Mar 06 | Modern Drunkard Magazine

Diary of a Stewbum

Robert G. Fuller

News From the Front

The Battle for the Bars

Frank Kelly Rich

A Guide to Manly Drinks

Teetotaler Spotting Guide

Frank Kelly Rich

Say It Loud, Say It Plowed

Frank Kelly Rich

A Smashing Debut

Drunkus Maximus

Richard English

Guns and Tequila: The Life and Times of Sam Peckinpah

Richard English

40 Rock-Solid Reasons to Get Drunk Tonight

Frank Kelly Rich

Boozing with the Band: Vadge Moore and Matt Skiba

April 17: Billy Holden’s B-Day
It's William Holden's birthday. One of the finest actors of Hollywood's Golden Age, and he had the Oscar to prove it, Bill starred in many top-shelf movies, including Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, The Wild Bunch, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Stalag 17, Picnic, and a personal favorite, Sunset Boulevard. Soooooooo, did Bill drink? Why, yes he did. They called him an alcoholic most of his career, but Bill didn't seem to mind. Holden was what you would call a risk-taker. Others might call him mad, bad, and dangerous to know. The way he figured it, we weren't put down on this crazy planet to cower in the shadows until Death creeps around. He liked to push the limits, which sometimes got him in trouble with the Man. Top quote: "I don't really know why, but danger has always been an important thing in my life. To see how far I could lean without falling, how fast I could go without cracking up."