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    ...^^the problem is wine at lunch, cocktails before dinner, wine with dinner and a very generous nightcap...every day...facing the rigors of Union Square is becoming more of a challenge in the morning...teetotaler SD is up at 5:30am preparing the day’s schedule...he’s relentless with his shopping and touring while I tend to linger at the Whole Foods wine section...*sigh*...
    Majestically enthroned amid the vulgar herd

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    Tom, don't think of this as a holiday, its an endurance test. Just make sure you have your affairs in order and your travel thread / restaurant reviews filed and ready for reading should you not see the challenge through, God forbid. Hang in there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bettyboo View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by tomcat View Post
    facing the rigors of Union Square
    Helping out again:

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    Did you feel that earthquake Tom?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dillinger View Post
    Did you feel that earthquake Tom?
    Nowhere near him Dilly. He would not of felt it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Norton View Post
    He would not of felt it.
    You sure? They felt it in Vegas and detected on instruments all the way over on the East Coast.

    Southern #California magnitude 7.1 #earthquake registered on the seismograph in Palisades NY, north of New York City -- some 2,500 miles away.#EarthquakeLA #EarthquakeVegas pic.twitter.com/uQ0qe4DbFZ
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    edit: guess Vegas is closer than where tom is though...

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    Quote Originally Posted by SKkin View Post
    edit: guess Vegas is closer than where tom is though...
    You really need to travel more.

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    Wow, we ain't all geography majors snubbs.

    Next you'll be telling him to teach us how to bake pie. I meant .7854 times the diameter squared or something like that.

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    Tom, you are missing Pride in London. If you post SD out on another Hill Climb you could kick back and catch up with a nice chilled white. wine of course.

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2019/jul/06/pride-london-2019-marchers-50-years-since-stonewall-live

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dillinger View Post
    Did you feel that earthquake Tom?
    ...no ripples were noted in my cocktail glass...while missing London Pride, we are watching Wimbledon: Coco Gauff’s win was a real crowd-pleaser...Ubering to the Ferry Building this morning to pick up local cheeses and other offerings; dinner at Monsieur Benjamin’s before going to an Aretha tribute concert this evening...had to pick up a second suitcase...decided against packing wine...*sigh*...
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    Quote Originally Posted by tomcat View Post
    Aretha tribute concert
    Should be great. I went to see her at Fillmore West in 1971.
    Where are they holding the tribute?

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    One of the great soul legends, would have loved to have seen her live.

    She was brilliant in the first Blues Brothers movie.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Norton View Post
    Should be great. I went to see her at Fillmore West in 1971.
    Where are they holding the tribute?
    ...at SF Symphony Hall...mostly an older white demographic whooping, clapping and enthusiastically singing along with very talented vocalist Capathia Jenkins...Denzal Sinclair offered the accompanying and entertaining tribute to Nat King Cole: a bouncy happy full house for the performances...pics of an excellent dinner at Monsieur Benjamin will be posted on or about Wednesday...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dillinger View Post
    Did you feel that earthquake Tom?
    In this thread, are you doing some kinda gay bonding? Is this a euphemism?

    Watching girls in sport as athletes rather than sex objects, bonding with SF-ites, wtf is the world coming too, or should I say cumming too... All very worrying.

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    ...as promised: Monette House at Sea Ranch, north of SF: every room has a wonderful view...and a shot of the Arrabiata sauce I prepared on our last night there...served with local Pinot Noir varieties

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    Nice shirt

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    Back to San Francisco-img_2564-jpgBack to San Francisco-img_2567-jpgBack to San Francisco-img_2568-jpg...filling Greek omelet and hash browns at Pine Crest Diner to begin the trip to Sea Ranch; clam chowder and little neck steamers at Lucas Wharf in Bodega Bay: excellent seafood at every stop on this trip...
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    2016 Pinot Noir? that's not going to taste too nice, except for Americans of course

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    Nice view TC,

    I have a friend who lives on West cliff drive in Santa Cruz. His view is like that. I always loved the pine trees that have grown sort of sideways based on the constant breeze off the Pacific Ocean. When I return and smell the ocean it reminds me of my days surfing at steamers lane....

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    Finally some pictures... &, the place looks fantastic; beautiful scenery, great looking food, and some nice wines - no wonder Dilly is trying to butter you up...

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    that Monette House with a view is indeed great, but the US is full of great places like that, a nice change from miserable Thailand for sure

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    ^^ hey? i'm a family man

    Here you go Tom... I've straightened up. I've 'straightened' up your pics darling




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    Quote Originally Posted by Dragonfly View Post
    the US is full of great places like that, a nice change from miserable Thailand for sure
    I dunno man, having grown up on the Pacific Ocean coast and living here and going to the various beach locations, I think in many ways its about even. A lot depends on time of year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JPPR2 View Post
    A lot depends on time of year.
    ...and personal preference, of course...

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    Quote Originally Posted by tomcat View Post
    ...and personal preference, of course...
    Agreed. I knew many that absolutely hated living in Santa Cruz/Monterey bay area and would travel to tropical beach locations because they hated the cold and the fog.

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