Top 20 Beach Bars in America
17. Bernies Beach Bar, Hampton Beach NH This Hampton beach bar has a rustic and beachy appearance. Bernie’s is about as laid back as it gets. You will find there is a large deck with a bar and lots of tables and chairs. Bernie’s also…
The Untold Story of a Pencil Maker
As I take in a lazy Sunday afternoon casually watching the Elite-8 games of March Madness, I think about my month long pending writing assignment. I’ve been trying to come up with an engaging topic to write for our partner and good friend, Duraflame. The…
Final Four Grooming Products For Men
Ever since the days I was roaming the quad at Syracuse University in LL Bean sweaters and granola shoes, fighting sideways rain and lake effect snow, I’ve always loved March Madness. My roommates and I would always scrape together our (unearned) cash and post our brackets…
Rock-n-Roll Fashion Show, A Benefit For Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
We were pleased to be invited to a very cool rock-n-roll benefit show for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles last week. Hosted at Lucky Strike Live in Hollywood, Rock & Roll & Fashion Show welcomed some of the world’s greatest musicians, models, and local fashion designers to entertain and…
March Madness – Freshen Up Your Game
Selection Sunday is over and there were certainly some winners, some losers and some teams were flat out snubbed (my alma mata, Syracuse!). The NCAA Basketball Tournament looks to be a good one this year with a lot of parity in the field of 64…
Bulleit Bourbon Builds A Tattoo Wall
Los Angeles will have a little more ink following the introduction of a new tattoo art installation at 3921 W Sunset Blvd. & Hyperion Ave. to kick off the Bulleit Frontier Works project. This is the first piece in a series of projects Bulleit will…
Why We Love The Mountains
“The Rocky Mountains are the marrow of the world. I aint never seen ’em, but my common sense tells me the Andes is foothills and the Alps is for children … these here is God’s finest sculpturins” So goes the monologue from Del Gue in the…
Winter Gear & Grips For The Rugged Male
We are in the middle of one of the most unique winter seasons in recent memory. Meteorologists and Ski Patrol are comparing it to the great El Nino winter of 1998. That said, if you are still mucking around in your old boots it might be…
Ten New Years Resolutions For The Rugged Male
It’s a new year and for many a good riddens to a difficult 2016 marred with iconic entertainment deaths, a disgusting new low in American politics and concerning increases in violent crimes by bad guys and the supposed good guys. There is no better time…
Win Tickets To Axe Stage Pass Concert
Attention music lovers, because we have an awesome community of trendsetting men and women, Axe has tapped us to spread the word about their AXE Stage Pass Concert with artists such as Jason Aldean and Thomas Rhett. For more details, simply head to www.axeplatinumpass.com and…
2016 Holiday Gift Guide For The Rugged Male
Its that time year again. We have sat on the sidelines and now its time to get in the game. It’s a tight game and we have the ball with not much time on the clock. Worse, the opposition is on steroids as soccer moms frothing…
The Single Best Thing About Thanksgiving
There is something that happens every Thanksgiving in every town in America that you don’t read about in the Huffington Post or see on the Today Show, or really even talk about with your friends. It’s more of a small town thing, or small city;…
Try Dry This Change Of Season
Autumn is a massive time for change. We change from light beer and tequila to craft beer and bourbon. We exchange flip flops and the beach for boots and the mountains. We cover the convertible in the garage and prepare snow tires for the sedan. We…
LinkedIn – A Global Masquerade
Today Im going to hit the ground running and dovetail into 720 superman punch aimed at LinkedIn Users. In the process I might drop several more of those highly effective business catch phrases. The Goal: To change the culture on LinkedIn. This social media channel…
College Football Is Back! Savings on Fan Gear
Perhaps the only thing that can alleviate the emotional impact of Summer coming to a close is the beginning of College Football! It’s time to unleash your inner maniac and root for The Bulldogs or The Ducks or The Gators or whomever is your team. Whatever color…
Toyota’s New Urban Utility Concept Car
We were fortunate to have been invited to a private panel discussion hosted by Make Magazine in San Francisco this week for Toyota’s unveiling of their new Urban Utility concept vehicle, or U-Squared. The vehicle concept and elements reflect the lifestyle and needs of an entrepreneurial,…
Summer Style For The Rugged Male
The dog days of summer are here and most the country is getting crazy from the heat. As much as we hate to care about fashion, we must because temperatures are rising. Our normal threads are not cutting it in the summer heat and the ladies…
Five Award Winning Whiskeys Not Named Jack, Jim or Jameson
Earlier this year San Francisco hosted its 2016 Annual Spirits Competition. While it seems just about every home hack with a backyard still can enter the competition, we will assume the judging and awards are tip top. Since we are not a bunch of Moscow Mules…
Male Grooming Checklist For College
Summer is almost over and that means you or someone you know will be headed back to Club Med .. errr… college. Let’s face it, college life is as easy as it gets in this world. It doesn’t matter if you are in an accelerated program…
Planning Your First World Travel Trip
Always trying to give a starving man a fishing pole rather than a fish we neglected an important part of the process when decloning yourself from the corporate shackles of your day job. We wrote about Quitting Your Day Job To Be Self Employed providing valuable…
