MemoriesandMiscellany

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Sunday, December 15, 2013

Holiday Flasks and Spirits of the Season

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From ancient times, the holiday season has been identified with the imbibing of alcoholic beverages.  It has nothing to do with the religi...
Saturday, December 7, 2013

“Four Roses” and Tom Wesselmann

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Still Life #2 One might think, looking at the first image here that it was an ad for the Four Roses brand of blended whiskey or pos...
Friday, November 22, 2013

What Gives with Beer and Tiny Angels?

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The identification of beer with winged babies, usually thought of as “cherubs,” apparently goes back many centuries.  Shown here is a 1...
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Friday, November 8, 2013

A.D.M. Cooper: Rembrandt of the Saloon Nude

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A.D.M. Cooper Picture an artist, who during his lifetime could command more than $60,000 for a single piece of artwork, using his talent...
Friday, October 25, 2013

“The World’s Tallest Man” and Blatz Beer

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At the Wisconsin State Fair in 1938, Clifford Marshall Thompson who recently had quit a job with the Cole Brothers Circus, strolled throug...
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