Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Yawns from the Publican and Ernesto.

LEO reader Steve will be happy to know that I paid an inflated price for my Che wallet ... in Europe.

No NABC Che

As a beer lover, I’ve been meaning to visit New Albanian Brewing Co. in New Albany. Then I read in LEO that owner Roger Baylor has a Che Guevara wallet (April 21 Mug Shots). Thanks for saving me a trip, Roger. I wouldn’t want my dollars to end up in a leather homage to a sadistic, enslaving murderer.

I’m also confident Che would not approve of the high prices Roger charges for his simple water and grains product, but he’d probably dig the wallet. Then he’d take it … at gunpoint.

Steve Newberry, Highlands
And from the People's Republic of the Highlands, no less. The tedium is growing.

17 comments:

Mike said...

Do you think Baron would appreciate the juxtaposition of these pictures?

Iamhoosier said...

That's hilarious. Too bad that Steve didn't make it over. He would have "loved" your brew tanks.

Ann said...

I'm horrified by the photo, too--get an Apple, boy!

Jonathan said...

wow...words are falling out of my head but none of them would be fit to put here...i need a beer...

dan chandler said...

Once again symbols trump substance, at least for a small minority who I suspect already had an agenda.

I guess the print on Roger's wallet is more important than the inconvenient fact that Roger is a capitalist who invests his own money in a private business enterprise.

By that wallet-picture-trumps-substance logic, I should feel comfortable letting a convicted mass murderer babysit my children, just as long as he has a picture of Mr. Rogers on his wallet.

Daniel Short said...

Think globally... a Che wallet, made in China, bought by an American while in Europe. At least the insane profit was a split between the shop owner and the government and didn't end up going to the Che-Pac.

John Manzo said...

It might be time to invest in some Mandy Patinkin CD's for the listening pleasure of people in your establishment. The King of Pop, the REAL King of Pop, has his music reserved for Italian restaurants...

Iamhoosier said...

I'll probably be in the doghouse but there is more Warren Buffet than Che Guevara.

Ann said...

Mark, you're already in the doghouse because of the hat.

Jeff Gillenwater said...

Wait, there's a Che-PAC?

dan chandler said...

Which multinational corporation owns the intellectual property rights to the iconic Che image?

Jeff Gillenwater said...

None, as it should be.

G Coyle said...

Wow, I should wear my Che Swatch watch from the 1980s, aren't symbols fun when they provoke amusement?

bayernfan said...

Outlawing Che's image on anything may end up on the agenda for the next NA Council meeting now..

edward parish said...

Why is there not a "Che" beer at NABC?

Anonymous said...

My favorite Che image is from The Onion:
http://store.theonion.com/product/che-wearing-che-tshirt-tshirt,115/

A che wearing che t-shirt. Someday I'll buy one for the boss.

w&la said...

No one complained when the Rutles played Che Stadium!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F86ph2Sd0iI