It’s obviously not real by the way he continually references it on the show with a straight face. He’s getting ready for another big joke/announcement/publicity stunt.

It’s obviously not real by the way he continually references it on the show with a straight face. He’s getting ready for another big joke/announcement/publicity stunt.

QOTD – Hey Gary, the qotd is crap…

It’s like going to a surgeon and asking them to operate on a patient without telling them what the ailment is.

Since you are not going to tell us what the diagnosis is I will have to guess. Based on your conversation yesterday I would say that you are getting worried that your opinion has gotten too much weight and that you can possibly negatively impact some winemakers livelihood. Hell, that would make me reticent to share my opinion too.

If that is the case, then there really is no saving the show. You’ve gotten too big for your own good and it has come back to bite you in the ass.

You can always change the theme of the show to not reveal the producer of the wine you are drinking. Only give the varietal and region it is from and talk about the elements that you find in the wine. Educate the Vaynernation specifically around the general trends of “Place”.

QOTD – Hey Gary, the qotd is crap…

It’s like going to a surgeon and asking them to operate on a patient without telling them what the ailment is.

Since you are not going to tell us what the diagnosis is I will have to guess. Based on your conversation yesterday I would say that you are getting worried that your opinion has gotten too much weight and that you can possibly negatively impact some winemakers livelihood. Hell, that would make me reticent to share my opinion too.

If that is the case, then there really is no saving the show. You’ve gotten too big for your own good and it has come back to bite you in the ass.

You can always change the theme of the show to not reveal the producer of the wine you are drinking. Only give the varietal and region it is from and talk about the elements that you find in the wine. Educate the Vaynernation specifically around the general trends of “Place”.

Well apparently the little bit of me wasn’t helping!!! Sheesh!!!! What about the little bit of the rest of you!? Hmmm,,

Well if that won’t work, if anyone has a little bit of Gary,, let’s just clone it and make it do the shows. It can’t be half bad.

We’ll call it GV2, and it shall wear a hat made of antlers!!!

Gary:
Iâ??m just one voice screaming from the lower bottom corner of Vancouver British Columbia, but Iâ??m a big guy and Iâ??m pretty sure that if you poke your head out the window of your office and listen carefully, you will hear me. The show must go on!!!
If I must… I will begin at show number one and relearn what you have given. I will continue my wine journey like one David Carradine wondering the earth, smashing cigars in my mouth, eating dirt, rolling my socks up in my mouth, eating grass and liking rocks until my palate is so in tuned with cigars, dirt, sock funk , grass and wet rocks that I too can call myself a wine drinker.

If, as you say, “I can save the show”, tell me what I need to do!

Not happening 😉

QOTD: ME! (with a little bit of you)

Don’t go, Gary!

QOTD: ME! (with a little bit of you)

Don’t go, Gary!

QOTD – Save it from what?

QOTD – Save it from what?

Ha Ha GV! We’ll see you on Foodnetwork or something like that. While WLTV may die (not really, b/c there are too many who haven’t watched all the episodes), we know you’ll be doing something similar to WLTV for a long time on some sort of program…. I hope :-/

It would be a shame if you’re serious, but do what you have to do. If you’re worried about burn out, cut down to 3 shows a week

“T”

Yes, I can save the show. I am bringing along an explosion of friends who are just discovering this awesome show. If need be, I will guest host this show and broadcast from the wonderfully zany and a bit crazy city of Washington, DC. I’m your huckleberry, Gary!

GNVC,

Thanks for the tip on the Leocadie. I’d love to buy it from WL but I live in WA with these protectionist walls that we haven’t quite tore down. Maybe today we will, huh?

Anyway…QOTD: Can you say Craig Kilborn and John Stewart? Oh yeaaaaah, that’s right! The Daily Show used to be hosted by Kilborn and now who remembers that?! Best be careful with these idle threats. Maybe I could do this show? In fact, I KNOW I could do it. I wouldn’t be you, nobody is, which is why you need to think about quitting at around show 1000, but John Stewart…you see where I’m going with this?

Where do we send our audition tapes?

Are you trying to start your own version of Punked? Not falling for this gag as it’s just an attempt to feel the love from your followers. But, if it helps…The Lurkers can save the show by posting comments. GV feeds off of comments and wants to know he is still making a difference. So Gary, the lurkers will not allow you to stop 🙂

QOTD: the only to save WLTV is to find why it needs to end……….so GV what’s up? maybe it shouldn’t be saved? or maybe it needs to change? All I know is that “YOU with a little bit of the Vayner nation can keep WLTV changing and operating”

I still think your going to go big time and your just helping us prepare for the big switch from internets most passinate wine show to cables most passionate wine show……

QOTD:
When you say “can YOU save WLTV?”, do you mean me personally, or YOU the vayniacs?

Because i think i could do it on my own.
Not sure how, but i’ll give it a go.

QOTD:

1.) Maybe you need the Vaynernation to come out enmasse and make a huge posting on the 400th episode. I know when you gave away free stuff you got close to 1000 posts, whereas typically you get 200 or so. Is that what you need Gary? A shot in the arm? Tons of Vaynerlove? Tell us how many postings 1000, 2000?

2.) Assuming there’s no going back, how about a group potluck: letting the Vaynernation, the “Youuuuuuuuu” part of the closing line help a “little bit of Gary” by submitting episodes for review and potentially getting on the show proper? After it got rolling, you could still pop in when you felt the need or if the show got off topic.

3.) Who really needs Gary when there’s Sasha and what about AJ?

Then again you did this on the 200th episode – you pondered the next step and considered leaving. Deja vu?

Seriously, tell how many posts you need Gary and we’ll work it out.

Well that’s nice, a bottle of the Leocadie arrives at the office this morning and now this afternoon there it is on my screen, being sniffy-sniffed and admired. Seriously big-ass bottle on this thing, btw. It’s elegant and weighty and all, but I thought Minervois was kind of a poor man’s Rhone. Aren’t big-ass bottles a little out of character for the Languedoc?

And was it really a Bordeaux two years ago? Shoulda bought one of those, too. In fact, I thought I had …

QOD: yes, but who watches it in quicktime anymore? Seriously though, this is just a lead-in to the spinoff series, Ian Dorin’s Welcome To The Terroirdrome. Well, I’ve got my Prieto Picudo ready.

Leave???? Save the Show??? Say it ain’t so! If comments you want, here’s one.

QotD: Aquaman?

I am very interested where this is going. Either the show is changing to something else, or Gary has a really mean sense of humor and the show will go on.

Must the Vayniacs bleed burgundy to show our alliance?!?!?!?

where is http://www.saveWLTV.com when you need it?

?? Did I miss something..I was certain it was the Malbec that was decanted in yesterday’s show, the Syrah was left open in the bottle to breath…am I wrong?

GV you are saying to many little things that hint of changing the show but not cancelling it. Why do a party In March? Why not just stop today? Why keep the mystery up? Could it be to draw more attention to your show? After all I can’t imagine your sales have gone down since your popularity went up. This decision will hurt sales big time. Oh well, I have been exited about wine long befor you came along and will be long after you are gone.