The Iron Heart Forum Triangle of Terror Type III Trucker Tour 2018 - Updates thread
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Christmas was hard this year because it was the first year we were unable to hold it at my grandparents home in Indianapolis.
My grandfather was a pioneering neurosurgeon and they lived in their FLW MMC home for more than 50 years. They passed during my time on the 666SII tour this spring, and the house was sold the day before thanksgiving, so the entire family gathered at my mom And dads in Fort Worth.
During the allocation of the estate, my grandfathers wine collection was dispersed based in taste - my mom got a lot of port as well As the Lynch-Bages and Lafite Rothschilds. We enjoyed this bottle in their memory for holiday dinner
My dad has been collection for about 7 years, but the arrival of the vintage wines from my grandfathers collection encouraged him to turn a part of their basement into a true cellar. Not done yet, but he’s done a great job so far:
Better photo of the lafite
Hope everyone had a very merry holiday.
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Thank you Adam, you have a fantastic ability to bring these tours to life, it’s always a pleasure to see your updates.
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Agreed! Awesome stuff.
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Bloody AWESOME again Adam.
That beef looks delightful and then quaffed down with a glass of Rothschild
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om nom nom nom!Tasty Christmas. I opted for Venison this year. Turkey is, well, turkey!
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Many thanks everyone - I had a great holiday.
Instead of driving back 11 hours with two 2 year olds on Friday, we opted to visit our friends in Houston. It made the drive there about 4.5 hours (plus the unavoidable traffic) and only 8 hours home on Saturday. It was a life saver, but we were all ready to get home after a week away.
Some highlights of our stop in Houston
Gifts for “the kids” lol
Avery happy to be home
Yesterday we spent the day cleaning up and clearing some rubbish from 2017.
Still trying to find a place for the xmas haul
Had donuts this morning
I’ve had a nagging cough for a week…
My wife Made a breakfast casserole for the adults
Rocking the ODL
And now getting some work done before it’s back to reality tomorrow
Hope everyone has had a great start to 2018.
Thanks for hanging with me for a few updates this far [emoji41]
Adam
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^well of course!
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The one donut to rule them all.
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I can barely eat them they are so sugary, but the wife prefers them lol
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Great leg Adam.
I’m hoping to decide which jacket I want after my leg with this bad boy. Idk if I can wait though
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@Appfaff great start of the tour! Do you know what that rothschild would have cost on the market? Even if i dont know much about wine i think this should be a very expensive one…
Oh and the jacket looks fantastic. Would love to see a fee closeups of the fabric. -
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@Appfaff great start of the tour! Do you know what that rothschild would have cost on the market? Even if i dont know much about wine i think this should be a very expensive one…
Oh and the jacket looks fantastic. Would love to see a fee closeups of the fabric.Thanks Max - we looked it up for fun, and bottles ranged from $800-$1800 depending on the location of the auction house. We have had some of the other “banner years” before and I will admit to preferring the 1987 and 1992 vintages a little better, but perhaps the complexity that exists in the 85 is why it’s sought after.
EDIT: I’ve found some places that sell it for well under 800 bucks, but usually something is wrong with the label or the cork has completely decayed and a good deal has evaporated. Insane to think the stick on our bottles said $64 lol
I’ll get some more pics of the jacket for sure!
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Totally missed this the first time around- Funky Gold Mosaic is fantastic, isn't it?
Man, it was so good. I’ll be searching for it in Alabama. I am kicking myself for not getting the rest of the line at HEB when we were in Houston - Pearland had an amazing selection
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Thanks Mate! I surely wouldnt say no to a class of wine of that collection, just to see whats possible
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@Max:
Thanks Mate! I surely wouldnt say no to a class of wine of that collection, just to see whats possible
Honestly, it’s probably lost on me, but then again I think it would be lost on 99% of people. I have a friend who is a sommelier and he geeks out whenever I send him photos of stuff we have found, but I am not educated on wine enough to know much more than common knowledge. I will admit it’s fun to do a little digging and see what’s the story behind the bottles though.
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A couple years ago A friends father opened a bottle of this for thanksgiving and it was excellent. Def wastes on me but I really appreciated it.
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Sounds like we are in similar boats @matty123 - I consider myself of “good taste,” although I would never spend the $$ on a bottle, I thoroughly enjoy when it’s shared making friends and family - good wine, food and beer have always been a focal point of conversation within my family, so it’s nostalgic in a sense.
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good job @Appfaff
