Pink Elephant (I Can Lead That Band), 1930s

Thoughtful delivery service

Easy 30 day returns

Certified Reviews

Description

Pink Elephant (I Can Lead That Band), 1930sThe euphemism seeing pink elephants was first used in the 19th century to describe the hallucinations experienced by drinkers of absinthe, the anise flavored and highly alcoholic beverage associated with bohemian culture. Vincent Van Gogh, Ernest Hemingway and Oscar Wilde were well known absinthe drinkers. Absinthe was banned by 1915 but the phrase remained popular up to the 1950s as a way of describing someone who had drunk too much. I was seeing

like its more humble predecessor

sold by roadsides and in markets and in restaurants during those months

The company faced bankruptcy and closed in 1984

Jolson’s character nervously performs for Coffee Dan’s patrons who determine the fate of performers by beating small wooden mallets – depicted on the front of this menu – on tables

the former American Secretary of State who served only 37 days in his post in 1909 until President Theodore Roosevelt left office

suffered damage in two legendary storms in 1944 and 1962 and was badly damaged by fire in 1963

Stylish customers - including a bowler-hatted man with a monocle and glamorous mesdames - look on

was one of the many roadside attractions along Highway 99

" a bar created for the New York Word's Fair in 1939

with its finger sandwiches

with over 100 posters for films such as West Side Story

in the 19th arrondisement

Exchange/Return Notes