Greatest Halloween Costume EVER

Thanks Jeff……you made my night

PBR, Disco and……Patrick Swayze???

Before Road House (an Official S&B Classic), before Steel Dawn, before Dirty Dancing….Patrick Swayze still had a great career.

Remember the hockey movie Youngblood (With a young Rob Lowe)?  How about the Russian Invasion of Red Dawn.  Hell, even Uncommon Valor was good.

Hell, I even remember watching re-runs of MASH and saying “Wow, that’s Patrick Swayze”.

But, before all that…..we have this 1979 Disco PBR Commercial. 

Watch a star at work.

Cheers

 

We’re getting the Hobbits back together

Wow – 10 Years.  Seems like only yesterday we were buying an extra ticket so that new born James could have a seat at the midnight showing (and YES, we really did).

Now Empire magazine is getting the gang back together for an interview……with (what appears to be) Maker’s Mark.

AWSOME

 

It's ten years on since four little hobbits set off from the Shire on an epic quest that spanned Middle Earth and took in vast battles, demonic monsters, wizardry, Orcs and, ultimately, enough Oscars to fill the Lonely Mountain. It's ten years that have seen the rise and fall and rise again of two-part prequel The Hobbit, now firmly in production in Wellington, offering moviegoers an imminent return to Middle Earth.

Obviously this all called for a big celebration so a celebration is what Empire is having. The new issue is more bursting with revelry and nostalgia than a Friday night at the Prancing Pony. There's tall tales - well, tallish tales - memories; behind-the-scenes pics from Aragorn himself, Viggo Mortensen; Oscar night reflections from Ian McKellen, Peter Jackson and Mortensen; and rarely-seen concept art.

Best of all, though, is a gathering of the four hobbits themselves: Elijah Wood (Frodo), Sean Astin (Samwise Gamgee), Billy Boyd (Pippin) and Dominic Monaghan (Merry). It was so momentous it called for its own trailer - and here it is for your perusal pleasure. Sadly the Nazgûl got stuck in LA traffic.

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=32314

Big Bad Wolf

There are not many things that leave me speechless, but today Boys and Girls…….I saw one of them.

This MAY be NSFW, so use caution

BIG BAD WOLF duck sauce from caviar on Vimeo.

Whisky and Food

I love food, and I LOVE Whisky – so THIS ARTICLE fits right into my wheelhouse.

Here are a few snippets -

“The most sublime pairing I can think of is a delicately fresh, fleshy oyster with a few drops of Laphroaig 10 Year Old Cask Strength. Another unforgettable combination is a Glenfarclas 40 Year Old with an aged (for at least four years) Gouda cheese. For something completely different, try roasted pineapple served with a long peppercorn ice-cream and Glenlivet Nadurra.”

“And don’t try to pair smoky whiskies with smoked foods – as the strong flavors clash terribly.”

The Oyster/Laphroiag combo sounds AWSOME, as does the Ice-Cream Dish.

I know 44 Stone is on the cutting edge with cooking with beers and pairing whiskys, but I would love to see it going to the next level.

MMMMMM…..Now I’m hungry and thirsty.

Herman Cain–Pro Smoking?

Politics aside, I love the smoking bit at the end -

Out and about in Brussels

I thought I would share some pictures and thoughts from our recent trip to Brussels. 

The first place that caught my eye as we were walking around was a bar called Celtica – The Original Celtic Pub.  I want you to just take it in for a minute how much beer is being loaded in at 10AM. This bar seemed to have everything I was looking for while in Brussels – Beer, Irish/Celtic Theme, Beer, Music, a smoking room and Beer.  Never before had I wanted a place to succeed as much as this.  Sadly, they failed miserably. 

We took approximately 20 customers out and this was the location we chose, only to find the music horrible le (the one man band was screaming when we came in), a very local scene, a bar that would not run a tab and they did not accept credit cards.  We would have dropped AT LEAST 1000 Euro a night (if not more), but they were not very accommodating.  Big Disappointment.

Also on the first day, we stopped and ate at the Greek Restaurant PLAKA.  Excellent food and the biggest bottle of generic Ouzo I have ever seen.  Prices were low and it was almost more than we could eat.  Two other interesting facts

1. Simon says he can never get a picture of me not making a face

2.  On our last day- Simon, Jim and I were roaming Brussels (after finding AsianSnakeWine.Com – Story HERE) looking for somewhere to eat.  After wandering for hours, where did we end up on a whim – you got it…..PLAKA. 

Of course, no trip to Brussels would be complete without seeing the Manneken Pis.  What, you’ve never heard of him?  Well, let me assure you before you leave Belgium….you will have seen at least 1 MILLION of them in all the tourist shops around the city.

Wikipedia has a good write-up (including the various legends).

Finally, the nights in Brussels are very beautiful…..especially after a few pints.  The Grand Palace at night is something not to be missed, and of course….if you are tired, just grab yourself a Guinness and plop right down in your cardboard recliner. 

 

Finally, I have only one word for our little excursion to the Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert at approximately 4AM.

SILENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!