I found Shiner Bock and UFO and live music and got undergraduate drunk. There may have been dancing.
Discuss.
And you are on your own until tomorrow afternoon. Steelers, Entourage, Firstblood, a ride home, and a hangover will keep me busy for a while.
Love your body, Larry.
Ned R.
Earlier this evening, in the company of friends, I had an excellent Cadillac margarita and good enchiladas at the ultimate Elvis-shrine/Mexican restaurant in the area:
http://aztecamexicanrestaurant.org/
And that was a more than fine thing.
Lit3Bolt
Bolt+9 has this to add.
Ok. Sarah Palin (haha take the l from her name it is PAIN) is being kept from the press in order to keep them salivating to interview her. When they are FINALLY granted permission to do so by St. John McCain the Alflipflopy the media will fall over themselves, bowing and genuflecting to the future VP, in all her princessly glory.
That is the point. She is the story. Not McSame. Ms. “I could fuck her” Bush, as opposed to “Ew she’s too old Clinton.” It’s the same schtick Ann Coulter uses shamelessly.
Look. Roe vs. Wade is used by the Republicans has a BS point. They have no follow through. NONE AT ALL. It’s like the Democrats in Congress promising 40 acres and a mule FINALLY to all African Americans. Not. Going. To. Happen.
I’m with Gun Toting Liberal. I honestly think 90% of America is Libertarian at heart. They just get brainwashed by teh shinestest lighestst………drrrrrrrhhhhhhhhh…..East Carolina won against a ranked team….ddurrhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Phillip J. Birmingham
UFO the beer, or UFO the band?
SGEW
[Possibly reposting from previous thread, where it appears to have been devoured by something or other]
You know, I’m actually rather curious*: how many readers/commenters here consider themselves “progressive” and/or “liberal,” “libertarian” (hard or strong), “Conservative” (a la the Bush/Cheney/McCain Axis of Fail), “conservative” (in the anachronistic William F. Buckley Jr. sense), “anarchist” (Anarchist angry! Anarchist smash state!), “communist” and/or “socialist” (or are they more or less extinct by now?), “totalitarian” (there must be some in here, judging by a few comments I’ve seen), or some other self-identifying tag?
A poll might lead to some interesting results.**
Hell, if you throw “Liberaltarian” up there, we may reach a quorum. Just an idle thought.
*In a half-assed sort of way.
**On second thought, maybe internet polls aren’t the way to go, as they are flawed and may lead to trolls becoming mighty and strong on its sweet, sweet nectar.
SGEW
Good read:
Woodward’s new tell-all “Bush is as bad as we suspected” book is being excerpted in the Washington Post.
Wow. These people are running a fucking war? Crimminey, I think I’d prefer James K. fucking Polk to these jackasses.
SGEW
An excellent point, but if this proves to be our only solace we are seriously FUBAR.
Bubba Dave
Shiner Bock is some tasty, tasty beer. If you’re going to get undergraduate drunk, that’s not a bad way to go. Just plan on some quality time tomorrow in the bathroom, because it will clear stuff out of your colon you never knew you had.
The Moar You Know
Like your pancreas.
Ted
I, too, want to know this. And if it’s the band, is it even the same one I’m thinking of?
Conservatively Liberal
John drunk and dancing? No video of it?
The shame!
John: Ok, who stuffed the gerbil up my ass and where did this Rubik’s Cube come from?
;)
Conservatively Liberal
An excerpt from a Chicago Tribune article about Palin and it covers her church and minister from Wasilla.
Scared yet?
Dinsdale (long ago, Pennypacker)
Can I just say that, 2 years running, Balloon Juice is my first and favorite stop on any given day?
Apparently I can. And I did!
Conservatively Liberal
Michelle Obama Has a Rabbi in Her Family.
Great article! Obama has worked with him in the past and spoken with his group.
harlana pepper
Can I get Larry’s number?
Jake
Frank Rich, man on fire.
Jake
From Rich’s column:
An he didn’t even mention selling a plane on ebay. Seriously though, has there ever been a VP candidate whose resume was a bigger pile of lies than this one?
Of course, my wife points out to me this AM, that the reality is that Joe Average voter will never learn about 99% of this stuff. McCain’s campaign will continue to push a number of the lies, because they know they can get away with it.
The Grand Panjandrum
Oy! Please no ch cheerleader outfit.
Frank Rich is up to his high standard of ass kicking.
Read this opinion piece from one of McCain’s fellow POW compatriots. Perfectly stated and closely follows my own thoughts on McCain although he is a bit more diplomatic.
Conservatively Liberal
Yes Frank Rich spells it out nicely. I really like this part:
Speed-dating as a way to pick a veep? How very McCain of McCain. If he is as good at picking a veep as he is at finding a wife to stay with, Sarah ought to be traded in for a new model in a week or two. Then again, if McCain thinks he can milk this cow for some cream, we all know he is willing to do that too.
John McCain has always used women to grease the skids in life and provide a bit of entertainment when he is bored.
It’s just the kind of man he is.
Dennis - SGMM
Imagine G.W. Bush at 72. Imagine him a lot more angry. That’s John McCain.
I realized this after reading the links provided by Jake and The Grand Panjandrum.
Krista
Public service announcement — a basement apartment is not a good place to live when your geographical area is subject to tropical storms.
Krista + 3 cm of water on her floor.
John Cole
UFO the beer.
Conservatively Liberal
Start bailing! Inflate a raft just in case though. ;)
Sorry to hear you are getting a bit damp over there. For some reason our normal 100% humidity has evaporated over here. Now I know where is has gone!
I hope everything works out for you and that the storm wanes quickly. BTW, is your PC water-cooled? If not, it sounds like it will be soon! ;)
Yes, and his running mate is GWB in a skirt. We always said that we couldn’t do worse than Bush but McBush & Mooselini want to prove otherwise. Like I said to the wife this AM, the right wants to put an angry, ill-tempered old man in ill health in charge and his backup has no national or international experience and was mayor of a town of less than 9,000 a few years ago.
I think the Republicans need a new mascot. The elephant just don’t cut it, so I would suggest the lemming instead. The Democrats can keep the donkey though. Enough of them still act like asses. ;)
Tax Analyst
“Mooselini”
LOL, CL. Fits Palin to a “T”.
Conservatively Liberal
Someone else here suggested the name yesterday and I agree, it fits Palin to a “T”.
Although I do like Palinocchio too. :)
Tax Analyst
Krista + 3 cm of water on her floor.
That doesn’t sound like a whole lotof fun, Krista. My ignoranceof Canadian geography is drilling a hole in myhead right now. Whatpart of Canada is this happening in?
Gosh how I hate the tiny space bar on my new laptop. Every other single thing on this keyboardis just PERFECT for my typingstyle.
tagged45
Are you quoting Fletch or someone in a men’s room stall in the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport during the convention?
SteveT
I spent the first part of my undergraduate “career” in Boston, and one of the few things that I miss is Harpoon.
In particular, their free tastings every day at 4 p.m. on the waterfront. Pretty much unlimited free beer for an hour… everyone walks out of there well on their way to undergraduate drunk.
Tax Analyst
How about a dead moose with Sarah Palin, smoking shotgun still in hand, standing with her foot on it’s dead neck? Because in any sort of a sane world nominating someone like Palin for VP SHOULD pretty much be a death knell for a political party.
But I should know better. I keep seeing newspaper articles with moronic quotes from people who are thrilled at the prospect of Palin as VP and not at all fazed that she could quite conceivably become President Palin with a sudden missed heart beat or two in McPOW’s chest.
I mean, she knows what God wants and is right close to being just like you and me in every respect except for the savage degree of underlying ambition and lustfor power that appears to burn like a super nova in her lyin’, cheatin’, admittedly gaze-worthy chest.
Bob In Pacifica
I just got diagnosed with diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. I never thought that I’d be without the comfort of alcoholic beverages, especially going into an NFL season. Still, the Cal Bears are looking very good this year.
4jkb4ia
Yom Kaduregel Americani Sameach. I myself am going to the baseball game.
4jkb4ia
“Sheni” would give the impression of Opening Day. “kaduregel americani” could just be every Sunday.
vinegarhill
Does anyone know if you can find Shiner beer in the North East? I was in Austin recently and had both Shiner Bock and Black Lager. Really good beers and dirt cheap.
4jkb4ia
Rishon was Thursday, you see.
Another hope that Krista cleans up quickly. TS Hanna went all up the Atlantic coast, and we have to finish Nadal-Murray today. If it was the real final I would have stayed home.
Krista
Nova Scotia. We’ve cleaned up the worst of it, but Hanna’s just now starting to really hit, so we’re keeping an eye on things and have mops, buckets, towels and scotch (for my nerves) at the ready.
The Grand Panjandrum
Ah yes, the halcyon days of standing getting drunk and throwing up. Brings a tear to my eye just thinking about it.
We now live less than a days drive from heaven. I’ve already found several local establishments selling these delightful beers.
The FSM loves me and wants me to be happy.
Tax Analyst
Well, good luck with it. I haven’t been in a real tropical storm since I was a little kid back in Connecticut. I remember one time my Dad took me to downtown Norwalk a day or so after some hurricane had passed through and I saw an apartment building on the waterfront where about 1/2 the building had somehow been sheared off…about 3/4 of the way up this multi-story building someone’s bathroom was half-gone and the remainder there for all to see. I was picturing some poor guy taking a crap and suddenly half his bathroom is just debris swirling madly in this tremendous wind or crumbling into the sea below.
Alan
Crank up UFO’s “Rock Bottom.” It’s great for a hangover. :)
Crusty Dem
vinegarhill, Shiner has been expanding, but not into the northeast (yet?). I definitely missed it following my move from Houston to Boston. Now that I’m in the Pacific Northwest, I need to find out if they’ve got it here.. Although I’m so pleased with the local options, I doubt I’ll miss it..
Krista
I spoke too soon — we had another flooding. We’ve been cleaning it up with the Shop Vac (just taking a break so we don’t overheat the motor). The handy thing is that you can then calculate how much water you’ve cleaned up. So far, we’re at 140 gallons that we’ve vaccuumed up.
We get out of this basement apartment, and in to our new house in November. It will not be a second too soon.
srv
That graphic ideological poll a couple years ago, John linked to it. A lot of libertarian poseurs, but then that’s where it put me, and I thought I was anarcho-syndicalist.
dobrojutro
Rock Bottom. Word.
srv
I, for one, will do my part in supporting Krista by drinking more Unibroue until she wins the War on Mold.
Sleeper
Did you charge your trip to Mr. Underhill’s account?
Ninerdave
UFO the band: most excellent and underrated imho.
Never had the beer
GO NINERS!
Ninerdave
AH UFO is a heff…don’t like Heffs.
Ben
Mr. Cole, you are a gentleman and a scholar, and it makes me curious about where you got torqued in Charleston.
(grew up in Charleston, left in 1994 and needs to find out what to do when going back to town to visit the folks… BTW, the best urban chinese bar none in the area is Main Tin near the Mound in South Charleston. It was better when it was tiny but it’s still damn good.)