Epinions Recent Reviews for goodale1

A Seriously Good Golf Course

Sat, 8 Sep 2001 18:41:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author goodale1 - TPC-Stadium at Sawgrass is possibly Pete Dye's best work. I lived across Highway A1A from the course for 2 years in the late 80's and was an associate member of the club. I have played the course 15-20 times and watched it in person and on television...

Pete Seeger--A Man before his Time...Still!

Sun, 18 Jun 2000 10:55:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author goodale1 - I included "We Shall Overcome" in my "Top Ten Albums of all Time" in an earlier E-pinion. The album I was referring to is the original, released in 1963, and containing roughly ½ of the songs on the "Complete Carnegie Hall"...

Chateau Latour: A great wine--even for a "bad" birth year

Wed, 10 May 2000 16:47:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author goodale1 - I was born in 1946--one of the first of the crop that was then labelled the "War Babies," and later became to be known as the vanguard of the "Baby Boom." My birth must have been bittersweet for my parents. A joy, of course, as any...

Glenmorangie Sherry-Finish--great but not the real Macallan

Sat, 6 May 2000 18:23:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author goodale1 - The very first malt whisky which I tasted was a Glenmorangie, in the Spring of 1978 at the Belleisle House Hotel in Doonfoot, Ayrshire, Scotland. I was not much of a scotch drinker at the time, but this dram was a revelation. A light golden...

A Good Ball--if the Price is Right

Mon, 24 Apr 2000 07:14:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author goodale1 - Last weekend, the pro at one of my clubs had a special offer on Staff Titanium balls, both the Balata and "Double Ti." The price was right ($7.99/sleeve), so I gave them a chance. I couldn't remember the last time I had played a Staff ball,...

OK, but miles below the Gold Standard

Thu, 30 Mar 2000 19:01:15 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author goodale1 - If you play golf with any regularity you need at least two decent pairs available at all times (for insurance against loss or damage and due to the fact that leather shoes need to be given periodic rests). Each pair will last about a year or two, given...

Goodnight (Ruby) Moon

Wed, 29 Mar 2000 16:03:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author goodale1 -

If you could afford only one book for your children, this would be the one to buy. With its bright colors and soothing words, it can engage even the youngest of infants. There is enough complexity in the art work to interest any pre-school...

Send in the Clones

Thu, 9 Mar 2000 23:03:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author goodale1 - I was one of the last kids on my block to get a metal "wood." No, that really isn't true. In fact I bought one of the earliest Taylor Made models in the 80's--but I never liked it, and rarely used it. Until 1994 or so I did all my driving...

Moss Beach Distillery--an Oasis of Calm

Mon, 6 Mar 2000 14:35:33 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author goodale1 - I used to patronize the Moss Beach Distillery fairly regularly (once a month or so) when I lived in nearby Half Moon Bay in the mid-late 80's. It was a wonderfully tranquil place to stop and have a glass or two of wine while unwinding from a day of work...

Madonna: American Pie--Why?

Sat, 4 Mar 2000 09:00:31 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author goodale1 - The problems with Madonna's version of "American Pie" are

--It is not the original. This generic problem of any cover can be overcome, however, if the artist adapts the song to their own style (viz. the Beatles' "Twist and...

Golfing in Scotland--an Introduction

Tue, 29 Feb 2000 18:28:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author goodale1 -

If there is someone in this community who is more of an expert than I am on this topic, all power to you....and didn't I see you coming off the 18th at Lossiemouth at midnight on midsummer's eve 1984?

My first golfing vacation in...

Lotus SmartSuite--What Price Incompatibility?

Mon, 28 Feb 2000 14:11:52 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author goodale1 - First a caveat/apology. I have not used the new 2000 version of SmartSuite. Mine is the '97 version. So......if what I'm going to say below is now irrelevant, as the late, great Gilda Radner used to say on SNL....."Never Mind!" Now onto my...

Who (The): The Who: Want to learn about them? Start at the beginning

Sat, 26 Feb 2000 00:40:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author goodale1 - My Generation, the Who's first album is neither their best (that would be Who's Next) nor their most ambitious (Quadrophenia), nor their most creative (The Who Sell Out) nor their best approximation of what it was like to be at a Who concert (Live at...

The Old Course Hotel

Wed, 16 Feb 2000 16:31:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author goodale1 - From the outside, the Old Course Hotel at St. Andrews looks like the winner of the Most Egregiously Incongruent Architecture award for 1968. It lumbers like a half-eaten three-day old wedding cake next to the hallowed links of Northeast Fife. The view...

Jack's--A Blast from the Past

Wed, 16 Feb 2000 16:18:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author goodale1 - Jack's is a living museum and an oasis of civility. It is the ideal venue for people looking for a respite from fusion cuisine and dishes which look more like sculpture than food. Jack's is ingredients of the highest quality cooked simply and...

Postponed: Top 10 "pros" of Golf

Mon, 14 Feb 2000 19:43:14 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author goodale1 - Methinks Slow's not too quick on the uptake on this one. Among the pros of golf that he missed were:

1. Kermit Zarley

2. It gives you a legitimate excuse to get out of the house for 5-6 hours each Saturday and Sunday.

3. If you...