Crooner Culture

As part of b5media’s music channel list project, our theme this time around is “Top 10 artists/bands to invite to the holiday office party” and of course, I’m going to list crooners! This has to be one of those “alive or dead” things for this category, but here we go:
10. Marilyn Monroe – Yes, she’s a female crooner, and oh man, you can’t help but imagine she’d be a blast at a holiday party, maybe even drinking a Royal Stretch. I have a feeling she’d likely be the one making photocopies of her butt on the xerox machine, but what …read more

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I really wish I could handle the flavor of Sambuca, but despite my Italian roots, I just can’t handle Anisette. I know, it’s strange, and likely what confirms to anyone suspicious that I’m not 100% Italian. But this drink seems pretty tasty, given the flavors involved: dry gin, anisette, lemon, sugar… Maybe the lemon would cut out the black licorice taste enough that I could tolerate this one, but it’s gonna be tough to try!
Either way, if you’re a fan of black licorice (anisette) and cool looking martinis, hit this one up!
Ingredients

1 oz. Tanqueray London Dry Gin
.25 oz. Romana …read more

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Thanks to TheBar.com for the recipe and image for this yummy looking Royal Stretch!
This would be something Marilyn Monroe would’ve definitely served at a party… it matches her dress in Gentleman Prefer Blondes! It’s light (thanks to the club soda, but not so light you don’t know you’re drinking), bubbly, and slightly fruity thanks to the cherry juice, grenadine, and the pineapple piece. Light, bubbly and fruity? Yep, sounds like Marilyn to me!
I can totally picture myself in that dress, dripping with diamonds, men in tuxedos surrounding me… who says you have to be blonde to appreciate that …read more

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I can see it now – my thinner, sexier, dangerous dame self – on a terra cotta patio overlooking a giant inground pool. I’m tanned and dewy, wearing a white slinky dress with my long, dark hair cascading over my shoulders. In my hand? The hottest new drink in Miami – The Yellow Tomato Martini. What’s better than a sexy martini when you’re schmoozing at an outdoor after-dinner party, in the middle of summer, listening to your favorite crooners melt your heart? (Okay, so this drink would be just as sexy in jeans and a cami with my hair up …read more

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