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NEW FICTION: Bourbon & Blondes has arrived!

From the bus stations of Rt. 66 to the smoky, neon-tinged jazz dives of the big cities, these wanton tales of longing introduce us to vixens on the fringe and those shifty men that drove them there.

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Watch: The 'Bourbon & Blondes' Book Trailer

Get your shot glass ready because you're about to enter a retro world of showgirls, drifters, barmaids and thieves.

The eternal question for scribes?

In this new social media landscape, the question becomes: Is blogging dead? It just may be...

Watch: The 'Front Page Palooka' Book Trailer

Read the pulp novella that one reviewer called 'A potboiler in the style of old school writers like Mickey Spillane, Dashiell Hammett or Raymond Chandler...'

Friday, August 28, 2009

POPEYE THE OCTAGENARIAN (flash fiction)

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I found this amazing pic of my favorite cartoon character online by Rick Baker and just had to whip something up. Creepy... In his y...
Wednesday, August 26, 2009

OH, CRAP! BEER PRICES ARE GOING UP

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Found this bit of crappy news on CNN Money. It ain't good news. Beer drinkers beware: The cost of a cold one is going up. Brewers across...
2 comments from fellow 'Basement' dwellers
Monday, August 24, 2009

LONGEST-SERVING BARKEEP CALLS IT QUITS

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Angelo Cammarata has been serving up cocktails since Prohibition ended at midnight on April 7, 1933. (Well, there was the brief interlude i...

FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT TEQUILA

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I'll be honest, the only tequila I like has the name Tila in front of it. No, I'm not a tequila guy and I don't think Buk was e...
Sunday, August 16, 2009

BUKOWSKI: A VETERINARIAN??

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Check out this video that explores the notion of Bukowski in different professions. While the idea of the vid is pretty humorous, the guy pl...
Saturday, August 15, 2009

MR. MANILA FOLDER (FLASH FICTION)

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Like most ingenues, she thinks he's not that smart. And a bore to boot. She thinks he's just another manila folder (wait, or is that...

WOULD YOU PAY $70 FOR A CAN 'O BEER?

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It's in the Queen's cellar; and the maker says it has traces of vanilla and curry leaf with hints of honey and passionfruit. Sound l...

BOWLING FOR BREWSKIS (and BACON)

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The Four B's ... Bukowski , bacon, beer and bourban, Man does this nugget ever have Bukowski's name written all over it. What happen...

THE MEN BEHIND YOUR FAVORITE BOOZE

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This one is too good not to share. You know their names. You drink their hooch. The following men exploited society's desire for booze -...
Wednesday, August 5, 2009

POE MOVIE TO START FILMING: 'THE RAVEN'

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This comes comes courtesy of Slashfilm . What’s next for " V for Vendetta " director James McTeigue is currently casting a period...
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THE PIPE DREAMERS (flash fiction)

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He met her on the highway. She was sitting Indian-style on the side of her beat-to-crap Pontiac Fiero wishing she could find the spare, wish...
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Thursday, July 16, 2009

OH NO ... KNOB CREEK SHORTAGE

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Fans of Knob Creek bourbon may find their favorite whiskey in short supply this summer as the brand's bottle warehouses near Clermont...
Wednesday, July 15, 2009

ME??? DON DRAPER????

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While it's far from the world of Chuck Buk's Skid Row, check out these pretty nifty retro radio commercials I wrote. They're in ...
Tuesday, July 7, 2009

A HAPPY AND SAD DAY

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Despite it being a sad day in the entertainment world (I still can't belive MJ is gone forever), it was also my wedding anniversary. Two...