Son-of-a-Weizen

'I Shoulda had a V8'

...and not just French Dixieland bands. I've seen this ("as though their lives depended on it.") several times at street fests in Germany (Hannover, etc) with visiting U.S. bands. You look at the musicians faces and they appear perfectly stunned that they're getting such a wild, enthusiastic response.

I hope that you lifted one of their big blue Hofbrau patio umbrellas for me? .......Still haven't been able to get one of those. You can hide it in Maren's flat across the street.

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That is nuts! Almost as whacked out as the 5-liter mini-keg of Stiegl (Austria) I saw a few days ago. Great brew...but $50??? I'm getting a case of Hofbrau for $25-30......but the kegs are getting a bit steep @ $170. Could be shifting back to Miller Lite next year. NOT! All ready to go today. Last week while out walking, I saw a small table w/stools that a neighbor had out on the curb for trash pick-up. As soon as I spotted 'em, I just knew what they'd be good for. I plucked them up and brought them to a local artisan who affixed some 12" Hofbrau paper medallions of mine and poured a thick 1/8" coat of polyurethene on 'em. Picked 'em up yesterday. Came out great....perfect little tables for the party! The local beer distributor swung by last night to deliver a tap..and when he saw them he pulled out his phone and snapped a few pictures of them to send of to the Hofbrau rep. I should quickly patent the design, lest the brewery start manufacturing 'em and rake in all the $$. It's that one man's trash is another's treasure thing in action again.

True. I think it has to do with the various strains of yeast that have been tinkered with and jealously guarded for hundreds of years over there. You don't have 'em over here. It would be next to impossible to replicate a Paulaner or Hofbrau.

......and one for you, Chris.

...here's a banner that Kevin Bresnahan would like.......about 20 feet in length.

Yes! Got a keg of Hofbrau on ice, 30 lbs of bratwurst and 50+ people showing up this weekend. Just starting to pull out the various decorations.....

Interesting article.....been fascinated by this for years and have taken the kids to see the giant squid tentacles on display down in Sarasota, FL. This comment is a bit odd though. Given what we known about the unique physical characteristics and normal feeding behavior of the smaller variety squid (use venom to paralyze prey and then bite off the head).....add in the analysis of severed tentacles and stomach contents of the larger creature, and there never was a reason to suggest that the creature was a sluggish, non-aggressive 'troller' in the first place.

I caught that shocking piece about Second Chance Body Armor on the network news last night. Maybe I'll raid the White House dumpsters for a vest, then swing on by and see if the media fuss and fingerpointing is gounded in reality......or just more overreaction on their part.

...or a non mini-lp, jewel box copy at Amazon Japan for about $17.

Mulligan Quartet w/Baker

I soooo want to say something... What? That you want to put one over me and then fill it up with water?

I always got a kick out of the Cone of Silence.

I'm all over that like Halliburton on a Louisiana reconstruction project!

It's not an "imitation"....they use wheat instead of rye in their grain mix.

excellent value...although the stream (trickle?) of technical glitch comments at Amazon is less than encouraging. Hopefully it'll enjoy blockbuster sales and others will follow suit. The collection I'd like to see.

Do you prefer the squirrel decanter or something a bit less fashionable?

That was a good move.

Unusual to have 2 copies sitting on eBay at one time. That's one to grab. I'm not the seller........don't know the seller(s)...........don't want to know the seller(s) unless they can get me a 50L keg of Erdinger Weizenbier for Oktoberfest ......etc.. http://cgi.ebay.com/FREDDIE-HUBBARD-Here-T...1QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com/Here-To-Stay-Freddie-H...1QQcmdZViewItem

Great...now we have to revise 10 billion school textbooks accordingly: .....According to astronauts, the Great Wall of China and the Italian bunny top the list of spectacular objects on earth visible from space.

Are those 2 mil lp poly bags at Bags Unlimited the best thing to use to protect Mosaic boxes?

Still awol? Damn, now I'll never get that xerox of the Lew T. 'Black & Tan Fantasy' cover from him! Who was the other Navy man over at BNBB? Scott? Also from New Orleans wasn't he?

I'd forgotten about 'undergroundagent.' Seems as though he has been gone for ages. Off travelling in europe or so the last I recall.