I'm in the Rainier Beer Newsletter... WOOHOO!
Friends, Rainier Lovers, Countrymen, Lend me your Beers,
Time for your weekly pint of cyber-refreshment. We get emails all the time from people all over the country who want Rainier. Either they lived in the
RainierNation, fell in love with Rainier, and had to move away for some reason,
or they live somewhere that Rainier used to be sold but is no longer available. They write asking us if there is some way that we can send them some Rainier. Unfortunately, there is not because of a little thing called "the law" which is enforced by a little thing called "the man." While these people do not live within the borders of "RainierNation Proper," I like to think of these people as citizens of the "Greater RainierNation Area." I bring this up for two reasons.
First, it appears that the borders of RainierNation Proper may be expanding. We got an email from a guy named Jeff in Laramie, Wyoming who just found Rainier at his store again after years and years without it. This is great news. Chuck and I dabble in imperialism. Manifest Destiny is our creed and world domination is our goal. I'm happy to tell you that our master plan is right on track. We were determined to have Laramie, Wyoming by Valentine's Day. Kearney, Nebraska here we come.
Second, it appears that there is no limit to the Greater RainierNation. We have citizens all over the world, whether they know it or not. Richard Kral is a Slovak man whose Audi was trapped in an avalanche in the Tatra mountains. He quickly found that digging his way out was hopeless, but he did have 60 half-liter bottles of beer in his car. So, he drank them all and urinated his way to freedom. While Mr. Kral has likely never had a Rainier, he exhibited the kind of courage and ingenuity that we like to have on our team. He is a citizen of the Greater RainierNation. Also, Japanese scientists at Okayama University discovered that compounds in beer may help prevent DNA damage that leads to cancer. I read an article about this that talked a lot about science stuff that I really didn't understand. But, the overall conclusion is that drinking beer may help prevent cancer. The fact that these Japanese scientists came up with the idea to study this in the first place makes them honorary citizens of the Greater RainierNation in my book, but to then go on and give me another reason to drink beer . . . they deserve some sort of ribbon or something.
Chuck and I are going to be preventing DNA damage that leads to cancer the best we can this weekend. You should come. This week is the annual Seattle Festival of Improv Theater. SFIT is a festival that brings improv performers and comedians from all over the country to perform here in Seattle. They've got shows at both the Historic University Theatre in the U-district and at the Market Theatre in Post Alley. Go to http://www.seattleimprov.com to see schedules and get more information about it. But, we are sponsoring this festival and we will be at the Market Theatre's shows on Friday night. There will be shows at 8:00pm and 10:30pm that Chuck and I are hosting with a party afterwards. Tickets to the shows are $10. Come see some great improv talent and drink some cold beer. It will sort of be like a live performance of RainierVision. That's a nice way to spend an evening.
Saturday night we are going back to the Jules Maes at 5919 Airport Way in
Georgetown. It's really hard to stay away from a place that cool. Saturday
they are opening the doors to their concert space, "The Rainier Room" and
hosting the country sounds of the Wakefields and Moses and the Moongazers. It's just 3 bucks to get in and the music will start at 9:30 or 10:00pm. The "R" will be shining bright and Chuck will be wearing the tightest Wranglers he has. You really shouldn't miss it, so come by and say hello. You will know us by the way we boot scootin' boogie. Hard.
Anyway, that's our weekend. There is some great stuff going on, so find a time to hang out with us to drink a beer and clink the ever-expanding RainierNation. This is an exciting time in our Nation's history. Enjoy it.
Cheers,
Tim and Chuck
