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Category Archives: Vices
Classic National Premium Beer Commercials
Visit the new fan site for National Premium Beer and share your stories and images! They have some great old ads and history on about this “upscale” adult beverage. Here’s some National Premium commercials from Atomic TV’s “Atomic Cocktail Hours.” Note: … Continue reading
National Bohemian Beer To Be Served On Draft Again
Historic Baltimore brew will be available in kegs for first time in 15 years By Erik Maza (The Baltimore Sun, 1/26/2011) It’s been 15 years since National Bohemian left Maryland, but Patrick McCusker remembers it almost as bitterly as the … Continue reading
Babe Ruth Injected Sheep’s Testicles and Shilled for Tobacco
Excerpt from “Welcome to the Terrordome” by Dave Zirin “Scientists have attempted to use testosterone to build muscle going back more than 1,000 years, but the modern era of steroids starts in 1889 when prominent French scientist Charles Edouard Brown-Sequard … Continue reading
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From The Land Of Pleasant Living
By Dana D. (Drinking Made Easy, 1/20/2011) Local culture is always dynamic. Every place has its flair and flavor that more often than not, remains within the city limits, only venturing beyond through word-of-mouth stories or the occasional visitor bringing … Continue reading
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