This is in-Gin-eous!!!

In the 20 day Christian run up to Christmas, Star Wars™ themed bars will open in 3 cities.

Looking for gifts?  Well go no further than here and here.

Personally, I'm enjoying my Ginvent Calendar daily, a dram at a time (courtesy of TNSC founding member Tuesday McGowan!!)

(Links by Lake™ - and others)

"That woman's got me drinking 

Look at the state I'm in

Give me 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 

10 bottles of gin!"

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

You Reddit Here

Apparent rites of passage as a Bay Area resident.

And I hear the future is automation.  (circa 1890)

Albeit a little highbrow for this group, but we've been around for 20 of the 25 years.  Cheers!!

(Links by Lake™) 

"Show me the way to the next Whisky bar.
Oh, don't ask why.  Oh, don't ask why.
For if we don't find the next Whisky bar,
I tell you we must die.  I tell you we must die."

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Shit. Fuck. Damn. Piss. Hell.

Most commons swear words on Reddit. 
(Obviously NSFW, but if you gone this far already...)

I could do this all day...

Now you too can open 6 beers at once!

"Like a cool Daiquiri,

With the twist of a lime,
I could get used to this,
All of the time."

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Givin' Thanks

One to survive the holiday.  Good Luck.

The Homestead's neighbor, explained.  (topic for conversation at next week's meeting)

Literally the last place I’d want to see a lingerie show.

(Links by Lake™) 

Have a great holiday, everyone!!

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

I Love the 80's

(Not necessarily me, but someone does)

41 things only kids that grew up in SF in the 80s (& earlier) knew.

(I plead guilty to most - esp. #11, #16, #18, #23. #29 & #31)

More throw backs.

"The" El Rio now has legacy business status.  (Sorry, JPo)

(Links by Lake™) 

"Eighties, I'm living in the eighties
 Eighties, I have to push, I have to struggle
 Eighties, get out of my way, I'm not for sale no more
 Eighties, let's kamikaze till we get there

 And we sang
 You do it this way"

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Kiss Them for Me

Beloved SFist shut down (along w/ the entire Gothamist network.)
(Thanks Joe Ricketts - there goes my support of your Cubbies)

More history behind some of SF's street names.

SF''s reigning cinematic hotel.

(Links by Lake™)

"It's divine, oh it's serene
 In the fountains pink champagne
 Someone carving their devotion
 In the heart shaped pool of fame

 'Nothing or no-one will ever
 Make me let you down.'"

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

It Just Went On and On...

Drone bartenders?  I see bars with 30 ft. ceilings trending...
(this kind of stuff makes my head hurt.)

Thankfully, silence prevails in the most wonderful of ways on Dr. Phil.

"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

That's Showbiz

Might this landmark return?

Carnie Scam Science.  Perhaps Mr. Metsker should do one for cards.

In case you missed it, or were wondering.  Myth-busted.


Too bad it's Watermelon flavored:

"And no matter how bad you feel,
When those house lights go down,
A smile lights up your face
Why? 'cause that's showbiz."

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Dearly Departed...

... meaning places like this.

And some that have been raised from the dead.

Then there's the not coming back soon category

(Links by Lake™ - aka the Missio  missio .)

"I squash dead fish between my toes
Try not to step on any bones
I turn around and I go home

I slip back through my basement door
Switch off all that I own below
Dive in my scalding wooden tub"

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Cheap Date

Homestead gets a shout out – there goes the neighborhood!

Meanwhile,  around the corner...

 Holy smokes!!  Here’s what you can do to help.


(Links by Lake™)

"And if my friends were by my side.
They still couldn't see, couldn't see inside
The bartender just lets my tab slide
Who's takin' who here for a ride
For a while...
At the Starlight Lounge..."

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

As Seen on Tee-Vee

Only because I've been searching through boatloads of stock footage for the corporate project that I'm working on these past weeks, I was reminded of this fine piece of work.

And they certainly don't make local car commercials like they used to, either.

"I live my life for a layer of ice
 Just like those poured by my bartender vice
 Any taste of vermouth would be really sublime,
 When you have a good martini time!"

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

El - Ayyy Times

Great interview with Ruben Rueda, celebrating 50 years behind the stick at the famed Musso & Frank's in Hollywood.  Not many bartenders alive can say they served Bukowski for so many years. (I've been kindly served by him whenever I've had the chance to visit.)

And right behind him is Dan Tana's longtime bartender, Michael Gotovac, who is just shy of Ruben's tenure.  But, oh... the stories.

"Martini time (gin, ice, shaker!),
 Martini time (olive or lime!),
 Martini time (gotta have glasses!),
 Make it with a layer of ice this time."

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Lucky at Love

But maybe not at bars, as witnessed here and here.

Apparently everything old is new again.

And some folks don't like things when they're new.

(Links by Lake™)

"I look up to the heavens
 For a ray of hope to shine
 And there it is in neon
 Liquor, beer and wine"

 

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Bar-tequitte

A gentle reminder about bar behavior.

Literature and Libations (from a reputable source)

Quasi-bar realted.

(Links by Lake™)

"Smoke in one hand looking for a drink
Drink in the other hand
Pointing out midnight"

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Wash. Rinse. Repeat.

That's pretty much life for a hamster on a wheel.

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.                


Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Generation Why?

This is pretty amazing.  All on the client dime (and time)
I like how they rhymed "chafe" w/ "center-cut safe."

If a Magnolia falls in the woods.
(we ALL hear it)


And god created Millennial Earth.

(Links by Lake™)

"Baby boom or "X",
I don't know what I am,
All I need to know is when it's time to slam,
Threw a little party cause it just felt right,
It lasted ten years and it's goin' on tonight!!"

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Botz is (still) Botz.

Botzex advice from Dan Savage.  (Chewbacca, indeed)

An only in San Francisco Bot story.

Contrast this with something entirely human.

"Hey Mr Bartender
 Please don't be so slow
 I've got time for me more round 
 And a six pack to go"

 


Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Wreck Chords

Adam Savage visits Third Man Records.

With an entirely newer, yet antiquated, recording medium... 

And sad to report the passing of Mr. Nakajima, 
and his last time suited up.

"He picks up a bus and he throws it back down
 As he wades through the buildings toward the center of town."

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Epic Fail

Scaramooch couldn’t do the Fandango.

If you’re going to chug a beer, don’t chug a Bud Light.
(unless you’re going to spill most of it)


(Somewhat) good bar news.


(Links by Lake™)

"Swears each drink is the last
 Tells the same lie each night
 And breaks every promise
 Til she makes me go crazy
 She's gonna drive me to drinking"

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

All the Linkies That's Fit to Print

(aka "Sign of the Times")

Good bar news.  (I'll drink to that!)

Bad bar news.   (Never actually been there.)

Dive bar news.  (by definitio .)

(Links by Lake™)

"Yeah, the 500 Club
 Is a happy little place.
 A really fun place where
 You can lose your face.

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

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Cocktail Party

More good bar news!

History of the Cocktail Party.  (fascinating!)

Time-travel at these local establishments.

(Links by Lake™)

"I'm lost in the sauce once again
 I'm lost in the sauce once again
 If I make it through the night, everything will be alright
 But I'm lost in the sauce once again."

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Third Rail

Political Don't's part 1

Political Don't's part 2

And the ever-present "States Rights!!"

(Links by Lake™)

"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

Botz

A link fter my own heart:  Robot Drinkies

The upcoming Bar-bot competitio .

In a non-bot related link (other than it irks me from a design and aesthetic perspective):
The switch to coupes explained.

(Links by Lake™)

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

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Artificial Intellegents

There goes the neighborhood...

And look at this f*cking hipster (doll)

I don’t think that means what you think it means…
AI gone awry.

(Links by Lake™)

""Hanging with friends
 We were doing slammers
 They try and get me hammered
 Boss, I said no
 But they insisted!"

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC

Very Dry... Please.

Fascinating look into the history of Dry Cleaning.

And in local news... it takes a (thirsty) village.

"Dirty, dry, up, or in between
 From the very first sip you know what I mean
 When you're out with a babe you don't nickle and dime
 Guessin' that means that it's Martini time!!" 

Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC