Vodka with meat?

Or- wow that booze smells fishy.  Until now, Wasilla, Alaska has been famous for one thing -

Now that town’s former mayor will have to share some of the limelight with a product from the Alaska Distillery which is located in Wasilla.  Toby Foster, a partner in the business was looking for something that would make their vodka stand out from the rest and decided that nothing says Alaska like smoked salmon.  So they set about combining their spirit with the fish. 

It took about 48 different tries and he admits the first 47 tries were “pretty disgusting.”  About a year ago the Black Rock company in Seattle introduced vodka with bacon flavor.   We wonder if it goes well with your eggs in the morning?

When today’s 101 number one song was sung on stage during a TV special in the 70’s the decade’s icon of coolness lost his cool and couldn’t perform.  Several celebrities were in the audience for the taping of a show that aired on NBC. Today’s featured singer invited them to join him for the finale and they gladly obliged although one of them had to edited out. That was then LA mayor Tom Bradley who was running for re-election at the time, prompting the network to be concerned about giving his opponents equal time. Another was Henry Winkler who completely choked until it was suggested that he get into character as “The Fonz” Once his coolness was restored, he was able to sing the song that became number one on July 1, 1972 for Neil Diamond “Song Sung Blue”

Other stuff -

New research out of England says 80% of the time…women are faking it. They found female vocalizations during love-making were used to boost the man’s ego…and to speed things up.  Speed things up?  Hasn’t the complaint been that guys are too fast to begin with?  Anybody who saw the movie “When Harry Met Sally” will remember that famous scene in the restaurant -

 

TripAdvisor has announced the results of its annual beach and pool etiquette survey. For the second consecutive year, travelers from New York were rated the top offenders when it comes to pool etiquette. (Since Mike was born in Brooklyn, he refutes these findings.) Florida came in second, followed by New Jersey.

Most Common Beach and Pool Etiquette Violations:

1. Blasting loud music   22%

2. Beach chair hogging  18%

3. Urinating in the water  14%

 

Most Annoying Beach or Pool Etiquette Violations:

1. Blasting loud music  26%

2. Urinating in the water  15%

3. Beach chair hogging  14%

Smoking ranked as the second-biggest pet peeve in 2009, but dropped off this year’s list of top annoyances. Still, 83% believe smoking should be banned at the pool, while 64% say it should be banned at the beach.

Please Don’t Pee In The Water: While 15% of travelers say that peeing in the water is the most annoying violation of beach and pool etiquette, many don’t practice what they preach:

· 53% think it’s acceptable to pee in the ocean if no other swimmers are nearby.

· 4% say it’s acceptable to pee in the pool.

· 2% believe it’s just fine to pee in a hot tub.

We say there’s a HUGE difference between peeing in the ocean and the pool, let alone the hot tub although, come to think about it, it’s easier to disguise in the hot tub.

Authorities in Roswell, (Georgia not New Mexico) arrested a man accused of breaking into a home and taking a shower yesterday. The homeowner arrived at her house to find someone taking a shower. The woman talked to the man while he was in the shower, then called police. The unidentified man insisted he was the “Duke of Germany,” which he said gave him the right to take a shower in the woman’s home. He was arrested and taken to jail.

Former Village People star Victor Willis (whose 56th birthday is today) has settled his copyright dispute with Hallmark for an undisclosed fee. The singer sued the company over sound cards featuring songs he wrote, like “Y.M.C.A.” and “Macho Man,” and performed by a sound-alike. Hallmark officials initially denied any wrongdoing after he sued for unauthorized use of his voice and image. Willis has not performed with the Village People since 1984.  Since then he’s been busy suing people.  You may recall that he sued the Sun Bowl Association for using his image when the Village People performed at half time a few years ago.  BTW, he was the “cop.”  Hope he doesn’t sue us for using his picture on this blog.

Here’s the story behind today’s 101 Gold Nugget of Knowledge: Police in Boulder, Colorado, are looking for a man dressed as a leprechaun who dashed between cars in a supermarket parking lot. The leprechaun pretended to shoot at people with his fingers as he dashed around between the cars on Wednesday. Officers still haven’t found the leprechaun, or his pot of gold.