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though to her eyes the barroom seemed large, to her physical being it contracted its spaciousness into a small, snug nest.
John Steinbeck
“Only lust and gluttony are worth a darn.”
Living in Hollywood, now a successful screenwriter (his script for Hitchcock’s
Lifeboat
was nominated for an Academy Award), Steinbeck hobnobbed with celebrities such as Charlie Chaplin, Burgess Meredith, and Spencer Tracy. He was particularly fond of Robert Benchley. Witty, inventive, and good with a bottle, the two writers were kindred spirits. In fact, at one of Steinbeck’s pool parties, they invented a game to test their capacity for booze. Empty wine bottles were placed at the bottom of the pool and various guests took turns diving down to retrieve them. If guests drowned in the process, it was decided they had had too much to drink.
..........
1902–1968. Novelist, short-story writer, and screenwriter. Steinbeck’s fourth novel,
Tortilla Flats,
brought him recognition, but it was
Of Mice and Men
that established him as a major literary figure.
The Grapes of Wrath
won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. In 1962 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
JACK ROSE
Applejack is essentially apple brandy. Not for the snifter set, it is more raw than Calvados, and a bit lower rent. Made only in New Jersey, in Steinbeck’s day it was nicknamed “Jersey Lightning.” For a brandy drinker who also happened to be a champion of the working class the Jack Rose was the perfect cocktail. A beautiful pinkish-red color, the name comes from the Jacqueminot rose.
2 oz. applejack
¾ oz. lemon juice
½ oz. simple syrup
¼ oz. grenadine
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes. Shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
From
Tortilla Flats,
1935
T WO GALLONS IS A GREAT DEAL OF WINE , even for two paisanos. Spiritually the jugs may be graduated thus: Just below the shoulder of the first bottle, serious and concentrated conversation. Two inches farther down, sweetly sad memory. Three inches more, thoughts of old and satisfactory loves. An inch, thoughts of old and bitter loves. Bottom of the first jug, general and undirected sadness. Shoulder of the second jug, black, unholy despondency. Two fingers down, a song of death or longing. A thumb, every other song each one knows. The graduations stop here, for the trail splits and there is no certainty. From this point on anything can happen.
Hunter S. Thompson
“I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they’ve always worked for me.”
Ralph Steadman, an illustrator and Thompson’s longtime collaborator, put it plainly enough, “Never try to drink as much as he does.” Thompson began his day with a lumberjack breakfast, never to be served before noon. Calling it his “psychic anchor,” he described the meal: “four Bloody Marys, two grapefruits, a pot of coffee, Rangoon crepes, a half-pound of either sausage, bacon or corned beef hash with diced chiles, a Spanish omelette or eggs Benedict, a quart of milk, chopped lemon for random seasoning, something like a slice of key lime pie, two margaritas and six lines of the best cocaine.” It is hard to imagine chopping wood after that—or even standing up.
..........
1937–2005. Journalist and novelist. Thompson’s innovative writing style, dubbed “gonzo journalism,” blurred the lines between author and subject. He is best known for his association with
Rolling Stone
.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,
his most celebrated novel, is a cult classic.
GREYHOUND
Muhammed Ali once gave Thompson a health tip—eat a huge amount of grapefruit. Considering Thompson’s alcohol and drug intake, that hardly seems a drop in the bucket. Nonetheless he took the champ’s advice to heart; he just added liquor to the mix.
Make sure to use freshly squeezed grapefruit juice; Thompson always did. Indeed, he rarely was without a minimum half-dozen grapefruits and his
John Steinbeck
“Only lust and gluttony are worth a darn.”
Living in Hollywood, now a successful screenwriter (his script for Hitchcock’s
Lifeboat
was nominated for an Academy Award), Steinbeck hobnobbed with celebrities such as Charlie Chaplin, Burgess Meredith, and Spencer Tracy. He was particularly fond of Robert Benchley. Witty, inventive, and good with a bottle, the two writers were kindred spirits. In fact, at one of Steinbeck’s pool parties, they invented a game to test their capacity for booze. Empty wine bottles were placed at the bottom of the pool and various guests took turns diving down to retrieve them. If guests drowned in the process, it was decided they had had too much to drink.
..........
1902–1968. Novelist, short-story writer, and screenwriter. Steinbeck’s fourth novel,
Tortilla Flats,
brought him recognition, but it was
Of Mice and Men
that established him as a major literary figure.
The Grapes of Wrath
won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. In 1962 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
JACK ROSE
Applejack is essentially apple brandy. Not for the snifter set, it is more raw than Calvados, and a bit lower rent. Made only in New Jersey, in Steinbeck’s day it was nicknamed “Jersey Lightning.” For a brandy drinker who also happened to be a champion of the working class the Jack Rose was the perfect cocktail. A beautiful pinkish-red color, the name comes from the Jacqueminot rose.
2 oz. applejack
¾ oz. lemon juice
½ oz. simple syrup
¼ oz. grenadine
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes. Shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
From
Tortilla Flats,
1935
T WO GALLONS IS A GREAT DEAL OF WINE , even for two paisanos. Spiritually the jugs may be graduated thus: Just below the shoulder of the first bottle, serious and concentrated conversation. Two inches farther down, sweetly sad memory. Three inches more, thoughts of old and satisfactory loves. An inch, thoughts of old and bitter loves. Bottom of the first jug, general and undirected sadness. Shoulder of the second jug, black, unholy despondency. Two fingers down, a song of death or longing. A thumb, every other song each one knows. The graduations stop here, for the trail splits and there is no certainty. From this point on anything can happen.
Hunter S. Thompson
“I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they’ve always worked for me.”
Ralph Steadman, an illustrator and Thompson’s longtime collaborator, put it plainly enough, “Never try to drink as much as he does.” Thompson began his day with a lumberjack breakfast, never to be served before noon. Calling it his “psychic anchor,” he described the meal: “four Bloody Marys, two grapefruits, a pot of coffee, Rangoon crepes, a half-pound of either sausage, bacon or corned beef hash with diced chiles, a Spanish omelette or eggs Benedict, a quart of milk, chopped lemon for random seasoning, something like a slice of key lime pie, two margaritas and six lines of the best cocaine.” It is hard to imagine chopping wood after that—or even standing up.
..........
1937–2005. Journalist and novelist. Thompson’s innovative writing style, dubbed “gonzo journalism,” blurred the lines between author and subject. He is best known for his association with
Rolling Stone
.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,
his most celebrated novel, is a cult classic.
GREYHOUND
Muhammed Ali once gave Thompson a health tip—eat a huge amount of grapefruit. Considering Thompson’s alcohol and drug intake, that hardly seems a drop in the bucket. Nonetheless he took the champ’s advice to heart; he just added liquor to the mix.
Make sure to use freshly squeezed grapefruit juice; Thompson always did. Indeed, he rarely was without a minimum half-dozen grapefruits and his
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