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Bill Magill
Jun 5, 20244 min read
Feeling Fab!
An audio version of this essay is available on Substack here . I was in Liverpool last week, where I spent a few days at Soundhouse...
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Jan 16, 20242 min read
3 New Books From the Mind of Magill
I finished 2023 in a harried frenzy to get 3 new (kinda) books into the world. I am as committed to deadlines as I am distracted at...
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Mar 3, 20235 min read
March Experiment: Your Mission Definition
Suggested Song: The Real Me, The Who Suggested Drink: Deep Dive Wet Hopped Ale, Boulevard Brewing Company There is no greater agony than...
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Feb 7, 20234 min read
February Experiment: Your Eulogy, First Draft
Suggested Song: That Was Me, Paul McCartney Suggested Drink: Guinness Extra Stout (The Irish have mastered a good sendoff) This is the...
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Jan 15, 20235 min read
January Experiment: The Wheel of Life
Suggested Song: Find Yourself, Brad Paisley Suggested Drink: Virgin Mojito (staying in theme with my dryish January) With this year’s...
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Oct 29, 20223 min read
Brand New You
Suggested Song: Changes, David Bowie Suggested Drink: Shapeshifter cocktail: vodka, crème de violette, lemon juice, bitters, egg white. I...
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Mar 26, 20223 min read
The Gods of Song
Suggested Song: I Won’t Miss You – Demo, Bill Magill Suggested Drink: Continuum cocktail: Gin, Vermouth, Chartreuse, Cynar, Curaçao. A...
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Jun 11, 20213 min read
Coming Out. It Starts With Yourself.
Suggested song: The Real Me. The Who. Suggested drink: Curtain Call cocktail. Rum, champagne, lemon juice, simple syrup, bitters. Honesty...
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Sep 9, 20173 min read
The Merits of Madness
Suggested Song: Mad, Bill Magill Suggested Drink: Caribbean cocktail: Bombarra rum, cointreau, fruit juice, grenadine syrup (for my...
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Dec 27, 20162 min read
Of Gifts and Giving Back
Suggested drink: Champagne (your favorite, it’s the holidays!) Suggested song: You Get What You Give, The New Radicals What is your big...
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Jul 28, 20167 min read
Quit Your Job, Leave Your Spouse, Move
Suggested Song: My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue), Neil Young Suggested Drink: Jackhammer cocktail: Jack Daniels whiskey, Amaretto “Every...
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Jan 23, 20162 min read
Prepare to Die!
Suggested Song: You Only Live Once, The Strokes Suggested Drink: Forever Young Cocktail, gin, cranberry juice, club soda It’s been...
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Aug 23, 20152 min read
Sunsets are for Sissies
Suggested Song: When I’m 64, Beatles Suggested Drink: Accelerator cocktail, cherry brandy, peppermint schnapps, vodka It is not true...
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Jun 24, 201510 min read
Judy Freedman on Reinvention After 50: A Boomer Blooms
Suggest Song: Something New, Nikki Yanofsky Suggested Drink: Bee Tea cocktail, Bärenjäger honey liqueur, tea, lemon wedge Judy Freedman...
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