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It's time once again for another salute to those African Americans who otherwise would have their contributions overlooked. We turn back the hands of time and travel back to 1946 where a young man in Biloxi, Mississippi had a vision while wandering the aisles of a store in what was known as "Liquor Row" due to the amount of stores that sold booze. The clientel in that part of town was mainly the unemployed black man who would often panhandle passerbys for spare change for a drink. Grover McIntosh was no exception. What he came to realize is that he had to stand just outside the door all day long in the blistering heat. This is where Mr. McIntosh had a revelation that would change this overlooked area of the alcoholic beverage industry forever, At that time, The African American community w had realized that in order to get a good buzz on wine, it would cost about $5 for a bottle of spirits which mainly came from France and Italy. One evening Mr. McIntosh took a collection on the street corner and was able to buy one of the expensive bottles of wine, With that, McIntosh headed home to his apartment and went right to work. McIntosh polished off half the bottle and filled the rest with water. By adjusting the formula, McIntosh was able to cut the cost in half. For merely half a buck, McIntosh was able to secure shelf space around town for his product which was yet to be named. While waiting in the unemployment line one afternoon, the man behind the counter joked with hin about his name and asked him if he's Irish. It was on that very day that "Wild Irish Rose" was born Since then, this cheap, fortified wine has spread through the African American community like wildfire, McIntoshes invention earned him a sizeable anount of money and can still be seen in local parks and inner cities, usually being sipped out of a brown paper bag. Sadly, Grover McIntosh passed away in 1988 however, thanks to him, everyone is able to afford a cheap night of getting drunk!
Let's face it. There WILL be a winner by tomorrow. The Squealing Pig pulls no punches and reminds you, neither team is safe. Marinate in that for a while and by tomorrow night, you'll get my opinion. Sorry Lovie, I hope you DO win but, I think The Colts are just a little bit better.
Redd Foxx was an old, bitter black man who within the course of 30 minutes ended the show happy the way his situation was. Little be known that this show was originally done in England and called, "Steptoe and Son". Thanfully when it made it back to the US, Redd sat down with producers and wiped away the clean from the pilot script. In real life, Foxx was from St. Louis and his families last name was really "Sanford". LaWanda Page who played "Aunt Esther" on the show was actually a real life cousin to Redd who he admired very much and gave her a part in his show. This may have been one of the first programs to feature the cast either drunk or under the influence of drugs. Demond Wilson (Lamont) often times wore sunglasses through an entire show so nobody could see his pupils. Foxx was no better. Given the fact he taped his shows after a weekend in Las Vegas or just before he left to go there, he either came to the set drunk or left that way. The party often swept through the studio like a swarm of bees in which everyone got stung including "Aunt Esther". Less than half the scripts for episodes you see on TV today actually stuck to it. Most was ad-libbed by Foxx and everyone fed off of it. It enjoyed a nice little run and came back for one season in the early 80's. Foxx's last show was with Della Reese on a sitcom entitled Royal Family. After only a few episodes, Redd Collapsed on the set and never recovered. During his time as comedian he released a new record almost every week and they were all filthy dirty. So, today I remind you that when you see middle school children getting off the bus and saying "Fuck you honkey mo fo" or, "Yeah, I stabbed the dude because he called me a nigger", God bless The Foxx.the opinions expressed here are soley of the squealing pig 3007.
Who planted those "Lite Brite" boxes around Boston that made everyone run for the hills? You tell me...To the left is Alternative/Metal rocker Rob Zombie. To the right is one of the guys who put these things up depicting cartoons giving the finger. Is it me, or is this the same person?
It's time once again for another salute to those African Americans who otherwise would have their contributions overlooked. We turn back the hands of time and travel back to 1946 where a young man in Biloxi, Mississippi had a vision while wandering the aisles of a store in what was known as "Liquor Row" due to the amount of stores that sold booze. The clientel in that part of town was mainly the unemployed black man who would often panhandle passerbys for spare change for a drink. Grover McIntosh was no exception. What he came to realize is that he had to stand just outside the door all day long in the blistering heat. This is where Mr. McIntosh had a revelation that would change this overlooked area of the alcoholic beverage industry forever, At that time, The African American community w had realized that in order to get a good buzz on wine, it would cost about $5 for a bottle of spirits which mainly came from France and Italy. One evening Mr. McIntosh took a collection on the street corner and was able to buy one of the expensive bottles of wine, With that, McIntosh headed home to his apartment and went right to work. McIntosh polished off half the bottle and filled the rest with water. By adjusting the formula, McIntosh was able to cut the cost in half. For merely half a buck, McIntosh was able to secure shelf space around town for his product which was yet to be named. While waiting in the unemployment line one afternoon, the man behind the counter joked with hin about his name and asked him if he's Irish. It was on that very day that "Wild Irish Rose" was born Since then, this cheap, fortified wine has spread through the African American community like wildfire, McIntoshes invention earned him a sizeable anount of money and can still be seen in local parks and inner cities, usually being sipped out of a brown paper bag. Sadly, Grover McIntosh passed away in 1988 however, thanks to him, everyone is able to afford a cheap night of getting drunk!
