Back in town!

[AndreRA3]

Hey guys and gals,

This announcement is a bit late in coming, but I'm back in town.  Those of you who have joined the group in the last 18 months or so may be asking yourselves "Who the hell is this guy?".  Worry not, I ask myself that same question every now and then.

Anywho, I got back from Belgium just before Christmas, and have been keeping busy looking for a job.  So busy, in fact, that I forgot to let you good people know I'm around.  A thousand apologies for that!  While the job hunt has failed spectacularly, I've decided that I might as well enjoy life a bit.  So, if anyone wants to grab a beer one of these days, catch up, shoot the shit, let me know!


A word of warning: I've been living in Belgium for a year and a half.  I've become somewhat of a beer snob.  None of this watered down "drinkability" bull crap.  Beer needs color and flavour!

But anyway, who's still around that would remember me?

cheers!

André

[RED]

Welcome back!!  Don't know you but have looked at lots of posts of yours and your website. Certainly agree about the beer.  I fear you're way too creative though for this bunch.     

[Cher]

Andre, very cool to see you back in town.  Kind of surprised in fact    I can't remember exactly but did you sell your motorbike before you went to Belgium or do you still have it?

Might need to plan a lunch at Margeux's some time soon 

[AndreRA3]

Hey Lisa (right? New screen name is throwing me off  ),

Yeah, I sold my bike before I left.  I'm back on 2 wheels, but it's a bicyle this time

I wasn't planning on coming back this soon, but that's life! Plus, those academics are a weird bunch.  I was already getting more insane by the minute, so if I stayed any longer I'd risk growing a goatee, wearing a "Cliché Guevara" tee-shirt, and speaking with a pompous faux-brittish accent.   

Margeux's sounds good!  Maybe sometime toward the end of next week?

And Hey Red,

Your screen name seems familiar, but I think you're right.  Haven't had the pleasure of making your acquaintance yet.  Still, if a beer with a wannabe Euro-trash sounds like your cup of tea, I say come along to whatever get together we manage to, uh, put together. 

Cheers! (see, pompous fake-brit mannerism cropping back up!)

André

[GeorgeInDallas]

Getting old is really strange sometimes: I can remember YOU... but I can't remember who I am.   

[♣ McKraut ♣]

A word of warning: I've been living in Belgium for a year and a half.  I've become somewhat of a beer snob.  None of this watered down "drinkability" bull crap.  Beer needs color and flavour!

and you're worried that might set you apart from most of this group how, exactly?

good to see you back in town; i'm always up for a pint at the monk or the dub...

[AndreRA3]

Hey George, and McKraut!

Well, I was hoping the snobbery level would be high amongst this crowd, but thought that a preemptive apology couldn't hurt 

Old Monk and Dubliner sound cool, and if you folks feel like coming north a bit, there's a couple of potentially worthy places near me.  Trinity Hall seems to have a decent selection (75 & McDermott), and I think there's a micro-brewery in McKinney with it's own pub as well (is it Franconia? Anyone know?)

Food for thought, anyway!

[Cher]

Did you say, micro brewery?  

Cheers,

Lisa
aka n2f, Cher, lisaboyd, nom de jeur, etc., etc., etc

[caffeinejunkee]

Hey André--glad you're back.

I second a meet at Margeux's.  

[muskrat]

So let's go to that brewery
look forward to meeting you

[AndreRA3]

Good deal!  I'll try to find out the details of the brewery, and get back to you folks...

[fastwin]

Just saw this!! Very cool, glad your back! Yes, job hunting sucks! We'll discuss this over several dark beers. Hey, where the hell is your brother?? If memory serves me right he posted months ago about selling the PU999 bike and never saw anything else. He's still alive right?

Hope to see you soon!

[Pinocchio]

....Those of you who have joined the group in the last 18 months or so may be asking yourselves "Who the hell is this guy?".....



A word of warning: I've been living in Belgium for a year and a half.  I've become somewhat of a beer snob.  None of this watered down "drinkability" bull crap.  Beer needs color and flavour!

But anyway, who's still around that would remember me?

cheers!

André

Sounds like a ride to BlackFriars is definitely in order ...welcome back, whoeverinthehell you are!

[AndreRA3]

Just saw this!! Very cool, glad your back! Yes, job hunting sucks! We'll discuss this over several dark beers. Hey, where the hell is your brother?? If memory serves me right he posted months ago about selling the PU999 bike and never saw anything else. He's still alive right?

Hope to see you soon!

Yeah, Gus is alive, though still pulling those 80 hour weeks at his soul-sucking job.  I'll try to get him to join us wherever we meet up 

And Blackfriars?  Whatever that is, it sounds interesting!

[AndreRA3]

Just googled Blackfriars.  Seems like an Old Monk type place.  Very interesting!

Also, the micro brewery in McKinney only has 3 brews at the moment.  I thought they had more, but if I was thinking of another place I can't find it at the moment. http://www.franconiabrewing.com/.