The Army of Drunks

Short: 1970s - The Harvey Wallbanger with the whole Army of Drunks! Journey back to the era of bell-bottoms and key parties as the Army dives into the Harvey Wallbanger, the most delicious summer drink with the most made-up backstory.  Is it a girlie drink with a manly name?  Decide for yourself!  And try to keep up as we play "Real Cocktail or Real Canadian."  (And totally lose track of the score...

Short: 1960s - The Rusty Nail with Katie Massa and Bjork* "Drink-a-Decade" enters the 1960's with a drink that sounds dirty but goes down sweet. It's the Rusty Nail, and it's the best use of Drambuie since getting your grandmother to pass out early at Christmas. We also sample an Icelandic bark-based liqueur called "Bjork," and Katie tells us the unexpected hazards of drinking in New York.  (NSFW...

Short: 1950s - The Black Russian with Katie Massa and The Municipal Bloodbank Players* "Drink-a-Decade" enters the cold war with a cocktail created for the amabssador of Luxembourg.  (Seriously.) It's the Black Russian, a drink so sweet and delicious you'll forget it was born under the shadow of two great super-powers who hoped to destroy each other.  Learn about the White Russian and other far-le...

Short: 1940s - The Hurricane with Katie Massa and Jason Berlin "Drink-a-Decade" pulls into your harbor with the cocktail that was given away free to sailors! It's the Hurricane!  Drink yourself back to WWII-era New Orleans, when scotch was rare, and rum was flowing like seamen on shore-leave.  Discover the fruity drink that made drinking in the streets famous.  We also discuss the New Jersey marsc...

Short: 1930s - The Brown Derby with Katie Massa and Jason Berlin "Drink-a-Decade" rolls on like a runaway freight train that only smashes a stalled-out schoolbus once every two weeks! Drink your way back to the Golden Age of Hollywood with the Brown Derby, a delightful blend of whiskey, grapefruit and honey that was possibly invented by Douglas Fairbanks, but definitely made famous in a giant hat....

Short: 1920s - The Bee's Knees with Katie Massa and Jason Berlin It's "Drink-a-Decade," which is as catchy as we can pull off when we've had a few.  The Army of Drunks is profiling one cocktail to represent the spirit of each decade, and we're starting with Prohibition.  Enjoy the 1920's-era Bee's Knees, the cocktail so delightfully sweet it can mask even the most formaldehyde-laden bathtub gin.  ...

The Blue Hawaii(an) Show with the Army of Drunks It's Tiki Time!  What's the difference between the Blue Hawaii and the Blue Hawaiian?  Not much!  But we dive face-first into the blue beauty that arguably started Tiki cocktail culture.  Plus, we once again turn to the great state of Florida for Booze News.  And Vanessa's Drunken Intervews!  No guest for this archive show, just the old crew getting...

The Cosmopolitan Show with Jackie Monahan Happy Valentine's/Lincon's Birthday, folks, as we get to the bottom of the most famous "girlie" drink of the past decade.  We also talk with comedienne Jackie Monahan about how she went from the "lesbian comedian circuit" to dating a guy.  Plus, booze news fetures a woman with no pants and a special bottle of whisky.  (Very NSFW, as always. Particularly LG...

The Aviation Show with Rico Gagliano Does gin make a man mean?  Find out as we join public radio host Rico Gagliano of The Dinner Party Download and discover the Aviation Cocktail, a drink so smooth, yet so incendiary.  Also, we discuss the worst interview in rock and roll, Spork's Magic 8-Ball trip, and why cake pops can fuck off.  (NSFW as always.)

The (Whiskey) Old Fashioned Show  with Johnny Amerika Join us with mad genius Johnny Amerika -- a man who builds the sort of machines you'd only come up with when you’re drunk -- as the Army gets ice-balls deep in the (Whiskey) Old Fashioned cocktail, a drink older than anyone alive today.  We also hear booze news from the rampantly drunken hamlet of River Falls, learn the story of a real-life Kil...

THE VESPER MARTINI SHOW with Cece Pleasants   The hell that fragile mama's-boy Daniel Craig!*  The drunks get loaded the original James Bond martini — the Vesper — made up by novelist Ian Fleming himself, and promise not to make a single lame-ass “shaken” or “stirred” joke.  We also talk to late-night comedy writer and comedienne Cece Pleasants about what it’s like to get cancelled, why some femal...

Don't spend Christmas Eve alone with a bottle, spend it with the Army of Drunks, musical guest Everybody Get in Here, and a whole mess of Hot Toddies!  Learn the history of the drink King George the first called "Laxitive."  Hear about Vanessa's night at a Russian Gun Christmas Party.  Discover new cocktails named after 2014's biggest assholes.  And find out what's in Shaw's Christmas Craw!  Maybe...

Start ringing in the hoidays with Derek Jones, comedian and found of L.A.'s largest Ugly Sweater Party.  Also learn the secret recipe for George Washington's Eggnog, and why real noggers let their nog sit for six months.  Then play "Name That Sex Act - Holiday Edition!"  (Still NSFW, really.)

We'll be back with a full show next week, but in the mean time learn all about bitters -- and bitterness -- with Taylor and Jeremy from Bitter Tears as we get drunk on the "Pork and Beans" cocktail, unearth Taylor's Aunt's torrid affair with Charles Bukowski, and learn that little ice cubes are for punk-ass chumps.  (NSFW, as usual) For the recipe, check our show notes at http://www.armyofdrunks.n...

Yes, the Army is releasing a "Short" or "Shot" or whateveryouwannacallit as we get in sync with the holidays.  Tonight we try an original cocktail: The Green Hawaii.  Why?  Because nothing says "aloha" like absinthe!  We also take an uncomfortably long time to sign off.  Mahalo, mofos! (NSFW as always.)

Dismember your childhoold as cartoon voice actors Richard Horvitz and Rikki Simons -- from Nickeldoeon's "Invader ZIM" -- get loaded on the Moscow Mule.  Learn the history of a cocktail created in secret by a beverage cabal.  Hear True Tales of Convention Horror.  Then play "Name that Sex Act" with TV's GIR!  (NSFW, obviously.)  

THE ARMY OF DRUNKS Long Island Iced Tea Show with guests Moshe Kasher and Mike O'Connell Join the Army of Drunks as we get into the history of the most shamefully boozy cocktails of either the 1970's or the Prohibition era, depending on who you believe. Guest comedians Mike O'Connell and Moshe Kasher discuss the art of stand-up comedy, and play "Drunk Comic vs. Sober Comic." (Utterly NSFW.)