tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post6830596549399658657..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: Plus, We Owe Deer Trapped In Headlights Everywhere An ApologyJames Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-2537077835609440782008-09-17T02:17:00.000-04:002008-09-17T02:17:00.000-04:00The Good Dr's influence led me to the - ah - a...The Good Dr's influence led me to the - ah - alternative substances in which he indulged, rather than the beverages. And I read Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas at 12. I don't really recommend it, but it's been a hell of a ride.<BR/><BR/>"Tedious, overeducated professional self-promoter" - now, to whom in the punditry does that NOT apply? It's practically - no, strike Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-78370128339860092412008-09-14T09:13:00.000-04:002008-09-14T09:13:00.000-04:00From the lovely metaphor of slashing your own lawy...From the lovely metaphor of slashing your own lawyer's throat at the defense table, I presume you to be an appreciator of Deadwood, which might have been written by the late Mr. Thompson, and surely was influenced by him. Can we then hope that when Mr. Obama assumes command in 09, that Deadwood will shortly return with it's 4th season, in which Bullock meets Teddy Roosevelt in episode one, and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-49944596441593640342008-09-13T02:57:00.000-04:002008-09-13T02:57:00.000-04:00For the same price as Bulleit (which I like) which...For the same price as Bulleit (which I like) which carries no age statement (placing at at between 4-6 average age of whiskey in the bottle) Elijah is guaranteed minimum 12 yrs. Similar style, spicy and rye-heavy. Give my boy a try if you can find him,<BR/>regards,<BR/>SASator Arepohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006808744513156317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-65853836512151950112008-09-12T19:22:00.000-04:002008-09-12T19:22:00.000-04:00i'm rather a fan of bulleit these days. maybe that...i'm rather a fan of bulleit these days. maybe that makes me a hipster jackass, i don't know. half the price of blanton's, at least.<BR/><BR/>and by "fan" i mean buy by the case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-72701613639398179572008-09-12T15:00:00.000-04:002008-09-12T15:00:00.000-04:00May I kindly recommend Elijah Craig 12-year old Ke...May I kindly recommend Elijah Craig 12-year old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey?<BR/><BR/>1/2 the price of Blantons, and totally delicious. And by delicious I mean: awesome.<BR/><BR/>Good day, sirs.Sator Arepohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006808744513156317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-58844373646599640562008-09-12T12:50:00.000-04:002008-09-12T12:50:00.000-04:00Well, I don't know how often good writing comes ou...Well, I don't know how often good writing comes out of good bourbon, but Hunter's influence is apparent in more than the words I've highlighted and the drinks you've admitted.<BR/><BR/>I've been driving in the other direction: I developed a taste for Blanton's then Wild Turkey (my limited budget option) before I started reading Hunter. Shockingly, I didn't learn of my appreciation of his writing James Stripeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437334325501974461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-67595016242355807252008-09-12T12:35:00.000-04:002008-09-12T12:35:00.000-04:00I haven't read Dr. Thompson in years, although Fea...I haven't read Dr. Thompson in years, although <I>Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail</I> came off the shelf and onto the gridlocked pile at my bedside about three months ago. I am, in fact, a proud consumer of the great brown <I>eau de vie</I> of my ancestral homeland, specifically Booker Noe's or Blanton's, which taste I owe to Hunter's early influence on me. These days, when the James Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-60494586400845127712008-09-12T12:11:00.000-04:002008-09-12T12:11:00.000-04:00and alcoholic beverages made from cornThat's three...<I>and alcoholic beverages made from corn</I><BR/><BR/>That's three Thompsonisms in three days. I'm keeping track now. Are you planning a move to Owl Farm any time soon?<BR/><BR/>Still, my first reaction was of horror. Even though eight or twelve year distilled corn from Kentucky is consumed more often by Republicans than lib'rals, the beer swillin' masses are the real danger in this and every James Stripeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437334325501974461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-42247469889068199542008-09-12T12:09:00.000-04:002008-09-12T12:09:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.James Stripeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437334325501974461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-7597201285445115432008-09-12T11:24:00.000-04:002008-09-12T11:24:00.000-04:00Yes, "nuclear capability" is one of those jaw-drop...Yes, "nuclear capability" is one of those <I>jaw-dropping but no real surprise</I> omissions in recent Pakistan commentary. We're seeing the same gap in all this stuff about Georgia joining NATO, and the U.S. responding militarily to a Russian invasion of <I>anybody</I>. Toe-to-toe nuclear combat with the Russkies is one thing, but I also haven't seen much about their real airplanes 'n tanks 'n Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com