Cocktail Curiosity

A little cream with that....

If you are like me, a night has not gone by where I wished I could combine my two favorite pastimes...drinking and eating those delicious Orange Creamsicles...

The time has come! Check out the new Hard Creamers. They offer Orange and Strawberry and will satisfy your sweet tooth and your buzz at the same time...

...you'll agree its deliciously creamy....

Don't 'Liquor' Lips

Another sip of alcohol fun from Prof. David J. Hanson, Ph.D.

This comical poster might very well do the opposite of its intended purpose - from the looks of some of these angry ladies, it just might drive a man to drink.

Toasting

Thanks to Prof. David J. Hanson, Ph.D. for sharing the history of the term toast:

"The word 'toast,' meaning a wish of good health, started in ancient Rome, where a piece of toasted bread was dropped into wine."

New Bar and Nightlife TV 24 hours a day

Into nightlife? Love the bars and clubs but you can't make it out every night due to the job...well no fear...

Check Out Tripsmarter.com's new Club Hour Channel

You can watch all the latest Club Hour videos on-line. You can send them to friends and even embed your favorites on your site...enjoy and keep checking back as we are in the process of updating all the new vids for 2007.

BonnaWHAT? BonnaWho? Bonnaroo!

For your weekend reading, check out all the info on Bonnaroo. The yearly festival is this weekend and if you were not able to make it out, you are missing one of the greatest music festivals on the planet.

The consolation prize is that Bonnaroo releases a lot of their live shows for download and on CD after the fact, so keep checking back on their site to get some great tracks! (My fav is the 2004 Dave Matthews and Friends)

Learn all about Bonnaroo Music Festival and start planning your trip for next year!

Fun Reading...Unless the Jokes on You...

  ...and if you own a bar or restaurant it just might be...

For those who have ever worked in the business, here is a book you will enjoy relating with and reading....and for those reading this that own restaurants and bars...its a book you cannot live without browsing through...do you know how smart your employees are?

How to Burn Down the House - The Infamous Waiter and Bartender's Scam Bible

(you can buy it used for under $6)

Some Vodka Facts:

Vodka accounts for more than one out of every four bottles of distilled spirits consumed in the U.S.

Because the end product is supposed to be without a distinctive taste, vodka can be made from a fermented mash of just about any carbohydrate-containing material.

Potatoes were traditionally used to make vodka in Russia and Poland, but most vodkas today use grain, usually corn.

The type of charcoal used in filtration and the water source become extremely important in vodka production

Thanks to 3DHospitality.com for the facts.

Unusually Pleaseant Surprise in Reality TV

Alright, I know this is about cocktails and nightlife and all things pop culture....BUT I am going to stretch a hair here and post a video from a fellow reality TV show. [Yes I consider Club Hour a reality show.]

We cover musicians and have had the opportunity to interview some great bands and some downright BAD bands. On those rare occasions that we go out to film yet another "cover band" and you find someone as special as Paul, it brings a nice warmth to the TV process.

Enjoy!

Opera Opens in Atlanta

I normally include some trivia or cocktail info here at The Curiosity...but today how about an update on one of the newest destinations in the Southeast for nightlife:

Club Hour and its nightlife team went to the Opera this past week. We dressed up and joined about 5000 others to celebrate the opening of Atlanta’s new Opera.

Excerpt from Tripsmarter.com Network Newsletter:

"No there was no fat lady singing, but rather a club full of partyers singing their praise on Atlanta’s newest nightlife attraction. Opera, formerly eleven50 in midtown, has gotten a 2.5 million dollar overhaul and is now nothing short of spectacular. From the floor to ceiling red velvet drapes in the VIP suites to the multiple tier bar levels overlooking the entire club to the outdoor patio with private cabanas, water features and spectacular lighting, Opera has not only re-defined what a club should elicit within one’s emotions but sets the bar incredibly high for the numerous bars in remodels and construction in the downtown area."

I have been promised a new website coming soon and I will pass it along as soon as i get it.

If you are anywhere in the Southeast, Opera is worth a weekend trip to Atlanta's midtown for some cocktails, music and sexy friends...

Grand Opening Hangover - 2 Days Off

Really there are no excuses to not taking 3 minutes and throwing down a fun fact about nightlife and cocktails...BUT the grand opening of Opera is definitely one of those excuses...

A new chapter of nightlife in ATL opened on Friday night and we were there and Club Hour enjoyed every second of it...maybe a few too many seconds of it...

Either way, please pardon the days off while we shake the cobwebs...I promise on Monday comments on the new Opera in Atlanta!