The Idiot was among the first visitors to the “Last Call: An Intoxicating History of Alcohol” exhibit at the Turtle Bay Museum when it opened in Redding, California. That’s because he loves continuing to learn about the lore, laws, social movements, fashion, myths, science, technologies, delights and damage caused by alcohol.
The Idiot was among the first callers at “Last Call: An Intoxicating History of Alcohol” at the Turtle Bay Museum in Redding, CA, when it opened on February 16.
Here are some of the fashionable, educational, historical, interactive and amusing exhibits at “Last Call: An Intoxicating History of Alcohol,” which ends on May 12.
Fashionable Social Drinking.
A couple ready to go out on the town at the “Last Call: An Intoxicating History of Alcohol” exhibit.
Prohibition didn’t stop drinking or fashion in the United States during the Roaring Twenties.
It seems to be imperative that even a novice drinker know “What Beverage Goes With Each Glass?”
Alcohol is often distributed in seductive containers.
An Educational and Historical Appreciation of Alcohol.
The source of the word “alcohol” might interests etymologists more than consumers.
Alcohol has often been considered “…a form of material culture — a versatile and highly charged symbolic medium and social tool.”
The Idiot’s first taste of alcohol was a Coors beer that he drank near the Diestlehorst Bridge in Redding, California, in the mid-60s.
The Idiot easily aced the “Name That Bottle!” quiz at “Last Call: An Intoxicating History of Alcohol.”
Technology And Alcohol.
Whenever The Idiot sees a wine bottling machine he’s immediately reminded of a quote attributed to both Charles Baudelaire and Oscar Wilde: “A sweetheart is a bottle of wine, a wife is a wine bottle.”
One contraption to brew your own is on display at “Last Call: An Intoxicating History of Alcohol.”
Social Alcohol.
“Why Do You Drink Alcohol?”
Have you ever been personally acquainted with the definition of these words? The Idiot has.
Every visitor to the “Last Call: An Intoxicating History of Alcohol” exhibit is asked “Do You Drink Alcohol?”
The Idiot reflects on his experience with booze at a bar after completing his visit to the “Last Call: An Intoxicating History of Alcohol” exhibit.
About Joel
Joel Stratte-McClure has been a global trekker since the 1970s. He lived in France for over 30 years, working as a journalist, before he turned his attention to a unique life-time-project of walking the shores of the Mediterranean. The first 4,401 kilometers are explored in his inspirational and entertaining first book "The Idiot and the Odyssey: Walking the Mediterranean." The next 4,401 kilometers are covered in the gods-filled sequel, "The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean,” published on Valentine's Day 2013. The last 4,401 kilometers will be discussed in the last book of the trilogy currently entitled "The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Alexander the Great Walks the Mediterranean."