September 8, 2008
It was in 1966 that this show premiered on television...and went on a five year mission that lasted less than 3 years...boldly went where no man had gone before...and became a cultural fixture in the American Lexicon...
The original show only ran 3 seasons...but spun off 4 other shows and now a reboot of the franchise is in the works for the eleventh film due next May...
Star Trek beamed aboard your TV 42 years ago!!
Stardust
Ingredients:
- 1/2 oz Absolut Citron
- 1/2 oz Peachtree schnapps
- 1/2 oz Blue Curacao
- 1 oz Sweet and sour
- 1 oz Pineapple juice
- 1 splash Grenadine
Mixing instructions:
Fill shaker cup with ice. Pour in all ingredients. Shake and strain into shooter glass of preference.
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September 5, 2008
A ledgendary rocker born on this date...One of my Idols when I was a kid...I am a dork...so I became a huge fan of Queen around the time of the "Flash Gordon" movie, which Queen provided the soundtrack for...HORRIBLE movie...GREAT music!!
Happy Birthday Freddie Mercury...would have been 61 years old...
Queen Soda
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Butterscotch schnapps
- Fill With Cream soda
- 3-4 Ice Cubes
Mixing instructions:
Just stir.........
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September 4, 2008
On this day in 1781...the city of Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers...
Gracias Amigos!!!
Happy 227th birthday L.A.!!!!!
La Bomba
Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 oz Gold tequila
- 3/4 oz Cointreau
- 1 1/2 oz Pineapple juice
- 1 1/2 oz Orange juice
- 2 dashes Grenadine
Mixing instructions:
Shake all ingredients except grenadine with ice 3 times ONLY. Pour into sugar rimmed cocktail glass. Add grenadine and garnish with a lime wheel.
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September 3, 2008
Today marks a turning point in the way we shop for almost anything...
Ladies and Gentlemen...on this day in 1995...the world of other peoples crap opened up for you to rummage through electronically....EBAY was founded....like an online flea market...where else could you find a cornflake with an image of the Virgin Mary marked on it!!!!
"E"Bay Breeze (ok...its just a regular bay breeze)
Ingredients:
- 3 parts Vodka
- 1 part Cranberry juice
- 1 part Pineapple juice
Mixing instructions:
First, add cubed ice, then add the three parts Vodka, then add the pineapple juice and last but not least, add the cranberry juice for color.
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September 2, 2008
Celebrating a birthday as we return to the Nightclub...on this date in 1948 a local hero was born...An educator from Concord...She was picked from a field of 11,000 teachers competing to be the first teacher in space...she was chosen to be a part of the "Challenger" crew on mission STS-51-L to give live lessons from orbit...
Happy Birthday Christa McAuliffe!
Concord
Ingredients:
- 1/2 oz Coffee liqueur
- 1/2 oz Bailey's irish cream
- Float Bacardi 151 proof rum
Mixing instructions:
Layer ingredients in above order in a shot glass. Light Bacardi 151 Rum, and serve.
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August 22, 2008
The birthday of Layne Staley...The lead singer of "Alice in Chains" would have been 40 years old today...but, he died in April of 2002 from a drug overdose...
One of the best A.I.C. songs is "Rooster"....so....
Rooster Tail
Ingredients:
- 1 shot Jose Cuervo
- 1 shot Orange juice
- 1 shot Tomato juice
- 1 dash Salt
Mixing instructions:
Lick hand and put a dash of salt on hand, then lick salt and drink Cuervo first, then orange juice, then tomatoe juice.
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August 21, 2008
Another birthday tonight...this woman has been in such classic movies as "Mannequin" and "Big Trouble in Little China"...she played a Vulcan in one of the "Star Trek" movies as well as the role she is probably best known for...the saucy and almost senior citizen..."Samantha Jones" in "Sex and the City"...
Happy Birthday Kim Cattrall...51 years old today....
Wild Sex
Ingredients:
- Ice cubes
- 1 oz Malibu rum
- 1/2 oz Peach schnapps
- 1/2 oz Bacardi 151 proof rum
- 1 oz Orange juice
- 1 oz Cranberry juice
- 1 oz Pineapple juice
- 1/2 oz Grenadine
Mixing instructions:
Fill glass with ice and pour Malibu, peach schnapps and 151 into glass. After putting the right amount of liquor put your juices on top and splash of grenadine. When you have all of that done take your shaker tin, fitting it on top of the glass and give it a couple of good shakes.
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August 20, 2008
A Classic rocker is turning 59 years old today...
Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant gets another year older...
One of my favorite Zeppelin songs is "The Lemon Song"...so that seems like an appropriate drink would be :
Lemon Drop
Ingredients:
- 1/2 shot Absolut Citron
- 1/2 shot Sweet and sour
- 1 slice Lemon
- 1/2 tsp Sugar
Mixing instructions:
Mix equal parts Absolut Citron and sweet & sour over ice then strain into a shot glass. Sprinkle sugar on lemon slice. Drink shot, then suck the lemon!
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August 19, 2008
It was on this date in 1934...the Germans goofed!!!...They voted to make Adolf Hitler..."Fuhrer"...
Which ultimately led to:
Dead Hitler
Ingredients:
- 1 part Rumple Minze
- 1 part Jägermeister
- 1 part Goldschlager
Mixing instructions:
Fill a shot glass equally in parts with Rumple Minze, Jägermeister, and Goldschlager.
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August 18, 2008
A favorite comedian, actor and local guy....celebrates his 50th birthday today...
Born in Worcester Mass in 1957...creator of the show "Rescue Me" and lets not forget his role in one of my favorite movies..."Edgar Friendly" in Demolition Man with Sly Stallone and Sandra Bullock...He also does a ton of charity work for his own cause..
The Leary Firefighters Foundation, after losing his cousin and a close childhood friend in that warehouse fire in Worcester where six firefighters lost thier lives...
Here is a link to his charity's website: http://www.learyfirefightersfoundation.org/
Happy Birthday Denis Leary!!!
911
Ingredients:
- 1 part Ice 101
- 1 part Firewater
Mixing instructions:
Mix equal proprtions of each in one shot glass.
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August 15, 2008
Hey Man...A "Groovy" day in music history today man...
On this date 39 years ago..."Woodstock Music and Art Fair" opened at Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York!!
Stoner On Acid
Ingredients:
- 1 oz Malibu rum
- 1 oz Alizé
- 1 oz Jägermeister
Mixing instructions:
Shake Malibu Rum and Alizé on ice. Strain into glass. Stir in Jägermeister.
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August 14, 2008
Another landmark in history...on this day in 1945...Japan surrendered to the United States, ending Word War II...
Sweet Surrender
Ingredients:
- 1/2 oz Peach brandy
- 1 oz Orange juice
- Champagne
Mixing instructions:
Start by rubbing an orange slice over the top of your champagne flute and dip it in sugar. Then, shake the peach brandy and orange juice with ice and strain. Pour into the sugar rimmed flute and fill with chilled champagne.
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August 13, 2008
On this adte in 1961 the border between East and West Berlin was closed and marked by a barbed wire fence to to thwart its inhabitants' attempts to escape to the west.
Berlin martini
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Vodka
- 3 dashes Schnapps
- 1 splash Black Sambuca
Mixing instructions:
Take a shaker filled with ice. Add 2 oz vodka, 3 dashes of schnapps, a wee splash of black zambuca and shake well. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a blackberry.
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August 12, 2008
It was on this date in 1898....the United States annexed Hawaii...Our 50th state...and the source of jokes involving Lei's, Spam and Pineapples...
Hawaiian Sunrise
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Coconut rum
- 1/2 oz Absolut Mandrin
- 7 oz Pineapple juice
- 1 splash Grenadine
Mixing instructions:
Pour in rum, then vodka follow with Pineapple juice. Drop in grenadine last - let settle for a sunrise effect.
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August 11, 2008
Here we go "Brother".....
A birthday tonight in the nightclub...Hulk Hogan turns 54 today!!
Thanks for giving us years of wrestling and bad movies!! Also, nice job putting out the HOT daughter!!
Incredible Hulk
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Midori melon liqueur
- 1 oz Vodka
- 2 oz Mountain Dew
Mixing instructions:
pour ingredients over ice in normal glass
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August 8, 2008
Wait...08-08-08?? Isn't today the apocolypse??
Anyone who went to grade school before the "Dry Copier" revolution will remember..."The Mimeograph"!!! Remember the smell of a not yet dry, slightly damp sensation for the nasal passages??
It was on this day in 1876 Thomas Edison patented the Mimeograph machine!!
Killer Sniff
Ingredients:
- 1 oz. Sambuca
- 1/2 oz. Blue Curacao
Mixing instructions:
First, pour the Blue curacoa in the glass followed by the Sambucca. Then light this mixture. Let it burn for a few seconds and then put your hand on top of the glass (keep it on the glass) as soon as flames go out, bring the glass to your nose and sniff the alcohol. Then drink it. After this: relight the glass and sniff again. cheers!
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August 7, 2008
A birthday celebration in the Nightclub tonight...I thought this one would be appropriate with the new "X-Files" movie in theaters....
David Duchovny turns 47 years old tonight...Obviously best known for portraying Fox Mulder in the "X-Files"....
Fox Poison
Ingredients:
- 1 oz. Absolut Vodka
- 1/2 oz. Blue Curacao
- 1/2 oz. Lime juice
- 1 splash Grenadine
- Fill with Sprite
Mixing instructions:
Begin with Vodka, then Blue Curacao. After that, add the Lime liqueur. Mix in the Grenadine. Stir gently. Fill up with Sprite and put in some ice cubes.
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