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The
Vesuvio Cafe is famous as a favored beat hangout in the day. The particularly apropos mantra above the door reads
"We are itching to get away from Portland, Oregon." Apparently an obscure reference to a 1915 flea epidemic. And no, we have no idea who these women are. They demanded to be included in this photo. Must be from Portland.
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Brent holds a postcard of a famous painting that used to hang behind the bar. Oddly no one working in the establishment knew where the painting was or what is was about.
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This is the the guy that recommended the La Chouffe at La Trappe. I don't know what he is doing here. I think he is stalking us.
1 comment:
FYI, the painting in question is, indeed, hanging on a wall in the bar. As you walk in the door, it's on the facing wall a little to the left.
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