HBTG: Shots in the Dark (Bourdain Day & BARS ARE OPEN!)
History By The Glass
With most COVID-19 restrictions lifted and vaccines coursing through our bodies, we are effectively back in action!
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Best HBTG Nights Out
History By The Glass
Fully vaccinated and with this buzzkill of a pandemic in its waning days, the boys got out from behind their video screens to raise their drinks in person.
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Cocktail (1988), Part 2
History By The Glass
“Everything ends badly otherwise it wouldn't end.”
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Cocktail (1988), Part 1
History By The Glass
“When they drink, they reign.”
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HBTG: Shots in the Dark (Patrick F. Smith & Through My Portland Lens)
History By The Glass
The boys checked in on another Friday night to recap Nate's first pandemic vacation, the experience of bar-going in this current era of guarded optimism, and the "Sunday Morning Coming Down" vintage photography of Patrick F. Smith.
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HBTG: Shots in the Dark (I Miss My Bar... Dot Com!)
History By The Glass
We are back with a two-finger pour of bar musings and longing. This week, we discuss the sonic glory that is IMissMyBar.com from our amigos at the bar Maverick in Monterrey, Mexico.
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HBTG: Shots in the Dark (St. Patrick's Day Special!)
History By The Glass
A St. Patrick's Day episode released ON St. Patrick's Day?! Pinch me, I'm dreaming!
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HBTG: Shots in the Dark (Back to Bars, Reel 'm Inn, MuuMuu's)
History By The Glass
It's another sensible pour of Portland, Oregon’s bar news and musings.
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Shots In The Dark (2/23/21)
History By The Glass
Introducing, HBTG’s Shots in the Dark — a spontaneous, quickly downable, possibly ill-advised version of our beloved pre-pandemic deep dives! A solid 15 to 30 minutes of that one-of-a-kind content you never knew you were missing!
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Top 5 HBTG Bars (So Far)
History By The Glass
In this episode, we FINALLY answer our most commonly asked question — “What’s your favorite old bar in Portland?” — revealing dueling top-5 lists that settle once and for all which is the city’s best. So grab a stiff drink and hit play to find out where the likes of Cheerful Tortoise [15:45], Corner Saloon [22:30], The Alibi [29:15], Renner’s [46:07], Lutz Tavern [39:26], Jake’s Famous Crawfish [52:40], Nob Hill Bar & Grill [1:01:40] and more rank in our blurry memories!
info_outlineOn May 30, 2020, we jumped in another Zoom meeting to check in with all of Paul Pintarich’s official “History by the Glass” bars (the ones that are still open anyway) at the dawn of Reopening Oregon Phase 1. We found some rattling the cage in opposition of their state-mandated closure, some rather cheerfully making the best of the shit situation, and others simply closed without any outward sign of acknowledgment of a global pandemic.
This being 2020, the state of the world changes on a daily basis, and several of the bars we checked in with have already changed their approach since we recorded, but speed (and accuracy for that matter) have never been our forte, so what are you gonna do?
We also checked in with ourselves to see what condition our condition was in as we mulled, yes, a return to drinking IN PUBLIC. Who will be first to leave the cozy confines of their home and order a round at their nearest tavern? (Hint: It’s NOT Nathan.)
Adding to the remote recording fun, Alfredo somehow managed to flip the “FBI gang informant” switch on his microphone, giving his voice a husky abnormal pituitary tonality...until it randomly returns to his normal prepubescent vocals at the 37-minute mark. Hey, they don’t call us the best and most unprofessional historic bar podcast in America for nothing... enjoy!