happy-hour

The half-s7lvin™ Cocktail Minute – Orange Blossom

January 4, 2013 By R.George

Friday’s Cocktail:

Orange Blossom
Ingredients – Gin, grapefruit juice, bitters, splash of almond syrup, 4 orange slices and crushed ice. It’ll make you crush.

Happy Hour Drinking Topics:
1. Happy New Year: Happy New Year!!!!

2. Resolutions: Name one resolution you accomplished last year. If it was weight loss, then please, tell us your secret(s).

3. MARCHVEGAS: See MARCHVEGAS Make MARCHVEGAS a 4-day™ Holiday in 2013.

3.5 Movie Reviews: I’m still not sure how DJANGO didn’t get shot towards the end but nonetheless, we give this flick 3.5 stars. How did you rate it?

4. College Hoops: When did they start showing college basketball during the college bowl games? Was that just irritating or what?

5. Football: Minnesota over Green Bay, Cincinnati over Houston, Baltimore over Indianapolis, Seattle over Washington and Alabama over Norte Dame. Any questions?

6. Gun Control: What if we just got rid of them?

7. Politics: Why can’t politicians just be paid by the project just like contractors? Do you think the Fiscal Cliff could then be solved on time and under budget?

By Dolores Guiterrez

[half-s7lvin] – noun 1. The amount of drinks it takes to reach your full potential during MARCHVEGAS (March 21 – 24, 2013); affects judgment, memory, relationships, commitment, vision, speech and grammer. 2. The numerical equivalence equal to or between 3.5 – 7.5 cocktails consumed.

The half-s7lvin™ Cocktail Minute – Fifth Avenue

December 7, 2012 By R.George

Friday’s Cocktail:

Fifth Avenue
Ingredients – Apricot brandy, creme de cacao and a little cream. Beware this drink is a little strong so you could get lucky, anything is possible.

Happy Hour Drinking Topics:
1. Vegas: Journey Dec 7, Friday at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas.

2. Vegas: Pacquiao vs Marquez Saturday night in Las Vegas for their 4th fight. How do you not put it all on Manny?

3. Music: There’s a news organization reporting details of the Biggie Smalls shooting from 15 years ago. We just wanna know why? huff.to/TMsaeW Note: Maybe I should no longer feel so shy about my content?

3.5 College Basketball: Kentucky Wildcats falls way out the Top 25 after two losses. Was that too far of a descent?

4. College Basketball: Anthony Bennett for the UNLV Rebels tops the list of top freshmen in the country. Major kudos!

5. 4-day Holiday: “Make MARCHVEGAS a 4-day™ Holiday” – http://yhoo.it/UJZp5e

6. Music: Fifth Avenue (the nightclub made famous in Prince’s Purple Rain) was closed down in 2004.

7. Music: After a judge’s order, Fifth Avenue has been totally re-opened in 2004 – though that’s beside the point.

By Roy George

[half-s7lvin] – noun 1. The amount of drinks it takes to reach your full potential during MARCHVEGAS (March 21 – 24, 2013); affects judgment, memory, relationships, commitment, vision, speech and grammer. 2. The numerical equivalence equal to or between 3.5 – 7.5 cocktails consumed.

The half-s7lvin™ Cocktail Minute – Pink Cadillac

November 16, 2012 By R.George

Friday’s Cocktail:

Pink Cadillac
Ingredients – Gold tequila, Grand Marnier, cranberry, salt, ice cubes and 4 lime wedges. Get ready 4 a ride; on the freeway.

Happy Hour Drinking Topics:

1. Vegas: MARCHVEGAS releases its “Make MARCHVEGAS a 4-day™ Holiday” initiative – http://yhoo.it/UJZp5e

2. Astronomy: Amateur scientists find planet with four suns – http://lat.ms/Wg2DOb

3. Politics: Obama wins Florida topping Romney after 4-day count – http://fxn.ws/VZQA2M

3.5 Sports: Luke Donald up 4 in Japan – http://es.pn/XiBmw3

4.College Basketball: 4th Ranked Ohio State Game vs Marquette canceled game in the Carrier Classic last week will still return in 2013 – http://fxn.ws/UypBzI

The half-s7lvin™ Cocktail Minute – Abbey Road

November 2, 2012 By R.George

Friday’s Cocktail:

Abbey Road
Ingredients – Gin, lemon juice, apple juice, ginger, mint sprigs and crushed ice; add some good music for decoration.

Happy Hour Drinking Topics:

1. Vegas – Axl Rose on Guns ‘N Roses, then and now… bitly.com/YffBuP

2. Weather – Wondering how you can help Sandy victims? Here’s how: http://www.redcross.org/charitable-donations

3. Politics – Remember, remember the 5th of November, then make them feel you on Tuesday November 6th, and get out and vote, its not illegal yet.

3.5 College Hoops – Arizona Wildcats slated to win the Pac-12 this year, your thoughts?

4. Sports – Come together, and make MARCHVEGAS a 4-day Holiday.

The half-s7lvin™ Cocktail Minute – Absinthe Minded

September 21, 2012 By R.George

Friday’s Cocktail:

Absinthe Minded
Ingredients – Absinthe, Chambord liqueur, fresh lemon juice then shake on ice and strain into a shot glass. Get ready to party.

Happy Hour Drinking Topics:

1. Vegas – iHeartRadio lineup for music festival in Las Vegas. Begins 7pm at the MGM Grand Friday Sept. 21st and Saturday Sept. 22nd.

2. Vegas – To watch the iHeartRadio live, go to www.iheartradion.com/vegas

3. Vegas – Friday line-up: No Doubt, Bon Jovi, Lil Wayne, Usher, Green Day, Rhianna and more.

3.5 Vegas – Saturday line-up: Pink Enrique Iglesias, Mary J. Blige, Linkin Park, Taylor Swift, Aerosmith and more.

4. Sports – The new LeBron James sneakers are priced at $270. With the heavy use of curse words, what’s your take on that?

5. Vegas – Have you heard about the new Vegas TV Show coming to town? Premieres on CBS on September 25th, here’s the setup. http://usat.ly/Qm0euG