Remember What? — The Remember the Maine
While anchored in Havana harbor in 1898, the battleship USS Maine exploded and sank, killing a majority of the crew.…
Tag: Manhattan
France and NYC — The Cassis Manhattan
New York City is one of the world’s great cities, and the Manhattan is one of the world’s great cocktails. …
B Is For Bravo — The Boulevardier
The Boulevardier was an English language literary magazine in Paris in the 1920s. Erskine Gwynne, the editor, was a loyal…
Straight Outta Brooklyn — The Greenpoint
Greenpoint is a neighborhood in Brooklyn. In 2006 Michael McIlroy created the Greenpoint, a variation on the Brooklyn. I wasn’t…
A Loaded European — The Monte Carlo
When I use the word “loaded” here it’s a non-sexual double entendre. Monte Carlo, part of the city-state of Monaco,…
Individual and Internal — The Rhythm and Soul
Everyone has a soul. Some of us have rhythm, some don’t (my sense of rhythm is questionable). Describing it as…
M Is For Magnificent — The Manhattan
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Irish Capital Craic — The Dubliner
Dublin, the capital of Ireland, is a lovely city, and there’s much more to do than drink beer, whiskey, and…
When You Had To Go Through THAT — The Time I’ll Never Get Back
It could be a meeting. A movie. A date. A year (I’m looking at you, 2020). After it’s over you’re…
Stealing A Stylish Drink — The Larceny And Old Lace
Not to be confused with the dark comedy movie Arsenic and Old Lace starring Cary Grant, the Larceny and Old…