Whole Lotta Shakin
UNITED STATES—Among the carryovers from the Meyer era of Johnson Drug was Tammy the bookkeeper. She wore a dark sweater and skirt and was...
Drug-Store-Go-Round
UNITED STATES—The drug store was a place where the community manifest itself. People could make any old comment about the weather and it would...
Remembering Dad
UNITED STATES—Whenever we were on a trip my dad would get anxious and phone the drug store. This seemed a gross interruption of our...
Small Pharma
UNITED STATES—When I was in Mexico, a place where time-capsules have a better life expectancy than in California, I would come across these drug...
John Steinbeck Schlepped Here
UNITED STATES—Anybody who can take a cross-country trip with a dog and write a book has my respects. Mine is barely learning to let...
The Bitter End
UNITED STATES—Newton was in the mist of a siesta, recovering from a rigorous morning of sun and much traffic, dropping off a screenplay with...