Number 42 on our little list of songs about drinking is Alcohol by Gogol Bordello. I meant to post this one much earlier….it’s worth the wait though.
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Monday afternoon in the Enchanted Mushroom Forest
There were plenty of Ash Boletes in the forest today. These are edible but most people say they aren’t very palatable. Since I almost always get lots of choice mushrooms when these are fruiting, I’ve never tried eating one. Many of these boletes had been… Read More
The cost of air
I can recall a day when gas stations made air available for their customers at no charge. But then, that was when filling station attendants provided other services as well, such as filling the gas tank of the car, checking the oil and cleaning windshields.… Read More
It’s not all fun and games….
I’ve been posting all these drinking songs and that might lead you to believe I think this drinking business is all fun and games. No no no. Today I’d like to feature a tune about what happens when things get carried away. Drinking song #39… Read More
Persistent Business
This summer, I decided I would start getting haircuts at a barber in my neighbourhood. It happens that there is one on Lakeshore, a short walk from 27th Street – between Baba Ali’s excellent falafel place and our vet’s, the Long Branch Animal Clinic. Like… Read More
Drunker’s Lament #polkaholic
Until today, I haven’t focused our little list of drinking songs on the polka. Drinking Song #35 features the Concertina All Stars performing The Drunker’s Lament. I love the dancers in this video. And for #36 here’s Walter Ostanek and friends performing The Bartender’s Polka… Read More
Beating the Heat
The Girls
What shall we do? #early in the mornin’
Drinking Song #34, What shall we do with a drunken sailor? is a traditional sea shanty from the 19th century. It’s also known as Up She Rises. Here are the Clancy’s with Tommy Makem…
It’s not true…. #accordionlies
An accordion is not a bagpipe with pleats, no matter what you read on Twitter.
27th Street 