There are countless photos of Churchill with a cigar in his mouth. This one is my favorite. I just ran across it on my hard-drive and wondered if there might be something like a Famous pipe and cigar smokers thread in this forum. Didn't find one, so here goes.
Churchill in this photo reminds me of a guy who lived in a $3/night hotel I worked in for a while when I was in high school (circa 1970). The hotel was built in the 1880s and on its last leg. There was a fairly large lobby (for a small town) with a row of heavy oak chairs lined up in front of a TV. A large fireplace centered on the wall behind the chairs. For some reason the only program I actually remember seeing on that TV was I Love Lucy. Anyhow, the hotel's guests were mostly old men (there were still a lot of WWI vets around then), railroad crewmen (Rock Island engineers, brakemen, etc.), traveling salesmen, and a few drifters. One of the old guys looked like WC's twin. I didn't make the connection back then.
Let me know if there is already a thread here like this, and I'll ask to have this one removed.
Churchill in this photo reminds me of a guy who lived in a $3/night hotel I worked in for a while when I was in high school (circa 1970). The hotel was built in the 1880s and on its last leg. There was a fairly large lobby (for a small town) with a row of heavy oak chairs lined up in front of a TV. A large fireplace centered on the wall behind the chairs. For some reason the only program I actually remember seeing on that TV was I Love Lucy. Anyhow, the hotel's guests were mostly old men (there were still a lot of WWI vets around then), railroad crewmen (Rock Island engineers, brakemen, etc.), traveling salesmen, and a few drifters. One of the old guys looked like WC's twin. I didn't make the connection back then.
Let me know if there is already a thread here like this, and I'll ask to have this one removed.
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