Happy New Year Mashers… It has been one year since my last post and I am not bummed at all about not posting anything. This last year has been a tremendous time for me, I am in the process of becoming a certified sommelier, I moved to Sky-Jack ranch in west Templeton, and I no longer work for corporate America. I am super excited to blog about the process of becoming a sommelier for the working man, if you know me personally then you know what I am talking about, for those who don’t know me I want everyone to feel comfortable talking and learning about wine and everything related to it. I don’t know everything but I have a desire to learn and I don’t care if your a CEO or a Cholo, if you want to share a drink I’m down. I may not be skilled in the ways of professional journalism but I do have a knack for spinning great stories. I am inviting everyone to give me a chance to show you what I have to say is relevant to your life for 2012.
The wine industry has been extremely good to me, I met my love through the industry, countless friends, and I’ve drank some of the most incredible wines this past year. I end with an invitation for you to sit back read some of my stories and then, here’s the kicker, You share your stories with others! We are all connected and supposedly all connected to Kevin Bacon somehow. Cheers GPM.. Loshel
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Welcome Back.
15C and Josh Brolin
Happy New Years Mashers, What a year it has been here in the beautiful outpost of North America we call San Luis Obispo County CA.!
There has been triumph and tragedy,relationships have dissolved and new friendships have been forged; to put it mildly 2010 was shithouse crazy. I started a blog along with the rest of the self-absorbed aspiring media whores out there. I tweet and check my stats to see who has looked at my posts all the while pretending I could give two shits about what people think. Guess what? I do care. I want to put quality posts and stories out there while retaining my own voice and character.
Yesterday was the last day of 2010 and the day I met a celebrity! Josh Brolin came into 15 Degrees C wine shop and bar, and he was a really legit person! The day started out pretty good. Custies were buying bubbles to ring in the New Year that was approaching and it was mellow until around Two o’clock then all hell broke loose! If you are from these parts and have been in 15C when every seat in the house is filled, the wall is packed with retail folks, then you know what the hell I’m talking about!
It was retarded busy! Ali was on food, I was on drinks and retail. Adrienne, our accountant, was yanked out of the office to run the cash register. It was nuts! After a few hours of this Josh Brolin comes in looking for some Pinot Gris to bring back to the ranch he owns outside of town. I came up offered my help and we struck up a conversation about different wines and living here in the CC. I made a suggestion that maybe a Pinot Gris wasn’t the wine he really wanted, tonight the Mura Pinot Noir by M.S Emmanuel Kimigi with grapes from the Pisoni vineyards would be more appropriate for the nights festivities. He fully agreed with me and it was kind of surreal but so natural.
Minutes into our conversation he asked my name. I responded and he came back with his name. I said I know who you are and I extended my hand. He reciprocated and I could tell that he was a very genuine person. I’m not gonna lie people. I’m serious about that last line. I was stoked to meet Josh and realized he really is part of this place and cares about the Central Coast as much as I do. You can hear it in his voice when he is talking about how he is treated by folks from here because they keep him accountable to being true to himself.
That was a little gay but fuck it, I met Josh Brolin and we are besties now! Loshie…
This Is How We Do It.
Buenos Días Mashers, It’s hell am and I am up pounding away on this laptop, I’m not even on any type of stimulant and it will clearly show in a matter of minutes.
If you live anywhere west of interstate 5 in the great state of California you know it’s going to be hot for the next few days. I love this for two reasons, First off, I love the heat! Bust out some coco butter for some old school bronzing, itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikinis, bbq, and good times. Second, we need the heat to ripen the beloved fruit that becomes wine. The weather has not cooperated in portions of the state this year,”good luck Napa”, and this heat will definitely help out many who depend on the weather for their livelihood.
I had an opportunity to head out to Sea Pines golf course yesterday for their Indian Summer Concert Series with my new little bestie Duncan the Shih-Tzu. We went out to meet some of my fellow coworkers from a well know national chain of neighborhood stores, there was Spencypoo the mad drummer, HotTammy of the Delmore clan, LittleJess the heartbreaker, and BuddaTrish the dish. I love most of my coworkers and tolerate the rest. We met up to celebrate and listen to the musical libations of the Red Skunk Jipzee Swing Band. Holy Hell these kids blow minds! I think the average age in the group is 15 or some shit like that, they are young but very talented. They are very hip to the musical stylings of Django Reinhardt, 30′s euro jazz, and Americana roots. If you have a chance to see them play before they become super famous and forget that they played at Sea Pines go see them, you can also check them out on Fbook and on YouTube.
One of the funniest moments was when Duncan and I walked up to the main area and he felt the need to take the biggest shit a little dog could take right in front of the whole crowd, don’t worry I had my little poopy pouch to snatch up the breakfast from that morning. After chilling and a couple of Coronas later we received a call from another coworker, ArthouseAli. She invited us to come out to her place to bbq and relax, did I forget to mention she lives on a sailboat in Morro Bay with her boyfriend SurferSam? These kids are pursuing their dream of simple living, learning how to sail, and loving the life they have chosen. I couldn’t help but laugh at Duncan as he wandered the sail boat wondering why is the ground moving and why don’t those dogs in the water swim like me? It’s funny to see dogs looking at sea lions with a WTF expression on their faces as the sea lions and seals swim pass.
It truly was a perfect California day and as we rowed back to land I couldn’t help but think how awesome it is to live here. The Central Coast is one of the most magical places I have ever experienced, when the weather cooperates it really is heaven on earth, Don’t move here!
Loshie.
Little D and the Posse
