--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000"
> <steve.sundur@> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > 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)
I went through a phase when I was about 7 years old when I wouldn't
eat anything and my doctor told my mother to give me a shot of brandy
(perhaps cut with something, I can't remember) about an hour before
supper.
Well, I sat down for dinner at the alloted time and promptly fell
asleep in the mashed potatoes.
If "There will be blood" reflects the times, the Daniel Day-Lewis
character gives his son alcohol along with his goat's milk...
>
>
>
> >
> > --- 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
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
