Yes, this is a picture of a common southern beer (Lone Star) and an oyster po-boy. The beer is what triggered the memory generating this post (the po-boy was good - oyster season just started).
I order a Lone Star once during any road trip when I notice it on the beer list. I like to quote song lyrics and noticing a Lone Star beer triggers the opportunity. Usually, Cindy has to listen when I break into song and then explain the significance of the lyrics. A blog post is probably better suited to my talents. The lyrics are from “Lightning Bar Blues” and I associate the song with a midwest bar band hero - Johnny Holm (the link above should take you to a version recorded in Ellendale, ND, in 2008). I last heard the band at a street festival in Alexandria, MN
The band starts the song acapella (use the link and at least listen to the first 30 seconds):
I don’t need no diamond ring
I don’t need no Cadillac car
I just want to drink my Lone Star beer
Down in the Lightning bar
Some versions of the song substitute Ripple wine for Lone Star beer, but I suppose the message is the same. The Ellendale version uses the reference to Lone Star and this is how I remember the song.
What a great comment on the “big picture” (not to be confused with the Big Tree).
I guess this is a drinking song. Please limit yourself to two.
[A bonus track from the band]
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