Addison Brae

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Whistle Bitch’s playlist

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Whistle Bitch can whistle a tune to fit any situation. Her real name is Makinzie. She’s one of my favorite Becker Circle and Dark Energy characters. She earned the nickname from her coworkers because of her amazing talent and ability to brings smiles to any stressful situation with her tunes.

Makinzie is a server and bartender (and cook when they’re in a pinch) in Pinkie’s Too and the George & Dragon, the two bars where these stories take place. A real bartender in an all-night bar/diner near the Space Needle in Seattle inspired Whistle Bitch because she whistles while she works.

Here is Whistle Bitch’s playlist, in the order the songs show up in the two books. Take a listen. This playlist is 45-minutes of music that will make you dance and smile, just like Whistle Bitch does in the book. Curious what situations triggered Makinzie to whistle these songs? Both books are available on most ebook retail sites.

Find Becker Circle & Dark Energy – Whistle Bit*h’s Playlist on Spotify.

You are the Sunshine of my Life by Stevie Wonder
Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen
Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley
Holiday by Madonna
You’re Gonna Miss Me by 13th Floor Elevators
Tequila by The Champs
9 to 5 by Dolly Parton
Material Girl by Madonna
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Cheers (Drink to That) by Rihanna
The Twilight Zone Main Theme by Geek Music
Dark Energy by Brian Miller
Dark Energy .germans remix by Brian Miller and Bobby Hoke

The last two songs are bonus tracks I co-wrote to go with the books. Jon, the adorable guy in one of the bands falls for Gillian, the main character, who inspires him to write a song called Dark Energy in the Becker Circle story. As Jon explained the song to Gillian, “I wrote it about someone who had a streak of bad luck and how they changed it with good karma.”

Listen for Track 12 (on Spotify) toward the end of the book trailer. If you are a Foo Fighters fan, you will like Dark Energy.

Find your beat today with a little music.

Snow? Make snow ice cream.

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Temperatures are freezing almost everywhere with winter storms Shirley, Tabitha, and now Uri. If you have fresh snow, make ice cream! I learned a couple of years ago when I asked friends who live or grew up in the Midwest if they made snow ice cream when they were kids. Their response? “What’s snow ice cream?”

Snow ice cream is too amazing for anyone to miss out on, so here is my super simple recipe. There are fancier recipes on the web, but I suggest keeping it easy so you have time to bundle up and play in the snow. Then come in and enjoy a bowl of snow ice cream and a juicy novel in front of the fireplace.

Snow Ice Cream
1 cup milk
½ cup sugar
½ to 1 teaspoon vanilla
For chocolate ice cream add about ¼ cup chocolate syrup
About 8 cups fresh, clean snow
Mix all ingredients except for snow. Pour mixture over snow and stir gently until blended. Serve and enjoy.

In east Texas where I grew up, we got one or two inches of snow once or twice each winter, if we were lucky. When it snowed, schools were almost always closed until temperatures rose above freezing. We bundled up and made snowmen and snow angels, sledded down hilly streets, and always made snow ice cream.

There’s 100% chance of snow in Dallas on Valentine’s Day, and I’m making ice cream. For old time’s sake.

While mixing it up, the ice cream looks a little like mashed potatoes.
It’s sweet, creamy and delicious, especially with a little chocolate syrup.
UPDATE! Fresh snow, vanilla and milk is all it takes.