Dream of the Rarebit Fiend He addressed religious leaders, alcoholism, homelessness, political speeches, suicide, fashion, and other topics, whereas his other strips were fantasy or had seemingly vague, timeless backgrounds. The strip referenced contemporary events such as the 1904 election of Theodore Roosevelt; the recently built Flatiron Building (1902) and St. Regis Hotel (1904) in New York City; and the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05. The rarebit is a dish typically made with rich cheese thinned with ale and served melted on toast with cayenne and mustard mixed in. McCay used it despite its innocuousness—cultural theorist Scott Bukatman states rarebit was not the sort of dish
Beans On Toast (musician) by Strummerville bands. Beans On Toast's third album, "Trying to tell the Truth", was released in 2011 and produced by Frank Turner, with Beans On Toast going on to be the support act for Turner’s sold out Wembley Arena show in April 2012. A fourth studio album, "Fishing for a Thank You," was released in 2012 with production work by Lee Smith and Jamie Lockhart. During this period, Beans On Toast also headlined a sold-out Scala show in Kings Cross, London, which was captured and released as the "Live at Scala" album in 2013. Fifth album, "Giving Everything", was released