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The Allentown Morning Call has an interesting story this morning about Larry Spagnola, the author of ”The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler,” the Anna Paquin movie which aired last night on the Hallmark channel. I missed the film, but it sounds pretty decent - it’s about Irena Sendler, a social worker who helped Jewish children flee the Warsaw ghetto during WWII.

Anyway, if the last name is familiar, it’s because Larry is the brother of John Spagnola, the former Eagles tight end who played on the Birds’ 1980 Super Bowl team.

And the beer connection? Larry Spagnola says he helped write one of the best beer jingles ever, back in the late 1970s. Listen to it here and sing along.

 Here’s to good friends,
Tonight is kind of special.
The beer we’ll pour
Must say something more, somehow.
So tonight (tonight),
Let it be Lowenbrau.

 It’s been so long.
Hey, I’m glad to see ya.
Raise your glass.
Here’s to health and happiness.
So tonight (tonight),
Let it be all the best.

Now that the song is stuck in your head, here’s a bit more trivia: The jingle was sung by Arthur Prysock.

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