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Film and Television, Pop Culture

Shark Attack Lobby Display!

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47 Meters Down: Uncaged
Photos By Gail

I just got back from a vacation trip to Chicago, where I had all kinds of crazy fun, but also found lots of cool stuff to put on this here blog. Once such cool thing is this lobby standee for an upcoming thriller/horror film called 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, which is due to open in theaters on August 16th, 2019. You can infer that it stars a Really Big Shark and assorted unsuspecting victims, but you may not realize that it is also a sequel to a 2017 film also called 47 Meters Down. So clever. Continue reading Shark Attack Lobby Display! →

Music, Pop Culture

Remember The King with a Shake Rattle & Rock Cocktail Shot!

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Elvis Cocktail Shake Rattle and Rock

Although he’s been gone for over thirty years, Elvis is still known as The King of Rock n’ Roll! To celebrate his passionate career, Basil Hayden’s Bourbon teamed up with top LA mixologist Damian Windsor to create a cocktail-style shot that combines sweet and salty flavors mixed with the trademark spicy finish of Basil Hayden’s Bourbon. Damian’s creation was inspired by two of  The King’s favorite foods – Banana and Peanut Butter – and the growing trend to create bourbon cocktail-style shots using savory ingredients.
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Music, Pop Culture

Remembering Elvis Presley

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Elvis Young
Young Elvis: I’d Do It

On This Date, August 16th, in 1977: Elvis Presley left the building for the last time when he was found dead, laying on the floor of his bathroom at Graceland. The official cause of death was heart failure. He was 42 years old.

Music, Pop Culture

RIP Max Roach

Pioneering Be-Bop Jazz drummer Max Roach passed away on Wednesday, August 16th, 2007. He was 83.