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Not trippin', merely flashbacks. Razz Smile
 
Posts: 1840 | Location: Dallas, TX | Registered: Feb 12, 2004Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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If this post dissapears, I'll believe you! Eek

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PH...
I read your post on the Dallas thread(Im originally from Big D so Im always keeping tabs on the place)...and Im game if the wife doesnt get called in to the hospital that night. Being in B-more only a month, Ill hope for you seasoned east-coast vets to put something together. If not this month, she's there for two years so we'll keep on the lookout and try and make it when one materializes. Until then, Bin 604 is 50 yards down the street and will help pass the time nicely....
 
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OK, so it looks like Saturday the 19th is the date. So far it looks like Festiva, Gentleman farmer and PH are in. The irwins are tentative. cometspider is among the missing. TXAGS, does this work for you? And if the AGS refers to the Aggies, I may need clearance from the UT contingent to have you attend our offline!! Razz Anyone else interested? La-Tavola in Baltimore has been mentioned as a possible venue, but any suggestions for a seafood place that is BYO friendly would be good as well. Otherwise, I think I can find an Italian something or other in my cellar..... Wink

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What a cosmic alignment. That's the date of our offline here in Dallas as well. Razz


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Perhaps a video teleconference is in order!! Big Grin For sure a speaker phone interaction should happen, n'est ce pas? Should make for some laughs!!

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The AGS in my TXAGS is absolutely in reference to my matriculation in 1992 from the finest university in the Lone Star State. My wife, however, is now talking about going to Annapolis on that weekend. Ill update my situation on attending the offline as she tells me...GIG'EM!
 
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PH
The AGS in my TXAGS is absolutely in reference to my matriculation in 1992 from the finest university in the Lone Star State. My wife, however, is now talking about going to Annapolis on that weekend. Ill update my situation on attending the offline as she tells me...GIG'EM!



Aggie + wine = oxymoron. Eek Wink Big Grin

Watch out TXAGS for that PurpleHaze, he knows his wine! Cool

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Aw man...... EekRazz

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I know my wine like Bob Stoops and Rhett Bomar know their car dealerships....

As an aggie,(or I should say 'a aggie') I certainly know my beer, but in my many years of post-graduate work I broadened my palate and now have a healthy appreciation of the fermented grape as well...
So this Aggie knows his wine as well as his Shiner Bock....

Grilled rib-eye=rafanelli zin
Smoked Ribs=Shiner Bock

These are the rules I live by....
 
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I know my wine like Bob Stoops and Rhett Bomar know their car dealerships....

As an aggie,(or I should say 'a aggie') I certainly know my beer, but in my many years of post-graduate work I broadened my palate and now have a healthy appreciation of the fermented grape as well...
So this Aggie knows his wine as well as his Shiner Bock....

Grilled rib-eye=rafanelli zin
Smoked Ribs=Shiner Bock

These are the rules I live by....


TXAGS,

Wonderful rules to live by. Big Grin

If you guys can get by Tech, 9-0 is a sure thing with this years "schedule". Eek

I hope you can make it to the offline and drink some great Italian wine, and do not forget our Texas offlines also.

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Thanks to the recently resurfaced cometspider, we have a venue for our upcoming event! Thanks for the legwork, cs!! Can we discuss the location? I know things are getting a little dicey in MD lately for BYO.

Attending:

cometspider and lady spider
PH (possible date working)
Festiva
Gentleman farmer

Tentative:

the irwins
TXAGS
Ban Daily (posting machine lately Razz )
TJ
dinwiddie (take a cab, din!!! Wink )
sequimwine (where has he gone??? Confused )

Out:

Klymkev

cometspider has indicated that we can announce wines and the kitchen will back into a prix fixe meal for us. We can always order off the menu as well. I'm going to dig around for an Italian something and will post my selection later on..... Looking forward to seeing the gang on the 19th. We're coming into the home stretch to our 1st anniversary!! Cool

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I hope to have an answer by tonight or tomorrow.
TXAGS, if he is around, will need to know the secret password to learn the location.


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not only the secret password, but also the handshake Wink


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OK, so I'll bring a bottle of the 1988 Badia a Coltibuono Sangioveto Toscana IGT. I really enjoyed this wine the last time I had it. I know the famed Thomas Jaehnigen is a big fan of this wine. Maybe it'll flush him out of the bushes!! Razz

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It seems the notion of Annapolis for the weekend has left my wife's head (for the moment) so it appears that we are definite mabeys for the offline.
Recent events in London, however, have made my idea of bringing up some vino from my stash here in KC moot, so if we come we'll have to scramble to find a worthy bottle in b-more to offer as out bribe to learn the secret password and handshake...
 
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TXAGS,

Just show up. If you need a bottle, I have an extra or two laying around. Wink Shoot an e-mail to purplehaze at yahoo dot com for venue and time. Hope you can and Mrs. TXAGs can make it!

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PH,

I got a failed delivery response for purplehaze@yahoo.com....

Any ideas?
 
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My bad. Red Face purplehaze1956 at yahoo dot com.

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With PH's choice of wine, are we doing Italians as a theme?
 
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You would receive no arguments from this poster! Wink

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You would receive no arguments from this poster!


I'm up for Italians as well. I've got a 5 liter jug of Carlo Rossi just screaming to be opened! Wink What's everyone else say?
 
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Uh......Sangria? Confused Wink

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Uh......Sangria?


Aw, cmon! Give me some credit! It's a well aged Paisano. We can even make furniture out of the bottle after we finish it: Click Here


Pardon my ignornance, but what's the difference between the Sangioveto that you're bringing and regular Sangiovese?
 
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