Toowoomba, that was it! I knew the name was a bit more unusual than
what I had spelled out. The shoot was actually about 20 miles out of
town in a very small village that proclaimed itself "the sunflower
capital of the world." We shot in a 200 acre field of sunflowers. I
have pics somewhere. One of these days I'll dig one out. I enjoyed
rural Australia, although I had very little time off. Fascinating
place.
Paul
On Dec 10, 2005, at 9:05 AM, David Savage wrote:
Toowoomba in Queensland.
Young people aren't the ones to ask about good beer. They tend to
drink whatever is fashionable at the time, or can get them hammered
for the least amount of money.
Dave
On 12/10/05, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Budweiser, Miller, and the others are the result of catering to a
certain audience that wants beer that is sufficiently light to allow
the consumption of huge amounts without feeling full. Thus, the
popularity of these watery, icy cold beers with minimal flavor but
sufficient alcohol to get the job done. An interesting footnote to
international beer preference: Five years ago I shot a commercial near
a medium sized Australian farming town. I think it was called Towamba.
It was about 150 miles or so from Brisbane. Anyway, my partner and I
were drinking in a local bar with a half dozen young guys from town. I
asked them what their favorite beer might be, thinking I'd get hooked
up to a locally brewed favorite. "Budweiser!" they unanimously
exclaimed. What can one say?
Paul
On Dec 10, 2005, at 8:19 AM, Don Williams wrote:
You can get decent beer in the US; Amstel and Carlsberg are available
in New York and San Francisco -- and hundreds of other places I've
never visited, I guess.
I once drank a bottle of Miller's in Ballston Lake, or Saratoga
Springs I can't be sure. It was atrocious. Why is beer making so
difficult? Or do they make it right and then bugger it up before
bottling?
Don W
Paul Stenquist wrote:
Coors was very popular among east coast and midwest auto racers,
particularly drag racers, during the sixties. It wasn't available
east of the Rockies, so it was essentially an "import." In those
days
the fastest dragsters were all from California, and the California
racers used empty Coors cans to cover their eight exhaust pipes went
the car was shut off. Their eastern counterparts wanted everything
the fast guys had of course, so getting a set of Coors cans was a
major achievement. Some apparently took the leap of logic that if
the
cans were good for covering your pipes, the beer must be good for
pouring down your personal pipe. So guys driving back from the west
coast used to pack as much Coors as they could into their trucks. I
guess for folks who grew up drinking Bud, Miller and Strohs, it
probably tasted okay. Like most other beers, I would guess it's not
the same brew today that it was forty years ago. I can't remember
ever trying it.
Paul
On Dec 10, 2005, at 6:26 AM, graywolf wrote:
An allegedly alcoholic beverage brewed by a neo-Nazi company in
Colorado. The main virtue of it was it was 3.2% beer and thus
legally buyable by use underage GI's back in the early 60's.
Definitely not for anyone who likes the taste of beer. AKA cow
piss.
As you probably can tell I did not like the man, the company, nor
the beer.
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
"Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof"
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Boris Liberman wrote:
Hi!
Here's a pic of little April enjoying a Coors. I'm wondering
which
rendition you prefer, and why. If you've the time and
inclination, I'd
appreciate any comments. Thanks!
http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/april-2up.html
What Coors is, please?
I prefer the right one... I generally tend to tone my b/w stuff to
warm sepia tones... Feeling warm towards the child can only
enhance
the photo.
Boris
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