For those of you who've not been scoring at home, or for those of you not reading this blog, Blog Artiste Hanni has been holding a contest in which we rabble scum can choose the drink she drinks whilst watching tonight's American Idol Finale. Each week for eight weeks, readers got to vote, and the drink with the fewest votes each week got kicked off until there was only one standing.
The drink that sounded the most dangerous to me was called Stephanie's Coke Lobster, because it mixed two liquors as well as cranberry juice and coke. I figured that this combo would make the poor girl do weird things and then throw up, which would no doubt amuse us all. I quickly became a champion of this drink, and in the end it prevailed.
Somehow, as is normal for me, I got wrapped up in the excitement of the contest and volunteered to drink whatever drink won along with Hanni. Though we're a bazillion miles apart and I don't give a rat's ass about American Idol, a party is a party and I'm down with Stephanie's Coke Lobster, (which, it turns out, is just a Rock Lobster with Coke in it).
I went out and bought the ingredients:
To play this at home you'll need some Crown Royal (though any blended whiskey will do) and some Chambord, which is a raspberry liquor which I had to try a shot of. It's VERY tasty.Hanni has a full recipe up on her current post about tonight's American Idol festivities.
I've mixed up the first Rock Lobster and am suitably impressed, it's red, it's tasty and it goes down easy. If I drink enough of these I may soon start to care about American Idol, and if I keep drinking after that I'll probably try out for American Idol.
Since the Yankees are playing the Sox tonight, the closest I'll get to watching Idol might be the occasional check in between innings. I will admit that I've gotten to like the first couple of weeks of each American Idol season, and this year I even watched it a bit. There's something cruelly entertaining about the hundreds of people who can't sing and yet audition for the show anyhow, especially when they get mad at being told that they can't sing. I liked the gray haired guy from way back then, and the girl that's still in it was nice enough to show America her underwear with a wardrobe malfunction, so I should probably tune in for just a few minutes just to see how it all comes out. I mean, if I don't see it live I'll probably wonder who won as I doubt the world's news agencies will cover something trifling like a TV talent show when there are wars being waged and such!
So there you have it, Me, Rock Lobsters and the Red Sox. Mrs. Idiot is on the fence as to whether she'll participate, so I've made a drink for Wally. She did, however, promise that she'll update the blog should I get too out of hand and do stupid stuff.There you have it Hanni, have fun, be safe, and Cheers!
2 comments:
Bravo! For your participation in drunken tomfoolery, the haus salutes you.
I also heard that the early episodes of AI were fun (for much the same reasons you give) and decided to watch it. Unfortunately I then forgot, and by the time I did get around to it, things had become way too normal, and I was bored.
The only part I really enjoyed was Simon. What made him interesting for me was that I had just finished reading a little book called "British Teeth," in which the writer pointed out that British celebrities in Hollywood are always the bad guys. Simon was a brilliant example of this.
He was so refreshing. After hearing the other two being all touchy-feelie nice and supportive, a robust, honest, "That was rubbish!" was just what I wanted to hear.
I only watched it once. Next time I'll try to watch the beginning ones. They sound like more fun. Also, the drinks sound like a way to make the whole thing more bearable.
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