Tag: History
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Haven’t had a dream in a long time. See, the life I’ve had, can make a good man bad
So for once in my life, let me get what I want.Lord knows, it would be the first time. These are the words I muttered to myself, while on a Sausage sourcing trip to Manchester, England, way back in early 1963. I’d just visited yet another English sausage factory, having spent the afternoon tasking mediocre […]
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I recall, Central Park in fall. How you tore your dress, what a mess, I confess. That’s not all.
Those are some of the memorable lines from lady-voiced crooner, Wayne Newton’s version of Danke Schoen. The original lyrics to this song were penned by yours truly back in 1961. The setting for the song was not Central Park, but of course Lincoln Park.
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I don’t believe in Beatles, I just believe in me
Let me tell you a story. Back in the summer of ’69 I was on a business trip to New York, meeting with some of my sausage suppliers and Froman Inc associates. Practically everyone was talking about this place that was serving great schnitzel. Now I love good schnitzel as much as anyone, so Mrs […]
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The Froman Sausage Works
It doesn’t happen too often, but I do occasionally meet somebody who doubts my claim to be the real Sausage King of Chicago. When this happens I usually just chuckle and say, “Would you like me to get it out?”