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An Excuse to Drink – Happy Birthday Christopher Walken!
Posted on March 31, 2012 | No CommentsBreak out the cowbell everyone, today we’re sending out birthday wishes to iconic actor Christopher Walken! Born Ronald Walken on March 31, 1943 in Astoria, Queens, New York to Paul... -
Another Excuse To Drink – Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962
Posted on March 6, 2012 | No CommentsThis famous storm, which actually started on March 6, 1962, devastated beaches and destroyed hundreds of homes in the Mid-Atlantic. Wikipedia states that it is “one of the ten worst... -
An Excuse to Drink – R.I.P. Heavy D
Posted on November 9, 2011 | No CommentsToday we have a tribute to the late great Dwight Arrington Myers, better known as the rapper Heavy D who died yesterday at age 44. Also known as “The Overweight... -
An Excuse to Drink: It’s IBM PC Day!
Posted on August 12, 2011 | No CommentsThe IBM PC as we know it, launched today in 1981. Designed by IBM’ s engineers in Boca Raton FL, it was given the model number 5150 to tie it... -
An Excuse To Drink – National Doughnut Day
Posted on June 3, 2011 | 1 CommentBy now, you’ve probably gorged yourself on all of the free doughnut deals floating around, so here’s a cocktail to wash everything down with! Doughnut Cocktail recipe adapted from the ... -
An Excuse To Drink – Preakness Cocktails: The Southside
Posted on May 21, 2011 | No CommentsIt’s time for the running of the 136th Preakness, the second race in the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. While most people will kick back with the Black-Eyed Susan, the... -
An Excuse To Drink – May 18, 1897: Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” Perfomed on Stage
Posted on May 18, 2011 | No CommentsOn this date in 1897, Irish author Bram Stoker presented Dracula to a small audience at the Lyceum Theatre. A week later, his novel featuring the vampire antagonist Count Dracula,... -
April 23, 1985 – The “New Coke” Debacle
Posted on April 23, 2011 | 1 CommentOn this date in 1985, the Coca-Cola management, in a supreme act of brilliancy, announced it was changing its 99 year old secret formula. Coke had been continually losing market shares... -
April 13, 1999: Dr. Jack Kevorkian Found Guilty – The “Assisted Sucide” Shot
Posted on April 13, 2011 | No CommentsWARNING: This post contains black humor and questionable taste: -The AH0D Team Today in 1999, right-to-die activist Dr. Jack Kevorkian was found guilty of the second-degree murder after euthanizing terminally... -
The Rum Runner
Posted on February 23, 2011 | 2 CommentsThis past week, I got the opportunity (as part of the “day job”) to attend the Instructional Technology Council’s e-Learning 2011 conference in St. Pete’s Beach, FL. It was held...
