Footnotes to Plato from the foothills of the Superstition Mountains

Brew 102

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I asked an old friend if he remembered the huge Brew 102 sign visible from a Los Angeles freeway back in the '50s and  '60s. (See photo below.)  His response:

'Deed I do remember Brew 102.
Over the Hollywood Freeway.
My arm 'round a cutie in a '55 Buick
Goin' long 'ol Highway 101.

Here is my verse response which is not meant autobiographically:

'Twas Brew 102 that did me in
 And got me to drownin' in liquid sin
 Soon I was a rollin' down that lost highway
 Where many a boy has been known to stray
 On 66 I got my kicks
 And on 101 I had my fun.
 But now I'm here to tell you true
 We ain't on this earth to booze and screw
 The female ass and the whisky glass
 Have brought many a man to a sorry pass.
 That's my wisdom take it straight
 And head while there's time for the narrow gate
 It's not too late and it's not too far
 As long's  you don't stop at the next whisky bar.

LaLaLand in the 1950s, Hollywood Freeway, and Brew 102 sign (left-click to enlarge):

Brew 102 Building


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