Randy Quaid, the elder brother of actor Dennis Quaid ( The Right Stuff, Innerspace, Any Given Sunday) spent the 1970s in Peter Bogdanovich films like The Last Picture Show, What’s Up, Doc? and Paper Moon and along side Jack Nicholson in The Last Detail and The Missouri Breaks. Here is Jason Cuthbert’s weekly Great Character post: Today: Cousin Eddie in Christmas Vacation, written by John Hughes. The Great Character theme for the month: Christmas characters. Hours and more information are available on its website.Great Character: Cousin Eddie (“Christmas Vacation”) 22 party with Clubby Seltzers-the local company’s holiday seltzer Cashmere Sweater (made in partnership with Stonecloud Brewing) is also available at the pop-up.Ĭousin Eddie’s will be open Thursday-Saturday through Dec. They’re focused on Cousin Eddie’s, including making plans for a Dec. Self said the next pop-up for Airdream will be a Valentine’s theme, but she’s not releasing details yet.
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Randy Quaid made the role famous in the Vacation series of movies with Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo. It’s a “replica” of Cousin Eddie’s living room, complete with tree, stockings, and a fireplace. For good days, there is outdoor seating, and then of course, there’s the photo booth. Guests are asked for ID at the bar, and red wristbands will be used to designate those of legal age who wish to drink.Īdjacent to the bar is a large, abundantly decorated tent that functions as a lounge, holding more than 60 guests comfortably. Cousin Eddie’s is family-friendly in that respect. The menu includes mulled wine, spiked egg nog, jello shots (of course), a beer-shot combo, and a very easy to drink, delicious “trailer park punch.” Rinderknecht recruited a couple of local bartenders to help with volume, and guests can order simple cocktails like one-and-ones, as well as spiked or alcohol-free hot chocolate. The repurposed Airstream is for now a tin-can-esque Christmas bar fueled by Rindernknecht’s bartending experience and love of boozy cocktails. The parking lot in Plaza is perfect for this first pop-up.” “Ultimately, we want it to be a mobile lounge, but we also wanted to get started. “Cousin Eddie’s seemed like a great concept for Christmas, and because we haven’t had time to fully outfit the Airstream yet,” Self said. They purchased the structurally sound but internally neglected trailer in September, gutted it, and started making plans. “Airdream” because from the start, the two had their eyes on the abandoned Airstream in the Plaza District. “January arrived, I didn’t have a job, so Abbi and I started Airdream, LLC.” “I made a commitment to myself that if I didn’t find a job, I’d start my own business,” she said. The two returned to Oklahoma City during the pandemic, and Self said she gave herself until the start of 2021 to find a job.
area, where Self worked for big-name brands like Red Bull and Fiji, and Rinderknecht focused primarily on events and event marketing. The brainchild of marketing professionals Hillary Banks Self and Abbi Rinderknecht, Cousin Eddie’s is a photo booth, bar, and lounge in the Plaza District parking lot south of The Mule.īoth Self and Rinderknecht spent roughly 20 years in the L.A. Billed as a “holiday experience,” Cousin Eddie’s in the Plaza District is a boozy pop-up with playful Christmas kitsch and a very smart space for holiday fun.
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