Voltron

Seems like the right time for an evening prayer to me. Jealous.

Jack McDuff and Gene Ammons -- Brother Jack Meets The Boss

Ball control.

Awesome news Vicki! I hope your dad is up and around and cursing the Tigers' management for years to come!

Cheers!

Doug would have like this one. The reason Camper English was at Jasper's last night was because they were featuring Negronis on tap, which seems like a wickedly easy way to get snockered.

But do your mid and low regions turn glossy with a thickness, and your low region shut lightly?

That is an awesome run of quoted pictures! I love it!

Beautiful drinks in some lovely glassware Shelly and Jim! I don't remember making the Peralta before and it looks/sounds great. Adding to the list. Marc is right, there were lots of notable features and interesting ingredients at Smuggler's Cove. I can't believe he didn't mention the Hellfire Tincture and the Pine Tree liqueur or whatever that was. Good stuff. Chris, we got the Barbados rum in your honor and I toasted the health of your child in the womb. Glad you know that rum (and even its makers), and kind of figured you would. I really enjoyed it. They say they have 300 rums, some of which are in the vault for special initiates and celebrities only. I got the tasting card with the first 20 needed to join the Rumbustion Society as a Disciple of the Cove, but the St. Nicholas was not on it so it didn't count. Oh well, better go back again sometime.... Jasper's Corner Tap & Kitchen just recently opened in Union Square and is a nice simple layout without a lot of pretension. Their gimmick is good beer and beer cocktails, but they don't take it too seriously, and their cocktail list is nicely put together. We were assisted by the man running the bar, Kevin Diedrich, who just left another hot SF spot, The Burritt Room, and he was helpful and very cool. I started with a Belgian Sucker Punch, which I think was Duvel Green, Plymouth Gin and a bit of lemon/lemon wheel. It tasted like a beer, but the sucker punch is the extra kick from the gin. It was fine but Marc's Weissen Sour -- a whiskey sour with bourbon and then a floater of Hoegarden wheat beer -- was very tasty although it should have come with a stirrer or straw so that Marc would not have slurped off most of the beer in his first sip. Marc said he was interested in trying something with the Gran Classico bitters, so Kevin poured us a taste and then whipped up something with it. I can't recall what it was but it was tasty. I had a rye/applejack/benedictine/yellow chartreuse drink from their menu called a Grand Promenade and it was great. The last feature of our evening was meeting Camper English, a cocktail blogger found at http://www.alcademics.com/. He sat down near us and was chatting with Kevin. His article about Jasper's was where I heard about it and got curious. He was pleasant enough and we chatted about the menu and his impending trip to Poland to check out Zubrowka Bison Grass Vodka's distillery. It was fun to rub elbows with the cocktail cognoscenti. Come to town more often, HC cocktailians!

Curtis Fuller Quintet -- Blues-ette

Que? Just listen to it. I know it isn't a Basie and Zoot or anything, but I'm pretty sure you'll dig it anyway.

The Curtis Fuller Jazztet with Benny Golson

I'm of two minds regarding this album... Just kidding, I love it.

Wayne Shorter -- Schizophrenia

What the hell is wrong with you?! How could you post something on topic and mess up the whole mood of the thread, Jim? And you had better get back in that cave, Chris. Don't you know there is a financial crisis going on?!

Thanks Todd! Tapatalk still seems bonked, and I could not get Safari to work on my iPhone for awhile after you announced the update. I signed out and then shut down the phone without any positive effect, but it now seems to be working.

I'm building a bunker.

I went with a Perfect Manhattan and it is quite light and refreshing with the unaged rye. Cheers to Ric and Mel!

I was thinking about a manhattan and now I feel compelled to try to catch up, even though Giants baseball will have to sub for The Citizen

Looks good David even though I don't think I would choose to make liver. I used a former Reks knife to make dinner tonight too! We made grilled sausages (bratwurst and garlic) and corn fritters with peppers and scallions. The bell pepper and scallions were so easily and finely chopped! I also bought a nice wood magnetic knife holder but realized I don't have a wall long enough to mount it conveniently. D'oh!

Rye Blinker 1 fl. oz Bulleit Rye .25 fl. oz Raspberry Liqueur .75 fl. oz Fresh Lemon Juice 1.5 fl. oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice .5 fl. oz Simple Syrup Shake all ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker and strain into a Collins glass with new ice. Garnish with a grapefruit peel. His & hers. Went down nicely on the front porch in Mayberry on a warm evening.

Way to get in touch with your feminine side, Duggeh!

It's ok to just come out and say you can't believe how old Dan is. You don't have to beat around the bush.