Huh? Nuttiness on the Internet.
I used to be active on Robin Garr's Wine Lover's Discussion Group. Robin is a very patient fellow who has been actively hosting wine discussions on the internet for as long as these sort of activities have been around. I stopped being active on Robin's board as I found my presence there disruptive to Robin, the participants of that board and to my work in the wine trade. On the whole, I was one giant pain in the ass to Mr. Garr who did his best to keep me active there as a responsible contributor. I, certainly, would never have had as much patience as he did with myself.Anyhow, I do look in there fondly from time to time to see what is brewing. Tonight, I notice that one fellow is talking about me in ways that seem inexplicable. Does anyone understand what's going on there? Maybe it is just some more internet nuttiness.
Below, is the transcript of their discussion:
| There's a subject for a wine book... Hoke, 21-May-2001 23:07 With the prevalence for family feuds and various incarnations of the Battling Bickersons, I bet someone could write a good book for wine geeks. Just off the top of my fairly flat head, there's the Mondavi schism, the justly famed Gallos, the Sebastianis, the Cotat you mentioned (not up on that one), Mastro, and countless others. Then you've got the always interesting subset of marital spats and wineries. Legions of those that would be juicy in a National Enquirer kinda way. The Kendall-less Kendall-Jackson, for instance. And I've heard stories about stuff that went on up at Spring Mountain that were never verified. And that's just family stuff. If we expanded "Wine Family Feud" to include various partners, we could have a series on installment pieces that would run longer than a Dickens serialization back in the 1800s! Dirty Laundry indeed. |
| Ah yes, the great wine feuds! Thor Iverson (Boston, MA), 22-May-2001 01:33 Cotat vs. Cotat. Mastroberadino vs. Mastroberadino. Mondavi vs. Mondavi. Kendall vs. Jackson. Gina vs. Matt. Kimberly vs. Carmen. Allen-Coad vs. Allen-Reddel. Dressner vs. Dressner. Like sands through the hourglass... |
| Ah yes, the great wine feuds! Robin Garr, 22-May-2001 02:05 Sebastiani vs Sebastiani vs Sebastiani? |
| Could just as easily have been... Thor Iverson (Boston, MA), 22-May-2001 02:18 ...Dressner vs. Dressner vs. Dressner vs. Dressner vs. Dressner vs. Dressner vs. Dressner vs. Dressner. (Or did I forget one?) Me, I always liked to imagine Suckling vs. Coates in a jello-covered sumo ring. Well, OK, not imagine it, exactly... |
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