The Bottle Topper is a look at wine through the eyes of Michael Siegler: person, entrepreneur, extremely handsome man *, and wine-lover. Michael started WineMcGee.com to help bring the online wine world a little closer to home. The Bottle Topper is WineMcGee’s satirical yet serious conversational offshoot. We hope you have fun and participate, and join us while we learn, challenge, and change.
Once, in Michael’s mind, he was interviewed by James Lipton:
James. What is your favorite word?
Michael. Delicious
James. What is your least favorite word?
Michael. Jag*@#(*$@%%licker@$#$
James. What turns you on?
Michael. Laughing with someone
James. What turns you off?
Michael. When someone tells you that you can’t.
James. What sound or noise do you love?
Michael. The sound of wind. I realized last year during a trip to my aunt’s farm in Wisconsin that I hadn’t really heard the wind in a long time. I mean the sound of wind with absolutely nothing else intruding – just wind on grass, trees, and rocks. That, and the sound of Meatloaf’s voice when singing the chorus of “Anything for Love”.
James. What sound or noise do you hate?
Michael. Roosters. I’ve had my alarm set to a rooster crow for about a year, and now I completely hate roosters. If you want to hate something, make it your alarm.
James. What is your favorite curse word?
Michael. Lipton, I am a gentleman, so I refuse to answer that question.
James. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
Michael. Musician. I wish I had learned more about music while I was younger, and then cared absolutely nothing about what people thought, or what was the correct ‘path’ in life. I think musicians are hero’s
James. What profession would you not like to do?
Michael. Puke Cleaner-Upper. I refuse to clean up puke.
James. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
Michael. Welcome – everyone and everything that you’ve ever loved is inside. It’s only the beginning.
*In order to disclose all potential conflict of interest, it should be mentioned that Michael wrote this section.
