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It’s another heartfelt story from Syd, as we well know his love for family, the Christmas season brings him lots of joy. Read along as he takes us on a comical tour of his most beloved memories of Christmases past. Syd always says it best: “Embrace your family. Embrace your beliefs, wake up tomorrow, realize how blessed you are, kiss your children, and say thanks to whomever you are thankful to.” Continue reading →

Syd’s back! And this time, with another sweet holiday memory. Follow along as he reflects on bittersweet memories of Christmas’s past this week, including the Christmas he shaved his head completely bald. *Spoiler alert: you are going to need a box of tissues for this one* Continue reading →

When we left off, I was in the early stages (still) of a family road trip while simultaneously composing a tourism brochure for Accomack County Virginia. So I’m going to pick it up right where we ended. I was driving … Continue reading →

As promised, I’m picking up right where I left off on the story about my family road trip. Last week I had described the contents of my vehicle, the demeanor of my four female travel companions, and my emotional state … Continue reading →

As anticipated, and as previously discussed, I was unfortunately unable to correspond with you nice folks last week. If you recall, that’s why I wrote an extra long piece the prior week. The reason for my brief absence from the … Continue reading →

When last we chatted, I was walking you through some of the events that took place last week. True to form, I ran out of space before I had finished, so I’ll pick up right where I left off. Upon … Continue reading →

I’m going to pick up right where I left off with this story from last week because there is still plenty to tell. First though, let me explain that I didn’t mean to come off in Part 1 as if … Continue reading →

About a month or so back, I introduced a new segment to this column titled ‘Confessions of a Restaurant Guy’. It’s a piece that I mentioned I’d be periodically revisiting. This is essentially where I tell you stories from my … Continue reading →

I’ve been giving you a rolling commentary on the summer of 2014 based on everything I’ve seen and heard from my front row seat at the buffoon parade. And by that of course I mean standing behind the bar. I’ve … Continue reading →

When we last chatted, I was giving some helpful hints on how to not be hated by your bartender. It’s just some little tidbits of advice based on my own observations. I’ll be bold enough to say that I speak … Continue reading →

Fresh on the heels of Independence Day Weekend, you had to know that I was going to come away with a truck load of fodder for this column. As always, the best and brightest society has to offer did not … Continue reading →

Much to my surprise, it came to my attention this week that not everyone reads ShoreBilly’s Swill. I know, I was shocked too. The reason I know this is because people are still trying to recruit me to be a … Continue reading →