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Flying Dog Art Show at Tap Room No. 307
February 22, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Flying Dog Art Show
featuring the Label Art of Ralph Steadman
RSVP via facebook
6pm
at:
Tap Room No. 307
307 Third Ave. (between 23rd & 24th St.)
New York, NY
(212) 725-4766
TapRoom307.com
Notable author and Gonzo journalist, Hunter S. Thompson lived only a few blocks from the original Flying Dog Ranch in Colorado and eventually the two became good friends over common interests in drinking and firearms. In 1990, Thompson introduced Flying Dog founder George Stranahan to Ralph Steadman, who went on to create original artwork for Flying Dog’s beer labels in 1995. His first label artwork was for the Road Dog Porter, a beer inspired and blessed by Thompson who wrote a short essay about it titled “Ale According to Hunter”:
