Top 10 Drinking Buddies

[DecoJuicer]

Sorry if somebody already made a post like this, I did a search but couldn't find anything. So...

Who are 10 people, dead or alive, that you would like to spend a night drinking with?

These are in no particular order:

1.) Frank Sinatra
2.) Robert Mitchum
3.) Dean Martin
4.) Jimmy Hendricks
5.) Seth Macfarlane(creator of Family Guy)
6.) Stephen King(he doesn't drink anymore, but this is my all star list)
7.) Doc Holliday
8.) Ben Franklin
9.) Jim Bridger
10.)Jim Butcher

I could probably come up with another 10, but what's the point.

[HarkJohnny]

no particular order (except what my brain told me):

Ben Franklin
Michelangelo
Thomas Jefferson
Steve Jobs
George Lucas
Ryan Adams
Dave Matthews
John Cusack
Harrison Ford
My Grandfather


and i mighta said George Thourogood but he drinks alone.. da dum ching! :D

[corkybstewart]

1. My wife
2. My dad
3. My sister Leslie
4. Sam in Corvallis
5. Dean in New Lenox IL (and wife Mary)
6. Dean in Albuquerque
7. Marty in Utah (he quit drinking years ago for good reason)
8. Norman Blake(probably doesn't drink)
9. Duane Allman
10. Buddy Guy

[Seymour]

Hmm...interesting thought. I don't usually respond to this kind of thing, because I suspect you'd find someone you see as larger than life to be, on closer inspection, a mere mortal. But--as long as we're talking theoretical here--I'll take a stab at it. And by the way, this is in no particular order:

Ben Franklin
Jim Bridger
Doc Holliday (thanks for those first three, Deco)
Jack Hays
John "RIP" Ford
Quanah Parker
Crazy Horse
Charles Goodnight
Robert Duvall
Tommie Lee Jones

[Jeff]

No particular order:

1. Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)
2. Stephen Hawking
3. Bon Scott (AC/DC)
4. Rube Goldberg (Yes the machines were named after him)
5. Willis Carrier (Invertor of Air Conditioning)
6. Chris Farley (Deceased Comedian)
7. Matt Groening (Creator of Simpsons and Futurama)
8. John Candy (Deceased Comedian)
9. Jim Belushi (Deceased Comedian)
10. Lewis Black (Comedian who looks deceased)

[Derekt2]

1. Rebecca DeMornay
2. Kathy Ireland
3. Liv Tyler
4. Tawny Kitaen
5. Cindy Crawford

That would keep me busy for a while.

[hops99]

Fun topic. Also in no specific order, off the top of my head:

Andrew Jackson
Babe Ruth
Fritz Maytag
Gene Rayburn
Paul McCartney
Bobby Knight
Ben Franklin
Anne Hutchinson
Miles Davis
Tony Soprano

[Seymour]

Originally posted by Derekt2
1. Rebecca DeMornay
2. Kathy Ireland
3. Liv Tyler
4. Tawny Kitaen
5. Cindy Crawford

That would keep me busy for a while.

:p

I like the way you approached that. Too funny! And for what it's worth, Kathy Ireland would still look good in a croaker sack...

[Derekt2]

Originally posted by Seymour
:p

I like the way you approached that. Too funny! And for what it's worth, Kathy Ireland would still look good in a croaker sack...

Yeah, and she's supposedly a homebrewer too. FMD.

[wortchillergoal]

Berine Parent
Chazwicke
Fretlessman 71
Gilles Gilbert
My paternal Grandfather
Andre the Giant
My wife Amy
Edmund Muskie
Ted the food and wine guy of Queer Eye for the Straight guy
Berkly Brethed(Bloom County author)

I of course would like to have a beer with all of the Realbeer community. I singled out Chaz and fret as I have had more correspodence with them. I have also been blessed to have had a beer with a few other members. They were all great times.

Great idea for a thread there Deojuicer. i also tip my hat to you for the money rasisng you did for the Special Olympics.

[Weihen Woman]

In no specific order -

1. Winston Churchill
2. John Wayne
3. Thomas Jefferson
4. Jacques Cousteau
5. Elizabeth I
6. Ramses II
7. Humphrey Bogart
8. Roald Amundsen
9. Henry VIII
10. W.T. Sherman

[MeridianFC]

1. the Wife
2. Ken Booker (Owner/Brewer Harviestoun)
3. Wim Wenders (Director "Wings of Desire" etc.)
4. Joe Strummer (the Clash)
5. Finn MacCool (ancient Irish hero)
6. Jules Dassin (Director "Rififi")
7. Gabriel Sedlmayr (Founder Spaten Brewery)
8. Mae West (Actress)
9. Ben Olsen (DC United)
10. Michael Jackson (Author/Beer Hunter)

[D0nc0smic]

Ben Franklin
Joey ramone

[D0nc0smic]

Ben Franklin
Joey ramone
John Daly( the golfer)
Hunter S. Thompson
Babe Ruth
John riggins
My old roomate dan
Mick Jagger
winston churchill
Ullysses S. Grant

[BigHead]

Ronald Regan
Jeff Gordon
Ollie North
Laura Inghram
Rush Limbaugh
John Wayne
Bruce Springsteen
Thomas Crapper
Nelson Rockefeller
Jimmy Hoffa

[hops99]

So Bighead, by the looks of your 10 buddies I take it you're a registered Democrat? ;)

[corkybstewart]

Not to discuss political views, but I don't think Bighead will ever make my top 100 Beer Buddy list, nor would several of his preferred guests.

[stronk]

Hmm. I'm going for interesting, rather than fun here. In no actual order:

1. Jesus and Muhammad, preferably at the same time...
2. Victor Pelevin (wrote the Clay Machine-Gun)
3. J.R.R. Tolkein (I only missed him by a few years, he used to live on the same street I'm currently living on)
4. My uncle, Bob (yes, that's really his name!)
5. Michael Jackson (not the king of pop; our Michael Jackson)
6. Grandparents I never knew
7. My last homo erectus ancestor before we theoretically became human (although I'm sure we swapped in and out for a few years, technically)
8.

And I have to go, so that's all folks.

[too far gone]

1. Shelley
2. Grandad (now at the big happy hour in the sky) & Granny
3-6. BoB Beer Madness tasters: Jeff, Kim, Rob, Quinn
7. realbeer.com
8. the PTI guys
9. the MLB
10. Sonoma--the beer drinking cat

kewl thread!

[BigHead]

Originally posted by hops99
So Bighead, by the looks of your 10 buddies I take it you're a registered Democrat? ;)

If you go out drinking with a Democrat you will go off the bridge and drown waiting for help to arrive.

[Seymour]

Peewee Herman
Michael Jackson (no, THAT Michael Jackson)
Michael Bolton
Barbra Streisand
Carrottop
Those Olsen twins
Madonna
Rosie O'Donnell
Yanni
The Wiggles

If THAT crew wouldn't drive you to drink, you're a stronger person than I...:D

[SoxyinMO]

Very cool, Deco!

My husband
John Denver
Brendan Behan
Thomas Jefferson
Jimmy Carter
Rowan Atkinson
Samuel Beckett
Sir James Jebusa Shannon
Dorothea Lange
Georg Fredrich Handel

Oh man, is that 10 already :(

[DecoJuicer]

Originally posted by corkybstewart
Not to discuss political views, but I don't think Bighead will ever make my top 100 Beer Buddy list, nor would several of his preferred guests.

I don't know corky, I wouldn't mind putting Rush Limbaugh and Bruce Springsteen in a room together, add alcohol, and watch the fun. They are both a couple of pompous jerks who think that the world actual cares what that they have an opinion. They just have different opinions.

It would be funny to see Springsteen hit Limbaugh with a guitar, and then Limbaugh would eat Springsteen.

I definitly don't see myself inviting Bighead over for dinner anytime soon though.

You're right Seymour, gthat group would drive you to drink. Especially those Wiggles!! Although they are better than the Doodlebops.:(

[Seymour]

Originally posted by SoxyinMO
[B]Very cool, Deco!


John Denver



Far out...;)

[gone_fishing]

My wife
Both of my sons
Both of my daughters
One of my son-in-laws
My friend Ron
Dale Earnhardt Sr.
Red Skelton (yep, I'm old)
Several of the members here
Lee Iacoca

[wortchillergoal]

Originally posted by Seymour
Peewee Herman
Michael Jackson (no, THAT Michael Jackson)
Michael Bolton
Barbra Streisand
Carrottop
Those Olsen twins
Madonna
Rosie O'Donnell
Yanni
The Wiggles

If THAT crew wouldn't drive you to drink, you're a stronger person than I...:D

That list wouild drive me to drink too. I must sday though that I have met a couple of Yanni's band members and they were very nice people. My wife and sons like Yanni. He was coming here at one point to do a concert. i wrote him telling him how much my autistic son liked his music. His drummer, Charlie Adams, called us and arrainged a meetimg. Charlie has two autitic kids so we had much to talk about. He was a great guy.

[ClockworkOrange]

top of my head:

My Dad
Both Grandfathers
Uncle Johnny
Uncle Mike
Jonh Lennon
Layne Staley
Robert Schimmel
Syd Barrett
Ken Grossman


for today

[chazwicke]

I can't do this...

[chazwicke]

Originally posted by BigHead
Ronald Regan
Jeff Gordon
Ollie North
Laura Inghram
Rush Limbaugh
John Wayne
Bruce Springsteen
Thomas Crapper
Nelson Rockefeller
Jimmy Hoffa

Maybe a few of these guys could go hunting with Dick Cheney.:D

[ClockworkOrange]

Maybe a few of these guys could go hunting with Dick Cheney.

Hopefully they'll be smart enough to bring a few flak jackets this time around:D

[DecoJuicer]

Maybe Jimmy Hoffa did.

I just want to know the logic in putting Jeff Gordon between Ronald REAGAN and Ollie North. If a person has an affiliation to a certain political group, then they would obviously enjoy the company of like minded people, whether they are republican or democrat. But how do you but a race car driver between the man who was the most powerful man in the world for most of the 80's and the man who went to great lengths to make sure that a terrible scandal stopped at him, even if it really didn't.

I hate to even slightly agree with Bighead, but I wouldn't go drinking with Ted Kennedy either. Even if I was driving.

By the way, did anybody see the email that has Cheney on the phone with Bill Clinton asking if Bill and Hillary want to go hunting. Priceless.

[hops99]

By the way, did anybody see the email that has Cheney on the phone with Bill Clinton asking if Bill and Hillary want to go hunting. Priceless.

No, but I heard a song on the radio the other day that's a spoof on Aerosmith's "Janie's Got a Gun" - "Cheney's Got a Gun", and it was pretty damn funny.

[BigHead]

Originally posted by DecoJuicer
Maybe Jimmy Hoffa did.

I just want to know the logic in putting Jeff Gordon between Ronald REAGAN and Ollie North. If a person has an affiliation to a certain political group, then they would obviously enjoy the company of like minded people, whether they are republican or democrat. But how do you but a race car driver between the man who was the most powerful man in the world for most of the 80's and the man who went to great lengths to make sure that a terrible scandal stopped at him, even if it really didn't.

I hate to even slightly agree with Bighead, but I wouldn't go drinking with Ted Kennedy either. Even if I was driving.

By the way, did anybody see the email that has Cheney on the phone with Bill Clinton asking if Bill and Hillary want to go hunting. Priceless.

I would like to know the logic of shaving your head to advertise this place.

[Goban]

My son, when he’s old enough.
Albert Einstein
Ewart Oakeshott
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Clive Staples Lewis
Jesus
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson
Adm. Chester William Nimitz
Lt.Gen Lewis Burwell “Chesty” Puller
& Gen. George Smith Patton.


And what the heck, Ben Franklin for no 11

[BrewDog]

Here are a few I'd like to see in the same room at the same time:
(EDIT: note that this is NOT my top 10 list, it's just a list of those that I think would be a real hoot to see in the same room at the same time).

Vince Foster, Ron Brown, & Bill & Hillary Clinton
Mary Jo Kolpeckney (sp?) & Ted Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald, Jack Ruby & JFK
OJ Simpson & his ex-wife
Natalee Holloway & that kid from Holland or wherever
George Patton & his driver

And by the way, I find it ironic how the Democrats pride themselves on how "open minded and tolerant" they are, until it comes time to have a reasonable discussion with conservatives.
Free speech, as long as you agree. Pathetic.

[DecoJuicer]

Originally posted by BigHead
I would like to know the logic of shaving your head to advertise this place.

I raised almost $1100 for the Special Olympics D***Head...oops, sorry BigHead. What have you done lately that is worthwhile.

And if you are so against everything that the people on this site enjoy, don't come back. The people here try to remain civil when we disagree. We try to have intelligent conversations. You on the other hand are just a troll. Your biggest thrill in life is trying to get a rise out of people you have never met, and if you did, you wouldn't have the nerve to say any of this stupid shit to their face.

So, get out of your parents basement, find a couple of real friends, maybe try and kiss a girl sometime before you turn 40, and go hang out on the O-town fan club site where you belong.

This, you little pimple, is the very last time that I will even acknowledge your existence.

Buh-bye

[DecoJuicer]

By the way, Ben Franklin seems to be the front runner right now. Is it because he was a big fan of beer, or because he had a certain love for the ladies??

[BigHead]

Though you may not see or read this Deojuicer, i must apologize. If you did that in order to reaise money for Special Olympics, you are a better man than I. My wife's cousin has a child who was in the Special Olympics. It meant alot to that child. I put my tail between my legs and say sorry again.

[gone_fishing]

He did indeed do that, and by taking part in a Polar Plunge. The shaved head and Realbeer.com ad was in response to a pledge made by Chaz.... both of these guys deserve a whole lot of credit for this act of generosity.

[dancinwillie]

1 Jimmy Page
2 Jesus
3 The picolo man
4 This guy:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d8/Tianasquare.jpg
5 Gary Larson
6 Mom
7 Dad
8 Scott
9 Ankenbauer
10 Darth Vader

[BrewDog]

Deco, Corky, and all the reg'lars-

I now understand what all this hoopla is about. (I went back and read all of his posts.) I hadn't read any of the other crap he wrote in the non-brewing threads. All I saw was you guys jumping on him for his list in this thread. I apologize to you guys for jumping to the wrong conclusion.

Hopefully this will be a lesson to him in civility and to me as well in simply being more aware.

BD

[danno]

I, like BrewDog, haven't been paying enough attention to the non-brewing threads. (must be the passive-agressive in me, or something :D)

anyways, here's my list of my top 10 drinking buddies:

1. Chaz
2. Fret
3. SteveH
4. Hogie
5. Spicoli
6. Brewmonkey
7. Eddy
8. Stodbrew
9. Tweek
10. Bruno

btw, the pros are bringing their beer to share...

[corkybstewart]

It's not just this thread. I'm about as laid back person as you'll ever meet, but as I PM'd hops99, I think this guy is a ringer whose goal is to upset the mood of this forum. Everybody here has had a disagreement with the other members over something, but it has never gotten insulting or personal. He appears to have an agenda contrary to our peaceful community.
Or as my wife says , he probably just has a tiny dick and is jealous.

[Goban]

You can easily make all of his posts to read:

This person is on your Ignore List . To view this post click [here]

[jjpm74]

Here are my 10:

Osama bin Laden
George W. Bush

I figure that'd be more than enough entertainment for one evening.

[jjpm74]

Originally posted by DecoJuicer
By the way, Ben Franklin seems to be the front runner right now. Is it because he was a big fan of beer, or because he had a certain love for the ladies??

All of that and much, much more. He was and still is the greatest embodiment of a Renaissance man I can think of. The guy was a statesman, father (albeit a bad one), inventor, diplomat, ladie's man and brewer among his lengthy resume.

[unkle bik]

GWB (he's still a closet drinker)
Bono
My deceased father

[chazwicke]

Originally posted by jjpm74
All of that and much, much more. He was and still is the greatest embodiment of a Renaissance man I can think of. The guy was a statesman, father (albeit a bad one), inventor, diplomat, ladie's man and brewer among his lengthy resume.

I think Franklin leaned more toward wine as his choice of drink. As was pointed out in another thread, He never uttered the famous "God gave us beer" quote that graces so many t-shirts. It was a statement made about wine. Frankilin aslos apparently had disdain for his co workers who drank ale all day long.

[chazwicke]

Originally posted by danno
I, like BrewDog, haven't been paying enough attention to the non-brewing threads. (must be the passive-agressive in me, or something

anyways, here's my list of my top 10 drinking buddies:

1. Chaz
2. Fret
3. SteveH
4. Hogie
5. Spicoli
6. Brewmonkey
7. Eddy
8. Stodbrew
9. Tweek
10. Bruno

btw, the pros are bringing their beer to share... :o

Thanks! I'd love to drink with many of you guys from this board too. Those of you whom I have met in person have all been wonderful people. We have a pretty decent group of folks here.

[chazwicke]

Originally posted by gone_fishing
He did indeed do that, and by taking part in a Polar Plunge. The shaved head and Realbeer.com ad was in response to a pledge made by Chaz.... both of these guys deserve a whole lot of credit for this act of generosity.

I did nothing. The honors all go to Deco. He's the man! A noble and great cause. I commend him.

[DecoJuicer]

Ok, after a recount, I think that grandparents, dads, and wives are actually way ahead in the count.

I didn't originally think about them because I drink with my wife all the time, my dad doesn't drink at all, and if we did drink together it might get ugly because he and I are on complete opposite ends of the political spectrum, and my one grandfather was a mean drunk who liked to start fights when he was drinking.

I didn't put any modern political figures in my list, because I wasn't sure if they knew which face they would be drinking from. To be 100% honest, although I tend to lean slightly to the right, I still have many liberal thoughts. I, like most of you out there, am somewhere right in the middle. And since I'm being 100% honest, I find modern politics to be about a genuine as big time wrestling. Just my opinion.

And what the heck, if their buying the beers, I'll drink with just about anybody.

[corkybstewart]

I'll drink with anybody, regardless of who's buying. But even though I tilt far to the left of center on most issues, I won't drink long with anybody who tries to convince me or my guests that their position, left or right, is the only correct path. I've avoided good drinking buddies just becasue I think drinking is a time for relaxing, telling a few jokes and lies, drooling on yourself, etc. I have a good friend who gets into screaming rages about politics when he drinks. Sadly, he hasn't been invited over since the Super Bowl last year.
Life is to short to drink with loudmouthed know-it-alls.

[haaseg]

Originally posted by chazwicke
I think Franklin leaned more toward wine as his choice of drink. As was pointed out in another thread, He never uttered the famous "God gave us beer" quote that graces so many t-shirts. It was a statement made about wine. Frankilin aslos apparently had disdain for his co workers who drank ale all day long.

Damnit Chaz... Now I'm going to have to change my sig.

I'm suprised no one mentioned Papazian. I know there's a lot of mixed fealing about the man around here, but none-the-less I think it would be really interesting to have him over and spend the night sampling all my homebrew.

1.) Ben Franklin
2.) George Washington
3.) Thomas Jefferson
4.) Mary Sarat (a distant relative who was in cahoots with John Wilkes Booth and was later hung because of it. I just want to know what the hell she was thinking).
5.) Abraham Lincoln (just to get his take)
6.) Terry Pratchett
7.) Douglas Adams
8.) Linus Torvalds
9.) My old roomate from college
10.) Carl Stalling (the guy that wrote the soundtracks to all those Looney Tunes cartoons)

[xtalman]

Been holding off a bit but here it goes,

My Dad - died way too young
Greatgrand parents who came over to this country
Einstein
Chester Nimitz
Captain Henrik Karl Carlsen
John Paul Jones - the navel hero not the giutarist.
My relative who moved to Wales and changed his name to avoid being sent to Australia
My buddy Dave
My buddy Jim
My old college roomate
My buddy Art

[chazwicke]

Originally posted by haaseg

10.) Carl Stalling

I have a couple CDs. The Carl stallings project. Great Stuff!






And I saw someone had put Gary Larson on their list. He ought to be interesting. No one has mentioned Stephen Wright.

I'm still thinking about this list. It is hard to narrow it down to 10.

[chazwicke]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by haaseg
[B]Damnit Chaz... Now I'm going to have to change my sig.

Check out this thread:

http://www.realbeer.com/discussions/showthread.php?threadid=9154&highlight=Franklin

[HarkJohnny]

Originally posted by BigHead
If you go out drinking with a Democrat you will go off the bridge and drown waiting for help to arrive.

i'd rather go hunting with Cheney than drinking with Ted Kennedy if that's what you're saying

[HarkJohnny]

Originally posted by dancinwillie

10 Darth Vader

is it this (http://www.flickr.com/photos/miumomo/62477768/) Darth you speak of??? :D

[wortchillergoal]

I like what corkybstewart said. I will share a drink with anyone. Just let the moment be that drink if you and I are widely seperated on view points. I have also learned to be able to laugh at my view points at times. Wanna hear a couple good Irish jokes?

I am seting a new goal for my life which is to meet as many of you as possible to have a beer ot two. Ant gets near Syr, let me know ane I generally post ahead of time about my travels.

[Beefsteak]

Homer Simpson, definitely.

[Seymour]

Originally posted by HarkJohnny
is it this (http://www.flickr.com/photos/miumomo/62477768/) Darth you speak of??? :D

Oh, my. I wanna party with those cowboys. Is that what The Dark Side is like?

[zoom6zoom]

> My Dad, who taught me to appreciate good beer. Damn I miss him.
> Bogie, who thought the main problem with the world was that everyone else was a few drinks behind.
>Nikola Tesla, uncredited creator of the 21st century
>Richard Dean Anderson (if you watch Stargate, you'll see he drinks good beer!)
>The Swedish Bikini Team (does that count as one choice?)
>Rachel Blakely
>and of course any of my compadres from the board!

[Goban]

Originally posted by zoom6zoom
> >The Swedish Bikini Team (does that count as one choice?)

>and of course any of my compadres from the board!

Well then!

You certainly have my vote.:D

[DecoJuicer]

Originally posted by zoom6zoom
The Swedish Bikini Team (does that count as one choice?)


I'll drink to that.

[ClockworkOrange]

And what the heck, if their buying the beers, I'll drink with just about anybody.

Cheers to that!

[beerboogie]

Timothy Leary
Salvador Dali
God would be cool to hang out with
Frank Zappa
Paul Mc Cartney
Carl Sagan
Georgia O'Keefe
Vermeer
Dad & Mom
A good bag of ........

[corkybstewart]

I spent a day at the Salvador Dali museum in Figueres Spain 2 years ago. That was one twisted and demented individual. But I agree, he'ld have been great to hang with. Everything from normal art to mechanical devices that accordion out into weird manifestations, to a holographic display of Alice Cooper's head.

[s8n]

All in order of importance:

My Dog Inge
Maynard James Keenan
Henry Rollins (I would drink coffee with him)
Fibonacci
Linus Torvalds
Redd Fox
Bobcat Goldthwait
Steven Wright
Tom Hamilton
Any women that won't mace me!

[ontap78]

Here's to Bill Brassky!

[ClockworkOrange]

Maynard James Keenan

Good call. I originally had him but switched him out for my uncle Mike even though he'd probably be drinking scotch & water.

BTW- Looking forward to the new album and hopefully upcoming tour.
-Cheers

[s8n]

BTW- Looking forward to the new album and hopefully upcoming tour.
-Cheers [/B]

Yup, I'm looking forward to the new albumn as well. It sounds like it is comming out in April/May. By the way, Maynard's wine is supposed to be available next fall as well. I'm hoping there is a Dist rep in Ohio.

[ClockworkOrange]

Never heard about the wine. Never took him for much of a drinker. What style is it? Let me know if you come across it. Probably won't be avail. in PA. The state owns all the liquor stores and usually only carries what will sell in large volume with the exception of a few specialty shops in the bigger cities.

[s8n]

Originally posted by ClockworkOrange
Never heard about the wine. Never took him for much of a drinker. What style is it? Let me know if you come across it. Probably won't be avail. in PA. The state owns all the liquor stores and usually only carries what will sell in large volume with the exception of a few specialty shops in the bigger cities.

I'm sure it's a Cab, since he lives in Cali. I've also read that he is big into Shiraz. I have read several interviews with Maynard from Wine Aficionado. It would be cool to own wine that he made. It would also be cool to drink it!

If I find it, I will definately let you know. I'll even set aside a bottle for you , being a TOOL fan and all :)

[Tyree]

William Shatner
Elvis
Kevin Smith
Tony Stark
Neil Diamond
Dave Chapelle
Mark Twain
Clint Eastwood
Yoda
Bob Dylan

[s8n]

Originally posted by Tyree
William Shatner
Elvis
Kevin Smith
Tony Stark
Neil Diamond
Dave Chapelle
Mark Twain
Clint Eastwood
Yoda
Bob Dylan

Ah, Kevin Smith and Yoda. That would be a cool set of folks to drink with. Kevin would tell Yoda what to do.

Did Han shoot first?

[ClockworkOrange]

If I find it, I will definately let you know. I'll even set aside a bottle for you , being a TOOL fan and all

I'd really appreciate that. If you are in search of a certain beer that you're having trouble finding , let me know as well. I'll try to help if I can. That's what we're about on these boards.
-Cheers/Salute!

[s8n]

Originally posted by ClockworkOrange
I'd really appreciate that. If you are in search of a certain beer that you're having trouble finding , let me know as well. I'll try to help if I can. That's what we're about on these boards.
-Cheers/Salute!

This board rocks! I plan on posting here alot . I will keep in touch if I find Maynard's wine. I'll PM you if I find it.

[ClockworkOrange]

Excellent! We're all friends here with a few common interests. Welcome.
-Cheers

[Beermaker]

My father
Rodney Dangerfield
Sam Kinison
John Belushi
Every current Playboy centerfold
Blackie Lawless
Eddie Van Halen

[haaseg]

Originally posted by Tyree
Mark Twain
Clint Eastwood
Bob Dylan

Wow... three excellent choices I didn't even think about.

I'd love to float down the Mississippi with Mark Twain and a bunch of beer. Reminds me of when we used to go inner tubing and tie a 6 pack of cans to the inner tube. That was before we found real beer of course.

Clint Eastwood and I share the same birthday. I know what you're thinking. "Did he drink all six beers or only five?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a 750 ml Delirium Tremens, the most powerful beer in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself a question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?

[chazwicke]

Originally posted by chazwicke
Maybe a few of these guys could go hunting with Dick Cheney.:D

Check out this link: http://www.quailhuntingschool.com/flash.php

[DecoJuicer]

Originally posted by chazwicke
Check out this link: http://www.quailhuntingschool.com/flash.php

AHAHAHAHAHAH!!! I loved it. For some reason though, I always hit Harry.

[ClockworkOrange]

That was cool! 10quail hit 1 Harry hit

[Sladek]

In no particular order:

John Bush
Lemmy Kilmister
Dimebag Darrell Abbott R.I.P.--although that's a bit too hardcore for me
Bohumil Hrabal-- U Zeleneho Tygra
Tom Araya
James Hetfield pre-rehab
Michael Jackson (the British one)
Mark Stutrud (Summit Brewing)
Klisch Brothers (Lakefront Brewing)
Humphrey Bogart!!!

[Sladek]

Originally posted by Beermaker
Eddie Van Halen
That would be a bit depressing, actually; to see how low he's fallen.

[HarkJohnny]

perfect 10... HARRY LIVES!! ahahah!!

[Erin W]

What an excellent topic, dead or alive?
10. Mozart
9. Chris Farley (of course)
8.Ellen De Generes
7.Bob Barker (he's always pissy on TV, this one's strictly for experimental purposes only)
6.Princess Di
5.Jerry Seinfeld
4. Sigmund Freud
3.Noah (sans the critters)
2.Yogi Berra
1.My Grampa Jim (just one more)

[Payson]

I've been unable to limit a list to 10. What interests me about this thread is my amazement at some of the names on the lists of others. Quite a sociological experiment! I initially viewed the question in the sense that the 10 would be some of the greatest people that have ever walked the face of the earth. Obviously others have chosen based upon their "guests" entertainment value. (Nothing at all wrong with this by the way). So, I'd require two lists...one would have attendee's along the lines of Ghandi, Lincoln, Franklin, etc... while the other would be comprised of Jim Morrison,Chris Farley, Roger Waters, etc... Back to the drawing board for me!

[corkybstewart]

Payson may havesome valid points, but it's way too complicated for me. Except for a couple of musicians I've admired for decades, my list is people I know and enjoy drinking with. Some of these posts would have us drinking with people whose intellectual power would be overwhelming. I jsut like to drink with people who are fun to drink with, famous or not.

[Beermaker]

Yes it would sladek, but I bet he has some awesome stories on the road.

I want to add Zakk Wylde

[Erin W]

So sorry Chris Cornell, I forgot to add ya to the list!

I guess I have eleven, it's ok I don't mind standing.

[eppie]

I'm gonna hqve to split this up into catagories (no particular order):

All time top ten:

1. Leonardo Da Vinci
2. Ernast Hemmingway
3. John Stienbeck
4. William Shakespere
5. Socrates
6. Francis Albert Sinatra
7. Eroll Flynn
8. Oscar Wilde
9. Jack Lemmon
10. Robert Johnson

If I have to 86 DaV and Socrqtes for not speaking english my alternates are

11. Thomas Jefferson
12. Duke Ellington

Top ten people I've ever met

1. Maternal grandpa (musician, soldier, cowoy, boxer, farmer)
2. Paternal grandpa (engineer, inventor)
3. Fi Fi (have drunk a thousand beers with the guy, and don't know his last name. Real first name Philippe)
4,5,6. Jeff, Chad, and Jaime (college roommates)
7. Theo (father in law)
8. Jean (fun, cool, Irish girl)
9. Vinnee (best friend in high school)
10. John (former coworker)

Top ten fictional charaters:

1. James Bond
2. Holmer Simpson
3. Trent (swingers)
4. Rick Blaine (Casablanca)
5. Santiago Corelione (Godfather)
6. Jessica Rabbit ( you all know her)
7. Nick Ferrante (An affair to remember)
8. John Yossarian (Catch-22)
9. Travis Bickle (Taxi Driver)
10. Batman

Top two people who don't drink, but I'd love to meet
1. Ghandi
2. Rosa parks (don't know if she draks or not, but DAMN, what courage)


One more thing dancinwillie, good call on that brave guy standing in front a three tanks. He's got more balls than you, me, the Packers offensive line, and the whole USMC combined.
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[DecoJuicer]

Originally posted by eppie
One more thing dancinwillie, good call on that brave guy standing in front a three tanks. He's got more balls than you, me, the Packers offensive line, and the whole USMC combined.

I don't know if it's true or not, but I heard that about 2 days after that incident, that guy got quietly picked up for "re-education" and was never heard from again.

[Goban]

I don’t know…

I work with some pretty courageous sailors and marines, there.

[SoxyinMO]

Originally posted by Tyree
William Shatner
Elvis
Kevin Smith
Tony Stark
Neil Diamond
Dave Chapelle
Mark Twain
Clint Eastwood
Yoda
Bob Dylan

Good list! Neil Diamond is a very, very kind man. My mom was a groupie for years, followed him around and got to know him, and his mother, Rose, quite well.

[SoxyinMO]

All week I've been thinking of the OTHER people I'd put on this list like

Teddy Williams
Johnny Pesky
Bobby Doerr
Dom DiMaggio
Carlton Fisk
Yaz
Jason Varitek
Trot Nixon
Tim Wakefield
Cy Young

Oh crap, ten again!

[YamahaXS]

Not in any particular order:

1)Thomas Jefferson
2)Marilyn Monroe
3)David Crockett
4)Neil Armstrong
5)Sid Meier
6)Jim Morrison
7)Albert Einstein
8)E Hemingway
9)Leonardo DaVinci
10)The cast of Gilligan's Island....

[Goban]

Originally posted by SoxyinMO
Good list! Neil Diamond is a very, very kind man. My mom was a groupie for years, followed him around and got to know him, and his mother, Rose, quite well.

Herein lies a good example of a generation gap.

My friend from work has a little daughter named Karoline. Every time I see here I sing Sweet Caroline to her. The shocking thing –no one knows that song or even knows who Neil Diamond is!!

Now, I am 30 and these guys range from 19 to 25. Let’s say an average of 23. Not a large gap there…

But it doesn’t stop there either. It’s definitely amazing.

[wortchillergoal]

Seeing all these names makes me, and I am sure all of us, realize there are many people we would like to share a beer with at some time.

I think beer and conversation with Fawn Hall and Jessica Hahn could prove to be very interesting.

[chazwicke]

It is still too difficult for me to come up with just 10.

[ontap78]

10. Van Morrison
9. Jim Morrison ( though I couldn't keep up)
8. Groucho Marx
7.Benjamin Franklin
6. Frank Zappa

Hey wait a minute. Why do we think we have to drink with famous people let alone dead people? I think I'd rather drink with people I know. I have much more in commom with them anyway. I guess most people I'd like to drink with I already have.

[SoxyinMO]

Originally posted by Goban
Herein lies a good example of a generation gap.

My friend from work has a little daughter named Karoline. Every time I see here I sing Sweet Caroline to her. The shocking thing –no one knows that song or even knows who Neil Diamond is!!

Now, I am 30 and these guys range from 19 to 25. Let’s say an average of 23. Not a large gap there…

But it doesn’t stop there either. It’s definitely amazing.

I know what you mean. There are six years between me and my husband and that really doesn't seem like much, but it's amazing the different ways we see the same years. Honky Tonk Woman was big when he was in High School and when I was in grade school.

[gone_fishing]

There's 12 years between my wife and I, add the fact she's not from the states and there's MILES of gap there!

[corkybstewart]

My little brother is 3 years yuounger than me and his idea of rock and roll is totally different from mine. I liked Black Sabbath, Uriah Heep, the Stones, he liked Peter Frampton. I liked Frampton also, but with Humble Pie, not Frampton Comes Alive.
\Back to the thread, I'm pretty happy with who I drink with these days.

[conrad]

A good thought provoking thread. I would love to have a session with the following living people:
My siblings
My lifelong pal, Hans
General Hillier, the CDS
Paul McCartney
The Royal Canadian Air Farce (comedy troupe)
Melina Velba (do a Google)
Hugh Hefner (and whoever accompanies him)
Dr Wilbert Keon (world's best heart surgeon)
Peter Mansbridge (newscaster)
Any realbeer people, especially if they are buying.

Dead people (note, they all drank)
My dad
Sir John A McDonald
Peter Ustinov
Jesus
Oscar Wilde
Ulysses S Grant
Ben Franklin
Alexander the Great
King Alfred the Great
Duke of Wellington

As for fictional characters, forget it. Too hard to choose.

[Sladek]

Originally posted by corkybstewart
My little brother is 3 years yuounger than me and his idea of rock and roll is totally different from mine. I liked Black Sabbath, Uriah Heep, the Stones, he liked Peter Frampton. I liked Frampton also, but with Humble Pie, not Frampton Comes Alive.
\Back to the thread, I'm pretty happy with who I drink with these days.
"The kids of today should defend themselves against the Seventies/Look what they did to Watt"

Mike Watt reference for the day. Just kiddin' man.

[The Alchemist]

I have always thought this was an interesting topic to think about and to read others lists. I never really thought about posting a list because like most of you, the people we really enjoy sharing beer with are the ones that we share with now. However, I started thinking about the few friends I have lost and dearly would love to spend that kind of time with again and the one that would top the list is my Dad. I never really had that kind of opportunity to share something that we both would have enjoyed so much. I don't mean to make this so serious but I find these types of memories or almost memories very comforting.

[Erin W]

I was just thinking about that today...I have really enjoyed sharing a drink with you guys...Cheers!

[ClockworkOrange]

I'm sharing one with all of you right now(a fresh SN IPA).:)
-Cheers

[chazwicke]

Originally posted by Erin W
[BI have really enjoyed sharing a drink with you guys...Cheers! [/B]

Ditto to that!

[unkle bik]

What, nobody want to drink with Ted Kennedy?

[beerboogie]

as long as he's not driving

[ontap78]

Originally posted by beerboogie
as long as he's not driving And wearing pants.

[DecoJuicer]

Originally posted by ontap78
And wearing pants.

I think that's asking quite a bit from the esteemed Senator, isn't it?

[beerboogie]

Multi tasking:

For Democrats

Driving while wearing pants and crossing a bridge

For a Vice President

Point and Click

[Goban]

Yeah, multi-tasking is hard…

Edit: But sometimes when I think of the thoughts that are in my head, they make me laugh… :D

[Erin W]

To bust on the kennedys' poor "attemting-to-cross-a-bridge" to "binge-drinking" ratio...C'mon the French Papparazzi was hot on their trail, no wait, it was Roscoe P Coltrain, no that was a rerun...yeah they just shouldn't drive............or fly (but secretly when you're that trashed it DOES seem like a good way to get rid of your car...........or your date)
I've already said too much

[BREWERDLUX]

1. My paternal Ganddad and Great Grandad (moonshiners)
2. Pete Slosber (Wicked Pete not Coco Pete)
3. Steve Dressler (Sierra Nevada)
4. My third and current wife
5. Ronald Reagan
6. Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)
7. Ted Nugent (he don't drink)
8. Doc Holiday
9. Johnny Carson
10. God


I tend to lean to the right a little, but I'm pretty open minded and am never always right. So I figure Corky and i could hang......

[corkybstewart]

We could hang, after 25 years of marriage I'm always never right.

[DecoJuicer]

I've only been married 4 years, so I'm still right once in a while. I have noticed though that it occurs much less frequently.

[DecoJuicer]

Originally posted by BREWERDLUX

10. God


My grandmother, who is pretty religious, once got upset with me when she heard I was going to a bar. She asked me what I would do if Jesus came back and found me in a bar. My response was simple...Buy him a round.

I think Jesus would be a very cool cat to sit down withover a couple of pints. Even if you remove the supernatural part of the store of Jesus(virgin birth, raising of the dead, walking on water, resurrection from death, son of God), he still had some great things to say about how we should behave toward each other. Unfortunately, I think that some of his teachings(like all teachings) have been perverted over the years.

[YamahaXS]

Originally posted by DecoJuicer
I've only been married 4 years, so I'm still right once in a while. I have noticed though that it occurs much less frequently.

you mean like this?

[corkybstewart]

Looks like Deco better resign himself to being always wrong over the next couple of years. Even if I don't say anything I'm wrong.

[DecoJuicer]

I just give her the old, "Yes dear, you're right. I'm sorry." Then she leaves me alone to make beer. I think that I've got it figured out.

[Halgarmeister]

Damed if you do, damned if you don't. Damn, I think I'll have another beer... :)

[corkybstewart]

The only thing I can say that's right every time is : Honey, how about another bottle of wine!!

[chazwicke]

Originally posted by corkybstewart
Looks like Deco better resign himself to being always wrong over the next couple of years. Even if I don't say anything I'm wrong.

Precisely why I gave up being wrong for Lent.

[Seymour]

If a man talks in the forest, and no one's there to hear him, is he still wrong?

[DecoJuicer]

Yes, because his wife told him not to go for that walk in the first place.

[beerboogie]

Sounds like he's barking up the wrong tree

[Erin W]

Best to leave that one alone.

[beerboogie]

ten four

[ClockworkOrange]

I ain't sayin' nuttin'

[Goban]

Originally posted by DecoJuicer
Yes, because his wife told him not to go for that walk in the first place.

Yes, but she knew he would anyway.

Which makes it right....right?

[DecoJuicer]

Here's another of my long held crack-pot theories...

When you leave the house and the wife says, "Have fun, but be careful", that is so if something does happen, she can then turn around and say, "The last thing I said to you when you walked out that door was 'be careful."

Also, why will a wife ask you a question that they already no the answer to? Tim Allen says it's because they want us to lie to them, but I get yelled at for that too.

[Erin W]

Very pithy!

[corkybstewart]

The thing that is most likely to make me divorce my wife is that very habit Deco. She'll ask a question, not listen to the answer, and 5 minutes later ask again. Or she'll ask the question over and over ,in slightly different terms until she gets the answer she wants. Now being the no nonsence kind of person I am, I once suggested she give me the correct answer ahead of time and save us both time and energy. She kind of got pissed.

[ClockworkOrange]

I like that no nonsense method. I'm going to give it a try and see what happens.

[DecoJuicer]

Corky,

At work, I often get people calling and asking me legal questions, and then being very upset with the answer. A typical call may go something like this:

Me: Police department. How can I help you?

Caller: I have kind of a stupid question, and I was wondering if you could help me out.

Me: I can try, but I can't promise that you'll like the answer.(yes, I really say that to people)

Caller: Um....ok. I'm having a party this weekend, and my neighbor, who is a real jerk...

Me: Is there any other kind of neighbor?

Caller: Um...right. So anyway, I'm having this party, and I'm wondering if I call you ahead of time, and my neighbor makes a complaint about my party, can you just tell them that you already know about the party, and not send somebody out to my house?

Me: No

Caller: [awkward silence]...but this neighbor really hates me. Ever since I moved in here, he/she is always calling the police on me. You guys are always out here.

Me: Sir/Ma'am, if somebody makes a call to us, we have a duty to come out and investigate. Same as if you called about them.

Caller: Well that's bull$h1t...sorry about my language...but we aren't going to be over here doing drugs or anything. I'm just having some friends over to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. You know, have some Corona's, some Margaritas, some tequila. Things won't get out of hand.

Me: Yeah, I'm sure they won't(my voice is dripping with sarcasm by this point). However, if somebody calls, I have to send out officers to check it out.

Caller: So there's nothing that I can do to keep the cops from showing up at my door?

Me: Don't have a party.

Caller: [more awkward silence]...How about if I....

Me: Sure, go ahead, do whatever you want. I'll leave a note here in dispatch saying that I gave you permission to have the party, and we won't send out oficers no matter what happens.

Caller: [hope in their voice]Really!?!?

Me: Nope. You just didn't seem to like the answer that I had already given you, so I figured you might like this one more.

Caller: A$$h0le!![slams down phone]

Me: Thanks for calling[said into a still taping line].

Keep in mind, I get this phone call about 3 times a week, so my wife knows as soon as I slip into work mode. She usually just quits talking at that point and walks away from me, muttering obscene and unladylike things under her breath.

I always finish with saying thanks for calling into the still taping line, because I got written up once for calling somebody a bitch AFTER they hung up on me. They called to make a complaint because I didn't give them what they wanted. The chief pulled the tape of the conversation and heard me mutter the cuss word as was hanging up the phone. Next night, they are handing me my write up. I tell that story every time I train somebody, and everybody in the room, including me, still laughs.

[chazwicke]

When my wife asks questions or makes comments I view as inane I just don't respond.

Of course when a wife starts asking questions a good response is always: "Well I didn't expect the Spanish Inquision!"


No one expects the Spanish Inquisition.

uh oh....

[DecoJuicer]

My wife wouldn't get that joke...she's not really a movie person. Then when I tried to explain why it was so funny, she would just walk away muttering obsene and unladylike things under her breath.

[Seymour]

Originally posted by chazwicke
When my wife asks questions or makes comments I view as inane I just don't respond.

Of course when a wife starts asking questions a good response is always: "Well I didn't expect the Spanish Inquision!"


No one expects the Spanish Inquisition.

uh oh....

:p

Chaz, you just don't know how a Monty Python reference sets off the voices in my head.

And Deco, I get the impression your wife mutters obscene and unladylike things under her breath a lot; just like mine...

[corkybstewart]

The "just don't respond" approach is viewed as a silent declaration of war. I usually just go ahead and piss her off right at the start so she'll get over it sooner. But she'll often start "Iknow you've already explained this before, but why....?
That gives me the chance to say"think about it a while, I'm sure it'll come back to you. This I can get away with,since she admitted fault upfront.
But she's still my best drinking buddy, especially since she's the only one I'll curl up with in bed with later.

[xtalman]

Originally posted by corkybstewart

But she's still my best drinking buddy, especially since she's the only one I'll curl up with in bed with later.

Need a dog?:D

I usually know when I have crossed the line when the wife says that is just rude. Of course she has gone over the samething a dozen times and I usually come back with a, yes dear I know.

[DecoJuicer]

My wife and I were fighting one day and she was going on and on about how much she sarcifices for the family. Without thinking, I told her that I was going to get her a big wooden cross for her birthday so she could climb on up. She called me some REALLY bad names to my face that day, and then stormed off crying. I pretty much new that I had stepped over the line that time.

Did I mention that she was 4 months pregnant at the time.

By the way, we laugh about it now.

[eppie]

I know my wife is upset if she starts yelling at me in Brugge dialect. I can get by in Dutch, but thier dialect is so wierd they'll subtitle it on TV so Dutch speakers cand understand it. I can follow it a bit, but if she starts speaking it, I know it's time to pretend I don't understand any more.
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[chazwicke]

Originally posted by DecoJuicer
I told her that I was going to get her a big wooden cross for her birthday so she could climb on up. By the way, we laugh

Yikes! (I may have to use this one some time..;) )

[Halgarmeister]

Originally posted by DecoJuicer
Keep in mind, I get this phone call about 3 times a week...


Maybe you should change your phone number? ;)

[The Alchemist]

Gentleman,
I have been married for almost 21 years and I am sure a few of you have been married longer than I. The key to a happy marriage has always been when we agree completely with our wives. Even when we are right, we are wrong. Simply accept it. No big deal. I am convinced that the majority of divorces occur because the man doesn't know when to say "Yes, Dear "and simply slink off to another room to growse and complain to one's self. The accompaniment of beer works extremely well in these cases.

[corkybstewart]

That's why we have garages and jobs.

[Halgarmeister]

I thought that was why we brewed...

[DecoJuicer]

Originally posted by corkybstewart
That's why we have garages and jobs.

I believe that is why our ancestors invented work. "Sorry honey, that wolly mammoth isn't going to kill itself you know."

[Seymour]

I actually told the joke wrong:

If a man is talking in the forest, and his wife's not there to hear him, is he still wrong?

AND...

If a woman is talking in the forest, and her husband's not there to hear him, is she still bitching?

All kidding aside, my wife is also my best friend, and bestest drinking buddy. I count myself lucky to have found a woman who loves beer as much as I. Oh, she strays into wine now and again, but I can forgive her of that;) . Truth be told, we seldom if at all fight, and if we do, we usually take the tack of "don't let the sun set on your problems." I consider her my closest confidente and frequently bounce ideas and problems off her, and she does me the same way. And to get more-or-less back on the track of the original intent of this thread, she'd be the first pick of my realistic list of top ten drinking buddies.

I'm also notoriously prickly, so I have very few friends I'd call close. But those few friends would definitely make my list of top ten drinking buddies. Well, maybe top three drinking buddies. Two...?

[BluesHarp]

Gentlemen...after 23 years, I believe it goes something like this:

[corysdad]

I'm also notoriously prickly, so I have very few friends I'd call close. But those few friends would definitely make my list of top ten drinking buddies. Well, maybe top three drinking buddies. Two...? [/B]

Whats "prickly"?

[beerboogie]

Originally posted by BluesHarp
Gentlemen...after 23 years, I believe it goes something like this:

I guess he didn't notice her new hair cut

[corkybstewart]

Because of my bizarre work schedule I also have few drinking buddies here in Carlsbad, and now that I'm their boss I try to avoid drinking with them. I don't like guys bitching about work when I'm trying to enjoy a cold one. Most of my best drinking buddies live hundreds of mile away so I have to drink their beers too.

[SoxyinMO]

Originally posted by Goban
Yeah, multi-tasking is hard…

Edit: But sometimes when I think of the thoughts that are in my head, they make me laugh… :D

Like Dylan, yeah? :

"If my thought-dreams could be seen
they'd probably put my head
in a guillotine.
But it's all right, Ma
It's life and life only."

[SoxyinMO]

Originally posted by DecoJuicer
Here's another of my long held crack-pot theories...

When you leave the house and the wife says, "Have fun, but be careful", that is so if something does happen, she can then turn around and say, "The last thing I said to you when you walked out that door was 'be careful."

Okay, I have to step in here, Deco. Stretch your mind back to the first year or so you were married, or even before that. Can you HONESTLY tell me you never did anything wacky/crazy at the time that caused your wife concern and makes her feel she HAS to say 'be careful' every time you leave the house?

You know, like going out to cut wood with the chain saw and coming back with your hand over your thigh, blood oozing out between your fingers, and you KNOCKING on the door for god's sake and asking when she answers, "um, do we have any Band-aids?"

[Seymour]

Originally posted by corysdad
Whats "prickly"?

:D

Prickly, like a cactus. Hard to get close to, because, like a cactus, full of...pricks.

[Halgarmeister]

Originally posted by SoxyinMO
You know, like going out to cut wood with the chain saw and coming back with your hand over your thigh, blood oozing out between your fingers, and you KNOCKING on the door for god's sake and asking when she answers, "um, do we have any Band-aids?"


I actually did something like that! LOL Though, it was to my mother when I was a teen. I was working in the woodshop and somehow managed to get a finger into the tablesaw. I walked in the house with it wrapped in a paper towel and asked her if she could do something with it. Before anyone starts losing thier lunches, it was a minor wound, just the tip of the finger got a little mangled. Doctor put 4 stitches in it and sent me home. A week later the stitches were out, I was using a shovel and broke it open again. I just put a band aid on it and kept working. The finger is still intact, 25 years later! LOL

I guess this means that my mother would be at the top of my "drinking buddy" list. LOL ;)

[DecoJuicer]

Originally posted by SoxyinMO
You know, like going out to cut wood with the chain saw and coming back with your hand over your thigh, blood oozing out between your fingers, and you KNOCKING on the door for god's sake and asking when she answers, "um, do we have any Band-aids?"

My wife won't let me have a chain-saw.:( LOL. Actually, my dad and I used to SCUBA dive in an area that had a very fast current, no visibility, and ALOT of freighter traffic. It was always a tough dive, but that was where all of the "good junk" was(in one summer I found 2 outboard motors, a really expensive fishing rod[according to myfishermen buddy], about 30 decent anchors, and enough old bottles to fill a museum). The conditions in this water maid buddy diving impossible. If you even tried to get into the water together, you would either get tangled up in each others flag line, or loose each other in about 10 seconds.

My bride used to cringe everytime I walked out the door with my gear.

Oh yeah, I also got a motorcycle to "fix up" when we first go married. I could never prove it, but I think that she was messing with it, just so that it would run. I would almost have it running, and then soemthing else would happen. My wife used to be a mechanic, so this is not out of the realm of possibility. She was so relieved the day that I sold the bike for parts so that I could buy a canoe. Much more family friendly, and you don't take your face off if you flip a canoe over.

[xtalman]

Originally posted by DecoJuicer
Oh yeah, I also got a motorcycle to "fix up" when we first go married. I could never prove it, but I think that she was messing with it, just so that it would run. I would almost have it running, and then soemthing else would happen. My wife used to be a mechanic, so this is not out of the realm of possibility. She was so relieved the day that I sold the bike for parts so that I could buy a canoe.

Wives and motorcycles generally do not go together. I have more friends who's motorcycle is now a very nice diamond ring on their wives hand.

[conrad]

My wife is not a "drinking buddy" because she can't partake of much alcohol, and she does not like beer. We do other stuff together. Now my daughter, on the other had, is a drinking buddy. And speaking of motorcycles: When she graduated from high school several years ago, her present was a motorcycle road trip. I let my hair grow uncut for over a year, bought an old Honda Shadow VT1100, and we took a trip to do the roller coaster parks, such as Cedar Point and Darien Lake. One of the best times we every had. Now that she is of age to partake of beer, I have made it a personal mission to ensure she appreciates the good stuff. ...Now if only she would pick up the tab once in a while.
It's great to see how many people include family members in their drinking buddy lists.

[SoxyinMO]

Originally posted by xtalman
Wives and motorcycles generally do not go together. I have more friends who's motorcycle is now a very nice diamond ring on their wives hand.

And yet my bike is bigger than my husband's running bike! I have a Yamaha Virago 750 and he's taking a Kawasaki W650 (the ones that look like old British bikes) back and forth to work. He also has a BMW R100 RT but it needs some work.

[corkybstewart]

When my wife and I were in college, the last year we lived 18 miles from town. My yamaha 500 was perfect for the trip to town and back, especially since we didn't have a running car at the time. And northern New Mexico is magnificent in the fall. Unfortunately, 18 miles is a hell of a long way to ride in a 6"/hour snowstorm. She made me fix the car after that(she still has no sense of adventure). I sold my bike to rent a truck to move to southern NM, and I've realy missed riding.

[chazwicke]

Originally posted by conrad
My wife is not a "drinking buddy" because she can't partake of much alcohol, and she does not like beer. We do other stuff together. Now my daughter, on the other had, is a drinking buddy. .

My son is 19 he starts Spring break on Friday. Just he and I are headed to London to hit some pubs and drink real ale. We might fit a sight or two in but we both have been before - Me many times and he 2X. So we are mainly looking to enjoy some brews - And he wants his picture taken crossing Abbey Road.;)

[beerboogie]

Originally posted by xtalman
Wives and motorcycles generally do not go together.

Cars and Motorbikes don't fair well either, I found out the hard way.

[SoxyinMO]

Originally posted by corkybstewart
I sold my bike to rent a truck to move to southern NM, and I've realy missed riding.

There's nothing like it is there?

[corkybstewart]

Especially down here where the sun shines 320/year, and for the last 10 years afternoon temps usually reach 50-70F in the winter. I don't miss road rash, having to dodge idiots and the other drawbacks that come with competing with 4 wheelers for road space. The cars and trucks almost always win. But I've started subtle negotiations with the retired geezer next door to buy his Gold Wing when he finally realizes he's too old for it. Of course the wife will think I'm too old for it also but we'll cross that bridge later.

[ClockworkOrange]

Cars and Motorbikes don't fair well either, I found out the hard way. Unfortunately, so did I. My legs have more titanium hardware in them than the landing gear of an F-16. Ever since then, I can't get on a bike. I really miss riding, but I'd rather walk if you know what I mean.

[beerboogie]

some your the wind shield ...some times your the fly

[conrad]

Hey guys! This is a beer site! How did we get sidetracked to motorcycles? But that's okay. I love 'em both. The spring thaw has started here, and we will have the roads clear of ice and snow in about 3 or 4 weeks. Can't wait.
One of my favourite things to do is make a full day trip on the rural back roads around here, end up at some far away pub, and have one beer before heading back. With a bike, the journey is more important than the destination. You're right in that bikes always lose a tussle with the 4 or more wheelers. So I stay off the major highways as much as possible. My wife is okay with the MC, as I have been riding since my teen years in the 60's and have managed to avoid titanium implants.
A question: Any stories about travelling far just to try a new beer?

[BluesHarp]

Hope my avatar isn't pushing too many buttons... :D

[SoxyinMO]

Originally posted by BluesHarp
Hope my avatar isn't pushing too many buttons... :D

AAAAAAGGGGG! Weell, my bike needs to get it's inspection and then registered. I was a bad girl and didn't empty my tank so I need to drain that & get some better gas. Oh man, bluesharp, it's a sunny day and I want to RIDE......arrrrgggggg!

[The_Huisvrouw]

...Yes, she's a homebrewer, or used to be. See
http://thuisgemaakt.blogspot.com/search/label/Kathy%20Ireland
for pictures from 1988. These days she seems to be way into Christian talk shows and home furnishings.

[ratman03]

Originally posted by BigHead
Ronald Regan
Jeff Gordon
Ollie North
Laura Inghram
Rush Limbaugh
John Wayne
Bruce Springsteen
Thomas Crapper
Nelson Rockefeller
Jimmy Hoffa

Wait, you missed one: Man Coulter

That just sounds... awful. I'm not being political, either. That is a truly appalling list. At least Springsteen might have a few interesting stories. And let me guess, you guys would be drinking Bud all night :rolleyes:

[M.K. Jeeves]

I missed this thread the first time around. It was a pretty good read. Here goes with my top ten.
1. Mark Twain
2. Groucho Marx
3. W.C. Fields
4. Winston Churchill
5. Harry Truman
6. Rowan Atkinson
7. Frank Zappa
8. Bill Bryson
9. Micheal Palin
10. Billy Connolly

[fretlessman71]

[list=1]
Jeff Beck
Jaco Pastorius
W. A. Mozart
Noam Chomsky
Rush Limbaugh (these 2 at the same time!)
Leo Fender
Lew Bryson
Leonardo Da Vinci
George Wendt
Jesus Christ (I'm serious!)
[/list=1]

[dparsons]

1. Jesus (I'm with you Fretless)
2. Alexander the Great
3. Dave Brubeck
4. Franklin D. Roosevelt
5. Thomas Jefferson
6. Sam Phillips
7. J.R.R Tolkein
8. Abraham Lincoln
9. Cal Tjader
10. J.K. Rowling

As for Jesus, I know too many people for whom it would be great to be able to say "I've had a couple beers with him and, no, he really isn't like that ..."

[fretlessman71]

"Yeah, didja hear the joke that Jesus told over pints last night? Oh, MAN... it's the only time I've ever been able to say 'Christ, that's funny!' with a clear conscience." :D

[dparsons]

:D