James Whittaker

For me, success means having things in my past I'm proud of and things in my future I'm excited about.

Next up is ROTK and I may just record his reaction to the White Orc. I am expecting a full spin of the head, Exorcist style. Full report soon.

It wasn't until the scene in Ithilien that he rediscovered his brand identity. As Faramir's honkies shot at the brown people legally crossing the border into Mordor, he quipped 'ICE on the scene!' and I thought to myself that the world was right again.

I watched LOTR with a Trumper friend and found it so off-brand that he was rooting for the Hobbits. I was expecting a 'go get em!' when the Nazgul rode from Minas Morgul. But nothing. I think the kinship would have been more apparent had they worn white.

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"What do you do?" You are going to get that question from someone important enough to accelerate your career. How you respond is the difference between opportunity and regret. sidehustletaps.com/kirkland-event…

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And so many cocktails, including my favorite the Old Fashioned, made their debut. So have a drink today and celebrate the decade that made drinking the inclusive social act it is today. Cheers.

Once Prohibition ended, who was going to tell women to leave? They had hiked up their shirts, lowered their necklines and made themselves at home. Women had turned the somber, drunken saloon into the convivial, lively bars that we know today.

On this day 92 years ago, our country emerged from Prohibition. At exactly midnight, the Budweiser Clydesdales delivered a case of beer to the White House that FDR was only too happy to receive.

Following the Kirkland event Niall O'Sullivan will break out his guitar and dazzle us with his sheer Irishness for a couple hours so we can all be taken back to the glory that is Irish drinking culture. Tickets online (link above) or at either location to save on tix fees.

At 2pm in my Bothell Speakeasy and again at 5 in my Kirkland Taproom, I am giving a talk on THE HISTORY OF BEER. The story starts before the dawn of civilization, meanders through the Middle Ages and lands on the shores of America through prohibition and the craft beer revolution

On Saturday, March 15, I am celebrating St. Patrick's Day at my Side Hustle Pubs with some great storytelling and even better live Irish music. Interested? Details in the thread below... Tix: sidehustletaps.com/events. This will sell out so don't wait too long.

The night is made to be special and includes a chef-prepared-and-attended gourmet buffet dinner and a free, signed book. It will either be life-changing or, at the very least, a roaring good time.

This is the real deal and the Feb show will be the last for some time so get your tickets soon. Attendance is capped at 50ppl and half are already sold. Get your tix. sidehustletaps.com/events

Storytelling and the Art of Stage Presence has sold out twice and the only remaining tickets are for the Feb 6 event. Recent students have credited this course for 7 job offers, 2 promotions, 5 successful funding rounds, 11 celebrated presentations, and 26 rewritten pitch decks.