Let Them Sell Beer

Kill bill: I laughed when I read your article [“Beer Time in Austin,” as told to Richard Connelly, December 21]. While I hope you are wrong, the betting man should be putting his money with you. I’m getting completely stonewalled by the big beer wholesaler lobbyist, which I do not view as a positive development. It is annoying when you start to part the curtains and view the process of law being made. Money does buy influence. Our success depends upon idealism winning out. Which gets back to whom I would bet with — your horse looks more appealing right now!

Brock Wagner
Houston

Cheers: Thanks for the article. Hopefully we won’t get beat up too bad, but you are not the first to predict that, so I’m sure the chances of it happening are pretty good. Hell, they let wineries do it.

Frank Mancuso
Austin

HouStoned Blog Comment of the Week

On “Hey Drunks, We’ve Got Your BAC” by Steven Devadanam

We brought one of those on Spring Break one year and were able to prove that we were in fact waking up drunk.

Two downsides:

— They usually only go to like .12, so you can’t find out just how bombed you are, only that you shouldn’t drive.

— They’re usually only good for a few hundred blows as the filter plate wears out. Comment by Ray — December 23, 2006