VLVL2 (2) Notes and commentary, p14

[Tim Strzechowski]

14.20  "a dilapidated Hussong's T-shirt"   Hussong's is a famous cantina,
described thus:

"Legendary expatriate bar where literary greats would share ideas over
drinks: now a place where you can get drunk, feign pretension and buy a
touristy T-shirt to commemorate your trip."
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g150770-d153539-Reviews-Hussong
_s_Cantina-Ensenada_Baja_California.html

an example of the tee:
https://www.johnramos.com/quepasa.htm

And some history:

"This has to be the most famous cantina in the world. It's the most infamous
in Mexico, and where else to they have infamous cantinas? Started by Russian
settlers over a century ago (almost everything in the Baja was started by
somebody from some weird place for some nutty reason), Hussongs has evolved
from a Western hole right out of the movies into an international bawdyhouse
where Lee Marvin and John Wayne cavorted, into THE place to toss back a
tequila in the Baja--with an incredible T-shirt and bumpersticker empire
that was plastering its strange name all over the Americas when the Hard
Rock wasn't even a gleam in some marketing sociopath's eye.

"Like Disneyland, the reality of Hussongs isn't quite up to its
reputation--but what the hell do you want from a Cantina? Its an old place
you go in and drink. They even allow women these days. Mostly you can say
you were there. If they don't believe you, show them your T-shirt and
bumpersticker.

"Seriously, Hussongs is a place you ought to hit. You never know what the
scene will be. It might be a bunch of college knuckleheads, or it might be
full of bikers on a run, or it might be the usual Baja crowd. But it's worth
stopping by at the North end of the main drag (Lopez Mateos) and Calle
Ruiz."
http://www.igougo.com/planning/journalEntryFreeForm.asp?JournalID=1296&Entry
ID=1206

and:

[...] "But if you spend an evening in Hussong's, you too will want a Hussong
's t-shirt - something tangible to remind you later of the magic."
http://www.mexicofile.com/ensenada.htm