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A surplus of geekery by :: Fred Abercrombie

Epic List: May the 4th Be With You … Lagunitas, Rancho Obi-Wan, Churchkey SF, LEGO, and more

Here’s a few of today’s highlights …

HELP ME IPA-D2,YOU’RE MY ONLY HOPE

Love this rad fan drawing done for LAGUNITAS.

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WIN A FREE MEMBERSHIP TO RANCHO OBI-WAN

Did you know the world’s largest and most awesome Star Wars museum/collection is in beautiful Petaluma? Now you do. Sign up for their newsletter and enter to win a Rancho Obi-Wan membership.

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CHURCHKEY SF HAS THE HAND-DRAWN TAPS YOU’RE LOOKING FOR

The Force is especially strong with a couple of ’em.

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LEGO IS GIVING AWAY See the rest »

Lucky 13: Hoppy Friday the 13th

“Do you prefer a Veronica or a Betty?”

Lagunitas‘ seasonal Lucky 13, which went from an Imperial Red to a Blonde, is still a couple weeks away but it’s my virtual drink of choice for this Friday the 13th. The watering hole of choice being See the rest »

Fail: Kids Glitter Tattoos

No, Mom. Not that Sexy. Chinese Sexy.

I spotted this at a kids birthday party this weekend and thought it was wrong on a couple levels. Mostly the bottom level with all the 7-yr-olds.

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Trailer: Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival “Latte”

Steep yourself in the sonic deliciousness
of The Audio Program

With 53 documentaries packed into 4 days of the Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival, there’s a lot of decisions to make. However, The Audio Program is a no brainer. Presented by the production sound legends behind Apocalypse NowA Bug’s Life, and more, Pat Jackson & Dan GleichThe Audio Program runs Saturday, March 31. The festival goes from March 29th through April 1st.

This is the first of two trailers Director Beau Bouverat  and production co. TINBIKE partnered with ABERCROMBIE+ALCHEMY to create for the SDFF. With delicious sound design by Chris Vibberts‘ Music For Film. See #2 below. See the rest »

RIP: Yoda, World’s Ugliest Dog Champion

Our condolences to Terry Schumaker, whose beloved Yoda passed away last week at 15. Just last June, the 1.8 lb Chihuahua / Chinese Crested Mix won first place in Petaluma‘s World’s Ugliest Dog Contest. Even before that she was well-loved by her owner, Terry, who had found her abandoned behind an apartment building and took her in. Glad there’s big-hearted people like that to love the not-so-conventionally-cute creatures of the world.

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Yes: The Simpsons do Game of Thrones

Winter is Coming … to Springfield

As if being a month away isn’t enough to get us excited for Season 2 of Game of Thrones, The Simpsons do this awesomeness in their opening credits.

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Meanwhile, HBO released another trailer for the show itself:  See the rest »

Just Bottled: Batch 05 of Firelit / Blue Bottle Coffee Liqueur

So fresh you can smell the coffee.
And the ink on the hand-stamped labels.

Every batch of Firelit Spirits coffee liqueur uses a different fresh roast and local roaster—usually. Batch 05, marks their third with Oakland‘s Blue Bottle Coffee but this time they chosen a Peaberry Yirgacheffe bean. It’s not the holy-grail, cat poo coffee bean, but it sounds deliciously close. Look for it on shelves immediately.

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