The Great Limoncello Incident of 2009

As Schwartz, DW and I made our way to the Bellagio to meet up with Scott and Rudy I briefly feared they were shopping — I mean, Olives might have been some designer store in which Rudy could find the latest fashions — but, I thought, it's the Saturday of Man Weekend; that cannot be.

I was quite relieved to find that Olives is, in fact, a nice restaurant/bar nestled among the Bellagio's high-end shops. Scott and Rudy were having Peroni's Nastro Azzuro and had ordered Junípero on the rocks.

A bit later Scott turned around and was excited to see Schwartz ordering a round of drinks — an unusual occurance, to be sure; but his excitement was short-lived when it was determined that Schwartz's round was actually ... Limoncello, that sweet-and-sour cocktail beloved by women from Santee to Siena.

By a 4-1 vote it was quickly decided that Schwartz's drink-selecting privileges were revoked for a period of at least one year.

Thank You: Mini T&C 2009

Ched,
Many thanks to you for hosting Mini T&C 2009. Visiting with friends was great, drinks were plentiful... and our host was gracious. Drinking gin at the Bellagio was fun ... I'm sure the Freakin Frog was fun for those that attended and in the future, can we not piss off the wait staff at a mob run restaurant. Although I'm not really sure the taxi cab driver was fooled by your Rudolfo Laspari accent, Scott did follow through from the story explaining that his older brother was from the old country.

Looking forward to T&C next year - hoping everyone can come and we can arrive around the same day so Scott doesn't put me to work again.

Rudy