Colorado Kitsch
I grew up in Golden, in the shadow of the mighty Coors Brewery. I can’t tell you how many items emblazoned with the Coors brand I encountered in my childhood. One only had to walk into Foss Drug store and check out the array of promotional items available to the garden-variety tourist, or proud hometown resident.
My wife Lisa recently took up knitting (she’s already made me a scarf) and her new hobby dredged up a memory from early childhood, and something that qualifies as potentially the high-water mark of 1970’s Golden: The knitted beer can hat.
Maybe these will jog your memory too…
Even as a kid of 5 or so, I recognized that these things were an anomaly. What I am trying to reconcile today is that I actually want one, not necessarily to wear, but to have as a memento. Perhaps it could be a part of a full ensemble from the era, which also include the hunter-orange down vest, clutter boots and “elephant bell” jeans.