Topic: Where are you from?

[david 750f]

Toronto, Canada eh.. Still not sure if Canada is in the America's or in the "other" catagory, maybe I should post twice..

David

[Brentadour]

Outside of Philly, PA side.  I got ran out of Jersey!

-Brent

[jsaab2748]

St. Charles Missouri U.S.A. just west of St. Louis

[Bryan Boyle]

OK...will put my 2 cents in....

Started off in Fall River, MA...thence to southern Virginia for most of my childhood (little town called
Keysville...claim to fame is that old Jeff Davis stopped the train that was evacuating the Confederate
capital at the end of the War of Northern Aggression there overnight before continuing to escape
the blue invaders), then we moved up here to the people's republic oops New Jersey. Went to college
in Da Bronx (Fordham U)...lived there till 84...moved out to Kansas City (beautiful town...beautiful women...
great food...) for a while, then, in a fit of insanity moved back to Noo Joisey.  Been here since then...
currently living just outside the capital city.

I've done TDY in Houston, TX (sorry, texans, that town is lacking something....) and San Diego for months
at a time. 

I may be living north of Mason/Dixon, but don't consider myself a Yankee...

[kghost]

Yeah, Its missing a zoning ordinance,

[Bob Wessner]

Born in New York (Long Island to be specific). Was drafted after college, like instantly as soon as my 2S deferment ended. After discharge came to Michigan, had a sister living here. Ann Arbor has been my home since late '68. Our claims to fame are;

* Home of the Naked Mile (students run naked after the close of the term
* Home of the $5 fine for pot use (April 1 on the Diag is quite the sight around here)
* And, if you looked at the typical editorial page of the local paper, The Center of Whine Country, you name it they complain about it.

Great place though, small city/big town, depending on how you look at it, with lots of rural roads minutes away.

[rpyles]

Maryland.
I've spent my whole life in one zip code - 20748. My dad, my grandfather and great grandfather all lived here too. I'm south-east of Washington DC, about 500 feet outside of the notorious beltway and 4 miles from the Potomac. Looking forward to moving south someday - this place is getting too crowded!Richard

[dpen]

Orstralia, Orstralia, Orstralia, we loove you (not like the Kiwis-they love EWE)

[Terry in Australia]

G'Day Guys, well of course I am an Australian, and not surprisingly, proud of it. I live in Melbourne, Victoria, and work on a big army base about 60 miles north of Melbourne. I'm 45 and have served 28 years in the army, so have lived and worked in most capital cities here in Oz, and spent a lot of time living rough in the Aussie Bush.

We pretty much own New Zealand as well, and a good share of Denmark too. You're probably all aware that the next queen of Denmark is an Aussie girl, Mary Donaldson, so our current plan is to evacuate all those poor bloody cold Danes (Denmarkians for you Kiwis) to Tasmania, and just use Denmark as a little place to keep our beer cold, ha ha! Cheers, Terry.

[smithrelo]

Terry, have you informed the Danes of your plans??  (I'm sure they'll be REAL THRILLED with your plans!hahaha)

Linda

[kghost]

"Somethings rotten in Denmark."

Thought that was Shakespeare

Hope its not the Aussies.

[mrbreeze]

Born in Modesto California,raised in San Jose,California,bounced back and forth from Fremont,California to San Jose.Then up north to Redding,California,Back to Fremont and then for a slight change of pace...Riverton,Wyoming.I lived there from 1992 to 2004 and am now right back to where I was born.... Modesto.Hey CB750 chris.....what part of Wyoming are you in?

[SteveD CB500F]

Don't get me started on beer.  Carlsberg is for spotty kids in souped-up escort/golf/fiesta etc.

Now a pint of London Pride or Waddworths 6X (warm of course...)

[mode12]

Born and raised in Minneapolis, MN...college in Dubuque, IA...spent four years in Dallas, TX...now back to St Paul, MN.

[Terry in Australia]

You’re right about the Carlsberg the bloke’s & Sheila’s in Oz can have it all, I drink Stella cold!. I like real ale but it’s so hard to find a decent pint these days so I’m a larger lout now……. Theakstons O.P is my favourite tipple and yes warm.

I'll explain myself here, we don't want the Dane's beer, if they like, they can bring it with them when we repatriate them to Tassie. We only wanted their country because we thought it'd be a nice spot to keep our AUSTRALIAN beer cold?

I tell you what, we'll give you back your queen and her whole disfunctional family, if you promise not to send any more of that warm piss that you call beer out here, all our drains are clear again now, and even the Kiwi's won't drink it, ha ha! Cheers, Terry.

[dusterdude]

virginia,anyone else?

[MetalHead550]

As far as beer goes...Remember that little sketch Monty Python did at their live show.  Ya know, the Aussies singin about drunken philosophers.  That joke that goes, "American beer is alot like making love in a cannoe,  Its F-ing close to water."  is the sad truth.  You guys dont know how good youve got it till you drink our crap!  Yeah I drink Busch cause its a cheap drunk but I'd rather have a stout Ale or a nice dark lager anytime.  The only real beer you can get around here comes from small distilleries, mmmm real beer!  Pretty much all the stuff that comes from the corperations is watered down and boiled a thousand times so it tastes like piss.  The only stuff I can find in the states that comes close to what beer SHOULD be is your Sam Addams, Red Stripe, Leinen...whatever, and Bass, but theyre expensive as hell!

[Gordon]

Metalhead,

I think the main problem is that you either haven't found a real beer store near you, or there isn't one.  I couldn't survive without a good collection nearby.  There are plenty of great beers available in the states, many imports and domestic.

[cb650]

Ok voted America.  Denver CO to be exact.  Now how do I fold this globe?



                              Terry

[kghost]

Must be that pesky Vandergriff projection. Or maybe the isogenic lines?

[MetalHead550]

Gordon,

Yes that, and I'm kinda cheap!  I guess I should say I buy cheap bear to get a drunk but I sure dont mind buying a high quality beer to go with a nice smoked rib dinner or just as a treat once in a while.  Ive been told of one store in my area that carries a ton of different beer.  I like all kinds of beer but I really enjoy the darker, heavier German style beers.  Any recommendations?

[Bob Wessner]

I'm from a college town also, Ann Arbor. I have to agree most of the students haven't clue that there are other folks in the world, the "me generation" personified. Maybe its youthful outlook rather than because they are college students. Anyway, I like dark German beer also, try Warsteiner dark, hmm, good. I may not have spelled it correctly, but close enough.

[Quail "Owner of the comfortable k8"]

virginia,anyone else?

Lived in Chesapeake for 20 years.  Where in VA.  If it is the DC area you have to ask for forgiveness.

[Quail "Owner of the comfortable k8"]

PA has some great German style beers!   Bush!!!   If you go to Bush Gardens you will see those horses standing on the oak slats that AB claims to be there filtering secret!  It's no secret that it taste like horse piss. 

 Yes it is cheap and better than old milwalkee (sp) .

[Gordon]

Here yo go, Metalhead

Dark, heavy, delicious!