Breast Cancer Awareness month is coming to a close, but it’s not too late to do your part. Team Tatas, captained by my friend Tammaye, participated last weekend in the Making Strides Against Cancer walking event. I totally missed the event, but made my donation today. If you feel led to contribute to this cause you can visit the Team Tatas donation page here:
Tammaye and her tatas say “Thank You!”
Halloween Drink Suggestions, to be featured on Island Time Radio later tonight. Tune in to wbwc.com between 11:00 and 11:30 EST to listen!
Shooters:
Pumpkin Pie
1/3 oz Kahlua® coffee liqueur
1/3 oz irish cream
1/4 oz Goldschlager® cinnamon schnapps
Cinnamon
Shake all ingredients and strain into a large shot glass. Sprinkle cinnamon on top.
Flaming Pumpkin Pie
1/2 oz Kahlua® coffee liqueur
1/2 oz irish cream
1/4 oz Goldschlager® cinnamon schnapps
151 rum
cinnamon-sugar
Prepare as a regular pumpkin pie shooter, combining the first three ingredients in a shaker and straining into a shot glass. With cinnamon-sugar at the ready, top with 151 and light. As the rum is burning toss cinnamon-sugar in, creating fun fire effects.
*Please be very careful when dealing with flaming shots. They are intended for party hosts and bartenders only, not for you to show your friends when you are already hammered from a night of drinking.*
Bloody Brain
1 oz peach schnapps
1 oz irish cream
grenadine
This is a visual shot. Pour the peach schnapps into a shot glass. Slowly pour the irish cream over the schnapps. DO NOT LAYER. Allow the irish cream to sink into the schnapps. It will clump together quite nastily. Drop in a few drops of grenadine from a bar spoon.
Depending on the glass…it will look something like this
Cocktails:
Green Demon
Equal parts:
vodka
rum
Midori® melon liqueur
lemonade
Combine all ingredients in a highball glass. Stir and garnish with a cherry.
Devil’s Advocate
1 1/2 oz Bacardi® Limon (or substitute lemon flavored vodka)
3/4 oz triple sec
splash of sour mix
dash of grenadine
cranberry juice
Combine all ingredients over ice, balancing with cranberry juice. Stir and serve.
Warm Apple Pie
1 oz Hot Damn® cinnamon schnapps
1 oz Apple Pucker® apple schnapps
Pour over ice in a rocks glass and stir. Enjoy!
Purple Devil
1 oz amaretto
1 oz triple sec
cranberry juice
sprite®
Combine all ingredients over ice, topping with a splash of Sprite® to make it bubbly.
Zombie
Note: The original recipe is very complex. Here is a cheater recipe that you can make in bulk.
1 oz light rum
1/2 oz amaretto (or creme de almond if you have it)
1/2 oz triple sec
equal parts orange juice & sour mix
1/2 oz 151 proof rum
Combine all but the 151 in a tall glass and stir. Top with the 151 and garnish with a cherry.
Vampire
1 oz vodka
1 oz Chambord® raspberry liqueur
1 oz cranberry juice
Shake ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Hang a set of vampire teeth on the rim of the glass
Voodoo Koolaid©
“My favorite of all of my Pango originals, this was actually an accident. My original idea was a blud drink to be called Blue Heaven. After I dropped some grenadine in my mistake, the Voodoo Koolaid was born.”
3/4 oz Pango® rum
3/4 oz peach schnapps
1/2 oz blue curacao
1 tsp grenadine
lemon-lime soda
In a pint glass, combine all ingredients. I prefer to top with a little club soda to cut the sweetness of the lemon-lime soda. Stir to turn the drink a groovy purple color. Garnish with an orange wedge or a chunk of pineapple.
Harvest Moon
2 oz Tequila
1 oz Triple sec
Orange juice
Pineapple juice
2 tsp Grenadine
Pour all but grenadine into an ice-filled Collins glass (or pint glass), using equal parts of both juices. Slowly stir in the grenadine. Enjoy!
Punch:
Sparkling Harvest Punch
2 cups chilled cranberry juice
2 cups chilled apple juice
1 1/2 cup chilled orange juice
2 cups chilled club soda
Orange slices
Frozen cranberries
Mix together everything in a punch bowl. Add a bottle of vodka for an alcoholic punch.
Just a random post with the many ways to communicate with me.
Browse Me:
www.tikitender.com
Follow Me:
twitter.com/tikitender
friendfeed.com/tikitender
brightkite.com/people/tikitender
Look At Me:
www.flickr.com/people/tikitender
See (And Hear) What I Like:
blip.fm/tikitender
youtube.com/user/bvoltaire
appetiteforlife.tumblr.com
www.last.fm/user/TikiTender
pandora.com/people/mwoods27
Read Me:
blog.tikitender.com (you’re already here!)
twoguysinabar.wordpress.com
Get Social With Me:
meetthephlockers.com/profile/TikiTender
myspace.com/tikitender2008
linkedin.com/in/tikitender
www.facebook.com/tikitender
Chat With Me:
Yahoo!: mwoods27
AIM: tikitender
GTalk: woods.mark
MSN: bvoltaire2002@hotmail.com
Skype: woods.mark
Email Me:
mark@tikitender.com
Call Me (via Skype):
(386) 675-4852
Other Sites For Which I Am The Kahuna:
TikiTender Fan Page On Facebook
www.goldenlioncafe.com
twitter.com/goldenlioncafe
Golden Lion Page On Facebook
www.davidlaneproject.com
twitter.com/davidlanemusic
David Lane Project on Facebook
Listen to Club 927 on Beach 92.7 FM at 9pm to hear the Transfers. You might even get treated to my voice. The Transfers are also featured at www.udiscoverme.com!
Listen worldwide (or listen to the archives starting tomorrow) at www.beach927.com.
U Discover Me is a venture that I am part of, showcasing regional bands. Message me for more information!
By suggestion, I opened media monkey and hit random. These are the first 25 songs that played. My laptop doesn’t have much music on it but here ya go!
1. Catch A Wave by The Beach Boys
2. Not The Way by Gregory Isaacs
3. Margarita by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
4. Cuban Crime Of Passion by Jimmy Buffett
5. War Need No Trouble by Legacy
6. Where Do The Children Play by Big Mountain
7. Did I Have To Ask by Allen Ross
8. I’ve Just Seen A Face by The Beatles
9. While My Ukulele Gently Weeps by Jake Shimabukuro
10. A Professional Pirate from Muppet Treasure Island
11. I Walk The Line by Johnny Cash
12. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It by Great Big Sea
13. Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground by Willie Nelson
14. Your Favorite Song by Koauka
15. In A Town This Size by John Prine & Dolores Keane
16. In The Dark by Violent Femmes
17. Surf Song by Bag of Toys
18. Shake A Tail Feather by Ray Charles (from The Blues Brothers)
19. Recession by David Lane
20. Natural Blues by Moby
21. Stir It Up by Bob Marley & The Wailers (Original Studio Cut)
22. Help Me Make It Through The Night by Willie Nelson
23. Black & White by INXS
24. Make Way by Scholar’s Word
25. My Heart Belongs To You by Westbound Train
Pretty Good Stuff! David Lane, Legacy, & Scholar’s Word are regional musicians and friends. Who should click them and check them out!
How cool…i don’t even remember what my letter said. December 95 would have been about a month before I left my juvenile corrections job to move to Florida…
Made me smile for sure
A great post by my Kathleen Nieves, a colleague in San Francisco. As I have always said, making drinks is the easiest part of being a bartender.
Another pink drink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Pink Iguana
1 oz vodka
1 oz coconut rum
1/4 oz lime juice
1 oz cranberry juice
Combine ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a thin disk of lime floating on top.
Wow! I didn’t realize the negative feedback an article about a local guy happy in what he does and those he serves would generate. Thank you to everyone who has given me waves, handshakes, congrats, high fives, etc in response to yesterdays Daytona News Journal piece. In addition to face-to-face aloha, customers and friends have given me virtual kudos. Here are some of my favorites, many which I have no idea who posted them.
From Facebook:
“Just got back from the Golden Lion. Gave tikitender a copy of the article. It is so cool to have such a nice guy as a local celeb.”
“Hey Mark I just wanted to say congratulations on the News Journal article, very cool! You deserve it!”
“Tiki, my friend, I’m so excited for you!!! I think this article is fantastic just like you!”
“Lad I don’t know where ya been, but i see ya won first prize!”
“Wow! I know a star! and we’ve never met”
“Had to go to 3 convenience stores to get a paper. First two were sold out.”
“wow, way to go mark!”
“I was so proud of Mark when I read that today.He is really a nice guy.And great bartender.Congrats to Mark.And the Golden Lion”
From Flagler Chat:
“We have known Mark for 13 years, he is one of the good guys.”
“what a breath of fresh air to hear and read about !! …someone who is indeed loving his life and job and appreciates them both………..now there is a Nobel Peace Prize in the making.”
“Mark is a great guy! I was happy to see this article about him.”
“I saw the headline and knew exactly [who] they were talking about!!! 
Mark is a fantastic bartender and such an asset to our community. He not only can make a great drink, but he also does quite a bit for the community, working in various charities and I love reading his Facebook when he goes to read the Bingo balls for the seniors. We are lucky to have him in Flagler County.”
From MySpace:
“I read about my favorite bartender in today’s newspaper. Good for you!!”
via Twitter:
“good comments on your Daytona Beach News Journal story on the Palm Coast Facebook page: http://bit.ly/hM7iO ….you’re loved!”
“LOVE seeing others who LOVE what they do for a living. It’s refreshing, ya know?! Keep up the good work.”
“Awesome article! You rock. . . All that excitement! I need a nap.”
“I love the article NJ did on you. Put your hater blockers on, man. You make me smile everyday.”
“what a great story about one of my favorite people. written by another favorite person!!”
“When I need a bartender, I know just where to go…the famous @tikitender“
And from the online version of the original article:
“Great story! More people should follow their dreams and forget the craziness.”
“So nice to see someone who loves their job. As long as you love your job, you will never work a day in your life. I’m jealous! LOL! Thanks for the story NJ, it breaks up the doom and gloom!”
“I love tiki!! I have a drink named after me and he is an amazing guy! Glad I finally got to see an article on him. one of his many!”
“Great article on a great asset to Flagler Beach.”
“tiki is the man and his wife is awesome too. once you know mark you know him for life and will never forget your drink. good job mark. keep it up.”
“My daughter and her family live there and says you are her favorite bartender, my husband and can hardly wait for our next visit there and hope to meet you.” [Round Rock, Texas]
“Mark, i think you are awesome! you work where others come to play, and everytime we come to the Lion, you have a smile on your face!!! “
“Tiki is the “Purveyor of good times” to the Flagler locals and is a great guy! People will always knock the people that are happy when they are are miserable. I’m glad that you have the courage to have a happy life Tikiman! Thanks NJ, I am sick and tired of the misery that is the news! Keep the happy stories coming for us happy people!!”
“When you have a member of the team that loves what he does…you have something. Mark seems to be someone who is pushing the business. Mark’s brand of enthusiasm brings a sense of pride to the other members of the team. When you get a few people liking what they do anything is possible.”
“Mark is a great baartender and he DOES love his job! Its nice to see someone love their job and also be so good at it! Keep up the good work TIKI.:o)”
“I loved the story! There should be more stories like this! We need more focus on every day people instead of the political men and women who have corrupted our nation! Huge KUDOS to the NJ! Keep up the good work Mark…0-69!!!! BINGO!”
“Woods is a East Coast Flagler Beach A1A Icon and treasure. I’d say his social presence is a tiny economic jumpstarter for the area. Do you know a lot of hotels that area are running full? It’s treasures like these that make a place a great place to visit. Tiki is also a master at concocting what I call vintage drinks. While many items like the Rum Runner and Planter’s Punch have been Cruise shipped and Applebee’d into miserable phantoms of their previous selves, bartenders like Tiki not only continue to make them right, know their history…but have the skills to create all new concoctions..often on the fly. Mark is one of the things that makes Flagler BRILLIANT fun and one of a kind. He keeps the heart of real Florida beating”
This one is special to me because I had forgotten all about giving this customer her new puppy care package. It’s obvious she didn’t!
“I’ve met Mark a few times. I first ran into him first online, on Meet The Phlockers and now my husband and I will try to stop in and see him everytime we are coming through Flager. When I adopted my dog he made me a large goodie bag for him and some of the toys are still my dog’s favorites. He is a good soul and anyone who knows him as a friend or as a bartender is blessed.”
All of the comments warmed me up on the inside and made the “not so fun” days, the “sweating all over myself and others” days, the “three deep at the bar and server tickets flowing onto the floor” days, and the “staying late to scrub the bar floor” days worth it. Plus, my friends at the Wickline Center (where I call bingo) couldn’t wait to stick their copy on the bulletin board!
I’ve said it once and I will say it again. Without great customers I would just be a guy pouring drinks and talking to myself.
Aloha nui loa!!!
Links:
www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Flagler/flaFLAG02101209.htm
TikiTender fan page on Facebook
TikiTender featured as “Local Character” in today’s Daytona News Journal.
Local character hones his bartending skills
FLAGLER BEACH — Thirteen years ago, Mark Woods came to visit and never left.
On a mental break from life as a counselor at a Missouri juvenile detention center, Woods landed at his parents’ pad to figure things out. And that’s when the beach called.
“That was kind of a crossroads,” said Woods, 37, now a bartender at the Golden Lion Cafe on State Road A1A.
Woods — also called “Tikitender” from his tiki hut-serving days at a local resort — is known for wearing kilts (“They’re very comfy; I recommend every man tries one.”) and for his red goatee and easygoing grin.
Thanks to Kari Cobham for making me sound so interesting! Please click below to read the article and leave some feedback for the author. Wouldn’t it be fun if it became the most popular article of the day!?
I wouldn’t call it pride, but I am very happy to love what I do!
Thanks to Tony & Carolyn for the great venue and to all my customers & co-workers who make my job a pleasure.
http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Flagler/flaFLAG02101209.htm
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Have You Had Your Tiki Today? 