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Whisky Live from the Other Side

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Rob

I once had a girlfriend who always snapped at me, tossed things at me or punched me whenever she saw me looking in a mirror. Or a window. Or a silver metal object. Apparently, at that point in my life … Continue reading →

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The Slog to Blog

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Rob

“You don’t drink whisky?” Variations of that reaction have escaped my lips numerous times while meeting or interviewing people who work in the whisky industry. Not the brand ambassadors, of course. Nor the distillery managers or the master blenders. The … Continue reading →

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Robby O’ILL and the Little People

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Rob

Durmod wiped the perspiration from his brow with a scrap of cloth that looked huge in his hand. His companions, Teig and Ronan, were equally as slathered in sweat. Though the 60 degree nighttime winter temperature was cool by Los … Continue reading →

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Unfiltered Whisky and Writing

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Rob

Last week, I participated in an improv comedy show here in LA at the M.I. Westside Comedy Theater. The theme of the show was diaries. I was one of three readers who shared a passage from their secret jottings in … Continue reading →

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Independence in Writing and Whisky

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Rob

“Every path but your own is the path of fate. Keep on your own track, then.” ― Henry David Thoreau, Walden “Independent” has such a strong, rebellious connotation that burns beneath the word. Independent means you’ve clawed over the walls … Continue reading →

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Vampires, Whisky and Writing Give My Book a Kickstart

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Rob

“Vampires. Kinky sex. I should have had vampires and kinky sex.” That was the thought that stumbled into my head around 3:30 this morning as I tossed and turned with the half-conscious gauziness that covers one’s brain in the middle … Continue reading →

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SMWSA Offerings Turn Up the Heat in a Heatwave

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Rob

To write about Scotch at this moment is counter to everything that my body is feeling. Los Angeles is mired in a heatwave and the temperature topped the 100 degree mark for the third straight day, today. But, I have … Continue reading →

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