KGB (KGB) wrote:[color=blue]
> On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 23:36:50 -0500, Bill Velek <billvelek@alltel.net>
> wrote:
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>>I'm watching the "Tonight Show" -- a talk-show starring Jay Leno here in
>>the U.S. -- ...[/color][/color]

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> I have also recently been to Mongolia ...[/color]

snipped very interesting details of KGB's trip in Mongolia

Sounds really neat; I envy you in that regard.

NOW ..., because I had watched a bit of the "Tonight Show", I missed
something much more important. I switched channels and caught just the
end of a show about BEER, including some microbrewery stuff. It was on
the History Channel -- "Modern Marvels", and I caught just maybe the
last 5 minutes. It was followed by another "Modern Marvels" show about
bars/taverns, and included esoteric stuff like how a few places manage
their inventories. _BUT_, that was then followed by a third "Modern
Marvels" show about distilling liquor, which was _very_ interesting, and
I learned that the Anchor Brewery in California apparently does some
small scale commercial distilling; I wasn't aware of that. As I recall,
they were distilling rye whiskey -- or at least they showed them
stirring mash made from malted rye -- and showed the distillery. Seems
like that last show must have been an hour long, and they covered in
very interesting detail all of your major liquors: bourbon, scotch, gin,
vodka, tequila. If anyone happens to know if and when those shows are
going to be shown again, I'd sure appreciate a heads-up.

Thanks.

Bill Velek -- remove the "--NO-SPAM--" from my email address