Weird Activities and Awkward Encounters at home and abroad
I don’t know how I made it to the ripe old age of 32 before my first Voodoo conjuring, but Tales of the Cocktail this year finally broke my streak. Though, I have dabbled in some light Voodoo related vandalism, back when that was allowed at Marie Laveau’s grave in the St. Louis I cemetery…
This past week, for the 15th year in a row, the global bar industry descended upon New Orleans to help the city do what it does best… drink! New Orleans is always a party, but when thousands of passionate cocktail drinkers converge it is a sight to behold. What is Tales of the Cocktail? Tales…
I don’t even know where to begin an annual recap of 2016. It was just a really rough year. I experienced some pretty jarring personal loses this year, that’s cause my life to change in a very noticeable way, but it’s also just been hard year for humanity. We’ve lost a lot of people we…
Mardi Gras is one of my favorite holidays. I just love it, the food, the drinks, the parades, the swag, the colors, I love everything about it. I mean, it’s weeks dedicated to getting all of your bad decisions out of your system in preparation for 40 days of being mildly appropriate. It’s an entire…
New Years Eve is a time of reflection for most people. A look back at the previous year and an optimistic planning of all the wonderful things you’ll probably forget to accomplish in the upcoming one. 2014 was pretty great for me. Here are some stats. Mainly, I just need them written down in public…
“Where should I go when I’m in America?” This is a question I’m asked almost every time I go abroad, usually from people that don’t quite grasp the scope of our country. There really is no one place you could go to get a good feeling for the overall culture of the United States. In…
I’m not going to make this post about “rules” per say, the great thing about New Orleans is that there really are no rules. Oh no! The cemetery is closed? Not a problem, just grease the guy inside! $20 for a personal after hours tour! You want to draw on someones grave? That’s fine…
