Mrs. Crappy and I are seeing these guys — the Carolina Chocolate Drops — on Thursday night, thanks entirely to Mrs. Crappy. She had heard them on World Cafe a while back and has been dealing with a mild obsession ever since. She has that North Carolina connection with the band — she lived in… Read More a necktie will make you die.
OK, let’s be honest here. I’m using the pretense of “studying for Craft Beer School” as an excuse to crack open some bottles that I’ve been saving for a special occasion. Yeah, sorry about that. We came home from dinner at Church Brew Works tonight and I still had beer on the brain. And then… Read More study hall 2.
This was an interesting skiing season. I got to Seven Springs just four times, and none of those visits came during the snowiest month the Pittsburgh region has ever seen. But I was able to steal two exceptional days out of those four. I had two very good Eastern skiing days — cold, gray, with… Read More done.
I will get up in a few hours, pack up my crap and head straight to Seven Springs. It will be sunny. The snow will be crisp. I’ll be on the first chair up. It will be perfect.
A couple weeks ago, I sat down to listen to a stream of Wilco playing in Madison. While I listened, Jeff Tweedy took advantage of a break in the music to gently chide Madison, for a lack of official attention on the part of city officials while the band was in town. Tweedy noted that… Read More the best ever.
If I’m going to do this Craft Beer School thing — and I am — I need to make sure my game is in good shape. (You know about the Craft Beer School gig, right? If you hurry, you could score one of the few remaining tickets…) A couple years ago, when I was writing… Read More time to study.
Uncle Crappy 