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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...

Wye Oak -- Civilian

Hey! Where'd you get a picture of my love child?!

For Dr. Wood, I think no Pedo Bear would be preferable.

Have you posted up any gushing (or not) impressions since getting this thing?!