The night seems to be trending well. Titans of industry, Doc Kelly and Cyrus Lee Hancock meet for the first time. It is their entourages which create havoc as good ol’ boys meet nouveau Floridian.
Shamrock Shakedown: St Patrick’s Day in Florida
The End of the World (Saloon and Snack Bar)
At the End of the World, all are barefoot. The sand floor is midday hot at midnight. Tropical air is thick and combustible from the airborne sweat & rum swung from the bodies of dancers. The mood is frantic, panicked and carnal with a backdrop of impending doom. It is a ramshackle bar atop of a rocky outcrop surrounded by a swelling ocean during the twilight of man’s dominion over the earth. The end is near and there is a growing concern I will not live to see the climax.
Suburban Oblivion: Last Call at Wink & Nod Pub
Florida bars are forced to shut down for the second time during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Vic Neverman stays for last call at the Wink & Nod where he discusses the apocalypse with the local Neighborhood Watch.
KINO EYE – Busan, South Korea
Pouring one out for Isy’s all-time favorite bar. Kino Eye, in Busan, South Korea.
Everyone who landed in Busan never thought they’d be there. After awhile, most wondered if they would ever want to leave.
Off the Rails in Vang Vieng – A search for the culinary delights of the depraved
Isy travels through the shadows of the biggest party in Asia, uncovering some of its hidden offerings along the way.
Thank Heaven: Quarantined at the Neighborhood 7-11
In the suburbs of Florida, there is always one place where the most desperate can go to escape the monotony of quarantine living… the local 7-11.
A “Must-see in Manila” – The Booze & Body Blows of Burgos Street
A Swig of Darkness: Midnight in Iceland
It’s nearly Christmas. Vic and Josefina are in Iceland in search of the northern lights, but clouds and schnapps and whale curses turn the night into something rather unexpected…
The Papaya Principle: Surviving Medellín, “Safest City in the World”
Isy Badger, Vic and Captain Dick venture south to South America and in Medellin they learn valuable lessons on surviving Colombia.
Guns, Nerds & Steel: A Night out at the New Star
It was a place of forgotten love. Where poets are quoted whose names are now lost. No one went there to win anything. Only to arrange a more perfect defeat. We always drank the big pitchers made from hard plastic. We spent Popeye’s 24th birthday there, and one night, after we accidentally started a melee…
Uncharted Dives 