HBTG: Shots in the Dark (Bourdain Day & BARS ARE OPEN!)
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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
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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
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“Everything ends badly otherwise it wouldn't end.”
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Cocktail (1988), Part 1
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“When they drink, they reign.”
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HBTG: Shots in the Dark (Patrick F. Smith & Through My Portland Lens)
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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!)
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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!)
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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)
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It's another sensible pour of Portland, Oregon’s bar news and musings.
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Shots In The Dark (2/23/21)
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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)
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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!
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As promised, the boys dived DEEP into 1988’s venerable ode to flair bartending, toxic masculinity, and unrepentant greed -- Cocktail! Get ready for a giddy scene-by-scene tour of the Worst Picture Razzie-winning film, starring Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown, and Elizabeth Shue, that has rightfully earned its lofty/lowly place as one of the best worst pictures ever made.
*BTW, If you haven’t seen Cocktail recently and are about to hit play, for the love of God, GO WATCH COCKTAIL RIGHT NOW!*
We had so much to say about this trainwreck timestamp that we literally talked longer than the movie’s actual runtime. Unlike director Roger Donaldson though, we won’t subject you to the whole debacle in one sitting. Side A takes you from the head-scratching bus hijack intro through the bafflingly-uncool-but-still-famous Last Barman Poet scenes. Check back for the excitingly banal conclusion!
SO crack an egg into your Red Eye, push your way to the front of the bar, and get ready to enjoy two obnoxious assholes’ self-indulgent theatrics...and we’ll also talk a little about the two bartenders in Cocktail too! BAR IS OPEN!!
Cocktail (1988) Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78pGiQ2oC6k