National Coffee Day
Today’s the Day. Go crazy! Have a cup of coffee!
– Jet Cannon
September 2023
Who Did What? When? Today?
Anyone still have their encyclopedias? Thankfully, Britannica offers daily online reminders of events on this day in history. For example, on this day in 1969, The Beatles released Abbey Road and The Brady Bunch premiered on ABC. Tell your friends.
- Jet Cannon
The Last Word
One of the drawbacks of being a Baby Boomer is that we are losing legends on a regular basis. Seattle bartender Murray Stenson was one of those legends. He recently passed away. Once named “Best Bartender in America”, Stenson was a bartender’s bartender. He mentored many while demonstrating what makes a great bartender. Besides serving a creating great cocktails, he remembered customers and details about their families and made people who sat at the bar feel important. He is known for re-introducing pre-Prohibition cocktails like The Last Word. Please raise The Last Word in his honor.
Ingredients
- 3/4 ounce gin
- 3/4 ounce green Chartreuse
- 3/4 ounce maraschino liqueur
- 3/4 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
- Garnish: brandied cherry (optional)
Steps
- Add the gin, green Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur and lime juice into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.
- Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
- Garnish with a brandied cherry
- Jet Cannon
Photo and Recipe: Liquor.com
The Man From U.N.C.L.E
Rest In Peace David McCallum. His acting and musical credits are impressive but we will always remember him as Illya Kuryakin whose cool demeanor, physical proficiency with any weapon, and passion for art, music and science – not to mention his wealth of blonde hair – made him an immediate favorite among female viewers, whose fan mail to the actor was the most ever received in the history of MGM, which produced the show.
– Jet Cannon
Ancient Reefer Madness
Did you think marijuana is a 1930’s (Reefer Madness movie) or a 1960’s discovery? Medical researcher, Phil Shain ([email protected]) , shared a post from the Biblical Archaeology Society revealing that evidence of marijuana was found at an ancient temple in Israel. “The Judahite Shrine of Tel Arad from 8th century B.C.E. has residue of cannabis and of frankincense. This is the first known evidence of hallucinogenic substance found in the Kingdom of Judah.”
– Jet Cannon
“If there’s a heaven for me, I’m sure it has a beach attached”
Our favorite skipper, Captain Tony, like many Jimmy Buffett fans, is continuing to mourn the passing of the legendary musician. So the Captain shared with us Jimmy’s recipe for a Margaritaville Signature Margarita.
1 oz. Margaritaville Tequila Gold
1/2 oz. Margaritaville Tequila Silver
1/2 oz. Triple sec
1/2 oz. Orange curacao
1/2 oz. Lime juice
2 lime wedges
1. Rim margarita glass with salt
2. Combine ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Squeeze lime on top, then drop wedges in
3. Cover, shake vigorously, and pour.
Put some Jimmy vinyl on the turntable, kick back, and enjoy!
– Jet Cannon
Photo: Allrecipes.com
Say Cheese!
September 18th is National Cheeseburger Day. On this national “holiday” please select only American cheese. No Swiss, no Irish cheddar, no French blue… Just American. Thank you.
- Jet Cannon
Photo: Vimeo
When You’re Blue, Get Green
“Medical Marijuana Patients See Improved Quality Of Life And Lower Pain, Anxiety And Depression After Three Months Of Use, Study Shows.”
Read all about it here in Marijuana Moment.
“Despite the broadly positive findings, authors acknowledged that at least some of the reported improvements could be the result of a placebo effect.” Ahhhh, who cares? If it works, it works!
Seniors, consult your doctor before doing…. well….just about anything.
– Jet Cannon
It’s Good Work, If You Can Get It
We store our coffee completely wrong but we’re not likely to change. The brew still tastes pretty darn good. Anyway, we read this bit in Real Simple. Good advice on coffee storage but how about Scott’s job?? “The best way to keep ground coffee or whole beans fresh is to store the coffee on a pantry shelf in an opaque, airtight container. It should be away from light, heat, and moisture, says Scott McMartin, who has tasted more than half a million cups of coffee as a member of the Starbucks Green Coffee Quality group.” Getting paid to drink coffee. What are the hours?
- Jet Cannon
It’s The Little Old Lady From Pasadena
Today, Sunday September 10th, is Grandparents Day. So why not celebrate with a Drunken Grandma!! Cocktail. Just add a bit of Grand Mariner to iced tea!
- Jet Cannon
Yo Ho Ho!
Costco Connection magazine suggested we try some aged rum. Typically aged for three to 12 years in oak barrels, rum becomes softer as it ages. It’s suggested that aged rum can replace bourbon and whiskey in many standard cocktails. Why would one do that? Because a 20 year old rum can be had for around $80 while a similarly-aged bourbon or scotch will run into the hundreds or even thousands. Not sure? Bars like Rumba in Seattle feature over 200 variations of rum. Try before you buy.
Yo Ho Ho.
– Jet Cannon
Loving The Past
How do Buzzed Boomers change a lightbulb?
They don’t. They just keep talking about how great the old one was?
Buffet’s Wealth Secrets
Warren Buffett? No. Jimmy. Rest In Peace, you “lazy” beach bum. While music critics were often unenthusiastic, Jimmy Buffett sold over 20 million albums, wrote three #1 best sellers, acted in Hawaii 5-0, led 40 concert tours and built a merchandise/hotel/restaurant empire. Guest members of the Coral Reefer Band included Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson, Sheryl Crow, and Roy Orbison. His activities amazed an estimated net worth of $1 billion. His secret? Buffet told the Arizona Republic, “You’ve got to get away from the whatever you do to make a living or other parts of your life that stress you out. I try to make it at least 50/50 fun to work, and so far it’s worked out.” One of the kindest and most generous people, Jimmy Buffett, perhaps the ultimate Buzzed Boomer, brought people together and made millions of people happy. You earned 100% fun in Margaritaville.
– Jet Cannon
Photo: jimmybuffett.com