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Subject: [Leica] What REAL MEN drink!
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 20:39:45 -0400
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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
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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