The Bar

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:26 pm

That middle photo is a "taxation without representation" protest during which kegs of beer were dumped into the Great Salt Lake.

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:27 pm

Please do forgive the excessive loquacity, folks. I get this way when I've had a couple glasses of port.

GuinivereElise · Post by **GuinivereElise** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:29 pm

a boozy booze drink for paps....

and a porter for the frenchpuss (good to see you tonight!)

RG: are you doing okay for drinks??

so, all... get this. I actually brought some paperwork HOME WITH ME from work...

however, I get to clock this time, then. so, technically, I'm working right now. That said, I think I'll get myself another beer!

Nipples...are you telling me that your ass is crusty?? Hmmm... maybe I'll think twice about kissing it, then....

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:30 pm

Jeez... not only was my previous statement redundant, but it mixed tenses too... oh my.

Lack of beer, I guess.

(shrug)

Nice pics, RG.

Yeah... Louis ville, Looavul, Loueyville, looval... anyway you like it, really.

I-64, huh? Take the West Virginia Turnpike did you?

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:33 pm

I don't think so. Not sure about the nomenclature. We got off onto I-60 (I think) and wound all through WV on a 2-laner. Saw Hawk's Nest State Park.

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:35 pm

excessive loquacity

you kidding?

This is a bar, my friend... cut loose.

And hello and thank you, GE... I trust you had a good weekend, yes? And beer makes paper work fun.

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:38 pm

Where's my red pen? Ah, here we go.

LeChatNoir wrote:GE, There’s a local brewpub [snip] here[no comma] which brews a great porter and then ages it in used bourbon barrels. Might there be one of those [snip] under that magic bar?

GuinivereElise · Post by **GuinivereElise** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:38 pm

weekend: stressful. emotionally taxing.

went on an 'ex-tour' with my SO. met his first and 'only true love'. yeah. made my weekend, let me tell you. (but, had an excuse to hang out wiith Rob the Wop then, so that was cool)

beer makes paperwork more fun, and more challenging!

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:38 pm

Sorry, couldn't help myself. I see you noticed while I was doing all that formatting.

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:40 pm

Wait, his "only" true love is someone _else_? Ummm. He must have missed "Relationships for men 1020: things about which you must always lie"

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:40 pm

I see you noticed while I was doing all that formatting

Had to beat you to it, man...

nipples · Post by **nipples** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:41 pm

all lips succumb
seek kisses twist
care not favor me

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:42 pm

I'm of the opinion that "used" is redundant, too, but I guess technically bourbon barrels could technically have never contained bourbon, so I left it in.

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:43 pm

speaking of redunancy...

GuinivereElise · Post by **GuinivereElise** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:43 pm

AH... yes. well.... who knows....

yes, this is the relationship that he still refers to as 'the most important relationship of my life'. Lemme tell you, that makes me feel like a million bucks right there....

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:44 pm

feel free to distribute an extra d somewhere in that previous post, as appropriate.

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:44 pm

How long ago was this, GE?

GuinivereElise · Post by **GuinivereElise** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:46 pm

was what, RG?

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:49 pm

The relationship in question.

GuinivereElise · Post by **GuinivereElise** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:50 pm

Oh, goodness... 15 years or more....

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:53 pm

Yes, yes... I said "used" for a couple of reasons:

#1) There are cooperages here in the state that produce “bourbon barrels”... oak barrels built to a certain specification and charred on the inside for the distillaries.

#2) Since, by law, Bourbon must be aged in a new barrel every time (any other spirit aged afterwards in a said barrel, even if it is the same mash as before, may not be called “Bourbon”) they are commonly referred to locally as “used”

what do ya' think of that?

(now adhering to the strictest rules, here... should that apostrophe follow "ya"?)

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:54 pm

[unsolicited advice]It seems pretty apparent that he will never take you seriously. Who wants to always be second fiddle?[/unsolicited advice]

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:56 pm

Sorry ‘bout the ex-tour, GE. Tell him to get over her, tell her thanks for the lessons and start looking at the here and now. He’s smart... he’ll understand.

GuinivereElise · Post by **GuinivereElise** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:57 pm

duly noted, RG... without knowing all the details, that's how it appears, I'll grant you.

I won't always be playing second fiddle, dearie. No worries. I'm a fuckin' drama queen. i require the spotlight, after a while.

heeee.....

who's drinkin???

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:57 pm

Oh, and RG... you may interest you to know that many of the used barrels from the distilleries here make their way to California and France... used to age wines.

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:00 pm

I think we're all drinking. I would use an apostrophe after ya'. I can't imagine, GE, that you would be capable of or content to play second fiddle, but words reveal much. You know better than I, however. Is it actually a Bourbon Barrel if it has not and will not contain Bourbon?

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:04 pm

I love that you love Stoppard, GE. My little sister gave me a Korean import of R and G are D on DVD. It's probably bootleg, but there are no legitimate DVDs in existence (at least not on the US market). If those dunderheads would release it, I'd buy it, no matter how overpriced an uber-special edition it was. Damn, I love that film. My wife thinks I'm a freak for laughing hysterically at a movie I've seen twenty times.

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:09 pm

Is it actually a Bourbon Barrel if it has not and will not contain Bourbon?

To the best of my knowledge, this is the case, since the cooperages do produce other barrels also (albeit rarely). They are built to specific sizes and heavily charred inside before ever seeing any distilled spirit, with their express purpose being to age Bourbon whiskey. Distilleries have a sort of standing order and there are several full time cooperages around that stay busy.

And incidently, when you’ve got one in the yard, and the sun hits it in the summertime... Oh My God... you could crawl inside and die happy.

GuinivereElise · Post by **GuinivereElise** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:09 pm

well, I'm an actor, for one: and an actor that likes to push people... stoppard has a ridiculous quality that is wonderous to allow a troupe to push an audience without them really realizing it...

and as far as second fiddle: really, it's so hard to describe unless you've been around us and our relationship for the last 8 months. Nothing's ever cut-and-dried with us. We're both drama queens....

thanks for your kind words, though...

Ranger Genius · Post by **Ranger Genius** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:12 pm

It's a lovely colorful expression, too: "second fiddle." God, I love the english language. Glad I didn't have to learn it as my second language, though. Can you imagine trying to master all that contextual meaning and euphemism? Joseph Conrad is a god.