UP bartended for many years; besides his job with the Rock Island Railroad. He might have gotten this from Uncle Marco’s tavern where he worked. It was there on the back door for as long as I can remember. I remember the night my parents had gotten a call in the middle of the night. Someone had attempted to rob the tavern and shot UP’s index finger off during the robbery. UP also lost a baby finger on his other hand in a work accident. He used to pretend to put it up his nose and wiggle it to make us kids laugh. It always worked. What can I say; we were so easy.
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