Dammit......
 

...........north winds again and the Lake is capping. Maybe it will settle
down later as the wind is supposed to shift by mid afternoon.

Dammit......
 

JimH wrote:
..........north winds again and the Lake is capping. Maybe it will settle
down later as the wind is supposed to shift by mid afternoon.



Maybe you need a somewhat larger, heavier boat, built to take that kind
of stuff.

Dammit......
 

"HK" wrote in message
...
JimH wrote:
..........north winds again and the Lake is capping. Maybe it will
settle down later as the wind is supposed to shift by mid afternoon.

Maybe you need a somewhat larger, heavier boat, built to take that kind of
stuff.


The boat can take it..........it just isn't fun. Even if we still had our
32 footer I would not go out.

Dammit......
 

JimH wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
...
JimH wrote:
..........north winds again and the Lake is capping. Maybe it will
settle down later as the wind is supposed to shift by mid afternoon.
Maybe you need a somewhat larger, heavier boat, built to take that kind of
stuff.


The boat can take it..........it just isn't fun. Even if we still had our
32 footer I would not go out.




I draw the line at three to fives in my Parker. Four to sixes on the Bay
are no fun...too close together, not like the ocean.

Dammit......
 

"JimH" ask wrote in message
...
..........north winds again and the Lake is capping. Maybe it will
settle down later as the wind is supposed to shift by mid afternoon.



Go see the new Bruce Willis movie and forget about the boat for a couple of
hours.

Dammit......
 

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
...
"JimH" ask wrote in message
...
..........north winds again and the Lake is capping. Maybe it will
settle down later as the wind is supposed to shift by mid afternoon.



Go see the new Bruce Willis movie and forget about the boat for a couple
of hours.


Good idea but I hate movie theaters and crowds.

We ended up doing some yard work, took a nap together, watched some TV then
grilled some scallops/shrimp/mushrooms (lots of garlic and butter) scewers
along with boiling some fresh corn on the cob on the side burner. The
dinner on our deck was topped with some classical music. Add a bottle of
white zinfadel, a blue sky and a beautiful wife for company and it was a
perfect way to end the weekend. ;-)

Dammit......
 

On Sun, 15 Jul 2007 20:26:40 -0400, "JimH" ask wrote:


"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
...
"JimH" ask wrote in message
...
..........north winds again and the Lake is capping. Maybe it will
settle down later as the wind is supposed to shift by mid afternoon.



Go see the new Bruce Willis movie and forget about the boat for a couple
of hours.


Good idea but I hate movie theaters and crowds.

We ended up doing some yard work, took a nap together, watched some TV then
grilled some scallops/shrimp/mushrooms (lots of garlic and butter) scewers
along with boiling some fresh corn on the cob on the side burner. The
dinner on our deck was topped with some classical music. Add a bottle of
white zinfadel, a blue sky and a beautiful wife for company and it was a
perfect way to end the weekend. ;-)



A little salt, pepper, and garlic powder along with some olive oil,
then put that corn on the grill, and you'l have some really great
corn.

Dammit......
 

Add a bottle of white zinfadel

OK... you had me until you wrote that... :- Zinfandel is red, and it's
supposed to be made that way! Ok, I'm just havin' fun... and it sounds like
that's exactly what you had.

My evening was similar, except it was chicken on the bbq... along with the
corn. We all (wife, 2 kids) had dinner on the patio, with hawaiian music in
the background... nice. Oh yeah... wine too, but it was a cab.

--Mike


"JimH" ask wrote in message
...

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
...
"JimH" ask wrote in message
...
..........north winds again and the Lake is capping. Maybe it will
settle down later as the wind is supposed to shift by mid afternoon.



Go see the new Bruce Willis movie and forget about the boat for a couple
of hours.


Good idea but I hate movie theaters and crowds.

We ended up doing some yard work, took a nap together, watched some TV
then grilled some scallops/shrimp/mushrooms (lots of garlic and butter)
scewers along with boiling some fresh corn on the cob on the side burner.
The dinner on our deck was topped with some classical music. Add a
bottle of white zinfadel, a blue sky and a beautiful wife for company and
it was a perfect way to end the weekend. ;-)

Dammit......
 

A little salt, pepper, and garlic powder along with some olive oil,
then put that corn on the grill, and you'l have some really great
corn.

Is that after you boil it, or no boiling at all? Do you wrap it at all? I've
never had much luck with corn on the grill....

--Mike


"Jack Goff" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 15 Jul 2007 20:26:40 -0400, "JimH" ask wrote:


"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
...
"JimH" ask wrote in message
...
..........north winds again and the Lake is capping. Maybe it will
settle down later as the wind is supposed to shift by mid afternoon.



Go see the new Bruce Willis movie and forget about the boat for a couple
of hours.


Good idea but I hate movie theaters and crowds.

We ended up doing some yard work, took a nap together, watched some TV
then
grilled some scallops/shrimp/mushrooms (lots of garlic and butter) scewers
along with boiling some fresh corn on the cob on the side burner. The
dinner on our deck was topped with some classical music. Add a bottle of
white zinfadel, a blue sky and a beautiful wife for company and it was a
perfect way to end the weekend. ;-)



A little salt, pepper, and garlic powder along with some olive oil,
then put that corn on the grill, and you'l have some really great
corn.

Dammit......
 

"JimH" ask wrote in message
...

Good idea but I hate movie theaters and crowds.

We ended up doing some yard work, took a nap together, watched some TV
then grilled some scallops/shrimp/mushrooms (lots of garlic and butter)
scewers along with boiling some fresh corn on the cob on the side burner.
The dinner on our deck was topped with some classical music. Add a
bottle of white zinfadel, a blue sky and a beautiful wife for company and
it was a perfect way to end the weekend. ;-)



We took the crew ot to field test his new PFD. Seems ok, but he wasn't
fussy about swimming out over his head.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...sonsnewPFD.jpg

Dammit......
 

On Jul 15, 11:40 am, "JimH" ask wrote:
..........north winds again and the Lake is capping. Maybe it will settle
down later as the wind is supposed to shift by mid afternoon.

Yup we, got stormed out tonight too. Some parts of the state got hit
hard.

Dammit......
 

On Sun, 15 Jul 2007 20:26:40 -0400, "JimH" ask wrote:

We ended up doing some yard work, took a nap together, watched some TV then
grilled some scallops/shrimp/mushrooms (lots of garlic and butter) scewers
along with boiling some fresh corn on the cob on the side burner. The
dinner on our deck was topped with some classical music. Add a bottle of
white zinfadel, a blue sky and a beautiful wife for company and it was a
perfect way to end the weekend. ;-)

Harry?

When did you morph into Harry?

Dammit......
 

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 15 Jul 2007 20:26:40 -0400, "JimH" ask wrote:

We ended up doing some yard work, took a nap together, watched some TV then
grilled some scallops/shrimp/mushrooms (lots of garlic and butter) scewers
along with boiling some fresh corn on the cob on the side burner. The
dinner on our deck was topped with some classical music. Add a bottle of
white zinfadel, a blue sky and a beautiful wife for company and it was a
perfect way to end the weekend. ;-)

Harry?

When did you morph into Harry?


Hey! Watch it there...I don't drink wines with funny furrin' names, tokay?

Dammit......
 

On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 06:54:04 -0400, HK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 15 Jul 2007 20:26:40 -0400, "JimH" ask wrote:

We ended up doing some yard work, took a nap together, watched some TV then
grilled some scallops/shrimp/mushrooms (lots of garlic and butter) scewers
along with boiling some fresh corn on the cob on the side burner. The
dinner on our deck was topped with some classical music. Add a bottle of
white zinfadel, a blue sky and a beautiful wife for company and it was a
perfect way to end the weekend. ;-)

Harry?

When did you morph into Harry?

Hey! Watch it there...I don't drink wines with funny furrin' names, tokay?

Tokay...

Dammit......
 

On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 04:13:05 -0000,
wrote:

On Jul 15, 11:40 am, "JimH" ask wrote:
..........north winds again and the Lake is capping. Maybe it will settle
down later as the wind is supposed to shift by mid afternoon.

Yup we, got stormed out tonight too. Some parts of the state got hit
hard.

Guys got whacked last night huh?

Beautiful weather here in Virginia - just about ready to continue on
through to SC.

WHOO HOO!!

Dammit......
 

On Sun, 15 Jul 2007 21:07:52 -0700, "Mike" wrote:

A little salt, pepper, and garlic powder along with some olive oil,
then put that corn on the grill, and you'l have some really great
corn.

Is that after you boil it, or no boiling at all? Do you wrap it at all? I've
never had much luck with corn on the grill....

--Mike


Not boiled, just husked and cleaned. I put it directly on the grill,
and it only takes a few minutes. Turn them frquently to prevent
burning, but you want a little browning.

Dammit......
 

On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:04:46 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 04:13:05 -0000,
wrote:

On Jul 15, 11:40 am, "JimH" ask wrote:
..........north winds again and the Lake is capping. Maybe it will settle
down later as the wind is supposed to shift by mid afternoon.

Yup we, got stormed out tonight too. Some parts of the state got hit
hard.

Guys got whacked last night huh?

Beautiful weather here in Virginia - just about ready to continue on
through to SC.

WHOO HOO!!

It's shaping up to be a beautiful week here in SC. You're gonna love
it. :-)

Dammit......
 

HK wrote:

Hey! Watch it there...I don't drink wines with funny furrin' names, tokay?

Harry, does quality name-brands like:

MD 20-20, Thunderbird, Ripple, and Annie Greensprings fit the bill?

Dammit......
 

On Jul 15, 8:40?am, "JimH" ask wrote:
..........north winds again and the Lake is capping. Maybe it will settle
down later as the wind is supposed to shift by mid afternoon.

We can get whitecaps aorund here at winds less than 15 knots.
Obviously you didn't let 15 knot winds keep you off the water. What
were the wind speeds?

Dammit......
 

Tim wrote:
HK wrote:

Hey! Watch it there...I don't drink wines with funny furrin' names, tokay?

Harry, does quality name-brands like:

MD 20-20, Thunderbird, Ripple, and Annie Greensprings fit the bill?


Ahh, a fellow wine snob.
Of course, I only imbibe while eating velveeta on ritz crackers in the
salon of my 65' Gran Rive C-Ray on our nearby 35-acre lake.

Dammit......
 

On Jul 16, 7:14 am, Jack Goff wrote:


Is that after you boil it, or no boiling at all? Do you wrap it at all? I've
never had much luck with corn on the grill....

--Mike

Not boiled, just husked and cleaned. I put it directly on the grill,
and it only takes a few minutes. Turn them frquently to prevent
burning, but you want a little browning.

You can also leave the husk on and soak if for a few minutes in water,
wrap in seasoning and foil, them throw them on the grill.

Dammit......
 

"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
ups.com...
On Jul 15, 8:40?am, "JimH" ask wrote:
..........north winds again and the Lake is capping. Maybe it will
settle
down later as the wind is supposed to shift by mid afternoon.

We can get whitecaps aorund here at winds less than 15 knots.
Obviously you didn't let 15 knot winds keep you off the water. What
were the wind speeds?


The Lake was churning from high winds on Friday and Saturday, with gusts
over 25 mph and all from the north........not good for us folks on the south
side of the Lake. ;-)

Dammit......
 

HK wrote:
Tim wrote:
HK wrote:

Hey! Watch it there...I don't drink wines with funny furrin' names, tokay?

Harry, does quality name-brands like:

MD 20-20, Thunderbird, Ripple, and Annie Greensprings fit the bill?


Ahh, a fellow wine snob.
Of course, I only imbibe while eating velveeta on ritz crackers in the
salon of my 65' Gran Rive C-Ray on our nearby 35-acre lake.

Now THAT's when you break out the Lancers '69!

35 acre lake? I thought that was the size of the cove.

You're holding out, Harry!

Dammit......
 

On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 04:13:05 -0000,
wrote:

On Jul 15, 11:40 am, "JimH" ask wrote:
..........north winds again and the Lake is capping. Maybe it will settle
down later as the wind is supposed to shift by mid afternoon.

Yup we, got stormed out tonight too. Some parts of the state got hit
hard.

Guys got whacked last night huh?

Beautiful weather here in Virginia - just about ready to continue on
through to SC.

WHOO HOO!!

Dammit......
 

On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:36:42 -0000, Tim wrote:


HK wrote:

Hey! Watch it there...I don't drink wines with funny furrin' names, tokay?

Harry, does quality name-brands like:

MD 20-20, Thunderbird, Ripple, and Annie Greensprings fit the bill?

Nah - Harry likes Boone's Farm - blueberry.

Dammit......
 

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:36:42 -0000, Tim wrote:

HK wrote:

Hey! Watch it there...I don't drink wines with funny furrin' names, tokay?
Harry, does quality name-brands like:

MD 20-20, Thunderbird, Ripple, and Annie Greensprings fit the bill?

Nah - Harry likes Boone's Farm - blueberry.


Too upscale for my taste. None of us rafter-uppers on our 70' CRay
trawlers drink the expensive stuff when we party on Bare Butt Cove.

Dammit......
 

On Jul 16, 4:59 pm, HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:36:42 -0000, Tim wrote:

HK wrote:

Hey! Watch it there...I don't drink wines with funny furrin' names, tokay?
Harry, does quality name-brands like:

MD 20-20, Thunderbird, Ripple, and Annie Greensprings fit the bill?

Nah - Harry likes Boone's Farm - blueberry.

Too upscale for my taste. None of us rafter-uppers on our 70' CRay
trawlers drink the expensive stuff when we party on Bare Butt Cove.

hmmm from 54' to 70', eh?

Oh, now switching to Schlitz!

Dammit......
 

Tim wrote:
On Jul 16, 4:59 pm, HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:36:42 -0000, Tim wrote:
HK wrote:
Hey! Watch it there...I don't drink wines with funny furrin' names, tokay?
Harry, does quality name-brands like:
MD 20-20, Thunderbird, Ripple, and Annie Greensprings fit the bill?
Nah - Harry likes Boone's Farm - blueberry.
Too upscale for my taste. None of us rafter-uppers on our 70' CRay
trawlers drink the expensive stuff when we party on Bare Butt Cove.

hmmm from 54' to 70', eh?

Oh, now switching to Schlitz!



You rub things the right way and...

Dammit......
 

On Jul 16, 8:42?am, "JimH" ask wrote:
"Chuck Gould" wrote in message

ups.com...

On Jul 15, 8:40?am, "JimH" ask wrote:
..........north winds again and the Lake is capping. Maybe it will
settle
down later as the wind is supposed to shift by mid afternoon.

We can get whitecaps aorund here at winds less than 15 knots.
Obviously you didn't let 15 knot winds keep you off the water. What
were the wind speeds?

The Lake was churning from high winds on Friday and Saturday, with gusts
over 25 mph and all from the north........not good for us folks on the south
side of the Lake. ;-)

25 mph? You were wise to stay at the dock with your runabout.
I don't enjoy those conditions in a boat that is somewhat larger and
heavier.

Dammit......
 

On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:17:03 -0000, Tim wrote:

On Jul 16, 4:59 pm, HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:36:42 -0000, Tim wrote:

HK wrote:

Hey! Watch it there...I don't drink wines with funny furrin' names, tokay?
Harry, does quality name-brands like:

MD 20-20, Thunderbird, Ripple, and Annie Greensprings fit the bill?

Nah - Harry likes Boone's Farm - blueberry.

Too upscale for my taste. None of us rafter-uppers on our 70' CRay
trawlers drink the expensive stuff when we party on Bare Butt Cove.

hmmm from 54' to 70', eh?

Oh, now switching to Schlitz!

The beer that made Milwaukee flatulent.

--Vic

Dammit......
 

On Jul 16, 7:39?pm, HK wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Jul 16, 4:59 pm, HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:36:42 -0000, Tim wrote:
HK wrote:
Hey! Watch it there...I don't drink wines with funny furrin' names, tokay?
Harry, does quality name-brands like:
MD 20-20, Thunderbird, Ripple, and Annie Greensprings fit the bill?
Nah - Harry likes Boone's Farm - blueberry.
Too upscale for my taste. None of us rafter-uppers on our 70' CRay
trawlers drink the expensive stuff when we party on Bare Butt Cove.

hmmm from 54' to 70', eh?

Oh, now switching to Schlitz!

You rub things the right way and...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

More Rye bread???

Dammit......
 

On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 06:47:18 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:17:03 -0000, Tim wrote:

On Jul 16, 4:59 pm, HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:36:42 -0000, Tim wrote:

HK wrote:

Hey! Watch it there...I don't drink wines with funny furrin' names, tokay?
Harry, does quality name-brands like:

MD 20-20, Thunderbird, Ripple, and Annie Greensprings fit the bill?

Nah - Harry likes Boone's Farm - blueberry.

Too upscale for my taste. None of us rafter-uppers on our 70' CRay
trawlers drink the expensive stuff when we party on Bare Butt Cove.

hmmm from 54' to 70', eh?

Oh, now switching to Schlitz!

The beer that made Milwaukee flatulent.

Nah - that would be Pabst Red, white and blue

Dammit......
 

On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:28:07 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:


Oh, now switching to Schlitz!

The beer that made Milwaukee flatulent.

Nah - that would be Pabst Red, white and blue

That's probably what Uncle Russ had in mind.
We were going fishing once and he pulled in front of a liquor store
and handed me 10 bucks.
"Get a case of cheap beer and some ice."
I went in and the cheapest I saw was Canadian Ace.
When we got to the boat we started putting the beer and ice in the
cooler.
"What the hell!! Canadian Ace?!?!?" he says.
"You told me to get cheap beer," says I.
He just looked at me and shook his head.

--Vic

Dammit......
 

Vic Smith wrote:
On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:28:07 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:


Oh, now switching to Schlitz!
The beer that made Milwaukee flatulent.
Nah - that would be Pabst Red, white and blue

That's probably what Uncle Russ had in mind.
We were going fishing once and he pulled in front of a liquor store
and handed me 10 bucks.
"Get a case of cheap beer and some ice."
I went in and the cheapest I saw was Canadian Ace.
When we got to the boat we started putting the beer and ice in the
cooler.
"What the hell!! Canadian Ace?!?!?" he says.
"You told me to get cheap beer," says I.
He just looked at me and shook his head.

--Vic


Around here, liquor stores compete to see who can sell crappy beer at
the lowest price. Miller Lite seems to be the "leader." I have a buddy
whose favorite is Miller Lite and he offers me a can from time to time.
I tried it once, and thought it the most awful concoction that ever bore
the name "beer." But it is a big seller.

Dammit......
 

On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:45:45 -0400, HK wrote:


Around here, liquor stores compete to see who can sell crappy beer at
the lowest price. Miller Lite seems to be the "leader." I have a buddy
whose favorite is Miller Lite and he offers me a can from time to time.
I tried it once, and thought it the most awful concoction that ever bore
the name "beer." But it is a big seller.

I never could figure out why anybody would drink "lite" beer.
But as you say, they do. Sometimes it's a problem for me on
a picnic where whoever brings the beer gets nearly all "lite."
I might have one of the few non-lites then switch to soda.
Better anyway, since daytime beer drinking in the sun ends up giving
me a headache if I drink more than one or two.

--Vic

Dammit......
 

Vic Smith wrote:
On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:28:07 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:


Oh, now switching to Schlitz!

The beer that made Milwaukee flatulent.

Nah - that would be Pabst Red, white and blue

That's probably what Uncle Russ had in mind.
We were going fishing once and he pulled in front of a liquor store
and handed me 10 bucks.
"Get a case of cheap beer and some ice."
I went in and the cheapest I saw was Canadian Ace.
When we got to the boat we started putting the beer and ice in the
cooler.
"What the hell!! Canadian Ace?!?!?" he says.
"You told me to get cheap beer," says I.
He just looked at me and shook his head.

--Vic

Well If that's not cheap enough, I suppose one could try some
basskisser-brew

Dammit......
 

On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:13:02 -0000, Tim wrote:

Well If that's not cheap enough, I suppose one could try some
basskisser-brew

Don't know about that, and I didn't think that Canadian Ace was that
bad either. For years and years I drank Old Style at bars all over
Chicago. That was the common Chicago tap beer, and I enjoyed it.
I always ordered the bottle.
Then I was living in Queens a while and was drinking Schaefer and
Miller. When I went back to Chicago I stuck with Miller.
One day a brain short-circuit caused me to order a bottle of Old Style
like an old habit. It stunk, and I wondered how I drank it for all
those years.
Anyway, I'm a snob now, and drink mostly Zywiec and Hacker-Pschorr
Weisse. But I do some slumming too.

--Vic

Dammit......
 

Vic Smith wrote:
On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:13:02 -0000, Tim wrote:
Well If that's not cheap enough, I suppose one could try some
basskisser-brew

Don't know about that, and I didn't think that Canadian Ace was that
bad either. For years and years I drank Old Style at bars all over
Chicago. That was the common Chicago tap beer, and I enjoyed it.
I always ordered the bottle.
Then I was living in Queens a while and was drinking Schaefer and
Miller. When I went back to Chicago I stuck with Miller.
One day a brain short-circuit caused me to order a bottle of Old Style
like an old habit. It stunk, and I wondered how I drank it for all
those years.
Anyway, I'm a snob now, and drink mostly Zywiec and Hacker-Pschorr
Weisse. But I do some slumming too.

--Vic


Schaefer...the one beer to have when you want to belch up beer breath.

I drank Piels for a while when I drank beer because I liked Bert and
Harry Piel, aka Bob Elliot and Ray Goulding. Best commercials ever.
Among the worst beers ever.

One summer while in college my father got me a job on the loading dock
at Hulls' Export Beer in New Haven. I loaded kegs and cases of bottles
onto trucks all day long. Work rules required a cold keg on the dock at
all times to "refresh" the grunts who did the loading. I'm afraid those
days are long, long gone.

http://tinyurl.com/395jnv


Those were the days. I earned enough in the summer to just about cover
the next year's tuition, books and room and board, thanks to the
American union movement!

Dammit......
 

On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:12:39 -0400, HK wrote:

Schaefer...the one beer to have when you want to belch up beer breath.

Michelob did that for me. I had one once and got pulled over for
speeding a couple hours later. The cop asked me how many beers
I had and I told him "One, a couple hours ago." He said, "What!?
You smell like a f**cking brewery, and so does your car."
But he bought the truth, and I beat the speeding ticket too.
I never drank a Michelob again.

I drank Piels for a while when I drank beer because I liked Bert and
Harry Piel, aka Bob Elliot and Ray Goulding. Best commercials ever.
Among the worst beers ever.

I never saw a good beer commercial. Some of those Bud ads around
the Superbowl some years back came close.

One summer while in college my father got me a job on the loading dock
at Hulls' Export Beer in New Haven. I loaded kegs and cases of bottles
onto trucks all day long. Work rules required a cold keg on the dock at
all times to "refresh" the grunts who did the loading. I'm afraid those
days are long, long gone.

http://tinyurl.com/395jnv

Those were the days. I earned enough in the summer to just about cover
the next year's tuition, books and room and board, thanks to the
American union movement!

Heh heh. It was the UAW and Teamsters that put me through college.

--Vic

Dammit......
 

Vic Smith wrote:
On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:12:39 -0400, HK wrote:

Schaefer...the one beer to have when you want to belch up beer breath.

Michelob did that for me. I had one once and got pulled over for
speeding a couple hours later. The cop asked me how many beers
I had and I told him "One, a couple hours ago." He said, "What!?
You smell like a f**cking brewery, and so does your car."
But he bought the truth, and I beat the speeding ticket too.
I never drank a Michelob again.

I drank Piels for a while when I drank beer because I liked Bert and
Harry Piel, aka Bob Elliot and Ray Goulding. Best commercials ever.
Among the worst beers ever.

I never saw a good beer commercial. Some of those Bud ads around
the Superbowl some years back came close.

One summer while in college my father got me a job on the loading dock
at Hulls' Export Beer in New Haven. I loaded kegs and cases of bottles
onto trucks all day long. Work rules required a cold keg on the dock at
all times to "refresh" the grunts who did the loading. I'm afraid those
days are long, long gone.

http://tinyurl.com/395jnv

Those were the days. I earned enough in the summer to just about cover
the next year's tuition, books and room and board, thanks to the
American union movement!

Heh heh. It was the UAW and Teamsters that put me through college.

--Vic


Here's a really old Piels beer commercial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26HtmV0DmRU

They got more sophisticated (!) as the years passed, but still kept to
the format.

I had two good summer jobs thanks to the Teamsters, and another good one
thanks to the Steamfitters and Boilermakers Unions. I knew a little bit
about welding before that summer, but by the time the summer was over, I
was working right alongside journeymen, refurbishing
steam boilers at the now defunct Bigelow Boiler factory. Now that was a
manly man's job! The place was ancient; it had built steam locomotives
earlier in its history.