Welcome to the 3rd Edition of Gulf Watchers get-together; which I’ll call a Happy Hour –or several hours…
To start you off: a refreshing little drink from the South----
276 St. George (It’s a lie---seems to be from (South) Canada; but it DOES have Southern Comfort)
Ingredients
2 oz. Sweet and Sour Mix (more Sweet and Sour Mix drinks)
1 splash(es) Grenadine (more Grenadine drinks)
3/4 oz. Jim Beam Bourbon Whiskey(more Jim Beam Bourbon Whiskey drinks)
1/2 oz. Southern Comfort (moreSouthern Comfort drinks)
1/4 oz. Mandrin Liqueur (more Mandrin Liqueur drinks)
Instructions
Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Shoot it down
Now that you’re relaxed……
This is who we are------------
Oh, oh---just broke Rule #1 ---no photos or videos…Well, as Yas said a week or so ago---do as I say; not as I do----or something. Just be good!!! OK?
Now this photo HAS to be followed by the obligatory you know what………
WAIT, wait----don’t quit-----
This is a different version of “We Are Family”
Ok, let’s move on….
This is a Happy Hour…time to Take Five
Feel free to offer up all of your drink tips, songs, poetry, jokes, and perhaps any
Risqué items you might have…(Rubyr---no, no not THAT)………
After all we went thru Watching----remember, even Tony Hayward wants us to be like him:
“…wanting his life back” Gee, Tony; Julie London said it best: Cry me a River
Of course, he’s on his fucking Love Boat
while we’re here slaving away---waiting, waiting, waiting for the final answers
from our leaders
Who will eventually emerge as The Leader of the Pack
(Folks, this is a must see---a riot)
Humor aside, is there anyone who can guide us going forth from this debacle?
Thad Allen has left the podium just like Porky Pig
How about Carol Browner, director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy; who said:
“I think it’s also important to note that our scientists have done an initial assessment and more than three-quarters of the oil is gone, the vast majority of the oil is gone.” ?
Ah, maybe she doesn’t have any creds either….??
Of course, if Al Haig were here, all would be OK: at the podium
Oh, wait---I think AAL’s best friend—--Bob Dudley is in charge now…..
OK, OK---onto other more important stuff….
Bobby Jindal is still whining about BP disrupting his tryout for a presidential run by raining on his parade
You think when he talked about the muddy waters in the La. marshes, he was talking about THIS Muddy Waters ?????
All right; talking of oiled weeds and flowers:How come no one sends him any flowers anymore? Let Barbra & Neil say it—this is good, kinda warm and sexy
Pretty enticing, no? No?? Well, THIS is hot!!!! Live Aid—Tina & Mick
(BP oil never got that hot----I think I wet my pants watching that 25 years ago….)
After that, Southern boy Jimmy Buffett says let's have a Magarita:
1 1/2 oz 1800® Tequila
1/2 ozpremium triple sec (preferably Cointreau)
1 oz lime juice
Rum the rim of a cocktail glass with lime juice, and dip in salt. Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into the glass, and serve
One last goodie: It’s October; and with the GW theme of being involved in the environment & energy—a little history, “Jack” was burdened with a challenge:
Did you know that the jack-o’-lantern dates back to medieval Ireland? Its legend involves an Irishman named Jack who was too stingy to go to heaven and too mischievous to go to hell.
Jack had to wander Earth until Judgment Day with a lantern made from a hollowed-out turnip with a live coal inside. Children started making these lanterns on Halloween; in the New World, people switched from turnips to pumpkins.
Courtesy of the Old Farmer’s Almanac
Just to let you know, there IS a classier side to my music selections:
The elegant Edith Fiaf La Vin en Rose
Do not expect me to tell you what she is saying, however. I'll leave that to some of you from the French Quarter.
Whoops---before we start:
This Edition is dedicated to a couple of Gulf Watcher Kossacks (you know who you are),
who are working on GUS
Soon, no longer will Smoke Get(s) in Your Eyes
NOW,let’s rock & roll---kiddies………………………
Make sure you have a designated driver….