2 PURPLE FROGS Not everyone agrees on what is the oldest profession, but surely distilling is the oldest hobby-- and leave it to The Devil to find a way to have fun with both of them. After all, what would a horror story be without a good ol’ witch’s brew? After all, a love potion is only one of the nifty things you can get from a carefully mixed concoction! In the hands of the right (or wrong) scientist, it can also make a man invisible. Or turn him into a brute named Hyde. Or into a reptilian super villain that gives Spider Man fits. So let’s lift our mugs to all the potent potables in literary and movie history! From the pig pens of Circe to the stockroom of Severus Snape! From Rip Van Winkle’s 20-year hangover to Grandmama Addams’s holiday punch! Hairless Joe and Lonesome Polecat tell it best when they describe their latest batch of Kickapoo Joy Juice: if it needs more body, just throw one in! Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble! (And yes-- I DO know that’s not the correct quote.) P. Armstrong (Dr Zik)