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Hmmm....that's exactly my neighborhood (between Metro Vavin & Raspail) - but I don't see any little couscous restaurant. I'd be interested if you could post the name! For generally excellent places, there's also the huge and venerable La Coupole on boulevard de Montparnasse, and the cozy Wadja very decent traditional French bistro cuisine on rue de la Grande Chaumiere, just off the Boulevard. Both Le Dome (very expensive) and La Rotonde (quite reasonable considering the quality), facing each other at the intersection of Blvds. Raspail and Montparnasse are excellent choices. Also a clear cut above: The elegant La Closerie de Lilas, and the pleasure of the semi-private outdoor terrace in the evening, if the weather permits... Hey, I'm starting to get hungry!

Coming from a gentleman of such proven wit and intelligence, I can only be honored! Now where do I send the check?

Whatever. But you have to admit that he really knows how to turn a phrase....

That news really makes my day... hoping to see Ken back soon!

Good grief! Where will this all end?

Hey, fellas....y'know what?

Miss Barrett Loves The Straps! Really excellent writing and presentation...expected no less from you

Glad you mentioned that last thing. TT and I are watching you guys very carefully.

You people are still up?

I'm on page 10 - great book! Am now accepting orders for all watch modding and repair at competitive rates.

Quit job, divorced, and threw kids out. Plenty of time for RWG now.

!scixelsyd fo nuf ekam t'nod

One way of doing it - and perhaps the best, depending on one's personality - is to simply choose a place that appeals to you at a given moment...usually when walking around a particular neighborhood. It's always an unexpected adventure, and less a case of playing the lottery than trusting one's own instincts and the magic of the moment. Otherwise, just reserve at a string of 'the best' places (La Tour d'Argent; Le Grand Vefour; Le Jules Verne (first floor of the Eiffel Tower with a panoramic view - not a tourist restaurant at all): Lucas Carton; and so on. I personally feel that the club scene here is dreadful, but I'm the sort of person who feels that Paris had already peaked in the late 20s and has been going steadily downhill ever since. But perhaps I'm just projecting... There's Regine's, Castel's and a whole bunch of sinister high-end places full of well-heeled poseurs. There are a large number of sinister little bar/music places full of moneyless poseurs. There are some fairly decent Clubs Echangists (otherwise known as...ugh...swinger's clubs) and some lovely churches and Cathedrals - in short, something for every taste. Paris, like most interesting cities with a past, is a place to stroll in, explore and let oneself be momentarily carried away by. It often reserves an excellent welcome for charming newcomers, but just be sure not to stick around too long: the welcome wears off rapidly.

Too nice of you, TT For the rest, I was actually looking forward to the idea of invisibility

So I take it that The Topic is the color of TTK's name? Puleeeeze, dude. Now go and make me invisible, TT! I dare 'ya! BRING IT ON, DUDE!

So what's with this deleting of relatively innocuous posts all of a sudden? Wouldn't it be simpler just to rewrite the whole damn thread so as to reflect whatever agenda you're trying to promote here? Either lock it down or let it rip, but please don't start micro-managing what you want us to see. We already get enough of that in the MSM!

Blank & Jones: good pick! Update: That is one lovely set: I could listen to it all night....

Nice to see you amongst us again, Clive

Poor cow. Losing my breakfast - which I never had. Lunch either. Should be feeling better around late, late dinner-time.

Stunned silence, all around.

Just don't stay underwater for more than five minutes... Edit for clarity: holding your breath.

great hair.

Panem et circenses. Pass the mustard, please. Lost me appetite.

what Pug just said.