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The first annual OBITUARY COCKTAIL WALL CALENDAR is now available–just in time for Christmas giving! Fans of Kerri McCaffety’s landmark bar book OBITUARY COCKTAIL: The Great Bars of New Orleans, demanded more of the rich photos, the cocktail recipes, and the quotable thoughts on the art of drinking. The new 2005 calendar includes 12 of Kerri’s favorite bar interiors, such as Café Sbisa, the Carousel Bar, Feelings Café, Tujagues, Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop, and more. Four NEW cocktail recipes and 7 witty new quotations make Kerri’s first "Obit" spin-off a MUST-HAVE for everyone who loves New Orleans. On top of everything else, each monthly calendar page is packed with useful information, including important current events like Mardi Gras parades, Jazz Fest, and Southern Decadence. Just for fun, you’ll also find historic anniversaries (Prohibition enacted; Prohibition REPEALED; first women arrived in New Orleans; etc.) AND the birth dates of local celebrities -- any excuse for a toast!