Hangover

[Ben]

LOL glad you guys had a great time. Siglo is a fantastic little bar, I've many hazy memorys of the place.

[KurtE]

Aren't you mean to be at uni or studying?

i was having a short break

[asmith]

i was having a short break

get back to study or get in here and work

[Fuzz AI]

I forgot to ask this earlier... did Rob leave his Mastercard at the bar again?!?!

[First Lady]

No I made sure he picked it up this time and checked his wallet to make sure...... hence why I keep sober when I travel with Rob

Lots of practice after all these years LOLOL

[Fuzz AI]

No I made sure he picked it up this time and checked his wallet to make sure...... hence why I keep sober when I travel with Rob

Lots of practice after all these years LOLOL

One can only wonder what he would do without you Lisa!

[jay8354]

One can only wonder what he would do without you Lisa!

Lisa ensures that where she can, she has her friends in other places keep an eye on Rob. RE: Sydney gathering. 1AM

[JMH]

Perhaps Rob should have drunk some expensive Cognac..? That may have knocked him out and provided a decent hangover!

Oh god that brings back some bad memories. Squeamish people stop reading here . Woke up at 6am to get a 7am flight out of bordeaux. We'd been in the hotel bar the night before, and the woman behind the bar was free pouring huge cognacs for me. As I'm standing there in the shower after waking up I think 'I'm a little bit hazy, but it could have been a lot worse'. Ten minutes later just as I'm walking out the door, it hits me. Run back to the bathroom and vomit up straight cognac. Think 'thank god that's out of the way'. As I'm sitting in the terminal, a little while later all the feel-good chemicals your body releases after vomiting start to wear off. Luckily I was prepared, and pulled out a hotel laundry bag (complete with holes to let the clothes breathe a bit ) and let go of some more cognac in the middle of the terminal as I was feebly running to the bathroom. I feel really sorry for the cleaners, but what bathroom doesn't have a bin? I had to leave the bag sitting on the floor. Then once we're finally in the air, the turbulence starts... That was worst I have ever felt in my entire life, and I think I traumatised a french kid who was sitting next to me. Waiting for the connecting flight in paris, I bought a baguette to have something plain to eat, and a litre of grey goose la poire for mate in dublin who I was going to visit. We had some of that in the afternoon, then went to the pub that night .

[Ken Gargett]

Oh god that brings back some bad memories. Squeamish people stop reading here . Woke up at 6am to get a 7am flight out of bordeaux. We'd been in the hotel bar the night before, and the woman behind the bar was free pouring huge cognacs for me. As I'm standing there in the shower after waking up I think 'I'm a little bit hazy, but it could have been a lot worse'. Ten minutes later just as I'm walking out the door, it hits me. Run back to the bathroom and vomit up straight cognac. Think 'thank god that's out of the way'. As I'm sitting in the terminal, a little while later all the feel-good chemicals your body releases after vomiting start to wear off. Luckily I was prepared, and pulled out a hotel laundry bag (complete with holes to let the clothes breathe a bit ) and let go of some more cognac in the middle of the terminal as I was feebly running to the bathroom. I feel really sorry for the cleaners, but what bathroom doesn't have a bin? I had to leave the bag sitting on the floor. Then once we're finally in the air, the turbulence starts... That was worst I have ever felt in my entire life, and I think I traumatised a french kid who was sitting next to me. Waiting for the connecting flight in paris, I bought a baguette to have something plain to eat, and a litre of grey goose la poire for mate in dublin who I was going to visit. We had some of that in the afternoon, then went to the pub that night .

which reminds me of a night in turkey with this sadistic girl - american, and granted me arriving home who knows when, apparently being carried be half a dozen of the local lads whilst entertaining the town to springsteen (which she didn't like) and then apparently throwing up all through our room, though i remember absolutely none of it, not even apparently waking up next day under a running shower. she made us get on a very small boat in very rough weather next morning to go to greece, even though she knew i get hopelessly seasick (the boat was aptly named the posiden - which is about the only thing i remember of the entire sad debacle other than that i did find someone else's passport in my pocket - no idea). she was able to tell me that several bottles of turkish wine were involved, and a litre of lahproig malt, though i have no idea.

no amount of pleading could save me and the result was inevitable. now that is a proper hangover.

[sandholm]

possibly but it would have been wasted on him.

and there is most definitely something in the old tale that the better quality you drink, the easier the hangover. i put years of personal research in that and i can assure you that nothing will give a worse hangover - one of my all time top three - than syrian gin.

No no, syrian gin is nothing to Greek tsipouro, that is pure paint remover and it will (literary) almost kill you.

here is a production video

(and yes, that is an old oil barrel)

[Ken Gargett]

syrian gin aspires to an oil barrel.

i suspect all of these things are a bit similar and after i eventually recovered, a few days later, i thought how stupid i was (and i only drank just over half a bottle). could have been killed or blinded.

bought the stuff from a hole in the wall down a back alley in damascus, we'd been told about. only opened an hour a day. you stick your head through a gap and all the 'products' lined up on the wall. you take your pick. there was syrian whisky, syrian rum, syrian tequilla, syrian bourbon, syrian anything you want. and they all looked exactly the same. i just assumed different bottles, same crap.

i reckoned fermented for a few hours in a dead donkey's carcass.

[Bill Hayes]

FOH Melbourne event........success.

Thanks to Rob and Lisa and all the guys who made the night a success. It was great catching up with all the guys last night. Great company, cigars, drinks and food later at the fantastic Mahjong Restaurant in Fitzroy Street StKilda just 5 minutes walk (25 minutes stagger) from my place. Mmmmmm crispy pork... I reckon I was still a little hazy as I rode my bicycle in the freezing cold this morning to work at 8am. Woke up pretty quick though.

PS. BLACKHAWKS WIN STANLEY CUP!!!!!!!! More celebrating tonight!

[MIKA27]

which reminds me of a night in turkey with this sadistic girl - american, and granted me arriving home who knows when, apparently being carried be half a dozen of the local lads whilst entertaining the town to springsteen (which she didn't like) and then apparently throwing up all through our room, though i remember absolutely none of it, not even apparently waking up next day under a running shower. she made us get on a very small boat in very rough weather next morning to go to greece, even though she knew i get hopelessly seasick (the boat was aptly named the posiden - which is about the only thing i remember of the entire sad debacle other than that i did find someone else's passport in my pocket - no idea). she was able to tell me that several bottles of turkish wine were involved, and a litre of lahproig malt, though i have no idea.

no amount of pleading could save me and the result was inevitable. now that is a proper hangover.

The lesson learnt here in this story kids: Never mix your drinks!

Turkish wine + Lahproig malt = Ken in a sickly state.

[Ken Gargett]

The lesson learnt here in this story kids: Never mix your drinks!

Turkish wine + Lahproig malt = Ken in a sickly state.

a great mate of mine, now one of qld's senior lawyers, ran his life at uni by the rule - mix your drinks for maximum effect. the sad thing was that a single beer was usually enough to send him on his way.

[JMH]

she made us get on a very small boat in very rough weather next morning to go to greece, even though she knew i get hopelessly seasick (the boat was aptly named the posiden - which is about the only thing i remember of the entire sad debacle other than that i did find someone else's passport in my pocket - no idea). she was able to tell me that several bottles of turkish wine were involved, and a litre of lahproig malt, though i have no idea.

no amount of pleading could save me and the result was inevitable. now that is a proper hangover.

A boat while you're that hungover must have been pure torture.

though i remember absolutely none of it, not even apparently waking up next day under a running shower.

A mate of mine used to be in the habit of jumping in the shower after getting home drunk, then sitting down on the floor and passing out for a while under the running water.

[OZCUBAN]

7am sitting opposite lise tapping away pretending I am working at hotel breakfast. She leaves for airport in 10 minutes. if i can hang in I can go back to bed.

HANGOVER.

FOH Melbourne event........success.

Hi All

Sucesss would be an understatement Imo great company great venue should be a regular event hard to put into words what a great night it really was .

Met some really great people was a definate highlite of my Melbourne visit was more than second hand this morning only coming good now.

Extra special thanks to Mike for his Taxi service nice to have a cabbie that speaks English even though mine was not that good @ 130 ish Lol

will do a more detailed post when I am home (bloody iPhone not that good for posting )

cheers to all and thanks to Rob & Lise two very special people

have sighn off iPhone giving me the shits lol

cheers Oz. Steve

[maximus]

great night..pissed is an uderstamement...was ok until i starting drinking red wine..dont really drink it...bad mistake..should have stayed on the beers..well ya learn from ya mistakes dont ya i guess..well that said.. the night was gr8..good company..gr8 cigars..had a good laugh.met some very interesting people..rob and lise where gr8...good sense of humour....all in all had a ball despite the 7 million dollar taxi ride home...hope the guys i met are still interested in get togethers..maybe with a bit less alchohol..

[dcse]

Attended a calvados, whisky and cigar tasting in Oslo Thursday night. Two great calvados bottlings and four fantastic whisky bottlings was paired with my own cigar stock. A great Thursday night. A not so great Friday in the office. Why cant't they all keep their voices down?

[Lotus400]

I am planning making one of the U.S. Tour stops and based on the reports from the Melbourne event, I need to start training and getting my drinking legs prepared for this Fall.

[sandholm]

I just remembered that one of my favorite chefs, Keith Floyd, had a cure for hungover,

• 1 shot vodka
  
• juice from one small can of clams (eat the clams later fried in a little olive oil with garlic and sprinkled with lemon juice)
  
• dash of Worcestershire sauce
  
• juice of 1 lemon
  

Mix everything well and serve over ice

You also have the "Floyd On Hangovers: The 3-day self-preservation plan [VHS]"

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Floyd-Hangovers-3-...mp;sr=8-2-spell

Never seen it, never tried it, but it might work (but what the hell... three days to get over a hungover...). Have anyone seen it?

My own remedy is plenty over water, salt tablets, a workout in the afternoon and no alcohol for two days..

[OZCUBAN]

I just remembered that one of my favorite chefs, Keith Floyd, had a cure for hungover,

• 1 shot vodka
  
• juice from one small can of clams (eat the clams later fried in a little olive oil with garlic and sprinkled with lemon juice)
  
• dash of Worcestershire sauce
  
• juice of 1 lemon
  

Mix everything well and serve over ice

You also have the "Floyd On Hangovers: The 3-day self-preservation plan [VHS]"

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Floyd-Hangovers-3-...mp;sr=8-2-spell

Never seen it, never tried it, but it might work (but what the hell... three days to get over a hungover...). Have anyone seen it?

My own remedy is plenty over water, salt tablets, a workout in the afternoon and no alcohol for two days..

Interesting

I have always found that a nice greasy breakfast always does the trick for me ,Bacon Eggs etc etc

Well i was at the said event and it worked for me .... just

[BeeStinga]

I just remembered that one of my favorite chefs, Keith Floyd, had a cure for hungover,

• 1 shot vodka
  
• juice from one small can of clams (eat the clams later fried in a little olive oil with garlic and sprinkled with lemon juice)
  
• dash of Worcestershire sauce
  
• juice of 1 lemon
  

Mix everything well and serve over ice

You also have the "Floyd On Hangovers: The 3-day self-preservation plan [VHS]"

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Floyd-Hangovers-3-...mp;sr=8-2-spell

Never seen it, never tried it, but it might work (but what the hell... three days to get over a hungover...). Have anyone seen it?

My own remedy is plenty over water, salt tablets, a workout in the afternoon and no alcohol for two days..

The late Keith Floyd knew how to drink! So will have to try that one. He was definitely a character with an interesting life..

Must have been the four wives that got him in the end.

[thechenman]

x2 on the hearty greasy breakfast the morning after. Even better if washed down with a Bloody Mary, or a cold Beer...nothing heavier than a lager though.