It's basically a folk art masterpiece, with recycled stuff everywhere. The artist, John Preble, shares my fetish of combining dead animals, as in alligator dogs. He also has these miniature models that move when you push a button. For example, here is one called "Tragedy on Dogpound Road" when a twister hits a mobile home park.
Then we had lunch at the Abita Brew Pub, where they used to make Abita Beer. Here by chance we sat near John Preble. Gilgamesh told him "I loved your house" and he said "thanks." And then we went to the new Abita Brewery for a tour. The best part about this was the free beer. They gave you a glass and then you could do whatever you wanted with all of these beer spouts. Did I say they had free beer? Well, they did. I had a Jockamo IPA, followed by a Purple Haze. Therese had the Andygator. The kids had root beer. They let the kids go on the tour so long as we promised not to give them any beer, which was free, by the way.
Then we got back in the Higlander and drove south, and unlike Mandeville Mayor Eddie Price, we managed to avoid hitting the Causeway Bridge barricades. I guess the secret is to stop drinking after two Abitas.
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My parents live in Abita now. It's a sleepy little place, just perfect for my mother. I could never live there, though. Too quiet.
You'll have to mention, one more time, to my husband that the beer at the Abita brewery is free, free, free!
Leigh is correct. The beer at the brewery is free.
You have much more self-control than I do. My wife would have had to drive us home.
Oh boy. You need to change John Bullard to John Preble-for two reasons-no one ever wants to be confused for John Preble and John Bullard is a talent in his own right, but probably a bit less zany than Preble. Heh.
Oops. I changed it to John Preble. Too many Abita beers is my only excuse. Sorry to both John Preble and John Bullard.
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