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A Welcome Gesture

A Welcome Gesture

Answering Your Questions

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David Coggins
Apr 29, 2024
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It feels like a good time to answer your questions.

Veteran readers know we’ve covered certain topics in exacting detail. So let’s steer clear of chinos (RRL) and Oxford cloth shirts (Drake’s), vital as they are.

For those new here, feel free to ask a question in the comment section and I’ll respond as best I can. Please limit yourselves to one question, for the sake of time and sanity.

If you’re asking about travel please be specific—I can’t give entire city guides or itineraries, but hopefully can point you in the right direction toward a bar or hotel. And for those curious about Paris, I addressed some beloved restaurants here.

This is the best place to find out my Unvarnished Opinion™—DMs can end up in the digital shredder. And it’s better to discuss here with a proper audience.

Thanks and ask away!

David


The Believer Tour continues its long march.

-May 1. Sid Mashburn, Atlanta. 5-7pm. With Michael Williams (!)

-May 4. Inness, Accord, NY. 3pm. Taavo’s great hotel.

-May 11. Catskills Fly Fishing Center and Museum. 2pm. Livingston Manor, NY.

-May 15. London. Details to come.

If you can’t make any of these you can still get signed copies from Three Lives in New York. They wrap beautifully (if it’s a gift), they ship, they do everything.

Thanks!

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