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randymar
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 posted May-09-2006 02:57 PM
  
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Originally posted by La Tortuga:
Only if you are nice to Randymar and let me know what colors you want. Not that this will guarantee these colors, but it will give me a place to start.
Oh, he doesn't need to be nice to me. I thought the one you showed me was fine, unless you've re-thought and want to go more "Mountain" and less "Brokeback" Either way, he deserves one; the "e" shirt really came out well. [This message has been edited by randymar (edited May-09-2006).]
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therealman
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posted May-09-2006 02:58 PM
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Chip time: 01:38:55
Chip time: 01:38:56I didn't mean to imply that I beat her by ONE second. Our clock times were exactly the same, as it should be. I think that her foot crossed the starting mat one second after mine ... like, I had my right foot forward, and she had her right foot back ... in the computer's mind, it took her one second longer.
New strategy for Boston next year. Hit the start mat first with the foot without the chip then the chip foot. Hit the finish mat with chip foot first. (maybe slide in). This should easily make up those ten minutes I want.
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randymar
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posted May-09-2006 03:08 PM
Yeah, and put the chip as close to your toe as possible.It might even be good to go as far as to put it on someone else's shoe. Preferably a Kenyan, but this year an American would have done just as well. Just offer him a beer for his trouble. ------------------
Life is Short ... Make Fun of It. 400 Beers
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randymar
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posted May-09-2006 03:23 PM
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... in the computer's mind, it took her one second longer.
Maybe I got that backwards ... maybe she started ahead of me, and because I ran :01 faster, I caught up to her, right at the finish line???
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randymar
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posted May-10-2006 10:04 AM
MM, I hate to bring this up but have you seen the GIANT 5L ArrogantB bottles???!!! One of these cork finished monsters showed up a the store last week. I was amazed, impressed, afraid and highly unworthy.If the sheer size and massive price ($70) weren't daunting enough, LT noticed that the tops were not only caged, but locked and chained as well!!! You have to be fully committed before diving into one of these!!! I'd like to see David Blaine escape from one, or vice versa.
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La Tortuga
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posted May-10-2006 12:15 PM
I really should have checked the weather report yesterday before heading out to work on my bike - without a raincoat. Oh well...I arrived home looking like a drowned cat.Okay then - I thought - if the weather insists on acting like winter, I will treat it as such. A hot bath, my knitting and cuddled up by the fire, I enjoyed my SN Celebration - thank you very much!
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randymar
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posted May-10-2006 12:46 PM
That's my girl!!!
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randymar
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posted May-11-2006 10:10 AM
A-B TO BUY ROLLING ROCK?
Reports indicate iconic brand could return to American ownershipNew reports indicate that Anheuser-Busch may be close to buying Rolling Rock beer from Belgian-based InBev. Anheuser-Busch is interested in buying the iconic Rolling Rock brand because it sells for 16% more than the Budweiser and Bud Light brands, according to UBS Securities analyst Caroline Levy. InBev has already indicated Rolling Rock is on the market. Rolling Rock produced about 850,000 of beer in its Latrobe, Pa., plant last year. Dave Peacock, Anheuser-Busch's vice president of administration, would not comment on the reports. ------------------ How much do you think they'll "pony" up for it??? [This message has been edited by randymar (edited May-11-2006).]
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randymar
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posted May-11-2006 10:13 AM
Foster's Sells Brand
Scottish & Newcastle acquires ownership of Australian beer in EuropeS&N already brews and distributes Fosters. Under the new agreement, S&N will own the brand in the UK and Europe, including several Eastern European nations, and in Turkey. Foster's will retain ownership of the brand outside Europe. "Foster's will always be 'Australian for beer' and continue to represent the Australian way of life in more than 150 countries around the world," said Foster's group president Trevor O'Hoy. Foster's has increasing emphasized its wine business, becoming the world's second largest wine producer following its takeover of Southcorp last year. Foster's is most popular in the UK and S&N said it was responsible for around 82% of the total global sales of Foster's last year.
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randymar
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posted May-11-2006 10:15 AM
Flying Dog Bites Off East CoastFlying Dog Brewing Company of Denver, Colorado has bought Frederick Brewing Co. The purchase price was reportedly $1.4 million. Flying Dog bought the assets of Snyder International Brewing Co. in Cleveland, which owned the Frederick, Maryland brewery. While Flying Dog has made good market penetration with its line of beers on the East Coast, the rising cost of fuel and a lack of capacity at its Denver site sparked interest in the deal. Flying Dog is currently sold in 40 states. The Frederick brewery is continuing to produce about 25,000 barrels of Wild Goose and Blue Ridge beers, and Flying Dog expects production with Flying Dog beers to reach 45,000 to 50,000 a year over the next three to five years.
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randymar
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posted May-11-2006 10:25 AM
Welcome back, Pierre
Famous Belgian brewer has deal with Real Ale Brewing in TexasThe wait for a beer brewed under the direction of Pierre Celis on American soil should soon be over. Real Ale Brewing in Blanco, Texas, has all but cemented the long-rumored deal to brew with Celis, the man who basically saved the white beer style in Belgium, then created the legendary Celis Brewery in Austin, Texas. "We feel like it's a great opportunity," Real Ale's Brad Farbstein told the San Antonio Express. "The timing couldn't be better. We're speechless. It's such an honor." Celis, 81, will work with Real Ale to produce a spiced witbier called Brussels White and a Grand Cru. The name Brussels links the styles to Belgium and avoids the use of Celis in the name, which is now owned by Michigan Brewing Co. Farbstein said the White will be about 5.5% alcohol by volume. The White also will be mixed with juice to create a 4% line of alcohol fruit beers using cherries, raspberries and (nearby) Fredericksburg peaches. The wheat will come from Luckenbach. ------------------ Congrats, Mike.
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randymar
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posted May-11-2006 10:31 AM
Heartland beer targets women
Berry Champagne Ale served in custom fluteBerry Champagne Ale is made with red raspberry puree, a touch of ginger, some pomegranate oil and fermented with Belgian yeast used to create a dry effervescent finish. "This is beer with a sweet, crisp taste specially crafted for women," reads a company press release. "Designed for female non-beer drinkers who usually go for Cosmos, mixed drinks and wine, the Berry Champagne Ale is pink in color and well balanced with fruit, sweetness, hops and barley malt," the release continues. Brewmaster Kelly Taylor said the taste will "win over the girls," adding that the beer is both complex and easy drinking with mixed fruit in the aroma and sweetness with a tart edge.  ------------------ I know ONE woman who won't like it.
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randymar
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posted May-11-2006 10:37 AM
LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD BEER WRITERSJournalists who cover beer can use their best work to win a free trip to Denver this fall as well as a $500 stipend when they enter the Brewers Association 2006 Beer Journalism Awards program. The Brewers Association Beer Journalism Awards recognize the work of three journalists each year: one in the area of consumer print media, one in consumer electronic media and one in trade and specialized beer and brewing media. Further information:
http://www.beertown.org/pdf/BJA_Program_Details_2006.pdf quote:
Trade and Specialty Beer Media: This category includes work appearing in publications and on programs that routinely focus on beer in their editorial content. This would include newsprint “beeriodicals,” and magazines concerned primarily with beer or brewing as well as programs that routinely concern themselves primarily with beer. Internet sites where beer is the primary focus will be considered in this category. Please note that these awards focus on beer appreciation so content which is significantly concerned with “how to” aspects of brewing beer a hobby or profession will not be considered.
------------------ What to send??? What to send???
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randymar
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posted May-11-2006 10:41 AM
<<<QUOTE OF THE MONTH>>>"Many connoisseurs I've spoken with want to see beer given the same sort of cultural obeisance as wine. They want it to be regarded as a complex, delicious, worthy art form, yet they quail at the pretentiousness that trails after wine. In fact, beer lovers are so afraid of anything that even hints of pretension that they ward it off like God-fearing peasants making the signs of the cross at vampires."
- Eric Asimov, writing in The New York Times ------------------ Of course, part of the problem may be the use of words like "obeisance", "quail" and "pretentiousness" - Randy
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La Tortuga
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posted May-11-2006 01:46 PM
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Originally posted by randymar:
A-B TO BUY ROLLING ROCK?
How much do you think they'll "pony" up for it???
Doesn't matter - it is still homeopathic beer
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Originally posted by randymar:
Foster's Sells Brand
Scottish & Newcastle acquires ownership of Australian beer in Europe Foster's is most popular in the UK and S&N said it was responsible for around 82% of the total global sales of Foster's last year.
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Originally posted by randymar:
Flying Dog Bites Off East Coast
Flying Dog Brewing Company of Denver, Colorado has bought Frederick Brewing Co. The purchase price was reportedly $1.4 million.
Randy – no comment on this one? quote:
Originally posted by randymar:
Welcome back, Pierre
Famous Belgian brewer has deal with Real Ale Brewing in Texas
The wait for a beer brewed under the direction of Pierre Celis on American soil should soon be over.
Real Ale Brewing in Blanco, Texas, has all but cemented the long-rumored deal to brew with Celis, the man who basically saved the white beer style in Belgium, then created the legendary Celis Brewery in Austin, Texas.
Austin isn’t really Texas quote:
Originally posted by randymar:
[b]Heartland beer targets women
Berry Champagne Ale served in custom fluteBerry Champagne Ale is made with red raspberry puree, a touch of ginger, some pomegranate oil and fermented with Belgian yeast used to create a dry effervescent finish.
Yuck is right!
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La Tortuga
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posted May-11-2006 01:58 PM
Randy's other good qualities as a race partner - • One gets a much more interesting and colorful tour of Philadelphia. Let me just say that it was beyond the Liberty Bell. • He will make sure that you can properly pronounce Schyulkill by the end of a race – it took me 10 miles.
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randymar
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posted May-11-2006 02:04 PM
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Randy – no comment on this one?
I've known about for a month or so. I have nothing clever to say. "The poodle bites, the poodle chews it."
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La Tortuga
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posted May-11-2006 02:18 PM
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[b]Flying Dog Bites Off East CoastFlying Dog bought the assets of Snyder International Brewing Co. in Cleveland, which owned the Frederick, Maryland brewery. [/B]
Did you have to read that sentance eight times too? Maybe it is just me, but what were the assets of Snyder? and what is produced by the Frederick, Maryland brewery? By the way - I think that Frederick, Maryland brewery should keep their name. It is one of my favorites - up there with Henry and Roscoe. Los nombres que suenan tan buenos en inglés como hacen en español.
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randymar
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posted May-11-2006 02:40 PM
Enjoy, Muffin ... quote:
Ohio Group buys Frederick Brewing
Cleveland company adds Blue Ridge, Hempen and Wild Goose brandsAug 26, 1999 - Snyder International Brewing Group isn't a name particularly well known by beer drinkers, but following a deal this week the Cleveland-based brewer now produces popular brands such as Little Kings Cream Ale, Crooked River, Blue Ridge, Hempen, Wild Goose and Brimstone. Since entering the beer business last year, Snyder has acquired Crooked River brewery in Cleveland, the brands of Hudepohl-Schoenling (Little Kings, Hudy delight and Christian Moerlein) and now Frederick Brewing Co., its Maryland brewery and brands. Frederick created the Blue Ridge and Hempen brands and last year bought the Wild Goose and Brimstone breweries, closed those breweries and began producing the beers in Frederick. Snyder paid $2 million in cash for 4.4 million newly issued shares of Frederick Brewing common stock, representing 51 percent of the common voting shares. The price is equivalent to about 45 cents a share -- 74 percent less than Wednesday's closing price of $1.75. It paid another $422,000 in cash and warrants for the the private entity that owned the brewery and its 5.5-acre site. Snyder chairman C. David Snyder got into the beer business after he sold his technology consulting firm, Realogic Inc., last August. That month, with no background in beer, Snyder purchased the bankrupt Crooked River Brewing Co. in Cleveland for $540,000. He later purchased the Little Kings brand. Snyder also assumed about $2.6 million of brewery debt at Frederick. In addition, Frederick Brewing's creditors agreed to forgive about $1.2 million in debt, reducing Frederick Brewing's liabilities by 26%. Frederick expanded quickly since opening in 1992, adding capacity and taking on debt at about the time the rapid growth rate of microbrewery sales began to slow. Is financial woes were well publicized. The brewery has the capacity to produce 170,000 barrels of beer per year but shipped just 31,500 in 1998. Snyder said that his Cleveland brewery is now operating 20% over capacity. "It's a nice problem, but nonetheless a problem." He plans to begin brewing beer for Ohio in Frederick as early as next week. The company will use the new brewery to expand its market. Frederick co-founder Kevin Brannon said the Little Kings brand would likely be introduced in Maryland. Frederick Brewings brands, namely Wild Goose, may also be introduced in Ohio. Brannon and Marjorie McGinnis, a married couple who founded the brewery, will not be associated with the new operation. Brannon said they will invest in a "tourism-related business" outside the United States. Brannon said Snyder granted McGinnis' request that she get two free cases of Frederick-brand beer every month for the rest of her life.
Got enough "Fred's" there???
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randymar
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posted May-11-2006 02:48 PM
Fred (bicycling)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia"Fred" is a derisive term used by cyclists to describe other cyclists, usually male, that appear amateurish and oblivious to cycling culture. The exact qualities that define one as a "Fred" vary widely among regions and cyclists, but often a Fred is somebody with higher quality and more expensive gear than his or her talent would warrant. For example: A person watches the highlights of a few Tour de France stages, goes to a bike store and buys a Trek carbon fiber Madone in Team Discovery colors, along with Team Discovery shorts and jersey, and then rides it on a cycling path at 15mph. Such a person would be a prototypical Fred, especially if the jersey is yellow. Is a Fred just a poseur?
A Fred is generally too naive to be considered a poseur. A Fred is largely unaware of his or her status as an object of ridicule, and likely unaware of the Fred moniker. While it is common for cyclists to claim varying degrees of "Fredness", such self-derision indicates a higher degree of cycling cultural-awareness and would indicate that the commenter is, in fact, unlikely to be a Fred. Word origin
The roots of the term "Fred" are unclear, though it purportedly originated from a grumpy old touring rider named Fred; or possibly from the surfer term for poseur called a "Barney" The female version is not called a "Frieda" but a "Wilma."
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randymar
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posted May-11-2006 02:51 PM
http://www.thefredcast.com/[This message has been edited by randymar (edited May-12-2006).]
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randymar
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posted May-11-2006 02:54 PM
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Hi, Morgan!!!
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randymar
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posted May-12-2006 10:50 AM
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Fred (bicycling)
Just in case MM thinks I'm straying from my "surfy-ness" into "bikey-ness" From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (again) Barney (surfing)
In surfer lingo, a trendy guy that pretends to know how to surf, or poses as a surfer. This group frequents "Tilly's" or "Pac-Sun" for their shopping of mass produced "surfer-label" clothing. They may also claim to surf, but are never observed in the act. These people may also employ surf decals on the back of their trendy SUVs or VWs*. In the rare case they do, infact, own a surfboard, it is always in pristine condition, naked of wax, usually mounted on a wall in their surf poster-filled apartment or room in parent's house. Also known as "Kook."
*However, someone with a "Ron-Jon" sticker on her Jeep is NOT. Jeep owning / driving precludes "Barney-ism" and is given due slack. In fact, it is illegal in New Jersey to own a Jeep WITHOUT a Ron-Jon sticker on it. [This message has been edited by randymar (edited May-12-2006).]
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La Tortuga
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posted May-12-2006 11:17 AM
I may instead tip-toe into the world of skateboards. I do have a B-day coming up and a 12 year old neighbor who has offered to teach me the ropes.We'll see - not to worry though - I'll post you from the hospital if need be.
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randymar
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posted May-12-2006 11:20 AM
Proceed with caution, sweetie.http://www.bobstricktips.com/
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