Penny Draws and Ink Stamps Where?

 

I guess you have to know Marvin to understand him. Marvin was my best friend during my party years from about 18 to 21 years old. Marvin was kinda tall and big-boned and came from a farming background in northeast Iowa. He wasn’t very physically attractive, but he was by no means ugly either. Marv did have an attractive personality though. Something almost magical about his charm that made it easy for him to hook up with attractive girls. Anyway, during those party years, our favorite place to hang out was a bar called the Circle in downtown Cedar Falls. They would have bands a couple of nights a week and cover charge at the door to get in. Marv and I were regulars there, so they knew us quite well.  One night there was a cover charge when Marvin and I went there and there’s lady sitting there at a table at the door to take cover charge. After paying your dollar, she normally would stamp the back of your hand, so they knew you paid to get in. Once, Marv asked the girl where she wanted to stamp him and she replied, “anyplace you want” so Marvin unzips his pants and pulls out his thing. She didn’t even bat an eye. She just stamped it and he zipped it up just like it was nothing. I about busted a gut laughing. That was a typical type of antic Marv would pull. Anyway, it was penny draws that night at the Circle. One penny would buy you a draw, or glass, of beer. We were putting them down followed by a couple shots of Tequila on the side. Sometimes if we were tanked enough, we were the first 2 on the dance floor. I really think the bar liked us as customers because we created a positive party mood and everyone had a good time. On this night, we would tell the barmaid, “Beers for everyone” and she’d go around and give a beer to everyone and it only cost us, I don’t know, a buck or something, at a penny a glass, but we had the honors of being able to tell others we once bought drinks for everyone in a bar. Good times.