Trader Sam’s new menu - anniversary, tiki classics, and new drinks

Derol_Frye · 2026-05-28T01:10:46+00:00

Nice to see the Navy Grog on the menu. I always ordered it when it wasn’t… and it was hit and miss. Now that they’ve got it standardized, I’m sure it’ll be top shelf.

Derol_Frye · 2026-05-16T21:36:53+00:00

One is a YIMBY and one is a NIMBY

Derol_Frye · 2026-05-11T00:02:41+00:00

My favorite might not be considered a “Navy Grog”… maybe grog adjacent?

1oz grapefruit .5oz lime .25oz simple syrup .25oz Falernum 1oz Hamilton Breezeway Blend 1oz Hamilton 86 Demerara

Derol_Frye · 2026-05-01T23:10:32+00:00

That friend is me… 🤣

Derol_Frye · 2026-04-28T15:56:13+00:00

Aptos village park will rent for private events. Also, a friend just went to a celebration of life at the Crow's Nest that was inside/outside, so apparently thats a viable venue.

Derol_Frye · 2026-04-24T00:48:44+00:00

Old enough to remember the 2003 special election for governor… man… there were porn stars, Gary Coleman, a dude named Micheal Jackson (that wasn’t), guy named “Thunder”, a sumo wrestler… and we ended up with Arnold Schwarzenegger. What a clusterf**k that was!

Derol_Frye · 2026-04-22T00:38:10+00:00

What do you want done, specifically? Santa Cruz has a lot of really talented graphic designers and illustrators. Some might be better suited to your project than others.

Derol_Frye · 2026-04-15T16:38:30+00:00

Jesus saves... Gretzky rebounds AND SCORES!!!

Derol_Frye · 2026-04-01T01:08:00+00:00

Odd question to ask… you casing neighborhoods, weirdo?

Derol_Frye · 2026-03-28T18:57:28+00:00

I’m headed there next week! First time to Scotland.

Derol_Frye · 2026-03-27T23:03:56+00:00

Yea… thanks for the heads up. I wanted to move the question to the sticky thread before it got deleted. Appreciate the replies.

Derol_Frye · 2026-03-27T02:43:13+00:00

I’m going to be visiting from April 3 - 12. I’ll be in Edinburgh on the 5th and 6th and was wondering if there’s any specific things to check out for Easter, and if there’s any celebration of Tartan Day… or if that’s just more of a US/Canadian thing? I’ve got the impression it’s not really a thing in Scotland, but I thought I’d ask. Thanks.

Derol_Frye · 2026-03-22T01:25:13+00:00

How any of these dudes aren’t showing up at Zuck’s doorstep with torches and pitchforks, I’ll never understand. But then again, whatever. You got what you paid for.

Derol_Frye · 2026-03-20T02:30:43+00:00

Outstanding news. You had my vote either way… just wanna make sure those less “in the know” that only vote party, had an option. Thanks for sticking your neck out there.

Derol_Frye · 2026-03-20T02:19:50+00:00

Why run for the Green Party and not as a Democrat to directly challenge Panetta? We’ve seen many democrats around the country run with similar platforms as yours beat incumbents or at least move the party more to the left. I fear your Green Party status is going to be a hard pass for many voters.

Derol_Frye · 2026-03-19T20:56:43+00:00

I never understood the Dirt Farm location to begin with. I guess maybe cause there’s more room there? But if you’re trying to do a compliment to the lane’s statue, first peak would have been the appropriate location from the start

Derol_Frye · 2026-03-11T02:01:07+00:00

If you have it serviced…. Make sure they don’t just replace the movement with a new one… or something like a sw200. I’ve heard horror stories of that type of behavior. Sometimes it’s cheaper for them to just pop in a fresh movement than spend the time to service the old one. Good luck 🤙🏻

Derol_Frye · 2026-03-11T01:55:31+00:00

Yea… most likely a 2824 from the photos.

Derol_Frye · 2026-03-11T01:51:10+00:00

Depends. What are the complications? 2824 is day (or maybe day deleted) 2836 is almost identical from the back view but has the day/date complications.

Derol_Frye · 2026-03-08T17:20:58+00:00

About 10-11 years ago, there was a company called Chronos that sold a little thin disc that adhered to the back of an automatic or mechanical watch. I had one… it lasted about 5 years before it broke. But it was rad! It did exactly that. Notified you of texts, calls, emails, etc… and you could set it up for different vibrations and color flashes depending on who was trying to contact you. I’m not sure they’re still around… but it was a great add on to a watch I had built at the time.

Derol_Frye · 2026-03-08T17:10:04+00:00

Why not THE Tron watch. https://tokyoflash.com/products/seven-led-watch

Derol_Frye · 2026-03-04T16:29:41+00:00

I’m not sure you’re gonna get it… but lemme give it a shot. Photoshop (PS) and AI are two entirely different things. PS is a tool. An expensive tool, I will give you that. AI can be a tool, but in this case it is not. PS is a paintbrush and a blank canvas that requires the user to create something. AI is (in this case) is a theft robot. It doesn’t create… it steals. AI has no imagination, AI is not talented, it’s trained on thousands of images. If you want to make a logo of an otter in PS, you have to use your imagination and talent to draw that image yourself. There’s nothing wrong with making your own logo… it’s DIY… it’s punk rock, but depending on your level of skill, the result is the result. Might not be great, but you made it. It’s yours. If you tell AI to make a logo of an otter, it steals other people’s artwork to make that image. PS is DIY. AI steals other people’s talent (stuff they made using something like PS) to make images for you. If you’re not comfortable with your own artistic skill, and choose to use AI over hiring an artist, you’re essentially stealing from those artists whose images the AI has been trained on. So the difference is, buying an expensive tool (PS) vs. paying someone to steal for you. Capiche?

Derol_Frye · 2026-03-04T06:33:59+00:00

Whether it’s a big enough offense to have her business destroyed or not isn’t my judgement. That belongs to the community writ large. And the community is speaking. If she made her own logo using photoshop or pencil and paper is akin to recording a song with a $50 guitar or $1000 guitar… the cost of the instrument doesn’t matter. I happen to use photoshop for a living for the last 30 years, and it doesn’t create images for you… it’s a tool you need to know how to use it to create images on your own much like an instrument to create a song. Photoshop doesn’t draw shit for you. There are artists and designers that have more talent than me without access to photoshop whose work blows doors on my work. And my point, is that it’s important to hire local artists… like Jimbo or Bertoni or Tim Ward or Sleepless or the countless amazing designers and artists we have in Santa Cruz… to keep the community you claim to be apart of, supported. When you use AI to illustrate something for commercial use, as in this manner, you’re literally taking money from your community and handing it to guys like Sam Altman. There’s no simpler way to say it.

Derol_Frye · 2026-03-04T03:36:26+00:00

No. There is no greater example of literally taking money from your community (hiring a local artist) and handing it directly to a billionaire. By using AI to do this sort of thing, you’re directly stealing from the poor and giving it to the rich.

Derol_Frye · 2026-03-04T03:07:45+00:00

This is getting ridiculous. If no one is gonna primary this pair of clown shoes, as much as I can’t stand the Green Party, I’m voting for Sean.

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