Historian. Author. Ranter. Idea Junkie.
This a blog. Sort of. I rarely use it anymore.
The Chicago Tribune is getting a jump on the up-coming 75th anniversary (December 5) of the ratification of the 21st Amendment (aka repeal) with a series of repeal photos. Worth taking a look. Tip o' the mug to David Fahey at the Alcohol and Drugs History Society's Daily Register.
On December 5, the Cato Institute will hold a forum on the subject of prohibition and repeal. Yes, it will also run live on the web. Tip o' the mug to Jacob Grier, who alerted me to this event.
Jeffrey Morganthaler (mixologist and blogger in Eugene, Oregon) argues that December 5 ought to be a national holiday. Read about it here. And here's a link to his Repeal Day site. He may be on to something.
Sickening. Literally. I feel sick.
There's a piece in today's New York Times about Spam (sales are up. WAY up). This interests me because I'm writing a book about meat. But that same piece has a small multi-media sidebar titled "Winners and Losers." (It's on the left side of the screen. Look for the drawings of a sock and a roll of paper towels.) Click on the graphic to see how beer is faring in this recession. (And frozen pot pies? Who knew?)
Today the Justice Department approved InBev's purchase of Anheuser-Busch, subject to InBev unloading Labatt's USA. Read more here. The lovely and always-alert Harry Schuhmacher at Beer Business Daily, the deal itself may close sometime next week.
Why does my brain keep singing "Yer gonna make me lonesome when you go?" God only knows, because that particular song (one of my favorites) has NOTHING to do with this deal. But I am feeling just a wee bit sniffly about this moment. Sigh. Probably emotional hang-over from the election.
And yeah, yeah, yeah, I know the rest of you don't give a shit. To which I say: SOMEONE has to care. Better me than some random whoever, right?
Website of Maureen Ogle, author and historian. Books include Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer; In Meat We Trust: An Unexpected History of Carnivore America; and Key West: History of An Island of Dreams.
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