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Create A Cocktail - Go To Oscars Weekend!

Here is a plan for your weekend! Create some cocktails and have the chance to go to Oscars weekend.

In its fourth year as the exclusive champagne of the Academy Awards, Moët & Chandon has launched an on-line contest to find the most Oscar-worthy cocktail in the country. This cocktail will be named the Exclusive Champagne Cocktail of the 2012 Governors Ball, the after-party of the most iconic Hollywood celebration of the year - The Oscars®. Moët is inviting bartenders who are affiliated with the National Bartender's Association to showcase their skills for a chance to win this honor and have their cocktail imbided by Hollywood's A-List at the Governors Ball on February 26, 2012.

Cocktails can be submitted through oscarcontest.moet.com/ , or via Moet & Chandon's USA Facebook page. The Moët Oscar Cocktail contest participants must submit a photograph their original cocktail and submit a recipe that incorporates Moët & Chandon Imperial as an ingredient.

The winner will be determined by a combination of the discretion of an expert panel judging original, creativity, taste and the number of "likes" on the official Moët Oscar Cocktail Contest Facebook page .

The winner and a guest will experience an exciting behind-the-scenes Oscar weekend, including a three-night stay at the Marriot hotel, roundtrip airfare on United Airlines, car service, tickets to the Governors Ball Preview Event, red carpet bleacher seats at the Fan Experience Red Carpet Arrival and Viewing Party on Oscar Sunday and access to the official Oscar viewing party at El Capitan.

The list closes February 12th, so be prepared to submit before then to have your cocktail chosen. Cheers!

Let's get started!

Psychiatrists vs. Bartenders

Ever since I was a child, I've always had a fear of someone under  my bed at night. So I went to a shrink and told him, 'I've got  problems. Every time I go to bed I think there's somebody under it.  I'm scared. I think I'm going crazy.'

 'Just put yourself in my hands for one year,' said the shrink. 'Come talk to me three times a week and we should be able to get rid of those fears.'

 'How much do you charge?' 'Eighty dollars per visit,' replied the doctor. 'I'll sleep on it,' I said.

Six months later the doctor met me on the street. 'Why didn't you ever come to see me about those fears you were having?' he asked.

'Well, Eighty bucks a visit three times a week for a year is an awful lot of money! A bartender cured me for $10. I was so happy to have saved all that mo ney that I went and bought me a new pickup!'

'Is that so!' With a bit of an attitude he said, 'and how, may I  ask, did a bartender cure you?'

'He told me to cut the legs off the bed! - Ain't nobody under there now!!!"

Submitted by Ken Love

It seems there's no shortage of cool and amazing apps for Apple's iPhone.  I found one that is perfect for your bar customers, 'Barguments.'

Barguments is an iPhone app that asks a series of 'open-ended' questions.  It's designed to spark lively discussions while libations are enjoyed.

Sample question: 'Who are the best five-guitarists of all-time?'

If you've got an iPhone, hit the iTunes store and download, 'Barguments,' today!

MSRP: $.99

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