
Absinthe & Flamethrowers: Projects and Ruminations on the Art of Living Dangerously
#1
Posted 05 June 2009 - 09:09 PM
Absinthe & Flamethrowers: Projects and Ruminations on the Art of Living Dangerously
Whatever the author, William Gurstelle, happens to have written, I'm just hoping that he provides good information and doesn't dwell on misleading bunk.
Anyone seen this book yet, or read a review?
#2
Posted 05 June 2009 - 09:26 PM
#3
Posted 06 June 2009 - 06:43 AM
Very nice, Alan, thanks.Sign in to your Amazon account, and, clicking "Surprise me," you can look through a few of the pages, including 3 of the absinthe pages. It seems that he consulted with Dr. Lachenmeier, so that's a good start.

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#4
Posted 06 June 2009 - 08:25 AM

War is not the answer, for only love can conquer hate.
Marvin Gaye
#6
Posted 06 June 2009 - 09:02 PM
The comments, though... I needed to stop reading.

"Full bottle in front of me/Time to roll up my sleeves and get to work/And after many glasses of work/I get paid in the brain" - They Might Be Giants "Your Own Worst Enemy."
"I've an absinthe factory in my head" (jcbphd, 2009). [Liberties taken. -ed.]
#7
Posted 10 June 2009 - 06:50 AM
Reading the DROVES of ignorant comments here makes it feel like we've gotten nowhere.
"Is the horrible licorice taste of Absente unique to that brand? Does Taboo taste significantly better or not? My friends and I have already wasted our money on Absente and we just assumed that all Absinthe is horrible."
Comments like these make me want to weep tears of defeat, because even if we can make it so far as to educate everyone not to flame absinthe, and what genuine absinthe is, we'll never be able to erase this misconception...
15 minutes of reading could save you $50 or more on shit absinthe:
www.absinthe-review.net
#8
Posted 10 June 2009 - 07:09 AM
Just a thought.
*Edit: He even discusses his book's new review in the NYT on BoingBoing today: http://www.boingboin...nd-flameth.html
Edited by Joe Riley, 10 June 2009 - 07:12 AM.
#9
Posted 10 June 2009 - 07:22 AM
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