Category Archive for chocolate liqueur
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Chocolate Thunder
He came from the planet Lovetron, sent to Earth to astound us with thunderous basketball dunks that gave backboards nightmares. His name was Darryl Dawkins, and 32 years ago this week the Philadelphia 76er made a historic dunk against the Kansas City Kings. Long before "boom goes the dynamite," a man nicknamed Chocolate Thunder made the loudest noise. Read more...
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The Peeping Tom
This month back in 1678, the town of Coventry, England first celebrated the world's most famous streaker: Lady Godiva. Hear the Lady's taxing tale, then moon over this custom cocktail created in her honor. Read more...
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The Murdered Moose & The Chocolate Moose
This week back in 1983 a legendary play opened on Broadway...and not legendary in a good way. Hear why theaterfolk still talk about "Moose Murders," then throw tomatoes after sampling the distasteful cocktail it inspired. Read more...
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Casey's Killjoy
On June 3rd, 1888, Ernest Thayer's baseball rhyme "Casey At the Bat" was first published in the San Francisco Examiner. Popularized by vaudeville actor DeWolf Hopper, soon everyone in America was in love with the poem... except the author. Read more...
