The Armchair Squid

"If more of us valued food and cheer and song over hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." - J.R.R. Tolkien

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Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Squid Eats: Juniper

Juniper Bar and Restaurant is part of the Hotel Vermont in downtown Burlington. We went this past weekend for a pre-concert dinner before ...

Friday, October 26, 2018

A Window Above: Suzy

Title: "Suzy" Writer: Andrew Ratshin Original Release: 1984 Band: Uncle Bonsai Album: Lonely Grain of Corn Game Designer i...

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Squid Mixes: Japanese Cocktail

The Japanese Cocktail was invented by Jerry Thomas, AKA The Professor, a famous nineteenth-century American bartender. Interestingly and...

Monday, October 22, 2018

On the Coffee Table: Russ Kick

Title: The Graphic Canon, Vol. 1: From The Epic of Gilgamesh to Shakespeare to Dangerous Liaisons Editor: Russ Kick The Graphic Canon ...

Friday, October 19, 2018

A Window Above: Father and Son

Title: "Father and Son" Writer: Cat Stevens Original Release: September 1970 B-side to "Moonshadow" Twice now, Ma...

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Squid Mixes: Martini

Story time. The first olive I ever ate was out of my grandmother's martini. I have no idea how old I was. 9, maybe? As a kid, I ador...

Friday, October 12, 2018

A Window Above: Eastside High School Alma Mater

Song: "Eastside High School Alma Mater" Writer: Catherine Peragallo Miller Original Release: March 3, 1989 Film: Lean on Me Or...

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