12/23/2021
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In what we hoped wouldnโt become a holiday tradition, this year's Fool's Paradise holiday party on the mighty WFMU will be a remote affair. This time we werenโt banned from the studio for subversive behavior or destructive twisting, it is the social distancing requirements, honest. Thatโs what Rex told us anyway.
It's always an event when our host Rex celebrates the American Novelty Songbook in true Fool's Paradise style, spinning more zany holiday-themed novelty records than anyone might think is prudent, and all at 45 r.p.m. Grade "A" Fancy's own Chief Mixing Officer will once again unveil a brand new cup of hooch specially created to mark the occasion, mixed before your very ears! This feature we like to call "Bartender of the Airwaves" is truly a milestone in broadcasting history.
What will this yearโs cocktail be? Tune on Saturday from 1 to 3pm ET when the name and recipe will be revealed. In the tri-state area, listen on the mighty WFMU 91.1 FM Jersey City and NYC, and 90.1 and 91.9 in the Hudson Valley. If you find yourself stranded somewhere in the Yukon, or behind a skyscraper, listen in real time at WFMU.org, via the miracle of the internet. If you insist on spending the day with family the show will be archived so you'll be able to enjoy the radio hi-jinx at your leisure for years to come.
What will you need to play the home game?
๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐ โ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก (๐โ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐ก๐ค๐๐๐):
โข Tequila โ the blanco variety and preferably nothing too smooth
โข Noilly Prat rouge vermouth โ or a similar spicy and quinine-forward red vermouth
โข Absinthe โ we used Vieux Pontarlier
โข Grapefruit โ one
โข Pineapple juice
โข Egg โ one
โข Agave syrup
โข Angostura Bitters
โข Bitter Truth Jerry Thomas Bitters
๐๐๐๐๐ :
โข a Boston shaker (the 2-piece kinda shaker)
โข a strainer
โข a barspoon
๐๐๐๐:
โข squeeze a piece of the grapefruit to get 1/2 ounce of juice (while retaining some peel for garnish)
โข separate the egg (youโll only be using the white)
Chill your glasses and we'll see you Saturday! Well, you'll hear us. You know what we mean, listen in. And check this space after the show for the official recipe.