Monthly Archive for September, 2010

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We’re going bananas in the lounge this week.  Sunshine and Pumpkin sit behind the bar, mix up a banana inspired cocktails followed by baked banana and plenty of innuendo to go along. It is International Banana Day afterall.  Our cocktail is sort of a tiki classic, Planet of the Apes, from Beachbum Berry’s huge collection he has gathered from around the country.  Get a copy of the Bums book REMIXED for a compilation of all his great mixology research.  To keep the mood we try baked bananas with several toppings including brown sugar, coconut and cinnamon.  Listen to the show for this simple and delicious recipe.  Full of banana liquor and banana fruit, Sunshine shares the history of the phallic fruit and surprises Pumpkin with the correct way to open the elongated yellow sweet.  We announce the winner of our latest CD giveaway, Dan takes home  a copy of the Martini Kings “Lost in Paradise” album and a new CD is up for grabs.  Stay tuned and maybe you can get a copy of the Exotics “Lost Album.”  So perhaps you get the mood we are in.  We didn’t forget all the naughty aspects of the wonderful fruit (actually an herb), so listen and enjoy the shenanigans.  Mix a drink at home, find a nice dark corner to relax in and let us do the rest.

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Our show this week is a testimonial to functioning inebriation.   Sunshine and Kalani both sip a little hard on the rum and juice before writing down their talking points for this weeks episode.   No matter.  Somehow we actually ended up making the longest podcast in our almost 6 year history.  Our cocktail is was cleverly named after Kalani, the Kalani Cooler.  Rum, coconut, pineapple, lime and such combine to create a simple but intoxicating little number that Kalani will not soon forget.  Our music this week is a bit Skip Heller and some Les Baxter thrown in for good measure.  Kalani and I dive into some deep political conversation including Bush era tax credits, Obamas energy policy and the positive effect the economy has had on the US birth rate…..going down!  And, as we mentioned last episode, our faithful listener from Germany, Stefan sends us some audio of the first Rum and Fun event in Hamburg.  From the sound of things this event was a smash and Stefan and company had PLENTY to drink.  Good times!