Friday, October 21, 2011

Episode 7 Addendum

Hmm looks like Texas Guinan's grave and former speakeasy sites are not the only destinations from this podcast I could pay a visit to.Per this awesome blog post from The Bowery Boys, (much recommended) I could go see the bar where famed boxer John L Sullivan was too chicken to let little old lady Carrie Nation in. Though according to Google Street View, it currently seems to be a perfume shop. How anticlimactic.
-LP

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Episode 7 - Dames of Prohibition

Texas Guinan and Carrie Nation: Rabble-rousers!

(I didn't alter the Carrie picture. I didn't have to.)



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Further Reading:
Carrie Nation:
"Retelling the Life: Carrie Nation" by Fran Grace (2001)
"Vessel of Wrath" by Robert Lewis Taylor (1966)
"The Use and Need of Carry A. Nation" by Carry A. Nation (1904)


Texas Guinan:
"Hello, Sucker!" by Glenn Shirley, Austin, Texas. (1989)
"Steppin' Out." University of Chicago Press. (1981 by Lewis A. Erenberg)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0347345/bio

**Pics of the ladies are done up fancy by LP**

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Episode 3 Follow-up: Was Mary Shelley a dirty liar?

Mayyybe not. Well at least it is possible that the moon was shining on her window if she had the vision of the creature when she said she did.

Cool article on io9 here

Ya know? When it comes to various kinds of nerding out, astronomy nerding out is definitely in my top 10, couple of notches below history nerding out of course. But gotta love the combo here.

-LP