Sit back, look up and take a grand tour of the solar system, flying by Mars and Jupiter and under the splendid rings of Saturn.
And, after all, the Community Church, still has John Haynes Holmes as a very active Minister Emeritus, and has just installed a fine young Minister of Education with a splendid, ringing triple name, Maurice Anderson Dawkins, and a wonderful spirit".
The building has belonged to the Bouglione family since 1934, who put on splendid one-ring circuses every winter.
There are very few classic swords and sorcery properties that seem ripe for revival on the big screen: Peter Jackson's splendid Lord of the Rings trilogy finally wiped out memories of Ralph Bakshi's brave but half-finished 1978 effort.
Gorgeous George confirms his talents inside the ring with his splendid black-and-white homage to TV newsman Ed Murrow in Good Night, and Good Luck before putting his acting skills to the test (putting on weight, growing a beard) as a CIA operative in Syriana, a global conspiracy-style thriller from Traffic writer Stephen Gaghan.
The fried calamari, a big pile of tender rings, presented with two splendid sauces (marinara and roasted garlic aioli), was a crowd pleaser.
"As a result, Ian wrote a splendid new scene that to my mind rings absolutely true".
Speaking of onions, the luscious sautéed ones were splendid, as were the crisp, wispy onion rings.
Also splendid were the very tender Cajun calamari rings with spicy mustard dipping sauce, and the platter of grilled portobellos.
The splendid vocalists of the New York group Lionheart, for whom the piece was written, stood in a ring around the audience, answering each other antiphonally or uniting in high, unearthly harmonies.
