"Bardahl Did It Again!"

I'm continually amazed at how powerful 
advertising is.
Did we pay closer attention because TV as a medium was new back then and we were fascinated with it?
Maybe so.
But some of those early commercials are still bright in my memory.
"Bardahl did it again" is one of 'em.

"Hey Mo-om! Oh Mo-om! Here comes the O-mar man!"

"I LOVE Bosco, that's the drink for me!"

"Be young and fair, and debonair... Be sociable... have a Pepsi!"

If I could just rid my memory of these OLD ditties I might be able to remember where I put my keys for safe-keeping.

More brain cell usurpers here.

A French Lick At West Baden Springs

I had never been. Shame on me.
Why didn't you tell me about it and force the issue?!

I don't care much for Casinos...
To me they're all so similar... smelling of stale cigarettes, seemingly hypnotized folks feeding money into machines, and the noise of all those machines making it nearly impossible for this hearing-impaired old fart to carry on a normal conversation. Leroy, Sara Jean and I went to the bar for a drink and played the "people watch" game.

But then the four of us jumped on the shuttle and took the short trip over to the West Baden Springs Hotel, pictured above.
Wow.
Just. Plain. Wow.

Built in the early 1900's, it fell into disrepair, then was rehabilated with love to a condition as near as possible to when it was first opened.
I was awestruck. I wished the walls could tell stories.

If you've never been, it's worth the trip.
GO.