CAYA; Snakes on Heals of Horses; The End of An Era

Dear Lost Souls,

Capitalizing on his somewhat limited Irish heritage, but buoyed by boundless aspirations, this weekend our loyal friend and consummate Haberdite, Dr. Andy Levine, will be channeling his best St. Patrick; leaving the Bay Area with the snakes, and riding off into the southern California sunset on a Chinese horse with no name. Despite the desperate pleadings of the Haberdashery Executive Board, Dr. Levine has decided to take his FfffhD and lead a perilous mission down to LA LA land. Down and out in that cultural wilderness, he'll be planting the Haberdashery banner under some polyethylene palm tree, carrying our message of unbridled mediocrity to the muddled masses . . . who will no doubt be shaken and stirred by his refreshing message of new libations. Far be it from any of us to judge . . . but let's do it anyway! Put 20 seconds on the clock:

• He'll be dying his hair blond so that in SOCAL . . . oh wait, never mind;
• He's leaving all his books here . . . 'cause readin' ain't so popular down there;
• Mickey Rourke called . . . he wants his attitude back;
• As a psychologist there just wasn't enough work in NORCAL; . . . budumbum!
• . . . (please come prepared to give the Doctor an appropriate hard time!)

Yes, my Ecumenical Equestrians, Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday evening. Please come by to wish Dr. Levine a Bon Voyage, and much success in his new digs down in the South Land. We will miss him. As it has always been, and always shall be . . . cocktails will be served at 7:30pm. Please feel free to gallop on by en route to your primary rodeo . . . or to linger indefinitely.

Yours!
Los Cabañeros

!! Please drink responsibly and arrange for safe transportation !! . . . your well-being is our first priority!

P.S. This week's Haberdashery Flashback takes us back to July 27th, 2001; CAYA; He'd All Growed Up
P.S.S. Be sure to visit the CAYA blog, and register for email updates: http://caya20.blogspot.com/

The Haberdashery is located at:
2124 5th Street
Berkeley, CA 94710

T: 510.229.2970

CAYA; Mardi Gras Season - HOLD THE DATE - Saturday, March 1st

Dear Lost Souls,

We find ourselves staring down the barrel of another Mardi Gras season, just 5 weeks out from the most important holiday of the year, and the Haberdashery's premiere annual event. Have you been training? Is your liver appraised of the situation? Have you aligned organ donors? Have you started to pick out your outfit? Are you paying attention, damn it!!!!??? This is not a drill! The Gumbo will flow, the Red Beans will jump, the King Cake with reign, the Jambalaya will jam, the live music will thump, and the Hurricanes will blow. And whatever happens next is . . . well, that stays between you and your Mardi Gras beads.

Yes, my Cajun Cousins! Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday evening, and it is time to start to mentally, spiritually, and euphemistically prepare for Fat Tuesday, which is on March 4th this year. Our annual Haberdashery Soiree will be on Saturday, March 1st . . . actually beginning Friday evening, February 28th with the Festival of the Roux! Oh, I can already hear the smoke alarms going off. This Friday, in celebration of the Mardi Gras season, we will be unveiling another batch of our precious and famous Blade Gin infusion . . . 'cause that is just how much we care!

Cocktails will be served at 7:30pm. As always, please feel free to dance on by en route to your primary Mardi Gras season second line . . . or to linger indefinitely.

Yours!
Los Cabañeros

!! Please drink responsibly and arrange for safe transportation !! . . . your well-being is our first priority!

P.S. This week's Haberdashery Flashback takes us back to January 24th, 2002; CAYA; The Mardi Gras Season
P.S.S. Be sure to visit the CAYA blog, and register for email updates: http://caya20.blogspot.com/

The Haberdashery is located at:
2124 5th Street
Berkeley, CA 94710

T: 510.229.2970

CAYA; Back at the Hive

Dear Lost Souls,

Warm ups are over . . . 2014 is off and running at a breakneck pace. Everyone in reconnecting, reorganizing, long-range planning, budgeting, accessing, goal setting, and benchmarking in dedicated service to the hive . . . back at it . . . dancing around in circles, gesticulating wildly, and deriving a disproportionate share of our self worth from our "critical" contribution to the betterment of the organization. Jazus! It's enough to make a thirsty Haberdite long for a break from all that pseudo-productivity. Well! . . . not to worry, the Haberdashery does not disappoint . . .

Oh yes, my Apian Automatons! . . . Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday evening. So, we invite you to buzz on over and let one of our CAYA Temple Mixologists weave their alchemical magic, and deliver you the delicious custom-crafted adult beverage that your soul so properly deserves; always perfectly chilled and appropriately garnished. Our comforting canopy of low expectation promises to re-energize your spirits, and so allow you to reach your pollinating power potential. As always, cocktails will be served at 7:30pm. Please feel free to buzz by for a quickie en route to your primary Friday evening soiree . . . or to linger indefinitely!

Yours!
Los Cabañeros

!! Please drink responsibly and arrange for safe transportation !! . . . your well-being is our first priority!

P.S. This week's Haberdashery Flashback takes us back to January 9th, 2003; CAYA; Sendem' Down Under
P.S.S. Be sure to visit the CAYA blog, and register for email updates: http://caya20.blogspot.com/

The Haberdashery is located at:
2124 5th Street
Berkeley, CA 94710

T: 510.229.2970

CAYA; No Cocktail Hour This Week

Dear Lost Souls,

There will be no Cocktail Hour this week.

 . . . ummmm . . . we got a better offer.

But, we'll be sure to hoist an adult beverage in your honor . . . and we ask that you do the same!

Yours!
Los Cabañeros

P.S. This week's Haberdashery Flashback takes us back to April 24th, 2003; CAYA; No Cocktail Hour This Week
P.S.S. Be sure to visit the CAYA blog, and register for email updates: http://caya20.blogspot.com/

CAYA; Welcome to 2014! . . . Broken Resolutions Accepted

Dear Lost Souls,

Well, you survived the Holidays . . . and made it through 2013 with your sanity more or less intact. Now, while 2014 still has the fresh 'new year' smell, what better way to celebrate its boundless possibilities, than with a uniquely hand-crafted Haberdashery Cocktail in your hand? This week, as a special service to the Haberdite community, and in deference to the booming Shared Economy, we will be hosting a New Year's Resolution Swap. If you haven't broken yours yet, this is a good chance to show it off, before it dissolves into a January haze . . . broken resolutions will still be accepted as long as they are in reasonable and recognizable condition.

Oh yes, my Holiday Heroes, Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday evening. You survived the season! . . . now sit back and reap the benefits under the dappled eclectic star light and comforting shade of low expectations we tirelessly maintain at your favorite Last Resort. Cocktails will be served at 7:30pm. Please feel free to stop by for a quickie en route to your primary Friday evening soiree . . . or to linger indefinitely!

Yours!
Los Cabañeros

!! Please drink responsibly and arrange for safe transportation !! . . . your well-being is our first priority!

P.S. This week's Haberdashery Flashback takes us back to January 3rd, 2002; CAYA; 2002 Year of the Palindrome
P.S.S. Be sure to visit the CAYA blog, and register for email updates: http://caya20.blogspot.com/

The Haberdashery is located at:
2124 5th Street
Berkeley, CA 94710

T: 510.229.2970