I know this movie has been mentioned awhile back, but it is just now playing here. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and the slightly post turn-of-the-century French scenery put me in the mood. I found myself scanning the cafe/bar scenes for absinthe references, I just assume everyone is as obsessed as I am. All we had left at the house was some left-over UE, so we made the best of it...

A friend brought over the travelling kit, hence the LdF box, glass, spoon and baggy of cubes on the right. Here is the "during" shot....

What got me in the mood was Jodie Foster getting porked and speaking French. Zowie!!!

Hans,
That's a nice looking little spread you've got there. I'm at work now, but I've got a wedge of Froggy Brie and some fancy crackers at home!(Please, no Florida cracker jokes) That inspires me for this eve.

What did you use those cordial glasses for?

For my absinthe traveling kit, I use a flight case for transporting records. In it I can fit about 6 liter bottles, a few glasses, spoons, and a box of cubes.

Yeah, I don't look like an alcoholic or anything walking into the party carrying this:

Yes, Jodie was a pleasant surprise....

LF- that's a little Port-Salut, and some not-so-fancy Club crackers.

AV- The cordial glasses and other non-absinthe items were just on the table already...

Although, I think I over-did the French theme last night, when the mailman came up to the house this morning, I ran outside and tried to surrender to him...

GREAT FUCKING FILM.

I liked it a lot.

I want that flight case! A conventional luggage store won't carry it, though. Where did you get it?

Speaking of flight, are you allowed to pack unopened (sealed) bottles of liquor in carry-on luggage? I'd like to bring my brother a couple of bottles of absinthe, but won't if there's a chance of losing it to airport security.

How did all those bottles of HG get to LF04?

You can bring one factory-sealed bottle on a plane.

Most people hired some sort of flying or walking monkey to transport their HG to LF04. Remember Mayor opening the big pile of boxes?

Slate, It's 59 clams here.

As for traveling with unopened bottles of the sauce throughout the U.S., you probably won't encounter any hassles, as our dumbass security guards wouldn't even have a clue what it is.

Just don't put your box cutters, fingernail clippers, Uzis, plastique, and Meth in the same case.

...and if it had been a mailwoman, you might have gotten into some real trouble-Oui?

Mailwoman....isn't that some sort of hermaphrodite?

Whoa, what a find! Thanks!

If you have a sec, would you mind taking a look at this rolling model? Does your case have the same interior compartments, or is this one slightly bigger? What are the dimensions of your case?

I wasn't too worried about absinthe being busted for its own sake. But I figured there might be restrictions on carry-on liquor. (Thanks for clearing that up, Trainer.)

Those record cases look sturdy enought to check underneath, in the hold, so hauling two or more bottles shouldn't be a problem. (I'll use UPS or FedEx for the ricin lab, the raw plutonium, and the kiddie porn.)


Now that you mention it, yeah. So mailing booze is legal? Uh-uh-oh...never mind. You're saying they used couriers.

I'm saying they used monkeys of various sorts.

Just about any method of shipping alcohol, particularly across state lines, is frowned upon by both the carrier and the legal authorities.

Slate,

I'm not exactly sure of the dimensions of my case, but it's made to fit 75 12" records (although I have been able to get close to 100 in there). Interestingly, it is just tall enough to accomodate 1L bottles that have been corked. Unfortunately, it is not compartmentalized like the rolling case.

Speaking of which, the rolling case would probably be very useful as an absinthe case, except when you want to roll it. Check the pic...those wheels are actually on it's side. Tipping it sideways would not be an issue whilst transporting records (especially if the 12" compartment is maxxed out with vinyl), but transporting glass bottles that like to stand upright would be a different, clanky story.

Cram some newspaper in there, or your clean (dirty?) socks.

I do, when I run out of TP.

I see your point. But if the case is going to be tossed into the hold of an airplane, I'd have to pad the bejesus out of the contents anyway.

The excitement I feel about possibly owning this case is scary, or maybe sad. In my fantasy, the case would accommodate two or three bottles, four glasses, spoons, and a fountain (in two sections, lantern unscrewed).

"Shhhh! Nuh-no, don't turn around. Shit......here he comes with that pathetic rolling absinthe kit. Do NOT make eye contact with him, whatever you do."

Oh, and saucers! How could I forget to pack saucers? And sugar! And a little sugar dish! Heh-heh! Heh-heh! Heh-heh!

You might still have room leftover for your shaven Fillipino house-boy.

Vibe, you hold him down. I'll administer the sedative.

OK, keyboard is ready . . .

Slate, don't feel alone.
I spent the better part of last year exploring various options for a traveling absinthe case. Custom foam and everything.

There's actually a place down the street from where I live that does custom case jobs. When I have more money, I'll probably have one made.

You could also modify a flight-ready DJ coffin by custom cutting "bottle shapes" into thick sheets of foam, and using the sheets as liners for the coffin. However, at 2-3 bills for the coffin + extra foam, it might just be cheaper to have a case built.

The shaving thing totally creeped me out, so I shipped him back to Manila. If you think you might be right for the job, please state your qualifications, in ten words or less.


Bless you, Abby -- I feel seen! Yes, a case with custom foam inserts would be the ticket. I think they run around four hundred bucks.

Atomicvibe, that's a whole lotta coffin for just a little absinthe. Or should I be buried in it?


Trainer, before I let you sedate me with a keyboard, how, exactly, does that work?

I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.

And the problem with that is?...

If he was talking to you, nothing.

Finally, someone admits to hating me, albeit someone who admits to wearing bikini underwear.

Yes, bikini underwear.

...that were purchased online from a site promising that they were once worn by a 13 year-old Japanese schoolgirl.

'zactly.

Shaddup, pig roast.

You're just a luau waiting to happen.

Always looking for the easy out, eh Trainer?

Might just be that Arizona heat scrambling what passes for your brain.

Thanks for coming back! MY posts don't look NEARLY as lame or boring anymore.

Apparently yo've joined the wishful thinking club.

How considerate of you to ease AV's loneliness, sensitive man.

You're right about the wishful thinking thing, Asswoomph.

Unfortunately, despite all my best efforts, you're still alive.

How can ya hate on the Slate?

I don't know him from a dick in a Glory Hole, but just based on the few times I've talked to him in the Lounge, I'd let him come over and fuck my sister.

I suppose I can identify with the general sentiment of that.

What a generous fella you are.

I can't hate on Slate, neither.

I think Tardo was trying to put SOMEONE down so he'd impress the COOL kids. It didn't work with ME, and Slate was next in line.

I'm guessing the only impression Tardo's ever made on any cool kids was his teeth on their fists.

Um, no.

Old people don't have teeth.

Mayor's got teeth.

He's undead.

Me too. So?

You used to be able to buy custom foam on eBay.
I can't seem to find any today.

I'll check back if I can find it again.

Or I'll ask my father to do it for me, though he hesitates to do anything that will encourage my alcoholism...silly man.

Tell him it's for a friend.

He's too clever for that.
He's mildly psychic when it comes to me.
I find it quite disturbing.

OK, so explain that it is for a friend, who wants to anonymously ship a ram to CanuckyFuckyLand without all of those customs and CDH requirements to slow up the shipment.

Oh yeah, they have to be edible as well!

Sorry, G.B.

I still have my originals...

You must've meant Brits.