From 2009 to 2011, a bandit struck sixteen banks all over Southern California. He would walk into each bank lobby, having all the appearances of being a regular customer. Holding a leather case, he would approach the teller, and before the teller could react, he would pull a revolver from the case and silently hand the teller a note. The note would read something like "Give me $50,000 or I will murder you." Then, sometimes he would speak, giving more directions, and sometimes he wouldn’t. The amount of money he got away with is an FBI mystery, but what may be even more of a mystery is who the man was, and if he really was the “geezer” he was deemed to be.

Tom Collins (Cocktail)
2 parts gin
1 part lemon juice
½ part simple syrup
2 parts club soda
Drizzle of Maraschino cherry juice
Maraschino cherry (for garnish)

Put gin, lemon juice and simple syrup in shaker
Shake, strain over fresh ice
Top with club soda
Drizzle Maraschino cherry juice
Top with a Maraschino cherry

Tom Collins (Mocktail)
2 parts lemon juice
1 part simple syrup
4 parts club soda
Drizzle of Maraschino cherry juice
Maraschino cherry (for garnish)

Put gin, lemon juice and simple syrup in shaker
Shake, strain over fresh ice
Top with club soda
Drizzle Maraschino cherry juice
Top with a Maraschino cherry

LIVE show request! https://forms.gle/r7cdtZhfgqLSEbkF6
Podcast, and all social media links: https://www.capersandcocktails.com

Ingredients for next week (cocktail): cherry vodka, grenadine, lemon-lime soda, lime juice, maraschino cherry (for garnish)

Ingredients for next week (mocktail): lemon-lime soda, grenadine, lime juice, maraschino cherry (for garnish)

Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship and research. My videos are always made by researching a large variety of sources, and any appearance of similarities is purely coincidental. For any potential issues, or to reach out to me for any reason, please email margsandmayhem@gmail.com.

Sources:
“Geezer Gear” – https://www.zazzle.com/store/geezerbandit
“Geezer Bandit Theme Song” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3tsaEdCVFc&t=154s
“Origins: Tom Collins” – https://icon.ink/articles/tom-collins-recipe/#:~:text=According%20to%20some%20sources%2C%20the,in%20search%20of%20the%20slanderer.
“Tom Collins Hoax” – https://www.distilledhistory.com/tomcollinshoax/
“Geezer Bandit” – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geezer_Bandit
“True Crime Files: Geezer Bandit was no geezer” – https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/crime/true-crime/true-crime-files-geezer-bandit-was-no-geezer/509-52605814-c3f1-49de-8624-2978f0e684f0
“Move Over DB Cooper for Geezer Bandit” – https://www.escondidograpevine.com/2022/12/17/move-over-d-b-cooper-for-geezer-bandit/
“FBI Press Release” – https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/sandiego/press-releases/2011/reward-of-20-000-offered-in-geezer-bandit-investigation-1
“Geezer Bandit Strikes Again” – https://www.cbsnews.com/news/geezer-bandit-strikes-again-but-this-time-leaves-day-planner-at-the-bank/
“‘Geezer Bandit' Unsolved 3 Years Later” – https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/geezer-bandit-three-year-anniversary-crime-spree-fbi/1930290/
“Geezer Bandit robs his 16th bank- but this time leaves without all his money and covered in dye” – https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2069889/Geezer-Bandit-robs-16th-bank-time-leaves-money-covered-dye.html

Music Credit: "The Cool Side"
Artist: Jonathan Boyle
Composer: Jonathan Boyle
Audio Source: PremiumBeat.com
License: #4490172

See All 117 Episodes of "Margs and Mayhem"