April 2013
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Goodbye, old friend...
So, I just learned that my local drinking haunt, The Blue Banana is no more. Great bar, great people, so many firstdrinks… it was ground zero to my 2012 Adventures. DC has lost a great local bar, but the memories remain.
I’ll be pulling together a “best of the blue banana” post sometime later this weekend, but until then, enjoy this moment of silence… (…)
January 2013
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Nick Kroll is a genius.
However, Kroll Show is the worst thing on TV.
Worse than Duck Dynasty. Worse than My Boys. Worse than Anger Management.
I might need to start drinking again. Heavily.
December 2012
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Ohio is For Lovers (and Drinkers)
I’m back from Ohio with 3 new posts to write instead of 5. I suck. Oh the Holidays. So I have to pen a few back-logged posts, get the Ohio posts written and then re-schedule/Skype the 2 remaining. I blame the alcohol. I was warned. I was warned.
Cheers,
Ben
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Holiday Boozing: Warning Delays Ahead
The holidays and trying to write my blog are not jiving.
JIVING - present participle of jive (Verb)
Verb
1. Perform the jive or a similar dance to popular music.
2. Taunt or sneer at.
3. Connecting, collaborating.
So while the drinking-for-the-blog will end in the New Year, blogging the drinks pre-New Year will go a bit into January. Got that? Good.
You’re welcome.
Cheers,
Ben
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Radio Moonshine, Radio Ga Ga.
I’m pretty pumped right now. I’m about to head over to Nanny O’Briens shortly to tape my 2nd and final podcast show over at the No Call No Show with the chatty bartending boys, Michael & Daniel. This is one of the final 10 I named “The Co-Hosts”. My first visit was a great one (a 2-parter no less) and they asked me to come by one final time to talk drinking,...
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The pub crawl into hangover blog is coming… not tonight, but it’s coming. Dear lord, I’m going to re-live it for you. Are you happy now?! Well, are you?! Huh?! Jerks.
November 2012
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deadrasputin asked: do you have a finished list of all the drinks you've had?/ plan to finish with these last few?
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Final 10, a preview
Holy crap! The final 10 drinks on the Adventure have been decided! I’ve reached out to just about everyone and barring any changes in the wind or travels, I present to you in no particular order (but the final drink, #1)… 10. The Author & The Artist- sharing a drink (or two) with two of my good high school buddies, one a famous author friend and the other a local artist and...
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October 2012
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The End?
“Is the blog over? Where have you been?” No, not yet. Yes I have been quite absent. And yes it’s all drawing to a close. And not just because I’m 36 now… But yeah, I’m getting older and it’s slowing down. A few drinks left before the end of the year and I’m packing the Adventure in. Only to start a new one. Or not. I’m traveling a lot these...
Meta is as Meta does
That awkward moment when Tumblr is retelling the tales of being away from Tumblr while Tumblr was unavailable to Tumblr. Toast toasts toast x1000 shit up in here.
September 2012
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Anonymous asked: Not sure you've done these ones yet, kept trying to double check what you've had already but it was a little hard to see (and remember which ones). I don't drink this so don't blame if they aren't good but you were looking for some suggestions so - cosmopolitan, martini, pina colada,
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Don't fret...
Tomorrow is September. Which means my August break-from-drinking is over. To celebrate I’m drinking a watermelon Four Loko as we speak. Oh yeah, I’m coming back strong. And clearly drunk at 23.5oz and 12% alcohol. I’m already kinda buzzed 1/4th in. Oh lord, I’m fucking back, people. I’m coming back tomorrow. Brace for impact. Four Loko blog post tomorrow. Get....
August 2012
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Forgive my little hiatus...
… I just needed a break from myself and the drinking. Nothing major, I’ve just written about 100+ posts in 7+ months and I felt like I was repeating myself, going a bit through-the-motions on several posts as of late and I needed to recharge a little. I’m not whining, but it’s kind of a bitch doing this much writing on a single subject. I’ve loved it, but it started...
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The only thing weirder than avoiding hand-breaded homophobic chicken is assuming eating it will end gay marriage. Oh, society.
July 2012
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checking in, thinking, drinking and being late to...
…Basically, this is a long ass title to express that I’m 6 drinks behind on the blog and to let you know they’re coming. They are. I swear. Joe and I moved to DC to expand our lives, make more money, do exciting new things, make new friends, explore more of this country, and enjoy a better life. This past week we had something exciting going on every. single. night. with...
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June 2012
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What the hell is happening?
So we were invited to a friend’s happy hour at their home and we were unable to make it, unfortunately. So before they knew we couldn’t come over, our friends were talking to one of their guests about my firstdrink Adventures blog. And their friend knew about the blog. Reads it regularly, apparently. Their friend was freaking out they knew me. Me. Me? What? Seriously, what the hell is...
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