It is another summer and I’m enjoying again my favorite seasonal pastime, drinking Schiltz and smoking Swisher Sweets. Although, this summer, it has been a little difficult finding my Schlitz to drink on the wonderful summer evenings when I sit outside in my yard at night, delighting in a perfect lake breeze of 68 degrees.
Even at my location, miles from Lake Michigan, I can still feel the breeze off the lake while I watch fireflies dancing in the night. I’m close to the town of Wauwatosa, which is the native Indian word for fireflies. I imagine those ancient residents on or near these same grounds, sitting around a campfire and watching the fireflies too while they also enjoyed their plant tobacco.
This is my new weekly ritual, smoking Sweets and drinking my favorite brew in the front yard. Sometimes I do it more than once a week.
Drinking Schlitz and Smoking Swisher Sweets in the Past
There was a time, decades ago, when I enjoyed another but similar weekly ritual. Every Saturday night, I smoked Sweets and drank whiskey and cokes and Manhattans at LaCage Niteclub. I miss those days hanging out with my dear friend Alex.
Schlitz-the beer that made Milwaukee famous
Schlitz Beer (schlitzbrewing.com)
Whatever Happened to Schlitz Beer, the American Classic? (wideopencountry.com)
Smoking Swisher Sweets
The cigar I am smoking in the photo is a Swisher Sweet natural leaf. I couldn’t smoke those in the bars because cigars were not allowed. Instead, I smoked the mini Sweets, which are the same size as a cigarette. Today smoking is banned in bars, a stupid law that I don’t understand.
Swisher Sweets Leaf Cigarillos
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