Via artist Mike Mitchell Emancipation Schematication
I did this last year for fun, submitted it to Threadless and they made a T out of it. I planned on doing a bunch more deconstructed portraits but never got around to it…maybe one day.
Lincoln House Restaurant Bar & Deli
I’m not sure how I have not visited this place yet.
Although, in my defense — it never really looks like its open — so maybe that has dissuaded me. It is also approaching the particularly strange side of touristifying Lincoln’s death (as the restaurant is right next door to the Petersen House).
In any event – they do have waffles… and I do love waffles… so I should probably give it the old college try sometime soon.
Lincoln Logs
It is a common misconception that the logs get their name from President Lincoln — but if you click through to the link above you’ll learn the truth.
Guess it is a good thing I named this thing the Honest Abe Blog after all!
Better To Remain Silent…
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt.
– Abraham Lincoln
(Sort of anathema to the whole idea of blogging… but hey it works)
Tommy Lee Jones and Joseph Gordon-Levitt Join Spielbergs Lincoln
Tommy Lee Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Hal Holbrook,James Spader, John Hawkes, Tim Blake Nelson, Bruce McGill and Joseph Cross are in negotiations to join the cast of DreamWorks Studios’ Lincoln,
Yesssss… ❤ JGL.
Maira Kalman.
This is from one of my favorite books (and now defunct blogs) of the past few years. Beautifully illustrated and written — all of Kalman’s books that I own have become some of my prized possessions, always sitting on my “special books” book shelf.
Also — who wouldn’t want to live in the Lincoln Memorial? Or at least camp there for a while.
Ha Ha Ha.
Amazing.
A Treasured Gift.
This came to me as a present for being a bridesmaid to one of my best friends. The first version of it was destroyed by an eager cat and this second version of it needs its chain replaced. Overall a very lovely image of good old Abe and a wonderful reminder of how great friends can be.
Launching a Dream.
Today I have launched a dream. That dream has taken the form of a collection of Abraham Lincoln stuff.
Although I desperately wanted the title of the blog to be a pun on Lincoln Logs (Lincoln bLogs?) I figured that may be a little heavy handed and “The Honest Abe Blog” would do.
The photo above was taken when I accidentally “met” President Lincoln on 7/4/2008. The moment took me by surprise — one doesn’t necessarily wake up and expect to meet a former President (or a former President impersonator) — but I was lucky enough to have that happen AND to have my digital camera with me when it happened. Interestingly enough this chance encounter took place at the corner ofLincoln & Altgeld in Chicago.
See you next week, Lincoln lovers.
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