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| Madafaka |
I'm drinking red wine, because Argentina will be in the final match with Brazil! Yeeeeeeeeeeah!
http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/c/
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| sirmoonie |
Bott o' red wine going. I love drinking on Sunday, the day god "rested." Yeah god, we know what you mean bud! Pounding them down as only you can do. Cranking on a big ole bottomless heaven-keg of celestial suds, watching that earth spin, Eve running around all buck-ass nekkid, gravity, volcanoes busting up, its good, its all good babies..... |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
SOBER LOVE WINS BACK PALS
Troubled singer COURTNEY LOVE is winning back friends as she copes with sobriety.
The raucous rocker credits Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings and her daughter FRANCES BEAN COBAIN for helping her get past a very dark period in her life, which saw her fighting one legal battle after another following drug abuse and physical abuse charges.
She says, "I don't go out at all. I go to my AA meetings, and I go home and hang out with my daughter and my friends.
"I'm reconnecting with a lot of my friends that I lost touch with when I was doing drugs."
contactmusic.com
27/06/2005 02:50
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| Madafaka |
quote:
Ten Thousand Motels wrote:
SOBER LOVE WINS BACK PALS
Troubled singer COURTNEY LOVE is winning back friends as she copes with sobriety.
The raucous rocker credits Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings and her daughter FRANCES BEAN COBAIN for helping her get past a very dark period in her life, which saw her fighting one legal battle after another following drug abuse and physical abuse charges.
She says, "I don't go out at all. I go to my AA meetings, and I go home and hang out with my daughter and my friends.
"I'm reconnecting with a lot of my friends that I lost touch with when I was doing drugs."
contactmusic.com
27/06/2005 02:50
The things, you say
Your purple prose just gives you away
The things, you say
You're unbelievable! |
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| T&A |
Glass of Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey goin' at the momentito.... |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
Impoverished alcoholics turn to a strange brew
By GRAEME SMITH
Globe and Mail
MOSCOW -- Vyacheslav Rogachev's hunt for a strong drink would start before he could move his legs in the morning. He would wake up in his Moscow apartment half-paralyzed with a hangover, flop onto the filthy linoleum and crawl through the sticky residue of the previous night's drinking toward his stash of solvents.
On a good morning, Mr. Rogachev found leftovers from the previous evening: cologne, furniture polish, wood glue or even his favourite, varnish already mixed with salt and soda water, ready to drink.
Finding enough cheap solvents was tough two decades ago. People had to line up for days to buy these household products in Soviet times.
"Now it's everywhere, anywhere, any shop, any time of the day or night," says the 50-year-old recovering alcoholic, stubbing out the fifth cigarette of the afternoon in a diner ashtray. "It's too easy."
The chemical cocktails that Mr. Rogachev used to mix in the privacy of his bedroom have emerged as the fastest-growing segment of Russia's alcoholic beverage market, increasingly sold as alternatives to traditional drinks.
Alcohol producers say they're losing market share to manufacturers of antifreeze, cologne, varnish, and dozens of other intoxicants as Russia's impoverished drinkers embrace cheap, strong, dangerous spirits.
The trend even threatens vodka's popularity. Statistics released this month by Russia's National Alcohol Association show that production of vodka and spirits dropped by 9.2 per cent in the first five months of 2005 compared to the same period last year, to 472 million litres.
During the same period, the association says, a new category of so-called substitute drinks enjoyed a 38.2-per-cent boost in production, to more than 17 million litres.
"It's a very alarming figure," says Pavel Shapkin, director of the association.
A large basket of items can fall into the category of substitute alcohol products: cleaning liquid, insecticide, rubbing alcohol, drain cleaner, bath perfume, de-icing solvents, glass-cleaning solution, fire starters, hoof-softening chemicals, even vomiting agents for animals.
When deciding whether these products fall under the substitute beverage category, Mr. Shapkin says his researchers consider the marketing.
"It's easy to trace because it's legal to produce," he says. "It's obvious a person wouldn't use a five-litre container for unfreezing the locks."
The problem has caught the attention of the Kremlin. In his recent state-of-the-nation speech, President Vladimir Putin noted that 40,000 people die from alcohol poisoning in Russia each year, often from counterfeit liquor.
The state-controlled news agency RIA Novosti puts the figure even higher, citing government statistics that show 60,000 Russians die every year from drinking substitutes. The number has been increasing by 4 to 5 per cent a year since 2000, it says.
In April, a new advertising bill that would completely ban advertising of alcoholic drinks on television, radio and billboards passed first reading in the State Duma.
But stronger proposals to change the laws haven't met with success, Mr. Shapkin says. His organization has been lobbying for restrictions on precursor ingredients in the most commonly abused products, and increased excise taxes on industrial solvents to make the chemical beverages less competitive with cheap vodka.
"The problem is getting worse -- especially in the rural areas, where the living standard is very low and people are impoverished," he says.
Researchers have started to examine the role of substitute beverages in Russia's rising death rates, according to Vladimir Shkolnikov, a former Soviet epidemiologist who heads a laboratory at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock, Germany.
"I hope that some ongoing studies will shed light on this issue in a near future," he said.
Fighting the trend appears to be an intractable problem for the Kremlin. The first recorded campaign against vodka in Russia happened more than 350 years ago, and none of the country's efforts have since dampened the population's enthusiasm for drink. There is even a statue in downtown Moscow to honour Venedikt Yerofeyev, an author who published recipes for homemade brew made with shampoo, insecticide, Super Glue, dandruff solution and brake fluid.
As for Mr. Rogachev, he got his first taste when he was 15. A neighbour sent him on an errand to buy cologne, and rewarded him with half a glass full of the scented liquid, mixed with water. It looked like milk, he said, and the effects were powerful. He felt confident all day and that night asked a girl to dance. She agreed, although she commented that he seemed to be wearing a lot of cologne.
With the help of a support group, he finally stopped drinking at the age of 36, long after he had lost his job as a paramedic, nearly stabbed his sister and used enough of the chemicals to weaken his eyesight and hearing.
Mr. Rogachev says he still feels the thirst, especially now that his old poisons have become so common in provincial stores and Moscow's markets.
"Sometimes I feel the urge again," he says. "But I go back to my bad memories . . . there, I find my answer."
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| Madafaka |
I'll drink this wine in the luch waiting for the great final match between Argentina-Brazil:
Don Felipe Rutini, an Italian immigrant from the winemaking region of Le Marche, founded bodegas La Rural in 1885. Don Felipe, who came to Argentina with a degree in agriculture from the Real Scuola de Ascoli Pisceno, had his eye on quality from the start. One of the first varietals he planted was Cabernet Sauvignon, in the Maipu vineyard, where La Rural grows Cabernet Sauvignon for Trumpeter today. Don Felipe sent his six children to study in Italy. The new generation brought back to Argentina the European concept of ‘terroir’. They set out to find the best sites for vine cultivation in Mendoza. In 1925, the Rutinis planted their first vines in Tupungato. But it wasn’t until the 80’s and 90’s that the Tupungato Valley would become the ‘Napa Valley’ of Mendoza, with every Argentine and foreign winery investing in Argentina trying to buy land there for vineyards. For decades, the wines of La Rural have been harbingers of quality in Argentina. Six years ago, Nicolás Catena, the pioneering owner of Bodegas Esmeralda, became a partner at La Rural with Don Rodolfo Reina Rutini, the grandson of Don Felipe Rutini. The winery has undergone substantial modernization and the vineyards have benefited from Catena’s outstanding vineyard management team. The goal, as with every other Nicolás Catena project: to produce world-class wines that can stand with the best of the world. Don Rodolfo Reina Rutini is the founder of the Museum of Wine at La Rural. He has lectured and written frequently on the history of viticulture in Mendoza. The collection is housed in Don Felipe Rutini’s original home and winery. The museum preserves two hundred years of the history and traditions of winemaking in the Mendoza region.
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| Bloozehound |
NO sober bitches!!
mr bad tonight, teef numb
shits off the hook ~ bh
~aja~
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
Blinq | Event spurs a drinking game
By Daniel Rubin
Inquirer Staff Writer
Got a call from a Fox News producer in New York. Grew up here, she said. Loves Philly. Just kind of wondering how the city is getting ready for the million or so people expected for Live 8. You know, she said, Philadelphians don't have the easiest reputation.
Gimme a break. We're great hosts. We've already got a Live 8 drinking game (http://www.philadelphiawilldo.com/archives/
2005/06/28/live-8-drinking-game).
It's by Daniel McQuade, 22, a Penn grad who goes by D-Mac, and works as arts & culture editor for the Evening Bulletin, a born-again broadsheet with a storied name. D-Mac has lived in Philadelphia his whole life. It shows. He calls his blog Philadelphia Will Do.
If Mayor Street says something stupid, take a sip.
If Jay-Z brings more than 10 people on stage with him? Take a sip.
If you see someone selling water for more than $4? Sip.
Now, if Will Smith says "Aw hell naw!" take a bigger sip.
Bigger sip if someone asks "What has nine arms and sucks?" and it's a joke about Def Leppard.
And if someone yells, "Free Mumia?" Gulp.
If Michael Jackson shows? Finish your drink.
Same with the Pope.
Same if you actually figure out who Keith Urban is.
There's lots more. This kid has got it. Got something, at least.
If everyone takes their trash with them when they leave, you get to finish all your drinks and buy more.
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Spanish red |
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| sirmoonie |
The depravity.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4638609.stm
"Strict Islamic teaching instructs Muslims to avoid looking at alcohol, as well as to avoid drinking it."
I mean seriously, howe can you expect to advance as a people if you can't even freakin' look at a qual bott o' hootch?
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| M.O.W.A.T. |
Right now:
http://www.bumwine.com
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| Steel Wheels |
Live 8 in Philly will shock the world because the Rolling Stones will play. I can feel it in my bones, even with all of this precious booze in my belly.
How great will that be? Me and the Stones rocking the stage! YEAH! |
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| sirmoonie |
Allright negroes, its 11pm and I'm sober.
Hit the hay, or crank a red-bott? My fate is in your hands. |
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| LadyJane |
No brainer....DRINK. I am. 
LJ. |
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| sirmoonie |
Cool. Thats all needed. |
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| Bloozehound |
quote:
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Allright negroes, its 11pm and I'm sober.
Hit the hay, or crank a red-bott? My fate is in your hands.
aren't you THE Rev. Moon, high priest of the drinkin thread??
its sat night, drink the wine
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| sirmoonie |
I got it. I got the groove. Playing Natty Dread. |
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| Bloozehound |
moonie what do you think of these, required dress appearal for drinkin thread members, or weapons to haze newbies ?
http://www.hootershooters.com/Page2N.htm
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| sirmoonie |
Breasts and alcohol. Together at last. |
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| gypsy |
quote:
Bloozehound wrote:
moonie what do you think of these, required dress appearal for drinkin thread members, or weapons to haze newbies ?
http://www.hootershooters.com/Page2N.htm
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Aren't those what FijiJoe sports? |
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| LadyJane |
quote:
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Cool. Thats all needed.
Happy to help.
You kids still playing?
I'm on my 3rd Seabreeze....
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quote:
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Happy to help.
You kids still playing?
I'm on my 3rd Seabreeze....
LJ.
Still going. Just started in fact. Lonnnnnnnng day.
I wish there was something in this house to snort. Maybe I'll try some Ajax. I'll be right back. |
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| sirmoonie |
Bloozie? Bloozie? Where you at? Its dark in here. And I fear non-drinking Islamics are lurking. We need to stick together. |
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| Child of the Moon |
Red Stripe tonight. I was first inspired to try this beer after seeing the Red Stripe shirt that Keith wore a lot in the '80's. Now THAT'S a love connection! |
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| Madafaka |
Last night was my birthday and I've received a liter of Absolut Raspberri... My god, that's amazing!
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| Child of the Moon |
Happy belated birthday, Madafaka!
A list of the various spirits I've ingested tonight:
Red Stripe
Jose Cuervo Especial
Heineken
Smirnoff Twisted Watermelon
Coconut Rum
And a whole bunch of Dead-related stuff... right now, Garcia's first solo album, which is still one of my favorites! Gliding right along...
Doncha push me, baby... you know I'm only in it for the gold! |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
Savoring beer
FOR BEST FLAVOR, DRINK IT FROM A GLASS AT THE PROPER TEMPERATURE
By Charles Perry and Sang Yoon
Los Angeles Times
Oh, you think you already know how to drink beer? Grab the bottle from the fridge, pop the top and pour it down the hatch.
That's not drinking beer. It's just getting it inside you. If you've just mowed the lawn, maybe that's all you're after, but some of this stuff actually has flavor.
Quite a lot of it these days, in fact. Not only can we get the great English and Belgian ales, but here in the States we have a bright new generation of craft brewers.
You were right about the first step -- take the beer out of the fridge. Now put it on the counter and leave it there five or 10 minutes before drinking it. Sure, beer is fragile and needs to be refrigerated, but when it's ice cold, it has scarcely any aroma. It should be about halfway between refrigerator temperature and room temperature, around 50 degrees for lagers and up to 60 for ales.
And if you want to taste it, don't chug it straight from the bottle. Beer is largely about the bubbles, and the bubbles need to run free, and that means in a glass.
As long as the beer is under pressure in a bottle (or keg or cask), it's stable; the water and carbon dioxide molecules stick together. But when the beer is poured out, it gets shaken, and the agitation makes the bonds break, releasing the CO2 as bubbles.
In a glass, those bubbles form a head, and that's where the aromatics in the beer congregate. The bubbles loft them into the air, just as they do in sparkling wine. If you drink from the bottle, or pour without creating a head of foam in the glass, the bubbles can't do their job, and you miss out on most of the flavor.
Pour boldly at first -- splash it right in there to make a good head of foam. Then pour the rest of the bottle gently down the side of the glass under the head, because you want to leave plenty of carbonation in the beer.
Beer is not terribly picky about what kind of glass you use, as long as the mouth is wide enough for the aromas to spread, but not so wide that they dissipate (a giant frosted beer mug is for chugging, not tasting).
Likewise, the glass should be deep enough that the head doesn't rise to the rim, taking up all the room for the bouquet to develop.
If you want a good head of foam, the glass has to be squeaky clean. Oil or soap residue interferes with foaming. (If a glass starts to bubble over, you can stop it by touching the foam with your fingertip, just because of the oils in your skin.)
Now swirl the glass a little to get the whole aroma. You'll get that dry, crisp, bready effect of lager or the spicier aroma of an ale, maybe with some dried-fruit aromas. And, of course, the resinous, bay leaf-like smell of hops.
Here's something you don't want to smell: skunkiness. That can develop when a green bottle is exposed to sunlight, because one of the acids in hops goes nuts under light in the blue-green spectrum and attacks other components in the beer, creating the skunk smell. Beer in brown bottles doesn't have such a problem.
Skunkiness is quite common. Some Americans think it's a natural part of the flavor of certain imported lagers that come in green bottles. It isn't. All you can do is avoid green bottles and do what you can to keep beer away from sunlight.
The final step is to take a mouthful of the beer. Slurp it and suck a little air through it to bring out the flavors -- the caramel-like sweetness of the malt, the bitterness from the hops, the mouth-coating savoriness of the malt proteins. Savor the aromas of the hops and the roasted qualities of the malt a second time as the fumes rise from your mouth into your nose.
You may find that you won't just chug the bottle down, no more than you'd wolf a good steak. You'll relish every mouthful.
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| Bloozehound |
Well fellow Stoneheads and boozecruisers the day has come, me and my gal are getting married tomorrow at the beautiful picturesque lake travis, afterwards mucho celebration will commence into the wee hours of the morning, then we're off for a full week of maxin' and relaxin' at the Hyatt Regency in Maui (WoWie!!) for our honeymoon...
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