Houston - Texas  2004
The Beer Can House  222 Malone St.  Houston, TX 77007         The story goes that John Milkovisch hated to throw anything away, and after years of robust drinking his attic and garage were bursting with empty beer cans. In 1968, he got the bright idea that the cans would make good house siding, and a folk art legend was born. Milkovisch didn't stop with the house. He blanketed the lawn with concrete blocks inlaid with bits of colorful glass. He drilled holes in the redwood fence, filling the spaces with marbles. With the can's pull-tabs he created clinking curtains that he hung from the front porch and eaves. More beer cans, wire and found objects became mobiles and lawn art. Altogether, Milkovisch spent 18 years drinking and decorating. These days, the house is a folk art gallery/workshop owned by the Orange Show Foundation; they estimate it's made up of over 57,000 beer cans. Call them for information about a tour or just drive by and gawk from the sidewalk. Either way, remember to take your sunglasses: All those beer cans get awfully shiny in the Texas sun.
		We visited Houston's Spaghetti warehouse, one of the nation's scariest haunted spots. The chandelier is from Penn Station.
		Back at the Tim's Parents home... We had lots of fun playing outside & Tim taught his cousins how to fling rocks..... into the road.
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