Propeller Skies

Last night, I caught The Woggles at The Earl. There simply is no other band like them. Besides playing awesome tunes, they put on an amazing show. At one point, The Professor jumped off the stage, walked through the crowd, and climbed up on the bar and sang a few verses. Later in the evening the entire band was in the audience playing and dancing with the crowd, exept for Dan Elektro trapped on stage behind his drum kit. I highly recommend catching a Woggles show.

Damn, I really should have been on top of cocktail hour. Nothing takes the edge off life in Atlanta like a couple of stiff drinks. Tonight I had a Pegu, which is an exotic cocktail formerly served at the now defunct Pegu Club in Burma. Closely related to the Jasmine, the Pegu is slightly sweeter and reminiscent of the tropics.

Looking back on my New Year’s resolutions I realized I dropped the ball on resolution number one. I understand keeping four out of five resolutions is pretty fucking good, but here at the Prizzo Skeezy I strive for perfection.

After arriving home tonight, I mixed up a Jasmine. I really dig this cocktail because it involves two of my all time favorite ingredients - Gin and Campari. As the October weather in Atlanta is perfect for chillin’ like Bob Dylan, I headed out to the balcony with my drink and watched the sunset. Then I went back inside and mixed up another.

Three long years ago, my cracka Crunk B introduced me to “The Penguin.” About the same time, I ran across an article in GQ regarding the construction of a proper Martini. Hint: Vodka and Sour Apple Pucker are NOT ingredients. That night, I ordered “The Penguin,” a cocktail shaker that would change my life. After experimentation with various recipes, “The Penguin” made me realize two excellent things come from fucking France - Calvados and Cointreau.

As “The Penguin” is tip top for mixing Martinis and other glorious concoctions, I used it often. A year ago, “The Penguin” began to leak and is no longer the go to shaker. However, “The Penguin” still looks fresh decorating my swank bachelor pad. Happy third birthday, old friend.

Texas A&M barely defeated Baylor in overtime yesterday. This is an improvement over last year, when the Aggies lost to the Bears in overtime. For Prizzo Skeezy readers unfamiliar with Big 12 football, Baylor is the perennial conference doormat and averages one win a season.

To be fair to Mr. Franchione, it is possible this Baylor football team is better than usual. After all, they did start the season by going 3 and 0, which is probably the first time since 1845 that the Baylor football won three games in a single season. However, in a classic sign of poor coaching, the Aggies were flagged for 8 penalties totaling 61 yards. Unacceptable.