[Bubba Gump Shrimp]

I vaguely remember the label, I do remember it had the front end of a train coming down the tracks with it’s light on I think.

That was wino booze, like ripple (but we drank it if that’s all there was!)

I remember we had a guy who had expensive beer taste when I got out of the service... he would drink... Mickey’s Big Mouths (another pinkie in the air beer was Michelobe, of all things)

That was like the most premium of beers you could get around here, otherwise it was Old Style, PBR and Hamms

Man we were broke as hell, but I look back and it was a fun time no matter what

[Tainan]

Ahh yes. The wonders of Ripple.
Be it the nuance of Red; the fruity tantalizing tingle of Pagan Pink or even the mundane hilarity of Ripple White - they were All good in their own right.
The early 70s were a time of adventure and tasting. Fresh out of the VN fun trip, into College and with more money than good sense, I succumbed to the lure of the vine.
Translation:
I learned to like some wines and got puking dog (an homage to a gone writer) drunk and acted an occasional fool.
I also worked on my appreciation of beers - (I did live in the Zinzinatti area! Hudepohl, Schoenling, Burger beer, etc.)