Cheese, a Parisienne Burger, Deep Space Chocolate Pudding and a Yacht Club soda seem fitting.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Born Today, Solve The Case of Ship Street Market

Enjoy lunch at the Ship Street Market and exercise your powers of deduction.
Identify the secret ingredient in the Cauliflower Soup and it’s yours for free.

Niman Ranch Applewood Smoked Bacon Now Onboard ! / Where To Go Today ? ?

Niman Ranch Applewood Smoked Bacon is now onboard the rocket. Add it to anything or just rub it all over your body. The health benefits of bacon are known to all and you should indulge yourself.

Today’s flight plan, as given to us this morning by Mission Control, gives the gastronauts free will as to where to set down and fire up. We think they were all on benders last night. So we’ll be cruising around looking for you. Give us a shout with any recommendations.

Lunch in the Alley, Art Party Tonight at New Urban Arts

Enjoy lunch in the alley behind One Empire Plaza from 11:30 until 2:00.

Tonight, from 5:00 to 9:00, the rocket touches down at the corner of Westminster and Dean for the New Urban Arts 15th Birthday Party. The Art Party is the annual end of year showcase culminating with a highly anticipated fashion show. Hear moving tributes for graduating seniors and artist mentors at 5:30 pm. It’s free and open to the public. Support this worthy organization and check out some of Providence’s best food trucks. Mijos Tacos, Championship Melt Grilled Cheese, Like No Udder Vegan Frozen Treats and the Rocket will all be artfully serving food from our collective hearts.

Kennedy Plaza for Lunch, Dinner on Thayer / Learn Something Ridiculous Today

On this day, in 1965, the FBI announced findings in its investigation into the supposedly pornographic lyrics of the song “Louie, Louie.”
As written by Richard Berry in 1955, the lyrics revolve around a sailor from the Caribbean lamenting to a bartender named Louie about missing his far-away love. As recorded, in poor conditions and in a single take by the Kingsmen in 1963, lyrics like “A fine little girl, she wait for me…” came out sounding like “A phlg mlmrl hlurl, duh vvvr me”. The Department of Justice began receiving letters like the one addressed to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and dated January 30, 1964. “Who do you turn to when your teen age daughter buys and brings home pornographic or obscene materials being sold in every City, Village and Record shop in this Nation?” The letter made the specific assertion that the lyrics of “Louie Louie” were “so filthy that I can-not enclose them in this letter.”
The FBI gathered many versions of the lyrics to “Louie Louie”. They interviewed the man who wrote the song and officials of the record label that released the Kingsmen’s smash-hit single. They turned the record over to the audio experts at the FBI laboratory, who played “Louie Louie” at 78 rpm, 45 rpm, 33 1/3 rpm and even slower speeds in efforts to determine whether it was pornographic and its sale a violation of the federal Interstate Transportation of Obscene Material law. “Unintelligible at any speed” was the conclusion.

Lunch on Thayer, No Dinner Tonight / New Stuff: Spicy Cauliflower Soup, Red Beet Salad

Did you know that the rocket functions as a relay point for the SETI program? That’s the organization whose pursuit is the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. We are also allied with the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. The Cornell staff, while lacking the charm of Brown students, manages to keep the place running, collecting data from the depths of space. They also boost the rocket’s telecommunications signals. Patricia is a native of the Isla del Encanto and big thanks go to her for calling in this favor. The amazing thing is not that the rocket is able to employ such powerful technology, but that it can do it while cloaked. At this very moment, I write to you from the rocket’s hot kitchen while parked on Thayer Street, completely invisible to passersby. Impervious to all known detection systems, the system also projects a three dimensional dummy image to any desired point in space. This capability was an offshoot of research done at Grumman in their public transit division. At best, the need for invisible city buses was overestimated. Though embraced by many public transit unions throughout the United States and Europe, the program was transferred to a top-secret development division whose name is unknown.

When first introduced to these capabilities, the temptation to use them for criminal purposes was strong. But, alas, we are gastronauts. While the majority of culinary professionals revel in criminal undertakings and other anti-social activities, we need to do good. We will commit no crimes, culinary or otherwise.

Ship Street Market For Lunch, Dinner on Thayer / Green Chile Sauce Onboard, Meatballs with Tomatoes & Peas