Ads of the Week: Paul Jones’s Busty Booze Ads
Don’t get too excited. We’re not talking about the Swedish Bikini Team here. So, Paul Jones is proud of his giant bust: After many such ads throughout 1936 and 1937, the bust has reduction surgery: And...
View ArticleJohnnie Walker Double Black Review
Man, it’s like I forgot there was a blog around here. I guess there’s something about a newborn baby that distracts a man from writing. Some time ago, I received a package from Johnnie Walker, sent to...
View ArticleDave Stewart’s Wine
A bunch of celebrities have associated themselves with liquor and wine over the years, but I’m a big Eurythmics fan, so this one’s actually cool. Pretty sure I wouldn’t pay $125 for it, though.
View ArticleSoHo Trees Hacked in Front of Heineken Billboard
SOHO — The Parks Department is hunting for the mystery hatchet man who illegally cut off the tops of a pair of trees that obscured a Tribeca Film Festival and Heineken billboard in SoHo, officials...
View ArticleHeineken Offers to Replace Chopped Trees in Front of SoHo Billboard
Heineken Offers to Replace Chopped Trees in Front of SoHo BillboardMANHATTAN — Just hours after the news broke that someone had illegally lopped off the tops of a pair of trees that obscured a giant...
View ArticleZacapa Tasting Kit
Prior to the move, a PR rep for Zacapa rum contacted me, asking whether I’d like to receive a new tasting kit they were offering. I agreed, but the kit went out to my old address the very day we left....
View ArticleNew! Shiny! Age-verification comes to Twitter
If you’re reading this blog, I generally assume that you’re a drinker, or at least unopposed to the concept of drinking. Which means I assume that you have, from time to time, checked out other...
View ArticleCharles Dance: Barman
I love Game of Thrones, and I love Charles Dance’s portrayal of Tywin Lannister. I also love scotch whisky. Therefore …
View ArticleSipping Scotch in Sophistication
Ever had a whisky older than you? Opportunities such as this don’t come along very often, especially as “you” get older and older and older. When I was in my 20s, for example, finding 30-year-old...
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