Capers and Cocktails

Is there something in your home state that you just HAVE to tell people about? Some kind of roadside attraction that’s well, weird? Something that you force out of town guests to visit because it’s the most odd thing you’ve ever experienced? Just me? At the ripe old age of 64, Samuel P. Dinsmoor, or as we will call him, Sam, starts construction on his populist masterpiece. He took 113 tons of ceme...

Have you ever seen a plane flying upside down? Or, flying inverted, like the pilot people say. Have you seen a plane do this at a flight show, or in the new Top Gun movie? Or in the old Top Gun movie? Tell me, friends, what does that plane look like? I guarantee that the image you have produced in your head is not…this. For those of you listening, picture a big ass cargo plane, a McDonnell Douglas...

What do you get when you combine two California ladies with a penchant for drugs, a knack for getting caught, a strong, strong need to pass a urine test, and a DHL truck? Well, the recipe for today’s episode! ----- Orange Crush (Cocktail) 4 parts orange juice 2 parts vodka 1 part triple sec 1 part Cointreu or Grand Marnier Shake 'er up, pour 'er out, drink 'er up! Orange Crush (Mocktail) 3 parts o...

Not to get all colonialist and romantic, but the 150 year era that encompassed the conquest (and destruction) of the Old West marked a colorful period in American history. Also an awful one, so let's just name that. But, it's a time in American history marked by exploration, wilderness taming, cowboys, settling, and a lot of dust, it seems. Combine that with a distinct sense of lawlessness, and yo...

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I feel like I always start these episodes with…have you ever done something, well, stupid? And, David Zurfluh, I guarantee, has done something, well, stupider than you. In a case straight out of “Florida Man” but in Canada, let’s just say it involved impaired driving, a desperate attempt to avoid incarceration, and well, underwear. Red Apple Margarita 2 parts tequila 1 part triple sec 1 part lime...

In the early morning hours of June 13, 1977, after a thunderstorm had rolled through, young girls at a Girl Scout Camp in Northeast Oklahoma heard terrifying noises throughout the dark, dark night. A counselor had investigated what sounded like guttural moaning sounds at 1:30 AM. One girl heard a scream. Another, perhaps someone crying for their mom. A camper from tent 6 had been awakened to a fla...

“I have always known that I had a big purpose. Not to be cocky, but, always knew. Just felt that driving power which made me fearless and relentless. My parents were told by more than one spiritual leader that I had a bright light around me. My uncle saw me before I was born and noted this light. My parents told me from birth my life would be hard but it was to make me strong. A bigger purpose is...

The de Védrines were French aristocrats. They owned many properties, including the Château Martel in Monflanquin, France. The family was well-respected and active in the upper echelon of French society. But even their cultured, highly-educated upbringings were no match for a modern day Rasputin, a conman who managed, over the course of a decade, to bring the family to its knees. And the things the...

Austin, Texas, 1884. A city that was on the very edge of modernity. A town that had grown by almost 5x in population in twenty years. Some were calling Austin the Athens of the West. Indeed, there were not one, not two, but three colleges to study at. You could buy one of 10,000 books at Gammel's, downtown, and the sunset red granite was being laid for what would be the largest state capitol in th...

On October 16, 2000, a grieving daughter, Marilyn Blalock, called the coroner's office. Her mother, Mary Lou Henderson Morris, who had been murdered four days before. She wanted to get back her mother's personal belongings, especially some family heirloom jewelry. The receptionist at the coroner's office stunned her with the reply: the body was still at the coroner's office, and the family could g...

The scent of sage clung in the air as Saguache (suh-WATCH) county police officers entered the Moffat, Colorado, house of Miguel Lamboy on April 28, 2021. It didn't take them long to discover what they had been sent for. Miguel, a quiet and serene background member of a group called Love Has Won, had walked into the Salida police department that day to report that he had discovered a deceased mummi...

She is seated in what appears to be a room that opens up to a vast landscape behind her, receding into icy mountains. Hushed grays, blues, browns and greens show an almost other-worldly, imaginary  scene with only winding paths and a distant bridge bringing our imagination back to earth. The horizon line is painted level with her eyes, linking her inextricably with the landscape and increasin...

Have you ever done anything, well, stupid? Something that you instantly regret? Something you wish had gone very, very differently? Well, I think I can do you one better. Because, chances are, on November 28, 2011, jewelry thief Nathaniel Coleman had a worse day than you. ----- Pomegranate Margarita: 2 parts tequila 1 part triple sec 1 part lime juice 1 part pomegranate syrup Mix all ingredients i...

“Slavery, throughout its entire existence in the United States is none other than a most barbarous, unprovoked, and unjustifiable War of one portion of its citizens upon another portion; the only conditions of which are perpetual imprisonment, and hopeless servitude or absolute extermination; in utter disregard and violation of those eternal and self-evident truths set forth in our Declaration of...

In the United States, indigenous women are the ethnic group that is most at risk to be stalked, raped and murdered. And often, these crimes are not prosecuted or even investigated. No arrests. No charges being brought. Across the United States, there are thousands of unsolved cases involving Native Americans. In the last five years alone, almost 7,000 Native girls have gone missing in the United S...

Today is the strange, made-for-Hollywood (and indeed, it was made-for-Hollywood) story of a universally beloved funeral director, Bernie Tiede. A warm, charming man who ingratiated himself in the small town community of Carthage, Texas, with his generous spirit, godly mannerisms, and gorgeous singing voice, Bernie made an unlikely best friendship in a woman several decades his senior, the wealthie...

The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or the FLDS, is one of the largest fundamentalists denominations of the Mormon church and is most known, first, for its practice of polygamy. Second, it's most known for the abuse perpetuated and demanded by its once and current leader, Warren Jeffs. Despite serving a life sentence in a prison in Texas, he maintains a powerful grip on...

***I'll be doing the drawing Wednesday, 12/15*** 10. The Orange Crush (the murder of Abraham Shakespeare) 10. The Orange Crush (the murder of Abraham Shakespeare): 2 parts orange juice, 1 part orange soda, 1 part triple sec, 1 part lime juice, 2 parts tequila, orange slice (optional) Shake 'er up and pour into a salt-rimmed glass, add an orange slice for additional bougie-ness 9. The Island (the m...

The Chocolate 2 parts tequila 1/2 part lime juice 1 part chocolate liqueur 1 part heavy cream 1 part triple sec 1 drop almond extract dash of cinnamon Shake up liquid parts of the margarita. Make sure ingredients are cold; don't use ice. Rim the glass in chocolate syrup and crushed up pieces of chocolate. Pour margarita into the glass. Next week we're doing a Top Ten on our favorite margaritas of...

The Margarita, Deconstructed 2 parts infused tequila 1 part lime juice 1 part triple sec 1 part simple syrup Shake up the nonalcoholic parts of the margarita Strain over fresh ice with a salt-rimmed glass If you want, take a shot or two of tequila. Chase it with some lime. Don't tell Carrie. The Chocolate (next week's ingredients!): tequila, lime juice, triple sec, simple syrup, heavy whipping cre...

The Maple Pecan Margarita 2 parts infused tequila 1 part lime juice 1 part triple sec 1 part simple syrup Shake 'er up Strain over fresh ice with a black salt-rimmed glass Prep Work—Pecan Maple Infused Tequila Chop up pecans, add with syrup to taste of a tequila of your choice The Tequila Shot (next week's ingredients!): tequila, lime, salt ----- Got an idea for a case? Hang out with us on Insta!...

The Apple Cider Margarita 2 parts tequila 2 parts apple cider 1 part lime juice 1 part triple sec 1 part simple syrup Shake 'er up Strain over fresh ice with a black salt-rimmed glass The Pecan (next week's ingredients!): maple syrup, pecans, tequila, simple syrup, lime juice, triple sec, cinnamon Prep Work—Pecan Maple Infused Tequila Chop up pecans, add with syrup to taste of a tequila of your ch...

The Alien Margarita 1 part tequila 1 part melon liqueur 1 part blue curacao 1 part lime juice 1 part triple sec drink glitter (optional) Shake 'er up Strain over fresh ice with a black salt-rimmed glass The Apple (next week's ingredients!): apple cider, tequila, simple syrup, lime juice, triple sec, cinnamon ----- Got an idea for a case? Hang out with us on Insta! h ttps://www.instagram.com/margsa...

The Black Magic Margarita 2 parts tequila 1 part triple sec 1 part lime juice black food coloring drink glitter (optional) Shake 'er up Strain over fresh ice with a black salt-rimmed glass Recipe Credit: https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a55953/black-magic-margaritas-recipe/ The Alien (next week's ingredients!): melon liqueur, blue curacao, tequila, simple syrup, lime juice, trip...