Today is Meagan Good’s birthday. Meagan stared as Annie in the wickedly hilarious thriller, The Intruder. Meagan Good is an American actress who began her career at a young age, (Gabriel’s Fire at age 10) and has been in numerous television … Continue reading The Intruder Night Thread (8/8/20)

We conclude this week of Night Thread Cocktails with my personal favourite, the Dark ‘n’ Stormy. Created in Bermuda just after World War One, legend states that it was named by an old sailor who compared the drink’s colour to … Continue reading Avocado Cocktail Week Night 7: Dark ‘n’ Stormy (August 7)

This sweet bourbon cocktail first appeared in the ‘Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book’, authored by Albert Stevens Crockett, who worked as a publicist for the hotel before the First World War. A foreign correspondent for the New York Sun, the Herald, … Continue reading Avocado Cocktail Week Night 6: Commodore Number Two (August 6)

The Loudspeaker is another classic cocktail that first appeared in Harry Craddock’s Savoy Cocktail Book from 1930. Craddock trained in the United States at the Hollenden luxury hotel in Cleveland. He returned to his home country of England at the … Continue reading Avocado Cocktail Week Night 5: Loudspeaker (August 5)

The Zombie is a fearsome cocktail befitting it’s name, featuring four different kinds of rum. In 1933, Ernest Raymond Beaumont-Gantt opened a Polynesian-themed bar in Hollywood called Don the Beachcomber. Later Ernest even legally changed his name to “Donn Beach”. … Continue reading The Avocado Cocktail Week Night 4: The Zombie (August 4)

The third evening of Avocado cocktails addresses a classic – The Aviation! This lovely purple-hued drink was created by Hugo Ensslin, head bartender at the Hotel Wallick in New York. The first published recipe for the drink appeared in his … Continue reading Avocado Cocktail Week Night 3 : The Aviation (August 3)

Tonight’s drink is the Yellow Parrot! This is a potent concoction that first appeared in the Savoy Cocktail book of 1930, although some claim it is a Boston native. It’s primary alcoholic ingredient is absinthe; the anise flavoured spirit that … Continue reading Avocado Cocktail Week Night 2: Yellow Parrot (August 2)

Welcome to the Avocado Cocktail Week! Tonight’s drink is the Russian Bear. Variations of the “Russian” cocktail have been served since before 1930, when the first was listed in The Savoy Cocktail Book; though they are named after the home … Continue reading Avocado Cocktail Week Night 1: Russian Bear (August 1)

Twenty four years ago today in Atlanta, American wrestler Kurt Angle beat Abbas Jadidi to win Olympic gold in the men’s 100kg freestyle tournament and yes – it’s true – he did it with a broken neck. Enjoy your night … Continue reading The Broken Freakin’ Neck! Night Thread (July 31)

I am Andrew Ryan, and I am here to ask you a question. Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? “No,” says the man in Washington. “It belongs to the poor.”“No,” says the man in the … Continue reading Welcome to Rapture, Night Thread (July 30)

Black ’47 is a great film from 2018 that you might have missed. A sharp revenge thriller set during the Great Famine in Nineteenth Century Ireland and starring Hugo Weaving, it’s readily available online and I recommend it! Have a … Continue reading The Black ’47 Night Thread (July 29)

Hollywood lost a legend on July 25th, 2020 with the passing of actor John Saxon. He was 83. He is best remembered for his starring roles in Enter the Dragon and A Nightmare on Elm Street. Let us remember Mr. … Continue reading John Saxon Night Thread

Back in the 1980’s he was the toast of Wall Street. He was having whiskey with Boesky and cookies with Milken. “Friendship” to him meant that for two bucks he’d beat you with a pool cue until you got detached … Continue reading The That Guy Night Thread (July 27)

Fire Emblem: Three Houses is a turn based strategy RPG released on July 26, 2019. The game was co-developed by Intelligent Systems and Koei Tecmo. Published by Nintendo, it was the first mainline Fire Emblem title to launch on the … Continue reading The Night Thread Picks one of Three Houses

On this day, one year ago, an awkward, quiet guy with an Appa profile pic signed up to join his first ever Werewolf game here at the Avocado. He has been a recurring player since, having taken part in 14 … Continue reading Werewolf Rules (the Night Thread) – 07/25/2020

On this day in the year 1304, during the first Scottish War of Independence, the siege of Stirling Castle was finally ended. The thirty men inside the castle had actually surrendered three months earlier, but Edward Longshanks, King of England, … Continue reading The War Wolf Night Thread (July 24)

The Big Snit is a short animated film, directed by Richard Condie and released by the National Film Board of Canada in 1985. The ten-minute short is is about a married couple, who begin fighting over a game of Scrabble … Continue reading The Big Snit Night Thread

Today is George Clinton’s birthday. George Edward Clinton is an American (born in NC) singer, songwriter, bandleader, and record producer. His Parliament-Funkadelic collective is known for  an influential and eclectic form of funk music during the 1970s that drew on science … Continue reading Atomic Dog Night Thread (7/22)

“I’m Big Baby Huey, and I’m 400 pounds of soul. I’m like fried chicken, girls – I’m finger-lickin” good.” James Thomas Ramey was born in the small town of Richmond, Indiana in 1944. Suffering from a glandular disorder, he weighed … Continue reading The Baby Huey Night Thread (July 21)

Today is Sandra Oh’s birthday. She is a phenomenal actress who I first saw as Dr. Christina Yang on Grey’s Anatomy. Most recently she stars as Eve Polastri in Killing Eve. Oh won a Golden Globe in 2006 for Best Performance by … Continue reading Sandra Oh Night Thread (7/20)

He’s Back ( The Man Behind the Mask) is a single off Alice Cooper‘s album Constrictor. This track was featured in Friday the 13th Part 6 – Jason Lives and it is the movie’s theme song. Give it a listen, … Continue reading The Man Behind The Mask Night Thread