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Bad Wine & Good Talk
Posted by Stephen Green · 27 October 2002
Tim Blair is one hell of a gentleman. We’d exchanged a few emails a few weeks ago, with promises of free booze should he decide to spend any time in Flyover Country during his stay in America. Nice words well meant, but not entirely remembered. Saturday morning he emailed from the road: I'm in Salina, Kansas, and a quick look at the map tells me I'm only a few hours away from VodkaCity. Would I? You bet. But how about instead you come to sure-to-be-disreputable Halloween Bash hosted by my buddies Robert and Cheryl? Brave man that Tim is, he agreed. I doubt he knew what he was in for. Matt Traylor (and his lovely girlfriend Allison – our two newest, most excellent friends) and I couldn’t believe our luck. Tim Freakin’ Blair. Mr. Car Buff Guy drove 500 miles in a Chevy Cavalier, just to play. The party was as outrageous as promised. Loud people, many drinks, not-entirely-dressed hot tubbers, disgusting costumes, and hardly any fatalities. Several rooms full of strangers, all behaving badly. My lovely bride, trapped in the tub, promising a kiss if “Timmy Baby” would please just freshen her drink. Through it all, he remained charming, unflappable, and more able to handle his liquor than even James Morrow had led me to expect. As expected, however, everybody loved Tim – I just don’t think any of them bought that phony Aussie accent. Here’s to ya, mate. Comments
Famous! Posted by: Andrea Harris at October 28, 2002 12:37 AMI take it you meant "loved" in a purely emotional sense. Sounds like a good time was had by all. Remember, for that post-hottub hangover there's nothing like a road trip to El Tepehuan in Denver. Posted by: David Perron at October 28, 2002 03:38 AMOutstanding. Now, tell that (hung-over) scuttling Australian tourist creature to scuttle over to your computer and post his own account of the evening... Posted by: Will Collier at October 28, 2002 06:58 AMLol, well we Brit Bloggers have to keep up the side next time don't we? Perry get a damn hot tub for next time eh? You would have appreciated the party-goers at the LVG All Hallow's Party I went to... There were a few vampire chicks making out, natch. A girl who was so nimble as to be scary, lots of outrageous "costumes" (ie barely covering anything), a bloke dressed as Lara Croft (won for best dressed) and a bloke dressed as women who was a better looking woman than half the women there. Of course, I went as Jake from Escape from New York and spent most of my time talking the guy from the Matrix. What was more amusing were people who walked past the pub in absolute amazement. Pics will of course follow...where are the ones from your party eh? This Thurs I have to go to another one...as well as one on Friday. The life of a gothic horror/rock writer can be so tedious at times. Posted by: Andrew Ian Dodge at October 28, 2002 07:44 AMThere were Aussies to drink under the table and you didn't invite me? Posted by: Robin Roberts at October 28, 2002 08:54 AMOh, you lucky son of a gun. Posted by: Ben Fiscer at October 28, 2002 02:49 PMI think I'm still hung over. What a party. I seem to remember discussing flaming squirrels, and sober knees, and other things best left unmentioned. Well, I suppose that I'd better get as much recovery time in as possible before this Saturday. I see a repeat on the horizon. No Jello shots next time. Those things are friggin' brutal. Posted by: Matt at October 28, 2002 03:48 PMDid he go on and on about how proud he was of his vegan honor student? Posted by: Juan Gato at October 28, 2002 04:20 PMMatt, you also discussed a certain upcoming camping trip we definitely want to be included in. Yes, Jello shots are absolutely lethal!!! I continue with my Tim Blair Shadow Tour, drinking alone as I read these accounts, pretending I am having witty conversations with the roving Aussie. He gets the best of me in most of them. If he DOES show up in Minneapolis, I'll probably pop him one in the mug for that smart remark I pretended he made about my Honda. Smug bastard. Posted by: Lileks at October 28, 2002 08:03 PMGood grief, one click and both the longlost Roverpundit and that whisky guzzling, beer slurping Collingwood fan are found again.Give them both a couple of aspirins and send them back to their websites to catch up on their postings. What, and you couldn't have given me a call? ;) Sounds like you all had a terrific time. Posted by: Andrew Olmsted at October 30, 2002 09:40 AM |
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