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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

The Oldest Man in America Lives...

In Great Falls, Montana. According to a recent report on the CBS nightly world news the gentleman is 115-years old. Is still bright, able to move around, albeit with a rascal scooter, and has an active social life.

And why in the world would anyone want to live in Great Falls, Montana?

Well besides being home to the C.M. Russell Museum. And his unique brand of Americana portrayed in artwork...

 

It also features other fine art establishments. Like the bar where I found this Spanish Beauty...


And public displays of sacred Christian artwork such as this lovely storefront mural found downtown...


But the real reason that Great Falls, Montana hosts the oldest living Man in America is that there are Real Live Mermaids in this town!

These pictures were taken at one of my favorite places in the country, the Sip-N-Dip, at the O'Hare Motor Lodge in Great Falls. This tiny tiki bar has so many things going for it that make it beyond amazing, the Mermaid making it that much more platinum than gold, that I just have to say. WOW!

And if you are curious as to the photo quality, when was the last time you tried to take a picture of a mermaid? Hmmmmmm? That's is what I thought. The optics of aquatic photography, dimly lit tiki bars, the vastness of big skies in Montana, and the laconic siren song of Piano Pat (the 70+year-old, weekend musical entertainment at the Sip-n-Dip), will make capturing images of the elusive mermaid difficult.




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