Nipclub September 3rd, 2026, Sekurity Update by Slinky, @Slinky_the_Cat, Sekurity Agent, Late Nite shift

It’s the Nipclub North Pole summer cool-off trip!

Me and my trusty malamute sled dog, Keith, stopped at the Nipclub pawty bar to warm ourselves up! Moo was serving blood orange tequila cocktails and smash burgers, so I asked for a drink and burger for both Keith and I. We were enjoying our burgers in the bar when Gator, P & Jeego, and Pearl were all chatting loudly about growing cauliflower and green beans in the garden.

Time to switch barktenders, with Moo off and Pearl on shift. Pearl served some polar bear paw cookies and hot cocoa, starting us off with the sweets. Time for dessert!

Surprise! Sir Pickle Longpaw was there. I hadn’t seen him for ages! Harvey was also there. He talked about an arts and crafts show (a 50-year-old annual event) this weekend that sounded fun.

We discussed cauliflower and whether it grows wild or if humans created the vegetable. Harvey researched and found that Mediterranean farmers have cultivated cauliflower from wild cabbage for thousands of years. I wondered aloud how brilliant these farmers were to make a veg that can mimic a chicken wing when battered, deep-fried, and covered with buffalo sauce! Harvey thought that was pretty funny. 

Pearl served delicious king crab leg sammiches and snow martinis. Keith loves the crab, so I gave him a sammich. Next up was crab rangoon and more snow cocktails. I threw crab rangoon dumplings at Keith, and he caught them in his mouth. He’s a cool dog.

The gardening conversation continued with Gator, Mizz Bassie, and Pearl talking about insects on plants like aphids, ants, spiders, etc.

Angus and Louis were there and talked about playing music for LATE NITE. Louis shared a photo of a yellow and blue macaw his human saw at a baseball game. It was apparently a friendly parrot named Clarice! There were a few Silence of the Lambs jokes, of course.

Louis started off with ice and snow-themed songs like Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice! We hadn’t heard this song for ages! Then he played Van Halen’s cover of Ice Cream Man, Freeze Frame by J. Giles Band, and some songs by Elton John, Vangelis, etc.! 

We kept circling back to gardening and insect stories. Gator mentioned an interesting experience in a big-box store in the linens department where his human encountered an orb-weaver spider amongst the pillowcases.

An escapee from the garden department?

Then we all started talking about creepy-crawler encounters in cars, outside, in shipping boxes, grocery stores… the horrors!

Time for strong drinks!

Pearl had a big storm heading her way. She had to lock down the house and put out a few sandbags, so she left the bar. We all wished her a safe evening.

There was more music, snow martinis, snacks and music, dancing and much silliness! I served up real snow martinis and more crab rangoon with nuoc cham dipping sauce. TJS showed up, of course, to say hello. Keith loves crab in any form!

Wow, the conversation was all over the place: all the bug talk led to The Wrath of Kahn film, tribbles, and then the British comedy/ car geek TV show, Top Gear. Louis hadn’t heard some British slang terms that popped up. There were a lot of giggles!

I served panna cotta with coffee, and we continued talking about various topics. Gator and I stayed a bit later and talked about recipes for wonderful custard desserts and fresh lemon confections from the Amalfi coast of Italy. It all sounded so good!

We were getting so tired, so it was time to lock it up!

Until next week!

Slinky the Cat

Nipclub July 23rd, 2026, Sekurity Update by Slinky, @Slinky_the_Cat, Sekurity Agent, Late Nite shift

It’s the Experimental Aircraft Association air show tonight for Nipclub!

I had my own tiny police ‘thopter, and I landed it in the parking lot before going into the bar. It was so much fun!

Harvey was there and was wistful, as his family had just lost their ginger kitty, Jack the Ginger Ninja. Paw hugs all around, along with a photo for remembrance. Jack seemed like a wonderful cat.

Most of the usual pals were there: Amber and Precious, Gator, Pearl, etc. I hadn’t seen Moo yet, though! Everyone watched all the cool aircraft take off and land.

Moo arrived just before K-Boi concluded his shift. His humans required an early start after his departure.

With all these cool planes around, I thought I should zip around in my cold-war era Avro Vulcan delta-wing bomber for LATE NITE! So I messaged a crew member to get it ready. 

Amber and Precious tried to request a song about Snoopy from Alfie the DJ. Pearl talked about a semi-feral cat they rescued from a colony near their home. When sheltered indoors and attended to, the sickly ginger cat recovered. She shared photos of him; he’s super handsome now.  

Pearl served first-class noms and drinks- champagne all around! Amidst champagne consumption and TJS’s conversations with everyone, mechanics tended to my aircraft.

I took it out later for a trip around the field!

Louis incorporated sky and airplane mentions into the playlist; I relaxed while my Avro received approval for its flyover. We were still drinking champagne and listening to the Foo Fighters.

The Avro was sitting on the tarmac, and Angus wanted a ride! With TJS and Gator joining, we donned our gear, crammed into the small cockpit, and lifted off. What a plane! We went so fast and high up; it was jaw-dropping. And so loud!

Pearl was back in the bar serving blue sky donuts while Louis played Tom Petty and Pink Floyd. We’re zooming around in the sky; I fly up, then level out at about 20,000 feet and fly around the field before landing.

Pearl finished her shift right before we landed, so I took over the bar. Mechanics handled the jet’s maintenance and brought it back to its hangar.

I made niptinis and taquitos and then offered some tequila shots.

Louis and Angus played music and lamented about the loss of Ozzy Osbourne a year ago; Gator and I admired the aircraft taking off and landing.

Louis continued songs about flying, and I made lobster mac and cheese. Apparently, it smelled so good, K-Boi woke up,stepped into the bar, and sat down for a snack!

Gator was fading, and even Angus admitted to being tired.

It was getting late, and all that flying made me tired! We played a few more songs before cleaning, boxing leftovers, and securing the bar. What a fun time!

Until next week!

Slinky the Cat