Please allow me to introduce myself . . .

[afwdwfan]

Originally Posted by LVaughn

Favorite Drink: Black Sambuca neat

We always do shots of buca when we tailgate at football games. There are 2 guys who actually like the stuff, and the rest of us just drink it because they keep showing up with bottles and shot glasses. Who turns down free liquor? Actually we drink the clear stuff, but it is nasty enough that I have never wanted to try anything that even shares the name. Does black Sambuca taste like licorice too?

Welcome to the DDC... head on over to the main thread and jump into the off topic madness that is always going on over there.

[prattpak]

Originally Posted by Jathanis

Okay, I've ran up close to a few hundred posts or so, most over on the Cruise Thread. Since we're leaving on the Wonder in 10 days, I'll need a new DIS addiction to switch to, so I was told on another thread to get my rear over here. So here goes:

Real Name: Jeff
Location: Central Valley, California
Family Situation: Married 16yrs, 1 daughter (8)
Occupation: Civil Engineering, Transportation Planning
Pets: 2 cats, 4 dogs, one Guinea Pig
Favorite Food: No definite favorite...
Favorite Drink: Guinness!

Jeff WELCOME SIR!! Are you talking Central Valley like down by Modesto or ???? I lived in Redding most of my life before moving to Denver in 1998. Welcome to our funny farm!! Make sure you check us out at disdads.com as well We have our podcast on Itunes as well or you can access it on the site.

[LVaughn]

Originally Posted by afwdwfan

Actually we drink the clear stuff, but it is nasty enough that I have never wanted to try anything that even shares the name. Does black Sambuca taste like licorice too?

Yes, it tastes like licorice, but it's a lot smoother than the clear stuff. I have friends that drink the clear stuff like it's going out of style. It's not nearly as good (to me, anyway) as the black. I've been looking for a brand called Opal Nera, but it's not sold anywhere local to me. It's a higher-end version that gets its color from elderberries. They also make a clear version (Opal Blanca I believe).

[NWDAD]

Real Name: Kevin
Location: Pacific North West( Washington State)
Family Situation: Married for 23 years. Two children - DD9 and DS18
Occupation: Boeing ( Making Dreamss Fly, 787)
Pets: 2 dogs
Favorite foodAny
Favorite Drink: Coke( The Real Thing)

1st Cruise was May to Alaska. Been to WDW more times than I can count. 1st year each park opened +. Been to DL once. DVC Members sense 1997 (OKW) and now BLT also.

[Jathanis]

Originally Posted by prattpak

Jeff WELCOME SIR!! Are you talking Central Valley like down by Modesto or ???? I lived in Redding most of my life before moving to Denver in 1998. Welcome to our funny farm!! Make sure you check us out at disdads.com as well We have our podcast on Itunes as well or you can access it on the site.

Yes, I'm right between Stockton & Modesto, in a little town called Escalon about 10 miles east of Highway 99. We're right on Highway 120 that goes east directly up to Yosemite National Park, and west to turn into I-580 directly into San Fransisco. It's nice to be 3 hours or less from SF, Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, Reno (okay, that's 3-1/2), Santa Cruz and Monterey - but not having to live IN any of them... Beaches in the summer to the west, skiing in the winter mountains to the east!

[Cinderella's Fella]

Originally Posted by Jathanis

Yes, I'm right between Stockton & Modesto, in a little town called Escalon about 10 miles east of Highway 99. We're right on Highway 120 that goes east directly up to Yosemite National Park, and west to turn into I-580 directly into San Fransisco. It's nice to be 3 hours or less from SF, Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, Reno (okay, that's 3-1/2), Santa Cruz and Monterey - but not having to live IN any of them... Beaches in the summer to the west, skiing in the winter mountains to the east!

Welcome Jeff, I used to own Comic Dreams in Manteca, did you ever go there?

[Cinderella's Fella]

Originally Posted by NWDAD

Real Name: Kevin
Location: Pacific North West( Washington State)
Family Situation: Married for 23 years. Two children - DD9 and DS18
Occupation: Boeing ( Making Dreamss Fly, 787)
Pets: 2 dogs
Favorite foodAny
Favorite Drink: Coke( The Real Thing)

1st Cruise was May to Alaska. Been to WDW more times than I can count. 1st year each park opened +. Been to DL once. DVC Members sense 1997 (OKW) and now BLT also.

Welcome Kevin, Come join us over on the Fatherthread Oh there you are Perry. We're on Facebook and have our own website with podcast and everything. DW and I cruised Alaska last July, love it.

[Jathanis]

Originally Posted by Cinderella's Fella

Welcome Jeff, I used to own Comic Dreams in Manteca, did you ever go there?

Go there? So often that I used to have one of the regulars boxes behind the counter from about 1989-1993 (my Manteca High years). I may have actually worked for you for a short time before you sold the store! I remember grabbing KFC across the street on the nights the comics came in - Diamond Distributing in Berkeley, wasn't it?

[twokids0204]

Originally Posted by LVaughn

Yes, it tastes like licorice, but it's a lot smoother than the clear stuff. I have friends that drink the clear stuff like it's going out of style. It's not nearly as good (to me, anyway) as the black. I've been looking for a brand called Opal Nera, but it's not sold anywhere local to me. It's a higher-end version that gets its color from elderberries. They also make a clear version (Opal Blanca I believe).

Agree 100%

The black is much smoother, it's a lot thicker, and is night and day with the clear.

And I also drink Opal Nera. I haven't seen it in a while either.

[Cinderella's Fella]

Originally Posted by Jathanis

Go there? So often that I used to have one of the regulars boxes behind the counter from about 1989-1993 (my Manteca High years). I may have actually worked for you for a short time before you sold the store! I remember grabbing KFC across the street on the nights the comics came in - Diamond Distributing in Berkeley, wasn't it?

Diamond was in Hayward. They're who I went to work for before we sold the store. Jeff, I'm sorry I can't place you, too many miles and years since then.

[bigjoe13]

Real Name: Joe
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Family Situation: Married to a Disney crazed wife
Children: DD8, DD4, DS1
Occupation: Web Admin/Architect
Pets: none, just the kids
Favorite Food: Pizza followed closely by chocolate chip cookies
Favorite Drink: Ice Cold Beer.

Just thought I'd check in over here since I finally got around to creating my own profile. My wife and I are about to take our 2nd trip to WDW this year and the kids will be going back in January. My baby boy is only 14 months old and has been there twice. I'm pretty sure that we have a problem.

[GoHerd1028]

Originally Posted by bigjoe13

Real Name: Joe
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Family Situation: Married to a Disney crazed wife
Children: DD8, DD4, DS1
Occupation: Web Admin/Architect
Pets: none, just the kids
Favorite Food: Pizza followed closely by chocolate chip cookies
Favorite Drink: Ice Cold Beer.

Just thought I'd check in over here since I finally got around to creating my own profile. My wife and I are about to take our 2nd trip to WDW this year and the kids will be going back in January. My baby boy is only 14 months old and has been there twice. I'm pretty sure that we have a problem.

Welcome aboard!! I am glad to see another buckeye join the list!!!! Those canadians growing in umbers too quickly!

[jbschafer]

Hey everyone. New to the boards and the thread but I'll introduce myself...

Real Name: Ben
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Family Situation: Married for 18 years. Three kids. DD11, DD7, DS4 (just turned 4 today!)
Occupation: Computer Science Professor
Pets: 14 year old ShihTzu who just keeps hanging on despite the vet's warnings
Favorite Food: Really, REALLY good middle eastern (which I rarely get any more)
Favorite Drink: I'm a homebrewer and beer snob. Nuff said.

[SAHDad]

I suppose I should stop lurking, and do this properly.

Real Name:: Rich (although I have been known to answer to "Hey, you!", and look a lot like Ron Howard, so Opie/Richie Cunningham/etc have been known to surface)
Location: Battle Creek, MI
Family Situation: Married for 12 years. Two children - DS7 a/k/a "Munchkin" and DD4 a/k/a "SweetPea" (Or, Noisy & Noisier, depending on the day)
Occupation: Stay-at-home dad (7 years)
Pets: None
Favorite Food: Free. I'll eat almost anything, so I get to have fun at WDW, especially during Wine & Dine.
Favorite Drink: Guiness, but I have been expanding the range to craft beers and the like.
Hobbies: Miniature wargaming, Scouts, model railroading

I'm probably going to be adding model rocketry to the hobbies list. One of DWs sisters is at JPL, and has been working on the Mars rover, so my normally space-happy self has gone into geek overdrive.

[theduck619]

Originally Posted by SAHDad

I suppose I should stop lurking, and do this properly.

Real Name:: Rich (although I have been known to answer to "Hey, you!", and look a lot like Ron Howard, so Opie/Richie Cunningham/etc have been known to surface)
Location: Battle Creek, MI
Family Situation: Married for 12 years. Two children - DS7 a/k/a "Munchkin" and DD4 a/k/a "SweetPea" (Or, Noisy & Noisier, depending on the day)
Occupation: Stay-at-home dad (7 years)
Pets: None
Favorite Food: Free. I'll eat almost anything, so I get to have fun at WDW, especially during Wine & Dine.
Favorite Drink: Guiness, but I have been expanding the range to craft beers and the like.
Hobbies: Miniature wargaming, Scouts, model railroading

I'm probably going to be adding model rocketry to the hobbies list. One of DWs sisters is at JPL, and has been working on the Mars rover, so my normally space-happy self has gone into geek overdrive.

Welcome Rich