What are you drinking right now?

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 10:45 am

Don't get me started!

pophead2k · Post by **pophead2k** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 10:46 am

I'm drinking some atrocious chocolate/cherry coffee thing I received in a gift basket that's been languishing in the freezer for some time. Only stuff in the house, unfortunately.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 10:50 am

Sounds like the trash would have been a better destination! Excusable in the absence of anything better, I guess. I've just had a cup of strong French roast from the coffee machine with absolutely nothing else to corrupt the purity of the bean. That's the way to do it!

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 11:04 am

Indeed. Put on a little Billy Bragg and you have the perfect Saturday!

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 3:34 pm

It might not surprise you to hear I've relished every last second of Lloyd's Antidepressant today, in between footie games, which gets more enthralling the more you play it, like all his best stuff. The cliche of 'fans will love it, but it won't win new ones' is probably true, in which case too bad. I confess I treid to answer the question 'why play Billy Bragg when you could play this instead?' and failed to summon one coherent reason. I also thought of the comparison that listening to Lloyd is like Saturday afternoon in the Frick museum with Vermeer, Constable, Holbein, Bellini and co, whereas BB is more like a cartoon in the newspaper. No comparison! I'm sure you'll love that one. No fear, I'm going to listen to his best moments and probably see him live and see if I shift, just to prove how open my mind is.

PS I'm not drinking anything right now.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 4:06 pm

Otis Westinghouse wrote:I also thought of the comparison that listening to Lloyd is like Saturday afternoon in the Frick museum with Vermeer, Constable, Holbein, Bellini and co, whereas BB is more like a cartoon in the newspaper.

That's laying it on little thick. True, though, in that I don't listen to BB's music so much for subtle shades of meaning and nuance as I do for warmth, humor and passion. There's far too much music out there devoid of all of those things.

Post by **BlueChair** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 4:16 pm

Not that I'm even all that familiar with either musician's body of work, nor am I arguing that one is any better than the other, but as far as I know Billy Bragg is a lot more respected than Lloyd Cole is at this point.

LittleFoole · Post by **LittleFoole** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 5:33 pm

Terere' ...... or, a cold infusion of yerba mate ....MMM MMm mmm...better than java

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 6:07 pm

BlueChair wrote:but as far as I know Billy Bragg is a lot more respected than Lloyd Cole is at this point.

Don't rub it in!

I'm on the Knob Creek, souvenir of NY. I prefer bourbon over all blended scotch (though not over malts, of course) and most blended Irish, and this is one of the nicest I've had. It has a dryness and complexity of flavour in the finish. Lovely, and good to drink at all times of the day.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:11 pm

Otis Westinghouse wrote:I'm on the Knob Creek, souvenir of NY. I prefer bourbon over all blended scotch (though not over malts, of course) and most blended Irish, and this is one of the nicest I've had. It has a dryness and complexity of flavour in the finish. Lovely, and good to drink at all times of the day.

Good man! Bourbon is the way! Ever had Blanton's?

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:22 pm

No, but I feel a Blanton'sfest coming on when I'm next in NYC...

http://www.blantonsbourbon.com/CMS/inde ... &Itemid=61

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:37 pm

That's the stuff. Had some of it years ago at my uncle's place in Vermont, after a dinner of Porterhouse steaks and a bottle of '86 Haut Brion. Yum.

Enjoying a bit of this fine South African wine at the moment...

Post by **spooky girlfriend** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:20 pm

A very fine Top Shelf Margarita.

Okay, I'm on my third or fourth. But all the kids except one are out of town and I actually even had time for a soak in the tub and everything!

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:29 pm

Gotta enjoy it while you can!

pophead2k · Post by **pophead2k** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 2:10 pm

A lovely smoky porter from DuckRabbit brewery. Yummm.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 5:25 pm

Which state is that from? I had some great beer in NY - Brooklyn lager, brown and not lagerlike, but very tasty, and a couple of others. Sadly we equate US beer with Bud and Coors over here.

I'm on the Cointreau. On ice. Remembered I had a bottle on the shelf, hidden behind the vast array of other bottles, got it for margaritas (Tesco didn't have triple sec that day...). Forgotten how much I like it.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 8:36 am

Water.

Again.

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:47 am

I must have a drinking problem: water, tea and instant breakfast with soy milk all in front of me.

Post by **spooky girlfriend** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:16 pm

My drinking problem as well: more margaritas.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:20 pm

Some fairly inexpensive bottle of shiraz that my neighbor, a wine wholesaler, gave to us. Does the trick.

Lucky for us his wife doesn't drink, so he has case after case of wine he is willing to give away for merely fedding their cats when they're out of town.

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:57 am

A nice cup of tea.

Last week I had so many days on the beer that I began to feel ill. It does not help having a best friend who works for Carlsberg and always has a full fridge in the garage!

This week I intend to detox a little and recover my equilibrium.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 3:52 am

Jackson Monk wrote:A nice cup of tea.

And a nice slice of cake or a biscuit I hope!

Jackson Monk wrote:Last week I had so many days on the beer that I began to feel ill. It does not help having a best friend who works for Carlsberg and always has a full fridge in the garage!

Well if you need any help...

Jackson Monk wrote:This week I intend to detox a little and recover my equilibrium.

We always start of with good intentions! And they always lead to bad things!

Mechanical Grace · Post by **Mechanical Grace** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 5:08 pm

The new Tab. For some strange reason, what used to be the first Diet Cola (or close to it) is now an energy drink with the flavor of a Green Apple Jolly Rancher candy. And for some perhaps stranger reason, I love it.

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 4:51 am

Instant coffee - black - half a teaspoon of sugar (white). From a Snow White and the Seven Dwarves mug.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:05 pm

How can anyone drink instant coffee?

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