Sure, they have PSAs about everything from fire safety to steroid abuse — but where’s the PSA for one of the nation’s most annoying annoyances, the “Dick Move”? It’s RIGHT HERE. (By the way, choosing a woefully unqualified woman for a Vice President in order to scoop up the Hillary vote? That’s a dick move.) […]
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Interview with Robert Hess
Washington native, Robert Hess, is a founder of the Museum of the American Cocktail in New Orleans, as well as a rabid home mixologist. He is the brains behind the essential cocktail website, drinkboy.com, and a veritable font of information on all things boozy. I cornered Hess last Sunday at the Great American Distillers Festival […]
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Steve Guttenberg’s Steakhouse!
I only love two things in this shitty world: steak and actor Steve Guttenberg. And that’s why I’m crapping my pants in excitement, because these two wonderful items are finally coming together in one place — STEVE GUTTENBERG’S STEAKHOUSE!I can’t wait to try his “Three Men and a Little Lady-fingers.” Mmmmmmm…
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Monday Bloody Monday: Build Your Own
Yesterday, I went to brunch at the Rogue Pub and Distillery at 14th and Flanders in NW Portland. Apparently, every Sunday, they offer a build-your-own-bloody bar. Shamefully, I’d never been to a build-your-own-bloody brunch, but I found the experience both uplifting and wonderfully intoxicating. So, the bartender pours the shot, the customer adds all the […]
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Great American Distillers Festival: Wrap Up!
Distillers Festival at Portland Center Stage. All photo’s courtesy of Ian GoodrichOwww. My liver hurts. Over the past three days I may have mixed more alcohol than W.C. Fields on a good day. Through bleary eyes, the disastrous loss of a family heirloom and a good deal of free cocktails, I have managed to make […]
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Product of the Decade: High School Musical Hand Sanitizer
My eternal thanks to Jay who left this in my office mailbox this morning… HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL HAND SANITIZER! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! And even better, it’s got one of those carabiner thingies attached, so I can easily wear it around the office dispensing hand sanitizer to any employee who may need some germ fighting protection. Weirdly enough, […]
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Live Blogging: Great American Distillers Festival
Day one of the Great American Distillers Festival, here at Portland Center Stage, and I seem to have come across a bit of controversy. It seems some of the out of town distillers are a bit dismayed that Portland’s craft distilleries seem to be relying on the same base spirit instead of distilling creating their […]
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Summer Boozy Goodness: Great American Distillers Festival
I’m am incredibly excited about the 4th Annual Great American Distillers Festival, this weekend at Portland Center Stage’s Gerding Theater. Why? Well, Because: a. I love boozeb. I love local boozec. I love talking to people who make boozed. I love learning about booze Based on what I’ve seen from the festival’s website, the weekend […]
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Teen Sex and Tiki Drinks!
When I first watched The Blue Lagoon as a young man, I was entranced by the beautiful Brooke Shields frolicking topless across a golden beach. I saw the film again recently and I mostly felt… well… dirty. Good thing I was in a bar and I could drink away the feelings of guilt and lechery. […]
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The Amethyst Initiative
Yesterday, news was released that 115 campus administrators from around the country (including the presidents of Lewis & Clark and Willamette Universities) wanted to take a look at the national drinking age. These administrators released a statement, called the Amethyst Initiative, in hopes that it would spark a discussion on underage drinking. It has certainly […]
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Brewhaha! Barack, Bingo, and Beer
Mark your calendar–on Thursday night, August 28, the Mercury and the Bus Project are hosting a very special Brewhaha to watch Sen. Barack Obama accept the Democratic presidential nomination. Bonus: We’ll be playing bingo during the speech. For prizes. This event is going to be so cool, it’s even listed on Obama’s very own website! […]
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Monday Bloody Monday
The reason for the cure The Place: Dot’s, 2521 SE Clinton St. What Prompted the Visit: Drinking the heat away, mostly nude, in a dark, air conditioned living room with lovely wife, Kitty. Yes, that image would be much more troubling if you had any idea what I look like mostly nude. Also, I spent […]