Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Having read this horrible story, I must say that the Puerto Rican moonshine, called pitorro or ca?ita, is very tasty and does not lead to undue hangovers. I shall know more tomorrow, however, as I am working on a bottle tonight. Cheers :-))) Nathan On 5 Jan, 2011, at 17:35 , <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > While covering the PAN AMERICAN GAMES in Indianapolis 1987 a couple of the > USA news photogs from the deep south had some moon shine.. "Hey Ted you > ever have a taste of this good 'ol moonshine?" Said one of the lads with a > very heavy accent of the south as he handed me a bottle of liquid. > > In my innocents, after all they'd been knocking it back like it was water! > I poured a big glass full and proceeded to drink it like they were doing. > How many more??? Do you really think I have any recollection of later? :-( > Oh suffer! > > The next morning as I tried to figure out whether I was alive and hurting? > Or died and hadn't quite finished dying! :-) > > I swore never ever ever again! Please let me live till noon and recovered > and I'll never drink that stupid stuff again! > > Now most of us, those who during their lifetime have fallen to the fun of > the evening and imbibed slightly more than we thought we were doing. > WHY??? OH MY GOD YOU DON'T REMEMBER EITHER? :-( > > It's because we were all having such a good time, drinking was as simple > as breathing, it came real easy! :-) > We lost count of how many glasses or bottles! "One more ain't goin' to > hurt!" And we lose count! But truly it was a great evening.... I think ? > Wasn't it? > > As I vaguely recall the Moonshine wasn't as tasteful as it appeared for > the southern lads. Me being a single malt Scotch drinker I assume that > influenced my taste buds. But being a polite Canadian when asked... "How > is it?" What else could I say but... "Hey that's very nice, how much did > you guys bring with you?" Not meaning to break out another bottle, only a > rhetorical question being polite? > > One guy reached under the table and pulled out a box with at least a dozen > bottles in it! Me innocently offered. "Well that ought to do for tonight!" > Damn I was joking! Do you know what it's like the next morning shooting a > track event when your re-action time is so slow the winner has made two > laps of the track with the winning flag before you realize the race even > started! :-( Trust me that bad! Oh suffer suffer! NEVER AGAIN! And that > night? > > Well no need to go on, just go back to the beginning of this post and read > it again! ;-) Photographers are actually simple minded fun creatures of > life! :-) > > cheers and slightly wiser! :-) > ted > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog