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Originally posted by tmiles

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Originally posted by Hillbilly

I remember downing thousands of "Lumpia" rolls along with millions of bottles of San Miguel in Angeles, Pampanga in 1960 and 1961 when I was a 21 year old stationed at Clark Airbase. I have sought them out ever since, but the ones in NYC just aren’t the same. An order of Lumpia usually consisted of 12 little finger sized rolls at Mamacito’s Kiosk and Soldiers’ Paradise bar. What memories!! And HEADACHES!

Hey Hillbilly!! The San Miguel you get over here isn’t the same either is it?

Consistency was not the strong point for SM served in the bars in Angeles, Pampanga. Some nights I could stack 30 to 40 bottles with only trips to the binjo to divert my attention. Other times, 4 bottles of very high alcohol content would turn me into a falling down drunk.

Our currency was king size Chesterfield cigarettes. We could buy a 10 pack carton on base for $1.10, sell them in the Angeles market for 18 pesos and pay 40 centavos per SM. That came out to 45 beers for $1.10.