Sight, Sound, Smell, Taste I'm feeling it.
11/30/07 12:40 AM | Up Chucks
The Dick Dickinson Jazztet providing syncopation in cacophonous times.
Tuits in all shapes and sizes, I have the round one I need so I can talk about the Vodkas and the evening. Not only were there 6 separate samples each of about an ounce, there was grilled food, and later even live Jazz. That's right live Jazz. It's like the Chatterbox has live Jazz every night. It's like that because it is true.
Waiting for the tasting to begin we sat down at the Men's Club table, the one by the juke box that may soon need a conning tower and a periscope, in the light of the silvery holiday strands it was apparent that the Juke is sinking into the floor and may haps that is why the songs skip. Mel, Jenni and I were there awaiting, Kay joined us and so did Andy Krull, who has loaned me a great book, "Blue Highways", by William Least Heat Moon, which is about travel for discovery sake. Andy told me about this book a month or so ago when the weather allowed outside patio camaraderie, he said it reads like my travel descriptions and my blog reminded him of Blue Highways at times. Now that I've read the first 57 pages I must say I'm flattered, I'm also going to purchase my own copy of this book and maybe more of Mr. Heat Moon's other travelogues. A Whiskey drinkin' man, Andy would have no vodka this night, just stories to tell.
Jodi Hendricks from Olinger was our bottle tipper and when David had the food ready he gave her the high-sign and the first three offerings made their place in front of each partaking participant.
The drinks:
A. 360 VODKA ...Isopropyl rubbing alcohol, without the bouquet.
B. GREY GOOSE VODKA ...Denatured Wood Alcohol?
C. SKYY VANILLA VODKA ...Hey this was pretty good.
D. PEARL PLUM VODKA ...You could drink this straight or over ice, mmmm (at least until blindness or dementia sets in)
E. GREY GOOSE L'ORANGE VODKA ...Smells like sweet mandarin oranges, tastes great until you swallow then see A+B
F. KETEL ONE CITROEN ... Lemony goodness another, almost straight or over ice item. The chicken kabobs were very tasty too, though I tried mine a little too soon and had to cauterize the burn with 360 wodka.
Mel, Jenni and I all did the tasting, then we stayed awhile to listen to Dick Dickinson's Jazztet with a guest Sax man who might have actually borrowed one of Adolphe Sax's* personal instruments. He may have been old but boy did he have some chops, I could have stayed and listened all night except for the poison running through my veins.
I'll play just what I feel
Drink
And die behind the wheel
*Adolphe Sax invented the Saxophone in 1840, and patented it in 1846.
**I played Alto Sax from 5th grade until I sold it to eat after three years of college. I wish I had it back. I loved it.
In 20 minutes it will be 1:00 AM and once again Time,The Avenger has taken my ability to sit any longer in front of this interface to the world, I'll come back and tell more if you'll out up with me,
Chuck Pace © 2007
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