Malibu American Flag Is A Red, White & Blue Salute To Voters Politics – and particularly politicians – often drive us to drink, and now Malibu Rum has created something just for that, and just in time for Election Day. It's a red, white and blue shot called the Malibu American Flag. Here's the recipe: .75 parts Blue Curacao .75 parts Malibu Coconut Rum .75 parts … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2013
Miss V8 Supercars Crowns New Winner Estelle Yarrow
Brisbane Resident, A Flight Attendant, Soars To Title A tall blonde from Brisbane has won the title of 2013 Miss V8 Supercars as part of the race weekend at Surfer's Paradise, Australia. Estelle Yarrow, whose occupation is a flight attendant, won the title in a competition with 23 other girls from throughout Australia and even New Zealand. The event was the … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Still Seeking That ‘Wow, I’m In Australia!’ Moment
Despite Being Down Under, It Feels As If I Never Left America Perhaps I should have gone straight from the airport for a brief walkabout in the bush or the outback. Seen a Crocodile Dundee movie before I departed for this trip. I've been in Australia nearly a week now, and I feel pretty much as if I haven't left America. Sydney is like a compact Los … [Read more...]
Miss V8 Supercars Girls Warm Up In Surfer’s Paradise
Winner To Be Chosen At Beach Party With Concert There's beauty to go with the brawn and in Surfer's Paradise Australia, that means the gorgeous girls of the Gold Coast 600 auto race. And the Miss V8 Supercars finalists are as busy as the drivers preparing for the race weekend of Oct. 25-27 along Queensland's Gold Coast. The 24 finalists have arrived in town and … [Read more...]
YouTube Music Awards Performers To Include Eminem, Lady Gaga
Fans Can Vote For Winners During Show From NYC On Sunday, Nov. 2 The nominations are all set for the inaugural YouTube Music Awards, a live show from New York City on Sunday, November 3. Six categories – Video, Artist, and YouTube Phenomenon of the Year – are part of the program and voting is open to fans from around the world. The lineup of performers incluces … [Read more...]
Surfer’s Paradise Blog And The Miss Supercar V8 Girls
The Party Blogger's Australian Adventure Continues In The Gold Coast After two days in Sydney, I've now arrived for a week in Surfer's Paradise, and at first glance I know I'll love this place. In fact, I knew that as soon as the plane broke through the clouds to reveal a beach lined with high-rises and lush vegetation behind it, the latter reminding me of the … [Read more...]
Discovering Sydney: A Free Tour, Opera House Bar And A German Beer Hall
Another Fun Day Down Under Includes Finding Oktoberfest In Australia If this keeps up, then my friends' predictions of me never returning to America may come true. Day 2 in Sydney had me taking a free walking tour, going back to my favorite (to this point) bar that again was the most happening place in the city, and then a new discovery that previously had not even … [Read more...]
The Traveling Nomad Party Blogger Goes To Australia
Sydney, Surfer's Paradise, V8 Supercars Race, Byron Bay And Wine Festival On The Itinerary If it's not the trip of a lifetime, it's the opportunity of a lifetime. I'm headed to Oz – for a month! – a place I've always wanted to visit, and now it's becoming a reality. Why Australia? Well, it has fun people – people who love beer and like to party, have a zest for life and … [Read more...]
All Is Forgiven With This Anti-Hangover Remedy
A Big Night Of Drinking Leads To This Morning Cure What happened last night!? Oh, yeah, I did shots. Jagermeister shots. And several of them. You can't blame me. I was at an Oktoberfest celebration and a friend kept putting them into my hand. He had with him a female friend, a bombshell of a blonde in a full-on fraulein outfit who was not only easy on the eyes but made … [Read more...]
San Diego Chargers Pregame Tailgate Bud Light Party Zone
Bud Light Chargers Power Party Features Beer, Food And The Chargers Girls One of the most fun elements of going to an NFL game is the action that happens around the action on the field. That action starts several hours before kickoff with the pre-game tailgate parties. And at each San Diego Chargers home game, there's a built-in tailgate party. It's the Bud Light … [Read more...]
San Francisco Nightlife Offers More Than Just Fun Bars
After-Hours Museum Parties And Tourist Restaurants At Pier 39 Offer Partying Alternatives When going out in San Francisco, you don't always have to think about bars. You can also think about art. A cool trend in "The City" as locals call it, are weekly "after hours' events at several of the museums. These are for adults only and allow you to visit the museums … [Read more...]
LAX Rock & Brews Review: Restaurant/ Bar Amps Up Terminal 5
Gene Simmons And Paul Stanley Give LA Airport Entertainment A Big KISS You know how it is when you get to the airport two hours early for your flight, only to fly through security in five minutes and suddenly find yourself trying to kill an hour and a half before boarding the plane? Happens all the time. But if you are in Los Angeles, you're in luck, thanks in large … [Read more...]
Australia The First Stop For This Traveling Party Nomad
Leaving Southern California Opens The Door For Partying Around The World When one door closes, another one opens. Well, it does if you think of it that way. And that's the way I'm thinking of it. I have no choice, really. I am being forced to move from my place of residence for the past several years – some estimates put it at around 15 years although I tend to think of … [Read more...]
LA Kings Games: A Fan’s Party Review Guide At Staples Center
A Non-Hockey Fan Enjoys The Experience Of Seeing The Sport Up Close At Staples Center It started with a beer garden and ended in a bar with a margarita. In between was a fun evening of sports, socializing and excitement. I was at opening night of the 2013-14 Los Angeles Kings season, something that many of my friends found shocking, considering hockey is not exactly my … [Read more...]
USC Football Says No On-Campus Tailgating For Arizona Game
Fans Also Not Excited About Thursday Night Pac-12 Encounter There's not been much for USC fans to be excited about this season – other than the firing of Coach Lane Kiffin – and they are not at all excited about having to play a game on a Thursday night. First, there's LA traffic, it's at night and, well, it's on a Thursday instead of a Saturday. And now, USC has sent … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Beer Garden Party Review At Hometown Fair
Lively Crowd Enjoys Singles Socializing With Good Craft Beers And Friends The combination is as natural as the beach and the ocean, as dominating as Clayton Kershaw with a baseball in his hands. The first weekend of each October, the gorgeous Los Angeles beach community called Manhattan Beach holds an event that sounds as if belongs in a small town in Iowa, Hometown … [Read more...]
Budweiser Introduces 25-Ounce Beer Can
A King Can Of The King Of Beers In Time For Football Season Here's a way to keep from getting off the couch to make a mad dash to the refrigerator for a beer during critical moments of football games: Budwieser has introduced 25-ounce cans! The bigger can adds an extra ounce, for the same price, to the existing 24-ounce can. "It's more than just a new can or some new … [Read more...]
Get Your Tickets Now For The 2013 San Diego Wine & Food Festival
Grand Tasting On Embarcadero Highlights 10th Annual Event Nov. 18-24 You know you want to go, so get out the dough. Or, rather the credit card. The dough – and what's made with it – comes later. The 10th annual San Diego Wine & Food Festival is Nov. 18-24. And while it may seem a bit of advance planning overkill to get tickets in October, before you've even thought … [Read more...]
‘Breaking Bad’s’ Aaron Paul Goes Back Home With ‘Breaking Boise’ Video
Actor Returns To His Hometown For Aaron Paul Sturtevant Day Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul went back to his hometown of Boise, Idaho, to host a screening of one of the last episodes of the popular TV series. He was at The Egyptian Theater, where he watched movies as a kid. And on this evening, Oct. 1, he was watching himself. It was also Aaron Paul Sturtevant day, … [Read more...]
Jimmy Buffett Playing The Belly Up Tavern In San Diego Oct. 17
San Diego Live Music Venue Hosts Trop Rock Singer And His Parrotheads Normally, Jimmy Buffett plays large arenas with 20,000 people. Only occasionally does he go back to his roots and play clubs. But he's doing it in San Diego, at the Belly Up Tavern in North County's Solano Beach. Buffett is playing on Friday, Oct. 17, and tickets go on sale Friday, Oct. 4, at 10 a.m. … [Read more...]
With Lane Kiffin Fired, I Can Finally Root For USC Football Again
Long-Time Trojans Fan Can Again Cheer 'Fight On' Even before moving to Los Angeles, I liked USC football. It had Heisman Trophy winners, a legendary coach whose wise-cracking comments kept reporters laughing and who drank "see throughs" at booster cocktail parties, games played in sunshine in November and, of course, fielded the Song Girls with their pleated skirts and … [Read more...]