And on the flip side of it, I have fond memories of being in a
Budapest train station with Debbie and a certain Mr. Turley. I tried
to match John in drinking turkish coffee. After one thimble of the mud
my eyes were buzzing and I had the shakes.
John had three if I remember without any noticeable effects...
As for Lvov I lasted - what? - two, three "refreshes" of vodka...
Damn biomass!
-Ozzy
--- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com, "tschibasch"
<tschibasch_at_y...> wrote:
> Biomass is part of it. Over time and with enough determination, you
> can build up a tolerance.
>
> When I was in the Lvov in 1992 with Dean and Debbie, I recall
evenings
> where Sasha stayed up until 2AM or later, entertaining me and
talking,
> drinking straight vodka. I stayed with him for several days and this
> was common. Sasha loved to "refresh the glass", as he so fondly put
> it. Seriously, I was not able to keep up with him nor did I try.
> Before the lights were off for the night, I would drink a few
glasses
> of water to be on the safe side. Sasha did not as far as I could
tell.
> And Sasha was by no means a big in biomass.
>
> In the morning after such a night, I would wake up feeling somewhat
> groggy, maybe a small headache, but overall okay. It would be about
> 9AM, a good two hours after Sasha had gotten up to go to work!
>
> Sasha thought nothing of staying up so late drinking and then
putting
> in a full day of work right after.
>
> John
>
>
>
>
> --- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com, Joy McCann
> <jmmccann_at_s...> wrote:
> >
> > I never engage in drinking contests with people who have twice my
> biomass
> > (3x, in your case). There's not an ounce of fat on his bones, but
> Paul is a
> > mountain: buyer beware.
> >
> > I always thought the Turleys were just Scottish. When I found out
> they were
> > part Irish, it made all the sense in the world--as certain of them
> promote
> > English stereotypes, others promote Irish ones.
> >
> > I spent St. Patty's evening at Tai Chi class; I assume that's a
sign
> of age.
> > Or something.
> >
> > --Q.M.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Heard on the radio whilst driving.
> >
> > Or as the once-funny George Carlin put it, "I'm all for Irish
> Consciousness.
> > When the Irish are CONSCIOUS, they're great!"
> >
> > -- a hung-over* Mike
> >
> >
> >
> > *Some advice to the cognoscenti: DO NOT attempt to match Paul
"Boyo"
> Turley
> > drink-for-drink on St. Paddy's Day!
> >
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