Friday Night Vodka-Buzz. Ask me anything.

[Aristus]

Last night of the conference. Getting my hours in.

Now, just relaxing...

I love you all...

[samnsara]

1. mix of choice?

[Aristus]

2. Tonic water.

But I'm shooting it straight tonight on account of having no tonic water...

[Tribetime]

31. Blue raspberry Starburst drink mix I know I'm crazy

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. Bloody Mary's - Gin or Vodka?

Gin seems to be the best clear alcohol..... IMHO.

[Aristus]

4. Vodka.

Gin's juniper flavor can be overpowering without just the right mixers.

[OAITW r.2.0]

5. We can agree that Bloody Mary's are a healthful drink,

Vegetables and Alcohol. Always use V-8.

[Aristus]

6. I've never actually liked Bloody Marys.

Not crazy about tomato juice...

More for you, I guess...

[OAITW r.2.0]

9. Perhaps Martini's are more to your tastes,

Careful with that explosive device.

[Aristus]

10. Definitely. Gin or vodka. Most variations including the Vesper, but excluding the Gibson.

Pearl onions are disgusting...

[OAITW r.2.0]

13. Gibson Martini's are my favorites....

from what I can remember.

[Aristus]

15. From an aesthetic point of view, I get it.

Crystal clear vodka Martini, with a lacy, grayish-white onion garnish. Makes for a good Absolut print ad. But drinking it? Nah. You go ahead...

[OAITW r.2.0]

24. Gotta dip your feet in the deep part of the pool, Doc.

[Aristus]

26. Not a good idea when one is as buzzed as I am.

It's a good way to fall in...

So...drinking a Gibson is boundary-expanding?...

[OAITW r.2.0]

49. Highly recommended with (2) single hit chasers.

Call me in the morning.

[Aristus]

50. I'll give it a try sometime...

Thanks for hanging out...

[Retired Engineer Bob]

34. Gin for the martini, olives and a tad bit dirty.

Question:

Should I have a Manhattan (just stocked up on Woodford Reserve) or Cuba Libre tonight?

[Aristus]

36. My brother's favorite cocktail is a Gray Goose dirty Martini.

Go for the Manhattan, but only if you've got the cherries, too.

[Retired Engineer Bob]

37. I was hoping you would say that

And yes, I have some nice cherries from the Traverse City Whiskey Co.

Your sage advice is appreciated.

[Aristus]

39. My pleasure. From one Bob to another.

[Retired Engineer Bob]

42. Per doctor's orders

[Aristus]

44. Excellent!

Physician Assistant's orders, but whatever...

Enjoy!

[Ziggysmom]

67. Here in Wisconsin we'd put those delicious cherries in an Old Fashioned.

I like a whiskey or brandy Old Fashioned with lots of fruit 🍒🍹

[OAITW r.2.0]

51. I'm a Bob, too.

Synchronicity.

[Aristus]

52. Cool!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

45. Vodka, and vodka only.

Here in New Mexico they like to make Bloody Margaritas with tequila instead of vodka, and as fond as I am of drinking, I find that to be undrinkable.

Gin, which I love in lots of things, such as a really dry martini, a good gin & tonic, an aviation, just to name a few, is not the only good clear alcohol. At least not in my own humble opinion.

[a kennedy]

7. I love you more Aristus.....oooooooops, WE LOVE YOU MORE ARISTUS.....❤️ ❤️ ❤️

🥃 🍹 🍺 🍷 🍾

[Aristus]

8. Aww...

[TexasTowelie]

11. Did you pick up a copy of the Spokane Inlander to see if there were any fun things to do?

I always tried to get a copy of the local alt newspaper when I visited somewhere to get some ideas about what was happening.

Drive safely back home.

[Aristus]

12. No. For reasons spelled C.O.V.I.D., I keep to my room when not at lecture.

This is a medical conference, so everyone takes masks seriously. Nobody unmasked at the continuing education lectures...

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

46. How reassuring. I was at a science fiction thing in Denver this past weekend,

MileHi Con, and everyone there was faithful about wearing masks. Science fiction people tend to be very science oriented. And very pragmatic.

[malaise]

14. The date of the Slobfather's arrest

Love you back

[Aristus]

17. The sooner, the better.

I'm tired of waiting, but OTOH, I want Garland, or the SDNY, or whomever, to have an airtight case against the asshole. So airtight, the judge will be forced to deny bail.

[malaise]

20. Yep - I also want an airtight caseI know he's going down - with his goons

Can't wait

[niyad]

64. I want him in an airtight case.

[Aristus]

66. HA!

[PJMcK]

16. Vodka mixed with iced tea for me

Indian food for dinner.

What did you eat tonight, Arustus?

[Aristus]

18. Haven't had dinner yet.

For lunch, I had one of the best grilled cheese sandwiches I've ever eaten, and it was huge. Had a gut-bomb until only an hour or so ago...

I may get something from room service later...

[rurallib]

19. You're jonesing for some potato chips. What brand are you getting?

[Aristus]

21. Ruffles Sour Cream & Onion.

I remember when I was a kid, selection of potato chip flavors was pretty limited. There was plain/salted and barbecue, and that was about it.

When I first had sour cream and onion chips, I thought I'd died and gone to Heaven...

[rurallib]

22. Sounds good! Looking to get some for the weekend

[Aristus]

23. I also like every flavor of Sun Chips.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

47. Interesting.

For me, any of the flavored chips have a very objectionable chemical taste. I'm original plain potato chips only.

[Marthe48]

25. Anagram CONFERENCE

How many words can you make?

[Aristus]

27. Not many right now...

[Marthe48]

28. :)

Did anyone ever ask you who put the bomp in the bompity bomp?

[Aristus]

29. All the time.

I tell them: the same guy who put the ram in the rama-lama-ding-dong, the bop in the bop-shoo-bop-shoo-bop, and the dip in the dip-de-dip-de-dip, of course...

[Marthe48]

32. I'd like to shake his hand...

I've been hearing the song on True Oldies Channel on the radio. I didn't realize there was a romantic ending to the song:

[Aristus]

33. If I was ever going to audition for "The Voice", that would have been my audition song.

Let everyone else ruin "Hallelujah"...

[Marthe48]

41. These gals nailed it :)

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

48. I'm so old that I danced to this at high school dances.

[cilla4progress]

30. Howdy tonight, Aristus!

What's the weather there?

Rained hard here in Montana today. Heading home west early; to avoid the high elevation snow predicted!

[Aristus]

35. Cool and sunny in Spokane.

I'm just across the "chimney" of Idaho from Montana.

Going home tomorrow, too. I expect it will probably be cold and rainy across the mountains. Getting over the Pass was not a lot of fun when I drove out here on Wednesday...

[Lady Freedom Returns]

38. Whatcha doing for Halloween?

I don't think I'm really going to anything off line. But my partner in mischief might be coming up with something. 👻

[Aristus]

40. Handing out candy.

The kind of thing one does when one is 53, and no longer looks good in any costume...

[Aristus]

43. Just downed another shot...

Buzzed and looking out the window over the city...

This sounds like the beginning of a hard-boiled detective mystery.

"Just then, my office door opened up, and in walked trouble. Brunette, as usual. She was built like an interstate cloverleaf; made for speed, with all the right curves. Her dress and shoes said 'I have a sugar daddy', while the set of her lips said 'I hope someone kills the son of a bitch.' She was a pushy dame, but she had a case..."

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

53. I'm happily consuming some red wine.

No new questions for you, alas.

Just feeling companionable.

[Aristus]

55. I recently bought a bottle of Argentinian Malbec from our local small business wine merchant.

Looking forward to trying it. Argentinians Malbecs are smoother than Chilean Malbecs, but the Chilean ones have more character.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

56. I am going to have to do some serious taste testing

to establish the differences between Argentinian Malbecs and Chilean ones. I suspect this testing could last for years.

Lucky me.

[Aristus]

57. It's taken me years to come to that conclusion.

I'm nobody's expert on wines, but I've been trying various Malbecs for about the last eight years. I live very close to two excellent restaurants with enviable wine lists. Doing research on this topic is a lot of fun...

[OAITW r.2.0]

54. "She was built like an interstate cloverleaf;"

OK, sounds, interesting, I guess.

[Marthe48]

58. Nice start to a silver age detective story

When I worked from home I discovered this link and listened to original old radio shows while i worked. One of my favorites is Pat Novak for hire, with the dialogue so similar to what you wrote. There are only 14 episodes, but with Jack Webb as Pat Novak, and Raymond Burr as the hard nose cop, it is priceless.

Home screen: http://www.otr.net/

Pat Novak: http://www.otr.net/?p=pnfh

[Aristus]

59. The style that Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett used is easy to imitate.

"I peered through the blinds and looked out at the city. I love San Francisco. The hills, the bay, the the lights. I wish I lived there..."

[Marthe48]

60. I collected mysteries from that era

and love Chandler, Hammett, so many others. English authors too. Listening to the old radio shows was entertaining and got me through the last 4 years I worked that job.

[Aristus]

61. One of my favorite real quotes from those mysteries is:

"I was showered, shaved, and sober, and didn't care who knew it."

[OAITW r.2.0]

65. 19- 30's through the 50's the town was built for film noir.

Then the San Francisco Sound showed up.....

https://music.

&list=RDAMVMBhAZsCP7z9Y

[niyad]

62. And we love you back. Has the conference been worthwhile?

[Aristus]

63. Today was much better than yesterday.

A lot of good clinical tips today. I think I'll be a better clinician as a result.

Always learning...