I had not heard the story of the Florida man (or is it another case of #FloridaMan?) who died in Queens recently after being punched in the head. At least not until his alleged assailant was identified as an assistant basketball coach at my school, Wake Forest University. Somehow in response to drunken Florida Man … Continue reading
Despite the havoc America’s alcohol epidemic wreaks on society, my love for whisk(e)y persists. There has been such an explosion of micro- and nano-distilleries in America lately that wherever I travel these days I try to find some locally-produced booze. But imagine my temptation when I arrived in Minnesota for the Combat Focus Shooting Instructor … Continue reading
Ross Eliot is a Portland, Oregon based, socialist gun guy who used to publish the ‘zine American Gun Culture Report. I got on board with gun culture too late to partake of that work, but Eliot has recently returned with his Occupy the Second Amendment blog site. Eliot recently riffed on his receipt of funding … Continue reading
I have always preached that alcohol and guns don’t mix. In fact, a good bit of the “gun problem” that people are trying to solve is really an alcohol or other drug problem at root. But at this liquor store alcohol and guns do mix. “AK-T” tequila! Only in San Francisco. Haven’t seen these in … Continue reading
I love whisk(e)y. My love knows almost no boundaries. American, Canadian, Indian, Irish, Japanese, Scotch, Texas. Barley, corn, rye, wheat. Neat, rocks, mixed. To fuel my love I have been reading Reid Mitenbuler’s recent book, Bourbon Empire: The Past and Future of America’s Whiskey. Early on, Mitenbuler introduces the first alcohol distiller among the British … Continue reading
I wrote about the pleasant intersection of beer and guns at the Dancing Bear Pub in Waco, Texas yesterday. And I previously wrote about my visit to the impressive Texas Rangers Hall of Fame and Museum in Waco. What I didn’t mention about the Texas Ranger Museum before was some interesting finds in gift shop. … Continue reading
