After the final show of the run we had a tray of mystery shots ready for the hard-working followspot crew. Mainly blue mint Sambuca, but with a weird one thrown in (the orange one) that was an absolutely repulsive Austrian spirit called Stroh that is basically 80% ethanol with what resembles a very bogus rum flavouring. (They call it spiced rum.) As you can see from the young lady who chose the rogue shot, it's quite potent.
Can I just mention that our followspot operators do a fantastic job of operating the 12 spots at the Tattoo in some pretty extreme weather conditions.
Can I just mention that our followspot operators do a fantastic job of operating the 12 spots at the Tattoo in some pretty extreme weather conditions.
so in germany, at the end of the 10th year of school when you leave school, you're about 16 years, old enough to smoke and drink beer.. this means that on the very last day of school, everything goes crazy, you get your piece of paper that shows your final grades and that you passed school and then you have a party in the school, usually disturbing everybody else and running into class rooms and so on..
Well,.. suffice to say, someone brought a bottle of Stroh 80.. I already had a few beer and they indeed passed around a funny cigarette of sorts.. I remember taking a sip of that stuff and the next thing I remember is waking up on the stairs in front of the church which was next to the school.. then I walked home, haha.
one way to dispose of your distilled mouthwash
Stroh is actually quite enjoyable. You need to boil some water and pour it into a glass (4/5), add the Stroh (1/5) and then pour in some brown sugar and give it a stir.
Very yummy when you find a good water-to-Stroh ratio and amount of sugar you like.
But drinking Stroh just as it is is horrible. Even the 60% Stroh is absolutely horrible..
No Clive no, dont give alcohol to young children!
mystery solved in… 30 seconds. Ipecac. LOL
Ooo! 80% Stroh rum. I love that stuff. The taste sort of remind me of arrack or perhaps pecan (it's been a couple of years since I last tasted it). Good stuff! Burns just the right way when it goes down your throat and warms your belly pleasantly. 🙂
I`m a little disappointed in the quality of videos being produced by this channel, lately.
Followspot ops are always so under appreciated .. can't take your eye off it for a split second the entire show. Especially standing .. can be running around all day but nothing kills my legs more than standing still for hours on end.
This si why I like working with LODBRS, they ALWAYS have beer and alcohol of various types and freely offer it up after a hard days/weeks work (Usually at the end of the races is when I take part in all that)
Is that circuit board cleaner?
WTF?! Jackets, caps, gloves and scarfs? We just had another (but most likely last for this year) above 30°C day here near the alps. Don't you dare remind me that winter is something that still exists…
Many a good night started with Stroh Rum…. Couldn't tell you how they ended though.
Kids these days, can't handle proper booze… 😛
Your lucky to work with such a good crowed Clive
80%… LOL
"you're going to die in a minute ….. oh well" HAHAHAHA !