by mwilliams2 Sat Mar 11, 2006 8:36 pm
Thanks for all the great replies, I'm glad you guys enjoy the recap from last night.
One of the funnier conversations with Shane was about alcohol (imagine that). We were talking about drinks (like I mentioned before, Shane was drinking a gin/vodka tonic), and Liz went up to the room and got a couple of bottles of Guiness (I know, silly American's drinking bottled Guiness). Well, we offered Shane a bottle, but he said he dislikes beer. He said he prefers drinks with liquor or wine, basically because it works faster than beer. I agreed, saying that when I drink, it usually wasn't just to have a sip, it was to get a buzz going. That was kind of cool, talking to Shane about that subject, because he had a really "matter-of-fact" opinion on drinking. He even said something to the effect of "most people drink based on what their goal is, i.e. if it's to get drunk, they drink harder stuff, etc.
I brought up German beer purity laws, and he cracked up laughing, saying in the old days in Ireland and U.K., beer brewers would get killed if they didn't brew their beer strong enough. We got a laugh out of that one...Shane certainly has a great sense of humor. Once again, I still can't completely believe I spent 3 hours with him!
Thanks for all the great replies, I'm glad you guys enjoy the recap from last night.
One of the funnier conversations with Shane was about alcohol (imagine that). We were talking about drinks (like I mentioned before, Shane was drinking a gin/vodka tonic), and Liz went up to the room and got a couple of bottles of Guiness (I know, silly American's drinking bottled Guiness). Well, we offered Shane a bottle, but he said he dislikes beer. He said he prefers drinks with liquor or wine, basically because it works faster than beer. I agreed, saying that when I drink, it usually wasn't just to have a sip, it was to get a buzz going. That was kind of cool, talking to Shane about that subject, because he had a really "matter-of-fact" opinion on drinking. He even said something to the effect of "most people drink based on what their goal is, i.e. if it's to get drunk, they drink harder stuff, etc.
I brought up German beer purity laws, and he cracked up laughing, saying in the old days in Ireland and U.K., beer brewers would get killed if they didn't brew their beer strong enough. We got a laugh out of that one...Shane certainly has a great sense of humor. Once again, I still can't completely believe I spent 3 hours with him!