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Wazhappenin1 ago

I dined with one of Berlusconi's friends when I was in Pisa backThe 2000s . Now I wonder, did I break bread with one of these people? The opulence was staggering he owned an entire building on the Arno. He had Uncorked about 12 bottles of wine. A very lavish affair.

Otto- ago

My dude, please elaborate. On what business did you attend & what other impressions did you get?

Wazhappenin1 ago

This was back in 2003-4 I was on holiday in Italy. I met up with an environmental activist friend who was giving a lecture at a university in Pisa. As we were both Americans he invited my wife and I to attend . Then we were invited back to this guys house for a dinner. In fact let me email my friend right now to see if he remembers any more details.

He owned vineyards and olive groves and hit on my wife the entire evening. He uncorked 12-14 bottles of wine and made a point telling us about how special each was multiple vintage from his own vineyards. He cooked a special fish in water- it was delicious. Then after we were ripped drunk we left and drove to the tower of Pisa. That's all I remember the large apartment was in the baroque style. Very flamboyant.

Otto- ago

Fantastic details, man. I'd probably be quite hazy too if I drank that much. Any small anecdote is great as I usually keep it in memory somewhere among the million stories, but you never know what comes out relevant later, of course 99% never are. Coming from a user directly, it is especially invaluable; not many people know media tycoons by even four degrees. Thanks for sharing!