Saturday, March 21, 2009
The Life and Music of Townes Van Zandt
Steve Earle's got a new tribute album coming out in his honor soon - find out more about the remarkable man who's been called the "most over-looked songwriter of the century" at High Noon
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Absinthe Drink Recipes from a 1914 Book, "Drinks"
From "Drinks" by Jacques Straub, "Formerly wine steward of the Blackstone, Chicago adn The Pendennis Club, Louisville"
c. 1914 by Jacques Straub
From Part I, "Cocktails"
Absinthe Cocktail
3/4 jigger green absinthe
1 dash orange and Angostua bitters
1 dash anisette
Shake well. Serve.
Aviation Cocktail
3/4 applejack
1/2 jigger lime juice
1 dash absinthe
1 barspoonful of grenadine syrup. Shake.
Ballantine Cocktail
1 dash absinthe
1/3 French vermouth
2/3 jigger dry gin. Shake.
Beauty Cocktail
1/2 jigger dry gin
1/4 jigger French vermouth.
1/4 jigger Italian vermouth.
1 white of an egg
1 dash of absinthe
1 barspoonful syrup. Shake.
Brut Cocktail
1/2 jigger French vermouth
1/2 jigger dry gin
1 dash absinthe. Shake.
Creole Cocktail
1/2 jigger absinthe
2/3 jigger Italian vermouth. Shake well.
Duchess Cocktail
1/3 jigger Italian vermouth
1/3 jigger French vermouth
1/3 jigger absinthe. Shake well.
Fench Canadian Cocktail
1 dash absinthe
1/2 jigger French vermouth
1/2 jigger Canadian whiskey. Stir well.
Fourth Degree Cocktail or Feather Cocktail
1/3 jigger French vermouth
1/3 jigger Italian vermouth
1/3 jigger white absinthe. Shake well.
Lusitania Cocktail
1 dash orange bitters
1 dash absinthe
2/3 jigger French vermouth
1/3 jigger good brandy. Shake.
Mallory Cocktail
1/3 jigger brandy
1/3 jigger apricot brandy
1/3 jigger white creme de menthe
1 dash absinthe. Shake.
Marquray Cocktail
1/2 lime juice
1 dash absinthe
2 dashes grenadine
1 white of an egg
1 jigger dry gin. Shake.
Morning Cocktail
1 dash absinthe
1 dash Angostura bitters
1/2 jigger brandy
1/2 jigger Italian vermouth. Frappe.
Ojen Cocktail or Spanish Absinthe Cocktail
1 jigger Ojen absinthe in a large glass of ice. Kep dropping seltzer in glass and stir with spoon until the outside of the glass is frozen. The nadd a few drops of Angostura bitters and strain into a cocktail glawss.
Ojen Cocktail New Orleans Style
1 jigger Ojen
2 dashes Peychaud bitters
Shake with shaved ice. Serve in white wine glass.
Peacock Cocktail
1 dash Amer Picon
1 dash absinthe
1 jigger brandy. Shake.
Pick Me Up Cocktail
1/3 jigger cognac
1/3 jigger Italian vermouth.
1/3 jigger absinthe. Frappe.
Reis Cocktail
2 dashes Angostura
2 dashes absinthe
1 jigger Old Tom gin. Shake.
Taxi Cocktail
1/2 jigger French vermouth
1/2 jigger dry gin
2 barspoonfuls lime juice
2 barspoonfuls absinthe. Frappe.
Turf Cocktail
2 dashes orange bitters
2 dashes maraschino
1 dash absinthe
1/2 jigger French vermouth
1/2 jigger dry gin
Tuxedo Cocktail
1 dash maraschino
3 dashes Angostura bitters
1 dash absinthe
2/3 jigger dry gin
1/3 jigger French vermouth
1 barspoon of sherry wine. Stir well.
U.C. Cocktail
1/2 jigger French vermouth
1/2 jigger dry gin
1 dash absinthe. Shake.
Vienna Cocktail
1/2 jigger Italian vermouth
1/2 jigger French vermouth
1 dash absinthe. Frappe.
Waldorf Cocktail
1/3 jigger rye whiskey
1/3 jigger Italian vermouth
1/3 jigger absinthe
2 dashes orange bitters. Shake.
White Rat Cocktail
3/4 jigger absinthe
1/4 jigger anisette. Shake well.
Yale Cocktail
1 dash orange bitters
1 dash absinthe
1 jigger Tom gin
1 lemon peel. Shake.
More to come...
About Absinthe
Absinthe buyers guide
Absinthe in the U.S. now:
"The prevailing consensus of interpretation of United States law and regulations among American absinthe connoisseurs is that, with the revision of thujone levels by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), it is now legal to purchase such a product for personal use in the U.S.
According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) food and beverages that contain Artemisia species must be thujone free[92]. Thujone free is defined as containing less than 10ppm thujone.[93] There is no corresponding US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) regulation.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is inconsistent in saying whether Absinthe may or may not be imported. The Know Before You Go booklet flatly states "The importation of Absinthe and any other liquors or liqueurs that contain Artemisia absinthium is prohibited."[94] while the CBP's Prohibited and Restricted Items web page states that the importation of absinthe is not "prohibited" but subject to FDA and Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) approval like other distilled spirits.[95] Absinthe can be and occasionally is seized by United States Customs if it appears to be for human consumption and can be seized inside the US with a warrant.[96][97]
A faux-absinthe liquor called Absente, made with southern wormwood (Artemisia abrotanum) instead of grande wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), is sold legally in the United States. This was the first US approval referring to "absinthe" on the front label; the front label says "Absinthe Refined" but the TTB classified the product as liqueur.
In 2007, TTB relaxed the US absinthe ban, and approved several brands for sale.[98] These brands must pass TTB testing, which is performed by the Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry method[99]. The TTB considers a product to be thujone-free if the FDA’s test measures less than 10ppm (equal to 10mg/kg) thujone.[100] A US distillery also began producing and selling absinthe, the first US company to do so since 1912.[101]
c. 1914 by Jacques Straub
From Part I, "Cocktails"
Absinthe Cocktail
3/4 jigger green absinthe
1 dash orange and Angostua bitters
1 dash anisette
Shake well. Serve.
Aviation Cocktail
3/4 applejack
1/2 jigger lime juice
1 dash absinthe
1 barspoonful of grenadine syrup. Shake.
Ballantine Cocktail
1 dash absinthe
1/3 French vermouth
2/3 jigger dry gin. Shake.
Beauty Cocktail
1/2 jigger dry gin
1/4 jigger French vermouth.
1/4 jigger Italian vermouth.
1 white of an egg
1 dash of absinthe
1 barspoonful syrup. Shake.
Brut Cocktail
1/2 jigger French vermouth
1/2 jigger dry gin
1 dash absinthe. Shake.
Creole Cocktail
1/2 jigger absinthe
2/3 jigger Italian vermouth. Shake well.
Duchess Cocktail
1/3 jigger Italian vermouth
1/3 jigger French vermouth
1/3 jigger absinthe. Shake well.
Fench Canadian Cocktail
1 dash absinthe
1/2 jigger French vermouth
1/2 jigger Canadian whiskey. Stir well.
Fourth Degree Cocktail or Feather Cocktail
1/3 jigger French vermouth
1/3 jigger Italian vermouth
1/3 jigger white absinthe. Shake well.
Lusitania Cocktail
1 dash orange bitters
1 dash absinthe
2/3 jigger French vermouth
1/3 jigger good brandy. Shake.
Mallory Cocktail
1/3 jigger brandy
1/3 jigger apricot brandy
1/3 jigger white creme de menthe
1 dash absinthe. Shake.
Marquray Cocktail
1/2 lime juice
1 dash absinthe
2 dashes grenadine
1 white of an egg
1 jigger dry gin. Shake.
Morning Cocktail
1 dash absinthe
1 dash Angostura bitters
1/2 jigger brandy
1/2 jigger Italian vermouth. Frappe.
Ojen Cocktail or Spanish Absinthe Cocktail
1 jigger Ojen absinthe in a large glass of ice. Kep dropping seltzer in glass and stir with spoon until the outside of the glass is frozen. The nadd a few drops of Angostura bitters and strain into a cocktail glawss.
Ojen Cocktail New Orleans Style
1 jigger Ojen
2 dashes Peychaud bitters
Shake with shaved ice. Serve in white wine glass.
Peacock Cocktail
1 dash Amer Picon
1 dash absinthe
1 jigger brandy. Shake.
Pick Me Up Cocktail
1/3 jigger cognac
1/3 jigger Italian vermouth.
1/3 jigger absinthe. Frappe.
Reis Cocktail
2 dashes Angostura
2 dashes absinthe
1 jigger Old Tom gin. Shake.
Taxi Cocktail
1/2 jigger French vermouth
1/2 jigger dry gin
2 barspoonfuls lime juice
2 barspoonfuls absinthe. Frappe.
Turf Cocktail
2 dashes orange bitters
2 dashes maraschino
1 dash absinthe
1/2 jigger French vermouth
1/2 jigger dry gin
Tuxedo Cocktail
1 dash maraschino
3 dashes Angostura bitters
1 dash absinthe
2/3 jigger dry gin
1/3 jigger French vermouth
1 barspoon of sherry wine. Stir well.
U.C. Cocktail
1/2 jigger French vermouth
1/2 jigger dry gin
1 dash absinthe. Shake.
Vienna Cocktail
1/2 jigger Italian vermouth
1/2 jigger French vermouth
1 dash absinthe. Frappe.
Waldorf Cocktail
1/3 jigger rye whiskey
1/3 jigger Italian vermouth
1/3 jigger absinthe
2 dashes orange bitters. Shake.
White Rat Cocktail
3/4 jigger absinthe
1/4 jigger anisette. Shake well.
Yale Cocktail
1 dash orange bitters
1 dash absinthe
1 jigger Tom gin
1 lemon peel. Shake.
More to come...
About Absinthe
Absinthe buyers guide
Absinthe in the U.S. now:
"The prevailing consensus of interpretation of United States law and regulations among American absinthe connoisseurs is that, with the revision of thujone levels by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), it is now legal to purchase such a product for personal use in the U.S.
According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) food and beverages that contain Artemisia species must be thujone free[92]. Thujone free is defined as containing less than 10ppm thujone.[93] There is no corresponding US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) regulation.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is inconsistent in saying whether Absinthe may or may not be imported. The Know Before You Go booklet flatly states "The importation of Absinthe and any other liquors or liqueurs that contain Artemisia absinthium is prohibited."[94] while the CBP's Prohibited and Restricted Items web page states that the importation of absinthe is not "prohibited" but subject to FDA and Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) approval like other distilled spirits.[95] Absinthe can be and occasionally is seized by United States Customs if it appears to be for human consumption and can be seized inside the US with a warrant.[96][97]
A faux-absinthe liquor called Absente, made with southern wormwood (Artemisia abrotanum) instead of grande wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), is sold legally in the United States. This was the first US approval referring to "absinthe" on the front label; the front label says "Absinthe Refined" but the TTB classified the product as liqueur.
In 2007, TTB relaxed the US absinthe ban, and approved several brands for sale.[98] These brands must pass TTB testing, which is performed by the Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry method[99]. The TTB considers a product to be thujone-free if the FDA’s test measures less than 10ppm (equal to 10mg/kg) thujone.[100] A US distillery also began producing and selling absinthe, the first US company to do so since 1912.[101]
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Homeless People Moving into Tents on Wheels
The producer of "Revenge of the Nerds" creates tents on wheels for homeless people from CNN
Which is More Stressful, Working in Peril or Being Laid Off?
Not surprisingly, research shows that it's less stressful to be laid off than it is to remain in a job you're constantly worried about losing. From Time
1 in 50 US Kids Homeless
"The National Center on Family Homelessness released a report today that estimates that one in every 50 American children was homeless between 2005 and 2006. That totals roughly 1.5 million kids. While the center provided no previous statistic to compare against that figure, a study conducted with different measures published in 2000 put the total at 1.35 million children living in homelessness each year. The numbers are likely to get worse as the economy continues to decline. "We know the numbers are going to skyrocket," says Ellen Bassuk, president of the Newton, Mass.-based Center and an associate professor of psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School."
From Time
From Time
The US Asks China to Re-think Tibet Policy
"WASHINGTON (AFP) — The United States urged China to reconsider its policies and pursue dialogue with the Dalai Lama, voicing "deep concern" about human rights in the region 50 years after an uprising.
The US State Department issued a statement on the sensitive anniversary just one day before China's foreign minister, Yang Jiechi, was due to hold his first talks in Washington since President Barack Obama's inauguration."
More from the AFP
Also see a related piece on Tibetan exiles in Time
The US State Department issued a statement on the sensitive anniversary just one day before China's foreign minister, Yang Jiechi, was due to hold his first talks in Washington since President Barack Obama's inauguration."
More from the AFP
Also see a related piece on Tibetan exiles in Time
Financier Will Spend the Rest of His Life Behind Bars
"NEW YORK — Bernard Madoff is expected to plead guilty to 11 criminal charges with a combined maximum penalty of 150 years in prison, enough to all but ensure the disgraced financier dies behind bars, his attorneys said Tuesday.
He also faces mandatory restitution to thousands of investors victimized in a decades-long investment scam and billions of dollars in fines"
More from the USA Today
He also faces mandatory restitution to thousands of investors victimized in a decades-long investment scam and billions of dollars in fines"
More from the USA Today
Hoodoo in Blues Lyrics
Several pages of Blues lyrics that focus on Hoodoo practices and beliefs at my Mythology site
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Helloooo....Is There Anybody Out There? NASA Searches For Earth-Like Planets
Wonder what'll happen? From eCanadaNow
Real IRA Behind Army Attack
A Dublin based newspaper gets a call saying so - check it out from the BBC
Americana's Baddest Outlaw, Michael O'Neill Has a New Album and a New Blog!
Featuring a title track by Townes Van Zandt, "Ain't Leavin' Your Love", that he recorded in Willie Nelson's studio and an all-star cast, Michael O'Neill, former band-mate of Bob Weir among other distinctions, has got a fantastic new album coming out soon. Check him out at his website and check out his new blog, where he tells tales from recording and the road, at High Noon
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