The Modern Drunkard

by Rich, Frank Kelly

• ISBN13: 9781594481420
• ISBN10: 1594481423
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-10-25
• Publisher: Riverhead Trade

Summary

Attempting to deconstruct America's joyless obsession with sobriety, The Modern Drunkard offers today's befuddled drinkers a comprehensive and instructive manual on how to drink-and how to do it well. Through articles, anecdotes, cartoons, and illustrations, Frank Kelly Rich campaigns to revive the lost art of tippling and taps a deep vein of boozy lore and legend through the ages, uncovering etiquette and expertise from some of history's greatest guzzlers.

Author Biography

Frank Kelly Rich is the founder and editor of Modern Drunkard Magazine, the voice of the recreational drinker. Mr. Rich has spent the greater part of his life absorbing lessons and libations alike in bars the world over. He is also the author of four booze-noir action-adventure novels (Jack Strait, Bogeyman series, Gold Eagle Books) and the writer and director of the booze noir film Nixing the Twist.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xi
Real Drunks Don't Drink Zima	1	(30)
The 86 Rules of Boozing	3	(8)
40 Things Every Drunkard Should Do	11	(9)
Etiquette for Inebriates	20	(8)
25 Signs You Might Be a Drunkard	28	(3)
The Lush Lexicon	31	(12)
Buzzwords for Boozeheads	32	(8)
Bar Signs	40	(3)
The Temples of Bacchus	43	(28)
Know Your Bartender	44	(8)
Best Bar Moves	52	(12)
Above and Beyond Last Call	64	(7)
Party Politics	71	(26)
The Mother of All Wingdings	72	(19)
Cocktail Party Myths Debunked	91	(3)
Party-Crashing Strategies	94	(3)
The Power of Positive Drinking	97	(24)
The Zen of Drinking Alone	99	(8)
The Lost Weekend	107	(14)
Dealing with the Drys	121	(38)
How to Ace an Intervention	123	(8)
Drunkard Survival Guide	131	(8)
Juicing on the Job	139	(16)
Verbal Judo for Juicers	155	(4)
The History of Alcohol	159
Great Moments in the History of Hooch	161	(12)
When Drunkards Ruled the Earth	173	(6)
365 Excuses to Get Loaded	179