Blade West Acquisitions & an Apology

WTFOver

WTFOver

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(Sorry but my pictures and picture taking ability suck.) Well OK the Argonne Assaults were ordered well before Blade West but Kassi was kind enough to bring them out for "Hand Delivery". I was also able to pickup an Off Duty at the show and all I can say is WOW!

Blade West was great but small. I found it a mix of good and bad.

Good News - I got to go.

Bad News - Only Friday and Part of Saturday.

Good News - Got to check out the Fusions and others in the new lineup.

Bad News - None were "for sale".

Good News - Jerry sent some old personal stash blades to show.

Bad News - He didn't get there until the last few minutes of the show Friday.

Good News - Jerry didn't have the blades in the car with him so we all got to drool over them all day Friday.

Bad News - He had no desire to sell one "great beer opener".

Good News - Dinner with Kassi, Shaggi, Karona, and the Boss Rat Jennifer Friday night.

Bad News - My dinner plans get killed while in route by a coworker's screw up.

Good News - Coworker now owes me a case of Arrogant Bastard Ale. (He paid in full this morning.)

Bad News - No dinner with Kassi, Shaggi, Karona, and the Boss Rat Jennifer (Oh yeah... There were a few others as well.:D )

Good News - Taught Jerry about good California beer "Arrogant Bastard Ale".

Bad News - Jerry just LOVED my Tac AR and after I refuse to accept his wild stories that Busse would produce a folder within the next decade or two he went to all the trouble of "faking" one and having others post "Spy Shots". (Can you believe this guy? Can't he just give it a rest) He actually started to look a little like Dr. Evil. Picture him standing in the parking lot of the motel with an Arrogant Bastard Ale in one hand and the pinkie of the other hand in the corner of his mouth as he said "Imagine a folder with a lock that can withstand... One Billion... pounds of force..." I think even Jennifer felt he went a bit overboard on that one but she just stood there with the very patient look of one who has endured this before and knows that "this too shall pass".

So I herby apologize to all if I had anything to do with getting Jerry all worked up about his imaginary folder. I see that most of the others present decided to "Just Humor Him" and that might well have been the best course. After all... Don't they say that if your child has an imaginary friend you should just ignore it and he'll grow out of it in time?

BTW.. got to meet some really great people. Busse O.I.N.K.ers, Full blown HOGS and Staff are the best.
 
WTFOver,
Your post made me laugh out loud. I'm from San Diego, and I think the Stone Brewing company is one of the top 3 in the country. Arrogant Bastard Ale is truly a fine brew, (and strong as well at 8%-9%). However, I think that their finest is the once yearly special edition IPA. BTW, congrats on the AA's.
 
Matteo,

Stone Brewing truly has some great stuff. I really liked their 7th Anniversary Ale. I liked it so much that I bought out all of the stock at the local BevMo. I'm looking forward to their Double Bastard Ale release in November. Their Ruination IPA is also quite nice.

Thanks for the kind words and I'm glad you were able to find some humor in this very serious post! :D
 
WTFOver,
Having met Jerry, I can imagine the look Jennifer gave him...:rolleyes:
Thanks for the laugh!
 
Well let me just say, the beer was great. Not only was it free (at least to me as it was handed out of a cooler in a trunk :D ) but it was very good. Thanks again WTFover and it was nice meeting you, sorry you had to take off so soon.

-Scott
 
As soon as we were sure that the coast was clear. . . . We handed the folder prototypes out for viewing with special instructions to hide them if you returned!

You would have loved it WTFOver. . . . I made it according to every dream spec you could imagine! I even had one of them engraved with your name on the blade that was to be presented to you at the OINK dinner!!!!

I ended up giving it to Dark Hog instead. He said he would hold it for you until you called and asked for it!!!! ;)

Good luck prying it out of his cloven hoof!!!

BTW that Wicked Ale was some killer brew! Next time I'm bringin' the CBL! ! ! !

Jerry
 
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