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In search of the Green Fairy

2009.08.12

...or, "Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder"...:-)

Oft vilified in the west, absinthe is making a comeback but in the late 1800s it was the target for outrage. Once French critic said:

"Absinthe makes you crazy and criminal, provokes epilepsy and tuberculosis, and has killed thousands of French people. It makes a ferocious beast of man, a martyr of woman, and a degenerate of the infant, it disorganizes and ruins the family and menaces the future of the country."

Not bad for a drink which actually isn't any more degenerative than any other. Mind you it is good going to finish off a bottle on the street and leave your empties behind.

This is actually in Krakow, Poland and the poster is advertising a local band... honestly!
10 Comments
redro Too bad, I heard Paris has a good absinthe ....
I do believe that French critic. And any other righteous person will confirm that it is all true.
They also have a list of evil things with the same effect on people: women's pants, masturbation, divorce, singing in the shower...etc.
I gave up consuming absinthe since I first read about the ravage it produces and use only apple vinegar instead, and look what a worthy citizen I became.
......I'm still working on the downsizing of the list.

Interesting band: a naked quadruple of females...what instruments are they playing ?
redro · 2009-08-12: 14:01
tedbarlow This must be the venue then ;-)
tedbarlow · 2009-08-12: 14:19
Allegra bellissima immagine
Allegra · 2009-08-12: 15:10
gwena nice composition and light
gwena · 2009-08-12: 15:42
burbulz so did you go to a concert?:)
burbulz · 2009-08-12: 16:22
smbunation I wish we made posters that kick ass when I was in a band!
smbunation · 2009-08-12: 17:30
jet28 Groan :-)
jet28 · 2009-08-13: 02:30
Widcat I'm looking more at the lovely tone, color and texture of the wall and window. With the poster added in, superb.
Widcat · 2009-08-13: 18:58
longimanus lol, what a story! the band probably suggest their music works as addictive psychoactive drug:-) and guess in which countries (among a few others) absinthe was not banned... UK and hungary:-)
longimanus · 2009-08-15: 16:13
slowpete perfect lovely texture and tone
slowpete · 2009-08-17: 01:13
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