January was one long New Year’s hangover. Having to deal with Valentine’s Day shot February all to hell. Now here you are, three months into 2010 with nothing accomplished. You, friend, are one of the Idlers Of March. And you have a lot more time to kill before April, so please allow us to suggest [...]
The secluded Greek island of Antiparos is known for the golden sands and crystal clear water of its unspoiled beaches. This June and July, it will also be known as the location of “Bum Berry’s And Captain Vadrna’s Faux-tropical Bar School.”
Yep, you heard right. The Beachbum finally got himself a job. Along with internationally acclaimed [...]
The Bum has one thing in common with the U.S. Congress: neither of us can get anything done. But the denizens of the Washington, D.C., cocktail circuit appear to have the opposite problem. They’re addicted not to alcohol, but to accomplishment.
Exhibit A: Eric Felten, author of the book How’s Your Drink? Cocktails, Culture, and the [...]
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“There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern,” wrote Samuel Johnson over two centuries ago. A recent trip to Dr. Johnson’s home port suggests that if he were alive today, he’d be wearing an aloha shirt: London now has more good [...]
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Recently the Beachbum was invited to co-judge the first annual “Battle For The World’s Best Mai Tai,” held at the Royal Kona Resort on Hawaii’s big island. As a rule, the Bum is not into competition. That’s for Type A personalities, and we are Type Zzzz. Nevertheless, we deliberated for a whole tenth of a [...]
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