What does it say about me that my two most popular posts involve dog-fucking and kilt-junk? Whatever it says, I don’t think I mind so much.
April 29, 2009
Sidebar.
You know what’s been like totally fucking awesome these last 100 days? Watching the JOCODB and the Kansas Citian lose their fucking shit. Seriously, it’s been like Christmas and a blowjob all rolled up into a beatiful lanky, black, American-passport-carrying package.
April 26, 2009
The Rue Cambon.
Ladybird & I recently ordered samples of the Chanel Les Exclusifs line of perfumes and eagerly await their arrival. During one of our endless email chains, we wondered why we hadn’t come across a Coco Chanel-inspired cocktail. I’ve set out to correct this with a series of three cocktails. The Rue Cambon, the No. 5 & the (tentatively titled) Pour Monsieur. Here’s my first entry, the Rue Cambon. I’ve taken inspiration from both the perfume, 31 Rue Cambon, and the residence/workspace for which its named. At 31 Rue Cambon, Chanel maintained a boutique on the first floor, haute couture fitting rooms on the second, a residence on the third (notable for its lack of both kitchen and bedroom; she only entertained here, preferring to sleep and eat at the Ritz) and a workshop on the fourth. Her third floor apartment was known for its impeccable style and chinoiserie decor, which sent me down a Gaysian pathway ending at ginger and here you are:
Rue Cambon
- 1.5 oz Hendricks gin
- .5 oz St. Germain elderflower liqueur
- .5 oz Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur
- .5 oz lime juice
Shake with ice and strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lime twist or any edible flower.
This is really quite subtle and perfume-like which I enjoy. I experimented with various measurements and also with Yazi ginger vodka, and this is the recipe I enjoy the most, although I find substituting .5oz Yazi for .5oz of the Hendricks produces a “warmer” and spicier drink that is almost as equally enjoyable.
Stay tuned for the No. 5 & the Pour Monsieur.
A great lady has left us.
Bea Arthur has passed away at 86. She portrayed three of my favorite characters in all of television and film: Dorothy Zbornak, Maude Findlay & Vera Charles.
Her wit, comic timing and singular style will be missed.
April 12, 2009
This made me happy.
Looks like embeddings been turned off for all the good clips. Go here.
