The phrase "leaving it all onstage" was coined for performers like Ted Leo. I was in the audience the night in 2003 when, unfortunately, his voice was one of the things he left onstage, partway through a set in Urbana, IL, the resulting strained vocal cords forcing him to cancel several tour dates. He did his damndest, though, to give us our money's worth, and I think everyone came away from the show admiring the effort he made. He's always a very high energy, "on" performer, and thanks to the food diary he just wrote for New York Magazine, his secret is out:
"It's a really good, quick pick-me-up: mix, say, two fingers of Jameson, a packet of Emergen-C, and a dash of hot sauce. You're best off doing the orange or tangerine flavors; anything else doesn't work so well. It's not the tastiest thing in the world, but it gets the job done."
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What about the Drunken Alligator?
1 part Natural Light
1 part Milk
1 part Olive Juice
Thanks for making me think about that right after I ate lunch. I would think a half part olive juice would be more than enough [shudder].
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