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Crooner Culture

Archive for the ‘Culture of Living’ Category

May 4th, 2008

Bellagio Fountains and Sinatra’s “Fly Me To The Moon”

I’ve yet to get to Vegas (but I’m hoping to go soon), yet I hear that the fountains at the Bellagio “sing and dance” and I want to see for myself.
For now, the best I can do is this video I found on YouTube of the fountains singing and dancing to Frank Sinatra’s “Fly Me […]

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April 14th, 2008

A deeper look into zoot suit culture with lyrics

Wow, I always just thought it was a fashion trend, or a mafia thing. Boy, was I wrong!
Initially an African American youth fashion, closely connected to jazz culture, the zoot suit was co-opted by a generation of Mexican American kids, who made it their own.
The oversized suit was both an outrageous style and a statement […]

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March 17th, 2008

St. Patrick’s Day Nutty Irishman - Art of The Drink + Contest!

This is pretty cool! Anthony from Art of The Drink has posted a video showing you how to make the drink “Nutty Irishman”.
I really love the way he teaches, but the coolest part is that he’s holding a contest! He asks you a question, and you email him your answers and you’re entered in […]

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March 14th, 2008

St. Patrick’s Day Recipes from TheBar.com

Gotta love TheBar.com - they keep sending me all these coolie drink recipes to share with you guys for holidays or special occassions! This time it’s St. Patty’s Day!
We all know that March 17th is a day for drinking green beer and eating corned beef and cabbage… but can you imagine some of your […]

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March 9th, 2008

Michael Buble on Rachel Ray - Re-broadcast March 19th.

Okay, so there’s a lot more to the show than this, but I just had to post this as a highlight.
Check your local listings for times!

He loves his Italian food, and loves to speak Italian with an accent… HE IS SO FREAKIN’ CUTE!
“Oh! ma-ma!” *big huge cheesy grin*
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January 8th, 2008

Crooner Week: Bing Crosby - The Restaurant & A Recipe

Did you know that there is a Bing Crosby’s Restaurant? I didn’t! There’s a piano lounge, country club (dues are $125/year), and private dining, and right now you can enter to win a dinner for four for free by entering your name and email (subscribing to their newsletter)! They’re currently located in Walnut Creek and […]

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December 27th, 2007

New Year’s Eve Swank Drink Ideas

Here are a few new drinks you can serve up for your swanky New Year’s Eve parties out there. Just make sure you don’t drink and drive, don’t let your guests drive drunk, and have a safe and happy celebration!
(Recipes and images from TheBar.Com)
Tags: classic_drinks, cocktail_shaker, crooner_culture, food and drink, holidaysRate this: 2.8Share This

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December 21st, 2007

Frankie Bones Restaurant & Lounge - Hilton Head Island, SC - Review

The following snippet is from a restaurant review on IslandPacket.com for Frankie Bones Restaurant and Lounge. Anyone near the area wanna go try it out and let me know what you think?
Tags: crooner_culture, food and drink, frankie_bones, hilton_head_islandRate this: 2.8Share This

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December 17th, 2007

10 crooners not enough? Check out 120 more musicians to invite to your holiday office party!

Okay, so more than half of my list of crooners to invite to a holiday office party are partying on in the afterlife somewhere. But if you’re really into throwing a huge musicians’ holiday bash, then you might enjoy these other lists from members of the b5media Music Channel!Top 120 OTHER Musicians to Bring to […]

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December 17th, 2007

Top 10 Crooners to Invite to the Holiday Office Party

As part of b5media’s music channel list project, our theme this time around is “Top 10 artists/bands to invite to the holiday office party” and of course, I’m going to list crooners! This has to be one of those “alive or dead” things for this category, but here we go:
10. Marilyn Monroe - Yes, she’s […]

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