A newsletter for banging on about music. Shorter than Border Crossing but more regular.

Lively, varied, IACP Award-winning reports on Cocktails, Food, Travel and Culture, with a personal touch, from Robert Simonson, longtime cocktail writer for The New York Times and James Beard-nominated drinks writer.

Happiness, sadness, and everything in between. No recipes.

I was born in Flint, Michigan and raised on a dirt street by loving parents, two sisters and a lot of Green Giant in a can.

Behind the Scenes - TB4A

Behind the Scenes building TB4A

Nothing but history's most interesting letters.

Regular emails about the frayed edges of our culture.