You may remember, Gentle Reader, that not too long ago we invented a couple of cocktails that captured our feelings about the Kevin Weekes and Scott Clemmensen Eras. You might also remember that we floated a theory that the Devils goaltending situation this season is going to follow the trajectory of the James Bond movie franchise. Well, keeping with that theory, today we had a cocktail that embodies what we’re feeling about Clemmensen’s play of late.
Behold: the The Spy Who Loved Me.
Sigh. We hate to have to say this — really, we do — but Clemmer’s been good lately. It’s eating at our souls. But we just can’t lie to ourselves anymore, and the fact is our goalie version of Roger Moore as James Bond is clearly in his The Spy Who Loved Me phase. And this drink basically tastes exactly like that.
The recipe is actually for a “Ballet Russe”, which, when topped with ginger ale becomes a “Russian Fizz”, which is only appropriate for The Spy Who Loved Me. It’s a sickly sweet mix of vodka, creme de cassis, lime juice, lemon juice and simple syrup. And because we didn’t have any ginger ale, we topped ours with ginger beer. Ultimately, it’s just like its movie namesake — a bit clumsy, a lot overdone, not really all that great when you’re in the moment, but overall leaves an extremely positive impression. The only thing its missing is that totally puzzling slow-moving chase scene with Jaws at the Pyramids.
So there you go. Our alcoholic way of saying that Clemmer doesn’t suck. Right now. This very moment. But we’re not worried — before too much longer we’ll be drinking Moonrakers.
I’m not sure on the taste (vodka’s not really my thing unless its REAL good vodka)…but damn if it doesn’t LOOK good…
Also, the glass is totally neat lookin’.
If I didn’t read this entry, I’d wonder why you had posted a photo of a glass of iced tea.
Josh, we only use the best vodka for Devils drinks. Maybe that’s why the real team so often disappoints us… :P
Amy, I actually doctored the photo quite a bit because the lighting on it was really depressing; while I was happy with warming it up, I also thought the drink ended up looking pretty iced tea-y, too!
And good morning, everyone! I hope we all had marvelous weekends! And that we’re all super-excited for it to be Monday! I know I am. No, wait…
What’s worrying me is that I’m pretty sure Moonrakers are made with bathtub gin. I’m watching you, Clemmer. *shifty eyes*
Good morning, everyone! I had the hardest time getting up today. My bed was like Chinese Comfy Sheet Torture. “Tell us everything… Or we will untuck you!” “NOOOO!!! I promise, I’ll tell you everything! EVERYTHING!”
My bed was like Chinese Comfy Sheet Torture. “Tell us everything… Or we will untuck you!” “NOOOO!!! I promise, I’ll tell you everything! EVERYTHING!”
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I too had a rough time hauling myself out of bed this morning. My room was cold! My room is never cold (seriously, they heat my apartment up to about 80 degrees in the winter). Although, uh, now that I think about it, I might have had the window open a crack which I suppose would explain it…
A Good Cold Morning you you IPBers. :) Even if Clemmensen is playing good right now, my wife and I still think he sucks. oh well… :)
Chinese Comfy Sheet Torture.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Mags, I had to crack one of my windows last night, too, because the heat was going at too full bore, and it made crawling out of my own comfy sheet torture pretty difficult. It’s amazing how a bitterly cold room and cozily warm blankies makes Monday so much more brutal. Heh.
HoOn, I am SO glad to hear that we’re not the only ones who haven’t been swayed yet by Clemmer. SURELY the other shoe is about to drop…
Oh, and it looks like I’m an admin who’s about to go above and beyond, doing an in-person visa application for my boss who is going to India next month. Look at me, the go-getter, taking a day in the City on my employer’s behalf.
It’s a cold day to be in the city right now. :) Where’s the Indian consulate in NYC? At least it’s an easy commute for you by taking NJ Transit! wewt! Enjoy the cold weather in the City! ;)
Hilariously, the Indian consulate has outsourced the visa application process. Heh. I’m going in next Monday, and it looks like a nice, easy commute, at least. Goodness only knows whether the actual process will be easy. (And conveniently, Pookie’s taking a vacation day on Monday. Sweet! A stolen, unexpected adventure, since I have to stay in the City all day. You drop off the application in the morning and then go pick up the visa in the evening. I have no choice but to have a long lunch and go to a museum or two!)
I’m so excited for a NYC adventure in the freezing cold! Woo-hoo! And so excited not to be here at work that day!
Dude, seriously. I’m also excited to miss my department’s holiday lunch! :D
Dude, seriously. I’m also excited to miss my department’s holiday lunch! :D
No kidding. We have our sign up sheet circulating for the annual office holiday potluck….I think I’m going to upgrade from my standard “paper plates/cups” to “will not attend”.
I think I’m going to upgrade from my standard “paper plates/cups” to “will not attend”.
That’s GREAT thinking! My boss, when he realized the day I was taking his visa paperwork in happened to be the day of the holiday party, seemed to reconsider delegating the job to me. But I called no backsies, so he’s stuck going to the luncheon. MWA HA HA HA HA!!!
But I called no backsies, so he’s stuck going to the luncheon.
Niiiice. Well played.
So, it looks like the Devils are, dare I say it…on a roll. That’s awesome. Who would have thought?
So, it looks like the Devils are, dare I say it…on a roll. That’s awesome. Who would have thought?
Well, it’s hardly a Sharks-sized roll, but I’ll take it! I am HORRIFIED at how well Clemmer’s played. It just makes me sick. :P (It also really helps that we made hay against teams like the Islanders, Panthers and Lightning Bolts, and cashed in on some of our traditional “Patty Elias vs. The Flyers” good luck. We’ve got the Pens and Rangers this week, and I don’t anticipate anything good coming of that.)
I’m totally gonna be in the city next Monday as well -ookies! I must attend one of my classes at CBS headquarters for some reason. Not looking forward, because I NEVER do NYC alone, and I can’t make it to campus in time for the ride-share, so I gotta train it on my own :(
Is it sad that I’m no longer impressed with behind-the-scenes workings at major media conglomerates? After CBS, all I’ll need is an adjunct professor who works for Fox and I’ll have all the majors taken care of, plus HBO to boot.
I also never do NYC alone, so I was totally freaking out until I realized Pookie was taking a half day on Monday. So I begged her until she agreed to take a full day instead. (The place the consulate has outsourced their visa processing to doesn’t allow ANY personal electronics on site. Not phones, not iPods, not even batteries. NOTHING. I was very, very leery of having to spend an entire day rattling around New York City on my own without a phone, iPod or camera. That would SUCK. But having Pookie come along means she can hold my stuff while I do the visa application part! WOO HOO! Safety in numbers! If I’d known you were going to be there, Josh, I could have had you be my electronics mule! :P)
I stopped being impressed by the inner workings at major media conglomerates after Pookie worked for one. Anyone who will hire her MUST be a living joke. :P
Well, it’s hardly a Sharks-sized roll, but I’ll take it!
Hells yes. I’d freakin’ kill for the Sabres to go on a Devils-sized roll right about now! Also, woo Sharks! After the loss on Saturday Danny Boyle was practically heart broken over it. You know the team’s doing well when one loss is like the end of the world.
I am HORRIFIED at how well Clemmer’s played.
It hasn’t been easy on you guys, I’m sure. Is Weekes out of the picture then? Last I saw, they were splitting time.
You know the team’s doing well when one loss is like the end of the world.
Isn’t it great when you get to completely lose all perspective like that? During the ’03 Cup run, I got SO MUCH mileage out of bitching about that G6 ECF loss in OT at home to the Sens. Then, when it was all over, I realized that was the ONLY home loss they’d had all playoffs. Whoops! Yeah, I’m an ingrate. You can say it. :D
Is Weekes out of the picture then? Last I saw, they were splitting time.
On paper they are, but in reality Clemmer’s the starter. Sutter must hate him as much as we do, though, and won’t say it out loud. As if somehow refusing to use the S-word will make it so that a guy who starts 9 of the last 11 (or something like that) isn’t really your starter.
Isn’t it great when you get to completely lose all perspective like that?
I try to keep it in check, but yeah…it is pretty neat.
It seems like I’ve always got one team to balance me out. Usually the Sharks and Sabres aren’t killing it at the same time. I’ll tell you though, when it happens, like in 05-06, it’s hard for me to stay grounded!
Sutter must hate him as much as we do, though, and won’t say it out loud.
That pretty much goes for most of the roster though. I think Sutter really just wants to punch most of his players in the mouth.
It seems like I’ve always got one team to balance me out.
Yeah, I’m not sure if it’s that thoughtful of the Sabres to be acting as your anchor here. Would it KILL them to let you go crazy again? :P
I think Sutter really just wants to punch most of his players in the mouth.
HAHAHAHA!!! He and I have so much in common!
Would it KILL them to let you go crazy again? :P
I know right? They started out so well…
He and I have so much in common!
You two could start an “I Hate Clemmer” campaign for the All-Star Game. You know, kind of like Vote For Rory, except driven by blinding rage.
I’m also excited to miss my department’s holiday lunch!
I just realized my company’s holiday party means I’m missing Saturday’s Devils/Sabres game.
Would it KILL them to let you go crazy again? :P
I know right? They started out so well…
He and I have so much in common!
You two could start an “I Hate Clemmer” campaign for the All-Star Game. You know, kind of like Vote For Rory, except driven by blinding rage.
You know, kind of like Vote For Rory, except driven by blinding rage.
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I just realized my company’s holiday party means I’m missing Saturday’s Devils/Sabres game.
Oooh, bummer! (And seriously, you have a company party on a SATURDAY? That’s AWFUL!) Although if it’s at all like the last one, you’ll hardly be missing a game for the ages…
I just realized my company’s holiday party means I’m missing Saturday’s Devils/Sabres game.
DVR! It’s magical!
We went to Tracie’s company party on Saturday night and a few of the guys there (those who know I’m a hockey fan) were shocked that I had skipped the Sharks game for the party. It is all about the Tivo/DVR/whatever.
Also, we didn’t win squat in the raffle. I was eyeing the PS3. It was a tough one to watch someone else win.
You didn’t win ANYTHING? andrew, I’m horrified. That company party ought to be ashamed of itself.
Seriously, you have a company party on a SATURDAY? That’s AWFUL!
Two words: open bar.
I may DVR the game. If I hear reports during the party that the game is going well, then I’ll watch it when I get home. If I hear otherwise, then I just hit erase and its like the game never existed.
You didn’t win ANYTHING? andrew, I’m horrified. That company party ought to be ashamed of itself.
SERIOUSLY.
I think the fix was in. But we’ve still got the Wii as a reminder of last years bounty. That helps assuage the pain.
Two words: open bar.
Word.
If I hear reports during the party that the game is going well, then I’ll watch it when I get home. If I hear otherwise, then I just hit erase and its like the game never existed.
Amy, I find myself doing this more and more often as the years go by. In fact, with family in town for this past Thanksgiving, I think I had 4 or 5 games backlogged…erasing all the losses (Sabres games) really helped me through the nasty streak they were on.
I am still incapable of ignoring a tivoed game. Of course, I live in such a hockey vacuum in real life that I never find out what the result was before I get a chance to watch it…
Yeah, CBS is BO-RING! Have fun, Josh! (Actually, it was a lot of fun to work there.)
Amy, that sucks about your holiday party being on a Saturday!
andrew, I’m sorry about that PS3. Next year. Next year.
Thanks to rearranging my schedule for this visa trip to NYC, I effectively traded two hours on the reference desk for two hours sitting around at my company breakfast! I had no idea we were even having a breakfast. Talk about living right.
(This is, I think, my reward for spending all afternoon handling questions from my coworkers like “my computer is broken! It won’t scroll!” when the coworker is looking at a page that doesn’t have enough information to warrant a scroll bar.)
Hi, IPB! I’m so glad everyone’s doing so well. I broke my glasses today. I clearly am riding an epic wave of fail this weekend/today. (Did I mention I’m legally blind without glasses? I really am rocking the good old tape trick on my glasses. Stylish!)
This is, I think, my reward for spending all afternoon handling questions from my coworkers like “my computer is broken! It won’t scroll!” when the coworker is looking at a page that doesn’t have enough information to warrant a scroll bar.)
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I am convinced the universe still owes me for having to take thirty five minutes to explain what the “B” and “I” key are in Word to one of my very first coworkers.
When the “B” key is BOLDED and the “I” key is ITALICIZED.
I never understood that buttons in Word were so complicated to understand. (Additionally, this was also a coworker who would shriek everytime the paper clip helper would pop up in Word).
andrew, I’m sorry about that PS3. Next year. Next year.
Thanks for the sympathies. Yes, next year it will be mine! This is swear!!!
Or the flat screen…y’know, either one is cool.
I broke my glasses today. I clearly am riding an epic wave of fail this weekend/today.
Weak dude. Sorry to hear it!
Weak dude. Sorry to hear it!
Well, in about an hour I’m leaving work to go to the optical center by my house, see if they can’t tweak it until I can get an optometrist appointment and order new glasses. Because seriously, I need these things to live. Heh.
Thanks for the sympathies. Yes, next year it will be mine! This is swear!!!
Perhaps, andrew, you’ll have one “on” year and one “off” year. Clearly this is your off year! Next year, I have faith for you – you’ll totally get that flat screen.
this was also a coworker who would shriek everytime the paper clip helper would pop up in Word
Nice!
I am so cold and miserable here the only thing cheering me up is that someone left the book “30,000 Years of Art” on a shelf where the first part is blocked by another book so I’m sitting here looking at “30,000 ears fart”. And it’s cracking me up. Because I’m 12.
Clearly this is your off year! Next year, I have faith for you – you’ll totally get that flat screen.
That would be ideal.
We sat at the same table with the same people as last year (the cool kids table, apparently), and one of the couples we were sitting with actually took home the PS3. So, we got the Wii last year, they got the PS3 this year. It seemed obvious to all of us that the third couple at the table is winning the hot ticket item next year. I have to find a way to skip over their year!
It seemed obvious to all of us that the third couple at the table is winning the hot ticket item next year. I have to find a way to skip over their year!
Well that’s simple — just give them the wrong date for the party. Tell them it’s a week later. Then they won’t be there, and you’ll be on hand to swoop in and give that flat screen tv the loving home it deserves.
“30,000 ears fart”
That’s my favorite book!
I didn’t know a lot of people worked for a media company. I work in ABC over in NYC. We should have a Devils meet on Monday? lol
I’ll join the I hate Clemmer club too! Sign me up!
It’s a very rarified and select club, the I Hate Clemmer Club. Only the wisest Devils fans seek to gain admittance. :D
And wow! It’s like EVERYONE is going to be in NYC on Monday!