Hey everyone...atomicvibe here. Following the advice of the wise and prophetic, yet strangely enigmatic bald black man, Peeps, I have decided to come out from the protective comfort of the shadows and fly towards the strange, buzzing light that is the Louched Lounge. Hope I don't get zapped too hard!

Ahhh, what the fuck...go ahead and t'row a newbie a beatin'... ...*wincing* I can take it!

So not only am I...green...to the Lounge, but I'm also wet behind the ears when it comes to our beloved Lady Peridot in general. My first experience was with Scope many, many years ago. It's also good for treating halitosis, BTW. Then, at an X-Mas party this past year, my buddy, who had just retuned from Prague [here it comes] offered for me to join him in a shot of "Filterated Czeckerland Xit." Of course I had heard that the stuff made you "trip ballz" (come on, I saw "From Hell," fercrissakes...what more proof did I need?) so I eagerly oblidged. As I raised the shotglass to my lips, my chum offered these helpful words of advice: "This xit's gonna taste...well...you'll see. The aftertaste is what gets ya'." So being the big-balled trooper I am, I knocked that fucker back, and as the aforementioned "aftertaste" hit me, I fought back the urge to wince and utter "Mommy." I looked at the bottle...it said in big letters "High Thujon." NICE!!! At least my buddy's Absinthe knowledge wasn't completely skewed, as he urged me to dispel any notions that this stuff would make me hallucinate.

Anyway, despite having my cherry popped by that unflushed Czeckerland terlit wattah, I must say, I was intrigued. My curiosity piqued, I submerged myself in research...probing every nook and cranny in this esoteric underworld for answers until I found...the Maxim Magazine article. OK, so it was, like my 2nd stop, but hey...I'm a red-blooded, hetero, American male, so when I saw Maxim AND the Faerie together, I thought I hit paydirt. Anyway, I followed their "expert" advice and decided that Pernod 68 should be at the top of my list. I dug for months, lurked on a number of forums, found out about all the reputable CO dealers, and had the Frenchman shove some Pernod my way. I can't lie...I rather enjoyed it *prepares for bitch-slap*. So much so, in fact, that I killed the bottle in less than 2 weeks. That was about a month ago. Now I'm anxiously awaiting my next order...Guy and Lemercier AMER 72, which are en route, courtesy of Monsieur Frenchman.

Now I realize that 99.9999% of you veterans are all about the HG bomb-diggity...I aspire to be where you are one day. However, it seems that to fully appreciate a good HG, one must develop a palette for it, and that takes time, patience, and a 2nd mortgage. So until then, I'll pay my dues with the CO stuff, trying as many different *good* brands as my wallet will allow. I've already got the MM pricelist, which I will carefully lock away until I'm ready to graduate. Wish me well!

And from doing my research, I realize that when newbies bring nuttin' to the table, they often leave with nuttin' on the chin, so I come bearing gifts. Please...N-JOY:

for the gennimen

for the ladies

crispy new freestyle fun for everyone!

L8R

Well, let me be the first to say "welcome abord". Steamer class is the third deck down.

At least I've learned not to click on links until I've checked the properties, both here at work and at home (when the grandkids are around).

Here's a fully developed palette -- quite hypnotic, too.

[In case you've missed it -- this is a twisted spelling flame]

Quickly, Cros, look away!

Poor guy. Bitch-slapped by the grammar nazi on his first post.

Welcome aboard, Atomicvibe.

Hey...everybody makes makes mistaks.

*removing Webster's that was forcibly shoved into anus*

Guess I oughta do a little light read'n.

L8R

Whoo-hoo!
Way to post there, AV.
Welcome aboard, and thank you for being so. ..well.. .coherent.

(I’d say nevermind the penguin, but he keeps us in line.)

And we all have the marks to prove it.


Welcome

Don't let it frighten you: "Qui aime bien, châtit bien" -- welcome .

Besides, you gave me the perfect excuse to make Crosby's eyes bleed.

It's important to have goals.

*snif, snif*

Aww shucks, guys. Thanks for the warm welcome.

Looking forward to slowly rising out of the murky depths of Nooby Lake.

L8R

Nah...I ain't skerred (note obvious bastardization of English language, done for comedic effect).

Now, your avatar, on the other hand...

L8R

I still don't see how the Six's avatar is scary.
It's a penguin.

It's not like it's a midget clown or Willem Dafoe or something genuinely disturbing like that.

A Penguin, yes...but that eye kills me! I wanna poke the cursed thing out!

Hallo!

DAY-UM!!!

Marty Feldman? Is that you?

Here's my little secret: I quite like it too. Not enough to buy an entire bottle of it, there sure is better stuff, but I can still enjoy a glass, if I happen to be in a bar where it is served (and I live in a part of the world where it is perfectly legal and not entirely uncommon for bars to do so).

Welcome aboard.

All these avatars scare me ... well, 'cept for Abby's.

DG

Like your monkey with the murderous eyes and evil second hand smoke isn't scary.

I'll agree with you though about Abby's avatar it makes my heart beat faster, but not from fear.

Hmmm .... I though the hat might have taken the edge off.

Perhaps some wrap around sunglasses.

DG

The eyes say so much.

As do legs.

The window to the soul ... so they say.

If that's true, my eyes are a dark, lonely place.

DG

I've always wondered, if your eyes are the window, does that make your ass the fire escape?

After consulting your ABG post once more, I would say

Did you know it burns yellow?

Oh man .... just as I had gotten that imagery out of my head ....

DG

Whats up Vibrator...



What took you so long?

Welcome!

I have to fight temptation to keep any decent bottle of absinthe that long... I probably have about 30cl left of the Pernod 68% from 2 years ago.

Wow ... way to show the restraint! I think the longest I've kept anything bottle of absinthe was 120 days.

DG

Hail and well met! Loved it. Welcome.

I've got a bottle of Mari Mayans that is old enough to get into preschool now.

I've also got a full and a 9/10 full bottle of Huguet.

Read my statement ---->

Huguet is DAMNED tastey compared to Perigan (and even Pernod, in my book). However, I still have a 3/4 full bottle of Huguet bottle in the cupboard, along with a 9/10 bottle of Perigan and a 9/10 bottle of Pernod 68. If only shitty absinthe's could mate and produce more shitty absinthe's we could sell on e-bay....

"For Sale: Absinthe Perigan. Not that swill that comes from the eastern-block countries, but REAL ACTUAL ABSINTHE from a country that continued to produce absinthe since the ban in France. This is absinthe that you won't want to burn (GAWD, think of the fumes). It is a wonderful learning experience that will lead to a lot of hallucinations (of it tasting good before you actually taste it) and insight (after you taste it). Only serious bidders need apply ($2.00 min. bid).

Anything is tastey compared to Perigan! That's one swill that lasts a long time in the bottle!

heh heh...I actually plowed through 3/4 of that bottle in the 1st week. It wasn't until THEN that I started showing restraint...when my shotglass measurements got smaller with each pour, and my 5:1 ratio became more like 2:1.

Hell, I even got so crackish ("I'm not sayin' she's a crack-head...she's just crack-ISH") that when I killed the bottle, I poured a couple of drops of wattah into the bottle, swished it around—making sure to coat the sides—and drank THAT.

THEN...a few days later, I passed by the empty bottle in the kitchen, paused for a minute, then corked Her, and shoved the cork up my nostril.

Am I ??

L8R

Nope, that kind of behavior is quite normal here, welcome!

Cool!

Good to know I ain't the only tard on the shortbus wearin' my crash helmet! "Knock knock...hahaha...I got ya, lady...YAY!"

L8R

A behaviour neither normal nor accepted by the mayor, however, is quoting the post right above your own ...

Thanks, Sqertz.
Yeah, AV, what he said.
Treat these threads as conversations.
You wouldn't repeat what the person
talking to you just said. Or, if you did,
you'd prolly get shoe polish on yer balls.

Will you put the polish on by hand, and lovingly buff it with a nice soft cloth?

I'll buff it on his nuts.

Not tryin' ta get my nuts buffed by anyone, 'cept Wifey, so I'll knock off my errant behaviour.

And my boys thank you for being so gentle!

L8R

If you haven't, please read the FAQ.

Actually, I DID read it...lotta good that did me, eh? Who woulda thunk that all those itty bitty letters form "words," and that, when grouped together, those words form "sentences" which make understanding English so much easier?

Man...I gotta lotta work to do :/

Thanks, guys!

L8R

He read it, it's true.
I watched him do it.
I was spyin'!

Were his lips moving?

You can sum of the FAQ as, be polite, and do not light your absinthe on fire, unless it is crap and you want to torture it, not drink it.

Now FAQ off.

didja see that, Chop?

L8R

I see everything.


(Unfortunately, I promptly forget ~97% of it)