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In this special edition we take a break from the history of politics to enjoy the history of entertainment from the golden age of television. Here we look back at two of the giants of television, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. The couple who invented the way America watches comedy, from the the three camera filming, to the saving of the show on film, to be preserved for generations, to always being thoughtful for the folks who are off camera or, even the folks working in the bar.

Which brings us to the heart of our story. The night Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball walked in the bar at Yellowstone National Park's hotel and ordered a Pousse-Cafe from the brand new bartender, one John W. Jenrette Jr. It may have been a complicated, difficult, and somewhat medicine flavored drink, that would not exactly be my first choice, but it sure made a great story, and we will let John Jenrette tell it to you before we travel to downtown Myrtle Beach to one of the best known restaurants and bars on the Grand Strand, to see if we can recreate the drink for you on our podcast.

You could call this  "Randal Wallace Presents : A Pousse - Cafe "

As we get the proprietor of the Black Thai Restaurant, Hamilton Vereen, and Coherie Ventures owner, and "Love Boat" Isaac like bartender Keith Jacobs, to work their magic on a recreation of the magical night in 1955 when the biggest star in Hollywood slammed this drink down after our future Congressman struggled for nearly a half hour to make it for him, and another one for Lucy!!

Pousse-café (French, literally "coffee-pusher") may refer to: a digestif, an alcoholic beverage consumed after the coffee course, such as cognac in an espresso cup. a layered drink composed of several layers of differently colored liqueurs.

When you make a pousse café, you layer the drink by adding the heaviest liquid first, building to the lightest at the top. Generally speaking, grenadine or crème de anything are likely to be the heaviest ingredients you'd add to a pousse café, so it's good to start there.

3 tsp grenadine

3 tsp maraschino liqueur

3 tsp crème de menthe

3 tsp crème de violette

3 tsp Yellow Chartreuse

3 tsp brandy

1. Pour the ingredients carefully into a glass in the order listed to keep the colored layers separate. You'll need a steady hand and a strong stomach. Good luck.

(The Black Thai is located in Downtown Myrtle Beach S.C. on 7th Avenue North just as you enter town off U.S. Highway 501.  Please come visit the Restaurant this summer and if you enjoy the meal, and the drinks, please let your local and state officials know you would like for them to let this local dining treasure stay in its current location and let them straighten the road behind the building) 

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