Also not specifically about whiskey, but "There Stands the Glass."
posted to Ask Metafilter by key_of_z at 10:10 PM on March 7, 2008

I've been a member for more than three years and keep re-upping. Shows that I can't get enough. The world catalog is excellent, and the folk/country ain't bad either.
posted to Ask Metafilter by key_of_z at 3:07 PM on March 28, 2006

Decades ago, I learned a lot from "Old-Time Mountain Banjo," by Art Rosenbaum, Oak Publications; and "Mel Bay's Frailing the 5-String Banjo: An Instruction Manual," by Eric Muller and Barbara Koehler, Mel Bay Publications. My copies cost $2.95 and $4.50 U.S. respectively. These cover traditional banjo styles, not bluegrass. A quick Google search indicated that they are still in print. Mel Bay books, in particular, seem never to go OOP.

In addition to... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by key_of_z at 5:58 PM on October 20, 2005

The most comprehensive resource on authentic Thai cuisine I've seen is Thai Food, by the Australian chef David Thompson, who has made Bangkok his second home. I bought it on the recommendation of the American chef David Rosengarten.

Its 672 pages include a treatment of Thai history, culture, religion and the role of cuisine in the culture. It also has plenty of information about ingredients, and scores, if not hundreds, of recipes, both from the... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by key_of_z at 12:15 AM on December 16, 2004

This has nothing to do with hiking, but a little-known factoid about North Carolina is that it is home to one of the nation's premier areas for potters. Seagrove, south of Greensboro just off U.S. 220, has excellent clay deposits and more potteries per square mile than you would think possible. I did a journalism fellowship at UNC-Chapel Hill in 2001, and Seagrove was a great day trip for my wife and me.

Chapel Hill has an outstanding gourmet shop, A Southern Season. And... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by key_of_z at 1:03 AM on December 14, 2004

Ouch. That fellowship was in '98.
posted to Ask Metafilter by key_of_z at 1:20 AM on December 14, 2004

What a great question and responses! In decision-making, I try to think of unintended consequences, and Michel Foucault provided the quote:

"People know what they do;
they frequently know why they do what they do;
but what they don't know is what what they do does."
posted to Ask Metafilter by key_of_z at 6:33 PM on December 8, 2004

You may be interested to know that both Jimi Hendrix and Elizabeth Cotten were left-handed guitarists.
posted to Ask Metafilter by key_of_z at 2:47 PM on November 22, 2004