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The Band, State, City and University have nothing to apologize for.

In October of 2011 I was sent a bottle of Kansas (Clean Distilled) Whiskey and the press kit for it. After reading the major selling points and the  history  behind Kansas (The whiskey, not the band) I was ready to file it all under the heading of  WTFWTT (What The F$%K Were They Thinking?) and walk away. But I could not do that, it would not be professional. So, I took the bottle home and did what any good liquor reviewer would do: I let the bottle sit on my shelf for a month. On a random day in November, I opened the elongated flask-shaped glass bottle, poured myself three fingers worth of the cream colored whiskey, took a healthy swig and something interesting happened: I discovered that I was drinking a horrible whiskey. Usually this is where I go into a scathing two-page rant on why I think Kansas (The whiskey not the State ) is one of the worst whiskeys on the planet, compare it to a WMD and make witty jokes about it using references from TV shows and ...

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Movie Mash up ...That I stole from my Lincolnwrites Twitter account

If I had to put two different franchises together to form a more perfect movie Mission Impossible: Die Hard Retired cop John McClane is visiting his daughter in Singapore. Unbeknownst to him, the IMF is trying to dismantle a Disciples splinter cell (The Adherent) & stop them from releasing a bioweapon. It all takes place in Guoco Tower. Ethan & John crack jokes & smirks in HVAC vents.