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Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,082 | Last week Christopher Hitchens was back in the news, having written a book from his hospital room at MD Anderson. Turns out a PEG has finally made him sober.
[quote]Even more inconceivable to many of his friends, Mr. Hitchens, who used to thrive on whiskey the way a bee thrives on nectar, hasn�t had a drink since July, when a feeding tube was installed in his stomach. �That�s the most depressing aspect,� he said. �The taste is gone. I don�t even want to. It�s incredible what you can get used to.� [/quote]
And here I thought that people who said they drink whiskey for the taste were like those who buy Playboy for the articles. BTW, I never liked the taste of whiskey.
Charm
65 yr Old Frack
Stage IV BOT T3N2M0 HPV 16+
2007:72GY IMRT(40) 8 ERBITUX No PEG
2008:CANCER BACK Salvage Surgery
25GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin
Apaghia /G button
2012: CANCER BACK -left tonsilar fossa
40GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin
Passed away 4-29-13
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Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,844 | Funny, I drank whiskey for the taste and read Playboy for the articles.
Playboy in the 90's was a great publication in a literary sense, it was like an edgy mix of GQ, The New Yorker and Rollingstone. It really was a "gentlemans" magazine, sadly it's not the same publication. I was also dissappointed when the focus on the models steered away from real women to the surgically augmented, airbrushed robo babes. I'm with Sir Mix a Lot when he said silicone parts are made for toys. No offense, just preference.
Whiskey, now there's a drink, so complex and diverse and a flavor for just about every mood.
I'm a single malt Scotch man when it's business or casual, and prefer the Speyside region with Glenlivet being my standard.
If I'm in a partying mood or playing poker it's Irish Whiskey, Jameson being my choice as I'm not a "blend" guy. If I'm drinking bourbon, well usually I'm looking for a fight. My boys Jack Daniels(I don't care if you prefer to be called Tennesseea Whiskey, you're still bourbon!) and Jim Beam would get me into trouble more often then not.
Never been a fan of the Canadian blends, for those that need a softer whiskey these are generally the answer though as they tend to be lighter. Australia started coming out with really well recepted single malts, sadly I never got to try any.
Anymore spirits I really can't do (and shouldn't) but I still remember the tastes and enjoyment. Now I stick with beer or wine for the occassional drink.
Young Frack, SCC T4N2M0, Cisplatin,35+ rads,ND, RT Mandiblectomy w fibular free flap, facial paralysis, "He who has a "why" to live can bear with almost any "how"." -Nietzche "WARNING" PG-13 due to Sarcasm & WAY too much attitude, interact at your own risk.
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Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,082 | Eric
I should have known you would be the exception. Boom, one more preconception blown apart. But then the whiskey drinkers I knew did boilermakers (depth charging a shot of whiskey into a glass of beer) Hitchens statement is validated about the taste being the thing.
- My wife still gives me a subscription each Valentine's Day to Playboy (for both the articles and pix/cartoons - I'm a blessed man) It's Interviews continue to be excellent.
Last but not least, I still have my wine with dinner, even with no taste thru the tube (actually safer than drinking)but there is zero temptation to overindulge.
Keep the Faith
Charm
65 yr Old Frack
Stage IV BOT T3N2M0 HPV 16+
2007:72GY IMRT(40) 8 ERBITUX No PEG
2008:CANCER BACK Salvage Surgery
25GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin
Apaghia /G button
2012: CANCER BACK -left tonsilar fossa
40GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin
Passed away 4-29-13
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Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 571 | ...love Christopher Hitchens (his politics and not his religious perspective.)
How cool it would be to have been a Playmate...Ahhh...too late. I've known a couple of those pretty ladies. Worked with one and went to school with another. Both...100% natural with no after-market parts.
How'd I know you two actually read the articles?!? Intuition said you two pay attention to more than one Forum...
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Ex-spouse MISDIAGNOSED with SCC-HN IVa 12/10. Tonsils out 1/11. 4 teeth out 2/11. TX Erbitux x2, IMRT x2 2/11. 2nd opinion-benign BCC-NOT CANCER 3/11. TX stopped 3/11. New doctors 4/11. ENT agrees with 2nd opinion 5/11. ENT scoped him-all clear 7/11. Ordered MRI anyway. MRI 8/22/11 Result-all clear.
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Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 531 | Ahhh Good Ol' Jack Daniels...he used to be my other lover...had to give him up, he caused relationship problems.  I've been a Tennessee Squire since 1982 I think.
CG to Ron
Out of Pain 4/3/13
4/12-lung and under chin growth no treatment
1/13/12 lung biopsy
6/11 recur 6/30 resection #2 Clear margins
Clear 12/10
Surg 5/13/10 neck dis/nodes part gloss/flap R thigh all teeth out
RAD 30 8/10
DX 4/2/10 "Oral Cavity" T3NOMO
12/28/07 Non Hodg Lymph remission 7/08
passed away 4.3.15, RIP Ron, you are greatly missed
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Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 79 | Oh, Sue how you make me laugh!! I haven't even scrolled up to the top yet! Your post was the first thing I read and I just had to comment!!
Laughing is ALWAYS Good and I thank you!!
Cathi
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57 when diagnosed. Heavy smoker. Social drinker. Diagnosed 7/9/09 with tonsil, tongue & neck cancer. Chemo induction (Cisplatin, 5FU & Taxotere) & 35 radiation tx + 7 Carboplatin.
Head and neck CAT scan on 1/15/10 shows no cancer.
1/27/12 First PET/CAT scans in 2 years - All clear!!
recurrence mid-2015
OCF supporter and avid OCF CO and NJ walk attendee with worldwide friends
*** 1-7-16 passed away unexpectedly ***
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Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,671 | Charm - Mr. Hitchins may just have hit on a cure for alcoholism. Wonder if we should tell the AA people about it?
Anne-Marie
CG to son, Paul (age 33, non-smoker) SCC Stage 2, Surgery 9/21/06, 1/6 tongue Rt.side removed, +48 lymph nodes neck. IMRTx28 completed 12/19/06. CT scan 7/8/10 Cancer-free! ("spot" on lung from scar tissue related to Pneumonia.)
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Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 531 | Cathi, I'm telling you if I could only get paid for how many times I have been told I make people laugh I'd be rich!! Hmmm, like I've said more than once, I need to quit my job and maybe I should try some standup comedy. But I just do enjoy making folks laugh, it does brighten ones day and it's good for your health too!
CG to Ron
Out of Pain 4/3/13
4/12-lung and under chin growth no treatment
1/13/12 lung biopsy
6/11 recur 6/30 resection #2 Clear margins
Clear 12/10
Surg 5/13/10 neck dis/nodes part gloss/flap R thigh all teeth out
RAD 30 8/10
DX 4/2/10 "Oral Cavity" T3NOMO
12/28/07 Non Hodg Lymph remission 7/08
passed away 4.3.15, RIP Ron, you are greatly missed
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Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,844 | Anne Marie, that's hilarious
Young Frack, SCC T4N2M0, Cisplatin,35+ rads,ND, RT Mandiblectomy w fibular free flap, facial paralysis, "He who has a "why" to live can bear with almost any "how"." -Nietzche "WARNING" PG-13 due to Sarcasm & WAY too much attitude, interact at your own risk.
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