Those sunglasses are fucking awful.

Kirk, is that more than the cost of any one of your first five cars, or more than the total cost of all five cars combined? 'Cause if the latter, those must have been some shitty cars. Or some really awesome shoes.

Does Dungeons and Dragons count?
Yeah, I thought so. Obsessively generating characters while watching Saturday morning cartoons, playing at and after school with friends, regaling my parents' friends with tales of the latest campaign, annotating the Monster Manual, these were the beginning. I moved on to writing a…

What Dreams May Come meets Stir Of Echoes. Yikes.

Thank you, Dr. R. I thought the exact same thing. Nice job, MPAA, you jackasses.

My random sighting about splits the difference between DuanDuran's and Shaggy's. While driving an empty stretch of rural highway in New Mexico, I saw two kids who looked about 12 driving a full-sized pickup, the bed of which was completely full of old rollerskates.

No, you're not. Sorry 'bout that, Ellie. I was skimming and mixed up your comments with some of the chardonnay haters. Carry on.

Ellie and Jim, do you like champagne? Guess what grape there's a lot of in champagne. That's right . . . chardonnay.

I agree, Jim. Fresh lime not mix, and shaken not frozen also works wonders for your daiquiri. Now try upgrading your triple sec to Grand Marnier or Cointreau to really put your margarita over the top.

Of course, the Macallan is a Speyside, not a Highland. If you're starting with Highlands, I'd suggest Dalwhinnie. Either is an excellent introduction to single malts.

Yes, Hairy, I definitely wish the AVC did a regular booze column.

That Cazadores Reposada is my go to tequila to keep in house. It's the best price:quality ratio I've found in tequila. Very good, very reasonable cost.

It's a lost cause, idiotking. I don't bother discussing wine with people here, I just buy and drink what I like (usually French, specifically Bordeau (esp. Medoc, Haut-Medoc, and St. Emillion).

ortenzia, that makes no sense. If you say a Negroni won't knock you out because it's 1 oz gin at 40%, 1 oz vermouth at 18%, and 1 oz Campari at 20% and therefore lower alcohol content than a Manhattan with 2 oz rye at 40% and 1 oz vermouth at 18%, that's one thing. But to claim that you're more likely to pass out…

Clueless, Hell yeah on the Long Trail. I like everything I've tried out of that brewery.

Corporate Drone: Agree on the classics. You got 4 out of Dave Embury's 6, but missed the Jack Rose (applejack, lemon juice, grenadine, shaken, cocktail glass) and the daiquiri (light rum, simple syrup, lime juice, shaken, cocktail glass). Both are excellent. But if anyone offers you a frozen daiquiri, the best…

happyjack, a hannibal "lecture" project does sound like a snoozefest.

Super Karate Monkey, you are welcome to your cheap beer, in this economy or any other. And I overstated my position above. I'll still drink cheap beer occasionally, I just really prefer to drink better stuff.

Leonard is actually right. Vodka is what is called a neutral grain spirit. It's made from grain and basically tasteless.* What Lemur is calling grain alcohol and many of us know as Everclear is just a very high proof neutral grain spirit. Bourbon, scotch, and rye are also grain alcohols (because they're made from…

Strohs? Yikes. We used to get the 30 packs in college. I always felt that Strohs is going for that full bodied beer flavor, which isn't a good thing when you're talking about cheap bad beer. My preferred really cheap beer has always been Natural Light. It's a lot like drinking soda water with a bunch of gold…