And so, armed with a proper excuse to get at least mildly sloshed, a handful of the latest newcomers to the hangover remedy market and a head nod to my soon-to-be-suffering liver, I set about my test. After all, the holidays are a perfect time to use yourself as an alcohol-swigging guinea pig for the sake of science, right?Īnd considering my holidays consist of an alcohol-fueled personal birthday, four family birthdays, three Christmas parties, two Christmas dinners and a New Year’s Eve celebration, I figured now would be the perfect time to discover whether any of these new, fancy elixirs could rescue me from the impending sledgehammers in my skull. It just seems that old-school hangover remedies such as extra water, a big glass of orange juice, a fat-filled meal, a cup of black coffee, electrolytes, ibuprofen, ginger ale, a cold shower and the infamous “hair of the dog” make nary a dent in a legitimately alcohol-swamped brain (although, to be fair, one fringe Chinese study investigated 57 different beverages and found that lemon and lime soda can indeed process alcohol out of your system more quickly).ĭon’t get me wrong: I’m not a teetotaler, and am indeed a complete lightweight who tends to get the dials in my head spun from a couple fancy martinis or an overpour on my glass of wine, but since I’m as disenchanted as you probably are with traditional ho-hum, ineffective hangover remedies, I figured I’d put four of the more “advanced’ remedies of late to the test for you. The album was produced by John Mellencamp, recorded by David Leonard assisted by Scott Davis and Michael Stucker at Belmont Mall Studios, mixed by David Leonard assisted by Scott Davis and Michael Stucker at Belmont Mall Studios, and mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering Studios.Let’s face it: popular hangover cures are a dime a dozen and, if you’re anything like me, you’ve tried a few of them after a night of ethanol-fueled debauchery with a disappointing grand total of zero to no effect. Strictly A One-Eyed Jack was released on on Republic Records. he's got a terrific record that I think is coming out in the fall, I think, you know, I'm not exactly sure." So I sang a little bit on his, his music. "I love John a lot and he's a great songwriter, and we've actually become very close. "I worked on three songs on John 's album, and I spent some time in Indiana with him," he told Rotolo. The following day, during a phone call with host Jim Rotolo on Sirius XM's E Street Radio channel, Springsteen elaborated more. "We had a great time out there in Bloomington, Indiana." "I've played on a few of Johnny's tracks on his upcoming record," he said. "I finished the record a week ago today."ĭuring the episode of his From My Home To Yours show on Sirius XM's E Street Radio channel, just before playing John Mellencamp's DON'T NEED THIS BODY, Springsteen mentioned that he collaborated with his "good friend" Mellencamp. "Bruce is singing on the new record and is playing guitar," Mellencamp told Billboard. On, during part two of Clive Davis's exclusive and virtual pre-Grammy gala, John Mellencamp revealed that he had teamed up with Springsteen in the studio. Springsteen and Mellencamp recorded the three songs together at Belmont Mall Studio (Mellencamp's personal recording studio) in Belmont, IN ― the two were sighted together on in Bloomington, IN. It features a guest appearance by Bruce Springsteen on three tracks: DID YOU SAY SUCH A THING, WASTED DAYS, and A LIFE FULL OF RAIN. Strictly A One-Eyed Jack is John Mellencamp's 25th studio album. We watch our lives just slip away to more wasted days How can a man watch his life go down the drain Is there a heart here that I can call mine We watch our lives just fade away to more wasted days Who's counting now these last remaining years
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