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by hm$
Fri Mar 22, 2019 3:22 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: BWE ‘19: Saturday Wine Planner
Replies: 27
Views: 2998

Re: BWE ‘19: Saturday Wine Planner

For Sat.

I am bringing:

89 Le Gay
89 Gruaud Larose

and some others

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by hm$
Fri Mar 22, 2019 3:17 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: BWE 2019: Time to choose a main course!
Replies: 28
Views: 1925

Re: BWE 2019: Time to choose a main course!

Lisa - Vegan, Cod
Howard - steak both nights.

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by hm$
Sat Feb 11, 2017 11:15 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: BWE SF '17 Event & Payment Info
Replies: 55
Views: 8508

Re: BWE SF '17 Event & Payment Info

We have mailed our check for 2 (lisa and myself) for Fri/Sat. Our third will mail a separate check once she clears her work schedule.

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by hm$
Thu Jan 12, 2017 3:48 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Deals Thread
Replies: 726
Views: 165019

Re: Deals Thread

Arv -- need some suggestions for purchases for Saturday night @ BWE - SF (aged Bordeaux, stored well) in your spare time.

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by hm$
Thu Jan 12, 2017 3:47 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: SF Hotel ?
Replies: 23
Views: 3721

Re: SF Hotel ?

Hmmm. Otel.com is the only place showing that rate. The site says it's refundable; I suspect it's a mistake rate and I don't know how many of us can pile into it before it gets cut off. An excellent find. Maybe we should try and pile in on the Palace Thursday - Sunday $193 rate, knowing that we can ...
by hm$
Thu Jan 12, 2017 3:23 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: SF Hotel ?
Replies: 23
Views: 3721

Re: SF Hotel ?

The Palace Hotel gets good reviews, but was a step up in price -- it will run $295+ for the smallest room.
At #69, the Hilton Financial District falls outside the top quartile of SF hotels compared with the Omni at #3.

My personal preference is the Omni so far.

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by hm$
Thu Jan 12, 2017 1:14 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: SF Hotel ?
Replies: 23
Views: 3721

Re: SF Hotel ?

It was easier than I thought. My criteria for selection was: 1. Good tripadvisor reviews 2. Sub-$300/night rate (before taxes) 3. Availability of a larger room befitting the Benevolent Dictator 4. AARP/senior-friendly rates to encourage as many of you old coots to attend as possible :lol: My initial...
by hm$
Wed Jan 11, 2017 11:58 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: SF Hotel ?
Replies: 23
Views: 3721

Re: SF Hotel ?

I will try to work on this over the next couple of days.

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by hm$
Wed Jan 04, 2017 1:38 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: ****BWE SAN FRANCISCO '17: MARCH 23rd-26th****
Replies: 145
Views: 21126

Re: ****BWE SAN FRANCISCO '17: MARCH 23rd-26th****

Please add a +1 for me and Lisa (so 3 in total).

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by hm$
Tue Jan 03, 2017 4:29 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: ****BWE SAN FRANCISCO '17: MARCH 23rd-26th****
Replies: 145
Views: 21126

Re: ****BWE SAN FRANCISCO '17: MARCH 23rd-26th****

Just as an FYI, that is the weekend of the United Airlines Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon and an NCAA regional game in San Francisco. Hotels may be a bit harder to find.

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by hm$
Tue Nov 15, 2016 4:37 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: ****BWE SAN FRANCISCO '17: MARCH 23rd-26th****
Replies: 145
Views: 21126

Re: ****BWE CALIFORNIA '17: MARCH 23rd-26th****

I plan to attend with Lisa.

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by hm$
Mon Jun 27, 2016 3:46 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Talkin' Brexit
Replies: 37
Views: 4662

Re: Talkin' Brexit

David Cameron will go down in history as having achieved in peacetime what Neville Chamberlain could not in war -- the systematic destruction of the United Kingdom.

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by hm$
Mon Feb 15, 2016 2:58 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: DC '16 Head Count
Replies: 20
Views: 2324

Re: DC '16 Head Count

We are going to have to bail -- sorry.

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by hm$
Tue Jan 26, 2016 2:52 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Premier Cru files for bankruptcy
Replies: 224
Views: 44514

Re: Premier Cru files for bankruptcy

California is a "unique" justice system, to say the least. That said, it's highly unlikely to me that title to the wine passed to a buyer just because it landed on the warehouse floor and was allocated by PC to Customer A rather than Customer B. So I imagine it will be up for sale eventual...
by hm$
Mon Jan 25, 2016 2:52 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Premier Cru files for bankruptcy
Replies: 224
Views: 44514

Re: Premier Cru files for bankruptcy

90 days pre-filing.

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by hm$
Sun Jan 24, 2016 6:38 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Premier Cru files for bankruptcy
Replies: 224
Views: 44514

Re: Premier Cru files for bankruptcy

> Does 'no assets but a dividend might be possible' mean that they are going to aggressively pursue clawbacks? Speaking as someone who finally got a refund around 70 > days from the bankruptcy filing, after several months of asking for one, this concerns me. No. The forms are completed by computer i...
by hm$
Sat Jan 16, 2016 4:32 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Premier Cru files for bankruptcy
Replies: 224
Views: 44514

Re: Premier Cru files for bankruptcy

Jim: I will say it more forcefully than you. This was likely a very bad move strategically, even if it had tactical appeal. --First (little known fact), corporations do not get a discharge in Chapter 7, so suits can continue into eternity the moment the bankruptcy is over. --Second, any error that F...
by hm$
Fri Jan 15, 2016 3:26 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Premier Cru files for bankruptcy
Replies: 224
Views: 44514

Re: Premier Cru files for bankruptcy

I think this would only be deductible to the extent it exceeds 10% of AGI.

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by hm$
Thu Jan 14, 2016 1:56 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Premier Cru files for bankruptcy
Replies: 224
Views: 44514

Re: Premier Cru files for bankruptcy

Pachulski Stang is a top-tier corporate bankruptcy firm with an impeccable reputation -- I am confident they showed Mr. Fox the door after they depleted his retainer.

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by hm$
Thu Jan 14, 2016 1:53 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Premier Cru files for bankruptcy
Replies: 224
Views: 44514

Re: Premier Cru files for bankruptcy

I am happy to disseminate whatever filings you want to see -- just pm me. Jim, the forms changed in 12/15 -- you would not recognize them, but there's no such thing as dischargeability litigation in a corporate case. I would also tell you from practical experience that first day (or even first month...
by hm$
Fri Dec 11, 2015 1:18 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: perusing dockets
Replies: 108
Views: 21053

Re: perusing dockets

Sorry, I am just seeing this. I agree with the BD that suit in Texas (establishing jurisdiction over PC here) is not an issue, but I don't see how a Texas court would have the ability to place a pre-judgment lien on physical property located outside our state. If we knew where they banked, and that ...
by hm$
Thu Jun 18, 2015 12:12 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Top wines of the Bordeaux 2015 tour
Replies: 11
Views: 952

Re: Top wines of the Bordeaux 2015 tour

How can MichaelP bring a vibrant 1934 Petrus, and it not be in the top 5 wines of the trip? Seriously.

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by hm$
Sun May 24, 2015 7:38 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Bordeaux 2015: Thoughts on the Bordeaux estates we visited
Replies: 21
Views: 4726

Re: Bordeaux 2015: Thoughts on the Bordeaux estates we visited

Ian, your ability to digest, and quickly summarize, the wines we sampled is a wonder to behold. I would say that I was not as overwhelmed with the '12 LLC as you and Maureen, and I was quite taken with the sexy beast that is the '03 Leoville Poyferre. In fact, I unpacked my case in my cellar to star...
by hm$
Thu May 22, 2014 2:15 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: Enabling -- '09 La Fleur de Boüard
Replies: 5
Views: 644

Enabling -- '09 La Fleur de Boüard

So I was just reading Tanzer's '09 horizontal notes and he was raving about the '09 Troplong-Mondot (which I have had, and loved, but it's pricey). And he's also bullish on the '09 La Fleur de Boüard. So I take a quick look -- market price is around $45.... but wait PJ's has it in stock with free sh...
by hm$
Wed Mar 26, 2014 2:08 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: BWE DC '14 Saturday 3/29 Dinner
Replies: 196
Views: 27686

Re: BWE DC '14 Saturday 3/29 Dinner

Lisa, a certified public accountant, will perform her usual tally of the votes. As her counsel, I have formed two super-PACs for those of you who wish to contribute monetarily to the electoral process. Consistent with election law, these two PACs will simply discuss issues related the superiority of...
by hm$
Tue Mar 25, 2014 3:20 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: BWE DC 14 Friday dinner 3/28
Replies: 93
Views: 18694

Re: BWE DC 14 Friday dinner 3/28

I am bringing brown-bagged wines so that no one is biased for or against them.
And I will be sitting right next to Bill, so my wines' fruit and structure can countersync his Burgunidan swill.

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by hm$
Tue Mar 25, 2014 1:53 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: BWE DC '14 Saturday 3/29 Dinner
Replies: 196
Views: 27686

Re: BWE DC '14 Saturday 3/29 Dinner

2 would be plenty.

For the record, I am not bringing back BWE-worthy wines -- just some daily drinkers that Winelibrary shipped to me in DC because my rat-fuck state legislators have not allowed direct shipping to Texas.
need a plonk exemption oh benevolent dictator.

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by hm$
Mon Mar 24, 2014 8:59 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: BWE DC '14 Saturday 3/29 Dinner
Replies: 196
Views: 27686

Re: BWE DC '14 Saturday 3/29 Dinner

If anyone of you are going to have a 12 bottle shipper (or 2) that you don't need to take home with you, please save it for me.
by hm$
Fri Mar 07, 2014 4:27 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: BWE DC '14 Saturday 3/29 Dinner
Replies: 196
Views: 27686

Re: BWE DC '14 Saturday 3/29 Dinner

My wines are resting at my cousin's house in DC

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by hm$
Tue Mar 04, 2014 3:42 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: It's colder than a witch's nipple out there.
Replies: 48
Views: 7865

Re: It's colder than a witch's nipple out there.

Need 1 extra whoopee pie to bring back for the kid Jim.....and three extra for me. :)
by hm$
Tue Mar 04, 2014 3:41 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: BWE DC '14 Saturday 3/29 Dinner
Replies: 196
Views: 27686

Re: BWE DC '14 Saturday 3/29 Dinner

My assumption was that I could hand it off Thursday or Friday night at dinner?

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by hm$
Mon Mar 03, 2014 1:50 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: BWE DC '14 Saturday 3/29 Dinner
Replies: 196
Views: 27686

Re: BWE DC '14 Saturday 3/29 Dinner

I have already shipped the '00 Baron to DC so that it will be well rested for the convention.

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by hm$
Thu Feb 13, 2014 12:11 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: BWE DC '14 Saturday 3/29 Dinner
Replies: 196
Views: 27686

Re: BWE DC '14 Saturday 3/29 Dinner

I have an '00 Baron......

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by hm$
Sat Jan 25, 2014 8:21 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: BWE DC '14 Saturday 3/29 Dinner
Replies: 196
Views: 27686

Re: BWE DC '14 Saturday 3/29 Dinner

I could also bring a '00 Pichon Baron

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by hm$
Sat Jan 25, 2014 6:49 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: BWE DC '14 Saturday 3/29 Dinner
Replies: 196
Views: 27686

Re: BWE DC '14 Saturday 3/29 Dinner

So as to make it completely fair for Jim, I would suggest we give him a choice of five to ten '00 wines and let Jim choose from them to be '02's competition:

I'd suggest:

'00 Pichon Baron
'00 Pichon Lalande
'00 Lynch
'00 Pape Clément
'00 Poyferre
'00 Barton
'00 Pontet-Canet

hm$
by hm$
Fri Jan 24, 2014 2:30 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: BWE DC 14 Friday dinner 3/28
Replies: 93
Views: 18694

Re: BWE DC 14 Friday dinner 3/28

Lisa and I are in
by hm$
Wed Jan 22, 2014 9:34 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: BWE DC '14 Saturday 3/29 Dinner
Replies: 196
Views: 27686

Re: BWE DC '14 Saturday 3/29 Dinner

my check was mailed . . .

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by hm$
Sat Jan 18, 2014 8:43 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: BWE 2014 Hotel
Replies: 39
Views: 9577

Re: BWE 2014 Hotel

Yes
by hm$
Sat Jan 18, 2014 7:32 pm
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: BWE 2014 Hotel
Replies: 39
Views: 9577

BWE 2014 Hotel

thanks to Jay W for pointing this out on travelzoo:

Georgetown Suites
$129 for a full suite
$99 for a small suite.
Good trip advisor reviews, and its in Georgetown.
Thursday - Sunday. Fully refundable if we find something better.

Join Travelzoo and Book it!

hm$
by hm$
Fri Sep 20, 2013 2:39 am
Forum: Our Forum
Topic: 3 more cheap and good 09-10s
Replies: 4
Views: 1307

Re: 3 more cheap and good 09-10s

Just opened the '09 Lanessan. Then bought a case for $14.50/bottle in Connecticut. The splits were $18.99 at the same store. Not a profound wine, but solid and fabulous for the price.

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