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Where There's Will,There's Way To TanMILWAUKEE AH When clear.bitter-cold weather grips Wisconsin and keeps many state residents indoors. Dick Bacon grabs his swimming trunks to partake of his favorite wintertimeactivity sunbathingBacon. 48. who works nights at a Milwaukee brewery, uses a makeshift collapsible screen made of shiny aluminum foil attached to cardboard to both block the wind and reflect the sunlight, producing summeryconditions in the protected area even onthe coldest days *lt; i n a recent weekend, the temperature was near zero, and strong winds sent the wind chill factor to 22 below but Bacon was out soaking up the sunshine, clad only in his trunks He estimated temperatures inside the screen ranged into the 80sThat was the coldest I ve e\er tried it. he said I guess if it works in that weather it will work anytime Bacon places the screen in a sheltered area in a park across Memorial Drive from the city’s Lake Michigan shore, and he admits the sunbathing routine frequently startles motorists cruising along the frozenshoreline ■ They take a look at me sweating and they can't believe it. Bacon saidAfter one snowstorm, a localtelevision crew filmed one of Bacon sfriends shoveling a path through the snow, then panned the camera around the wintry landscape until imusing in an Bacon, tn his swimsuit An employee of a heating and air conditioning firm stopped to see what was going on and used a thermometer device to measure the temperature inside and outside the shelter. Bacon said“It was .10 degrees outside ami it measured 108 degrees inside he saidBacon said the cold weathersunbathing is just as enjoyable, if not more so. than his favorite summertime activity relaxing and sunbathing at thebeach.The air is so clear and the sun is so strong that it makes \lt;m feel just great/mmiA* Lafctrgnw®)Dick Bacon sunbathingIf you have any sore muscles, it takesthem away and there aren't any hugs. * Baron said Bacon said that with his night work schedule sunbathing is an excellent way to rest during the day B«*sides I'm just a nut on sunshine. aid Bacon, who earned some fame in the past by winning a Mr Nude Amertea title and is a well-known fixture atthe lakefront a- well as the city s best known advocate of nude sunbathing
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Janesville Gazette
Janesville, Wisconsin, US
Fri, Jan 30, 1981
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