Category Archives: Birmingham

Good People Brewing Co. Collectivelly Sell Souls to Devil, Gets Baseball Park Built Across Street

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

It seems too good to be true: a small Birmingham craft brewery looking to make it big moves to an out of the way warehouse in Alabama, a state peculiarly unfriendly to beer makers and just downright rude to beer … Continue reading →

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Some Things of Interest 12/7/12: Have A Greasy Kind of Christmas

Posted on December 7, 2012 by

John Travolta and Olivia Newton John are back! Ever since 1978 when they taught a generation of young girls that the only way to get the guy is to stop being yourself and just dress like a tramp, fans have … Continue reading →

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P.O.E.T.S. Day: Walt Whitman, The Anti-P.O.E.T.S. Day “Poet”

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

From the more rugged part of the British Isles, where whisky is spelled properly, we take the P.O.E.T.S day tradition (Piss Off Early, Tomorrow’s Saturday). This week’s patron falls somewhat outside of the traditional P.O.E.T.S. Day mold, having never been … Continue reading →

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Some Things of Interest: 10/15/12 New Bond, Hate Week, and There Is a Hot Dog Under There

Posted on October 15, 2012 by

The new Bond film comes out in less than a month. If you have children, you’ll get to see it when I do: sometime next year once it has been released on DVD. Also due for release soon-ish, The Spy … Continue reading →

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Some Things of Interest: 9/24/12 Ask Her Out Edition

Posted on September 24, 2012 by

Ask her out. If there is a girl whose charms have you enraptured, who has you tongue tied, whose golden locks or azure eyes hold you captive.  This is a mandate, mission, command, instructional pamphlet, and do it yourself manual. … Continue reading →

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Some Things of Interest: 9/19/12

Posted on September 19, 2012 by

Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day! It’s a real thing and should be treated with respect. What’s a pirate’s favorite letter? “Arrrrrrr” you might say, but actually, it’s the “C.” The best part of International Talk Like a Pirate … Continue reading →

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P.O.E.T.S. Day: Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus as Channeled by Geoffrey Lehmann

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

From the moderately chilly land of Scotland (61° Fahrenhiet and mostly cloudy as of this writing) we take the P.O.E.T.S. Day tradition: Piss Off Early, Tomorrow’s Saturday. This week’s patron wordsmith: Emperor Nero, at least his persona as assumed by … Continue reading →

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The Things People Collect.

Posted on August 15, 2012 by

Freude, schöner Götterfunken Tochter aus Elysium,Wir betreten feuertrunken, Himmlische, dein Heiligtum!Deine Zauber binden wieder Was die Mode streng geteilt;

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You’ll have it Oooouuuurrrr Way!

Posted on August 14, 2012 by

There’s a new bistro/casual fine dining restaurant in Birmingham called [REDACTED]. After raves from friends my wife and I tried it out. We only had time for a few appetizers but we were impressed. Creamy chicken liver mouse on toast … Continue reading →

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SEC Media Days: And I Whiffed It

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

It would require a heady company of riffraff to make The North Jefferson News feel itself above the fray, but that’s apparently the case today. Every year the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover hosts the SEC Media days so that real … Continue reading →

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