May be enjoyed with rum and Malibu coconut cream, or sweetened with sugar. Garnish with the cherry and the tunes of Mel Tormé. The blue lagoon was created by Andy MacElhone, a famous bartender and son of the owner of Harry’s New York Bar in Paris. The drink was named after the 1949 film directed by Frank Launder and based on a Victorian romance by the novelist Henry De Vere Stacpoole. Years later, in 1980, a new version of the movie was released, making actress Brooke Shields famous. __________________ I was somewhat dizzy when I came to and suffering my worst hangover ever. “You’re an irresponsible drunk. Did you think your old man would be proud of someone like you?” I could hear voices speaking to me in the dark, but I couldn’t make out a face. “It’s my life. I’m not you.” “Tough guy, huh?” “They’re my mistakes.
