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TRHH

2006-01-15T23:34:00.000-05:00

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Hendrick's Gin Martinis

2005-11-19T03:54:00.000-05:00

Hendrick's Gin Martinis
3 ounces of Hendrick's Gin
Pure and freezing cold

Pour 3 ounces Hendrick's Gin into a shaker half full of ice. Shake until outside appears frosty and pour into chilled martini glass.
Garnish with a slice of cucumber and hear the angels sing.

Estry's Pina Colada Lite
2 ounces coconut rum
1 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
2 ounces fat free half and half
Ice

Combine ingredients in a blender and add ice until drink becomes slushy. Drink through a straw. Add Splenda to taste.

This is a last minute, last resort drink that Estry whipped up because much to Eggs' and Kurt's amazement, she does not like The Gin.

In Part 1 of this episode:

EverClearChannel drug testing, Gin is in, Kurt and Eggs fawn over their beloved spirit, fat free half and half, Estry's Pina Colada Lite, Toast to Bitslammer, News with Barry Brumbelow, bargain work yoga, indoor slippers, toenails, Agnes and the eyebags, Holyman's Frozen Dinners, Ned Holyman telephone call

In Part 2 of this episode:

Doctor Tiki interview, Faux Barry and Sal on The Gin, drawbacks of the show for Kurt, fictional character alert, exciting caller voicemail, talking to Felix Darosa, Black Ops Sports Report, more News with Barry Brumbelow, drinks with Dolly, fuck ups

To listen to part one of this episode just click-> here.

To listen to part two of this episode just click-> here.

EverClearChannel Buys Out TRHH

2005-08-30T19:44:00.000-05:00

Madras
1 2/3 ounces of Vodka (2 1/2 if you're Kurt)
1 ounce of orange juice
4 ounces of cranberry juice.
A wedge of lime
Ice

Score! Put together one of these celebratory cocktails and join the party as the TRRH cast and crew celebrate their successful acquistion by media supernova EverClearChannel Communications.

Faux takes the reins as newly appointed broadcast engineer, and Barry is now in charge of the news department.

Addison files an all new Black Ops Sports report, days after having his wisdom teeth removed. Now that's dedication.

Canadian super-fan Evil, drops by for drinks and a few laughs.

We listen in on Barry's favorite group, The Milligan Family.

And a special public service segment, for our faithful listeners, "The Intelligent Inebriate".

To listen to this episode just click-> here.

Whisky - Warning - Whisky - Warning

2005-07-10T08:05:00.000-05:00

Manhattans
1 1/2 ounces of Canadian Whisky
3/4 of an ounce of Vermouth
A dash of Angostura bitters.
A cherry
Ice

Did you hear a "thud" last night? Because the first TRHH episode of the new season dropped and he's a very big boy. Perfect for those long international commutes in foriegn countries, weighing in at a striking hour and twenty minutes, the cast opens the cellar door using the ancient Whisky key and the results are strange and exciting.

Pull up a chair, stock up on provisions, better make a trip to the loo before hitting play on this Fat Boy because... It's time to drink with us!

In this episode:
Garrison Keillor answers a letter from Lake Low Point
Sophisticuffs
Men's health checkups
Fear of Bugs
A candid moment at the Studio from the recently declassified files of Addison Fritz Yeamon
Listener voicemail
And the cast dabbles with philosophy

To listen to this episode just click-> here.

The Lost Episode

2005-06-24T23:43:00.000-05:00

We're back! And the vacation was a little crazy, we not only traveled to distant places, but to distant pasts as well. In fact we found Faux working at a little AM radio station outside Minneapolis in 1961, and we even got him to have us on his show!

So, while we unpack our bags and break out our barware, feel free to whet your appetite for upcoming episodes of TRHH with this little mini-show, or as we call it, (for reasons to be explained within), The Lost Episode.

To listen to this episode just click-> here.

During your wait. Watch TV!

2005-06-05T20:51:00.000-05:00

Some of you are expressing your anxious anticipation of the next TRHH. We are working on that. In the meantime, I've found something to make the waiting easier. A wonderful show, in very much the same tradition as ours, AND it's in full motion video! I highly suggest you check in with Dr. Tiki at:

Tiki Bar TV

He will have a prescription that will make waiting for the next TRHH almost palatable.

Keokuk Bloody Marys

2005-05-20T13:32:00.000-05:00

1 pint vodka
1 pint chilled Clamato juice - Tomato juice is for Grandma and her Bingo playing buddies.
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 jigger (one and a half ounces) of fresh lime juice ( Or, cut a lime in half, squeeze both halves, and drop 'em in the pitcher.)
pinch of celery salt
pinch cayenne pepper
pinch black pepper
several drops of Tabasco

Notes from Addison:
For a spicier mix, Clamato offers a Bloody Caesar mix which is very tasty. For another nice touch, you can ring the rim of the glass with the lime and press the glass into some season salt. Garnish with celery, green olives, and the usual. Or, if you are in the mood for the experimental, drop a piece of spicy pickled okra in your glass.

Unto you I bequeath this recipe and ask that you go forth and spread good word of The Keokuk Bloody Mary. May it bring you friendship, brotherhood, and get you laid once in a while.

In this episode:
We experiment with time travel. "Crossing Over the Barnyard Fence with John Edwards" and "Charles Manson's Singing Telegram".

Check out the guy from China's website here.

Gloria Canville

To listen to this episode just click-> here.

Long Island Iced Tea

2005-05-12T22:33:00.000-05:00

1 part vodka
1 part tequila
1 part rum
1 part gin
1 part triple sec
1 1/2 sweet and sour mix or lime juice
Healthy splash of Cola, until it looks like Iced Tea.

Sting returns to sing the bass fishing report, Addison phones in from the site of the First Annual Last Word Contest, Hitler the Clown, and more with Faux and Barry Brumbelow.

To listen to this episode just click-> here.

How to Build a Martini

2005-05-06T13:17:00.000-05:00

gin
a very small amount of dry vermouth
an olive
a martini glass - ( no drinking from a measuring cup )
ice

Kurt shares his special skill at building one of the bartender's staples, the Martini.

We check in on The First Annual Last Word Contest, Addison Fritz Yeamon sends in his Black Opts Sports report from the field, Barry Brumbalow has a phone conversation with Su Lin the new office cleaning lady, and Eggs takes a stab at revising the Canadian National anthem.

To listen to this episode just click-> here.

Expose Interview with Barry Brumbalow

2005-04-29T10:24:00.000-05:00

This is a special retrospective episode of The Real Happy Hour that looks back at the best moments in the first four episodes. Also included are excerpts from the Expose interview with Barry Brumbalow of The Real Happy Hour cast members.

This episode provides a way for people to quickly ramp up on the show, as well as for us to get on a schedule where we can post all the new shows on Friday, so that everyone can have a show to drink along with over the weekend.

So, to you new folks, here's your chance to get up to speed on the TRHH recent history.

And to you folks that have been here from the beginning, fill up your favorite container, with your favorite beverage, and reminisce.

To listen to this episode just click-> here.

Dreamsicle

2005-04-22T08:33:00.000-05:00

3 parts orange juice
1 part liquor 43
ice

Fill your shaker half way up with ice.
Pour in the o.j. and liquor 43.
Shake until the outside of the shaker gets frosty.
Pour into a glass, or glasses and enjoy.

This is a very simple, yet very tasty drink, that the TRHH cast has enjoyed on many occasions. Some people call these Creamsicles, either way the drink is based on those orange and cream flavored popsicles. I wonder if "Holyman" sells some configuration of those?

On this show we make history by using Kurt's exciting new EVP technology. I don't want to give away the results, so I will just say the attempt was interesting.

We try to appease the Bass Fishing segment of our audience, by offering a new feature in which Sting sings the Bass Fishing reports.

And another "Requesta Umaka Song" segment. This song is about the movie I Heart Huckabees theoretically explaining what it's about both before and after Eggs saw it.

To listen to this episode just click-> here.

Classic Gin and Tonic

2005-04-17T18:38:00.000-05:00

1 - lime (Actually 1/8th of a lime)
1 ounce of gin. (Eggs's uses Tanqueray - Kurt uses Bombay Sapphire Gin)
tonic water
ice

Wash the lime, cause you're going to drop it into a glass, pour liquid over it, and drink it, so it'd be gross not to wash it first.

Cut the lime in half, and then cut each half into quarters. Squeeze the bajesus out of one of these 1/8th lime units and drop it in the bottom of a tall glass.

Pour an ounce of gin over the top of it. Kurt pours two ounces, because he doesn't have time to mess around.

Fill the glass up with big old-fashioned ice cubes. Because cold is good, and diluted is not. Ice maker wedges are not for gin and tonics.

Fill the glass with tonic water. Twirl the ice a little with the tip of your finger. You don't need to mix it much because gin and tonic water have a natural affinity, like Astaire and Rodgers or Hepburn and Tracey.

In this episode we feature an ad by our new sponsor, Holy Man Frozen Dinners, talk about Kurt's various problems with the law, and another "Requesta Umaka Song" segment appears.

To listen to this episode just click-> here.

Original Margaritas

2005-04-11T12:43:00.000-05:00

1 - Lime
2 1/2 ounces of Tequila - Less for whimps like Eggs
1 1/4 ounces of Triple Sec
1/8 cup of sugar
1/8 teaspoon of salt
ice

Squeeze the lime and put the juice, Tequila, and Triple Sec in a blender.
Blend it up real good.
Fill the blender about half way up with ice.
More blending.
Add ice and blend until it looks like a thick slushy pile of goodness.

Kurt and Estry share their awesome Margarita recipe with the world. Kurt and Eggs discuss their early days as impoverished musicians, sleeping on the floor or in rubber rafts, eating generic mac and cheese, and drinking Kool-Aid without any sugar. Sugar is expensive!

"It's All About the Math", Eggs's response to Yeamon for the "Requesta Umaka Song" segment from the forums airs. This is a song written about a math problem.

A private phone conversation of Faux Jones is recorded and played.

To listen to this episode just click-> here.

Pink Gin

2005-04-01T12:57:00.000-05:00

1-1/2 to 2 oz of gin. Kurt uses Bombay Sapphire, Eggs uses Tanqueray
2 dashes Angostura bitters.

Fill a shaker half full of ice.
Add gin and bitters.
Shake like hell.
Pour through a strainer into a chilled cocktail glass.

In the very first edition of the now legendary podcast, the Happy Hour cast turns their attention to their favorite liquid. Discussions on the origins of Gin and bitters ensue. Eggs talks about how lame Palonia is, because none of the liquor stores carry bitters, and how weird it is to buy liquor in the middle of the day. The "Did you ever taste the paste?" question is raised.

The first appearance of Faux Jones, although he hasn't yet received this name, he gets by as "the fake James Earl Jones". Kurt speaks briefly in tongues, just a word or two, here and there, and always in the voice of Owen Wilson for some reason.

Estry arrives late, and settles for wine.

Here's a link to some information about Juan Garcia Esquivel the Duke Ellington of Mexico, whose music we talked about a little bit in this episode. Really interesting lounge music from outer space.

To listen to this episode just click-> here.