Use this money saving tip to buy gas tomorrow at today's prices: Prepay in advance. The way I see it, your buying gas at today's prices. If you pre-pay far enough in advance, you could really save a lot of money during the peak travel season when gas prices spike. [Continue]
“New Order is back. Um, where’s Peter Hook’s bass? Is this Electronic? Wait, there’s a voice that doesn’t belong. Who is this?” Except for the lack of Peter Hook’s distinctive bass, and a voice that at first seems out of place on Never Cry Another Tear, the debut CD from Bad Lieutenant, I would swear [Continue]
Wheat ales are delicious and refreshing. I especially like them on hot, sunny days. We haven't had too many of those lately in the heartland. We've begun the transition into winter with several days of rain and gloom. One of the few things that lift my spirits this time of year (besides football) are the flavors of Fall and the holidays: [Continue]
I can’t help but think Rube Waddell’s music is some of the best damn “beer and a shot” music I’ve ever heard. While listening I can think of nothing better that I would like to do than get stinkin’ drunk, puke on my shoes, and start all over. Unfortunately, I am no longer physically capable of performing such feats (at least [Continue]
Part one of our plan to open the Big Beef and Beer restaurant was to start with a website. The plan, sketched on a napkin on a hot June night in 1999 at the Spy Bar, said that the site should include music reviews. We dug the original music reviews up and posted them for [Continue]
Big Beef and Beer was originally founded in 1999 after a couple of dreamers drew up a plan (on a napkin of course) to open a restaurant. The first step was to have a web site that did beer and music reviews. Some of the original beer reviews have been saved. Warning – some of [Continue]
Orrin Hatch, and possibly other lawmakers, are gearing up to waste more of our hard earned dollars to investigate the BCS. Why? Boo hoo hoo! Orrin's home state of Utah (Utah State) can't get into the BCS title game because it doesn't belong to the BCS. [Continue]
Last year I read in the BB&B about an adventure the boys had with something called "wild game night." That name conjured up images of a rustic sportsman's club, with low, beamed ceilings, smoke-filled rooms, and burly men in plaid shirts. Well, 2 out of 3 ain't bad. This year I accompanied the BB&B crew and friends on their second annual trip to [Continue]
In order to expand the boundaries of pop-rock, popularity is usually required. Mike Filipek and his debut CD, Come On In!, are worthy of the admiration and jubilation of the music hungry masses. Consequently, if Mike can get the exposure he deserves and desires, he may just expand the pop-rock genré, and Big Beef and Beer will be proud to say [Continue]
Our winter brewfest continues. This week, I chose a beer that I believed didn't have a snowball's chance of being a good beer. It even said so on the label. Snowball's Chance Winter Ale by the Blue Ridge division of the Frederick Brewery however, has more than a snowball's chance of being a good beer. It is a suprisingly pleasant winter brew... [Continue]
It has been a while since we first converted our site to PHP. I think I’ve lost my touch. This will take a few days. Please bear with me. I want to get it just right. Peace, Reggie [Continue]
We’ve been gone for a while, but we’re on our way back. We’ve changed hosts and are working on restoring our archived content, and promise there is more to come. If you’ve linked to us,or one of our pages, we’ll return the favor soon. If you have linked to specific content,please update your link to [Continue]
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