Tuesday, March 19, AD 2024 12:06am

Mini-Abe to the Rescue

Something for the weekend.  Mini-Abe to the rescue, to the song Up Where We Belong, played at the conclusion of An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), a good ending to an otherwise forgettable flick.  This is one of a series of Mini-Abe commercials that highlights the delightful eccentric daffiness that often adds charm to an otherwise miserably misgoverned state.

Mr. Lincoln has long been a fixture in Illinois tourism commercials.  Here is one from the late eighties:

My favorite Illinois tourism commercial was circa 1980.  I haven’t found it on the internet.  It began with the statement that in some nations children are taught to worship dead, a shot of Lenin, or living, a shot of Khomeini, dictators.  It continued, Take your children to the Lincoln sites in Illinois, a shot of a bust of Lincoln, so they can learn about their heritage.

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