CAYA; To The Heroes of Bean Town!

Dear Lost Souls,

Bean Town will not be daunted. The marathon will not be stopped. And the people of this nation will not run in fear from the depravity of cowards and madmen, who train their malevolence on the soft underbelly of the vulnerable and the innocent.The impact of the horrific bombing at the Boston Marathon, and the week of chaos that has ensued is still difficult to fully comprehend. Even with one suspect dead and the dragnet closing in on another, the aftermath for the injured, the families of the dead and injured, and the community at large has only just begun. The heroic acts of common citizens and emergency response personnel alike, however, have been an inspiration; testaments to the sanctity of the human spirit, the power of community, and the unflappability of our nation.

Yes, my Celtic Compatriots! . . . Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday evening . . . to offer up a special toast (or two) in honor of the heroes of Boston, and the endurance of the American experiment. Who knows what tragedies and challenges await us in the ages to come, or what depravities of government and industry are yet to be revealed. But, the Haberdashery will endeavor to persevere in our own spirit of transparency, generosity, and good cheer! . . . we can't make any promises about the depravity part.

Cocktails will be served at 7:30pm. Please feel free to stop by for a quickie en route to your primary Friday evening venue . . . 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 April 29th, 2004; Come As You Are - Fer Foke Sek
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; Lying in the Armageddon of My Sweet Kim Jong-un

Dear Lost Souls,

Who ever thought a spoiled brat in black pajamas could be so damn dangerous! We've got nuclear missiles on the launch pad for what could essentially amount to suicide by clueless stupidity . . . plus a million souls of collateral damage; just to drive the point home! God help us all! Meanwhile, the headless chicken brigade in Washington is running around trying to figure out how many bullets we should let you put in your high-capacity magazine . . . Jazus . . . get me a Caipirinha and an escape pod!

Yes, my Armageddon Argonauts, Cocktail Hour is on for the Friday evening! Contrary to the chaos in the rest of the world, it has been a LOUVley week the Bay . . . and as, yet again, there may be disaster on the horizon, we best take a moment to gather around the Haberdashery's sacred hearth, share an adult beverage, and count our collective blessings. The Cabana Boys are at your service!

Cocktails will be served at 7:30pm. Please feel free to stop by for a quickie en route to your primary Friday evening emergency shelter . . . 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 March 20th, 2003; CAYA; A Nation at War
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; Spring has sprung! The grass is riz! I wonders wheres the birdies is!!

Dear Lost Souls,

April showers be damned! Spring is here!! No foolin'!! And what better way to celebrate the rites of spring and the end of another week of chasing canaries through coal mines than to swing by the Haberdashery for a bit of mindless prattle, quality cocktails, and live music??? No brainer!

Yes, my Springtime Superheroes, Cocktail Hour is on for the Friday evening! After a painful week off, we will be back in the saddle . . . shakin', bakin', and makin' music under the eclectic inspiration of our electric wishin' stars. The Haberdashery's usual lineup of Alchemical masterminds will be on hand to fulfill your wildest cocktailogical desires . . . other desire may be fulfilled upon special request.

Cocktails will be served at 7:30pm. Please feel free to stop by for a quickie en route to your primary Friday evening venue de la soirée . . . 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 April 1st, 2001; April Showers, May Flowers, and Pilgrims

 
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. We send you out into the world to perpetuate the spirit of our weekly constitution.

We'll be back next week with our usual offerings of fellowship and good cheer.

Yours!
Los Cabañeros

CAYA; The Equinox Comes to the Theatre of the Absurd!

Dear Lost Souls,

With another tireless swing of the celestial pendulum, we are once again witnesses to the delicate temporal balancing act of darkness and light . . . our indigo orb enjoying an ephemeral moment of fleeting equilibrium as it continues to spin wildly on an eccentric axis, and we hurtle headlong across the cosmos towards our collective destiny. And so, with another equinox, we are encouraged to clean out our karmic closets, purge our spirits of the clutter and excess baggage that we have accumulated over the course of the dark season, and plant the seeds of new beginnings that will provide us with a bountiful harvest of spiritual nourishment and serenity in the months to come. Just try not to watch the evening news for the next few months.

Yes, my Solar Sentinels, Cocktail Hour is on for the Friday evening! As always we will be strumming, humming, shaking, and stirring our way through another evening of strict experimentation, boundless low expectations, and wanton understatement. So, come sneak a peak behind the red velvet curtain of our own little Theatre of the Absurd . . . you know you're curious! Bring along your springtime seeds of anticipation to swap in the Haberdashery's Bazaar Dujour . . . irrigation and cultivation to be provided by our own crack squad of CAYA Alchemists.

Cocktails will be served at 7:30pm. Please feel free to stop by for a quickie en route to your primary Friday evening pagan rite . . . 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 March 20th, 2003; CAYA; A Nation at War
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; Get On Your Green

Dear Lost Souls,

St. Patrick's Day is upon us! Need we say more!??? Arr ya' daft?

Yes, my Celtic Compatriots, Cocktail Hour is on for the Friday evening! We will be featuring some Irish tunes . . . live and otherwise . . . along with our usual mix of good cheer and alchemical impressionism. So, get on your green and come celebrate the one day of the year when everybody's liver gets to experience the unbridled joy and tragic agony of being Irish! . . . sampling a few of Ireland's finer exports, and toasting the prospect of an Argentinian Pope! . . . have ya' heard the one about the Corned Beef Empanada?

Cocktails will be served at 7:30pm (that's 2:30am Dublin time). Please feel free to stop by for a quickie en route to your primary Friday evening Erin Go Braugh . . . or to linger indefinitely.

Slainte!
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 March 18th, 2004; CAYA; Here Comes the Sun
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; The Heralds of Spring; an End to the Filibuster!

Dear Lost Souls,

What final spasm of winter's tempests does Anemoi bring? With the ides of March upon us, and the karmic balance of the equinox on our temporal horizon, we can now risk a welcome sigh of relief, taking a moment to cherish the redolent waves of blossoming arboreal splendor. These sirens of Spring herald jubilantly the pageantry of new beginnings, and we are obliged to join the refrain in glad dance and good cheer, singing new symphonies of hope and regeneration to a world so often suffocated under the weight of the darker primal humors.
 
Yes, my Pagan Compatriots, Cocktail Hour is on for the Friday evening! Put an end to your five day filibuster of ephemeral toils, leave your cares at the top of the stairs, and come join us under the haberdashery's constellation of eclectic wishing stars for another evening of low expectations, quality fellowship, casual live music, and alchemical musings. Cocktails will be served at 7:30pm. Please feel free to stop by for a quickie en route to your primary Friday evening venue . . . 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 March 14th, 2002; CAYA - The Laurel Harvest
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