--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> This is just too good Curtis. This piece needs wider distribution. It
> is along the lines of that great commericial, "Beef, It's Whats For
> Dinner", with the Irving Berlin musical accompaniment
Yeah, you busted me trying to suck up to booze companies to sponsor my
show! I'm working on a piece about how good it is for children next.
(hint, it makes them less hyper, like when they pass out)
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues"
> <curtisdeltablues@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > >
> > > Maybe the spounge analagy was misplaced, but acting as an anesthetic
> > > it creates dullness.
> >
> > I understand the "alcohol bad" position and lived it for years. If
> > that is how you enjoy to live, good for you. Dullness is the last
> > attribute I would give alcohol's effect if you don't drink too much,
> > and drink with the right people. Removing the drink from the set and
> > setting that it can enhance, misses the point IMO. It can be a part
> > of social customs and cuisines that I enjoy.
> >
> > A chilled martini at a jazz club with an acoustic jazz trio in the
> > background.
> >
> > Some top shelf bourbon bought for you by a young couple after your
> > last set, who had never listened to acoustic blues before, and have
> > many questions about what blues artists they should download.
> >
> > A bottle of local Virginia wine over dinner with a friend who just
> > came back from visiting Africa and has many stories to share.
> >
> > A chilled Czech Pilsner Urquell beer at boating picnic while eating
> > Chesapeake Bay crabs.
> >
> > Greek brandy with your Greek friends as they tell you about how they
> > survived during WWII in Greece on an olive farm, while eating sheep
> > feta cheese and dipping crusty bread into oil from this year's olive
> > harvest.
> >
> > Toasts with Hennessey cognac with the bridal party at your Vietnamese
> > friend's wedding after all the other guests have left.
> >
> > A friend's homemade wine at their farm after riding their horses.
> >
> > Joining a Thai friend as he closes up his restaurant and eating home
> > style fiery hot Thai food with the staff with Thai Singha beer.
> >
> > Drinking chilled vodka shots with your Russian girlfriend over the
> > traditional meal she cooked for you.
> >
> > Sharing the Brazilian national drink, the Chaiparinya. (limes,sugar
> > and Cachasa) with a raven haired Brazilian girl while watching World
> > Cup soccer.
> >
> > A smoky Lagavulin scotch with my father over stories of his
> > experiences in the South Pacific theater of WWII and the occupation of
> > Japan.
> >
> > Making handmade pasta, covering them with fresh steamed clams, with a
> > glass of Sauvignon Blanc and your best friends.
> >
> > A glass of sweet port with a plate of Stilton with your girlfriend
> > while the snow falls outside.
> >
> > Some of these experiences would be plenty cool without the shared
> > beverage. But sometime it is the ritual of sharing the drink that
> > connects people. Alcohol is just sugar molecules with an attitude.
> > It is a type of food, and each culture has it's special version. You
> > may associate it with dullness if you prefer. I prefer to associate
> > it with the way peoples eyes crinkle up at the edges during
> conversation.
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Ethanol is a two-carbon alcohol and can be considered an active
> brain-
> > > drug and an all-purpose cellular toxin. Even moderate alcohol abuse
> > > distorts the personality, emotions, and intellect of the `social
> > > drinker', which is a direct consequence of brain dysfunction caused
> > > by ethanol and other chemical pathogens in alcoholic beverages. Even
> > > low doses of alcohol interfere with memory and make it difficult for
> > > the hippocampus to process new information. As a brain drug, ethanol
> > > acts to depress the brain function from the top down, very much in
> > > the style of an anesthetic. Acetaldehyde is particularly toxic.
> > > {nutramed.com, Apr. 2003}
> > >
> > > http://www.jrussellshealth.org/alcbfm.html
> > >
> >
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