Congratulations to Peter Churchill, one of the amazing super-volunteers for Jim Webb without whom all kinds of stuff that should have gotten done wouldn't, and all types of stuff that shouldn't have gotten done would. Mostly, Peter's work on the Webb campaign involved techie things that I don't in the slightest bit pretent to understand, like massive computerized databases that allow you to...well, as I said, Peter worked on things I don't in the slightest bit understand. But undoubtedly, those things were amazing and crucial to Jim Webb's election. Also, Peter was a great guy to work with, even if I didn't know what the heck he was doing. Not once did he call me an idiot, at least not to my face, and for that I am eternally grateful! Now, Peter Churchill has risen to heights that even he must never have dreamed of, having been selected to participate on the Washington Post's "beer madness" panel. As far as I can determine, this job involves Peter and the other panelists drinking beer, lots of it, and telling the rest of us what they think of it in their "professional" opinions. What qualified Peter for this panel? Besides that fact that Jim Webb was famous for always promising that "there would be beer" at his parties, the Post says that Peter and two other panelists "were chosen entirely for their good looks." That's interesting, because Peter was selected as Webb's "coordinator of technological stuff nobody except Peter understands," simply because of his bloody cool British accent.
So, there you have it. Peter Churchill's got the beer tasting chops, the "good looks," the cool British accent, and of course the famous last name ("we will drink beer on the beaches, we will drink it in the fields..."). What more could you ask for, except to be selected for the Washington Post's beer panel? I don't know, but some people certainly have all the luck! :)
Tough choices, huh? :)
Do you think he has trouble getting dinner reservations?
Remember the scene in A Fish Called Wanda with John Cleese doing the phony accents?
----born with an eastern Pa. accent that's rarely heard in the movies.
By the way, that beer article? Best. Sunday Source Article. Ever.