The Cocktailian Chronicles: Life with The Professor, Volume 1

The Cocktailian Chronicles is a compilation of re-edited, annotated columns, written by gaz regan, that first appeared in The San Francisco Chronicle in 2003, 2004, and a wee bit of 2005. The book is illustrated by Stuffy Shmitt, a great friend of gaz's, who is a rock 'n' roll musician, singer, and songwriter extraordinaire.

The columns feature The Professor, a fictitious bartender who holds forth from behind the stick in a neighborhood bar somewhere in San Francisco. In each column he highlig…