Author Archive: the Curbman

Shackleton’s Whiskey

the Curbman November 21, 2009 0 general arctic exploration, whiskey

Arctic exploration holds a special place in the McChoppin mythos. So does whiskey. In particular Scotch whisky.1 So when I heard about a New Zealand expedition to retrieve a few bottles of the supposedly 25 cases of Scotch whisky left…
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The McChoppin’ Experiment

the Curbman November 19, 2009 0 general mcchoppin, slickman

Very soon after I moved out to California I starting trying to get my best friend, Mr. Slick, to move here. We have been friends since junior high school and unlike most all my other friendships ours had only gotten…
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