Liberation of the Drone Nation

Dear Lost Souls,

Friday looms once again and we are faced with the prospect of floundering through the weekend without the natal comfort of our chosen professional vice.  What's more, we are faced with the daunting task of living without our umbilical reality for an entire three days.  What is a drone to do?  Ever the institution of nurturing, The Haberdashery invites you to set off on this three day trial in the comfort of familiar faces.

Yes, Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday.  We will be meeting at our usual venue at 2107 Hearst Avenue in Berkeley for refreshments and fellowship starting around 7:30pm.

Please come prepared to leave your troubles at the door and settle into the comfort of a slightly greener reality.  As always, feel free to stop by for a quickie or linger . . . indefinitely.

Yours,

Greg

A Week Late and a Dalai Short

Dear Lost Souls,

A week late a Dalai short, Andy has arrived in town from his adventures in the Himalayas.  As you may have noticed, the region has stabilized accordingly.  He will be here through the weekend before he heads off to Philly for d'year.  Soooooooooo, Cocktail Hour is on.  The Haberdashery will be presenting its usual array of alchemy and fellowship in an attempt to send him properly on his way.

The festivities will start at approximately 7:30pm and continue until the last oneayaz leaves.  Please feel to stop by for a quickie or linger indefinitely.

Yours,

Greg

CAYA - Take The Weather With You

Dear Lost Souls,

The press of time prevents us from passing on the usual pearls of wisdom, so I will depend upon a poet of great repute to bare that burden.

Everywhere you go always take the weather with you.

N. Finn/T. Finn

Yes, cocktail hour is on, starting around 7:30pm on Friday night. Please feel free to stop by for a quickie, or linger indefinitely!

Yours,

Greg

"Ffd" Convention in Town

Dear Lost Souls,

The Haberdashery is pleased to host a small convention of PhDs this weekend.  In honor of the feudal system into which they have indentured themselves, we will be hosting a small reception and roast . . . I mean barbecue.  For this event the 2107 facilities will be divided into sectors according to your sophistication level.  If you have a PhD, you will be sitting in the main forward salon.  People with anything less than a Phd are invited to mill about the bar and sitting room.  They may join the Phd group once formally addressed.  People with design degrees should plan on participating in the way that your training has prepared you:  bar tending and food service.  Individuals with law degrees are encouraged to bring rain gear in case of inclement weather.

Yes, Cocktail hour is on.  The grill will be fired up at around 7:00pm and Andy Levine and Chris Strain will be guest hosting.  Those of you who have the email addresses for the rest of the Rat Pack from UVA are encouraged to forward this email to them.  Please bring along something to throw on the grill.  Chris and Andy are only here for a few days, so this is your chance to touch base.

Please feel free to stop by for a quickie or linger indefinitely . . . .

Yours,

Greg

2001 Pinup Issue - Mature Audiences Only

Dear Lost Souls,

Cocktail hour is on for tonight!  The much anticipated 2001 Haberdashery Pinup Model has finally been selected after much debate and scrutiny.  Attached please find this year's celebrated winner.  Our 2001 Pinup is currently on the other side of the country, touching up tan lines and doing promotional work in Florida, but will be returning in a number of weeks to collect the associated accolades.  In celebration of selecting this years winner, we will be hosting a barbecue and reception this evening at our 2107 Hearst banquet facilities.  In addition, there will be another barbecue and reception Saturday evening at Billy's place in Kensington.  Details of Saturday's festivities will be available Friday night or by calling Billy or Greg (see phone numbers below).  Please join us in celebrating the triumph of one of the Haberdashery's own!

Yours,

Greg

Dear Lost Souls,

Sorry for the late breaking story, but . . .

Cocktail Hour is on.

Always advocates of choice, the Haberdashery invites you stop by for a quickie or linger indefinitely.

As always, cocktails will begin at around 7:30pm at 2107 Hearst Avenue.

Yours,

Greg

Fowl Play

Dear Lost Souls,

In the Haberdashery's continuing dedication to tackling the tough issues of the world (whether they effect us globally or locally), this Friday we will be debating the apparent moral uses and abuses that are latent in the following information I received from someone I considered to be a trusted friend. Stop and pick up your phone and try this. It only takes 20 seconds and no matter how hard a day you may be having, if nothing else, it will bring a smile to your face.

1. Call Deutsche Bank / National Discount Brokers at 1-800-888-3999.

2. Listen to ALL of the options (it only takes a moment). 

3. After hearing the 7 options, press 7 and listen. 

EVERY company should have an Option 7. A smile? But at what price!?

Yes, cocktail hour is on. Thank you all for joining us last week for our humble celebration of the Dolge's natal anniversary. This week we will return to our standard time and program on Friday night starting at around 7:30pm. The usual range of alchemy and snacks will accompany the heady intellectualism we've become so accustom to. Please feel free to stop by for a quickie or linger . . . . . . you know the drill.

Yours,

Greg

El Barbecue Internazional!

Dear Lost Souls,

The Haberdashery will be hosting a barbecue on Friday for your joy and full fillingment.  I am anticipating that a number of Italian and Japanese architecture students who are here for an international urban design workshop will be joining us.  In order to live up to American stereotypes, we will be serving hamburgers, potato salad and the like.  Please feel free to bring something along if you are not a red meat carnivore.  Stuffed Portobellos for our herbivore friends are available upon request.  Just let me know.

We will be getting going at around 7:30pm.  The address . . . for any first timers . . . is 2107 Hearst Avenue at the corner of Hearst and Shatttuck in North Berkeley.  Please feel free to join us for a cocktail even if you have other dinner plans; stop by for a quickie or . . . . linger indefinitely.

Yours,

Greg

The International Mission - The Haberdashery Abroad Program

Dear Lost Souls,

There will be no cocktail hour this week due to a number of regular Faithfull’s departure for exotic locations. Building on the chaos that Chris Strain triggered with his arrival in West Palm Beach, Florida last year, this summer the Haberdashery Missionary Program will be expanding internationally to the seven corners of the globe. This weekend four missionaries will depart for their assignments: Andy Levine will be tackling Nepal for six weeks, Eric Hiss will take on the Tuscany Region of Italy for two months, Chip Sullivan is headed for Florida for an extended stay and Dolge (not to be left out) is gonna barbecue in Denver for the weekend. Preparations for a special educational seminar in Dublin, Ireland in August are also underway. Please keep these brave souls in your prayers as they venture off into the unknown . . . and (more importantly) pray for the unsuspecting locals they'll encounter.

Please join us next week, when there will be some special visitors from Italy in town. Until then, Have a memorable weekend.

Yours,

Greg

PS - Some of you have suggested that I save the old email announcements for posterity. If anybody has any dating beyond a couple of months ago, please send them to me for filing. Cheers!

Celebrity Birthday!

Dear Lost Souls,

Mark thy calender!!

Cocktail hour is moved from Friday night to Saturday afternoon! The Haberdashery is very pleased to be hosting a celebrity birthday on Saturday, August 4th. Mr. Dolge will be celebrating his birthday with us starting at 5pm at Triple Rock (on Shattuck in North Berkeley) and moving to 2107 Hearst (across the street) at 7pm for a barbecue. Watch your email for details. If you don't know Mr. Dolge, this is your chance to meet him. Note: please try to use small words in your conversations with him. He will be available for photo opportunities and autographs throughout the evening . . . until he falls asleep on the living room floor. The Haberdashery will be offering its usual array of alchemy and fellowship. We should have a fair amount of food, but please bring something to char on the communal pire.

Please feel free to . . . stopbyforaquickieorlingerindfinitely!

Yours,

Greg