Oh Boy! Sunday morning with Litre.

Good morning to you! I am here for our fearless food ninja Yeah Right as I believe he is at a cheese conference, or key party, or whatever they do in Southern California.

Right now in my redneck city it is Cowboy cosplay week, also known as the Calgary Stampede. Basically it is a cowboy Mardi Gras where everyone gets absolutely wasted for 10 days straight. There is a yuuge rodeo and midway etc. Kevin Costner was the parade marshall and his band played on Friday night too. Bars and restaurants erect temporary tents all over the downtown area’s parking lots and turn them in to outdoor bars, with bands! For instance in true Cowboy fashion I am going to see old school punk band Face to Face in the Wild Horse Saloon tent. In the past I have seen such country and western acts as Ice Cube, Nelly, Snoop, Ruby Rose djing etc. Most of this is funded by oil and gas money and waiters have money fights after the week. I have picked up quite a few shifts in the restaurant due to the money being ridiculous and it keeps me off the streets.

Day drinking is at the heart of the Calgary Stampede. I used to run the restaurants at the Westin Hotel and for 7 days they had the Progressive pancake breakfast which basically is rich oil and gas types, lawyers getting absolutely blitzed on gin and juice from 7 am until 10 am. Then we loaded them on buses to continue partying elsewhere completely inebriated. We’d have to buy huge new garbage cans each year, load them with a few 60 ozers of Gin, add juice and stir with an oar. Then take jugs and put 4 of them on each table of 8 in the banquet rooms. Bands would play at 7 am and it felt like it was midnight because people we trashed quickly. It was quite a scene the first time I saw this show.

As I have gotten older I love day drinking more and more. Drunk by 6 pm and in bed by 8? Yes please. Boozing ruins me for 2 days after but at least if I day drink I can get a good night of sleep in and mitigate the hangover. Day 2 is the worst for me as that is sad and depressed day, every damn time.

As far as morning drinking it is white wine, or bubbles no question. Then when noon approaches you can transition in to rose wine or beer, then in to red wine later in the evening.

Definitely start with something light like a Pinot Blanc, or Gewurztraminer you don’t want to start with a heavy Chardonnay or anything too dry.

I will return later with the Sunday nighter. Go have a drink and be merry.