Letters

Hair of the Dog
Subject: Hangover cures - here's a REAL one
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 16:17:24 —0600
From: "Michael E Rowland" rolandm@osu-com.okstate.edu
To: mail@nyhangover.com

Here is a bona-fide REAL hangover cure, I sent this in to FHM magazine because they are too dumb to figure it out. Maybe you guys know about this already, but if not, read up and save yourself a little mild agony. Tell old F. Sot Fitzgerald, if you would. I reckon he may know this already, but I would appreciate it if he would write back and "validate" me on this stuff, being the expert that he is. Darren the Janitor is a hoot, your online mag is pretty damn good, for a bunch of damn Yankees. I can't believe I'm being nice to New Yorkers, this must be some subconscious thing related to 9/11 compassion. Anyway, try it out, unless you know the secret already... Best Wishes - Mike Rowland, Tulsa, OK

----- Forwarded by Michael E Rowland/cis/sci/com on 01/04/2002 16:15 -----

Your hangover cures are amusing, but I cannot believe the number of "partying" and drinking sites on the Internet I have seen, which offer a variety of "hangover cures," but completely miss the best REAL cure I have ever found. Nice guy that I am, I will share it with you: Gatorade, and aspirin. The Gatorade replaces much of the lost potassium and electrolytes that are pissed away by drinking, and generally makes you feel better. The aspirin helps with the headache. Take about four.

Do not use Tylenol, as it is liver-toxic just like alcohol, and you don't want to toast your liver. After you feel better, in about 45 minutes or an hour, eat something and drink some caffeine, coffee or whatever. This will get you as close to "normal" as you can expect, after abusing your body with excess alcohol. One more tip: If you intend to get drunk, do not get drunk on Scotch, wine, Ale or sugary mixed drinks. Do yourself a favor, get a bottle of Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey, or George Dickel Tennessee Whiskey, and drink the whiskey straight or with water only. Both are "charcoal mellowed" whiskies, both are fairly smooth, both are affordable, but the "charcoal mellowing" process actually takes out some of the undesirable trace chemicals which add to the effects of a hangover.

Don't trust me, try it for yourself. I don't care to get drunk anymore, but if I did it would be on George Dickel or Jack Black and water. Only the ignorant or masochistic would get drunk on a rich Ale, Wine, or sugary cocktails, or Scotch, for that matter. Post this advice, let your readers try it, and see how many "Thank You's" you get afterward. This is the "real deal" in hangover reduction and cures, scientifically based and well-tried by yours truly, and my friends, who are quick converts once having tried these things. Nothing completely prevents a hangover, except moderation, but what I am telling you will definitely help. Test it out sometime.

Best Regards - Mike Rowland, Tulsa, OK, USA

Thanks Mike. We’ll test your cure at the first available opportunity…and thanks for reading the Hangover. –Eds.


Where Oh Where Has Our Little Janitor Gone?
Subject: Mr. Janitor
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 09:14:44 EST
From: SherriCullison
To: mail@nyhangover.com

Ok. I want to write to Darren to say hello. What hoops might I have to jump through to find out how to reach him by email?

No hoops, my dear. You can find dear Darren at darrenthejanitor@nyhangover.com. –Eds.