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Their propulsive take on the show’s “Ease on Down the Road” — with Ross as Dorothy and Jackson as the Scarecrow in a proudly African American retelling of “The Wizard of Oz” — provided a tantalizing hint of what was to come when the singer and the producer hunkered down to plot Jackson’s next career move.

It was absolutely tantalizing, came together in under a half hour and called for only a handful of ingredients.

It was a typically tantalizing New York night owned by — sorry, it must be said — Los Angeles, Los Angeles.

You are buying a myth, albeit a tantalizing one, that the chain restaurants that are so ubiquitous across the country are actually good for us, the real heroes of the American food industry.

As for the highly unlikely — but also highly tantalizing — idea of Ohtani taking the mound in a playoff game?