{"product_id":"adventures-of-a-dirty-blonde-paperback","title":"Adventures of a Dirty Blonde - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnn L. Curtis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArt as Life - Life as Art\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of the vivid adventures of one driven to create, from formative and impressionable years forward. Of love and trust. Of life on the road and the many you meet there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOften scandalous and blunt, this is the unvarnished record of a Renaissance maven.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded within this autobiography of Ann Lyneah Curtis is tale the of a first grader selling her hand-drawn nudes for 10 cents to the kids at school. Fast forward to the 16 year old making the decision to pose naked for the life drawing class she was attending at the Unitarian Church. These choices ultimately fed the artist through her early years as she segued into the adventurous world of a traveling craftswoman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1975, Mardi Gras: When the party on Canal Street ends, the revelers swarm the French Quarter. Having garnered hundreds of strands of colored plastic beads, our small Krewe now offered these to the crowds below my balcony on Royal Street. Figuring I might as well get them to entertain us, I made some signs. One of them said, \"Show Your Tits\". Turns out, this became a big hit \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the final stages of getting this book ready for print, information came to light regarding \"Show Your Tits\". In 1983 Professor Wesley Shrum began inquiring with French Quarter locals regarding this growing fad. As he states in his academic paper, \u003cem\u003e\"In the mid 1970s a new phenomenon began to occur in New Orleans' French Quarter during Mardi Gras. That phenomenon may be described simply as an exchange of beads for nudity.\" \u003c\/em\u003eProfessor Shrum tracked this event back to my balcony.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tales within this autobiography weave a rich tapestry of a life lived on the artist's own terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 286\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 18, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52439705289011,"sku":"9781087912738","price":28.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/RkNUcDdlbTMrM1pRSWF6QjZhU1UwUT09.webp?v=1758855267","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/adventures-of-a-dirty-blonde-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}