Come As You Are - Christening of the New Wing!!

Dear Lost Souls,

Labor Day is now only a memory . . . or in some cases not so much. Summer races on and the equinox looms near. In celebration of a new season, and the Haberdashery's fourth year of operation, we will be christening an entire new wing to our existing facilities with trumpets and fan fare . . . and booze . . . and pistachios.

. . . Yes, Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday night and you and yours are invited to swing by our little patch of evening shade for a refreshing beverage of your choosing. Experts will be on hand to . . . do whatever it is that experts do. The weekend begins at the top of the front stoop and continues all the way back to the new back porch/winter garden wing. The ribbon cutting for our new wing will happen at 21:07 hours. Those of you who were residents in Black Rock City over the long weekend should bring along any digital photos, slides, or photos so that our visual effects technician (a.k.a. AV Geek (Smeltzer)) can compile and exhibit the products of our collective amnesia. Cocktails will be served at 7:30pm. As always, please feel free to stop by for a quickie en route to your chosen Friday venue . . . or to linger indefinitely.

Yours,
Greg

Come As You Are - No Cocktail Hour

Dear Lost Souls,

Alas, there will be no Cocktail Hour this week as I will by communing with nature and the al'natural in the desert. However, be assured that I will make a toast to you (one and all) when Friday rolls around. I ask that you do the same. Please stay tuned for news about upcoming Cocktail Hours.

Yours,
Greg

Come As You Are - Autumn Looms and Weaves

Dear Lost Souls,

Labor Day!! “Say it ain't so, Joe!” Inevitable as the shortening of the summer daze, Autumn draws ever near. The good news is that Chip and Liz are back!! And, there is lots of shine left in our Friday Communion!

Yes . . . Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday evening and you are invited to come share our peculiar theories of alchemy in the pursuit of a finer social luster. Or else you can just stop by for a cocktail and a couple 'o pistachios. Beginning around 7:30pm, cocktails will be served under the broad leaves of the Haberdashery's familiar canopy. Your weekend begins at the top of the steps. As always, please feel free to stop by for a quickie en route to your chosen Friday venue . . . or to linger indefinitely.

Yours,
Greg

P.S. Your humble host will be tempering in a desert life over the Labor Day weekend, so there will be no Cocktail Hour next week (August 29th).

NO Cocktail Hour this week - 'Upinda Nort

Dear Lost Souls,

There will be no Cocktail Hour this Friday evening as I will be sojourning in the Wisconsin North Woods. I invite one of you to host in my place if you are so inclined. I promise to hoist a Leinenkuegels in your names and ask that you toast our merry band as well.

Yours,
Greg

Come As You Are - On A Hot Summer Night . . .

. . . On a hot summer night,
Would you offer you throat
To the Wolf with the red roses?

Dear Lost Souls,

Midsummer! And look ahead . . . a temporal oasis! Friday Night Cocktail Hour at the apex of Barbecue season. No flesh or fowl is safe. The grill anticipates the products of your sorted whims and the bar eagerly awaits fulfilling your alchemy dreams!

Yesss, Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday Night, and following hot on the rigors of a spam check, we will be firing up the Weber to add that hint of danger to the routine of normal human sustenance. Cocktails will be served at 7:30pm, the grill will be glowing by 8:00pm, and the balance of the program rests squarely in our collective breadbasket. For the greener among us, our little community oasis is located at 2107 Hearst Avenue in Berkeley; at the northeast corner of Hearst and Shattuck; three blocks north of the Downtown Berkeley BART (tel: 510.644.1998). We are, with pride, your 'Last Resort'; so please feel free to stop by for a quickie en route to your Friday night venue of choice . . . or to linger indefinitely . . .

Yours,
Greg

Come As You Are - SPAM Check - HIT REPLY TO STAY ON LIST

Dear Lost Souls,

It’s time for a SPAM Check - Simply hit reply (no message required) to stay on the Friday Cocktail Hour list. If I don't get a return from you I will remove you from the list. This is to ensure that this weekly email has not become a nuisance to you.

Yours,
Greg

CAYA; Persian Splendor

. . . When we last left our heroes, they were reclined in Persian splendor beneath leafy artificial star light; satiated by the offerings of the ghetto's finest cuisine and feasting on the pirated sounds of our favorite contemporary poets. Bur fear not my bonny shipmates on this voyage through the cosmos, the story does not there end . . .

For yes, Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday night, and you too are invited to join us for a moment of pause and repose as we toast the passing of another week and ring in the promise of the weekend with our own special brand of alchemy and fellowship. The doors at 2107 Hearst will be open at 7:30pm. Your presence is our pleasure. As always, please feel free to stop by for a quickie en route to your chosen Friday venue, or . . . to linger indefinitely.

Yours,
Greg