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He celebrated 'sky blue waters' (Hamms beer guy dies)
Pioneer Press ^
| 11-16-04
| KARL J. KARLSON
Posted on 11/16/2004 3:18:54 PM PST by Rakkasan1
t is a bit of irony that Ernie Garven,who died last week at his Florida home, wrote the unforgettable Hamm's beer advertising jingle, "From the land of sky blue wa-a-aters.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: beer; blue; ernie; garven; hamms; minnesota; obituary; sky; waters
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...from the land of pines, lofy balsams. mmmm, Hamms. Come and get it!
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posted on
11/16/2004 3:18:54 PM PST
by
Rakkasan1
To: Rakkasan1
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posted on
11/16/2004 3:21:06 PM PST
by
Ron in Acreage
(Kerry is (no longer) a threat to national security)
To: Rakkasan1
I used to call on Hamms in St. Paul. The boiler room guy, Art Lugar, was adept at stringing together more curse words than anyone I'd ever come across.
To: Rakkasan1
Dead at a young 90. That's what a life of NON-beer-drinking will do to you.
To: Rakkasan1
...from the land of pines, lofy balsams. mmmm, Hamms - the beer refreshing, Hamms, the beer refreshing..
I loved these commercials when I was a kid...the animated Hamm's bear was great....never did drink the beer though
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To: Rakkasan1
I wish people (including Alanis Morrisette) would look up the word "irony" in the dictionary before using the term in their works.
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posted on
11/16/2004 3:24:24 PM PST
by
So Cal Rocket
(Proud Member: Internet Pajama Wearers for Truth)
To: Rakkasan1
Hamms disappeared before I began to consume mass quantities. Was it decent?
To: Rakkasan1
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posted on
11/16/2004 3:24:52 PM PST
by
spiffy
To: Rakkasan1
I ain't laughing about Hamm's. Sometimes, I just get the urge to pick up a six-pack of Schlitz. Or Stroh's. Or Iron City. Or Old German. Hey, that's Americana, right there, buddy.
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posted on
11/16/2004 3:25:05 PM PST
by
Viking2002
(Taglines? Vikings don't need no steenkin' taglines..............)
To: Rakkasan1
I stick with Miller and Pabst..Coors tastes like piss and Bud aint worth the price..Old Milwaukee has really gone down hill
To: muleskinner
It was decent for the crap variety. I.E. when being the cheapest beer possible in college, it was a top choice.
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posted on
11/16/2004 3:25:18 PM PST
by
Rodney King
(No, we can't all just get along)
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To: Rakkasan1
"Bear Whiz Beer. It's in the water; that's why it's yellow."
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posted on
11/16/2004 3:26:09 PM PST
by
Hank Rearden
(Never allow anyone who could only get a government job attempt to tell you how to run your life.)
To: Old Kular
Primo, Dixie, Rainier, Olympia, Falstaff to name a few.
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posted on
11/16/2004 3:26:28 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(It's sad that the news media treats Michael Jackson better than our military.)
To: michaelbfree
Consider yourself lucky. There is nothing more foul than Hamms Beer. Well, maybe Susan Estrich. But that's about it.
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posted on
11/16/2004 3:27:11 PM PST
by
ottothedog
(Forbes 2008)
To: Old Kular
How about a Leinenkugels Lager?
To: Rakkasan1
Wow...a trip down memory lane! When I was little I loved those jingles and the Hamm's beer signs, which were "high tech" for their time. Can you imagine the fit libs would have today between the "Native American" flavor of the Hamm's jingle and all the cute little critters in their ads and signs?
I also miss seeing the Marlboro man bringing home the Christmas tree. Those ad restrictions sure have stopped smoking and drinking, haven't they? Thanks for the memories. (And I don't smoke or drink beer...except an occasional Shiner Bock.)
To: dfwgator
Jax, Buckhorn, and Mickey's wide mouth malt liquor.
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posted on
11/16/2004 3:29:56 PM PST
by
FNG
To: spiffy
the commercials were better than the beer.It was comparable
to Old Milwaukee now days("Old Swill").
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posted on
11/16/2004 3:29:58 PM PST
by
Rakkasan1
(Justice of the Piece: Hope IS on the way...)
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