Meditations in an Emergency

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A drink alone in a bar

A drink alone in a bar

A tiki education, and what it all means

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Rosecrans Baldwin
Dec 04, 2021
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Don the Beachcomber menu cover (1943)

A friend opened a tiki bar this week. I asked a few people to come but everyone had plans. Truthfully, I was glad, I couldn’t remember the last time I had a drink in a bar alone; my regular bar went out of business during lockdown, and, well, times are weird.

I like going to movies solo, but a drink alone is different…

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