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At our house there were two phrases that my mother used numerous times every day, from the time I was a small boy right up until her dying day… These were: “Put your napkin on your lap!” and “Use a Coaster!” It was not uncommon for my mother to call out either one of these commands, even if she wasn’t actually in the same room that you were in… (I swear the woman could see through … [Read more...]

The 5 O'Clock Hour Collection   When is a monkey, not a monkey…Give up…??? When it’s a wind-up monkey bartender toy of course… My dad had a number these types of things sitting on his bar at home… And I remember that he and his friends, after a few cocktails of course, would always get such a kick out of them. In todays world of electronic everything, these uncomplicated … [Read more...]

Cocktail Art I thought I would share with you yet another example of “Cocktail Art” from that renowned sculptor Clayton Liotta… This is my personal favorite and is entitled: “Oops!” Cheers … [Read more...]

The Martini   My dads favorite cocktail was the Martini…Which he preferred with an olive as opposed to a twist… He liked nothing better then to mix himself up a nice cold one, raise his glass to the sky and toast to,…Well, to pretty much anything… So I thought that with tomorrow being July 4th, our nations birthday, what would be more fitting then to explore a truly American … [Read more...]