So sad, that we all have stories of such sorry excuses for alcohol. This is the Mudcat Tavern, so we need to banish such thoughts! A cheap drunk doesn't have to be despicable!

I'll buy (on Bert's card, of course!) each of you a nice bottle of a French table wine that I enjoy, called Le Vieille Ferme from the Rhone Valley. "The Old Farm." Now how much better can it get than that? It is particularly good with delicacies like the lamb gyros I buy at the corner gas station/fast food establishment for $2.59 (they were $1.99 for ages, but went up last month finally. It's still a $5 sandwich at a $2.59 price). Lucky me that the corner gas station is run by a Lebanese guy and he buys those big lamb-on-a-spit things to roast for his sandwiches. :)

Pamper yourselves. Get out the pretty stemware, even if the bottle only cost about $7.

Barkeep, the nice glasses, please!