Greetings from South Beach, bitches! South Beach Miami that is. Yup, ol J&J did the South Beach (SF) to South Beach (Miami) boogie. Sitting here in a fat cabana by the pool as I speak, next to what appears to be the next cast for ‘Real Housewives of Miami’. Shit I just got busted trying....more
OK, the other J just whipped up a magically intoxicating little bevvie, just after our run along the Ocean, here in lovely SoBe. And like most genius occurrences it was born out of facing an enormous challenge: the mini bar was out of wine.
So does VdV let a little adversity get it the way of....more
No, not Power Matt Damon, foolio. Gadget alert! We’re talkin’ about one of my fave Christmas presents this year, the Powermat Portable Charging Mat. This lil’ number is awesome. Yes, I am geeking out right now, so if you’re only here for tips on where to get fat or drunk, feel free to mosey along....more
Yee Haw! Howdy pilgrims and welcome to the second of our Redneck Recipe Fridays series! This installment of lip smackin’, burpin’ good vittles? American Chop Suey. That’s right. Hold on there, don’t get yer undies all in a bind, this ain’t no Oriental dish. This is straight down-home cooking your grand pappy woulda loved.
Oh yeah,....more
Get ready to give that enviro-crappy styro cooler a big heave-ho and start chillin’ in style, bitches!
Just in time for tailgater..I mean football…season, the folks best known for transforming the messenger bag from something only those uber-cool, tatted bike messengers sported, to something sylin’ that any ol’ pencil-necked geek could own.
Well, the geniuses at Timbuk2,....more
Yee haw! Welcome to another installment of VdV’s Redneck Recipe Friday! OK, it’s the first. And maybe the last. We’ll see. So, cue the Dueling Banjos theme…“Howdy partners, y’all been hankerin fer some dang tasty vittels?” Well, sheeaatt, we got some for ya. So whatdya say we cut the crap and get down to biznus?”
So....more
Fizzy water. Gotta love it. The way it burns a little when it hits the back of your throat when you are lookin’ for something to soothe that cotton mouth from the last night’s bender. Seriously. Alone, or added to your fave adult bevvie, sparkling water (I prefer to call it fizzy, it’s just a....more
Since many of you will be hitting the skies this summer for a little getaway, check out this cool little site brought to you by TripAdvisor. Why’d it make the VdV Cool Stuff list? Because it’s free, easy to use and can help you not get screwed the next time you select your seats, no....more
Alright alright. Don’t worry we’re not gonna get all domestic on your ass. But maybe we’ll get international on it! I dunno even know what that means, sorry. But regardless you need to make this cocktail now. Now! OK, if you don’t have a watermelon handy, we’ll give you until next weekend. Deal. Don’t renege,....more
I see Green People! Hey it’s you, you uber socially and environmentally conscious person you. You’re even pretty good looking when you don’t have one of those bluetooth thing-a-ma-jigs protruding from your ear.
As we all know, we’re glued to our mobile phones, are we not? And with that comes the annoyance of battery burn-out. Well,....more
We just heard about this (so if you already knew about it, tip us off would ya?!, I mean: Pay It Forward;).
Anyhoo, whether you know Terry O'Neill, the world-class kick-ass photographer by name or not, ya prolly, most definitely or at least hopefully have seen his work. He's hob-nobbed with and shot the likes....more
Hey winos and foodies out there – I know I know, we typically stick with telling you what to drink and where to strap on that feedbag of yours, and that’s why you have come to know and (please) adore us. But occasionally we trip across some pretty cool crap we think you might like....more
So we just got in from a marathon flight from JFK to SFO on Virgin America. JHC the jet stream musta been in overdrive it seemed like 6 1/2 hours. Plus it took off about an hour late to boot. Anyhoo, I’m not gonna whine about all the cheap overpriced wine we drank. Not even....more
So here I am, posting my first blog from my brand-spankin’ new MacBook Air! Woo Hoo! Damn what a bitch it was though getting all my info over from that fossil of a PowerBook I’ve had for the past 3 years. I mean, come on Steve, FireWire was one-a the best things you’ve come up....more
No, my little disciples, we didn’t discover Fido parts in our chicken caccitore (thank god). And no, this is not the name of a hot new bistro on Jessie & Mint. It’s short for the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, I believe.
And no, this post is not about food, wine, restaurants or kick-ass....more
Mark Ulriksen is THE quintessential artist in San Francisco! Thanks to Mark, we have a fabulous logo.
Award winning freelance illustrator and artist Mark Ulriksen creates acrylic paintings for most of America’s major publications, book publishers, advertising agencies and graphic designers. He paints pictures of the famous and infamous, newsmakers and homemakers, musicians and athletes, dogs....more