Hey Frank! Hey Sam! Hey Dino Martino.....

HEY TOM COLLINS, HAIL THAT SIDECAR FOR ME AND WATCH OUT FOR THE GRASSHOPPER IN THE CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL!

 

To celebrate a milestone birthday, I had a party with a martini theme.  By the end of the evening, there were many happy, giggly faces and the remnants of some pretty interesting cocktail mixes.  What the Rat Pack made cool many decades ago has re-emerged in a big way.  Those sexy girls in the City knew how to live it up the Cosmo way.

In our ever-changing disposable world, it’s nice to see the art of the cocktail has somehow made a comeback.  We’re no longer satisfied with just the pop of a cork or the fizzy twist of a cap to tantalize the palette.

 “That’s Amore” (abridged version)

When the mood hits your brain like a runaway train,

That’s a cocktail,

When the world seems to shine

Like you’ve had too much wine, that’s a cocktail,

Ears will ring, ting-a-ling-a-ling

Ting-a-ling-a-ling, you’ll cry, “no more vodka”

Head will pound, tippy-tippy-tay,

Tippy-tippy-tay, like a polka

When you stagger in a dream,

But you know you’re not dreaming no sireee,

Scuzza me, but you’ll see,

Back in bed there for me,

No more cocktails….

How about these outfits for your next martini party? All now available.

Vintage Satin Wiggle Dress

Vintage 1950s Bronze Iridescent Dress

Vintage 50s Betty Lynn Black Ruffled Wiggle Dress

Vintage Rat Pack Blue Tuxedo Tails

Vintage 50s Wiggle Glam Gown

Old Vinyl

I finally got my old turntable fixed. Remember those? The little box-like things that have a rotating round disc on them where you put another vinyl disc on top and by some miracle hear music?

Yes, those. A record player. But because I'm hip, I'll call it a turntable.

I have a big record collection and have not been able to listen to them for years. Just lugging them around with every move, and boy are they heavy!

The enjoyment comes not just in listening to the old music (everything from classical to Dean Martin to Duran Duran), but I particularly enjoy reading the album covers again. It's just not the same on a little CD insert. Look at the cigarette that Dean Martin is holding - seems so out of place today. But love the hat and the pin striped suit - very stylish!

Have a look at the dresses on the other two album covers. From the 1950s, one dress is a studded strapless gown with drop earings and pearl necklace. The other is a chiffon dress with perfectly matching dyed shoes, opera length gloves and finished with a tiara.

Makes me want to dance!