Don’t Change, Showdown
If there’s one thing I love about dives, it’s the décor. From the Starlite Lounge’s year-round Christmas tinsel to the yellowing caricatures that decorate...
Aloha, J.R. Bentley’s
I hate to admit it, but you notice a lot more things when you’re sober. Now obviously, a lot of this has to do...
Keepin’ it Real at Dos Amigos
I realized the other day that I need to pay more attention to pop music, because in another 10 years, the set lists of...
Blunch
A buddy of mine recently asked for suggestions for Sunday brunch. I started to rattle off my usual list, starting with Reata. (I’ve never...
The Heart of Saturday Night
If I heard it once this week, I heard it a dozen times: “So, didja go to The Where House party?” In case you...
Swirl and Twirl
It’s springtime, and that means frozen-drink weather. Thoughts of icy, sugar- or salt-rimmed beverages make me, um, well, I can’t really say here, but...
Working Through It
I don’t know what you were doing the other morning, but I was drinking beer and watching The Price is Right.
At least I was...
BJ’s Brew Goes Down Like Water
One of the things I love about going to North East Mall is driving around for hours trying to find the freaking exit to...
The Keys to Happiness
Next week, May rolls around, and — barring any surprise climactic horror — the heat will come with it. I mention this because, as...
Mind Erasers
Well, it’s the third week of April. As everyone who’s ever been a teenager knows, the 20th of April is written numerically as “4/20”...
