On this day in 2018, Barbra Streisand [one of the very few performers to receive an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT)], revealed in an interview with Variety that she had cloned her dog, Samantha (Sammie), not once, but twice. Her two Coton de Tulears, Miss Violet and Miss Scarlett, are identical clones of the original Sammie. Before Sammie died, her vet swabbed the inside of her check to collect DNA and they sent her samples to ViaGen Pets in Cedar Park, Texas.
ViaGen began preserving DNA and cloning horses, pigs, and cows around 2002, based on similar methods used in the Dolly the Sheep cloning. Since 2015, they have specialized in cloning horses, dogs, and cats. It’s been shown that while cloned pets may look the same and have similar temperaments as their originals, life experience will have different effects on their personalities. The current cost of cloning your dog at ViaGen is only $50,000.
Music Du Jour: Barbra Streisand Greatest Hits Playlist and her latest album Walls
Films Du Jour:
- The Sixth Day (2000)
- A Star is Born (1976)
- A Dog’s Purpose (2017)
- Funny Girl (1968)
- Multiplicity (1996)
- Marley & Me (2008)
- The Island (2005)
Miscellaneous:
- The cloning legacy of Dolly the Sheep
- Barbra Streisand on Carpool Karaoke
- Ethical issues around human cloning
- Streisand’s speech at the Golden Globes
Snacks du Jour: Streisand’s favorite foods include Chinese takeout and coffee ice cream. Also, your dogs should get plenty of treats today, plenty.
Cocktail Du Jour – RhuBarbara Streisand Cocktail
This recipe is from horizon beverage:
- 5 oz Rabarbaro Zucca Amaro
- 5 dashes of Peach Bitters
- Fever Tree Aromatic Tonic Water
Pour Amaro into Collins glass and top with crushed ice. Add tonic until mostly full and finish with 5 dashes of peach bitters.
Mocktail Du Jour – RhuBarbara Streisand Mocktail
- 5 oz non-alcoholic Amaro
- 5 dashes of Peach Bitters
- Fever Tree Aromatic Tonic Water
Pour Amaro into Collins glass and top with crushed ice. Add tonic until mostly full and finish with 5 dashes of peach bitters.
Beer Du Jour
Brew Dog or any Dog Fish Head label
Wine Du Jour
Double Dog Dare labels or wine clones, e.g., Pinot Noir 777, Cabernet Clones, Dijon for Chardonnay, or any Pinto Gris.
Use freshly squeezed citrus in your cocktails and mocktails when called for – It makes such a difference! Here’s a reliable and inexpensive juicer.
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