Random Bike Ride Playlist

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First bike ride of the year this afternoon.  Just a short one to check the gear still works.  Whilst out on my bicycle, I hit shuffle on the ipod and this is what I got:

  1. Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Police Station”
  2. The Damned – “She”
  3. Deep Purple – “Hey Joe”
  4. Johnny Cash – “Send a Picture of Mother”
  5. Zombina & the Skeletones – “The Fragile Heart”
  6. Tommy James & the Shondells – “I Think We’re Alone Now”
  7. UK Subs – “Teenage”
  8. Nashville Pussy – “Nutbush City Limits”
  9. DJ Format – “2,3.. scrape”
  10. Iggy Pop – “Starry Night”
  11. The Cult – “Tiger in the Sun”
  12. Flogging Molly – “The Rare Ould Times”
  13. Nirvana – “Been a Son”

With apologies to Matt Barnes – ripping you off a bit here, but I did warn you.

Bike riding t-shirt option for today – Motorhead

Surf Rider

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Surf Rider cocktail

Surf Rider cocktail

We’re back at Platinum Al’s Virtual Hot Tub, following a short break due to technical problems.  And it’s time for another cocktail recipe straight from the Virtual Tiki Bar.  This is one I discovered recently and has become a firm favourite.

Surf Rider

  • 3 measures vodka
  • 1 measure vermouth 
  • Lemon juice 
  • Orange juice
  • Grenadine 
  • Ice

Start with four or five ice cubes in your cocktail shaker.  Add the vodka, then add a liberal dash of lemon juice.  Pour in your grenadine – the recipe recommends 1/2 teaspoon but I would go for more.  Be a devil.  Then top off with fresh orange juice and shake.

The result is a refreshing summer drink, not too dissimilar to a Love on the Rocks, but not as sickly sweet.

Soundtrack: The Ventures, the Beach Boys

Drink responsibly.

Back to Work Blues

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Enjoying the Bank Holiday?  Sorry to mention it, but for most of us it’s back to work tomorrow.  Now I don’t have any optimistic advice, any philosophical thoughts to get you through this.  No “without the work, the rest wouldn’t be the same” message.  Not even an inspiring “get out there and be the best you can be” cliche.

But I can offer you a playlist that will help you get through it all.  Music that sticks two fingers up at working life and slides back under the duvet.  Enjoy these prime tunes and be free!

  1. “The Job That Ate My Brain” – The Ramones
  2. “Take This Job and Shove it” – Dead Kennedys
  3. “We’ve Gotta Get Out of This Place” – The Animals
  4. “9 to 5” – Dolly Parton
  5. “Workin‘ For A Livin‘ (Live)” – Huey Lewis and the News
  6. “Working for the Yankee Dollar” – The Skids
  7. “Work Song” – Tito Puente
  8. “Working for the Man” – Roy Orbison
  9. “Worker Bee” – D.R.I.
  10. “Workin‘ Man Blues” – Merle Haggard
  11. “At My Job” – Dead Kennedys
  12. “It’s Not My Place (In the 9 to 5 World)” – The Ramones
  13. “Finest Worksong” – R.E.M.
  14. “The Weekend” – Michael Gray
  15. “Work” – The Saturdays
  16. “Powertrip” – Monster Magnet

The final song, by the mighty Monster Magnet, features the classic line “I’m never gonna work another day in my life”.  If only.

My thanks to Nicky Carr for the inspiration for this post!

Bloody Mary Morning

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Hey there!

Here at Platinum Al’s Virtual Hot Tub, soaking in the tub isn’t the only thing we offer.  There’s also our Virtual Tiki Bar, offering drinks of all descriptions to get the party started.  Here’s a recipe for one of our favourites.

Bloody Mary

  • 2 measures vodka
  • Tabasco sauce
  • Worcestershire sauce
  • Lemon juice
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Thick tomato juice
  • Ice cubes

Ideal as an aperitif, the Bloody Mary is an all time classic – and Platinum Al likes ’em spicy.

Start by throwing some ice cubes into your cocktail mixer, and then add lemon juice.  To make this spicy (recommended), add your Tabasco sauce and Worcestershire sauce liberally.  Add salt and pepper – not any kind of specialised cocktail condiments, use the stuff from your kitchen cabinet.  And don’t be shy.  Then it’s vodka time.  Finally top off with as much tomato juice as you can fit in the shaker.

Now you need to give the mixture a good shake.  Pour out into a tall glass, serve with a straw and mixing stick.  An olive will make a nice addition.

Feel free to experiment to your taste (note the lack of recommended amounts for most of the above ingredients).  But again, please note that I recommend this drink nice and spicy.  It’s ideal to start the night off, but I wouldn’t be trying to down Bloody Marys after a full meal.

Be careful out there.

Soundtrack: “Bloody Mary Morning” by Supersuckers

Cold Metal

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All this snow has influenced my music choice of late.  Over the last couple of months, we’ve been having some distinctly wintry weather.   Now it’s officially Spring, yet right outside my mighty wooden door there’s the biggest snow fall all year.

As a result, my music tastes have been very Northern European.  Scandinavian, in fact.

Recently my playlists have included:

Turbonegro, Kvelertak and a-ha (Norway)

Spiritual Beggars, Entombed, Ghost, Grand Magus, Hysterica, Katatonia, The Hives, Millencolin and of course ABBA (Sweden)

HIM and Lordi (Finland)

Bjork (Iceland)

Volbeat (Denmark)

Looks like I’ll be unleashing my inner Viking for some time as the snow continues to fall.

If you’ve got any musical recommendations for me to go with this theme, please let me know by posting a comment.  Skål!

Welcome to Platinum Al’s Virtual Hot Tub

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Hey!  How are you?  Welcome to Platinum Al’s blog.  Thanks for dropping by.  I like to think of this page as my Virtual HOT TUB.  So why not strip down to your scanties, grab a glass of wine, and dip your toes in the water.  That’s right, relax in the warm waters of the Virtual hot tub… Nice!

We have a fantastic Virtual Hot Tub to immerse yourself in.  The water’s warm and inviting, just right to relax and unwind.

There’s also our Virtual Tiki Bar, serving Virtual Cocktails all evening.  Try a Vodka Martini, Bloody Mary, Margherita or Long Island Ice Tea.  There’s loads more to choose from, even Virtual Beers for the booze hounds out there.

Go on – sink into the water of the Virtual Hot Tub and enjoy the bubbles!