The ASKalice Cult Figure Recruitment and Education Center Presents:

The Secret Life of
Abe Lincoln
 
The "two term"
Cult Figure of the Year,
2001 & 2002

The Abe Lincolns were on display at the HIghwire Gallery in July & August 2004 as part of A Political Show...

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Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States, possibly has the most instantly recognizable face from American history. His name appears everywhere--children's toys, cars, cities, streets-- even the first cross-country highway (built in 1913) was named Lincoln Highway. His image appears on the penny and the $5 bill, on Mount Rushmore, and on countless thousands of silhouettes in schools and banks during the month of February. Nearly every American can recite the first line of the Gettysburg Address ("Four score and seven years ago...") but would be hard-pressed to come up with anything said by George Washington.

Few men (and fewer presidents) can match the stories of his life, from walking 20 miles to return a borrowed book to freeing the slaves, to being the president during the Civil War to his martyrdom at the hands of John Wilkes Booth. He is, in effect, the "super president," even sharing with "supermodels" the disease called Marfan's syndrome. He is the perfect American cult figure.

Many of his accomplishments are the stuff of legend, but how many people know of his minor ones? His muscular body from years of chopping wood and building his own log cabins, his flirtation with cross-dressing, his life as a dancer... these are the things which were not talked about in the innocent days of the 1800s when a president's private life was considered his own. Here, for the first time, our international team of artists and researchers has unearthed evidence of the private side of Abe Lincoln.

Contributions from Our Readers

(click the name to see the image)

A1 Wastepaper Co.
33, Shipbrook Road,
Rudheath, Northwich
Cheshire, CW9 7EX
U.K.

Aardvark Studios
PO Box 542913
Dallas, TX 75354-2913, USA

Reed Altemus
16 Blanchard Rd.
Cumberland, ME 04021-9738, USA

B. Saved
PO Box 1444
New York, NY 10276, USA

Vittorio Baccelli
CP 132
55100 Lucca
Italy

Vittore Baroni
Via C. Battisti 339/341
55049 Viareggio, Italy

BFM
PO Box 148
Windsor, MA 01270, USA

Mike Casey
3712 N. Richmond St. #2
Chicago, IL 60618, USA

Alan Catlin
143 Furman St.
Schenectady, NY 12304, USA

R. F. Côté
12465, Ave de Troyes
Quebec, Qc
G2A 3C9
Canada

Crazy Re'
the Creative Eye studio
17827 Denker Avenue
Gardena, CA 90248, USA

Marilyn Dammann
PO Box 115
Baraga, MI 49908, USA

David Dellafiora
PO Box 1838
Geelong, Vic 3220
Australia

Dragonfly Dream
7 Vuelta Maria,
Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA

Edition Janus / Eberhard Janke
Schlosstr. 8
13507 Berlin
Germany

Flea
840 S. Pasfield
Springfield, IL 62704, USA

Scott Garinger
Historians Anonymous
PO Box 321
El Segundo, CA 90245, USA

Ed Giecek
PO Box 573
Neah Bay WA 98357, USA

Alex Gildzen
2328 Brother Abdon Way
Santa Fe, NM 87505, USA

Gullbe & Lupa
Bibloitecha Gullbiana
Staai 41
6127 AB Grevenbicht
The Netherlands

Johnny Saw-Eater
(address unknown)

Violet Jones
PO Box 55336
Hayward, CA 94545, USA

Vanessa Kister
av. Pres. Getúlio Vargas No. 1875 Apto. 01
Água Verde 80250-180 Curitiba Pr.
Brazil

Kiyotei
Box 2786
Carlsbad, CA 92018, USA

Jean Kusina
810 Clinton St
Fremont, OH 43420, USA

La Compañia- "La Tierra"
Cno. Central Eléctrica de Tranvías
18193 Monachil (Granada)
Spain

Solamito Luigino
Via Cavour, 44
18039 Ventimiglia (lm)
Italy

Eric Lyden
224 Moraine St.
Brockton, MA 02301, USA

Ruggero Maggi
C. so Sempione 67
20149 Milano
Italy

Juha Martikainen
Merimiehenkatu 5 B 14
80110 Joensuu
Finland

Emily Joe Martuscelli
V. Cellini, 45E
21054 FAGNANO OLONA
Varese, Italy

Mick Mather
PO Box 222
Clay, NY 13041-0222, USA

Merlin
Mueggenkampstr. 1
D-20257 Hamburg
Germany

Ken Miller
PO Box 101
Newtown, PA 18940-0101, USA

PJM
PO Box 2632
Bellingham, WA 98227-2632 USA

Natalukas
3107 Alderwood Ave
Bellingham, WA 98225, USA

Henk Van Ooijen
Vlinderveen 258
3205 EJ
Spykenisse
Holland

Clemente Padin
Castilla C. Central 1211
Montevideo, Uruguay

Martin Petersen
Nørre Alle 47, 3. Sal
8000 Århus C
Denmark

Pistol Pete
48 B Shady Lane
Little Falls, NJ 07424, USA

Pimple
PO Box 1464
Concord, NH 03302-1464, USA

Polar Bird
134 Walnut St.
Batavia, NY 14020, USA

Popomailart
Garcia Pedro
Rue General DeGaulle 14
B-4824 Romsee
Belguim

Rae's of the Sun
40 El Rancho Dr
Pleasant Hills, CA 94523

Giovanni StraDA DA Ravenna
C.P. 271
48100 Ravenna
Italy

Jesse Reklaw
Nondairy Publishing
PO Box 200206
New Haven, CT 06520, USA

Sandragons
PO Box 486
Otis Orchards, WA 99027, USA

Scientist Sam
11514 N. Rockaway Dr.
Spokane, WA 99218, USA

Scout
PO Box 48522
Sarasota, FL 34230-0522, USA

Baudhuin Simon
Rue D'Hoffschmidt 71
B-6720 Habay
Belguim

Dario de Souza
Av. Pres. Getulio Vargas, No. 1875, Ap 1
Àgua Verde - 80.250-180
Curitiba-Pr.
Brazil

Dale Speirs
Box 6830
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 2E7
Canada

The Sticker Dude
267 Broadway
NY, NY 10007-2387, USA

Dr. Surearts
20 17th Ave South
St Cloud, MN 56301-4123, USA

Thompson
3023 N. Hyde Ave.
Panama City, FL 32405, USA

Lothar Trott
Turnerstrasse 39
8006 Zurich
Switzerland

Alan Turner
10 Rathcoole Gardens
London, N89NB UK

Bart Verburg
Cannenburglaan 6
NL 6825 KK Arnhem
The Netherlands

Sean Woodward
11 Menin Road
Allestree, Derby
DE22 2NL
England

Abe Lincoln also appears on Gridcosm levels 655 and 664
(thanks to Natalukas for helping him get there!)
"Alas, Poor Garlick" by Jean Kusina

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