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Lindakron
Sweet Inspiration
Canada
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 Posted - 09/05/2007 : 19:45:45
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Originally posted by Carole R.
...Just as an aside, to this topic:
Did anyone ever see the film, 'The Days Of Wine And Roses'with Jack Lemmon and LeeRemick..?
Yeah, this film is timeless classic, and really a tragic storyline.  Incredible acting, too. I think this is one of the saddest movies about addiction, ever. 
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Carole R.
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
13655 Posts |
Posted - 09/05/2007 : 20:22:34
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Yes, very sad indeed.
They did a very similar(But not as good) movie with Meg Ryan, a few years back.
I think it was called 'When A Man Loves A Woman'...nothing to do with Percy Sledge!.. 
Carole xx
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treking
Wasn't Born To Follow
United Kingdom
5667 Posts |
Posted - 09/05/2007 : 21:31:16
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Days of Wine and Roses is a very good film and the sad thing about it was that he introduced her to alcohol and then he managed to stop and she couldn't.
So well acted.
Nice theme song too by Henry Mancini
Trek
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Carole R.
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
13655 Posts |
Posted - 09/05/2007 : 22:37:36
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Yep, Beautiful theme song, Trek.
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Sara
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
9295 Posts |
Posted - 09/05/2007 : 23:50:52
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Originally posted by Rhiannon
I find cider absolutely grim tasting! It brings back memories of sitting in the park as a teenager with a group of about 10 others, all drinking from one bottle!
I'm not a big booze fan - don't really like the taste of it. I remember getting drunk for the first time at about 15, me and two friends raided Mum's alcohol cupboard when she was out one night and we must have polished off most of what was in there. I remember very little about that evening but Mum loves to tell the story of what she found when she arrived home that night - all three of us had vomited on the living room carpet and were found asleep on the floor in different parts of the house!  I will always love her for not getting angry about it until after my horrendous hangover had disappeared a few days later!
LMAO! Aww, sorry Rhiannon
I remember sitting in a park drinking cheap cider too! Does everyone do that?
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TMAK
Wasn't Born To Follow
USA
5152 Posts |
Posted - 10/05/2007 : 00:05:17
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Okay, I admit to downing a few Magner's whilst I was in the UK last month...and a few Seagram's Hard Lemonades.
Sara - Back in the day (late 60s, early 70s) the cheap drinks we downed "on the sneak" were some cheap hip wines: "Boone's Farm" Apple Wine and Strawberry Hill, "Annie Greensprings" and "Bali Hai". Those were the days!
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Carole R.
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
13655 Posts |
Posted - 10/05/2007 : 12:40:37
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Yep, it was either cheap and cheerful, cider or shandy, when we first started going out on the town....
We DID 'progress' to Babycham, which was considered very sophisticated at that time...
Later it was Pernod which showed up like it was 'radium' under certain Disco lights..
You had to be 'nouveau riche' to buy that, and very In -Crowd...
I wasn't nouveau riche, but THOUGHT I was 'In Crowd'
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treking
Wasn't Born To Follow
United Kingdom
5667 Posts |
Posted - 10/05/2007 : 14:52:18
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I too can relate to cider, shandy and Babycham' with a cherry of course and the odd short when feeling flush after being paid for the Saturday job!
When I was a student I could only afford shandy--not like today when credit cards and loans are the order of the day!!
Trek
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Janie
Administrator
United Kingdom
6060 Posts |
Posted - 10/05/2007 : 16:07:02
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When I was a young gal we used to drink Cinzano and lemonade. Before a party we would drink half or more of a bottle of Cinzano and then fill it up with lemonade. When we arrived at the party we would then pop it on the drinks table and 'exchange' it for something else. Most times we were fine with this but occasionally we were caught out because some other buggers had done the same thing!! 
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treking
Wasn't Born To Follow
United Kingdom
5667 Posts |
Posted - 10/05/2007 : 16:16:36
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Bet I went to the same parties as you then Janie and was probably the other bug***
Trek
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Carole R.
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
13655 Posts |
Posted - 10/05/2007 : 16:46:27
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Babycham and a cherry!...The sheer luxury of it all!..
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Mark
Sweet Inspiration
United Kingdom
2729 Posts |
Posted - 10/05/2007 : 19:49:00
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I don't drink!!......LOL only joking!
I'm not keen on 'Pub pints' of Bitter, Mild, Lager, I'm more of a red Vino person, though in moderation, never more than 3 glasses, occasionally I'll have a spirit before Dinner, and a Bailey's or Tia Maria after just at the weekend.....most of the time them there bottles is a gathering dust!
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MattMidd1
Wishing And Hoping
United Kingdom
570 Posts |
Posted - 10/05/2007 : 21:05:00
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Yes, I see from the pictures that you don't drink Mark. All the bottles are full
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Carole R.
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
13655 Posts |
Posted - 10/05/2007 : 22:46:52
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Quite a selection there, Mark...
..but I don't spy any Babycham?!....
Carole xx |
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Lindakron
Sweet Inspiration
Canada
2701 Posts |
Posted - 10/05/2007 : 23:19:11
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Mark, you'd make a great bartender, you don't even measure!! Unless you're having your vodka straight up.
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