November 24, 2011
Last night I wrote about going to Sardi’s and seeing firsthand that the communal cheesepots were gone. In the comments section both Gene and Al expressed concern over whether Rudy’s Bar in Hell’s...
View ArticleNovember 25, 2011
Okay, today's Thanksgiving and what I'm thankful for is I have nowhere to go. I always feel burned out around this time of year and since I go out so much due to my blog it's nice to take a day and do...
View ArticleNovember 26, 2011
While the rest of the world shopped on Black Friday, we decided to have a Chillmaster Post Thanksgiving Day Dance Party instead and stayed away from the stores. A great time was had by all and it was...
View ArticleDecember 1, 2011
The last couple of days I’ve been reading disturbing news about the classic midtown bar, Bill’s Gay Nineties. First I read a report on Lost City via Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York that Bill’s may be...
View ArticleDecember 2, 2011
My friend Jon Hammer plays in a band called Susquehanna Industrial Tool & Die Co. and I’ve been trying to see them live for quite a little while now. Jon and Karen McBurnie are the publishers of...
View ArticleDecember 3, 2011
They just lit the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center, so I thought that would be tonight’s destination. And just so you know, this year’s Ho, Ho, Ho is translated into this. It's only twenty blocks...
View ArticleDecember 9, 2011
It’s been a little bit of a weird week for me. At the start of the week I got the sad news that my friend, Tony Ward, the owner of Mike’s Tavern which was the last stop on my bar crawl died. The next...
View ArticleDecember 10, 2011
Yesterday I wrote about how Gabe Stulman single-handedly wrecked Fedora, so today I thought I’d check in on a place that’s going to have a happier ending to their renovation, The Waverly Diner. Back in...
View ArticleDecember 11, 2011
Live, from New York, it’s Cheeseburger Saturday Night! Your host this week is Phebe’s with special guest stars Gene and Terry from the BBC and The Ready For Prime Beef Player, Marty Wombacher. And now,...
View ArticleDecember 14, 2011
Okay, it’s Tuesday and that means it’s that time of the week to venture out and see if we can find a bar that still utilizes a swizzle stick in their cocktails. There’s not too many decent bars around...
View ArticleDecember 15, 2011
As Al noticed in the comments section yesterday, Jeremiah Moss announced the reopening of The Waverly Diner! I’ve been waiting for this since last summer, so you know where we’re off to tonight. I hope...
View ArticleDecember 16, 2011
Okay tonight repeats a night in history on the 365 Bar Crawl! On May 8th, I went to the 118th bar of the 365 journey. The bar was the Lakeside Lounge in the East Village and my friend Chris Erikson was...
View ArticleDecember 19, 2011
Yesterday I posted a link to the Hand-Made Holiday Gift and Craft fair that MAD commenter and CBBM documentarian, Spike and his wife, Sacha host and tonight I thought I’d go check it out. And you’re...
View ArticleDecember 20, 2011
I haven’t written a short story for a while and tonight I’m in the mood to do so, so that’s what I’m going to do. And there’s nothing you can do about it...so there! (All photos in this post are by...
View ArticleDecember 21, 2011
Okay, it’s Tuesday night, the night I go out in hot pursuit of a swizzle stick. I haven’t had much luck lately, but I thought of a place that just might have swizzles, The Hard Rock Café in Times...
View ArticleHoliday CBBM Sighting!
Kari sent in this holiday CBBM lit up mutation. He doesn't even take holidays off. Aaahhh!
View ArticleOh, Christmas Tree...
Here's the Christmas tree...and I think... I see a Christmas miracle at the base of the tree...beer! Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas and cheers!
View ArticleMerry Christmas!
A Christmas Carol. Merry Christmas everyone! This is the only post I'm putting up today as I'm going to spend the day and evening drinking celebrating the holiday with my family. Have fun and thanks...
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