This series of posts is dedicated to the many, many six packs, pony kegs and pints that have sauntered into my life at one point or another. This has been a long, rough day of travel. But at least my … Continue reading Beers I Have Known — Foothills Brewing Hoppyum IPA
This series of posts is dedicated to the many, many six packs, pony kegs and pints that have sauntered into my life at one point or another. If I was going to be many miles away from America’s Dairyland when … Continue reading Beers I Have Known — Odell Brewing Company 90 Shilling Ale
This series of posts is dedicated to the many, many six packs, pony kegs and pints that have sauntered into my life at one point or another. I am a mediocre beer hunter. Much as I value expertly brewed concoctions, I am highly limited in my ability to keep all the revered and coveted craft beer offerings in my head so I can make expert selections at remote liquor stores. Confronted by walls of strangers, I grab with almost random recklessness, stocking up with no assurance that I’m doing so wisely. At any given point, I’m likely to pass up … Continue reading Beers I Have Known — Zero Gravity Craft Brewery Keller Dry-Hopped Lager
This series of posts is dedicated to the many, many six packs, pony kegs and pints that have sauntered into my life at one point or another. I’ve discovered that when it’s brutally hot outside in New York City, there are ample solutions available, often served in pint-sized doses. Previous entries in this series can be found by clicking on the “Beers I Have Known” tag. Continue reading Beers I Have Known — Coney Island Brewing Company Merman IPA
It’s been ten years since George Carlin died, depriving the world of one of our most combative, stealthily insightful voices. And it was forty-six years ago on the day I post this — or re-post it, really — reflection on … Continue reading From the Archive — George Carlin arrested at Milwaukee’s Summerfest
This series of posts is dedicated to the many, many six packs, pony kegs and pints that have sauntered into my life at one point or another. I’ve previously acknowledged the unique prominence of Minnesota’s Bad Weather Brewing Company in … Continue reading Beers I Have Known — Bad Weather Brewing Company Munich Helles
This series of posts is dedicated to the many, many six packs, pony kegs and pints that have sauntered into my life at one point or another. I stood outside Brewery Ommegang in a steady rain and it was perfect. … Continue reading Beers I Have Known — Brewery Ommegang Neon Rainbows
I’m going to largely refrain from words today. There are other stories that should take precedence. My nonsense can wait until tomorrow. Continue reading Programming Note
924. The Nils, The Nils (1987) Formed in Montreal in the late nineteen-seventies, the Nils were perfectly poised to infiltrate college radio when their self-titled debut album was released. With nearly ten years under their guitar straps, the Nils had … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #924 to #921
These posts celebrate the movie trailers, movie posters, commercials, print ads, and other promotional material that stand as their own works of art. Friends, Converse shoes have been my primary footwear for a long, long time, and I can assure … Continue reading The Art of the Sell — Converse, “For guys who want to keep playing….”
Coffee for Two 