Collected treasures from my visits to Sleep No More at the McKittrick Hotel. Not pictured: treats from the candy shop, and another I won in a card trick from the speakeasy bartender. The first time my gentleman caller and I attended the show was last spring, and I don’t think we could have predicted that we’d have gone back another three times in less than a year. Have I had enough yet? Apparently not, since I just got tickets today to the special Manhattan Cocktail Classic event in May. It’s not that I feel a burning need to collect achievements… I suppose just want another chance to be in that place for three hours.

February 27, 2013. An Evening with Calloway, the Manderley Bar at the McKittrick Hotel.

This is my much-belated birthday present to bloodwillhavebloodtheysay, dreamingofmanderley and caoine. Many happy returns!

p.s. I hope that is actually dreamingofmanderley. It took some sleuthing to find a photo of you! If not, will the random person I drew please stand up and claim your prize

p.p.s. caoine, I have a version of this without the I heart butts if you want it but honestly why would you ever want that one?

p.p.p.s. This is my original sleep no more self-portrait:

Last night was pretty much a perfect New York evening, the kind that makes me happier than I can say with my life as it is right now. And I don’t think there’s a better way to spend the evening of the 4th than at a picnic on the roof of the McKittrick, watching fireworks with friends & fellow drunks.