I’m relistening to Tom’s discography in chronological order, maybe the third time I’ve done this with intentionality, and I just reached On the Nickel. I’m struck with the thought that this was the first of many times where the gravel voiced carnival barker found true emotional connection. It’s a deeply moving song, especially as I’ve had multiple family members who ended up on the nickel in Los Angeles.
It’s a work of genius.
Yesterday a redditor on r/whiskey suggested I pair my book collecting with my sampling of new to me bourbons - craft, allocated, bottled in bond or barrel strength. I thought it was a fantastic idea, so today I’m doing a small flight of newly opened bottles while diving into Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, which I first read before the film was made.
Coincidentally the bottles are in order of preference with both Blanton’s and Michter’s in a close tie for second.
Savage and Cooke is the clear favorite.
My dear departed aunt ethyl left me a list from her death bed.
Edit: That headline should say “just getting started with (craft) Bourbon”. My dear aunt ethyl would be embarrassed by the error.
I was in a pool full of aging boomers. It was surreal. I enjoyed the class a lot and will go back, but the window into the future was off-putting.
Maybe I’ll sign up for yoga with millennials to recapture my youth.
At least 8 of 12 have pristine spines. Most printed in 1976. My guess is that someone bought the books 50 years ago and kept on a library shelf.
These are the versions I read as a teen in the 1980’s, so they hold a lot of nostalgic value.
I bagged them up for safe keeping and have put them into my personal library.