Loretta Mary Aiken (Jackie "Moms" Mabley) - March 19, 1894 - May 23, 1975)
A comedy pioneer credited with being the first female standup comedian. She was born in Brevard, North Carolina and was one of a family of 16 children. Her father owned and operated several successful businesses, while her mother kept house and took in boarders. While working as a volunteer fireman in 1909, her father died when a fire engine exploded. In 1910, after her mother took over their primary business, a general store, her mother was killed after being run over by a truck while returning home from church. By age 14, Loretta had been rapced twice (at age 11, by an elderly black man, and at age 13, by a white sheriff) and had two children who she was forced to give up for adoption. At the encouragement of her grandmother, Loretta ran away to Cleveland, Ohio, joining a traveling vaudeville-style minstrel show called Butterbeans and Susie, where she sang and entertained. She developed an onstage persona as an old woman with a frumpy housedress, funny hat, and toothless gums, years before she was old. It was an homage to her grandmother. In character, she was able to be edgy with her routine covering racism and sexual innuendo through double entendres without offending. Her "bit" was to pretend to be a dirty old lady, lusting after younger men. She came out as a lesbian at the age of twenty-seven, becoming one of the first openly gay comedians. During the 1920s and 1930s she appeared in androgynous clothing (as she did in the film version of The Emperor Jones with Paul Robeson) and recorded several of her early "lesbian stand-up" routines. It wasn't until the 1960s that Mabley was "discovered" by white audiences, even though she had been performing for several decades at that point. Loretta Aiken took her stage name, Jackie Mabley, from an early boyfriend, commenting to Ebony in a 1970s interview that he had taken so much from her, it was the least she could do to take his name. Later she became known as "Moms" because she was indeed a "Mom" to many other comedians on the circuit in the 1950s and 1960s. She is the subject of Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley, an HBO documentary film in 2013.
The Drink
Kir Royale 38
1 tsp cognac
1 tsp grand marnier
6-8oz champagne
1/2 orange slice for garnish
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 5
Comments: Ratings are a little fuzzy - girls have gotten pretty hilarious themselves.
From "Women in Comedy" themed meeting, hosted by Ball Buster
NYC chapter of Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails
Showing posts with label women in the arts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label women in the arts. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
March, 2017 - Fanny Brice - Whisky Sour
Fania Borache (October 29, 1891 - May 29, 1951)
Known professionally as Fanny Brice, Fania was born in New York City, the third child of a Hungarian Jewish woman and Alsatian immigrant. The Boraches were saloon owners. In 1908, Brice dropped out of school to work in a burlesque revue. Two years later she began her association with Florenz Ziegfeld, headlining his Ziegfeld Follies. Her hit songs included "My Man" and "Second Hand Rose." Her films include My Man (1928), Be Yourself! (1930) and Everybody Sing (1938) with Judy Garland. From the 1930s until her death in 1951, Fanny made a radio presence as a bratty toddler named Snooks, a role she premiered in a Follies skit co-written by playwright Moss Hart. Brice did not like to rehearse the roll ("I can't do a show until it's on the air, kid.") Thirteen years after her death, she was portrayed on the Broadway stage by Barbra Streisand in the musical Funny Girl and its 1968 film adaptation. Brice married a barber, Frank White, whom she met in 1910 when she was touring. The marriage lasted three years until she brought suit for divorce. Her second husband was professional gambler Julius W. "Nicky" Arnstein. Prior to their marriage, Arnstein served fourteen months in Sing Sing for wiretapping. Brice visited him in prison every week. In 1918 they were married after living together for six years. In 1924, Arnstein was charged in a Wall Street bond theft. Brice insisted on his innocence and funded his legal defense at great expense. Arnstein was convicted and sentenced to the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, where he served three years. Reluctantly, Brice divorced him on September 17, 1927, soon after his release, and Arnstein disappeared from Brice's life and that of their two children. Brice married songwriter and stage producer Billy Rose in 1929 and appeared in his revue Crazy Quilt, among others. Brice sued Rose for divorce in 1938.
The Drink
Whisky Sour
2 oz bourbon whisky
2 tsp sugar (or honey for one lady)
1 tbsp lemon juice
maraschino cherry and orange slice for garnish
Drinkability: 2.5
Drunkability: 5
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 5
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments:
From "Women in Comedy" themed meeting, hosted by Ball Buster.
Known professionally as Fanny Brice, Fania was born in New York City, the third child of a Hungarian Jewish woman and Alsatian immigrant. The Boraches were saloon owners. In 1908, Brice dropped out of school to work in a burlesque revue. Two years later she began her association with Florenz Ziegfeld, headlining his Ziegfeld Follies. Her hit songs included "My Man" and "Second Hand Rose." Her films include My Man (1928), Be Yourself! (1930) and Everybody Sing (1938) with Judy Garland. From the 1930s until her death in 1951, Fanny made a radio presence as a bratty toddler named Snooks, a role she premiered in a Follies skit co-written by playwright Moss Hart. Brice did not like to rehearse the roll ("I can't do a show until it's on the air, kid.") Thirteen years after her death, she was portrayed on the Broadway stage by Barbra Streisand in the musical Funny Girl and its 1968 film adaptation. Brice married a barber, Frank White, whom she met in 1910 when she was touring. The marriage lasted three years until she brought suit for divorce. Her second husband was professional gambler Julius W. "Nicky" Arnstein. Prior to their marriage, Arnstein served fourteen months in Sing Sing for wiretapping. Brice visited him in prison every week. In 1918 they were married after living together for six years. In 1924, Arnstein was charged in a Wall Street bond theft. Brice insisted on his innocence and funded his legal defense at great expense. Arnstein was convicted and sentenced to the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, where he served three years. Reluctantly, Brice divorced him on September 17, 1927, soon after his release, and Arnstein disappeared from Brice's life and that of their two children. Brice married songwriter and stage producer Billy Rose in 1929 and appeared in his revue Crazy Quilt, among others. Brice sued Rose for divorce in 1938.
The Drink
Whisky Sour
2 oz bourbon whisky
2 tsp sugar (or honey for one lady)
1 tbsp lemon juice
maraschino cherry and orange slice for garnish
Drinkability: 2.5
Drunkability: 5
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 5
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments:
From "Women in Comedy" themed meeting, hosted by Ball Buster.
March, 2017 - Carol Burnett - Watermelon Champagne
Carol Burnett (April 26, 1933 - )
An American actress, comedienne, singer and writer, whose career spans six decades of television. She is best known for her long-running TV variety show, The Carol Burnett Show, originally aired on CBS. She has achieved success on stage, television, and film in varying genres including dramatic and comedy roles. Born in San Antonio, Texas, Burnett moved with her grandmother to Hollywood, where she attended Hollywood High School and eventually studied theater and musical comedy at UCLA. Later she performed in nightclubs in New York City and had a breakout success on Broadway in 1959 in Once Upon a Mattress, for which she received a Tony Award nomination. She soon made her television debut, regularly appearing on The Garry Moore Show for the next three years, and won her first Emmy Award in 1962. In 1963, she was the star of the Dallas State Fair Musicals presentation of "Calamity Jane." Burnett moved to Los Angeles, California, and began an 11-year run as star of The Carol Burnett Show on CBS television from 1967 to 1978. With its vaudeville roots, The Carol Burnett Show was a variety show that combined comedy sketches with song and dance. The comedy sketches included film parodies and character pieces. Burnett created many memorable characters during the show's run, and both she and the show won numerous Emmy and Golden Globe Awards.
The Drink
Watermelon Champagne
3 cubs cubed, seeded watermelon
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 bottle champagne
(makes 8)
Drinkability: 5
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 5
Comments:
From "Women of Comedy" themed meeting, hosted by Ball Buster.
An American actress, comedienne, singer and writer, whose career spans six decades of television. She is best known for her long-running TV variety show, The Carol Burnett Show, originally aired on CBS. She has achieved success on stage, television, and film in varying genres including dramatic and comedy roles. Born in San Antonio, Texas, Burnett moved with her grandmother to Hollywood, where she attended Hollywood High School and eventually studied theater and musical comedy at UCLA. Later she performed in nightclubs in New York City and had a breakout success on Broadway in 1959 in Once Upon a Mattress, for which she received a Tony Award nomination. She soon made her television debut, regularly appearing on The Garry Moore Show for the next three years, and won her first Emmy Award in 1962. In 1963, she was the star of the Dallas State Fair Musicals presentation of "Calamity Jane." Burnett moved to Los Angeles, California, and began an 11-year run as star of The Carol Burnett Show on CBS television from 1967 to 1978. With its vaudeville roots, The Carol Burnett Show was a variety show that combined comedy sketches with song and dance. The comedy sketches included film parodies and character pieces. Burnett created many memorable characters during the show's run, and both she and the show won numerous Emmy and Golden Globe Awards.
The Drink
Watermelon Champagne
3 cubs cubed, seeded watermelon
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 bottle champagne
(makes 8)
Drinkability: 5
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 5
Comments:
From "Women of Comedy" themed meeting, hosted by Ball Buster.
March, 2017 - Gracie Allen - The Old Cuban
Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie "Gracie" Allen (July 26, 1895 - August 27, 1964) was born in San Francisco to Irish Catholics. She began performing Irish folk dances with her three sisters, who were billed as "The Four Colleens". In 1909, Allen joined her sister, Bessie, as a vaudeville performer. At a performance in 1922, Allen met George Burns and the two formed a comedy act. They were married on January 7, 1926, in Cleveland, Ohio. They toured the country, eventually headlining in major vaudeville houses. Many of their famous routines were preserved in one-and two-reel short films, including Lambchops (1929). In the early 1930s, they started a radio show. Burns and Allen frequently used running gags as publicity stunts. During 1932-33, they pulled off one of the most successful in the business: a year-long search for Allen's supposedly missing brother. They would make unannounced cameo appearances on other shows, asking if anyone had seen Allen's brother. Gracie Allen's real-life brother was apparently the only person who did not find the gag funny, and he eventually asked them to stop. In 1940, the team launched a similar stunt when Allen announced she was running for President of the United States on the Surprise Party ticket. Burns and Allen did a cross-country whistlestop campaign tour on a private train, performing their live radio show in different cities. In one of her campaign speeches, Gracie said, "Everybody knows a woman is better than a man when it comes to introducing bills into the house." The Surprise Party mascot was the kangaroo; the motto was "It's in the bag." As a child, Allen had been scalded badly on one arm, and she was extremely sensitive about the scarring. Throughout her life, she wore either full or three-quarter length sleeves to hide the scars.
The Drink:
The Old Cuban
6 mint leaves, plus tip for garlish
3/4 oz lime juice
1 oz simple syrup
1.5 oz amber rum
2 oz champagne
1-2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 lime slice
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 5+
Comments:
From "Ladies of Comedy" themed meeting, hosted by Ball Buster.
The Drink:
The Old Cuban
6 mint leaves, plus tip for garlish
3/4 oz lime juice
1 oz simple syrup
1.5 oz amber rum
2 oz champagne
1-2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 lime slice
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 5+
Comments:
From "Ladies of Comedy" themed meeting, hosted by Ball Buster.
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
March, 2016 - Sage Cowles - Income Tax
Sage Cowles
Former LPGA Tour Member Janie Blaylock, softball legend Joan Joyce and tennis icon Billie Jean King, founded the International Women's Professional Softball Association in 1976. The fledgling association survived four seasons before lack of funds, high travel costs and inadequate facilities ultimately led to its demise. In 1982, the NCAA began to sanction the Women's College World Series, a move that led to increased participation and exposure for the sport. Along with her collegiate head coach John Horan, former Utah State University player Sage Cowles, owner of the Cowles Media Company, who agreed to provide financial backing for the endeavor. Eight years of successful research and planning finally culminated in May 1997, with the Cowles family and title sponsor AT&T Wireless Services launching Women's Pro Fastpitch. ESPN2 televised over 30 games from 1999 to 2001. The broadcasts consistently out-rated those of Major League Soccer and the National Hockey League. On Nov 21, 2002, WPSL announced a rebranding strategy and officially name changed to National Pro Fastpitch. The 2004 season was distinguished by 178 league-wide games, 96 of the best female softball players in the country, the continued support of Major League Baseball, NPF playoffs, and the inaugural NPF Championship with the NY/NJ Juggernaut capturing the Championship Cowles Cup with a victory over the New England Riptide, fourth place finisher in the regular season.
Sage Cowles passed away in 2013 at the age of 88. In her life she was "mother, wife, grandmother, friend. Philanthropist, fundraiser, benefactor. Networker, cajoler. Feminist, political activist, educator. Softball and fitness enthusiast. Artist: choreographer, performer, dancer", according to a profile written for the Walker Arts Center in Minnesota. In addition to the Cowles Cup in softball, Sage helped make the Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts a reality, giving Minnesota its long-awaited flagship for dance; and helped establish the Sage Cowles Land Grant Chair in Dance at the University of Minnesota, which brings in visiting artists. In 2005, the Sage Awards for Dance were created to honor her profound contributions. Outside of the arts, Sage served on the board of Planned Parenthood. She and her husband were fellows at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs , where she taught the other fellows to engage with their bodies during movement workshops and wrote a paper calling for a more holistic educational model as the body isn't "a second-class citizen, separate from the mind."
The Drink:
Income Tax
1 1/2 oz gin
3/4 oz dry vermouth
3/4 oz sweet vermouth
3/4 oz orange juice
2 dashes Angostura
Drinkability: 2
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity:4
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 1
Comments: it was very diverse, but not a good tasting blend of flavors.
From FR's "Women in Sports with Awards Named After Them" themed meeting.
Former LPGA Tour Member Janie Blaylock, softball legend Joan Joyce and tennis icon Billie Jean King, founded the International Women's Professional Softball Association in 1976. The fledgling association survived four seasons before lack of funds, high travel costs and inadequate facilities ultimately led to its demise. In 1982, the NCAA began to sanction the Women's College World Series, a move that led to increased participation and exposure for the sport. Along with her collegiate head coach John Horan, former Utah State University player Sage Cowles, owner of the Cowles Media Company, who agreed to provide financial backing for the endeavor. Eight years of successful research and planning finally culminated in May 1997, with the Cowles family and title sponsor AT&T Wireless Services launching Women's Pro Fastpitch. ESPN2 televised over 30 games from 1999 to 2001. The broadcasts consistently out-rated those of Major League Soccer and the National Hockey League. On Nov 21, 2002, WPSL announced a rebranding strategy and officially name changed to National Pro Fastpitch. The 2004 season was distinguished by 178 league-wide games, 96 of the best female softball players in the country, the continued support of Major League Baseball, NPF playoffs, and the inaugural NPF Championship with the NY/NJ Juggernaut capturing the Championship Cowles Cup with a victory over the New England Riptide, fourth place finisher in the regular season.
Sage Cowles passed away in 2013 at the age of 88. In her life she was "mother, wife, grandmother, friend. Philanthropist, fundraiser, benefactor. Networker, cajoler. Feminist, political activist, educator. Softball and fitness enthusiast. Artist: choreographer, performer, dancer", according to a profile written for the Walker Arts Center in Minnesota. In addition to the Cowles Cup in softball, Sage helped make the Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts a reality, giving Minnesota its long-awaited flagship for dance; and helped establish the Sage Cowles Land Grant Chair in Dance at the University of Minnesota, which brings in visiting artists. In 2005, the Sage Awards for Dance were created to honor her profound contributions. Outside of the arts, Sage served on the board of Planned Parenthood. She and her husband were fellows at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs , where she taught the other fellows to engage with their bodies during movement workshops and wrote a paper calling for a more holistic educational model as the body isn't "a second-class citizen, separate from the mind."
The Drink:
Income Tax
1 1/2 oz gin
3/4 oz dry vermouth
3/4 oz sweet vermouth
3/4 oz orange juice
2 dashes Angostura
Drinkability: 2
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity:4
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 1
Comments: it was very diverse, but not a good tasting blend of flavors.
From FR's "Women in Sports with Awards Named After Them" themed meeting.
Saturday, February 20, 2016
November, 2015 - Lady Stahope - Mexico Martini
Lady Stanhope
Charming and witty, Lady Stanhope was an admired socialite in English high society. But after a string of messy romances, she left England forever at the age of 33, and went on to become the first Biblical archaeologist. She journeyed to Greece, Turkey, France, and Germany.
En route to Egypt, Stanhope discarded her feminine and European attire for menswear of most common in Tunisia, a look that would prove her signature the rest of her days. She traversed through Israel, Lebanon, and Syria. Later, she'd tell tales of how she so impressed the Bedouin tribes that they named her Queen of the Desert, successor to Zenobia. But her greatest success came in 1815, when she convinced Ottoman authorities to allow her to excavate the ruins of Ashkelon. Stanhope went looking for gold, but instead found a seven-foot headless marble statue. Her reputation as an archaeologist takes a hit here, as she ordered the artifact smashed to bits.
The Drink
Mexico Martini
1 1/2 oz tequila
1 spt extra dry vermouth
2-3 drops vanilla extract
Drinkability: 2
Drunkability: 5
Taxic Diversity: 4
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 2
Comments: "Very strange - vanilla, water, vermouth, frosting - it smells sweet but isn't"
From Women Who Traveled, hosted by Bandit Queen
Charming and witty, Lady Stanhope was an admired socialite in English high society. But after a string of messy romances, she left England forever at the age of 33, and went on to become the first Biblical archaeologist. She journeyed to Greece, Turkey, France, and Germany.
En route to Egypt, Stanhope discarded her feminine and European attire for menswear of most common in Tunisia, a look that would prove her signature the rest of her days. She traversed through Israel, Lebanon, and Syria. Later, she'd tell tales of how she so impressed the Bedouin tribes that they named her Queen of the Desert, successor to Zenobia. But her greatest success came in 1815, when she convinced Ottoman authorities to allow her to excavate the ruins of Ashkelon. Stanhope went looking for gold, but instead found a seven-foot headless marble statue. Her reputation as an archaeologist takes a hit here, as she ordered the artifact smashed to bits.
The Drink
Mexico Martini
1 1/2 oz tequila
1 spt extra dry vermouth
2-3 drops vanilla extract
Drinkability: 2
Drunkability: 5
Taxic Diversity: 4
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 2
Comments: "Very strange - vanilla, water, vermouth, frosting - it smells sweet but isn't"
From Women Who Traveled, hosted by Bandit Queen
November, 2015 - Nelly Bly - Aviation
Nelly Bly
American journalist Nellie Bly (a.ka. Elizabeth Jane Cochrane) is best known for her world-changing expose' for which she went undercover to reveal the abuse going on at Women's Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island. But on November 14, 1889, Bly took on a new challenge for Joseph Pulitzer's paper, the New York World.
Inspired by Jules Verne's novel Around the World in 80 Days, Bly set out to beat the fictional globetrotting record. Traveling in ships, trains, and rickshaws, on horseback and on mules, Bly made her way from England to France, Singapore to Japan, and California back to the East Coast. And she did all this in 72 days. Well, 72 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes and 14 seconds to be precise. Naturally, Bly's bold endeavor made for a series of thrilling new stories, as well as a memoir - Around the World in Seventy-Two Days.
The Drink
Aviation
4.5 cl gin
1.5 cl lemon juice
1.5 cl maraschino liquer
1/4 oz creme de violette
Drinkability: 3
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: **
Comments: ** we have had this at a few parties before, and it's a favorite of BallBuster and Alabazam
From Women Who Traveled, hosted by Bandit Queen
American journalist Nellie Bly (a.ka. Elizabeth Jane Cochrane) is best known for her world-changing expose' for which she went undercover to reveal the abuse going on at Women's Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island. But on November 14, 1889, Bly took on a new challenge for Joseph Pulitzer's paper, the New York World.
Inspired by Jules Verne's novel Around the World in 80 Days, Bly set out to beat the fictional globetrotting record. Traveling in ships, trains, and rickshaws, on horseback and on mules, Bly made her way from England to France, Singapore to Japan, and California back to the East Coast. And she did all this in 72 days. Well, 72 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes and 14 seconds to be precise. Naturally, Bly's bold endeavor made for a series of thrilling new stories, as well as a memoir - Around the World in Seventy-Two Days.
The Drink
Aviation
4.5 cl gin
1.5 cl lemon juice
1.5 cl maraschino liquer
1/4 oz creme de violette
Drinkability: 3
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: **
Comments: ** we have had this at a few parties before, and it's a favorite of BallBuster and Alabazam
From Women Who Traveled, hosted by Bandit Queen
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
June, 2015 - Idina Menzel -The Original Trader Vic's Mai Tai
Idina Menzel
Idina Kim Menzel (born Idina Kim Mentzel May 30, 1971 in Syosset, Long Island) is an American actress and singer. She rose to prominence when she originated the role of Maureen Johnson in the Broadway musical Rent, a role which she reprised for the 2005 feature film adaptation of the musical. She received a Tony Award nomination in 1996 for her performance in Rent. In 2004, she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for originating the role of Elphaba in the Broadway musical Wicked. Menzel made her return to Broadway in the 2014 original musical If/Then, which earned her a nomination for the 2014 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She was then honored with the Breakthrough Artist award at the 2014 Billboard Women in Music awards ceremony.
Menzel is also known for her recurring role of Shelby Corcoran on the Fox musical comedydrama TV series Glee. This role led to a revival in Menzel's career as her name gained more recognition, leading to a two-year tour and more acting roles. These included the 2007 Disney film Enchanted which she played the role of Nancy and as the voice of Queen Elsa in Frozen. Menzel performed at the 1998 Lilith Fair summer concert festival and continues to write and perform original music. Holiday Wishes (2014), her first album in six years, reached number 6 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Menzel is the only competitive Tony Award-winning actress to ever reach the top 10. Holiday Wishes also marked the first that a woman had three different albums (the cast recording to Frozen and If/Then) peak within the top 20 within 10 months of the release date.
She grew up in Syosset, the daughter of Helene, a therapist, and Stuart Mentzel, a pajama salesman. Menzel's family is Jewish, and her grandparents emigrated from Russia and elsewhere in Eastern Europe. When Menzel was 15 years old, her parents divorced and she began working as a wedding and bar mitzvah singer, a job which she continued throughout her time at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Menzel, however, did not celebrate a bat mitzvah after she quit Hebrew school.
In 2010, Menzel founded the A Broader Way Foundation with then-husband Taye Diggs as a means of supporting young people in the arts. In Summer 2011, Camp Broader Way welcomed young girls from under-served metro New York communities to a 10-day performing arts camp, run by Menzel and a team of acclaimed professional Broadway artists including Taye Diggs. During this camp the girls collaborated with Broadway artists to write an original musical that was performed at a theatre in New York. Menzel has long-championed LGBT rights by partnering with organizations like The Trevor Project, the Give A Damn Campaign, and the NOH8 Campaign, posing for one of their trademark duct-taped silence photos.
The Drink:
The Original Trader Vic's Mai Tai
2 oz rum
2 tablespoons lime juice
½ oz orange curacao
¼ oz simple syrup
½ oz orgeat syrup
Shake vigorously. Add a sprig of fresh mint
and spent lime shell for garnish
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 3
Accessibility: 1.5
Taxic Diversity: 4
Priority for Conservation: 5*
Comments: FR couldn't find orgeat so she substituted sugar free almond syrup, this was not a good substitution. PoC * = AZ as outlier, finding it undrinkable with the sugar-free syrup - better to omit
From "Women From Long Island" hosted by Fluffy Ruffle
Idina Kim Menzel (born Idina Kim Mentzel May 30, 1971 in Syosset, Long Island) is an American actress and singer. She rose to prominence when she originated the role of Maureen Johnson in the Broadway musical Rent, a role which she reprised for the 2005 feature film adaptation of the musical. She received a Tony Award nomination in 1996 for her performance in Rent. In 2004, she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for originating the role of Elphaba in the Broadway musical Wicked. Menzel made her return to Broadway in the 2014 original musical If/Then, which earned her a nomination for the 2014 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She was then honored with the Breakthrough Artist award at the 2014 Billboard Women in Music awards ceremony.
Menzel is also known for her recurring role of Shelby Corcoran on the Fox musical comedydrama TV series Glee. This role led to a revival in Menzel's career as her name gained more recognition, leading to a two-year tour and more acting roles. These included the 2007 Disney film Enchanted which she played the role of Nancy and as the voice of Queen Elsa in Frozen. Menzel performed at the 1998 Lilith Fair summer concert festival and continues to write and perform original music. Holiday Wishes (2014), her first album in six years, reached number 6 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Menzel is the only competitive Tony Award-winning actress to ever reach the top 10. Holiday Wishes also marked the first that a woman had three different albums (the cast recording to Frozen and If/Then) peak within the top 20 within 10 months of the release date.
She grew up in Syosset, the daughter of Helene, a therapist, and Stuart Mentzel, a pajama salesman. Menzel's family is Jewish, and her grandparents emigrated from Russia and elsewhere in Eastern Europe. When Menzel was 15 years old, her parents divorced and she began working as a wedding and bar mitzvah singer, a job which she continued throughout her time at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Menzel, however, did not celebrate a bat mitzvah after she quit Hebrew school.
In 2010, Menzel founded the A Broader Way Foundation with then-husband Taye Diggs as a means of supporting young people in the arts. In Summer 2011, Camp Broader Way welcomed young girls from under-served metro New York communities to a 10-day performing arts camp, run by Menzel and a team of acclaimed professional Broadway artists including Taye Diggs. During this camp the girls collaborated with Broadway artists to write an original musical that was performed at a theatre in New York. Menzel has long-championed LGBT rights by partnering with organizations like The Trevor Project, the Give A Damn Campaign, and the NOH8 Campaign, posing for one of their trademark duct-taped silence photos.
The Drink:
The Original Trader Vic's Mai Tai
2 oz rum
2 tablespoons lime juice
½ oz orange curacao
¼ oz simple syrup
½ oz orgeat syrup
Shake vigorously. Add a sprig of fresh mint
and spent lime shell for garnish
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 3
Accessibility: 1.5
Taxic Diversity: 4
Priority for Conservation: 5*
Comments: FR couldn't find orgeat so she substituted sugar free almond syrup, this was not a good substitution. PoC * = AZ as outlier, finding it undrinkable with the sugar-free syrup - better to omit
From "Women From Long Island" hosted by Fluffy Ruffle
June, 2015 - Pat Benatar - Long Island Iced Tea
Pat Benatar
Patricia Mae Andrzejewski (born January 10, 1953 in Greenpoint but then the family moved to Lindenhurst, Long Island), known professionally as Pat Benatar, is an American singersongwriter
and four-time Grammy Award winner. She has had considerable commercial success, particularly in the United States and Canada. During the 1980s, Benatar had two Multi-Platinum albums, five Platinum albums, three Gold albums, and 15 Top 40 singles, including the Top 10 hits, "Hit Me with Your Best Shot", "Love Is a Battlefield", "We Belong" and "Invincible". Other popular singles include "Heartbreaker", "Treat Me Right", "Fire and Ice", "Promises in the Dark", "Shadows of the Night", and "All Fired Up". Benatar was the first female artist to be played on MTV; the video for "You Better Run“ came on right after “Video Killed the Radio Star”. The Benatar video was specifically chosen by MTV to echo the message to the radio industry contained in "Video Killed the Radio Star", that things were going to change.
Training as a coloratura with plans to attend the Juilliard School, Benatar surprised family, friends and teachers by deciding a classical career was not for her and pursued health education at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. At 19, after one year at Stony Brook, she dropped out to marry her first husband, high school sweetheart Dennis Benatar, an army draftee; Pat worked as a bank teller near Richmond, Virginia.
In 1973, Benatar quit her job as a bank teller to pursue a singing career after being inspired by a Liza Minnelli concert she saw in Richmond. She got a job as a singing waitress at a flapperesque nightclub named The Roaring Twenties and got a gig singing in lounge band Coxon's Army, a regular at Sam Miller's basement club. Her big break came in 1975 at an amateur night at the comedy club Catch a Rising Star in New York. Her rendition of Judy Garland's "Rock-aBye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody" earned her a call back by club owner Rick Newman, who would become her manager. Catch a Rising Star was not the only break Benatar got in 1975. She landed the part of Zephyr in Harry Chapin's futuristic rock musical, The Zinger. The production, which debuted on March 19, 1976, at the Performing Arts Foundation's (PAF) Playhouse in Huntington Station, Long Island, ran for a month and also featured Beverly D'Angelo and Christine Lahti.
In June 2010, Benatar's memoir, Between a Heart and a Rock Place was released. It touches on her battles with her record company Chrysalis, the difficulties her career caused in her personal life, and feminism. In the memoir, she is quoted as saying, "For every day since I was old enough to think, I've considered myself a feminist … It's empowering to watch and to know that, perhaps in some way, I made the hard path [women] have to walk just a little bit easier."The book went on to become a New York Times Bestseller.
The Drink
Long Island Iced Tea
1 oz vodka
1 oz gin
1 oz rum
1 oz tequila
½ oz triple sec
2 tablespoons lemon juice
½ cup cola
Shake the liquors and lemon juice with ice, pour into a glass and top with the cola.
Drinkability: 3
Drunkability: 4.5
Taxic Diversity: 1.5
Accessibility: 3.5
Priority for Conservation: 3
Comments:
From "Women of Long Island" hosted by Fluffy Ruffle
Patricia Mae Andrzejewski (born January 10, 1953 in Greenpoint but then the family moved to Lindenhurst, Long Island), known professionally as Pat Benatar, is an American singersongwriter
and four-time Grammy Award winner. She has had considerable commercial success, particularly in the United States and Canada. During the 1980s, Benatar had two Multi-Platinum albums, five Platinum albums, three Gold albums, and 15 Top 40 singles, including the Top 10 hits, "Hit Me with Your Best Shot", "Love Is a Battlefield", "We Belong" and "Invincible". Other popular singles include "Heartbreaker", "Treat Me Right", "Fire and Ice", "Promises in the Dark", "Shadows of the Night", and "All Fired Up". Benatar was the first female artist to be played on MTV; the video for "You Better Run“ came on right after “Video Killed the Radio Star”. The Benatar video was specifically chosen by MTV to echo the message to the radio industry contained in "Video Killed the Radio Star", that things were going to change.
Training as a coloratura with plans to attend the Juilliard School, Benatar surprised family, friends and teachers by deciding a classical career was not for her and pursued health education at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. At 19, after one year at Stony Brook, she dropped out to marry her first husband, high school sweetheart Dennis Benatar, an army draftee; Pat worked as a bank teller near Richmond, Virginia.
In 1973, Benatar quit her job as a bank teller to pursue a singing career after being inspired by a Liza Minnelli concert she saw in Richmond. She got a job as a singing waitress at a flapperesque nightclub named The Roaring Twenties and got a gig singing in lounge band Coxon's Army, a regular at Sam Miller's basement club. Her big break came in 1975 at an amateur night at the comedy club Catch a Rising Star in New York. Her rendition of Judy Garland's "Rock-aBye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody" earned her a call back by club owner Rick Newman, who would become her manager. Catch a Rising Star was not the only break Benatar got in 1975. She landed the part of Zephyr in Harry Chapin's futuristic rock musical, The Zinger. The production, which debuted on March 19, 1976, at the Performing Arts Foundation's (PAF) Playhouse in Huntington Station, Long Island, ran for a month and also featured Beverly D'Angelo and Christine Lahti.
In June 2010, Benatar's memoir, Between a Heart and a Rock Place was released. It touches on her battles with her record company Chrysalis, the difficulties her career caused in her personal life, and feminism. In the memoir, she is quoted as saying, "For every day since I was old enough to think, I've considered myself a feminist … It's empowering to watch and to know that, perhaps in some way, I made the hard path [women] have to walk just a little bit easier."The book went on to become a New York Times Bestseller.
The Drink
Long Island Iced Tea
1 oz vodka
1 oz gin
1 oz rum
1 oz tequila
½ oz triple sec
2 tablespoons lemon juice
½ cup cola
Shake the liquors and lemon juice with ice, pour into a glass and top with the cola.
Drinkability: 3
Drunkability: 4.5
Taxic Diversity: 1.5
Accessibility: 3.5
Priority for Conservation: 3
Comments:
From "Women of Long Island" hosted by Fluffy Ruffle
June, 2015 - Patti LuPone - Raspberry-Rum Lemonade Punch
Patti LuPone
Patti Ann LuPone (born April 21, 1949 in Northport, Long Island) is an American actress and singer, best known for her work in stage musicals. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner and a two-time Tony Award winner. She is also a 2006 American Theater Hall of Fame inductee. LuPone was part of the first graduating class of Juilliard's Drama Division (1968–1972: Group 1), which also included actors Kevin Kline and David Ogden Stiers. She graduated from Juilliard in 1972 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. LuPone made her Broadway debut in Three Sisters in 1973. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Eva Perón in the 1979 original Broadway production of Evita. She played Fantine in the original London cast of Les Misérables and Moll in The Cradle Will Rock, winning the 1985 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for
her work in both.
Other stage musical performances include her Tony nominated role as Reno Sweeney in the 1987 revival of Anything Goes, her Olivier nominated role as Norma Desmond in the 1993 original production of Sunset Boulevard in London, her Tony nominated role as Mrs. Lovett in the 2005
production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, her Tony Award winning role as Mama Rose in the 2007 revival of Gypsy, and her Tony nominated role as Lucia in the 2010 original production of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.
LuPone opposes recording, photographs, and other electronic distractions in live theatre. "Where's the elegance?" she asked in a blog post on her official site. "I mean, I'm glad they show up because God knows it's a dying art form and I guess I'm glad they're all comfortable, sleeping, eating and drinking, things they should be doing at home and in a restaurant. But it's just not done in the theatre or shouldn't be." LuPone has been the subject of some controversy due to the bluntness of her
statements regarding this matter.
A related incident occurred at the second to last performance of Gypsy on January 10, 2009. LuPone, irritated by flash photography, stopped in the middle of "Rose's Turn" and loudly demanded that the interloper be removed from the theatre. After he was removed, LuPone restarted her number. The audience applauded her stance.
The Drink:
Raspberry-Rum Lemonade Punch
Muddle the zest of 4 lemons (in wide strips) with 1 pint raspberries and ½ cup sugar. Transfer to a punch bowl and add 2 cups lemon juice, 1 ½ cups dark rum, 1 cup raspberries and some lemon slices. Add 2 cups sparkling wine. Serve over ice.
Drinkability: 2
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 4
Accessibility: 2
Priority of Conservation: 2
Comments:
From "Women of Long Island" by Fluffy Ruffle
Patti Ann LuPone (born April 21, 1949 in Northport, Long Island) is an American actress and singer, best known for her work in stage musicals. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner and a two-time Tony Award winner. She is also a 2006 American Theater Hall of Fame inductee. LuPone was part of the first graduating class of Juilliard's Drama Division (1968–1972: Group 1), which also included actors Kevin Kline and David Ogden Stiers. She graduated from Juilliard in 1972 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. LuPone made her Broadway debut in Three Sisters in 1973. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Eva Perón in the 1979 original Broadway production of Evita. She played Fantine in the original London cast of Les Misérables and Moll in The Cradle Will Rock, winning the 1985 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for
her work in both.
Other stage musical performances include her Tony nominated role as Reno Sweeney in the 1987 revival of Anything Goes, her Olivier nominated role as Norma Desmond in the 1993 original production of Sunset Boulevard in London, her Tony nominated role as Mrs. Lovett in the 2005
production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, her Tony Award winning role as Mama Rose in the 2007 revival of Gypsy, and her Tony nominated role as Lucia in the 2010 original production of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.
LuPone opposes recording, photographs, and other electronic distractions in live theatre. "Where's the elegance?" she asked in a blog post on her official site. "I mean, I'm glad they show up because God knows it's a dying art form and I guess I'm glad they're all comfortable, sleeping, eating and drinking, things they should be doing at home and in a restaurant. But it's just not done in the theatre or shouldn't be." LuPone has been the subject of some controversy due to the bluntness of her
statements regarding this matter.
A related incident occurred at the second to last performance of Gypsy on January 10, 2009. LuPone, irritated by flash photography, stopped in the middle of "Rose's Turn" and loudly demanded that the interloper be removed from the theatre. After he was removed, LuPone restarted her number. The audience applauded her stance.
The Drink:
Raspberry-Rum Lemonade Punch
Muddle the zest of 4 lemons (in wide strips) with 1 pint raspberries and ½ cup sugar. Transfer to a punch bowl and add 2 cups lemon juice, 1 ½ cups dark rum, 1 cup raspberries and some lemon slices. Add 2 cups sparkling wine. Serve over ice.
Drinkability: 2
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 4
Accessibility: 2
Priority of Conservation: 2
Comments:
From "Women of Long Island" by Fluffy Ruffle
Thursday, October 16, 2014
August, 2014 - Miuccia Prada - White Lady
Miuccia Prada - 1949 -
Miuccia trained at the Teatro Piccolo to study to become a mime and performed as a mime for five years. She was a member of the Communist party and involved in the women's rights movement during the seventies in Milan. In 1978, she entered into her family's business of manufacturing luxury leather bags, a company established by her grandfather in 1913. Around the same time, she met her future husband and business partner Patrizio Bertelli.
After enjoying a degree of success, thanks to the leather-trimmed nylon backpacks she created, Prada's husband, Patrizio Beretelli, insisted that she start working on a womenswear line. Her first collection showed in 1989. Prada's work since has delightfully reflected an "ugly chic" aesthetic. Adhering to her feminist roots, she created clothes that at first glance may seem to be a little strange, loud, or even sometime downright unattractive. But once her creations are put on a woman, they transformed into a sartorial assertion of power and confidence. Prada explained that eventually she realized that, despite it being dubbed a trivial industry for airheads, "so many clever people respect fashion so much and through my job... I have an open door to any kind of field. It's a way of investigating all the different universes: architecture, art, film. I also realized people respect me because I'm good in my job."
The Drink:
White Lady
1 1/2 oz gin
1 oz Triple Sec
3/4 oz lemon juice
Archivists Notes: For some reason, this drink was not recorded in the notes. It may have been the 5th drink of the night, which sometimes leads to less accurate recording.
From "Women in Fashion Design" hosted by BanditQueen
Miuccia trained at the Teatro Piccolo to study to become a mime and performed as a mime for five years. She was a member of the Communist party and involved in the women's rights movement during the seventies in Milan. In 1978, she entered into her family's business of manufacturing luxury leather bags, a company established by her grandfather in 1913. Around the same time, she met her future husband and business partner Patrizio Bertelli.
After enjoying a degree of success, thanks to the leather-trimmed nylon backpacks she created, Prada's husband, Patrizio Beretelli, insisted that she start working on a womenswear line. Her first collection showed in 1989. Prada's work since has delightfully reflected an "ugly chic" aesthetic. Adhering to her feminist roots, she created clothes that at first glance may seem to be a little strange, loud, or even sometime downright unattractive. But once her creations are put on a woman, they transformed into a sartorial assertion of power and confidence. Prada explained that eventually she realized that, despite it being dubbed a trivial industry for airheads, "so many clever people respect fashion so much and through my job... I have an open door to any kind of field. It's a way of investigating all the different universes: architecture, art, film. I also realized people respect me because I'm good in my job."
The Drink:
White Lady
1 1/2 oz gin
1 oz Triple Sec
3/4 oz lemon juice
Archivists Notes: For some reason, this drink was not recorded in the notes. It may have been the 5th drink of the night, which sometimes leads to less accurate recording.
From "Women in Fashion Design" hosted by BanditQueen
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
August, 2014 - Zelda Wynn Valeds - Pink Gin
Zelda Wynn Valeds - 1904-2001
Zelda Wynn Valdes was an African-American fashion designer and costumer. In 1948, she opened her own shop on Broadway in New York City which was the first in the area to be owned by an African American. Some of her clients included other notable black women of the era, including Dorothy Dandridge and Marian Anderson. She is also most famous for designing the original costumes for the Playboy Bunnies and the Dance Theater of Harlem.
Valdes was a fashion legend who was the first black designer to open her own shop on Broadway in New York in 1948. She began to develop her skills by studying through her grandmother and working for her uncle's tailoring business. She made clothes for her dolls and eventually made her grandmother a dress. Her grandmother was so impressed, despite doubting Valdes could construct an outfit for her tall frame. Her grandmother was buried in the same dress Zelda made for her. Valdes' first job was at a fancy boutique where she had to try very hard to prove she was capable. Over time her good works were recognized and wanted by those who doubted her as a young black woman. Valdes moved to New York and opened her boutique, Chez Zelda, on Broadway and 158th Street. Valdes attracted many celebrities such as Dorothy Dandridge, Joyce Bryant, Ella Fitzgerald, and Mae West. In 1949, Valdes became president of the New York Chapter of NAFAD, The National Association of Fashion and Accessory Designers. Later, Valdes was commissioned by Hugh Hefner to design the first Playboy Bunny outfit. At the age of 65, Valdes was hired by Arthur Mitchell to design outfits for the Dance Theater of Harlem. At 83 years old, Valdes closed her business to retire from fashion.
The Drink:
Pink Gin
1 1/2 ounce gin
3-4 dashes Angostura bitters
Drinkability: 2
Drunkability: 5
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 5
Priority for Conservation: 3
Comments: "meh but easy to make", "depends on whether your home gin is good enough to drink straight"
From "Women in Fashion Design" theme hosted by Bandit Queen
Zelda Wynn Valdes was an African-American fashion designer and costumer. In 1948, she opened her own shop on Broadway in New York City which was the first in the area to be owned by an African American. Some of her clients included other notable black women of the era, including Dorothy Dandridge and Marian Anderson. She is also most famous for designing the original costumes for the Playboy Bunnies and the Dance Theater of Harlem.
Valdes was a fashion legend who was the first black designer to open her own shop on Broadway in New York in 1948. She began to develop her skills by studying through her grandmother and working for her uncle's tailoring business. She made clothes for her dolls and eventually made her grandmother a dress. Her grandmother was so impressed, despite doubting Valdes could construct an outfit for her tall frame. Her grandmother was buried in the same dress Zelda made for her. Valdes' first job was at a fancy boutique where she had to try very hard to prove she was capable. Over time her good works were recognized and wanted by those who doubted her as a young black woman. Valdes moved to New York and opened her boutique, Chez Zelda, on Broadway and 158th Street. Valdes attracted many celebrities such as Dorothy Dandridge, Joyce Bryant, Ella Fitzgerald, and Mae West. In 1949, Valdes became president of the New York Chapter of NAFAD, The National Association of Fashion and Accessory Designers. Later, Valdes was commissioned by Hugh Hefner to design the first Playboy Bunny outfit. At the age of 65, Valdes was hired by Arthur Mitchell to design outfits for the Dance Theater of Harlem. At 83 years old, Valdes closed her business to retire from fashion.
The Drink:
Pink Gin
1 1/2 ounce gin
3-4 dashes Angostura bitters
Drinkability: 2
Drunkability: 5
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 5
Priority for Conservation: 3
Comments: "meh but easy to make", "depends on whether your home gin is good enough to drink straight"
From "Women in Fashion Design" theme hosted by Bandit Queen
August, 2014 - Claire McCardell - Black Velvet
Claire McCardell - 1905-1958
Claire McCardell was an American fashion designer in the arena of read-to-wear clothing in the 20th century. From the 1930's to the 1950's, she was known for designing functional, affordable, and stylish women's sportswear within the constraints of mass-production, and is today acknowledged as the creator of the "American Look", a democratic and casual approach to fashion that rejected the formality of French couture.
First attending Hood College in Maryland from 1923 to 1925 at the age of 16, McCardell enrolled in Parsons (then known as the New York School of Fine and Applied Art) in 1925 to pursue her interest in fashion. There she received a grounding in the general principles of art and design as well as the more specialized disciplines of comstum illustration and design.
By the time the United States entered World War II, in 1941, the country was cut off from France and its hegemony in clothing design. In addition, the war effort demanded a rationing of fabrics. These setbacks did not adversely affect McCardell, who already was steering clear of French influence and whose designs made frugal use of material. In one fashion showing, for example, she clad all of her models in fabric ballet slippers due to leather rationing, sometimes covering the original material with fabric form the garment to match.
McCardell received multiple honors in the 1950s. President Harry S. Truman presented her with the Women's National Press Club Award in 1950. With this award, she became the first fashion designer to be voted one of America's Women of Achievement. In 1990, Life magazine named her one of the 100 most importan Americans of the twentieth century, 37 years after her death.
The Drink:
Black Velvet
4 oz Champagne
4 oz chilled stout (Guinness type)
Drinkability: 3/4
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments: "stout + fizzy"
From "Women in Fashion Design" hosted by BanditQueen
Claire McCardell was an American fashion designer in the arena of read-to-wear clothing in the 20th century. From the 1930's to the 1950's, she was known for designing functional, affordable, and stylish women's sportswear within the constraints of mass-production, and is today acknowledged as the creator of the "American Look", a democratic and casual approach to fashion that rejected the formality of French couture.
First attending Hood College in Maryland from 1923 to 1925 at the age of 16, McCardell enrolled in Parsons (then known as the New York School of Fine and Applied Art) in 1925 to pursue her interest in fashion. There she received a grounding in the general principles of art and design as well as the more specialized disciplines of comstum illustration and design.
By the time the United States entered World War II, in 1941, the country was cut off from France and its hegemony in clothing design. In addition, the war effort demanded a rationing of fabrics. These setbacks did not adversely affect McCardell, who already was steering clear of French influence and whose designs made frugal use of material. In one fashion showing, for example, she clad all of her models in fabric ballet slippers due to leather rationing, sometimes covering the original material with fabric form the garment to match.
McCardell received multiple honors in the 1950s. President Harry S. Truman presented her with the Women's National Press Club Award in 1950. With this award, she became the first fashion designer to be voted one of America's Women of Achievement. In 1990, Life magazine named her one of the 100 most importan Americans of the twentieth century, 37 years after her death.
The Drink:
Black Velvet
4 oz Champagne
4 oz chilled stout (Guinness type)
Drinkability: 3/4
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments: "stout + fizzy"
From "Women in Fashion Design" hosted by BanditQueen
August, 2014 - Elsa Schiaparelli - French Connection
Elsa Schiaparelli - 1890-1973
Known for her surrealist designs and madcap aesthetic, Schiaparelli had the ability to seamlessly transform the odd into the chic. From suit buttons in the shape of flying trapeze artists to beetle-adorned collars and the now-iconic upside down shoe hat, Schiaparelli's designs were a perfect marriage between the practical and fantastical. Her name is synonymous with strange beauty, and she became a pioneer for women with a quirky sense of style. For Schiaparelli, the line between fashion and art was blurred. She collaborated with surrealist artists (like one Salvador Dali) to help create her designs. Schiap (as she was lovingly known) showed the world that women could look elegant and beautiful while embracing their love for the strange.
Schiaparelli died on November 13, 1973, in Paris, France. In the decades since her death, Schiaparelli has continued to be regarded as a giant in the fashion world. In 2012, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art featured her work, along with that of Italian designer Miuccia Prada, in a major exhibition.
The Drink:
French Connection
1 1/2 ounces Cognac
3/4 ounce amaretto liqueur
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments: "whoops, we're done"
From "Women in Fashion Design" hosted by BanditQueen
Known for her surrealist designs and madcap aesthetic, Schiaparelli had the ability to seamlessly transform the odd into the chic. From suit buttons in the shape of flying trapeze artists to beetle-adorned collars and the now-iconic upside down shoe hat, Schiaparelli's designs were a perfect marriage between the practical and fantastical. Her name is synonymous with strange beauty, and she became a pioneer for women with a quirky sense of style. For Schiaparelli, the line between fashion and art was blurred. She collaborated with surrealist artists (like one Salvador Dali) to help create her designs. Schiap (as she was lovingly known) showed the world that women could look elegant and beautiful while embracing their love for the strange.
Schiaparelli died on November 13, 1973, in Paris, France. In the decades since her death, Schiaparelli has continued to be regarded as a giant in the fashion world. In 2012, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art featured her work, along with that of Italian designer Miuccia Prada, in a major exhibition.
The Drink:
French Connection
1 1/2 ounces Cognac
3/4 ounce amaretto liqueur
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments: "whoops, we're done"
From "Women in Fashion Design" hosted by BanditQueen
August, 2014 - Coco Chanel - French 75
Coco Chanel - 1883-1971
Famous for pushing the social boundaries of fashion, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel rebelled against gender requirements in the industry. She used masculine clothing to express herself. She took the comfort of men's clothing, and made designs targeting women. Not all of her best inventions were hits right away, in fact there were times they weren't understood or appreciated until much later; however, now, Chanel is a recognized name.
Men dominated the fashion industry at the time Chanel's popularity kicked in. Coco changed the style of women's clothes simply by making them for women's bodies rather than for men's eyes. The corset was still being used for women's wardrobe, but Chanel challenged this by designing relaxing yet elegant dresses. She created for both the corporate and social world.
Coco took men's clothing, and transformed them to be for women. Before Chanel, pants were considered unlady-like. No woman would dare wear pants, but one cannot function well in a dress. By taking men's designs, and revamping them for the woman audience, she made her popularity from rebellion.
On Sunday, January 10, 1971, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel passed away at the Hotel Ritz. She leaves behind a legacy that women deserve to be both comfortable and beautiful. One should not override the other.
The Drink:
French 75
.5 oz Fresh lemon juice
.5 oz orange liqueur
1 oz Gin
3 oz Champagne
Drinkability: 5
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 5
Comments: subbed out orange liqueur instead of simple syrup. Weekday LUPEC meetings have their price.
From "Women in Fashion Design" theme hosted by BanditQueen
Famous for pushing the social boundaries of fashion, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel rebelled against gender requirements in the industry. She used masculine clothing to express herself. She took the comfort of men's clothing, and made designs targeting women. Not all of her best inventions were hits right away, in fact there were times they weren't understood or appreciated until much later; however, now, Chanel is a recognized name.
Men dominated the fashion industry at the time Chanel's popularity kicked in. Coco changed the style of women's clothes simply by making them for women's bodies rather than for men's eyes. The corset was still being used for women's wardrobe, but Chanel challenged this by designing relaxing yet elegant dresses. She created for both the corporate and social world.
Coco took men's clothing, and transformed them to be for women. Before Chanel, pants were considered unlady-like. No woman would dare wear pants, but one cannot function well in a dress. By taking men's designs, and revamping them for the woman audience, she made her popularity from rebellion.
On Sunday, January 10, 1971, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel passed away at the Hotel Ritz. She leaves behind a legacy that women deserve to be both comfortable and beautiful. One should not override the other.
The Drink:
French 75
.5 oz Fresh lemon juice
.5 oz orange liqueur
1 oz Gin
3 oz Champagne
Drinkability: 5
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 5
Comments: subbed out orange liqueur instead of simple syrup. Weekday LUPEC meetings have their price.
From "Women in Fashion Design" theme hosted by BanditQueen
July, 2014 - Carol King - Greyhound
Carol King
Born Carol Joan Klein, King learned the piano at the age of 4. In high school she formed a band called Co-Sines and made demo records with her friend Paul Simon for $25 a session. At Queens College seh met her husband and songwriting partner Gerry Goffin. Their first hit together was "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" with King writing the music and Goffin writing the lyrics. They continued to work together through the 60s up until they divorced and King moved to LA. It wasn't until the 1970s that she began to collaborate with James Taylor and Joni Mitchell and finally went solo. WIth numerous hits throughout the next two decades, Carol King was nick named the Queen of Rock. By the time she "retired" in 2012 she had written 118 hits that made it on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2012 she received the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, becoming the first woman to receive the distinction given to songwriters for a body of work.
The Drink:
Greyhound
2 oz vodka in grapefruit juice
Drinkability: 3/4
Drunkability: 3
Taxic Diversity: 1
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments: depends on whether or not you like grapefruit juice. Tastes better when following a terrible cocktail.
From "Women Songwriteres" or "Poor Life Choices," or "That Hurt" hosted by BoilerMaker
July, 2014 - Sylvia Moy - Margarita
Sylvia Moy
Sylvia Moy's place in Motown history is mainly behind the scenes as a writer and producer. Moy grew up on the northeast side of Detriot with her eight brothers and sisters, performing on pots and pans to keep themselves busy and musical. As an adult, she found her true place behind the scenes at Motown Records. There, Moy was part of the creative team that wrote for Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye. She was the first female to write and produce for the label and to have the title of "record producer", and one of the busiest and well-known songwriters of the time collaborating on over 250 songs. She is credied for saving Wonder's career after he hit puberty and his voice changed convincing Berry Gordy that she could find the right songs for him. Moy went on to write the theme songs for many television shows like Blossom, The Wonder Years, and Growing Pains and movies like It Takes Two, Mr. Holland's Opus, and Dead Presidents. Moy earned six Grammy nominations and 20 BMI awards. She co-founded the Center for Creative Communications, which trains young adults in the field of telecommunications and media arts.
The Drink
Margarita (straight up w/salt)
1.5 parts Tequila
.5 part Triple Sec
1 part Lime Juice
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments: None
July, 2014 - Carrie Jacobs-Bond - Pina Colada
Carrie Jacobs-Bond - 1862-1946
Jacobs-Bond was an American singer, pianist, and songwriter who composed some 175 pieces of popular music from the 1890s through the early 1940s. She began writing in the late 1880s at her husband's encouraging and after the death of her second husband she wrote, "I Love You Truly." But she did nothing with it until her friend's manager saw it and she realized it wasn't copyrighted. She randomly called opera star Jessie Barlett Davis who liked it and offer to publish the sheet music. In 1901 published her first collection with Davis, Seven Songs: an Unpretentious as the Wild Rose, and expanding her own publishing company, Bond Shop. She was soon giving recitals in Chicago, New York, and England, and collaborating with African American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar and later performing for WWI troops. Carrie Jacobs-Bond was the most successful woman composer of her day, becoming the first woman to sell one million copies of a song and earning more than $1 million in royalties by 1910. In 1941, the General Federation of Women's Clubs cited Jacobs-Bond for her contributions to the progress of women during the 20th century.
The Drink:
Pina Colada
1 1/2 oz light rum
2 oz Cream of coconut
2 oz pineapple juice
Drinkability: 5
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 3/4
Comments: "We order them, but not necessarily on purpose"
From "Women Songwriters" or "Poor Life Choices" or "That Hurt" hosted by BoilerMaker
Jacobs-Bond was an American singer, pianist, and songwriter who composed some 175 pieces of popular music from the 1890s through the early 1940s. She began writing in the late 1880s at her husband's encouraging and after the death of her second husband she wrote, "I Love You Truly." But she did nothing with it until her friend's manager saw it and she realized it wasn't copyrighted. She randomly called opera star Jessie Barlett Davis who liked it and offer to publish the sheet music. In 1901 published her first collection with Davis, Seven Songs: an Unpretentious as the Wild Rose, and expanding her own publishing company, Bond Shop. She was soon giving recitals in Chicago, New York, and England, and collaborating with African American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar and later performing for WWI troops. Carrie Jacobs-Bond was the most successful woman composer of her day, becoming the first woman to sell one million copies of a song and earning more than $1 million in royalties by 1910. In 1941, the General Federation of Women's Clubs cited Jacobs-Bond for her contributions to the progress of women during the 20th century.
The Drink:
Pina Colada
1 1/2 oz light rum
2 oz Cream of coconut
2 oz pineapple juice
Drinkability: 5
Drunkability: 2
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 3/4
Comments: "We order them, but not necessarily on purpose"
From "Women Songwriters" or "Poor Life Choices" or "That Hurt" hosted by BoilerMaker
Monday, June 2, 2014
May, 2014 - Kiki de Montparnasse - Atty Cocktail
Kiki de Montparnasse — born Alice Ernestine Prin (2 October 1901 – 29 April 1953)
Nicknamed Queen of Montparnasse, was a French artist's model, nightclub singer, actress, memoirist, and painter. She helped define the liberated culture of Paris in the early 1920s. She started modeling nude at age 14 and soon became the muse for for many of the Surrealist artists of the 1920s, including Chaim Soutine, Julian Mandel, Tsuguharu Foujita, Constant Detré, Francis Picabia, Jean Cocteau, Arno Breker, Alexander Calder, Per Krohg, Hermine David, Pablo Gargallo, Mayo, and Tono Salazar, and Man Ray. A painter in her own right, in 1927 Prin had a sold-out exhibition of her paintings at the Galerie au Sacre du Printemps in Paris. Her drawings and paintings comprise portraits, self-portraits, social activities, fanciful animals, and dreamy landscapes composed in a light, slightly uneven, expressionist style that is a reflection of her easy-going manner and boundless optimism. Her music hall performances in black hose and garters included crowd-pleasing risqué songs, which were uninhibited, yet inoffensive. Long after her death, Prin remains the embodiment of the outspokenness, audacity, and creativity that marked that period of life in Montparnasse. In 1989, biographers Billy Klüver and Julie Martin called her "one of the century's first truly independent women."
The Drink:
Atty Cocktail:
1 1/2 ounces gin
3/4 ounce dry vermouth
1/2 teaspoon absinthe
1/2 teaspoon crème de violette
Comments: "This cocktail is prettier than it tastes - is pretty opalescent, however very strong. Would be improved if it was 1/2 tsp creme de violette, but only 1/4 tsp absinthe - too much anise flavor"
Nicknamed Queen of Montparnasse, was a French artist's model, nightclub singer, actress, memoirist, and painter. She helped define the liberated culture of Paris in the early 1920s. She started modeling nude at age 14 and soon became the muse for for many of the Surrealist artists of the 1920s, including Chaim Soutine, Julian Mandel, Tsuguharu Foujita, Constant Detré, Francis Picabia, Jean Cocteau, Arno Breker, Alexander Calder, Per Krohg, Hermine David, Pablo Gargallo, Mayo, and Tono Salazar, and Man Ray. A painter in her own right, in 1927 Prin had a sold-out exhibition of her paintings at the Galerie au Sacre du Printemps in Paris. Her drawings and paintings comprise portraits, self-portraits, social activities, fanciful animals, and dreamy landscapes composed in a light, slightly uneven, expressionist style that is a reflection of her easy-going manner and boundless optimism. Her music hall performances in black hose and garters included crowd-pleasing risqué songs, which were uninhibited, yet inoffensive. Long after her death, Prin remains the embodiment of the outspokenness, audacity, and creativity that marked that period of life in Montparnasse. In 1989, biographers Billy Klüver and Julie Martin called her "one of the century's first truly independent women."
The Drink:
Atty Cocktail:
1 1/2 ounces gin
3/4 ounce dry vermouth
1/2 teaspoon absinthe
1/2 teaspoon crème de violette
Drinkability: 2
Drunkability: 5
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 2
Drunkability: 5
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 2
Comments: "This cocktail is prettier than it tastes - is pretty opalescent, however very strong. Would be improved if it was 1/2 tsp creme de violette, but only 1/4 tsp absinthe - too much anise flavor"
From "Muses" theme hosted by Alabazam
May, 2014 - Sappho - Ransom Note
Sappho – Loosely 630/612 BC - 570 BC
Born on the Island of Lesbos, and considered by the Alexandrians one of the 9 lyric poets, little is known for certain about her life. The bulk of her poetry, which was well-known and greatly admired through much of antiquity, has been lost; however, her immense reputation has endured through surviving fragments.
Called by Plato “the 10th muse,” only one poem has survived complete: Fragment 1, the Hymn to Aphrodite.
Born on the Island of Lesbos, and considered by the Alexandrians one of the 9 lyric poets, little is known for certain about her life. The bulk of her poetry, which was well-known and greatly admired through much of antiquity, has been lost; however, her immense reputation has endured through surviving fragments.
Called by Plato “the 10th muse,” only one poem has survived complete: Fragment 1, the Hymn to Aphrodite.
The Drink:
Ransom Note:
2 ounces Gin
3/4 ounce honey syrup
3/4 ounce dry mead
1/4 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 2.4
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 2.4
Accessibility: 2
Priority for Conservation: 5
Priority for Conservation: 5
Comments: accessibility is low for dry mead. Yum!
From "Muses" theme hosted by Alabazam
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