To: Lady Lurksalot who wrote (28871 ) 2/10/2005 2:21:02 PM From: one_less Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 90947 Herradura is the only techilla that is made solely from the Blue Agavi plant. This plant has a very high value to some people. Geronimo fled the reservation once with his warriors to kill the Mexicans who were stealing from his Blue Agavi fields. It was a favorite of Bing Crosbi who was initially responsible for getting it imported to the USA. Tsk… such a violent history. I’ve decided not to drink it. They say, Jack Danials went to his safe one time but was too drunk to work the combination. He got ticked off and kicked his safe before passing out. When he woke up, he found that his big toe was busted. So, he got drunk again to alleviate the pain. He eventually died do to some sort of gange green infection to that toe. Septicemia is a serious, rapidly progressing, life-threatening infection that can arise from infections throughout the body, including infections in the lungs, abdomen, and urinary tract. It may precede or coincide with infections of the bone (osteomyelitis), central nervous system (meningitis), or other tissues. Septicemia can rapidly lead to septic shock and death. Septicemia associated with some organisms such as meningococci can lead to shock, adrenal collapse, and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, a condition called Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome. Septicemia can begin with spiking fevers and chills, rapid breathing and heart rate, the outward appearance of being seriously ill (toxic) and a feeling of impending doom. These symptoms rapidly progress to shock with decreased body temperature (hypothermia), falling blood pressure, confusion or other changes in mental status, and blood-clotting abnormalities evidenced by hemorrhagic lesions in the skin (petechiae and ecchymosis). Wow. I’ve decided not to drink that stuff too.