Libations and Donations - April 27th in Manhattan

This blog is really just a jovial take on coaxing a few dollars out of you fine people (if you laughed, fork it over - the ride ain't free, kids). It's part of my efforts to raise some money to fight leukemia.

But the blog hasn't really borne the sort of fruit I was expecting. Right now, it's a big lemon, in fact.

So, we're kicking it up a notch.

For those who pay their bills fettered to the corporate behemoths in Manhattan or thereabouts, I offer you refuge, in the form of beer.

That's right, where laughter has fallen short, booze will pick up the torch.

Dipsomania + Philanthropy = BlackFinn

Mark your calendars, because it's fund raiser time! On April 27 (that's a Thursday for the chronilogically challenged) from 7pm to 9pm at BlackFinn we (Eve, Dawn and yours truly) are throwing a Happy Hour fund raiser. Blackfinn is on East 53rd St between 2nd and 3rd Avenues.

For $40, you can take the edge off nearly a week of work, get two hours of the happiest of happy hours and feel good about doing it. And Motley Crue is coming (not really).

After all, this is about fighting leukemia, not about hearing how great a fool I can make of myself every weekend on two wheels. (My idiocy and the subsequent tales of my misadventures of utterly failing to bike in a big circle is just a dividend)

And the more that attend, the more witnesses there will be to what will very likely be the subject of my next blog. With the luck I have been having, I would maintain a minimum safe distance. You read about what happened to John and Paul.

So bring your friends and your friends' friends and a couple of coworkers, because we need to pack the place.

We have an Evite that we can add you to, just send your email to zderic@ yahoo.com. (Note: There's an extra space in there so those nasty spiderbots that troll the Web can't get my address)

For the wino...I am sorry, oenophiles among you, or those that just really liked the movie Sideways, we have something for you as well.

For those with more refined palates or like to pretend like they do - we are also sponsoring a fundraiser WINE TASTING on Sunday, May 7 at the Bar Majestic in our hometown of Jersey City - a stone's throw from Hoboken.

That means that any one going to the street fair that day come on down. The tasting fundraiser will be from 4pm to 7pm, so it won't overlap with the fair. The tasting will cover organic wines and include a sampling of cheeses, as well. The price for this culturally enriching and didactic experience will be $20.

A special "Thank you" to the wonderful people at BlackFinn (Christina, TJ and Co.) and Bar Majestic (Beata and Paul) for being so accomodating for such a good cause.