Drunken Sailor Recipe - Imbibe Magazine

Brooks Reitz of Fig in Charleston submitted this recipe to Imbibe magazine: Drunken Sailor Recipe - Imbibe Magazine

Bavaria – The Beer State | The Polish Magician

Beer & travel -- two of my favorite things! Bavaria – The Beer State | The Polish Magician

John Elway Sounds A Sour Note About Band With Same Name | ThePostGame

A punk band named Elway, for real: John Elway Sounds A Sour Note About Band With Same Name | ThePostGame

Plato's Myths (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

Plato's Myths (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

I'm the Beerman... I swear - Weekly Surge - Beerman - WeeklySurge.com | Myrtle Beach's free alternative for entertainment, news, and lifestyle information

New column posted online and available in print around Myrtle Beach: I'm the Beerman... I swear - Weekly Surge - Beerman - WeeklySurge.com | Myrtle Beach's free alternative for entertainment, news, and lifestyle information

CraftBeer.com | American Craft Beer Week Highlights and History

CraftBeer.com | American Craft Beer Week Highlights and History

From Myrtle Beach's Gordon Biersch

FIND MYRTLE BEACH'S GORDON BIERSCH HERE.

What to do? Drum Circle and Coastal Uncorked

From the Myrtle Beach Full Moon Drum Circle:

Sat. May 14th, Myrtle Beach Full Moon Drum Circle, Hours 6-9:30 pm. We will be at the State Park in Shelter 6-B. Go toward the ocean, turn right, and listen for the drumbeat. We will be there, rain or shine. Drum Circle is growing! Come out and help create the vibe. Hope to see you there.

And, of course, Coastal Uncorked is in full swing.

Are you going?

The New Inquiry - Under(der)known Writers: Lev Shestov

The New Inquiry accepted my suggestion of Lev Shestov as an Un(der)known Writer. The New Inquiry - Under(der)known Writers: Lev Shestov

The difference between corporations and governments

Corporations bilk people; governments execute people.

The Intimate Orwell by Simon Leys | The New York Review of Books

Great essay/review of two books related to Orwell: The Intimate Orwell by Simon Leys | The New York Review of Books

How much do you pay per gallon for ... Guinness? Red Bull?

This info-graphic is genius -- must read:
fitter, happier, more productive....

I accidentally became a judge for Battle of the Bands at Abuelo's on Cinco de Mayo

I was walking about of Coastal Grand Mall around 5 p.m. after a quick visit to GNC when I got a call from Hunter Jordan, who was at Abuelo's for a fundraiser for the youth at Trinity.

Hunter said Chris Mowder of Listen Up Myrtle Beach needed another judge for Battle of the Bands at Abuelo's -- could I do it?

As a matter of fact, my wife and kids are still out of town.

So of course I went over.

Tonight I heard from these bands, all of which made for a great party:

Bitterseed

Coman Sproles & Celtic Bluze

Treehouse

Eddie Ate Dynamite

Prowler

Below the Bassline

And the winners were:

3rd place: Coman Sproles & Celtic Bluze

2nd place: Prowler

1st place: Eddie Ate Dynamite

Hey -- each of these bands deserves a listen! Check out their music by clicking their names above. Cheers!

New book on Bob Dylan

For a post with links to the new book, The Ballad of Bob Dylan: A Portrait, and the AP's review, click here.

Neighbor

 

Music: 'Plan, Steal, Drive' by Kinski

Find more Kinski songs at Myspace Music

Upcoming in the Weekly Surge

My next column in the Weekly Surge describes another beer dinner -- this one with Highland Brewing of Asheville, N.C.

Plus, I offer a sneak preview of the Myrtle Beach Gordon Biersch's gluten-free beer.

Look for the next edition of the Weekly Surge on Thursday!