DLD drunken weekend edition 8/11-8/12.
by Shippee33 on Aug 11, 2007 12:39 PM PDT
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PrintWell after yesterdays crazy game who knows what the rest of the weekend has to offer. I got more than a little drunk yesterday, and passed out by the 5th inning, so needless to say I was very confused when I awoke later on last night and turned on ESPN...
Well I don't have much as far as Links go, im just putting this bad boy up, because, well someone has to do it. Lets see what I can conjure up...
Here is a clip that someone made of the 1988 world series game one 9th inning match up between Eck and Gibson, but to a western theme. Its sort of creative I guess, and Frankly I've got nothing for the DLD so at least its something. http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=15282702
Here is the classic Miller light commerical with Billy Martin and the boss, if yu have been watching "The Bronx is Burning"(acutally better than I thought it would be) you will get a kick out of it... http://youtube.com/watch?v=Q9mNkEcUR3s
And speaking of Billy Ball, here is the man himself in a 1981 A's commerical, they had a "different brand of baseball" even back then..lol http://youtube.com/watch?v=DlcRC3TQj5c
Oh yea it you were drunk like me yesterday and watched the game with one eye open, there is a recap from MLB.com
I hope it works....lol. Well what can I say, another day, another dollar. Except for the dollar part...
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Well its here
Time to grab a beer, what time is the game on today?
4 pm Pacific :)
And I'll add my vote for MGD.
Natty Ice
That brings me back to the back roads of Tulare. Lukewarm beer, ditchbanking, and strange fumblings in that backseat of someone else's car with some guy I just met that evening.
by mlleaimee on Aug 11, 2007 1:17 PM PDT reply actions
You really are a CVG.
Central Valley Girl. From deep in the heart of the hot valley no less!
Yeah, and Wrangler butts
by mlleaimee on Aug 11, 2007 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
You sound melancholy...
are you homesick? ;)
Yeah, I really miss Tulare
I miss the Denny's with the old Portuguese man's goat tied to the newspaper dipenser outside. I miss the scoarching heat and my parents inability to keep an air conditioner in any kind of working order. I miss redneck truck drivers telling me "ew shure luk gwood." I miss sleepless nights, dripping sweat (and not in a sexy way), scratching and swatting at mosquitos. Ohh, how my heart beats for old Tulare-dairy capital of the world-California.
by mlleaimee on Aug 11, 2007 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, such fond recollections of home..lol
I think the passage of time has significantly altered what you remember as Tulare. I actually live in Fresno, and believe it or not, it's a veritable metropolis of sophistication and lights compared to where I originally hale from.
Come now, the blistering summer heat is surely offset by the lovely winter fog. At least in the winter Tulare couldn't have been as ugly as you recall....mainly because you can't see more that ten feet of it at a time!
Nothing quite like going home is there? I've been home four times in twenty years...lol.
One of my favorite songs is called Fresno
by mlleaimee on Aug 11, 2007 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, there is more than one gay
living off of Olive...lol. The Tower district caters to alternative life style and eclectic artist types. It's a nice area actually. Fresno is an odd ball city. Over 500K and growing daily...yet it seems unable to adapt to a metropolitan style culture. The agrigarian roots run deep I suppose. All in all, not a bad place to raise a family. Of course I'm to put off by big city lights to live in the city proper. I'm actually in the suburbs of Selma. But I work there in the city.
Awww,
Raisin capital of the world.
by mlleaimee on Aug 11, 2007 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Remember the miniseries
Fresno? With Carol Burnett and most of her usual cohorts? Had some funny moments if you liked her humor - and weren't too offended by being from Fresno.
Fresno actually isn't the raisin capital
Even though there are those who like to purport that myth. The raisin capital is indeed Selma which is slightly south of Fresno. Just a little CV knowledge I like to drop on ya.
by mlleaimee on Aug 11, 2007 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
That was a funny spoof series.
You would be amazed at difficult it is to find it on DVD.
Making me nostalgic, guys
I used to live in Fresno... went to school there. Some things I miss about it, other not at all!
I went to Fresno State
for a year. I actually graduated from college from there but only because I took 30 units each semester so I wouldn't have to stay there long. What I miss about Fresno, the mall and maybe Spoons.
by mlleaimee on Aug 11, 2007 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Now why'd you have to go and mention Spoons?
They closed it down a couple of years ago, and I have missed the BBQ burger and seasoned fries ever since.
Brings me back to college
It was cheap and it got me drunk.
Don't remember much.
by secret ASian man on Aug 11, 2007 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Used to be
a beer in the midwest called Buckhorn. We had a saying about it, that it's only redeeming feature was that it wasn't any worse warm than it was cold. Hence it was our beer of choice for occasions when we couldn't be sure we could keep it refrigerated for a lengthy period.
Have you ever drank 2-11 warm
You have to be dedicated, thats for damm sure...
Sorry
I've never even heard of it. Or Country Club, for that matter. I must be out of the loop on the new cheap beers. But I have some fond memories (sort of) of the Bull.
Country Club!
It comes in 32 delicious, ahem, oz. My favorite beer lable is Miller (the champagne of beers). I've tasted a lot of champagne dahrling and that sir is no champagne.
by mlleaimee on Aug 11, 2007 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Blatz
While working on an island off the north coast of the UP in Lake Superior I drank Blatz. It was the cheapest beer around, even cheaper than PBR or Old Style. Without a refrigerator, I kept it "cool" in a waterfall behind the cabin I was living in. It was kinda like every bad beer commercial come to life.
by Archaeologist on Aug 11, 2007 1:41 PM PDT reply actions
Did you make bitter beer face?
by mlleaimee on Aug 11, 2007 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I made a wierd face while drinking last night
I had a Wild Turkey on the rocks. Ice makes cheap whiskey taste good, but the glass wasn't washed well. It last held some kind of a drink with Kaluha. It just tasted weird.
by secret ASian man on Aug 11, 2007 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Wild, wild Turkey
with a Zima chaser. A Central Valley favorite. I'm sorry someone had a car bomb in your glass before you got it. That stinks.
by mlleaimee on Aug 11, 2007 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
No
But, it did give me shitty beer face.
by Archaeologist on Aug 11, 2007 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Schmitz Gay
Actually, I don't drink alcohol. But I love a good Irn Bru or a Blackcurrant Ribena!
Ribena
I love ribena. I used to get cider blacks in England. Its cider (duh) and black current or ribena. It, needless to say, used to knock me on my ass. I think I've puked ribena color in about 5 or 6 friends hedges.
by mlleaimee on Aug 11, 2007 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
We've got an import foods shop here
The Ribena goes for a couple bucks for 12 oz. Ouch! Why is it that America hasn't bought in to the black currant? It's got such a rich, multi-leveled flavor. Maybe they just don't grow here or something.
I wish
I could crack a beer and have a swimming pool full of mens in Speedos!
by Archaeologist on Aug 11, 2007 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Does anyone remember Olympia beer?
From artesian wells....which apparently the artesians used for a toilet.
Oh god yes
At my uncle's funeral, his son was talking about Olympia but calling it Oly. I thought he said Olde E (or Olde English-ghetto malt liquor)I was like, damn Chris, Olde E, really? But then he said no Oly, Olympia which, for some reason, was more acceptable. Point to this story, none.
by mlleaimee on Aug 11, 2007 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Oly
This was the official cheap beer of Hawaii when I was growing up. My mom used to give away 6-packs of it to the garbage men - there were no trash spills in front of our house, that's for sure.
If that's what it takes..
I guess I'll have to break down and by a six pack for my garbage men too. There's always icky stuff on the curb.
by mlleaimee on Aug 11, 2007 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Not Primo?
It was either Oly or Primo in the fridge in Hawaii when I was a lad.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 11, 2007 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I always remember
huge mounds of crushed empty Oly's in front of the neighbors mobile home in the middle of a god forsaken desert community. A very old man lived there with his son on the edge of desolation. He had huge stacks of signed pictures by movie stars of the 30's, 40's, and 50's from his days as a cinematographer. He was a very dirty old man and reveled in sharing some of the nasty trade secrets back in the day with the kids. He would drink copious amounts of Oly and leer at the young girls while regaling us with tales of debauchery. I couldn't wait to make my escape and see if he was as full of crap as he sounded. He wasn't.
Wow
That's really vivid. It would make a great story.
by mlleaimee on Aug 11, 2007 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Ahhh... Oly's
My preferred drink of choice when I'm at Roamers in Fremont.
by secret ASian man on Aug 11, 2007 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I was at
Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe in Emeryville the other day, sitting at the counter, and spotted a bunch of Oly's in the fridge. Can't remember the last time I had one, probably on a camping trip up in Washington fueled by Oly and Vitamin R (Rainier Beer).
I love Rudy's
One of the guys from Green Day owns it or something. Its always good after a night of roller derby.
by mlleaimee on Aug 11, 2007 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Oly Oly O
Oly Oly O
Oly Oly O
It's the water that
Makes Olympia.
It's the water that
makes that very special beer.
It's the water
And a lot more.
(Oly Oly O)...
The beer jingle of my youth implanted deep within my brain.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 11, 2007 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
when I drink Milwaukee's best
I always think to myself, "If this really is the best beer the city of Milwaukee has to offer, I'd hate to drink their worst beer..."
Scamizal Schmazal
We're gonna do it!
by mlleaimee on Aug 11, 2007 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I never tasted this beer but I will
always remember the Hamms jingle.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 11, 2007 3:07 PM PDT reply actions
My dad
Had the t shirt when I was growing up in the (hand obscuring mouth) 70's.
by mlleaimee on Aug 11, 2007 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Hamms
Hamms
Always
Makes
Me
Shitty
by secret ASian man on Aug 11, 2007 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Yum
Lovely visual there.
by mlleaimee on Aug 11, 2007 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
You Tube is great.
Here is another one of their "cheesy" commercials.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 11, 2007 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember that commercial well
as I imagine every Minnesotan of a certain age does. We used to go to the Hamm's brewery or the other brewery in Saint Paul, Schmidt's, to get cold water from their well. It was free -- you just had to bring your own containers -- and on summer weekends when the city tap water was tasting funny, the line would stretch around two blocks.
Schmidt's is also memorable because their brewery was situated in such a way that it was visible from most of the city. They had a big neon sign that would spell out letter by letter, S - C - H - M - I - D - T, and then flash SCHMIDT. SCHMIDT, SCHMIDT. Every couple of years, some smart teenagers would break into the works and disconnect every other letter, so that it would spell out for most of the city S - H - I - T. SHIT. SHIT. SHIT. Even after about the tenth time, this was actually quite funny but I was amazed that the Schmidt people never figured out how to make the neon sign tamper-proof.
I didn't drink either of those crappy beers though. My favorite Midwestern beer is Leinenkugel's of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. Although according to my cousins who still live in Minnesota, Leinie's isn't as good any more since Miller bought it. I haven't found it in California.
by Englishmajor on Aug 11, 2007 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn't realize
you grew up in the Twin Cities too. My favorite from back there is still Grain Belt, but Leiny's is a quality beer as well.
Stop us now, everyone
before we start discussing The Weatherball and Reddy Kilowatt!
by Englishmajor on Aug 12, 2007 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Shit. That's a great story.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 12, 2007 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Not to get all political on AN....
But how about Billy Beer....marketed by the younger brother of President Jimmy Carter? I'm no good with posting links, but surely others remember this fine product.
Obviously, because it was a democrat based product it failed miserably in the market place....or so said my grandfather. It's either that or it really did taste like warm carbonated piss.
Check on I Love the 70's
on VH1. I know they did a piece on it with a commercial and everything. Well, that's the opinion of a democrat who would fail in the marketplace.
by mlleaimee on Aug 11, 2007 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
ALCOHOL THREAD!
Love it, this is while I'm sipping on a Vietnamese iced coffee... hung over.
by secret ASian man on Aug 11, 2007 3:30 PM PDT reply actions
I wish I was hungover
Wait, I am. Am I? Oh, nevermind
by mlleaimee on Aug 11, 2007 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Time for a beer.
First Sierra: 3:38 pm, skies clear, a little breeze from the west, temperature 67 degrees. And that's how our ballgame begins.
Ditto. Had to work this morning
so I deserve it!
Anchor Steam for me today, since the store was out of Red Hook.
I'm going for the Swisher beer of choice
Bud Light because I don't like beer that tastes like bread.
by mlleaimee on Aug 11, 2007 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
just wanted to post this...
by ConditionOakland on Aug 11, 2007 4:36 PM PDT reply actions
He looks like
a monster from Scoobie Doo.
by mlleaimee on Aug 11, 2007 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd have hit that home run too!
If it wasn't for you darn pitchers!
You left Colt 45 off the list
Yea I know
I left a few more off the list as well, too bad you cant go back and edit the poll's.... :-(
In Alameda there is bar called
Lost Weekend. Above the door is a Colt 45 light up sign with Billy D. Williams, a lady, and a quote of "Works Everytime" or something of that ilk. I want to steal it and put it on my wall.
by mlleaimee on Aug 11, 2007 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Lost Weekend
$2 High Lifes. That and Forbidden Island gives off the vibe that Alameda is stuck in the 50's.
Rockabilly Central.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
by secret ASian man on Aug 11, 2007 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I like
Rockabilly boys
by mlleaimee on Aug 11, 2007 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel left out
I rarely ever drink beer. I'm more of a whiskey or vodka person. My experience with beer is limited to car bombs and Sapporo with my sushi.
Whenever I see Natural Ice, I flashback to when I had just turned 21 and some teenagers were in the parking spot next to me when I pulled into the Fast and Easy Mart in Martinez (or is it Pacheco?). They wanted me to buy them a 12 pack of "natty ice." I declined, since I was already there buying Southern Comfort and Corona for a underage party at the movie theatre where we worked. My friend Cory was more than happy to oblige though.
Don't feel left out
Its all crappy beer. Natty ice is always the gateway to a bad morning.
by mlleaimee on Aug 11, 2007 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously.
I love beer, but Jack Daniels is my favorite. I'm so my father's daughter.
Corona not an option??
Most repulsive drink I have had in my entire life! My skin crawls just thinking of drinking that crap again! BLECK!
by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Aug 13, 2007 11:11 AM PDT reply actions
Man, go away for one weekend
And you miss a delightful bad beer thread! But the one terrible one that has yet to be mentioned is Lucky Lager. Not only is it disgusting cheap beer, but it has images on the bottom of the bottlecap that make some equally terrible phrase. Sober its a bad joke, but 7 beers in-it's an adventure =)
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