Leslie Zemeckis's Blog - Posts Tagged "west"
Empire of the Summer Moon
There is much that makes this book a Pulitzer finalist. Gwynne's enthralling and masterful book on the "rise and fall" of the Comanche tribe during one of the most violent and turbulent times in American history makes me wish there was enough footage to create my third documentary on this subject. Alas, there is not, so settle down with prickly pear margarita: 1 oz fresh lime
1 oz fresh lemon
2 oz superb tequila
1 1/2 oz triple sec
1 oz prickly pear juice
splash of oj
blend together with ice, salt rim of glass and enjoy.
This epic history is entertaining and informative. Told from another perspective of the problem between the advancing white men and the Comanche warriors. With graphic descriptions of what would happen to women and children who were captured I was on the edge of my seat, neither rooting for the whites or the "reds".
I can't recommend this book enough. You will learn, be entertained, thrilled, horrified and ultimately be very satisfied with this brilliant piece of our history.
1 oz fresh lemon
2 oz superb tequila
1 1/2 oz triple sec
1 oz prickly pear juice
splash of oj
blend together with ice, salt rim of glass and enjoy.
This epic history is entertaining and informative. Told from another perspective of the problem between the advancing white men and the Comanche warriors. With graphic descriptions of what would happen to women and children who were captured I was on the edge of my seat, neither rooting for the whites or the "reds".
I can't recommend this book enough. You will learn, be entertained, thrilled, horrified and ultimately be very satisfied with this brilliant piece of our history.
The Inventor and the Tycoon
First pour yourself a San Francisco cocktail before slipping into this delectable history on the birth of movies.
1 oz gin
1 oz sweet vermouth
1 oz dry vermouth
dash of bitters
dash of cherry juice
garnish with a cherry and pour into a martini glass
Edward Ball makes a convincing case for photographer Eadweard Muybridge(just one of his many alias) as the inventor of the moving picture. A first class photographer recluse, odd ball and first class shit, Muybridge shoots his wife's lover dead. This being the frontier days the jury - of men - sympathized with the photographer and found him to be not guilty. Sponsored by tycoon Leland Stanford, railroad tycoon and first class shit the two forge a strange friendship. Stanford finances Muybridges experiments with moving pictures. Well written and interesting, I knew nothing of either man. Parts bog down, but ultimately very readable. Enjoy
1 oz gin
1 oz sweet vermouth
1 oz dry vermouth
dash of bitters
dash of cherry juice
garnish with a cherry and pour into a martini glass
Edward Ball makes a convincing case for photographer Eadweard Muybridge(just one of his many alias) as the inventor of the moving picture. A first class photographer recluse, odd ball and first class shit, Muybridge shoots his wife's lover dead. This being the frontier days the jury - of men - sympathized with the photographer and found him to be not guilty. Sponsored by tycoon Leland Stanford, railroad tycoon and first class shit the two forge a strange friendship. Stanford finances Muybridges experiments with moving pictures. Well written and interesting, I knew nothing of either man. Parts bog down, but ultimately very readable. Enjoy
