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HAPPY MARGARITA DAY!
"A Tradition Since 1986... Except For 1994."
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MY FRIENDS, MY FRIENDS ~
It was on January 1, 1986, that my Pa started the tradition of having a Margarita (or two... or more) on every New Year's Day, which came to be called "Margarita Day". Somehow we both inexplicably forgot to have a Maggie on January 1, 1994, and that's how the humorous slogan came to be. Sadly, on April 10, 1996, my Pa passed on, but I have kept our tradition alive every year since then.
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My non-drinking friends (yes, I have a few) may need to be informed that the principal liquor in a Margarita is tequila (also known as "cactus poison"). If you didn't know that, this Battle Of The Bands installment wouldn't make much sense.
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So, please...
1) listen to these two songs,
2) vote for your favorite one in the comment section,
3) visit & vote on the BOTB installments posted at the other participants' blogs, and then
4) go out and have a Margarita (or two... or more) to celebrate the start of the New Year!!
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TEQUILA - The Champs (#1 in 1958)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_JFLb1IItM
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MARGARITAVILLE - Jimmy Buffett (#8 in 1977)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CICf8xoLyG8
.Have You A Happy New Year, Y'All!
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~ Stephen T. McCarthy
DogGtor of Alcohology &
King of Inebriation Nation
Although a teetotaler of legendary proportions, THIS is a battle I can get behind! Both these songs are really good. Each has its own vibe that makes it a much beloved song. I could easily vote for either.
ReplyDeleteBuffett is a strange musician. I'm not aware that he is much of a musician at all, really.
He strums at the guitar casually, but the success is based (it seems) almost entirely on the laid back vibe. Nobody talks about him but he has an army of fans and is tremendously wealthy. Various rankings show different figures, but one chart I read said he is worth $950M. I'll bet the poor ol' Champs net worth (if any of them are still around) is about $1.40
Because they need the support, and because of the latin vibe they give off, I am going to vote for them, although I doubt they'll emerge as Champs.
I may take up drinking yet! I swear I'm gonna start every new year, but don't meet my goal by following the adage: "It is never too late to do nothing."
Sheboyganboy 6
SHEBOYGANBOY McSIXGUN ~
DeleteI've got snow in view outside my living room window, but I've got 'Surfin' Safari' cranked up on my Bose CD player. If The Beach Boys can't melt that white shyt, NOTHING can! I hate snow, and I'd go outside and kick its butt but... it's cold out there!
Yeah, other than 'Margaritaville', I've never heard a Buffett song I liked. He reminds me of a bunch of loafers I used to go to high school with -- lying around in Hawaiian shirts or Zephyr or Dewey Weber T-shirts, smokin' funny-smelling cigarettes, and stealing all the cute girls I wanted. Buncha lazy punks!
I think Buffett got all his money from selling drugs, then songs, then restaurant franchises. The punk!
>>... I'll bet the poor ol' Champs net worth (if any of them are still around) is about $1.40
Guffaw-Out-Loud!!
If they'd been better entrepaneuers... entrapanew... if they'd been better BUSINESSMEN, they'd have started up their own brand of Tequila and could have gotten "as rich as Jimmy!" They could have called it 'Los Campeones Cactus Poison'.
>>... Because they need the support, and because of the latin vibe they give off, I am going to vote for them, although I doubt they'll emerge as Champs.
It's still early yet, but so far, Buffett is getting buffeted!
>>... I may take up drinking yet!
Well, shit in me donut! It's never too late to ruin what's left of your life! ;^D
~ D-FensDogG
'FERRET-FACED FASCIST FRIENDS'
I know little to nothing about alcoholic beverages and honestly I can say, I'm glad that I never took a liking to the stuff. I prefer getting giddy over a slice of cake or scoop of ice cream. :D
ReplyDeleteThis is an easy battle for me. I hands down prefer "Tequila" not the drink but the song in this showdown. It has such a bubbly vibe which causes me to chair boogie every time I hear it. As popular as Jimmy Buffet's "Margaritaville" is, I've never been a big fan of the song. Please give my vote to The Champs in your first BOTB of 2022.
May God bless you and yours in throughout the new year, dear friend!
All Time High BOTB Showdown
CAThy!
Delete>>... I know little to nothing about alcoholic beverages and honestly I can say, I'm glad that I never took a liking to the stuff. I prefer getting giddy over a slice of cake or scoop of ice cream.
Oh, heck, one can always add hooch to cake and ice cream! In fact, I won't eat it any other way. ;-)
(I'm drinking a glass of red wine while I type this comment. But it's only because the King of kings and Lord of lords miraculously turned water into approximately 757 bottles of wine. It's my way of paying tribute to the Sinless Savior who is returning soon -- protly late 2029.)
>>... This is an easy battle for me. I hands down prefer "Tequila" not the drink but the song in this showdown. It has such a bubbly vibe which causes me to chair boogie every time I hear it.
Yeah, if 'Tequila' by The Champs doesn't make one moove their groove thang, than one just ain't got no groove thang. And that's NOT groovy!
Sincerely, my best wishes for happiness and goot health to you and yourn in 2022, muh friend!
~ D-FensDogG
LEARN THE HOLY BIBLE IN 15 MINUTES!
Last night (New Year's Eve) my wife and I went to a kind of crappy Mexican restaurant near our house--our choices were kind of limited and my wife was concerned that she wasn't dressed well enough--and my wife got a Margarita that she said was really good. Because I was driving I got iced tea that was better than my lousy meal. Later we drank a bottle of CA fake champagne to celebrate the New Year and went to bet at about 10. That's our life these days.
ReplyDeleteHope you had a decent night and most of all hope 2022 is better than the past couple years.
"Tequila" is such a classic song and it's always fun to hear, but my preference between these songs is "Margaritaville". A preference of styles I guess.
Arlee Bird
Tossing It Out
RLEE BOIDMAN ~
Delete>>... Last night (New Year's Eve) my wife and I went to a kind of crappy Mexican restaurant near our house - our choices were kind of limited and my wife was concerned that she wasn't dressed well enough--
That's pert-dern funny, because I *ALWAYS* dress as if I'm going to a crappy Mexican restaurant! That's actually my preferred fashion statement! :^D
>>... my wife got a Margarita that she said was really good.
Fantabulous! I never, ever drink tequila... EXCEPT in Margaritas. And when I find a "goot juan", it really stands out!
So, on 'Margarita Day', I had a Maggie with my Chile Relleno Burrito at Maria's and it was... OK. But I needed to get a second one (one for me and one for my Pa), so I walked 2 long blocks and 1 short block from my house to a Mexican restaurant that I'd been to a few times before. The food is BIG but just so-so. However, they've got one excellent salsa there! (I know *real goot* Mexican food when I taste it!) However, the owner / bartender at one of my two favorite saloons in Virginia City had told me a year or more ago that this same restaurant had really good Margaritas.
When I got there, I found it was almost like a maze getting into the Cantina, but as soon as I entered (going IN through the "Exit"), I knew instantly that I'd found my new favorite bar in "Willoughberry". And the Margaritas?... Hot-damn! That Virginia City bar owner was *RIGHT*! Great, great Maggies!! (Hmmm.... Now that I think about it... that would be a pretty clever nickname for... uhm... well, you know. ;^)
After 3 years of living in "Willoughberry", I found my favorite watering hole on 'Margarita Day, 2022'. Can't wait to go back and check out their beer 'n' bourbon selection.
>>... went to bed at about 10. That's our life these days.
Oh, same here. I was in bed right around 10:00 PM. 1999 into 2000 was the last interesting New Year's Eve for me. I've probably only been awake at midnight once or twice since then, and that was only because I just happened to still be awake, reading, or viewing videos, or watching a movie in my DVD player.
>>... most of all hope 2022 is better than the past couple years."
Get your crash helmet on firmly, and buckle your seat belt, because I can abbalouly GUARANTEE you that you AIN'T SEEN NUTTIN' YET! NUTTIN'!!!
~ Stephen
DogGtor of Alcohology &
King of Inebriation Nation
Yo S-Man,
ReplyDeleteYou may recall "Tequila" was used by Pee Wee Herman for his movie dance number. Or, out of defense mechanism, you may have blacked (or is the phrase "blocked") it out.
I can't match spending a night in a Mexican jail, although if I did I would have given them my cash - and a credit card and told them what the balance was. I did though spend a night in the drunk tank, really, once in Santa Barbara and once near Lake Tahoe. I was snagged in a Tahoe Casino yet surprisingly taken to a nearby town. You'd think they'd have drunk tanks on every corner next to casinos. And yes, true story, I was busted in Tahoe for being in the showgirls' dressing room.. I saw a sign on a door that read "Do Not Enter" of course then I had to enter and it was a dressing room. The showgirls were nonchalant and felt unthreatened... I don't know if that was a compliment or insult.
A vote for MARGARITAVILLE because the tone is so laid back and conjures a cool bar.
Happy New Year,
G DogG
SIR G-DOGG ~
Delete>>... You may recall "Tequila" was used by Pee Wee Herman for his movie dance number.
I do not.
I've never watched Pee Wee Herman, and for the sake of Manly ("Confident Heterosexual") Friendship, I'll pretend that you ain't never did, neither. :^D
However, in the spirit of Full Disclosure, I WILL admit that I recently learned of the Pee Wee - Tequila... uhm... relationship... ONLY because when I went to ScrewYou and did a search for a Champs 'Tequila' video to use for this Battle, I got a SY Recommended Video link for Pee Wee. BUT!... I did NOT click on the thing!!
Anyway... this never happened! This conversation NEVER happened.
"You see that Bears game last week?! Helluva game, helluva game!!"
>>... I did though spend a night in the drunk tank, really, once in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, huh? Did you get breakfast in bed, Otis-style?
Did a sweet Beach Bunny turn down your covers the night before?
>>... and once near Lake Tahoe. I was snagged in a Tahoe Casino... I was busted in Tahoe for being in the showgirls' dressing room.. I saw a sign on a door that read "Do Not Enter" of course then I had to enter and it was a dressing room. The showgirls were nonchalant and felt unthreatened... I don't know if that was a compliment or insult.
GUFFAW-OUT-LOUD!!
Man, that's a terrific story!
The League Of Soul Crusaders had a goodly number of commonly used (i.e., *shouted*) slogans, and along with "UHHHHHH!!!", "What about my elbow?!", "Why he wanna do that for?!", and (naturally) "LEADIN' THE LEAGUE!!!", one of our oft' used slogans was... "WE DO WHAT WE WANT!!!!!" (and we did, too, cops or no cops).
Your wonderful story reminds me of The League doing WHAT it WANTS! And, yep, put up a "Do Not Enter" sign, and you can be sure that The League (and you, also) would read it as "Enter Here". That's like a Triple-Dog Dare, or waving a red cape in front of a bull... in a china shop.
It's not often that I go to Imgur and upload a pic or two before responding to a blog comment, but YOUR comment and terrific story here inspired me to do so. So, 'muh Bruhthuh in Rebellion', please...
Click [Link> HERE and
[Link> HERE.
Incidentally, jail in Mexico is WAY overrated! No Margaritas in bed! No Mexican Sweet Cakes to turn down your covers. No one to read you a story like 'On The Road' before you go to sleep. Just some guard-guy on the roof trying to pee on you through the hole in the ceiling all night long, and GINORMOUS cockroaches walking their Saint Bernards in your cell. It really sucks, and I would *NEVER* stay in that hotel again. (Wish I could write a negative review for it online.)
Thanks for your New Year's Bote, Bruhthuh.
~ D-FensDogG
LEARN THE HOLY BIBLE IN 15 MINUTES!
Oh I had quite a few margaritas when I was in Panama and did the chicken dance by the pool, apparently. Thankfully, I don’t remember this...what a fun time. I love both songs but I must go with the The Champs because that songs makes me want to have one and be by a pool but not dance the chicken dance.
ReplyDeleteBIRGIT ~
Delete>>... Oh I had quite a few margaritas when I was in Panama and did the chicken dance by the pool, apparently. Thankfully, I don’t remember this...what a fun time.
I hear ya! The very best times I ever had were the ones my friends told me about.
I don't even know what "the chicken dance" is (is that impersonating Mick Jagger?), so as far as I know, I've never done it. However, I know for a FACT that I used to be fairly FOWL!
Birgit, this vid's for YOU:
[Link> Jim Stafford - Little Bits 'n Pieces
ANYONE who has done any real "serious" drinking (a la, "I need some hair o' the dog") abbalouly KNOWS how realistic that video really was. Sometimes, it was as late as 7:00 PM or 8:00 PM the night *after* the party of the night before, that I would remember something from the party and... *GASP!!!*
There is NUTTIN' as horrible and wonderful as... hooch.
~ Stephen
DogGtor of Alcohology &
King of Inebriation Nation
Hey there Stephen!
ReplyDeleteWayyyyy back in the day, when I worked and lived in a fun little ski party town, my friends and coworkers would often gather for happy hour at the local mexican food joint. Margaritas were half price and we would often become loud and boisterous... and there were a few times we were cut off by the bartender and sent home.
Fast forward about 10 years, and I was spending a week in Las Vegas with friends. We hit up Margaritaville for the experience. It was a fun time, but definitely overpriced (and the wait stuff pretty much sucked).
Since I truly enjoy both of these tunes you have presented, I'm going to cast my vote based on my margarita experiences. Give my vote to The Champs and tell Jimmy Buffet to Suck It!
Here's to a happy and healthy 2022!
Cheers!
~Mary
MMQE ~
Delete>>... and there were a few times we were cut off by the bartender and sent home.
There's nuttin' worse than a bartender who thinks he's a cop... who thinks he's a soldier in Germany!
>>... I was spending a week in Las Vegas with friends.
YOU were in Vegas and you didn't call ME?!
Well, it's times like this that you find out who your friends *REALLY* are!
Hell, I coulda met you and your friends in Vegas. Vegas was / is no more than 1 hour and 3 speeding tickets away from where I lived / live.
>>... I'm going to cast my vote based on my margarita experiences.
Is there any *OTHER* criteria in which to cast a BOTB bote?! How unoriginal!!
>>... Cheers!
"Cheers"? Sure, I'll drink to *that*!
~ Stephen
DogGtor of Alcohology &
King of Inebriation Nation
And Stephen...
ReplyDeleteAhhh...TEQUILA...typically followed by bad decisions, catastrophic mistakes and bloodied shins or other needs for sutures. I believe we celebrated my last Margarita Day, not to be confused with the 99 Cent Club, in 1986. Well at least the last Margarita day where I drank a cactus poison Margarita. Now back to the battle. Good battle, both good songs, I believe they had both songs in the Jukebox at Azteca, now, alas,a California Chicken Cafe; a very less dangerous establishment. I believe Jimmy Buffet may have even been selected by you when no choosing the Redheaded Stranger...Barbarosa! Ok, so you're thinking maybe I forgot to vote...I'm going with The Champs as it reminds me of the temporary energy Tequila brought me... that is until I fell down.
Happy New Year my friend, may all your hopes come true in 2022! GTBA
JW,
Pooooooooooooh!
And Stephen...
ReplyDeleteI may have celebrated my last Margarita Day with you in 1986 if not my last 99 Cent club. At least ones where I imbibed the cactus poison usually followed by poor decisions, catastrophic mistakes, bloodied shins or other needs for sutures. Now back to the battle...I believe you may have selected both songs in the Jukebox at Azteca, now, alas a California Chicken Cafe a much less dangerous place. Of course that is when you did not select a song or two by the Redheaded Stranger aka Barbarosa! I like both songs, both bring different memories and moods. My vote goes with the Champs which better matches the temporary energy I recall I got from tequila durning the moments before I fell down.
Happy New Year my friend! and Happy Margarita Day! I hope all your hopes come true in 2022. Be well.
JW,
Pooooooooooooh!
...AND, POOH, THAT'S NOT ALL!...
DeleteTwo comments was enough. (I deleted #2 of 3 so you wouldn't look "Biden-ish".)
>... Ahhh...TEQUILA...typically followed by bad decisions, catastrophic mistakes and bloodied shins or other needs for sutures.
I never saw a ditch near a road nor a hole in the ice that didn't have a Pooh in it!
We only kept you around so that *WE* wouldn't become the victims of angry demons and impish angels! ;-D
>>... the Redheaded Stranger...Barbarosa!
Ha! Barbarosa!! A surprisingly goot Western movie.
That song I always used to play on the Azteca jukebox, 'Always On My Mind', it was for a gal who was... sometimes on my mind.
Just last night, Nappy and I were yakking about...
1) The time you told that punk at the Santa Monica Pier, "Don't know no Iris!", and then performed that miracle against his chest with your cigarette butt. And...
2) ...the most astounding thing regarding The League Of Soul Crusaders is not what we *DID*, but what we *DIDN'T* do: How is it possible that we spent all that time drinkin' 'n' laughin' while watchin' 'The Wally George Show', and yet not a-one-of-us ever had the idea to drive down to Anaheim - just 45 minutes away - and sign up to be included in the audience for one of his live shows??!! I mean, can you even *IMAGINE* THAT??!! We'd *still* be famous TODAY!
(Of course, the real truth is that they never would have let us be in the "Wally!...Wally!" audience, because we surely would have upstaged Wally himself. I can hear the production assistant even now: "Yeah, admit everyone in the line... EXCEPT for those six right there. Wally can't possibly compete with that!"
Last night, I showed the following video to Nappy and we were both howlin' with laughter! Damn, that was tremendous entertainment for tremendously drunken patriots!! (The image quality is really poor but... just pretend you're watching it through Mickey's Big Mouth goggles...)
[Link> Wally George vs Wally George
~ D-FensDogG
LEARN THE HOLY BIBLE IN 15 MINUTES!
Hilarious! We were way too smart to be on that show because we were to busy Leadin' the League! Whatever that league was at the time...
DeleteJW,
Pooh
Honestly, my preferred version of Tequila is the karaoke version that I shared with you once before, of that guy on YouTube who's just having an absolute blast with it, but since I understand you didn't want to blow Jimmy completely out of the water, you went with the slightly inferior version by The Champs.
ReplyDeleteWith that said, I still prefer Tequila to Margaritaville. Jimmy Buffett has never really been my mugga beer, and it's just too laid back. I want the excitement of tequila. Or maybe it's that when I'm listening to The Champs' song, I think fondly of The Sandlot (even if the scene itself is pretty gross).
Either way, give my bote to The Champs... with a slight tip of the cap to Mr. Andy Rowell.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM8pwnmcLb0
~J "EP" S-A
Dang, MANG!
DeleteI had forgotten about both of those things.
That scene from the 'The Sandlot' was great! It reminds me of the first time I did "chaw" at about the age of 14 or 15, and didn't know you were supposed to spit. I was swallowing all that tobacco saliva-juice until I felt exactly like those kids in 'The Sandlot'. The room was spinning, and I wasn't even ON a spinning amusement park ride. I can only imagine the double-whammy *THAT* would be!!
And using the song 'Tequila' for that scene was absolute genius! A perfect and perfectly disgusting movie scene. Brilliant!! :^D
And, yeah, that guy doing the karaoke version of 'Tequila' certainly gave it his all. "A" for effort.
~ D-FensDogG
'Stephen T. McCarthy STUFFS'
Happy Belated Margarita Day, Stephen! They remind me of all the times I visited my parents in San Diego. There was a restaurant in Old Town that served the best ones I ever tasted. ☺ This is a tough battle, as I truly enjoy both songs. In the end, make mine Tequila! It gets my toes a-tappin'. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteDEBBIE D'DOGLADY ~
DeleteMy friend, thanks for stopping by with a contribution to this Battle!
Yeah, I can easily imagine that the San Diego area would have places with some exceptional Maggies.
Margaritas were a popular drink in L.A., too, when I lived there. Probably the most famous ones (Warren Zevon's favorites) were from a place called El Coyote. I used to go there just for the Maggies -- the food was an afterthought.
In fact, I went to El Coyote just before going to a Hank Williams Jr. ("Bocephus") concert once, and Bocephus was the only person in the theatre who was drunker'n I was!! ;-)
A Happy and Healthy New Year to ya!
~ D-FensDogG
'Stephen T. McCarthy STUFFS'
Excellent battle, Stephen T.!
ReplyDeleteAnd Happy New Year ;-)
Tequila was the first song I ever danced to - at three years old. Thirty years later, my daughter was dancing (swaying?) to Margaritaville on a crowded beach in Mexico. Gads!
I'm going with Tequila because nothing beats kitchen dancing with grandma (though she preferred beer). Such an unforgettable medley! Thanks for the reminder ;-)
Happy 2022, dIEDRE!
DeleteI'm pleased as tequila-spiked punch that you enjoyed this BOTB installment.
I *LOVED* the story of you dancing to 'Tequila' with your beer-drinking granny in the kitchen! Do you actually remember that? Or just know about it because granny told you later? Because I don't believe I have any memories that go back as far as 3 years old. I know I have memories from age 5, but I think that's about where my memories begin.
Although I have no doubt that your sweet Grandmother was NOTHING at all like *these* grannies, I couldn't help remembering this funny Monty Python skit while reading about you dancing with your Grandma who liked beer:
[Link> MONTY PYTHON Skit: Hell's Grannies
Thanks again for dropping two cents in the BOTB kitty!
~ Stephen
DogGtor of Alcohology &
King of Inebriation Nation
Those “Senile delinquents” were downright scary, Stephen. The worst thing my (great) grandma ever did was mow down a stop sign during the maiden voyage after getting her driver’s license at age 60.
DeleteNo, I don’t quite remember that far back (age 3), but incriminating photos do exist. And that was just the beginning. I was still kitchen dancing until January 2017 ;-)
BTW, I heard you say, “It’s over. I don’t love her anymore.” on MASH the other day.
Here’s to happy beginnings!
dIEDRE ~
DeleteHa! Funny stuffs!
I can think of a few stoplights that I'd like to mow down! I don't mind paying my fair share, by stopping for a minute or slightly more, so others can go. But some stoplights (3 here where I live) "go the extra mile" so that I CAN'T!
>>... I was still kitchen dancing until January 2017
Uh-oh! You finally wore out that groovy hip? ;^)
Just between us, I really did still love "her". But she dumped me, so I said I didn't love her anymore just to try and save face. ;^D
~ D-FensDogG
'STEPHEN T. McCARTHY REVIEWS...'
Haha! Grandma thought they had some nerve putting up a sign at all.
DeleteWore out that groovy hip? Ha! Would that I could ;-) Instead, I have epilepsy. Just between us. But, hey! I sure enjoyed this battle! Looking forward to more ;-)
Al Bondigas here. Cool match-up you got going on.. I'm with you Stephen as far as Jimmy Buffett goes. I'm not a big fan of his, but I do like "Margaritaville" and I really like "Come Monday", but other than those, I'm not a fan. "Tequila" is extremely catchy and a great party song. Something I know a little bit about. Well, I guess I need to make a rulin'. Rulin' fer "Margaritaville"!! That's it, that's muh rulin'.
ReplyDeleteThanks fer your rulin', JUDGE AL (just barely under the wire, in that traditional judicial way o' yourn).
Delete'Margaritaville' always reminds me of that weekend on Catalina Island when we drank all those... Daiquiris.
~ D-FensDogG
'FERRET-FACED FASCIST FRIENDS'
ATTENTION PEOPLES!
ReplyDeleteIf you are interested in seeing the final vote tally for this 'BATTLE OF THE BANDS' installment and my closing thoughts on it, you can put the following URL into your browser:
http://stmccpresentsbattleofthebands.blogspot.com/2021/12/battle-of-bands-margarita-day-2022-or.html
~ D-FensDogG
'Loyal American Underground'