Word: bourbonized
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Until not so long ago, Sinatra's notion of cool was deader than an imploded casino in Vegas. Bourbon on the rocks and snap-brim hats were your parents'--no, worse, your grandparents'--idea of hip, stuff that looked quaint beside the bug-eyed alienation of the 1960s. Hippies wore blissed-out smiles and ponchos. Sinatra wore cuff links, roughly $30,000 worth in the mid-1950s, when that kind of money bought a house or two. In the Oedipal drama of the counterculture, Frank was the daddy-o who must die. He could swing his raincoat over his shoulder...
...name of the bar is no mere coincidence: from the aged wood panelling and Tiffany chandelier to the old-fashioned cash registers and five brands of bourbon, every effort is made at Daisy's to create an environment any Back Bay Gatsby would love. Even the music tends toward eras long past, playing many of the big band favorites that first put Bing and Doris on the charts...
...Deep is the... shame and humiliation ofHarvard's recent surrender to Bourbon South," saidDu Bois of the measure...
...Warning!" blares the dessert menu, threatening addiction to the treats that range in price from three to five dollars. While some may choose the peanut butter pie dressed with a drizzle of European chocolate, the Slice O' Skippy leaves something to be desired. Perhaps if the dry, dense Chocolate Bourbon Cake was mixed with it, the Reeses Peanut Butter Cup effect could redeem both...
...leans toward the uninspired. Hubby Souza exudes the young preppiness of a just-out-of-school teacher and athlete, with more interest in controlling the department than in actually imbuing the love of biology into his students. At first his Nick combines politeness, spite, and awkwardness, but as the bourbon bottle empties and the facades fade, Souza struggles to capture Nick's unleashing. The true emotion of his involvement in "Get the Guests" and "Hump the Hostess"--a selection of games from the evening--seems a bit too forced...