Are We There Yet?!?

As we're nearly on the verge of Christmas (whatever that means) Ms. Heather Lake passes along these seasonal doozies:

Awkward family photos (Christmas versio )

Preemptive Christmas Disco Songs.


And why 1970's Christmases were better.

"Santa put his arm around Momma
And Momma put her arm around him
So if Santa Claus ain't Daddy
Then I'm gonna tell on them

Well, Santa looked a lot like Daddy
And Daddy looked a lot like him
It's not the way I had him pictured
Santa was much too thin"

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Putting the "Ass" in Class

Ms. Heather Lake drops these timely Links:

'Tis the season for Scotch.

The very picture of class and refinement.

Here.. not so much.  Here either.

"What I did on my vacation
For the last ten years
Took pictures of your town
Plaid perfume on my breath
I mean I've been drinking Scotch
While touring through your town"

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

It's Beginning to Smell a Lot Like Christmas

We once distributed a custom "Little Trees" air freshener w/ the above phrase on it to all of our clients as a company Christmas card.  I just thought about that.

Meanwhile, here are some links for your viewing pleasure:

Artisanal ice perspective.  Damn SF Commie rag.

Useful Holiday tips via the incomparable Ms. Lake.

An old spin on Black Friday?

And it's official... all things weird start in Germany. 

"Don't store the whiskey bottles on the lowest lying shelves
Easily accessible to tiny little elves
Neighbors start to gossip when our children start to play
Crown Royal™ bags aren't mittens on a cold Winter's day"

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Thanksgiving

"Thanks" (literally) to Ms. Heather Lake for her Linkey submissio s throughout the year.

Here are some Thanksgiving links to enjoy until next week:

"All that Baste"

10 Gross Pumpkin Cocktails to Avoid

Plymouth Rock tumblr?

In the days before Macy's Day Parades, there were Ragamuffin Parades.

"I'd like to thank everyone that didn't call the law
To come and drag me in
Last night you saw me drinkin' Wild Turkey
But you'll never see me drink it again"

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Beethoven's 1st Movement

Time for the annual Fall Linkey-Loo list for our venerable city:


1.  San Francisco's Oldest Bars

2.  10 Best Dive Bars with Food

3.  12 Best Bars with Fireplaces

Even from across the country, Ms. Heather Lake dutifully submits these FINE musical links:

Shit Record Covers (some real doozies here...)

The San Francisco Songbook (some real classics here...)

And pop quiz:  Cocktail Name or Karaoke Song?


Let us not forget the "Velvet Fog" - and not just Mel Tormé.

"So drink up all you people
Order anything you see
Have fun you happy people
The laughs and the jokes are on me."

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Liszts

Time for the annual Fall Linkey-Loo list for our venerable city:


1.  San Francisco's Oldest Bars

2.  10 Best Dive Bars with Food

3.  12 Best Bars with Fireplaces

"You don't have to remind me,
I smell like a skunk,
Excuse me baby but,
(hicup) I'm drunk."

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Novemberfest

Why stop just because October is over?

(Early November links courtesy of Ms. Heather Lake)

This one is for Lee "Fireball" Gardner.  If it's good enough for the Scandahoovians, it's good enough for me!

And a couple of beer related links:  Golden (lager) retrievers, (dood... put on some shoes, and hang some art on those walls) and rip-roarin' bottle openers.  Really?  They should use Guinness.

"And all of my friends
Including me are insane.
It's a little hide-a-way
To hide away from the pain.
YEAH!!"

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Zombee Dumb

Ms. Heather Lake dutifully submits (and from our nation's capital, I should add) these Halloween-esque links:

Walking Drunk, or Walking Dead (w/ bad lip reading, of course)

Zombie Trivia.  And real zombies.

But when I think "zombie," this is more my speed.

"Hanging with friends
We were doing slammers
They try to get me hammered
I said "No!!"
But they insisted...."

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

We Get Letters....

Longtime TNSC members Brady Baltezore,  Julie Chimenti, and yours truly submit these links (respectively):

Dudes in Startup Shirts  (this one is ever-evolving)

Gravity Defying Beer Storage

Name these 12 Lost SF Bars  (this one is for Mat and Josh)

"I've been drinkin' and smokin' cigarettes.
I've been lookin' for a woman I have not met.
I have not found her yet.
Til' I do it's a sure fire bet.
I'll be drinkin' and smokin cigarettes!"

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Injin Summer

Just in time for "Summer" (in SF)

Drinks for Indian Summer. (absolutely... like it says.)

The best (and worst) Pumpkin beers,  and a handy flow-chart to guide you.

And coming soon, to a neighborhood near you!!

"My right hand holds a cold Corona bottle
My left hand holds a half a fifth of Gin
My right arm reaches out for her love only
But my left still embraces a life of sin."

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Orange & Black is the New Black

Longtime Giants fan Heather Lake submits some SF Giant related links in the wake of their NLDS victory.


You've got your bad Giants booze. 

You've got your good Giants booze.  (don't try this at home)

And you've got all things orange.

Drink (& cheer() locally!

"Quietly here I'll sleep.
I won't even make a peep.
You won't even know I'm here.
Just letting you know that we're out of beer.
Couch surfin'!!!!

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Liquid Links

Heather Lake (dutifully) submits this rather boozy gaggle of links this week.

Researchers train liquor to move through a maze.  (amazing)

A very saucy start-up that has made it's way to SF.

And some extra 8-bit news.

"I look up to the heavens
For a ray of hope to shine
And there it is in neon
Liquor, Beer & Wine."

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Puts the "Aaaah" in Vodka

As I have an aversion to Vodka (I honestly can't taste it) I claim no responsibility for the following links.  Take it up w/ Ms. Lake.

One would like to think true Giants fans wouldn’t waste beer.  (I know I wouldn't.)

A man who puts the "Aaaaah" in Vodka.

And this is plain old "AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!"  [smacks forehead]
(another music venue bites the dust)

"Vodka, wipes away your tears
Vodka, removes your fears
Vodka, everyone is gorgeous
Vodka, yeah Vodka!!"

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Throw(one)back Thursday

Ms Lake shares these fine "retro" linkies with you fine folks:

They actually made that?

Something NOT to make.

And lastly, something that they should make more of.

"Sweatin' it out, Deep Ellum at night
If i stay cool and stay outta' fights
I can dance with my baby right in time
Vodka and tonic with a twist of lime"



Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Hello Mrs. Loopner

Long-time TNSC list member, and recent Oakland transplant, shares an "only in Oaktown" story featuring our special guest today, Bill Murray.

This amazing versatile actor / comedian also makes a prominent appearance in the hilarious blog Reasons My Son is Crying.

And speaking of blogs, why not just dedicate one to the man himself?

(and let us not forget the PBR golf shorts)



Suntory time anyone?

"The X-rays of my liver
Look like molded old Swiss cheese.
My heart pumps blood and alcohol
Through hardended arteries."

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Ink & Greasepaint

In the world of the random:

True Detective meets Family Circus.

Strange and weird comic panels.

Oh the humanity... a clown shortage.

"I'm just happy to he beer
Home for the nest of the right...
I'll explain in the morning,
Because the kitchen bright's too light."


Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Back to Skool

Ms. Heather Lake passes along these ever-timely linkies for your perusal:

BTS, 70's style.  (love the title)

And the ever-popular "99 beers" for real people and geeks.

"Young girls and gin may be the cure,
Young girls and gin may be the cure,
I'm talking just as good as you stay pure,
Young girls and gin may be the cure."



Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Proof of Concept

Submitted for your approval -

The Science of Booze.

The world's weirdest hangover cures.

The science of mind blowing cocktails (w/ a nod to the master, David Embury.

"It's hard to believe I've gone and done it again
Went to a place to see all of my friends
One little sip and now look at me
If this bar were school I'd have a degree."



Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Sad Days Indeed

Uprisings in the Middle-East and the Midwest, and the loss of Robin Williams and Lauren Bacall.

Heather Lake counters this with a happier (and comprehensive) look at cocktails on the silver screen throughout the ages.

I'm pretty sure that Ms. Bacall going to mix that with Rum.

"Like a cool Daiquiri,
With the twist of a lime,
I could get used to this,

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

In Transit

Latest submissio  from Ms. Heather Lake.  This week, public transit:




In SF and in NYC.  (I thankfully did not ride the "N" line)

Also, a TNSC public interest reminder of SF's Metro Bar Map.

"It's hard to believe I've gone and done it again
Went to a place to see all of my friends
One little sip and now look at me
If this bar were school I'd have a degree"

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

When Up is Down

Ms. Heather Lake dutifully submits these "topsy-turvy" links:

Real business plan that seems fake.

Fake business plan that seems real.

And is everyone being taken for a fool?

(Hipster bartender - self portrait)

"French fried shoe strings
on a drunken cellar door.
If these walls could talk,
I'd listen to the floor."

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Just 'Cause

'Cause it's good to occasionally check up on old favorites

'Cause you should stare deeeeeeply.... (and full-screen)

And a little bit of gaming humor:

"The bartender just lets my tab slide,
Who's takin' who here for a ride?
At the Starlight Lounge...."

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Birf-daze

Ms. Heather Lake reminds me of the slew of TNSC babies born in July.
 Here are Linkey gifts for:

Jay - 10 Most Effective Editing Moments

Porter - Nick Cave Fictional Documentary

Joan - A Tiny Birthday for a Tiny Hedgehog

And lastly, for all of you to share - Cake Wrecks

"I look up to the heavens for
A ray of hope to shine
And there it is in neon
Liquor, Beer & Wine"

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Hey Sports Fan!!!

In the midst of all of this World Cup & Tour de France madness, longtime TNSC list member and random Linkey generator submits these timely links:

10 World Cup inspired drinks

Fleece Countryside Inn's record glass of beer 

And clever products  that every boozer can use.

"I'm just happy to he beer
Home for the nest of the right...
I'll explain in the morning,
because the kitchen bright's too light."

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Numb3rz

1 wa5 n3v3r gr3at at math, but M5 H3ath3r 7ak3 appar3nt7y i5:

Today's Linkey's are brought to you by the numbers 4.500 & 10%.

"The X-rays of my liver
Look like molded old Swiss cheese.
My heart pumps blood and alcohol
Through hardened arteries."

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC