tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post2026171083300086563..comments2023-12-14T08:48:46.577-05:00Comments on Pyr-o-mania: The Pyr Party @ WorldConLisa Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14578593003811737367noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-88025499271870198472008-08-20T08:13:00.000-04:002008-08-20T08:13:00.000-04:00My pleasure. I hope you managed to get one. I got ...My pleasure. I hope you managed to get one. I got home with exactly one.Lou Andershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362734492222851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-54682021955534874852008-08-20T00:30:00.000-04:002008-08-20T00:30:00.000-04:00Thanks for the wondeful Party Lou. The Glassware ...Thanks for the wondeful Party Lou. The Glassware was an awesome touch!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-40334466125460333172008-08-13T21:26:00.000-04:002008-08-13T21:26:00.000-04:00Bill needs to get out more!Bill needs to get out more!Lou Andershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362734492222851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-70473450099054333672008-08-13T17:55:00.000-04:002008-08-13T17:55:00.000-04:00I was delighted to run into Bill Willingham myself...I was delighted to run into Bill Willingham myself - I hadn't expected to run into any comics people there.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14934359516519013740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-28681780516564342362008-08-13T09:54:00.000-04:002008-08-13T09:54:00.000-04:00Okay, I'm getting enough questions I've gone and p...Okay, I'm getting enough questions I've gone and posted a YouTube demonstration of how to make caipirinhas.Lou Andershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362734492222851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-43598006377834074842008-08-13T00:35:00.000-04:002008-08-13T00:35:00.000-04:00Lou: me too! Next year we meet in Canada!Kay: not ...Lou: me too! Next year we meet in Canada!<BR/><BR/>Kay: not rum, but cachaça. They are cousins, but definitely not the same. Classic caipirinha is cachaça, sugar and a mashed lemon. <BR/><BR/>Curiosities: cachaça is also called aguardente here. Aguardente can be translated as "burningwater". Another one: Pitú's 70th birthday is this very month.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-81266423641441901712008-08-13T00:11:00.000-04:002008-08-13T00:11:00.000-04:00So is the caparina recipe really half rum and half...So is the caparina recipe really half rum and half sugar? I had two of them, and it was much like Brasyl, a little hallucinogenic. I got to meet Ian, too. EXcellent.Kay Kenyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16642446498378555911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-13084779775748835922008-08-12T22:15:00.000-04:002008-08-12T22:15:00.000-04:00Hey Dave - glad you got one of the pint glasses. E...Hey Dave - glad you got one of the pint glasses. Every time anyone set one down, someone snatched it up immediately! I managed to keep a single one for myself to remember the party by, but anytime I had more than one in my hand, someone appeared to ask if they could have it!Lou Andershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362734492222851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-7766085206491599892008-08-12T21:49:00.000-04:002008-08-12T21:49:00.000-04:00As a proud owner of one of the Pyr pint glasses, I...As a proud owner of one of the Pyr pint glasses, I can say that the party was one of the highlights of the convention, and we had a great time chatting with wonderful people (including the brilliant Mr. McDonald) and enjoying the very tasty drinks. Hopefully next year will be just as successful for Pyr and we'll get a sequel in Montreal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-57379063552540211462008-08-12T21:26:00.000-04:002008-08-12T21:26:00.000-04:00Thanks, Jacques. Wish you could have been there wi...Thanks, Jacques. Wish you could have been there with us!Lou Andershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362734492222851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-36303039848716961222008-08-12T19:33:00.000-04:002008-08-12T19:33:00.000-04:00I must add that Pitú is an original product of my ...I must add that Pitú is an original product of my home state of Pernambuco.<BR/><BR/>That said, with or without a Hugo, Basyl's still my fav.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com