Category: <span>Conversations</span>

Marty: There was another Ozzy concert we were going to see. I can’t remember everybody on the bill. Chris: Was Whitesnake there? Marty: Whitesnake was one of them. There was another band too, but I can’t remember who it was. Chris: That was probably one of those three- or four-band arena shows. Marty: Exactly. My…

There is something that has become increasingly fashionable over the last couple of decades. We have become obsessed with changing the words. Not necessarily the problem. The words. Somehow, we’ve convinced ourselves that if we soften the language enough, the reality underneath it will become easier to live with. I’m not buying it. An umbrella…

There are times when I have to confront complete ignorance—usually my own. This particular conversation began with the question of how somebody might make a mixed drink using a watermelon and grain alcohol. That already sounds less like bartending and more like somebody accidentally inventing a tiki torch. With alcohol that strong, you might not…

After everything previously discussed, somebody offered one more suggestion: “Put some dry ice in it.” No. That needs to be stated before we continue. Dry ice produces carbon-dioxide gas as it warms. It should never be trapped inside a sealed or tightly recapped watermelon, bottle, or other container because the pressure can cause the container…