Sunday, July 23, 2006


went to the polka dance last night.
it was packed! i liked watching all the older people having
such fun. i had a few slow dances, but as i said, i'm not
a polka dancer so i sat at the bar and talked with friends and
some of the people that came with the band. i was introduced to
SLIVOVITZ, a colorless plum brandy that the band drank at each
break. i was not brave or silly enough to try it, especially after
they let me smell the stuff! ah god, it smells like paint thinner
and they gleefully agreed that it WAS very much like paint thinner
but it was SLIVO and that was a good thing!
the bartender, a friend, told me of a time when a team of lady ballplayers
were in town from croatia, i think. she said they drank every one of those
tough, mine town regulars under the table. these ladies grew up with the stuff.
i think these polka players did as well. i was amazed to watch them.
needless to say, a good time was had by all! s

2 comments:

QUASAR9 said...

Plum brandy
I would have thought that would taste rather nice, oh well.

Sherry Pasquarello said...

hi q, it sounds wonderful,plum brandy, but believe my, the scent alone was enough to make my eyes water and the band leader's wife, who was an absolute hoot really fun to talk to, anyway, she drank about an ENTIRE bottle of cinnamon flavored liquer, doing shooters with it. i think it's called, "hot damn " and she wouldn't touch the slivo! she said it would put you under the table faster than anything she'd ever tried. i'll take her word on it.