Maurizio (married to my cousin Shanna), sold Ideale after 31 years. I have so many memories of the restaurant in North Beach, San Francisco. You can read more here: https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/sf-ideale-restaurant-sold-after-three-decades-19857931.php
I’m personally a fan of trimmed cards. If the image of the ballplayer is clear, the card still holds value for me!
king of beers, with
horses trotting through snow
men holding cans
red and white
etched on coolers, on
tap handles, pulled by
bartenders, all over this
land, we love to
drink it up, cold
those majestic bubbles
eventually go stale sitting in
plastic red cups, or on
stained shoes, missed drips
unsteady moments, swerving
to get home
no, not royalty
but it can rule us
this little liquid
we love it so
every morning i drive by ben & jerry’s
haight-ashbury, hippie history
he sleeps on sticky stairs
remnants of mint chocolate chip, the
sugary smell underneath sleeping bag
comforts his drunk, drugged out body
pressed against concrete like
ice cream against waffle cone, but
this isn’t dessert, i think
of the hundreds of tourists’ feet
smiling, licking
walking on his bed
SLOANE IS IN THE CENTER, BACK ROW.
Daniel W. Polk 