Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion The Water Cooler Guilty Pleasures....

Your right Tom .......Cheese goop is GOOOOOD!

Mmmmmmm....Cheese goop. I'm especially fond of the simple white queso w/ Jalepenos that you get at the cheapo mex places. That and either a big beer or a big Texas style margarita and I'm a happy camper.

In reply to:

---

I never seem to tire of jazz standards (Gershwin, Rogers and Hart, et. al.).

---

AH! Another kindred spirit. This was the music of my parents generation, and it was always present in our home. I, like all youngsters, rejected it as "elevator music" and embraced the music of my generation starting with the folk explosion of the early 60s.

I was a musician, and started in that genre, worked my way through folk rock, country rock, country, finally to rock. But, what I didn't realize is that all the music I listened to as a child had infected my brain. The last professional performing I did, was performing the standards of the 30s and 40s. I came to appreciate the real musicianship it took to write this music. Gershwin is my all time favorite.

My guilty pleasure is that I often listen to one of the music channels provided by my cable company. Which one, you ask? Singers and Standards. Oh the ignominy of it all!

tom- do you do just the pre-made goop in the jar? try making it yourself for your next party, and you will be the absolute hit.

get 16oz stick of plain velveeta, i can of rotel(diced tomatoes and peppers), and one chub of any hot breakfast sausage. cube the velveeta and put in crock pot with can of rotel(open it first). break apart the sausage and cook it in a separate pan, drain the grease, and throw it in the crock pot. stir every once and a while, and serve. its great in the crock pot, cause if the party is at someone elses house, you can unplug and go.. then plug in at their house. and if you really wanna blow them out, dice up a few fresh jalapenos in it.. make sure to leave in the seeds, you can weed out all the suckas that way

bigjohn

College-era guilty pleasure: I'm going to see Camper Van Beethoven for the umpteenth-zillionth time Friday night. I'll report back after I've taken the skinheads bowling.

....not ready to let this one fall off of the page.

Guilty Pleasure: Stiff Tanquerray & Tonic w/ lime wedge (tall)..mmmmmm

It's a guilty pleasure because I'm probably allergic to quinine. Anything w/ tonic usually gives me a migrane-grade headache the next day, regardless of quantity. Dad has same problem. Problem is....T&T is just too damn good!!!!

to me, gin tastes like a pine tree. yuck...

but, different strokes for different folks. i still cant stand it when i see people put V8 tomato juice in beer..? tried it once, NO WAY!!! or, milk based mixed drinks.. bulldogs, bailey runners.. ugh..

my alcoholic guilty pleasure is knob creek whiskey with coke. and anniversario rum, w/coke. dr pepper will do in a pinch.

bigjohn

I love T&T w/lime!!! Not a guilty pleasure though. Maybe it is when I get sacreligious and add a splash of cran.

V8 mixed with beer? EEEWWWWW. I've never heard of such a thing. Must be a Texas thing or something. The only thing I will mix with beer is:

1. Ammaretto (tastes like Dr. Pepper)
2. Only with Corona, I will mix the lime flavored Bacardi. Why just add a lime when you can add this stuff instead

nope, not just a Texan thing (i actually always thought it was a Canadian thing). Here it's usually "beer and clam" as in Clamato juice. People swear on it as a cure for a hangover. I just can't imagine people needing to water-down a coors light!