Harvey Wallbanger

The Harvey Wallbanger is an alcoholic beverage or cocktail made with vodka, Galliano, and orange juice.

History

The Harvey Wallbanger is reported to have been invented in 1952 by three-time world champion mixologist Donato 'Duke' Antone (Paolantonio), the brother-in-law of New York state Senator Carlo Lanzillotti. The Harvey Wallbanger was brought to international prominence by then Galliano salesman, George Bednar.^[1] Legend has it that the drink was named after a Manhattan Beach surfer who was a regular patron of Duke's 'Blackwatch' Bar on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood during the early 1950s. Among Duke's other cocktail creations were the Rusty Nail, the Flaming Caesar, the White Russian, the Freddie Fudpucker, and the Godfather. Duke was also known for his management of legendary world champion boxer (and childhood friend) Willie Pep, and for his many charitable projects. Duke died after a short illness in 1992 and is survived by his only son Adrian, by two grandchildren, and by five great-grandchildren. Duke is the paternal grandfather of film-maker Dan Paolantonio.

Other uses

The 1982 Milwaukee Brewers, winners of the American League pennant, were nicknamed "Harvey's Wallbangers," because of the team's power hitting (wall banging) under mid-season manager Harvey Kuenn. After a mediocre 23-24 start to the season, manager Buck Rodgers was fired. Under Kuenn, the team went 72-43 (.626), led the Major Leagues in home runs and total bases, and produced the highest team OPS+ since the 1931 New York Yankees.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} The SAS sometimes referred to C4 explosive charges as "Harvey Wall-bangers."

Harvey Wallbanger is sometimes used to refer to the Wall Follower maze solving algorithm.

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