Car Crash
So I was in a car crash a few weeks ago and boy does it suck. My car was a write off, I’ve been in incredible pain ever since, I’ve spent hours on the phone with the insurance company and the police, and in the end it will cost me …
Category: Life
Why is Cider not Sparkling in the USA?
This is something that has confounded me for twenty years. In America cider is not sparkling. Even cider that is imported directly from the UK (eg: Strongbow, Dry Blackthorn) is flat. Why is this? I’m guessing it is something to do with the sparkling wine (“champagne”) lobbyists, but I really …
Shagging Down Lambeth Way
One of the good things that came out of my recent car crash is that Kentucky got in touch with me. He took a minute away from his new squeeze and texted me. I understand shagging is more fun so I don’t blame Kentucky for his lack of communication, but …
Walking in Memphis
Kentucky and The Consul have good taste in beer, movies, and bush, but sometimes they are wildly wrong when it comes to music. Tonight I went to see Marc Cohn at the One World Theater in Austin and it was a great evening. Kentucky thinks that Marc Cohn sucks, but …
Signage
Anyway, so these women diarists told me we were living in a gestapo khazi and that the first thing they were going to do was proclaim their new website with banners all around the Fatherland. Check it out.
Even when you are Dead the Cleavage continues
So it appears that the Drinking Man is finally dead. Kentucky is gone. The Consul is busy shagging down Lambeth way and I’m left wondering what happened to all the money. The good news is that we have remembered a few good drinking companions and sessions, drank great beers, and …
Forever Young
Even if the Drinking Man is dead I still enjoy reminiscing about people and drinking. There is just something so satisfying about having a few pints on a Friday night, listening to Bobby D., searching for some fine cleavage, and stringing together a few words. My life is good – …
What happened to the literary elite?
It was always assumed that once this blog was opened up to the literary elite that the bumbling scientists would leave. But it appears that those bumblers are still here, whereas the professors and teachers are no more. If you want to see better quality posts then maybe it is …
Drinking Man's Comedy
Two of the 20th Century’s best comedians also knew the value of drinking to excess. Sadly they are both dead but most certainly not forgotten. Of course I’m talking about Derek & Clive – or more popularly known as Pete & Dud. Many of us serious drinkers have had a …
Always end with Cleavage
One of the things that never gets old is a good healthy dose of Cleavage. I think the new rule for this sadly forgotten blog should be: Always end with Cleavage.
Forgotten Drinking Companions (2)
They make great beer but would you really want to go for a drink with one? Would you?
Something you can count on
So I just spent $17,000 on ten new windows – wow that’s some expensive windows! We had some rain and I was so fucking pleased to see that three of them were leaking. As you get older dealing with disappointment really starts to weigh on you. It becomes harder and …
No Fear Beer
I dropped my two teenage kids off at school today. It was pouring down with rain and my son was wearing a T-Shirt and my daughter was wearing something equally unsuitable for the downpour. I was worried about them getting soaked but they didn’t mind at all. Earlier in the …
Where is Kentucky?
Now, Kentucky is firmly back on the booze again after some abstemious days. And to judge by his recycling box he may be overdoing it.
Bob Dylan: 70 is the new 50
Last night I took my son to see Mr. Bob Dylan at The New Backyard in Austin. Wow what a great show – performed under the warm evening sky in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, Bob and his band were amazing. He played a great mixture of his classics and …
Is talking overrated?
At the Dylan concert last night, Bob addressed the audience once (and it was during the encore): thank-you friends, let me introduce the band. Of course he did plenty of singing in between. Now compare this to my constant jibber jabbering, and it becomes clear that we have two very …
Four Faces of M
Now, the indie jukebox down at the Onion in Universe city was fantastic, with The Passenger and Bankrobber and many a classic. My favourite was an obscure double album called the Four Faces of M, an early and little known LP by a young Matthew Kelly. A lost classic that …
Crawl
Now, Max is the man with the magic. There are more tricks up his sleeve than we’ve all had hot dinners. But there’s one trick he’s never attempted. We called it ‘The Maclad laughs’. Inspired no doubt by a Syd Barrett song, our long lost moustachioed biker boy Jezzer kept …
In vino veritas – the Drinking Man's Diary's friend
We all know that Kentucky is the Classics expert. The Consul has some learning of course, but when it comes to the Classics, Kentucky is always our man. When he first uttered the phrase to me “In vino veritas” I knew these were important words. Maybe not as defining as …
The Famous 50 Pence Pint!
If you roll back the clock far enough you will be able to hear those naive words of “Betting Man Max” that beer only costs 50 pence a pint down Burley road. The Consul, of course, took on the bet and naturally Max lost – as he always did in …
East Coast
Now, not many tasty things have come out of New York State, but I know one: Buffalo Mozzarella.
What Happened to The Little Park?
Kentucky, The Consul and I had some wonderful beer and great times at The Little Park. Old Will still wouldn’t get a round in, but I have some fond memories of that perfect pub. But today not only is it long gone, I can’t find one single photo of it …
Beer and Bands
One of the finest ways to drink your beer is whilst listening to great music. This is even more true if the music is live. The problem is that seldom do music venues serve good beer. To get around this, we use to think that it was wise to drink …
Large Breasts aren’t everything …
I know how happy The Consul is about David Cameron winning the recent elections in the UK. This drinking man is looking forward to seeing Sarah Palin in 2012. I’m not sure about her politics, but you have to admire her cleavage. As Kentucky is fond of reminding me “Large …
Younger's No 3
In simpler but perhaps happier times we used to drink in a pub named Whitelocks Whiteheat. The pub had a huge copper bar and, behind it, a raised floor to prevent the barstaff from being attacked as beer and money were handed over. Indeed, it was in this very establishment …
Kentucky Allen
Kentucky smiled wryly as I retorted – “Kentucky there’s another one of your lines!” We were both watching Annie Hall, which along with Manhattan and Broadway Danny Rose are my favorite Woody Allen movies, and these lines kept coming up that I had laughed at over the years. It turns …
The Beer Gut Myth
I always appreciate it when The Consul can keep off the tail for more than twenty minutes to make a post. His comments regarding wine reminded me of the time a few summers ago when I started drinking wine exclusively. It was a sad time for this Drinking Man for …
The Consul can be wrong!
So one thing that happens when you drink is things have a habit of looking better. The Beer Goggle Test is a perfect example of this. So I could be way out of line here, but as much as I love and respect The Consul, I think when it comes …
Never Knowingly Undercooked
I often use to notice that after a heavy drinking session (and sometimes before) the Consul liked to dine on a Poor Man’s Surf and Turf. Sometimes a simple turf and chips was enough, so long as the turf itself was battered. An establishment often frequented by the Drinking Man …
I Only Drink to Excess
“I only drink to excess.” This was one of my favorite phrases back in my college days. In those days Kentucky and I had a slightly different focus and drinking as much as we could was a big part of why we went out. This was the time that Kentucky …