tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post6451003111692444859..comments2024-02-25T02:50:53.858-08:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: Calendar of EventsRon Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-12979282382178152972012-10-21T10:53:43.695-07:002012-10-21T10:53:43.695-07:00Ron,
They serve Manischewitz...it was the Borscht...Ron,<br /><br />They serve Manischewitz...it was the Borscht Belt, and all that.<br /><br />Charlie, I have a DVD compilation of Ernie Kovacs shows. Even as a kid, I loved his innovative (then) stuff, especially the camera work that had liquid flowing uphill, etc., on live TV! <br /><br />Uncle Miltie was right there on our first TV with Farmer Gray. The TV had a magnifying glass over the screen so that we could see what was on television.<br /><br />Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-66256218066540896362012-10-20T19:54:42.753-07:002012-10-20T19:54:42.753-07:00Charlie,
Not sure about fading comics--they're...Charlie,<br />Not sure about fading comics--they're actually all dead. Sid Caesar is still alive, but all the guys I mentioned have to gone Comedy Club hell. Where they serve Prosecco by the glass.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-72142814815795575522012-10-20T18:27:14.062-07:002012-10-20T18:27:14.062-07:00Very nice of you old farts to bring up Senor Wence...Very nice of you old farts to bring up Senor Wences and Pedro Ximenez and fading Borscht Belt comics who populated my youth. <br /><br />As if I don't already know how old I am.<br /><br />On the other hand, thinking of comics from my youth, I never get tired of remembering how hard we laughed at Ernie Kovacs and his monkeys.<br /><br />I won't mention Uncle Miltie, Eddie Cantor and Sid Caesar for fear of dating myself.Puff Daddy--But Not In Virginiahttp://www.cgcw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-78329098405056684362012-10-20T16:16:09.303-07:002012-10-20T16:16:09.303-07:00Thomas,
That was Senor Wences (sp?). Not much of a...Thomas,<br />That was Senor Wences (sp?). Not much of an act but he was on twice a year at least. He would paint lipstick on his thumb and forefinger, then add a small blonde wig, and, voila, a female hand puppet. Every little boy's fantasy date.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-8242570836451262302012-10-20T16:09:21.804-07:002012-10-20T16:09:21.804-07:00Ron,
Right, Don Knotts. Couldn't think of his...Ron,<br /><br />Right, Don Knotts. Couldn't think of his name.<br /><br />My God: Jan Murray and Myron Cohen--haven't heard those names in many years from the "Really, really big sheuw!"<br /><br />Remember that ventriloquist on Sullivan who used to paint his thumb and index finger to form a mouth and then have a talk with it--'salright? 'salright. Then he'd put it in a box and cast his voice into the box. What was his name?<br /><br />Re, Virginia: Horton's Norton and most Barboursville wines...nice. Many other fine wines there. Things have changed, Lara.<br /><br /><br />Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-60528600745298770292012-10-20T15:57:30.770-07:002012-10-20T15:57:30.770-07:00Thomas,
Of course, you're right, Bill Dana as ...Thomas,<br />Of course, you're right, Bill Dana as Jose Jimenez was a regular on Steve Allen. And you left out the amazing Don Knotts as part of "Man on the Street." But I mostly remember Bill Dana performing on The Ed Sullivan Show, which my family watched every Sunday after "Wonderful World of Disney." I always sat mesmerized by the standup comics, mostly old Borscht Belt comics like Alan King and Jan Murray and Myron Cohen, or else the great comedy teams of Nichols and May, Burns and Schreiber, Allen and Rossi. I still hear those routines in my head--as they still haunt HoseMaster of Wine.<br /><br />Lara,<br />I wasn't insulting Virgina wines. Just pointing out how their state economy has gone from encouraging lung cancer to encouraging liver failure. I've had quite a few lovely wines from Virginia--I used to have a thing for Horton's Petite Manseng (not a Dr. Seuss reference).Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-19539460982163717322012-10-20T15:42:17.844-07:002012-10-20T15:42:17.844-07:00I might disagree with you about Virginia wines. Wi...I might disagree with you about Virginia wines. Williamsburg Winery has a few decent wines --from what remember. (Which isn't saying much :)Lara Chapmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-47901726950689318862012-10-20T06:56:26.425-07:002012-10-20T06:56:26.425-07:00Ron,
Bill Dana was a regular on the Steve Allen ...Ron, <br /><br />Bill Dana was a regular on the Steve Allen show that ran opposite Sullivan in the '60s.<br /><br />It was the "Man on the Street" sketch with Louis Nye, Tom Poston, Gabe Dell, Bill Dana, and someone else came later on.<br /><br />I'll bet many of the mothers in Denver blushed when confronted with Dean and those memories...Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-35505793945005864952012-10-19T20:30:30.287-07:002012-10-19T20:30:30.287-07:00Dean,
So, great, screw Mom, I'm going to a blu...Dean,<br />So, great, screw Mom, I'm going to a blush wine tasting! <br /><br />I've long had the idea of "Fifty Shades of Blinky Gray," only the guy is way drabber than that.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-42823147751644520322012-10-19T19:44:04.059-07:002012-10-19T19:44:04.059-07:00Ron, the blush wine festival was in Denver during ...Ron, the blush wine festival was in Denver during the mid-eighties..It was always on Mother's Day....<br /><br />The first one (the only one I went to) was visually upsetting -- all this sea of pink in various shades. Hey -- 50 Shades of Blush -- my next wine book!!!Dean Tudorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027150351344396656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-88537897899089676252012-10-19T15:07:34.235-07:002012-10-19T15:07:34.235-07:00Bob in Sonoma,
The Great Pinots under $25 Tasting ...Bob in Sonoma,<br />The Great Pinots under $25 Tasting is still held, but the wines are in 375's. I tasted all four this year.<br /><br />Thomas,<br />I know I don't.<br /><br />I swear, every time I hear Pedro Ximeniz I think of Bill Dana on The Ed Sullivan Show. Horrible act, but huge at the time. Kinda ruins the sherry for me.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-64421980170328686372012-10-19T13:38:20.222-07:002012-10-19T13:38:20.222-07:00So, how many of Ron's readers understand the B...So, how many of Ron's readers understand the Bill Dana reference?Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-35147788889874167342012-10-19T11:57:42.852-07:002012-10-19T11:57:42.852-07:00Still waiting for the Great Pinots for Under $25 T...Still waiting for the Great Pinots for Under $25 Tasting. I guess maybe there aren't any.Bobhttp://wineinsonoma.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-66745181200699572332012-10-19T09:06:46.948-07:002012-10-19T09:06:46.948-07:00Dean,
My, you do get invited to all the cool tasti...Dean,<br />My, you do get invited to all the cool tastings... I can't say I even heard of the Great American Blush Wine Festival, though the first word pretty much rules out every damned wine. Denver seems like the prefect place to have it--I'd have to be a mile high to attend.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-15474614095690525582012-10-18T19:56:56.115-07:002012-10-18T19:56:56.115-07:00This all reminds me: what ever happened to the Gre...This all reminds me: what ever happened to the Great American Blush Wine Festival, that used to be held in Denver??Dean Tudorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027150351344396656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-84591263624825216002012-10-18T12:02:45.081-07:002012-10-18T12:02:45.081-07:00I think this is my fave: "Virginia! If the Sm...I think this is my fave: "Virginia! If the Smokes Won’t Kill Ya, the Alcohol Will!"<br /><br />What a strange state. So glad it's on the calendar stops. It's that or Philippe consulting at 450 wineries. Nice!<br /><br />I think Samantha must be thinking about how to combine the loaded guns, wine tasting and Virginia smoking all into one right about now.Marcia Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237764449953259939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-70096999484493558832012-10-18T11:53:21.073-07:002012-10-18T11:53:21.073-07:00Mike,
Great story. And Sherry might be a good char...Mike,<br />Great story. And Sherry might be a good character name for the Pulp Fiction HoseMaster series. Thanks for that.<br /><br />Kathy,<br />Loaded guns and wine go together like automobiles and LSD. Perfect, and fun for the whole family.<br /><br />My Gorgeous Samantha,<br />At least detoxed is better than deloused. And as for me, well, I Cream Sherry.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-49991106631513362862012-10-18T10:59:40.755-07:002012-10-18T10:59:40.755-07:00Mockingbird,
Go ahead, I'm busy detoxing from ...Mockingbird,<br />Go ahead, I'm busy detoxing from being an idiot smoker and drinking Sherry...Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-26833337897816743202012-10-18T10:53:19.784-07:002012-10-18T10:53:19.784-07:00Yes, we've been to these tastings (sigh).
I j...Yes, we've been to these tastings (sigh). <br />I just don't know why there aren't more guns and Ohio wine tastings (one candidate had a fundraiser at a gun club.) Kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-90281218323497205512012-10-18T10:21:52.373-07:002012-10-18T10:21:52.373-07:00(I'll try to hold back and wait for Sam to com...(I'll try to hold back and wait for Sam to come first)Mockingbirdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-9079042066151901992012-10-18T08:44:04.404-07:002012-10-18T08:44:04.404-07:00This reminds me of a true listing in the events ca...This reminds me of a true listing in the events calendar of a newspaper I once worked for. The event was a historical home tour. One of the homes was a bed-and-breakfast inn where a couple of the rooms had beds suspended on chains. Because homes on the tour served refreshments, the reporter noted that at the inn with the swinging beds "Sherry would be available." The tour sold out, if I recall correctly.Mike Dunnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14496499437274796935noreply@blogger.com