Posted by on Dec 31, 2011 in Drinks | 1 comment

Hot Shots

Hot Shots
In addition to trying Applejack Charlie and I started off the tasting with a few shots. We stumbled across the recipe and happened to have all the ingredients and it turned out to be pretty good, in that good and disgusting at the same time way that shots are supposed to be. Ladies and gentleman I give...
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Posted by on Dec 31, 2011 in Musings | 1 comment

Counting down

Counting down
Charlie here… It’s now just under a week to the debut episode of our new show and I know Ginny and I are quite excited to share the new format (and conversation) with you. We’ve already recorded a bit of our AppleJack review and we’re currently plotting out the major high points we want to discuss...
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Posted by on Dec 26, 2011 in Drinks | 0 comments

Meet Applejack

Meet Applejack
Want to read ahead a bit in advance of our first episode?  I have strong expectation that the beverage know as Applejack will be discussed in episode #1.  Ginny Tonic bumped into the beverage while reading this article on Salon.com, a regular reading stop for both of us. Borrowing heavily from Wikipedia,...
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Posted by on Dec 24, 2011 in Events, Musings | 0 comments

The December Salon of The League of Cincinnati Steampunks

The December Salon of The League of Cincinnati Steampunks
I’ve always loved the idea of a salon in the historical sense of a regular social gathering of eminent people at the house of a woman prominent in high society. Although I can’t claim to be the host, or even the organizer, of our local Steampunk salons I like to think that I can count myself among the...
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Posted by on Dec 23, 2011 in Comics, Geekery, Musings | 0 comments

Smuggling Spirits Reviewed

Smuggling Spirits Reviewed
Studio 407 has been a creative studio that has been on my radar for some time. Originally meeting reps for the company in New York a few years ago, I’ve wanted to take time to read some of their titles for quite some time. I started with Smuggling Spirits written by Ben Fisher with art by Mike Henderso...
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Posted by on Dec 22, 2011 in Events, Musings, Podcast | 0 comments

TeslaCon Road Show

TeslaCon Road Show
Before the Charlie Tonic Hour began there were a couple episodes of Charlie’s previous podcast, the Related Recap (which ran for 300 episodes over at comicrelated.com), which featured show hosts Charlie and Ginny Tonic.  They were both “Road Show Podcasts”.  These are shows done live on...
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Posted by on Dec 21, 2011 in Comics, Musings | 0 comments

Larry in Wonderland: A Pearls Before Swine Collection

Larry in Wonderland: A Pearls Before Swine Collection
Before I could review this book I had to pry it out of the hands of a wonderful nine year old. Considering the book was competing with an x-box and the online Lego universe game he’s obsessed with I consider that high praise indeed. Even higher praise is that I was waiting impatiently in line to read...
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Posted by on Dec 19, 2011 in Comics, Musings | 0 comments

Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword

Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword
Before we begin, according to the FTC I do need to let you know that a review copy of this book was provided by Amulet Books, a division of Abrams for the purposes of our checking out the story. Okay, now that that’s out of the way, let’s get to my review of this interesting, witty little gem...
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Posted by on Dec 18, 2011 in Comics, Musings, Podcast | 0 comments

Derby City Comic Con Road Show

Derby City Comic Con Road Show
Before the Charlie Tonic Hour began there were a couple episodes of Charlie’s previous podcast, the Related Recap (which ran for 300 episodes over at comicrelated.com), which featured show hosts Charlie and Ginny Tonic.  They were both “Road Show Podcasts”.  These are shows done live on...
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