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TO THE LIGHTHOUSE
Has anyone noticed the Travelocity commercial on television that shows a lighthouse with “Travel Wish–A Cape Cod Vacation”?
The commercial is really neat, except that it shows Portland Head Lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, while promoting a Cape Cod vacation.
You’d have thought the advertising com pany that made the commercial could have used one of Cape Cod’s picturesque lighthouses to promote Cape Cod.
We also wonder why Maine’s tourism officials aren’t jumping all over this by saying, “You won’t find the beautiful and historic Portland Head Lighthouse on Cape Cod. If you really want to visit the lighthouse, you will need to come to Maine– The Lighthouse State.”
There must be a story here somewhere. Tim Harrison, Lighthouse Digest, East Machias
A TOAST FOR PORTLAND
I saw your call for a signature cocktail [“What Portland Needs is a Cocktail,” September 2008] for Portland, and while it’s not exactly “sapphire” blue, here’s my submission. The “Portland” 1 oz Cold River Vodka 1/2 oz blueberry vodka 1/2 oz blue curaçao 1 oz cranberry juice
It’s a little more upscale than Allen’s Coffee Brandy but still local with the Cold River Vodka! And I use homemade blueberry vodka (well, home-infused, not distilled!),
created with Maine blueberries. Cheers! Susan Jordan, Buxton
Regarding “High Concept,” how about…
The “Portmanteau” 1 part port (any top shelf stuff) 1 part Absolut Mandarin Vodka 1 part Cointreau
My portmanteau drink’s name is, of course, a portmanteau word (a word made by combining other words).
While the classic (if this isn’t too early) ratios are 1:1:1, the proportions may be adjusted.
When dealing directly with a bartender with whom one hasn’t established a relationship, one may alter the proportions in the manner Chinoise by emphasizing the most important syllable. For instance, if you wanted the rough equivalent of a dry martini, you would order a portMANteau. If you wanted something a little more in postprandial mode, you’d order a PORTmanteau. When faced with a waitron of uncertain provenance, relying on carefully articulated stress being passed across a noisy room would be chancy. Here, I think a custom of repetition should be established (portMANMANteau for very dry, etc.). You did say high concept, Colin.
The best time for a drink like this is in winter, when one would be wearing a portmanteau to keep out the cold.
Down the hatch. Tom Thel, Lubec
The BuckeT LisT
Your photo of a fire bucket [“Catching Tigers with Red Leather,” November 2008] depicts a Portland Veteran Firemen’s Association [PVFA] bucket, of which we have 4 or 5 of in our collection at the fire museum on South and Spring streets.
From the 1920s1970s, it was common for PVFA items at the Portland Vet’s building (such as this bucket) to be given to members of the National Board of Fire Underwriter’s agents, fire chiefs from around the country, and others as gifts from Portland’s former fire administrations…
This bucket is most likely one of these items that have somehow through time found its way back, now to be sold for a profit. Michael Daicy, Portland Fire Department, Department Historian
