tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88901111777892904032012-01-28T17:02:43.055-08:00visit the full site and download the show www.cocktailnation.netCocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comBlogger2611100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-32672690877488015812012-01-28T17:02:00.001-08:002012-01-28T17:02:43.062-08:00 <br /><br />This week on the show we replay a 1994 interview with Etta James, swank advice on Bow Ties, news on a lost Ed Wood Film that has been rediscovered<br /><br />www.cocktailnation.net<br /><br />Angie Hubbard-Peel Me a Grape<br /><br />Acca Daiquiris -WildThing<br /><br />Etta James-A Sunday Kind Of Love<br /><br />Atomic Sherpas-Clockwise<br /><br />Buddy Cole-Just You Just Me<br /><br />Indigo Swing-My Baby Just Cares For Me<br /><br />Alvino Rey-I Love Paris<br /><br />Big Kahuna and the Copa Cat Pack-I Dream of Jeanie<br /><br />OS117 -Vixen To Vixen<br /><br />Astrud Gilberto- So Nice<br /><br />Tony Bennet with Natalie Cole-Watch What Happens<br /><br />Blue Dahlias-Brazil<br /><br />George Shearing-September in The Rain<br /><br />Jimmy Vargas-Blues in the Night LIVE<br /><br />Nelson Riddle-Naked City Theme<br /><br /><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-SEI2aVVFAME/TySar422IJI/AAAAAAAAAS0/fVQNN6-E838/s640/blogger-image-1409544931.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-SEI2aVVFAME/TySar422IJI/AAAAAAAAAS0/fVQNN6-E838/s640/blogger-image-1409544931.jpg" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-3267269087748801581?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-87010663076990951612012-01-20T00:01:00.001-08:002012-01-20T00:01:56.209-08:00<p>On the show this week we’ll check out Oahna Luaau at the lake, we review OSS 117 and play some music from at the film, a look at the world of swank with some great gig s and parties to attend plus swank advice back on the radio for another week as we broadcast from the centre of Sydney in the Hi Fi stereophonically gadgeted up Penthouse .</p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p>Spy Fi- Espia en Vacaciones <br />Tikiyaki Orchestra-Theme For Jetsetters <br />Si Zenter-I’ve Found a New Baby <br />Sergio Mendes-Mas Que Nada <br />Waitiki 7-Left Arm Of Budda <br />Three Suns-Fever <br />Mancini -Experiment in Terror <br />Royal Crown Revue-Port Au Prince <br />OS117 -Chicks by the pool <br />Billy May-I gotta have you <br />SG Sound Excapade Velocity <br />Skip Heller-The Collector <br />Vicki Carr-No Other Love <br />Wynton Marsalis-Green Chimeys <br />Dinah Washington-Mad About The Boy</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-8701066307699095161?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-91695647603666546232012-01-13T12:49:00.001-08:002012-01-13T12:49:16.631-08:00<p>On the show this week I introduce you to a man by the name of Kramer who is going to join us once a month to talk about lounging movies, news from author Bill Raetz, swank advice on what to bring to a dinner party, a look at the world of swank with some great gigs to check out and info on a book about When The Mob Ran Vegas</p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Tjd-AeWSm-M/TxCYxGLWPMI/AAAAAAAAASk/BzWYJHmAfGI/s1600-h/ktux3%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="ktux3" border="0" alt="ktux3" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-MWas1Z6d7nM/TxCYxwOwPdI/AAAAAAAAASo/7pnnPijUKcE/ktux3_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <br />Combustible Edison-Seduction <br />Don Tiki-Bla Bla Cha Cha <br />Bob Thompson-Just You Just Me <br />Arthur Lyman-Voodoo Dreams <br />Diana Holt-At Last <br />Haji Baba-Crazy Bongos <br />Esquivel-Latin-Esque <br />Clouseaux -Krakatoa <br />Frank Bennett-Money Changes Everything <br />Jonah Jones-I Dig Chicks <br />DJ Bonebrake-Situation <br />Jimmy Vargas-Angel Eyes LIVE <br />Tony Bennett-Lady Gaga-The Lady Is a Tramp <br />Eartha Kitt-I Want to Be Evil </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-9169564760366654623?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-67152891734726739482012-01-04T22:02:00.001-08:002012-01-04T22:02:00.420-08:00<p>Starting off this week and the first release of 2012 with a new drinks book, news this week on the impending release of a new SPY Fi&#160; album , plus Jimmy Vargas has been touring and sent me a few live tracks to play for you. Back for 2012 broadcasting from the centre of Sydney from the Swank Penthouse.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-FxSIBBDAWYs/TwU8yHPKzHI/AAAAAAAAASU/PDe4Bi91J8E/s1600-h/kooptuxstudio%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="kooptuxstudio" border="0" alt="kooptuxstudio" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Dus_b04eK2Y/TwU81aRpEJI/AAAAAAAAASc/6E6TQ1GKyL8/kooptuxstudio_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> <p>Frank Bennett -Creep <br />Tikiyaki Orchestra-Chateu Leilani <br />Buddy Cole-I’m Riddin High <br />Mancini-Peter Gunn Theme <br />Crazed Mugs-But Kilauae <br />Jonah Jones-You’re Just In Love <br />Mel Torme-Secret Agent Man <br />Tony Bennett-Stranger In Paradise (With Andrea Bocelli) <br />Jimmy Vargas-Black Dahlia LIVE <br />George Shearing-I’ll Remember April <br />Oscar Peterson-The Man I Love <br />Spy Fi- Espia en Vacaciones <br />Marty Lush and His Lush Livers-Stinkin Lincoln <br />Karen Souza-Quiet Nights <br />Clouseaux-Chic Alors</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-6715289173472673948?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-77934546072015012622012-01-01T16:22:00.001-08:002012-01-01T16:22:33.857-08:00What’s your fave Loungin movie. We’re compiling our fave Bachelor Pad flicks …vote for your fave or suggest more !<br />To vote for your faves email thecocktailnation@gmail.com and when the show returns in 2012 we will do a Loungin movies special<br /><br />Bachelor in paradise<br />Down with love<br />Lover Come Back<br />Matt Helm the silencers<br />The Rat Pack<br />The apartment<br />How to Murder Your Wife<br />Oceans 11<br />That Touch Of Mink<br /><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7UUC1MwuLmY/TwD4x7sBxGI/AAAAAAAAASE/bY7J-85offw/s640/blogger-image-1407356797.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7UUC1MwuLmY/TwD4x7sBxGI/AAAAAAAAASE/bY7J-85offw/s640/blogger-image-1407356797.jpg" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-7793454607201501262?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-36922789225830052902012-01-01T16:20:00.001-08:002012-01-01T16:23:23.923-08:00On wednesday night I was djing at the Blue Beat in Double Bay Sydney, it was a wonderful night with the crowds growing every single week which is fantastic plus we now have an extension of a month at this stage so swing on by and dig the crazy lounge and exotica that I will be spinning, plus we have Sydneys Best Lounge acts on stage.<br /><br />I love events like these because I get to meet new and old listeners . This week I got to meet Duke Normando, who has been listening pretty much since the start in 2007.<br /><br />Duke kindly brought me a gift that he had picked up in a country town ….a rare poster from the 1966 film ‘The Pad and How to Use It”<br /><br />The only downside about a gift like this is that now I am plagued by intrigue and simply have to find this movie. At this stage no luck, but the Hunt begins.<br /><br />This is one of the reasons I love what I do and the vintage/retro lifestyle I live.<br /><br />As Mr Ho from the Orchestrotica once pointed out, this is a discovery group,and for me this is what it has always been. That’s part of the fun of retro living, hunting for that next thing you heard about or saw. Does it ever stop, well no, the mid 2oth Century was a huge cultural period that covered so many aspects of life.<br /><br />So the hunt begins! Can you help me!!<br /><br />The PAD and how to Use it-A shy lover (Brian Bedford) of classical music turns to his playboy buddy (James Farentino) for advice on how to woo a woman (Julie Sommars).<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-M2936a3jfaE/TwD4-fo3SWI/AAAAAAAAASM/LdUC19T8gQU/s640/blogger-image-475542789.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-M2936a3jfaE/TwD4-fo3SWI/AAAAAAAAASM/LdUC19T8gQU/s640/blogger-image-475542789.jpg" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-3692278922583005290?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-32087766593073336922011-12-29T22:22:00.001-08:002011-12-29T22:22:24.239-08:00<p>This week Kooper has a book for you all about those jet setting airline hostesses, a cool website that ties vintage models,dj’s and dancers under one umbrella and some great events to diarize. So join the Lounge Lothario himself, Koop Kooper up high in the Sydney Penthouse for some swingin fun.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NMUBjeGc3CY/Tv1Ymdh8WDI/AAAAAAAAARE/oK9DY-ZnnD4/s1600-h/KOOPBYPHONEphoto%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="KOOPBYPHONEphoto" border="0" alt="KOOPBYPHONEphoto" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-SfpzNpA-3-w/Tv1YnWwd2-I/AAAAAAAAARM/dwKsf_KKTcM/KOOPBYPHONEphoto_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>SERGIO MENDEZ AND BRASIL 66 –MAI QUE NADA <br />MEL TORME- MOONLIGHT COCKTAILS <br />TIKIYAKI ORCHESTA-BLACK SAND <br />ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIN-CAPTAIN BACCARDI <br />CHERRY CAPRI –TIE ANOTHER MAI TAI ON <br />XAVIER CUGAT - DAIQUIRI <br />PINK MARTINI-TEMPORIDO <br />ANITA O’DAY CAL TJADER –THE PARTY’S OVER <br />ARTHUR LYMAN GROUP –BWANA A <br />COMBUSTIBLE EDISON-IMPACT <br />SG SOUND-SECRETARY POOL <br />CHET BAKER-YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS <br />HERB ALBERTS TIJUANA BRASS-WHIPPED CREAM <br />COUNT BASSIE AND HIS ORCH –M SQUAD <br />WARREN BARKER – 77 SUNSET STRIP </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-3208776659307333692?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-647645465054954892011-12-25T21:47:00.001-08:002011-12-25T21:48:09.246-08:00<br />What's your favorite Loungin bachelor pad movie. We are compiling a best off list for our return of the Cocktail Nation radio show in 2012 <br />What's your fave Loungin movie..Vote for your fave or suggest more !<br />To vote for your faves email thecocktailnation@gmail.com and when the show returns in 2012 we will do a Loungin movies special.<br />www.cocktailnation.net<br /><br />Bachelor in paradise<br />Down with love<br />Lover Come Back<br />Matt Helm the silencers <br />The Rat Pack<br />The apartment <br />How to Murder Your Wife<br />Oceans 11<br />That Touch Of Mink<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dzUYiHnYwJU/TvgKlzBLnxI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/_bdlFA0tmJo/s640/blogger-image--1332096714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dzUYiHnYwJU/TvgKlzBLnxI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/_bdlFA0tmJo/s640/blogger-image--1332096714.jpg" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-64764546505495489?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-65679180107394093902011-12-23T16:27:00.001-08:002011-12-23T16:27:37.902-08:00<p>This week in the Cocktail Nation we rewind back to show 17 as we celebrate the life of the man that many feel is the creator of the Mambo which took the world by storm in the fifties, Koop has got a very cool book to read that&#160; make your next party one that people will be talking about for months to come. So join Koop for a trip to the world of swank with the biggest names in neo lounge today and some classic lounge that never goes out of date.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-y7D9HKCKGeQ/TvUcbQoYSEI/AAAAAAAAAQs/9b0PUMunJ08/s1600-h/goodpicbookIMG_1925%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="goodpicbookIMG_1925" border="0" alt="goodpicbookIMG_1925" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-cxHAJpetnsY/TvUccn8nvLI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/9IT_Aekq4e8/goodpicbookIMG_1925_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a> <br />&#160; <br />FRANK BENNETT-MONEY <br />&#160; <br />DON TIKI- HEAT <br />&#160; <br />ISRAEL CACHAO LOPEZ-MAMBO <br />&#160; <br />WAITIKI- PRIMITIVA <br />&#160; <br />FELIX SLATKIN- I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU <br />&#160; <br />MARTINI KINGS – LAS NEUADES <br />&#160; <br />TERRY SNYDER-ONCE IN A WHILE <br />&#160; <br />STEREO PHONIC SPACE SOUND UNLIMITED-PROJECT QX5 <br />&#160; <br />ESQUIVAL-HARLEM NOCTURNE <br />&#160; <br />LEXOTICA-SAND <br />&#160; <br />FRANK SINATRA- DON’T BE THAT WAY <br />&#160; <br />TIKIYAKI ORCHESTRA –SHAKA HULA <br />&#160; <br />BOSSA NOVA AL CAIOLA-THE MAN FROM UNCLE <br />&#160; <br />THREE SUNS-DANNYS INFERNO <br />&#160; <br />MARTIN DENNY-MARTINIQUE <br />&#160; <br />PINK MARTINI- TEA FOR TWO </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-6567918010739409390?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-87476342017095556982011-12-15T23:39:00.001-08:002011-12-15T23:39:39.137-08:00<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qaVjO403xRw/Tur1s8bpqRI/AAAAAAAAAQc/Y-bqroWkmAQ/s1600-h/koopbluebeatblue382639_328930033784158_100000014910151_1368698_838286882_n%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="koopbluebeatblue382639_328930033784158_100000014910151_1368698_838286882_n" border="0" alt="koopbluebeatblue382639_328930033784158_100000014910151_1368698_838286882_n" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-18Q2kXcifwI/Tur1uKylUcI/AAAAAAAAAQk/hxClSPR1Wt4/koopbluebeatblue382639_328930033784158_100000014910151_1368698_838286882_n_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> <p>This week on the show we take a look at the best of the best of 2011 ….with some of the best releases in lounge and exotica , some of the highlights of the Cocktail Nation year as we revisit 2011</p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p>Tikiyaki Orchestra Aloha Baby (Aloha Baby) <br />Orchestra Superstring Easy (Easy) <br />Ding Dong Devils Mai Tais In The Moonlight (Tassels, Mai Tais and Mischief) <br />Mr Ho’s Orchestrotica-Third River Rangoon (Third River Rangoon) <br />Crazed Mugs- Find Fobidden Island (Find Forbidden Island) <br />Jennifer Keith -Imagination&#160; (Jenny is her name) <br />Tony Bennett with KD Lang -Blue Velvet (Duets 2) <br />Beverly Kenney-Tea For Two (This Is Vintage Now) <br />Spy Fi-WEB Theme <br />Wynton Marsailis-Awakening (Swingin Into the 21st) <br />Jerry Sun-Tiki&#160; (The Exotic Sounds Of Jerry Sun) <br />Michael Buble-Santa Baby (Christmas)</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-8747634201709555698?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-34583780701145946182011-12-08T03:38:00.001-08:002011-12-08T03:38:07.281-08:00<p>Got some giveaways this week on the show as we tackle all the best lounge and exotica from across the planet with a look at the passing of a great Pete Rugolo,&#160; seems Liz Taylors possessions have been exciting collectors from across the globe, in review with koop a fantastic film from a couple of years back starting Andy Garcia.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-an3TuCQ-a6Q/TuChmcxh4bI/AAAAAAAAAQM/LTtU1v-sKfE/s1600-h/peterugoloimagesCAUC7YU0%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="peterugoloimagesCAUC7YU0" border="0" alt="peterugoloimagesCAUC7YU0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bkby6sE_OyI/TuChnTVav4I/AAAAAAAAAQU/qcQS5v-i5n0/peterugoloimagesCAUC7YU0_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="198" /></a> <br />Orchestra Superstring-Waterbed <br />Mancini-Mr Lucky <br />Pete Rugolo-For Hi Fi Bugs <br />Peggy Lee-Make The Man Love Me <br />Narco Lounge Combo-Seduction <br />Peter Nero-La Paya <br />Martin Denny-A Taste Of Honey <br />Jennifer Keith -An Occasional Man <br />James Bond and His Sextet-Goldfinger <br />Mark Copeland-You’d Be Son Nice To Come Home To <br />Karen Souza-Steppin Out&#160; With my Baby <br />Orchestrotica- Arab Dance <br />Julie London-Love For Sale <br />Janet Seidel-Miami Beach Rhumba <br />Martini Kings-Swingin Shephard Blues</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-3458378070114594618?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-20859785787203156792011-12-02T18:59:00.001-08:002011-12-02T18:59:48.319-08:00<p><strong>This week on the show we find out about the Hukilau for next year, swank advice on Christmas music,news on a Howard Hughes Picture due out next year and in review with koop a book on the Havana Mob in Cuba in the fifties</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></strong></p> <p><strong>Lushy -French 75</strong></p> <p><strong>Wynton Marsalis-The Cat In The Hat is Back</strong></p> <p><strong>Mr Ho’s Orchestrotica-Maika</strong></p> <p><strong>George Shearing-East Of The Sun</strong></p> <p><strong>Crazed Mugs-Maround on a Desert Island</strong></p> <p><strong>Jack Jones-The Impossible Dream</strong></p> <p><strong>Linda Lawson-Like Young</strong></p> <p><strong>Jimmy Vargas- A Blue Negligee</strong></p> <p><strong>Nestor Amaral and His Continentals-Tico Tico</strong></p> <p><strong>Karen Souza-Do You Really Want To Hurt Me</strong></p> <p><strong>Dante And His Orchestra- I Fall In Love With You Everyday</strong></p> <p><strong>Jackie Gleason-Lonely Is The Name</strong></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-2085978578720315679?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-60657346353656556742011-12-01T04:43:00.001-08:002011-12-01T04:43:24.579-08:00<p>Hey there, for all the Aussie cats that love lounge and exotica come along to the Blue Beat Jazz Club in Double Bay Sydney Wednesdays through December. I'll be spinning some wild tracks and we have some fantastic feature acts. Blue Beat Bar is at 16 Cross Street in Double Bay...hope to see you there! <br /></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-URYLxUHPxUo/Ttd2ZYfHnaI/AAAAAAAAAP8/DqRU89BAwUE/s1600-h/KKDOUBLEBAY%252520POSTER%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="KKDOUBLEBAY POSTER" border="0" alt="KKDOUBLEBAY POSTER" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-BuDnq09100k/Ttd2ab-usBI/AAAAAAAAAQE/zyg2k4zD_Ig/KKDOUBLEBAY%252520POSTER_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="178" height="244" /></a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-6065734635365655674?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-20938394542611663092011-11-24T03:50:00.000-08:002011-11-24T04:26:19.335-08:00This week on the Cocktail Nation we find out about the latest Crazed Mugs album, news on the reopening of an investigation of the death of a hollywood star, swank advice on shoes for men and a really cool ebook set in the mid century about boxing<br /><br />www.cocktailnation.net<br /><br />Mr Ho’s Orchestrotica-Boulevard Of Broken Dreams<br />Ricki Derek- I Wish You Love<br />Crazed Mugs-Find Forbidden Island<br />Tikiyaki Orchestra-Lotus Operandi<br />Tito Puente-Vibe Cha Cha Cha<br />Tony Bennett with Sheryl Crow-The Girl I love<br />Martini Kings-Bags Groove<br />Frank Wess -Playboy<br />Laurindo Almeida - The Look Of Love<br />Karen Souza-Steppin Out With My Baby<br />Pete Rugolo-Worse Than Murder<br />Oscar Peterson-Body and Soul<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-2093839454261166309?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-26256793588969488932011-11-17T04:38:00.001-08:002011-11-24T03:49:12.417-08:00<p>Catching up with Holden Westland from Tiki Farm to find out about a big event he his involved in, swank advice on cooking for small dinner parties or for two. News on a new movie on the life of J Edgar Hoover, in our world of swank some great parties to attend and news on our official website.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net/">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p>Tikiyaki Orchestra-Bachelor Number 1 <br />Kenny Sasaki-Quiet Volcano <br />Pink Martini-Lets Never Stop Falling in Love <br />Waitiki-China Fan <br />Stan Getz-Penthouse Serenade <br />Buddy Berman-End Of The Party <br />James Bond Sextet-Moonraker <br />Vic Flick-From Russia With Love <br />Si Zentner-Charade <br />Ray Anthony-September Song <br />Karen Souza-Every Breath You Take <br />Buddy Cole-Georgia On My Mind <br />Nelson Riddle-Time and Space <br />Buddy Bergman-End Of Party <br />Tony Bennett - Watch What Happens - with Natalie </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-2625679358896948893?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-14097954263346994302011-11-10T03:52:00.001-08:002011-11-24T03:50:07.736-08:00<p> </p> <p> Well after a year of working on my book it has finally been released. Koop Koopers Cocktail Nation the Interviews is out on amazon right now priced at just 9.99 just search in the amazon store by punching in cocktail nation and the book is available as a kindle download….whilst it took a long time and a lot of work it’s a pleasure to have it done and dusted and it’s cool to have some literature out there that contributes to the lounge and exotica story. So this week I thought I would play all the artists that are involved in the book. 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Once the message gets across, even after a few attempts, things go smoothly.</p> <p>I do consider myself to be a friendly person. First names at first meeting are no problem in ordinary social situations. My point is that when I am a customer dealing with a business that, supposedly, values my business (at least they keep saying they do), then that is not a social situation. The same goes for calls to government departments, where I am a citizen and a taxpayer in a democracy, and worthy of respect as such.</p> <p>It's common to blame the first-name thing on the Americans. In fact, I find American customer service people are far more likely to address a caller as ''Mr'', ''Ma'am'' and even, occasionally, ''Sir''. From my experience of Continental Europe, it's definitely ''Monsieur'', ''Mein Herr'' or ''Signore'' all the way. Not so in Britain, though. The automatic use of first names with clients or customers, or the public in general, is peculiarly Anglo-Australian.</p> <p>So if I'm not just a pompous curmudgeon, which I don't think I am, then why do I care? Actually it's about power. As Koop I am someone whose query or complaint can be far more easily brushed aside than if I am Mr Kooper. Koop probably just doesn't understand the intricacies of running a multinational business, or quite how busy and important the public servant he's talking to is, or how unimportant his problem is. Mr Kooper, on the other hand, might be someone, might have something to say and, more importantly, might be willing to stand his ground. Whether I am or not all these, I deserve to be treated as if I were.</p> <p>I don't blame the call-centre operators. They are just following procedure, as instructed. Most of these calls are recorded, however, and if enough of us politely put it on the record that we are Mr or Mrs or Ms Somebody, then maybe we won't be treated as nobodies quite so often</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-7831098930368784549?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-8938476253711201222011-11-07T01:46:00.001-08:002011-11-07T01:54:39.986-08:00<p>KOOP KOOPER, the cocktail universe's high priest of all things hep swingin <br />and swank, and cyber disc jockey of his radio show the 'Cocktail Nation', <br />has unleashed the definitive guide to the Lounge universe, with his new <br />eponomyous tome now available as an E-Book.</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ED8t0U0aRg8/Treo-gFKv4I/AAAAAAAAAPM/C_TgUa0oJ2U/s1600-h/amazonfront%252520cover51FA-7we2JL__BO2%25252C204%25252C203%25252C200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click%25252CTopRight%25252C35%25252C-76_AA300_SH20_AA278_PIkin4%25252CBottomRight%25252C-46%25252C22_AA300_SH20_OU01_%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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Kings who have preached and sold the Lounge lexicon to the fans worldwide, heads down the dark streets of Cocktail noir, muscling it up with croonoir Jimmy Vargas, then it's off to the Vegas pool, where he conducts an underwater interview with gorgeous fire eating mermaid...Marina</p> <p> <br />KOOP KOOPERS &quot;COCKTAIL NATION&quot; book is a glorious panorama of all things <br />Lounge, created by the swank meister of uber cool himself.</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:a1ea5458-8e27-4136-9479-2bbba4223ab4" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/cocktail+nation" rel="tag">cocktail nation</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad+magazine" rel="tag">bachelor pad magazine</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad" rel="tag">bachelor pad</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/swank" rel="tag">swank</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/martini+kings" rel="tag">martini kings</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/combustible+edison" rel="tag">combustible edison</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/shelley+berman" rel="tag">shelley berman</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jimmy+vargas" rel="tag">jimmy vargas</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/velveteen+lounge" rel="tag">velveteen lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/marina+the+fire+eating+mermaid" rel="tag">marina the fire eating mermaid</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/don+the+beachcombers" rel="tag">don the beachcombers</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/don+tiki" rel="tag">don tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/frank+bennett" rel="tag">frank bennett</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/royal+crown+revue" rel="tag">royal crown revue</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/hb+radke" rel="tag">hb radke</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki+farm" rel="tag">tiki farm</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki+shark" rel="tag">tiki shark</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/waitiki+7" rel="tag">waitiki 7</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/sally+street" rel="tag">sally street</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/hard+case+crime" rel="tag">hard case crime</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/charles+ardai" rel="tag">charles ardai</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki+joes+ocean" rel="tag">tiki joes ocean</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/andy+nazzal" rel="tag">andy nazzal</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-893847625371120122?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-85888062356770652322011-11-03T04:24:00.001-07:002011-11-03T04:24:36.172-07:00<p>&#160;</p> <p> <br /></p> <p>This week we find out a virtual tiki bar, there’s another period tv show set in 1959 this time in Miami coming your way and I’ve got a away that you can get a brand new 1965 Mustang…and would you like to buy a tiki bar….I know where you can buy one.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Wk0VGoIQBPc/TrJ57a8TfaI/AAAAAAAAAO8/f6INbhjKTZw/s1600-h/IMG_2133%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="dingdongdevils" border="0" alt="dingdongdevils" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-klHhz4l_Aho/Tp-o5FtGHpI/AAAAAAAAAOM/K8muLjabVzE/dingdongdevils_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="235" height="223" /></a> <br />Ricky Derek-I Melt With You <br />Henry Mancini-Something For Cat <br />Ding Dong Devils-Mai Tais In The Moonlight <br />Rolley Polley- Blue Rumba <br />Mark Copeland -The Man That Got Away <br />Melody Gardot-Les Etioles <br />Cal Tjader-The Way You Look Tonight <br />Frank Sinatra-Falling In Love With Love <br />DJ Bonebreak-Shakers <br />Billy May-Cocktails For Two <br />Diana Krall-Love Letters <br />Julie London -Girl Talk <br />Vic Flick-Goldfinger </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-4959628899916041050?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-23891761926560302562011-10-15T03:46:00.001-07:002011-10-15T03:46:36.881-07:00<p>It’s beatsville on the Cocktail Nation as we find out about a Beatnik <br />Festival in Texas, in swank advice the importance of having a home library and I <br />have a way you can get some great Tiki for your cocktail bar or home.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-el1JuJfT-UU/TplkiIOyOuI/AAAAAAAAAN0/O_s7pJKns7o/s1600-h/beatnik%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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This comprehensive tome seeks to classify every species and sub-species of the English gentleman that one may observe throughout the seasons, from the flamboyant young fop to the crusty old duffer. Looking at the origins of the &quot;Chap&quot; genus, in figures such as Edward VII and Ian Carmichael, and their caddish counterparts such as Terry-Thomas and Bunny Roger, the book takes us up to the present day with contemporary types such as the Bohemian Chap and the Hip Chap.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-SaUenEalO8I/TpPdZxdTVzI/AAAAAAAAANk/kPVMG2ogFLY/s1600-h/chap41GKPekwjKL__BO2%25252C204%25252C203%25252C200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click%25252CTopRight%25252C35%25252C-76_AA300_SH20_OU02_%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="chap41GKPekwjKL__BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU02_" border="0" alt="chap41GKPekwjKL__BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU02_" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-M_8d3FWMqAU/TpPda2O4RqI/AAAAAAAAANs/DeYnXSNs9X4/chap41GKPekwjKL__BO2%25252C204%25252C203%25252C200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click%25252CTopRight%25252C35%25252C-76_AA300_SH20_OU02__thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="244" /></a></p> <p>The book includes a selection of the photographs sent into the magazine's &quot;Am I Chap?&quot; section, along with their vigorous, uncompromising but ultimately helpful sartorial critiques. Elsewhere you will find detailed histories of the essential accoutrements for a gentleman's wardrobe, from brogues to trilbies to Fair Isle sweaters; pen-portraits of those who seem to be carrying the Chappist ensign as they go about their daily business - familiar characters such as Atters, Albion and Billy Childish. <br />With 192 full colour pages, concluding with a definitive directory of Britain's finest emporia of gentlemanly raiment, including new, vintage and bespoke, Am I A Chap? is an essential tome for any budding Chap-about-Town, fitting snugly into the poacher's pocket of a good Hacking jacket; it will also serve as a stylish and useful compendium for those with a desire to go &quot;Chap Spotting&quot;. </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-8622319690186398102?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-64911781298797085432011-10-07T04:42:00.001-07:002011-10-07T04:42:39.452-07:00<p>For a long time since the Tiki revolution came bounding back into the world in a rum inspired burst of fresh juice goodness I have been bemoaning the fact that in Australia we have had just three Tiki Bars, two in Perth and one in Melbourne. <br />It seemed to me to be criminal that I was being denied my rum infused polynesian fix in the largest city in the country. Well finally that day has arrived and I recently headed out to check out this new venue called Kongs Jungle Lounge. <br />Armed with a portable mic I went in search of a Tiki head outside a basement bar in trendy Bondi Junction. <br />At last it was here and as I descended the steps to the Tiki bar I was filled with anticipation and trepidation. <br />There was a fear that after all my jetseting visiting tiki bars across the world that I would be bitterly disappointed and it would be completely and utterly bombsville. <br />But alas I was not disheartened,entering the bar I was greeted with the sounds of Martin Denny from the DJ both just located under the stairs. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-FctOdM9RD_U/To7lm4kZYoI/AAAAAAAAANM/mbGxdpvu4a8/s1600-h/kongnkoopphoto%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="kongnkoopphoto" border="0" alt="kongnkoopphoto" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0-lTCNuj2Hg/To7lnubvKOI/AAAAAAAAANQ/qW58XkZ5qxE/kongnkoopphoto_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p> <br />The lighting was just perfect and the atmosphere simply the mezz. <br />There were gorgeous beetles making the scene and the venue had a really nice fun feel to it. <br />Squinting across the gently lit room I was trying to pick out the man behind it all, Sean Finlay, I had trouble tracking him down so naturally I had to ask some of the pretty babies if they knew him. Not surprisingly they didn't, but what the hey, I got some phone numbers for the collection (Kooper never misses an opportunity). Eventually I found him and sat down over a Mai Tai for a rap about the venue and his inspirations. <br />Not surprisingly his background is firmly entrenched in the Tiki and Custom car culture as is the case of many people. He was quick to credit the people behind the venture who have made it a big success in just three weeks of opening. <br />Head chef Adam Dundas Taylor takes a big bow in Finlay’s mind as Adam cooks up what he calls “Poly-asian” food, which takes its inspiration from places like Nobu and Hugos. <br />And at Kongs, food isn’t just something to break up the flavours of Passion Caipirinhas and Marama Rum Punches. Kongs calls its fare “Poly-asian diner style food”, an amalgamation of diverse kinds of deliciousness crafted by Adam Dundas Taylor of Nobu and Hugos fame. Think Japanese potato salad with mustard miso and pickled ginger, and dumplings filled not with fatty minced pork but with shitake, tofu, garlic and yuzu. But the island life isn’t about picking at appetizers — it’s about beer battered barra burgers with house made sweet chilli, and it’s about crispy pork belly with watermelon and pomegranate salad. <br />The cocktail menu has modern, but respectful versions of favorites like Kongs Mai Tai, Marama Rum Punch, Beachbum Berry’s Miehana, and more. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-WEYCT69lHzA/To7loGTrthI/AAAAAAAAANU/2x5SV003U9g/s1600-h/KongsJungleLounge-300x200%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="KongsJungleLounge-300x200" border="0" alt="KongsJungleLounge-300x200" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1GJqAQ7dIio/To7lok_OkaI/AAAAAAAAANY/I0K5fIPyC1s/KongsJungleLounge-300x200_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-X1Y7SJM4Bbk/To7lq26i1AI/AAAAAAAAANc/-_VJuvWZI4w/s1600-h/kongnkoop2photo%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="kongnkoop2photo" border="0" alt="kongnkoop2photo" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-iPFw3nJlc44/To7lrWji7aI/AAAAAAAAANg/mlzP72dXia8/kongnkoop2photo_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p> <br />Sean is an experience club owner with twenty years under the belt and it is this experience along with his tiki background that helped him design the place with longevity in mind. Things like Seagrass matting was flown in from New Zealand along with artwork that was sourced from across the world. <br />When it comes to drinks one always has to ask about the house specialty of Tiki bar and the one they worked on for hours is called Kongs Jungle Juice, well Jungle Juice it is as after sipping the drink I found I had an overwhelming urge to rip off my shirt and beat my chest, but that's another story. <br />Tiki mugs are always and interesting point of difference and I was pleased to hear that my good buddy from the North Coast Captain Pharaoh has been blasting out a special Kongs Tiki mug. This is a wonderful thing as they are employing a local to create their signature mug which I think is a nice touch. <br />I guess my only issue is that the pad is so very new that it needs to be warn in a little bit, as it's always the the venues that have been around for a while that really have the right feel. <br />Apart from that it is a fantastic Tiki Bar and one that I am proud to take my friends to visit and also my international friends who drop by from time to time. <br />You can find Kongs Jungle Lounge and 110 Spring Street in Bondi Junction in Sydney.</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:00160b67-3b51-4c6c-8069-5920ae5bc1d6" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/kongs+jungle+room" rel="tag">kongs jungle room</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/sydne+bars" rel="tag">sydne bars</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/mai+tai" rel="tag">mai tai</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/sean+finlay" rel="tag">sean finlay</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/adam+dundas-taylor" rel="tag">adam dundas-taylor</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad+magazine" rel="tag">bachelor pad magazine</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki+magazine" rel="tag">tiki magazine</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-6491178129879708543?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-65992565126548167442011-10-05T23:52:00.001-07:002011-10-05T23:52:25.876-07:00<p>This week we head to Sydney’s first Tiki Bar, we have a review of a new dvd set out on The Girl from Uncle, a cool blog on vintage advertising and swank advice on confidence</p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-QtPY9vWuvRQ/To1QJieKUOI/AAAAAAAAANE/K6ow-y9tRd0/s1600-h/KongsJungleLounge-300x200%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:63f18e68-1398-4cee-933a-b9577ae6c677" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/kongs+jungle+room" rel="tag">kongs jungle room</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/sean+finlay" rel="tag">sean finlay</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/adam+dundas-taylor" rel="tag">adam dundas-taylor</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/captain+pharaoh" rel="tag">captain pharaoh</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad+magazine" rel="tag">bachelor pad magazine</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/retro+cocktail+hour" rel="tag">retro cocktail hour</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jetset+planet+space+age+pop" rel="tag">jetset planet space age pop</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-6599256512654816744?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-61317431167683672232011-10-01T03:10:00.001-07:002011-10-01T03:10:33.233-07:00<p> This week we get to sit back and enjoy some classic comedy once again from Shelley Berman, we find out about a Beatnik Festival that is taking place in Texas of all places. News on the debut of a couple of tv shows that are possible favourites of Cocktail Nation listeners, I have news from across the globe and some sad news in the ending of a great tradition in Spain. Our swank advice column is back on the air as we take a look your wheels. Plus we review a new book about being a Chap.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--7W8TqEpolk/TobnFTfkeaI/AAAAAAAAAM8/ERu_G6ziYkk/s1600-h/kooplounging2%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="kooplounging2" border="0" alt="kooplounging2" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-v45yazPRA1k/TobnF_Fo28I/AAAAAAAAANA/GDts8mb5URI/kooplounging2_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <br />Huey Mogan and Jools Holland -Fly Me to the Moon <br />Frank Bennett-Been Caught Stealin <br />Dave Brubeck-Take five <br />George Shearing -The Days of Wine and Roses <br />Tikiyaki Orchestra-Aloha Baby <br />Jimmy Vargas -Beaut-Evil <br />Ken Nordine-I Used to Think My Right hand was uglier than my left <br />Tony Bennett and Lady Ga Ga -Lady is the Tramp <br />Martini Kings-Missing the Maui <br />SG Sound-Palm Springs Overdrive <br />MR Ho's Orchestrotica- Lonesome Aku of Alewife <br />Jackie Gleason-But Not For Me <br />Anita Oday-Them There Eyes <br />Peggy Lee-Black Coffee <br />Waitiki-Hula Lady</p> <p>&#160;</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:771c1c6c-8ddc-4356-80e0-08280d53f0de" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/kongs+jungle+room" rel="tag">kongs jungle room</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/shelley+berman" rel="tag">shelley berman</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad+magazine" rel="tag">bachelor pad magazine</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-6131743116768367223?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-72685334175778147892011-09-24T02:12:00.001-07:002011-09-24T02:12:09.953-07:00<p>On the show this week we talk again to producer and music historian Jeff Chenault who has uncovered some more rare finds for the swank cat, swank advice sport , our look at the world of swank, review with Koop checking out the latest Tony Bennett album, some beat for your ipad and news on Sydney’s first Tiki Bar.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-MLen7KPul0g/Tn2e5Wr6LTI/AAAAAAAAAM0/JRD51Plvn5k/s1600-h/IMG_2031%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2031" border="0" alt="IMG_2031" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-y7ktUB6bMCM/Tn2e6KLKdZI/AAAAAAAAAM4/DdBkqXVhe3I/IMG_2031_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a></p> <p>Lucas Vigor-Girl Talk, Night and Day <br />Martini Kings-Baby Elephant Walk <br />Beachcomber Trio-Yellow Bird <br />Jack Costanzo-Taboo <br />Narco Lounge Combo-The Boom Boom Room <br />Tiki Cowboys-Feel So Good <br />James Bond Sextet-You Only Live Twice <br />Spy Fi-Shot In The Dark <br />Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse-Body And Soul <br />Joey Altruda-Tropical Espionage <br />Ken Nordine-My Baby <br />Royal Crown Revue -Besa Mija <br />Vicki Carr-My Meloncholy Baby <br />Melody Gardot-Les Etoiles </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-7268533417577814789?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-4972681080511196972011-09-22T23:13:00.001-07:002011-09-22T23:13:51.348-07:00<p>&#160;</p> <p>The Charlie Sheen Roast was big ratings winner across the world but the question as to be asked, was it funny,was it clever….well I would have to say no.</p> <p>After seeing the Roasts that took place back in the sixties I would say that the Charlie Sheen Roast was probably one of the most vulgar, mean and unfunny events I have ever seen.</p> <p>The constant drug jokes about coke was extremely annoying and not funny unless of course you are a coke fiend, the jokes about taking a knife to a hooker were disturbing and the cavalier attitude to Charlie’s domestic abuse and hospitalization was simply uncomfortable and bizarre.</p> <p>Maybe I am getting old, but I find it absurd that a man who has lived life to the extreme and has made many poor choices is being celebrated in such a fashion.</p> <p>Not only was the show a celebration of drug culture but it was also not very relatable for the majority of the population. <br />Average normal people don’t use Cocaine and if they do it’s not to the same proportion as a guy who earns 25 million a year.</p> <p>It seems to me that Charlie Sheen and the other Hollywood types that make it into the tabloids on a week by week basis are clearly living in a very different world to the general population, a world where hookers and coke are the norm when it simply isn’t. Sure movie stars have always been held up high and by the general public but I find it hard to believe that anyone would want to hold someone like Charlie Sheen on high when most of the time it seems that he is high.</p> <p>At the end of the day The Roast was a faint reminder of the Roasts of days gone by, I guess the humour that we once enjoyed is now long gone and a Roast like the Charlie Sheen roasts firmly punchs the nails in the coffin of the traditional roast.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-497268108051119697?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-88528351075900466962011-09-15T01:52:00.001-07:002011-09-15T01:52:29.946-07:00<p>On the show this week we talk to a producer and music historian who has uncovered some rare finds for the swank cat, swank advice on people’s perceptions of you , our look at the world of swank, news on the man from uncle rebirth and the death of a Hollywood star.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-mVXvsIDBdCk/TnG8yKEeMLI/AAAAAAAAAMs/UVn4DWzXUl0/s1600-h/IMG_2083%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2083" border="0" alt="IMG_2083" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Acz1GWP8pEw/TnG8zGo8dhI/AAAAAAAAAMw/9GC4_H4G_hE/IMG_2083_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>Joey Altruda-Remembering Jobim <br />Pink Martini-City Of Night <br />Jerry Sun-Tiki <br />Anita O’Day-You’d Be So Nice To Come Home <br />Narco Lounge Combo-Taboo <br />Janet&#160; Seidel-Crazy World <br />James Bond Sextet-Moonraker <br />Mr Ho’s Orchestrotica-Boulevard Of Broken Dreams <br />Chris Connor-I’ll Never Be Free <br />Howard Roberts-Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea <br />Martini Kings-Brief and Breezy <br />Jack Costanzo-The Peanut Gallery <br />George Shearing-The Days Of Wine and Roses </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-8852835107590046696?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-14648064009759966682011-09-12T05:42:00.001-07:002011-09-12T05:42:54.119-07:00<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-RPfWL_ArrDQ/Tm3-SiRJYNI/AAAAAAAAAMk/9Z8zpKdNkkI/s1600-h/koopout78612379%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="koopout78612379" border="0" alt="koopout78612379" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-JnV3F_p9-0M/Tm3-TKFJZKI/AAAAAAAAAMo/8lyT2t_ArRs/koopout78612379_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="154" height="154" /></a></p> <p>Tonight's topic is all about that wonderful experience of&#160; human life that is travel. <br />It was Saint Augustine who said that “The World is a Book and those who don’t travel read only a page”. <br />Before I got into radio I travelled on the Professional Tennis circuit and I would say that I consider myself a well seasoned traveller. People have often asked me what makes a great traveller. Well it’s a pretty simple equation really, firstly you need to be extremely patient, and prepared for anything <br />When I first started travelling I was given some advice by a seasoned professional&#160; who said “When preparing to Travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money”. It was a joke but pretty close to the truth. <br />The last thing you want to do is be lugging a suitcase, a carry on bag and a suit bag. <br />Not only is it bad for your back but it also looks really uncool. <br />My suggestion is to travel with one reasonably sized hard suitcase and one carry on bag. Now I can hear the cries of horror echoing down the travelator from my swank friends who are insisting on carrying a suit bag. Well forget it, they are completely useless unless you are going for an overnight trip. They end up getting squashed and the suits turn out just as bad as if you crunched them into your carry on luggage. <br />They just aren’t worth it. Here’s a suggestion for suits. Wear your main suit and in your luggage carry one other suit or better still a sports coat that can spruce up an outfit. You would be better off getting a suit pressed at the hotel than lugging around a special housing for your suit, trust me on this one. <br />Now when it comes to general clothing and packing I always maintain that you are better off carrying more underwear and socks than anything else. Carry two weeks worth of both items. If you are on the road and not stoping very often it is easier to air out some shirts and trousers and save the big washing trip till you stop for a longer period. </p> <p>On business trips men should always carry five white shirts and at least three ties. <br />Combine that with one conservative suit and a sports coat, three casual shirts and one pair of extra trousers and you are ready to go jet setting across the globe.</p> <p>For your carry on luggage make sure anything that is valuable goes with you. <br />Be prepared that the luggage that goes in the aircraft could be lost or stolen and you will pack better and be ell prepared.&#160; Speaking of preparation, always keep one spare business shirt, a pair of underpants and socks in your carry on baggage. <br />You’ll thank me when you have&#160; a 9am meeting and no luggage after a fifteen hour Trans Atlantic flight which brings me to my final tip. <br />In your carry on luggage make sure you bring your electric razor, deodorant, a brush, aftershave and chewing gum. <br />You’ll need these items to freshen up and look like the swank cat that you are when you bounce off the plane and get picked up by your friend or colleague.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-1464806400975996668?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-47023061079737449842011-09-10T03:04:00.001-07:002011-09-10T03:04:41.611-07:00<p> <br />Well on the show this week we turn the tables, instead of me interviewing a guest we’ll play part of an interview in which I was a guest on a radio show talking about the beginnings of the Cocktail Nation, retro culture and a whole lot more <br />Swank advice back on the radio and one for all the jetsetters out there with travel advice.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-L3G4ypLAgwU/Tms2NsGabeI/AAAAAAAAAMc/62cBX8LkhYY/s1600-h/IMG_2039%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2039" border="0" alt="IMG_2039" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Yo95lAvX5BI/Tms2OMyrIFI/AAAAAAAAAMg/SHjRDZuJP5c/IMG_2039_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p>Hugo Montenegro-I Spy <br />Jack Costanzo-Man With The Golden Arm <br />Tiki Joe’s Ocean-Sacred Island <br />Julie London-Take Back Your Mink <br />Big Kahuna &amp; The Copa Cat Pack’-I Dream Of Jeanie <br />Combustible Edison-The Veldt <br />Diana Krall-Este Seu <br />DJ BoneBrakeTrio- Bernstein 007 <br />Buddy Cole-Georgia On My Mind <br />Jackie Gleason-Lonely Is The Name <br />MR Ho's Orchestrotica-02 Thor's Arrival <br />Morton Gould-Serenade in The Night <br />Martini Kings-You Only Live Twice <br />Tikiyaki Orch- Hawai'i Nocturne </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-4702306107973744984?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-48720370257736512412011-09-07T06:40:00.001-07:002011-09-07T06:40:23.539-07:00<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Kad2hnoSdg4/Tmd0ROrn53I/AAAAAAAAAMU/GkeZtEK0HfY/s1600-h/297348_275893709087791_100000014910151_1185775_4810531_s%25255B1%25255D%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="297348_275893709087791_100000014910151_1185775_4810531_s[1]" border="0" alt="297348_275893709087791_100000014910151_1185775_4810531_s[1]" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6oXabPm-V1A/Tmd0RlsrIaI/AAAAAAAAAMY/Zdgo75sZiaU/297348_275893709087791_100000014910151_1185775_4810531_s%25255B1%25255D_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="134" height="91" /></a></p> <p>-</p> <p><strong>Every now and then in life you get&#160; a glimpse of what people really think of you when they slip up and make an assumption. Recently I was at a BBQ and a relative mentioned a fifties Caddy that she spotted on a recent road trip. She then made a comment that people who drive those types of cars clearly enjoy being looked at. Now this person has known me for a long time, knows how I dress, knows that I too drive a classic car and ….quite obviously thinks that I am looking for some kind of validation by having people look at me. <br />I quickly put her straight that I drive a classic car because I enjoy having a classic vehicle and enjoy the driving experience, that I am a motoring enthusiast and that if I really wanted to drive a car for attention&#160; then I would buy a car that was twenty five times more fuel economic and reliable, one that had air-conditioning and modern suspension and safety features.</strong></p> <p><strong>It got me thinking, I guess some people who see me driving down Sydney’s freeways might think I am some kind of narcissistic poser, which offcourse I am not, well not completely.</strong></p> <p><strong>Living a vintage lifestyle can cause people to come to incorrect conclusions about you and your life. Several years ago I worked at a radio station that unconsciously decided that, based on my appearance, I wouldn’t be able to program the music for their top forty radio station. <br />It wasn’t until I explained my experience and qualifications to be their Music Director did they figure they should give me a chance at the role. <br />They acted pleasantly surprised when they discovered that I was good at my job. </strong></p> <p><strong>Is the point of this article&#160; that Vintage lifestyle people have to work harder? Is there a vintage glass ceiling? Well no that would be just crazy, my point is that one should be aware that sometimes your appearance will convince people that you are a certain way and often there is no way you can convince them otherwise. </strong></p> <p><strong>I know that sometimes I forget that I am a complete enigma to people. <br />They just can’t get past a fifties style swept back quiff or a forties style pencil moustache, I guess when you don’t look like the average man then questions need to be asked.&#160; I’ve even come across blatant hostility simply because I dared to rebel against societal norms by dressing differently. <br />Do I care? Should you care, well no, not at all, but certainly be aware.</strong></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-4872037025773651241?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-17675546277042956642011-09-05T15:04:00.001-07:002011-09-05T15:04:37.662-07:00<p><strong></strong> <p><a href="http://realestate.aol.com/blog/2011/09/04/midcentury-modern-timeless-cool/"><img alt="" src="http://sitebuilder.smartyhost.com.au/sites/02/02f7c0efae5c4a1c7492e0b092870b00/attachments/Image/madmentemp_file_mad-men1.jpg" width="270" height="192" /> <br /></a></p> </p> <p><strong>MAD MEN-ESCAPE TO CAMELOT by Charles A Coulombe for Taki's Magazine</strong></p> <h3> <p><strong>Television—thanks to the profit motive—is intensely imitative. If any type of show is successful, a horde will suddenly appear of usually lesser and shorter-lived knockoffs. In one season, the networks may be overwhelmed by alien invaders or ghosts, in another by “relevant” comedies. All such series are motivated by the hope of catching at least some overflow fans of this year’s plot <i>du moment</i>. The need for hits has become ever more desperate as the networks have lost ground to cable and now the Internet. Indicative of this desperation is the fact that the current “latch-on” show is itself a cable offering—AMC’s </strong><strong><i><a href="http://www.amctv.com/shows/mad-men">Mad Men</a></i>.</strong></p> <p><strong>Scheduled to start its fifth season next year, the series revolves around the adventures of a quintessential group of early 1960s types: advertising men based in New York City’s Madison Avenue. (Longtime readers of <i>Mad</i> magazine will remember how that immortal journal’s home street was always rendered as “MADison” Avenue.) <i>Mad Men</i> has become immensely popular during its run—especially among folk too young to remember the era. Hoping to cash in, ABC is offering </strong><strong><i><a href="http://abc.go.com/shows/pan-am">Pan Am</a></i>, featuring the adventures of that era’s quintessential figures, airline stewardesses (most definitely NOT “flight attendants”), and NBC gives us </strong><strong><i><a href="http://www.nbc.com/the-playboy-club/">The Playboy Club</a></i>, with yet another archetypal bunch, the Playboy Bunnies. These two series push the fact that their characters changed America, implying that we owe today’s perfection to them. But if they succeed, it will not be their alleged relevance that captures audiences, but the same retro factors that have made <i>Mad Men</i> so popular.</strong></p> <p><strong>“Perhaps the era’s greatest crime was that it evolved into what followed it.”</strong></p> <p><strong>But what are those? Why should the first half of the 1960s (as opposed to the second, so beloved of the baby boomers) command such attention from the same boomers’ children? Because, although still within the memory of many living (including myself, barely) it was, superficially at least, everything this era is not. Let’s zero in on a few points.</strong></p> <p><strong>First, elegance. Before feminists burned their bras and hippies let it all hang out, anyone who aspired to anything wanted to look right. Jacket, tie, and hat for men; slip, skirt, high heels, makeup, and jewelry for women. Prior to the cult of dirt emerging from Haight-Ashbury, the truly cool wanted to “look like a million bucks,” even if they had nowhere near that in the bank. As with fashion, so with manners. Without a free-speech movement to tell them that foul language was liberating, anyone outside construction sites, barracks, and stag parties tried to keep their language clean. Do boomer parents’ surviving children make a concerted attempt to be elegant? Only in fits and starts; but they are often aware in a dim way that their progenitors’ grunge was a definite loss from something better.</strong></p> <p><strong>Second, gender specificity. In those far-off days, men had short hair, wore natty clothes, held the door for ladies, and smoked pipes (cigars and cigarettes, too, but the pipe was considered <i>über</i>-masculine). Women tended to wear big hair such as bouffants or beehives. (The latter was almost singlehandedly revived in our time by the late Amy Winehouse.) And they walked. Oh, did they walk! Few women today can manage the particular hip movement that so clearly differentiated the female from the male, but it was something to watch. For the most part, gender roles were clearly defined from childhood: Men were soldiers, sailors, ad executives, and businessmen. Women were wives, secretaries, and teachers. Little girls did not play football, and little boys only played dolls with G.I. Joe. Here too, the portrayal of such stuff on the little screen has a strange attraction for those who have been raised with unisex fashions and lifestyles and expect a girl to “put out” on the first date.</strong></p> <p><strong>Third, well, fun. People smoked and drank. A lot. A real lot. I can remember watching the cigarette smoke fill movie theaters. The purse-lipped brigade had other fish to fry in those days, and for the most part they left the drunks and human chimneys alone. It might be objected that cirrhosis and lung cancer were more widespread in those days. Perhaps, but AIDS and herpes were unknown. It is, I think, this latter point that is the greatest draw for the era’s fans.</strong></p> <p><strong>For those who wish they could travel in time back to Camelot outside their minds, Southern California boasts an enormous number of “</strong><strong><a href="http://www.latimemachines.com/">time machines</a>.” (It is no wonder that <i>Mad Men</i>, although set in New York, is filmed out here.) Despite the fact that so much of the social revolution that propelled us from that world to this occurred in California, it amazes me how many sanctuaries from that same revolution can be found here.</strong></p> <p><strong>This nostalgic glow is to some degree over-idealized—and the modern mantra is that the era was sexist, racist, and homophobic. The surface tinsel of the Kennedys’ Camelot was just that—and the fact that social mores would collapse so quickly over the next decade shows how fragile they really were. Perhaps the era’s greatest crime was that it evolved into what followed it. Nor should it be forgotten that if our own time has a certain nostalgia for the early ’60s, that era had a nostalgia of its own—for the 1920s and 30s in such series as </strong><strong><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Untouchables_%281959_TV_series%29">The Untouchables</a></i> and </strong><strong><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Roaring_Twenties_%28TV_series%29">The Roaring Twenties</a></i>.</strong></p> <p><strong>All of which points up two truths. On one hand, folk bemused by current problems always seek shelter in supposedly happier times. As a Victorian New Year’s poem put it, “For hope shall brighten days to come, And memory gild the past.” But on the other, our era really is so screwed-up that anyone remotely sane will look elsewhere. As Tolkien put it, “it is easy to debunk escapism; but notice that the ones who do so are usually the gaolers!”</strong></p></h3> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-1767554627704295664?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-72645329725999896192011-09-02T18:45:00.001-07:002011-09-02T18:45:53.692-07:00<p>Well on the show this week we talk to Bill Raetz the author of the World Espionage Bureau series&#160; who has a new book coming out shortly, swank advice on the two people you don’t want at a party. <br />And a look at the world of swank with the coolest places to party, in review with Koop a new box set of very cool late sixties spy series, and we take a look at a movie from 1961 and a cd that’s still available.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-H0Gazbx4mnk/TmGGzf06R7I/AAAAAAAAAMM/43CB3tPpj9E/s1600-h/armedAAG_front_WEB%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="armedAAG_front_WEB" border="0" alt="armedAAG_front_WEB" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-g8PDdoW2VOA/TmGG0MS56QI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/-pGjV5GM7TU/armedAAG_front_WEB_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="158" height="244" /></a></p> <p> <br />Pink Martini- Mar Desconocido <br />Jennifer Keith -An Occasional Man <br />Spy Fi-Web Theme <br />Linda Lawson--But Beautiful <br />Les Baxter-Simba <br />Frank Sinatra/ Jobim How insensitive <br />Kenny Sasaki-Quiet Volcano <br />Orchestra Superstring- Waterbed <br />Mancini- Bachelor In Paradise <br />Jimmy Vargas-A Blue Negligee <br />Jackie Gleason-Cherry <br />Billy May-Invitation <br />Living Strings-The Time For Love is Anytime <br />Martini Kings-Goodbye To A Lonely Town <br />Naughty Ones -Azure Te</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-7264532972599989619?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-8010106806171221902011-09-02T01:06:00.001-07:002011-09-02T01:06:21.045-07:00 <p><em>By Jeff Price</em></p> <p>Lava lamps, Happy Days, mood rings, MASH, and Jimmy Carter’s Playboy interview weren’t the only things to come out of the ’70s. In addition, copyright law was revised by the U.S. government granting artists and songwriters “termination rights.” This law states that 35 years after 1978 the recordings and songs “owned” by record labels or publishers would revert back to the artist or songwriter regardless of if the artist or songwriter was recouped, un-recouped, etc. In other words, the government said to the labels and publishers,“ 35 years is long enough. Times up, give them back control over their work.”</p> <p>For those of you counting, 35 years from 1978 is 2013.</p> <p>This means albums and songs from Cheap Trick, The Kinks, AC/DC, Kraftwerk, Carole King, Peter Gabriel, The Cars, The Buzzcocks, KC &amp; the Sunshine Band, Kenny Rogers, David Bowie, Black Sabbath, Tom Waits, Yes, Sex Pistols, Boston, Ramones, Bryan Ferry, Heart, Uriah Heap, Neil Young, Aerosmith, Brian Eno, Hawkwind, Whitesnake, Queen, Kate Bush, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_in_music">countless others</a> are eligible to revert back to the artists. Which means that the record labels, in addition to losing control over distribution (think TuneCore) may now lose the rights to the only thing left keeping them alive, the recordings that they make money off of.</p> <p>And each year that goes by, means another set of albums and songs becoming eligible to revert back to the artist.</p> <p>As you can imagine, the labels are fighting it. According to the August 15th, 2011 <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/16/arts/music/springsteen-and-others-soon-eligible-to-recover-song-rights.html?_r=1"><em>New York Times</em> article, “Record Industry Braces for Artists’ Battles Over Song Rights,”</a> Steven Marks, general counsel for the <a href="http://riaa.com/index.php">Recording Industry Association of America</a> stated,</p> <p>“We believe the termination right doesn’t apply to most sound recordings.” The RIAA’s position is that the artist never owned the recordings or songs in the first place so how could they revert back to them. They were just employees hired by the label to record their own songs. Therefore, the labels own the recordings forever (or until they enter public domain).</p> <p>The issue here is over the legal definition of the term “Work For Hire”. If the artists were legally “work for hire” employees, the labels would be right. The RIAA and the labels saw this issue coming. In 1999, to assure their position and not lose rights, they were sneaky little scumbags and literally attempted to quietly slip a midnight amendment into a bill going through Congress called “The Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act”. The bill was about “retransmissions of broadcast signals” (I kid you not). The RIAA had four words added to this bill that would take away the right for artists to own their recordings if they signed a major label deal. These four words would, by default, legally define the artists as “work for hires” and therefore the rights to the recordings could not revert back to them.</p> <p>To quote the very comprehensive and well written August of 2000, <a href="http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2000-08-25/78379/">Austin Chronicle article “Work For Hire,”</a> (which you should read!)…</p> <p>In 1999, “Turns out the amendment was added by a staffer named Mitch Glazer from the office of Subcommittee Chairperson Howard Coble, R.-N.C., Glazer now works for the RIAA, the organization that sought to have those four words included in the first place, and did so with alarming quiet.”</p> <p>Fortunately, they were caught. The words were noticed and artists, and their lawyers, went to war. The result was that these four little words are no longer part of the bill. Which means that the courts have yet to rule if the labels are right or if the artists are right in regards to the reversion of rights.</p> <p>So, we approach 2013, and both labels, artists, and entrepreneurs are frantically attempting to either hold on to, get back, or acquire rights. Clearly, the labels are not going to go quiet into that dark night, however, this is yet another crack in the firmament of the traditional label system, and ultimately a win for the artists. Of course, the artists, now more than ever, will need to be able to market and distribute their newly-acquired/re-acquired rights, so that they can enjoy sustainable artistic careers on their own terms. The labels will argue that the artists <em>can’t do this</em>; only the labels could possibly market and distribute their records. That argument gets a little more tenuous with each passing day.</p> <p>Stay tuned for the mother of legal battles. It’s going to get very interesting as manager and former label head and owner Irving Azoff sides with the interest of his client, The Eagles, and takes on the very industry he helped create.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-801010680617122190?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-25606502947182271272011-08-31T01:45:00.001-07:002011-08-31T01:45:14.263-07:00<p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-QEyD12ixdgg/Tl30lNEP4EI/AAAAAAAAAME/pBX6g_qqq4A/s1600-h/ittakesathief%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="ittakesathief" border="0" alt="ittakesathief" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3CpL_knO04E/Tl30mE6-RsI/AAAAAAAAAMI/h9KsqHrFd0A/ittakesathief_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="97" /></a></p> <p>One of the last major spy shows from the 1960s waiting for release is finally coming out- It Takes a Thief- starring Robert Wagner as cat burger-turned-spy! The complete series will be released in a box set on October 11th by Entertainment One, and will include all three seasons, interviews with cast/crew, pilot episode, a collectible photo book, and more. The current price on Amazon is a bit high at $179.99, but we'll keep keep our eye out for deals. Amazon has often made The Man From U.N.C.L.E. box set, also a high-ticket item, available at a discount. </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-2560650294718227127?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-40033143023291595162011-08-31T01:27:00.001-07:002011-08-31T01:27:01.635-07:00<p>On August 12^th, Landmarks Association received a notification via e-mail of a public meeting concerning the planning process of 212 South Grand (Del Taco). The meeting led by Alderwoman Marlene Davis and developer Rick Yackey was intended to be held at the former Del Taco at 6PM with 45 minutes dedicated to public comment.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-uFF-4AjWu3A/Tl3wTcy5zAI/AAAAAAAAAL8/3w3kPHJKob8/s1600-h/deltacolarge%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="deltacolarge" border="0" alt="deltacolarge" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-vc-jezbLdrQ/Tl3wUmfTsdI/AAAAAAAAAMA/ozMbPbyMIis/deltacolarge_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>The limited details in the public announcement left many scratching their heads of the nature of the meeting. Minutes before the scheduled meeting, preservation minded individuals and various reporters were asking each other what the meeting could be about. It could either go two ways; a statement on the demolition of the former gas station or a proposed redevelopment to attract new tenants.</p> <p>Davis and Yackey arrived joking about tacos and burritos with the assembled crowd who sat on sticky red plastic benches in front of the vacant building. Within minutes, the meeting began. Davis spoke of the due diligence she and Yackey exhibited in finding an appropriate use for the building. She stated her pleasure with Yackey's planning process to date but patience was needed as a plan evolved. This meeting was intended to be the beginning of a series of public gatherings to inform the populous of the progress of 212 S. Grand.</p> <p>Once Davis explained the purpose of the meeting, Yackey took the floor. The developer illustrated his comment to preservation by listing his rehab successes which resulted in saving over two million square feet of historic property. He wants to continue that commitment by adaptively re-using 212 S. Grand. The original plans from 1967 are in his possession and he is working with architects to redesign the former gas station without destroying its integrity. Yackey believes a re-use is feasible and getting a return on his investment looks promising. This a far cry from his <a href="http://www.landmarks-stl.org/news/coordinated_effort_to_save_spaceship/">sentiment</a> two months ago at the Board of Aldermen Housing, Urban Planning and Zoning Committee meeting. At that time, Yackey believed the current building had limited parking and square footage and finding another entity to occupy the space would be a challenge. He stated that he wanted to create something that would be more compatible for new tenants. Thus, razing 212 S. Grand for new construction to attract nationally known tenants.</p> <p>Yackey's is still trying to attract nationally known tenants even with the interest of local businesses including Pi Pizzeria and Kaldi's Coffee. The probability of one of these local retailers occupying the former Del Taco was questioned by a member of the crowd. Davis stated neither local retailers contacted Yackey. Yackey confirmed this statement at last night's meeting.</p> <p>The change in heart from the developer and alderwoman is reassuring that the public outcry against the demolition of this contributing resource of the Council Plaza Historic District was effective. Several more buildings around the St. Louis metropolitan area, such as <a href="http://www.landmarks-stl.org/news/press_release_brownhurst_scheduled_for_demolition/">Brownhurst</a> in Kirkwood, <a href="http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/article_46c779c6-1dff-5760-b9ec-91a5c869d0fa.html">AAA Building</a> on Lindell, the <a href="http://www.landmarks-stl.org/news/results_of_the_rock_hill_planning_and_zoning_committee_meeting/">Rock Hill Presbyterian Church</a> in Rock Hill and many more are threatened with the wrecking ball that Del Taco narrowly escaped. The quest to save the historic fabric of our built environment continues. For now, it appears one has been saved.</p> <p>A second meeting has been scheduled on September 14^th at 6pm at the same location. Renderings of the proposed redesign are scheduled to be at hand for public viewing at this meeting.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-4003314302329159516?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-63890555446126048402011-08-27T18:02:00.001-07:002011-08-27T18:02:15.258-07:00<p> <br />Well on the show this week we get a report on Tiki Oasis which just finished up last week, news on a comeback by Doris Day, in review with Koop we talk about a new book by Shirley Maclaine plus the best lounge and Exotica from across the globe. </p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-p2YpjiI48ek/TlmTkYChIpI/AAAAAAAAAL0/Ngk2B9eVO9U/s1600-h/tikioasis%25255B2%25255D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="tikioasis" border="0" alt="tikioasis" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-WpiASpUMi2g/TlmTlRAo2MI/AAAAAAAAAL4/DcEDUpj6zig/tikioasis_thumb.png?imgmax=800" width="181" height="151" /></a> <br />Karen Souza-Tainted Love <br />Frank Bennett-Pretend That Were Dead <br />Clouseaux-Destination- Oasis <br />Mr Ho’s Orchestra-Frenesi <br />Lalo Schifrin—Barney Does It All <br />Stan Getz-Penthouse Serenade <br />Orchestra Superstring- No Sho <br />.Melody Gardot- The Rain <br />Martini Kings-Girl From Ipanema <br />Jackie Gleason-Ruby <br />Duke Ellington-Way Early Subtone <br />Belmonte and His Afro American Music-Caravan <br />Janet Seidel-Midnight Sun <br />Naughty Ones -Azure Te </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-6389055544612604840?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-32086133954526611672011-08-24T16:48:00.001-07:002011-08-24T16:48:58.928-07:00<p>&#160;</p> <p><b><b></b><dir><dir> <p>a letter to the Cocktail Nation this week from Andy in Capetown who writes...dear Koop.</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>I have been seeing this gorgeous girl on and off for about six months now. We are having a long distance relationship and she also happens to be a burlesque performer. I recently travelled to a show with her but was really put off by the amout of men learing at her. I have tried to keep my jealous feelings from showing but it's really tough. When we do meet up it's often when she is performing and it's really hard to make a connection. what should I do.</p> <p> <br />Well as Doctor Hook says &quot;when you're in love with a beautiful woman you go it alone&quot;. Every time I hear that song I remember this Scandinavian model I dated. She was probably the most attractive woman I had ever been with at that time. Men would walk into lamp posts on the street looking at her.</p> <p>Once we were in DC and she wore these really tight hot pants out shopping while I went to work. I watched her go from my hotel window and straight away some guy follows her. I always felt that everyman was after her. It was painful. Nowadays I have a far more cavalier attitude to women so my care factor is very low. </p> <p>Thing I have learnt is that women won't respect you if you pine for them and if you feel threatened then you might project that, so be careful.</p> <p>Regarding your connection, that is going to be really difficult when she probably has team mates she is performing with and maybe fans to meet. Tough one to try and cut through all the activity just to get five minutes. </p> <p>Personally I wouldnt have gone because you run the risk of being a cheer squad. Ok, that said, you need to organize something super romantic, you need to steal her away for a couple of hours and win her over with a grand gesture. Perhaps a walk in a park or on the beach. Then as you walk and talk bring up the future and talk about how you wish you could spend more time together and where you see the relationship going.</p> <p>Basically plan the future a bit.Set dates for the future, like the next trip to her city and try and spell out a future for you both, leave her with no illusions as to what your intentions are.</p> <p>Hope that helps baby! K</p> <dir><dir></dir></dir></dir></dir></b></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-3208613395452661167?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-52237052671254037892011-08-18T17:03:00.001-07:002011-08-18T17:03:49.859-07:00<p>This week Kooper is taking a vacation so he has pulled out a rerun for you , Enjoy the&#160; all spy jazz show this week. <br />He went undercover to play the very best spy jazz from yesterday and today as he delves into the world of spy television talking to Wes Britton author of the book Spy Television and his website spywise.com. He talks to the guitarist on the original James Bond theme Vic Flick and the guardian of spy jazz today Tom Tremelo from Spy Fi.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-GFIqz0rabuk/Tk2oYV5_B4I/AAAAAAAAALk/dlsnQ7ELr38/s1600-h/spy%25255B2%25255D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="spy" border="0" alt="spy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-fCP0l2BXlvY/Tk2oZAj8UDI/AAAAAAAAALo/NZ2ZcSxQlNQ/spy_thumb.png?imgmax=800" width="229" height="229" /></a></p> <p>www.cocktailnation.net</p> <p>Mel Torme – Secret Agent Man <br />Cyril Stapeleton –The Saint <br />Laurie Johnson-The Avengers <br />Vicki Carr-The Silencers <br />John Barrie 7-James Bond Theme <br />Hugo Montenegro- Get Smart <br />Henry Mancini-Walkin Bass <br />Spy Fi – Black Tie Spy <br />Al Cailoa-Man from Uncle <br />The four Esquires-James Bond theme <br />Cocktail Preachers-Spy Fi <br />Count Basie-From Russia with Love <br /></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:3a6cb118-ce1f-481a-afff-0390d959e066" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/spy+fi" rel="tag">spy fi</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/asio" rel="tag">asio</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/asis" rel="tag">asis</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/cia" rel="tag">cia</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/cocktail" rel="tag">cocktail</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/playboy" rel="tag">playboy</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/pulver" rel="tag">pulver</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/craig+thompson" rel="tag">craig thompson</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad+magazine" rel="tag">bachelor pad magazine</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/retro+cocktail+hour" rel="tag">retro cocktail hour</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-5223705267125403789?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-80507113508878658362011-08-16T17:13:00.001-07:002011-08-16T17:13:40.571-07:00<p>Growing up I was like most young men I was often an angry and opinionated man. As I’ve aged I’ve started to mellow to become a more of a laid back kinda cat. But like I said for many years I would fly off the handle when things didn’t go my way and I guess working in a radio station doesn’t really help that much when that kind of behaviour is seen as perfectly acceptable. </p> <p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-d6izEYCpVvk/TksHr7lgfZI/AAAAAAAAALc/EOOdTnoIz8k/s1600-h/IMG_1972%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_1972" border="0" alt="IMG_1972" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-N7H4abAUT6k/TksHs8cHhvI/AAAAAAAAALg/XjyZPN_qMjw/IMG_1972_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a></p> <p>I remember working at a talkback radio station where it was even more acceptable to behave like a jerk, infact if you didn’t then management really would not have thought that you care enough, they wanted passionate opinionated people and the more of a loudmouth pushy SOB you were then the better. I’ve managed to reduce producers to tears to bring them into line, I’ve screamed at sales reps to get out of my studio and I have threatened to sue the CEO and his management in a meeting. Oh, yeah, real jerk. But, to my defence the world of commercial radio is a really tough wilderness and after getting pushed around in my early days of radio I decided that I had to be the big dog in the building. </p> <p>Do I regret this behaviour, well no, not really, it was necessary to survive and survive I did, but still, I would prefer to be liked than feared. </p> <p>Those days are long gone and now as I work as a voiceover guy and producing the Cocktail Nation I live a more relaxed lifestyle and that is certainly better for my health and happiness. </p> <p>Every now and then as I wander through the halls of radio stations to voice a commercial I hear screaming from an office, doors being slammed and raised voices behind boardroom walls and it makes me glad I don’t have to deal with that stuff anymore. </p> <p>Recently I saw it in action in the street as a guy crossing the road had a car turn onto him, and it gave him a bit of a fright. Now nobody got hurt, the traffic was slow, there really wasn’t a chance of anyone getting injured but this guy carried on about it just like he had lost a leg. </p> <p>Fact is he hadn’t, it was all good, nothing was wrong and he was just fine. It got me thinking about how people can over react to situations. </p> <p>I was very guilty of this , but now I always try and make the conscious decision to stop, think and choose my course of action. </p> <p>I guess what I am saying is that nowadays I don’t have a default mode when things go wrong.If I was to think of myself as a computer I have several settings. </p> <p>I’m still not a pushover, and never will be, but my days of being quick to anger are well over, unless of course I have to get back into commercial radio!</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-8050711350887865836?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-54225620458414965182011-08-11T05:25:00.001-07:002011-08-11T05:25:41.595-07:00<p> <br />Well how about this concept…Jackie O as a CIA&#160; 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margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:b7739e84-c3bc-47e5-a44f-710129ee97b9" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/barbara+eden" rel="tag">barbara eden</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/supanova" rel="tag">supanova</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/i+dream+of+jeanie" rel="tag">i dream of jeanie</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/sixties+tv+shows" rel="tag">sixties tv shows</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad+magazine" rel="tag">bachelor pad magazine</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/quiet+village" rel="tag">quiet village</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/retro+cocktail+hour" rel="tag">retro cocktail hour</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/luxuria" rel="tag">luxuria</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jetset+planet" rel="tag">jetset planet</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/space+age+pop" rel="tag">space age pop</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-6338079988835171422?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-9895547759158830382011-06-22T05:08:00.001-07:002011-06-22T05:08:15.762-07:00<p>this week we talk to Jennifer Keith the canary of Royal Crown Revue who has a regular gig in long beach these days, we have some swank advice on what is not an international playboy, news on a famous dress that has been sold plus a great ebook on Elizabeth Taylor…I have some gigs to attend and a very cool blog all about mid century modern furniture.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Yj_5Z6wfE_Q/TgHbKl1Lm7I/AAAAAAAAAKc/k36kZX3zkW0/s1600-h/jenniferCD%252520COVER%252520SMALLER%252520STARS%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:b621bb0c-f066-4fed-89a7-df39add3fa43" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jennifer+keith" rel="tag">jennifer keith</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/cocktail+nation" rel="tag">cocktail nation</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge+exotica" rel="tag">lounge exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad+magazine" rel="tag">bachelor pad magazine</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/retro+cocktail+hour" rel="tag">retro cocktail hour</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jetset+planet" rel="tag">jetset planet</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/space+age+pop" rel="tag">space age pop</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/royal+crown+revue" rel="tag">royal crown revue</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/rcr" rel="tag">rcr</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-989554775915883038?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-14931532436881813742011-06-15T16:57:00.001-07:002011-06-15T16:58:21.303-07:00<p>this week we check out a new tv show coming your way all about the first Playboy club in chicago in the early sixties, our segment ask koop we talk about retro accessories to make you pad retro yet functional.....I have lots of events across the world for you to check out. I'll let you know about a new business that will be partnering the Cocktail Nation, some cool parties to attend and revue with koop as we head back to 1959 with a cd I picked up that covers a rock n roll dj who recoreded some cool beatnik type poetry also tonight I have quite a few original vinyl recordings to share with you and ofcourse the cover art will be posted on the website.</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net/">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p><br /><p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-_qdUuep-I10/TflG3GRAVjI/AAAAAAAAAKU/YI5lJMX7t5U/s1600-h/koopstudionew%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="koopstudionew" border="0" alt="koopstudionew" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-k0lPV_6a864/TflG4LnvSgI/AAAAAAAAAKY/FBDMsnnFyWY/koopstudionew_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> </p><br /><p>Naughty Ones-I Dig Your Voodoo</p><br /><p>Martini Kings-You Only Live Twice</p><br /><p>Octobop-Playboys Theme</p><br /><p>Mr Ho’s Orchestrotica-Phoenix Goodbye</p><br /><p>Harmonicats-Mambo Jambo</p><br /><p>Jennifer Keith-An Occasional Man</p><br /><p>Jack Jones-Michelle</p><br /><p>Orchestra Superstring-Evidence</p><br /><p>Mad Daddy-What is a Fisteris</p><br /><p>Frank Sinatra-Call Me</p><br /><p>Jackie Gleason-I Only Have Eyes For YOu</p><br /><p>Narco Lounge Combo-Aztec West</p><br /><p>Living Brass Sunshine Superman</p><br /><p>Manuel And the Music Of The Mountains - la Vien Rose</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-1493153243688181374?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-51702932353662570082011-06-09T04:18:00.001-07:002011-06-09T04:18:46.921-07:00<p>On the show this week we talk to a very cool mid century modern artist called El Gato Gomez, in review with Koop I have a new release from DJ Bonebrake, letters to koop, swank advice on being single and how some people think it’s a disease, plus we’ll head to the Cocktail Nation blogosphere </p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-4JVldcwUVG8/TfCsE8i6DSI/AAAAAAAAAKM/4Lt31GW0Q-E/s1600-h/elgatogomez7776366%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="elgatogomez7776366" border="0" alt="elgatogomez7776366" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_IOh__fmjik/TfCsFStjMUI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/PK-gxw95qog/elgatogomez7776366_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="226" height="222" /></a> </p> <p>Octobop-Girl Talk <br />Jimmy Vargas-A Blue Negligee <br />Morton Gould-Besame Much <br />Mr Ho’s Orchestrotica-Lyman 59 <br />Caterina Valente - Un P'tit Beguine <br />Diana Krall-Este Seu Olhar <br />Enoch Light-How High The Moon Cha Cha <br />Blue Martinis-Something Cool <br />Orchestra Superstring-Shapale <br />Buddy Cole-Don’t Get around Much Anymore <br />Jackie Gleason-But Not For Me <br />Combustible Edison-The Corner Table <br />Jack Jones-Alfie <br />Nestor Amaral and His Continenals-Ba Tu Ca Da</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:3e586b39-e772-4d4d-b356-eb06aff27018" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelorpad" rel="tag">bachelorpad</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/quiet+village" rel="tag">quiet village</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/retro" rel="tag">retro</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/retro+cocktail+hour" rel="tag">retro cocktail hour</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/cudra+clover" rel="tag">cudra clover</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/space+age+pop" rel="tag">space age pop</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-5170293235366257008?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-48557206405997112732011-06-02T04:28:00.001-07:002011-06-02T06:56:10.365-07:00<p></p><br /><p>On the show this week Part two of our exploration into all that is Danish modern furniture with an expert that I tracked down in Sydney, we look at a brand new tv show set in the sixties around the airline Pan Am and the Airline Hostesses that flew across the world in great style, we have some swank advice on working life taking a leaf out of Don Drapers book.</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net/">www.cocktailnation.net</a> </p><br /><p>Howard Shore-Ed Wood Theme<br /></p><br /><p>Tiki Joes Ocean-Haliewa </p><br /><p>Peter Nero- La Playa </p><br /><p>Mr Ho’s Orchestrotica-Autumn Digging Dance </p><br /><p>Xavier Cugat-Begin the Beguine </p><br /><p>HB RADKE Dig That Cat On Bass </p><br /><p>Sam Clunie-Pool Side Bash </p><br /><p>Jennifer Keith -Imagination </p><br /><p>Jackie Gleason-Live For Life </p><br /><p>Morton Gould-That Old Black Magic </p><br /><p>Anita O’Day-Easy To Love </p><br /><p>Vicki Carr-Goodbye Charlie</p><br /><p></p><br /><p><br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NYePLeS9NSw/Tedz4RKaBlI/AAAAAAAAAKE/nriDgZha1W8/s1600-h/IMG_1972%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="IMG_1972" border="0" alt="IMG_1972" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-aKwDhhDl-3w/Tedz5R_K89I/AAAAAAAAAKI/TMJ-U_e026k/IMG_1972_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-4855720640599711273?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-10021591309794210082011-05-26T05:03:00.001-07:002011-05-26T05:03:08.840-07:00<p>On the show this week we find out about Danish modern furniture with an expert that I tracked down in Sydney, we look at the life of a recently departed European Playboy, our segment swank advice talks about extricating yourself from a boring conversation at a party </p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-4OypQX4dB8g/Td5BeD9oTQI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/67GeDFgDXNw/s1600-h/IMG_1928%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_1928" border="0" alt="IMG_1928" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-md_M1t1K43k/Td5Be0qCCjI/AAAAAAAAAKA/4jZIWEr4Vn8/IMG_1928_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> <br />Jennifer Keith-An Occasional Man <br />Jimmy Vargas-Love is A Racket <br />Pink Martini-Ninna Nanna <br />Blue Dahlia-Penthouse Serenade <br />Hans Karl-The Uninvited Guests <br />Combustible Edison-Tickled To Death <br />Mr Ho’s Orchestrotica-Arab Dance <br />Blue Martini’s -Great City <br />Frank Sinatra -Fly Me To The Moon <br />Si Zentner-Desfinado <br />Don Ralke-Safradesia <br />Richard Hayman-Live Just For Tonight </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:5d435376-37c2-47b6-bfb8-589f65e8de9a" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/vampt+vintage+design" rel="tag">vampt vintage design</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/cocktail+nation" rel="tag">cocktail nation</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad+magazine" rel="tag">bachelor pad magazine</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/retro+cocktail+hour" rel="tag">retro cocktail hour</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/luxuria" rel="tag">luxuria</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/martini+in+the+morning" rel="tag">martini in the morning</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-1002159130979421008?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-19242422193744160532011-05-24T16:21:00.001-07:002011-05-24T16:21:59.542-07:00<p>Lounge is a love of all life and music and the finer things in life, the things that money can buy.</p> <p> <br />Lounge is a love of fantastic tailored suits, slick hair, fine jewellery and immaculate grooming.</p> <p> <br />Lounge is a love of fine classic motor cars and exude style, class and sophistication.</p> <p> <br />Lounge is a love of fun times, going where the moment takes you, going where the fun is, wherever that might be in this great world.</p> <p> <br />Lounge is a love of relaxing, not working too hard on your career,career comes second, great experiences come first.</p> <p> <br />Lounge is love of fine drinks, fine tobacco, fine food and fine establishments.</p> <p> <br />Lounge is a love of interesting people, great conversation and intriguing and exotic women.</p> <p> <br />Lounge is purely love of life in the most sophisticated way possible.</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/Tdw9k28NNKI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/r5Hj7LL2qfE/s1600-h/koopdancing280467352%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="koopdancing280467352" border="0" alt="koopdancing280467352" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/Tdw9lif5j_I/AAAAAAAAAJ4/7_AglR3IXFA/koopdancing280467352_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:42a91e6d-6bc2-42e4-a139-a0420e45ad88" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/swank" rel="tag">swank</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad+magazine" rel="tag">bachelor pad magazine</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad" rel="tag">bachelor pad</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/retro+cocktail+hour" rel="tag">retro cocktail hour</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/molotov+cocktail+hour" rel="tag">molotov cocktail hour</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/quiet+village" rel="tag">quiet village</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/luxuria" rel="tag">luxuria</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-1924242219374416053?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-53759580503255762622011-05-19T05:19:00.001-07:002011-05-19T05:19:37.352-07:00<p>On the show this week we talk to NYC longtime Loungers Jack Fetterman and Gina Haase about their work in NYC and the origins of the Lounge Scene. We explore what your martini order says about you, a book on Cary Grant plus the best Lounge and Exotica from across the globe.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TdUK1Vs-31I/AAAAAAAAAJs/3oeQTqQ42GQ/s1600-h/koopmobile248835_224073750936454_100000014910151_977494_7016195_s%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="koopmobile248835_224073750936454_100000014910151_977494_7016195_s" border="0" alt="koopmobile248835_224073750936454_100000014910151_977494_7016195_s" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TdUK2EDVDjI/AAAAAAAAAJw/oZezY4VggMM/koopmobile248835_224073750936454_100000014910151_977494_7016195_s_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="102" height="134" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p>Buddy Greco-Somethings Gotta Give <br />Sir Julian-Movin At Midnight <br />Vibes On Velvet-Topsy <br />Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimitede-Crimeville <br />Mr Ho’s Orchestrotica-Moai Thief <br />Hollyridge Strings -And I love Her So <br />Waitiki -Manila <br />Martini Kings-Nylon Jungle <br />HB Radke-Just a Gigolo <br />Nelson Riddle-Naked City Theme <br />Jackie Gleason-Serenade In Blue <br />George Shearing-I wished on the Moon <br />Jonah Jones-Marchetta </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:36fae4dc-8629-4008-918e-b926d6da80cc" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jack+fetterman" rel="tag">jack fetterman</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/gina+haase" rel="tag">gina haase</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/cary+grant" rel="tag">cary grant</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/martini" rel="tag">martini</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-5375958050325576262?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-38449041844100586152011-05-12T05:09:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:25:27.142-07:00<p>On the show this week we talk to Marty Lush who is playing at the Tiki Oasis this year, I’ve got a book for all the girls out there, new music from Mr Ho from his new album Third River Ragoon,swank advice on what to avoid in conversations plus the best events to attend across the world.</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net/">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p><br /><p></p><br /><p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TcvOCFdf1OI/AAAAAAAAAJk/ogYMUoYnziU/s1600-h/martylushl%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="martylushl" border="0" alt="martylushl" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TcvOCjRlwbI/AAAAAAAAAJo/Mw88HX8YAuk/martylushl_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p><br /><p>Naughty Ones-Boulevard Of Broken Dreams<br />Lucas Vigor-The Joy Spring<br />Marty Lush and His Lush Livers-Stinkin Lincoln<br />Cocktail Angst-Bates Motel<br />Mr Ho’s Orchestrotica-Third River Rangoon<br />Tiki Joes Ocean-Sandbar<br />Astrud Gilberto-So Nice<br />Jackie Gleason-I Won’t Cry Anymore<br />Morton Gould-The Very Thought Of You<br />Jimmy Vargas-Ghosting<br />Esquivel-Mucha Muchacha<br />HB Radke-Occult Medley<br />Jonah Jones-Linda </p><br /><div style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; FLOAT: none; PADDING-TOP: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:78b68f63-f0ca-462d-9793-ee41dec33b66" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/kon+tiki" rel="tag">kon tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki+oasis" rel="tag">tiki oasis</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad+magazine" rel="tag">bachelor pad magazine</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/marty+lush" rel="tag">marty lush</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/digitiki" rel="tag">digitiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/mark+riddle" rel="tag">mark riddle</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tikiyaki+orchestra" rel="tag">tikiyaki orchestra</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/orchestrotica" rel="tag">orchestrotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/third+river+rangoon" rel="tag">third river rangoon</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/mr+ho" rel="tag">mr ho</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-3844904184410058615?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-16760490331677869652011-05-05T05:11:00.001-07:002011-05-05T05:11:54.717-07:00<p>On the show this week we talk to Otto Von Stroheim about Tiki Oasis, news on the demise of the secretary , swank advice on being memorable plus we review a re release of a spy series....Jullian Assange drops by the penthouse for a chat plus the best lounge and exotica from across the planet.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TcKUBk3T4FI/AAAAAAAAAJc/JZEZiYH8bFU/s1600-h/IMG_1962%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_1962" border="0" alt="IMG_1962" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TcKUCfNk4gI/AAAAAAAAAJg/WUp3YNefoZ8/IMG_1962_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> </p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>Narco Lounge Combo-Seduction <br />Arthur Lyman Group-Quiet Village <br />Waitiki 7 -Adventures in Paradise <br />HB Radke-I’ll Never Fall In Love Again <br />Bobby Darin-A Taste Of Honey <br />Al Cailola-920 Special <br />Jackie Gleason-Two Different Worlds <br />Nelson Riddle-Naked City Theme <br />Lucas Vigor-Bones Of The Land <br />Wayne Newton-Wives and Lovers <br />Jimmy Vargas-Zoeotica Blues <br />Janet Seidel-I Got Lost In His Arms</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:8989244f-0812-4c0f-9782-c08cbe5e4f9a" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jetset" rel="tag">jetset</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/swank" rel="tag">swank</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad+magazine" rel="tag">bachelor pad magazine</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/mad+men" rel="tag">mad men</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/kitch" rel="tag">kitch</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/kitchy" rel="tag">kitchy</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lifestyle" rel="tag">lifestyle</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/6o's+nostalgia" rel="tag">6o's nostalgia</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/retro" rel="tag">retro</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-1676049033167786965?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-68260125484966106102011-04-28T05:35:00.001-07:002011-04-28T05:36:10.877-07:00<p>I was visiting a suburban area recently and wondered why every male I saw was overweight and with a shaved head and goatee....it was really quite strange, I felt like I was a Hollywood type character who had wondered into an alternative universe. <br /></p> <p>These were all married men in their mid to late thirties who had packed on the pounds and given up dressing well. <br />Now I wont bother going into the reasons this happens but it did get me thinking about how simple it is to be a Handsome Man.</p> <p> <br />When I was in my twenties I knew a guy in his mid forties who was single and truly swingin...he wasn't the best looking guy in the world but it struck me that he was very successful with women and always seemed to have a new girlfriend whenever I saw him....so I asked him what his secret was....well it was pretty simple really. He told me that he worked hard at looking after himself, he always tried to dress well, but he said that his secret was that he was thin and had a full head of hair.</p> <p> <br />At the time I didn’t quite see the significance of his statement. It's only now that I am in my late thirties that I can now see why he was looking good on the forty something divorce and widowed dating circuit. <br />Armed with this knowledge I have come to a few conclusions which I hope will keep you in the good looking guy category, and it's reasonably simple.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/Tble7o0MgpI/AAAAAAAAAJU/N-xgIKn-9Uk/s1600-h/koopdancing280467352%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="koopdancing280467352" border="0" alt="koopdancing280467352" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/Tble8-9uxJI/AAAAAAAAAJY/E4fmO6S8fRI/koopdancing280467352_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <br />Firstly get back to your playing weight, find out what you should be and work towards that by diet and exercise. My suggestion is a food diary, choose a diet and stick to it religiously and monitor what you consume. Work out three time a week as a minimum. <br />Good looks generally are natural, but they can be gained and even for those who are naturally beautiful you will find they actually work hard at it. </p> <p>Secondly, get a good haircut, even if you are balding talk to your hairdresser and work out the best way to keep yourself looking smart, sometimes it can be as simple as regular haircuts. As for hairloss there are many options these days so I would encourage you to check out this option as the custom hairpiece industry is truly amazing and I think you will be surprised as to what they can do for you. </p> <p>Finally, don't be a slob with your clothes, for men always get your suits custom made and never skimp on quality. <br />A well dressed man who is tidy, well groomed and trim will always be a handsome man</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-6826012548496610610?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-35666863564630775352011-04-27T06:15:00.001-07:002011-04-28T05:22:59.149-07:00<p>On the show this week our monthly chat with sponsor Brad parker from tiki Shark, news from the Tonga Room, an app to put a cool pulp wall paper on your iphone, swank advice on story telling at parties and speaking of parties we have the best ones from across the world to put in your calendars.</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net/">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p><br /><p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TbgW0gIrtyI/AAAAAAAAAJM/9v_pxme_g9Q/s1600-h/IMG_2061%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="IMG_2061" border="0" alt="IMG_2061" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TbgW1ts3HBI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/JzOcQrwWcCc/IMG_2061_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a> </p><br /><p></p><br /><p>SexBomba -Right Track Baby<br />Lucas Vigor-The Dark Continent<br />Martin Denny-Miserlou<br />Narco Lounge Combo-Boom Boom<br />Jimmy Vargas High Heels, Black Stockings<br />Jackie Gleason-Goin Out Of My Head<br />Clouseaux- Walking from Juarez<br />Richard Cheese-Spider man<br />Tiki Joes Ocean-Hawaii Blue<br />Mancini-Mr Lucky<br />Purple Pit-She said See Said<br />Art Mooney-Chi Chi Castenanto<br />Frank Sinatra-Have you met miss jones<br />Augie-Colon- Tierra Va Tembla</p><br /><div style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; FLOAT: none; PADDING-TOP: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:a51845d7-cc6c-41b0-8f42-b155ad4dde49" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki+shark" rel="tag">tiki shark</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/brad+parker" rel="tag">brad parker</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bodyglove" rel="tag">bodyglove</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad+magazine" rel="tag">bachelor pad magazine</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/quiet+village" rel="tag">quiet village</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki+central" rel="tag">tiki central</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/fedora+lounge" rel="tag">fedora lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/retro+cocktail+hour" rel="tag">retro cocktail hour</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-3566686356463077535?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-81465193569306813972011-04-20T06:50:00.001-07:002011-04-21T23:23:12.803-07:00<p>Back from a week away at the south coast holiday house where I spent a fair bit of time working on the Cocktail Nation Book.</p><br /><p>On the show a look at a retro fair in the UK, news on a release of bond books, a review of an 80’s crime tv series set in the fifties and sixties and swank advice on infiltrating social circles.</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net/">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p><br /><p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/Ta7knEOskLI/AAAAAAAAAJE/bafnyFBYH7Y/s1600-h/koopnewbongophoto%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="koopnewbongophoto" border="0" alt="koopnewbongophoto" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/Ta7koAXFnaI/AAAAAAAAAJI/poI4lCgaKqI/koopnewbongophoto_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> </p><br /><p>Nico Gomez - Caballo Negro<br />Living Strings - Experiment in Terror<br />Tiki Joes Ocean-Alegre<br />Al Caiola-String Of Pearls<br />Narco Lounge Combo-Bright Lights Big City<br />Jackie Gleason-When Your Lover Is Gone<br />Liz Geyson -Yes I Know I’ve Had It<br />Clouseaux-Reum with a view<br />Tipsy- Pink Mood<br />Esquivel-Cachito<br />Lena Horn -Day In Day Out<br />John Barry - The Loneliness Of Autumn<br />Voodoo Island-Shot in the Dark<br />Martini Kings-Fly Me To The Moon<br />Antonio Carlos Jobim-Girl From Ipanema </p><br /><p></p><br /><div style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; FLOAT: none; PADDING-TOP: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:c13d03db-1565-4f2d-b944-6765231d318a" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad+magazine" rel="tag">bachelor pad magazine</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/quiet+village" rel="tag">quiet village</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/retro+cocktail+hour" rel="tag">retro cocktail hour</a>,folkstone,kent</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-8146519356930681397?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-28546259147602345822011-04-16T18:16:00.001-07:002011-04-16T18:29:28.386-07:00<p>To all the Cocktail Nation listeners thinking about checking out the Jazz City Diner in Darlinghurst that I had recommended, I wouldn't bother.</p><br /><p>Big disappointment. After being recommended by a buddy of mine I went to the Jazz City Diner Saturday night after talking on the phone to the owner Dan about doing an interview for the show. We turn up and there are two seats left. We take a seat at the counter or all places and we are told that it was reserved. Can you believe that you would have book for a burger joint.</p><br /><p>This offcourse is after I had spoken to the owner about recording an interview for the show and he couldn't even give us ten minutes. What an ungrateful host. Since when do you book for a burger joint anyway.</p><br /><p>Overall the joint is pokey with a Johnny Rockets feel and the space is not used properly.</p><br /><p>Big thumbs down from Kooper for the Jazz City Diner, go to Burger King if you want a burger, don't pay $20 for a place that is clearly overcharging and under delivering in price, service and style. </p><br /><div style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; FLOAT: none; PADDING-TOP: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:4d3703c3-2aa6-4e9a-920c-3d7a37ad04d6" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jazz+city+diner" rel="tag">jazz city diner</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/darlinghurst" rel="tag">darlinghurst</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Sydney" rel="tag">Sydney</a></div><br /><p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/Tao_fk34npI/AAAAAAAAAI8/Fch7vMBUnJM/s1600-h/IMG_1971%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="IMG_1971" border="0" alt="IMG_1971" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/Tao_gVhqZhI/AAAAAAAAAJA/kp0ppcfxLxE/IMG_1971_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-2854625914760234582?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-10479073446369680242011-04-15T17:35:00.001-07:002011-04-15T17:35:31.911-07:00<p>While modern starlets may often be photographed holding some fruit-laden cocktail in their hands, there would be few people who would disagree if you were to suggest the martini was not only the most glamorous drink of them all, but also the one most associated with celebrity.</p> <p>Despite an ever-increasing array of cocktails these days, there remains something very special about that unmistakable glass and its contents. Taking the first shuddering sip of a powerful, well-prepared martini transports you to a time when stars were real stars and the rich and powerful made this their cocktail of choice.</p> <p>Throughout its history, the martini has been associated with some of the most famous names in Hollywood, politics and, of course, literature. Some of the greatest writers of the last hundred years were fueled by the cocktail, and many made it -- or one of its many variations -- the signature drink of their protagonists.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TajkT20xwII/AAAAAAAAAI0/HcnRV7TWjks/s1600-h/martini%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="martini" border="0" alt="martini" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TajkUrqPDqI/AAAAAAAAAI4/WmVqgv7rhwI/martini_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a> </p> <p>Here are the top 10 martini drinkers.</p> <p><strong>Toots Shor</strong></p> <p>Toots Shor may now be largely forgotten, but until his eponymous restaurant closed in 1977, he was New York’s restaurateur to American movie stars and famous sportsmen. He was capable of drinking any of his customers under the table, and when told by his doctor to cut back to one martini a day, he complied by tipping a small amount of gin from a full bottle and topping it off with vermouth.</p> <p><strong>Jackie Gleason</strong></p> <p>Most famous for his role as Ralph Kramden in <em>The Honeymooners</em>, Jackie Gleason was also well known for his prodigious capacity for hard booze. It often saw him carousing until the early hours of the morning and building large bar tabs in his favorite haunts in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. As he put it, &quot;A man must defend his home, his wife, his children, and his martini.&quot;</p> <p><strong>Humphrey Bogart</strong></p> <p>The greatest of all screen gangsters was a hardened drinker and was known to believe that “if everyone in the world would take three drinks, we would have no trouble.” But it was perhaps his reported last words that earn him a coveted place in this top 10 martini-drinkers list. In 1957, he died just after announcing, “I never should have switched from scotch to martinis.”</p> <p><strong>Franklin D. Roosevelt</strong></p> <p>These days, if any candidate for the U.S. presidency were to announce a fondness for hard liquor, his chances of being elected would be slim, to say the least. Not so for Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who not only earned a place in every drinker’s heart (and one on our list of the top 10 martini drinkers) by repealing prohibition, but was also fond of a drink or two himself. A biographer recalls, “Before dinner, we usually had martini cocktails made by the president’s own hands.”</p> <p><strong>W. Somerset Maugham</strong></p> <p>In 1958, the novelist and cocktail connoisseur gave Noilly Prat Vermouth a solid endorsement by declaring that without this particular brand of French vermouth, &quot;you can make a side car, a gimlet, a white lady, or a gin and bitters, but you cannot make a dry martini.&quot; While later adding, &quot;Martinis should always be stirred, not shaken, so that the molecules lie sensuously one on top of the other.&quot;</p> <p><strong>Raymond Chandler</strong></p> <p>The famous writer’s drink of choice was the Gimlet, a drink made of gin and lime juice created by the British Royal Navy to protect its officers from scurvy. While it is now often made with fresh lime juice, the original would have been made with lime cordial, and in Chandler’s novel <em>The Long Goodbye</em>, Terry Lennox insists &quot;a real gimlet is half gin and half Rose's lime juice and nothing else.&quot;</p> <p><strong>Clark Gable</strong></p> <p>Although he was known to enjoy a cocktail or two, Clark Gable’s place in this list of the top 10 Martini drinkers comes courtesy of one of his characters. In the 1958 comedy<em>Teacher’s Pet</em>, Gable’s character, James Gannon, holds a bottle of vermouth upside down to moisten the cork and then merely uses this to wipe the edges of his Martini glass before adding the gin to make an extremely dry martini.</p> <p><strong>Ernest Hemingway</strong></p> <p>Although most famous for his love of the Daiquiri, Hemingway was also fond of his own version of the martini, “The Montgomery.” It was named after the famous British wartime general who would not attack unless he outnumbered his opposition 15:1. Hemingway used the same proportions of gin to vermouth in his drink. It is now a house special at the legendary Harry’s Bar in Venice.</p> <p><strong>W.C. Fields</strong></p> <p>In his later years, Fields was known to consume almost two quarts of gin a day. It began with two martinis before breakfast and carried on throughout the day. At parties, he was known to balance a full martini glass on his head. If it fell, he would declare to his audience, “I have had a sufficiency.” If it did not, he would drink the martini as his reward.</p> <p><strong>James Bond</strong></p> <p>As well as the occasional vodka martini, Ian Fleming’s fictional spy was known for ordering a Vesper made to his exact requirements as specified in <em>Casino Royale</em>: “Three measures of Gordon's, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it's ice cold, then add a large, thin slice of lemon peel. Got it?”</p> <p>His request for his drink to be “shaken, not stirred” has become part of popular culture and makes him perhaps the most famous martini drinker of all.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-1047907344636968024?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-56232790345666894452011-04-14T22:45:00.001-07:002011-04-14T22:45:17.995-07:00<blockquote> <p>Koop Kooper is on Vacation at the South Coast Holiday house this week so we head back to show number 16</p> <p>Coming up on the show he chats to Jim Bacchi from the Tikiyaki Orchestra. <br />He has a stack of great events for you to check out and a wonderful read all about the great American diner. As usual the best lineup of classic and neo lounge so settle in for another journey to the world of swank. <br /></p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TafbafUpFAI/AAAAAAAAAIs/PPmyXkEIQnU/s1600-h/koopcarholidayphoto%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="koopcarholidayphoto" border="0" alt="koopcarholidayphoto" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TafbbK8Qd1I/AAAAAAAAAIw/7U06DiEeUtM/koopcarholidayphoto_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> </p> <p>NEW MORTY SHOW-LADIES MAN <br />COMBUSTIBLE EDISON-CALL OF THE SPACE SIREN <br />TIKYAKI ORCHESTRA-STRANDED IN PARADISE <br />WAYNE NEWTON-WIVES AND LOVERS <br />SG SOUND-SIRENS OF VENUS <br />DAVE PELL-LIKE YOUNG <br />THE MOONRAYS-SPOOKWALK <br />ENOCH LIGHT-BLONDE BOMBSHELL <br />MARTINI KINGS -WINDS OF WAIKALOA <br />CLOUSEAUX - ENNUI <br />THE PURPLE PIT-SHE SAID SEE SHED <br />JACK JONES- I WISH YOU LOVE <br />JACK COSTANZ MAMA YO QIERO <br />MEL TORME- HEART AND SOUL </p></blockquote> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-5623279034566689445?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-15765846032880862702011-04-06T16:52:00.001-07:002011-04-09T02:12:55.123-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--iM9GFpn1X8/TaAi_k_YRtI/AAAAAAAAAIk/wNQ2CJlnajk/s1600/IMG_2113.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593509212850767570" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--iM9GFpn1X8/TaAi_k_YRtI/AAAAAAAAAIk/wNQ2CJlnajk/s320/IMG_2113.JPG" /></a> <br /><p>On the show this week we check out a new book on Cocktails called the Cocktail Hand book …cool drinks from Hawai’is hottest bartenders swank advice on haircuts, review with koop on new album on vinyl for Waitiki 7 or segment on the world of swank with the best events to attend. </p><br /><p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net/">http://www.cocktailnation.net/</a></p><br /><p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TZz8rKdZEiI/AAAAAAAAAIc/D2ssh_fwxLc/s1600-h/_JAL9157%5B2%5D.jpg"></a></p><br /><p>Tikiyaki Orchesta-Bachelor Number 2. </p><br /><p>Combustible Edison Satan Says </p><br /><p>Tiki Joes Ocean-Stoic Moai</p><br /><p>BobThompson-JoireDeVivre </p><br /><p>Narco Lounge Combo-The Island Awakens </p><br /><p>Jackie Gleason-Our Love Dom </p><br /><p>Halpin-Mambo </p><br /><p>Vibes On Velvet-Caravan </p><br /><p>Waitiki—Rendezvous in Okonkuluku</p><br /><p>Jack Jones-You Better Love Me </p><br /><p>Jimmy Vargas-Dahlias Web</p><br /><p>Three Suns-Fever </p><br /><p>Annie Ross-You’re Nearer </p><br /><p>HB Radke-Straighten Up and Fly Right</p><br /><div style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; FLOAT: none; PADDING-TOP: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:b2d817c0-3692-4327-ae86-cd732daba6f0" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad" rel="tag">bachelor pad</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/ultra+lounge" rel="tag">ultra lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/retro+cocktail+hour" rel="tag">retro cocktail hour</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad+magazine" rel="tag">bachelor pad magazine</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/swank" rel="tag">swank</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/cocktails" rel="tag">cocktails</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/cocktail+nation" rel="tag">cocktail nation</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/cocktail+handbook" rel="tag">cocktail handbook</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/hawaii" rel="tag">hawaii</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/koop+kooper" rel="tag">koop kooper</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-1576584603288086270?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-19226017699385592242011-04-02T01:51:00.001-07:002011-04-02T01:51:34.846-07:00<p>On the show this week we take a look at her life, career and marriages….I’ve got some swank advice with a discussion about airplanes. <br />Some cool events for the jetsetters to attend plus a cool blog to check&#160; out along with our new segment review with koop and an app you need for your iphone or ipad </p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TZbjkdRdOwI/AAAAAAAAAIU/x7VwLvtmw6k/s1600-h/tayloruntitled.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="tayloruntitled" border="0" alt="tayloruntitled" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TZbjlXYAvjI/AAAAAAAAAIY/5Nq59WFhcpY/tayloruntitled_thumb.png?imgmax=800" width="170" height="161" /></a> </p> <p>Jimmy Vargas -A Blue Negligee <br />Janet Seidel-Mr Lucky <br />SG Sound-Red Desert Spring <br />John Barry -London Theme <br />Lucas Vigor-Straight No Chaser <br />Jackie Gleason-How Did She Look <br />Octobop-Girl Talk <br />Tony Bennett-Manhatten <br />HB Radke-I Get A Kick Out OF You <br />Jonah Jones-Tangerine <br />HajI Baba -Crazy Bongos <br />Enoch Light-What The World Needs Now is Love <br />Mr Hos Orchestorica-Boulevard Of Broken Dreams <br />Frank Bennett-Pretend That We’re Dead </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-1922601769938559224?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-43904345155981094962011-03-24T05:49:00.001-07:002011-03-24T05:49:20.550-07:00<p>On the show this week we catch up with our sponsor Brad Parker from Tiki Shark, our segment review with Koop and a book on some of the sexiest women in the world. We’ll talk about a very nice addition to your bachelor pad in the form of a rotary phone…you’ll find the best partys in the world listed here on the Cocktail Nation world of swank </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TYs9yuZnGBI/AAAAAAAAAIM/v-GL_XraBTg/s1600-h/koopstudionew%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="koopstudionew" border="0" alt="koopstudionew" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TYs9zvTgeXI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/g-WtWZ7SYlE/koopstudionew_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p>HB Radke- I'm Leaving On A Jet Plane Babe <br />Combustible Edison-Cat O' Nine Tails <br />Martin Denny-Exotic Nights <br />Morton Gould-Besame Mucho <br />Marty Lush and&#160; His Lush Livers- Para Los Rumberos <br />Mancini-Charade <br />Don Ho -A Taste Of Honey <br />Lucas Vigor-Lights On The Water <br />Narco Lounge Combo-Miserlou <br />George Shearing-Lonely Moments <br />Martini Heaven-Tango Zingo <br />Jackie Gleason-Hold Me <br />Mr Hos Orchestorica-Music Makers <br />Jonah Jones-I Dig Chicks </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:a88af9aa-7280-41c3-b4cf-a34e0e31a166" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki+shark" rel="tag">tiki shark</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/brad+parker" rel="tag">brad parker</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/quiet+village" rel="tag">quiet village</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/retro+cocktail+hour" rel="tag">retro cocktail hour</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad" rel="tag">bachelor pad</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-4390434515598109496?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-2576740739436860232011-03-20T04:54:00.001-07:002011-03-20T04:54:14.446-07:00<p>I was visiting a suburban area recently and wondered why male I saw was overweight and with a shaved head and goatee....it was really quite strange, I felt like I was a Hollywood type character who had wondered into an alternative universe. <br />These were all married men in their mid to late thirties who had packed on the pounds and given up dressing well. <br />Now I wont bother going into the reasons this happens but it did get me thinking about how simple it is to be a Handsome Man. <br />When I was in my twenties I knew a guy in his mid forties who was single and truly swingin...he wasn't the best looking guy in the world but it struck me that he was very successful with women and always seemed to have a new girlfriend whenever I saw him....so I asked him what his secret was....well it was pretty simple really. He told me that he worked hard at looking after himself, he always tried to dress well, but he said that his secret was that he was thin and had a full head of hair. <br />At the time I didn’t quite see the significance of his statement. It's only now that I am in my late thirties that I can now see why he was looking good on the forty something divorce and widowed dating circuit.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TYXq4_ptY4I/AAAAAAAAAIE/sBmdJBgPhPQ/s1600-h/IMG_1910%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_1910" border="0" alt="IMG_1910" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TYXq5f1SzYI/AAAAAAAAAII/VvW5mM0PVt0/IMG_1910_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a> </p> <p> <br />Armed with this knowledge I have come to a few conclusions which I hope will keep you in the good looking guy category, and it's reasonably simple. <br />Firstly get back to your playing weight, find out what you should be and work towards that by diet and exercise. My suggestion is a food diary, choose a diet and stick to it religiously and monitor what you consume. Work out three time a week as a minimum. <br />Good looks generally are natural, but they can be gained and even for those who are naturally beautiful you will find they actually work hard at it. </p> <p>Secondly, get a good haircut, even if you are balding talk to your hairdresser and work out the best way to keep yourself looking smart, sometimes it can be as simple as regular haircuts. As for hairloss there are many options these days so I would encourage you to check out this option as the custom hairpiece industry is truly amazing and I think you will be surprised as to what they can do for you.</p> <p>Finally, don't be a slob with your clothes, for men always get your suits custom made and never skimp on quality. <br />A well dressed man who is tidy, well groomed and trim will always be a handsome man</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-257674073943686023?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-40386958103208480082011-03-17T05:54:00.001-07:002011-03-17T05:54:39.712-07:00<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TYIEjKTmyoI/AAAAAAAAAH8/0QAX0tdCtYE/s1600-h/IMG_1892%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_1892" border="0" alt="IMG_1892" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TYIEjpkcoHI/AAAAAAAAAIA/GvMLlghZxDI/IMG_1892_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> On the show this week we continue our two part series on one of the greats of the retro lounge and swing scene, a man who I caught up with when he visited Sydney recently, Eddie Nichols of Royal Crown revue, our segment on swank advice is back this week as we talk about looking as good as you can be,along with our new segment called Review with Koop as we do an album review. <br />Plenty of events to dress up to attend and our look into the blogosphere. </p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p>Vibes On Velvet-Jorges Basement <br />Blue Dahlia-Ill Wind <br />Royal Crown Revue-Datin With No Dough <br />Esquivel-Flower Girl From Bordeaux&#160; <br />Spy Fi-Black Tie Spy <br />Vicki Carr-Better than Anything <br />Morton Gould - I Get A Kick Out Of You <br />Lucas Vigor -Garota De Ipanema <br />Narco Lounge Combo-The Seduction <br />Henry Mancini—Something for Cat <br />Robert drasinin-east of Xanadu <br />Waitiki7 -Similau <br />Jonah Jones Quartet - Cecilia <br />Bobby Hackett—Mood Indigo</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:5956a405-c92e-4499-b161-e409dfd28987" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/eddie+nichols" rel="tag">eddie nichols</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/royal+crown+revue" rel="tag">royal crown revue</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad" rel="tag">bachelor pad</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/quiet+village" rel="tag">quiet village</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/retro+cocktail+hour" rel="tag">retro cocktail hour</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jetset+planet" rel="tag">jetset planet</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/space+age+pop" rel="tag">space age pop</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/luxuria" rel="tag">luxuria</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-4038695810320848008?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-4401923196949120832011-03-13T05:42:00.001-07:002011-03-13T05:42:45.558-07:00<p>When setting up a bachelor pad that is designed to look as close to fifties and sixties it really is about four things…ambiance, minimalism, functionality and individuality. <br />Lets start with ambiance, whenever I have moved into a new apartment I have always sought to find a place that not only safe when it comes to security but also provides a place that is a safe haven from the problems of the modern world, a place where you lock the door, turn on the lights and you are back in 1959. You can achieve this ambiance by finding a place that is relatively quiet and one where you can lower the curtains and the lights and forget about the world around you. <br />If you get the furniture right by styling in a minimalist fashion with a mixture of original pieces and retro pieces your pad will soon feel like home. The trick is to plan exactly where things will go in your new pad, working out what pieces you already have with what you will need to buy. Keep things spread out and uncluttered leaving room to show of several pieces and always remember to keep a consistency to your colour schemes which is why it is best to take your time if you are designing your first retro pad. Be prepared also to part with or store items that you might have collected along the way if they don’t fit nicely in the apartment. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TXy7wEbSTrI/AAAAAAAAAH0/gxh-02pngW0/s1600-h/rohanIMG_2118%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="rohanIMG_2118" border="0" alt="rohanIMG_2118" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TXy7xFGUp5I/AAAAAAAAAH4/tLZflHZDPbw/rohanIMG_2118_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="244" /></a> </p> <p>All pieces in your pad must function, remember that you are designing a fully functional pad, not a museum piece. Original couches are nice but if you get a spring in your rear end each time you sit down then it might be time to get a new retro couch or get the one you have reupholstered</p> <p>Finally when it comes to individuality always try and design the type of place you will be comfortable in, not one for the vintage nazis, this is your design and you can do what you want with it, keep to the general concept and improvise</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:f3acffdd-940a-474b-850f-eee3001af45f" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad" rel="tag">bachelor pad</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/swank+living" rel="tag">swank living</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/swank+advice" rel="tag">swank advice</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/sixties" rel="tag">sixties</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/fifties" rel="tag">fifties</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-440192319694912083?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-23954552530012997812011-03-12T17:40:00.001-08:002011-03-12T17:40:23.816-08:00<dir> <p>On the show this week we begin a two part series on one of the greats of the retro lounge and swing scene, a man who I caught up with when he visited Sydney recently, Eddie Nichols of Royal Crown revue, our segment on swank advice is back this week along with a new segment called Review with Koop.</p> <p>Plenty of events to dress up to attend and our look into the blogosphere</p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TXwgg_UV9II/AAAAAAAAAHs/XSZV_35yIkc/s1600-h/IMG_1891%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_1891" border="0" alt="IMG_1891" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TXwghkI36rI/AAAAAAAAAHw/xe_l33D_-G0/IMG_1891_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> </p> <p>Ricki Derek-I Melt With You</p> <p>Cocktail Angst -Bates Motel</p> </dir> <p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Royal Crown Revue-Besame Mija</p> <p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited-Samea Patrol</p> <p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Jonah Jones Quartet - Chlo-e</p> <p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Morton Gould - Body And Soul</p> <p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Frank Sinatra - It's nice to go travelling</p> <p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Martini Kings—The March Of The Moai</p> <p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Fire and Theft-Tainted Dream</p> <p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Cannonball Adderly &amp; Sergio Mendes - Joyce's Samba.</p> <p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Vic Flick-Shaken not Stirred</p> <p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Dean Martin -Just In Time</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-2395455253001299781?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-8375529744684333412011-03-07T03:28:00.001-08:002011-04-09T03:08:18.957-07:00<p></p><br /><p>In todays casual and clueless world many people are confused by the various terms on an invite when it comes to dress.</p><br /><p>So to address the various questions about dress that people often ask me I have put together the terms that most confuse people!</p><br /><p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TXTBdFoGR6I/AAAAAAAAAHk/57lQd3D96eo/s1600-h/kooptux115899133%5B2%5D.jpg"></a></p><br /><p><strong>White Tie or Ultra Formal </strong>This is great chance for girls to go completely over the top with ballgowns, highly coiffured hair, sky-high heels and lots of sparkle. Men wear a long black tailcoat with white tie, white wing collar dress shirt and vest. Usually suited to celebrations after 6pm. INSPIRATION: Vintage ball or royal wedding Black Tie A Black Tie invitation calls for formal attire. Women can wear cocktail style dresses (but nothing too flashy or revealing), long evening gowns or glamorous evening separates. Men wear tuxedos complete with cufflinks I <strong>Black Tie Optional </strong>A Black Tie Optional or Black Tie Invited gives him the option of wearing a tuxedo but it should provide clues as to the formality of the event, meaning a dark suit and tie would be your other option. She wears a cocktail style or long dress, or evening separates. </p><br /><p><strong>Daytime/Evening Formal </strong>Similar to Black Tie, but a little more relaxed. During the day, tuxedos are not necessary, unless specified. She might wear a cocktail dress, smart skirt suit, dressy separates or a tailored suit. For evening formal, she may want to go for a longer dress and an elegant evening bag, while he can get away with coloured shirts under suits or a tux with no tie. </p><br /><p><strong>Semi-Formal </strong>Semi-Formal or After Five means that tuxes are not required, nor are long dresses. An evening wedding (after 6pm) would still dictate dark suits for him, and a cocktail dress for her. Daytime semi-formal events mean a suit for him and an appropriate short dress or tailored suit for her. Save the sequins and satin for an evening Cocktail or Formal event. </p><br /><p><strong>Cocktail Attire </strong>Usually for events held after 5pm. Cocktail Attire means a shorter, elegant dress for her, usually with a bit of bling, and dark suits for him. </p><br /><p><strong>Lounge </strong>A popular choice for slightly less formal weddings, Lounge sits somewhere between Smart Casual and Formal. Shorter cocktail-style dresses or a tailored suit are acceptable for her. A dark coloured business suit is appropriate for him, but he could consider a dressier or more interesting shirt and tie than he might wear to work. Quality knitwear in place of the shirt is acceptable. </p><br /><p><strong>Dressy Casual </strong>Dressy Casual calls for dressed-up versions of casual looks. Tailored pants or dressy separates for her and trousers and a sports coat, for him. Don't be fooled by the word 'Casual' here. Jeans, shorts, T-shirts and other traditionally casual looks are not appropriate. </p><br /><p><strong>Smart Casual </strong>This code shouldn't see everyone regressing to jeans and tees. Women wear dressy separates such as tailored pants or a skirt with a pretty blouse or frocks in natural fabrics - but leave the ballgown at home. Jackets are still are a good idea for him, but perhaps he could try a linen suit, or a sports coat. </p><br /><p><strong>Informal </strong>Informal is often interpreted as the same as Casual but it actually a lot more formal than that. Dressy separates for her and blazers or sports jackets are acceptable for him. No jeans. </p><br /><p><strong>Casual </strong>Generally means "anything goes". </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-837552974468433341?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-63883455879022577672011-03-03T02:52:00.001-08:002011-03-03T02:52:15.179-08:00<p>On the show this week we look at the life of the recently departed Jane Russell, we will open up the cocktail nation feedback line, out look at the world of swank, life help with ask koop and in our swank advice we will look at the various terms attached to invitations that often confuse people when it comes to events. </p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TW9y0-xdreI/AAAAAAAAAHc/wtfuKGrQKbM/s1600-h/janerusselluntitled.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="janerusselluntitled" border="0" alt="janerusselluntitled" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TW9y26PSP0I/AAAAAAAAAHg/BGYyAk9rtuA/janerusselluntitled_thumb.png?imgmax=800" width="168" height="244" /></a> </p> <p>Martini Kings-Nothin But Time <br />Shagxotica-Blue Scooter <br />Jane Russell-Love For Sale <br />Si Zenter-Mr Lucky <br />Pink Martini -Nina Nanna <br />Dave Bruebeck- Audrey <br />George Shearing How High the Moon <br />Mr Ho’s Orchestrotica-Arab Dance <br />Georgie Auld- You're My Thrill <br />Liz Geyson-You turn me on baby <br />Quincy Jones—One Note Samba <br />Janet Seidel- Miami Beach Rhumba <br />HB RADKE- This Guy'S In Love <br />Billy May-The Continental</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:a934896e-0c74-4a7e-866e-543a2d17fa1c" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jane+russell" rel="tag">jane russell</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad" rel="tag">bachelor pad</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/quiet+village" rel="tag">quiet village</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jetset+planet+space+age+pop" rel="tag">jetset planet space age pop</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-6388345587902257767?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-42535749383354529192011-02-24T03:40:00.001-08:002011-02-24T03:40:18.700-08:00<p>On the show this week&#160; Brad Parker from Tiki Shark our swank advice this week with a look at setting a table for a dinner party..and our segment ask koop is on the radio again this time tackling the issue of&#160; Hippies,plus our international gig guide the one we call The World of Swank, another cool blog from the blogosphere this time about the Beautiful Music Radio Format </p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TWZDnyHxaHI/AAAAAAAAAHU/Gir4I5Zd60k/s1600-h/koopincaratnight83911098%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="koopincaratnight83911098" border="0" alt="koopincaratnight83911098" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TWZDoblGEvI/AAAAAAAAAHY/EsLZ7SPQhhQ/koopincaratnight83911098_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="154" height="154" /></a> </p> <p>HB Radke Shake Shake Shake <br />Spy Fi-Then Play Down <br />Martini Kings-Days Of Wine and Roses <br />Count Basie-From Russia With Love <br />Mr Ho's Orchestroica- Music Makers <br />Julie O'Hara Sextet-Angel Eyes <br />Esquivel &amp; His Orchestra - Latin-esque <br />Ellliot Crane Sextet -Little Rio <br />Annie Ross- You're Nearer <br />Cocktail Angst-Mindless <br />Fire and Theft-Segu Save Algo</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:c3c7d3a6-e9d3-47bf-8f0a-82951aea95be" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/brad+parker" rel="tag">brad parker</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki+shark" rel="tag">tiki shark</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki+ninja" rel="tag">tiki ninja</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad" rel="tag">bachelor pad</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jetset+planet" rel="tag">jetset planet</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/quiet+village" rel="tag">quiet village</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/luxuria" rel="tag">luxuria</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-4253574938335452919?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-52833958703844675962011-02-24T03:34:00.001-08:002011-02-24T03:34:45.332-08:00<p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TWZCUW5tgAI/AAAAAAAAAHM/u58IwoBF0v4/s1600-h/IMG_1994%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_1994" border="0" alt="IMG_1994" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TWZCVDfyq9I/AAAAAAAAAHQ/R-dWFXWKg04/IMG_1994_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a> Don't be intimidated by all the different forks and drinking glasses. Setting a formal table isn't as difficult as one would think. Once you learn the rules and a few tricks, you'll be fine, and your guests will think you've been living the elegant life for years. </p> <p>It's important to start with a clean, starched white linen tablecloth. </p> <p>The first items to be placed on the tablecloth should be the dinner plates. These should be in the middle of each place setting. Each person's tableware should be placed at equal intervals around the table. In the center of each dinner plate should be the napkins, either folded elegantly, or neatly rolled into a napkin ring. </p> <p>To the right of each plate are the knives. Since the general rule of formal silverware is to eat working your way in, silverware should be placed on the table in the order it's to be used. Make sure the knives are placed on the table with the blade turned towards the plate. Since knives are used generally to cut meat and nothing else, there's a good chance only one knife will be placed on the table, unless you'll be employing the use of a steak knife.To the right of the knives are the spoons. Dessert spoons are placed above the plate. <br />To the left of each plate are the forks, also to be placed in the order of use. In most cases it's a seafood fork first, entrée fork and last is the salad fork. For formal occasions, the salad comes at the end of the meal. It's important to note that all silverware should be placed an inch from the edge of the table. This is to keep everything looking uniform and tidy. <br />Above the forks is the bread plate. <br />Above the plate to the left is the water glass followed by red wine glass, white wine glass, cordial glass, and champagne glass. If coffee is to be served, cups will be brought out with dessert, as will a dessert fork and coffee spoon. <br />Don't forget to add an attractive centerpiece to the table. Candles or flowers are appropriate; just don't make them so tall your guests can't see over them to talk with the other guests. <br />As you can see, it's not difficult to set a formal table. Sure, it's a bit more time consuming than the kind of table you would set for say&quot;¦ a barbecue, but this makes the occasion all the more special. Once you see how easy it is to host a formal affair, you'll be sure to host more in the future. </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:507a4003-6174-40b6-8714-1b356a74d942" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/swank+advice" rel="tag">swank advice</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/quiet+village" rel="tag">quiet village</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jetset+planet" rel="tag">jetset planet</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad" rel="tag">bachelor pad</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/space+age+pop" rel="tag">space age pop</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-5283395870384467596?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-59083721095499231472011-02-17T03:03:00.001-08:002011-02-17T03:03:33.098-08:00<p>On the show this week&#160; a request via the Primitiva in Hi Fi Facebook page from Laura Taylor who wanted a replay of an interview I did a while back with Drew from the Stolen Idols, our swank advice this week with some romantic date sugestionsf and our segment ask koop is on the radio again this time tackling the issue of joke emails plus our international gig guide the one we call The World of Swank, another cool blog from the blogosphere </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TV0Af6KxKrI/AAAAAAAAAHE/941QT8adUdc/s1600-h/stolenidolsimagesCA4DF07L%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="stolenidolsimagesCA4DF07L" border="0" alt="stolenidolsimagesCA4DF07L" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TV0Ag3TkvAI/AAAAAAAAAHI/tSdC7CC0xog/stolenidolsimagesCA4DF07L_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p>Martini Heaven -Dreamavoo <br />Lucas Vigor-Grey Rain <br />Stolen Idols-Orinoco <br />Martini Kings-Hawaii 5-0 <br />Frank Sinatra-Strangers In The Night <br />Esquivel-La Bikina <br />Tiki Joes Ocean-Polynesian Dreams <br />Waitiki 7-Adventures in Paradise <br />Cocktail Preachers-Martini 5-0 <br />Linda Lawson-Where Flamingos Fly <br />George Shearing-To The Ends Of The Earth <br />Nina Simone-The Other Woman <br />Jackie Gleason-Ghost Of A Chance <br />Tony Bennett-How Insensitive <br />John Barry-Aliki</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:74311732-296a-413f-a3fb-f5704e4cca90" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/stolen+idols" rel="tag">stolen idols</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad" rel="tag">bachelor pad</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/swank" rel="tag">swank</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jetset+planet" rel="tag">jetset planet</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/quiet+village" rel="tag">quiet village</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-5908372109549923147?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-83614901071400035972011-02-11T18:54:00.001-08:002011-02-11T18:54:52.980-08:00<p>On the show this week we head to New York to talk to Jack Newcastle about his new book the Fine Art Of Mixing Girls, I have some Tiki Oasis news and news on Holden Westland from tiki farm, our swank advice column talks about the manly art of biff and our segment ask koop is on the radio again plus our international gig guide the one we call The World of Swank, another cool blog from the blogosphere.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TVX2b_Y5zPI/AAAAAAAAAGs/40W1ONs4aAE/s1600-h/pia26924_325774613177_639183177_3679568_316669_n%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; 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margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:fca861c0-f9a8-4968-b2a1-0832ed185ab1" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/the+fine+art+of+mixing+girls" rel="tag">the fine art of mixing girls</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad" rel="tag">bachelor pad</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jetset+planet" rel="tag">jetset planet</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/quiet+village" rel="tag">quiet village</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Sinatra" rel="tag">Sinatra</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/space+age+pop" rel="tag">space age pop</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/luxuria" rel="tag">luxuria</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-8361490107140003597?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-24763150117998730302011-02-05T03:47:00.001-08:002011-02-05T03:47:36.777-08:00<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TU041Sj7vhI/AAAAAAAAAGk/RPJuyN16wj0/s1600-h/IMG_2083%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_2083" border="0" alt="IMG_2083" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TU0412CLrSI/AAAAAAAAAGo/qPIyatlztgo/IMG_2083_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a> It seems to me that the one thing we are not good at in the twenty first century is silence….most people will happily volunteer the most minute details of their life to anyone who is happy to be bored by it.</p> <p>I caught up with a friend recently who over coffee shared way too much about her boyfriends …ummm….athletic prowess…..using this fact that people these days through social media and in general conversation are way to open I suggest that with some well directed changing of topic, awkward silences and well crafted avoidance of anything personal you can create something that few people have anymore….a private life…just think of the allure and mystery of Don Draper, he is that cool because he doesn’t rabitt on about how good he is every two seconds and what his kid is doing or how Betty annoys him about working late at the office…see the allure of the private man…test drive it today and people will find you…well fascinating.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-2476315011799873030?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-55089749247423061482011-02-04T02:20:00.001-08:002011-02-04T02:20:54.730-08:00<p>On the show this week swank advice on being a mystery man, got some great gigs to attend across the world, there’s news from tiki oasis and the friars club….sad news on the departure of John Barry so we’ll catch up with a man who knew him well….Vic Flick. </p> <p>Vibes On Velvet-Spookmaster <br />John Barry-James Bond Theme <br />John Barry 7- Look Around <br />Ricki Derek-When The Moon Was Ours <br />Frank Sinatra -Have you met Miss Jones <br />George Shearing-Easy Living <br />Mark Copeland-at Long Last Love <br />Don Tiki-Odd Man Out <br />Martini Kings -Enchanted Lovers <br />Jonah Jones-Whatever Lola Wants <br />Mancini-A Shot in The Dark <br />Living Brass-That’s Life <br />Julie London-In The Wee Small Hours Of the Morning <br />Jimmy Vargas-The Girl You Left Behind </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TUvTA9eJ5oI/AAAAAAAAAGc/Okl-n1nTEnc/s1600-h/IMG_1960%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; 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Night In Tunisia</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TUFfCaDVtSI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/Ko0jOP7fVXE/s1600-h/IMG_1975%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_1975" border="0" alt="IMG_1975" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TUFfC3WN_YI/AAAAAAAAAGU/9VcQGLAUP2Y/IMG_1975_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a> </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:4d5d9ba6-3416-43ed-9b96-ff23b38ac443" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/ricki+derek" rel="tag">ricki derek</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad" rel="tag">bachelor pad</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jetset+planet" rel="tag">jetset planet</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/space+age+pop" rel="tag">space age pop</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/esquivel" rel="tag">esquivel</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/ultra+lounge" rel="tag">ultra lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/quiet+village" rel="tag">quiet village</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/retro+cocktail+hour" rel="tag">retro cocktail hour</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-3635505844421171772?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-49944765220968163502011-01-20T04:48:00.001-08:002011-01-20T04:49:16.523-08:00<p>this week we talk to Mike Jones who is running the Mod Miami event this year, we have our new segment swank advice, our look at the world of swank and our regular segment ask koop…we have news about the Ratpack, Zsa Zsa Gabor and the best lounge and exotica.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>Kenny Sasaki and the Tiki Boys-A Night Of Ghost <br />Orchestrotica-Terre Exotique <br />Martini Kings-Swingin Shepard Blues <br />Tiki Joes Ocean-Islands In Orbit&#160; <br />Vicki Carr- Time After Time <br />Chaino And His African Percussion - Bongo Samba <br />Julie London-What is this thing called love <br />Les Baxter - (Noisy Village) Barb <br />Jimmy Vargas-She took my last cigarette <br />Jackie Gleason - Poor Butterfly <br />Richard Hayman - Alone, At Last <br />JackieJoey Altruda-mambo bardot <br />Pink Martini-Sunday Table <br />Skip Heller-El Tiradito</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TTgvNbahJXI/AAAAAAAAAGI/WiI9wdQxxPY/s1600-h/IMG_0346%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0346" border="0" alt="IMG_0346" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TTgvNwPfjiI/AAAAAAAAAGM/ne7GJ4dpDZI/IMG_0346_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:9b54a03f-d53d-4e8b-b283-a22a3df377cf" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad" rel="tag">bachelor pad</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/swank" rel="tag">swank</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jetset+planet" rel="tag">jetset planet</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/quiet+village" rel="tag">quiet village</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/mod+miami" rel="tag">mod miami</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/mike+jones" rel="tag">mike jones</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-4994476522096816350?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-31859864858650200662011-01-13T02:28:00.001-08:002011-04-09T03:09:23.801-07:00<p>Koop Kooper is back with a brand new Cocktail Nation show for 2011.</p><br /><p>On the show this week a brand new segment of Swank Advice, news of a Cocktail Nation book plus some beatnik Peotry.</p><br /><p>All the regular segments are back like ask koop and our look at the world of swank and we willl kick off the show with Brad Parker from tiki shark.</p><br /><p>Join Koop Kooper this saturday night/tonight from 7 for the Cocktail Nation on WXLV</p><br /><p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TS7T4s_pORI/AAAAAAAAAGA/wmHxYxObJIs/s1600-h/kman%5B2%5D.jpg"></a></p><br /><p>Spy Fi-Shot In The Dark Martini Kings-Baby Elephant Walk. Tiki Joe's Ocean-Moonlight Moods Royal Crown Revue- Brazil Ernestine Anderson- Black Moonlight Jack Jones-Wives and Lovers HugoMontenegro-HeatWave Tiki Cowboys-Feel So Good John Barry-Beat For Beatniks Lucas Vigor-The Straight Dope Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66-Mas Que Nada Billy May- Ping Pong Orchestrotica-Thors Arrival Frank Sinatra-Call Me Irresponsible </p><br /><div style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; FLOAT: none; PADDING-TOP: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:e3c39a58-a159-4a9a-a144-698525c20bb1" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/brisbane+floods" rel="tag">brisbane floods</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jetset+planet" rel="tag">jetset planet</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad" rel="tag">bachelor pad</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/quiet+village" rel="tag">quiet village</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki+central" rel="tag">tiki central</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/fedora+lounge" rel="tag">fedora lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/golden+voice" rel="tag">golden voice</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-3185986485865020066?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-32796707391861900202011-01-08T15:48:00.001-08:002011-01-08T15:48:13.831-08:00<p>Final Week of the repeat show while Koop enjoys a holiday.</p> <p>This week I talk to a legend of comedy Shelley Berman plus we'll play a track of his 1959 album Inside Shelley Berman.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TSj3uBUhIzI/AAAAAAAAAF4/kCQaiIDQBG4/s1600-h/shelley%20berman1untitled.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="shelley berman1untitled" border="0" alt="shelley berman1untitled" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TSj3vJB6kwI/AAAAAAAAAF8/Qhj3buASX2Q/shelley%20berman1untitled_thumb.png?imgmax=800" width="171" height="171" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p>Machine-Miss Lilethal Blues <br /></p> <p>Combustible Edison-Millionaires Holiday <br /></p> <p>Dave Pell-This could be the start of something new <br /></p> <p>Bert Kaemfert-My Way Of Life <br /></p> <p>Perez Prado-Campanitas De Cristal <br /></p> <p>Bob Thompson-The Song is you <br /></p> <p>Nelson Riddle-Time and Space <br /></p> <p>Martini Kings—So Danco Samba</p> <p>Alan Hawkshaw-Bluebird <br /></p> <p>Syd Dale-Sanfrancisco Bay</p> <p>Sally Street-You Don't Know Me <br /></p> <p>Mark Copeland-The Lady Is A Tramp <br /></p> <p>Spy Fi-Penetration <br /></p> <p>Keith Mansfield-The Green Room</p> <p> <br />Diana Krall Why Should I Care </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:a61ed94f-1599-4024-ab8d-78670a3e9fc4" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/shelley+berman" rel="tag">shelley berman</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad" rel="tag">bachelor pad</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/wikileaks" rel="tag">wikileaks</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/vodaphone" rel="tag">vodaphone</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-3279670739186190020?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-45266557826728010092010-12-29T05:16:00.001-08:002010-12-29T05:16:31.215-08:00<p>Koop Kooper is on holidays and is running some of the best of the Cocktail Nation and&#160; tonight we take off to 1968 with a chat to a flight hostess who remembers the heady days of the begining of the jetset era...we'll open up the world of swank files, a special Cocktail Nation night coming up to put in the diary, some news on Jerry Lewis and a whole lot more. </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TRs0qXiLNXI/AAAAAAAAAFw/MX771VxzvKI/s1600-h/holidaybongos68026309-decd5bbca12cf8e119c8847aeb213382_4b83564e-thumb%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="holidaybongos68026309-decd5bbca12cf8e119c8847aeb213382_4b83564e-thumb" border="0" alt="holidaybongos68026309-decd5bbca12cf8e119c8847aeb213382_4b83564e-thumb" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TRs0rU7RvXI/AAAAAAAAAF0/Pbp_mpNmGmo/holidaybongos68026309-decd5bbca12cf8e119c8847aeb213382_4b83564e-thumb_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="154" height="154" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p>Project Pimento—Agua de Beber <br />Octobop-born to be blue <br />Chris Connor—Poor Little Rich Girl <br />Polynesia - Vahine Anamite <br />Don Tiki—Primitiva <br />Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited-the bossa nova squad <br />Perez Prado—Mama Yo Quiero <br />Xavier Cugat—Guitara Romana <br />Arthur Lyman-Aphrodisia <br />Julie London—About The Blues <br />New Morty Show-Ladies Man <br />Billy May—Hernando's Hideaway <br />Art Van Dame-Cheers <br />Esquival-Jungledrums <br />Combustible Edision-the cornertable </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-4526655782672801009?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-23151400107402132952010-12-23T02:24:00.001-08:002010-12-23T02:24:30.896-08:00<p>Kooper is on holiday so we are running some repeat shows….enjoy this Christmas show from 2008</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>Tonight its all Christmas music...some cool tracks to get you into the Christmas season......and a couple of special guests tonight......Cocktail Kev from the Tiki bar and lounge in Richmond has a christmas drink recipe for us tonight and if you are looking for a Christmas present for that lounge lothario in your life well Dr Tiki from Tiki Bar TV swings by with a present that might be perfect. </p> <p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p>Patsy Raye and the Beatniks-Beatniks Wish <br />Mambo Zombies-Silver Bells <br />Billy May-Do You Believe In Santa Claus <br />Dean Martin-Winter Wonderland <br />Jackie Gleason-I'll Be Home For Christmas <br />Johnny Mercer-Jingle Bells <br />Lena Horne-Jingle All The Way <br />Martin Denny-Exotic Night <br />Wayne Newton-Let It Snow-Let It Snow-Let It Snow <br />Capitol Studio Orchestra-Cha Cha all the Way <br />George Shearing and Billy May-Snowfall Cha Cha <br />Jimmy McGriff-Santa Claus Is Comin To Town <br />Julie London-I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm <br />Tony Rochelle Larson-Bear Rug</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-2315140010740213295?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-6822263778261798712010-12-16T02:52:00.001-08:002011-04-09T03:10:07.858-07:00<p>Final show of the year and then I’ll be taking a break for a few weeks with the show returning on Jan 15 I’ll be spending a well earned break in Bali working on my tan . On the show this week we talk to a man who has the answers to all your record restoration woes, a new product called record revirginizer, this stuff works and is incredible so we’ll check that out real soon, there’s our segment ask koop and our look at the blogosphere plus some great new years gigs to attend….I also have some fantastic Christmas tunes to play for you from todays hottest lounge and exotica acts. </p><br /><p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TQnvYfjD_0I/AAAAAAAAAFc/6z9y-Uqh5jk/s1600-h/record-revirginizer-10%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="record-revirginizer-10" border="0" alt="record-revirginizer-10" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TQnvY1VLZUI/AAAAAAAAAFg/fqJv0AaoQs0/record-revirginizer-10_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="104" height="104" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TQnvZfGxSFI/AAAAAAAAAFk/ytH2HxpvrFk/s1600-h/koopinstudiobrownshirt64735354%5B2%5D.jpg"></a></p><br /><p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net/">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p><br /><p>Martini Kings White Christmas Mr Ho's Orchestroica- Music Makers Brasil 66 Sergio Mendes-Mas Que Nada Pink Martini-Santa Baby Tony Bennett- Winter Wonderland Sir Julian- Dansero Royal Crown Revue-Don't Be A Grinch This Year Plas Johnson- Tanya Linda Lawson- Up Pops Love Grace Knight -Sway Three Suns-Haunted Guitar Augie-Colon- Tierra Va Tembla Tiki Joes Ocean-We Three Kings Raymond Scott-Dinner Music for Hungry Cannibals </p><br /><p></p><br /><div style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; FLOAT: none; PADDING-TOP: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:4b408364-0626-4698-9059-f88ab765f5fb" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/retro+cocktail" rel="tag">retro cocktail</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/record+revirginzer" rel="tag">record revirginzer</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/collecting+vinyl" rel="tag">collecting vinyl</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad" rel="tag">bachelor pad</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/quiet+village" rel="tag">quiet village</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-682226377826179871?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-24457550920668047182010-12-08T13:48:00.001-08:002010-12-11T14:00:06.283-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TQP0WiUlZyI/AAAAAAAAAFU/HG6uDYtaG_s/s1600/uqp.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 224px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549547833858025250" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TQP0WiUlZyI/AAAAAAAAAFU/HG6uDYtaG_s/s320/uqp.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TP_9mc5J0aI/AAAAAAAAAFM/e3m3fWXEpcs/s1600/koopcar.bmp"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548432102976508322" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TP_9mc5J0aI/AAAAAAAAAFM/e3m3fWXEpcs/s320/koopcar.bmp" /></a><br /><br /><p>On the show this week we talk to the Author of a new book about Errol Flynn, stacks of events to attend including some great end of year parties , our segment ask koop and the look at the blogosphere with a very cool blog from a favourite pod caster …we have a giveaway this week from Royal Crown Revue …their new album Don’t Be a Grinch This year </p><br /><br /><p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net/">http://www.cocktailnation.net/</a></p><br /><br /><p>Mr Ho’s Orchestrotica Quartet-Arab Dance<br />New Morty Show-Tico Tico<br />Martini Kings-The Christmas Song<br />Esquivel- Besame Mucho<br />Les Baxter-Quiet Village<br />Royal Crown Revue-Christmas Lights<br />Andre Kostelantez The Moon of Manakoora<br />Sg Sound-A Latin Affair<br />The Three Suns- Peg O' My Heart<br />Ray Anthony Dragnet<br />Michael Buble-White Christmas<br />Jimmy Vargas-Zoeotica Blues </p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-2445755092066804718?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-81912904710695168692010-12-03T02:58:00.001-08:002011-04-09T03:11:19.634-07:00<p>On the show this week we talk to Randy Wong from Waitiki 7 about a massive and historical show that they have coming up at Don The Beachcombers, we have some wonderful events to attend, our segment ask koop and the look at the blogosphere with one sent in from an Australian listener, some more Christmas music to get you in the mood plus all the best lounge and exotica from across the world. </p><br /><p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net/">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p><br /><p>Royal Crown Revue-Christmas Greetings Love Is A Racket-Jimmy Vargas Waitiki 7 -The Magic Islands Alvino Rey -Rock Gently Astrud Gilberto-Who Needs Forever Orchestrotica-Terre Exotique Duke Ellington- Grace Valse Clouseaux-Parisio Martini Kings-Silver Bells Les Baxter-Mood Tattooed Combustible Edison-Call Of The Space Siren Indigo Swing-My Baby Comes Round at 8 Shagxotica-Blue Scooter John Coltrane- Nancy (With the Laughing Face) Three Suns-Fever </p><br /><p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TPjNSOAvFWI/AAAAAAAAAFE/C5_sYKOc2So/s1600-h/koopside%5B2%5D.jpg"></a></p><br /><div style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; FLOAT: none; PADDING-TOP: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:bda6e074-208e-4a8e-8697-91546ac7051b" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/waitik+7" rel="tag">waitik 7</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/don+the+beachcombers" rel="tag">don the beachcombers</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/combustible+eddiosn" rel="tag">combustible eddiosn</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/brother+cleve" rel="tag">brother cleve</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/the+millionare" rel="tag">the millionare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jetset+planet" rel="tag">jetset planet</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad" rel="tag">bachelor pad</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/space+age+pop" rel="tag">space age pop</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/polynesia" rel="tag">polynesia</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/taboo" rel="tag">taboo</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/quiet+village" rel="tag">quiet village</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/retro+cocktail" rel="tag">retro cocktail</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-8191290471069516869?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-12757933675990228152010-11-28T14:29:00.001-08:002010-11-28T14:29:25.314-08:00<p><img alt=" " src="http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?llr=gks4qyn6&amp;t=1103983547713.0.1011214174534.8701&amp;ts=S0556&amp;o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gif" width="1" height="1" /></p> <p><img border="0" alt="Bosko - Royal Hawaiian" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs094/1011214174534/img/423.jpg" width="600" height="129" /></p> <p> <br /></p> <p>This Friday, Dec. 3rd <br />6:00pm to 9:00pm </p> <p>&quot;MOD SHAPES &amp; SCAPES&quot; </p> <p>Bosko solo Exhibition <br />w/ BOSKO HRNJAK <br />in Attendance </p> <p>Plus </p> <p>SHAG the store &amp; <br />M Modern Gallery <br />CHRISTMAS &amp; HOLIDAY PARTY!</p> <p><i>&quot;Royal Hawaiian&quot; artwork by Bosko (above)</i></p> <p><b>You're Invited!</b></p> <p>Please join us this <b>Friday, December 3rd, 2010</b> from <br /><b>6:00pm till 9:00pm</b> at the <b>Opening Reception</b> for </p> <p><b><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=gks4qyn6&amp;et=1103983547713&amp;s=8701&amp;e=0019Fpp57CeLbfHD6oSIStsA0lTfhB2ohw4lk39pLTTqZOCTw-MHCiqWMMiAVpiMTQXHKCVVv6i1Fdbjc9xXTYvA3CaMx8FtZy1oiDgw9UF2d4FzXe7jl7E5pH_-2OMZsOUKY9msETntT_4Z5iKtb3wqWJtO5rQxtovRxsOBTI-FXj9G8HGE5RvCkNjie3DfW-m8oQ43oj8izAV96sh6RAoPnstAAK_q5te3ct1leWzdMVI4kuYc2PTYhA-eqe1KI4NR4bkI2rJO-Eas87OqR9z8Sz6XfEtBSK35m9NYEoJ_GvTzVSSOOKMaevxD4Q-qIifXbaIQeGQufyJd_z-GSZ5vcReb2qBVroFYSGgL8DeaYJpT0QVxmMZyNdaD3ckb-CssoGTty1neORmABzQeYScyqtG2BEwBlXSYpyav1qszqfrkTe6mCvCVy45iSVK_l0rK8TYa3A7yxfCFt1YJtW7t4D9nX9M1YPb-jJI2vzohGoMzUeJ55_1GmM91oxKp12RGWBIcA74U58=">&quot;Mod Shapes &amp; Scapes&quot;</a></b></p> <p>a <b>BOSKO HRNJAK solo exhibition </b>of <b>New Original Works</b> <br />plus our combined <b>SHAG the store / M Modern Gallery </b> <p>CHRISTMAS &amp; HOLIDAY PARTY!</p> </p> <p>*** </p> <p><b>&quot;Mod Shapes &amp; Scapes&quot;</b> showcases amazing <b>NEW</b> pieces from <b>BOSKO</b> (one of our best selling artists) and is sure to delight you with <b>Mixed Media Carved pieces with Acrylic Paint and Wooden Frames</b>. These are not only <b>AMAZING</b> to view, but also highly sought after by collectors both locally and world-wide. Please click on the <b>&quot;Mod Shapes &amp; Scapes&quot;</b> <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=gks4qyn6&amp;et=1103983547713&amp;s=8701&amp;e=0019Fpp57CeLbfHD6oSIStsA0lTfhB2ohw4lk39pLTTqZOCTw-MHCiqWMMiAVpiMTQXHKCVVv6i1Fdbjc9xXTYvA3CaMx8FtZy1oiDgw9UF2d4FzXe7jl7E5pH_-2OMZsOUKY9msETntT_4Z5iKtb3wqWJtO5rQxtovRxsOBTI-FXj9G8HGE5RvCkNjie3DfW-m8oQ43oj8izAV96sh6RAoPnstAAK_q5te3ct1leWzdMVI4kuYc2PTYhA-eqe1KI4NR4bkI2rJO-Eas87OqR9z8Sz6XfEtBSK35m9NYEoJ_GvTzVSSOOKMaevxD4Q-qIifXbaIQeGQufyJd_z-GSZ5vcReb2qBVroFYSGgL8DeaYJpT0QVxmMZyNdaD3ckb-CssoGTty1neORmABzQeYScyqtG2BEwBlXSYpyav1qszqfrkTe6mCvCVy45iSVK_l0rK8TYa3A7yxfCFt1YJtW7t4D9nX9M1YPb-jJI2vzohGoMzUeJ55_1GmM91oxKp12RGWBIcA74U58=">PREVIEW</a> (below) and email us right away to purchase your favorite piece(s) prior to <b>BOSKO's</b> opening reception. </p> <p><b><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=gks4qyn6&amp;et=1103983547713&amp;s=8701&amp;e=0019Fpp57CeLbfHD6oSIStsA0lTfhB2ohw4lk39pLTTqZOCTw-MHCiqWMMiAVpiMTQXHKCVVv6i1Fdbjc9xXTYvA3CaMx8FtZy1oiDgw9UF2d4FzXe7jl7E5pH_-2OMZsOUKY9msETntT_4Z5iKtb3wqWJtO5rQxtovRxsOBTI-FXj9G8HGE5RvCkNjie3DfW-m8oQ43oj8izAV96sh6RAoPnstAAK_q5te3ct1leWzdMVI4kuYc2PTYhA-eqe1KI4NR4bkI2rJO-Eas87OqR9z8Sz6XfEtBSK35m9NYEoJ_GvTzVSSOOKMaevxD4Q-qIifXbaIQeGQufyJd_z-GSZ5vcReb2qBVroFYSGgL8DeaYJpT0QVxmMZyNdaD3ckb-CssoGTty1neORmABzQeYScyqtG2BEwBlXSYpyav1qszqfrkTe6mCvCVy45iSVK_l0rK8TYa3A7yxfCFt1YJtW7t4D9nX9M1YPb-jJI2vzohGoMzUeJ55_1GmM91oxKp12RGWBIcA74U58=">&quot;Mod Shapes &amp; Scapes&quot; PREVIEW NOW!</a></b></p> <p><b>Complimentary Cocktails, Music, Treats and Amazing Artwork </b>will all be served up during our <b>Christmas and Holiday Party</b> (same time, same place). Come visit the staff (<b>Dre, Francesca, Kate, Monet, Scott and of course Jay &amp; MiShell</b>), mingle and take advantage of some great deals on amazing artworks! </p> <p>This evening only! <b>Pick out a SPECIAL GIFT from under the tree</b> with purchases <b>over $100</b>. There will be different categories to select from, so the more you spend, the greater the value of your <b>SPECIAL GIFT</b>! We can't wait to see what you'll be taking home in addition to the great artwork you've already purchased. </p> <p>This event as always is <b>FREE &amp; OPEN to the PUBLIC</b> and we can't wait to see you there! This should be a blast even if you just drop by for a quick drink and we know you'll have a great time! Whether or not you can make it to the opening and party we want to send out a <b>THANK YOU</b> to all of you for making this a great year (at <b>SHAG &amp; M Modern</b>). Please have a <b>SAFE &amp; HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON</b> and we hope to see or hear from you soon! </p> <p>Sincerely,</p> <p><img border="0" alt="M Modern Logo 60pixels" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs094/1011214174534/img/311.jpg" width="60" height="45" /></p> <p>m modern Gallery</p> <p>SHAG the store &amp; M MODERN GALLERY CHRISTMAS &amp; HOLIDAY PARTY <br /><img src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif" height="1" /></p> <hr size="1" /> <p><img src="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif" height="1" /></p> <p><img border="0" hspace="0" alt="SHAG Paws Christmas" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs094/1011214174534/img/424.jpg" width="188" height="276" /></p> <p>X-Mas Party &amp; BOSKO Opening Reception <br />Friday, December 3rd, 2010 <br />6.00pm till 9:00pm: <br />Complimentary Cocktails &amp; Treats! </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-1275793367599022815?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-48312012667434062372010-11-25T04:17:00.001-08:002010-11-28T14:30:40.503-08:00<p>On the lounge and exotica podcast this week we talk to Brad Parker from Tiki Shark about his latest exploits. Our very popular segment ask koop returns as we tackle the issue of dogs on the beach and ownership of Sticks, I’ll find some cool parties and events for you to attend in our world of swank segment and we’ll head into the cocktail nation blogosphere. Now as Christmas gets a little closer we will gradually ramp up our christmas music with a couple of cool yule tunes for you this week.</p><p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net/">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p><p>Lushy French- 75<br />Stan Kenton &amp; His Orchestra—Cool<br />John Zorn-Tiki for Blue<br />Frank Sinatra-Luck be a lady<br />Billy May-Perfidia<br />Esquivel - Johnson Rag<br />Combustible Edison- Mr. Pushin Came to Shove<br />Blue Zombies-Hot Toddy<br />Bobby Hacket-CareFree<br />Tiki Joes Ocean-Deck The Halls<br />Chaino-Sumac.<br />Pink Martini-But Now I Am Back<br />Martini Kings-Let It Snow </p><p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TO5TvyrahMI/AAAAAAAAAE8/IDvZgdnsY3c/s1600-h/KoopChristmasP25-12-09_16.48%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="KoopChristmasP25-12-09_16.48" border="0" alt="KoopChristmasP25-12-09_16.48" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TO5TwqkaOVI/AAAAAAAAAFA/MdvNMmjNoD0/KoopChristmasP25-12-09_16.48_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-4831201266743406237?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-7833534126410486592010-11-21T01:52:00.001-08:002010-11-21T01:52:50.908-08:00<p>On the show this week we talk to a Vodcaster, a kind of retro Betty Crocker. We have some mail from Cocktail Nation listeners, our look at the world of Swank and our segment Ask Koop, this week talking about people who interupt your newspaper quiz. There’s news of an origional bachelor pad in LA and some news about Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room</p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p>Royal Crown Revue-Walkin Like Brando</p> <p>Metrolites-Man From Metro</p> <p>Tiki Joes Ocean-Jingle Bells</p> <p>The SG Sound Satellite Feeding</p> <p>Mel Torme-Midnight swinger</p> <p>Mancini- Experiment in Terror</p> <p>Stolen Idols-On Tonga Shores</p> <p>Xavier Cugat-La Dolce Vita</p> <p>Sally Street -Alpha Male</p> <p>Monty Kelly- Tropicana</p> <p>Jackie Gleason - Moonlight Becomes You</p> <p>Octobop-Girl Talk</p> <p>Arthur Lyman Group-Caravan</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TOjr7w_M9kI/AAAAAAAAAE0/JdrIT2iPhgk/s1600-h/tiki%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="tiki" border="0" alt="tiki" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TOjr8TOpe4I/AAAAAAAAAE4/Z0bdJAVVYBs/tiki_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="197" /></a> </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:23f792ea-181c-42c5-b947-7202fe4f6cd1" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/velveteen+lounge" rel="tag">velveteen lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad" rel="tag">bachelor pad</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/quiet+village" rel="tag">quiet village</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jetset+planet" rel="tag">jetset planet</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/dreamsville+podcast" rel="tag">dreamsville podcast</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/mondo+lounge+las+vegas" rel="tag">mondo lounge las vegas</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/mid+mod+miami" rel="tag">mid mod miami</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-783353412641048659?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-51350359732415630252010-11-11T14:35:00.001-08:002010-11-11T14:35:57.707-08:00<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TNxvw1joDVI/AAAAAAAAAEk/hPRm8FekaUQ/s1600-h/imagesCAX9VSAW%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="imagesCAX9VSAW" border="0" alt="imagesCAX9VSAW" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TNxvxxOtdcI/AAAAAAAAAEo/F1fJfcdMtDg/imagesCAX9VSAW_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TNxvybsPKxI/AAAAAAAAAEs/-4mSe8tNc48/s1600-h/851369_47%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="851369_47" border="0" alt="851369_47" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TNxvzEytzaI/AAAAAAAAAEw/2FGjLf6RkBg/851369_47_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="221" /></a> </p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>well how about this I have a mermaid on the show for you tonight, I found her in a tiki bar and we'll find out about her life and influences. <br />news of a sinatra film coming up on the show, spy fi news about their new album coming out, another sneak peak from Mr Ho's Orchestorica, we'll take a look a the world of swank and we'll tackle the issues of the world with our segment ask koop as we take a look at people who ignore inflight instructions from the cabin crew. </p> <p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>Mark Copeland-The Coffee Song <br />Vic Flick- Copacabinsky <br />Les Baxter-Simba <br />Abe Lagrimas- Headache <br />Frank Sinatra-You're So Right <br />Mancini- Something for Cat <br />Mr Ho's Orchestrotica- Street Scene <br />Martini Kings-Freddie the Freeloader <br />Spy Fi-Bryce's theme <br />Diana Krall-You're My Thrill <br />Combustible Edison -Impact <br />Preston Epps-Bongos in Pastel</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:72ded0b8-537e-4aa3-b525-4936949c6ab7" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/MeduSirena" rel="tag">MeduSirena</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/mermaid" rel="tag">mermaid</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/wreck+bar" rel="tag">wreck bar</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/sinatra" rel="tag">sinatra</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/spy+fi" rel="tag">spy fi</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/orchestrotica" rel="tag">orchestrotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad" rel="tag">bachelor pad</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jetset+planet" rel="tag">jetset planet</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/quiet+village" rel="tag">quiet village</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-5135035973241563025?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-22974812200743762582010-11-03T14:59:00.001-07:002010-11-03T14:59:48.563-07:00<p>This week on the show we don our black skivies,tight jeans and Beret as we live the Beatific life and talk to the host of a Beatnik webpage and podcast about beat music and beat culture, we’ll find out about the best in lounge awards from loungeratti in new york, news of a tiki bar in Vancouver, there’s our segment ask koop tackling mail fraud and our look at the world of swank. </p> <p>www.cocktailnation.net<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TNHbUFstT_I/AAAAAAAAAEc/tL7THX-6rSo/s1600-h/beatnik%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="beatnik" border="0" alt="beatnik" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TNHbU8Rg0iI/AAAAAAAAAEg/STkBcPI2g9Q/beatnik_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="232" height="244" /></a> </p> <p>Janet Seidel- Moonglow <br />Martini Heaven-Tango Zingo <br />Les Baxter-I Dig <br />Antonio Carlos Jobim- Surfboard <br />Pink Martini-And Then Your Gone <br />Clouseaux- Walking from Juarez <br />Chaino-Zombie Bamboos <br />Sally Street- AlphaMale <br />Martini Kings-Nothin But Time <br />Buddy Morrow-Night Train <br />Spy Fi-Wave <br />Shagxotica- Blue Scooter <br />jackie Gleason- I Can't Get Started <br />The Three Suns-Twilight Time <br />Mancini- Cha Cha Cha for Gia&#160; </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:541a4762-133e-4a2e-973e-6062dcc300d8" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/beatnik" rel="tag">beatnik</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/dreamsville+podcast" rel="tag">dreamsville podcast</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/skipper+bartlet" rel="tag">skipper bartlet</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/loungerati" rel="tag">loungerati</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jazz" rel="tag">jazz</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/swing" rel="tag">swing</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad" rel="tag">bachelor pad</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/quiet+village" rel="tag">quiet village</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jetset+planet" rel="tag">jetset planet</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/retro+cocktail" rel="tag">retro cocktail</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-2297481220074376258?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-84755344251473408622010-11-01T04:19:00.001-07:002010-11-01T04:19:01.730-07:00<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TM6iIRV6xLI/AAAAAAAAAEU/V1LzN_1EPIM/s1600-h/robotcleaningimagesCAB13RGT%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="robotcleaningimagesCAB13RGT" border="0" alt="robotcleaningimagesCAB13RGT" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TM6iJNrs6QI/AAAAAAAAAEY/s5bx9dpsqCw/robotcleaningimagesCAB13RGT_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="132" /></a> Whilst a fan of the fifties and sixties and quite clearly my appearance is that of a man stuck in a time warp I have always been a man who takes advantage of his current times. From attitudes to technology, and it is technology that I would like to talk about today.</p> <p>As ladies man, man's man, man about town to quote Catcher Block in &quot;Down With Love&quot; I really have no desire to spend my spare time doing any domestic chores at all. Hell why should I !</p> <p>The Last thing I want to do is be stuck at home ironing and washing when there are adventures to be had.</p> <p>Now in the past, my attitude would be confined to movie stars and the extremely rich. Today however it is a lot cheaper to both get jobs done externally and to buy the right gadget for your life.</p> <p>For those of us who grew up watching the Jetsons with all their marvellous gadgets well I am here to say that day has come.</p> <p>Think of all the time you can have to do other things in your life like attending shows, going on dates, drives in the country, you could be at the movies....but no, sadly you are doing washing and ironing.</p> <p>Now before we get into technology which is by far the cheapest way to go, you can actually get in a household cleaner once a week for around the $100 mark, possibly cheaper, who would clean your entire house and considering most of us who work fora living probably do the traditional weekend clean once a week then that's pretty good value.</p> <p>For washing and ironing you can get a guy to do both of those jobs for just $12 a load which is pretty good value for a single man about town.</p> <p>Once again think of all the time you are saving out and about having fun instead of being tied to the ironing board!</p> <p>Now for those more fiscally challenged or perhaps if you aren’t comfortable with the idea of having strangers in your home, orstrangers handling your laundry why not invest in some good gadgets.</p> <p>For example, a&#160; company called I robot sells robots that will clean your pool, your carpet, will wash your floors and even robots that will clean your gutters.Now combine these gadgets with dishwashers, washing machines that wash and dry in the same cycle and life is a lot easier.</p> <p>Today you can even buy an dryer that eliminates the need for ironing! Electrolux EDI 9615 Iron Aid Tumble Dryer takes care of</p> <p>the drying It does this by a function called Iron Aid which isn't some benefit gig for the terminally creased, but a special cycle that shoots bursts of steam into clothes to take the creases out.</p> <p>Not only that, but&#160; it does pull a load of water of out of clothes, in fact you could say that this tumble dryer really does suck, but in a very good way!</p> <p>I personally prefer having a person come in and clean the house once a week, this person also handles the washing and keeps my pad looking fantastic with little work for me.</p> <p>Another area I should touch upon is cooking. Unless I am entertaining for two, I very rarely cook, I can't stand it, I don't find it fun and whenever I try to cook the whole apartment block knows I am killing a steak once the alarms start going off.</p> <p>Solution, I eat out alot or I eat frozen meals. Using internet shopping I buy seven frozen meals and get them delivered along with whatever else I need.</p> <p>You can even have a standing booking of the same products each week delivered straight to your door and charged to your credit card.</p> <p>You can automate your finances nowadays with many major banks, pay goes in and with direct debit you have most of your bills paid which in itself a form of budgeting as you need to work out the amounts in advance of setting up the debits.</p> <p>Finally you can even save time on a saturday morning by having breakfast at a carwash cafe and forking out as little as $25 for a full wash and vacuum of your car.</p> <p>So there you go, there's no reason to get chained to the cleaning products ever again! Get automating!</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-8475534425147340862?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-67768516527161705172010-10-30T06:36:00.001-07:002010-11-01T04:20:08.344-07:00<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TMwfcxKy7kI/AAAAAAAAAEM/VBXkQWKghB4/s1600-h/2kooperdarkalley%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="2kooperdarkalley" border="0" alt="2kooperdarkalley" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TMwfdknGaPI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/xTDMaAn2yfw/2kooperdarkalley_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="192" height="244" /></a> </p><p>this week on the Lounge and Exotica Podcast we talk to Brad Parker from Tiki Shark with our regular catch up, Mr Ho is very busy with the sneak peak releases coming out once again, we have our look at the world of swank,our segment ask koop this week talking about people who abuse taking happy snaps and we’ll head into the blogoshere with a good site all about cocktails. </p><p>www.cocktailnation.net </p><p>Martini Kings (Joel Hile)Goodbye to lonely Town<br />Nina Ferro-I've Got The World on a String<br />JackJones-You Better Love Me<br />Augie-Colon- Tierra Va Tembla<br />Mr Ho's Orchestrotica- Night And Day<br />Vibes On Velvet-Jorges Bassment<br />John Barry - 007<br />Jimmy Vargas-Zoeotika Blues<br />Julie O'Hara-Angel Eyes<br />Les Baxter- The Ritual<br />B Sharp Big Band -Frenesi<br />Pink Martini-Temperido<br />Leroy Holmes- Odd Job Man-I Wanna Be a James Bond Girl<br />Sally Street-Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You.<br />Bobby Darin- The Sweetest Sounds </p><p></p><div style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; FLOAT: none; PADDING-TOP: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:8817cf3d-5d27-4fde-8515-fbe7ab8fec7d" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tonga+room" rel="tag">tonga room</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Chris+Roberts" rel="tag">Chris Roberts</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/sfweekly" rel="tag">sfweekly</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/swank" rel="tag">swank</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad" rel="tag">bachelor pad</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jetset+planet" rel="tag">jetset planet</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/quiet+village" rel="tag">quiet village</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/sg+sound" rel="tag">sg sound</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-6776851652716170517?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-15642584153940071812010-10-25T06:08:00.001-07:002010-10-25T06:08:02.658-07:00<p><strong><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TMWBL2mWLHI/AAAAAAAAAEE/EKwlnxCSluo/s1600-h/tonga%20room-thumb-200x213%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="tonga%20room-thumb-200x213" border="0" alt="tonga%20room-thumb-200x213" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TMWBMbnruSI/AAAAAAAAAEI/uUzyktKxQcI/tonga%20room-thumb-200x213_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="203" height="217" /></a> Hey Tiki Fans...you need to give journalist Chris Roberts a serve over his dismissive comments about Tiki and the Tonga room. Lets show him how important the Tonga Room is !!</strong></p> <p><strong>Make sure you comment and tell Chris Roberts how you feel about his comments, I am outraged and think that we need to stand up and show this man the amzing Tiki Culture that exists.</strong></p> <p><strong>At the bottom of the article is a comment section...get to it gang!</strong></p> <p><strong></strong><strong></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2010/10/tonga_room_execution_stayed_do.php">http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2010/10/tonga_room_execution_stayed_do.php</a></strong></p> <p><strong></strong></p> <p><strong>Tonga Room Execution Stayed. Does Anyone Care? by Chris Roberts</strong></p> <p>Like smoking at work, camel hair coats and a budget surplus, tiki bars are relics of a bygone era, of when Cesar Chavez Street was called Army, when nobody in San Francisco knew what a bike lane was, and organ meat was nothing more than fodder for the cows that we turned into delicious 15-cent hamburgers.</p> <p>That's why we can't understand the flap over the Tonga Room. Sure, the Fairmont Hotel's tiki bar is... unique, but the hotel wants it out of its ground floor. Now. But this is San Francisco, and the Tiki Lounge was declared historic back in May, meaning all parts of it must be preserved. That didn't help the decision-making ability of the Planning Commission on Thursday, who booted a decision on what to do with the Polynesian Lounge until January 2011.</p> <p>Evidently, enough people care to bother the Planning Commission with this issue for three hours yesterday. Members of the public issuing comment at public comment were roughly split on the issue, according to reports in our newspapers of record.</p> <p>&quot;We all know the Tonga Room is about as Polynesian as Hawaiian pizza,&quot; said one, according to the Chronicle's food blog.&#160; This is true, because Hawaiian pizza was either invented in Canada or in Italy, and either way it has nothing to do with an historic preservation label slapped on postwar kitsch.</p> <p>Whatever happens to the Tonga Room, it's going to happen somewhere else. The Fairmont's owners reiterated their desire to get the Tonga Room the hell out of its property. (There is a mystery benefactor who has claimed he or she will move the bar in its entirety to an undisclosed location in SF, so there's that.)</p> <p>So if you want to pay a cover in order to sit underneath a faux bamboo canopy and sip a Singapore Sling, now's the time. In the meantime, you can find us at Trad'r Sam's (shortly before you find us dead from alcohol poisoning), where you get a similar experience for 1/10 of the price.</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:da280daa-0b5f-47dd-bc59-543516225c07" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tonga+room" rel="tag">tonga room</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Chris+Roberts" rel="tag">Chris Roberts</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/SFweekly" rel="tag">SFweekly</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad" rel="tag">bachelor pad</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jetset" rel="tag">jetset</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/quiet+village" rel="tag">quiet village</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-1564258415394007181?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-33258975673520310832010-10-21T15:33:00.001-07:002010-10-21T15:34:52.884-07:00<p>On the lounge music show this week we talk to the webmaster of one of the most fascinating retro websites and forums in the world, I’ve got another new track from the upcoming orchestrotica album for you to enjoy and a fabulous niche book publisher that I think you will find some great books for your library or to give to your retro scene friends.<br />We’ll head up to the Cocktail Nation blogsphere with another cool blog, plus there’s the look at the world of swank. </p><p>Lots of great swank bachelor pad fun as we jetset to the swank world of the Cocktail Nation. </p><p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net/">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p><p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TMC_0W_nGHI/AAAAAAAAAD8/dbF1UqmEVvc/s1600-h/kooptux115899133%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" title="kooptux115899133" border="0" alt="kooptux115899133" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TMC_04PGYMI/AAAAAAAAAEA/j0pQBlKbIKI/kooptux115899133_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="180" /></a> </p><p>Blue Martini's-Hershey Bar <br />Frank Bennett-Been Caught Stealin<br />The Three Suns- Fever <br />Arthur Lyman- Leis of Jazz <br />Mr Ho's Orchestrotica- Boulevard Of Broken Dreams<br />Combustible Edison Blue Light <br />Frank Sinatra-Dream Your Dreams Away <br />James Bond and His Sextet- Goldfinger <br />Waitiki 7 Sacha-cha <br />Bobby Darin- A Taste of Honey <br />Les Baxter- Coronation <br />Shagxotica- Crandall Meets His Match <br />Tiki Joes Ocean -Alegre <br />Xavier Cugat- La Dolce Vita <br />Martini Kings-Cuchy Frito Man <br />Jo Basile and His Accordian Orch - Mack The Knife </p><p></p><div style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; FLOAT: none; PADDING-TOP: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:f69bd02f-b186-4ca0-9d16-3031976d7f10" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/cocktail+nation" rel="tag">cocktail nation</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad" rel="tag">bachelor pad</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jetset+planet" rel="tag">jetset planet</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/quiet+village" rel="tag">quiet village</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/zen+tiki+lounge" rel="tag">zen tiki lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/loungee" rel="tag">loungee</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/swank" rel="tag">swank</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/fifties" rel="tag">fifties</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/sixties" rel="tag">sixties</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-3325897567352031083?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-55995969000777789582010-10-17T03:02:00.001-07:002010-10-17T03:02:07.389-07:00<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TLrJm4lKX1I/AAAAAAAAAD0/0CWHtMZfygc/s1600-h/Kooperfacebw%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="SANYO DIGITAL CAMERA" border="0" alt="SANYO DIGITAL CAMERA" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TLrJnp9ObbI/AAAAAAAAAD4/7zqOZpbZQZA/Kooperfacebw_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> </p> <p>Hey there, Koop in Cannes....broadcasting on the French Riviera this week, I'm here telling the French about the Cocktail Nation and having a little bit of a break in the spectacular part of the world. <br />This week on the show we talk to a man who has a cd out which is dedicated to the art of SHAG, I have some Liberace news, a couple of letters from listeners , new music from Mr Ho's Orchestrotica, our weekly look at the world of swank and the blogosphere plus the ever popular segment ask koop, this week exploring the issue of office microwave etiquette. <br />Join me saturday night on WXLV online at wxlvradio.com and as a podcast on www.cocktailnation.net </p> <p>Octobop—Playboy Theme <br />Royal Crown Revue- Besame Mija (Baille Para Qui) <br />Shagxotica- The Ghost Of Augie Colon <br />Arthur Lyman- Voodoo Dreams <br />Liberace - I Hear A Rhapsody <br />Martini Kings-You Only Live Twice <br />SpyFi-Mission Impossible <br />Mr Ho’s Orchestrotica- Sentimental Journey <br />Les Baxter Sophisticated Savage <br />Blue Martinis-Great City <br />Billy May-Cocktails For Two <br />Peter Nero - It's Alright With Me <br />Percy Faith and His orch - Morgan </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-5599596900077778958?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-29089452857075365452010-10-09T22:35:00.001-07:002010-10-09T22:35:42.274-07:00<p><b></b> <p>this week on the show we check out a fantastic book on Tiki, <br />there’s our segment Ask Koop tackling electrical retailers and Darwinism,our look at the world of swank with plenty of great parties and events to attend,I've got a new book out about the history of MI6 sad news on the death of Tony Curtis and our entertainment reporter gives us the lowdown . We'll head into the blogosphere again with one from an old fashioned man, plus there’s all the best lounge and exotica from across the globe.</p> <p>www.cocktailnation.net<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TLFQq4EuJSI/AAAAAAAAADs/NeLx4LE1580/s1600-h/leaving%20carpark29199_108123185901547_100001115997712_61358_7032426_n%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="leaving carpark29199_108123185901547_100001115997712_61358_7032426_n" border="0" alt="leaving carpark29199_108123185901547_100001115997712_61358_7032426_n" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TLFQrbJDMHI/AAAAAAAAADw/VzJVUDkPEag/leaving%20carpark29199_108123185901547_100001115997712_61358_7032426_n_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="224" height="244" /></a> </p> <p>Jimmy Vargas- Dahlia's Web&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <br />The Blue Martini’s-Something Cool&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <br />Martin Denny-Taboo&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <br />Les Baxter-Lust&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <br />Martini Kings-Soft Sounds&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <br />Bobby Darin- As Long as I'm Singing&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <br />Sir Julian- A Man and a Woman&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <br />Kenny Sasaki-Jellyfish&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <br />Fire and Theft-Whole Lot Of Love <br />Hans Karl- The Uninvited Guests <br />Si Zenter-Charade&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <br />Octobop-Goodbye PorkPie Hat&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <br />Sammy Davis Jr- You're Gonna Hear from Me&#160; </p> <p></p> </p> <p></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:afa25268-e8da-4910-a4a6-5452576f09a9" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/waikiki+tiki" rel="tag">waikiki tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/waitik+7" rel="tag">waitik 7</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad" rel="tag">bachelor pad</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/quiet+village" rel="tag">quiet village</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/primitiva" rel="tag">primitiva</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jetset+planet" rel="tag">jetset planet</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tony+curtis" rel="tag">tony curtis</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tikifarm" rel="tag">tikifarm</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/mondo+lounge+las+vegas" rel="tag">mondo lounge las vegas</a></div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-2908945285707536545?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-32910098538409656272010-10-01T05:23:00.001-07:002011-04-09T03:13:47.198-07:00<p>this week on the Cocktail Nation Koop Kooper checks out the latest book from good buddy of the show Bill Raetz as we hear about the latest adventures of Bryce Attewelle and the World Espoinage Bureau There's our segment Ask Koop as we tackle the English language and some confusion in plurals! If you are at a loose end for entertainment then Koopers look at the world of swank is just right for you as he has the lowdown on plenty of great parties and events to attend and for the book worms we have got the news about a brand new book out about Ms Monroe from the early fifties , and sad news on the death of another icon. We'll head into the blogosphere again with a cool blog on beatniks and their cool jazz.</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net/">www.cocktailnation.net</a></p><br /><p>Martini Kings Kings Highway Waitiki 7 Similau Spy Fi -Web Theme Oscar Peterson-Dreamsville Machinoso-Vampire Jazz Cocktail Angst-Gidget&amp;Martin Vibes On Velvet-Topsy Astrud Gilberto- Corcovado [Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars] Pete Rugolo—All Star Esquivel- Limehouse Blues Diana Krall - I've Got You Under My Skin Mark Copeland- Goody Goody Peggy Lee- Black Coffee Frank Sinatra- The Way You Look Tonight Nelson Riddle-Theme from Route 66 </p><br /><p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TKXSum0cmmI/AAAAAAAAADk/suj68ixUOCA/s1600-h/kkpartypicGetAttachment%5B2%5D.jpg"></a></p><br /><div style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; FLOAT: none; PADDING-TOP: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:6ea1f8be-86d1-47a5-945f-33a3dd59ff5a" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki" rel="tag">tiki</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bill+raetz" rel="tag">bill raetz</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/WEB" rel="tag">WEB</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/world+espionage+bureau" rel="tag">world espionage bureau</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/sin+city+spy" rel="tag">sin city spy</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad" rel="tag">bachelor pad</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/quiet+village" rel="tag">quiet village</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jetset+planet" rel="tag">jetset planet</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/molotov+cocktail+hour" rel="tag">molotov cocktail hour</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/beatnik" rel="tag">beatnik</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-3291009853840965627?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890111177789290403.post-69652855245730256982010-09-25T23:26:00.001-07:002011-04-09T03:14:36.276-07:00<p><strong><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_rN7G5zuRhaY/TJ7nptCnL5I/AAAAAAAAADc/3cGBAjofvL4/s1600-h/kkelizabethbayGetAttachment%5B2%5D.jpg"></a>This week on the lounge and exotica podcast show we talk to Brad Parker from Tiki Shark and find out about his get out jail free card because of his Mayoral Connections! Some New Music from Mr Ho and find out how you can get this track for free!</strong></p><br /><p><strong>I have lots of very swank events to attend across the globe, and our free advice column, ask Koop so join me as we suit up and and explore the world of swank.</strong></p><br /><p><strong><a href="http://www.cocktailnation.net/">www.cocktailnation.net</a></strong></p><br /><p><strong></strong></p><br /><p><strong></strong><br /><p>The Mike Flowers Pops - Wonderwall</p><br /><p>Cal Tjader-Soul Sauce</p><br /><p>Waitiki 7-Totem Pole</p><br /><p>Robert Drasden-Siren Song</p><br /><p>Combustible Edison- Dior</p><br /><p>Mr Ho's Orchestrotica-The Breeze &amp; I</p><br /><p>Tiki Joe’s Ocean Hawaii Blue</p><br /><p>Walk The Plank-Salsa Rojo</p><br /><p>Earle Hagen - I Spy Theme</p><br /><p>Annie Ross- Everything I've Got</p><br /><p>Jimmy Vargas-Nude on a Swing</p><br /><p>Tikiyaki Orchestra -Bachelor No 1</p><br /><p>John Barry - Lovers</p><br /><p>Astrud Gilberto-Goodbye Sadness</p><br /><p>Tony Bennett -How Insensitive</p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><div style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; FLOAT: none; PADDING-TOP: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:0f3d0b3f-fc87-4eb2-bd52-ae9e642bea1c" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/lounge" rel="tag">lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/exotica" rel="tag">exotica</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/retro+cocktail" rel="tag">retro cocktail</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bachelor+pad" rel="tag">bachelor pad</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/tiki+shark" rel="tag">tiki shark</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/brad+parker" rel="tag">brad parker</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/jetset+planet" rel="tag">jetset planet</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/quiet+village" rel="tag">quiet village</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/molotov+cocktail" rel="tag">molotov cocktail</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/ultra+lounge" rel="tag">ultra lounge</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/space+age+pop" rel="tag">space age pop</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/bossa+nova" rel="tag">bossa nova</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/mambo" rel="tag">mambo</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/swank" rel="tag">swank</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8890111177789290403-6965285524573025698?l=cocktailnation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cocktail Nationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972157450319451223noreply@blogger.com