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The Root Of It All

Unless you've been living under a rock, you have noticed that a great spirit made in Pennsylvania is gaining a lot of popularity. Art in the Age's  'ROOT' is an amazing beverage that tastes just like root beer because it uses the exact same recipe that was originally used to make Root Tea back in the 1800's (with the exception of sassafras root witch was banned by the FDA 50 years ago - haters). What's even better is that ROOT is 100% certified organic. Seriously there's nothing you can't love about this. Since this it is happy hour we though we...

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The Ass

In case one hadn't noticed, everyone here is big into music. Nick Cave is one of the many favorites spanning from his time with The Birthday Party and onto The Bad Seeds. Some of his best work, though, is found through his work as an author.  And The Ass Saw The Angel is a perennial favorite and a constant reread that blends Cave's dark story telling sensibilities (who doesn't love Tupleo?) into a Southern Gothic setting that forces you into a wild, dark, and gruesome narrative.  This is a great video of Cave circa '92, reading an excerpt from the novel: You should really add this...

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Pop a cap in your glass.

We love having small gatherings. When we couple that simple truth with a desire to add a little humor in the things that we do, it becomes easy to see how this handgun ice tray from Fred and Friends caught our attention.   The level of detail in each cube is wonderful, notably the inclusion of beveling on the slide grip and the raised screws on the handle. The tray even carries a gangster feel with it being shaped like a briefcase. The packaging is just as considered as the product itself (the tagline is still smile inducing) which sparked...

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Songs For The Road

We are headed to NY today to show our Fall '12 collection to buyers so we'd thought it's be fun to put together a mix of the sounds that we will be enjoying on our way up. Who knows maybe this will be a thing. Click the album art or here to download the mix. track list: The Cramps - Human Fly  TV On the Radio - Wolf Like Me Cro-Mags - Hard Times The Replacements - Black Diamond Danzig - Soul On Fire Nas - Life's A Bitch Doug Hream Blunt - Gentile Persuasion Sheer Terror - Just Can't...

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