tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29882295422570097872024-03-05T07:12:41.248-06:00Barstool MountainI Don't Drink Anymore...I Freeze It And Eat It Like A PopsicleBrian K Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774223242173267278noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988229542257009787.post-45480034452558228842009-09-07T08:15:00.000-05:002009-09-07T08:15:00.174-05:00Climbin' Up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56sbdMpbT8VWYDSn4H2e7SlkozaUB_dfTzl4yDfDw4sv-uZHnCDNM7TOyUD1cvdCXPCk2OJqtvaFiAyaUQGoR1Nw9ZpCOoVmuHMWikvzND9giyWke2Ia4hghclXKGCu9ev7PvriRsP7DF/s1600-h/bar-stool-economics.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 359px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56sbdMpbT8VWYDSn4H2e7SlkozaUB_dfTzl4yDfDw4sv-uZHnCDNM7TOyUD1cvdCXPCk2OJqtvaFiAyaUQGoR1Nw9ZpCOoVmuHMWikvzND9giyWke2Ia4hghclXKGCu9ev7PvriRsP7DF/s400/bar-stool-economics.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375889363558152146" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Hey nippy nippers! Welcome back.<br /><br />Today we're gonna serve you up (<span style="font-style:italic;">well</span>, of course) with a snazzy little sipper that just so happens to be the namesake of this here little 'ol site. Yup, we're climbing up the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Barstool Mountain</span> today. <br /><br />Y'all might remember there was a bit of controversy at the outset of this project over the audacity that we displayed in choosing the name <span style="font-weight:bold;">Barstool Mountain</span>. I'm not going to link to the message board involved (you can do some research back in our earlier posts if you care). Suffice to say, some folks thought that <span style="font-weight:bold;">Barstool Mountain</span> was a "sacred" name reserved for a certain elite level of drinkers whose pain (ick) and experience us common folks couldn't possibly hope to understand or achieve. Well, fuck 'em. The <span style="font-weight:bold;">Barstool Mountain</span>, like all good Country music and taverns, is for all folks who have lived and loved and drunk to the good times and bad. <br /><br /><blockquote><span style="font-style:italic;">I've finally found a place where I can take it<br />all this loneliness you left behind.<br />On a mountain that's no hill for a climber.<br />Just one step up, sit back and pour the wine.<br /><br />I climb up on barstool mountain.<br />High above your world where there's no pain.<br />And I'm the king of barstool mountain.<br />Pretending I don't love you once again.<br /><br />At closing time I step down off the mountain.<br />I'm strong enough to make it without you.<br />I know that I'll be right back here tomorrow.<br />Too weak to sober up and face the truth<br />and...<br /><br />I climb up on barstool mountain.<br />High above your world where there's no pain.<br />And I'm the king of barstool mountain.<br />Pretending I don't love you once again.</span><br /></blockquote><br /><br />We had two reasons for picking this song as our namesake. First, it's one of our favorite drinking songs. Second, well, it was easily convenient as a companion piece to our main site, <a href="http://www.therealbigrockcandymountain.blogspot.com/">Big Rock Candy Mountain</a>. I won't insult yr whiskey-soaked brains by pointing out why.<br /><br />The song itself, then. It's a wistful tune, of sorts, brewed in the moment we've all been in, propped up at the rails, determined towards forgetting and blankness. And, of course, there's a girl or boy. Always a girl or boy . But, to avoid seriousness, it's a revelation in neon, shaken <span style="font-style:italic;">and</span> stirred, a fine vintage, rarely made these days. Getting better with age? Well, yes, but no more mellow.<br /><br />The song's been done by numerous folks, but we believe the malted mightiest are the <a href="http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/bandy_moe/bio.jhtml">Moe Bandy</a> and <a href="http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/paycheck_johnny/bio.jhtml">Johny Paycheck</a> versions. And Moe's might be seminal, and we love Moe dearly (you'll be hearing more from him down the line), but Paycheck's, to our swizzlin' senses, is the finest, with his bourbon-soaked voice and a guitar line that swings you into oblivion. Either way, we're all winners at the Barstool Mountain. Or losers. You decide.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/0jp9be5ek0.mp3">Johnny Paycheck: Barstool Mountain (mp3)</a><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/b65yssyzqf.mp3"><br />Moe Bandy: Barstool Mountain (mp3)</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Please support your local, independent barstool manufacturer.</span>Brian K Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774223242173267278noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988229542257009787.post-29735232511522885642009-08-18T08:30:00.000-05:002009-08-18T08:30:00.348-05:00Sittin' In A Honky In Chicago<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0u2ZYYSY6eymBQ5pDo6tiDgtX2sYc-U4qEbpH2Bae4WMb5eAGG1J1zIjY_o5ZN7ZfoumTLaaRKHkxwR569C9hKm81Gf7tADjjKPkJxfuFGIZCoE5amLjFDVK-O5dlMV-tr_i1CMessIks/s1600-h/Fairmont_Hotel_Crown_Room_Cocktail_Lounge_PC.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0u2ZYYSY6eymBQ5pDo6tiDgtX2sYc-U4qEbpH2Bae4WMb5eAGG1J1zIjY_o5ZN7ZfoumTLaaRKHkxwR569C9hKm81Gf7tADjjKPkJxfuFGIZCoE5amLjFDVK-O5dlMV-tr_i1CMessIks/s400/Fairmont_Hotel_Crown_Room_Cocktail_Lounge_PC.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371066648625113778" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me..." Go on, finish it.<br /><br />Today we're gonna feature a tune that could very well be our theme song 'round these parts, if it weren't for our "title" song, which maybe deserves the next post. It's about time. <br /><br />It takes a cool cat to carry off a brilliant tune like <span style="font-style:italic;">"Little Ol' Wine Drinker Me". </span> It's a swingin' little boozer about, well, gettin' dumped. And grapes. Yummy yummy grapes. And the song takes us from California to Chicago (hooray!) to Florida (where we used to think "his" baby left a <span style="font-style:italic;">"floater"</span> on the train...don't ask) to Tennessee. But it's all about a guy in the corner, listening to the jukebox and hugging the bottle of <span style="font-style:italic;">vin</span>. It doesn't get much better than that.<br /><br />We said it takes a cool cat to sing this song. Well, it doesn't get much cooler than our hero, <a href="http://www.deanmartin.com/">Dean Martin</a>, all laconic slurred fuck-off attitude, and heart-broken self-pity. We've been there, each and every one of us. Far as we're concerned, his is the definitive version. You may disagree.<br /><br />But then you've got <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mitchum">Robert goddam Mitchum</a>, <a href="http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/haggard_merle/bio.jhtml">mighty Merle Haggard</a>, <a href="http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/frizzell_lefty/bio.jhtml">Lefty Frizzell</a>, and <a href="http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/walker_charlie/bio.jhtml">Charlie Walker</a> adding their cool as ice renditions, and you've got one of the greatest sot-sodden tales of woe and wine ever crafted. <br /><br />Frankly, the song is a Country song. I can't imagine another scenario where the tune would work. All these artists give it their best drawl'n'twang, and take a so-called novelty and turn it into a classic tavern turned gem of stem and drank.<br /><br /><br /><br /><blockquote><span style="font-style:italic;">I'm praying for a rain in California<br />So the grapes can grow and they can make more wine<br />And I'm sitting in a honky in Chicago<br />With a broken heart and a woman on my mind.<br /><br />I'll ask the man behind the bar for the jukebox<br />And the music takes me back to Tennessee<br />And when they ask who's the fool in the corner, crying<br />I'll say, little old wine drinker, me.<br /><br />I came here last week from down in Nashville<br />'Cause my baby left for Florida on a train<br />I thought I'd get a job and just forget her<br />But in Chicago a broken heart is still the same.<br /><br />I'll ask the man behind the bar for the jukebox<br />And the music takes me back to Tennessee<br />And when they ask who's the fool in the corner, crying<br />I'll say, little old wine drinker, me...</span></blockquote><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Recommended Reading:</span> <a href="http://www.tatteredcover.com/book/9780679733133"><span style="font-style:italic;">The Alcoholics</span> by Jim Thompson </a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Salute!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/0gx0b240es.mp3">Dean Martin: Little Ol' Wine Drinker Me (mp3)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/c2inqkjhb7.mp3">Robert Mitchum: Little Ol' Wine Drinker Me (mp3)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/ix50dr8cxq.mp3">Merle Haggard: Little Ol' Wine Drinker Me (mp3)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/aexh326jkv.mp3">Lefty Frizzell: Little Ol' Wine Drinker Me (mp3)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/45m70bxjei.mp3">Charlie Walker: Little Ol' Wine Drinker Me (mp3)</a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Please support your local train station and vinter.</span>Brian K Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774223242173267278noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988229542257009787.post-75381443201346879922009-08-10T08:30:00.000-05:002009-08-10T08:30:00.739-05:00In My Sin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjXlpCH1UcvLNLMm07PygIPmULp-WRnS_HCQ5yWftwKp-LkrogQklur-EQdv3kPgvaTOKNz_mqXLGtuRgCfxwiIMFTI5pPy_VqmUrvVx117Z1XNGmZctu2ioOFNKtKUseuL0XjwtlUFmpQ/s1600-h/42-17478679.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjXlpCH1UcvLNLMm07PygIPmULp-WRnS_HCQ5yWftwKp-LkrogQklur-EQdv3kPgvaTOKNz_mqXLGtuRgCfxwiIMFTI5pPy_VqmUrvVx117Z1XNGmZctu2ioOFNKtKUseuL0XjwtlUFmpQ/s400/42-17478679.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367967931282251266" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Well now. Here we are. Over a year later. Good gravy, that's one long <span style="font-weight:bold;">bender</span>. We aint gonna guarantee daily postings or any of that nonsense, but we figger we can get a least a post or two a week up. Or not. <br /><br />If you're new here, this is a site all about drinking songs. Nuthin' but carefree boozin'. We hope to reflect the <a href="http://barstoolmountain.blogspot.com/2007/05/top-100-drinking-songs.html">Top 100 Drinking Songs</a> we posted a couple years ago on our parent site, <a href="http://www.therealbigrockcandymountain.blogspot.com/">Big Rock Candy Mountain</a>. And since all lists are flawed, and a hundred aint enough, we'll be posting all kinds of tipsy tunes not featured on the Top 100.<br /><br />Now then,<br /><br />To get us kick-started again, we've got a nifty little nipper from <a href="http://www.louisjordan.com/">Louis Jordan</a>. <span style="font-style:italic;">"What's The Use Of Getting Sober(When You're Gonna Get Drunk Again)"</span> is a, ahem, <span style="font-style:italic;">cautionary</span> dialogue between a son and his pappy about the dangers of all day and all night drinking. We think the son wins the argument:<br /><br /><blockquote><span style="font-style:italic;">"What's the use of getting sober<br />When you're gonna get drunk again<br />Oh Sam done something fine<br />When he bought that good whiskey, beer and wine<br />I love my whiskey and I love my gin<br />Every time you see me I'm in my sin<br />So what's the use of getting sober<br />When you're gonna get drunk again" </span></blockquote><br /><br />Yep, it's a good 'un.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Recommended Reading:</span> <a href="http://www.tatteredcover.com/book/9780679720768">A Fan's Notes by Frederick Exley</a>. <br /><br />Sláinte! <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/7ct8vepdil.mp3">Louis Jordan: What's The Use of Gettin' Sober (mp3)</a>Brian K Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774223242173267278noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988229542257009787.post-35435158030142048502008-06-23T07:20:00.001-05:002008-06-23T07:24:57.807-05:00Slippy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEild4sja3PvPO3E6cWs4QmJ0fCkf9lKo9O-MhiZ74iPv-xEixYaACJq2dZe0JL__mTIDY8LHG3S7DlKpBSBjA_lVx6ssoW2Z2MXQIxX_5l49VJq7c_SKrVYPcLwzWec2b-pufXU1iPFaXmO/s1600-h/Frogs_and_Lager.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEild4sja3PvPO3E6cWs4QmJ0fCkf9lKo9O-MhiZ74iPv-xEixYaACJq2dZe0JL__mTIDY8LHG3S7DlKpBSBjA_lVx6ssoW2Z2MXQIxX_5l49VJq7c_SKrVYPcLwzWec2b-pufXU1iPFaXmO/s400/Frogs_and_Lager.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214698801017456066" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Hey all. <span style="font-weight:bold;">We've got a special guest post today</span>, from Ray at the super swell site <a href="http://testifyse15.blogspot.com/">Testify</a>. He'd like to share with you a modern classic drinking tune. We think Ray's spot-on with his evaluation.<br /><br />Take it away, <a href="http://testifyse15.blogspot.com/">Ray</a>:</span><br /><br />In his 2002 book <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Vinyl-White-Powder-Napier-Bell/dp/0091880920">Black Vinyl, White Powder</a>, Simon Napier Bell wrote of <a href="http://www.bigscreensatellite.co.uk/history.htm">Underworld</a>:<br /><blockquote>“Working with keyboards and computers, painting with sound and rhythm, they could create an aural collage that could be considered on a par with the best contemporary art of all sorts. Like all seriously considered art the imagery contained in it was often obsessive and personal.”</blockquote><br /><br />In 1996 <a href="http://www.tate.org.uk/collections/glossary/definition.jsp?entryId=320">Young British Artists (YBA’s)</a> were central to a new self confidence in British cultural life, which together with Brit Pop and the promise of a new Labour government, led to a lot excitable chatter about a neo-Swinging London. Though originally released in 1995, as an anonymous b-side <span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Born Slippy (NUXX)</span></span> achieved prominence when featured on the soundtrack of 1996’s <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117951/">Trainspotting</a> , in the language of the time, a great Brit flick. So, by extension, <span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">Born Slippy (NUXX)</span></span> became a part of the soundtrack of those times, the drinking song du jour of the <a href="http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/hirst_damien.html">Hirst’s</a> and <a href="http://www.tracey-emin.co.uk/tracey-emin-home.html">Emin’s</a> that Napier Bell was doubtless thinking of when he talked of the “best contemporary art”. It poured out from the bars of newly fashionable Hoxton and Shoreditch as well as everywhere else like the bottles of lager it apparently hymned.<br /> <br />So, yes, it would be easy to mistake <span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">Born Slippy (NUXX)</span></span> for contemporary art but for all its modernist tropes <span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">Born Slippy (NUXX)</span></span> belongs to a much older British Art tradition than the YBA partys it soundtracked. <span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">Born Slippy (NUXX)</span></span> is positively Hogarthian.<br /><br /><br />Like Hogarth’s <span style="font-style:italic;">Gin Lane</span> or <span style="font-style:italic;">Night</span>, <span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">Born Slippy (NUXX)</span></span> is both reportage and a sneering lampooning of that which it reports on. Karl Hyde's lyrics are often called stream of consciousness, but to me they sound utterly authentic. Hyde isn’t delving into his subconscious rather he, is channeling the life around him, simply repeating the sounds of Britain at play: “Lager, Lager, Lager …shouting…” however his deadpan delivery drains it of life, it implicitly comments on it and ultimately rejects it. As the music changes from sombre piano to pummeling beats it is perhaps possible to hear the city and its playful inhabitants crushed, at least in the febrile imagination of the songs protagonist.<br /><br />At this point in there career <span style="font-weight:bold;">Underworld</span> featured DJ Darren Emerson and were aligned with the rave scene. Since the late eighties Rave, in the UK at least, had been the latest flowering of rock ‘n’ roll’s Dionysian promise of a good time all the time, of one nation under the groove getting down etc etc. <br /><br />Of course there were dissenters, a disgruntled clubland elite who found a voice in the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Boys Own fanzine</span>. As early as 1990 Norman Jay bemoaned in <span style="font-weight:bold;">Boys Own</span>, the fact that rave was no longer the preserve of “London’s style and fashion conscious, flat top trendy and clued up clubber” and poured scorn on ‘Joe Public’ who “boogies on down in the raves convinced he’s a trendy (silly cunt)” One assumes those people in New Labour who bestowed an MBE on Jay for "deejaying and services to music" on 12th November 2002 didn’t read <span style="font-weight:bold;">Boys Own</span>.<br /><br />The <span style="font-weight:bold;">Boys Own</span> clique despised what they saw as johnny cum lately “acid teds”, that huge section of society that had been turned onto rave not by cool tastemakers such as themselves but rather read about it in the tabloids and wanted a slice of the action.<br />Boys Own founded their own record label, <a href="http://www.juniorboysown.com/">Junior Boys Own</a>, which included on its roster...<span style="font-weight:bold;">Underworld</span>!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">Born Slippy (NUXX)</span></span> turned out to be well named however as it slipped its trendy moorings and found itself at number two in the charts Underworld found themselves no longer simply detached observers of Saturday night excess, they were now an integral part of it, for by then even the least trendy most revolting pub was singing along.<br /><br />All together now…”Lager, Lager Lager…”<br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/3qpxxqog8o.mp3">Underworld: Born Slippy (NUXX) (mp3)</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Lager is almost as good for you as gin.</span>Brian K Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774223242173267278noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988229542257009787.post-8854020956624680512008-06-03T08:00:00.000-05:002008-06-03T08:00:07.510-05:00Regular<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixS5w77B7AwNiMkSX-vRoMoeybnBYScVl1s0L0RC7swqV2loNeXcl5oyceY0yAQ8JYfDQq-vXCjFgwq5YZstzI8vuRvmJKjV2XpPVdVx2MWKI2crBYLsGL3sk0hyphenhyphen-zFFhy2tP1xf42tVE2/s1600-h/robertdoisneaucoco2yu.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixS5w77B7AwNiMkSX-vRoMoeybnBYScVl1s0L0RC7swqV2loNeXcl5oyceY0yAQ8JYfDQq-vXCjFgwq5YZstzI8vuRvmJKjV2XpPVdVx2MWKI2crBYLsGL3sk0hyphenhyphen-zFFhy2tP1xf42tVE2/s400/robertdoisneaucoco2yu.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207364818657684578" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Have you got a favorite drinking establishment? A place where the bartender's got your beer and shot ready the moment you crack the door? Where you've got your own stool, the shape of your ass cheeks permanently pushed in the cushion or worn into the wood, and the bar is bowed to accommodate your elbows? A place where, erm, well...<span style="font-style:italic;">everybody knows your name</span>? Well then, my friends, you are a <span style="font-style:italic;">Regular</span>. <br /><br />In his day, <a href="http://members.aol.com/paulspage/">Paul Westerberg</a> was surely a regular himself. He and his band <a href="http://www.theskyway.com/">The Replacements</a>, who we consider the greatest American rock'n'roll band of all time (we dare you to prove us wrong), were certainly known for their exceedingly inebriated live shows, all drunken swagger and whiskey rebellion. Some would call these performances a sloppy mess. We prefer to refer to them as the essence of Rawk. <br /><br />About mid-way through their career, The 'Mats traded in a bit of the loud, fast, and out of control tomfoolery for the occasional turn on reflection. With their song "Here Comes A Regular", which placed at a very pleasing <span style="font-weight:bold;">#13</span> on our <a href="http://barstoolmountain.blogspot.com/2007/05/top-100-drinking-songs.html">Top 100 Drinking Songs</a>, The Replacements (Westerberg alone?) crafted a modern tear-in-your-beer tune to rival those of Mr. Waits and Mr. MacGowan. <br /><br />A master lyricist, with a genius for a turn of the phrase, Westerberg could break your heart while spitting in your drink behind your back. With <span style="font-style:italic;">"Here Comes A Regular"</span>, he found the heart of sadness in the spinning neon bar signs. Suffused with regret and defiance, the song floats on a simple guitar line, Westerberg alone in the dust-moted spotlight on the stool. A good bar has few windows. It's the barest skiffle of a song, with the weight of the glass balanced by the changing of the seasons, viewed from the perch of the pint of no return. <br /><br /><blockquote>Well a person can work up a mean mean thirst<br />after a hard day of nothin' much at all<br />Summer's passed, it's too late to cut the grass<br />There ain't much to rake anyway in the fall<br /><br />And sometimes I just ain't in the mood<br />to take my place in back with the loudmouths<br />You're like a picture on the fridge that's never stocked with food<br />I used to live at home, now I stay at the house<br /><br />And everybody wants to be special here<br />They call your name out loud and clear<br />Here comes a regular<br />Call out your name<br />Here comes a regular<br />Am I the only one here today?<br /><br />Well a drinkin' buddy that's bound to another town<br />Once the police made you go away<br />And even if you're in the arms of someone's baby now<br />I'll take a great big whiskey to ya anyway<br /><br />Everybody wants to be someone's here<br />Someone's gonna show up, never fear<br />'cause here comes a regular<br />Call out your name<br />Here comes a regular<br />Am I the only one who feels ashamed?<br /><br />Kneeling alongside old Sad Eyes<br />He says opportunity knocks once then the door slams shut<br />All I know is I'm sick of everything that my money can buy<br />The fool who wastes his life, God rest his guts<br /><br />First the lights, then the collar goes up, and the wind begins to blow<br />Turn your back on a pay-you-back, last call<br />First the glass, then the leaves that pass, then comes the snow<br />Ain't much to rake anyway in the fall <br /></blockquote><br /> <br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/q0bbp8k4ck.mp3">The Replacements: Here Comes A Regular(mp3)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/68hxnprwgs.mp3">The Replacements: Here Comes A Regular (LIVE)(mp3)</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Please support your local "local", ya know.</span>Brian K Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774223242173267278noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988229542257009787.post-60106022815709527772008-05-16T07:20:00.000-05:002008-05-16T07:24:55.657-05:00Blue Ribbon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk05HZ-T6HJOZY0tBT_de26jYueGl_kCTtDvYdsY4enq-8k54pv6ZRYL3cFFrom4Qqv1ZLLQA4v6PvUQhQOiMU5cJlf2Bo-YCbSS_8WPfrlvdmrpaYl7R1rMNxjGkoMJt6xRdvofsbyWFl/s1600-h/CP151657.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk05HZ-T6HJOZY0tBT_de26jYueGl_kCTtDvYdsY4enq-8k54pv6ZRYL3cFFrom4Qqv1ZLLQA4v6PvUQhQOiMU5cJlf2Bo-YCbSS_8WPfrlvdmrpaYl7R1rMNxjGkoMJt6xRdvofsbyWFl/s400/CP151657.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200711647890946530" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ulp...sorry, you caught me taking a quick nip.<br /><br />One of our biggest regrets in the <a href="http://barstoolmountain.blogspot.com/2007/05/top-100-drinking-songs.html">Top 100 Drinking Songs</a> list was how poorly <a href="http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/russell_johnny/bio.jhtml">Mr. Johnny Russell</a> performed, particularly his seminal rendition of Mountain favorite <span style="font-style:italic;">"Rednecks, White Socks, and Blue Ribbon Beer"</span>. <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"Rednecks, White Socks, and Blue Ribbon Beer"</span> is the quintessential working-man's bar tune, a joyous shout out to camaraderie amongst those whose fingernails get a little dirty, and the aches and pains of a day's hard labor are assuaged by the popped top on a cold one, the jukebox, the ball game on tv, and the racked balls on the pool table. No pretense on this one. <br /><br />It doesn't hurt that <a href="http://www.pabstblueribbon.com/Default.aspx">Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer</a> is a highly favored brew here at the Mountain. <br /><br />As a bonus, we've got another fine little drinking tune from Russell, "Drinking a Beer and Singing a Country Song". If you were ever curious about the connection between Country music and the consumption of tasty beverages, this should spell it out for you pretty (ever)clearly. There is no Country without a drink, and there is no drinking without a little sip of the <span style="font-style:italic;">good stuff</span>. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Barstool Mountain approved! 200 proof!</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/ntqdg5wws4.mp3">Johnny Russell: Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer (mp3)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/piav9m1ogg.mp3">Johnny Russell: Drinking a Beer and Singing a Country Song (mp3)</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Please support your local "Old Man" Bar. </span>Brian K Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774223242173267278noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988229542257009787.post-52889287008487000842008-05-13T07:50:00.001-05:002008-05-13T07:55:47.387-05:00Down To The Stillhouse<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZXAqr5-0F38yFnaN1EFOZNmzE0kWycn43aB2caz1_tm9etYea4sMGivrr2U3NsyNhSbLcJQSC7kYy_BIX9AXkSSsBkWysn3IE5SCQmoSByNxGJeDU2FEPrbO6j0aHftVBgAkxNqPNPtpC/s1600-h/moonshine_still_sugar_valley.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZXAqr5-0F38yFnaN1EFOZNmzE0kWycn43aB2caz1_tm9etYea4sMGivrr2U3NsyNhSbLcJQSC7kYy_BIX9AXkSSsBkWysn3IE5SCQmoSByNxGJeDU2FEPrbO6j0aHftVBgAkxNqPNPtpC/s400/moonshine_still_sugar_valley.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199567163660614098" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Took a break. We're back now. Lift yr glasses.<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Lost_City_Ramblers">The New Lost City Ramblers</a> were part of the big Folk Boom back in the late 50's into the early 60's. While most of that movement, musicians and audiences alike, was made up of white folks playing at authenticity through theft, The 'Ramblers approached the songs and subject matter of their performances and recordings with a reverence and playful spirit. Plenty of banjos, fiddles, kazoos, and whatnot, and an obvious appreciation for the Appalachian culture from which the majority of their material sprung from. They continue to tour sporadically, in various incarnations, to this day, and have served as an influence to much of the Backwoods revivalists we appreciate today. <br /><br />For our purposes today, we want to take a look at our favorite album of theirs, "<a href="http://www.folkways.si.edu/search/AlbumDetails.aspx?ID=952">American Moonshine and Prohibition Songs</a>". As you can surmise from the title, the record is comprised of drinking songs. Mostly in the <span style="font-weight:bold;">moonshine whiskey and bootlegging</span> vein, a fine topic we think. Loves us some moonshine. Every song on this album reels, jigs, and fiddles it's way through a boozy haze of law-breaking and bad behavior. Highly recommended for all you inebriates out there. <br /><br />The following songs are best heard with a whiskey (preferably of the "homemade" kind) in yr claw.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/utjapc6kok.mp3">The New Lost City Ramblers: Goodbye Old Booze (mp3)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/k9iacteogo.mp3">The New Lost City Ramblers: The Old Home Brew (mp3)</a><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/6u4k2thk40.mp3"><br />The New Lost City Ramblers: Down To The Stillhouse To Get A Little Cider (mp3)</a><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/iww86ehs08.mp3"><br />The New Lost City Ramblers: Kentucky Bootlegger (mp3)</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Please support your local moonshiner and bootlegger. If you don't, who will? </span>Brian K Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774223242173267278noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988229542257009787.post-30150170730339679352008-03-17T09:30:00.000-05:002008-03-17T08:37:21.103-05:00The Craic and the Porter Black<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yUe7sOZIKhHvUN7Yd909TEu2RFSOrtEDOAo-AS2tEPNMFoC7Jv2KQZ8FWNG73ZXEYyAXZFqb_oGoq2VGvsCEkyYvYT6kJF1Enjo1qQCdoXIzHgCWWMq-aG8aalGWOy_QcfTlfK-ePi58/s1600-h/brendan-behan-1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yUe7sOZIKhHvUN7Yd909TEu2RFSOrtEDOAo-AS2tEPNMFoC7Jv2KQZ8FWNG73ZXEYyAXZFqb_oGoq2VGvsCEkyYvYT6kJF1Enjo1qQCdoXIzHgCWWMq-aG8aalGWOy_QcfTlfK-ePi58/s400/brendan-behan-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175892180261789090" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Happy St. Patrick's Day! <br /><br />You didn't think we'd let the day pass without comment did you?<br /><br />We've got a busy day ahead of us, the pub(s) await our presence, so let's get right to the point. <br /><br />Below please be pleased to find a keen and green <span style="font-weight:bold;">Barstool Mountain St. Patrick's Day mix for your celebratory enjoyment. </span> We've got <span style="font-weight:bold;">Top 100 Drinking Song</span> tunes, more than a little <span style="font-weight:bold;">Shane MacGowan</span>(with no apologies), American punks who <span style="font-style:italic;">want</span> to be Shane (slight apologies), traditional pub fare, songs of the Nation, whiskey songs, drinking songs, drinking songs, and more drinking songs. We've even got a couple of shout-outs to our Celtic brothers and sisters in Scotland. <br /><br />Raise a glass, then, to the non-Irish gentleman who chased the Pagans from the Isle. <br /><br />This post is dedicated to the memory of <a href="http://brendanbehan.info/index.html">Brendan Behan</a>. Raconteur, rebel, author, and consumer of many a fine beverage.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Link to Mp3 follows the track listing</span>.<br /><br />Slainte!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Craic and the Porter Black Mix (83:42)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">1. Amhran Na Bhfiann (Band of An Garda Siochana)<br />2. All For Me Grog (Dublin City Ramblers)<br />3. Streams of Whiskey (The Pogues)<br />4. Whiskey You're The Devil (The Clancy Brothers)<br />5. The Humours of Whiskey (Andy M. Stewart)<br />6. Nancy Whiskey (Irish Rovers)<br />7. Drink It Up Men (The Dubliners)<br />8. A Nation Once Again (Paddy Reilly)<br />9. The Wild Rover (Dropkick Murphys w/Shane)<br />10. Rocky Road To Dublin (The Young Dubliners)<br />11. Finnigan's Wake (The Clancy Brothers)<br />12. Sally MacLannane (The Pogues)<br />13. The Pub With No Beer (The Dubliners)<br />14. Scotland The Brave (The Pipes and Drums of the Royal Tank Regiment)<br />15. The Rare Oul' Times (Flogging Molly)<br />16. Good Rats (Dropkick Murphys w/Shane)<br />17. The Real Old Mountain Dew (Patrick Clancy)<br />18. Carrickfergus (Van Morrison w/The Chieftans)<br />19. Seven Drunken Nights (The Tossers)<br />20. Alternative Ulster (Stiff Little Fingers)<br />21. The Craic and the Porter Black (Dublin City Ramblers)<br />22. Whiskey In the Jar (The Dubliners)<br />23. The Leaving of Liverpool (The Clancy Brothers)<br />24. St. John of Gods (Shane MacGowan and the Popes)<br />25. The Holy Ground (The Dubliners)<br />26. The Parting Glass (Liam Clancy)<br />27. Danny Boy (Shane MacGowan and the Popes)</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/nxar9jdkws.mp3">The Craic and the Porter Black Mix (mp3)</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Does anyone actually use the word "blarney" un-ironically? Didn't think so. Have a good day. </span>Brian K Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774223242173267278noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988229542257009787.post-63160784618426628012008-03-06T07:30:00.000-06:002008-03-06T07:32:09.769-06:00Bad Livers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdItjkTftrebBuWzWmRpgntZ1Lz4fgDEqDHFEPumQqOEEHocI_BbtSVi66IfozT28Vam8o8nLwAERhqK12UjrfgsXRu2l16G67Msu5l8nb3Y1q-JL3NAToze4hZnL44dzUVyQaweCZbz4/s1600-h/dyffrynclubparty.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdItjkTftrebBuWzWmRpgntZ1Lz4fgDEqDHFEPumQqOEEHocI_BbtSVi66IfozT28Vam8o8nLwAERhqK12UjrfgsXRu2l16G67Msu5l8nb3Y1q-JL3NAToze4hZnL44dzUVyQaweCZbz4/s400/dyffrynclubparty.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174435414322097890" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Well, golly. Apologies to those who ended up here looking for the <span style="font-style:italic;">band</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;">The Bad Livers</span>. They were a mighty fine band. But, no, this is not a post on them. It's the name of <span style="font-weight:bold;">a brand spankin' new Barstool Mountain mix </span>made especially for...<span style="font-style:italic;">you</span>. Yes, you, with your can of of <a href="http://www.actionsquad.org/hammsoverview.htm">Hamm's Beer</a> sittin' by the computer screen.<br /><br />There's a vague theme running through the following mix, but it's not really important. What's important is that this is but a very small portion of some of our fave rave drinking songs, not found in any Top 100 list (you know which one we're talking about). <br /><br />So click on the <span style="font-weight:bold;">link following the track listing</span>, download the mix, and pop a top again and again. And again. Who needs a liver anyway?<br /><br />Shucram!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Barstool Mountain Bad Livers Mix (66:07)<br />(mp3 file follows track listing)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">1. Loser's Cocktail (Dick Curless)<br />2. I'm Gonna Tie One Tonight (The Wilburn Brothers)<br />3. Hey Bartender, Give That Man A Drink (Jumpin' Joe Williams)<br />4. Soft Lips and Hard Liquor (Charlie Walker)<br />5. Wine Women and Whiskey (Papa Lightfoot)<br />6. My Baby Got Drunk (Paul "Wine" Jones)<br />7. Sorrow On The Rocks (Porter Wagoner)<br />8. Bar Exam (The Derailers)<br />9. Drinkin' Buddies (The Railbenders)<br />10. I Can't Go Home Like This (Ray Price)<br />11. Eight Weeks In A Barroom (Ramblin' Red Bailey)<br />12. Sittin' Here Drinking (Blind James Campbell)<br />13. Hey Brother, Pour The Wine (Dean Martin)<br />14. Drinkin' Thing (Gary Stewart)<br />15. Sangria Wine (Jerry Jeff Walker)<br />16. Head Happy With Wine (Stick McGhee)<br />17. Whiskey River (Johnny Bush)<br />18. Rye Whiskey (Blue Mountain)<br />19. Big Rock Candy Mountain (Harry McClintock)<br />20. One More Beer (Big Bill Lister)<br />21. Night Life (Willie Nelson)<br />22. Drink Up and Go Home (Jimmy Martin)<br />23. Cemetery Row (The Minus 5)<br />24. More Pricks Than Kicks (Shane Macgowan and the Popes)</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/jo50cda0w0.mp3">Bad Livers (mp3)</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Yes, we've got some Saint Patrick's celebration on the horizon. Keep your tab open.</span>Brian K Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774223242173267278noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988229542257009787.post-68909647850747813572008-02-26T07:06:00.001-06:002008-02-26T07:07:31.857-06:00Too Drunk To Dream<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihh6McEpEJ1afEQrQI_pQzIqpjS2t5kYipncOj6EHymqw2GYmZ9pQb2uShmeesK33GeRAAjtrAZJF4EHwYFQlthbKzoostugIxUbx0hjN-sM7EmenoSy0cU-WgGnHW8MmxiVXrzI13mnFz/s1600-h/honkytonkinC.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihh6McEpEJ1afEQrQI_pQzIqpjS2t5kYipncOj6EHymqw2GYmZ9pQb2uShmeesK33GeRAAjtrAZJF4EHwYFQlthbKzoostugIxUbx0hjN-sM7EmenoSy0cU-WgGnHW8MmxiVXrzI13mnFz/s400/honkytonkinC.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169577220020518914" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Another fine drinking song for y'all today.<br /><br />I've long maintained that <span style="font-weight:bold;">Stephen Merritt</span> of <a href="http://www.houseoftomorrow.com/">Magnetic Fields</a> is a Country musician. If <span style="font-weight:bold;">Hank Williams</span> had teamed up with <span style="font-weight:bold;">Cole Porter</span>, that is. The <span style="font-weight:bold;">Cole Porter</span> comparison has been used <span style="font-style:italic;">ad nauseum</span> when describing Merritt, and it's an apt comparison, but too often is overlooked the Country and Western underpinnings of his songs, both in lyrical content and construction, and in the tone and arrangement of the music, whether done on a shitty keyboard in his bedroom or with a full backing band, as in recent years. Look no further than the album <a href="http://www.houseoftomorrow.com/tmf_cd_charm.php">"The Charm Of The Highway Strip"<br /></a> for the best proof of Merritt's Country cred. <br /> <br />On their new album, <a href="http://www.houseoftomorrow.com/tmf_cd_distortion.php">"Distortion"</a>, <span style="font-weight:bold;">The Magnetic Fields </span>has produced one of the finest drinking songs in years, and, while it's still quite early, maybe the best single of the year. <span style="font-weight:bold;">"Too Drunk To Dream"</span> will sit easily on your playlist next to "There's A Tear In My Beer" and "Misery and Gin". If this had been released a year ago, it would easily have made our <a href="http://barstoolmountain.blogspot.com/2007/05/top-100-drinking-songs.html#links">Top 100 Drinking Songs</a> list. It's that good. Check out the lyrics:<br /><br /><blockquote>Sober, life is a prison<br />Shit face, it is a blessing<br />Sober, nobody wants you<br />Shitfaced, they're all undressed<br />Sober, it's ever darker<br />Shitfaced, the moon is nearer<br />Sober, you're old and ugly<br />Shitfaced, who needs a mirror?<br />Sober, you're a cromagnum<br />Shitfaced, you're very clever<br />Sober, you never should be<br />Shitfaced, now and forever!<br /><br />I gotta get too drunk to dream<br />'cause dreaming only makes me blue<br />i gotta get too drunk to dream<br />because i only dream of you<br /><br />i gotta get too pissed to miss you<br />or i'll never get to sleep<br />i gotta drink wine not to pine for you<br />and god knows that ain't cheap<br /><br />i know you think i'm insane<br />i know it's not appealing<br />but til i'm feeling no pain<br />guess what i'll be feeling?<br /><br /><br />I gotta get too fried to cry,<br />or i'll be crying all night long<br />i gotta get too high to sigh<br />oh my god where did i go wrong?<br /><br />So why do i get plastered?<br />and why am i so lonely?<br />it's you, you heartless bastard<br />you're my one and only!<br /><br />i gotta get too pissed to miss you<br />or i'll never get to sleep<br />i gotta drink wine not to pine for you<br />and god knows that ain't cheap<br />and god knows that ain't cheap! </blockquote><br /><br />Yep. Makes me wanna crack one open. <br /><br />Cheers!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/wdzd0vmskk.mp3">The Magnetic Fields: Too Drunk To Dream (mp3)</a><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/zh5741x4ww.mp3"><br />The Magnetic Fields: Love Is Like A Bottle Of Gin (mp3)</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Please support your local liquor store and/or grizzled moonshiner. </span>Brian K Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774223242173267278noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988229542257009787.post-63905975986351064262008-02-19T07:05:00.000-06:002008-02-19T07:04:31.655-06:00Crooning In Yer Beer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1mYNIpJrYX-Vx6Y6mvxwLPChwYBqZkaWpScX8XBNggCmsrwu1C2JOZUikRqOk6wLgbg8PsfZV-K6ncKVouZdakPzmpz1ByFgvYFZrzHBPJRyhvEG-kIy1xp3umxktN135uQ2y9PYTMW_C/s1600-h/bambooillo03.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1mYNIpJrYX-Vx6Y6mvxwLPChwYBqZkaWpScX8XBNggCmsrwu1C2JOZUikRqOk6wLgbg8PsfZV-K6ncKVouZdakPzmpz1ByFgvYFZrzHBPJRyhvEG-kIy1xp3umxktN135uQ2y9PYTMW_C/s400/bambooillo03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168415951057993714" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Well, never let it be said we ain't <span style="font-style:italic;">fair</span> here at the Barstool Mountain. Sure, we're gonna have us plenty of that there Country and Blues, more than a fair share one might argue. But we're concerned with the entire breadth of great drinking songs, and it seems to us that pretty much any genre can stake a claim to having a decent amount of classic boozers. So we're gonna step away from the Country and Blues for the next couple of posts. Don't fret, though, all will be well (or top shelf, if you prefer, and your budget can accommodate). We're here for <span style="font-style:italic;">you</span>, and your sudsy needs.<br /><br />So, a little something for the garage punks.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/theenewbombturks">The New Bomb Turks</a> were Columbus, Ohio's greatest band (we love our broad pronouncements) for a period of years in the 90's(with apologies to <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/gaunt">Gaunt</a>, <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=SCRAWL&sql=11:0ifuxqr5ldke~T1">Scrawl</a>, <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=THOMAS|JEFFERSON|SLAVE|APARTMENTS&sql=11:jvfoxqugld0e~T1">The Thomas Jeffeson Slave Apartments</a></span>). Buzzsaw trash guitar, two minutes and done songs, and the snottiest Midwest vocals this side of <span style="font-weight:bold;">Great Plains</span>. The kind of band <a href="http://www.cryptrecords.com/">Crypt</a> and <a href="http://www.sympathyrecords.com/home.shtml">Sympathy for The Record Industry</a> wet themselves over. They even recorded a couple of songs with <a href="http://www.billychildish.com/home.html">Thee Billy Childish</a>. Live, they were a sweaty mess of boozed-up rock'n'roll. <br /><br />Here's one of our favorite "night in the gutter" drinking songs. And for us older folks, we've got an "alternate" version where the lyrics are a tad more decipherable.<br /><br />Yeghes da! <br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/38ksbtds0w.mp3">New Bomb Turks: Crying In The Beer Of A Drunk Man (mp3)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/plz002m80k.mp3">New Bomb Turks: Croonin' In The Beer Of A Drunk Man (mp3)</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thanks.</span>Brian K Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774223242173267278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988229542257009787.post-40679195480960806192008-02-12T08:10:00.000-06:002008-02-12T08:17:10.615-06:00Yesterday's Wine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BF5dodbtwfZMx45f7AjJH1EEzaeItLvJbEaJnJ4yALKVCF9ryp_-6PaZrVKK-btTb94lUy_RctaXerje3K3T1JkjPwcLRFAwvL4qZiQcZ-Mht4tGaDK7ZPgKH5lFE2m5YytDBX0LpdaX/s1600-h/drunkard1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BF5dodbtwfZMx45f7AjJH1EEzaeItLvJbEaJnJ4yALKVCF9ryp_-6PaZrVKK-btTb94lUy_RctaXerje3K3T1JkjPwcLRFAwvL4qZiQcZ-Mht4tGaDK7ZPgKH5lFE2m5YytDBX0LpdaX/s400/drunkard1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165855184181936066" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.georgejones.com/home/index.htm">George Jones</a>. Do I really need to say more? This is the man who drove his lawn mower to the liquor store because his wife hid the keys to his car so he wouldn't, well, drive to the liquor store. That's dedication, my friends. <br /><br />'Course, old George is a Country legend whose range runs far and wide topically. And we give all due respect to The Possum. But this is <span style="font-style:italic;">Barstool</span> Mountain, so we're interested in his more <span style="font-style:italic;">consumptive</span> nature. <br /><br />Jones placed 3 songs on the <a href="http://barstoolmountain.blogspot.com/2007/05/top-100-drinking-songs.html">Top 100 Drinking Songs</a> list ("White Lightning", "If Drinking Don't Kill Me..", and "The King Is Gone"). Since this round is, as always, on the house, we're gonna pour you a few more shots of George Jones inebriation to go along with your chasers. Or call it a <a href="http://www.brewpalace.com/Images/Bottle/LittleKings-CreamAle-7oz_1.jpg">Little Kings</a> 8-pack. <br /><br />Cheers!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/ltv3myhc8w.mp3">George Jones: White Lightning (mp3)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/98zbyvh2c4.mp3">George Jones: If Drinking Don't Kill Me (Her Memory Will) (mp3)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/v7i9fe28sw.mp3">George Jones: The King Is Gone (mp3)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/a6f9lcls84.mp3">George Jones: Tennessee Whiskey (mp3) </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/hdvitlyscs.mp3">George Jones: Yesterday's Wine (mp3)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/gh0mzix8g4.mp3">George Jones: Bartender's Blues (mp3)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/lp0lpemg44.mp3">George Jones: Drive Me To Drink (mp3)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/sl9lwxxgk8.mp3">George Jones w/Merle Haggard: Must've Been Drunk (mp3)</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Please support your local John Deere retailer. You never know when that tractor may come in handy. </span>Brian K Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774223242173267278noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988229542257009787.post-35132884884221393722008-01-28T07:15:00.000-06:002008-01-28T07:22:24.844-06:00Quiet Whiskey<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlA9Jf56iILL3NzSQwT_iLNnLwEhdJ06oILafyv1f4DSWhoCQGC6RW-HQr2SrhMeMbR6E4HNOIpVj1xgmnQNyHXnU5o4q24cSYBohVF2sVySf_iDo-48fnK4aqdVXnbb757SCbk9i56NIX/s1600-h/1964vintagecocktails3lz.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlA9Jf56iILL3NzSQwT_iLNnLwEhdJ06oILafyv1f4DSWhoCQGC6RW-HQr2SrhMeMbR6E4HNOIpVj1xgmnQNyHXnU5o4q24cSYBohVF2sVySf_iDo-48fnK4aqdVXnbb757SCbk9i56NIX/s400/1964vintagecocktails3lz.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160503986578772866" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Back to the <a href="http://barstoolmountain.blogspot.com/2007/05/top-100-drinking-songs.html#links">Big Rock Candy Mountain Top 100 Drinking Songs</a>, and we've got a special one for you today.<br /><br /><a href="http://wc06.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fifyxq95ldke~T1">Wynonie Harris</a>. <br /><br />If they had a hall of fame for artists who've perfected the drinking song, Harris would be one of the first inductees, placing 4 songs in the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Top 100</span> (<span style="font-style:italic;">"Don't Take My Whiskey Away From Me", "Quiet Whiskey", "Bloodshot Eyes", and "Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well"</span>), with several more just missing the cut. <br /><br />Harris was a master Rhythm and Blues shouter, swinging through a litany of vices-sex, gambling, boozing, and general all-around partying, with crack bands wailing behind him. We think he's one of the great artists of the 20th Century. <br /><br />Below you can find all four of his <span style="font-weight:bold;">Top 100</span> songs, plus a few more besotted numbers for your enjoyment. <br /><br /><br />Iechyd da!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/49haovyg40.mp3">Wynonie Harris: Don't Take My Whiskey Away From Me (mp3)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/0j1b7dickk.mp3">Wynonie Harris: Quiet Whiskey (mp3)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/xggm83shwk.mp3">Wynonie Harris: Bloodshot Eyes (mp3)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/8234h0hc0o.mp3">Wynonie Harris: Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well (mp3)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/0hn9584xwk.mp3">Wynonie Harris: Wine Sweet Wine (mp3)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/vjsx1jt44g.mp3">Wynonie Harris: Drinkin' Sherry Wine (mp3)</a><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/vynoiew5cw.mp3"><br />Wynonie Harris: Whiskey and Jelly-Roll Blues (mp3)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/80d6dknwg0.mp3">Wynonie Harris: Drinkin' By Myself (mp3)</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Please support your local, independent gin mill.</span>Brian K Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774223242173267278noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988229542257009787.post-6536481637553453922007-12-21T07:58:00.000-06:002007-12-21T08:00:27.116-06:00Boone's Farm Christmas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQvHOi22Se9NtwSFg0d6VeaFJUHMbBQRcNRKw5xDIBdCqSDemu7pJt8dtGdAJZnDJEYmC02INCgCD0-J3OodxOC3O4w8yhhFDbCR7OMYaQZ72BeZueaJ-K-Ht9k-2apSRUaDy6-l85Lxt/s1600-h/xmas+drink.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQvHOi22Se9NtwSFg0d6VeaFJUHMbBQRcNRKw5xDIBdCqSDemu7pJt8dtGdAJZnDJEYmC02INCgCD0-J3OodxOC3O4w8yhhFDbCR7OMYaQZ72BeZueaJ-K-Ht9k-2apSRUaDy6-l85Lxt/s400/xmas+drink.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146425304509440002" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It's the Holiday weekend! And what could be better after a long hard day going broke, than to settle back with a fine libation?<br /><br />We're going local today, with a fine little tune by Illinois' own <a href="http://www.thedrivewaydrinkers.com/tdd/">The Driveway Drinkers</a>. <br /><br />Here's what singer and guitarist Tom Compton had to say about this little Holiday nugget:<br /><br />""Christmas on Boone's Farm" started out as a rural tribute to Pat Boone, but due to excessive drinking of cheap wine it took a turn for the better."<br /><br />Pat Boone and wine in a twist-cap bottle? Sign us up! More on the band <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thedrivewaydrinkers">here</a>. <br /><br />We're taking the weekend off, but we'll be back on Monday for a special beer-goggled celebration of <a href="http://www.shanemacgowan.com/">Shane Macgowan</a> Eve. <br /><br />L'chaim!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/9ye7bs0wko.mp3">Driveway Drinkers: Christmas On Boone's Farm (mp3)</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Salvation Army bell ringers are still out there. Instead of having that "one more for the road" at closing time, please consider dropping that money into one of those famous red buckets.</span>Brian K Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774223242173267278noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988229542257009787.post-4231312571705635882007-12-20T07:06:00.000-06:002007-12-20T07:06:32.661-06:00Bowery Santa<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rw6KdkLGbfsEg6jqZfZOl9r-AYK_4XD_Azooh67karVGRyDZNEgo6K6ZBiEczThszg4k_IIxYbad1_MXt6cbYFep1MxgGUZ627BRWLYobqJQ16LB-EdVi9-qGANhPb4RbWyZW1cHcIlM/s1600-h/santa57.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rw6KdkLGbfsEg6jqZfZOl9r-AYK_4XD_Azooh67karVGRyDZNEgo6K6ZBiEczThszg4k_IIxYbad1_MXt6cbYFep1MxgGUZ627BRWLYobqJQ16LB-EdVi9-qGANhPb4RbWyZW1cHcIlM/s400/santa57.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145686136342831074" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We're staggering towards last call here at the Barstool Mountain Holiday Bender. One more round tomorrow before we close up the bar until New Year's Eve (you didn't think we could resist a New Year's post, did you?). After that, we'll return to our normally scheduled posts on all songs Drinking, and the slow pub crawl that is our continuing coverage of <a href="http://barstoolmountain.blogspot.com/2007/05/top-100-drinking-songs.html#links">The Top 100 Drinking Songs</a> (via <a href="http://therealbigrockcandymountain.blogspot.com/">Big Rock Candy Mountain</a>.). <br /><br />Today we've got <a href="http://www.paulsanchez.com/main.htm">Paul Sanchez</a> detailing a special inebriated Xmas experience, and <a href="http://michaelpackerbluesband.com/home.html">The Michael Packer Blues Band</a> taking us on a Holiday tour of the bowery. <br /><br />Good times.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/0ciy1r78ky.mp3"><br />Paul Sanchez: Drunk This Christmas (mp3)</a><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/7nasz2d9el.mp3"><br />Michael Packer Blues Band: Christmas On The Bowery (mp3)</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ah, hell, it's the Holidays. Give a little something at your local food pantry. Seriously, sometimes a warm meal or a blanket can be the greatest gift. </span>Brian K Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774223242173267278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988229542257009787.post-42937351329141719402007-12-19T06:40:00.000-06:002007-12-19T06:42:24.833-06:00Christmas (High) Ball<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68xELJxYrJjSVRjhTwNMWTme8Bt46OB0Khc_b6xycQfn8GhTm63UBam_oboorpkMNwLVQBBIP6OKXdaHN-dhEhModVbALV6NpqTQnFPOfSNl9lk4LoUOT32K5MbwrxZ7HwbsID3ksksl8/s1600-h/55usbrewersfoundation.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68xELJxYrJjSVRjhTwNMWTme8Bt46OB0Khc_b6xycQfn8GhTm63UBam_oboorpkMNwLVQBBIP6OKXdaHN-dhEhModVbALV6NpqTQnFPOfSNl9lk4LoUOT32K5MbwrxZ7HwbsID3ksksl8/s400/55usbrewersfoundation.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145658781696122770" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The incomparable <a href="http://wm11.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=BESSIE|SMITH&sql=11:kifwxq95ldae~T1">Bessie Smith</a> weighs in (sorry for the pun)today. She's heading out to a big Holiday party, and there might be a beverage or two consumed.<br /><br />The song features the immortal lines: <span style="font-style:italic;">"Christmas comes but once a year/And to me it brings good cheer/And to everyone/Who likes wine and beer."</span><br /><br />Iechyd da!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/14b9sfhr6g.mp3"><br />Bessie Smith: At The Christmas Ball (mp3)</a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Support your local speakeasy this Holiday Season.</span>Brian K Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774223242173267278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988229542257009787.post-29019416689754394072007-12-18T06:40:00.000-06:002007-12-18T06:39:20.920-06:00Mum's Xmas Helper<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbQBhxOQqZtOqQvl-cqLr1c2q2gydacPPEUFu0QT2-9qE0zkK8x49fiBVsICNvDfwqFHDz5P1I9juBN109BIb4gZgeE4eK4v4op61mcx6a-FCJ_fCnPIrjXqp-Ve6GSyuKiB5Uk_EkvhR/s1600-h/funny-christmas-ecard-1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbQBhxOQqZtOqQvl-cqLr1c2q2gydacPPEUFu0QT2-9qE0zkK8x49fiBVsICNvDfwqFHDz5P1I9juBN109BIb4gZgeE4eK4v4op61mcx6a-FCJ_fCnPIrjXqp-Ve6GSyuKiB5Uk_EkvhR/s400/funny-christmas-ecard-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145015502969364354" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />One week to go until <a href="http://www.shanemacgowan.com/">Shane Macgowan's</a> birthday. More toasts then.<br /><br /><a href="http://wm06.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=RED|STAR|BELGRADE&sql=11:3ifexqwhldse~T1">Red Star Belgrade</a> offers up a cheerful little number about Mommy's little helper on Christmas. Apparently Daddy's not the only one drinking up Christmas. Apparently this song is meant to convey some kind of adolescent rage revisited as an adult. What follows, though, is an unintentionally hilarious Holiday drinking song, which, well, makes one want to have a tipple. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/hc7mngnr63.mp3">Red Star Belgrade: Christmas Day (mp3)</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Support your local, independent emo busker. They hate Christmas. And they mean it, man.</span>Brian K Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774223242173267278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988229542257009787.post-28177711511557079492007-12-17T07:52:00.000-06:002007-12-17T07:54:09.619-06:00Drinking Up Christmas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPDnJvEuwD33UwZPFMDatrLh8ZetRObVMbQmD0YeQFBqW8hvpK_JKOvqm9TkJdf3eIWIzyw20QrPd6dnWNJGH4vGmFjNil5kY0C8uL19vahVjoZXdBf3Wdl2uKjsgNv1w6axoendqom_D/s1600-h/xmas-pic.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPDnJvEuwD33UwZPFMDatrLh8ZetRObVMbQmD0YeQFBqW8hvpK_JKOvqm9TkJdf3eIWIzyw20QrPd6dnWNJGH4vGmFjNil5kY0C8uL19vahVjoZXdBf3Wdl2uKjsgNv1w6axoendqom_D/s400/xmas-pic.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144931549243629394" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />An inebriated Holiday morning to you (yep, that's a very loose Tom Waits paraphrase).<br /><br />We're continuing, a bit, our theme from Friday. Santa got busted with his hand in the liquor cabinet, but he still hasn't learned his lesson. Stupid Santa.<br /><br />"Santa Came Home Drunk" by <span style="font-weight:bold;">Clyde Lasley and the Cadillac Baby Specials</span> is by far our favorite Christmas drinking song. Nothing else comes close. It's a shuffling blues tune about Santa on a bender. One hell of a bender, if you consider the laundry list of drinks Santa consumes in this classic tale. Essential.<br /><br />Filthy punks, <a href="http://www.thedwarves.com/">The Dwarves</a>, detail another Santa bender, including a brawl between Ol' Saint Nick and Frosty. Good times. <br /><br />Sanitas bona!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/s9ou6f48h8.mp3">Clyde Lasley and the Cadillac Baby Specials: Santa Came Home Drunk (mp3)</a><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/llx5bypu3e.mp3"><br />The Dwarves: Drinking Up Christmas (mp3)</a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Dive bars are warm and welcoming places during the Holiday season. Hmmm mmm.</span>Brian K Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774223242173267278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988229542257009787.post-11504077931207902592007-12-15T07:05:00.000-06:002007-12-15T07:07:00.193-06:00Recycling for the Holidays<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0WEBWwQGznyzS_NsZ5qeS00C8Q7k9iHlUQnB6w4xElHnBQIs1x83wlRERePV-DGtyqm8e4X8WVSHrGNUuAI3TBaVTB8mA4NQwnzMM7Jpf7KAkzaTkJgbqHL0jvMIuqT1TfnnhTqqJ2Z0/s1600-h/grinch_santa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0WEBWwQGznyzS_NsZ5qeS00C8Q7k9iHlUQnB6w4xElHnBQIs1x83wlRERePV-DGtyqm8e4X8WVSHrGNUuAI3TBaVTB8mA4NQwnzMM7Jpf7KAkzaTkJgbqHL0jvMIuqT1TfnnhTqqJ2Z0/s320/grinch_santa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143510477334600514" border="0"></a><br /><br />Hey folks. Past and future contributor to Barstool Mountain <a href="http://www.deadlytango.com/">Sean</a> has weighed in with a tune for the Holidays. Take it away Sean:<br /><br /><br />Here's a bonus post -- and while it's a little bit of cheating, that's been known to occur in just a few watering holes over the years.<br /><br />Carnival of Shame released its "Happy Alcoholidays EP" in late 1993 and most definitely put the "filth" in Philadelphia with its assault on holiday "standards." I wrote about this EP last year during the holiday season -- continue back to <a href="http://www.deadlytango.com/2006/12/coursing-through-the-wires-15.html">my original post</a> to learn a little more (and to hear two more tunes) or just feast yourselves on the perennial favorite...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.deadlytango.com/files/carnival-grinch.mp3">Carnival of Shame -- The Grinch (MP3)</a><br /><br />Don't be afraid to let your hearts (rather than your waistlines) grow a little this holiday season.DeadlyTangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10641514922808848034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988229542257009787.post-62741050104859848052007-12-14T07:30:00.000-06:002007-12-14T07:32:13.800-06:00Santa Grog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCk8dkiRs1pn9xYSWb5GP8PvJGNK4vjytl8QT0tw_quUIg_owM3t0QhDtFcd7f2xTefkDtYa5e8B01bHUdViOhIswodhYhcSvIfznsXbGbFOTAVTAkbfCKMXuBDoDJrvoDPq8ElYRZorH6/s1600-h/SantaBar.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCk8dkiRs1pn9xYSWb5GP8PvJGNK4vjytl8QT0tw_quUIg_owM3t0QhDtFcd7f2xTefkDtYa5e8B01bHUdViOhIswodhYhcSvIfznsXbGbFOTAVTAkbfCKMXuBDoDJrvoDPq8ElYRZorH6/s400/SantaBar.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143614974553041330" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />See that picture up above? Yep, Santa's leaving his local tavern, and he looks a little worse for the wear. Surely he'll take public transportation home. Or perhaps a cab. Yeah, Santa will definitely call a cab to get home. Right? Ummm...maybe not. Looks like Santa's opting for naughty over nice. Surely nothing good can come from this (and don' call me...oh, never mind). <a href="http://www.tcj.no/">The Tiger City Jukes</a> and <a href="http://www.sherwinlinton.com/index-main.htm">Sherwin Linton</a> survey the consequences. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/vnmm8ij72s.mp3"><br />Tiger City Jukes: Watch Out Santa's Been Drinking (mp3)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/jm7adnjdb9.mp3">Sherwin Linton: Santa Got A DWI (mp3)</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Please support your local train conductors and bus drivers this festive Holiday season. </span>Brian K Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774223242173267278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988229542257009787.post-70390311624553056492007-12-13T07:07:00.000-06:002007-12-13T07:15:28.024-06:00Dad and Santa Walk Into A Bar<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqmljrAV7FkSRUJYdppg49A2KDexepIbagbsT2xFTnBbUSDVB621yRvmxleyZn1C6BLQJZC8t37zuV6vU38Xh5io1mk3CWMajkFyIlp6c4g84VDCPJ06bkUCsqTr1-PEo6isM3nF0yq9FP/s1600-h/Santa_Beer.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqmljrAV7FkSRUJYdppg49A2KDexepIbagbsT2xFTnBbUSDVB621yRvmxleyZn1C6BLQJZC8t37zuV6vU38Xh5io1mk3CWMajkFyIlp6c4g84VDCPJ06bkUCsqTr1-PEo6isM3nF0yq9FP/s400/Santa_Beer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143257989756299682" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />What could more fun than family at Christmas? That's right...nothing!!! The only thing better than your funny Uncle is dear old Dad. Pops enjoys a beverage now and again, and when the in-laws pay a visit for the Yuletide season, and all the pressure of being a caricature of the '50's ideal as the breadwinner, and Santa for a day, begins weighing heavy on his uni-brow, that beverage becomes a life saver. Just ask <a href="http://www.commandercody.com/">Commander Cody</a> and <a href="http://www.johndenver.com/">John Denver</a>. <br /><br />But don't blame Pop. As we can see from <span style="font-weight:bold;">our third (and best) song of the post</span>, from the brilliant <a href="http://www.robertearlkeen.com/">Robert Earl Keen</a> the Holidays are a time for the whole family to tie one on. <span style="font-weight:bold;">It's one of the Mountain's Top 5 Xmas songs of all time.<br /></span><br /><br />Na Zdravi!<br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/t9lp2jetk1.mp3"><br />Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen: Daddy's Drinking Up Our Christmas (mp3)</a><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/6osafir0kb.mp3"><br />John Denver: Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas) (mp3)</a><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/mxjr5f89ks.mp3"><br />Robert Earl Keen: Merry Christmas From The Family (mp3)</a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Stock up early this year. You never know who will be coming down your chimney.</span>Brian K Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774223242173267278noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988229542257009787.post-6710907383823815332007-12-12T07:23:00.000-06:002007-12-12T07:23:27.056-06:00Santa Nog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxwQ6RzIbr2JV-lNrhfNnO0jjFhWRdg6W1qX5ksVr0aOFAYnjyr3D9VhGeZfo8lw4hB17ICcXo7aWt4NNqgxawKzjvTq112Q-RkeUDv7VAFOr4NqTUMc7kRrN0zNG8Fw2pZMzxhCV0oVPF/s1600-h/xmas28.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxwQ6RzIbr2JV-lNrhfNnO0jjFhWRdg6W1qX5ksVr0aOFAYnjyr3D9VhGeZfo8lw4hB17ICcXo7aWt4NNqgxawKzjvTq112Q-RkeUDv7VAFOr4NqTUMc7kRrN0zNG8Fw2pZMzxhCV0oVPF/s400/xmas28.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142885328328927618" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />More festive toddy's today.<br /><br />We're gonna reach back 3 years and offer up a couple of tunes that proved to be the runaway favorites in our very first Holiday Extravaganza over at the <a href="http://www.therealbigrockcandymountain.blogspot.com/">parent site</a>. A very special gift especially for you<br /><br />Rockabilly rabble-rousers <a href="http://www.rockabillyhall.com/Rimshots1.html">The Rimshots </a> are a little peeved at Old Saint Nick. Seems he's been dipping into the liquor cabinet.<br /><br />While living in Denver, I saw Western swingsters, <a href="http://www.dalhartimperials.com/">The Dalhart Imperials</a> more times than I can count. Here, they'd like to talk about Old Man Spivey's special recipe for Holiday joy.<br /><br />Skol!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/4zaeadc4dx.mp3">Rimshots: Santa Stole My Whiskey (mp3)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/0ilu0hyj94.mp3">Dalhart Imperials: Old Man Spivey's Eggnog (mp3)</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Support your local liquor cabinet this joyous Yuletide.</span>Brian K Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774223242173267278noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988229542257009787.post-33200232004156273892007-12-11T07:16:00.000-06:002007-12-11T07:17:06.520-06:00Christmas Still<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5h-28yP9YkIJX_sxCJIOnDmPpW0ECMDS-26UV_q12b3jzazN3FvCw1zL_x1_UF5EXIFgIPHDADSqiWeYmdlHGm0Z8BfONVm3rsHrd_3PphC5147j-fHHc6ODk6y0Ta_IbRe221rjOJ-ev/s1600-h/1163989484_card_image_beer_santahat.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5h-28yP9YkIJX_sxCJIOnDmPpW0ECMDS-26UV_q12b3jzazN3FvCw1zL_x1_UF5EXIFgIPHDADSqiWeYmdlHGm0Z8BfONVm3rsHrd_3PphC5147j-fHHc6ODk6y0Ta_IbRe221rjOJ-ev/s400/1163989484_card_image_beer_santahat.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142340322748868962" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Another fine libation for you Holiday revels.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.minus5.com/">The Minus 5</a> are no strangers to tunes with an alcohol bent. Led by <span style="font-weight:bold;">Scott McCaughey</span>, formerly of the seminal <a href="http://www.universaltrendsetter.org/">Young Fresh Fellows</a>, and featuring a revolving cast of musicians from <a href="http://www.rem-fan.com/index.html?/pbuck.htm">Peter Buck</a> and <a href="http://www.robertpollard.net/">Robert Pollard</a> to <a href="http://www.wilcoworld.net/">Jeff Tweedy</a>, among many others, The Minus 5 have dipped their collective toes into many a moonshine still.<br /><br />Here, The Minus 5 tell us exactly how to turn those Holiday blahs into a twirling cascade of happy, dancing lights. Hint: it comes in a bottle, and no prescription is needed.<br /><br />Salut! <br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/cgcvyzeneh.mp3">The Minus 5: Your Christmas Whiskey (mp3)</a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Please support your local distillery.</span>Brian K Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774223242173267278noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988229542257009787.post-4338590153039629652007-12-10T08:56:00.000-06:002007-12-11T06:05:05.613-06:00Gin and Juice Santa<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXSg5ma7fgt2jCBLhEoFK1olkhPiy8if5LVux-7Q3cKJ5lqtrZbbnxzFzSKu3vZjS7opR3CEtzKLs_28n_3zTShH4C9L-e43yiiF1K39vi_fGFfyUT4bmNDG_PMyh6ogrwUUqqZCyZJHN9/s1600-h/51oldfitzgeraldbourbon.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXSg5ma7fgt2jCBLhEoFK1olkhPiy8if5LVux-7Q3cKJ5lqtrZbbnxzFzSKu3vZjS7opR3CEtzKLs_28n_3zTShH4C9L-e43yiiF1K39vi_fGFfyUT4bmNDG_PMyh6ogrwUUqqZCyZJHN9/s400/51oldfitzgeraldbourbon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142340116590438738" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Sheesh it's been awhile. We've been busy with <a href="http://www.therealbigrockcandymountain.blogspot.com/">The Big Rock Candy Mountain Holiday Extravaganza. </a> But we haven't forgotten about the ole Barstool Mountain, no sir. <br /><br />As a matter of fact, we're gonna mirror our main site for the next two weeks, making Barstool Mountain another must go place for Holiday music. With a twist. Of lime or lemon. We at Barstool Mountain are giving you all the Holiday drinking songs you need to get you through the Season. Daily!<br /><br />We'll kick things off today with a little booze-sodden weepie from Truckin' giant and serial cheese merchant<a href="http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/sovine_red/bio.jhtml">Red Sovine</a>. Red's having a few martini's to get him through a lonely Christmas Eve. The trailer park living room church organ only adds to the misery.<br /><br />Slainte<br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/g92db39vd5.mp3">Red Sovine: Here It Is Christmas (mp3)</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Support your local, independent liquor store this Holiday season.</span>Brian K Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774223242173267278noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988229542257009787.post-6211444908997403322007-11-09T07:52:00.000-06:002007-11-09T08:03:51.500-06:00Smokey The Bar<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjw3yIlsl0284GUCP_qFfjwSRcm66qnZ5p-3bDYLLbdSfALxBN0Ff8oyLy_oOyia-wLrQPz-gxU1Hc5G5hL1mIoT7lYZMU8-N7_Y5YquCUgi1bHJjNKNXpwn_f_fwUCJ_w7fc2qCxfyco/s1600-h/Log_Front_Tavern.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjw3yIlsl0284GUCP_qFfjwSRcm66qnZ5p-3bDYLLbdSfALxBN0Ff8oyLy_oOyia-wLrQPz-gxU1Hc5G5hL1mIoT7lYZMU8-N7_Y5YquCUgi1bHJjNKNXpwn_f_fwUCJ_w7fc2qCxfyco/s400/Log_Front_Tavern.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124688704895129426" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Damn.<br /><br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iP92gVA2_HkBHnPHWD3TPOlmYTdAD8SP342O0">Sad news</a>.<br /><br />We lost <a href="http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/thompson_hank/bio.jhtml">Hank Thompson</a>. <br /><br />I'm continuing a post from over at <a href="http://www.therealbigrockcandymountain.blogspot.com/">Big Rock Candy Mountain</a>, where I have a longer tribute to the great man, and one of our all time favorites at the Mountains. Head on over and read it, if you're so inclined. <br /><br />Thompson placed three songs in <a href="http://barstoolmountain.blogspot.com/2007/05/top-100-drinking-songs.html#links">The Big Rock Candy Mountain Top 100 Drinking Songs</a>, and could easily have had more. He was one of the great practitioners of the Country suds 'n' bubbles tradition, possibly only bested by George Jones. <br /><br />You're only half a drinker if you haven't spent a late evening with a bottle and Thompson's classic album <a href="http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/thompson_hank/763847/album.jhtml">"A Six Pack To Go"</a>. <br /><br />On this site, I'll let Hank's music speak for itself. Below we've got his three songs from the Top 100, and a bonus.<br /><br />Raise a toast for Hank, then. A great big glass.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/nifmygjeug.mp3">Hank Thompson: A Six Pack To Go (mp3)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/713pz7vg0n.mp3">Hank Thompson: On Tap, In The Can, Or In The Bottle (mp3)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/qll7asr54z.mp3"><br />Hank Thompson: Hangover Tavern (mp3)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/u0br3aump5.mp3">Hank Thompson: Smoky The Bar (mp3)</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Please support your local, independent Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor.</span>Brian K Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774223242173267278noreply@blogger.com3