So this week? A Lostcentric question, but also a classic: the Desert Island Top Five.
Like so many fans, I have occasionally thought about what it would
be like to be stuck on the island along with the castaways. Smoke
monsters, ghosts, hydrogen bombs and polar bear attacks aside, I think
I'd kinda dig it. I mean, what's not to love? Nice beaches, plenty of
sunshine, DHARMA beer falling from the sky. Sure, there's the
occasional flaming arrow attack. And I would've beat Jack to death
with a stick like three seasons ago. But the way I look at it, so long
as I'm not wearing a red shirt and so long as I stay within Hurley's
circle of charmed radiation, I think I'd do all right.
One thing
that would bug me, though? The lack of culinary variety. There are
plenty of mangoes, and lots of wild boar (first thing I would've built? Barbecue pit). Good, fresh sashimi and uni whenever Sun and Jin are
around. And yeah, there's the odd air-drop of sub-generic DHARMA-brand
supplies, but really? I think I would need a little something more to
keep me happy.
So here are the five items I'd want to keep me happy and healthy out there on FreakyWeird Island; add yours in the comments section:
1) Pizza. Lots and lots of
pizza. And I want mine from either Tonti's or Brooklyn M.C.'s. I
would choose some place finer (like The Oven or Marco's), but neither
of those taste very good the next day. And since I'm assuming that I
wouldn't be able to get a pizza delivery every day, I'm gonna go with the ones that taste best the morning after.
2)
Lobsters. Can't have a proper beach party without a lobster bake, can
you? While everyone else was running around in the
jungle, being eaten by dinosaurs and getting themselves shot at, I
would be the guy making sure that the coals were hot and the beers were
cold. Also, what kind of weird island are they on without access to a single
shellfish of any variety anywhere? Maybe crustaceans are allergic to
time travel...
3) Burgers from Schaller's in Rochester, New York.Actually, not just a burger, but a cheeseburger, with lots of the house
hot sauce, sides of pickles and fries. It's weird, Schaller's is only
my third favorite cheeseburger in the country (behind the Owl Bar in
New Mexico and Bud's here in Colorado), but when faced with the thought
of only being able to have one burger for the rest of my life, there was no question at all. It's gotta be Schaller's.
4)
Breakfast burritos. From anywhere really, though I'd prefer either the
#13 with red chile from Milton's in Albuquerque or the bacon burritos
from Santiago's here in Denver. Without breakfast burritos, life
wouldn't be worth living and I would go all island-crazy inside of a
week.
5) Donuts. I hear that Andrew Schutt from Tin Star up in
Evergreen has a system now where he can freeze, pack and ship his
award-winning apple fritters anywhere in the world. I'd like to put
him to the test. And if he can deliver the fritters, that means he can
probably make with the pulled pork as well -- for those days when there's
no wild boar in the pit. But if Schutt can't come through for
me, I'd be just as happy with a weekly consignment of Krispy Kremes.
The way I look at it, if KK can get locations open in such far-flung
locales as Queensland, Bahrain, Puerto Rico and Korea, they can
certainly get my punk ass a hot dozen on Lost island.