No Cocktail Hour this Week

Dear Lost Souls,

Happy New Year!

There will be no Cocktail Hour this Friday Night.However, please mark you calender for next Friday evening as we will be hosting a special send off for Carrie and David as they head off to start their new life in Sydney.
Good onya,
Greg

Come As You Are - Alaska II; The Final Shakedown

Dear Lost Souls,

Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday. Thanks to the unfortunate cancellation of last weeks festivities, this week you will have a chance to have an Alaskan Martini prepared by our celebrity bar tender, Greg Dolge. It is his favorite creation! Cocktails will be served at 7:30pm. Please join us for a short pause before you head off to your chosen venue for the night or jet off to your destination for the holidays. And to all of you, a Merry Christmas and a Splendid New Year!
Yours,
Greg

Come As You Are - St. Nicholas Day

Dear Lost Souls,

Cocktail hour is on for this week. Please join us at 2107 Hearst Avenue for some pause and refreshment starting at 7:30pm Friday. We will go until about 10pm, so people (your humble host include) can head off to the Christmas party circuit. It is my Mom's birthday too, so we be ready to sing into a telephone. Please feel free to stop in for a quickie on your way to your chosen Friday night venue.
Yours,
Greg

CAYA; A Toast to Gardeners

Dear Lost Souls,

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy;
They are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

- Marcel Proust

So be it!! A toast to gardeners! Yes, Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday night and you are cordially invited to join our merry band for pause and refreshment. Cocktails will be served starting at 7:30pm at 2107 Hearst Avenue in Berkeley. Our regular alchemists will be shaking and stirring the ethers of the week's days into the gold of the week's end. Come stake your claim! Please feel free to stop by for a quickie on route to your chosen Friday venue . . . or to linger indefinitely to assist us in shedding light on the darker shadows of our collective wisdom.

Yours,

Greg

Come As You Are - Declaration of Independence for Sensible People

Dear Lost Souls,

I offer you, this week, a slice of political commentary; to go with your wedge of lime; to garnish your cocktail; to jump start your weekend.

Yes, Cocktail Hour is on for this week.  You are invited to join us as we tackle the trivial issues of another Yankee Doodle week.  The holidays are around the corner and frivolity is in the air. Festive attire is optional, but always admired. So travel light and we'll promise to take care of you upon arrival.

Cocktails will be served at 7:30pm. Please feel free to stop by for a quickie or to linger indefinitely. As you like it.

Yours,

Greg

Declaration of Independence for sensible people

The following has apparently been attributed to State Representative Mitchell Kaye from GA. This guy should run for President.

We, the sensible people of the United States, in an attempt to help everyone get along, restore some semblance of justice, avoid any more riots, keep our nation safe, promote positive behavior, and secure the  blessings of debt free liberty to ourselves and our great-great-great-grandchildren, hereby try one more time to ordain and establish some common sense guidelines for the terminally whiny, guilt-ridden, delusional, and other liberal, bedwetters. We hold these truths to be self-evident: that a whole lot of people are confused by the Bill of Rights and are so dim that they require a “Bill of No Rights”.

 ARTICLE I: You do not have the right to a new car, big screen TV or any other form of wealth. More power to you if you can legally acquire them, but no one is guaranteeing anything. Earn your own money for your toys.

ARTICLE II: You do not have the right to never be offended. This country is based on freedom, and that means freedom for everyone --not just you! You may leave the room, turn the channel, express a different opinion, etc., but the world is full of idiots, and probably always will be.

 ARTICLE III: You do not have the right to be free from harm. If you stick a screwdriver in your eye, learn to be more careful; if you shoot  yourself, don't blame the gun manufacturer. Burn yourself with coffee...read the label and don't drink the stuff while you're trying to weave in and out of traffic. Do not expect the tool manufacturer to make you and all your relatives independently wealthy because you cut your finger with their product.

ARTICLE IV: You do not have the right to free food and housing. Americans are the most charitable people to be found, and will gladly help anyone in need, but we are quickly growing weary of subsidizing generation after generation of professional couch potatoes who achieve nothing more than the creation of another generation of professional couch potatoes.

ARTICLE V: You do not have the right to free health care. That would be nice, but from the looks of public housing, we're just not interested in public health care.

ARTICLE VI: You do not have the right to physically harm other people. If you kidnap, rape, intentionally maim, or kill someone, don't be surprised if the rest of us want to see you fry in the electric chair.

ARTICLE VII: You do not have the right to the possessions of others. If you rob, cheat or coerce away the goods or services of other citizens, don't be surprised if the rest of us get together and lock you away in a place where you still won't have the right to a big screen color TV or a life of leisure.

ARTICLE VIII: You don't have the right to demand that our children risk their lives in foreign wars to soothe your aching conscience. We hate oppressive governments and won't lift a finger to stop you from going to fight if you'd like. However, we do not enjoy parenting the entire world and do not want to spend so much of our time battling each and every little tyrant with a military uniform and a funny hat.

ARTICLE IX: You don't have the right to a job. All of us sure want all of you to have one, and will gladly help you along in hard times, but we expect you to take advantage of the opportunities of education and vocational training laid before you to make yourself useful.

ARTICLE X: You do not have the right to happiness. Being an American means that you have the right to pursue happiness - which by the way, is a lot easier if you are unencumbered by an overabundance of idiotic laws created by those of you who were confused by the Bill of Rights.

No Cocktail Hour this Week

Dear Lost Souls,

There will be no Cocktail Hour this week as I will be down in La La Land. However, I will be participating in Haberdashery related business in Long Beach. Be assured that a glass will be hoisted in your names. I ask you to do the same.

As always, I invite one of you to host in my place. You have the com.

Yours,

Greg

Boo! - Come As You Are

Dear Lost Souls,

Don't be afraid! Cocktail Hour is on for this week. Sandwiched between Halloween Night and the big party at Project 9, Cocktail Hour will be the perfect pause or prelude to your weekend. There is a Burning Man event on Friday Night as well (in West Berkeley) so we may use Cocktail Hour as springboard . . . we'll see . . . mystery . . . I am already scared. Hopefully Billy will teach us the secret hand shake and we'll be on our way! Costumes are definitely optional and alter egos are welcome. Please feel free to stop by for a quickie en route to your chosen Halloween event for the evening or to linger and see where evolution takes us. Be sure to mark your calendar for Saturday night at Project 9 in West Berkeley. It promises to be a . . . bright spot in your year. Here is the link again for Saturday Night:

let me know if you have any problems with the link.

 Yours,

 Greg

No Cocktail Hour this Week

Dear Lost Souls,

There will be no Cocktail Hour at 2107 Hearst this week. Mournful sighs. If somebody wants to step up, please do. I am taking a week off because I got a better offer to go party in the Big City. Guess I'll have to put on a pair a 'dem shoes.
Later!
Greg

BADAS

Dear Lost Souls,

Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday Night. The Neanderthal size Weber has been carefully tested and primed for your use. Rosy coals will be eagerly awaiting your sacred offerings. Sweet Baby Ray will also be joining us to lay hands on some ribs and get the ceremony started. Our special guest for the roast will be Doctor McAndy, who will be visiting from UCLA to discuss Bay Area Departure Anxiety Syndrome (or BADAS). Please join us to mock him mercilessly. Your presence will be our honor.

As always, you are encouraged to stop by for a quickie on route to your Friday night venue of choice . . . or to linger indefinitely. In other news I have received the Evite for the big Halloween Party at Project 9 in west Berkeley on November 2nd. Paul and Tom have asked to pass it on to our merry band. A number of you attended last year, as did I, and I highly recommend it.

Yours, 

Greg

CAYA; Our Merry Band

Dear Lost Souls,

Cocktail Hour is on for tonight. Thank you all for your response last week and your continued dedication our ragged band of merry makers. Your presence is always an honor. As always, please feel free to stop by for a quickie on route to your chosen venue for the night, or to linger indefinitely. Please mark you calendar for next Friday since one of our prodigal sons, Andy, will be holding court at the Haberdashery. I think that he is bringing some of his psychologist friends with him, so it should be a real hoot! We will have some appropriate charring event to celebrate his visit.

Yours,

Greg

Spam Check

Dear Lost Souls,

Cocktail hour is on for this evening. Please join us at 2107 Hearst Avenue for some pause and refreshment starting at 7:30pm tonight. We are always happy to have you stop in for a visit on your way to your chosen Friday night venue.

Spam Check Time: Also, as part of our continuing desire to not become a source of email SPAM, we ask that you simply hit reply (no message necessary) in order to stay on the weekly email list. If I do not receive a reply from you, I will take you off of the weekly list . . . which does NOT mean that you are not still welcome to join us on Fridays. It just means that you will not receive notices about special events or missed weeks. In general, if the lights are on at the Haberdashery, all are welcome.

As always, please feel free to stop by for a quickie, or to linger indefinitely.

Yours,

Greg

No Cocktail Hour This Week

Dear Lost Souls,

I will be off in sunny Placerville celebrating the Dolge nuptials this Friday night. So, there will be no Cocktail Hour this week. Please hoist a beverage in their honor and we will hoist one in yours

Yours,
Greg

Pagan Pride

Dear Lost Souls,

The Equinox is upon us!

Grasp this opportunity to express your pagan pride by joining us for the fermented fruits of our Mother Earth.

Yes, Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday night and you are invited to stop by for pause and refreshment. Cocktails will be served starting at 7:30pm. Please feel free to stop by for a quickie or linger indefinitely.

Yours,

greg

Off to the Dried Plum Festival!!

Dear Lost Souls,

Unfortunately, I will out of town this Friday Evening and will be unable to host Cocktail Hour. The reason is that since I did not make it to Burning Man, I have decided to go Burning Man one better. That is right! I am going to the Dried Plum Festival in Yuba City. The Yuba City Dried Plum festival is viewed by many as the type of cutting edge cultural event that Burning Man used to be before it got so popular. Please note that "prunes" is no longer PC. "Dried Plums" is the correct term. I am sure I will have lots of crazy stories to share when I return. 'Til next time!

Yours,
Greg

Come As You Are - Labor Day Weekend!!

Dear Lost Souls

Christ!!! It is already Labor Day Weekend! Where did the summer go? But, fret not . . . Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday Night and you are invited to stop by to morn summer's passing . . . which really isn't so bad since fall is really the nicest time of year in the East Bay. And besides, the lighting of the bricks is just around the corner. Personally, I will be mourning all the shit I lost at Dolge's bachelor party. Anyway, please feel free to stop by for a quickie on route to your distraction of choice or to linger indefinitely.

Yours,

Greg

CAYA; Solid Ground and Protected Harbors

Dear 'Las Soles'

A drab and dreary Thursday indeed. But, fret not for Friday evening hangs patiently on the horizon with promises of bright smiles on friendly faces in cozy digs. Persevere my bonny shipmates, solid ground is sited and your protected harbor awaits.

Yeeeees, Cocktail Hour is on for tomorrow night and you and yours are invited to recreate in the highest quality of company at your local Haberdashery. Cocktails will be served at 7:30pm. Please feel free to stop by for a momentary pause on route to your evening's distraction of choice or to settle in for a prolonged exploration of the evening's trivial pursuits. Remote wishes and toasts of solidarity are always appreciated.

Yours,

Greg

No Cocktail Hour - Dalai Lama Instructions

Dear Lost Souls,

Unfortunately there will be no Cocktail hour this week. The responsibilities of this arduous life require me to spend the weekend recreating far from the Bay. But Cocktail Hour will be back in full swing next Friday. Good luck out there in that big bad world!

Yours,

Greg

PS: In compensation for this weeks absence, I offer these pearls of wisdom:

Instructions for Life in the new millennium from the Dalai Lama:

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve

2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

3. Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, respect for others, responsibility for all your actions.

4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.

6. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

7. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to> correct it.

8. Spend some time alone every day.

9. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.

12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.

13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.

14. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.

15. Be gentle with the earth.

16. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.

17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon

CAYA; Refuge from the Heat

Dear Lost Souls,

Burn Ye in the fires of August's pitiless wrath? Dost though long for the shaded redemption of a familiar oasis? Wondereth thou how people spoke Old English with a straight face? Come escapeth the heat this Friday evening in the cool splendor of the Haberdashery's familiar foliage.

Yeees . . . cocktail hour is on for this Friday night and you are invited to come escape the heat with a quenching liquid elixir and refreshing spiritual pause. Heavy thoughts are as welcome as heavy coats and the cool breeze of eccentricity is encouraged.

 Cocktails will be served starting at 7:30pm. Please feel free to stop by for a quickie or to linger indefinitely.

 Yours,

Greg

Come As You Are, Sweet Baby Ray

Dear Lost Souls,

Following our recent hiatus, the Haberdashery is proud to announce a visit from our cherished friend, Sweet Baby Ray. Those of you that have had the pleasure, know that Baby Ray always adds an unequaled flavor to our humble gatherings. This Friday evening's gathering promises to be no exception. Please stop by to sample his unique style and panache.

Yes, friends, Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday. Our usual brand of alchemy and fellowship will commence around 7:30pm at 2107 Hearst Avenue. The barbecue will be all fired up, so feel free to throw in your own style of flesh or fowl. Whether we are your first stop or your last, your first resort or your last, your presence will be our honor and inspiration. As always, please feel free to stop by for a quickie . . . or linger indefinitely.

Yours,
Greg

Summer Hiatus

Dear Lost Souls,

I deeply apologize for my conspicuous silence over the last few weeks. To alleviate any of your concerns, I want you to know that I have been keeping myself thoroughly entertained. Continuing in this vein, I will be leaving for The Great White North for ten days starting tomorrow. As a result, Friday night cocktail hour will take a short summer hiatus for the next two Fridays. I invite any of you take the ball and host a Cocktail Hour while I am away. After all, there is no "I" in Haberdashery. I promise a gathering of at least moderate excess on August 2nd. Mark your calender. Maybe I'll whip up some Ludifisk for the occasion

Yours,
Greg

Come As You Are - The Solstice Cometh, Dave and Eva Goeth

Dear Lost Souls,

We find ourselves one, count em', one short day away from Solstice. And as the fates would have it, this momentous day falls on a Friday; like many other important days this month! In many cultures, this event is celebrated be lighting massive offering pyres, grilling large slabs of meat and dancing naked or in loin clothes until the wee hours of the morning. I'm thinkin' cocktails and a barbecue.

Yes, cocktail hour is on for this Friday. The extended hours of daylight promise excellent grilling weather. And I, for one, do not plan to squander such fortune. As Jimmy Morrison said, "No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dusk!" That may have been "dawn", but you get the idea. This will also be your opportunity to say a tearful farewell to Dave and Eva as they prepare to trek off across this great land. We will be toasting their ardent search for the promise land . . . or Shangrila . . . or Mayberry . . . Andyyyyy!!!. . . "tell us how you do!" You'll want to make sure they have your proper address so that they can mock you with postcards along the way.

Cocktails will be served at 7:30pm, whether anybody is there yet or not. I will have a few things to grill, but please feel free to bring along something to throw on the barbecue. Loin clothes are optional.

Please feel free to stop be for a quickie . . . or linger indefinitely.
Yours,
Greg

No Cocktail Hour this Week

Dear Lost Souls,

In solemn observance of Flag Day (surely one of our country's most misunderstood and neglected holidays), there will be no Cocktail Hour this Friday night, June 14th. Please watch your email for future listings for events at a Haberdashery near you.

Yours,
Greg

CAYA; But Once a Week

Dear Lost Souls,

Friday comes but once a week and passes unmarked unless we pause to pay our proper respects. A short week is deserving of much celebration. Doing our part, the Haberdashery invites you to swing your regal ass by for a moment of pause this Friday evening.

Yes, Cocktail Hour is on for this week. Starting at 7:30pm on Friday evening, we will be dishing out a many colored palette of fluid fulfillment. Please feel free to stop by for a quickie . . . or linger indefinitely.

Yours,
Greg

New email address

Dear Lost Souls,

Our company has a new email server address.  As a result, please note that I have a new email address:

<gdelaune@ftburbandesign.com>

Please note this change.

To celebrate, I have decided to have some folks over for cocktails this Friday . . . good idea, huh?  Hope to see you there!

Best regards,

Greg

Spring Has Sprung!

Dear Lost Souls,

Spring has sprung, the grass is ris, I wonder where the birdies is? Ah, 'tis a glorious spring Friday in the Bay Area and . . . Cocktail hour is on for tonight.

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

Yours,
Greg

BAR

Dear Lost Souls,

Here's a thinker for ya:

The first three letters of barbecue? Coincidence?

Cocktail hour is on for tonight.

PFFTSBFAQOLI.

Yours,

Greg

CAYA; The Temple of Minimal Effort

Dear Lost Souls,

Cocktail Hour is on for this evening. Please join us for our weekly pause at 2107 Hearst, starting around 7:30pm. Minimal effort on your part is encouraged. Please feel free to stop by for a quickie . . . or linger indefinitely.

Yours,

Greg

Cast Out Upon the Ocean

Dear Lost Souls,

The Haberdashery will be taking a break this week. We cast you out upon the swells to make your way among the Friday Fates.

'Till next week, my bonnie sailors!

Greg

CAYA

LS

Brvty

G

CAYA; The Eternal Struggle

Dear Lost Souls,

In a micro-model of life's eternal struggle, We search once again to find meaning in our weekly constitution by attaching the accoutrements of artificial human ritual. But alas, what deeper meaning is there to our daily toil than the miracle of our very existence and the momentum of life's evolution that has been the vehicle for our arrival on this glorious day.

So, to celebrate this most mundane of realizations and (at the same time most extraordinary), the Haberdashery will be tapping into the wellspring of its own humble momentum and celebrating the arrival of another Friday evening.

Yes, Cocktail Hour is on for tonight and your are invited to join us as we take pause. Cocktails will be served, tales will be told and we will do our little part, as best we can, to perpetuate a global epidemic of untempered peace. Please feel free to stop by for a quickie, or linger indefinitely.

Yours,
Greg

The Laurel Harvest

Dear Lost Souls,

Once again, the end of the week draws near and you are encouraged to celebrate your tireless (big word alert) perseverance by resting squarely on your laurels for the weekend.

Yes Cocktail Hour is on and the Haberdashery is pleased to offer you the perfect venue for such earnest activities. You are invited to join us for cocktails and fellowship this evening at 2107 Hearst. Cocktails will be served at 7:30pm. This is a "bring your own laurels" event, however, we are happy to provide you with laurels upon request.

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

Yours,
Greg

Dear Lost Souls,

Just an OhSo quick and painless note to let you know that Cocktail Hour is on for tonight. With St. Patty's around the corner, here is a way to slide painlessly into the holiday weekend. Please feel free to stop by for a quickie on route to your primary venue or linger indefinitely. This week we have some special guests visiting from Germany to season our season. Cocktails will be served at 7:30pm. Hope to see you there.

Yours,

Greg

The Prodigal Sun Returns

Dear Lost Souls,

Behold the Sun!

It taunts you to increase your daily intake of joy.

Will you sit idly by while its arrogance shines bright?

I thought not!

Let us unite in our defiance,

Quenching our collective thirst from winter's solar drought!

Yes Cocktail Hour is on.  Please join us at our usual place and time to toast the coming of brighter days and approaching barbecues.  Cocktails will be served starting at 7:30pm. Please feel free to stop by for a quickie or linger indefinitely.

Yours,

Greg

Going for the Gold!

Dear Lost Souls,

Congratulations!!  The Haberdashery was honored with a Gold Medal in Residential Recycling from the City of Berkeley after our performance at the Mardi Gras party.  We received a gold in the glass category and a silver in the plastic category.  Reached for comment, spokesman Greg Dolge had this to say: "what? . . . . what? . . . "  Bartender, Frank Hoppe remarked: "All the credit goes to the troops.  There is no "I" in Hoppe.  All I did was set 'em up.  You all did a bang up job of knockin' em down."  This Friday night we will be celebrating our stunning performance the only way we know how . . . Pea Soup.

Yes Cocktail Hour is on for tonight and you are envited to come share a cup of cheer with us at our usual place and time.  Please feel free to stop by for a quickie, or linger indefinitely.

Hope to see you there!

Yours,

Greg

PS.  Barbecue season looms large.

Come As You Are - 362 days to go!! - Beat the Rush!

Dear Lost Souls,

Only 362 days until Mardi Gras!  To begin to prepare, the Haberdashery will be gathering at its usual time and place tonight.

Yes, Friday Night Cocktail Hour is on.  Please feel free to stop by for a Quickie . . . or  . . . youknowthedrill.

Yours,

Greg

Mardi Gras 2002 - Come As You Are

Hello hello!

You are hereby invited to this year's Mardi Gras Celebration at the Haberdashery.  Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) is actually on February 12th this year.  We will be celebrating the weekend before . . . which is also the big weekend to celebrate in New Orleans.  So, if you are in New Orleans this coming weekend . . . you are excused from the party . . . otherwise . . . we'll see you there!  The preparations are well underway and we are hoping that you will come help us make this year's party a big success.

The real party is all day Saturday, but we will start ramping up on Friday night at our usual Friday Night Cocktail hour, which starts around 7:30pm.    First thing Saturday morning (that is midmorning in my world) there will be Bloody Mary's and lots of chopping for those who want to show up early and learn some of the insider secrets of the day's menu.  Frank Ireland Hoppe will be our celebrity bar tender this year and will be featuring Hurricanes (beware . . . they call 'em "Hurricanes" for a reason) as well as a full bar selection.  You are encouraged to test the limits of his genius.  The main wave of food will be served in the late afternoon . . . say around 5pm.  Desert will follow later into the evening.  There will be lots of beads, lots of food and (if past years are good indicators), the company will be outstanding!!  Please come with a healthy appetite and a plan for getting home safely.

The festivities will be at:

2107 Hearst Avenue

North Berkeley at the corner of Hearst and Shattuck I believe that all of you should know how to get there but, if you need directions or have any questions please give me a call:

I know that there are lots of busy people out there, so please feel free to stop by for a quickie . . . or linger indefinitely.

Yous, Greg

Come As You Are: T -8 Days

Dear Lost Souls,

Fat Tuesday looms large.  We are looking forward to seeing you all at the Mardi Gras festivities next Saturday.  In the mean time, the show must go on:

Yes, Cocktail Hour is on for tonight.  You are invited to join us for a beverage of your choice beginning at 7:30pm at 2107 Hearst Avenue. If you have other plans for the evening, please feel free to stop by for a quickie on your way, or to linger through the evening.

Yours,

Greg

Come As You Are - The Mardi Gras Season

Dear Lost Souls,

We find ourselves deep in the Mardi Gras Season!  I hope that you have been getting your fill of King Cakes, Muffalletta, and Po-boys.  The Haberdashery is busy planning the menu for our annual Mardi Gras event on Saturday February 9th.  There is sure to be Gumbo, Jambalaya, Bread Puddin', and Hurricanes . . . as well as a couple of other specialties.  Start fasting, Baby, y'hear!

Yes, Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday night.  Cocktails will be served starting at 7:30pm at our usual locale.  You are invited to join us as we head into our final training regimen for the big event, just two short weeks away.  Please feel free to stop by for a quickie . . . or linger indefinitely.

Yours,

Greg

Come As You Are - What party looms on yonder horizon?

Dear Lost Souls,

Just a quickie to invite you by for one.  Cocktail hour is on for tonight.  In the spirit of the season, I have prepared some "comfort food" to help us all weather the cold.  Please join us for a cocktail and fellowship starting at 7:30pm tonight.

Mark your Calenders!!!

I have tentatively set the date of this years Mardi Gras party for February 9th . . . ALL day.  It is early this year, so start your taper now!

More details later.

Yours,

Greg

Come As You Are - A public service announcement

Dear Lost Souls,

This week, as a public service announcement, the Haberdashery is pleased to bring you information about how to eat out at San Francisco's finest restaurants for a reasonable price. Attached please find an email forwarded by a friend of mine. It looks like a good deal for a good cause . . . and, more importantly, involves good food!!

Yes, friends, Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday night. Please join us for an evening aperitif starting at 7:30pm at 2107 Hearst. Though the weather outside is frightful, the company is always delightful. We'll look forward to seeing you there.

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

Yours,

Greg

CAYA; 2002 Year of the Palindrome

Dear Lost Souls,

Welcome to the international year of the palindrome!!

In honor of this most auspicious year, Haberdashery attendees will only be allowed to communicate in palindromes for the entire year.  In order to simplify this, you may use single word palindromes, complete sentence palindromes or you may simply speak in one continuous palindrome that begins at your arrival and ends with the last words you speak as you are leaving.  Imagine the fun we'll have!

Yes, Cocktail hour is on for this Friday Night!  Drinks will be served at 7:30pm.  Please join us for a toast to the back side of New Years.  As always, feel free to stop by for a quickie, or linger indefinitely.

Yours,

Greg