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Y Celebrate 2day 1/05/2010

liquorbarn — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:45:08 +0000

Btms^ for January 5, 2010.

Drink 4cast 4 2day: Duvel Belgian Beer 2 toast 2 actor Robert Duvall born 2day in 1931.

Celebrations on this date in…

1759 – George and Martha Washington were married.

1778 – American explorer Zebulon Calhoun Pike was born…to find his “Peak” in Colorado?

1855 – Inventor King Camp Gillette was born…to patent the safety razor and the disposable blade…It was a close shave!

1902 – English novelist Stella Gibbons was born…on “Cold Comfort Farm”?

1923 – Music producer Sam Phillips was born…to found Sun Records and find Elvis Presley…it’s alright Mama!

1928 - Politician Walter Mondale was born…to be a Senator from Minnesota and Carter’s VP.

1931 – Dancer, choreographer Alvin Ailey was born…to have “Revelations”!

1931 – Actor Robert Duvall born…to go ”Boo” in “To Kill a Mockingbird”, to give good counsel to “The Godfather”, to love the smell of napalm in the morning in “Apocalypse Now” and to show “Tender Mercies” to “Lonesome Doves”?

1933 – Construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco Bay.

1940 – FM Radio was 1st demonstrated, to the FCC….turn it up!

1942 – PBS talk show host Charlie Rose born…to spend nights at the round table!

1946 – Actress Diane Keaton born…to a “Godfather” and “Looking for Mr. Goodbar” while laughing as “Annie Hall” knowing that “Something’s Gotta Give”?

1950 – Carson McCuller’s “Member of the Wedding” premiered in NYC.

1970 – The soap opera “All My Children” premiered on ABC day time.

1975 - ”The Wiz” opened in NYC and ran for 1,672 performances!

1976 – The MacNeil-Lehrer Report premiered on PBS.

1978 – Actress January Jones born…beautiful, to make “Mad Men”?

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Y Celebrate 2day 1/04/2010

liquorbarn — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:24:02 +0000

Btms^ for Monday January 4, the 1st Monday of 2010, make it a good one!

Drink 4cast 4 2day: Columbia Crest wines (WA) 2 toast 2 Columbia University (NYC) founded 2day in 1754.

Celebrations on this date in…

1643 – Mathematician and philosopher Sir Isaac Newton born…to be a man of motion, with a great deal of understanding about it and gravity!

1754 – Columbia University was founded (as Kings College originally) in NYC.

1809 – Louis Braille born…born to be a teacher of the blind and invent Braille, a ”language” of raised dots for reading and writing for the blind.

1843 - Gaetano Donizetti’s opera “Don Pasquale” premiered in Paris…Bravo!

1865 – The New York Stock Exchange opened its 1st permanent HQ @10-12 Broad, in the Wall Street area of NYC.

1896 – Utah became the 45th United State…here’s to the Beehive State!

1930 – Don Shula born…to be the winningest NFL coach, with the Miami Dolphins.

1937 – Opera great Grace Bumbry born…to be a 2009 Kennedy Center honoree, along with jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, writer/director Mel Brooks, actor Robert DeNiro, and singer/songwriter Bruce Springsteen.

1943 – Biographer, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin born.

1957 – Country singer Patty Loveless born…”When Fallen Angels Fly”?

1960 – R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe born…if you believe they put a “Man on the Moon”, holding hands with “Shiny, Happy People”?

1963 – Canadian comedian, actor Dave Foley born…to play with “The Kids in the Hall” on “NewsRadio”?

1975 – Elizabeth Ann Seton became the 1st American-born saint of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Y Celebrate 2day 1/03/2010

liquorbarn — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:49:56 +0000

Btms^ for Sunday January 3

Liquor Barns are open today from 1 pm to 9 pm

Drink 4cast 4 2day: An Apple Martini 2 toast 2 Apple Computer’s incorporation on this date in 1977.

Celebrations on this date in…

1793- Lucretia Mott born…to be the initiator of American women’s political advocacy.

1892 – British writer J.R.R. Tolkien born…in “Middle-earth” to be “Lord of the Rings”?

1899- 1st known use of the word “automobile” in an editorial in the NY Times.

1910 – Film director John Sturges born…on a “Bad Day at Black Rock” to have a “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” with the “Magnificent Seven”?

1926 – Music producer George Martin born…to be the “fifth Beatle”?

1929 – “Spaghetti Western” film director Sergio Leone born…”Once Upon a Time in the West” among “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”?

1939 – Canadian Bobby Hull born…to be a hockey great as a left winger?

1942 – British actor John Thaw born…to be “Inspector Morse”?

1945 – Musician, songwriter Stephen Stills born…”For What It’s Worth” to “Change Partners” and “Love the One You’re With” whether it’s Crosby, Nash and/or Young?

1946 – Musician John Paul Jones born…on a “Stairway to Heaven” 2 B the Bass and Keyboardist 4 Led Zeppelin?

1956 – Actor, director Mel Gibson born…in “The Year of Living Dangerously” with a “Braveheart” knowing “What Women Want”?

1957 – The Hamilton Watch Company introduced the 1st electric watch…does anybody really know what time it is?

1959 – Alaska became the 49th United State…Cheers to them!

1977 – Apple Computer is incorporated…i see an iPod and an iMac and an iPhone in the future!

1994 – More than 7 million people from the former Apartheid Homelands received their South African citizenship.

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Y Celebrate 2day, 1/02/2010

liquorbarn — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:43:50 +0000

Btms^ for January 2.

Drink 4cast 42day: Beers from Lex’s KY Ale and Lou’s BBC 2 cheer 4 the KY Wildcats AND the Louisville Cardinals in their big basketball game 2day @ 3:30 pm @ Rupp Arena in Lex.

Liquor Barns are open Saturday till 12 Midnight!

Celebrations on this date in…

1788 – Georgia became the 4th United State.

1790 – Mozart’s opera “Cosi fan tutti” premiered in Vienna, Austria…Bravo!

1920 – Author Isaac Asimov born…to be a “Lucky Starr” in the “Galactic Empire”?

1929 – Canada and the United States agree to preserve Niagara Falls…hurray for honeymooners everywhere!

1936 – Singer, songwriter Roger Miller born…”Dang Me” if he wasn’t “King of the Road” beside the “Big River”!

1938 – Simon & Shuster book publishers founded…read all about it!

1945 – The University of Kentucky began a 130 home basketball game winning streak that lasted till 1955.

1947 – Zoologist Jack Hanna born…just wild about animals!

1949 – Playwright Christopher Durang born…”Beyond Therapy” as a ”Baby with the Bathwater”?

1965 – NY Jets signed QB Joe Namath…”Broadway Joe”!

1968 – Actor Cuba Gooding, Jr. born…”As Good as It Gets” while the “Radio” played for “A Few Good Men” like “Jerry Maguire” to ’show me the money’?

1971 – Actor, singer Taye Diggs born…to pay the “Rent” by going in to “Private Practice”?

1981 – Louisville’s swimming sensation Mary T. Meagher set a female record of 2:05.65 for the 200m Butterfly!

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Y Celebrate! 1/01/2010

liquorbarn — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:14:36 +0000

Btms ^ for January 1, 2010

Happy New Year! Here’s to a happy, healthy and prosperous new year for all.

We are open New Year’s Day from 10 am to 6 pm

Drink 4cast 4 2Day: a Bloody Mary, the great morning-after cocktail

Celebrations on this date in…

1735 – Silversmith, American patriot Paul Revere born…to take a “Midnight Ride”!

1752 – Seamstress Betsy Ross born…to sew the Stars and Stripes!

1879 – English novelist E.M Forster born…on “A Passage to India” in “A Room With a View” to “Howard’s End” “Where Angels Fear to Tread”!

1902 – The 1st American college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl, was held between Stanford and Michigan.

1919 – Writer J.D. Salinger born…to pen “The Catcher in the Rye”.

1933 – Playwright Joe Orton born…knowing “What the Butler Saw” was “Loot”?

1938 – Actor Frank Langella born…with a “Seascape” for “Dracula” and “Frost/Nixon”?

1939 – William Hewlett and David Packard founded a company called…Hewlett-Packard!

1966 – Simon and Garfunkel’s “Sounds of Silence” hit #1.

1994 – Bill and Melinda Gates were married….with all the “Windows” open?

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Celebrate 2day! 31 Dec 2009

liquorbarn — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:29:44 +0000

Btms ^^^ for December 31st!

Happy New Year’s Eve 2 all.

We’re open till Midnight on NY’s Eve.

Open from 10 am to 6 pm New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2010.

Designated Drivers: the only way 2 go!

Drink 4cast 4 2day: Champagnes and Sparkling Wines, 2 say “Bye to ‘09″ and to Ring in 20-10 in style!

Celebrations on this date in…

Every Year…New Year’s Eve!

1491- French explorer Jacques Cartier was born…to claim Canada for France and map much of the St. Lawrence area.

1759 – Arthur Guinness signed a 9000 year lease @ 45 pounds sterling per year, and started brewing Guinness beer! We’ll drink 2 that!

1831 – Grammercy Park is deeded to NYC.

1857 – Queen Victoria chose Ottawa, Ontario as the capital of Canada.

1969 – French artist Henri Matisse was born…to show us his true colors!

1878- Canadian cosmetic maven and renowned KY horse woman Elizabeth Arden born…behind a “Red Door”?

1879 – Thomas Alva Edison demonstrated his incandescent lights to the public…to light up our lives!

1904 – The 1st New Year’s Eve celebration was held in NYC in what was then Longacre Square, now known as Times Square.

1905 – Composer Jule Styne was born…”Just in Time” before “The Party’s Over” so “Don’t Rain on My Parade”!

1909 – Manhattan Bridge opened in NYC, linking lower Manhattan to Brooklyn.

1930 - Singer Odetta was born…to be the “voice of the Civil Rights Movement”!

1937 – Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins was born…in “The Remains of the Day” to be “The Legends of the Fall” and keep “The Silence of the Lambs”.

1943 – Singer, songwriter John Denver born…”Leaving on a Jet Plane” for a “Rocky Mountain High” with “Sunshine on My Shoulders”?

1943 – Actor Ben Kingsley born…to portray “Gandhi” and in the “House of Sand and Fog”?

1945 – Fashionista Diane Von Furstenberg was born…a real “Designing Woman”!

1948 – Singer Donna Summers was born…to “Dim All the Lights” and “Love 2 Love You” during the “Last Dance”?

1958 – “Cheers” to actress, dancer Bebe Neuwirth!

1959 – Actor Val Kilmer born…a “Top Gun” behind “The Doors”?

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Y Celebrate 2day! Dec 30, 2009

liquorbarn — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:56:42 +0000

Btms^ for Wednesday, December 30.

Just one night till New Year’s Eve!

We’re open NY Eve from 9 am to 12 Midnight,

and New Year’s Day, 10 am - 6 pm

Drink 4cast 4 2day: a Bellini, Italian Prosecco w/ splash of Peach Nectar, 2 prep 4 New Year’s Eve!

Celebrations on this date in…

1817 – The first coffee was planted in Hawaii…three cheers to Kona!

1865 – Writer, poet Rudyard Kipling born…to be the youngest recipient ever of the Novel Prize for Literature (in 1907, at the age of 42) for “The Jungle Book”, “The Man Who Would Be King”, ”Gunga Din”, “Kim” and the much-loved poem “If…”

1879 – Gilbert & Sullivan’s “Pirates of Penzance” premiered.

1910 – Author, composer Paul Bowles born…under “The Sheltering Sky”?

1924 – Edwin Hubble announce the existence of other galaxies…far, far away!

1935 – Baseball great Sandy Koufax born…to pitch left-handed for the Dodgers in Brooklyn and L.A.!

1942 – Michael Nesmith born…to be a “Monkee”.

1945 – Davy Jones born…to be a “Monkee” too!

1946 – Musician Patti Smith born…”Because the Night” to be the “Godmother of Punk”?

1947 – Musician, songwriter, producer Jeff Lynne born…to light up ELO and be a Traveling Wilbury?

1953 – Journalist Meredith Vieira born…”TODAY” on NBC?

1957 – Journalist Matt Lauer born..”TODAY” on NBC, too?

1959 – Actress, comedian Tracey Ullman born….to “take on” any role?

1964 – Playwright Edward Albee’s “Tiny Alice” premiered.

1967 – The Beatles “Hello Goodbye” hit #1.

1975 – Golfer Tiger Woods born.

1981 – Wayne Gretzky scored NHL record 50 goals in the 39th game of the season.

1984 – Basketball’s LeBron James born…to be a Cavalier!

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Y Celebrate 2day? Dec 29, 2009

liquorbarn — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:18:14 +0000

Btms^ for Tuesday, December 29th!

Just 2 nites till New Year’s Eve!

Open NY Eve 9 am to 12 Midnight

Open NY Day 10 am to 6 pm

Drink 4cast 4 2day: Shiner Bock & Lone Star Beers 2 big beers 2 toast 2 Texas B-coming the 28th State 2day in 1845!

Liquor Barn has the best array of Champagnes, Sparkling Wines and Non-Alcoholic Sparkling Juices for your New Year’s Eve party!

Designated Drivers: The Only Way to Go!

Celebrations on this date in…

1808 – Andrew Johnson born…to be the 17th US President.

1845 – The Lone star state of Texas became the 28th United State on this date in 1845.

1851 – The 1st YMCA in the United States opened, in Boston, Massachusetts.

1876 – Pablo Cassals born…to make beautiful musical on his cello.

1925 – Renowned golf course architect Pete Dye born…on a tee box, in the fairway or in a sand trap around a green?

1936 – Actress Mary Tyler Moore born…to turn the world on with her smile, and to take a nothing day and suddenly make it seem worthwhile!

1938 – Actor Jon Voight born…”Coming Home” as a ”Midnight Cowboy”?

1947 – “Cheers” to actor Ted Danson on his birthday today!

1952 – Ballerina extraordinaire Gelcy Kirkland born…on her toes!

1959 – Actress Patricia Clarkson born…”6 Feet Under”?

1959 – Comedian Paula Poundstone born…laughing?

1972 – Actor Jude Law born…on “The Holiday” upon a “Cold Mountain”?

1974 – Actor Mekhi Phifer born…”8 Mile”s away from the “E.R” ?

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Y Celebrate 2day? Dec 28, 2009

liquorbarn — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:16:22 +0000

Btms^ for Monday December 28th – the LAST Monday of 2009.

Holiday Counts!

Just 3 nights till New Year’s Eve!

Holiday Hours!

Liquor Barn will be open NY Eve from 9 am to 12 midnight

and New Year’s Day from 10 am to 6 pm

Drink 4cast 4 2day: Dos Equis XX Beer 2 toast 2 “X Men” co-creator Stan Lee, of Marvel Comics, born 2day in 1922.

Celebrations on this date in…

1065 – Westminster Abbey in London, England, was consecrated.

1612 – Astronomer Galileo Galilei was the first to observe the planet Neptune.

1846 – Iowa became the 29th United State.

1856 – Woodrow Wilson was born…to be the 28th US president.

1912 – The first city-owned street cars hit the streets of San Francisco.

1922 – Marvel Comics Stan Lee was born…to help co-create “Spider-Man” and ”X Men” and the “Fantastic Four” and more!

1933 – John Y. Brown was born…to be a KY Governor and to take KY Fried Chicken world-wide.

1934 – Actress Maggie Smith born…in “A Room with a View” from her “California Suite” during “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie”, all before becoming Professor Minerva McGonagall to “Harry Potter”!

1954 – Actor, director Denzel Washington born…at “St. Elsewhere” to report on ”The Pelican Brief” in “Philadelphia” on a “Training Day” for “Antwone Fisher”?

1978 – Singer, musician John Legend born…to be extraordinary with “Ordinary People”!

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Y celebrate 2day? Dec 27, 2009

liquorbarn — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:12:47 +0000

Btms^ for Sunday December 27.

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

Holiday Counts!

- Just 4 nights till New Year’s Eve!

- Open New Year’s Eve from 9 a.m. to 12 Midnight

- Open January 1, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Drink 4cast 4 2day: a Mimosa, Korbel Brut with a splash of O.J. for the Brunch Bunch!

Celebrations on this date in…

1822 – French scientist Louis Pasteur born…to invent the 1st vaccination for rabies and to create pasteurization.

1901 – German actress, singer Marlene Dietrich born…to be a “Blue Angel”.

1922 – “Showboat” by Jerome Kerns and Oscar Hammerstein II, premiered in NYC.

1932 – Radio City Music Hall opened in NYC.

1939 – Actor John Amos born…to have ”Good Times” in the “West Wing”.

1943 – Journalist Cokie Roberts born…to report the news.

1944 – Musician Mick Jones born…to be a “Foreigner”.

1948 – French actor, winemaker Gerard Depardieu born…seeking a “Green Card” at “The Last Metro” as “Cyrano de Bergerac”?

1962 – Kansas basketball coach Bill Self born…to be a Jayhawk.

1968 – Apollo 8 splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after successfully completing the 1st orbital manned mission to the Moon!

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