...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!

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: 15:01

This must be the venue then ;-) ????? · 2009-08-12: 15:19

bellissima immagine Allegra · 2009-08-12: 16:10

nice composition and light gwena · 2009-08-12: 16:42

so did you go to a concert?:) burbulz · 2009-08-12: 17:22

I wish we made posters that kick ass when I was in a band! smbunation · 2009-08-12: 18:30

Groan :-) jet28 · 2009-08-13: 03:30

I'm looking more at the lovely tone, color and texture of the wall and window. With the poster added in, superb. ????? · 2009-08-13: 19:58

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: 17:13

perfect lovely texture and tone slowpete · 2009-08-17: 02:13

Reminds me of Jan Saudek's work ... which I grew to admire when living in Slovenia. However, it's not everyone's taste. marilynx · 2011-11-08: 10:59