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09/28/2006: "Deo Optimo Maximo"
To God most good, most great
Birth & Death, Parishioners,
are rather significant
in my line o' work...
So I make it a point
to celebrate the anniversary of m'own Birth
cuz I wont be around to help my buddies
celebrate my Death...
There are certain Traditions
to be observed;
a bottle of Dom Benedictine
(one of them Catholic Gods is the same as ours)
something special to eat
some special presents -
things I would ordinarily regard as
too expensive or frivolous to buy -
and a fair expanse of time
to soak up a year's worth o' joi!
I am Very Much Looking Forward to this!
PS: I am also fond of Chartreuse...
lerevdr on Thu 28-Sep-2006 @ 22:52 e.s.t [permalink]
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On Friday, September 29th, at 02:40 e.s.t, Chris said:
Happy Birthday Rev? When is the date exactly?
I have been contemplating a little fraternising with Absinthe for some time. I tried some in San Francisco a while back - tasted nasty and did nothing for me, so there is definately reason to explore some more. Not sure what its availability is in Oz, but over here, due to some very strange regulations, you can buy it by mail order, as long as it is shipped from overseas. Unfortunately that adds about $30 to the price of a bottle... so I'll have to wait for a moment when the frivolous seems downrtight necessary!
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On Friday, September 29th, at 17:22 e.s.t, blockguard said:
and sirs, since discovering ouzo liqueur in Andorra back in the day, i have anticipated my birthday visit to a certain local alcohol emporium/import business with much enthusiasm (even now, just thinking of it, causes me to use redundant nouns)
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On Friday, September 29th, at 22:19 e.s.t, Le Rev Dr said:
Gentlemen,
what a pleasure 'tis to hear from you!
Brother Chris, Parishioners,
the date is October 7
Unfortunately, this year it falls on a Saturday, cheating me of a day off work!
Nonetheless,
if I can shame my workmates into taking me down to the village inn & shouting me a few ales,
the entire year of seething hatred & ennui
may be slightly ameliorated...
* * *
Brother B charged me with the task of moving him out of his old cloisters in Bondi.
I have much to thank him for - including the wherewithal to properly launch this site -
but pertinent here
is a bottle I discovered
stashed behind his collection of communion wines
labelled "absinthe"
Now,
I have had the Good Fortune to sip REAL home-brewed wormwood absinthe
from a flask,
somewhere up a glacier, en Suiss
Yea, 'tis one o them anisette type liquors.
This magic I received from Brother B was aqua in colour,
and kinda fluorescent!
It looked like a lit swimming pool at night!
There were no warnings about such as 'artificial wormwood flavour'
so I thought it might be The Real Thang!
I had some time to enjoi
so I sampled a small glass...
Waal,
Hell...
'Twas indeed one o them anisette liquors, but Not So Anisetty - and not at all nasty!
I only realised later that my toungue had been disabled after the first sip...
It tasted fine,
so I had another -
the label read 70%
but I thought - yea, they mean 70 proof - so it's only about 35% alcohol...
THREE DAYS LATER
Mr Matty Lang & Associates
were transporting me
naked
from the front lawn of a neighbouring housing estate
back to The Rectory
in their private ambulance...
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SO, Brother blockguard
name this ouzo liquer -
I am not afeared!
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Brother Chris -
a gentleman of your grace should be able to find one o them sugar-cube-holding "absinthe spoons" to obviate that 'nasty' taste
& do it in the "stylee authentiqee"
AND some quality Former Eastern Bloc Absinthe still made with mind-rotting wormwood!
Ah, Hell, let us mish this!
Warm, golden Benedictine,
however,
awaits with open arms...
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