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If I was a billionaire, I'd use that money to buy the most blighted plots of land on earth, in the poorest, most-forgotten parts of poverty-stricken, densely populated cities - I'd make sure the land was cleaned up to the point where it was pristine, fertile, green, and build parks using only native flora, fencing each park with fences of beauty created by artisans using only natural materials, paying guards - destitute locals, perhaps disabled - a living wage to guard them 24 hours a day, with safe, well-lit guardhouses where they could work at night, with computers for them to use during down times, and comfortable beds to rest on when they're tired, naming the parks after local heroes, and giving the people in the poorest parts of the poorest cities in the world a place of refuge, of hope, of peace, and of safety, with works of art commissioned for and created by native artists. A place where people could be happy, where they could get a cold drink of fresh water, where they could have a picnic underneath a shade tree - a place where parents could push their children on swings, and people could play soccer. A place where people could get joy out of life, in places which were previously written off as the worst urban blight imaginable. And if someone came and destroyed one of the parks, I'd build another in its place, and if they destroyed that one, I'd build another, and I'd keep building them until people realized I wasn't going to stop. Everyone has their own billion-dollar fantasy, and that is mine.
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Where in the hell is Don Rockwell?
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PREEEEEE-SENTING ... next Monday evening at 7:30 PM sharp at Society Fair's demonstration dining area ... "The Wines of France" by John Wabeck Charcuterie by Master Artisan Julien Shapiro Study Guide by Don Rockwell This is going to be a collaborative, team effort featuring five different French wines, all sniffed, sipped, gulped, and discussed in full-technicolor detail by John Wabeck. Five fabulous wines, white and red, from five major regions will be featured: Sparkling ... Bordeaux ... Chateauneuf du Pape ... Loire Valley ... Burgundy Not too shabby! I (yes, little old me - Don Rockwell) am personally going to be writing up a little study guide for all five wines that you'll be able to take home with you. Not only are you going to enjoy these wines while John is discussing them, fielding questions, and drinking right along with you, but you're actually going to learn and memorize what they are, why they're so awesome, and you'll remember them whenever you see them in the future. And! While you're enjoying the wines, you'll get to experience the artisan butchery of the great Julien Shapiro - our own Poivrot Farci. Look at these masterful works of art! Five great French wines, the ultimate artisan meats by Julien, an interactive tasting by one of our most talented wine experts, John, and an informative write-up written by Don (former wine columnist for Washingtonian Magazine, in case our newer members don't know me from back then). It's a party, it's food, it's a class, it's educational, it's going to be fun as hell, and it's only 55 bucks (plus tax and tip, please). Slots are very limited, and I mean VERY limited, as in ... sign up today if you want to be guaranteed spots. We're talking 10, maybe 12 people maximum. And there will be plenty of wine to drink. Next Monday, May 14th, 7:30 PM, Society Fair in Alexandria. Be thirsty, be hungry, and be ready to learn a lot about French wine. I have the list of wines, but I'm going to leave them as a surprise for people - if anyone signs up and wants me to send it to them privately, let me know. Although the members of donrockwell.com have first alert about this event, this is NOT going to be a donrockwell.com exclusive event, so get on the horn ASAP and reserve your slots. First come, first served. If you want to bring guests and reserve multiple slots, that's fine too - just make sure to do it soon! (The wines and charcuterie will also be available for purchase, so if you love something, you'll be able to take it home.) To make your reservations, send an email to demokitchen@societyfair.net ASAP, and give them a name, requested number of people attending, and contact phone number. Don't wait because this is going to sell out. First come, first serve! Go!
