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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 |
