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bit the FLASH BACK Louisville Magazine Vol. 14 /No. 10 October 1963 On the cover: A gritty, black-and-white aerial of the Ohio River running between Louisville and New Albany, Ind., to illustrate the "friendly rivalry" between the two cities. See, competition between Hoosiers and Louisvillians isn't a new thing. Oh, and the magazine cost 50 cents. Inside: We looked back at the growth and struggle of New Albany on its 150th anniversary. The Sherman Minton Bridge, um, bridged the gap (excuse the pun) between the Indiana town and Louisville. Outside: In popular culture, Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds hit theaters in March, the same month the Beatles released their debut album, Please Please Me. Later that same year, the group put out album two, titled With the Beatles. What happened to the band after that is anybody's guess. In August, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech. By late November, president John F. Kennedy had been assassinated in Dallas. A year before that, though, JFK made a trip to Louisville (see page 62). HAIKU REVIEW A burger a day* For thirty-one days, and Moss Gains no pounds. Hate him. (*Actually, more! See page 56.) 18 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 10.13 Marguerite "Margue" Esrock 21Q's 21 questions Esrock, 47, is the director of St. James Court Art Show, the 57th edition of which takes place Oct. 4-6. She lives in Jeffersontown. Earliest childhood memory? "Walking through the gates at Disneyland and begging my dad for mouse ears." In one sentence, what do you actually do all day in your job? "Plan for 200,000 people to come for three days to historic Old Louisville the frst weekend of October." Favorite possession? "My mom's wedding ring and band. She passed away 17 years ago, and that ring is very special to me." What song's been stuck in your head lately? "'Whip My Hair' — Jimmy Fallon's rendition from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He and Bruce Springsteen did a duet together." All-time favorite album? "Bruce Springsteen's The Rising. I am a huge Springsteen fan, but it wasn't until The Rising came out after 9/11 that I realized his amazing ability to capture in lyrics the way the nation was feeling." What would be your last meal in Louisville? "I would hope it would be pasta with my husband's spaghetti sauce on top, garlic bread, a huge salad and a large glass of a really good red wine." All-time favorite Derby winner? "Giacomo! I bet this horse because of the Grateful Dead song 'Iko, Iko' — 'Iko iko un day / Jockomo feeno ah na nay.' My husband thought I was crazy, but the longshot won." Derby or Oaks? "I have to say Derby. But I'm thinking the Thursday before Oaks is ranking really high in my book." Best book you've read over the past year? "The Cornbread Mafa: A Homegrown Syndicate's Code of Silence and the Biggest Marijuana Bust in American History, by James Higdon. This is an interesting read about the Bardstown/Loretto area in the 1970s and '80s." Your biggest guilty pleasure in Louisville? "A day at the Speed Art Museum when I should be somewhere else." Biggest regret? "Not having more children." Best date spot in Louisville? "Georgetown Drive-In, Georgetown, Ind." If forced to get a tattoo today, what would you get? "Probably a Grateful Dead dancing bear." Favorite dessert in town? "Coconut cream pie from Homemade Ice Cream and Pie Kitchen." Bardstown Road, Frankfort Avenue or Market Street? "21st Century Parks." What closed Louisville restaurant do you miss the most? "Ferd Grisanti's." What's something nobody knows about you? "I would like to have a dinner party and invite NBC News foreign correspondent Richard Engel, NBC sportscaster Bob Costas, Jon Hamm from Mad Men and Springsteen." Best Louisville bar? "The one on my sun porch." Your drink? "Ale 8 and bourbon, on the rocks with a splash of bitters." Favorite bourbon? "Angel's Envy." in a CITY sentence. What makes somebody a Louisvillian? "To be a true Louisvillian you would need to have a passion for horses, bourbon and the Cardinals and attend at least three Catholic picnics each year." Hillcrest Avenue becomes Elm Street.