Did that fucker leave the boardwalk? What an asshole.
Any Brosnan Bond but GoldenEye, when he and the writers still had a grasp of who Bond was.
I’m not sure, but any and every asshole who fucks around with nature:
a: deserves it
b: let’s not fuck with nature for your “instagram” bullshit
I feel like we’ve had this discussion before, but Goldeneye was a fantastic Bond film, with a terrible choice for Bond.
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I was out there last spring, and one of the springs that owed its supernatural blue hue to its purity had died because some fucker had contaminated it. When will people figure out that they are not special?
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I love, literally love, the constant “bison vs selfie” videos.
Or moose, or bear, or…
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No shit. Guess what, fucker, that bison doesn’t care what model iPhone you’re using.
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It was in Mammoth, which is where I used to work. There’s hot fucking water underneath the terraces, and the boardwalks themselves can get treacherous with ice and snow. I wouldn’t dare walk off the boardwalk there. Jesus Fucking Christ.
Plus, there are rangers all over Mammoth because that’s the headquarters, and also where the jail and federal magistrate are located.
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I love the bar tender at one of our favorite local watering holes. Unfortunately, I had to stop ordering Manhattans from her because she shakes them. It’s her default for some reason, so I embrace that and order Paper Planes instead (or any other cocktail that requires shaking).
Also, à propos of nothing, I’ve resolved to drink more Pegu Clubs in 2024.
Shaking is the default for a lot of bartenders who’ve only worked the quick and dirty type of establishments. And I get it, making a cocktail can be time consuming and when you’ve got a line at the bar you just want to get drinks out. And this bar is kind of one of those places, except they actually have a really extensive collection of high end spirits and sort of advertise themselves as a craft cocktail bar. So when he wasn’t busy and asked for honest feedback, I didn’t feel bad about giving it.
I found a high temperature probe when I was hiking at Mammoth one time. I picked it up and went about my way and used it for any number of things for the next 20 years. It was only years later that I thought to myself “I wonder what scalding sinkhole the person who was using the probe disappeared into”.
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We were watching The Thin Man for New Year’s Eve, and came across Nick Charles explaining to the bartender how to shake Manhattans and Martinis. I couldn’t find a film clip, but came across this description:
“The camera finds Nick Charles standing at the bar, giving the bartenders a lesson on shaking and uttering the now-famous line: “The important thing is the rhythm. Always have rhythm in your shaking. Now a Manhattan you shake to foxtrot time, a Bronx to two-step time, but a dry Martini you always shake to waltz time.””
I see what’s happened. Nick Charles came along at the end of prohibition and got everybody shaking manhattans and martinis, and now Hudson is having to go back and correct his efforts. Honestly, I’m thinking Hudson would do better if he told them to stir to a rhythm, but it’s probably not as satisfying as shaking to waltz time.
Happy New Year’s!
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We watched The Thin Man last night, too!
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I like Nick Charles. He’s a man who knows how to drink. But shaking your manhattan is like baking your brisket in the oven or pissing down your leg. Sure it feels warm to you, but to everyone else, it’s disgusting.
Were you hiding in the closet at Neil’s house again?
The Thin Man! I think we can all agree that Maureen O’Sullivan was a goddess.
That’s hilarious.
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There’s an entire cave and tunnel system underneath Mammoth that they don’t tell anyone about, because it’s full of deadly gas. In the early days of Fort Yellowstone, tourists would go down ladders into some of the caves. They would guess which ones were safe to go down by looking for dead birds and animals outside.
Long-time Park Service employees, and especially their kids who grew up in Mammoth, know all the secret entrances and where the safe and dangerous spots are.
There is also a boiling hot river, literally named the River Styx, that runs from Mammoth down to the cold Gardner River a couple miles away. The spot where they converge was known as Boiling River, and there are pools of varying temperature you could go back and forth between. It was the favorite winter skinny-dipping spot for park employees, but the river changed in the 2022 floods and it’s no longer useable.
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Inspired by y’all, we’re watching it for New Year’s Day. My wife has never seen it and it’s been ages since I have.
God, those two were incredible. Charm that just explodes through the screen. They’d have been superstars in any era of film.
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I have been trying to like Manhattans, because HH likes them and who doesn’t want to be like HH? The thing is, I like martinis. I like whiskey, and I like whisky. I like all kinds of whiskey, straight with an ice cube or two in summer because after all, we’re in Houston and a bit cooler in summer is justified, and just pretty much straight in winter. For the Manhattans I’ve been using Bulleit bourbon, which is a perfectly acceptable bourbon, especially for mixing, and bought a brand new bottle of well-rated sweet vermouth. I’ve followed a NYT recipe. I’ve stirred, not shaken. I’ve used little cherries that aren’t bright neon (even though I secretly like little cherries that are bright neon). I’ve even added a bit of lemon juice, which helped, but not enough. I’m at a loss. I still don’t like Manhattans.
There’s something called a perfect Manhattan, that mixes sweet and dry vermouth. I’ll try that, because I suspect it’s the sweetness that I dislike. Otherwise I’m at a loss.