Posted by on Mar 30, 2012 in Events | 0 comments

News From The Pandora Society

News From The Pandora Society
Charlie here with the update this week.  Ginny Tonic is off this evening planning a very interesting cocktail mix for this weekend’s party fun (and making a wonderful chili) so I’ve stepped in to share all the news from around the growing world that is the Pandora Society. If you are looking...
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Posted by on Mar 29, 2012 in Film, Music | 0 comments

End of the Century

End of the Century
I’ve spent a lot of my life around education in one form or another. Sexy topic, right? But wait, I’m headed somewhere interesting. Whether it be the grade school years or college or my eventual career in higher education, for me life has almost always been around or near students and spring...
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Posted by on Mar 28, 2012 in Podcast | 1 comment

Episode #13 – Zombies, a Little Sex and a Lady Killer

Episode #13 – Zombies, a Little Sex and a Lady Killer
This week Ginny Tonic and Charlie dip back into the weekend that was, take a look at zombie culture, discuss a few sexy facts about life and unravel the cocktail known as the Lady Killer.  If this were not enough Aloysius Fox joins us with a drink related musical recomendation and the playful inuendo is in...
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Posted by on Mar 27, 2012 in Geekery | 4 comments

A Zombie Top 5

A Zombie Top 5
On this week’s episode, Ginny Tonic and I have a solid little discussion focused on zombies, zombie culture, zombie theory and zombie fandom. I’m not going to spoil that chat here, but I will say that I have a “guilty pleasure” level connection to these fine,...
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Posted by on Mar 26, 2012 in Drinks | 1 comment

The Lady Killer

The Lady Killer
This week on the Charlie Tonic Hour, Charlie and I whip up a very tasty little cocktail with three classic cocktail ingredients: gin, vermouth and bitters. Ironically, all three of these ingredients were once considered medicinal. Despite its infamous reputation and the less than flattering nickname of...
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Posted by on Mar 23, 2012 in Events | 0 comments

News from the Pandora Society

News from the Pandora Society
It’s time for your weekly dose of Pandora goodness! So sit back and let Dr. Ginny administer the medicine you need… First for your weekend invitation! The epic Doctor Bombay show at Mainstay’s Bar and Grill will be this Saturday and you do NOT want to miss this one. Doctor Bombay and...
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Posted by on Mar 22, 2012 in Musings, Sexy | 7 comments

From Grunge to Go-Go

From Grunge to Go-Go
It may come as a surprise to many of you that despite my love of elaborate and revealing costumes, I am actually not very well versed in the womanly arts. If you had met me at aged 16 you would never have believed that the girl in the combat pants and baggy band shirt would one day be the Ginny Tonic you...
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Posted by on Mar 21, 2012 in Podcast | 6 comments

Episode #12 – Crime, Punishment and Television

Episode #12 – Crime, Punishment and Television
This week we share all the fun stories from last weekend’s Leprechaun’s Wake and tell you about an upcoming legendary gathering that may result in wonton destruction and unbridled inebriation.  After that we get serious discussing a court case that has Ginny Tonic considering our legal system....
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Posted by on Mar 20, 2012 in Comics | 2 comments

Collecting Comics

Collecting Comics
How did I start collecting comics?  Here’s some of my earliest memories of comic books and pictured within this post is a scan of the ONE BOOK that quite literally shaped a large period of my life and kicked off a hobby I still enjoy today. For those who don’t know, I grew up in a restaurant...
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Posted by on Mar 19, 2012 in Events | 0 comments

If you didn’t go to The Leprechaun’s Wake…

If you didn’t go to The Leprechaun’s Wake…
…you missed a hell of a good time!   Stripy Stockings!  Mysterious guests!  Amazing Music! Charming Chanteuses!  Scandalous Performances!  Shocking Behavior!  Close Camaraderie!   Hellacious Hoydens!  Delicious Drinks! Special thanks to Emma Peelout, Michael Kilbourne, and Brian...
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Posted by on Mar 16, 2012 in Events | 0 comments

What’s New from the Pandora Society?

What’s New from the Pandora Society?
  We thought we would take a moment on Fridays to share what’s been going on the Pandora Family this week. As you may know, The Charlie Tonic Hour is a Pandora Production. We are just one part of the events production company that is putting on the Steampunk Symposium, Pandoracon and Queen City...
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Posted by on Mar 15, 2012 in Culture, Musings | 0 comments

What You Can Learn from St Patrick’s Day

What You Can Learn from St Patrick’s Day
On Episode Eleven I told Charlie a little about the history of Saint Patrick’s Day. The holiday has evolved from a day where a persecuted minority celebrated their national heritage to a day where everyone is “Irish for the day” and every bar tries to sell you some green beer and Guinness. As a nation...
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Posted by on Mar 14, 2012 in Podcast | 1 comment

Episode #11 – Irish Eyes All A Twitter

Episode #11 – Irish Eyes All A Twitter
This week we’re going green.  Not so much in the environmental way but more in the Irish way.  From one of our primary segments looking at the culture of holidays to our drinks this week, we’re looking at the heritage and mistaken beverages of this classicly Americanized holiday (and others)....
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Posted by on Mar 13, 2012 in Drinks | 3 comments

Never Order a Black and Tan in Ireland

Never Order a Black and Tan in Ireland
I believe that I have already confessed that despite loving their commercials and their record book, I don’t actually care for the taste of Guinness. It’s one of those drinks that I want to like but just haven’t developed the palate for it. In the past though, I have enjoyed drinking a Black and Tan....
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Posted by on Mar 12, 2012 in Film | 4 comments

Top 5 Missing Television Series

Top 5 Missing Television Series
I’ve been thoroughly enjoying John Wilson’s Big Damned Heroes article series on the long gone television show Firefly (via the Pandoracon site). It’s taken me back and gotten me rewatching the series when time allows. Along those same lines, an article coming out of SXSW shared a few...
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