Norm van Maastricht | December 27, 2008
Another segment of a project The Rise and Fall of a Saloon In The Latter Part off The Twentieth Century. These excerpts are not chronological. In fact very little logic prevails… 1990 A singular year… A singular event… A lasting effect… George Bush (the elder) is president, Dan Quayle vice… [...]
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Norm van Maastricht | December 18, 2008
Another segment of a project The Rise and Fall of a Saloon In The Latter Part off The Twentieth Century. These excerpts are not chronological. In fact very little logic prevails… There is almost a ballet, a juggling act, to watching a good bartender work. The good ones work best under a little pressure, or [...]
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Norm van Maastricht | December 14, 2008
This is one I actually have hanging on the wall in my apartment. Taken from a magazine tear-out Because it’s here I can relate what is written on the back. First line reads “Didn’t get her name” But it has an asterisk and it goes on to say “Based on a pose by Barbara Bouchet. [...]
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Norm van Maastricht | December 6, 2008
Another segment of a project The Rise and Fall of a Saloon In The Latter Part off The Twentieth Century. These excerpts are not chronological. In fact very little logic prevails… A saloon is a man’s domain by virtue of attendance. Men go to a saloon for the ‘good ol’ boy’ camaraderie…the sport talk… [...]
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Tags: back in the saddle, chuck wagon and the wheels, daddy-o, dance, loud music, rock and roll, shagbark hickory, stu blank, uncle rainbow