CAYA - Summer Spritz! 🍹🍊

Dear Lost Souls!

Nothing says summer like a refreshing Spritz properly garnished with a slice of blood orange! But, as summer races by, and we stare down the barrel of September, one is left to wonder ... 'have I really had a chance to properly enjoy my summer Spritz?! At the Haberdashery we are never afraid to tackle the touch issues . . . address the sticky wicket ... and offer the right solutions. There is indeed still time to have a few more summer Spritz, and our dedicated team of alchemists is standing by to fulfill your fluid desires*. Just come on by and see us at West Berkeley's Last Resort.

Yes, my Parched Pilgrims, Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday evening. Cocktails will be served at 7:30pm. As always, please feel free to shwing by for a quickie en route to your evening's primary destination . . . or to linger indefinitely.

Yours,
Los Cabañeros

*selected desires may be furnished 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 August 30th, 2001: CAYA - A Week Late and a Dalai Short
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 - A Celestial Dance to Warm Ye Hearts

Dear Lost Souls,

Round and round . . . we dance the eccentric dance of eternity while we hurtle together through the endless void of the heavens at the speed of life itself. Let us hold on tight to our fellow cosmonauts, nurturing each other, and the fragile blue spaceship to which we precariously cling. Let us celebrate another circuit, bringing us again to the bright sun-shiny promise of the coming season. With all that is dark and ominous in the ephemeral human dramas of the age, still there is always the promise of Spring and the peaceful transition of power to Summer's glorious reign. So let us hoist a cup o' good cheer. Let us embrace our fellow brothers and sisters who are the cheerful gardeners of our mortal souls. And let us give thanks that we too have lived another day to enjoy the glory of the celestial symphony that has given us the miracle of life, resting assured that it will carry forth our legacy when we too are witness to our final dawn, and return to stardust, from whence we came.

Scottish Toast:
   Here’s to a long life, and a merry one;
   a quick death, and an easy one;
   a pretty girl, and an honest one;
   a stiff whiskey, and another one.

Yes my Ephemeral Cosmonauts, Cocktail Hour is on for this evening. Cocktails will be served at 7:30pm. Please join us as we toast the Solstice, welcome Summer's reign, and give thanks for all of the generous bounty that we share. As always, please feel free to swing by for a quickie en route to your primary Solstice celebration, or to linger eternally.

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 December 8th, 2011: CAYA - Bourbon 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 Fifth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710

CAYA; Equilibrium in the Cosmos

Dear Lost Souls,

Experientially front loaded and accelerating towards the infinity, summer's progression culminates in this spectacular climax of cosmic equilibrium; dark and light, distance and time, inclination and eccentricity . . . the celestial mechanics of our little blue spaceship, so beautifully combined with its Goldilocks astrophysical disposition ... facilitating our unique evolution and our thriving as a relatively higher life form. Please come help your fellow Haberdites tonight as we toast our collective good fortune and celebrate the passing of another glorious season.

Yes, my Curious Cosmonauts, CAYA is on for this Friday evening. Cocktails will be served starting at 7:30pm. Please feel free to drop into our orbit for a quickie en route to your evening's cosmic destination, 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 September 19th, 2002; CAYA; Pagan Pride
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

CAYA; Haberdashery Climate Action Summit

Dear Lost Souls,

After leaders from all over the World met in the City this week to discuss about climate change and the future of our planet, we urge you to join us tonight in our weekly conversation about the future of our Friday night. Hurricanes may be making landfall in the East Coast, but the soothing climate of the Haberdashery will provide you a safe space to seek shelter from the unbearable problems of our own existence, like the frightening signs of the beginning of the Indian summer.

Yes, my Overheating Climate Changers, CAYA is on for this Friday evening. Cocktails will be served starting at 7:30pm. Please feel free to join us for a quickie en route to your evening's global summit, 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 September 18th, 2014; CAYA; The Delusion of Balance & the Balance of Delusion
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

CAYA - Dust to Dust

Dear Lost Souls,

With dust on the horizon and another summer quickly slipping away, we gather once again to share a cup of good cheer and to give thanks for the abundant blessings to which we are all so privy. We are expecting a relatively quiet night, but do hope that you will join us for a moment of repose as dance intrepidly into the weekend.

Yes, my Happy Haberdites, CAYA is on for this week. Cocktails will be served at 7:30pm. Please feel free to stop by for a quickie en route to your summer's end ... or to linger indefinitely.

!!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 August 30, 2001 - CAYA; Liberation of the Drone Nation
P.P.S Be sure to visit the CAYA Blog, and register for email updates at: http://caya20.blogspot.com

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

CAYA - The Celestial Dance

Dear Lost Souls,

In the timeless dance of celestial bodies across the cosmic expanse, our intrepid little blue spaceship finds itself on the precipice of another transition into a new season of possibility and regeneration. Come join your fellow Haberdites from near and far as we toast the beginning of Summer in all her splendor.

A special thanks to all of you who joined us last week for the birthday surprise! It was a tremendous pleasure to see you all, old friends and new, and a splendid way to step into a new decade.

Yes, my Curious Cosmonauts, Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday evening. Cocktails will be served at 7:30pm. As always, please feel free to stop by for a quickie en route to your primary 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 June 20th, 2012; CAYA - Apollo's Solstice Joy Ride

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
Berkely, CA 94710

CAYA; This Week

Dear Lost Souls,

As this summer of love flies by, and That Thing In The Desert quickly approaches, we find ourselves thirsty in our dusty planning season. But even though the sun decided to disappear today, we'll show up shinier than ever to quench your thirst in pure Haberdashery style.

Yes, my fellow Sunshines, Cocktail Hour in on for this Friday evening. As usual, cocktails will begin at 7:30pm. Please feel free to magically appear for a quickie en route to your Friday night venue of choice… 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 to August 14th, 2003; On A Hot Summer Night . . .

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

CAYA; Summer - The Pre-Party

Dear Lost Souls, 

Memorial Day has past . . . and though the Solstice continues to tempt us on the temporal horizon, summer has unofficially begun. So get out your white pants, mini-skirt, bathing suit, BBQ grill, and flip flops. The shoulder season is over and you are now welcome to roam freely throughout the world for another summer of fellowship and good cheer in the City by the Bay!

Yes, my Bay Area Brethren! . . . Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday evening.  Cocktails will be served at 7:30pm. As always, please feel free to drop by for a quickie en route to your primary Bon Ton . . . 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 May 15th, 2003; CAYA; Dreams to Share
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; 'Tis The Season of Brrrr!

Dear Lost Souls,
 
Each year, the Labor Day weekend firmly seals the fate of summer . . . an Irish wake to the golden glories of a season past, and a harbinger of the looming advent of Gaia's darker humors. Prepare the harvest, return to school, put away the Playa equipment, and take in the dock. 'Tis the season of Brrrrr . . . when even the names of the months foretell the chill that will bring the heralded crimson and gold of autumn's ephemeral reign.
 
Yes, my Solar Socialites, Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday evening . . . and what better way to celebrate the glory of summer's passing then in the company of your fellow Haberdites . . . the diligent custodians of the CAYA metronome, marking the passing of yet another seven celestial circuits of Apollo's golden chariot. Come join us as we hoist a toast to all that ends, to all that begins again, and to all the promise that will unfold with the glories and sorrows to be revealed in mysteries of the morrow.
 
Cocktails will be served at 7:30pm. As always, please feel free to stop by for a quickie en route to your primary destiny du jour . . . or to linger indefinitely under our verdant canopy of low expectations.
 
Yours,
Los Cabañero
 
!! 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 August 28th, 2003; CAYA; Autumn Looms and Weaves
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; Apollo's Soltice Joyride!

Dear Lost Souls,

The Solstice is upon us, that magical moment when Apollo’s golden chariot makes its longest and most triumphant arc across the sacred dome of heaven, before plotting his inevitable retreat to the dark promises of another hemisphere. On this glorious day, each of us are an axis mundi completing a celestial circuit between earth and star, terra firma bound to the galactic fortunes of tireless gravity and a tempestuous sun; giver of life and destroyer of worlds. And for all of this, the gods ask only for the offering of a toast to acknowledge our appreciation for the bounty that comes forth from nature's timeless heartbeat.

Yes, my Solar Powered Solstice Soldiers, Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday evening. Come hoist a glass for the official beginning of Summer’s reign. On this occasion, in reverence to the Haberdashery’s position in the international CAYA Consortium (CAYAC), we will have the pleasure of hosting dignitaries visiting from Greece, Alaska, Chicago, and New York.

As always, cocktails will be served at 7:30pm. Please feel free to stop for a quickie en route to your primary Friday evening venue, or to linger indefinitely . . .

Yours,
Los Cabañero 

P.S. This weeks Haberdashery 1.0 Flashback takes us back to June 21^st, 2001; The Rights of Spring

The Haberdashery is located at:
2124 5th Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
T: (510) 229 2970

Come As You Are - All Things Equal

Dear Lost Souls,

The Equinox!!! Sun and Earth conspire to lend celestial meaning to our weekly constitution . . . and you would argue with the rhythm of the universe? Yes, my Bonnie spheremates, Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday evening. This will be the last official Cocktail Hour of the summer. After this, all Summer Cocktail Hours will be unofficial, or possibly officially non-summer, but definitely official Cocktail Hours, although somewhat unofficial in nature, naturally.

Cocktails will be served at 7:30pm (officially) and you are invited to take in the final ethers of this summer's spectacular performance in the shade of familiar company. The weekend begins at the top of the steps and begs your participation. As always, please feel free to stop by for a quickie en route to your chosen Friday venue, or to linger indefinitely . . .

Yours,
Greg