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Default High end Christmas tasting. Arroyo Vino wines Santa Fe

On Dec 21, 10:22*am, Mark Lipton > wrote:
> On 12/20/12 3:06 PM, Bi!! wrote:
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> > Hi Emery-
> > * * Great recollections of a fun place! *We were *there in the late
> > 90's with a dear muscian friend and his wife. *After dinner one
> > evening we adjourned to the salon and began drinking Cremant de Limoux
> > with a dash of brandy in the stem of the flute (bad idea) another
> > guest and his wife joined us as we had toured The Baron together
> > earlier than day. *The other guest was from a prominent Columbian
> > family (Escobar) and recognized my musician friend (Roger McGuinn) and
> > requested that Roger play a song. *We had no guitar so Sr. Escobar
> > sent a busboy out to find a guitar. *He gave the lad a couple hundred
> > Euros/Francs (they were just starting to convert currency) *and told
> > him not to come back without a guitar. While the lad was out getting
> > the guitar Roger slipped up to his room and came down with one of his
> > Martin stage guitars as he was on tour at the time. *The lad returned
> > forlorn and empty handed but Mr Escobar told him to keep the money and
> > just keep bringing more Cremant. *At 2am the night manager apologized
> > that they had run out of Cremant and could he suggest something else.
> > Thankfully Mrs Escobar had had enough and we could adjourn to bed
> > after singing every song the Byrds ever recorded. *The next day I only
> > ordered the soup.

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> Roger McGuinn???? *Bill, you really are well-connected. *The Byrds were
> one of my favorite bands from the '60s and I've enjoyed quite a bit of
> Roger's solo work, too. *Great story!
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> Mark Lipton
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