Mmmm ... beer ...
To some it's a six-pack, to me it's a Support Group.
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Fill with mingled cream and amber, I will drain that glass again.
Such hilarious visions clamber
Through the chamber of my brain.
Quaintest thoughts, queerest fancies
Come to life and fade away.
What care I how time advances;
I am drinking ale today.
-- Edgar Allen Poe
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For every wound, a balm. For every sorrow, cheer.
For every storm, a calm. For every thirst, a beer.
A statesman is an easy man, he tells his lies by rote.
A journalist invents his lies, and rams them down your throat.
So stay at home and drink your beer and let the neighbors vote.
-- William Butler Yeats
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In Vino Veritas. In Cervesio Felicitas
-- "In wine there is wisdom. In beer there is joy."
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Hey, this blog just oozes class...
Old Wine (and New Beer) is like an Old Song...
ReplyDelete"Once upon a time there was a tavern
Where we used to raise a glass or two
Remember how we laughed away the hours
And think of all the great things we would DO"
Chorus:
"Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way
La la la la la la
La la la la la la"
"Then the busy years went rushing by us
We lost our starry notions on the way
If by chance I'd see you in the tavern
We'd smile at one another and we'd say
"Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
Those were the days
Oh, yes, those were the days
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
"Just tonight I stood before the tavern
Nothing seemed the way it used to be
In the glass I saw a strange reflection
Was that lonely woman (fellow;-) really me?
"Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
Those were the days
Oh, yes, those were the days
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
"Through the door there came familiar laughter
I saw your face and heard you call my name
Oh, my friend, we're older but no wiser
For in our hearts the dreams are still the same...
"Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
Those were the days
Oh, yes, those were the days
La la la la la la
La la la la la la"
Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/m/mary_hopkin/those_were_the_days_my_friend.html
That song always makes me feel a little melancholy.
ReplyDeleteThen I have another beer and feel better...
Paul and I put a dent in the Shiner supply Saturday. Sunday was not a fun day at softball practice.
ReplyDeleteKerrcarto - you mean you don't have a few beers at practice, like Walter Matthau in the Bad news bears...?
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