The Mango Vol 1 Issue 6

and beer poster art. In his down time, he tries to ignore Franco’s unapologetic detestation (“Franco hates my husband,” she laughs). The two are avid international travelers and scuba divers, and Blauers recently joined a pop ensemble called Big Tiki and the Mai Tais, a three-piece band with two ukuleles and washtub bass. “It’s kind of come full circle. Starting out as an artist for Jimmy , then actually getting on stage and performing and being a part of the music scene . It’s such an interesting evolution .” After all, they are forms of art, forms of escapism. And as we know, when escaping one thing you often end up heading down a road heading somewhere else. The journey is just that much better when the buzz you catch is not from cocktails, but from hard work and circumstance. Nancy S. Moseley is a freelance writer who believes that happy hour at [any given bar] is pretty much as close as you can get to being at the right place at the right time. FIND NANCY BLAUERS Etsy: NancyBlauersArt Facebook: Nancy-Blauers-Art Email: nancyblauersart@gmail.com

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