when i was ten or eleven or maybe nine there was a television commercial for a beer called hamms.
a bear is canoeing down a river. there are trees and hills. indian tom toms are rhythmically beating.
very pleasant voices begin to sing
" from the land of clear blue water
comes a beer thats cool and so refreshing
hamms "
i remember my parents and their friends, roy and irene, sitting at the dining room table. i watch as irene sips a beer. it is hamms. she asks if i want a taste. i look at dad. he tells me to go ahead it wont kill me. irene hands me her glass. i shyly put it to my mouth and drink
i make a face ! it tastes horrible !! i quickly return the glass to irene. she roy mom and dad have a good laugh
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