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    November 25, 2011

    Steve Fabus on the Liberated Early Days of SF Disco, and the Spirit of the Go Bang! Party

    Stacy Lucier​ Chicago-born DJ Steve Fabus started his musical career in the early '70s, after being inspired by the soulful sounds of Etta James and Stevie Wonder. Moving to San Francisco in 1974, he found himself in the center of one of America's counter culture capitals, where disco, drugs, ... More >>

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    March 7, 2011

    San Francisco's Last 'Disappearing Gun'

    'Sittin' by the dock of the bay...'​San Francisco, as any local knows, is being besieged by an invasion force. The hordes' uniforms and accouterments are easy to spot: Horrible "Alcatraz Psycho Ward" T-shirts, ubiquitous maps, and guidebooks that lead them to Fourth and King when they're seeking P ... More >>

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    September 20, 2010

    Go Share a Bowl ― It's National Punch Day

    LA & OC Foodventures/FlickrPimm's Berry Punch at Rickhouse.​For many the idea of punch is that unnaturally red "Hawaiian" liquid from a plastic gallon jug. Even the spiked variety that occasionally shows up at adult gatherings is usually nothing more than the kid stuff fortified with cheap liq ... More >>

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    July 30, 2010

    Smuggler's Cove Marks Black Tot Day, End of the British Navy's Rum Ration

    Lou BustamanteThe British Navy's practice of giving sailors a daily grog ration ended on July 31, 1970.​Smuggler's Cove is celebrating one of the most famous days in rum history tomorrow: Black Tot Day, 40th anniversary of the end of a 300-year-old British Royal Navy tradition of the sailor's ... More >>

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    July 15, 2009

    Fend Off Scurvy (and Sobriety) with the Classic Gimlet

    Megatrond/FlickrThe gimlet: cool, refreshing, and bold.Midway through Raymond Chandler's magnum opus The Long Goodbye, erudite narrator-gumshoe Philip Marlowe samples his very first gimlet. "With the lime juice it had a sort of pale greenish yellowish misty look," he says of this restorative elixir, ... More >>

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    March 5, 2008

    British Check "Become Invisible" Off To-Do List

    Megatrond/FlickrThe gimlet: cool, refreshing, and bold.Midway through Raymond Chandler's magnum opus The Long Goodbye, erudite narrator-gumshoe Philip Marlowe samples his very first gimlet. "With the lime juice it had a sort of pale greenish yellowish misty look," he says of this restorative elixir, ... More >>

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    July 14, 1999

    Night Crawler

    Megatrond/FlickrThe gimlet: cool, refreshing, and bold.Midway through Raymond Chandler's magnum opus The Long Goodbye, erudite narrator-gumshoe Philip Marlowe samples his very first gimlet. "With the lime juice it had a sort of pale greenish yellowish misty look," he says of this restorative elixir, ... More >>

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