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Those before and afters are horrifying.

Horace Silver Quintet and Trio -- Blowin' the Blues Away AP 45RPM The blues I am presently trying to blow away stem from an argument with my 15 yo daughter regarding her application to a Columbia University summer program after we had just finished a nice dinner. She is supposed to FINALLY be done with the application for this program that was all her idea and I mentioned that we would be looking it over whenever she finished. "That's not fair! I won't show you my personal statement! etc. etc. etc." Oh well, it will probably blow over quickly but it is indicative of how private and detached from us that she wants to be. Sheesh, I am jealous of Mike and his seemingly fantastic relationship with both of his kids.

What is the analogy?

Awesome Hercules potion Marc! I want to make the Zed when Erik finishes the Savoy cocktails but I lack the demigod juice. Now enjoying a Scofflaw with the meltdown colored Fees grenadine. Very timely and very tasty.

The 2008 Saz is a nice one to finish off! Damn. Making a Scofflaw in moments. Thanks for the reco, I have a lot of rye in Mayberry and we will be living there full time while we do some remodeling in SF. Won't need to buy it for awhile, but the 100 is definitely the right pick over the 80. Great label. I like Merlot and still think that Sideways did a terrible thing. I really need to get you onto my buddy's wine mailing list. Anybody else that wants to be added let me know. He is in Healdsburg, he gets great allocations of hard to find stuff, and ships anywhere in the US that is legal.

Taking liberties with The Liberal, I subbed Chinato for the Italian vermouth and quite liked the results.

This weekend I have been spinning vinyl whenever possible: Bill Evans -- Explorations 45RPM Incredible sound. Seriously. Grachan Moncur III -- Evolution 45RPM Amazing record by somebody I never even heard of before this Music Matters Series. One more reason why they rule over AP. Just look at the lineup on this session! Awesome. Van Morrison -- Moondance 33RPM Hoffman WB remaster. Still reminds me of Steve's national meet talks. Dexter Gordon -- Montmartre Collection Vol. 1 33RPM Black Lion. This one actually belongs to JP but he left it behind by accident. Finders keepers, I always say.

Rest in peace Bear.

Greg and Ric and Jacob each made me laugh in turn. Nice work fellas. Laffs are good.

Hey, I'm drinking cat pooh!

Yeah, Matt, what's up?

Having a Manhattan with Hudson manhattan rye after sn amazing SF Jazz Collective show. Cheers all

Hurray for the early adopters!

Oh man, the Behemoth tastes just awesome!

Like? As for me... thanks again Mike Sr.!

Then it's a Broody Maly. There, I said it. So sue me. Had to come home early for a contractor meeting, so I'm having an iced coffee and seriously considering cracking open the Behemoth soon. Friday is good.

I forgot to post that I had a Racer 15 draft at City Beer last night. Citrus-hopped up Racer 5 that was fantastic. Not bottled, but damn it was good.

Mike's getting in touch with his feminine side. Is that so wrong?

Happy birthday Fitz, now go get some! Cheers!

Monkey funny!! Man, those are some bloody oranges! Nice pics Jim and great looking cocktails. I found this drink because I got some Rhubarb Bitters and was going to make a different cocktail but my daughter wanted some bitter lemon (until she tasted it, at which point she was disgusted and ran away immediately). Cynarata: 3/4 oz. Cynar 4 1/2 oz. sparkling limon soda (Rieme Sparkling Limonade or in my case Fever Tree Bitter Lemon plus some simple syrup) A dash of Fee Brothers Rhubarb Bitters Mix ingredients with ice in a tall glass. Garnish with a fresh sprig of mint.

Young Man Cocktail as I posted previously. Damn tasty.

Wow, this has been a hell of a day. Sorry about your father in law Driftwood. Condolences. Mike, I am really sorry to hear about Gail's mom. You have such a great family that I am sure you are doing the best that can be expected. Give our best to Gail and thanks for letting us know. I just finished out a case of something special for you and it will be on its way soon. Small comfort, but hey.

Very nice, Shelly. I am hopeful that the upcoming MBA can fill the bill for me.

Sad news indeed, Nate. Sorry.

WTF? I own some Fiskars shears, but that is a weird change of product line. I still cannot see the headphone output unless it is a mini jack on the black part in the front. Weak. My favorite bit from the design website is the following: "connects up to four speakers if headphones aren’t your thing" Excuse me, I believe you have my amplifier...