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  Mar 20, 2009 11:48 p.m. wenzel:

  I would be if that fake ass gretsch mobile were real!
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  Mar 21, 2009 12:01 a.m. unclejohn:

  Chop the top off and I'm in. I'll even foot the bill.
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  Mar 21, 2009 12:04 a.m. Proteus:

  What's fake about it?
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  Mar 21, 2009 12:04 a.m. bonedaddy:

  Actually, I'm about to have on '03 Merlot and a nice cigar.
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  Mar 21, 2009 12:11 a.m. unclejohn:

  25 pages.
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  Mar 21, 2009 12:21 a.m. unclejohn:

  I got married in 2000. So I have been stocking up on 2000 vintage. When I went on my honeymoon I got a Jacobs Creek merlot 2000 for about $14.00. It now cost about $130.00. Boy do I feel old. My wife and I celebrate each year by drinking a 2000 vintage wine. I have cases of various wines saved for these occasions. I will bring a few bottles in trade for a nice cigar.
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  Mar 21, 2009 12:40 a.m. bonedaddy:

  One of the benefits of living in California, is the proliferation of great wine. That being said, we recently got a large order from a large customer.

  Our CEO, who is a self admitted wine snob, brought in a case of '96 or '99 Chateau Lascombes Margaux. Wow. That was a really great wine.

  I like Ridge quite a bit, as well as Silver Oak, etc... but that stuff isn't every day wine for sure. Another good one is Joseph Phelps.
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  Mar 21, 2009 12:46 a.m. unclejohn:

  I know nothing about wine. When I got married Jacobs Creek was cheap crap. It still is a good cheap wine. But I guess certain years seem to be better than others. Why were grapes so damn good in 2000?
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  Mar 21, 2009 12:49 a.m. bonedaddy:

  Yeah, who knows. One of our marketing guys has been working at Ridge in the tasting rooms for some ridiculously long period of time, somewhere near 20 years. At any rate, he brought in a bottle of '97 Montebello. That's a 250 dollar bottle of wine. It was good, but I wasn't wowed to the point of paying that much money for it; that's just crazy.
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  Mar 21, 2009 12:56 a.m. unclejohn:

  Yeah. I have a bottle of cider brandy with a hand written tax stamp from the prohibition era. I have been told to auction it off. I think I will save it for my mortgage burning party. Who knows? It will most likely taste like crap. But it will be neat to try it.
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  Mar 21, 2009 1:00 a.m. unclejohn:

  Hey, maybe your CEO might want my brandy. I could use a vintage white falcon.
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  Mar 21, 2009 1:04 a.m. unclejohn:

  Or maybe I should bring it to the next roundup here on the east coast.
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  Mar 21, 2009 2:02 a.m. bonedaddy:

  You should hang on to it; instead of it tasting like crap, hell, it may be sublime!
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  Mar 21, 2009 9:27 a.m. BigJimSlade:

  I drank a lot of Lone Star, Bud and Dos Equis whilst bowling last night and I think I had just as much fun as when I have fine wine, I think
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  Mar 21, 2009 9:34 a.m. Deed Eddy:

  If you kind gentlemen don't mind, I'll just be sitting over here in The Ladies Lounge, as it's all too exhausting in the other areas of the building today, and your conversations tend toward the refinements of life.

  Like cufflinks.
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  Mar 21, 2009 9:48 a.m. BigJimSlade:

  Ladies wear cufflinks these days???
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  Mar 21, 2009 10:13 a.m. Deed Eddy:

  Well, no, but the idea of the two way wrist radio/cufflink cam was pretty snappy.

  You guys are great, by the way, and I do believe things are beginning to settle down in the Outer Regions.
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  Mar 21, 2009 10:27 a.m. BigJimSlade:

  Cue Johnny Rivers "Secret Agent Man", please...
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  Mar 21, 2009 10:35 a.m. fieldhdj:

  unclejohn said: I know nothing about wine. When I got married Jacobs Creek was cheap crap. It still is a good cheap wine. But I guess certain years seem to be better than others.

  My wife and I recently started "putting back" some wines. Anyone have any advice on what is likley to age well? I'm not interested in the dollar value going up, just which ones mature in good and interesting ways.
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  Mar 21, 2009 11:33 a.m. Rex:

  Anyone know what causes wine to turn into vinegar?
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  Mar 21, 2009 11:33 a.m. marctrain57:

  Actually, I have a fine collection of over the top 50's cuff links thanks to my father and father in law both of whom held on to them in case they came back into style.
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  Mar 21, 2009 11:50 a.m. wenzel:

  I always wear cufflinks with my suits. I started watching 1930's and 40's movies and learned a lot about syle from those old time actors. Back then, the French cuff shirt and shorter "swing style" silk ties were all the rage. Now everyone's wearing shirts with buttons on the cuffs and ties that go down to their knees. Well, not everyone, but you get the point. I prefer a well made suit and cuff links with two tone wing tips. I still have a collection of vintage ties too. Here's an example.

  

  
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  Mar 21, 2009 11:56 a.m. BigJimSlade:

  You mean white and brown???? Or, brown and darker? I think footjoy makes an attractive golf shoe and with soft spikes could even be worn in the posh confines of the Grooming Section. Oh, bartender....
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  Mar 21, 2009 12:07 p.m. Jeff O(pen the Brian Setzer Hair File):

  Someone over in one of the more vitreous threads suggested coming here for an espresso and biscotti.

  SO

  Who here is a fan of the oily bean?

  I use Blue Sky espresso beans (distributed by a Michigan based company), that always are so fresh they need to be dried out before putting them into the bean hopper.

  My machine is a Saeco Royal Professional, made in Italy, good for home use but robust enough to be used in an office or small commercial establishment. It can be programmed to only dispense a limited number of drinks with a push of a button.

  I imagine this is to relieve the secretaries of having to make coffee for the executive types who couldn't handle the manual process.

  I start each day off with a double cappucino, made with sugar free Hazelnut syrup and soy milk. Whilst working at home, I occassionally have a shot (or two) mid day to make it through the boringest of con calls. In the evening I'll use pre-ground caffeine free imported from Italy - no caffeine but a strong, rich crema.
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  Mar 21, 2009 12:39 p.m. wenzel:

  I'm talking about something like these.

  http://www.shopping.com/xPO-Forzieri_Forzieri_Italian_Handcrafted_Two_Tone_Oxford

  

  

  Black, white or brown variations are authorized!

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