'Whiskey and Wimmen'

 

John Lee Hooker (with Canned Heat), Whiskey and Wimmen

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Now looka here, I did not say I was a millionaire,
But I said I have spent more money than a millionaire!
‘Cause if I had’ve kept all my money that I’d already spent,
I would’ve been a millionaire a long time ago.

Willie Dixon

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Sammy’s is a dingy, crowded place. Known for its raucous parties and professional variety shows. From 8 in the morning until 4 the next morning Sammy’s is an alcoholic haven for the derelicts. Bowery characters [eccentrics who had achieved local notoriety for flamboyant drinking and storytelling] acquired a professional venue at Sammy’s Bowery Follies. Drunks and swells, drifters and celebrities, the rich and the forgotten.

in Life, Sammy's Bowery Follies: Bums and Swells Mingle at Low-Down New York Cabaret

# Fontes do texto:

• Sammy’s Bowery Follies, Life Magazine
• The Lower East Side History Project
• The Naked City