Saturday, June 17, 2006

You Know you are From NAPA if...

  • You've ever had to sand bag your front door.
  • You not only know what a "varietal" of wine IS, but you have a favorite one.
  • You went downtown in the winter to watch the river rise when you were a kid.
  • You've purchased a little yellow rubber ducky and cheered it on at The Duck Race.
  • You've parked your car on the top of Partrick's road and drank beers simply because there was "nothing else going on" that night.
  • You've gone to Downtown Joes and truely been SHOCKED at the cover charge. I mean, REALLY people?
  • You've been stuck driving 15 MPH because you were behind a tractor.
  • You've gone to River City and played liar's dice with Brent the bartender.
  • You've ever driven through Jameson Canyon and thought about veering off the road rather than continuing on in that damn traffic.
  • You've gone to Billco's just because you werent 21 yet and its the closest you could get to being at a bar.
  • You've felt like your whole summer was one big Chefs Market.
  • You've had to edit the word "hella" out of a school paper during the proof reading process...oops.
  • You've had one too many drunk nights walking down westwood hills.
  • When you were in High School you couldn't wait til the last Saturday of summer so you can hang out on Jefferson and chill at Cruise Night!!
  • You, at some point, hung out in the McDonalds parking lot on a Friday or Saturday night.
  • If in high school you cruised by the other high school to check out the chicks/guys at lunch
  • You've snuck into Silverado Country Club to go swimming during the dog days of summer!
  • You know the cinedome number by heart!!!!! ( everyone knows that) – 257-7700
  • When the question "What should we do tonight" has only three possible answers bowling, pool, or go to a movie.
  • Harvard on the Highway was one of your college choices.
  • You go to the big game even if you don't like football
  • You always remember where you parked your car in high school because you always parked it in the "jock" lot
  • It seems like you have dated every guy/girl in Napa more than once.
  • You cut class to go hang out at Brown's Valley Coffee Shop and smoke cloves.
  • You grew up playing hide and go seek in a vineyard!
  • Vallerga's sandwiches are still your favorite!
  • You are scared of the Rebobs.
  • At some point in your life you have sold wine, made wine, picked grapes or worked around or with wine at some point at least once. And if you haven't, your parents, spouse, friend, brother or sister has.
  • You've "left for good" three times.
  • You know what "cruise the J" means. And you've done it.
  • You still can't get over the fact that the green bridge is gone and but thank god for the underpass!
  • You remember Bel Aire Bowl, The Teen Center and Club 29.
  • You know what milk break is
  • You still have dreams about cheese zombies. and you vow to get the recipe some day
  • You've flipped off the wine train
  • You live in a town so lame that people make an email that makes fun of it
  • If while ditching 5th period, you had to hide from Martha (in her golf cart, by the cheerleaders room) on her smoke break!
  • You've fallen asleep stargazing on the picnic bench out at ALSTON park
  • You knew what High School you wanted to go to when you were 8 years old, because its where your family goes, and it started an argument about Napa vs. Vintage with your best friend, while you were in 2nd grade!
  • After 9th Grade you never ate at school because you could go "off campus"
  • You spent many a drunken nights up at the Crusher.
  • You come back to visit and think "wow, Napa is so not cutting edge" and then you end up moving back anyway.

That was fun. Anybody have anything to add?

Oh, by the way, this was a MySpace bulletin, posted by Rah-Jean-UH®. Thanks!

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