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by William Snyder
The Gamecock
The pulsing shriek of the alarm clock fills the room. It
works its way through your idle senses, tunneling into the dark
caverns of your subconscious. Tossing and turning, burying
yourself in the covers, you try to fight off the call to reality.
Alas, the siren is too powerful. It overcomes your reflexive
defenses and yanks you from the sweet embrace of ladv rp.st
Shaking off the remains of sleep, you sluggishly draw back the
covers and bid farewell to the elegant mistress of slumber. Yet,
something is missing from this loathsome morning ritual: hard
( liquor. Add this simple ingredient to your coffee and make
greeting the new day an adventure.
This innovative mixture of stimulants and depressants,
euphemistically termed “Irish Coffee,” dates back to a quaint
airport in the 1940s. After an 18-hour flight across the Atlantic,
travelers to Ireland would be shuttled from their seaplane to
the terminal in a boat. Tired and cold, they would shuffle through
the Foynes airport past the sorrowful eyes of gourmet chef, Joe
Sheriden.
‘What can I, one measly man, do to lift the spirits of so
many,’ he undoubtedly asked himself. It was then that Sheri
den unselfishly set out to use his talents to create the perfect
blend of coffee, whiskey and sugar that would bring joy to those
disheartened travelers. After many attempts, this devoted hu
manitarian finally concocted the delectable beverage that has
warmed the hearts and inebriated the minds of people every
where. Sheriden gave a gift to mankind and served it in a steam
ing 8-ounce glass.
His original recipe is:
■ Heat a stemmed whiskey goblet.
, ■ Pour one shot Irish whiskey (Jameson’s is a popular
choice).
■ Add three teaspoons raw sugar.
■ Fill with strong black coffee to within one inch of the
top. Stir gently. •
■ Fill to brim with warmed heavy cream (do not stir).
■ Drink coffee through the cream.
Since this fateful day in 1942, the recipe has undergone sev
eral transformations: a popular alternative substitutes Bailey’s
Irish Cream or Kaluha for the stronger whiskey Sheriden used.
It’s a bit more tame than the original, but its sweet flavor might
appeal to the less devoted drinker. Despite the numerous vari
ations, the essence of simultaneously providing warmth, hap
piness and a kind of tingly sensation to those who drink it will
never change.
Nonnah’s, on Gervais Street in the Vista, will serve you the
steaming treat, but expect to pay around $7. Tliis family-owned
establishment embodies the aura of the beverage. Here, you
can enjoy the mildly hyper, yet inebriated, sensation in an ele
gant atmosphere.
One of Nonnali’s proprietors, Maggie Grotli, says the restau
rant sells 80% of their Irish Coffees between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.,
and recommends it as a drink to “warm your heart on a cold
winter night.”
Tliough the drink might be intended as a late night delica
cy, college students shouldn’t have much trouble adapting the
beverage for a more debaucherous purpose. Echoing this sen
timent is USC student Justin Gough, who said, “Alcohol and
coffee? It sounds like a great idea to me. I’m surprised I haven’t
tried it yet. It’d make my statistics class more interesting, that’s
for sure. At night I’d drink it to make it to ‘crappy’ hour par
ties.”
The drink definitely has enomious potential for college stu
dents, yet surprisingly it is still relatively unpopular. Nonnah’s
doesn’t open until five and is closed Sundays, so you can for
get that little pick-me-up before church.
The beverage that’s been helping alcoholics appear refined
and cultured for nearly 60 years might not have made its way
onto many saucers in Columbia yet, but the growing number
of gourmet coffee shops is sure to increase the drink’s popu
larity.
The spotlight desk can be reached at
gamecockspotlight@hotniail.com.
1—-—
James Michael not
out to till new soil
by Mitch Frye
The Gamecock
On the first spin, it’s apparent that
James Michael is not out to till any
new soil on Inhale (BMG, 2000); in
stead, he’s determined to paint some
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rowed palettes of the
genre’s finest artists. It
would seem as though the \
man both knows and em
braces this, seeing that he 1
openly cites classic pop
rockers Tom Petty, Cheap
1 nek, and the Can as being major in
fluences.
But in truth, the album sounds as
though it was mostly inspired by two
more modem acts: Counting Crows
and the Replacements. Cuts such as
the title track and “Chemical” come
off as overproduced All Shook Down
outtakes, while songs along the
lines of “Note to Self’ and “Say It
Once More” sound like underpro
duced Recovering the Satellites
leftovers, weighed down by trite lyrics.
Furthermore, Michael is not ca
pable of reconciling the different pop
worlds represented by these influ
ences. Unable to decide whether
he wants to rock hard or hardly rock,
he lays down on the middle ground
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n a fairly pleasant husky
croon.
Regardless, it is
ather impressive that
vlichael produced, engi
teered and mixed this, his
lebut album. This creative
control will hopefully allow him to
hone his sound into something that
gels together a little better on later
releases, and for pop fans with ears
open enough to overlook imperfec- ■
tion, this wouldn’t be a half-bad pur
chase.
The spotlight desk can be reached
at
gamecockspotlight@hotmail.com.
Jennifer Nettles band on verge of huge fame
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* Jennifer Nettles uses a variety of sounds when singing songs for her ban 1, the Jennifer Nettles Band.
She and her band have recently their CO.
by Phil Watson
The Gamecock
Combine Fiona Apple, Aretha
Franklin and a 30’s lounge singer, and
you get Jennifer Nettles. She is the
lead singer for the Jennifer Nettles
band, an Atlanta-based band that has
been rapidly gaining popularity in re
cent months.
Nettles, who started singing at
the age of 7, has been in several oth
er bands throughout the years. She
is now working with four other mu
sicians: Brad Sikes on the drums,
Schott Nicholson playing piano, Wes
ley Lupoid playing bass and Mike Ce
bulski playing percussion. Together,
they are the Jennifer Nettles Band,
a cutting-edge group that has played
in many venues throughout the coun
try.
Recently, the band has been pro
moting their new CD, Story of Your
Bones. Shortly after its release, the
album was eighth on Tower Records
best-selling list for the week of April
24. The album contains 10 power
ful songs that display Nettle’s abili
ty to write and perform diverse
pieces.
Some of the album’s songs such
as“Bad Girl’s Lament” are spunky,
mischievous and fun. Some of her
other songs such as “Story of Your
Bones” and “Judge” are deep, per
sonal insights. Story of Your Bones
is the kind of album that is pleasant
to listen to the whole way through.
It was carefully put together and dis
plays the bands wide range of talents.
Jennifer Mettles Band is known
for putting on energetic live shows.
In her shows. Nettles not only sings,
but also plays flute, acoustic guitar,
electric bass, stomp board, claps and
a bottle.
The 24-year-old native of Geor
gia has been singing since she was a
child. She used to be in the band Soul
Miner’s Daughter, which sold 20,000
copies of their two independent al
bums. Nettles broke up with Soul
Miner’s Daughter during the peak of
its success.
She reportedly felt the band was
going through some hard times and
thought it would be best if she left.
This worked out well for her. After
the break up, Nettles hooked up with
the current members of the Jennifer
Nettles Band and began work. Since
then the band’s popularity has soared.
The band has become extremely
popular in the Southeast. One of
its biggest accomplishments was get
ting a spot on the 1999 Lilith Fair
Tour. Nettles has also played with
the Nashville-based band Gran Tori
no. In the last two years, the band
has played at many well-known mu
sic venues throughout the east.
Jennifer Nettles Band will be in
Columbia in early December.
They will put on a show on Dec. 8
at the Elbow Room. In the last two
months, Nettles has played in venues
in Alabama, New York and Washing
ton D.C.
The spotlight desk can be reached at
gamecockspt dight@hotmail.com.
WUSC TOP 30
for Nov. 3
1. Gomez-Abandoned All...-Virgin
2. Elf Power- The Winter is Coming
Sugar Free
3. Superdrag- In the Valley of Dying
Stars-Arena Rock
4. Johnny Cash- American III- Ameri
can
5. Rockateens- Sweet Bird of Youth
Meige
6. Badly Drawn Boy- The Hour of Be
wilderbeast- Beggar’s Banquet/4 AD
7. Death Cab Rir Cutie- Forbidden Love
Barsuk
8. Idaho- Hearts of Palms- IdahoMusic
9. Cinerama- Disco Volanie- Manifesto
10. Hooverphonic- The Magnificent
Tree- Sony
11. Nightmares on Wax- DJKicks
K7!
12. Richard Buckner- The Hill- Over
coat
13. Elevator- Taste of Complete Per
spective- TeenageUSA
14. Mearle Haggard- If l Could Only
Fly- Anti-Epitaph
15. Aluminum Group- Pelo- Hefty
16. Deathray Davies- Return of the
Drunken Ventriloquist- Ideal
17. Richard Simms- Public Places- Grand
Royal
18. High Llamas- Buzzle Bee- Drag City
19. Underworld- Live- V2
20. Ugly Duckling- Journey to Any
where- 1500
21. Karate- Unsolved- Southern
22. John Scofield- Steady Groovin’- Blue
Note
23. Blackeyed Peas- Bridging the Gap
Interscope
24. Photon Band- Oh Sweet Changes
Darla
25. NewfoundGlory- S/T- MCA
26. Morcean Whiter- Aural and Hearty
RYKOPalnt
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28. Twlight Singers- Twlight- Columbia
29. The Whco Brothers- Electric Waco
Chair- Bloodshot
30. Banca De Gaia- Laizeh- SixDegrees
WRHA Movies
Wednesday, Nov. 8:
2 p.m.: “Don’t Be a Menace...”
5 p.m.: “Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey”
8 p.m.: “Center Stage”
11 p.m.: “Shanghai Noon”
2 a.m.: “Don’t Be a Menace”
Thursday, Nov. 9
2pm: “Absolute Power”
5pm: “Analyze This”
8pm: Keeping the Faith
11pm: The Patriot
2am: Absolute Power