Hold on! Git on the mother
ship, we're goin' into cyberspace. I'm talkin'
about "out there". Da blues will set your computer free.
Because of the increasingly enormous expense of snail
mail, we will not be sending out our paper newsletter
prior to our concerts anymore. We plan to send out an
annual edition of the paper "Sauce Boss Gazette", but
fans who have depended on receiving the printed Gazettes
need to subscribe to the e-mail list. They can also
contact their local venues to ask to be added to venue
mailing lists. The concert listings are also available
at the sauceboss.com website. If you know somebody who
has e-mail, who would like to receive the gazette, sign
‘em up! Come to sauceboss.com and subscribe. Spread
the word. If you know a fan who doesn't have e-mail,
print ‘em out a copy of the e-mail newsletter. You can
help the Sauce Boss by telling the world about this
one of a kind experience! I can almost smell the gumbo
right now. Can you? Thank you for your support, Bill
Wharton a/k/a the Sauce Boss
YBOR CAFETERIA
1235 E. HILLSBOROUGH AVE. TAMPA (813)237-1847 Scattered
among the strip joints, and fix it shops in Tampa,
is The Ybor Cafeteria. "I like the two sizes of plates",
says Ruth (regular at 5.89, the saver at 4.69) each
with entre, "starch"(they said it, not me), veggie,
soup or salad, and bread and butter. She adds,"1.99
for black beans and rice" All the typical Cubano cuisine-picadillo,
loma salteado, boliche, carne con papa,(whatever that
is...) Chicken--caserola, and also friedis served
daily. Roast pork on Friday and Saturday with daily
specials of oxtails, pigfeet, spaghetti and meatballs,
and BBQ ribs. Perks Ruthie, "Oxtails on Tuesday!"
Points of interest--plantains, white bean and collard
green soup, Spanish bean soup, and the black beans
and rice, with extra fresh onions, is required reading.
An extensive breakfast menu is also available, but
I can never escape the plantains. So the Sauce Boss
says, "I need to get a speaker repaired across the
street at the Speaker Exchange. Why don't we slide
on down to the Venus Flytrap while we wait?" "I don't
think so!!!" "Boy, these black beans are good! Pass
the Liquid Summer, please?
GRATEFUL DAY CAFÉ
6615 N. ATLANTIC AVE. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL 32920 (407)783-7330
When you're flyin' down the highway, the hardest thing
to find is good vegetables. Nothing makes my body
and soul feel better than a good, hearty, organic
vegetable meal. While in Brevard County, The Grateful
Day is the place. Not just your carrot juice, and
hummus sandwich kind of place, but INTERESTING meals.
Pan-global salad plates, and fabulous lunch and dinner
plates, accompany the normal sprout-head bill of fare.
And if this ain't enough! The bread... fresh bread...
bread and muffins baked every night. . . bread made
with love!... made by... your friend and mine... (the
crowd goes wild again) ... MR.ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!
That's right, the famous radio personality, blues
DJ extraordinare!... is cookin' in the kitchen. Yeah!
Z got hisself a side gig just like the Sauce Boss.
Right on, Daddyo. You bake a righteous blueberry muffin!
Right next to the Sunseed Food Coop, the Grateful
Day should be a regular stop. Check out the CARROT
DOG. It's fabulous! I came home and had to make one
myself. Here's how I did it: roast a carrot, put it
in a hot dog bun, top with sauerkraut and mustard.
That's livin! Check out Gary Zajac's show "It's All
the Blues" Saturday nite on WUCF in Orlando
. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE
ASKED ABOUT THE FAMILY... SO HERE IT IS...
Most of you know that my wife, Ruthie, keeps me on
the road, booking the band and manages the business.
She just bought me a laptop, and now the computer
neanderthal is helping her tear the place up, so that
she can spend more time being a grandmother. Daughter
Annie just graduated with a BFA from the University
of Miami (with honors) and is currently kicking the
Miami art scene's ass. Annie was our publicist before
she moved to Miami. Meanwhile, Mary (VH-1 hotshot)
is in India on a five-week sabbatical. Mary helped
with our upcoming CD-ROM cookbook/album. Floyd (the
Liquid Summer Dude) is building a house for his brood.
Heavy nesting going on 'round our neighborhood. Floyd's
wife, Kerrie, helps keep our office together. Their
daughter, Emma, started walking at 9 months. We haven't
found a job for her yet, but I'm sure we will.
WHEN YOU NEED A RIGHT-NOW
BOTTLE OF HOT SAUCE . . . CALL THE HOT LINE
1-888-YO-SAUCE (967-2823) and order with MasterCard/Visa
(1)Liquid Summer Datil Pepper Hot Sauce: 2 bottles
$10, case of 12 $35. (2) Liquid Summer Habanero Hot
Sauce: This is the hot one! 2 bottles $10, case $35.
(3) T-Shirts BILL WHARTON AND THE INGREDIENTS 100%
high quality cotton Bill Wharton and the Ingredients
t-shirt: Dark green letters on stone-colored shirts
L, XL, &; XXL $17. (4)"Standing in the Fire" CD (1996)
$17, (5)"Sauce Boss" (1989) cassettes $12 ALL PRICES
INCLUDE SHIPPING IN THE US. Or Mail a check to Wharton
Pepper Company, Route 3 Box 124-L, Monticello, FL
32344.
CONCERT LISTINGS --BILL
WHARTON & THE INGREDIENTS
JANUARY 1999 15 & 16 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
17 - Ocala, FL - Mr. Pub FEBRUARY 4 - Charleston,
SC - Private Party 5 - Charleston, SC - Capt. Harry's
(Low Country Blues Festival) 7 - Folly Beach, SC -
Sand Dollar 9-14 - Key West, FL - Margaritaville 22-28
- Orlando, FL - House of Blues MARCH 5-7 - Albuquerque,
NM - National Fiery Foods Show 13 - Fort Pierce, FL
- Treasure Coast Food Bank Blues Festival 14 - Havana,
FL - Havana Music Festival 16-20 - Orlando, FL - Universal
City Walk's Margaritaville Café (Tentative) 26 & 27
- Key Largo, FL - Zappies APRIL 8 - Coral Gables -
Blues Festival 30 - St Augustine, FL - Gamble Rogers
Folk Festival MAY 30 - Palatka, FL - Blue Crab Festival
JULY 15-17 - Windsor, Ontario and Novi, MI - Bluesfest
International
