I made it not only until the fireworks at 8pm, but also until after the new year arrived. I'm paying for it a bit today.
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I made it not only until the fireworks at 8pm, but also until after the new year arrived. I'm paying for it a bit today.
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We started with a Jack Rose cocktail. Zach went to the liquor store yesterday and purchased brandy and sherry for Thanksgiving. We found a recipe for a Jack Rose, which uses apple jack brandy, simple syrup, grenadine, maraschino cherry, lemon juice and an apple slice. After getting past the brandy smell, the drink was quite tasty. Here's a recipe, but you'll want to add about three quarters of an ounce simple syrup: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/drink/views/Jack-Rose-236103. The resulting cocktail is pretty too.
Last night I went to see the Hold Steady. It was a good show, but didn't start until 10pm, which is pretty late for me since I'm often in PJs by 9 or 9:30 and sound asleep by 10.
Here's a video from when the band was on Letterman.
That being the case, I'll keep this short for tonight and perhaps elaborate more tomorrow. =)
The new bars: the Pioneer Bar, the Anchor Bar, and the Gaslight Lounge.
All part of the mardi gras Red Cross fundraiser we went to downtown this evening.
Well, it's time for bed for me. Starting the party early, 6pmish, always results in one of two possibilities: (1) calling it an earlier night, which is the smart choice; or (2) keep going, which results in a hell of a hangover the next day. I'm going smart tonight.
We've been in Alaska for over 4 years and this was our first trip to the fair. It was okay. I guess we're fair snobs and used to the huge production the Iowa State Fair happens to be. We were sorely disappointed there wasn't much food on a stick.
JCVD was my first JCVD movie. It was pretty good, especially since I probably missed lots of inside jokes or subtleties that others who are either fans or more familiar with JCVD films were able to understand.
