“After the first glass, you see things as you wish they were. After the second, you see things as they are not. Finally, you see things as they really are, which is the most horrible thing in the world.” “I thought that what i did would make a difference… change the world. I thought nothing would ever be the same. But it’s no good. The world is too old, and there’s nothing new. It’s all been said.” Pianist & decadent. Absinthe. Art. Music. History (especially the 19th century). And many more.Tumblr (3.0; @absinthedrinkers)http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnx0rd7EwT1qao4gjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16653195575http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16653195575Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:49:00 -0500photos<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyixeekvE41qclydro1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16649534888http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16649534888Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:43:16 -0500acidgif<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyfnjugKdQ1qee7ixo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyfnjugKdQ1qee7ixo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16647303000http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16647303000Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:02:31 -0500Sherlock HolmesJeremy Brett<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyiml7pp4O1qbgvoko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16646702099http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16646702099Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:51:21 -0500skullpictures<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqy2l4RYLE1qlgb0oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16646568815http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16646568815Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:48:55 -0500sculpture<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxzqbh0zY81qj4fp2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16646481628http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16646481628Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:47:17 -0500pianomusic“Classicism is the subordination of the parts to the whole; decadence is the subordination of the whole to the parts.”<br/><br/> - <em><p>Oscar Wilde</p> <p>(Quoted in: Chamberlin, J. Edward, <em>Ripe was the Drowsy Hour: the Age of Oscar Wilde, </em>1977)</p></em>http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16635109521http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16635109521Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:46:55 -0500decadencequote<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnvx66nJf91qa7aypo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16634876824http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16634876824Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:39:57 -0500photos<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyeudyyIyF1r21xm5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16634806335http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16634806335Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:37:00 -0500pianomusic<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lye0isozvr1qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/16505521147/what-does-your-cigar-say-about-you" target="_blank"></a></p> <blockquote></blockquote> <p>What does your cigar say about you?</p> <blockquote></blockquote>http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16634239204http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16634239204Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:20:14 -0500cigar<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvwf6uO5TD1qa7pfco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16634041541http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16634041541Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:13:50 -0500Sherlock HolmesJeremy Brett<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lm18plMM8V1qjvnt7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mechante-ambiance.tumblr.com/post/6018187439/robert-de-montesquiou-par-giovanni-boldini-1897" target="_blank"></a></p> <blockquote></blockquote> <p>Robert de Montesquiou par Giovanni Boldini (1897).</p> <blockquote></blockquote>http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16633193017http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16633193017Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:44:12 -0500painting<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lydmomYYxY1qatsq6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16633179415http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16633179415Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:43:41 -0500picture<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxqz0nuem91r1xmi0o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16633132672http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16633132672Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:41:56 -0500violin<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxntcnGqU11r9jvdwo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>New York circa 1900, Cab stand at Madison Square.</p>http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16528709586http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16528709586Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:09:58 -0500old photos<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwaw1gITYv1qzub73o1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwaw1gITYv1qzub73o2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwaw1gITYv1qzub73o3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwaw1gITYv1qzub73o4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16526574345http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16526574345Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:15:56 -0500Sherlock HolmesJeremy Brett<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsvs9lxNEV1qgzipko1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>‘Holmes, this is ridiculous, it’s terrible for you. I’m a fucking doctor, I know what I’m talking about, and it is <em>not</em> improving your mental capacity, why don’t we take a walk and look for a nice crime scene or get a baguette somewhere and talk about how great you are, we could even—’</p> <p>“OMG WATSON JUST <em>SHUT UP</em> I’M TRYING TO FIND MY FUCKING VEIN OK”</p> </blockquote>http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16526359936http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16526359936Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:10:00 -0500Sherlock Holmes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx3mdwhEjf1ql3m39o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16525287603http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16525287603Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:42:19 -0500photoscorset<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyasjyJLRW1qcqwfno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16525261697http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16525261697Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:41:37 -0500photos<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyd5lq0Ozk1r5srywo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16487642404http://absinthedrinkers.tumblr.com/post/16487642404Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:23:05 -0500photos