Deadbeet

Bars closing:
Exhibit A   (haven't personally been, but a loss is a loss)
Exhibit B   (have been there through all 3 incarnations by that owner)

Breweries now NOT closing  (been there many times...)

Do's or Don'ts.  Discuss.

(Links by Lake™)

"They can profit off a deal from a patriotic tax
 While sitting on the board of golden slacks
 Cheat on their wives with a cute intern
 History's lesson they'll never learn."

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AJC

On Vacation

Like the sign says...

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Breakfast of Champions

(not Whiskey... the novel)

To celebrate 10 years since Kurt Vonnegut's passing, Indianapolis bars went all out in his honor.
Camper English was there.

Please don't do this.

And an AMAZING Mr. Bean trailer re-cut.

"Lucky strike filters every night n' day.
 A shot of Jack Black an' I'm ready to play.
 I know it ain't healthy but it's quite alright.
 Til' I find a woman better than Lucky Strikes."

(actually, Kurt smoked Pall Mall non-filters)


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AJC

All the News That Fits, We Print.

Some recommended TNSC reading from the New York Times:

First off, I say, there's NO reason to be like Foster Brooks.
Why "act", when you can METHOD ACT?!?

And after a Thursday night... maybe some Friday jogging?

"I guess I let my health go
 Since you quit being mine.
 There's nothing to replace you
 'Cept liquor, beer, and wine."


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AJC

Smokey the Bear

Not the guy with the ranger hat, but the diminutive entertainer.  Sammy Davis Jr. has graced linkies in the past, but this time, you can buy the Rolls that Sinatra gave to him!

Doesn't have the cool DRUNKY vanity plates that Dino's Stutz Bearcat had, though.

And, as most things in life, it all comes down to math.

"Every body knows me,
 Down at the local bar,
 I drink until I can't see,
 And I wonder where you are."


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AJC

Previious Adminitratio s

On the heels of SF Beer Week - SF Beer of Yesteryear

Aside from chief strategist Steve Bannon, as this is a mostly dry administratio , let's look back at the glory days when America was great with A Brief History of Presidential Drinking

While we're at it, let's also look at brief history of underage drinking.

"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!!"


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AJC

Belated Heart Attack

Michael Flynn vs. Hallmark™ V-Day Cards

Best well Vodka paired with Red Hot Chili Peppers song
Laura gets a shout-out:  The bartender is more of a bar maiden (Norse power and brutal sexuality)

Another year, another 4am last call

(Links by Lake™)

 "The good books says we must suppress
  The good books says we must confess
  But who cares what the good books says
  'Cause now she's taking off her dress

  

  Cath-o-lic school girls rule!

  Catholic school girls rule!"

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Hella Rad!!

Oakland's favorite word has HELLA local origins.

REMINDER -  BEER WEEK starts Friday 2/10!!

And Trump-tails that just can't be recommended.

(Links by Lake™) 

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


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AJC

Wet Winter Blundreland

In this editio of Bar History we have both actual and faux speakeasies.

Stop driving into the tunnel, people!!!

The 10 Best Hot Toddies in San Francisco.
(Homestead gets a shout-out!!)

(Links by Lake™)

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

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AJC

Toons

For the sake of saving you from the written word, this week we give you:

How to be a warm person.

And, why you can't used that cell phone on a plane.

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

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AJC

Watering Hole

Bartenders tell their craziest drunk customer stories.  
(possibly NSFW)

Lefty O'Doul's saga starts and continues.

The Trick Dog Mural Project.

(Links by Lake™)

"I'm calling in sick
I'm calling in twisted
I was drinking two-fisted
I'm sick
I'm calling in twisted

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

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AJC

Next Stop....

At SFO... it's the only way to fly.

Fake Twilight Zone intros.

"When it's busted by the filter there's a trick that I found,
You break it all apart and you turn it around,
You slide it in easy and you twist it in tight,
Hey buddy got a light?"


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AJC

Dislexicon

Welcome to 2017.

Dive disrupted.  (though we might have to do our own recon to confirm)

A Survival Guide to Colonial Cocktails.  (more reading needed)

Two words that originated in SF.  (that's some interesting sleuthing)

 (links by Lake™)

"Yeah I been thinkin' that I got no reason to fret.
And I'm certain that my life ain't over yet.
I'll slow down someday you bet.
With my pole an' fishin' net.
I'll quit drinkin' and smokin' cigarettes. "


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Deoxyribonucleic Acid

Alert!!  (occasional) TNSC venue in jeopardy!!  Mozilla and AOL can't help.

Culture... Smulture.

 (links by Lake™)

"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."


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AJC

** NEW!! **

 As 2016 heads to a close, SFist names its 13 Best New Bars of 2016.

Not in time to help out with this year's Xmas shopping at Union Square, but it looks like BevMo™ may be moving to the neighborhood.

"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."

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AJC

Who Knew?

 The California Historical Society (est. 1871)  has an upcoming exhibitio  of  Vintage Wine, Beer and Spirit Labels.  Interesting and SF-centric.

For the Whiskey drinker on your holiday list.

And the 2016 Haters Guide to the Williams Sonoma Catalog.

Every one of these is a winner.  One of my favorite quotes:
Drew says:  Fuck table runners. There, I said it. A table runner is nothing more than an unfinished tablecloth.  

(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/"

 

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AJC

The Time is Now

While flipping through this Sunday's NY Times over a cocktail in the evening, I discovered great stories on:

Alcohol and Exercise  (thanks, lab rats!!) 

Amaro Never Knows  (w/ recipes)

and Ms. Lake submitted Going Home for Thanksgiving Bingo 
(save it for next year) 

"Quietly here I'll sleep
I won't even make a peep
You won't even know I'm here
Hey, do you got a beer?

Couch surfin'!!!"

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AJC

A Season for All Times

Two cocktails with turkey broth.

The rise and fall of America's oldest Whiskey:
aka as "an ode to the Overholt."

And just in case you needed to know,
the 13 best Bloody Marys in SF.
(of course, you won't consume one after 2pm)

"Two shots of Wild Turkey puts the wind in her hair
Bound and determined in the cold mornin' air
If you don't like horses I'd suggest you stay home
She don't ride double get a horse of your own."

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AJC

Sprung!

From one of my favorite diverse tech sites comes this week's Linkeys:

Tech science & orthodontia.  (NSFW)

Drugs & Art.

Who knew there were lyrics for "Bewitched"?
Steve Lawrence, that's who.

"Have you heard that Mimsie Starr (what now?)
She got pinched in the Astor bar
(Sloshed again, eh?) She was stoned.
Well, did you evah? (Never! )
What a swell party this is!"

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AJC

Progress...

... in the cocktail world.

In the workplace.

On our streets.

In our community. (mine, anyway)

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


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AJC