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Friday Happy Hour Photo: Do They Have Stuff Like This on Bluesky?

03.07.2025 by David Murray // Leave a Comment

One reason I can’t quit Facebook (and honestly, don’t even think about quitting Facebook despite everything). Shit like this, from a Facebook group called “I grew up in Illinois”:

Before housing the West Lawn branch of the Chicago Public Library, 6356 S. Kedzie was home to The Midget Club (1948 – 1982). The bar was run by a husband and wife team – Chicago native Parnell St. Aubin (December 19, 1922 – December 4, 1987) and Mary Ellen Burbach (born September 21, 1920).

Both had showbiz pedigree. He’d played a Munchkin soldier in The Wizard of Oz. She was a former Mae West impersonator with the vaudeville troupes Rose’s Parisian Midget Follies. Mary also performed with (and see if you spot a theme): Fred Roper & His Wonderful Midgets, Henry & Dolly Kramer Midget Troupe, and Nate Eagle’s Hollywood Midgets.

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