LUNA-TICS TEAM ROOM: Year-round "Looney" fun.

[just27]

Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster: Wikipedia supplied info

Zaphod is the inventor of the Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster, a cocktail based on Janx Spirit. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy gives the recipe as follows:

"Take the juice from one bottle of that Ol' Janx Spirit. Pour into it one measure of water from the seas of Santraginus V. Allow three cubes of Arcturan Mega-gin to melt into the mixture (it must be properly iced or the benzene is lost). Allow four litres of Fallian marsh gas to bubble through it (in memory of all those happy Hikers who have died of pleasure in the Marshes of Fallia). Over the back of a silver spoon float a measure of Qualactin Hypermint extract, redolent of all the heady odours of the dark Qualactin Zones.
Drop in the tooth of an Algolian Suntiger. Watch it dissolve, spreading the fires of the Algolian suns deep into the heart of the drink.
Sprinkle Zamphour.
Add an olive.
Drink...but very carefully."

... I've got the olive covered ... and the silver spoon ... (love those books)

Chris
(Dan ... are you going to post your time zone teaser?)

[Toothdoc]

Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster: Wikipedia supplied info

Zaphod is the inventor of the Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster, a cocktail based on Janx Spirit. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy gives the recipe as follows:

"Take the juice from one bottle of that Ol' Janx Spirit. Pour into it one measure of water from the seas of Santraginus V. Allow three cubes of Arcturan Mega-gin to melt into the mixture (it must be properly iced or the benzene is lost). Allow four litres of Fallian marsh gas to bubble through it (in memory of all those happy Hikers who have died of pleasure in the Marshes of Fallia). Over the back of a silver spoon float a measure of Qualactin Hypermint extract, redolent of all the heady odours of the dark Qualactin Zones.
Drop in the tooth of an Algolian Suntiger. Watch it dissolve, spreading the fires of the Algolian suns deep into the heart of the drink.
Sprinkle Zamphour.
Add an olive.
Drink...but very carefully."

... I've got the olive covered ... and the silver spoon ... (love those books)

Chris
(Dan ... are you going to post your time zone teaser?)

OK Just,

Here goes. What is the first country to celebrate the New Year?

dc

[Toothdoc]

OK!!!!!!! Here goes. First a warning don't access these sites until New Years Eve is in your local. This early posting is to accommodate our Aussie,
Kiwi and Maori friends who will be the first to see 2009. You will find links to the official caterer, various entertainment options and help with understanding
some of the drink choices. Remember party responsibly and a large HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR to all.




Caterer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zytQlwxRK-o Caterer

Entertainment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lXXzdQF9GQ Mozart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldVc2tHC ... re=related Fur Elise Funky

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQTTFUtM ... re=related Yhe real Fur Elise

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjDHlhpoaMw Balls


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IwcBADkz3w Chris Angel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnc_KG03 ... re=channel Boogie

Websites to visit if your interested in info about some of the drink preferences.


Preferred Beverages for Virtual NYE Party: Updated

Under 21 Crew:
Cosmonaut Cooler (Tang + ?) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_(drink)



Over 21 Crew:
AJ: Guinness http://www.guinness.com/us_en/?allowAcc ... 45ivxyrk55

Andrea: GT (Bombay Sapphire) http://www.bombaysapphire.com/

Angelo: (I’m guessing Fosters, or maybe Tooheys seeing you’re in NSW?) http://www.fostersbeer.com/AV/AgeVerify.aspx or http://www.tooheysnew.com.au/

Barbara: Champagne (for toasting purposes only) http://www.moet.com/

Chris: Champagne & Cassis http://www.moet.com/

Darryl: Captain Morgan with Peach Schnapps http://landingpage2.captainmorgan.com/g ... mePage.htm

Gina: Black Velvet http://www.ireland-information.com/iris ... velvet.htm

Jack: (Oh, it would be way too easy if your preferred bev is Jack!)

Karyn: Hot Toddy (Johnny Powers whiskey) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powers_(whiskey)

Kristine: good coffee ~ designated (spaceship) driver Kenya AA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_Industry_of_Kenya

Mary: Beefeater martini, rocks http://www.beefeatergin.com/index.php

Pat B: Sam Adams Winter Lager http://www.samueladams.com/verification/?nocookie

Peter H: Salentein Malbec Reserva 2002 (will you be sharing that with Lilia?) http://www.thewinecountry.com/mm5/merch ... GgodkVhxDw

Tom P "Folly Pack" from New Belgium Brewery http://www.newbelgium.com/

Keith S Guinnesshttp://www.guinness.com/us_en/?allowAccess=4r7 ... 45ivxyrk55

Tom Pickney Smithwicks http://www.smithwicks.ie/Gateway/Gatewa ... hwicks.com

Dan C Spotted Cow New Glarus http://www.newglarusbrewing.com/
Toothdoc

[nl07695]

Whoohoo

Party time has arrived. It is still quite early in the Netherlands, only 10:30am but good wine has to breathe a bit to become even more Yummi. A better link to the right wine is http://www.bodegasalentein.com/bodega/b ... legal.html
Since we have underaged and designated spaceship drivers in the team I'll let you decide yourself if you are allowed to view this remarkable wine.

New years eve in the Netherlands is traditionally celabrated home with friends or family. The biggest event is the 25M lotery show on telly. During the evening we eat our traditional food "Oliebollen"



For those that are interested in the recipe.... follow this link : http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,194,148 ... 92,00.html
For those that actually want to try them out .... See you at the JVC !!!

Hope to see some more party Luna's later today.

Cheers

[lunabibliofila]

Hello again!

I hope everyone had a very nice Christmas and that you have a lot of fun tonight!

For me, it will be Dutch oliebollen on New Year's eve instead of Mexican buñuelos, plus some very nice fireworks courtesy of my hubbie.

And just as Peter did, I'm including a link to the buñuelos recipe if anyone is interested, and just like the oliebollen, you might have to do some extra rowing after them.
http://www.mexgrocer.com/502-bunuelos-bunuelos.html

We also have the Twelve Grapes Tradition, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Grapes, and that one we will be doing around 8 am CET together with my mexican family through Skype ! (I love the Internet).

I wish you all a Happy New Year, and may 2009 be a year full of Love, Health and Many Blessings !!



Lilia
ps. Hopefully our rower will be here by the end of January, and I can finally get back to contributing meters for the team.

[tom pinckney]

For the last day of 2008 (as a retired police officer) what else will I be doing other than seeing the new Clint Eastwood movie (Gran Torino)?

Have a safe New Year's eve (don't drive) and don't let one of THESE guys get you (I call this - a police "action shot") :



Today is "pig out day" while Thursday starts my new lifestyle for 2009! year!! Tom

[Toothdoc]

Peter & Lilia,

Welcome to the party, you are the first to arrive. So decant your wine and get ready to party. The Ollebollen and Bunuelos sound terrific.

Happy New Year.

dc

[nl07695]

Hi Dan,

The wine is at it's utmost best temperature right now. But what's a party without music? Here on Dutch radio we have currently the best "Album top 1000 ever". The dj plays two songs from each album. Pretty good list I would say. Since we have a virtual party we need virtual music as well. So here it goes....

http://www.radioveronica.nl/radioveroni ... er_new.php

requires a bit of ActiveX on your PC but all Luna's will enjoy the same music.

Lilia & Peter.

[Kona2]

It's New Year's Eve - and New Year's Day !! Wishing you good health, much happiness and good rowing in 2009!!

We've completed Two-Thirds of the Rowing Year! There are 65 year-round team members, and we are in 7th place overall.

Season meters as of 245/365 = 43,382,454 m

Total meters on the day = 199,909 m

Oars in the water = 28 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights....Celebrations:

5.2 MM Will S
1.6 MM AJ

ONE Million Meter Watch:

Angelo with (10,702 m) to go!

And thanks to today's rowers:

Will S 23,632 m
Deb S 20,000 m
Ted 15,000 m
Darryl 14,650 m
Chris 14,332 m
William H 12,541 m
Rodrigo 12,270 m
Karyn 11,668 m
Mary 10,043 m
Kenneth 10,025 m (Just about ready to enter the ONE Million Meter Watch!)
AJ 9,586 m
Keith 9,037 m
Tony 7,777 m
Jan 7,500 m
Steven 7,134 m
Gina 6,176 m
Peter G 5,000 m
Barbara 3,538 m

Woohoo! And Dan, where's that Cosmopolitan?! Now that I've completed the day's stats, it's time to PARTY!

[just27]

Party time has arrived ... it is still quite early in the Netherlands ... during the evening we eat our traditional food "Oliebollen"
Cheers, Peter

Happy New Year to Angelo in Oz!

Peter and Lilia, I guess y'all are next ... but that wine has to sit a few hours longer before you start celebrating. The recipes for both Oliebollen and Buneulos sound like something I could eat way too much of ... although I do have all the ingredients in my pantry! I love the "12 grape tradition," and will add it to our evening's festivities.

We'll be making our usual NYE Cioppino tonight. I don't really use a recipe ... it can be tailored to your family's preferences (we're heavy on the scallops and shrimp, less on the fish), but the Epicurious ingredients are pretty standard ... just add good bread and wine.:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/ ... ino-106263

Jan, it's too early for your Cosmo ... no matter how good a job you did on today's stats ... pace yourself, girl!

Chris

[Calamity]

OK, hoping the mixologist has the supplies:
Jane: a mudslide - kuhlua, vodka and baileys - you cant even taste the vodka
Debbie: beer, milk stout - although Debbie may forgo the drinking for a chance to deliver the first baby of the year in Yakima
Orion, Anais, Elias and Akira: Hot chocolate or cold hot chocolate - known to the rest of us as chocolate milk

Happy New Year to all.

If you want to check where the New Year has/is starting look at noradsanta.org and see the map of santa's route which is the same for the New Years.

[Toothdoc]

Calamity

You can follow the progress at this website.

http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/mul ... downa.html

Dan C

[Calamity]

Calamity

You can follow the progress at this website.

http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/mul ... downa.html

Dan C

Yes, but is does not have videos of Santa and a big map. This year on Christmas Eve you could google earth santa, which was a lot of fun.

Just checked, the video feature is turned off, but map is still there. Jane

[bg]

[color=green}yikes...behind as usual...congrats will and gina for reaching their goals...welcome to our new rowers...and all that talk about guinesss...btw, great photos....i used to drink that in a former lifetime...is it too late to have a virtual guiness...since i'm always catching up let me be a little bit early in wishing everyone a happy and healthy new year..{/color}

[Kona2]

You're not behind Barbara! We're just celebrating in both hemispheres - get double the party time!