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[A Friend of Charlie]

@ Tony.  We (I) expect a nice report from your herf including pictures.

I will keep you posted to the best of my ability without seeming like I'm buried in my phone the whole time.

[Travellin Dave]

Friday afternoon!

[LuvTooGolf]

I can report that I'm still as bad at golf as I was pre-pandemic. But surprisingly, I didn't get any worse.

[A Friend of Charlie]

I can report that I'm still as bad at golf as I was pre-pandemic. But surprisingly, I didn't get any worse.

Well that is something.

Were you able to smoke something?

ClemsonDave is sharing photos. Don't let him make you look bad.

[LuvTooGolf]

I can report that I'm still as bad at golf as I was pre-pandemic. But surprisingly, I didn't get any worse.

Well that is something.

Were you able to smoke something?

ClemsonDave is sharing photos. Don't let him make you look bad.

No cigars, my dad isn't a smoker, so I don't indulge when playing with him. I'll have one when the kids go to bed, don't you worry about that.

[FloridaDean]

I can report that I'm still as bad at golf as I was pre-pandemic. But surprisingly, I didn't get any worse.

playing 6167 yards off the whites, and the first two holes looking like I never swung a club before, I still managed to shoot a 87 on a par 72. not bad for a flat footed crippled old man.

[FloridaDean]

good afternoon guys.

[FloridaDean]

I need to finalize my cigar selection for the big herf tomorrow. I'm so excited.

I was just going to ask about that.  You'll have to let us know your selection.

Imagine Charlie and Rick would have some for you as well.

No Rick. Brad. And then there will also be Dennis, and Kevin.

Well Brad and Charlie usually come with interesting cigar offerings.  Can't say about Dennis the Menace and Kevin McCallister.

Kevin's thing is all the unique IPAs he brings. This was a sampling he texted us about earlier in the week.

no idea what any of that stuff is. cheap draft beer and shots of bourbon was my thing. did they even have IPA's 37 years ago?

[A Friend of Charlie]

I can report that I'm still as bad at golf as I was pre-pandemic. But surprisingly, I didn't get any worse.

playing 6167 yards off the whites, and the first two holes looking like I never swung a club before, I still managed to shoot a 87 on a par 72. not bad for a flat footed crippled old man.

That's damn impressive. Not sure what your complaining about. I shoot that for 9 holes.

[A Friend of Charlie]

I need to finalize my cigar selection for the big herf tomorrow. I'm so excited.

I was just going to ask about that.  You'll have to let us know your selection.

Imagine Charlie and Rick would have some for you as well.

No Rick. Brad. And then there will also be Dennis, and Kevin.

Well Brad and Charlie usually come with interesting cigar offerings.  Can't say about Dennis the Menace and Kevin McCallister.

Kevin's thing is all the unique IPAs he brings. This was a sampling he texted us about earlier in the week.

no idea what any of that stuff is. cheap draft beer and shots of bourbon was my thing. did they even have IPA's 37 years ago?

I believe they did.

[LuvTooGolf]

I can report that I'm still as bad at golf as I was pre-pandemic. But surprisingly, I didn't get any worse.

playing 6167 yards off the whites, and the first two holes looking like I never swung a club before, I still managed to shoot a 87 on a par 72. not bad for a flat footed crippled old man.

Sounds like a solid round to me, well done!

[FloridaDean]

I can report that I'm still as bad at golf as I was pre-pandemic. But surprisingly, I didn't get any worse.

playing 6167 yards off the whites, and the first two holes looking like I never swung a club before, I still managed to shoot a 87 on a par 72. not bad for a flat footed crippled old man.

That's damn impressive. Not sure what your complaining about. I shoot that for 9 holes.

not complaining. I think I play better crippled. 🤣
but my right ankle is swollen and throbbing. I may have to move to the Gold tees next round.

[FloridaDean]

I can report that I'm still as bad at golf as I was pre-pandemic. But surprisingly, I didn't get any worse.

playing 6167 yards off the whites, and the first two holes looking like I never swung a club before, I still managed to shoot a 87 on a par 72. not bad for a flat footed crippled old man.

Sounds like a solid round to me, well done!

thanks Dave.

[razgueado]

I need to finalize my cigar selection for the big herf tomorrow. I'm so excited.

I was just going to ask about that.  You'll have to let us know your selection.

Imagine Charlie and Rick would have some for you as well.

No Rick. Brad. And then there will also be Dennis, and Kevin.

Well Brad and Charlie usually come with interesting cigar offerings.  Can't say about Dennis the Menace and Kevin McCallister.

Kevin's thing is all the unique IPAs he brings. This was a sampling he texted us about earlier in the week.

no idea what any of that stuff is. cheap draft beer and shots of bourbon was my thing. did they even have IPA's 37 years ago?

I believe they did.

In 1984?  Short answer is "no."  Long answer is much more nuanced, and involves the origins of high-ABV ales in the early 19th century, the impact of a couple of world wars punctuated by Prohibition in the US, and debates over what would constitute an IPA and exactly when Bass Ale ceased to qualify.  It also touches on the history of Ballantine's XXX Ale in the US.  But trying to find an IPA in the US in 1984?  Not bloody likely, at least not what we'd now call an IPA.  They started reappearing in England in 1990, and in the US soon after. 

I was first introduced to them in 1992 by a friend who was a serious brewing hobbyist.  But it was a year or two after that I started finding them in pubs and stores.  Maybe you down easters could find them easier.  But not out in the west.

[FloridaDean]

I need to finalize my cigar selection for the big herf tomorrow. I'm so excited.

I was just going to ask about that.  You'll have to let us know your selection.

Imagine Charlie and Rick would have some for you as well.

No Rick. Brad. And then there will also be Dennis, and Kevin.

Well Brad and Charlie usually come with interesting cigar offerings.  Can't say about Dennis the Menace and Kevin McCallister.

Kevin's thing is all the unique IPAs he brings. This was a sampling he texted us about earlier in the week.

no idea what any of that stuff is. cheap draft beer and shots of bourbon was my thing. did they even have IPA's 37 years ago?

I believe they did.

In 1984?  Short answer is "no."  Long answer is much more nuanced, and involves the origins of high-ABV ales in the early 19th century, the impact of a couple of world wars punctuated by Prohibition in the US, and debates over what would constitute an IPA and exactly when Bass Ale ceased to qualify.  It also touches on the history of Ballantine's XXX Ale in the US.  But trying to find an IPA in the US in 1984?  Not bloody likely, at least not what we'd now call an IPA.  They started reappearing in England in 1990, and in the US soon after. 

I was first introduced to them in 1992 by a friend who was a serious brewing hobbyist.  But it was a year or two after that I started finding them in pubs and stores.  Maybe you down easters could find them easier.  But not out in the west.

thanks RazMan.
I remember Ballantine Ale. that was some BAD ass beer. but then, I drank most anything cheap and cold, or warm.