ATDTDA (17): Four Corners Gang (463.21)

[Tim Strzechowski]

Motorized elements of the notorious Four Corners Gang, based up in Cortez, bought double shots of Taos Lightning for earnest hobbyists from as far away as Kansas ..." (p. 463).


As has been established here for some time:

The Four Corners is the only place in the United States where four states come together at one place. Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado meet at the Four Corners. Here a person can put each of their hands and feet in four states at the same time. The unique landmark is on Navajo Nation land and is open for visits from the public. [...]

http://www.utah.com/playgrounds/four_corners.htm

http://www.mesaverde.com/fcmonument.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Corners_Monument


Taos Lightning

[...] In those hard scrabble days, the whiskey served in many of the saloons was some pretty wicked stuff made with raw alcohol, burnt sugar and a little chewing tobacco. No wonder it took on such names as Tanglefoot, Forty-Rod, Tarantula Juice, Taos Lightning, Red Eye, and Coffin Varnish. [...]

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/WE-Saloons.html


A-and for the Trekkies in the audience:

http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Taos_lightning