SPECIAL GUEST SUNDAY
Today's "Special Guest" contributions come from Patrick McGilligan - check out his previously-posted photos of Disneyland here. There will be no Disneyland stuff today, however!
Let's start with this great souvenir photo from Knott's Berry Farm's "Pitchur Gallery", circa 1961. The li'l cowpoke is Patrick's older brother. Giddyapp!
I love this photo from the 1965 Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena. Patrick's grandmother and aunt pose in front of a Beatles-themed float; the Fab Four are performing atop an elephant (sure, why not), while a human barricade of Bobbies struggles to keep screaming girls from eating them alive.
Now we're at Universal Studios in the glorious 80's. These two fellows sure are tiny. Oh wait, now I get it, the desk and chair are BIG! Was this setup put there just as a photo op, or was the giant furiture left over from some TV show or movie? Maybe "The Incredible Shrinking Woman"? Can't be "Land of the Giants" props. Any ideas?
MANY THANKS to Patrick for once again sharing his family photos!
7 comments:
Great selection of photos today, Major! Thanks to Patrick for sharing his family photos with us! That Beatles float is a hoot!
These were FUN!! I especially love the Beatles float pic because I am a huge, huge, HUGE Beatles fan.
That Beatles float is awesome! I wonder if it had teenage screaming effects included?
The table and chair look like they're from "The Incredible Shrinking Woman," but I can't bear to watch that movie again to find out. Galaxy Gluuue...Galaxy Gluuuue...
What would we dooo without Galaxy Gluuue?
I just noticed the giant hairpins on the wall in that last pic. I think those hairpins go back to the seventies and are from the "Land of the Giants" set of props. However I remember a different table and chair from back then, so those two items very well could be from the Incredible Shrinking Lady.
Too bad the extra-big chair isn't Edith-Ann's... An'Thath's da truthth.
Thanks Patrick, and the Major!
JG
Thanks again, Major.d Happy to be able to share these pics!
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