Why Celebrate Today? November 24, 2009

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Drink 4cast 4 2day: Lucid Absinthe 2 toast 2 the artistry of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, born 2day in 1864.

 

Liquor Barns will be open Thanksgiving Eve till 10 p.m., and Thanksgiving Day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

 

On this date in…

 

1784 – Zachary Taylor was born…to be the 12th U.S. President. Known as “Old Rough and Ready” Taylor spent much of his youth in Louisville and was interred here.

1849 – Writer Frances Hodgson Burnett was born…in “The Secret Garden” with “Little Lord Fauntleroy” and “A Little Princess”?

1864 – Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born…to be an post-impressionism artist in the Moulin-Rouge?

1868 – Composer and pianist Scott Joplin born…to be the “King of Ragtime” with “The Entertainer” and “The Maple Leaf Rag”.

1877 – Politician Alben W. Barkley born in Graves County, KY…to be a U.S. Senator from KY, and Harry S. Truman’s Vice President from 1949 to 1953. Barkley coined the phrase “Give ‘em hell, Harry”, and Alben’s grandson came up with the abbreviation ”Veep”. Lake Barkley in western Kentucky is named for him.

1888 – Writer Dale Carnegie was born…knowing “How to Win Friends and Influence People”!

1938 – Basketball great Oscar Peterson was born…to be the “Big O”. One of the best all-round players ever, Oscar is the only player in NBA history to average a triple double for an entire season.

1942 – Comedian, actor Billy Donnelly born…in Scotland to tickle our funny bones!

1948 – WAVE-TV 3 (NBC) in Louisville began broadcasting! Happy Birthday to our friends at WAVE!

1950 – The musical “Guys and Dolls” opened in NYC. 

1952 – Agatha Christie’s “Mousetrap” opened in London…and it is still running to this day!

1977 – Actor Colin Hanks born…in “Orange County” with “A Band of Brothers”?

1978 – Actress Katherine Heigl born…knowing her “Grey’s Anatomy” and to tell “The Ugly Truth” about wearing “27 Dresses”?

  

 

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Why Celebrate Today? November 23, 2009

Btms^ for Monday November 23. There are just 38 days left in 2009.

 Liquor Barns will be open Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday November 25 till 10 p.m., and on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Drink 4cast 4 2day: Harp Lager 2 honor Harpo Marx, the “silent partner” in the Marx Brothers movies, born 2day 1888.

What Wines @ Turkey Time? May We Recommend…

Amazing with Appetizers: Korbel Brut

Terrific with Turkey: Bridgeview Riesling, Ketu Bay Sauvignon Blanc, Wimmer Gruner Veltliner, Kendall Jackson Chardonnay 

Beautiful with Beef: Vieux Papes

Heavenly with Ham: Cape Diamond Merlot, Acres of Land Concord

Delicious with Dessert: Toso Moscoto Dolce, Acres of Land Vignoles

On this date in…

1804 – Franklin Pierce was born…to be the 14th President of the United States.

1887 – Actor Boris Karloff born…to play Frankenstein’s “Monster”.

1888 – Comedian Harpo Marx was born…to be the “silent partner” in the Marx Brothers comedies. Wearing a curly wig, he communicated by pantomime, playing the harp and honking a bulb horn attached to a cane. Fittingly, his memoir’s title was: “Harpo Speaks”.

1889 – The 1st jukebox played, at the Palais Royale Saloon, in San Francisco, California.

1897 – The pencil sharpener was patented by J.L. Love.

1903 – Renowned opera singer Enrico Caruso made his MET debut, in “Rigoletto” …and hit all the right notes!

1934 – Screenwriter Robert Towne was born…in “Chinatown” where he went for a “Shampoo”?

1937 - Playwright Clifford Odets “Golden Boy” premiered in NYC.

1953 – Renowned Chicago chef Rick Bayless was born…in “Mexico: One Plate at a Time” to be a “Top Chef Master” with his line of Frontera Grill foods!

1954 - Singer, songwriter, pianist Bruce Hornsby born…and “that’s just The Way It Is” when he plays “Mandolin Rain”!

1960 – Journalist Robin Roberts born…to co-host “Good Morning, America”.

1979 – Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” was released…just another brick in the wall?

1993 – Playwright Tony Kushner’s “Angels in America: Perestroika” opened in NYC.

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Why Celebrate Today? November 22, 2009

Btms^ for Sunday, November 22.

 

Drink 4cast 4 2day: A White Russian cocktail 2 celebrate Beatles ‘White Album’ w/ song “Back in USSR” released 2day in 1968.

 

Recipe for a White Russian: Mix a shot of Kahlua coffee liqueur, a shot of Absolut Vodka and a shot of half and half (or whole milk) in a glass with ice. Stir and enjoy!  

 

Liquor Barns are open today from 1 pm to 9 pm.

 

On this date in…

 

1819 – George Eliot, the pen name of Mary Anne Evans, was born…to write “Middlemarch”, “The Mill on the Floss” and “Silas Marner”.

1858 – Denver, Colorado was founded…Rocky mountain high!

1890 – Charles de Gaulle was born…to be a general and president of France!

1899 – Composer and pianist Hoagy Carmichael was born…with “Heart and Soul”,  a touch of “Stardust” and “Georgia on my mind”.

1913 – British composer Benjamin Britten was born…to create the operas  “Peter Grimes” and from Shakespeare, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”.

1921 – Comedian Rodney Dangerfield was born…to ‘get no respect’.

1928 – Ravel’s Bolero had its premier performance in Paris…we give it a “10″!

1934 – “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” was first heard on Eddie Cantor’s show…Our favorite version is the live recording from Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band!

1940 – Actor, director Terry Gilliam born…to be the only American-born member of Monty Python and a “Time Bandit”!

1943 – Billie Jean King born…to be a tennis ace!

1950 – Musician “Little Steven” Van Zandt born…in the E Street Band and with “The Sopranos”!

1954 – The Humane Society of the United States was founded.

1958 – Actress Jamie Lee Curtis was born…”Trading Places” with “A Fish Called Wanda” on a “Freaky Friday”?

1967 – Actor Mark Ruffalo was born…”In the Cut” to be “13 Going on 30″ and spread “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” in the “Zodiac”?

1967 – Germany’s Boris Becker was born…another tennis ace!

1968 – The Beatles ’White Album’, their only double album, was released…”Back in the U.S.S.R” …”Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on…”

1984 – Actress Scarlett Johansson was born…a “Girl with a Pearl Earring” and a “Horse Whisperer” who got “Lost in Translation”?

1986 – The Great One, Edmonton’s Wayne Gretzky, became the 13th NHL’er to score 500 goals.

1993 – Neil Simon’s “Laughter on the 23rd Floor” premiered in NYC.

1995 – “Toy Story”, the first full-length film featuring totally computer-generated images, was released…”To infinity, and beyond!”

2005 – Angela Merkel became the 1st female Chancellor of Germany.

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Why Celebrate Today? November 21, 2009

Btms^ for Saturday, November 21.

 

Drink 4cast 4 2day: Bridgeview Blue Moon Riesling 2 celebrate NYC’s Verrazano-Narrows Bridge opening 2 traffic 2day in 1964.

 

…It’s the gateway in to New York Harbor, it connects the NY boroughs of Brooklyn and Staten Island, it can be seen from all 5 boroughs, and until 1980, it was the world’s largest suspension bridge.

 

The  one-way toll to cross the Verrazano-Narrows suspension bridge from Brooklyn to Staten Island is $11. Or you can enjoy a bottle of Bridgeview wine for 8.99 at Liquor Barn.

 

 

On this date in…

 

1694- French philosopher Voltaire born…to write the novella “Candide”, indeed!

1729 – Josiah Bartlett, the 2nd signer of the Declaration of Independence born…and he inspired writer Aaron Sorkin to name “The West Wing” lead character for him.

1787 – Samuel Cunard born…in Canada to be a shipping magnate!

1789 – North Carolina ratifies the U.S. Constitution…and becomes the 12 United State!

1877 – Thomas Alva Edison announces his invention of the phonograph…a machine that can record and play sound. Say what?

1920 – Baseball’s Stan Musial born…to be “The Man” and named to the All-Stars a record 24 times! 

1937- Actress Marlo Thomas born…”Free to Be…You and Me!” and ”That Girl!” and Rachel’s mom on ”Friends” too! 

1940 – New Orleans musician Dr. John born…at what must have been the “Right Place, at the Wrong Time”

1942 – Tweety Bird debuted…in the cartoon a “Tale of Two Kitties”.

1963 – Actress Nicollette Sheridan born…a “Desperate Housewife”?

1964- NYC’s Verrazano-Narrows Bridge opened to traffic…It’s the gateway in to New York Harbor, it connects the NY boroughs of Brooklyn and Staten Island, it can be seen from all 5 boroughs, and until 1980, it was the world’s largest suspension bridge. The current one-way bridge toll is hefty $11. E-Z pass users and S.I. residents pay a reduced fee. 

1966 – QB Troy Aikman born…and his ‘momma let him grow up to be a Cowboy”!

1969 – Baseball great Ken Griffey, Jr. born…”The Kid” of baseball great Ken Griffey, Sr.!

 

Football Cheers 2day 2…UK at Georgia, and U of L at USF/Tampa!

 

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Why Celebrate Today? November 20, 2009

Btms ^ for November 20, TGIF.

 

Drink 4cast 4 2day: Tanqueray Number 10 Gin Martini, 2 toast 2 Bo Derek, a “10″ on-screen & off, born 2day in 1956.

 

Pre-game Football Cheers 2…UK at Georgia tomorrow, and U of L at USF/Tampa!

 

 

Liquor Barns will be open Thanksgiving Eve (11/25)  till 10 p.m. and Thanksgiving Day (11/26) from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

 

On this date in…

 

1789 – New Jersey became the 1st state to ratify the Bill of Rights….right on!

1889 – Astronomer Edwin Hubble born…to see stars!

1908 – Journalist Alistair Cooke born…to host PBS’ Masterpiece Theater for many years.

1925 – Robert Francis Kennedy born…to “dream of things that never were and ask Why Not?”

1927 – Actress Estelle Parsons born…to play mom to “Roseanne” and win an Oscar as Blanche Barrow in “Bonnie and Clyde”.

1936 – Novelist Don DeLillo born…a “Libra” to hear “White Noise”?

1939 – Joe Biden born…to be a long-time senator from Delaware, and the 47th Vice President of the United States.

1944 – Louie Dampier born…a guard on the basketball court for Kentucky, and in the ABA and NBA!  

1946 – Judy Woodruff born…to report the news!

1947 – “Life’s Been Good” to guitarist Joe Walsh, born…to soar with the “Eagles”!

1956 – Actress Bo Derek born…a “10″ on-screen and off!

1963 – Actress Ming-Na Wen born…in the “E.R” to give voice to “Mulan” and be a member of “The Joy Luck Club”?

1971 – TV host, actor Joel McHale born…to be in “The Soup”!

1975 – Musician Dierks Bentley born…to be a country rocker!

 

Lexington’s STUDIO PLAYERS presents…

Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol

 

November 20, 21; 27, 28; Dec. 3, 4, 5 @ 8 p.m.

November 22, 29; December 6 @ 2:30 p.m.

at the Carriage House Theatre on Bell Court

 

Liquor Barn is a proud season sponsor of Studio Players!

 

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Why Celebrate Today? November 19, 2009

Btms^ for Thursday, November 19.

 

Drink 4cast 4 2day: Fosters Beer 2 toast 2 actress Jodie Foster born 2day in 1962! 

 

On this date in…

1752 – George Rogers Clark born…to be a Kentucky military leader during the American Revolution.

1816 – Warsaw University was founded.

1905 – Tommy Dorsey was born…to be the leader of the big band and the “Sentimental Gentleman of Swing”!

1917 – Indira Gandhi was born…to be the Prime Minister of India.

1921 – Baseball’s Roy Campanella was born…to play catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers!

1933 – CNN’s Larry King was born…live and talking!

1936 – Dick Cavett was born…talking too!

1938 – Entrepreneur Ted Turner was born…to found CNN.

1942 – Calvin Klein was born…wearing nothing but his “Calvins” to be a designing man?

1949 – Ahmad Rashad was born…to receive for the Minnesota Vikings and to be a sportscaster.

1956 – Journalist Ann Curry was born…”Today” in 1956!

1959 – Actress Allison Janney was born…in “The West Wing” to be C.J. Cregg!

1961 – “When Harry Met Sally” actress Meg Ryan was born…”Sleepless in Seattle”?

1962 – Actress Jodie Foster was born…as “The Brave One” to make “Contact” and ensure the “Silence of the Lambs”?

1965 – Kellogg’s Pop Tarts pastries were created…they’re what’s for breakfast!

1966 – TV chef Rocco DiSpirito was born…to cook!

1973 – Dancer, choreographer Savion Glover was born…to “Bring in ‘da Funk/Bring in ‘da Noise”!

1985 – Playwright Herb Gardner’s “I’m Not Rappaport” premiered in NYC.

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Why Celebrate Today? November 18, 2009

Btms^ for Wednesday, November 18.

 

Drink 4cast 4 2day: Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum 2 toast 2 ‘ultimate sailor’ Christopher Columbus, who 1st sighted what’s now Puerto Rico 2day in 1493!

 

 

On this date in…

1493 – Christopher Columbus 1st sights what is now…Puerto Rico. Land, ho!

1626 – St. Peter’s Basilica was consecrated…amen.

1793 – The Louvre Museum in Paris officially opened…tres magnifique!

1836 – Dramatist William Gilbert was born…to pair with composer Arthur Sullivan on comic operas such as ”HMS Pinafore”, “The Pirates of Penzance” and “The Mikado”.

1865 – Mark Twain’s “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” was published in NYC.

1901 – George Gallup was born…to ask opinions and take polls!

1905 – Playwright George Bernard Shaws’ “Major Barbara” premiered in London.

1909 – “Hooray for Hollywood” lyricist and singer Johnny Mercer was born…”Come Rain or Come Shine” on “Moon River” as a “Skylark” because “I’m Old-Fashioned” to have “One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)! “Jeepers Creepers” indeed!

1923 – Astronaut Alan Shepard was born…to the be the 1st American in space, a rocket man!

1928 – “Steamboat Willie” the 1st fully scynchronized sound cartoon premiered…featuring Mickey and Minnie Mouse.

1939 – Canadian writer Margaret Atwood born…to tell “A Handmaid’s Tale”.

1942 – Playwright Thorton Wilder’s “Skin of Our Teeth” premiered in NYC.

1953 – Actor Kevin Nealon born…on “Saturday Night Live” and in the “Weeds”?

1960 – Actress Elizabeth Perkins born…in the “Weeds” and “Big” too!

1968 – Actor Owen Wilson born…on a “Night at the Museum” to be a “Wedding Crasher”?

1969 – Musician Duncan Sheik born…”Barely Breathing” to have an awesome “Spring Awakening”?

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Why Celebrate Today? November 17, 2009

Btms^ for Tuesday,  November 17.

 

Drink 4cast 4 2day: Great Lakes’ Edmund Fitzgerald Beer, 2 toast 2 Canadian singer & songwriter Gordon Lightfoot born 2day in 1938.

 

On this date in…

1800 – The U.S. Congress held its first sessions in Washington, D.C.

1869 - In Egypt, the Suez Canal linking the Mediterranean and Red Seas was inaugurated.

1894 – The ”Daily Racing Form” was founded…what are the odds?

1901 – Renowned acting teacher Lee Strasberg was born…to co-found the Group Theatre, and the Actors Studio.

1906 – Soichiro Honda was born…in Japan to be an auto pioneer and found the Honda Motor Company.

1925 – Actor Rock Hudson was born…a “Giant” in “MacMillan & Wife”.

1938 – Canadian singer, songwriter Gordon Lightfoot born and…“If You Could Read My Mind” you’d know he was born at ”Sundown” on a “Carefree Highway” to memorialize “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” in song.

1940 – The Green Bay Packers became the 1st NFL team to travel by plane…Up, up and away!

1942 – Film director Martin Scorsese born…a “Raging Bull” of a ”Taxi Driver” on the “Mean Streets” with “No Direction Home”?

1944 – TV producer Lorne Michaels born…on “Saturday Night Live”?

1944 – Baseball’s Tom Seaver born…to be “Tom Terrific” and “The Franchise” for the NY Mets.

1944 – Actor, producer Danny De Vito born…in New Jersey in a “Taxi”?

1966 – Singer Jeff Buckley was born…and his version of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” was heavenly.

1970 – Douglas Engelbart received the patent for the 1st computer mouse…Eeeek!

1978 – Canadian actress Rachel McAdams was born…with “Slings and Arrows” to be a “Mean Girl”, a “Wedding Crasher” and  “The Time Travelers Wife”.  

1980 – John Lennon’s “Double Fantasy” was released in the United Kingdom.  

 

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Why Celebrate Today? November 16, 2009

 

 

 

Btms^ for Monday, November 16.

 

Drink 4cast 4 2day: Bridgeview’s “Blue Moon Riesling” 2 celebrate “Father of the Blues” W.C. Handy’s birthday 2day in 1873.

 

Thanksgiving is on Thursday, November 26. Enjoy the day with family and friends and great wines from Liquor Barn. 

 

On this date in…

 

1841 – Life preserves made out of cork were patented in NYC by N. E. Guerin…’put a cork in it’!

1873 - W.C. Handy born…to be ”Father of the Blues” and to put Beale Street on the map! 

1889 - Dramatist and director George S. Kaufman born…to be “The Great Collaborator” on “The Man Who Came to Dinner” and “You Can’t Take it With You” and many others!

1907 – Oklahoma became the 46th United State…where the wind comes rushing down the plains! OK!

1958 – Actress Marg Helgenberger born…on “China Beach” to be a “CSI” ~ Crime Scene Investigator in Vegas?

1959 – “The Sound of Music” opened in NYC…for 1,443 performances.

1963 – The Touch-Tone phone was introduced.

1964 – Jazz musician Diane Krall was born…in Canada to be ”The Girl in the Other Room”?

1967 – Actress Lisa Bonet was born…to be a “Cosby” kid with an “Angel Heart” and “High Fidelity”?

1973 – John Lennon released his album “Mind Games”.

1981 – Luke and Laura were married on “General Hospital” …with 16 million daytime TV viewers tuned in to witness it!

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Why Celebrate Today? November 15, 2009

Btms ^ for Sunday November 15.

 

Liquor Barns are open 1 pm to 9 pm Sunday.

 

Drink 4cast 4 2day: A Bloody Mary for the Brunch Bunch today!

 

On this date in…

 

1791 – Georgetown, the 1st Catholic college in the U.S. opened.

1887 – Georgia O’Keefe born…to paint and sculpt.

1929 – Actor Ed Asner born…to play “Lou Grant”.

1932 – British singer Petula Clark born…”Downtown”!

1940 – Actor Sam Waterson born…to keep “Law and Order”!

1954 – Actress Beverly D’Angelo born…to go on “Vacations” with National Lampoon?

1957 – Musician Kevin Eubanks born…to be Jay Leno’s bandleader!

1969 – Wendy’s Hamburgers opened…with a “Single”?

1978 – The play “Betrayal” by Harold Pinter opened in London.

1989 – Aaron Sorkin’s play “A Few Good Men” opened in NYC.

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