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Booze and JUSTICE LEAGUE movie(s)
Oct. 29th, 2007 11:50 amHalloween Party turned out damn well. I had a grand time, and I hope everyone else did too. It was also a good opportunity to clean out my liquor cabinet, for which you guys were happy to help.
The highlight, those those of us who experienced it, was finishing off my father's 20-something-year-old bottle of Jameson. I don't know what the hell Dad had a bottle of Jameson for, as he never drank anything other than Miller Lite or Seagram's gin and tonic all his life (yuck!), and I wasn't really sure how well an open, half-consumed bottle of Irish whiskey would age. Ohhhhh ho, my friends... that was mellow. It hardly tasted alcoholic at all. It was almost bittersweet to kill what was left, but it was as good an opportunity as any. Dad's way was to horde and keep things locked in his possession.
Y'know, this is why I'm so intolerant around collectors. I mean, the folks who come in looking for "variant" covers and limited edition books and action figures. I'm a firm believer that these things are not meant to sit in their packages, hermetically sealed. They're meant to be taken out and enjoyed, perhaps even shared! Even if it means reducing its own shelf life, because... well, that's what they're for! And eventually, sad and difficult as it may be, one has to move on.
I still haven't busted open that 30-something-year-old bottle of Martell VSOP cognac, though. I'm still holding out for the perfect opportunity, and have no idea when that'll be. Drinking it with someone who knows what the hell they're tasting would also be ideal.
Meantime, Mom came back from Rehoboth beach with much stuff to restock the ol' liquor cabinet: Chambord, Jose Cuervo Tradicional, and four kinds of Vodka: Smirnoff's regular, raspberry, and citrus, and Absolut vanilla. Danny remarked that it's amusing how she's both a touch concerned for my drinking while gladly helping me restock and experiment with mixing.
In comic movie news, Warner Bros. has a strange plan regarding their upcoming DC Comics movies. I mean, the JUSTICE LEAGUE movie isn't even fully cast (and so far, not with any stars), and yet they've already announced spin-offs of THE FLASH (with a new director... again!) and GREEN LANTERN.
( Ranting, contemplation, and big news regarding the FLASH and GL movies )
The highlight, those those of us who experienced it, was finishing off my father's 20-something-year-old bottle of Jameson. I don't know what the hell Dad had a bottle of Jameson for, as he never drank anything other than Miller Lite or Seagram's gin and tonic all his life (yuck!), and I wasn't really sure how well an open, half-consumed bottle of Irish whiskey would age. Ohhhhh ho, my friends... that was mellow. It hardly tasted alcoholic at all. It was almost bittersweet to kill what was left, but it was as good an opportunity as any. Dad's way was to horde and keep things locked in his possession.
Y'know, this is why I'm so intolerant around collectors. I mean, the folks who come in looking for "variant" covers and limited edition books and action figures. I'm a firm believer that these things are not meant to sit in their packages, hermetically sealed. They're meant to be taken out and enjoyed, perhaps even shared! Even if it means reducing its own shelf life, because... well, that's what they're for! And eventually, sad and difficult as it may be, one has to move on.
I still haven't busted open that 30-something-year-old bottle of Martell VSOP cognac, though. I'm still holding out for the perfect opportunity, and have no idea when that'll be. Drinking it with someone who knows what the hell they're tasting would also be ideal.
Meantime, Mom came back from Rehoboth beach with much stuff to restock the ol' liquor cabinet: Chambord, Jose Cuervo Tradicional, and four kinds of Vodka: Smirnoff's regular, raspberry, and citrus, and Absolut vanilla. Danny remarked that it's amusing how she's both a touch concerned for my drinking while gladly helping me restock and experiment with mixing.
In comic movie news, Warner Bros. has a strange plan regarding their upcoming DC Comics movies. I mean, the JUSTICE LEAGUE movie isn't even fully cast (and so far, not with any stars), and yet they've already announced spin-offs of THE FLASH (with a new director... again!) and GREEN LANTERN.
( Ranting, contemplation, and big news regarding the FLASH and GL movies )
