Comments on: Another Good Reason Why We Fight

By: mBasil

mBasil — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 02:32:00 +0000

Was it a real Martini? If so, good to find another person who enjoys a good Martini. When I used to bartend, I had one customer who would come in every so often and order and beer and a shot of rail gin. The first time he ordered that, I said to him, "Rail gin? Seriously?" He nodded and I said, "Well, if you're crazy enough to shoot rail gin, then so am I," and we both did a shot of it. It became a tradition.

On that same note, I have certain bartenders that I know and they will ask me at some point, "hey do want a shot?"

I'll say, "Sure."

"What do you want?"

"I don't care, just no Bailey's"

Of course, these smart alecks always respond with, "How about a shot of rail gin?"

"Okay."

"No, seriously, what do you want?"

"I just told you, rail gin."

"Seriously though."

"I'm being completely serious. Give me a shot of rail gin or I'm never tipping you again!" ;)

By: Talkin Horse

Talkin Horse — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 19:18:00 +0000

Anyone wanting a taste of the literary history of the Algonquin should check out the movie, "Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle". It's a dramatic re-creation of Dorothy Parker's life and the era of the Round Table.

By: PeteRFNY

PeteRFNY — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 12:44:00 +0000

Gee whizâ€¦martinis and music at the Agonquin. And to think MY night consisted of macaroni and cheese with fishsticks at the snack table.

Maybe itâ€™s time to start up the Round Table again. Sure, Dorothy Parker, Alexander Woollcott and George Kaufman are long gone, but with Tammy as a starting point, you canâ€™t go wrong.

I volunteer my services to fill in for the late Harpo Marx.

By: Russ

Russ — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 01:40:00 +0000

Tammy:
Just in case you happen to lose count of the martinis; if the left starts to make sense, you're one sip from passing out.
Dorothy Parker's wit was featured in a book that I read years ago. I think that the name of it was "Algonquin House". I don't remember the author's name. It was about several artists who lived there and they were some very unique characters. The book was a very entertaining read written by someone who knew these people very well.
If you like Dorothy Parker, I think that you'll like Ambrose Bierce as well. He was the master of the parallel sentence: "Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles." From "The Devil's Dictionary"

By: Talkin Horse

Talkin Horse — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 21:59:00 +0000

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I think it's neat that the Martini has become cool. I recall it was the generic upper-middle class drink of your parents' (or maybe grandparents') day. Later in life when I figured out what booze was, I realized the Martini packs a punch - 2 shots of gin plus some vermouth (in other words, more than a double). So two Martinis should be enough to alter Tammy's reality by a tad.

By: Ray Zacek

Ray Zacek — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 21:00:00 +0000

Three cheers for all beautiful, elegant women of Western Civilization, from Renaissance Italy to present day Manhattan.

By: The Ugly American

The Ugly American — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 20:09:00 +0000

There's nothing quite like Cole Porter and a good martini.

Why We Fight, indeed.

By: Lostridley

Lostridley — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 20:06:00 +0000

I listened to some of her clips on Amazon.com, quite a set of pipes she has. I may have to check out her show.

Tammy, please do a book signing or something next time you are in town!

By: The Ugly American

The Ugly American — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 20:02:00 +0000

"To all my friiiiiieeeends!"........*hic*

--Tammy "Bukowski" Bruce

By: aegil

aegil — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 19:37:00 +0000

Wow! With the way my love life has been going recently, maybe I ought to host a martini party soon! :-)

Thanks for the recipe.