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Episode #6 – Charlie Tonic Unveiled
Ginny Tonic and Charlie return for a new episode! This week we introduce you to a cocktail named after the show itself as Calamity Dawn, the drink’s creator, joins us for part of the show. In addition we take you to a Steampunk Salon, talk about the wonders of life, chat a bit about the new Avatar...
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Taste The Charlie Tonic!
Here at The Charlie Tonic Hour we like to think of ourselves as a multi-sensory experience. We offer your ears excitement with our weekly podcast. We provide a visual and intellectual feast with the website’s blogs and pictures. We’ve been told that we give great hugs and we like to...
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1,000 Essential Comics with Charlie … The Quest Begins
There is a book on my library shelf that has been calling to me for months now. It is Tony Isabella’s much celebrated 1,000 Comic Books You Must Read. Running through its pages many times, I’ve found that it offers the reader more than just a walk down the hallowed halls of comic history, it actually...
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We Want Your Sex…y Songs
Loyal listeners to The Charlie Tonic Hour will remember that on Episode Six we requested that you send us suggestions for your favorite sexy song for a Valentine’s music segment to debute on Episode Seven. So here we are again, asking you to lay it on us. What music gets you in the mood? Do you...
Posted by Ginny on Feb 10, 2012 in Music, Sexy | 16 comments
We Want Your Sex…y Songs
Loyal listeners to The Charlie Tonic Hour will remember that on Episode Six we requested that you send us suggestions for your favorite sexy song for a Valentine’s music segment to debute on Episode Seven. So here we are again, asking you to lay it on us. What music gets you in the mood? Do you like your songs to be explicit or full of innuendo? Playful or...
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Posted by Charlie on Feb 9, 2012 in Music | 1 comment
Remembering Hilly Kristal
I’ll get to CBGB in a moment… For a few years in the late 80′s I was lucky enough to run WRFL 88.1 FM in Lexington, KY as a general manager and serve as an on-air individual. Within the station’s studio a lot of history was made, but those are stories for another time. This evening, I want to start with a door that was utterly covered with every obscure...
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Posted by Charlie on Feb 8, 2012 in Podcast | 1 comment
Episode #6 – Charlie Tonic Unveiled
Ginny Tonic and Charlie return for a new episode! This week we introduce you to a cocktail named after the show itself as Calamity Dawn, the drink’s creator, joins us for part of the show. In addition we take you to a Steampunk Salon, talk about the wonders of life, chat a bit about the new Avatar series and continue a discussion from a pervious show’s topic....
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Posted by Ginny on Feb 7, 2012 in Geekery | 0 comments
Avatar: The Legend of Korra
On Episode Six of The Charlie Tonic Hour we discuss an upcoming TV show that has both of Charlie and I excited. I have been a huge fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender since I first saw it while visiting with a friend. Although this friend had kids who loved it, she herself couldn’t wait for us to watch it. The show managed to appeal to both the adults and the kids...
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Posted by Ginny on Feb 6, 2012 in Drinks | 2 comments
Taste The Charlie Tonic!
Here at The Charlie Tonic Hour we like to think of ourselves as a multi-sensory experience. We offer your ears excitement with our weekly podcast. We provide a visual and intellectual feast with the website’s blogs and pictures. We’ve been told that we give great hugs and we like to think that we don’t smell too bad either. But now, finally, we...
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Posted by Charlie on Feb 4, 2012 in Musings, Tech | 3 comments
Older Than The Internet
Age is such a funny thing. Every day we get a bit older yet, for me, it just doesn’t feel that way. I don’t think I’ve ever felt younger or more alive than I am right now. This podcast came at a good time in my life as I feel I have a lot to say, it lets me talk about a mix of topics and as the audience here grows I feel like we can have a lot of fun...
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Posted by Ginny on Feb 3, 2012 in Events, Geekery | 2 comments
Time for the Steampunk Salon
Ahh, it’s that time of the year again. That time when steampunks gather in Cincinnati with thoughts of love, lust, and interesting steam-powered devices on their mind. Actually we are really just doing our typical salon but since it’s February the Hallmark police require that we eroticize everything and put a big freaking heart on the invitation. But in any case...
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Posted by Ginny on Feb 2, 2012 in Events | 0 comments
Gay Bingo with The Cabaret in Cincinnati
On Episode Five I told Charlie about the fun and fabulous night I had at Gay Bingo with The Cabaret here in Cincinnati. My Thursday night happy hour group decided to meet there for two reasons. One: the show that night was raising money for Walnut Hills Instrumentalists Parents (W.H.I.P.) and Two: because how could anyone say no to gay bingo?
The Cabaret is located at...
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Posted by Charlie on Feb 1, 2012 in Podcast | 1 comment
Episode #5 – Aloysius, Random Drinks and a Little Romance
Ginny Tonic and Charlie return with their fifth episode and this week romance is in the air. Well, romance novels at least as we ask if a book that turns you on can still be great litarature? In this episode we also have our first guest as we pin down Aloysius and get him to discuss his recent travels to Ohayocon. Add to that a passing mention of comics, random mixed...
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Posted by Ginny on Jan 31, 2012 in Books, Sexy | 2 comments
Can a Book that Turns you on Still be Great Literature? In Defense of Trashy Books
On Episode Five, Charlie and I gave our review of the best romance novel ever written: Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase. I also explain a little bit about why I have come to not only love the genre but also publicly defend it. It’s not easy for a woman who considers herself intelligent, well read, and progressive to admit that she reads romance novels. Especially when...
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Posted by Ginny on Jan 30, 2012 in Musings | 1 comment
Charlie Tonic Takes Cincinnati!
It’s been an amazing first month here at The Charlie Tonic Hour and new and exciting things just keep happening. Not since Shane, the Zoo’s new African pygmy hedgehog, has Cincinnati been so excited about a funny-looking new arrival.
First of all, Charlie and I want to say thank you everyone who has written a review of us on iTunes. The reviews do a huge amount to...
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Posted by Charlie on Jan 29, 2012 in Comics | 0 comments
1,000 Essential Comics with Charlie … The Quest Begins
There is a book on my library shelf that has been calling to me for months now. It is Tony Isabella’s much celebrated 1,000 Comic Books You Must Read. Running through its pages many times, I’ve found that it offers the reader more than just a walk down the hallowed halls of comic history, it actually invites a challenge to dive in and read each of these seminal comic book...
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Posted by Charlie on Jan 27, 2012 in Music | 0 comments
Long Wait For Two Albums
This week there are two new albums arriving in just a couple days that I have yet to hear but are making me smile based on the simple fact that they exist. One, Old Ideas, is by Leonard Cohen and the other, Feel the Sound, is by Imperial Teen. In both cases, it has been far too long since I had new music to enjoy from these musicians whose styles are quite different but both...
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