"It's a hair-pull and dress-up, drink-down and love-up, beer bust and rock fest and aristocrat's pavane, a Pantagruel's orgy and a child's nirvana: it's a myth made of tinsel, yet a real way of life to those proud of French lineage whether existent or not, proud of their city "That Care Forgot.'"

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

"It's a hair-pull and dress-up, drink-down and love-up, beer bust and rock fest and aristocrat's pavane, a Pantagruel's orgy and a child's nirvana: it's a myth made of tinsel, yet a real way of life to those proud of French lineage whether existent or not, proud of their city "That Care Forgot.'"

Associated Press · [ca. March 1972]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

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