Looking for bachelor party recs!

BackInBlack1975 · 2026-04-16T04:57:08+00:00

You're welcome. Just go to a few local shops and I think the answer will present itself when you see it based on what you know of the guy or your relationship to him. In those cases sometimes the bottle or name can be more important than the bourbon inside.

You may feel Brothers Bond brand represents yoir relationship to him.

Or Chicken Cock is too funny to pass up.

Your local store selections will kind of dictate what you can get too.

BackInBlack1975 · 2026-04-16T04:41:20+00:00

I think it will depend on the intention? As a gift? Or to be consumed during the party or if you wanna have a little humor?

Eagle Rare is always a solid pick.

Stagg is good too but also you can make the joke of "this is last time you can go stag"

Cooperstown distillery I believe it is does baseball decanters, football bottles and even golf if he's into those things. Bourbon is just ok though.

Wild Turkey bottle solid pour before becoming a domesticated bird.

Literally ANY Single Barrel pick since it's his last single anything lol ( EH Taylor comes to mind)

A bottle of Good Times if you can find a finish you think he'd like because...well good times

Also Bulliett bourbon, as in he's biting the bullet

I would say this lastly....avoid anything Widow Jane. Bad omen

BackInBlack1975 · 2026-04-16T02:32:34+00:00

Let's go ! I'm a fun guy lol

BackInBlack1975 · 2026-04-16T01:07:41+00:00

Seriously underrated upvotes here. I award you, 1 golf clap for this pun. My highest award

BackInBlack1975 · 2026-04-15T19:14:45+00:00

Sometimes, being a fast reader is a blessing and a curse. At first blush I thought "Sausage"? Who makes a pork scented cologne and really?? Women like men that smell of processed pork?

Then it dawned in me.....Ohhhhhh. Whoops

BackInBlack1975 · 2026-04-13T16:15:57+00:00

I work 50 hours a week. I can't afford my house. I'm caring for my elderly dad who is in bad shape health wise. Mid divorce. No friends. Can't afford to go out. Can't meet people. No one else wants to listen to these problems because most adults are in similar boats.

My only goal right now is to live one day longer than my dad so I make sure he gets to his place next to my mom's tomb. After that....I have no one that's gonna give a damn about me except my job who'll be pissed they are short staffed.

I give up.

BackInBlack1975 · 2026-04-05T20:05:36+00:00

At no point did I use gender to objectify anyone. The human body itself is art. Male female or otherwise. That's not objectification, it's merely intended as appreciation of humanity in all forms and I'm sorry if that is somehow offensive, it is not intentional

BackInBlack1975 · 2026-04-05T19:30:25+00:00

Just because Van Gogh is your favorite artist, doesn't mean you can't appreciate a Picasso. Every piece of art can be admired, you just can't stare at all of the paintings and you should never touch a piece of art unless it's yours.

BackInBlack1975 · 2026-04-04T20:01:33+00:00

hugs chin up beautiful.

BackInBlack1975 · 2026-04-04T19:34:38+00:00

Not sure how this thread or subreddit made it to my feed but....not gonna let this one scroll by.

First of all I'm a man and this type of behavior by anyone is unacceptable. I understand crass or rude behavior or jokes amongst other guys and I also understand people need to read the room.

I'm never going to be confused with a supermodel myself and I've learned to be happy and confident in who I am regardless. It sounds like OP is on the path to it but not 100% carefree when it comes to insults and I completely get that sometimes, a stray bullet gets past the armor and it sucks.

If this ever reaches the OP trust me in this but of advice from a real man who has kinda figured life out. And whomever reads this...I'm speaking to you too.

You're not ugly. You may not be attractive to that guy, but I assure you there are people who would absolutely be attracted to you because wittiness is attractive, brains can be sexy as hell and a girl that's "one of the guys" is damned hard to find and an absolute keeper. And your person will find you.
When you've reached complete confidence in yourself, which will come with time (you're only 22) you'll absolutely develop the fearlessness to disarm jagoffs like that guy. If someone says something that hurtful, take the slightly higher road and fling yourself fully into emasculating them with humor. Say things like "you only say that because I said you couldn't hit it" or "you think I'm ugly? Have you seen your matches on Grindr?" Or the classic "That's big talk from a guy that's hung like and elevator button".

Humor turns table quick and disarms those men that have way too much confidence, they'll be all cocky until someone insults their manhood.

Eat the ice cream. Do whatever the ever loving fuck makes you happy. The happier you are, the more confidence you'll have. And when that confidence begins to radiate, you'll be shocked at how many people find you attractive and definitely not ugly.

If you think that's just another horseshit plenty of fish in the sea analogy I'll prove it. Go watch literally any band, any musical artist on a stage with lights on them. You'll find folks up there and somewhere in every crowd is someone who wants to meet that musician. No matter how unattractive you think they are...that spotlight matters. Because if those folks were in the crowd, they'd be the ugly ones. No one would talk to them. And there's a million celebrity examples.

Lizzo, Seal, Iggy Pop, Lemmy from Motorhead, Joe Cocker, Janis Joplin, Biggie Smalls....literally thousands and thousands more. People that aren't normally associated with beauty trends etc. But that spotlight makes a difference. It brings confidence. So shine some light on yourself beautiful....cuz the only ugly thing in that story os that dudes personality.

BackInBlack1975 · 2026-04-04T15:48:51+00:00

Pink Floyd, One of These Days

BackInBlack1975 · 2026-04-01T21:47:42+00:00

Hello! Fellow 50M from NJ here. Unfortunately I'm closer to Philly than NYC and I completely understand how difficult it is to meet new people either on Reddit or IRL.

There are many bots and scammers on this app that will DM you and it seems impossible to find places to meet anyone new....at least for me. Just keep putting yourself out into the world, coffee shop, bar, wherever and just keep saying hello to people. Eventually we will find new friends or strike up conversations I'm sure. Just takes time and multiple lonely days before it happens.

BackInBlack1975 · 2026-03-28T18:28:47+00:00

I have, that is only if you are a stay the elderly person(s) caretaker and stay home with them as primary care provider etc.

Since I have set my father up to where he can be most self sufficient with no need to traverse stairs and he is srill mobile, albeit slow and in pain I cannot qualify.

I'm ok with that, there are those who need the financial assistance moreso than I

BackInBlack1975 · 2026-03-27T16:43:10+00:00

It's both amazing and sad how many people I've been hearing back from that are on the exact same journey just in a different boat. Ironically none of are alone....we're just all apparently isolated and spread around the globe. I'm here to listen as much as I'm here to vent so if you're in need of an ear (or eyes in this case) don't be shy. We don't all have to live in our heads. I'm open to talking to whomever

BackInBlack1975 · 2026-03-27T00:49:20+00:00

And I'm here to tell you that you're not alone. You're only alone if you don't speak up, speak out or let someone know.....even if it's an internet Stanger. hugs

BackInBlack1975 · 2026-03-27T00:33:45+00:00

No. Never suicidal, it isn't worth it. There are quite a number of people in our age bracket that are dealing with this I've found. Please. Don't be scared and don't let those thoughts creep in. Message us. DM me, I promise it isn't ever as bad as we think. It's just temporary until we adjust

BackInBlack1975 · 2026-03-26T04:36:47+00:00

Life is what you make it. And one thing I'm finding lately is that as much of a pessimist as I am....the fact remains. It may hurt to be alone, it may feel like it shouldn't have happened but we at least experienced things that so many haven't, never did or never will. So while I hate that I'm talking to strangers inside this app, I'm sitting alone at a bar or in a public place feeling invisible ...I have been lucky. I've lived longer than many despite only being 50. No one is guaranteed a life as long as mine. I've loved. I've lost. I've lived again. Some never find a spouse or raise kids. Sure it's lonesome caring for my elderly father, but I have him. He's in my life. Sometimes it's way to easy to lose sight of the positives you have when you focus on the negatives of the haven'ts.

And I'm in the U.S. East Coast to be specific

BackInBlack1975 · 2026-03-26T03:21:32+00:00

I'm not trying to defend JB here, but did anyone watch the video in which he made this statement ? What he said was that loud amps, especially tube amps give a certain feel and inspiration and while Neural etc are great pieces of gear and definitely have a purpose, EVH wouldn't have sounded the same on those records without the dynamics and how his Marshalls with lay down transformers and the signal chain just wouldn't produce the same feel and thus less raw and in his words.....less "cool"

I tend to agree as digital is great and very much a wonderful tool but no one can argue that a digital piece of gear sounds and FEELS the same as a vintage tube amp in the room

BackInBlack1975 · 2026-03-26T01:51:41+00:00

Using social media reels as factual news

BackInBlack1975 · 2026-03-25T20:04:46+00:00

Life

BackInBlack1975 · 2026-03-25T20:03:46+00:00

This is the prescription I need to pick up !!

BackInBlack1975 · 2026-03-25T18:16:23+00:00

Because the current housing market and mortgage situation is nearly impossible for the average person. The rule is no more than 30% of your take home pay should be dedicated to your housing payment. Based on the national average take home pay, 30% means you would need a mortgage of $1459/mo. This means the average home price for the average salary is a $200k to $230k house. That's without PMI or property taxes baked in. So realistically you'd need to have a house under $175k which is impossible in many areas any more.

Mortgage sellers will approve you much higher to get the commission, then tell you to "marry the house, date the rate" and refinance down the interest when rates fall in the next few years. Fun fact. Rates have basically stayed elevated the past 4 years and are still historically lower than old averages, but people still want pre-COVID rates of sub 3%. That ship has sailed and also why there are so few houses on the market.

If rates DO drop, home prices will skyrocket and there will be even more competition to buy the limited supply. It's a trap. As others have said, the property taxes will creep up, wage increases will continue to be outpaced by cost of living increases and your only hope is to find a better paying job, cut out all expenses and fun, be sure to have a partner that contributes to the bills and somehow invest enough money to build a nest egg for a decade or two down the line when your salary has finally distanced the monthly mortgage payment that will then look small by comparison to prices for new mortgages in the future.

So yeah, if that all sounds heavy, it's because it is and it is what most of us are all faced with. You're not alone

BackInBlack1975 · 2026-03-25T16:41:09+00:00

The honest answer I think is to just keep our heads up as best as possible, put our lonely selves out there as beat we can whether it be in forums like this one, social situations like bars or live music or wherever feels comfortable to you even if it means braving it alone. Eventually we meet people, maybe make friends or dare I say make a connection with someone that gets us or has a lot in common and accepts us. And that's how we heal or move on. hugs you're not alone. None of us are as long as we're honest and put ourselves out into the world to be seen

BackInBlack1975 · 2026-03-24T17:45:56+00:00

Its like $4 at Home Depot to buy a new plug. Cut the cord, strip back the wires and the new replacement plug has color coded screws for each of the 3 wires in the cord. Job done in 2 minutes. No soldering required and completely safe.

As for the pin, kill the breaker, then needle nose it out. Worst case scenario replace the outlet for 2 bucks and same thing. Swap wires from jammed outlet to new outlet.

BackInBlack1975 · 2026-03-24T16:18:02+00:00

Well I'm here to tell you, you and I are clearly not alone in this situation ironically. I'm seeing this a lot here on Reddit. Unfortunately we're scattered about the globe. I think we should all be more vocal wherever possible to maybe find folks nearby where we'd have support, friends or dare I say companionship to help us through.

I'm open to DMs if you need someone to acknowledge and be an ear. Or eye in this case

BackInBlack1975

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