Barry can be cranky like that sometimes. Don't let it get to you.
Get a bottle of [link|http://www.bavarianinn.com/bi/home.nsf/0/BDA679AFAE37C04585256E5B0054040B?OpenDocument|Red Currant Wine] and raise a toast to what he's missing.
Yeah, it's a sweet wine. And conniseurs may not regarded it as wine. But it's fun and it packs a wallop.
:-)
Cheers,
Scott.