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1. bob says:

   March 11, 2013 at 8:55 am  bob(Quote)

   Aja was part of the soundtrack for the time, both Karen and I consistently employed for the first time, going to the dojo all the time, giving dinner parties featuring Beqaa Valley wines – it made sense at the time.

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2. fuster says:

   March 11, 2013 at 10:22 am  fuster(Quote)

   wines from the Valley?

   all I ever got from there was blonde hash….and that was long before Aja came out and drove me to madness trying to play Gadd’s solo.

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3. bob says:

   March 11, 2013 at 11:13 am  bob(Quote)

   Yeah, Wikip says

   The Beqaa Valley is home to Lebanon’s famous vineyards and wineries. Wine making is a tradition that goes back 6000 years in Lebanon. With an average altitude of 1000 m above sea level, the valley’s climate is very suitable to vineyards. Abundant winter rain and much sunshine in the summer helps the grapes ripen easily. There are more than a dozen wineries in the Beqaa Valley, producing over six million bottles a year.

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   • fuster says:

     March 11, 2013 at 4:07 pm  fuster(Quote)

     I’m not expressing surprise at the wine existing, but was surprised that you got hold of it.

     Lebanon in the late 1970s was rather in turmoil.

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4. miguel cervantes says:

   March 11, 2013 at 5:10 pm  miguel cervantes(Quote)

   the late 70s was the breathing space, between both halves of the Lebanese civil war, I admit I didn’t know about wines from the Biqua,

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5. bob says:

   March 12, 2013 at 7:31 am  bob(Quote)

   The “package store” a few blocks away had quite an extensive wine selection. I don’t remember the details, but if I was making stuff up to improve the story I would say the owner was Lebanese (plausible hereabouts), and recommended the wines (also plausible). With all the strife in Lebanon during the period, it seemed transgressive to enjoy the stuff.

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