Dear Lost Souls,
Hoist your iPhones and iPods high into the air, turn up the volume on your favorite song, and take a moment to remember who made it all possible. Tis’ a sad day in the Modern Age! One of the founding fathers and tireless pioneers in the innovative tools that drive the gears of commerce . . . and also satisfy our most whimsical desires for entertainment and escape, has passed to greener pastures. The Haberdashery tips its proverbial fedora to the man who has made all of our lives, at least a little . . . if not a lot more enjoyable. This Bay-Area adopted child of Muslim decent dropped out of college, experimented with psychedelics, heard the call to follow the Buddha in his search for spiritual enlightenment . . and eventually went on to become one of the most powerful and innovative corporate moguls in history, Steve Jobs is the poster child of American opportunity and entrepreneurial zeal. We salute his countercultural spirit and offer up our condolences to the loyalist tribe Mac-faithfuls who tirelessly worked to realize his most ambitious dreams . . . and will no doubt continue to do so.
Yes, my mourning tech-head Haberdites, Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday evening. The iTunes are cued and we await the opportunity to toast, together in solemn respect, the Apple of our i . . .
No, we will not be mourning. We will be celebrating in New Orleans style . . . with food and drink, the passing incarnation of the sentient being who brought us the extraordinary magi-gadgets of light and sound that we have now come to take for granite. The Haberdashery Cabana Boyz will be on hand to guide you in the selection your personalized alchemical vessel of homage.
Cocktails will be served at around 7:30pm . . . and with these, we will toast a much-revered soul, as it transmigrates to find life anew on some higher plane of existence. As always, please feel free to stop by for a quickie en route to your primary Friday evening venue . . . or to linger indefinitely.
Yours,
Greg
The Haberdashery 2.0 is located at:
2124 5th Street
Berkeley, CA . . . 94710 on the dial!
Between Alston and Addison right off the University Avenue exit
. . . easy access from San Francisco . . . just across from the Berkeley Bullfighting Association . . . it’s all about picking your neighbors.
To help you recall the long season of our contentment . . . The Haberdashery 1.0; from 1999 to 2004 . . . Five years you’ll never get back!:
http://theaup.com/pages/prsnl/frames/projfrm_prsnl_cktlhr.html
be sure to peruse the photo galleries.
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