😷 CAYA in Place; COVID Chaos!

Dear Lost Souls,

Greetings from the Haberdashery Multiverse! 🖖🏼 Come As You Are . . . and stay where ya'll at!

Your friendly neighborhood Cabana Boys are moving this way and that . . . on the road, in the City, over the hills, and through the woods! ... but we are still dedicated to helping Haberdites near and far connect from the comfort of your individual flavor of multiverse. We may not be able to join the fun tonight ... but the space time portal will be open for you to find a friendly face, share a cocktail, sing a song, or solve a puzzle. Let the games begin!

Yes my Denizens of Distopia, CAYA is on for this evening. Please join us (at 7:30pm sharp) as we dive deeper into a void of blissful uncertainty. We invite one (or more) of you industrious Haberdite to lead the cocktail demo in our absence, just to get the evening off to a fluid start. Be sure to tune in to The Last Resort from your sequestration sanctuary on our dedicated Haberdashery Zoom channel (Meeting ID#: 510 646 5316) at 7:30pm PST. Feel free to casually join the conversation or melt back to your corner of the Multiverse whenever you like. We will maintain the wormhole opening all evening (round'about midnight), or until after the last Haberdite signs off.

We are all making this up as we go. But, with a long pour of compassion, a shot of empathy, and more-than-a-dash of patience . . . though we may emerge shaken or stirred . . . our community of Haberdites will navigate this gauntlet of isolation with poise and dignity . . . and an adult beverage in hand. 

Now be safe out there . . . and above all else . . . be kind to one another, my fellow Haberdites!

Yours,

Los Cabañeros

P.S. This week's Haberdashery Flashback takes us back to May 22nd, 2003: CAYA - 2003 Pin-up Model Announced

P.S.S. Be sure to visit the CAYA Blog, and register for email updates: http://caya20.blogspot.com

CAYA: Another Evening at The Last Resort 🌴 ⛱

Dear Lost Souls,

It's been another week of global chaos; military conflict, palace intrigue, institutionalized corruption, and environmental disasters. Otherwise known as the New Normal. But, just ahead on your temporal horizon lies an oasis . . . a reprieve from the mayhem, shelter from the cosmic deluge . . . your Last Resort. Come join your fellow Haberdites from near and far under a canopy of low expectations, as we welcome back the Distinguished Gentleman from Modena, and enjoy a moment of pause from what has already been a rather jarring birth of a new decade. Our consummate Alchemists will be on hand to fulfill your fluid whims*. Just leave your cares at the bottom of the stairs, and step gently into the flow.

Yes, my Temperamental Time Travelers, Cocktail Hour is on for this evening. Cocktails will be served starting at 7:30pm. Please feel free to materialize at our communal frequency for a quickie en route to your primary temporal reality, or to synchronize indefinitely.

Yours,
Los Cabañeros

*whims provided upon request

!!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 (sending love to our Australian Haberdites in these difficult times)
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 Fifth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710

CAYA - Checks and Balances in a World of Chaos!

Dear Lost Souls,

What chaos is this that explodes mercilessly from horizon to horizon . . . from mounting tensions in the Middle East, to a resurgence of global fascism, to burger joints embracing meatless alternatives, to Sarah Sanders telling the truth, and Canadians winning NBA Championships . . . while #45 continues his slash-and-burn campaign of misinformation and unforced errors!

But behold, on the temporal horizon . . . a sanctuary of moderation and tranquility beneath a blessed canopy of low expectations. The Haberdashery this evening offers up some hope for some Czechs & Balances to a precarious simulation scenario gone off the rails. Come join us for a special tasting of The Haberdashery Brewing Company's latest on tap creation, a Czech Lager worthy of the times . . . with clean, crisp, and honest good taste for an age of uncertainty and rampant ill will. Let us toast to our better natures; to integrity, character, empathy, and global stewardship that can win out over greed, corruption, and the wanton violence or our modern age. 

Yes my Cantankerous Cosmonauts, Cocktail Hour is on for this evening. Cocktails will be served at 7:30pm. Please join us in hoisting a toast to the plethora of Gemini's in our Clan as they celebrate another circumnavigation of Sol. As always, please do not hesitate to swing by for a quickie en route to your primary sanity sanctuary, 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 June 10th, 2004: CAYA; Up On the Roof! - Birthday and Goodbyes

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 Fifth Street

Berkeley, CA 94710

Come As You Are; A Place to Zoom Out ...

Dear Lost Souls,

Zooming out tens of thousands of feet can usually offer enough cognitive dissonance for some peaceful perspective. But the gods are dubious in their tossing of lots and liberal in the magnitude of the chaos that they sow. NorCal's smoking veil of tears shares the news cycle with yet another senseless mass shooting in SoCal, a national state of affairs fueled by fabricated division and unhinged aggression, and mounting international unrest exasperated by a planetary ecological house of cards.

But behold ... there is relief on the near horizon. We invite you to zoom in on West Berkeley ... WeBe in the Five and Dime... where The Haberdashery endeavors to offer a bit of weekly refuge for your tattered soul;  a hand-crafted cocktail, a tasty home brew, live music, cozy atmosphere, and some easy fellowship shared beneath our eclectic wishing stars.

Yes, my Intrepid Interlocutors, Cocktail Hour is on for this evening. Cocktails will be served at 7:30pm. Please feel free to wander on by for a quickie en route to your evening's primary destiny, 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 November 8th, 2001; CAYA - Love and Tapas
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