Looking for zombue cheer?

I seldom go out but when I feel myself flagging I go and cheer myself up in Pere Lachaise … while seeking out the dead I see nothing but the living. ~ Balzac
I wonder what Balzac would say about zombies? We know they weren't the dead he was seeking, or were they?
I'm returning four zombie movies today: Night of the Living Dead (old version), Night of the Living Dead (new version), 28 Days Later, & Resident Evil. It's not my nature to bash something I don't like, unless it's a zombie, so here's my 2 cent review: 28 Days Later & Resident Evil were quite interesting. Maybe I'll writie more about them later. Now I need to move into hyper teacher mode. Fearless Zombie Fighters Found Here!
TTFN!

Why a Zombie?

I dunno. I suppose it has to do with an on again/off again relationship I’ve had with those dreaded horror movie darlings I’ve been watching since I was knee-high to a grasshopper-zombie. There were a couple of years when I had to lay off the zombie flicks, but that is so another story. So let me ask you a question: are you listening to anything at the moment? You know, I know a lot of walking talking zombies. I bet you do, too. While you think about that, how’s about a little night music? Space Escapade

Get comfortable and have a drink

I’m just starting with this cocktail recipe because I’m listening to Martin Denny and I think his music is synonymous with a Zombie. This site is going to be about any and all things “zombie” and is dedicated to zombie lovers and haters everywhere. But why zombies? Well, I just finished a zombie marathon and I think this just may be the cathartic treatment someone like me could use to move past the whole “living dead” thing...or maybe get into it. We'll see.

And now the recipe:

1 1/4 oz lemon juice
1 1/2 oz dark rum*
3/4 oz orange juice
1/2 oz cherry brandy
1/2 oz light rum* (I’m a dark rum gal, so I trade this for another 1/2 oz of dark rum)
2 dashes grenadine
Preparation:
Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice.
Shake (don’t stir up the dead!) well.
Strain into a tall glass, filled with crushed ice.

This drink is lethal, though you wouldn’t know it because it’s so smooth. Two of these and you’ll feel and move like these two:

and the next day you’ll feel like someone is taking an axe to your head, like this guy:

Rumor has it that this drink was invented by Donn Beach in the 1930’s. This is the fellow that owned Don the Beachcomber restaurant in Los Angeles. His restaurants had a Polynesian feel, something I’m sure Martin Denny enjoyed.

Aloha!