Postcard - Wilmcote, Warwickshire

"Mary Arden's House, Wilmcote. William Shakespeare's mother, Mary Arden, lived in this lovely Tudor farmhouse in the Warwickshire village of Wilmcote before her marriage to John Shakespeare. Situated about three miles from Stratford-upon-Aven, its barns now house a fine collection of old agricultural implements."

1960s?

Postcard - Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire

"Elizabeth Knott Garden, New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon. Here is the site of New Place, purchased by Shakespeare in 1577. He lived here in retirement during the last six years of his life, and died here in 1616. Adjoining this site is the home of Thomas Nash, who married Shakespeare's grand-daughter." 

1960s?

Postcard - Ashland, Oregon

"Elizabethan stagehouse of the Oregon Shakespearian Festival, Ashland is patterned after the Fortune Theatre of 1599 London. Desgined by Richard L. Hay, it features multiple playing areas with varying levels, allowing the production of Shakespeare's plays in one continuous flow of action. This is the home of America's First Elizabethan Theatre, the oldest in the Western Hemisphere annually producing the plays of Shakespeare on the type of stage for which they were written."

1980s.

WARNING! HELL IS WAITING FOR YOU!

And they'll be NO BUTTER IN HELL!!

A newspaper ad from the early 1980s, during the rise of Ron the Con.

I love the "Christians Who Love You" counterbalance after a message of despair and fear.

Personally, I prefer Shakespeare: "Use every man after his desert, and who should ’scape whipping? Use them after your own honor and dignity. The less they deserve, the more merit is in your bounty. Take them in."

Morty Comix # 2551

Morty Comix # 2551 was left on top of a sign frame at Brighton Park Grange in Tumwater, Washington. Back in the late 1970s I recall attending a grog-filled Shakespeare-themed party when this place was still way out in the woods. Although still surrounded by trees, the city has caught up to this grange.

Favorite Movie Quotes: My Darling Clementine

"I've heard a lot about you, too, Doc. You left your mark around in Deadwood, Denver and places. In fact, a man could almost follow your trail goin' from graveyard to graveyard."

I love the Victor Mature-Hamlet-Shakespeare scene in this film.

Morty Comix # 2467

Morty Comix # 2467 was placed inside a book with selected works of Marlowe and Shakespeare. I placed it on the page that had one of my fave quotes from Macbeth:

To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

The book was then returned to the shelves of the Sou'wester in Seaview, Washington