In Vino Veritas

It would seem that a portion of my broad readership wanted to hear how my most recent bacchanal went last Thursday...
Ahead are my conclusions / findings.

1) Union members prefer (at least publicly) to drink beer that is Union made / supported. In LARGE QUANTITIES. Hence, the Miller Light and Budweiser products were flowing like water.

2) Hennessy (see above) is from THE DEVIL. Consumed straight, it burns like Satan's own fires. Consumed with cola ("pouring ONLY in a clockwise direction" I was told) it goes down with alarming speed and smoothness. The smoothness is short-lived.

3) It is easy to fool intoxicated party-goers that you know how to pick a "good" cigar vs. one of its less-worthy bretheren-- I was universally congratulated for the cigar I selected. If only they knew I picked it for the purdy wrapper band and the nifty glass vial... which I left behind.

4) You never know WHERE you are going to find someone famous. One of the UAW folks mentioned that John Ratzenberger was staying at the hotel & had invited him to drop in on the Hospitality Suite. I doubted that it was likely to happen, but who but myself should be standing by the door a while later when there was a knocking-- I cracked the door open and cleverly (I thought) said "What's the password?" in a raspy stage whisper. "Is this the UAW party?" "Yes it is," says I, "right this way!" It wasn't until someone drunkenly bellowed "Hey-- It's Cliff Clavin!" Did I realize who I had let in the room. Ahhh, yet one of many proud moments that night. But I got to have my picture taken with him, so whenever I get that e-mailed to me I'll post it here to share.

Solidarity Forever

I am numb.

Not simply because I spent the last 4 hours standing along our riverfront, helping to oversee the dedication of the Walter Reuther statue (W. was born here, and was pivotal in the UAW & other Union movements). The dedication was very moving, went off with a single noteworthy hitch, and I am looking forward to joining several hundred grateful United Auto Worker members for drinks (and dinner) then more drinks. Did I mention there will be drinking going on?

The main problem was that the local temperature dropped into the high 30's (F) this morning, and the wind whipping off the river was colder than a witches badoogas (and that's pretty damn COLD). Every third word I've typed here had typos-- my fingers are frozen into chapped, bluish claws & my nose will NOT stop running (even though I've been inside for almost an hour).

I have to run off to attend to other "important" event-related ca-ca, otherwise I would sit & regale you with the rest of the wonderful things going on in life that contribute to my numbness-- nothing desperate, just the usual crap that illustrates the pages of my life book.

Now go read the article: http://www.news-register.net/articles.asp?articleID=11348

Consider this a Warning Shot...

... fired lovingly across the starboard bow.

If I had had access to this blog anytime early this morning, I would have rattled off a searing post the likes of which has not been seen on Clumny Queens Unite to-date... I may yet adjust my scope and aim more carefully at the object(s) of ire.

For now, I only ask that you, the reader, visit this site & give a few opinions:

National Civil War Memorial

One of my projects in the coming 90 days is to re-vamp the site's appearance & content. I understand that in all liklihood few if ANY of you give a rat's furry fart-hole about the creation of such a memorial. But it IS underway, and if the commission developing it wants it to progress, we have to do some aggressive marketing in the afore mentioned 90+ days. In my defense, this site was developed PRIOR to my becoming involved in the project, so any defficiencies you detect are NOT my doing. Simply look at if from the perspective of someone who IS passionately interested in the project. I am working on a FAQ's section, which will address that need.

Thanks in advance for your input!!