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Gene's Book |
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"Excelsior
You Fathead
The Art and Enigma of Jean Shepherd"
by Eugene B. Bergmann
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Brass Figlagee with Bronze Oakleaf Palm |
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Shep awarded
them frequently, every Shep fan has heard of it, but no one
knows what it looks like. Gene Bergmann offers his
interpretation of the famous "Brass Figlagee" |
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Prexy's Placemat |
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This Prexi
drawing is one Shep told listeners on a broadcast that they
would find if they turned the paper placemat / menus over - and
there it was when I followed orders. The original is ten
by fourteen inches. |
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Prexy's Placemat
"Special Shep Edition" |
Back of "Special Shep Edition"
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I, Libertine Book
Signing |
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My original photo of
Shep signing my copy of "I, Libertine." On the back of the photo I
wrote at the time, "The Marlboro Episode April 8 1957."
I remember it was one of his gatherings (At the Marlboro bookstore -
I believe it was the one on 42 street. For some reason we were
asked after some time to leave, (overcrowded the store?) and
we re-congregated on the balcony of the nearby Horn and Hardart
Automat, where he signed my book (I still have). |
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Remember the scalloped edge photos? Note
the "Apr 57" date on the border. |
Gene's notes on the back of the photo. |
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Review from NY
Times
courtesy: Gene Bergmann |
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In God We Trust:
All Others Pay Cash |
Newspaper ad from October 23, 1966 |
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Village Voice Book
Review - December 29, 1966 |
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Page 3 |
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Misc |
"Evolution"
"When you were a tadpole and I was a fish in the Paleozoic Age..."
Poem often read by Shep |
Excelsior
Parody of Longfellow's Excelsior by Edward Lear |
