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If you like hard-to-find kinds of soda, anyway.

Galco's is up near Eagle Rock, so I had no idea it existed until a friend of a friend told a friend. I took a day off from the book yesterday and ran errands, and this was the best stop by far. It's run by this cool guy named John, who is the kind of happy small businessman who loves what he does so much he can't seem to imagine why everyone isn't in the same line of work. So now my kitchen is filled with Nehi and Faygo and Red Rock and Vernors and all sorts of sugary exotica.

I don't think they ship alcohol, but they also had an impressive collection of this planet's beer. Sort of testing them, I went looking for Efes, which I haven't seen since, well, Efes. Sure enough, I've got a six in the fridge. (It's an average pale lager. But the memories it brings for me taste great.)

If you're from one part of the planet and miss a taste from back home, or you'd like to give someone in that situation a cool present, you'll get a kick out of this.

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